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Summary: Harry's dream becomes reality. Then a whole bunch of different crap happens.
Pairs: Havent changed from the first chapter
Author's Note: Im so sorry its taken me so long to update. I know im a horrible person but dont get too mad please! I just want to say thankyou sooo much to my four reviewers. Youre all wonderful! I hope you like this chapter. I didnt have too much fun writing it except for when they run into Malfoy. The chapters later on should be better because this just explains a bunch of stuff. Please Review!
Chapter Two: Confusing Circumstances
He bent down and lifted Sophie from his pocket...She was still in her nightie and her feet were bare. She shivered and stared around her at the swirling mists and ghostly vapors."Where are we?" she asked."We is in Dream Country," the BFG said. "This is where all dreams is beginning."
Ronald Dahl, The BFG
Charlotte looked from Harry, to Ron, to Hermione, and then around the room. "What the hell is going on?" She asked them, sitting down on the couch.
"How did you get in here?" Hermione asked, sitting down beside her.
"I don't know, one minute I'm having the most strange dream and the next I'm waking up here!" She glanced around, "Where is here exactly?"
"Oh, we're in...um." Hermione looked to Ron and Harry for help. "This is Hogwarts. It's a school. I'm Hermione Granger and this is Ron Weasley and Harry Potter."
"Yeah I know you." She said nodding slightly. "But I would like to know how I ended up in Hogwarts of all places."
"You know about magic then?" Hermione asked gratefully at the same time Harry said. "I think we should go talk to Dumbledoor." And the same time Ron realized something, "Your the broad from my dream. How'd you get here?"
They heard people coming down the stairs, so Hermione grabbed Charlotte's elbow and they all retreated from the common room. When they got out into the corridor they set off at a brisk pace with Harry wishing he'd had time to get the marauder's map out of his room. It wouldn't do them too well to get caught running around at night on the first day of the new term.
"What's your name?" Hermione's voice cut through his thoughts.
"Charlotte Black." She answered, "And it's nice to meet you in person.."
Hermione's eyebrows furrowed and she cocked her head slightly, trying not to be too obvious that she was observing Charlotte. Harry could tell that Charlotte knew Hermione was watching her though, as she took out a black ribbon and tied her hair up and shifted her eyes so she could see Hermione better.
"Was she in your dream?" Hermione asked Harry in a hushed voice, still staring at Charlotte.
"Yeah. She was Sirius's daughter. Apparently we know each other pretty well. Or we did in the dream anyway." Harry stopped talking in fear of becoming even more confused then he already was.
"Where exactly are we going?" Charlotte asked.
Harry looked around and realized they were heading towards the Room of Requirement. "Shouldn't we go to Dumbledoor first?"
"We'll go to Dumbledoor eventually, but first I want to find out what's going on." Hermione answered leading the way. They stopped in front of the tapestry of Barnabus the Barmy. "The Room of Requirement" Charlotte said looking at the opposite wall closely, "My dad told me all about this room." She brushed her hand on the wall softly and the door appeared. "Hey, how'd you do that?" Ron asked her as she opened the door. Instead of answering she entered the room and sat at one of the chairs that were positioned around a circular table.
The room was mostly bare, except for the four chairs. There was an old oak chest in a corner and a black bird sitting on a perch, Harry noticed as everyone followed Charlotte's suit and sat down in a chair. Harry was about to speak when Charlotte beat it to him.
"Well, how do we figure out what's going on?" She asked, staring at all of them in turn as if they held all the answers.
Hermione opened her mouth and then shut it again, not knowing what to do, for it was the first time she didn't know the answers. "Maybe we should have gone to Dumbledoor first after all." She finally said.
"Nonsense. I guess we should start from the beginning. I'll tell you about my dreams." Charlotte told them. For the next ten minutes they sat around hearing about her story, all the while Harry, Ron, and Hermione listening with an odd expression on their faces. When she finished no one said anything for a few moments. "Those couldn't have been dreams. That really happened," Harry told her at last. "That's exactly what happened earlier today."
"This doesn't make any sense." Ron said frustratively, surprising everyone since he had hardly spoken since waking up.
"Or it makes just enough sense, it's just that we don't understand it." Charlotte looked around at them. "Didn't yall have dreams too?"
They nodded and told her about their dreams, which not too surprisingly had also occurred earlier that day, according to Charlotte.
"Harry," Hermione began, "do you think you could run up to your room and get your invisibility cloak and the Marauder's Map? I'd like to go the library for a book."
Ron groaned. "Can't it wait till tomorrow? If you go you'll be stuck in there forever!"
"For heaven's sake Ron, I just need one book ! And I don't think it should wait till tomorrow considering our situation."
Harry shook his head as the two continued bickering and noticed Charlotte was rising from her chair. She started pacing back and forth while chewing on her lip. "What is it?" Harry asked her. "I think we should go to Dumbledoor," Charlotte answered. "Is there a way you can shut them up?" Charlotte asked, nodding to Ron and Hermione. Harry took out his wand and put a silencing charm on both of them. They kept on silently yelling at each other for a few moments before they realized they didn't have their voices anymore. Hermione took out her wand and took off the charm. "What," She asked glaring at Harry.
"We're going to Dumbledoor." He said, leaving the two behind him as he followed Charlotte out the door.
"We could get in to trouble being out this late, and on the first day of term no less." Hermione said as she and Ron caught up. They took a right turn at the third armored statue and ran right into Malfoy. Or, rather Charlotte ran right into Malfoy, causing her to lose her balance and fall. "You should watch where you're going," he said scathingly. "And you're right, Granger, you could easily get into trouble. Especially since I've seen you."
"That wouldn't really work to your advantage though, would it?" Charlotte asked after being helped up by Harry. "I mean you'd get into trouble too since you're breaking the rules too."
Malfoy's eyes widened as he looked at her, for he hadn't really taken much notice of her at first. "And who is this lovely vixen? Surely your not friends with the likes of these mudblood-lovers." He smiled flirtatiously, and kissed her hand, making Harry's blood boil.
Charlotte jerked her hand away from him and looking disgusted backed away a few steps. "Better to be friends with them than with someone who looks up to Voldemort." She narrowed her eyes threateningly. That's my girl. Harry thought, glad she didn't act towards Malfoy like she had in his dream. But how did she know Malfoy wasn't their friend? How did she know he was in league with Voldemort? Or for that matter how did she know about Voldemort at all? All his questions vanished as Malfoy began to speak.
"How dare you-," Malfoy took two menacing steps forward, but before he could reach her Harry stepped between them. "Do you have a problem Malfoy?"
His gaze changed from Charlotte to Harry. "Of course not." He looked back at Charlotte and sneered, "I'd watch after your little girl if I were you Potter. Who knows what could happen to her around here." With a whip of his cloak he left them to go on their way.
They started down the corridor again and Harry asked Charlotte how she knew what she knew about Malfoy. "I'll tell you later," was all she said and he decided to drop the subject for the time being.
When they came to the stone gargoyle they all stopped. "Sugar Quills" Harry said. "Dumbledoor gave me the password at the beginning of the year in case something happened." He explained. They went up the spiral staircase and not knocking entered the office. Dumbledoor didn't seem too surprised to see them at first. That is until he saw Charlotte. "What happened?"
"We aren't too sure. That's why we came to you." Harry said sitting down in a chair. Hermione sat down in the chair beside him, leaving Ron and Charlotte to stand next to them. Dumbledoor resided back to his chair and asked again, "What happened?" Harry, Ron, Charlotte, and Hermione explained everything that happened in their dreams and what had happened after they had woken up excluding their encounter with Malfoy. "And then we came here." Harry finished.
"Well" is all Dumbledoor said. They all looked at him expectantly for a few moments until he finally said, "I wish you would have come to me first. Now if I'm not mistaken then you're part nymph, are you not?" he asked Charlotte.
"How'd you know?"
"I have my ways. Well, I think you should act as a student here until I can find out how to get you back. Do you know everything that's different here?"
"I know I don't exist but that's about it."
"Well Harry can tell you all of that tomorrow. There will be a bed waiting for you in Miss Granger's dorm and in the morning a wand will be made for you. For now I recommend that you all get to sleep. You've had an exciting night, so I guess it will be all right if you all are let off for tomorrow morning's classes. Sleep Well." And with that Dumbledoor stood and opened the door in a clear invitation to leave.
So they left and went back to the Gryffindor common room, but none of them went to sleep. There was still too many questions left unanswered. Charlotte told them she'd explain what she could when they woke up in the morning and no one was in the mood to object to find out what was going on. They headed towards the stairs leading to their rooms, but just before Charlotte started up something popped into Harry's head. "Why'd you scream when you woke up?"
She smiled faintly. "It got your attention didn't it?" and with that she disappeared up the stairs.
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