Author's Note: Hello to all of my readers who have read some of my other stories from different categories and a jolly hullo to all of you Harry Potter fans! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas (or whatever holiday you celebrate) and wish you all a very happy New Year. This Harry Potter fanfic. will take place after the fifth book, so be warned of SPOILERS! Also know (if you become confused in the future) the updated looks that Alfonso (the director of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban) gave the students at Hogwarts (new clothes and easier dress code about uniforms) will be used in this fic. I own nothing of Harry Potter. (P.s. aren't you happy Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is due out July 16, 2005!)

Harry looked out the window of his room that sat in a house on Privet Drive. A low sigh came from deep within his throat, a sigh that was meant to release all of his frustration and anger towards the family who kept him prisoner there. But Harry had to admit that this summer had not been his worst with the Dursleys. He had telephone privileges, but no one to call. He was able to go outside, but rarely did in fear that Vernon would lock the door behind him. Hermione and Ron wrote him numerous letters, and it appeared they were once again in the same place (the Weasley's home).

"Boy!" Uncle Vernon shouted from the bottom of the stairs, "We're leaving!"

"I don't care," Harry mumbled.

"We'll be back around eleven tonight!" Aunt Petunia shouted.

"Okay, now you're depressing me."

"Your doors unlocked! Dudley shouted.

"Oh, you're gonna kill me."

Slowly but surely Harry heard the Dursley's car start and leave.

Five minutes later Harry heard a loud crack and a huge crash. A huge smiled appeared on Harry's lips. Only second after that he heard a roar come from the fireplace. By that time though Harry had swung open the door of his room and looked down the stairs.

"Oh, goodness, Tonks. I can't believe that you apparated into one of Petunia's cupboards. It looks as if you've broken a lot of good china," came a familiar voice.

"Well, it looks as if they've all left. Do we just sit and wait for Harry to get home?"

"I suppose so, " Hermione answered.

Harry rushed into his room and pulled on a shirt, then proceeded to run down the stairs.

"Tonks, Hermione, what are you two doing here?" Harry asked trying to sound casual and not so excited he was unsure whether or not he had wet himself.

"Well, it's only a week and a half until you guys go back to school so Mrs. Weasley sent us here to rescue-erm, pick you up..." Tonks said smiling mischievously.

"Do I need to pack my-,"

"Accio trunk!" Tonks shouted, pointing her wand in the direction of Harry's room. Hermione screamed and shoved both of them to the ground as a very heavy trunk busted through the wall right in front of them and proceeded to fly straight towards them. Harry heard his trunk fall heavily behind him and stood up, opening the trunk to see all of his belongings properly stored away and ready to leave.

"Tonks!" Hermione shouted, standing up and dusting herself off.

"Oh, I'm so sorry. Oh goodness. Well, Locomotor!" she shouted pointing her wand at the trunk. It began floating as Tonks looked back at the two teenagers, "Well, you two take the floo powder network, and I'll apparate with this trunk. See you there." There was a loud crack and Tonks and the heavy trunk was gone.

" I thought the floo powder network was still being watched," Harry questioned as Hermione pulled him into the fireplace with her.

"They are. Fudge is getting ready to step down, so they're watching them even more."

"So why are we going this way?"

"Dumbledore created an illegal network for the Order to use."

"Wouldn't they expect that?"

"Not from Dumbledore," Hermione replied smiling slyly.

Where to now?" Harry asked curiously.

Hermione flung the floo powder down creating a green flame and shouted, "Weasley Headquarters!"

"Each place is followed by the word 'Headquarters'. The places you can go through this network is limited because it can only be used to go from places that people from the Order would need to go. It's so secret it only responds to certain voices," Hermione explained as they flew past fireplaces.

As Harry flew out of the Weasley's fireplace he managed to land right atop of Ginny Weasley.

"I'm so sorry," he groaned as he began to get up, but he was only answered by Ginny's giggles.

"No problem Harry, there's always people flying in and out now," Ginny said, fighting off her giggles.

"Harry!" Fred and George shouted in unison, "so good to see you!"

"Oh dear, Harry, are you alright?" Mrs. Weasley shrieked pulling him completely to his feet.

Suddenly Tonks apparated right in front of him, his trunk landing right atop Crookshanks' tail.

"Tonks!" Hermione shrieked, grabbing a hysterical Crookshanks from the trunk.

Harry just stood back and let the familiarity of the scenes surround him with a smile on his face.