Harry Potter and the Stone Wand
Chapter 6
"Magical Muggles"
Harry decided to approach Seamus alone. He didn't feel that Ron was quite the diplomat. It was a week before Halloween, and Seamus was sitting in a chair by the window in the common room. Harry sat down in the chair across from him. Seamus looked up but did not speak.
"All right, Seamus?" asked Harry.
"Since when do you care?" Seamus asked, not in a spiteful way.
"Dumbledore made me realize that I was not being very fair to you. I don't know why you came back, but if your reasons are good enough for Dumbledore, well, then they are good enough for me," he lied. Seamus bought it.
He smiled and said, "I'm glad. I hope we can be friends again." Harry tried to decide whether or not that was sincere. He couldn't tell. Maybe Seamus was a really good actor. It would be a while before Harry could ask Seamus the ever important question. He had to do it at the right time.
Halloween came by very slowly. The students were extremely excited this year. They really needed the feast to take their minds off such a dreary year. The feast was excellent. Ron had surprisingly acted civil in Seamus' company.
The sixth year Gryffindor boys were sleepy from the feast and headed straight for their dormitory. Harry woke up in the middle of the night, wide awake. He went to pour himself some water from the pitcher next to the window. He looked around and felt compelled to look at the Marauder's Map. He laid it out on his bed and watched for any little moving dots. He saw a tiny red dot labelled "Albus Dumbledore" walking back to the castle from the direction of Hogsmeade. Harry went to the window and saw the headmaster outside. Dumbledore looked up at Harry and gave a small wave. Harry waved back. Dumbledore motioned for Harry to come down.
He wondered if that's what it was because students were not allowed to wander the castle at night, but he can't very well get in trouble if Dumbledore requested that he join him. Harry put on his robe and shoes and headed out. About five minutes later he was outside. Sitting on the ground, looking up at the stars, was Dumbledore. He motioned for Harry to sit down without looking at him. "It's nice to be able to gaze at the stars, isn't it?"
"Yes," Harry replied, remembering how last year the sky had been completely blocked out by dark clouds.
"Did you ever get to go Trick-or-Treating, Harry?" Harry shook his head. The Dursleys never allowed it. "The muggles seem to enjoy it. Some of them do at least." Dumbledore paused and looked at Harry for a moment. "Some muggles celebrate Halloween in even more magical ways than we do," he stated as though providing Harry with a new idea, which it was to Harry. "Magic is everywhere, Harry. Even some nonmagical people have magic in them. We only call them all muggles because they do not possess the same powers we do." Dumbledore looked at Harry intently. "It is this magic that will help you."
"Help me how?" Harry asked.
"You will have to find out for yourself. Tomorrow you will meet a very special person. Just remember, she is still a muggle and must not know of our world. Understand?"
Harry nodded. "Why am I meeting her?"
"So you can learn about her magic."
Chapter 6
"Magical Muggles"
Harry decided to approach Seamus alone. He didn't feel that Ron was quite the diplomat. It was a week before Halloween, and Seamus was sitting in a chair by the window in the common room. Harry sat down in the chair across from him. Seamus looked up but did not speak.
"All right, Seamus?" asked Harry.
"Since when do you care?" Seamus asked, not in a spiteful way.
"Dumbledore made me realize that I was not being very fair to you. I don't know why you came back, but if your reasons are good enough for Dumbledore, well, then they are good enough for me," he lied. Seamus bought it.
He smiled and said, "I'm glad. I hope we can be friends again." Harry tried to decide whether or not that was sincere. He couldn't tell. Maybe Seamus was a really good actor. It would be a while before Harry could ask Seamus the ever important question. He had to do it at the right time.
Halloween came by very slowly. The students were extremely excited this year. They really needed the feast to take their minds off such a dreary year. The feast was excellent. Ron had surprisingly acted civil in Seamus' company.
The sixth year Gryffindor boys were sleepy from the feast and headed straight for their dormitory. Harry woke up in the middle of the night, wide awake. He went to pour himself some water from the pitcher next to the window. He looked around and felt compelled to look at the Marauder's Map. He laid it out on his bed and watched for any little moving dots. He saw a tiny red dot labelled "Albus Dumbledore" walking back to the castle from the direction of Hogsmeade. Harry went to the window and saw the headmaster outside. Dumbledore looked up at Harry and gave a small wave. Harry waved back. Dumbledore motioned for Harry to come down.
He wondered if that's what it was because students were not allowed to wander the castle at night, but he can't very well get in trouble if Dumbledore requested that he join him. Harry put on his robe and shoes and headed out. About five minutes later he was outside. Sitting on the ground, looking up at the stars, was Dumbledore. He motioned for Harry to sit down without looking at him. "It's nice to be able to gaze at the stars, isn't it?"
"Yes," Harry replied, remembering how last year the sky had been completely blocked out by dark clouds.
"Did you ever get to go Trick-or-Treating, Harry?" Harry shook his head. The Dursleys never allowed it. "The muggles seem to enjoy it. Some of them do at least." Dumbledore paused and looked at Harry for a moment. "Some muggles celebrate Halloween in even more magical ways than we do," he stated as though providing Harry with a new idea, which it was to Harry. "Magic is everywhere, Harry. Even some nonmagical people have magic in them. We only call them all muggles because they do not possess the same powers we do." Dumbledore looked at Harry intently. "It is this magic that will help you."
"Help me how?" Harry asked.
"You will have to find out for yourself. Tomorrow you will meet a very special person. Just remember, she is still a muggle and must not know of our world. Understand?"
Harry nodded. "Why am I meeting her?"
"So you can learn about her magic."
