Author's Note: Sage and Snape that would be cool Lucinda and Sage having a
wandless magic duel. I'd better have Lucinda brush up on her skills! I
like writing Ron cause he seems silly and fun to me.Lyssanne, glad you
liked Sev's thoughts. I had fun writing those and about the blood oozing
out of him. Vanaria Darkshadow, thanks. Sev1970 I'm glad you could
picture Dumbledore summoning everything. I just thought that was something
Dumbledore would do.
Sorry it has been so long since I have updated. Life happens. Writer's block creeps in, and someone or something has to inspire one to write. I will continue this book even though the fifth book is already out. I may modify things slightly but for this year Harry and Lucinda will both be in the order. Anyone let me know if you think I am wasting my time.
Commercial!!!!! Please read my story All Things in Time. I'm writing it with a friend, Lyssanne, and we aren't getting any reviews! Tell us if you like it or hate it! Please.please.please!
Okay done begging. Author gets off her knees and returns to writing the story.
Chapter Eight: The Meeting
Gather here in secret
Let our minds be as one
Strength we are in numbers
Till the work of light is done
From each we gain a priceless gift
To thwart a deadly foe
And free the power of the heart
A strength he cannot know
The order of the phoenix was to meet in Dumbledore's office at midnight. From there they would take a port key to the order head quarters which was well hidden. Apparently not all of the professors were members in the order, and knowing this, I began to realize just why Professor Snape had warned me to be careful who I mentioned the order to.
I made my way through the silent coridors, slipping around corners and successfully reached Dumbledore's office. A man stood outside the office door. He introduced himself as Remus Lupine and began to cast a variety of spells to determine if I was really who I appeared to be.
When he had finished he said, "You may enter, and welcome to the order."
He seemed so formal.
I stepped onto the moving spiral stairway. It lifted me upward and as I went I imagined I was being lifted and set into a new life, a new existence.
I wondered where Harry was. I had not seen him in the common room nor had I passed him in the halls. Somehow I still felt reassured knowing that Harry would be at the meeting as well. I wasn't the only student to be invited to join. I wasn't a freak. They wanted me as a member because my talents could help them, not so that they could mock me.
The room was full of whitches and wizzards speaking in hushed voices. When I entered there was no pause in the conversation but many of them moved aside, like the parting of hairs in the wind, so that I could make my way to the center of the room. Just exactly why I sought the center of the room I did not know. Finally I came to a stop and just stood listening to the unfamilliar voices. Every now and then I'd recognize the voice of one of my professors among the strangers.
"I've not had luck with that potion. Maybe Severus can-"
"Well you know who thinks they'll help him."
"We'll have to be careful using the Floo network."
"The minister is still in denial. If he doesn't come around we're in serious trouble. I can't think of what else we can do to convince him though. Dumbledore has-"
"More death eaters recruited in the passed week"
"Well, Lupine hasn't said a thing about-"
"How are we supposed to-?"
"And Black can't risk being seen."
"Does anyone have a plan? Has Dumbledore even considered it?"
"Well I hear Harry Potter is joining us and a girl-"
"Put a magical seal on his letter. When I received it, it had been broken."
Finally Dumbledore called everyone to order and began to make the portkey.
"Welcome all of you once more to my office and to this great cause" he said, then paused. "We will travel now and we shall meet up with the rest of our members when we reach our destination."
Everyone was quiet while Dumbledore activated the portkey. Then someone grabbed my arm and placed it on the wizzard's robe that was being used for a portkey.
My world spun and twisted and I was bumped against others as I dipped and fell. Something in the pit of my stomach felt pulled on or inside out. Then I landed suddenly, falling to my knees. I felt drained and sleepy. Someone was grabbing my arm again and leading me quickly away from our landing place.
"It's a spell." A silky voice was telling me. It was Snape. "You must learn to fight the spell on your own Miss Lee. You won't always have someone to help you and the spell is made to exhaust any intruders so they may not reach our meeting place."
After walking for some time we finally stopped and Snape placed my hand on a rough wooden door frame. I realized that I had not encountered a structure since I had come to Hogwarts. I moved my hand several inches to the right to feel large rough cut logs which had not been treated with paint or varnish.
"Enter" Snape said as he took a step closer to me from behind.
Stepping into the room I realized that I had been holding up a majority of our group during my inspection of the building. The other order members now filed in behind me and they spoke only in hushed whispers. Their words were lost in this room. The log walls were not the best at echoing sound and the ceiling had to be quite high as it swallowed up most of the sound. The floor beneath my feet was also made of wood, I noticed as I stepped forward. Sliding my right toe along its surface, searching for steps or sloping floorboards, I noticed that the floor was also rough and crafted from unfinished wood. This place was hardly a wizzarding dwelling. The only familiar atribute was a fire place off to my right. Well, it was either a fireplace or a dragon. I could feel its warmth from across the room.
"I must call the meeting of the order to attention." Dumbledore said quietly.
Voices silenced like the quieting of owls' wings. Bodies ceased their stirring and came to rest at attention. The fire made the only sound, crackling through the quiet room.
"All have been checked and accounted for." Said the man I now recognized to be Remus Lupine.
"Before we speak our loyalty once more," Dumbledore said. "There are two new members who must be recognized and accepted into our ranks. Miss Lee, Mister Potter, if you will please step forward."
A path was cleared for me between the people who had been standing between Dumbledore and myself. I walked reluctently toward the headmaster and order leader. These few steps could determine the course of my life. They were the biggest committement I had ever made to anything or anyone. They were steps I could not retrace, reverse, or erase. Each step was slow but deliberate.
When I reached the front of the room Dumbledore placed a hand on my shoulder and turned me so that I now faced the gathered order members. He introduced both Harry and myself. There were murmurs of welcome from the crowd and then silence.
"If you wish to serve the order with loyalty and perminance you must repeat after us." Dumbledore said.
The assembled order members began to speak.
"I sware to serve the order for the good of the light. I shall not stray or break away. From me darkness shall take its flight. My promises I keep, a soul that's here to stay."
Harry and I both repeated the rhythmical oath. I knew the words would stick in my mind like an arrow in a rigid body. Not an arrow of death though, an arrow of life and one of direction.
"Our new members have now joined us. Let their gifts strengthen us and lead forward our cause. We have many things that the Dark Lord cannot dream of posessing. The force of the light is ours and magic with and without wands. Our togetherness as we strive for peace cannot be broken by any spell or darkness. Let us rejoice in our gifts today but we must not stray from the task at hand."
There were murmurs of agreement and encouragement from the order members.
"We will now announce our loyalty once more." Dumbledore said.
"I am bound to serve the order for all my days. No fear, nor man, nor darkness could lead my thoughts away. I keep the order's secrets hid inside my mind. No spell or curse could free these, they're safely hid inside."
The voices spoke in unison as if they were one voice with one thought.
The meeting then began and was filled with boring reports on order business. Discussion of how many new death eaters and what their specialties were, took place. Snape reported on Voldemort's thoughts. Dumbledore assigned duties. Snape was named to train Harry and I along with a few lessons by Lupine or Dumbledore himself. Then, just as it had started in silence, the meeting was ended.
Everyone filed outside into the cool night air. Snape led me through the spell of exhaustion once more. At the place where the portkey waited we stopped and were transported back to Hogwarts. We left the office one at a time, so as not to raise suspisions should we be seen.
***
Of course Hermione and Ron wanted every detail in the days that followed the first order meeting. Harry and I had decided to give them only general information. We couldn't be caught letting something important slip, but most of all we couldn't put our friends in danger. Besides, what could they do for the order anyway?
Author's Note: sorry for the short chapter but please review!
Sorry it has been so long since I have updated. Life happens. Writer's block creeps in, and someone or something has to inspire one to write. I will continue this book even though the fifth book is already out. I may modify things slightly but for this year Harry and Lucinda will both be in the order. Anyone let me know if you think I am wasting my time.
Commercial!!!!! Please read my story All Things in Time. I'm writing it with a friend, Lyssanne, and we aren't getting any reviews! Tell us if you like it or hate it! Please.please.please!
Okay done begging. Author gets off her knees and returns to writing the story.
Chapter Eight: The Meeting
Gather here in secret
Let our minds be as one
Strength we are in numbers
Till the work of light is done
From each we gain a priceless gift
To thwart a deadly foe
And free the power of the heart
A strength he cannot know
The order of the phoenix was to meet in Dumbledore's office at midnight. From there they would take a port key to the order head quarters which was well hidden. Apparently not all of the professors were members in the order, and knowing this, I began to realize just why Professor Snape had warned me to be careful who I mentioned the order to.
I made my way through the silent coridors, slipping around corners and successfully reached Dumbledore's office. A man stood outside the office door. He introduced himself as Remus Lupine and began to cast a variety of spells to determine if I was really who I appeared to be.
When he had finished he said, "You may enter, and welcome to the order."
He seemed so formal.
I stepped onto the moving spiral stairway. It lifted me upward and as I went I imagined I was being lifted and set into a new life, a new existence.
I wondered where Harry was. I had not seen him in the common room nor had I passed him in the halls. Somehow I still felt reassured knowing that Harry would be at the meeting as well. I wasn't the only student to be invited to join. I wasn't a freak. They wanted me as a member because my talents could help them, not so that they could mock me.
The room was full of whitches and wizzards speaking in hushed voices. When I entered there was no pause in the conversation but many of them moved aside, like the parting of hairs in the wind, so that I could make my way to the center of the room. Just exactly why I sought the center of the room I did not know. Finally I came to a stop and just stood listening to the unfamilliar voices. Every now and then I'd recognize the voice of one of my professors among the strangers.
"I've not had luck with that potion. Maybe Severus can-"
"Well you know who thinks they'll help him."
"We'll have to be careful using the Floo network."
"The minister is still in denial. If he doesn't come around we're in serious trouble. I can't think of what else we can do to convince him though. Dumbledore has-"
"More death eaters recruited in the passed week"
"Well, Lupine hasn't said a thing about-"
"How are we supposed to-?"
"And Black can't risk being seen."
"Does anyone have a plan? Has Dumbledore even considered it?"
"Well I hear Harry Potter is joining us and a girl-"
"Put a magical seal on his letter. When I received it, it had been broken."
Finally Dumbledore called everyone to order and began to make the portkey.
"Welcome all of you once more to my office and to this great cause" he said, then paused. "We will travel now and we shall meet up with the rest of our members when we reach our destination."
Everyone was quiet while Dumbledore activated the portkey. Then someone grabbed my arm and placed it on the wizzard's robe that was being used for a portkey.
My world spun and twisted and I was bumped against others as I dipped and fell. Something in the pit of my stomach felt pulled on or inside out. Then I landed suddenly, falling to my knees. I felt drained and sleepy. Someone was grabbing my arm again and leading me quickly away from our landing place.
"It's a spell." A silky voice was telling me. It was Snape. "You must learn to fight the spell on your own Miss Lee. You won't always have someone to help you and the spell is made to exhaust any intruders so they may not reach our meeting place."
After walking for some time we finally stopped and Snape placed my hand on a rough wooden door frame. I realized that I had not encountered a structure since I had come to Hogwarts. I moved my hand several inches to the right to feel large rough cut logs which had not been treated with paint or varnish.
"Enter" Snape said as he took a step closer to me from behind.
Stepping into the room I realized that I had been holding up a majority of our group during my inspection of the building. The other order members now filed in behind me and they spoke only in hushed whispers. Their words were lost in this room. The log walls were not the best at echoing sound and the ceiling had to be quite high as it swallowed up most of the sound. The floor beneath my feet was also made of wood, I noticed as I stepped forward. Sliding my right toe along its surface, searching for steps or sloping floorboards, I noticed that the floor was also rough and crafted from unfinished wood. This place was hardly a wizzarding dwelling. The only familiar atribute was a fire place off to my right. Well, it was either a fireplace or a dragon. I could feel its warmth from across the room.
"I must call the meeting of the order to attention." Dumbledore said quietly.
Voices silenced like the quieting of owls' wings. Bodies ceased their stirring and came to rest at attention. The fire made the only sound, crackling through the quiet room.
"All have been checked and accounted for." Said the man I now recognized to be Remus Lupine.
"Before we speak our loyalty once more," Dumbledore said. "There are two new members who must be recognized and accepted into our ranks. Miss Lee, Mister Potter, if you will please step forward."
A path was cleared for me between the people who had been standing between Dumbledore and myself. I walked reluctently toward the headmaster and order leader. These few steps could determine the course of my life. They were the biggest committement I had ever made to anything or anyone. They were steps I could not retrace, reverse, or erase. Each step was slow but deliberate.
When I reached the front of the room Dumbledore placed a hand on my shoulder and turned me so that I now faced the gathered order members. He introduced both Harry and myself. There were murmurs of welcome from the crowd and then silence.
"If you wish to serve the order with loyalty and perminance you must repeat after us." Dumbledore said.
The assembled order members began to speak.
"I sware to serve the order for the good of the light. I shall not stray or break away. From me darkness shall take its flight. My promises I keep, a soul that's here to stay."
Harry and I both repeated the rhythmical oath. I knew the words would stick in my mind like an arrow in a rigid body. Not an arrow of death though, an arrow of life and one of direction.
"Our new members have now joined us. Let their gifts strengthen us and lead forward our cause. We have many things that the Dark Lord cannot dream of posessing. The force of the light is ours and magic with and without wands. Our togetherness as we strive for peace cannot be broken by any spell or darkness. Let us rejoice in our gifts today but we must not stray from the task at hand."
There were murmurs of agreement and encouragement from the order members.
"We will now announce our loyalty once more." Dumbledore said.
"I am bound to serve the order for all my days. No fear, nor man, nor darkness could lead my thoughts away. I keep the order's secrets hid inside my mind. No spell or curse could free these, they're safely hid inside."
The voices spoke in unison as if they were one voice with one thought.
The meeting then began and was filled with boring reports on order business. Discussion of how many new death eaters and what their specialties were, took place. Snape reported on Voldemort's thoughts. Dumbledore assigned duties. Snape was named to train Harry and I along with a few lessons by Lupine or Dumbledore himself. Then, just as it had started in silence, the meeting was ended.
Everyone filed outside into the cool night air. Snape led me through the spell of exhaustion once more. At the place where the portkey waited we stopped and were transported back to Hogwarts. We left the office one at a time, so as not to raise suspisions should we be seen.
***
Of course Hermione and Ron wanted every detail in the days that followed the first order meeting. Harry and I had decided to give them only general information. We couldn't be caught letting something important slip, but most of all we couldn't put our friends in danger. Besides, what could they do for the order anyway?
Author's Note: sorry for the short chapter but please review!