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Several hours earlier…

The order had been working day and night to find any information on Voldemort and his Death Eaters. They had come up with nothing since Dumbledore had called up the meeting to tell them the horrible truth. Lord Voldemort had returned. He had also used Harry's blood to do it. This is what had left Sirius Black and Remus Lupin grief stricken. Sirius would work day and night in the official head quarters of the Order of the Phoenix trying to find out what the Dark Lord may be up to. Many times Sirius had tried to go out with the rest of the Order but Dumbledore would order him to stay. Many of the Order felt a pang of guilt that Sirius would have to stay behind. All except for one grease ball who hated the living guts of him, Severus Snape. Snape would gloat in front of that 'mangy mutt' and tell how he had a real job to do for the Order and how not everyone could just sit around and be useless. That is what brought Remus Lupin and Sirius Black sitting in the old black family house drinking pumpkin juice next to Molly Weasley.

"I hate that stupid grease filled piece of….wait till I get my hands on him I'll..."

"Sirius must you keep muttering so many death threats at the table." Molly said. Molly may not like Snape that well but she, just like everyone else in the Order, was tired of hearing the two of them bickering.

"Don't you stick up for him Molly," Sirius said unhappily, "he may be a spy for the order but that's no reason to be a git to everyone. 'Mangy Mutt' Ha! I could come up a way better name than that. Stupid son of a…"

"Sirius!" Remus said, "You two may have your differences, but there are more important things at hand. Voldemort's death eaters are on the move. Plus, we have to think about Harry. Think what he must be going through right now. Cooped up with those muggles who do who knows what to him."

"You're right Remus. I'll worry about Snivellus later. We have to think about Harry. Harry is our main priority." Sirius replied.

Sirius was really worried about Harry. The kid had been through hell and back again. No child should have to go through what he has. Hell, no adult should have to go through what Harry has gone through. Sirius was concerned. It seemed that Voldemort had sent out his death eaters to gather followers. Last the Order had heard from Hagrid was a week ago. It seemed that they weren't the only people trying to get the giants on their side. Death Eaters had made their way into the territory. Hagrid promised to do his best to get the giants on their side and that he would be in touch. Dumbledore said we could trust Hagrid and Madame Maxine, who apparently was traveling with him.

Remus and Sirius felt a slight grudge toward Dumbledore. He had kept Harry in the dark and told Ron and Hermione to keep details out of their letters to him. Never had Sirius seen such a bond between friends, except maybe between the Marauders. Each of them had so much love for the other. Hermione and Ron were worried about Harry. They feared he may be a little upset with them after keeping him in the dark for so many of their letters. Remus told them that even if Harry felt a little angry toward them, their friendship is stronger than that and Harry would understand.

"Just give him some space" was Remus' reply to them.

Remus, Sirius, and Molly could hear footsteps coming from the upstairs, then, with a sudden 'pop' the notorious twins Fred and George Weasley appeared.

"Boys! How many times do I have to tell you! You don't have to use your magic for everything!" Mrs. Weasley shouted angrily.

Fred and George were now officially able to use magic and have decided to drive their mother crazy with every ounce of magical ability they had.

"Relax dear mother," George said.

"Yeah just having a little fun," Fred said innocently to his mother. Both the twins turned to Sirius. "Sirius our good pal, care to try some of our new products for the joke shop." Fred said enthusiastically.

"Yeah it would be awesome to see how the new stuff is going to come out" George said.

"Oh, no! There is no way I'm doing that again, last time I tried one of your products I blew up like a balloon!"

Remus laughed at the memory. Sirius looked priceless but what was better was the face Severus had after Remus had to ask him if he knew a potion to help Sirius with the symptoms. Sirius said he would never take it even if Severus brewed him one. In the end, it was Madam Pomfrey who came through with the antidote. Sirius greedily took it after turning a dark shade of green. Sirius was back to his old self within the hour except for the green which took two days to fade. Remus felt a sense of relief to have a slight bit of humor in the dark house that was head quarters.

Remus cherished what small humor entered the grim house. There was little to be happy about in such dark times.

"Please, Sirius, we've made some adjustments. What's the worst thing that could happen besides you turning green and swelling up like a quaffle?" George said with a small grin on his face.

Sirius was about to answer that when he heard the loud slam of a door closing. Remus and the others stood up from their chairs hoping it was the others from the Order back from trying to gain information on some of Voldemort's doings. The order really needed a break through in getting to Voldemort's forces. The door of the kitchen suddenly pushed open in came the git of them all. Severus Snape.

"Well, well, look who it is, the grease ball is back from kissing the feet of his dear master. Tell me, how is old snake face these days?" Sirius asked with a smug look on his face.

"Not now Black, gather all the others for an emergency meeting, now!"

Snape had a hard look on his face. Not to mention the extremely white complexion. Remus and Sirius would have thought he was joking if it were not for the very serious look on his face. Normally, Snape just goes straight to Dumbledore to give his news. Snape would only call an order meeting unless he had something big he needed to share. Remus really hoped it wasn't another death or what had happened to one of the missing people. Remus shuddered at the thought of what could happen to you if you were captured by Voldemort. Frankly, Remus didn't ever want to know what the Death Eaters did to their 'prey.' Sirius always thought Snape would be the expert in that region.

Remus immediately ran to gather the others along with Molly who went to the floo to help.

"What is it Severus?" Sirius tried to ask nicely. Sirius knew if he wanted answers he would have to mind his temper to get them.

"Not now Black," Snape hissed again at him, "we must wait for the rest of the Order to arrive." Within minutes of Snape's arrival, the members of the Order were all gathered around the large table in the meeting room of Black Manor. Dumbledore came into the room and everyone suddenly became quiet waiting for him to speak.

"Ladies and gentleman, Severus has just come back from a meeting with Lord Voldemort." Many people flinched at the sound of the Dark Lord's name. Sirius merely rolled his eyes. "Severus has some very important news he would like to share."

Snape stepped up to deliver his news. Snape looked anxious and a little distressed which is the complete opposite of his usual smugness.

"I have just come back from a meeting with the Dark Lord and he has informed me of a plan to strike Potter tonight."

Immediately questions started popping up everywhere.

"What!"

"How could this happen?"

"Isn't Potter protected?"

"That's preposterous"

Suddenly Dumbledore stood up out of his seat. "Quiet!" he bellowed. Everyone in the room grew silent. "Now we must form a plan and go and check on Harry. Remus, Moody, you will be in charge of Harry and his safety. Go to Private Drive and keep an eye on him. Arthur, Tonks, Kingsley, and myself will be at the ready in case something does happen, along with the rest of the Order of course.

"Albus, what about me?" Sirius exclaimed, "Shouldn't I be the one protecting Harry? I'm his Godfather! Besides, I've been stuck in this god forsaken house all summer. I'd say I deserve the right to a battle."

"Sirius I know how you must be feeling. Your Godson is in trouble and you want to help him. But I am afraid I cannot allow you to come with us. If a full battle is to break out in the middle of a muggle neighborhood then the ministry is sure to show up."

"But, Albus, what good will I do him here. I need to do my job and protect Harry the way I'm supposed to!"

"What good will you do Harry in Azkaban, Sirius? Surely you realize that Fudge has lost every sense of morality in him. If you are caught, then I have no doubt that you will be kissed straight away. Then Harry will have lost the only kind of a father he has ever known."

Sirius was enraged at the old Headmaster but he had to admit, Dumbledore had a point. Fine! He would sit this one out. But Dumbledore could expect a real thrashing the next time he didn't let him into a battle.

"Make sure nothing happens to him." Sirius sighed.

"You have my word."

Dumbledore once again stepped before the crowd.

"Voldemort may or may not actually follow through with this attack himself. Voldemort has suspected spies in ranks and has been known to deceive his followers to lead the spies off."

"I'm sure this time Albus," Snape said, "Voldemort will strike."

"Then we will be ready."

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This chapter is really just to show how Snape is an important asset to the Order and an insight of Sirius is doing. Thanks so much to all who reviewed! I made this chapter a bit longer than the last so hope this makes you happy. Please review! Cheers!