Harry Potter and the Sixth Book Undone
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Chapter Eight
"Sugar coated worms."
The stone gargoyle sprang aside, letting Harry ascend the spiraling steps to Dumbledores' office. As he entered , he noticed that all of the items that he had smashed the previous year had been restored to their former state, all but a small ring shaped object that had a glass heart in it. The heart was now lying in two pieces. Harry picked the two pieces and examined them. He wondered why Dumbledore hadn't repaired this item, he had obviously fixed the rest of his broken possessions.
"Hem,hem,"
Harry whirled around to face Dumbledore with the broken heart still in his hands. He really wanted to know what Dumbledore had to tell him, but he couldn't resist asking about the small trinket as he sat it back on the desk.
" Sir, what's this and why didn't you repair it after I broke it?"
" That ,my dear boy is the Ring of True Happiness. It has a most powerful charm upon it. Which means that only the one that broke it , can fix it."
" I'm sorry sir, how can I fix it? Is it a spell or something? I'll gladly fix it."
" It's not quite that simple Harry. The only way for you to fix it, is for you to become truly happy. That apparently has not happened yet." He sadly said.
"Oh" was all Harry could say. " Professor, what is it ,that I should know?"
" Well, Harry," he said, sitting behind his desk and motioning Harry to have a seat also, "There is something very important we must discuss. The Order has agreed to let you join their ranks. That is if you still want to." Harry nodded. " You must understand that once you have accepted, you will be sent on certain missions, just like a regular Order member." Harry once again nodded. " Very well, the next meeting that you will be aloud to attend will be the day after Halloween. I must make arrangements for you to attend. There is one member that has been against you joining.
" Is it Mrs. Weasley sir?"
" No Harry, it's not. Although she did have her say. No, it's Professor Snape."
" Yes, I suppose he would. Sir, I saw some of his thoughts last term, and I think I should apologize to him and ask if he would start giving me Occlumency lessons as well as Legilimency.
" That would be a very wise thing to do, Harry." He looked at Harry as if expecting him to say something else.
" Why did the sorting hat not sing a new song this year, sir?"
" That is something that I wondered myself, maybe there will come an answer soon."
" Oh, Sir. There was something else that didn't seem right at the feast. There was no new Defense against the Dark Arts teacher."
" Yes, there was." He looked up happily at Harry.
" Who was it ? We're they under an invisibility cloak?"
" No, the reason you didn't see a new member of the staff, is because I gave the position to an old teacher."
Harry looked at Dumbledore, " Please tell me you didn't give the job to Snape?"
He chuckled , " No, the new teacher is none other than me."
"You sir?" Harry asked in disbelief.
" Yes, you may not know this, but I was a teacher long before being Headmaster of this school."
" That's wonderful," Harry said as he jumped up from his chair. " What sort of things will you be teaching us?"
" That my boy, is a surprise. Incidentally , who figured out that there was no new teacher first, you or Hermione Granger?"
" I suppose she did sir. She is a very smart girl."
" That she is Harry, that she is. It's getting late , best be off to bed now. Goodnight."
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