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Fading Fast

Chapter 4

Tears Of Pain

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Remus and Harry walked down the hallway to Harry's charm class. Since the hallway was pretty far from the Defence classroom, Remus and Harry were able to get into a small conversation. They talked about all sorts of normal stuff, like how Harry was doing and if Ron was taking care of him properly. Harry loved talking to Remus; he knew that he could trust him with anything. Also, Remus always had some good advice for everything.

Harry continued talking to Remus as they walked. At that moment they were talking about how Snape was treating Harry in class. Remus didn't want Snape to be too hard on him with his disability and everything. It seemed like something that he would do.

"Oh, he's treating me fine. Ron keeps on saying that he gives me sympathetic looks when he thinks Ron and 'Mione aren't looking. He's probably lying for my entertainment though."

"Who knows? Maybe old Snivellus has gone soft."

Harry snorted.

"Snape, soft? Yeah right. He makes McGonagall look like a happy, outgoing fangirl!"

Remus and Harry both burst into laughter, then went silent. Harry knew that Remus was thinking. He could tell by the silence and Remus' breathing.

"What are you thinking about?"

"Um…nothing…"

"Remus, I know you well enough to know that you're thinking. You're doing that breathing thing you do when you think.".

"Do you like Hermione?" Remus said quickly.

"What? I didn't hear you," said Harry.

"Do you like Hermione?" Remus repeated, this time more slowly.

Harry immediately blushed and tiled his head downwards. He was clearly embarrassed.

"So, do you? We all know that she likes you. You heard her in the hospital wing."

"Yeah, I do like her. I've liked her for a while now. But please don't tell anyone! I'd be devastated if anybody found out. Especially Ron or Sirius. Ron would be making kissing noises all the time and taunt me."

"And Sirius would tell you things that you didn't need to know about your parents."

Harry yelped.

"That I really didn't need to know!"

Remus laughed and ruffled Harry's hair. He was just like his father, though he hadn't inherited the pranking gene.

"Come on we're almost there."

Remus took Harry's arm and began to turn him around. Sirius' talking was heard faintly.

"We're just in front of the door."

The sound of a door opening was heard and Sirius' voice disappeared. The sound of footsteps filled Harry's head and Sirius' voice came.

"Remus, why is he late?"

"I had to have a little talk with him. I'm really sorry, it won't happen again."

"It's okay Remus. Don't you have a class soon?"

Remus checked his watch and squeaked, causing Sirius to snort.

"My class started ten minutes ago!"

Sirius and Harry laughed.

"Well, you better get going."

Remus nodded and bolted down the hallway.

"Hey, Harry," Sirius said softly.

"Hi, Sirius."

"How are you?"

"Fine."

Sirius smiled and grabbed Harry's arm.

"Come on, let's get you seated."

Sirius led Harry into the classroom.

"Now that we have finished learning about the Markus Spell, we shall start the Fidellus Charm," Sirius said as he taught his Charms class. 

All of the boys in the classroom were staring at Sirius with wide eyes. The Weasley twins had told them all about how Sirius and his fellow Marauders had been the biggest pranksters in the school. Most were not amazed with Sirius because of his pranks, but because he would play them on the hated Professor Snape. (A/N: I love Snape!!)

The girls were staring at Sirius for a different reason. Ever since Sirius had been cleared from Azkaban he had the time to fix himself up and get into shape. He looked very similar to the way he looked back when he was a teen at Hogwarts. The girls loved him. They screeched and giggled every time they saw him. Sirius found it quite embarrassing.

"The Fidellus Charm causes the person whom it's placed on to become invisible. Those who are under the spell can only be seen by the caster of the spell and those who had a special charm placed on them by the caster as well." 

Sirius accidentally dropped his papers. He sighed and bent down to pick them up from the floor. His face became a deep shade of red as he picked them up and he gave the class his 'God-help me' smile. The girls began to giggle as the guys rolled their eyes.

"What happened?" Harry asked as he nudged Ron in the ribs.

"Sirius dropped his papers," Ron replied.

"He's blushing, isn't he?"

"Oh yeah!"

Harry laughed as he went back to fingering the small lumps in his book.

"Calm down, class!" Sirius said loudly, clearly trying to hide his embarrassment, "Thank you!"

He placed his papers in the right order and continued his class.

"Most people go under the charm when they are hiding from someone. It's like in the muggle world. They have something called the Witness Protection Program. They use it to hide from someone who is after them. They change their names and move away for protection. Since we have magic there is no need to change our names and leave our homes. The charm can even be placed on homes if the whole family is hiding."

One of the Ravenclaw girls raised her hand.

"Yes Piudi?" LOL What kind of name is that?

"Do people use the charm to hide from You-Know-Who?"

"Yes, as a matter a fact, most of the people who are forced to go under this spell are hiding from Voldemort. It's mostly used to hide from Voldemort or Death Eaters. Now today I am going to pair you into groups of two to practice this spell. Get into groups of two, sit silently and wait for me to give you instructions."

The class began to divide into their groups. Harry paired up with Ron while Hermione paired up with Padma Patil. They got into their seats and watched Sirius as he looked over his papers.

"Now to place the charm you must chant 'Fidelius' and your partner will disappear. To remove the charm, like many others you must chant 'Finite Incantium'. You may start."

Sirius sighed as he sat down at his desk. Acting like a smart, mature teacher wasn't easy; it just wasn't him. He was more outgoing, loud and mischievous, but he knew that he couldn't act that way in front of the students. He sighed once again and began to walk around the classroom.

Harry and Ron stood next to Hermione's group, facing each other. They were both holding out their wands.

"You go first, Harry. I'm right in front of you."

Harry pointed his wand to where Ron said he would be.

"Fidelius!"

A small crack was heard.

"Did it work?" Harry asked.

"Yup!"

Harry felt a hand on his shoulder. Harry knew it was Sirius; he could smell his cologne.

"Great job Harry! I knew you could do it."

Sirius gave Harry a quick hug and immediately the girls began to chatter. (Not Padma and Hermione though…lol). 

"Got to go check on the others."

Harry heard Sirius walking away.

"Can you take the spell off me?" Ron asked.

"Yeah sure. Finite Incantium!"

Ron suddenly appeared.

"Thanks."

"No problem. I wish I could see what the spell does."

"I know you do."

Harry actually didn't want to see what the spell would do. The only thing he wanted was for his pain to go away.

"Class is now over. You can leave now! I get to grade your homework. Joy!" Sirius said sarcastically.

The class laughed as they left the classroom. Sirius had decided to give up acting like a strict teacher and be a little more fun.

"Ron, can you wait outside for me? I need to talk to Sirius," said Harry as the kids began to leave the classroom.

"Of course."

Ron took Harry's arm and brought him over to Sirius' desk.

"I'll be right outside."

Ron left the classroom.

"Sirius, can I talk to you?"

"Yeah, of course."

Sirius placed his papers into his desk. His godson was more important that his students' papers.

"Um, well Remus keeps on nagging me about the way I'm feeling. He's convinced that I'm sick and trying to hide it from everyone."

"But are you sick? Are you feeling alright?"

"I'm feeling fine, it's just that Remus doesn't believe me!"

"I'll talk to him."

"Thank you. I hate all these people fussing over me!"

Tears began to form in Harry's eyes. Sirius' heart broke at his godson's pain.

"Harry, come here."

Sirius reached out his arms and pulled Harry to him. Harry threw his arms around his godfather's neck and began to cry.

"I hate this! Why did it have to happen to me? It's not fair!"

"I know kid, I know. But we'll help you, that's why we're here. We all care about you and want you to be happy."

Harry continued to cry into Sirius' neck as Sirius rubbed soothing circles on his back. Harry's question was now running through his head as well. Why had this happened to Harry?

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A/N: Poor Harry!! Once again, I am open for suggestions! I lost the whole story and have to restart! I can add in whatever you guys want. Pretty soon, you will meet my new character….Brittany Wolfe! I won't tell you who she is, but some of the girls (including me) will get jealous! Lol!

Feedback:

ChibiYugiYasha: I love your name!! Where did you get it? Thank you sooo much for reviewing!! Reviews rock!

CatClawz: There are a lot of Italians like me here in Canada; it isn't very original. Japanese is cool! Are you Japanese?

Freedom isn't Free: He hasn't learned the Braille completely yet; he's just starting. I would never insult someone who was mentally challenged in any of my stories. My cousin is mentally challenged. She has Autism and she's deaf, and the mixture wasn't too great. It's really cute though. I wanted to make Harry mentally challenged but that would be too hard to write. I wanna do it though; a challenged Harry would be soooooooooooo cute!!! It's really evil, rude and sickening when people call them 'Retards'. I only use that word when my friends do stupid things at school, only I mean it in a different way. Like when Lizzie tried to imitate a prostitute in the cafeteria. She's thirteen and she knows what a prostitute is!

Sarya San: I want to have a variation of stories so that all sorts of people can enjoy. That's why my story 'Gains And Losses' has all sorts of stuff in it. Humor, Drama, Angst…just about all the genres on the list. Even Poetry later on.

FroBoy: I'm glad that you liked it.

lyss33: Ok, I'll explain. Harry grew up abused (like said in 'Invisible Child') and is a little softer after it. In the first chapter he is beaten up be Death Eaters and rushed to the hospital wing, where he goes into a coma. When he wakes up he finds out that he is blind and has a slight physical and speech disability. The story is mostly based on Harry getting along with his disability and hiding that fact that he is still feeling ill (which is very important). Also, there will be a small relationship… If there are any questions that you want to ask me, feel free to ask. You can send me an e-mail if you want to. I live on MSN. And If you have MSN you can add me at and ask me whatever you want or just talk.

HecateDeMort: He can't be Harry's guide- dog, since he is one of the teachers. Ron is kind of like his guide dog though. He's the one helping him get around.

Hp-Azn: Yeah, lol. I told you on MSN. And most people should know what will happen in the end if they read 'Invisible Child' which is the Sequel to this. The answer is right there.

monica85: Romanian is COOL! Do you live in Romania? Sorry, I've been stuck here in Canada my whole live and it is SO boring. I'm Italian though' everyone is here…well, a lot of people.

tansy1354: I've read one where Remus went blind after a potion's accident. I got the idea from there, but I decided to make it Harry so that it would go with 'Invisible Child'. I like to be more original, copycats suck! I'm not Harry's age though. I'm Harry's age in the third book though! J