Disclaimer: See the first chapter :)
I forgot to put this in the last chapter but thanks to the reviewers who warned
me to take my Authors Note off or have fanfiction.net attack lol. Thanks! And
sorry for the wait, I haven't had time to post until now but I hope you enjoy
this ;)
Oh! And { } is Hedwig's 'voice'.
Chapter 10
It was almost time for dinner and Remus hadn't seen Sirius since that
morning; before Sirius went to go see Harry. He hoped things went okay between
them...if he didn't see Sirius soon he was going to go to the infirmary to get
him. As he started walking towards there, Sirius came around a corner walking
towards him.
"Surprised you're still alive Padfoot," Remus joked gently once he was
right next to him. "How'd it go?" he asked in a more serious tone.
Sirius gave a tired smile. "I think we're okay now...he voluntarily
touched my shoulder and let me hug him."
"I'm glad things are okay between now. Otherwise I would've had to kill
you," Remus replied with a straight face. "I am not sorry for what I said to you
the other day though."
"As you shouldn't be. I deserved a lot worse," Sirius sighed.
"Well, you are my best friend Padfoot. Can't do too much damage to you,
now can I? If Harry can forgive you then I certainly can. Do something like that
again though and I'll lock you in the dungeon with Snape," he warned.
Sirius shuddered, knowing Remus would be true to his word, but he would
make sure nothing like this ever happened again.
Remus remembered the second reason he was looking for Sirius. "Ready for
some dinner?"
Sirius' reply came in the form of a loud grumble from his stomach and a
slight blush on his face.
"I guess that's a yes," Remus laughed and they both headed towards the
Dinning Hall. Sirius was very glad he could eat in human form and not just get
Remus' food on the floor. (Pomfrey and Dumbledore were the only other ones in
the school...at that point.)
Harry was sitting indian-style on his bed, deep in though about his
conversation with Sirius. He understood Sirius' behavior now and was able to
relax a little around him. Since Sirius confided in Harry with his story, he
should share his story with Padfoot.
Pomfrey stalked out of her office with an owl going crazy behind her. "I
believe you have a visitor Mr. Potter," she said dryly. "I'd highly appreciate
it if you could calm her down." She walked back in to her office muttering about
crazy owls.
"Hedwig!" Harry exclaimed. She flew over to him and started nipping
lightly at his hand. {Where have you been? And what happened?! I came back to
those muggles and you were gone!}
"Oh Hedwig I'm sorry! Remus and Sirius saved me...wait," Harry said
slowly. "Am I really hearing you speak Hedwig?" he whispered softly. "Oh Merlin,
I've gone insane!" he groaned and buried his head in his hands, much like his
godfather had done a few hours ago. He felt a nipping at his right ear and
looked up.
{Harry, you can hear me?} he heard a voice in his head question.
"Oh I have gone crazy!"
"No more then the rest of Mr. Potter, I'm sure," he heard a voice
chuckle. He twisted around to see who was there.
"Professor Dumbledore! How long have you been here?"
"Long enough to ask why you think you're going crazy," he replied, his
eyes twinkling as usual. He sat in the chair next to Harry's bed and waited to
hear his reply.
"Well sir..." Harry fidgeted some, not sure what to say. Madame Pomfrey
brought Hedwig over to me...and...I heard her talking," he ended quickly.
"Who? Poppy? Why would that make you go crazy? ...though she can be crazy
herself sometimes," he smiled and winked at Harry.
"No, it was Hedwig," he mumbled.
Dumbledore looked at Harry intently then at the owl who was resting in
his lap. "Of course," he murmered. "I should've though of this sooner! This will
be wonderful for you Harry!" excitement filling his voice and face. Suddenly his
face became dark though and Harry could almost see a red haze around him.
"Professor?" he questioned quietly.
"Oh those muggles shall pay...dearly," Dumbledore said with venom in his
voice, highly unusual for him.
Harry was beginning to feel a little afraid and Hedwig started hooting at
him comfortingly while glaring at Dumbledore for making her Harry afraid.
Dumbledore shook himself to clear his mind before speaking again. "I'm
sorry Harry. I kind of got lost on a tangent...I didn't mean to scare you," he
said gently.
Hedwig continued to glare at him but Harry relaxed some.
"Have you noticed anything...different, other then being able to hear
Hedwig?" Dumbledore asked.
"Not that I know of sir," he answered quietly. "Wait...when you became
mad earlier I could almost see a red haze around you..."
Dumbledore sat thinking for a few seconds. "I need to check on this Harry
but I think I may know whats going on." He sat silently for a few minutes, lost in
thought over what this was.
Hedwig was becoming more impatient than Harry so she went over and pecked
at Dumbledore's hand.
"Hedwig!" Harry yelled and she hooted loudly back at him.
"What is going on out here?" Pomfrey bellowed, standing outside her
office door.
"I'm sorry Poppy. It's my fault...I'll make sure we stay quiet,"
Dumbledore said with a straight face.
"One more outburst though and you will leave, Headmaster or not," she
said firmly before walking back in to her office and closing the door.
Dumbledore winked at Harry and 'petted' Hedwig. "I understand your peck
Hedwig...I really do need to stop leaving you two in suspense," he smiled at
Harry. "Harry, I'm going to need to ask you something first. I know you were
severely hurt when Remus and Sirius brought you here...but for any amount of
time, were you on the other side?" he asked gently.
This was something Harry really did not want to go in to but he felt like
he had to answer Dumbledore. "I...yeah I was. I saw my parents," he whispered.
"I got to see my parents for a moment," he finished, trying to hold back tears.
"Oh my boy," he murmured, pulling Harry in to a hug. Harry pulled away
after a minute and wiped is eyes on the thin fabric of his 'hospital gown.'
"Why did you want to know?" he asked quietly as he looked in to
Dumbledore's eyes.
"I needed to know that to make sure I was almost positive on my
hypothesis. I know why you could hear Hedwig and saw the red haze around me.
It's because...."
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Dun dun dun! hehehe my wonderful beta, Maria, nearly killed me when I left the
story at this part. Even she doesn't know whats going to happen. Hope yall liked
this chapter! :)
I forgot to put this in the last chapter but thanks to the reviewers who warned
me to take my Authors Note off or have fanfiction.net attack lol. Thanks! And
sorry for the wait, I haven't had time to post until now but I hope you enjoy
this ;)
Oh! And { } is Hedwig's 'voice'.
Chapter 10
It was almost time for dinner and Remus hadn't seen Sirius since that
morning; before Sirius went to go see Harry. He hoped things went okay between
them...if he didn't see Sirius soon he was going to go to the infirmary to get
him. As he started walking towards there, Sirius came around a corner walking
towards him.
"Surprised you're still alive Padfoot," Remus joked gently once he was
right next to him. "How'd it go?" he asked in a more serious tone.
Sirius gave a tired smile. "I think we're okay now...he voluntarily
touched my shoulder and let me hug him."
"I'm glad things are okay between now. Otherwise I would've had to kill
you," Remus replied with a straight face. "I am not sorry for what I said to you
the other day though."
"As you shouldn't be. I deserved a lot worse," Sirius sighed.
"Well, you are my best friend Padfoot. Can't do too much damage to you,
now can I? If Harry can forgive you then I certainly can. Do something like that
again though and I'll lock you in the dungeon with Snape," he warned.
Sirius shuddered, knowing Remus would be true to his word, but he would
make sure nothing like this ever happened again.
Remus remembered the second reason he was looking for Sirius. "Ready for
some dinner?"
Sirius' reply came in the form of a loud grumble from his stomach and a
slight blush on his face.
"I guess that's a yes," Remus laughed and they both headed towards the
Dinning Hall. Sirius was very glad he could eat in human form and not just get
Remus' food on the floor. (Pomfrey and Dumbledore were the only other ones in
the school...at that point.)
Harry was sitting indian-style on his bed, deep in though about his
conversation with Sirius. He understood Sirius' behavior now and was able to
relax a little around him. Since Sirius confided in Harry with his story, he
should share his story with Padfoot.
Pomfrey stalked out of her office with an owl going crazy behind her. "I
believe you have a visitor Mr. Potter," she said dryly. "I'd highly appreciate
it if you could calm her down." She walked back in to her office muttering about
crazy owls.
"Hedwig!" Harry exclaimed. She flew over to him and started nipping
lightly at his hand. {Where have you been? And what happened?! I came back to
those muggles and you were gone!}
"Oh Hedwig I'm sorry! Remus and Sirius saved me...wait," Harry said
slowly. "Am I really hearing you speak Hedwig?" he whispered softly. "Oh Merlin,
I've gone insane!" he groaned and buried his head in his hands, much like his
godfather had done a few hours ago. He felt a nipping at his right ear and
looked up.
{Harry, you can hear me?} he heard a voice in his head question.
"Oh I have gone crazy!"
"No more then the rest of Mr. Potter, I'm sure," he heard a voice
chuckle. He twisted around to see who was there.
"Professor Dumbledore! How long have you been here?"
"Long enough to ask why you think you're going crazy," he replied, his
eyes twinkling as usual. He sat in the chair next to Harry's bed and waited to
hear his reply.
"Well sir..." Harry fidgeted some, not sure what to say. Madame Pomfrey
brought Hedwig over to me...and...I heard her talking," he ended quickly.
"Who? Poppy? Why would that make you go crazy? ...though she can be crazy
herself sometimes," he smiled and winked at Harry.
"No, it was Hedwig," he mumbled.
Dumbledore looked at Harry intently then at the owl who was resting in
his lap. "Of course," he murmered. "I should've though of this sooner! This will
be wonderful for you Harry!" excitement filling his voice and face. Suddenly his
face became dark though and Harry could almost see a red haze around him.
"Professor?" he questioned quietly.
"Oh those muggles shall pay...dearly," Dumbledore said with venom in his
voice, highly unusual for him.
Harry was beginning to feel a little afraid and Hedwig started hooting at
him comfortingly while glaring at Dumbledore for making her Harry afraid.
Dumbledore shook himself to clear his mind before speaking again. "I'm
sorry Harry. I kind of got lost on a tangent...I didn't mean to scare you," he
said gently.
Hedwig continued to glare at him but Harry relaxed some.
"Have you noticed anything...different, other then being able to hear
Hedwig?" Dumbledore asked.
"Not that I know of sir," he answered quietly. "Wait...when you became
mad earlier I could almost see a red haze around you..."
Dumbledore sat thinking for a few seconds. "I need to check on this Harry
but I think I may know whats going on." He sat silently for a few minutes, lost in
thought over what this was.
Hedwig was becoming more impatient than Harry so she went over and pecked
at Dumbledore's hand.
"Hedwig!" Harry yelled and she hooted loudly back at him.
"What is going on out here?" Pomfrey bellowed, standing outside her
office door.
"I'm sorry Poppy. It's my fault...I'll make sure we stay quiet,"
Dumbledore said with a straight face.
"One more outburst though and you will leave, Headmaster or not," she
said firmly before walking back in to her office and closing the door.
Dumbledore winked at Harry and 'petted' Hedwig. "I understand your peck
Hedwig...I really do need to stop leaving you two in suspense," he smiled at
Harry. "Harry, I'm going to need to ask you something first. I know you were
severely hurt when Remus and Sirius brought you here...but for any amount of
time, were you on the other side?" he asked gently.
This was something Harry really did not want to go in to but he felt like
he had to answer Dumbledore. "I...yeah I was. I saw my parents," he whispered.
"I got to see my parents for a moment," he finished, trying to hold back tears.
"Oh my boy," he murmured, pulling Harry in to a hug. Harry pulled away
after a minute and wiped is eyes on the thin fabric of his 'hospital gown.'
"Why did you want to know?" he asked quietly as he looked in to
Dumbledore's eyes.
"I needed to know that to make sure I was almost positive on my
hypothesis. I know why you could hear Hedwig and saw the red haze around me.
It's because...."
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Dun dun dun! hehehe my wonderful beta, Maria, nearly killed me when I left the
story at this part. Even she doesn't know whats going to happen. Hope yall liked
this chapter! :)