I will be away for a while so i wont update sorry but here is the next ch!

Chapter Sixteen:

The Peculiar Village

Harry felt coldness like nothing he had ever felt before. He couldn't breath. His lungs were freezing over. Harry fell to the floor. He looked around it was dark all around he couldn't see a thing. Harry sat there trying to adjust to the cold while waiting for the others. Harry waited and waited but nothing happened. 'Where are they?' Harry thought worried.

There was a loud thud behind Harry as the others joined him.

"That wasn't fun huh?" Ron said sarcastically.

"You're telling me" Harry said getting up.

"Lumos" Harry said pointing his wand towards the darkness before them. "Come on then, I don't want to stay here" he said.

They slowly made they're way forward through the dark. The came to a clearing of some sort and it stated to get lighter.

By the time they were halfway through the clearing they could see just fine again.

"Wow it's really pretty in the afterlife" Hermione said looking as the green meadow before them.

"Yeah maybe this wont be so bad" Harry said.

They walked for a few hours seeing no one at all.

"Harry is that map getting all this?" Hermione asked.

"Yeah" Harry said looking down at the map.

"Can we rest soon? My feet hurt" Ron said.

"Not yet. We'll stop for lunch soon though" Harry said.

"It's really nice here you almost don't want to leave" Airean said.

"That's what they're going for" Luna said frowning.

"There are no people here" Shane said.

"Yeah it's wired huh? The afterlife having no life I mean" Ron said.

"Maybe we can't see them" Hermione said.

"Don't be dumb they're not ghosts you know" Shane said.

"Shut-up!" Ron said.

"Fine then Mr. Know-it-all why can't we see them?" Hermione said.

"We can, look" Shane said pointing.

They did. In front of them was a small sort of strange town with people run in and out of houses and through the streets.

"There are hundreds of them" Ron said.

"More like thousands" Hermione said staring.

"Well then lets go meet them" Harry said.

The closer they got to the town the stranger it looked. It's houses were lopsided and funny colors and the streets were made of what looked like clouds.

"Anyone else freaked out by this place?" Ron said looking at the town.

"Yeah" Harry said.

Harry stepped up to the street. He wasn't sure about stepping on a cloud, what if u could only walk on them if you were dead? Harry looked at the people passing by. They didn't take a second look at him or his friends as they went by.

"I'll go first" Harry said. He stepped on to the road and felt a wired feeling over come him. It was like never-ending happiness, Harry couldn't help but smile and his happiness grew and grew till he felt like he'd never been unhappy and he just started walking towards where the happiness in his head told him leaving the others behind.

"Harry where are you going?" Hermione cried.

"Wait up!" Ron shouted running after him. Harry just kept on walking till he reached the center of town. He took out his wand and pointed it at a tree in front of him, "Alichquer" he said and a door appeared in the tree. Harry walked inside it, the others running to keep up.

Inside there was what looked to be never ending stairs that Harry stared to clime.

"Do we have to fallow him?" Ron said looking at the stairs.

"YES!" Hermione yelled at him starting up them.

"Fine" Ron grumbled.

They chased Harry up the steps for what seemed like forever till all of a sudden he was not visible anymore.

"Where'd he go?" Ron said.

"Let's go see" Airean said starting to run again.

Harry reached the top of the steps and saw a beautiful women standing there waiting for him.

"Hello Harry I'm glad you came I've been waiting for you"

"You have" Harry said.

"Why yes, I know just why everyone comes here, you see that's my job"

"You mean other people have come here?" Harry said.

"Oh yes lots" she said.

"Has Sirius been here?" Harry said.

"Yes, but he left quite a while ago. To find your father I believe"

"He did find him?"

"I don't know. I only point people in the right direction the rest is up to them to do."

"Well can you point me in his direction?" Harry asked.

"Maybe if that's what you really want" she said.

"Yes, that's what I want"

"I can only help you once you know? if that's what you want then you're on your own after this"

"No I'm not, I've got my friend"

"Yes friends, how long it's been since I've had one of them?"

"So you'll tell me?" Harry said a bit uncomfortable from her remark.

"Yes, I believe if he went to find your father then he will be beyond the great forest and the two great seas, but that's a long journey to travel. Are you sure you want to go?"

"Yes"

"Then good luck to you and fare well, but before you leave you should visit Shana she might be able to give you something to help you on your journey."

"Um…thanks" Harry said turning to leave. "Miss?"

"Yes?"

"Do you know how long a person can stay in this world with out dying themselves?"

"Well it all depends on the person really, why?"

"Just wondering" Harry said.

"Good bye then" she said.

"Yeah" Harry said starting back down the steps.

Hermione saw Harry coming towards them and let out a scream. "Harry you're ok! What was wrong?"

"Nothing" Harry said.

"We've got to find someone called Shana" he said making his way down that stairs.

"Huh?" Ron said.

"Never mind I'll ask the towns people" Harry said.

Harry wandered around the town for a little looking for someone who didn't seem so busy, since he could find anyone he ask a nice looking lady near by.

"Umm…do you know where I can find Shana?" Harry said.

"Oh Shana? She lives at the far north end of town" she said smiling at Harry.

"Thanks"

"It will be dark soon you sure you don't want to know where you could stay tonight instead?" she asked.

"No that's ok" Harry said leaving.

"Well what did you find out?" Ron asked.

"That we have to go to the north end of town" Harry said.

"Oh" Hermione said.

"When do we eat!" Ron said frowning.

"Soon, after we find this Shana I promise" Harry said.

"Good I'm hungry too" Airean said.

The walked for a while but it started to get to dark and everyone kept stumbling from being so tired.

"We should stop for the night" Shane said.

"Yeah Harry, we can't go any farther" Airean said.

"Ok we'll stop for today, but get some sleep we've got work to do tomorrow" Harry said.

"Were are we sleeping?" Ron asked yawning.

"In tents, like the ones from the world cup except cheaper" Harry said.

"Oh cool" Luna said smiling.

"Yeah sleeping outside that's just my dream" Hermione said.

Harry frowned at her.

"Well I'll set things up" Shane said.

"I'll get dinner going" Airean said.

Once the tents were up and everyone was fed it was time to go to sleep. There was a girl's tent and a boy's tent with beds inside for everyone.

The next day they all got up early and started off for the north end of town to find Shana.

"How big do you think this town is?" Airean asked.

"Not sure really" Harry said.

"Should we ask?" Hermione said.

"No, well get there just give it time" Shane said.

"Yeah I don't want to talk to these people they seem so...unreal" Ron said.

Luna just nodded not saying a thing.

"I think we're here" Harry said pointing to the last house in town on the north side.

"Should we knock" Ron said.

"Guess so" Harry said walking towards the door. He knocked and waited but nothing happened.

"Should we try to go in?" Hermione said.

"No" Luan said. "Only Harry should go, this is about him" she said.

"You think?" Shane said.

Luna nodded.

"Ok?" Harry said turning the knob. He was surprised that it opened. Harry entered the house and shut the door behind him.

It was silent as Harry made his way through the house. Then he heard a sound coming form one of the rooms. Peaking inside he saw a large old lady rocking back and fourth in an old rocking chair.

"Ahh, I've been waiting for you to find little old me" she said looking up at Harry and Harry saw she had no eyes just empty holes were they should been.

Harry backed away from her scared.

"It's all right I know I don't look very good at my age but I'm helpless really" she said reaching out a shaky hand to him.

Harry didn't move. "Umm, can you...I mean the lady in the tree she said to come here and get something from you" Harry said nervously.

"Yes she did say that didn't she" the old woman said.

"Umm...Do you have something for me?" Harry said.

"Oh...let's see what I have...I might have it...No I think it's lost…yes lost! That's it! It's lots! It's lost! Oh well…I'll have to find something else." she said.

Harry could only stare as she stood up and started searching the sheaves oh a bookcase next to her for something. "Ahh here this will work. Yes this will work just fine." she turned to him and handed him a box.

"Now you don't open this till it's time you hear me young'en?" she said sternly.

"Y-yes" Harry said.

"Good now you gets a going you got long road to travel" she said.

"Oh and don't be afraid of the pain when it gets worse it's for the best you hear?"

"P-pain?" Harry stuttered.

"Ahh yes that's what I said isn't it?"

Harry just stared at her. 'She's nuts!' He thought.

"Now go then" she said sitting back down in her chair and starting to rock again.

Harry nodded and turned glad to leave.

Harry walked out of the house and saw the other's there waiting for him.

"What happened?" Hermione asked.

"I'm not sure" Harry said looking at the box.

"What's that?" Shane asked.

"No sure" Harry said.

"Let's look" Ron said.

"She said not to open it till it's time" Harry said.

"How will you know when it's time?" Airean said.

"He'll know" Luna said in a misty voice. They looked at her but she said nothing more.

"We should go" Shane said not wanting to be near this house. It gave him a weird vibe.

"Yeah" Harry said.