HP the Gryffindor Heir and the Labyrinth
By Rina Bollyqueen 420 **************************************************************************** *****
Two Visitors and a Discovery
"Mione!" whined Ron. The girl lifted her head and faced her best friend, who had just been promoted to 'boyfriend' a couple of hours ago.
"What is it Ron?" The red-haired boy gave her a mischievous look and glanced at his watch.
"Mione I need some more 'encouragement'," he said in a sing song voice. Hermione sighed and leaned across the table to give him some 'encouragement'.
"Satisfied?" she asked. He gave her a nod. "Good now lets continue out research." Ron shook his head and sighed. Not even kisses from her boyfriend could keep Hermione Granger away from her research.
Hermione had not even started reading, when the torches in the library went out and a gust of wind opened one of the windows. Two owls flew into the library, one was snowy white with mismatched eyes and the other was a chocolate brown barn owl with leaf green eyes. All of a sudden, there was a flash so bright that the two students had to cover there eyes less they be blinded.
"This is not Professor Dumbledore's office dear," said a women's voice. Ron and Hermione took their hands away from their faces. They could only see the back of the lady. Long brown hair, the same colour as one of the owls, tumbled down her back. For some reason, it seemed to the two students that she was wearing ............ a nightgown?
"It seems Dear Sarah that we are in the library," came the silky deep and unmistakable voice of the Goblin King. The two students stood up, covered themselves with the invisibility cloak and headed for their direction. They stood beside one of the bookshelves so that they could see the King and Queen easily.
"The library Jareth? You were meant to go straight to his office!" Ron and Hermione saw, to their astonishment, that the Goblin King was also in his pajamas and nightgown. They looked at each other, both thinking the same thing. Why were the King and Queen of the Labyrinth in Hogwarts library, in the early hours of dawn in their nightclothes?
"I know Dear."
"I don't think I can remember my way around. It's not fair!" the Queen complained.
"Calm down Dear," the Jareth tried to reassure his wife.
"Calm down? Calm down!" Sarah roared. "That poor boy just had a vision about Voldemort and we need to tell Dumbledore as soon as possible! Oh God Jareth, I really hope Liliannah is alright!"
"She'll be fine sweetheart. Now I can't remember how to get to his office? Do you remember?" Sarah shook her head. Ron and Hermione chose that time to reveal their presence to the King and Queen.
"Perhaps we can help you?" said Hermione, taking off the invisibility cloak. "Hermione Granger, Head Girl of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Queen Sarah." The Queen smiled at the girl, whilst her husband scowled.
'Not these two again,' he thought in despair. 'Of all the students, we had to bump into the girls brother, who threatened to beat me to a pulp!'
"It's a pleasure Miss Granger, and Mr..." Ron held out his hand.
"Weasley," he said. "Ron Weasley."
"Ah, so you are Ginny's older brother?" Ron blushed and nodded.
"Um...yes." She grinned at him.
"Harry told us all about you, good things of course. And I'm glad to say that much to the displeasure of my charming husband, your sister is progressing well through the Labyrinth." Ron grinned. They'd have Harry back in no time.
"Your Majesties," said Hermione, "We couldn't help but overhear that Harry suffered another vision. We should head to the Headmasters office immediately."
"Of course," said the Queen. "Let's get going then shall we."
Ron and Hermione linked arms as they led the two guests to the headmasters office.
"Ton Tongue Toffees," said Ron to the gargoyle. They went up the spiral staircase and through into the office. For some strange reason, Dumbledore was sitting at his desk.
"Jareth, Sarah, it has been a long time," smiled the old headmaster. "I know that young Miss Weasley is running the Labyrinth to save Mr Potter." The King and Queen exchanged a look of discomfort. "May I ask how she's faring?"
"Remarkably well Albus, even if I do hate to admit it," said Jareth.
"Even though it is wonderful to see an old student and The Prince of the Underground, I believe that this is not just a friendly visit. Please take a seat," he said. Ron, Hermione, Sarah and Jareth sat down on the seats opposite the headmaster.
"Yes. Professor Dumbledore," started Sarah.
"Sarah, you have not been my student for over four decades, please call me Albus." Sarah blushed.
"Well Albus, we've been taking care of Harry, for a few hours. Just half an hour ago, he woke the castle up with his screaming," said Sarah. "He told us to warn you that Voldemort plans to attack Hogwarts within the week." Ron squeezed Hermione's hand reassuringly.
"Yes. Thank you for the trouble you went to, for informing me of this dire situation."
"It was no problem Albus," said Jareth. "After all both of our daughters attended Hogwarts. You also performed Liliannah's wedding ceremony." Dumbledore nodded.
"Yes I did." Hermione saw that her headmaster looked old, and tired. The sparkle in the old wizards eyes had suddenly dulled.
"Sir?" asked Hermione, speaking for the first time since entering the headmasters office. "Would you like Ron and I to hold a DA meeting today in the Room of Requirement? I know that most of the students in DA would want to help with the final battle against Voldemort." Dumbledore smiled.
"Yes Miss Granger that would be helpful." Jareth looked at the two students with a puzzled expression on his face and then turned to the headmaster.
"Albus. We know that there is a war going on in the wizarding world right now," started Jareth. "Sarah, Rosaline and I are all concerned about the welfare of Liliannah and her family. Have you had any contact with her since the wedding?" Dumbledore sighed heavily, took of his half moon spectacles and rubbed his eyes.
"Yes I did have contact with her after the wedding. She was very happy. But I .... I regret to inform you that ........"
"Albus please tell me you're not saying..............."
"I'm sorry Jareth, but I regret to inform you that your daughter and her husband were murdered by Voldemort on All Hallows Eve of 1981." Ron and Hermione looked at each other shocked, whilst Sarah broke into tears and Jareth comforted her.
Hermione's brain automatically added up two facts. Harry's parents were killed on Halloween 1981 and the King and Queens daughter, Liliannah, and her husband were also killed on Halloween of that same year. It couldn't be just a coincidence ....... Could it?
By Rina Bollyqueen 420 **************************************************************************** *****
Two Visitors and a Discovery
"Mione!" whined Ron. The girl lifted her head and faced her best friend, who had just been promoted to 'boyfriend' a couple of hours ago.
"What is it Ron?" The red-haired boy gave her a mischievous look and glanced at his watch.
"Mione I need some more 'encouragement'," he said in a sing song voice. Hermione sighed and leaned across the table to give him some 'encouragement'.
"Satisfied?" she asked. He gave her a nod. "Good now lets continue out research." Ron shook his head and sighed. Not even kisses from her boyfriend could keep Hermione Granger away from her research.
Hermione had not even started reading, when the torches in the library went out and a gust of wind opened one of the windows. Two owls flew into the library, one was snowy white with mismatched eyes and the other was a chocolate brown barn owl with leaf green eyes. All of a sudden, there was a flash so bright that the two students had to cover there eyes less they be blinded.
"This is not Professor Dumbledore's office dear," said a women's voice. Ron and Hermione took their hands away from their faces. They could only see the back of the lady. Long brown hair, the same colour as one of the owls, tumbled down her back. For some reason, it seemed to the two students that she was wearing ............ a nightgown?
"It seems Dear Sarah that we are in the library," came the silky deep and unmistakable voice of the Goblin King. The two students stood up, covered themselves with the invisibility cloak and headed for their direction. They stood beside one of the bookshelves so that they could see the King and Queen easily.
"The library Jareth? You were meant to go straight to his office!" Ron and Hermione saw, to their astonishment, that the Goblin King was also in his pajamas and nightgown. They looked at each other, both thinking the same thing. Why were the King and Queen of the Labyrinth in Hogwarts library, in the early hours of dawn in their nightclothes?
"I know Dear."
"I don't think I can remember my way around. It's not fair!" the Queen complained.
"Calm down Dear," the Jareth tried to reassure his wife.
"Calm down? Calm down!" Sarah roared. "That poor boy just had a vision about Voldemort and we need to tell Dumbledore as soon as possible! Oh God Jareth, I really hope Liliannah is alright!"
"She'll be fine sweetheart. Now I can't remember how to get to his office? Do you remember?" Sarah shook her head. Ron and Hermione chose that time to reveal their presence to the King and Queen.
"Perhaps we can help you?" said Hermione, taking off the invisibility cloak. "Hermione Granger, Head Girl of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Queen Sarah." The Queen smiled at the girl, whilst her husband scowled.
'Not these two again,' he thought in despair. 'Of all the students, we had to bump into the girls brother, who threatened to beat me to a pulp!'
"It's a pleasure Miss Granger, and Mr..." Ron held out his hand.
"Weasley," he said. "Ron Weasley."
"Ah, so you are Ginny's older brother?" Ron blushed and nodded.
"Um...yes." She grinned at him.
"Harry told us all about you, good things of course. And I'm glad to say that much to the displeasure of my charming husband, your sister is progressing well through the Labyrinth." Ron grinned. They'd have Harry back in no time.
"Your Majesties," said Hermione, "We couldn't help but overhear that Harry suffered another vision. We should head to the Headmasters office immediately."
"Of course," said the Queen. "Let's get going then shall we."
Ron and Hermione linked arms as they led the two guests to the headmasters office.
"Ton Tongue Toffees," said Ron to the gargoyle. They went up the spiral staircase and through into the office. For some strange reason, Dumbledore was sitting at his desk.
"Jareth, Sarah, it has been a long time," smiled the old headmaster. "I know that young Miss Weasley is running the Labyrinth to save Mr Potter." The King and Queen exchanged a look of discomfort. "May I ask how she's faring?"
"Remarkably well Albus, even if I do hate to admit it," said Jareth.
"Even though it is wonderful to see an old student and The Prince of the Underground, I believe that this is not just a friendly visit. Please take a seat," he said. Ron, Hermione, Sarah and Jareth sat down on the seats opposite the headmaster.
"Yes. Professor Dumbledore," started Sarah.
"Sarah, you have not been my student for over four decades, please call me Albus." Sarah blushed.
"Well Albus, we've been taking care of Harry, for a few hours. Just half an hour ago, he woke the castle up with his screaming," said Sarah. "He told us to warn you that Voldemort plans to attack Hogwarts within the week." Ron squeezed Hermione's hand reassuringly.
"Yes. Thank you for the trouble you went to, for informing me of this dire situation."
"It was no problem Albus," said Jareth. "After all both of our daughters attended Hogwarts. You also performed Liliannah's wedding ceremony." Dumbledore nodded.
"Yes I did." Hermione saw that her headmaster looked old, and tired. The sparkle in the old wizards eyes had suddenly dulled.
"Sir?" asked Hermione, speaking for the first time since entering the headmasters office. "Would you like Ron and I to hold a DA meeting today in the Room of Requirement? I know that most of the students in DA would want to help with the final battle against Voldemort." Dumbledore smiled.
"Yes Miss Granger that would be helpful." Jareth looked at the two students with a puzzled expression on his face and then turned to the headmaster.
"Albus. We know that there is a war going on in the wizarding world right now," started Jareth. "Sarah, Rosaline and I are all concerned about the welfare of Liliannah and her family. Have you had any contact with her since the wedding?" Dumbledore sighed heavily, took of his half moon spectacles and rubbed his eyes.
"Yes I did have contact with her after the wedding. She was very happy. But I .... I regret to inform you that ........"
"Albus please tell me you're not saying..............."
"I'm sorry Jareth, but I regret to inform you that your daughter and her husband were murdered by Voldemort on All Hallows Eve of 1981." Ron and Hermione looked at each other shocked, whilst Sarah broke into tears and Jareth comforted her.
Hermione's brain automatically added up two facts. Harry's parents were killed on Halloween 1981 and the King and Queens daughter, Liliannah, and her husband were also killed on Halloween of that same year. It couldn't be just a coincidence ....... Could it?