Harry Potter and the Secrets of the Order
Chapter 12
Halloween Torment
By: Sirius **Padfoot
December 9, 2003
Every one was in the Great Hall eating supper when Dumbledore stood up. All the conversation going on immediately stopped and all the attention was now on the head master.
"As every one knows tomorrow is Halloween. I have decided to have a Halloween Ball. I have to apologize for the short notice to all you young lady's and Gentleman. But I am sure every thing will work out well." Dumbledore said then sat back down. The Great Hall immediately burst back in to lived conversation about the Ball.
"Hermione…do you have any one in mind for the Ball?" Ron asked after several minutes of thinking.
"Yes!" Hermione said and smiled.
"Oh then never mind." Ron said sadly.
"No, Ron I ment Yes I'll go with you if you are asking that is." Hermione said and smiled at him again.
"Really!" Ron said excitedly.
"Yes Ron." Hermione said and slightly laughed at the excitement of Ron. Harry how ever wasn't paying either of them any attention. He was watching Anna, Remus, Sirius, Snape, Dumbledore and McGonagall walk out of the Great Hall.
"That's unusual. Dumbledore never leaves." Harry whispered standing up. "Hey I'll talk to you two later." He said never taking his eyes off his godfather and head master. Then walked out of the Great Hall
"What's up with Harry?" Ron wondered allowed.
"I don't know." Hermione said and looked around to the teacher's table to see most of the order members missing. "Ron a lot of the order Members of the staff are missing" she said nodding up to the teacher's table
"Right lets see if we can catch up to Harry." Ron said standing up and waited for Hermione to do the same then they left.
* * *
"Harry, Ron, and Hermione will defiantly realize Sirius is gone and will ask questions Dumbledore." Harry listened to Anna say as he listened out side the door.
"Alas I know they will and they will do so at a most dreadful time that's why we must move quickly before they realize he has gone." Dumbledore said as he eyed the door suspiciously.
"No Harry won't ask any questions until he gets Anna or Remus by them selves and no students are around him. He promised me that." Sirius said and looked at Dumbledore who was staring at the door. "Something wrong Dumbledore?" he asked as he looked at the door too.
"No nothing. The quicker we get this done the better." Dumbledore said.
"But we've all ready brought attention to ourselves by leaving the Great Hall before the end of supper." Remus said.
"That's why the Headmaster decided to leave right after his announcement every student was too busy trying to find dates to care if we were still there. If you had a brain you'd have known that." Snape said.
"Oh yeah well I beat you on several occasions in duel's so evidently I have more of a brain then you do." Remus snapped back as Anna and Sirius both had their wands out pointing them at Snape.
"Keep your mouth Shut about Remus." Anna and Sirius said and the same time angrily.
"Enough we have business. Snape stop antagonizing them for pity's sake they rescued you." McGonagall said.
"Anna, Sirius put your wands away." Dumbledore said as he shook his head at the four. "Snape, Anna, Remus, Sirius this will have to stop and I mean now. This is ridiculous we are on the same side stop trying to see which of four of you are better. You're not students any longer this is serious." He said getting very annoyed at all the rivalry between them.
"Oy come on you four this is serious. Stop playing around. I've got a cover to keep. And wasting time listening to you four argue isn't a very good way of keeping my cover." A young girl that sounded like a first year student said. Harry didn't recognize the voice but it did seem familiar. Yet he restrained himself form looking inside the room to see who the young girl was.
"Sirius you're supposed to be back before the beginning of the Ball that way there is little way anyone can suspect you of doing things for the order." Dumbledore said trying to remain serious and make the others remain serious too.
"Pardon me for asking a most likely stupid question but sir. Why did you bring me in here? I have nothing to do with the school anymore." Remus said sadly.
"Remus you are to be the teacher of the Defense Against the Dark Arts Club that I will announce in the morning at breakfast. You will have to make up your own schedule of course and make sure it don't mess with any student Schedules." Dumbledore said.
"Great I loved being a Professor here. Thank you Dumbledore." Remus said with an odd sparkle in his eyes.
"I suggest we keep a closer eye on Malfoy and his little Slytherin buddy's they seem to talk a great deal in code. I'm trying to break it but it's hard to break a sixteen year olds codes." The young girl said.
"Do your best that's all we can ask but we will be paying more attention to them." Dumbledore said.
"Not all Slytherin's are bad you know." Snape said.
"Name one that's not?" Sirius said sarcastically.
"Well me." Snape said back.
"Oy Remus that's real comforting isn't it? Nothing has ever came out of Slytherin house to be good. They're all evil and cruel. Take the way you treat Harry for what I did to you. You call that good you pompous windbag." Sirius said angrily.
"Oh stop it. For pity's sake this isn't the time. We have more pressing matter to attend to. Sirius you especially." The young girl said again.
"I'd say the excitement of the announcement should be wearing off by now Dumbledore we should return----" Harry heard Anna say but the rest he couldn't hear cause he took off at a quiet run then it turned into and all out sprint as he heard the door open. Until he came up to the Gryffindor common room guard The Fat Lady.
"Flubberworm!" Harry said as he panted then ran into the Common room. He sat down in front of the fire to catch his breath. He had sat there for about 10 minutes when Hermione and Ron came in to the Common room talking to each other.
"Well Dumbledore and the others came back in to the Great Hall but I didn't see Harry when we walked past." Hermione said a little worried.
"No sign of him anywhere." Ron said and looked around and saw a person stand up in front of the fire.
"I'm hear don't freak out on me." Harry said smiling at the astonished looks on their faces.
"Harry where have you been?" Hermione asked.
"Over here." Harry said and walked over to a corner of the Common room no one hardly ever went to.
"What's 'oing (Going) on 'Arry (Harry)?" Ron asked sticking some food he'd shoved in to his pockets into his mouth since he hadn't got to finish Dinner.
"Well I followed the Main Order Members and listened in on most of their conversation." Harry said and smiled.
"You didn't Harry. That's so dangerous you could be expelled for that." Hermione said and Harry rolled his eyes.
"Dumbledore will not expel me I'm too valuable to the Order alive. And he can't protect me if I'm not here." Harry said. "Anyway they said something about Sirius leaving for some reason." He said.
"Were we mentioned in any way?" Ron asked.
"Yes we were. They said we would notice Sirius not being here and we would ask questions at the most dreadful time. It's something important." Harry said.
"How do you know it's important?" Hermione asked.
"Because they were in a rush to get it done and Dumbledore lost his temper with Anna, Sirius, Remus, and Snape." He said
"Why? I mean what did they do wrong?" Ron asked.
"Well Snape made a comment on Remus not having any brains and Remus retorted back then Anna and Sirius went on the defensive and pulled out their wands warning Snape to back off. They all seemed to be very tense." Harry said.
"I'd say its order business. Very secret but what are they doing. Did you not hear anything of what the little mission I guess is?" Hermione asked now very interested in every thing.
"No I do know that Sirius will be gone by himself. And there was some one else in there and I didn't recognize her voice. Well I kind of did but it was younger like a first year student." Harry said.
"Who did it remind you of?" Ron asked.
"Tonks. The voice reminded me of Tonks. But I only saw Anna, Remus, Sirius, Snape, McGonagall, and Dumbledore go into that room." Harry said and looked at the others to see if they were looking at him like he was crazy.
"Well Tonks is a Metamorphmagus. It just may have been Tonks." Hermione said and smiled.
"She may be but I would have seen her go into the room. I'm not blind and she's not invisible." Harry said sarcastically.
"Well Tonks could have been in there waiting for them. Did you think of that?" Hermione asked.
"Well no not really but she could have been I didn't stick around to find out." Harry said.
"Good idea mate. Wouldn't want to be there if my godfather came out of a room I was just spying on." Ron said and nodded his head.
* * *
They had talked until morning time when they decided to go to bed and rest for the Ball. They would undoubtedly have a short day so every one could get ready. Every one was already down in the Great Hall or they were on their way for Breakfast.
"DADA first today then I got Potions. That really bites. My favorite class followed by my least favorite." Harry said as he sat down and watched as every one filled into the Great Hall. After every one was seated and situated Dumbledore stood and every thing got extremely quiet again.
"I am very proud to announce that we have a new professor third years and up should remember Professor Lupin. He is the new Defense Against the Dark Arts Club Professor. As you all know with the return of the Dark Lord Voldemort…" Dumbledore said and stopped for all the shudders and whispers that had insued him saying Voldemort's name. "With his return this school has it's responsibility to teach you how to defend your self against Dark Witches and Wizards." Dumbledore said and looked over at the Slytherin table.
"Yeah so you get a Dark creature to teach us!" Malfoy yelled out.
"Shut it Malfoy!" Harry shouted standing up and facing Malfoy.
"Or what Potter. I'm not afraid of you or your scar." Malfoy said jumping to his feet too.
"Well that makes two of us. I'm not afraid of your or your Master Voldemort." Harry said angrily pulling out his wand.
"Harry no!" Remus said standing up.
"But Remus he just insulted you. I won't let him get away with insulting every one he sees just cause he's scared of them." Harry said pointing his wand down at the ground.
"Impedimenta!" Yelled Malfoy as he pointed his wand at Harry. He did a kind of flip over the table and every student made to get out of Harry and Malfoy's line of fire.
"THAT'S IT MALFOY!" Harry yelled angrily getting back up then jumping back across the table.
"Tarantallegra" Malfoy yelled.
"Protego!" Harry yelled placing a shield like charm on himself. "Expelliarmus!" he yelled again then got an unusual smile "STUPEFY!" he yelled happily.
"Harry that went a little to far." Hermione said.
"He'll get over it. Accio Malfoy's Wand." Harry said not regreting anything he had just done. He caught Malfoy's wand then threw it at Sirius who caught it.
"Aren't you going to do anything about that unruly godson of yours Black?" Snape asked absolutely angry with Harry.
"You do Your job and I'll do mine. Harry follow me now!" Sirius said forcefully and kind of angrily as he put emphasis on the word your.
"What I just made him pay for attacking Remus and myself." Harry said as he followed Sirius out of the Great Hall.
"Harry you were way out of line in there." Sirius said slightly ticked.
"Oh like you were on several occasions in your school career. Look Sirius you saw him attack me I defended my self he attacked me twice before I retaliated." Harry said with his anger rising a little that his own godfather had seen what happened and still yet he was getting in trouble.
"Sirius leave Harry be. I believe all the punishment needed to be given, was given by Harry. Mr. Malfoy was way out of line so I award 50 points to Mr. Potter." Dumbledore said and smiled at Harry as he watched Snape walk with Malfoy to the Hospital wing.
"Yes Sir but Harry should have let us handle it." Sirius said.
"Ah yes like you your self should have let us handle things Sirius. Well he's more like James and you then the other four that's for sure you can't blame that on him." Dumbledore said and smiled at Harry.
* * *
After half a day of classes the rest of the day was spent by the lady's to get ready for the Ball. And it's not time for the Ball to start.
"Harry don't you have a date?" Hermione asked.
"No most of the girls won't go with me because their parents still think I'm an all out nutter. And the other that would had already said yes to someone else." Harry said sadly.
"Oh well you can hang out with us like usual. We don't think you're an all out nutter." Ron said and smiled at Harry.
"I know Ron but every one else does. Or I'm the fault of every thing that goes wrong not matter what it is. I heard a girl talking today about a letter her parents had sent her." Harry said then tired to imitate the girls voice 'I don't want you to do anything with that Nutter Harry Potter he's nothing but trouble. He even got his parents killed.'
"That's girls parents said that!" Hermione said outraged. She was furious her face was red with anger.
"Why do people think I'm proud to be the one that lived. I mean my parents were murdered…" Harry said but his sentence died off. They had died that night fifteen years ago. He could recall the screams and yelling that was in his head every time a dementor got to close. "Come on let's go." He said after several minutes of silence where he could hear every thing all over again.
The yells of pain from his father that horrible laugh, as his father died a horrible and painful death. Then the screams of his mother and the horrible laugh again. But this time he heard someone else it was a woman she was yelling for James, Lilly, himself. Then screaming in agonizing pain and he could hear that laugh again and again as the screaming continued. Then he saw a flash a green light and his scar began to burn to a degree never before felt.
Harry put his hands on his head and leaned his back on a wall as he slid down the wall. He was nearly yelling cause of the pain. His eyes were leaking tears cause of the pain. He felt someone shaking him. And he could hear someone yelling at him over the screams of pain from his mother's death this other woman screaming and the yells of pain from his father. It just kept replaying in his head over and over in a matter of minutes.
Hermione slapped Harry across the face to make him snap out of it. Cause he was now laying on the floor in pain and Snape was standing behind her. She reared back and was going to slap him again when Snape grabbed her hand gently.
"No that won't help." He said and led her out of his way. He kneeled down and picked Harry up holding him tight as he started for the Hospital wing with him. For some reason Snape had a very worried look on his face. And he looked like he was trying to comfort Harry by hugging him slightly and telling him "Every thing will be all right Harry."
"What's up with Snape?" Ron whispered to Hermione who seemed just as baffled as he was.
"Ron got get Anna and Remus. They are still here." Hermione whispered.
"Right." Ron said and he was off.
* * *
"Anna! Remus! Something's wrong with Harry!" Ron yelled as he entered Anna's classroom where she seemed to stay a lot of the time. Usually working on Auror stuff.
"What? What happened?" Anna said jumping out of her seat and heading for the door quickly.
"We don't know he just started clutching his scar and he collapsed cause of the pain. That's never happened before that I've seen. Not like this." Ron said as he ran to keep up with Remus and Anna.
"Hospital wing right?" Remus asked.
"Yes that's where Snape took him." Ron said as all three dashed off to the Hospital wing, to find Dumbledore already there.
"Dumbledore what's wrong?" Anna asked worriedly.
"Well it seems from the yelling he's doing he reliving this night fifteen years ago." Dumbledore said sadly. "The only way to bring him out of hit is for a person who was there to speak to him I'm afraid." He said worriedly as he looked back to Harry.
"Well if that's all it takes Move." Anna said and rushed past Dumbledore. "Harry, Harry Darling listen to me. What's wrong Harry. Come on listen to me." Anna said and noticed that he seemed to calm a bit.
"That's right Harry It's me Anna. What's wrong Harry what are you seeing? What are you hearing?" Anna continued as she took one of his hands and squeezed it a little.
"Anna…it's…it's worse then Dementors. Make it stop please just make it stop!" Harry pleaded with her. She sat down on his bed next to him and put his glasses on the table beside the bed.
"I will Harry I Promise just listen to my voice talk to me." Anna said and she hugged Harry as tight as she could with out hurting him. "Come on Harry just listen to me for get every thing else. I'm here for you I promise I won't go anywhere. I'll make it stop just listen to my voice." She said as she put his head on her shoulder and she rubbed the back of his head and his back to make him calm down. She felt tears on her shirt and she hugged him a little tighter and started rocking back and forth with him.
"Anna I can't stand hearing it. Make it stop. Please I can't stand it anymore." Harry said and he just burst out crying in her arms.
"Come on Harry be strong. It'll be over in a little bit. I promise just listen to me and talk to me. And it'll stop." Anna said then started humming something just to keep the sound of her voice in his head. He finally calmed to where it looked like he could only hear Anna's humming.
"What happened Snape?" Remus asked as he turned from Harry and Anna to Snape.
"I don't know the first thing I saw was him on the floor and Miss. Granger slapping him as hard as she could." Snape said.
"You all right Harry?" Anna asked as she rubbed his head some more to make him feel safe in her arms. He just nodded his head up and down.
"We were just talking. Then he clenched his hands over his scare and put his back against the wall and slid down. Then he was laying on the floor that's where Professor Snape came in." Hermione said.
"What was your conversation about?" Dumbledore asked.
"Rather not say. It's a touchy subject wouldn't want him to go though that again." Ron said.
"Fifteen years ago by any chance?" Remus asked and Hermione and Ron only nodded.
"What could that mean Headmaster?" Snape asked.
"I honestly have no idea what it means. I know he can't take much more of that. Avoid that conversation at all costs from now on." Dumbledore said.
"Harry you want to see if you can keep your mind busy at the Ball?" Anna asked.
"I can try." Harry said weakly not letting her go.
"Then come on Harry. Let's try it okay." Anna said pulling Harry back a little. "I'm always' here if you need to talk Harry about anything. I'll help you do anything. Except cheat on the finals." She said and smiled at him when he laughed a little.
"Darn." He said and whipped his eyes. Then put his glasses back on and looked at Snape. "Thank you Professor Snape. Anna, Remus, Hermione, Ron, Dumbledore." Harry said and smiled to each.
"You all right there Harry?" Snape asked.
"Yeah I'll be fine. I hope." Harry said and smiled weakly.
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Authors Note: Hey every one I finally updated again ^_^ don't you love me some times…^_^;;;…forget I asked that. Hahaha…anyway. Hope every one likes this chapter and I get a few more reviews then last time.
Thanks,
Sirius **Padfoot