A/N : Thanks for everyone who reviewed , especially Seeker_2000 . But in
response to one of my reviews , about how they came out of his wand , I
have a few answers. First , Dumbledore says that it was NOT their ghosts
that come out of the wand , just an echo. The spell was said , the rest ... I
can't say , and you are going to have to read more !
***
Harry peered into his tea cup. He could see the grim , as usual , but there
were 2 others there which he never seen before . He turned his cup again.
The two symbols weren't in the book. He looked at them closely . One of
them resembled a flower . A flower ... and a stag ...
***
Harry stared down into his cup , openmouthed and gaping. The flower and
the stag , the symbols of his parents ... what did it mean , if anything ? But
they were dead ! Yet , there it was , along with Sirius' sign. Was Lupin in
there ? Or Peter ?
"Harry ?"
Harry heard someone calling through the gloom.
"Harry ! Snap out of it !"
Harry glanced up , into the white face of Ron.
"Harry what happened ? You went all white , and then you were , staring
into your cup - and - it was a little scary ..."
"Ron. Ron - Look in my cup . What do you see ?" He managed to choke out.
Ron looked at him strangely . But he took the cup.
"I see a load of soggy stuff."
"No. Look - closer."
"I see that stupid grim again. What else is new. Don't tell me you are
scared over that."
"No. Look. The flower. And the Stag."
Ron looked in , and rotated the cup. And then -
"Blimey ! What do you think it means ?"
"I have no idea . No idea."
"Bloody hell ..."
***
"So Hermione , that's it."
"Oh. Gosh Harry , that sounds - well - bad !"
"Of course it does 'Mione ! It sounds like his dead parents are trying to
signal him or -." He stopped at the look on Harry's face.
"What ?"
"I just said that they might be trying to -."
"My dead parents ? Oh. Thanks Ron. Thanks a lot."
And he stormed out .
"Hermione ? What just happened there ?"
"Um ... ?"
***
Harry walked into the library , and marched right up to Madame Pince.
"Um , Could you tell me where the divination section is ?"
"The Divination section ?" She stared suspiciously at him.
"Yes ! I do believe I take the course here !" He was very irritable by now.
She shot him a swift glare , and then acknowledged for him to walk with
her. She stopped in front of a large section of books.
'Here."
"Thanks."
She made no move to leave.
"Um ? Could you excuse me please ?"
And she turned to walk away , looking back every 3 seconds.
Harry looked through the shelves , finally settling on the book
Omens and Opaques .
He had no idea what opaque meant , but omens must have something to do
with whatever he was looking for.
***
"Harry ! Harry where are you ?"
They had been searching the halls for him for a while now.
"We should go to the Library."
"Yeah Hermione. Just what Harry thinks. When in doubt , go to the library."
"He might !"
"Fine ! We'll go there."
"Good."
"So ..."
'How's Lavender ?"
"Uh , she's great !"
"Good."
Hermione hated small talk. When they reached the library , she was greatly
relieved.
"Harry !"
She spotted him. She went over , and sat down. He looked up at her ,
scowled , and bent over his book , pulling it off the table , and up to his
chest , making him look even more like a sullen 2 year old. Then , without
warning , he dropped the book , and let out a gasp.
"What is it ?"
He picked up the book again , and pointed out a paragraph. Hermione
looked over at it.
Some people are given symbols , such as animagi , or someone with a
distinctive and different name. Such symbols are appointed with an
incantation , and a potion , involving highly complicates steps. These
symbols are used for means of contacting someone. The most common
occurrence is in Divination , on the bottoms of tea cups. If there is one you
find , the first step is to ...
Hermione didn't read any more.
"But Harry ! How can they be trying to contact you ? They're , oh Harry ,
they're dead !"
response to one of my reviews , about how they came out of his wand , I
have a few answers. First , Dumbledore says that it was NOT their ghosts
that come out of the wand , just an echo. The spell was said , the rest ... I
can't say , and you are going to have to read more !
***
Harry peered into his tea cup. He could see the grim , as usual , but there
were 2 others there which he never seen before . He turned his cup again.
The two symbols weren't in the book. He looked at them closely . One of
them resembled a flower . A flower ... and a stag ...
***
Harry stared down into his cup , openmouthed and gaping. The flower and
the stag , the symbols of his parents ... what did it mean , if anything ? But
they were dead ! Yet , there it was , along with Sirius' sign. Was Lupin in
there ? Or Peter ?
"Harry ?"
Harry heard someone calling through the gloom.
"Harry ! Snap out of it !"
Harry glanced up , into the white face of Ron.
"Harry what happened ? You went all white , and then you were , staring
into your cup - and - it was a little scary ..."
"Ron. Ron - Look in my cup . What do you see ?" He managed to choke out.
Ron looked at him strangely . But he took the cup.
"I see a load of soggy stuff."
"No. Look - closer."
"I see that stupid grim again. What else is new. Don't tell me you are
scared over that."
"No. Look. The flower. And the Stag."
Ron looked in , and rotated the cup. And then -
"Blimey ! What do you think it means ?"
"I have no idea . No idea."
"Bloody hell ..."
***
"So Hermione , that's it."
"Oh. Gosh Harry , that sounds - well - bad !"
"Of course it does 'Mione ! It sounds like his dead parents are trying to
signal him or -." He stopped at the look on Harry's face.
"What ?"
"I just said that they might be trying to -."
"My dead parents ? Oh. Thanks Ron. Thanks a lot."
And he stormed out .
"Hermione ? What just happened there ?"
"Um ... ?"
***
Harry walked into the library , and marched right up to Madame Pince.
"Um , Could you tell me where the divination section is ?"
"The Divination section ?" She stared suspiciously at him.
"Yes ! I do believe I take the course here !" He was very irritable by now.
She shot him a swift glare , and then acknowledged for him to walk with
her. She stopped in front of a large section of books.
'Here."
"Thanks."
She made no move to leave.
"Um ? Could you excuse me please ?"
And she turned to walk away , looking back every 3 seconds.
Harry looked through the shelves , finally settling on the book
Omens and Opaques .
He had no idea what opaque meant , but omens must have something to do
with whatever he was looking for.
***
"Harry ! Harry where are you ?"
They had been searching the halls for him for a while now.
"We should go to the Library."
"Yeah Hermione. Just what Harry thinks. When in doubt , go to the library."
"He might !"
"Fine ! We'll go there."
"Good."
"So ..."
'How's Lavender ?"
"Uh , she's great !"
"Good."
Hermione hated small talk. When they reached the library , she was greatly
relieved.
"Harry !"
She spotted him. She went over , and sat down. He looked up at her ,
scowled , and bent over his book , pulling it off the table , and up to his
chest , making him look even more like a sullen 2 year old. Then , without
warning , he dropped the book , and let out a gasp.
"What is it ?"
He picked up the book again , and pointed out a paragraph. Hermione
looked over at it.
Some people are given symbols , such as animagi , or someone with a
distinctive and different name. Such symbols are appointed with an
incantation , and a potion , involving highly complicates steps. These
symbols are used for means of contacting someone. The most common
occurrence is in Divination , on the bottoms of tea cups. If there is one you
find , the first step is to ...
Hermione didn't read any more.
"But Harry ! How can they be trying to contact you ? They're , oh Harry ,
they're dead !"