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Disclaimer: Harry Potter and its characters do not belong to me. Credit goes to JK Rowling
Chapter Five
The Guardian
"Mister Potter," Snape said sharply.
Harry lifted his head up from the book he had been reading.
So far the Defense Against the Dark Arts had been all right. Snape had taken five points away from Gryffindor because it had taken Harry awhile to find the book the class had to read. Other than that though, it had been an almost normal class.
"Yes sire?" Harry asked.
"I want you to come with me. The rest of you," Snape said. "Are to continue reading. If there are any of you not doing so when I come back, it shall be detention for you."
Harry got up and walked behind Snape, giving Hermione a confused look as he left the class. He and Snape walked down a flight of stairs to the third floor and then over to one of the castle's many towers. As they started to walk up the winding staircase, Harry wondered if this had anything to do with Stuart.
He got his answer when Snape stopped at a door at the top of the stairs.
A ghost, wearing an old-fashioned brown dress and an apron, floated out of the door. "Can I help you sir?" the ghost asked.
"I have Mr. Potter with me. Please inform Iris," Snape answered.
"Of course sir," the ghost said. "If you'll allow me to open the door for you." With that, the ghost floated back inside and the door opened.
"Come along Potter," Snape said sternly. He walked through the door and Harry hurried after him.
They walked up five more steps and then entered a large room.
Harry looked around him in amazement. This seemed to be the apartments of Stuart. It was decorated with pieces of antique furniture that were in shades of crimson, green, blue or yellow. Above the fireplace were two large enchanted paintings of a man and a woman.
"Oh, hello Severus," Stuart said, noticing them and getting up from a writing desk. "Thank you so much for allowing me to see Harry."
"Yes, well, I must be getting back," Snape said.
"Of course. Maia, would you show Severus out please?" Stuart asked the ghost who was floating near the fireplace.
"What did you want to see me about Professor?" Harry asked once Snape had left.
Stuart picked up a piece of parchment and motioned for Harry to come and look at it. "This Harry is the paper that will allow me to become your guardian," Stuart said.
"Really?" Harry asked eagerly.
"Yes. Harry if you agree to that, I will sign this and I'll become your guardian," Stuart said.
"Does that mean I won't have to live with the Dursleys anymore?" Harry asked. Stuart smiled and nodded. "Then sign it!" he said excitedly.
"Of course Harry," Stuart said. She then picked up a quill from the writing desk and signed her name; Iris Harmonia Stuart.
Harry rushed over to Stuart and hugged her tightly. She hugged him back as he said, "Thank you Professor."
"Harry, now that I am your guardian, you must call me Nia," Stuart said, letting go of him.
"All right, Nia," Harry said slowly.
"Now I think that this calls for a celebration," Stuart said. Then there was a knock at the door. "Would you get that Maia? It should be Miss Granger."
The ghost opened the door, and sure enough, Hermione rushed into the room.
"Professor, what is the matter?" she asked anxiously.
"It's nothing bad Hermione," Harry said soothingly.
"Harry! What is going on here?" Hermione asked.
"Look," Harry said, showing Hermione the parchment Stuart had signed. "Professor Stuart, I mean Nia, is my guardian now!"
"That absolutely wonderful!" Hermione cried, giving Harry a kiss on the cheek.
"I want you two to join me here for a special feast tonight," Stuart then said.
"What about Ron?" Harry asked when Maia flew into the room.
"Horrible news Madame Iris!" the ghost said.
She continued to talk, but Harry couldn't hear a word that she said. His scar started to burn horribly, and a white flash of light made him fall to the ground, unconscious.
Voldemort was back.
Disclaimer: Harry Potter and its characters do not belong to me. Credit goes to JK Rowling
Chapter Five
The Guardian
"Mister Potter," Snape said sharply.
Harry lifted his head up from the book he had been reading.
So far the Defense Against the Dark Arts had been all right. Snape had taken five points away from Gryffindor because it had taken Harry awhile to find the book the class had to read. Other than that though, it had been an almost normal class.
"Yes sire?" Harry asked.
"I want you to come with me. The rest of you," Snape said. "Are to continue reading. If there are any of you not doing so when I come back, it shall be detention for you."
Harry got up and walked behind Snape, giving Hermione a confused look as he left the class. He and Snape walked down a flight of stairs to the third floor and then over to one of the castle's many towers. As they started to walk up the winding staircase, Harry wondered if this had anything to do with Stuart.
He got his answer when Snape stopped at a door at the top of the stairs.
A ghost, wearing an old-fashioned brown dress and an apron, floated out of the door. "Can I help you sir?" the ghost asked.
"I have Mr. Potter with me. Please inform Iris," Snape answered.
"Of course sir," the ghost said. "If you'll allow me to open the door for you." With that, the ghost floated back inside and the door opened.
"Come along Potter," Snape said sternly. He walked through the door and Harry hurried after him.
They walked up five more steps and then entered a large room.
Harry looked around him in amazement. This seemed to be the apartments of Stuart. It was decorated with pieces of antique furniture that were in shades of crimson, green, blue or yellow. Above the fireplace were two large enchanted paintings of a man and a woman.
"Oh, hello Severus," Stuart said, noticing them and getting up from a writing desk. "Thank you so much for allowing me to see Harry."
"Yes, well, I must be getting back," Snape said.
"Of course. Maia, would you show Severus out please?" Stuart asked the ghost who was floating near the fireplace.
"What did you want to see me about Professor?" Harry asked once Snape had left.
Stuart picked up a piece of parchment and motioned for Harry to come and look at it. "This Harry is the paper that will allow me to become your guardian," Stuart said.
"Really?" Harry asked eagerly.
"Yes. Harry if you agree to that, I will sign this and I'll become your guardian," Stuart said.
"Does that mean I won't have to live with the Dursleys anymore?" Harry asked. Stuart smiled and nodded. "Then sign it!" he said excitedly.
"Of course Harry," Stuart said. She then picked up a quill from the writing desk and signed her name; Iris Harmonia Stuart.
Harry rushed over to Stuart and hugged her tightly. She hugged him back as he said, "Thank you Professor."
"Harry, now that I am your guardian, you must call me Nia," Stuart said, letting go of him.
"All right, Nia," Harry said slowly.
"Now I think that this calls for a celebration," Stuart said. Then there was a knock at the door. "Would you get that Maia? It should be Miss Granger."
The ghost opened the door, and sure enough, Hermione rushed into the room.
"Professor, what is the matter?" she asked anxiously.
"It's nothing bad Hermione," Harry said soothingly.
"Harry! What is going on here?" Hermione asked.
"Look," Harry said, showing Hermione the parchment Stuart had signed. "Professor Stuart, I mean Nia, is my guardian now!"
"That absolutely wonderful!" Hermione cried, giving Harry a kiss on the cheek.
"I want you two to join me here for a special feast tonight," Stuart then said.
"What about Ron?" Harry asked when Maia flew into the room.
"Horrible news Madame Iris!" the ghost said.
She continued to talk, but Harry couldn't hear a word that she said. His scar started to burn horribly, and a white flash of light made him fall to the ground, unconscious.
Voldemort was back.