Lost and Found

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The street lamp on the corner was the only light on Grimmauld Place. The sun had long ago gone done here and Severus blended into the dark. He
stood before #12, after watching it appear from nowhere, and really discouraged going in. Having to be surrounded by those he's despised and
those who despise him, it was not a pleasing atmosphere. But he had to go in none the less and knew he should be wasting anytime. Turning the
golden handle of the front door Severus proceeded into the Order of the Phoenix headquarters.

"Oh good Severus, you're here," Molly said as she walked down the stairs, "Everyone else is in the room with Dumbledore."

Molly turned down the hall and Severus followed. He was curious as to why the meeting had been called but would not ask Molly Weasley,
mother of the most horrible students--as Severus called them--just what was going on. Molly was a genuinely nice person, Severus had no real
problem with her, it was just her overly caring and motherly attitude that bothered him. Though he did love when she rounded on Sirius, she was
the only one who would,besides himself, and Severus admired her for that.

Molly walked to the door under the stairs that lead to the meeting room and went in, followed by Severus. The order was already assembled,
sitting in their respective seats and watching Severus and Molly taking their seats. Dumbledore sat at the head of the table, waiting too
patiently for everyone to arrive. With his hands folded neatly on top of the table he began to speak.

"I'm sorry to have interrupted you all so suddenly but it seems something important has...shown up," Dumbledore said in his mystic voice.
"Tonight, someone has found #12. They showed up knocking on the door but as soon as it was opened they fainted."

"Are they a spy?" someone asked.

"We can't know for sure but I do not believe they are," Dumbledore told them. "I have met with our guest for only a moment and have learned what I could before you all arrived." Dumbledore said.

"Where are they now?" Jackson Brown asked, a tall and fairly new order member.

"With Mr.Potter, Miss Granger and the Weasleys in the kitchen," Dumbledore replied.

"They are being kept here?" Severus asked astonished. "If we don't know if they're a spy why are they being kept here?"

"Because Severus we know nothing of them, it is in us to think the best of people," Dumbledore told him.

"Surely you would understand professor that no one can be trusted these days," Severus said.

"And surely you Severus would understand that everyone is not always what they seem," Dumbeldore said, looking over his half-moon glasses and eying Severus. "Besides they can do no harm."

"How is that Albus?" Minerva asked.

"They are a muggle, from what we can tell," Dumbledore answered.

"Muggle?! From what you can tell?!" Severus spat the word muggle out, disbelieving that there was one in the same house as him.

"Headmaster what do you mean from what you can tell?" Tonks asked.

"they have no memory of who they are, where they came from or even how they got here," Dumbledore told everyone. "They had no wand with them and we are trying to figure out how they found number 12."

"Only a wizard could find this place," Severus said snidely.

"Not entirely true Severus," Dumbledore said.

"Anyone who has seen, or heard the address could find this place," Remus spoke up. "They could of very well have heard the address when they were younger and simply remembered it at the time."

"Isn't that just a little too convenient?" Severus asked. "They show up here, claiming not to know how they got here and we believe them, that way they can see everything that goes on here AND they came go report to the Dark lord where we are."

"While that could be true and all Snivilly," Sirius started, "We could almost assume the same about you. What with you being a deatheater and all how do we not know that you don't go back to your Dark Lord and tell him everything?"

"Why don't you-"

"Enough!" Dumbledore commanded, "This is not why we are here, we are here to find out what we can about this person."

"And how are we to do that?" Sirius asked with a laugh. "Read their mind."

Dumbledore was quiet then as he looked down the table, keeping his eyes on Severus. Sirius noticed he wasn't laughing with him and knew that thats what Dumbledore had in mind.

"Well how are we to do that? veritaserum?" Sirius asked.

Severus looked back into Dumbledores eyes, knowing what he wanted and praying it wasn't true.

"Headmaster I don't think-"

"Severus you are the only one who can do it. You're an expert in Legimency. We need you to do this," Dumbledore told him.

"I'd rather not be in the mind of some muggle, especially one who might be working for the Dark Lord," What Severus meant was that he'd rather not have someone else in his mind. While one who does Legimency does get access into someone else's mind, it can also transmit images and thoughts, even fngs,ngs, the other way.

"Severus we don't have much choice here," Moody spoke up, his magical eye focusing on Severus. "We need your help."

No one had ever really needed Severus help before, he was used to being used.

"Fine, bring him in," Severus gave in and sat back in his chair.

Dumbledore smiled at him and said, "Tonks, will you please bring Yuki in."

When Severus heard it was a womens name his stomach churned, he had never been in a womens mind. He didn't want to be that intimate with someone, not a women. Legimacy was a very eye opening thing and now he really wished he had not agreed to do it. Why couldn't they just give her veritaserum?

All to quickly the door to the room opened again, Tonks, with bright red hair today, came in first followed slowly by a petite women with long black hair and sharp green eyes.

Severus' breath held.

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~Lara