Chapter 19
It had been a month since the rescue of Harry from the torturous clutches of Voldemort,
and suprisingly, life at Hogwarts had returned to normal for the young group of hero's.
In the month since the incident with Voldemort several things had happened. Harry and
Hermoine had become comfortable with their relationship and were falling more and
more in love with each other everyday. Ron and Michelle's relationship was going well.
They had more fights that anyone cared to count, but they were still falling head over
heels in love with each other. Another development in the last month was that
Hermoine, Ron, and Malfoy had completed their anigmus training almost a full 3
months ahead of schedule. They had been able to turn themselves into their anigmus
forms, without wands, for about one week, and the young group was often seen
together at night in the Forbidden Forrest.
It was early on a Sunday morning, after a late night romp in the woods, that Harry was
awoken by Dumbledore, as the sun just peaked over the mountains.
"Harry please wake the others and meet me in my office as soon as is possible."
Dumbledore said grimly.
"Okay Albus, I'll wake them as soon as I can." Harry replied.
Dumbledore exited the boys dormitories as Harry was getting up to get dressed. After
putting on a T-shirt and a pair of shorts, he woke Ron.
"Get up Ron." Harry had said shaking Ron.
"Gerrof me." Ron said waking up slowly.
Harry smiled and walked to James' bed. He did not look forward to waking the boy who
was the epitome of a non-morning person. Simply put, James didn't like getting up
before he woke up, and he usually didn't even like to get up then.
Harry reached down and began shaking James, yelling, "Get up Getup."
James rolled over with a look on his face that could spell murder.
"What the fuck do you want?" James said through half opened eyes.
"Dumbledore wants us in his office as soon as we can."
James just sighed, "Damn it."
While Ron and James got out of bed and got dressed, Harry went to the girls
dormitories to wake up Hermoine and Michelle.
She got to Michelle's bed first and lightly shook her bed.
Michelle was a light sleeper so she woke immediately, "What's wrong?"
"Nothing. Dumbledore wants us in his office as soon as we can." Harry told her.
He then turned and walked to Hermoine's bed.
He looked into the face of an angel when he pulled back the curtains around the bed. A
small smile played on her lips and it was obvious that she was dreaming a very happy
dream.
He leaned down and planted a small kiss on her lips. He then kissed each of her eyes
lips.
She still didn't stir from her sleep.
Harry didn't want to disturb her, but he knew he had to.
He said softly, "Hermoine."
She stirred slightly. He kissed her again. He felt her kiss back. He pulled away and
smiled.
He found her gorgeous brown eyes staring back at him.
"Good morning beautiful." Harry said with a smile.
"Good morning." she replied.
"Dumbledore wants us in his office." Harry said.
"Allright." Hermoine said.
"OK, meet down in the common room as soon as you can, I gotta go get Malfoy." Harry
said.
He gave her another kiss and took off.
20 minutes later Ron, Hermoine, Michelle, and a still sleeping James were in the
Gryffindor common room.
Harry stuck his head inside and told them to come out.
The group, now joined by Harry and Malfoy, headed to Dumbledore's office.
They approached the door and Harry muttered the password.
The group entered to find the usual table and chairs. The rest of the order was already
there. Everyone but Snape was present.
They took their seats and Harry opened his mouth to ask why they were there, but
Dumbledore answered him before he could.
"There's been a murder." Dumbledore said.
Immediately all of the younger members of the group tensed.
"Who?" Harry asked.
"Cornelius Fudge was found murdered in his home this morning." Dumbledore said.
Every gasped at this news.
"That's not all, the Dark Mark was floating over his house."
"Oh God." Hermoine said.
Harry gave her a reassuring look.
"A new minister has already been appointed." Dumbledore continued.
"Who is it?" Ron asked.
"A man named, Perecles Watson." Dumbledore replied.
Harry asked a question then, "Who is that?"
"I'm not sure. I've never heard of him before. I didn't even know he was in line to
become minister." Dumbledore said.
"You didn't know him?" Harry then said.
"No." Dumbledore said.
"Well that's odd then isn't it? I mean, who in the ministry don't you know?" Harry asked
him.
Dumbledore simply replied, "There are not many people I don't know."
"That's kinda suspicious." James said, still only half awake.
"Yeah, that's what I'm thinking." Hermoine said.
"Well I'm not sure if it's suspicious, but it's curious." Dumbledore said.
"Well, not that that's not important or anything, but why did you need to wake us up this
early to tell us?" James said.
Dumbledore just smiled, "Because the new minister owled me this morning and told me
that he wanted to visit us today."
"Us as in Hogwarts?" Michelle asked.
"Yes." Dumbledore said.
"But he also wants to meet the Order, doesn't he?" Harry said.
"Yes Harry he does." Dumbledore replied.
"When should he be here?" Malfoy asked.
"Any time now. He was planning on apparating to Hogsmeade and traveling by broom
from there." Dumbledore said.
"Well can we go get dressed more properly?" Michelle asked.
Dumbledore replied, "Yes, but do hurry."
The group of younger members got up and exited the office.
Malfoy went to his common room to change while everyone else entered the Gryffindor
common room. Once inside, Michelle ran upstairs, Ron did the same, James collapsed
on the couch, and Harry and Hermoine sat down beside each other on the couch not
occupied by James. "Well I guess we don't have time to shower." Hermoine said. "and I
know I look a mess."
Harry just looked at her shocked and appalled.
"What?" Hermoine said worried.
"Hermoine, it doesn't matter when, where, at what time, how much sleep you've gotten,
or if your covered with dirt and filth, you are still beautiful."
Hermoine thought she might cry when he said this, instead she just kissed him.
They kissed for a few moments, and were interrupted by Ron, "Come on. You both can
snog later, we have to go meet the Minister of Magic now."
The two broke away in a smile and Hermione whispered, "I love you."
Harry smiled a huge smile and whispered it back.
Once Michelle had returned from her dormitories, and James had been awoken, the
group met Malfoy outside his common room, and headed back to Dumbledore's office.
They entered to find that Dumbledore had returned his office to normal and that there
was a person none of them had ever seen before sitting in front of Dumbledore's desk.
"Hello all." Dumbledore said in greeting.
With that the man turned around. He was a younger man, with brown eyes and fiery red
hair. He smiled at them and stood up.
The group walked forward and shook the man's outstretched hand.
"This must be the group Albus was telling me about. Perecles Watson. It is my
pleasure."
Everyone told their names in turn and shook his hand.
After the pleasantries, not much more was said to the group. After 15 minutes of just
standing there, Harry asked Dumbledore if they could be excused.
"yes of course Harry, you all go and enjoy your Sunday."
The group nodded and exited the room.
A/N: Yes I know that this chapter was fully void of any kind of excitement, but it sets up
the next chapter, and it is very much necessary. Sorry for the long wait, but school
started again, so the best I can do, is either one or two chapters a week. But just know
that I only have 10 or 11 chapters left, so I'm gonna do my best to get done in the next
month, to month and a half.
A huge thanks to all of my reviewers, thanks a million and keep on reviewing.
It had been a month since the rescue of Harry from the torturous clutches of Voldemort,
and suprisingly, life at Hogwarts had returned to normal for the young group of hero's.
In the month since the incident with Voldemort several things had happened. Harry and
Hermoine had become comfortable with their relationship and were falling more and
more in love with each other everyday. Ron and Michelle's relationship was going well.
They had more fights that anyone cared to count, but they were still falling head over
heels in love with each other. Another development in the last month was that
Hermoine, Ron, and Malfoy had completed their anigmus training almost a full 3
months ahead of schedule. They had been able to turn themselves into their anigmus
forms, without wands, for about one week, and the young group was often seen
together at night in the Forbidden Forrest.
It was early on a Sunday morning, after a late night romp in the woods, that Harry was
awoken by Dumbledore, as the sun just peaked over the mountains.
"Harry please wake the others and meet me in my office as soon as is possible."
Dumbledore said grimly.
"Okay Albus, I'll wake them as soon as I can." Harry replied.
Dumbledore exited the boys dormitories as Harry was getting up to get dressed. After
putting on a T-shirt and a pair of shorts, he woke Ron.
"Get up Ron." Harry had said shaking Ron.
"Gerrof me." Ron said waking up slowly.
Harry smiled and walked to James' bed. He did not look forward to waking the boy who
was the epitome of a non-morning person. Simply put, James didn't like getting up
before he woke up, and he usually didn't even like to get up then.
Harry reached down and began shaking James, yelling, "Get up Getup."
James rolled over with a look on his face that could spell murder.
"What the fuck do you want?" James said through half opened eyes.
"Dumbledore wants us in his office as soon as we can."
James just sighed, "Damn it."
While Ron and James got out of bed and got dressed, Harry went to the girls
dormitories to wake up Hermoine and Michelle.
She got to Michelle's bed first and lightly shook her bed.
Michelle was a light sleeper so she woke immediately, "What's wrong?"
"Nothing. Dumbledore wants us in his office as soon as we can." Harry told her.
He then turned and walked to Hermoine's bed.
He looked into the face of an angel when he pulled back the curtains around the bed. A
small smile played on her lips and it was obvious that she was dreaming a very happy
dream.
He leaned down and planted a small kiss on her lips. He then kissed each of her eyes
lips.
She still didn't stir from her sleep.
Harry didn't want to disturb her, but he knew he had to.
He said softly, "Hermoine."
She stirred slightly. He kissed her again. He felt her kiss back. He pulled away and
smiled.
He found her gorgeous brown eyes staring back at him.
"Good morning beautiful." Harry said with a smile.
"Good morning." she replied.
"Dumbledore wants us in his office." Harry said.
"Allright." Hermoine said.
"OK, meet down in the common room as soon as you can, I gotta go get Malfoy." Harry
said.
He gave her another kiss and took off.
20 minutes later Ron, Hermoine, Michelle, and a still sleeping James were in the
Gryffindor common room.
Harry stuck his head inside and told them to come out.
The group, now joined by Harry and Malfoy, headed to Dumbledore's office.
They approached the door and Harry muttered the password.
The group entered to find the usual table and chairs. The rest of the order was already
there. Everyone but Snape was present.
They took their seats and Harry opened his mouth to ask why they were there, but
Dumbledore answered him before he could.
"There's been a murder." Dumbledore said.
Immediately all of the younger members of the group tensed.
"Who?" Harry asked.
"Cornelius Fudge was found murdered in his home this morning." Dumbledore said.
Every gasped at this news.
"That's not all, the Dark Mark was floating over his house."
"Oh God." Hermoine said.
Harry gave her a reassuring look.
"A new minister has already been appointed." Dumbledore continued.
"Who is it?" Ron asked.
"A man named, Perecles Watson." Dumbledore replied.
Harry asked a question then, "Who is that?"
"I'm not sure. I've never heard of him before. I didn't even know he was in line to
become minister." Dumbledore said.
"You didn't know him?" Harry then said.
"No." Dumbledore said.
"Well that's odd then isn't it? I mean, who in the ministry don't you know?" Harry asked
him.
Dumbledore simply replied, "There are not many people I don't know."
"That's kinda suspicious." James said, still only half awake.
"Yeah, that's what I'm thinking." Hermoine said.
"Well I'm not sure if it's suspicious, but it's curious." Dumbledore said.
"Well, not that that's not important or anything, but why did you need to wake us up this
early to tell us?" James said.
Dumbledore just smiled, "Because the new minister owled me this morning and told me
that he wanted to visit us today."
"Us as in Hogwarts?" Michelle asked.
"Yes." Dumbledore said.
"But he also wants to meet the Order, doesn't he?" Harry said.
"Yes Harry he does." Dumbledore replied.
"When should he be here?" Malfoy asked.
"Any time now. He was planning on apparating to Hogsmeade and traveling by broom
from there." Dumbledore said.
"Well can we go get dressed more properly?" Michelle asked.
Dumbledore replied, "Yes, but do hurry."
The group of younger members got up and exited the office.
Malfoy went to his common room to change while everyone else entered the Gryffindor
common room. Once inside, Michelle ran upstairs, Ron did the same, James collapsed
on the couch, and Harry and Hermoine sat down beside each other on the couch not
occupied by James. "Well I guess we don't have time to shower." Hermoine said. "and I
know I look a mess."
Harry just looked at her shocked and appalled.
"What?" Hermoine said worried.
"Hermoine, it doesn't matter when, where, at what time, how much sleep you've gotten,
or if your covered with dirt and filth, you are still beautiful."
Hermoine thought she might cry when he said this, instead she just kissed him.
They kissed for a few moments, and were interrupted by Ron, "Come on. You both can
snog later, we have to go meet the Minister of Magic now."
The two broke away in a smile and Hermione whispered, "I love you."
Harry smiled a huge smile and whispered it back.
Once Michelle had returned from her dormitories, and James had been awoken, the
group met Malfoy outside his common room, and headed back to Dumbledore's office.
They entered to find that Dumbledore had returned his office to normal and that there
was a person none of them had ever seen before sitting in front of Dumbledore's desk.
"Hello all." Dumbledore said in greeting.
With that the man turned around. He was a younger man, with brown eyes and fiery red
hair. He smiled at them and stood up.
The group walked forward and shook the man's outstretched hand.
"This must be the group Albus was telling me about. Perecles Watson. It is my
pleasure."
Everyone told their names in turn and shook his hand.
After the pleasantries, not much more was said to the group. After 15 minutes of just
standing there, Harry asked Dumbledore if they could be excused.
"yes of course Harry, you all go and enjoy your Sunday."
The group nodded and exited the room.
A/N: Yes I know that this chapter was fully void of any kind of excitement, but it sets up
the next chapter, and it is very much necessary. Sorry for the long wait, but school
started again, so the best I can do, is either one or two chapters a week. But just know
that I only have 10 or 11 chapters left, so I'm gonna do my best to get done in the next
month, to month and a half.
A huge thanks to all of my reviewers, thanks a million and keep on reviewing.