HARRY POTTER AND THE GREEN FLAME SWORD
LOADS OF THANX to all of you who took the trouble of reviewing this stuff
CHAPTER 5
JOINING THE ORDER
"Harry, come in and have a seat." said Dumbledore.
The members of the Order were seated around a large table. Harry had a feeling that Moody's magical eye was fixed on him even though he was deep in conversation with Lupin, who was gazing thoughtfully at Luna.
"Harry, would you tell us exactly what happened in your dream" asked Dumbledore.
Harry felt everyone looking at him.
"Well, uh- I heard a Death Eater in conversation with Voldemort..." he paused when a few of the members flinched at the name, then decided to ignore it "he was saying that the Weasleys were to be attacked becau-" he choked on the words... 'because of me being close to them' said a nasty voice in his mind... "and then Voldemort asked that Death Eater to attack at once".
Albus Dumbledore seemed to have heard the words unspoken in Harry's mind,
"Thank you Harry, however, remember not to take all this too hard on yourself" he said kindly.
"Well, that finishes the meeting...are you sure you'd like to take Luna in, Molly?" asked Lupin.
"Yes, come on dear" said Mrs. Weasley, taking Luna's hand in hers and guiding her out.
Harry waited till almost everyone had left the room. Lupin and Dumbledore were waiting; they seemed to anticipate that Harry had something to talk to them about.
"I'd like to join the Order too" said Harry quietly, without any preliminary.
To his relief, and surprise, Lupin and Dumbledore were considering this seriously.
"Have you thought this over carefully, Harry? Do you really want to do this?" asked Lupin...he almost looked as though he were filling up with a kind of fierce pride.
Harry nodded.
"Well, that settles it, then" said Dumbledore simply. "However, I must impress upon you the necessity that everything the Order does should be kept within the Order. Not a word to Miss Granger or Mr. Weasley".
Harry nodded again.
"Erm- does everyone in the Order know about the prophesy?" asked Harry.
"No Harry, only I and Remus do. He knew it even before you were born, of course" answered Dumbledore.
"Whether you want to let everyone know is entirely your decision Harry" said Lupin.
"I don't want to let anyone know" said Harry fiercely.
"Well, I'll leave you the task of breaking the news to Molly, Remus. Good luck, Harry." With a POP, he disappeared.
Harry and Lupin came out together. It seemed that Mad-Eye and Tonks had already left, so had Mr. Weasley, Fred and George.
Luna was sitting beside Ginny, who was patting her hand. Ron was waiting for Harry.
"What happened, Harry?" he asked, bursting to know.
"Nothing, they just asked about my dream and all" said Harry.
"Well, Luna just told Ginny what happened. It seems the Diggorys had those special portkey things that the Ministry had been handing out and managed to activate it just in time and Luna managed to escape to that special apparition point. Kingsley Shacklebolt was on duty there and he then brought her over to the Burrow" whispered Ron, careful to keep his voice low in case Luna heard.
Harry noticed that Luna was looking rather pale. Ginny was trying her best to keep Luna's thoughts away from her father's death, but Luna wasn't responding at all.
"She's taking it very badly" whispered Ginny to Harry and Ron sadly, who had joined the two of them on the sofa.
"It'll be alright, Luna" said Harry kindly.
She looked up at him and gave him a small smile.
"Hey, Birthday Boy, July 31st, remember...get up" shouted someone in Harry's ear.
"Wha-right" said Harry sleepily. He was trying to remember that weird dream he had had about the Chamber of Secrets and some kind of weird green light.
A bucket of cold water brought him to his senses quickly. He looked around to see the Weasleys grinning ear to ear.
He had never had a proper birthday before...so he went red in the face as they all began singing 'HAPPY BIRTHDAY' to him.
He rushed downstairs after a quick shower to see a huge cake on the table. Moody and Tonks were also waiting at the table, and so was Hermione.
"Harry, Happy B'day" she smiled brightly and gave him a hug. He hugged her back.
"Potter, as it is 16th birthday, I have little bits of advice for you, CONSTANT VIGILANCE" said Moody...then grinned, "Just joking."
"Happy B'day Harry" said Tonks, shaking his hand enthusiastically.
Soon, they were all enjoying the huge cake.
They had all given him a set of presents and he hardly knew what to do with them all, the worst however was when Dumbledore himself walked in, gave Harry a wink and handed out their OWL letters.
"Go on, open it, dears" said Mrs. Weasley, even though she wasn't all that sure she wanted Ron to open his.
There was a scream of pure delight from Hermione who seemed to have scored 20 OWLS, with not a grade which was below 'Outstanding'.
"Well" grinned Harry, "You go first, Ron"
Ron had been watching Hermione with despair on his face. "That wouldn't be fair, you know, you go first"
"What, I'm the B'day Boy, Ron, and so just go on and open it up" said Harry.
"You just wait for my birthday, Potter" said Ron, torn.
He opened his letter and announced crestfallenly "Six OWLS". "That's not too bad, Ron...you have got as much as Fred and George put together" said Hermione, "What about you, Harry?" "I've gotten 6 too" said Harry.
Mrs. Weasley seemed relieved that Ron wasn't going the 'Fred and George' way. Ginny was giggling at the look on Ron's face each time Hermione described the kind of effort and books that had helped her on her way to a particular 'Outstanding' OWL. Harry was just pleased that he hadn't fared too badly, what with his almost not attempting the Divination, Astronomy and History of Magic exams.
After the excitement the OWLS had generated had settled down, Ron and Harry returned back to their room where they discussed the Chudley Cannons chances in the Quidditch league. They were joined by Hermione and Ginny and Luna soon after.
When Harry walked down to the kitchen a while later, he found Mrs. Weasley, Mr. Weasley and Lupin having a three pronged Row.
"THERE IS NO WAY HARRY WILL BE LET INTO THE ORDER AND THAT'S FINAL" he heard Mrs. Weasley scream.
"You can not stop him from what he really wants to do, Molly" reasoned Lupin gravely.
"He's too young, just sixteen, and you are ready to let him risk his neck already" she growled threateningly.
"Now, now, Molly, I'm sure Dumbledore knows what he is doing...but I have my doubts" Mr. Weasley ran a hand through his hair rather worriedly.
Harry stepped into the kitchen. The row stopped quite suddenly and Mrs. Weasley tried to hush him away. He gently removed her hand from his shoulder.
"Mrs. Weasley, I have thought this over completely and there is nothing that will stop me from doing what I think is right...and do stop treating me like a baby" he added irritably.
Mrs. Weasley looked shocked, and then she turned about and walked out of the kitchen rather angrily.
"I'll go after her, don't worry, Harry, she's having trouble letting go" said Mr. Weasley as he hurried away after his wife.
"Well, that's that" said Lupin wearily.
"Come to the conference room tomorrow evening at 7 PM, ok" he said. Then he gave Harry a firm shake hand and disapparated.
I had started another story "HP n OoP" Do review that also and tell me whether I ought to work on that as well ( in simple words...is it worth the trouble)
THANX
LOADS OF THANX to all of you who took the trouble of reviewing this stuff
CHAPTER 5
JOINING THE ORDER
"Harry, come in and have a seat." said Dumbledore.
The members of the Order were seated around a large table. Harry had a feeling that Moody's magical eye was fixed on him even though he was deep in conversation with Lupin, who was gazing thoughtfully at Luna.
"Harry, would you tell us exactly what happened in your dream" asked Dumbledore.
Harry felt everyone looking at him.
"Well, uh- I heard a Death Eater in conversation with Voldemort..." he paused when a few of the members flinched at the name, then decided to ignore it "he was saying that the Weasleys were to be attacked becau-" he choked on the words... 'because of me being close to them' said a nasty voice in his mind... "and then Voldemort asked that Death Eater to attack at once".
Albus Dumbledore seemed to have heard the words unspoken in Harry's mind,
"Thank you Harry, however, remember not to take all this too hard on yourself" he said kindly.
"Well, that finishes the meeting...are you sure you'd like to take Luna in, Molly?" asked Lupin.
"Yes, come on dear" said Mrs. Weasley, taking Luna's hand in hers and guiding her out.
Harry waited till almost everyone had left the room. Lupin and Dumbledore were waiting; they seemed to anticipate that Harry had something to talk to them about.
"I'd like to join the Order too" said Harry quietly, without any preliminary.
To his relief, and surprise, Lupin and Dumbledore were considering this seriously.
"Have you thought this over carefully, Harry? Do you really want to do this?" asked Lupin...he almost looked as though he were filling up with a kind of fierce pride.
Harry nodded.
"Well, that settles it, then" said Dumbledore simply. "However, I must impress upon you the necessity that everything the Order does should be kept within the Order. Not a word to Miss Granger or Mr. Weasley".
Harry nodded again.
"Erm- does everyone in the Order know about the prophesy?" asked Harry.
"No Harry, only I and Remus do. He knew it even before you were born, of course" answered Dumbledore.
"Whether you want to let everyone know is entirely your decision Harry" said Lupin.
"I don't want to let anyone know" said Harry fiercely.
"Well, I'll leave you the task of breaking the news to Molly, Remus. Good luck, Harry." With a POP, he disappeared.
Harry and Lupin came out together. It seemed that Mad-Eye and Tonks had already left, so had Mr. Weasley, Fred and George.
Luna was sitting beside Ginny, who was patting her hand. Ron was waiting for Harry.
"What happened, Harry?" he asked, bursting to know.
"Nothing, they just asked about my dream and all" said Harry.
"Well, Luna just told Ginny what happened. It seems the Diggorys had those special portkey things that the Ministry had been handing out and managed to activate it just in time and Luna managed to escape to that special apparition point. Kingsley Shacklebolt was on duty there and he then brought her over to the Burrow" whispered Ron, careful to keep his voice low in case Luna heard.
Harry noticed that Luna was looking rather pale. Ginny was trying her best to keep Luna's thoughts away from her father's death, but Luna wasn't responding at all.
"She's taking it very badly" whispered Ginny to Harry and Ron sadly, who had joined the two of them on the sofa.
"It'll be alright, Luna" said Harry kindly.
She looked up at him and gave him a small smile.
"Hey, Birthday Boy, July 31st, remember...get up" shouted someone in Harry's ear.
"Wha-right" said Harry sleepily. He was trying to remember that weird dream he had had about the Chamber of Secrets and some kind of weird green light.
A bucket of cold water brought him to his senses quickly. He looked around to see the Weasleys grinning ear to ear.
He had never had a proper birthday before...so he went red in the face as they all began singing 'HAPPY BIRTHDAY' to him.
He rushed downstairs after a quick shower to see a huge cake on the table. Moody and Tonks were also waiting at the table, and so was Hermione.
"Harry, Happy B'day" she smiled brightly and gave him a hug. He hugged her back.
"Potter, as it is 16th birthday, I have little bits of advice for you, CONSTANT VIGILANCE" said Moody...then grinned, "Just joking."
"Happy B'day Harry" said Tonks, shaking his hand enthusiastically.
Soon, they were all enjoying the huge cake.
They had all given him a set of presents and he hardly knew what to do with them all, the worst however was when Dumbledore himself walked in, gave Harry a wink and handed out their OWL letters.
"Go on, open it, dears" said Mrs. Weasley, even though she wasn't all that sure she wanted Ron to open his.
There was a scream of pure delight from Hermione who seemed to have scored 20 OWLS, with not a grade which was below 'Outstanding'.
"Well" grinned Harry, "You go first, Ron"
Ron had been watching Hermione with despair on his face. "That wouldn't be fair, you know, you go first"
"What, I'm the B'day Boy, Ron, and so just go on and open it up" said Harry.
"You just wait for my birthday, Potter" said Ron, torn.
He opened his letter and announced crestfallenly "Six OWLS". "That's not too bad, Ron...you have got as much as Fred and George put together" said Hermione, "What about you, Harry?" "I've gotten 6 too" said Harry.
Mrs. Weasley seemed relieved that Ron wasn't going the 'Fred and George' way. Ginny was giggling at the look on Ron's face each time Hermione described the kind of effort and books that had helped her on her way to a particular 'Outstanding' OWL. Harry was just pleased that he hadn't fared too badly, what with his almost not attempting the Divination, Astronomy and History of Magic exams.
After the excitement the OWLS had generated had settled down, Ron and Harry returned back to their room where they discussed the Chudley Cannons chances in the Quidditch league. They were joined by Hermione and Ginny and Luna soon after.
When Harry walked down to the kitchen a while later, he found Mrs. Weasley, Mr. Weasley and Lupin having a three pronged Row.
"THERE IS NO WAY HARRY WILL BE LET INTO THE ORDER AND THAT'S FINAL" he heard Mrs. Weasley scream.
"You can not stop him from what he really wants to do, Molly" reasoned Lupin gravely.
"He's too young, just sixteen, and you are ready to let him risk his neck already" she growled threateningly.
"Now, now, Molly, I'm sure Dumbledore knows what he is doing...but I have my doubts" Mr. Weasley ran a hand through his hair rather worriedly.
Harry stepped into the kitchen. The row stopped quite suddenly and Mrs. Weasley tried to hush him away. He gently removed her hand from his shoulder.
"Mrs. Weasley, I have thought this over completely and there is nothing that will stop me from doing what I think is right...and do stop treating me like a baby" he added irritably.
Mrs. Weasley looked shocked, and then she turned about and walked out of the kitchen rather angrily.
"I'll go after her, don't worry, Harry, she's having trouble letting go" said Mr. Weasley as he hurried away after his wife.
"Well, that's that" said Lupin wearily.
"Come to the conference room tomorrow evening at 7 PM, ok" he said. Then he gave Harry a firm shake hand and disapparated.
I had started another story "HP n OoP" Do review that also and tell me whether I ought to work on that as well ( in simple words...is it worth the trouble)
THANX