"Well done Bellatrix, you have done well. Killing the boy's godfather, he is now as vulnerable as ever. I will find a way to reward you." said Voldemort smiling.
"My lord, it was nothing. He needed a lesson taught; besides I took away what he loved most. Now we just need to find a way to get rid of the last person. It's not going to be easy you know." Bellatrix said.
"I will manage, and I have just the boy to do it." Voldemort laughed
"Who?" Bellatrix asked curiously.
"You will find out in time," Voldemort cackled.
Harry's scar burned furiously, he awoke with a start with this new piece of information. It all came flooding back to him. The moment he realised that Sirius was no longer there to write to anymore about Voldemort. Harry got out of bed and sat down at the window.
The night was clear, the stars twinkling high in the pitch black sky, giving it a touch of magic. Harry was sitting there comfortably in the window hugging his knees tightly to his chest. His eyes were now wet with tears. 'It's my entire fault, if only I had just listened to Hermione. That Voldemort might have been just trying to lure me to the prophecy, and then he would still be alive. How could I have been so stupid?' Harry thought angrily. 'Two years,' he thought, 'since I first ever met him.' Sirius was the closest that he ever got to his parents and now he was gone; forever. Dead but he didn't believe it; he wouldn't. Now Remus was the closest thing to his parents past. He had to keep him close; he knew that he couldn't cope if Remus was taken away from him too.
He hadn't bothered to tell Hermione or Ron, secretly hoping that they wouldn't notice anything was wrong. Of course they were his best friends so they could see by his body language and appearance that he hadn't been sleeping. They didn't ask because deep down they knew exactly what was wrong. Silently he picked up his Marauders Map and tip toes out of the room. Still sniffing from all the tears he whispers "Lumos" and checks the map for Mrs Norris who appears to be sleeping for once. Harry leaves a trail of grumpy pictures who have just been woken up by the blinding, bright white light of his wand. He stops suddenly, feeling extremely exhausted he collapses onto the ground.
After catching his breath he looks up to see a quiet but empty corner with not a single picture in sight to annoy him. Pleased with himself for finding such a place, Harry sits down and checks the map for Mrs Norris who is now on the floor below him wandering around. Not thinking anything of this, Harry closes his eyes; 'just for a few minutes' he thought. Voldemort suddenly appears into his mind, it was the second time Harry had ever seen him with his brand new body, and he was terrified. Voldemort was laughing, that creepy high-pitched cackle that ran shivers down people's spine. Harry woke abruptly; he lay in a cold sweat and was taking short, sharp breaths. He began to feel dizzy, the last thing he wanted was to pass out and have someone like Malfoy find him. So he slowed his breathing down, and once again checked the map for the annoying cat but something else caught his eye.
There on the floorboard were three names carved into the wood. Brushing off the dust to have a better look, he couldn't believe his eyes. The names James Potter, Remus Lupin and Sirius Black were now visibly clearer to see. 'Of course,' Harry thought, he wouldn't have expected it to anyone else.' Where was Peter Pettigrew's name?' Harry curiously thought. A faint meow caught Harry by surprise. It sounded ever so close to him; he checked the map and his heart sank. Mrs Norris was going to find him at any minute, he had nowhere to hide. As he stood up the floorboard with the 3 names on it appeared to be loose. It was the perfect size for Harry to fit through. Mrs Norris was now extremely close to Harry but he took the risk of looking round the corner. The cat appeared to have her claw stuck in the wood. Harry chuckled to himself as it delayed her so that he had enough time to slip through the gap.
His feet hit the ground below. He put the floorboard back in its place, only to hear Mrs Norris walk over it a few seconds later. Harry sighed with relief, turned around and whispered "Lumos." The entire place lit up and Harry was stunned with what he saw. From his point of view; what he was seeing was the most spectacular place in the whole of Hogwarts castle.