Part Fifteen:
The Meeting
Sirius showed up at the meeting after a couple of minutes, and so did many other people. There was Mundungus Fletcher, Doris Crockford, Dedalus Diggle- whom he remember meeting in the Leaky Cauldron. And then, to his amazement, Mrs.Figg.
" Mrs.Figg?!" he said, very surprised.
" Hello Harry dear. I'm sorry I was never able to tell you about my being a witch. I was sent to that muggle neighborhood for your protection. I was one of the watchers Dumbledore sent to Private Drive." she said. She was wearing wizards robes, and no longer smelled like cabbage.
" What do you mean you were ONE of the watchers?" Harry asked.
"I can answer that."said a female voice. Harry swung around. There,standing in front of him was Aunt Petunia's friend Yvonne. She looked at Mrs.Figg.
"Wouldn't Petunia go mad if she knew that all these years she has been friends with two people that are part of a world that she despises?" she said laughing.
"Yes, yes she would!" said Mrs.Figg laughing.
Lupin came and a couple of other people Harry didn't know. And then the meeting started. Dumbledore went over what was happening in the magic world. Muggles were beginning to be tormented again, and there were numerous Death Eater sightings. Many muggle born witches and wizards were missing. The dark days were back. Then the subject of Reese missing came up.
" I am afraid that one of our own Defese Against the Dark Arts teachers has gone missing today." Dumbledore began, there were many gasps heard from the people in the crowded room." He is a father to two of our students here, and a friend of Harry's. We have no idea what has happened, but we need to find out. Remus, I would like to ask you to come back to Hogwarts for the remainder of the year until we are able to locate Professor Hawkin's whereabouts. I would ask Miss Fleur Delacour, but under the sercomstances( A/N:I know I didn't spell that right, but anyway, ) I do not feel that that would be wise. So Remus would you please?" Lupin nodded.
" Yes, of course Professor."
"And, Harry. Voldemort could be after you or anyone else in the school, but we do know he holds a certain grudge for you. You have outstanding power that you do not know of yet, and I am afraid that you will have to learn of it early. I am going to ask you if you mind going through harder training than you have ever had in Defense against the dark arts, with Remus here as your teacher." Harry thought for a moment. He thought it would be very selfish of him not to help in the fight, and if this was how he had to help... then-
" Okay, I'll do it." he said.
"Thank you Harry. I want you to know how much we all appreciate your cooperation in this matter. Now, if I am not mistaken I would think that you have a friend in the infirmary who needs someone to talk to." Dumbledore said, the first bit of a sparkle in the old mans eyed that Harry had seen all night.
"You may go see her." he said. Harry said good-bye to everyone he knew, and headed for the infirmary.
( ;****: )
When he reached the infirmary, Ron and Hermione were already there. Alex was in a bed, asleep at the moment.
" She had a bit of a shock." said Ron. Harry walked over to Alex's bedside, pulled up a chair and sat down. He was feeling very nervous right now. Alex let out a moan and awoke.
" Hmmm...."
" Hey there." he said. Ron and Hermione came over.
"Please tell me it was all a dream." Alex said.
" I'm sorry, it wasn't." said Hermione.
" I'll find him. If I kill myself trying, I'll find my dad." said Alex.
Harry wrapped his hands around hers." And I'm going to help you."
( ;****: )
Harry intended to keep his promise to Alex, even if he himself died trying. He didn't want Alex and Sam to be left in the world without any parents. He knew what that was like, and didn't wish for anyone to live through that. Alex was dissmissed from the infirmary a week ago, and at the same time Harry had stsarted training. He was learining things that he thought he would never know, and was somewhat surprised that Professor Lupin knew. Today Harry arrived in the classroom to start training again. But instead of Lupin having the usual tools and such out, he was standing in the middle of an empty classroom.
"What's going on?" Harry asked.
" Today we are going to learn if you can perform magic without a wand."Lupin said.
"What? That-that sounds like I would be doing dark arts!"
"No. Many people who do perform dark arts have this power, but there are some like you who have an extra sense of power to them."
" Yeah- but-" he started.
" Would I convince you if I said that Dumbledore can do it?"
"Really?" asked Harry.
"Yes, now lets begin."said Lupin. He went over to a corner, and picked up a small glass tank that was full of spiders. He pulled a spider out.
"I want you perform the Cruciatis Curse on this spider."
" I don't want to do that!" Harry said.
" You have to-and without your wand." Lupin said, taking Harry's wand away from his hand. Harry thought it was impossible. He had been working at least half an hour. He was about to give up, when all of a sudden the spider started twitching in pain.
"I did it!" he said.
"Yes! And without a wand!" said Lupin.
After a little more practice, Harry had it perfect. Lupin said they had done enough and sent Harry back to the Gryffindor common room. Nobody was up since it was very late. It was dark, and Harry kept on running into things as he tried to make his way to the stairs.It was completely dark, and he couldn't see a thing. He had just run into a chair when he saw little yellow lights in front of him. He went closer to them, until he was right at them. The lights were little cresent moons and stars. He tried to get closer. He was moving foward when his head hit something hard.
"OW!!" said two voices. A light was lit where the little moons were.
"Alex!"said Harry. She was standing in front of him, holding her wand in the air.
"What were those lights?" he asked.
"Probably my eyes. You scared me! I knew there was something in front of me, and I thought I'd been caught!"she said, pushing up her glasses, which had been knocked off when their heads collided.
"What do you mean caught?" he said noticing for the first time that she was carrying a bag.
"I'm going to find my dad."
"You can't go! If you go you could get hurt. It would be stupid."he said.
"I don't care! I'm going anyway, and-" but she was cut off. Harry had grabbed his forehead. His scar was burning again, and very badly.
"Harry, are you all right?!"asked Alex.
"I need to talk to Dumbledore." he muttered, but he couldn't go anywhere, he fell to the ground in pain. He could barely make out the figure moving toward Alex.
"Alex! Behind you- RUN!" he said. Alex whirled around, but whatever it was took her wand, and they were plunged in darkness. She was screaming for him, but her voice kept getting farther, and farther away until it was gone. The pain stopped. Harry grabbed his wand and lit it. Alex was nowhere to be seen.
The Meeting
Sirius showed up at the meeting after a couple of minutes, and so did many other people. There was Mundungus Fletcher, Doris Crockford, Dedalus Diggle- whom he remember meeting in the Leaky Cauldron. And then, to his amazement, Mrs.Figg.
" Mrs.Figg?!" he said, very surprised.
" Hello Harry dear. I'm sorry I was never able to tell you about my being a witch. I was sent to that muggle neighborhood for your protection. I was one of the watchers Dumbledore sent to Private Drive." she said. She was wearing wizards robes, and no longer smelled like cabbage.
" What do you mean you were ONE of the watchers?" Harry asked.
"I can answer that."said a female voice. Harry swung around. There,standing in front of him was Aunt Petunia's friend Yvonne. She looked at Mrs.Figg.
"Wouldn't Petunia go mad if she knew that all these years she has been friends with two people that are part of a world that she despises?" she said laughing.
"Yes, yes she would!" said Mrs.Figg laughing.
Lupin came and a couple of other people Harry didn't know. And then the meeting started. Dumbledore went over what was happening in the magic world. Muggles were beginning to be tormented again, and there were numerous Death Eater sightings. Many muggle born witches and wizards were missing. The dark days were back. Then the subject of Reese missing came up.
" I am afraid that one of our own Defese Against the Dark Arts teachers has gone missing today." Dumbledore began, there were many gasps heard from the people in the crowded room." He is a father to two of our students here, and a friend of Harry's. We have no idea what has happened, but we need to find out. Remus, I would like to ask you to come back to Hogwarts for the remainder of the year until we are able to locate Professor Hawkin's whereabouts. I would ask Miss Fleur Delacour, but under the sercomstances( A/N:I know I didn't spell that right, but anyway, ) I do not feel that that would be wise. So Remus would you please?" Lupin nodded.
" Yes, of course Professor."
"And, Harry. Voldemort could be after you or anyone else in the school, but we do know he holds a certain grudge for you. You have outstanding power that you do not know of yet, and I am afraid that you will have to learn of it early. I am going to ask you if you mind going through harder training than you have ever had in Defense against the dark arts, with Remus here as your teacher." Harry thought for a moment. He thought it would be very selfish of him not to help in the fight, and if this was how he had to help... then-
" Okay, I'll do it." he said.
"Thank you Harry. I want you to know how much we all appreciate your cooperation in this matter. Now, if I am not mistaken I would think that you have a friend in the infirmary who needs someone to talk to." Dumbledore said, the first bit of a sparkle in the old mans eyed that Harry had seen all night.
"You may go see her." he said. Harry said good-bye to everyone he knew, and headed for the infirmary.
( ;****: )
When he reached the infirmary, Ron and Hermione were already there. Alex was in a bed, asleep at the moment.
" She had a bit of a shock." said Ron. Harry walked over to Alex's bedside, pulled up a chair and sat down. He was feeling very nervous right now. Alex let out a moan and awoke.
" Hmmm...."
" Hey there." he said. Ron and Hermione came over.
"Please tell me it was all a dream." Alex said.
" I'm sorry, it wasn't." said Hermione.
" I'll find him. If I kill myself trying, I'll find my dad." said Alex.
Harry wrapped his hands around hers." And I'm going to help you."
( ;****: )
Harry intended to keep his promise to Alex, even if he himself died trying. He didn't want Alex and Sam to be left in the world without any parents. He knew what that was like, and didn't wish for anyone to live through that. Alex was dissmissed from the infirmary a week ago, and at the same time Harry had stsarted training. He was learining things that he thought he would never know, and was somewhat surprised that Professor Lupin knew. Today Harry arrived in the classroom to start training again. But instead of Lupin having the usual tools and such out, he was standing in the middle of an empty classroom.
"What's going on?" Harry asked.
" Today we are going to learn if you can perform magic without a wand."Lupin said.
"What? That-that sounds like I would be doing dark arts!"
"No. Many people who do perform dark arts have this power, but there are some like you who have an extra sense of power to them."
" Yeah- but-" he started.
" Would I convince you if I said that Dumbledore can do it?"
"Really?" asked Harry.
"Yes, now lets begin."said Lupin. He went over to a corner, and picked up a small glass tank that was full of spiders. He pulled a spider out.
"I want you perform the Cruciatis Curse on this spider."
" I don't want to do that!" Harry said.
" You have to-and without your wand." Lupin said, taking Harry's wand away from his hand. Harry thought it was impossible. He had been working at least half an hour. He was about to give up, when all of a sudden the spider started twitching in pain.
"I did it!" he said.
"Yes! And without a wand!" said Lupin.
After a little more practice, Harry had it perfect. Lupin said they had done enough and sent Harry back to the Gryffindor common room. Nobody was up since it was very late. It was dark, and Harry kept on running into things as he tried to make his way to the stairs.It was completely dark, and he couldn't see a thing. He had just run into a chair when he saw little yellow lights in front of him. He went closer to them, until he was right at them. The lights were little cresent moons and stars. He tried to get closer. He was moving foward when his head hit something hard.
"OW!!" said two voices. A light was lit where the little moons were.
"Alex!"said Harry. She was standing in front of him, holding her wand in the air.
"What were those lights?" he asked.
"Probably my eyes. You scared me! I knew there was something in front of me, and I thought I'd been caught!"she said, pushing up her glasses, which had been knocked off when their heads collided.
"What do you mean caught?" he said noticing for the first time that she was carrying a bag.
"I'm going to find my dad."
"You can't go! If you go you could get hurt. It would be stupid."he said.
"I don't care! I'm going anyway, and-" but she was cut off. Harry had grabbed his forehead. His scar was burning again, and very badly.
"Harry, are you all right?!"asked Alex.
"I need to talk to Dumbledore." he muttered, but he couldn't go anywhere, he fell to the ground in pain. He could barely make out the figure moving toward Alex.
"Alex! Behind you- RUN!" he said. Alex whirled around, but whatever it was took her wand, and they were plunged in darkness. She was screaming for him, but her voice kept getting farther, and farther away until it was gone. The pain stopped. Harry grabbed his wand and lit it. Alex was nowhere to be seen.