Chapter 28: Betrayal
"No I'm telling you they're all dead, Prongs, Lily and Wormtail. He did it." Remus spoke and Octavia growled at him.
"You're insane, why would Sirius of all people do something like that. James was family to us!" Octavia yelled in response.
"You can't even use the nicknames we have since we were 14, what's with the change?"
"Because I don't believe any of this Moony, tell me. Why would Padfoot betray all of us? Him giving Voldemort Prongs and Lily's location doesn't make sense, he had to know he would have been caught for it and why would he kill Wormtail?"
"Maybe because he's been playing us all along?"
"I just don't believe it, he would have lost so much. He adores Willa, why would he give her up?"
"Maybe he never did…"
"You're insane Moony, Willa is his daughter!"
Octavia shot up in her bed from her dream, she couldn't believe what she was seeing. She knew it was her and Remus arguing, they might have been older but it was enough to realise it was them but it was the nicknames that they both mentioned that confused her.
What was shocking of all was that Sirius had a daughter, what was with her dream, why would she dream of Sirius having a daughter? The same name that she saw her daughter having the previous year, had something changed or were they destined to have a daughter together?
She climbed out of her bed and headed down the stairs before heading up the other staircase and entering the boys' dorm and crept over to Sirius' bed and shook him awake.
"What is it? I swear I'm getting sick and tired of you waking me up in the middle of the night." Sirius sat up and rubbed his eyes.
"You wouldn't betray us right? You'll have our backs always right?" Octavia spoke quietly and Sirius cocked his head to the side, almost trying to read her.
"You had another dream of yours didn't you?" he questioned and she nodded, he hung his head before shifting over and letting her climb in beside him. "What happened?"
"Something about James, Evans and Pete being dead, you betraying us all. Me and Moony arguing and you had a daughter."
"Me having kids," Sirius laughed and Octavia felt a little better about the whole thing. "Now we know that one won't come true if I get my way, get some sleep O." Sirius spoke softly before softly kissing her head.
Octavia didn't fall asleep straight away, she was worried if Sirius would force her to tell the others about the ones she had been keeping from them. If there was anything to her dreams, she didn't want this one to be true, especially if what Remus said was true. At some point in the future, before they got 'old', James and Peter would be dead, along with Evans. Octavia didn't hate Evans but it didn't mean she wanted the girl dead at the hands of Voldemort.
Octavia never told him about the dream she had last year, she didn't see the point since it wasn't of anything useful. She always thought her daughter was with Regulus, but now, now she was thinking it was with Sirius instead of Regulus.
If she was a Dreamer, like they had suspected, then could this really be something from their futures? Could James, Peter and Evans really end up dead, and was it at the hands of Voldemort or Sirius?
When Sirius woke up in the morning he noticed that Octavia was awake but it was obvious she didn't get a wink of sleep after she climbed into bed with him.
"What did you see in your dream O?" he spoke softly, startling her.
"Moony and I were arguing, something about you selling Pete, James and Evans to Voldemort and they ended up dead. Moony was deadest on the fact that you did it while I couldn't believe it, I claimed because you adored your daughter, you wouldn't, couldn't do it." Sirius reached over and wiped away the single tear that had escaped.
"I would never betray you guys, I don't even know Evans but James and Pete, they're our friends why would I do something like that? Regardless of what that piece of parchment that Voldemort sent you, I honestly don't believe that dream will come true."
"But what if it does?" Octavia questioned and Sirius frowned as her voice broke.
"It won't, I will never betray you guys, ever." Sirius spoke sternly, Octavia nodded before snuggling in closer to him. "Get some more sleep, it's the weekend and we don't have to head down for breakfast any time soon."
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Everyone looked up and watched as the seventh year Ravenclaw walked towards Professor Flitwick.
The third year Gryffindors were currently in Charms with the Hufflepuff students, it was rare to see another student enter a classroom when most of them had their own classes or if they had study breaks they were in their common room or the library. So of course everyone curious as to why the seventh year decided it to be a good idea to interrupt the third year class.
"Miss Carrow, you've been requested to go and see Professor Dumbledore." Flitwick spoke in his squeaky voice and Octavia instantly looked at her friends.
She couldn't understand why she was to go and see Dumbledore, it didn't make sense. Even when she had to go home for her aunt Hattie's funeral she didn't visit Dumbledore, in fact the only conversation she's had with Dumbledore was last year about her arm.
"Take this," Octavia shoved her parchment that was linked with her friends at Remus, unsure as to what would happen if Dumbledore saw it.
Octavia packed away her things before leaving the classroom, completely unaware of what could happen the moment she entered his office. She was worried that he had found out the truth about her home life, the truth about the scar on the her arm or even that Voldemort was sending her letters on the odd occasion.
"You wanted to see me Professor?" Octavia spoke as she entered Dumbledore's office, still worried about why she was requested.
"Yes, I had Professor McGonagall come and speak to me a few days ago, she stated you were asking questions about Wandless and Dreamers."
The fact that Octavia was questioning McGonagall about the difference between Dreamers and Wandless didn't even cross her mind, now she was worried about what Dumbledore would do if he knew the truth.
"I was but I had read about them and was only curious about the differences between the two, I didn't understand how Wandless could perform all types of magic plus their own while Dreamers could only perform one class of spells."
"It isn't fully studied because both types are so rare, but it is said to believe that it's what makes them different to your average witch or wizard. There is something in them that allows them to perform the wandless magic, almost like they pull the energy needed from within themselves. Wandless are able to pull more energy from within themselves giving them no limitation while Dreamers can't, they are limited and that limitation reduces them to one class of magic. Nearly every single one of the Dreamers on record have been able to produce spells that can be either classified as either Charms or Transfiguration whereas only one has been able to produce spells that would be taught under the Defence Against the Dark Arts branch."
"Why only one?" Octavia questioned, she knew she had to be careful about what she asked or said. She didn't know what Dumbledore would do if he knew the truth.
"I believe it's because of the spells they use, the Patronus Charm for example is as the name says a charm but it's used as a form of defence against Dementors. There are a few spells that are the case. As for why there is only one Dreamer on record who has managed these charms is because I believe it's the amount of concentration put into them. Flipendo as an example, the more energy or concentration you put into performing the spell, the stronger the affects."
"Okay but why is there such a difference? Why can't Dreamers perform all spells but for only a duration of time?"
"I cannot tell you that Miss Carrow but I can tell you why I believe there is a difference between the three. Transfiguration is changing the structure and appearance of an object, it requires more imagination whereas Charms is changing the environment and is heavily based on wand movements."
"But if Charms is based on wand movements how does a Dreamer or Wandless perform them?"
"That I do not know, maybe for them it's based on imagination."
"But then why not Transfiguration as well then if it's imagination?"
"I do not know, that is what I do not understand. What do you believe you have specialised in Octavia?" Dumbledore spoke and Octavia froze, she had no idea what to say in response and now she was terrified she wouldn't be allowed to stay on at Hogwarts.
She had read up on Wandless, they were considered dangerous creatures. They even had a XXXXX Ministry Rating attached to them, while Dreamers, they were so rare that they weren't even on the rating system.
"You can trust me, I've been suspicious about the truth since I heard about your wand, surely you've read enough to know that every single one of the recorded Dreamers have had a wand made from two types of woods. I must note that you've been lucky to have two woods of very similar colour, most don't and that is why they get caught out so early."
"We believe it's Charms, I can levitate things, on occasions things have burst into flames while I've been around and I've also managed to produce a protective shield but that is what threw us because the shield is defensive."
"Interesting, have you managed to succeed in performing anything on command?"
Octavia didn't response, she just stayed silent looking at Dumbledore as she watched him. She was worried about how bad it was going to be when she revealed everything to him, for years her parents spoke badly of him but being at Hogwarts changed that view and now she was just confused.
"What made you think I am one?"
"Your wand, Ollivander informed me of the purchase once you had left. Surely you've read enough to know that Dreamers only ever have wands that contain two types of woods, they have never gone out to a normal witch or wizard."
Octavia didn't say anything, she just focused on the book on Dumbledore's desk and within moments it was floating in front.
"Excellent, that is truly remarkable. Now I do have to ask, where did you find your information?" Dumbledore questioned and that is what terrified her, she didn't know how she would respond saying that it was Voldemort.
"We've been trying to find out what was so different about me and the only thing we could find was information on Wandless, there was only one book that mentioned Dreamers but didn't have any information and it wasn't until Professor Burrows mentioned them in class once that we were really curious."
"That still doesn't tell me where you found your information, I know none of the books in the library house the information you would be after."
"Does it really matter? I obviously wasn't given enough information since I had to go asking more questions, do you know where I can find some books to help me? I want to work out what is so different, I want to be able to control my powers and work out if my dreams are actually real."
The look that appeared on Dumbledore's face made her realise that she made a mistake, that she shouldn't have mentioned her dreams because until then he had only asked about her magical abilities as a Dreamer but nothing about dreams and her future.
"You've been having dreams, as you say, about the future?"
"Yes, is there something wrong with that? From what I've read it's a part of being a Dreamer." Octavia was worried, was she not a Dreamer like her and her friends had thought, like Dumbledore suggested.
"No it most certainly is a part of being a Dreamer and I'm not saying you aren't one because I honestly believe you are a Dreamer because the dots add up but most Dreamers don't have the ability to see into the future until they are older, much older than you are. What have you seen?" Dumbledore's statement had shocked her, if she wasn't meant to see into the future just yet, why was she? Was she that different from other Dreamers?
"Some things are trivial, whether it be me much older seeing my future children off to their time at Hogwarts or moments of my future that make it seem like everything is fine and nothing bad happens but…"
"But what Octavia, there is something else you aren't telling me."
"I feel like there is a war on the horizon for our kind and Voldemort is the front runner." Octavia spoke quietly, not looking at Dumbledore in fact she was looking at the Phoenix that Dumbledore had.
"It was Voldemort that sent you that information wasn't it?" Dumbledore finally questioned but Octavia didn't respond, she didn't want to answer that question.
"Your Phoenix is stunning."
"Yes Fawkes is stunning, a very loyal companion at that. We all need someone loyal in our lives, someone who cares for our wellbeing, the one person we can't keep secrets from." Octavia looked over at Dumbledore just in time to catch him write something on a piece of parchment.
"Yes, it makes things easier having that person in our lives doesn't it?"
"It does, here take this, it will grant you access to the books you need in the Restricted Section." Octavia grabbed the piece of parchment that he held out, with a small smile of thanks. "I do wish that if Voldemort attempts to contact you again that you tell me, I only wish to help you Octavia."
She didn't say anything, just grabbed the piece of parchment and her things before leaving Dumbledore's office, unsure as to if she wanted to go back to her friends just yet.
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Octavia stood in the bathroom behind a locked door looking at the permission slip Dumbledore had given her for the books she needed that were in the Restricted Section of the library a few days ago. She hadn't set foot in the library, afraid of what could happen the moment she read those books and she had been dodging every single question her friends threw her way in regards to her being requested to Dumbledore's office.
She unlocked the door and stepped out into her dorm room to notice Lilith sitting cross legged on her bed, almost as if she was waiting for her.
"You took forever in the bathroom, come on I'm starving." Lilith exclaimed and Octavia laughed, it was almost as if the boys were rubbing off on the girls. "What's so funny?"
"You, I've never heard you complain about being hungry like that, ever. It's like the boys are rubbing off on you."
"Or you, you complain that you're hungry all the time, you even eat as much as them." Lilith spoke with a smile on her face and Octavia shook her head.
"Come on let's go get breakfast then if you're so hungry." Octavia teased and left the dorm.
Octavia was still laughing at the whining Lilith as they entered the Great Hall and took their seats at the Gryffindor table with the boys.
"What are you laughing at?" Sirius questioned, carefully watching Octavia.
He was worried, she had a very good mask on her but in the last couple of days he had seen the cracks and knew that whatever was said in Dumbledore's office had panicked her and she refused to talk about it, he didn't want her to push him away but he could only sit back and watch her crack and slowly break down so many times.
"Lilith complaining she was hungry, I compared her to you boys." Octavia smirked and Sirius barked out a laugh, the rest of the boys following shortly.
"I think you're as bad as us O," Remus spoke and when Octavia looked at him, he was smiling into his goblet.
Octavia picked up a piece of toast and threw it at him, muttering something about him being a world class prat.
"I'll meet you and James at Quidditch practise later," Sirius nodded at her, he wanted to question what she was doing but he also knew today was the day he was going to follow her and see what she was hiding from them.
"That was strange…" Peter muttered and Sirius looked at him. "She's being acting weird and normally you question what she's doing."
"Just leave it Pete, I'll see you all later." Sirius spoke before standing up and rushing out of the Great Hall hoping he can catch sight of Octavia before she disappeared, knowing full well that she knew the Castle better than any of them due to her better memory.
"Dumbledore gave you permission for these?" Madam Prince questioned Octavia, Octavia knew it sounded farfetched, how often did Dumbledore give out permission?
Octavia had finally decided to go to the library to check out the books Dumbledore had given her permission for, hoping that they would be helpful.
"Yes he did, I was requested to his office a couple of days ago but I haven't had the time to come and check the books out until now, so can I have them or not?"
"This is six books Miss Carrow, normally students are only allowed one or two at a time."
Octavia shrugged, "How often does Dumbledore give out permission? Surely given that it's from the Headmaster I can have the six books?"
"Very well wait here."
Octavia let out a breath of relief as Prince walked away, she was glad that the nature of the books wasn't questioned nor why she wanted them.
"Why did Dumbledore give you permission for so many books?" Octavia jumped at the sound of Sirius' voice but he didn't apologise, he continued talking. "That can't be the true nature of your visit to his office?"
Octavia turned and faced him, not entirely pleased with this knowing he had followed her. "Did you follow me here?" she hissed at him and he shrugged.
"What's with the books O, why did Dumbledore give you permission to them?" Sirius questioned again and she rolled her eyes.
Octavia let out a huff of annoyance before speaking. "You're like a dog with a bone you know that right?"
"Hey maybe that will be my Animagus form," Sirius tapped her on the shoulder and she just shook her head at him.
"Maybe that's what we should find next, books on Animagus forms and start trying to work out what we may get." Octavia responded and looked back just in time to see Prince returning with the books.
"That's them, they're huge."
"They're the books Dumbledore gave you permission for, although Unmasked Creatures is not to be taken from the library under any circumstances. You have permission to read through it but it has to be returned, I will continue to give it to you no questions asked until I'm told otherwise by Dumbledore."
"Got it, I will return Unmasked Creatures when I leave the library." Octavia flashed Prince a smile before grabbing the books and heading towards her favourite table in the back.
"Is that what you aren't telling me, Dumbledore confronted you about what we assume to believe, you being a Dreamer? Did he give you those books?"
"Why do you care Sirius? Why do you care so much about what Dumbledore wanted me in his office for? You've never bugged me this much about why a Professor has requested me but now, all of a sudden because it was Dumbledore you're on my case like a dog with a bone." Octavia snapped as she placed the books down on the table.
"I care because if it is about these Dreamer creatures I want to help, I want to know what has Voldemort so fascinated by you and why he wants you. They must be pretty damn powerful that he wants you, regardless of you refusing to do what he wants and the fact that we are considered blood traitors by our families." Sirius spoke, his voice coming out hoarse due to the anger he was holding in and Octavia lowered her gaze, refusing to look at him.
"And apparently I'm more powerful then what they usually are."
"What are you on about?"
"Dumbledore said that most Dreamers don't start seeing the future until they're older, the fact that I'm so young is a surprise even with most of my dreams being about death and destruction shocked him."
Sirius grabbed one of the books to help her read through, he wanted to do this for her because she was his best friend and he was worried about her future.
"We'll figure this out and the rest of our friends know, they will help us. Maybe you're only having your dreams because of the war that we think is coming, your dream the other night, yes you found out that I'm having a daughter at some stage in the future but you said that you and Moony were arguing about them being dead at the hands of Voldemort yes?" Sirius questioned and she looked up at him, thinking about it all.
"You think all of my dreams I've had so far, regardless of how trivial they seem are related back to this war and Voldemort?" Octavia stated and he nodded. "But my one about the map doesn't make sense, all it was was some kid walking down one of the corridors at Hogwarts with it."
"All you see is what is going on at that point in time yes? You know nothing of what's happened before that moment yes?" Octavia nodded in response. "Then how do you know that kid isn't using that map to find something or someone that is linked with Voldemort. If that's the case then wouldn't all your dreams be in some way or another linked to Voldemort, maybe him and our unsure future and war has caused you to start having the dreams earlier than other Dreamers have?"
"Alright fine, when you put it that way it makes sense but is our future going to be that bad if it's causing me to have these dreams so early? Are we really going to be facing a war when we graduate? Because Moony and I didn't look that old in that dream."
"I can't tell you that O, they're your dreams. Come on let's start reading some of these and see what is useful."
Octavia nodded before opening the first book, she wanted her answers and just hoped these would help.
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A/N: Thank you to everyone who continues to read, set alerts and review my story it means a lot to me but reviews mean even more.
Raven that flies at night thank you for reviewing, it means a lot to me. I hope this chapter answered your question but if not, she is differently a Dreamer and not a Wandless. Wandless have been a number of times and I wanted to do something difference, hence Dreamer since I haven't read anything like it.
Katie thank you for reviewing, it means a lot to me. I'm glad you are enjoying the relationships I'm creating, I'm having so much fun with them. I've made them bicker and fight because I know no relationship is perfect, as for what happens with them, I have most of it all figured out except one…Regulus. As for the engagement between Octavia and Regulus, I'm still working on it.
