Chapter 1- The Stranger
Harry woke with a start from his dream. He wiped his eyes, pulled himself up and threw his legs to the side of the bed. He sat there remembering his dream. It was of that night 3 weeks ago in the Department of Mysteries when Sirius had…Harry just don't think about it. This wasn't the only dream he had been having. He had also been dreaming about that night 2 years ago in the graveyard when Cedric had died and a new one that was his greatest fear, Ron and Hermione dieing.
Harry shook his head. What great dreams a 15 (almost 16) year old dreams huh? It was all that stupid prophecy's fault, me either having to become the murdered or the murderer. What great troubles. Harry not even 16 years old and he had come across the evilest murderer and darkest wizard ever 5 times and all he had physically done to him was a stupid lighting bolt scar that told everyone that he was the boy who lived. Hump…stupid scar, I hate when everyone stares at it. I wish I could meet just one person who doesn't look at my scar. Now what Voldemort had done to me emotional that was another thing. He had taken my parents when I was 1 and that landed me in this stupid house with the Dursley's, which has been 15 years of torment. He has killed someone I considered a friend in front of my very eyes. Then last year Sirius…died. He had taken someoneI considered a father and a brother. What am I suppose to do without him?
"Harry! Dinner, get down here boy! Haven't you heard me calling you for the past 5 minutes?" Uncle Vernon interrupted his thinking, thank god.
Harry got up and went down stairs, where Harry could smell steak and salad. When Harry arrived he took a seat beside Uncle Vernon and Dudley.
"What do you do up there anyways? Your up there all day, you never leave there." Said Uncle Vernon.
Harry just started to eat (his steak the size of his fist while Uncle Vernon's and Dudley's where the size of half the plate).
"Well? I'm asking you a question boy!"
Harry sighed. "I don't do anything. Just think."
"About what, your freaky school and friends?" He said this with a smirk and a snort.
Harry could feel his temper rising, so he just tried to ignore it.
"Well boy, what are you thinking about?"
"NOTHING THAT YOU WANT OR NEED TO KNOW!" Harry screamed. He threw down his knife and fork and stormed out the kitchen and out the front door.
Harry's feet took him to the park. He sat down at the one and only swing in the place and put his head in between his hands. He hadn't meant to scream at Uncle Vernon and knew he was going to pay for it later. Oh well, he can only yell at me thanks to some members of the Order threatening him if he didn't treat me good.
Harry's mind began to wonder about Sirius and thoughts of his death. Know that Harry was back with the Dursley's he had all the time in the world to think about it. So many questions were in his head, like: What is behind the veil? Where does it go? What happened to Sirius's feet, are they sticking out of the veil or were they pulled into to whatever is behind the veil? Harry figured that Sirius feet should still be sticking out because he just fell back he didn't stumble into the veil.
A sight of a cloak by the trees brought Harry out of his troubling thoughts. Who was that and where did the person go. Harry realized he was open for an attack and he really shouldn't be here. Harry got up and started back out of the park. He looked at his watch and saw it was 10:00pm. Crap, now he was even more in trouble.
Harry had just gotten to the fence when he heard 5 pops, which could only be the sound of 5 people appariating behind him. He grabbed his wand out of his front pocket and before he could fully turn around his wand flew 10 feet to his left, neara slide. When he fully turned around he saw 5 Death Eaters in front of him in a half circle, all with their masks on.
"Well Potter, nice to see you again." The Death Eater in front of him said this and he realized it was Bellatrix. She was the one who killed Sirius. Anger swelled up in him.
"What the fuck do you want?" Harry asked. He was strangle confident, which was weird because he was standing in front of 5 fully trained witch and wizards without his wand.
"What do we want?" She and the other Death Eaters laughed. At the sound of her laugh Harry wanted to kill himself, well no that wasn't true, he wanted to kill her. "We want to kill you silly."
"Well I've come face to face with your boss 5 times (by the way once when I was 1) and he hasn't been able to. So, if Voldemort" they all shook at the sound of his name. "Can't kill me what makes you think you can?"
"How dare you say his name Potter! You are not worthy to say it!" Bellatrix said.
"Well I don't think you're worthy to even be living. So you know what I've learned? SHUT THE FUCK UP AND SUCK IT UP! LIFE IS UNFAIR!"
He took great pleasure in saying this, but realized it wasn't the smartest thing to say when he didn't have his wand.
"I'M GOING TO TAKE GREAT PLEASURE IN KILLING YOU POTTER! AVADA KEDVRA!"
Harry was blocked in so he didn't have anything to do but close his eyes and braise himself for the spell. But it never came. He opened his eyes to see everyone staring at something behind him. Harry turned around to see a person in a long black cloak with the long hood covering their face, behind him. They had a bag slung across their chest. The person had their wand out and Harry figured the person had deflected the spell with one of their own. The person came up beside him and with a flick of their wand Harry's wand flew into their outstretched hand. The person threw it to Harry.
"Well, looks like one of Potters friends want to play." Said Bellatrix.
The person didn't say anything. The person came up just below Harry's nose.
"Well you should know that Potter's friends have the habit of dieing. I would…"
"When I tell you to go behind the slide. Just keep running and don't look back."
Harry could tell it was a girl. She had a voice of an angel Harry thought. She was talking to him while Bellatrix was saying a big speech.
"But it will be 5 on 1." Harry whispered
"So? Please I can take on these idiots with my eyes closed."
"Are you sure they aren't. I mean can you even see out of that hood?"
Harry could feel her smile. "Just do as I say, okay? I don't wanna have to worry about you."
Harry thought about it and decided to trust her. "Okay. Say if you need help though."
"…so are you sure you want to do this?" Bellatrix finally finished her speech.
The woman didn't reply just raised her wand and shouted "Imbendama". The Death Eater to Harry's left, was hit and sent to the ground. Harry took off in that direction. He hopped over the Death Eater who was just lying there. Harry figured he was knocked out.
When he got to the slide he turned around to see another Death Eater down and her taking on Bellatrix and the remaining 2 Death Eaters. She yelled "Disendium" and one of the Death Eaters flew up in the air, hit the top bar of the swings and fell to the ground and was obviously out. Bellatrix gave shriek and she and the other Death Eater went on to full force. Bellatrix yelled "Avada Kedvra" and the girl had to duck behind another slide, which got blown up. She yelled "Expellmarius" at the remaining Death Eater and his wand flew out of his hand. She yelled "Stupey" and he was out. Bellatrix saw that she couldn't win and with a wave of her wand the unconscious Death Eaters disappeared and with a pop she was gone.
"Harry, are you okay?" she asked
"Yeah, how about you?"
"Please, that was just a good workout."
Harry laughed went to stand beside her.
"That was amazing!" he said
"HA! Muggles going on in the world is amazing, that was just a walk in the park."
They both laughed.
"So, Harry lets go get your stuff." They began to walk out of the park.
"Alright, where am I going?"
"Well I don't think that you want to go to Grimmald Place, so it's a tie between a hotel or the Burrow."
"The Burrow."
"I figured."
They arrived at Privet Drive and Harry just walked in the door and she followed. At this time Harry figured she was part of the Order even though he shouldn't trust a stranger like this, especially since he still couldn't see her face. But he couldn't explain it, he just knew tht he could trust her. He felt it.
"HARRY POTTER! How dare you talk to me like that, walk out of the house and arrive at 10:30!"
Uncle Vernon then came out and when he saw the girl standing in the hall he looked even redder. "Who is this?"
"Ummmm…"
"A friend of Harry's. He's leaving. Harry go up and get your stuff."
Harry looked at her questionable.
"It's okay, go."
Harry walked up stairs and started to pack his stuff. He thought about the woman downstairs and wondered who she was. She was really powerful. How had she come at just the right time? Then Harry remembered the cloak he saw and thought that it was probable hers.
Harry was back down stairs with his trunk and Hedwig's cage (which was filled with bird poop), since Hedwig was out looking for mice. He dropped it by the front door and went into the kitchen. The Dursley's were all on one side of the table while the woman (with her cloak STILL up) was sitting. She looked at Harry and got up.
"Well let's get going." She said.
"Ya, okay. Bye you guys." He said to his family. They didn't reply.
They walked out to the hall and the woman took out her wand and with a wave of it, the bird poop was gone and with another wave directed at his trunk. She picked it up and Harry picked up the trunk, which was now light. Then Harry thought of something.
"Umm…how are we getting there?"
"The Knight Bus."
"Oh." Then they were out the door and at the edge of the street. She stuck out her wand hand and with a BANG the Knight Bus stopped in front of them and Stan got out.
"Welcome"
"to the Knight Bus I will be your blah blah blah come on Harry." She had cut Stan off and he looked a bit offended. They got on and they both sat at a bed. She paid Stan and said "the Burrow."
In 15 minutes they were let off at the end of the Burrows driveway.
"Thank you for riding the Knight Bus."
"Yeah wutever lets go Harry." She grabbed his cage and Harry grabbed his trunk and they started up the driveway. When they got to the door Harry was about to knock when Mrs. Weasley opened the door and pulled him into a bone crushing hug.
"Oh Harry! Your okay! Everyone he's okay!" She pulled him into the house and Harry saw the woman pick up the trunk with her other hand and follow them in.
When Harry got into the kitchen he saw Ron, Ginny, and Mr. Weasley sitting at the table. Harry shook Ron and Mr. Weasley's hands and Ginny gave him a big hug like her mothers.
"Harry we're so glad you're okay. We heard about the attack." Said Ginny.
"I'm okay." Harry turned to the woman (still with her cloak hood covering her face). She was standing in the corner of the room.
Mrs. Weasley finally saw her. She rolled her eyes and said "come Jennifer take that cloak off."
The woman nodded and let the hood fall back. She took off the cloak and what Harry saw literally took his breath away. Her angelic voice didn't do her justice. She had long dark brown hair that fell below her shoulders. She had light blue eyes that reminded Harry of someone but he didn't know who. Her skin was tanned and perfect. She smiled at Harry and he lost his breath again. Her teeth were perfect and white and her smile made her look 10 times more beautiful, if that was even possible. She didn't look anymore than 16. Harry could see that Ron had what was probable the same expression of disbelieve that was on his face right now.
She walked up to him and stuck out her hand. Harry took it and shut his mouth. "Hi, I'm Jennifer McCallahan.".
"Harry, Harry Potter."
She smiled and winked "I know who you are of course."
They stood looking at each other for what felt like at least half an hour, but was only probable a minute. Finally Mrs. Weasley gave a fake cough that sounded like there old Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher from last year's fake cough. "Jennifer you got an owl." Said Mrs. Weasley. Jennifer looked at her and took the letter that was outstretched to her. She read it and looked at Harry.
"It was from Dumbledore. He wants to know if you want to go to the Order meeting tomorrow."
Harry thought about it, then remembered it would probable be at Grimmald Place. He decided he could handle it. "Yeah I want to go."
She nodded and took a quill out of her bag and scribbled something on the back of parchment. She looked at Mrs. Weasley. "Would you mind if I borrowed your owl Mrs. Weasley?"
"You can borrow my owl." Said Ron.
She smile at him and said "thanks."
Ron ran upstairs and came back a few minutes later with Pig. She tied the letter to his leg and took him to the window.
"So where are you staying dear?" asked Mrs. Weasley
"Well…I think I might go back to headquarters to sleep."
"Nonsense, you will stay here. You can sleep in Ginny's room."
She nodded "Thank you."
"Now everyone up to bed."
Ron and Harry grabbed Harry's stuff to take upstairs. At the girls room Harry turned to Jennifer. "Listen, I want to thank you."
"Harry it was nothing." She smiled at him. He smiled at her and he and Ron continued up to Ron's room. When they walked into the room Harry saw Hedwig. He put her cage down and went to pet her.
"DAMN! Did you see her. I didn't know they make 'em like that!" Then he started to laugh. "You two were staring at each other like you want to jump each other and start to kiss."
"No we didn't."Ron just laughed. "Shut up, Ron! Let's go to bed."
They got on their pj's and got into bed.
"Good to have you here mate. Glad your okay." Said Ron.
"Thanks man."
Then Harry fell asleep thinking of a woman with long brown hair, blue eyes and an angelic voice and for the first time in weeks fell asleep with a smile on his face.