*ahem* I cannot claim anybody from the Potterverse no matter how many birthday wishes I've spent trying to get them. And another disclaimer, this was a random idea I had and just ran with it. So, it's not entirely thought through but I hope you enjoy it. (side note: this is also slightly off than how my usual style of writing is. Just tryin' something new and hope that it's not too bad.)
The members of the Order of the Phoenix were gathered at Headquarters waiting for the important meeting to start. A few members were mingling while the more seasoned veterans of the war were sitting quiet, eyes darting all over the room in silent thought. A group of younger members were huddled at the back of the room talking; they were all the same age having graduated from Hogwarts at the same time and were close friends.
"What's this meeting for anyway?" asked Sirius Black. He was devilishly handsome with his shaggy, perfectly coifed black hair and stormy grey eyes that smoldered with emotion. He was tall but not taller than the boy standing next to him but had a nice amount of muscle to him. He had an aristocratic feel to his strong features and pale skin that was kissed by the sun leaving a faint browning to his complexion.
"We get to teach the newbies." James Potter answered, the taller of the two dark-haired boys, grinning in delight at the thought of molding the new order members into perfect warriors for the side of good – possibly messing said newbies while in the process. He had unmanageable short black hair that stuck up in the back and it didn't help that James had the habit of running his hands through mussing it up more. He had round glasses that perched on top of his long pointed nose magnifying ever-so-slightly his warm, laughter-filled hazel eyes. His features were more angular than those of his best mate Sirius though that didn't stop him from being highly attractive. Like Sirius he was also nicely muscular from their days of playing Quidditch at Hogwarts.
"Are they sure we're qualified?" The redheaded woman of the group asked. She was Lily Evans, girlfriend to the handsome James Potter, the very same one that was grinning like an idiot and holding her hand. Her head came to a stop at his shoulder and she had beautiful creamy skin that was littered with light freckles. She was toned and averagely endowed in the chest area and a nice firm backside that James liked to stare at whilst Lily walked away. Not to mention her stunning emerald green, almond-shaped eyes that James frequently got lost in.
"Of course Lils," said James turning his grin onto his lovely girlfriend of almost three years. "They taught us now we get to teach the next generation. Think of it like having a kid!" He let go of her hand and wrapped an arm around her shoulders pulling her close to him.
"So how are they doing this?" Remus Lupin inquired. He was another astonishingly good looking member of the group. He was on the taller side of things though slightly shorter than Sirius but not by much and had sandy brown hair with eyes the color of molten chocolate. He was leaner than James and Sirius and had an air of a man wiser than his age about him. Faint scars were slashed across his pale skin but didn't detract from his attractiveness – it made him more mysterious. He was quite intelligent – not saying that the others of the group were stupid, not by any means were they – and was more reserved than the other two boys but had a mischievous streak in him that would shine through at random times.
"Not sure," Sirius half shrugged. "I think we just pick 'em."
"Like Quidditch teams?" James suggested with a slight tilt of his head.
"I don't think how well they do on a broom is relevant James." Lily told him.
"I know. I just meant, do they have to try out or do we just go 'Oi, you!'" James called out to no one and gestured to himself gaining looks of a few members of the Order who looked on curiously for a moment before realizing that James Potter was the one who spoke and going back to what they were doing before.
"I think it'll be more like the 'Oi, you!' approach." Remus stated with an air of amusement about him at the scene James caused.
"Then I don't want Baxter." Sirius stated with a dark look. "That bloke irks me." They had only met the new recruits only a handful of times before and that wasn't even all of them. Some were even newer than those or more finicky about the situation. Not sure whether or not they wanted to oppose the Dark Lord so openly.
"That's because he wants to be you Sirius." James emphasized grinning at the entertainment he got from the younger boy idolizing his best mate. Sirius' left eye twitched.
"You're his hero," added Remus who was unable to suppress his own smile.
"I don't want to be his hero. Kid follows me about, dresses like me and has the same haircut." Sirius shook his head. Leonardo Baxter was truly a horror to behold. A gangly teenager that had been a couple years behind the group in Hogwarts with a mouth too wide for his face, squinty amber-colored eyes and mop of wavy, dirty-blonde hair.
James laughed. "Don't forget that time he tried using your pick-up lines!" Remus joined James' laughter as did Lily. It was one of her favorite memories.
Sirius frowned not amused by the memory forever burned into his brain. "Worst night ever."
Lily stopped laughing enough to scold Sirius. "Oh, Sirius, don't be so harsh. He's just looking for a role model, you should be flattered." She added sniggering slightly.
"I'm not flattered, I'm irked." Sirius corrected.
With a mock look of concern Remus asked, "Fearing for your safety yet?"
"Think he'll steal your identity?" James asked seriously with concerned narrowed eyes.
"Afraid he'll get all the birds you're after." It was hard to keep the laughter out of his words as Remus said them. James and Lily sniggered at the look on Sirius' face.
He shook his head. "No, no and there's no way in bloody hell he'll get the birds. Kid's too daft." Sirius added as if it was a logical answer. He was sure it was.
"That and when he tries the 'remove your pants now' look you have he gets this constipated expression on his face." James managed to say before bursting out into a loud guffaw as he bent over and slapped his knee. Remus' shoulders were shaking, head thrown back slightly as he laughed and Lily had her hand over her mouth to stifle her giggles but it was no use.
"Yeah," Sirius said dryly. By this time most of the new recruits had arrived, including Baxter who was hovering in a corner with two other newbies throwing glances at Sirius as he tried to mimic his nonchalant way of standing. Disturbing the quiet interior of the large room the members and future members of the order were congregated was the loud thump of a shoe colliding forcefully with the door then the crack of the wooden doors being forced open against their will before the sharp bang of the doors hitting the walls.
Standing in the doorway grinning brilliantly at the shocked witches and wizards inside the room – many that had their wands drawn – was a girl of above average height with hair the color of copper mixed withchestnut and apple green eyes. Her body type was average, not plain but definitely not a looker like Lily Evans clearly was. Opposed to Lily's slim body type the new arrival was wider built but not overweight, at least not by more than a couple of pounds. The girl was clad in a bumblebee yellow tank top that hugged her body and a pair of slightly darker yellow pajama pants with little badgers printed on them and on her feet were a scuffed up pair of sneakers. "WADDUP!" She greeted loudly and with high levels of enthusiasm.
"CUMMINGS!" Alastor Moody's gruff voice rang throughout the room as the Auror realized who made the grand entrance into the room. He was far from pleased. Moody along with the other members of the Order lowered their wands perceiving the girl as no threat. It was in all honesty hard to take her seriously when she was grinning like that. "That entrance was unacceptable! What if this room was full of Death Eaters, you would've been killed! You must enter any building quietly so that you can surprise those inside. Constant vigilance Miss Cummings, constant," Moody emphasized as he lectured the girl.
Walking into the room Cummings nodded. Her contagious grin never leaving her face – she was obviously very pleased with herself. "Okay, well next time instead I'll yell 'SURPRISE!' That way you will be surprised. And I'm very vigilant. See," Cummings pointed to her obvious bedroom attire. "Pajamas which infer that I was sleeping but you see how alert I am?" She pointed to her face. "Alert, and ever vigilant, my eyes are even a little shifty." Her apple green eyes looked around the room in a shifty manner for emphasis. "I'm still alive and in quite good shape, no one even followed me here.
"Now," She said sitting down in a chair around the large table in the room where the senior members of the Order sat during the meetings. Leaning back in the chair with her arms crossed behind her head, grin still stuck on her face, she continued, "I'm not going to say amazing but feel free to use the word when you talk about me, I won't mind at all." Cummings finished as she propped her feet on the table one by one, crossing them at the ankles. Her eyes were sparkling with unheard laughter as she stared at the members in the room.
Impressed and slightly taken aback by her unexpected entrance Sirius, Remus, James and Lily stared at the girl silently. Three out of the four had wide grins on their faces and the last had a smaller but still noticeable smile on her face – her enthusiasm was a nice change from the seriousness that was displayed at the Order meetings. Subtly leaning in closer towards James staring at the brunette firecracker Sirius whispered a single word, "Dibs."