Chap. 4- Allies of Dumbledore
Back in the Shop... Kasey and Kelly were staring down at the letter lying on the counter that they had just minutes ago removed from an owls leg. Kasey and Kelly didn't feel guilty in the least reading the mail because they knew Fred and George wouldn't care… usually. Kasey was staring at the parchment her mouth a tad open, and Kelly was frowning slightly. The letter in question read,
Dear Fred and George,
Yes it is fine with me for your girlfriends, Kasey and Kelly, to join the Order of the Phoenix, if in fact they want to join. You can take them to visit the Order when you feel they are ready, and have taken in all the information you have provided them with. Give them the slip entrusted in the letter then burn it right afterwards. You may take them to meet with the other members of the Order once they accept to join. I shall hope to receive your reply soon.
Albus Dumbledore
Headmaster of Hogwarts school of Witchcraft and Wizardry
Order of Merlin First Class
P. S. –Please don't send a letter with Errol again. He is not fully able to make such far journeys. Good Day.
Kasey and Kelly had read this over at least 3 times each. And then turned their attention to the slip inside the envelope. Which said,
Number 12 Grimmwauld Place, LondonWhere was Number 12 Grimmwauld Place? And why hadn't Fred and George mentioned The Order of the Phoenix to them before? They both realized that they had twice overheard the Weasley's talking about this Order. Kelly shook her head. "Their whole family is in this Order I bet." Kasey's eyebrows had crinkled. "Your probably right." As Dumbledore instructed Kasey lit the slip of parchment with the address on fire. They both watched it crinkle up in flames and spurts in silence. "Well…" started Kelly cautiously. "I think we should wait till they get back to give them a chance to explain." Kasey nodded then grabbed the parchment to read again. "Hey." "Hmm?" Asked Kelly retreating behind the counter of the shop. "I think they wanted to tell us." Kelly frowned. "What makes you think that? If they wanted to tell us they could've." Kasey rolled her eyes. "Well in the letter in said this was a response, right?" Kelly raised her eyebrows.
It took a minute to hit her. "Oh." Said Kelly quietly. Kasey chuckled and Kelly rolled her eyes. "I want ice cream..." Kasey sighed. "You always do." Kelly grinned, "Well of course!" They locked the shop and the stopped by Quality Quidditch Supplies to see if Nicki could join them for ice cream. Her boss said she could take a twenty-minute break, so they all left for the ice cream parlor. "So what's up guys?" Nicki asked smiling at them. What were they supposed to say? "Well business is going good as usual." Kasey stated flatly. Kelly nodded. They all sat down and ordered. Kasey and Kelly kept exchanging glances. Should they tell Nicki about the Order? I think not. They only just found out themselves today.
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Fred and George apparated right back to the shop. They looked around but the girls weren't there. Fred started panicking and George was breathing fast from running into the apartment upstairs. "They – wouldn't – have – left – do – you – think?" Said George panting, his hands on his knees. He looked at Fred still breathing heavily. Fred looked somewhat worried but shook his head. "I honestly don't know." Fred sighed. "Maybe they just… went to get ice cream." George frowned. "Oh yes Fred. The first thing on Kasey's mind once she read that letter would be to go get ice cream." George said sarcastically. Fred frowned. "Well… maybe not the first thing on Kasey's mind. But it wouldn't pass by me as one of the first things on Kelly's mind." George shrugged. "Well, it won't hurt to check will it?" They both left the shop heading for the ice cream parlor. Wouldn't you have guessed? There was Kasey, Kelly and Nicki sitting ice cream and talking happily away between each other. Fred and George exchanged angry glances and strode over to the girl's table.
The three girls looked up as the boys approached. "Hey." Smiled Nicki brightly. George and Fred turned to their girlfriends. "Where the bloody hell were you! We came back to the shop to find you guys gone!" George yelled at them. Kasey glared at him reproachfully, "George were in public! Control your temper!" Kelly frowned and Nicki looked taken aback and looked at her watch. "I'm really sorry to interrupt your quarrel but I got to head back to the shop now." Kasey and Kelly said goodbye and Nicki headed to the shop by herself. Fred and George waited for Kasey and Kelly to finish their ice cream before they all headed back to the shop. "Well?" Demanded Fred. Kasey gaped at him at Kelly was starting to get mad. "Well What?" She snarled angrily. George held up the letter. Kasey bit her lip and Kelly folded her arms. "So?" Asked Kelly casually.
Fred looked dumbstruck. "What so you mean so! When did we give you permission to go through our mail!" Kasey shook her head. "You never yelled at us about it before, it just seemed ok." George looked outraged. "That's business stuff though! This was more personal." Kasey sighed. "Either you guys can continue to yell at us pointlessly for reading the letter, or you can tell us about the Order." Fred seemed to protest at first but the twins decided to tell them, since they were the ones who wanted to tell them in the first place. The girls listened as the twins told them all about the Order, and about the members. It was arranged that on Saturday the girls would be brought to the Order. Both the girls were a tad anxious and excited but hid it well.
On Saturday they drove down to the underground train station and caught a train to take them just outside of London. They all got off and walked toward Grimmwauld Place together. They felt a chill in the air as the approached numbers eleven and thirteen, but number twelve seemed to not exist. Kelly shivered slightly and Kasey frowned. As they approached number eleven Grimmwauld Place the numbers eleven and thirteen moved apart to allow number twelve to come forth. Kasey and Kelly opened their mouths in awe and Fred and George led them inside. It was a little chilly inside and musty but it was an amazingly cleaner than when the Order adopted Sirius's old house as their headquarters. Talking could be heard from a room down the hall, and Fred and George led the girls down into the kitchen where the talking was coming from. They pushed the door opened and peered down into the kitchen. Mrs. Weasley, Lupin and Tonks were all in the kitchen bent over the table talking. Fred cleared his throat and Mrs. Weasley jumped. George snickered and led the girls down stairs.
"Hi Mrs. Weasley!" Kelly and Kasey chimed a bit happily." Mrs. Weasley had a neutral look on her face. They all knew that Mrs. Weasley wasn't very fond of the two girls, for a reason that no one knew. "Oh, hi you two." Fred frowned at the fact his mother couldn't be politer and gave her a questioning look. Mrs. Weasley shook her head and turned away. The twins introduced Kelly and Kasey to Lupin and Tonks. Tonks instantly took a liking to the two girls and Lupin couldn't understand why Mrs. Weasley acted like she did. The girls were very polite and friendly. Soon Lupin, Tonks, the Twins, Kasey, and Kelly were laughing. Mrs. Weasley was scowling at them from over by the stove. Lupin smiled at the girls, "So you two are looking forward to joining the Order are you?" Kasey nodded. "Most definitely." Tonks grinned brightly. "We'll have to arrange a meeting for you two with Dumbledore. Probably on a weekend would be best." Kelly tilted her head. "Well we could meet him here, or at Hogwarts… when and wherever suits him is fine with us." Mrs. Weasley made an impatient noise. Fred glared at her and Lupin frowned. "Did you want to add something Molly?" Mrs.. Weasley scoffed again and muttered, "Dumbledore has more important things to do than meet with these two." George looked scandalized and Kasey and Kelly looked taken aback. "Molly I'm sure Dumbledore will be able to meet with them, and I'm sure he'd want to you know to discuss matters about the Order." Mrs. Weasley headed up the stairs and said in her most sarcastic tone, "I'm sure." The Twins glared after her. Lupin shrugged. "Don't mind her… She'll just have to deal with it." Fred nodded.
To everyone's surprise Dumbledore met with Kasey and Kelly the very next day and they were made official members of the Order. Mrs. Weasley highly objected to them eating dinner at headquarters, but Fred and George were persistent. After the table was cleared George beckoned his mother upstairs into the drawing room while everyone downstairs said their good byes. "Mother, I want you to tell me right now why you dislike Kasey and Kelly." Mrs. Weasley sighed. "George I'm sorry but I prefer Alicia and Angelina to… those two trouble makers." George goggled at his mother. "Is this what all this is about!" Mrs. Weasley pursed her lips. "Basically." George looked disgusted. "You are unbelievable." Mrs. Weasley glared at him. "At least Alicia and Angelina were making something of themselves and were intelligent!" George stared at her. "What's that supposed to mean? You still haven't been able to get over Fred and I opening the joke shop have you?" Again she sighed. "Look they are working for you, nothing good can come of this. And no I have not! I have repeated over and over again that a joke shop is not a suitable career. I still wish you would have gone into the Ministry." George shook his head. "Sorry mother but Fred and I really like Kasey and Kelly and would appreciate it if you could be politer to them. They have done nothing wrong. And as for the joke shop, it is what Fred and I have always wanted to do and you should be happy for us I feel." With that George walked off leaving his mother speechless.
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Bleh sorry it's short... But I felt that was a good place to end the chapter. I actually have an idea for the next chap and I will hopefully have it up soon
Sorry I took so long to update -cough- I'm lazy... Love me neway?