Chapter 13
The girl
Harry couldn't believe it, he managed to get the permission from Deacon. At first, he started to question Harry about the book, but then he gave it to him. Harry felt good; Deacon was a very kind man indeed. He headed towards the library and entered. There were a few students, and to Harry's surprise, he saw professor McGonagall talking to madam Pince.
He wanted to go to the common room and come here later, but he felt very excited to look for information about his ring. As far as Harry knows, he felt that there are better things that his ring could do. "Excuse Me," he said, arriving to madam Pince's desk. "Yes" she said, as McGonagall turned to look at Harry, he tried not to look at her. "What do you want this time?" madam Pence asked, frowning. "The same thing…I want that book" he said. "But I told you that you need permission to get into the restricted section" she sounded angry. Harry held the permission up, "and I have it" he said proudly. As she took the piece of parchment, professor McGonagall said, "Where did you get it from? I didn't give you permission" she was frowning at him. "I got it from professor Deacon," he said, smiling. "He's right…you may enter" she said, pointing at the section. "But I want to know where's the book?" he said, "I don't know the section well enough" she sighed and got up, "come". they both went inside, and as Harry was walking quickly behind madam Pince, he bumped into someone that appeared suddenly, "sorry" he said, but the student walked passed him quickly, and out of sight. Madam Pince looked between the lines of shelves and books until she stopped. "Here…these are all about rings…but don't you ruin them" she walked, leaving him alone. "Thanks" he said, as she got out of there. "Great" he whispered, looking at all the book around him. "Wait" he suddenly had a great idea. "You…" he hissed at the snake in its language, "I want you to show me the right book about rings" he stood there for a moment, looking around him for any sort of sign. Then, a book got out of its shelf and floated in the air, and then…it stopped in front of Harry and opened. Harry held it in his hands. "Wow" he said, "you really do whatever I want" he looked at the page in front of him. "This ring is known for its hidden powers that could only be revealed if the right person commands it," it clicked; the ring he has must be one of those kinds of rings. "I think this is all I need to know about you," he said, looking at the ring. Then he went back and saw that the paragraph was small. "It will give what you need, when you need it badly" then he read something at the bottom of the page. "But it's one of the dark objects that wonder in our world…it obeys every single command that the dark wizards speak…those who know the way to break the protection that is placed upon it…or those who own it".
Harry finished the paragraph; he was surprised that it was too short. He didn't learn anything new, but he was sure now that it will obey him.
He put the book back on its place, and got out of the section. "Hey…you wait Potter," madam Pince shouted at him, as soon as he headed for the door. "What's wrong?" he asked, frowning. He noticed that McGonagall was still there. "Why are you hiding the book that you borrowed?" she said angrily. "I don't have a book" he said, "I didn't need to take it" but she stopped him, "you wanted it so badly, but you only needed it for a minute" she couldn't believe him. "Yes…I had the information I need" he headed to the door and got out of the library.
"…start your work now" Snape said, as they all went to the store and brought what they need to do the potion. Harry, Ron went back to their seats with their ingredients, as Hermione was already starting her work. "Why is she always excited?" Ron asked, Harry didn't know the answer, but he didn't say anything. "Hey Harry" Parvati whispered, "can I borrow your scale; I forgot mine" he handed her the scale, "thanks". He and Ron started their potion badly, they put the wrong ingredients from the start and Snape made fun of them. "Mr. Weasley, could you tell me what exactly is this?" Snape asked, looking down at the pink potion in disgust. "Well…" Ron started, but he was interrupted by a knock on the door. "Yes" Snape said, coldly. The door opened and professor McGonagall stepped in. "professor McGonagall?" he was confused. "I am sorry to interrupt your lesson professor Snape, but the headmaster wants to see Mr. Potter right now" the whole class turned to look at Harry, who was confused. "What?" he said, "Yes Potter" she said, "the headmaster wants to talk to you…it's important I think". Harry didn't say anything else, but got up and followed her to Dumbledore's office. "What's going on professor?" he asked her, as they got near. "All I know is that there's someone here to see you," she said, "who?" Harry said, looking up at her. "From what I heard, I think that he…or she is related to someone in the school…but I don't know anything else" she didn't talk as they arrived to the statue. "Roko Marshmallows" she said, and the statue jumped aside to let them in. they walked along the spiral staircase. "Aren't you coming in professor?" he asked her, "no" she replied, "I have work to do" and at that, she left him standing next to the door.
Harry took a deep breath and knocked on the door, "enter" Dumbledore said, and Harry got in. Dumbledore was sitting on his desk, but Harry didn't see anyone else. "Sit down Harry" he said, and Harry obeyed him.
"Who is here to see me professor?" he asked, frowning, "professor McGonagall told me that he's related to someone?" he said, questioningly. "Yes, she's the daughter of your professor" he said, and Harry's frown deepened. "Which professor?" Harry said. "Professor Deacon of course" he said, "and she'll be in my office in a minute". Harry was really lost now, "professor Deacon's daughter wants to see me?" Harry said. "Well, she came here to see Hogwarts…you see she studies in Durmstrang like her father, so she wanted to see where her father works, and on the visit she asked me if she could see you". "But why she wants to see me?" Harry asked. "Because she knows you from her father, she said that her father always says that you're a good student in his class". Then Dumbledore said, "I'll get back to work now…" he pointed at the pile f parchments on his desk, "just until she comes," he said.
Harry waited for half an hour, without disturbing Dumbledore, who was delved into his work. However, after another five minutes, Harry couldn't wait any longer. "When is she coming?" he asked, and Dumbledore looked up. "Well…she might come soon" he said, "Do I have to meet her?" Harry said, trying to sound polite. "Yes, she wanted to meet you so much, or she wouldn't have come all the way from Durmstrang". Harry didn't want to annoy Dumbledore, so he stopped talking. Another five minutes passed, ten minutes, fifteen minutes passed and Harry started to get bored and hungry. "Sir…" he said, but was interrupted by a knock on the door. "Enter" said Dumbledore happily, getting up. The door opened and a girl walked in, "Good afternoon Professor," she said, extending her hand and shaking Dumbledore's. "Welcome to Hogwarts" he said, as he shook her hand in return. Then she turned and looked at Harry, he saw something in her eyes, he didn't understand the look that crossed her face, but soon she wiped it with a sweet smile. "Hello, how do you do Harry?" she asked, shaking his hand. Harry felt that he knew her from somewhere, "hi…ere…" "Iris" she said, "Iris Deacon Pakenson" she said, beaming. "Right" he said, "have we met before?" he asked, frowning. "Yes, you hit me accidentally when I was in the library" she said, "what? You were that person," he said, in shock. "Yeah, but I was in a hurry, so I couldn't talk to you" she laughed. "I'm sorry for that," he said. "Well Harry, why don't you show her around, I'm sure she wants that" Dumbledore said, smiling. "Yeah, I would love to" she said. So Harry took her out of the office and headed for the main door. "Where are you taking me first?" she asked, following him. "I'll take you for a walk in the grounds" he said, "The air is very sweet today". They went out into the sunlit grounds and walked near the lake. "Wow, this is really beautiful," she said, looking around, "I wish I was in here". They sat on the edge of the lake; Harry didn't know what to talk about. "Harry…" she said softly, Harry turned around slowly to face her.
"Didn't you know me?" she asked, smiling. Harry shook his head. As an answer, she held her right hand up, and Harry saw a very beautiful ring that has a snake emblazed upon it. "It's me".