Chapter Four
Harry was allowed back into classes two days later. He was totally bored he had only been allowed two visitors: Professor Dumbledore and Sirius. Harry had learnt off Sirius that Professor Lupin was back as the defence against the dark arts teacher and had his pet dog Snuffles with him. Harry highly suspected this was so Sirius could keep an eye on him, although Sirius denied it. Sirius had also told him that all the staff now knew he was innocent of the crimes he had been imprisoned for. Harry had decided he wouldn't tell anyone about Voldemort, most people thought he himself was dark wizard as it was.
Harry went up to the Gryffindor Common room during breakfast to get his books only to knocked over by Hermione.
"Harry, Harry you're alright." She hugged him; Harry patted her head awkwardly. When she eventually let go of him Harry saw Ron standing behind her looking worriedly at him.
"You look terrible, Harry!" Ron said
"Thanks Ron," Said Harry.
"I got your books and stuff for you." Ron said handing Harry his bag, "Hermione has been doing you're notes for you and collecting homework. Aren't you lucky you can catch up?" He said very sarcastically. Hermione scowled at him.
"It's a very important year for you two." She began
".We've got our O.W.L's at the end of this year" Ron finished for her. "I've heard this speech a hundred times already this week!" Harry laughed. "We've got Defence first you'll never guess who the teacher is!"
" Oh no Lockhart's back, no it must be Quirrel plastic surgeons can work wonders nowadays, or could it possibly be Professor Lupin?" Harry suggested looking innocently at him.
"That's not fair, Snuffles told you." Harry then noticed the badge on Hermione's robes.
"So you are a prefect then, Hermione." He asked.
"What, oh yeah they forgot to send me the letter, Peeves caused a two hundred year old vase to smash just before they sent it and I was sent the wrong letter."
The three of them heard the bell and they set off down to Defence against the Dark Arts.
"Oh Harry you'll never guess who the new Quidditch captain is now Wood's left?" Ron said.
"Neville?" Harry guessed, grinning.
"Damn he guessed it," said Ron trying to pull a face of innocence, but not succeeding. "No you idiot, it's you, the tryouts are tomorrow for the new positions you have to chose a new chaser and keeper."
They arrived outside the classroom realising they were ten minutes early.
"Peeves's new trick he rings the bell early to confuse everyone. Well shall we go in any way?" It wasn't really a question. Hermione pushed open the door and they entered the room. A large black dog A.K.A Harry's godfather greeted them.
"Hi Snuffles" said Harry patting the dog on the head.
"Oh it's you three, I thought it was someone else." Said the dog as it transformed back into Sirius. A door at the back of the room opened and Professor Lupin entered the room.
"Hello Harry, feeling better?" Harry noticed he looked a lot healthier than the last time they met.
"Yes Professor," The door opened and Seamus Finnigan and Dean Thomas entered. Harry glanced over at where Sirius had been standing seconds earlier and saw only a large dog.
"Harry you're back," Seamus said grinning at Harry. Harry returned the smile.
Five minutes later the entire class had arrived. Harry, Ron and Hermione were sitting at the back of the room.
"What did you do last lesson?" Harry whispered to Hermione.
"Nothing really, we were discussing different places you could be," Harry looked at her, "Lavender's was closest she thought you were in Belfast, you were only thirty miles away from there." Lavender and Parvati were giggling at the back of the room.
"Shh quiet girls, come on now quiet." Said Professor Lupin to the two of them. "Now today we are going to be doing about Lord Voldemort's early life." This comment brought a series of gasps from the class; no one said his name. Harry noticed Sirius was still in the room, this just gave Harry proof that he was keeping an eye on him. Harry had felt himself go pale when Lupin had mentioned his name, so he looked down at his desk. "Now could you please open your books on page three hundred and twelve. Now who knows anything about his days at Hogwarts?" As Harry suspected the entire class with the exception of himself had their hands in the air. Professor Lupin noticed this but ignored it. "Yes Dean"
"He opened the Chamber of Secrets and set a basilisk on the entire school."
"Correct, does anyone know where the chamber is and what it is. Yes Neville."
"Only the heir of Slytherin can open it because you have to be a parseltongue" Harry felt sick at this point.
"So no-one knows where it is?" Professor Lupin said, Hermione and Ron both had their hands in the air but Professor Lupin ignored them, "Harry?"
Harry felt himself automatically answer.
"In Moaning Myrtle's bathroom, well that's the entrance, the chamber's under the school."
"Correct, very good." Lupin answered.
"Now what name did he take at Hogwarts?" The lesson continued in this vein for quite sometime until.
"Now no one knows what happened to Tom Riddle from the period between when he left Hogwarts and when he resurfaced as Voldemort." Sirius who had been watching Harry for quite sometime, noticed Harry had gone so pale he could of passed as a ghost. The bell rang at this point for break. The class packed up in record time.
"Now class no home work this week for working so well." The class exited quickly with the exception of Ron, Harry and Hermione. Sirius resumed his normal form.
"Harry can I talk to you quickly in private." He didn't wait for an answer but dragged Harry into Lupin's office "What's wrong with you?"
"Nothing" Harry made for the door but Sirius was too quick for him.
"So the fact you go pale every time Voldemort is mentioned is just my imagination, see you've done it again. You never used to be afraid of his name."
"Nothing is wrong now can I go or have I got to stay here and listen to you making false accusations at me." With that Harry left the room.
Hermione and Ron were waiting for him when he left the room.
"What was that about?" Ron asked him
"He wanted to check I was okay" Harry replied, "So what have we got next, Hermione?
"Arithmancy, no you must have Divination." She stated automatically, looking at Harry "Are you okay?"
""Will everyone stop asking me that, yes, I'm one hundred percent fine" Harry said shortly, "See you later Hermione."
"Yeah see you later," Ron said as him and Harry headed off on the long journey to Divination.
***
As the lesson drew to a close Professor Trelawny started to tell them about their homework when she froze as though in a trance and in a voice most unlike her own she chanted:
"When Enemies unite in the form of a baby they will killed by those still not united. The child will be left alone, more powerful than any before him. This child will grow up unaware of these powers until he is killed by those who are still not united. A flame will sacrifice it's self for the child." Professor Trelawny came back to her normal state and gazed round the class seeming surprised at the shocked looks she was getting off the class.
"What is wrong with you dears?" She asked, when Lavender and Parvati told her she laughed and told them they must be imagining it. The class left still discussing it.
"Harry in our end of year exams two years ago you said she did that then, Dumbledore said it was a real predication." Ron said.
"Well why don't one of you go and tell him I'm going to see Snuffles." Instead of that though he headed straight for the Gryffindor tower.
When he got there he ran upstairs to his dorm. He flung himself on his bed and tried to make sense of what Professor Trelawny had said, he had got nowhere when the door opened and Ron entered
"I thought you were going to see Snuffles" Ron said to Harry.
"I changed my mind" Harry replied
"Are coming down for lunch?"
"Yeah okay" The two of them walked down to the Dining Hall. When Harry entered there was a lot of muttering. They walked over to the Gryffindor table and sat next to Hermione.
"Good lesson?" She asked, the two of them then launched into a detailed story of what had happened.
Harry was allowed back into classes two days later. He was totally bored he had only been allowed two visitors: Professor Dumbledore and Sirius. Harry had learnt off Sirius that Professor Lupin was back as the defence against the dark arts teacher and had his pet dog Snuffles with him. Harry highly suspected this was so Sirius could keep an eye on him, although Sirius denied it. Sirius had also told him that all the staff now knew he was innocent of the crimes he had been imprisoned for. Harry had decided he wouldn't tell anyone about Voldemort, most people thought he himself was dark wizard as it was.
Harry went up to the Gryffindor Common room during breakfast to get his books only to knocked over by Hermione.
"Harry, Harry you're alright." She hugged him; Harry patted her head awkwardly. When she eventually let go of him Harry saw Ron standing behind her looking worriedly at him.
"You look terrible, Harry!" Ron said
"Thanks Ron," Said Harry.
"I got your books and stuff for you." Ron said handing Harry his bag, "Hermione has been doing you're notes for you and collecting homework. Aren't you lucky you can catch up?" He said very sarcastically. Hermione scowled at him.
"It's a very important year for you two." She began
".We've got our O.W.L's at the end of this year" Ron finished for her. "I've heard this speech a hundred times already this week!" Harry laughed. "We've got Defence first you'll never guess who the teacher is!"
" Oh no Lockhart's back, no it must be Quirrel plastic surgeons can work wonders nowadays, or could it possibly be Professor Lupin?" Harry suggested looking innocently at him.
"That's not fair, Snuffles told you." Harry then noticed the badge on Hermione's robes.
"So you are a prefect then, Hermione." He asked.
"What, oh yeah they forgot to send me the letter, Peeves caused a two hundred year old vase to smash just before they sent it and I was sent the wrong letter."
The three of them heard the bell and they set off down to Defence against the Dark Arts.
"Oh Harry you'll never guess who the new Quidditch captain is now Wood's left?" Ron said.
"Neville?" Harry guessed, grinning.
"Damn he guessed it," said Ron trying to pull a face of innocence, but not succeeding. "No you idiot, it's you, the tryouts are tomorrow for the new positions you have to chose a new chaser and keeper."
They arrived outside the classroom realising they were ten minutes early.
"Peeves's new trick he rings the bell early to confuse everyone. Well shall we go in any way?" It wasn't really a question. Hermione pushed open the door and they entered the room. A large black dog A.K.A Harry's godfather greeted them.
"Hi Snuffles" said Harry patting the dog on the head.
"Oh it's you three, I thought it was someone else." Said the dog as it transformed back into Sirius. A door at the back of the room opened and Professor Lupin entered the room.
"Hello Harry, feeling better?" Harry noticed he looked a lot healthier than the last time they met.
"Yes Professor," The door opened and Seamus Finnigan and Dean Thomas entered. Harry glanced over at where Sirius had been standing seconds earlier and saw only a large dog.
"Harry you're back," Seamus said grinning at Harry. Harry returned the smile.
Five minutes later the entire class had arrived. Harry, Ron and Hermione were sitting at the back of the room.
"What did you do last lesson?" Harry whispered to Hermione.
"Nothing really, we were discussing different places you could be," Harry looked at her, "Lavender's was closest she thought you were in Belfast, you were only thirty miles away from there." Lavender and Parvati were giggling at the back of the room.
"Shh quiet girls, come on now quiet." Said Professor Lupin to the two of them. "Now today we are going to be doing about Lord Voldemort's early life." This comment brought a series of gasps from the class; no one said his name. Harry noticed Sirius was still in the room, this just gave Harry proof that he was keeping an eye on him. Harry had felt himself go pale when Lupin had mentioned his name, so he looked down at his desk. "Now could you please open your books on page three hundred and twelve. Now who knows anything about his days at Hogwarts?" As Harry suspected the entire class with the exception of himself had their hands in the air. Professor Lupin noticed this but ignored it. "Yes Dean"
"He opened the Chamber of Secrets and set a basilisk on the entire school."
"Correct, does anyone know where the chamber is and what it is. Yes Neville."
"Only the heir of Slytherin can open it because you have to be a parseltongue" Harry felt sick at this point.
"So no-one knows where it is?" Professor Lupin said, Hermione and Ron both had their hands in the air but Professor Lupin ignored them, "Harry?"
Harry felt himself automatically answer.
"In Moaning Myrtle's bathroom, well that's the entrance, the chamber's under the school."
"Correct, very good." Lupin answered.
"Now what name did he take at Hogwarts?" The lesson continued in this vein for quite sometime until.
"Now no one knows what happened to Tom Riddle from the period between when he left Hogwarts and when he resurfaced as Voldemort." Sirius who had been watching Harry for quite sometime, noticed Harry had gone so pale he could of passed as a ghost. The bell rang at this point for break. The class packed up in record time.
"Now class no home work this week for working so well." The class exited quickly with the exception of Ron, Harry and Hermione. Sirius resumed his normal form.
"Harry can I talk to you quickly in private." He didn't wait for an answer but dragged Harry into Lupin's office "What's wrong with you?"
"Nothing" Harry made for the door but Sirius was too quick for him.
"So the fact you go pale every time Voldemort is mentioned is just my imagination, see you've done it again. You never used to be afraid of his name."
"Nothing is wrong now can I go or have I got to stay here and listen to you making false accusations at me." With that Harry left the room.
Hermione and Ron were waiting for him when he left the room.
"What was that about?" Ron asked him
"He wanted to check I was okay" Harry replied, "So what have we got next, Hermione?
"Arithmancy, no you must have Divination." She stated automatically, looking at Harry "Are you okay?"
""Will everyone stop asking me that, yes, I'm one hundred percent fine" Harry said shortly, "See you later Hermione."
"Yeah see you later," Ron said as him and Harry headed off on the long journey to Divination.
***
As the lesson drew to a close Professor Trelawny started to tell them about their homework when she froze as though in a trance and in a voice most unlike her own she chanted:
"When Enemies unite in the form of a baby they will killed by those still not united. The child will be left alone, more powerful than any before him. This child will grow up unaware of these powers until he is killed by those who are still not united. A flame will sacrifice it's self for the child." Professor Trelawny came back to her normal state and gazed round the class seeming surprised at the shocked looks she was getting off the class.
"What is wrong with you dears?" She asked, when Lavender and Parvati told her she laughed and told them they must be imagining it. The class left still discussing it.
"Harry in our end of year exams two years ago you said she did that then, Dumbledore said it was a real predication." Ron said.
"Well why don't one of you go and tell him I'm going to see Snuffles." Instead of that though he headed straight for the Gryffindor tower.
When he got there he ran upstairs to his dorm. He flung himself on his bed and tried to make sense of what Professor Trelawny had said, he had got nowhere when the door opened and Ron entered
"I thought you were going to see Snuffles" Ron said to Harry.
"I changed my mind" Harry replied
"Are coming down for lunch?"
"Yeah okay" The two of them walked down to the Dining Hall. When Harry entered there was a lot of muttering. They walked over to the Gryffindor table and sat next to Hermione.
"Good lesson?" She asked, the two of them then launched into a detailed story of what had happened.
