Chapter 7: An Unexpected Scene

The dinner was very plenty, however, to Harry, Ron and Hermione, their meal was not tasty at all, especially for Hermione. She was wondering about Anna, and worrying about Harry.

After Anna became accepted by the others, and became quite a friend with Harry and Ron, Hermione felt that she was no longer a part with the others, she felt she was separated from the others; she felt something like she was being discriminated as not much people liked her, expect for the homework!

That night after they had their dinner, the three of them decided to take a rest in the common room first.

There were only few people in the common room, mostly were doing their homework. Harry, Ron and Hermione sat down on the armchairs.

'Harry, when do you think we should go to Professor Dumbledore's office?' Hermione asked while looking down and playing with her fingers.

'Perhaps 10 minutes later? Just take a rest.'

'Yea…I'm still thinking about Anna, what do you think about she and the sorting hat?' Ron suddenly lay forward and asked.

'Maybe she's just like us wanting to see Professor Dumbledore?' Harry suggested.

'I don't want to think about her now. She's just not what she seems.' Hermione said.

'Well I say,' Ron began his theory, and the others lay forward so that they could hear him clearly, 'I'm not sure about it, I think Anna might be the girlfriend of the sorting hat!' At once the other two burst into laughter!

'Ron, I admire your good imagination!' Harry said, but still could not stop laughing.

'Ron! Be more sensible!' Hermione smiled and told him, her face turned red because of laughing too much. She calmed down a bit and said, 'I think you're a bit ridiculous!'

'It might not be sensible, but as long we don't know the truth I may be correct!' Ron got angry.

'Oh, oh look!' Harry pointed at his watch, '10 minutes had past, let's go now.' Harry tried to stop laughing. And so they left the common room, Ron was walking angrily in front, with Harry and Hermione staggering behind because of laughing too much.

'Chocolate Bean!' now they know the password. They walked up the spiral staircase again and arrived in front of Professor Dumbledore's office door. Suddenly Harry stopped and did not walk further more.

'What are you waiting for?' Ron asked Harry, who was standing in front of the door.

'I hear it again, a girl's voice.' And they kept silent and tried to listen.

'Yea…seems like, who will be inside the office?' Ron wondered, he asked. Then Hermione suddenly said, 'Anna Lusiam!'

'What!?' the other two were surprised.

'Let's go in and see.'

And so they opened the door and walked in, a bit quieter than usual. When they turned, and just at the direction of Dumbledore's desk, they saw something that they have never seen it in their past two years in Hogwarts—Professor Dumbledore was talking to a young girl who looked very strange, strange looks just like a dark witch. The young girl, whom her back was facing them, was wearing long back dress, it was so long that the end of the dress was up to steps on the ground floor. She wore a sliver belt with dangling crystal decoration. The young girl had long, straight black hair up to her waist. And there was a headband made of sparkling diamonds with different cold colors, just like a headband for the daughter of the Mingo. Very black her dress was, as black and cold as a grewsome night.

Dumbledore was sitting at his desk talking to that young girl, or may be a young lady?

Not any of the three expected there would be such girl in the headmaster's office, especially she reassemble a dark witch so much.

'Er…professor?' Harry spoke first, from few meters away. At once the young lady dashed into Professor Dumbledore's bedroom, just behind the desk, without even turning her head to look who was calling Dumbledore or saying something to tell Dumbledore that she was going to be excused.

Professor Dumbledore stood up slowly, and tucked his long white beard into his belt. Then he stood up straight and asked the three students.

'Yes Harry, why is it you wish to see me?' Professor Dumbledore asked, he seemed to be very tired.

'Are we bothering you, professor?' Hermione asked.

'No at all, Miss Granger. What you wish to know?'

Then Hermione walked forward and gave Professor Dumbledore the piece of paper about the Black Crystal. While turning back, she squinted at the young lady who was then sitting on Dumbledore's bed but still not facing at her.

Dumbledore read the paper words by words. After reading it he put down the paper and lie back into his chair. He said, 'I know this already a long time ago, since the day I came to Hogwarts. And I was worried as well when last time the Chamber of Secrets had been opened, because the heir of Slytherin must be in this school, but luckily nothing about the crystal happened. Hogwarts is peace and save now, I don't want any of you to do any investigation on it… as you always did.' He added, and he sounded serious. The students did not know what to say, they just nodded.

'I don't want to have any trouble at the meantime since Lord Voldemort has come over again.' He stopped for a while, looking at the three students who were standing side by side in front of his desk. Then he took a deep breath and lay forward, putting his hands on the desk. He asked Hermione, 'Miss Granger, could you tell me where you get this?'

'From the library.' She answered shortly. But Professor Dumbledore was not satisfied with her answer, and Hermione knew it too, so she added, 'From the library in Egypt, the CIMHL.'

'What's the CIMHL?' Harry asked Ron in a whisper.

'It's the Cairo International Magic History Library, the oldest library for witches and wizards in the world, with historical information about events in places all around the world since many many B.C.'

Dumbledore nodded after having Hermione's answer. He asked, 'Any more questions?'

'No professor.' They all answered together. Then Professor Dumbledore waved his hand to beckon them to leave. And so they did.

They walked back to the common room, on their way they were thinking about who was that young lady.

'Professor Dumbledore won't make deal with a dark witch, won't he?' Hermione said along the way.

'Of course not! He won't do that, I'm sure!' Harry sounded certain.

'But I agree with Hermione, that girl really looks like a dark witch.' Ron said.

'Then why not you say she's Anna! Her back looks like Anna.' Harry said.

Then suddenly Anna walked out of the corner, 'Talking about me?' she asked with a friendly smile. She made the three shocked.

'My God, please don't appear like a ghost! You scare me!' Ron said while rubbing his chest.

'Why are you out here? It's nearly bedtime.' Hermione said, she seemed to be a bit friendlier.

'Just been to the bathroom. And you?' Anna still kept her smile.

'Nothing.'

'Er… actually we've just been to see Professor Dumbledore.' Harry told her in a bit more detail.

'I see.' Anna just answered in a simple way.

'Um… Anna, can I ask you a question?' Harry asked.

'Sure.'

'I hope you don't mind. I heard that your family dealt with the dark-side before, then do you know any dark witch who is a young girl, with long hair, dresses long dress with a sliver belt and with a diamond-made headband?' Ron and Hermione did not expect Harry would ask such question, they were surprised.

The reason of why Harry knew the Lusiams then, thanks to Hermione always talking about Anna and her family background.

'No.' Anna seemed that she did not mind Harry asked her like that.

'O I see…'

'I've never seen a dark witch or wizard before, except if you say the Malfoys are a dark family, besides if I saw them I won't know they are! Everybody looks the same!' she joked, and did a semi-smile.

'I see…never mind then!' Harry told her. Then the four of them walked back to the common room together. The relationship between Hermione and Anna became a bit better since then, because of Harry's question and the short journey back to the Gryffindor common room.