A/N- I Do Not Own Harry Potter

Also I'm assuming that Hogwarts gets out at the beginning of June/ end of May giving students three months off. We're nearing the end of July in the story.

Chapter 9

Neville pulled the folded letter out of his pocket and re-read it, as he sat down at a corner table in the Leaky Cauldron.

Dear Neville,

Thank you for agreeing to meet us. Be to the Leaky Cauldron at 10 o'clock on July 22nd. Wear a cloak that will hide your face and speak to no one. Once you have been seated, a meal will be sent over to you. There will be a note with the meal. Feel free to eat if you are hungry, if note, simply read the note and you'll know what to do.

Harry & Hermione

He carefully folded the letter and put it back in his pocket, and looked around the pub. There where relatively few people in the pub, only five, not counting Tom the bartender. Two older men where arguing about some article in the daily prophet at one table. In another corner, facing doth the muggle and magical entrances to the pub, sat someone wearing a red cloak. Someone else in a red cloak sat at the bar. And a younger man sat at a table playing chess against himself.

Neville watched as the red cloaked figure at the bar stood up and walked towards him. The figure looked down at him. As the person spoke he could obviously tell that her voice, for the voice was obviously feminine, had been altered. "Are you actually hungry Neville, or would you like to go up to the room?"

Neville looked at the figure questionably. "Hermione?"

The figure nodded. "Harry's over in the corner," she indicated the other red-clad figure.

"How do I know you're really Hermione?" Neville asked.

"We met on the train first year and I found your toad Trevor in the girls lavatory. You lost him again before arriving to Hogwarts and I volunteered to help you find him, although we didn't Hagrid did."

Neville smiled. "Let's go the room. I'm really not that hungry."

"Harry will follow us up in a few minutes." With that Hermione turned, and Neville rushed to stand up to follow her. She led him up the stairs and into a room. Once in the room she lowered her hood, and Neville did the same.

The first thought that ran through Neville's mind was that she looked different. He couldn't quite place it, but there was something different about her. When Harry came into the room five minutes later, he thought the same thing about him.

As Harry closed the door to the room behind him, he pulled his wand and cast several spells Neville didn't recognize. He lowered his hood and smiled at Neville. "Good to see you mate."

"Good to see you guys too. I don't suppose you can tell me what's with all this cloak and dagger stuff?" Neville asked.

"Sorry," Hermione explained. "We have people looking for us who both we don't want to find us and have no business trying to find us."

"Who?"

"Dumbledore," Harry said simply. "He's been interfering in my life since the night my parents where attacked. I've finally broken free of him, and now he's seeking to place me back under his thumb. But we're not here to discuss Dumbledore."

"Neville, me and Harry have started an organization dedicated to...ending the prejudices of the wizarding world. We would like your help."

"What can I do?" Neville asked. "It's not like I'm some great wizard."

"Neville," Harry said, "Never doubt yourself. You and me where the last two people fighting in the Department of Mysteries. You are a great wizard. As for what you can do, We need someone to grow various potion ingredients in a greenhouse and your the best we know in herbology. We also need someone who is willing to fight with us when and if the time comes, you've already proven that."

"But what about Voldemort?"

Hermione answered Neville's question this time. "We're still going to fight him. Remember that he supports the pure-blood ideals. Hence he is a threat to what we are trying to create."

"So are Bellatrix and the other Lestranges," Harry added.

Neville's eyes hardened. "I'm in."

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Three hours later Remus and Tonks walked into the Leaky Cauldron.

"What are we doing here Remus?" Tonks asked. "We're supposed to be out looking for Harry."

Remus raised an eyebrow. "That's what we're doing."

"What?"

Remus smiled. "We're meeting an acquaintance of mine who knows where Harry is."

Tonks eye's widened. "Then why haven't you told Dumbledore, or the rest of the Order?"

"Because my contact doesn't wish me to. If I did, we'd never find Harry because my contact would have nothing to do with me."

Tonks bit her lower lip. "I guess that makes sense."

Remus walked to a corner table where a red cloaked figure sat. He glanced down at the persons finger to double-check the persons identity, and sure enough a silver ring identical to his own was resting in place.

Remus sat down across from the person and motioned for Tonks to take a seat next to him, which she reluctantly did.

"Hello Mooney," a male voice said.

Tonks could tell it was being distorted, but it sounded just like the proxy Harry had sent to Sirius' will reading and her eyes widened. "You," she said. "You where at the will reading."

The figure chuckled. "Yes I was. But we're not here to discuss that."

"Well, King," Remus began. "I believe she," he indicated Tonks, "can be trusted."

"But is she on my side?" King asked.

Remus nodded. "Plus her abilities would come in handy for the court."

Tonks was now thoroughly confused, and just a little bit afraid. "What are you guys talking about?" She turned to Remus. "I thought we were trying to find Harry?"

"He's upstairs with Empress," King said simply. "Besides, you need to be tested before we trust you."

Tonks' eyes narrowed. "What kind of test?"

"Mum," King said as he stood up.

Remus also stood and pulled Tonks up with him. "Trust me," he whispered in her ear, before following King up to a room.

The first thing Tonks noticed when she walked into the room was a pure red phoenix perched on the head board. The second thing she noticed was Hermione sitting at a vanity running a brush through her hair.

"Hermione?" Tonks blurted out.

Hermione turned and smiled at the group, "Hello Tonks, Remus. It good to see you."

King walked over to Hermione and lowered his hood. Tonks was shocked when a smiling Harry was reveled. "Hello love," he said to Hermione. He bent down and the two shared a chaste kiss. "Miss me?"

Hermione snorted. "You where only down there two two hours," Hermione said. "But yes, I did miss you."

The two teen turned towards a now gaping Tonks.

"Close the cave before a dragon decides to take up residence Tonks," Harry joked.

Tonks snapped her mouth closed. "Where have you two been? The whole Orders been looking for you."

"Remus hasn't," Hermione pointed out.

"Hey, leave me out of this," Remus protested.

Tonks turned on Remus. "You knew! You knew where they where and you didn't tell anyone!"

Remus chuckled nervously. "In my defense, I don't actually know where they're staying, just how to contact them."

Tonks hair and eyes turned red from anger.

"Right," Remus said. "Never mind." he smiled sheepishly.

Tonks turned back to the two teenagers, who were trying to hold back their laughter.

"You think this is funny?" Tonks almost yelled. "You need to come back to the Grimmauld Place Harry. You're in danger, your relatives were attacked early in the summer."

Harry smirked. "Yes, Remus informed us of your reaction to that."

"She's good, if she agrees," a voice Tonks didn't recognize said.

Tonks quickly looked around the room for the third person. "Who said that?"

"I did." Tonks turned toward the phoenix "Hello Nymphadora, it's been a long time."

"You know me?"

Harry chuckled. "Tonks allow me to introduce my mother, Lily Potter."

Tonks fainted.

Harry and Hermione walked into the Twins flat in time for dinner. The Twins, Ginny, and Luna were siting around the table.

"Evening Harry, Hermione," Luna said. "Will Lily be joining us this evening?"

Hermione shook her head. "No. She wanted to examine some real estate for us."

"Real estate?" Fred asked. "What for?"

"After Hogwarts, the Court is going to need someplace else to meet. The Chamber is just going to be a temporary base of operations, until we find some land well suited for us," Hermione explained. "Once we get a new base, the Chamber will be relegated to something akin to an emergency bunker and secondary meeting place."

"What kind of land we looking for?" George asked.

"Something with lots of land so we can use our forms freely and where we can have a manor built with rooms for all of us," Hermione explained. "Which reminds me." Hermione pulled out two vials each labeled for either Ginny or Luna. "He you guys go."

Fred and George looked at each other. "When did they give you something for the potion?" George asked.

Harry smiled. "They didn't. You guys where in the shop when we dropped of their journals and rings last week. We asked them what they wanted to be and got the materials ourselves as they don't have the resources you guys have."

The Twins looked at their sister with grins on their faces. "So little sister," the two said together.

"What are...," George continued.

"...you gonna be," Fred finished.

Ginny smiled evilly. "Tell me, O brothers of mine, what does Charlie work with?"

The Twins eyes widened in realization, then smirked. "We think it's fitting...," Fred said.

"...considering your fiery temper," George finished.

Ginny turned to Hermione. "She chose the breed. May I ask what you decided?"

"Swedish Short-Snout," Hermione explained. "It's got the hottest flame of all the breeds. It'll turn bone and timber to ash in seconds."

"Nice," Ginny said before knocking the vial back and drinking the potion.

"What about you Luna?" George asked.

Luna smiled dreamily, momentarily resuming her loony persona as she answered. "I'm going to be a Tebo. They're highly dangerous as they can't always be seen."

Fred and George looked at each other before responding. "Luna, if it can't be seen, how can you become one?" Fred asked.

Luna, Ginny, Harry, and Hermione burst out in laughter.

After a few moments Hermione answered the question for them. "Fred, a Tebo is a real animal. It's a warthog capable of turning invisible. Haven't you guy's ever read Fantastic Beast & Where to Find Them?"

"Of course we have!" George said.

"We just don't remember every bloody creature in the book," Fred added.

"So guys," Harry began, "me and Hermione told you about our eyes, can you guys do anything special now?"

"We were experimenting the other day," George said.

"I don't really have anything special," Fred said. " But I now produce venom in my mouth if I bite something. And I can produce webbing from my palms."

"Kinda like Spider-man," Harry said.

Fred looked at Harry confused. "Who's Spider-man?"

"Muggle super hero, never mind."

George chuckled before answering. "My skins extra tough, non of the spells Fred hit me with worked."

"Interesting," Hermione mumbled. She looked at Ginny who was itching her nose. "You okay Ginny?"

"I'm fine," Ginny answered. "My nose just..ah..AHCHOO!" Everyone jumped back as flames shot from Ginny's nostrils and mouth as she sneezed.

"Sorry," Ginny mumbled as she looked at the damage she caused.

The dinner and dishes on the table where severely burnt, and the table itself was severely charred.

"Whoa," The Twins said in unison.

"You telling me," Harry said.

Later that night Harry was lying in bed unable to sleep. The summer had been busy so far, he and Hermione hardly had any romantic time together, despite their loads of free time. Hermione had spent a lot of time in Lily's library studying anything that might help them. And he had spent a lot of time training so that he could kick Voldemort's ass.

He was surprised when the door to his room opened and Hermione walked in.

Harry sat up in bed. He noticed that Hermione was dressed in an over-sized white t-shirt she had stolen from him shortly after they moved into Lily's manor, under the guise of girlfriend privileges. Her The shirt stopped mid thigh, exposing a lot of leg.

Hermione walked over and climbed in bed with him. "You don't mind do you?" She asked.

"No I don't," Harry answered. "May I ask why though?"

"We haven't spent a lot of time together," Hermione explained. "I'd like it if we could at least spend our nights together."

Harry smiled and kissed Hermione. "Goodnight Hermione."

Hermione smiled. "Goodnight Harry."

As the two lay down to sleep, Harry felt Hermione snuggle up to him. He thought that life couldn't possible get better.

A/N- Sorry No Lemons, At least not yet. I needed to get some more Harry/Hermione romance into this. My only excuse is that summer is a busy time. Once they get to school, they'll have a lot more time together They're spending the summer in more of a prepare for what's to come mode, so they're both busy with various projects. Plus I kinda forgot that this was also a romance fic, sorry 'bout that. Will try and stick a bit more romance in, and eventually there will be Lemons. Don't know when, but they'll be there.

Also there is a challenge on my profile for anyone interested.