Missing Lies
By: Swissalo
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"This is ludicrous." Anisa Veredus muttered as she followed after her best friend, taking in the surroundings of the overly crowded Kings Cross Station. Harry smirked at her words completely agreeing with her statement, looking back down at the paper Remus had given him with instructions on how to get onto Platform 9 and three-quarters. "You would think that as wizards they wouldn't want to draw attention to them selves. But there are muggleborns walking around with owls, the muggles do notice that."
"You know that the British wizarding community is backwards and behind in the times. They're the laughing stock of the rest of the world's wizarding community. You know this, Miss Australian Minister." Harry laughed as he watched a family with a muggleborn witch walk through the brick portal that separated the wizarding station from the muggle one. Feeling Ani grab onto the back of his shirt, Harry glared at a pair of punk looking muggles that were leering at his best friend. Pulling her up beside him, Harry sent a soundless Muggle-Repelling Charm around them, the punk muggles lost interest completely as Harry led Ani through the portal.
"It's my father that's the Minister, I just get the perks of his job." Anisa laughed as she watched the punk muggles suddenly lose interest in her. Staring at the barrier that separated them from the wizard train station she shook her head at the stupidity of it all. Could they not have picked a more visible place for muggleborns to show up with their animals. There were other locations that were far less obvious, and highly more secure.
"Why are we here in the first place? I know we only have to stay for one term but I have this deep feeling that this Headmaster Dumbledore is going to pull something to keep you here. Not that he would be able to; the wards of Hogwarts allow portkeys to leave school property, according to what the History of Hogwarts said. Something about the safety of the student body that portkeys were allowed to leave from the inside only. Although wards don't work like that, they either allow it or they don't, only select portkeys would work in such wards and the safety of the students would be at risk." Anisa mused as she took in the new noises of Platform 9 and three-quarters. Harry turned green eyes onto his best friend, smirking he watched as took in the large red steam engine that would be taking them to Hogwarts, before turning her nose up at the gleaming train.
"We are here for one reason and one reason only. It's only going to take one term to complete this mission of sorts and then we are going back to Stalie. Not only is this community backwards they are also behind in the times, Headmaster Capper refused to let us stay longer and fall behind in our studies." Harry sighed before jumping as Anisa sent a stinging hex his way. Spinning to face the blonde behind him, Harry pulled her in to a bear hug before lifting her up and carrying her onto the train. Anisa pitched a fit worthy enough to cause parents to glare at the pair and the students to watch in trepidation and wonder. Stalking through the crowded corridor, Anisa still thrown over his shoulder Harry located an empty compartment. Dropping Anisa onto one of the benches, Harry quickly warded the door before turning gleaming emerald eyes onto his golden haired companion
"That was uncalled for Anisa." Harry growled as he stared down at the lilac eyed girl before him. She was staring at him with shimmering eyes before absently pushing golden hair over her shoulder.
"You were acting like I didn't understand why we were even coming to this school. I know why we are here, I know what they want us to do. My question was why we didn't just go to the school with Remus." Anisa stated plainly before unwarding the door and storming out of the compartment, Harry shook his head before collapsing onto the bench behind him. Running a hand through his hair, Harry pulled their trunks out of his pocket and enlarged them. Floating Anisa's seven compartment trunk up on the rack, Harry turned to pull several large Dueling tombs out of his trunk before adding his trunk to the rack. Settling back in his seat, Harry opened The Study of the Grey Arts: Dueling Techniques by Opal Tikalman. Listening to the sounds happening outside the compartment, Harry noticed that the students gave this compartment a wide berth. Shaking his head, Harry let himself fall into the words of the text knowing that Anisa would come back after cooling down and stalking the train taking mental notes of groups and people would do just that.
Turning his attention from his book Harry stared at the muggle picture he had tucked inside the going away present he had received from Sirius. It was a photo of him and Anisa with their rag tag team of friends. Life had started simple enough for them, he had met Anisa when he was eight, while she had been at the park with her mother and younger twin cousins. While Sirius and Anisa's mother Jacqueline had been talking Harry and Anisa had played on separate pieces of equipment. It would be a few months before the two of them even became friends and that was only because of Alex. Remus had been with him at the time, and had immediately smelled the wolf within the eight year old. It was the first and definitely not the last time Harry had seen the famous Vasquez temper explode as Anisa took Remus's inquiries as a threat to her adopted brother. It took Remus speaking to both Jacqueline and Everett to get Anisa to feel no animosity towards the older werewolf. Who had more in common with the younger werewolf; both had been sired by the same European werewolf, Greyback. Remus had helped the young wolf, but the unlimited supply of wolfsbane that Australia made available for all its wolves made it so Alex never had to again worry about losing his mind to the wolf like Remus had as a child. Glancing over at the twins Michael and Kina were as different as night and day, Mickey just scraped by in classes, though he was a gifted seer, if it wasn't for Alex and Anisa he probably would have been held back. Jane scared him truthfully with her intensity which had thankfully had mellowed over the years. Carrie was Anisa's best girl friend, the American witch had been shocked to get a letter of attendance from Stalie but had quickly been befriended by Anisa during the first year mixer.
Harry knew that he could keep correspondence with his friends and they would only be gone one term, but it was the first time in six years that their group had ever been separated since they entered Stalie. He was thankful that Headmaster Capper had been able to get both Remus and Anisa to come with him. Granted he never wanted to come to Hogwarts in the first place, even though for whatever reason he received a Hogwarts letter every year. However, Sirius had seen a very familiar rat in the British Daily Prophet back when he was in fourth year, it had taken a year to come up with a plan, even then Headmaster Capper refused to let them go until after their OWL year. Anisa's father had agreed with the headmaster, but with the help of Ministry Aurors and the knowledge Sirius and Remus had of Hogwarts and the knowledge of the map, a simple plan had been hatched.
However, the only problem had been getting Albus Dumbledore to agree to letting Anisa come, Remus had been able to secure Hogwarts' Defense position though it was only for the term that they were here, thankfully because Headmaster Capper wasn't hiring a temp to cover the upper year defense classes, Professor Nisbett and the eighth year professors were covering for him. Headmaster Capper had warned them that Dumbledore would probably do anything to keep Harry at Hogwarts; the senile man still believed that Harry would be the only way to defeat Voldemort.
Hearing the compartment door open, Harry quickly hid the picture before looking up at the door, his wand in his grasp while still hidden out of view. Watching as Anisa came back into the room, her lilac eyes narrowed in either thought, Harry hoped that she hadn't made any enemies yet. He watched as she summoned her journal, filling its pages with the information she had gleamed from her quick observations. No matter how much Anisa loved to study, she loved gossip just as much; it was something she and Kina had bonded over. But this time, the journal was linked to an identical book in Harry and Remus's possession. It was the easiest way for them to keep in contact with one another without causing a suspicion. Grabbing another book labeled The All Seeing Eye; Harry read some of what Anisa was writing.
"…… I've located through word and observation several people who are pranksters. As luck has it, the Weasley twins are the schools top pranksters, and part of our target. They were making plans for something but twin speak is as it is and there is no way to grasp their plans. Most of the pranksters hail from Gryffindor, one or two from Slytherin but no where near as obvious, they appear to be sixth years, none from Ravenclaw or Hufflepuff as I could tell. So if found it's going to be Gryffindor or Slytherin. Life would be easy if we could just accio the creature……"
"Life certainly would be easy if that were possible. But that spell does bad things to living creatures." Harry mused as he shut the book, returning to The Grey Arts knowing that her temper hadn't settled down even though she was sitting across from him in the compartment. Watching as she curled up on the bench much like a cat, Harry lost himself in the text.
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Harry watched in amusement as one of the Weasley's stood in a face off with who he perceived to be a Malfoy, at least from what had been muttered from the red head. Anisa stood beside him, her arm looped through his as she struggled to stay awake, if this hadn't been an opportune time to study the rat tucked away in a tattered pocket he would have blasted the pair away. But any and all chances he received to study the sickly looking creature, a better chance they had to complete this mission. The map would make it ten times easier still. Harry felt Anisa tense beside him, either she had just noticed Wormtail or she had noticed Remus, who was watching the commotion before him in amusement.
"Gentlemen I think that your classmates would like to leave the train." Remus spoke as he made his presents known to the rest of the student body. Many students instantly began to head towards the doors, while the two that had caused the traffic stop as well as their lackeys remained. Anisa dropped her head on Harry's shoulder as their path and several other students behind them were still cut off by the human barrier. The blonde sneered at Remus before turning his attention back to Weasley.
"Will you fools move, I'll push you out of this train if I have to!" Anisa hissed, Harry stared at his friend in amusement. "You both are making a poor impression of both your school and your house."
"Don't be too hard on them Ani, they obviously lack the etiquette needed to survive in this world." Harry told her as he pushed his way past the herd of students to stand beside Remus. Anisa stared at the blond, at least he understood part of her words the redhead was completely lost. Of course any one who thought it was possible for a rat to live for fourteen years obviously couldn't understand pureblood rite.
"If you don't hurry you will be sharing a carriage with each other." Remus prompted shaking his head as the blond turned and stormed his way out of the train. The Weasley and his friends spared them a curious glance before leaving the train. Remus turned his attention on his two charges; if he hadn't had to play loyalty card to Dumbledore he would have brought the two of them straight to Hogwarts with him. But Dumbledore had though they would enjoy getting to know some of the student body and it allowed them the chance to locate and study the Weasleys. Harry was lost in thought, probably weeding through whatever information he had gleamed from the confrontation, Anisa who had looked dead tired only seconds earlier was as alert as ever. Watching as the remaining students trickled out of the train, golden eyes narrowed as the familiar smell of Wormtail hit his senses.
"We're going to take a portkey from here to the school. Headmaster Capper requested that you be sorted before the rest of the school, Dumbledore has put it off as long as possible but if he sorts you before anyone but us and him he is breaking his oath contract." Remus told them as he held out a simple quill. He watched in amusement at the look of disgust that filtered across the pair's faces as they glared at portkey within his hold before grasping the object. "Union."
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While this is still my first Harry Potter Story, I have decided to update it. I wasn't pleased with how the original was coming out so I've updated, besides my writing style has changed that anything new that I would have added would not have gone well with the beginning of the story.
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