Chapter 10 Mirror Mirror On The Wall
Chapter 10
Ron and I both shook our heads as Harry vanished under his cloak and ran out of the dorm.
"What am I going to do with him?" I groaned.
Ron shrugged and began eating candy. "No idea but you better watch him, he sure does get in trouble easily."
I snorted out loud and played with an ornament. "Yeah, ever since we've lived with the Dudley's, he always manages to either get hurt, annoy somebody, or get in trouble; sometimes all of those at the same time."
Ron let out a laugh and then we heard somebody yawn at the top of the steps, it was George.
"Happy Christmas George!" I chirped.
George smiled tiredly and did a small wave. "I'm going back to bed but don't worry, you and I can celebrate later sweetheart."
George winked then walked out. My heartbeat was quick and I had the nerve to just let out a weird laugh. Ron cocked an eyebrow at me then at the stairs and his eyes widened. "You, and him, you guys aren't...?"
I gulped and my mouth moved but no words came out except, "Heidontknowmaybe."
Ron sighed. "Well it's better you then anybody else... Hey what's taking Harry so long?"
I was tempted to remark on what he said but instead just sighed. "I don't know, but if he isn't back soon I'm heading out to check in him myself."
"It's getting late you should go sleep, I'll wake you if he returns." Ron suggests as he pops in another piece of candy.
I smile and lay down on the couch while Ron goes to the dorm. That's when I heard the dorm room slam open and Harry's shrill voice echo.
"RON ASHLEY YOU'VE GOT TO SEE THIS! RON ASHLEY!"
I tumble off the couch terrified when something invisible grabs my arm and drags me to the boys dorm. My eyes widen as I'm pulled to Ron, Harry still shouting.
"Harry stop screaming!" I hiss.
Harry let's an angry yell as Ron finally sits up in bed with a groan. "Harry? What is it? What time is it? Why is Ashley in the boy's dorm? Why-"
I place a hand over his mouth and laugh evilly. "Just come with us if you want to live."
Harry elbows me and then grabs both of our hands and runs out the dorm again.
"Wait Harry just tell us what's wrong!" I gasp exhausted already.
"I saw our parents! Ashley I saw them!" Harry yells.
"Is that some kind of sick joke!" I hiss but when he takes us to a mirror i let out a choked sob.
"You see them right?" Harry asks.
I nod as a tear falls and Harry hugs me while looking at the mirror while Ron is grinning.
"Ron stop checking out my parents." I whisper as tears fall.
Ron contorts his face to confusion. "I don't see that! I'm holding the Quidditch cup! I won! Wow I look good."
"Out again, Mr and Mrs Potter?" A old voice questioned with a laugh. "It seems you too have fallen for the Mirror. I trust by now you knows what I does. Let me guess, you look in and it shows you yourself in the ways of somebody great."
Harry looks at the mirror and back at Dumbledore. "So it shows you what you want the most?"
"Yes, but no. It shows you nothing more and nothing less. It shows us our deepest wants. Since both of you have no parents, that is what it shows. It shows neither knowledge nor truth." Dumbledore continues and now I found myself leaning comfortably against his arm which is wrapped around my shoulder.
"People have been lost to this mirror. But I must ask you not to find it again. It does not dwell good on dreams." He says gravely looking at the two of us.
We both shake our heads in agreement before Dumbeldore smiles softly. "Good, now off to bed you too, you're way off your curfew."
"Thank you professor." We say in unison.
As Harry goes up the steps, I run over to Dumbledore who is at the mirror himself.
"Headmaster?" I ask quietly.
Dumbledore looks down at me with a twinkle in his eye. "Yes, Ashley?"
"What do you see?" I ask looking at my smiling parents.
"I see Hogwarts, I see my students and staff, I see new friends and old friends." He says with a small smile.
"What about your family?" I ask softly.
Dumbledore looks to the ground. "Hogwarts is my family and it is also my home."
I look at the mirror and hug the Headmaster before whispering. "It is mine too."
