A/N - Back again. SOLDIE!!! HOW DARE YOU CALL ME THAT!!! CRUCIO!!! Hears screams of pain HAHAHA!!!

TOGETHER YET APART

Summary: This is life. This is death. This is the making of new friendships, and breaking of old ones. This is excitement. This is betrayal. This is honesty. This is Harry Potters 5th year.

Disclaimer: This is not mine. None of it. So there. If you don't like it, sue me! Well, don't. But you know what I mean



So without further ado, THE STORY



"Your professor is none other, than Sirius Black."

Ch3: Survival Instinct

"UMM.Could you please repeat that. I think I heard you wrong." Ginny exclaimed.

"Oh no, dear child, I assure you that you heard it right. Sirius Black, the escaped convict is your teacher." Dumbledore said, eyes twinkling. "But there is no need to worry, he's perfectly innocent."

"Well of course he is. I'm surprised you lasted this long without knowing, considering how Potter, Mudblood and Weasley keep talking about him." Draco drawled out

"Allow me to explain." Dumbledore stopped the fight before it started. "I assume you know why he was convicted." He waited for her to nod "Well he was not actually guilty of any of those crimes. It was all Peter Pettigrew, commonly known as Wormtail."

Dumbledore went on to explain how Pettigrew committed the crimes. By the end of it, Ginny's mouth was wide open.

"Is he here now? Can I see him? When will our first lesson be?" Harry, now starting to accept the idea, bombarded Dumbledore with questions.

"Hold up Harry. Yes, he is here now. He is waiting for you in my office. You can go and see him now. I must ask that Miss Weasley and Mr Malfoy come as well, as I will show you where you will be taking your extra classes.

The four of them walked to Dumbledore's office, where they found a big black dog sitting in the corner.

"SNUFFLES" Harry ran towards the dog.

"You can transform now Sirius, it's safe." Dumbledore said.

Suddenly the big black dog turned into the lanky form of Sirius Black

In the office of the Minister of Magic

"Minister, our sensors in Hogwarts have reported the aura of Sirius Black" The minister's private secretary, ran in saying

"Are you sure?" Fudge asked

"Yes"

"Send 20 of the best aurors there. I'll be there in a while with at least 25 Dementers(sp?)"

Neither of them noticed the small rat scurry out.

Voldemort's Death Eater Meeting

"M-M-Master, I have important information," Wormtail said, after apparating straight to Voldemort.

"This better be good, Wormtail, I was in a meeting with my faithful Death Eaters." Voldemort replied menacingly.

"S-S-Sirius Black has been detected at Hogwarts. The minister will be going over there with a host of Dementers."

"Your point?" Voldemort said, getting angry.

"It would be the p-p-perfect time to attack, since the D-d-d-dementers will be there!"

"Wormtail, you surprise me. Lucius, get all the Death Eaters to assemble outside Hogwarts and wait there." Voldemort ordered.

Wormtail started to leave, but Voldemort saw him.

"Hold on Wormtail, who said you could go? I haven't finished yet. NEVER INTERUPT A MEETING AGAIN!!! CRUCIO!!!"

The screams of pain could be heard in the neighbouring towns

The Shrieking Shack

Remus Lupin was sitting down reading the paper when the face of Mundungus Fletcher appeared in the fire

"Remus, we have a problem. The Ministry has been alerted to Sirius' presence in Hogwarts. They're sending 20 aurors and Fudge is going with 25 dementers. Gotta go now, someone's coming. Bye"

Back at Dumbledore's office

"You can transform now Sirius, it's safe." Dumbledore said.

Suddenly the big black dog turned into the lanky form of Sirius Black

Harry ran towards Sirius, but halfway there he stopped because something very unusual happened. Remus Lupin's voice started booming through the office.

"Albus, we have a problem. The Ministry knows about Sirius. They are sending aurors and dementers. Get Sirius out."

Suddenly his voice stopped and for a second there was silence. Then the message sank in and there was pandemonium.

"QUIET!!!" Dumbledore's voice rang out over all the other 4 voices. "Sirius, you are to go to the place I told you about earlier. Nothing should be able to happen to you there. Harry, Ginny and Draco, you are to go back to your common room. DO NOT under any circumstances come out. We will tell you if Sirius is OK or not."

The three of them were just reaching the common room when a voice boomed out. "FEAR! FIRE! FOES! AWAKE! AWAKE! ALL STUDENTS ARE TO GO THEIR COMMON ROOM. TEACHERS PLEASE ASSEMBLE AT THE ENTRANCE HALL" A wailing alarm followed the pre-recorded message.

Harry, Ginny and Draco looked at each other, and then suddenly ran to the common room.

In the Entrance Hall

Albus Dumbledore always prided himself on how young he looked. No one ever would have noticed that he was 334 years old. But right now, he felt every one of those 334 years. For the first time ever in the history of Hogwarts, Death Eaters were going to attack the castle.

"FEAR! FIRE! FOES! AWAKE! AWAKE! ALL STUDENTS ARE TO GO THEIR COMMON ROOM. TEACHERS PLEASE ASSEMBLE AT THE ENTRANCE HALL"

The alarm had now been set off. It looked like it was not negotiable now, he would have to call the Order Of The Phoenix. The order had not been called in almost 15 years, since Voldemort's last reign of terror. It was an order set up by Dumbledore himself to protect the public gathering places of the Wizarding and Muggle worlds from Voldemort.

Dumbledore put a hand on his arm, and touched the red and gold phoenix. Soon the whole order would be at Hogwarts. Albus wondered if the dementers would join Voldemort.

After 5 minutes the entrance hall was full of order members, all with wand out. They had learnt not to question why they were asked, and they were all aware of the situation with Voldemort and the events of the Third Task of the Triwizard Tournament. All of them were standing in three rows, with the weaker members in the middle surrounded by the stronger members. The leaders of the order (Albus Dumbledore, Mundungus Fletcher, Remus Lupin, and Bill Weasley (Arabella Figg was absent)) were all standing on the emergency platforms in the roof which give them a good view of the scene.

Suddenly the door blew open, and the first ever attempt at taking Hogwarts had begun.

A/N - Not very long, I know. Next chapter should come soon.

A/N2 - Well, Arwena, howz that. Perfect

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