Interesting Questions
A/N: I'm glad you all like this story. There have been a lot of questions as to why Harry is even remaining at Hogwarts even if he doesn't need to be. If Harry backs out and no longer holds up his end of the bargain, then Fudge and Dumbledore won't have to hold their end either. Basically if Harry leaves school then the minister can arrest Tako. Harry will talk about this later as well. Thanks for the great reviews! Also to the reviewer who commented on Wisconson's weather. Oh my God, it is ridiculous in MI, yesterday, it hailed. Cursed mother nature.
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter, but I will take Tom Felton!
Previously:
Harry practically ran out of the classroom and to his dorm room. He grabbed his gear cursing the entire way. What the hell was Voldemort doing? It was the middle of the frickin day. Harry had seen Voldemort attacking a muggle school. He needed to hurry. He changed his features to Nick and apparated out of Hogwarts, not knowing that it was impossible to apparate out of Hogwarts an not knowing that a pair of curious blue eyes had seen his sprint up to his dorm room.
And now on with the story!
Harry arrived at the muggle school seconds after the Death Eaters began to attack. He quickly moved into action. A year ago he had learned how to send objects from one place to another. It was like apparating something other than a person. Quickly he scrawled a note to Dumbledore and sent it off. Then he sprung into action.
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At Hogwarts, Dumbledore was sitting in his desk utterly confused. How had that boy managed to do something even he couldn't do? This boy was more of a mystery than he thought. He also wondered where the boy had gone. He ad enough weapons to fight a small war. A quiet pop started him out of his revere. Sitting on his desk was a tiny note.
Dumbledore,
There is an attack occurring on a muggle school n London on Charlotte Street. Bring reinforcements.
The note ended there. Could it be a trap? Dumbledore decided against it and quickly put a finger to the tattoo of a phoenix on his wrist calling the member of the Order to his side.
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Nick was angry as hell. He had been hit with a blasting curse in the arm and it was making his attacks difficult. There were at least forty Death Eaters here. Nick had taken out fifteen. At the moment he was more worried about protecting the children. He had rounded up all the kids he could and herded them into a gym. Casting the strongest wards he knew on it, and it was a virtual safe house. He was standing guard at the door and killing any Death Eater that came near. However, Harry was not fighting fair. He was using every weapon he had available including muggle guns, knives, and spells. He also had a few grenades on his belt, but he didn't want to risk blowing up the building. The Death Eaters were coming in bigger numbers now though and it was getting harder to fend them off. He was in the middle of a duel with three other people when Dumbledore and the Order finally arrived.
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Dumbledore had gathered the Order quickly. When they arrived instead of seeing dead children like they had expected they saw numbers of dead and disgruntled Death Eaters. Apparently they were having difficulties finding the children. Capturing what Death Eaters they could, they made their way to the center of the school. What they saw there shocked them to the core. A boy, no more than twenty was fighting three Death Eaters and winning. The boy's face was covered with a red mask and his left arm fell bloody and useless at his side. The boy moved agilely to avoid the spells being thrust at him. Sirius, recognizing his godson, fired a spell at one of the distracted Death Eaters. Nick took out the other one with a knife and Remus, not understanding why Sirius was helping, finished off the final one.
Nick smiled thankfully at his godfather. Then turning to Dumbledore, "the children are in the gymnasium under heavy wards. The password is fickle."
Nick hurriedly apparated back to his dorm room. He quickly wrapped up his arm in an old shirt and collapsed on his bed in exhaustion.
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Nick woke to Sirius's shout three hours later. He was lying on top of his bed still in the form of Nick. Hurriedly he took off the glamour and looked up into his godfather's eyes. There was another person next to him that Harry recognized as Remus Lupin. Sirius was staring at Harry with wide eyes. Harry glanced down at his arm and winced. The bed sheets beneath it were soaked in blood. Remus seemed to be keeping a level head though. He tossed Harry an invisibility cloak which he draped over his body. He then silently followed Remus and Sirius to Sirius's private chamber. Harry removed the cloak and sat down on a table to allow Remus access to his wounds.
"I can't heal this. The wound is much too deep."
Sirius looked at Remus. "If you can't heal it then I definitely can't do it."
Remus was still looking critically at Harry's wound. "We are going to have to call Madame Ponfrey. "
Harry ripped his arm from Remus's grip. "No possible way. She cannot know about this. No one can know."
"Harry, "Remus pleaded. "It needs to be healed."
Harry was thoughtful for a moment. "Go get Hermione Granger. Healing spells have never been my strong suit and I know Hermione wants to be a Healer."
Remus left to go get Hermione and Harry struggled against the waves of dizziness that were coming from the loss of blood.
Sirius knew he needed to keep his godson conscious. "How did you know Hermione was good with healing?"
"She told me on the train."
Harry eyes fluttered closed. Sirius grabbed his shoulders and shook his forcefully. "Harry! Come on Harry, you have to stay awake."
Luckily Sirius was saved by the arrival of Hermione. Her face paled instantly at the sight of a bloody Harry. Surprisingly though she remained professional.
"I need you both to hold him so he doesn't move. This is going to be painful I'm afraid."
The two men did as they were told. Hermione took a deep breath and started muttering spells at Harry's arm. She first stopped the bleeding, then she began to heal the wound from the inside out while also replenishing some of the blood he had lost.
After an hour Harry's wound was mostly healed and Hermione collapsed with exhaustion. Sirius wrapped the wounded area of Harry's arm in gauze and carried the boy to his room. He noticed Remus making the girl more comfortable on the couch. He carefully laid Harry down on the bed and brushed his bangs from his face. The kid was too stubborn for his own good.
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Harry woke to angry shouts coming from the next room. He grabbed a blanket from the bed and draped it over his shoulders effectively hiding his wound and went to go see what the racket was.
The first thing he saw was Hermione staring at the door with a horrified expression. Following her gaze he saw his godfather, Remus, Dumbledore, and a man he recognized as an Order member. Sirius was shouting at Dumbledore and the mystery man while Remus was apparently trying to calm Sirius down. Harry cleared his throat to get their attention. Immediately all eyes shifted to him.
"What is going on here? I was trying to sleep."
"Well my boy, we noticed that you were missing from the Great Hall and were curious of you whereabouts. There was an attack on a muggle school today." Dumbledore's blue eye's searched him for a reaction. Harry gave him none.
"Really? How bold of Tom to attack during the day."
"And why would you assume that it was Voldemort doing the attacking?"
"Who else would be bold enough to attack a muggle school and assuming from your questions, you think I had something to do with it."
"Well there was a mysterious man who saved all the children from death. He wore a mask though, so we cannot know for certain who he was."
"And you think this man was me. Tell me Dumbledore, how would I have left the school without someone noticing?"
Dumbledore's eyes were twinkling madly now. "Well my boy, you sure were in a hurry to get to your dorm earlier today. In fact I'd say that it was about five minute before I received the tip of the attack that I saw you running."
Harry kept his face impassive. "I had a splitting headache and had to go get a potion to relieve it. As I keep these in my room, I was running to alleviate the pain faster. Professor Shacklebolt can confirm my intentions."
Dumbledore did not look convinced. "And Ms. Granger, might I ask what you are doing here as well?"
Hermione didn't miss a beat. "Remus came to find me, saying that Harry's headache had taken a turn for the worse. As I had told Harry on the train that I was studying to be a healer he had asked for my help."
"And why not go to the hospital wing?"
Harry did not have to fake his shudder. "I hate hospitals."
Sirius cleared his throat. "Well if that will be all, I think we should allow Harry to continue to sleep off his headache."
Dumbledore took the hint and he left, trailed by his companion.
Hermione turned on Harry the instant the door closed. Sirius hastily covered the room in silencing charms sensing what was to come.
"THERE BETTER BE A BLOODY GOOD REASON WHY I JUST LIED TO THE HEADMASTER HARRY POTTER!"
Harry cringed and sat down in a chair wearily. "Dumbledore already has too much influence in my life and I can't allow him any more power."
"So this is a power struggle is it!? Then tell me why I had to come in here and save your sorry arse! What were you doing!?"
"Ah, well remember that mysterious person in the mask Dumbledore was talking about?"
Hermione was shocked. "You went off fighting Death Eaters by yourself. COULD YOU BE ANY MORE DENSE!!"
Sirius was now glaring at Harry. "Didn't you learn your lesson last time?"
Harry glared right back. "I thought we settled this Sirius."
Remus was confused. "This wasn't the first time?"
"No. I have been doing this for years. I normally don't get injured, but unfortunately in the past year or so, I seem to be getting heavily outnumbered by powerful Death Eaters. Tom is becoming more cautious." Harry then studied Remus carefully. "You were at the school weren't you?"
"Yes, I was. I am a member of the Order."
Harry was instantly cautious, "If word of any of this gets back to Dumbledore I will personally hunt you down."
Remus gulped and looked to Sirius for help. "Harry, Remus was one of my best friends throughout Hogwarts and one of your father's best friends as well. He is not going to spill your secrets."
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Harry sat alone in Sirius's bed. He was trying to process all that had happened today. He rubbed his temples distractedly. Why couldn't his life ever be easy?
A small cough from the door interrupted his thoughts. He looked up to see Hermione standing in the doorway. Harry motioned for her to come sit on the bed next to him.
Harry could tell she had something on her mind. Finally the girl spoke up.
"Harry, how did you know that Voldemort was attacking the muggle school today?"
Harry sighed and ran a hand through his already messy hair. "The scar Voldemort gave me acts a connection between our minds, or at least thats what Tom and I figure. I can see events that he's planning moments before they happen. I've been using this connection to fight off the Death Eater attacks."
Hermione laid back against the headboard of the bed in shock. "You're connected."
"Yep."
"And you've been fighting Death Eaters."
"For a few years now."
"Harry, How did you get out of the castle?"
"I apparated, surely you know how to apparate by now."
Hermione looked at Harry with a strange look on her face. "Harry, it's impossible to apparate in or out of Hogwarts."
A/N: Bonus points to the reviewer who caught my mistake. How would Harry know about the Dursley's? Well I actually hadn't thought about it, but now I am going to make it part of my story. It will be explained I promise! Thanks to all my loyal readers and reviewers!! PLease let me know about any more mistakes as well!!
