5: Meetings and Discoveries

The next day went by fairly quickly. To start the day, Harry, Ron, Fred and George went down to the Quidditch pitch for some practice. It was a very enjoyable match, as Harry hadn't played in a long time. Ron was keeper, while Fred, George and Harry were all trying to put the quaffle in the goals. Ron was actually surprisingly good at keeping the balls out of the nets.

'I think you should try out for keeper this year' Harry told him, as they marched back up to the castle, Fred and George agreed, and Ron flushed with pride. They weren't really sure what to do at lunchtime, so The Weasley family, and the Granger family, along with Harry, took a picnic down to the lake. They sat talking, and watching the giant squid flop around lazily in the water. Harry wondered how boring it must've been, just floating around all the time getting tickled by pupils now and again. Mrs Granger and Mrs Weasley became very close friends over the picnic; they discussed motherly things, and just general gossip, while Mr. Granger was listening to Harry and Ron talk about Quidditch, interestedly

In no time at all, Harry was making his way up to Dumbledore's office, almost nervous to find out what Dumbledore wanted with him.

'Chinese fire mints' He said to the stone Gargoyle, feeling rather foolish saying the very long password. However the Gargoyle leapt back, and Harry stepped onto the revolving staircase, which led him up to Dumbledore's office. He knocked three times upon the large wooden door, and immediately entered when Dumbledore's voice told him to enter.

'Ah, Harry there you are' Dumbledore said, Harry looked around. Already in the room stood Arabella Figg, Sirius Black (When seeing him, Harry grinned), Remus Lupin, and three other people whom Harry did not recognise, and all the teachers except Snape and Hagrid. Sirius greeted him with a strong hug. But broke off when Dumbledore started to speak. They all sat round Dumbledore's desk.

'As you all know, We are facing evil which is probably stronger than it ever was before' Dumbledore started 'We need to stamp out this evil before it becomes stronger. Hagrid and Madame Maxine are already talking the Giants into joining our side, before they join Voldemort, but we know for sure the Dementors are to join Voldemort.' Every person around the desk shivered, but Dumbledore continued. 'From Harry's dreams I have pieced together a rough plan as to what Voldemort's next move will be. Everyone by now was looking at Dumbledore curiously. 'It seems that on the first day that school starts, Voldemort will attempt to storm Hogsmeade, take it siege.' He sighed 'Maybe it is to scare pupils away, or maybe it is just to get closer to Hogwarts. Or both. I don't know. But I know for sure that Voldemort at this very moment is raising an army.' He stopped for a while answering some questions.

'How do you know for sure that these dreams are real?' A man Harry did not recognise asked.

'All of the events which Harry has dreamt have come true' Dumbledore said firmly. He gestured to the man, who had short brown hair and blue eyes.

'This is Mundugus Fletcher- but as he doesn't like his first name, we refer to him as his second name' Harry nodded, and shook hands with Fletcher. Dumbledore also introduced the other two people as 'Talon Stride' a tall man, who had naturally grey hair, and 'Jasmine Weare' Who Dumbledore referred to as Auburn. This nickname had obviously come about because of her violently Auburn hair, which was extremely long. After these introductions, he continued.

'We have only have one real option, we raise a large army, and defend Hogsmeade.' Harry now felt brave enough to put forward a question.

'Where will we get such armies?' He asked.

'Students above forth year, and other parents' Dumbledore said, still remaining calm. Harry thought about all the possible deaths this could cause, but he knew there would be no other way. The Minister of magic still didn't believe that Voldemort walked the earth again, so he wouldn't supply an army. Dumbledore began speaking again.

'Now, mull these thoughts over, and come to me if any of you develop a better plan, now, everyone except Harry and Sirius is dismissed.' Harry looked curiously at Dumbledore, but he said nothing until everyone had filed out of the room. Dumbledore glanced at Harry for a moment, and then at Sirius.

'Harry, as you may, or may not have worked out by now, your invitation to the meeting tonight, means you have been accepted in our order.' Sirius gasped, but Harry looked a little confused.

'Err- Order?' He asked. Dumbledore gave him a half-smile, half-sad look.

'The order of phoenix' He said quietly 'I forged this order myself when Voldemort roamed the world before. The members are so purely against Voldemort that everyone can trust them. They normally have exceptional skill as well.' Harry shook his head, so did Sirius.

'I'm not that good.' He muttered. While Sirius said.

'He's too young.' Dumbledore sighed.

'Harry is the only person worthy of the place at the moment' He handed Harry a golden badge, with a Symbol of a phoenix engraved upon it. There were red flames rising from the phoenix, and seemed to really flicker and wave. Harry quickly pinned it upon him, and somehow it seemed to warm him, not physically, but mentally.

'I want you to stick close to Beran through all of these wars' Dumbledore said to Harry, just as he and Sirius were leaving. 'He is more important than you could possibly imagine, and Voldemort knows that.' Harry nodded. And rode back down on the 'Escalator'

Harry felt a little sick. Too much was happening at the same time. He had been enrolled in the Order of phoenix, Hogsmeade was to be attacked   when school started, and he had been told that Beran was very important. Trying to take in all this information, he followed Sirius to his room, and bid him good night, continuing to the Gryffindor common room, feeling empty and almost helpless.

As he entered the common room he was bombarded with questions that he couldn't really comprehend, so he shushed everyone and basically told them everything that had happened. They all listened quietly through out. No one spoke when Harry finished for around a minute, Harry and Ron decided to have a game of Chess, which Harry lost, as usual, and then everyone decided to go to bed. Harry still felt very strange as he clambered into bed, but he brightened up a little when he thought he would go and see Sirius and Remus in the morning. He clasped his vial, and waited for sleep to overcome him.