Title: The Lost Child

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Chapter 21: The Dark Book

Harrys POV

When Harry returned from the Hag (Araminta was spending the day with father) he was met with a very angry Ginny Weasley. Harry had no idea what he could have done now to make her so mad. Normally she couldn't say two words to him but he figured that something had happened to change that.

"Where have you been?" Ginny asked.

"Getting potion ingredients with Snape and Minty," Harry said.

"Minty is that what you call that little freak," Ginny snapped.

Harry looked at her with narrow eyes.

"Why are you acting like this?" Harry asked.

"Because every time you're around here things happen," Ginny said. "I don't like her and neither does Ron."

"Well Ron hates anyone that takes me away from him," Harry snapped. "I'm my own person, Ginny, and I would like for you to respect that. Anyway, I thought you liked her. I mean you were talking to her."

"Phase," Ginny said. "And something that I wont do again. Now you have a choice, Harry, you can either hang around with freak girl or you can hang around with your true friends."

Harry couldn't believe that Ginny was doing this, acting like Araminta had done something wrong.

"No, I'm not going to stop hanging out with Minty and you can just forget about it."

Ginny stared at him in shock.

"And why not?" Ron asked.

"Because Araminta is my sister," Harry said.

"You lie," Ginny snarled. "That bitch is no one's sister."

Harry had the sudden urge to slap her, not that he ever wanted to hit a female, but no one called his sister that word. However Hermione did it for him and Ginny stared at the both of them.

"F-F-Fine," Ginny sobbed. "Stay with freak girl, you both deserve each other."

And Ginny ran from the common room.

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Aramintas POV

"Why is the hag allowed to live in the forest?" Araminta asked her father.

"Because Dumbledore allowed her to," Snape answered. "Personally she should have been sent off somewhere where she wouldn't hurt anyone."

"Well I'm glad that I was able to stop her from eating both you and Harry," Araminta told him.

Snape smiled at her and she returned it.

"So what's going to happen to her now?"

"Dumbledore will most likely tell her that she has to leave," he said. "Though I'm glad that she'll be going."

"Me too," Araminta said.

That night Araminta decided to spend it sleeping in her fathers quarters. True it was hard on her senses but after what happened she just wanted to lie down somewhere and forget this horrible day had happened. Suddenly something rocked the very foundation of the school and woke everyone up. Araminta got out of bed and raced to the corridor, Slytherin's even coming out to see what was going on.

Araminta hurried up to the entrance hall and then outside where most of the staff was gathered. A huge light came from where Araminta knew the Library was at and Professor McGonagall had a horrible look on her face.

"Oh no, not Merlin's book," she said, as the light vanished.

"What are you talking about?" Araminta asked.

McGonagall seemed startled that she was there.

"Everyone, back in the castle," Dumbledore called out. "We need to gather all the students as this is a very grave threat."

It didn't take long to gather the students together and all of them waited to see what Dumbledore would tell them about the light. Araminta wondered if it really had been one of Merlin's books, though she didn't know that Merlin had created a book of any kind.

"Everyone, this school is now in even more grave danger then it was when the heir of Slytherin was attacking students," Dumbledore started. "Someone has unlocked Merlin's Dark Book of Monsters."

Most of the students gasped but the muggleborns had no idea what he was talking about.

"Years after Camelot fell monsters of all kind attacked what had been a peaceful kingdom. Merlin, himself, created book that was to house them. Each monster that he caught was trapped inside the book. Before he died he handed the book over to the Headmaster who placed it inside the library. Merlin told him that if the book was ever open that the monsters would come forth and try and destroy this world. However something else was trapped inside. Merlin had managed to take Morgana Lefey's powers away and trap her soul inside the book as well.

"Whoever opened the book would be infected by Morgana's power and her soul. Now I want to know who opened Merlin's Dark Black Book."

No one came forth and Araminta had a feeling that no one would.

"Fine, but if I find who did it that person will be sent to Azkaban for their crimes," Dumbledore said. "And that's a promise that I will keep."

He then waved them away and the students started leaving. However Araminta stayed behind.

"Headmaster," Araminta said.

"Yes," Dumbledore said.

"Will I have to defeat these monsters?"

Dumbledore looked at her and nodded.

"My daughter can't defeat some of those things," Snape said.

"I understand, Severus, but it has to be done," Dumbledore said. "She is Merlin and only Merlin can return the monsters back to the book."

"Sir, did Merlin write anything inside the book?" Araminta asked.

"Yes and you shall have the book," Dumbledore said. "Hopefully it will be enough."

Araminta hoped so as well.

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A/N: Oh boy and she thought that things would quiet down. Next up: Hermione goes missing.