�Er, are you ready, professor?� Harry said, not meeting his eye.

�Yes, let�s off, shall we?� Dumbledore stood and motioned for them to follow him to the back door. The exited the house into the back garden. They took hands and with a crack dissaparated.

They reappeared on a quiet street, not much different then the neighborhood where the Dursley�s live. �Where are we, professor?� Harry said, looking around at the houses.

�We�re right here, Harry,� he replied with a chuckle. �Now, let�s see, ah here is the key,� he pulled a rather unusual looking key out of his pocket as they walked up the drive to the nearest house. �We will have to make sure everything is in good repair, the house has not been used for a while.� He unlocked the door and held it open for them to enter. �Feel free to explore, this is where you two will be staying until we gain control of Voldemort�in one way or another.�

Harry and Ginny exchanged looks and bounded up the stairs. The place felt oddly familiar to him, as if he�d been there before. Ginny went into the nearest bedroom and was gasping about how wonderful it was while Harry felt the compulsion to continue down the hall to the last room.

He opened the door and the memory hit him like a wave. He stumbled and closed his eyes, seeing her face as she laid him in the crib. He could hear his father�s voice down below, shouting that he would die before he let them take Harry. Then his scream and the footsteps on the stairs. His mother looked so scared as she turned to fight. The green light took her and then the pain in his skull when the light came for him too.

�Harry? Are you alright?� Ginny placed her hand on his shoulder causing him to jump, �you look so pale.�

�This is my house-my parents house I mean.�

She gasped but then nodded in realization, �that makes sense. Everyone assumed it was destroyed. So no one would come looking for it and therefore find it odd when it had gone missing.�

�Very good, you two,� The professor had joined them upstairs, �this house lay vacant for twelve years, it was severely damaged, in this room especially. But when Sirius Black left prison, he immediately began pouring money into it for repairs. He had wanted to give it to you as a wedding gift, Harry. Remus Lupin had taken over the care of it after Sirius's untimely demise. That is, until his on death at the hand of wormtail.�

�Literally,� Harry huffed but quickly regained his composure, �so it�s been empty since then? Why hasn�t anyone told me?�

�It was in their wills that it remain a surprise until either your wedding day, or in case of emergency, such as this, we need it. I�m a bit disappointed, myself, that it had to be given to you like this,� he sighed, shaking his head. �There is a message from each of them for you that goes along with the house. It is going to wait until the intended day though.� he nodded to the two funny shaped boxed he held in his arm. �I am assuming that this house will do? There are two additional bedrooms, so you won�t have to sleep on top of each other,� he said, barely suppressing a grin as they both turned scarlet.

Harry mumbled something along the lines of �that�s great� and then asked when the charm can be done.

�Well, it is very complicated and will require several hours, but I don�t see any reason why it can�t be done tonight. Right now, however, we have an order meeting to attend.� with that, he turned and headed down the stairs.

***

Some of the order members were already there by the time Harry, Ginny, and Dumbledore arrived. Moody came trudging across the room, his grin looking almost like a grimace, �so, now you know about the house, eh? Kind of a disappointment that it had to be given to you like this though,� he shrugged. He glanced towards Ginny and then back at Harry, surveying him with his magical eye, he gave a rough laugh then turned and plodded back to help a young wizard who was trying to set up an easel. Blushing, Harry took Ginny�s hand, leading her to a couch off to the side of the room. �Maybe if your mum doesn�t notice you, she will let you stay.� They sat together, hand in hand, waiting for the rest of the people to arrive.

When Ron and Hermione came in, they immediately walked over to where Harry and Ginny were sitting. They were both glowing and Hermione�s hair was bushier and tousled even more so than usual. �I see someone�s been paying their debt for that little wager put on us,� Ginny said, raising one eyebrow at her. Hermione just laughed and nodded.

�So, where�s the house?� Ron asked.

�Believe it or not, it is Godric's Hollow my parents� house. Sirius had it renovated once he escaped from Azkaban and it was supposed to be a gift,� Harry shook his head slightly disappointed that it wouldn�t be that way after all.

�That is perfect! Everybody has taken for granted that it was ruined. So no one would think to look for it!� Hermione had the look in her eye that she always got when excited about an idea, �and since no body knows about it, it not only will be easier to hide, but also will not be missed when it suddenly disappears!�

�That�s what I said!� Ginny was leaning forward excitedly applauding the fact that she was on the same track. The girls began an animated discussion about the implications of the charm as Ron and Harry just looked on, smiling.

�That�s our girls,� Ron said nodding towards them.

�Yea, aren�t we lucky,� Harry replied without a trace of sarcasm.

�Yes, we are.�

Just then, dumbledore re-entered the library, closing the doors behind him. �Now that everyone is here, I suggest we begin this meeting,� he said, as everyone�s eyes became riveted on him.

The meeting was full of sketches, plans, and possible attack stratagems. Dumbledore began handing out assignments and Harry was positioned as a member of a covert operation involving the surveillance and removal of any non human guards. It was to be carried out the next afternoon and the first wave of attacks were to begin that night.

Ron seemed very disappointed that he had promised not to go, but was compensated by being assigned communications head. he had proven ver adept at it over the last year as he sent coded messages to Hermione in class approximately ever five minutes. He had figured out a way to make the message invisible to everyone except the person it was intended for. Many people thought this very impressive as they murmured their approval.

Hermione was designated a member of the defensive clothing squad. She seemed very excited about this and began rattling off several of her new ideas and spells that would be useful.

The meeting continued well into the afternoon. Plans being actively drawn up with much help from both Ron and Hermione. Counter attacks and possible escape routes if things got to bad also had to be planned.

As the sky began to redden in the west, Dumbledore announced the end of the meeting. He explained that he still had several protective charms that needed to be accomplished and stated that there would be another meeting the next morning at 6:30 and that no one was to be late. He welcomed any who desired to stay for dinner. However, virtually everyone left, wanting to be with their families. The fear ever-present in the back of their minds that they may not see them again after tomorrow.

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