Disclaimer: I didn't put one of these in the last chapter so....the only characters I own are Jade, her mom, and any other people you do not recognize. Enjoy!!
The next morning after a good nights sleep, Jade packed her bags and prepared herself for her stay at her father's old house. During the night, Remus had filled her in on everything that had happened with her father. He explained more about Number 12 Grimmauld Place and told her about The Order of the Phoenix. Once they checked out of the Leaky Cauldron, Remus ordered a cab to come. Jade skeptically got in and before she knew it, they were speeding down the streets of London.
"Remus," she whispered. "Aren't we going to Number 12. . . ." "Shhh," he said interrupting her.
The driver looked at them from the mirror. "What are you taking about?" asked Remus laughing. "We're going to a normal London street, with normal houses."
"Oh," said Jade. "Of course." She turned and looked out the window. The beautiful London scenery was passing by beside her and she didn't even get the chance to see it. She always imagined going to London with her mother to visit her dad. She really didn't remember him that well, and only saw the few pictures that her mother had of him. She imagined that she, her mom, and her dad would walk around the Wizarding Streets of London, like a real wizard family.
Remus awoke her from her dream with a push of her shoulder. "We're here," he said getting out of the car.
Jade nodded and slid over on the seat and got out. She looked up at the houses in front of her. One sign indicated one house as number eleven, another as number thirteen. She looked over at Remus who was giving the cab driver some Muggle money.
"Where is number twelve?" she asked once he walked over to her. "Shhh," he said again. "Memorize this."
He thrust a piece of parchment at her. She quickly looked down at it and written in shimmering print was:
The Headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix may be found at number
twelve Grimmauld Place, London.
"Why?" she asked quickly.
Remus thrust the paper back into his pocket. "Think about what you've memorized." She quickly remembered what the paper said and suddenly a door and windows appeared out of nowhere. Jade looked at the two houses next door. Nothing stirred and it was as if nothing ever happened. Remus tapped the door lightly with his wand. Jade listened hard and heard many ticks as if the door was unlocking itself. The door quietly opened and Remus ushered Jade inside.
"Be quiet," he whispered once they were in the Entrance Hall. Jade nodded and looked around. The house was in a pretty poor condition. The wallpaper was peeling off the walls and the carpet was aged. A staircase led to an upper floor and there were mangy pictures everywhere. Hanging on one wall was a plaque with what seemed to be heads of many house- elves.
Remus took hold of Jade's hand and led her through the hall, on tiptoe. They reached another set of stairs and he led her down them. She heard noise coming from the room that they were heading to.
"Stay here for a second," Remus said. "Sure," she said leaning against the wall, only two steps from the landing.
Remus walked down and into the room. She heard some words exchanged, but she couldn't quite make them out since they were talking in such muttered tones.
"Umm, Jade you can come in now," called Remus. Jade took a deep breath and descended the rest of the steps. She found herself in what seemed to be a basement, but it was actually a kitchen type place. A fire was roaring in the large fire place, even though it was still warm out. There was a huge table with loads of chairs. Jade counted six pairs of eyes, (not counting Remus's) staring back at her. "Jade, these are part of the members of the Order of the Phoenix. We have Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody, your cousin Nymphadora Tonks. There's Mr. Arthur Weasley, his wife Molly Weasley, and there two oldest sons, Bill and Charlie," he said motioning to them all. "Guys this is Jade Black."
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