Harry Potter and the Silver Phoenix

Chapter 3: Settling In

With a pop, Silber Flügel and Arthur Weasley arrived in small dark alley way.

"This way," Mr Weasley said, pointing to the end of the alley way. There was a sign saying 'Grimmauld Place.'

They turned right, and walked down the road. 'Wow,' she thought, looking around, 'a street that matches its name.' And it did - all the houses looked run-down and lawns weren't mowed.

They stopped at a empty lot which was covered in unkempt grass.

"Here," said Mr Weasley, handing her a piece of parchment. On it read, The Headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix may be found at number twelve, Grimmuald Place, London.

'Good,' she thought, 'I am glad that they have a Fidelious charm on the place.' Handing back the piece of parchment, she concentrated on what it said. Within moments, a house grew from nowhere to sit in its place, in the middle of the lot. She could see that it was an old house that looked like it hadn't had a good paint job in ages.

They went inside. Inside, was a long hallway that led up to a flight of stairs. There were several paintings lining the hallway, including one, that, for some reason, had curtains pulled across it. There were also several doors leading off. Along one wall heading up the stairs, were a number of House-elf heads. They were displayed like trophies from a hunt. Silber shuddered. It reminded her too much of home.

One of them opened and a plump, but kind looking woman came out. She, had flaming red hair. "You must be Silber Flügel," she said, smiling warmly, "My name is Molly Weasley. But you can call me Molly. Welcome, to Grimmauld Place." She gave Silber a hug.

"Thankyou," Silber said. She flinched at being touched, "Just call me Silber. It's easier."

"Sure," Mrs. Weasley smiled, "I am sure you are tired, so I will show you your room. Let you get settled down. And I will call you when dinner is ready."

Silber thanked Mrs. Weasley and they headed along the hallway and up the stairs. On the way, Mrs. Weasley told Sibler the sleeping arrangements. "On the second floor is where the girls sleep. My daughter Ginny, and when Hermione Granger is here, her too. "On the third floor is where my son, Ron and his friend, Harry Potter, sleep. Then, on the fourth floor, are my twin sons, Fred and George. You might want to watch out for those two. They like to play practical jokes and they own a joke shop. Here, on the fifth floor is where you will be sleeping." Mrs. Weasley pointed to a door on the right. Then, pointing to the left, she continued, "Arthur and I sleep in here. So if you need anything don't be afraid to ask."

"Thankyou Molly," Silber smiled, "I don't need anything at the moment, so I will go and unpack." With that she went into the room on the right.

It was a medium-sized room. The furniture in the room consisted of a queen's size bed, a desk and chair, a dressing table, a cupboard and a set of drawers. The décor of the room was green and silver. The wood was a deep mahogany. Going through a door that connected to her room, there was a bathroom with everything she needed.

It was a lovely simple room and Silber liked it - except for one thing: the colouring. Silver might be her favourite colour, but she hated green. With a wave of her wand the green turned into silver and the silver turned into black. 'Much better,' she thought with a smile.

Then she turned to the door that led to the landing and checked the locks on it. There was a typical locking charm that they obviously put on before she came. But remembering Molly's warning about the twins, she changed it. She changed it so that it would only unlock on her password and voice recognition.

Placing her carpet bag on the desk, she started taking things out. Her carpet bag was one of those bags that was bottomless and could fit in everything she needed.

First, she pulled out her owl. It was a beautiful female Barking Owl called Glocke - native to her homeland, Australia.

Then she pulled out her books and stacked them against the wall. She had brought with her most of the collection from her old home. Silber sighed, She was going to need a bookcase which would take up most of the room to house all of her books.'

Next, she got out all of her potion equipment and ingredients. 'I am going to need another room to put all of my stuff in,' she thought.

Then she got all of her bits and pieces. These included a telescope, a galaxy orb, a crystal ball, a pensive and a few other odds and ends.

Finally, after she checked the locks on her door, she got out her most precious item: her Phoenix, Leichte Feder. Leichte was a beautiful silver and gold female phoenix and her most trusted friend.

There was a knock on Sibler's door. She quickly put a 'notice me not' charm on her phoenix and its stand, and went over and opened the door. On the other side, stood a pair of red-haired twins.

"Hey…" started one.

"You must be…" continued the other.

"The new DADA teacher!" they both said together.

Laughing, Silber answered, "and you two must be the twins your mum mentioned. So how can I help you?"

"Mum sent us, to tell you, that dinner is ready," answered the one on the left.

"Then let's head down, shall we?" she said, stepping through the door and closing it. Silber checked that the locks were in place.

With that she followed the twins back down the stairs. On the ground floor, they turned left into the second door they passed.

When Silber entered, she found the room full of people and a large banner draped across one wall saying 'WELCOME TO THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX SILBER FLÜGEL!' Everyone started coming forward to slap her on the back and introduce themselves. They misunderstood her silence for shyness.

"Well Miss Flügel, you seem to look like you can stand up to a few hexes," growled a voice behind her.

She turned around and found an old man, with a magical eye, a wooden leg and a chunk taken out of his nose. "You must be Alastor Moody," she commented, "I saw your picture in the Auror office."

"Yes," he growled, "I have been trying for years for them to get it down."

Someone who introduced himself as Remus Lupin, spoke up: "So Miss Flügel, you have an unusual name. Where did it come from?"

"For starters, all of you can call me Silber," Silber said, "As for the origins of my name, it's German. My mother was German. She moved out to Australia and then married my Dad."

Food had been provided and everyone was getting stuck into dinner. They continued on chatting throughout the dinner. Silber avoided questions about her past. She was not ready to tell anyone yet.

"OK," Molly spoke up, when the last of the plates was cleared, "Ron, Ginny, bed."

The youngest two Weasleys immediately started complaining loudly. After listening to the arguing for ten minutes, Silber felt like she had a headache. She cast a silencing charm on both of them.

"It's obvious to me that your mother doesn't want you to stay up." Silber said, "so clear out or I will make the twins practical jokes seem like harmless fun compared to what I will do."

Everybody stared at her.

Finally, Molly finally recovered her wits and said, "Come on, both of you. Bed!" With that, the three of the left.

"Now Silber," Albus Dumbledore spoke up, "I am sure you are wondering why we brought you here…"

AN: Thank you for your reviews everybody. This will turn out to be a good story though it might be slow at first.

ubetiburn: 1. No there are no slash. I do not enjoy slash. But I am not against it. Character pairings don't know yet. But possibly Harry/Ginny and Ron/Hermione.

2. No sorry there will be no character bashing.

3. I don't know much about Harry yet. But intelligence he will have.