Under the Apple Tree

[Juliette Beaucoup]

Juliette picked up the pictures once more. She scanned them in the eyes of an Auror. The girl seemed to carrying the object in a brown tied up bag; much like a bookbag. This would explain the reasoning as to how she is keeping this object a secret, and this bag alone seemed to be the only material Juliette knew at the moment that is preventing the object from obsorbing the magic around the wizarding world as she walks.

Her name was Autumn, and Juliette knew very well not to keep such an identity a secret.
"The witches name is Autumn. She is quite skilled with a wand, and by the looks of it, she would most defeintly not be alone very often. The other man is a hit-wizard. I recognize him, but can't recal his name. There has been a lot of hit wizards being recruited due to the Auror recruitement blockage The Minstry has placed up recently."

[Jakob Slayer]

"Would he be a problem?" Jakob asked, knowing very well how trained Hit Wizards could be. Unfortunetly, he was captured by a group of them when sent to Azkaban. He suspected that perhaps Juliette would need some assistance. As he waited for her to answer, Jakob attempted to think of possible Death Eaters that could infultrate the shop they saw in the picture.

[Juliette Beaucoup]

"I think not. I have trained longer in dueling with Magic than he has been living." Beaucoup remarked. "However, it might be best to bring along another Death Eater along. The Dark Lord would not look to kindly if I fail to retrieve the object fro mthem."

[Jakob Slayer]

Jakob smirked, knowing and remembering how precautious The Veela has always been. It has gotten her into quite gracious rewards over the past few years. It has even gotten her out of sentencing in Azkaban. Jakob gave a small chuckle."Look, if you can't do the jo-"

[Juliette Beaucoup]

Juliette Cockily stated: "- there is no question on whether I can do the job or not. What I am concerned about is why The Dark Lord has asked me to not only do this task, but to do it alone." Juliette was not on the good side of Voldemort, and she knew this very well. She has been living graciously in Hogwarts Castle while those who were most loya lto him suffered in Azkaban. Not once did Beacuoup look for him all these years to see what exactly happened. Not once did she attempt to find where he was hiding after the Dark Lord revieled to Potter in his first year. Juliette merely kept her place in society. She didn't risk things that did not seem imporant to her, and for that, Voldemort was now going to send her off to a mission as important as this?

"What I am concerned about is why Voldemort asked me to do this. Why not Donohol or Bellatrix? Yes, I am a Death Eater, but I am no where near as strong as Bellatrix nor as quick as Donohol."

[Jakob Slayer]

"I have asked the Dark Lord for you to specifically do the mission to prove yoru loyalty. You have to remember Juliette, that the Dark Lord is most definetly... unsatisfied with your accomplishments during the past few years. He feels that your loyalties have changed, and actually was considering making an example out of you because of it. The Dark Lord suspects that if you complete this mission, and bring him the Artifact, your loyalties will no longer be a concern of his."

[Juliette Beaucoup]

Juliette frowned upon his lie. "If the Dark Lord suspected me for treason, he would have killed me long ago. He is not the kind of person to make bargains."

Juliette stared deeper into his face. Indeed she was right. Beacuoup did not need to question herself any longer. The two of them have known each other for quite some time, and with that said, it has become quite easy to see when Jakob was lying or not. However, she dare not tell her secrets nor her comments about that. Every woman as cards up their sleeves, and Juliette knew well not to reveal them until the time was appropriate.

"What are you planning Jakob, and why have you not told me already? I know very well that you have asked me to come to your home not to discuss just this, but something else also. What do you have planned for your own little society to which I may say that I am your most trusted member?"

[Jakob Slayer]

Jakob looked around. "Another time, Juliette, I promise. However, I need you to trust me as I have trusted you." He as, of course, referring to trusting Juliette in getting the job done. "The Dark Lord... He is a powerful being, and I can not afford to spread my plans to anyone else if he invades you or anyone involved in this plot's mind. You are a trusted friend, Juliette. However, The Dark Lord has already frowned upon your misloyalty during the past eleven years, and the people whom are closest to his circle will no doubt find a way for invade both of our minds. It just takes one mistake Juliette. One more mistake, and he could possibly conclude that you are up to something." Jakob, imagining that The Dark Lord found out about him being a double-agent brought a small sweat down his right side of his head. Slayer has seen what happened to those who have betrayed him. It was nota sight of soar-eyes...

"This meeting already has made great risks in our revealance as traitors of the Dark Lord, but I have found you important enough to at least know that I am interested in taking the artifact out of.. Autumn's.. hands for my own purposes. I know this frustrates you, but you just have to believe that I am doing this for the benefit or you, me, and all of creatures alike."

[Juliette Beaucoup]

"I understand." Juliette said. "I guess that I would be looking for something small and light I assume?"

[Jakob Slayer]

"It would seem so. However, it is very important that you keep this object in the bag. There is a good chance that Autumn could have charmed the bag to make it seem lighter. Never the less, it is also important that you keep it in there until further notice. If this object is what we say it is, it could impact the world around you greatyl, and quicker than you would ever know."

[Juliette Beaucoup]

Juliette nodded as she got up from her sitting spot. There was no doubt in her mind that it was time gor her to leave and start working on this little mission. She placed the pictures, but then noticed that they got right back up and flew to their previous resting spot. The wine glasses were floated away. All was almost cleaned up but the papers that Jakob gave out. Perhaps he was going to look at them later.

Beaucoup brushed her robe off form the excess dust in the air. She looked down, not wanting to get any sort of eye contact from before. The way they were sitting. The room they were in. It was all too familiar, and Juliette was not prepared for such an emotional approached. Quickly, she spoke up. "Well, I must be going then. There is not much time that can be spared when such an object could be taken away from the ministry at any moment." A second of silence approached the winds as Juliette finially finished her words.

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[Jakob Slayer]

Jakob got up. "Ah, then let me take you to the door." he said.

[Juliette Beaucoup]

When she found herself at the door, a strong silence approach them. now it was Juliette whom felt something wrong going on. The place was in ruins. Where was Jakob to go? It would be any moment till the Ministry of Magic would be searching horoughly around these parks. What was he going to do.

Juliette shifted herslf around as her hair flew simutaneously. She spoke up, hoping to not bring a sense of pitty, but a right to obligate. "Jakob, where are you going now?" she asked.

[Jakob Slayer]

Jakob looked confused toward her question. Where was he going? Where was he going exactly? The vampire lifted his eyebrowl showing that he did not understand the question.

[Juliette Beaucoup]

Juliette confronted the question again. "You can't exspect to stay here after all that has happened. After all that you have done. The ministry would surely be knocking at your door any day now, if not tonight."