Chapter 6, Dark Times
"Snuffles, would you like to go for a walk?" Harry still expressed the urgency he felt just a few moments before upstairs.
Snuffles did not miss a beat and led Harry out the back door and down the path until he had reached the lake away from the Burrow. Snuffles then transformed himself into Sirius.
"What is it Harry? Percy is lurking around the house like he is on the prowl and I cannot risk getting caught."
"Sirius, well. its my scar for starters." Harry said.
A look of concern crossed Sirius' face, "Oh Merlin. What happened?"
Harry pulled his hair back off of his head to reveal the green blood oozing from the scar.
"Harry. what happened?" Sirius was now alarmed as he pulled Harry's hair back and put his hand shakily onto Harry's shoulder.
"Okay well let's start w/yesterday." Harry said. Then Harry poured his emotions out and explained all the events of yesterday after his soul was called back into his body. The odd sensation he had felt with Hermione & Ginny, the waking dream he had experienced in the forest, and the feeling like evil was coming for him and he could not shake that feeling.
"Harry, listen to me. I think you need to know some things." Sirius began to explain. "I cannot tell you why this is happening to you, but I think once I am done, you will understand more."
"But Sirius, why does this always happen to me? I am only 15!" Harry was now visibly upset. "Now again more people know more about me then I do!"
Sirius took a seat and motioned for Harry to sit with him. "Harry are you familiar with the stories of how the dark Lord Grindelwald was defeated?" Harry shook his head no. "Well, what do you know of Professor Dumbledore's brother, Aberforth?"
Harry replied, "Nothing really. He might not be able to read is all I know."
"Yes Harry, but have you ever asked yourself why Aberforth cannot read?" Sirius asked.
"No not really. It never crossed my mind as important."
"Harry, you need to understand there is good and dark magic inside of each of us. There is and expression used by the Chinese called Chi. Your Chi is the life energy or balance that keeps us together, it keeps us in check. There cannot be good without evil, ultimately the idea is to balance both ends and have them meet in the middle. Do you understand?" Sirius asked.
"I think so, but what does this have to do with me, or Prof. Dumbledore, or his brother?" Harry inquired.
"Harry, Aberforth is Lord Grindelwald. His defeat was managed by creating a balance with."
A dark figure then yelled out, "Keep your hands where I can see them Black! Stay right where you are! You are under arrest by the Ministry of Magic!" Sirius swallowed hard as he noticed a wand was pointed directly at his neck.
"Percy Weasley. What a joy it is to see you again. Tell me, did you follow and listen the whole time?" Sirius calmly asked.
Harry began to look around him for an outlet for Sirius to escape. He couldn't see any way out for Sirius and Harry felt the impending doom that was growing ever closer to the only family he had.
"Funny you should care what I know or don't know Black. I follow a clearer path now. I now understand everything." Percy spat.
"Well, Percy, you see, I came here on my own. Harry understand my innocence, why can't you?" Sirius' voice trailed off as he watched Percy grab his arm and look up at Sirius and Harry in terror.
"Harry get out of here now!" Sirius yelled.
But it was too late. Percy had to pull back his arm as he felt searing pain shooting thru his arm. He moved his other arm to cover up the pain he was in but it was no use. Percy revealed the dark mark forever now etched into his right arm. Percy Weasley is a deatheater.
"Sirius! What's happening." Harry began to say. But Harry's voice was cut off as Percy's arm began to glow with a hazy green light and Percy began to yell, "No! Not NOW!" and he was then pulled into himself as Lord Voldermort summoned him to do his bidding.
It felt like an eternity as Harry and Sirius looked at each other in total shock. Percy was gone. Then without fail, Sirius sprang into action and ran into the Burrow and hit the alarm button on the Floo Network and Professor Dumbledore instantly came running out of the Weasley fireplace. Harry caught up with Sirius at the fireplace.
The light in Dumbledore's eyes went dim as he asked Sirius, "Is it Percy?"
Yes sir. Its as we feared. He has turned." Sirius' gaze locked with Molly's, and the rest of the Weasley Clan and Hermione who had just ran into the living room and were looking at Mrs. Weasley who now stood still in total shock.
"Albus, no... it can't be." Molly asked as tears started to form in her eyes as she began to realize her own son had tuned to dark magic.
"Molly we need to gather the children's belongings. Have them pack immediately. We will leave for Hogwarts right away." Dumbledore sated firmly.
Harry began to look worried as he began to realize the destruction he has brought to his new family was because of him.
As if Dumbledore could read Harry's mind he put his arm on his shoulder calming Harry right away. Then with the other arm he called Flame into the room.
Flame was a young phoenix and it bolted into the room filling the air with a brilliant red and golden trail of fire. The young phoenix turned and began to cry and Dumbledore let the tears fall onto Harry's head and the green ooze stopped immediately.
A distant thunder could be herd in the distance as everyone in the Burrow sprang into action and gathered their things. Cold winds began to sweep thru the Burrow as Dumbledore called Bill and Charlie home to the Burrow. The gravity of the situation began to hit as everyone realize this might be the last time they say goodbye to their home.
Harry and Ron were already sprinting thru the Burrow as they charmed all their belongings into tiny miniatures. Charlie and Bill had been called to aid in the casting of the charms and to help with the packing. Fred and George finished right away so they could help their mom pack what little she could think of taking with her.
Once the mad packing was done Dumbledore yelled, "Lightensom Luggage!" And a blast of yellow and black light emanated out of his hands and hit everyone's trunks. "That should lighten up the load. Now for the transport."
The thunder sounded like hundreds of buffalo stampeding towards them now. The icy wind blew thru each of them as the cold hand of death engulfed the Burrow. Pictures began to fall from the wall as Dumbledore turned to the fireplace and commanded, "Magnus Tunnel Hogwarts!" A badger roared from Dumbledore's hands and bolted thru the fireplace opening up a transport tunnel.
Everyone still was quite shocked as they lined up to go thru the tunnel. "Now everyone, quickly one at a time. This tunnel will not last long. Professor Lupin & McGonagall will be on the other end helping you thru." Dumbledore stated.
"Ginny you go first." Sirius stated and Ginny stepped into the golden light coming from the fireplace.
The one at a time everyone stepped thru as the thunder was on top of them now. The vibrating pictures fell off the walls, as Dumbledore and Flame were the last to go thru the portal. Waving his hand as he disappeared into the portal he closed the fireplace forever.
"Snuffles, would you like to go for a walk?" Harry still expressed the urgency he felt just a few moments before upstairs.
Snuffles did not miss a beat and led Harry out the back door and down the path until he had reached the lake away from the Burrow. Snuffles then transformed himself into Sirius.
"What is it Harry? Percy is lurking around the house like he is on the prowl and I cannot risk getting caught."
"Sirius, well. its my scar for starters." Harry said.
A look of concern crossed Sirius' face, "Oh Merlin. What happened?"
Harry pulled his hair back off of his head to reveal the green blood oozing from the scar.
"Harry. what happened?" Sirius was now alarmed as he pulled Harry's hair back and put his hand shakily onto Harry's shoulder.
"Okay well let's start w/yesterday." Harry said. Then Harry poured his emotions out and explained all the events of yesterday after his soul was called back into his body. The odd sensation he had felt with Hermione & Ginny, the waking dream he had experienced in the forest, and the feeling like evil was coming for him and he could not shake that feeling.
"Harry, listen to me. I think you need to know some things." Sirius began to explain. "I cannot tell you why this is happening to you, but I think once I am done, you will understand more."
"But Sirius, why does this always happen to me? I am only 15!" Harry was now visibly upset. "Now again more people know more about me then I do!"
Sirius took a seat and motioned for Harry to sit with him. "Harry are you familiar with the stories of how the dark Lord Grindelwald was defeated?" Harry shook his head no. "Well, what do you know of Professor Dumbledore's brother, Aberforth?"
Harry replied, "Nothing really. He might not be able to read is all I know."
"Yes Harry, but have you ever asked yourself why Aberforth cannot read?" Sirius asked.
"No not really. It never crossed my mind as important."
"Harry, you need to understand there is good and dark magic inside of each of us. There is and expression used by the Chinese called Chi. Your Chi is the life energy or balance that keeps us together, it keeps us in check. There cannot be good without evil, ultimately the idea is to balance both ends and have them meet in the middle. Do you understand?" Sirius asked.
"I think so, but what does this have to do with me, or Prof. Dumbledore, or his brother?" Harry inquired.
"Harry, Aberforth is Lord Grindelwald. His defeat was managed by creating a balance with."
A dark figure then yelled out, "Keep your hands where I can see them Black! Stay right where you are! You are under arrest by the Ministry of Magic!" Sirius swallowed hard as he noticed a wand was pointed directly at his neck.
"Percy Weasley. What a joy it is to see you again. Tell me, did you follow and listen the whole time?" Sirius calmly asked.
Harry began to look around him for an outlet for Sirius to escape. He couldn't see any way out for Sirius and Harry felt the impending doom that was growing ever closer to the only family he had.
"Funny you should care what I know or don't know Black. I follow a clearer path now. I now understand everything." Percy spat.
"Well, Percy, you see, I came here on my own. Harry understand my innocence, why can't you?" Sirius' voice trailed off as he watched Percy grab his arm and look up at Sirius and Harry in terror.
"Harry get out of here now!" Sirius yelled.
But it was too late. Percy had to pull back his arm as he felt searing pain shooting thru his arm. He moved his other arm to cover up the pain he was in but it was no use. Percy revealed the dark mark forever now etched into his right arm. Percy Weasley is a deatheater.
"Sirius! What's happening." Harry began to say. But Harry's voice was cut off as Percy's arm began to glow with a hazy green light and Percy began to yell, "No! Not NOW!" and he was then pulled into himself as Lord Voldermort summoned him to do his bidding.
It felt like an eternity as Harry and Sirius looked at each other in total shock. Percy was gone. Then without fail, Sirius sprang into action and ran into the Burrow and hit the alarm button on the Floo Network and Professor Dumbledore instantly came running out of the Weasley fireplace. Harry caught up with Sirius at the fireplace.
The light in Dumbledore's eyes went dim as he asked Sirius, "Is it Percy?"
Yes sir. Its as we feared. He has turned." Sirius' gaze locked with Molly's, and the rest of the Weasley Clan and Hermione who had just ran into the living room and were looking at Mrs. Weasley who now stood still in total shock.
"Albus, no... it can't be." Molly asked as tears started to form in her eyes as she began to realize her own son had tuned to dark magic.
"Molly we need to gather the children's belongings. Have them pack immediately. We will leave for Hogwarts right away." Dumbledore sated firmly.
Harry began to look worried as he began to realize the destruction he has brought to his new family was because of him.
As if Dumbledore could read Harry's mind he put his arm on his shoulder calming Harry right away. Then with the other arm he called Flame into the room.
Flame was a young phoenix and it bolted into the room filling the air with a brilliant red and golden trail of fire. The young phoenix turned and began to cry and Dumbledore let the tears fall onto Harry's head and the green ooze stopped immediately.
A distant thunder could be herd in the distance as everyone in the Burrow sprang into action and gathered their things. Cold winds began to sweep thru the Burrow as Dumbledore called Bill and Charlie home to the Burrow. The gravity of the situation began to hit as everyone realize this might be the last time they say goodbye to their home.
Harry and Ron were already sprinting thru the Burrow as they charmed all their belongings into tiny miniatures. Charlie and Bill had been called to aid in the casting of the charms and to help with the packing. Fred and George finished right away so they could help their mom pack what little she could think of taking with her.
Once the mad packing was done Dumbledore yelled, "Lightensom Luggage!" And a blast of yellow and black light emanated out of his hands and hit everyone's trunks. "That should lighten up the load. Now for the transport."
The thunder sounded like hundreds of buffalo stampeding towards them now. The icy wind blew thru each of them as the cold hand of death engulfed the Burrow. Pictures began to fall from the wall as Dumbledore turned to the fireplace and commanded, "Magnus Tunnel Hogwarts!" A badger roared from Dumbledore's hands and bolted thru the fireplace opening up a transport tunnel.
Everyone still was quite shocked as they lined up to go thru the tunnel. "Now everyone, quickly one at a time. This tunnel will not last long. Professor Lupin & McGonagall will be on the other end helping you thru." Dumbledore stated.
"Ginny you go first." Sirius stated and Ginny stepped into the golden light coming from the fireplace.
The one at a time everyone stepped thru as the thunder was on top of them now. The vibrating pictures fell off the walls, as Dumbledore and Flame were the last to go thru the portal. Waving his hand as he disappeared into the portal he closed the fireplace forever.