A/N: Sorry About the Long Period of time
He walked into the common room at around seven thirty. He had taken his time on the walk back.
"You're back already?" declared Ron. "I thought you'd be there an hour, at least."
"Well, I fought it the first time, so he let me go."
Hermione was deep in thought. Harry shrugged and went to his dormitory. He pulled the two way mirror out of his trunk.
"Sirius Black." He waited for only a second. Then he saw Sirius' face.
"Hello, Harry. What's up?"
Harry told Sirius about Lupin's class, then Transfiguration.
"And I'm not sure what it means." he finished.
"I'm not sure, either. Harry, you should tell Remus. And Dumbledore.
"I will."
"Is that all?" asked Sirius. "Or was there something else?"
Harry looked into the face of his godfather. He nodded.
"Well, what is it?"
Harry took a deep breath. "Ron saw Petigrew's face in the Gryffindor fireplace today." Harry saw Sirius' face change from a patient smile, to a look of pure hate very rapidly.
"Did you tell anyone?" he asked urgently.
"Yeah, we told Dumbledore right away."
"Good, good. Well, thank you for telling me, Harry. I've got to go." Sirius smiled. Harry smiled back. After Sirius' face disappeared Harry placed the mirror back into his trunk. He walked back down to the dormitory, and took a seat beside Ron.
"What were you doing up there, mate?"
"Talking to Sirius." said Harry. "I told him about today."
"How did he respond?" asked Hermione, looking up from a letter she was writing.
"He told me to tell Lupin and Dumbledore."
"I mean about you-know-who in the you-know-what."
"Oh. He looked like he wanted to strangle Petigrew, and he was very glad we told Dumbledore."
"Well, how'd you expect him to react?" asked Ron. "Petigrew gave his best friend's life to Voldemort."
"Yeah, I know." said Harry. "I've just never seen that much hate in his eyes."
"Who are you writing to, Hermione?" asked Ron, trying to change the subject.
"Viktor." she said shortly. Ron rolled his eyes, and Harry stifled a laugh.
"There." she said. "Finished. Harry, may I borrow Hedwig?"
"Sure, she'd be up for a job I imagine."
"Thanks." Hermione was about to walk out, when Ron stopped her.
"How many Alice did you get?"
Hermione smiled. "One in every coarse, you?"
"I got one in most." he flushed. "What about you, Harry? How many did you get?"
Harry smiled. He remembered getting his results, and practically jumping through the ceiling. "Enough to be an Aurers." he said simply.
"Well, Harry that's wonderful!" said Hermione. "That's what you wanted to do, isn't it?"
"Yeah." said Harry. "And Professor McGonagall said she would do everything in her power to help me be an Aurers."
"That's real cool, Harry." said Ron. "She never said anything like that for me."
"I think one of the reasons she said it was because Umbridge was there." said Harry.
"Well, that explains it." said Hermione. "Can I go now, Ron?"
"Huh? Oh, yeah, you can go."
Harry covered his mouth to stop himself from laughing.
"What?" asked Ron.
"Nothing." said Harry. "Any news on Grawp?"
"No. Haven't talked to Hagrid lately. Want to go down now?"
"Sure." Harry shrugged and followed Ron out the door. It was a chilly evening as they headed down to Hagrid's hut on the grounds.
"Who's there?" asked Hagrid over Fang's booming barks as Harry knocked on the door.
"Hagrid, it's us!" shouted Harry.
"Well, why didn't you say so?" Hagrid beamed as he opened the door. "Come in. I was just makin' a cuppa'." Harry and Ron sat down at the table.
"So, what brings yer down here?" asked Hagrid, eyeing them suspiciously
"We wanted to ask how things went with Grawp." said Ron.
"Well, he's agreed. S'long as someone 'e knows 'e can trust visit's him, as I said earlier."
"So is he there now?" asked Harry.
"Yep." said Hagrid pouring the three of them tea. "Been there fer a couple a days now, actually."
"Well, that's good." said Harry thoughtfully.
"Oh Harry, meant ter ask ya'. How'd Occulemency go?"
"How did you know-"
"Word travels fast 'round Hogwarts Harry, you should know tha'."
"Well, yeah. It went great. I was able to fight him off right away. so I could leave after one try." He took a sip of tea. "I hope all the lessons go like that."
"Well, they may, but don' get yer hopes up to high." warned Hagrid.
"I won't."
"Good, good. So how's Hermione? She didn' come down with ya I noticed."
"She's sending Krum a letter." said Ron miserably.
"Wha's goin' on between those two?" Hagrid asked. It was an innocent question, but Hagrid had a strange look in his eyes.
"No idea." said Ron as he took a large gulp of tea.
"Hmm. Well, you two had better head back to the school. Don' want ter get in trouble." he smiled slyly.
"Ok Hagrid. Thanks for the tea." Harry and Ron set there cups down. Harry had to push Fang's head off his knee so he could stand up. When they walked back into the common room, Hermione was sitting patiently in a chair by the fire. She waved her wand as they walked towards her.
"I saved the seats for you." she said as they sat down.
"Thanks." said Harry and Ron together.
"You're welcome. Harry, you were right. She was really up for a job." added Hermione.
"Well, she'll need and enjoy the exercise." said Harry with a smile.
"I just hope she wont have to hard a time. I kept adding more on my way to the owlry."
"So, what's up with you and Krum?" asked Ron.
"His name is Viktor, and I don't really know." Hermione's face flushed red.
"Hey, Ron. I was planning on having the quidditch tryouts on Saturday."
"Cool, mate. Am I still on the team?" he added nervously.
"Of coarse. When you're not so nervous, you're brilliant." Harry smiled.
"We should head to bed." cut in Hermione.
"Yeah, ok." Harry and Ron walked upstairs and crawled slowly into bed.
He walked into the common room at around seven thirty. He had taken his time on the walk back.
"You're back already?" declared Ron. "I thought you'd be there an hour, at least."
"Well, I fought it the first time, so he let me go."
Hermione was deep in thought. Harry shrugged and went to his dormitory. He pulled the two way mirror out of his trunk.
"Sirius Black." He waited for only a second. Then he saw Sirius' face.
"Hello, Harry. What's up?"
Harry told Sirius about Lupin's class, then Transfiguration.
"And I'm not sure what it means." he finished.
"I'm not sure, either. Harry, you should tell Remus. And Dumbledore.
"I will."
"Is that all?" asked Sirius. "Or was there something else?"
Harry looked into the face of his godfather. He nodded.
"Well, what is it?"
Harry took a deep breath. "Ron saw Petigrew's face in the Gryffindor fireplace today." Harry saw Sirius' face change from a patient smile, to a look of pure hate very rapidly.
"Did you tell anyone?" he asked urgently.
"Yeah, we told Dumbledore right away."
"Good, good. Well, thank you for telling me, Harry. I've got to go." Sirius smiled. Harry smiled back. After Sirius' face disappeared Harry placed the mirror back into his trunk. He walked back down to the dormitory, and took a seat beside Ron.
"What were you doing up there, mate?"
"Talking to Sirius." said Harry. "I told him about today."
"How did he respond?" asked Hermione, looking up from a letter she was writing.
"He told me to tell Lupin and Dumbledore."
"I mean about you-know-who in the you-know-what."
"Oh. He looked like he wanted to strangle Petigrew, and he was very glad we told Dumbledore."
"Well, how'd you expect him to react?" asked Ron. "Petigrew gave his best friend's life to Voldemort."
"Yeah, I know." said Harry. "I've just never seen that much hate in his eyes."
"Who are you writing to, Hermione?" asked Ron, trying to change the subject.
"Viktor." she said shortly. Ron rolled his eyes, and Harry stifled a laugh.
"There." she said. "Finished. Harry, may I borrow Hedwig?"
"Sure, she'd be up for a job I imagine."
"Thanks." Hermione was about to walk out, when Ron stopped her.
"How many Alice did you get?"
Hermione smiled. "One in every coarse, you?"
"I got one in most." he flushed. "What about you, Harry? How many did you get?"
Harry smiled. He remembered getting his results, and practically jumping through the ceiling. "Enough to be an Aurers." he said simply.
"Well, Harry that's wonderful!" said Hermione. "That's what you wanted to do, isn't it?"
"Yeah." said Harry. "And Professor McGonagall said she would do everything in her power to help me be an Aurers."
"That's real cool, Harry." said Ron. "She never said anything like that for me."
"I think one of the reasons she said it was because Umbridge was there." said Harry.
"Well, that explains it." said Hermione. "Can I go now, Ron?"
"Huh? Oh, yeah, you can go."
Harry covered his mouth to stop himself from laughing.
"What?" asked Ron.
"Nothing." said Harry. "Any news on Grawp?"
"No. Haven't talked to Hagrid lately. Want to go down now?"
"Sure." Harry shrugged and followed Ron out the door. It was a chilly evening as they headed down to Hagrid's hut on the grounds.
"Who's there?" asked Hagrid over Fang's booming barks as Harry knocked on the door.
"Hagrid, it's us!" shouted Harry.
"Well, why didn't you say so?" Hagrid beamed as he opened the door. "Come in. I was just makin' a cuppa'." Harry and Ron sat down at the table.
"So, what brings yer down here?" asked Hagrid, eyeing them suspiciously
"We wanted to ask how things went with Grawp." said Ron.
"Well, he's agreed. S'long as someone 'e knows 'e can trust visit's him, as I said earlier."
"So is he there now?" asked Harry.
"Yep." said Hagrid pouring the three of them tea. "Been there fer a couple a days now, actually."
"Well, that's good." said Harry thoughtfully.
"Oh Harry, meant ter ask ya'. How'd Occulemency go?"
"How did you know-"
"Word travels fast 'round Hogwarts Harry, you should know tha'."
"Well, yeah. It went great. I was able to fight him off right away. so I could leave after one try." He took a sip of tea. "I hope all the lessons go like that."
"Well, they may, but don' get yer hopes up to high." warned Hagrid.
"I won't."
"Good, good. So how's Hermione? She didn' come down with ya I noticed."
"She's sending Krum a letter." said Ron miserably.
"Wha's goin' on between those two?" Hagrid asked. It was an innocent question, but Hagrid had a strange look in his eyes.
"No idea." said Ron as he took a large gulp of tea.
"Hmm. Well, you two had better head back to the school. Don' want ter get in trouble." he smiled slyly.
"Ok Hagrid. Thanks for the tea." Harry and Ron set there cups down. Harry had to push Fang's head off his knee so he could stand up. When they walked back into the common room, Hermione was sitting patiently in a chair by the fire. She waved her wand as they walked towards her.
"I saved the seats for you." she said as they sat down.
"Thanks." said Harry and Ron together.
"You're welcome. Harry, you were right. She was really up for a job." added Hermione.
"Well, she'll need and enjoy the exercise." said Harry with a smile.
"I just hope she wont have to hard a time. I kept adding more on my way to the owlry."
"So, what's up with you and Krum?" asked Ron.
"His name is Viktor, and I don't really know." Hermione's face flushed red.
"Hey, Ron. I was planning on having the quidditch tryouts on Saturday."
"Cool, mate. Am I still on the team?" he added nervously.
"Of coarse. When you're not so nervous, you're brilliant." Harry smiled.
"We should head to bed." cut in Hermione.
"Yeah, ok." Harry and Ron walked upstairs and crawled slowly into bed.