A/N: I'm sorry for the wait, but, to explain myself, my mom sister and I flew to Florida to visit my great uncle, as well as do some tourism, and we were gone nine days. I also began school at the end of last month, and it's already keeping me on my toes.

And no, I didn't get to go to Harry Potter World. After flying out, paying for hotels, food, and a rental car, we couldn't afford the tickets. I did get to see the top of the castle as we drove by the park.

Thank you for your patience and enjoy the chapter.

Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or W.i.t.c.h.

Chapter Fourteen

From a More Knowledgeable Source

It was obvious to everybody that they shouldn't leave the castle all together. Ron, Hermione, Harry and Will bunched together, Cornelia, Elyon and Taranee strolled along with each other, while Hay Lin and Irma trailed behind, all groups talking about regular things to try and keep anybody from being suspicious.

They passed Hagrid while on their way out of the school gates, and he eyed all three groups watchfully, and they all tried their best not to look at him, lest they make Hagrid more suspicious.

"I hate this." Hermione grumbled quietly. "Not speaking to Hagrid, not being able to speak to him. It's not right."

Harry gave her shoulder a squeeze. "It stinks, but there's nothing that can be done. We can't let him know what we're up to."

As agreed, they all ended up at the Shrieking Shack, and, after making sure no one was watching and with the help of some magic, they broke inside, careful to leave no signs of entry.

They all sat in a circle on the floor, despite how dusty it was, and instantly all eyes were on Harry, Ron, and Elyon.

"All right, what did you find out?" Irma asked anxiously.

"We… we're not sure." Ron started sheepishly.

Irma raised an eyebrow and looked at him pointedly.

"What?" Ron grumbled, frowning at Irma.

"What Ron means is that we've got something on our hands that I think is beyond our understanding, at least for the moment." Elyon put in.

Harry, Ron, and Elyon explained what had happened when had gone to North Tower last night, everybody listening intently, silent all thought the explanation. Once the tale had been concluded, Hermione was frowning and her eyes closed in deep concentration, obviously going through all the books she'd read that might have contained information on whatever they had gotten into.

Finally, Hermione opened her eyes and, the frown still on her face. "There's a legend that I came across a while back in the fifth year when we were studying ancient wizarding folklore. It had something to do with a mystical substance that each person reacted differently to. Nobody had the same reaction. It was called the Piece of Heaven, because it showed a person for "how they were seen in God's eyes", as the book put it."

"Where did it come from?" Hay Lin asked.

Hermione shook her head. "Everything I just told you was all the information I could find. It was a very old tale, even before Merlin's time."

"Do you think that this substance is what's in the tower?" Taranee asked.

"It sounds like what we experienced." Harry answered. "But we really don't have a way of knowing."

"There has to be somebody who would know more about this Piece of Heaven thing." Taranee insisted, looking around the circle questioningly. "Professor Binns?"

"We can't just ask Professor Binns about this, even if he's dead and dull, he's not an idiot. He'd know we were up to something." Will sighed, running a hand through her hair. "We can't ask any of the teachers."

"And we can't ask Hagrid." Ron added, crossing his long legs.

Harry looked around at everybody before saying the name of the one person he was sure could help them. "Sirius."

Hermione's face lit up. "Of course! He might know! He is a Hogwarts graduate!"

"Not to mention he may have information he got while studying to be an Animagi." Harry added. "If he had been sneaking into the Restricted Section every other night like he told me did, he might've come across something none of us could ever hope to find."

"That's an awfully long shot Harry." Cornelia spoke up; her legs pulled up to her chest to try and give herself extra warmth in the chilly shack.

"It's the only chance we have Cornelia." Will said. "We have to go visit him today. As soon as possible."

"Will and I will go." Harry stated, standing up and brushing the dust off of himself.

"I'm coming to." Cornelia insisted. "I want to talk to Caleb. I rarely see him anymore."

"I'll come too, I should speak with Cedric, and it'll make the fact that Cornelia's missing look less suspicious if we're both gone." Elyon said.

Will finally stood herself. "Come on, you're going to have to stand closer if we're going."

Cornelia, Elyon, and Harry stepped up so that they were standing right beside her, Will held out her right hand, the Heart appeared, there was a bright flash of magenta light, and the four were gone.

There was silence among those remaining for a second, before Ron said; "We'd better not leave together."

The others nodded in agreement. First Hay Lin, Irma, and Taranee left, and Ron and Hermione followed shortly afterwards.

"I hope they're not gone long. It'll be noticed they're gone." Hermione said as she and Ron made their way through the snow towards Hogsmeade.

"I hope we don't run into Hagrid. He'll not only notice, he'll say something." Ron replied.

Will took them into the gardens, where Caleb happened to be speaking with Sirius.

Cornelia threw herself into Caleb's arms with a smile wide enough to split her face while Sirius greeted Harry and Will with hugs. Elyon pardoned herself, saying she was going to find Cedric and explain to him what they were doing back in Meridian.

"Sirius, we need to talk to you." Harry said urgently.

Sirius's smiled lessened and he seemed to grasp how important this was. He turned to Caleb. "Excuse me captain, but I need to speak with my godson and Will."

Caleb, who was still holding Cornelia, shrugged, a small tugging at his own lips. "As you can see, I'm busy myself."

Sirius chuckled, and lead Harry and Will off to his house, and directed them to sit in the parlor. "Tea?" He offered. "Or, at least, what they call tea here."

"No thank you." Harry and Will said in unison.

Sirius sank down into his own chair, and looked at them curiously. "All right, so what made four of you show up so suddenly and unannounced?"

"Remember when we told you something's going on at the school?" Harry asked.

Sirius nodded.

"More has happened since then. Two students were possessed on Halloween, we think by Professor Trelawney, and Hagrid's being especially secretive." Harry continued.

Sirius snorted. "That is strange. If there was one thing Hagrid was never good at, it's keeping secrets."

"Hermione thinks it all has something to do with something called The Piece of Heaven." Will stated, coming directly to the point.

Sirius examined both of them seriously and sat up straight in his chair.

"Well?" Harry pressed.

"That would be something indeed. How much do you know about The Piece of Heaven?"

"Just what Hermione said she found in a fifth year history book." Harry answered.

"That wouldn't be too much. Granted, I don't even know that much about it, it's a very, very old story." Sirius said, biting his bottom lip. "The one book that I ever saw it mentioned in said it was a psychic amplifier of sorts, although it didn't go into detail about what that meant."

"A psychic amplifier? That explains what's been going on." Will looked seriously at Harry. "Voldemort would have great use for something like that wouldn't he…?"

Harry went slightly pale.

"Harry, you don't think he knows, do you?" Will asked.

Harry shook his head. "I don't know. But we have to make sure he doesn't, or at least keep him from getting it. The way things have been working out with the defense of this thing, he's likely to find out."

"We should probably come up with some kind of plan. Hermione will probably have an idea."

"We might be noticed though, especially since Hagrid is keeping such a close eye on us now. We're going to have to be extra careful."

"You've got the cloak and Hay Lin can turn invisible. That should help."

Will and Harry's back and forth about forming a plan was interrupted by a sigh from Sirius, at which point they both looked at him curiously.

"I remember making plans like that with James and Remus. That was such a long time ago." Sirius stood and strode to a window, looking out at the rose garden in the courtyard. Suddenly, he cursed loudly. "I can't do anything, I'm trapped here, unable to go back and help! Unable to fight the war, to clear my name, to protect my friends and godson!"

Will and Harry both stood, looking awkwardly at Sirius's back.

"Sirius-"

"I've got to go back, damn it! I can't stay here and do nothing!" Sirius spat.

"No!" Will and Harry cried in unison, both crossing the room to him.

"Sirius, you can't! You'll be arrested! You'll be killed!" Harry exclaimed.

"Not before I do some damage I won't!" Sirius snapped, frowning at Harry and Will. "It would be better than doing nothing, than staying where it's safe and letting other people do all the fighting. You've got to take me back with you."

"No! What about Harry? What about Lupin? Harry lost you once, Lupin lost you twice! How do you think they'll feel having just gotten you back and then you get executed!" Will said, grabbing Sirius's arm and looking at him pleadingly. "I can't let you go back Sirius, not just for your sake."

Sirius paused, looking between the two teenagers, before he sighed in defeat. "You're right, you're right."

"We'll get Pettigrew." Harry stated firmly. "We'll get him and make him talk. Then you can come back. We'll get him."

Sirius nodded, moving back to his seat, a hand over his face.

"Sirius, you've helped us so much today. We need you here, the source of information nobody knows about." Will said, giving a smile. "You're our secret weapon."

Sirius gave a bark of laughter. "Secret weapon? Source of information? I'm afraid I'm not much good at being either one of those. I'm a fighter, plan and simple."

Harry moved to stand beside his godfather. "You're all of those Sirius."

Sirius smiled up at Harry. "Well, I suppose it's time for this old dog to learn some new tricks."

Will and Harry spent the rest of the afternoon with Sirius, forgetting the war, Voldemort, Pettigrew and any other problems for a while. Sirius asked for Harry to bring some pictures the next time he came, pictures of Bill and Fleur's wedding, as well as Tonks and Lupin's.

They headed out into the garden after saying goodbye, where they found Cornelia and Caleb sitting in a bed of flowers.

"Time to go Cornelia." Will said, honestly hating to drag her friend away.

Cornelia gifted Caleb with a kiss before standing and nodding.

"Where's Elyon?" Will asked, looking around for the queen.

"She went back already. I guess her business with Cedric didn't take long." Cornelia answered.

"Goodbye Caleb." Will said, holding out her right hand, palm upward.

"Goodbye." Caleb called over his shoulder, as he was already headed back towards the castle.

There was the familiar flash of magenta light, and the three teenagers found themselves in Myrtle's bathroom.

"Here again?" Cornelia said, making a face.

"It's where we're the least likely to be seen." Will answered, walking to the door and poking her head out to see if the coast was clear.

"Will? Is that you? Is Harry with you?" Came Myrtle's voice, with a gurgling sound to it, meaning she was probably in one of the toilets.

Will quickly waved them outside and they closed the door before Myrtle could float up to investigate. "It's almost time for dinner. We should go back to our dorms and change."

They went straight to the common room, where they found Ron and Hermione, sitting on one of the couches, already changed out of the clothes they had worn into Hogsmeade.

"Oh thank god you're here!" Ron exclaimed. "Do have any idea how long Hagrid followed us today? He's a very bad sneak, with his size and everything. I'm surprised he didn't ask about you."

"Is Elyon here?" Cornelia asked.

Hermione shook her head. "I haven't seen her since you left."

"What did you find out?" Ron asked.

Harry looked around the room, to see if there was anybody else there, and at exactly that moment, Colin raced down the boy's staircase and straight to his camera, which was sitting on a table by the fire.

"Hullo guys!" He greeted brightly, oblivious to anything that may have been said before he arrived.

Harry gave the tiniest shake of his head to Ron, and went up the boy's staircase himself to change out of his dusty pants and sweater.

End Chapter

A/N: I'm trying to make longer chapters, but I never like going much past 2,500 words, I think that's too long, and I'm sorry if it's still not long enough. I do plan to go back to my original updating once a month schedule as well.