The next day as expected Dumbledore "invited" her to have a cup of tea with him. Urania was wary of the drink and sniffed it a few times pretending to drink it. "How's everything going with Harry?" He finally said.
"I already extended the protective charm on him... if that's what you want to know." Urania placed her cup on his desk.
"Well that's good to know... but you're here to discuss the recent events you've become involved with." Urania shifted uncomfortably on her seat, former headmasters fixing their gazes on her.
"I'm guilty of not going directly to my room last night... but..." The old man raised his hand to stop her.
"That's not what I meant..." he extended a piece of parchment to her.
"Uh oh..." She read it quickly. "All this because of that slytherin boy..."
"Mr Draco Malfoy comes from a prestigious pure blood family of wizards, their influence allows them to do questionable things."
"Yes, like prosecuting an innocent creature." She made a ball with the paper in her hands
"Lucius Malfoy, his father, mentioned that a foreign student was involved and almost caused his precious boy harm. Now, I doubt that's what happened here, that's why I want to listen to your side of the story..." He paused briefly "In the short time I've met you I know you're a very determined young lady... but you're putting at risk your position as an undercover auror."
She looked at him, panic showing in her eyes. "I'm sorry Professor, I've been reckless, but the only thing I did was to push him out of the way of the Hippogriff... If I didn't act quickly it would have ripped his arm off."
Dumbledore started pacing around his office calculating his next words.
"I don't have a problem going to the ministry as a witness in Buckbeak's defense."
"That's what worries myself... if you testify as a foreign student you would be lying to the court and you can't testify as a foreign auror, it would put at risk everything we did to bring you here."
She placed her face in her hands, closing her eyes tightly , this was the first time she had made so many mistakes in such a short period of time, all the calculations she made about this journey went to the trash because of her feelings.
"Although... there are ways to hide the truth without lying" he placed a gentle hand on her shoulder. "Don't worry dear." Urania raised her head and Dumbledore's gentle eyes almost comforted her.
"I'll say I'm a student, it's not a lie, despite being an auror I'm actually taking lessons here under my real name." Dumbledore approved with a gentle smile, then she understood that was his plan from the beginning, and this whole conversation was just a warning from him, and he had managed to break her for a second.
Quidditch wasn't Urania's favorite sport, a bunch of people chasing around balls and throwing them through holes, from her perspective, it was just a waste of time and an excuse to exceed the regular speed of their brooms. Hermione, Ron and her, shared a black umbrella, in an attempt to stay dry but the strong winds and heavy fog damped their faces and clothes.
"Remind me to take some pepperup potion later"
Hermione suddenly stood "oh no! Harry's glasses are giving him trouble" the girl disappeared in the field.
Lightning illuminated the sky drawing silver veins in the distance. Harry flew again this time behind the snitch.
"Go Harry! Go gryffindor!" Yelled Ron next to her.
A few minutes later everyone started trembling and a known cold feeling invaded the field, Black elongated figures appeared on the field taking every bit of happiness with them. Harry struggled to keep on his broom but all the smiles and cheers faded once he began to fall, Urania couldn't see what was going on, Dumbledore hurried to the field and a beautiful silver light from the tip of his wand made all dementors fled. Harry was taken unconscious to the infirmary.
Hufflepuff's seeker a boy Urania had shared potion lessons with grabbed the snitch finishing the game obtaining the victory for his team. He was oblivious to the mess underneath, once he realized what happened Urania saw him discussing with Madame Hooch, she thought if there was a house she would like to be sorted to, was that one.
After potions Snape made her stay in the classroom to help him classify ingredients in the cupboard.
"It seems that your so-called protective charm is not so..." Urania rolled her eyes to the potions master "protective..."
"Professor Snape, those dementors weren't there because of Harry, they were attracted by all the cheering of the students, it must've felt like a buffet to them..." she crossed her arms over her chest. " it amazes me how this school finds a new way to endanger its students almost everyday"
He glared at her "and... we finally agree at something" he checked once more the boiling potion in his cauldron. "See what I'm doing here... come take a closer look" Urania knew he was in charge of the wolfsbane that Remus took.
"Professor Lupin won't harm his students..."
"Is everyone as open minded where you come from? Don't tell me you don't distinguish between pure and mudbloods... squibs... dark creatures..."
"There's horrible people everywhere, always tagging people to make them fit in their small minds" Urania's gaze followed the list he gave her to arrange all the dry ingredients.
"It's useless to think we're all the same, difference is what makes everything fall into place..." he went to help her reach a bottle full of bat nails. "We need to differentiate ingredients to make potions, by assuming they're all the same you won't get very far."
"So you do approve muggles and wizards mingling..." she giggled one hand covering her mouth.
"If you giggle one more time I will take 50 points from gryffindor..."
"I don't even belong to any house" she raised an eyebrow
"I. Don't. Care."
After finishing with Snape, Urania went directly to her room, only to find cat hairs on her bed a small piece of parchment.
"Place an order for a new broom for Harry.
Gringotts 711, thank you"
"Ugh! All men think about is sports..."
She wrote the order using Harry's name as if he was the one making the purchase and went to find Hedwig.
The broom arrived on December 25, most students had returned home for The holidays, but not the trio, they were focused on defending Buckbeak. Harry didn't expect to receive anything, there was no card or message indicating the origin of the gift, the firebolt shined on the boys hands and soon a small group gathered to admire it.
"It's a firebolt! It's the latest model Harry!"
"It must be so expensive"
Urania rolled her eyes "Ron... I have a gift for you"
The Weasley boy had his eyes fixed on the broom "what? Oh sorry..."
"I said I have a gift for you, I think I can help you with Scabbers"
"Oh really? Did you find a spell to protect it from evil cats?" He glared at Hermione, the girl didn't look so pleased with the broom, she insisted on telling Mcgonagall in case the broom was sent by Sirius, clever girl, Urania thought.
"Thank you Rania." Ron took the rat out of his pocket to give it to her. "I have to keep it with me at all times or else that little pest will eat it"
"Don't worry... Scabbers is in good hands" she fed it bits of turkey which the rat ate with glee. "I'll have to take it to my room for a few days, away from crookshanks"
"As long as it's safe..."
Urania kept caressing the small rat all the way to her room, making it feel comfortable.
Once there she transfigured a small jar into a cage and placed the animal inside.
Scabbers eyes scanned the room curiously, moving it small nose rapidly.
She scanned the rat's aura, it was difficult at first, it felt weak and full of fear. The aura vibrated in small waves that died as soon as they began, Pettigrew was a weak little thing but there was a distinctive trait that remained in the aura's pattern that belong to resentment, hatred and will to hurt.
"You must have suffered so much..." this time she was sincere. She send a relaxing wave not because she cared for him, but because she needed to explore his aura more deeply. The rat started to cuddle inside the cage, accommodating itself to sleep.
This time its aura shone strongly, it was tainted with blood and evil, now it was clear to Urania, she wanted to kill him there.
She thought of all the options she had in front of her and went for the obvious one.