Harry Potter Promise NR.9
Date: 1/13/2016,
Categories:
Fiction
Fan fiction,
Author: zimbi
... consent." Luna shifted in her seat. "It was a logical plan," she put in dreamily. "You should not apologize." Harry shrugged. "Sorry." Ginny mock-glared at him. "What did she just say about apologizing?" Harry grimaced. "Sorry." Ginny growled lightly, then sighed and shook her head. Harry glanced at her, and smiled slightly. "Sorry." Everyone chuckled, and Harry led them upstairs to get something to eat. XXX Everyone was at the meeting that afternoon. They had taken to congregating in the library, so that they could accommodate the entire group. Arthur and Molly sat on one loveseat, while Bill and Fleur occupied another. Ted, Andromeda, Tonks, and Remus shared a sofa, as did Sirius, Amelia, Kingsley, and Minerva. Fred and George took up two chairs next to the loveseat their parents were using, and Snape sat off to one side, while Augusta took up another armchair next to Minerva. When Harry and his friends entered, they just sat on the floor and waited for the meeting to start. It was pretty standard for the most part. Fred and George told the rest about their defense line, which was praised by the group as a whole; Tonks and Kingsley gave a report on what was going on inside the DMLE – mainly talking about Death Eater activity and raids they had participated in; the last person to speak that afternoon was Snape. He stood up and faced the group, his face an expression of neutrality, as he reported on Voldemort's actions. "The Dark Lord is becoming more active," he informed ...
... them. "He's staying behind the lines, but I'm sure you've noticed the increase in Death Eater attacks." They all nodded. Over the last month, they had responded to Death Eater raids in several muggle towns, unfortunately not always arriving in time to save all of the victims. In addition to almost thirty muggles that had been killed, four wizarding families had also been attacked, with five deaths reported. It was sobering, but the truth was, the Aurors were spread too thin, and Dumbledore's Order was just too reactive to help much. They were fighting defense, and against Voldemort, that type of strategy just wouldn't work. "There has to be some way to counter these attacks," Neville commented, looking around. Snape glared at him. "Despite my position, the Dark Lord does not share all his plans with me, and I am not privy to every conversation he has. Further more, to divulge every plan for attack I know of would put my position in jeopardy." Harry leaned forward, trying to pacify him. "Neville wasn't suggesting you put yourself in danger, Professor. But he is right that there has to be some way to at least try and learn of attacks in enough time to help." He furrowed his brow, and looked over at the twins. "Fred, George, you invented Extendable Ears. Is there any way you can create a listening device small enough that Professor Snape could plant it wherever Voldemort is using as a base?" The twins immediately nodded, intrigued. "We'll see what we can do," George replied, ...