The Map Never Lies
Chapter 6 - Back At Hogwarts
By: Kokiri Hidorina
AN: I recently put up a beta reader AD because I could really use the help, so please apply, it would be greatly appreciated. Well, on with the reviews!
Note: This is a 6th year fic but Sirius doesn't die, as you can see!
To My Reviewers Who Don't Decide To Kill Me Because Of My Chapter Length:
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Chapter 6 - Back At Hogwarts
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When Harry and the others got back to Hogwarts, it was dead quiet. They looked around. All of the lights were out, and the only ones actually lit were the torches surrounding the castle.
Luckily, Peeves was nowhere to be found, because if he was, they would have a hard time getting back to the common room or even the headmaster's office, which was where the marauders and Lily would be staying.
Harry found it odd that his parents were back so suddenly. Weren't they dead for 16 years of his life? That was how he ended up at the Dursley residence because they died at the hands of Lord Voldemort, who never failed to mention them whenever he met with Harry, or so he noticed. He wasn't sure weither or not he could trust them yet, but when he told Ron and Hermione, the three of them would keep a close watch on them, making sure they weren't deatheaters in disguise or anything.
He also noticed that Sirius seemed to be very cautious around Lily and James. Even though he knew it was James because they saw him on the Marauder's Map, or rather, Harry saw him on the map, he still acted very cautious. He would have to ask Sirius about this later. Right now all he wanted to do was get to bed. It was a tiring day after all.
"Harry,"Dumbledore started. "It would be best if you returned to your common room now. I will take them to my office. You would have to go before you get caught by a teacher."
Harry nodded and after saying goodbye to everyone, walked off to the Gryffindor common room.
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Inside the common room, he got his pyjamas on and got into his bed, when he heard Ron and Hermione finally come back to the dormitory. He was wondering where the hell they had been, and only could have guessed they were snogging in the library. He smirked. They were finally together.
Harry heard Ron getting ready for bed, and realised that Hermione must have retired to the girls' dormitories early, because usually they stayed awake while he was fast asleep, talking. But he didn't hear any convsersations going on.
He pretended he was still asleep, because he didn't want to tell Ron what had happened tonight. He was too tired. He also didn't want Ron to be the first to know what had occured tonight. He wanted someone he could trust with the secret, because he figured that Lily and James would want their identies a secret, seeing as they had been presumed dead for 16 years. He thought of all the friends he could tell, and thought of one instantly. Ginny could keep a secret, he knew that for sure. He could remember a time just like that when he had talked to her about something private, she kept it a secret. She would surely keep this a secret too.
They both had many secrets. Harry was the only one who knew that Ginny had opened the Chamber Of Secrets, because they didn't dare tell Ron or it would have been all over the school by then. He was the only one who knew that Ginny had set the Basilisk on the Muggle Borns to petrify them and that it was Ginny who wrote the threatening messages on the walls:
'Her skeleton will lie in the chamber forever.'
'The chamber of secrets has been opened. Enemies of the heir, beware.'
They had met many creatures in that year, even the git Professor Lockhart. (AN: I may be a girl, but I hate Lockhart!) He told Ginny that Professor Lockhart tried to Obliviate him and Ron, and she hated Lockhart instantly. Harry always knew that git was insane, even when they first met, he didn't know who the hell he was.
There was also Umbridge, who everyone loathed dearly. She had replaced Dumbledore, gave Harry detentions in which he wrote with a quill with no ink that made the letters burn into his hand with severe pain. She had also taken away Harry, Fred and George's positions on the Gryffindor Quidditch team for the time she was there (which wasn't long after that), but since Fred and George had fled the school that year, leaving an everlasting memory that would be in Hogwarts History, Harry was the only one who got their position back. He was Gryffindor Seeker again, and recently after, Dumbledore made him Quidditch Captain and a Prefect, seeing as he was kind of jealous of his friends for getting one and he didn't.
"Harry?"Ron whispered. "Are you awake, mate?"
This was the time Harry pretended to be asleep. He'd tell Ron when he thought he could handle it, or, Ron would probably find out if he saw Lily and James roaming the grounds or school with Sirius and Remus.
Ron had given up, Harry noticed, because minutes later, he heard the faint snoring of Ron, so he just laid there until he fell asleep himself.
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The next morning, Harry was woken up to whispers and giggles. He guessed it was Ginny and Hermione talking about some hot guy or something. He rolled his eyes and got out of bed, only to see that Hedwig was beside him on his nightstand, holding a letter. He took it anxiously, and unfolding it, started to read it.
Dear Harry,
If you would please step inside my office before you go to the Great Hall this morning. Lily and James would like to see you. They cannot go into the open yet, for their secret is not yet told to the world. So you may go visit them in my office, where they will be staying instead. Good day and I'll see you in the Great Hall.
Albus Dumbledore
Harry groaned after he got up out of bed. It looked to be still early in the morning, he thought. (Does anyone know the time the Great Hall feast starts? I'm guessing 8 or 9 am) He looked at his clock. 8 am. 'Great, just great. And we have Double Potions first thing. I'll be dead before I even get to class.'
The two giggling girls, which Harry saw were Ginny and Hermione, noticed he had gotten out of bed, and went to greet him.
"Hi, Harry,"Ginny greeted sleepily.
"Morning, Harry,"Hermione greeted, rubbing her eyes. She looked as if she was trying to stop herself from laughing.
"What were you two talking about that was so important that you woke me up at 8 in the morning?"Harry asked, eyeing them.
"Hedwig just came in and she was hooting and flapping her feathers at you and you took no notice, it was really quite funny,"Hermione giggled with Ginny.
"Really, I never felt it,"Harry said.
"What are you three talking about that's so funny at 8 in the morning?"Ron asked, groaning as he got out of the bed.
"Looks like Harry has Ron's sleeping pattern, or Ron has Harry's I can't tell the difference,"Ginny grinned.
Ron and Harry rolled their eyes, before getting dressed.
"Coming to the Great Hall, Harry?"Hermione asked.
"I have to see Dumbledore first,"Harry replied. "Meeting in his office."
"Weren't you at one yesterday?"Ron asked. "What was that about?"
"Sorry, Ron, private stuff,"he looked at Ginny with a look saying 'Can I tell you later?' and Ginny nodded, smiling.
Ron and Harry left the common room. Harry to go Dumbledore's Office, Ron to go to the Great Hall.
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AN: I tried to make it longer, I really did! Please don't sue me for short chapters! I do make big paragraphs when I try! Well, guess what? I am listening to Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban CD now and I'm on the first tune. I like number's 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 16 and 21. Please review and tell me if you want to continue! Harry/Ginny stuff should come soon, maybe next chapter even!