Chapter 8: The DA

Jacob's POV

"Umm….excuse me," I said. "Can we please be told what's going on?"

Ginny blushed. "Sorry, I almost forgot you were here! What we basically mean is, well…..you see we have this…umm…organization, called the DA, and I was wondering if you guys would like to join? Your brothers and sisters can join too, if they like. The point of this organization is to teach kids self-defense. Harry is the leader. It would be great if you guys could help out. We could help you whenever you needed it as well. And maybe if you got better, you could help us to fight off You-Know-Who."

"Who is You-Know-Who?" Nessie asked.

Ron spat his drink out. "You don't know who You-Know-Who is!" he said.

"Calm down, Ron," Hermione said. "They come from America; You-Know-Who was never really active there. Harry, may I tell them?"

"Yeah, sure," Harry answered.

"You-Know-Who is a powerful wizard," she began. "But he became so consumed by power that he became completely evil. He is the archenemy of Harry, who according to a prophecy has the power to defeat him. He aims to conquer not just the Wizarding world, but the Muggle (non-magical) world as well. He is so feared, that almost no one uses his real name referring to him, instead, by saying "You-Know-Who" or "He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named." Even his followers only refer to him as the "Dark Lord". He was born Tom Marvolo Riddle, the last descendant of wizard Salazar Slytherin, one of the four founders of Hogwarts."

"Wow," was all I could say.

"Why do you always have to say things so scientifically, Hermione?" Ron said.

She rolled her eyes.

"Do you call non-magical people Muggles?" Nessie asked.

"Yes," Harry answered.

"Oh. Well this all seems a lot to take in, but I am sure my whole family would love to join the DA," Nessie said. "I will ask them this afternoon. I can't tell you much now, but please be aware that we are also here to protect the school, so don't be shy to call us when there is danger."

All four of them seemed very puzzled by this, but Jacob and I left them in thought, because the bell went just after I spoke.

We quickly rushed off to class. Our next lesson was transfiguration, and so we were asked to turn eggs into animals.

Nessie turned her egg into a little snake with an egg-head. Everyone in the class laughed at it. I made my egg a little doggie that ran around wagging its tail and barking.

Ginny made a bird out of hers, and it even flew around the classroom.

After school I ran to the forbidden forest, where we were to meet with the rest of the family. I could hear Jacob running behind me.

We were last to arrive; everyone else was there already.

Edward spoke first:

"Today seems to have gone well. Hogwarts is filled with talented students who could prove helpful if a war were to break out. We mustn't expect this of them though, so I suggest that we keep working as hard as possible at our magic. Now, does anyone have something to report?"

"I do," Jasper said. The school library is filled with a lot more spellbooks than the ones we bought. I encourage all of you to make use of this."

"We have news too," Nessie said. "Do you all remember the four students who sat with us in the train?"

Everyone nodded, and Nessie went on.

"Well, Jacob and I have made friends with them, and they seem very reliable. They run a club, called the DA, which focuses on self-defense, and we were all invited to join."

After a while, Edward spoke: "That's perfect! Tell them we would love to join."

Nessie beamed, and I did too. This would be fun.

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