Sydney went to bed early that night. Ginny and Luna went up not too long afterwards and again the house was quiet, apart from the sound of the Weasley's clock ticking in the background. Harry and Ron sat by the window watching the rain come down outside and listening to the weird noises that were coming from outside.
It was too dark to see into the night and the rain was coming down thick leaving an eerie feeling with it. The wind from outside was finding every hole in The Burrow and seeping in. It was getting colder by the minute. Ron stood up, "I'm going to go check on the girls. Make sure they're warm enough," he explained. Mrs. Weasley nodded. Harry listened as Ron footsteps slowly faded going up the stairs. The windows began to freeze over and an all too familiar feeling hit Harry hard.
"Dementors," he whispered. What the hell were they doing here? "What was that Harry dear?" Mrs. Weasley asked pulling the blanket she had over her legs around her. "The dementors are here," he said again, sounding farther away. Mr. Weasley shot up. "Everyone upstairs now. Harry, Hermione, Fred and George, stay in Ginny's room with everyone else." They all rain upstairs, the door to Ginny's room flung open, Ron was sitting on the floor next to Sydney. They had been whispering but now they were staring at the rest of them.
Sydney sat up, "What's going on?" she asked staring at her cousin. "Dementors." The moment he said it the floor downstairs flung open and a breeze came up the stairs. Harry slammed the door shut and everyone helped pile things up in front of it. "Why do you think they're here?" Ginny asked. "They're probably looking for Voldemort. There was a report in the Daily Prophet that he was sited around here," Fred explained. "So, now they're disturbing people in their homes? That's not right. What in the world does Fudge think he's doing? He can't possibly know that they're roaming around the country on their own making a destruction of people's lives. Are you sure it was dementors and not Voldemort's followers?" Sydney asked. Harry shrugged, he couldn't be too sure, but the way the weather had suddenly changed gave him a pretty good idea. A loud bang came from downstairs and everyone jumped. A door closed and they listened as someone walked quickly up the stairs.
Sorry to leave you guys at another cliffhanger, but I'm typing these in class and the period is almost over. But thanks for all your reviews I really appreciate them.
Zippyfox: Sydney does see Harry as a brother, you'll start to notice this more as the story goes on.