The Order of the Phoenix Van
Harry Potter had seen many things in his life, but this must have been the most amazing thing he had ever seen. Parked at the curb, was an old mini van. Normally, that would have not been amazing, but the van was painted all black, and two moving phoenixes traveled around the van in an amazing display of color and beauty. If he strained his hearing he could just make out the soft phoenix song emitting from the van.
"So I take it that we are driving?" said Harry, too stunned for words.
"You're right Potter. We are," said Moody as he shuffled towards the van and opened the door.
"Well, get in," said a tall man in the group, "The rest of us have got to get back to our other duties."
As Harry stepped into the van he was taken back buy the interior. The inside was twice as big as the outside. A medium-size table sat in the middle of the room, surrounded by a wide selection of chairs in different sizes and shapes. Rugs lined the floor in red and yellow hues. Overall, the whole thing was simply spectacular.
"Welcome Harry to the Order of the Phoenix's mobile headquarters," said Tonks trying not to laugh at Harry's expression.
"How is this even possible?" asked Harry.
"Well, Arthur Weasley helped quite a bit with the charm work. We have so many charms on this thing I am quite surprised this old thing still runs," explained Lupin, as he climbed in the room. He shut the door behind him and the van gave a slight tremble.
"Well we should get going. Don't want Dumbledore to get his knickers in a bunch now do we?" said Harry, bitterness oozing from his words.
If they were surprised about the jab at Dumbledore, they did not show it. Moody took the driver's seat as Lupin and Tonks took a seat around the table with Harry.
"How long will it take to get there?" questioned Harry, mentally trying to figure out the distance from the Dursleys to Grimmauld Place.
"Considering that Mr. Weasley added a flying charm like he did to his old car and a stabilization charm, we will be there in no time," said Remus.
"This makes this a very valuable asset to the Order," chipped in Tonks as she tried to balance on two legs of her chair.
"Despite the paint job," said Harry, before he laughed as Tonks tipped over backwards and landed with a thud on the floor.
"What's wrong with the color? I happen to like it," said Tonks, after she composed herself.
"Normal muggle vans don't have phoenixes flying around on them," said Harry.
"It's hidden from the muggles, we are not that stupid," growled Moody
Seeing the lull in conversation, Harry decided now was his chance to get some answers out of them.
"So have there been any attacks since school got out?" questioned Harry.
"None, Harry. None what so ever," stated Tonks with honesty in her voice.
Harry looked at Tonks and Remus for a moment. They had looks of pure concern on there faces. Harry also noticed that they were sitting rather close to each other. A smirk played on his lips as he decided to play around with this new development.
"Hey Uncle Mooney why are you sitting so close to Tonks? Am I going to have a new Aunt Dora? Do I need to give you the talk?" asked Harry trying to keep a composed face.
The effect was almost instantaneous. Remus turned a dark red that rivaled Ron's hair. Tonks turned a light pink in the cheeks. Harry decided to spare them more embarrassment and said "I think its great you two are dating. Hey if I am lucky enough I might get a little cousin to corrupt; eh Uncle Remus?"
That got him going. Remus jumped out of his seat and tackled Harry for all he was worth. Harry too stunned to do anything just sat there as he was knocked to the floor as Remus then began tickling Harry. While laughing, the only thing Harry could get out was that he could not breathe. Tonks, of course, watched in amusement and cheered Lupin on giving him tips on where to tickle next. Remus finally let go when Moody's voice sounded from the front telling them that they had arrived.
Breathing heavy, Harry stepped out of the van and looked at #12. His breath hitched and his chest felt heavy and seeing the building. He was trying to hold back the tears as he remembered all the memories of Sirius.
He didn't want anyone to see him this upset. He had gotten over Sirius's death, but seeing his old house brought back memories that made him remember his godfather. He sucked up all his courage and headed for the door in between #11 and #13. Hoping that he could face whatever was to come.
