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Trelawney, Professor Ivan Jedrick, Willow, Christell, Riel, Mirel, and
Jerica.
Lily collapsed into James' arms as she read it, sobbing. Her family was dead! No...how could that be...? How could her parents be dead? How?! She wept until she cried herself to sleep. Nothing was this bad...nothing.
The next day, Lily, James, and the rest of their group steered clear of Malfoy and Snape at all costs. Those sorry asses wouldn't have the satisfaction of seeing Lily Evans soon to be Potter cry. She'd make sure of that. The seven of them (Including Peter who, obviously, hasn't wizened up any.) Were in the library that night, looking up a potion that was needed for Professor Jedrick's class, when Lily realized something.
"Guys..." She asked, particularly to Remus, Sirius, and James "Exactly what is the Order of the Griffen?"
James frowned and looked over her shoulder and read, "The order of the Griffen is an age old society of animagi who banned together in the years of 5000 BC to 1000 BC in an attempt to put an end to the Dark Wizard threats of the millenniums. There was a series of threats spanning between these time frames, and it's thought that these witches and wizards were the reason the death toll was only in the Millions. The order of the Griffen was allied by the order of the Phoenix, a known organization of witches and wizards currently training for the holocaust of witches and wizards that they believe will one day come. The order of the Griffen has apparently died out, though there is one known member remaining, Albus Dumbledore was the last trained in the order..." He looked at Sirius and Remus, "I believe that this calls for a trip to Dumbledore's office."
The six of them left Peter to do research while they walked to the headmaster's office. Dumbledore's office was guarded by the statue of none other than...a griffen. Lily looked at James and they said in unison "We're on business about the Order of the Griffen!" The Griffen statue let out a shriek and its eyes blinked, then it tilted its beaked head to the side and allowed them access, if reluctantly. Lily, Mirel, Willow, James, Sirius, and Remus all walked up the stairs into Professor Dumbledore's office. There was a great golden bird sitting on a perch beside a desk that was littered with books and pieces of parchment, the walls were covered with pictures of the headmasters of the past and there were bookshelves along each wall, all of them filled with books.
Dumbledore sat patiently at the desk, waiting for the marauders to explain themselves, a twinkling in his eye as he watched them. Lily was the first to step forward.
"Professor Dumbledore...We want to join the Order of the Griffen in the fight against Voldemort." She said, her voice deadly calm for the day she'd had the day before.
Dumbledore's eyes lost their twinkle without warning and he eyed them quietly for around five minutes before he spoke, "Miss Evans, you realize the weight of what you're asking? The Order of the Griffen is not a game. It's a highly elite force full of witches and wizards who are given the power to become Griffens at will. Voldemort will fear you all of the more for it...and he'll want your head for it. You six would become THE biggest target for Voldemort."
James frowned, Sirius shifted, Remus looked down, but Lily, Mirel, and Willow's gazes were sturdy. "We want to do this."
James stepped forward to put his hand on Lily's shoulder, "If Lily does this, I do it." He looked at Remus and Sirius, "You two in?"
Sirius shuffled his feet uncomfortably, "James, buddy, pal, you know I'm behind you one hundred percent...but, I was thinking, maybe it'd be good to have an ally who's not in the Order. Peter is hardly a worthy ally, and I doubt anyone else would do it..."
Remus nodded slowly, "My sentiments exactly...if you had people on this side..."
Lily turned and smiled at them, the first smile since she'd gotten the letter, her eyes told them that she understood. "It's alright guys, You do what you need to. And you're right, having allies who aren't in the Order would be handy should we ever have need to go into hiding." (A/N: Ironic, Eh?)
James nodded, catching on. "She's right. You two can be our trump card if we ever need you to. And you'll be out of the direct danger to raise your families, should anything happen to any of us."
Sirius and Remus made their escape, then Dumbledore began speaking, "One more thing, any and all magick that you gain now, will be given directly to your children, and their children, and thus on. The founders of the Order wanted to be sure that we were here if needed." They all nodded, "Good, Now...Close your eyes and don't be scared, you'll feel different from before, more powerful. You'll have the strength of the Griffen flowing through your veins..."
Lily collapsed into James' arms as she read it, sobbing. Her family was dead! No...how could that be...? How could her parents be dead? How?! She wept until she cried herself to sleep. Nothing was this bad...nothing.
The next day, Lily, James, and the rest of their group steered clear of Malfoy and Snape at all costs. Those sorry asses wouldn't have the satisfaction of seeing Lily Evans soon to be Potter cry. She'd make sure of that. The seven of them (Including Peter who, obviously, hasn't wizened up any.) Were in the library that night, looking up a potion that was needed for Professor Jedrick's class, when Lily realized something.
"Guys..." She asked, particularly to Remus, Sirius, and James "Exactly what is the Order of the Griffen?"
James frowned and looked over her shoulder and read, "The order of the Griffen is an age old society of animagi who banned together in the years of 5000 BC to 1000 BC in an attempt to put an end to the Dark Wizard threats of the millenniums. There was a series of threats spanning between these time frames, and it's thought that these witches and wizards were the reason the death toll was only in the Millions. The order of the Griffen was allied by the order of the Phoenix, a known organization of witches and wizards currently training for the holocaust of witches and wizards that they believe will one day come. The order of the Griffen has apparently died out, though there is one known member remaining, Albus Dumbledore was the last trained in the order..." He looked at Sirius and Remus, "I believe that this calls for a trip to Dumbledore's office."
The six of them left Peter to do research while they walked to the headmaster's office. Dumbledore's office was guarded by the statue of none other than...a griffen. Lily looked at James and they said in unison "We're on business about the Order of the Griffen!" The Griffen statue let out a shriek and its eyes blinked, then it tilted its beaked head to the side and allowed them access, if reluctantly. Lily, Mirel, Willow, James, Sirius, and Remus all walked up the stairs into Professor Dumbledore's office. There was a great golden bird sitting on a perch beside a desk that was littered with books and pieces of parchment, the walls were covered with pictures of the headmasters of the past and there were bookshelves along each wall, all of them filled with books.
Dumbledore sat patiently at the desk, waiting for the marauders to explain themselves, a twinkling in his eye as he watched them. Lily was the first to step forward.
"Professor Dumbledore...We want to join the Order of the Griffen in the fight against Voldemort." She said, her voice deadly calm for the day she'd had the day before.
Dumbledore's eyes lost their twinkle without warning and he eyed them quietly for around five minutes before he spoke, "Miss Evans, you realize the weight of what you're asking? The Order of the Griffen is not a game. It's a highly elite force full of witches and wizards who are given the power to become Griffens at will. Voldemort will fear you all of the more for it...and he'll want your head for it. You six would become THE biggest target for Voldemort."
James frowned, Sirius shifted, Remus looked down, but Lily, Mirel, and Willow's gazes were sturdy. "We want to do this."
James stepped forward to put his hand on Lily's shoulder, "If Lily does this, I do it." He looked at Remus and Sirius, "You two in?"
Sirius shuffled his feet uncomfortably, "James, buddy, pal, you know I'm behind you one hundred percent...but, I was thinking, maybe it'd be good to have an ally who's not in the Order. Peter is hardly a worthy ally, and I doubt anyone else would do it..."
Remus nodded slowly, "My sentiments exactly...if you had people on this side..."
Lily turned and smiled at them, the first smile since she'd gotten the letter, her eyes told them that she understood. "It's alright guys, You do what you need to. And you're right, having allies who aren't in the Order would be handy should we ever have need to go into hiding." (A/N: Ironic, Eh?)
James nodded, catching on. "She's right. You two can be our trump card if we ever need you to. And you'll be out of the direct danger to raise your families, should anything happen to any of us."
Sirius and Remus made their escape, then Dumbledore began speaking, "One more thing, any and all magick that you gain now, will be given directly to your children, and their children, and thus on. The founders of the Order wanted to be sure that we were here if needed." They all nodded, "Good, Now...Close your eyes and don't be scared, you'll feel different from before, more powerful. You'll have the strength of the Griffen flowing through your veins..."