A/N: heehee! I'm evil I made u guys wait…well it was worth it! Well I won't keep u waiting any longer…
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6
Harry couldn't believe what he saw! It was the big black dog that Luna and he were chasing into the alleyway! As he looked around, he wasn't the only one that was amazed. "But, but that's impossible!" Hermione cried. "Once you're in the veil, you can't get back out!"[ teehee Jen ;) ]
Tonks was just as astounded, "Well, that's what I thought too. Dumbledore?"
"Well, my guess is that since Sirius had died as a human, his Animagus [is that how u spell it? ] form is still alive. Although it is a wonder how even his 'alive' form got out. Even if he hadn't died as a human form immediately when he was hit with that curse, it would not be possible for him to have come out. Moody, could you see through that wall?" Dumbledore theorized. All eyes were on Moody.
"Well, since we are not allowed to engage with the dead, I can't even see it." Moody replied.
"So, Professor Dumbledore, Sirius might still be alive? As a human form, I mean. You know since you said it wasn't likely that he have, um, passed on immediately after being hit with that curse, whatever it was." Luna said with quite enthusiasm, which was quite unusual.
"I didn't say that. It could have been a deadly curse indeed. Although none of us are sure." Dumbledore said sadly looking first at Harry then down at the floor.
Harry was the one that broke the silence, "Dumbledore, when do you think I can go back through that arch?"
"Oh, Harry, I forgot to tell you. Everyone who knows about the arch and has someone in it is only allowed to go in once. Then, the second time they can go back is when they have to stay there permanently. I'm very sorry Harry." Before anyone else got a chance to talk, Lupin cut in.
"Well, I think we should go now and take Padfoot here with us. Wait! Speaking of Padfoot, where'd he go?" Everyone looked around but he was nowhere to be found! They finally decided to go on without him.
Once again, Harry, Ron, and Hermione were sitting in the train ride to Hogwarts. This time, as usual, Ginny, Neville, and Luna were sitting with them. Ron was munching on some chocolate frogs, Hermione was reading ahead in the "Care of Magical Creatures" book Hagrid had assigned them, Ginny was reading the Daily Prophet, Luna was reading her father's magazine upside down meanwhile stealing a few peaks at Harry, and Harry was looking glumly at an object wrapped in paper. Neville, on the other hand, was nervously looking down at his fingers also stealing a few nervous glances at Harry.
When they finally got off, Hermione said, "You know, that was the most pleasant train ride; we didn't have Malfoy pushing us around for once."
"Your right Hermione, where is that Slytherin prat?" Harry asked.
"I'm right here." A nasty and cold voice said from behind them. Harry heard Hermione say 'I said it too soon' under her breath. But as they turned around, they all gasped. Magically bound, next to Malfoy was the big black dog!
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short chapter but it's two in the morning and I'm goin to bed!