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Chapter Six, Part one
Godric's Hollow appeared to be a large but secluded suburb surrounded by woods for as far as the eye could see. Harry felt something in the air, almost magical. This couldn't possibly be a completely magical place. only Hogsmeade had that honor. "Sirius, you could change back now, couldn't you? You can wear my invisibility cloak." Harry said realizing he had brought along his cloak with him out of a habit. Sirius looked up at him expectantly. "C'mon Snuffles, over here." Sirius followed Harry behind a shadowed area of trees right outside the town. Sirius transformed back into a human after making sure nobody was watching. There were notable changes in how he looked since the evening of the third task. Since Sirius spent the beginning of summer break at Lupin's home, he hadn't to be stressing from hiding away at Lupin's home.
Anyone who was a student by Harry's third year at Hogwarts knew that Lupin was a werewolf at each full moon of the month. Most wizards had a strong disliking towards werewolves, so others left Lupin alone most of the time around him. Sirius, surely with hardly anyone around, must've had time to be in his human form and restore back to the health level he had before he went to Azkaban. He had definitely accomplished that. Now he was in the same condition Harry saw him in his photo album of his parents. He wasn't wearing his Azkaban robes anymore. Harry realized the one Sirius was wearing was in fact one of Lupin's but neatly repaired of the previous holes.
Sirius was about 5 inches taller than Harry was and the invisibility cloak fit Harry perfectly. It might not fit Sirius, but then again. "Sirius, is there a charm for enlarging clothes?" In a calmed down voice, Sirius said, " Sure, hand your cloak over." Harry took the invisibility cloak out of his bag and handed it over to Sirius. "Here." Sirius took his wand and thought for a moment. "Engorgio," he said softly. A small rustle told Harry that the cloak had become slightly bigger. Now why hadn't he thought of that spell? A shame, really. he thought. "Ready," Sirius' voice said from behind. Harry emerged from the trees and walked towards Mrs. Figg and Remus. Mrs. Figg took a piece of parchment from inside her robes. 'The Minister told me to open this right before going into Godric's Hollow." She read the letter to herself first. Remus and Harry grew anxious to know what it said as Mrs. Figg's eyes widened in surprise and let out a gasp. Both of them and the invisible Sirius tried to get behind Mrs. Figg to attempt to read the letter, but she isolated herself even more so from the rest. "Wait a second. there's magic that needs to be done here and I need to make sure that I'm reading it right!"
Ten minutes later, Mrs. Figg handed the letter to Remus in satisfaction. She murmured, "Must be a new spell. Never heard that one before." Turning to Harry, she continued, "Harry, I'm afraid you can't know what's going on until right before the spell is performed. I hope that's no disappointment to you." Harry shrugged. "You won't even give me the slightest hint of what this is all about?" "Sorry Harry. You'll just have to wait." Remus handed the letter back to Mrs. Figg, who then pocketed it. "Mrs. Figg, don't you agree that the spell might just be a bit painful for Harry to go through? No offense to Harry, I hope, but he's collapsed during his third year in the presence of demeanors and all he heard in unconsciousness were James and Lily. right Harry?" There was uncomfortable silence. "See?" Lupin continued. Harry shook his head. "Remus, I think I can handle whatever is coming. But may we please go into Godric's Hollow? We've been here for nearly half an hour," checking his watch. Sirius made a sound in agreement. "We've been traveling for nearly an hour and a half. Yes, let's just go in already!"
"Ok, fine, let's go in now!" Mrs. Figg huffed as they finally walked upon the paved streets of Godric's Hollow. The town, to their discovery, had no sign of wizarding existence. "Sirius? Remus? You two lead the way. I've only been to their home twice. You two used to go there almost every day." Remus took the lead and bowed graciously to Mrs. Figg with a twinkle in his eye. "Of course. It would be my pleasure to do so." Sirius' voice came from the left of Remus. "It's my pleasure as well. Come follow us to the Potter estate ruins, good sir and ma'am." Mrs. Figg laughed. "Oh, you two boys! You'll always be boys with that behavior, whether you're twelve or ninety. PLEASE remember the two of you are helping me with a mission here!" Remus shut himself up. "Just like when James was still with us all," he said to himself softly. "Good old Prongs."
Getting to the home, however, took a bit longer than planned, for it was about one in the afternoon and it seemed like the whole town was bustling out to some activity, like a town picnic. Harry sighed to himself in relief. If Mrs. Figg had to really do magic as she said so, then they would have nothing to worry about with all the Muggles away. The group walked away from the commercial part of town to the residential area. A few of the houses were small; others like the Dursleys' residence but a majority of the homes were just simply massive. Castles on a hill, Harry thought. A smaller version of Hogwarts. Harry smiled to himself. He then began to notice the distance from one house to another. That meant a large amount of land and money. No wonder James and Lily had left Harry such a large fortune behind.
"380. 384.. Ah yes," Remus said out loud. He gestured to a large mansion to his left. The sight was spectacular. The home was 2 stories high, and stone-made. It looked all incredibly welcoming to Harry, who was gaping at the size. It was better than Privet Drive, which was for sure! "The Ministry took the responsibility of restoring the house to its original condition personally. Looks like they did an excellent job in doing so," Remus commented. "Wouldn't you agree with me, Sirius?" "Same as ever, Moony. same as ever. Harry, the estate is yours, don't know if you ever knew that," Sirius said, taking off the invisibility cloak seeing no muggles in their presence.
"Now, Mrs. Figg, I need to read the letter if I'm going to help cast it," Sirius said. Mrs. Figg turned to Sirius. "Oh! I thought you had read it while Remus was reading it. Here it is, then." She took the letter out of her pocket and gave it to Sirius. While Sirius read the letter, Mrs. Figg turned to Harry. "The spell we'll be performing on you is a new and difficult one. You'll be standing in the doorway facing the house's interior. Once we cast the spell on you, you will be given the opportunity to experience what it would be like if your parents were still alive today. Just keep your mind open, Harry. The spell undoes itself in an hour, but we can perform the counter spell in case of emergency. Now, if you will.." She gestured to the doorway. "Here goes," Harry said almost timidly as he stood in the doorway waiting for the spell to be performed. Mrs. Figg raised her wand first. She clearly said an incantation (A/N: I'm sorry, but I'm terrible with making up spells!). Remus raised his wand and did the same thing. After Remus finished, Sirius repeated in the same fashion. Something in a nearly blinding white shot out from their wands surrounding Harry and his home, giving Harry a very strange sensation. 'Don't let go of your wands yet," Mrs. Figg warned to Remus and Sirius. "Once Harry starts walking around the house, you can let go. Dear, I have a feeling Harry's going to experience an entirely different life." Just then, Harry took two steps into the house and they put away their wands.
Okay everyone, that's the end of part one. I'm nearly done writing out part two. Chapter Six altogether is about 20 pages handwritten so far, thus the reason I split it into two parts. Did that make sense???? Anyway, please review this story. I'm very fond of writing this. and I'll gladly put up Part Two probably in a week if I get 10 or more extra reviews for this. I have eight as of now. Thank you very much!!! (
Chapter Six, Part one
Godric's Hollow appeared to be a large but secluded suburb surrounded by woods for as far as the eye could see. Harry felt something in the air, almost magical. This couldn't possibly be a completely magical place. only Hogsmeade had that honor. "Sirius, you could change back now, couldn't you? You can wear my invisibility cloak." Harry said realizing he had brought along his cloak with him out of a habit. Sirius looked up at him expectantly. "C'mon Snuffles, over here." Sirius followed Harry behind a shadowed area of trees right outside the town. Sirius transformed back into a human after making sure nobody was watching. There were notable changes in how he looked since the evening of the third task. Since Sirius spent the beginning of summer break at Lupin's home, he hadn't to be stressing from hiding away at Lupin's home.
Anyone who was a student by Harry's third year at Hogwarts knew that Lupin was a werewolf at each full moon of the month. Most wizards had a strong disliking towards werewolves, so others left Lupin alone most of the time around him. Sirius, surely with hardly anyone around, must've had time to be in his human form and restore back to the health level he had before he went to Azkaban. He had definitely accomplished that. Now he was in the same condition Harry saw him in his photo album of his parents. He wasn't wearing his Azkaban robes anymore. Harry realized the one Sirius was wearing was in fact one of Lupin's but neatly repaired of the previous holes.
Sirius was about 5 inches taller than Harry was and the invisibility cloak fit Harry perfectly. It might not fit Sirius, but then again. "Sirius, is there a charm for enlarging clothes?" In a calmed down voice, Sirius said, " Sure, hand your cloak over." Harry took the invisibility cloak out of his bag and handed it over to Sirius. "Here." Sirius took his wand and thought for a moment. "Engorgio," he said softly. A small rustle told Harry that the cloak had become slightly bigger. Now why hadn't he thought of that spell? A shame, really. he thought. "Ready," Sirius' voice said from behind. Harry emerged from the trees and walked towards Mrs. Figg and Remus. Mrs. Figg took a piece of parchment from inside her robes. 'The Minister told me to open this right before going into Godric's Hollow." She read the letter to herself first. Remus and Harry grew anxious to know what it said as Mrs. Figg's eyes widened in surprise and let out a gasp. Both of them and the invisible Sirius tried to get behind Mrs. Figg to attempt to read the letter, but she isolated herself even more so from the rest. "Wait a second. there's magic that needs to be done here and I need to make sure that I'm reading it right!"
Ten minutes later, Mrs. Figg handed the letter to Remus in satisfaction. She murmured, "Must be a new spell. Never heard that one before." Turning to Harry, she continued, "Harry, I'm afraid you can't know what's going on until right before the spell is performed. I hope that's no disappointment to you." Harry shrugged. "You won't even give me the slightest hint of what this is all about?" "Sorry Harry. You'll just have to wait." Remus handed the letter back to Mrs. Figg, who then pocketed it. "Mrs. Figg, don't you agree that the spell might just be a bit painful for Harry to go through? No offense to Harry, I hope, but he's collapsed during his third year in the presence of demeanors and all he heard in unconsciousness were James and Lily. right Harry?" There was uncomfortable silence. "See?" Lupin continued. Harry shook his head. "Remus, I think I can handle whatever is coming. But may we please go into Godric's Hollow? We've been here for nearly half an hour," checking his watch. Sirius made a sound in agreement. "We've been traveling for nearly an hour and a half. Yes, let's just go in already!"
"Ok, fine, let's go in now!" Mrs. Figg huffed as they finally walked upon the paved streets of Godric's Hollow. The town, to their discovery, had no sign of wizarding existence. "Sirius? Remus? You two lead the way. I've only been to their home twice. You two used to go there almost every day." Remus took the lead and bowed graciously to Mrs. Figg with a twinkle in his eye. "Of course. It would be my pleasure to do so." Sirius' voice came from the left of Remus. "It's my pleasure as well. Come follow us to the Potter estate ruins, good sir and ma'am." Mrs. Figg laughed. "Oh, you two boys! You'll always be boys with that behavior, whether you're twelve or ninety. PLEASE remember the two of you are helping me with a mission here!" Remus shut himself up. "Just like when James was still with us all," he said to himself softly. "Good old Prongs."
Getting to the home, however, took a bit longer than planned, for it was about one in the afternoon and it seemed like the whole town was bustling out to some activity, like a town picnic. Harry sighed to himself in relief. If Mrs. Figg had to really do magic as she said so, then they would have nothing to worry about with all the Muggles away. The group walked away from the commercial part of town to the residential area. A few of the houses were small; others like the Dursleys' residence but a majority of the homes were just simply massive. Castles on a hill, Harry thought. A smaller version of Hogwarts. Harry smiled to himself. He then began to notice the distance from one house to another. That meant a large amount of land and money. No wonder James and Lily had left Harry such a large fortune behind.
"380. 384.. Ah yes," Remus said out loud. He gestured to a large mansion to his left. The sight was spectacular. The home was 2 stories high, and stone-made. It looked all incredibly welcoming to Harry, who was gaping at the size. It was better than Privet Drive, which was for sure! "The Ministry took the responsibility of restoring the house to its original condition personally. Looks like they did an excellent job in doing so," Remus commented. "Wouldn't you agree with me, Sirius?" "Same as ever, Moony. same as ever. Harry, the estate is yours, don't know if you ever knew that," Sirius said, taking off the invisibility cloak seeing no muggles in their presence.
"Now, Mrs. Figg, I need to read the letter if I'm going to help cast it," Sirius said. Mrs. Figg turned to Sirius. "Oh! I thought you had read it while Remus was reading it. Here it is, then." She took the letter out of her pocket and gave it to Sirius. While Sirius read the letter, Mrs. Figg turned to Harry. "The spell we'll be performing on you is a new and difficult one. You'll be standing in the doorway facing the house's interior. Once we cast the spell on you, you will be given the opportunity to experience what it would be like if your parents were still alive today. Just keep your mind open, Harry. The spell undoes itself in an hour, but we can perform the counter spell in case of emergency. Now, if you will.." She gestured to the doorway. "Here goes," Harry said almost timidly as he stood in the doorway waiting for the spell to be performed. Mrs. Figg raised her wand first. She clearly said an incantation (A/N: I'm sorry, but I'm terrible with making up spells!). Remus raised his wand and did the same thing. After Remus finished, Sirius repeated in the same fashion. Something in a nearly blinding white shot out from their wands surrounding Harry and his home, giving Harry a very strange sensation. 'Don't let go of your wands yet," Mrs. Figg warned to Remus and Sirius. "Once Harry starts walking around the house, you can let go. Dear, I have a feeling Harry's going to experience an entirely different life." Just then, Harry took two steps into the house and they put away their wands.
Okay everyone, that's the end of part one. I'm nearly done writing out part two. Chapter Six altogether is about 20 pages handwritten so far, thus the reason I split it into two parts. Did that make sense???? Anyway, please review this story. I'm very fond of writing this. and I'll gladly put up Part Two probably in a week if I get 10 or more extra reviews for this. I have eight as of now. Thank you very much!!! (