Sleeping Beauty
Chapter 2 of Legacy
Gryffindor tower was desolate, only Harry Potter was present in the darkened 7th year's dorm. The rest of the Gryffindor students were away, they were on a trip to visit another wizarding academy and would not return for another week. Harry was supposed to attend with his schoolmates but was banned for being caught outside the castle a few nights earlier. Recently, Harry could not think straight, he had the feeling that there was something he had to do but he could not figure out what exactly it was. He couldn't sleep; his mind was always on something else, on a constant search. He felt compelled to visit the forbidden forest, as if he had to prevent something from happening there. Late one night, he had put on his father's invisibility cloak and made his way toward the forest, but was caught by his least favorite teacher, Severus Snape. Snape was more than happy to prevent Harry from attending the trip with the other Gryffindor's.
Harry stood at the window of his dorm in Gryffindor tower, staring out into the night, past the forbidden forest, when his thoughts were disturbed by a loud smacking sound. He whirled around and squinted in the darkness to see what had caused the sound. "What can be in Gryffindor tower at this hour?," thought Harry.
"Who's there?" Harry whispered to the darkness but only silence greeted him.
He slowly made his way toward where the sound had come from and noticed a figure on the hearth of the long burnt out fireplace. The figure came into focus as Harry's eyes adjusted to the darkness and he realized it was a girl.
Harry pulled out his wand and muttered "Lumos."
She was a small girl, young in appearance with dark brown hair hanging in wet tendrils around her face. She was incredibly pale in the wandlight and appeared to be unconscious. Harry was strangely attracted to the slumbering girl, it was almost as if she was the thing he been seeking for the past few days. Curious as to how this girl had arrived, Harry opened the small suitcase that lay at her feet, it contained a few garments and a tattered wizard's picture of a young woman who was beaming. He looked at the photo for a few seconds and the smiling woman winked at him. Harry felt as though he should not be going through somebody else's things and he quickly stuffed the clothes and photo back into the bag.
He looked at the girl, she appeared so peaceful, bathed in the small circle of light cast from his wand. Without thinking, he leaned forward and kissed her very softly on the lips and pushed her hair away from her face. Before he could lean back, his glasses slid off his nose and hit the girl on the forehead, her eyes fluttered opened, they were a deep green, different than Harry's eyes but still a true green, almost like ripe summer olives. She seemed confused and she reached to shield her eyes from the bright wandlight,
"Are you him?" she murmured.
Chapter 2 of Legacy
Gryffindor tower was desolate, only Harry Potter was present in the darkened 7th year's dorm. The rest of the Gryffindor students were away, they were on a trip to visit another wizarding academy and would not return for another week. Harry was supposed to attend with his schoolmates but was banned for being caught outside the castle a few nights earlier. Recently, Harry could not think straight, he had the feeling that there was something he had to do but he could not figure out what exactly it was. He couldn't sleep; his mind was always on something else, on a constant search. He felt compelled to visit the forbidden forest, as if he had to prevent something from happening there. Late one night, he had put on his father's invisibility cloak and made his way toward the forest, but was caught by his least favorite teacher, Severus Snape. Snape was more than happy to prevent Harry from attending the trip with the other Gryffindor's.
Harry stood at the window of his dorm in Gryffindor tower, staring out into the night, past the forbidden forest, when his thoughts were disturbed by a loud smacking sound. He whirled around and squinted in the darkness to see what had caused the sound. "What can be in Gryffindor tower at this hour?," thought Harry.
"Who's there?" Harry whispered to the darkness but only silence greeted him.
He slowly made his way toward where the sound had come from and noticed a figure on the hearth of the long burnt out fireplace. The figure came into focus as Harry's eyes adjusted to the darkness and he realized it was a girl.
Harry pulled out his wand and muttered "Lumos."
She was a small girl, young in appearance with dark brown hair hanging in wet tendrils around her face. She was incredibly pale in the wandlight and appeared to be unconscious. Harry was strangely attracted to the slumbering girl, it was almost as if she was the thing he been seeking for the past few days. Curious as to how this girl had arrived, Harry opened the small suitcase that lay at her feet, it contained a few garments and a tattered wizard's picture of a young woman who was beaming. He looked at the photo for a few seconds and the smiling woman winked at him. Harry felt as though he should not be going through somebody else's things and he quickly stuffed the clothes and photo back into the bag.
He looked at the girl, she appeared so peaceful, bathed in the small circle of light cast from his wand. Without thinking, he leaned forward and kissed her very softly on the lips and pushed her hair away from her face. Before he could lean back, his glasses slid off his nose and hit the girl on the forehead, her eyes fluttered opened, they were a deep green, different than Harry's eyes but still a true green, almost like ripe summer olives. She seemed confused and she reached to shield her eyes from the bright wandlight,
"Are you him?" she murmured.
