Lily couldn't concentrate through the rest of her classes that day. She
was as worried about Harry as she had been Remus, and she barely even
talked to the Professor, it was too awkward.
"Miss Evans? Will you answer the question?" McGonagall asked, giving Lily a kind smile.
"Oh, I'm sorry. What did you ask?" She asked sheepishly. McGonagall smiled tolerantly, very unMcGonagall like.
"I asked whether you were OK or not?"
"I'm right." Lily smiled at her Professor reassuringly.
"OK, will you stay behind after class, though?" At Lily's worried expression she added lightly "you're not in trouble, don't worry."
Lily walked up to McGonagall's desk once the class was all gone from the room.
"Yes Professor?"
"Are you sure you're alright?"
"Not really."
"Want to talk about it?"
"Not really."
"Are you sure?"
"Not really."
"What's bothering you then?"
"I'm just worried about Harry." Lily answered quietly.
"I know you are. We all are. But believe me, Harry's survived a lot more than you could have ever imagined. He's probably already on his way here now." McGonagall said softly, Lily noticed that tears were brimming her eyes. Lily's started to sting too.
"Do you.? I mean, do you know who Harry really is?" Lily asked. "As in, do you know all his secrets and so on?"
"I don't know all. I wouldn't have enough time in my whole life to listen to them all, but I do know who he is." McGonagall said thoughtfully. "His name is Harry. That's it. Dumbledore even used a truth Potion on him when he arrived here." She lied, Lily didn't know though.
"OK. Well, I'll go." Lily said. "If you don't mind." She added, remembering who she was talking to.
***
Harry, sleepy and sore, opened his eyes, a milky white one and an emerald green one. He couldn't remember where he was. he knew he had gotten away from the Death Eaters, but where was he now?
The young man looked around. Maybe he was still in the Mountains.? Yes, he must be. In fact, he was lying next to where Remus had been tied to the pole the day before.
"Harry?" Now Harry wasn't usually one to freak out. but when he came across people he wasn't too fond of in the middle of the Alps and in a bad state he was never to happy.
"Malfoy! What are you doing here?" But right now, he couldn't be more pleased to see someone he disliked so much.
"No, what are you doing here? And what on earth happened to you? Are you dead?" Draco asked, looking at the man who was lying on the ground, in bewilderment. Harry looked confused. "I mean, look at you! You're transparent!"
"OH, yep I know. But no, I am alive. I think." Harry said, looking at himself thoughtfully.
***Future, a couple of minutes before. well, a couple of minutes and a fair few years before***
"Draco will be going back, he's got to bring back Ginny and replace her with himself." Dumbledore stated calmly.
"What?!" Draco stood, his face a mask of horror and confusion. "Why me? You know that Potter doesn't trust me as far as he can throw me!" He protested.
"Which is quite a compliment." Dumbledore nodded, smiling. "Harry could throw you a couple of kilometers using magic." He added, looking pointedly at the confused Slytherin standing in the Order room.
Draco gulped. why him? Why not send Arthur Weasley? Why not send Remus Lupin even? Why him? It wasn't fair!
"Alright." Draco grumbled. "So you want me to go back there, make sure Potter's OK, then send Ginny back and keep an eye on the bloody Gryffindor?" Draco asked.
"Yes Mr. Malfoy, precisely what I was thinking. Except I was thinking Harry, and wouldn't have added the 'bloody' in there." Dumbledore said smiling.
"Smart ass." Draco mumbled. Dumbledore chuckled.
***
Draco had transported his things, using Harry's magic, to Hogwarts, and was now on his way to find the stupid boy. Well, man. Why couldn't he just leave things alone.? Atleast Draco wouldn't have been dragged back here then.
He'd been walking through the Alps for hours now. and his feet were rather sore. Suddenly, he saw a semi-transparent figure lying on the ground, next to a pole and ashes.
"Harry?" He asked, too shocked to bother using 'Potter', was he a ghost?
"Malfoy! What are you doing here?"
***
"Ginny!"
Ginny turned around. Was that Malfoy's voice. She'd been walking through the corridors of Hogwarts for ages now. and she hadn't stopped worrying since.
"Malfoy?"
"Yes, it's me, Harry's here too-."
Ginny didn't even let him finish. She let out a squeal of happiness. "Harry, where are you?"
"Ginny, shhh!" Harry hissed. "Go back to our rooms, we'll meet you there." He added, his voice gentler.
***
"What? I'm not going!"
Harry sighed. Ginny HAD to go, she couldn't STAY!
"But Gin, I want you here as much as you want to stay, but everyone is getting suspicious as to why you're not there. and it'll be safer there, this is the more dangerous time now." Harry pleaded. "Please, go. for me?" He asked, semi-transparent silver tears leaked out his eyes. "I promise, as soon as I get rid of Wormtail and the others I'll be back."
Ginny started to cry herself. The poor girl wasn't ready for this. Harry made her look into his eyes, he became solid, well, see through but solid, and gave her a passionate kiss before sending her back. A yell of anger was the last thing he heard as Sirius opened the door and looked at the two people occupying his rooms. A ghost and a Malfoy.
***
"What was that?" James asked, looking around frantically. "It sounds like Professor Reid!" He added. No wonder, they were right underneath the rooms.
"What are you doing here Malfoy?!" His voice said angrily. "And Harry, are you OK?
Harry was back?
"I, Mr. Black," Mr. Black? "am here on orders from Dumbledore." A sly voice said. "I was sent to get Ginny back to where WE belong, and I was also sent to get Harry out of his predicament."
"Don't call me that." Sirius voice snapped. "I am Professor Reid." He snarled. "And I cant see Dumbledore draining Harry's life force and magical energy for you." He added bitterly. "And if he did, I'm going to have to have a nice. chat, with him."
Something fishy was going on. Sirius, who was there with James, looked just as curious and suspicious as James could tell he himself did.
***
Harry groaned. His godfather could get a little over protective at times. and it was really annoying!
"Listen, Professor Reid." Harry said, emphasizing the Reid. "It's OK, I trust Draco, so does Dumbledore, and so should you!"
"Yes, Mr. Ex-Convict," Draco said icily "just because my father is a Death Eater doesn't mean I am, and it most certainly doesn't mean I'm not trustworthy! Me and Potter may be worst enemies, next to Voldemort and the Death Eaters, but that doesn't mean I'm out to hurt him!"
Harry groaned. Would they ever grow up? He looked to the ceiling, threw up his hands, and shook his head, before turning himself invisible and floating away, calling over his shoulder "call me when you're done arguing!"
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WOW! FINALLY done! I would have had this out ages ago, but well, I didn't. Sorry? I know I'm lazy, but there's no need to kill me for it!
For those of you who want to know where 'The Betrayed, The Betrayers' has gone, I've taken it off. It was too much like another story that I've read, I didn't mean to make it so much alike, but I guess it just seeped out through my overactive imagination. I'll change some of it and make it more 'original' then post it again. maybe!
Anyway! PLEASE REVIEW! If you want me to keep writing that is. ALLIESKITTLLEZ
"Miss Evans? Will you answer the question?" McGonagall asked, giving Lily a kind smile.
"Oh, I'm sorry. What did you ask?" She asked sheepishly. McGonagall smiled tolerantly, very unMcGonagall like.
"I asked whether you were OK or not?"
"I'm right." Lily smiled at her Professor reassuringly.
"OK, will you stay behind after class, though?" At Lily's worried expression she added lightly "you're not in trouble, don't worry."
Lily walked up to McGonagall's desk once the class was all gone from the room.
"Yes Professor?"
"Are you sure you're alright?"
"Not really."
"Want to talk about it?"
"Not really."
"Are you sure?"
"Not really."
"What's bothering you then?"
"I'm just worried about Harry." Lily answered quietly.
"I know you are. We all are. But believe me, Harry's survived a lot more than you could have ever imagined. He's probably already on his way here now." McGonagall said softly, Lily noticed that tears were brimming her eyes. Lily's started to sting too.
"Do you.? I mean, do you know who Harry really is?" Lily asked. "As in, do you know all his secrets and so on?"
"I don't know all. I wouldn't have enough time in my whole life to listen to them all, but I do know who he is." McGonagall said thoughtfully. "His name is Harry. That's it. Dumbledore even used a truth Potion on him when he arrived here." She lied, Lily didn't know though.
"OK. Well, I'll go." Lily said. "If you don't mind." She added, remembering who she was talking to.
***
Harry, sleepy and sore, opened his eyes, a milky white one and an emerald green one. He couldn't remember where he was. he knew he had gotten away from the Death Eaters, but where was he now?
The young man looked around. Maybe he was still in the Mountains.? Yes, he must be. In fact, he was lying next to where Remus had been tied to the pole the day before.
"Harry?" Now Harry wasn't usually one to freak out. but when he came across people he wasn't too fond of in the middle of the Alps and in a bad state he was never to happy.
"Malfoy! What are you doing here?" But right now, he couldn't be more pleased to see someone he disliked so much.
"No, what are you doing here? And what on earth happened to you? Are you dead?" Draco asked, looking at the man who was lying on the ground, in bewilderment. Harry looked confused. "I mean, look at you! You're transparent!"
"OH, yep I know. But no, I am alive. I think." Harry said, looking at himself thoughtfully.
***Future, a couple of minutes before. well, a couple of minutes and a fair few years before***
"Draco will be going back, he's got to bring back Ginny and replace her with himself." Dumbledore stated calmly.
"What?!" Draco stood, his face a mask of horror and confusion. "Why me? You know that Potter doesn't trust me as far as he can throw me!" He protested.
"Which is quite a compliment." Dumbledore nodded, smiling. "Harry could throw you a couple of kilometers using magic." He added, looking pointedly at the confused Slytherin standing in the Order room.
Draco gulped. why him? Why not send Arthur Weasley? Why not send Remus Lupin even? Why him? It wasn't fair!
"Alright." Draco grumbled. "So you want me to go back there, make sure Potter's OK, then send Ginny back and keep an eye on the bloody Gryffindor?" Draco asked.
"Yes Mr. Malfoy, precisely what I was thinking. Except I was thinking Harry, and wouldn't have added the 'bloody' in there." Dumbledore said smiling.
"Smart ass." Draco mumbled. Dumbledore chuckled.
***
Draco had transported his things, using Harry's magic, to Hogwarts, and was now on his way to find the stupid boy. Well, man. Why couldn't he just leave things alone.? Atleast Draco wouldn't have been dragged back here then.
He'd been walking through the Alps for hours now. and his feet were rather sore. Suddenly, he saw a semi-transparent figure lying on the ground, next to a pole and ashes.
"Harry?" He asked, too shocked to bother using 'Potter', was he a ghost?
"Malfoy! What are you doing here?"
***
"Ginny!"
Ginny turned around. Was that Malfoy's voice. She'd been walking through the corridors of Hogwarts for ages now. and she hadn't stopped worrying since.
"Malfoy?"
"Yes, it's me, Harry's here too-."
Ginny didn't even let him finish. She let out a squeal of happiness. "Harry, where are you?"
"Ginny, shhh!" Harry hissed. "Go back to our rooms, we'll meet you there." He added, his voice gentler.
***
"What? I'm not going!"
Harry sighed. Ginny HAD to go, she couldn't STAY!
"But Gin, I want you here as much as you want to stay, but everyone is getting suspicious as to why you're not there. and it'll be safer there, this is the more dangerous time now." Harry pleaded. "Please, go. for me?" He asked, semi-transparent silver tears leaked out his eyes. "I promise, as soon as I get rid of Wormtail and the others I'll be back."
Ginny started to cry herself. The poor girl wasn't ready for this. Harry made her look into his eyes, he became solid, well, see through but solid, and gave her a passionate kiss before sending her back. A yell of anger was the last thing he heard as Sirius opened the door and looked at the two people occupying his rooms. A ghost and a Malfoy.
***
"What was that?" James asked, looking around frantically. "It sounds like Professor Reid!" He added. No wonder, they were right underneath the rooms.
"What are you doing here Malfoy?!" His voice said angrily. "And Harry, are you OK?
Harry was back?
"I, Mr. Black," Mr. Black? "am here on orders from Dumbledore." A sly voice said. "I was sent to get Ginny back to where WE belong, and I was also sent to get Harry out of his predicament."
"Don't call me that." Sirius voice snapped. "I am Professor Reid." He snarled. "And I cant see Dumbledore draining Harry's life force and magical energy for you." He added bitterly. "And if he did, I'm going to have to have a nice. chat, with him."
Something fishy was going on. Sirius, who was there with James, looked just as curious and suspicious as James could tell he himself did.
***
Harry groaned. His godfather could get a little over protective at times. and it was really annoying!
"Listen, Professor Reid." Harry said, emphasizing the Reid. "It's OK, I trust Draco, so does Dumbledore, and so should you!"
"Yes, Mr. Ex-Convict," Draco said icily "just because my father is a Death Eater doesn't mean I am, and it most certainly doesn't mean I'm not trustworthy! Me and Potter may be worst enemies, next to Voldemort and the Death Eaters, but that doesn't mean I'm out to hurt him!"
Harry groaned. Would they ever grow up? He looked to the ceiling, threw up his hands, and shook his head, before turning himself invisible and floating away, calling over his shoulder "call me when you're done arguing!"
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WOW! FINALLY done! I would have had this out ages ago, but well, I didn't. Sorry? I know I'm lazy, but there's no need to kill me for it!
For those of you who want to know where 'The Betrayed, The Betrayers' has gone, I've taken it off. It was too much like another story that I've read, I didn't mean to make it so much alike, but I guess it just seeped out through my overactive imagination. I'll change some of it and make it more 'original' then post it again. maybe!
Anyway! PLEASE REVIEW! If you want me to keep writing that is. ALLIESKITTLLEZ