A New Face (POV: Albus Dumbledore)

Albus could tell there was something different about Minerva. Her face appeared red and puffy, almost as if she had been crying. She had seemed so happy lately. Minerva also had never tried to interfere with his decisions with Lily. She was always more interested than others, but never as interfering. Plus as of late she had been more interested in my decisions with Harry. He looked out the window as she took off on her broom. I wonder what's going on. What's going through her head? Come on Minny, tell me what's up? Why the sudden change? What's happened?

He turned to Remus. "Did you have Poppy look at your hand?" he asked geniuenly concerned.

"Yes, she tried a healing spell, but it didn't work. So she put me on some potion," Remus replied quietly wincing at the memory of another werewolf slicing his hand open and trying to kill him for not attacking a group of young children.

Maybe I shouldn't have him down there. They're dangerous, he could have gotten killed. I think he should stay up here for a while. He could help Lily study before school starts and spend a little bit more time with her. She misses him, thought Albus as he stared at a certain blue book on the last shelf behind his desk. He could just see a gold chain underneath it. "Remus I don't want you to go back down there for a while. Stay up here, hang out with Tonks and other members of the order. Just stay up here, okay?"

"Well if you're sure, then I'll do whatever you say," Remus answered knowing that Albus was beginning to second guess himself, he knew that it could be disastrous if Albus didn't trust his every decision, "We should probably start heading to Grimmauld Place for the order meeting."

"You're right," agreed Albus sighing as he reached for his floo powder so they could travel quickly.

Albus let Remus go first. Once Remus was through Albus threw in a bit a floo powder. He watched as the flames turned green with interest. He'd always loved watching fire. He supposed that's why he had always preferred Fawks to an owl, and why his Patronus was also a phoenix. He stepped into the fire painlessly, and bellowed, "Grimmauld Place!"

Albus stepped out of the fire at Grimmauld Place. The living room didn't really look like anyone, or anything could live in it. It was covered in a thick layer of dust. The couch looked like mouths had made a large feast of it. The two armchairs were falling apart at the seams and looked extremely unsteady. He slowly walked to the hallway in time to hear the picture of Mrs. Black begin to holler.

"My son...That traitor killed my son!" Remus and Albus worked together to cover the portrait with the maroon curtain it usually hung behind. They heard her muffled voice and the sniffles that escaped occasionally. They sat down in two chairs to catch their breath.

In no time members of the Order began to show up. Minerva, Kingsley Shacklebolt, and Molly Weasley were the last to arrive. They took their usual seats and waited for the meeting to begin. Albus started the meeting. They went through all of the old news that still needed to be dealt with. The meeting was interrupted only once with the arrival of Harry and Hermione, who were promptly sent upstairs to join Ron and Ginny.

Finally Albus thought he should inform the order of his final decision concerning Lily, "I have decided that it would be best if Lily attends Hogwarts this year. As all of you know Lily is currently living between Nymphadora and Remus when appropriate. However, I have decided it would be better for her to be under constant watch. With as many members working at Hogwarts as there is she would be safer from the Voldemort there. I will be placing her in her sixth year in Gryffindor with Ron, Hermione and Harry" Albus finished sitting down rubbing his forehead. I hope I'm making the right decision. There were a few murmurs through the group as they though about the decision.

Remus, Nymphadora, Molly, Minerva, Kingsley, Aurthur Weasley, and Poppy Pomfrey all agreed. It was settled, Lily would be attending Hogwarts and placed in the sixth year class with Harry, Ron, and Hermione in Gryffindor. She would be under the alias of Lily Anne Jones. No one had to know of her past but the Order. She'd be safe and sound, where no one could get to her. No one would even have to know of Lily's past, thus she'd be even safer. The alias would keep any suspecting Death Eaters off of her trail.