The following morning Harry awoke to a gentle shaking from Sirius.
"Hey love its time to get up and get ready for the day. We have a lot to do. First we gotta go tell the others about you being our fiancée, then you have to approve the Phoenixes for the Order of Potter, then we all have to go and sound out certain people for membership and finally we have to go and retrieve your other truce friends."
"That's a lot of work for us to do. I take it you will be at my right and left hand through all these tasks, as befits the intended of the, soon to be announced, Lord Potter-Gryffindor-Black." Harry said with a cheeky smile and gave both of them a quick kiss before getting dressed, going downstairs to deal with his family, friends and the new members of Potter's Army. As he walked in he saw Ron and Draco sitting hand in hand at the table. Harry suddenly noticed the familiar ring on Ron's finger, the one he had helped Draco to pick out just 5 months before.
"R-Ron y-your finger! Dray did you propose last night? Oh my god, I can't believe you finally did it! Oh this so great, you're finally going to be my brother too, or rather brother in law!"
"You knew he was going to propose?" Ron asked incredulously.
"Yes he knew love, he helped me pick out the ring. I'm so happy he said yes! All that left to do now is to ask your parents for permission to marry their adoptive son."
"No need to ask Draco, the permission is given! We want you all to be happy, especially in the middle of war! Now I can't help but notice a certain ring on the finger of you Harry my boy!"
"Hi dad! Yes, Remus and Sirius asked me to marry them last night and I said yes! They should be downstairs soon to ask you if you mind. Where's mum?"
"I'm right here my darling boy and I do believe that your missing fiancées are right behind me!" She said and pulled first Harry then Ron into a tight hug. "Oh I'm so happy for both of you my boys. I'm so glad you have both found happiness!"
Remus and Sirius then walked in and joined the family around the table. Ginny, Tonks, Kingsley, Severus, the remainder of the Weasleys and the rest of the Slytherins soon joined them. Of course much fuss was made of Ginny and Daphne when their own engagement became apparent. Soon the members of the Order of Phoenix joined them. Once they had all had their breakfast Harry stood up.
"Right ladies and gents, I believe I have some former members of the Order of the Phoenix to approve or disapprove for the Order of Potter. If those people would please follow me to my study we will discuss the matter. Remus, Sirius, Mum Dad, Severus, Kingsley, Ron and Dray, would you do me the great honour of accompanying me to tackle this task? Thank you! The rest of you, enjoy yourselves!" Harry said and left for the study. Halfway there Sirius took his hand in quiet reassurance and Remus took the other. Once they arrived at the door to his study Harry opened the door and led the rest in. He sat behind his desk, Remus, Sirius, Severus and Ron to left, his parents, Kingsley and Draco to his right. He conjured chairs for the rest of his guests to sit in.
"Right ladies and Gentlemen, I'm sorry this seems like a trial in front of a jury or something but I'm sure you can understand the necessity, after all we are at war and Dumbledore and I are not on the best of terms so you cannot blame me for not trusting him and thus you by association. Constant Vigilance, eh Moody?"
"Aye lad and I'm glad you see the importance in it. Ask us whatever you will! I will certainly answer whatever question you may wish to ask!" Moody said.
"Thank you Mad-Eye. My advisors will take it in turn to ask each of you one question. Once you've answered this question I will pass my judgement on that person. Sev, you go first."
"All right then, Mundungus, if you were trapped in a room of deatheaters with another member of this order and it was only possible for one to escape and the other member told you to run and he'd hold them off until you were safe, what would you do?"
"I wouldn't go. I'd try to make them go and if they didn't I'd stand side by side with them in the fight against the enemy until the last breath I took, in hope that I could save a few more lives by delaying them for a bit longer." Harry didn't even have to think before he answered Mundungus.
"Dung, that is exactly the answer I was looking for. Those sentiments are the exact sentiments I wish all my order members to have! You're in! Kingsley you're up."
"Right then, Hagrid I'd like to ask you a question. If there was a group of children trapped in a burning building would you risk your life to go in and save them?"
"Aye I would! You know I would 'arry!" Harry was delighted to hear those words from his first real friend's mouth.
"I know what I wanted to believe but I had to hear it from your own mouth! I'm glad to say my dearest Hagrid that you are in. Ron, your question is next."
"Cho, your question is simple. In a war is any member of any army, be it house elf, magical creature, witch or wizard, dispensable?"
"No! No one is expendable! No one!" Again Harry was overjoyed by her response.
"You're in! Dray, your question is next!"
"Okay then, Madame Maxime, if you had to give up teaching and your school to come here to England and assist us in this war, would you do it?"
"Of course I would. It ees not even necessary to ask zat question. I am in zis war from now on, no matter what sacrifices I must make!" Harry smiled at her.
"Thank you my dear lady, you're in, now Remy it is your turn."
"Fleur, If you were in a situation such as the former Weasley children have found themselves in what would you do? What was right, sticking with Harry, for example, and what was easy, sticking with your parents, what would you do?"
"Zat is easy! I would do what is right because although it is not easy and can cause much pain for the person, it is the right thing to do!" Harry knew immediately that she was suitable for his army.
"You're in. Siri, its your turn."
"This question is not just for one person, it is for three. Angelina, Katie and Alicia, are you wishing to join this order because your friend is leading it or because your boyfriends are members of it?"
"Neither, I'm joining because Harry is as dear to me as a brother and I cannot in good conscience be on a different side to him in this conflict." Katie said in her quiet, determined sort of way.
"Neither. I do not deny that Harry is my friend or George my boyfriend and neither do I take offence at this question because I can see your standpoint, but my wish to join this Army is purely professional. I feel that Harry is the best person to lead the light side into this war and I will follow him until the end if that is what is necessary." Alicia stated quite firmly.
"Neither. While I admit that the thought of being of this Army is appealing because my Fred is a member of it that is not why I choose to request a place in it. I ask for your approval Harry because I know you need help to win this war and I know you will win it when you have received that help. I also am certain that Dumbledore will use you as a pawn to kill Voldemort and then claim he did it to get all the glory. Now don't get me wrong, I want no glory, only deliverance from Voldemort's evil but I do not want Dumbledore to get it and become even more influential. In my opinion that would precipitate terrible damage for the wizarding world!" Angelina spoke up. Harry was delighted by their responses and accepted them immediately and handed over to his mother to ask the next question.
"Dedalus, Emmeline and Hestia my question is for all three of you. The question is quite simple, if you were the leader of the light and a baby was orphaned, would you send that baby to his only remaining family if you knew they hated magic and that they were abusive?"
"Never. I begged Dumbledore to give Harry to someone like Andromeda instead of giving him to the Dursleys but he threatened to use some evidence he had on me which proved I had fiddled the books at my place of work so as to get more money. I'm afraid to say I was too much of a coward to stand up to him and I have never stopped regretting it. So in answer to your question, I would never give a child to someone like the Dursleys, in fact I'd raise them myself before I did that."
"And you'd have me with you in that Dedalus. A child needs love, especially if they've just lost their parents, no matter how old they are." Emmeline said in a quiet even voice.
"You'd have me to. I'd die before I let a child suffer in a home without love!" Hestia threw in her two cents.
"Those words were exactly what I wanted to hear. You're in. Dad, ask your question."
"Andromeda, Ted you're next. This question is simple and probably not a question Harry really needs to have asked but for my own peace of mind humour me, if Dumbledore had asked you to take Harry as he should have done, would you have raised him as your own?"
"James my dear fellow, you don't even need to ask that. Harry would always and will always have a bed in our house and be welcome to it." Ted said strongly.
"James my only answer to you is that I have loved Harry from afar all these years and longed to have him at home with me to tell him about you and Lily, to hug him when he cries and to love him as I knew you'd want me to." Andromeda whispered tears gently rolling down her face. Harry walked round his desk and gave her a hug and wiped her tears away.
"You're both in, as are Oliver and Lee because I already know they are loyal to me. They were both spying on the Order for me but could no longer hide their distaste at Dumbledore's dealings. I still have one remaining spy in tact, whose name I will tell you once I ask my question of Moody here. Mad-Eye, have you ever or would you ever use an unforgivable on a death eater?"
"Never to both of those questions. I have been tempted and I know you have cast one on Bellatrix have you not Harry? However, like you I cannot bear the though of it and like you I'd be horrified with myself for using one. Furthermore, unlike Dumbledore, I can see that this war can only be won by light magic. Dumbledore believes the only way to kill Voldemort would be an Avada Kedavra from you Harry but you and I both know that that is not the case."
"Thank you Mad-Eye for alleviating some of my guilt. You're in. Now, I trust every single one of you so will reveal my spy in the Order of the Phoenix. Severus is obviously my spy in Voldemort's camp, although I will tell you that I have often asked him to quit and he has just as often said no. Now to answer the aforementioned question my spy in the Order is Professor Sprout. Now enough of this let us go and find the others and get ready to leave to sound people out and collect certain allies."