Disclaimer: I don't own Ginny Weasley, Professor Severus Snape, or Professor Dumbledore. They all belong to JK Rowling and Warner Brothers.
After her Transfiguration class, Ginny had lunch. It was the earliest lunch, so not a lot of students were there. Jut before she was done eating, Professor Snape came up to her.
"Miss Weasley. Please follow me to my office."
Ginny looked up at him. Now what? She hadn't done anything worth getting into trouble over. She left her food, grabbed her bag, and followed Snape down to his office. He locked the door behind him and then led her into another room. This one was larger. It most have been some sort of living area because it had a blazing fireplace, sofa, chairs, and a very large bookcase. In the middle was a cauldron and it was bubbling with a mixture. Snape motioned for her to sit down and then he added a few drops of something to the potion. It turned clear. He put it in a container and plugged it. Snape then turned to Ginny.
"Virginia, or would you prefer I call you Ginny?"
"Ginny, sir."
"I was informed by Professor Dumbledore that you were asked to join the Order of the Phoenix. Is that correct?"
"Yes."
"He wanted me to ask you if you wanted to know more about the Order, how it functions, and different jobs you can perform. Would you?"
Ginny got excited. At least now she would know a little about what she was up against if she decided to join. She nodded and Snape continued.
"The Order of the Phoenix, simply, is like the Death Eaters, except they work against the Dark Lord. I know you already know that it is made up of normal witches and wizards and Aurors. The Aurors are basically the same except that they don't work for the Ministry. They go through the same training and a little more, but they listen to Dumbledore, not Fudge. The others all work in different ways. Some search through files to find out information about Death Eaters we know about. Some go on missions for many different reasons. Others work on Potions and medicine. And then there are the few who have jobs like me. We work inside, disguised as Death Eaters. We have the most dangerous job. We put our lives at risk every time we go there or perform a mission for the Dark Lord. We have to plan everything. They usually give you two choices about what you can work as. Understand?"
"Yes. It seems a bit complicated though."
"It is. But Dumbledore wouldn't ask you to join unless you were ready and able to perform any of the jobs. I really have no idea what he will assign you or I would tell you more about it. Or I would go into more depth about each one, but that would take at least three or four hours for each. All together though, we save more people each month than the Ministry, which is a great thing. The Minister is too busy trying to save his reputation that he doesn't worry about what is really happening. Has any of this made a difference in your decision?"
Ginny nodded. She was in deep thought. You had been planning on joining the Ministry when she was out of school, but if what Snape said was true, then she would be helping more people by joining the Order. But that was after school. She still had two years left.
Then...she remembered Cedric and Harry's parents. The hundreds of kids who didn't have parents. The hundreds of parents who lost their kids. It brought her to tears. Snape came over and embraced her in a hug. He stroked her hair as he tried to comfort her. She just sat there, with Snape's arms around her; his hand stroked her hair, crying her eyes out. After a minute, she started to come around and he let go. She looked up at him.
"I want to join. Can I?"
Snape looked at her and smiled. Not like the smiles he gave to Harry, but a genuine smile. He looked some much longer, but then it left.
"We better go tell Dumbledore."
They headed towards Dumbledore's office and Snape said the password. The gargoyle leapt aside and the walls opened. They climbed on the stairs. Dumbledore was waiting at the top. He invited them in and they sat in the chairs in front of his desk.
"Have you made a decision, Miss Weasley?"
"Yes I have. I want to join the Order."
"Very well. You do realize the risk and danger of this?"
"Yes."
"But you know what good comes of it."
"Yes."
"Your official welcoming will be at this week's meeting. It will be held here in my office. You know the password, correct?"
"Yes I do."
"Meet the Order here at midnight this Friday. There you will attend your first meeting and be assigned a mentor."
"What does a mentor do?"
"They will be the one who you will turn to for advice and will train you. They will also tell you what you are to become in order to help the Order. Are you sure you want to do this?"
"Yes."
"You may leave then. You are excused from your next class, if you wish."
"No. I'll go. Thank you."
"I'll speak with you later Headmaster."
"Of course Severus."
Ginny and Professor Snape both exited Dumbledore's office. Before they reached the bottom, Snape turned towards Ginny.
"If you need to talk about anything, just come down to the dungeons and knock twice, hard and fast, on my office door. You're welcome any time."
"Thanks."
Ginny smiled and so did he. She didn't know why, but all of a sudden Professor Snape didn't seem to be all that bad. When they reached the bottom, Ginny dashed away to her next class. The day went by without anything too drastic happening. She ran into Draco once, but he was with his friends. He said some mean things to her, but deep in her heart, she knew that he didn't mean it. She tucked herself into bed and closed her eyes, as dreams of Draco and the Order filled her head.
Author's Note: I know that the last chapters really haven't focused all that much on Ginny and Draco, but I'll have that up either in the next chapter or the one after that. Please R/R.
