*Sniff* I'm touched. So many people reviewed, I LOVE you guys! Anyway, I won't do that number of ppl rule anymore, I only did that to get started. *Ducks flying rotten tomatoes* Hahaha, on with the story.

The Order of the Phoenix

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Previously: …he turned to put it up next to the other gifts and then, the third and final shock of the night made him fall back onto his bed, eyes wide and staring.

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Harry sat back startled as his eyes met amber ones. They belonged to, or used to belong to anyway to Hedwig. Now, a magnificent phoenix with red and gold feathers and hints of blue at the tips of the tail feathers stood in Hedwigs' place.

"Uh….w-wow?" stuttered Harry uncertainly. Hedwig let out a sweet note and flew over to perch on his shoulder. "What happened Hedwig?" Harry asked her and she pointed her tail feathers to the letter on his bed from someone. He turned and picked up the piece of parchment that used to have nine words on it.

Dear Mr. H. Potter,

As you have probably noticed by now, your snowy owl Hedwig is actually a Phoenix. Yes, she was in disguise, but that is one of a phoenixes' many powers, the ability to take on any shape it wants. However, you can find out more about phoenixes from your headmaster, Albus Dumbledore. You have been invited to join the Order of the Phoenix, an elite group of the most pure and powerful wizards of the time to help battle the dark lords, in this case, Voldemort. If you have the desire and commitment to join the Order, please keep in mind that anyone not in the order MUST NOT know about it. Therefore, press your thumb on the seal in the lower left hand corner if your answer is yes, or just return this parchment to its envelope and you will have no recollection of this letter at all.

Sincerely,

The Order of the Phoenix.

Harry thought for a moment then firmly pressed his thumb on the seal. A golden light shimmered and then he felt something burning his right wrist. Well, burning wasn't the right word, it wasn't hot, but he could tell there was definitely something going on there. He pulled back his jacket sleeve and found a small tattoo of a phoenix in flight on his arm. It glowed crimson for a moment then faded to a barely visible golden figure. "Whoa, awesome," he whispered then he sat back on his bed and promptly fell to sleep.

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Harry was woken up abruptly by the rude screech of his aunt Petunia yelling at him to fix breakfast for her 'Duddiekins'. He rolled his eyes and glanced over at Hedwig who was once again a snowy owl. He shook his head in disbelief and went downstairs to fix breakfast for his whale of a cousin, Dudley. He made pancakes, ("MORE!!" Dudley said after his fourth helping) bacon and toast. For himself, he got half a piece of bacon and some burnt toast. Then Uncle Vernon handed him a long list of chores that Harry completed and then he went back up to his room. Hedwig was there and hooted comfortingly as Harry sat there, waiting for the Weasely's to arrive. At 6 o'clock, he was ready and packed, waiting. There was a tap on his window, but he didn't see anyone. He opened the window and suddenly a freckled-face appeared right in front of him. He yelled and the red head chuckled.

"Shut up mate, you'll wake the muggles up!" and Ron Weasely lent Harry a hand and piled his stuff up onto a new flying car.

"You guys got a new one?" Harry asked, remembering all too well what had happened with the last car the Weasely's had. Ron grinned. "Yup, the Ministry allowed dad to make a new one. Mum's not to happy though, she keeps on yelling at him." Harry grinned.

"Wicked! Let's go!" and they jumped into the invisible car and flew off to the Burrow.

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When they arrived at the Burrow, Harry was greeted by eight other redheads plus Hermione. When they finally let him go to unpack in Ron's room, he had a huge grin on his face. The Weasely's were like his family and he loved staying with them. Fred and George had their demonic grins on again, which made Harry slightly scared as they only had those grins on when they were planning something…which was 99.9% of the time. Harry decided to stay very far away from them for the rest of the evening. Mrs. Weasely had cooked up a scrumptious meal as usual, and the whole gang had fun laughing and chatting and catching up with each other. Hermione told them about her trip to Australia and Fred and George had managed to pull a trick on Percy who didn't realize it while everyone else snickered, including Mrs. Weasely. Percy looked as if he had had an accident with a paint shop, his hair was colored a brilliant shade of pink, his face a deep blue and his arms and legs orange. When he finally got a look at himself in the mirror over the fireplace, he yelled out in shock then started chasing Fred and George around who nimbly slid out of his reach, an ability born from their Quidditch practices. At around midnight, Harry and Ron retired to Ron's bedroom where Harry promptly conked out.

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When he woke up the next morning, he muffled a yell of surprise when his emerald eyes met a pair of brown ones. "'MIONE!! What are you doing?" he queried and Hermione giggled.

"Good morning sleepy head! We're going to Diagon Alley today, so hurry up and get dressed!" she said chirpily and threw some random clothes at him. He groaned and walked over to the bathroom to do the daily morning ritual. You know, brushing teeth, etc. After getting dressed, he went downstairs where Mrs. Weasely stuffed a piece of toast into Harry's hands. When he finished his breakfast, he was ushered into the living room along with the others. He took a pinch of Floo Powder from the pot that Mrs. Weasely offered him and threw it in to the flames of the fire and stepped in.

"DIAGON ALLEY!" he shouted and was immediately whooshed away. He hoped that he wouldn't fall out into Knockturn Alley again, last time he had almost bumped into Draco Malfoy. He shuddered at the thought and automatically thrust his hands out in front of him to stop his fall as he came out in the Leaky Cauldron. Relived at the sight of Ginny and Ron's face, he stepped out of the way just as Hermione came out. He helped her up and felt a small tingle as their fingers touched, but it went away when they let go. He shrugged it off as nervousness from the Floo ride and the gang went back to the entrance of Diagon Alley. When the archway opened, the sight of witches and wizards walking up and down the busy street, chatting and yelling to each other, greeted him. He grinned at his friends and they smiled back with equal enthusiasm and they walked down the long cobbled alley. Their first stop was Gringotts, the bank ran by goblins (right??) to withdraw some money. When they got to Harry's vault, he quickly shoved some money into his pouch and leapt back in the cart. When they got back to the outside world with sunshine and fresh air, they immediately went to Flourish and Blotts to purchase their books for the next year and then to refill their potions ingredients. After buying the rest of their school supplies, Ron and Harry naturally went to Quidditch Quality Supplies while Hermione and Ginny went elsewhere. They met up later and went to Florean Fortescue's Ice-Cream parlor to enjoy the rest of their afternoon indulging in sundaes. At 4 o'clock, they met up with the rest of the family in the Leaky Cauldron and they returned to the Burrow.

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TA-DA!!!!! Hahahahaha, well, I would have had this up earlier, but as you prbly know, I couldn't update until the 21st. Grrrrr….Anywayz, time for the THANK YOU'S!!! YOU GUYZ ARE THE BEST!!!! I can't believe my fic got 17 reviews for ONE chapter! Well, here are my thanks to these ppl:

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