Finding Neverland | George Weasley ✓

Chapter Fifty-Six

"Thea? Can you come with me?" 

Thea looked up from her dinner that she hadn't touched at Professor Sprout's face. Eventually, Thea had convinced herself to go to dinner but as she looked up at the professor regret coursed through her veins. Was she going to get in trouble for skipping the afternoon?

"Thea? Come on." Professor Sprout tried again. 

"Am I in trouble, Professor?"

"Trouble? No, not at all. You are going to need to come with me though."

"Ok?" Thea replied standing up, collecting her things as she could feel everyone's eyes on her. "What is this all about, Professor?" 

"Well..." Professor Sprout started once they had gotten a safe distance from any listening ears. "The professors and I noticed you were extremely upset about something and considering with all that  happened in the last year and the fact that you finished your exams today, we arranged for you to go home early again." 

"Oh," Thea exclaimed a little confused. "Thank you."

"No problem, Thea. It's been a pleasure to watch you grow over the last seven years and this is just something I knew I had to do."

"Where are we going?" Thea asked as she watched as Professor Sprout led her through the corridors, heading towards the big doors that led out of the castle. 

"Well, with Professor Umbridge in charge, we couldn't leave the proper way so I'm taking you to Hogsmeade to meet up with your temporary guardian."

"But what about my trunk and the rest of my stuff?"

"It has already been taken care of." 

The rest of the walk to Hogsmeade was spent in silence, Thea kept looking over her shoulder at the Hogwarts castle, it would be unlikely that she would ever return. She thanked the castle silently, for the memories, good and bad that she had made in her seven years there. 

The second she saw Remus sitting in the Three Broomsticks, she immediately ran over to him, hugging him tightly, the last 24 hours had left her drained and she really just needed a nap. 

"Hello, Thea," Remus said, a little out of breath from how hard she had hugged him. "Thank you, Pomona."

"No problem, Remus. She's had a tough day, just needs to rest I believe." 

"She is right here." Thea joked.

"Of course, Thea." Professor Sprout laughed a little but the air was awkward. 

"Thank you for being my head of house for the last seven years," Thea replied gratefully. 

"It was an honor, Thea." 

"And...Welcome back to Grimmauld Place." Sirius shouted, jumping out and scaring Thea who fell to the floor out of fright. "Your trunk is upstairs!" He called out cheerfully, returning to the living room where he and other Order members had started a game of exploding snap. "And then come back down and join us!" 

"I thought you guys were supposed to be doing more important things than playing exploding snap," Thea commented, holding her cards close to her. 

"Like what?" Sirius questioned, although he already knew the answer, he wanted to hear what Thea would say.

"I don't know, maybe saving the world?"

"Well yes, there's that," Sirius said amused. "But once you join, you'll see more of what we do."

"I can't wait."

"I won!" Sirius cheered, dancing around the room in a bizarre fashion. 

Since the game of exploding snap got boring after a few rounds, the group had then moved to wizard chess. Sirius had decided to challenge Thea to a game but after trying to claim that she didn't play anymore, she had no choice but to play as Sirius wouldn't give up. 

"You actually didn't, Sirius," Thea replied, as her queen destroyed Sirius's king. "I did." 

Thea watched with a slight smirk as Sirius' face fell.

"But wha-" Sirius trailed off, shocked. "You said you didn't play chess!" 

"I said that I hadn't played in a while not that I didn't play chess." 

"That's cheating!" Sirius claimed, trying to find any reason that he had actually won.

"Now you're just being a sore loser." 

"Am not!"

"Am too!"

"Am not!"

"You most certainly are!" 

"What's going on in here?" Remus questioned coming back into the room.

"Nothing!" Sirius and Thea claimed in unison before promptly going back to glaring at each other. 

"I'm not even sure, I want to know." 

Sirius and Thea's argument over who won continued, slowly getting louder and louder until they couldn't hear the front door open and close with a bang. They only realized that something was seriously wrong when several Order members entered the room, worried looks on all their faces. 

"What's going on?" Sirius demanded, looking to the first person who answered his question, his cousin.

"It's Harry. Something has gone wrong! We need to go right now!" 

That was enough to set Sirius into actions, his expression, playful only moments before had turned into one of determination. 

Everyone who wasn't aware of the full story was quickly informed. Harry had had a vision, which had caused him to believe that Sirius was in trouble. Harry, as well as the others, had gone to the Department of Mysteries where the Order wasn't aware of what they had found there, but it couldn't be good. 

As everyone prepared to leave, Thea stood there watching before she walked up to Remus to let her go with them. 

"Let me come with you!"

"Thea, it's too dangerous." 

"If the others are there, then I will be there! I will not sit around here, hoping that you all come out alive! If you don't let me go then I will find a way to get over there myself!" Thea shouted, watching as all the Order member's eyes slowly drifted towards her, displaying various expressions, of shock, surprise, and even a little fear. 

"Wow! Why isn't she a part of the order yet?"