Chapter Four Weasleys' Again

"Harry, it's You-Know-Who! H-he took over the ministry. Fudge is dead!" Ron exclaimed nervously.

"What!? Voldemort couldn't have, not with Dumbledore around!" Harry remarked disbelievingly.

"You know as well as we do that Fudge wouldn't hear of his return when we tried to get a jump-start on his revival. By the time he realized what was going on, it was too late." Fred interjected.

"Dumbledore has changed the Order of the Phoenix. Now it includes an order of command if it is needed. A back-up ministry, if you will. Dumbledore is the Minister and Mom and Dad are both in his Dept. of Mysteries so they can recruit spies." George added.

"Of course, the aurors will stay aurors and You-Know-Who has no clue about our ministry, at least we hope he doesn't." Ginny said.

Ginny looked amazing. She had grown from a young girl to a young woman. Her beautiful red hair was pulled up in a ponytail which glinted in the sunlight. Harry also noticed that she had made a Prefect.

Ron had also matured. He was no longer tall and gangly, just tall. He had filled out during the summer and looked like a young man instead of a boy. Not that Harry hadn't filled out as well. He had grown six inches and become much more muscular.

"Wow, Harry's hot," Ginny thought to herself, suddenly overcome by her old shyness. When she was younger, she had been infatuated by Harry's fame, now it was his looks. Not to mention, he had saved her life again in the four years he had known her.

"Whoa, Ginny's cute." Harry thought to himself. He had never thought this way about Ginny before. She had always been the little girl he rescued, the little girl that had a crush on HIM, not the other way around.

"Harry, there is something else too. Voldemort took over the ministry once before. On the day you were born sixteen years ago. It was also the hottest it had been until your birthday this year. There has to be a connection, but I'm not sure what it is yet. Neither are Mom or Dad." Ron blurted out nervously.

"That's not the only thing weird about my birthday. I also glanced in the mirror Sirius had gotten me and thought I saw him in the mirror for a split second, then he was gone. Then yesterday, after I had received my gifts by owl, by the way thanks, my eyes glowed this neon green and they felt like they were on fire! I think it was because I was happier than I had been in months." Harry hurriedly exclaimed.

"That is strange, Harry." Fred and George said worriedly simultaneously.

"Maybe Dad can help us sort this out." Ginny said.

Dumbledore cleared his throat rather loudly. "Did you all forget I was here?" he asked with a twinkle in his eyes.

"Sorry sir. What do you think about the events we discussed?" Harry asked politely.

"Well for one, I am PROFESSOR Dumbledore." he said with laughter in his voice. "I also am intrigued by the events. Harry, have your eyes ever glowed and burned before?"

"No sir. Nor had I ever seen Sirius in my mirror. And yes, I was positive that it was Sirius I had witnessed." Harry quickly said.

"Well, let me talk to the other Order members before I come to any conclusions, though I think I know what is going on. There will be a meeting tonight at seven and I will be sure to bring up your ailments." Dumbledore told them. "Now I must go in and talk to your parents, why don't you all de-gnome your garden and then let Harry get some rest."

"Yes sir." they all replied simultaneously. They began gathering gnomes quickly and efficiently as they all had had sufficient practice.

After they had finished their de-gnoming, they trudged inside, hot and sweaty. They took showers and got ready to eat lunch.

"So Harry, what do you want for lunch dear?" Mrs. Weasly asked warmly. "Grilled cheese or fruit salad?"

"Fruit salad please" Harry replied politely.

"Harry, what do you reckon Dumbledore thinks is up with the strange coincidences lately?" Ron asked inquisitively.

"I dunno, maybe Voldemort gave me a non-visible eye scar." Harry replied jokinly. "I figure we'll find out tomorrow morning. By the way, Mrs. Weasly, when are we going to Diagon Alley?"

"I thought we'd try to go on August fourth, next Wednesday." she answered.

"I haven't gotten my school list yet, have y'all?" Harry asked.

"No, I guess with You-Know-Who, Dumbledore a bit preoccupied. We'll get them before Wednesday, I'm sure. In fact, he said we'd have them by tomorrow." George said.