Harry Potter and the Light of the Phoenix
By Korinna Myorin
Chapter 4:
Now that Harry had his time full, plus the extra time in Ragnarok, his summer had been shooting by him. He woke up at six this morning and looking at the calendar he realized that more than a week had gone by since his first date. It was July 31, his birthday, just as he thought that, right on queue six owls flew to the window, waiting for it to be opened.
He got up and opened it and they found a perch till he gathered the parcels. Hermione sent him a book on dating, 'She has to rub it in, doesn't she' Harry thought, as well as one on defending yourself in duels. Ron sent a training snitch, and a miniature of a centaur. Mrs. Weasley sent him some cake as well as a supply of cookies. The twins also sent him some of their latest inventions to try maybe on Dudley they suggested. Sirius sent him a book for dueling, and Hagrid sent him some of his rock cakes and a chain with a necklace, that was small, but it was a small jade dragon that moved.
After he was done, he caught a bus to his work and then met Erin at the café for lunch. When he got there, she was sitting at their now usual table, and got up when he walked over and gave him a peck on the lips before sitting down. She then pulled out a small package from her purse, and smiled coyly at him.
"Well I did get something for you, since it being your birthday and all," Erin said.
"Oh really, then if it is for me," he quickly snatched it from her hand.
She looked at him indignantly, "Fine," she sniffed crossing her arms, "Open it." Harry could still tell she wanted to see if he'd like it. He opened the package, and found a ring, it was of a lion, 'how appropriate,' he thought and he slid it onto his finger, and it fit, he looked at her questionably.
She blushed, "I thought that since I'll have to leave soon, that it'd be nice to have a promise ring. That is," she stuttered slightly, "maybe you'd like to leave it after the summer." She looked away from him, afraid of what his answer might be.
With his right hand, which had the ring on it, he tipped her face up to look at him. "I'll wear it always." She giggled, "That sounded corny didn't it?" he asked, she nodded in response.
Harry than pictured in his mind a ring with a round soft blue stone set in it. It at first seemed simple, but then he made the metal twist so that it looked something like vines, that twisted around the stone.
Coming back to the present, he reached into his pocket and pulled out a dark blue satchel, and opened it and pulled out the ring that he had been forming in his mind moments before. "If I wear mine, will you wear his?" he stretched out his hand for her to take it.
Erin gasped, it was beautiful, you could only see the vines faintly from afar, but closer up the lines were exact. "It's beautiful," then his words sinking in, "of course I'll wear it!" She slipped it onto her right hand and admired how it fit her. "Thank you," Erin told him.
"For what?" Harry asked.
"Being so great," then Erin reached across the table, and gave him a fast hug.
Everything was still the same at the Dursley's, they didn't know that Harry went out with Erin regularly, because he made a temporary clone to stay in his room with them.
That night though Harry got a letter with Ron, which wasn't in itself uncommon, but he was inviting him to the Burrow.
Hey Mate!
I think mum has finally run down Dumbledore, and he's given us permission for you to come pick you up at twelve on the 17th and you can stay for the rest of the summer, I know that it isn't that much, but that was the earliest he'd give us. Any ways we'll be getting a company car to pick you up with so there wont be any mix-ups, though that would have been fun.
See you then!
Ron
Harry smiled, that would be fun.
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The next couple of weeks went by fast, between work and going out with Erin, this was defiantly his best summer, and heck best time he had in Privet Dr.
Then on the 13th was the Order's first test, they got a tip off some Death Eaters that they were spying on, that they were going to announce the arrival of the Dark Lord at Diagon Ally.
So on the 13th, the Order met in the common room, getting ready which meant changing their clothes, which had changed slightly over the last boring month for them. The boys now had black long trench coats, that hung open, and the girls had knee length black leather jackets, and open.
"We're going to come into the world in style," Val remarked before they left.
"Glasses everyone," called Tenz, and they all put them on, now they changed parts of their appearance, they all glanced at Ali.
"What? I've always wanted red hair," her hair was now a dark red color.
"Well lets get this straight," José started, "We all apperate to our designated spots, and call if we see any Death Eaters, otherwise have fun until then!" they all chuckled and then apperated away.
Harry apperated to Gringotts, and found a goblin to help him. "I'd like to make a withdrawal, from Mr. Harry Potter's vault." Harry handed him the key.
"The goblin looked at him closely then replied, "It seems in order," and then he got another goblin to take him down. Harry got him money, then left. He then roamed around the first part of Diagon alley, near the entrance. He stood out quite a bit, being in muggle clothes, but he ignored it, and walked through the shops, sometimes buying something small for his growing collection of wizarding things.
Then he saw one of the Death Eaters they had been watching, and touched his stone pendant, and whispered, "Coming out of apothecary." He heard a chorus of affirmatives, though in several languages.
Harry followed the men, until he saw all of his friends, "Minerva!" Harry called to Deborah. They all gave themselves nicknames that were names of gods.
"Thor, how are you?" Minerva replied.
"Good, let keep walking," and they followed the men, talking lightly.
Then it was about two in the after noon, and then there were screams, and men appeared in black cloaks and masks. If Harry looked around, he could see that the Order had surrounded the Death Eaters, Harry leaned onto the wall of store he was standing next to, and called out to the Death Eaters.
"If you stop now, you might live," Thor called out (Harry).
"Yeah, you never know, we might be more gentle with you." Loki (Tyler) called out from the other side of the Death Eaters.
"The Dark Lord is alive, and we will destroy Diagon Ally for him."
"I wouldn't bet on it!" Artemis (Ali) shouted.
"Just try," they taunted calling from all sides of the group of Death Eaters. They did hurling unforgivables in all directions. The group nimbly dodged the curses.
"Who are you kids!" called out one of the Death Eaters.
"The guys who are going to kick your asses!" called Tyler.
"Or rather the new Order of Phoenix!" Luda told them. Then the Order wasted no time in stunning the group and they were all down in seconds, except for the last one, who apperated away as soon as the first one was stunned. José shrugged, and they apperated the group away to the ministry building, and smiled at the guards.
"We'll just leave this for you to clean up," and back in Diagon Ally, were they had sent up the Dark Mark, Deborah used a spell she made, to send up a phoenix image, that flew through the image of the Dark Mark, and then the Mark disappeared. Then when Apollo came down and landed on Thor's shoulder, they nodded and apperated back to Ragnarok, and Apollo flew away, then disappearing in mid flight.
People started to come out of the shops and look at the image of the red and white phoenix flying above the ally.
A/N Sorry for keeping anybody waiting for this, but the first chapter came out fast because I've had so many holidays at school, that I've had more time than I usually will. But I hope you like this chapter, and I know my grammar and stuff is bad, but if you'd like to beta feel free to e-mail me about it. Thanks to everyone who review!
Korinna
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