a/n- This is my very first fanfic so it's probably not that good, but please read and review so that I can make it better :)

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The train slowly halted and the doors slid open. A blissful looking girl of about twenty stepped out. She was wearing a pink top, a blue jean jacket, and patched blue jeans. She looked around curiously and slowly smiled, her eyes searching the crowd, seemed to take in every detail. She walked away from the train bouncing on every other step.

"That's the new addition to the Order?" Harry muttered "What were we thinking getting someone like that!"

"Yeah, we must be going mental," Ron said from behind him.

"Oh shut-up, both of you" snapped Hermione "you don't pay any attention or read anything do you?"

"Nah- we rather have you do that for us" replied Ron with a snicker.

"Do you really think Dumbledore would go through all that trouble to bring her here for nothing? And anyway that's Merl Dumbledore, great-granddaughter of Dumbledore himself! She is the one who invented the reversing spell. It's very advanced magic you know. Hardly anyone has mastered it."

Grandpa? mouthed Ron and Harry, exchanging shocked looks. Fred and George just snickered, and choked on the bertie botts they were eating.

Merl halted, she glanced around and something nearby caught her attention. She squinted in the direction of the dark corner near the shades. Suddenly from within the shades emerged a black cloaked figured whom no one seemed to notice except her. It made its way towards her.

Remus Lupin, who was watching the scene from behind a pillar made to go forward, but Mr. Wealsey flung out an arm to stop him, "No, Remus" he said warningly.

"But—

"No buts, she can handle him, and do you really think that he's going to attack in broad daylight?"

"Shhh…we don't want to be heard," whispered Mrs. Wealsey from behind the pillar.

Meanwhile the cloaked figure was face to face with Merl, talking to her.

"I didn't think you'd be the first to welcome me back. But I suppose you'll have to do," Merl said coolly.

"You'll be sorry for what you did, Merl. You and your little thugs," he hissed.

Merl laughed, amusedly, "You don't want to make a fool of yourself. It might cost you your life or worse…your job. I suggest you take a hike."

He whipped around and took to leave when Merl said, "See you around Malfoy."

He ignored her last comment and walked away. Merl turned on her heals and spotting the others she made her way towards them. "So" she said smiling, sweeping her eyes over the crowd. Her eyes lingered a second longer at Remus and then she quickly glanced behind and beside him searchingly and frowned slightly, then she said "has the whole order come to get me or something."

"Shh…." hushed Mrs. Wealsey "not so loud," she said looking alarmed.

"Well, then I suppose we should save introductions for later."

"Yes, yes quite right," Mr. Wealsey said, "come along now this way."

Mr. Wealsey and Remus led the way outside. "We'll be taking the Knight Bus. Now hurry up you all, quickly now over here." They went into a quiet street and Remus signaled for the bus. There was a flash and the bright purple bus appeared.

"All aboard," said the conductor. Everyone scrambled on. Merl found a seat next to Remus. As the bus started off they were jerked all over the place.

"Remus?" Merl asked quietly.

"Mmm…?

"Wh-where …is Si—

There was a loud bang as the bus barely missed hitting a muggle house, sending everyone flying and crashing everywhere. As everyone recovered from the shock Remus avoided looking at Merl, instead he striked a conversation with Mundungus, about his black market business; who happened to be on the bus, in the seat in front of Remus. Merl looked worried, but she was saved the trouble when Hermione plopped down beside her.

"Hi!" Hermione said brightly, "I'm-

"Hello Hermione, nice to meet you" Merl cut in with a smile. Hermione gaped at her.

"Wha- how- wh-

"Oh sorry if a scared you, I heard your friend Ron referring to you as Hermione when he was talking to you. I hope I got it right."

"Oh, yes th-that is my name" Hermione replied still gaping.

After a few silent seconds Hermione started a reel of questions.

"Is it really true that doing a reversing spell is terribly hard?"

Merl laughed light heartedly at this, "No, not at all, you see it's really what you believe. If you believe it's hard then it's going to be hard for you. But if you believe it's not very hard and that you can do it, then it won't be so hard for you."

"Wow, that's amazing" gasped Hermione.

The journey lasted a short while after that. The bus soon halted and they all got off. Waiting for them at a lamp post was none other than Albus Dumbledore.

"Welcome back Merl" he said warmly "journey gone well I hope? No problems I presume?"

"None whatsoever, it's good to be back," Merl said pleasantly.

"Very well then," he said leading the way towards two muggle looking houses. As Merl looked around she saw that the houses were numbered. They had stopped in front of houses eleven and thirteen. There was no twelve. As Dumbledore stood facing the two houses, another house appeared from in between. It was number twelve. Dumbledore went up and knocked with the serpent shaped knocker twice. After a few minutes Tonks opened the door, wearing a weird sisters T-shirt and a bright pink hair.

"Hello" she said brightly, "Come in."

"What is this place? Looks more like a house Voldemort would live in" Merl said observing the elf heads on the wall with some interest.

"Welcome to Grimmauld Place, headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix," Dumbledore said.

They went into the living room which had a very antique look to it. When everyone had settled down after asking introducing themselves to Merl, Mrs. Wealsey took her to her room on the second floor. It was a fairly big room with cupboards and closets and a fairly big sized table.

"Make yourself at home dear, I'll send some snacks up after you've gotten yourself settled. You must be starving after that journey, and don't hesitate to call us if you need anything, all right dear?"

"Yeah, thanks Molly."

Mrs. Weasley left the room. Merl unpacked the few things she had brought with her and sat down at the desk. There was a knock at the door. "Come in" said Merl. Remus opened the door with one hand and there was a tray of sandwiches and juice in the other, "with regards from Molly," he said. He put the tray on the desk and sat down on the bed. They ate the sandwiches for awhile. "So, where did grandpa get this place?" Remus looked down at the floor unwilling to answer. Finally after a long pause he reluctantly said,

"This was the Black's house, Sirius offered it to Dumbledore for the head quarters of the Order."

"About time, I have been meaning to ask you, where is Sirius?"

"He- He-…." Remus paused, unable to continue on. But Merl understood in an instant.

"No," she said in a hushed voice, "no it can't be, no…no….no….he didn't….no…" Merl bit her lips staring straight at the opposite wall, tears welled up in her eyes and rolled down her cheeks.

"It was a duel…Bellatrix Lestrange…" Remus said in a dazed voice.

Drip. Drip. Tears continued to pour down Merl's eyes. They were interrupted by Mrs. Weasley's voice calling out "Diner's ready."

"Coming?" asked Remus rising to go.

"You go, if they ask tell them I'm not hungry," Merl said miserably.

"Look I miss him too, terribly badly, and so does Harry. He misses him the most. But you can't starve yourself you know, it won't help matters."

"I'm not starving myself. I just ate a tray full of sandwiches, I'm not hungry," Merl said through clenched teeth.

"Okay, see you later then," he said closing the door behind him.

It seemed to Merl as if nothing mattered anymore. She had looked forward to coming back, so she would be able to see her friends again. And now…

She sat at the table for a long time that night, thinking back to her childhood times.

(Flash back)

"Move aside you fool" said a hooded figure in a high pitched voice, "you cannot stop me, for I am the unstoppable Lord Voldemort." Followed by blood chilling laughter. A flash of green light and both her parents fell to the ground lifelessly. She ran up to where they lay and shook them, crying,

"Mum, Dad, wake up, wake up, wake up," tears were pouring down her eyes. She looked around and saw Voldemort raising his wand at her twin sister. "Nooooo, leave her alone!" Voldemort ignored her screams; he continued to advance towards her sister. She left her parents and started running towards her sister, but she was too late, there was another flash of green light and she too fell. "NOOOOOOOOOOO!" She ran up just in time to catch her fall. "What have you done, you evil snake!"

"Why, I have done nothing, only put them to a long sleep, that's all," laughed Voldemort "like I will do to you now," he raised his wand pointing at her heart, "AVAD—

"Put it down Tom," Dumbledore was standing four feet away, his wand pointing at Voldemort.

"Grandpa, you came," she ran to him and clung to his cloak, "Grandpa, he's put them all to sleep, but I want them to wake up. You can wake them up, can't you grandpa?"

"Foolish girl," Voldemort whipped around and disappeared.

"Can't you?" she asked in a small voice.

"No Merl, I am sorry I can't," he said looking down sadly at her.

"But—but—you can do anything,"

"No Merl, I can't, I am sorry."

"Noooo- it's not fair, it's not fair!" sobbed Merl, falling to her knees, "where will I go now?"

"The least I can do is take care of you Merl. Now come along."

(end of flash back)

"Why is it always me?" Merl muttered to herself "first my parents then Lily and James and now...You will pay Voldemort, you will pay dearly."

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