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The first Hogsmeade weekend had finally arrived. Harry and Ron were in the sixth year boys' dorm getting ready, and Hermione was down in the common room waiting for them. Harry was going to meet Luna in the Entrance Hall, next to the hour-glasses that recorded the points that each house had (Gryffindor was currently in the lead).
"Hey, Harry," said Ron, who was currently brushing his hair carefully.
"Yeah?" replied Harry, who was splashing water on his face in order to help wake himself up a little.
"Where did you say you were meeting Luna?"
"I'm meeting her by the hour-glasses in the Entrance Hall." Harry started brushing his hair. "What are you and Hermione going to do once we all reach Hogsmeade?"
"Oh, well, we were planning on going down to that coffee shop that you and Cho went to, Madame Puddifoots. After that we're probably just going to look around in some of the shops, maybe get some stuff from Honeyduke's, and then we're going to meet you and Luna at The Three Broomsticks."
"Sounds like you two are going to have a good time," said Harry, who was getting some money out of his school trunk.
Ron smiled, "So what are you and Luna going to do once you get to Hogsmeade?"
"We're going to look around at the shops for a while, and then we're going to go to the Shrieking Shack." Harry said, as he and Ron headed towards the common room.
"And then...?" Ron prompted.
"And then," said Harry, drawing out the word 'then', "Luna and I are going to meet you and Hermione at The Three Broomsticks for Butterbeers and to talk about what we did."
"And after that," came a female voice, "we're going to walk back to the school together."
"Hermione, my love," said Ron, while Harry laughed, "how beautiful you look on this lovely autumn day!"
"Thank you, Ron," said Hermione. Then she turned to Harry. "Come on, let's get down to the Entrance Hall so you can meet Luna."
"All right, then," said Harry. "Let's get going."
Harry, Ron, and Hermione reached the Entrance Hall, where Harry saw Luna standing next to the hour-glasses wait patiently for him.
"See you later at The Three Broomsticks, mate," Ron said.
"Yeah, later," said Harry.
Ron and Hermione left for Hogsmeade holding hands, and Harry went over to Luna.
"So, ready to get going?" Harry said.
Luna gave Harry a kiss. "Yes, I am," she said.
Harry and Luna headed out of the Entrance Hall, and they were on the road that led to Hogsmeade. When they got there, the first person they met up with was none other than Draco Malfoy and his cronies, Crabbe and Goyle, who were snacking on something as always.
"Oo, Potty's found himself a new giiirrrlfriend," He said sneering.
"Get stuffed, Malfoy," said Harry, who then took out his wand and pointed it at him.
"Oo, a wand," laughed Malfoy, while Crabbe and Goyle sniggered, "I'm so scared! Honest, I am! What are you going to do with it? Point it at me?"
"No," said Harry calmly, while Luna watched from his side, "I'm going to do this with it." Harry put his wand away inside his robes, and he and Luna walked into Honeyduke's, where they spent about forty-five minutes looking at all the sweets (Harry bought Luna some chocolate).
After Harry and Luna were done in Honeyduke's, they walked outside.
"Hey Luna," said Harry, "How about if we go to the Shrieking Shack?"
"All right," Luna replied.
Luna and Harry were about half-way to the Shrieking Shack when she spoke up again.
"Is it true you've been in the Shrieking Shack before? In your third year?" she asked.
"How'd you find out about that?"
"Ron told Ginny, and Ginny told me."
"Oh."
"So," said Luna, "Is it true?"
"Yes, it's true." Harry replied, pushing his first memories of meeting Sirius to the back of his mind.
Harry and Luna were about halfway up the small hill that the Shrieking Shack was on when he noticed something, or someone in the front yard of the Shrieking Shack.
"Look!" said Luna. She had noticed the something or someone also. "I wonder who that is?"
"It...it's...no, it can't be him..."
"What's the matter? Who is that person?" Luna said quickly.
"It's...Peter Pettigrew!" Harry said, astonished.
"How can it be Pettigrew? He's dead! But then, daddy did say that there were such things as zombies. Hey, maybe he's a zombie!" Luna whispered excitedly.
"No," said Harry, also lowering his voice, "No, he's not a zombie. Peter Pettigrew, I'm afraid, has been alive since the day he was born."
"Oh," said Luna.
"Let's go see what he's up to."
Harry and Luna walked silently up to the Shrieking Shack, stopping only for a second every now and then to make sure that no one else was around. When they were nearly to the Shrieking Shack, Pettigrew (who luckily didn't see Harry and Luna) opened the old front door and went inside. Harry and Luna followed close behind, making no noise.
When they entered into the old, ruined house, they saw Pettigrew open yet another door, from which Harry and Luna could clearly hear about two voices, and go inside the room, and, as he did so, he closed the door behind him. Harry and Luna crept silently up to the door, where they could now clearly hear three voices, the third of which belonged to Pettigrew.
"Here, here I am, master," said Pettigrew in a frightened voice.
"What took you so long?" said the high cold voice that was Voldemort's. Harry's scar twinged a little with pain, and Luna shuddered.
"I...I was keeping a lookout, master, to make sure that no one was coming here."
"And was there anyone coming?" Voldemort asked dangerously.
"N...no, master. I didn't see anyone coming." said Pettigrew.
"Very well, Wormtail," replied Voldemort. "You can sit right here until you are of further value to me." Harry heard Pettigrew (Wormtail) sit down on what sounded like a sofa. "Come to think of it, Wormtail," said Voldemort. He had apparently found a use for him. "How does your business with the Potter boy go? Some people still refer to him as the boy who was my downfall..." here Voldemort broke of in a cold, cruel laugh that made the hairs on Harry's and Luna's necks stand on end.
"Well, the business goes well enough, master," said Wormtail.
"Has the Potter boy found out about the room yet?" asked Voldemort.
"No, he hasn't," Wormtail replied, "He- he almost did, but I knocked him unconcious before he could find out about it."
Harry let out an inaudible gasp. Peter Pettigrew had been the cloaked figure! Harry put his ear closer to the door in order to hear the conversation better.
"Very good, Wormtail, it was well that you did that, for if Potter had found out about that room, there could have well been disasterous consequences for us. I want you to keep a closer lookout," said Voldemort.
"Yes, master," replied Wormtail.
Wormtail got up and headed towards the door that Harry and Luna were pressing their ears against. Quickly Harry realised that they would be in great danger if they were caught, so he grabbed hold of Luna's arm, and led her into the back room of the Shrieking Shack. Harry heard Wormtail open the from door and leave. He let out a sigh of relief, and he and Luna again went to the door through which they had been listening to the conversation, and again pressed their ears on it to see if they could hear what was being said in the room beyond.
"Lucius, my most trusted servant, I have a very important job for you."
"What would the job be, my lord?" came Lucius Malfoy's voice, quivering with anticipation. Harry felt a rush of hate towards this man.
"There is another Evans at the school. He's apparently the nephew of the other Evans mudblood, Lily."
"But...how can that be, my lord? I thought that Lily Potter only had a sister."
"Apparently that's not the case," replied Voldemort, "You see, she had a brother also. He was a filthy muggle, and he ran away from his home when he was 17. He married, and had a son. Mark Evans." Here Voldemort laughed evilly.
"What is it that you want me to do?" asked Lucius.
"I want you to take two of your fellow Death Eaters, preferably Rookwood and Bellatrix Lestrange, and go to the Evans' household and kill them."
"What about the boy, Mark?"
"I'll figure out something." said Voldemort. "There's also the matter of Lily Potter's sister, Petunia and her family."
"What do you want me to do with them?" asked Lucius.
"Tell Petunia and her husband that her dear brother is dead. After that, you can..." here Voldemort drew out the word with relish, "dispose of them, if you wish."
"What of their son? My sources tell me that he is at Smeltings."
"Then after you dispose of the filthy muggles parents, take him captive. I really don't think that anyone will miss him, and if the Potter boy goes after him, we'll be ready."
Harry felt sick. He couldn't take anymore of this. Quietly he motioned for Luna to follow him. They tip-toed silently out of the house, and when they were a safe distance away, Harry finally found his voice.
"We have to tell Dumbledore this," said Harry urgently, quickening his pace.
"What about Ron and Hermione?" Luna asked, jogging to keep up with Harry.
"We go to The Three Broomsticks, fetch them, and then we all go back up to the castle to Dumbledore," said Harry. He immediately broke out in a run, with Luna following close behind.
When Harry and Luna finally reached The Three Broomsticks, they were out of breath, and, still panting, they rushed inside.
"Where were you?" said Ron, "You're fifteen minutes-" he suddenly caught a look at Harry face. "What's wrong?" he asked.
"Has something happened?" asked Hermione, now concerned.
"No...time...to talk..." Harry panted, "Hurry...we've got...to talk to...Dumbledore...immediately!" Harry finished urgently.
Immediately Ron and Hermione jumped up from their seats, and at a run, followed Harry and Luna out of the bar. They ran through the villiage of Hogsmeade until they were nearly out of breath, but Harry kept on urging them on. It wasn't until they reached the stone gargoyle guarding the entrance to DumbledoreÕs office when they finally stopped.
"Chocolate Frogs!" Harry burst out. The stone gargoyle didnÕt move. "Sherbert Lemon! Cockroach Clusters!" Still the stone gargoyle didn't move, so Harry kicked it. "HELP ME!" Harry yelled. Immediately Hermione, Ron, and Luna started saying all the candy that they could think of.
"Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans!"
"Gummy Bears!"
"Tooth-Flossing Stringments!"
"AARRGH!" Harry yelled again, kicking the wall next to the stone gargoyle in his frustration.
"Harry, what's the matter?" Professor Lupin said. He had come to see Dumbledore about lesson plans for the seventh years.
"We need to see Professor Dumbledore!" Harry said quickly, "It's urgent! If we don't see him, two families could end up dead!" Harry said, yelling as he finished.
"The password is 'Canary Cream'," said Lupin, and as he said that, the stone gargoyle sprang to life, and Harry, Ron, Hermione, Luna, and Professor Lupin stepped onto the moving staircase.
When they reached the door to Dumbledore's office, Harry didn't knock, but barged right on in. Dumbledore looked up from his desk and put down the book he had been reading.
"Ah, Harry," Dumbledore, his eyes twinkling. Then he caught sight of the look Harry's face. "What's the matter?" he said urgently.
Quickly Harry told Dumbledore about the conversation he and Luna had overheard.
"And then," a scared Harry finished, "he's going to have some of his Death Eaters go over to Mark's house, and kill all of them, and after that, they're going to go over to the Dursley's, and kill my Aunt and Uncle, and then they're going to go to Smeltings and capture Dudley while hoping that I'll try to rescue him!" Harry took a few deep breaths and looked around the room. Ron was hugging Hermione, and they both looked scared. Professor Lupin, who had been standing a moment before, sat down in a nearby chair, and Luna went over to Harry and put her hand on his shoulder. "What can you do about it?" asked Harry.
"We have to get them from their houses, of course," said Dumbledore. "Remus," Dumbledore looked at Lupin, who took his head out of his hands and looked at Dumbledore, "I want you to go get Professors McGonagall and Snape, and I want you all to go to the Dursley's and the Evans' and bring them here, for it is here that will be the only safe place for them."
Immediately, Lupin got up from where he had been sitting and left Dumbledore's office to get Professor McGonagall and Professor Snape . When he had left, Dumbledore turned to Hermione, Ron, Harry, and Luna.
"I want all three of you to be careful." Dumbledore said. "I will inform Mark about the turn of events." He turned to Harry. "Should Professor Lupin, McGonagall, and Snape be too late...you, Harry, and Mark, will be living with me, here at Hogwarts." After a short pause, Dumbledore continued. "It is already dark. I advise you four to go down to dinner, and afterwards, return directly to your common rooms." And after a good-bye, Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Luna left Dumbledore's office.
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O'Malley the Alley Cat= Yeah, I knew where you got your penname. I just wanted to say that I liked it. :-) And thanks for your review!
Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter
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The first Hogsmeade weekend had finally arrived. Harry and Ron were in the sixth year boys' dorm getting ready, and Hermione was down in the common room waiting for them. Harry was going to meet Luna in the Entrance Hall, next to the hour-glasses that recorded the points that each house had (Gryffindor was currently in the lead).
"Hey, Harry," said Ron, who was currently brushing his hair carefully.
"Yeah?" replied Harry, who was splashing water on his face in order to help wake himself up a little.
"Where did you say you were meeting Luna?"
"I'm meeting her by the hour-glasses in the Entrance Hall." Harry started brushing his hair. "What are you and Hermione going to do once we all reach Hogsmeade?"
"Oh, well, we were planning on going down to that coffee shop that you and Cho went to, Madame Puddifoots. After that we're probably just going to look around in some of the shops, maybe get some stuff from Honeyduke's, and then we're going to meet you and Luna at The Three Broomsticks."
"Sounds like you two are going to have a good time," said Harry, who was getting some money out of his school trunk.
Ron smiled, "So what are you and Luna going to do once you get to Hogsmeade?"
"We're going to look around at the shops for a while, and then we're going to go to the Shrieking Shack." Harry said, as he and Ron headed towards the common room.
"And then...?" Ron prompted.
"And then," said Harry, drawing out the word 'then', "Luna and I are going to meet you and Hermione at The Three Broomsticks for Butterbeers and to talk about what we did."
"And after that," came a female voice, "we're going to walk back to the school together."
"Hermione, my love," said Ron, while Harry laughed, "how beautiful you look on this lovely autumn day!"
"Thank you, Ron," said Hermione. Then she turned to Harry. "Come on, let's get down to the Entrance Hall so you can meet Luna."
"All right, then," said Harry. "Let's get going."
Harry, Ron, and Hermione reached the Entrance Hall, where Harry saw Luna standing next to the hour-glasses wait patiently for him.
"See you later at The Three Broomsticks, mate," Ron said.
"Yeah, later," said Harry.
Ron and Hermione left for Hogsmeade holding hands, and Harry went over to Luna.
"So, ready to get going?" Harry said.
Luna gave Harry a kiss. "Yes, I am," she said.
Harry and Luna headed out of the Entrance Hall, and they were on the road that led to Hogsmeade. When they got there, the first person they met up with was none other than Draco Malfoy and his cronies, Crabbe and Goyle, who were snacking on something as always.
"Oo, Potty's found himself a new giiirrrlfriend," He said sneering.
"Get stuffed, Malfoy," said Harry, who then took out his wand and pointed it at him.
"Oo, a wand," laughed Malfoy, while Crabbe and Goyle sniggered, "I'm so scared! Honest, I am! What are you going to do with it? Point it at me?"
"No," said Harry calmly, while Luna watched from his side, "I'm going to do this with it." Harry put his wand away inside his robes, and he and Luna walked into Honeyduke's, where they spent about forty-five minutes looking at all the sweets (Harry bought Luna some chocolate).
After Harry and Luna were done in Honeyduke's, they walked outside.
"Hey Luna," said Harry, "How about if we go to the Shrieking Shack?"
"All right," Luna replied.
Luna and Harry were about half-way to the Shrieking Shack when she spoke up again.
"Is it true you've been in the Shrieking Shack before? In your third year?" she asked.
"How'd you find out about that?"
"Ron told Ginny, and Ginny told me."
"Oh."
"So," said Luna, "Is it true?"
"Yes, it's true." Harry replied, pushing his first memories of meeting Sirius to the back of his mind.
Harry and Luna were about halfway up the small hill that the Shrieking Shack was on when he noticed something, or someone in the front yard of the Shrieking Shack.
"Look!" said Luna. She had noticed the something or someone also. "I wonder who that is?"
"It...it's...no, it can't be him..."
"What's the matter? Who is that person?" Luna said quickly.
"It's...Peter Pettigrew!" Harry said, astonished.
"How can it be Pettigrew? He's dead! But then, daddy did say that there were such things as zombies. Hey, maybe he's a zombie!" Luna whispered excitedly.
"No," said Harry, also lowering his voice, "No, he's not a zombie. Peter Pettigrew, I'm afraid, has been alive since the day he was born."
"Oh," said Luna.
"Let's go see what he's up to."
Harry and Luna walked silently up to the Shrieking Shack, stopping only for a second every now and then to make sure that no one else was around. When they were nearly to the Shrieking Shack, Pettigrew (who luckily didn't see Harry and Luna) opened the old front door and went inside. Harry and Luna followed close behind, making no noise.
When they entered into the old, ruined house, they saw Pettigrew open yet another door, from which Harry and Luna could clearly hear about two voices, and go inside the room, and, as he did so, he closed the door behind him. Harry and Luna crept silently up to the door, where they could now clearly hear three voices, the third of which belonged to Pettigrew.
"Here, here I am, master," said Pettigrew in a frightened voice.
"What took you so long?" said the high cold voice that was Voldemort's. Harry's scar twinged a little with pain, and Luna shuddered.
"I...I was keeping a lookout, master, to make sure that no one was coming here."
"And was there anyone coming?" Voldemort asked dangerously.
"N...no, master. I didn't see anyone coming." said Pettigrew.
"Very well, Wormtail," replied Voldemort. "You can sit right here until you are of further value to me." Harry heard Pettigrew (Wormtail) sit down on what sounded like a sofa. "Come to think of it, Wormtail," said Voldemort. He had apparently found a use for him. "How does your business with the Potter boy go? Some people still refer to him as the boy who was my downfall..." here Voldemort broke of in a cold, cruel laugh that made the hairs on Harry's and Luna's necks stand on end.
"Well, the business goes well enough, master," said Wormtail.
"Has the Potter boy found out about the room yet?" asked Voldemort.
"No, he hasn't," Wormtail replied, "He- he almost did, but I knocked him unconcious before he could find out about it."
Harry let out an inaudible gasp. Peter Pettigrew had been the cloaked figure! Harry put his ear closer to the door in order to hear the conversation better.
"Very good, Wormtail, it was well that you did that, for if Potter had found out about that room, there could have well been disasterous consequences for us. I want you to keep a closer lookout," said Voldemort.
"Yes, master," replied Wormtail.
Wormtail got up and headed towards the door that Harry and Luna were pressing their ears against. Quickly Harry realised that they would be in great danger if they were caught, so he grabbed hold of Luna's arm, and led her into the back room of the Shrieking Shack. Harry heard Wormtail open the from door and leave. He let out a sigh of relief, and he and Luna again went to the door through which they had been listening to the conversation, and again pressed their ears on it to see if they could hear what was being said in the room beyond.
"Lucius, my most trusted servant, I have a very important job for you."
"What would the job be, my lord?" came Lucius Malfoy's voice, quivering with anticipation. Harry felt a rush of hate towards this man.
"There is another Evans at the school. He's apparently the nephew of the other Evans mudblood, Lily."
"But...how can that be, my lord? I thought that Lily Potter only had a sister."
"Apparently that's not the case," replied Voldemort, "You see, she had a brother also. He was a filthy muggle, and he ran away from his home when he was 17. He married, and had a son. Mark Evans." Here Voldemort laughed evilly.
"What is it that you want me to do?" asked Lucius.
"I want you to take two of your fellow Death Eaters, preferably Rookwood and Bellatrix Lestrange, and go to the Evans' household and kill them."
"What about the boy, Mark?"
"I'll figure out something." said Voldemort. "There's also the matter of Lily Potter's sister, Petunia and her family."
"What do you want me to do with them?" asked Lucius.
"Tell Petunia and her husband that her dear brother is dead. After that, you can..." here Voldemort drew out the word with relish, "dispose of them, if you wish."
"What of their son? My sources tell me that he is at Smeltings."
"Then after you dispose of the filthy muggles parents, take him captive. I really don't think that anyone will miss him, and if the Potter boy goes after him, we'll be ready."
Harry felt sick. He couldn't take anymore of this. Quietly he motioned for Luna to follow him. They tip-toed silently out of the house, and when they were a safe distance away, Harry finally found his voice.
"We have to tell Dumbledore this," said Harry urgently, quickening his pace.
"What about Ron and Hermione?" Luna asked, jogging to keep up with Harry.
"We go to The Three Broomsticks, fetch them, and then we all go back up to the castle to Dumbledore," said Harry. He immediately broke out in a run, with Luna following close behind.
When Harry and Luna finally reached The Three Broomsticks, they were out of breath, and, still panting, they rushed inside.
"Where were you?" said Ron, "You're fifteen minutes-" he suddenly caught a look at Harry face. "What's wrong?" he asked.
"Has something happened?" asked Hermione, now concerned.
"No...time...to talk..." Harry panted, "Hurry...we've got...to talk to...Dumbledore...immediately!" Harry finished urgently.
Immediately Ron and Hermione jumped up from their seats, and at a run, followed Harry and Luna out of the bar. They ran through the villiage of Hogsmeade until they were nearly out of breath, but Harry kept on urging them on. It wasn't until they reached the stone gargoyle guarding the entrance to DumbledoreÕs office when they finally stopped.
"Chocolate Frogs!" Harry burst out. The stone gargoyle didnÕt move. "Sherbert Lemon! Cockroach Clusters!" Still the stone gargoyle didn't move, so Harry kicked it. "HELP ME!" Harry yelled. Immediately Hermione, Ron, and Luna started saying all the candy that they could think of.
"Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans!"
"Gummy Bears!"
"Tooth-Flossing Stringments!"
"AARRGH!" Harry yelled again, kicking the wall next to the stone gargoyle in his frustration.
"Harry, what's the matter?" Professor Lupin said. He had come to see Dumbledore about lesson plans for the seventh years.
"We need to see Professor Dumbledore!" Harry said quickly, "It's urgent! If we don't see him, two families could end up dead!" Harry said, yelling as he finished.
"The password is 'Canary Cream'," said Lupin, and as he said that, the stone gargoyle sprang to life, and Harry, Ron, Hermione, Luna, and Professor Lupin stepped onto the moving staircase.
When they reached the door to Dumbledore's office, Harry didn't knock, but barged right on in. Dumbledore looked up from his desk and put down the book he had been reading.
"Ah, Harry," Dumbledore, his eyes twinkling. Then he caught sight of the look Harry's face. "What's the matter?" he said urgently.
Quickly Harry told Dumbledore about the conversation he and Luna had overheard.
"And then," a scared Harry finished, "he's going to have some of his Death Eaters go over to Mark's house, and kill all of them, and after that, they're going to go over to the Dursley's, and kill my Aunt and Uncle, and then they're going to go to Smeltings and capture Dudley while hoping that I'll try to rescue him!" Harry took a few deep breaths and looked around the room. Ron was hugging Hermione, and they both looked scared. Professor Lupin, who had been standing a moment before, sat down in a nearby chair, and Luna went over to Harry and put her hand on his shoulder. "What can you do about it?" asked Harry.
"We have to get them from their houses, of course," said Dumbledore. "Remus," Dumbledore looked at Lupin, who took his head out of his hands and looked at Dumbledore, "I want you to go get Professors McGonagall and Snape, and I want you all to go to the Dursley's and the Evans' and bring them here, for it is here that will be the only safe place for them."
Immediately, Lupin got up from where he had been sitting and left Dumbledore's office to get Professor McGonagall and Professor Snape . When he had left, Dumbledore turned to Hermione, Ron, Harry, and Luna.
"I want all three of you to be careful." Dumbledore said. "I will inform Mark about the turn of events." He turned to Harry. "Should Professor Lupin, McGonagall, and Snape be too late...you, Harry, and Mark, will be living with me, here at Hogwarts." After a short pause, Dumbledore continued. "It is already dark. I advise you four to go down to dinner, and afterwards, return directly to your common rooms." And after a good-bye, Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Luna left Dumbledore's office.
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