I decided to put up another chapter because the first one was ridiculously short...
Harry didn't know where he was. There was no up, down, no right or left; there was nothing. Just the grey world that surrounded him, enclosing him in its icy grip. He tried to look for Sirius, but he could see no sign of him, just the grey. He called out Sirius's name but there was no response; only silence. He didn't know if he was moving or not, he couldn't tell, he just seemed to exist. He sighed, looking around at the swirling grey mist. Where was he? And more importantly, where was Sirius? He looked behind him to the veil he had just came through, but here was nothing there. It had vanished.
It was just then that he heard a cry penetrating the silence, he could just make out the voice of Sirius but still could not see him. 'Sirius?' he called. There it was again; the answering cry, but closer this time! At least the voice had a direction; it was coming from behind him. He turned around, or at least he thought he did - it was hard to tell. There was a dark shape in the distance and it was getting closer. 'Over here!' Harry yelled. The shape got closer and closer, moving through the mist until before him stood his Godfather. 'Sirius!' exclaimed Harry, wrapping his arms around him.
'Harry! What are you doing here?' Sirius asked, hugging his godson tightly. 'How did you get here? Please tell me you did not follow me!'
'What did you expect me to do? Just leave you to die?' replied Harry. 'Besides, I didn't know that this was what was on the other side. Where are we anyway?'
'Honestly, Harry, I have no idea,' said Sirius, letting go of his godson. 'I have never heard of a place like this before. I'm as lost as you are.' Harry looked around nervously, trying to figure out where exactly he was.
'What are we going to do?' he asked quietly.
'We are going to try and find a way out of here,' said Sirius, staring out into the surrounding grey.
'If there is a way out,' Harry added.
'Well we aren't going to get anywhere by just standing here,' mumbled Sirius. 'Let's go.' The two wizards started walking through the mist, in what direction or to where, they did not know. It felt to Harry as though he were walking on solid ground, but looking down he could see nothing.
They had been walking for what felt like hours but they could not tell for sure. They had tried calling out for help, or even to see if there was anyone else there, but so far, nothing. 'Sirius, what if this is it? What if there is no way out?' asked Harry, voicing a concern that had been growing on his mind. Sirius looked down at his godson and gave him a reassuring smile, though Harry could see the despair in his eyes.
'We'll get out of here, Harry. James would kill me if he knew I got his son trapped in an endless void.' Harry chuckled despite the hopeless feeling that had settled on his heart. He stuck his hand in his pocket and drew out his wand.
'Know any spells that would be usefull in this kind of situation?' he asked, giving Sirius a mock-hopefull expression.
'None that I've heard of,' sighed Sirius. 'I guess we could try apparating...'
'Sirius that's a great idea! I can't believe we didn't think of it before!'
'You've never apparated before, have you?' asked Sirius, taking out his wand.
'No, but I'll be fine. I just want to get out of here.'
'Alright, hold on to my arm.' Harry grabbed hold of Sirius and closed his eyes in anticipation. Sirius turned on the spot but nothing happened. Harry opened his eyes slowly.
'What happened?' he asked.
'Nothing,' muttered Sirius. 'Absolutely nothing. Looks like that's not going to work.' He roughly shoved his wand back into his pocket. 'I don't think magic works in this place, Harry.'
Harry tried a number of spells with his wand but nothing happened. 'I guess you're right then,' he muttered. 'We're stuck.' Sirius said nothing. His haunted eyes looked tired as he ran his hand dejectedly through his hair.
'Let's just keep walking.'
A while later and they had both pretty much given up all hope. They had been walking for God knows how long and had got nowhere. Despite this though, they still walked, their footsteps making no sound as they stepped on the seemingly invisible ground. They felt no hunger or exhaustion though, which was strange, as it felt like they had been walking for days on end. Harry glanced up at Sirius, his eyes stared straight ahead but they seemed to be unfocused - his mind was obviously elsewhere.
Looking up, Harry could suddenly see a strange light coming from ahead. It looked like the sun shining through clouds except instead of clouds it was the strange grey mist. 'Sirius! Look!' Harry exclaimed.
'Huh?' replied Sirius, seemingly snapping out of his daydream.
'Ahead, Sirius - the light! We've got somewhere!'
Sirius's face split into a wide grin. Grabbing Harry's arm excitedly he said, 'We've made it, Harry! We've made it! I told you we'd make it!' Harry couldn't help but laugh along with his godfather as they both started to run towards the source of the light. They stopped in front of a huge arch which towered over their heads. The strange golden light was streaming through from the other side. 'Just fucking fantastique!' exclaimed Sirius. 'Another bloody arch! I wonder where we'll be off to next! Maybe it'll be a nice golden mist next time, if we're lucky!'
Harry decided to ignore his frustrated godfather's sarcastic comment and started to examine the arch closely. It didn't seem to be dangerous, not like the last one which had a definite ominous feel to it. 'We've got to try it, Sirius,' he sighed. 'It's not as if we have another choice, is it?'
'You're right. Sorry for being a dick, Harry. I'm supposed to be the responsible one here, not you.' Sirius looked back up at the arch, a thoughtful expression on his face. 'I guess we just gotta go through, then,' he sighed.
'Yup,' Harry agreed. 'Let's go.' Together they walked through the golden light, and crossed to the other side.
Yep, I know what you're thinking - this one's not much longer than the last! Buuut I did put up two chapters... :D Hope it wasn't too bad. Reviews please :-)
