Disclaimer: I own nothing but the plot.
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Chapter Four
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"Is our plan working, Master?"
"Yes...they just think it's a common cold. It may be a type of cold, but it certainly isn't common."
Evil laughse were heard and then there was silence.
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The next morning, Hannah woke up feeling somewhat refreshed from the day before. She did, however, feel a little sick to her stomach.
Looking up at the top of the dresser next to her bed, she read the bright red lights of the digital clock. "5:30!! Ugghhh..." and she pulled the covers up over her head.
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About 3 hours later, there was a knock on Sirius' door. Hearing a grumble from within, Remus opened the door.
"Sirius, you have to get up! Dumbledore just owled."
"Huh?" A head popped out from under the blankets.
"Dumbledore owled."
"Oh, shoot!!" Sirius cried as he half jumped, half stumbled out of bed. "I was suppose to owl him yesterday when Hannah and I got back here." Pulling on some trousers, he ran out of the room. A few seconds later, just as Remus was trying to decipher the mumbling that had just come out of Sirius' mouth, Sirius popped his head back in the doorway.
"Speaking of Hannah, is she up yet? I want to give her something."
"I don't think so," Remus replied.
Sirius' head once again disappeared from view and Remus stuck his head out of the door to see a glimpse of Sirius running into the study.
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Meanwhile, Hannah had woken up yet again and felt a little worse than she had the first time she woke up. Deciding to skip breakfast, she walked into the bathroom and brushed her teeth.
Afterwards, she wandered downstairs. Hearing voices coming from the study, she went across the hall to a closed door. Gently pulling it open, Hannah gave a small gasp. Behind the door were books. Wall to wall, floor to ceiling. There must have been a few thousand books.
Hannah started looking at the books, starting with the bottom few shelves.
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"Remus! She's gone!!"
"What are you talking about?" Remus asked when Sirius came flying down the stairs.
"She's not in her room!"
"Well, she's probably downstairs somewhere."
The two searched the rooms downstairs, not bothering to check the library (A/N: for a reason you will all find out later! hehe).
After a good two minute search of the first floor, they came up without a trace of Hannah.
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At the same time, Hannah had found a book that looked pretty interesting. The book was called Hogwarts, A History (A/N: and don't worry ppl...I'm NOT going to turn Hannah into another Hermione). Hannah remembered what Sirius and Remus had told her the previous day and when she saw the name of the book, she pulled it off the shelf and sat down on the floor to read it.
Hearing yelling from outside the room, Hannah pushed the door open and poked her head out. Sirius and Remus seemed to be looking for something, running all over the house to do so.
Running past the library, Remus caught a glance of jet black hair. Doing a double take, he turned back towards the library and saw Hannah.
"What are you doing in there?" he asked.
"I was just wandering around trying to find something to do," she said. "I'm use to doing chores when I was back at home."
"Oh. Why didn't you come find us? Sirius was trying so hard not to be so frantic, but he lost control."
Hannah looked up the stairs and saw Sirius running from one room to another, not even looking downstairs. She giggled at the sight and said, "He looks really frustrated."
Remus laughed and called, "Sirius, she's down here!!"
Sirius poked his head out of the bedroom he was currently in and saw Hannah standing there. He ran down the stairs, practically tripping on the way down.
Once he came to a stop by Remus and Hannah, he looked down at Hannah. "Where have you been?"
"In the library. I didn't know you had one, but I opened the door and found a book and started reading it."
"How did you get in there? I've always kept it locked?" Sirius said with a confused expression.
Remus went over to the door and pulled. It didn't want to open. "That's weird. I just saw Hannah open it up. How did it lock all of a sudden?"
Hannah then walked over to the door and pulled it open as easily as she had prior to Remus finding her.
Sirius and Remus looked at Hannah in wonder. Unable to think of anything else to say, Hannah said, "What? Did I do magic or something?"
"Oh, yeah. Sirius, remember when you were a kid? If you will it enough, you can use your magic without a wand," Remus reminded Sirius, almost forgetting it himself.
Sirius, still dumbstruck, nodded and smiled. "You've just experienced your first use of magic."
Hannah, a little flustered, looked down at her feet. Soon, she looked up and plastered a smile onto her face.
"Oh, I almost forgot!" Sirius said, kicking himself for not asking sooner. "Are you feeling any better this morning?"
"Not particularly."
"Hmmm...why don't you come into the kitchen...we'll get you something good to eat," Remus suggested.
Not trusting her stomach quite yet, Hannah shook her head. "I don't know if I can hold anything down; and I'm not in the mood to test it right now. Maybe later for a snack."
"Alright. Oh, Sirius. Wasn't there something you wanted to give Hannah?" Remus asked.
"Oh yeah!" Sirius dug his hand into his robes and fished out a small object and placed it into Hannah's open hands.
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