Blaze

Amber and Ruby

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Chapter four: He knows something!

I stood awkwardly next to Lupin. He asked me if I wanted any chocolate but I declined politely. He walked to his desk. I followed. "Do you like D.A.D.A?"

I shrugged. "Not particularly." "Why?"

His eyes were sparkling. He wanted to know about me. Was he really interested or pitied the terrified girl that I was a few seconds ago.

"Not good at it. I prefer wand-less magic; like Potions."

"Really?"

Was he mocking me?

"Ask Prof. Snape who is his best student."

"I don't have to. I already know."

"Know what?"

"That you failed all your OWLs except Potions and Ancient Runes."

"How do you know?"

"I'm a teacher here, Blaze."

So we are on the first name basis now?

I laughed. "Of course, then Prof. Dumbledore should have warned you about my fits."

He nodded. "But you didn't have a fit when the boggart turned into that black dog; did you?"

"No. I was still conscious."

"Did you know about your fear?"

"No. I don't even remember… The dog, like all my fits, has connected me to my first 10 years of unknown life."

He was looking out of the window. I bet that Edwards is enjoying telling everyone that I almost fainted in class, I thought.

"Why didn't you perform the spell?"

"I was so scared that I tried to escape… I was like somebody else. Now that I'm talking about it, I can't understand why I reacted that way."

"I suggest that we'll work on the boggart. You won't be able to escape your fear every time…"

"When?"

"This evening; after dinner."

"Okay."

He looked at me weirdly. Very weird! Not how a teacher looks at his students… a look of nostalgia…

"Are you okay Prof.?"

His expression returned to normal. He smiled. "Just a bit tired."

"Think so… You're white."

He smiled. "It's sunny outside. Maybe a walk would do you some good."

"Yeah."

I walked away. "Blaze!"

I looked behind me.

"You forgot your book." I smiled awkwardly and went to get it. When my hand accidentally touched his, I had a déja vu.

One of the mental picture which I had seen when in the second year, when I had Potions knocked me out of breath.

There was a man with a black robe and a dark green hat. "He'll be damned all his life. People will judge." A woman was sitting on a rocking chair. Her face was red. "Where did you take him?" a girl, who looked like me, but a much younger version of me, asked.

"Are you healthy?"

"Yeah; just remembering that I didn't write to Mrs. Hughes. Bye."

It was a bit chilly that evening. I put on my black blouse. "Feeling better?" Lupin asked.

I nodded.

"Are you ready?"

"Yep."

"Remember the spell!" He opened the cupboard and the dog appeared. I waved my wand.

"Riddikulus!"

Nothing happened. The dog remained there. I panicked. I felt the fear coating my cells…

My courage left… I was no longer in the classroom next to Lupin. I was in a clearing.

A boy with black ruffled hair and round glasses grinned. "You can't come with us."

" But he told me that I can… He told you to bring me with you…"

"So? I will tell him that you were tired and decided to sleep early."

"Not fair! I will tell him as soon as I see him."

"You won't tell him… I'll set my dog on you."

"You wouldn't dare."

"Look here, my dog is very intelligent."

The black dog was without leash, looking at the boy as if saying: I want to go for a run!

"Sit!" The dog got up and sat. "Wag your tail!" It wagged its tail.

I laughed and clapped.

"What is it called?"

"Bite."

"Why?"

The dog leaped to me, I ran. "Tell him to stop." "No thank you."

"Please!" I fell. My foot ached. The dog growled. "NOooooo!"

"Are you okay?"

Lupin's face held worry. He gave me some chocolate and I nibbled.

"Want to talk about it?" I replied yes as I felt comfortable with him.

His eyes were darker after he heard the story. "So that's why they remained silent…"

"What?" I asked shocked.

"Nothing-just talking to my self."

"But you seem to know something about the vision."

"I told you…"

"What do you know? You said: That's why they remained silent. Tell me. What do you know?"

"I can't tell you. Albus suggested that it would be better to tell you after you leave Hogwarts…"

"So Dumbledore knows something too! You know my real identity and you keep silent! I have ever right to know!"

"Blaze…"

"Don't call me that. I hate that name. And you probably know my real name too…"

"Please…"

"I'm not coming here again… You're lying to me… Pretending… Acting…"

"I want to tell you but it's for the best…"

How could he remain so calm?

"Then you let that fool…"

"Don't call Albus a fool," he scolded.

"I call him whatever I like; double face people. Hypocrites. For 7 years, I've been wondering who I am? Who my mother and father are? If I had any friends? Anything! Then you appear with the answers and that old man prohibits you from telling me!"

"Where are you going?"

"To his office."

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