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The Meeting

Harry woke up, and saw someone bustling around his room.

" Harry dear, how are you feeling?" came the motherly voice of Mrs. Weasly.

" Mrs. Weasly, what are you doing here?" he asked groggily.

" Well, we have a Order meeting, so I was already here, and then I heard you were sick...but they won't tell me why yet."

Harry nodded, and sat up, swinging his legs over the bed.

" Harry James Potter! What do you think you're doing?" Mrs. Weasly said, coming over quickly.

" Mrs. Weasly, I am fine. Just a little tired." Harry replied, yawning.

" But your sick! No," she argued, shaking her head. " you are going to stay in bed."

" I'm going to go get dressed now. Please let me go?" Harry begged, seeing the look on her face.

Mrs.Weasly sighed, and nodded, turning back to sweeping the floors.

Harry smiled, and went back to his room to get dressed. Ron was sitting on his bed, reading a book. " Harry! Are you feeling better?" Ron asked, jumping up.

Harry nodded. " Ya, I'm fine. A bit tired, but I'll get over it."

Ron nodded, shifting back and forth.

" Uh, Ron..." Harry said. " I kinda have to get dressed, Mrs.Weasly said something about a meeting?"

Ron blinked, then nodded. " Oh, ya. We meet at three."

Harry glanced at the clock, then jumped. " It's already 2:45!"

Ron's eyes widened. " I'm sorry, I didn't know."

Harry rolled his eyes, and Ron left so Harry could dressed.

Everyone was sitting in the dining room, around the oval table. " Harry! I didn't know you were up!" Ginny cried, running over. Harry hugged her, then faced everyone else. " Okay everyone, the last few weeks have been very hectic." Hermione, Ron, and Ginny all looked at Harry quizzically, all asking the same question with their eyes. What are you doing? Harry glanced at them, and shook his head slightly.

" About two weeks ago, we were attacked by a group of Death Eaters. They attacked us, and that was when Ginny got hurt. We didn't want to tell you, because I didn't want you even more concerned."

" Harry, you need to tell us everything," Remus said, looking at Harry intently. " we are here to protect you. Do you hear me, Harry?"

Harry nodded. " Ya, I hear you. I'm sorry."

Everyone else was nodding, agreeing with Remus.

" Okay, I'll tell you next time, unless I promised not to. Speaking of which..." Harry took a deep breath. " We found out who John Doe-Doe is. We did a search for him. The only thing is...he asked us not-"

Everyone jumped up, and pulled out their wands, pointing them at the door.

" Thank you, Harry. I can take from here." Dumbledore was walking in the room. Everyone gasped, and looked at each other, and Harry madly. Dumbledore smiled kindly.

" My fellow Order members, I think we should talk. But first, we'll need to some refreshment? And for everyone to be seated?"

They nodded numbly, and sat down, not noticing they still had their wands out.

" Alright, well how about a spot of tea, then. Shall we?" And Dumbledore conjured up a cup of tea for each person. " Okay, now we have our tea, now I'll explain." Everyone was sipping their tea, looking extremely white. " As Harry told you, we were researching Tom Marvolo Riddle during the year. On the night of the attack, Draco Malfoy was told to kill me, orders from, as I'm sure you can guess, Lord Voldomort." No one, Harry was suprised to see, no one even flinched the name.

But Harry guessed it had more to do with Dumbledore, than being used to the name. " Severus found out about this plan, and told me. I asked him to help me with this plan, and he refused. I was soon able to persuade him to make it look like I was killed. Some of you," Dumbledore winked at Harry. " may wonder why I did this. I didn't do it because I was afraid to die, but because I think I can still do more here, and because I could. I don't anyone would die unless they had to."

Dumbledore sat back down, on a empty seat next to McGonagoll. He looked over at Harry, and nodded. Harry understood that he should take over now.

" I know this is a huge shock for all of you, I had the same shock." Remus nodded. " Professor McGonagoll, do you remember when I came to your office, asking for something of Professor Dumbledores?" She nodded, still looking back and forth from Harry, to Dumbledore. " When we didn't know who he was, Ginny said she made a spell that could find out. Well, when she got it working, none of us believed that it could be Dumbledore,

as I'm sure you can comprehend with.

Hermione's dad is a scientist, someone that tests things. The muggles have a DNA testing thing, that can determend one persons, from another. So we got something of Dumbledores, and had Hermiones dad compare it with the DNA on the letters.

They were a match, and when we confronted Dumbledore, he came out, and stopped taking the poly-juice potion." Harry stopped, and looked around the room. Everyone but Bill, Charlie, Hestia Jones, and Dedalus Diggle was there.

" Alright, so I think this is enough to digest in one day, why doesn't everyone go take a walk, and everyone is free to find an empty room, and stay here tonight, we'll have another meeting tomorrow, if no one objects?" Harry said, thinking it might be better for everyone to think on this here, and not any where else, were they might let it slip.

Everyone nodded their agreement, and filed out of the room.

About half of the Order stayed, including the Weaslys, Remus, Tonks, Mad-Eye, Kingsley, Mundungus, and Hagrid. A few of the others volunteered to contact the members who weren't there, and tell them to be there tommorow. Dumbledore was going to tell Snape to try to be there, so they could tell that this was all true.

Mrs. Weasly, though very shaky, said she would make dinner, and Tonks said she'd help. Everyone was very freaked out, and Harry couldn't blame them, after all, almost everyone had seen Dumbledores dead body, and had been heartbroken over it. Hagrid, after about a hour after the meeting, found Harry and they started talking.

" Arry, how long ave you known? I mean, why didn't ya tell me?" Hagrid asked, giant tears rolling down his cheeks.

" Hagrid, I couldn't, it was for Dumbledores protection. Voldomort is after him, and I." Hagrid started sobbing, and the tears came even faster.

" I know, Arry, I know. I'm sorry," he said, wiping away the tears. " I'm just relived he's not dead!" he choked out, trying to wipe away the tears.

Dinner that evening was very awkward. Instead of the usual cheerful talking, it was very quiet. Almost no one ate much, just picked at their food. Dumbledore though, was eating, and chatting as though nothing was wrong.

" So Remus, how have you been? I heard you and Nymphadora are finnaly dating." Remus blushed, and Tonks, who would have normally told Dumbledore to call her Tonks, just smiled weakly.

After the dishes were cleared, everyone retired to their rooms, except Harry, Ginny, Ron, and Hermione. They all sat down in the small sitting room, to talk.

" Well that went well, don't you think?" Ron said, sarcastically.

Hermione nodded. " It did go better than I thought it might, good idea inviting everyone to stay here tonight."

Ginny smiled, and squeezed Harry's hand, to show her agreement.

" Thanks, I just figured this way, no one will let it slip, and if they want to talk to us, or Dumbledore then..." Harry trailed off.

Ron glanced at his wrist watch, and gasped. " It's bloody 11:30! I'm going up to bed, we have to get up early." He got up, Hermione following.

" I think I'll go to, we do have to be up earlier than usual."

Ron put an arm around her shoulders, and they went up.

" So, Harry." Ginny twisted around, to look at him. " When are we going to have our date? We've now only have to destroy three more parts to Voldomorts soul."

Harry laughed, then straightened up, with mock seriousness. " Well, I don't know...we still have a world to save, you know."

Ginny punched him in the arm, and laughed.

" Don't you dare Harry Potter, you promised."

Harry sighed teasingly. " Alright, alright, no need to get violent. How about the day after tomorrow? I say then, cus I don't know what things are be like tomorrow."

Ginny nodded, and smiled.

" Alright, Gin. We proubly should head up. Let's go."

A/N Sorry this took so long, I'm having a little bit of writers block, along with everything else. I know it's a little short to, but like I said, writers block.So now it's here, and I want to know what you think. So everyone cooment, and if you have any ideas, please tell me, cus I need some. Review a.s.a.p.!

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