Chapter 12: Shrieking Shack
A few days after Harry had found out that Katelyn was with Wormtail, he was in the common room studying with Ron and Hermione. They were working on their essays for Defense Against the Dark Arts. It was around ten at night. "I don't think I'm going to finish this tonight," said Harry, "I'm exhausted. I'm going to bed."
"Well, I guess you can do it tomorrow. You have been worrying about Katelyn. That is probably why you are so tired," said Hermione.
"Good night," said Ron.
Harry walked up to the boy's dormitory. While he was putting on his pajamas he heard someone say, "Harry Potter." Harry spun around to see who else was in the room, but nobody was there. Then he heard a mumbled voice again. It seemed to be coming from his trunk. Harry opened it up. At first he didn't see anything that could be talking, but then he heard the voice again. "Sirius, are you listening to me?" asked the voice.
"Of course I'm listening," growled Sirius, "but I don't want any gifts. I don't care if they are from Dumbledore.
Then it dawned on Harry where the voices were coming from. He reached to the bottom of the trunk and pulled out the mirror that Sirius had given him two years ago. It showed a cell in Azkaban. Sirius was sitting on the bed facing the wall.
"Well, I'm just going to leave this hear, I'm sure that you will change your mind," said the first voice. Someone placed the mirror on a table and Harry could see that it had been Ben McMillan. Ben smiled at him and then left the room.
"Sirius!" screamed Harry.
Sirius jumped and looked around the room. Then he spotted the mirror. He walked over and picked it up. He looked like the first time Harry had seen him.
"Hi," said Harry.
Sirius smiled at him. "Good to see you again," said Harry.
"Are you doing alright?" asked Harry seeing how his godfather looked.
"I guess," said Sirius, "considering where I am. Have you gotten any news on where Katelyn is? I heard that she is missing."
"She is with Wormtail," said Harry.
"That rat!" exclaimed Sirius, "if I ever get out of here I'm going to kill him, and nobody is going to be able to stop me! He better not hurt her!"
"Sirius, I promise we will find her," said Harry.
"I want you to worry about school," said Sirius, "it is too dangerous for you to go looking for her. You need to stay at Hogwarts."
"I already promised Dad and Mom I would, but I have my ways of helping without leaving Hogwarts," said Harry.
"Which would be?" asked Sirius.
"The Marauders Map," said Harry, "and spying on Voldemort."
"Spying on Voldemort! I thought he was dead!" exclaimed Sirius.
"He is," said Harry, "but his ghost is here."
Harry pulled the map out of his pocket and looked at it for a while. Then he spotted someone near the Whomping Willow. It was Peter Petigrew. "The Shreiking Shack!" exclaimed Harry.
"What?" asked Sirius.
Harry threw the mirror down and ran over to the window. By the moonlight he could see the rat disappear down into the tunnel. "Harry what is it?" asked Sirius, but Harry was in to much of a rush. He threw his robes back on, and ran down to the commons room.
"I thought you were going to bed," said Hermione when she saw him. Harry didn't stop. He ran out of the commons room. Hermione and Ron followed him. They ran through the halls and to the Whomping Willow tree.
"Would you mind if I ask, what is going on?" asked Ron catching up with Harry.
"They're in the Shreiking Shack," said Harry disappearing into the tunnel.
The three of them ran silently through the tunnel and into the house. They could hear Peter talking to someone. They followed his voice up to the room where they had first met Sirius. Just before they reached the door Peter said, "I must go now." Then there was a pop of someone disapperating.
Harry ran into the room. Nobody was there. Harry sat down on the bed and buried his face in his hands. Hermione and Ron sat down next to him. "She was just here," said Harry, "if only I had been a little faster, she would be here now." *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Thank you for reviewing. I know this chapter is short, but I have been busy and feel bad for taking so long to update. Please review anyway. Thanks to Lady Lily3, Plaidly Lush, Jena Jinn, makya, and heathboo87
A few days after Harry had found out that Katelyn was with Wormtail, he was in the common room studying with Ron and Hermione. They were working on their essays for Defense Against the Dark Arts. It was around ten at night. "I don't think I'm going to finish this tonight," said Harry, "I'm exhausted. I'm going to bed."
"Well, I guess you can do it tomorrow. You have been worrying about Katelyn. That is probably why you are so tired," said Hermione.
"Good night," said Ron.
Harry walked up to the boy's dormitory. While he was putting on his pajamas he heard someone say, "Harry Potter." Harry spun around to see who else was in the room, but nobody was there. Then he heard a mumbled voice again. It seemed to be coming from his trunk. Harry opened it up. At first he didn't see anything that could be talking, but then he heard the voice again. "Sirius, are you listening to me?" asked the voice.
"Of course I'm listening," growled Sirius, "but I don't want any gifts. I don't care if they are from Dumbledore.
Then it dawned on Harry where the voices were coming from. He reached to the bottom of the trunk and pulled out the mirror that Sirius had given him two years ago. It showed a cell in Azkaban. Sirius was sitting on the bed facing the wall.
"Well, I'm just going to leave this hear, I'm sure that you will change your mind," said the first voice. Someone placed the mirror on a table and Harry could see that it had been Ben McMillan. Ben smiled at him and then left the room.
"Sirius!" screamed Harry.
Sirius jumped and looked around the room. Then he spotted the mirror. He walked over and picked it up. He looked like the first time Harry had seen him.
"Hi," said Harry.
Sirius smiled at him. "Good to see you again," said Harry.
"Are you doing alright?" asked Harry seeing how his godfather looked.
"I guess," said Sirius, "considering where I am. Have you gotten any news on where Katelyn is? I heard that she is missing."
"She is with Wormtail," said Harry.
"That rat!" exclaimed Sirius, "if I ever get out of here I'm going to kill him, and nobody is going to be able to stop me! He better not hurt her!"
"Sirius, I promise we will find her," said Harry.
"I want you to worry about school," said Sirius, "it is too dangerous for you to go looking for her. You need to stay at Hogwarts."
"I already promised Dad and Mom I would, but I have my ways of helping without leaving Hogwarts," said Harry.
"Which would be?" asked Sirius.
"The Marauders Map," said Harry, "and spying on Voldemort."
"Spying on Voldemort! I thought he was dead!" exclaimed Sirius.
"He is," said Harry, "but his ghost is here."
Harry pulled the map out of his pocket and looked at it for a while. Then he spotted someone near the Whomping Willow. It was Peter Petigrew. "The Shreiking Shack!" exclaimed Harry.
"What?" asked Sirius.
Harry threw the mirror down and ran over to the window. By the moonlight he could see the rat disappear down into the tunnel. "Harry what is it?" asked Sirius, but Harry was in to much of a rush. He threw his robes back on, and ran down to the commons room.
"I thought you were going to bed," said Hermione when she saw him. Harry didn't stop. He ran out of the commons room. Hermione and Ron followed him. They ran through the halls and to the Whomping Willow tree.
"Would you mind if I ask, what is going on?" asked Ron catching up with Harry.
"They're in the Shreiking Shack," said Harry disappearing into the tunnel.
The three of them ran silently through the tunnel and into the house. They could hear Peter talking to someone. They followed his voice up to the room where they had first met Sirius. Just before they reached the door Peter said, "I must go now." Then there was a pop of someone disapperating.
Harry ran into the room. Nobody was there. Harry sat down on the bed and buried his face in his hands. Hermione and Ron sat down next to him. "She was just here," said Harry, "if only I had been a little faster, she would be here now." *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Thank you for reviewing. I know this chapter is short, but I have been busy and feel bad for taking so long to update. Please review anyway. Thanks to Lady Lily3, Plaidly Lush, Jena Jinn, makya, and heathboo87