Harry Potter and the Dark Lord
Chapter 45: Discoveries
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: Harry discovers things in his dad's old room.
Now...on with the story!
Harry finally reached the door where he believed the room was. He pushed open the door and found the room exactly as he had left it the previous day. He bent over and picked up the book he had dropped. He set it back on the desk and looked at the other books.
They were mostly schoolbooks, except for one thick book that had a leather cover. Harry sat down on the bed to look at the book. He opened it and looked at the inside cover. James Potter was written on the inside cover in an untidy scrawl.
On the other side was written: The Adventures of the Marauders. Harry suddenly found he couldn't bear to look at the book, which obviously told of the Marauders' many adventures during school. He set it down and began looking through the rest of the room.
He went over to the desk with the books on it and began pulling open drawers. Inside were more pictures of his mum, some quills, ink, and pieces of parchment. In a drawer near the bottom, he found several pieces of balled up parchment. He picked them up and smiled as he read several attempts at a letter to his mum.
He put them back and continued his search. He went to the dresser next. The drawers were full of clothes, but as he pulled out the last drawer to search through it, he heard a loud clunk.
Curious, he pushed the drawer back in and looked at the floor. There was a large, oblong package wrapped in parchment lying on the floor. He picked it up and unwrapped it. He felt his breath catch in his throat as he looked at his father's lock-picking knife. He put it on the bed next to the book.
Next, he moved to the closet, which was also full of clothes, with a few boxes on the floor. He opened the first box and found pictures of the Marauders and a camera.
The next box held more books. The third and final box was made of wood and refused to open. Harry pushed it aside and looked inside the closet again.
There was something long and thin leaning in a corner. Harry reached out and picked up the object. It was a broomstick.
Upon closer inspection, he saw that the name James Potter was carved onto the handle. He carefully placed it on the bed, along with the box of pictures and the box that wouldn't open.
Harry put away the other things he had moved and gathered up the things he had put on the bed. He left the room with them and quietly walked back to his room.
He hid the things he had found in his closet and went down to breakfast.
Next Chapter: The Mysterious Box
