Chapter 5: Nighttime Nightmares

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Disclaimer: J. K. Rowling owns everything else, except Gemini, who's my friend's (though I did make some modifications).

Harry tossed and turned in his sleep. 'Sirius...no...my fault...help me... The scenes of that awful night flashed before his eyes and then, all of the sudden, were cut off. They were replaced with that other dream... It started off the same: a girl screaming, him running to her, the other guy at his side...then it skipped ahead. There they were facing the dark mass that had collapsed on the ground. Slowly, ever so slowly, they raised their wands and yelled 'Avada Kedarva.' There was a flash of brilliant green light and Harry awoke screaming.

"NOOOOO!!!"

"Harry, mate, are you all right?" asked an anxious Ron.

"Oh, the familiar sounds of being at Hogwarts," yawned Seamus.

"Shut it, Seamus," said Dean.

"I was just making a point."

"What did ya dream about this time, Harry?" asked Ron.

"It was this other dream I had once before...I'll tell you later..."

"Do you want me to get Professor McGonagall to take you to Professor Dumbledore?" questioned Neville.

"No...I'll be just fine..."

"Are you sure?" asked Dean.

"Yeah..." But Harry wasn't sure. How could he be after what Hermione had told him? He laid back and tried to go back to sleep, but his mind wandered. 'Who is the rose I denied in the past? Could it be Cho? No, she denied me, though I did deny her later...but I wouldn't exactly call her a rose..."

Sorry this chapter is sooo short and took forever to post. I've had five essays due in the past few weeks. Hopefully my homework load will lighten.- Jewelz