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Chapter Forty-Seven: More Meetings with Dumbledore

"We have lessons tomorrow morning, right?" James asked as he and Lily patrolled the halls.

Sure, it was a Monday night, but Lily had given the sixth year prefects off patrolling this week so that they could study for their upcoming exams. Fifth and seventh years didn't have final exams, after all, and Lily remembered being a sixth year and wishing the Head Girl and Boy would cut them some slack the week before their exams.

"Yes, at six thirty…it's going to be extra long." Lily replied with a sigh.

James groaned. "Don't they understand rest and relaxation? Do they know the ordeal we just went through?"

Lily laughed. "I thought you handled N.E.W.T.s fairly well."

"Oh I wasn't talking about the N.E.W.T.s I was talking about you." James replied, grinning.

Lily hit him in his arm. "I told you a thousand times I'm sorry, I was just so stressed out."

"And I told you a thousand and one times, I was only ribbing, dear." He smiled.

"James, you're going to drive me nuts." Lily said as they walked.

"I thought I already had." James teased. "Or does last week not count?"

Lily hit him again and he just laughed.

"Don't worry; St. Mungo's is only a letter away."

Lily tried her best to glare at him, but she only ended up laughing.

James grinned at her and kissed her forehead as they walked.

"Nice to see you this morning, Ms. Evans." Professor McGonagall greeted the next morning as Lily entered a few minutes before six thirty.

"Good morning." Lily greeted as she put her things down on a desk.

"Since this will be our last lesson, at least during school…we may meet again for lessons afterwards, I have prepared a review and then a few new tasks, such as animal transfiguration."

Lily nodded. "Alright."

"We will start with toothpicks to matchsticks, then maybe teacups to mice." Professor McGonagall stated as she began to lay objects out.

Lily cleared her head and began to concentrate…

…"Good, Ms. Evans. Very nice" Professor McGonagall said an hour and a half later.

"I think we'll continue these lessons after you graduate." she added.

Lily nodded. "But…why? I mean, don't get me wrong, I want to learn, it's just, after I've graduated, why not just forget about me?"

Professor McGonagall smiled at Lily. "Because Ms. Evans, I think I'll be seeing you again."

Lily nodded. "Well, I hope I'll see you again, Professor McGonagall, thanks for working with me."

"You're welcome. Oh, and Professor Dumbledore would like to meet with you this evening. Seven o'clock."

"Alright, thank you." Lily replied before taking her things and leaving.

"Good morning, Mr. Potter." Professor Latham greeted with a yawn. He held up a cup to James. "Coffee?"

James shook his head. "No thank you."

"You sure? It's bloody early." he mumbled. "But Professor Dumbledore asked us to finish up our lessons today, and as he wants to meet with you tonight, well that only left this morning."

James raised his eyebrows. "Professor Dumbledore wants to meet with me?"

Professor Latham nodded. "Yes. Now, let's get started."

James bobbed his head, although his mind was still racing about what the headmaster could want with him. Probably just Head business, he told himself.

"Do you know what this meeting tonight is about?" James asked Lily as they prepared to leave for the headmaster's office.

Lily shook her head. "No, Professor McGonagall didn't say."

James nodded as he thought. "Do you think it's just a Head meeting, or maybe more like last time?"

Lily shrugged tiredly. "I don't know, James."

James shook it off. "It is rather curious."

"Let's go, so we can find out, then." Lily said as she checked her watch. "Seven till seven. We'll get there right on time."

"You know that it takes seven minutes to get to Dumbledore's office?" James asked, amazed as he and Lily started out.

Lily looked at him as if it was the most practical thing in the world.

"Well of course, it takes nine to get to Professor McGonagall's office, six and a half to Flitwick's if you're in a hurry and running. To get to the dungeons it take thirteen, but that's with a relaxed walk."

James shook his head. "Just as I think have you completely figured out you go and add something more the I have to comprehend."

"You are just as perplexing, don't worry." Lily replied as they continued to walk.

"You know, if we take this turn here we can get there in four minutes." James stated.

Lily looked at him. "And just when I think you've told me all the shortcuts in Hogwarts you go and tell me another one."

James smiled. "Well you did say I was perplexing."

They reached Professor Dumbledore's office three minutes early, so Lily insisted on waiting by the gargoyle.

"It wouldn't hurt to be early, Lily." James insisted.

"He said seven o'clock, we'll knock at seven o'clock." Lily replied, tapping her foot.

"Well it's six fifty nine now, don't you think we should start the walk up there?" James asked as he checked his watch.

Lily nodded. "Yes. Sugar Quill."

The stairwell opened up, Lily reached James hand, and they made their way up the winding staircase.

Lily knocked three times.

"Come in."

Lily turned the knob and James followed in behind her.

"Ah, Ms. Evans, Mr. Potter, right on time. The others should be greeting us soon." he stated as he slid his glasses back up his nose.

"I'm simply ecstatic to see what you have in store for us at the Graduation Ball, by the way." he commented as another knock was heard at the door.

"Come in." he said again.

To Lily and James's surprise, Peter, Sirius, and Remus entered.

"Mr. Black, Mr. Pettigrew, Mr. Lupin, thanks for joining us, take a seat, we're just waiting on two now."

Peter, Sirius, and Remus looked at Lily and James with confused expressions on their faces as they took their seats.

Another set of knocks came to the door, and Professor Dumbledore told them to come in.

Emmeline Vance and Grace Melbourne entered, looking just as bewildered as the other five.

"You wanted to see us, Headmaster?" Grace asked timidly. Emmeline was a Ravenclaw with her, and Lily never understood why she hadn't been friends with either one of them. They were both smart and funny girls.

"Yes, yes please, take a seat. I believe there are a few left." he smiled.

Once they were seated, Professor Dumbledore sat back in his chair.

"I suppose you all are wondering why I've asked you all here.

No one replied, but their faces clearly said yes.

"As you all are seventh years, and you have all showed interest in fighting against Voldemort, and you all have the certain characteristics I've been looking for, I wanted to invite you to join a sort of group."

James and Lily exchanged a look.

"What kind of group?" Lily asked. "One that fights Voldemort?"

Professor Dumbledore smiled his all-knowing smile and nodded. "That's pretty much it, Ms. Evans, I, as well as some other brilliant witches and wizards, have created this group, The Order of the Phoenix, and as you seven are some of the best characters, not to mention the best wizards and witches in your class, I thought it only necessary to invite you to join. You don't have to of course, you have to understand that you will be fighting Voldemort, death is probable, and that your life as well as those you love could very well be in danger by joining us. This group is to be top secret, and it is kept away from the Ministry. If you decided to join, you are not allowed to speak a word to it except to highly trusted individuals. Know that if you do join, you will be fighting for the greater good, and that you would be helping in the effort to help vanquish evil from the world."

"I'm in." Sirius exclaimed immediately, practically jumping out of his seat.

Professor Dumbledore shook his head. "I can't accept any decision now, Mr. Black. I can't ask that of you. Talk it over with your family, think about it, then, after graduation, send me an owl with your decision. I won't be insulted if you choose not to join, I'll respect your judgment no matter what it is. So please, think it through. Think of the risks, and also, think of the benefits."

The group listened silently, nodding their heads in understanding every few seconds.

"Are there any questions?"

The group looked around at each other.

James spoke up. "If we do say yes, when would we start?"

Professor Dumbledore smiled at James.

"After I get your owl, I'll owl you back with the next meeting date. You'll start then."

James nodded.

"Anything else?"

The group remained silent, and Professor Dumbledore nodded.

"Alright, then. If you think of anything else, please feel free to come and see me or owl me. You may go."

They got up, bid good night to the headmaster, and walked out, quiet, taking in the news that had just been given to them.

Lily and James walked to the Gryffindor tower with Sirius, Peter, and Remus, and dropped them off before walking to the Heads' Quarters.

As they reached the quarters, Lily finally spoke.

"Well, what do you think?" she asked.

James shrugged and then looked at her. "I think I want to do it."

Lily nodded determination in her eyes. "I do too; I want to do everything I can to bring down Voldemort."

"When do you think would be a good time to send our acceptance letters?" James asked, smiling.

Lily smiled as they walked through the portrait hole.

"I think we really better think this through first…Dumbledore is right, this will have an affect on our friends and family. And it is a big deal. This is our lives."

"But we'll be saving lives, saving our families. It's worth it." James replied reasonably.

"I agree." Lily remarked. "But we need to respect Dumbledore's intentions and wait till summer to send our owls."

"Alright, but I'm going to go ahead and write my letter." James replied grinning.

"I will too." Lily replied, smiling.

Thanks to Harry and Ginny 4eva as well as Lily Evans 4 life for being quick reviewers!

Thanks to my beta as well!