Chapter IIII: Professor Black

'Now, the reason why I have gathered you all here is because you are all exceptionally talented in most aspects of wizardry,' proclaimed Professor Dumbledore, 'and that you all have direct contact of the Dark Lord, in your own ways,' Harry knew instantly what Dumbledore meant about himself and Ron, but could not work out about Hermione.

            'Professor, I'm sorry for asking, but exactly how is Hermione connected with Lord Voldemort?' As Harry said this, Ron shuddered at the sound, although not as much as he would have done several years ago.

            'Hermione was petrified by the basilisk in your second year, and was the reason why you managed to defeat the Lord every time you faced him.  I'm sure that Voldemort will not want to leave her alone, true?'

            'Yes Professor, I suppose,'

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 'Now, Snape, It is time to prove your loyalty to me.  You are to go to the Forest of Darkness, and take the Dementors from there and go to Hogwarts with them.  Is this understood?' Voldemort commanded,

            'Yes master, but wouldn't it be better if we took them during a Quidditch Cup match?  I have heard that Potter is Gryffindor Captain,'

            'Very well, bring them here first, but it is to be the first match of the season, there can be no more delays!'

The plan is working perfectly! I just hope that I can find out his plan. Thought Snape.

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'Now, Harry, as I am sure that you already know this charm, it is best that you create our Dementor. Ready?' Professor Black, Sirius, retrieved the boggart from the cabinet and as it turned to Harry, and instantly became one of the horrifying Dementors, former guards of Azkaban.

No!  Not Harry! Came the familiar screams that Harry heard playing back in his memory… the sound of Voldemort killing his parents.

'RIDDICULUS!' came the shout of Hermione but then 'Harry! It's not doing anything!'

'EXPECTO PATRONUM!' shouted Harry, when just then, what was looking to be a silver stag, turned into a wisp of grey smoke.  It was exactly the same as what happened in the third year, when Harry was trying to learn the Patronus Charm from Professor Lupin.

'Harry, Move away!' yelled Sirius, as the dementor turned into a weird mix of both Cornelius Fudge and Barty Crouch, 'RIDDICULUS!' and suddenly the unusual man turned into a rat, that was soon followed by a giant explosion.

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'Harry?  Thank god you're all right!  I was scared that the boggart had knocked you out!' It was Hermione.

'What happened?' asked Harry, 'I couldn't see anything, is Sirius okay?'

'Yeah, he's fine.  I can't understand why Sirius is afraid of Cornelius Fudge?'

'Well, he is the one who ordered the kiss on him, wasn't he?'

'True.'

Harry was just glad that that lesson was over with when he heard Ron yelling 'Flying Lesson! Madam Hooch is waiting outside.  Harry, you have to go to McGonagall!'

Harry took the huge bar of chocolate that Ron gave him, and ran to McGonagall's office.  'Potter, I've asked you here so that we can discuss Quidditch.  As you are doubtless aware, the entire team of three years ago is gone, except for you, and this is the first tournament since that team was here,' Last years' Quidditch Cup was cancelled because of several raids by the Death Eaters.

            'I've had my eye on Ron as a keeper, and from what I've seen, Seamus Finnigan looks promising as a chaser,' Harry had wanted to select a team ever since Oliver Wood left in Harry's third year.

            'Yes, I'll ask Madam Hooch about them, but we need more lasting players, after all, Ron and Seamus are in sixth year,'

            'How about young Dennis Creevey?  He seems to be the right build for a chaser,' continued Harry, who had been severely disappointed when he hadn't been given the opportunity to nominate more of his friends,

            'Seeing as we have no idea how our new first years are going to be, let's leave it at that for now,' finished McGonagall, When Harry ran back to the Gryffindor tower and said the new password (animagus), he ran straight into the amazingly empty common room, and started to talk with Ron and Hermione, 'What was that about?' asked Ron,

            'Quidditch, McGonagall needs me to pick an entire team before Hallow'een!'

            'And we thought transfiguration was hard!'

            'Well, I've already put your name down as a keeper.'

            'Great, who else?'

            'Seamus as a chaser,'

            'BRILLIANT!'