Can Love Find Me Now

Chapter 6

The Dream and #12 Grimmauld Place

THE DREAM

Harry was standing in a field of clover with the sun rising behind him. All around him stood his family. To the right of him there was his mother, father, and what seamed to be his grandparents (On his father's side) aunts, uncles, and cousins. Every male had that unruly black hair, the women of his family had different shades of red hair, and the children were a mix of red and black hair. On his left was who Harry thought must be his mother's family because most of them had his Emerald color eyes. Everyone welcomed him warmly (it was like what he saw in the mirror of Erised). The weirdest part was when a young woman let go of his hand and took four children forward and greeted all of these people.

"How can this be when all my family is gone?" Harry thought.

Just as fast as these people appeared in front of him they were gone and a new seen came into view. He was at the Burrow and everyone was sitting around a large table out in the garden. Music was playing from somewhere and the happiness that filled the air made Harry smile. Then out of the back door came Mrs. Weasley with the biggest cake Harry had ever seen with nineteen candles on it. As Mrs. Weasley got nearer to the table, everyone started singing;

"Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday dear Harry, Happy Birthday To you."

 There was a loud bang near Fred and George; they had set off some of their fireworks. The shouting from everyone told him to make a wish. Everyone was enjoying the party and Mrs. Weasley's great food. Many people started dancing. Luna was dancing with Neville, Ron and Hermione were partners, George and Fred, were dancing with Angelina and Katie, Mr. and Mrs. Weasley were dancing together. Harry just sat there enjoying the view; everyone had looks of joy on their faces. Then there was Ginny sitting at the other end of the table watching everyone with a longing in her eyes. The next thing Harry new he was at her side and with a shaky voice he said to her;

"My fair maiden may I have this dance", with a twinkle in her eyes Ginny gave him her hand and said;

"Thank you kind sir I would love to dance with you." she said, and they danced.

They danced together for what seamed like hours. Nothing else existed around them while they danced. Harry felt a warm feeling take over his body (what is going on and what is this feeling). Harry didn't know what made him look down into her eyes but he did and the next thing he knew he was kissing her with all the passion that he could put into the kiss (wake up Potter you can't be kissing Ginny. You will die if the Weasley men see you). Breaking from the kiss all he could do is smile at her as she looked into his eyes. He couldn't help the feeling running through him and lowered his lips to hers again for a second kiss. This kiss was as great as their first. Harry didn't want this feeling to end (Potter wake up boy the Weasley men are going to kill you). Lifting from Ginny's lips and looking at her, he said,

"I don't want to wake up right now please let me be" (Potter you need to wake up).

 "Ginny can I kiss you one more time please" Harry asked her. With a nod from her head, Harry kissed her again with all the passion he could put into that kiss (Potter come on wake up it is time to go).

"Five more minutes please"

"Potter wake up, Potter come on now wake up,"

"POTTER! WILL YOU WAKE UP? WAKE UP RIGHT NOW OR I WILL LET SNAPE KISS YOU ON THE MOUTH!

END OF DREAM

Harry woke with a start and grabbed for his glasses off his desk. Right beside his bed was Remus Lupin.

"Professor what are you doing here; it isn't the 29th yet and why did you have to say that about Snape" Harry asked.

Harry added, "I won't be able to get that thought out of my head for the rest of my life".

           Well said Remus "By the look on your face you were dreaming of snogging someone that must look very nice; I might add, so I just figured by saying that you would see his face in your dream and wake up. You sure were in that dream real deep, because I have been trying to wake you up for the past twenty minutes Harry," Lupin said.

"At first, I was having fun watching you make out with your pillow but then I knew it was time to put a stop to it because we have to leave here soon. It was just soooo cute to watch you Harry (Harry was blushing so bad now he could pass for a Weasley), Remus said with a big smile on his face.

Harry was turning many shades of red when it hit him to ask the question again.

"You still didn't answer me Professor why are you here when I am not supposed to leave here until the 29th" Harry said.

"Well Harry some things have happened and made it where there won't be enough people to come get you as we did last year" said Lupin.

"Therefore, Professor Dumbledore said I could come and get you tonight. Tonks, Moody, and four other wizards are out in the back garden waiting for us so get up and dress. What else has to go into your trunk Harry?" said Lupin.

"Nothing really sir, I went ahead and packed it yesterday. I decided to live out of my trunk that way I wouldn't have to pack anything when you all came to get me," said Harry.

 Grabbing some clothes out of his trunk and running to the bathroom Harry got dressed and back to his room in two minutes, threw his night clothes into his trunk and was ready to go. Harry let Hedwig out of her cage and told her to meet him at #12 Grimmauld Place. Lupin grabbed Harry's trunk and started down the stairs with Harry right behind him with Hedwig's cage.

As they came into the kitchen, Harry stopped all of a sudden. Lupin ran into the back of Harry and dropped the trunk on his foot.

"What did you stop for Harry?" Lupin asked,

"How are we getting there?" Harry asked,

"We are flying there; how do you think we were going to get there?" He asked,

"I didn't get my broom back at the end of term because of my life long ban," Harry said.

"Oh, don't worry about that, Dumbledore thought of that and gave me your broom. Tonks has it out side in the garden," said Lupin.

Harry said,"Oh, ok then let me get my cloak out of my trunk because I am not going to freeze this time."

After getting his clock out and putting it on, they headed out to the garden. Once out side Lupin and Tonks hooked Harry's trunk to some straps that would hang from Tonks' broom and were ready to fly. Moody stepped up and put the Disillusionment charm (from book five OOTP) on Harry as they waited for the signal that would show it was time to go. It only took a few seconds before Kingsley said

"There's the signal; mount your brooms".

High in the air were red and blue sparks floating down slowly like fireworks on July 4.

"All right, every one on your brooms; we don't have all night, same drill as last summer," said Moody.

Harry mounted his broom and pushed off the ground. As soon as he did he had that rush of adrenalin go threw every part of his body, he was where he belonged as Hermione said once in his first year it was in his blood to fly. In no time at all they were flying high in the sky heading for his godfathers home. Looking across the land below him, Harry's thoughts were thinking on what he would do once inside Grimmauld Place. He was scared of the memories that would invade his mind. Was he really ready for this? Ready or not in a few hours; he would be there and would have to deal with everything all over again. His friends would be there for him he knew this and yes, he had told them that he would share things with them but now that he was on his way; he was not sure how he was going to react to it all or to them.

"Time will tell" Harry thought to him self as he wondered about the many things going through his mind.

Tonks flew in front of Harry from the left and paused long enough to ask if he was doing all right. Harry just nodded at her and kept his eyes on the others and his mind on Sirius. The next thing Harry knew Lupin was coming in from the right; he smiled a small smile at him, and circled around to his new position. Harry knew that Lupin must know what was going through his mind right now. He had lost his best friend for a second time, but this time he wouldn't be coming back. This thought saddened him more then anything. Lupin had known Sirius for almost twenty-five years compared to Harry's three years. Making a mental note; Harry would talk with Lupin first. Between the two of them they needed each other. He was all Harry had left of his fathers friends and Harry was all Professor Lupin had left from his Hogwarts family. They needed each other right now and Harry decided that he would try to be there for his friend and former professor; knowing that is what his parents and Sirius would want.

"Veer to the left for 500 yards Moody called to everyone. It won't be long now; Grimmauld Places should be about thirty minutes away".

 "Harry how you doing over there, you look like your about to be ill" Moody asked.

"No, I am fine" Harry called back to Moody. "What time is it by the way" Harry called to anyone that would answer.

Looking at her watch Tonks said, "It is half past two in the morning Harry. Molly will let you have a lie in I am sure with the lateness of our arrival".

Harry's hands were starting to get numb (even though he was putting them in one at a time inside his cloak) and really didn't care about a lie in once they got there. He just wanted to get there so he could get off his broom and warm up his hands, (cuddling with Ginny would warm him up just fine he thought the way it did in his dream).

"Wow where did that come from, I can't start thinking like that (stop it right now Potter). Why am I thinking of her like that right now (has to be that darn dream)? I am really getting mental from all this stress and not getting much sleep. Maybe I should not have written her this summer. Maybe that is what has me thinking about her, because her letters made me feel normal. God I feel like I am going crazy. I might just ask Mrs. Weasley if she can make me a dreamless potion so I can get some rest and then have a clear mind to handle all this."

"All right everyone, start your dissent now; we are coming up to our destination" Moody called to everyone.

Harry slowly started going lower and lower wondering if he was going to be sane in the morning after he got some sleep. With that being his last though, he landed with a slight thud and dismounted his broom. Moody took out Dumbledore's putter outer (From not only JK Rowling's book one but also from book 5) that he had used last year and put out all the lights. Once that was done, he handed Harry a piece of parchment and told him to read it and remember it. Harry remembered from last summer what he needed to do so he opened the parchment and read it, and it said;

"Sirius Black will live forever in our hearts and minds, Dumbledore".

With one last glance, he folded up the parchment with a smile and handed it back to Moody and with a flick of his wand the parchment burst into flames and was gone.

Harry stepped up to the door and said;

"Sirius Black will live forever in our hearts and minds, Dumbledore,"

There was a clicking noise and then Moody opened the front door to #12 Grimmauld Place. When Harry stepped inside; it was amassing how clean it looked compared to last summer. It was even cleaner then it had been at Christmas when the Weasley's and himself were there. The best surprise came when Mrs. Weasley came bursting into the hall grabbing Harry into one of her famous hugs.

"Harry dear, how are you?

Let me look at you" she said in her motherly voice.

"Oh, those muggles have not been feeding you at all have they? I knew you would be skin and bones when you got here. Come into the kitchen and I will get you a little snake then off to bed you will go. You can have a nice lie in and I won't let anyone wake you. I have fixed up a special room for you dear; I hope you don't mind that I fixed up Sirius's old room for you. I thought you would like to be close to some of his things and see if there is anything in there (sniff), you might want to keep" Molly said.

 She glanced at his face and her heart fell to her knees. The sorrow in his eyes broke her heart.

"Oh, Harry I am sorry I have upset you. You don't have to stay in there if you don't want to. You can always bunk with Ron as you have before. I know this is hard on you; just tell me where you are going to sleep and Remus can put your trunk in there," she said with a small smile.

"Mrs. Weasley please, I am not upset with you and I am glad that you picked his room for me. If I have any problems with it, I will change to Ron's room but for right now, I think I would like to have his room unless Professor Lupin wants it".

"Sir if you want Sirius's room you can have it," said Harry.

"No, Harry you sleep there," Lupin said.

"Where will you be sleeping at tonight?" said Harry.

"I am going to stay in Sirius's mum's room with Buckbeak tonight. He cries some times for Sirius so I will keep him company tonight. I will see you in the morning Harry, Don't worry everything will be fine. Finish your snack and head up to bed I will see you in the morning before I leave ok," Lupin said.

"What, you are leaving in the morning, but I just got here and I was hoping you and I could talk for a bit," said Harry.

"Harry I will be gone about three days and when I get back you and I can sit down and talk ok. I have something I have to do for Dumbledore and once I am done with that I will come back here and be with you ok," said Lupin.

Harry just nodded his head yes and finished up his sandwich that Mrs. Weasley had given him, one last gulp of juice and he was ready to climb into a soft and warm bed.

"Mrs. Weasley do you think you could make me a dreamless sleep potion so I can sleep tonight, I have been having a bit of a problem sleeping here lately," said Harry.

Mrs. Weasley looked at him with a sadden smile on her face, she knew how much Harry loved Sirius and was sure he was suffering from nightmares.

"Harry I can fix you a mild sleeping potion but with out Dumbledore giving the ok I can't give you the dreamless sleep potion. I don't have any for one and Poppy has a small stock of it at Hogwarts. That is why we need his permission ok, but I promise you that as soon as I can; I will speak with him about it for you and see if we can at least have a little for one or two doses. I know he will understand why you need it. Come now Harry lets get you up stairs and into bed and I will see you when you get up. The children don't know that they went to get you tonight, so when you get up and come down they will all be surprised to see you and you won't be bothered until you wake up," said Molly.

They climbed the stairs together to Sirius old room; there was a king size bed; just waiting for him to climb in. Harry grabbed his night clothes and went into the private bathroom and changed for bed. When he came out Mrs. Weasley was waiting for him; she held the cup with the sleeping potion. Mrs. Weasley gave him the mild sleeping potion and tucked him into bed.

"Harry I just want you to know that I consider you one of my own and I love you dear, please remember that I am here for you as a mother figure. I want you to know that I am not in anyway trying to take your mothers place," Molly said to Harry.

"I know Mrs. Weasley," he said as his eyes began to shut.

As Harry's eyes closed he whispered;

"I love you too mum." and his eyes closed and he was fast asleep.

Thanks again for reading my story and please review. I hope that everyone has enjoyed the story so far.

Froggyy1 (Joyce)