Chapter 14

A Scar Cut Open

Scar's P.O.V.

Stupid Capodebt! Filthy Mudblood had the nerve to touch me! Nobody touches me unless I say they may.

I started for the washroom, as I had told Han I was going to do, but then I saw Han's other friends, the half breed and Alexander.

My eyes widened at the sight of Azkaban robes being lead into the school by two other students. Then they narrowed at the brilliant idea I came up with.

This is too perfect! I thought maliciously cackling Those two will be gone before anyone knows it!

I sneered triumphantly and whisked myself off to the Headmaster, who was making his way to the feast.

"Professor!" I called out, trying to hide an evil cackle. "Just the man I wanted to see!"

Dumbledore turned around to face me and smiled "Oh, Ms Zimmerman. How lovely to see you." he said, his eyes twinkling.

"I wanted to tell you…I saw Black!" I said, wiping the potential smirk off my face with a panicked look. "I saw Ivy Duff and Sheila Alexander sneaking him into the school!"

The smile from Dumbledore's face wiped clean off and was replaced with a shocked look "We must go and find the girls and Black before he does something big!" he said, walking into the feast to warn McGonagall that Black could be in the school.

…

I stayed in shadows as everyone filed back to the Great Hall after the Fat Lady fled, my eyes widening at the fact that Duff and Alexander were still with Han!

Not for long. I thought, heading over to McGonagall.

I made a pretty believable story about the two girls Han were friends with, much to my distain. When McGonagall left to get Duff and Alexander, I clapped my hands together and laughed before following the Head of Gryffindor house into the Great Hall.

As Duff and Alexander were lead away, I smirked at them.

"Have fun, losers." I whispered, walking into the Hall with Han and her stupid Gryffindork friends.

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Ivy's P.O.V.

As Sheila and I were led down the corridors up to Dumbledore's office, I glanced a terrified look at her.

Why did Dumbledore want to see us? We didn't do anything wrong! Sure, we snuck am escaped convict from Azkaban into the school and ditched the feast, but we had good reason!

I gulped as McGonagall lead me and Sheila up the moving stairs to Dumbledore's office. I stared at the Headmaster once Sheila and I were in the office and McGonagall shut the door behind her.

"We know about Black." McGonagall said harshly "We know you two girls snuck him in. Give us one good reason we shouldn't expel you two right now."

I looked to Sheila and we both launched into an explanation.

"Sirius is innocent!" I said, leaning far out of my chair to look Dumbledore in the eye.

"I know, we're both related to him!" Sheila said, crossing her arms.

"And he isn't after Harry or Hannah," I announced, ignoring the confused looks on the teachers' faces "He's after Peter Pettigrew. He's alive. He was the one to kill all those Muggles, not Sirius."

"He was framed." Sheila announced, crossing her legs to match her arms.

"And Pettigrew is living as Ron Weasley's rat, Scabbers." I said, leaning back in the chair. "Sirius just wanted to warn the twins. It's Pettigrew who wants Harry and Han dead, not Sirius."

Dumbledore stood up and turned to McGonagall. "We must think about this." he told us solemnly "Minerva, a word?"

McGonagall nodded once and followed Dumbledore out of the office "Stay here." she ordered.

I broke into a sweat. What if I was expelled? What would Dad and Gramma say? Oh, God, what would my aunt say…or worse…DO!

I buried my face in my hands, muttering pleas with an outside force to get me out of this.

I'd take detention, losing points…just anything but being expelled!

I looked up when McGonagall and Dumbledore entered the office again, still looking neutral towards our fate.

"We have decided…" McGonagall started, walking back up to the desk "to let you both go."

My eyes widened and I fought a cheer that escaped my throat "Th-Thanks, Professor." I said quietly.

"You're welcome, ladies." Dumbledore said, sitting back at his desks "We shall have Professors looking hard for Black and Pettigrew."

I gaped "But he's innocent!" I protested, blinking.

"I'm sorry, Ms Duff, but Sirius is a wanted man from Azkaban, so I must have the Dementors hunt him down, then I shall explain the misunderstanding."

"Thank you, sir." Sheila said quietly as we were dismissed.

…

"Well," I said sarcastically, making my way into the Great Hall for bed "that went perfectly." I said "I mean, sure, Dementors are still allowed to hunt down and possibly Kiss my second cousin once removed, but before that, Dumbledore gets to explain the misunderstanding!" I added, crawling into the sleeping bag next to Hannah.

"Hey!" Sheila hissed, prodding something in her bag "Scar's in my bag!"

"Well, get another one." I recommended, rolling over "There are some over the Hufflepuffs when we left."

Sheila nodded and groped her way around the Hall blind. I shut my eyes as a loud scraping sound of fabric on flooring reached my ears and Sheila crawled into the sleeping bag.

"Goodnight, Sheila." I said, yawning as I fell asleep.

"Night, V." Sheila said back before I slipped into dreams.