THE LADY IN WHITE
DISCLAIMER: Harry Potter and the gang don't belong to me. But it's all good; because the mysterious woman and Water-Rose both belong to me (I love you Water-Rose!).
"Speaking"
'Thinking'
CHAPTER 1: THE DREAM
He was walking through a forest. He didn't know where he was going; he was letting his feet guide him. Suddenly he looked up and saw a young woman. He couldn't recall ever seeing her before, but she looked so familiar. She was about twenty years old, and she was rather beautiful with long brown hair that almost reached her waist, bright blue eyes that he knew he had seen before, and a perfect creamy complexion.
Suddenly the sky turned a violent black, with lightning chasing through it. The woman's eyes widened in shock as gnarled roots burst through the ground, cutting through the hem of her white dress. As she began to lose her balance branches and vines wrapped themselves around her wrists and neck, cutting her skin as they tightened.
He tried to run forward to help her, but found that he couldn't move his legs. As he struggled to move, he heard maniacal laughter … Voldemort! As the laughter grew louder a tear rolled down the woman's cheek, and she uttered two words. "Help me…"
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Harry Potter woke up with a start. He had been having this dream quite often lately. It took him a moment to remember that he was in his friend Ron's house, The Burrow. He looked over at the bed next to him and saw Ron sitting up and shaking, so he spoke up.
"So you had the dream again, too?"
Ron's voice sounded harsh and pained when he spoke. "Yeah. I think I need to go down to the kitchen and make a cup of tea."
"Yeah, I think I'll join you."
They walked downstairs to find their best friend (and the girl that Ron fancied) Hermione Granger waiting for them with two steaming cups of tea on the table waiting for them and one in her hands.
She said, "I thought you two would have the dream again, so I made tea." Then she looked up at them. "So was it any different?"
They sat down, and as Ron took a sip of his tea Harry said, "No. It was the same woman; same vines and roots around her, same message."
Ron spoke quietly into his teacup. "I noticed something though. There was a ring on her finger; almost like an engagement ring. It had a silver band, and was set with a small sapphire and two small diamonds on either side." He snorted and looked up. "Not like it helps us find out who she is or anything."
Hermione looked between her two friends. She knew it bothered both of them to think that there was someone out there who needed their help, but they couldn't do anything. Since they had started having this dream they had become more reclusive, mostly only talking to Hermione, and taking their meals in their room with her. The rest of Ron's family was worried. They hadn't told anybody but Hermione about the dream. The others have enough to worry about with Voldemort coming back they would always argue to Hermione when she would beg them to tell somebody.
Suddenly she slammed her teacup down on the table and stood, facing away from them. "You promised me that if you had the dream one more time that you would tell somebody."
They both looked at her and began with protests of "But!", but stopped when she spun around and they saw her face. She had tears rolling down cheeks, and when Ron started to go to her, she put her hand up to stop him.
"No! You both promised me! Maybe one of the Order can help! Maybe someone knows who she is!" She took a shuddering breath and continued. "She's coming to you for help! We ought to do anything we can to help! And besides, this is destroying both of you. So will you tell them when Tonks and Professor Lupin come to visit?"
They both looked at each other, and then nodded in agreement. Hermione smiled a weak smile, and then they all headed back upstairs to bed.
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When Lupin and Tonks arrived the next evening they were quiet, and after dinner Hermione asked Mr. and Mrs. Weasley, Lupin, and Tonks if they could all have a private word. They all went into the kitchen, and the boys told them all about the dream and the woman. Lupin looked a bit unnerved when they described her, and frowned a little when Ron described the ring she had on. He quickly put a smile on though.
Mrs. Weasley looked unconcerned and said "Thank you for telling us this boys, but I don't think it's anything to worry about. Why don't you go help your sister teach Fluer how to play chess, she seems to be having a bit of a problem grasping it."
The all nodded and stepped outside the kitchen. When they closed the door, they left it open a crack and stood outside it. When they thought the trio had left, Tonks spoke up.
"It can't be her, can it? I mean, it sounds like her ring…"
When Lupin said "No, there's no way," his voice was dripping with regret. "We never found out what happened to her." He paused. "No matter what, we can't tell the boys about her. It's the last think she asked us to do."
Mrs. Weasley stifled a sob, and Mr. Weasley put an arm around his wife. "I still wonder why she asked us to do that. And she said it right before she disappeared, so I wonder if she knew what was going to happen to her."
Tonks nodded, and said "Well, either way we ought to get back to the others", and they all got up. The trio scrambled back up to Ron's room.
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When they got upstairs, Ron and Harry sat on their beds, but Hermione paced between them. She was muttering, almost to herself. "She has to be a real person. They know who she is, but they'll never admit it, let alone tell us who she is." She took a big breath and continued. "They had to have been close to her, so if they knew her when you were babies that could explain why she looked familiar to you both."
She started to take another breath, but Ron stopped her. He put his hands on her shoulders and led her over to sit down, muttering "making me dizzy with your pacing." Then he looked over at Harry. "What do you think about this mate?"
Harry was quiet for a moment. "Hermione's right. She's real, and they know who she is. We have to find out who she is, and help her."
DUN DUN DUN! WHO IS THIS MYSTERIOUS LADY? DO THE ORDER MEMBERS KNOW HER? AND WILL HERMIONE EVER STOP HER PACING? FIND OUT IN THE NEXT EXCITING CHAPTER OF THE LADY IN WHITE!
Warning: reading this story may cause deafness, bleeding of the eyes, and stupidity. Read at your own risk ☺