Harry opened his eyes slightly and saw Ron and Ginny leaning over a game of
wizard chess in the chairs that Nikki and Remus were sleeping in earlier.
"Good morning Harry," Ron said as he pushed one of Ginny's knights off of the board.
"Morning." Harry replied through a yawn. "Where's Nikki?"
"Who's Nikki?" Ginny asked as she searched for a new move.
"Good Morning Harry," Remus said as he walked through the room, carrying a bucket.
"Remus, where's Nikki at?" Harry asked as he stood up.
"She's still asleep." He said as he turned around. "I brought her up to Sirius' room."
"Where's his room at?" Harry asked. "I don't remember cleaning it."
"Because he left it the way it was. His parents didn't go in it after he left, so he still had everything from before in there. It's on the top floor if you want to go see her."
"Alright," Harry said, "Thanks Remus."
"Oh, Harry." Remus stopped him. "Last night Nikki told me that she has these night terrors type of thing, so if anything weird happens, come and get me OK?"
"Alright Remus. You want to come Ron?" Harry asked as Ron flicked Ginny's last piece off the board.
"Sure."
The two climbed the many flights of stairs up to the top floor. On their way up, they passed Mr. Black who was covered by her drapery and they saw Kreacher's feet poking out from underneath.
"I never realized how big this place was." Ron puffed as the reached the top.
"There's no door," Harry said while looking around. "How are we supposed to get in?"
"Harry," Ron said while pointing to the ceiling. Above them was a trap door with a cord hanging from it. Ron, who was the taller of the two, pulled on it and it opened. A small step ladder dropped from it and they climbed up.
They climbed in to a deep blue room that was unlike the other rooms in the house. They rest of the house had a dreary feel to it, but this one was more warm. The walls were splattered with moving pictures of Sirius, Lily, James, Peter, Daemon, and Lé Anna; the two girls that were in the picture Nikki showed him the other night. In the corner was a wooden table over flowing with parchment and a mirror identical to the one Sirius gave Harry. There seemed to be some old Hogwarts robes thrown in the closet that was now falling out. In the middle of the room there was a four poster bed with red drapes on it. Harry walked closer and saw 'Property of Hogwarts' sewn on the bottom. Nikki was currently curled up on the pillows of the bed.
"Do you think we should wake her?" Ron asked.
"Yeah, it's practically noon," Harry said as he went to shake her.
"I have bad news," Squeaked a voice.
"What is it?" Another voice hissed. It sent shivers up Harry's spine and made his scar tingle.
"We can not find her." The voice squeaked again.
"Ron, do you know.." Harry asked as he turned around and saw Ron, pale as a ghost. Harry turned back around and saw Nikki, still asleep but her lips were moving as if someone was using her as a puppet to talk through.
"Who?" The second voice hissed.
"The girl!" Came another voice, this time deeper and sterner.
"You've lost track of the girl? I gave you specific orders to not to take your eyes off of her." The voice hissed anger twisting around each word.
"I know that voice" Harry said, "its Voldemort's!"
"I'm sorry!" The squeaky voice apologized.
"Peter?" Ron asked as Harry nodded in agreement.
"Don't you realize that she could be seeing us right now?" Voldemort's voice hissed in pure outrage.
"I can't see you!" Nikki yelled out as tears streamed down her eyes, "I can't see anything."
"If someone is listening to her, they'll be able to track us down from what she hears. She'll be able to describe to them who and what she saw!" Voldemort spat.
"But I don't see anything" Nikki repeated.
"Harry what are you doing?" Ron asked as Harry jumped on to the bed.
"She needs to see us." He told her as he picked up her hand and ran it over his burning scar. "Can you see me?"
Nikki nodded her head as the voices still spoke. "Do you know where she might be my Lord?"
"No, I don't. But I know she's close." Voldemort's voice hisses out as it died down. "I can taste her fear.." Voldemort said as Nikki opened her eyes. Ron and Harry continued looking at her, mouthed hanging open, faces pale.
"I think we go get Remus." Ron said as tears continued to stream from Nikki's eyes.
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A/N: It's short! I'm sorry; the next one will be longer. I promise. (And it probably won't be a cliffie either) I don't like short chapters but I wanted this one to focus on Nikki's visions. You'll be able to understand it better in the next chapter; she'll explain what they are.
Heero's Girl - I'll try to keep up the good work. And it is Occlumency; I even looked it up in the story before I posted the last chapter and I lost the spelling on the way over. I was kicking my self for that. And I do agree with the ending to the last chapter, it is sweet.
Firefly - I left a cliffie? : Re reads the end of chapter 1: Yeah, I guess it's kinda a cliffie
0.0 - Yes, it is a surprise.
"Good morning Harry," Ron said as he pushed one of Ginny's knights off of the board.
"Morning." Harry replied through a yawn. "Where's Nikki?"
"Who's Nikki?" Ginny asked as she searched for a new move.
"Good Morning Harry," Remus said as he walked through the room, carrying a bucket.
"Remus, where's Nikki at?" Harry asked as he stood up.
"She's still asleep." He said as he turned around. "I brought her up to Sirius' room."
"Where's his room at?" Harry asked. "I don't remember cleaning it."
"Because he left it the way it was. His parents didn't go in it after he left, so he still had everything from before in there. It's on the top floor if you want to go see her."
"Alright," Harry said, "Thanks Remus."
"Oh, Harry." Remus stopped him. "Last night Nikki told me that she has these night terrors type of thing, so if anything weird happens, come and get me OK?"
"Alright Remus. You want to come Ron?" Harry asked as Ron flicked Ginny's last piece off the board.
"Sure."
The two climbed the many flights of stairs up to the top floor. On their way up, they passed Mr. Black who was covered by her drapery and they saw Kreacher's feet poking out from underneath.
"I never realized how big this place was." Ron puffed as the reached the top.
"There's no door," Harry said while looking around. "How are we supposed to get in?"
"Harry," Ron said while pointing to the ceiling. Above them was a trap door with a cord hanging from it. Ron, who was the taller of the two, pulled on it and it opened. A small step ladder dropped from it and they climbed up.
They climbed in to a deep blue room that was unlike the other rooms in the house. They rest of the house had a dreary feel to it, but this one was more warm. The walls were splattered with moving pictures of Sirius, Lily, James, Peter, Daemon, and Lé Anna; the two girls that were in the picture Nikki showed him the other night. In the corner was a wooden table over flowing with parchment and a mirror identical to the one Sirius gave Harry. There seemed to be some old Hogwarts robes thrown in the closet that was now falling out. In the middle of the room there was a four poster bed with red drapes on it. Harry walked closer and saw 'Property of Hogwarts' sewn on the bottom. Nikki was currently curled up on the pillows of the bed.
"Do you think we should wake her?" Ron asked.
"Yeah, it's practically noon," Harry said as he went to shake her.
"I have bad news," Squeaked a voice.
"What is it?" Another voice hissed. It sent shivers up Harry's spine and made his scar tingle.
"We can not find her." The voice squeaked again.
"Ron, do you know.." Harry asked as he turned around and saw Ron, pale as a ghost. Harry turned back around and saw Nikki, still asleep but her lips were moving as if someone was using her as a puppet to talk through.
"Who?" The second voice hissed.
"The girl!" Came another voice, this time deeper and sterner.
"You've lost track of the girl? I gave you specific orders to not to take your eyes off of her." The voice hissed anger twisting around each word.
"I know that voice" Harry said, "its Voldemort's!"
"I'm sorry!" The squeaky voice apologized.
"Peter?" Ron asked as Harry nodded in agreement.
"Don't you realize that she could be seeing us right now?" Voldemort's voice hissed in pure outrage.
"I can't see you!" Nikki yelled out as tears streamed down her eyes, "I can't see anything."
"If someone is listening to her, they'll be able to track us down from what she hears. She'll be able to describe to them who and what she saw!" Voldemort spat.
"But I don't see anything" Nikki repeated.
"Harry what are you doing?" Ron asked as Harry jumped on to the bed.
"She needs to see us." He told her as he picked up her hand and ran it over his burning scar. "Can you see me?"
Nikki nodded her head as the voices still spoke. "Do you know where she might be my Lord?"
"No, I don't. But I know she's close." Voldemort's voice hisses out as it died down. "I can taste her fear.." Voldemort said as Nikki opened her eyes. Ron and Harry continued looking at her, mouthed hanging open, faces pale.
"I think we go get Remus." Ron said as tears continued to stream from Nikki's eyes.
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A/N: It's short! I'm sorry; the next one will be longer. I promise. (And it probably won't be a cliffie either) I don't like short chapters but I wanted this one to focus on Nikki's visions. You'll be able to understand it better in the next chapter; she'll explain what they are.
Heero's Girl - I'll try to keep up the good work. And it is Occlumency; I even looked it up in the story before I posted the last chapter and I lost the spelling on the way over. I was kicking my self for that. And I do agree with the ending to the last chapter, it is sweet.
Firefly - I left a cliffie? : Re reads the end of chapter 1: Yeah, I guess it's kinda a cliffie
0.0 - Yes, it is a surprise.