A/n: Here goes chap. 4! Enjoy:

Grimmauld Place was just as dingy as ever. Merl arrived in the middle of an Order meeting. She didn't want to disturb the others, so she quietly went upstairs. But Harry, Ginny, Fred, George and Ron were waiting at the top of the stairs; they were using their extendable ears to listen to the Orders' new plans, when they heard Merl on the stairs.

Merl smiled reminiscently at the five mischievous teens; four other teens came to her mind when she looked at them; two of them were dead, one alive and well, the other….when she thought about Peter (Pettigrew) her blood boiled. She forced the image of that paltry, diffident little scum out of her mind. She continued her saunter past the teens.

"Hey wait!" Ron said
"…mm?..."
"Where were you this morning?"

"hm…uh …..out" before she could evade anymore questions, a cold voice from below said, "Merl, you are wanted at the meeting immediately, don't shun your responsibilities" tiredly Merl turned around; Severus Snape was addressing her from the bottom of the steps. He turned to the teens with a cold gaze, and said (with an even colder voice) "Children should not be listening to adult conversations" he arced his eyebrows at Merl and said "and they certainly should not be encouraged to do so."

"We're NOT CHIL— Harry started, Merl hushed him,

"Nobody was encouraging us!" yelled Fred. Merl quickly went downstairs before the situations got any worse, and followed Snape into the kitchen, where the meeting was taking place.

"Ah…you're here" said Dumbledore in his usual calm voice. He was sitting at the head of the table. "Do you have the …."

"Yes" said Merl taking an empty seat next to Remus, while taking out the glass orb.

"Any problems on the way?"

"Not much really…just a bit of a scuffle" Merl said.

"Do elaborate, please" said Dumbledore.

"It was nothing really, Malfoy was there, and somehow he knew I was going to go there today (her eyes flicked to Snape for a fraction of a second). He, as expected, wanted me to hand it over. Then he set some of his buddies after me. And THEN the big guy came." She laughed here, "and I apparated just in time, and here I am."

"So they know we have it" Remus said thoughtfully.

"Nothing they can do about it though, other than attempt theft" remarked Bill Weasley.

"We have the weapon, and that's what is important" said Dumbledore, "If and when they strike, we will be ready!" He rose from his seat, and immediately everyone felt the aura that the meeting was over. "Ah, Merl" he motioned to her to stay behind.

When everyone had left, Dumbledore sat across from Merl; he had a poignant expression on his face. "Merl, dark times lie ahead. I want you to be aware that I may not be around to see the end of this 'game'."

Merl was taken aback, "What? What are you talking about?"
"Don't be such a chauvinist at my immortality, because you very well know that will do you no good." Merl gaped speechlessly. "They will want to eradicate me as soon as possible. And I don't want any of you to waste your time mourning, because there will be work to be done. You understand?"

Merl nodded silently. "But why are telling only me? What about the others? If this is so important then shouldn't you tell the others as well?"

Dumbledore gave Merl a meaningful look. "I think you know why that is, or else you will know in good time." He rose once again, and left.

Merl turned the orb around in her hands. It started to emit a firy glow. Merl looked at it still, pondering. The glass ball…the weapon…the phoenix fire…Remus?

"You alright?" Remus had come in without her noticing, and had touched her shoulder, startling her.

"Y-yeah, fine" she lied, what else could she say? "No I'm not alright, my grandfather just said he's going to be killed…and I have no idea what's going to happen to the Order after that. No, she couldn't indulge herself into admitting this to Remus, she couldn't make him worry anymore. She knew what she had to do now…Master the phoenix fire, and train Harry.

a/n- not much happened in the chapter, I know. But dialogue is important too you know!...well don't forget to review!...I need some feedback readers! So I can improve! And thanks for reading!