AN: Woohoo! They finally graduated! Yeah! Guess what comes next? If you
have no clue what comes next, please read the chapter title. Does it make
sense now?
Disclaimer: I am in no way in possession of Harry Potter, and I am not responsible for his actions in later books. Heck, he blew up in Dumbledore's office, and that was only Book 5! I wonder how bad his emotional outburst will be in the last one! Good luck, Rowling. *wink*
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"So this is the flat, is it?" Remus said appraisingly.
Sirius nodded. "But that's not the best part."
Sirius brought out the motorbike, and Remus and Peter just stood there with their mouths hanging open. It was amazing he could afford something so. . . beautiful.
James beamed like a little boy at Christmas, "Padfoot, old buddy, old pal?"
Sirius grinned, "Go ahead."
James nearly jumped. Remus couldn't help but laugh at the sight. Before he could say anything, however, he felt something heavy rest on his shoulder.
It was an owl - holding a letter. Even stranger, it looked just like one of the school owls he had used once or twice. He had been out of school for only two weeks, what would the Headmaster want with him now?
He opened it, and found that it was from the school - but it had absolutely nothing to do with Hogwarts.
Mr. Lupin,
I am sure you are fully aware of the dangers of the Dark Lord and the trouble he has caused in the world thus far. It is our task to recruit those who have shown extraordinary skills and qualities both in their magical abilities, but also in the strength of their character. It is with pride that I inform you that you are one of my few chosen pupils to join the forces of witches and wizards devoted to restoring peace both in the magical and non-magical world.
If you feel you are ready to fight, we will hold a meeting to discuss the matters further on August 1st at 7:00 pm sharp in my office at the school.
Albus Dumbledore.
Remus suddenly became aware that all eyes were on him, and that James hadn't flown away yet.
"It's from Dumbledore isn't it?" Sirius said. James glanced at Sirius, and then Remus - his face showing complete astonishment.
Peter's face was unreadable and blank.
"How did you know?" Remus asked.
Sirius walked up to him taking long, swift strides, and snatched the letter, his eyes quickly moving back and forth.
"Yeah," he said as his eyes registered the words on the parchment, "Dumbledore sent me the same letter."
Remus stared at him numbly.
"Of course it had my name on the top and everything, but other than that. . . "
James got off the motorbike, and read the letter over Sirius's shoulder. "Me too," he announced after skimming through it.
They turned to Peter, who nodded silently, staring off into the sky.
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It was obvious that Dumbledore's office was only a temporary place to meet. Nobody in their right mind would hold regular meetings in here, seeing as it was only a small circular room. The Charms classroom would have been a better choice, but, of course, they wouldn't hold top secret meetings that discussed the actions of Voldemort in a room that anyone could walk into.
There were about twenty people who had apparently been recruited by Dumbledore, and about half of them were familiar faces.
"Lily!" James cried out.
Lily turned around and brightened. "James!" she squealed.
Remus noticed there were many people from school here. Sturgis Podmore, Fabian and Gideon Prewett and Edgar Bones were talking with Dorcas Meadowes, Emmaline Vance, and a witch and wizard he recognized who had graduated a when he was only a fourth year. Also, standing in the back, his head nearly scraping the ceiling was the gamekeeper, Hagrid.
Peter rocked back and forth on his heels, looking slightly bored.
Sirius strode up to Dorcas and extended his hand in greeting. She shook his hand and blushed slightly. Sirius, however, was perfectly calm and comfortable. "Nice to see me, I'm sure," he said with a broad grin.
She smiled awkwardly, and let out a sound that must have been a cross between a giggle and a reply.
Lily was hugging James so hard, he must have been choking. Just when Remus thought James was about to die of suffocation, she let go.
Dumbledore cleared his throat - which, for some reason, always proved to be an effective way of getting everyone's attention.
"Thank you for coming today. Welcome to the first meeting of the Order of the Phoenix. Catchy name, isn't it?" Dumbledore winked.
"As you can see, I have brought some of my freshest graduates, and a few people they might not recognize."
"Let's see. We have here, Marlene McKinnon," Dumbledore began, indicating a middle-aged witch with a motherly smile.
"Hmmm, oh, and my good friend, Alastor Moody," a rough-looking wizard in the back gave an appreciative grunt.
"Let's see, Frank and Alice Longbottom, who I believe just finished their Auror training this July?" The witch and wizard Remus had vaguely recognized nodded, smiling at Dumbledore.
"Benjy Fenwick," a burly wizard that looked no more than twenty nodded silently. "Dedalus Diggle," he indicated an excited wizard in a violet top hat. "Caradoc Dearborn," a short wizard with dark hair grinned broadly and waved. "Rubeus Hagrid," the giant man winked at the younger graduates. "Oh, and how could we miss Elphias Doge?"
Dedalus Diggle chuckled, "His hat's almost as bad as mine!"
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Anybody have their OotP handy? Well, if you take a look at pages 173 and 174, you'll see all these people there. Isn't that cool?
Unless, of course, you already knew that. *wink*
I used the small details like Elphias Doge having a weird-looking hat, and stuff. I just thought you might want to know where these pages are, because the stuff that's said on those two pages is pretty much half of what this story's gonna be. A little depressing, I know.
Hey! I just noticed something! On page 174, Dorcas and Sirius are actually next to each other in the picture! Ha!
Disclaimer: I am in no way in possession of Harry Potter, and I am not responsible for his actions in later books. Heck, he blew up in Dumbledore's office, and that was only Book 5! I wonder how bad his emotional outburst will be in the last one! Good luck, Rowling. *wink*
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"So this is the flat, is it?" Remus said appraisingly.
Sirius nodded. "But that's not the best part."
Sirius brought out the motorbike, and Remus and Peter just stood there with their mouths hanging open. It was amazing he could afford something so. . . beautiful.
James beamed like a little boy at Christmas, "Padfoot, old buddy, old pal?"
Sirius grinned, "Go ahead."
James nearly jumped. Remus couldn't help but laugh at the sight. Before he could say anything, however, he felt something heavy rest on his shoulder.
It was an owl - holding a letter. Even stranger, it looked just like one of the school owls he had used once or twice. He had been out of school for only two weeks, what would the Headmaster want with him now?
He opened it, and found that it was from the school - but it had absolutely nothing to do with Hogwarts.
Mr. Lupin,
I am sure you are fully aware of the dangers of the Dark Lord and the trouble he has caused in the world thus far. It is our task to recruit those who have shown extraordinary skills and qualities both in their magical abilities, but also in the strength of their character. It is with pride that I inform you that you are one of my few chosen pupils to join the forces of witches and wizards devoted to restoring peace both in the magical and non-magical world.
If you feel you are ready to fight, we will hold a meeting to discuss the matters further on August 1st at 7:00 pm sharp in my office at the school.
Albus Dumbledore.
Remus suddenly became aware that all eyes were on him, and that James hadn't flown away yet.
"It's from Dumbledore isn't it?" Sirius said. James glanced at Sirius, and then Remus - his face showing complete astonishment.
Peter's face was unreadable and blank.
"How did you know?" Remus asked.
Sirius walked up to him taking long, swift strides, and snatched the letter, his eyes quickly moving back and forth.
"Yeah," he said as his eyes registered the words on the parchment, "Dumbledore sent me the same letter."
Remus stared at him numbly.
"Of course it had my name on the top and everything, but other than that. . . "
James got off the motorbike, and read the letter over Sirius's shoulder. "Me too," he announced after skimming through it.
They turned to Peter, who nodded silently, staring off into the sky.
~~~~~~~~~~
It was obvious that Dumbledore's office was only a temporary place to meet. Nobody in their right mind would hold regular meetings in here, seeing as it was only a small circular room. The Charms classroom would have been a better choice, but, of course, they wouldn't hold top secret meetings that discussed the actions of Voldemort in a room that anyone could walk into.
There were about twenty people who had apparently been recruited by Dumbledore, and about half of them were familiar faces.
"Lily!" James cried out.
Lily turned around and brightened. "James!" she squealed.
Remus noticed there were many people from school here. Sturgis Podmore, Fabian and Gideon Prewett and Edgar Bones were talking with Dorcas Meadowes, Emmaline Vance, and a witch and wizard he recognized who had graduated a when he was only a fourth year. Also, standing in the back, his head nearly scraping the ceiling was the gamekeeper, Hagrid.
Peter rocked back and forth on his heels, looking slightly bored.
Sirius strode up to Dorcas and extended his hand in greeting. She shook his hand and blushed slightly. Sirius, however, was perfectly calm and comfortable. "Nice to see me, I'm sure," he said with a broad grin.
She smiled awkwardly, and let out a sound that must have been a cross between a giggle and a reply.
Lily was hugging James so hard, he must have been choking. Just when Remus thought James was about to die of suffocation, she let go.
Dumbledore cleared his throat - which, for some reason, always proved to be an effective way of getting everyone's attention.
"Thank you for coming today. Welcome to the first meeting of the Order of the Phoenix. Catchy name, isn't it?" Dumbledore winked.
"As you can see, I have brought some of my freshest graduates, and a few people they might not recognize."
"Let's see. We have here, Marlene McKinnon," Dumbledore began, indicating a middle-aged witch with a motherly smile.
"Hmmm, oh, and my good friend, Alastor Moody," a rough-looking wizard in the back gave an appreciative grunt.
"Let's see, Frank and Alice Longbottom, who I believe just finished their Auror training this July?" The witch and wizard Remus had vaguely recognized nodded, smiling at Dumbledore.
"Benjy Fenwick," a burly wizard that looked no more than twenty nodded silently. "Dedalus Diggle," he indicated an excited wizard in a violet top hat. "Caradoc Dearborn," a short wizard with dark hair grinned broadly and waved. "Rubeus Hagrid," the giant man winked at the younger graduates. "Oh, and how could we miss Elphias Doge?"
Dedalus Diggle chuckled, "His hat's almost as bad as mine!"
~~~~~~~~~~
Anybody have their OotP handy? Well, if you take a look at pages 173 and 174, you'll see all these people there. Isn't that cool?
Unless, of course, you already knew that. *wink*
I used the small details like Elphias Doge having a weird-looking hat, and stuff. I just thought you might want to know where these pages are, because the stuff that's said on those two pages is pretty much half of what this story's gonna be. A little depressing, I know.
Hey! I just noticed something! On page 174, Dorcas and Sirius are actually next to each other in the picture! Ha!
