AN: Finally! Sorry this took a long time, I got the worst writers block and then my friend came to spend the night, which turned into 2 nights and then I went to her house, then more writers block! Yea, crazy week. But please read and review.

DISCLAIMER: Still don't own them. If I did, Sirius would be alive.

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Another fighter down. Another member of the order. The first in the second war. A man who was the ultimate fighter for justice, for he himself was treated unjustly. Had 12 years worth of punishment he didn't deserve. And now, he has died.

Dumbledore sighed and absently stroked Fawkes.

"If only I had told Harry. If he had been warned." He said to Minerva McGonagall, who was sitting across from him. "Sirius could still be alive and the prophecy wouldn't be lost, Harry and the others wouldn't have chosen to put themselves in trouble. If only Harry knew." He shook his head, his long hair falling off his shoulders.

"Albus, your doing exactly what you are always telling Harry *not* to do. Blaming yourself." She said fiercely. "At least now the ministry is believing that You-Know-Who-"

"Voldemort Minerva, there is no reason to fear a name."

"Ok, at least the ministry believes about V-Vol-Voldemort. That he is in fact back and posing a threat to both the wizarding and muggle world."

"Yes, yes. But at such a high price. The prophecy lost forever, Sirius Black, lost to the Dark Veil. And the children, they shouldn't have been there, shouldn't have seen that. They are growing up much too fast. Another fighter for good down."

"Yes Albus, but as the muggle author, Jan Hittle, once said 'People, some good, some bad, but in the long run we come out even.'".

"Well if muggle quotes are where we are going, 'Many an ancient lord's last words have been, 'You can't kill me because I've got magic aaargh.'' I was always quite fond of that one. Lemon Drop?" He offered the bowl. "No thanks. It will all be ok in the end. There will be many deaths but, evil will be conquered."

The flames in the fire turned to green. Tonk's head appeared.

"Minerva, Albus. Meeting for the Order. Find Snape and inform him please."

"OK, right behind you Tonks" replied McGonagall.

As Dumbledore stepped into the fire, McGonagall headed down the stairs.

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"People, some good, some bad, but in the long run we come out even." - Jan Hittle

"Many an ancient lord's last words have been, 'You can't kill me because I've got magic aaargh" - Terry Pratchett

This is a really good story called The Manor and everyone should go read and review it. Its almost 100,000 words long and has only like 60 reviews! h t t p : / / w w w . f a n f i c t i o n . n e t / r e a d . p h p ? s t o r y i d = 1 3 2 5 8 0 6

InvisibleInk -- Thanx for reviewing! I'm really happy that you said my fic was original, because if your reading the same plots over and over again they get annoying. I hadn't even planned the Umbridge link, it just kind of came to me.

Akamu - Thanks for the review! I know, your right, poor Harry and Remus! But I was laughing at the brain part too! Well partly because the pages got stuck and I missed this whole part! So I'm reading and all of the sudden "Ron's getting attacked by a brain!!!" lol. So yea, I was laughing.

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