"Harry, Ron" Sirius shook them gently. "Wake up, he's awake."
"What? Huh?"
"Dumbledore, he's awake."
They both breathed sighs of relief.
"Can I see him?" Harry asked.
"Arabella's in there now, but you can see him in a minute."
Harry nodded and walked over to the vending machine. (Are there such thing as wizard vending machines? I imagine so...) He bought himself and Ron a drink and sat back down.
"I had the weirdest dream." Said Harry. "Dumbledore wasn't able to be headmaster anymore, so Snape took over. All I can remember was that he expelled everyone, but the Slytherins."
"I'd like to see him try" said Ron.
"All I can say is that the day Snape is Headmaster, I'll go back to the Dursleys."
Arabella came out of the room. "Harry, he wants to see you."
Harry nodded and walked into the room.
Arabella sat down between Minerva and Sirius.
"How is he?"
Arabella pulled the watching stone out of her bag.
"According to this, he's quite passive right now, but-"
"But what?" asked Ron, looking at the stone. It was gray, to show Harry's passivity. But other colors swirled in it as well.
"Well, there's a little blue around the edges, meaning he's a little depressed, which is understandable, then there's this intense yellow color. It means longing. Probably for Hermione, and his parents. But this purple color, is astonishment, which is also understandable. Then of course, there's the green. Can anyone guess what that is?"
"Guilt" said Ron immediately.
"Yes. It's been there since we trained the stone on him. But the blue and yellow are becoming more prominent, so he has to bring Hermione back soon, or else, he could become extremely vulnerable. Exactly what Voldemort wants."
"Wait, but we haven't heard anything from Voldemort since Hermione. Is he just biding his time?"
"Probably. We have to get Hermione back, and start all of your training before he finds the perfect time."
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Dumbledore smiled as Harry entered the room.
"So for once, I'm the one hurt in bed."
"Why did yo-" Harry began.
"Don't ask why Harry. You know why."
"Because you think it's your fault."
Dumbledore sighed. "Yes, I do blame myself. Because I knew. I knew he would go for them, and didn't do enough to save them..."
"You did what you could. Just because there was a misjudgment. No one could have know when or who..."
"Yes, I could've. And I should have done the life spark charm a long time ago..."
"No. Because if you did, Voldemort could be stronger than he is. He could have killed me back in my first year. And we would have that idiot Cornelius Fudge as Headmaster. The world would be very different if you weren't here. That you would sacrifice what you've done, and what you still could do, for my mother... for me..."
"It was my fault.."
"No... but... Thank you..."
"Wait Harry-"
Harry left the room. For some reason he just couldn't face Professor Dumbledore.
"Harry" asked Ron, as he walked right by them out the exit. "Where are you going?"
"Let him go Ron" said Professor McGonagall.
"Yes." Said Arabella. "Look at the stone. Another color. Orange. For overwhelmed."
"No kidding. I'm going to have to agree. And I have to get out of here. This hospital is really starting to freak me out." He walked out of the hospital, not even sure where he was going.
Arabella pulled out another watching stone. This one was mostly a bright fuchsia color.
"Ron's stone."
"Dumbledore made you put him on a stone too?" asked Minerva.
She nodded. "Fuchsia means worry. There's a little yellow and blue in there too. And orange."
"So basically Ron's just as upset as Harry, except he's better at hiding it?" asked Sirius.
"Yep. As soon as Dumbledore's out of here, we have to get going. We don't have much time."
Sirius sat up. "I'm going to find Gus. Find out what's happening."
"Okay, bring him back here, would you?" asked Arabella, letting go of his hand.
"Sure."
Sirius returned a few minutes with Gus, a smile on his face.
"So?"
"Well, he seems fine. You can take him back to the castle tomorrow, but he has to stay in bed. He should be back to himself in a week."
Minerva jumped up and threw her arms around her old friend. "Thank you Gus."
"No problem. Hey, where are Harry and Ron?"
"They left. A little overwhelmed."
He nodded.
"Hey, will you come back to the castle with us Gus?" asked Minerva. "Watch Albus, keep us company, get away from work."
"Yeah, it would be nice to revisit old memories. I think I can get away for a week or so."
"Okay, I'll make arrangements."
"Who's in charge of the school if you're here?" asked Sirius. "I just thought of it now."
"Snape. He's probably having fun. I wouldn't be surprised if I get back and he's tried to expel a student."
Sirius yawned.
"Sirius, Arabella, both of you go to the castle. Check if Harry and Ron are there, and then you can go home and get some sleep."
"What if they're not there?"
"Try the Potter's graves for Harry, but don't let him see you if he's there. He'll go back on his own. Ron will probably be in their tree, you know the big one, by the lake. If neither of them are in those places or at school, call here and they'll forward the call, but I doubt they'd be anywhere else."
"How do you know their favorite places, where to look?"
She laughed. "When you're a teacher, you spend most of your time watching, not teaching."
Sirius and Arabella stood up. "See you guys later."
"Bye."
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Harry sat in their tree, overlooking the lake. It had been a beautiful day, and the setting sun sent beautiful colors of orange, purple and pink across the sky.
He had bailed. For no reason at all, he just couldn't face Dumbledore after what he had done. He had tried to sacrifice his own life so that harry could have his parents, and Harry didn't understand.
He was nowhere near worthy of that.
Not even close.
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Ron stood in front of Lily and James Potter's graves. They were buried in a beautiful place, on top of a grass hill. Their headstones sat underneath a huge tree. He understood now why Harry often came here to think.
Their Death. Their death had started this all. And the knowledge that Harry was capable of bringing one of them back.
"Oh, God, Hermione, you were always the level headed one. This just doesn't make sense...."
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"Lily? What happened? You just disappeared!"
"Hermione, relax. Dumbledore tried to bring me back. He did. It was temporary at first, but-"
"Wait a minute, I thought he didn't have any druid powers!"
"He hid them. But he tried to do the life spark charm. Basically, he tried to exchange his like for mine. Permanently."
"He tried to bring you back to life by killing himself?"
She nodded. "But I resisted, and he only just let go in time. Nearly killed himself. Look."
Lily swirled the waters of large basin of water, and a vision appeared. Dumbledore was in the hospital. Sirius, Ron, Harry and Professor McGonagall were there, along with a tall blond woman.
"Who's she?"
"Arabella Figg. One of our friends from school. They're talking to the doctor, also one of our friends."
"Is he going to be okay?"
"I think so... until he tries it again, which could be disastrous..."
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well, that didn't tell you much, except that I'm not killing him of... yet.
Hope you enjoyed!
Pleez review
~Danie
"What? Huh?"
"Dumbledore, he's awake."
They both breathed sighs of relief.
"Can I see him?" Harry asked.
"Arabella's in there now, but you can see him in a minute."
Harry nodded and walked over to the vending machine. (Are there such thing as wizard vending machines? I imagine so...) He bought himself and Ron a drink and sat back down.
"I had the weirdest dream." Said Harry. "Dumbledore wasn't able to be headmaster anymore, so Snape took over. All I can remember was that he expelled everyone, but the Slytherins."
"I'd like to see him try" said Ron.
"All I can say is that the day Snape is Headmaster, I'll go back to the Dursleys."
Arabella came out of the room. "Harry, he wants to see you."
Harry nodded and walked into the room.
Arabella sat down between Minerva and Sirius.
"How is he?"
Arabella pulled the watching stone out of her bag.
"According to this, he's quite passive right now, but-"
"But what?" asked Ron, looking at the stone. It was gray, to show Harry's passivity. But other colors swirled in it as well.
"Well, there's a little blue around the edges, meaning he's a little depressed, which is understandable, then there's this intense yellow color. It means longing. Probably for Hermione, and his parents. But this purple color, is astonishment, which is also understandable. Then of course, there's the green. Can anyone guess what that is?"
"Guilt" said Ron immediately.
"Yes. It's been there since we trained the stone on him. But the blue and yellow are becoming more prominent, so he has to bring Hermione back soon, or else, he could become extremely vulnerable. Exactly what Voldemort wants."
"Wait, but we haven't heard anything from Voldemort since Hermione. Is he just biding his time?"
"Probably. We have to get Hermione back, and start all of your training before he finds the perfect time."
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Dumbledore smiled as Harry entered the room.
"So for once, I'm the one hurt in bed."
"Why did yo-" Harry began.
"Don't ask why Harry. You know why."
"Because you think it's your fault."
Dumbledore sighed. "Yes, I do blame myself. Because I knew. I knew he would go for them, and didn't do enough to save them..."
"You did what you could. Just because there was a misjudgment. No one could have know when or who..."
"Yes, I could've. And I should have done the life spark charm a long time ago..."
"No. Because if you did, Voldemort could be stronger than he is. He could have killed me back in my first year. And we would have that idiot Cornelius Fudge as Headmaster. The world would be very different if you weren't here. That you would sacrifice what you've done, and what you still could do, for my mother... for me..."
"It was my fault.."
"No... but... Thank you..."
"Wait Harry-"
Harry left the room. For some reason he just couldn't face Professor Dumbledore.
"Harry" asked Ron, as he walked right by them out the exit. "Where are you going?"
"Let him go Ron" said Professor McGonagall.
"Yes." Said Arabella. "Look at the stone. Another color. Orange. For overwhelmed."
"No kidding. I'm going to have to agree. And I have to get out of here. This hospital is really starting to freak me out." He walked out of the hospital, not even sure where he was going.
Arabella pulled out another watching stone. This one was mostly a bright fuchsia color.
"Ron's stone."
"Dumbledore made you put him on a stone too?" asked Minerva.
She nodded. "Fuchsia means worry. There's a little yellow and blue in there too. And orange."
"So basically Ron's just as upset as Harry, except he's better at hiding it?" asked Sirius.
"Yep. As soon as Dumbledore's out of here, we have to get going. We don't have much time."
Sirius sat up. "I'm going to find Gus. Find out what's happening."
"Okay, bring him back here, would you?" asked Arabella, letting go of his hand.
"Sure."
Sirius returned a few minutes with Gus, a smile on his face.
"So?"
"Well, he seems fine. You can take him back to the castle tomorrow, but he has to stay in bed. He should be back to himself in a week."
Minerva jumped up and threw her arms around her old friend. "Thank you Gus."
"No problem. Hey, where are Harry and Ron?"
"They left. A little overwhelmed."
He nodded.
"Hey, will you come back to the castle with us Gus?" asked Minerva. "Watch Albus, keep us company, get away from work."
"Yeah, it would be nice to revisit old memories. I think I can get away for a week or so."
"Okay, I'll make arrangements."
"Who's in charge of the school if you're here?" asked Sirius. "I just thought of it now."
"Snape. He's probably having fun. I wouldn't be surprised if I get back and he's tried to expel a student."
Sirius yawned.
"Sirius, Arabella, both of you go to the castle. Check if Harry and Ron are there, and then you can go home and get some sleep."
"What if they're not there?"
"Try the Potter's graves for Harry, but don't let him see you if he's there. He'll go back on his own. Ron will probably be in their tree, you know the big one, by the lake. If neither of them are in those places or at school, call here and they'll forward the call, but I doubt they'd be anywhere else."
"How do you know their favorite places, where to look?"
She laughed. "When you're a teacher, you spend most of your time watching, not teaching."
Sirius and Arabella stood up. "See you guys later."
"Bye."
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Harry sat in their tree, overlooking the lake. It had been a beautiful day, and the setting sun sent beautiful colors of orange, purple and pink across the sky.
He had bailed. For no reason at all, he just couldn't face Dumbledore after what he had done. He had tried to sacrifice his own life so that harry could have his parents, and Harry didn't understand.
He was nowhere near worthy of that.
Not even close.
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Ron stood in front of Lily and James Potter's graves. They were buried in a beautiful place, on top of a grass hill. Their headstones sat underneath a huge tree. He understood now why Harry often came here to think.
Their Death. Their death had started this all. And the knowledge that Harry was capable of bringing one of them back.
"Oh, God, Hermione, you were always the level headed one. This just doesn't make sense...."
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"Lily? What happened? You just disappeared!"
"Hermione, relax. Dumbledore tried to bring me back. He did. It was temporary at first, but-"
"Wait a minute, I thought he didn't have any druid powers!"
"He hid them. But he tried to do the life spark charm. Basically, he tried to exchange his like for mine. Permanently."
"He tried to bring you back to life by killing himself?"
She nodded. "But I resisted, and he only just let go in time. Nearly killed himself. Look."
Lily swirled the waters of large basin of water, and a vision appeared. Dumbledore was in the hospital. Sirius, Ron, Harry and Professor McGonagall were there, along with a tall blond woman.
"Who's she?"
"Arabella Figg. One of our friends from school. They're talking to the doctor, also one of our friends."
"Is he going to be okay?"
"I think so... until he tries it again, which could be disastrous..."
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well, that didn't tell you much, except that I'm not killing him of... yet.
Hope you enjoyed!
Pleez review
~Danie
