"Can someone PLEASE tell me why you're all so depressed?" said Hermione, a
bit testily. Usually she knew everything, and she didn't like this mystery.
Harry simply handed her the letter. They sat in silence for another moment while Hermione read, but this silence would end quickly.
"WHAT? We're just going to sit here and do nothing?" she burst out.
"What can we do Hermione?" yelled Ron, right back at her.
"It's too late," said Harry, looking down at the floor.
"No, Harry, no.it isn't too late.there must be something," said Hermione, sounding hopeful. "Something in a.in a book! Yes, a book."
"Oh, is there a book on breaking people out of Azkaban now Hermione? I must've never seen that book, but you probably have!" said Ron, sounding as sarcastic as he could.
"At least I READ!" yelled Hermione.
Dumbledore was pre-occupied with the ceiling throughout this whole argument. Currently, he was wondering about what the Ministry would do once they found Sirius. And what could happen once they found out that Sirius had been writing to Lupin all along. He supposed they had already found that out using a Truth Potion on each of them. Which also meant that soon him and Harry would be taken to Azkaban, as they had also written to Sirius. Dumbledore shuddered and decided it was time to stop this bickering. He knew they were simply frustrated people with nowhere to take out their anger, but all the same, it must stop.
"Fighting will get you no where." Said Dumbledore sharply, making Ron Harry and Hermione jump. They had forgotten he was there. "Fighting is simply an exit for anger, but by venting your anger on each other you are simply causing more anger."
"Sorry Headmaster," said Hermione. "But we're so worried about Sirius and Lupin."
"I understand this, I am equally worried. And not only for Sirius and Remus, but for Harry and I." Said Dumbledore, looking gravely at Harry.
"M...Me?" stuttered Harry. "I'm nothing to worry about. We have to concentrate on Sirius and Lupin."
"I am afraid that, once again Harry, you have something to worry about also." Said Dumbledore, looking down through his half moon spectacles at Harry who looked confused. "As do I. You see, we both wrote letters to Sirius.who is considered a criminal. And we were helping this criminal, all of us actually. You helped him escape the Ministry once, and I helped him hide. One draught of Truth Serum given to Sirius would tell them that. Therefore, they are probably now coming for us, to bring us to Azkaban."
Harry simply handed her the letter. They sat in silence for another moment while Hermione read, but this silence would end quickly.
"WHAT? We're just going to sit here and do nothing?" she burst out.
"What can we do Hermione?" yelled Ron, right back at her.
"It's too late," said Harry, looking down at the floor.
"No, Harry, no.it isn't too late.there must be something," said Hermione, sounding hopeful. "Something in a.in a book! Yes, a book."
"Oh, is there a book on breaking people out of Azkaban now Hermione? I must've never seen that book, but you probably have!" said Ron, sounding as sarcastic as he could.
"At least I READ!" yelled Hermione.
Dumbledore was pre-occupied with the ceiling throughout this whole argument. Currently, he was wondering about what the Ministry would do once they found Sirius. And what could happen once they found out that Sirius had been writing to Lupin all along. He supposed they had already found that out using a Truth Potion on each of them. Which also meant that soon him and Harry would be taken to Azkaban, as they had also written to Sirius. Dumbledore shuddered and decided it was time to stop this bickering. He knew they were simply frustrated people with nowhere to take out their anger, but all the same, it must stop.
"Fighting will get you no where." Said Dumbledore sharply, making Ron Harry and Hermione jump. They had forgotten he was there. "Fighting is simply an exit for anger, but by venting your anger on each other you are simply causing more anger."
"Sorry Headmaster," said Hermione. "But we're so worried about Sirius and Lupin."
"I understand this, I am equally worried. And not only for Sirius and Remus, but for Harry and I." Said Dumbledore, looking gravely at Harry.
"M...Me?" stuttered Harry. "I'm nothing to worry about. We have to concentrate on Sirius and Lupin."
"I am afraid that, once again Harry, you have something to worry about also." Said Dumbledore, looking down through his half moon spectacles at Harry who looked confused. "As do I. You see, we both wrote letters to Sirius.who is considered a criminal. And we were helping this criminal, all of us actually. You helped him escape the Ministry once, and I helped him hide. One draught of Truth Serum given to Sirius would tell them that. Therefore, they are probably now coming for us, to bring us to Azkaban."