It's finally here: The answer to that heck-of-a cliffhanger! I really hope you enjoy this chapter. Sorry it's so short though. Shout outs are at the end of this chapter!
He pulled out his torch and got ready to turn it on. This was it. He was about to find out what was in the basement.
Harry's finger was on the button, shaking slightly. What if there were ghosts down here? Harry shook his head. "Ghosts aren't real." He told himself firmly. But still, this would be scary…
Click.
That was it. He'd turned on the torch. And the basement looked nothing like he had imagined. It had wooden walls, which you could barely see as they were covered in blood. There was a couch in the corner, now almost unidentifiable as it was covered in scratches. Harry walked over to the couch to investigate. These are animal claws…
What sort of animal could it have been? Harry knew that Sirius had a dog called Padfoot. Maybe it was him. Or maybe Sirius and Remus had another animal, one more vicious than Padfoot, one that they didn't tell harry about…
Harry shook his head. He was here to explore; he could contemplate his findings later. He walked through the basement, which stank of blood and was very dirty, and he was absolutely disgusted. Why on earth would his guardians have a place like this in their house? Maybe they were murderers…maybe Harry was their next victim…
Harry turned off his torch and ran from the basement. He had had enough. He carefully closed the trapdoor behind him and placed the plank on top. Harry's mouth was dry and he couldn't even think straight. Harry was the most terrified he had ever been in his life.
Two days later…
Remus burst into Sirius room without knocking. "Sirius."
Sirius looked up from the Daily Prophet he was reading and replied with a simple, "Yes, Moony?"
Remus sat down on the bed next to Sirius, his eyes large with worry. "Harry went in the basement." Sirius' smile faded and was replaced by a slight frown. "Do you think he figured out why it's there?" Sirius asked. "I'm not sure, but he's only six and he's been raised by muggles, it's not like he'd see a ruined basement and immediately think "Werewolf"". Sirius nodded thoughtfully before asking how Remus had figured out that Harry had been into the basement.
"Well, He came to me just then and asked me why the basement was so 'bloody'. I just said that Padfoot must have brought a rabbit in there or something, but he's going to know that's not true soon enough." Sirius nodded. "We should get a lock for the basement." Remus looked at him before saying "agreed.".
Wotcher! That was incredibly short but I will try to make the next chapter longer! Hint: It's going to be called 'Curiosity killed the cat'. It involves professor McGonagall ;) See ya'll soon!
-Imasingingpanda
