Unexpected | Bill Weasley

~20~ Bringing Harry to Grimmauld PLace

A few weeks later, we had an emergency order meeting and Mr. Weasley cam back from work looking frazzled.

"Harry's just been expelled from Hogwarts!"

"Is that what this meeting is for?" asked Lucas.

Mr. Weasley nodded. "Dumbledore is coming soon. He's at the Ministry trying to sort it out"

After a while, Dumbledore finally came. "Thankfully, I have been able to talk the Ministry out of expelling Harry. However, there will be a hearing."

"WHAT?" Sirius and I both exclaimed.

"What did Harry even do?" asked Tonks.

"Dementors attacked him and his cousin, Harry used the Patrounous to protect them."

"That's not fair!" said Bill. "You're allowed to use magic if you're in trouble! Or to protect yourself!"

"What were Dementors doing on a muggle street anyway?" I asked.

Dumbledore sighed. "The Ministry does not believe that there were Dementors. They think it's a lie. And I believe that Voldemort sent them."

We all went silent.

Dumbledore continued. "We will be bringing Harry in a few days. But we must make a plan, in case any Death Eaters try to grab Harry once he leaves the house."

And so we made a plan. Remus, Tonks, Mad-eye, Kingsley, Elphias, Dedalus, Emmaline, Hestia, Sturgis and I would go to Harry's house and come back by broom. Tonks wrote a letter telling the Dursley's that they won an 'All-England Best Kept Suburban lawn Competition' to drive them out of the house long enough for us to take Harry. The day finally arrived and we all apparated to the house. We made sure to hide, and I pointed to the house.

"That's the one." I whispered.

A car pulled out of the driveway and sped off. Tonks and I looked at each other and dissolved into a fit of giggles.

"Shh, be quite you two." said Remus, though he was smiling at us.

Kingsley unlocked the front door with his wand and we walked in. I had never been inside the house before. It was very clean. Too clean if you ask me. Tonks knocked over a vase and it fell onto the floor, making a loud crashing noise as it broke.

"Tonks!" I hissed, waving my wand so that the vase fixed itself

"Sorry!" she said.

Moody sighed and waved his wand. We heard a door open upstairs and footsteps coming down. Harry came down, still hidden in the dark.

"Lower your wand boy, before you take someone's eye out." Moody growled.

"Professor Moody?" asked Harry uncertainly.

"I don't know much about 'Professor'," Mad-eye growled. "Never got around to much teaching did I? Get down here, we want to see you properly.

Harry didn't move.

"It's all right Harry. We've come to take you away." said Remus gently.

"P-professor Lupin?" Harry said. "Is that you?"

"Why are we all standing in the dark?" asked Tonks. "Lumos!"

Her wand tip glowed, letting light wash over the hallway, revealing Harry standing a few steps up with his wand clenched in his hand. Some people were craning their necks to get a better look at Harry.

"Ooooh, he looks just like I thought he would!" said Tonks. "Wotcher, Harry!"

"I see what you mean Remus," said Kingsley. "He looks exactly like James.