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Chapter 11 Mysterious Misspell
He was alone? What was he doing alone? He looked around and realized that he had absolutely no idea where he was. He tried to stay calm and consider his options. He counted them off mentally.
He could walk around and try to find out where he was and how to get back to school. After all, he didn't appear to be in any immediate danger. He could try to apparate back to the park. Although he hadn't had more than a few minutes training at least he'd be doing something and it had to be the same basic principle. He could try to apparate just a few inches like last time and see if that took him back. He could wait here and see if anyone came for him.
He was leaning towards walking around to see if he could find any clues as to where he was, after all he could always try apparating later. He was just about to set out when he heard someone coming. All he could think of was wishing that he had his dad's invisibility cloak as he looked for a place to hide. He hid behind a rather large tree but he knew he had been seen.
"Come on out. I know you're there." Harry readied his wand trying to remember where he had heard that voice before. He thought back to the end of last year when he had been surrounded by Death Eaters. More than anything Harry wanted to know that this voice didn't belong to one of them.
He muttered a shield spell on himself and stole a peek towards the newcomer.
He still couldn't make out who it was. This was partly because the man stopped his approach. Although Harry couldn't see who he was he could make out enough to tell that the man had brought out his wand and was saying a spell.
Although he thought about hiding again, Harry had a lot of faith in his shield spell since he had spent so much time practicing it for the Tri Wizard Tournament last year. Whatever hex the stranger threw at Harry had rebounded off his shield as was making it's way back towards the caster at lightning speed. Unable to dodge it in time, the stranger found himself buried shoulder high in a glass box of speedily rising quicksand.
Harry couldn't help feeling a little proud as he walked closer to see who had tried to hex him an if it was someone worth saving.
It was.
"PROFESSOR LUPIN!"
Harry performed the counter curse and freed Lupin from his self-inflicted prison.
"Harry, what are you."
"Am I glad to see you."
"What are you doing here?"
"I don't know? I don't even know where 'here' is. My class was at a park in Hogsmeade learning to apparate. We were only supposed to go a few inches but next thing I knew I was 'here'"
"As glad as I am to see you we need to get you back." Lupin grabbed Harry's shoulder and apparated them to the park Harry came from.
Everyone stared at the two of them wide-eyed. It was McGonagall who broke the silence first. "Potter! Where did you go?"
Harry shrugged, "I don't know."
"Well! I never thought."
Lupin broke off whatever she was going to say. "Perhaps we should talk over there." He led her out of hearing distance from the students.
"WOW!"
"Wicked.
"Wild"
"Whoa Harry, how'd you do that?" The questions were coming from all around.
"I dunno." He told everyone.
"Potter." Harry turned to face Professor McGonagall. "Remus here will escort you back to the castle. Although I would like to do that myself, it's obvious that some students here require much more practice." As she spoke this last sentence she turned to face a half-dressed Neville.
Harry and Lupin walked towards the school grounds. Lupin looked much as Harry remembered him, lanky and wearing tattered robes. Harry supposed he hadn't been able to find much work after Snape "let it slip" that he was a werewolf back in their third year.
Although Lupin wouldn't tell Harry where he had apparated to, they had plenty of things to discuss. Lupin had heard all about Harry's ordeal from Sirius and wanted to tell Harry how proud he was of him. Although some time had passed since them, Harry still didn't like talking about that night if he could avoid it.
Lupin changed the subject. "Nice rebounding shield spell Harry. Where did you pick up that little trick?"
"I learned tons of them last year trying to get ready for the last task," Harry said as he smiled at his old mentor.
When they reached the castle, Lupin told Harry he'd see him later and for him to go get some lunch. Lupin disappeared down the hallway.
Harry went straight to his bedroom. He didn't want to answer everyone's questions of why he the only one back yet. He tried to work on clearing his mind but he couldn't stop wondering where he had gone to today and why Lupin was there.
He stayed in his room until receiving a note from the headmaster asking him to come up to his office.
After giving the new password "Peppermint Popsicles" Harry continued up to the headmaster's office. It was Lupin who let him in. Sirius and Dumbledore were also there.
"Harry" the headmaster began, "I hear you've had quite a day. Tell us about it if you please."
Harry recounted what happened up until the time that he saw Lupin.
Sirius couldn't resist needling his old friend and boasting on his godson at the same time. "Is that when you decided to eat sand Moony?"
"Hardee-har-har. I must admit Harry got the better of me that time. Should we now tell him about that time back in the summer before 6th year when we found you buried just as deep without any."
"Uh no, he doesn't need to hear that now" Sirius wouldn't let Lupin finish his sentence.
Harry hoped to remember to ask Lupin later to tell him that story.
"I don't even know where I was" Harry returned to his tale hoping one of the adult wizards would catch the clue and tell him where he had gone and perhaps even how he had gotten there.
After seeming to consider his options, Dumbledore spoke. "Harry now that you're a member of the Order." At this Harry's eyes widened and he looked to Lupin. If Dumbledore talked about it in front of him then that must mean.
Lupin smiled. "Yes Harry, I too am in the Order."
Dumbledore continued, "Now that you're in the Order and are nearing the age of adulthood, I think it's time that we quit trying to hide so many things from you. To be honest, I don't know what caused you to travel back to the Burrow today."
"The Burrow!" Harry interrupted. "How did I get there? What was Lupin doing there? Where were Mr and Mrs Weasley? Why didn't I recognize it?"
Dumbledore held up a hand to stop him. "Yes yes Harry, we already know that you have an inquisitive mind but let me finish. We don't know if Dark Arts was involved or not but I tend to think it wasn't. First of all you went to a place familiar to you. Secondly you went to a fairly safe place which doesn't seem like something any of our enemies would choose to do. And finally, since you've been practicing more than anyone else in your class how to clear your mind, it makes sense that you would be able to travel a farther distance than they can."
Although Harry didn't want to contradict the Headmaster of worry his godfather, he suspected there was more to it and whatever it was, it couldn't be anything good.
Dumbledore assured Harry that his classmates had returned from Hogsmeade and that he could join them for supper in the Great Hall. Although Harry still had many more questions, he sensed that the adults wanted to talk. Harry left the room telling Lupin that he hoped he'd be able to stay awhile and left to find his friends.
A thousand miles away, Voldemort was offering rare praise to his Death Eaters. They proved that they could teleport Harry Potter anywhere they wanted as long as he wasn't on school grounds. It had been Lucius Malfoy's idea to teleport him to the Burrow to avert any suspicion of Dark Magic. The hook-nosed muggle-loving headmaster wouldn't suspect anything if they only sent him to the Burrow. So now they knew they could teleport the boy and no one suspecting anything. How perfect was that?
A/N - Please R/R - tell me what you think.
A/N - I was going to entitle this chapter "Remus Returns" but I didn't want to give anything away and spoil the surprise.
A/N: Keep reviewing. I'm open to suggestions!
Chapter 11 Mysterious Misspell
He was alone? What was he doing alone? He looked around and realized that he had absolutely no idea where he was. He tried to stay calm and consider his options. He counted them off mentally.
He could walk around and try to find out where he was and how to get back to school. After all, he didn't appear to be in any immediate danger. He could try to apparate back to the park. Although he hadn't had more than a few minutes training at least he'd be doing something and it had to be the same basic principle. He could try to apparate just a few inches like last time and see if that took him back. He could wait here and see if anyone came for him.
He was leaning towards walking around to see if he could find any clues as to where he was, after all he could always try apparating later. He was just about to set out when he heard someone coming. All he could think of was wishing that he had his dad's invisibility cloak as he looked for a place to hide. He hid behind a rather large tree but he knew he had been seen.
"Come on out. I know you're there." Harry readied his wand trying to remember where he had heard that voice before. He thought back to the end of last year when he had been surrounded by Death Eaters. More than anything Harry wanted to know that this voice didn't belong to one of them.
He muttered a shield spell on himself and stole a peek towards the newcomer.
He still couldn't make out who it was. This was partly because the man stopped his approach. Although Harry couldn't see who he was he could make out enough to tell that the man had brought out his wand and was saying a spell.
Although he thought about hiding again, Harry had a lot of faith in his shield spell since he had spent so much time practicing it for the Tri Wizard Tournament last year. Whatever hex the stranger threw at Harry had rebounded off his shield as was making it's way back towards the caster at lightning speed. Unable to dodge it in time, the stranger found himself buried shoulder high in a glass box of speedily rising quicksand.
Harry couldn't help feeling a little proud as he walked closer to see who had tried to hex him an if it was someone worth saving.
It was.
"PROFESSOR LUPIN!"
Harry performed the counter curse and freed Lupin from his self-inflicted prison.
"Harry, what are you."
"Am I glad to see you."
"What are you doing here?"
"I don't know? I don't even know where 'here' is. My class was at a park in Hogsmeade learning to apparate. We were only supposed to go a few inches but next thing I knew I was 'here'"
"As glad as I am to see you we need to get you back." Lupin grabbed Harry's shoulder and apparated them to the park Harry came from.
Everyone stared at the two of them wide-eyed. It was McGonagall who broke the silence first. "Potter! Where did you go?"
Harry shrugged, "I don't know."
"Well! I never thought."
Lupin broke off whatever she was going to say. "Perhaps we should talk over there." He led her out of hearing distance from the students.
"WOW!"
"Wicked.
"Wild"
"Whoa Harry, how'd you do that?" The questions were coming from all around.
"I dunno." He told everyone.
"Potter." Harry turned to face Professor McGonagall. "Remus here will escort you back to the castle. Although I would like to do that myself, it's obvious that some students here require much more practice." As she spoke this last sentence she turned to face a half-dressed Neville.
Harry and Lupin walked towards the school grounds. Lupin looked much as Harry remembered him, lanky and wearing tattered robes. Harry supposed he hadn't been able to find much work after Snape "let it slip" that he was a werewolf back in their third year.
Although Lupin wouldn't tell Harry where he had apparated to, they had plenty of things to discuss. Lupin had heard all about Harry's ordeal from Sirius and wanted to tell Harry how proud he was of him. Although some time had passed since them, Harry still didn't like talking about that night if he could avoid it.
Lupin changed the subject. "Nice rebounding shield spell Harry. Where did you pick up that little trick?"
"I learned tons of them last year trying to get ready for the last task," Harry said as he smiled at his old mentor.
When they reached the castle, Lupin told Harry he'd see him later and for him to go get some lunch. Lupin disappeared down the hallway.
Harry went straight to his bedroom. He didn't want to answer everyone's questions of why he the only one back yet. He tried to work on clearing his mind but he couldn't stop wondering where he had gone to today and why Lupin was there.
He stayed in his room until receiving a note from the headmaster asking him to come up to his office.
After giving the new password "Peppermint Popsicles" Harry continued up to the headmaster's office. It was Lupin who let him in. Sirius and Dumbledore were also there.
"Harry" the headmaster began, "I hear you've had quite a day. Tell us about it if you please."
Harry recounted what happened up until the time that he saw Lupin.
Sirius couldn't resist needling his old friend and boasting on his godson at the same time. "Is that when you decided to eat sand Moony?"
"Hardee-har-har. I must admit Harry got the better of me that time. Should we now tell him about that time back in the summer before 6th year when we found you buried just as deep without any."
"Uh no, he doesn't need to hear that now" Sirius wouldn't let Lupin finish his sentence.
Harry hoped to remember to ask Lupin later to tell him that story.
"I don't even know where I was" Harry returned to his tale hoping one of the adult wizards would catch the clue and tell him where he had gone and perhaps even how he had gotten there.
After seeming to consider his options, Dumbledore spoke. "Harry now that you're a member of the Order." At this Harry's eyes widened and he looked to Lupin. If Dumbledore talked about it in front of him then that must mean.
Lupin smiled. "Yes Harry, I too am in the Order."
Dumbledore continued, "Now that you're in the Order and are nearing the age of adulthood, I think it's time that we quit trying to hide so many things from you. To be honest, I don't know what caused you to travel back to the Burrow today."
"The Burrow!" Harry interrupted. "How did I get there? What was Lupin doing there? Where were Mr and Mrs Weasley? Why didn't I recognize it?"
Dumbledore held up a hand to stop him. "Yes yes Harry, we already know that you have an inquisitive mind but let me finish. We don't know if Dark Arts was involved or not but I tend to think it wasn't. First of all you went to a place familiar to you. Secondly you went to a fairly safe place which doesn't seem like something any of our enemies would choose to do. And finally, since you've been practicing more than anyone else in your class how to clear your mind, it makes sense that you would be able to travel a farther distance than they can."
Although Harry didn't want to contradict the Headmaster of worry his godfather, he suspected there was more to it and whatever it was, it couldn't be anything good.
Dumbledore assured Harry that his classmates had returned from Hogsmeade and that he could join them for supper in the Great Hall. Although Harry still had many more questions, he sensed that the adults wanted to talk. Harry left the room telling Lupin that he hoped he'd be able to stay awhile and left to find his friends.
A thousand miles away, Voldemort was offering rare praise to his Death Eaters. They proved that they could teleport Harry Potter anywhere they wanted as long as he wasn't on school grounds. It had been Lucius Malfoy's idea to teleport him to the Burrow to avert any suspicion of Dark Magic. The hook-nosed muggle-loving headmaster wouldn't suspect anything if they only sent him to the Burrow. So now they knew they could teleport the boy and no one suspecting anything. How perfect was that?
A/N - Please R/R - tell me what you think.
A/N - I was going to entitle this chapter "Remus Returns" but I didn't want to give anything away and spoil the surprise.