A/N: Hello everyone! This is a story about the Harry Potter characters reading the books and is hopefully a little different than most. Please review and let me know your thoughts! This first chapter is sort of a teaser. ~ Lynn

Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter.

Boxing Day - December 1979

On the day after Christmas, a large group of people was gathered inside the Potter Manor. To an outsider, it would seem like an innocuous meeting. Simply a group of friends gathering to celebrate the holiday but, as was the case with many things during that particularly dreary time period, that was only a cover story. In reality, a meeting of the Order of the Phoenix was taking place in the Potter ancestral home. Due to the festive season only a a fraction of the Order was attending, several of which were staying there. Nevertheless, the house was given as much protection as possible to avoid any prying eyes or ears. Several silencing charms, an anti-Apparition charm, an Intruder Alarm that would warn them if a wizard came within 10 yards of the garden limits and a Muggle repelling charm.

At the moment, the people inside the house were scattered around the sitting and dining rooms in small groups. Lily and James Potter, owners of the house, had taken the love seat and were talking quietly. James had his arms around his wife while she was leaning against his chest and they both seemed almost oblivious to the rest of the group. Across from them, Alice and Frank Longbottom sat in an almost identical way, the only difference being that one of Frank's hands was laying protectively over their unborn child in an almost unconscious gesture. It had only been a few days since Alice and Frank announced that they would be having a child, but they were both overjoyed. Behind the two couples stood Remus Lupin and Sirius Black who seemed to be having a serious conversation, but every so often Sirius would throw a longing glance towards the dining room area. Every one of those looks was followed by an amused look from his werewolf friend.

In the hallway between the two rooms stood Alastor Moody and Rubeus Hagrid who were discussing ways to protect the students at Hogwarts without alerting Voldemort or the Death Eaters. It was a conversation often repeated between the members of the Order and as a result, the school was still very well protected from any outside attack. The final three people present were Fabian and Gideon Prewett and Dorcas Meadowes. At the moment, they were all sitting around the dining room table and shaking with laughter.

"- and then before Molly could do anything, the twins jumped out. George grabbed on to her legs and Fred grabbed her wand-" said Gideon.

"I have no idea how they do it. They are not even two years old yet!" continued Fabian, chuckling.

"-so Molly reaches out to grab him, and the next thing we know she is floating around the ceiling and the boys are nowhere to be found." laughed Gideon.

"Took as a good twenty minutes to find them too." finished Fabian and all three of them fell on the table laughing.

Dorcas was wiping tears of laughter from her eyes when a silvery phoenix flew gracefully through the window and landed on the table in front of them. It opened its beak and spoke in the calm voice of Albus Dumbledore.

"I'm am arriving in two minutes. Do not be alarmed." It vanished in a cloud of wispy smoke.

Everyone got up from their seats and gathered around the table. Just as they were finding their seats the intruder alarm went off. James silenced it with a flick of his wand and a few seconds later they heard a knock on the door. He made sure Lily was comfortable and walked to the front door.

"Who is it?"

"It is I, Albus Dumbledore." the headmaster replied solemnly and James opened the door, admitting him into the house. After greetings and holiday wishes were exchanged, everyone settled down to begin the meeting. Dumbledore took his seat at the head of the table and began.

"I am aware many of our members are not available today, but as several of you are due to go on missions after the year ends I thought it would be prudent to go over our plans. Why don't we start with Remus." Dumbledore nodded toward the young werewolf, giving him the floor as somewhere in the house a clock struck six.

"Well," he began "it wasn't easy but-"

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