Catching up (Lisa and Anthony)

Dear Anthony,

How are you doing? I heard that from my daughter that you have gotten yourself a job at Hogwarts.
Would you like to meet me at the Three Broomsticks to chat for a little while sometime today? It'd be nice to see an old friend again.

Love from,

Lisa Marie Potter.[q/uote]

She then smiled and put away her wand hoping he'd reply. She hasn't seen him since he left the Ministry and she hoped he was doing okay.

Anthony Charles Mirabeau

Tony was still no closer to getting young Tia to trust him then when they had first met. On top of that the young princess had done the one thing Tony had not expected. Tia had went and asked his father Arnold. Tony still remembered as both Seth and his father laid into him about talking about Marcus as if he was alive to her. At least he had a good reason and seemed to pull off hopefully a good act. Plus it reminded him of why after all these years, Tony still hated that man. The problem was even with his father to vouch for him, Tia still would not come anywhere near him without somebody of the core with her.

Tony came out of his thoughts to a dog barking. Looking out the window to see what was the animal's problem, only to see a golden retriever Patronus. Only one person he knew of had that Patronus, Tony smiled as he remembered Lisa Potter. When Tony left the Ministry of Magic, he destroyed some files for his father-in-law Khalid. Tony wondered if maybe Lisa had found out about it.

He waited for the dog's message.



Tony realized that Miley had informed her mother. Thinking fast as how to use this meeting to his advantage. Tony smiled as he replied to the dog.

Sweet Lisa,

It would be my honor to see you again. Say 30 minutes at our usual booth.

Forever Your Friend,
Tony

After making sure that the dog had left with the message, Tony got ready to meet Lisa. He planned on sweet talking himself into her trust. Smiling at what his wife would think and deciding that she had understood that sometimes this was what he had to do. Khalid had voiced concerns about her still looking into her husband Leo's death. Tony had to find out how much she knew. Plus with her trust, Tony would have Miley's and hopefully Tia's.

He arrived at the Three Broomsticks with a few minutes to spare and walked in

Lisa Marie Potter

Lisa waited patiently for Anthony's reply. As she was waiting she had thought about Leo. After his death she never dated after that. Lisa vowed to find the person that killed him. She will make him ever regret killing him. But she promised Tarik she let him do whatever he needed to do. But he didn't say anything about letting her to go ahead with researching about his case. She missed Leo so much...his laugh...his smile...everything. Even his stupidity sometimes. Just then she saw her Patronus coming back to her. Anthony must've replied. Lisa thought to herself.



Lisa smiled as the Patronus went back inside her wand. She quickly pulled out a piece of parchment, and a quill and started to write a note just in-case anyone still needed her.

Went on Lunch Break to the Three Broomsticks in Hogsmeade, will be back soon. Signed, Lisa Potter. Lisa smiled as she folded the note and placed it on her desk. She then headed outside and headed out of the Ministry. When she made it out she apparated to Hogsmeade and started walking towards the Three Broomsticks. When she arrived at the Three Broomsticks she saw Anthony at their table and headed over. She smiled when she arrived. "Hello Anthony. Is this seat taken?" She asked smiling at her friend.

Anthony Charles Mirabeau



When Lisa arrived, Tony smiled. He would have recognized her anywhere. She was always a beauty and had not changed much since he had last laid eyes on her. She seemed to still prefer the tomboy look. Tony had always wondered what she would look like in a dress.

As she came to their booth, Tony stood up. He had decided to act the gentleman. He had all the skills and charm need to sweep her off her feet if that is what it took. He had even dressed the part. With Lisa it was easy as she was one of three girls in school he had a major crush on. The other two were his now wife Grethen and Bridge, who was the DADA Professor at Hogwarts. Bridge had went on to marry his best friend and roommate Thomas and Lisa had married Leo. Tony had married Grethen for her wealth and the power her family held. It was at their wedding that he had found out his wife's true parentage and how much power her real father held. Khalid was a very powerful man and had decided to introduce his new son-in-law to his friends. Tony who had always sought attention, loved the power and attention that Khalid showed him. He did anything to please the man that showed him what his purpose in life was.

Tony remembered the party when Khalid had introduced him to the man that ran the island. Tony now had a chance to prove his worth to Mr. Marsden and forever seal him to the Seven. Deep in thought, he had no intention of failing Mr. Marsden, though he wondered what Khalid had done that had caused the man to question his position in the Seven.



Tony gave a shy smile as he said, "I was saving it for a special lady named Lisa. Though, I was hoping to finally see her in a dress."

Then as he moved out so she could sit down he said softly, "Will you ever call me Tony, Lisa?"

Lisa Marie Potter



Lisa chuckled at that. "Oh you know me well enough that I d0n't like to wear dresses. Only if it's on a important occasion." Lisa said to him smiling. He still looked the same as he did when they were kids. She sat down across from him. "Besides I just came from work." She added looking at him.

She began to remember all the times they had at the ministry. She certainly enjoyed hanging out with him at the Ministry. He certainly hasn't changed very much since the last time. Lisa thought to herself as she looked at her friend.



Lisa chuckled at that. "Hmm let me think about that." She said to him and then she let out a little grin. "I'm just kidding of course I will." She added cheekily and she grinned at him.

Anthony Charles Mirabea



"And seeing me isn't an important occasion?", Tony said giggling. Then after she said where she had come from, Tony's face got worried as he said, "You are not going to get in trouble on my account are you Lisa? Or is this an official meeting?" He wasn't really worried but he looked the part. They both knew that the Ministry frowned upon socializing during "company time", so it was a possibility.



To hear her laugh, Tony decided that he might have stayed in the Ministry, then shook his head as he realized that he had never gotten over his crush. Tony was realizing that if things had been different then maybe there might have been more to this. It wasn't as she was still an Auror who would arrest him if she ever found out about what he now called his family. Starting to realize that he was actual second guessing himself, Tony decided to get the answers he needed and then stay as far away as he could.



The one thing that could have sealed his fate years ago another way was this. Tony smiled as he said, "Was that so hard Lisa? You know if you had done that years ago, I might not have married Grethen. So what did you want to discussion, Lisa? And don't say just to catch up with an old friend. You could have done that on your day off. So what is it?"

Lisa Marie Potter



Lisa shook her head. "I'm not going to get in trouble for something like this I wrote a not alerting before I left the ministry saying I was at Lunch at Hogsmeade." Lisa explained to him. "And here I am." She added smiling at him.



Grethen... Lisa thought to herself. She remembered her from her school days back at Hogwarts. She was never really close to her. Grethen was more of a Friendenemy than a friend or a enemy. She looked at Tony and smiled. "How is she by the way?" She asked him.



What did she want to discuss? Well there was a lot of things going on in her mind. "How is Tia handling things since the incident at the Orphanage?" Lisa asked him. The last time she saw Tia she was devastated over the lost of Mrs. Wright at the orphanage. She wondered if Tony knew anything since then.

Anthony Charles Mirabeau



Tony had known Lisa long enough to know that she never just decided to go out to lunch. She was always hard to get to leave her desk. He wondered if she might had an idea about why he retired. Could Lisa and Sasha have talked? I need to figure out what Lisa is up to with this. Because this little beauty has never done anything without having a reason. Tony thought as he wondered if she was still trying to find Leo or. Tony stopped for a moment as he realized that this might not have anything to do with Leo and everything to do with Tia.



Tony waited as he pondered the question. How could he say that he was having second thoughts about his relationship with Grethen. The so called marriage had been rocky from the start. The only thing that was keeping Tony with her was the fact that one Grethen had said that she would get custody of Nora and two Khalid. Tony was pretty sure that the boy wasn’t his but Nora was. Tony had went from admiring Khalid to fearing him.

Turning to look out the window, Tony said, “Grethen is Grethen.” Tony wondered if Grethen had any idea that Tony and a few others had pulled off a plan that had made Khalid look very bad in Mr. Marsden’s eye or at least Anthony hoped it had. They had been able not only to grab Tia but had indeed held her for two days. That had been something Khalid had tried and failed. They had also gotten Miranda and used that advantage to get Tia to open her brother’s chessboard. Luckily, neither girl, remembered their time. Tia had a note that was left in her pocket and a memory that gave her a fear of the Cloaked man. The sweet part was that William Blakelee had seen the whole thing. He had been there. It could have been a big problem but Anthony knew the wizard’s weakness. Tony gave a sly smile as he remembered that William would never say a word about what had really happened to the girls. Tony’s words in his ear had insured his silence about what had happen as well as who was involved.



Tony needed to find out what Lisa was fishing for. Turning his attention back to Lisa as he said sadly, “How am I suppose to know? Sasha won’t let me within 20 feet of Tia to find out. Though according to my father Arnold, Tia and Miranda went missing for two days and Tia had something in her pocket when they finally showed back up.”

Tony needed to know if the ministry had any idea concerning the girls’ disappearance or Councilman Fairmont’s. There should had been none but Tony needed to be sure. The Councilman had been grabbed to insure he did not attend a trial that was to take place. All in All, it had been a great week for Anthony.

(occ: Read The Diagon Alley threads as well as the ministry thread with Lucas Fairmont. to get an idea of what has happened. Those threads are still in progress)

Lisa Marie Potter



"Do you know anything about Leo's death?" Lisa asked him hopefully.



Lisa was startled at this. Why wouldn't Sasha let him talk to her? Did he do something wrong? Lisa remembered when she had overheard that Tia and Miranda disappeared for a few days. It was a surprise to her when she over heard it and she wanted to help out to search for them. She had kept it shut for Miley so that she wouldn't worry. She knew that Miley would freak out if something bad happened to her friends so it was a good thing she hadn't told her. Lisa blushed at that. "Oh, sorry, I uh thought you knew something." Lisa said apologetically.

Anthony Charles Mirabeau



Tony was stunned by her question. When she had asked before it had always been about Leo's disappearance. She knows that Leo is dead but how?, Tony thought. He had to find out just what she knew and how. Thinking fast, he said, "The last I heard is that Leo took a lot of files that him and Lucas was working on and they both disappeared. Why Lisa? Has something happened since I retired that makes you think Leo's dead? You know that I left because the trainee Marcus, that I had hand picked as my partner turned up dead and the Ministry sweep it under the rug."

If Khalid got wind that she was now looking in the deaths and not disappearances, Tony was sure that steps would be taken to silence her and anybody that she talked to. Tony was glad that Mr. Marsden was a lot more creative with the way he dealt with things. Tony had no intention of telling Khalid but he had to be sure that it was just her and not the ministry as a whole looking into it. Things leading to Khalid was one thing but Mr. Marsden would be furious if the Ministry was linking Potter and Dawson's deaths to The Seven.



Tony saw the startled look and realized that Lisa must not have talked to Sasha. Then who? Tony had to find out because now he was sure that Lisa was indeed talking to somebody that was probably going to have at least watched.



"No, I am the one that should apologizes. It just that my father said that it seemed that Tia was about to show them what it was when the train called for last boarders. The look on the girls is what freaked us out as well as them both thinking that it was still Aug.30th. I did not mean to take my frustration out on you. With everything that has happened with that girl, I thought honesty was the best way to go and now Sasha won't let me anywhere near Tia. The worst thing is that neither will most of her friends.", Tony said with a look as if he was truly afraid for the young girl's safety.

Now Tony just had to be careful in how he answered Lisa's questions. If he worked it right this meeting would give him not only Lisa's source but also have Lisa on his side in regards to Tia. Who knows, I might be able to find out why Sasha doesn't trust me., Tony thought as he waited for Lisa's questions. He would protect her as much as he could but her source was another matter. He would have to give that name to Mr. Marsden. Tony knew that it would be up to Mr. Marsden of what happened after that. First he had to find out who and what the person knows.

Lisa Marie Potter



Files? What would Leo be doing with a bunch of files? What was it that was so important he needed files? This made Lisa think more. What did happened on that day? Maybe she'd have to talk to Tarik or something for this. She wanted to know what happened and she was not going to take no for an answer. Lisa looked at Tony, she didn't want to give Tarik away. "Someone I know told me." Lisa told him. Marcus. She remembered him and when she heard it was pretty shocking news. Lisa nodded in remembering. "Yes I remember." She replied.



Now this surprise Lisa. Not even her friends? Did that include her daughter and Lily? "Really? Does that even include my daughter and her friend Lily?" Lisa asked. "Why won't they let you near her?" She inquired. This was not like them. Did he do something wrong?

Anthony Charles Mirabeau



Tony inwardly wanted to scream. He needed that name to see how bad the damage was. He would try a different approach but she would give up her source. Tony had a feeling who it was as he had learned of Tarik's connection to Leo. He was really getting to hate that Medjai but as the man was under the protection of Mr. Marsden, Tarik was untouchable at least for now.



"Somebody told you,Lisa. I know that Leo's cousin Tarik was looking into what happened. As he now has a job as the Runes Professor; maybe I should set up a meeting between you two.", Tony inquired as he realized that she would confirm his guess without even realizing it. Continuing, "You never met Leo's paternal grandmother have you, Lisa? I was floored when I met the woman as I thought at that time that the Medjai were just a legend."

Turning his attention to the issue of Marcus, Tony said, "You remember that I requested to see the body and was refused? Well, I thought something was fishy. Two days later I received this!" Handing her a copy of the same note that he had given Tia.

Giving a look of confusion as he said, "Lisa, you tell me how a dead man writes after his death. Though, I plan on honoring Marcus' wishes. Either somebody is playing a very dangerous game with me or Marcus is indeed in hiding. Either way it looks like his little sister is right in the middle."


"Really? Does that even include my daughter and her friend Lily?" Lisa asked. "Why won't they let you near her?" She inquired.

"The only one of her friends that somewhat trusts me is Emilie, Crystal's daughter.", Tony started a little embarrassed at his error. "Like I said, I foolishly thought honesty was the best way with Tia.", he said as his eyes looked at the note in Lisa's hand.

Lisa Marie Potter



Lisa bit her lip. She was visited by Tarik once and told her that Leo was killed. It was shocking to her but now she wanted to know what happened and she wasn't afraid to take no for an answer. "I think that sounds like a great idea, I haven't seen him in a while.



Lisa thought for a minute but shook her head. She had never really met her. Leo didn't really talk about his family too too much. "No I never had." Lisa replied.



Lisa was stunned at this. She couldn't believe this. Marcus wrote a letter to Tia? But isn't he supposed to be dead? This was very shocking. "I-I don't know." Lisa said shocked completly lost for words.



Lisa thought to herself what did all of this mean? Maybe she should look into this. Maybe not. "This is truly surprising." Lisa replied as she re-read the note still shocked

Anthony Charles Mirabeau



Tony smiled as he realized that Lisa would never have met Tarik unless the Amir had sought her out. Leo had never even talked about that side of his family except to Dawson. Tony had only found out the connection by hearing Khalid talk to Grethen about the family tree.

After a few minutes, Tony realized that he had no choice as he needed to know what the Medjai knew. She would have a meeting but not the one she would think. It seemed that his friend's special talents were needed again.

Looking at Lisa, Tony said, "Okay, I will see if he can see you tonight."



Tony said angrily, "If somebody is playing games, then why ask me to protect Tia? If Marcus is in hiding, then why?"

He let that sink in before setting the bait by saying, "The Ministry is hiding something about that family and I plan on finding out what. That young girl has been terrorized and the ministry has done nothing to stop it. On top of that, somebody claiming to be Marcus has asked that not only am I to protect his sister Tia but also explain to her why he had to lie to her about who she was."



"Lisa not as surprised as I was when I gave Tia both the letters and the Album. Lisa,I know that I should have done what Seth and the others had done. But at the time, I felt that I had to honor Marcus' wishes and tell her. Tia had been blaming herself for Marcus' death.", Tony said as his eyes started to tear up. Then almost as an afterthought, he said, "I didn't want her believing that Marcus lied to her because he wanted to. I didn't want her hating her brother when all he has ever done is try to protect her. Marcus hated lying to her. Lying was never in his nature. You would think that Sasha would agree but no instead no sooner than she found out that I had talked to Tia than she ordered me to stay away from her niece."

Lisa Marie Potter



Lisa smiled at that. "That sounds like a plan." Lisa told him. It had been a while since she had last seen him and she wondered how he was.



Lisa didn't have anything to say. "I-I don't know." Lisa replied because she really didn't know. This was truly a mystery.



This was starting to scare Lisa. What is going on? What is the Ministry hiding from her? This is leaving so many questions for her. Is Marcus really truly alive? Did he fake his death? If so did that mean Leo could possibly be alive? No...impossible he was dead. And she knew it from Tarik. But there was still some things that didn't seem right. And she was going too find out what it is.



Lisa agreed with Tony on this. What was the reason for this? Why was Marcus faking his death and is he really alive? If so...did he have a good reason? This was all too confusing for her because it led to new puzzles for her to solve. "That's really strange." Lisa told him. It really was strange, she never heard anything like this before.

Anthony Charles Mirabeau

Tony inwardly fumed as Lisa still was not giving up her source. He realized that it might not be the Medjai but he believed it was. Looking at Lisa with concern,Tony knew that him and his friend would have to pay her a visit that night. Sorry Lisa, but you leave me no other choice. I need to know what you know and I need to know that source., Tony thought. He knew that she would not remember the visit, Zebo would see to that. The only way he saw to protect her was to deal with her source. If the source is the Medjai, then I have to put it in my report. Mr. Marsden had told Khalid that Tarik was not to be harmed. That meant that the Medjai was under Mr. Marsden's protection. I was told to watch him though., Tony thought as he realized that if Tarik was indeed Lisa's source, then Mr. Marsden was not going to be at all happy.

Smiling at Lisa as Tony said, "Well I have to get back. I will pass on to Tarik that you would like to see him."

As he got up, Tony thought, I have no choice. I need that source and Lisa needs to understand that she is stepping on the wrong toes. I will protect Lisa and Miley as much as I can. But that source is fish food, unless it is the Medjai. That Medjai is really getting under my skin but I have my orders. Tony had carried out his orders about Tia and that fool of a councilman. This would be no problem, unless it is Tarik, then it was a very big problem! Tarik was doing something for Mr. Marsden on the island. If the Medjai was talking, then was he talking about the island? Tony had no idea but he intended to find out. His orders about Tarik was that Mr. Marsden wanted him watched. The boss wanted to know anybody Tarik talked too and he wanted leverage.

Smiling as Tony walked out the door, he thought,I will find out tonight, just what you and Lisa have been talking about, Tarik. And for your sake, it better have been only about Leo. Tony had a feeling this was something Mr. Marsden would be very interested in hearing.

Lisa Marie Potter



Lisa smiled back and nodded. "Same here, and I will see you soon." She replied as she thought to herself.

Lisa watched Tony leave before she got up and payed for the food and she exited the Three Broomsticks. She couldn't help but think. This was all very strange to her. In all her life she never heard anyone fake their deaths. If so why did Marcus? There was something missing. And Lisa didn't have a clue what it was. This meeting was defiantly going to be a good thing but to not see an old friend. But to find out what exactly is going on and why was this happening now? If so...is there a chance Leo might be the same as Marcus?

Sorry Tony for not telling you, but I wanted to keep it a secret. And maybe Tarik has some more he still hasn't told me. Lisa thought to herself as she headed back to work.