**a/n: OK first of all, I want to thank the 5 people who reviewed as
of 7:03 PM on September 6, 2002. You got me out of bed and typing the rest
of this on Word. Thanks. Also, I don't own HP, if I did, my name would be
JK Rowling and I would be considered by many as a genius. But my name is
Hermione G. Potter and I am only considered a genius by very few.
When they opened the door, and stepped into the tinkling round office, the fire was only glowing in the ashes and Fawkes' perch was also deserted.
"Incendio." Said Sirius, rather uncomfortable about being in the office without Dumbledore being there. Once again, a healthy fire was lit in the fireplace and no sooner than he had done that, Professor Dumbledore appeared in it, wiped off the ashes on this night robes, midnight blue with revolving planets, and said,
" Sirius, what happened?" He looked extremely concerned. He walked around his desk to his chair and sat down. He motioned for Hermione and Sirius to do the same. However, Hermione found herself unable to sit and severely gripped the back of the chair.
"Professor, Pettigrew, on Harry's map, he was on the grounds and then ran back off again." Said Hermione weakly. She hoped that Professor Dumbledore wasn't going to ask how she and Sirius both were there and why they were both nearly out of breath. Luckily, he didn't. Dumbledore sighed. Once again, he looked old and feeble in the light of the fire.
" I was afraid of this," he began, " Two main options. One, he's here, spying for Voldemort. Two, he's trying to lead Mr. Potter out of the school to,"
" Lead him to Voldemort." Both Sirius and Hermione said together, both looking into their laps. Sirius was disgusted with the slime that used to be one of his friends. He killed his best friend and his wife, then framed him and sent him to Azkaban for twelve horrible years. Hermione was worried about Harry. There was something different this year, he wasn't just her friend who happened to be the famous Boy Who Lived. He was now, what she couldn't really put her finger on it, but he was actually handsome.
" I see that you two have thought this out." Said Professor Dumbledore, his eyes only shining for a moment. He cleared his throat. " I believe that we should inform Mr. Potter."
" I'll get him." Hermione said, finally letting go of the chair, and she ran back into the corridor. No sooner than she sprinted around a corner, that she ran headlong into Professor Snape.
"Granger!" He hissed, although during the past few months, he had become much more civil to Harry, Ron, and Hermione, even at times friendly, as friendly as Snape could get, he still didn't approve of students being out of the beds after hours.
" Professor! Pettigrew! On the grounds, tonight, Dumbledore's in his office with- ummm, I'm getting Harry." She said breathlessly, hoping that he would believer her. He nodded curtly, quickly turned around, and ran towards Dumbledore's office, his cloak sweeping once again behind him.
Hermione continued to run all the way to Gryffindor tower, gave the password to the Fat Lady, (" What's the hurry dear?") and dashed up to the boy's dormitories. She ran over to Harry's bed and shook him awake.
" Harry!" she said as he groggily looks up at her.
" Hermione, it's 2:00 in the morning. If this is about that-"
" Harry, on the map, it was, Dumbledore's asking for you, in his office,"
" Whacha talking 'bout 'Mione?" he said, searching for his glasses on his bedside table. The other occupants of the dormitory were now up also, looking at Hermione as though she had grown an extra head.
" Pettigrew!" she whispered shrilly. Harry suddenly looked much more awake and Ron sprang up and was now standing next to Hermione. He still took it personally that he had been deceived by Pettigrew and kept him as a pet, as it had been his fault.
" Come on!" The three of them ran out of the room and back down the stairs.
" It's always the three of them, isn't it?" yawned Seamus as the door clicked behind them, lying back into his pillow.
The trio then ran back downstairs, all knowing the way to Dumbledore's office quite well, and while they were running, Hermione explained what had happened.
" When I looked at the map tonight, Pettigrew showed up onto it. Dumbledore wants to see you." It was becoming increasingly difficult for Hermione to talk, due to all the running she was doing. They stopped at the gargoyle, Hermione gave the password, and they all came into Dumbledore's office.
" Sirius!" exclaimed Harry, " Wh-" Sirius held up his hand to silence him. Dumbledore motioned for them to sit down. Snape was sitting next to Sirius with a very strange expression on his face.
" Harry, I'm sure that Ms. Granger has informed you both on what has occurred on the grounds here tonight." Harry and Ron nodded their heads. " I have just informed Professor Snape, as so, I was just getting to explain why he is most likely here. One, and most obvious, he's spying for Voldemort. Two, he's going to try and lure you," motioning to Harry, "out of the school, so Voldemort can have another chance at you."
" Or three," said Professor Snape, his eyes shining malevolently, " he's going to try to lure Weasley out of the castle, get Potter to follow him, and kill them both." Everyone turned to look at him. "Headmaster, why would Voldemort try and get lowly, powerless, Pettigrew to get protected, loved, Harry Potter, when he knows that all he would have to do is get Potter's best friend out, catch him, let Potter know, and he would go parading out on another one of his heroic quests. Then it would give Voldemort the perfect opportunity to get him." Ron was now looking extremely pale, and a mild shade of green.
When they opened the door, and stepped into the tinkling round office, the fire was only glowing in the ashes and Fawkes' perch was also deserted.
"Incendio." Said Sirius, rather uncomfortable about being in the office without Dumbledore being there. Once again, a healthy fire was lit in the fireplace and no sooner than he had done that, Professor Dumbledore appeared in it, wiped off the ashes on this night robes, midnight blue with revolving planets, and said,
" Sirius, what happened?" He looked extremely concerned. He walked around his desk to his chair and sat down. He motioned for Hermione and Sirius to do the same. However, Hermione found herself unable to sit and severely gripped the back of the chair.
"Professor, Pettigrew, on Harry's map, he was on the grounds and then ran back off again." Said Hermione weakly. She hoped that Professor Dumbledore wasn't going to ask how she and Sirius both were there and why they were both nearly out of breath. Luckily, he didn't. Dumbledore sighed. Once again, he looked old and feeble in the light of the fire.
" I was afraid of this," he began, " Two main options. One, he's here, spying for Voldemort. Two, he's trying to lead Mr. Potter out of the school to,"
" Lead him to Voldemort." Both Sirius and Hermione said together, both looking into their laps. Sirius was disgusted with the slime that used to be one of his friends. He killed his best friend and his wife, then framed him and sent him to Azkaban for twelve horrible years. Hermione was worried about Harry. There was something different this year, he wasn't just her friend who happened to be the famous Boy Who Lived. He was now, what she couldn't really put her finger on it, but he was actually handsome.
" I see that you two have thought this out." Said Professor Dumbledore, his eyes only shining for a moment. He cleared his throat. " I believe that we should inform Mr. Potter."
" I'll get him." Hermione said, finally letting go of the chair, and she ran back into the corridor. No sooner than she sprinted around a corner, that she ran headlong into Professor Snape.
"Granger!" He hissed, although during the past few months, he had become much more civil to Harry, Ron, and Hermione, even at times friendly, as friendly as Snape could get, he still didn't approve of students being out of the beds after hours.
" Professor! Pettigrew! On the grounds, tonight, Dumbledore's in his office with- ummm, I'm getting Harry." She said breathlessly, hoping that he would believer her. He nodded curtly, quickly turned around, and ran towards Dumbledore's office, his cloak sweeping once again behind him.
Hermione continued to run all the way to Gryffindor tower, gave the password to the Fat Lady, (" What's the hurry dear?") and dashed up to the boy's dormitories. She ran over to Harry's bed and shook him awake.
" Harry!" she said as he groggily looks up at her.
" Hermione, it's 2:00 in the morning. If this is about that-"
" Harry, on the map, it was, Dumbledore's asking for you, in his office,"
" Whacha talking 'bout 'Mione?" he said, searching for his glasses on his bedside table. The other occupants of the dormitory were now up also, looking at Hermione as though she had grown an extra head.
" Pettigrew!" she whispered shrilly. Harry suddenly looked much more awake and Ron sprang up and was now standing next to Hermione. He still took it personally that he had been deceived by Pettigrew and kept him as a pet, as it had been his fault.
" Come on!" The three of them ran out of the room and back down the stairs.
" It's always the three of them, isn't it?" yawned Seamus as the door clicked behind them, lying back into his pillow.
The trio then ran back downstairs, all knowing the way to Dumbledore's office quite well, and while they were running, Hermione explained what had happened.
" When I looked at the map tonight, Pettigrew showed up onto it. Dumbledore wants to see you." It was becoming increasingly difficult for Hermione to talk, due to all the running she was doing. They stopped at the gargoyle, Hermione gave the password, and they all came into Dumbledore's office.
" Sirius!" exclaimed Harry, " Wh-" Sirius held up his hand to silence him. Dumbledore motioned for them to sit down. Snape was sitting next to Sirius with a very strange expression on his face.
" Harry, I'm sure that Ms. Granger has informed you both on what has occurred on the grounds here tonight." Harry and Ron nodded their heads. " I have just informed Professor Snape, as so, I was just getting to explain why he is most likely here. One, and most obvious, he's spying for Voldemort. Two, he's going to try and lure you," motioning to Harry, "out of the school, so Voldemort can have another chance at you."
" Or three," said Professor Snape, his eyes shining malevolently, " he's going to try to lure Weasley out of the castle, get Potter to follow him, and kill them both." Everyone turned to look at him. "Headmaster, why would Voldemort try and get lowly, powerless, Pettigrew to get protected, loved, Harry Potter, when he knows that all he would have to do is get Potter's best friend out, catch him, let Potter know, and he would go parading out on another one of his heroic quests. Then it would give Voldemort the perfect opportunity to get him." Ron was now looking extremely pale, and a mild shade of green.