A.N. / The Song in italics and bold is called Headstrong by Trapt.

Chapter 10

"Well, I guess that was it." Arabella sighed deeply and rubbed her belly, she was starting to show now and the baby had begun to kick a few days ago.

"Have you found out what you're having yet?" Mrs. Weasley asked Arabella as the two women began to walk into the kitchen. As they walked out you could hear a long drawn out conversation about to happen.

Susan, Bridget, and Draco got into a conversation again...but there was someone missing and Ron knew exactly who it was. Ron went through every room in the manor, but when he passed Harry's room he noticed a bushy- headed brunette, he knew only as his sweet Adora. "Are you okay?" Ron asked and noticed that she hadn't noticed him come in, in which she jumped when she realized he was in the room.

"Yeah, of course, I'm fine." She said with her back still facing him.

"No your not, Adora; we've been together almost a year now, I can tell when your okay and when your not. Why don't you just tell me what's wrong?" Ron said sitting beside her and putting his arm around her waist, she leaned into him and tucked her head into his chest. "Come on, please tell me, I can't stand to see you upset, it makes me upset because you are."

She sniffled and turned around to look him face to face, she hadn't been crying to hard, just a few tears here and there. "I can't believe this is actually happening."

"The War?" Ron asked totally surprised.

"No, the war has been going on since end of fourth year. That their actually taking in students from my school, my grade," she sniffled again. "Even my family, I always knew that Harry would get involved, but I didn't think it would be this soon."

Ron chuckled inside at this little joke, "This soon, babe, are you joking me? The war has been going on a whole year, and their just now taking Harry in. I'm ready to go; I wish I'd have gotten a letter from Dumbledore, too."

"Don't you dare say that around me," she hissed at him. "I'm already worried about Harry, and now I've got to worry about you? First, my nephew...who isn't even like a nephew to me. Harry is more like a brother, a best friend; and now I have to worry about my boyfriend?!"

"No," he said back hurt severely. "You don't have to worry about me, because obviously Dumbledore doesn't want me."

"Of course he took Harry over you. Harry has gone against Voldemort so many times, Ron you will be next."

"Or you."

"We're not going to fight over this," Adora sighed. "Just sit here with me."

They sat there in silence for moments thinking to themselves about lots of things. The War going on between Good and Evil, the way everything was changing around us, and anything else that might be troubling two sixteen year old witch and wizard. Finally, the silence was broken by Ron, once again. "Would you be mad at me if I got a letter from The Order and decided to join?"

"No," she said immediately. "I would be proud of you to go, and I'd be a little sad that I'd have to share you with the order. If they would take me, I would want to join. Would you be mad at me?" She finally turned to look at him once again."

He shook his head no, "Since we had the imposter Professor Moody, and he told us all that we would all make good Aurors I've wanted to be one." Adora began to laugh, "What's so funny?"

"Well, Ron." She began to laugh again, "Crouch said Harry and me would be good Aurors, not you."

"You don't think I'd be a good Auror?" Ron asked extremely hurt.

"No, of course I think you would be a fantastic Auror. It's just that Crouch doesn't think you would."

"Well you know what, Miss Potter? It doesn't matter what Crouch thinks, because he doesn't have a soul anymore."

"Oooh, that's a cold one!" Adora said beginning to laugh.

Ron chuckled, "You know what else a cold one is?" Adora shook her head wondering what on Earth he was talking about. "This." Ron instantly began to tickle her, the muggle-way, and wouldn't stop even when Adora protested that he should between her numerous giggles.

***

Circling your, circling your, circling your head Contemplating everything you ever said Now I see the truth I got a doubt A different motive in your eyes and now I'm out See you later I see your fantasy; you want to make it a reality paved in gold See inside, inside of our heads, yeah Well now that's over I see your motives inside, decisions to hide

Harry is sitting in a room of completely invisible people, he can hear voices, but he knows none of the voices he hears are from the person that is saying it. This was your first meeting, to see if you were worthy enough and to be trusted enough to be a member of The Order, Dumbledore had gone through all of this with Harry and Ernie McMillian, had been the Hufflepuff chosen to look after Hogwarts, that is if he was trust worthy. Both Ernie and Harry could see one another, they were both across the room from each other, and both looked as nervous as the other. The meeting had been very informative and they new exactly what they were going into, and knew exactly how difficult it was going to be. They also found out who would be joining the Order from Slytherin and Ravenclaw; it would be Draco Malfoy, and Padma Patil.

Dumbledore and the rest of The Order, observed all the records from all the students that attended Hogwarts, and decided that Harry Potter from Gryffindor, Ernie McMillian from Hufflepuff, Draco Malfoy from Slytherin, and Padma Patil from Ravenclaw; would be the best candidates to join The Order. The Order had observed not only their Defense Against The Dark Arts class, but also Astronomy, Herbology, Potions, Transfiguration, History of Magic, Charms, and any electives that they take. It took a long while, but the decided the students would be one from each house, be sixteen, and in either in their sixth year or seventh year. Also, the Defense Against The Dark Arts class will be 50% book work and 50% lessons that you actually used your wands. They had supposedly a good teacher for the class that had lots of expertise in the field, and would also be a spy as a teacher for The Order.

So far, from the meeting that Harry and Ernie were listening to, there would be four teachers who were part of The Order on campus, like there were students, and Sirius and Anthony Potter would be stopping by lots. Dumbledore, McGonagall, Snape, and whoever had gotten The Defense Against The Dark Arts Job.

Harry's mind could not stay focused at all, he could hear whoever was conducting it, but just barely, his mind was going in too many directions at once. 'What do you want?! Get out of my head!' A voice that wasn't really that mad but, mostly upset echoed in Harry's head.

'Huh?! What are you talking about, you came inside my head!' Harry yelled back to the voice that was going on in his head.

'Umm, No, sorry. You started it. I heard you.'

'I did not call you; you don't even want to see me anywhere anymore.'

'WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?!' Ginny screamed in Harry's head.

"Ow!" Harry said out loud.

"Something wrong, Mr. Potter?" Asked the voice that had been conducting the meeting. "Did you in someway hurt yourself...sitting down?" There was a murmur that went around and a chuckle, Harry and Ernie both chuckled back because they were so uneasy.

'Now look what you did, you made me say 'OW!' out loud and everyone thinks I'm stupid.'

'So sorry, so what did you want?'

'I never wanted anything with you, Strawberry.' There was silence, Harry thought she'd have shut down the system, quit talking to him all together. Then after a minute or so, a quiet unsure voice came back into his head, sounding scared.

'What did you call me?'

'Ginny? What are you going on about now? I'm supposed to be listening to this meeting and I'm not, because I'm too distracted by you talking to me telepathically.'

'You summoned me by your emotions; like you use to do before we...you've never been able to handle your powers when your emotions get in the way.'

'Ginny! My emotions are not in the way!'

'Yes, they are! You're obviously thinking about me, or you wouldn't have summoned me in the middle of a meeting you need to be listening to, and you wouldn't have called me Strawberry!'

'But...I...uh...well...Ginny?'

'I have to go Harry; mum needs my help in the kitchen. I meant what I said at Arabella's house, it's you who doesn't want to be with me because of Voldemort. I'm not waiting forever.'

'Ginny? Ginny??! Ginny?!' Since when can she learn to ignore him? She use to say something right back as soon as she heard him calling, 'Yes,' said his conscience. 'But, that was before you made Ginny think you have no feeling for her, Harry Potter.'

"Mr. Potter? Mr. Potter? Are you listening at all?" The voice from the front was talking to him again.

"I'm sorry," Harry addressed the invisible man in the front that was talking to him once again. "My mind slipped away."

"Well, obviously you're not to interested in the meeting, maybe he isn't to interested in the war against Voldemort."

"Don't be absurd," said an invisible man next to Harry. "Of course he wants to help; he's just obviously bored by your obnoxious voice."

"Oh, boy." Said a woman on the other side of Harry. "Do you have to fight every time we have a meeting? Think you could grow up?"

"Quite right, I do agree with the lady," said a man's voice beside Ernie which made him jump to hearing a voice so close to him. "But, if we keep arguing over petty things we will never get to the importance of this meeting, to see whether or not these two boys are fit to join The Order Of The Phoenix. So can we please start the process of getting these boys as members?" Everyone agreed with this voice as Harry and Ernie sat there, not knowing what to do.

Back off we'll take you on,

Headstrong to take on anyone,

I know that you are wrong,

Headstrong we're headstrong,

Back off we'll take you on,

Headstrong to take on anyone,

I know that you are wrong and this is not where you belong.

I can't give everything away,

I won't give everything away.

Conclusions manifest, your first impressions got to be your very best,

I see your full of shit, and that's all right, that's how you play,

***

"What are you two going to do today?" Bridget asked wondering herself what she was going to do, now that Harry wasn't here to bug and bother with.

"I have to go home and get a few things and then I'll be back," Draco began to say.

"What do you....I mean..." Susan took a deep breath; they weren't dating so she really didn't need to know why he was going to his dad's house. "I have no clue what I'm doing today."

"Well, you could go shopping with me today! I need a new outfit," Bridget began.

"Or....you can go out to eat with me once I'm back from father's house," Draco finally finished.

"Hmmm...I'll evaluate both, and get back to you." She said winking at Draco before walking off.

"Trying to get my big sister all alone are you?" Bridget said giving him the wink and nudging him with her elbow. "Now that big brother Harry is out of the way, make the moves on twin sister Susan?"

"I would of asked her whether 'big brother Harry' was here or not. I really don't give a rat's ass about your brother. I'm just polite to him, because of Adora and Susan, and because Arabella and Sirius let me stay here." Draco said before flooing home.

"Well," Bridget said out loud. "I don't know if he'll do so good with my darling sister, Susan. I could go bother Adora, but her and Ron are having some talk time. I know Susan is going to pick Draco over me, Arabella is at a doctor's appointment for the baby, and then an appointment with the Wedding Planner. So, I have no one to talk to today. WAIT! I'll go visit my best buddy!" Bridget walked into the fireplace to go visit her friend.

***

"Mr. Potter," said the invisible lead man. "Are you against the Dark Arts or for it."

"Against it, I want to bring down all Dark Arts everywhere," Harry said in a very robotic voice, due to the Vertasium.

"Do you have any idea where Lord Voldemort, Autumn Lewis, Sharon Lewis, or any Death Eaters are located or planning next."

"No, all I know is I want the down fall of the Dark Arts. I want to bring down Lord Voldemort myself, for killing my mum and dad, and the attempted murders on my grandfather, my two aunts, my soon to be uncle, my two little sisters, Ginny Weasley, and myself."

"Ginny Weasley? Speaking of Ginny Weasley, are you two still an item?"

"No, we broke up the day the Hogwarts Express brought us back to King's Cross."

"WHAT?!" Sounded like every voice in the room said, there was obviously a big disappointment.

"Let me take over," the main invisible guy must have agreed, because this time it was the voice Harry had heard sitting next to Ernie.

"Why have Miss Weasley and yourself spilt up?"

"I have put her in such danger since I asked her out last year with Lord Voldemort, I have to protect Ginny."

"Do you still have feelings for Miss Weasley?"

"Yes I do, but I don't see why this is any of your business." Harry said in the same robotic voice.

"Mr. Potter, don't you remember reading about yourself and Miss Weasley...and the twins last year?"

"Yes, I do. But, I can not be with Ginny Weasley until I bring the downfall of Lord Voldemort, I must keep Ginny safe. If that means I can't be with her, than that's a sacrifice I have to make. The prophecy said, I will be the downfall of Voldemort, or he will be mine."

I guess you'll get through every night, well now that's over.

I see your fantasy, you want to make it a reality paved in gold,

See inside, inside of our heads (yeah)

Well now that's over, I see your motives inside, decisions to hide.

Back off we'll take you on,

Headstrong to take on anyone,

I know that you are wrong,

Headstrong we're headstrong,

Back off we'll take you on,

Headstrong to take on anyone,

I know that you are wrong and this is not where you belong.

"Mr. Potter, don't you remember the prophecy about that not only you will bring down Lord Voldemort, but you and Miss Weasley will?"

Harry's heart had dropped...WHAT IN THE HELL HAD HE DONE?!

I can't give everything away,

I won't give everything away I know, I know all about I know, I know all about I know, I know all about I know, I know all about Your motives inside, and your decisions to hide.

"Mr. Potter? Are you alright?"

"I hope I will be," he replied, but he thought he'd only said it inside of his head.

"Mr. Potter, your interrogation is done, you've passed. Welcome to The Order Of The Phoenix!" There was a spell said and Harry saw a lot of people he knew and a lot he didn't. There was Sirius, Anthony, Arabella, Dumbledore, McGonagall, Snape, and more. Harry shook all their hands as they all welcomed him in, he acted like he was all happy. Half of him was, he'd always wanted to join The Order...but now Harry had realized how much of a mistake he had made.

Back off we'll take you on,

Headstrong to take on anyone,

I know that you are wrong,

Headstrong we're headstrong,

Back off we'll take you on,

Headstrong to take on anyone,

I know that you are wrong and this is not where you belong.

I can't give everything away,

I won't give everything away.

Harry walked out into the hallway, he didn't want to watch Ernie's interrogation, he was too upset with himself....

***

"Ginny are you here?" Came a voice from the fireplace.

Mrs. Weasley wondering who it could be ran into the living room, when she saw who it was sighed deeply. "Oh, dear. You gave me a fright...looking for Ginny are you?" The person nodded. "She's been in her room, she's only been down once or twice...this whole summer her room has been her sanctuary. Go on up there and go and see her dear." Mrs. Weasley walked back into the kitchen to begin cooking dinner.

"Hey! Long time," George started.

"No see!" Fred finished, yes, the twins still finished each others sentences.

"I thought you guys didn't live here anymore?"

"Oh, we don't." Fred said.

"Had to get the apartment de-bugged, so we stayed here last night." George finished.

"Can you say BIG MISTAKE?" Fred and George said at the same time.

"We'll see you later, got to go show Lee the new joke we've invented. Guessing you're here to see Ginny, she's still up there, we heard her radio."

*Knock Knock*

"Come in," came a muffled voice behind the door. When Ginny looked up to see who had entered her room she was surprised. "Thought you were still mad at me from the last time I stayed at your house and I dashed out."

"Nah, I understand that things aren't going so good with Harry and you. Want to go shopping today?" Bridget asked her best friend, while she sat down beside her on her bed.

"Um, yeah. I have a few sickles Fred and George gave me...I think they might have done something to my room and their waiting for it to explode. So where in Diagon Alley do you want to go...and when are we going?"

"Well," Bridget said thinking. "Why don't we just go to Diagon Alley and go where we want. Let's go now...duh! That's why I came over now." Bridget laughed at how ditzy Ginny could be at times, and Ginny laughed because she realized how goofy her question had been.

"Alright, lets go. I have to tell mum first," Ginny said closing the door behind Bridget and shutting off her bedroom light.