I am so sorry about the lateness of this chapter! I was really busy and
never really got time to sit down and type. My story is reaching an end
but not quit yet... Okay maybe not... but oh well! Okay, now for the
story...
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Schemes and Plans
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The next few weeks flew by for Kyara. She and Harry were going steady, especially since he was so happy after Sirius's return, and her Gift was getting stronger with each passing day. Around the begging of December the spirit of the castle was higher. As Kyara walked down the halls she could see numerous decorations being set up around the castle, from the Christmas trees to the mistletoe hanging at random corners, catching students by surprise.
On a Saturday, about a week and a half from Christmas, Harry and Kyara were out on the grounds, as they usually were at this time. It had snowed heavily the night before and they sat on a rock that Kyara had warmed with her gift to watch the Giant Squid keep the lake from freezing over.
Kyara broke the silence that had hung between them, "I suppose your going somewhere for Christmas?" She asked timidly.
Harry looked up startled, "No, I'm staying here."
A small smile appeared on Kyara's lips as Harry placed his arm around her and pulled her closer to him.
"Let's go inside, shall we?" Harry said before pulling Kyara into a short kiss. Harry stiffly got up and then pulled Kyara up with him when he heard a bang from the Forbidden Forrest. He quickly stepped in front of Kyara and pulled out his wand, he stood there, stuck for almost a minute before he saw movement in the bushes nearest them.
"Whose there!" He called. No answer.
He and Kyara slowly walked towards the bushes and they both jumped nearly a foot when a raggedy man with a bald spot on his head appeared out of the bushes. "Boy, I've come to warn you..."
"What are you doing here, scum!" Spat Harry, interrupting Wormtail.
"I've come to repay my debt by warning you of the Dark Lords next attack, please listen! I want to get this over with and leave as fast as I can! He will surely know that I was here, but I must do this..."
Harry glared at Wormtail, "How am I supposed to know if you're telling the truth, you could be distracting me right now so others could sneak up on me and attack from behind!"
"You have to trust me!" Wormtail pleaded, "Listen, an attack is to be made over Christmas, though I cannot say when." Wormtail winced and looked down on his arm, a scar, the shape of a skull with a snake inside of it, was burning red hot. "I have to go! An attack over Christmas, tell me my debt is undone!"
Harry stood motionless as Wormtail disappeared back into the bushes. "We have to go tell Dumbledore!" Harry said suddenly and began running back to the castle with Kyara in his wake.
"Who was that and who is trying to kill you!" Kyara demanded when they reached the Entrance Hall.
Harry stared at her wide eyed before a look of understanding appeared on his face, "I forgot you used to be a muggle, it's a long story that I'll tell you later. But now we have talk to Dumbledore!"
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Kyara waited outside the door for Harry to finish talking to Dumbledore. 'Something is wrong here... I can feel it.' She thought, 'There is danger, but is it Harry who's in trouble or someone else?'
Just then Kyara heard the doorknob shake and looked at it, then she heard Harry's voice, "Let me out!" He screamed. She heard something crash. Moments later an angry Harry slammed the door shut and stomped down the stairs, Kyara keeping a safe distance away from him. She had never seen him in that kind of mood, he was always happy, even when someone annoyed him.
Kyara silently followed him up to the Gryffindor Common Room where he finally turned to Kyara and took a deep breath. "I have to leave for the winter holidays. I'm not supposed to say where for safety reasons," Harry rolled his eyes, "I really hate going but I have to."
Kyara could tell he was holding back angry tears, "It's okay! As long as you're safe I'll be fine. I can hang out with Lavender; she's staying over the winter vacation." Kyara gave him a kind smile and kissed him.
He pulled away "I knew you would understand..." he said, taking a breath before returning her kiss for a deeper one.
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That Monday Harry's trunk was packed and he was sitting on the couch in the Common Room with his head in his hands. He didn't want to leave Kyara, something didn't seem right... But he couldn't figure out what.
Two people walked through the portrait hole and sat on either side of Harry, "You alright?" Hermione asked quietly.
"Yeah, mate; you seem a little bit off lately." Ron muttered just quiet enough for them to hear. "Something wrong that you're not telling us? You can trust us!"
Harry moaned into his hands, "Somethings going to happen... I just don't know what, and the tension is killing me! I wish that whatever is about to happen would just happen!"
Hermione looked at Harry with a worried face, "Were going to the order tomorrow, we'll all be safe!" She assured him.
"Kyara won't be..." He muttered.
"What would He-who-must-not-be-named want with Kyara? I mean she's just another muggle to him..." Ron said, and then after a second he continued, "Unless, he had heard that you and Kyara were together..."
"Or," Hermione interrupted, "Voldemort heard that Kyara had the Gift, there is so much you could do with that!"
"There's nothing we can do!" Harry said helplessly, "Dumbledore won't let us take her with us and he won't let me stay with her..."
They all looked up when they heard movement around the portrait hole. A snow covered Kyara walked in, her cheeks and nose red from cold. "Hey," She said with a smile, "What's up?"
"We'll finish this later," Harry whispered just audible enough for Ron and Hermione. "Nothing," He said to Kyara, "Just talking about homework." He smiled.
"Okay..." Kyara said, knowing that Harry had lied.
After several moments of silence Ron stood up, belching, "Let's go to supper, I'm starved!"
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Well, I hope you liked it! Okay, next chapter should be long... But you know, I'm not that good at making long chapters... Oh well!! Okay next update should be sooner than this one was, I hope. PLEASE REVIEW!!!!
Thanks for reading!
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Schemes and Plans
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The next few weeks flew by for Kyara. She and Harry were going steady, especially since he was so happy after Sirius's return, and her Gift was getting stronger with each passing day. Around the begging of December the spirit of the castle was higher. As Kyara walked down the halls she could see numerous decorations being set up around the castle, from the Christmas trees to the mistletoe hanging at random corners, catching students by surprise.
On a Saturday, about a week and a half from Christmas, Harry and Kyara were out on the grounds, as they usually were at this time. It had snowed heavily the night before and they sat on a rock that Kyara had warmed with her gift to watch the Giant Squid keep the lake from freezing over.
Kyara broke the silence that had hung between them, "I suppose your going somewhere for Christmas?" She asked timidly.
Harry looked up startled, "No, I'm staying here."
A small smile appeared on Kyara's lips as Harry placed his arm around her and pulled her closer to him.
"Let's go inside, shall we?" Harry said before pulling Kyara into a short kiss. Harry stiffly got up and then pulled Kyara up with him when he heard a bang from the Forbidden Forrest. He quickly stepped in front of Kyara and pulled out his wand, he stood there, stuck for almost a minute before he saw movement in the bushes nearest them.
"Whose there!" He called. No answer.
He and Kyara slowly walked towards the bushes and they both jumped nearly a foot when a raggedy man with a bald spot on his head appeared out of the bushes. "Boy, I've come to warn you..."
"What are you doing here, scum!" Spat Harry, interrupting Wormtail.
"I've come to repay my debt by warning you of the Dark Lords next attack, please listen! I want to get this over with and leave as fast as I can! He will surely know that I was here, but I must do this..."
Harry glared at Wormtail, "How am I supposed to know if you're telling the truth, you could be distracting me right now so others could sneak up on me and attack from behind!"
"You have to trust me!" Wormtail pleaded, "Listen, an attack is to be made over Christmas, though I cannot say when." Wormtail winced and looked down on his arm, a scar, the shape of a skull with a snake inside of it, was burning red hot. "I have to go! An attack over Christmas, tell me my debt is undone!"
Harry stood motionless as Wormtail disappeared back into the bushes. "We have to go tell Dumbledore!" Harry said suddenly and began running back to the castle with Kyara in his wake.
"Who was that and who is trying to kill you!" Kyara demanded when they reached the Entrance Hall.
Harry stared at her wide eyed before a look of understanding appeared on his face, "I forgot you used to be a muggle, it's a long story that I'll tell you later. But now we have talk to Dumbledore!"
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Kyara waited outside the door for Harry to finish talking to Dumbledore. 'Something is wrong here... I can feel it.' She thought, 'There is danger, but is it Harry who's in trouble or someone else?'
Just then Kyara heard the doorknob shake and looked at it, then she heard Harry's voice, "Let me out!" He screamed. She heard something crash. Moments later an angry Harry slammed the door shut and stomped down the stairs, Kyara keeping a safe distance away from him. She had never seen him in that kind of mood, he was always happy, even when someone annoyed him.
Kyara silently followed him up to the Gryffindor Common Room where he finally turned to Kyara and took a deep breath. "I have to leave for the winter holidays. I'm not supposed to say where for safety reasons," Harry rolled his eyes, "I really hate going but I have to."
Kyara could tell he was holding back angry tears, "It's okay! As long as you're safe I'll be fine. I can hang out with Lavender; she's staying over the winter vacation." Kyara gave him a kind smile and kissed him.
He pulled away "I knew you would understand..." he said, taking a breath before returning her kiss for a deeper one.
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That Monday Harry's trunk was packed and he was sitting on the couch in the Common Room with his head in his hands. He didn't want to leave Kyara, something didn't seem right... But he couldn't figure out what.
Two people walked through the portrait hole and sat on either side of Harry, "You alright?" Hermione asked quietly.
"Yeah, mate; you seem a little bit off lately." Ron muttered just quiet enough for them to hear. "Something wrong that you're not telling us? You can trust us!"
Harry moaned into his hands, "Somethings going to happen... I just don't know what, and the tension is killing me! I wish that whatever is about to happen would just happen!"
Hermione looked at Harry with a worried face, "Were going to the order tomorrow, we'll all be safe!" She assured him.
"Kyara won't be..." He muttered.
"What would He-who-must-not-be-named want with Kyara? I mean she's just another muggle to him..." Ron said, and then after a second he continued, "Unless, he had heard that you and Kyara were together..."
"Or," Hermione interrupted, "Voldemort heard that Kyara had the Gift, there is so much you could do with that!"
"There's nothing we can do!" Harry said helplessly, "Dumbledore won't let us take her with us and he won't let me stay with her..."
They all looked up when they heard movement around the portrait hole. A snow covered Kyara walked in, her cheeks and nose red from cold. "Hey," She said with a smile, "What's up?"
"We'll finish this later," Harry whispered just audible enough for Ron and Hermione. "Nothing," He said to Kyara, "Just talking about homework." He smiled.
"Okay..." Kyara said, knowing that Harry had lied.
After several moments of silence Ron stood up, belching, "Let's go to supper, I'm starved!"
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Well, I hope you liked it! Okay, next chapter should be long... But you know, I'm not that good at making long chapters... Oh well!! Okay next update should be sooner than this one was, I hope. PLEASE REVIEW!!!!
Thanks for reading!