Easy Mistake ; Harry Potter

N I N E T Y F I V E | 12 Grimmauld Place

"Why are we here?" Eleanor asked. She was still very confused and very afraid. Why would Harry be here? And what was going on? How was she going to explain all this to her parents when they eventually turned up?

"You'll see." Remus replied absently. He was rummaging through his robes. It took a bit of time but he seemed to eventually find what he was looking for. He pulled out what looked like a worn piece of scrap paper. He handed it to Eleanor.

"What's this?" Eleanor asked, a completely new kind of confused. Was Remus loosing it?

"Just read what's on the paper." Remus explained, and Eleanor picked up on all the humour in his voice. It made her smile.

Eleanor looked at the paper which she realised was parchment. She noticed there was writing on the parchment. The writing was a neat but slanted scrawl. It read;

The Headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix may be found at number twelve, Grimmauld Place, London.

Eleanor's heart leaped. Harry had mentioned the Order of the Phoenix to her plenty of times in their letters. But she was still confused. She looked up at the buildings again but the only buildings there were number eleven and thirteen. No number twelve.

"Bu-" Eleanor began to say but Remus interjected her again.

"Just think about what was written on the parchment."

So Eleanor did. She read the words again so she could memorise them and closed her eyes. She focused on the words in her mind, repeating Order of the Phoenix and Number Twelve, Grimmauld Place over and over again until they stopped sounding like words but rather a slur of confusing sounds.

Eleanor was just beginning to think she was being pranked or something when she began to feel a slow rumble beneath her feet.

She opened her eyes and gasped. In between buildings eleven and thirteen, another building was appearing. The building seemed to be coming out of the side of number thirteen. Eleanor was surprised no Muggles were disrupted by the noise or the mini earthquake it was causing.

After a minute of Eleanor watching in amazement, the buildings movement came to a stop and Eleanor finally saw the Headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix for the first time. The building was identical to the two buildings that lay beside it. The only difference was that the front door to this building was a stark black. The paint had begun to peel but it still looked handsome. Eleanor saw written on the black door in gold metal the number 12. And what looked suspiciously like a serpent head for the knocker.

"Come on," Remus said, placing a hand on Eleanors shoulder and guiding her forward while glancing quickly behind him. "Let's get inside."

Eleanor didn't protest. She was anxious to find out what was going on but she also couldn't deny how excited she was that she was getting to see Harry again.

When they stepped through the black door, Eleanor was thrown off immediately by the dark hallway. She could hardly see anything. Her other senses heightened and she took note of how musky the air smelled. It was almost suffocating. Eleanor felt against the wall as she moved forward to let Remus in. But she suddenly hit something with her foot and sent it crashing to the floor with a loud bang.

"Sorr-"

She didn't have time to finish her words as suddenly a loud screaming filled the place. It was a blood curdling and maddening scream.

"Blood Traiters, Half Bloods, Mudbloods and now Muggles! Filth, vermin, abominations in my house! My poor house!"