Harry Potter and the Dark Lord

Chapter 20: The Patronus Charm

Summary: Set in Harry's sixth year. He encounters far more than he ever could have expected, but he does not have to go through it alone. An old friend returns to help him. Harry's defeat of Voldemort rests on him getting The Scepter of Light and Dark, something that would allow Voldemort to destroy the world if he can get the whole thing. Voldemort's powers are getting stronger and Harry has more than one encounter with him.

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This Chapter: The sixth years learn about the Patronus Charm

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When Harry woke up again, it was morning and he was lying on his bed with Sirius the dog curled up at his feet. He got out of bed and looked around. There was no one in the dormitory. Oh no, he thought, I must have overslept. He hurriedly pulled on his robes and headed for the door. Just as he was opening the door, Sirius got up and walked over to him.

He transformed and asked, "Where do you think you're going?"

"I was going to class. I guess I overslept." he replied.

"You're not going anywhere without me." said Sirius. She turned back into the dog and they walked down the stairs. Harry looked at the clock. He was supposed to be in Care of Magical Creatures. At least it wasn't Potions he was missing. Harry and Sirius hurried out of the Common Room. They had only just climbed out of the portrait hole when Harry ran into Prof. McGonagall.

"Ah, Mr. Potter, I was just coming to find you. Dumbledore would like a word with you and your, ah, dog." she said, giving Harry a wink. Harry nodded and followed her to the statue that stood in front of the staircase that led to Dumbledore's office.

"Canary Cream." she said and the stature jumped aside.

"Go ahead Mr. Potter." she said, motioning for him to go up the stairs. As Harry and Sirius climbed up the spiral staircase, he heard the statue moving back into place. He looked over at Sirius and saw that he had transformed into a human again. Finally, they reached the top and Harry knocked on the door.

"Come in." he heard Dumbledore say. They walked in and Dumbledore motioned for them to sit down.

"Grimmauld Place was destroyed last night by the Death Eaters." he said heavily. "Although, with Voldemort's slip-up the other night, there was no one there. I believe that is why your scar hurt last night, Harry. Voldemort was probably quite angry when he found out that no one was there. I believe we have a traitor in out midst." he finished with a sigh.

"But who could it be?" asked Harry.

"As to that, Harry, I have no idea." said Dumbledore. "Sirius will probably be staying here the rest of the year, except for Order meetings, of course. It is too much of a risk to have him staying by himself. Now, you need to get to class. I'll write a note to your teacher." said Dumbledore.

"Care of Magical Creatures." said Harry. Dumbledore wrote a quick note and Harry and Sirius left Dumbledore office. They walked outside and headed to Hagrid's hut.

"There yeh are Harry!" said Hagrid. Harry handed him the note and Hagrid quickly read it. "All righ'. Today we're studyin' fairies. You go with Ron an' Hermione. Everyone's drawin' a picture o' one." said Hagrid.

"Thanks." said Harry as he sand Sirius walked over to where Ron and Hermione were seated on the grass with a fairy. "Hey." he said as he sat down.

"Ron, why didn't you wake me up?" asked Harry.

"I tried to mate, but you were dead to the world. Sirius said to just let you sleep." replied Ron. Harry pulled out a piece of parchment and began to draw the fairy.

"Hagrid told us about fairies earlier. They're tiny, beautiful creatures who are very vain and love to be flattered." said Hermione.

"Right." said Harry. He could tall that from the way the fairy kept strutting around. He tried to draw her, but she wouldn't stay still long enough for Harry to draw her. He decided to try something with her, based on what Hermione had told him.

"Hey beautiful. Can you stay still so I can draw you?" he asked the fairy. Immediately, she stopped strutting and stood still. He quickly finished the drawing and told the fairy she could move again.

They relaxed on the grass until Hagrid said, "All righ', six inches of parchment on how you treat a fairy. You can go to yer next class now." They got up and headed back to the castle. They had Defense Against the Dark Arts next. They entered the classroom and took seats at the front of the room. Slowly, the rest of the class filed in.

Once everyone was seated, Prof. Lupin stood up and announced, "Prof. Flitwick has kindly consented to integrate our lessons. I will be teaching you about dementors and Prof. Flitwick will be teaching you the Patronus Charm. Today we will be learning about dementors. What they look like, what they do, and son on. Please open you books to page eighty-seven."

Harry obediently opened his book, but didn't bother reading. He already knew more than he cared to know about dementors. He looked to his right and saw that Hermione had her hand in the air.

"Yes, Hermione." said Prof. Lupin.

"Please Professor, I was wondering how we are going to learn to repel the dementors." she said.

"You will find out when it is time for you to learn to repel the dementors. For now, Prof. Flitwick will just be teaching you the charm." replied Prof. Lupin.

"For now, please continue reading." he finished. When the bell rang signaling the end of class, Harry put his book back in his bag and began to walk out with the rest of the class.

"Harry, I'd like a word." said Prof. Lupin. Ron and Hermione stopped with him, but Prof. Lupin motioned for them to leave.

"Harry, I'd like to ask a favor of you. As you know, we can't bring a real dementors into the castle, but we can use a boggart, but you're the only one whose boggart is a dementor, so I'd like to ask you to be the boggart's target in class. You don't have to do it if you don't want to." said Lupin.

"I'll do it." said Harry. He wanted to help everyone else learn how to repel dementors too.

"Thank you." said Prof. Lupin. Harry left the classroom followed by Sirius. He walked quickly to the Great Hall. He sat down next to Ginny, while Sirius walked under the table.

He greeted Ginny with a kiss, then leaned in close to the table and muttered, "Lupin wants me to be the target for a boggart so you guys can learn the Patronus Charm with a dementors. I told him I'd do it." They ate lunch quickly and headed to Charms.

"I'm sure most of you know what today's lesson is on. We will be learning the Patronus Charm, which, when done correctly, will repel a dementors." squeaked tiny Prof. Flitwick. "The incantation is Expecto Patronum. Get into pairs and practice." he finished.

They spent the rest of the double period practicing the charm. The rest of the day passed uneventfully and Harry went to bed feeling peaceful.


Next Chapter: Defense Against the Dark Arts