Oliver had been waiting on news from Declan Arryn and Dom Weasley for far too long. Twenty-four hours to hear from someone was perhaps not unusual for most, but in a situation like this one, Oliver begged to differ. Something was wrong, and although he probably could have waited, it wasn't a time for such things with the world as it seemed to be. He knew that he was going to have to call an Order meeting. Particularly because he had begun to build his council, and they needed to rebuild.
More than anything, his concern when it came to the Order was this: Everyone in the entire Wizarding World seemed to know what was happening with them at all times. And it was time for that to stop. Oliver was starting to wonder if he was even beyond removing permissions from those who didn't keep quiet, or even against obliviating those that proved themselves untrustworthy.
To be fair, someone else would probably have to do the actual casting of the latter, because he would feel far too guilty. But it was still a threat he could make if worst came to worst.
But that was another reason he was building his council. Percy and Jack, so far, were the ones he had addressed about the subject, knowing their history and their desire to make things better. Oliver was still wary around the latter, however, despite asking her for help. She seemed to hold far more influence over the other members - more than she should've - and it wasn't lost on him that she enjoyed being the hero. The Order wasn't the place for a hero. It was a place for teamwork and volunteers that did their best to make things right. It wasn't about being heroic, it was about holding the lives of others up to a standard that they would for their own lives or the lives of those they loved.
Despite knowing that Alice would more than gladly help if he asked her to, after what had happened previously he felt that they could trust each other on this, without one or the other becoming antsy. He did, however, need someone else's help. He knew he couldn't invite
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] to be part of his council, as some of the Order didn't trust him and even Oliver himself still felt cautious. But the man was currently the Headmaster of Hogwarts, and if anyone wanted those kids back, it had to be Theo.
If not, perhaps Oliver had a new suspect to consider.
So he knew he would need to come to some sort of agreement with Theodore - not least on the idea of secrecy - before he called a meeting. If they didn't like having Theodore there, then that was rather unfortunate for the members of the Order. But it was time to lay down the hard truth:
The Order wasn't safe if people continued to talk about it openly. The Order couldn't do their job if the Death Eaters found out he was running things again. And those children would not be brought back any time soon if they sat around and did nothing. The first step would be to get the exchange students back, save one of their own - Dom - and then spread out to find all the information that they could. And if anyone broke that silence, they would be removed from the Order. Recruiting, too, would need to be done differently. Likely by having people bring it up with those on the council to ensure a genuine desire to join rather than a spy or someone who would merely bicker through every meeting.
They already had far too many of those.
So he opened the floo to Theodore and waited, already drafting what he would say in his mind.
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