Can't Stay Away
By: Ladybug
Disclaimer: I do not own any of J.K Rowling's wonderful characters. Although quite frankly like every other person in the world with I did!
Summary: Five years after he disappeared, Harry is discovered. How will he react when he is pulled back into the magic community after all these years?
This is the sequel to Abandoned Hero in case your choosing not to read that first I'll give you a quick summary:
Harry's seventh year starts with Voldemort being dead. He soon discoveries Voldemort isn't dead and can't handle things. On the day of his graduation he disappears.
Now that is a really really quick summary of an eleven chapter story. There is much more to the story but those are the main things you need to know to read this one. I still advise reading it first...but it's your choice!
Chapter Five: Ginny
Harry turned pale. Ginny Weasley...Ron's little sister was gone. He couldn't bring himself to believe that the small delicate girl who he'd known for years was gone. He felt almost like a zombie, being pulled around by George. Finally ending up at the Weasley house.
"Harry, it's so good to see you", Mrs. Weasley hugged Harry tightly.
"I'm so sorry about Ginny", Harry whispered.
"She was so young...it wasn't her time to go", Mrs. Weasley cried on Harry's shoulder.
Ron seemed to notice Harry's discomfort, "Mom...your going to get Harry all wet"
"I'm sorry dear", Mrs. Weasley apologized.
"Come on Harry I need to talk to you" , Ron gently pulled him out of the room.
"What is it?", Harry asked.
"You shouldn't have to be here", Ron explained.
"What do you mean?", Harry asked confused.
"You hardly knew Ginny anyway", Ron answered.
"Excuse me?", Harry grew more and more confused.
"You had an occasional conversation, but that was before you left", Ron frowned.
"Something's going on", Harry concluded.
"Did anyone tell you how Ginny died Harry?", Ron asked.
"No...", Harry muttered.
"After you left things started going bad. She missed you...she had such a crush one you. But still you were like another brother to her. Ginny's been depressed and lonely for years so that's nothing new. She finally snapped...and.... and...", Ron stuttered.
Harry pulled Ron into a hug, "It's okay you don't have to say it"
"Everything had been fine...she was recovering in the hospital", Ron rubbed a tear off his face, "until today"
"I know what it's like to loose someone, and I'm sorry", Harry replied.
"Don't take this the wrong way Harry...but you didn't know your parents, at least that you remember. If they were never there then how can you miss them?", Ron asked.
"I'm going to pretend you didn't just say that", Harry took a breath.
"Harry...there you two are", Hermione came around the corner.
"It's your fault she's gone", Ron suddenly stated, "which is another reason you shouldn't be here"
"Ron!", Hermione exclaimed, "we talked about this! You promised you wouldn't say anything like this!"
"I'm sorry Hermione but...I can't get over the fact that this is his fault!", Ron yelled.
"Ron", Hermione grabbed his shoulders and whispered, "First of all this is not Harry or anyone else's fault. And second, are you trying to drive Harry away again?"
"Maybe I am", Ron glared in the direction where Harry had been standing, "Hermione.... where'd he go?"
"Ronald Weasley if I loose him again I am never going to forgive you!", Hermione ran down the stairs.
"Did anyone see Harry?", Hermione shouted frantically. When all her responses were no, she began to panic. There was no way she could loose Harry again.
Harry panicked, he knew he had. He couldn't handle hearing he was the reason Ginny was dead. Instead of sticking around, he did what he always did when things got tough. He ran.
And now, he found himself sitting at a bus stop. No place to go. No money in his pocket to get him anywhere. He'd left it all at Hogwarts.
Good job Harry, you picked the nicest day of the year to have no place to go. Harry thought to himself as he looked around. Snow had begun to fall, and the temperature was dropping. He heard someone sit down on the bench next to him.
"You know there aren't going to be any busses coming out this late don't you?", came a voice.
"Yeah, I know", Harry muttered not looking up.
"You're a lot like your father then you thought Harry"
Harry jumped up, he'd never expected to hear his name. He looked to see who was sitting next to him.
"I really wasn't going anywhere. So if you want to be a hero for finding me, your really not", Harry replied.
"Your father always came to this very spot when he'd want a place to think", Sirius explained.
"Coincidence", Harry whispered.
"How did you manage to get from Hogwarts to way over here anyway?", Sirius asked.
"I wasn't at Hogwarts. I was at the Weasley's", Harry explained, "What about you, just another coincidence that you were out walking in the middle of the night?"
"I admit it...Hermione called me. I just had a hunch that you might be here", Sirius smiled.
"The Weasley's don't have a working phone Sirius", Harry joked.
"Hermione has a cell phone, she got it a few years ago", Sirius explained.
"Oh", Harry sighed.
"Are you alright Harry?", Sirius finally asked.
"No, not really", Harry sighed, "I'm trying I really am"
"I know you are", Sirius put his arm around Harry, "Come on let's go back to my place your freezing"
"I'm staying here", Harry said childishly.
"Come on Harry, your going to get sick if you stay out here", Sirius stood up, "Well your not going to make me carry you are you?"
"Of course not", Harry laughed.
"No matter what anybody tells you Harry, I'm glad your back. Losing you was like losing James all over again", Sirius continued.
"I'm sorry...I don't know what else to say. I'm truly sorry", Harry shivered from the coldness.
"It's okay though because your back, and that's all that matters"
"Yes Hermione, for the tenth time he's here and he's fine", Sirius proclaimed getting frustrated.
"I'm sorry Sirius...it's just I can't loose him again", Hermione said tears of joy falling from her face.
"I know what you mean", Sirius assured her.
"Is he around? I mean can I talk to him?", Hermione pleaded.
"I've got him locked under key in my room", Sirius joked.
"Sirius! Don't joke about something like that", Hermione gasped.
"Who's joking?", Sirius laughed.
"Is he alright? Ron said some things he shouldn't have...", Hermione dragged on.
"I'm sure he'll be fine. He's Harry, he always bounces back", Sirius added.
"And that's why we almost lost him again?", Hermione asked.
"You almost lost him because you weren't being careful. But he told me he wasn't running away, so I guess everything's okay", Sirius answered.
"Are you sure he isn't around? I really want to talk to him", Hermione pleaded.
"He's sleeping, wouldn't be surprised if he comes down with something", Sirius concluded.
"Your mad at us aren't you?", Hermione asked.
"I just don't want to be getting phone calls every other week saying Harry's missing. He was supposed to be with Remus at Hogwarts. Now I'm sorry about Ginny, I really am but now isn't the time for Harry to deal with something like Ron hating him", Sirius explained.
"Ron's in denial, he's looking for a place to place blame. Poor Harry, just happens to be his target", Hermione continued.
"Hermione...I know you care about Ron but...", Sirius started.
"Yes I care about Ron! Ron has always stuck around for me. Ron has always been here for me when I couldn't even get myself out of bed! Where was Harry? Nobody knew...and if I care just a little bit more about Ron right now I'm sorry! Ron's little sister died don't you understand that Sirius?", Hermione said angrily.
"Of course I understand that. But I also know that there's an unhappy kid in my house right now. Believe it or not you know who, he's still out there. Harry is nowhere near ready to face him. Harry probably couldn't even levitate something right now if his life depended on it", Sirius started, "We weren't there when he needed us, which is why we have to be there now"
"He's been gone for five years Sirius, you can't honestly think he's still out there", Hermione added.
"And remind me again, how long was Harry gone for?", Sirius grew frustrated.
"Listen I have to go, Ron needs me. Harry isn't helpless; he's proved to us that he can take care of himself. Just let him go back to Chicago. Maybe that's the way things are supposed to be"
"Hermione!", Sirius exclaimed but heard nothing on the other end of the line.
"Who're you talking to?", came Harry's voice.
"Harry your awake!", Sirius smiled.
"Yeah...you don't happen to have any aspirin or anything do you?", Harry moaned.
"Sure, let me get it. What's wrong?", Sirius walked towards the bathroom.
"Headache", Harry sat down in chair.
"I told you that you were going to come down with something", Sirius grew concerned.
"It's just a headache", Harry assured him, "So who were you on the phone with?"
"Hermione", Sirius said walking back into the room.
"You two sure talk a lot", Harry grabbed the box from Sirius.
"Yeah, she just wanted to apologize to you for what Ron said", Sirius explained.
"Ron's right, no matter what I do I screw up. If I'm here people get hurt, and if I'm gone people get hurt because of me", Harry sighed.
"You are not responsible for anyone's death Harry", Sirius stared at his godson.
"Yes I am Cedric, Ginny, even my own parents", Harry listed.
"You did not kill your parents", Sirius grabbed Harry's arm, "and you know that"
"Then why aren't they here?", Harry asked.
"That was not your fault. Your parents would give anything to be here for you Harry. They loved you more than you could ever imagine. But instead you have me, and I'm sorry that I don't fill there shoes well at all but you can't blame yourself for something you have absolutely no control over", Sirius replied.
"Maybe I am coming down with something. I don't feel well, I think I'll just go to bed", Harry lied.
"Alright, I hope you feel better", Sirius watched Harry carefully as he walked out of the room. He slowly began to realize just how much work it was going to take, if Harry was ever going to be able to defend himself.
Author's Note: Internet is still pretty much hardly working. But I got this posted anyways. So enjoy, and remember to review! Also this means I still can't email people about updates!
By: Ladybug
Disclaimer: I do not own any of J.K Rowling's wonderful characters. Although quite frankly like every other person in the world with I did!
Summary: Five years after he disappeared, Harry is discovered. How will he react when he is pulled back into the magic community after all these years?
This is the sequel to Abandoned Hero in case your choosing not to read that first I'll give you a quick summary:
Harry's seventh year starts with Voldemort being dead. He soon discoveries Voldemort isn't dead and can't handle things. On the day of his graduation he disappears.
Now that is a really really quick summary of an eleven chapter story. There is much more to the story but those are the main things you need to know to read this one. I still advise reading it first...but it's your choice!
Chapter Five: Ginny
Harry turned pale. Ginny Weasley...Ron's little sister was gone. He couldn't bring himself to believe that the small delicate girl who he'd known for years was gone. He felt almost like a zombie, being pulled around by George. Finally ending up at the Weasley house.
"Harry, it's so good to see you", Mrs. Weasley hugged Harry tightly.
"I'm so sorry about Ginny", Harry whispered.
"She was so young...it wasn't her time to go", Mrs. Weasley cried on Harry's shoulder.
Ron seemed to notice Harry's discomfort, "Mom...your going to get Harry all wet"
"I'm sorry dear", Mrs. Weasley apologized.
"Come on Harry I need to talk to you" , Ron gently pulled him out of the room.
"What is it?", Harry asked.
"You shouldn't have to be here", Ron explained.
"What do you mean?", Harry asked confused.
"You hardly knew Ginny anyway", Ron answered.
"Excuse me?", Harry grew more and more confused.
"You had an occasional conversation, but that was before you left", Ron frowned.
"Something's going on", Harry concluded.
"Did anyone tell you how Ginny died Harry?", Ron asked.
"No...", Harry muttered.
"After you left things started going bad. She missed you...she had such a crush one you. But still you were like another brother to her. Ginny's been depressed and lonely for years so that's nothing new. She finally snapped...and.... and...", Ron stuttered.
Harry pulled Ron into a hug, "It's okay you don't have to say it"
"Everything had been fine...she was recovering in the hospital", Ron rubbed a tear off his face, "until today"
"I know what it's like to loose someone, and I'm sorry", Harry replied.
"Don't take this the wrong way Harry...but you didn't know your parents, at least that you remember. If they were never there then how can you miss them?", Ron asked.
"I'm going to pretend you didn't just say that", Harry took a breath.
"Harry...there you two are", Hermione came around the corner.
"It's your fault she's gone", Ron suddenly stated, "which is another reason you shouldn't be here"
"Ron!", Hermione exclaimed, "we talked about this! You promised you wouldn't say anything like this!"
"I'm sorry Hermione but...I can't get over the fact that this is his fault!", Ron yelled.
"Ron", Hermione grabbed his shoulders and whispered, "First of all this is not Harry or anyone else's fault. And second, are you trying to drive Harry away again?"
"Maybe I am", Ron glared in the direction where Harry had been standing, "Hermione.... where'd he go?"
"Ronald Weasley if I loose him again I am never going to forgive you!", Hermione ran down the stairs.
"Did anyone see Harry?", Hermione shouted frantically. When all her responses were no, she began to panic. There was no way she could loose Harry again.
Harry panicked, he knew he had. He couldn't handle hearing he was the reason Ginny was dead. Instead of sticking around, he did what he always did when things got tough. He ran.
And now, he found himself sitting at a bus stop. No place to go. No money in his pocket to get him anywhere. He'd left it all at Hogwarts.
Good job Harry, you picked the nicest day of the year to have no place to go. Harry thought to himself as he looked around. Snow had begun to fall, and the temperature was dropping. He heard someone sit down on the bench next to him.
"You know there aren't going to be any busses coming out this late don't you?", came a voice.
"Yeah, I know", Harry muttered not looking up.
"You're a lot like your father then you thought Harry"
Harry jumped up, he'd never expected to hear his name. He looked to see who was sitting next to him.
"I really wasn't going anywhere. So if you want to be a hero for finding me, your really not", Harry replied.
"Your father always came to this very spot when he'd want a place to think", Sirius explained.
"Coincidence", Harry whispered.
"How did you manage to get from Hogwarts to way over here anyway?", Sirius asked.
"I wasn't at Hogwarts. I was at the Weasley's", Harry explained, "What about you, just another coincidence that you were out walking in the middle of the night?"
"I admit it...Hermione called me. I just had a hunch that you might be here", Sirius smiled.
"The Weasley's don't have a working phone Sirius", Harry joked.
"Hermione has a cell phone, she got it a few years ago", Sirius explained.
"Oh", Harry sighed.
"Are you alright Harry?", Sirius finally asked.
"No, not really", Harry sighed, "I'm trying I really am"
"I know you are", Sirius put his arm around Harry, "Come on let's go back to my place your freezing"
"I'm staying here", Harry said childishly.
"Come on Harry, your going to get sick if you stay out here", Sirius stood up, "Well your not going to make me carry you are you?"
"Of course not", Harry laughed.
"No matter what anybody tells you Harry, I'm glad your back. Losing you was like losing James all over again", Sirius continued.
"I'm sorry...I don't know what else to say. I'm truly sorry", Harry shivered from the coldness.
"It's okay though because your back, and that's all that matters"
"Yes Hermione, for the tenth time he's here and he's fine", Sirius proclaimed getting frustrated.
"I'm sorry Sirius...it's just I can't loose him again", Hermione said tears of joy falling from her face.
"I know what you mean", Sirius assured her.
"Is he around? I mean can I talk to him?", Hermione pleaded.
"I've got him locked under key in my room", Sirius joked.
"Sirius! Don't joke about something like that", Hermione gasped.
"Who's joking?", Sirius laughed.
"Is he alright? Ron said some things he shouldn't have...", Hermione dragged on.
"I'm sure he'll be fine. He's Harry, he always bounces back", Sirius added.
"And that's why we almost lost him again?", Hermione asked.
"You almost lost him because you weren't being careful. But he told me he wasn't running away, so I guess everything's okay", Sirius answered.
"Are you sure he isn't around? I really want to talk to him", Hermione pleaded.
"He's sleeping, wouldn't be surprised if he comes down with something", Sirius concluded.
"Your mad at us aren't you?", Hermione asked.
"I just don't want to be getting phone calls every other week saying Harry's missing. He was supposed to be with Remus at Hogwarts. Now I'm sorry about Ginny, I really am but now isn't the time for Harry to deal with something like Ron hating him", Sirius explained.
"Ron's in denial, he's looking for a place to place blame. Poor Harry, just happens to be his target", Hermione continued.
"Hermione...I know you care about Ron but...", Sirius started.
"Yes I care about Ron! Ron has always stuck around for me. Ron has always been here for me when I couldn't even get myself out of bed! Where was Harry? Nobody knew...and if I care just a little bit more about Ron right now I'm sorry! Ron's little sister died don't you understand that Sirius?", Hermione said angrily.
"Of course I understand that. But I also know that there's an unhappy kid in my house right now. Believe it or not you know who, he's still out there. Harry is nowhere near ready to face him. Harry probably couldn't even levitate something right now if his life depended on it", Sirius started, "We weren't there when he needed us, which is why we have to be there now"
"He's been gone for five years Sirius, you can't honestly think he's still out there", Hermione added.
"And remind me again, how long was Harry gone for?", Sirius grew frustrated.
"Listen I have to go, Ron needs me. Harry isn't helpless; he's proved to us that he can take care of himself. Just let him go back to Chicago. Maybe that's the way things are supposed to be"
"Hermione!", Sirius exclaimed but heard nothing on the other end of the line.
"Who're you talking to?", came Harry's voice.
"Harry your awake!", Sirius smiled.
"Yeah...you don't happen to have any aspirin or anything do you?", Harry moaned.
"Sure, let me get it. What's wrong?", Sirius walked towards the bathroom.
"Headache", Harry sat down in chair.
"I told you that you were going to come down with something", Sirius grew concerned.
"It's just a headache", Harry assured him, "So who were you on the phone with?"
"Hermione", Sirius said walking back into the room.
"You two sure talk a lot", Harry grabbed the box from Sirius.
"Yeah, she just wanted to apologize to you for what Ron said", Sirius explained.
"Ron's right, no matter what I do I screw up. If I'm here people get hurt, and if I'm gone people get hurt because of me", Harry sighed.
"You are not responsible for anyone's death Harry", Sirius stared at his godson.
"Yes I am Cedric, Ginny, even my own parents", Harry listed.
"You did not kill your parents", Sirius grabbed Harry's arm, "and you know that"
"Then why aren't they here?", Harry asked.
"That was not your fault. Your parents would give anything to be here for you Harry. They loved you more than you could ever imagine. But instead you have me, and I'm sorry that I don't fill there shoes well at all but you can't blame yourself for something you have absolutely no control over", Sirius replied.
"Maybe I am coming down with something. I don't feel well, I think I'll just go to bed", Harry lied.
"Alright, I hope you feel better", Sirius watched Harry carefully as he walked out of the room. He slowly began to realize just how much work it was going to take, if Harry was ever going to be able to defend himself.
Author's Note: Internet is still pretty much hardly working. But I got this posted anyways. So enjoy, and remember to review! Also this means I still can't email people about updates!