CHAPTER 17
Harry was heading out to the grounds, late one evening, and creeping around, so as to not get in trouble, when he was looking behind him and walked right into someone.
"Oh sorry", Harry said and looked up to see Professor Ellis.
"Its alright Potter", Professor Ellis said looking him directly in the eye and said, "Shouldn't you be in your common room and not roaming the corridors?"
"Yeah, but I wanted to go for a walk and it was too stuffy in the common room. I just wanted to go back to where Ginny and Cho were kidnapped", Harry said slowly, expecting a huge lecture.
But Harry was quite surprised when Professor Ellis said kindly, "You tried to rescue them, didn't you Harry?"
"Yeah, but I failed", Harry replied downhearted.
"At least you tried, other people would have turned a blind eye and that in itself is very noble", Professor Ellis said. "Now get yourself off to your common room or you will get in trouble", Professor Ellis said grinning.
Harry quickly turned around to walk back up to the common room when Professor Ellis added, "Do you think you could come into my office at eight, I need to discuss your OWL exam with you".
"Ok", Harry replied confused and headed up to the common room.
Shortly before eight, Harry headed down to the third corridor, to Professor Ellis' office and knocked on the door.
"Come in", Professor Ellis called and Harry slowly opened the door. The office had changed a lot since Moody's time and instead of the stacks of Dark Arts Equipment, the room was quite bare. The desk was crammed full with papers and a fire was burning merrily in the grate, sending a warm glow across the room.
"Ah Harry just in time", Professor Ellis said getting up from her chair and closing the door behind Harry.
"What did you want to discuss with me?", Harry asked.
"A yes", Professor Ellis replied sadly walking up to Harry. "I'm terribly sorry for doing this", she said taking out her wand and aiming it at Harry. "Bindus Corpus Totalus", she said and cords sprand out of her wand and bound Harry tightly from head to foot. Professor Ellis took Harry's wand and stuffed it in her pocket. "I truly am sorry Harry, but I have to do this", Ellis said walking up to the fire and glancing into the fire.
"I'm sure you did", Harry replied bitterly. "Tell me was it you that kidnapped Ginny and Cho, or were those Death Eaters just your friends?"
"I had nothing to do with it", Ellis replied quietly. "Now I have to keep you quiet. Quietus!", Ellis said pointing her wand at Harry. Harry's mouth clamped shut and Professor Ellis walked to Harry and dragged him to the grate.
She threw some powder into the fire and shouted, "Riddle House", before grabbing Harry and jumping into the fire. Harry once again had the feeling like someone was pulling at his navel, forwards past hundreds upon hundreds of fires. He quickly closed his eyes as the soot was stinging them and only opened them again when he landed on a dusty, cobwebbed floor. Harry slowly opened his eyes and looked around. He was in an upstairs room of some old house that seemed vaguely familiar, yet unknown and strange at the same time. Harry was lying on his stomach and someone came from behind him and pulled him up, so he was standing. As Harry looked around fear struck his heart. He was surrounded by Death Eaters and Ellis was holding his wand. He knew no way out of the situation and when he thought things couldn't get any worse, they did. The Death Eaters moved out of the way to let someone through, and what he saw made Harry even more scared. Walking up to him was Voldemort, slightly less thin and with rosy cheeks, but none the less, the same man who was reborn from a cauldron a year ago, the man who had haunted his dreams for the last year.
"Welcome Harry to my home", Voldemort said indicating the room they were in. "This is the home where my muggle father grew up and died", Voldemort said laughing, his cold cruel laugh. Harry made to open his mouth, but realised that it was still clamped shut.
"Oh dear, you can't talk", Voldemort sneered and drew his wand out from his robes. "Finite Incantatem", and with that Harry opened his mouth.
"There isn't that better?", Voldemort sneered.
"Where are Ginny and Cho", Harry spat.
"Don't worry, they are perfectly safe, for the moment", Voldemort smirked. "What do you want me for now?", Harry asked, feeling braver then normal, but harry didn't care very much. He just wanted to make sure that Ginny and Cho were alright.
"Oh dear Harry, we will have to teach you some patience", Voldemort cooed. "But I think its about time we told you", Voldemort said kindly, but Harry could see that he was only acting. The Death Eaters started laughing and walking away from the circle.
"We have a little surprise for you", Voldemort said. He twirled his wand around and walked towards the door, with Harry being magically dragged along. Voldemort stopped in front of an old newspaper and Voldemort picked up the newspaper and walked up to Harry. Voldemort thrust the newspaper in Harry's face and smiled coldly at him. Suddenly Harry felt his feet leaving the ground and being twirled around in a whirl of light and colours and then landed hard on the ground that made his knees crumble. Harry lay on the ground regained his breathing and looked up at Voldemort, who twirled his wand again and the cords sprang apart. Harry quickly got up and faced Voldemort with fear on his face. The circle of Death Eaters had formed around Harry again and lying beside him where two bodies that looked like Ginny and Cho.
Voldemort walked up to him and said coolly, "Welcome Harry, to Godric's Hollow!"
Harry was heading out to the grounds, late one evening, and creeping around, so as to not get in trouble, when he was looking behind him and walked right into someone.
"Oh sorry", Harry said and looked up to see Professor Ellis.
"Its alright Potter", Professor Ellis said looking him directly in the eye and said, "Shouldn't you be in your common room and not roaming the corridors?"
"Yeah, but I wanted to go for a walk and it was too stuffy in the common room. I just wanted to go back to where Ginny and Cho were kidnapped", Harry said slowly, expecting a huge lecture.
But Harry was quite surprised when Professor Ellis said kindly, "You tried to rescue them, didn't you Harry?"
"Yeah, but I failed", Harry replied downhearted.
"At least you tried, other people would have turned a blind eye and that in itself is very noble", Professor Ellis said. "Now get yourself off to your common room or you will get in trouble", Professor Ellis said grinning.
Harry quickly turned around to walk back up to the common room when Professor Ellis added, "Do you think you could come into my office at eight, I need to discuss your OWL exam with you".
"Ok", Harry replied confused and headed up to the common room.
Shortly before eight, Harry headed down to the third corridor, to Professor Ellis' office and knocked on the door.
"Come in", Professor Ellis called and Harry slowly opened the door. The office had changed a lot since Moody's time and instead of the stacks of Dark Arts Equipment, the room was quite bare. The desk was crammed full with papers and a fire was burning merrily in the grate, sending a warm glow across the room.
"Ah Harry just in time", Professor Ellis said getting up from her chair and closing the door behind Harry.
"What did you want to discuss with me?", Harry asked.
"A yes", Professor Ellis replied sadly walking up to Harry. "I'm terribly sorry for doing this", she said taking out her wand and aiming it at Harry. "Bindus Corpus Totalus", she said and cords sprand out of her wand and bound Harry tightly from head to foot. Professor Ellis took Harry's wand and stuffed it in her pocket. "I truly am sorry Harry, but I have to do this", Ellis said walking up to the fire and glancing into the fire.
"I'm sure you did", Harry replied bitterly. "Tell me was it you that kidnapped Ginny and Cho, or were those Death Eaters just your friends?"
"I had nothing to do with it", Ellis replied quietly. "Now I have to keep you quiet. Quietus!", Ellis said pointing her wand at Harry. Harry's mouth clamped shut and Professor Ellis walked to Harry and dragged him to the grate.
She threw some powder into the fire and shouted, "Riddle House", before grabbing Harry and jumping into the fire. Harry once again had the feeling like someone was pulling at his navel, forwards past hundreds upon hundreds of fires. He quickly closed his eyes as the soot was stinging them and only opened them again when he landed on a dusty, cobwebbed floor. Harry slowly opened his eyes and looked around. He was in an upstairs room of some old house that seemed vaguely familiar, yet unknown and strange at the same time. Harry was lying on his stomach and someone came from behind him and pulled him up, so he was standing. As Harry looked around fear struck his heart. He was surrounded by Death Eaters and Ellis was holding his wand. He knew no way out of the situation and when he thought things couldn't get any worse, they did. The Death Eaters moved out of the way to let someone through, and what he saw made Harry even more scared. Walking up to him was Voldemort, slightly less thin and with rosy cheeks, but none the less, the same man who was reborn from a cauldron a year ago, the man who had haunted his dreams for the last year.
"Welcome Harry to my home", Voldemort said indicating the room they were in. "This is the home where my muggle father grew up and died", Voldemort said laughing, his cold cruel laugh. Harry made to open his mouth, but realised that it was still clamped shut.
"Oh dear, you can't talk", Voldemort sneered and drew his wand out from his robes. "Finite Incantatem", and with that Harry opened his mouth.
"There isn't that better?", Voldemort sneered.
"Where are Ginny and Cho", Harry spat.
"Don't worry, they are perfectly safe, for the moment", Voldemort smirked. "What do you want me for now?", Harry asked, feeling braver then normal, but harry didn't care very much. He just wanted to make sure that Ginny and Cho were alright.
"Oh dear Harry, we will have to teach you some patience", Voldemort cooed. "But I think its about time we told you", Voldemort said kindly, but Harry could see that he was only acting. The Death Eaters started laughing and walking away from the circle.
"We have a little surprise for you", Voldemort said. He twirled his wand around and walked towards the door, with Harry being magically dragged along. Voldemort stopped in front of an old newspaper and Voldemort picked up the newspaper and walked up to Harry. Voldemort thrust the newspaper in Harry's face and smiled coldly at him. Suddenly Harry felt his feet leaving the ground and being twirled around in a whirl of light and colours and then landed hard on the ground that made his knees crumble. Harry lay on the ground regained his breathing and looked up at Voldemort, who twirled his wand again and the cords sprang apart. Harry quickly got up and faced Voldemort with fear on his face. The circle of Death Eaters had formed around Harry again and lying beside him where two bodies that looked like Ginny and Cho.
Voldemort walked up to him and said coolly, "Welcome Harry, to Godric's Hollow!"