Chapter 86 – 3-Way Trouble
The memories of Fleur were not something I would have ever guessed. I couldn't help but sit silently inside the Room of Requirements, right at the foot of the giant, stone pensive. I wanted to speak with my Father right now! Is this true? Or is this just some kind of farce? No... it had to be accurate; I also realized who they were. I saw them over and over again while growing up and visiting Neville! There was no question in my heart they were speaking the truth... So, my Father was a double agent? Why? That was a question I wanted to ask him the most, but I had no chance to do so.
"Okay... Think..." I whispered, closing my eyes, taking deep breaths, and starting to talk within the confines of my mind. "Her father takes away Quincy. The Professor is right; she is in no danger. This means the Order knows very well that we are trying to provoke a war in here... so they must have come prepared, which means..."
"Dumbledore." Answered a familiar voice in my head before I continued.
"Yes, he is here. There is no question about it! Fleur is also part of the whole affair, but I bet she knows way less... Still, she has to be an Order member!"
"And you sent her back."
"I wouldn't want to keep her with me even if I knew it beforehand!" I replied to the voice subconsciously.
"Doubt it."
"Heh, I don't want to make a deal with them! The moment I make it, multiple things could happen. They could take advantage of me! Realizing my sheer desperation. NEVER start demanding things when you are desperate. They will smell it from miles away! Not to mention, HE could use it to kill me, as I made a deal with the enemy. The perfect reason! Both sides do nothing but look at us like discardable pawns! The Order would use Quincy to pull on my strings like a puppet to do what they wanted. I already have a puppet master, no? If I tried bargaining, that would turn from a hostage exchange into me running laps, doing 'just one more thing' before they give her back. But they would keep her and know I couldn't say no. It is a lose-lose situation."
"They say Dumbledore is an honorable man."
"And I was told to trust Severus Snape! Heh... thinking about it, no wonder he doesn't want to help me! If Father sent me to him, it means he is also a Double Agent! Ahahaha! What a snake! And HE doesn't know? What a perfect agent... No... I do not trust either of them! Bastards! Both!" Rolling up my sleeve, I looked at the Death Eater tattoo on my hand, thinking about how to remove it or if I could even manage something like that.
"Let me help..."