Chapter Fourteen
When I awoke, it felt like I had been beaten over with a sledgehammer several times. This time when I woke up though my cousin wasn't standing over me.
I tried to set myself up but my arms felt like led and all I could do was wait for someone realize that I was awake. I didn't take long. Madame Pomfrey saw that I was awake and came over. She fused over me for a few moments and in seeing I would live she went to get my cousin. Apparently I had been out for a couple days.
When my cousin saw me he smiled slightly, "You gave us quite a scare when you weren't responding."
"Next time I pass out I'll let you know," I said dryly as he laughed. Sighing I asked, "How did ya find me?"
"When you didn't go to the feast I got worried. So did two of you students. They found you passed out in the room of Retirement. You've made some good friends in your students."
I smiled as I said, "I know."
"They wanted to see you and thank you for something. I'll go find them."
"No need Professor Dumbledore," said Hermione's voice from behind him.
I smiled at them. Ron looked like he wanted to hide when Hermione made their presence known to us.
Ron said, "We wanted to thank you for returning that photo album to us. It meant a lot to Harry."
I smiled tiredly and said, "I know. Family pictures mean a lot to us all."
The days went by with no problems. I had started classes again right after I had gotten out of bed. I was now teaching all my classes what they needed to know for their tests. It was right before Christmas before anything happened.
Everyone would get the shock of their lives on Christmas Eve morning during breakfast. For once everyone was out of bed and down at their tables. We were all talking and eating peacefully when the Minister of Magic and other ministry officials burst into the Great Hall.
Hermione, Ginny and I were eating and talking about the rest of the holidays when the Ministry officials came in. Not many kids went home that year because parents thought it was safer to stay here.
They all looked grim and angry. Everyone went quiet as they walked up to Dumbledore. "We are here to inform you," Fudge began, "that no one will be allowed in or out of Hogwarts. Classes will resume as normal after the winter holidays but you may not leave the grounds. Those who have gone home will not return.
"We also regret to inform you of the families and members of certain families are dead."
With that said they started to name off names. I couldn't believe how many people they were naming and I know I was going pale in the face at each name that I knew. When the names got a specific spot, Professor Kagome suddenly stood up.
I swear my heart stopped when I heard a name I could not possibly have heard. Dumbledore tried to push me back down but I would have none of it.
If a cold dangerous voice I said, "Repeat what you just said."
"Ayame and Kouga Li, Shippo and Eri Higura." Fudge repeated.
I went around the table and took the paper out of his hands. I felt the tears in my eyes as I read the names of my friends again. I had not even known they had lived this long.
"That bastard," I muttered. "That god damn bastard!"
"Control yourself," Fudge demanded.
I glared at Fudge as my miko powers shot out of their bonds. Only he and my cousin felt it. The phoenix on my shoulder was glowing as I said for his ears only, "Voldemort just killed my friends. I won't control myself because it just got personal. I walked out of the room, my mouth in a thin line as I got ready for the final attack. Chapter Fifteen
What ever Professor Kagome had said made Fudge's face drain of all color. He finished reading the list shakily but even I had heard enough. I left the room before he could finish the list.
Ginny had laid her head down and she started to cry. Ron just sat there stunned as he heard the names of many people he knew. I followed Professor Kagome out the hall and was stunned at the sight I saw.
She was leaning against the wall. She was not crying, she just stared at the wall as I came over.
She looked at me and tried to smiled, but just couldn't.
"You know, when I left my old life behind I had hoped that I wouldn't ever lose someone I loved. When I came here I had no ideal what I was getting myself into."
"What do you mean?" I asked curiously. "All wizards and witches that take Voldemort into account knows that we are fighting a war that we could very well lose."
She smiled sadly and said, "Everything will make itself known soon enough." Then she left for her office, but not before I felt a strange flaring of power.
I was in the common room before anyone else. They were probably still at the hall. I didn't know what to do. People were dying left and right and now we were confined to Hogwarts school. We were no longer allowed to venture out unless a teacher was with us and we could no longer go home until the danger passed and that would never happen.
Until Voldemort was dead, no one was safe. No muggles, no wizards, no one was safe anymore. I closed my eyes briefly as I heard someone come into the common room.
Looking up I saw Ron. His eyes were sorrowful as he said, "What are we going to do?"
I almost cried as I said, "I wish Harry was here. He'd know what to do. The final battle is coming and they think they'll safe and locked up. It won't happen that way. I wonder if I'll ever see my family again."
"We will. We will see out families and we'll be able to celebrate that we're alive."
"Will we?" I asked sharply. "Do you know that we will win. We know nothing. It seems like all hope vanished when Harry died and Voldemort got stronger."
"Voldemort will not win!" Ron said vehemently and I stared at him in amazement. It was the first time he had ever uttered his name.
"We can only hope and pray." I said quietly as the crackling of the fire overshadowed my words.
I walked into my room, fully intending to meditate to calm myself. I was in for a surprise though.
"God!" I shouted as I lit the lantern. On my bed was none other than Harry Potter.
"What the hell are you doing?"
He cracked a smile at my way of asking him why he was there then his face went grim as he said, "The battle is coming. It could even be tomorrow. Are you ready?"
I nodded. "That bastard killed friends of mine that I had not known were still alive. He killed one that I thought of as a son. He will pay."
"You know what to do. When the battle comes here be sure you're ready." He said as he faded from view.
My cousin is going to kill me when he finds out what we are planning to do. I thought as I laid down to get some rest.
Something about my cousin was bothering me. She knew something and she planned something, but refused to tell me. I just hoped that is wasn't another foolish plan like someone I had known used.
Nobody was still awake as I pushed back the covers of my bed. All my roommates were asleep as I wondered to my window. It was snowing the first snow of Christmas.
I pulled out a white letter from my robe as I sat on the window seal looking at the freshly fallen snow. The letter had explained everything I had not figured out. He was alive and we would win. My brother would be safe and so would my best friend. The one I loved was alive and well and I knew that what ever would come, we would be on equal footing thanks to him.
In a sense he had taught us how to survive and so had Kagome. She knew many things and had taught us how to fight and live.
I pulled back my fire red hair from my face as I walked back to my bed. I had known when he used the spell that he had not died like he wanted us to think but I never told anyone. I just wondered if he knew that I knew.
The scar on my forehead was pounding in pain and I knew he was here. It was time. It was sad though that is was on Christmas day.
When I awoke, it felt like I had been beaten over with a sledgehammer several times. This time when I woke up though my cousin wasn't standing over me.
I tried to set myself up but my arms felt like led and all I could do was wait for someone realize that I was awake. I didn't take long. Madame Pomfrey saw that I was awake and came over. She fused over me for a few moments and in seeing I would live she went to get my cousin. Apparently I had been out for a couple days.
When my cousin saw me he smiled slightly, "You gave us quite a scare when you weren't responding."
"Next time I pass out I'll let you know," I said dryly as he laughed. Sighing I asked, "How did ya find me?"
"When you didn't go to the feast I got worried. So did two of you students. They found you passed out in the room of Retirement. You've made some good friends in your students."
I smiled as I said, "I know."
"They wanted to see you and thank you for something. I'll go find them."
"No need Professor Dumbledore," said Hermione's voice from behind him.
I smiled at them. Ron looked like he wanted to hide when Hermione made their presence known to us.
Ron said, "We wanted to thank you for returning that photo album to us. It meant a lot to Harry."
I smiled tiredly and said, "I know. Family pictures mean a lot to us all."
The days went by with no problems. I had started classes again right after I had gotten out of bed. I was now teaching all my classes what they needed to know for their tests. It was right before Christmas before anything happened.
Everyone would get the shock of their lives on Christmas Eve morning during breakfast. For once everyone was out of bed and down at their tables. We were all talking and eating peacefully when the Minister of Magic and other ministry officials burst into the Great Hall.
Hermione, Ginny and I were eating and talking about the rest of the holidays when the Ministry officials came in. Not many kids went home that year because parents thought it was safer to stay here.
They all looked grim and angry. Everyone went quiet as they walked up to Dumbledore. "We are here to inform you," Fudge began, "that no one will be allowed in or out of Hogwarts. Classes will resume as normal after the winter holidays but you may not leave the grounds. Those who have gone home will not return.
"We also regret to inform you of the families and members of certain families are dead."
With that said they started to name off names. I couldn't believe how many people they were naming and I know I was going pale in the face at each name that I knew. When the names got a specific spot, Professor Kagome suddenly stood up.
I swear my heart stopped when I heard a name I could not possibly have heard. Dumbledore tried to push me back down but I would have none of it.
If a cold dangerous voice I said, "Repeat what you just said."
"Ayame and Kouga Li, Shippo and Eri Higura." Fudge repeated.
I went around the table and took the paper out of his hands. I felt the tears in my eyes as I read the names of my friends again. I had not even known they had lived this long.
"That bastard," I muttered. "That god damn bastard!"
"Control yourself," Fudge demanded.
I glared at Fudge as my miko powers shot out of their bonds. Only he and my cousin felt it. The phoenix on my shoulder was glowing as I said for his ears only, "Voldemort just killed my friends. I won't control myself because it just got personal. I walked out of the room, my mouth in a thin line as I got ready for the final attack. Chapter Fifteen
What ever Professor Kagome had said made Fudge's face drain of all color. He finished reading the list shakily but even I had heard enough. I left the room before he could finish the list.
Ginny had laid her head down and she started to cry. Ron just sat there stunned as he heard the names of many people he knew. I followed Professor Kagome out the hall and was stunned at the sight I saw.
She was leaning against the wall. She was not crying, she just stared at the wall as I came over.
She looked at me and tried to smiled, but just couldn't.
"You know, when I left my old life behind I had hoped that I wouldn't ever lose someone I loved. When I came here I had no ideal what I was getting myself into."
"What do you mean?" I asked curiously. "All wizards and witches that take Voldemort into account knows that we are fighting a war that we could very well lose."
She smiled sadly and said, "Everything will make itself known soon enough." Then she left for her office, but not before I felt a strange flaring of power.
I was in the common room before anyone else. They were probably still at the hall. I didn't know what to do. People were dying left and right and now we were confined to Hogwarts school. We were no longer allowed to venture out unless a teacher was with us and we could no longer go home until the danger passed and that would never happen.
Until Voldemort was dead, no one was safe. No muggles, no wizards, no one was safe anymore. I closed my eyes briefly as I heard someone come into the common room.
Looking up I saw Ron. His eyes were sorrowful as he said, "What are we going to do?"
I almost cried as I said, "I wish Harry was here. He'd know what to do. The final battle is coming and they think they'll safe and locked up. It won't happen that way. I wonder if I'll ever see my family again."
"We will. We will see out families and we'll be able to celebrate that we're alive."
"Will we?" I asked sharply. "Do you know that we will win. We know nothing. It seems like all hope vanished when Harry died and Voldemort got stronger."
"Voldemort will not win!" Ron said vehemently and I stared at him in amazement. It was the first time he had ever uttered his name.
"We can only hope and pray." I said quietly as the crackling of the fire overshadowed my words.
I walked into my room, fully intending to meditate to calm myself. I was in for a surprise though.
"God!" I shouted as I lit the lantern. On my bed was none other than Harry Potter.
"What the hell are you doing?"
He cracked a smile at my way of asking him why he was there then his face went grim as he said, "The battle is coming. It could even be tomorrow. Are you ready?"
I nodded. "That bastard killed friends of mine that I had not known were still alive. He killed one that I thought of as a son. He will pay."
"You know what to do. When the battle comes here be sure you're ready." He said as he faded from view.
My cousin is going to kill me when he finds out what we are planning to do. I thought as I laid down to get some rest.
Something about my cousin was bothering me. She knew something and she planned something, but refused to tell me. I just hoped that is wasn't another foolish plan like someone I had known used.
Nobody was still awake as I pushed back the covers of my bed. All my roommates were asleep as I wondered to my window. It was snowing the first snow of Christmas.
I pulled out a white letter from my robe as I sat on the window seal looking at the freshly fallen snow. The letter had explained everything I had not figured out. He was alive and we would win. My brother would be safe and so would my best friend. The one I loved was alive and well and I knew that what ever would come, we would be on equal footing thanks to him.
In a sense he had taught us how to survive and so had Kagome. She knew many things and had taught us how to fight and live.
I pulled back my fire red hair from my face as I walked back to my bed. I had known when he used the spell that he had not died like he wanted us to think but I never told anyone. I just wondered if he knew that I knew.
The scar on my forehead was pounding in pain and I knew he was here. It was time. It was sad though that is was on Christmas day.