This is the seventh part of my fan-fic.  Harry and Ginny go to Hogsmeade and talk to Sirius about James' Animagus. Snape accuses Harry.  Lupin visits Hagrid.  Please read and review.

This story is my view on the 5th book, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, by J.K Rowling.  Harry and his friends are older now and are dealing with different things.  This is about Harry's inner struggle.  It is purely my imagination and I have no idea what is in store for the adoring HP fans like me.

This particular situation is of my creation.  May I remind you that Harry Potter is NOT.  If it were, I would be a very happy, and not to mention wealthy person.

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Harry Potter

                "Checkmate," said Ginny.  "You're right; you aren't very good at wizard chess."

                "Harry?"

                He looked behind him and saw Ron.

                "I'm sorry.  It's just that…"

                Harry looked over at Ginny and then back at Ron.

                "Something came over you," he said.

                "Yeah, it's weird."

                Ginny smiled at Harry.

                "It's ok Ron."

                Ron took a seat next to Harry.

                "I'll help you out.  Here, move that bishop."

                Harry moved it.

                "What about your knight?  We have to do something about that."

                Hermione, who was sitting near the corner of the room, lowered her book and smiled.  Everything was back to normal now.

                After the room started to thin out Ginny came up to Harry.

                "Do you want to go to the library and look some stuff up?"

                He nodded, "Sure, why not."

                The both of them left Gryffindor Tower and headed for the library.

                "Do you think we'll find anything?"

                She shrugged, "I don't know.  It doesn't hurt to look though."

                When they walked into the library they both took separate shelves and began searching.

                Harry called out, "Your Inner Spirit?"

                "Hmmm… I think we need something a bit more in-depth.  But we can start there," said Ginny.

                They sat down at a nearby desk.

                Harry opened the dusty book.  He slowly paged thru it; so not to miss a single word that might help them.

                "Your father's Animagus was a stag.  Perhaps we can find out what that means."

                She got up and searched again and later picked up a copy of The Art of Transfiguration.  She quickly flipped the pages.  Then she stopped and read, "Animal-like qualities can be passed down from generation to generation; such as a Patronus."

                Harry stared at her, "My Patronus is the same as my father's, the exact same."

                "Maybe we've found something," said Ginny excitedly.

                She skimmed the rest of the page and said, "Many secret transfigurations can be made, as is done in the Order of the Phoenix."

                "The what?"

                Ginny shrugged, "I don't know Harry, this all sounds so strange."

                Harry asked, "What's this Order of the Phoenix?"

                He got up and looked for a book on it.

                "Only Order of Merlin," he said.

                "There's got to be something somewhere," said Ginny.

                Harry sat back down and sighed, "It's probably something else I'm not meant to know about."

                Ginny looked up at him and said, "Why don't we try again tomorrow before we leave for Hogsmeade?"

                "Ok."

                Any student who was at least a third year could leave the grounds occasionally to Hogsmeade.  It was the village near where Hogwarts was located as well as being the only all-wizard village in Britain.

                The next morning after Transfiguration Class, Harry met Ginny in the library.

                "Harry, I just thought of something."

                He looked at her curiously.

                "Ron told me all about Sirius.  He'll know that today's the day we are going to Hogsmeade.  So why don't we look for him there?  I'm sure he'll know something; I mean you saw his Animagus along with your dad."

                Harry nodded, "I guess we could try the Shrieking Shack, he might be there."

                The Shrieking Shack was an old abandoned manor in Hogsmeade that was believed to be haunted.  Everyone stayed away from it, except Sirius and Remus Lupin. 

                When they got into Hogsmeade Ron dragged Harry into the joke shop. 

                "Look!"

                Ron pointed excitedly at a section in the store where crowds of people were standing.

                A perplexed Harry asked, "What is it?"

                Ron stood proudly and said, "The Weasley Brothers' Wizard Wheezes Ton-Tongue Toffees are now for sale.  Fred and George are now in the business.  They'll be the rage, they will."

                Ginny rolled her eyes, 'All summer long, they were coming up with ways to market themselves all summer long."

                Ron looked over at her and said, "What's with you Virginia?  You're just jealous you couldn't make some money."

                She glared over at him, "Don't call me that!"

                She grabbed Harry by the hand and said, "We have somewhere to go, don't we Harry?"

                Harry nodded, "Oh, yes, we've got somewhere to go."

                They left the store as Ron called out, "Have fun, kids!"

                "I hate when he calls me by my real name."

                "What's wrong with Virginia?  I think it's quite nice."

                Harry could think of worse names to have, like Petunia.

                "I just don't like it, and I didn't really want you to know."

                As they approached the Shrieking Shack they heard a dog bark and then a voice called out, "Harry?"

                "Padfoot?"

                They both turned around and saw Sirius, standing beside a tree in the overgrowth surrounding the house, and walked up to him.

                "Hello Harry, and…"

                "Oh, this is Ginny, Ginny Weasley."

                "Hi," she said quietly.

                "Listen, I can't talk long, but I want to warn you."

                "Warn me about what?"

                "I've been on the run.  Things aren't so safe you know.  I've had to live on the floo network.  It's hard when you don't know whom to trust.  I've been seeing some strange things Harry, strange things."

                Sirius looked around.  Harry noticed the look on his face.  It was a look of complete terror.  He knew Sirius wouldn't tell him everything he had seen; maybe he didn't want to know.

                "He's gaining support Harry, I want you to be cautious."

                Harry was becoming nervous.  He looked over at Ginny.  She nodded and he knew he had to tell Sirius.

                "Sirius?  I saw something at the quidditch match."

                "Saw what?"

                Harry swallowed hard and said, "My dad's Animagus."

                Sirius looked directly at Harry and said, "You saw Prongs?"

                Harry slowly nodded.

                "Harry, you didn't see Lupin did you?"

                "Lupin?"

                "Yes, Moony?"

                "I didn't see him.  But you would know Sirius, you were there also."

                A sudden look of surprise fell over Sirius' face.

                "Harry, I wasn't there."

                Harry glanced over at Ginny and then at Sirius.

                "But, you were there along with my father."

                Sirius shook his head.

                "Like I said before, I've had to stay connected to the Floo Network.  I've been waiting for Remus."

                "But, what was it then?"

                Ginny spoke up, "Is it a warning, then?"

                "Well yes, in a way.  It's also a sign of the Order of the Phoenix."

                Harry and Ginny quickly looked over at each other.

                Sirius continued, "In times of trouble the Order of the Phoenix, led by the heir of Gryffindor, helps out.  I believe it is a summons, because these are indeed troubled times."

                Ginny glanced at Harry and nudged him.

                He turned his head and saw Snape standing a short distance away from them.

                "Um, Sirius," Harry turned towards him, "Snape is over there, maybe we should…"

                "I need to be on my way anyways," said Sirius quickly.

                As Harry and Ginny walked away, Sirius called, "Harry?"

                Harry turned and saw Padfoot a ways behind him. 

                "I want you to talk to Hagrid.  It's time he told you something. Oh, and if it's really him, you'll see red and gold sparks."

                Harry turned and walked away, leaving Padfoot behind.

                As they walked further up the road they got closer to where Snape was standing and soon they approached him.

                Snape's icy voice suddenly called out, "Mr. Potter!"

                Harry looked over at him.

                "I was looking through my supplies closet and realized that I had been missing a few items."

                Harry immediately thought of Hermione.

                "I find it quite odd that anyone should be in the need of counter-aphrodisiacs.  But I have reason to believe it was you."

                Harry remained silent.  Snape had no reason; he just wanted to blame it on Harry.

                "I though we've had this discussion before.  Keep out of my closet, Mr. Potter, and you won't find yourself in so much trouble.  Or do you believe the trouble finds you?"

                Snape began to walk away as he called back, "Twenty-five points from Gryffindor."

                Ginny looked at Harry and said, "I'm sorry Harry, nothing seems to be going right."

                "It's ok Ginny, Gryffindor would have lost points sooner or later."

                They walked around Hogsmeade.  After visiting The Three Broomsticks and getting Butterbeers from Madam Rosemerta it was soon time to return to Hogwarts.

                Ron, Hermione, Ginny, and Harry were all quiet while sitting in the common room.

                Eventually, Ron and Hermione went off to bed.

                "Harry, are you going to talk to Hagrid?"

                "I don't know," Harry shrugged, "What could he possibly tell me?"

                "If Sirius thought you needed to know, maybe you should talk to him."

                "But see, he won't tell me," he sighed, "I just don't know what to do."

                Ginny put her arm around him and said, "You'll know what to do, and everything will be ok."

                But Harry was sure that everything wouldn't be ok.  But he did feel better knowing that Ginny thought so.

                After she went to bed, Harry decided to talk to Hagrid.  He grabbed his invisibility cloak and threw it on while walking out into the hall. 

                He was being extremely careful not to attract the attention of Mrs. Norris, Filch's cat, if she happened to turn the corner at any point in time.

                He successfully made his way down the stairs, out the door, and outside.

                When he came to Hagrid's hut he knocked on the door.  A moment later, the burly giant Hagrid opened the door.

                "Who's there?"

                "It's me, Harry," he whispered.

                "Oh, come on in "Arry."

                When Harry walked in he took off his cloak.

                "What'd be troublin' ya'?"

                "I talked to Sirius today at Hogsmeade."

                "Did'n say anythin' 'bout Lupin, did he?"

                "No, well, he said he was waiting for him, but that's all."

                "Well, what'd be ther problem?"

                "He said I needed to talk to you.  Something about, 'It was time for me to know.' He made me kind of nervous, Hagrid.  He told me to be cautious, and something about the Order of the Phoenix.  I just don't know what he's talking about."

                Hagrid sat down in a nearby chair. 

                "Wanna have a seat, 'Arry?

                Harry took a seat across from Hagrid

                "Ya' were thrown inta' this.  Never asked fer all this.  And ya' deserve ter know what really happened an' why."

                He took a deep breath and laughed dryly, "Ya' know, of all people, I'm not the best at explainin' stuff, 'specially this.  Dumbledore'd be better at it.  But I'll tell ya' some o' what I know."

                Harry heaved a great sigh.  This was what he wanted to hear.  He wanted to know why things were the way they were.

                "The night yer mother died, well, yer parents died I took ya' ta' them Dursleys' house.  Last thing I wanted to do, that was.  But Sirius and Dumbledore insisted.  When I came ta' Godric's Hollow, after we knew they were dead, I talked ta' Sirius."

                Hagrid held his head in his hands and looked up.  His face was so red; the reddest Harry had ever seen it.

                He continued, "'Arry, ya'…ya', well yer the…"

                There was a loud bang at the door.

                " 'Arry, quick, put your cloak back on and get in the corner."

                Harry quickly did so.  Then Hagrid slowly opened the door.

                Standing outside was Remus Lupin.

                "Remus?"

                "Hello Hagrid."

                "Did ya' see Sirius?"

                "Yes, and he'll be here shortly.  Listen, Wormtail is in the forest and he's getting closer."

                "Is he with Ya'-know-who?"

                "I don't know, no one knows."

                Hagrid looked over in Harry's direction.

                "Hagrid, it's time for the Order of the Phoenix."

                Hagrid stepped outside, leaving Lupin, standing there by the door, who nodded in Harry's direction as if he had seen him there.

                He softly said, "I'll be there in red and gold sparks."

                He then turned and closed the door.

                Harry lifted off the cloak and sat back down in a chair.

                The last thing he could remember was shouting and footsteps coming from the forest and a sharp stinging pain from his scar.