Chapter five beta'd 5/8/04
"Where is Sirius Black?" she asked the two.
'Why couldn't she just drop it already?' Harry thought bitterly.
"I don't know where he is," Hermione replied.
"I don't know either," Ron said.
"Hmm," she studied the two, "Where is Harry Potter?"
"He didn't tell us, but he said he went into hiding," Hermione replied.
"He said, that he went into hiding in the Room Of Requirements..."
"Is that so?"
"Yes ma'am," Ron replied.
"Well, I have searched there as well, well, where is Dumbledore?"
"I don't know Professor."
"Me neither ma'am," he replied.
Fusterated, "Okay, okay you two can leave now!" she said, a bit irratated. The two, and the invisble person left the room, and went towards the entrance hall.
"That was.... a bit interesting," Hermoine started, whispering to the other two boys.
"Yeah it was," Ron said.
"Well, she used that same questions with me as well you know," Harry said.
"Hmm, well I'm glad you didn't tell us where you're hiding, so talk to you later, night Harry."
"Night mate," Ron said.
"Bye you guys, keep any eye open out for anything, night," Harry siad, walking off towards Whomping Willow. He made his way down the tunnel after disabling the tree and made it to the Shrieking Shack. He went upstairs, and into the room where his trunk laid. Harry kneeled down, and opened the trunk He searched for the mirror and found in the left corner, half way from the top. Pulling the special device mirror out, and held it in both of Harry's hands.
"Sirius?" Few seconds later, came a voice, and appeared the head of Sirius on the Mirror.
"Harry! I heard that you went into hiding! Is it true?"
"Hey, let me see that!" said another voice, and a new face appeared, it was Remus Lupin. "Harry, what are you thinking?!"
"Guys, I have a good reason to."
"But you need your O.W.L.s!" Remus said, disapproving him. "And deatheaters can find you and take to Voldemort.
"Remus, please listen to my story, don't worry about the O.W.L.s, Snape got that taken cared of," Harry explained. "Did Snape tell you that I went into hiding?"
"Yes he did," Sirius replied darkly, taking the mirror from Remus. "And how are you going to take the O.W.L.s?"
"Like I said, Snape'll take care of it."
"Since when he'll listen to your request?"
"Just.... just trust me on this Sirius."
"All right, I'll trust you about this, but Mrs. Weasely isn't very happy at all you know..."
"Who isn't?" Harry muttered.
"Yeah well, listen, where are you hiding?"
"Snape didn't tell you?"
"Of course not, all he said that you went into hiding," Lupin said, taking the mirror back.
"Oh well, I guess I'll fill you in the rest.. I'm at Shrieking Shack."
"Oh brillant Harry! Excellent!" Lupin said, grinning. "I hope that my old place don't scare you into nightmares at night" Harry grinned back, and laughed.
"I haven't got nightmares yet, at least not relating to this house...." Harry said, especially softly at the last part of it.
"Ah, well, why did you go into hiding then?"
"Let's see, who caused the most problems? Hmm, who I wonder?" Harry said with sarcasm.
"You don't mean, Umbridge?" Lupin asked, darkening his face.
"Yeah, real great of her, so nice too," Harry said dripping with more sarcasm. "Going to give me a wonderful lesson, by giving me the Crucaitus Curse and possibly expell me."
"WHAT?!" raged the two men at Harry.
"You can't be kidding!" Lupin said, shocked.
"She was going to give you that 'lesson'?!"
"Worst thing is, Fudge gave her the permission. Some minsiter he is...."
"No, that can't be!" Remus said, appalled.
"Yeah well, at least I have the invisbility cloak so I can attend some classes. Which is why I let Snape know because I have to take potions.... for a job I'd like to pursue in anyways," Harry said with a shrug. "I didn't tell Professor McGonagall because she could get the sack."
"McGonagall?!" Sirius exclaimed.
"Yeah, we had a bit of," Harry snickered, "incident when we were doing our Career Consult."
"Oh? Who you care to tell me what happened?" Remus inquired.
Harry launched into telling the whole story from Umbridge in the Career appointment as he, and setting her voice to speak in frog language. To Weasely twin escaping, which Sirius and Lupin already knew about. Obviously Mrs. Weasely had gone nut mad about their escape and dropping out. Thus furthering making Umbridge of a frog. He then explained the chaos that ensued for next several days. In some parts, Sirius was laughing his brains out, and Remus was shaking his head, laughing with mirth.
"I wish I was there to cause more chaos!" Sirius exclaimed, doubling in laughter.
"Heh, it was funny, ah the times were great...." Harry said, a bit dreamily.
"Ha, ha, ha! Oh James would've loved this!" Sirius said, wiping laughter tear away. Harry's face seem to have crest fallen. "Oh Harry, you can't still be hung on about that are you?"
"Oh, I got over it," Harry said quickly. "And well, the rest is history."
"Hmmhmm," Remus thought for a minute. "Well, I guess you just have to be more careful Harry. Expulsion.. We can't risk that at all," he said, shaking his head. "Would it be alright by you if I can appare there once a while?"
"Of course, I'd love to have some company," Harry said, grinning. Sirius grinned at him. "Oh yeah, you can too Sirius. You can still apparate can you?" Sirius shook his head. "Why?"
"Well, I'll try Harry," Sirius said, smiling. "Don't worry, at least my apparation liscense expired ages ago, they can't track me."
"Oh," Harry replied, face brightening. "Great! Hey, you think you two can move in here?" He asked hopeful. Sirius grinned at the idea and Remus too.
"That's a great idea Harry!"
"Though, don't tell Mrs. Weasley...." Harry said meekly. Remus just laughed, and showed the mirrored in the direction where Mrs. Weasely is sitting, frowning. "MRS. WEASLEY!" Harry said in horror. "I don't mean to hurt you, I just... don't want to get a lecture..."
"Oh very well Harry, I won't, at least you gave the good reasons to go into hiding... unlike some sons I have for dropping out...." she said disapprovingly. "At least you're continuing some of your education. I want Moody to be with you when you're in school."
"Moody?" Harry asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Of course, he can see through invisbiltiy cloak can he not?"
"Oh, well more proetection for me then," he said glumly.
"It's for your own good!"
"But I don't need it! I was fine today!"
"But Harry, please...."
"Mrs. Weasley, the reason I went into hiding is because of my own safety. I'm actually thinking rationally about this! Did you think I want to be caught by that woman or the death eaters?" Harry asked her, raising an eyebrow.
"Oh, no of course not, but don't do anything rash..."
" 'course..." Harry said, with a sting to his stomach. 'Don't do anything rash, that's what Sirius said last summer... well at least no dementors will come here... hopefully.' he thought darkly.
"Alright, but can I at least visit you Harry?" Mrs. Weasley asked hopeful.
"Of couse Mrs. Weasley. In fact, tell the whole order to visit me. Can someone just perform the Fidilus charm on this house and Dumbledore being the secret keeper?"
"Great idea Harry, that'll provide more safety for you," Mrs. Weasely said, clapping her hands together. "I'll tell Dumbledore."
"You know where he is?" he asked.
"Of couse we do, now get some sleep."
"But I haven't had dinner..."
"Oh well, I guess I'll bring some food over now then," she said, getting up into the kitchen. Harry grinned at the thought of being able to eat some homemade food than Hogwarts.
'Not that it was bad,' he thought. 'Just it'll be nice to have a change while I'm at school...'
"So, anything else Harry?" Sirius asked.
"No I pretty much told you everything Sirius."
"Alright, and since she's coming over, can we come too? In fact, I'll move in tonight!" Sirius said, grinning at the idea.
"Sure Sirius," Harry grinned back, the idea of having his godfather and Jame's friend Remus in this very house while he attends Hogwarts. 'Finally, one of the things I wanted the most, finally is happening.... at least he won't be with Kreacher anymore...' he thought happily as he cleaned more of the house suitable for the coming visitors.
Thirty minutes later, Harry heard his name calling and froze. 'No, people can't know where I am....' then he heard another call. He pinpointed where it was coming from, and it was from the mirror. 'Augh, don't get so creeped over something so trivial Harry...' "Yes?" Harry said, picking up the mirror.
"We're coming now Harry," Remus said.
"Okay, I was just cleaning, that's why I didn't come the first time."
"Ah, you did have me worried there, but anyways, see you just in a second," he said. Literally a second later, with three soft pops, one after the other. "Ah, wow, I can hardly recognize this place! NIce job Harry," Remus said, praising.
"Heh, thanks, it had to be suitable for living," Harry said, grinning.
"Yeah, it is really a nice job Harry," Sirius said, examining the room. "Though the furniture needs replacing...."
"yeah, there's no bed in the house...." Harry said, rubbing his back slightly
"Oh, I'll provide some," Mrs. Weasely offered.
"Can you really?" Harry asked, face brightening again.
"Of course, though if you want some permament, we'll have to buy some..."
"You can use my vault to get some Mrs. Weasely. Hmm, get five beds, really good ones too."
"Okay Harry, and here's your food," she said, handing a basket full of food and drinks. "Just duplicate them, and you'll be fine by the school's end."
"Thanks Mrs. Weasley, but what about the ministry? won't they send any warning, since I'm technically out of Hogwarts?"
"Harry dear, don't worry about that. Don't you ever used magic on the train here and back home?"
"Oh, right I guess I don't have to worry then...." Harry said, grinning, going into the small kitchen with the cabinents, and the fridge, charmed to be freezing. Though Harry will have to renew the charm every three days to keep it cold. Taking some bread and some meat and cheese. Coming back out with his sub sandwich, and sat down next to Remus. who was talking to Mrs. Weasely about Arthur at the Ministry.
"You're saying that Fudge, and Percy are really mad about Harry going into hiding?" he asked.
"Yes, and that's not all, there IS a hint that Harry was right about the permission. It's awful, we need a new ministry soon," she said, frowning, shaking her head. "I disapprove him!"
"Well Molly, we'll just have to wait for Voldemort," ('Don't say that name!' cried Mrs. Weasley.) "Molly, you'll have to get used to that name, anyways, we'll have to wait for him to come out in the open. For all we know, he could take a lot of innocents in one go. If we're lucky, we can prevent that, and prove it to Fudge that we're right. Just give them time is all."
"But Remus, I can't just sit here and wait!"
"I'm afraid we will have to, Mrs. Weasley," Harry butted in, after finishing his sandwich and gulping down his Pumpkin Juice. "I don't like it, I am always being fluncuated by his stupid moods," Harry said bitterly.
"What do you mean Harry?"
"I feel his emotions, it's annoying really," Harry said, rolling his eyes.
"Oh, that's not good at all!" Mrs. Weasely, half shrieking.
"I know that, in fact, he's happy now, about what I wonder," he said, sighing. "But the good news, is that Professor Snape is helping, and the emotions of his are fading somewhat. So, just give me more time."
"I hope they will go away Harry, it's for your own good!" Mrs. Weasley said.
"Well, at least they're fading Harry," Remus said.
"Yeah well, remember when the ten Death Eaters broke out sometime in February?"
"Yeah?" Sirius replied, asking.
"Well, previous night before it was in the Daily Prophet, I ... I was laughing manically. I didn't know it wasn't my own laugh," Harry said with a shudder. "He hadn't felt happy in years."
"Who wouldn't if you had ten of your most loyal followers out of that prison?" Sirius asked bitterly. "Now I have a cousin out there somewhere kissing the Dark Lord's robes," he said shaking his head.
"Yeah well, what is it that Voldemort want to get so badly anyways?" Harry asked, cautiously. Last summer, they had nearly told him what he wanted. What the Order Members gaurding over. Harry thought it would be him, but he had to be sure. Something he can't get by stealth...
"I'm sorry Harry," Mrs. Weasely began. "We can't tell you."
"Why?" he asked calmly as he can without giving himself away.
"Dumbledore's orders, we have to listen to him," Remus said.
"It's always him!" Harry said, exploded, "Dumbledore's orders this, Dumbledore's orders that! All year I haven't as much as look at him without him looking at me, except for those two times when I wanted to attack him! I really resent him you know!" Harry said furiously. "It wouldn't have hurted if he could at least talk to me!"
"Harry...." Remus said, taken aback.
"No Remus, unless you can make Dumbledore to at least look at me so I won't have to attack him for the way he's treating me! Over the summer, he had been at the horrible place before I went to the Hearing, and he didn't EVEN talk to me! He could have at least reassured me, or something of sorts!"
"Harry," Sirius started.
"Do you have anything to say about that Sirius?!"
"N-no Harry, it's just that... Dumbledore's here," Sirius finished. Harry stood there dumbly, and turned around slowly, and sure enough. He stood there, his long beard shiny brightly, his half-moon glasses over his crooked nose, his brillant blue eyes, not accompained by twinkles. He looked years older since the last time he had seen, where he had went into hiding. Just as Harry had.
"D-Dumbledore--" Harry said, raising his eyebrows in surprise.
"Hello Harry," he said, sighing. "I heard you went into hiding," Albus Dumbledore said, looking around the room. "Nice job of cleaning."
"W-what are you doing here?"
"It's what you said, I'm performing the Fidilus charm on this house," he said with a soft twinkle. "Though what you said not only moments ago made me realize what mistake I had made," he said, frowning, sighning. He raised both his fingers to rub his temples. "Let's perform it now." He muttered several incantations, spinning around slowly on the pivot where he stood. Waving his wand, and very fine, light silver mist came out and fell on the room around them. "It is done now, no one can come here without my permission." He went over to a soft looking armchair and sat down.
"I guess you'll like to know what Voldemort's after Harry?"
"Albus!" Mrs. Weasely started.
"Yeah, I would like to know," Harry said, ignoring what Mrs. Weasley said. He stood there, defiantly, waiting for him to speak. Dumbledore looked at him, but not straight into the eyes. "Why don't you just look at me, in the eyes?!"
"Because there's a shadow next to you when I do, it's dangerous. I can swear that I can see bit of red in your eyes Harry. Voldemort mustn't know about our close connection." He said, still not looking straight in the eyes, but rather on his lips when he spoke next.
"Professor," Harry said as sweetly as he could, "It's not like I'll hurt you or anything."
"Of course Harry," he said slowly nodding his head.
"So, what does he want? Me? Am I the weapon? Is that why I'm always surrounded, even in Hogsmeade?" Dumbledore, shook his head, chuckling softly.
"Where did you get that idea?"
"I... well, it had to do with Mr. Weasely...." Harry said, shifting uncomfortably. "And it's thanks to Fred and George for their...." he looked at Mrs. Weasley, and let out a sly smile. "For their extendable ears at St.Mungos..." Mrs. Weasely gasped angrily at this.
You don't mean...!"
Flash Back
". . . they searched the whole area but they couldn't find the snake anywhere, it just seems to have vanished after it attacked you, Arthur, . . . But You-Know-Who can't have expected a snake to get in, can he?"
"I reckon he sent it as a lookout," growled Moody, "'cause he's not had any luck so far, has he? No, I reckon he's trying to get a clearer picture of what he's facing and if Arthur hadn't been there the beast would've had much more time to look around. So Potter says he saw it all happen?"
"Yes," said Mrs. Weasely. She sounded rather uneasey. "You know, Dumbledore seems almost to have been waiting for Harry to see something like this..."
"Yeah well," said Moody, " there's something funny about the Potter kid, we all know that."
"Dumbledore seemed worried about Harry when I spoke to him this morning," whispered Mrs. Weasley.
"'Course he's worried," growled Moody. "The boy's seeing things from inside You-Know-Who's snake.... Obviously Potter doesn't realize what that means, but if You-Know-Who's possessing him---"
Harry pulled the Extendable Ear out of his own, his heart hammering very fast and heat rushing up his face. He looked around at the others. They were all staring at him, the strings still trailing from their ears, looking suddenly fearful.
Flashforward
"Well, I mean, I know he's trying to possess me isn't he? Is that why I have to take Occulemency lessons with Professor Snape? Am I really the weapon?" Harry asked the adults in front of him.
"Well Harry," said Sirius. "You have part of it right..."
"What part am I wrong about?"
"You're not the 'weapon'," Dumbledore said softly.
"Oh, then what is?"
"A prophecy."
"You never said it was that Albus!" Mrs. Weasley said.
"He never really told us that Molly, so what about the prophecy?" Remus asked.
"I'm sorry, but can you three please leave? This really mustn' go around in many ears."
"Albus," started Mrs. Weasley.
"I'm sorry Molly, but I can't tell you right now, but perhaps in due time, when Harry is ready to tell you. You will understand why," he said, looking over his half-moon glasses at Mrs. Weasley. Who huffed, and stood up, crossing her arms.
"Very well, I will trust you on this," Molly said, leaving the room, followed by two men who said their quick byes for now. Dumbledore switched his sight from the door where the three had left through to Harry, again, falling on watching his mouth.
"Are you prepared to hear the prophecy?" he asked.
"Where is Sirius Black?" she asked the two.
'Why couldn't she just drop it already?' Harry thought bitterly.
"I don't know where he is," Hermione replied.
"I don't know either," Ron said.
"Hmm," she studied the two, "Where is Harry Potter?"
"He didn't tell us, but he said he went into hiding," Hermione replied.
"He said, that he went into hiding in the Room Of Requirements..."
"Is that so?"
"Yes ma'am," Ron replied.
"Well, I have searched there as well, well, where is Dumbledore?"
"I don't know Professor."
"Me neither ma'am," he replied.
Fusterated, "Okay, okay you two can leave now!" she said, a bit irratated. The two, and the invisble person left the room, and went towards the entrance hall.
"That was.... a bit interesting," Hermoine started, whispering to the other two boys.
"Yeah it was," Ron said.
"Well, she used that same questions with me as well you know," Harry said.
"Hmm, well I'm glad you didn't tell us where you're hiding, so talk to you later, night Harry."
"Night mate," Ron said.
"Bye you guys, keep any eye open out for anything, night," Harry siad, walking off towards Whomping Willow. He made his way down the tunnel after disabling the tree and made it to the Shrieking Shack. He went upstairs, and into the room where his trunk laid. Harry kneeled down, and opened the trunk He searched for the mirror and found in the left corner, half way from the top. Pulling the special device mirror out, and held it in both of Harry's hands.
"Sirius?" Few seconds later, came a voice, and appeared the head of Sirius on the Mirror.
"Harry! I heard that you went into hiding! Is it true?"
"Hey, let me see that!" said another voice, and a new face appeared, it was Remus Lupin. "Harry, what are you thinking?!"
"Guys, I have a good reason to."
"But you need your O.W.L.s!" Remus said, disapproving him. "And deatheaters can find you and take to Voldemort.
"Remus, please listen to my story, don't worry about the O.W.L.s, Snape got that taken cared of," Harry explained. "Did Snape tell you that I went into hiding?"
"Yes he did," Sirius replied darkly, taking the mirror from Remus. "And how are you going to take the O.W.L.s?"
"Like I said, Snape'll take care of it."
"Since when he'll listen to your request?"
"Just.... just trust me on this Sirius."
"All right, I'll trust you about this, but Mrs. Weasely isn't very happy at all you know..."
"Who isn't?" Harry muttered.
"Yeah well, listen, where are you hiding?"
"Snape didn't tell you?"
"Of course not, all he said that you went into hiding," Lupin said, taking the mirror back.
"Oh well, I guess I'll fill you in the rest.. I'm at Shrieking Shack."
"Oh brillant Harry! Excellent!" Lupin said, grinning. "I hope that my old place don't scare you into nightmares at night" Harry grinned back, and laughed.
"I haven't got nightmares yet, at least not relating to this house...." Harry said, especially softly at the last part of it.
"Ah, well, why did you go into hiding then?"
"Let's see, who caused the most problems? Hmm, who I wonder?" Harry said with sarcasm.
"You don't mean, Umbridge?" Lupin asked, darkening his face.
"Yeah, real great of her, so nice too," Harry said dripping with more sarcasm. "Going to give me a wonderful lesson, by giving me the Crucaitus Curse and possibly expell me."
"WHAT?!" raged the two men at Harry.
"You can't be kidding!" Lupin said, shocked.
"She was going to give you that 'lesson'?!"
"Worst thing is, Fudge gave her the permission. Some minsiter he is...."
"No, that can't be!" Remus said, appalled.
"Yeah well, at least I have the invisbility cloak so I can attend some classes. Which is why I let Snape know because I have to take potions.... for a job I'd like to pursue in anyways," Harry said with a shrug. "I didn't tell Professor McGonagall because she could get the sack."
"McGonagall?!" Sirius exclaimed.
"Yeah, we had a bit of," Harry snickered, "incident when we were doing our Career Consult."
"Oh? Who you care to tell me what happened?" Remus inquired.
Harry launched into telling the whole story from Umbridge in the Career appointment as he, and setting her voice to speak in frog language. To Weasely twin escaping, which Sirius and Lupin already knew about. Obviously Mrs. Weasely had gone nut mad about their escape and dropping out. Thus furthering making Umbridge of a frog. He then explained the chaos that ensued for next several days. In some parts, Sirius was laughing his brains out, and Remus was shaking his head, laughing with mirth.
"I wish I was there to cause more chaos!" Sirius exclaimed, doubling in laughter.
"Heh, it was funny, ah the times were great...." Harry said, a bit dreamily.
"Ha, ha, ha! Oh James would've loved this!" Sirius said, wiping laughter tear away. Harry's face seem to have crest fallen. "Oh Harry, you can't still be hung on about that are you?"
"Oh, I got over it," Harry said quickly. "And well, the rest is history."
"Hmmhmm," Remus thought for a minute. "Well, I guess you just have to be more careful Harry. Expulsion.. We can't risk that at all," he said, shaking his head. "Would it be alright by you if I can appare there once a while?"
"Of course, I'd love to have some company," Harry said, grinning. Sirius grinned at him. "Oh yeah, you can too Sirius. You can still apparate can you?" Sirius shook his head. "Why?"
"Well, I'll try Harry," Sirius said, smiling. "Don't worry, at least my apparation liscense expired ages ago, they can't track me."
"Oh," Harry replied, face brightening. "Great! Hey, you think you two can move in here?" He asked hopeful. Sirius grinned at the idea and Remus too.
"That's a great idea Harry!"
"Though, don't tell Mrs. Weasley...." Harry said meekly. Remus just laughed, and showed the mirrored in the direction where Mrs. Weasely is sitting, frowning. "MRS. WEASLEY!" Harry said in horror. "I don't mean to hurt you, I just... don't want to get a lecture..."
"Oh very well Harry, I won't, at least you gave the good reasons to go into hiding... unlike some sons I have for dropping out...." she said disapprovingly. "At least you're continuing some of your education. I want Moody to be with you when you're in school."
"Moody?" Harry asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Of course, he can see through invisbiltiy cloak can he not?"
"Oh, well more proetection for me then," he said glumly.
"It's for your own good!"
"But I don't need it! I was fine today!"
"But Harry, please...."
"Mrs. Weasley, the reason I went into hiding is because of my own safety. I'm actually thinking rationally about this! Did you think I want to be caught by that woman or the death eaters?" Harry asked her, raising an eyebrow.
"Oh, no of course not, but don't do anything rash..."
" 'course..." Harry said, with a sting to his stomach. 'Don't do anything rash, that's what Sirius said last summer... well at least no dementors will come here... hopefully.' he thought darkly.
"Alright, but can I at least visit you Harry?" Mrs. Weasley asked hopeful.
"Of couse Mrs. Weasley. In fact, tell the whole order to visit me. Can someone just perform the Fidilus charm on this house and Dumbledore being the secret keeper?"
"Great idea Harry, that'll provide more safety for you," Mrs. Weasely said, clapping her hands together. "I'll tell Dumbledore."
"You know where he is?" he asked.
"Of couse we do, now get some sleep."
"But I haven't had dinner..."
"Oh well, I guess I'll bring some food over now then," she said, getting up into the kitchen. Harry grinned at the thought of being able to eat some homemade food than Hogwarts.
'Not that it was bad,' he thought. 'Just it'll be nice to have a change while I'm at school...'
"So, anything else Harry?" Sirius asked.
"No I pretty much told you everything Sirius."
"Alright, and since she's coming over, can we come too? In fact, I'll move in tonight!" Sirius said, grinning at the idea.
"Sure Sirius," Harry grinned back, the idea of having his godfather and Jame's friend Remus in this very house while he attends Hogwarts. 'Finally, one of the things I wanted the most, finally is happening.... at least he won't be with Kreacher anymore...' he thought happily as he cleaned more of the house suitable for the coming visitors.
Thirty minutes later, Harry heard his name calling and froze. 'No, people can't know where I am....' then he heard another call. He pinpointed where it was coming from, and it was from the mirror. 'Augh, don't get so creeped over something so trivial Harry...' "Yes?" Harry said, picking up the mirror.
"We're coming now Harry," Remus said.
"Okay, I was just cleaning, that's why I didn't come the first time."
"Ah, you did have me worried there, but anyways, see you just in a second," he said. Literally a second later, with three soft pops, one after the other. "Ah, wow, I can hardly recognize this place! NIce job Harry," Remus said, praising.
"Heh, thanks, it had to be suitable for living," Harry said, grinning.
"Yeah, it is really a nice job Harry," Sirius said, examining the room. "Though the furniture needs replacing...."
"yeah, there's no bed in the house...." Harry said, rubbing his back slightly
"Oh, I'll provide some," Mrs. Weasely offered.
"Can you really?" Harry asked, face brightening again.
"Of course, though if you want some permament, we'll have to buy some..."
"You can use my vault to get some Mrs. Weasely. Hmm, get five beds, really good ones too."
"Okay Harry, and here's your food," she said, handing a basket full of food and drinks. "Just duplicate them, and you'll be fine by the school's end."
"Thanks Mrs. Weasley, but what about the ministry? won't they send any warning, since I'm technically out of Hogwarts?"
"Harry dear, don't worry about that. Don't you ever used magic on the train here and back home?"
"Oh, right I guess I don't have to worry then...." Harry said, grinning, going into the small kitchen with the cabinents, and the fridge, charmed to be freezing. Though Harry will have to renew the charm every three days to keep it cold. Taking some bread and some meat and cheese. Coming back out with his sub sandwich, and sat down next to Remus. who was talking to Mrs. Weasely about Arthur at the Ministry.
"You're saying that Fudge, and Percy are really mad about Harry going into hiding?" he asked.
"Yes, and that's not all, there IS a hint that Harry was right about the permission. It's awful, we need a new ministry soon," she said, frowning, shaking her head. "I disapprove him!"
"Well Molly, we'll just have to wait for Voldemort," ('Don't say that name!' cried Mrs. Weasley.) "Molly, you'll have to get used to that name, anyways, we'll have to wait for him to come out in the open. For all we know, he could take a lot of innocents in one go. If we're lucky, we can prevent that, and prove it to Fudge that we're right. Just give them time is all."
"But Remus, I can't just sit here and wait!"
"I'm afraid we will have to, Mrs. Weasley," Harry butted in, after finishing his sandwich and gulping down his Pumpkin Juice. "I don't like it, I am always being fluncuated by his stupid moods," Harry said bitterly.
"What do you mean Harry?"
"I feel his emotions, it's annoying really," Harry said, rolling his eyes.
"Oh, that's not good at all!" Mrs. Weasely, half shrieking.
"I know that, in fact, he's happy now, about what I wonder," he said, sighing. "But the good news, is that Professor Snape is helping, and the emotions of his are fading somewhat. So, just give me more time."
"I hope they will go away Harry, it's for your own good!" Mrs. Weasley said.
"Well, at least they're fading Harry," Remus said.
"Yeah well, remember when the ten Death Eaters broke out sometime in February?"
"Yeah?" Sirius replied, asking.
"Well, previous night before it was in the Daily Prophet, I ... I was laughing manically. I didn't know it wasn't my own laugh," Harry said with a shudder. "He hadn't felt happy in years."
"Who wouldn't if you had ten of your most loyal followers out of that prison?" Sirius asked bitterly. "Now I have a cousin out there somewhere kissing the Dark Lord's robes," he said shaking his head.
"Yeah well, what is it that Voldemort want to get so badly anyways?" Harry asked, cautiously. Last summer, they had nearly told him what he wanted. What the Order Members gaurding over. Harry thought it would be him, but he had to be sure. Something he can't get by stealth...
"I'm sorry Harry," Mrs. Weasely began. "We can't tell you."
"Why?" he asked calmly as he can without giving himself away.
"Dumbledore's orders, we have to listen to him," Remus said.
"It's always him!" Harry said, exploded, "Dumbledore's orders this, Dumbledore's orders that! All year I haven't as much as look at him without him looking at me, except for those two times when I wanted to attack him! I really resent him you know!" Harry said furiously. "It wouldn't have hurted if he could at least talk to me!"
"Harry...." Remus said, taken aback.
"No Remus, unless you can make Dumbledore to at least look at me so I won't have to attack him for the way he's treating me! Over the summer, he had been at the horrible place before I went to the Hearing, and he didn't EVEN talk to me! He could have at least reassured me, or something of sorts!"
"Harry," Sirius started.
"Do you have anything to say about that Sirius?!"
"N-no Harry, it's just that... Dumbledore's here," Sirius finished. Harry stood there dumbly, and turned around slowly, and sure enough. He stood there, his long beard shiny brightly, his half-moon glasses over his crooked nose, his brillant blue eyes, not accompained by twinkles. He looked years older since the last time he had seen, where he had went into hiding. Just as Harry had.
"D-Dumbledore--" Harry said, raising his eyebrows in surprise.
"Hello Harry," he said, sighing. "I heard you went into hiding," Albus Dumbledore said, looking around the room. "Nice job of cleaning."
"W-what are you doing here?"
"It's what you said, I'm performing the Fidilus charm on this house," he said with a soft twinkle. "Though what you said not only moments ago made me realize what mistake I had made," he said, frowning, sighning. He raised both his fingers to rub his temples. "Let's perform it now." He muttered several incantations, spinning around slowly on the pivot where he stood. Waving his wand, and very fine, light silver mist came out and fell on the room around them. "It is done now, no one can come here without my permission." He went over to a soft looking armchair and sat down.
"I guess you'll like to know what Voldemort's after Harry?"
"Albus!" Mrs. Weasely started.
"Yeah, I would like to know," Harry said, ignoring what Mrs. Weasley said. He stood there, defiantly, waiting for him to speak. Dumbledore looked at him, but not straight into the eyes. "Why don't you just look at me, in the eyes?!"
"Because there's a shadow next to you when I do, it's dangerous. I can swear that I can see bit of red in your eyes Harry. Voldemort mustn't know about our close connection." He said, still not looking straight in the eyes, but rather on his lips when he spoke next.
"Professor," Harry said as sweetly as he could, "It's not like I'll hurt you or anything."
"Of course Harry," he said slowly nodding his head.
"So, what does he want? Me? Am I the weapon? Is that why I'm always surrounded, even in Hogsmeade?" Dumbledore, shook his head, chuckling softly.
"Where did you get that idea?"
"I... well, it had to do with Mr. Weasely...." Harry said, shifting uncomfortably. "And it's thanks to Fred and George for their...." he looked at Mrs. Weasley, and let out a sly smile. "For their extendable ears at St.Mungos..." Mrs. Weasely gasped angrily at this.
You don't mean...!"
Flash Back
". . . they searched the whole area but they couldn't find the snake anywhere, it just seems to have vanished after it attacked you, Arthur, . . . But You-Know-Who can't have expected a snake to get in, can he?"
"I reckon he sent it as a lookout," growled Moody, "'cause he's not had any luck so far, has he? No, I reckon he's trying to get a clearer picture of what he's facing and if Arthur hadn't been there the beast would've had much more time to look around. So Potter says he saw it all happen?"
"Yes," said Mrs. Weasely. She sounded rather uneasey. "You know, Dumbledore seems almost to have been waiting for Harry to see something like this..."
"Yeah well," said Moody, " there's something funny about the Potter kid, we all know that."
"Dumbledore seemed worried about Harry when I spoke to him this morning," whispered Mrs. Weasley.
"'Course he's worried," growled Moody. "The boy's seeing things from inside You-Know-Who's snake.... Obviously Potter doesn't realize what that means, but if You-Know-Who's possessing him---"
Harry pulled the Extendable Ear out of his own, his heart hammering very fast and heat rushing up his face. He looked around at the others. They were all staring at him, the strings still trailing from their ears, looking suddenly fearful.
Flashforward
"Well, I mean, I know he's trying to possess me isn't he? Is that why I have to take Occulemency lessons with Professor Snape? Am I really the weapon?" Harry asked the adults in front of him.
"Well Harry," said Sirius. "You have part of it right..."
"What part am I wrong about?"
"You're not the 'weapon'," Dumbledore said softly.
"Oh, then what is?"
"A prophecy."
"You never said it was that Albus!" Mrs. Weasley said.
"He never really told us that Molly, so what about the prophecy?" Remus asked.
"I'm sorry, but can you three please leave? This really mustn' go around in many ears."
"Albus," started Mrs. Weasley.
"I'm sorry Molly, but I can't tell you right now, but perhaps in due time, when Harry is ready to tell you. You will understand why," he said, looking over his half-moon glasses at Mrs. Weasley. Who huffed, and stood up, crossing her arms.
"Very well, I will trust you on this," Molly said, leaving the room, followed by two men who said their quick byes for now. Dumbledore switched his sight from the door where the three had left through to Harry, again, falling on watching his mouth.
"Are you prepared to hear the prophecy?" he asked.