Harry Potter and the Dark Lord
Chapter 49 Forgiveness
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 forgives someone.
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Harry wandered aimlessly through the halls of the house. He had managed to dodge Ron, Hermione, and Ginny's questions when he left his room and wanted to find a place to be alone for a while.
He finally stopped walking and pulled open a random door. His jaw dropped as he realized where he was. Worm…no, Peter's room.
Now when he thought of Peter, he didn't feel anger. Peter had died to save his life, although he wouldn't have needed saving if he hadn't been so stupid and left Grimmauld Place.
He had also helped save Sirius and the Order members who would have been safe at headquarters if not for his stupidity.
He began to look around the room. It was clear that Peter had practically worshipped his three companions. There were pictures of the other three Marauders scattered throughout the room. Harry sank to the floor and leaned against the bed. He was suddenly exhausted. He vaguely wondered whether Remus had a room too before drifting off to sleep.
Sirius's POV
Sirius walked down a hallway, opening and closing doors, searching for Harry. He was checking the rooms on the right side and Remus the left.
As he popped his head into yet another room, he heard his name being whispered loudly. "Sirius!"
"Yeah?" he whispered back.
"In here." said Remus softly, pointing to a door Sirius recognized as leading to Wormtail's old room. Sirius carefully opened the door and saw Harry sleeping on the floor.
"Better get some Dreamless Sleep potion." he said to Remus, who nodded and walked off. Minutes later, he was back with a vial of the potion. Remus uncorked the vial and carefully poured it into Harry's mouth.
"Should we let him here?" asked Sirius.
"We can take him back to his room. His bed will be a lot more comfortable than the floor." said Remus. "Mobil-"
Remus was interrupted by Sirius, who said, "I'd rather carry him." Sirius gently picked up Harry and carried him to his room. He realized how thin and light Harry was and resolved to make sure he got fed well.
He voiced his opinion to Remus, who said, "Honestly, you fuss over him worse than Molly."
"Shut up, Moony." said Sirius.
He didn't care what Remus thought. He was Harry's guardian, and had to cover for both of Harry's parents. Sirius was glad to see Harry sleeping so peacefully. He hadn't been getting much sleep lately because of his nightmares.
"C'mon, let's get something to eat." said Remus, pulling Sirius out of the room.
Harry's POV
Harry awoke the next morning and was startled to see himself in his own bed. He recalled yesterday's events and shuddered. At least Dumbledore was going to make sure Voldemort stayed out of his head at night. He got dressed and wandered down to the dining room, wondering if his friends were up yet. He was surprised to see them sitting at the table, already eating breakfast.
"Hey guys." he said, sitting down next to Ginny. They all jumped with surprise, no one had noticed him come in.
"I'm not a guy." said Ginny indignantly.
"'Course you're not, beautiful." said Harry, leaning over and kissing her on the cheek. "Get a room." said Ron. Hermione just giggled. Harry noted that she was holding hands with Ron.
"Why don't you two?" retorted Harry. Hermione went scarlet and they released each others' hands. The rest of breakfast was uneventful.
Harry spent the remainder of the day catching up with Ron, Ginny, and Hermione. Nothing much had happened at the Burrow, except Fred and George giving their mum a Shrinking Sweet, which had lasted an hour, after which the twins were yelled at by and extremely angry Mrs. Weasley.
Harry told them most of what had happened at Black Manor, leaving out the parts about his father and Peter's old rooms and the wooden box. The next two days passed by uneventfully, and finally it was Christmas Day.
Next Chapter: Christmas
