Disclaimer in Chapter One.
Chapter Eleven
The weather was getting a little warmer. It was a rare nice sunny day on Hogwart's grounds. Most student's were already in the Great Hall when Ron, Hermione an Ginny walked in. They sat down at Gryffindore table and began to eat the food that appeared in front of them.
A few minutes passed in small talk, before the owls started filtering in through the open windows searching for their owners so they could give them their letters, packages, news papers, and gifts from family.
A brown owl flew righ in front of Hermione, before swooping down before her, and holding out its leg. It carried the Daily Prophet. Hermione untied the news paper, and gave the owl some breakfst, before the owl spread its wings and took flight again. Hermione began to notice many people were giving her, Ron and Ginny odd glances. Hermione opened the Daily Prophet to see her worst nightmare in print in big bold letters on the cover.
Boy-WhoLived-Dead
The Minister of Magic released a statement today saying they were discontinueing the search for Harry Potter who went missing last summer.
"It is my beliefe and the beliefe of the Ministry of Magic that Mr. Harry Potter is no longer alive. Young Mr. Potter went missing last June, and now a new year has begun and we have yet to have found Harry Potter, or heard from his kidnapper. This search has been conducted for six months, and we have found no shred of evidence of young Harry Potter being alive. Therefore we are discontinueing the search. My condolences to his friends and classmates. This is a sad day for all of us."
Is it true? Is the Boy-Who-Lived really never coming back? This is something none of us would like to believe.
This is a sad day for the Wizarding world. Our condolences here, at the Daily Prophet, and Ministry of Magic for thoe who knew Harry Potter.
(Turn to page 6 for the Life Story of Harry Potter)
Hermione turned to the aformentioned page and saw pictures of her best friend.
Hermione showed the Daily Prophet to Ron and Ginny who both gasped in shock at the bold lettering.
"They can't do this!" Ron exclaimed shocked. "They have to continue searching!"
Ginny was now crying, tears streaming down her face. Many students in the Great Hall were noe staring, having read the article themselves. The Great Hall was very quiet.
Albus Dumbledore stood, having read the article himself. "Student's. We, the staff of Hogwarts, are going to continue searching for Mr. Potter. It is our beliefe he is still alive. The Daily Prophet says there is no evidence of Harry Potter being alive. But there is also no evidence of him having passed away. The search will continue, without the Ministry's help... Ronald and Ginnerva Weasley, and Hermione Granger, please come to my office after breakfast."
Breakfast continued with student's whisperin and pointing and some crying. Finally the school bell rang telling everyone their classes were beginning soon.
Ron and Ginny and Hermione all made their way solomly to the Headmasters office.
They reached the gargoyle and began guessing passwords, when someone said the password behind them. They turned around and found their head of house Professor Minerva McGonngal behind them.
"Hello Professor." Ginny said quietly.
Professor McGonnagal smiled slighty. "Mrs. Weasley." She said just as quietly.
They all trudged up the stair case to the headmasters office and when he called them in they entered.
The found him sitting at is desk looking tired and worn. He smiled lightly at them as they came through the door and gestured for them to sit at the chairs in front of his desk.
"Hello children, Professor McGonnagal." He greeted them. And after they returned his greetings, he continued. "We are continueing this search. There is no evidence young mister Potter is no longer alive." He paused. "I have contacted your family, Ron and Ginny. I have also contacted Sirius and Remus. They should be here shortly. You all are excused from classes. I'll see you later, children."
The three students took that as their dismissal and got up from their seats and made their wy to the door. Hermione stopped at the door.
"Professor? Do you think he is still alive?" She asked in a small voice.
Professor Dumbledore gave her a small sad smile. "There has been no proof of Harry's demise, Mrs. Granger. Yes, I believe Harry is alive."
She smiled slightly, nodded, and left the room with the other two behind her.
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"This is really hard on them." Minerva said after the door closed with a soft click.
"Yes, it is, Minerva."
Just then the floo was activated.
In came Sirius, and Remus a few seconds later.
"They CAN'T do this! They have NO proof Harry is dead! They have to continue searching! We have to continue searching!" Sirius ranted without greeting either Professor McGonagall or Dumbledore.
"Sirius, yes we will continue searching, even though the Ministry is not." Dumbledore reasured him.
"How can they print an article without proof of its claim?" Asked Remus.
"I don't know, Remus. I really don't know." Dumbledore replied.
"I can't lose Harry." Sirius said quietly. His voice chocked with emotion.
"I know, Sirius. But we will continue the search." Dumbledore tried to reasure Sirius.
The flames roared again. And this time the Weasley family came throgh one after the other.
"Albus! They can't do this!" Molly began.
"We can't give up on finding Harry!" Arthur said.
"We are continueing the search without the ministry." Dumbeldre said sighing.
"Ron, Ginny, and Hermione were excused from classes, they are currently in the Gryffindore dorm room awaiting your arrival." Dumbledore said to the Weasleys.
They nodded and left the room, heading up to the Gryffindore common room.
Remus and Sirius stayed behind.
"We can't give up!" Sirius said adamantly.
"We are not giving up the search nor the hope that Harry is alive." Dumbledore said.
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"Mum!" Ron and Ginny said as they saw their mum come through the portrait hole, and they ran to her. They hugged the rest of their family as they came through as well.
"How are you doing?" Molly asked hugging Ginny.
"Mum! They can't stop looking!" Ginny said.
"Professor Dumbledore is continueing the search for Harry, honey. He is not stopping, and the Order is going to cotinue helping." Molly told her daughter.
Ginny moved to hug her dad.
Molly called Hermione over. "Hermione! Come here!" She said. Once Hermione was close enough she pulled her into a tight hug. Hermione started to cry. Mumbling how they had to continue the search for their friend.
Sirius and Remus arrived in Gryffindore tower soon after.
The rest of that night that look at pictures of their friend and talked about happier times.
The Weasley family stayed at Hogwarts that night as did Remus and Sirius.
