Hey guys! Here's the next chapter of The Pursuer! I totally pulled some stuff for this one, so sorry if it doesn't go by Harry standards.
The Pursuer
Chapter 2: The Leaky Cauldron
She looked back to find none other than Harry Potter. "I had a feeling it was you," she said, jumping down from the crate. "What are you doing in here anyway?" He scooted to the edge of the crate, and folded the Invisibility Cloak. "I don't know. I just, I dunno had a feeling to come here, and I guess I was right to do so." He jumped down from the crate, "come on, we should go before that guy comes back." They ran off the way she had come in, and out into Knocturn Alley. They dodged around the sketchy wizards, and made their way back to Diagon Alley. "Lily, why exactly was that guy following you? Did you do something?" They stopped in front of Flourish and Blotts, "no, it's nothing like that. I have something that he wants is all, but I swore I'd never let anyone take it from me." She looked around, her eyes mainly focused in the direction of Knocturn Alley. "Shit!" Harry whipped his head around, but didn't see anything, "what, what is it?" She grabbed his hand, and they started running again. She lead him into the Leaky Cauldron, they went upstairs to room number fifteen. Lily patted around her body, "oh no, this is not good! I left my key in my room; let's go back downstairs to have someone let us in.
She led Harry down to a person working at the Cauldron, "hi, umm I feel really stupid for asking you this, but," she giggled ditzily, "could you let me into my room? I had to leave in a hurry, and well, haha, I seemed to have left my key in my room." The man gave her a funny look, seeing she was soaking wet and partially covered in mud, and then said, "sure, what's your room number?" She told him. "Alright, let's go."
After the man opened then door and let them in, Lily was quick to close the door behind them. She frantically searched the room for her key, and when she found it, she took a necklace and put it on it. "There. Now I can't forget it." She took some water and cleaned her muddy feet. "Uh, what do you have that that guy wants, if you don't mind me asking?" She closely looked at him, and walked over to her trunk and pulled out two large rolls of parchment. "What are those?" She sighed and placed them on the bed. "These," she began as she unrolled them, "are very special maps." Harry looked down on them, there was nothing written. He looked at her confused, he opened his mouth to speak, but Lily continued. "It's like the Marauder's Map, but more powerful. I honestly don't know much about it. All I know is that it is amazing." Harry stared at it, "well how does work?" She then knelt down at the side of the bed, placed her wand on one of the scrolls and put her face very close to it. She moved her lips as if she we saying something, but Harry heard nothing. She lifted her head, and proceeded to do the same to the next one. When she was done she moved out of the way so Harry could see what was happening. Writing and shapes started to appear on the two scrolls.
He looked at the larger of the two; the one Lily had enchanted first, it appeared to be revealing Hogwarts, while the other was of Diagon and Knocturn Alley. Every room, crack and crevasse was there. There was amazing detail of each place; Harry sat there mouth agape. "Wow, look there's Dumbledore in his office, pacing like always. Hey, what the?" He looked up at Lily, and pointed to a spot on the map. "Those can't be dementors, can they? I thought - -" Lily put her hand over his mouth, "we need to tell Dumbledore." "But how? He's at Hogwarts, and an owl would be too slow." "Like this," she whipped her wand down to where Dumbledore was pacing, and said, "hablaré. Headmaster?" Harry looked at her like she had a billywig flying around her head. "Headmaster, it's Lily. We have a problem. Well, two to be exact. One: I'm being followed by some guy, I think he knows I have the maps, and two: dementors are in the school, and it looks like they're heading to your office, seeing they're starting to go onto that floor. There are lots of them, Dumbledore, and Harry and I aren't in a good situation either." She was quiet for a moment, "okay, we'll be ready in a few minutes." She took her wand off the map, "Harry, how fast can you get your things ready? Because Dumbledore'll be here in a few minutes to bring us to a safe place."
She jumped up and put the maps back in her trunk, and then waved her wand and all of her belongings also went into the trunk. She put a locking charm on her trunk, and said "well, don't we need to get your stuff? Let's go then!" They left room number fifteen and went to room number seven, Harry's room. "Harry, you get your things ready. I need to go see a man about something downstairs." She flew down the stairs with lightning speed. She looked around to see if the stranger was there. From what she could see, he wasn't. Thank god, she thought. She now looked around to see if the 'man downstairs' was here. It should actually be 'men downstairs,' but Harry didn't need to know that, he was busy anyway. She saw over in the corner, two red heads shaggy in length. She went over to them, "Fred, George, good to see you." The Weasley twins both stood and greeted her with large bear hugs. She sat down, "so, I asked you two to come here today because I'm in need of some assistance. I need you two to find out who's following me and why. I think I know why he's following me, but I can't be sure quite yet. He's here in Diagon Alley looking for me, he's wearing a long black cloak, and the hood is pulled down so you can't see his face. There aren't too many people in Diagon Alley who look like that, so it should be rather easy to find him."
"We'll do it," George began and then Fred continued, "but we'll have to discuss payment." Lily went to reach into her pocket, but remembered she had none, "well, how much do you want then? I've got more than enough money to give you." The two Weasleys chuckled, "we don't want money as much as we want you," George said, and Lily shot up straight in her chair. George was then smacked by his brother, "sorry 'bout George. What he meant to say is we want you to come work with us. At the joke shop, that is." She sighed and sunk back down into her chair, "I think that's possible. We'll have to discuss the fine details later. I've gotta go back upstairs."
She entered Harry's room, and helped him drag his trunk, and Hedwig's cage into her room. "Okay, just two more things," she said as she went under her pillow and retrieved two large, old-looking books, and stuffed them into a messenger bag she had. "So, exactly how is Dumbledore going to get here?" There was a loud 'pop' behind them. They both whipped around, and saw Albus Dumbledore standing in front of them. He was wearing an emerald green robe, and matching hat. His half-moon glasses were falling to the tip of his nose; he pushed them back up. "Hello, Harry! I wasn't expecting to see you here. Now, are the maps in a safe place?" Lily nodded, "good. Do either of you know how to Apparate yet? Wait, you'll be able to do that this year so never mind. Take one hand and put it on your belongings, and give me the other. All ready? Good." There was a pop, and they were gone.
A billywig for all those who don't know is a small insect from Australia. If you'd like to know more about it go get 'Fantastic Beasts & Where To Find Them' by Newt Scamander.
The Pursuer
Chapter 2: The Leaky Cauldron
She looked back to find none other than Harry Potter. "I had a feeling it was you," she said, jumping down from the crate. "What are you doing in here anyway?" He scooted to the edge of the crate, and folded the Invisibility Cloak. "I don't know. I just, I dunno had a feeling to come here, and I guess I was right to do so." He jumped down from the crate, "come on, we should go before that guy comes back." They ran off the way she had come in, and out into Knocturn Alley. They dodged around the sketchy wizards, and made their way back to Diagon Alley. "Lily, why exactly was that guy following you? Did you do something?" They stopped in front of Flourish and Blotts, "no, it's nothing like that. I have something that he wants is all, but I swore I'd never let anyone take it from me." She looked around, her eyes mainly focused in the direction of Knocturn Alley. "Shit!" Harry whipped his head around, but didn't see anything, "what, what is it?" She grabbed his hand, and they started running again. She lead him into the Leaky Cauldron, they went upstairs to room number fifteen. Lily patted around her body, "oh no, this is not good! I left my key in my room; let's go back downstairs to have someone let us in.
She led Harry down to a person working at the Cauldron, "hi, umm I feel really stupid for asking you this, but," she giggled ditzily, "could you let me into my room? I had to leave in a hurry, and well, haha, I seemed to have left my key in my room." The man gave her a funny look, seeing she was soaking wet and partially covered in mud, and then said, "sure, what's your room number?" She told him. "Alright, let's go."
After the man opened then door and let them in, Lily was quick to close the door behind them. She frantically searched the room for her key, and when she found it, she took a necklace and put it on it. "There. Now I can't forget it." She took some water and cleaned her muddy feet. "Uh, what do you have that that guy wants, if you don't mind me asking?" She closely looked at him, and walked over to her trunk and pulled out two large rolls of parchment. "What are those?" She sighed and placed them on the bed. "These," she began as she unrolled them, "are very special maps." Harry looked down on them, there was nothing written. He looked at her confused, he opened his mouth to speak, but Lily continued. "It's like the Marauder's Map, but more powerful. I honestly don't know much about it. All I know is that it is amazing." Harry stared at it, "well how does work?" She then knelt down at the side of the bed, placed her wand on one of the scrolls and put her face very close to it. She moved her lips as if she we saying something, but Harry heard nothing. She lifted her head, and proceeded to do the same to the next one. When she was done she moved out of the way so Harry could see what was happening. Writing and shapes started to appear on the two scrolls.
He looked at the larger of the two; the one Lily had enchanted first, it appeared to be revealing Hogwarts, while the other was of Diagon and Knocturn Alley. Every room, crack and crevasse was there. There was amazing detail of each place; Harry sat there mouth agape. "Wow, look there's Dumbledore in his office, pacing like always. Hey, what the?" He looked up at Lily, and pointed to a spot on the map. "Those can't be dementors, can they? I thought - -" Lily put her hand over his mouth, "we need to tell Dumbledore." "But how? He's at Hogwarts, and an owl would be too slow." "Like this," she whipped her wand down to where Dumbledore was pacing, and said, "hablaré. Headmaster?" Harry looked at her like she had a billywig flying around her head. "Headmaster, it's Lily. We have a problem. Well, two to be exact. One: I'm being followed by some guy, I think he knows I have the maps, and two: dementors are in the school, and it looks like they're heading to your office, seeing they're starting to go onto that floor. There are lots of them, Dumbledore, and Harry and I aren't in a good situation either." She was quiet for a moment, "okay, we'll be ready in a few minutes." She took her wand off the map, "Harry, how fast can you get your things ready? Because Dumbledore'll be here in a few minutes to bring us to a safe place."
She jumped up and put the maps back in her trunk, and then waved her wand and all of her belongings also went into the trunk. She put a locking charm on her trunk, and said "well, don't we need to get your stuff? Let's go then!" They left room number fifteen and went to room number seven, Harry's room. "Harry, you get your things ready. I need to go see a man about something downstairs." She flew down the stairs with lightning speed. She looked around to see if the stranger was there. From what she could see, he wasn't. Thank god, she thought. She now looked around to see if the 'man downstairs' was here. It should actually be 'men downstairs,' but Harry didn't need to know that, he was busy anyway. She saw over in the corner, two red heads shaggy in length. She went over to them, "Fred, George, good to see you." The Weasley twins both stood and greeted her with large bear hugs. She sat down, "so, I asked you two to come here today because I'm in need of some assistance. I need you two to find out who's following me and why. I think I know why he's following me, but I can't be sure quite yet. He's here in Diagon Alley looking for me, he's wearing a long black cloak, and the hood is pulled down so you can't see his face. There aren't too many people in Diagon Alley who look like that, so it should be rather easy to find him."
"We'll do it," George began and then Fred continued, "but we'll have to discuss payment." Lily went to reach into her pocket, but remembered she had none, "well, how much do you want then? I've got more than enough money to give you." The two Weasleys chuckled, "we don't want money as much as we want you," George said, and Lily shot up straight in her chair. George was then smacked by his brother, "sorry 'bout George. What he meant to say is we want you to come work with us. At the joke shop, that is." She sighed and sunk back down into her chair, "I think that's possible. We'll have to discuss the fine details later. I've gotta go back upstairs."
She entered Harry's room, and helped him drag his trunk, and Hedwig's cage into her room. "Okay, just two more things," she said as she went under her pillow and retrieved two large, old-looking books, and stuffed them into a messenger bag she had. "So, exactly how is Dumbledore going to get here?" There was a loud 'pop' behind them. They both whipped around, and saw Albus Dumbledore standing in front of them. He was wearing an emerald green robe, and matching hat. His half-moon glasses were falling to the tip of his nose; he pushed them back up. "Hello, Harry! I wasn't expecting to see you here. Now, are the maps in a safe place?" Lily nodded, "good. Do either of you know how to Apparate yet? Wait, you'll be able to do that this year so never mind. Take one hand and put it on your belongings, and give me the other. All ready? Good." There was a pop, and they were gone.
A billywig for all those who don't know is a small insect from Australia. If you'd like to know more about it go get 'Fantastic Beasts & Where To Find Them' by Newt Scamander.