CHAPTER-3
It's official, going to Hogwarts.
Piper woke early on the 14th, when the sun started shinning over the buildings and little noise
was heard in the streets, but she was not aware of her actions. She took her normal table and ordered the
normal meal, but everyone could tell that she was excited, and even Dravis commented on how fast she
was reading.
"Pip, are you even reading that book? I bet, if I blink, you will be on the next page." Dravis
chuckled, shoveling another spoonful of eggs in his mouth.
"Your immobile brain still surprises me." Piper muttered to herself, looking up from the book to
see a pleasant sight of Dravis stuffing his face. Behind him was a old man slowly walking up to them, she
recognized him and stood up to greet him. Dravis swallowed his food and did the same.
"So, I hope you are having a good time in London. I suspect that it is not like America?"
Dumbledore said, ignoring all the gathering people around him.
"We are having a great time. Nothing could be like America, then America would not be
America, right?" Piper said, noticing that what she said made no sense. But Albus laughed, relaxing
piper.
"Your right. But now, for the reason I came here." He said pulling out two sheets of paper and
sitting them on the table.
"I know you already finished most your schooling, your mum and dad being teachers and all, but
I would like for you two to attend Hogwarts, I feel that the person that killed your parents might be after
you two as well. I came here personally because I know of what you went through with your parents death.
You would find protection in Hogwarts walls, and maybe some friends as well." Dravis looked down,
thinking about his words.
"Were in danger? Is it Who-That-Must-Not-Be-Named?" Piper asked, leaning closer to
Dumbledore and growing more worried. Dumbledore ignored piper and ordered butterbeer for everyone.
"You know, I cant make you do anything, since you two are not considered underage wizards by
the ministry of magic. But..." Dumbledore slowly took a drink of Butterbeer and set his glass back down.
"...I would suggest that you come, and I please ask that you ask no more questions of me, I have already
told you more than others wished me to tell." He slid two envelopes toward Dravis and Piper. "You will
find a list of everything you need. Now, I must be off." Dumbledore stood up and walked off rather
quickly. Piper set her head on the table, her eyes closed, and body limp. Dravis looked at her surprised,
then whispered.
"I told you not to try to read his mind, you will find yourself barely able to move all day. His
mind is too complex, and he knows whenever someone tries. Your a Seer Pip, but no Seer, how great, can
see into Albus Dumbledore's mind. Not even Mother." Dravis picked Piper up and carried her up the
stairs, with many eyes following them on the way. Dravis opened the door to Pipers room and set her on
the bed.
"He knows who killed them..."
"I know...and he's afraid because of it." Then he walked out of the room, his head full of
questions. The hall creaked with every step he made, and eyes followed his moves. Piper heard every step,
unable to run after him.
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"Don't do this Dravis, we NEED to help them!" Piper screamed, tears flowing down her face.
She looked down at a pile of her own blood, slowly growing with every drop that fell from her blood-
stained shirt. It was getting harder for her to breathe, but she wasn't worrying about that, her thoughts
were of her parents that were being tortured upstairs.
"WE CAN'T! Can't you see that?!" Dravis sobbed, "We NEED to get out of here! They wouldn't
want us to die, to throw our lives away." Dravis grabbed Pipers hand and started running towards the
door. Piper pulled back, her eyes on the staircase.
"I'm not running away..." She whispered, now looking at the ceiling where she heard something
crash just a few moments before. "...don't stop me, Dravis." Piper leaned down and placed her hands on
the floor.
"Piper, please...don't do this, a mind attack will only hurt yourself." Piper ignored Dravis and
continued to find the persons thoughts. After a few seconds she went limp and fell back on the carpet.
Behind her Dravis was slowly dropping a broken chair leg. "I'm Sorry Pip, but I cant let you kill
yourself." Whispered Dravis as her eyes slowly closed.
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Piper woke up startled, heart pounding in her delicate chest. She had these dreams often, and
even though she lived it before, every dream was like a new shock, a new tear at her already broken and
mutilated heart.
"I cant take this anymore...but, I cant do anything to stop it." She said, throwing off her sheets,
exposing the scar that she had got that terrifying night. It was in the shape of a broken heart, at least
that's what Piper though, Dravis liked the idea of a deformed bunny better.
Taking No more notice to the scars she slowly moved to the other side of the room, and dressed.
Dravis was on the other side of the wall and heard piper moving around. He didn't think that she
would be moving so soon, so he was quite surprised, but glad he wouldn't have to go shopping for
supplies alone.
"Piper, are you ready?" Dravis asked on the other side of the door. He didn't hear a reply but was
greeted by Piper herself and her little owl, L'oth.
"I guess, but my legs feel a bit wobbly..." She said, taking a careful step forward. "...but don't
think I'm not going to go with you, I don't want you to forget anything...and be too `thrifty'." She added,
as she always hated how Dravis was when it came to money.
"Fine...well lets go." Blushing, he said turning around and going down the old stairs. Piper
causally followed.
Even though it was early in the morning, the streets of Diagon Alley were filled with a unusual
number of people.
"It must be the time of the year." Dravis whispered to Piper, as she held everything in awe. It was
the first time she had been here, save the time when she was a baby. Everything looked magical, well
more so then the other Magic towns she had also visited when she was young.
L'oth was also mystified, her beautiful eyes glowed even brighter as she saw all the other birds
flying around her.
"I think Dumbledore gave us some extra classes, most students I see aren't carrying as many
books as we are." Piper noticed, looking at the people her age. "When we got to Flourish and Botts, the
clerk looked at us funny, like had the wrong list or something."
"Dumbledore knows what he's doing, don't worry. Besides, if your books are too heavy I can
carry them for you." Dravis smiled, entering Madams Malkin's Robes for all Occasions. Piper just
mumbled to herself, she didn't trust people that easily.
"Well, your here early for a bunch of small ones." Madam Malkin said, then added, "Hogwarts?"
"Yes ma'am." Dravis said in his I'm-better-than-the-average voice.
"Well, I have another boy just your age back there right now, go help yourself." She pointed
towards the mirrors, and just like she said, was a boy getting fitted for his robe. Piper walked over there
and set down her books. A flying measuring tape began to make measurements.
"Hello, my names Trent, are you going to Hogwarts?" The tall, black hared boy asked piper.
"Yes." She replied, not too eager to start up a conversation. He frowned and looked toward
Dravis, who was much more friendly.
"Don't mind her, every days a bad day for Piper. Yeah, were going to Hogwarts, she's a fifth
year and I'm a seventh."
"Right." Piper scowled at Dravis, then looked the other way.
"I see what you mean." Trent laughed, then paid for his robe. "Well, see you later Piper." After
Trent was away from earshot Piper whispered.
"I don't like him."
"You don't like a lot of people."
It's official, going to Hogwarts.
Piper woke early on the 14th, when the sun started shinning over the buildings and little noise
was heard in the streets, but she was not aware of her actions. She took her normal table and ordered the
normal meal, but everyone could tell that she was excited, and even Dravis commented on how fast she
was reading.
"Pip, are you even reading that book? I bet, if I blink, you will be on the next page." Dravis
chuckled, shoveling another spoonful of eggs in his mouth.
"Your immobile brain still surprises me." Piper muttered to herself, looking up from the book to
see a pleasant sight of Dravis stuffing his face. Behind him was a old man slowly walking up to them, she
recognized him and stood up to greet him. Dravis swallowed his food and did the same.
"So, I hope you are having a good time in London. I suspect that it is not like America?"
Dumbledore said, ignoring all the gathering people around him.
"We are having a great time. Nothing could be like America, then America would not be
America, right?" Piper said, noticing that what she said made no sense. But Albus laughed, relaxing
piper.
"Your right. But now, for the reason I came here." He said pulling out two sheets of paper and
sitting them on the table.
"I know you already finished most your schooling, your mum and dad being teachers and all, but
I would like for you two to attend Hogwarts, I feel that the person that killed your parents might be after
you two as well. I came here personally because I know of what you went through with your parents death.
You would find protection in Hogwarts walls, and maybe some friends as well." Dravis looked down,
thinking about his words.
"Were in danger? Is it Who-That-Must-Not-Be-Named?" Piper asked, leaning closer to
Dumbledore and growing more worried. Dumbledore ignored piper and ordered butterbeer for everyone.
"You know, I cant make you do anything, since you two are not considered underage wizards by
the ministry of magic. But..." Dumbledore slowly took a drink of Butterbeer and set his glass back down.
"...I would suggest that you come, and I please ask that you ask no more questions of me, I have already
told you more than others wished me to tell." He slid two envelopes toward Dravis and Piper. "You will
find a list of everything you need. Now, I must be off." Dumbledore stood up and walked off rather
quickly. Piper set her head on the table, her eyes closed, and body limp. Dravis looked at her surprised,
then whispered.
"I told you not to try to read his mind, you will find yourself barely able to move all day. His
mind is too complex, and he knows whenever someone tries. Your a Seer Pip, but no Seer, how great, can
see into Albus Dumbledore's mind. Not even Mother." Dravis picked Piper up and carried her up the
stairs, with many eyes following them on the way. Dravis opened the door to Pipers room and set her on
the bed.
"He knows who killed them..."
"I know...and he's afraid because of it." Then he walked out of the room, his head full of
questions. The hall creaked with every step he made, and eyes followed his moves. Piper heard every step,
unable to run after him.
--------------------------
"Don't do this Dravis, we NEED to help them!" Piper screamed, tears flowing down her face.
She looked down at a pile of her own blood, slowly growing with every drop that fell from her blood-
stained shirt. It was getting harder for her to breathe, but she wasn't worrying about that, her thoughts
were of her parents that were being tortured upstairs.
"WE CAN'T! Can't you see that?!" Dravis sobbed, "We NEED to get out of here! They wouldn't
want us to die, to throw our lives away." Dravis grabbed Pipers hand and started running towards the
door. Piper pulled back, her eyes on the staircase.
"I'm not running away..." She whispered, now looking at the ceiling where she heard something
crash just a few moments before. "...don't stop me, Dravis." Piper leaned down and placed her hands on
the floor.
"Piper, please...don't do this, a mind attack will only hurt yourself." Piper ignored Dravis and
continued to find the persons thoughts. After a few seconds she went limp and fell back on the carpet.
Behind her Dravis was slowly dropping a broken chair leg. "I'm Sorry Pip, but I cant let you kill
yourself." Whispered Dravis as her eyes slowly closed.
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Piper woke up startled, heart pounding in her delicate chest. She had these dreams often, and
even though she lived it before, every dream was like a new shock, a new tear at her already broken and
mutilated heart.
"I cant take this anymore...but, I cant do anything to stop it." She said, throwing off her sheets,
exposing the scar that she had got that terrifying night. It was in the shape of a broken heart, at least
that's what Piper though, Dravis liked the idea of a deformed bunny better.
Taking No more notice to the scars she slowly moved to the other side of the room, and dressed.
Dravis was on the other side of the wall and heard piper moving around. He didn't think that she
would be moving so soon, so he was quite surprised, but glad he wouldn't have to go shopping for
supplies alone.
"Piper, are you ready?" Dravis asked on the other side of the door. He didn't hear a reply but was
greeted by Piper herself and her little owl, L'oth.
"I guess, but my legs feel a bit wobbly..." She said, taking a careful step forward. "...but don't
think I'm not going to go with you, I don't want you to forget anything...and be too `thrifty'." She added,
as she always hated how Dravis was when it came to money.
"Fine...well lets go." Blushing, he said turning around and going down the old stairs. Piper
causally followed.
Even though it was early in the morning, the streets of Diagon Alley were filled with a unusual
number of people.
"It must be the time of the year." Dravis whispered to Piper, as she held everything in awe. It was
the first time she had been here, save the time when she was a baby. Everything looked magical, well
more so then the other Magic towns she had also visited when she was young.
L'oth was also mystified, her beautiful eyes glowed even brighter as she saw all the other birds
flying around her.
"I think Dumbledore gave us some extra classes, most students I see aren't carrying as many
books as we are." Piper noticed, looking at the people her age. "When we got to Flourish and Botts, the
clerk looked at us funny, like had the wrong list or something."
"Dumbledore knows what he's doing, don't worry. Besides, if your books are too heavy I can
carry them for you." Dravis smiled, entering Madams Malkin's Robes for all Occasions. Piper just
mumbled to herself, she didn't trust people that easily.
"Well, your here early for a bunch of small ones." Madam Malkin said, then added, "Hogwarts?"
"Yes ma'am." Dravis said in his I'm-better-than-the-average voice.
"Well, I have another boy just your age back there right now, go help yourself." She pointed
towards the mirrors, and just like she said, was a boy getting fitted for his robe. Piper walked over there
and set down her books. A flying measuring tape began to make measurements.
"Hello, my names Trent, are you going to Hogwarts?" The tall, black hared boy asked piper.
"Yes." She replied, not too eager to start up a conversation. He frowned and looked toward
Dravis, who was much more friendly.
"Don't mind her, every days a bad day for Piper. Yeah, were going to Hogwarts, she's a fifth
year and I'm a seventh."
"Right." Piper scowled at Dravis, then looked the other way.
"I see what you mean." Trent laughed, then paid for his robe. "Well, see you later Piper." After
Trent was away from earshot Piper whispered.
"I don't like him."
"You don't like a lot of people."