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The Three Broomsticks: Order of the Joberknoll

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The Three Broomsticks has closed every Thursday night since before the end of the last war. Each of the new owners has followed suit when they picked up the place. The second one said it had to do with luck and honors. And Jo Harvelle, who snuck into the place more times than any could count a decade ago, seems to be following in all their stead with an easy, unruffable grace.

The Closed sign hangs carelessly askew, like normal, and the windows are dark.

(And it will remain that way unless you have an invitation of some kind.)

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Inara's eyebrows rise fractionally when she realizes how far off she was with her estimation of attendance.

"Sounds perfect." Inara peels off her cloak - a dark green thing, simpler than her usual robes - and folds it under her arm.

"Thank you." For being hospitable, if nothing else just yet.

"Of course. I'm glad to see you made it."

Jo gave her a polite enough smile.
Nothing forced, or offered.

Jo looked around the table, taking a moment to see every face, for the better and worse of this promise. The potential of what might and acknowledgement of what she would do the second any one of them reneged in speaking now or in the inevitably of betrayal later.

"All of my faith and trust that can, and is, stands with Sokka Aquam," and it always has. Under the fingers of her hands, hooked at her pockets, is a iron pocketwatch his symbol has never once come off of since its charming in fourth year.

She straightened her shoulders. Professional, but casual.
Her life has been made of oaths and charms and secrets.
The links that forge between something of an old hat.

"I swear my loyalty to the Order of the Jobberknoll."

"To the secrecy of each of its members."

"To its headquarters, and mission."

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He bows again and says, "Thank you," before heading towards the tables. He makes it a few steps before turning once again to ask, "Unless you need help with setting up?"

"Marvelous! It has been sometime since Hufflepuff has had a worthy foe."

Jo shook her head. "There isn't much less left for setting."
"I had to pause earlier for an update from one of first people to arrive."

Those things still counted as far above taking time to put out napkins.

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Jo took a break from greeting people to get herself a coffee. Half a packet of sugar later, she was leaning on the side of the bar closest to the table, watching the gathering people.

And the door. It was a good vantage point for most of the room.

"Not that long, we've been getting better for the last couple of years,"

Will's been a part of a Gryffindor team that keeps improving.

Stephanie is quiet tonight.

She's quiet every night. Every meeting. She says little but watches everything, and everyone, with sharp eyes that record the smallest detail.

Still. If they're going to swear ...

She holds Professor Aquam's gaze steadily and lets the words of the Charm sink into her skin, tightening briefly before melting into her being. A secret. Well, it's not as if she hasn't got practice with those.

"I swear my loyalty to the Order of the Jobberknoll.

"To the secrecy of each of its members.

"To its headquarters.

"To its mission.

"For as long as it fights for what is good and true and right in this world, and no longer."

They'll have to be satisfied with that.

Dean isn't looking at the Secret Keeper while he repeats the Oath, the same words as Jo, as casually as if they mean nothing to him. He's looking at Jo.

He's in this. Whether or not either of them like it, now.

Dean stands, because everyone seems to expect it, and shrugs broad shoulders a little helplessly.

"Nothing's changed since last time. Stay wary. Don't trust anyone. That's all I can give you and we all know that already."

Dinah glances at Professor Aquam, a faint smile playing at the corner of her mouth. Of everyone here, with the exception of Steph and Will, he's the person she knows best.

"I swear my loyalty to the Order of the Jobberknoll. To the secrecy of each of its members. To it's headquarters, and it's mission, as it has been and remains."

It takes no effort at all to make the vow. It's been in her since she was born.

Leah doesn't move from where she's sitting.

"I swear my loyalty."

It'll do.

And conveniently, Leah can stand and face Jo, with her back to the room, and still not lose any advantage.

"The weather is not fucking around this year, is it?"

She rubs her wand between her fingers until a warm glow covers her hands like gloves for a second, then disappears.

Jo's impassive expression cracked for a smile.
Watching Li's hands glow.

"It just wanted someone to pay attention to it, too."

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She was expecting this, and watches several of the attendees take their own versions of the vows required for the Fidelius charm before it falls on Inara to do the same.

Standing, Inara intones, "I hereby swear my loyalty to the members of this order, to protect their secrets as well as the secrecy of their collective goal. I recognize Sokka Aquam as Secret-Keeper and his power herein."

The most faint of acknowledging smiles at anyone who met her gaze, and Inara sits again.

Inara stands for the first time since swearing her vows here.

"I might count as at least a slight change.

"For those who do not know me, my name is Inara Serra. I currently live in the apartment above the bookshop - the former owlery.

"My purpose in moving to Hogsmeade as maintained by my employer is to provide communication services to this group as needed, and attempt to aid any overall goals or investigations currently in progress." After a short pause, "To be honest, I'm not quite sure what to volunteer in terms of personal information, but if anyone has a question, I will be happy to answer it."

The last oath Will took was to Robin kneeling before him in Sherwood. He took his time looking at every face there and something old and green moved in his eyes as he said,

"I place all of my faith and trust in Sokka Aquam. I swear my loyalty to the Order of the Jobberknoll, to the secrecy of its members, meeting place, mission and I will stand fast as Sherwood against its enemies."

Leah bypasses the food that's set out and lets herself behind the bar, where she adds Firewhiskey to a cup of milk and stirs it by pointing her wand, warming as she goes.

In other words, she treats the bar like it's her own home.

"It can have all the attention it wants," says Leah, with a merry grin that indicates it's the greatest of very few, very mild cares she has in the world.

"Now I've finally fixed the fireplace in my classroom."

Iroh watches the others make their vow without really seeing them, his thoughts rooted in the past.

We can not stand aside, we must get involved! This effects our family as well as the world.

Finally he stands to make his vow but finds his throat closing. Fighting your upbringing is more difficult then you even think.

All that matters is the family. Nothing is more important than the family.

"I swear my loyalty to the Order of the Jabberknoll and its mission. I swear to maintain its secrecy, the secrecy of its members and its the location of its meetings.

Aloysius doesn't bother standing but he does met the eyes of every member present.

"So long as Profession Sokka Aquam proves trustworthy and so long as the goals of the Order of the Jobberknoll are as we have stated, I swear to keep secret its mission, its members and its meeting place. Further I swear my loyalty to the Order of the Jobberknoll and its mission."

He realizes his "loophole" is more for show than anything else and that it likely won't make him popular but there is no way he is signing away his life without some assurances.

Jo's shoulders trembled.
With the silent laughter.

"Let me guess, it never goes out now?"

The cat stares at the guard and gives a loud yowl of indignation.

The guard watches the cat through the window in the door.

But the only animagus listed is already inside the room.
And strays and pets aren't handed invitations, so it stays closed.

He does catch the attention of the woman not far from him with a signal.

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