As Harry laid in his
bed that night sleep had eluded him all he could think about was Mari,
Voldermort, the new threat, Mari, why Neville couldn't stop snoring and
obviously Mari. "How come no one had told him about another scar survivor it
would have at least been in one of Hermoine's books or surely Ron's Dad would
have know. Ron's Dad! "Hey Ron," whispered Harry poking Ron in the shoulder.
"Ron... (Wha) did your dad ever tell you about another scar survivor?" asked
Harry as Ron rolled over with one eye open. "No, you're the only one now go
back to sleep" mumbled Ron rolling over on his side to face the wall again.
Harry lay back in bed and figured that all his questions were answered, "Mari
was just a fake…but what about that dream it had been real enough and she said
she had the dream before Harry mentioned it. If she wasn't a fake why didn't
Ron or Hermoine know? Why was Voldermort after Mari? Why hadn't Dumbledore
know? Dumbledore!" He'd have the answers thought Harry. He quietly crawled to
the end of his bed and rummaged around in his trunk till he found one of his
most prized possessions the Invisibility cloak. H e threw it on and quietly
tiptoed out of the dormitory and down the stairs where he ran smack dab into
someone.
Meanwhile in the
girls dormitory Mari wasn't asleep either. "Was it right to tell Dumbledore
about my dream? Was it right for me to tell Harry about it?" Thought Mari "I
wish I could talk to Luna" sighed Mari she tiptoed out of the dormitory and
into the common room. She was crossing to a over stuffed Red chair by the fire
place when she ran smack dab into someone she couldn't see "Who's there she
said looking around the room when she didn't see anyone and got no response she
knew it was an invisibility cloak. She sat down in the chair hoping to catch
the person off guard she heard a muffled shuffling and that's when she made her
move. She jumped over the back of the chair and said "Accio Invisibility
cloak." The cloak imedatly came to her hand and revealed Harry standing
awkwardly slightly surprised. "How did you know?" he managed to say let pout a
big sigh blowing her too long bangs out of her eyes. "Charlie, he used to
always try sneaking out in his cloak." Said Mari remembering her brother's
disappointment at always being caught as she handed Harry back his cloak.
"Mari, how come no one ever knew about Voldermort attacking you?" said Harry
meekly as He joined Mari in a chair across from her. "Luna I guess, she covered
it up pretty well before I was sent to the orphanage." said Mari. "Orphanage!"
said Harry surprised. "Yeah, I wasn't lucky like you, I didn't have any living
relatives (the Dursleys are horribly I'd rather be at an orphanage!) No you
wouldn't, no one wanting you no one caring about you…and it leaves to much time
to think." said Mari as she looked down.
The next morning
As Harry, Ron, and
Hermoine were walking to DADA Harry heard someone talking to Draco. "How do you
know about me!" said a slightly higher voice with a hint of panic in it. "I
know Potter wasn't the only one with a scar." Harry stopped dead in his tracks
that had to be Mari but how did Draco know about her scar! "What do you know about
what happened!" said Mari sounding slightly hopeful. "First you tell me what
was in the dream Potter and you had then I'll tell you about your scar." Said
Draco. Hermoine and Ron now stopped and walked back to were Harry was. There
must have been something resembling fear on his face that Ron and Hermoine
hadn't seen since their second year. "Are you hearing voices again Harry?"
asked Ron remembering about Harry being a Parselmouth. "Shh, listen!" whispered
Harry urgently pointing into an empty classroom across the hall. "You first no
one can trust a Slytherin." said Mari. "Mari!" gasped Hermoine. "You first I've
never trusted Gryffindorr's." said Draco. "Draco!" gasped Ron. Harry nodded.
"What are they talking about?" asked Ron. Harry had hoped they wouldn't ask
that because then he would have to tell them about the dream and he would be
breaking a promise to Dumbledore about not telling them about Mari. "I…I… I'll
tell you later" he said franticly as the door slowly opened and he pulled them
into the shadows. "Since we can't comprise I guess you'll never know" said Mari
angrily as she slammed the door behind her. "Dang it I'm late for Defense
against the Dark arts!" she said rushing up to the class at the end of the
hall. "Err! That stupid girl!" said Draco storming out of the room and down the
hall.
In class
"So Harry, what was
going on between Mari and Draco?" whispered Ron as Professor Tremble went over
a section about Vampires in the DADA book shivering more as he read each
sentence. "Well, I'm not entirely sure
what was happening but I think Draco was bribing Mari to tell him what happened
in my dream." Explained Harry omitting the important fact's that Mari had been
the victim of a scar and that she had had the dream too. "Why would Mari know about your dream? Did
you tell her on your way down to the Hospital Wing?" asked Ron. "I really
wished you guys wouldn't have asked that," sighed Harry. "I'll tell you a
little later in some place not so public…you see I promised Dumbledore I
wouldn't tell anyone even you guys." Said Harry seeing the slightly shocked and
angry expressions on Ron and Hermoine's faces.
After Class
"You guys have to
promise not to tell anyone about this" said Harry as he pulled Ron and Hermoine
into the secret Passageway leading to Hogsmeade that he had used in his third
year at Hogwarts. Hermoine and Ron both nodded. "When Mari was five Voldermort
came around looking for bodies to live like he did with Professor Quirrel. He
came to Mari's house and she answered the door her brother Charlie saved her by
jumping in front of the curse aimed for her and then he killed her parents to
and tried to kill her again and he thought he did when it ricocheted off her
shoulder and in to the wall she was knocked unconscious when the force of the
blow knocked her to the ground and she landed on her head…Dumbledore didn't
even know about Mari and her scar." Said Harry as Hermoine's started to become all
misty as she thought of what Mari had been through. Ron however just stood there
in shock.
