Harry Potter and the Poodle of Magic Alcatraz

Chapter 17

So What Memory did Harry use to Power that Patronus Anyway?

By

Jason Richard

So Harry and Hermione went to Hagrid's hut, and they saw themselves go in. They waited patiently, and through the window, Harry saw Hagrid give Scabbers to Ron. Harry almost burst in to bust that rat Peter Pettigrew, but Hermione stopped him.

Hermione: "You can't Harry. I know he betrayed your parents, but if you just burst in there, what will the past you think if someone who looked just like you burst into the room? You'd probably attack yourself thinking it was dark magic. We can't be seen, remember?"

Harry: "I know. You're right. I just can't stop thinking about all the horrific things I want to do to that man to avenge my parents.

A moment of silence.

Harry: "Hermione, if you kill an animagus while they're in animal form, is eating that animal considered cannibalism?"

Hermione thought about it.

Hermione: "Huh. I don't know."

Moment of silence.

Hermione: "Why do you ask?"

Harry gave Pettigrew the evil eye and said, "No reason."

Hermione: "Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight."

Events played out as they did before. The kids left the hut as Dumbledore, Minister Fudge, and the executioner strolled up. When they were inside Harry and Hermione unchained Buckbeack and let him away with some dead ferrets. As they left, they realized that the executioner was hacking away pumpkins and felt embarrassed about their earlier horror.

Then they camped near the Walloping Willow, and waited.

And Harry muttered something under his breath the entire time.

Harry: "I will go live with my Godfather and not with the Dursleys, I will go live with my Godfather and not with the Dursleys, I will go live with my Godfather and not with the Dursleys, I will go live with my Godfather and not with the Dursleys, I will go live with my Godfather and not with the Dursleys…"

Hermione, covering her ears, said, "I heard you the first hundred times."

Finally, they saw everyone enter the shack, and after a few minutes they all came out, and the last to go inside was an unconscious Snape being levitated by Lupin.

Harry giggled at the sight.

Harry: "I did that."

Hermione: "Don't laugh at your teacher!"

And Harry laughed some more.

Finally, the moon came out and it all happened. With the werewolf out, Harry didn't dare go after Pettigrew, which hurt. Not going after that rat in every sense of the word hurt him a lot. And then Sirius turned into a dog to fight it, but it...well...looked a little less impressive than Harry remembered.

The black poodle went, "Yip! Yip! Yip! Yip!" and the werewolf covered his ears...and that's how the poodle was able to take on a werewolf.

Harry: "Huh. The adrenaline must have gotten to me before. This looks way less awesome."

Then Hermione went Awoo! Just like a wolf. At the sound, the werewolf ran towards them. As the two of them fled for their lives Harry said, "You know, now that the adrenaline's back, Sirius battling that werewolf as a poodle seems awesome again!"

Hermione: "Go figure!"

They didn't get very far before Buckbeack came in and fought the werewolf off, and that looked awesome even when the adrenaline wore off.

With that in mind, they then ran to the lake where Sirius and past Harry were getting attacked by Dementors, each shouting about a Slytherin doing standup comedy as the draining of happiness left them with sheer horror.

"Okay," said Harry. "My dad is going to show up right there and save the day."

Hermione: "I don't see anything."

Harry: "He'll be there."

Past Harry and Sirius. "No! The lack of laughs! The jabs at muggles rather than jokes! Not being able to tell the difference between a muggle and a caveman! Seriously! What's with that!"

Harry: "Huh. I don't remember that."

Hermione: "So we've established that you have a bad memory. Go ahead and do the Patronus now."

Harry: "My dad did it."

Past Harry and Sirius: "Oh the humanity!"

Hermione: "Harry, you're going to die."

Harry: "No I'm not."

Hermione: "Harry, you're pulling a 'back to the future.'"

And Harry was disappearing, his hand turning transparent. If his past self didn't get saved soon, he'd be done fore.

Harry sighed and said, "Yeah. I just...I was going to go live with a family who actually wanted me. YUou can't help but hope, you know?"

Hermione: "Yeah. I know. Sorry, it wasn't your dad. Now, go get em."

Harry: "Right."

And Harry turned towards the dementors, pulling out his wand. He raised the magical tool and shouted at the top of his lungs, "Expecto Patronum!"

And a silver deer burst from his wand and began ramming into the dementors. The construct of pure happiness scared the dementors off, making them flee. After a few minutes, the flying silver deer managed to drive them all off. Sirius and the past Harry were safe.

"Wow," said Hermione, impressed. "A Patronus. That's pretty advanced. What memory did you use?"

"I…" Harry began, but then said. "Never mind. Let's…"

"Harry," said Hermione. "The more you try to dodge the question the more curious that will be."

Harry sighed and said, "I used the memory of...my dad showing up to save us from dementors."

Awkward pause.

Hermione: "You used a memory of your father that turned out to be you? That's kind of sad really."

Harry: "Nobody asked you!"