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The Brotherhood II

A/N - Welcome to the sequel of The Brotherhood! I have the story most of the way plotted out, and the outline written, so I already know that there will be less chapters than the last, but those chapters will be longer, word wise, so hopefully it'll satisfy you. One thing you should know; I am going to be participating in NaNoWriMo again this year, so don't count on any updates in November. I'll try to get ahead in my writing before then, so I'll be able to post mid month or something, though. Happy reading!

~~~ Prologue ~~~

Sirius stood in a room, his back leaning against the wall. He moodily observed those that were in the room with him. Leaning against the wall on his right side, was Remus. He, too, was silent, but his attention was focused on the woman on the opposite side of him. Dora stood there, her hair a bright pink colour as she chattered, almost inaudibly to Remus about something that she was clearly excited about. Sirius knew that Remus could probably only hear her clearly because of his acute hearing, gained from being a werewolf. The pairs' hands were intertwined, and if you looked close enough, you could see a ring sparkling on Dora's finger, signifying her engagement to the werewolf.

Sitting on the couch near the centre of the room, which was facing Sirius, Remus, and Dora, were Ginny, Hermione, Luna Lovegood, and Neville Longbottom. As Sirius studied them, Ginny looked up and smiled, but then turned back to her conversation with her friend when he didn't smile back. Sirius studied Luna and Neville next. They had both proclaimed that they had believed in Harry's innocence from the start, but Sirius had seen no sign of it. Only Ginny's promise that they were being truthful about their alliances allowed them to be in the room.

Standing against the wall directly across from Sirius, were Alastor Moody and Kingsley Shacklebolt. They were conversing quietly and looked serious. Both looked unsure of what they were doing there.

Standing in one of the corners, shrouded by shadow was a man that Remus had brought along with him, and Sirius didn't really know much about him other than the fact that he was a werewolf and his name was Stan. All Sirius could see of the man were a pair of slightly glowing amber eyes – a sure sign that the full moon was rapidly approaching.

The last person in the room was standing near the doorway, as if to make a quick escape. To be truthful, Sirius could care less if Severus Snape left. He certainly hadn't been the one to invite him, and he didn't really see the point of him being there either. Unfortunately, he had no say in the matter. That privilege went to one man -

Dumbledore swept into the room suddenly, and the room fell completely silent in a matter of seconds. Dumbledore met everyone's eyes squarely, as if determining one last time if every single one of them should really be there. After he had silently examined them, he nodded contentedly.

"Please, let's sit," Dumbledore invited, gesturing to the other room where a long dining table was set up. Sirius straightened up and led the way, seeing as it was his house, and the others followed behind.

Dumbledore sat at the head of the table, as to be expected. He was the clear leader of the group. Sirius sat at his right side. Beside Sirius sat Ginny, then Hermione, Luna, and Neville. Remus sat across from Sirius, at Dumbledore's left side. Dora was sitting beside Remus, and then came Kingsley, Moody and Snape. Stan sat at the very end of the table.

Dumbledore started the meeting once everyone was seated.

"I have called you all here today for something should have happened a long time ago. The Ministry of Magic is out of control, and has been for too long. The proof lies in Azkaban at this moment, with Harry Potter,"

Sirius peered around and saw Kingsley shifting anxiously. He knew that the auror was quite devoted to the Ministry, and wasn't really sure why he had been invited to this meaning.

Only Dumbledore, Sirius, Remus, Dora, and Ginny actually knew what the meeting was about. They were the ones who had gathered those around them.

"What is this meeting for, Albus?" Moody questioned, his magic eye focused on the older man.

Dumbledore folded his arms and dead panned, "We are planning to overthrow the government, of course."

Sirius shared an amused look with Remus. Trust Dumbledore to say it so bluntly.

There was a stiff silence in the room, as those who hadn't known about it swallowed their shock. Kingsley's mouth dropped open and he turned to Dora. "You were in on this?"

She shifted uncomfortably. "Yes,"

Remus squeezed her hand gently and smiled.

Kingsley looked over to Moody, hoping for some help, but their thoughts differed. Moody was nodding in agreement. "Good. When are we starting?"

"You agree with this?" Kingsley asked the higher ranking auror in dismay.

Moody studied him. "Yes, Shacklebolt. I do. You must have noticed that the Minister is corrupted," he explained.

"Of course. Nearly everyone has. But doesn't this make us traitors?"

"It's nothing new," Sirius drawled, leaning back lazily in his chair.

Snape, Remus, Stan, and Ginny nodded in agreement. They had all experienced being some sort of enemy to the Ministry at one point or another.

"But this is not only to overthrow the government. The main reason is to free Harry Potter. He should not have been imprisoned, either time. If the Ministry hadn't forced me out…" Dumbledore trailed off, his voice turning harsh with anger.

Sirius understood, feeling the same anger well up in him. Just before Harry's sentencing, aurors has forcefully removed Dumbledore, Sirius, Remus, Dora, and several other people that they thought might support him, including Arthur Weasley. By the time they had all been able to get back in, Harry had already been shipped off to prison.

"They will regret the day they messed with Harry Potter," Dumbledore stated, his voice firm. Nobody in the room could doubt the truthfulness of that statement.

"Why do you think I would help you with this endeavour?" Kingsley asked.

Dumbledore stared at him for a moment. "I was your headmaster at Hogwarts, Kingsley. I know how your mind works, and I know you understand this injustice. You joined the aurors to fight the very sort of people who are running the Ministry today. I also happen to know that you don't believe Harry should be in Azkaban,"

"Well that may be so, but these days, everyone thinks Potter is innocent. Mostly everyone disagreed with him being sent to Azkaban. So why me?" Kingsley questioned.

"Shacklebolt! Are you going to help or not?" Moody barked, ignoring Kingsley's questions. Kingsley jumped at his sharp voice.

Seeing everyone staring at him, waiting for a decision, Kingsley hesitated, but then he nodded. "I will."

"Then put the fact that they chose you out of your mind and let's get this started. The sooner we get that boy out of prison the sooner things will start to change," Moody stated.

Dumbledore looked deeply approving. "Yes. However, the Ministry will not allow anyone to petition for his freedom. The only way would be to break him out," Dumbledore said, looking over at Sirius.

Sirius straightened, looking very much more serious than he had been before. Harry was the most important thing in his book. "It won't be easy. It took me long enough just to be able to visit him for five minutes, and accompanied by an auror, as well. Not to mention all the money…" Sirius trailed off realising that he had contributed in the corruption of the Ministry. He cleared his throat awkwardly. "To be unsupervised while visiting him, not to mention long enough to be able to free him and get him out of there, would be impossible." He looked troubled at the thought.

Kingsley looked hesitant to share, but then said, "Higher positioned aurors sometimes go to Azkaban to make sure that everything is running smoothly. I've never done it before, but I could."

"You'd be unsupervised in the prison?" Remus asked.

"I'd have another auror with me, but I could easily enough request Tonks," Kingsley said, nodding toward Dora.

"You'll have to do that as soon as possible. Dora may no always be available," Remus said abruptly.

Dora sent sharp look Remus' way. "Remus!" she hissed.

The couple gained curious looks from everyone around the table.

"Yes, schedule it right away," Dumbledore brought the attention back to the reason they were there.

"In the meantime," Dumbledore turned to where Hermione, Neville, and Luna were sitting, looking as if they really didn't think they belonged. "We need you three to start recruiting students."

"But what can students do?" Hermione asked.

"Quite a lot, actually, Miss Granger. You see, they are easily persuaded. They haven't really made any firm choices on who they support yet. We must gather them as soon as possible. Be subtle though. We don't want some people to catch word of what we are doing, just yet," Dumbledore explained.

Dumbledore then turned to Remus and Stan. "I need you two to work on the magical creatures. I know you, Stan, are quite well known among the werewolves."

Snape looked up at Dumbledore, knowing what was coming next. Sure enough, Dumbledore turned to him next. "Severus, I need you to search among the past deatheaters."

"Are you sure that's wise?" Sirius interrupted.

Dumbledore looked over. "Some of the deatheaters only joined Tom Riddle because they needed someone with power to protect them. These people are now lost, because they have lost their protection. We will gather then up and promise them a new start if they help us," he explained.

"So we're gathering the minorities, then?" Moody asked, catching onto the plan.

"If all the minorities combine, they are larger than the majority," Dora said, glancing over at Dumbledore as if checking she was right.

Dumbledore nodded in assurance.

"What will Moody and I do?" Kingsley asked.

"Gather those in the Ministry who are ready to rebel," Dumbledore said

"And what about me and Sirius?" Ginny spoke up.

Dumbledore considered them. "We need foreign help. You will go and negotiate with the foreign Ministries. I think the French may be willing," Dumbledore looked thoughtful.

"Cool, I've always wanted to travel," Ginny replied with a smile.

Sirius wasn't as happy. He had spent enough time wandering around lately. He just wanted to save Harry, then stay home and enjoy his life with his Godson.

Dumbledore looked around, and seeing that everyone had an assignment, nodded. "We will meet again in a week, if at all possible,"

A/N - Okay, just so you know, I'm kind of looking for a different title besides 'The Brotherhood II' for this fanfic, so if you have any ideas, let me know. I may just dedicate a chapter to you or something. Anyway, review, please, and let me know what you think.