Chapter 15: A little time to relax
The next morning Harry awoke to a loud crashing near the other end of his room. Instinct over took him and he grabbed his wand which was sitting on his bed side table. He shot up in bed
"Stupify!"
He roared. The person who was intruding, was facing the corner. The spell hit him and he fell to the floor. Harry jumped out of bed, still in his robes form the previous day, and ran over. He flipped the man over and gasped. It was Remus
"Remus!"
He cried, pulling the man over to the couch and lying him on it
"Enervate"
He muttered. The mans eye's fluttered open and he surprisingly smiled at Harry
"Sorry I startled you"
He said, sitting up.
"No problem Moony, just, don't do that anymore"
Harry replied. Remus chuckled
"All right, let's go, Dumbledore is calling a meeting"
Harry sighed and waved his wand over himself, immediately cleaning his robes and turning them a dark forest green. He raised his hood and followed Remus out.
"Got sick of black?"
Remus hissed, grinning. Harry glared at him
"No, but I think wearing the same color daily does nothing for your image, look at Snape"
He said. They both laughed. As they marched through the halls scattered student's passed them, smiling or waving at them. Finally they reached Dumbledore's office
"I'm not sure I like Dumbledore's new guardian"
Remus muttered as the stag looked him over
"He's not very trusting"
Harry chuckled and ran his hand over the stags neck, immediately it moved
"He'll get a password sooner or later"
Harry said as they climbed the stairs. Harry opened the door, not bothering to knock and entered the room. It had been expanded, and there quite a few people in there. Chairs lined the wall in front of Dumbledore's desk. Sirius, Mundungus, Arabella, Mcgonagall, Bill, Charlie, Mad-eye Moody, Flitwick, Daniel, and many others were waiting patiently. Harry even saw Cornelius Fudge and Amos Diggory off talking to Mundungus. What caught his eyes though, was Snape, looming in the corner, looking slightly better than he had yesterday. Harry walked over to him, leaving Remus to chat with Sirius.
"Feeling any better Professor?"
He asked, grinning. Snape reacted the same way Harry expected him to
"I'm feeling peachy Potter, just peachy...tell me, was it YOUR idea to go waltzing into Voldemort's castle to save me? And how much did you pay Black so that he would come along?"
Snape drawled, not seeming half as cold as normal
"Why yes, it WAS my idea to go after you, even though Dumbledore was planning on going after you anyway. And I didn't pay Sirius, he volunteered. Although you think they hate you more than anyone else on this planet, if you ever spoke to either of them, especially Remus, with anything but sarcasm and hate, then I think you could become quite good friends"
Harry gave Snape a cheery smile, even though Snape couldn't see and he turned and practically bounced off. He distinctly hear Snape mutter something like 'Damn Gryffindors'. Harry grinned to himself and lowered his hood calmly
"Everyone, please sit down!"
Dumbledore finally shouted. The room went quiet and everyone sat.
"Yesterday, after a rather, er, interesting rescue mission by myself and a few others, we were able to retrieve Severus here, from Voldemort's clutches. And due to Mr. Potters exceptional amount of bravery..."
Harry turned scarlet at this and Snape rolled his eyes dramatically.
"We were able to bring back Voldemort's lead supporter for questioning"
He turned towards the back of the room where Mr. Weasley appeared form behind the portrait they had kept Lavender in. He was dragging a very unhappy looking Malfoy who was tied up tightly. He tossed him into the center of the room and removed a small bottle form his robes. He handed it to Dumbledore.
"This is Veritisirum"
Dumbledore said, showing everyone the bottle
"We are going to question Mr. Malfoy, and hopefully gain some rather important information"
He bent over and wrenched Malfoy's mouth open. He poured a few drops in then closed the bottle
"Lucius?"
He said, rather coldly
"Can you hear me?"
"Unfortunately"
Lucius barked
"Wonderful, tell me, what are Voldemort's plans, now that he in gaining power once again?"
"Kill Potter"
Lucius said, now talking in a dull monotone. A few people gasped, Harry just rolled his eyes
"How?"
Dumbledore said, still staring hard at Malfoy
"Master hasn't told us yet, he is holding a meeting tonight"
"Why were you so beaten up when we found you?"
"I failed my master, I wasn't able to keep Hogwarts in control, I ran when he was discovered"
Dumbledore sighed and began to pace
"When will he be attempting to kill Mr. Potter?"
"Soon, very soon. It is the only way he can win. Potter's power surpasses the Dark Lords by miles, and as long as he's still alive, there is nothing the Dark Lord can do to win. He will kill Potter by using his friends as bait, everyone knows that Potter would die for one of his friends, without hesitation, and my Master with achieve it all, soon..."
An insane smile appeared on Malfoy's face
"The protection you offer is now useless Dumbledore, Voldemort knows how he can surpass what you have worked so hard to form around the boy, he knows his weakness, not only his friends, but the other weakness, I doubt Potter even knows about it"
Lucius was ranting now, it seemed the truth potion wasn't strongly made, obviously, Snape wasn't the one who made it. The potion had almost worn off
"Maybe I should tell him Albus, about what the entire wizarding world has never told him!"
Malfoy turned his eye's on Harry
"You carry the blood of Gryffindor, yes, we all can see that, but now you carry Slytherin's as well. What the Dark lord knows that your comrades have failed to tell you, is that if you attempt to murder him, you will die at his side, but if he tries to murder you, there will be no affect. His power kept you alive that night, not only your mothers love, the power you gained, he is your life source, and without him, you shall die!!!"
"Stupify!"
Someone suddenly yelled. The curse hit Malfoy and he slumped over, falling completely out cold. The room was silent. Sirius was standing from his chair, wand drawn, he had obviously had enough. Harry was staring at the wall ahead of him. Was it true, if he killed Voldemort, would he die to? A terrible dilemma broke out inside his head. The world would never be safe if Voldemort was allowed to live, but to destroy Voldemort, Harry would be destroyed to... Would he die, just to protect everyone else in the world? Stupid question, of course he would. But, did he want to die so soon. His goal in life was to live to graduate from Hogwarts...soon....Malfoy's words echoed in his head. Far off, he faintly heard someone say his name, he ignored them...them....Malfoy said they knew! Suddenly Harry was torn from his dream like state, he shot up from the seat as if it had shocked him. He immediately locked eyes with Dumbledore. His normally sparkling blue eyes were dull with worry, and....guilt?
"You knew"
Harry suddenly hissed
"You knew and you were going to let me kill him, just let me do it, just like that?"
Anger bubbled inside Harry, but he kept it down. Dumbledore sighed
"I had my suspicions, I didn't know for sure if it would, but yes, I thought it as a possibility"
He said calmly. Harry's eyes grew wide, he had expected Dumbledore to deny it. His eyes, now alight with anger, scanned the room. Most people looked shock, staring at Dumbledore with disbelief, only a few looked guilty, and one of those few was Snape. Harry glanced at Sirius, who looked enraged. Good Harry thought At least my god father wasn't in on it Harry took a deep breath then spun around. He threw the door open and left the office. He could feel the power radiating off of his body. It was like nothing he'd ever felt before. All the magic he possessed was churning inside him. It was like his anger unlocked a gate to powers he had never experienced. He felt it bubble angrily in his skin once again. Suddenly he froze as pain shot though his scar. He fell against the cold stone wall, now breathing heavily. Again the power surged. He had to get out of Hogwarts...he felt like everything inside him was going to explode. He was capable of wandless magic, and sometimes, it went to work by itself, an he had a feeling, it was about to do it again. He pulled himself to his feet and took off down the hall, passing Remus, who had obviously come out after him. Harry ignored Remus's shouts. He pulled his hood up as he reached the great hall....empty....he burst out of the doors and ran towards the front gates. Another surge of energy made him stumble. He fell to his knees, only about a hundred yards from the front doors. He stayed there for a few seconds, again came the angry bubble, his powers were surging stronger, it was coming. He heard the doors open once again and he turned his head, Remus was sprinting towards him.
"Remus! No!"
BOOM! Only seconds before, Harry's body glowed bright blue and then an explosion like nothing anyone had ever seen before burst out of Harry. The power threw Remus back about twenty feet, and he fell to the ground, unmoving. The windows in Hogwarts shattered an the entire ground seemed to shake. The lake rippled and the water sloshed up farther onto the grass. The tree's from the forest swayed as the energy ran over them and many birds took flight from the depths of the forest. Harry heard a few terrified screams from inside the castle. The energy inside him seemed to fade slightly, and he felt weak. What the hell Was all he could think. He was still not moving, still on his hands and knee's, breathing like he'd just run a mile. He glanced towards Remus's body and immediately groaned. He forced himself up and stumbled towards his friend. He finally reached him and fell to the floor beside him. Remus was breathing. Harry pointed his wand at him
"Enervate"
He muttered weakly. Remus's eyes fluttered open
"Harry?"
Remus asked, sitting up. Harry was about to nod, but after using all the energy he possessed, he passed out.
~*~
"Will he be all right?"
"Yes, he's just worn out Sirius, that was some serious wandless magic he used"
"That's never happened before Albus, he's never blown the shit out of everything with in 3 miles. Not even when you trained him and his powers were unstable"
"I'm afraid they are still unstable, and I don't think he's ever been that angry..."
"You can't blame him"
"I don't...he took it far better than I thought he would have"
"Do you think Malfoy's right?"
"Yes, I think there is a strong chance that what he's saying could be true"
"So what do we do?"
"There's nothing we can do, Harry will have to face Voldemort, no matter what, he's the only one that has the power to face him, if we ever want peace, he must be killed"
"But then Harry would be killed in the process, I think the wizarding world would be at more of a loss at that point"
"Only time will tell Sirius"
Harry listened silently to the men beside him. He still has his eyes closed and felt very peaceful, he also felt as though he'd slept for days. With a groan he forced his eye's open. There first thing he saw were a pair of very worried looking brown eyes. He nearly screamed.
"Hermionie!"
He hissed
"Do you want to give me a heart attack?"
"I'm afraid you nearly gave the entire school one of those when you blew all the windows out and shook the building!"
She hissed back. Harry glared at her
"It wasn't my fault"
He muttered. Harry glanced past Hermionie. Ginny was sleeping on a chair, her head resting on Ron's shoulder, who was sleeping next to her.
"How long have you been here?"
"Three days"
"Three days!?"
Harry whispered loudly. Hermionie put her hand over his mouth
"You want Dumbledore and Sirius in here? All they're gunna do is question you"
Harry sighed and closed his mouth
"After you had your little spell....Remus was able to pick you up and take you back to the school. Of course all the teachers had to hide you from the students...Dumbledore told everyone it was a botched potion...most the student's think that's a load of bull. Ginny, Ron, and I have been here since they brought you in, three days ago. Sirius and Remus have been here to, only leaving to help Dumbledore out and such....even Draco stopped by a couple times."
Harry nodded glumly
"I'm sorry"
Hermionie suddenly whispered
"For what?"
Harry asked
"For everything that's on your shoulder's again...for the Voldemort thing...we all want to help you Harry, we just don't know how"
Harry shrugged
"There's never a dull moment in the life of Harry Potter...I knew there had to been some twist to it, just killing Voldemort would have been MUCH to easy, I have to kill myself too"
"You don't know that for sure! For all you know, it could be a load of-"
"Harry!"
The curtains were suddenly thrown back. Sirius bolted to the side of the bed
"Are you all right?"
"I'm fine"
Harry said, giving Sirius a weak smile. Sirius obviously didn't believe him. Harry glanced at Dumbledore who was standing only about a foot behind Sirius
"You've been asleep for quite a while"
Dumbledore said, the twinkle was back in his eyes
"I nearly blew up a castle, I think anyone would have needed a few says to recover"
Harry said, glaring slightly at the Headmaster. Dumbledore sighed
"Could you give me and Harry a moment alone please?"
He asked. Hermionie nodded reluctantly and her and Sirius levitated Ron and Ginny out of the Hospital wing. Dumbledore sat on the end of Harry's bed
"Have you ever made any bad decisions, Harry?"
He asked
"What kind of question is that?"
Harry asked coldly. Dumbledore gave him a piercing look and Harry sighed
"Quite a few actually"
"And did they ever result in someone's feeling's being hurt? Or someone's life being put on the line?"
Harry nodded
"Everyone make's those mistakes Harry, whether it results in a death, a break of friendship, or trust.... We're only human Harry, and it wouldn't be normal for us not to make mistakes. Not telling you about what Voldemort's death could cause was a mistake on my part, one of my biggest I must say...I should have told you the day that thought came to my attention, which wasn't to long ago mind you. I dismissed it when Voldemort was supposedly killed that night in the Chamber of secrets. Another human quality Harry, is forgiveness. My actions were stupid and not thought through, and I don't deserve to be forgiven just yet...but you must understand, that I don't want you dead, nor does anyone else who knew. We all care for you Harry, whether you know that or not. And we will all do everything in our power to protect you"
Dumbledore gave Harry a small smile then exited the room, leaving Harry to his own thoughts.
~*~
Madam Pomphrey let Harry out later that day. He immediately returned to his room and took a shower. When he finished he decided to go find Dumbledore and forgive him. It was the right thing to do. He approached the office and saw that the stag was off to the side, leaving the entrance unguarded Weird Harry thought, walking up the stairs, as he got closer he could hear a heated argument from inside
"You fool! I can't believe you would even suggest that!"
It was Mcgonagall
"My dear woman, it's a perfectly good idea, we should know now, it would be very good for the war"
Fudge. Harry groaned
"Good for the war!? Why you stupid selfish man! Do you care nothing for anyone else but yourself!"
"Minerva please"
Dumbledore, obviously trying to calm the situation
"She's right Albus, the Minister is being irrational"
That would be Snape
"He is beyond irrational!"
Mcgonagall shrieked
"I am not being irrational! Imagine what he could accomplish if we proved the theory right!"
"Imagine what you would accomplish if your theory was wrong!"
Came Snape's angry voice
"Listen to yourself!"
There was a long silence
"I am the Minister of Magic, I make the rules"
Came Fudge's voice, it was shaking with anger
"You have no choice in this situation!"
"Cornelius"
Dumbledore said, his voice sounded cold as ice, it terrified Harry
"I'm afraid I will not allow you to do this, you may be the Minister, but you are making a deadly mistake"
"I am not!"
Fudge roared
"You can do nothing of the sort! I will retrieve him now!"
Harry heard footsteps pounding in his direction, he did not want to face an angry Fudge, and strangely he thought this conversation was about him. He took off down the stairs and hid himself behind a statue. Fudge appeared moment's later. His bowler was on sideways and he was as red as a rose. His face was contorted with anger. Mcgonagall appeared closely behind. She looked madder then she had when Fudge had brought that Dementor into the castle. Then came Dumbledore, he looked worried, and very angry. And finally Snape. He didn't look student angry, he looked as though he was going to reach out and murder Fudge. Fudge marched down the corridor, Mcgonagall practically running along beside him, shouting things at him. Dumbledore followed. Snape started to go, but he stopped. He looked straight at where Harry was then sighed
"Get out here Potter"
He snapped. Harry slid out from behind the statue
"How much?"
"I think from 'You fool'"
Harry said. Snape sighed
"Stay as far as possible form Fudge, he's trying to make us turn you over to him. Someone in the ministry suggested we test you to see if your immune to Avada Kadavera, since you were when you were young. I'm willing to bet it was a death eater who twisted Fudge's mind. I suggest you turn into that stupid puppy and stay with Black for a while, lay low until we can kick him out"
With that Snape turned and headed off towards the Hospital wing. Harry grumbled to himself and turned towards the great hall. He changed quickly into a puppy and took off down the hall, lunch was going on. He an into the hall and up to Sirius who was sitting at the table. Sirius looked down at him, confused. Harry grabbed the end of his robes in his mouth and tugged. Sirius got the point and stood up, following Harry out of the hall. They entered a deserted classroom.
"Well, I've got some more good news...Now Voldemort and Fudge want to kill me"
"Fudge?"
"Yeah, he wants to test Avada Kadavera on me, see if I'm immune. Will I ever be let off the hook here?"
"He what?!"
"So I'm posing as your dog until Snape, Mcgonagall and Dumbledore can get rid of him, just thought I'd let you know!"
Harry quickly changed and trotted out of the room, following a very annoyed Sirius back to the hall. He sat under the table What a way to spend my last few weeks at Hogwarts, running from a maniac dark wizard AND the minister of magic Harry thought angrily. Why me?
((Thank you everyone! Sorry it took me so long! I've been busy! hope you like it! Poor Harry, never gets a moment's rest.. Next chapter, nearing the end of school, what's Voldemort planning, will he show up? And will this be the end of Harry!? A special thank you to Mrs. Moony, she has been my most active reviewer! And tell me what you think should happen! Should this be the end of Harry? Should one of his friends die saving him or should they all love happily ever after?!!! Please Review!!))
The next morning Harry awoke to a loud crashing near the other end of his room. Instinct over took him and he grabbed his wand which was sitting on his bed side table. He shot up in bed
"Stupify!"
He roared. The person who was intruding, was facing the corner. The spell hit him and he fell to the floor. Harry jumped out of bed, still in his robes form the previous day, and ran over. He flipped the man over and gasped. It was Remus
"Remus!"
He cried, pulling the man over to the couch and lying him on it
"Enervate"
He muttered. The mans eye's fluttered open and he surprisingly smiled at Harry
"Sorry I startled you"
He said, sitting up.
"No problem Moony, just, don't do that anymore"
Harry replied. Remus chuckled
"All right, let's go, Dumbledore is calling a meeting"
Harry sighed and waved his wand over himself, immediately cleaning his robes and turning them a dark forest green. He raised his hood and followed Remus out.
"Got sick of black?"
Remus hissed, grinning. Harry glared at him
"No, but I think wearing the same color daily does nothing for your image, look at Snape"
He said. They both laughed. As they marched through the halls scattered student's passed them, smiling or waving at them. Finally they reached Dumbledore's office
"I'm not sure I like Dumbledore's new guardian"
Remus muttered as the stag looked him over
"He's not very trusting"
Harry chuckled and ran his hand over the stags neck, immediately it moved
"He'll get a password sooner or later"
Harry said as they climbed the stairs. Harry opened the door, not bothering to knock and entered the room. It had been expanded, and there quite a few people in there. Chairs lined the wall in front of Dumbledore's desk. Sirius, Mundungus, Arabella, Mcgonagall, Bill, Charlie, Mad-eye Moody, Flitwick, Daniel, and many others were waiting patiently. Harry even saw Cornelius Fudge and Amos Diggory off talking to Mundungus. What caught his eyes though, was Snape, looming in the corner, looking slightly better than he had yesterday. Harry walked over to him, leaving Remus to chat with Sirius.
"Feeling any better Professor?"
He asked, grinning. Snape reacted the same way Harry expected him to
"I'm feeling peachy Potter, just peachy...tell me, was it YOUR idea to go waltzing into Voldemort's castle to save me? And how much did you pay Black so that he would come along?"
Snape drawled, not seeming half as cold as normal
"Why yes, it WAS my idea to go after you, even though Dumbledore was planning on going after you anyway. And I didn't pay Sirius, he volunteered. Although you think they hate you more than anyone else on this planet, if you ever spoke to either of them, especially Remus, with anything but sarcasm and hate, then I think you could become quite good friends"
Harry gave Snape a cheery smile, even though Snape couldn't see and he turned and practically bounced off. He distinctly hear Snape mutter something like 'Damn Gryffindors'. Harry grinned to himself and lowered his hood calmly
"Everyone, please sit down!"
Dumbledore finally shouted. The room went quiet and everyone sat.
"Yesterday, after a rather, er, interesting rescue mission by myself and a few others, we were able to retrieve Severus here, from Voldemort's clutches. And due to Mr. Potters exceptional amount of bravery..."
Harry turned scarlet at this and Snape rolled his eyes dramatically.
"We were able to bring back Voldemort's lead supporter for questioning"
He turned towards the back of the room where Mr. Weasley appeared form behind the portrait they had kept Lavender in. He was dragging a very unhappy looking Malfoy who was tied up tightly. He tossed him into the center of the room and removed a small bottle form his robes. He handed it to Dumbledore.
"This is Veritisirum"
Dumbledore said, showing everyone the bottle
"We are going to question Mr. Malfoy, and hopefully gain some rather important information"
He bent over and wrenched Malfoy's mouth open. He poured a few drops in then closed the bottle
"Lucius?"
He said, rather coldly
"Can you hear me?"
"Unfortunately"
Lucius barked
"Wonderful, tell me, what are Voldemort's plans, now that he in gaining power once again?"
"Kill Potter"
Lucius said, now talking in a dull monotone. A few people gasped, Harry just rolled his eyes
"How?"
Dumbledore said, still staring hard at Malfoy
"Master hasn't told us yet, he is holding a meeting tonight"
"Why were you so beaten up when we found you?"
"I failed my master, I wasn't able to keep Hogwarts in control, I ran when he was discovered"
Dumbledore sighed and began to pace
"When will he be attempting to kill Mr. Potter?"
"Soon, very soon. It is the only way he can win. Potter's power surpasses the Dark Lords by miles, and as long as he's still alive, there is nothing the Dark Lord can do to win. He will kill Potter by using his friends as bait, everyone knows that Potter would die for one of his friends, without hesitation, and my Master with achieve it all, soon..."
An insane smile appeared on Malfoy's face
"The protection you offer is now useless Dumbledore, Voldemort knows how he can surpass what you have worked so hard to form around the boy, he knows his weakness, not only his friends, but the other weakness, I doubt Potter even knows about it"
Lucius was ranting now, it seemed the truth potion wasn't strongly made, obviously, Snape wasn't the one who made it. The potion had almost worn off
"Maybe I should tell him Albus, about what the entire wizarding world has never told him!"
Malfoy turned his eye's on Harry
"You carry the blood of Gryffindor, yes, we all can see that, but now you carry Slytherin's as well. What the Dark lord knows that your comrades have failed to tell you, is that if you attempt to murder him, you will die at his side, but if he tries to murder you, there will be no affect. His power kept you alive that night, not only your mothers love, the power you gained, he is your life source, and without him, you shall die!!!"
"Stupify!"
Someone suddenly yelled. The curse hit Malfoy and he slumped over, falling completely out cold. The room was silent. Sirius was standing from his chair, wand drawn, he had obviously had enough. Harry was staring at the wall ahead of him. Was it true, if he killed Voldemort, would he die to? A terrible dilemma broke out inside his head. The world would never be safe if Voldemort was allowed to live, but to destroy Voldemort, Harry would be destroyed to... Would he die, just to protect everyone else in the world? Stupid question, of course he would. But, did he want to die so soon. His goal in life was to live to graduate from Hogwarts...soon....Malfoy's words echoed in his head. Far off, he faintly heard someone say his name, he ignored them...them....Malfoy said they knew! Suddenly Harry was torn from his dream like state, he shot up from the seat as if it had shocked him. He immediately locked eyes with Dumbledore. His normally sparkling blue eyes were dull with worry, and....guilt?
"You knew"
Harry suddenly hissed
"You knew and you were going to let me kill him, just let me do it, just like that?"
Anger bubbled inside Harry, but he kept it down. Dumbledore sighed
"I had my suspicions, I didn't know for sure if it would, but yes, I thought it as a possibility"
He said calmly. Harry's eyes grew wide, he had expected Dumbledore to deny it. His eyes, now alight with anger, scanned the room. Most people looked shock, staring at Dumbledore with disbelief, only a few looked guilty, and one of those few was Snape. Harry glanced at Sirius, who looked enraged. Good Harry thought At least my god father wasn't in on it Harry took a deep breath then spun around. He threw the door open and left the office. He could feel the power radiating off of his body. It was like nothing he'd ever felt before. All the magic he possessed was churning inside him. It was like his anger unlocked a gate to powers he had never experienced. He felt it bubble angrily in his skin once again. Suddenly he froze as pain shot though his scar. He fell against the cold stone wall, now breathing heavily. Again the power surged. He had to get out of Hogwarts...he felt like everything inside him was going to explode. He was capable of wandless magic, and sometimes, it went to work by itself, an he had a feeling, it was about to do it again. He pulled himself to his feet and took off down the hall, passing Remus, who had obviously come out after him. Harry ignored Remus's shouts. He pulled his hood up as he reached the great hall....empty....he burst out of the doors and ran towards the front gates. Another surge of energy made him stumble. He fell to his knees, only about a hundred yards from the front doors. He stayed there for a few seconds, again came the angry bubble, his powers were surging stronger, it was coming. He heard the doors open once again and he turned his head, Remus was sprinting towards him.
"Remus! No!"
BOOM! Only seconds before, Harry's body glowed bright blue and then an explosion like nothing anyone had ever seen before burst out of Harry. The power threw Remus back about twenty feet, and he fell to the ground, unmoving. The windows in Hogwarts shattered an the entire ground seemed to shake. The lake rippled and the water sloshed up farther onto the grass. The tree's from the forest swayed as the energy ran over them and many birds took flight from the depths of the forest. Harry heard a few terrified screams from inside the castle. The energy inside him seemed to fade slightly, and he felt weak. What the hell Was all he could think. He was still not moving, still on his hands and knee's, breathing like he'd just run a mile. He glanced towards Remus's body and immediately groaned. He forced himself up and stumbled towards his friend. He finally reached him and fell to the floor beside him. Remus was breathing. Harry pointed his wand at him
"Enervate"
He muttered weakly. Remus's eyes fluttered open
"Harry?"
Remus asked, sitting up. Harry was about to nod, but after using all the energy he possessed, he passed out.
~*~
"Will he be all right?"
"Yes, he's just worn out Sirius, that was some serious wandless magic he used"
"That's never happened before Albus, he's never blown the shit out of everything with in 3 miles. Not even when you trained him and his powers were unstable"
"I'm afraid they are still unstable, and I don't think he's ever been that angry..."
"You can't blame him"
"I don't...he took it far better than I thought he would have"
"Do you think Malfoy's right?"
"Yes, I think there is a strong chance that what he's saying could be true"
"So what do we do?"
"There's nothing we can do, Harry will have to face Voldemort, no matter what, he's the only one that has the power to face him, if we ever want peace, he must be killed"
"But then Harry would be killed in the process, I think the wizarding world would be at more of a loss at that point"
"Only time will tell Sirius"
Harry listened silently to the men beside him. He still has his eyes closed and felt very peaceful, he also felt as though he'd slept for days. With a groan he forced his eye's open. There first thing he saw were a pair of very worried looking brown eyes. He nearly screamed.
"Hermionie!"
He hissed
"Do you want to give me a heart attack?"
"I'm afraid you nearly gave the entire school one of those when you blew all the windows out and shook the building!"
She hissed back. Harry glared at her
"It wasn't my fault"
He muttered. Harry glanced past Hermionie. Ginny was sleeping on a chair, her head resting on Ron's shoulder, who was sleeping next to her.
"How long have you been here?"
"Three days"
"Three days!?"
Harry whispered loudly. Hermionie put her hand over his mouth
"You want Dumbledore and Sirius in here? All they're gunna do is question you"
Harry sighed and closed his mouth
"After you had your little spell....Remus was able to pick you up and take you back to the school. Of course all the teachers had to hide you from the students...Dumbledore told everyone it was a botched potion...most the student's think that's a load of bull. Ginny, Ron, and I have been here since they brought you in, three days ago. Sirius and Remus have been here to, only leaving to help Dumbledore out and such....even Draco stopped by a couple times."
Harry nodded glumly
"I'm sorry"
Hermionie suddenly whispered
"For what?"
Harry asked
"For everything that's on your shoulder's again...for the Voldemort thing...we all want to help you Harry, we just don't know how"
Harry shrugged
"There's never a dull moment in the life of Harry Potter...I knew there had to been some twist to it, just killing Voldemort would have been MUCH to easy, I have to kill myself too"
"You don't know that for sure! For all you know, it could be a load of-"
"Harry!"
The curtains were suddenly thrown back. Sirius bolted to the side of the bed
"Are you all right?"
"I'm fine"
Harry said, giving Sirius a weak smile. Sirius obviously didn't believe him. Harry glanced at Dumbledore who was standing only about a foot behind Sirius
"You've been asleep for quite a while"
Dumbledore said, the twinkle was back in his eyes
"I nearly blew up a castle, I think anyone would have needed a few says to recover"
Harry said, glaring slightly at the Headmaster. Dumbledore sighed
"Could you give me and Harry a moment alone please?"
He asked. Hermionie nodded reluctantly and her and Sirius levitated Ron and Ginny out of the Hospital wing. Dumbledore sat on the end of Harry's bed
"Have you ever made any bad decisions, Harry?"
He asked
"What kind of question is that?"
Harry asked coldly. Dumbledore gave him a piercing look and Harry sighed
"Quite a few actually"
"And did they ever result in someone's feeling's being hurt? Or someone's life being put on the line?"
Harry nodded
"Everyone make's those mistakes Harry, whether it results in a death, a break of friendship, or trust.... We're only human Harry, and it wouldn't be normal for us not to make mistakes. Not telling you about what Voldemort's death could cause was a mistake on my part, one of my biggest I must say...I should have told you the day that thought came to my attention, which wasn't to long ago mind you. I dismissed it when Voldemort was supposedly killed that night in the Chamber of secrets. Another human quality Harry, is forgiveness. My actions were stupid and not thought through, and I don't deserve to be forgiven just yet...but you must understand, that I don't want you dead, nor does anyone else who knew. We all care for you Harry, whether you know that or not. And we will all do everything in our power to protect you"
Dumbledore gave Harry a small smile then exited the room, leaving Harry to his own thoughts.
~*~
Madam Pomphrey let Harry out later that day. He immediately returned to his room and took a shower. When he finished he decided to go find Dumbledore and forgive him. It was the right thing to do. He approached the office and saw that the stag was off to the side, leaving the entrance unguarded Weird Harry thought, walking up the stairs, as he got closer he could hear a heated argument from inside
"You fool! I can't believe you would even suggest that!"
It was Mcgonagall
"My dear woman, it's a perfectly good idea, we should know now, it would be very good for the war"
Fudge. Harry groaned
"Good for the war!? Why you stupid selfish man! Do you care nothing for anyone else but yourself!"
"Minerva please"
Dumbledore, obviously trying to calm the situation
"She's right Albus, the Minister is being irrational"
That would be Snape
"He is beyond irrational!"
Mcgonagall shrieked
"I am not being irrational! Imagine what he could accomplish if we proved the theory right!"
"Imagine what you would accomplish if your theory was wrong!"
Came Snape's angry voice
"Listen to yourself!"
There was a long silence
"I am the Minister of Magic, I make the rules"
Came Fudge's voice, it was shaking with anger
"You have no choice in this situation!"
"Cornelius"
Dumbledore said, his voice sounded cold as ice, it terrified Harry
"I'm afraid I will not allow you to do this, you may be the Minister, but you are making a deadly mistake"
"I am not!"
Fudge roared
"You can do nothing of the sort! I will retrieve him now!"
Harry heard footsteps pounding in his direction, he did not want to face an angry Fudge, and strangely he thought this conversation was about him. He took off down the stairs and hid himself behind a statue. Fudge appeared moment's later. His bowler was on sideways and he was as red as a rose. His face was contorted with anger. Mcgonagall appeared closely behind. She looked madder then she had when Fudge had brought that Dementor into the castle. Then came Dumbledore, he looked worried, and very angry. And finally Snape. He didn't look student angry, he looked as though he was going to reach out and murder Fudge. Fudge marched down the corridor, Mcgonagall practically running along beside him, shouting things at him. Dumbledore followed. Snape started to go, but he stopped. He looked straight at where Harry was then sighed
"Get out here Potter"
He snapped. Harry slid out from behind the statue
"How much?"
"I think from 'You fool'"
Harry said. Snape sighed
"Stay as far as possible form Fudge, he's trying to make us turn you over to him. Someone in the ministry suggested we test you to see if your immune to Avada Kadavera, since you were when you were young. I'm willing to bet it was a death eater who twisted Fudge's mind. I suggest you turn into that stupid puppy and stay with Black for a while, lay low until we can kick him out"
With that Snape turned and headed off towards the Hospital wing. Harry grumbled to himself and turned towards the great hall. He changed quickly into a puppy and took off down the hall, lunch was going on. He an into the hall and up to Sirius who was sitting at the table. Sirius looked down at him, confused. Harry grabbed the end of his robes in his mouth and tugged. Sirius got the point and stood up, following Harry out of the hall. They entered a deserted classroom.
"Well, I've got some more good news...Now Voldemort and Fudge want to kill me"
"Fudge?"
"Yeah, he wants to test Avada Kadavera on me, see if I'm immune. Will I ever be let off the hook here?"
"He what?!"
"So I'm posing as your dog until Snape, Mcgonagall and Dumbledore can get rid of him, just thought I'd let you know!"
Harry quickly changed and trotted out of the room, following a very annoyed Sirius back to the hall. He sat under the table What a way to spend my last few weeks at Hogwarts, running from a maniac dark wizard AND the minister of magic Harry thought angrily. Why me?
((Thank you everyone! Sorry it took me so long! I've been busy! hope you like it! Poor Harry, never gets a moment's rest.. Next chapter, nearing the end of school, what's Voldemort planning, will he show up? And will this be the end of Harry!? A special thank you to Mrs. Moony, she has been my most active reviewer! And tell me what you think should happen! Should this be the end of Harry? Should one of his friends die saving him or should they all love happily ever after?!!! Please Review!!))