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Title: Harry’s Return (part 3)

Contributors: boy_who_lived2, ginny_ginger, _weasleyking_, molly_w, artweasley, h_jane

Edited by: Carla Lute

Posted: 2005-12-04 to 12-06

Game Date: August 11th

Disclaimer: No one at Levicorpus owns Harry Potter, the world or its characters. We just like to play in J.K. Rowling’s world.

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Hermione got up in a flash and ran down to Mr. Weasley's office. 'Mr Weasley, may I?' She took his pro-offered chair and sat down. The computer wasn't wrecked, only frozen and running too many problems due to massive amounts of Pop-unders. She hit ctrl-alt-del and got rid of most of the problem causers, allowing the virtual memory to free up and the computer began moving again.

Arthur looked up from the computer to Hermione, his chin nearly touching the floor in amazement.

"My dear! You are a genius!" He looked back to the screen and grinned as everything seemed to be working normally again. "Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant!" He mumbled, but forced himself to turn back to the main conversation, before he got too wrapped up in it.

She smiled at Mr. Weasley and went in the kitchen to find Ginny and Ron.

”Sorry I've been missing guys, I think I may be getting a bit ill. Been feeling the need to sleep a lot.” She said sheepishly. Then she saw Harry and squealed. “HARRY! You're here! OHMYGOD It's good to see you! How've you been?” She asked gving him the world's largest hug.

Ron looked up as Hermione walked into the room. Smiling at her, he nodded. "Don't worry about it. It's not like too much has happened. Besides this wanker disappearing and then reappearing," he said, motioning towards Harry.

"The letter," Molly said. "Hermione, show Harry the letter you got. It concerns him more than any of us."

“Which letter, Hermione?”

Hermione nodded as she fumbled with her pocket and produced the small scrap of paper. “I received this by owl. There's no name attached, but it's still something to take pretty seriously.”

“May I see?” Harry asked.

“Yeah, here you go.” She said breathlessly handing it over. “I can't think of a way to analyze the handwriting and the owl's already left, so I can't run a tracking spell on it...”

Bellatrix has found a way to retrieve the Black Family Fortune. Grimmauld Place is no longer safe.

~B

“Oh dear, dear,” Harry said. “Who do you think wrote it?”

“Ummm... Not really. Who that knows Bellatrix would tell me of all people. If it were the Order, then they'd mention a name!” Hermione paced back and forth, wringing her hands.

“Wait a minute a ~B as signature...? It can only mean two things, either Bellatrix is setting a trap for us, or it might be Regulus Black, himself!”

Hermione looked at him exasperated. “Harry, Regulus Black is dead. Sirius told you, Slughorn told you, his death notice is in old Prophets in the library, he didn't write me this note. He wouldn't know I exist. You maybe since Sirius was your Godfather, but not me. If it is a trap, then we should alert the Order and not rush head-first into things…” She said sinking into a chair.

“Well then...” Harry said. “I know that it was not Bellatrix, ´cause she ain’t that clever. So it might have been Bill! The name is the key, not the surname...”

“Why would Bill send an anonymous tip? Why even bother telling me? Why not just tell his Mum and Dad?” she asked leaning against Ron's lap.

"Harry, if this person is trying to conceal their identity, don't you think it's possible the letter 'B' might not have anything to do with their name?" said Molly. "In fact, it might be intentionally misleading. Naturally, I'm curious who wrote it, but I think the important thing is to be cautious. Whether or not the writer is on our side, it's obvious they know something about Grimmauld place, and it's connection to the Order."

“Thank you Mrs. Weasley.” Hermione sighed from her place on Ron's lap, thankful for a sensible mind.

"Very well said, Molly." Arthur smiled from his computer chair. "Although, perhaps someone in the Order would be able to get somewhere with the letter. Mad-Eye maybe? Or Tonks?"

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