You Will Understand
Summary: Harry's 6th year at Hogwarts is going to be hard, little does he realize just how much he will go through….. WARNING!!!! OotP Spoilers!!!!
Rated: PG-13 (for language)
Disclaimer: I own none of the Harry Potter character except for Aubrianna, she is from my own mind so do me and yourself a favor and don't steal her.
Author's Note: I know it takes me an awful long time to update but life is hectic and I hardly have a chance anymore to type out what my muse keeps throwing at me. I'm still a bit lost on how I should get Aubrianna to Hogwarts other than her just moving and being transferred to another school. What do you think? Please let me know, I don't want to do anything that you'll hate me for so opinions and suggestions are appreciated. Thanks again to my reviewers!!! You guys have helped me a lot in developing the story line into more than some boring old fic. I'm not sure yet where my muse is taking me with this but I trust both her and you guys. This chapter isn't my favorite. It is in fact quite horrible to me but its something and I truly hope you guys like it. The next chapter should be up during the weekend if not sooner (depending on how much homework I get)
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Chapter 5: Will the Real Lupin Please Step Forward?
"What the bloody hell?!?" Harry exclaimed staring back and forth between the two Lupins. This was impossible! Two Lupins standing in front of him, he must be dreaming!!!!
Quickly Harry drew out his wand and tried to keep it pointed at both Lupins at the same time (and quite unsuccessfully I might add).
"Think Harry think!" He muttered. "Obviously Lupin doesn't have a twin so ones got to be an imposter. Now all you have to do is figure out which one the imposter is and which one the real one is."
"Easier said than done," he cursed as he eyed the two men carefully. Both looked completely similar to Harry but he knew all to well not to trust what you see altogether.
"Ok, neither of you move until I figure out who's who here."
As soon as Harry spoke both Lupins began frantically shouting to him.
"Harry, don't be a fool! I'm the real Lupin."
"Harry, don't listen to it, that's the danger I told you about! Its me, its Moony!"
At the sound of Lupins nickname Harry turned and faced the Lupin who had stated it. It was the one who had stopped him from entering the forest.
"Moony?" Harry asked somewhat dubiously while at the same time taking a step towards him and away from the woods.
"No!" Shrieked the imposter Lupin "He's lying, I'm Lupin! I'm….."
"Stupefy!" shouted the real Lupin and the imposter dropped to the ground in a heap. Lupin and Harry turned to look at each other as they inched cautiously over to the body. Before they got to it though it disappeared leaving no trace that it had been there to begin with!
"There!" said Lupin, placing his wand back into his robe. "All right there Harry?"
"Yes, thanks to you," Harry replied. "Lupin, who or rather what was that?"
"That Harry is a Kludde," replied Lupin as if he were merely talking about the weather and not some creature that had just attacked them both.
"A what?" asked Harry, clearly puzzled.
"A Kludde Harry, it's a shape shifter of a sort that feeds off a persons greatest fear to kill them," answered Lupin converting back to his DADA position voice from 3 years ago.(A/N: To those of you who don't completely understand this, it will be explained in later chapters better. Harry's greatest fear is NOT that Lupin will kill him, it is something else that I will not tell you…..yet *wicked grin *) "Its…"
"Enough with the Magical Creatures lesson Lupin!" came a laughing voice from up the road.
Turning around Harry and Lupin discovered who must have been Tonks from her voice although her hair was a bluish black now and she had violet like eyes.
Lupin chuckled and walked over to her a glint of the old Mauder days in his eyes. "Well then, my dear. Being you are so smart these days I'll leave the questioning to you." The two gave each other a look, obviously sharing in a secret of some sort.
"Quiet Lupin! This is no place for idle chitchat. We have to get going!"
Puzzled, Harry opened his mouth to ask what he meant when Lupin abruptly cut off his sentence and continued.
"Very well my dear. Well now Harry, shall we be going?"
To stunned at all that had just happened to him Harry simply nodded and together the three began to walk back towards the Dursley's with Harry's trunk once more floating behind them.
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Halfway down the street Harry began wondering about a particular difficulty they would encounter once they reached the Dursely's once more.
"Um, Lupin? How are we going to get back to Grimwald Place?" asked Harry. "Are we flying again?"
"No, no Harry," said Lupin, continuing his quick pace. "Flying is far too dangerous these days, as is flooing. No telling who might be watching. No we need protection of a good sort and who better to give it then an old friend."
With that the trio had reached the side gate to the Dursley's back yard and on opening it Harry was greeted by a huge hippogriff he knew at once to be Buckbeak.
Smiling, Lupin watched Harry's startled reaction. "We figured Buckbeak here might give us just the protection we need, what with being such a good judge of character before." Lupin winked at Harry, recalling Harry's third year and Buckbeck's extreme dislike to Draco Malfoy.
Tonks laughed at the joke, obviously having been filled in on the history of "their old friend" and quickly walked up to Buckbeak and bowed. As soon as Buckbeak bowed back, she climbed onto his back and waited for the other two. Soon all three were allowed to approached the giant beast and settled themselves as comfortable as possible on his back.
"Well now," said Lupin, still smiling "Let's be off" And with that Buckbeak lifted himself into the air, with his three passengers hanging on as best they could.