PREVIOUSLY: Sirius and Harry saw each other for the first time in a long time and they finally learned were Harry had been all this time. In prison. After learning this bombshell Harry ran outside and Alex rudely told the Hogwarts people to get out now. Everybody is asleep and Harry is running outside in teh pitch darkness with the freezing cold.
(This paragraph is based on what I did when I lost my three best-friends due to a drunk driving accident...don't ridicule. Please.)
Harry ran. Trying to escape his past, emotions, and pain. Getting lost in the steady pounding of his feet hitting the ground. The only thing he could count on. His heavy breathing, and tears pouring down his face were nothing to him. Just the steady pounding of his feet hitting solid ground. 'pound, breath, pound, breath, pound, breath.' The rythme consuming him. Until he tripped. Until he grew exauhsted from hours of escaping. Until the tears faded to silent pain inside. Until the ground grew close and his vision grew black.
Emily woke up, but not to the sound of her master knocking on the door, she wasjolted awake from an unknown source. Blinking while looking around Emily realized two things after careful searching and consideration. Nobody had physically waken her up, and Harry wasn't anywere near the Carriage. Quickly checking her watch while jumping out of bed and putting on a pair of her dickie pants and a navy blue sweatshirt she ran to Jeremy's room. It was 3:10. Harry was usually back within at least an hour after running. He had been gone for four hours over. In the darkness and freezing chill of the night.
"Jeremy! Jeremy wake-up!" Emily whispered hurridely entering his room without knocking. Shaking him ruffley in an attempt to wake up her sleepy twin.
"Go away Emily." Jeremy groaned turning himself away from her.
Rolling her eyes she shook him again.this time much ruffer. "Try sensing for Harry. He isn't anywere near and he if four hours late." She said. This time in a normal voice adding a bit of concerned worry to her voice.
Jeremy didn't asnwer for a few seconds while he tried to sense Harry. Opening his eyes in one rapid movement he was out of bed cursing while he grabed a black sweatchirt over his pajama pants. "Go wake up Showans. I will wake Evelyn." He said. Taking charge. Even though they were the same age Jeremy was two minutes older and tended to take control of any problems. Usually it bothered Emily but right now she welcomed it.
Nodding her head Emily ran out of his room and straight across to her masters room as Jeremy ran to Evelyns room. This time Emilyremembed to knock loudly and quickly.She resisted the urge to call to him. She was about to knock again when he answered. Already dressed in his clothes and raising his eyebrow in question.
"Mrs. Turner..I didn't think you wanted to train so early." He asked. Noting her disheveled hair and clothes sloppily put on. Then looking over her he saw her brother and Evelyn exiting Evelyn's room they too were disheveled and rubbing the sleep from their eyes.
"No sir. We have sensed for Harry and he isn't around the Carriage. Also he is fourhours late from when he usually returnes form running." She said in a hurried voice.
Showans searched for Harry mentally as he walked around Emily and grabbed four flashlights. Then turned to the students.
"Take these flashlights, put on a windbreaker, and follow me. We are officailly on a resue mission for Harry." He said already opening the latch to the Carriage and entering the cold biting air as the students grabbed a flashlight from him and also grabbed a windbreaker. Following him outside. Gasping as the cold air attacked them with force.
"Emily, you and Evelyn go that way. Jeremy your with me. If you find him send up a spark. Remember he could still be running so be trying to sense him while looking. Emily and Evelyn. Go to the headmaster before searching. Tell him what happened. We don't know the hogwarts ground that well and could use their help. Also I think he would want to know this." Emily was slightly sacred now. Rarely did Showans seek extra help. This ment that he couldn't sense Harry either. This ment that Harry was a long way away from them. A long ways away.
Evelyn in tow the girls began sprinting really fast towards the school. Entering the Great entrance she searched for the heat signs of the Headmaster. Finding them her and Evelyn ran up the stairs and reached the stone gargoyle. Looking at Evelyn for help she was greeted with a shrug. Neither new what to do.
"Password?" The gravely voice of the stone being asked. With slight annoyavnce for being woken up so late.
"We don't know the password. But we need to speak to the Headmaster right NOW!" Evelny said. Adding a hint of desparation to her voice.
"No password. No entrance." The gargoyle stated unfased by Evelny's plea.
Glaring Emily waved her hand quickly forcing the gargoyle to move to the side wether he wanted to or not.
"HEY!"He yelled fully awake now. But the girls didn't hear. They were already up at the door to the Headmasters office. Inside were soft mumurs.
Barging in Emily declared. "Harry's missing! He didn't return form his run and we know he's on the Hogwarts ground we just don'tknow were. He usually returnes for his runs at about 11:00. And that was four hours ago. We need your help finding him." She finished out of breath and finally realising who was in the room. Surrounding the table was Sirius, Remus, McGonagall, and Dumbledore. Who by now were all staring at them.
Snapping into action Sirius and Remus jumped up and asked the most simple question.
"Were is he?" (wow that was a stupid question.)
"WE. DON'T. NOW!" Evelyn screamed exasperatley. Finally joing the conversation.
"Right. Sirius and Remus you join these young ladys, Minerva and I will take another portion of the grounds." Dumbledore said standing up and grabbing his cloak preparing to walk out of his office before Emily stopped him.
"If you find him...When you find him send up sparks and wait for us to respond." She stated wisely.
As Dumbledore nodded his head they trooped out of his office, down the stairs, and to the grounds. Finally parting their separte ways.
"Okay. Begin sensing him Eve. Mr. Lupin, Harry said you are a werewolve. Can you see in the dark without a flashlight?" He nodded. "Good. Mr.Black change into Snuffles so you can smell him." She said as Sirius changed into Snuffles as started sniffing the ground and air aroung him. "I will heat sense. Don't ask." She said as Remus looked at her quizically.
With the flashlight off and everybody quite the wind seemed to hit them harder and therain pounded on their hoods faster. A constant reminder that they had to find Harry soon.
"WOOF, WOOF!" Snuffles barked interupting to silence. Transforming back to his human form, Sirius began running straight but slighlty to the left. Without even a murmer. Obviously hehad found something.
Looking at Evelyn, Emily chased after him. Quickly catching up with him. Squinting her eyes she finally spotted afaint red glow coming from ahead. It was Harrry's signature. His very cold signature.
"HARRY!" She screamed racing ahead of Sirius to her boyfriends cold body. Hewas worse than she thought he would be. He hadblacked out with a large gash on his knee, another gash slightly larger on his forhead that was bruising and had already grown quite a bump. "Harry?" She asked careful not to move im incase of any broken bones.
He let out a soft moan. Twisting his head to face Emily. Barely opening his eyes his purple blueish lips whispered on word. "Cold." Before entering his darkness once again.
"SHIT!" Emily cursed surprising Sirius whohad just arrived with Evelyn and Remus right behind him. Looking into the sky Evelyn whispered.
"FIRE" almost imediately a shot of red sparks flew into the air from her upturned palm. Lighting up the sky for a few seconds before dimming.
"We have to get him somewere warm NOW!" Sirius yelled gently searching Harry for any broken bones ashe flet his weak body shiver beneath him. Harry was hypothermic.
Emily seemed to consider moving him before realizing Harry cuoldn't wait for Showan and Dumbldore to find him. "Go to the carriage it's closer." She said as Sirius grabbed Harry from under his legas and his back. Cradling him in his arms. Harry didn't moan in pain so that meant that he wasn't hurt to bad or he was to out of it to feel the pain. Automatically reacting to the warmth of Sirius body Harry latched his arms around Sirius's neck and burried his head in Sirius's chest. Without even thinking Remus took off his heavy cloak leaving his body to suffer the storm in only a long sleeve sweater and long pants he draped the cloak over Harry's shivering wet body.
"Follow us!" Evelyn yelled running towards the carriage. Which was about seven-teen football feilds away. (I don't know how far that is away...but I'm guessing a long ways away.) Emily followed after making sure that Harry was still breathing at least. Sirius started running fast. Trying his hardest to not move Harry that much. But still run fast. When they had been running for about ten minutes they reached to comfort of the Carriage.
"In here put him in my room. It's closest." Emily said after entering the Carriage with Sirius close behind and openign her room's door letting Sirius place Harry on the bed as she held out her hand over him. To everybodys surprise Harry's eyes shot open, hazy and unfocused.
"Emily...E." He whispered.
"Hey. I'm here just sleep okay." She said comforting. Rubbing smalcircles on his flushed frozencheeks.
"Wrist broken, hard to breathe. Make it stop hurting...please." Harry was moaning shifting from side to side. Gasping for air.
"HOLD HIM DOWN!" Emily yelled to Sirius and Remus. "Evelyn. Go get Master. I need his help healing Harry!" She yelled as Evelyn ran outside.
'Calm down Harry. Breathe. Just calm down.' she mind soothed to him. Bringing her hand up above his foreheaad as her hand started glowing. Closing her eyes she focused on heeling his pain. Focused on healing his forehead, knee, wrist, and stop him from hypervenalating. When she felt the wrist heal, the wounds seal, and him calm she opened her eyes slowly to see Dumbledore, McGonagall, Showans, and Jeremy looking ather with concern. Evelyn was asleep onEmilyscouch and Remus was sleeping on the chair, Sirius was sitting by Harry watching him closely.
"I'm fine. Just tired." She answered their unasked question. Leaning on her bed. Lying on her side facing Harry. She didn't hear Jeremy's comment about how stupid it was to heal that much on her own. All she heard was Harry's level breathing before darkness consumed her vision.