A/N: Wassup?! I hope you like my story.well anyway.I really love Chrono
Cross and I like Harlequin so much. Could you imagine that she's the
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Harry woke up two hours before morn and he went down for a glass of water. Cold swept through him when he passed Kreacher's head down the stairs. ' I like her for punishing Kreacher but I'm starting to get freaked out because of her actions.' Harry thought as he descends the stairs.
" I hope no one's up this early." Harry murmured. He turned towards the corridor that leads to the kitchen when he heard voices.
" come on. you must use a wand." A small voice said and Harry recognized is as Razzly's. " wands are for cowards, Razzly. What would they do if their wands are destroyed during a fight?" Harry heard Harlequin challenged Razzly. " but-but. you need to use a wand to get there. I know Balthesar will tell you to do so." Razzly reasoned out. Harry tiptoed his way to the kitchen and peered at the slightly opened door.
" I don't want a wand and don't call Professor Dumbledore Belthasar." Harlequin snapped at her. " you MUST use a wand or you would not be able to control yourself." Razzly insisted. Harry's heart stopped. ' cannot control oneself.you mean, she really has the tendency to kill' Harry said. " I don't want to talk about this, ok? I'm tired." Harlequin said. " Do it Harlequin Black.its for the best.if Serge was here-" Razzly said but she stopped when Harlequin slammed her fist on the table. Harry jolted at the force of the punch. He was sure that the table would have been broken.
" I don't want his name to be mentioned in my house, you got that Razzly? Not ever." Harlequin hissed. Razzly was not even shaken. Harry's heartbeat was racing. ' please stop.' Harry prayed silently. " we are still a part of the team." Razzly told her. ' Serge? Who's Serge? Her boyfriend?' Harry wondered. " yes we are but I made my decision now. he chose the world over me then I shall do the same. You don't understand, Razzly." Harlequin said. " but-" Razzly stuttered by Harlequin disappeared from the kitchen. Harry heard Razzly sighed.
" I must find someone who can convince her to use a wand." Razzly said before disappearing from the room. Harry took a deep breathe before entering the kitchen. He was no one inside. " They must have apparated." Harry told himself. He hurriedly drank a glass of water before running back to his room. ' Serge.who's Serge?' Harry rammed his head for an answer.
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" Mhorning Harryh!" Ron yawned. Harry was not able to sleep since he got unto his bed. " better wash up now Ron or we'll be late for breakfast." Harry told him. " hokey.hey you did not tell me if you received the letter for the OWL?" Ron asked him. Harry's face lightened up. ' I thought he would never ask!' Harry thought. " well.? Come on! I need to know.I mean I passed and Hermione flunked a little in Defense Against Dark Arts but I'd really love to know if you passed or not." Ron said.
" I passed Ron." Harry told him while smiling like crazy. " you know, I'll understand if you did not-YOU WHAT?!" Ron stared at him. " I said I passed with Outstanding in Defense Against Dark Arts and Herbology." Harry told him.
" MOM!!! HARRY PASSED THE OWL'S!!!!!!!!" Ron shrieked while he ran outside. Soon enough, Harry was surrounded by people, congratulating him for passing the test especially Professor Lupin.
" good job Harry!" Lupin told him. " Thank you Professor.if it wasn't for you, I would not be inspired to work hard." Harry told him. " aw come on! don't be a tear-jerker." Lupin told him. " Sirius would have been so proud of you." Lupin told him with sadness in his voice. " yeah.I guess he would." Harry said.
They all went down for breakfast and it did turn into a festive meal. As usual, Harlequin is not present on the table.
" where is she?" Harry asked Razzly. The fairy smiled at him. " ma belle is out doing something for Belthasar." Razzly chirped. ' there goes that name again, Belthasar.' Harry mused while looking at the energetic fairy. " who's Belthasar." Ron asked though his mouthful of pancakes. " Dumbledore." Razzly answered him. " But why are calling him Belthasar?" Ginny asked her. " because he looks like the chief adviser of ma belle's old lord." Razzly said bitterly like the statement tasted like tripe.
" old lord? Who's that?" Tonks asked, getting interested with the topic. " Ma belle doesn't want to speak of his name and I do. His name speak of poison in our hearts, he who has done a lot of chaos in our peaceful world, using ma belle as an instrument." Razzly said without inhibitions. Harry froze. " she was raised up to be a killer by a witch then she worked for another dark lord." Harry remembered Professor Dumbledore said last night.
" come on! tell us the name! Its not like he's here, right?" George said. " wokey.he's name is." Razzly paused, having difficulty in saying the name. " yes?" Fred prompted. " Lynx." Razzly said the name with spite. " what else?" Ginny asked. " um, I believe we better go back to our food." Lupin said. " but there should be more! I mean, we need information to be able to understand her." Tonks said. " Tonks, its not proper to talk about her private life." Shacklebolt said. " Razzly will say no more.ma belle has suffered enough of the world's pain and Razzly is in no authority to tell her tragedy." Razzly said and busied herself with the cushions. " see? I told you." Lupin said. they continued eating for a while but not until they heard a crashing noise from Harlequin's room. Razzly immediately disappeared from the hall and Harry and the others bolted out the kitchen and raced upstairs.
" what happened?" Lupin asked worriedly. They came upon Harlequin's room but the door was closed. " open it Remus. She might have done something to herself!" Tonks yelled. Harry panicked. ' no!!!' Harry's mind screamed at he watched in horror as Bill, Fred, George, Mr. Weasley, Kingsley Shacklebolt and Professor Lupin forced the door to open.
" for God's sake use the Alohomora Charm!" Hermione screamed. " Alohomora charm won't work Hermione. She's done this a couple of times." Professor Lupin said with great effort. " but how will we get to her?!" Ginny demanded. " clear the way!" Professor Lupin barked. Harry and the others scramble to move out of his way. Lupin took an offensive stance. Harry and the others stared on what he was doing. " stand back." Professor Lupin told them. " what will you do Remus?" Mrs. Weasley asked worriedly. " I'm blasting off the door." Lupin said. Harry's jaw dropped. ' with out his wand.' Harry noted.
" GENGKI DANGAN!!!!" Professor Lupin yelled and threw a ball of energy towards the door and it smashed into pieces.
" Professor!!" Harry yelled as the explosion bombarded the corridor. Dust and debris of wood filled the air. Ron was coughing. " awe.some!!" he managed to choke out. when the view cleared, they were standing in a hole which was once a door to Harlequin's room. " the Spirit Bullet.My God Remus! I didn't imagine you using that!" Mrs. Weasley cried. Lupin was panting very hard while staring at the wreck that he made.
" it was sad though that Sirius didn't see that one." He panted. They entered the room and saw nothing. " where's she?" Bill asked. " Maybe she disapparated to avoid the explosion." Hermione said. " I'm here." Harlequin spoke. Heads turned towards the corner. A clown was leaning against the wall, watching them.
" Harlequin? Is that you?" Mrs. Weasley asked. " yes.that's Harlequin's battle outfit. She's the jester so she should dress like one." Razzly suddenly chirped in. " what happened? he heard some crash and we thought-" Harry stuttered but paused when he saw a wand on Harlequin's hand. " I've been practicing how to use this stupid thing." Harlequin told them.
" oh." the murmured. Harlequin vanished and reappeared in front of the destroyed door. " I'm sorry." Professor Lupin told her. Harlequin held her hand and the door materialized right before their eyes. " wow! how did you do that?" Ron asked. " none of your business." Harlequin hissed. " hey, just asking." Ron said defensively.
" so, how's the wand?" Lupin asked. " 11 inches willow containing a black phoenix feather." Harlequin told him. " black phoenix? Are there such things like black phoenix?" Ginny asked in disbelief. Harry scanned the room. It was quite gloomy but what captured his interests were the artifacts hanging all around.
" wow! nice room." Tonks said while looking around. " Can you perform a spell now?" Fred asked her. Harlequin pointed the wand towards the window and the glass exploded. " what was that? did you say anything?" George asked her.
" it's the death scream spell." Mr. Weasley told them. " I think you'd better leave my room now." Harlequin said.
" come on! why won't you let us stay here for a while?" Tonks suggested with a smile. " yeah.I like it here." Ron said while looking around. Harry eyed Harlequin and he noticed the evil glint in her eyes. " I think we should leave." Harry whispered. There was a loud crash followed by a scream from Ginny.
The windows of her room shattered instantly. " I think we should leave." Professor Lupin said. he hushed all of them outside the door and closed it behind his back.
" wow! you're very hospitable." Hermione snorted. Harry inched closer to the door to hear the conversation inside.
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" you better be careful with the spells you show the kids.they might get a little too interested with black magic." Professor Lupin sighed. Harlequin was silently seated on her bed.
" Harle.come on. snap out of it! we're still here for you.Harry is still here for you! it's not like people deserted you after your father died." Professor Lupin said impatiently. " we're here to take care of you so don't shun us out of your life." Lupin told her. the gray-haired man came towards the bed and sat next to her.
" people usually come and go.I'm used to it." Harlequin murmured. " Harle." Professor Lupin stammered. " I'm a murderer.I'm supposed to take on death as if it's a common thing." She said. tears were welling up her silver-blue eyes. " I'm.I'm not supposed to be affected this way." she choked out. Sobs followed.
Lupin took the crying girl in his arms.this girl.Sirius' daughter cried vulnerably against his chest.murmuring incoherent words.telling him how hard it is for her to finally accept the true face of her job.death.
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Harry pressed his ear closer on the small gap between the door and the wall. Harry wanted to here what Harlequin and Professor Lupin are talking about but he can't.
" Here.use this." someone said behind his back. Harry smiled when he saw the familiar string Fred was holding. " I don't think you should use that." Ron said, still looking pale. " and why? At least we would know what they are talking about." Hermione told him. " Ron got shaken by that last spell she cast." Ginny told them. Harry saw a dark shadow walking towards to door and he panicked.
"go hide!" Harry whispered to them. they scrambled to get out of the corridor and squish behind the small equipment room. " Ron, you stepping on my foot!" Hermione hissed. " quit squirming, Hermione!" Fred hissed back. " QUIET!" Harry whispered in rage. Everybody went still as the dark shadows pass by their hiding place.
" I'd fix that for you if you like." They heard Professor Lupin said. Harry was panting slightly. " don't bother, Remus.I'll take care of it." Harlequin said. her voice was hoarse from crying. " you sure? We can start now. here's the compartment where the cleaning things are stored." Lupin said. " oh no." Ron moaned. Harry kicked his shin slightly. " ouch." Ron groaned. " shut up!" Harry whispered. His heartbeat was twice as fast now.
" it's ok.I'll do it myself sometime next week." Harlequin said. " it's Harry's birthday next week." Professor Lupin told him. " huh? Oh yeah.sure. I'll take note of that." she said in a soft voice that made Harry's insides lighten up. " how's your mission? Is there anyway that they would arrive here at once? We will be needing men." Professor Lupin said in a sort of a whisper. " I'll go back tomorrow and see if I can send another man here but I'm not sure if they would come." Harlequin said.
" How about Serge? Is he coming?" Professor Lupin asked. ' that name again! Who's Serge, damn it!' Harry's mind screamed. " I wouldn't count on that.he has a life now." Harry sensed the sadness in Harlequin's voice. " ok, I'm not asking any more about him." Professor Lupin said. Silence followed.
" I'd better go, Remus." Harlequin finally said. " where are you going?" Professor Lupin asked worriedly. " I need to check on something important.I don't think I'd be back until tomorrow." Harlequin told him. " but wait! isn't it your birthday this Saturday?" Professor Lupin said. 'it's her birthday this Saturday?' Harry thought. " well.yeah." Harlequin stammered. " we'll have a party here ok? I promise." Professor Lupin said excitedly. " I don't know." Harlequin murmured. " come on! it will be a blast ok?" Professor Lupin insisted. " whatever you say, Remus." Harlequin said. " ok but promise me you'd be back by then." Professor Lupin told her. " I promise." Harlequin said and vanished into thin air. " great! she just teleported." Professor Lupin grumbled as he went down the stairs.
Harry counted the seconds before he finally decided to open the door. " wahh!!!" he yelled when Razzly's head poked inside. " hello." Razzly greeted them. " why.did.you.do that for?!" Harry demanded angrily while clutching his heart. They stepped out of the small compartment one by one.
" why are you hiding there?" The fairy asked them. " um.well." Ron stammered. " you were listening to Harlequin and Remus, right?" Razzly told them. Harry turned pale. " well.we can't help it! she's too secretive." Fred told her. Razzly sighed and flew away.
" Hey, Razzly! Wait!" Harry called. The fairy paused. " yes?" she asked. " um." Harry stammered while blushing hard. " um what?" Razzly asked him impatiently. " Harry, don't make fairies wait." Ron whispered into his ear. " ok. c-can you tell us more a-about Harlequin? You know, how she lived and all." Harry told her. Harry wanted to die now. he was blushing from head to foot. The rest of the Weasley chuckled while Hermione scoffed. The fairy looked at him with a smile.
" tell me Harry Potter, what do you think about the name Harlequin?" Razzly asked. Harry went up to catch up with her. " what do you mean by that?" Harry asked. Ron followed the two. " we'll be finishing our breakfast Harry." George told him and they went down.
" what I mean is do you like the name Harlequin." Razzly told him. " oh Harry loves the name Harlequin, right Harry?" Ron teased his friend. " quit it, Ron!" Harry hissed. " woah! Defensive." Ron smiled. " shut up." Harry snapped at him.
" well?" Razzly asked again as they came towards a door. " I didn't see this door before.sorry.I mean.well." Harry stammered. Razzly sighed and opened the door. The room is gloomy, dusty and well, old. " who cleans this room?" Ron complained while covering his mouth and nose. " this is the old tea room of the Blacks. Harlequin wants me to clean it." Razzly said as she took out her wand. " how did you met Harlequin?" Harry asked while covering his air passages as well.
" we are comrades in battle." Razzly told them. 'what? This fairy is a soldier?' Harry asked himself in disbelief. " you still haven't answered my question yet, Harry Potter." Razzly said as she started to twirl her wand in her fingers and the dust immediately vanished, leaving only the unpolished artifacts inside. "Incendo!" Razzly said and fire emerged from the unused hearth.
" thanks.it's kinda cold in here." Ron said. " well, her name's so unique. Who gave her that name?" Harry said while blushing at the admission he did. " Sprigg gave her that name when she took her when she was still a baby." Razzly said and flew around the room. " you mean, the evil witch who raised her?" Ron asked. " yeah. She works for Lynx though she despise him, she wanted out of the vortex." Razzly said as she examined the rusty chandelier.
" um, can we help?" Ron asked." You can start polishing the wood. There's wax on the floor." Razzly said so he and Harry immediately settled down to polish the old oak chair. " when we were still back at the Another World, the name Harlequin was feared by both human and the monster. She's the sole right-hand man of Lynx, his little jester. She's a powerful persona, a master of black magic, the cold-hearted assassin of Lynx." Razzly said. Harry froze. " but if she's one of the bad guys, how come you're with her?" Ron asked curiously.
" that's when Serge comes in the story." Razzly told them. " Serge." Harry murmured. " who's Serge?" Harry asked. " he's the son of Lynx, well let me say the son of the man who was programmed to be Lynx." Razzly said while she pointed her wand at the dirty window and it was sparkling clean in a blink of an eye. " confused?" Razzly asked them while staring at their eyes. the two boys nodded. " good." Razzly said.
" so, how did he came into Harlequin's story?" Ron asked. " there are two world, the Home world and Another world, each person in the Home world has his/her own counterpart in the Another world. Only Harlequin, Kid, Lynx and Sprigg have no doubles because they live in the vortex separating the two worlds, the Abstract World and Beyond. The Serge in the Another World died because of drowning and when the Serge on the Home world was attacked by Lynx, he was transported to the Another world, creating a wormhole called Angelus Errare. Harlequin was instructed to kill Serge at the Viper Manor but Harle has this liking to disobey Lynx since Serge is a handsome man or whatever. She let him go and broke off from Lynx after that." Razzly paused. Harry noticed that he was scrubbing the wood a little too hard. " go on. we're listening." Ron said.
" something happened at the Manor that day after Harlequin left Serge, Guile and Kid. Serge and Lynx exchanged bodies and Serge, in Lynx' body, was transported to the Abstract World and Beyond where Harlequin and Sprigg joined him because they want out of the vortex. Everything was so chaotic that one day, Harlequin decided to leave. Nobody knows what happened after she left. I found her lying half-dead at the Water Dragon Isle so I decided to go with her and take care of her forever," Razzly said
" so that's why she's so silent." Ron said. " I hope that you would understand her. it will be her 16th birthday this Saturday and I want her to smile. will you help me?" Razzly asked them. Before they realized it, the job the done. The vast tearoom is now sparkling new. " Hey, it's Harry birthday next week!" Ron told her. " really?" Razzly said excitedly. " so we will have two birthday parties but our other friends cannot come because this is a secret hideout." Ron said. " I don't think." Harry protested.
" I was planning a birthday party here on Saturday with hopes that my other colleagues would come." Razzly said. " you mean more of your team would join the Order?" Harry asked." Well, that's Belthasar's plan and Harlequin is working on it. I just wish that they would come this Saturday." Razzly said. " ok it's set. A double birthday celebration will be happening here on Saturday!" Ron cheered and ran outside. " I'll tell them!" he said. the speechless Harry was left with Razzly.
" Harry Potter," Razzly said. " just call me Harry ok?" Harry told her. " ok Harry.please don't leave Harle all alone." Razzly said. " what?" Harry asked in disbelief. " don't leave here.you're all that she has." Razzly said and she vanished, leaving Harry stunned inside the tearoom.
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Harry woke up two hours before morn and he went down for a glass of water. Cold swept through him when he passed Kreacher's head down the stairs. ' I like her for punishing Kreacher but I'm starting to get freaked out because of her actions.' Harry thought as he descends the stairs.
" I hope no one's up this early." Harry murmured. He turned towards the corridor that leads to the kitchen when he heard voices.
" come on. you must use a wand." A small voice said and Harry recognized is as Razzly's. " wands are for cowards, Razzly. What would they do if their wands are destroyed during a fight?" Harry heard Harlequin challenged Razzly. " but-but. you need to use a wand to get there. I know Balthesar will tell you to do so." Razzly reasoned out. Harry tiptoed his way to the kitchen and peered at the slightly opened door.
" I don't want a wand and don't call Professor Dumbledore Belthasar." Harlequin snapped at her. " you MUST use a wand or you would not be able to control yourself." Razzly insisted. Harry's heart stopped. ' cannot control oneself.you mean, she really has the tendency to kill' Harry said. " I don't want to talk about this, ok? I'm tired." Harlequin said. " Do it Harlequin Black.its for the best.if Serge was here-" Razzly said but she stopped when Harlequin slammed her fist on the table. Harry jolted at the force of the punch. He was sure that the table would have been broken.
" I don't want his name to be mentioned in my house, you got that Razzly? Not ever." Harlequin hissed. Razzly was not even shaken. Harry's heartbeat was racing. ' please stop.' Harry prayed silently. " we are still a part of the team." Razzly told her. ' Serge? Who's Serge? Her boyfriend?' Harry wondered. " yes we are but I made my decision now. he chose the world over me then I shall do the same. You don't understand, Razzly." Harlequin said. " but-" Razzly stuttered by Harlequin disappeared from the kitchen. Harry heard Razzly sighed.
" I must find someone who can convince her to use a wand." Razzly said before disappearing from the room. Harry took a deep breathe before entering the kitchen. He was no one inside. " They must have apparated." Harry told himself. He hurriedly drank a glass of water before running back to his room. ' Serge.who's Serge?' Harry rammed his head for an answer.
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" Mhorning Harryh!" Ron yawned. Harry was not able to sleep since he got unto his bed. " better wash up now Ron or we'll be late for breakfast." Harry told him. " hokey.hey you did not tell me if you received the letter for the OWL?" Ron asked him. Harry's face lightened up. ' I thought he would never ask!' Harry thought. " well.? Come on! I need to know.I mean I passed and Hermione flunked a little in Defense Against Dark Arts but I'd really love to know if you passed or not." Ron said.
" I passed Ron." Harry told him while smiling like crazy. " you know, I'll understand if you did not-YOU WHAT?!" Ron stared at him. " I said I passed with Outstanding in Defense Against Dark Arts and Herbology." Harry told him.
" MOM!!! HARRY PASSED THE OWL'S!!!!!!!!" Ron shrieked while he ran outside. Soon enough, Harry was surrounded by people, congratulating him for passing the test especially Professor Lupin.
" good job Harry!" Lupin told him. " Thank you Professor.if it wasn't for you, I would not be inspired to work hard." Harry told him. " aw come on! don't be a tear-jerker." Lupin told him. " Sirius would have been so proud of you." Lupin told him with sadness in his voice. " yeah.I guess he would." Harry said.
They all went down for breakfast and it did turn into a festive meal. As usual, Harlequin is not present on the table.
" where is she?" Harry asked Razzly. The fairy smiled at him. " ma belle is out doing something for Belthasar." Razzly chirped. ' there goes that name again, Belthasar.' Harry mused while looking at the energetic fairy. " who's Belthasar." Ron asked though his mouthful of pancakes. " Dumbledore." Razzly answered him. " But why are calling him Belthasar?" Ginny asked her. " because he looks like the chief adviser of ma belle's old lord." Razzly said bitterly like the statement tasted like tripe.
" old lord? Who's that?" Tonks asked, getting interested with the topic. " Ma belle doesn't want to speak of his name and I do. His name speak of poison in our hearts, he who has done a lot of chaos in our peaceful world, using ma belle as an instrument." Razzly said without inhibitions. Harry froze. " she was raised up to be a killer by a witch then she worked for another dark lord." Harry remembered Professor Dumbledore said last night.
" come on! tell us the name! Its not like he's here, right?" George said. " wokey.he's name is." Razzly paused, having difficulty in saying the name. " yes?" Fred prompted. " Lynx." Razzly said the name with spite. " what else?" Ginny asked. " um, I believe we better go back to our food." Lupin said. " but there should be more! I mean, we need information to be able to understand her." Tonks said. " Tonks, its not proper to talk about her private life." Shacklebolt said. " Razzly will say no more.ma belle has suffered enough of the world's pain and Razzly is in no authority to tell her tragedy." Razzly said and busied herself with the cushions. " see? I told you." Lupin said. they continued eating for a while but not until they heard a crashing noise from Harlequin's room. Razzly immediately disappeared from the hall and Harry and the others bolted out the kitchen and raced upstairs.
" what happened?" Lupin asked worriedly. They came upon Harlequin's room but the door was closed. " open it Remus. She might have done something to herself!" Tonks yelled. Harry panicked. ' no!!!' Harry's mind screamed at he watched in horror as Bill, Fred, George, Mr. Weasley, Kingsley Shacklebolt and Professor Lupin forced the door to open.
" for God's sake use the Alohomora Charm!" Hermione screamed. " Alohomora charm won't work Hermione. She's done this a couple of times." Professor Lupin said with great effort. " but how will we get to her?!" Ginny demanded. " clear the way!" Professor Lupin barked. Harry and the others scramble to move out of his way. Lupin took an offensive stance. Harry and the others stared on what he was doing. " stand back." Professor Lupin told them. " what will you do Remus?" Mrs. Weasley asked worriedly. " I'm blasting off the door." Lupin said. Harry's jaw dropped. ' with out his wand.' Harry noted.
" GENGKI DANGAN!!!!" Professor Lupin yelled and threw a ball of energy towards the door and it smashed into pieces.
" Professor!!" Harry yelled as the explosion bombarded the corridor. Dust and debris of wood filled the air. Ron was coughing. " awe.some!!" he managed to choke out. when the view cleared, they were standing in a hole which was once a door to Harlequin's room. " the Spirit Bullet.My God Remus! I didn't imagine you using that!" Mrs. Weasley cried. Lupin was panting very hard while staring at the wreck that he made.
" it was sad though that Sirius didn't see that one." He panted. They entered the room and saw nothing. " where's she?" Bill asked. " Maybe she disapparated to avoid the explosion." Hermione said. " I'm here." Harlequin spoke. Heads turned towards the corner. A clown was leaning against the wall, watching them.
" Harlequin? Is that you?" Mrs. Weasley asked. " yes.that's Harlequin's battle outfit. She's the jester so she should dress like one." Razzly suddenly chirped in. " what happened? he heard some crash and we thought-" Harry stuttered but paused when he saw a wand on Harlequin's hand. " I've been practicing how to use this stupid thing." Harlequin told them.
" oh." the murmured. Harlequin vanished and reappeared in front of the destroyed door. " I'm sorry." Professor Lupin told her. Harlequin held her hand and the door materialized right before their eyes. " wow! how did you do that?" Ron asked. " none of your business." Harlequin hissed. " hey, just asking." Ron said defensively.
" so, how's the wand?" Lupin asked. " 11 inches willow containing a black phoenix feather." Harlequin told him. " black phoenix? Are there such things like black phoenix?" Ginny asked in disbelief. Harry scanned the room. It was quite gloomy but what captured his interests were the artifacts hanging all around.
" wow! nice room." Tonks said while looking around. " Can you perform a spell now?" Fred asked her. Harlequin pointed the wand towards the window and the glass exploded. " what was that? did you say anything?" George asked her.
" it's the death scream spell." Mr. Weasley told them. " I think you'd better leave my room now." Harlequin said.
" come on! why won't you let us stay here for a while?" Tonks suggested with a smile. " yeah.I like it here." Ron said while looking around. Harry eyed Harlequin and he noticed the evil glint in her eyes. " I think we should leave." Harry whispered. There was a loud crash followed by a scream from Ginny.
The windows of her room shattered instantly. " I think we should leave." Professor Lupin said. he hushed all of them outside the door and closed it behind his back.
" wow! you're very hospitable." Hermione snorted. Harry inched closer to the door to hear the conversation inside.
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" you better be careful with the spells you show the kids.they might get a little too interested with black magic." Professor Lupin sighed. Harlequin was silently seated on her bed.
" Harle.come on. snap out of it! we're still here for you.Harry is still here for you! it's not like people deserted you after your father died." Professor Lupin said impatiently. " we're here to take care of you so don't shun us out of your life." Lupin told her. the gray-haired man came towards the bed and sat next to her.
" people usually come and go.I'm used to it." Harlequin murmured. " Harle." Professor Lupin stammered. " I'm a murderer.I'm supposed to take on death as if it's a common thing." She said. tears were welling up her silver-blue eyes. " I'm.I'm not supposed to be affected this way." she choked out. Sobs followed.
Lupin took the crying girl in his arms.this girl.Sirius' daughter cried vulnerably against his chest.murmuring incoherent words.telling him how hard it is for her to finally accept the true face of her job.death.
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Harry pressed his ear closer on the small gap between the door and the wall. Harry wanted to here what Harlequin and Professor Lupin are talking about but he can't.
" Here.use this." someone said behind his back. Harry smiled when he saw the familiar string Fred was holding. " I don't think you should use that." Ron said, still looking pale. " and why? At least we would know what they are talking about." Hermione told him. " Ron got shaken by that last spell she cast." Ginny told them. Harry saw a dark shadow walking towards to door and he panicked.
"go hide!" Harry whispered to them. they scrambled to get out of the corridor and squish behind the small equipment room. " Ron, you stepping on my foot!" Hermione hissed. " quit squirming, Hermione!" Fred hissed back. " QUIET!" Harry whispered in rage. Everybody went still as the dark shadows pass by their hiding place.
" I'd fix that for you if you like." They heard Professor Lupin said. Harry was panting slightly. " don't bother, Remus.I'll take care of it." Harlequin said. her voice was hoarse from crying. " you sure? We can start now. here's the compartment where the cleaning things are stored." Lupin said. " oh no." Ron moaned. Harry kicked his shin slightly. " ouch." Ron groaned. " shut up!" Harry whispered. His heartbeat was twice as fast now.
" it's ok.I'll do it myself sometime next week." Harlequin said. " it's Harry's birthday next week." Professor Lupin told him. " huh? Oh yeah.sure. I'll take note of that." she said in a soft voice that made Harry's insides lighten up. " how's your mission? Is there anyway that they would arrive here at once? We will be needing men." Professor Lupin said in a sort of a whisper. " I'll go back tomorrow and see if I can send another man here but I'm not sure if they would come." Harlequin said.
" How about Serge? Is he coming?" Professor Lupin asked. ' that name again! Who's Serge, damn it!' Harry's mind screamed. " I wouldn't count on that.he has a life now." Harry sensed the sadness in Harlequin's voice. " ok, I'm not asking any more about him." Professor Lupin said. Silence followed.
" I'd better go, Remus." Harlequin finally said. " where are you going?" Professor Lupin asked worriedly. " I need to check on something important.I don't think I'd be back until tomorrow." Harlequin told him. " but wait! isn't it your birthday this Saturday?" Professor Lupin said. 'it's her birthday this Saturday?' Harry thought. " well.yeah." Harlequin stammered. " we'll have a party here ok? I promise." Professor Lupin said excitedly. " I don't know." Harlequin murmured. " come on! it will be a blast ok?" Professor Lupin insisted. " whatever you say, Remus." Harlequin said. " ok but promise me you'd be back by then." Professor Lupin told her. " I promise." Harlequin said and vanished into thin air. " great! she just teleported." Professor Lupin grumbled as he went down the stairs.
Harry counted the seconds before he finally decided to open the door. " wahh!!!" he yelled when Razzly's head poked inside. " hello." Razzly greeted them. " why.did.you.do that for?!" Harry demanded angrily while clutching his heart. They stepped out of the small compartment one by one.
" why are you hiding there?" The fairy asked them. " um.well." Ron stammered. " you were listening to Harlequin and Remus, right?" Razzly told them. Harry turned pale. " well.we can't help it! she's too secretive." Fred told her. Razzly sighed and flew away.
" Hey, Razzly! Wait!" Harry called. The fairy paused. " yes?" she asked. " um." Harry stammered while blushing hard. " um what?" Razzly asked him impatiently. " Harry, don't make fairies wait." Ron whispered into his ear. " ok. c-can you tell us more a-about Harlequin? You know, how she lived and all." Harry told her. Harry wanted to die now. he was blushing from head to foot. The rest of the Weasley chuckled while Hermione scoffed. The fairy looked at him with a smile.
" tell me Harry Potter, what do you think about the name Harlequin?" Razzly asked. Harry went up to catch up with her. " what do you mean by that?" Harry asked. Ron followed the two. " we'll be finishing our breakfast Harry." George told him and they went down.
" what I mean is do you like the name Harlequin." Razzly told him. " oh Harry loves the name Harlequin, right Harry?" Ron teased his friend. " quit it, Ron!" Harry hissed. " woah! Defensive." Ron smiled. " shut up." Harry snapped at him.
" well?" Razzly asked again as they came towards a door. " I didn't see this door before.sorry.I mean.well." Harry stammered. Razzly sighed and opened the door. The room is gloomy, dusty and well, old. " who cleans this room?" Ron complained while covering his mouth and nose. " this is the old tea room of the Blacks. Harlequin wants me to clean it." Razzly said as she took out her wand. " how did you met Harlequin?" Harry asked while covering his air passages as well.
" we are comrades in battle." Razzly told them. 'what? This fairy is a soldier?' Harry asked himself in disbelief. " you still haven't answered my question yet, Harry Potter." Razzly said as she started to twirl her wand in her fingers and the dust immediately vanished, leaving only the unpolished artifacts inside. "Incendo!" Razzly said and fire emerged from the unused hearth.
" thanks.it's kinda cold in here." Ron said. " well, her name's so unique. Who gave her that name?" Harry said while blushing at the admission he did. " Sprigg gave her that name when she took her when she was still a baby." Razzly said and flew around the room. " you mean, the evil witch who raised her?" Ron asked. " yeah. She works for Lynx though she despise him, she wanted out of the vortex." Razzly said as she examined the rusty chandelier.
" um, can we help?" Ron asked." You can start polishing the wood. There's wax on the floor." Razzly said so he and Harry immediately settled down to polish the old oak chair. " when we were still back at the Another World, the name Harlequin was feared by both human and the monster. She's the sole right-hand man of Lynx, his little jester. She's a powerful persona, a master of black magic, the cold-hearted assassin of Lynx." Razzly said. Harry froze. " but if she's one of the bad guys, how come you're with her?" Ron asked curiously.
" that's when Serge comes in the story." Razzly told them. " Serge." Harry murmured. " who's Serge?" Harry asked. " he's the son of Lynx, well let me say the son of the man who was programmed to be Lynx." Razzly said while she pointed her wand at the dirty window and it was sparkling clean in a blink of an eye. " confused?" Razzly asked them while staring at their eyes. the two boys nodded. " good." Razzly said.
" so, how did he came into Harlequin's story?" Ron asked. " there are two world, the Home world and Another world, each person in the Home world has his/her own counterpart in the Another world. Only Harlequin, Kid, Lynx and Sprigg have no doubles because they live in the vortex separating the two worlds, the Abstract World and Beyond. The Serge in the Another World died because of drowning and when the Serge on the Home world was attacked by Lynx, he was transported to the Another world, creating a wormhole called Angelus Errare. Harlequin was instructed to kill Serge at the Viper Manor but Harle has this liking to disobey Lynx since Serge is a handsome man or whatever. She let him go and broke off from Lynx after that." Razzly paused. Harry noticed that he was scrubbing the wood a little too hard. " go on. we're listening." Ron said.
" something happened at the Manor that day after Harlequin left Serge, Guile and Kid. Serge and Lynx exchanged bodies and Serge, in Lynx' body, was transported to the Abstract World and Beyond where Harlequin and Sprigg joined him because they want out of the vortex. Everything was so chaotic that one day, Harlequin decided to leave. Nobody knows what happened after she left. I found her lying half-dead at the Water Dragon Isle so I decided to go with her and take care of her forever," Razzly said
" so that's why she's so silent." Ron said. " I hope that you would understand her. it will be her 16th birthday this Saturday and I want her to smile. will you help me?" Razzly asked them. Before they realized it, the job the done. The vast tearoom is now sparkling new. " Hey, it's Harry birthday next week!" Ron told her. " really?" Razzly said excitedly. " so we will have two birthday parties but our other friends cannot come because this is a secret hideout." Ron said. " I don't think." Harry protested.
" I was planning a birthday party here on Saturday with hopes that my other colleagues would come." Razzly said. " you mean more of your team would join the Order?" Harry asked." Well, that's Belthasar's plan and Harlequin is working on it. I just wish that they would come this Saturday." Razzly said. " ok it's set. A double birthday celebration will be happening here on Saturday!" Ron cheered and ran outside. " I'll tell them!" he said. the speechless Harry was left with Razzly.
" Harry Potter," Razzly said. " just call me Harry ok?" Harry told her. " ok Harry.please don't leave Harle all alone." Razzly said. " what?" Harry asked in disbelief. " don't leave here.you're all that she has." Razzly said and she vanished, leaving Harry stunned inside the tearoom.