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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2015 9:06:46 GMT
 ”THE LOSS OF POWER CAN KILL US; OR MAKE US KILLERS...” It had been far too long since he had heard from his dear friend Gerald, and it was worrying him. Only one of two reasons would make him not reach out to Arik and inform him of how his family was doing; they and he were dead or, it was too dangerous for Gerald to meet with him. He had missed a meeting in Italy at the coffee shop, and before that he had missed a deadline for a message in Greece. Such incidents did not inspire hope in the old man but; if anything it brought him dread to feel that his family was not ultimately safe. Had he not only lost his power and influence as well as his entire family? If so what did he have worth living for, except revenge? He had been made one of the leaders of the Order along with James Potter, his younger brother Albus nominating Arik for the post.
The old man walked down the alleyways of the city Dublin, the great capital of Ireland. A glance behind him to make sure no one was following him as he made another turn coming to an alley behind a store approaching a short roundish man, who was no doubt Irish. ”O’Mara…far too long, do you have word for me” spoke Arik as he greeted the man with a brief hug. He listened as the man spoke and the words did not help him at all in his feelings; ”a blizzard is blocking passage; frozen message lines”. He looked down and shook his head and spoke once more to the short man ”Thank you my friend, we did not see each other”, before moving quickly out of the alleyway and heading into a park within the city, taking a seat on the bench. Something is wrong, they know their alive thought Arik instantly as he sat at the park bench his eyes gazing off at the blue sky above.
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Post by JAMES SIRIUS POTTER on Jan 17, 2015 3:45:08 GMT
` JAMES POTTER:  @waters typically a park was not a place that james potter would visit when he had time to himself when eden was at work. most of the time, it was spent at a quidditch pitch, practicing for an upcoming game. however, practicing for a quidditch game seemed like something he didn't need to do. instead, he needed to go out for a walk and think some things over. such as when the next order meeting would be and about the news that eden had given him. she had told him that he was going to be a father. it was weird to think that this time next year, they would have three people in their household instead of two. it was certainly big news to get right after the order meeting, but eden had insisted that he stayed as a leader of the order. it had been something that he wanted despite not voicing it as much as he should have been doing. james had never felt the pressure of living up to the potter name until his parents were both killed since a lot of people looked to the potter family with respect. also with hope that they would be involved in some way with the present war. james hadn't walked far from their home, making his way into the park nearby. ireland was a much preferred place to live over london since just like any potter before him, he was a target of the death eaters. he hadn't walked far before he saw a fellow order leader, sitting on one of the many benches in the park. it was arik, the man who had nominated him as a leader of the order. the two had met when james was only about nine and harry had brought him along to the auror office. james had held a high respect for plenty of the aurors since that visit. he walked over to arik, saying, "hey arik, what brings you to ireland?" it was the first time that he had seen the older man anywhere near his home. it was quite a surprise.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2015 4:09:23 GMT
”THE LOSS OF POWER CAN KILL US; OR MAKE US KILLERS...”
His gaze continued at the sky as his mind processed through possible scenarios of what was happening. Who had found out? Surely, someone had to have found out that his family was alive, for what other reason would Gerald freeze the message lines. He knew he needed to defer to other man’s judgment in this situation he had taught the many a lot, and he had been one of his most skilled and talented Aurors. Absolute loyalty he has thought Arik, than with sudden haste his hand went to his wand. The presence of someone walking and speaking his name caught him off guard, but he quickly realized it was James Potter another order leader. Of course it dawned on him that James would not live in London in the current world but he had not known Ireland was his home. ”A meeting…a rather disappointing one”spoke Arik, the edge to his voice was unusual but clearly present.
He looked up at the young order leader and wondered if he should let him know about what had happened. The last time he had spoken to Gerald six months ago, he had urged him to bring someone in the loop and the name of James Potter had been suggested. A sigh escaped his mouth and he looked down for a second and then back up, he knew what he needed to do. ”James…take a seat please. There’s something you should know” spoke Arik, it was more of a demand. The old man waited before he went any further, about to reveal a big secret.
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Post by JAMES SIRIUS POTTER on Jan 17, 2015 4:27:05 GMT
` JAMES POTTER: @waters james wondered who arik was meeting with and if it was about something dealing with the order. as a former auror, arik had plenty of resources. no doubt, he kept in contact with any of the aurors left from when the death eaters attacked the ministry and left the office in shambles. he didn't ask what the meeting was about because he knew arik was someone that would hate the questions. they weren't entirely close, but james could just feel that vibe coming from arik anytime the two spoke to one another. they held a great deal of respect for one another thus james respected the fact that the man wasn't fond of too many questions. it was rare for james to be serious, but he could hold his own around his elders. had the order been started three years ago, james would not have been much of a leader. in fact, he probably would have drove arik to hit him with something. he just stood before the older man, his hands in his pockets as he wondered what to say precisely to his statement. however, arik beat him to it. he asked james to take a seat beside him on the bench. with nothing else to do with his time and wanting to know what was going on, james had sat down on the bench. arik had said he had something that he should know. if it was that arik was reconsidering his leadership spot, that would have made two order leaders, who had reconsidered their leadership spots already. james said, "okay. just so you know whatever it is, i'll help you out since i feel like this has to do with your disappointing meeting." it was common for him to offer help to others that needed it now that he had lived through the battle of hogwarts. the battle of hogwarts was when he had apparated to assist his family in the battle. it was also where he had gone to help eden. however, he didn't just focus on them. he had also helped other students or staff to safety that day.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2015 4:59:32 GMT
”THE LOSS OF POWER CAN KILL US; OR MAKE US KILLERS...”
He was glad the young man did not ask what his meeting had been about, he was smart. Arik being at his age, and in this current stage of life he had truly left patience behind him. It had been known during his ruling of the law enforcement department; never to pry into the thinking of Arik Waters unless you wanted to find yourself out by the shed with a business end of a two by four. He nodded slowly as the now eldest of the Potters sat down next to him on the bench and started to speak to him. He was glad to hear him offer his help because he believed it had something to do with his disappointing meeting. ”Thank you James and you are very much correct”spoke Arik he looked out over to across the park and a few other sides quickly with his eyes. Nothing looked out of ordinary, he then turned his gaze back to the other leader.
”James what I am about to tell you cannot be shared to anyone, not even the Order…you will understand I am sure”spoke Arik, it was critical this secret not be exposed, it must be contained to as little people as possible. A deep breath was intake by the old man before letting it out and another sigh as he tried to figure out the words exactly. ”I am sure you heard that after the Ministry fell, my house was attacked and my entire family killed…that is a lie”spoke Arik he didn’t look at James when he said it looking away then moved to look at him. ”Gerald and I staged the attack, killed some death eater supporters and burned their bodies and staged them as my family. For the last three years they have been in hiding unknown to anyone except it seems someone from the other side has found out the truth” spoke Arik he knew he was giving a lot to the young man to process.
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Post by JAMES SIRIUS POTTER on Jan 18, 2015 4:13:49 GMT
` JAMES POTTER: @waters as an order of the phoenix leader now, james felt a big obligation to get to know his fellow leaders. victoire weasley was someone that he had grown up with. the two knew each other well of course because they were cousins. however they still had a good age gap between them that meant he didn't know as much about her as he knew about his other cousins. as for arik, he knew the man from meeting him at the auror office. they both held mutual respect for each other though had barely seen one another until the order came together again. all he knew about arik came from the papers and anything his father had told him about the man. james knew that arik was someone that deserved to be a leader of the order. he was someone that was smart enough to defend himself despite being underestimated due to his age. not many people would have felt as ease with an older wizard as a leader because fighting against death eaters required great stamina, but james felt that the order had gotten their choices right. victoire was the professor of charms at hogwarts thus they had a leader inside the school to give them updates. they had the former head auror as a leader. then they had a quidditch player as a leader. james never understood how appealing that was compared to the other two, but he was also harry's son. james had sat down on the bench and arik began to tell him what he needed to know. james nodded when arik told him that it was something that couldn't be shared with anyone else. despite coming off as someone that loved attention, he was capable of keeping secrets from the daily prophet. the daily prophet didn't find out much about his friends or family. they mostly cared about him and when they tried to find out details about other people in his life, he would change the subject on them. arik began to tell him that the deaths of his family were staged. they had burned the bodies of death eater supporters and hidden the family unknown to anyone else though it appeared someone knew now. james thought it was a brilliant plan, one that the potter and weasley families could never pull off since so many looked to them for hope. plus, the fact that there were so many of them. he had heard about the deaths of arik's family and always felt bad for the man. it was good news to hear that his family was still intact. james said, "i think it was a brilliant plan to pull off, arik. i'm going to guess gerald was suppose to check in with you?" he thought for a moment about how he could offer any help to the elder man. james asked, "would you like me to apparate to the location and check on them?" it was the least that he could do for arik and he would have even taken polyjuice potion to complete the task, if needbe. james also said, "i won't tell anyone, it'll stay between us."
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”THE LOSS OF POWER CAN KILL US; OR MAKE US KILLERS...” Yes it was an extremely brilliant plan, one that had been planned long ago by Arik as a contiguity plan that he never thought would need to be put in place. He nodded slowly as the young man spoke again assuming that Gerald had missed to check in with him. He had indeed, and now the new message was settling into his mind. “Blizzard blocking passage” was meaning someone knew and communication would be blocked. However; the frozen message lines meant Gerald himself had decided communicating was too dangerous. Someone on the other side knew but, didn’t know of the location he was sure of that. This means Gerald still is in control, as long as he has control thought Arik, however; either away they found out, and posed a danger. ”He has, twice now I received message from a mutual friend here in Ireland. He is freezing the message lines so to speak, and won’t reach out believing it is too dangerous.” spoke Arik his voice in a calm tone.
He had heard what James had asked him but he had not responded just yet, he was impressed by the young man’s willingness to jump in and help. He really is the son of Harry Potter thought Arik as he smiled on the inside. ”I appreciate that however, the location I know of will be vacant by now. Truthfully I have no idea where they are currently, it will be that away until Gerald feels it’s safe to reach out. It may sound weird, but I have to trust his judgment” spoke Arik, knowing full well Gerald would take extra precautions if he felt needed to.
He was appreciative that James was willing to help him by checking in and that he would not tell anyone, he nodded at the young man. ”Thank you, when I get word of the location if you could check with them…obviously I can’t show up in case I’m ever followed”spoke Arik, sadness was in his voice. He missed his grandkids, his son, and most all of his wife, his partner in everything and had done so much to fulfill their own goals.
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Post by JAMES SIRIUS POTTER on Jan 21, 2015 0:07:07 GMT
` JAMES POTTER: @waters james said, "i am sure they are in capable hands, judging from your available contacts." past aurors had to be in contact with arik. he also knew arik wouldn't leave his family with someone that wasn't capable of keeping them safe. arik also wouldn't keep someone in charge of his family, if they didn't have smarts like an auror would have. that was what james thought of arik's thinking at least because it would have been the same thing that james would have done, had he been in the same situation. then when arik brought up gerald, james knew the man was capable of keeping arik's family safe. gerald and james had met when harry had taken james to the auror office on the same day as when he met arik. he had heard a lot about gerald as an auror. it amazed him what the two men were capable of, though obviously he idolized his father a little bit more than both men. still, he had offered his help to ensure arik's family was safe. even if that meant going to a different country to check up on them for him. james knew arik also had a bad leg and that was another reason that he had volunteered to go check on the family. he said, "it's not a problem. i will go there, perhaps you can give me a picture or something to show them that you are thinking of them?" james knew if he had been separated from his family for so long that he would have been sad just as he heard in arik's voice. 'arik could have used polyjuice potion to transform himself into a different person' thought james. though it would throw another face on the target board for the death eaters, no doubt.
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”THE LOSS OF POWER CAN KILL US; OR MAKE US KILLERS...” Capable hands? Of course they were just from time to time he had to remind himself of that, that he had chosen Gerald out of every other Auror he trusted and was loyal to him. His contacts helped him as well, either with a place to hide out if they were in a certain country he was in and among other things. Networking was everything to Arik when he was in the Ministry, it was part of his strategy of keeping power and influence for so long. Now they are one of my last defensives against complete oblivion thought Arik feeling at times weak. He thought of what James had said about giving him something to take to his family, wondering if he had anything of theirs still that hadn’t been destroyed in the fire or taken with them. ”Yes I might, I’m sure I can find something to take to them, if anything tell my wife I love her and that I am sorry” spoke Arik, he was sorry for keeping her in hiding knowing she was not flowing with the idea anymore.
”I see you have someone special in your life, James. She’s a fighter alright just from the little instance at the Order meeting. Don’t ever forget she’s your partner in everything”said Arik, speaking of Eden the woman he had met at the Order meeting where they had chosen leaders. He spoke of experience from his long marriage with his wife, they had worked together in everything. Every plan and goal in their agenda was planned by the both of them, and thought and talked out as well. His eyes scanned the park making sure no one had been watching them, but everything seemed to be fine, a relief. ”I will need to track down who has figured the truth out, strike before they strike at my family. I just don’t know who knows” spoke Arik he had racked his mind of different people who might have figured it out but he wasn’t sure on anyone single person.
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Post by JAMES SIRIUS POTTER on Jan 24, 2015 2:47:55 GMT
` JAMES POTTER: @waters james said, "i'll tell her. you should try using polyjuice potion sometime to visit them even if it is just for a minute." it may not have been a smart plan or perhaps it would have been. either way, it had to be hard to not see his wife so long. james had eden, his girlfriend, who had always been there by his side for three years. the smallest amount of time that they were apart was only when he had quidditch games away in other countries and she had work. other than that, the two always saw each other everyday. in fact, they began living with one another once eden had finished school. it was a fast move, but it was a good thing since she had graduated the same year that harry and ginny were murdered. that had been a tough time for him and she had helped him through it. speaking of eden, arik had brought her up to james. he pointed out how she was his partner in everything. the two weren't engaged, but it practically felt like it to most people since they made decisions together. they also were in the order together and supported one another in their goals. james smiled and said, "trust me, she will never let me forget that she is." he was looking out to the park, hoping no one would stumble upon them in such plain view. the two made up the leaders of the order with victoire. considering what arik was saying about someone finding out about his family, someone could have been watching them. james said, "perhaps it is someone close to you that has turned against you. some people can read others pretty well when they spend a lot of time with someone." he hadn't been around arik long, but he felt that if someone spent a lot of time with someone, they could read them easier than someone, who didn't know them.
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”THE LOSS OF POWER CAN KILL US; OR MAKE US KILLERS...” Polyjuice potion? It was possible of using it, he knew how to the potion it was complex but able to be done. However it took a while to make, he would need a safe place to brew it without the possibility of anyone tampering with it. He had thought of it before along with the use of a strong concealment charm, even the use of other magical devices that would help. However; he had been wary of the risk and so had Gerald who was even more cautious than him. ”I have thought about it, the risk has scared me into not seeing them. I’ve lost a lot since they took over, I can’t take the risk of losing them” spoke Arik, if he had lost his family truly, he would have nothing more to live for. All the power in the world could not replace them, let alone the positon of Minister. He gave a little smile as James talked about how Eden wouldn’t let him forget it, neither did his wife she never would let him forget that they “were in this together, we make plans together not alone”.
His eyes scanned the grounds of the park continuously he could reach for his wand quickly if needed be, however; he was sure the Death Eaters would not attack them in such board daylight let alone here in Ireland. ”Don’t worry James, we have the luck of the Irish with us while were here” said Arik giving a little confident smile to the younger man. He nodded slowly at James when he spoke of it possibly being someone close to him that had been his first stop. Those who were close enough to figure it out were the ones he had went after and talked to them. ”I’ve been looking at them first and still am, so far it looks like someone on the other side was smarter than I anticipated. A mistake I will not make again I can assure you. Either way…they will be dead soon” spoke Arik, his tone was so calm and clear, yet he didn’t look to James when he spoke this time looking straight ahead.
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Post by JAMES SIRIUS POTTER on Jan 26, 2015 1:38:52 GMT
` JAMES POTTER: @waters james said, "it makes sense, i suppose in the same situation, i would do the same." unfortunately for james, it would have been quite noticeable to the death eaters, if a stranger was visiting the weasley or potter family. actually not even a stranger since the family knew so many people, but it would have just put a target on someones back that knew the huge family. it was a risk that he wouldn't have taken. the weasley and potter clan would not have pretended to have been dead either. the huge family were typical gryffindors, a majority of them willing to stay in the public eye and fight for each other, fight for people not related to them. a lot of people underestimated the new order due to their younger ages though forgot who had raised all the kids in the order. people who had successfully won the second war and had defeated voldemort. it wasn't only harry potter, who had defeated voldemort on his own. he had a great deal of help by many people and it would have been noticed soon enough that the order relied on each other. they didn't just rely on one person. james listened as he said that he had been looking at people closest to him first. something that james did when he had something go wrong in his own life despite how much he trusted someone. a lesson learned by the stories told of peter pettigrew. james said, "ireland is quite the country of luck. one place to get away from the trauma of england and scotland at the present time. also, i don't see you making too many mistakes." he doubted the older man would make many mistakes in the present war, he had lived for so long throughout a lot of things. james stood up and said, "i have to go since eden will be home soon, but send me a owl when you find out more information and we'll meet." he was going to help arik and knew that he would have eden's support in the matter after telling her later in the day.
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”THE LOSS OF POWER CAN KILL US; OR MAKE US KILLERS...” He was well aware that James could not be put in the same situation that he was in with his family. He knew that the extended Potter and Weasley families were too large, he couldn’t even bring himself to imagine how they could even pull it off. They couldn’t, they would dying trying to doing it. They need to be in public for hope thought Arik he knew very well what the Potters and Weasley represented to those on the side of the Order and opposed the Death Eaters. He knew the name of Waters didn’t provide hope to people like their names did, nor did that he bring hope to people like Harry Potter could. He however brought his experience, and the willingness to do whatever was needed for the greater good. ”Yes well I have friends here in Ireland, my wife always loved the country. She wanted to get a vacation home here once before. I’ve made my shear of mistakes along the way…in the end they make us stronger”spoke Arik looking at the other end of the park. He knew every mistake he had made, he had tried to learn from. To make sure he never made the same mistakes in the future in any way.
He looked up as James stood up and told him that he had to get back home to Eden and to send an owl when he had more information. He nodded in accordance to what he said, standing up as well. ”I will send word once I hear more, stay safe” spoke Arik nodding at him once more before turning around and walking straight across the park. As he made his exit to the park, he looked above to see a hawk flying above him. He gave a little smile as he knew the luck of the Irish had truly been with him, before disappearing down the crowded streets the hawk flying above in the area.
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