Disclaimer: The only one of these characters that belongs to me is Rose
Lily. All of the others belong to J.K. Rowling.
The Unicorn and the Stag
"Rose! I'm right here!" the tall black-haired man said.
"He's in trouble, Sirius. He's hurting!" The redheaded girl lying on the floor of the cave started to cry.
Sirius looked down at the girl. "I think he's at least left his uncle's house. You shouldn't get so worked up about him. You know him. He'll be fine." He patted the girl's back. "I've never seen you so bad before." The girl took a sip from a goblet on the cave floor beside her.
"His uncle beat him, Sirius. We have to find him. We have to get him to Hogwarts immediately."
Sirius sighed and leaned against the wall. He didn't know what to do. If he left to get Harry, Rose might try to reconnect with Harry's mind and have another reaction. If he stayed with Rose, Voldemort could find Harry. He only had one other option. He and Rose had to get Harry.
He made Rose drink a potion which helped her make her transformation into a Unisus, a unicorn with large, gold wings. "Feeling up for a journey yet, Rose?" he asked gently. She whinnied softly, and took off into the night. Sirius followed on Buckbeak.
*~*~*
Harry stumbled across the street.
*Harry.*
He must finally be going crazy. "Hearing voices in your head when no one else can isn't a good thing, even in the wizarding world." He whispered Ron's words to himself. The voice started about the time Uncle Vernon had started beating him, for even the little things his uncle would hit him for. But it had gotten to the breaking point a week ago, when Harry accidentally walked in on one of Uncle Vernon's possible clients trying to negotiate a deal. Harry's large uncle had locked him in his room, away from his wand, while he finished talking with the client. After the man left he had come upstairs and beat him to the point of unconsciousness. When Harry had come to, he decided to run away to Hogwarts, permanently. Ever since then Harry had been walking to the closest wizarding town: Diagon Alley.
*Harry.*
There it was. That voice again.
*Harry! Please talk to me! Can you even hear me? Just think about my voice! Focus on my voice and you will find me!*
Harry tried to shake off the strange feeling the voice gave him. He decided to try what the voice said. He concentrated on the voice. And he felt a sort of mental click, which told him he had done it.
*Hello?* he thought.
*~*~*
Up in the air, Rose came to a screeching halt. *Sirius!* she shot off. *He spoke to me!*
Sirius pulled on Buckbeak's feathers, causing him to hover. *What did he say?* he sent back.
*~*~*
Harry heard another voice, but fainter. It sounded suspiciously like Sirius.
*Is Sirius Black there?* he tentatively asked.
*Yes,* the voice responded. *He's right beside me.*
Harry swore. She was taking him back to Azkaban! *Don't take him back to the dementors! He's innocent!*
The voice laughed, a sound like bells. *I know. He's helped me for a long time. He's actually listening to us right now.*
Harry sighed in relief. *But then why hasn't he told me about you?*
The voice sighed. *I think that is something that he should tell you when he sees you.* The voice paused for a minute or so. When it came back, it sounded worried. *I need to leave now, alright? I'll talk to you again, soon. But before I go, there's something I need to do for you.* The voice took a deep breath and whispered something, And all of Harry's injuries vanished.
*Wait!* he called. *How can I talk to you again?*
When the voice answered him, it sounded tired. *I'll hear you.*
And the voice faded away.
*~*~*
In the air, Rose started to falter. Bruises and cuts were appearing all over her sleak body. Sirius noticed. *Oh, Rose,* he sighed. *You didn't. Not in the air.* She looked his way and smiled.
And then she blacked out.
In the middle of the air.
The Unicorn and the Stag
"Rose! I'm right here!" the tall black-haired man said.
"He's in trouble, Sirius. He's hurting!" The redheaded girl lying on the floor of the cave started to cry.
Sirius looked down at the girl. "I think he's at least left his uncle's house. You shouldn't get so worked up about him. You know him. He'll be fine." He patted the girl's back. "I've never seen you so bad before." The girl took a sip from a goblet on the cave floor beside her.
"His uncle beat him, Sirius. We have to find him. We have to get him to Hogwarts immediately."
Sirius sighed and leaned against the wall. He didn't know what to do. If he left to get Harry, Rose might try to reconnect with Harry's mind and have another reaction. If he stayed with Rose, Voldemort could find Harry. He only had one other option. He and Rose had to get Harry.
He made Rose drink a potion which helped her make her transformation into a Unisus, a unicorn with large, gold wings. "Feeling up for a journey yet, Rose?" he asked gently. She whinnied softly, and took off into the night. Sirius followed on Buckbeak.
*~*~*
Harry stumbled across the street.
*Harry.*
He must finally be going crazy. "Hearing voices in your head when no one else can isn't a good thing, even in the wizarding world." He whispered Ron's words to himself. The voice started about the time Uncle Vernon had started beating him, for even the little things his uncle would hit him for. But it had gotten to the breaking point a week ago, when Harry accidentally walked in on one of Uncle Vernon's possible clients trying to negotiate a deal. Harry's large uncle had locked him in his room, away from his wand, while he finished talking with the client. After the man left he had come upstairs and beat him to the point of unconsciousness. When Harry had come to, he decided to run away to Hogwarts, permanently. Ever since then Harry had been walking to the closest wizarding town: Diagon Alley.
*Harry.*
There it was. That voice again.
*Harry! Please talk to me! Can you even hear me? Just think about my voice! Focus on my voice and you will find me!*
Harry tried to shake off the strange feeling the voice gave him. He decided to try what the voice said. He concentrated on the voice. And he felt a sort of mental click, which told him he had done it.
*Hello?* he thought.
*~*~*
Up in the air, Rose came to a screeching halt. *Sirius!* she shot off. *He spoke to me!*
Sirius pulled on Buckbeak's feathers, causing him to hover. *What did he say?* he sent back.
*~*~*
Harry heard another voice, but fainter. It sounded suspiciously like Sirius.
*Is Sirius Black there?* he tentatively asked.
*Yes,* the voice responded. *He's right beside me.*
Harry swore. She was taking him back to Azkaban! *Don't take him back to the dementors! He's innocent!*
The voice laughed, a sound like bells. *I know. He's helped me for a long time. He's actually listening to us right now.*
Harry sighed in relief. *But then why hasn't he told me about you?*
The voice sighed. *I think that is something that he should tell you when he sees you.* The voice paused for a minute or so. When it came back, it sounded worried. *I need to leave now, alright? I'll talk to you again, soon. But before I go, there's something I need to do for you.* The voice took a deep breath and whispered something, And all of Harry's injuries vanished.
*Wait!* he called. *How can I talk to you again?*
When the voice answered him, it sounded tired. *I'll hear you.*
And the voice faded away.
*~*~*
In the air, Rose started to falter. Bruises and cuts were appearing all over her sleak body. Sirius noticed. *Oh, Rose,* he sighed. *You didn't. Not in the air.* She looked his way and smiled.
And then she blacked out.
In the middle of the air.