Chapter 10 - Coming to reason
Harry ran back to the common room where he found Kathy curled up in an armchair by the fire sobbing into her arms. He sat beside her and comforted her wondering just what had sparked her off like that. She stopped crying momentarily and looked up at him.
"I should never have come it's all my fault, they'd still be here if it wasn't for me."
Harry felt even more confused before simply saying "You look really tired I think you should go to bed and then we can talk about this in the morning." She nodded and still sobbing stood up. Harry helped her up to her dorm. He tucked her under the covers of her bed and then noticed a crumpled letter that had fallen to the floor from the bed sheets.
He lifted the letter and looked at the tear marks on the ink. It seemed very official and was addressed to Kathy. Harry quickly read the contents of the letter and let out a small gasp. The note was from the ministry and stated that Voldemort had killed her muggle parents. Harry now understood her outburst. She must have only received that letter this morning and she still went to the dance. If she hadn't come here Voldemort would have had no reason to kill her parents. Harry sighed as he looked at the sleeping girl before leaving to his own dorm.
The following morning Harry was waiting in the gryffindor common room for Kathy to come down. She eventually appeared at the bottom of the stairs blotchy cheeked and bleary eyed. Harry moved over and gave her a hug. She sobbed into his shoulder.
"I read the letter, I'm so sorry about your parents" He said to her.
She looked up at him, her watery eyes pleaded with his sole. "Don't tell anyone please," She looked at him and didn't move until he agreed.
"You know" he said "I think you should go talk to McGonagall, she seemed very upset yesterday, I dunno what you were playing at."
"I was very emotional and wasn't thinking straight" she replied quite simply but eventually agreed to go and see her anyway.
They were standing outside Professor McGonagall's office, Harry gave her a gentle kiss and told her that he'd meet her outside when she'd finished and left her to get on with what she had to do.
Kathy took a deep breath then knocked on the door. It opened after a short while and to Kathy's surprise it was Lupin who answered. His hair was a mess, all over the place, he was unshaven and had large bags under his eyes as well as only dressing in a bath robe. She raised a questioning eye brow at him before speaking.
"Ermm..... could I please speak to Professor McGonagall" she asked hesitantly. He stepped aside and gestured for her to come in. Lupin led her through her mum's office and out the back into McGonagall's private chambers. She immediately saw her mum sat on the edge of the bed crying.
Kathryn felt a pang of guilt and moved over towards her mother and gave her a hug. Professor McGonagall looked up, seeing her daughter she gave a smile and held her tightly.
"I'm sorry" Kathy began "I'm soo sorry"
"It's ok forget about it" her mum reassured her.
Lupin was again standing in the corner of the room looking uncomfortable. "Erm yes well, I'd better be going."
"Remus I want you to meet my daughter" McGonagall said to him
"Yeah, we've met" he answered looking at Kathryn and feeling rather foolish.
"I know that but not properly" she retorted sounding slightly agitated. Then turning to Kathy "This is Remus, he's an old friend of mine" she smiled at her daughter.
Kathy gave her a sceptical look "He looks like he's a bit more than just a friend to me!!" McGonagall gave her a piercing look and Lupin again looked uncomfortable.
"Well I've known him since we were at school." She sighed knowing that she was renounced to explain went on, "Well I was in the year above him at Hogwarts, I was goods friends with Zaria Black, Sirius' sister. I believe you've heard about Sirius." She looked at Kathy expecting an answer.
"Er well yeah Harry's told me all about the marauders" she said with a grin at Lupin who just frowned.
"Yes well" McGonagall continued "That meant that I knew Remus here, quite well. So it wasn't erm surprising that in my last year here I erm We, became err, romantically involved." She paused and Kathy tried hard to suppress a grin. "Well everything went well we dated for almost 6 years, well we were even engaged to be married. But well we split and I never saw him for ooh, 13 and a half years." She looked at Lupin who looked even more uncomfortable. "Well we promised we'd forget the past and work together like mature adults but well as you know things don't always go according to plan." she smiled at Kathy.
"Well why did you split up" Kathy asked curiously.
"I'd rather not say, now come on be off I'm sure you and Harry have got things to be getting on with. I know for a fact that you have quite a large transfiguration essay to be doing." She smiled warningly at Kathy as if daring her not to do it.
"Fine, fine I'll be going and leave you two love birds alone." This wiped the smile of McGonagall's face. "Bye" she gave her mum a final hug before leaving.
She met Harry in the grounds, a look of concern crossed his face are you ok you look a bit ill.
"I'm fine" she laughed and explained everything to him
"Wow that would make McGonagall like 40, I always thought she looked older." Kathy laughed and hit him in the side. Together they made their way over to the quidditch pitch where Kathy joined Hermione, who'd returned earlier that day (and had already had the story of Kathy and Professor McGonagall related to her by Ron.), and Ginny, to watch from the stands (she was now a full time substitute but refused to take Ron's place permanently.) Gryffindor vs hufflepuff 3rd game of the season. Well of course Gryffindor walked it who wouldn't with Harry Potter on their side.
Harry ran back to the common room where he found Kathy curled up in an armchair by the fire sobbing into her arms. He sat beside her and comforted her wondering just what had sparked her off like that. She stopped crying momentarily and looked up at him.
"I should never have come it's all my fault, they'd still be here if it wasn't for me."
Harry felt even more confused before simply saying "You look really tired I think you should go to bed and then we can talk about this in the morning." She nodded and still sobbing stood up. Harry helped her up to her dorm. He tucked her under the covers of her bed and then noticed a crumpled letter that had fallen to the floor from the bed sheets.
He lifted the letter and looked at the tear marks on the ink. It seemed very official and was addressed to Kathy. Harry quickly read the contents of the letter and let out a small gasp. The note was from the ministry and stated that Voldemort had killed her muggle parents. Harry now understood her outburst. She must have only received that letter this morning and she still went to the dance. If she hadn't come here Voldemort would have had no reason to kill her parents. Harry sighed as he looked at the sleeping girl before leaving to his own dorm.
The following morning Harry was waiting in the gryffindor common room for Kathy to come down. She eventually appeared at the bottom of the stairs blotchy cheeked and bleary eyed. Harry moved over and gave her a hug. She sobbed into his shoulder.
"I read the letter, I'm so sorry about your parents" He said to her.
She looked up at him, her watery eyes pleaded with his sole. "Don't tell anyone please," She looked at him and didn't move until he agreed.
"You know" he said "I think you should go talk to McGonagall, she seemed very upset yesterday, I dunno what you were playing at."
"I was very emotional and wasn't thinking straight" she replied quite simply but eventually agreed to go and see her anyway.
They were standing outside Professor McGonagall's office, Harry gave her a gentle kiss and told her that he'd meet her outside when she'd finished and left her to get on with what she had to do.
Kathy took a deep breath then knocked on the door. It opened after a short while and to Kathy's surprise it was Lupin who answered. His hair was a mess, all over the place, he was unshaven and had large bags under his eyes as well as only dressing in a bath robe. She raised a questioning eye brow at him before speaking.
"Ermm..... could I please speak to Professor McGonagall" she asked hesitantly. He stepped aside and gestured for her to come in. Lupin led her through her mum's office and out the back into McGonagall's private chambers. She immediately saw her mum sat on the edge of the bed crying.
Kathryn felt a pang of guilt and moved over towards her mother and gave her a hug. Professor McGonagall looked up, seeing her daughter she gave a smile and held her tightly.
"I'm sorry" Kathy began "I'm soo sorry"
"It's ok forget about it" her mum reassured her.
Lupin was again standing in the corner of the room looking uncomfortable. "Erm yes well, I'd better be going."
"Remus I want you to meet my daughter" McGonagall said to him
"Yeah, we've met" he answered looking at Kathryn and feeling rather foolish.
"I know that but not properly" she retorted sounding slightly agitated. Then turning to Kathy "This is Remus, he's an old friend of mine" she smiled at her daughter.
Kathy gave her a sceptical look "He looks like he's a bit more than just a friend to me!!" McGonagall gave her a piercing look and Lupin again looked uncomfortable.
"Well I've known him since we were at school." She sighed knowing that she was renounced to explain went on, "Well I was in the year above him at Hogwarts, I was goods friends with Zaria Black, Sirius' sister. I believe you've heard about Sirius." She looked at Kathy expecting an answer.
"Er well yeah Harry's told me all about the marauders" she said with a grin at Lupin who just frowned.
"Yes well" McGonagall continued "That meant that I knew Remus here, quite well. So it wasn't erm surprising that in my last year here I erm We, became err, romantically involved." She paused and Kathy tried hard to suppress a grin. "Well everything went well we dated for almost 6 years, well we were even engaged to be married. But well we split and I never saw him for ooh, 13 and a half years." She looked at Lupin who looked even more uncomfortable. "Well we promised we'd forget the past and work together like mature adults but well as you know things don't always go according to plan." she smiled at Kathy.
"Well why did you split up" Kathy asked curiously.
"I'd rather not say, now come on be off I'm sure you and Harry have got things to be getting on with. I know for a fact that you have quite a large transfiguration essay to be doing." She smiled warningly at Kathy as if daring her not to do it.
"Fine, fine I'll be going and leave you two love birds alone." This wiped the smile of McGonagall's face. "Bye" she gave her mum a final hug before leaving.
She met Harry in the grounds, a look of concern crossed his face are you ok you look a bit ill.
"I'm fine" she laughed and explained everything to him
"Wow that would make McGonagall like 40, I always thought she looked older." Kathy laughed and hit him in the side. Together they made their way over to the quidditch pitch where Kathy joined Hermione, who'd returned earlier that day (and had already had the story of Kathy and Professor McGonagall related to her by Ron.), and Ginny, to watch from the stands (she was now a full time substitute but refused to take Ron's place permanently.) Gryffindor vs hufflepuff 3rd game of the season. Well of course Gryffindor walked it who wouldn't with Harry Potter on their side.
