Chapter 7: The Black Cage

Harry was more confused then ever. Why didn't McGonnagall let Sirius explain himself? It just didn't make any sense. "Oh Harry you are being so dumb. Of course it makes sense," he told himself. McGonnagall like the rest of them didn't want Harry to know the truth.
Harry tried to push all thoughts aside and think about Charms. He just had to pass this test. Hermione threatened to kill him if he didn't. After the test was done he was aloud to head down to dinner. Harry once again wasn't hungry and this time had didn't want to spend time with his friends. He just wanted to go to his dormitory and read Hazel's book for the 20th time.
As he walked into the boy's part of the Gryffindor tower he wondered if he was ever going to find out the truth. Did he love a person so much that he was going to have a child with? Was there a time when he ran away from Hogwarts, the one place he felt safe to save a girl? So many questions like that raced his mind until he was sure he would go mad.
He plopped down on his bed and pulled the book out from between the mattress. As the worn out book gave him a séance of familiarizes he hugged it close to his chest. "I don't really feel like reading," he though to himself. So he laid back, still holding the book and fell to sleep. Harry's mind was just starting to shut down for sleep to ease his thoughts when a voice began to call to him. "Harry? Harry you need to help me," cried the girl in an urgent voice. Then in the same voice only calmer he heard, "Don't listen to her. Harry it's a trap. Don't listen to her," "No Harry I need your help. Please help me," cried the girl again. She sounded so helpless and frightened that Harry had no choice. "Where are you?" he yelled into the darkness. "Harry don't!" yelled the girl in now a pleading voice. "Where are you?!" yelled Harry again. No sooner had he said this a large cage come into view. The cage had black bars that looked as if they were moving. Inside the cage was a small figure laying curled in a ball. The girl cried again. "You must get me out of here." But right after that off in the distance you could hear the same girl screaming this time. "Harry it's a TRAP!! Walk away. Wake up!" "I have to help her," he said to himself. "She needs to get out of here." As Harry walked closer he started to feel his body being tugged closer. Like he was a magnate. "What's going on?" he yelled as he now tried to pull away from the force that was pulling him to the cage. "Let him go you bastered," yelled the voice in the background. "But my dear. Don't you want to keep your love here with you?" asked the unmistakable voice of Lord Voldemort.
Harry began to curse himself. How could he had been so dumb. Well at least it's just a dream. Right? "Harry you must not go in the cage," cried the girl. "Hazel?" Harry had now figured out why the girl's voice sounded so familiar and why he had to save her. "I can't stop," yelled Harry to the person he couldn't see. "Try Harry. You have to try," she cried. Harry did try but it was useless. The force pulling him was just too strong. He couldn't stop. "Wake up," he thought to himself. "Please wake up." Harry was now right in front of the cage now and he could see the bars where moving! They were made out of thousand little black bugs that were moving up and down a small golden bar. "Open the door," said Voldemort from a place Harry couldn't see. "No!" cried the girl as she got up and opened the door to the cage. Hazel had been the one in the cage. She was crying but looked very angry. "Don't come in Harry. You have to fight it," she cried. He was standing right in front of her. Harry once again tried to get away but the force had gotten stronger as he came closer to the cage. "I'm sorry," whispered Harry to the girl. He had failed in getting away. "No, I'm sorry," said Hazel as she closed the door to the cage behind Harry.