July 22 2010 message 671
The best Slytherins are not IN Slytherin.. Harry is in Gryffindor.
I'd had enough, I will not take it anymore,that toad woman and her bloody quill
and her lies and rules and Snape, Merlin his damned feud with my father, taking
it out on me.. and his ...lust for my mother. I saw his thoughts and memories
before he forced me out of his mind.. bloody stalker, always watching her,
always trying to get into her.. good graces.. I don't know how, but I am sure
he had something to do with letting Voldemort know where my parents were
hiding.. If I can prove it, I will kill him myself. First I have too deal with
the Toad..
"Hullo Hermione, I'm back" I threw myself down on my favorite couch. She touched
my hand, which I had wrapped with a bloody handkerchief. I flinched in
pain..damn I need to keep that out of sight next time.. that is if there is a
next time.. "Stay here, I'll be right back.." she kipped up the stairs to her
dorm, I watched appreciating her bottom as it receded from me.. That girl,I am
beginning to really...like.. I lay back on the couch, eyes closed as I heard her
return. She sat down and took my hand, peeling the handkerchief back, causing
it to bleed again as the crusted blood was stuck to the cloth. I peered through
almost closed eyes, watching her every move.. She laid a towel on her lap and
put my hand on the towel, on her left leg. My fingers natural curve fit nicely
around her thigh and into the gap between.. She took out a jar and opened it,
dribbling it gently on the cuts left by the damned bloody toads' quill. Her
hands are soft and gentle, working the essence of murtlap into the wounds. Her
voice was almost unheard, muttering... "horrible evil toad.. ?..something..?
solicitor..Laws.. " she took the towel from under my hand and cleaned the
potion from her fingers, and tossed the towel accurately into a trashcan at the
edge of the common room. a good three point shot, actually. I flexed my fingers
gently squeezing her thigh, fairly high up, almost to her hip. "Thank you,
Hermione, thank you for taking care of me." She took my hand in hers, carefully
avoiding the wounded area, she did nothing to remove my hand from her thigh. "I
will always be there for you Harry,if I have anything to do with it." I sat up
straight and opened my eyes to look fully into hers. "It ends soon, tomorrow or
by the weekend at the latest. I need to arrange some things. and I need you to
come with me to Hogsmede Saturday." "Hogsmede?, what for, You know I will go
with you, anywhere, but why Hogsmede?"
"Because I want to spend time with you, with my best friend.." I lifted her
hand to my face and kissed it. "Because it's time to end her reign of terror."
She looked around quickly and whispered "What? How? You can't be serious" I
grinned.. "No Sirius is at Number 12" She glared at me and smacked my leg. "As
to how?".. I reached into my cloak and poked into an inner pocket, lifted out a
small golden object, just enough to show the tiny hourglass. Her eyes widened in
shock. I could see a thousand questions wanting to burst out. "I won't tell you
anything so you can't be caught in the backlash..if any" I stood and offered
her a hand up. she took it and rose from the couch. "My lady, would you care to
accompany me to a late dinner?" She wrapped her arm around mine and we went from
the common room to the covered up with my invisibility cloak I
looped the time turner around our necks and turned it back two full turns, but
did not let go until the shadows flitting by stopped. When I let go we
re-appeared, although under the invisibility cloak. we waited for the portrait
to open to leave. It was rather ironic that the portrait opened to let Hermione
and Ron in, arguing about something or other. We slipped out before the door
closed completely. "What's the argument about this time?" I asked. "Same old
thing, 'Harry gets all the money and fame and the girls, and he's convinced you
are going to marry his sister and I'm going to marry him, for One Big Happy
Weasley Family" I have told him that I want to put my career first, and he says
'no wife of mine is going to work, she's going to stay home with the babies' "
she said the last part in her "Ron Voice" We walked the halls until we reached
the kitchens, and sat at the table where an elf asked us what we would like to
eat, we gave our requests and drank tea until it all arrived.
It was a pleasant dinner. We ate and talked and giggled over the silly things
that Ron and Ginny were trying too do to influence us. They didn't know we
checked everything we ate or drank for potions and charms, I had found rings in
a jewelers shop while in Edinburgh last summer, the charms were detection charms
against these kind of things. Sirius had told me about the things the Marauders
had done, and suggested finding some detection amulets or rings, so when the
opportunity arose, I took it. Moody was always saying "Constant Vigilance" so I
worked at being properly paranoid. I contacted an Irish Potions master and
commissioned an anti-polyjuice potion, and he came up with a shampoo which if
used once a week made your hair unusable for polyjuice, in fact it would
seriously damage anyone who attempted to use your hair for that purpose. I
insisted that Hermione and Luna and I use it regularly.
"I'm really tired, Hermione, I'm really tired of playing the part of whipping
boy, of being wimp Harry for everyone to push around.. Umbitch, Snape,
Dumbassdore.. I am tied of being lied to, manipulated and abused."
She took my hands in hers and leaned across the table and kissed my cheek. "Not
much longer, luv, our plan will come to fruition soon, Sirius is working out his
end, and we have to do our part.. speaking of which?" she raised an eyebrow in
question. I sighed. "You're right, let me call him.."I pulled out my mirror from
my bag as she expanded my chair and slid in next to me. "Padfoot!" the mirror
blurred and Sirius' face came into view.. "What's up younguns?" I made a face
and Hermione giggled. "Just checking in you old fart" Sirius made a face "Hello
Hermione, what's your boyfriend there up to?"
She looked up at me with a smile. "Oh, a little murder, a little mayhem, the
usual.."
"Well all right then.. Hows the latest 'lesson' with Snape go?" I answered.. "I
have some ideas about where the DEs are going to attack next, between the false
visions Moldy is sending me and the info I extracted from Snape's head.. that
dick gives me a headache, I want to end these 'lessons' soon" Sirius nodded.
"Remus and I agree on that, there's too much risk, you might get caught, so
unless you think there is a real good reason, the 'lessons' end now." "Thank
you, I will send the memories I tapped via the usual route." "Good, good, we'll
be waiting.. what else do you have?" I sat up straight. "I'm going to execute
Umbridge this weekend, so I may need some backup.." Sirius' eyes widened. "Are
you sure, that's a big step.." I held up my hand showing the scarring. "I've had
enough." Sirius was silent for a moment, then sighed. "I suppose you are right,
you're the one taking all the punishment for this, so we won't overrule your
decision.. do you have a plan?" I smirked at his image.. "Am I not the cunning
Slytherin?, of course I have a plan.., and I am not sharing it, other than the
fact I am taking my girlfriends on a date Saturday to Hogsmeade, in a very
public place." I turned and kissed Hermione on the cheek as I said this..
"If you are sure, shall I have Remus stop in to visit you on this, for
confirmation?" "No, Friday is the full moon, he needs his rest."
We signed off and left the kitchens after thanking the elves for feeding us.
I pulled out the Map and perused it from a dark corner.