Dumbledore first impulse was to object, but he knew Snape had a point. As he held his Potion Master's dark black eyes with his own blue ones he considered that option. He knew Snape was far more important to the Order than several of the lesser members combined. Such an action would further prove his loyalty to Voldemort and allow for more secrets to be shared. Dumbledore then considered what the loss of Sirius Black would do to the cause. "Before Harry and Hermione bonded, it might have led to Harry further isolating himself and allowing me to lead him to the correct path, but now I believe it would be disastrous," He returned his attention to Severus and replied. "I will give your suggestion some thought, though it definitely will not be Sirius. I believe he still has much to offer, more than some anyway. Emmaline Vance or Hestia Jones would be less of a loss."*
"Of course Headmaster," Snape replied with a nod of his head.
"Now I have much to do," Dumbledore said. "Please keep me informed of any further developments."
A sneer appeared on the lips of the Potion Master as he descended the steps from the Headmaster's office. He now just needed a way to make sure Black or the werewolf became separated from the Order. The Headmaster would definitely understand their recklessness led them to defy any measures that were meant to protect them. "And since I have warned Dumbledore, he could never blame me."
...….
It was near lunchtime when Harry and Hermione heard a 'THUD' and then 'Ow…who put the bloody wards up on a bedroom?" A familiar voice asked with an identical voice replying. "Harry of course…or at least Sirius."
Harry opened the door to find the Weasley twins climbing to their feet. Fred was rubbing the back of his head while George was holding his knee. "Sorry guys," Harry said. "We don't like surprise visitors."
"Yeah," George said as he took a gingerly step testing his knee. "We noticed."
"At least you didn't suffer what Sirius wanted to do," Harry smirked.
"What was that?" Fred asked as he continued to rub the sore spot on his head.
"Vanishing clothes," Hermione explained.
"Why didn't he?" George asked as he and his brother started checking their articles of clothing for possible changes or disappearance. "Seems like something he would do."
"We reminded him that it was possible that your mother might trip the wards."
George glanced at Fred as they both turned a bit pale at the thought. "Good call," Fred agreed as he swallowed the small amount of bile that he came up his throat.
"Come in and have a seat," Hermione offered as she opened the bedroom door further.
"Thanks." Fred replied as he and George moved into the bedroom.
"Hey that looks a lot like that old cabinet that used to be at Hogwarts," George said as he nodded toward the cabinet.
"What?" Harry turned and glanced at the Vanishing cabinet as he shrugged. "Sirius bought it in Diagon Alley. Probably several of them about."
"Sure," George replied in a voice that wasn't as sure as he glanced at his brother. He sat down in the chair at the desk while Fred leaned against the dresser.
"So what brings you about?" Harry finally asked as he and Hermione sat down on the bed.
"We've been waiting for that story you promised us."
"Oh, so you didn't want to know about Ginny and Ron?" Hermione asked.
"What about them?" Fred asked. "Where are they anyway? I mean that's why we were apparating up here so that mum wouldn't see us."
"She's been trying to floo the shop every few hours," George explained. "We got tired of her complaining about our business so we've had Verity tell everyone we can't be disturbed."
"You…you haven't heard?" Harry asked in surprise as he glanced at his wife. "About any of it?"
"We've been busy ever since you took on You-Know-Who," Fred explained. "That lady who runs Magical Law, Bones, came by the shop the day after that and after asking us a few questions about what had happened, she wanted to see the stuff you used."
"We have huge orders for Shield hats and other stuff," George continued. "We were even promised a bonus to have it ready by the end of this week."
"We wanted to come meet you at the train," Fred said, "but…" both twins shrugged before continuing. "The galleons are substantial."
"We understand," Hermione replied as she glanced at Harry. "Without your products we're probably dead…"
"So…what happened?" Fred asked. "I mean we told them what you told us to tell them."
"But you can't leave it like that," George pleaded. "I mean you knew You-Know-Who was there and that Sirius wasn't captured…so what's going on?"
Harry and Hermione knew they would have to answer these questions someday but also weren't positive the twins were ready for the truth especially after the issues with Ron and Ginny. After a quick mental conversation Hermione started. "Before we tell you about that night, maybe we should tell you about what else has happened. Especially with Ginny and Ron."
"What did they do?"
....
Join my P*atreon to enjoy 60+ advanced chapters.
Link: p*atreon.com/ScarletRosee (Remove the *)
Free members can get 2+ advanced chapters FOR FREE.