Harry Potter and the Dark Lord
Chapter 48 Dreaming Part 2: Sirius
And here's the second part!
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: Sirius' view of the dream.
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Sirius watched the Weasleys and Hermione approaching the house. The kids stopped and looked puzzled. Mrs. Weasley handed everyone something.
He knew what she was giving them. It was a note from Dumbledore, telling them where the house could be located. Mrs. Weasley took the slips of parchment away from everyone and burned them with her wand. The group then continued forward to the house, which was probably now visible to them. He watched them continue forward, then moved to the front door to greet them.
He opened the door and said, "Hello guys." He held the door open and they walked into the house.
"Where's Harry?" asked Ginny.
"Umm….upstairs….I think." said Sirius. He wasn't sure exactly where Harry was. It was a big house and Harry could be anywhere.
"You can see him after I take you to your rooms."
Hermione and Ginny would be sharing a room and Ron would have a room near Harry's. Mr. And Mrs. Weasley weren't staying. They were going back to headquarters. He showed them where their rooms were located and then headed towards Harry's room.
"Okay, Harry's room is the second one on the left." he said, pointing they way and heading to his own room. He was almost to his room when he heard a muffled shriek and pounding feet behind him. He turned around to see what was happening and saw Ginny running up to him, her face ashen.
"There's something wrong with Harry." she said. Sirius ran back the way he had come and burst into his godson's room.
Sirius took one look at Harry and said, "Someone get Remus and tell him to get Dumbledore. The rest of you, out of the room."
Ron, Hermione, and Ginny promptly left Harry's room. Harry was sleeping fitfully with his hands pressed over his face and mumbling something that Sirius couldn't make out. Sirius dragged a chair over to Harry's bedside and sat down.
"Harry, you've got to wake up." he said. Harry made no response. Sirius heard the door open, but didn't look up. He was pretty sure he knew who it was.
"Sirius?" said the person behind him. It was Remus, just as he had thought.
"Dumbledore will be here soon." said Remus.
"Why does everything always have to happen to Harry?" asked Sirius. Sirius felt tears coming to his eyes. He heard the open again, then Dumbldore's calm voice.
"How long has he been like this?" asked Dumbledore.
"I-I don't know. He went for a walk after you left this morning, so not very long." said Sirius.
"I believe he is having another of his dreams with Voldemort. We can do nothing except wait for him to wake up." said Dumbledore sadly.
Sirius felt infuriated that Dumbledore wasn't even going to do anything for Harry. Indeed, there was nothing anyone could do and that angered him even more, knowing that he couldn't help his godson. He felt so helpless.
"Dammit!" he cried and ran out of the room.
He brushed past Ron, Hermione, and Ginny, who were no doubt waiting for word on Harry. He ignored their inquiries about Harry and ran to his room, slamming the door and locking it.
He flung himself down on his bed and began to cry. He cried for all the torture Harry had to endure that he couldn't protect him from. Especially these dreams.
He couldn't do anything about them. He didn't know how long he lay there, crying for his godson. Several hours or several minutes later, he didn't know, he heard a tentative voice in the doorway of his room.
"Sirius?" He hurriedly wiped his face on his robes and turned around. Ginny was standing in the doorway, looking pale and distraught.
"How'd you get in here?" asked Sirius.
"Umm….picked the lock." said Ginny sheepishly, holding up a hairpin.
"I needed to get in, though. Dumbledore sent me. He said that Harry's waking up." Sirius made to run for Harry's room again, but Ginny grabbed his arm and stopped him.
"You're supposed to walk." said Ginny.
Sirius walked silently behind her to Harry's room. Ron and Hermione were still waiting outside. He hesitated a moment before pushing open the door.
Harry was sitting up in bed, talking softly to Dumbledore, but when he saw Sirius he stopped and looked up at him. When he looked into Harry's face, he took a step back with surprise. Harry's emerald green eyes were filled with fear. A second later, Harry looked away and continued to speak to Dumbledore. Aside from his eyes, looked remarkably calm.
"Sirius?" whispered Remus. Sirius turned to face him.
"What happened?" he asked softly.
"I'm not sure exactly. He woke up and was too scared to say anything, so Dumbledore had to give him a Calming Draught. It helped….but not much. He's been talking to Dumbledore." said Remus quietly. Dumbledore stood up just as Remus finished talking and walked over to the two men.
"He had another dream. Only this time Voldemort tried to keep him there. I told him he will have to take Dreamless Sleep potion every night, but he must only take it if it comes directly from you two, Severus, Poppy, or myself. We must take the necessary precautions to keep Harry safe. I will leave enough Dreamless Sleep potion for the rest of Christmas break. Make sure he gets rest. Good day." said Dumbledore and left the room.
"So what do we do now?" asked Sirius. Remus had always been the more serious one, he would know what to do.
"I don't know. Get him to go back to sleep, I guess." replied Remus.
"I don't think so. He's not going to want to sleep right now." said Sirius. They heard voices in the hallway.
"I think we should….." Remus's voice trailed off as they turned around and saw that Harry wasn't in his bed.
"Where's Harry?" asked Sirius.
A/N: Hope everyone enjoys the speedy updates. I'd like to mention now, though, that there are only ten more chapters in this fic. A sequel is planned and I am already working on it.
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