(AN : Writing keeps my mind off it. So here goes.)
Lana was walking down the corridor towards the Department of Mysteries when she saw a tall boy with messy black hair and bright green eyes strolling towards her.
"Harry?" asked Lana, walking faster to get to him.
"This place is like a maze..." muttered Harry, not seeing Lana through the crowds of people. He was sick of Lupin walking around with a long face and besides, he wanted to see his Godmother.
"Harry!" shouted Lana, pushing past a few people, then Harry turned a corner into the Aurors reception area so Lana Disapparated and appeard again next to Harry as he stood at the desk, trying to get the receptionist to tell him where Lana is.
"Next time my Godson asks where I am, tell him straight away." Lana said pointedly to Jessica, the receptionist.
Harry smiled at Lana as she took his arm and walked back towards her office, past the double doors and taking Harry around the maze the quickest way she knew how. "Ive got some questions to ask you.." began Harry, but Lana cut him off.
"Not here....Wait till we get into my office..."
"Yeah because these little cubicles are so private..." muttered Harry.
Raising an eyebrow, Lana walked quickly as she saw bright prink hair approaching her. Turning down a wider corridor, they approached Lanas office. Harry stared at the glass doors that were currently bright red and swirling with mist and tiny gold flecks in it, with a lightning streak shooting across.
"Its enchanted to match my mood...So people know when not to interrupt me..." said Lana, smiling slightly at Harrys frightened face. "Im not angry at you, dont worry....Or maybe Ive got a reason to be, I dont know yet..."
Tonks reached Lanas office just as Lana slammed the door shut.
Harry noticed the 3 mirrors in Lanas office, the one in the middle having "Sirius" engraved underneath, and the other two blank. The desk was heaving with files, each in different colour folders with notes scrawled on them, and various magical items, a Pensieve and some things Harry didnt recognise.
"Why do you get the big office and Tonks and Kingsley get smaller ones?" asked Harry, sitting down on the couch that Lana had just conjured.
"Because Im higher up." said Lana, as if that explained everything.
"Why? Youve only just got back and you have all these privelages...And youre a pretty young Auror anyway..." rambled Harry.
"I know. Its because Im damn good at my job..." replied Lana, shifting uncomfortably in her seat. She had somewhere to be, something to do and it wasnt that she didnt want to see Harry, its just..The other thing is more important.
"Didnt they ask lots of questions? Like where youve been and why youre still young?" asked Harry.
"You mean like you are now?" snapped Lana. "Im sorry, I just...Lots of stress at the minute. Listen, Harry, not to sound rude, but I have something to do, something that I can only do in the next 24 hours, so - "
"You have to go. Good. Ill come with you. After all, I do want to be an Auror...Be good to see what you do." said Harry, smiling.
"Harry...." began Lana slowly, "Im not....Im not your typical Auror. I have...Privelages that others dont. I do things that others dont, that others cant, and shouldnt have to do...And to be honest, I dont want to expose you do it."
"WHY? BECAUSE IM ONLY 16?!" shouted Harry, standing up. "IM NOT A CHILD WHY DO YOU TREAT ME LIKE ONE?!"
"I dont treat you like a child. Im the only one who doesnt." said Lana calmly. "To be honest again...I dont know what Im exposing MYSELF to, this is all new ground for me."
"Then someone should come with you....Make sure your safe..." said Harry, knowing that he had been wrong to shout at Lana.
Shaking her head, Lana sighed. "Harry, this place Im going to....You have to have special clearance. Since Voldemorts little sheep broke into the DoM, you have to request it....And only I have it for the next 24 hours."
"Oh....Right." said Harry, looking a little downcast.
Lana looked at him. The sadness in his green eyes, the slump of his shoulders, the...Lipstick on his neck! "HARRY POTTER!" shouted Lana.
He jumped off his seat and looked around. "What?"
"Whos been attacking your neck?" grinned Lana as Harry blushed furiously, wiping at it. "Ooooooooooo Harry Potter, if your parents could see that...."
Walking across the room Lana grabbed Harry in a hug and ruffled his hair. "Bless ya...." she said, kissing his forehead. "Whos the lucky girl then?"
"Ginny Weasley..." he mumbled, blushing furiously again.
"Aww....Aint it cute..." said Lana, laughing at him.
Harry was embarassed and touched that Lana was laughing at him and hugging him, but he had something to say. "So are you and Lupin." he said, slightly colder than he intended it to be.
Lana stopped laughing and looked at Harry. "Whats that supposed to mean?"
"He broke up with Tonks this morning. Your name was mentioned, and I know youre doing something with him." said Harry, shaking a little.
"Harry....Lupins helping me with..A project. Hes my best friend, and, along with you, hes all I have left, and Im not going to let anyone hurt him." said Lana, slowly and carefully.
"What happened last night?" Harry asked quietly, not sure he wanted to know the answer. Shes supposed to love Sirius.
"We argued. I walked off. Havent spoke since." said Lana quickly.
"About what?" asked Harry.
Rubbing her temples, Lana sighed.
"You argued with Moody as well."
"Yes I did." said Lana, not looking at Harry,
"About what?"
"What is this, ask your Godmother 20 questions?" snapped Lana.
"I DESERVE THE TRUTH!" shouted Harry. "YOURE SUPPOSED TO LOVE SIRIUS AND YOURE DOING...GOD KNOWS WHAT WITH HIS BEST FRIEND!"
Lana was shocked. "I do love Sirius. But Harry..."
"DONT 'BUT HARRY' ME, I CAN SEE THERES SOMETHING BETWEEN YOU TWO! WHAT ABOUT SIRIUS?"
"Im going to say this once and Im going to say it clearly - Sirius. Is. Dead." said Lana, clenching her fists, knowing that everything Harry was saying was true, and that she wanted Sirius back more than anything in all the worlds, but also knowing it was damn near impossible.
"HE IS NOT DEAD! HE WAS STUNNED AND THEN HE FELL! I SAW HIM LAST NIGHT!" screamed Harry, and he carried on ranting about how Lana loves Sirius and how she should be doing something to get him back, but he stopped when he saw that Lana had gone deathly white.
"Lana?" Harry asked softly, as her eyes glazed over red and she went even whiter...
Lana was walking down the corridor towards the Department of Mysteries when she saw a tall boy with messy black hair and bright green eyes strolling towards her.
"Harry?" asked Lana, walking faster to get to him.
"This place is like a maze..." muttered Harry, not seeing Lana through the crowds of people. He was sick of Lupin walking around with a long face and besides, he wanted to see his Godmother.
"Harry!" shouted Lana, pushing past a few people, then Harry turned a corner into the Aurors reception area so Lana Disapparated and appeard again next to Harry as he stood at the desk, trying to get the receptionist to tell him where Lana is.
"Next time my Godson asks where I am, tell him straight away." Lana said pointedly to Jessica, the receptionist.
Harry smiled at Lana as she took his arm and walked back towards her office, past the double doors and taking Harry around the maze the quickest way she knew how. "Ive got some questions to ask you.." began Harry, but Lana cut him off.
"Not here....Wait till we get into my office..."
"Yeah because these little cubicles are so private..." muttered Harry.
Raising an eyebrow, Lana walked quickly as she saw bright prink hair approaching her. Turning down a wider corridor, they approached Lanas office. Harry stared at the glass doors that were currently bright red and swirling with mist and tiny gold flecks in it, with a lightning streak shooting across.
"Its enchanted to match my mood...So people know when not to interrupt me..." said Lana, smiling slightly at Harrys frightened face. "Im not angry at you, dont worry....Or maybe Ive got a reason to be, I dont know yet..."
Tonks reached Lanas office just as Lana slammed the door shut.
Harry noticed the 3 mirrors in Lanas office, the one in the middle having "Sirius" engraved underneath, and the other two blank. The desk was heaving with files, each in different colour folders with notes scrawled on them, and various magical items, a Pensieve and some things Harry didnt recognise.
"Why do you get the big office and Tonks and Kingsley get smaller ones?" asked Harry, sitting down on the couch that Lana had just conjured.
"Because Im higher up." said Lana, as if that explained everything.
"Why? Youve only just got back and you have all these privelages...And youre a pretty young Auror anyway..." rambled Harry.
"I know. Its because Im damn good at my job..." replied Lana, shifting uncomfortably in her seat. She had somewhere to be, something to do and it wasnt that she didnt want to see Harry, its just..The other thing is more important.
"Didnt they ask lots of questions? Like where youve been and why youre still young?" asked Harry.
"You mean like you are now?" snapped Lana. "Im sorry, I just...Lots of stress at the minute. Listen, Harry, not to sound rude, but I have something to do, something that I can only do in the next 24 hours, so - "
"You have to go. Good. Ill come with you. After all, I do want to be an Auror...Be good to see what you do." said Harry, smiling.
"Harry...." began Lana slowly, "Im not....Im not your typical Auror. I have...Privelages that others dont. I do things that others dont, that others cant, and shouldnt have to do...And to be honest, I dont want to expose you do it."
"WHY? BECAUSE IM ONLY 16?!" shouted Harry, standing up. "IM NOT A CHILD WHY DO YOU TREAT ME LIKE ONE?!"
"I dont treat you like a child. Im the only one who doesnt." said Lana calmly. "To be honest again...I dont know what Im exposing MYSELF to, this is all new ground for me."
"Then someone should come with you....Make sure your safe..." said Harry, knowing that he had been wrong to shout at Lana.
Shaking her head, Lana sighed. "Harry, this place Im going to....You have to have special clearance. Since Voldemorts little sheep broke into the DoM, you have to request it....And only I have it for the next 24 hours."
"Oh....Right." said Harry, looking a little downcast.
Lana looked at him. The sadness in his green eyes, the slump of his shoulders, the...Lipstick on his neck! "HARRY POTTER!" shouted Lana.
He jumped off his seat and looked around. "What?"
"Whos been attacking your neck?" grinned Lana as Harry blushed furiously, wiping at it. "Ooooooooooo Harry Potter, if your parents could see that...."
Walking across the room Lana grabbed Harry in a hug and ruffled his hair. "Bless ya...." she said, kissing his forehead. "Whos the lucky girl then?"
"Ginny Weasley..." he mumbled, blushing furiously again.
"Aww....Aint it cute..." said Lana, laughing at him.
Harry was embarassed and touched that Lana was laughing at him and hugging him, but he had something to say. "So are you and Lupin." he said, slightly colder than he intended it to be.
Lana stopped laughing and looked at Harry. "Whats that supposed to mean?"
"He broke up with Tonks this morning. Your name was mentioned, and I know youre doing something with him." said Harry, shaking a little.
"Harry....Lupins helping me with..A project. Hes my best friend, and, along with you, hes all I have left, and Im not going to let anyone hurt him." said Lana, slowly and carefully.
"What happened last night?" Harry asked quietly, not sure he wanted to know the answer. Shes supposed to love Sirius.
"We argued. I walked off. Havent spoke since." said Lana quickly.
"About what?" asked Harry.
Rubbing her temples, Lana sighed.
"You argued with Moody as well."
"Yes I did." said Lana, not looking at Harry,
"About what?"
"What is this, ask your Godmother 20 questions?" snapped Lana.
"I DESERVE THE TRUTH!" shouted Harry. "YOURE SUPPOSED TO LOVE SIRIUS AND YOURE DOING...GOD KNOWS WHAT WITH HIS BEST FRIEND!"
Lana was shocked. "I do love Sirius. But Harry..."
"DONT 'BUT HARRY' ME, I CAN SEE THERES SOMETHING BETWEEN YOU TWO! WHAT ABOUT SIRIUS?"
"Im going to say this once and Im going to say it clearly - Sirius. Is. Dead." said Lana, clenching her fists, knowing that everything Harry was saying was true, and that she wanted Sirius back more than anything in all the worlds, but also knowing it was damn near impossible.
"HE IS NOT DEAD! HE WAS STUNNED AND THEN HE FELL! I SAW HIM LAST NIGHT!" screamed Harry, and he carried on ranting about how Lana loves Sirius and how she should be doing something to get him back, but he stopped when he saw that Lana had gone deathly white.
"Lana?" Harry asked softly, as her eyes glazed over red and she went even whiter...
