Abandoned Hero
Disclaimer: I do not own any of J.K Rowlings wonderful characters. Although quite frankly like every other person in the world with I did!
Voldemort had been killed. Harry's life had been simple again. When people are starting to say Voldemort hadn't really been killed, what is going to happen to Harry's new simple life?
Chapter Ten: Memories
"Harry", a soft voice said as he felt someone gently shaking him.
Rubbing his eyes he prepared himself for the day he had ahead of him. He was still desperately tired, but he'd have to fight through it. Things seemed to be getting worse and worse around Hogwarts for him as each day passed. He was suddenly reminded of the first day of there seventh year. Better yet the first few weeks, they'd been his best ever at Hogwarts. Now he seemed to be paying for it.
"Wake up Harry, we've got quite the day ahead of us", the voice same again less gentle this time.
Harry opened his eyes and saw Sirius standing in front of him. He was in the same place he'd fallen asleep the night before.
"Good your up, are you hungry?", Sirius asked.
"Not really", Harry replied.
"I talked to Hermione and Ron this morning", Sirius said kneeling down next to Harry's chair, "Are you alright? Are you hurt?"
"I've been better, but yeah I'm alright", Harry assured Sirius.
"You should eat something", Sirius added.
Harry sighed and said, "I'm not sure my stomach can really handle anything right now"
"Are you sure you're alright? Harry, you just saw someone you thought was dead…I hardly believe your fine", Sirius said trying to get Harry to look at him.
"I'll be fine, just give me a few days", Harry stated.
"Only a few days till graduation huh?", Sirius said trying to change the conversation to something more pleasant.
"Yeah", Harry said not wanting to talk about graduation.
Sirius seemed to pick up on this, "Why don't you go clean yourself up, Professor Dumbeldore's talking to Hermione, Ron, and that Malfoy kid right now. I'm sure your next. Ron brought some clothes up for you, I think he left them in the bathroom"
"Okay", Harry said slowly standing up.
"Think you can make it?", Sirius asked worried.
"I'm just a little dizzy, I didn't break my legs Sirius", Harry said walking toward the bathroom.
As he closed the door he sat back down. He figured he was dizzy because he hadn't eaten, but as he had said to Sirius wasn't sure he could stomach it. After a moment he was feeling a little better and was able to change into the clothes he was grateful Ron had brought him. Suddenly he broke down tears falling down his face, everything that was happening it finally hit him. Things had to change, he refused to go through everything all over again.
"So none of you saw directly what happened though?", Professor Dumbeldore asked for the fifth time that hour.
"No sir, Draco came the closest since he's the one who pulled Harry in. But none of us saw exactly what happened", Hermione said deciding it was her turn to answer a question.
"But you're sure Hermione that Harry said Voldemort?", Professor Dumbeldore asked.
"I'm positive sir, he said Melissa turned into Voldemort", Hermione explained.
"Melissa?", Dumbeldore asked confused.
"The girl Harry met at Hogsmeade", Ron jumped in.
"I talked to Professor Lupin earlier, and he said she doesn't go to this school", Hermione added.
"Which means Voldemort's come across a potion that can change him into anyone he wants to be changed into", Dumbeldore said to himself.
"Well, this complicated things a bit", Draco joked trying to lighten the mood.
"If your going to crack jokes your not really helping are you?", Ron glared at Draco.
"Mr. Malfoy that you for all you've done to help, I'm very grateful. But I think you should go now", Dumbeldore said to Draco.
"Gladly", Draco said taking one last glare at Ron before he slammed the door shut.
"I think it's time we bring Harry himself in"
"Harry, are you still in there?", Sirius shouted through the door. Thinking he heard something he quickly put his ear to the door. Sure enough, Harry was crying. He tried to open the door but Harry had locked it. "Harry open the door"
To his surprise a minute later Harry opened the door, he appeared to be trying his best to look like he hadn't been crying, "Harry, were you crying?"
"Of course not", Harry snapped.
"Yeah, that's why your eyes look red", Sirius said pulling Harry into a hug.
Harry flinched and pulled back surprising Sirius greatly, "Where am I suppose to go?"
"Professor Dumbeldore's office", Sirius said not knowing what else to say to Harry.
"Alright", Harry said walking up the staircase to Dumbeldore's office and knocking on the door.
"Come in", he heard Dumbeldore's voice.
Harry opened the door and saw Ron and Hermione sitting in front to Professor Dumbeldore's desk. They both gave him a reassuring smile.
"Sit down Harry", Professor Dumbeldore instructed.
Harry did so as the questions began to fire at him for the next hour. He was quite relieved when Dumbeldore started talking to Ron and Hermione again.
"Try to forget about this for a few days Harry. Enjoy your graduation, we'll worry about this after that. Aright?", Dumbeldore said to Harry.
"Alright", Harry lied.
"I'll see you three in a few days at graduation"
"Harry, my favorite seeker!", came a familiar voice Harry had heard all to many times at the crack of dawn quite a few mornings.
"Oliver…what're you doing here?", Harry asked surprised at seeing Oliver Wood in the gryffindor common room.
"Wondering why under seeker for the match on Saturday it says some other kid's name", Oliver got to straight to the point.
"If you haven't been informed I don't play anymore", Harry explained.
"Come on Harry, you're the greatest seeker ever we need you", Oliver pleaded.
"No Oliver I gave up quidditch for a few reasons, and I'm not just about to change my mind", Harry said irritated.
"Isn't there anything I can do to change your mind?", Oliver asked.
"No there isn't", Harry frowned seeing the rest of the old team walking in.
"Oliver this isn't going to work. All it's doing is annoying me half to death!", Harry complained.
"Harry buddy, you haven't seen this guy he sucks", Fred Weasley said standing next to Harry.
"Well then shouldn't you be training rather than bothering me?", Harry said staring at all of the people he used to play quidditch with. All the memories coming back.
"Didn't want to go to extremes Harry but…", George started.
"We need you", Angelina finished George's sentence.
"Okay stay away from me!", Harry shout angrily at Oliver and Fred advanced on him picking him up off the ground and Fred though him over his shoulder.
"This is against the law!", Harry yelled trying to kick out of Fred's strong grip.
"Fred, what're you doing to Harry!", came Ron's voice.
"Ron, tell me to put me down", Harry said trying his hardest to get away from the stronger boy.
"If he doesn't want to play you can't make him", Ron angrily stood up for Harry.
"Come on Ron, even you want him to. I know you do", George said as everyone else left walking towards the quidditch pitch.
"Ron…", Harry cried out as he was carried off onto the field where his horrible year had started.
"Hermione wake up", Ron said shaking her awake.
"Ron, what's wrong?", Hermione asked rubbing her eyes.
"Fred and George and the rest of the team, they want Harry to play so bad that. They carried him out the quidditch pitch, you know why he doesn't play anymore we've gotta help him before he has a mental breakdown out there or something!", Ron panicked.
"What are you talking about?", Hermione asked.
"I'm talking about Harry's accident", Ron explained.
"Oh, god Ron…I completely forgot", Hermione said jumping out of bed, "If anyone them take him on a broom….you know how he's so deathly afraid of heights now. And with what happened yesterday…"
"I'll kill them all one by one. Harry's come so far since his accident….", Ron continued.
"No time to talk we've gotta find him!", Hermione exclaimed.
"Hermione you're in you pajamas!", Ron reminded her.
"Doesn't matter, come on!", Hermione said as the two of them ran out of the girl's dormitory.
They ran down the corridor as quickly as their legs would take them. But were surprised when they heard someone calling their names.
"Ron? Hermione?", came Sirius's voice.
"Keep going Hermione were almost there", Ron whispered to her.
"What's going on?", Sirius said trying to catch up with them.
"That's what's going on", Hermione said pointing to Harry who was arguing with Oliver.
"Harry!", Ron said trying to catch his breath.
"Ron stay out of this", Fred said holding him back, "were trying to help Harry"
"No your not, you idiot you know nothing about him anymore! Leave him alone", Ron shouted shoving his brother out of the way and rushing to Harry's side, "You okay Harry?"
"I'm fine, I just wish this people are just BOTHERING ME", Harry yelled.
"I can't believe your acting this way, you used to love quidditch!", Oliver said taking a step toward Harry.
"Keyword Oliver! Used to. Not anymore", Harry exclaimed.
"Yeah well what happened to my seeker. The kid I could always count of to win us a match", Oliver asked.
"He's dead. The sooner you realize that the better", Harry hollered running off the field.
"Harry wait up", Ron shouted glaring at Oliver.
"We'd better go after them", Hermione muttered softly to Sirius.
"Maybe you should explain to these guys what's going on…I'll go after them", Sirius suggested to Hermione.
"Alright, good luck", Hermione said looking towards the quidditch team waiting for an explanation from her.
Slowly she walked over to them, all eyes on her she began to explain Harry's story.
"I'm such a idiot", Harry said softly leaning against the wall where he and Ron had stopped.
"No your not", Ron started, "they're the ones who should be apologizing to you"
"Why didn't I just do it Ron? Why am I so afraid?", Harry asked.
"Everyone's afraid of something Harry", Ron reminded Harry.
"If I hadn't been so stupid, none of this would've happened. I should've came down when they blew the whistle", Harry sighed.
"That game shouldn't have even happened Harry. You saw the weather, it was horrible. You're right you should've came down. It isn't exactly your fault, screaming at you during the time out didn't help", Ron said embarrassed.
"I almost had it you know if I hadn't slipped", Harry joked.
"That you did, if you hadn't fallen a couple hundred feet in the process I would've congratulated you on the best quidditch move ever", Ron laughed.
"I've fallen before, but I always got back up", Harry frowned.
"Those other times weren't bad falls", Ron explained.
"All I have to do is see a broom and I freak out", Harry said closing his eyes.
"I've been looking all over for you two!", came another voice.
"Can I ever have some privacy?", Harry complained.
"I just wanted to make sure you were alright Harry", Sirius explained.
"Nothing happened, I'm fine", Harry sighed frustrated.
"I need to talk to you anyway", Sirius commanded.
"Can't I just talk to Ron right now?", Harry asked hopeful.
"Every time I let you talk to someone else you never get back to me", Sirius frowned, "so I'll have to say no"
"This is so pathetic! I don't even get to choose who I talk to anymore. What say do I have let in my life", Harry said angrily.
"That's enough Harry let's go", Sirius snapped.
"Maybe I'll be able to talk to you later Ron no promises though you never know", Harry said following Sirius.
"What is going on with you?", Sirius asked.
"You are trying to run my life", Harry explained.
"I know for a fact you were crying this morning", Sirius confronted Harry.
"What were you spying on me?", Harry asked.
"Would you just tell me what's bothering you?", Sirius pleaded.
"What's bothering me is that I graduate in a few days, and unlike everyone else I won't be leaving Hogwarts", Harry frowned.
"You know why Harry…you have to train", Sirius reminded Harry.
"Maybe I don't want to. Maybe I want to have a normal life. I've lived with everyone's rules and precautions for seven years!", Harry exclaimed.
"Get over it Harry, you're never going to have a normal life", Sirius stared at his godson.
"Can I go?", Harry asked.
"Fine Harry, just go", Sirius said irritated with Harry.
"Thanks for the permission", Harry softly muttered.
"Excuse me?", Sirius asked confused.
"I didn't say anything", Harry said walking back into Hogwarts leaving Sirius alone watching the doors slam behind Harry.
Author's Note: Thanks to Avidia, Nicky, Sophie W, firecat, and Pathetic Invader for reviewing last chapter! It's so exciting that my review number is going up! By the way I've started another story called Shades of Blue and Yellow. So check it out if you have some free time.