( A.N. : sorry for the cliffy. couldnt help myself. this next chapters
pretty eventful, it starts the run up to the climax. ff decided i cudnt
upload any docs for a while cos of something i wrote on the page where i
told u all about my friends. dont know why.... I recomend readin the Barry
Trotter books....they are truly hilarious.....The Shameless Parody is
great...HERE GOES!)
Lana span around, looking for the source of the noise. As far as she could see, (which wasnt very far seeing as the Auditorium was huge and there was no way she could see across the other side,) there was nobody but her and the veil.
"Hello?" Lana called out, her voice echoing around the room. That was stupid, she thought to herself. Now if someone wants to kill you, they know youre in here....Muppet.
Walking towards the Veil, her boots echoed on the marble floor. Walking down some steps, Lana left the file on one of the desks that was seemingly randomly placed.
Standing still, Lana felt the hairs on her arms stand up, and the scar on her arm burned a bright red, although there was no pain. "Hmmm..."
There came a sigh again, and Lana thought it sounded like it was coming from the opposite side of the Veil....It was odd. It was in the centre of the room, instead of being against a wall....Which meant that someone had moved it, or it had moved itself. Lana had never been here before, so there was no possible way in which she could tell which answer it was.
Whoever was sighing was blocked out by one side of the Veil, so Lana moved quickly across the other side of the room and just to the side of the Veil, so she could determine who was the other side of the Veil.
Leaning forward slightly, and being careful not to fall through the Veil, Lana peered around the corner. What greeted her was not someone, but some two people who she thought were dead.
Even from the back, and transparent, Lana recognised Sirius. Through him she saw someone who she hadnt seen since she was 14, someone who looked remarkably like Lana.
They were talking in low voices, or rather Sirius was, and he sounded pretty angry from what Lana could make out.
As Sirius' form started flickering, and he eventually disappeared and the Veil sighed as he went back through, Lana got a full view of the woman with the long dark hair who was sat on the steps.
Trying to be quiet had failed her. Lanas limbs were shaking so badly she thought she would fall over. Of all the shocks in the world, of all the tricks people had pulled on her, of all the lies to have told...This topped them all.
The woman was scribbling in her book, completely oblivious to the young girl who was now stood in full view watching her.
Lana was never one to subtle, and her shouting "hello" five minutes earlier had not disturbed her. With a flick of her hand, she made the papers fly out of the womans hand and scatter across the room.
"What - " said the woman looking up.
Until the woman looked up, and spoke, Lana wasnt entirely sure if she believed her own eyes.
"Hello mother. You dont look very dead to me." said Lana, her voice steely with rage, her teeth clenched.
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Harry walked into Grimmauld Place in a daze. It was strangely quiet as Harry walked into the kitchen to get a snack. Sat at the table were Snape and Lupin.
"And what time do you call this, Potter?" asked Snape.
"I'm not at school now, Snape, I dont answer to you." snapped Harry, opening one of the cupboards.
"Its past midnight." said Lupin softly, and Harry almost fell off his chair as he sat down with his Chocolate Frogs.
"Huh?" said Harry, checking the watch Lana had brought him yesterday. He saw that it was part midnight.
"Been with that...Godmother of yours?" asked Snape.
"Yes, I have. But I left her...I didnt realise Id been that long...I was with her for half an hour, if that." replied Harry, completely confused and wondering where the time had gone.
"Where was she when you left her?" asked Lupin, worried.
"Is this 20 questions?" Harry snapped.
"Yes, definately been with Lana," commented Snape. "The woman is a worse influence than Sirius."
"Oh, and I suppose an ex-Death Eater like yourself would be a better influence?" asked Harry, opening his second chocolate frog.
"Like I said." Snape said softly.
Harry scowled at Snape, and he decided to look at Lupin instead. He was dishelleved, and Harry realised that it must be near full moon.
"We were worried." said Lupin, and Snape snorted, and Lupin corrected himself. "I was worried. I think that Lana might be up to something."
Harry shrugged. "So what if she is? Lanas an adult, she can look after herself...A lot better than any of you, in fact."
A familiar step and a soft thud sounded down the hallway and Moody walked through the door.
Moody immediately pointed his wand at Harry. "You under the Imperius Curse boy?" he growled.
"I can throw it off easily, remember?" asked Harry, then realised his mistake.
"No I cant, I was in a box." Moody still pointed his wand at Harry. "Been around any Dark Wizards? Knockturn Alley? Shrieking Shack?"
"Please Alastor, be sensible...The boy went to Lanas office, and it seems he left a while ago and lost track of time." said Lupin.
Lowering his wand slowly, Moody sighed. "I suppose youre right, Remus."
"Im confused." stated Harry. "I left Lanas office ages ago, and I walked around Diagon Alley for a while, then came back here...I dont understand where all the times gone."
"That is something we'll have to deal with later..Right now, we think Lana could be in danger..." said Snape icily.
"Like you give a toss," snapped Harry, "You never liked my father, or my mother, or Sirius or Lana...Jealous I think, of the talents they had collectively and individually."
Snape rose from his chair and glared down at Harry, inches from his face. Harry popped another frog into his mouth and smiled at Snape. "Yes?"
"Sit down, Severus." said Moody, pointing his wand at Snape. Snape sat, and Moody sat next to Lupin.
"Thsi girls got herself into some seriously dark stuff, or she will be soon. Harry, please tell us what you know, it could save her life and others...."
"What makes you think I know anything?" asked Harry. After a seconds pause, Harry began to talk...."Well, she told me that she was going to try this spell to bring Sirius back through the Veil, and that she had access to her mothers files in the Ministry, and although she wasnt sure what the spell was, she knew one existed and that she was the only one with the power to do it."
Lupin and Moody stared from Harry to Snape. "You put truth potion in those sweets?" Lupin asked, wondering why he was so shocked.
Lana span around, looking for the source of the noise. As far as she could see, (which wasnt very far seeing as the Auditorium was huge and there was no way she could see across the other side,) there was nobody but her and the veil.
"Hello?" Lana called out, her voice echoing around the room. That was stupid, she thought to herself. Now if someone wants to kill you, they know youre in here....Muppet.
Walking towards the Veil, her boots echoed on the marble floor. Walking down some steps, Lana left the file on one of the desks that was seemingly randomly placed.
Standing still, Lana felt the hairs on her arms stand up, and the scar on her arm burned a bright red, although there was no pain. "Hmmm..."
There came a sigh again, and Lana thought it sounded like it was coming from the opposite side of the Veil....It was odd. It was in the centre of the room, instead of being against a wall....Which meant that someone had moved it, or it had moved itself. Lana had never been here before, so there was no possible way in which she could tell which answer it was.
Whoever was sighing was blocked out by one side of the Veil, so Lana moved quickly across the other side of the room and just to the side of the Veil, so she could determine who was the other side of the Veil.
Leaning forward slightly, and being careful not to fall through the Veil, Lana peered around the corner. What greeted her was not someone, but some two people who she thought were dead.
Even from the back, and transparent, Lana recognised Sirius. Through him she saw someone who she hadnt seen since she was 14, someone who looked remarkably like Lana.
They were talking in low voices, or rather Sirius was, and he sounded pretty angry from what Lana could make out.
As Sirius' form started flickering, and he eventually disappeared and the Veil sighed as he went back through, Lana got a full view of the woman with the long dark hair who was sat on the steps.
Trying to be quiet had failed her. Lanas limbs were shaking so badly she thought she would fall over. Of all the shocks in the world, of all the tricks people had pulled on her, of all the lies to have told...This topped them all.
The woman was scribbling in her book, completely oblivious to the young girl who was now stood in full view watching her.
Lana was never one to subtle, and her shouting "hello" five minutes earlier had not disturbed her. With a flick of her hand, she made the papers fly out of the womans hand and scatter across the room.
"What - " said the woman looking up.
Until the woman looked up, and spoke, Lana wasnt entirely sure if she believed her own eyes.
"Hello mother. You dont look very dead to me." said Lana, her voice steely with rage, her teeth clenched.
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Harry walked into Grimmauld Place in a daze. It was strangely quiet as Harry walked into the kitchen to get a snack. Sat at the table were Snape and Lupin.
"And what time do you call this, Potter?" asked Snape.
"I'm not at school now, Snape, I dont answer to you." snapped Harry, opening one of the cupboards.
"Its past midnight." said Lupin softly, and Harry almost fell off his chair as he sat down with his Chocolate Frogs.
"Huh?" said Harry, checking the watch Lana had brought him yesterday. He saw that it was part midnight.
"Been with that...Godmother of yours?" asked Snape.
"Yes, I have. But I left her...I didnt realise Id been that long...I was with her for half an hour, if that." replied Harry, completely confused and wondering where the time had gone.
"Where was she when you left her?" asked Lupin, worried.
"Is this 20 questions?" Harry snapped.
"Yes, definately been with Lana," commented Snape. "The woman is a worse influence than Sirius."
"Oh, and I suppose an ex-Death Eater like yourself would be a better influence?" asked Harry, opening his second chocolate frog.
"Like I said." Snape said softly.
Harry scowled at Snape, and he decided to look at Lupin instead. He was dishelleved, and Harry realised that it must be near full moon.
"We were worried." said Lupin, and Snape snorted, and Lupin corrected himself. "I was worried. I think that Lana might be up to something."
Harry shrugged. "So what if she is? Lanas an adult, she can look after herself...A lot better than any of you, in fact."
A familiar step and a soft thud sounded down the hallway and Moody walked through the door.
Moody immediately pointed his wand at Harry. "You under the Imperius Curse boy?" he growled.
"I can throw it off easily, remember?" asked Harry, then realised his mistake.
"No I cant, I was in a box." Moody still pointed his wand at Harry. "Been around any Dark Wizards? Knockturn Alley? Shrieking Shack?"
"Please Alastor, be sensible...The boy went to Lanas office, and it seems he left a while ago and lost track of time." said Lupin.
Lowering his wand slowly, Moody sighed. "I suppose youre right, Remus."
"Im confused." stated Harry. "I left Lanas office ages ago, and I walked around Diagon Alley for a while, then came back here...I dont understand where all the times gone."
"That is something we'll have to deal with later..Right now, we think Lana could be in danger..." said Snape icily.
"Like you give a toss," snapped Harry, "You never liked my father, or my mother, or Sirius or Lana...Jealous I think, of the talents they had collectively and individually."
Snape rose from his chair and glared down at Harry, inches from his face. Harry popped another frog into his mouth and smiled at Snape. "Yes?"
"Sit down, Severus." said Moody, pointing his wand at Snape. Snape sat, and Moody sat next to Lupin.
"Thsi girls got herself into some seriously dark stuff, or she will be soon. Harry, please tell us what you know, it could save her life and others...."
"What makes you think I know anything?" asked Harry. After a seconds pause, Harry began to talk...."Well, she told me that she was going to try this spell to bring Sirius back through the Veil, and that she had access to her mothers files in the Ministry, and although she wasnt sure what the spell was, she knew one existed and that she was the only one with the power to do it."
Lupin and Moody stared from Harry to Snape. "You put truth potion in those sweets?" Lupin asked, wondering why he was so shocked.
