Part 6
Disclaimer: All people you recognise from the books belong to JK Rowling. I own this plotline, Rosie Potter, Aurora Black and Brad and Lucas Lupin.
Author's Note: Ahem. I really expected some of you to figure out what the furry thing was. Here's the direct quote: "something small and furry had leapt out at him from the bushes.". Small and furry.....like a RAT!!! It was Scabbers aka Petter Pettigrew aka Wormtail aka Crookshank's next meal aka the bastard that betrayed Lily and James.... Yipee! My birthday is tomorrow, October 28! -- that's a hint for 'happy birthdays' and e-mail cards tomorrow. My e-mail address is kitsune_ishida@hotmail.com
Harry woke up on the morning of September second when a pillow landed on his face.
"Wha?" he asked, putting his glasses on.
"It was Draco!" Terry Boot [Who was a Ravenclaw in the other world] pointed to the silvery-blonde-haired culprit who was looking indignant.
"Was not!" Draco retorted.
"Yeah, right, Draco." Aurora's voice came from the doorway. All the boys looked up to see her there, Rosie peeking shyly out from behind her. They were both already dressed in their Hogwarts robes, ready for school to begin, "And I'm the Queen of England."
"Why would you want to be?" Dean sniggered.
"Hurry up and get dressed." Aurora said, then turned aroun and left, Rosie in tow.
"Who're you to tell us what to do, Aurora?" Draco called after her.
Aurora stopped and turned around, "Well, I'm sure Ginny Weasley would like to get a couple of pictures of you in your pyjamas." she smirked, taking out a camera and quickly snapping pictures.
"Come back here!" Draco shouted, outraged. He chased after the black-haired girl. Rosie stood against the wall, giggling. Harry walked out of the dorm room and watched with amusement as Draco chased Aurora around, determined to get the camera.
"AURORA BLACK AND DRACO MALFOY, WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?!?!?!?!?!" a voice thundered from nearby Harry. He winced at the volume and looked at the speaker. It was Cho Chang. And she was wearing a prefect badge.
CHO's in Gryffindor?!?!?! How did I manage to miss this? Harry thought, shocked. Wait a sec, Harry, AURORA's your girlfriend.
"We're not doing anything, Cho." Aurora said innocently.
"She took pictures of me!" Draco complained.
"In your pyjamas, Malfoy?" Cho raised an eyebrow.
"YES!" Draco thundered.
Harry shook his head as Rosie continued to giggle.
"Really?" Ginny, who had been watching with some boredom, perked up. She grabbed the camera out of Aurora's hands and raced up the stairs to the girl's dormitory.
"GENNIFER WEASLEY!!!!" Draco shouted and took off, running up the stairs.
"Stop it, Malfoy. You can't go in the girl's dormitory." Cho stopped him.
"I'll go wherever the hell I please, Chang!" Draco retorted.
"Ten points from Gryffindor!" Cho shot back.
The whole of Gryffindor house [that was up, of course] all groaned at once. Harry sighed and went back into the dorm room to get dressed. He emerged moments later, carrying his bag of books. He brushed past Draco who was looking quite ticked off as he stomped back into the fifth-year boy's dormitory.
"Come on, Harry, let's go down to breakfast." Rosie said.
"All right." Harry said. Ginny suddenly came out of the girl's dormitory and smacked right into him.
"Ooops. Sorry." Ginny apologised.
"So, like the pictures, Gin?" Aurora asked, grinning mischievously and hopping up the stairs, three at a time.
"You bet." Ginny grinned, handing her the camera. "I have to go get my books. See you later." with that, she walked quickly back to the Gryffindor girl's dormitories.
"C'mon, Harry, Rosie, let's go to breakfast." Aurora smiled. She threw her backpack onto her back and linked arms with the two Potters.
"Aurora, I'm gonna get you for this." Draco grumbled as he stalked out of the dormitory, carrying his bookbag.
"Really?" Aurora arched an eyebrow as the quartet descended the stairs. "You keep saying that, but never act."
"Yeah, that's true, Draco." Harry said as they climbed through the portrait hole.
"What's true?" a voice asked. Harry looked up to see Brad, Samantha and Lucas standing outside the protrait of the Fat Lady.
"Nothing." Draco grumbled.
"So, having a fun-filled first day at Hogwarts so far, Rosie?" Samantha asked the little red-head.
"Yeah. 'Rora took pictures of your brother in his pyjamas and gave them to Ginny Weasley." Rosie grinned.
Samantha dissolved into laughter. "Are you serious?" she choked out.
"Oh, definetly." Harry grinned.
Draco stood there, looking extremely ticked as everyone else started to laugh.
*****
Harry sighed as he looked around the Potions room. Unfortunately, Professor Snape was the Potions teacher in this world as well. Also, they still had it with the Slytherins.
"Ugh. Look, it's Mr.I'm-so-special-because-I'm-the-Minister-of-Magic's-son." Draco sneered as he saw Ron.
Harry felt a little annoyed at this. After all, Slytherins in this world or not, in his real world, Hermione and Ron were his friends.
"Now, class, today we will be..." Professor Snape started and the whole class snapped to attention. He started to write on the blackboard. As he wrote, the sleeve on his arm [we're pretending Snape is left-handed, even if he isn't for this, kay?] started to droop. As he reached his arm to underline something, his Dark Mark was visible to the whole class. "And then you - oops." he suddenly brought down his left hand.
Harry started to laugh inwardly.
"My dad has a mark like that...I wonder what it is..." Draco said thoughtfully.
"Nothing. It's nothing, Malfoy." Snape snapped at the blonde boy. He then continued writing with his right hand. However, it was very sloppy. But most of the class could deciper the instructions for a Stunning Solution.
Halfway through working on them, Professor Snape suddenly grasped his left forearm, as if it were in pain.
Voldemort's calling his Death Eaters... Harry thought suddenly. He watched Snape's face concort with pain. Then, a sudden pain flashed across his forehead, concentrated where, in the real world, his lightning-bolt scar would be. Images filled his mind.
****
"Let's see.." Albus Dumbledore muttered. He was sitting in his office, reading up on books that he thought might help Harry. A knock came at his door. "Enter." he called.
A figure entered,
"Oh, it's you. Good, you've made it. I needed to talk to you." Dumbledore said. Then, quick as lightning, the figure pulled out a wand.
"What are you doing?" Dumbledore asked, a bit of fear rising in his stomach.
"Avada Kedavra!" the figure whispered. A blinding flash of green light flooded the room. When it died down, Dumbledore slumped to the floor, dead.
*****
"Oh, God." Harry said as the Potions room came into focus, "Oh, God..."
"What is it Harry?" Aurora asked concernedly, "Are you feeling sick."
"Dumbledore....oh, God..." Harry muttered.
"Potter, what is the matter?" Snape demanded.
"Professor Dumbledore....I think he's dead..." Harry said dazedly.
"So, what are you now, Potter, a Seer?" Ron scoffed.
"Stuff it, Weasley." Draco shot back.
"You gonna make me, Malfoy?" Ron smirked.
"I will." Malfoy lunged at Ron, only to be held back by Aurora. "What the-?" he demanded angrily.
"Shush. We have more important things to discuss." Aurora silenced him. Then she turned back to Harry, "Are you sure?"
"Almost." Harry nodded.
"How? Did you 'see' Dumbledore dying?" Snape's lip curled in a sneer.
"Look, if you don't want to belive me, fine." Harry said. Suddenly, without warning, he bolted from the classroom, heading straight to Dumbledore's office. Aurora and Draco looked at each other before racing after him.
Harry arrived outside the stone gargoyle, "Cockroach Cluster."
The gargoyle didn't move.
"It's 'sunflower seeds'." Aurora's voice came from behind him. He whirled around to see her and Draco standing there, slightly out of breath. Aurora was holding a piece of worn parchement. The Marauder's Map, Harry noted.
"Let's go. Snape's a bit ticked at us for running out of classroom." Draco said as they ran up the spiral staircase. Today, the movement of it was too slow. They soon reached the top.
The door was ajar.
"Well, we'll find out if he's dead or not." Aurora said grimly.
Draco knocked on the door, "Professor Dumbledore?" he asked tentatively.
No answer.
Harry took a breath and pushed open the door. Dumbledore's office was the same as in the real world. He looked to the ground and saw Dumbledore lying there. His eyes were glassy and his breahting stopped.
"Oh my God.." Draco muttered.
Aurora burst into tears and walked over to Harry. Harry, feeling like he should comfort her, put his arm around her.
"Voldemort has claimed another life." Harry said dully.
Author's Note: *cowers* Don't kill me for killing Dumbledore! Please! This was a blah chapter. Now the action can start. Remember, October 28 = my birthday.