~ The Diary of the Phoenix ~
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"I can't believe they're not letting us go." Harry said as they walked back into the Gryffindor Common Room.
Hermione frowned, "Well it will be really dangerous Harry, and well I don't know about you, but I don't really like the idea of walking into Voldermort's hideout, house, lair, wherever he lives" She said looking at Ron.
"Yeah, I'm going to have to agree with her Harry, I mean trouble finds us enough as it is why on earth would we go looking for it, and I'm sure the order can handle themselves" Ron said looking at his best friend.
Harry sighed and put his head in his hands, "What if I lose them all, what if Sirius dies, what if Remus dies"
Ron and Hermione shared a look. "Look mate, we know how you feel, but they, well... Sirius is not going to die."
* * *
The rest of the night had past quickly as the three sat silently in the common room. None of the three particularly felt like sleeping, not after what they had been told, but none really knew what to say either.
The silence which at first had been awkward had become quite comforting as the three sat their understanding each others plight and it wasn't until the first sounds of movement in the dormitories, did anyone dare break this silence.
"Shall we go and have breakfast" Ron said after a moment.
Harry and Hermione nodded slowly, "Are classes still cancelled?" Hermione asked,
"I'd say so, some of the Professor's are still out of it and well since Remus is... is the knew minister we are lacking a defence teacher." Harry answered as they walked out of the common room.
"Do you think that position really is cursed, or its all one big coincidence" Ron said after another moments silence.
Harry just shrugged, "It's another of Hogwarts many mysteries" He said as he sat down at the table. He glanced up at the Professor's table, but there was no sign of Sirius, or Aliandra, or Snape...
"They couldn't have gone today?" Hermione asked carefully.
Harry shrugged, "Well most death eaters do have day jobs, I guess it would make sense to go during the day... but they're probably still planning.... or whatever they do before they attack"
Ron seemed to be thinking about this, "Do you think they've actually 'attacked' before though, I mean in the last war, wouldn't they have been mostly defending?" Ron said
Harry shrugged but Hermione rolled her eyes. "Don't you ever read?" She asked "There was huge attacks made against Voldermort in the first war. You see back then, Voldermort had a hold of Azkaban and our side knew if it fell, then so would Voldermort" Hermione said. "Your dad played a huge part in some of those attacks Harry, so did Sirius"
Harry looked away from Ron whom he'd been sharing a glance with at the mention of his father. "Really"
"Yeah" Hermione said, "They were both young and powerful aurors, Azkaban nearly fell too"
"I think I might have to get my hands on this book" Harry said to Hermione who looked as though Christmas had come early.
"Oh there's hundreds of them, I could recommend some that you'd like though, if you want..." Hermione said grinning.
"Traitor" Ron muttered to Harry and they both started laughing.
"I'd really appreciate that Hermione" Harry laughed,
* * *
It was just past nine p.m. when the lack of sleep last night began to catch up with him. He was currently reading one of the books that Hermione had recommended, and while it was extremely interesting he was finding that it was hard to keep his eyes open.
Ron and Hermione had already retired for the night claiming that they were exhausted and he couldn't blame them, last night had been emotionally draining, not to mention that they hadn't had nearly enough sleep.
It wasn't as if they had done anything energetic during the day, they'd talked quite a lot about the situation, and then just random things. They'd also read a lot. Hermione who had returned from the library carry a stack of books that Harry would like, had convinced Ron that he would like them too, and by some miracle, he had found a book that he enjoyed. So they'd spent hours just sitting around reading books. It had actually been a quite relaxing day.
The only problem had been that he didn't know anything, and even in the peace of the day there was an uncertainty that continued to bug him. He really hated not knowing what was going on around him, and the fact that he hadn't seen Sirius had only made things worse.
Harry yawned for the seventh time in the last minute and closed his book. He stared into the fire silently and leaned back into the seat. After a while he drifted into an uneasy sleep.
* * *
"Remus!" Sirius cried and pulled his best friend off the ground. "Remus, wake up, come on Moony, you can't leave me here on my own."
"Sirius" Remus croaked then began coughing.
"That's right Remus, it's Sirius,"
"Sirius, where are we?" Remus said after a moment,
"Er- somewhere in the catacombs under the riddle house" Sirius said
"Padfoot, why doesn't that reassure me" Remus said slowly,
"Because I really have no idea where we are. But if it helps, I know how to get out" Sirius laughed at his old friend
"That made sense..." Remus said then coughed again, "How the hell can you not know where we are but you know how to get out?"
"Because, as a wise and noble friend of ours told me once, sometimes you have to make your own exit" He said then pulled out his wand and pointed it at the roof. "Destructo!" He cried then suddenly the roof came crashing down letting the light flood in from the moon now above them
"Well at least I know it's really you" Remus said as he stared at the whole, "You were always somewhat, destructive."
"Come on, the idea is that I get you out of here, then I go meet up with the woman."
"Oh god!" Remus said suddenly. "No, Aliandra, Sirius, she's walking into a trap, really..."
Sirius faltered for a minute but shook his head, "She's not alone, she'll be okay" He said and he pulled up his friend and they climbed out of the room and into the cemetery. "They extend for miles" Sirius muttered and Remus nodded in agreement.
Sirius looked over Remus quickly, "Moony, you look like crap" He said honestly and Remus scowled at him
"You would too if you've been through what I have." He said, "Anyway, your not going to tell me that Voldermort just let you in, how the hell did you find me?"
"With a lot of help from Snape" Sirius said frowning, "Voldermort's not here, apparently he's recruiting in Poland, but he will return soon. Getting past all the death eaters was hard enough, so the idea is that we get in and out while Voldemort isn't here" Sirius said pulling his friend up
"can you apparate?" Sirius said after a moments silence
"I, yes I think I can" Remus said,
"Go to the shack, Madam Pomfrey will be waiting for you there" Sirius said and Remus smiled,
"Thanks Padfoot" He said,
"Hey, what are friend's for" Sirius said grasping Remus's shoulder. Remus grinned then with a small 'pop' he apparated away.
"Touching" A dark voice said and Sirius turned and faced Voldermort, "Good Evening Sirius" He said, "It has been a long time" Sirius remained silent holding his wand out in front of him. "Pity, I thought Azkaban might have changed you, I always welcome Black's into my service, they are after all more reliable than Snapes"
Sirius glared at Voldermort.
"Pity" Voldermort repeated. "CRUCIO!"
* * *
Harry awoke in a cold sweat. He jumped up from where he was sitting then sprinted up the stairs. "RON!!" Harry cried throwing open the doors to the Gryffindor dormitories. His red haired friend opened the curtains that surrounded his bed angrily.
"What do you want Harry!" Ron exclaimed angry that he had been woken up. Harry though wasn't the slightest bit worried about the fact that he had woken his friend and was searching through his suitcase frantically.
"Sirius, Sirius is in trouble, Voldermort, Sirius they're dueling" He said and he pulled out his invisibility cloak then turned and looked at Ron. "I'm going Ron, it's up to you whether you come with me, but I'm going, by broom, right now"
"Do you even know where it is!" Ron cried but jumped out of bed, "Of course I'm coming, do you really think I'd let you go alone!?!" He said.
"What, where are you going?" Hermione asked as she walked into the dormitories, "You know I could hear you in the girls dormitories" she said to Harry,
"We're going to Sirius" Harry said, there was no time to stand around and talk about this, "We're going now, if you want to come..." He said then pulled out his wand. "Accio broom" he said then handed the broom to Ron while he grabbed his own Firebolt.
"What, Sirius, why? Harry what's happened"
"Listen, I had a nightmare, Sirius is dueling Voldermort, no one else was there, I'm the only one who knows that their dueling...." Harry cried trying to explain calmly but failing miserably. Hermione looked at him carefully, "We have to go Hermione, there's no time, so you have to make your decision now. I won't think of you any less if you say no."
Hermione smiled, "As if I'm going to let *you two* go alone" She said. Harry and Ron grinned then the three sprinted out of the dormitories, heading towards the grounds.
Disclaimer: Harry Potter and his magical world belong to his respective owners and creators.
"I can't believe they're not letting us go." Harry said as they walked back into the Gryffindor Common Room.
Hermione frowned, "Well it will be really dangerous Harry, and well I don't know about you, but I don't really like the idea of walking into Voldermort's hideout, house, lair, wherever he lives" She said looking at Ron.
"Yeah, I'm going to have to agree with her Harry, I mean trouble finds us enough as it is why on earth would we go looking for it, and I'm sure the order can handle themselves" Ron said looking at his best friend.
Harry sighed and put his head in his hands, "What if I lose them all, what if Sirius dies, what if Remus dies"
Ron and Hermione shared a look. "Look mate, we know how you feel, but they, well... Sirius is not going to die."
* * *
The rest of the night had past quickly as the three sat silently in the common room. None of the three particularly felt like sleeping, not after what they had been told, but none really knew what to say either.
The silence which at first had been awkward had become quite comforting as the three sat their understanding each others plight and it wasn't until the first sounds of movement in the dormitories, did anyone dare break this silence.
"Shall we go and have breakfast" Ron said after a moment.
Harry and Hermione nodded slowly, "Are classes still cancelled?" Hermione asked,
"I'd say so, some of the Professor's are still out of it and well since Remus is... is the knew minister we are lacking a defence teacher." Harry answered as they walked out of the common room.
"Do you think that position really is cursed, or its all one big coincidence" Ron said after another moments silence.
Harry just shrugged, "It's another of Hogwarts many mysteries" He said as he sat down at the table. He glanced up at the Professor's table, but there was no sign of Sirius, or Aliandra, or Snape...
"They couldn't have gone today?" Hermione asked carefully.
Harry shrugged, "Well most death eaters do have day jobs, I guess it would make sense to go during the day... but they're probably still planning.... or whatever they do before they attack"
Ron seemed to be thinking about this, "Do you think they've actually 'attacked' before though, I mean in the last war, wouldn't they have been mostly defending?" Ron said
Harry shrugged but Hermione rolled her eyes. "Don't you ever read?" She asked "There was huge attacks made against Voldermort in the first war. You see back then, Voldermort had a hold of Azkaban and our side knew if it fell, then so would Voldermort" Hermione said. "Your dad played a huge part in some of those attacks Harry, so did Sirius"
Harry looked away from Ron whom he'd been sharing a glance with at the mention of his father. "Really"
"Yeah" Hermione said, "They were both young and powerful aurors, Azkaban nearly fell too"
"I think I might have to get my hands on this book" Harry said to Hermione who looked as though Christmas had come early.
"Oh there's hundreds of them, I could recommend some that you'd like though, if you want..." Hermione said grinning.
"Traitor" Ron muttered to Harry and they both started laughing.
"I'd really appreciate that Hermione" Harry laughed,
* * *
It was just past nine p.m. when the lack of sleep last night began to catch up with him. He was currently reading one of the books that Hermione had recommended, and while it was extremely interesting he was finding that it was hard to keep his eyes open.
Ron and Hermione had already retired for the night claiming that they were exhausted and he couldn't blame them, last night had been emotionally draining, not to mention that they hadn't had nearly enough sleep.
It wasn't as if they had done anything energetic during the day, they'd talked quite a lot about the situation, and then just random things. They'd also read a lot. Hermione who had returned from the library carry a stack of books that Harry would like, had convinced Ron that he would like them too, and by some miracle, he had found a book that he enjoyed. So they'd spent hours just sitting around reading books. It had actually been a quite relaxing day.
The only problem had been that he didn't know anything, and even in the peace of the day there was an uncertainty that continued to bug him. He really hated not knowing what was going on around him, and the fact that he hadn't seen Sirius had only made things worse.
Harry yawned for the seventh time in the last minute and closed his book. He stared into the fire silently and leaned back into the seat. After a while he drifted into an uneasy sleep.
* * *
"Remus!" Sirius cried and pulled his best friend off the ground. "Remus, wake up, come on Moony, you can't leave me here on my own."
"Sirius" Remus croaked then began coughing.
"That's right Remus, it's Sirius,"
"Sirius, where are we?" Remus said after a moment,
"Er- somewhere in the catacombs under the riddle house" Sirius said
"Padfoot, why doesn't that reassure me" Remus said slowly,
"Because I really have no idea where we are. But if it helps, I know how to get out" Sirius laughed at his old friend
"That made sense..." Remus said then coughed again, "How the hell can you not know where we are but you know how to get out?"
"Because, as a wise and noble friend of ours told me once, sometimes you have to make your own exit" He said then pulled out his wand and pointed it at the roof. "Destructo!" He cried then suddenly the roof came crashing down letting the light flood in from the moon now above them
"Well at least I know it's really you" Remus said as he stared at the whole, "You were always somewhat, destructive."
"Come on, the idea is that I get you out of here, then I go meet up with the woman."
"Oh god!" Remus said suddenly. "No, Aliandra, Sirius, she's walking into a trap, really..."
Sirius faltered for a minute but shook his head, "She's not alone, she'll be okay" He said and he pulled up his friend and they climbed out of the room and into the cemetery. "They extend for miles" Sirius muttered and Remus nodded in agreement.
Sirius looked over Remus quickly, "Moony, you look like crap" He said honestly and Remus scowled at him
"You would too if you've been through what I have." He said, "Anyway, your not going to tell me that Voldermort just let you in, how the hell did you find me?"
"With a lot of help from Snape" Sirius said frowning, "Voldermort's not here, apparently he's recruiting in Poland, but he will return soon. Getting past all the death eaters was hard enough, so the idea is that we get in and out while Voldemort isn't here" Sirius said pulling his friend up
"can you apparate?" Sirius said after a moments silence
"I, yes I think I can" Remus said,
"Go to the shack, Madam Pomfrey will be waiting for you there" Sirius said and Remus smiled,
"Thanks Padfoot" He said,
"Hey, what are friend's for" Sirius said grasping Remus's shoulder. Remus grinned then with a small 'pop' he apparated away.
"Touching" A dark voice said and Sirius turned and faced Voldermort, "Good Evening Sirius" He said, "It has been a long time" Sirius remained silent holding his wand out in front of him. "Pity, I thought Azkaban might have changed you, I always welcome Black's into my service, they are after all more reliable than Snapes"
Sirius glared at Voldermort.
"Pity" Voldermort repeated. "CRUCIO!"
* * *
Harry awoke in a cold sweat. He jumped up from where he was sitting then sprinted up the stairs. "RON!!" Harry cried throwing open the doors to the Gryffindor dormitories. His red haired friend opened the curtains that surrounded his bed angrily.
"What do you want Harry!" Ron exclaimed angry that he had been woken up. Harry though wasn't the slightest bit worried about the fact that he had woken his friend and was searching through his suitcase frantically.
"Sirius, Sirius is in trouble, Voldermort, Sirius they're dueling" He said and he pulled out his invisibility cloak then turned and looked at Ron. "I'm going Ron, it's up to you whether you come with me, but I'm going, by broom, right now"
"Do you even know where it is!" Ron cried but jumped out of bed, "Of course I'm coming, do you really think I'd let you go alone!?!" He said.
"What, where are you going?" Hermione asked as she walked into the dormitories, "You know I could hear you in the girls dormitories" she said to Harry,
"We're going to Sirius" Harry said, there was no time to stand around and talk about this, "We're going now, if you want to come..." He said then pulled out his wand. "Accio broom" he said then handed the broom to Ron while he grabbed his own Firebolt.
"What, Sirius, why? Harry what's happened"
"Listen, I had a nightmare, Sirius is dueling Voldermort, no one else was there, I'm the only one who knows that their dueling...." Harry cried trying to explain calmly but failing miserably. Hermione looked at him carefully, "We have to go Hermione, there's no time, so you have to make your decision now. I won't think of you any less if you say no."
Hermione smiled, "As if I'm going to let *you two* go alone" She said. Harry and Ron grinned then the three sprinted out of the dormitories, heading towards the grounds.
