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Harry James Potter was fifteen years old, he was unhealthy skinny, short, and had messy black hair, brown tawny skin, emerald green eyes with round chunky black glasses, and a little button nose with a large pimple on it.

Harry was laying on his bed above the covers in his very small, dark bedroom, four days ago a dementor attacked him and his cousin, Dudley, he found out his life-long neighbor Mrs. Frigg was a squib and in contact with Professor Dumbledore, that a man named mundungus fletcher was trailing him on Professor Dumbledores orders, almost got expelled and thrown out by his aunt and uncle, who didn't throw him out because of a howler with a terrifying voice to his aunt, no explanation provided, and now none of his friends have sent him letters telling him what's going on, he was in a depressive, apathetic mood.

Vernon Dursley, a fat man with a bushy mustache who happened to be Harry's uncle came into his room. "Me, your aunt and Dudley are going to a lawn competition. You cannot leave your bedroom while we are away, you aren't allowed to touch any of our possessions, you're cannot steal food from the fridge. I'm going to lock your door."

"okay." Vernon left the room and locked the door behind him. A couple minutes later he heard the car leave the driveway. 

Everything was quiet for a couple for a bit while Harry lay in his stupor, then he heard a crash downstairs. He sat bolt up, listening. The Dursley can't be back yet, he hadn't heard their car. There was more silence for a few minutes then he heard voices. Burglars he thought, but then he realized burglars wouldn't be making so much noise. He picked up his wand and stood facing his bedroom door, listening. He jumped as the door clicked open. 

Harry walked cautiously out the door to the hallway, his heart shot to his throat. There were people standing in the hallway below, their silhouettes against the streetlight glowing through the door; ten in all as far as he could see.

"Lower your wand, before you take anybody's eye out" said one of them with a growl. Harry's heart was beating incredibly fast. He knew that voice. "Professor moody?" He said nervously. " I don't know about 'Professor', never got round to teaching, get down here, we want to see you properly." Harry lower his wand but didn't relax his grip on it, nor did he move, he was suspicious. He had spent nine months in what he thought was moodys company only to find out it wasn't moody, but an imposter, who then had tried to kill him. But before he could figure out what to do next, a Second, more hoarse voice floated up the stairs.

"It's all right, Harry. We have come to take you away." Harry's heart felt lighter than it had in weeks. He Knew that voice, although he hadn't heard it in a while. "Professor lupin?" He said disbelieving. "Is that you?""why are we all standing in the dark?" Said a third voice, one completely unfamiliar. "Lumos" a wand tip flared, illuminating everyone with light. Harry blinked. The people below were crowed around the foot of the stairs, gazing up intently at him, a few craning their heads to get a better look. Remus stood neared to him. Although he still looked young, he looked tired and rather ill. He had more Grey than when Harry had had goodbye to him. Nevertheless he was smiling at Harry, who tried to smile back through his shock.

"Oooh, he looks like I thought he would," said the one holding Zir wand a lit. Ze looked like one of the youngest there; Ze had a peach colored, heart-shaped face, dark grey twinkling eyes, and short spiky hair that was a violent shade of violet, Ze was wearing an orange weird sisters shirt under Zir Jean jacket. “Wotcher, Harry!””yeah, I see what you mean Remus,” said a bald obsidian-skinned wizard standing farthest in the back; he had a very deep slow voice and wore a single golden hoop in his ear. “He looks exactly like James.””except with Lily’s eyes,” said a wheezy-voiced, sliver-haired wizard with ivory colored skin who was standing at the back. 

Mad-eye was looking at Harry suspiciously. “Are you sure it’s him, Remus? , it’d be a nice lookout if we brought back some death-eater impersonating him. We ought to ask him something only the real potter would know, unless anyone brought any veritaserum?””Harry, where did you spend the day on October 31st 2013?” Asked professor lupin. “Your office” said Harry nervously. “That’s him, mad-eye,” 

Harry descended the stairs, conscious of almost everyone still staring at him, he stowed his wand in his back pocket. “DON’T PUT YOUR WANT THERE, BOY,WHAT IF IT IGNITED?, IVE KNOWN BETTER WIZARDS THAN YOU YOU HAVE LOST BUTTOCKS, YOU KNOW!””who d’you know who’s lost a buttock?” The violet-haired one asked mad-eye interestedly. “Never you mind, just keep your wand out of your back pocket!” Growled mad-eye.

Lupin held out his hand and shook Harry’s. “How are you?” He asked, looking closely at Harry. “Fine..” Harry couldn’t believe it was real. Five weeks with nothing, not a hint of a plan to remove him from Privet Drive, the  suddenly a whole lot of wizards were standing matter-of-factly in the house as though this was the plan all along.

“I-you’re lucky the Dursley’s are out…” he mumbled. “Lucky, ha,” said the violet haired one. “I was the one to lure them away. Sent the letter by muggle post telling them they’d been shortlisted for the all-England best-kept suburban lawn competition. They’re heading off to the prize-giving right now… or so they think” Ze snorted.

“We’re leaving, right?” He asked. “Soon?””almost at once. Said lupin, “we’re just waiting for the all-clear.””where are we going? The Weasleys house?” Harry asked hopefully. “Not the burrow, no, but the Weasleys will be there” said Lupin motioning Harry toward the kitchen; the knot of wizards followed. “We’ve set up headquarters somewhere undetectable. It’s taken a while…” 

mad-eye was sitting at the kitchen table drinking from his hip flask, magical eye spinning in all directions. “This is Alastor moody,” lupin continued, pointing at moody. “Yeah, I know,” Said Harry uncomfortably, it felt weird being introduced to someone he’d thought he’d know for a year

“And this is nymphadora-“”don’t call me nymphadora, it’s Tonks.””-nymphadora Tonks, who prefers to be known by surname only, and this is Kingsley shacklebolt”- he indicated the bald obsidian-skinned wizard, who bowed-“elphias doge”- the wheezy-voiced wizard nodded-“Daedalus diggle-“”we’ve met before,” squeaked the excitable diggle, dropping his top hat.”-emmeline Vance”- a stately looking cedar skinned witch in an emerald shawl inclined her head-“sturgis podmore”- a short, square-jawed wizard with olive skin and thick, straw-colored hair winked.-“hestia Jones” a witch with citrine colored skin, and shaggy black hair waved from the toaster, she looked like an older version of her sister Theia, whom Harry knew because she often studied with Hermione-“Nathaniel butcher” a tall, stocky, wizard with wavy blond hair and golden brown skin who looked to be the same age as Tonks nodded, the wizard was the most stunningly handsome man Harry had ever seen-“and dawn prewett, she’s cousins with the Weasley kids” an ivory skinned witch with red hair in a messy bun who also looked the same age as Tonks waved from where she was standing with Nathaniel and Tonks. 

Harry had inclined his head awkwardly as each of them was introduced. He wondered why there were so many of them. 

“A surprising number of people volunteered to come get you” said lupin, As though reading his mind.

Tonks helped Harry pack his truck and he found Ze was a metamorphmagus, they came back down stairs and went to the garden, they got the all clear and Harry and his guard hopped on their brooms and started flying.

A freezing hour later, they arrived in a square, and Remus handed Harry a piece of parchment.

The headquarters of the order of the Phoenix is located at number twelve Grimmauld place

“What’s the order of the Phoenix-“ then suddenly a house with a snake door knocker appeared into existence.

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Alexandra-Octavius butcher had chocolate brown upturned eyes, deep golden brown skin, dark brown hair with an A line part and a spatter of freckles on their nose, Xe was very tall and kind of slim. Oct was sitting with Fred and George weasley in their room in number twelve Grimmauld place, Oct's Room down the hall, they were trying to use an extendable ear to eavesdrop on the order of the Phoenix, the order was having a big meeting tonight, Alexa's brother Nathaniel and her father Alex butcher were in the order, Alexa was staying at Grimmauld place because Octs mother, Frostine malfoy, had been a death-eater, frostine had been put in prison about eight years ago, dumbledore, octs dad and brother were worried that alexa would be in danger when the death-eaters got out of Azkaban, if they were being honest Xe was bit nervous too.

On the extendable ears they heard nothing, than the sound of shouting, it was the voice of Harry Potter, Alexa knew that immediately, the order had assembled a guard to bring him here so they all knew he would be coming here tonight, he had also heard Harry's voice before, although only on a hand full of times.

"Should we go and pay him a visit?" Asked George rhetorically.
They all started walking toward Ron's room, Fred and George not apparating there for Alexa's sake.

They strolled into the room.
"Hello Harry, we heard your dulcet tones" said George as they were walking in. "don't bottle up your anger like that lad, it's bad for you" said Fred, beaming. "You two have passed your test," said potter very grumpily. "With distinction, Mr grumpy pants." "What's that?, and WHO are you?" Harry pointed to the flesh coloured string Fred was holding, and to Oct, who was leaning on the wall.

"'Lo, I'm friends with Fred and George, you already know me, I'm the keeper on the slytherin team, My names are Oct and Alexa, my nicknames lemon, I helped with the banner" Alexa was trying to jog Harry's memory.
"Oh, sorry, I remember you, butcher, thanks for supporting me in the tournament" said Potter stiffly, during the triwizard tournament, Oct, Fred, George, Chloe Chang, dean thomas, and a couple more of their friends had made a humongous banner that said "HOGWARTS FOR THE WIN, SUPPORT HARRY AND CEDRIC", it had a drawing of Harry on one corner, and Cedric on the other, with hufflepuff and Gryffindor scarves intertwined into a bow, they had put this up during the first task, before the majority of the school had decided Harry wasn't so bad.

"Well, you've met lemon. So these are Extendable ears, and you, Harry, my dear are interfering with the reception.""don't bother, mum made the door impenetrable" said Ginny as she walked into the room, she was a tall, freckly witch with high cheeks bones and ginger hair in a ponytail. "How you'd know that?" Asked Oct. "Tonks told me how to find out, throw stuff at the door and if it can't make contact with it than it's impenetrable. I've been throwing dungbombs at it and they just soar away." Fred said "Shame, it's a big meeting, everyone in the orders there, and bill and Charlie won't spill anything-""bill and Charlie's here?" "Yeah, they came because he wanted to be closer to the family" "and to be closer to a Miss fleur delacour, who's working a desk job in England to improve her English" said Alexa. "Yeah, and bill's been giving her a lot of 'private lessons'" sniggered Fred. "Charlie's been spending most of the time with our cousin Dawn, Tonks, Octs brother Nathaniel, and Theia's older sister Hestia." Said Ron.

"Is Percy here too?" All the Weasleys tensed. Ron then explained to Harry that percy had left the family for the ministry of magic. "So it's my fault Percy left?" Said Harry grumpily. "NO! Him being a prat has nothing do with you-""if Percy wants to be a bastard let him it has nothing to do with you." Said Alexa and Ron at the same time. "JINX, buy me a butter beer!" Said Oct and Ron at the Same time again, they both started laughing.
"thanks for the sentiment, " said Harry moodily. "Dinner's ready!!!" They heard molly shouting. Everyone scrambled to get to the dining area.

Sirius black, Remus lupin, Tonks, Charlie, Bill, Mr Weasley, Alexa's dad, Alexa's brother Nathaniel, and Dawn were already siting at the table. Oct, Fred and George took seats next to Nate, Charlie, dawn, And Tonks. Mrs. Weasley floating the food onto the table and they started eating.

Alexa noticed that Ron was practicing a beginner light magic technique, irate flames, light magic is characterised by magic that uses your emotions, irate flames are the first thing a beginner light Mage learns, to make them you channel all your emotions of hate, envy, anger, jealousy, into flames, negative emotions are easier to conjure than positive in magic, when you start making irate flames the flames start at your finger tips, than when you've mastered it you can make a ball of flames that will form in your hand and follow you around.

This was common knowledge even if you were a dark mage like Alexa. Ron's flames were quite tall and were slightly curling but they weren't forming into a ball yet, but that was okay as it usually takes around two and a half months for a light Mage to master them, Ron had only been a light wizard for two. Alexa knew because all light Mages dedicate themselves to light magic at the summer solstice and Alexa had been to the festival last June when Ron had dedicated himself to the light.

Oct started a conversation with Nathan, Fred, George, Charlie, bill, and Tonks about quidditch, they argued in good fun about if puddlemere, the Arrows, or the harpies were the superior team.

Everyone was sleepy and quiet when Sirius said to Harry, "I'm impressed, I thought you'd be asking questions about Voldemort as soon as you got here." suddenly everyone tensed. "I did! I asked Ron and Hermione and they didn't know anything!" "As they shouldn't, children shouldn't belong in war!" Sirius and mrs. Weasley continued arguing about if the kids should know anything about the fight, Alexa kept quiet the entire time Hoping nobody would notice him. Eventually Sirius, Remus, Oct's father, and Arthur agreed that the kids should be semi-informed, not completely involved but they know a bit about the fight, everyone except for Ginny was to be informed, because Ginny was to young.

The only thing they told them that wasn't obvious or something they already knew was talk about a weapon that Sirius accidentally let slip. Fred and George snuck Into oct's room to talk about the weapon, they had come to zero conclusions.