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Every Time I Close My Eyes - Chapter 6
"I'm the new Defence against the Dark Arts teacher at Hogwarts."
Mortority then smiled at Ron. "You must be another of Harry's friends."
"Hi," said Ron, shaking his hand. "I'm Ron Weasley. You two know each
other?"
"No." Said Harry instantly. He stared at Ron, trying to make him see the
danger, but Ron was oblivious. Mortority spoke again.
"No, I just recognised Harry here and thought I'd introduce myself. I'm
sure I'll get to know you all allot better this year. I'll see you again on the
Hogwarts Express."
"You're getting on the train with us?" asked Hermione, surprised.
"Yes, thought I'd start the year the same way as the students, and of
course, I'll be able to keep an eye on you all." He shook their hands again,
then turned to Harry.
"Be seeing you, Harry." He flashed his frozen smile then strode off along
the street, head held high.
"He actually seemed normal!" Said Hermione. Harry didn't know what to
say. How had he been caught like this? Mortority's words echoed in his
head, " ...tell anyone my identity, and he will know....this will result in the
death of whoever you told, and the suffering of their families..." He
couldn't risk it. Not yet anyway. All he had to do was get them all safely
to Hogwarts, then he could tell Dumbledore everything. He couldn't risk
sending and owl, Voldemort had already intercepted at least one.
Ron and Hermione were watching him.
"Um....yeah," he said, " He seemed ok."
"Hmmmm," said Ron, " But he's a Death Eater of course. I mean, half of
them up till now have been."
"You're probably right." Said Hermione. Then they looked at each other
and laughed. Harry said nothing.
They got all their new school supplies, Harry glancing over his shoulder
the whole time. Ron and Hermione noticed his quietness, and kept asking
if he was ok, every time he said he was fine. The weakness caused by the
Cruciatus curse wore off slowly, and he started to feel a bit better. He had
almost convinced himself that when they got to Hogwarts everything
would be all right, when his watch buzzed against his wrist. He stopped in
the middle of the alley, what he saw making him drop everything he was
carrying. The hand on his watch labelled "Sirius" moved first to
"Danger", then as Ron and Hermione rushed back to his side it moved to
"Mortal Peril".
"Harry? Harry what is it?" Hermione asked. Harry just stared at the watch.
The hand started to move again, and it slowly turned to "Unknown".
"Sirius......."
Hermione and Ron had to virtually drag Harry back to the Leaky
Cauldron, both saying over and over things like, "He's fine, he can take
care of himself, he'll probably owl you straight away..." Harry hardly even
heard them. How could this be happening. Everything had been fine this
morning, then his world had been once again turned upside down.
Fred and George ran straight over to them, beaming, about to show off a
new joke, when they saw how pale Harry was and Ron and Hermione's
frantic behaviour. Instantly they asked what had happened, but getting no
answer, walked with them to a private parlour.
As soon as Harry sat down he put his head in his hands. He heard
Hermione asking Fred and George to get Mrs Weasley, and the door being
shut.
"It's probably just the Ministry. He had some sort of run in with them and
is hiding again. You'll get an owl from him in a minute." Ron sounded
like he was trying to convince himself. Harry looked up at his friends.
They were staring at him with concern written all over their faces. He
desperately wanted to tell them what had happened earlier, wanted
someone to talk to about it, but knew he couldn't. Sighing, he just said, " I
guess so." Ron and Hermione glanced at each other like they weren't
convinced. Mrs Weasley burst into the room.
"What is it? What happened? Is everyone all right?" She looked afraid.
There was a pause, then Harry, thinking he might as well do it properly,
said, "We're fine. I just had a shock is all."
"A shock?" She still sounded concerned, but the fear had gone from her
face. She glanced around at all three of them. Ron then explained about
the watch, and Mrs Weasley, though sympathetic, gave the same
assurances the others had. Harry just nodded and smiled and pretended he
believed them. Secretly, he prayed Sirius was still alive.
Everyone travelled back to the Burrow, school would be starting the next
day. As they had come out of the parlour, Fred and George with worried
expressions had just asked if everything was ok, and Harry had nodded
yes. Mr Weasley then ushered them all through the fireplace. Harry ran
straight to his room, only to find no owls and importantly, no letters. Part
of him still wanted to believe Sirius was ok, he was just hiding out, but
then he would have written, wouldn't he?
He came back downstairs, his face mirroring his disappointment. Fred and
began to ask what was wrong, but was shushed by Mrs Weasley. The
twins and Ginny still didn't know Sirius was innocent. After dinner they
were all sent straight to bed. The Weasley's wanted to get to the station
early to meet Ginny, who'd spent the last of the summer at a friends
house. Alone, Harry took a look at his back. Shiny and red, like a burn,
was the Dark Mark, right over his spine. He touched it lightly with his
fingers and winced at the pain. He glanced at the desk. there was a piece
of parchment waiting there, and a quill. He could just write to
Dumbledore now and everything would be fine. He sat down, holding the
quill ready. He wrote,
*Dear Dumbledore,*
Harry sat like that for a long time, not writing, thinking over the day's
events trying to find the answer. But nothing came to him. Disgusted,
Harry screwed up the parchment and threw it into the bin. He went back
to the bed and curled up under the covers, wishing that the next time he
woke up, the whole day would have been a dream.
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Author's notes: ok, some angst there. Be prepared for more! As always,
thankyou to the lovely reviewers. I'm getting these out as fast as possible,
to keep you all interested and because once I introduce all the new ideas
into the story it'll be easier to follow. Anyway, enough from me, please
R&R!
:)
Author's notes: see bottom of page.
Every Time I Close My Eyes - Chapter 6
"I'm the new Defence against the Dark Arts teacher at Hogwarts."
Mortority then smiled at Ron. "You must be another of Harry's friends."
"Hi," said Ron, shaking his hand. "I'm Ron Weasley. You two know each
other?"
"No." Said Harry instantly. He stared at Ron, trying to make him see the
danger, but Ron was oblivious. Mortority spoke again.
"No, I just recognised Harry here and thought I'd introduce myself. I'm
sure I'll get to know you all allot better this year. I'll see you again on the
Hogwarts Express."
"You're getting on the train with us?" asked Hermione, surprised.
"Yes, thought I'd start the year the same way as the students, and of
course, I'll be able to keep an eye on you all." He shook their hands again,
then turned to Harry.
"Be seeing you, Harry." He flashed his frozen smile then strode off along
the street, head held high.
"He actually seemed normal!" Said Hermione. Harry didn't know what to
say. How had he been caught like this? Mortority's words echoed in his
head, " ...tell anyone my identity, and he will know....this will result in the
death of whoever you told, and the suffering of their families..." He
couldn't risk it. Not yet anyway. All he had to do was get them all safely
to Hogwarts, then he could tell Dumbledore everything. He couldn't risk
sending and owl, Voldemort had already intercepted at least one.
Ron and Hermione were watching him.
"Um....yeah," he said, " He seemed ok."
"Hmmmm," said Ron, " But he's a Death Eater of course. I mean, half of
them up till now have been."
"You're probably right." Said Hermione. Then they looked at each other
and laughed. Harry said nothing.
They got all their new school supplies, Harry glancing over his shoulder
the whole time. Ron and Hermione noticed his quietness, and kept asking
if he was ok, every time he said he was fine. The weakness caused by the
Cruciatus curse wore off slowly, and he started to feel a bit better. He had
almost convinced himself that when they got to Hogwarts everything
would be all right, when his watch buzzed against his wrist. He stopped in
the middle of the alley, what he saw making him drop everything he was
carrying. The hand on his watch labelled "Sirius" moved first to
"Danger", then as Ron and Hermione rushed back to his side it moved to
"Mortal Peril".
"Harry? Harry what is it?" Hermione asked. Harry just stared at the watch.
The hand started to move again, and it slowly turned to "Unknown".
"Sirius......."
Hermione and Ron had to virtually drag Harry back to the Leaky
Cauldron, both saying over and over things like, "He's fine, he can take
care of himself, he'll probably owl you straight away..." Harry hardly even
heard them. How could this be happening. Everything had been fine this
morning, then his world had been once again turned upside down.
Fred and George ran straight over to them, beaming, about to show off a
new joke, when they saw how pale Harry was and Ron and Hermione's
frantic behaviour. Instantly they asked what had happened, but getting no
answer, walked with them to a private parlour.
As soon as Harry sat down he put his head in his hands. He heard
Hermione asking Fred and George to get Mrs Weasley, and the door being
shut.
"It's probably just the Ministry. He had some sort of run in with them and
is hiding again. You'll get an owl from him in a minute." Ron sounded
like he was trying to convince himself. Harry looked up at his friends.
They were staring at him with concern written all over their faces. He
desperately wanted to tell them what had happened earlier, wanted
someone to talk to about it, but knew he couldn't. Sighing, he just said, " I
guess so." Ron and Hermione glanced at each other like they weren't
convinced. Mrs Weasley burst into the room.
"What is it? What happened? Is everyone all right?" She looked afraid.
There was a pause, then Harry, thinking he might as well do it properly,
said, "We're fine. I just had a shock is all."
"A shock?" She still sounded concerned, but the fear had gone from her
face. She glanced around at all three of them. Ron then explained about
the watch, and Mrs Weasley, though sympathetic, gave the same
assurances the others had. Harry just nodded and smiled and pretended he
believed them. Secretly, he prayed Sirius was still alive.
Everyone travelled back to the Burrow, school would be starting the next
day. As they had come out of the parlour, Fred and George with worried
expressions had just asked if everything was ok, and Harry had nodded
yes. Mr Weasley then ushered them all through the fireplace. Harry ran
straight to his room, only to find no owls and importantly, no letters. Part
of him still wanted to believe Sirius was ok, he was just hiding out, but
then he would have written, wouldn't he?
He came back downstairs, his face mirroring his disappointment. Fred and
began to ask what was wrong, but was shushed by Mrs Weasley. The
twins and Ginny still didn't know Sirius was innocent. After dinner they
were all sent straight to bed. The Weasley's wanted to get to the station
early to meet Ginny, who'd spent the last of the summer at a friends
house. Alone, Harry took a look at his back. Shiny and red, like a burn,
was the Dark Mark, right over his spine. He touched it lightly with his
fingers and winced at the pain. He glanced at the desk. there was a piece
of parchment waiting there, and a quill. He could just write to
Dumbledore now and everything would be fine. He sat down, holding the
quill ready. He wrote,
*Dear Dumbledore,*
Harry sat like that for a long time, not writing, thinking over the day's
events trying to find the answer. But nothing came to him. Disgusted,
Harry screwed up the parchment and threw it into the bin. He went back
to the bed and curled up under the covers, wishing that the next time he
woke up, the whole day would have been a dream.
SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
Author's notes: ok, some angst there. Be prepared for more! As always,
thankyou to the lovely reviewers. I'm getting these out as fast as possible,
to keep you all interested and because once I introduce all the new ideas
into the story it'll be easier to follow. Anyway, enough from me, please
R&R!
:)