Chapter 2 – Grimmauld Place

Harry couldn't say a word. Lupin was dating Tonks for a month as going to marry and was asking him to be his best man! Harry stared at Lupin anxiously. Last time he say Lupin he was somehow concerned about him love by Tonks and hers for him. He thought Tonks should date someone younger and with no complications.

Lupin was really in love. Maybe he thought that this was his only change to be happy in these times of darkness. It was with proud that Harry accepted Lupin's offer.

'I'm just sad James and Sirius and Dumbledore , as well, aren't here, Harry.' Lupin was talking with his heart – he really wished his friends would be there in his wedding day. 'It's going to be a small ceremony In these days...we were lucky in finding someone to do it! Everyone is panicking because of Voldemort! I just hate him so much!'

'Who doesn't?' Harry's eyes were staring at his friend Lupin. 'After all he had, who doesn't
?'

'Harry, you have to be strong From all of us, you are the one who must have more strength! Don't forget what he has already done to you but be able to remember all that Dumbledore, Sirius and I had teached you! You have more power than Voldemort thinks!'

At this, Harry thought about the mysterious girl that he met – Hannah – was she really who she said she was or was she just a member of the Order?

'Lupin, who is Hannah? Is she really Dumbledore's goddaughter?'

'Good question, Harry. You know... Hannah appeared on Hogwarts a few days after the day Dumbledore died. She was in his will as his nephew but as we know Dumbledore had no brother or sister. We found out Dumbledore was taking care of her since she was one year old, she is indeed his goddaughter, Harry. She is only one year older than you but she is going to be Hogwarts new Headmaster. Dumbledore recommended her in his will, you know?'

Harry looked at Lupin. He thought Hogwarts was going to be closed. This new made him a bit sad. He would be better if he knew it would close, that way he wouldn't feel bad about not going to school. But now, he idea of not going when knowing it was open for students... But he had a mission which he could not miss.

'I thought it would close. Anyway, I'm not coming back to school this year. Dumbledore gave me a mission and I'm gonna do it!' he muttered.

The room was getting cold and the two were silent, thinking about their lifes and what lied ahead.

'Harry, I know why you won't come back to Hogwarts. Dumbledore left a letter for us in the Order. We are trying to find them as well. I just suggest you to go with your friends, although it is dangerous I know one thing... Voldemort operates alone, any traps he would put in your way it will be for two or more people because he thinks no one will get his Horcruxes alone.' Lupin stands up and walk out the room

Harry stays there thinking about this last words. Ron and Hermione will go with him whatever he says so... He might what their company, after all.

Before he emerge from these thoughts he hears a huge SMACH! in the hall and Sirius's mom yelling as always. He runs to see what was it.

Between him and the place from where the sound came were already Mrs. and Mr. Weasly, Ron and Hermione.

'What is it?' yelled Harry to Ron in front of him.

'Look for yourself' Ron opens space for Harry allowing Harry to see Hannah in front of Sirius' mother portrait. The portrait was yelling at her. Hannah was so made that Harry could image what she was going to try next.

'I'm very sorry, Harry but I'm going to destroy this!' she said briefly. She pointed her hands to the portrait and without saying anything a blue light come out of her hands into the portrait. It jumped into the floor involved in green light and screaming as it never did and finally broking in pieces.

Everyone was looking at her. No one had succeed in getting it out of the wall. Not even Dumbledore. How did she?

'I'm sorry but I just couldn't hear this over and over again everyday.' She appoligised.

'How did you do that?' Hermione was looking suspiciously to the broken portairt. She didn't trust Hannah, to her she was too calm and quiet in a way that she thought alarming.

Without answering, Hannah went upstairs leaving everyone doubting about her magic.

Hermione was watching the broken pieces and trying to think of a spell able to broke the spells that were involving Sirius's mother portrait. Harry was more interest in the fact that she didn't used her wand to do whatever she had done. At last they were the only in the hall and were able to speak without anyone else hear their talk.

'What do you think, Hermione?' ask Harry.

'I really dunno...' she looked confused 'I have been noticing she doesn't use her wand very often...we can do magic without it but wands make our power more easy to handle and to project. If she is using her in-magic to do spells that are powerful...I can't image what she can do with a wand! That's not normal... even Dumbledore used his wand, even... even Voldemort.

Harry, I don't know... but I think she might be useful to us, if she is indeed the new Headmaster of Hogwarts, we should came back to school. We would be able to look for the Horcruxes there as well... with Hannah's help...'

Harry stared. He was not caming back there. He decided not to finish his conversation with Hermione and went to his room. Ron was there reading his comics. He looked up to Harry and said nothing. Harry set on the bed and looked at his hands. 'When would this nightmare end!' he asked himself. 'I just want to have a normal life but Voldemort made that impossible.' Harry opened his new locket and smile at his mother and then to his father, they were still smiling and waving to him.

Ron was staring at the locket as hypnotized He couldn't get his eyes out of it. Harry was getting very sleepy. His eyes were closing, his body was falling down...

'Harry! Close it!' he heard someone's voice saying. 'I cannot Hermione, his hands are like rocks! – oh...HARRY!'