Chapter 11 - Tears of the past

It was the day of the trip to Hogsmeade. Ron and Hermoine both had permission signed by their parents to go. Harry, after what happend to Aunt Marge, didn't. He was going to ask, if Professor McGonnagall could sign it for him. He had thought about Hermione a lot again. This clossness to her ment something, he was sure of that. But he didn't have a clue, what it could mean. When he asked McGonnagall, if she could sign it, she said no. Of course not. How could he be so naive to think that? Ron and Hermione waved and Harry felt left out, as they left the castle. He went up to the common room and sat infront of the fire for a while. He looked into the flames. He was thinking about Sirius Black now. Where was he? What was he planning to do next to get to him? Would Black succeed? The thought of it, didn't exactley cheer Harry up a lot. Not that he could be cheered up very easily at all. Maybe Black would find a way to get into the castle and murder him? Hermione's idea, that the Firebolt could be jinxed, made sence to Harry now. It would have been a perfect way to kill him. It could of just looked like an accident, if Harry would of fallen of the firebolt. But the firebolt wasn't jinxed. And he still didn't know, who had lay'd in on his bed that night. Actually, he had given up on trying to find out, who it was. Clearly, the one, who gave it to him, didn't want him to know, who it was from. Harry was bored out of his mind now. But he had an idea. He would try tgo get into Hogsmeade today and meet up with his friens. Otherwise he might go insane in the castle. He went upstairs, pushed the door to his dorm open and looked for his invisibillity cloak. He didn't find it for a half an hour, his trunk was so messy. When he finally did, he went to the entrance of the castle. He put on the cloak and vanished out of sight for everybody else. He walked outside in the snow. Fred and George were building a snowman. It struck Harry. There was one big problem. In the snow, he still left footprints. Fred and George seemed to have noticed aswell. They ran up to him, and grabbed him. "Wonder, who is under this cloak", George said, laughing. "Guys!", Harry said helplessly. "Let me go!", he shouted. "Seriously, what are you doing?", he asked. "You'll see!"; Fred awnsered. When they got, where they wanted to get, Harry pulled away his invisibillity cloak. "We wanted you to have this!", Fred and George said together. They handed him a piece of parchment. Harry had to get is hair out of his eyes, so he could see properly. The parchment was emty. "What's this rubbish?", Harry said annoyed. "What's this rubbish he said", George said. "I solemly swear, that I am up to no good", George said and pointed his wand at the parchment. A map appeared. It took Harry nearly two minutes to realize that it was a map of Hogwarts. "This is hogwarts!", Harry blurted out. The twins smiled. They show every part of the castle, at every day, every hour, every minute!", George said. "And it shows everybody, who is in the castle. Look here!" George pointed to Dumbledor's office. The card said a name: Albus Dumbledore, and it was doing circles around his office. He's walkig around, thinking. Harry looked at the entrance of Hogwarts on the map. It read three names. Fred Weasley, George Weasley and Harry Potter. He was amazad. "We found it in Filch's office. It shows all kinds of secrets passage ways out of Hogwarts. One leads you straight to the undergroond entrance of Honydokes. And Harry, don't forget, when you're finished using it just tap it with your wand and say: Mischief managed. Otherwhys anyone can read it.", Fred said, while he pointed his wand at the Maurauders Map. The map vanished and left the clear peace of parchment.

Harry was walking along the secret passage, that Fred had recommended to him. He was thinking, while he was walking. He took enough money with him to shop for sweets. He looked forward to seeing Ron and especialy Hermione. He wanted to hang out with them all day and have fun. He had never been in Hogsmeade, just like the others in their year. The difference was, he wasn't even aloud to come here. "Damn, Uncle Vernon, you even can mess up things, when you are not around!", Harry thought. He reached the end of the secret tunnel. He reached Honeydokes and went through the shop, covered by his invisibillity cloak, out on the main street, that went through Hogsmeade. The streets were crouded and he looked for Hermione. And Ron. He didn't find them, so he kept on walking along the main street. Then he saw them. "Do you want to move a bit closer?", Ron had asked. "To the shrieking shack", he added. "No I am fine here, really.", Hermione replied. Harry just wanted to uncover himself when he saw Malfoy, Crabbe and Goyle walk down the hill. "Ahh Weaslebee", Draco sneered. "Looking at that House must be painfull. You probably dream of living in there. Doesn't your familiy sleep in a one-room?", Malfoy asked with mean voice. "Shut you're mouth, Malfoy!", Ron said in low voice. "Uhhh, not very friendly, guys, I think we need to teach Weasley a bit of respect!", Malfoy said amused. "Sure, you don't mean yourself?", Hermione asked. "How dare you talk to me like that!", Malfoy spat. "Filthy little mudblood!", he spat, again. Then a snowball hit him right in the face. Malfoy turned around. "Who's there?", he barked. Another snowball hit him. Suddenly Goyle's pants were pulled down, leaving him standing in his boxers. Then Crabbe got almost strangled by his scarf. When the three slytherins ran for the hills, Hermione's hair was played with and Ron's hat was lifting up a little. "Harry!", Hermione said, almost falling over, laughing so hard. "Bloody Hell, Harry! That was not funny!", Ron said breathless, even though he was laughing just as much. Harry pulled of his cloak and Ron smacked him. "Ron, you idiot!", Harry said, now laughing aswell.

They made their way back up to Hogsmeade. Harry had told them about the Marauder's Map. "Why haven't they given it to me?", Ron asked a bit disapointed. "I am their brother!". "Yeah, probably that's the reason.", Harry said. Hermione snorted and Ron glared. They went to the pub of Madam Rosmerta. Harry was introduced to Butterbeer. Ron eyed her. "That's Madam Rosmerta, Harry. Ron fancies her.", Hermione laughed. "Do not!", Ron said cooly. "Okay - whatever!", Hermione replied. Then Harry saw McGonnagall. "Oh dear", he said. He pulled on his invisibillity cloak again. They were talking about something, that had to do with Sirius Black, so Harry went to listen. Cornelius Fudge was there too. "...business would be going way better if the ministry wouldn't be sending dementors in to my pub every other night!", Harry heard Rosmerta say. "But we've got a killer on the loose!", Fudge replied. Harry didn't listen to a while. But then he found interest over what the conversaition was about. "Peter Pettigrew?", Rosmerta asked. "Black was mad. He didn't kill Pettigrew. He destroyed him. A finger. All that was left was a finger." "...Sirius Black told You-know-who, where the Potters where. Couldn't have believed it. They were friends. Sirius Black was the best friend of James Potter!", McGonnagall said. Harry's head shot up. He sat there. Just sat there. Sirius Black was his father's friend? "... worst thing is: Sirius Black was - and remains to this day - Harry Potter's godfather", McGonnagall said. Harry moved. This was to much. He left the pub, his cloak still on. "Ron look", Hermione said. There were the footprints in the snow again.

When they got out of the village, Hermione heard Harry. Crying. She had never heard him crying before. This was really bad, it looked like. "Ron, you go back up!", Hermione said. We will meet you there!", Hermione whispered to Ron. He nodded and Ran towards Hogsmeade. Hermione looked around. She didn't see Harry. But she heard him. He was near that rock back there. She walked over slowly. She kneed infront of him. She felt sad, aswell. Hermione pulled Harry's cloak off him. His cheeks were read. His face full of sorrow. He didn't look at Hermione. But she had to know. She touched his hand gently. She asked: "Harry, what happend?". Harry looked away. Hermione was surprised, when she heard him awnser. "He was their friend. And he petrayed them.", he said sadly. With out a warning he screamed. "HE WAS THEIR FRIEND" "I hope he finds me. Cause when he does I am going to be ready. When he does, I am gonna KILL HIM!", he shouted the last two words. Hermione cralled closer to him, wraping him into a very tight hug. She was silently crying for Harry too. But she didn't want him to see that. This was part of beeing Harry Potter, she figured. And she wished she could of done something for him. After a while Harry started to soothe again, at least a little for now. They walked back. "I have to go through the secret passage way again, see you later", Harry said to Hermione. She nodded. And then Harry hugged her. He held her close for a while, and when he pulled back he said. "Thank you Hermione!", and walked back through Honeydokes. Hermione was qiet surprised by this action at this point. When Harry walked through the secret passage way, he decided to forgett about Black for a while. He thought about Hermione. He remembered her soft hair. From today, when he was pranking the slytherins and her and Ron. He stopped walkinng. He had found one possibillity, why he acted around her the way he did for over one year now. Was he maybe in love with her? "Naah, stop thinking", Harry (stupidly) thought. It was unlikely. Right? Right. He continued his walk back up to the castle. He couldn't help but feel extemly gratefull to Hermione.

To be continued...

A/N: So guys, this is the eleventh chapter.

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