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J.K. Rowling: La la la
Mysterious voice: Avada Kedavra
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J.R.: Ahh that hurt!
Mysterious voice: You didn't die!
J.R.: Who are you?
Mysterious voice: The author of a story.
J.R.: What story?
Author: I told you. You didn't die why not?
J.R.: Because I'm a Intremance like that story by flamed-heart says
Flamed Heart: Oh, you read my story?
J.R.: Maybe anyway, why are you trying to kill me?
Flamed-Heart: I want to own Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy licks lips
J.R: Well there's only one way to kill me and I'll never tell.
Flamed-Heart: I already know. I made it up.
J.R.: Oh, yeah, I forgot. Well, see you
Flamed-Heart: Love, Peace, Chicken grease.
J.R.: What's that supposed to mean?
Flamed-Heart: I don't know. I just started saying it.
J.R. : Oh, well. Bye
Flamed-Heart: Wait, do you love someone?
J.R.: No, Why?
Flamed-Heart: Well, I was going to try and kill you, but you can't die at any rate.
J.R.: Ok. Nice meeting you bye
Flamed-Heart: You, too. Bye.
Now that you have had some stupidity that I so gladly shared, you can enjoy the next chapter. J.K. Rowling still owns everything but Amanda, Jacob, and the term Intremance.
The trio walked into the Gryffindor Common room to one of the biggest parties they had ever seen. There was butterbeer and chocolate and cake in every corner of the room.
The room applauded the three Champions and pulled them into the center of the vast amount of people.
"This is all very nice, but I'm frankly too shocked to have a party. I think I'll go to sleep." Said Hermione who still looked rather shocked.
"Now come on. Give it a try," said Seamus.
Everyone new Seamus liked the new and improved Hermione, but didn't have the heart to tell.
"Yeah, listen to Seamus, Mione. It's just the beginning of the party." Said Ron hoping she'd change her mind.
"Hermione's right. Tomorrow is a school day. We got to sleep Ron. You can enjoy the party." Said Harry yawning as he finished the last sentence.
"Fine, but you'll be missing some party." Said Ron as Lavender came up to him in an attempt to seduce him
"That's alright." Answered Harry
"You know, you would probably stay if you hadn't had so many in you honor already." Back lashed Ron
"What's that supposed to mean?" asked Harry with a look of pure menace
"It means you always get the glory and when we get it, you always back away and don't enjoy it with us and ruin it for the rest of us."
By the end of the sentence, Ron had begun to yell.
"Ron, I don't try to. If it will make you feel better I'll stay. How 'bout you Mione?" said Harry, defusing the situation
"Yeah, I'll stay. It does look rather tempting." Answered Hermione
Ron rolled the idea of forgiving Harry around in his head.
"Get down here." Said Ron with his silly grin
Harry walked down staircase and Hermione walked from her spot at the portrait hole and joined Ron in the center of the room.
"Forgive me?" pleaded Harry
"Yeah." answered the ridiculous red head
Everyone cheered once more for the champions and began singing "He's a Jolly Good Fellow" or in Hermione's case, "For She's a Jolly good Lady". They had a blast and regretted even thinking of going to bed early. Harry was glad that he wasn't having trouble with Ron again. Hermoine was being glanced and stared at by several boys. Dean even asked her out.
Harry was getting ready to finally sleep when he looked out the window. The dog had returned and was staring up at his window and wagging its tail. Suddenly the dog morphed into a human.
"Sirius! Ron look, It's Sirius!"
Ron came to the window. His eyes grew wide for the second time that night.
"Get the invisibility cloak. We'll go to him."
Ron did so and they both went out the portrait hole. It seemed like it took twenty minutes to get down to the massive front doors. It really only took twelve. Harry and Ron walked out to the lean figure that was Sirius. They uncloaked themselves.
"Harry, Ron. You saw me."
"Sirius we need to get you to McGonagall."
"Fine let's go under the cloak. Can't be seen. I'm still a criminal."
"No, you're not. You've been cleared." Said Harry
Harry covered Sirius with the cloak and all of them headed for the stone Gargoyle.
They entered the large study of the kindly professor, taking off the cloak as they went. Harry spotted the professor first.
"Professor McGonagall. Look, we found Sirius."
McGonagall turned around in her overstuffed armchair to look at the mal-nourished man.
"Sirius Black. You're alive."
"And Kicking" added Sirius
"All of you have a seat."
They did as the wise professor instructed them.
"Now Sirius, how did you escape the veil?" asked McGonagall pleasantly
"Let me explain it first. Once you fall through, you have to keep your wits about you. If you don't you lose your mind and eventually self. I –err-it's a lot like being in Azkaban. But instead of creatures that suck away all happiness, there's a vast of nothingness that steals all hope. It, I guess, has the effect of losing your soul to a Dementor's kiss. I saw so many death eaters that were cast into the veil years back. When one loses all hope, they give up even trying to live. The veil allows you to live through eternity. You experience all the torture and sorrow and sadness there is in the world. That's all you have in there. Nothing pleasant. I, like when I was in Azkaban, had more than hope that I would escape. I had the promise to myself that I would never let anything happen to you Harry. As I've been gone for how long?"
"Two years" answered McGonagall, losing the glimmer in her eyes
"Two years." Said Sirius with astonishment in his voice
They sat there in uncomfortable silence for several minutes.
"Maybe we should get you something to eat, Sirius. You look famished" McGonagall broke the silence.
"I agree. I'm starving. I've only been able to eat the scraps people threw out to me. Minerva, could I possibly stay here at Hogwarts?"
She thought for a few moments.
"Then it is settled. You will be the happiness of the students. Yes, Sirius, you may stay. Now excuse me."
She lifted herself fromher seat and went to the fireplace. She opened a satchel by the side of the fire and threw in some floo powder and called out 'kitchens'.
"You called Mistress?" answer a small elf.
"Sirius what would you like?"
"A plate of stew would suffice. Oh, and some milk."
Minerva returned her head to the fire and answered the house elf and the food appeared in her arms. The connection to the kitchens was severed and Sirius received his meal graciously.
"Now, Harry, Ron please go to sleep. I don't want you to not be able to keep your eyes open tomorrow." Said McGonagall
The boys left and Sirius Talked with the headmistress.
"Who teaches that course? Still that bag of bones Trelawney?" asked Sirius
"We have a new girl teaching THAT course." Said McGonagall with venom dripping off the last few words. "You'll never believe who's teaching Defense against the dark arts."
"Tell me, my dear Professor."
"Amanda Slytherin."
"Really, that little girl from the order. She's no older than Harry and already teaching. She still an Auror?" said Sirius with amazement in his husky voice
"Yes, she is still an Auror and working well. And to be exact, she is 17 days younger than Harry."
"Oh, Maybe Harry could find a future in her."
"She's engaged to be married."
"Oh, to who?"
"Jacob Frost."
"You mean that potions whiz that I caught her kissing in my family's house? Why'd she even stay there anyway?"
"Yes the very same. She was there because of her father. You remember the circumstances all too well."
"Well, I suppose. I never really like her parentage. For Merlin's sake, her father's the reason everything happened to us, and her mother…Poor soul."
"There's nothing we could have done for Lorelei, Sirius. She was under so many spells that we would've killed them both if we tried to save them. We're just lucky that Amanda was okay, but Lorelei…" McGonagall seemed Grave
"I suppose I should turn in. Where should I go?" Sirius said after several moments of silence
"You may stay in the hospital wing for the night and I shall have your chambers made first thing in the morning."
"G'night Professor."
"Please, call me Minerva."