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Chapter Two: Unexpected Visitors
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A/N: I know this chapter is short, and I apologize. But I promise, there will be more up soon, if all goes well.
PS ~ Angel, this chapter does indeed clear that up. Are they who you thought they were? *grins*
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Dumbledore led him to his office, then smiled down at Harry and opened the door.
Inside the office stood -
"Sirius! Lupin!" Harry exclaimed, mouth dropping open. "What're you doing here?"
His godfather and former teacher grinned at him. "Dumbledore just got my name cleared with the Ministry, and I didn't want to leave you by yourself on Christmas," Sirius said. "I started thinking of all the trouble you could get into here with everything so empty." He smirked. "Heaven knows I would have wrecked the place when I was your age."
Lupin smiled at Harry, and Harry noticed the dark circles under his eyes. Lupin looked sick and exhausted, though happy. "Yes, Sirius and your father and I were all quite adept at troublemaking."
"How long will you be staying?" Harry asked, grinning himself.
"For the entire holiday," Sirius answered. "Maybe more. It depends. We're not here for just a visit; we're also here to help fight Voldemort."
Harry nodded. He should have suspected that.
"Anyway," Lupin said in a cheerful voice that belied the tired lines on his young face, "this castle seems quite lonely. We should liven it up some."
He raised his eyebrows at Sirius. "It's been years since Padfoot and Moony wreaked havoc here."
Sirius laughed. "Harry, don't listen to him. You know very well that I wreaked plenty of havoc in here about two years ago."
"What kind of havoc are you talking about?" Harry asked Lupin with a mischievous sparkle in his eyes.
Sirius chuckled. "Harry, you remind me of your father. That's exactly the sort of thing James would have said."
Lupin smiled sadly. "Speaking of your father, I thought that perhaps we could show you some of the secret places we found in Hogwarts."
Harry's eyes lit up. "Seriously?"
"I think James would have wanted us to," Sirius said. His eyes flashed with momentary sadness, but he grinned quickly and covered it.
Harry noticed, but chose to ignore it. "Wicked. When can we go?"
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Later that night, Sirius, Lupin, and Harry, armed with the Marauder's Map, set out to explore Hogwarts.
Harry had no idea what the point of that was, but it would definitely be fun to explore Hogwarts without risking getting expelled. And he supposed it must bring back old memories for Sirius and Lupin.
And plus, it was a way to kill time.
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Harry soon realized that he had no idea where they were anymore. Sirius and Lupin, with the Marauder's Map, apparently did, however.
The three of them ended up going down a very dark, very deserted hallway. Harry could tell that it hadn't been used in more than likely years, because it was laden with dust and cobwebs were in every corner. The spiders themselves were enormous.
It was a good thing Ron hadn't gone.
He saw Lupin glance over at Sirius curiously. "I don't remember this. Do you?"
Sirius shook his head. "No . . . it's not on the map either. That means we were never here."
Harry's eyebrows rose. "Well, let's check it out, then." He noticed a door at the end of the hallway and headed in that direction, expecting to find something interesting beyond it.
But he wasn't prepared for what he saw.
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The door opened into a large room greatly resembling a library. Bookcases took up much of the wall space, and there were many tables filled with books. There was also a large assortment of chairs, and, to Harry's great surprise, blankets were set up on the floor to form a bed.
But that wasn't the most extraordinary thing about the room.
In its center stood a beautiful young woman.
Chapter Two: Unexpected Visitors
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A/N: I know this chapter is short, and I apologize. But I promise, there will be more up soon, if all goes well.
PS ~ Angel, this chapter does indeed clear that up. Are they who you thought they were? *grins*
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Dumbledore led him to his office, then smiled down at Harry and opened the door.
Inside the office stood -
"Sirius! Lupin!" Harry exclaimed, mouth dropping open. "What're you doing here?"
His godfather and former teacher grinned at him. "Dumbledore just got my name cleared with the Ministry, and I didn't want to leave you by yourself on Christmas," Sirius said. "I started thinking of all the trouble you could get into here with everything so empty." He smirked. "Heaven knows I would have wrecked the place when I was your age."
Lupin smiled at Harry, and Harry noticed the dark circles under his eyes. Lupin looked sick and exhausted, though happy. "Yes, Sirius and your father and I were all quite adept at troublemaking."
"How long will you be staying?" Harry asked, grinning himself.
"For the entire holiday," Sirius answered. "Maybe more. It depends. We're not here for just a visit; we're also here to help fight Voldemort."
Harry nodded. He should have suspected that.
"Anyway," Lupin said in a cheerful voice that belied the tired lines on his young face, "this castle seems quite lonely. We should liven it up some."
He raised his eyebrows at Sirius. "It's been years since Padfoot and Moony wreaked havoc here."
Sirius laughed. "Harry, don't listen to him. You know very well that I wreaked plenty of havoc in here about two years ago."
"What kind of havoc are you talking about?" Harry asked Lupin with a mischievous sparkle in his eyes.
Sirius chuckled. "Harry, you remind me of your father. That's exactly the sort of thing James would have said."
Lupin smiled sadly. "Speaking of your father, I thought that perhaps we could show you some of the secret places we found in Hogwarts."
Harry's eyes lit up. "Seriously?"
"I think James would have wanted us to," Sirius said. His eyes flashed with momentary sadness, but he grinned quickly and covered it.
Harry noticed, but chose to ignore it. "Wicked. When can we go?"
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Later that night, Sirius, Lupin, and Harry, armed with the Marauder's Map, set out to explore Hogwarts.
Harry had no idea what the point of that was, but it would definitely be fun to explore Hogwarts without risking getting expelled. And he supposed it must bring back old memories for Sirius and Lupin.
And plus, it was a way to kill time.
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Harry soon realized that he had no idea where they were anymore. Sirius and Lupin, with the Marauder's Map, apparently did, however.
The three of them ended up going down a very dark, very deserted hallway. Harry could tell that it hadn't been used in more than likely years, because it was laden with dust and cobwebs were in every corner. The spiders themselves were enormous.
It was a good thing Ron hadn't gone.
He saw Lupin glance over at Sirius curiously. "I don't remember this. Do you?"
Sirius shook his head. "No . . . it's not on the map either. That means we were never here."
Harry's eyebrows rose. "Well, let's check it out, then." He noticed a door at the end of the hallway and headed in that direction, expecting to find something interesting beyond it.
But he wasn't prepared for what he saw.
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The door opened into a large room greatly resembling a library. Bookcases took up much of the wall space, and there were many tables filled with books. There was also a large assortment of chairs, and, to Harry's great surprise, blankets were set up on the floor to form a bed.
But that wasn't the most extraordinary thing about the room.
In its center stood a beautiful young woman.