Disclaimer: I do not own any Harry Potter character. I own the plot and it's obvious where I got the title from. Disney owns "Sleeping Beauty".

Summery: Harry is not safe at Privet Drive anymore so Dumbledore has him stay at the castle over the summer. Harry is now free to explore the castle without any interference's. So what happens when he finds a secret tower that only one Marauder ever found and what is hidden within it?

Note: Okay this chapter is crucial. WARNING! A character will die soon. This will be a H/G Hr/R and Remus/OC.

Thanks to my reviewers!

Sleeping Beauty

Chapter Two: Finding the Tower

Harry had been at Hogwarts a grand total of three days and he was board as heck!

"What's the fun in exploring the castle with no one to discover things with you?" he said aloud in the hallway leading to the Room of Requirement. "And I have finished my homework in record time!"

Harry heaved a great sigh. "I wish Ron and Hermione were here. Heck! I'd settle for Malfoy! At least I'd have someone to speak to even if it was only to throw insults." Harry paused. "I must be really board. I'm talking aloud to myself and even answering myself now."

"I suppose that's what happens when you're alone so much." came Professor Dubledore's voice from behind him.

"Hello sir." said Harry turning to face him but looking down at his shoes.

"I have heard your wish and maybe I can grant it." the headmaster said smiling his eyes with their usual twinkle shone from behind his half moon glasses. He still looked older than Harry remembered him to be back in his first year.

"Really?"

"I'm sure Molly wouldn't mind a day off and Miss. Granger is quite lonely at her home from what I have heard from Molly's letters. I suppose one day here would be nice."

"One day? I guess it's better than no days at all."

"Quite right Harry. Just like one chance is better than none at all."

"What do you mean Professor?"

"I'm talking about Sirius." said Dumbledore. "Harry you gave him a chance that no one else did. A chance to live a little and I'm sure that where ever he is now he's proud of you. Your parents too.You know Sirius wanted more than anything to be with James."

Before Harry could respond the headmaster was gone.

"Hey...How'd he do that?" he wondered before speaking out loud what he thought about the Professors words. "Well I don't believe it." he said hotly. "He's not dead because he cared for me and Remus too and he wouldn't have left us behind."

A small voice in the back of Harry's mind spoke: "Yes. Sirius is alive but remember Dumbledore doesn't' know that. And besides he's your friend. You can't stay mad at him forever."

Harry sighed. Today was going to be a long day.

"Harry!" cried Sirius. Harry could see his outline behind the veil. "I'm here for you, Harry. I'll be there soon."

"Sirius when?" Harry called into the chamber his voice echoing. "When? I need you now!"

"Soon, Harry, very soon. You have to find the tower first. Harry find the tower." Sirius' voice was fading.

"Where?"

"At Hogwarts!" came the faint answer.

"At Hogwarts?" asked Harry.

Suddenly he was falling. Everything was in slow motion. He was falling. The world around him was blurred. For a moment Harry couldn't see anything and then everything was clear.

Harry was back in the graveyard outside the Riddle house. He could hear whimpering. Wormtail came into view.

"Oh my, oh dear, James, Lily, Remus, Sirius I'm so sorry. I couldn't help it it was you or me. I was so afraid."

Harry stood stunned. He did not feel the hatred he had once felt for Peter he felt compassion. Peter had loved his friends once Harry was sure of it. He also knew that in times of great fear that sometimes people do foolish things.

"But why am I here?" Harry thought to himself. "Was it just to hear Peter's confession."

"And Kathy." Wormtail spoke again. "She's never even been found. Why did I do such foolish things. Oh if only I had another chance I would prove myself to my friends but what can I do."

Peter stared up at the starlit night. "I will make it up to you James and Lily. I will I swear it!"

Harry watched as Peter knelt on the ground. "I'll leave him. He'll kill me but...It's better than living as a cowed. I wish I could tell Remus about the tower..."

"Harry! Harry wake up!" Ron said shaking Harry awake.

"Ron!" Harry moaned. "I almost found out about the secret tower."

"Secret Tower?" Ron asked. "You'd rather find about a secret tower than greet your best mate?"

Harry rolled over and stared at the wall. "Just let me think for a moment okay."

Ron sat on his bed knowing that Harry needed this time.

"What's go..." Hermione began but Ron held up a hand. Ginny slid in behind Hermione her eyebrow raised.

"Okay." said Harry sitting up. "I have a plan for today. After I get dressed and we eat breakfast we're going to look for some secret tower."

Harry stood up grinning. He shooed Hermione and Ginny out of the room.

"Why are you in such a good mood?" asked Ron.

"I had a dream." said Harry as he began to get dressed.

"About?"

"Sirius."

"Harry..."

"Don't. He's not dead. Remus said so." said Harry as if that settled the matter.

Ron sighed. "Okay mate." Ron said. "Now tell me about this tower."

"Well I had one of those dreams you know the real ones. (A/N Sorry that' the best I can describe it) and Wormtail was begging my parents for forgiveness and he's going to die trying to back out of Voldemort's circle."

"How do you know it's real? How do you know he's going to do it?"

"I don't but I'm not going to worry about him. He said something about a secret tower and I want to see if I can find it."

"Er..."

"Don't worry. I'm going to tell an adult and we're not even leaving Hogwarts. I believe it's here at Hogwarts."

"Okay mate..." said Ron.

"Trust me." said Harry putting an arm around his friends shoulders. "I'm sure about this."

"Harry," Ron said with a sigh. "I would follow you to the end."

Harry grinned. "We really need to get Remus to make us Marauders."

Ron laughed. "I like you better this way. Not moody and sulky all the time."

"I like me better this way too." Harry said as they made their way down to the common room.

Harry gave Hermione and Ginny a huge hug and lead the way down to the Great Hall where they were to eat breakfast. At breakfast Harry told Dumbledore their plans. The Headmaster looked Harry over. Harry had not told him about Sirius. He didn't feel that it was important.

"Very well." said Dumbledore. "I hope you find this tower and what's in it."

"So where do we start Harry?" asked Ginny.

"Well," Harry said as he opened the Marauders Map. "I solemnly swear that I'm up to no good."

The Map began to form and Hogwarts' hall were spread out before the four students.

"Wow!" breathed Ginny.

"Yeah, Fred and George had it for years before they gave it to Harry in our third year." said Ron.

Messers Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs Purveyors of Aids to Magical Mischief-Makers are proud to present: The Marauders Map.

"What do you think, Hermione?" Harry asked.

"Well..." she began examining. "It's not going to be on the map obviously..."

Hermione looked over the map carefully. "It's not near the Astronomy tower that's across from the North tower..."

"Is there another tower near here?" asked Ron.

"I've never seen another place for a tower around here." said Hermione.

"But it's not going to be were you could see it is it?" asked Ginny. She had closed her eyes and was thinking hard. "I seem to remember seeing a tower near here when I was out on the grounds."

"Yeah!" said Ron. "I do remember a tower. I just never thought about it."

"Hmm." said Hermione. She stood up and opened the window then stuck her head out.

"What do you see?" asked Harry eagerly.

Hermione turned grinning. "A tower." she said. "Just to the left of the hall leading to our tower."

Harry consulted the map. "It's not on here."

"Harry, please don't get your hopes up this might not be the tower." said Ron carefully.

"Then that will mean we keep looking until we find this secret tower. It's your fault I didn't find out where it was anyway. You're the one who woke me up."

Ron mumbled something but Harry didn't hear he was already out the portrait hole and heading down the hall.

"Harry wait for us." Ginny called scrambling out after him closely followed by Hermione and Ron.

"Okay." said Harry folding the map up carefully and staring at the wall before him. "This is where the tower is suppose to be."

"But the tower door should be on the floor above us The tower was higher than ours." Hermione said. She looked around. "But this hall looks as if it were made to be an opening for another tower."

The hall was and exact replica of the Griffendor hall. The walls were bare and cobwebs covered several feet of it.

"It looks as if the house elves and Filch don't ever come down here." said Ginny absently.

Hermione tutted. "They..."

"Not now, Hermione." said Harry moving forward and pressing the wall at the end of the hall.

Ron and Hermione joined him. Ron was very reluctant but Ginny began to stomp on the spiders that had crawled out of their hiding places he too began pressing and tapping the wall.

"What if the door is not in the wall." Ron said after fifteen minuets of tapping and pushing. "What if it's a trap door." he said looking up.

Everyone looked up. The ceiling above was very unlike the rest of the schools stone ceilings. It was wooden planks.

And almost unnoticeable to the four students was a square trap door.

"Yes!" cried Harry.

"But how do we open it? asked Hermione. "We can't use magic..." she was cut off as Harry and Ron had rushed off.

They soon returned pushing a heavy table. Soon Ron was up on top of the table. He was reaching up feeling the edges of the almost invisible door. He dugh his fingernails into two sides of the door and wrenched it open.

The door gave way causing Ron to fall backwards. He landed with a thump on Harry.

"Gerroff!" cried Harry in mock anger.

Ron was too excited to stay there anyway. A rope ladder had dropped down from the room above along with a cloud of dust.

"You better put that table back before we climb up." said Hermione covering her mouth with her jumper and coughing.

Harry and Ron shoved the table back to where they found it.

"Okay." said Harry slightly out of breath.

"You go up first Harry." Ron said grinning.

"Okay." Harry said shakily. Slowly he began to ascend the rope ladder.

Whatever was up here would bring Sirius back. 'But what does it have to do with Remus?' Harry wondered vaguely.

Harry poked his head up into the room and gasped.

Ha ha! Cliffhanger!

I'll update soon and please check out my other fic The Marauders and the Order of the Phoenix. .

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