Lana was lying on the carpet, on her stomach, her head resting on her arms.
She was obviously sleeping, from the deep, slow, rhytmic breathing.
Dumbledore surveyed the room, and muttered something, and things flew
around the room as they packed themselves into a small black bag. Lana was
disturbed by this noise, and she woke up, sat up and leaned her back
against the wall, her eyes red and puffy, her face streaked with tears. She
looked tiredly up at Dumbledore, who smiles kindly. "Hes really gone, isnt
he?" He nodded slightly. She rolled her eyes, bit her lip and blood dripped
down a little, with the obvious effort it was taking not to cry.
Then she snapped out of it, wiped at her face, stood up, looked around. "Whats with the bag being all packed?" she snapped, looking at it and then in the mirror. "Oh God...Look what the dog dragged in..." then she smiled a little, at her reference to the animal Sirius changed into. Lana picked up her brush and began to sort herself out as Dumbledore began talking. "Remus Lupin came to see me. He was very concerned, and I am too." Both Lana and Dumbledore looked out of the window at this point, and saw that the sun had just begun to set. She smiled faintly again, remembering a time when her and Sirius had sat watching the sun set....
She shook her head, blocking the memory and continued brushing her hair and tying it up. "So where are you taking me?" She sighed and turned to Dumbledore. "Remus suggested the Burrow. With the Weasleys." Lana racked her brain for the name of "Weasley", knowing that it should mean something. "Their in the Order?" "Yes." Lana shifted uncomfortably on her feet, rocking from side to side slightly. "But...what do they know..about me?" Lana picked up her bag and slung it over her shoulder, opening the door for Dumbledore and letting him out first, then walked out herself and shut the door, locking it with a key and magically. Dumbledore filled her in on what he had told Lupin, as they walked to the Portkey Dumbledore had set up.
Another thought occured to her. "They have children.One in Harrys year. One below. How am I going to avoid them?" "You wont have to. They have been told that you are a friend of Sirius' and are to be left alone - " Lana had stopped walking. "A friend? I was, but I was more, a lot more - " she choked on her words, then looked at Dumbledore. She carried on walking. "And, I dont want to be left alone. If they want to talk to me, they can. I wont ignore them, and whatever they ask, I will answer honestly." They turned down an alley. "Which is something I want to talk to you about, but this isnt the time. I messed up in front of Harry the other day. I mentioned the war, but I quickly managed to sort it out...Guess those acting classes did come in handy...Anyway, dont you think taking me away from him is a bit risky?" Dumbledore stopped in front of a bin, pulled out a dirty sock. "Whatever you want to discuss, we can in due time. And your stay will be no longer than a few days. Or a day, if you dont like the fuss Molly is likely to give you.." He said with a smile. "Are you ready?" "I was born ready" she said, with a slight smile. She touched the PortKey, and well, you know what the Portkey feels like. Like someone has hooked you somewhere, and is dragging you along against your will.
Then she snapped out of it, wiped at her face, stood up, looked around. "Whats with the bag being all packed?" she snapped, looking at it and then in the mirror. "Oh God...Look what the dog dragged in..." then she smiled a little, at her reference to the animal Sirius changed into. Lana picked up her brush and began to sort herself out as Dumbledore began talking. "Remus Lupin came to see me. He was very concerned, and I am too." Both Lana and Dumbledore looked out of the window at this point, and saw that the sun had just begun to set. She smiled faintly again, remembering a time when her and Sirius had sat watching the sun set....
She shook her head, blocking the memory and continued brushing her hair and tying it up. "So where are you taking me?" She sighed and turned to Dumbledore. "Remus suggested the Burrow. With the Weasleys." Lana racked her brain for the name of "Weasley", knowing that it should mean something. "Their in the Order?" "Yes." Lana shifted uncomfortably on her feet, rocking from side to side slightly. "But...what do they know..about me?" Lana picked up her bag and slung it over her shoulder, opening the door for Dumbledore and letting him out first, then walked out herself and shut the door, locking it with a key and magically. Dumbledore filled her in on what he had told Lupin, as they walked to the Portkey Dumbledore had set up.
Another thought occured to her. "They have children.One in Harrys year. One below. How am I going to avoid them?" "You wont have to. They have been told that you are a friend of Sirius' and are to be left alone - " Lana had stopped walking. "A friend? I was, but I was more, a lot more - " she choked on her words, then looked at Dumbledore. She carried on walking. "And, I dont want to be left alone. If they want to talk to me, they can. I wont ignore them, and whatever they ask, I will answer honestly." They turned down an alley. "Which is something I want to talk to you about, but this isnt the time. I messed up in front of Harry the other day. I mentioned the war, but I quickly managed to sort it out...Guess those acting classes did come in handy...Anyway, dont you think taking me away from him is a bit risky?" Dumbledore stopped in front of a bin, pulled out a dirty sock. "Whatever you want to discuss, we can in due time. And your stay will be no longer than a few days. Or a day, if you dont like the fuss Molly is likely to give you.." He said with a smile. "Are you ready?" "I was born ready" she said, with a slight smile. She touched the PortKey, and well, you know what the Portkey feels like. Like someone has hooked you somewhere, and is dragging you along against your will.
