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It should answer some of those questions in your head right now, for
instance, that question that says "How on Earth did Sirius get there?"
These questions will all be answered in good time. Before we begin, I
must explain something that won't be in my story. I believe that the veil
in the Ministry of Magic is the exact same veil that is in the Celtic Myths
((if you don't know that myth and want to learn more then go to a search
engine and look it up, its very interesting)). There will be more
information on what the veil does in this chapter. Read, review, and most
of all, enjoy!
Oh and for my anonymous reviewer ^^: I didn't really know what a Mary-Sue was but I looked it up and figured it out. I had no intention of my story being a Mary-Sue. Thank you for your review!
Disclaimer: I don't really NEED this but just in case... I don't own anyone or anything in this story except Kyara Bridd. All characters belong to J.K. Rowling and the Gift belongs to Tamora Pierce.
Chapter 6 The Veil Thins
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A blinding light pierced the Great Hall and stunned all of occupant of the room with the exception of Harry, Ron, Hermione, Madam Pomfrey, Professor Dumbledore and Kyara.
"Albus, does Ms. Bridd really need to be here?" Madam Pomfrey asked.
"Yes, I need to test her skill with the Gift, see how well she can cope when using her Gift in real life situations."
When Madam Pomfrey raised an eyebrow Dumbledore said, "Not to worry, we have practiced these spells plenty of times and they are quite simple as it is."
Kyara bit her lip and walked to Dumbledore when he called her.
"First of all, we need to take Mr. Black upstairs to the Hospital Wing, there we can wake him." He said in a whisper, then turning to the group, "Make your way to the Hospital Wing and I will meet you there, but first I have to wake the students."
Harry was shaking. 'But he fell through the veil, he... he died. He can't still be here... Oh, God please say he's alright!'
Hermione, seeing Harry shake, walked over and hugged his shoulders, whispering, "It's alright Harry, he's alive but he's unconscious."
"He's supposed to be dead Hermione; he's not supposed to be here." Harry said dryly. 'It's too good to be true, I must be dreaming.' He pinched himself. 'Nope not dreaming...'
Madam Pomfrey flicked her wand and Sirius got lifted up and floated on an invisible stretcher. She began walking towards the Hospital Wing closely followed by Harry, still looking into the pale face of his godfather.
Hermione gave Ron a look and they caught up with Harry. Kyara stayed behind with Dumbledore. He flicked his wand and a bright white light flashed surrounded the room once more. As each of the students blinked the light out of their eyes they looked around, after a few seconds some of them shrugged their shoulders and continued eating while others got up and left the Great Hall.
'Wow...' Kyara thought in awe, 'A spell that can nock a number of people out and then wake them up again without them knowing it ever happened. THAT is powerful magic'
"Now Ms. Bridd, if you would follow me." Dumbledore said quietly before walking from the room.
Kyara stood stunned for a moment then turned and quickly caught up with Dumbledore. When they reached the Hospital Wing Sirius was talking to Harry, while Ron and Hermione were waiting outside along with Madam Pomfrey.
Dumbledore knocked on the door and Harry opened it. He then walked back over to the bed beside his godfather and sat down.
Sirius eyed Kyara with suspicion, "Who are you?"
Harry glared at his godfather, "That is Kyara, Kyara this is Sirius Black."
"Hi." Kyara whispered.
"Hello Sirius," Dumbledore said, "It's been a while hasn't it?"
Harry shifted on his bed, his eyes narrowing.
"That it has Albus, too long." Sirius said lazily.
"Um... Sirius, what happened?" Hermione asked shyly.
Sirius sighed and leaned back onto his pillows. "Behind the veil, you mean? A lot happened."
"Wait Sirius, till we are sure there are no eavesdroppers." Dumbledore circled the room and then went to the door. "Silencio." A small blue light extracted itself from his wand and surrounded the door. "You may persist." He said gravely.
"Well," Sirius continued, "that veil... after I fell through it I felt as if I... as if I... were dead. I felt all clammy and cold inside. And then I saw ghosts, a lot of ghosts. They all followed me and begged for me to take them to the 'surface'. I guessed I was probably in some realm... a realm of ghosts. And then... and then I saw Lily and James..." Sirius's voice cracked and Harry seemed to go into some kind of trance.
'Lily and James?' Kyara thought, 'Now doesn't look like the right time to ask.' She looked over at Ron, he nodded and she sat beside Harry, putting her arm around his shoulders in a comforting way.
After Sirius could control his emotions he continued, "Lily and James, they took me to their 'home' and told me where I was. We talked for a long time, about the past, about Harry." Sirius nodded his head to Harry, "There was no food there, but then again I was never hungry. They never slept there, unless they wanted to. I truly thought I was dead, but Lily and James knew better. They knew how I had got there but they said I had to leave. I didn't want to, you can imagine. Your best friend gone fore 15 years and then suddenly you see him and talk to him again, I refused to leave. But James said I had to come to take care of you, Harry. So many months past, though there was no time in this realm I was still wearing my watch and it was somehow working. On October 31, in the center square of the 'town' a patch of light was shining down and the ghosts avoided it. Lily and James said it was my time to return, they forced me to step into the light and return to the Ministry of Magic. I turned into a dog and made my way here." Sirius let out another sigh and closed his eyes.
"I think we shall leave you in peace Sirius, let you sleep. I for one will be back in the morning. Madam Pomfrey if you would make it so no-one could see Sirius that would be excellent. Good night Sirius, it's good to have you back." Dumbledore left the room at that, stopping at the door to undo his silencing spell.
Ron and Hermione said goodnight as well and pulled Kyara out of the room. Madam Pomfrey went to her office and closed the door, leaving Harry alone with Sirius.
"Who are Lily and James?" Kyara asked Ron and Hermione once they were out of hearing distance of the Hospital Wing.
"Harry's dead parents." Hermione said quietly.
"Oh..." Kyara mumbled under her breath.
"Good night Kyara!" Ron said when they reached the Common Room.
"See y'all in the morning!" Kyara said as she headed up to her dorm.
Hermione and Ron stayed down-stairs to wait up on Harry.
'Hope he's alright' Kyara thought. Though she was his girlfriend she didn't feel like it was her business to stay up on him. She felt as if he needed to talk to Ron and Hermione alone.
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Harry sat on the bed beside Sirius as he told his story. His lungs constricted as he heard his parents names. He fought the tears from his eyes as Kyara sat beside him and put her arm around him.
'Why is life so hard?' He asked himself, 'why am I the one who has to save everyone's buts and at the same time ruin their lives?'
When Sirius finished his story Dumbledore, Madam Pomfrey, Ron, Hermione, and Kyara left. Harry sat there in silence for a while before Sirius started talking to him.
"I'm sorry, Harry. I know these past months have been hell and I know that..."
But Harry cut him off, "Why didn't you tell me about the prophecy? Why does everyone think I can't handle things? I'm bloody 16! Tell me! What other secrets are you and Dumbledore and all the bloody others keeping from me? What do you not want me to know?" Tears of frustration leaked from his eyes.
Sirius leaned over and put his hand on Harry's shoulder. "I'm sorry about all of the secrets; I would have told you everything! But Azkaban happened and the timing was never right. I'm really sorry Harry, I'm sorry that you parents died because of me, I'm sorry that you had to grow up living with dirty muggles, I'm sorry you have to fight Voldemort. I would take your place if I could, but all I can do is protect you, and sometimes protecting you means not telling you certain things. But that was a mistake, you should have known everything from the beginning!" Sirius sighed and looked Harry in the eye, "I'm sorry about everything Harry, if I could I would go into the past and change it all but I can't, I'm sorry."
Harry clenched his teeth, 'I shouldn't be this hard on Sirius.'
"It's alright Sirius, it's not your fault, I'm just a bit frustrated and I don't understand why Dumbledore didn't just tell me everything from the start."
Sirius hugged Harry and kissed him on the forehead. "Rest up boy, you'll need it. I'll be here in the morning."
He let Harry go, " 'Night Sirius."
"Goodnight Harry."
He slowly trotted back up to the Gryffindor Common Room, happier than he had been in months.
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Hope you liked it!!! I'm SO sorry about the lateness of this chapter! I was really busy and never got enough time to just sit down in front of the computer and write my story. Thanks so much for reading!!! Now REVIEW!!!!
Oh and for my anonymous reviewer ^^: I didn't really know what a Mary-Sue was but I looked it up and figured it out. I had no intention of my story being a Mary-Sue. Thank you for your review!
Disclaimer: I don't really NEED this but just in case... I don't own anyone or anything in this story except Kyara Bridd. All characters belong to J.K. Rowling and the Gift belongs to Tamora Pierce.
Chapter 6 The Veil Thins
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A blinding light pierced the Great Hall and stunned all of occupant of the room with the exception of Harry, Ron, Hermione, Madam Pomfrey, Professor Dumbledore and Kyara.
"Albus, does Ms. Bridd really need to be here?" Madam Pomfrey asked.
"Yes, I need to test her skill with the Gift, see how well she can cope when using her Gift in real life situations."
When Madam Pomfrey raised an eyebrow Dumbledore said, "Not to worry, we have practiced these spells plenty of times and they are quite simple as it is."
Kyara bit her lip and walked to Dumbledore when he called her.
"First of all, we need to take Mr. Black upstairs to the Hospital Wing, there we can wake him." He said in a whisper, then turning to the group, "Make your way to the Hospital Wing and I will meet you there, but first I have to wake the students."
Harry was shaking. 'But he fell through the veil, he... he died. He can't still be here... Oh, God please say he's alright!'
Hermione, seeing Harry shake, walked over and hugged his shoulders, whispering, "It's alright Harry, he's alive but he's unconscious."
"He's supposed to be dead Hermione; he's not supposed to be here." Harry said dryly. 'It's too good to be true, I must be dreaming.' He pinched himself. 'Nope not dreaming...'
Madam Pomfrey flicked her wand and Sirius got lifted up and floated on an invisible stretcher. She began walking towards the Hospital Wing closely followed by Harry, still looking into the pale face of his godfather.
Hermione gave Ron a look and they caught up with Harry. Kyara stayed behind with Dumbledore. He flicked his wand and a bright white light flashed surrounded the room once more. As each of the students blinked the light out of their eyes they looked around, after a few seconds some of them shrugged their shoulders and continued eating while others got up and left the Great Hall.
'Wow...' Kyara thought in awe, 'A spell that can nock a number of people out and then wake them up again without them knowing it ever happened. THAT is powerful magic'
"Now Ms. Bridd, if you would follow me." Dumbledore said quietly before walking from the room.
Kyara stood stunned for a moment then turned and quickly caught up with Dumbledore. When they reached the Hospital Wing Sirius was talking to Harry, while Ron and Hermione were waiting outside along with Madam Pomfrey.
Dumbledore knocked on the door and Harry opened it. He then walked back over to the bed beside his godfather and sat down.
Sirius eyed Kyara with suspicion, "Who are you?"
Harry glared at his godfather, "That is Kyara, Kyara this is Sirius Black."
"Hi." Kyara whispered.
"Hello Sirius," Dumbledore said, "It's been a while hasn't it?"
Harry shifted on his bed, his eyes narrowing.
"That it has Albus, too long." Sirius said lazily.
"Um... Sirius, what happened?" Hermione asked shyly.
Sirius sighed and leaned back onto his pillows. "Behind the veil, you mean? A lot happened."
"Wait Sirius, till we are sure there are no eavesdroppers." Dumbledore circled the room and then went to the door. "Silencio." A small blue light extracted itself from his wand and surrounded the door. "You may persist." He said gravely.
"Well," Sirius continued, "that veil... after I fell through it I felt as if I... as if I... were dead. I felt all clammy and cold inside. And then I saw ghosts, a lot of ghosts. They all followed me and begged for me to take them to the 'surface'. I guessed I was probably in some realm... a realm of ghosts. And then... and then I saw Lily and James..." Sirius's voice cracked and Harry seemed to go into some kind of trance.
'Lily and James?' Kyara thought, 'Now doesn't look like the right time to ask.' She looked over at Ron, he nodded and she sat beside Harry, putting her arm around his shoulders in a comforting way.
After Sirius could control his emotions he continued, "Lily and James, they took me to their 'home' and told me where I was. We talked for a long time, about the past, about Harry." Sirius nodded his head to Harry, "There was no food there, but then again I was never hungry. They never slept there, unless they wanted to. I truly thought I was dead, but Lily and James knew better. They knew how I had got there but they said I had to leave. I didn't want to, you can imagine. Your best friend gone fore 15 years and then suddenly you see him and talk to him again, I refused to leave. But James said I had to come to take care of you, Harry. So many months past, though there was no time in this realm I was still wearing my watch and it was somehow working. On October 31, in the center square of the 'town' a patch of light was shining down and the ghosts avoided it. Lily and James said it was my time to return, they forced me to step into the light and return to the Ministry of Magic. I turned into a dog and made my way here." Sirius let out another sigh and closed his eyes.
"I think we shall leave you in peace Sirius, let you sleep. I for one will be back in the morning. Madam Pomfrey if you would make it so no-one could see Sirius that would be excellent. Good night Sirius, it's good to have you back." Dumbledore left the room at that, stopping at the door to undo his silencing spell.
Ron and Hermione said goodnight as well and pulled Kyara out of the room. Madam Pomfrey went to her office and closed the door, leaving Harry alone with Sirius.
"Who are Lily and James?" Kyara asked Ron and Hermione once they were out of hearing distance of the Hospital Wing.
"Harry's dead parents." Hermione said quietly.
"Oh..." Kyara mumbled under her breath.
"Good night Kyara!" Ron said when they reached the Common Room.
"See y'all in the morning!" Kyara said as she headed up to her dorm.
Hermione and Ron stayed down-stairs to wait up on Harry.
'Hope he's alright' Kyara thought. Though she was his girlfriend she didn't feel like it was her business to stay up on him. She felt as if he needed to talk to Ron and Hermione alone.
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Harry sat on the bed beside Sirius as he told his story. His lungs constricted as he heard his parents names. He fought the tears from his eyes as Kyara sat beside him and put her arm around him.
'Why is life so hard?' He asked himself, 'why am I the one who has to save everyone's buts and at the same time ruin their lives?'
When Sirius finished his story Dumbledore, Madam Pomfrey, Ron, Hermione, and Kyara left. Harry sat there in silence for a while before Sirius started talking to him.
"I'm sorry, Harry. I know these past months have been hell and I know that..."
But Harry cut him off, "Why didn't you tell me about the prophecy? Why does everyone think I can't handle things? I'm bloody 16! Tell me! What other secrets are you and Dumbledore and all the bloody others keeping from me? What do you not want me to know?" Tears of frustration leaked from his eyes.
Sirius leaned over and put his hand on Harry's shoulder. "I'm sorry about all of the secrets; I would have told you everything! But Azkaban happened and the timing was never right. I'm really sorry Harry, I'm sorry that you parents died because of me, I'm sorry that you had to grow up living with dirty muggles, I'm sorry you have to fight Voldemort. I would take your place if I could, but all I can do is protect you, and sometimes protecting you means not telling you certain things. But that was a mistake, you should have known everything from the beginning!" Sirius sighed and looked Harry in the eye, "I'm sorry about everything Harry, if I could I would go into the past and change it all but I can't, I'm sorry."
Harry clenched his teeth, 'I shouldn't be this hard on Sirius.'
"It's alright Sirius, it's not your fault, I'm just a bit frustrated and I don't understand why Dumbledore didn't just tell me everything from the start."
Sirius hugged Harry and kissed him on the forehead. "Rest up boy, you'll need it. I'll be here in the morning."
He let Harry go, " 'Night Sirius."
"Goodnight Harry."
He slowly trotted back up to the Gryffindor Common Room, happier than he had been in months.
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Hope you liked it!!! I'm SO sorry about the lateness of this chapter! I was really busy and never got enough time to just sit down in front of the computer and write my story. Thanks so much for reading!!! Now REVIEW!!!!