CHAPTER 13
"Em...Professor", Harry started.
"Follow me you three", Dumbledore said leading them inside the castle and to his office. When they arrived, he told them to sit down and himself, sat in his chair behind the desk.
"Now please explain yourselves, why you three were out in the forest at night", Dumbledore said.
"I wanted to find out about the Order of the Phoenix, Sir and I asked Ron and Hermione to come with me into the forest to ask Firenze", Harry said. Ron and Hermione stared at Harry, but didn't say anything.
"Versy well Harry, how you found out about the Order of the Phoenix is beyond my understanding, but considering how you are always involved some way I can understand, but you know the rule", Dumbledore said gravely.
"Please don't expel us Professor, we won't do it again", Hermioone said pleadingly.
"I'm afraid I will have to give you two weeks detention and this will go on your permanent record. You should count yourselves lucky Mr Potter, Mr Weasley, for not being expelled, after your interesting arrival at Hogwarts three years ago", Dumbledore said eyes sparkling with amusement. "Now you will start your detention tomorrow at eight with Professor Ellis in the Defence Against Dark Arts classroom. Mr Weasley, Miss Granger, please go back to your common room, while I talk to Harry here", Dumlbedore said gravely.
Ron and Hermione rose slowloy, both downhearted, and left Dumlbedore's office.
"Now Harry", Dumbledore began and Harry's heart sank even lower, "I am deeply disappointed in you, for not only disobeying the rules to not leave the common room at night and not to go into the Forbidden Forest, but also for putting your friends in danger. That was very irresponsible of you. You could have gotten yourself and them in danger, or worse walk right into Voldemort's clutches". Harry's head sank and Harry realised how stupid he had been, walking into the forest and not even realising the danger he was putting his friends in.
"Harry we are entering a dangerous time for all of us and soon not even Hogwarts will be safe anymore. It is far too dangerous to go walking outside on your own and especially since Voldemort wants you dead very badly. I would have thought that Cedric's death and what happened to you last year, would have opened your eyes a bit. I am very disappointed in what you done Harry and I only hope that you won't do the same mistake again", Dumbledore said gravely looking Harry into the eyes. Harry saw no twinkle in his eyes this time, only sadness and age. Harry bowed his head, ashamed and stared at the floor.
"You may go now Harry", Dumbledore said gravely. Harry slowly got up and walked out of Dumlbedore's office and made his way, quickly to the Gryffindor common room.
Harry went down to the Great Hall the next morning and already found Ron and Hermione at the Gryffindor table, sitting a few seats apart. Harry sat down in the middle and starting buttering some toast.
"What is it?", Harry asked staring at thw worried looks on Ron and Hermione's faces.
"This!", Hermione replied handing Harry the newspaper.
Sixth Wizarding Family Dead This Year, The Dixie family were the sixth family to die of unknown causes this year. Living in Hampshire, the family were discovered by muggle neighbours, in the early morning and brought to St Mungo's, where they were confirmed as dead. The hospital has still refused to give an explaination to the cause of death, saying it was unconfirmed. But allegations are rising that You Know Who, or his followers are once again massing an army and rumours are spreading that the Giants have joined You Know Who's side. It seems the threat of war is inevitable. Let us hope it can be stopped in time. Rita Skeeter
"Not more!", Harry said exasperated, dropping the newspaper.
"Its getting worse". Ron said.
"But what can we do?", Hermione asked.
"Leave it to Dumbledore", Harry replied.
That evening, Harry was sitting in the common room, finishing his homework, when he put his parchment down and sat upright.
"I wonder where Hermione is", Harry said thinking.
"Dunno", Ron replied in an off hand tone.
"You know you used to care about her very much", Harry said angrily, "You could at least show like you still care".
"She broke it off with me", Ron replied angrily. Ron got up and ran up to the boys dormitories, slamming the door behind him. Harry got up slowly and walked up the staircase, pausing before the girls' dormitory.
He knocked quietly and said, "Hermione can I come in?". Harry heard nothing, but then there came a shuffling of feet and the door opened slowly. Harry saw a puffy eyed Hermione and quickly went inside, closing the door behind him. "What is it?", Harry asked, while Hermione sat down on a bed, Harry presumed to be hers.
"Its nothing", Hermione said wiping a few tears away.
"And that's why you're crying", Harry said kindly, "Come on Hermione, why weren't you in the common room?"
"I know this sounds stupid, but I never meant to break up with Ron", Hermione sniffed.
"Yeah of course you didn't", Harry smiled, "You two belong to each other".
"He just made me so mad, the way he was always so jealous and how he never understood", Hermione said.
"Ron has a way of doing that, doesn't he?", Harry said. "Why don't you two just make up?"
"I want to, but I won't Harry", Hermione said.
"You can be very stubborn you know that Hermione", Harry said.
"I'm not going against my principle", Hermione said getting up. Harry sighed and walked over to the door.
"You two are so alike, you know that", Harry said opening the door and closing it behind it.
The next few weeks, Harry, Ron and Hermione spent much of their time in the evenings, in the Defence Against Dark Arts classroom, doing detention with Professor Ellis. It proved to be a more worthwhile cause than they first realised, because they got to find out a lot about her during those boring hours in the classroom. Professor Ellis was very kind and let them off easily, saying she understood, why they were in the Forbidden Forest in the first place. She would tell them how she herself got caught in the forest by Dumbledore. Little did Professor Ellis realise, how much attention Harry, Ron and Hermione were paying her.
"Then I was made Head Girl. Gave me and my Gran quite a shock, but who would have known", Professor Ellis said. She rolled up her sleeves and stuck her arm in a cage full of Grindylows. They were slashing and thrashing in their cage and when they saw Professor Ellis put her arm in the cage, they dived at her arm and started slashing her arm with great ferocity.
"Aaahh!", Professor Ellis shouted pulling out her arm and grabbing a Grindylow. The english little creature was still trying to slash at her and when Professor Ellis wasn't looking scraped her left shoulder blade, tearing away some of her cloak. Professor Ellis took out her wand and shouted, "Stupefy!", and the little creature dropped suddenly. She quickly put it down on her table and walked over to the mirror to inspect her wound. The Grindylow had slashed away part of her robe, exposing a tattoo of flames of fire with words underneath. Harry gasped at the tattoo and Ron and Hermione looked at the tattoo and gasped themselves. The tattoo was shining a bright white for a second before returning to its usual red colour.
Professor Ellis turned around and looked at them saying, "Clumsy me, I should have been more careful", then seeing the astounded looks on their faces asked, "What?"
"Professor your tattoo was just shining a bright white", Harry exclaimed.
"It did?", Professor Ellis asked shocked and quickly covered it up with her hand, not looking Harry in the face. "Oh I suppose you don't know that wizarding tattoos glow. A man done it for me in Italy", Professor Ellis added hastily, before saying, "I'm going to the hospital wing to have this mended by Madame Pomfrey, in the meantime you could gather up all the books", and she left the classroom.
"Do wizarding tattoos really glow?", Harry asked Hermione.
"No they don't!", Hermione replied, "That wasn't a real tattoo".
"What?", Ron asked.
"Well it is a tattoo, but not an ordinary one, wizarding or not. Did you see the inscription beneath it?", Hermione asked.
"Not clearly", Harry replied.
"Its latin, but i don't know what it means, all I could understand was great power", Hermione said deep in thought.
"So?", Ron asked.
"Honesty Ron, you should read more", Hermione said crossly, "Its an inscription of some sort, probably a spell, but what it does or what ist for I have no idea. There is something very strange about this woman and I want to find out about it".
Professor Ellis returned shortly afterwards and told them they could go back to the common room, where Hermione immediately brought some books down from her dormitory and started searching for strange tattoos. Ron and Harry just rolled their eyes and played some wizards chess, much to Hermione's annoyance.
"Follow me you three", Dumbledore said leading them inside the castle and to his office. When they arrived, he told them to sit down and himself, sat in his chair behind the desk.
"Now please explain yourselves, why you three were out in the forest at night", Dumbledore said.
"I wanted to find out about the Order of the Phoenix, Sir and I asked Ron and Hermione to come with me into the forest to ask Firenze", Harry said. Ron and Hermione stared at Harry, but didn't say anything.
"Versy well Harry, how you found out about the Order of the Phoenix is beyond my understanding, but considering how you are always involved some way I can understand, but you know the rule", Dumbledore said gravely.
"Please don't expel us Professor, we won't do it again", Hermioone said pleadingly.
"I'm afraid I will have to give you two weeks detention and this will go on your permanent record. You should count yourselves lucky Mr Potter, Mr Weasley, for not being expelled, after your interesting arrival at Hogwarts three years ago", Dumbledore said eyes sparkling with amusement. "Now you will start your detention tomorrow at eight with Professor Ellis in the Defence Against Dark Arts classroom. Mr Weasley, Miss Granger, please go back to your common room, while I talk to Harry here", Dumlbedore said gravely.
Ron and Hermione rose slowloy, both downhearted, and left Dumlbedore's office.
"Now Harry", Dumbledore began and Harry's heart sank even lower, "I am deeply disappointed in you, for not only disobeying the rules to not leave the common room at night and not to go into the Forbidden Forest, but also for putting your friends in danger. That was very irresponsible of you. You could have gotten yourself and them in danger, or worse walk right into Voldemort's clutches". Harry's head sank and Harry realised how stupid he had been, walking into the forest and not even realising the danger he was putting his friends in.
"Harry we are entering a dangerous time for all of us and soon not even Hogwarts will be safe anymore. It is far too dangerous to go walking outside on your own and especially since Voldemort wants you dead very badly. I would have thought that Cedric's death and what happened to you last year, would have opened your eyes a bit. I am very disappointed in what you done Harry and I only hope that you won't do the same mistake again", Dumbledore said gravely looking Harry into the eyes. Harry saw no twinkle in his eyes this time, only sadness and age. Harry bowed his head, ashamed and stared at the floor.
"You may go now Harry", Dumbledore said gravely. Harry slowly got up and walked out of Dumlbedore's office and made his way, quickly to the Gryffindor common room.
Harry went down to the Great Hall the next morning and already found Ron and Hermione at the Gryffindor table, sitting a few seats apart. Harry sat down in the middle and starting buttering some toast.
"What is it?", Harry asked staring at thw worried looks on Ron and Hermione's faces.
"This!", Hermione replied handing Harry the newspaper.
Sixth Wizarding Family Dead This Year, The Dixie family were the sixth family to die of unknown causes this year. Living in Hampshire, the family were discovered by muggle neighbours, in the early morning and brought to St Mungo's, where they were confirmed as dead. The hospital has still refused to give an explaination to the cause of death, saying it was unconfirmed. But allegations are rising that You Know Who, or his followers are once again massing an army and rumours are spreading that the Giants have joined You Know Who's side. It seems the threat of war is inevitable. Let us hope it can be stopped in time. Rita Skeeter
"Not more!", Harry said exasperated, dropping the newspaper.
"Its getting worse". Ron said.
"But what can we do?", Hermione asked.
"Leave it to Dumbledore", Harry replied.
That evening, Harry was sitting in the common room, finishing his homework, when he put his parchment down and sat upright.
"I wonder where Hermione is", Harry said thinking.
"Dunno", Ron replied in an off hand tone.
"You know you used to care about her very much", Harry said angrily, "You could at least show like you still care".
"She broke it off with me", Ron replied angrily. Ron got up and ran up to the boys dormitories, slamming the door behind him. Harry got up slowly and walked up the staircase, pausing before the girls' dormitory.
He knocked quietly and said, "Hermione can I come in?". Harry heard nothing, but then there came a shuffling of feet and the door opened slowly. Harry saw a puffy eyed Hermione and quickly went inside, closing the door behind him. "What is it?", Harry asked, while Hermione sat down on a bed, Harry presumed to be hers.
"Its nothing", Hermione said wiping a few tears away.
"And that's why you're crying", Harry said kindly, "Come on Hermione, why weren't you in the common room?"
"I know this sounds stupid, but I never meant to break up with Ron", Hermione sniffed.
"Yeah of course you didn't", Harry smiled, "You two belong to each other".
"He just made me so mad, the way he was always so jealous and how he never understood", Hermione said.
"Ron has a way of doing that, doesn't he?", Harry said. "Why don't you two just make up?"
"I want to, but I won't Harry", Hermione said.
"You can be very stubborn you know that Hermione", Harry said.
"I'm not going against my principle", Hermione said getting up. Harry sighed and walked over to the door.
"You two are so alike, you know that", Harry said opening the door and closing it behind it.
The next few weeks, Harry, Ron and Hermione spent much of their time in the evenings, in the Defence Against Dark Arts classroom, doing detention with Professor Ellis. It proved to be a more worthwhile cause than they first realised, because they got to find out a lot about her during those boring hours in the classroom. Professor Ellis was very kind and let them off easily, saying she understood, why they were in the Forbidden Forest in the first place. She would tell them how she herself got caught in the forest by Dumbledore. Little did Professor Ellis realise, how much attention Harry, Ron and Hermione were paying her.
"Then I was made Head Girl. Gave me and my Gran quite a shock, but who would have known", Professor Ellis said. She rolled up her sleeves and stuck her arm in a cage full of Grindylows. They were slashing and thrashing in their cage and when they saw Professor Ellis put her arm in the cage, they dived at her arm and started slashing her arm with great ferocity.
"Aaahh!", Professor Ellis shouted pulling out her arm and grabbing a Grindylow. The english little creature was still trying to slash at her and when Professor Ellis wasn't looking scraped her left shoulder blade, tearing away some of her cloak. Professor Ellis took out her wand and shouted, "Stupefy!", and the little creature dropped suddenly. She quickly put it down on her table and walked over to the mirror to inspect her wound. The Grindylow had slashed away part of her robe, exposing a tattoo of flames of fire with words underneath. Harry gasped at the tattoo and Ron and Hermione looked at the tattoo and gasped themselves. The tattoo was shining a bright white for a second before returning to its usual red colour.
Professor Ellis turned around and looked at them saying, "Clumsy me, I should have been more careful", then seeing the astounded looks on their faces asked, "What?"
"Professor your tattoo was just shining a bright white", Harry exclaimed.
"It did?", Professor Ellis asked shocked and quickly covered it up with her hand, not looking Harry in the face. "Oh I suppose you don't know that wizarding tattoos glow. A man done it for me in Italy", Professor Ellis added hastily, before saying, "I'm going to the hospital wing to have this mended by Madame Pomfrey, in the meantime you could gather up all the books", and she left the classroom.
"Do wizarding tattoos really glow?", Harry asked Hermione.
"No they don't!", Hermione replied, "That wasn't a real tattoo".
"What?", Ron asked.
"Well it is a tattoo, but not an ordinary one, wizarding or not. Did you see the inscription beneath it?", Hermione asked.
"Not clearly", Harry replied.
"Its latin, but i don't know what it means, all I could understand was great power", Hermione said deep in thought.
"So?", Ron asked.
"Honesty Ron, you should read more", Hermione said crossly, "Its an inscription of some sort, probably a spell, but what it does or what ist for I have no idea. There is something very strange about this woman and I want to find out about it".
Professor Ellis returned shortly afterwards and told them they could go back to the common room, where Hermione immediately brought some books down from her dormitory and started searching for strange tattoos. Ron and Harry just rolled their eyes and played some wizards chess, much to Hermione's annoyance.