The News

The next morning which was Friday Harry woke up and got dressed and head out to the common area to have breakfast. After breakfast Dumbledore came by himself. Dumbledore said "Good morning Harry it is time for your Occlumency lesson. I like to ask did you meditate last night?" Harry answered "Yes I also try to build a magical barrier like you asked."

Dumbledore said "Very good I will let you mediate now for five minutes." Harry closed his eyes and emptied his mind of all thoughts, and then he started to pull some energy up to his brain to build up the current barrier and to stun any persons that tried to break in. Dumbledore took out his wand and said "Legilimens" is a harsh tone. Harry felt Dumbledore trying to get in then he felt Dumbledore being repelled out by the stunner.

Dumbledore was laying on the floor a sleep Harry took his wand and gave a flick to wake Professor Dumbledore up. "That Harry was very ingenious thing to do; to put a ward on your own mind" said Dumbledore. If I am lying on the floor asleep I cannot very well be getting into your mind no can I. Also I could tell that those magic barriers that you build are very strong.

I will let you out of Occlumency early today, but I still want you practicing tonight. Add more wards to your mind build up wall in you mind and so forth. Now why don't you head to the empty class room that is two doors down form Severus potions lab. You can have an early start on your Dark Arts lessons.

Harry walk to the class room and waited for Snape to arrive. Five minutes later Snape came in with an arm full of books. Snape said "Potter sit down in that chair in the middle of the room. Today I am going to teach you what the meaning of The Dark Arts is. Well what are you waiting for write down what I am saying: Harry hurly took out a quill and some parchment.

The Dark Arts is one of two things. One is any magic that is used to cause terror or suffering to a person or persons. What I mean is that a tickling charm could be used as a form of torture. So that could be considered a Dark Arts. The other form of that Dark Arts is a spell that opens your sole to the darkness. Most Dark Art spells require hate, which will slowly eat up a person sole. That is what I consider the true form of Dark Arts.

Harry sat take in ever word that Professor Snape said. He thought it was interesting to know what the true meaning of what are the Dark Arts were. Now potter I what you to read these two books. By a week from Monday you are dismissed. Harry left to Dumbledore office. As Harry was walking in the headmaster office he checked to see if there where any traps that where set. Harry did not want to fall in anther trap again.

Dumbledore sat at his desk chuckling, and said "Alatsor would be very happy to see you checking a room for traps before walking in. Now we have Transfigurations now don't we. I have here a book that should be read by next Transfigurations class. I know you have a lot of books to read this weekend. Therefore, I going to teach you a charm that my mentor taught me. I as your mentor will teach it to you. It called the focusing charm. The incantation is "Fuertoga". The wand movement is tapping the side of your head twice. You will be able to read ten times faster and comprehend more.

Now I am going to start teaching you the basics to conjuring. Conjuring requires total focus on what you want, how it looks fells, taste, smells. What it made of and how it works. To most people conjuring is very hard to learn; now I want you to clear your mind like you would do in Occlumency. "

Harry sat down and cleared his mind, until Dumbledore said "Think of a quill. How it feels in your hands. How hard different areas are. What color do you whish it to be." Harry sat doing this for five minutes. Then Dumbledore said now take your wand, say "Congerastion", and give your wand a flick. Harry did so and a plain looking quill formed in midair then fell to the ground.

Dumbledore said "I want you to practice what I taught you. Do not forget to use the focusing Charm to help with your reading. Now it time to work on you Wandless magic. I want you to summon that red ball that is on my desk to yourself." Harry put his wand away and started to bring his magic around the ball then the ball flouted in to Harry right hand.

As soon as Harry had the ball in his hand he dropped it because how heave it was. Dumbledore said "Good Harry that ball is as heavy as one of the house tables. The only limit to magic is the one you create. Now why don't we go down to great hall and let you practice moving house tables around."

Once in the great hall Harry was stacking the house table on to one anther then moving the whole stack on one side of the room. "Good" said Dumbledore "we now have room to start learning animated dulling. To animate an object to move around by your command you need to know two different charms. One is the Leafle charm, which makes the object able to move. The other is Conaelov charm, which will give you full control over the object.

I am going to conger a wooden chair that has four legs, then I want you to try to cast the Leafle charm." Harry took out his wand and said Leafle. The chair lit up a golden color and started to move around. Dumbledore said "This next charm is harder because you have to concentrate to keep control over the object. Now clear you mind then cast the Conaelov charm." Harry again said "Conaelov" and he felt like he was in two places at once.

He was able to move the chair where he need. However, he could not do anything with his own body. Dumbledore said "Think about your mind leaving the chair and you will be back to normal. Harry did so and he was back to his normal self. Dumbledore said "That was very good that is one of the hardest charms to learn. We will be work on you being able to control the chair and you're self at the same time. Nevertheless, that for next lesson I going to let you mind rest because what you did was very hard on it. You may go now I will see you tomorrow morning.

Harry left back to his room because he had so much reading he had to do. As he was walking to his room, an OWL dropped off a letter from Remus Lupin. Harry took the letter and whet inside his common area. Harry tore open the letter and read.

Dear Harry

I have some news I need to tell you about. This Sunday at headquarters there will be a memorial for Sirius. After the memorial Sirius will is going to be readied. I hope this will help you to have some closer. The Weasley family and Hermione will be there. Professor Dumbledore will bring you here at nine clock.

On other news I been doing ok, I really miss Sirius but in time it will get better, trust me on that. Only time will make it better.


I will be seeing you soon

Love Remus

Harry had tears in his eyes after reading the letter. It seem so finale Sirius is really gone fore ever. Noting would bring him back. He is dead just like James and Lilly Potter. Harry then remembered the promise he made to him self to revenge the deaths of his parents and godfather. Harry cast the focusing charm on him self and started reading the books he had for homework.

Four hours later Dobby the house elf popped in with a tray full of food. Harry took the focusing charm off him self. Dobby said Hello, Sir how is you doing?" Harry said "I doing ok I guess how are you and Winkey doing". Dobby replied "We is doing good sir, Winkey stopped drink last year she finally happy to being free. I came because you did not call for dinner so I brought some for you." Harry said "Thank you Dobby I have been reading and lost track of time." Dobby said "I will be back for your tray when you are done I will bring some desert up then."

Harry found that he fished the potions book and the basic under standing of the Dark Arts. Harry was staring into the bases of all Transfigurations book. Harry remembered every detail on every thing he had just read.

At the end of the day before Harry whet to sleep, he had finished reading all the books he had to read. Moreover, even got a little practice time in, Harry now was building up barriers again in his mind before going to sleep.

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Updated 6/2/2005