"Are, are you sure?"said Hermione now quickly turned to the fireplace,
which was cackling happily.
"Yeah, I'm sure." he said. " You'd recognize that face too, if-" he cut off.
"If you thought he was a rat, and turned out to be the right hand man of Voldemort, and my parents betrayer." finished Harry.
"Yeah, that." whispered Ron.
"We should tell Dumbledore." said Hermione automatically.
"Yeah, you really should." said Harry.
"Ok, ok. Let's go now." said Ron.
"But what about cla-"
"Class can wait, this is important." cut in Harry. They dropped their stuff and headed for Dumbledore's office.
"Chocolate Frog." saidHermione promptly as they aproached the griffin The three of them stepped onto the stairs. Harry knocked on the door.
"Enter." came Dumbledore's voice from within. "Ah. Hello, you three." he said softly. "Do you not belong in Potions right now?" he smiled over his half moon spectacles.
"Yes, Professor, but we need to tell you something." said Hermione swiftly.
"Very well." said Dumbledore. "What is it?"
Harry and Hermione both looked at Ron. He sighed. "I saw Wormtail's head in the Gryffindor fireplace."
"You are sure of this?" Dumbledore was urgent.
Ron nodded.
"Very well. You three get to class. I will deal with this at once."
The three of them nodded and left.
"That was strange." said Hermione, as they walked down the corridor to Snape's class. "I've never seen Dumbledore act like that before."
Harry nodded. He should warn Sirius. Yes, that's what he'd do. After Occulemency, he would tell Sirius.
"Harry, you ok mate?" Ron was looking at Harry with concern.
"Yeah, I'm fine."
The three of them walked into Potion, to find every one running around the room trying to catch something. Apparently, Neville had turned Seamus into a mouse. Harry and the other two joined in the chase. Harry saw a white mouse climbed onto a desk, and winked at Harry.
Harry leaned to Ron. "I think he's trying it."
"What do you mean?" Ron whispered back.
"He's making a distraction, so we don't have to do anymore class."
Ron laughed too. Everyone was having trouble. Seamus was running very fast. When the bell rang, he climbed up a chair leg, and sat patiently in the seat. As Harry walked out with the others, he was sure that he saw Snape smile as he turned Seamus back.
That night, at about seven, Harry trudged to Snape's dungeon.
"Hello, Potter. You're right on time. For once." he added bitterly.
"Hello, Professor." Harry said dully.
"Why were you late for my class today, Potter?"
"Ron saw Wormtail's head in the fireplace." Harry mumbled.
"Very well. You told Dumbledore did you?"
Harry nodded.
"Good, good. Now, let's get on with it, shall we?"
Harry took out his wand. Snape did also.
"Brace yourself. Empty your mind. Legilimens!"
This time though, all Harry saw, was static. Then, black.
"Expelliarmus!" shouted Harry. Snape flew across the room, knocking over and shattering several jars.
"Very good, Potter, you fought it immediately. I saw what you saw. Nothing. You may go."
"That was it?" Harry was bewildered.
"You were able to fight it right off." said Snape, impatiently. "You may go. Potter, remember. Clear your mind of all emotion."
Harry nodded.
"Yeah, I'm sure." he said. " You'd recognize that face too, if-" he cut off.
"If you thought he was a rat, and turned out to be the right hand man of Voldemort, and my parents betrayer." finished Harry.
"Yeah, that." whispered Ron.
"We should tell Dumbledore." said Hermione automatically.
"Yeah, you really should." said Harry.
"Ok, ok. Let's go now." said Ron.
"But what about cla-"
"Class can wait, this is important." cut in Harry. They dropped their stuff and headed for Dumbledore's office.
"Chocolate Frog." saidHermione promptly as they aproached the griffin The three of them stepped onto the stairs. Harry knocked on the door.
"Enter." came Dumbledore's voice from within. "Ah. Hello, you three." he said softly. "Do you not belong in Potions right now?" he smiled over his half moon spectacles.
"Yes, Professor, but we need to tell you something." said Hermione swiftly.
"Very well." said Dumbledore. "What is it?"
Harry and Hermione both looked at Ron. He sighed. "I saw Wormtail's head in the Gryffindor fireplace."
"You are sure of this?" Dumbledore was urgent.
Ron nodded.
"Very well. You three get to class. I will deal with this at once."
The three of them nodded and left.
"That was strange." said Hermione, as they walked down the corridor to Snape's class. "I've never seen Dumbledore act like that before."
Harry nodded. He should warn Sirius. Yes, that's what he'd do. After Occulemency, he would tell Sirius.
"Harry, you ok mate?" Ron was looking at Harry with concern.
"Yeah, I'm fine."
The three of them walked into Potion, to find every one running around the room trying to catch something. Apparently, Neville had turned Seamus into a mouse. Harry and the other two joined in the chase. Harry saw a white mouse climbed onto a desk, and winked at Harry.
Harry leaned to Ron. "I think he's trying it."
"What do you mean?" Ron whispered back.
"He's making a distraction, so we don't have to do anymore class."
Ron laughed too. Everyone was having trouble. Seamus was running very fast. When the bell rang, he climbed up a chair leg, and sat patiently in the seat. As Harry walked out with the others, he was sure that he saw Snape smile as he turned Seamus back.
That night, at about seven, Harry trudged to Snape's dungeon.
"Hello, Potter. You're right on time. For once." he added bitterly.
"Hello, Professor." Harry said dully.
"Why were you late for my class today, Potter?"
"Ron saw Wormtail's head in the fireplace." Harry mumbled.
"Very well. You told Dumbledore did you?"
Harry nodded.
"Good, good. Now, let's get on with it, shall we?"
Harry took out his wand. Snape did also.
"Brace yourself. Empty your mind. Legilimens!"
This time though, all Harry saw, was static. Then, black.
"Expelliarmus!" shouted Harry. Snape flew across the room, knocking over and shattering several jars.
"Very good, Potter, you fought it immediately. I saw what you saw. Nothing. You may go."
"That was it?" Harry was bewildered.
"You were able to fight it right off." said Snape, impatiently. "You may go. Potter, remember. Clear your mind of all emotion."
Harry nodded.