The Secret Unspeakable

For centuries the Department of Mysteries has been choosing one person to become the "Secret Unspeakable". This person is chosen at the age of fourteen and is required to be intelligent and skillful in wizardry. Their job is to become the head of the department, taking sole responsibility for the department and its well being. The identity of this solemn soul is rarely revealed because it is, of course, a mystery. They hold the secrets and keys to the undisclosed and unknown of the entire wizarding community. This of course means anyone against the Ministry of Magic would do just about anything to sabotage this important member...or find out their secret.

Since their life (as is any of those who work in the Department) is often in danger, the person is required to never speak of their true identity nor put anyone else in danger. Therefore, this person must make every effort to be "invisible" and put his or her life and job on the line before anything else.

Nothing is more important than being the Secret Unspeakable. Nothing.

*---*

Could my life be any worse?

Leah thought to herself. She looked down at the scattered desk before her. Why did I ever agree to this? Then she remembered why. She had been fourteen, and at that age the idea of having a career already waiting for you in the Department of Mysteries sounded like a good idea. But now, at barely 16, she was beginning to feel the cold chill of regret.

Leah Boreanaz was, in fact, the Secret Unspeakable for the Department of Mysteries. But as for right now she was working for her father, Terrance (the previous Secret Unspeakable), head of the Department of Mysteries.

So here she was, working in the Department of Mysteries at the mere age of sixteen. The only thing was, junior executive, or so her title was named, was not all it was cracked up to be. For now it just meant she did most of the paperwork on various cases her father worked on. Plus, there was a catch to the whole thing. Leah was a secret to everyone but the employees of the Department.

This basically meant she was destined to have an unbearably lonely life with no friends, no love life and she was even beginning to see less of her twin brother Michael. Leah sighed to herself and decided it was time she get started on some of her homework. She apparated (she was conveniently able to do this underage because of her position) back into Hogsmeade and walked the short distance back onto the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. She ran her wand along the large iron gate and tapped it three times. It opened on its own accord and she was just about to climb the staircase into the Entrance Hall when she saw a flicker of movement out of the corner of her eye. Her hand flew instinctively to her wand. Leah looked behind her and saw that near the lake the Whomping Willow was thrashing about at a large deer trying, she thought, to get to the base of the tree. She squinted to get a better look at the deer when all of a sudden the Willow stopped thrashing and the deer disappeared behind it. Leah shrugged and went inside.

As she climbed the spiral staircase towards Gryffindor Tower she heard footsteps running towards her and stopped dead in her tracks as Sirius Black came rocketing around the corner. He stopped, clutching his chest.

"Oh, wow, sorry," he stammered, slightly out of breath. He straightened up and took in the sight of her. She was very pretty, he could tell that much even in the dark. "I was just...well...leaving." He said flashing her one of his prize-winning grins. It usually saved him from trouble.

"Oh...ok."

Leah turned to walk away when he said, "You aren't going to tell on me, are you?" he asked, pointing to the silver Prefects badge on her chest.

"Have I ever?" Leah said as she began to walk away again. She heard him take off running again and rolled her eyes. Asshole, she thought. She had come to think that most boys were these days, especially those like the egotistical James Potter, Sirius Black and their whole gang. Anyone knew that if you were even lucky enough to become Sirius' girlfriend you were probably about to be dumped in a week. And if you were James', well it meant he was using you to try to get Lily Evans' attention.

Not that Leah had ever personally wanted either of them. Her cynical view most likely came from the fact that she had never had a long enough relationship to see what a boy could do to her, emotionally, that is. And of course the occasional fling or boyfriend she had were always secret and hidden from her father. Your job comes first and foremost, he would say. He was constantly saying that and now, Leah was beginning to believe it. She didn't really need boys, friends or any of it really.....

*---*

Leah entered the dorm room she shared with Lily Evans and flopped down onto bed. She hated trying to fall asleep at night. It was the only time she truly felt loneliness creep up on her and devour her whole mind and body. It seemed as though every night, everything she didn't have would come and haunt her. It made her wish she had a better life with friends and a boyfriend or that maybe she would get to go to the Christmas Ball with one of the seventh years. But she couldn't.

And then her father's voice started to ring in her head over and over before she finally drifted off to sleep.

"Your job come first and foremost..."