Can't Sleep
Harry walked into the kitchen feeling a little better then he did the day before, because he was leaving; but he was still going to Sirius' house without him. Part of him didn't want to go, to be there without him it wasn't as bad here because he could still partly pretend to himself to get him through the days of staying with the Dursleys. But going back to Grimould Place and no Sirius, he would have to face that he was really gone and it was his entire stupid fault.
Dudley looked up from his plate as Harry sat down facing him, he quickly looked up at his mum but she had her back to him and his dad had already gone to work, so it was just the two of them. Harry looked up at him and smiled slightly making him quickly move his chair out of his eye line.
Harry didn't really care about winding Dudley up this summer, it wasn't the same nothing was the same anymore everything felt so empty, as though he had lost this huge part of himself that he had never even known he had, but now it was gone and there was nothing to make it better.
Aunt Petunia walked over carrying a small plate with a piece of water melon on it and placed it down in front of him he pulled his face at it; he still couldn't believe that they were still on this stupid diet for Dudley he was never going to thin, yeah he might not be as over weight as he used to be but he was still fat but with quite a bit of muscle that he would never dare use against him again.
"Don't pull your face at it...or don't you want it?" Aunt Petunia said making to take the plate back.
"No...no its fine." Harry said, and then looked up at her. "Oh...erm I'm leaving next week going to stay with friends, you remember Lupin and Moody from the station well they'll be coming to pick me up."
"What...what they'll be coming here?" Aunt Petunia asked nervously. "That...that one with...the strange eye?"
"Yeap." Harry answered and then took a bite of his melon, and smiled at Dudley who looked ready to run away.
"Well, when are they coming...they're not coming like those other's did." Aunt Petunia told him.
Harry looked back up at her, he never asked how they were getting here or how they were getting back; and then he smiled suddenly.
"Probably...well I can't travel any of way." Harry answered. "And I doubt that they have a car."
Aunt Petunia face went as white as a sheet; Harry had to stop himself from laughing. She looked as though she was going to pass out at the mere thought of her living room turning out like that again, and then there was Dudley and the sweat.
"I don't think it's such a good idea." Aunt Petunia said as calmly as she could. "Couldn't you just meet them somewhere?"
"What, maybe I should suggest that to them." Harry said thoughtfully.
Aunt Petunia looked at him and then remembered those people and quickly shuck her head. "No...no it's alright...erm they can get you from here...just tell them to come a different way, but I don't want to neighbours to see...just think of something."
Harry sat there trying to think of all the different ways they could get here, and how they could get Harry back as well. The Ministry may believe that Voldermot's back but that didn't mean that they knew about the order of the phoenix, and they Floo Network was still being watching, and he knew that they wouldn't be able to get their hands on a Portkey either. He thought that he should contact Lupin and find out what's going on; but then he thought that he couldn't do that he had only just spoken to him, he would look as though he's pestering him and he didn't want that.
It had been a couple of days and Harry still hadn't contacted Lupin, and his Aunt and Uncle were getting quite inpatient with him as well; he had just been telling them that they were too busy with thing's, because of course he didn't want to tell them the real truth.
Harry lay awake on his bed, the street lamp shining through his window which he had kept open for Hedwig. He hated this part dreading going to sleep afraid of what he might dream of, so far most of the holiday he had had nightmares about Sirius and Voldermot.
Harry's eyelids kept dropping but he didn't want to sleep and face his nightmares he knew he would have too, he always did but he preferred to wait as long as he could until he couldn't stay awake any longer.
He had been laying there for over half an hour when his eyes lids dropped and he didn't open then again, he had only had them shut for a minute when he jumped up and sat bolt up right. He threw the covers back and swung his legs over the side, he really didn't want to sleep. He walked over to his truck and knelt down in front of it and opened it, there it was sat on top of his books staring back at him. He reached in and took it out, he just knelt there for a moment before he stood up and walked over to his desk and sat down.
"Erm...Lupin...are you there?" Harry asked it feeling a little stupid to be talking to a mirror.
Nothing happened at first and then a moment later as Harry put the mirror down looking quite disappointed that nothing had happened it started to change, it stopped reflecting and Lupin appeared in it; looking a little tried
"Sorry I didn't mean to wake you." Harry said quickly picking the mirror back up.
"You didn't, I was still up." Remus told him smiling at him. "So how are you?"
"Well...erm you know..." Harry answered.
"Still not sleeping well, I'm sure it'll pass in time." Remus told him.
"Yeah course." Harry said. "I...erm...well...I don't know really why I called."
"Harry like I've told you, you can talk to me if you want or one of your friends if you'd like." Remus told him pleasantly.
"No, you...I mean I would...you know..." Harry said, Remus just smiled at him. "Well, I guess to start with...my aunt and uncle want to know how you're getting here."
"Moody thinks it best that we keep that to our selves, you know what he's like; but don't worry we won't blow up their living room." Remus told him, Harry couldn't help but smile back at him.
"I'm sure Aunt Petunia will be glad to hear about that." Harry told him.
"I bet she will; by all accounts it was quite something." Remus said.
"Lupin..." Harry started.
"Remus, you can call me Remus." He told him.
"Erm ok then, Remus...I was wondering, well..." Harry tried to explain but he couldn't find the words, it was so hard to even think about it let alone trying to talk to someone about it.
"Harry try not to worry about anything..." Remus told him, but was cut short.
"Remus!" Someone shouted from downstairs.
"Who was that?" Harry asked.
"Not sure...I'm sorry Harry but I have to go." Remus told him, and then looked away. "What..."
"It's important, why didn't you come when I shouted you?" Severus demanded.
"Is that Snape?" Harry asked trying to turn the mirror so that he could see better.
"Was that potter's voice I heard then Remus?" Severus asked walking closer.
"Severus why don't you wait downstairs for me, I won't be a minute." Remus told him.
"But..." Severus was about to say, but turned around with a whish of his cloak and walked out.
"Harry, Severus doesn't know about the mirror and you know how he gets." Remus told him. "So I'll talk to you again soon...I'll try and contact you again tomorrow."
"Ok then...good night Remus." Harry said.
"Good night Harry, and do try and get some sleep." Remus told him.
Remus started to fade away and it returned to a normal mirror, Harry put it down on his desk.
"Stupid Snape." Harry said angrily. "Why did he have to go and walk in on him?"
Dumbledore was walking through to his bedroom when he heard something in his office, he turned slowly around and walked back through; he opened the door and lit the lamps with his wand. There was no sign that there was anything or anyone inside the room, but he still went in to have a look around just encase.
He walked over to his desk so that he could see the whole of his office from there, but there was nothing, and then there was another soft bang from behind him.
"You called." A pleasant voice said from behind him.
Dumbledore turned around and smiled, as the person lowered the hood of their cloak and revealed a young burnet stood in front of him.
"You haven't aged a day, still as lovely as ever." Dumbledore said pleasantly. "But yes, and thank you for coming."
"Its been a while since I seen you last...I would have come sooner but things...well just say that there's a lot going on at the moment." She told him.
"As there is here as well." Dumbledore told her, as he motioned for her to sit down.
She nodded slightly and then walked over to his desk and sat down opposite him, she waited a moment before he spoke again to her.
"I don't like asking, but I must...I need your help." Dumbledore told her, and then added quickly before she could say anything back. "It's only to find someone who is lost."
She looked at him, as though trying to find out if that was all, but she knew him to well and knew that if it wasn't important then he wouldn't have asked for her help.
"I take it that it's a friend of yours then?" She asked him.
"Yes, he means a great deal to many people." Dumbledore answered. "he was lost in battle, and we don't know how to find him."
"I'm not sure what you mean, if he's lost in battle...do you mean that he's dead?" She asked sitting up straight. "Because you know the laws of my people, I can't bring him back."
"No, he fell through what we call the veil...a porthole of some kind." Dumbledore explained. "And as I know that you know about that sort of thing, I was hoping that you could help us look for him."
She just sat there for a moment thinking the whole thing over as Dumbledore watched her, for any sign that she was going to help; but then she slowly nodded.
"I'll agree to help in this matter, only because he has fallen through a porthole, if it was anything else then I wouldn't be able to help." She told him.
Dumbledore beamed at her and then opened the top draw of his desk and pulled out a photograph, he looked at it himself and then handed it over to her; she looked down at the photo for the while as Dumbledore watched her.
"So, how are you? Married yet?" Dumbledore asked.
She looked up smiling at him. "No, I'm not married and I'm not looking either...though considering the way things are going back home maybe I should."
"And of course you can't tell me about any of these things." Dumbledore said. "I understand of course."
"Thank you." She said as she stood up. "Where is it? I mean the porthole, can I use that one or would it be best to use another one?"
"Perhaps another one would be better." Dumbledore advised.
She lowered her head to him slightly. "I'll do my best, but I'm not promising anything of course...I'll contact you again when I return. Oh, before I go it would help if I knew his name."
"Yes of course, Sirius Black." Dumbledore told her.
(A/N: what do you think, hope you enjoyed that chapter as much as the first one, it was longer just like you wanted. I'll update as soon as I can.
Thanks for the reviews;
Amyranth, thanks for your review glad that you enjoyed the first chapter, glad you liked the bit in the truck I liked that as well. I read your story, it was a very good start like I said in the review I hoped I helped, though if you want to talk you can always email through the link.
Hillary, thanks for your review, hoped this chapter was alright as well.
A.J of Gryffindor, thanks for the review, it's going to get a lot more interesting as the story goes on hope you carry on reading.
im4u2nv1693, really glad that you love the story; it's a lot longer then the first chapter just like you wanted, hopefully they stay long chapter's as well.
Thanks everyone.
Siri Lupin.
Harry walked into the kitchen feeling a little better then he did the day before, because he was leaving; but he was still going to Sirius' house without him. Part of him didn't want to go, to be there without him it wasn't as bad here because he could still partly pretend to himself to get him through the days of staying with the Dursleys. But going back to Grimould Place and no Sirius, he would have to face that he was really gone and it was his entire stupid fault.
Dudley looked up from his plate as Harry sat down facing him, he quickly looked up at his mum but she had her back to him and his dad had already gone to work, so it was just the two of them. Harry looked up at him and smiled slightly making him quickly move his chair out of his eye line.
Harry didn't really care about winding Dudley up this summer, it wasn't the same nothing was the same anymore everything felt so empty, as though he had lost this huge part of himself that he had never even known he had, but now it was gone and there was nothing to make it better.
Aunt Petunia walked over carrying a small plate with a piece of water melon on it and placed it down in front of him he pulled his face at it; he still couldn't believe that they were still on this stupid diet for Dudley he was never going to thin, yeah he might not be as over weight as he used to be but he was still fat but with quite a bit of muscle that he would never dare use against him again.
"Don't pull your face at it...or don't you want it?" Aunt Petunia said making to take the plate back.
"No...no its fine." Harry said, and then looked up at her. "Oh...erm I'm leaving next week going to stay with friends, you remember Lupin and Moody from the station well they'll be coming to pick me up."
"What...what they'll be coming here?" Aunt Petunia asked nervously. "That...that one with...the strange eye?"
"Yeap." Harry answered and then took a bite of his melon, and smiled at Dudley who looked ready to run away.
"Well, when are they coming...they're not coming like those other's did." Aunt Petunia told him.
Harry looked back up at her, he never asked how they were getting here or how they were getting back; and then he smiled suddenly.
"Probably...well I can't travel any of way." Harry answered. "And I doubt that they have a car."
Aunt Petunia face went as white as a sheet; Harry had to stop himself from laughing. She looked as though she was going to pass out at the mere thought of her living room turning out like that again, and then there was Dudley and the sweat.
"I don't think it's such a good idea." Aunt Petunia said as calmly as she could. "Couldn't you just meet them somewhere?"
"What, maybe I should suggest that to them." Harry said thoughtfully.
Aunt Petunia looked at him and then remembered those people and quickly shuck her head. "No...no it's alright...erm they can get you from here...just tell them to come a different way, but I don't want to neighbours to see...just think of something."
Harry sat there trying to think of all the different ways they could get here, and how they could get Harry back as well. The Ministry may believe that Voldermot's back but that didn't mean that they knew about the order of the phoenix, and they Floo Network was still being watching, and he knew that they wouldn't be able to get their hands on a Portkey either. He thought that he should contact Lupin and find out what's going on; but then he thought that he couldn't do that he had only just spoken to him, he would look as though he's pestering him and he didn't want that.
It had been a couple of days and Harry still hadn't contacted Lupin, and his Aunt and Uncle were getting quite inpatient with him as well; he had just been telling them that they were too busy with thing's, because of course he didn't want to tell them the real truth.
Harry lay awake on his bed, the street lamp shining through his window which he had kept open for Hedwig. He hated this part dreading going to sleep afraid of what he might dream of, so far most of the holiday he had had nightmares about Sirius and Voldermot.
Harry's eyelids kept dropping but he didn't want to sleep and face his nightmares he knew he would have too, he always did but he preferred to wait as long as he could until he couldn't stay awake any longer.
He had been laying there for over half an hour when his eyes lids dropped and he didn't open then again, he had only had them shut for a minute when he jumped up and sat bolt up right. He threw the covers back and swung his legs over the side, he really didn't want to sleep. He walked over to his truck and knelt down in front of it and opened it, there it was sat on top of his books staring back at him. He reached in and took it out, he just knelt there for a moment before he stood up and walked over to his desk and sat down.
"Erm...Lupin...are you there?" Harry asked it feeling a little stupid to be talking to a mirror.
Nothing happened at first and then a moment later as Harry put the mirror down looking quite disappointed that nothing had happened it started to change, it stopped reflecting and Lupin appeared in it; looking a little tried
"Sorry I didn't mean to wake you." Harry said quickly picking the mirror back up.
"You didn't, I was still up." Remus told him smiling at him. "So how are you?"
"Well...erm you know..." Harry answered.
"Still not sleeping well, I'm sure it'll pass in time." Remus told him.
"Yeah course." Harry said. "I...erm...well...I don't know really why I called."
"Harry like I've told you, you can talk to me if you want or one of your friends if you'd like." Remus told him pleasantly.
"No, you...I mean I would...you know..." Harry said, Remus just smiled at him. "Well, I guess to start with...my aunt and uncle want to know how you're getting here."
"Moody thinks it best that we keep that to our selves, you know what he's like; but don't worry we won't blow up their living room." Remus told him, Harry couldn't help but smile back at him.
"I'm sure Aunt Petunia will be glad to hear about that." Harry told him.
"I bet she will; by all accounts it was quite something." Remus said.
"Lupin..." Harry started.
"Remus, you can call me Remus." He told him.
"Erm ok then, Remus...I was wondering, well..." Harry tried to explain but he couldn't find the words, it was so hard to even think about it let alone trying to talk to someone about it.
"Harry try not to worry about anything..." Remus told him, but was cut short.
"Remus!" Someone shouted from downstairs.
"Who was that?" Harry asked.
"Not sure...I'm sorry Harry but I have to go." Remus told him, and then looked away. "What..."
"It's important, why didn't you come when I shouted you?" Severus demanded.
"Is that Snape?" Harry asked trying to turn the mirror so that he could see better.
"Was that potter's voice I heard then Remus?" Severus asked walking closer.
"Severus why don't you wait downstairs for me, I won't be a minute." Remus told him.
"But..." Severus was about to say, but turned around with a whish of his cloak and walked out.
"Harry, Severus doesn't know about the mirror and you know how he gets." Remus told him. "So I'll talk to you again soon...I'll try and contact you again tomorrow."
"Ok then...good night Remus." Harry said.
"Good night Harry, and do try and get some sleep." Remus told him.
Remus started to fade away and it returned to a normal mirror, Harry put it down on his desk.
"Stupid Snape." Harry said angrily. "Why did he have to go and walk in on him?"
Dumbledore was walking through to his bedroom when he heard something in his office, he turned slowly around and walked back through; he opened the door and lit the lamps with his wand. There was no sign that there was anything or anyone inside the room, but he still went in to have a look around just encase.
He walked over to his desk so that he could see the whole of his office from there, but there was nothing, and then there was another soft bang from behind him.
"You called." A pleasant voice said from behind him.
Dumbledore turned around and smiled, as the person lowered the hood of their cloak and revealed a young burnet stood in front of him.
"You haven't aged a day, still as lovely as ever." Dumbledore said pleasantly. "But yes, and thank you for coming."
"Its been a while since I seen you last...I would have come sooner but things...well just say that there's a lot going on at the moment." She told him.
"As there is here as well." Dumbledore told her, as he motioned for her to sit down.
She nodded slightly and then walked over to his desk and sat down opposite him, she waited a moment before he spoke again to her.
"I don't like asking, but I must...I need your help." Dumbledore told her, and then added quickly before she could say anything back. "It's only to find someone who is lost."
She looked at him, as though trying to find out if that was all, but she knew him to well and knew that if it wasn't important then he wouldn't have asked for her help.
"I take it that it's a friend of yours then?" She asked him.
"Yes, he means a great deal to many people." Dumbledore answered. "he was lost in battle, and we don't know how to find him."
"I'm not sure what you mean, if he's lost in battle...do you mean that he's dead?" She asked sitting up straight. "Because you know the laws of my people, I can't bring him back."
"No, he fell through what we call the veil...a porthole of some kind." Dumbledore explained. "And as I know that you know about that sort of thing, I was hoping that you could help us look for him."
She just sat there for a moment thinking the whole thing over as Dumbledore watched her, for any sign that she was going to help; but then she slowly nodded.
"I'll agree to help in this matter, only because he has fallen through a porthole, if it was anything else then I wouldn't be able to help." She told him.
Dumbledore beamed at her and then opened the top draw of his desk and pulled out a photograph, he looked at it himself and then handed it over to her; she looked down at the photo for the while as Dumbledore watched her.
"So, how are you? Married yet?" Dumbledore asked.
She looked up smiling at him. "No, I'm not married and I'm not looking either...though considering the way things are going back home maybe I should."
"And of course you can't tell me about any of these things." Dumbledore said. "I understand of course."
"Thank you." She said as she stood up. "Where is it? I mean the porthole, can I use that one or would it be best to use another one?"
"Perhaps another one would be better." Dumbledore advised.
She lowered her head to him slightly. "I'll do my best, but I'm not promising anything of course...I'll contact you again when I return. Oh, before I go it would help if I knew his name."
"Yes of course, Sirius Black." Dumbledore told her.
(A/N: what do you think, hope you enjoyed that chapter as much as the first one, it was longer just like you wanted. I'll update as soon as I can.
Thanks for the reviews;
Amyranth, thanks for your review glad that you enjoyed the first chapter, glad you liked the bit in the truck I liked that as well. I read your story, it was a very good start like I said in the review I hoped I helped, though if you want to talk you can always email through the link.
Hillary, thanks for your review, hoped this chapter was alright as well.
A.J of Gryffindor, thanks for the review, it's going to get a lot more interesting as the story goes on hope you carry on reading.
im4u2nv1693, really glad that you love the story; it's a lot longer then the first chapter just like you wanted, hopefully they stay long chapter's as well.
Thanks everyone.
Siri Lupin.