A/N: Here's another chapter. Enjoy:))
Chapter 84: Reunion
"Is this house trying to kill us, or it's just me?"
"Knowing my mother, it's not unlikely." He said without raising his eyes from what he was reading.
A week before, we arrived at Number 12, Grimmauld Place. Well, more like I was dropped off there. Most of the time it was just me, Sirius and his house elf, Kreacher. Dumbledore came to check on us a few times, but that was it. I couldn't wait for the others to arrive. In just a few days, the Weasley family was going to come here for the rest of the summer. Hermione was in Switzerland or something. They just needed to send someone to get Harry. I wanted to go, but I had to talk to Dumbledore first.
We were currently in Sirius' room. I tried to open a drawer in one of the guest rooms where I was going to stay with Ginny, and a thing jumped on my face. I managed to get it off my face, but it followed me and I ran into the first room I saw. Which was Sirius' . I found him on the floor, surrounded by lots of papers; photos and letters by the way they looked.
" Well, I gotta find out what that thing was, cause who knows what was in it's claws. What are those?"
"Photos and letters from Hogwarts. And a few from the years after that." I walked to the middle of the room, and sat next to him. Most of the things around him were letters, because the walls were filled with his school photos; of the Gryffindor Quidditch team, of the Marauders, of him and dad and the Order. The few ones that were on the floor, he told me, were from after he ran from home and moved in with dad and my grandparents.
The pictures from the walls were still there because even he couldn't get them off. They were stuck with a spell so strong, even his mother failed in taking them off; and that wasn't for the lack of trying. We looked at the photos and read the letters for a few hours, until a knock on the door startled us.
"Yeah?"
"Good evening Selene, Sirius. Could we move down for a tea?"
"Oh, sure."
We got up and followed Dumbledore downstairs. My legs were numb from sitting on them, so I almost faceplanted the carpet when I got up, but Sirius caught me. A few minutes later we were sitting at the long kitchen table, drinking tea, while Dumbledore was telling us the news, since we couldn't exactly get newspapers here.
"Igor Karkaroff, former headmaster of Durmstrang, was found dead in a cabin in the mountains, with the Dark Mark above it." I read the title and felt my blood going cold. They were already killing people? This was moving way faster than I thought.
"Serves him well, the bastard."
"Well, it's better than the other titles. This time it's not about what loons you and Harry are. I was meaning to ask," I turned to Dumbledore, ignoring Sirius "could I go get Harry?"
"Well, you see Selene, we should send someone who-"
"Just listen, I have reasons. First of all, dead magic, and that means no Trace. I can Apparate us both here, and I have to give my dear aunt and uncle an earful for...everything."
"You may not have the Trace, but Harry still has it. And after what happened at the Tournament, they'll keep an eye on him. And the Fireplaces are being monitored. That means we have to take him with brooms. And you can't go alone."
"Oh..."
"But you can go with them if you want."
"Yes, and I'll tell him on the way about this."
"We'll see."
One week later
"This house looks old..."
"...and cursed. Perfect."
"Sure, you spend two weeks in the same house as the old hag and then you can say what you want; that is if you'll still be able to hear anything."
"What..."
"...hag?"
"You'll see." And I was right, but sooner than I expected. As soon asTonks, Sirius' cousin entered the house, she tripped over the umbrella stand and the crone woke up.
"BLOOD TRAITORS AND MUDBLOODS!! HOW DARE YOU SET FOOT IN MY ANCESTORS' HOUSE?! IF MY FATHER WAS ALIVE HE WOULD'VE KICKED YOU ALL OUT."
"Just shut up already you barmy old hag!"
I yelled at the screaming portrait as Mr Weasley helped Sirius close the curtains over her.
Everyone was looking surprised between me and the black velvet curtains. Before between the Weasley's arrival and Tonks tripping over the stand(meaning an hour), the house has been deadly silent, and Sirius forgot to mention the little screaming problem of the house.
"Well, now you met my dear old mother."
"Well isn't she lovely." said Ginny, still looking at me.
"Don't you look at me like that. You try spending two weeks with that crazed woman and try not to scream." I laughed
"Well, who else is coming to get Harry? Cause we should get going."
"Mad Eye, Kingsley, me and, ummm, anyone else?"
"I'm going as well." said a voice from the doorway.
"Moony!" I yelled as I shot past the people in the narrow hallway and jumped in his arms.
"You're gonna make me fall someday Selene."
"But that day isn't today."
"Wait a moment, how come..."
"...she's going but we're not? We're..."
"...almost of age."
"She's not going anywhere."
"Yes Molly, she is. To get her brother and teach those muggles a lesson if I can't."
"Sirius Black, lis-"
"Dumbledore said I can go Mrs Weasley."
She didn't say anything else, though if looks could kill, Sirius would've turned to dust.
"Let's go then."
An hour and a half later, we were standing in front of Harry's door. The Dursley family wasn't home, so I couldn't tell them anything, but it was ok. We heard something moving inside and I felt a terrible pain starting from my left toe and spreading through my leg. I didn't really expect that so I jumped at the feeling.
"Ouch! Look where you're walking!"
"Selene? Is that you?"
"No, it's another person who feels your pain twice as bad."
"Very funny."
We opened the door. The room was dark and he had his wand pointed at us.
"Chill, we're not here to kill you." I went to hug him, but someone caught me by the jacket.
"We have to check. What's your patronus Harry?" Remus said, still holding me.
"Stag."
"It's him." He let go of me and this time I really face planted the floor.
"Ouch."
"What are you guys doing here any way?"
"No time to talk. By the way. This is Nymphadora Tonks, but if you value your health you will call her Tonks. She's an Auror, as well as Kingsley Shacklebolt here. Now let's go, we have a lot to tell you."
