Chapter 19 – Anger Management and True Friends
Weeks passed and soon October faded into November and November into early December. Olivia spent time getting to know her father Remus Lupin as often as possible. In November the Gryffindor Quidditch team smothered the Hufflepuff Quidditch team, beating them 250 to 30. Olivia had noticed that Hermione had been trying to get closer and closer to Ron everyday and that Ron was slowly complying. Olivia still went by Olivia so as not to confuse the rest of the school. "They will learn of all this in due time Eve." Dumbledore had assured. So Eve had not told anyone about what was discussed in Professor Lupin's living room, not even Harry, Ron, and Hermione.
As professor McGonagall passed the paper for students staying for the Christmas break, Olivia was torn on whether she wanted to go home or not. She hadn't seen her family since July and she hadn't seen Louise since her birthday. As Olivia began to think about Louise she began to remember the letter that Louise had sent her and whether Dumbledore had found anything out with that letter Louise had sent her. When the sign up sheet got to Olivia however she already found her name on the list, and even though she had planned on staying this bothered her.
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Dumbledore sat in his office looking intently at the letter that he held in his hand. He knew what the letter said by heart, he had read it often for the last month and a half but he could do nothing about it until now. He got up and walked over to his fireplace and threw a special type of powder into it. Then he sat back down behind his desk. Now all he had to do was wait for them to get there.
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Remus Lupin was walking through the hallways when he ran into Megan Fireoza.
"Hello Megan." Remus greeted
"Hello Remus…what are you roaming the halls for…not causing trouble are you?"
"No actually I'm heading to the Headmasters office."
"Really so am I"
"What are you going for?"
"I don't know …he just called me to his office."
"Weird…I was called as well"
Remus and Megan continued to walk to the Headmasters office only now they walked in a pondering silence. When they entered the office they just sat silently in front of the headmaster waiting what he was going to say.
"Remus, Megan…good to see you both…I've called you both here to discuss Elizabeth." Professor Dumbledore announced.
"What about her?" Remus asked a little worried. For although he hadn't really met his other daughter yet he still cared for her.
"I think I know where she is." Dumbledore stated. "I would really like to bring her back to Hogwarts to keep her safe, which is why I've called you both here."
"Where is she?" Megan asked finally speaking.
"I believe that she is in the same area that Eve was in."
"You mean…"
"Yes Megan…I do believe that it is both who we are thinking of." Dumbledore interjected
"But…wouldn't that mess everything up?"
"No…I do not think that it will, we have Eve and Elizabeth, being the follower, will follow eve easily. It was only a prophecy after all…many things can alter what was said to happen." Dumbledore wisely answered.
"So what are you going to do?' Remus voiced
"Well as long as it's alright with you I'm going to send Megan to America to gather her and bring her back here."
"It's fine with me I can handle the rest of the lessons until break just fine and the next full moon is over the break." Remus answered.
"I'm fine with it." Megan added.
"Good…Megan why don't you go collect the few things you will need for this trip and Remus I still need to talk to you."
Megan quickly exited the headmaster's office while Remus stayed where he was looking at the headmaster with confusion clearly written across his face.
"What did you want to talk to me about Dumbledore?" Remus asked once Megan was out of hearing range.
"How many times must I tell you to call me Albus?"
"Sorry…habit."
"Anyway I need to alert you of a few things. First I know that the hat will want to place Elizabeth in Gryffindor but for safety I will have to place her in another house completely. Second she will be given a new name and you must not tell her that you are her father." Dumbledore instructed
"But why Albus?"
"The prophecy says that the twins should not meet until they are needed and if they do they could turn dark and destroy the world. We have to keep the balance. Just to be safe I will keep them as far apart as I possibly can but not so far that when the time comes that they need to work together will they hate each other."
"But why can't I tell Elizabeth that I'm her father…I want to get to know her too."
"You cannot tell her because if you do Eve will find out and I can't run the risk of them trying to find each other and ruining everything."
"I understand…was there anything else?"
"Yes I've added Eve's name to the list of students at Hogwarts over the Christmas break so that you two may spend Christmas together and to keep her from trying to go home and visit her family and friends.…Remus please understand I am only doing this in the best interest of everyone and as soon as it is safe to tell her I will alert you so that you may revel yourself to your second daughter."
"Thank you headmaster…I realize it's for the best."
But even though Remus knew that the situation was in the best interest for everyone didn't mean that he had to be ecstatic over it. He wanted to have his other daughter with him so that he could tell her and they could work on becoming the family that they once were.
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Olivia spent the rest of the day trying to figure out who had written her name down on the list. She had been able to narrow it down to McGonagall, Dumbledore, Remus, Megan, and Sirius. She had a funny feeling that it was Remus trying to make sure that she spend Christmas with him. When classes were done for the day Olivia retreated to her dorm room and blasted her music to help relax her and get rid of her annoyance.
"Where'd Olivia run off to?" Ron asked as he entered the common room to see Harry sitting alone.
"Up to her dorm…she looked kinda annoyed."
"What's wrong?"
"I don't know but I thought I would give her some time to relax before I went up to ask." Harry replied.
Just then Hermione and Ginny entered the Common room giggling at something that one of them had said most likely.
"What's so funny?" Harry asked curious.
"Oh…Hi Harry." Ginny greeted blushing slightly as she lowered her voice a bit. Harry saw Ron roll his eyes at his sister's behavior but that was all.
"We were laughing at something that is none of your business, Harry." Hermione answered once she had suppressed most of her giggles.
Ginny and Hermione joined the boys on the two couches they were sitting on, Hermione sitting with Ron and Ginny sitting with Harry.
Olivia had finished all her homework already and didn't really feel like just sitting in her room, but she didn't feel like talking to anyone either. She was a lot calmer then earlier and had decided to explore the castle some when Midnight tapped on her window. Olivia went to her window and let Midnight in taking the letter from her. Curious as to who was sending her a letter she quickly opened it to read it and just as quickly wished that she hadn't.
Dear Ms. Lupin/Stanton,
I am writing to let you know a few things that I feel you need to know. As you've probably already noticed your name has been added to the list of students staying at Hogwarts over the holidays. I will confess that I was the one to put your name on the list, and for a few reasons. First I thought that it would be best for you and Remus to spend this time together as family. I also have kept you here for your own safety. Remember the first time we talked and you explained that you had changed your name because you felt that you had to protect your family, well going back to visit them would not be safe for any of you. I've also predicted a visit from you asking to visit your family for a few hours but again I must refuse and this time you won't be allowed to go on your own. I know that you went on your birthday but that was all part of my plane, I wanted to see how you were with getting around obstacles but this time you will not be able to leave the Hogwarts grounds at all. I want you to know that I alone made all of these choices for your safety and for the good of everyone. Do not take it out on Remus even though he doses want you here to spend the holidays with. Other then that you may spend and enjoy your holidays any way that you want.
Your Concerned Headmaster,
Albus Dumbledore
As Olivia read the letter she could feel the anger rising inside her. "How could he do that to me?" Olivia thought outraged. She hadn't seen her family for about six months and now she wasn't even allowed to see them over the Christmas break, she'd never spent Christmas without her family. That was another thing that bothered her, her family. The more she thought about it the angrier she got. Olivia knew that she needed to get out of her room and blow off a hell of a lot of steam. She grabbed her portable CD player blaring her Eminem Show CD and stormed out of her room. As she walked through the common room she could feel everyone's eyes on her but she ignored them all, that is until she saw the look of pure hatred that Hermione and Ginny sent her way as she stormed past the group. But Olivia was too pissed to care; they were just adding fuel to her fire.
As Olivia entered the empty hallways she concentrated on her music and realized that she was listening to White America. The song immediately reminded her of her home and only angered, and saddened her more.
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Harry heard a door slam shut and turned in the direction of the boys dorms like everyone one else in the Common room to see Olivia storming down the steps. She had a scowl upon her normally happy face and that alone worried Harry. As she walked past them he saw her shoot an evil look at Hermione and Ginny and he noticed that she was blaring her music so loud that he could faintly hear the words. He knew that she was angry but he didn't know why and he wanted to help her.
Once Olivia had left the common room Harry went up to his own dorm and got his invisibility cloak. He stuffed it inside his robes and went back down to the common room.
"Where'd you go Harry?" Ginny asked Harry as he joined the group again.
"To get my invisibility cloak." Harry whispered in reply.
"Harry you don't need that now" Hermione stated. "You're not going to get in trouble if you walk around the halls at this hour."
"No I want to follow Olivia without her knowing."
"Why would you want to do something like that?" Ginny asked
"I want to see what's wrong with her and see if I can help calm her down."
"Harry that's not your job. Let her calm down in her own time, if she wants to talk to you she'll talk to you later." Hermione insisted.
"Just because you don't like her 'Mione doesn't mean that we all don't like her!" Harry practically yelled. "She's my friend as well and I feel like trying to help, because that's what real friends do!"
With that Harry abruptly stood up and rushed out of the common room and started his search for Olivia.
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After about forty-five minutes of searching Harry found Olivia in one of the more deserted fourth floor corridors. He noticed that she wasn't paying attention to where she was going, she was just wandering. She had a far off look in her eyes and her head bobbed in rhythm to the beat the was emitting from her headphones. Harry wasn't sure who Olivia was listening to but he could tell that it music that fit her attitude. As she wandered he silently and invisibly followed her around form one place to another.
Olivia let her mind drift over her many emotions and thoughts as she slowly but surely calmed herself down. She soon found herself mouthing the words to the songs she was listening to. She was aimlessly climbing yet another set of stairs when she suddenly felt her leg get caught in something and when she looked down she realized that she was caught in one of the many missing steps that the school possessed.
"Damn it!" Olivia exclaimed as she realized that she hadn't seen anyone while she was walking around. As she thought about it she realized that most were probably in their common rooms doing homework or hanging out with their friends.
Harry was behind Olivia when she stepped on the missing step. He knew that she would be stuck and that no one would probably pass through the hallway until after curfew but he was worried about just appearing and helping her. He wasn't sure how Olivia would react if he took off his cloak to help her. He'd have to explain that he was following her, but then again he was only following her to try and help her. After a minute or two of arguing with himself Harry decided to remove his cloak, help Olivia and hope for the best as far as her reaction went.
Olivia was about to just relax until someone passed by when she suddenly felt someone come up behind her. She quickly turned around to see who was there with her and was surprised when she saw Harry.
"Harry?!...What are you doing here?" Olivia questioned
"Let me help you out of this first." Harry replied grabbing Olivia's hands and giving her a good tug so that her foot came out of the step.
"Thank you…I thought I'd be stuck there for hours."
"Yea I know how it feels."
"So what are you doing here…where ever here is?"
"I-I followed you Olivia." Harry confessed.
"You couldn't have…I would've seen you."
"I was under my invisibility cloak." Harry explained now expecting Olivia to lash out at him for following her.
"Why were you following me?" Olivia calmly asked
"You looked really mad and I wanted to make sure that you were alright and to try to help."
"Thank you…that's sweet." Olivia replied with her eyes watering up.
"Olivia?...what's wrong…are you ok?"
"I'll be ok Harry."
"Do you want to talk about it…I've found that it tends to help." Harry offered
"Yea but not here…why don't we head back to the tower and talk in my room so that no one else can listen in." Olivia suggested
"Sure let's go."
Harry put his arm comfortingly around Olivia's shoulders and steered her back to the Gryffindor Tower.
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Sorry that's it's taken me a few days to get another chapter up but I've been really busy this past week. Anyway I got this chapter done (finally) and it's longer then I thought it would be! I should have another chapter out later tonight since I know exactly what's going to happen. I'll let you know now that the next chapter will probably be a slight cliffy. Anyway enough small talk I've got another chapter to write. ENJOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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~Autumn