There are some AU elements so please don't expect everything to match cannon.

A/N: The Characters and the universe all belong to J.K Rowling. Nothing is mine.

When Thursday arrived I asked Dobby to bring Hedwig and Trevor to the room of requirement for our meeting. Dobby came back with Hedwig perched on his shoulders and Trevor oddly resting on top of Dobby's head.

I had made the room small and cozy, with two seats for Dobby and I, a stand for Hedwig and a shallow water basin for Trevor. Trevor seeing the Basin immediately leapt into it, sticking just his head over the basin to look at us. Hedwig also perched itself atop the bird stand. I sat down myself and told Dobby to take the last remaining seat.

Dobby was about to start on tirades of my generosity but I stopped him with a hand gesture indicating that this is not the time and place. There was absolute silence in the room, and I let it stretch for a few seconds for the sake of the dramatics.

Then I spoke in a very firm and unwavering tone, letting my voice penetrate the room.

"I, Harry James Potter, call in session the second meeting of the Shadow Phoenix." Full of enthusiasm, Dobby starts applauding immediately, in a manner reminiscent of a child where the palms meet exactly in the same positions over-lapping each other perfectly. I applaud as well, like an adult, and Hedwig and Trevor hoot and croak respectively.

"Before we begin today's meeting, I would like the members of this august gathering to welcome an outstanding addition to our ranks. Please welcome Dobby, the house elf." As soon as I mention Dobby, Hedwig and Trevor start making sounds loudly which is joined by my own proud clapping. The room also drops confetti from the ceiling in a beautiful show of magic. Dobby who is now standing, is more red than it could be healthy for a house elf.

"Dobby, if you would say a few words." I ask Dobby as I'm sure that's how the actual proceeding's work.

Dobby nods his head vigorously and speaks, "Dobby hopes Dobby be a good help to Sir Mr. Harry Potter sir." Great he's added another 'sir' to my titles. "Dobby be helping in any way Dobby can. Dobby is hoping that Dobby will also be kicking stupid snake master ass." Woah.

That was bold.

"Thank you Dobby" Dobby sits down on his seat, " and now to the first agenda of our meeting."

I open my notebook with records of the previous meeting. "The first agenda to our meeting shall be to see the progress made on the points raised in the previous gathering."

I flip a page in my notebook, "Point one was the need for a theme song for the SP. Any Progress?"

Hedwig hooted to Dobby who brought me a page of out of some muggle textbook, " Hmm.. What's this? Rachmaninoff piano concerto no. 2? Hedwig, is this orchestra?" Since when did owls listen to orchestra? Though Hedwig is no ordinary owl, I should just learn to accept her genius. Dobby brought me then another piece of paper which contained the piano notes for the theme of Tom and Jerry, a muggle cartoon. I have no doubt this was Trevor's suggestion. It certainly would be a good joke on the death eaters, withering away to ashes while Tom and Jerry plays in the background. I'm not sure still. I myself have not chosen a theme because of the amount of time I spent on the other topics. Looks like we'll have to suspend the theme for another session. I suspend the decision of the theme song, for another session and finally begin with the serious issue. Not that a theme song isn't a serious concern for a cool secret association, but it's just not as serious as some other topics, if you get what I mean.

"Point two that came up in session one of our meetings was the topic of 'Universal Radius'. I would like to present my case first to the gathering and the rest may add on if they feel like it." I stand up and take a bow and then I go on to present my findings of the connection between the mind arts and the 'universal radius' and how we can affect everybody around the globe as long as it does not have direct physical ramifications and is subtle and psychological. It is a huge discovery with tremendous potential if used correctly, and I tell them all of this in my distinct oratory marvel of a speech. Everybody cheers loudly when I finish my era-defining speech and Dobby is even crying in admiration. I think I went too far at the end of the speech. I should not have promised free socks for everyone if I became the minister of magic.

Oh well, at least I now know that I have talent for politics. I mean I know I'll vote for anyone who promised me free socks. Such a brilliant idea; sometimes I surprise even myself.

The rest of the group did not have anything more to add. So we moved on to the last point for our first agenda.

"Point three was the development and research of each of ours area of expertise. Let me start from myself first, then we'll move to the rest of the members of the SP." I took out 7 worn out looking notebooks from my bag and set them on the table. "These are my handwritten notes on the various magical cultures of the world. These are no secret ancient spells that will destroy civilizations or anything like that, but a trove of knowledge that comes to those who are willing enough to look for it."

I pick up the first book. " These are the notes about the magicals of Japan. In these notes the most interesting part are the sealing techniques used by the Japanese and the use of hand signs. The hand signs are a set of complex hand gestures which when performed in correct order and timing, can substitute the need of a wand. There are advantages and disadvantages to it obviously, but I have given good thought to it and come up with a good solution. You see hand seals, are infinitely better than simple wandless magic where the power and variation in spells is extremely limited"

In wandless magic you basically wave your hand and focus very hard on your intent to make something happen, which results in a loss of power.

"Though hand seals are capable of doing your magic justice, they are still a tiny bit behind a proper wand. All in all, hand seals are a good advantage to have in combat but tedious to master. As I hope everyone here knows, I am just an average fighter or duelist. If I was somebody like my brother, it would have made sense to learn them, but my investing time in an art which is not going to help in the way I plan to defeat Voldemort, is a waste of time for me after all. BUT…"

I suddenly found myself getting excited, "…but, there is one person here who can benefit greatly out of this." Understanding my line of reasoning Hedwig started hooting loudly in appreciation. Feeling giddy all of a sudden I said in my best boxing announcer match, "It is none other than our very own; the crowd's favorite; the dream of the women; the House-Elf DOBBY" The room of requirement had also provided some stadium lights and a hanging microphone, I went over to dobby and raised his arm for the crowd. Hedwig and Trevor shouted from the commentators' box loudly and my roar in the mike enveloped the room.

Dobby just looked stunned with his eyes wide and shining. The room then suddenly went back to the normal furnishings as if telling us to get over with the gag already. Dobby who was still stunned turned around to voice his doubts towards me, " Dobby very happy that Master Harry believes in Dobby, but Dobby confused… Dobby don't under-"

"I get it, I get it. Let me explain it to you then."

Dobby nods his head appreciatively.

"Dobby you know that only witches and wizards are allowed to use wands right."

Dobby nods his head. Time for Strike one…

"Is it because House Elves or other magical creatures are incapable, of the level of magic suitable for a wand?"

Dobby just looks down in contemplation and twists his hands nervously. Time for strike two…

"If that were true, how would you explain you knocking out a wizard like Lucius Malfoy. As far as we know House-Elf magic could be limitless, but is stopped by the unfair laws of the ministry regarding wand usage."

Dobby perks up suddenly getting the gist of my idea. Time for strike three…

"But even if you cannot use a wand, here we have something which is just as close. If you focus your entire time on learning hand signs and their application we'll have a master amidst our ranks. Your power will be unbound and the world will know your name" Wait for it. I had a cool nickname prepared just for this moment, "Juggernaut Dobby."

…aaaand that's an out or, should I say more like an in. Meh. Whatever

Dobby immediately starts jumping up and down, his eyes shining in approval and all the while shouting '-thank you Master Harry, Dobby loves the idea…' or something.

I wait for a while for Dobby to calm down. "Now as I was saying, Dobby shall be learning the hand signs from these notes. I will also be learning a single hand sign that is used to initiate and release the sealing techniques that I mentioned in the beginning. There is no chance that we have time enough to learn anything about sealing as it is a very complex art. The most we will be able to do is copy paste some of the basic but useful seals to give us an advantage in the war. That will be the most we will be able to extract out of the Japanese culture in the limited amount of time provided to us."

I pick up the second notebook, "These are the notes that are a brief version of the studies done on the ancient Mesopotamian civilization. In ancient Mesopotamia, its citizens especially the Sumerians used to worship the Goddess Inanna. Inanna was the queen of the Heavens, the Goddess of Love, Wisdom, War and Combat."

"More importantly Inanna used to be associated with owls." This certainly caught Hedwig's attention.

"These notes illustrate loads of rituals and spells that are related specifically to owls. There is one particular thing that has caught my attention." But before that I needed to confirm something, "Hedwig I know it messes up the order a little, but can you show us what you have done in regards to your skillset?"

Hedwig hooted in confirmation and landed on top of the table.

She stuck out both of his wings open for all to see. We all inched a little closer to see what would happen.

"Hoot"

With that the tips of Hedwig's wings suddenly went silver and attained a glowing tint. I extended my hand carefully and touched one of the wings tip.

Sharp.

It cut my hand so easily. This was very limited transfiguration, but for a magical creature it was genius. Though not every Owl is magical I knew Hedwig was the most magical owl the moment I had seen her.

She showed us the same skill with her talons and beak where her sharp nails and beak become even more deadly.

One more very useful skill that Hedwig picked was the ability to change the color of her feathers. It was not a complete camouflage yet, but nevertheless the ability to change color would come in handy at times.

Hedwig had truly taken definitive steps towards becoming an infiltration and assassination expert. This made my job easier.

"You see Hedwig what I'm going to give you is the gift of Speed." Hedwig suddenly got a mad glint in her eyes.

"The skill known as Godspeed."

Hedwig started hooting in a terrifyingly evil laugh.

A/N: Please recommend a theme song for the Shadow Phoenix and your thoughts on adding a human member to the SP, if so then who?

Review and let me know your thoughts.