Chapter 2
When Lupin arrived back at Headquarters he immediately went to find Dumbledore. Dumbledore and Lupin were so deep in conversation that they didn't notice three figures coming down the stairs. Ron, Ginny and Hermione knew that Lupin had gone to see Harry and wanted to know what had happened.
"Albus, Harry is worse then we thought, both physically and mentally." Lupin said.
"Come now Remus, he can't be that bad." Dumbledore said but the concern was evident in his eyes.
"Albus you didn't see him. You could see every bone in his body." Lupin said trying to make Dumbledore understand.
"Are his Aunt and Uncle not feeding him?" Dumbledore asked.
"That's the problem, they're trying to feed him. They said that Harry only eats a piece of toast each day. Sometimes not even that much." Lupin replied as Dumbledores' eyes lost the little twinkle that was left. "You didn't see his eyes. They were almost black. I've never seen so much hate in anyone's eyes, let alone a sixteen year old boy." Lupin was fighting hard to keep the tears in now. Harry was the last link he had to his friends, he couldn't lose him. "Harry told me that he wants all of us to stay away from him. He thinks that he's the reason that Sirius is gone."
"I see." Was the only reply Dumbledore could make.
Ginny couldn't take it anymore she had to ask. Both men jumped when she spoke. They hadn't realized that she had been there.
"I want to know how Harry is." Ginny said in a firm voice. Lupin looked at Dumbledore and then headed to his room.
"Professor, we all want to know what's wrong with Harry." Hermione said looking at Dumbledore. Ron nodded his agreement.
"Harry seems to be handling everything much worse then we had originally thought." Dumbledore answered.
"Which means what?" Ron asked. He wanted to know what was wrong with his mate.
"I have some work I need to attend to. Don't worry, Harry will be fine." Dumbledore said as he left.
"He doesn't really believe that Harry will be alright." Ron said. "You could see it in his eyes."
"I know but what can we do? He won't respond to our letters ,so apart from going to see him, there's nothing we can do." Hermione answered.
"Well then lets go see him." Ginny said.
"From the way Lupin and Dumbledore looked I don't think that's a good idea." Hermione said logically.
"We can't just sit here and do nothing." Ginny said trying to make her point.
"Gin I want to help him too, but until he gets here there's nothing we can do." Ron said clearly upset that his best mate won't even respond to his letters.
"Fine!" Ginny said as she ran up to the room that her and Hermione shared.
"I've never seen her act that way before." Ron said to Hermione.
"She's just worried about Harry like us." Hermione answered.
"Maybe your right." Ron said as he and Hermione headed up to bed.
Back on Privet Drive Harry had calmed down a little. He was still lying on his bed and letting his mind wander. Tonight it choose to think about the photo album Hagrid had given him at the end of his first year. Before Harry knew what had happened the photo album was in his lap.
"How did that happen?" Harry thought to himself as threw the album back in his trunk.
The only time that Harry let go of his anger was a night. Harry would never admit to anyone, especially Professor Snape, that he was still practicing Occlumency. Even though the Occlumency stopped Harry from having visions of Voldemort, it didn't stop him from having to watch Sirius being murdered.
In his dreams Harry would send curse at Bellatrix before she killed Sirius and would wake up to find things in his room messed up. The first few times this happened Harry would try to clean everything back up. By now he didn't care, which resulted in almost giving his Aunt a heart attack when she entered his room.
This night was no different. Harry had watched Sirius' murder again and had sent off some excellent curses. The only difference was that this time when he woke up he had a plan.
When Lupin arrived back at Headquarters he immediately went to find Dumbledore. Dumbledore and Lupin were so deep in conversation that they didn't notice three figures coming down the stairs. Ron, Ginny and Hermione knew that Lupin had gone to see Harry and wanted to know what had happened.
"Albus, Harry is worse then we thought, both physically and mentally." Lupin said.
"Come now Remus, he can't be that bad." Dumbledore said but the concern was evident in his eyes.
"Albus you didn't see him. You could see every bone in his body." Lupin said trying to make Dumbledore understand.
"Are his Aunt and Uncle not feeding him?" Dumbledore asked.
"That's the problem, they're trying to feed him. They said that Harry only eats a piece of toast each day. Sometimes not even that much." Lupin replied as Dumbledores' eyes lost the little twinkle that was left. "You didn't see his eyes. They were almost black. I've never seen so much hate in anyone's eyes, let alone a sixteen year old boy." Lupin was fighting hard to keep the tears in now. Harry was the last link he had to his friends, he couldn't lose him. "Harry told me that he wants all of us to stay away from him. He thinks that he's the reason that Sirius is gone."
"I see." Was the only reply Dumbledore could make.
Ginny couldn't take it anymore she had to ask. Both men jumped when she spoke. They hadn't realized that she had been there.
"I want to know how Harry is." Ginny said in a firm voice. Lupin looked at Dumbledore and then headed to his room.
"Professor, we all want to know what's wrong with Harry." Hermione said looking at Dumbledore. Ron nodded his agreement.
"Harry seems to be handling everything much worse then we had originally thought." Dumbledore answered.
"Which means what?" Ron asked. He wanted to know what was wrong with his mate.
"I have some work I need to attend to. Don't worry, Harry will be fine." Dumbledore said as he left.
"He doesn't really believe that Harry will be alright." Ron said. "You could see it in his eyes."
"I know but what can we do? He won't respond to our letters ,so apart from going to see him, there's nothing we can do." Hermione answered.
"Well then lets go see him." Ginny said.
"From the way Lupin and Dumbledore looked I don't think that's a good idea." Hermione said logically.
"We can't just sit here and do nothing." Ginny said trying to make her point.
"Gin I want to help him too, but until he gets here there's nothing we can do." Ron said clearly upset that his best mate won't even respond to his letters.
"Fine!" Ginny said as she ran up to the room that her and Hermione shared.
"I've never seen her act that way before." Ron said to Hermione.
"She's just worried about Harry like us." Hermione answered.
"Maybe your right." Ron said as he and Hermione headed up to bed.
Back on Privet Drive Harry had calmed down a little. He was still lying on his bed and letting his mind wander. Tonight it choose to think about the photo album Hagrid had given him at the end of his first year. Before Harry knew what had happened the photo album was in his lap.
"How did that happen?" Harry thought to himself as threw the album back in his trunk.
The only time that Harry let go of his anger was a night. Harry would never admit to anyone, especially Professor Snape, that he was still practicing Occlumency. Even though the Occlumency stopped Harry from having visions of Voldemort, it didn't stop him from having to watch Sirius being murdered.
In his dreams Harry would send curse at Bellatrix before she killed Sirius and would wake up to find things in his room messed up. The first few times this happened Harry would try to clean everything back up. By now he didn't care, which resulted in almost giving his Aunt a heart attack when she entered his room.
This night was no different. Harry had watched Sirius' murder again and had sent off some excellent curses. The only difference was that this time when he woke up he had a plan.