Neville and Luna, the newest members of the Order of the Phoenix—though without a
war to fight, there hardly seemed to be a reason for it.
There were other members of the Order present as well whom Mia recognised:
Dedalus Diggle and Hestia Jones, whom she had known from the original Order, as well
as Sturgis Podmore. Arthur, Percy, and Kingsley were standing together beside Molly, deep
in conversation with one another while the witch tended to the food.
In the back of the tent sat Hagrid with a glass of firewhisky the size of a small barrel
in his hand, and sitting close beside him was the small house-elf, Dobby, who was wearing
six different pairs of mismatched socks on his feet, and two different scarves.
The only members of the Order that seemed to be missing were Minerva—who
was busy at Hogwarts—Elphias Doge, Arabella Figg, Aberforth Dumbledore, and
Mundungus Fletcher.
"I'm panicking," Mia muttered softly.
"You'll be fine, love," Sirius promised. "Besides, you're going to have competition
for attention." He directed her attention to Tonks, Draco, Narcissa, and Andromeda as
they approached.
Mia inhaled sharply, her only indication of nerves, before composing herself to hold
her head high as she came face-to-face with Narcissa Malfoy.
The blonde stared at her for several long moments, appraising Mia before she finally
allowed the smallest hint of a smile to appear. "Well, well, Potter," she said, her smile
turning into a full smirk that rivalled that of her son. "You've held up quite well over the
years. What ever is your secret?"
"Time-Turner," Mia said without a pause, the smallest hint of an arrogant smile
showing at the corner of her mouth. "We can't all bathe in the blood of baby nogtails to
look as lovely as you do, dear cousin."
Narcissa actually laughed at that and then turned to look at Sirius. "The pair of you
will either restore our Ancient and Noble House or run it completely into the ground.
Either way, it will be a good show, and I'm not one to miss out on free entertainment."
"Oh, Cissa," Mia said softly. "It'll hardly be free."
Narcissa's lips quirked, and Mia grinned.
Draco stared between the two as if he were suddenly concerned about the new
friendship obviously brewing.
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