Chapter 18

We Meet Again

"No Harry this isn't possible," explained the voice. " You can not bring the dead back to life. No one left out anything about that. You see I was at your side when you so desperately were looking for a reason or a glimmer of hope to see me again. You see I am but a shadow of the person that you are seeking and talking to me is only going to give you the impressions from your mind. I am who you have made me be or who you think I am in your mind."

Harry turned his eyes to the man standing next to him and looked into the face of his Godfather. Sirius looked rather gaunt and scruffy. Harry was taken back to when he first met his Godfather after his escape from Azkaban.

"What do you mean you are here," The tears starting to slide down Harry's cheeks. " I could have seen you all this time and everyone kept it from me?"

"No, Harry I am not real. I am not even a ghost. You see the room of requirements gives us what we need the most. But the power to do this comes from within ourselves. You see me standing here but I am conjured from your mind. I am simply your memory of me." Explained Sirius.

"So you can't help me if I don't know what I need help with then. I cant make you know what I don't know." Harry mumbled, sorting this story out in his mind.

"Yes and no. You see we can talk and I can say things that I think but they are formed from what you know about me and the person you know I was. You see if you think I am evil then I would give advice or talk about such. But since you think I was a wise wizard and a moral man I will be able to talk in those terms. Do you understand? "

"Yes I think so, but it still seems kinda out there even for wizards," said Harry.

" We'll let's take a seat on one of these not so comfortable rocks and we will discuss what you need from me, Harry." Said this image of Sirius.

"Well, I don't know how to handle all of the changes that have come up in my life. My sister, my girlfriend, my friends, school, home, and this damn prophecy. You know Remus tries and I care about him a great deal but he isn't you. But neither are you. I wanted to be here so bad talking to you but now I think I am just wasting my time cause you can't tell me anything that I can't figure out on my own." Harry stood to leave. He turned to the image of his Godfather. " Thanks, Sirius for teaching me this lesson. I get it now it is ok to mourn you but I can't live my life dwelling on you being gone. I have to figure some of this out on my own, and I can."

With those words, the mountainside faded and the room turned into just a blank room Harry smiled and felt a new sense of power well within himself. I could do this he could follow his destiny and he would do it with his sister at his side.

Harry left the room and went to the Gryffindor tower where he joined his friends in senseless chatting and bantering. Hermione had Ron ready to pull out his hair as she was talking about going full force with S.P.E.W. and Fred and George were arguing about who's idea Ton-Tongue Toffees were. They kept trying to get Hailee and Ginny to take sides. Hailee had to remind them that she wasn't around then and had absolutely no idea. They noticed Harry and tried to include him. He politely told them he didn't know either and then nodded at Ginny she stood and followed him out the portrait door.

"Take a walk with me?" Harry asked.

"Of course," Ginny replied.

They walked down a few halls when Harry turned on her. "Ginny I know I am difficult sometimes, but I do love you." Harry took her in his arms and gently kissed her waiting lips.

"Ahhhhhhh Potter. I realize that you now have a sibling here at this school no matter how foolish the girl is, it still does not give you the right to be trolling the halls after hours. You either Miss Weasley. It looks like detention for the love birds but be assured that you will not be spending it together. Ten points from Gryffindor. Now I suggest that you both get back to your dorms before I make it a weeks worth of detentions." Snarled Snape.

Harry tried to stand his ground but Ginny pulled his arm and dragged him back towards the dorms. Harry mumbling the whole way back things like "senseless git", "dirty scoundrel", and a few other things that only made sense in his outraged brain. Ginny quickly told the others what had happened before Harry could get on a rant again. The men got equally disgruntled. After a slam Snape session that lasted about a half-hour. Ginny and Hermione excused themselves. Hailee followed suit. She was exceptionally tired after all today had been a big day.

She fell into a fitful sleep. She heard the sorting hat yell Slytherin over and over again. Then she saw Harry and he was falling over a cliff, but Hailee couldn't catch him. She awoke in a cold sweat with tears streaming down her face. What the heck was her problem she wondered. Her life was good. She had her brother and she had friends for the first time in her life. They all were good people and they wanted her in their lives. She was afraid of losing it all. She made the decision right then and there that she was not about to let anything or anyone, especially Lord Voldemort, steal this from her.

Hailee fell back into a deep sleep only to have her screams wake her about an hour later. Hermione and Ginny were standing at her bedside.

"Hailee Hailee are you ok? What is it?" Ginny whispered.

"I...I...I... JJJ just I...I...I... don't remember." Stammered Hailee. This was true, she didn't have any idea what had woken her. She only had a vague recollection of waking up earlier. "Just go back to sleep you guys I'm sorry I woke you up."

"Are you sure? If you need us we are here for you." Hermione said. She and Ginny headed back to bed.

Hailee laid awake for the rest of the night trying to remember what she had been dreaming. As the sun peaked through the window Hailee got up and went for a quick shower. and got ready for her first day of classes. Hailee took a seat in the common room and waited for the others to come down. George was the first one to meet her in the common room.

"I was hoping to run into you ." George smiled at her. Hailee smiled back. George walked over to her and took her into his arms. " Welcome to Hogwarts, Hailee." He leaned forward and let his lips touch hers.

"Oh for Merlin's sakes would you please stop snogging my sister." Yelled Harry as he walked into the common room.

"Why you have snogged his sister." Giggled Ginny as she walked over and kissed Harry's cheek.

Hermione and Ron came down the stairs. Fred followed. They all made their way to the Great hall to have their first breakfast. Breakfast was a festive event. Then they received their schedules. The mood went rather sombre double potions to start their year. They started to gather up to head for class leaving Ginny, Fred, and George to head for Care of Magical Creatures and Transfiguration.

They entered the dungeons to find out that they had Potions with the Slytherin and to their surprise there sat none other than Draco Malfoy. Draco had a vulgar sneer on his face.