Chapter 34
Harry fell asleep in one of the chairs by the fire. The night seemed to drag on. When the first rays of the sun crept thru the common room Harry awoke with a shudder. He looked around and relized he had been asleep. He looked around for a sign that his friend had returned. To his dismay there was no sign of her. He remembered the day he met her in this very room sitting in a chair by the fire. He seemed to have a feeling of deja vu. After a moment he decided to go up to his dorm to change for the day. Harry walked up the old steps just like he did so many times before. Today however he couldn't concentrate on them. He nearly fell in a disappearing step. As he reached for the door handle to his dorm room the door opened. Ron was standing there.
"I was wondering what happened to you Harry. You didn't come up last night. You fall asleep in the common room?" Ron asked.
"Yes." Harry said sadly as he went to his dresser to get a change of clothes. Ron walked over.
"Harry, you like her don't you. That's why your acting this way."
Harry glared at Ron.
"She's a friend. Just like you and Hermione, nothing more."
"Oh don't tell me that Harry, you like her I can tell."
"Ron." Harry spat out.
"You are, but don't worry I won't say a word."
"You had better not, because you have the wrong idea about me and Blackcat. We have become very close freinds. I know more about her now then most people do. I know she is going thru a rough time. I want to help but don't know how." Harry replied as she pulled a clean shirt over his head.
"Ok, well I'll meet you in the Great Hall, I'll save you a seat Harry." Ron said as he smiled.
"Alright, I will be down in a minute." Harry replied as he finished changing.
After a bit Harry walked back downstairs to the Common Room. He noticed some of Blackcat's friends talking in the corner. He let out a sigh and walked out of the room to the Great Hall to meet Ron for breakfeast.
"I hear our next match is with Slytherin." Said Neville.
"I heard that Malfoy got a new broom for it." Replied another Gryffindor.
Harry didn't pay much attention to the conversation. He sat down next to Ron with a sad look on his face. Hermione saw this and smiled.
"Cheer up Harry, she will be back Harry."
"I know Hermione, I know." Harry said sadly as he picked up a piece of toast.
The rest of Blackcat's friends entered the Great Hall and sat. They seemed to be whispering to each other. Alex and Kagato moved away from the others and sat together. Harry glanced at them and then he looked up to the head table.
Professor Dumbledore and Snape were talking to one another. Professor McGonagall was listening in. Harry couldn't hear a word over the crowd. He was able to catch some of it by reading the teachers lips.
"I told you this would happen Albus, you didn't head my word." Professor Snape said.
"This was to be expected Severus." Professor Dumbledore replied back.
Harry turned away when Ron reached for the juice in front of him.
" I wonder if Professor Dumbledore knows Blackcat is gone." Harry thought to himself. He then decided to find out. Harry stood up from the table and began to walk the long line to the head table. He walked past some first years who just watched him for a moment and smiled. Harry could feel some of the Slytherin glaring at him as he walked. He made his way up to the front.
"Um, Professor?" Harry asked rather meekly.
Professor Snape instantly stopped talking and glared at Harry.
"What do you need now Potter?" He hissed.
"Sir, I wanted to ask the headmaster a question." Harry answered at he looked away from Professor Snape.
"So be it, but interupt another of my conversations Potter and you will end up cleaning the trophies just like Weasly."
Dumbledore rose his hand and Professor Snape took this as his cue to leave the Great Hall. He looked at Harry.
"Yes Harry, what can I help you with?" Professor Dumbledore asked.
"Well sir, were you informed that Blackcat was taken away?" Harry replied, worry was in his voice now.
"The Gryffindor Prefect informed me of the situation. I've sent word to her clan asking why."
Harry looked up to Dumbledore.
"Sir, they may hurt her."
"That is not my biggest worry Harry. I fear more will happen due to this." Dumbledore replied. The twinkle in his eyes was gone.
Suddenly there was a large flash of light at the end of the Gryffindor table. Dumbledore stood up as three figures appeared. Two in dark blue robes, one in a light blue robe.
"What is the meaning of this intrusion?" Dumbledore yelled from the head table to the visitors. Harry turned to see the Druids. The one in red lowered his hood and looked at Harry.
" We are looking for our chosen. She has disappeared. We have come here to take the Dragon Heart and find out what she knows of this." The one in red growled.
"Disappeared? Blackcat?" The Gryffindor table erupted in whispers. Dumbledore saw this and rose his hand.
"Silence. Now Druid, as you can see Blackcat is not here. I can not grant your wish to take Ms. Reese. You must understand I do not want another clan war to start. I will prevent this from happening."
"You can not stop us. We have our orders." The lead Druid growled and motioned at the other two. These two walked over to Alex and tried to grab her. Kagato stood up in between them.
"I won't let you take her. You will have to get thru me first." He said, his voice was like a low growl of an animal. Alex saw this and put a hand on his shoulder.
"Not here Kagato. There are to many others here." Alex whispered to him.
Kagato didn't back down. The two Druids tried to push him away to get to Alex. Kagato grabbed one and tossed him over the table with supernatural strength. The other was able to grab Alex.
"Let me Go!" Alex yelled. Suddenly her locket flashed and the Druid's grip was broken. He was thrown into the air and into a wall. Alex closed her eyes and winced. Kagato spun and caught her.
"Alex!" He yelled.
The head Druid glared at the two and with a wave of his hand they disappeared.
"Fools, how hard can it be to take a child."
"Harder then you think" Came a reply from behind the Druid.
Behind him stood Lei, Sid and Lil. They all had their wands drawn.
" I've come here only for the Dragon Heart. Foolish children." He glared.
"Enough, I'm asking you to leave the school grounds now. I shall talk to your elders about this intrusion. Leave before someone gets hurt." Dumbledore said. Harry sensed Dumbledore meant buisness. Harry knew to not say a word.
"I am not leaving without her. Now come with me Dragon Heart. You know where she is don't you?" The druid said angrily.
Alex just shook her head as Kagato placed her in her seat and put his arm around her.
"She doesn't know damit. Now leave before I hurt you." Kagato answered for Alex.
"Make me child." The Druid replied.
Kagato began to get up, suddenly there was a flash of light that came from the corner. The Druid was caught off guard and stepped back when he saw who it was.
"I knew you would come." Said the Druid.
Everyone spun around to see who the new visitor was.
Harry fell asleep in one of the chairs by the fire. The night seemed to drag on. When the first rays of the sun crept thru the common room Harry awoke with a shudder. He looked around and relized he had been asleep. He looked around for a sign that his friend had returned. To his dismay there was no sign of her. He remembered the day he met her in this very room sitting in a chair by the fire. He seemed to have a feeling of deja vu. After a moment he decided to go up to his dorm to change for the day. Harry walked up the old steps just like he did so many times before. Today however he couldn't concentrate on them. He nearly fell in a disappearing step. As he reached for the door handle to his dorm room the door opened. Ron was standing there.
"I was wondering what happened to you Harry. You didn't come up last night. You fall asleep in the common room?" Ron asked.
"Yes." Harry said sadly as he went to his dresser to get a change of clothes. Ron walked over.
"Harry, you like her don't you. That's why your acting this way."
Harry glared at Ron.
"She's a friend. Just like you and Hermione, nothing more."
"Oh don't tell me that Harry, you like her I can tell."
"Ron." Harry spat out.
"You are, but don't worry I won't say a word."
"You had better not, because you have the wrong idea about me and Blackcat. We have become very close freinds. I know more about her now then most people do. I know she is going thru a rough time. I want to help but don't know how." Harry replied as she pulled a clean shirt over his head.
"Ok, well I'll meet you in the Great Hall, I'll save you a seat Harry." Ron said as he smiled.
"Alright, I will be down in a minute." Harry replied as he finished changing.
After a bit Harry walked back downstairs to the Common Room. He noticed some of Blackcat's friends talking in the corner. He let out a sigh and walked out of the room to the Great Hall to meet Ron for breakfeast.
"I hear our next match is with Slytherin." Said Neville.
"I heard that Malfoy got a new broom for it." Replied another Gryffindor.
Harry didn't pay much attention to the conversation. He sat down next to Ron with a sad look on his face. Hermione saw this and smiled.
"Cheer up Harry, she will be back Harry."
"I know Hermione, I know." Harry said sadly as he picked up a piece of toast.
The rest of Blackcat's friends entered the Great Hall and sat. They seemed to be whispering to each other. Alex and Kagato moved away from the others and sat together. Harry glanced at them and then he looked up to the head table.
Professor Dumbledore and Snape were talking to one another. Professor McGonagall was listening in. Harry couldn't hear a word over the crowd. He was able to catch some of it by reading the teachers lips.
"I told you this would happen Albus, you didn't head my word." Professor Snape said.
"This was to be expected Severus." Professor Dumbledore replied back.
Harry turned away when Ron reached for the juice in front of him.
" I wonder if Professor Dumbledore knows Blackcat is gone." Harry thought to himself. He then decided to find out. Harry stood up from the table and began to walk the long line to the head table. He walked past some first years who just watched him for a moment and smiled. Harry could feel some of the Slytherin glaring at him as he walked. He made his way up to the front.
"Um, Professor?" Harry asked rather meekly.
Professor Snape instantly stopped talking and glared at Harry.
"What do you need now Potter?" He hissed.
"Sir, I wanted to ask the headmaster a question." Harry answered at he looked away from Professor Snape.
"So be it, but interupt another of my conversations Potter and you will end up cleaning the trophies just like Weasly."
Dumbledore rose his hand and Professor Snape took this as his cue to leave the Great Hall. He looked at Harry.
"Yes Harry, what can I help you with?" Professor Dumbledore asked.
"Well sir, were you informed that Blackcat was taken away?" Harry replied, worry was in his voice now.
"The Gryffindor Prefect informed me of the situation. I've sent word to her clan asking why."
Harry looked up to Dumbledore.
"Sir, they may hurt her."
"That is not my biggest worry Harry. I fear more will happen due to this." Dumbledore replied. The twinkle in his eyes was gone.
Suddenly there was a large flash of light at the end of the Gryffindor table. Dumbledore stood up as three figures appeared. Two in dark blue robes, one in a light blue robe.
"What is the meaning of this intrusion?" Dumbledore yelled from the head table to the visitors. Harry turned to see the Druids. The one in red lowered his hood and looked at Harry.
" We are looking for our chosen. She has disappeared. We have come here to take the Dragon Heart and find out what she knows of this." The one in red growled.
"Disappeared? Blackcat?" The Gryffindor table erupted in whispers. Dumbledore saw this and rose his hand.
"Silence. Now Druid, as you can see Blackcat is not here. I can not grant your wish to take Ms. Reese. You must understand I do not want another clan war to start. I will prevent this from happening."
"You can not stop us. We have our orders." The lead Druid growled and motioned at the other two. These two walked over to Alex and tried to grab her. Kagato stood up in between them.
"I won't let you take her. You will have to get thru me first." He said, his voice was like a low growl of an animal. Alex saw this and put a hand on his shoulder.
"Not here Kagato. There are to many others here." Alex whispered to him.
Kagato didn't back down. The two Druids tried to push him away to get to Alex. Kagato grabbed one and tossed him over the table with supernatural strength. The other was able to grab Alex.
"Let me Go!" Alex yelled. Suddenly her locket flashed and the Druid's grip was broken. He was thrown into the air and into a wall. Alex closed her eyes and winced. Kagato spun and caught her.
"Alex!" He yelled.
The head Druid glared at the two and with a wave of his hand they disappeared.
"Fools, how hard can it be to take a child."
"Harder then you think" Came a reply from behind the Druid.
Behind him stood Lei, Sid and Lil. They all had their wands drawn.
" I've come here only for the Dragon Heart. Foolish children." He glared.
"Enough, I'm asking you to leave the school grounds now. I shall talk to your elders about this intrusion. Leave before someone gets hurt." Dumbledore said. Harry sensed Dumbledore meant buisness. Harry knew to not say a word.
"I am not leaving without her. Now come with me Dragon Heart. You know where she is don't you?" The druid said angrily.
Alex just shook her head as Kagato placed her in her seat and put his arm around her.
"She doesn't know damit. Now leave before I hurt you." Kagato answered for Alex.
"Make me child." The Druid replied.
Kagato began to get up, suddenly there was a flash of light that came from the corner. The Druid was caught off guard and stepped back when he saw who it was.
"I knew you would come." Said the Druid.
Everyone spun around to see who the new visitor was.