Chapter Four
Some Welcome Home Party
Someone who knows when you're lost and you're scared^
There through the highs and the lows
Someone to count on, someone who cares
Beside you wherever you go
(Gift of a Friend - Demi Lovato)July 23rd, 1997In the late afternoon, the members of the Order of the Phoenix gathered in the
Weasleys' living room. As each wizard or witch stepped through the fireplace, another
member was there to quiz them using a previously established security question.
Considering that the entire Order would be engaged in a mission involving Polyjuice Potion
in just a few days, they, more than anyone else, appreciated how tight security needed to
be.
Mrs Weasley had created a feast as usual, though instead of waiting to sit down to
eat at the end of the meeting like they often did, most people gravitated to and from the
table of food, snacking as they moved about the room, engaging one another in
conversation.
Everyone, save for Hermione, openly wondered why the meeting had been called
in the first place.
Green flames lit up the living room once more, and they all turned to the fireplace
as Tonks stepped through with a look of excitement on her face.
Before anyone had a chance to say anything, Alastor Moody approached, wand
pointed directly at her. "Your first day as an official Auror, you stepped into my office and
tripped. What item of mine did you break?"
Tonks snickered, daring to look proud. "Two Sneakoscopes, a brand new Foe-
Glass, and a Secrecy Sensor."
"Aye, and you still owe me a new one of each," Moody grumbled. "Where's your
husband, and what's this meeting all about?"