Water and Magic Do Mix

The Headquarters of Order Of Phoenix

Harry's POV
I was angry at my friends that they were together here and I was rotting at Privet Drive.

Hermione was rambling about me and the hearing and everything. She spoke so fast that I lost track of what she was saying.

Ron asked her to calm down and breathe. We sat and caught up with the recent events. My anger was growing with the conversation bit competing with the curiousity to know everything.

They have been here knowing what was happening while I was cast aside. Did they forget it was me who faced Voldemort. I fought him and I was the one cast aside.

I vented out to them everything in front of them accusing them of keeping things from me.

Fred and George joined us and informed me of some meeting downstairs and how Snape was giving some top secret report. Ginny came in then and told them the extendable ears won't work. Their mom had put an Inperturbable Charm on the door.

I wasn't happy to hear Snape being here. He hated my guts and I hated him.

I got to know about Order and it's members and what they have been upto .

Soon the meeting ended and we were called for dinner. They all went down but I stayed for a bit thinking about if I should tell Sirius about my dream about the figure jumping in front of the curse the night it happened.

Hermione came in again and asked what I was doing. I shrugged and went down to meet everyone .

Fred and George tried to get snippets of the meeting but failed.

Mrs Weasley was whispering and telling us to move to kitchen where everyone was. Suddenly there was a crash and it was followed by a loud screech. Mrs Weasley and Professor Lupin tried to put the curtain where the voice was coming from or rather a realistic portrait of a woman.

But they couldn't handle it. That's when Sirius came in and succeeded.

He told me it's was his mother. When I asked what's his mother's portrait doing here hanged on the wall, he told me it was his mother's house which he gave to Dumbledore for the headquarters about the only useful thing he has been able to do.

I noted the bitterness in his tone. I hugged him to make him feel a little better and myself too. He was the closest person to a family and that was all he needed. Someone who understood him and was there with him.

Sirius returned the hug and directed me to the kitchen where the remaining order was seated. Mr Weasley and his son Bill, Mundungus, Lupin, Mad-eye, Tonks.

I greeted everyone and sat down at the table.

Mundungus apologized for leaving me like that but I waved it away.

Mrs Weasley asked people to lend a hand in dinner. I got up to help but she told me to rest as I had a long journey.

So everyone else helped her while I was at the table alone with Sirius. I was thinking if I should mention about my dream, when Sirius started the talk.

"Had a good summer so far?"

"No it had been lousy."

"Don't know what you're complaining about myself."

"What?"

"Personally I would have welcomed a Dementors attack. A deadly struggle for my soul would have broken the monotony nicely. You think you've had it bad , but at least you have been able to go out, stretch your legs, get into a few fights ... I've been stuck here for a month.