Title: The New Order
Author: Mistress Nika
Rating: PG-13 (because I can never keep it completely clean)
Summary: Before his sixth year, Harry is rescued from the Dursleys by someone he does not expect. He is then swept into a world of magic where Light and Dark are not always Good and Evil. The Crimson Order, led by the mysterious Mage Queen, have taken it upon themselves to teach Harry to not only be powerful, but to be the leader the wizarding world needs.
Warnings: OOCness (though I hope it's explained), OC's (only supporting the HP cast), slash, passing twincest, bad language, Powerful!Harry, DarkButNotEvil!Harry, possible hints of sex and dirty jokes
Couples: Ron/Hermoine, minor Fred/George, Sirius/Remus
Possible Couples: Harry/Percy, Harry/Draco, Harry/Lucius, Hermoine/Luna (I'm leaning towards some Harry/Percy before paring him permanantly with someone else)
Disclaimer: Jo, call me. I mean it. I'm sure we can work something out. 'pouts pathetically'

Some questions asked last chapter:

So, Percy's not a member of the Order of the Phoenix. I noticed he never said which Order, or which headquarters.
Nope! He purposefully never said exactly what Order he was a member of! That way he didn't exactly lie to Harry, but didn't tell the truth either.

It sounds like Percy hypnotized the Dursleys!
Something like that.

What's this new order going to be called?
The Crimson Order. The reason for Mage Queen naming it that will not be apparent for quite some time, but I'll tell you now that it involves blood.

Who's all apart of it?
Ah, but that's a secret! Mmm...without spoiling anything vital, I can tell you there's more than one Weasley, Tom the bartender of the Leaky Cauldron, our beloved eccentric wand maker Olivander, a certain lycanthrope (well, he's not a member YET), the sexy Potions Master of Hogwarts, and a "loony" Ravenclaw I'm quite fond of. Hermoine, Ron, Neville and Ginny will be joining eventually, as well as a few others. Have to get Harry settled in first. And I'll be resurrecting one of the most beloved characters, the death of whom makes me want to chew savagely on my copy of Order of the Phoenix.

And now, on to the fic!

Last time:
From behind him, another person entered the room via floo.

Percy walked calmly out of the fireplace with an uncharacteristic smirk, his eyes shining yellow like a cat's in the dark.

Harry could think of only one thing to say.

"Crap."
"You're not Percy!" Harry gasped, backing towards the door and drawing his wand.

Percy actually looked a bit shocked at Harry's exclamation.

"Of course I'm Percy." he replied indignantly.

"Percy Weasley does not have glowing yellow eyes." Harry said slowly, not taking his eyes off the Percy-imposter. "Your eyes are!"

"What?" Percy paused and looked thoughtful. "Oh. That." he said simply.

"Yes. That." Harry ground out, glaring angrily at him.

"It's just a spell." the older wizard explained casually. "It's pitch dark in here. The spell that allows floo travel through realms requires complete darkness. But of course people need to be able to see, so there's a spell on the room to allow night vision. It makes a human's eyes more like a cat's. It'll end once we leave the room." At Harry's disbelieving stare, he quickly added. "Your eyes are glowing too!"

"They are?"

"Yes. Wanna see?" Percy pulled a black hand mirror from his coat. Holding it up to Harry, he continued, "I got this from Lady Tala in case something went wrong, but it should work as a normal mirror as well."

Harry gasped. In the mirror, his own eyes were yellow, slitted and glowing slightly. "Wow." he breathed, reaching up and touching his face. "They are."

However, his face suddenly melted away and the scowling, darkened face of a young woman with angry violet eyes replaced it. Unable to control himself, he cried out in shock and stepped back quickly.

"Oops." Percy muttered somewhat sheepishly and turned the mirror back to face him.

"What are you doing?" the woman demanded angrily. "Have you got the boy yet?"

"Yes, Lady." Percy replied humbly.

"Then take him to a room and report to the throne room. Mage Queen wants to see you."

Percy let out a rather undignified squeak. "Me?"

"Yes. You." the woman replied coldly. "And smarten yourself up first! You look like an imbecile!"

There was a sharp crack as the polished surface of the mirror broke, rendering it useless before it dissolved completely.

Standing straight backed, Percy said stiffly, "We should go."

"No." Harry replied. "Not until you tell me where I am and what's going on."

Percy scowled. "Harry, it's not everyday someone is summoned before Mage Queen. And although Mage Queen herself is rather benevolent, Lady Tala is not. She'll skin me alive and feed me to something very unpleasant if I don't hurry."

"Well, I guess you'd better explain fast then." Harry responded, crossing his arms defiantly.

Resisting the urge to roll his eyes, Percy said, "Very well. The short-short version. This is a different realm entirely called the Veil."

Hearing that, Harry opened his mouth, but was stopped by a sharp gesture from Percy. "Don't ask questions or I'll stun you and be done with it."

Harry closed his mouth with a resounding snap.

"The Veil is a gathering of races, mostly mages, from many different worlds, including the Wizarding World. It is ruled by it's founder, Mage Queen. We call her Mage Queen because that is what she is, the greatest mage in existence. The warriors of the People of the Veil are called the Crimson Order. I myself have been a member for three years. We are not evil. We don't even believe in the concept of evil as you know it. We exist to protect the weak, fight the good fight and all those noble things. You're here so we can protect you, to the best of my knowledge. I was told to bring you here. I wasn't told why exactly. I would, however, like to apologize for tricking you, but it was nessacery. Actually, I thought I was going to have to end up stunning you and bringing you here by force. I didn't even have a plan until I was on your doorstep. There were so many holes and inconsistencies in my story, it's laughable."

"Yes. I realize that now." Harry responded absently. "It's amazing how clear the past can be in hindsight. I was an idiot for trusting you like that. You could have been a Death Eater in disguise."

"I doubt a Death Eater could have gotten through the wards surrounding your house. They were quite a work of art. They let in friendly wizards, but not those wishing to harm you. I dare say my friend would have a field day with it, her being a Shield Mage."

"Speaking of blood wards, what did you really do to the Dursley's?" Harry asked curiously.

Percy chuckled a bit, startling Harry. Somehow, he didn't think he'd ever seen Percy laugh like that before.

"The Twins have been trying to teach me Enchantment for years and I've never been able to understand it. Finally they gave up and helped me modify wizarding magic to achieve basically the same results. What I did was cast a modified version of the Imperious on them, anchoring it in their souls and thereby making it unbreakable. They'll live their remaining lives completely oblivious to magic, even if it were to conjure two dozen dancing poodle patronus in a tutus right in front of them. As well, no magic will effect them, so they'll be safe from wizards wishing them harm unless they use muggle means."

"You cast an Unforgivable?" Harry asked shocked.

Percy scowled once again. "I don't think you're one to criticize me for using an Unforgivable. I believe you have had first hand experience with the Cruciatus."

"Well, yeah, but...YOU cast an Unforgivable? Perfect Prefect Percy for whom school rules were a divine mandate?"

Letting out a sigh, Percy replied, "Harry, you'll soon learn that your concepts of light and dark, good and evil, do not apply here. Wizards are quick to condemn a certain magic because of what it has been used for in the past by evil people, not stopping to think that the same spell can be used for good. No one even remembers the origins of the Killing Curse anymore. It was created by a mediwitch for soldiers fatally wounded in battle. Rather than letting them suffer needlessly for days on end, she gave them a swift and painless death. Of course, I'm not really qualified to teach you these things. I'm still in training myself. So, have you heard enough for now?"

"I think so." Harry replied, moving to the door which he only now realized he could, indeed, see clearly even in the pitch black room. "I guess we can go now. I don't want to get you in any trouble."

With a small, yet warm smile, Percy opened the door and temporarily blinded both of them.

"Ah! Bloody hell!" Percy cried out, shielding his eyes. "Someone hit the lights!"

The light streaming in quickly vanished, only a few torches on the walls of the outside room illuminating the darkness.

"Sorry!" a man's voice called out.

Percy grabbed Harry by the arm and they both stumbled out and into a medium sized circular room with doors all along the walls, much like the one they had just come from. Wobbling slightly, their heads still spinning from the sudden assault of light, Percy looked around the room and pinned a glare on a man standing to one side. His brown breeches were dusty and his gray tunic slightly frayed and torn. In his hand he held a leather bound book and he looked decidedly worried as Percy advanced on him.

"Why," Percy ground out, "do you think this is called a Dark Room? Hm? Why is that? Could it be because eyes need time to adjust? Did you even read the sign by the door? The one that says 'lights out'? Could you not comprehend it? It's two simple words. Not even an Aspirant would make such a stupid mistake!"

"Apprentice!" another voice called out, pulling Percy's attention away from the poor frightened man.

Glancing toward one of the other doors, Harry saw a tall, well muscled man with red hair and a serious expression. His arms were crossed and he did not look happy. He was eyeing Percy disdainfully.

"Master Jomil!" Percy exclaimed, backing away from him and closer to Harry, unconsciously putting himself between Harry and the man.

"Why are you tormenting that Entrant?" the man asked gruffly. When Percy opened his mouth to reply, the man snapped at him, "Nevermind! I don't care for your reasons!"

The man strode angrily forward, causing Percy to back up even farther. Beyond the open door the man had come through, Harry could make out several figures watching the confrontation with interest.

"You're too full of yourself, boy." Jomil growled, poking Percy in the chest. "One day someone's gonna take you down a few notches and by God I hope it's me!"

Before Harry's brain had a chance to intercede, his mouth ran away from him.

"Leave him alone!" Harry exclaimed, stepping around Percy and putting himself in between them. Percy looked at him in astonishment and with a hint of fear, while the man guffawed loudly.

"You must be pretty sure of yourself, boy!" he laughed cruelly. "Do you have any idea who I am?"

"I don't care." Harry growled back at him. "No one insults my friends like that."

Hedwig hooted her agreement from Harry's shoulder and the man glanced at her and then back to Harry. For several moments, a silent war of wills waged between them as they stared into each other's eyes. Harry had experience with strong willed and often arrogant individuals; Hermoine and her studying obsession, Ron and chess, Snape and Occlumency training. He had even stood up to Voldemort without flinching. This man was no challenge.

After a moment, the large man looked away and sneered. "I don't have time to deal with rabble. Unlike you, I have things to do."

With that, he strode across the room and entered one of the many doors. Once it shut behind him, Percy spun Harry around and stared at him.

"Harry, do you have any idea what you've done?"

"Not really." Harry responded with an easy smile. "But I couldn't just let him insult you like that."

A weak laugh came from across the room and both wizards turned, just remembering the cause of the whole mess.

"An Apprentice?" the man chuckled. "Here I thought you were someone important and you're just an Apprentice?"

Percy growled at him, "I am a Second Apprentice to a Whisper and I am very close to concluding my training. If I were you, I would show respect for one skilled in such an art!"

For a moment, Harry thought he saw the man pale.

"Red Bird." a voice called.

A young woman in a deep purple gown and black cloak stood in the doorway. Her long black hair casting her face in shadow.

"My Mistress is growing impatient." she said, eyeing Percy with an eerie calm. "I will take the boy. Tend to your duties."

Percy bowed regally from the waist. "Yes, my lady." Turning to Harry, he said quietly, "Don't worry. She won't hurt you. I have to go, but I'll come find you as soon as possible."

After receiving a nod from Harry, Percy all but raced out of the room.

The unknown woman turned penetrating blue eyes on Harry and motioned him over.

He crossed the room and stood before her warily.

"I am called Raven." she said, her voice low. "I am an Apprentice of the Dark Arts. I will take you to your room."
A/N Sorry for the wait. I wasn't satisfied with this chapter and went back and changed a few things. Namely this chapter originally had Percy forcefully dragging a resisting Harry out of the room and down the halls, Harry getting a few good kicks and punches in thinking he's been kidnapped, and finally locking him in another room without an explanation, followed by Percy's meeting with Mage Queen. It was quite funny, but didn't work overall. Then I decided it would go a good ways toward earning his trust if Percy just explained some. Then I figured, hey, why not go ahead and introduce a couple OCs. I'll let you know a few things now.

1. The large angry man, Jomil, will only have a very small part.
2. The rude guy terrified of Percy will most likely not reappear.
3. The woman, Raven, will have a bit of a larger part, but is still pretty much a background character.
4. Raven is not her real name.
5. Raven is a Dark Elf.
6. I will explain about the terms used in this chapter, (Aspirant, Entrant, etc...) next chapter.

And finally, some of the characters have theme music. Would anyone be at all interested in hearing it?