I'm so sorry about the lateness of this chapter!! It felt impossible to
write, it took forever! Please forgive me! And sorry if this chapter is
kind of lame I just was trying to finish it in a rush.
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A Dream From a Distance
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The snow fell down lightly as Kyara watched the horseless carriages disappear off in the distance. She let out a small sigh; it would be a long winter without Harry, Ron, and Hermione. She slowly trudged up the marble staircase and headed for the Common Room to do some of her homework; the teachers had given them a ton to do for the winter break.
She reached the Common Room and worked on homework for several hours, when she had finally finished her essay on a plant that could cure acne for Herbology Kyara looked at her watch, it was 1:13 in the morning. 'How could I have worked that long without noticing how late it was?' She pulled herself out of her chair and stumbled up to bed, exhausted.
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The snow drifted slowly down as Kyara pulled out of Harry's sight. Ron, Hermione, and Harry had managed to get a carriage to themselves and Harry was fully put out.
"Oh come on Harry, we're going to see Sirius! You have to be just a little happy about that..." Ron said.
Harry looked out the window at the snow-covered grounds, "I just don't have a good feeling at leaving Kyara all by herself... I feel like... something bad is about to happen." He sighed.
Several minutes later they arrived at the train station. As they were exiting the carriage a man grabbed Harry from behind; he swung around and was face to face with Remus Lupin.
"Professor Lupin!" Hermione said with a grin.
Lupin returned the grin; though his hair was greyer and his clothes were rattier his smile stayed the same. "It's nice to see you Harry, Ron, Hermione; how has school been? Good I hope, well we have to get going. Here everyone touch this," Lupin held out a large top hat and each of them put their hands on it. Lupin looked down on his watch and counted, "Five, four, three, two, one."
Harry felt a sudden pull around his navel and he was jerked backwards. Before he knew it he was falling onto the ground in front of Number 12, Grimmauld Place.
As they came towards the old house the door opened and huge bear-like black dog came bounding out. As it reached them it took a huge leap that knocked Harry over and began licking his face.
Harry, laughing, managed to push the dog off of him. Sirius always seemed to be able to cheer him up.
"Come on, lets go in; it's getting cold out here." Lupin said.
They all walked through the open front door and the dog changed back into Sirius Black who was beaming. "I'm so happy to see all of you! Oh, this Christmas is going to be wonderful! I'll go cook some lunch." Sirius walked into the kitchen humming happily.
That moment a bustling Mrs. Weasley appeared at the bottom of the stair case. "Oh! You're here!" Mrs. Weasley ran up to them and hugged Ron then Harry then Hermione. "Now, run along and unpack your things. Ginny should be here tomorrow, she wanted to stay at a friends... Arthur, Fred, George, Charlie, and Bill should be along later tonight. Percy," Mrs. Weasley got a sad look on her face, "won't be joining us. Well, lunch should be ready in a bit so hurry up!"
Ron nodded and he, Harry, and Hermione ran up the stairs, when they reached Ron and Harry's usual room Hermione kept walking up the stairs and Harry and Ron went in. After they finished unpacking they met Hermione in the kitchen and ate lunch. The day passed quickly; they stayed in the kitchen and talked about school and how the order was going.
Around seven, while Mrs. Weasley was cooking dinner a soft bang was heard outside the house and they could hear the door opening.
Mrs. Weasley looked up from her cooking, "Well, they're here!"
That moment Mr. Weasley, Fred and George; both dressed in green dragon hide jackets, Charlie and lastly Bill walked into the kitchen to warm welcomes.
As they were eating dinner Harry noticed Mr. Weasley, Professor Lupin, and Sirius talking at the end of the table. He strained his ears and could just barely hear every other word. He stood up and said he needed to wash his hands and walked over to the sink near them.
"...He's after her, we've got no doubt about it. But what could he want from her?" Mr. Weasley said quietly.
"Snape says that he sees her and Harry together often, but why wouldn't he be out for Ron or Hermione? It would hurt him just as much, probably more..." Lupin muttered.
Sirius motioned for them to be quiet, he had noticed Harry staring. "Your dinner will get cold Harry,"
Everyone went quiet. Harry glared at them for a minute longer than said, "Why doesn't anyone tell me anything?" He stormed off to his room and slammed the door shut.
Several minutes later someone knocked at the door. Harry didn't answer.
"Harry, open the door! It's Ron and Hermione and Sirius!" Harry heard Hermione's voice through the door.
Harry got up and opened the door. Without a word he went back to his bed and slumped down on it.
Sirius sighed, "Harry, the reason we don't tell you everything is we can't. I know you hate all the secrets and lies but... You're connected... even though you hate it there is still a chance that Voldemort could be listening." Sirius walked over and sat beside Harry, "Listen, I want Voldemort to be gone just as much as you do, you know that... But to be able to defeat Voldemort a few things have to be kept secret. Now get to sleep." Sirius ruffled Harry's hair and left the room.
Hermione sat down where Sirius had been a moment before, "I know this must be hard for you," Hermione hugged Harry, "Good night." Hermione left the room and they could hear her walking slowly up the steps.
"You alright Harry?" Ron asked.
Harry shrugged, "Yeah I guess, just tired."
Ron eyed him for a moment before beginning to change for bed. Before he was done Harry was fast asleep.
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Harry looked around, he was in the long corridor in the Ministry of Magic again. 'Oh great...' he thought. But instead of a door being at the end of the corridor there was a bundle of clothing that seemed to be shivering. Suddenly the whole room changed and they were in the Gryffindor common room. Whatever was under the bundle seemed to be sleeping and it was conveniently placed in a hard to find spot.
Suddenly several people came in through the portrait hole. Several of them cackled.
Harry heard a voice that he recognized but couldn't place speak out, "Come out, come out wherever you are!" He said in a mocking voice, "Dumbledore is gone, there's no one here to save you..."
"No!!!" screamed a voice from the corner that was all too familiar. Kyara stood up and threw off the bundle that was covering her, she immediately shoved her hands forward and a sound like an explosion echoed through the room.
The men in the corner were knocked down but a few of them quickly recovered. "You little brat!" they spat at her before pointing their wands and screaming "Stupify!"
Harry, recovering from his shock, tried to run to block the spells but he couldn't move or speak.
Kyara just barely managed to block the spells with a frail shield she conjured but by the fourth spell it broke and she was hit by the spell and fell back, unconscious.
"Now, all we have to do is take her to the Dark Lord..."
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Harry shot out of his bed, his clothes and sheets sweat soaked before running to the trash basket in the corner and heaving.
Ron jumped out of bed and ran over to Harry slightly mumbling before he realized what was happening, "Harry, you alright?"
"Ron, Kyara... she's in trouble!" Harry said before heaving again.
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Again I apologize for the lateness of this chapter!!!!! This story should have about one maybe two more chapters so it is nearing its end... but I will be slightly redoing it so that some ends meet better; for instance the whole quidditch thing really was stupid so I am going to mildly improve that chapter. I really will try to get the next chapter in sooner!!!! Hope you enjoyed this one!
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A Dream From a Distance
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The snow fell down lightly as Kyara watched the horseless carriages disappear off in the distance. She let out a small sigh; it would be a long winter without Harry, Ron, and Hermione. She slowly trudged up the marble staircase and headed for the Common Room to do some of her homework; the teachers had given them a ton to do for the winter break.
She reached the Common Room and worked on homework for several hours, when she had finally finished her essay on a plant that could cure acne for Herbology Kyara looked at her watch, it was 1:13 in the morning. 'How could I have worked that long without noticing how late it was?' She pulled herself out of her chair and stumbled up to bed, exhausted.
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The snow drifted slowly down as Kyara pulled out of Harry's sight. Ron, Hermione, and Harry had managed to get a carriage to themselves and Harry was fully put out.
"Oh come on Harry, we're going to see Sirius! You have to be just a little happy about that..." Ron said.
Harry looked out the window at the snow-covered grounds, "I just don't have a good feeling at leaving Kyara all by herself... I feel like... something bad is about to happen." He sighed.
Several minutes later they arrived at the train station. As they were exiting the carriage a man grabbed Harry from behind; he swung around and was face to face with Remus Lupin.
"Professor Lupin!" Hermione said with a grin.
Lupin returned the grin; though his hair was greyer and his clothes were rattier his smile stayed the same. "It's nice to see you Harry, Ron, Hermione; how has school been? Good I hope, well we have to get going. Here everyone touch this," Lupin held out a large top hat and each of them put their hands on it. Lupin looked down on his watch and counted, "Five, four, three, two, one."
Harry felt a sudden pull around his navel and he was jerked backwards. Before he knew it he was falling onto the ground in front of Number 12, Grimmauld Place.
As they came towards the old house the door opened and huge bear-like black dog came bounding out. As it reached them it took a huge leap that knocked Harry over and began licking his face.
Harry, laughing, managed to push the dog off of him. Sirius always seemed to be able to cheer him up.
"Come on, lets go in; it's getting cold out here." Lupin said.
They all walked through the open front door and the dog changed back into Sirius Black who was beaming. "I'm so happy to see all of you! Oh, this Christmas is going to be wonderful! I'll go cook some lunch." Sirius walked into the kitchen humming happily.
That moment a bustling Mrs. Weasley appeared at the bottom of the stair case. "Oh! You're here!" Mrs. Weasley ran up to them and hugged Ron then Harry then Hermione. "Now, run along and unpack your things. Ginny should be here tomorrow, she wanted to stay at a friends... Arthur, Fred, George, Charlie, and Bill should be along later tonight. Percy," Mrs. Weasley got a sad look on her face, "won't be joining us. Well, lunch should be ready in a bit so hurry up!"
Ron nodded and he, Harry, and Hermione ran up the stairs, when they reached Ron and Harry's usual room Hermione kept walking up the stairs and Harry and Ron went in. After they finished unpacking they met Hermione in the kitchen and ate lunch. The day passed quickly; they stayed in the kitchen and talked about school and how the order was going.
Around seven, while Mrs. Weasley was cooking dinner a soft bang was heard outside the house and they could hear the door opening.
Mrs. Weasley looked up from her cooking, "Well, they're here!"
That moment Mr. Weasley, Fred and George; both dressed in green dragon hide jackets, Charlie and lastly Bill walked into the kitchen to warm welcomes.
As they were eating dinner Harry noticed Mr. Weasley, Professor Lupin, and Sirius talking at the end of the table. He strained his ears and could just barely hear every other word. He stood up and said he needed to wash his hands and walked over to the sink near them.
"...He's after her, we've got no doubt about it. But what could he want from her?" Mr. Weasley said quietly.
"Snape says that he sees her and Harry together often, but why wouldn't he be out for Ron or Hermione? It would hurt him just as much, probably more..." Lupin muttered.
Sirius motioned for them to be quiet, he had noticed Harry staring. "Your dinner will get cold Harry,"
Everyone went quiet. Harry glared at them for a minute longer than said, "Why doesn't anyone tell me anything?" He stormed off to his room and slammed the door shut.
Several minutes later someone knocked at the door. Harry didn't answer.
"Harry, open the door! It's Ron and Hermione and Sirius!" Harry heard Hermione's voice through the door.
Harry got up and opened the door. Without a word he went back to his bed and slumped down on it.
Sirius sighed, "Harry, the reason we don't tell you everything is we can't. I know you hate all the secrets and lies but... You're connected... even though you hate it there is still a chance that Voldemort could be listening." Sirius walked over and sat beside Harry, "Listen, I want Voldemort to be gone just as much as you do, you know that... But to be able to defeat Voldemort a few things have to be kept secret. Now get to sleep." Sirius ruffled Harry's hair and left the room.
Hermione sat down where Sirius had been a moment before, "I know this must be hard for you," Hermione hugged Harry, "Good night." Hermione left the room and they could hear her walking slowly up the steps.
"You alright Harry?" Ron asked.
Harry shrugged, "Yeah I guess, just tired."
Ron eyed him for a moment before beginning to change for bed. Before he was done Harry was fast asleep.
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Harry looked around, he was in the long corridor in the Ministry of Magic again. 'Oh great...' he thought. But instead of a door being at the end of the corridor there was a bundle of clothing that seemed to be shivering. Suddenly the whole room changed and they were in the Gryffindor common room. Whatever was under the bundle seemed to be sleeping and it was conveniently placed in a hard to find spot.
Suddenly several people came in through the portrait hole. Several of them cackled.
Harry heard a voice that he recognized but couldn't place speak out, "Come out, come out wherever you are!" He said in a mocking voice, "Dumbledore is gone, there's no one here to save you..."
"No!!!" screamed a voice from the corner that was all too familiar. Kyara stood up and threw off the bundle that was covering her, she immediately shoved her hands forward and a sound like an explosion echoed through the room.
The men in the corner were knocked down but a few of them quickly recovered. "You little brat!" they spat at her before pointing their wands and screaming "Stupify!"
Harry, recovering from his shock, tried to run to block the spells but he couldn't move or speak.
Kyara just barely managed to block the spells with a frail shield she conjured but by the fourth spell it broke and she was hit by the spell and fell back, unconscious.
"Now, all we have to do is take her to the Dark Lord..."
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Harry shot out of his bed, his clothes and sheets sweat soaked before running to the trash basket in the corner and heaving.
Ron jumped out of bed and ran over to Harry slightly mumbling before he realized what was happening, "Harry, you alright?"
"Ron, Kyara... she's in trouble!" Harry said before heaving again.
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Again I apologize for the lateness of this chapter!!!!! This story should have about one maybe two more chapters so it is nearing its end... but I will be slightly redoing it so that some ends meet better; for instance the whole quidditch thing really was stupid so I am going to mildly improve that chapter. I really will try to get the next chapter in sooner!!!! Hope you enjoyed this one!