The Devil's Book

A/N -- I am sooo sorry that I haven't updated in ages. My life has just been really…hectic I guess. Add to that I'm a natural scatter brain…you really have to forgive me. This chapter is majorly short…so I'm putting up another. Well that's all I believe…except for me to say that I would be tremendously happy if you would review…it may even make me type faster…

Disclaimer -- I do not own Harry Potter.

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"What do you mean Harry's seeing someone? Did you find out her name?" Dumbledore asked the students assembled in his office. There were 7 in all. Hermionie Granger, Ronald and Ginerva Weasley, Seamus Finnigan, Dean Thomas, Colin Creevey, and surprisingly Neville Longbottom.

"No professor," Hermionie stated bravely.

"And why not?" Dumbledore asked with increasing anger. "She could have been useful to our cause."

"Yes sir, but Harry said they do not wish to reveal their relationship until they are sure it will be something more than a flying fancy. By not prying for an answer Harry will trust us more and immediately notify us if he believes it to be love. Which will prevent us from bringing another useless member into our team."

The group turned to look at Neville after Hermionie finished. He was the useless one that they referred to. The only reason he had been brought into the group was because he had accidentally overheard them leaving while he was down in the common room late one night.

"Yes, I see your point, but you must be punished for not consulting me first." As he said this Dumbledore lifted his wand and whispered Crucio at Hermionie. He left her in agony for about thirty seconds before releasing her from the curse's hold. The whole group turned when they heard a knock at the door. "Come in."

The door opened slowly revealing almost all of the Hogwarts teaching staff, excluding only Severus Snape and Rubeus Hagrid. The reason the two were not there was simple, well as simple as a group of upstanding citizens selling their eternal souls to who they thought was the devil could be. Hagrid was not entirely human, and therefore unable to take part. Those were just the rules. And Snape, well he had served under Voldemort and Dumbledore knew that the Potions master would quickly see the parallels between his boss and ex-master.

"Good, we are almost all here," Dumbledore said as there was another knock on the door. "It seems I may have spoken too soon."

"Sorry we're late," Mr. and Mrs. Weasley said as they walked into the room.

"It's quite alright. So, were you able to convince Remus to join our cause?"

"No, he said something about his lover not approving of something like this and would here nothing else on the matter."

"I see, well in that case let us begin our meeting. We will soon have our meeting with Him. I want none of you to mess this up. There are no previously documented cases of this ever happening, so we don't know what to expect, but there are some very simple rules that I want all of you to follow. None of you are to speak until to spoken to, and do not look him in the eyes. You will all agree to whatever he asks and do not ask any questions." Dumbledore stopped and gazed out at the collected group. He wanted this to go perfectly. He wanted that brat under control. He wanted no one in his way when he made to take over.