Werewolf-Part 3- Harry's POV
I was at Sirius' cave in the 'back room' as he called it, which was just another small cave conneced to the main one by a narrow passage. Sirius had given me some old photos of my parents at school, but I wasn't really looking at them. I was thinking about Voldemort. he had returned. I wondered what Sirius and Professor Lupin had to do for Dumbledore. Sirius wouldn't tell me. I guessed that Snape was going to pretend to be a Death Eater and spy on Voldemort, and that Hagrid and Madame Maxime were going to get the giants on our side. Considering how tall they were it was hard to imagine what a full giant would look like. I was just beginning to daydream when a girl walked in. I vaguely recognised her. She was a Ravenclaw. A first or second year.
"Hello." I said. I wasn't sure what to say. I couldn't understand why she would be here.
"Hi," she said. "I'm Harriet. I've come here with Remus."
"Remus?" I asked puzzled. "Oh, Professor Lupin! He was a teacher at Hogwarts, but surely that was before you came. How do you know him then? You aren't related are you?" I couldn't imagine Lupin with a family. He'd never said anything about a wife, and I couldn't imagine many people agreeing to marry a werewolf. Also Harriet didn't look anything like Professor Lupin. She had long black hair, blue eyes and oval shaped glasses. She was actually quite pretty.
"Oh no!" She said. "We aren't related. He's just erm.helping me hide."
"Hide?" I asked, confused. It seemed that I was going to have to ask all the questions to get any answers. She wasn't going to talk without me asking her things. "Hide from who?"
"The Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures." She replied.
"The Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures?" I asked. "What would they want with a witch like you? They only deal with Dangerous Magical Creatures!"
"Well, I kind of fit that description." she paused, "Dangerous Magical Creatures, I mean"
"You don't look that dangerous to me!" I joked. She smiled a little for a moment, but then stopped,
"Don't trust what you can see Harry" She said. "I'm a werewolf. At the full moon I could kill you easily, not that I'd want to of course. I did once. That's why the Committee are after me." It all mad esense. She was with Lupin! He was a werewolf. I couldn't believe I hadn't guessed before.
She llooked down and was very quiet, so I spoke. "But couldn't you just, sort of, not tell anyone? I mean, you must have managed to keep it from everyone that you're a.. a werewolf, so surely it would be possible to keep another secret."
"It's not that simple Harry." She replied. "I was caught by the Committee and taken for a trial in London." I knew what kind of a 'trial' it would be. I knew. I had helped a hippogriff escape from the Committee. They don't care if the creature is innocent or not they just.I didn't really want to think about it. Not in connection with Harriet. "It was horrible." she continued. "But I can't help thinking, it's all my fault! I just feel so helpless. All because of one other poor being like me. They couldn't help it either. It wasn't their fault they bit me. I expect I'd feel even worse really, if I'd bitten somene and they survied. I would never want to cause anyone else what I have to put up with. It seems to me that it is worse than death. At least if you're dead you don't have to worry about anything. But I am glad I escaped really. Oh I don't know what I think! I'm tired and confused and." She sat down, with her head in her hands. "Of course, If I hadn't escaped I'd be dead by now." She was getting really carried away now, but I just sat and listened. People felt sorry for me, about my parents and everything, but really my problems were nothing compared with Harriet. I had though before that I was going to be killed. I was very lucky to even reach my 2nd birthday, and then I was nearly killed in my first, second and fourth year at Hogwarts. But I think it would be worse to be in Harriet's sitation, just having to wait.
"Shall we go in and see what Sirius and Prof..er-Remus are doing." I asked, trying to make conversation. I was feeling really uncomfortable. We both walked through into the main cave to see Sirius and Professor Lupin.
"Hi you two." said Sirius, cheerfully, which did not exactly match my mood! "Have you two been getting to know each other?"
"Well, Harriet's told me a lot, you know, about being a werewolf and stuff. I haven't really been talking much. Anyway, most people seem to know as much about me as I know myself! I hate being famous." I said, though kind of half heartedly. I wasn't that bothered. I could cope with fame, though it wasn't something I wanted.
"We'll have to discuss what Harriet will do for now. We can't keep her hidden forever, but she can't go to Hogwarts. Not with Lucius Malfoy's son there, and Dumbledore gone.
"Dumbledore? Gone?" I shouted. "Where is he!?"
"Where is Dumbledore?" I repeated, unable to take it in. I suddeny had a terrible thought: Dumbledore was very old, what if he'd died?
"It's all my fault, Harry" said Harriet, stepping forwards. "He's gone to Azkaban, he was trying to save me." Save Harriet? How could that get him sent to Azkaban? It wasn't a criminal offense, to try and save a life, was it?
"H...how come?" I muttered. "Why did they send him to Azkaban? I mean, Dumbledore's famous, he's the only one who can stop V...you-know-who.." Harriet looked down, ashamed and miserable.
"They said he was going against the.. the Comitttee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures, by trying to save me, but I think Fudge was looking for an excuse to get Dumbledore out the way. It seemsto me like they had an arguament."
"Yeah." I said, "They did"
I was at Sirius' cave in the 'back room' as he called it, which was just another small cave conneced to the main one by a narrow passage. Sirius had given me some old photos of my parents at school, but I wasn't really looking at them. I was thinking about Voldemort. he had returned. I wondered what Sirius and Professor Lupin had to do for Dumbledore. Sirius wouldn't tell me. I guessed that Snape was going to pretend to be a Death Eater and spy on Voldemort, and that Hagrid and Madame Maxime were going to get the giants on our side. Considering how tall they were it was hard to imagine what a full giant would look like. I was just beginning to daydream when a girl walked in. I vaguely recognised her. She was a Ravenclaw. A first or second year.
"Hello." I said. I wasn't sure what to say. I couldn't understand why she would be here.
"Hi," she said. "I'm Harriet. I've come here with Remus."
"Remus?" I asked puzzled. "Oh, Professor Lupin! He was a teacher at Hogwarts, but surely that was before you came. How do you know him then? You aren't related are you?" I couldn't imagine Lupin with a family. He'd never said anything about a wife, and I couldn't imagine many people agreeing to marry a werewolf. Also Harriet didn't look anything like Professor Lupin. She had long black hair, blue eyes and oval shaped glasses. She was actually quite pretty.
"Oh no!" She said. "We aren't related. He's just erm.helping me hide."
"Hide?" I asked, confused. It seemed that I was going to have to ask all the questions to get any answers. She wasn't going to talk without me asking her things. "Hide from who?"
"The Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures." She replied.
"The Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures?" I asked. "What would they want with a witch like you? They only deal with Dangerous Magical Creatures!"
"Well, I kind of fit that description." she paused, "Dangerous Magical Creatures, I mean"
"You don't look that dangerous to me!" I joked. She smiled a little for a moment, but then stopped,
"Don't trust what you can see Harry" She said. "I'm a werewolf. At the full moon I could kill you easily, not that I'd want to of course. I did once. That's why the Committee are after me." It all mad esense. She was with Lupin! He was a werewolf. I couldn't believe I hadn't guessed before.
She llooked down and was very quiet, so I spoke. "But couldn't you just, sort of, not tell anyone? I mean, you must have managed to keep it from everyone that you're a.. a werewolf, so surely it would be possible to keep another secret."
"It's not that simple Harry." She replied. "I was caught by the Committee and taken for a trial in London." I knew what kind of a 'trial' it would be. I knew. I had helped a hippogriff escape from the Committee. They don't care if the creature is innocent or not they just.I didn't really want to think about it. Not in connection with Harriet. "It was horrible." she continued. "But I can't help thinking, it's all my fault! I just feel so helpless. All because of one other poor being like me. They couldn't help it either. It wasn't their fault they bit me. I expect I'd feel even worse really, if I'd bitten somene and they survied. I would never want to cause anyone else what I have to put up with. It seems to me that it is worse than death. At least if you're dead you don't have to worry about anything. But I am glad I escaped really. Oh I don't know what I think! I'm tired and confused and." She sat down, with her head in her hands. "Of course, If I hadn't escaped I'd be dead by now." She was getting really carried away now, but I just sat and listened. People felt sorry for me, about my parents and everything, but really my problems were nothing compared with Harriet. I had though before that I was going to be killed. I was very lucky to even reach my 2nd birthday, and then I was nearly killed in my first, second and fourth year at Hogwarts. But I think it would be worse to be in Harriet's sitation, just having to wait.
"Shall we go in and see what Sirius and Prof..er-Remus are doing." I asked, trying to make conversation. I was feeling really uncomfortable. We both walked through into the main cave to see Sirius and Professor Lupin.
"Hi you two." said Sirius, cheerfully, which did not exactly match my mood! "Have you two been getting to know each other?"
"Well, Harriet's told me a lot, you know, about being a werewolf and stuff. I haven't really been talking much. Anyway, most people seem to know as much about me as I know myself! I hate being famous." I said, though kind of half heartedly. I wasn't that bothered. I could cope with fame, though it wasn't something I wanted.
"We'll have to discuss what Harriet will do for now. We can't keep her hidden forever, but she can't go to Hogwarts. Not with Lucius Malfoy's son there, and Dumbledore gone.
"Dumbledore? Gone?" I shouted. "Where is he!?"
"Where is Dumbledore?" I repeated, unable to take it in. I suddeny had a terrible thought: Dumbledore was very old, what if he'd died?
"It's all my fault, Harry" said Harriet, stepping forwards. "He's gone to Azkaban, he was trying to save me." Save Harriet? How could that get him sent to Azkaban? It wasn't a criminal offense, to try and save a life, was it?
"H...how come?" I muttered. "Why did they send him to Azkaban? I mean, Dumbledore's famous, he's the only one who can stop V...you-know-who.." Harriet looked down, ashamed and miserable.
"They said he was going against the.. the Comitttee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures, by trying to save me, but I think Fudge was looking for an excuse to get Dumbledore out the way. It seemsto me like they had an arguament."
"Yeah." I said, "They did"