"Harry? What are you doing?" Asked the voice again. He spun around, to look
at who was there.
"Oh, Collin...it's just you." Collin frowned.
"What do you mean, 'it's just me'?"
"I mean, it could have been someone else...who wasn't supposed to know that I'm alive. That's all" he said, then he added as an afterthought, "really."
"Oh. Harry, you really should get back! The students are awake!" Harry grabbed Collin by the arm, and pulled him back with him.
"How is she?" Harry asked in an urgent whisper.
"Who? Susan?"
"Yes! Of coarse Susan! Who else would I ask about!?" he paused, "except maybe Hannah..."He let this thought trail off, then he shook his head.
"Well," Collin began, "Susan is good. She is meeting Abi and Danny today...and she seems to be happy. Hannah is still mad about letting you 'die.' I think that we should tell her, because she is wearing down. She is going out with Seamus, but she hasn't been seeing him, and he can't make her smile like he used to." he took a deep breath, "anything else?" Harry sat in deep thought.
"Bring her here. Three o'clock. I have some explaining to do." He told Collin. Collin nodded. Harry smiled. "How about a game of chess?" Collin smiled also.
"Sure!" he said brightly. Harry got the board and the pieces out, and set them up on the nearest table.
*****
The two boys were so absorbed in their game, they didn't notice the time. Collin had missed all of his classes for the day, and the sun was setting. It was Harry's turn, and with one move, he could win; for the first time in his life. A smile crept up on his face. He was laughing.
He was soon joined, but not by Collin. He stopped, and listened. Someone was in the Forbidden Forest. Someone was near the tree in which Harry and Collin sat, hidden, playing chess. Collin was frozen in his chair, and almost crying. Harry saw him, and rolled his eyes.
"Such a cry-baby," he muttered under his breath. But, he too, was scared. He could hear footsteps coming nearer and nearer. Someone knew that he was hiding here. They were looking for a door. Looking for a way in. Harry's eyes followed the sound as it walked on the tree around him. His eyes were getting wider and wider each time this stranger took a step.
A window rattled. He turned his head around sharply. There was more then one. He knew that he should be scared, but he wasn't. He was petrified with fright. One had found the door, and was tapping on it, searching for a handle. The tapping was also on a window. Possibly, this stranger was hoping to be able to break the window to get in. Harry knew that he wouldn't. Then, the tapping stopped. And they could hear shouting. Footsteps moved towards the door, and stopped in front of it.
Harry held his breath, and tried counting backwards from twenty to one. He stopped in the middle of fifteen, because the door knob was rattling. He looked up at it, praying that it wouldn't open. He knew that his praying wouldn't work, but he wanted more then anything, right now, for the door to not open.
Suddenly, the door flew open. And a tow shadowy figures stood in the frame of the door.
"Well, Harry. You seem to be doing a fine job hiding from us." The first one smirked.
"Yes, Harry. Job well done!" The second told him, sarcastically, "Well, don't just stand there, boy! Let us in!"
"Why?" asked Harry (Collin was whimpering, and too scared to say anything), "Why should I? You tried to kill me! You tried to kill my best friend, and his sister! Why should I invite you in?"
"Because, Harry, you need to understand." the second one said solemnly.
"Come in," Harry said nervously.
The two figures came in, and sat down. Only after they removed their hoods, did he recognize them. He tried to talk at the same time as Collin.
"Dumbledore?!"
"Hermione?!"
A/n: muahahaha! This keeps getting better and better! But, WHY did Collin say that Susan was going to meet Abi and Danny? Hm..can you guess? Hints are all over this chapter and the last one! I know, the whole thing inside the house was kinda like the movie "Signs" DEAL! (I don't own Signs...lol) Okkkkkay...Thankies:
Carebare: why couldn't it have been Collin? And...I told you, so you cant exactly figure it out.....lol. And, I know. I'm evil. MUAHAHHAHAHAHA!
S@bre Bl@ck: I know! It was so funny, I just had to put that there! LOL! Hehehee. It was a good chapter, huh?
Sakura: CONGRADS! You are the only one who suspected Abi and Danny for something! -does weird snoopy dance- lol.
Keep reading people!
~Shadun
"Oh, Collin...it's just you." Collin frowned.
"What do you mean, 'it's just me'?"
"I mean, it could have been someone else...who wasn't supposed to know that I'm alive. That's all" he said, then he added as an afterthought, "really."
"Oh. Harry, you really should get back! The students are awake!" Harry grabbed Collin by the arm, and pulled him back with him.
"How is she?" Harry asked in an urgent whisper.
"Who? Susan?"
"Yes! Of coarse Susan! Who else would I ask about!?" he paused, "except maybe Hannah..."He let this thought trail off, then he shook his head.
"Well," Collin began, "Susan is good. She is meeting Abi and Danny today...and she seems to be happy. Hannah is still mad about letting you 'die.' I think that we should tell her, because she is wearing down. She is going out with Seamus, but she hasn't been seeing him, and he can't make her smile like he used to." he took a deep breath, "anything else?" Harry sat in deep thought.
"Bring her here. Three o'clock. I have some explaining to do." He told Collin. Collin nodded. Harry smiled. "How about a game of chess?" Collin smiled also.
"Sure!" he said brightly. Harry got the board and the pieces out, and set them up on the nearest table.
*****
The two boys were so absorbed in their game, they didn't notice the time. Collin had missed all of his classes for the day, and the sun was setting. It was Harry's turn, and with one move, he could win; for the first time in his life. A smile crept up on his face. He was laughing.
He was soon joined, but not by Collin. He stopped, and listened. Someone was in the Forbidden Forest. Someone was near the tree in which Harry and Collin sat, hidden, playing chess. Collin was frozen in his chair, and almost crying. Harry saw him, and rolled his eyes.
"Such a cry-baby," he muttered under his breath. But, he too, was scared. He could hear footsteps coming nearer and nearer. Someone knew that he was hiding here. They were looking for a door. Looking for a way in. Harry's eyes followed the sound as it walked on the tree around him. His eyes were getting wider and wider each time this stranger took a step.
A window rattled. He turned his head around sharply. There was more then one. He knew that he should be scared, but he wasn't. He was petrified with fright. One had found the door, and was tapping on it, searching for a handle. The tapping was also on a window. Possibly, this stranger was hoping to be able to break the window to get in. Harry knew that he wouldn't. Then, the tapping stopped. And they could hear shouting. Footsteps moved towards the door, and stopped in front of it.
Harry held his breath, and tried counting backwards from twenty to one. He stopped in the middle of fifteen, because the door knob was rattling. He looked up at it, praying that it wouldn't open. He knew that his praying wouldn't work, but he wanted more then anything, right now, for the door to not open.
Suddenly, the door flew open. And a tow shadowy figures stood in the frame of the door.
"Well, Harry. You seem to be doing a fine job hiding from us." The first one smirked.
"Yes, Harry. Job well done!" The second told him, sarcastically, "Well, don't just stand there, boy! Let us in!"
"Why?" asked Harry (Collin was whimpering, and too scared to say anything), "Why should I? You tried to kill me! You tried to kill my best friend, and his sister! Why should I invite you in?"
"Because, Harry, you need to understand." the second one said solemnly.
"Come in," Harry said nervously.
The two figures came in, and sat down. Only after they removed their hoods, did he recognize them. He tried to talk at the same time as Collin.
"Dumbledore?!"
"Hermione?!"
A/n: muahahaha! This keeps getting better and better! But, WHY did Collin say that Susan was going to meet Abi and Danny? Hm..can you guess? Hints are all over this chapter and the last one! I know, the whole thing inside the house was kinda like the movie "Signs" DEAL! (I don't own Signs...lol) Okkkkkay...Thankies:
Carebare: why couldn't it have been Collin? And...I told you, so you cant exactly figure it out.....lol. And, I know. I'm evil. MUAHAHHAHAHAHA!
S@bre Bl@ck: I know! It was so funny, I just had to put that there! LOL! Hehehee. It was a good chapter, huh?
Sakura: CONGRADS! You are the only one who suspected Abi and Danny for something! -does weird snoopy dance- lol.
Keep reading people!
~Shadun