There was a sudden outcry of protests and questions.

"Professor, you must be JOKING!" Snape exclaimed, frowning

"He is only a child, a mere boy! He couldn't possibly be allowed in," Mr. Weasley shouted.

Harry could feel Ron shift angrily, no doubt as offended by his father's comment as Harry was.

"What's the meaning on this, Albus?" Professor McGonagal cried.

Dumbledore simply held up his hands and their noise quickly died down," I have good reason to do what I have just said...Harry Potter is an adult now and it is HE, not any of us, who will bring about the downfall of Voldemort."

The Order exchanged wary looks with eachother, obviously not too pleased with Dumbledore's decision.

"Are we agreed then?" Dumbledore inquired, a slightly amused look on his face.

Slowly, the others agreed one by one to admit Harry into the Order.

Dumbledore nodded and smiled," You may come out, Harry."

Harry looked quickly at Ron, who was in turn petrified. He wanted them to come out? Harry knew very well the Order would be furious at not being told Harry and Ron were listening in.

"Sir, what are you talking about?" Lupin asked, looking around the room with the others.

"Harry, Ron, its quite alright. Reveal yourselves," Dumbledore went on.

"Ron!?" Mr. Weasley exclaimed.

Reluctantly, Harry and Ron stepped out from beneath the cloak to a series of gasps and grumbles.

"He was here the whole time?" Snape barked, his cheeks flushing with anger.

"Yes, yes he was. They both were, and it was me who invited them," Dumbledore stated.

No one dared protest after hearing Dumbledore himself told the two boys to attend.

"Well, then, Harry. Please, take a seat. This is much your business than anyone else's," Dumbledore continued.

"Um, what about me, Professor?" Ron asked uncertainly as Harry stepped away and sunk into the chair that appeared besides him.

Dumbledore turned to the others, eyeing them over as if asking for suggestions.

Harry shifted in his seat licking his lips "Um, c-couldn't we let Ron join as well?"

Dumbledore smiled an amused smile.

"No! That's just ludicrous! One boy is enough!" Snape growled.

Harry narrowed his eyes at him, not sure why Snape was being so mean now.

"Well, if I'm not mistaken, Mr. Weasley is of age as well and if I know those two as well as I'm sure I do, Mr. Potter will undoubtedly tell his counterpart everything we have discussed anyway, so I see no point in excluding him from this." Dumbledore said with a smile." The good side could always use a few more members."

Ron grinned as the others reluctantly agreed, Mr.Weasley more than anyone. So, Ron settled into a chair besides Harry and both put on their best and most grateful behavior as the meeting got underway.

"So, what are we to do when we know Voldemort is hiding out in the Forbidden Forest right now?" Tonks asked.

"We will secure a perimeter around the entire area. No one will be allowed in but we'll permit his followers to enter and exit as they please," Dumbledore replied.

"But why?" Lupin inquired with a frown.

"So, we can keep track of who is a Death-Eater and hopefully discover Voldemort's reason as to why he's in this particular forest."

"I can begin putting a spell along the entire outside of the Forbidden Forest, restricting everyone except those who bear Voldemort's mark and influence and ,of course, The Order," Kinglsey offered.

"Yes, do that immediately, we do not want students wandering in and losing their lives," McGonagal said solemnly.

"Take Arthur and Severus with you to help," Dumbledore suggested.

Mr.Weasley, Snape and Kingsley all stood up and quickly left the office to execute their orders.

The rest of the meeting consisted of suggestions they could do to keep students from going into the forest and Harry's progress with Occulmency.

"Professor Snape says I'm quite remarkable now, and…well...I believe I'm pretty decent at Legilimency," Harry replied to Dumbledore's inquiries.

"Legilimency? You mean to tell me you've performed it and actually had a successful access to a person's mind?" McGonagal asked incredulously.

"Well, yes…Though the person was asleep at the moment, I DID gain access to their thoughts," Harry answered shamefully.

"Even so, that's quite an accomplishment. Adding on Occulmency mastered," Tonks commented with a smile.

Dumbledore nodded proudly," Well done, Harry...So, no more nightmares or Voldemort's feelings?"

"No sir, well...Just at the beginning of the year. My scar hasn't hurt in quite awhile. As for the nightmares..." Harry tapered off, looking down.

"What of them, Mr. Potter?" Moody growled, looking the boy over.

"Well...they're just. Nightmares is all." Harry replied as convincingly as he could.

It seemed to work since the others nodded and let the subject go, except Dumbledore. Harry knew he couldn't expect him to buy into Harry's poor acting skills. But Dumbledore made no further comment on the matter.

The meeting ended with all of them warning Harry and Ron not to repeat what they had spoken about to anyone not in the Order themselves. They had agreed and quickly exited Dumbledore's office. It was well past dawn by the time they got back to the dormitories.

They both fell fast asleep as soon as their heads hit the pillows.

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"So, where does she work?"

Harry blushed lightly and kept adjusting his shirt and cloak. He had managed to wake up before the students made their way to Hogsmeade that day, and had joined Draco, Ron, Neville, Dean and Seamus in wandering around the village.

They hadn't yet shut up about visiting Cienna.

"I. I'm not sure she's working this week," Harry lied. He badly wanted to go see her, but hated that he couldn't escape the boys in order to avoid embarrassment. Not that he was embarrassed of Cienna, it was more the other way around.

"Oh, b.s., Harry. Show us this mystery girl so we know you're actually telling the truth," Seamus said as they came out of Honeydukes.

Harry squirmed, knowing he was cornered.

Ron gave him an encouraging smile and said," We promise not to make you look like a fool."

"Even though you are one," Draco said with a smirk.

They all laughed and followed a reluctant Harry down the road towards the opposite end of Hogsmeade. Soon, they were standing outside Madam Puddifoot's cafe.

"She works here?" Neville asked squeakily.

"Ah, that's rotten luck if she saw you in here with Hermione," Ron commented as they all peered into the muggy window.

Harry never thought of that. He'd only gone into this cafe every Hogsmeade trip and every single time, brought Hermione in here so they could make out. Cienna would've had to been blind not to see them atleast twice. Suddenly, Harry wasn't too keen on going inside.

"Oh, c'mon Harry. I'm sure she didn't see a thing. Lets go," Ron said patting Harry's shoulder.

The six boys filed into the tiny diner, immediately seeing practically every table occupied by very busy couples. Harry lead the way to the counter where Madam Puddifoot herself was trying to fix the register.

"Um. M-ma'm? Um..."

Madam Puddifoot looked up and immediately rose an eyebrow, "You lot lost?"

"Er, no…uh, actually, we're lookin' for-"

"Harry!"

Harry looked quickly to the origin of the squeal and saw Cienna rushing from the backroom. She threw her arms around him and showered his face with kisses.

"I can't believe you actually came to see me! I thought you wouldn't come!"

Harry grinned and let himself get wrapped up in a rather deep kiss.

"AHEM!"

Harry and Cienna parted and both blushed furiously at the group staring at them. Harry kept his grin and wove his hand in Cienna's, saying," Guys, this is Cienna Parker."

The five boys eyed her over, Harry knowing they thought she was extremely hot and couldn't find the words to admit to Harry that he was indeed telling the truth about her.

Cienna smiled sheepishly and waved," Hey. I didn't know you were bringing your whole dorm to see me."

Harry smirked," They thought I was lying about you."

Cienna grinned her famous grin and leaned into him," Well, sorry guys, but I'm real."

"No kidding," Neville blurted out, quickly blushing profusely afterward.

Cienna giggled as Harry pointed to each teenage boy, giving her their name and allowing them to shake her hand nervously.

Draco was the only one who didn't stumble over his words as he spoke to her," You know, if anything goes wrong with you and Potter over here, I'm fully willing to succumb to a rebound encounter."

Cienna smiled and rubbed Harry's chest gently," Thanks for the offer, but I think we'll be fine."

Harry smiled down at her, gazing happily into her honey eyes.

"Um, well, it was nice to meet you Cienna. I think we'll head to Zonko's," Ron said, ushering the boys out of the diner.

Harry and Cienna waved goodbye to them and walked into the back.

"I really shouldn't have you back here," Cienna commented as soon as the door closed behind them.

"Why?" Harry asked with a smirk.

Cienna pulled him close by his hands and pressed herself against him fully," You'll distract me."

Harry grinned as she lifted herself up onto her tip-toes and devoured his mouth. Something clicked on in Harry's mind and he felt himself start to float. He had almost forgotten what it felt like to be with Cienna, and wished he could always remember this exact feeling. There was a soft snap and gentle music started to flood the room. He recognized the music was simply a guitar and a man's voice, but further than that, he didn't really care. Cienna was all that seemed to matter.

They enjoyed each other's taste for quite some time, shifting from the wall to the door until they ended in Cienna sitting atop the table and Harry wedged between her legs.

"Mmm, we need to stop," She mumbled hotly onto his lips.

Harry groaned in protest, pressing himself closer against her. She gave a moan and tilted her head back, letting Harry kiss all over her throat. He reached up and played with the dangling ends of her ponytail and ravished the way her body stretched out against his.

Much later, Cienna reached up and gently eased him off of her," Harry, I'm serious. We need to stop."

Harry pushed his lower lip out and tried to give her a pathetic look, which she only laughed at and reached up to gently cup his cheek.

"You're too cute for your own good."

Harry sighed and settled himself on a stool, crossing his arms. Cienna quickly went back to work, bringing coffee filters, bags of beans and numerous mugs up from the cellar, talking to him all the while.

Quite a few times, she had to go out into the cafe to clear off empty cups, wipe down tables and deposit money into the cash register.

"So, when did you start working here?" Harry asked as he sat down in a wooden chair behind the counter, watching Cienna move from table to table, scooping up dishes from beneath and around kissing couples, and sliding tips from abandoned tables into a pocket of her apron.

"Oh, soon as I graduated. It was only on weekends during the summer, mind you. But then this year I started doing it every weekend since I needed the extra money," She replied as she wiped down some spilled coffee.

"So, um...you've. You know...Never seen me here before...have you? "Harry asked as casually as he could manage.

Cienna gave him a smirk and grabbed two cups containing cold tea from between a rather involved couple," I mainly work in the back. Besides, most couples here are usually indistinguishable from the others ,so, I don't really pay attention."

Harry sighed a breath of relief, then blushed as Cienna caught him.

"Why? Come in here often?" Cienna teased as she walked back over to his and emptied the money into the register.

"No," Harry answered far too defensively.

Cienna laughed and gently rubbed his shoulders," Aw, its ok if you have. Its not like I expected to be your 1st girlfriend or anything."

Harry blushed furiously ,"M-my girlfriend?"

"Well...That's what I am, right?" Cienna asked uncertainly.

Harry smiled, despite his blush, "Well. YES, of course. I mean, if you want to."

Cienna grinned and gently pecked his lips," Course i do. You wouldn't expect me NOT to be after the night we spent together."

Harry could hardly believe it, but he guessed he was blushing harder than ever.

Cienna smirked and playfully tapped his nose," I don't nail and bail."

She chuckled and walked into the back, letting Harry follow her in.

There, Harry attempted to let her work for the rest of the day in peace, but failed miserably several times.

Once it was time to go, both Cienna and Harry's mouths were swollen and rather red.

Cienna said goodbye to Madam Puddifoot , who was smiling knowingly at them, and received her wages. She was looking the paper over, Harry's arm loosely around her shoulders, as they stepped out into the slowly dimming street when a sudden loud voice startled them.

"So, THIS is how you replace me, huh?"

Harry looked up with a frown and saw Hermione standing rather menacingly across the street. Harry spotted a boy, no doubt the Hufflepuff he caught her snogging not too long ago, standing awkwardly behind her.

Hermione marched up to them, fire and anger burning in her dark brown eyes," I thought we meant more than that, Harry, for you to just go out and bang the 1st willing tramp you came across."

Harry glared. Enough was enough, Hermione had gone too far this time. Anger seething in him, he let go of Cienna and stood infront of her, making Hermione shift her glare at Cienna up to meet with Harry's furious eyes. She blinked.

"Don't you DARE start preaching about what meant more and who went to bang willing tramps! Looks like you got to that WAY before me!"

Hermione regained her glare and stepped forward, looking very short compared to Harry's towering height." Creg is a perfect darling compared to your floozy over there!"

"Hey, now!" Cienna exclaimed.

Harry held her back protectively and continued on Hermione," Cienna is NOT a floozy. She would never dump me as viciously and cold-heartedly as YOU did. So, as far as I'm concerned, you and I NEVER went out. I NEVER loved you Hermione Granger."

Harry reached back and wrapped his arm once more around Cienna, who was trembling with rage. She quickly looped her arm round Harry's waist and clung to him tightly, leaning comfortably into his body.

They walked down the road to meet with Harry's bewildered friends who stood gawking at the fight that just echoed through half the town, leaving Hermione in a tantrum.

Harry shrugged it off and enjoyed the last half hour he got to spend with Cienna and his friends before she had to leave for her father's.

To seal the newfound perfection of the day, right before departing, Cienna had leaned over and whispered gently into Harry's ear," I love you..."

To which he replied," I love you too."

Harry watched her walk off, knowing he must be looking like an idiot waving to a vanishing form. But he didn't care. He was in love, and always would be.

If you guys want the song I had Cienna play, its called

"Waiting on an Angel" by Ben Harper

D/L it, its brilliant and gives you a better sense of Harry and Cienna's love when you hear it while their together. OK!

L8R

-Management