A/N: Sorry about the last chapter being such a drag. Hope you like this
one!
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Chapter Five
"This place is really nice," Luna commented as she was shown inside Gryffindor tower.
Harry shrugged. "There aren't many people in Gryffindor this year. A lot of people transferred for some reason...to other schools, I mean...not other houses." He added.
Ron laughed. "Yeah, well, Seamus and Dean are still here. And we're still here, so we manage to have some fun."
Hermione pat Luna on the back. "Luna, the room right across from my dormitory is where Ginny sleeps." She told her. "The only other girl Gryffindors are Susan Boones, in our year, and a first year named Miranda, but they sleep in the other room..."
"Show me where it's at," Luna yawned. "I think I'm going to go lay down. I feel so tired..."
Harry frowned. "All right. I'll show Luna, and then I think I'll go to my dorm for a while, too..."
After he had watched Luna fall asleep, Harry headed to his Head Boy dormitory. He sat on his bed for nearly an hour before accidentally drifting off to sleep....
What the bloody hell was going on? Where was he?...a dream, perhaps? Yes. That had to be it. He was at school...in the infirmary...reliving Luna's attack. Lupin was there too, and Moody, and Kingsley Shakebolt, and Tonks...they were all standing there. But...what was this? Lupin and Tonks were crying. Harry took a step forward. He hated these damned dreams of his. But he had to know. What were they crying about? Dumbledore ran into the room. He ran straight through Harry, as if he was a ghost, and over to the group gathered near the beds. But Harry still couldn't see what they were crying about. After all, Luna had survived her attack, hadn't she? He took another step forward, and gasped. All of the beds were suddenly full. At the end, Ron, or at least he guessed it was Ron...the person was hard to recognize...and next to him, Ginny, who looked as if she had been hit with Crucio one too many times, and then Neville. He was badly burned. Across from him lay Hermione, who didn't look as bad as the others. Her lips were blue with death. And then there was Luna...or what was left of her. Harry cringed. Where was he? Finally, he saw it...himself...he was surrounded by Dumbledore, McGonnagal, and Lupin. He was still alive...but something was very different. He listened closely to what the Professors were saying.
"...tragic. Killed them all right in front of him," Dumbledore sighed. "I think they may have tortured him..."
"They've driven him to madness, Albus. What do we do?" McGonnagal choked.
Lupin wiped his eyes. "There's nothing we can do, Minerva. He's too far gone...this is worse than what happened to the Longbottoms..." he sighed, "I didn't protect them. I should've..." But Tonks hugged Lupin. He was sobbing into her shoulder now like a small child.
NO! Harry didn't want to see this! These damned dreams! It was a lie! A dirty rotten lie! He was being tricked! This is exactly how he ended up pulling Sirius into the wrong place at the most wrong time imaginable! This was why...but Harry noticed someone else...someone very familiar. He was raising his wand, but Harry was quicker. Angrier than he had ever been before.
"Voldemort! You did this, you stupid son-of-a-bitch!" Harry screamed.
"Harry! NO!" someone screamed.
"Stupefy!" Harry screamed. It was a simple spell, but Voldemort flew backwards, and out the infirmary window, and...Harry woke up.
Neville was laying on the floor of his dorm room. His wand was three feet away from him. His eyes were closed. What the hell had just happened? Oh, god...
"Hermione! Ron! Someone! Hurry! Neville's hurt!" he screamed.
Neville was taken to the infirmary only five minutes later. Harry sat in a chair with his head in his hands, and sighed. "I did this to him. It was a nightmare. I thought it was Voldemort. I didn't mean to hit Neville. I was asleep..." he whispered.
"It's all right, Harry. You haven't done any major damage. Just knocked him out, is all. You didn't use a curse or anything. He'll be fine in about an hour or so." Dumbledore promised.
Harry shook his head. "That's not the point!" he screamed. "The point is, I put him here. I hate those dreams. It's like Voldemort is taunting me. Like he did with Sirius. I got Sirius killed..." Harry frowned.
"How many times must we tell you, Harry? That wasn't your fault." Tonks smiled. "You can't help what you see when you're asleep."
"He could have, if the Occlumancy had worked, but that is out of the question," Lupin frowned. "Don't worry about it, Harry. Everything will be fine." He grinned.
"How do you know? Do you know what I saw? NO!" he screamed angrily. "You won't ever know because Voldemort's never invaded your head while you were sleeping, has he?" Harry challenged. "So how do you know how I feel? How do you know that everything is going to be okay? What if he makes me attack people in my sleep? Bellatrix Lestrange already attacked Luna..." Harry worried.
"He won't Harry. He won't be able to, because we're always going to be here for you. He'll have to go through us before anything else will happen to you." Lupin smiled. "We're here to protect you and your friends."
"Good luck," smirked Harry, replacing his head in his hands after glancing once more at Neville.
A/N: Sorry for the shortness of this chapter! I hope you liked it anyway. Chapter six will be posted soon, and trust me, it's a long one.
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Chapter Five
"This place is really nice," Luna commented as she was shown inside Gryffindor tower.
Harry shrugged. "There aren't many people in Gryffindor this year. A lot of people transferred for some reason...to other schools, I mean...not other houses." He added.
Ron laughed. "Yeah, well, Seamus and Dean are still here. And we're still here, so we manage to have some fun."
Hermione pat Luna on the back. "Luna, the room right across from my dormitory is where Ginny sleeps." She told her. "The only other girl Gryffindors are Susan Boones, in our year, and a first year named Miranda, but they sleep in the other room..."
"Show me where it's at," Luna yawned. "I think I'm going to go lay down. I feel so tired..."
Harry frowned. "All right. I'll show Luna, and then I think I'll go to my dorm for a while, too..."
After he had watched Luna fall asleep, Harry headed to his Head Boy dormitory. He sat on his bed for nearly an hour before accidentally drifting off to sleep....
What the bloody hell was going on? Where was he?...a dream, perhaps? Yes. That had to be it. He was at school...in the infirmary...reliving Luna's attack. Lupin was there too, and Moody, and Kingsley Shakebolt, and Tonks...they were all standing there. But...what was this? Lupin and Tonks were crying. Harry took a step forward. He hated these damned dreams of his. But he had to know. What were they crying about? Dumbledore ran into the room. He ran straight through Harry, as if he was a ghost, and over to the group gathered near the beds. But Harry still couldn't see what they were crying about. After all, Luna had survived her attack, hadn't she? He took another step forward, and gasped. All of the beds were suddenly full. At the end, Ron, or at least he guessed it was Ron...the person was hard to recognize...and next to him, Ginny, who looked as if she had been hit with Crucio one too many times, and then Neville. He was badly burned. Across from him lay Hermione, who didn't look as bad as the others. Her lips were blue with death. And then there was Luna...or what was left of her. Harry cringed. Where was he? Finally, he saw it...himself...he was surrounded by Dumbledore, McGonnagal, and Lupin. He was still alive...but something was very different. He listened closely to what the Professors were saying.
"...tragic. Killed them all right in front of him," Dumbledore sighed. "I think they may have tortured him..."
"They've driven him to madness, Albus. What do we do?" McGonnagal choked.
Lupin wiped his eyes. "There's nothing we can do, Minerva. He's too far gone...this is worse than what happened to the Longbottoms..." he sighed, "I didn't protect them. I should've..." But Tonks hugged Lupin. He was sobbing into her shoulder now like a small child.
NO! Harry didn't want to see this! These damned dreams! It was a lie! A dirty rotten lie! He was being tricked! This is exactly how he ended up pulling Sirius into the wrong place at the most wrong time imaginable! This was why...but Harry noticed someone else...someone very familiar. He was raising his wand, but Harry was quicker. Angrier than he had ever been before.
"Voldemort! You did this, you stupid son-of-a-bitch!" Harry screamed.
"Harry! NO!" someone screamed.
"Stupefy!" Harry screamed. It was a simple spell, but Voldemort flew backwards, and out the infirmary window, and...Harry woke up.
Neville was laying on the floor of his dorm room. His wand was three feet away from him. His eyes were closed. What the hell had just happened? Oh, god...
"Hermione! Ron! Someone! Hurry! Neville's hurt!" he screamed.
Neville was taken to the infirmary only five minutes later. Harry sat in a chair with his head in his hands, and sighed. "I did this to him. It was a nightmare. I thought it was Voldemort. I didn't mean to hit Neville. I was asleep..." he whispered.
"It's all right, Harry. You haven't done any major damage. Just knocked him out, is all. You didn't use a curse or anything. He'll be fine in about an hour or so." Dumbledore promised.
Harry shook his head. "That's not the point!" he screamed. "The point is, I put him here. I hate those dreams. It's like Voldemort is taunting me. Like he did with Sirius. I got Sirius killed..." Harry frowned.
"How many times must we tell you, Harry? That wasn't your fault." Tonks smiled. "You can't help what you see when you're asleep."
"He could have, if the Occlumancy had worked, but that is out of the question," Lupin frowned. "Don't worry about it, Harry. Everything will be fine." He grinned.
"How do you know? Do you know what I saw? NO!" he screamed angrily. "You won't ever know because Voldemort's never invaded your head while you were sleeping, has he?" Harry challenged. "So how do you know how I feel? How do you know that everything is going to be okay? What if he makes me attack people in my sleep? Bellatrix Lestrange already attacked Luna..." Harry worried.
"He won't Harry. He won't be able to, because we're always going to be here for you. He'll have to go through us before anything else will happen to you." Lupin smiled. "We're here to protect you and your friends."
"Good luck," smirked Harry, replacing his head in his hands after glancing once more at Neville.
A/N: Sorry for the shortness of this chapter! I hope you liked it anyway. Chapter six will be posted soon, and trust me, it's a long one.