Chapter 10: Defluo (lost)
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'I have no idea Hermione,... how?' Harry whispered that evening, when he and Ron were sitting in a corner of the Gryffindor common room. '...The Thestrals!' Hermione replied suddenly. Harry stood up 'That's right! I'll talk to you!' he said, rubbing his thumb over the 'I' on his hand three times. He gave Ron a little nod and Ron gave him a questioning look. 'Thestrals' he whispered quickly. Ron immediatly shook his head. 'O no. I am NOT going to sit on something I can't SEE!' Harry gave him a quick irritated look and Ron sighed, but didn't resist anymore.
'First, we've got to get out of Hogwarts without being noticed,...' Harry explained. Ron nodded. 'The invisibility cloak..' he said. Harry shrugged 'That's one way, but we still need to go at night...' Ron frowned. 'That's another 6 hours...' Harry nodded. 'But going out on daylight... that won't do.. too many people.' He said. Ron shrugged.
'What if we can't find any Thestrals?' Ron asked, wrapping his scarf around his neck tightly. It was cold. 'We'll find some' said Harry, dropping the cloak around them. 'how can you be so sure?' Ron asked, now whispering. Harry waved off. 'We'll see okay?' their shoes almost sunk away in the mud of the Forbidden Forest. Though cold as it was, the mud seemed just as soft as in summer. Harry's eyes looked around the forest carefully. He expected a Thestral or more to appear right in front of him any time. But it didn't happen,..
'We could make a portkey,..' Ron suggested as they walked into the forest even further. Harry shook his head. 'No, every portkey that is made will be listed by the ministry.' Ron shrugged 'So? What do we care? Getting Hermione back is not really a good thing to do either,..' Harry shook his head again. 'We're breaking enough rules this way. I think I see one,...' his eyes focused on a tree on the right. And he was right; one Thestral, with white shining eyes, a dragonish face and a black skeleton body appeared from behind the tree. Ron was staring with a frowned expression to the tree too, but seemed to see nothing. 'He's right over here' Harry explained, pointing at the place where the Thestral was standing. Ron closed and opened his eyes again, by the expression on his face, Harry knew he still didn't see the animal. 'I'm glad you can't see it' Harry said, shivering at the thought you had to see death before you could see this Thestral. Ron nodded.
Harry walked towards the Thestral, slightly afraid that it would flee. But it didn't, it stayed where it was. Slowely he reached out for the animal, petting it. When he knew absolutely sure it was safe, he made one smooth movement and sat on the back. Ron stood a few seconds, confused, but then remembered the cloak had fell off of them so he quickly climbed on the back (or at least, on the spot where he thought the back was) also. Slightly usure, he grabbed Harry's shoulders and said shakingly; 'No matter what you say mate, I'm still holding you tight, I don't wanna fall!' Harry nodded. 'Could ... uh... could you bring us to Labores Solis 22?' he asked. The Thestral immediatly pushed himself off the ground. Ron grabbed Harry's shoulders tightly and Harry curled his fingers into the Thestrals manes. They gained speed so fast, Harry thought he was going to fall. The wind was cold and strong, pulling them back, pushing them almost off. But before that could happen, they were already slowing down. The Thestral landed and Ron and Harry got off quickly.
They stood in front of a huge gate, it was yellow and had an orange sign that said 'Sunset'. Harry turned to Ron, to see he had the same expression on his face Harry had; surprised. Because, there was NOTHING here but a gate.
'This is,... very,...' Ron started. Harry nodded. The gate didn't have doors, you could look through it, and behind it there was nothing. 'What now?' Ron asked. Harry stood there, still gazing of surprise but than rubbed his hand three times. 'Contact Hermione' he said quickly to Ron, who raised his eyebrows. '..Hermione? it's Harry,... me and Ron, we're in front of... Labores Solis.'
Hermione was in the library, quickly leaping to her feet and moving to a far away corner between two bookshelfs. 'In front?' she asked. 'Yes in front,.. of some kind of gate,... that seems to be here,.. for nothing' he replied. Hermione frowned confused. 'What do you mean,.. gate? There wasn't a gate when I entered the school...' she said. Harry sighed. 'I have no idea, there's a sign that says 'Sunset' and that's it. No building, no school,...' Hermione looked out of the window. 'I can't see the front of our school from here, I'll go to a window where I can. Untill then, try to find out what's going on,..' she replied.
'I have no idea Hermione,... how?' Harry whispered that evening, when he and Ron were sitting in a corner of the Gryffindor common room. '...The Thestrals!' Hermione replied suddenly. Harry stood up 'That's right! I'll talk to you!' he said, rubbing his thumb over the 'I' on his hand three times. He gave Ron a little nod and Ron gave him a questioning look. 'Thestrals' he whispered quickly. Ron immediatly shook his head. 'O no. I am NOT going to sit on something I can't SEE!' Harry gave him a quick irritated look and Ron sighed, but didn't resist anymore.
'First, we've got to get out of Hogwarts without being noticed,...' Harry explained. Ron nodded. 'The invisibility cloak..' he said. Harry shrugged 'That's one way, but we still need to go at night...' Ron frowned. 'That's another 6 hours...' Harry nodded. 'But going out on daylight... that won't do.. too many people.' He said. Ron shrugged.
'What if we can't find any Thestrals?' Ron asked, wrapping his scarf around his neck tightly. It was cold. 'We'll find some' said Harry, dropping the cloak around them. 'how can you be so sure?' Ron asked, now whispering. Harry waved off. 'We'll see okay?' their shoes almost sunk away in the mud of the Forbidden Forest. Though cold as it was, the mud seemed just as soft as in summer. Harry's eyes looked around the forest carefully. He expected a Thestral or more to appear right in front of him any time. But it didn't happen,..
'We could make a portkey,..' Ron suggested as they walked into the forest even further. Harry shook his head. 'No, every portkey that is made will be listed by the ministry.' Ron shrugged 'So? What do we care? Getting Hermione back is not really a good thing to do either,..' Harry shook his head again. 'We're breaking enough rules this way. I think I see one,...' his eyes focused on a tree on the right. And he was right; one Thestral, with white shining eyes, a dragonish face and a black skeleton body appeared from behind the tree. Ron was staring with a frowned expression to the tree too, but seemed to see nothing. 'He's right over here' Harry explained, pointing at the place where the Thestral was standing. Ron closed and opened his eyes again, by the expression on his face, Harry knew he still didn't see the animal. 'I'm glad you can't see it' Harry said, shivering at the thought you had to see death before you could see this Thestral. Ron nodded.
Harry walked towards the Thestral, slightly afraid that it would flee. But it didn't, it stayed where it was. Slowely he reached out for the animal, petting it. When he knew absolutely sure it was safe, he made one smooth movement and sat on the back. Ron stood a few seconds, confused, but then remembered the cloak had fell off of them so he quickly climbed on the back (or at least, on the spot where he thought the back was) also. Slightly usure, he grabbed Harry's shoulders and said shakingly; 'No matter what you say mate, I'm still holding you tight, I don't wanna fall!' Harry nodded. 'Could ... uh... could you bring us to Labores Solis 22?' he asked. The Thestral immediatly pushed himself off the ground. Ron grabbed Harry's shoulders tightly and Harry curled his fingers into the Thestrals manes. They gained speed so fast, Harry thought he was going to fall. The wind was cold and strong, pulling them back, pushing them almost off. But before that could happen, they were already slowing down. The Thestral landed and Ron and Harry got off quickly.
They stood in front of a huge gate, it was yellow and had an orange sign that said 'Sunset'. Harry turned to Ron, to see he had the same expression on his face Harry had; surprised. Because, there was NOTHING here but a gate.
'This is,... very,...' Ron started. Harry nodded. The gate didn't have doors, you could look through it, and behind it there was nothing. 'What now?' Ron asked. Harry stood there, still gazing of surprise but than rubbed his hand three times. 'Contact Hermione' he said quickly to Ron, who raised his eyebrows. '..Hermione? it's Harry,... me and Ron, we're in front of... Labores Solis.'
Hermione was in the library, quickly leaping to her feet and moving to a far away corner between two bookshelfs. 'In front?' she asked. 'Yes in front,.. of some kind of gate,... that seems to be here,.. for nothing' he replied. Hermione frowned confused. 'What do you mean,.. gate? There wasn't a gate when I entered the school...' she said. Harry sighed. 'I have no idea, there's a sign that says 'Sunset' and that's it. No building, no school,...' Hermione looked out of the window. 'I can't see the front of our school from here, I'll go to a window where I can. Untill then, try to find out what's going on,..' she replied.