They sat in the Order's meeting room at Shell Cottage. Clark felt a familiar sense of purpose as he looked at the faces of Harry and his friends. There was determination etched in every one of those faces.

"We must rescue Neville and Luna!" , Harry said, "And we must do it ASAP!"

"It won't be an easy task, Harry", Remus interjected. "Malfoy Manor is impenetrable. It has anti-apparition wards all over the place. There are dementors outside the walls of the Manor, and there are at least 30 death eaters inside the premises, who monitor every square inch of the property. Also, I suspect that only those with a dark mark can enter the property."

Clark didn't know what a dementor was, but looking at everyone's reactions of shock and nausea, surmised that it was a bad thing.

"How about portkeying near the property and then trying to get in?", Ron asked.

"That's a good idea, Ron!", Remus said."However, how would we enter the premises?"

"Polyjuice potion!", Hermione exclaimed. "That would do the trick!"

"Indeed", Harry interjected."However we need to figure out how many of us are going and who we will impersonate. I think that Remus, Clark, Ron, Hermione and I should go, because we are the strong fighters in this group."

"Agreed", said Remus.

"What about me?" said Ginny."Harry James Potter, don't think for even a moment that I will allow you to walk into danger without me by your side!"

It took a lot of arguing, cajoling and explanations, but eventually Harry was able to convince Ginny to stay at home for her safety.

"We need to impersonate five death eaters, those that are new recruits, so that they will not attract much attention from others.", Ron said.

"Agreed. I would say we keep watch near Malfoy Manor while disillusioned to understand more about the comings and goings of these Death Eaters", said Remus.

It was decided that Harry and Remus would go and keep a watch, as they had the most experience handling dementors in the group.

"Be safe", Ginny kissed him goodbye "I love you". Harry assured her that he would be safe while Remus comforted Tonks nearby.

"I can help", Clark said. "Let me come along"

"No", Harry replied "You are not accustomed to dementors and you are too valuable to us. The dementors will sense your presence and go crazy trying to figure you out in your current form. You will come with us disguised as a Death Eater when we enter the Manor but not now"

Harry and Remus said goodbye to the group as they left Shell Cottage. Waving their wands, they disillusioned themselves before apparating away into the darkness.