Again, thanks to all of you who reviewed The Searcher, The Searcher 2: The False Ghost in the Labyrinth section and Harry Potter and the False Ghost over the Harry Potter section. You guys are the ones who encourage me to write, re-reading all your wonderful reviews was what decided me to finish the series. I hope you will like whatever I come up with.
K, enough ranting, let's get down to business, shall we?
Disclaimer: As much as I would like, nothing belongs to me, except Caridwen, Jay and the plot. Anything Harry Potter belongs to the goddess JK Rowling (yay for book 5!) and anything Labyrinth belongs to Jim Henson productions, et. al. I'm not making any money at this, so please don't sue.
Now, on with the story.
The Searcher III: Protector of the Underground
Prologue
Excitement permeated the Gryffindor common room as the final exams were over, as well as the O.W.L.s for the fifth years and the N.E.W.T.s for the graduating seventh years.
Ron Weasley plopped gracelessly in a plump chair, a grin spreading across his face.
"I can't believe it is finally over! I swear, one more O.W.L. and you would have to pack me off to St. Mungo's."
His friends sat down in a sofa next to him, while Hermione decided she would be more comfortable in her boyfriend's lap. Ron put his arms around his girlfriend and was about to speak when he saw his other siblings approach them.
Ginny, Fred and George Weasley approached their brother and his friends, all three very excited that school was over.
Harry saw the excitement of the twins, and grinning turned to the terrible duo.
"So, what are your plans for the summer now that you graduate in just a matter of days?"
Fred and George grinned at each other, and then back at Harry.
"Actually Harry, we have been thinking, and thanks to some investors, we have decided to establish Weasley's Wizard Wheezes in a small shop located in Diagon Alley. We plan on opening sometime during this summer, so you better visit us when you shop for next year's school supplies. So, what are your plans for the summer?"
Harry sighed, face falling.
"I guess it's another summer at the Dursleys. But I'll be looking forward to staying with you, Ron, over the summer."
"That'll be great Harry! I am sure we'll have fun, and besides, Ginny and I will appreciate all the help we can get with the shop."
Seeing the confused faces of the non-Weasleys, Ron explained further.
"Ginny and I are helping Fred and George set up the shop this summer."
At that point, the twins said their goodbyes to the group as Angelina, Kathy, Alicia and Lee were calling for the twins to hurry up.
Ginny muttered a goodbye as well, going over to a group of fourth years. Ginny's crush on Harry Potter had suffered a blow earlier in the year, when Harry finally had found a girlfriend.
Cari was very nice, and she liked her a lot, so Ginny learned to accept it and to accept Cari as another friend just like she did with Hermione. She now thought of Harry as one of her brothers, the only non-red haired Weasley.
Hermione looked at her boyfriend, a scowl on her face.
"Ron, does your mum know about any of this?"
"Yes, she does. She wasn't too happy at the beginning, but I guess she saw how serious the twins were about setting up their own business, so she accepted it. So what you plan to do over the summer, love?"
Hermione grinned.
"I think my parents decided to go to Paris again this year, maybe even go to St. Tropez. I hope to have a very nice tan when we see each other again this summer."
A worried expression came over her face, and she looked to her new friend.
"That reminds me Cari, what are you going to do over the summer?"
Caridwen had been very quiet throughout the whole conversation. Cari looked at Hermione, panic in her eyes. Biting her bottom lip, she thought of an appropriate answer to give her.
This had been a very interesting year for sure. She had been a ghost for quite some time before being able to become a solid person by saving Harry.
Voldemort had ties to her past, and Harry had valiantly saved her from Voldemort. But her story is not all what it seemed; Caridwen was not an ordinary person.
She had been a ghost for over three hundred years, but that was because
she had traveled to the past. She hadn't told her friends who she
really was, but she would have to and soon. Harry had a destiny to
fulfill that not even he could imagine.
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