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Lacy here kids. Sorry, I know. I said a few days and here we are, a week later. But we have an exciting first chapter ahead of us, I promise you that. We get to see the new house the kids and their guardians are living in, we get Heidi's POV on an Order meeting, after it's over, there's some arguing with Dumbledore and of course, a dementor attack. Don't worry, I figured out how to do that. So, have fun!

Disclaimer: I own Heidi.

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'Dung is an idiot, no question about that. Mad-Eye, well I grew up around him so I'm used to him. Dedalus is different but a good person. Elphias Doge, knew him a bit growing up to. Stopped by from time to time. Good man. Emmeline Vance, new girl. Not bad, though. She can make Pad shut up. Always a plus. Of course Bill and Charlie make great additions. All in all, not a bad meeting. Even if Mrs. Weasley didn't want us there.'

Heidi sighed as she finished her journal entry on the Order meeting. Of course, it was in another language so no one but her and Remus could read it. Well Harry could too but she'd put a spell on it so his hands burned yellow for hours after he touched it.

Back to Molly Weasley. She had the idea that Harry and Heidi were too young to be involved in the Order meetings. She was partly right, some of the stuff that was discussed gave Heidi nightmares, not that she wasn't already having those, but what Heidi believed Molly was forgetting was that everything going on was happening to Harry and Heidi. It was Harry Voldemort was after and Heidi he had no problem using to control Harry. Whether the Weasley matriarch liked it or not, Harry and Heidi would know everything that was happening.

"Albus, would you listen?"

Heidi frowned as she shut her journal and sat up on the couch she'd been lying on in the Black library. She'd been waiting for her guardians and brother to finish talking with the Headmaster but clearly things weren't going well.

Tucking her journal into her bag, Heidi grabbed the strap, threw it over her shoulder and headed downstairs. Sirius rarely yelled and Heidi wanted to know what caused the break in his character.

"I am listening Sirius," Heidi heard Dumbledore said. "but this is what's best for the children."

"How can it be best for them?" Remus's voice joined in. "They don't even know Lily's sister, they've never met her or her husband and child. Family or not, you'd be sticking them with complete strangers."

Heidi walked into the kitchen where the Order meeting had been held. "What's going on?"

Harry walked from Sirius's side to his sister. "Professor Dumbledore wants us to spend the rest of the summer at Mum's sister's place. Says we'd be safer."

Heidi frowned. "Safer with Mum's sister? I didn't even know Mum had a sister."

"That's because she's a muggle," Tonks said. "and she and your mum didn't get on at all because your mum was a witch. Petunia hates all things magic. By the time you two were born they weren't even speaking. Your mum took you to see her but she wanted nothing to do with our family."

"Why weren't we ever told?" Harry asked.

Remus sighed. "Your parents were going to when you got older but,"

"They died so we never found out." Heidi finished for her uncle.

"And we could never figure out how to bring it up," Sirius said. "That being said," he turned to Dumbledore again. "you're not taking them from us. We are the family they know, we are the family that has raised and protected them since the night they lost their parents. And we will be the ones to protect them until Voldemort is taken care of once and for all."

"Sirius, you have to understand," Dumbledore said. "this is for their protection."

"The only protection we need is them," Harry stepped forward, gesturing to their guardians. "they're all we've ever needed. You know I respect you, Headmaster, but you're not sending us anywhere."

Helping Harry emphasize his point, Heidi moved in front of Remus and he put his hands on Heidi's shoulders while Tonks stepped closer.

"We're a family, Professor." Heidi said. "And safe or not, we're not going to split up. We're going to face Voldemort together and we're going to finish what Mum started."

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Heidi laid on a boulder just outside their new house and stared up at the sky. She was nicely shadowed from the heat as the house was fairly large in size. It was four stories, had six bedrooms, five baths, a study, kitchen, dining room, living room, library and a basement that could fit the entire Slytherin house built so well, no one would hear their screams as they starved to death.

"Hey Bug," Harry walked into Heidi's line of vision, standing over her so she could see him. "wanna take a walk?"

Heidi sat up and turned to her brother. "You clear it with our wardens?" The boulder Heidi was sitting on was as far from the house as their three guardians would let them go.

Harry shrugged. "Aunt Dora's at work, Uncle Moony's doing something for Dumbledore and Sirius is fighting with doxies. I doubt they'll notice."

Heidi hopped off the boulder. "Cool, let's go."

A short walk through the trees and they entered an open field filled with all sorts of wild flowers.

Harry glanced at Heidi. "Ladybug, I swear the older you get, the more like Aunt Dora you become."

Heidi frowned. "What do you mean?"

Harry waved a hand at her outfit. She was wearing her combat boots, a bright yellow and white striped tank and a black and blue layered punk skirt with a beaded pouch on her right hip.

Heidi looked down at her outfit and shrugged. "I think it looks good."

Harry laughed. "And I think the only people that would agree are Aunt Dora and Luna."

Heidi laughed as well. "Probably." she frowned. "Does it feel colder all of a sudden to you?"

Harry looked around and nodded. "Yeah, yeah it does."

It was the hottest summer either could remember but a sudden chill had filled the air and as the two looked around, they noticed the plants were freezing and all animal sounds had stopped.

"Harry," Heidi stepped closer to her brother.

"Wand out, Heidi," Harry said.

They both pulled their wands and stood back to back in the field. Out of nowhere, two dementors appeared and grabbed the kids, throwing them away from each other. Heid landed hard on the ground but kept her wand tight in her hand. No way was she losing that again.

Getting to her feet, she looked around for the dementor that threw her, only to find it above her, already sucking away at her good feelings and happy memories. Her mother's terrified voice filled her mind and she fell to her knees. She tried to think of a happy memory but when Voldemort's voice followed her mother's, her mind blanked.

Harry grabbed his wand from where it fell and aimed it at the dementor. "Expecto patronum!"

A silver shield shot from his wand, forcing the dementor away. Once he was sure it was gone, he turned and saw Heidi on the ground, her dementor over her. Aiming his wand, he recast his patronus, sending the other dementor away as well. Once gone, Harry shoved his wand in his back pocket and ran over to Heidi.

"Ladybug," he helped her sit up. "hey, you alright?"

Heidi shivered in Harry's arm. "No, no I am not okay." the two carefully stood. "We need to get home."

Harry nodded, his arm tight around his sister. "Agreed."

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Okay so not so much exciting as a reminder that life is never easy for the Potter kids. Not that it will be for a long time to come. Yeah, I suck. Wait for book six, then I'll really suck. So let me know what you think, flame policy stands and thanks for reading.

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