Chapter 5: The new girl.
It was half four in the morning. Harry turned over and tried to go to sleep for what felt like the millionth time that night.
Ron had come into the dormitory about half an hour after Harry earlier that night but Harry had pretended to be asleep.
But Harry couldn't sleep. There was too much on his mind- Remus, Sirius, Ron, Hermione and. Snape. Harry sat bolt upright in his bed. Snape! What had he done??? He had shouted at Snape!!! He had practically spat in Snapes face! Harry lay back in bed sweating. Snape would gouge Harry's eyes out if he had the chance!
Harry was not looking forward to breakfast tomorrow. Thank God he didn't have Potions again until Wednesday!
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But when Harry arrived late to breakfast the next morning Snape wasn't sitting at the staff table. Harry breathed a sigh of relief and sat in an empty seat beside Ron and Hermione at the Gryffindor table.
"'Morning." Harry said, piling some scrambled eggs and rashers onto his plate.
There was a huge sigh from both Ron and Hermione.
Harry looked at them strangely. "Wha?" He said through a mouth of scrambled egg and rasher.
"Oh, Harry!" Hermione cried. "We were so worried you weren't speaking to us!"
"You were worried, Hermione." Ron said and then he choked because Hermione had just thumped him on the back.
"Er, I mean we were both worried, Harry." Ron said and then he glared at Hermione who glared right back.
"I'm sorry." Harry said. "There's something I didn't explain when I came back from Dumbledore's yesterday. We'll talk later, okay?"
Ron and Hermione nodded and the three friends finished their breakfast in companionable silence.
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The rest of the day went well for Harry. He half-expected Snape to appear at any moment shouting: "Ten detentions, Potter! Five Hundred points from Gryffindor!" But Harry saw no trace of Snape at all that day. Snape was absent from meals, he wasn't marching around the corridors of Hogwarts and from what Harry could tell from the excited conversations all around him, Snape had not been present in his Potions classes.
Harry was relieved but also worried. The absence of Snape just meant he would have to wait longer for his punishment.
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"Well Harry? What have you got to tell us?"
Harry looked up from his Transfiguration homework at Ron.
"What?" he answered, with a puzzled expression on his face.
It was after dinner and Harry, Ron and Hermione were sitting in the Gryffindor common room doing their homework together in their usual seats beside the fire. Harry looked at Hermione and then back at Ron. Ron looked at him expectantly.
"Earlier, at breakfast, you said you had something to tell us." Ron said.
"Something to do with your meeting with Dumbledore yesterday." Hermione added.
Harry looked around the common room. There were about ten other people in the room watching an exciting game of Wizard Chess between Parvati Patil and Seamus Finnigan. There was a chorus of 'oohes!' as Parvati's Queen knocked the head off of Seamus' remaining Knight.
Harry turned back to Ron and Hermione.
"Lets go to the library."
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"Well?"
Ron and Hermione looked expectantly at Harry.
Harry shifted in his seat and looked around the library. He couldn't find the words to begin what he had to tell them. Dumbledore had made him promise not to tell anyone. "No one. Not Ron and not Hermione." But Harry had to tell them! Ron and Hermione had always been a part of Harry's. "adventures." If it hadn't of been for their help the Philosophers Stone would be in Voldemorts' clutches, Ginny Weasley would probably be dead and Harry would never have uncovered the mystery of Remus' "sickness". Remus. That was why Harry was sitting in the library with Ron and Hermione facing him eagerly in the first place. He had to tell them. Now.
"I." Harry began. 'I what?' He thought frantically. 'I know of a secret that could cost the lives of Remus, Sirius and Snape if it fell into the wrong hands?' He didn't think so.
"I have something to tell you, but I can't." Harry suddenly blurted out.
Hermione and Ron ordinarily looked puzzled.
"Harry, what do you." Hermione began, but Harry didn't let her finish.
"Remus is in danger he." Harry began again. "Remus and Sirius were put in danger. Sirius escaped but Remus. Remus was captured by Death Eaters."
Harry fell silent. Ron and Hermione had expressions of pure horror and disbelief on their faces. Hermione was opening and closing her mouth as if she was trying to say something. Ron just stared at Harry; unable to register the piece of information he had just been given.
"Harry," Hermione whispered, "what can we do?" Hermione's big, brown eyes searched Harry's face as if an answer lay in his worried features.
Harry looked back at her sadly. "Nothing, Hermione. We can't do anything. except. wait."
Harry fell silent again and the three friends sat together in silence, each wondering what would become of Remus, their teacher and their friend.
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"We should go."
Ron and Hermione nodded dumbly at Harry.
The three friends had just spent the last half hour talking about Remus and each one of them was worn out so Harry, Hermione and Ron began to make their way to the Gryffindor common room in silence.
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Harry walked ahead of Hermione and Ron as he made his way to the Gryffindor common room. He stared at the floor as he walked along. He couldn't believe there was nothing he could do for Remus. He felt so helpless! He was stuck in Hogwarts while Merlin knows what was happening to Remus! He only hoped Snape could help. He.
"Oof!"
Harry had just walked into something hard and black.
"Fancy you running into me, Mr. Potter."
Harry looked up from his rather uncomfortable position on the floor into the cold, dark eyes of Snape who had just walked out of Dumbledores office. The door behind Snape was open and Dumbledore himself was standing there looking concerned for Harry who was sprawled across the hard, cold floor.
"Excuse me, Professor." Harry said in monotone as he picked himself up off the floor. Suddenly, all the emotions of the day before had come back to Harry. Snapes Potions class, the confrontation in the corridor and Snape talking about his father. Harry wasn't sorry he had run into Snape and he definitely wasn't afraid of him anymore.
"And what would you be doing running around the corridors of Hogwarts at this hour of the night, Mr Potter?" Snape sneered at Harry and stared into his eyes waiting for an answer.
Harry stared right back. "I was at the library." He said. "Studying." Ron and Hermione nodded their heads beside Harry to 'confirm' what he had just said, all worrying thoughts of Remus forgotten for a moment.
Snape opened his mouth as if to say something more when somebody walked out of the doorway behind him and pushed past. It was a girl. She had long, waist-length, shiny, jet-black hair, milky coloured skin and she was tall and slim. She was about five centimetres shorter than Harry and Harry had grown a lot over the summer. He was even beginning to pass Ron out. She was very pretty and Harry felt Ron nudge him. Ron had clearly forgotten all about Fleur Delacour.
"Hello there!" she said cheerfully. She had quite a high-pitched voice, but it was sunny and warm. "You must be Harry Potter!" she squealed. "I'm Severa. Professor Snapes daughter."
~*~
It was half four in the morning. Harry turned over and tried to go to sleep for what felt like the millionth time that night.
Ron had come into the dormitory about half an hour after Harry earlier that night but Harry had pretended to be asleep.
But Harry couldn't sleep. There was too much on his mind- Remus, Sirius, Ron, Hermione and. Snape. Harry sat bolt upright in his bed. Snape! What had he done??? He had shouted at Snape!!! He had practically spat in Snapes face! Harry lay back in bed sweating. Snape would gouge Harry's eyes out if he had the chance!
Harry was not looking forward to breakfast tomorrow. Thank God he didn't have Potions again until Wednesday!
~*~
But when Harry arrived late to breakfast the next morning Snape wasn't sitting at the staff table. Harry breathed a sigh of relief and sat in an empty seat beside Ron and Hermione at the Gryffindor table.
"'Morning." Harry said, piling some scrambled eggs and rashers onto his plate.
There was a huge sigh from both Ron and Hermione.
Harry looked at them strangely. "Wha?" He said through a mouth of scrambled egg and rasher.
"Oh, Harry!" Hermione cried. "We were so worried you weren't speaking to us!"
"You were worried, Hermione." Ron said and then he choked because Hermione had just thumped him on the back.
"Er, I mean we were both worried, Harry." Ron said and then he glared at Hermione who glared right back.
"I'm sorry." Harry said. "There's something I didn't explain when I came back from Dumbledore's yesterday. We'll talk later, okay?"
Ron and Hermione nodded and the three friends finished their breakfast in companionable silence.
~*~
The rest of the day went well for Harry. He half-expected Snape to appear at any moment shouting: "Ten detentions, Potter! Five Hundred points from Gryffindor!" But Harry saw no trace of Snape at all that day. Snape was absent from meals, he wasn't marching around the corridors of Hogwarts and from what Harry could tell from the excited conversations all around him, Snape had not been present in his Potions classes.
Harry was relieved but also worried. The absence of Snape just meant he would have to wait longer for his punishment.
~*~
"Well Harry? What have you got to tell us?"
Harry looked up from his Transfiguration homework at Ron.
"What?" he answered, with a puzzled expression on his face.
It was after dinner and Harry, Ron and Hermione were sitting in the Gryffindor common room doing their homework together in their usual seats beside the fire. Harry looked at Hermione and then back at Ron. Ron looked at him expectantly.
"Earlier, at breakfast, you said you had something to tell us." Ron said.
"Something to do with your meeting with Dumbledore yesterday." Hermione added.
Harry looked around the common room. There were about ten other people in the room watching an exciting game of Wizard Chess between Parvati Patil and Seamus Finnigan. There was a chorus of 'oohes!' as Parvati's Queen knocked the head off of Seamus' remaining Knight.
Harry turned back to Ron and Hermione.
"Lets go to the library."
~*~
"Well?"
Ron and Hermione looked expectantly at Harry.
Harry shifted in his seat and looked around the library. He couldn't find the words to begin what he had to tell them. Dumbledore had made him promise not to tell anyone. "No one. Not Ron and not Hermione." But Harry had to tell them! Ron and Hermione had always been a part of Harry's. "adventures." If it hadn't of been for their help the Philosophers Stone would be in Voldemorts' clutches, Ginny Weasley would probably be dead and Harry would never have uncovered the mystery of Remus' "sickness". Remus. That was why Harry was sitting in the library with Ron and Hermione facing him eagerly in the first place. He had to tell them. Now.
"I." Harry began. 'I what?' He thought frantically. 'I know of a secret that could cost the lives of Remus, Sirius and Snape if it fell into the wrong hands?' He didn't think so.
"I have something to tell you, but I can't." Harry suddenly blurted out.
Hermione and Ron ordinarily looked puzzled.
"Harry, what do you." Hermione began, but Harry didn't let her finish.
"Remus is in danger he." Harry began again. "Remus and Sirius were put in danger. Sirius escaped but Remus. Remus was captured by Death Eaters."
Harry fell silent. Ron and Hermione had expressions of pure horror and disbelief on their faces. Hermione was opening and closing her mouth as if she was trying to say something. Ron just stared at Harry; unable to register the piece of information he had just been given.
"Harry," Hermione whispered, "what can we do?" Hermione's big, brown eyes searched Harry's face as if an answer lay in his worried features.
Harry looked back at her sadly. "Nothing, Hermione. We can't do anything. except. wait."
Harry fell silent again and the three friends sat together in silence, each wondering what would become of Remus, their teacher and their friend.
~*~
"We should go."
Ron and Hermione nodded dumbly at Harry.
The three friends had just spent the last half hour talking about Remus and each one of them was worn out so Harry, Hermione and Ron began to make their way to the Gryffindor common room in silence.
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Harry walked ahead of Hermione and Ron as he made his way to the Gryffindor common room. He stared at the floor as he walked along. He couldn't believe there was nothing he could do for Remus. He felt so helpless! He was stuck in Hogwarts while Merlin knows what was happening to Remus! He only hoped Snape could help. He.
"Oof!"
Harry had just walked into something hard and black.
"Fancy you running into me, Mr. Potter."
Harry looked up from his rather uncomfortable position on the floor into the cold, dark eyes of Snape who had just walked out of Dumbledores office. The door behind Snape was open and Dumbledore himself was standing there looking concerned for Harry who was sprawled across the hard, cold floor.
"Excuse me, Professor." Harry said in monotone as he picked himself up off the floor. Suddenly, all the emotions of the day before had come back to Harry. Snapes Potions class, the confrontation in the corridor and Snape talking about his father. Harry wasn't sorry he had run into Snape and he definitely wasn't afraid of him anymore.
"And what would you be doing running around the corridors of Hogwarts at this hour of the night, Mr Potter?" Snape sneered at Harry and stared into his eyes waiting for an answer.
Harry stared right back. "I was at the library." He said. "Studying." Ron and Hermione nodded their heads beside Harry to 'confirm' what he had just said, all worrying thoughts of Remus forgotten for a moment.
Snape opened his mouth as if to say something more when somebody walked out of the doorway behind him and pushed past. It was a girl. She had long, waist-length, shiny, jet-black hair, milky coloured skin and she was tall and slim. She was about five centimetres shorter than Harry and Harry had grown a lot over the summer. He was even beginning to pass Ron out. She was very pretty and Harry felt Ron nudge him. Ron had clearly forgotten all about Fleur Delacour.
"Hello there!" she said cheerfully. She had quite a high-pitched voice, but it was sunny and warm. "You must be Harry Potter!" she squealed. "I'm Severa. Professor Snapes daughter."
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