Chapter 5: Ghosts, Paranoia, and a whole lotta guilt.
Harry spun around; startled at the voice that belonged to someone who was dead.
"Well, ain't life a bitch." Cedric said once more. "B.b.but you're dead!" Harry wailed. "I can't get anything past you can I?" "You've come back to haunt me haven't you?" Harry whimpered. "No I haven't, you ingrate. Why would I come back to haunt you?" "But you're dead!" "No dip you dense moron." "Wait a minute, the Cedric I knew wasn't this.Snapish." Harry said curiously. "The Cedric you knew is still pushing up poppies in a graveyard somewhere. Let's look at the facts shall we. Well, first off, Voldemort killed me. Then I had to sit through my own funeral and listen to people blame you for my death. And if you think that's a pleasurable experience, you are greatly mistaken." Cedric was now talking more to himself than to Harry, "Are you claustrophobic Harry? Because I am. Imagine being stuck in a box with no light, no air, no heat, the earth pressing in around you, and no smell but that of your own body slowly rotting away, and all the while your mind still alive screaming at your body to make it work. Wanting to make your body move, to scratch the wooden lid off and get the hell out of there, as fast as you can, and not look back, and then not being able to do any of those things. It's Hell Harry. Have you ever been cold? So cold it feels like you body is on fire? Well, I have. I just escaped the prison of my body a week ago, and I can still feel the dirt pressing in around me."
"Why are you here?" Harry said. "Listen up! I've got a lotta things to tell you and not much time to tell you in. Voldemort is gaining power and followers more rapidly than he's ever done before." "You're joking!" Harry said incredulously. "Why would I joke about some thing like that? Why else do you think Dumbledore invited elves to teach at Hogwarts this year? Elves are some of the most magically powerful beings on this earth." "What!?" "I've said to much. I have to leave Harry. Bye now." And at that Cedric glided through a wall and disappeared. Harry turned around and started to walk back to his dormitory, when he felt a hand on his shoulder. Whipping around, he realized that it was only Brook. "I'm sorry Harry. We didn't want you to find out about us this way." She smiled sympathetically. "No. It's all right. It was just a shock to see Cedric again. I'm going to go back to my dormitory now and think this over. OK?" "Sure. See ya then." "Yeah, see ya." And Harry marched up the stairs and headed back to his dormitory leaving a fretting Brook behind him.
* * * Harry wrote Sirius the next day telling him about the twins, Garion, Madison, Belgarath, and Joey. He also told him that he was going to start training with them as soon as his cast came off. Which would be in about seven weeks. And Harry planned to spend every day of those seven weeks outside spending time with the elves. Since he gets his cast off on the day before the first day of school, that's really all he can do.
He decided to try a combination of Krystal's dagger and fencing skills, and Brook's archery skills.
But Harry had to go back to the doctor's office once every two weeks to get his cast checked out though. He had been wondering who would take him, when Prof. Dumbledore rose to the occasion.
The weeks flew by fast and since he was spending so much time with the Elves, they were starting to feel like family. Especially Brook.
Then finally it was the night of the 28th of September. Harry would be getting his cast off tomorrow and he was feeling wonderful. He collapsed onto his bed with vague, unreadable thoughts scampering through his mind.
* * *
When he awoke the next morning the first thing he did was take a shower and remove the waterproofing charm on his cast. Then, he went down to breakfast.
He sat down between Brook and Krystal. He said hello to everyone before turning to Brook.
"I'm going to be gone for a little while today. I'm going to get my cast off today at." Then he stopped because both Krystal and Brook were staring at Prof. Snape, who had just walked into the Grate Hall carrying a coffee mug and a bag of some sort. Brook looked at Krystal and she nodded and the both of them got up and began to walk towards him. Harry stared dumbfounded as they grabbed a hold of his arms and Brook whispered something in his ear. Then they both dragged him back into the hall and Krystal closed the door behind them.
A few seconds later the door burst open and Snape had this terrified look on his face and the twins. well, Krystal was sitting on his shoulders trying to pry the coffee mug out of his hand and Brook had her legs wrapped around his waist and one hand wrapped around his left shoulder while the other hand was searching for something in his pockets. Then they both fell off at the same time, Krystal, holding an empty coffee mug upside down, was yelling about Snape drinking the last bit of coffee in the castle, and Brook was holding an empty purple bag, and yelling something about Snape eating the last bit of skittles in the castle.
The whole Great Hall was laughing. Matt and Garion got up and dragged their girlfriends off of Snape. Dumbledore smiled at Harry and they got up to leave. Harry grabbed onto Dumbledore and they both disappeared.
Fortunately Harry was good enough at memory charms, that the only people who saw them (A homeless person and a few businessmen and women) wouldn't remember a thing about two people appearing out of thin air.
Harry bought their tickets and they boarded the tram in silence.
When they got to the Doctor's office, Dumbledore signed Harry in proclaiming that he was Harry's Maternal Grandfather. Harry suppressed a giggle as he thought of what Aunt Petunia would say if she caught Dumbledore pretending to be her father. The Nurse gave him an amused glance before snapping a band on his good wrist.
She continued talking to Dumbledore as Harry went and sat down. A few minutes later after He had signed all of the required paperwork, he came and sat next to Harry.
They sat for the few minutes that was required until the time for his appointment.
"Mr. Potter, you may come back now."
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Harry spun around; startled at the voice that belonged to someone who was dead.
"Well, ain't life a bitch." Cedric said once more. "B.b.but you're dead!" Harry wailed. "I can't get anything past you can I?" "You've come back to haunt me haven't you?" Harry whimpered. "No I haven't, you ingrate. Why would I come back to haunt you?" "But you're dead!" "No dip you dense moron." "Wait a minute, the Cedric I knew wasn't this.Snapish." Harry said curiously. "The Cedric you knew is still pushing up poppies in a graveyard somewhere. Let's look at the facts shall we. Well, first off, Voldemort killed me. Then I had to sit through my own funeral and listen to people blame you for my death. And if you think that's a pleasurable experience, you are greatly mistaken." Cedric was now talking more to himself than to Harry, "Are you claustrophobic Harry? Because I am. Imagine being stuck in a box with no light, no air, no heat, the earth pressing in around you, and no smell but that of your own body slowly rotting away, and all the while your mind still alive screaming at your body to make it work. Wanting to make your body move, to scratch the wooden lid off and get the hell out of there, as fast as you can, and not look back, and then not being able to do any of those things. It's Hell Harry. Have you ever been cold? So cold it feels like you body is on fire? Well, I have. I just escaped the prison of my body a week ago, and I can still feel the dirt pressing in around me."
"Why are you here?" Harry said. "Listen up! I've got a lotta things to tell you and not much time to tell you in. Voldemort is gaining power and followers more rapidly than he's ever done before." "You're joking!" Harry said incredulously. "Why would I joke about some thing like that? Why else do you think Dumbledore invited elves to teach at Hogwarts this year? Elves are some of the most magically powerful beings on this earth." "What!?" "I've said to much. I have to leave Harry. Bye now." And at that Cedric glided through a wall and disappeared. Harry turned around and started to walk back to his dormitory, when he felt a hand on his shoulder. Whipping around, he realized that it was only Brook. "I'm sorry Harry. We didn't want you to find out about us this way." She smiled sympathetically. "No. It's all right. It was just a shock to see Cedric again. I'm going to go back to my dormitory now and think this over. OK?" "Sure. See ya then." "Yeah, see ya." And Harry marched up the stairs and headed back to his dormitory leaving a fretting Brook behind him.
* * * Harry wrote Sirius the next day telling him about the twins, Garion, Madison, Belgarath, and Joey. He also told him that he was going to start training with them as soon as his cast came off. Which would be in about seven weeks. And Harry planned to spend every day of those seven weeks outside spending time with the elves. Since he gets his cast off on the day before the first day of school, that's really all he can do.
He decided to try a combination of Krystal's dagger and fencing skills, and Brook's archery skills.
But Harry had to go back to the doctor's office once every two weeks to get his cast checked out though. He had been wondering who would take him, when Prof. Dumbledore rose to the occasion.
The weeks flew by fast and since he was spending so much time with the Elves, they were starting to feel like family. Especially Brook.
Then finally it was the night of the 28th of September. Harry would be getting his cast off tomorrow and he was feeling wonderful. He collapsed onto his bed with vague, unreadable thoughts scampering through his mind.
* * *
When he awoke the next morning the first thing he did was take a shower and remove the waterproofing charm on his cast. Then, he went down to breakfast.
He sat down between Brook and Krystal. He said hello to everyone before turning to Brook.
"I'm going to be gone for a little while today. I'm going to get my cast off today at." Then he stopped because both Krystal and Brook were staring at Prof. Snape, who had just walked into the Grate Hall carrying a coffee mug and a bag of some sort. Brook looked at Krystal and she nodded and the both of them got up and began to walk towards him. Harry stared dumbfounded as they grabbed a hold of his arms and Brook whispered something in his ear. Then they both dragged him back into the hall and Krystal closed the door behind them.
A few seconds later the door burst open and Snape had this terrified look on his face and the twins. well, Krystal was sitting on his shoulders trying to pry the coffee mug out of his hand and Brook had her legs wrapped around his waist and one hand wrapped around his left shoulder while the other hand was searching for something in his pockets. Then they both fell off at the same time, Krystal, holding an empty coffee mug upside down, was yelling about Snape drinking the last bit of coffee in the castle, and Brook was holding an empty purple bag, and yelling something about Snape eating the last bit of skittles in the castle.
The whole Great Hall was laughing. Matt and Garion got up and dragged their girlfriends off of Snape. Dumbledore smiled at Harry and they got up to leave. Harry grabbed onto Dumbledore and they both disappeared.
Fortunately Harry was good enough at memory charms, that the only people who saw them (A homeless person and a few businessmen and women) wouldn't remember a thing about two people appearing out of thin air.
Harry bought their tickets and they boarded the tram in silence.
When they got to the Doctor's office, Dumbledore signed Harry in proclaiming that he was Harry's Maternal Grandfather. Harry suppressed a giggle as he thought of what Aunt Petunia would say if she caught Dumbledore pretending to be her father. The Nurse gave him an amused glance before snapping a band on his good wrist.
She continued talking to Dumbledore as Harry went and sat down. A few minutes later after He had signed all of the required paperwork, he came and sat next to Harry.
They sat for the few minutes that was required until the time for his appointment.
"Mr. Potter, you may come back now."
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