Chapter 23

Anger

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>.

Harry was restless in the bedroom; he was pacing back and forth. He raised his wand and started to lace it through his fingers. Energy flowed through his body.

"If he touches her" he said, "I swear I'll kill him."

The candle on the bedside locker started to flicker and the curtains on the window and around his four poster bed started to move as if someone had left a window or door open. He wanted to release his magic but he felt that his wand didn't want to work.

Dropping his wand on to his bed, he walked over to the other side of the room and opened the window. The wind gently blew, it was a mild night and the stars twinkled in the sky. The cold breeze blew his fringe back revealing his scar.

In his minds eye he saw Voldemort place his slimy bony arm around Cho's shoulder. Standing up on the windowsill Harry opened his arms and shouted to the night.

"IF YOU TOUCH HER, I'LL KILL YOU, YOU SON OF A BITCH. I SWEAR I WILL."

Clouds started to gather outside and the wind rose slightly.

"YOU WILL NOT TOUCH HER VOLDEMORT" Harry shouted. "I LOVE HER TOO MUCH. DO YOU HEAR ME, I LOVE HER AND I WON'T LOSE ANOTHER PERSON I LOVE TO YOU."

The lights throughout the castle flickered, trees shook and curtains blew from the rising of the wind. The sky was black. Personal items on bedside tables rocked and fell over. The storm outside got worse as Harry continued to shout out the open window to the cold night air.

"I'LL KILL YOU, YOU BASTARD. YOU'VE RUINED MY LIFE AND THE PEOPLE I LOVE ONE TIME TOO MANY. I'LL KILL YOU"

As the anger and power pushed through Harry's veins he felt an urge to throw his hands to the sky. A huge bolt of lightning cracked through the sky, whitening the blackness. Thunder erupted straight after; it was so loud it was like the sky had split in half.

Harry suddenly felt dizzy. Holding his head and swaying slightly he groaned, "Whoa!"

The wind automatically stopped and stillness returned to the grounds of Hogwarts.

"I've got you mate" Ron's arms were around Harry holding on to him and helping him off the window-still. "That was powerful stuff Harry, are you alright?"

Harry felt sick, his head ached. "I need to lie down Ron, I don't feel well"

Harry was clammy and he felt very weak.

"Ron, I think I'm going to faint."

Ron caught Harry in time when he collapsed.

"Bloody hell Harry, you did all that without the use of your wand" Ron whispered as he lay Harry on his bed.

The Gryffindors finally returned shortly after Dumbledore had checked on Harry and had spoken to Ron. When he had left the three friends the first time he had gone to the Great Hall and had advised Harry's housemates to give him a chance to get settled before they returned to their dorms.

When Dumbledore had seen the wind turn gale force outside so quickly he guessed immediately the reason for the sudden change in the weather. So not to alarm the rest of the students he had started a sing song to block out the storm, and to give Harry the time he needed.

Once all the students had returned to Gryffindor Dumbledore called McGonagall and Snape to his office.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>.

Dumbledore searched in his pockets, no-one knew what he was looking for but the amount of pockets in his robe was enough to catch anyone's attention. As he took his hand in and out of the various sized pockets, his brow etched with confusion, he finally gave a gleeful cheer and produced his box of lemon-drops.

Snape cleared his throat, "That's what we were waiting for, you and your obsession for those damn lemon-drops."

With a cheerful grin Dumbledore said, "They help me think better Severus. Now did anyone call Remus? I think he needs to hear this"

"It could be dangerous Headmaster" Snape said, "If the Dark Lord knew you were there."

Lupin appeared at the fireplace.

"Evening Professor, Minerva, Severus, I got here as fast as I could, what have I missed?"

Snape snorted in the corner of the room.

"Lupin, the Headmaster has finally lost it."

Lupin looked to his old headmaster with a confused look on his face. Dumbledore raised his hand to quieten Snape.

"Severus, I understand your concern but I need to see why Harry's scar is bleeding when he sleeps and why his magic is faltering"

Lupin stood up from his chair, "Harry's scar has been bleeding again, why wasn't I informed? You know how I feel about Harry and what's this about his magic. Was this your idea Severus to not tell me? You know Sirius is away and he would be very annoyed if he knew you were keeping things from us. Why wasn't I informed? Is Harry okay?"

"Remus, my old friend" Dumbledore said from behind his desk, "We have kept nothing from you, it's due to recent events that we are here tonight."

"I don't understand" Lupin replied

"Potter, had a bit of a turn earlier" Snape answered, "He fell asleep and Weasley found him"

Dumbledore interrupted, "It seems his scar only bled for a few minutes like previously in Mr Weasley's home"

"And is there a reason that his scar is bleeding, has it anything to do with that prophecy you spoke of before?" Lupin asked

"I'm afraid I am unable to answer that for the moment"

"Do we know what the dream was about?"

"Potter woke up calling for his girlfriend, Ms Chang" Snape said

"It seems Voldemort had captured her and had threatened Harry and this upset him" Dumbledore whispered.

"James would have been the same, he was always checking on all of us everytime he had a dream or a weird feeling" Lupin said, "And is the girl okay?"

"Yes, yes" McGonagall answered, "She had no idea, actually she didn't seem very worried about Potter but then again I did wake the poor girl up."

"Yes, it is getting quite late" Dumbledore sighed.

Snape turned to Dumbledore and said, "Headmaster, will you please inform Lupin what you plan to do?"

Once more Lupin moved in his chair and looked worryingly at his old headmaster.

"Yes thank you Severus" Dumbledore replied, "I don't know if you were made aware but during a duelling class Harry got a weakness"

"A weakness?" Lupin asked

"Yes" Snape answered. "We've all noticed different things lately. He's losing concentration, he looks disorientated. I know the boy is thin and miserable the best of times but he looks pale and faint."

"Have you checked with Madam Pomfrey, maybe he's run down, sick?" Lupin stood once more. "You think its something else, don't you?"

"Remus, please sit and let us explain" Dumbledore spoke gently.

Lupin sat and listened to the three Professors explain their theories about the recent events.

"I will only do it for a few minutes" Dumbledore said. "I don't want Harry to discover what I'm doing. Leglimens is dangerous enough when the other person is awake, I don't want to think what could happen if something went wrong when the boy is asleep"

"If Potter has finally obeyed my instructions he should have a clear mind but obviously like his father he is unable to take instructions. He'll never learn." Snape replied.

He massaged his forehead with his fingers, he was tired and he could feel a headache starting. He would support Dumbledore and be there afterwards with a potion for the headmaster to take if he became weak. McGonagall's voice interrupted his thoughts.

"The only problem is, we don't know when Harry will have one of those dreams. They don't occur every night or at regular intervals."

"Yes, that is a point" Dumbledore replied resting his chin on his hands to help him think better. "His magic has never been affected before and after what you both have reported to me about recent events I feel it's just a matter of time before he has another dream. If he has been practising his Occlumency every evening the weaker his magic becomes the less chance that clearing his mind at night time will help. I will have to speak to Mr Weasley maybe he will be able to contact me when Harry is experiencing one of these dreams. It's getting very late. Minerva, can you tell Mr Weasley to come see me after dinner tomorrow evening? Thank you for your assistance tonight."

McGonagall said she would send Ron up the next day and then left saying goodnight to everyone in the room. Dumbledore turned to Lupin,

"Remus, are you okay with this?"

Lupin agreed saying that if it helped Harry in any way then it was okay with him. He left shortly afterwards.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>.

End of chapter