Chapter 17: Hogwarts Again
The Hogwarts Express pulled it to the Hogsmede station. Katelyn, Harry, Ron, and Hermione got into one of the many carriages. They rode up to Hogwarts and entered into the Great Hall. Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Katelyn found seats at the Gryffindor table.
"Harry," said Katelyn, "Why is everybody staring at me?"
"Well," said Harry, "We normally only get new students at the beginning of the year, and they are only first years."
"Oh," said Katelyn, "so I guess they don't get many people like me."
"No," said Harry.
Neville sat down next to Harry. He was smiling. This is not the normal expression he had on his face.
"Hi, Neville," said Hermione, "Anything new?"
"Oh, yes," said Neville, "You will never guess what happened?"
"Well, then, don't make us," said Ron.
"I just got an owl," said Neville, "it was from St. Mungos."
"Did something happen to your parents?" asked Harry.
"Yes!" said Neville, "They had some unknown visitors! Now they are starting to respond to what everyone says!"
"That is great!" said Harry.
"They think that there is a chance of a full recovery," said Neville, "I just wish I knew who the visitors were."
"I'm sure at sometime you will find out," said Hermione.
"Oh, by the way," said Harry, "This is Katelyn Black. Katelyn this is Neville Longbottom."
"Hi," said Katelyn.
"Hi," said Neville, "Are you new?"
"Yes," said Katelyn, "I was home taught until now."
"Oh," said Neville.
Then Dumbledore stood up. "I have a few announcements," he said, "First of all, we have a new student. Her name is Katelyn Black and she is in Gryffindor. Please make her feel welcome. Secondly, many of you may have heard the rumor that Voldemort is dead. Well, this is true. He attacked Mr. Potter on the night before Christmas. Mr. Potter got away fine. Voldemort's curse was forced back to him. In honor of these events, we will be having a dance on the last day of school. Finally, another thing happened on Christmas Eve. I have been trying to think of a way to tell everyone about is with out causing too much of a commotion, but there really is no way. Lily and James Potter are alive and so is Mary Black." Harry looked up at the staff table. Snape had a look of pure shock on his face. Dumbledore continued with his speech, "Mary has been in hiding for the past fifteen years. Lily and James were brought back from the dead by a wish that Harry had. Now, I know you are all starving, so you may eat now."
Instantly the talk at the table turned to Katelyn and Harry.
"Wow, Harry why didn't you tell me about your parents?" asked Neville.
"Because, Dumbledore did not want me to tell anyone until he found out the best way."
"Are you Sirius Black's daughter?" asked Parvatti Patil, who was sitting across from Katelyn.
"Yes," said Katelyn proudly.
"How horrible," said Parvatti, "Did you ever meet him?"
"No," lied Katelyn, starting to get a little annoyed.
"Oh," said Parvatti, "so why didn't you come here when you were in your first year?"
"Because, mom and I were on the run from Death Eaters," said Katelyn.
"Parvatti, will you stop pestering Katelyn?" asked Harry seeing the look on Katelyn's face.
"Fine," said Parvatti. Then she started talking to her friend Lavender Brown.
"Enjoying yourself so far?" Harry asked Katelyn.
"Yes," said Katelyn, "as long as they are not talking that way about father."
"Well, they still think that he is guilty," said Harry, "I have been trying to catch Peter for the past three years in order to clear his name."
"To bad we didn't meet sooner," said Katelyn, "I could have helped you find him. He comes by to see us every few months."
"Yeah," said Harry, "Don't expect him to be coming anymore."
"He probably won't," agreed Katelyn, "he knows we know the truth. Now that we know what he has done I wish he would show up, though. Then we could catch him and clear father's name."
"Don't worry," said Harry, "with Voldemort gone he is bound to show up sooner or later." * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Thank you for reviewing. Please Review some more. Tell me about any mistakes you find and I will fix them.
The Hogwarts Express pulled it to the Hogsmede station. Katelyn, Harry, Ron, and Hermione got into one of the many carriages. They rode up to Hogwarts and entered into the Great Hall. Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Katelyn found seats at the Gryffindor table.
"Harry," said Katelyn, "Why is everybody staring at me?"
"Well," said Harry, "We normally only get new students at the beginning of the year, and they are only first years."
"Oh," said Katelyn, "so I guess they don't get many people like me."
"No," said Harry.
Neville sat down next to Harry. He was smiling. This is not the normal expression he had on his face.
"Hi, Neville," said Hermione, "Anything new?"
"Oh, yes," said Neville, "You will never guess what happened?"
"Well, then, don't make us," said Ron.
"I just got an owl," said Neville, "it was from St. Mungos."
"Did something happen to your parents?" asked Harry.
"Yes!" said Neville, "They had some unknown visitors! Now they are starting to respond to what everyone says!"
"That is great!" said Harry.
"They think that there is a chance of a full recovery," said Neville, "I just wish I knew who the visitors were."
"I'm sure at sometime you will find out," said Hermione.
"Oh, by the way," said Harry, "This is Katelyn Black. Katelyn this is Neville Longbottom."
"Hi," said Katelyn.
"Hi," said Neville, "Are you new?"
"Yes," said Katelyn, "I was home taught until now."
"Oh," said Neville.
Then Dumbledore stood up. "I have a few announcements," he said, "First of all, we have a new student. Her name is Katelyn Black and she is in Gryffindor. Please make her feel welcome. Secondly, many of you may have heard the rumor that Voldemort is dead. Well, this is true. He attacked Mr. Potter on the night before Christmas. Mr. Potter got away fine. Voldemort's curse was forced back to him. In honor of these events, we will be having a dance on the last day of school. Finally, another thing happened on Christmas Eve. I have been trying to think of a way to tell everyone about is with out causing too much of a commotion, but there really is no way. Lily and James Potter are alive and so is Mary Black." Harry looked up at the staff table. Snape had a look of pure shock on his face. Dumbledore continued with his speech, "Mary has been in hiding for the past fifteen years. Lily and James were brought back from the dead by a wish that Harry had. Now, I know you are all starving, so you may eat now."
Instantly the talk at the table turned to Katelyn and Harry.
"Wow, Harry why didn't you tell me about your parents?" asked Neville.
"Because, Dumbledore did not want me to tell anyone until he found out the best way."
"Are you Sirius Black's daughter?" asked Parvatti Patil, who was sitting across from Katelyn.
"Yes," said Katelyn proudly.
"How horrible," said Parvatti, "Did you ever meet him?"
"No," lied Katelyn, starting to get a little annoyed.
"Oh," said Parvatti, "so why didn't you come here when you were in your first year?"
"Because, mom and I were on the run from Death Eaters," said Katelyn.
"Parvatti, will you stop pestering Katelyn?" asked Harry seeing the look on Katelyn's face.
"Fine," said Parvatti. Then she started talking to her friend Lavender Brown.
"Enjoying yourself so far?" Harry asked Katelyn.
"Yes," said Katelyn, "as long as they are not talking that way about father."
"Well, they still think that he is guilty," said Harry, "I have been trying to catch Peter for the past three years in order to clear his name."
"To bad we didn't meet sooner," said Katelyn, "I could have helped you find him. He comes by to see us every few months."
"Yeah," said Harry, "Don't expect him to be coming anymore."
"He probably won't," agreed Katelyn, "he knows we know the truth. Now that we know what he has done I wish he would show up, though. Then we could catch him and clear father's name."
"Don't worry," said Harry, "with Voldemort gone he is bound to show up sooner or later." * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Thank you for reviewing. Please Review some more. Tell me about any mistakes you find and I will fix them.
