<strong>Character</strong>: Neville Longbottom (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=181836.msg8726653#msg8726653)<br/><strong>Location</strong>: Safe house<br/><strong>Tagged</strong>: Ginny, Draco, Luna<br/><hr/><br/>He gripped the hand of his new ally with an amount of strength obviously learned from the hard year, nodding in approval as more and more voices spoke in varying degrees of threats and happiness for a new ally. Seamus and Dean even walked up and clapped him on the back. Most of the upper class Slytherins had left for the Death Eaters after all, leaving, as far as he was aware, Draco as their only Slytherin ally. Alive at least. He remembered Slughorn fighting for them and knew other former Slytherins would be allies, just as he recognized that just because they weren't Slytherins didn't mean they were allies.<br/><br/>Now for dealing with the adults. He looked to the staircase and saw Tonks glaring, hair fiery red and her arms crossed as she looked at who she knew was a Death Eater in the same house as her child. She was not happy and it showed in her posture and glare. "Any who are in this room who aren't Order members it's bed time. We got things to do in the morning." She said over the din of people. "Those of you who have fought with us can stay." This automatically meant Neville, Luna, and Gin, as they had all fought with the Order in the Battle at the Ministry, and Draco. Most others went to bed. He watched as the Weasley's wandered down past the students, though Mrs Weasley instructed them on how to find empty space as they left.<br/><br/>Mr. Weasley conjured extra chairs as several people worked their way into the room. Order members took seats and some seats that were conjured were left empty. Tonks took a seat next to an empty one and her hair turned grey and lifeless for a moment before her eyes found Draco's again. Mr Weasley looked around and decided with a deep sigh that he was the most senior of the Order members at this safe house. He glared at Draco before he stood up. "Tonight.... was honestly the worst loss we've ever suffered in the history of the War. Before, even while war went rampant around the country there was a place where we could send our children and be assured our children would at the very least return to us alive. While the last year had been a test of that, many of our children are safe, even though there are far too many Muggles who can't say the same thing. Tonight though... We will grieve those who have been friends, lovers, teachers and comrades. Those who have protected those important to them. Those in whose name we will continue this fight. And we will continue to fight and protect those who are important to us. We will also grieve the loss of a place that we've all at one point or another have lived. Where we've made friends, had lovers, made enemies and rivals, the loss of a place where many memories were created. Because Hogwarts has fallen and with that, Magical Britain has been taken."<br/><br/>He took a deep breath and summoned a list from a table. "The following are members that we have found to be dead or heroes who fell in the defense of Hogwart's youth." His voice trembled as the names rolled from his lips, name after name. Keeping an eye on Tonk's hair was a good way to tell the mood of the room, though her hair turned almost white as Lupin's name was said, wrinkles becoming apparent for the first time in memory. Neville was able to distract himself from the sadness welling inside him by watching her, though that seemed to make him just as depressed to see the normally vibrant woman so dull. After the list of names was read, Mr Weasley looked at the room. "In memory of those who died in the fight against He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named, I ask for a moment of silence." He bowed his head for a good while, Neville bowing his in respect as well, before he straightened, cleared his throat and changed his posture to one of power not of sadness. He seemed to have aged a good five years, but his demeanor seemed to change that of the room as he glared at Draco. "Now, onto the next order of business. We seem to have a Death Eater in our midst."<br/>