Chapter 16: The Dementor's Kiss
Harry looked over at Sirius, who was watching the door that Katelyn had just ran out of. Then Sirius turned to look at Harry. He looked very worried. Harry got up and ran out the door also to find Katelyn.
He found her around the corner of the hall. She was sitting on a bench crying. "How could they do this?" she asked when Harry sat down next to her.
"I do not know," said Harry pulling her into a hug. Then he saw it. A rat standing next to a small hole in the wall. He reached for his wand which was inside his robes. Pettigrew had not noticed that Harry had spotted him yet. "Petrificous Totalus," he said.
"What?" asked Katelyn clearing the tears from her eyes.
"Come on!" said Harry running over to the frozen rat and picking it up.
"Wormtail!" Katelyn screamed. She jumped up and threw her arms around Harry. Then they ran back to the courtroom. Sirius had been removed from the room already.
"What are you doing running like that?" asked James when they burst through the doors.
Harry held up Pettigrew by his tail.
"You caught him!" exclaimed Mary.
"Dumbledore, come over here quick," called Professor Lupin.
Dumbledore came over, and Harry handed the rat to him. Dumbledore examined the rat for a second. Then he looked at Harry. "Go get Sirius. He is in the room across the hall. The dementor may already be in there," he said.
Harry turned and ran out of the room. Katelyn was going to follow him, but Dumbledore called her back. "Take this," he said handing her a small package. Then she followed Harry.
Harry ran across the hall and threw the door to the room open. The room was cold, because a dementor was in there. It had started to remove its hood to administer the kiss, but Harry startled it. "Expecto Petronus," Harry yelled. The white stag appeared and chased the dementor out of the room. Harry turned to look at Sirius. He was very pale.
"You shouldn't have done that," said Sirius, "It's over."
"No, it is not," said Harry, "besides I'm not going to get into trouble. Dumbledore told me to do it."
Katelyn ran to her father and gave him a hug. Then she opened the package Dumbledore had given her and pulled out a chocolate frog. She gave it to Sirius and he ate it. "I don't understand," said Sirius, "why would Dumbledore have told you to do this?"
"Because," said Harry, "Come with us."
Harry and Katelyn led Sirius back into the courtroom. There in the middle of the room was Pettigrew, sitting in the chair with the chains wrapped around him tightly. "I'm so sorry, please forgive me," he was saying to James.
James looked down at him and rolled his eyes. "You betrayed my family and friends. Why would I forgive you?" he asked.
"Pettigrew, how did you escape?" asked McMillian.
"When we were at Hogwarts, Sirius, James, and I became animangi. I'm a rat. James is a stag. Sirius is a dog," said Pettigrew.
James and Sirius's eyes grew wide. "Great just when I think I'm going to be free," whispered Sirius.
"Is this true?" asked McMillian, "Are all of you illegal animangi?"
"Yes," said James.
"Sir," said Mary, "it is not exactly true. If you will check the list of animangi, I am sure you would find James and Sirius on it." All eyes turned to her.
"Percy, would you mind going to get the list?" asked McMillian. Percy left the room.
"What does she think she's doing?" asked Sirius.
Katelyn looked at Harry, who smiled back at her. "Saving you," said Katelyn.
"But, our names are not on the list," Sirius said.
"Are you sure?" asked Harry.
"Of course I'm sure," said Sirius, "We never registered."
Percy came back into the room holding a piece of parchment. "It's true," he said, "They are on this list." He handed the list to McMillan.
"So, it is," said McMillan looking over the list. "Well, raise your hand if Peter Pettigrew is guilty." It was unanimous. "And Sirius Black?" Nobody raised their hand this time. "Well, Mr. Black, you are free to go."
Everyone ran over to congratulate Sirius, except for Snape who stayed in the back of the room. Then all of a sudden Hermione shouted, "That's it!"
"That's what?" asked Harry.
"How to get rid of Riddle," said Hermione.
"How?" asked Ron.
"A ghost is the sole of a person. Right?" she asked.
"Yeah," said Harry.
"And dementors suck soles. Right?" she asked.
"You're brilliant," screamed Ron.
"I'll see what I can do," said Dumbledore, "but it will be tricky getting a dementor into the school without it sucking up the other ghosts."
"We'll all help," said Harry, "It's too dangerous to have him around even if he is only a ghost." *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Thank you for reviewing. I got a lot this time. I decided to update sooner, so you wouldn't get to mad at me. Did you really think that I would kill off Sirius? I would never do that! Not me! Thank you again for the reviews.
Harry looked over at Sirius, who was watching the door that Katelyn had just ran out of. Then Sirius turned to look at Harry. He looked very worried. Harry got up and ran out the door also to find Katelyn.
He found her around the corner of the hall. She was sitting on a bench crying. "How could they do this?" she asked when Harry sat down next to her.
"I do not know," said Harry pulling her into a hug. Then he saw it. A rat standing next to a small hole in the wall. He reached for his wand which was inside his robes. Pettigrew had not noticed that Harry had spotted him yet. "Petrificous Totalus," he said.
"What?" asked Katelyn clearing the tears from her eyes.
"Come on!" said Harry running over to the frozen rat and picking it up.
"Wormtail!" Katelyn screamed. She jumped up and threw her arms around Harry. Then they ran back to the courtroom. Sirius had been removed from the room already.
"What are you doing running like that?" asked James when they burst through the doors.
Harry held up Pettigrew by his tail.
"You caught him!" exclaimed Mary.
"Dumbledore, come over here quick," called Professor Lupin.
Dumbledore came over, and Harry handed the rat to him. Dumbledore examined the rat for a second. Then he looked at Harry. "Go get Sirius. He is in the room across the hall. The dementor may already be in there," he said.
Harry turned and ran out of the room. Katelyn was going to follow him, but Dumbledore called her back. "Take this," he said handing her a small package. Then she followed Harry.
Harry ran across the hall and threw the door to the room open. The room was cold, because a dementor was in there. It had started to remove its hood to administer the kiss, but Harry startled it. "Expecto Petronus," Harry yelled. The white stag appeared and chased the dementor out of the room. Harry turned to look at Sirius. He was very pale.
"You shouldn't have done that," said Sirius, "It's over."
"No, it is not," said Harry, "besides I'm not going to get into trouble. Dumbledore told me to do it."
Katelyn ran to her father and gave him a hug. Then she opened the package Dumbledore had given her and pulled out a chocolate frog. She gave it to Sirius and he ate it. "I don't understand," said Sirius, "why would Dumbledore have told you to do this?"
"Because," said Harry, "Come with us."
Harry and Katelyn led Sirius back into the courtroom. There in the middle of the room was Pettigrew, sitting in the chair with the chains wrapped around him tightly. "I'm so sorry, please forgive me," he was saying to James.
James looked down at him and rolled his eyes. "You betrayed my family and friends. Why would I forgive you?" he asked.
"Pettigrew, how did you escape?" asked McMillian.
"When we were at Hogwarts, Sirius, James, and I became animangi. I'm a rat. James is a stag. Sirius is a dog," said Pettigrew.
James and Sirius's eyes grew wide. "Great just when I think I'm going to be free," whispered Sirius.
"Is this true?" asked McMillian, "Are all of you illegal animangi?"
"Yes," said James.
"Sir," said Mary, "it is not exactly true. If you will check the list of animangi, I am sure you would find James and Sirius on it." All eyes turned to her.
"Percy, would you mind going to get the list?" asked McMillian. Percy left the room.
"What does she think she's doing?" asked Sirius.
Katelyn looked at Harry, who smiled back at her. "Saving you," said Katelyn.
"But, our names are not on the list," Sirius said.
"Are you sure?" asked Harry.
"Of course I'm sure," said Sirius, "We never registered."
Percy came back into the room holding a piece of parchment. "It's true," he said, "They are on this list." He handed the list to McMillan.
"So, it is," said McMillan looking over the list. "Well, raise your hand if Peter Pettigrew is guilty." It was unanimous. "And Sirius Black?" Nobody raised their hand this time. "Well, Mr. Black, you are free to go."
Everyone ran over to congratulate Sirius, except for Snape who stayed in the back of the room. Then all of a sudden Hermione shouted, "That's it!"
"That's what?" asked Harry.
"How to get rid of Riddle," said Hermione.
"How?" asked Ron.
"A ghost is the sole of a person. Right?" she asked.
"Yeah," said Harry.
"And dementors suck soles. Right?" she asked.
"You're brilliant," screamed Ron.
"I'll see what I can do," said Dumbledore, "but it will be tricky getting a dementor into the school without it sucking up the other ghosts."
"We'll all help," said Harry, "It's too dangerous to have him around even if he is only a ghost." *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Thank you for reviewing. I got a lot this time. I decided to update sooner, so you wouldn't get to mad at me. Did you really think that I would kill off Sirius? I would never do that! Not me! Thank you again for the reviews.