Disclaimer: I still don't own anything. Sorry.

Two years later, Lily Evans sat at her kitchen table in wizard London, reading the Daily Prophet, along with a muggle newspaper. The Daily Prophet's Headline read, " His Army Grows Stronger As He Adds Inferi to His Troops." Lily sighed. Voldemort's rise to power was so sudden it struck terror into most of the population. So much terror, that people were afraid to say his name.

She picked up the muggle paper. That headline read " Fifty-Seven Dead In Fire. Cause of Fire Unknown" Blood boiled under Lily's skin; wizards were one thing, but killing innocent, helpless muggles? Her parents and sister were muggles. She had a soft spot for muggles. She was almost at muggle herself! Lily scanned the article until she saw something that made her want to keel over. Someone knocked at the door, but Lily didn't have the strength to open it, and her throat was so dry so she couldn't call to whoever it was. She wasn't even sure if she was breathing. The last thing she remembered before she blacked out was reading the words, "Among the dead: Sarah and John Evans."

When she came to; she was on the floor and Remus Lupin was bending over her, his face full of concern. She hadn't seen Remus since they broke it off almost a year ago. "Lily, what happened? Are you all right? What can I do? Is everything okay?" Remus stared at her questioningly.

"Remus," she said faintly, "my parents, Voldemort, he, them, the muggle paper, they're, it said, dead." Her voice cracked. "Oh, Lily," Remus spoke with sympathy, "I'm so sorry." Lily sat up, "What are you here for anyway? I imagine that you were the one knocking on the door." Remus cleared his throat, "Well, obviously, this is a bad time, so I better just-"

"No," Lily cut him off, " Sit, stay, I want to know why you're here." "Well," he said, "I came on behalf of the Order of the Phoenix. It's a group working to stop You-Know-Who. We were requesting you join us. We could use you, you are a very talented witch." She spoke quickly, "You're a group working to stop Voldemort?" Remus flinched. She continued, "I'm in."

"Lily," he said sternly, "You are upset and in shock. Obviously, you are in no condition to make this kind of decision. This is a serious decision and a big risk; you could lose a lot more than just your life if you decide to join us."

"Remus," Lily said seriously, "I don't need to think about this," she looked him in the eye, "I want to help."

At the same time Lily was in her kitchen talking to Remus, James was sitting at his own breakfast table across town. He and Sirius had lived in a flat in muggle London since graduation. They had grown up in the past two years, him and Sirius. Well, he had grown up at least.

James went to the refrigerator (he particularly liked this muggle contraption, it had come with the flat) and when he found that there was no milk, he picked up the orange juice and poured it into his cereal. (A/N: my sisters and I actually tried this once, its not that bad; just a little bitter. I wouldn't recommend it though)

He sighed, whose turn was it to get the groceries? Oh, I was his. Like James's hair, his thoughts could be rather disheveled. Where was Sirius, he wondered. And then he remembered, Sirius had gone on a date with a girl named Rebecca last night, and hadn't come home yet. James chuckled and shook his head. "When will Sirius grow up?" he wondered aloud.

He picked up a spoon and took a bite of his cereal. Mmm… he rather liked it with orange juice; maybe he wouldn't have to go buy milk today after all. Just as he was finishing his breakfast, Sirius burst through the door. "Hello mate," James said cheerfully, "Good night last night?"

"Listen mate, I've got something to tell you!" Sirius said ignoring James's question, "You know how you were saying just the other night that you didn't think that the Ministry was doing enough to stop You-Know-Who?" James sighed, "Please Sirius, just say Voldemort, don't start with that You-Know-Who rubbish." Sirius flinched at Voldemort's name, "If you're going to say his name, whatever, just don't say it around me. Anyway, as I was saying, a lot of other people think so too-"

"Think what?" James asked. Sirius rolled his eyes, "Keep up, James. People who don't think that the Ministry is doing enough! They've formed a group that is working to stop You-Know-Who. The Order of the Phoenix." James sat up, "So there really is an Order of the Phoenix?"

"Yes James," Sirius was growing impatient now, " The Order has been going on right under our noses. Frank Long bottom's in it, and Arthur and Molly Weasley, Alastor Moody, Dumbledore, McGonagall, Molly's brothers, and…Remus" Sirius said the last name very hesitantly, but James surprised him by not freaking out.

"So," James said, "How can we help them?" " Well," Sirius spoke slowly, " I sort of, well, I've already joined up. That is where I was last night. But if you're sure about this, we would be glad to have you." "Sirius," said James, " I have only been this sure once before in my life, and that was when I asked Lily to marry me. Of course I am sure."

"No offense mate," Sirius said, "But from what I understand, your proposal to Lily didn't exactly go too well. For you, being sure tends to blow up in your face." James grinned, "Of course it does, Sirius, but that's a risk I'm willing to take."

A/N: I know that this chapter is pretty short, but the chapters will get longer, I promise. However, that means that the updates will be farther apart, not to mention I'm working on another project too. So, bear with me, I'll get the next chapter out as soon as I can. Oh, yeah, and I know that the Weasley's weren't in the original Order, but if I did everything exactly as J.K. Rowling did it, it wouldn't be my story.