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that they knew what curse Voldemort had put on Dumbledore the teachers had to
have an urgent meeting to decide what was to be done, people would have to know
what had happened, and classes would have to start again as soon as possible.
Minerva
: Well, as deputy headmistress it is my duty to stand in for Albus for as long
as need be…
Snape
: Minerva, accept it, we've lost him, there's no way Voldemort will reverse the
spell!
Hagrid
: Snape! Shut your mouth! *starts to
sob once more*
Arabella
: Severus Ruebus, this is no time to start fighting, of course Voldemort won't
reverse the spell, but it's effects can be fought, and if anyone can fight it
then it's Albus Dumbledore!
Snape
: We'll see…
Minerva
: Anyway! We need to resume classes
quickly.
Arabella
: I'd be pleased to teach transfiguration whilst you are busy Minerva.
Minerva
: Thankyou.
Lupin
: Maybe we should talk to Harry about what's happened.
Snape
: Why do you always have to bring him into it werewolf? In fact, why are you even here?
Arabella
: Severus, that's enough! Haven't we
got enough to worry about?
Minerva
: Yes! What on Earth do we tell Fudge?
Hagrid
: Useless git.
Lupin
: What are we going to do about Sirius?
Snape
: Who cares?
Lupin
: Well I get the feeling that Harry isn't too happy at the moment, he wants to
do something to help.
Arabella
: Remus, you should be in charge of looking after Harry and Sirius, but we'll
talk about them later.
Snape
: Yes and for now we have to worry about the school, so why don't you get lost?
Minerva
: Severus! This is your last warning. Remus is welcome to stay.
Inigma
: As for Fudge, I've already tried to tell him about the attack, he wasn't
interested, thinks I've gone mad.
Hagrid
: Imbecile, I'd like to set Fang on him so help me.
Minerva
: Really Hagrid, that won't help.
Arabella
: I will go and see him today, I'm sure he'll listen to reason, eventually.
Minerva
: All right then, we'll use today to get as much as possible sorted out, and
then tomorrow classes will begin again… I hope.
Snape
: I guess this is a bad time to mention that I am being called.
Minerva
: What next? Ok, Remus, you'll have to
stick around for a while and teach potions.
Lupin
: Well, Minerva, I would, it's just…
Minerva
: Don't tell me…
Lupin
: It's almost the full moon.
Minerva
: I should have guessed!
Inigma
: What about if we just combine potions with defence lessons, I could teach my
classes some simple antidotes and strengthening potions and teach them how they
can be used in fighting the dark arts.
Minerva
: Dawn, you're an angel and a genius!
Arabella
: Is that everything?
Lupin
: Would you mind making some more Wolfsbane before you go Severus?
Snape
: *sighs* I suppose I must.
Minerva
: Right then, you'll have to sort out the details on your own, I 've got 100
owls to write… Meeting adjourned.
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Harry
was sitting on his bed in the Hospital Wing with his nose buried in books 'The
Wizard's Guide to Astronomy' and 'Terrible Curses – All you didn't want to
know.' Hermione would have approved of
the thick dusty volumes, if she'd been allowed to see him that is. But Harry had insisted that he needed some
time alone and Madame Pomfrey had taken him to his word.
Harry
cast several desperate glances at the headmaster opposite him, he was searching
the book frantically for anything that could help him. Firstly he'd looked up the soul catcher
curse. The only one who could remove
the curse was the caster of the spell, but the effects could be fought by the
cursed wizard or witch. Harry sat
watching Dumbledore for any signs of the inner battle that was no doubt being
fought but noticed nothing.
Disheartened
Harry had turned to the book about Astronomy, he was determined to make some
sense of the warning the centaur had given him.
He
found an index of names of stars and what their names meant.
He
found some interesting parallels.
'Ophiuchus
– The serpent bearer'…
Harry
pictured Voldemort holding a snake and sneering menacingly at him, he shuddered
and went back to the book.
'Canes
Venatici – The Hunting Dogs'…
Harry
read this and frowned, surely it couldn't mean Sirius, he decided to look into
it further but the last name caught his eye…
'Fornax
– The furnace'…
The
furnace? Harry was getting even more
confused, maybe the furnace had something to do with Fawkes the phoenix…
He
flicked through the pages coughing slightly from the dust before he found it.
'Canes
Venatici
The
hunting dogs (belonging to mythical hunter Orion) are said to chase bears
across the sky, they are made up of two constellations, the Canis Major (The
Great Dog) which has the brightest star - Sirius, and the Canis Minor (The
Small Dog) Which contains another bright star – Procyon.'
Harry
shook his head, he should have done this as soon as he'd gotten the warning
from Firenze, maybe it would have helped. He tried to piece together what he'd found out.
'The alignment of the planets will bring dark horizons for
our world,
The
Canes Venatici will become unbalanced if Fornax aligns with Ophiuchus.'
So
the hunting dogs, (Sirius and Procyon) would become unbalanced if the furnace
aligns with the serpent bearer (Voldemort).
Harry
sat quietly in deep thought for a while, eventually he decided that the furnace
must be him. So if he aligned
with Voldemort Sirius and Procyon would become unbalanced.
He
frowned, he would never join with Voldemort! But maybe it didn't mean that, maybe it just meant if he went to
Voldemort.
By
unbalanced Harry had the terrible feeling that it meant one of them would die,
and seeing Sirius' predicament Harry guessed it would be him.
He
felt like crying out with frustration but instead he stuffed his face back into
his pillow.
He
was on the verge of giving up when he heard the latest voice in his head. He sat up quickly in surprise…
…It
was Dumbledore.
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