GETTING SIRIUS BACK

By Sammie Jenkins

CHAPTER ONE

It'd been a month since Harry had watched Sirius fall thru the veil in the department of mysteries. Harry had just thought Sirius was right behind the veil but Remus Lupin had held him back and told him exactly what he didn't want to hear. Sirius was gone and it was his fault. Bellatrix the evil witch was the person who shot the curse that hit Sirius and made him fall thru. Harry had chased after her to make her pay for what she had done. He had yelled crucio at her but all it did was knock her off her feet. She then yelled back to him "You need to mean it Potter". Well if she had been here now, he was sure it would've worked. The guilt and anger had risen to a point where ever he was worried at times.

Harry headed down stairs and heard the annoying voices discussing him yet again, as if he wasn't even in the house.

"If he has a house, why is here still?" Uncle Vernon was saying. "The protection is done he can go now cant he?" he went on.

"Well you'll be happy to hear that I am leaving tonight and then I am going to Ron's afterwards" Harry told them. "Dumbledore is coming to get me" he finished as Vernon was about to say something. Harry had no desire for them to ask any more questions or make any comments so he walked out of the kitchen and disappeared upstairs. Dumbledore was coming to get him in 3 hours, so how was he to make the time go by he wondered.

"Tell me again Hedwig, why am I going to Sirius' house?" Harry asked his white snowy owl. Hedwig gave a hoot as if to say you're the one who wants to go not me and went back to sleep. The only reason he was going was because it felt right he had no other explanation. Something inside him told him to go there. He wasn't sure if he should trust himself but never the less, he was going there for a week. He used his time to make sure he had all his school books packed, his bag he was taking to Sirius' place was packed and he tidied up his room. That didn't take up much time so he read some of his Quidditch books he had in his room. He was staring at the wall when he heard Hedwig give an excited hoot. He got up and looked out the window.

"Dumbledore" Harry whispered and ran out of his room and down the stairs. Dumbledore was heading down the street towards Number 4 Privet Drive. Harry opened the door just as Dumbledore was about to knock.

"Evening Harry" Dumbledore said with his usual calm voice, smiling at Harry with his sparkly blue eyes.

"Hey Professor. I'm all ready just got to grab Hedwig and bring my things down" Harry replied as he stepped aside to let Professor Dumbledore in.

"No worries Harry I will just wait in the living room with your family" Dumbledore told him smiling. Harry was unsure if he should be worried for Dumbledore or the Dursleys. He gave a quiet laugh as he headed up stairs and thought he should be more worried for the Dursleys. Within minutes Harry was downstairs, trunk and Hedwig with him.

"Let Hedwig out, she can fly there herself" Dumbledore told Harry. "I'll send her cage and your trunk to the Weasleys place" he finished and waved his wand and the trunk and cage disappeared with a little pop.
"Well see you" Harry told the Dursleys as he grabbed onto Dumbledore's arm. They were going to be using side a long apparition. It was the quickest way to get there for both of them. With what sounded like a car back firing to the Dursleys, Harry and Dumbledore had disapparated.

They landed in the street just outside the house. The street was silent and no one was looking thru the windows.
"Well Harry I shall say goodbye here. Send Hedwig if you need anything" Dumbledore said to Harry. "Are you sure you don't want Remus, Ron or Hermione to come here with you?" He asked

"No thanks. This is something I should do on my own for now" Harry replied still staring at the house.

"Well farewell Harry, I shall see you in a week. Till then take care" Dumbledore replied and disappeared, leaving Harry very much alone in the street. Harry was still asking himself why he was here.

"I must be crazy" Harry said to himself. Opening the door he walked inside quietly as not to wake up Mrs. Black's portrait. The hallway still looked dark and gloomy but now it has been covered with a layer of dust. Harry suspected the whole house would be dusty considering there was no one here to clean, not even Kreacher. Harry heaved a great big sigh and trudged upstairs into his new room.