Remus Lupin entered the office of Albus Dumbledore with a long face and the years were showing like never before. The meeting was called the morning which was to start of with highly lopsided as they usually knew at least a week in advance that there would be a meeting.

The reason for his dearth of mind and appearance everyone was anxiously awaiting.

Moving around Remus greeted everyone and shook hands but his spirit was not in it.

Lastly he greeted Snape and watched the session in angst. Albus was talking with the usual twinkle in his eye. But behind the scenes he knew there was trouble. With a soft sigh he indicated to Minerva that the session was in sitting.

Minerva took the silent order and lifted a glass and a spoon. A timbre resonance heralded through the enlarged office and several seats appeared. Everybody took this as their queue and headed for the soft padded seating.

Albus remained upright and addressed the order.

"Welcome the seventy fifth meeting of the Order since the reform." Here he waited a moment and quickly looked at the gathered. He saw everyone that needed to be here.

Continuing after the brief stop he said. "You all know that we need to get as much allies as we can get and that is the main reason for our gathering here tonight. Hagrid, Maxime please give us an update on the situation with the giants." Albus at this sat down and Maxime immediately got up.

"Thank you Albus." Looking down at Hagrid for support Hagrid gripped her hand. And she continued. Everybody saw this exchange but remained silent.

"We have managed to convince the two major clans not to join you-know-who but the smaller clans that banded together are not willing to commit to anything. Combined they are not strong enough to withstand the wrath of you-know-who and as such they won't be able to defend themselves."

There was a moment of silence before a general murmuring started up. Everyone looked grave at the moment. Hermoine broke the silence.

"The number of the smaller clans together is at least three times as much as the as the two major clans combined."

Maxime nodded at this. "That is not all." At this she had the attention of the group again. "The two major clans will only remain silent and not join any party unless we help those erect wards to assist in their defense."

The murmuring erupted immediately and the twinkle in the eyes of the wizened Albus was almost blurred to the point of obscurity. Minerva whispered to Albus "Very grave indeed." Albus nodded.

"We can help, well we will have to place the wards, of the major groups, but if we helped the smaller groups to place the wards on them as well won't they assist?"

Maxime's eyes searched for Hagrid's and he got up as well. Placing a arm around Maxime he said. "Yes, but there are five hundred settlements." "With between ten and sixty giants at each settlement." Dumbledore sat there with a blank face.

Flitchwick continued "It is excessive hard work to place these wards. And that is not the problem. You needed specialists for that. By all means the order could all place wards and with the guidance from me and Albus everyone would be able to assist with the two big settlements but not the rest and then it would still be extremely difficult."

Albus nodded without a word. "Filuis we don't really have a choice but we cant. Maxime cant we try to persuade them to go under the wing of the major groups." Hagrid answered. "Sorry Albus we tried that as well. The two major groups are willing but the smaller groups not. They live on ancestral land and are hard-pressed to leave. If they can have peace at their home they will join You-know-who. We tried to convince them from the error of trusting him with their family at home but they would hear none of it."

Both halve giants sat down as there were no more questions. From his seat Albus asked. "Remus; any good news from you?" Remus slowly got up running a hand over his brow. "I am sorry but no I have more bad news. I have spoken to their current leader and tried to convince him. But he would not. The problem is that they are tired of being camped together at that time of the month. Although we have an abnormal rate of healing it is still painful to wake up with a piece torn from you. You-know-who guaranteed them more freedom and although they have not agreed yet they will and soon by the sound of it." Running his hand through his hair this time he looked Albus straight in the eye. "I cannot fault them, or justify it, for that as I am a prisoner myself and to be free from that hell is only because of Severus." He indicated the man on his right.

Albus looked thoughtful at Remus before he continued. "There are at least eight thousand werewolves in Britain. It is simply impossible to cater for all."

Suddenly there was a swish sound and two additional figures graced their presence. Harry stood there dressed in black garment and his face covered and with someone Remus immediately recognized as the leader of the werewolves. Everyone jumped at the intrusion but as they saw who it was no wands was drawn except for Moody's. "Actually twenty two thousand is a nearer figure."

"And how may I assist you or rather how did you get in here?" Albus said as he saw the man in black. "Good evening to you as well Albus?" Harry said unfazed. He looked pointedly at the wand in the hands of the auror. Moody immediately returned the wand.

"As I know you seem to have a problem with the membership of the werewolves." No one answered and Harry immediately continued. "I will take that as a yes, not so." Anyway I have with me La More who is the leader of said pact and I believe Moony can confirm this." Remus nodded with a frown on his face.

"Anyway I am not here to chit-chat so hear me out. As I heard you heard the reason for this is that they do not have a means to get their hands on the potion and as such won't join you. This is a clever ploy from their side to get the potion as I can guarantee you they will not join Voldemort…" the group as a collective gasped. "…willingly. No for the sake of their humanity I went to speak to them on my own as well and this is the outcome. The problem is not the ingredients as they are I would say relatively easy to acquire." At this he looked at Severus for confirmation. Severus nodded in agreement.

"And they are willing to supply said ingredients." He looked at La More who nodded as well. "The problem is the making of the potion which is time consuming and excessively difficult. And now we are to the point in the discussion as to why I am here." Harry turned to Severus and said. "As you are not in the dual service of your masters I will be taking you with me to brew some potions…" Severus interrupted here "Don't think because you saved my life I am going anywhere with you…" He was cut by Harry who said. "You have a soft spot for her…" Harry indicated Tonks who gasped. "… I will not hesitate to take her to force you." Albus immediately whipped his wand out and a rage unknown to most said. "Evicto" and the black clad figure disappeared. "How dare he threaten us here…" Minerva began there was a clap louder than thunder and the black clad figure was back eyes shining in amusement.

"Did you know these wards..." Here he held his hands out "…dumps you in the middle of the south pacific and the trip will take three hours." "But you cannot apparate at Hogwarts." Hermoine said unable to hide her astonishment. Harry's answer was "So they say…" Albus immediately said "Evicto" Again. There was a swirl of black clouds covering Harry. A small display of lightning and then there was Harry.

Harry felt the pull to take him to the pacific again but just willed it to stop. He could feel the wards buckling under the strain of not being able to transfer him and he had to fuel the wards before they were torn apart.

Harry stood with anger in his eyes and the green was covering his whole inner eye. "Albus try that again and I will shred the wards. You cannot afford that as Voldemort…" There were the gasps again. Harry stripped further. "…Grow up for crying out loud. How do you want to fight him if you piss yourselves like a first year every time you hear the name? Anyway try that again and you will take a years leave to repair the wards." He turned and looked pointedly at Severus who at this point was holding Tonks. Nether knew how the other felt and it was quit strange that the connection existed. Harry smiled and said.

"I am sorry I should have clarified and asked but this is bigger than me. This is bigger than you…" He indicated Severus and Tonks then Albus. "Definitely bigger than you. This is bigger than every one here and combined." Harry hit the table and cracked it down the middle. It is most certainly bigger than your pet Voldemort." Here everybody was shocked. "Yes you heard right. He is grouping a lot of lesser devils under his wing." He looked at each one pointedly. "I will do whatever it takes to stop him and if includes hurting people I care about I will. I can only hope that I will stop before I am another him. So please I beg you to help me before that happens." Withdrawing his hand from the table e ran a finger along the crack and it started mending itself again.

There was a pleading note in his voice. "I will resolve your little giant problem as well and I will go to the smaller camps and sort them out and you can do the major camps which I will finalize. I only need the help of this man and an assistant for him." Albus stared at the figure for a while before answering.

"And how do you propose to get the giants on your side." At this Harry pulled a book from his robes. I will have a lot of help from someone you know. This will be the perfect answer. I have started spreading the book and I need you to help with the distribution. WWW is selling it already and I am giving it away at cost price." Albus looked at the book. The name read "Protecting Your Beloved Ones by Harry Potter"

The book looked simple enough with a soft cover. It was colored black with gold lettering. By the looks of it there were at least a thousand pages. Shocked Minerva asked "Harry wrote this." Hermoine answered "Yes all of it. The stuff in there I have never seen…" Here everyone's attention perked as there was little that Hermoine Granger did not read about. "…it is even simple enough for a student to perform." "How did you know?" interrupted Snape. "He sent a copy, not so fancy mind you, to everyone in the DA about three days ago." Hermoine answered.

Carefully hiding his shock Snape said. "I would like a copy of it as well." The figure nodded and with an unknown charm duplicated the book. "Don't worry; the information is free as long as the information remains intact without slicing and dicing." Here Harry thought the punishment for using the information in a way not desired to his will.

"How do you know Harry?" Dumbledore asked not hiding his worry. The figure shrugged before continuing. I will visit the giants later and make the proposal of placing some of the wards around their camp but not all of them. This will include the ward of escape as it is known in there.

"As I am sure you know nothing of this here is a description from the book:"

The ward of escape is a simple yet efficient protection scheme against the dark arts and more precisely the practitioners of these magic's. The question you have to ask yourself is; if you are under attack from the menace of say Voldemort is it really important to be at home. Are you willing to see the destruction of your home yet keep your family safe? Well I sincerely hope that that is the case and if it is then you as an ordinary wizard can accomplish just that with this little ward. It is simple enough for a student to perform although he will need an hour or five to complete but the results will speak for themselves.

Now the ward is based on the detection of dark wizards and dark magic. The ward is designed and works in three ways. Firstly you need to place the dark magic detector, followed by the dark wizard detector. The last part is the "Perceiver of Peril" which works the same as the clock hands. What you require is a map containing all the information of where you live as well as where you need to go. Why need to go? You will ask and here is the rather simple answer. If you do not want to be there when they arrive or start performing then you need to leave. The ward displaces you in the same manner as the "Evicto" curse and places you where you indicated on the map. You need to indicate three positions on the map which will include your escape in the case of dark activity, dark presence and physical condition. I would suggest Hogwarts\Hogwarts\Hogwarts but it is up to you decide your fate. Once the positions are indicated then the map will disappear as well until you need to change your escape plans as they might not be safe anymore.

"Now the rest is how to place the wards and how to change them and some more useful information with it." Harry continued. "You can even ward your room if for example your father is a death eater and wants to hurt you." Hermoine continued.

Harry nodded and then said. "Now that you know about that I am going to be doing the same for the giants and have them transfer to the major camps in the case of an emergency but I will get clarity on that from them. I am sure I can get them to agree. It will save us the trouble of placing strenuous wards on the smaller camps."

"But it will be nearly impossible to place the wards on a whole camp…" "Hermoine stop worrying about it, it will most certainly be difficult but I will be able to do it in a day. The bigger camps will be difficult for them." Here he indicated the order. "The rest will take as long as it will to convince them to my motives."

"Okay" Hermoine answered. "Agreed!" Harry exclaimed and Albus nodded.

"Now as the bearer of worse news, Voldemort has taken Azkaban an hour ago."

Here there was an outbreak of how's and whys and Harry stood unfazed gazing out of the window not listening the shouts. How do they plan to fight him if they squabble like a bunch of first years at a fair? Harry thought to himself. Five minutes later he had enough.

"I don't have time for this!" Harry shouted. "There is nothing we can do about it. I cannot take you with me there to assist as there are apparition barriers up and they are too many for me to handle on my own! So just shut up and listen!" Harry slammed the table with the flat of his hand.

At this there was a deathly peace that was only broken by the flurry of two sets of wings.

Fawkes and his partner flew into the room and landed silently on Harry. How are you Harry? Fawkes sang. Harry looked at the bird not answering. You are keeping yourself a secret. We understand. It will remain that way. Harry nodded at the birds.

But if you can apparate here can't you take us there with you then? Harry looked out of the window again. "I can apparate with a few people but not enough to make a difference." Harry sighed. It won't even help to apparate close as he has made his own barrier that extends quite far across the ocean and into the coast as well. The only opening is where the aurors usually apparate into and that is now a death trap."

At hearing this Mr. Weasley got up and went to warn his people but Harry stopped him.

"No use for worry. There are no aurors there anymore. I have removed them when the attack started. There was nothing they would have been able to do. So I took all fifteen back to the ministry building. There were at least five hundred death eaters coming across the ocean. I have sealed the apparition point as well so there is no chance of anybody going there, except for me." Harry sighed again and looked at Albus specifically.

"He is going to make Azkaban his headquarters. It is impenetrable and he plans on placing the fidiluis charm on it as well. I cannot even breakthrough that…" Harry looked unconvinced for a moment before he added "…yet." as an after thought.

"How can you place that charm on a whole island?" Minerva asked.

Seeing a chair Harry appeared in front of the chair and plopped. Someone was about to ask how he did it but Harry just said. "I don't know and neither does any of you so please just imagine it was apparition."

"Yes you can place that charm on the whole world, if you are strong enough. Voldemort is strong enough to place the charm on Azkaban." Harry finished tired.

"Anyway I am here to assist you and make a sort of truce where I inform you and you inform me of events as they occur. I think if a mutual agreement can be reached then we will all have an easier time and the benefits will be mutual."

Albus interrupted her and said. "You are always there it is only we that find out you were somewhere where we weren't." "Albus I have no problem with the quelling of the evil but the thing that always nearly kills me is the healing to be done afterwards." Madam Pomphrey here asked something that was bugging her for a long time. "What is the blue light that you heal the hurt with?" Harry lifted his hand from his lap and stared at it for a moment, turning to look at her he said. "The Curing Hand is a traditional way of healing and so far there is only one that has the ability that I found. Here is one more person here that are capable and seeing that she will be near I can teach her." When he said this he looked at Tonks. If there was no mask she would have seen a slight smile deforming his mouth. "Anyway that is the most tiring thing you can do to yourself." Harry finished sadly. He knew he needed at least thirty six trunk hours to build up his energy levels after healing a handful of people.

"Why don't you join the Order?" Dumbledore asked.

Harry stared at Albus before shaking his head. "The first thing you will want to know is who I am and for that you are not ready. Besides there some things that I am not ready to explain for example where they are going." Here there was a staring contest between Albus and Harry and neither was willing to release.

A moment later a house elf appeared with a tray containing drinks. Everyone accepted heartily. Albus proposed a toast "To the further relationship between you and the Order." Harry raised his glass and made a motion with his hand that no one saw.

Everyone stuttered and made gurgling sounds chocking the liquid down. The house elf was already gone and Harry waited for a fine glow to be grown around everyone. By the time everyone caught their breath Harry saw the glow very faint but that was all that was necessary.

"What was that?" someone asked. Harry laughed a ruthless laugh and said "Let's find out." He lazily lifted his wand and pointed it at Remus and simply said "Avade Cadavre" A dark green light emanated from the wand, the killing curse was on its way to deliver a death blow. Remus dropped the glass in his hand and watched waiting for the inevitable.

Then he disappeared.

A few screams was heard but the shock was simply too much for anybody to do anything. No one reacted; they only sat staring at the position where Remus used to be they all thought dead. Pointing his wand at Severus and Tonks he did the same. They were too shocked to do anything either and Tonks waited. She vanished as well and next in line was Severus. He waited in awe as the green streaked to him before he disappeared as well. Harry watched this without even moving a further finger.

Then he saw something that made his blood run cold. Orange fur aligned the top of the chair that Severus and Tonks moments ago adorned. The green had a clear path to none other than Crookshanks. There was no time to do anything else than be there in the way of the curse and Harry did just that.

Harry found himself staring back at the curse he released half a breath ago sitting very appropriately in a very soft and relaxing chair and waiting. He erected a pure silver barrier around himself. And the curse was upon him. The killing curse he cast was more powerful than any others and even Voldemort's curse was nothing compared to his. His shield was most definitely stronger than any others but against his killing curse what could help.

The curse struck the barrier and Harry could feel the energy draining from him. Harry slapped Crookshanks from the chair and with a disgruntled meow the cat dove for the ground. Harry moved out from the front of the curse but the curse was all but depleted and the barrier as well. Harry saw the barrier fall and the remainder of the curse rebound into him.

A terrible pain ripped through his chest and the rest of his body and he dropped to his knees holding his heart. Sputtering blood he ever so slowly got up and sat on the chair. His only refuge the arms of a dreadfully inviting chair. Painfully opening his eyes he watched as the order stared at him the cat, him, Remus, him, Snape, him, Tonks, him and then simply him.

Everybody gripped their wands out and sent the stupefy curse at him. Harry sat looking at the curses and conjured the silver shield without even using a wand. The shield deflected the curses out the window where they vanished into the night.

Crookshanks immediately dove for Harry's lap and stood on him with his hair on end challenging anyone that wanted to try that again. He was awarded with a hand brushing his neck and jaw line. A whisper answered his antics Thanks but you must be careful. Accidents happen. Harry finished. Crookshanks turned to look at him studying Harry critically. "You are hurt. I can smell the blood." Harry nodded and with that the cat made himself comfortable in his lap keeping a weary eye on the rest of the room and purring in content.

To his amazement Severus came to his rescue. "You imbeciles! Can't you see what he just did?"

They looked at him then at the Ranger and slowly realization dawned on the gathering. "But you cannot block that curse?" Minerva exaggerated and pointed at Tonks, Severus and Remus a few moments later. The room broke into whispered conversation. "And you cannot live through it either!" She exclaimed to point a certain event out.

Albus sat there looking at the order with a certain twinkle sparkling to an unknown tune except that the tune was being played at quite a pace.

Albus cleared his throat and immediately got the attention of everyone. "Would you mind telling us how you blocked the curse?" Albus asked Harry.

Harry dropped the shield which immediately disappeared. "I did not block it. I just weakened it." Harry said before he coughed. He could feel a small amount of blood escaping his mouth but thanks to the mask no one saw it. "Mine is truly unstoppable."

A few murmurs broke out again. "Very well. Then why are they not dead?" Albus continued exasperated at the answer and a certain amount of hope dwindling. "Well every spell has a signature and the signature we see are what we call is the spell. Basically I have found a way to detect the signature of the death spell through the use of a potion. Not actually the potion itself but your aura. Once the curse enters your aura your body will trigger some accidental magic that will, for lack of a better word apparate you away." Here he stopped and waited.

Everyone was thoughtful for a while before Hermoine asked. "If you cannot apparate at Hogwarts then how did they move from one place to the other?" and Harry could literally see the wheels turning in her head.

"That is the beauty thereof. First of all if it detects if the curse on an impending collision course. Then if it is your bodies natural defenses kicks in. The result as you so placidly put it is much the same as a port key. It transfers you from one place to another. A dizzy spell will hit you though but I believe it is rather better than the alternative. And no, it is not a port key. It looks for a safer refuge within your peripheral vision and relocates you there. It must see to where it will have to take you and if you're eyes are closed it will take you to the last known place. If the last place was some time ago it will very unceremoniously dump you in front of Hogwarts." Harry looked at the gathering and continued.

"The last effect of the spell is rather handy. Ever wondered why you have to almost kill Voldemort's forces before they disappear?" Here everybody nodded. "This potion does the same thing. Much like the hand of the clocks once your life-force tells you that you are Death Impending you will be taken to her…" Here he pointed at Poppy. "…infirmary."

Everybody ooh'ed and aah'ed. After a few moments he continued. "That is another reason I need them." He pointed at Severus. "Further to that I need someone in the order that are reliable, won't piss his pants every time he hears the name Voldemort, further I need to be able to trust said person." Severus raised his eyebrows at this and well almost everyone else for that matter but refrained from commenting.

"Very well, this endeavor has my blessing but only if they are willing." Albus answered.

Tonks and Severus shared a look before they both nodded rather enthusiastically.

Harry handed each of them an amulet. "Press the Red orb to go to my haven. Blue will take you to the entrance hall of this castle. You can change it at a later stage." Putting his hand in his pocket Harry withdrew two books that he enlarged as he handed them to Ron and Hermoine. "From Harry"

"I will be in contact. Severus, Tonks please activate the amulets now." Looking at the werewolf and then Albus. "Tomorrow night at ten same place." And without further ceremony Harry vanished sending the Werewolf leader home as well.

The order sat in shock as the rest vanished without a trace.

"Would you mind sharing that with us?" Albus asked Ron.

Ron nodded. "Well it is basically the new books from Harry for the DA. I would say an extension on that one." He pointed at the one on the desk. "And no, I cannot share it with you as you will not be able to read it anyway." With that he handed the book to Albus who frowned and nodded in agreement. "I am sure you can just ask him in anyway."

"Is there anything else you want to discuss?" Albus asked but everyone was still shocked at what happened just moments ago. "Then until tomorrow as I would say lets make it nine." Everybody agreed and slowly made their way to the fireplace.

"Albus" Minerva started. "Who is that man?" Albus looked grave and answered. I believe the one that can tell us that I have alienated to such a point that he will no longer be willingly in my company." Albus sighed and rubbed his nose. An irritating inclination he started applying after the first run in with Voldemort.

Minerva remained silent before answering. "I believe we are all guilty. Will you ask him to join the order when you see him again?" Albus nodded almost enthusiastically. If only he knew.