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Chapter 13 – Surprise
The long corridor was empty. I wondered why Albus wanted to go for a walk so badly!!! The old weasel!! He was up to something, I could tell!!!
I felt really nervous at the thought that I was walking around without hiding as usual; of course, Albus figured.
"You don't need to feel nervous!" he told me smiling smugly
"You wouldn't say that if you knew about my last encounter with a human" I told him and he smiled
"You know how I'm always thirsty for knowledge" he answered lightly
You went looking for it!!!! I thought
"I was in a mugle bar in Egypt. A guy walks in, he looks at me and he says: Tell me sugar was your father a thief? Because if he was, he has stolen the stars that are now shining in your eyes!!!"
Albus looked at me trying hard not to laugh
"And that is not the end of it!!" I continued "He spent the next three hours explaining to me how he believed that vampires existed and how his grandfather had repelled one with garlic!!!"
"Bella…" Dumbledore said still trying to stay serious
"You know what the worst part is?" I told him and he shook his head
"He was trying to give me some garlic too, to keep me safe from vampires!!!!" I said and he started laughing hard
"Bella…. your luck…. Garlic!!!" were the only things I figured before he started crying from the laughs.
Two students approached us from the other side of the corridor. A boy and a girl. I tensed next to Albus but he just couldn't stop laughing.
"Professor Dumbledore, are you alright?" asked the girl worriedly while the boy looked very amused.
"I'm very well! Thank you for asking!!!" he answered between laughs
"Oh! Ok then!" she said and she looked at me uncomfortably.
Poor kid! I could tell she had figured what I was and she wasn't happy around me! Who would be?? Scratch that last! Who normal person would be? Noone really; and my appearance didn't help at all!!! Since Lily's and James's deaths, I had been wearing black. I had no reason to wear anything different; the mourn was endless to me…
Right now, my clothing was consisted by black tight jeans, a black blouse and black flat leather boots. My clothes were the mirror of my personality! I was dark, mysterious and very, very dangerous!!! Obviously, the girl was smart enough to take in all that with just one look, which was exactly what made her more anxious. Damn!! I should do something! I wasn't here to scare children!!
Dumbledore had finally come of his laughing state and was looking at the kids with great interest. I winked to the boy and he giggled
"So, children! What are you doing out? Don't you have transfiguration right now?" he asked them
"Yes, but professor McGonagall had to go and convince Fred and George not to let Mr. Filts fall from the astronomy tower!!!" said the boy
"Your brothers have a funny sense of humor, Ronald!!" he said smiling and then he noticed the girl starring at me
"Dear!! Where are my good manners?? I didn't even introduce you!!!!" he said theatrically and I didn't buy one second of it!!
"This is Ronald Weasly and Hermione Granger, Bella!!" he told me and my heart sank lower than my feet.
I knew exactly who these two were; Dumbledore had told me all about them; about Harry's best friends!!!! This wasn't good! If one of my godson's most beloved friends, like Hermione Granger, reacted that way when she saw me, I could only imagine Harry's reaction to me!!!
"Children, this is a very dear friend of mine, Bella Swan!!" he said smiling and I could see the instant recognition in Ronald's face. It was pretty obvious he was aware of my old occupations with the deatheaters. Great!!! Now he hated me too!!!
I was so focused on the children in front of me, that I totally missed the soft footsteps behind us.
"Professor Dumbledore, you…" I heard a familiar voice and I turned around to face someone I hadn't seen in long time.
"Remus?" I asked unsure
"Izzie?" he said stunned
I smiled. He smiled back. Next thing I knew we were hugging each other jumping around like five year olds.
"I missed you!"
"Where have you been?"
"How have you been doing?" we were asking each other
"I haven't seen you in like what? Four years?" he told me
"Yeah, I guess I was busy!" I told him smiling and Dumbledore laughed
"So, you came back for good?" he asked me. Remus knew I was doing something for Dumbledore; he just had no idea what or where and why.
"I'm not sure, Remus!" I said looking over to where Albus was standing. He smiled.
"Why don't you two talk about living arrangements somewhere else??? I think you're scaring my students!!!!" he told us very amused. Ron and Hermione were looking at us stunned. I suspected each of them had different reasons. And then I remembered….
"That was the surprise you were talking about?" I asked Dumbledore
"He promised you a surprise, didn't he?" said Remus sarcastically
"You knew?" I asked
"I had no idea!!" he answered
"Well, you played quite a game on us, now didn't you?" I laughed
"Ridiculous!!!" Albus said "How can an old man such as myself play games?"
Remus giggled and I looked at him amused
"Care to see Hagrid??" Remus asked
"Are you joking?? Of course!!!" I said excited
"Alright, you go ahead!!! "Albus said smiling "I think I'll go and help Minerva get Mr. Filts out of the astronomy tower" Remus and I giggled at this
"Come on, Mr. Weasly, Miss Granger! Oh, and Bella?" he told me
"Yes?" I asked
"Watch out for that garlic!!!!" he laughed walking away along with the two students.
Jesus Christ!!!!! He wouldn't stop mocking me, now would he???
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"I can't believe you're teaching here!!!" I told Remus excited
"Yeah, I know!!" he said
"Remus, come on!!!!" I whined
"Alright, alright!!! I'm happy, Izzie!!! I don't think I've ever been this happy before!!!" he smiled
"You love teaching!!!" I smiled back
"I love kids!!" we both laughed at that
"You've met him, haven't you?" I asked anxious
"Yes, I've met him!" he answered simply
"How is he?"
"He's just like James, Iz!! Except for the eyes; he has Lily's eyes!!" he said smiling and I felt a bit sad.
"You shouldn't blame yourself." He said. Remus could read me better than anyone.
"How can I not, Remus?" I told him "If I were there that night, I would have done something!"
"Yes, you would have done something!! You would have died!!!" he told me heatedly
"Maybe! But they would have lived!" I answered in the same tone
"Izzie…" he said
"What am I going to tell him, Remus?? Why wasn't I there for him all these years?" I told him exasperated
"You weren't there for him because you were trying to help him!" he answered
"How am I supposed to say that since I'm not allowed to explain to him
what I've been doing?" I asked
"I trust you!" he said "You'll find a way!"
There was no way!! Especially not after his friends reactions to me!! I looked around me trying to remain calm; we were standing in the bridge that connected the castle with the grounds. I took in a deep breath.
"Does he like you?" I asked
"Yes" he replied calmly
"Does he know?"
"No"
I sighed
"Izzie, even if Harry finds out what I am, his opinion to me won't change!! He said with passion
"Always the optimist!!!" I mumbled and he smiled
"Always the pessimist!!" he replied
"You seriously believe that he will accept a vampire godmother?" I asked sarcastically
"Yes!" he answered "Harry looks like James but he is more like Lily, Izzie!!! He will love you for who you are, not for what you are!" he continued
"This is who I am, Remus!!" I said motioning to my never aging body
"Do you think that the fact that you'll never grow old will stop him?" he asked amused
"It should stop him!!" I said and he looked at me angrily
"Izzie, he needs you!!! He doesn't deal with the situation properly!!!"
"What do you mean??" I asked
"This whole situation has him depressed; and the dementors don't help!!" he sighed
"I don't understand" I told him
"Iz, Harry's sensitive to them because he's been through a tragedy in his past!" he explained and I nodded
"Every time they go near him he can hear his mother..."
"Lily?" I asked afraid to hear the rest
He nodded
"Harry was in the room when she died, Izzie" he said sadly
"I know" I told him afraid to hear out loud what I had already figured in my mind.
"He can hear Voldemort murdering her" he said quietly and all the pain I was trying to shut of for years came crushing me down. Why did Harry have to be tortured like that? When would this all stop?
"And that's not the end of it." Remus said carefully
"What is that supposed to mean?" I asked
"He hears another voice as well" he told me calmly
I looked at him half curious half pained
"That voice calls for his mother! It's pained and agonised but it's there, Izzie!!! He feels safer when he hears it!" he said smiling
I kept looking at him confused
"Don't you understand, Izzie? It's you!!!!" he smiled
"M… me?" I asked stunned
"You were the one who found him in those ruins!! It's your voice!!!"
My voice?? Harry was hearing my voice???
"Are you sure?" I whispered
"Yes! I've been trying to teach him how to cast a patronus charm to repel the dementors, so I know everything about it!" he answered with confidence.
I felt overwhelmed by all these information. It must have been evident in my face because Remus put a comforting hand on my shoulder; like a real friend would. But even that way, I couldn't afford that. Remus was my friend, my mentor, but I was the one who had spent the past twelve years facing hell. I could not afford being weak and sentimental; not with what I had gotten myself meddled in… I stepped away from his touch and put on the poker face that had been my constant companion over all these years.
"Has he figured out who the voice is?" I asked harshly
Remus sighed seeing the sudden change in my posture
"No, he doesn't know." He told me "Yet." He added
"What do you mean yet? Is there any way he could find out?" I asked not changing my tone
"Izzie, what's the matter?? You're back, you're going to tell him yourself!!" he replied annoyed by my attitude
"That's exactly the matter, Remus!!! You see, I have no intention of telling anything to him whatsoever!!!" I answered calmly
For a moment he looked taken aback. The next minute he was furious.
"What do you mean you're not going to tell him?" he asked angrily
"You heard me, Remus!!!"
"Isabella Marie Swan, do you have any idea what that boy has been through all this time?"
"I have a better idea than anyone else, Remus!!! If I had any gaps on the story, you just filled them in!!!!"
"Why, Izzie?? Why doing that to him?? Isn't it enough that he'll learn about Sirius one day?" he asked exasperated with my attitude
"Yes, it is!!! This is exactly why I won't talk to him right now!!! The time is wrong!!!" I answered simply
"The way you see things the time will always be wrong, Izzie!!!" he shouted and I rolled my eyes. Being sensitive was something Remus could do, I had no such luxury!!!!
"Does Dumbledore know about your crazy plan?" he asked in the same tone
"Of course!" I answered
"And he agrees?" he asked incredulity lacing his voice
"Yes!" I told him smugly
"That's nuts!!!" he shouted
"Well, nuts or not, unfortunately for you all I'm the one to make that decision!!!!" I snapped
"No, you're not!!!" he snapped back
"If you don't tell Harry, then I will!!!" he threatened
We were facing each other now, our positions showing exactly the beasts that we both truly were. I was ready to answer back but before I had the chance, I was cut of by a sound that made my dead heart almost skip a bit
"Tell me what?" I heard and I found myself getting lost in the green vivid eyes that I hadn't seen for twelve years…
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