A.N: This chapter will probably be very terrible as I seem to have a case of writers block. I am hoping that even writing a terrible chapter will help me become creative again.
Chap. 5 You Have Got To Be Kidding
For the first time since it was founded, Hogwarts was completely silent. The orders members sat in shock, gaping at the old man. Slowly they began to recover, and looked at their companions. As they regained the use of their brains, a whispering arose, only to be interrupted by harsh laughter.
"I can't believe that you called us over such a trivial matter." Snape snapped at Dumbledore. "I could have kept doing my research, instead of coming up here and wasting my time. Since when is a bloody vacation reason to call a full meeting? Just send the brat somewhere and lets us get back to more important things!"
The group broke into loud chatter. Snatches of people's conversations could be made out. The comments were not exactly flattering or polite.
"Gone crazy…… Completely lost it…… Stress finally got to him……"
One man stood up and called for silence. The crowd calmed down to hear what he had to say. Everyone was curious.
"I never thought I would say this at any point in my life, but that greasy git is right. You didn't need to call an Order meeting just for vacation plans." He took a breath. "I for one think that you had better have a damn good reason for this."
"Sirius is just ticked off because this kept him from getting laid." Remus piped up from beside Snape. "But even I am curious as to why you feel this is so important, aside from keeping Harry safe." He looked up at Dumbledore, ignoring Sirius's red face.
"Listen to me for a moment and I will explain." Dumbledore took a deep breath and stood up. "Earlier today I received a letter from Harry about an unusual dream he had. While that is not strange, the tone of the letter and the description of what happened in the dream caused me to become worried. Harry asked if Severus had heard anything from Voldemort." He paused as the crowd shuddered. "Harry has never bothered to inquire about Professor Snapes news. That caused me to ask Fawkes what he thought of the letter. No I have not gone crazy. Some of you may have read that phoenixes can sense emotions. That fact is true. They can sense turbulent emotions from objects. Fawkes confirmed my fears. Harry has gone through too much these past years and is on the verge of a complete breakdown. We cannot afford to have him incapacitated in such a manner as long as Voldemort is still alive. Again that would not normally be a reason to call on all of you. However, I was left with no choice as I cannot figure out where to send him and who to send him with."
"Can't we just send him to the burrow for a while, or even bring him here?" Sirius had a concerned look on his face. "That would let him relax and still be taug…" he was interrupted by Snape.
"And he would still be around the war. If I understand Albus correctly, then he needs to be far enough away that he won't end up being constantly reminded about the war. That means he has to be sent out of country, and he has to have someone who can continue his training with him." He looked from Sirius to Remus.
"Severus is right Sirius. He has to be somewhere peaceful and at the same time it has to be somewhere that he can have fun. We also have to make sure that he's in an area where he can be trained." He glanced apologetically at the now grumbling Sirius. "That's why we are all here. We have got to find where he can go, when and with whom." He saw Severus and Albus pass a look, and then Severus quickly left.
The members began to brainstorm. Suggestions were tossed from person to person. Many locations were refused due to large populations. Theme parks were decided against for the same reason. After deciding to concentrate on locations in North America, someone cast two large maps on the walls. One of the U.S. and one of Canada, on both were grayed out areas. Those were the places that had been rejected. Finally Fred Weasley solved the problem of location with a dart. His brother George had been standing in front of the Canadian map. Fred had aimed the dart for his brother's rear end, only to have him move at the last minute. He went to retrieve the dart, then stopped and raised his voice.
"Why don't we send him here? It doesn't seem to have too many people." He watched Dumbledore examine the map carefully, pulling up details about the area. Finally he stood and looked at everyone.
"I believe that Mr. Weasley has found the perfect place." He smiled as Fred began a thank you speech and the others began talking again. "However, we still need to figure out who will be going with him." The statement caused everyone to become silent.
"… and I would also like to thank my brother's bum…" Well everyone except Fred Weasley.
A.N: So how bad is it? I think I did a pretty good job for having writers block. Next chapter they should be choosing the person/s to send with Harry. I'll probably gloss over the majority of the preparations and trip. My grandfather died July 8 2004, so I am not sure when I will update. I have included a bit about him in my bio. Read it if you want.