Disclainer: Once again I own nuthin'( do I have to keep tell Y'all this?)
Chapter Five
WAKE UP!!!
Harry's eyes snapped open but even that did not stop him plunging over the side of the bed and hitting the floor with a loud thud. Harry groaned, sitting up and rubbing his back which had been the unfortunate part of his body that had taken the impact as he hit the floor.
"Damn it Kari," he snarled glaring at the albino girl, "do you HAVE to do that?"
"Yes, it's so much fun to see you fall out of bed," Kari grinned unashamedly, smirking down at Harry, "and anyway you should be used to it by now I have been doing it for the last three weeks!"
Harry snorted, "Fine are you going to leave so I can get dressed or should I go to breakfast in what I'm wearing?"
Kari laughed, spun on her heel and exited the room calling back over her shoulder,
"Meet me in the morning hall when you're ready,"
Harry merely grunted in response and began searching for his jeans.
The day as the twenty one days before it flew by Harry was kept so busy with classes and studies that he hardly had time to think. His classes he did have to admit were interesting. Even potions but that may be because of the way Matt taught it, although this said none of his lessons were by any means easy.
The academy as it was known to its students had probably the most extraordinary range of subjects and people living within it. Harry had thought Hogwarts curriculum was impressive but it was ordinary compared to what was taught at the academy.
Harry's own timetable consisted of the expected subjects such as potions, charms and transfiguration, but strangely enough not defence against the dark arts. His lessons also included a form of divination he supposed where he was taught to read and understand peoples auras, another to enhance his 'sixth sense' he also had elemental classes to train his element of fire.
The elements of nature were rather more difficult, Kari had told him that these powers were related to his emotions, so first he had to learn to control his emotions, which as Kari had pointed out was rather more easily said than done. Harry was taking lessons with Matt but wasn't getting very far due to certain........memories.
Presently Harry was sat on the edge of the grand fountain in the central courtyard reading an unusual past time for him admittedly but one he seemed to be doing gradually more and more of.
"You know burring yourself in books will not make what ever is wrong go away," a soft voice interrupted his reading Harry glanced up into the crimson eyes of the girl who in three short weeks had become one of his closest friends.
"And talking about it will?" Harry's voice was scornful.
Kari smiled sadly.
"No but you know what they say a problem shared is a problem halved."
"That is a load of utter nonsense."
Kari laughed quietly, and turned her gaze to the setting sun which had just began to sink below the horizon bathing all around in an other worldly light be fore drifted into twilight.
Kari turned to face him her voice was soft as she spoke, "please Harry, tell me what's wrong."
Harry's emerald eyes held Kari's crimson ones and for a moment a battle of wills commenced between the friends, finally it was Harry who looked away first,
"Very well, what do you want to know?"
"Everything, or anything you want to tell me, just don't keep what is bothering you locked up inside, it's not healthy."
"Okay......." Harry took a deep breath and began to talk.
Ha told Kari about his life growing up with the Dursleys and living in the cupboard under the stairs, He told her about receiving his Hogwarts letter and meeting Hagrid, ha spoke about meeting and befriending Ron and Hermione, his first year and the events that occurred. He recounted the events of his second year the basilisk and tom Riddle's diary, Meeting Sirius in his third year and learning of his innocence. But when telling of his fourth year he found he could not speak of the events in the graveyard.
"He ...he ...I can't say it."
"What did he do Harry?" Kari's voice was soothing and Harry felt a calmness spread through him.
"Can't you just... you know... read my mind to find out?"
Again sad smile curved her lips, "yes but it would still make you... relive it for want of a better word."
Harry sighed, took another deep breath and tried to speak again.
"He... He killed Cedric. And it's all my fault!"
Kari simply stared at him shock evident in her eyes,
"Oh Harry you cannot believe that please look at me,"
Harry pulled his gaze from the floor to look into Kari's eyes, in them he did not see what he had expected instead of condemnation or pity there was understanding.
"Harry I have no doubt what so ever that whatever happened was in no way shape or form your fault AND I'm going to make you believe that if it kills me!"
Harry smiled slightly tearfully at her and she smiled sadly back.
"I'm your friend Harry and I'll stand by you no matter what!"
Harry sniffed slightly and spoke.
"Isn't that a rather large commitment to make to someone you have only known three weeks?"
Kari laughed, "come on you moron we need to get you something to eat before you go pessimistic on me."
So together the two friends left the courtyard and headed towards the kitchens in search of food.
TBC.....
