I'm here again, writing another chapter. I'm probably not going to be able to write too often since school started, but i'll try. Anyways, here's the fourth chapter.

Chapter Four: Answers

It had been over a week since Harry and Hermione's little argument at breakfast, but neither of them had talked about Karena in front of each other. They were sitting in the Gryfindor common room, struggling through the mounds of homework they had. Hermione looked up, hearing something tapping the window.

"Harry, look! It's Hedwig," she exclaimed pointing at the window.

"Who'd you send a letter to, Harry?" Ron asked, as Harry went over and opened the window for the owl.

"I didn't send a letter." He paused to glance at Hermione before continuing. "Karena needed her to send a letter to someone. You wouldn't know where she is, would you? There's a letter here for her."

Hermione sighed. "She's upstairs in our dormitory."Hermione sighed. "I'll go get her." Hermione got up from her chair and went upstairs. As she came to the door, she heard Karena singing faintly. Hermione rolled her eyes and opened the door quietly.

Karena was kneeling over her trunk, singing softly. Hermione paused to listen.

"Welcome to the tragic kingdom

Cornfields of popcorn

Have yet to spring open"

Karena paused in her song, and Hermione took this chance to knock the door. Karena turned around. In seeing Hermione, she looked around to see if there was anyone else in the room. After finding none, she said, "You want to talk to, me?"

"Hedwig's back and she has a letter for you."

"Oh." She closed and locked her trunk, then followed Hermione down to the common room.

"Hey Karena," Ron and Harry greeted her simultaneously.

Harry handed her the letter to Karena and Hermione asked, "So, who did you write to?"

Karena opened the letter and answered Hermione. "My mum." She looked up from her letter and faced Hermione. Karena looked her straight in the eyes for a few silent moments, wondering why Hermione had taken into being nicer towards her. Karena went back to reading her letter. Her eyes went back and forth, reading the contents. As she read, she became frustrated.

She collapsed into one of the armchairs, throwing the letter onto a small table. Harry went over to the table and picked up the letter while looking at Karena. "Can I..?" Karena nodded slowly, glancing at Hermione. "

Karena,

I know you are frustrated about Umbridge being chosen by the Ministry to be your Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, but I beg you, don't do anything that will get you in any serious trouble. Trust me, if she sees a way to get me suspended or, even better, fired from my job here at the Ministry, she wouldn't hesitate. Me being here, being one of the leading aurors, lets me access to many things. Things that could help the Order. I had to turn down Albus Dumbledore's offer to be your Professor because of this. I don't want to let the Order down. I'm sure you understand.

Please do not send any more letters, since I don't have much time to answer them. If there is an emergency, then, and only then, you can send me one, but be sure not to use any of the school owls. Since I shall not be sending any letters to you either, I will tell you now that you will go to your father's house on the winter vacation. I might visit, if I have any time. Please don't start any rows with him this time. He said that at the beginning of the summer, the two of you had a bad fight, and didn't speak to each other for the remainder of the vacation. Don't repeat that, please. I know you two have had a very strained relationship, and I think you should try to spend some more time with him.

Your Mother,

Amy Hart ""

"Your mum's an auror!" Ron exclaimed. Karena nodded.

"Karena," Hermione said, "if your mom is in the order, why didn't we see her during the summer? If you were at Sirius' place like she says, why didn't we see you?"

"You guys were there? At my grandparents' old house? My dad did say something about other guests coming, but I didn't know you guys were them. Though I did know that you, Ron, were there. At least I presumed that all of you were there, since I heard a lot of Mrs. Weasley yelling at your brothers, Fred and George. Other than that, I thought he just meant other members of the order. Anyway, my mum was only there in the very beginning, when she dropped me off, and late at night whenever she had important information. At least, that's what I heard. As for me, after fighting with my dad, I locked myself in one of the rooms."

"If you locked yourself in one of the rooms, how did you know about your mum coming at night?" Harry asked.

"It turned out that the room I was in, was right above the kitchen. I didn't hear the meetings after a few, since they apparently placed a charm on the walls, making the room soundproof. There was a small hole in the floor between the boards, so I could see what was going on during their meetings."

Sorry to end it short, I'm getting booted off the computer. I'll write more soon.

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