new chapter, hope its okay...
Anna paced the room nervously. Where was she? She had known Annie for years, and yet, what did she know about her?
Anna sat down on the living room sofa. It seemed as time wore on, the more Annie distanced herself. The more she thought about it the more suspicious it seemed. Annie went out constantly, coming back dirty and often hurt, and yet Anna never knew the reason. Annie would give some lame excuse and Anna would accept it, not wanting to pry. Perhaps she was afraid of prying. Annie often would often know strange information about Dark Wizards, and then there were the private meetings with Dumbledore and Harry.
Anna shook her head, as if to shake of her suspicions.
“But that’s the problem!” Anna said aloud, “I don’t ask. I don’t know!” She let out an angry noise.
Then there was Harry. Anna felt her anger rising. When the Order had been restarted, Harry had tried to limit her involvement. And whatever she actually got to do was never anything that had to do with Annie or Harry himself.
Anna got up and began to pace again, her face now screwed up, her irritation rising quickly.
They had some secret! Her boyfriend and best friend, they knew something she did not. Did they think it was okay to treat her like this? Malfoy was HER relative! If anyone knew about him, it would be her! Angrily she banged her palm against the coffee table. It stung horribly, yet she hit it again and again.
“No,” she said in a quietly, her voice shaking slightly, “No!”
Furiously she crossed to a chair that held her cloak and wrapped it around her. Her mind cried for her to listen reason, but she was beyond reason now. Anna looked around the room quickly, and then with a crack, she was gone.
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“That’s right,” Annie said. “We should question her to see what she knows about Malfoy and his plans.”
“And I need to tell her the truth,” Amanda thought.
“Yes,” Sirius said, reaching out to touch Amanda’s arm, “Good idea, we should question her. Perhaps… Amanda should do it.”
Moody looked at Sirius, clearly surprised, “Amanda, she…”
“Leah is her daughter, she may be able to…”
“Leah hates Amanda, Sirius! The reason Amanda is here in the first place…”
“But they need to…”
“Give me the wand,” Annie said quietly.
“What?” said the other three.
“Malfoy’s wand, give it here!”
“Why?” growled Moody, his magical eye rolling around wildly.
“I’m going to find him.”
“You are not…” Sirius began.
“I am, and I need the wand.”
“You can’t.”
“I can.”
“Fine,” Sirius sighed, handing over the wand.
“What are you doing?” screeched Mad-Eye, “Annie, do you seriously think you can fight him? He got you in a trap!”
“I could have gotten out, all I needed when you came…”
“Don’t be a bloody idiot!”
Amanda sighed and sat down on a plain wooden chair.
“At least take someone with you,” said Sirius to Annie, looking worriedly at Amanda.
“No! If I…” started Annie.
“I’m coming with you!” Mad-Eye screeched again.
“Over my dead body! I…”
“That could be arranged!”
They faced each other, both glaring at the other, both looking as if they wanted to chop the other to pieces.
“This is my fight,” Annie whispered, “I have to do this. I HAVE to. Are you listening to me?” She asked, temper rising.
Mad-Eye grunted, “You’re not- You’re just a girl!” he growled.
Annie gasped and looked at Moody menacingly, “This is what I have to do. If it was my choice…” she paused, “It’s what I meant to do. It’s what Dumbledore wants me to do. Its what I have to do!” Annie shook her head, “I don’t want anyone else hurt. I’m going alone. And don’t send ANYONE after me. If you do…” she glared at Moody again, “I have to go.” And with that, Annie was gone.
“Stupid girl.”
Sirius was too busy talking quietly with Anna to hear.
“Mad-Eye,” he said, “You go back to the Order, and report what has happened. I’ll stay with Amanda to talk to Leah.”
Moody nodded sharply and disapparated, leaving Sirius and Amanda with Leah.
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Harry entered his London flat, slightly disgruntled, and very tired. First a long and harsh auror training session, and then an Order meeting… At lease Amanda and Annie were safe. He knew that much, thanks to Moody. Or at least Amanda was. He shook his, thinking of Annie. He wondered how much longer it would take her to get herself killed.
He kicked off his shoes and entered his small living room, eager to lie down and watch a soap on his Muggle television. As soon as he entered, however, he knew he would not be enjoying a quiet evening at home. Anna was pacing, her hair wild and her cloak billowing behind her.
“Anna!” he asked, a little confused, “Is something wrong?”
“Does your GIRLFRIEND need an excuse to visit you?” she yelled, her eyes bright and flashing.
“Um, no. It’s just, I- I wasn’t expecting…”
“And there IS something wrong!” she screamed, “Do you want to know what? I bet you can guess. No? Well it has to do with your little secret!”
“What? I…”
“Thought you could keep a secret? You and Annie? You, Annie, and Dumbledore? All the people I trust? Hmm?”
“You know?”
“No! Don’t you get it! That’s the problem! You know some secret, or something, and because of your STUPID secret I’ve nearly lost a best friend and barely know my boyfriend!”
“Well, Auror training…”
“Don’t give me that bull!” she was seething, “You- You both keep pulling away! Protecting me? Is that what you’re trying to do? Because I don’t need to be protected! I’m an adult now, not a little kid!”
“I know,” he looked at her with pleading eyes, “And it’s not just that, the secret, I can’t…”
“If you love me, Mr. Potter, you will tell me that secret! You’ve always said you’d trust me with your life, so why can’t you trust me with this?” Harry could tell she was near tears.
“I love you, and I trust you with all my heart, I do! But Dumbledore- Anna, I am sworn to secrecy!”
“Well then, if Dumbledore says so! We all must listen to Dumbledore!” she said, hitting her palm against the couch.
Anna’s voice was icy cold. Harry looked at Anna solemnly. Though she was angry as hell, she was still the most beautiful thing he had ever seen. He reached out for her hand but she pulled away.
“I will find out. Whether you tell me, or someone else does!”
“Anna, I!”
“I’m not going to live like this! Not anymore! I AM going to find out what you’re hiding!”
Before Harry could reply, Anna disapparated, leaving Harry alone. Quickly, Harry crossed the room to a Wizarding phone. He picked up the receiver and said quietly into it, “Dumbledore, Hogwarts School”. Within a few seconds he could hear a voice on the other end.
“Hello, Dumbledore speaking!” Said the Headmaster at the other end.
“Anna- She knows. Well not knows, knows” Harry babbled, “She has started to suspect.”
“Harry, I told you not to. I warned the risk of having a relationship.” Dumbledore said gravely, “I told you how it would endanger everything! The Wizarding World, your friends, yourself! Harry,” Dumbledore said sadly, “I warned you, and now it will happen.”
“I know…” Harry felt the fool. He knew his burden. Yet he loved Anna so much he had thought… but no. Dumbledore was right. He never should have gotten involved with her. And yet…
“There is nothing we can do now besides tell her what she wants to know.”
“All of it?”
“No, just the first Prophecy. You may tell her who and what Annie is but… no more. The second prophecy, you must not tell her. You must never tell anyone! Only Annie, you and I shall know. Understood? But she may know the first.”
“Yes, Headmaster.”
“Terribly sorry to leave in a rush but there is a certain member of the Order, Alex. I believe you met him. Very nice young chap.”
“Yes, I’ve met him. Good Night, Headmaster,” Harry said heavily, dropping the receiver down on its hood once he was done. This would not be easy. What he had to do. If only he could contact Annie…
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“Where were you?” Draco screamed angrily, “When they came, all you did is stand! Useless little…”
“You didn’t exactly help yourself!” Leslie replied, “So pull-lease stop blaming me!”
“It was your plan! YOUR bloody plan for revenge. ‘We’ll get two in one!’ you said, ‘Kill two birds with one stone.’ ‘I have it all planed out!’ you said. And yet your bloody plan failed and we have no birds and no stone!”
Draco sat down on one of the old armchairs of the room, causing dust to rise into the air, and Leslie to cough.
“If it wasn’t for me…”
“I would have the Prophecy, the Chosen One, and the Order in the palm of my hand!” Draco fumed.
Leslie tossed her hair and began reading a book she had pulled off the shelf.
“Listen to me!” screeched Draco, “We are wand less, have lost our hide out, and now have the whole bloody Order searching for us! There is no doubt in my mind they will find us within a day or two.”
“So get your bloody followers to get you a place to stay and a wand!”
Draco smiled slyly, “Hurry back.”
“What?”
“Hurry back, love. I’ll be waiting.”
“Fine,” Leslie said through clenched teeth, “Fine idea. Except for there’s one little flaw. My cover is blown! How am I supposed to get wands without being seen?”
“That’s your problem, love. Not mine.”
so yesh....
