Inside the Shrieking Shack, Harry saw nearly every member of the Order of the Phoenix. Around the room, he saw Moody, Kingsley Shackleboat, Elphias Doge, Dedalus, Emmeline Vance, Sturgis, and Hestia Jones. Also there were Mr. and Mrs. Weasley, along with Bill. Mundungus had just walked in the door, escorting Mrs. Figg. In fact, the only man that Harry didn't recognize was a man that had just been joined by Dumbledore. There was something about that man that Harry recognized. He and Dumbledore had the same blue eyes. Just then, Harry realized that the man was Aberforth, Dumbledore's brother. Harry had seen him in the picture that Moody had shown him last summer. Just then, a few more people came into the room, all of whom Harry didn't recognize. Lupin grabbed Harry by the shoulder, and steered him over to meet the people.
There were three men and two women. Two of the men were larger, one white and the other of Asian descent. The third man was short and had Spanish heritage. The two women were both white, but one had brown hair and the other blonde. "Harry, I'd like you to meet some of the new members of the Order of the Phoenix. This is Tony Feldman (the white man), Chang Wa (the Asian), Miguel Santiago (the Spanish), and Linda and Brenda Stonehocker (Linda was the blonde, Brenda the brunette). They recently joined us after and extended holiday here. They spotted some Death Eaters while hiking, and went to report them to Kingsley, who pointed them in the direction of the Order."
At that moment, Dumbledore raised his voice and said, "Attention everybody. We are ready to start the meeting." Lupin pointed to the stairs, and told Harry, "Ron and Hermione are upstairs waiting for you. You aren't allowed in on the meeting." Harry headed up the stairs. He looked back briefly to see everyone sitting down to begin the meeting. He headed up the stairs, and saw Ron peeking out of a doorway. He waved Harry inside, and closed the door.
Once inside the room, Ron started pelting him with questions. "Did you see all of the people down there? How were the Muggles? Was the ride good? Did they say what the order was doing next?" Harry decided to answer the last question. "Right now, the Order's trying to locate the headquarters of Voldemort." Harry was surprised to see that Ron hadn't flinched when he had said the name Voldemort. "So anyway, how long has your family been here?"
"Oh, we arrived a couple of weeks ago. Mum and Dad have been working hard to make sure there is enough room to accommodate everyone. Many of the Order members are staying here. Lupin, Tonks, Moody, and Kingsley are all staying here, along with the five new members. Oh, and of course you and Hermione. Her and Ginny are staying down at the end of the hall."
Harry took all of this in, then looked around. He saw two twin beds, and a dresser and closet, along with other miscellaneous objects. Somehow, his trunk had been moved to up here from the boys dorm. Ron started talking. "I know there isn't much room, but we have so many people staying. It'll be even more crowded in here in a little bit. Hermione comes in a lot of the time. She's been trying to distance herself between Ginny right now. Ginny and Dean broke up last week when she saw him kissing Lavender down at the Three Broomsticks. She's been crying a lot lately, and Hermione can't stand it."
At that moment, Hermione popped inside the doorway. She saw Harry, and broke into a big grin. She threw her arms around him, and gave him a huge hug. She talked excitedly about how many people there were in the Order now. Then, she brought up her O.W.L.S. scores. She had received an "O" in everything. Ron had achieved an "E" in everything but Potions and Defense Against the Dark Arts. He had received an "O" in both of those.
Ginny walked in during their conversation, and she brightened up when she spotted Harry. She joined in the conversation as best as she could, but she hadn't taken her O.W.L.S. yet. A knock at the door announced the arrival of Tonks, who said that Dumbledore wanted to speak to the four of them. They followed her down the stairs, giving each other looks of question.