Celwriter: so I promised a friend I'd update over break. First one in months. Here you go spaz!
Chapter 6
Harry crept up the stairs, trying hard not to make too much noise and attract the attention of whatever it was that was up there. He took deep breaths and tried not to remember whose house this was. As the noise continued, he mind went unconsciously from Sirius. But it was soon brought back to him.
At the top of the stairs was his godfather. Or was it? The man Harry had known stood like a phantom in front of Harry, with a faded smile lining his lips. His face was tired and worn, for there was little to be happy about now.
"Sirius?" Harry whispered, his breath catching in his lungs. "Is it really you?" he muttered. The phantom sighed.
"Yes, Harry, but don't come too near or….." His warning was too late, for as soon as the 'yes' left the phantom's mouth, Harry came running towards it. The phantom sighed again.
"Wha….what's happening?" asked Harry as the phantom began to disappear around the areas where Harry had touched. The boy stepped back in shock. The areas continued to disappear and the invisibility spread.
"Harry," Sirius said firmly. "Voldemort has planted a spy at Hogwarts and you have to discover who it is."
"Where are you going?" asked Harry as tears began to fill his eyes. "I don't want to lose you again!"
"I'm going nowhere. I'll always be here with you even though you can neither see nor hear me. Now, you must track down the spy. You can not let personal things get in the way of discovery. Come now, Harry, dry your eyes. I'll always be here….." The phantom trailed off as the last wisps of his figure vanished.
"Sirius!!!" Harry yelled, finally finding his voice.
"It's okay, Harry," said a voice Harry recognized, but could not place. He turned around.
