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I have used extracts from Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix which belongs to J.K Rowling
Chapter Four
Grimmauld Place
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Grimmauld Place
Hermione appeared alongside Remus, Tonks and Moody in a small square surrounded by trees and bushes concealing their arrival. Hermione surveyed her unwelcoming surroundings. The houses in the area were dark and unwelcoming with grubby fronts accompanied with broken windows, falling roof tiles and paint peeling off the doors.
"Where are we?" Hermione asked and piece of parchment was shoved into her hand by Remus.
"Read and memorise" Remus whispered to Hermione.
The Headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix may be found at number 12, Grimmauld Place, London
While Hermione was remembering the phrase Mad-eye, Tonks and Remus disillusioned themselves as well and Hermione's trunk "That will take care of any muggles that may be watching" Mad-eye gruffed and took the parchment from Hermione's hands swiftly burned it with the tip of his wand, Hermione sensed that this wasn't the best time to ask about the Order if Moody was going to lengths to keep it a secret. As she looked up at the houses and the doors numbers they were stood in front of number 11 there was 10 to the left and 13 to the right so where was 12. Hermione remembered the phrase over in her head a shabby door popped into existence between 11 and 13 followed by soiled windows and slimy walls. There stood number 12.
Hermione stood in shock at the shear amount of magic that took place "How…how is that…" Hermione trailed of saying thinking better of it and asked another question "Don't the muggles feel the house moving?" asked Hermione.
"No, that's one of the great things about magic" Remus told her.
"Hurry up" Moody snarled "You can talk when we are inside"
As they made their way through the overgrow jungle and up the shabby, slanted steps to the door. It was black and battered with the paint scratched and a sliver serpent knocker. Lupin pulled out his wand and tapped on the door and from the other side you could hear what was banging and clanging of the chains of the door unlocking. And the door squeaked open, upon entering the house after Lupin, Hermione was hit with the smell of damp and dust It was a very dark and gloomy hallway with crooked old portraits on the wall and a chandelier hanging for the celling covered in cobwebs. She turned around to see Tonks bring her trunk with Mad-eye not far behind closing the door to leave them in darkness.
"There" Moody said as he rapped on Hermione's head lifting the charm.
Then all or a sudden a red blur came out of know where and ran toward Hermione who staggered back from the force, it didn't take a genius to work out it was Ginny.
"Oh my god Hermione we were so worried, especially when you hadn't been at home for the summer" Ginny said squeezing Hermione
"Ginny let the girl go so she can breathe" said Mrs Weasley coming out of what Hermione assumed was the kitchen. "Oh Hermione come here, let me look at you" Mrs. Weasley said extending her arms towards Hermione who accepted the hug. Releasing Hermione from the hug Mrs Weasley gave her a quick scan from head to toe "You haven't been eating properly, but there is no need to worry dinner will be ready soon" she said with a smile.
"Hermione!" as shout was heard from a behind her coming from the stairs and as she turned around she was hugged by another two people one with black hair and another with red.
"Mione, we were so worried about you" said Harry.
"Thanks' guys' but I'm fine really" Hermione said patting them on the back until they let go. "And please don't call me that" she said with a sigh.
"Hermione you'll be sharing with Ginny if that's alright, so why don't you help Hermione take her things to your room" Mrs Weasley said to her daughter
"Sure mum" said Ginny grabbing one end of the trunk from Tonks and Hermione taking the other making the way up the stairs with Ron and Harry following close behind.
They made their upstairs towards Ginny's and Hermione's room passing an umbrella stand shaped like a troll foot, going up an old dark, rickety staircase that looked as though it was going to collapse any second, past a row of shrunken heads of house elves mounted on the wall onto the first landing. Then through a door into a slightly lighter but still quite dull, damp, dreary looking room, with a high ceiling and twinned beds, and placed Hermione's trunk on the bed nearest the door which she would be using for the rest of the holiday.
"What a lovely place" Hermione said looking at the décor of the room only to come face to face with three questioning faces, with a raised eyebrow she turned to her bed and opened her trunk and started to unpack her some of her clothes waiting for the onslaught of questions to begin.
"So…" Harry started off saying but was cut off by Ron.
"WHERE THE BLOODY HELL HAVE YOU BEEN!" Ron shouted "DO YOU KNOW HOW WORRIED EVERYBODY WAS!" his face turning red glaring at Hermione who was putting her clothes in the wardrobe.
"Ron!" Ginny said trying to stop him shouting but her ignored her and carried on
"YOU DIDN'T RELPY TO ANY OF OUR LETTERS, AND HAS EVERYBODY SEARCHING FOR YOU!"
"RON!" Harry shouted but her kept talking over him
"NOODY KNEW WHERE YOU WERE NOT EVEN YOUR PARENTS!" he continued shouting
"HAVE YOU QUITE FINISHED!" Hermione shouted over him causing him to end his tirade and the room went silent, until Ginny hit him sharply giving him a murderous look and muttering under her breath "They asked us not to bother her at least until tomorrow" to which Ron had the decency to look a bit sheepish.
"Great" Hermione said sarcastically while walking towards the bathroom to put some of her things in away. "So what exactly is this place?" she asked walking back to the bedroom
"Grimmauld Place, Headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix, it's a secret society founded by Dumbledore to fight against Voldemort" Harry said which caused a shiver to run through Ron and Ginny.
"Don't say his name" Ron told Harry.
"Who's in it?"
"Were not sure people keep coming and going there's at least twenty" Ginny said "but were not allowed in any of the meeting or downstairs when they take place."
"But Fred and George invented theses Extendible Ears so we can listen in, we know that some Order members are keeping an eye on known death eaters and some are recruiting more people to join" Ron told Hermione.
"So what else have you been doing?" Hermione asked
"Not much just cleaning the house it's been empty for years so there is so much stuff that has been breeding, we've cleaned the kitchen and most of the bedrooms and tomoRROW!" Ginny said and ended up screaming as with two cracks as Fred and George appeared out of nowhere causing Ron to jump and Harry to laugh.
"Are Hermione there you are good to see ya" Fred said with a beaming grin.
"We thought you had arrived when we could hear our Ickle Ronniekins here shouting loud enough to be heard over 50 miles away" George said smiling.
"I see you passed you apparition tests" Hermione said.
"Yep and with distinction" replied George.
"Ah so this is an extendible ear then?" Hermione said pointing to the piece of string in Fred hand.
"Yep we were listening in until Ronnie here started shouting" Fred said giving the string a pull.
"Who's in the meeting?" Hermione asked
"Well we wanted to know what Snape-."
"Professor Snape" Hermione said correcting George.
"Professor Snape was up to."
"Git" Ron muttered under her breath.
"RON!" Hermione shouted at him.
"What he is even Bill agrees" Ron said.
"He's in the order?" Hermione asked.
"Yeah along with Charlie, but he is still in Romania trying to bring in foreign wizards" Fred told her.
"Why can't Percy do it?" Hermione asked as she recalled her worked in the Department of International Magical Co-operation.
"Whatever you do don't mention him in front of Mum and Dad" Ginny said. "Because whenever you do Mum stars crying and Dad gets tense it's awful" she finished sadly.
"How come?" Hermione asked.
"Percy and Dad had a row, he came home at the start of summer saying that he has been promoted to Junior Assistant to the Minister" Ron said. To say Hermione was surprised would be an understatement as he had failed to notice that his boss was being controlled by Voldemort or gone mad as the Ministry fails to believe that Voldemort is back.
"Yeah we were all shocked especially with the inquiry" said George
"So why was he promoted?" Hermione asked
"That's exactly what we were wondering, he expected dad to be all impressed which he wasn't" said Fred
"Why not?" Hermione questioned
"Because Fudge has been checking the Ministry to make sure nobody is contacting Dumbledore, his name is in the mud as they all thinks he is trying to make trouble saying that You-Know-Who is back" said George
"And that anyone who is in contact with him can clear out their desks, and the problem is that Fudge suspects Dad because they have always been friendly" said Fred
"Also that Dad reckons that Percy has only been promoted to spy on the family and Dumbledore, which he didn't take to kindly and went mental saying that we has been struggling with Dad reputation and that he has no ambition" said George
"Then it got worse, he said that Dad was an idiot to go with Dumbledore who is big trouble and would take Dad with him. And that if Mum and Dad are going to become traitors to the Ministry then he didn't want to be in our family any more, he left that night and is now living in London" said Ron
Hermione sat down on her bed from the overload of information, unable to believe that Percy had turned his back on his family. She may have liked him the least but to call them traitors it seems so cruel. She was brought out of her thoughts when Fred and George disappeared with a crack.
"Hey, I was wondering if I could talk to Hermione alone you know girl talk?" Ginny asked Harry and Ron
"What! No, Hermione has just arrived here and she is our friend Ginny not yours" said Ron getting angry at his sister.
"Ron!" Hermione said shocked at what he said "Ginny is my friend to, so I suggest you leave or Fred and George will have new test subjects for their latest inventions" Hermione said threatening Ron to do anything stupid.
Harry quickly grabbed Ron's arm and pulled him towards the door not wanting to be on the other end of a prank off Fred and George. Ron reluctantly left the room behind Harry and shut the door.
"Good there gone now-" Hermione put a finger to her lips quieting Ginny and walked towards the door yanking it open it show a red faced Ron.
"Ronald I suggest you get off the floor if you still wish to be able to have children in the future said Hermione as she watched Ron scamper off to his and Harry's room upstairs making sure that the coast was clear before she shut the door. She then turned around only to have Ginny drag her over to her bed.
"So come on. Where were you?" Ginny asked "I mean it must have been somewhere amazing or secretive for you to have to lie about it"
"Nowhere Gin"
"Oh come on have you seen yourself it's a complete 180˚ from when I saw you before summer. You've done your hair, got a tan and brand new clothes, why? Unless"
"Gin"
"You like someone"
"Ginny!"
"Who is it? Is it someone I know? Is it someone here? It's not one of my brothers is it I mean I love but err no"
"Ginny it's not for anyone just myself, I am I not allowed to change just for me?" Hermione asked
"Yeah I guess. You do look amazing by the way.
"Thanks Gin" Hermione said smiling at her friend.
Then they could here footsteps coming up the stairs , seconds later Mrs Weasley appeared in the doorway "Dinner ready now, you can come downstairs everyone is happy to see you Hermione. Where are Ron and Harry" Mrs Weasley asked
"Upstairs, I will go and get them" Ginny said passing her mother in the doorway to head upstairs
"Are you alright dear?" Mrs Weasley asked
"Yeah I'm fine" Hermione said getting off the bed "I'll be down in a minute I need to just check something" she said motioning to her things in the bed.
"Of course don't be too long" Mrs Weasley said with a smile and left. Hermione quickly hurried over to her bag and pulled out her phone to check for any messages before making sure it was on vibrate and putting it in her pocket and leaving the room to meet up with Harry, Ron and Ginny on the stairs.
"Hermione just remember to stay quiet" Ginny told her
"Why" Hermione asked, when suddenly a loud bang could be heard from down the stairs followed by a large amount of shouting they all ran down the stairs to see Mrs Weasley shouting at Tonks for knocking over the troll stand and Lupin trying shut the curtains around a screaming portrait with a yellowing face stretched out over a thin face that has caused all the others to wake up. Hermione carried on down to try and help when all that could be heard painting started screaming
"FILTH! SCUM! BY-PRODUCTS OF DIRT AND VILENESS! HALF-BREEDS, MUTANTS, FREAKS, BEGONE FROM THIS PLACE! HOW DARE YOU BEFOUL THE HOUSE OF MY FATHERS-"
Until her eyes locked with Hermione's "YOU! CLEVER, HOW YOU DID IT I'LL NEVER KNOW. BUT I ALWAYS KNEW YOU WERE A MUDBLOOD"
Then out from the door Sirius Black came marching out and shouted at the painting "Shut up, you old horrible hag, shut UP!" the woman's eye grew large with recognitions and glared at Sirius screaming "YOOOOU! BLOOD TRAITOR, ABOMINATION, SHAME ON MY FLESH!" Between the two of the Reums and Sirius managed to close the curtains and the portrait became quiet.
"Who was that?" Hermione asked Sirius a little shocked at what the portrait had said.
"That was my mother" Sirius replied to Hermione.
"Your mother?"
"Yep, I swear she wanted to annoy me as much as she did when she was alive."
"Then why is she on the wall if she annoys you so much?"
"It was my parents, left to me as I am the last Black; we think she charmed the painting with a permanent sticking charm so it can't be removed."
"Have you tried muggle methods to remove the painting maybe some paint thinner or take a hammer to it? I mean I might not remove the painting but great for anger management" Hermione told Sirius.
"No, might try it though" Sirius replied giving it some thought looking at the curtains, but was taken out of his thoughts hearing Hermione stomach rumble and laughed "Guess we better get some food" to which she smiled in return. Walking through a door in the hall down a narrow staircase into a basement kitchen with stone walls and a roaring fire place with pots and pans hanging over it, on the far side of the room. In the middle of the room is a large table on which Mr. Weasley and the eldest son Bill were sitting along with Tonks, Hermione took a seat opposite Tonks on the side nearest the fire with Ginny on Tonks right, and the Weasley twins opposite Ginny on Hermione left which was a mistake on Hermione's part.
"So Hermione…" one of the twins said turning to her, she thought Fred.
"We have to ask…" George said chiming in.
"How did you do it?" they finished together.
"Do what?" she asked looking at then curiously.
"Disappear" Fred said waving his hands in the air.
"No one knew where you were-"
"Not your parents-"
"Your friends-"
"The Order-"
"Not even Dumbledore could find you" George finished looking at Hermione.
"It's true" Ginny said from across the table "Harry was mad, Sirius almost had to restrain him"
"So-
"BOYS! Leave Hermione alone, she has had a rough day and she doesn't need you questioning her" Mrs Weasley said as she walked up the table with plates and cups floating behind her placing themselves in front of everyone sat at the table, with the food spread out evenly along the table.
"Maybe you shouldn't be asking how but who and why" Ginny said from across the table only to be met with a glare from Hermione, and if looks could kill.
"Ahhh. So Granger have you got yourself-"
"A bit on the side-"
"A lover-"
"A soul mate-"
"Your one-" Fred started to say but was cut off
"No I haven't and I would appreciate it if you would kindly shut up" she said to the twins as she started to but food onto her plate.
"It seems Fred that we have angered Miss Granger here"
"Ahhh yes, this won't possibly do we must make this right" Fred finished as both he and George looked in deep thought.
"Are they always-"
"Yes-"Ginny said cutting off Hermione.
As they all started to eat Harry was say at the other end of the table talking and laughing with Sirius and Remus about their times at Hogwarts, with Bill and Mr Weasley talking in hushed voices with Mrs Weasley reprimanding Ron for his eating habits, she wished her all the best. Next to her the Weasley twins had their heads bent together, probably plotting some elaborate prank and Tonks making different faces causing both her and Ginny to laugh. She was happy to be back. Hermione was drawn from her musings by her phone vibrating in her pocket, pulling it out she could see the number of the one and only Captain Jack Harkness, Hermione quickly ended the call in hope the hope that it was a mistake. Unfortunately this was not the case as her leg started vibrating again, giving a slight huff and rolled her eyes Hermione slowly stood up from the table and whispered in Ginny ear before heading upstairs and looking for an empty room which happened to be the library. Quickly closing the door Hermione turned around and headed for the back corners which contained rows and rows of books to hide herself and make a private call.
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Library of Grimmauld Place
"This better be important" Hermione said into the phone.
"Well hello to you to" Jack said on the other side which Hermione could tell he was probably smiling away.
"What do you want Jack?" Hermione asked.
"Well somebody seems a bit angry" Jack said. "Hey maybe I could-
"Jack!" Hermione asked sounding worked up.
"No need to shout, there seems to be a bit of a problem."
"Isn't there always."
"Yes but that comes with the job."
"Can't you sort it out?."
"We're on our way but we're not sure if we'll make it in time"
"So what's the problem?" she asked.
"It seems there is some still clearing up to do?" Jack said.
"From?"
"The Sontarans."
A/N- I know it's been along time since I updated but here it is hope you enjoyed it