Charlotte and Professor Dumbledore finally landed on solid ground. Charlotte's knees buckled, and she grabbed tighter to the headmaster's arm to steady herself. She opened her eyes and looked around. They had landed in a small park, behind a large tree.

"Are you quite well, Miss Stratford?" the headmaster inquired.

Charlotte nodded and said "Yes, just a bit wobbly. I never got used to the sensation of Apparating."

"Ah my dear I suppose it does take time to get familiar with it. On we go!"

Dumbledore began walking towards a row of houses, each looking a bit shabby and not properly taken care of. Charlotte looked at the numbers on the houses.

"Headmaster" Charlotte whispered "I don't see..."

Dumbledore nodded and clapped his hands three times. Between numbers 11 and 13, an older, unkempt house appeared. Charlotte was hardly surprised that the Muggles didn't notice anything strange. She watched intently as the old house appeared fully to them. Dumbledore began walking to the landing of the stairs, motioning for Charlotte to follow. She quickly resumed her pace behind the headmaster. He opened the door and allowed Charlotte to walk in before he did. It couldn't be said that Dumbledore didn't have nice manners. Charlotte walked inside the old house, trying to see in the darkness.

"State your name!" a voice called from a distance.

"Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore." the headmaster stated. He looked at Charlotte, nodding at her.

"Oh..um, Charlotte Romilly Stratford."

A light suddenly came on in the hallway they were standing in. Just then, Molly Weasley bustled through the kitchen. She looked a bit startled to see Charlotte.

"Good to see you, headmaster! And who is this?" Molly asked.

"This, my dear woman, is Charlotte Stratford. I sent an owl to the Order about her. She is the newest member." Dumbledore replied.

"Charlotte? Oh dear...its been years! How are you doing?" Molly asked, running up and giving Charlotte a good, strong hug.

"I'm fine, Mrs. Weasley. Its so nice to see you again! How are Fred and George and the rest of the family?" Charlotte replied, smiling.

"Oh they're upstairs with Ron and Harry, you know how those boys are. Come now, you must be starving!" Molly said, dragging Charlotte to the kitchen.

"Are the rest of the Order in there, Molly?" Dumbledore asked.

"Yes, they are. Just finished with a meeting. Come on in!" Molly replied.

Dumbledore walked into the kitchen, followed by Molly who was still dragging Charlotte in by her hand. Molly sat Charlotte down in a chair and began getting her a plate and overfilling it with a wide array of food. Charlotte was a bit overwhelmed by the amount of people packed into the kitchen. She smiled nervously.

"Allow me to introduce the members of the Order of the Phoenix. This," Dumbledore said, pointing to Charlotte, "is Charlotte Stratford, newest member of the Order. Of course you know Molly, Arthur, Bill and Charlie Weasley," Dumbledore continued, gesturing at the red-heads at the table. "I hope you remember Remus Lupin," Dumbledore added.

"Of course I do. Hello, Professor Lupin. Hi Bill, Charlie, Mr. Weasley" Charlotte addressed, smiling warmly.

Bill, Charlie, and Mr. Weasley all smiled and waved.

"And may I introduce the man who graciously let us use his house as headquarters, Sirius Black." Dumbledore said, gesturing a man sitting beside Mr. Weasley. Charlotte turned to look at the man that Dumbledore pointed out. He was a nice looking man, with shaggy black hair and piercing blue eyes. Tattoo's covered the parts of his chest she could see, as well as his hands. He smiled at Charlotte, and she smiled warmly back.

Dumbledore also introduced a few other order members; Kingsley Shacklebolt, Dedalus Diggle, Elphias Doge, and a few others whom Charlotte couldn't remember. She smiled and nodded at each one in turn. After all the introductions had been made, Mrs. Weasley set a large plate of food in front of Charlotte along with a bottle of Butterbeer. Charlotte began eating, haven't being able to remember eating such a wonderful meal in a long time. In no time, Charlotte had cleaned her plate. The members of the Order looked at her and smiled.

"She's got a healthy appetite." Sirius said, smiling widely.

Charlotte blushed and smiled, rising from the table. With a quick goodbye, she headed out of the kitchen. 'Good going, eating like a wild beast in front of all them! They're probably disgusted by you!' the voice inside her head yelled at her. She shook her head, trying to disperse the voice. As she was standing there in, what she assumed was a sitting room, two men were racing each other down the stairs. She startled, then saw flashes of red hair. Charlotte smiled widely. It must be a couple of Weasley's. Fred and George had decided to race each other down the stairs, the loser having to complete a dare chosen by the winner. Charlotte leaned against the wall, out of the line of the race. Fred had beaten George by half a step, and of course, began to gloat.

"You owe me a dare, George!" Fred exclaimed.

"Half a step, brother!" George fired back.

"A matter of distance! I still won!" Fred said, smiling.

"I concede then. I will do your..." George started, noticing someone out of the corner of his eye.

Both men turned and looked at Charlotte who was leaning against the wall, a big smile across her face. The twins turned to look at each other, both finding it hard to believe that Charlotte was there.

"Charlie!" Fred and George yelled in unison, both running over to her, enveloping her in hugs.

"Double Vision!" Charlotte said, feeling like a Weasley sandwich.

"What in the name of Merlin's balls are you doing here?" Fred asked.

Charlotte laughed as George slapped Fred on the back.

"What my brother is trying to say is...well...what are you doing here?" George asked.

"I am in the Order now. Dumbledore owled me and asked me, and I accepted. He insisted I move in here so my training can begin." Charlotte replied, a hand around each twin.

"Training?" Fred asked.

"For what?" George followed up.

"I'm not quite sure yet, actually. But its been years! How have you both been?" Charlotte asked.

"Ah but we are business owners." George began.

"Weasley's Wizarding Wheezes! Set us up our own little shop!" Fred added.

"Oh that is fantastic!" Charlotte beamed, hugging them once again. "I knew you both would make it big, how could you not?"

"And for that, you can get anything in our store free!" George said.

"And we do mean anything." Fred added, winking.

Charlotte blushed slightly and thanked them. She was getting ready to ask the twins if they knew anything on what the Order was planning, but Professor McGonagall stepped in the room.

"Miss Stratford, please come with me." Professor McGonagall said.

A/N: There WILL be conflict in the next chapter, I promise. And it will be good, just stick with me. Read and Review please! You will be loved:D