In the dimly lit room, Su Er looked with some surprise at the old man before him, whose appearance was terrifying but whose disposition was actually fairly kind.
Dumbledore had asked Moody to do something?
What was it?
Could it be...
Su Er had a vague guess, and the answer was soon revealed.
"As a good friend of your father's, Dumbledore thought I was the right person to do this." Moody sighed softly.
"But personally, I don't want you involved. It's too dangerous, child. In my eyes, you're still a little too inexperienced. But I respect Dumbledore, and I respect your choice."
"Are you willing to join the Order of the Phoenix?"
Dumbledore had asked Moody to extend the invitation, probably partly because of Moody's deep friendship with Su Er's parents, and partly because he wanted Moody to witness the younger generation taking their parents' place and becoming what their parents had been.
It really was the Order of the Phoenix.
The task Dumbledore had entrusted to Moody was to ask whether Su Er was willing to join the Order of the Phoenix. Having taken part in several incidents involving Voldemort, even narrowly escaping death, it was easy to guess that Dumbledore would invite him to join the organization he had founded to oppose Voldemort.
With Dumbledore, widely acknowledged as the greatest light wizard of the age, as its leader, the Order of the Phoenix certainly would not be that simple. It was by no means a small organization made up of a mere handful of people; its structure and membership were undoubtedly extremely complex and extensive.
"Grandpa... Moody." Su Er had chosen the form of address "Grandpa" after some consideration. Given Alastor Moody's relationship with his parents, calling him "sir" seemed somewhat distant, while addressing him directly by name