Espérer -James Potter

Que vous réserve l'avenir

Chapter Title Translation- What Does the Future Hold for You?

"So this is the list of students we need to reach out to?"

Cami was glad to be in the enclosed space of Dumbledore's office. This entire week she felt much too exposed for her liking and by Wednesday Cami got used to scanning the room for a coif of brown hair and a disarming smile. Alexander had followed through on his promise of spending time with one another so much so that Cami hadn't an opportunity to herself besides excusing herself for the restroom.

"Correct Lilly, as you'll notice there should be a student or two that is familiar to Camille and yourself but the other students register low on the radar. All of whom are sixth years such as yourself minus the addition of the youngest Black boy."

It was Sunday therefore time for an official meeting for everyone involved with DUmbledore's plan. There were five new additions since the original meeting, Lilly Evans, Professor Mcgonallgol, Professor Slughorn, Professor Baldwin, the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, and Professor Baxter, the Arithmancy professor. All the professors present have devoted themselves to this plan, promising to be at the school year-round and Professor Baxter even offers an internship for one of the students on the list should they accept.

"Regulus, I'm not sure it will be easy to persuade him, sir. His loyalty to his family stems from a sense of duty. I know he doesn't believe in their ideology but I can't be sure he wouldn't accidentally bring up meeting with you in one of his letters to his mother." Cami understood Reggie all too well, she was once him until the news that the date of the announcement of her engagement had been set, if her father hadn't told her before the school year started she wasn't sure if she would have been able to end the year as Camille Brochand with no dark mark on her forearm.

Dumbledore had been keeping a close eye on Regulus since the moment news of Sirius leaving homemade waves. He was the highest priority on the list seeing as it was only a matter of time before he was expected to fight on the dark side of the war.

"I share these same concerns Camille which is why I believe bridging the gap between the two brothers is imperative. Meaning you will need to find a way to get Sirius to see you as someone to trust in."

"That won't be possible professor, I'm not sure if you've noticed but Cami has gained a new and irritating shadow by the name of Alexander Carrow. The moment he spies her alone with any boy let alone a "blood traitor," she mimed quotation marks with her fingers, "it's over." Lilly lost her patience with him last Monday, the moment she saw him sitting with Cami and all the blood drained from her face she knew that this year's complexity had turned up 100 notches.

Professor Baldwin stood up from his spot on the wall near a large clock, "That is where I will come in," he smiled mischievously. Professor Baldwin was the newest member of the DADA long list of teachers and considering he hadn't lost any limbs yet was a great sign, "I want to roll this plan into motion and hopefully be done with it all quickly, I hate paperwork and I hate children but I believe in the children in this school and this plan Dumbledore. I will be making Mr. Carrow unavailable for breakfast this morning and every Wednesday of every week by offering him an opportunity to be a teacher's assistant in my after-hours studies. He would be a fool to not accept seeing as his career counseling paper stated he wanted to be an Unspeakable."

"Where did you get that paper? He's in my house and those files are in my office locked away." Professor Slughorn interrupted Professor Baldwin's brilliant plan. He looked genuinely peeved possibly stemming from the fact that Baldwin went to Hogwarts at the same time as Slughorn, them being sorted into Gryffindor and Slytherin respectively. Some rivalries died hard.