Lost And Forgotten
Chapter one
I sat in the tree as silent as I could be just hoping that they wouldn't see me. My breathing was short and shallow as Dumbledore moved and stood under the very tree I was up. Leaves and twigs cracked as Dumbledore and some of the other Professors poked around trying to find me I thought about how I got into this situation.
FlashbackHermione, Ron and I walked into the Headmaster's study two days before the end of year feast. As I walked in I noticed Professor's McGonagall, Snape and Hagrid (it still amazing that Hagrid's a Professor.) Just from the gleeful look on Snape's face I knew that something bad was going to happen, but I wasn't prepared for what happened next.
From the time we walked in I noticed that Dumbledore did not move, not to mention the grave look on the ancient Headmasters face it sealed my worst fear, it was something terrible. Dumbledore conjured three chairs for us to sit in, Hermione nervously sat down but Ron seemed not to notice the growing tension in the room.
I couldn't bring myself to sit down.
Dumbledore stood up and changed my world yet again.
"Now I have asked you three here to discuss a matter of utmost importance yet grave news. The threat, as you know, of Voldermort is becoming stronger and stronger." McGonagall and Hagrid cringed at the sound of Voldermort's name. "As a few people in the room know the prophecy," he glanced at me, "it says how we can beat Voldermort. But until we can get it together; for the safety of others, I must ask Harry to leave." This was met by a resounding silence.
"How long am I gone?" I asked rather flatly.
"You can never come back you must leave and your memory will be modified." It was Snape who replied and it was noticeable in his greasy voice that he was as happy as he could be.
Hermione and Ron sat in a silence that sounded like some one just died. When I spoke I couldn't help but yell; it was the only way I could get my point across.
" WHAT DO YOU MEAN NEVER COME BACK? YOU KNOW AS WELL AS I DO WHAT WAS IN THAT PROPHECY!" with that I recited it in a calmer voice. "The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord approaches…born to those who have thrice defied him, born as the seventh month dies…and the Dark Lord will mark him as his equal, but he will have power the Dark Lord knows not…and either must die at the hand of each other for neither can live while the other survived…the one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord will be born as the seventh month dies." As I finished five faces looked at me with pure awe.
After what seamed like hours past McGonagall spoke up.
"Albus, is this true?" she asked in barely more than a whisper.
Five faces now turned to him as though they were watching a tennis match.
Dumbledore sighed as he raised his eyes to meet the occupants of the room.
"I'm afraid it is Merniva. Harry is the only person that can beat Voldermort." Dumbledore admitted tiredly. No one flinched this time; they must have been to shocked.
"I don't care whether he is related to Grindelwald he is leaving our world for good." snarled Snape.
I could only smile Snape was back to his old basted self. But the smile was wiped off my face at the next comment.
"Im sorry Harry but you still have to go." Was all that Dumbledore could say.
That's impossible I thought, after the prophecy I was sure that he would have changed his mind. I couldn't hold it in for any longer, I saw all of what had happened to me in my life, but I wasn't the only one to see it. Some how the pictures were projected out of my mind and were left for the room to see.
First I saw Dudley beating up on me and the Dursley's treating me like rubbish. I saw my meeting Hagrid.
What happened with the Philosopher's stone.
I was in my second year and being accused by the students of letting out the Basilisk. Lockheart confessed that he had stolen stories to make him more impressive. Fighting the Basilisk and defeating the 16-year-old Tom Riddle.
I was in the graveyard, Cedric dropped to the ground dead. Wormtail cutting off his arm and taking my blood to bring Voldermort back. My parents, when I fought Voldermort.
And lastly I saw Sirius falling behind the curtain in slow motion.
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After the last image faded I looked around in shock, how did that happen? Slowly the reactions of the people around me started to sink in. Hermione was curled up crying, Ron was sitting with his mouth open looking like a fish, McGonagall had her hands covering her mouth with her eyes wide open in amazement. Even Snape had some sort of shocked emotion on his face but what brought every one back to their senses was a loud THUD.
Every one spun around to see Hagrid on the floor in a dead faint.
It was while the teachers were gathered around Hagrid that I decided that now was my chance, if I didn't want to go back to the Dursley's I knew I had to run for it.
I tore out of the room and slammed the door behind me.
It was only when I did this that the other occupants realized that I was gone.
Dumbledore got up and looked out the window waiting to see me run across the grounds.
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I run flat out through the castle trying to get out. I knew that Dumbledore and the others would be out looking for me now and I would have to be quick. I flew along the third floor corridor, knocking over a group of second years as I did so. I heard shouts behind me from the startled group but ignored them as I made my way down the first floor corridor. I slid into the Entrance Hall and almost bumped into poor old Professor Flitwick.
On instinct in ran for the first place I saw, The Forbidden Forest. I ran deep into the animal ridden woods. I stopped as I realized that they weren't following me. I took in my surroundings I saw a small stream and movement in the bushes.
I had had lots of training thanks to Dudley at running away I climbed up a tree to my right. It was thick and looked like it had been there since the dawn of time. This tree looked easy to climb and because there was lots of foliage and it would be hard to see me. When I was up and covered by foliage Dumbledore and Professor's Lupin, McGonagall, Snape and Hagrid, who still looked a bit out of colour, came into the clearing where I had just been.
End FlashbackI am up a tree with no way out. Finally after about 10 minutes they finally started to leave. Just as I was about to give out a sigh of relief McGonagall spoke up
"Albus why don't you ask the trees for hells sake we need to find him" All the Professors spoke as though any minute they could drop dead. Dumbledore walked back over to the tree I was up. Before I knew what I was doing I lent to the trunk and started speaking a language I never knew I could speak. "usk nosht tunt bwar". I just managed to whisper to the tree to hide me when Dumbledore spoke to it.
Once the tree gave him its answer he straightened up and gave a look of weakness. He then looked up to the other Professor's but he only managed a murmur.
"What is it, what has happened Albus?" it was Lupin who asked this time. He sounded a bit on edge, maybe it was because now with Sirius gone he was, for now my legal guardian.
Dumbledore looked up and with a deep calming breath told them what the tree had told him.
"Harry…Harry was killed by a creature of the forest." Was all he could manage but even that was hard to hear.
A/N
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