Harry Potter and the Return of Black
(By Faithinhisplan)
A/n & Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter...wish I did...R&R. "said" 'think
Chapter Three: Diagon Alley
(By faith)
"HARRY, wake up! Wake up, Harry. It's almost time to go!" Ron yelled as he pulled on his pants and put his tie around his neck.
"I'm up, I'm up. What time is it?" Harry asked sitting on his bed.
"Seven o'clock! You'd better hurry up." When Harry heard this he jumped from his bed, put his glasses on and began undressing. "Hermione is already down getting breakfast and Dasha is sitting in the Commons Area. I think Hermione's got her reading about something." Ron said shrugging. Harry grinned.
Once Harry and Ron had there clothes on, they grabbed their robes and galleons and went down the stairs. When they entered the Commons Area, Dasha was there to greet them.
"Common you two! Its seven thirty already. Snape is going to grill us if we don't hurry up." She said walking out the door. She stopped and turned, "Oh, and fix your ties!"
"I don't see why we have to be all dressed up! Just to go to Diagon Alley. I mean who dresses like this just to go shopping?" Ron asked trying to fix his tie.
"Snape likes to be "properly" dressed." Dasha said with a grin as they walked down the Grand Stair Case and in to Professor Severus Snape's office. Here they found Hermione reading a book on potions she had found lieing on one of the desks.
Ron turned to Harry, "Doesn't surprise me one bit." Harry laughed as he sat down next to Hermione. He then took out a piece of parchment with writing on it and began to read:
Course Books
The Standard Book of Spells (Grade 6) by Miranda Goshawk
Dueling with out a Wand (Grade 6) Author unknown
Other Equipment
2 Sets of comfortable dueling clothes
1 broom, if you do not have one, you need to see Professor Black
"Only two books?" Ron said in amazement.
"That's surprising." Hermione said over her book. "Two sets of dueling clothes?" Hermione asked looking at Dasha.
Dasha nodded. "Well, I know you can't really buy dueling clothes, so we're going to have to make some up."
"How?" Ron asked looking at Harry, who shrugged.
"The first class you need to just wear your school robes. The next classes you will need to wear jeans and a tee-shirt or other comfortable clothes under your cloak."
Harry then suddenly turned to Dasha. "How are we getting to Diagon Alley?" Dasha looked around for Professor Snape.
"You know, I'm not exactly sure. Probably by floo powder."
"You're exactly right, Ms. Black." Snape said as everyone jumped up from where they were sitting. Snape eyed them all closely making sure they were properly dressed then said, "Come with me." He led them over to huge fire place. There he picked up the floo powder. "Well, what are you waiting for?" He yelled.
Dasha looked around then rolled her eyes. "I'll go first." She said taking the powder in her hand.
"I want Potter to go with you." Snape said suddenly.
Dasha thought for a moment. "Why?" she said out loud. Ron and Hermione exchanged glances then looked at Snape as Harry walked over to Dasha and stood beside her.
"Because, Ms. Black, this powder is different from regular floo powder and can transport more than on person and I-will-not-waste-it." Snape said coolly. Harry gave Snape a sour look. He couldn't help but want to stand up for Dasha. He would not allow Snape to be cruel to her like he was to the other students at Hogwarts, but before he could say anything Dasha grabbed him by the shirt and pulled him into the fireplace. "Diagon Alley!" Dasha yelled in an irritated tone and they disappeared.
"Why do you think Professor Snape wanted us to go together? I mean you could have gone with Hermione." Harry asked as they walked over to a bench and sat down.
"I don't know." Dasha lied. "I don't think Hermione likes me very much." Dasha said.
Harry grinned. "Now, why do you think that? Could it be because you're the prettiest girl at Hogwarts and you get as much attention as I do?" Harry, just now realizing what he said, began to blush. "I didn't mean to say that. It j...just slipped." He said seeing Dasha looking at the ground.
Dasha looked up. "Harry, I don't try to act popular. It's not like I want all of it. I mean I can walk passed a total stranger and they'll recognize me for some odd reason."
Just as Harry was thinking of something to say he saw Snape, Ron, and Hermione walking over to them. Dasha and Harry stood up from the bench and met them in the middle of the stoned road.
"Now, don't take forever buying what you need." Snape said. "When you're done meet me in the Leaky Cauldron, so we can leave." As Snape turned away he looked over into an alley where he thought he saw a shadow of an animal or was it a person? Never the less Snape turned and glared at Dasha. "I thought I told you not to bring that filthy cousin of yours along!" He said pointing at Dasha.
"But Professor, I didn't..." She was cut off by Snape's yelling.
"If I ever!" he started to yell.
"Don't yell at her!" Harry yelled loudly as he and Ron stepped in front of Dasha and Hermione.
Dasha's eyes wondered from Snape then to Harry and Ron then over to the shadow being cast in the alley. She suddenly caught a glimpse of a tail disappearing into a door in the alley. Her mind finally came back to reality when she heard Harry and Snape still yelling at each other,
"Well, I'm sorry you..." Snape started to say.
"Yeah we know yours sorry." Dasha said absentmindedly as the four stared at her. "Now, if you don't mind, Professor, we'll meet you in the Leaky Cauldron when we are through buying the things we need.
Dasha then pulled Harry by the shirt caller into Flourish and Blotts. Hermione and Ron followed giving Snape a dirty look as he walked away. Dasha suddenly stopped and looked around.
"Harry, where was the first place you met Sirius face to face?" she asked as Ron and Hermione walked in. Harry thought hard. Where was it?
"The Shrieking Shack," Ron answered for him.
"Why?" Hermione asked looking at Dasha suspiciously.
"I can't tell you now. Wait 'till we get back to school."
The rest of the trip to shops and back to Hogwarts was a quiet one, for either one of two reasons. Harry and Snape were still mad at each other or all three teens were to excited to talk about Sirius. Whatever the reason, no one talked until the four teens were back in the Entrance Hall of Hogwarts and Snape had left.
Before Harry could say anything to Dasha, Malfoy walked up to them with two letters in his hand. He had a smirk on his face.
"This came for you when you were gone." He said thrusting the letters in Dasha's hands. "One's from someone and the other, well I'm sure you know who it's from. You are SO busted!" He said in a cold voice as he winked.
Dasha and the others frowned. Malfoy then turned and walked back to the Slytherin Dormitories. Ron, Harry, and Hermione were about to burst with questions when the reached the Gryffindor Tower.
"Okay," Hermione started as they sat down in the common room, which was empty of students since it was still one day before school actually started and everyone was just arriving, "First I want to know why Malfoy keeps acting so strange around us when were with you. It's like he has something against you or something."
Harry and Dasha looked at each other then quickly looked at the floor.
'It's all coming together now.' Harry thought as Ron asked,
"How does he know you or does he? DOES he have something against you?"
"Well," Dasha began.
"He's her brother." Harry said out loud. Ron and Hermione stared at Harry.
"What?" Ron asked as Harry looked at Dasha.
"How do you figure that, Harry?" Hermione asked.
"Simple. First I get a letter telling me that Dasha knows about Sirius and is brokenhearted about it. Then Dobbie shows up and says Dasha wrote me a letter and that her father is an evil wizard. Malfoy, then, delivers her letters and her clothes." Harry said as Dasha listened in amazement.
"But what does that have to do with Sirius?" Ron asked.
Harry answered again, "Sirius is the cousin of Lucius Malfoy and second cousin of Draco and Dasha. But what I don't get is how come your name isn't Malfoy?"
"When I first heard from Sirius that my father was a death eater, well I wanted to change my name to Black." Dasha said looking in to the fire as if she was waiting for something to happen. She was still holding the letters Malfoy had delivered.
"Who's it from?" Harry asked looking at Dasha's hands as she started opening the first letter. The parchment inside was torn and dirty. Harry saw that when they tried to read the letter the writing disappeared.
"That's like the letter I got." He said reaching into his pocket and pulling out a folded letter.
"So, how are we suppose to read it?" Hermione asked. Dasha took out her wand and laid it on the parchment she was holding.
"Reveal your secrets. Commanded by Dasha Malfoy." Dasha said as Ron raised his eyebrows and the others watched in awe as the writing became visible. Dasha began to read:
Dear Black,
I'm safe in the hands of Lupin back at the house. I'm sure you suspected as much when and before Snape saw me in Diagon Alley. I can't really tell you what is going on here at the moment. Maybe over Christmas Holliday you and Harry, only, can come and visit "Lupin". Oh and fair warning, the letter from your father is not safe to read. I've sent a letter to my godson, Potter. Please help him undue the curse on his letter. Only you can do this. We'll talk more later. Don't send mail unless a curse is used or unless it is to Lupin. Oh, and don't believe anything you hear and only half of what you see!
Love yours, Cousin
P.s. Watch over Harry closely. You are the only one who can protect him now. Not even the Headmaster can do this.
Dasha looked up to see ever one staring at her. "We'll, lets just open Harry's shall we?" she said pointing to the parchment in Harry's hand. "Reveal your secrets. Commanded by Dasha Malfoy." Harry then began to read:
Dear Harry,
I bet your worried enough to kill me! I would be too. I would have told you earlier that I was alive but it wasn't the right time. I'm sure you've read Dasha's letter by now. Well, see you over Christmas break.
P.s. Watch out for yourself and Dasha too. Lupin and I have discovered top secret "dark" information. Be extra careful now then ever. Stick close to Dasha at all times, even around school. You can trust her with your life. Take care of her as well. She's very pretty isn't she? Ha-ha. Good luck.
Harry was blushing by now. "Well, what do you think?" Ron asked Dasha.
"I don't think we can know anything until Christmas."
Just then Neville ran in the room holding up a piece of paper.
"'Arry, you won't believe what I have to show you!" Neville throw a copy of the Daily Profit in Harry's hands. Dasha leaned over Harry as he read out loud:
Black is Back!
"Oh, no. They found out." Hermione said in a hurry forgetting Neville was in the room.
Ron gave her a warning look. "Go on, Harry, read it. Maybe they made a mistake." Harry continued reading:
Black is Back!
Malfoy and few others at the Ministry of Magic have claimed they have seen Sirius Black in Knockturn Alley yesterday morning around 7-8 am.
After interviewing Lucius Malfoy a week ago about the death of
Black he now claims that Black is back to try and steal whatever it
was that Dumbledore wanted. No proof of Black working for Dumbledore can be uncovered yet and, still, no one knows how Black escaped
death and got away from the Ministry. The Minister of Magic is suggesting
he disapperated after seeing Malfoy and faking his death to escape
from going back to Azkaban Prison. Once more Death Eaters are
on the look out for this murderess wizard, "if you can call him
that," says Malfoy. Lucius isn't the only one giving suggestions
as to how Black escaped. Lucius' son Draco was interviewed
also. He claims to have seen his former classmates out making
their way to the Ministry of Magic last year during school. "I only saw a few of them."
Draco claims. "I could name the ones I saw. Of course, Harry
Potter, the ringleader. I'm not surprised seeing as how he
is probably making plans for another lesson of his Defense
Against the Dark Arts Class at Hogwarts. You know, Dumbledore's Army! I also happen to think Potter is the reason for Professor Umbridge's disappearance.
There was also Ron Weasley, the son of Arthur Weasley, who works
at the Ministry of Magic. There was also Ginny Weasley, the
sister of Ron Weasley. Then there was Hermione Granger, a
muggle-born girl. And the last one I saw was Neville Longbottom.
I don't know much about him except that he is one of the less
fortunate people at our school. I don't know if there are more,
but I'm sure it was Harry's plan to help Black escape!"
According to Lucius they have a new Defense Against
the Dark Arts teacher this year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and
Wizardry. The Ministry thinks that with that teacher there, Potter
would not be able to go on with his own classes. If he did continue the Ministry would have to expel Potter for good.
"I wish they would expel me! At least I wouldn't be blamed for anything anymore!" Harry said throwing the paper down on the floor.
Dasha frowned and picked it back up. "You started your own army?" She asked eyeing the paper.
"Yeah, last year. Hermione, Ron and I decided that since Professor Umbridge wouldn't teach us anything worth listening to, that we would just start our own class. Dumbledore's Army, we called it." Harry fell back onto the couch and sighed.
"Lucius doesn't like anyone, does he?" Ron said annoyed. Dasha shook her head.
"And we all know that Draco hates Harry." Hermione said.
Dasha shook her head and fell back on the couch with Harry. She then sat up and said, "But it all ties back to Voldemort, doesn't it!" Ron winced and Neville backed up a few inches, but Harry sat up and Hermione looked interested.
'Finally they were going to talk about Voldemort!' Harry thought.
Just then Professor McGonagall came in and beckoned them all down stairs into the Great Hall where all the students had arrived. "The Sorting Ceremony will begin in a few minutes, so hurry down." She said as she walked out the door with Neville at her heels.
"Ugh!" Harry yelled as he slammed a pillow into his face and fell back onto the couch again.
Harry and Hermione seated themselves beside each other at the Gryffindor Table, as Ron sat across from them. Dasha, wanting to sit with Harry, was made to sit at the staff table.
"Well, she is a Hogwarts teacher." Hermione said with pleasure, but Harry and Ron frowned and let out long sighs ever few minutes.
When all the students were seated and the first years were standing up at the front getting ready to be sorted, Harry looked around the Great Hall at the different tables. He then saw Cho Chang sitting with a bunch of other girls, giggling. Giggling? Was Cho actually laughing? After all this time of crying over Cedric Diggory she was laughing. Harry was burning with rage. She had even cried when she was kissing Harry, but now she was laughing.
"Harry, are you okay?" Ron asked tugging on Harry's arm from across the table. "The sorting is starting." Harry realized that he had missed the Sorting Hat's Song and began to listen as the students were sorted. Once all the first years were seated Dumbledore stood up.
"Thank goodness he's back." Hermione whispered to Harry and Ron. Harry was happy as well. Dumbledore was one of the only people who actually understood Harry, but this year he seemed different. He seemed not as interested in looking at Harry, he seemed to be in a trance of some sort.
"Harry, would you pay attention!" Hermione whispered loudly.
Harry shook his head, as if he had just woken up and he looked back at Dumbledore, who was still standing up.
Welcome to another year at Hogwarts! And welcome new students. First I want to remind everyone, even though you have heard this many times, that the Dark Forest is strictly out of bounds to everyone. And I would also like to introduce Ms. Dasha Black, our new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher. If you have any needs at all or problems, she is the one to see. You can trust her with your life." Dumbledore was now looking directly at Harry, but know one seemed to notice.
"Please make Ms. Black fell welcome here." the Great Hall broke out in applause. Even Draco was clapping, but he wasn't smiling. Harry took his eyes off Dumbledore and looked at Dasha, who was smiling at him. Harry smiled back, just now realizing that Dasha had a smooth complexion. Why did he care? What made that come to mind? complexion? Harry laughed at the thought, until he saw Cho looking at him with a frown. She must have seen him and Dasha looking at each other. Harry turned away quick, back to face Ron and Hermione.
"What?" Ron asked.
"Nothing." Harry said looking back at Cho, who was now back to talking to her friends. "Nothing at all."
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