Summer Visits and Muggles at Hogwarts Chapter 6: Snape Visits and To Diagon Alley, a harry potter fanfic

Ya know what guys? After finishing reading the Order of the Phoenix this afternoon at 12:34, I realized that this defiantly doesn't work with the book! L but you know what? I don't care. But I think I'm gonna cry again! I can't believe she killed him!!!!!!!!!!

Just to let you all know, the entirety of Snape's visit was written BEFORE I read ANY of the 5th book, and what is after I obviously wrote after I read it for obvious reasons. Anyway I decided that I would sway a little from what I actually had planed and add some of what was actually part of the 5th book, so as not to make this story too completely away from the actual event that may have happened.

Does anybody besides me hate CAT tests? (I will forever remember that a lep is a ball!)

**Shout outs to my reviewers at the end of the chapter!!!!**

~Any Spanish used from this chapter on will be translated at the bottom of the page. ~

^Also I have another quote for you people to translate. And yes, this is of significance to. It's just a tad bit harder. Here it is: "Oportunidades en la vida no las dejas pasar porque podrías dejar pasar una vida entera."

***Note to anybody: I need a beta-reader for this story and my others. If your interested, let me know!!!***

Anyway on with the next chapter:

Summer Visits and Muggles at Hogwarts Snape Visits and To Diagon Alley

From the small living room in number 4 Privet Drive could be herd the voices of four exasperated teenagers working furiously on summer homework, being pushed into it by their bushy hair best friend. "Come on guys that transfiguration essay isn't that hard at all! McGonagall only required it to be eight feet. I already have twelve and am not even close to being done! I bet even Ginny could do it and she hasn't even had level four yet." Replied Hermione "I am not going to help you on this one. I already practically did half of your essays for potions, herbology, DADA, and divination, which mind you, I don't take any more because it is phony."

"But Hermione we need help!" cried Ron. "Can't you see that? We have no idea what to write."

"Ron, look to your right on that little stand. Now tell me what do you see? That's right it's a book. And what does the cover say? TRANSFIGURATION. Use it; I mean do I look like that book? No I didn't think so." Replied Hermione sarcastically, going back to her now thirteen-foot essay.

And so this is how the conversation continued for nearly the next forty five minutes, with Petunia stopping to give them all some lemonade, which was followed by a chorus of thank you's, and then leaving to go back to cleaning. To any outside viewer all you could see was a group of kids working on summer homework, nothing special about them at all; there was nothing between them except being best friends (except for the two redheads that bared a resemblance). However if one took notice you could casually see the chestnut hair girl taking quick glances in the direction of the dark haired boy, and vice versa without trying to be noticed. Little did they know that not only were they seen but by the two worst people. Little Virginia Weasley, our couples match maker, and the jealous Dudley Dursley.

Their conversation was interrupted as the former entered the room. "Aren't you guys finished yet? You've been here all day! I want somebody to talk to."

"Sorry Dudley but unlike you we are assigned homework over the summer. I'll admit it; about half of this group is procrastinators, so no. We are not done yet." Replied Harry curtly.

"Well how about you just do it tomorrow and talk with me instead? I'm sure I'm defiantly more interesting than schoolwork. Especially something called…" retorted Dudley, looking at the books on the floor, "care of magical creatures." Not even realizing he said the forbidden word.

"What?" questioned Dudley quizzically. "Have you forgotten that we don't speak Spanish in this house? We only know ENGLISH."

"Never mind Dudley just go away." Retorted Hermione, standing up to face him and glare.

"What was that about Sirius Hermione? Where is he anyway? I don't think I saw him since eleven this morning." asked Ron.

"I told him to go bother Sirius. I think he's outside being sunbathing and being lazy," responded Hermione, turning away from Dudley and back to the others.

Unexpectedly, a low toned menacing voice spoke up. "Sunbathing? I always knew Black was stupid and unnaturally lazy but sunbathing?"

Whipping around toward the voice Ginny stuttered out "P-Professor Snape! When did you get here? We didn't expect you to be here!"

In a raspy voice he replied, "I just got here, Floo Network. I though Minerva told you I would be coming to check in on you today? Besides, are you all so deaf that you didn't hear me practically fall out of the fireplace?"

"Sorry Professor we didn't. Did you need anything in particular?" questioned Hermione.

Noticing Dudley staring at him with his mouth hanging open still in amazement at how somebody could just pop in out of nowhere without being noticed, Snape snapped at him "Shut you mouth Mr. Dursley. That is unless you enjoy eating flies. I'm not that fascinating, believe me. Now, I do need however to speak to the other Mr. Dursley and Mrs. Dursley."

"Just a moment Professor I will go get Aunt Petunia. Uncle Vernon is at work though." Replied Harry, walking out of the living room and upstairs towards the current location of Aunt Petunia.

Meanwhile back down in the living room all was silent, Ron, Hermione and Ginny still sitting on the floor, Dudley plopped in a chair and Snape standing as stiff as a board off to one side of the room. After scrutinizing Snape for about another minute Dudley spoke up. "You look like a giant overgrown bat you know that?" He only response was a deadly death glare sent in his direction.

A few minutes later Harry entered the room and started working on his essays once again. "Aunt Petunia will be down in a minute. She said 'I'm a little busy at the moment Harry. He will have to wait. I will be down in a few minutes.' Why don't you sit down instead of standing? When she says a moment what she really means is half an hour."

With a curt nod in Harry's direction Snape crossed the room in two quick strides and occupied the vacated armchair directly across from the kids on the floor. They sat in silence for another few minutes until Dudley jumped up from his seat and declared that just sitting their was becoming stupid and he was going outside because it was better than sitting in a room with a bunch of anti-socialists. A few seconds after he left, Hermione began rummaging through her stack of papers and pulled out her twenty-two-foot potions essay and approached Snape with it in her hands.

"Umm… Professor?" she asked to get his attention and when he looked up at her she continued, "I finished the essay you assigned to us for summer break about two weeks ago when my family was still on vacation. Since you are here and we are still waiting for Harry's aunt to come downstairs I was hoping that if it wasn't to much trouble… maybe you could look over it for me and tell me if I left anything out or if there was anything I could fix in it to make it any better." She finished hopefully.

"Let me see it Miss Granger," replied Snape holding out his had for her rolled up parchment that was tied with a navy blue silk ribbon. After she handed it to him and he unrolled he looked up at her and replied, "Is there anything you haven't left out? It looks like a bloody book. If I remember correctly I only assigned a ten foot essay, not an essay that was a mile long."

"Lo siento Profesor. Pero por pequeño que escribiera yo apenas no lo podría hacer sólo diez pies. Había información demasiado importante, y yo piensan que dejé fuera algunos pedazos esenciales," Muttered Hermione, with her head downcast.

Rolling his eyes, Ron spoke up while flipping through his text book that was resting in his lap, "Don't mind her Professor. She's been like this ever since she came to get Ginny and me a few days ago. For somebody who is suppose to be intelligent she hasn't remembered NONE of us but her speak Spanish."

With eyes bugging out, Ron nearly yelled, "Not you too! Is everybody in this world going mad! The next thing you know Spanish will become the official language of muggle England AND the entire wizarding world." After the shout out he plopped back down on to the floor and buried his head in his hands and muttered a distinctive 'Why me?' to himself.

"Gracias Profesor." Said Hermione while smiling and sitting down in front of Snape's chair to be able to speak to him about her paper as he was reading over it, and to annoy Ron even further used only Spanish to speak with.

Finally when Ron couldn't stand it anymore he said "Mione please. I'm about to smash my head on the wall!" seeing Petunia walk into the room he shot up off the floor and nearly tripped over the sofa as her ran over to her and dropped to his knees begging nearly in tears, "Please talk to Professor Snape so he will stop speaking in Spanish with her! I'm begging you here. I'll do whatever you want me to just make them STOP!"

At this point Hermione and Snape had ended their conversation over he paper and he stood up with the parchment in his hand and looked at Petunia. "Well, well. Look who it is. Severus Snape. It's been a long time since I saw you last. Become a teacher have you? I must say I'm shocked, you never were a people person. In all honesty you are last person I ever thought I would see again, let alone in my house; especially after you betrayed my sister."

Confused, Harry spoke up, "Aunt Petunia, how do you know Professor Snape? And what do you mean betrayed my mother."

Seeing Snape's glare Petunia spoke in a hard voice, "Severus was a friend of your mothers from their fist year at Hogwarts up through most of their sixth year. They were as close as friends could get. Your mother invited him to spend Christmas with us during their fourth year because his parents weren't going to be home for Christmas and he didn't want to stay at Hogwarts. I admit, he was nice person then, told your mother he would never become involved with the dark arts like most of the other Slytherins. Then in their sixth year the mutual hatred between him and your father grew to outstanding heights, and when Lily started dating your father they began to grow further apart until one day in April of their sixth year he revealed to her he had became a death eater and was PROUD of it. That's when their friendship died because of his betrayal." Petunia finished in a low hiss, glaring holes into the Professors head. Throughout all of this Professor Snape had been staring directly at the floor, trying to control his emotions like always.

Harry, in too much shock over what he just herd just sat there gapping at them. Seeing nobody saying anything, and the surprisingly downcast Snape, Ginny spoke up, "Is this true Professor?"

Looking up to stare directly at Petunia, his eyes defying him, he said in a cold, hard voice "Yes, it is true. And now that she died, partially because of me, there is not a day that goes by that I do not regret my decision that day in April when I was initiated into the death eaters. I broke a promise and I wish I hadn't. If I could change what I did I would but I can't. I asked Dumbledore before and learned that messing with the realms of time, even if it is to make only one small change, could change the world with drastic consequences. The headmaster compared it to be being an untrained scientists and randomly messing with what the muggles so effectively call and atomic bomb, one wrong move and the world suffers from your mistakes and meddling through drastic consequences. In this case all I can do is ask for forgiveness, I never meant for any of that to happen, especially not to Lily, it was my fault and I live with the consequences of my actions every day."

It seemed that as Petunia was scrutinizing him, she was going to harass him more, she shocked everybody by smiling, stretching out her hand and saying "You do seem truthfully sorry I suppose. I'm surprised at how sincere you sounded and I'm proud of you for admitting it like that. In truth, our parents never blamed you. It was only me. But I think I forgave you for it a long while ago I just didn't realize it or want to admit it before now." She said smiling at him, then turned to Harry, "You see Harry? You always wondered why Snape was such a prat and hard on you. Now you know why. He's only trying to protect you like he couldn't do for Lily." And seeing Harry not in understanding Petunia turned back to Snape, "Now I understand you needed to speak with myself and my husband about something? I hope its alright if its only me, Vernon is still at work."

"Yes I do need to speak to you. Lets go into the kitchen." He said as he began walking away from the living room and after they had exited gossip could be herd coming from the living room is small whispers meant only for themselves to hear.

Sitting at the table Snape spoke up. "Professor Dumbledore has brought something of dire importance to my attention, as well as that of the other staff members, at a staff meeting last night; and as I was to come here today anyway I was appointed to be the one to inform you of the drastic measures that must be taken three days from now. I warn you before hand that it is something I guarantee you most probably will downright reject to, as well as you husband and son."

Attention captured, Petunia questioned "What is it that must be done that I wouldn't agree to.?"

Sighing, Snape continued "As you know Minerva will be returning here in three days to take Potter, Granger, and the two Weasleys to Diagon Alley to pick up their school supplies. Now, seeing as you, your husband, and your son will be staying at Hogwarts too it is vital that you fit into the world around you. Although you are unwillingly there you must follow all rules that apply to students and teachers, partially for your own protection and partially to keep unwelcome rumors from spreading. Thus with this considered you three will receive a major dose of insight into the wizarding world three days from now. You see the three of you must go along with the children to Diagon Alley."

Jumping up out of her seat at the table she placed her hands on the table, leaned forward, stared directly at him and hiss out "Absolutely not. I didn't even want to be a part of this in the first place but I had no choice. I refuse to become involved in this more than I have to, or sooner than necessary. Nor will I subject my child or husband to it earlier than I need to. Besides, Minerva informed us last she was here that we would not need to go as well and I plan to stick to that statement. I said before this was all freak stuff and I believe now if you would be so kind as to get out of my house." She replied pointing to the door.

"I am afraid you have no choice Mrs. Dursley," said Snape, also standing however instead of leaning on the table, withdrew his wand and pointed it at her. "If I have to use magic on you then so be it. Sit back down immediately." Seeing her sit he continued, "You must go for a few reasons. One, it is not safe to stay here without anybody who can use magic, and as Black is going to only in his dog form, hopefully nobody will recognize him; cant believe he actually argued the matter with Dumbledore. Thus there will be nobody else there. Two, you need to see how the wizarding world is run, as I am sure you have shunned it as much as possible. Three, in order to fit in with the people at Hogwarts, you, your son, and your husband must have a proper wardrobe. This means that while there you will be required to purchase robes for day wear just like the students. Four, as Hogwarts is all magical and the only place you will be visiting is Hogsmeade and the only currency excepted is that of the wizarding world that means you will also need to your muggle money, whatever it is called, for galleons, sickles, and knuts. And finally fifth, as you Mr. Dursley is fifteen and thus considered a student he will be REQUIRED to take the Hogwarts classes with the other students when he is not being tutored by one of out staff members on his actual classes, which means he will also need the same books as Mr. Potter. So I suggest you just agree and be ready by 10:30 am three days from now." Thus seeing her reluctantly nod her head Snape sat down and placed his wand back into his robe pocket, he continued speaking. "Your not the only muggle family I have seen resistance in toward the wizarding world. Even the Creevey's had reluctance and you see where it got them? Attacked, just like your newspaper revealed the other day. I have even seen some among Miss Grangers family before, especially when they were brought into Diagon Alley."

"What do you mean reluctance among Hermione's family? Why would they be reluctant?" questioned Petunia

"She must not have told you then. You might want to ask her yourself. I haven't always been the kindest person to her in the past, but that's just the way I am. Very brilliant girl she is. You see this?" he asked as he took Hermione's potions essay out of his cloak and seeing Petunia nod he handed it to her and continued, "Open it up and read some it and you'll see what I mean. Can't you tell just by how she's pushing those boys to do their summer work? I noticed that she always does more than what has been assigned. It was only supposed to be a ten-foot essay."

Unrolling it Petunias eyes nearly bugged out. "My lord. Does the girl always write this much? And this small too? It must have taken her ages to write this." She commented while reading down through it.

"Yes, it tends to be the way most of her essays are. Double the assigned length. When I substituted for Lupin once before I assigned an essay on werewolves and she had been the only one to even write it."

"This is very good. I doubt many people can actually do this well…Wait a minute, is it just me or is she writing in Latin here or something?"

"No, its defiantly Spanish." He said and waited as Petunia rolled up the parchment and handed it back to him. "I should be going. Just remember to be ready with the others when Minerva comes." Standing up, he called to Hermione, "Señorita Granger. Venga aquí por favor. Yo necesito hablar a usted."

From the other room you could hear Ron groan 'Not again!' and laughter coming from both Harry and Ginny.

"Yes Professor?" questioned Hermione as she arrived in the kitchen.

"I have read over your essay and it's very good. The only problem I see is your continuous transition from English to Spanish and vice versa. I can take it now and grade it or I can give it back to you so you can write it in ONE of the languages, I don't care which either is fine, and receive a few extra points in the process."

"I think I will have it back professor and floo it to Hogwarts for you before the term starts if that's okay with you." Seeing him nod she went back to the living room with her parchment to rewrite it. And with one last goodbye to the occupants of the house, he disaparated.

"Hermione, come here please I need to speak to you. Bring your stuff so you can work on it." Said Petunia

As Hermione seated herself at the table with her stuff she happened to glance toward the living room to see Harry staring at her with a glazed over look in his eyes. 'That's odd, I think I'm starting to believe Gin now.' "What was it you wished to speak with me about Mrs. Dursley?"

"Please, call me Aunt Petunia. I know I'm not your aunt but still. Earlier Severus said something about your parents being reluctant toward the magical world. What did he mean by that? I though your parents wouldn't have a problem with it, you know, with them being exposed to it all their life."

"That's where you are wrong Mrs. Dur… I mean Aunt Petunia. My parents were never exposed to the magical world until five years ago when I first received my acceptance letter to Hogwarts. You see I'm a muggle born witch. Some uncivilized people like to call us mudbloods. You see, it's a very foul name for a person who is of muggle lineage. That is they have parents with no magical blood, just like my parents. They are muggles just like you, Dudley, and Mr. Dursley. My parents, for a while, thought it was all a hoax and it was rubbish, they never believed in anything that couldn't be scientifically proven, which you know magic can't be. But when they thought back to all the strange things that happened when I was younger, and happened around me they finally realized it wasn't a joke. Their reluctance comes mainly from not really know what I am exposed to me. This is all new to them and they are frightened by it; they never like change. And what makes it worse for them is they thought it might ruin my life; that was until they saw that I fit in much better in the wizarding world than I ever had before I went to Hogwarts. I myself sacrificed a lot by going the magical world. For one, I lost all of my friends I had before I left because I couldn't explain to them where I was all year, especially when I told them I couldn't give them the address of my boarding school so they could write. I told them the school didn't have an address and they thought I was going insane and I needed a psychiatrist. By the end of my second year all of my home friends stopped talking to me. That's another reason my parents are reluctant to let me be part of the wizarding world." Explained Hermione.

"Oh I see." Distantly replied Aunt Petunia. "Well, you can continue on your essay now."

Smiling, Hermione continued on her essay, but was interrupted by the pounding footsteps of Aunt Marge thundering down the stairs. When she entered the room. "Who was that nice looking young man that was just here?" questioned Marge, stretching her neck to see if Snape was still there.

Looking at Marge, Petunia said noticing Hermione trying to hid her grin and Harry and Ron's look of disgust, "You mean Severus? He was Lily's friend. And he's also the children's teacher. You, know a wizard."

At hearing that Marge's face paled visibly; and everybody broke out laughing. Even Sirius who had just come back in side and shifted into his human form. If you looked you could see sunburn on face and front.

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After a few tedious days of suffering through the outrageous summer heat, constant harassment from Dudley, and scraps crumpled parchment from numerous unworthy essays, as dubbed by Hermione, the day came for their trip to Diagon alley, in which the would be escorted by professor McGonagall a few unknown people, who they were just informed of yesterday. All they had been told was something about Harry's guard.

Around 7 that morning Harry woke up to the bright, luminous sunshine peaking distantly through the curtain of his single window where it creep ever so slowly over his bed and the other occupants of the room and ever so slowly arousing them. Deciding that it would now be not only impossible to fall back asleep because of the glaring sunlight but also futile after looking at his clock, which read 7:12, Harry slowly threw his legs over the side of his bed, yawned loudly and rubbed the sleep from his eyes and proceeded to grab some cloths and head toward the bathroom to take a shower before proceeding down to the kitchen to prepare breakfast for everybody before Petunia ordered him to, who he could hear shuffling around in her and Vernon's room. After drying off and getting dressed, Harry headed back to his room to see if anybody else was up, but Ron and Dudley were still snoring. Shrugging, Harry went downstairs and into the overly clean kitchen, where he got out the carton of eggs, sausage, pancake flour, and bread. Just about ready to start breakfast Harry heard mumbling coming from the living room, and remembering that was where Sirius had been sleeping the last few days, Harry walked over there as quietly as possible and peered over the back of the couch listening to Sirius's mumbling in his sleep. The words he heard sounded suspiciously like 'James, showoff, bored, Snivellus, bad luck', some random jinxes, and thrilled laughter. Deciding he really didn't want to know, Harry headed back toward the kitchen to leave Sirius to his rather amusing dream, but decided better of it and rounded on Sirius and slapped him on his beat red arms.

Yelping, Sirius half jumped, half rolled off the couch, hitting his head on the conveniently placed stand next to the couch. "OUCH!!!" Sitting up, rubbing his head and seething in pain, Sirius nearly growled out "What was that for Harry! God, that was my damn sunburn! Leave it alone!"

"Sunburn? Ever heard of suntan lotion? You put it on you body before you go out into the sun. It helps." Harry replied, trying not to break down laughing.

"Yeah well incase you didn't notice I was a DOG at that time." He growled out in response, getting up and pulling on his t-shirt, which had been discarded on the floor last night when he went to sleep, "what did you want?"

"I wanted you to help me make breakfast, that is if you feel up to it. I wouldn't want you mumblin jinxes at me or complaining about sunburn." Responded Harry, grinning widely.

"Funny Harry, very funny. Can't you see me laughing here? Haha. I suppose I'll help you, even though I always hated cooking." He said, walking into the kitchen and glaring at the stand as he walked by. As they were making breakfast Sirius asked a question that Harry would be glad to answer. "So, when is your Aunt Marge leaving?"

"Uncle Vernon has to take her to the train station at 8." Looking at the clock and noticing it was 7:40. "I guess I should go wake them up." He responded, hading the spatula to Sirius and slapping him on his sunburn, and after hearing him hiss in pain, he headed up the stairs with Sirius calling after him, "Your lucky you're my godson or I'd hex you right now!" Five minutes later Harry was walking back downstairs with Ron behind him whispering to him to slap Sirius on either of his arms and when Ron asked why he just said do it; however Sirius couldn't make out any of their conversation as they entered the kitchen and Harry sat down at the table."

"Hey! Mornin Sirius buddy!" said Ron as he walked by him, and like Harry told him, slapped him HARD on his arms, only to be awarded by Sirius hissing in pain, dropping the spatula he was using to flip pancakes, and whipping around to punch Ron in the shoulder.

"DO YOU MIND! THAT'S THE THIRD TIME THIS MORNING!!! LEAVE ME ALONE!!!" Yelled Sirius defiantly and turning back to the cooking. "I thought all you wanted was help Harry? Seems as if I'm doing it all."

"Hey! Sunburn!" seeing Sirius glare at him he quickly said, "Sorry Sirius, I know what its like. Fred and George do it to me all the time." Said Ron, rubbing his arm, "You didn't have to hit so hard. Bet you didn't even hit Harry, ouch."

Vernon and Marge came thundering down the stairs, apparently in a hurry, and Vernon yelled at Harry as he rounded the corner into the dining room, "Boy you better have breakfast done, and go get your aunts…" he trailed off seeing Sirius making breakfast "luggage please Harry."

"Sirius made breakfast Vernon. Don't worry it isn't poisoned. Come on Ron lets go get the stuff."

Slowly making their way upstairs, Harry and Ron made their way into the extra room Marge had been staying in, which appeared to be quite messy. Sighing they began throwing Marge's thing haphazardly into her suitcases and not bothering to keep quite because of the others still sleeping. They didn't even notice when Ginny walked into the room and asked them "What are you doing that you need to make so much racket Ron?!"

"Oh hey Gin. We're packing for aunt Marge." replied Ron. "Can you do us a favor and wake up Hermione and Dudley?" seeing her look when he said Dudley he quickly said, "Please Gin? If you do I'll treat you to ice cream in Diagon Alley."

Turning around and heading out of the door back toward the room she was sharing with Hermione, he heard her mutter "Yeah, yeah. But you had best live up to your promise."

Ten minutes later Harry and Ron were dragging Marge's suitcases down the stairs, and after Harry got the key from Uncle Vernon, he and Ron carried them out into the morning sun. Although it was a summer day near the end of August and the scorching sun let off tremendous amounts of heat into the muggy air, there was a cool breeze drifting around Privet Drive in the early mornings wake. The sound of birds chirping could be heard from most of the trees and some children were out playing already, however this serene atmosphere lived without worry, of events that were soon to come. Before heading back into the house to eat their breakfast they were greeted warmly by Arabella Figg, who was headed to the grocery store to buy cat food.

"That Arabella Figg is a little loony don't you think? I know she's a squib but…" Said Ron as they walked back inside, after passing Vernon and Marge who were getting into the car and leaving.

"She used to baby-sit me Ron. I never knew she had any connection to the wizarding world." Replied Harry as he sat down at the table.

"Oh yeah. She's been helping us keep an eye on you this summer Harry." Interrupted Sirius as he placed three plates down on the table, one in front of Harry, Ron, and himself.

"What do you mean she's been keeping an eye on me this summer?" demanded Harry.

"Well, here's the thing Harry. We , myself, Molly, Arthur, and some of you professors, couldn't always be here to watch you and make sure you stayed out of trouble; so we had other members of the order watch out for you in shifts that worked for them. Figg was one of them." Replied Sirius, completely forgetting they didn't know anything about the Order of the Phoenix.

"What's the order." Asked Ron.

"Well, its like this I cant tell you everyth-" started Sirius, but stopped as he heard people coming down the stairs, and Hermione, Ginny, and Dudley came into view.

"Hey guys!" yelled Ron to them, "When you walk by don't forget to slap Sirius on his arms!"

"Don't even think about you three. My sunburn hurts enough with out you slapping it all the time!" retorted Sirius, glaring at Ron. "Breakfast is on the stove if you want any."

"Don't worry Sirius. We wont slap you because we're not cruel enough to do that unlike some males already at the table." Ginny said to Sirius as she got her breakfast.

"So, what were you saying about an order Sirius?" questioned Hermione, remembering what the three had been talking about before they came down.

"Oh, well I tell you what I can." Replied Sirius, like he wished he'd never said anything. "I'm referring to the Order of the Phoenix. It was recreated by Dumbledore just after Voldemort came back in June. Many of the original members were lost in the first war against Voldemort. Current members include myself, Dumbledore, Molly, Arthur, McGonagall, Snape, Hagrid, Mad-Eye, Remus, Nymphadora Tonks, Kingsley Shacklebolt, Elphias Doge, Dedalus Diggle, Emmeline Vance, Sturgis Podmore, and Hestia Jones. We are an organized resistance against Voldemort. The last eleven are part of your guard Harry."

"My guard?" questioned Harry.

"Yes. Your guard. The ones who protect you Harry. Now that Voldemort's back it's not really safe for you to be out by yourself. We have been watching over you all summer. Anyway the order has been trying to find out what Voldies been up too this summer, and we are trying to recruit others to our side like the giants. Plus we are trying to keep the weapon away from Voldemort that he didn't have before."

"Weapon?" questioned Harry.

"Nevermind. Forget I said anything. Dumbledore will tell you when he thinks its important." Said Sirius going back to his breakfast, as did the others, even Dudley who had just sat there staring at them.

Eventually Petunia arose from her peaceful slumber and slowly got around so they would be ready to leave when Professor McGonagall arrived. An hour and a half after the conversation about the Order of the Phoenix, Vernon returned from dropping off Aunt Marge at the train and upon entering his house; nearly ran back out screaming in terror at the sight that met him. Hermione helping Sirius heal his horrid sunburn with a few choice charms, Ginny helping to magically clean the house, and Ron and Harry practicing their jinxes and counter curses in the middle of the living room floor, sometimes barley missing Dudley. Around quarter after ten, there was a knock on the door to which Dudley answered, and after seeing the people on the other side, immediately slammed the door in their faces, running back into the living room to hid behind his mother.

"What's the matter Dinky Diddyums?" asked Petunia, completely ignoring the look of disgust on everybody's face.

"Strange looking people, at the door." And as soon as Dudley said this the was another knock on the door, to which Hermione said she would get it, only to return a few minutes later followed by four people, three whom they recognized except Sirius, who apparently knew them all.

"Hey guys!" Said Sirius coming out from the kitchen into the living room. "What's up? Are we ready to leave?"

"Wh-who are you people?" questioned Vernon, who had just come down stairs, looking oddly at all the people.

"Let me introduce ourselves," said Lupin, one of the people who had arrived. "I am Remus Lupin. Previously one of Harry's teachers. This he said pointing to Moody, "is Alastor Moody, who we call Mad-Eye." Who merely nodded.

Speaking up, Dudley asked "Why do they call you Mad-Eye?"

"Let me ask you this kid. Are you easily intimidated?" seeing Dudley shake his head no, Moody continued, "Well then this is why they call me mad eye." Moody said, removing his bowler hat to reveal his rapidly moving eye. Upon which Dudley yelped, frightened, and backed up even further. "If can see through anything you know." However, just as he said this it got stuck to which he replied "Oh damn. Ever since that Crouch used it it's been getting stuck. Somebody get me a glass of water." And as this was said, he popped his eye out to hold in his hand, and Harry chuckled at the Dursleys gasp of fright as he walked out to the kitchen, got Monody's glass of water and handed it to him; who dropped the eye into the water and bobbed it up and down a few times then replaced it into his head. "Much better." He said walking to the kitchen to place the glass in the sink, but just threw it in the trash, shrugging, when Petunia told him to do so; and muttered to himself. "Muggles are so strange, the glass only had water in it."

Continuing, Lupin said "You already know Professor McGonagall," he said pointing to her and then turned to the last person in the room and declared, "and this is Nymphadora Tonks." She had shocking bright lavender hair, long and curly. She was wearing what appeared to be a bright lime green colored t-shirt sprouting the saying 'Don't hate me because I'm beautiful. Hate me because your boyfriend thinks so.' In white lettering, along with blue camouflage style pants.

"Don't listen to him," she said, "It not Nymphadora, Nymph, Nymphy, or Dora. It just plain Tonks." Turning to the others she said "Hello Harry. So nice to finally meet you. Heard lots about you from my cousin. As you can tell he never shuts the hole in his face, but what do you want? He is family after all. Nice to see you too Ron, Ginny, and Hermione heard lots about you too."

"Tonks," began Harry slightly confused, "who's your cousin? I'm afraid not too many people know much about me. You must be mistaken."

"No no no Harry! Oh course you know my cousin! He's right there!" she said, pointing at Sirius.

Looking flabbergasted Harry rounded on Sirius he nearly shouted "You never told me you had a cousin! You didn't even say it when you were talking about the Order this morning at breakfast!"

Seeing the other members glare at him, Sirius assured them, "Lighten up guys! I didn't say anything to important. Anyway Harry there's a lot I haven't told you. You didn't know Tonks was, or actually is my cousin. Another thing you don't know is Narcissa Malfoy is my cousin. That goes to show you don't know much about my family. But my family is irrelevant at the moment."

"Wait!" yelled Harry "What do you mean related to the Malfoys! You must be joking. I refuse to believe."

"It's true." Said Tonks. "She's my mothers sister. Anyway I think we should be going. It's past 10:30. Everybody got their money?" seeing shakes of no, she said "Well, what are you waiting for? Christmas? Go get it!" still shocked at the information Harry followed Ron, Ginny, Hermione, who were all a little shocked too, and Uncle Vernon (who had started to protest but at seeing Moody's glare, stopped arguing.). Returning downstairs with their money, McGonagall pulled out some floo powder for the group, but was stopped from throwing some into the fireplace by Moody's voice. "Can muggles actually travel by floo powder?"

"Well I think so as long as they know what they are doing. But its better to be safe than sorry." Seeing the Dursleys relieved look at not having to go, McGonagall burst their bubble by saying, "We will just have to go in groups. Mr. Weasley, Miss Weasley, and Miss Granger you three may go by yourself. Mr. Potter you go with young Mr. Dursley seeing as we don't want any of you to get lost and exit through the wrong fireplace and by change end up in Knockturn Alley by mistake. Mrs. Dursley you go with Tonks, and Mr. Dursley you go with Sirius. I beg you Sirius, as you really shouldn't be going, remember to transform into a dog before leaving the fireplace on the other side; thus Mr. Dursley to insure you don't get lost, keep a tight grip on Sirius's jacket. If you get lost we may never find you." Added McGonagall, and seeing the two adult Dursleys about to protest about their traveling companions also said. "Oh, and don't even bother protesting, I wont change my mind. "Here Remus, you first. Then Mr. Weasley and Miss Weasley. Then you Alastor. Then we will have Miss Granger then Mr. Potter and Mr. Dursley. Tonks you'll go next with Mrs. Dursley and then Sirius with Mr. Dursley and myself last."

"Professor," began Hermione with a questioning tone, "may I ask you a question?" and seeing the professor nod she asked "Why the special consideration about the order of us leaving? It never mattered before."

"We are splitting into a specific order because the four of us, Remus, Alastor, Tonks, and myself are part of Harry's guard. Thus Harry must always have us with him at some point. I trust the guard has already been explained to you?" and seeing Hermione nod her head McGonagall continued, "Good. Now you all now the drill. Just take the floo powder, throw it in the fireplace and shout Diagon Alley. Well? Here Remus, go on."

And Lupin took the floo powder and did what he was suppose to followed by the rest of them, the Dursleys very hesitant to step into the fireplace. Within the next four minutes, they were all standing, except Sirius who remembered to become a dog, inside the Leaky Cauldron slightly dusted with soot from the fireplace, preparing to head out into Diagon Alley.

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There's chapter 6 everybody and once again sorry for the long wait. I hope the double length makes up for it. Now, shout out to my reviewers as promised.

Vcvccvvxc: you really didn't like it did you? Well, it's your problem then. And sorry for the shirt, its not really punk though, besides, considering her actions at points I thought it described her some.

Dragongfire: Thanks for adding me to your author alert list and favorite stories. Greatly appreciated. And I have a lot in store for Dudley, don't worry. Some of it good, and some of it not so good.

Fiddy: well, here the more that 5th more that you wanted

n.o.y.b: glad you loved it

Jamie: thanks for fixing my Spanish, but you also had a mistake in your review the word is actually escribo, I write not escrito. Oh, and thanks for telling me about the signed review thing. Oh, and you don't know it but your second review gave me a Very good idea!

Athenakitty: It's a definate possibility and as long as people review there will be more

Cab: thanks for tryin the quote you were extremely close, but I can't send you something without an e-mail address

Libby: you really thought it was that funny? Well, I didn't bet I suppose others have a difference sense of humor than me!

Marvindamartian: thanks for the criticism, but I don't like aunt Marge, so I made her an even more unlikable character, and yes that's what it actually is, I was a typo.

Katie: you were close on the quote to, and once again I needed an e-mail address even though I have it now. Oh and thanks for telling him that! But you know he's still ignoring me so it doesn't matter does it! Hope you enjoyed the chapter you've been buggin me about for the last MONTH!!!

ANF: here's the next more

Selania: You really think its that good? I'm glad somebody does. Here was another chapter for you and I'll try to be faster on the next one.

Anime10473: Yes the Dursleys at Hogwarts should be interesting shouldn't it? We'll see what can be done about Dudley.

Txt_eva: yet again, you too were so close with the quote.

Georgiana: thanks for the compliment. I'll see what I can do about the Sirius thing.

Yoshi-fan2003: here's the update you wanted

Forbidden: hummm…. I like that idea. And it will happen too. TRUST me.

Mixed: I know they are a little out of character, but I had to do it for a reason. Hope you enjoyed the chapter.

kookatz15@hotmail.com: what's the big idea? The big idea was it is the end of the chapter, and just for making you people wait nicely, well except Katie, I double it in length especially for you guys! Hope you enjoyed it.

Hippogriff11: thanks for the compliment and my love life? Sorry it's still a mess he won't write me, he being a prick.

Animezebra: I know the Dursley are a little out of character but I had to do that and I hope to but them back into character a little, at least Dudley and Uncle Vernon. Thanks for the compliment on the quote. It was actually my friend who deserves the credit but I can't tell him you said that because he's being an ass and ignoring me.

Once again, thank you to ALL of my reviewers.

Now the Spanish translations:

Exasperated Hermione spoke up. "¡Dudley, por favor vete! ¿No puedes ver eso tenemos tarea hacer? ¿Por qué debe tú eres tan molestar todo el tiempo? ¿Por qué no va molestia Sirius tan quizá él lo morderá? Nos daría toda una risa buena." This reads as follows: Dudley, please go away! Can't you see that we have homework to do? Why do you need to be so annoying all the time? Why don't you go bug Sirius so maybe he will bite you? It would give us all a good laugh.

"Lo siento Profesor. Pero por pequeño que escribiero yo apenas no lo podría hacer sólo diez pies. Había información demasiado importante, y yo piensan que dejé fuera algunos pedazos esenciales," Muttered Hermione, with her head downcast. This translates as: I'm sorry Professor. But even by how small I write I barely would be able to do only ten feet. There was too much important information and I think I left out some essential pieces.

Smirking at the comment Snape replied, "Está bien Señorita Granger. Verdaderamente, deseo que más estudiante esté como usted y escribiera más utilizando los cerebros. Si ellos hicieron sería una persona mucho más feliz." This translates as: It is fine Miss Granger. Actually, I wish that more students were like you and write more using their brains. If they did I would be a much happier person.

"Gracias Profesor." I'm not sure this actually needs translating, but it says: Thank you Professor.

Standing up, he called to Hermione, "Señorita Granger. Venga aquí por favor. Yo necesito hablar a usted." Literally translated: Miss Granger. Come here please. I need to talk to you.

If I missed anything, just go to and use the translator if need be.

Appreciate you waiting patiently (except Katie)

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