"A Child's Hope" by Canopus Carina
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Key: "speech" 'thought' /emphasis/ *parceltongue* ~Letter~
Disclaimer: I do not own anything Harry Potter or Severitus Challenge.
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Fanfiction.net wouldn't allow me to update until noon! I probably should have checked the update board and updated yesterday, but I didn't know, sorry!
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Chapter Eleven: Another Attack
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"What happened?"
It was about a week after Harry's birthday party and Hermione and Ron went home three days ago. At first, they had complained that they wanted to stay with Harry, but they really didn't have much choice, the teachers had to prepare for class, not look over kids.
When Harry had woken up, teachers and Aurors were running around but none of them had time enough to tell him what was happening.
"What happened?" Harry repeated to the first teacher who passed, Professor McGonagall.
"The Burrow and the surrounding town was victim to a Death Eater attack," she answered gravely in her strict Scottish accent. "We were lucky that Molly had her children in Diagon Alley at the time and Arthur was able to apparate out."
"So everyone's okay?" he asked relieved.
"They are... but five muggles weren't so lucky. The poor family," she said, walking away to find Dumbledore.
"Ron!" Harry called into the Calculosos, "What happened? Where are you?"
"I'm okay, Harry," was the reply, "we're at the Order's Headquarters, all of us. Dad is really angry, though, they were aiming for us."
"Because of me," came Harry's blunt answer, "if you weren't my friend, you would have been fine."
"No!" Hermione tried to deny but Harry wasn't listening.
"You can't tell me otherwise, I know it's the true no matter how much you tell me it wasn't my fault. If I did the lessons and listened to Snape, Voldemort wouldn't have had the chance to give me a false message. I wouldn't have gone to the Department of Mysteries and Sirius wouldn't have had to save us. He would still be alive!"
Knowing that Harry wouldn't continue his angry self-accusations out loud, Hermione quickly started talking, "you couldn't have known that Sirius was in danger."
"And Kreture just fueled your fear," Ron put in.
"Yes," Hermione continued, "and we knew the minute we became your friend that we would get into danger. That didn't stop us though, now did it?"
"And Dad says tat we would have been in danger anyways since we're always been against the Dark Side. It isn't your fault, Harry, please don't think that way."
Oh course Harry knew that his friends were going to say that it wasn't his fault and that he couldn't have known, but that didn't stop the pain from within him. "I don't know, guys, it's just too hard to forgive myself."
"Harry, please promise me that you won't do anything that might hurt you physically... or even mentally," Hermione begged, "I know that this is hard for you, and its hard for us too, he was our friend also, but you need to know that we will find a way to get Sirius back. Luna had commented that everyone that saw Sirius 'die' would have seen the thestrals pulling the carriages but neither Ron nor I had seen them."
"But you weren't there when he died," Harry protested, "You would have to be there to be able to see the thestrals."
"Are you saying you wanted him to die?" Hermione bit back.
Harry quickly quieted his protests, "Hermione, you know more than anyone that I don't want Sirius to be dead, but you would have to be there to see the thestrals."
"Harry, I understand your pain, honestly," Hermione continued with a softer voice, "it's just that you can't blame yourself for everything that happens in the world... it's not healthy. Please promise me that you won't do anything that will become a problem that we cannot reverse, promise me please."
"Okay, I promise, Hermione."
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Harry kept his promise to Hermione that he wouldn't do anything that would cause pain to himself, but he did continue blaming himself for Sirius death. He pretty much stopped eating and sleeping, putting all of his energy into finding any books regarding the "Veil of Death" or animagi. Madam Pince started to close the library because she was worried about the young mans health, but that didn't stop him from using his invisibility cloak.
Professor Dumbledore saw what Harry was doing to himself and didn't like it one bit, it was time to take action.
"Hermione, what are you going here?" Harry asked, when his friend came walking towards him.
"Well, Ron is searching for you in a different part of the castle," she replied knowingly, "and the headmaster didn't like your ways of living and decided that enough was enough and sent us here."
"He didn't need to do that," Harry protested.
"Are you saying that you don't want to be with your best friends?" Hermione asked in a fake hurt voice, but then she properly looked over her friend, "but I tend to agree with Dumbledore... you're skin and bone! And you were already skin and bone! If you get any smaller, I could wrap one hand around your waist and break the bone! Harry, you really need to watch over yourself."
"Why should I do that when I have people who do that for me?" Harry shot back.
"Now I don't want to hear that tone," Hermione glared and Harry automatically regretted his words. She had spent too much time with Mrs. Weasley, she was scary when mad.
"Hermione, I can't find him," came Ron's voice in the Calculosos.
"Don't worry, I found him... we're in the charms corridor," Hermione responded, still not stopping her intense gaze on Harry, "now if you would, lets go find Ron and then we'll have a long talk about what is going to happen around here."
Harry, knowing that it would be feudal to resist, followed her until they found Ron. Ron, of course, over reacted to Harry's state as Hermione did and they both lectured Harry on proper eating habits.
Once everyone had their say into the matter, the trio sat down in Harry's mini common room and started creating extra Calculosos; Ginny, Luna, and Neville would surely need them.
Harry, Ron, and Hermione came to the agreement that Harry wouldn't stop eating or sleeping, and the other two wouldn't bring up his condition again. It seemed as if it was working well and they got the new Calculosos' done in not time.
What they didn't know is that their lives would be changed dramatically really soon...
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From Canopus: How do you like it so far? My AIM is K091288, feel free to IM me (but tell me who you are). If you want me to tell you when a new chapter is up, just tell me in a review.
So, points are again in a standstill as Severus is yet to find out what Harry's true parentage is, but when it happens, you will like it (I've actually wrote the chapter! Yay!). Next chapter, we learn why Severus hates James and Harry and it's a prelude to his discovery.
Scores stay the same for now:
Hufflepuff- 5
Ravenclaw- 120
Slytherin- 130
Gryffindor- 150
Hermionegreen- well, since Hermione altered the potion for animagi, they will become them really quickly, especially since they are working together on these while the Marauders didn't know what they were doing half the time.
Sharai- Yes, I mean Severus being Harry's father! What does parentage mean? Hehe, anyway, thank you for the review.
Dragonbrat- well, I don't think it was *that* short considering I usually have my stories with only 500 words and these are 1000, it must just be that the contents were really quickly done so it seems smaller than it is... I read a lot like that and I hate it!
Erikalya Arvanesse- hello Slytherin student! I think that is how Severus is going to prove that however he finds out is right.
Lady Lightning- It was good talking to you on AIM!
ArisReagan- Stalker says hello!
Butler- Harry doesn't know... Severus will find out first and Harry sadly becomes oblivious. Thank you again for the info!
Jaded Angel8- I know there were too many ways that Severus could find out, so I don't expect someone to get the answer, I just couldn't find another question to use!
Vote for Chapter Twelve: Do you want this story to go over two years, or just one? I'll have Voldemort and Draco, but I don't know if the story should be detailed and have Harry stay with Severus for Seventh year, or if I should add Voldemort and Draco in Seventh year?
Houses: If you don't know what house you should be in, I found a sorting that actually has questions that matter (unlike harrypotter.com). I have the web address on my bio, it's really good!
Contact: If you want me to send you a notice when I update the story, please put your email address on a review. Anyone who wants to talk, whether it's just a 'hi' or you don't understand something, my AIM is K091288.
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Key: "speech" 'thought' /emphasis/ *parceltongue* ~Letter~
Disclaimer: I do not own anything Harry Potter or Severitus Challenge.
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Fanfiction.net wouldn't allow me to update until noon! I probably should have checked the update board and updated yesterday, but I didn't know, sorry!
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Chapter Eleven: Another Attack
* * * * *
"What happened?"
It was about a week after Harry's birthday party and Hermione and Ron went home three days ago. At first, they had complained that they wanted to stay with Harry, but they really didn't have much choice, the teachers had to prepare for class, not look over kids.
When Harry had woken up, teachers and Aurors were running around but none of them had time enough to tell him what was happening.
"What happened?" Harry repeated to the first teacher who passed, Professor McGonagall.
"The Burrow and the surrounding town was victim to a Death Eater attack," she answered gravely in her strict Scottish accent. "We were lucky that Molly had her children in Diagon Alley at the time and Arthur was able to apparate out."
"So everyone's okay?" he asked relieved.
"They are... but five muggles weren't so lucky. The poor family," she said, walking away to find Dumbledore.
"Ron!" Harry called into the Calculosos, "What happened? Where are you?"
"I'm okay, Harry," was the reply, "we're at the Order's Headquarters, all of us. Dad is really angry, though, they were aiming for us."
"Because of me," came Harry's blunt answer, "if you weren't my friend, you would have been fine."
"No!" Hermione tried to deny but Harry wasn't listening.
"You can't tell me otherwise, I know it's the true no matter how much you tell me it wasn't my fault. If I did the lessons and listened to Snape, Voldemort wouldn't have had the chance to give me a false message. I wouldn't have gone to the Department of Mysteries and Sirius wouldn't have had to save us. He would still be alive!"
Knowing that Harry wouldn't continue his angry self-accusations out loud, Hermione quickly started talking, "you couldn't have known that Sirius was in danger."
"And Kreture just fueled your fear," Ron put in.
"Yes," Hermione continued, "and we knew the minute we became your friend that we would get into danger. That didn't stop us though, now did it?"
"And Dad says tat we would have been in danger anyways since we're always been against the Dark Side. It isn't your fault, Harry, please don't think that way."
Oh course Harry knew that his friends were going to say that it wasn't his fault and that he couldn't have known, but that didn't stop the pain from within him. "I don't know, guys, it's just too hard to forgive myself."
"Harry, please promise me that you won't do anything that might hurt you physically... or even mentally," Hermione begged, "I know that this is hard for you, and its hard for us too, he was our friend also, but you need to know that we will find a way to get Sirius back. Luna had commented that everyone that saw Sirius 'die' would have seen the thestrals pulling the carriages but neither Ron nor I had seen them."
"But you weren't there when he died," Harry protested, "You would have to be there to be able to see the thestrals."
"Are you saying you wanted him to die?" Hermione bit back.
Harry quickly quieted his protests, "Hermione, you know more than anyone that I don't want Sirius to be dead, but you would have to be there to see the thestrals."
"Harry, I understand your pain, honestly," Hermione continued with a softer voice, "it's just that you can't blame yourself for everything that happens in the world... it's not healthy. Please promise me that you won't do anything that will become a problem that we cannot reverse, promise me please."
"Okay, I promise, Hermione."
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Harry kept his promise to Hermione that he wouldn't do anything that would cause pain to himself, but he did continue blaming himself for Sirius death. He pretty much stopped eating and sleeping, putting all of his energy into finding any books regarding the "Veil of Death" or animagi. Madam Pince started to close the library because she was worried about the young mans health, but that didn't stop him from using his invisibility cloak.
Professor Dumbledore saw what Harry was doing to himself and didn't like it one bit, it was time to take action.
"Hermione, what are you going here?" Harry asked, when his friend came walking towards him.
"Well, Ron is searching for you in a different part of the castle," she replied knowingly, "and the headmaster didn't like your ways of living and decided that enough was enough and sent us here."
"He didn't need to do that," Harry protested.
"Are you saying that you don't want to be with your best friends?" Hermione asked in a fake hurt voice, but then she properly looked over her friend, "but I tend to agree with Dumbledore... you're skin and bone! And you were already skin and bone! If you get any smaller, I could wrap one hand around your waist and break the bone! Harry, you really need to watch over yourself."
"Why should I do that when I have people who do that for me?" Harry shot back.
"Now I don't want to hear that tone," Hermione glared and Harry automatically regretted his words. She had spent too much time with Mrs. Weasley, she was scary when mad.
"Hermione, I can't find him," came Ron's voice in the Calculosos.
"Don't worry, I found him... we're in the charms corridor," Hermione responded, still not stopping her intense gaze on Harry, "now if you would, lets go find Ron and then we'll have a long talk about what is going to happen around here."
Harry, knowing that it would be feudal to resist, followed her until they found Ron. Ron, of course, over reacted to Harry's state as Hermione did and they both lectured Harry on proper eating habits.
Once everyone had their say into the matter, the trio sat down in Harry's mini common room and started creating extra Calculosos; Ginny, Luna, and Neville would surely need them.
Harry, Ron, and Hermione came to the agreement that Harry wouldn't stop eating or sleeping, and the other two wouldn't bring up his condition again. It seemed as if it was working well and they got the new Calculosos' done in not time.
What they didn't know is that their lives would be changed dramatically really soon...
* * * * *
From Canopus: How do you like it so far? My AIM is K091288, feel free to IM me (but tell me who you are). If you want me to tell you when a new chapter is up, just tell me in a review.
So, points are again in a standstill as Severus is yet to find out what Harry's true parentage is, but when it happens, you will like it (I've actually wrote the chapter! Yay!). Next chapter, we learn why Severus hates James and Harry and it's a prelude to his discovery.
Scores stay the same for now:
Hufflepuff- 5
Ravenclaw- 120
Slytherin- 130
Gryffindor- 150
Hermionegreen- well, since Hermione altered the potion for animagi, they will become them really quickly, especially since they are working together on these while the Marauders didn't know what they were doing half the time.
Sharai- Yes, I mean Severus being Harry's father! What does parentage mean? Hehe, anyway, thank you for the review.
Dragonbrat- well, I don't think it was *that* short considering I usually have my stories with only 500 words and these are 1000, it must just be that the contents were really quickly done so it seems smaller than it is... I read a lot like that and I hate it!
Erikalya Arvanesse- hello Slytherin student! I think that is how Severus is going to prove that however he finds out is right.
Lady Lightning- It was good talking to you on AIM!
ArisReagan- Stalker says hello!
Butler- Harry doesn't know... Severus will find out first and Harry sadly becomes oblivious. Thank you again for the info!
Jaded Angel8- I know there were too many ways that Severus could find out, so I don't expect someone to get the answer, I just couldn't find another question to use!
Vote for Chapter Twelve: Do you want this story to go over two years, or just one? I'll have Voldemort and Draco, but I don't know if the story should be detailed and have Harry stay with Severus for Seventh year, or if I should add Voldemort and Draco in Seventh year?
Houses: If you don't know what house you should be in, I found a sorting that actually has questions that matter (unlike harrypotter.com). I have the web address on my bio, it's really good!
Contact: If you want me to send you a notice when I update the story, please put your email address on a review. Anyone who wants to talk, whether it's just a 'hi' or you don't understand something, my AIM is K091288.