Chapter 12 - Feelings A Fire

The next morning Hermione walked down the hall. She looked everywhere for one person who she had to talk to. She entered the great hall and found him sitting at his house table. She walked over to him and stood behind him.

"Draco we need to talk," Hermione said.

But Draco never turned to her. She then narrowed her eyes and looked around the room. She poked him and said his name again and he still said nothing. Finally she just gave up and cleared her throat.

"DRACO MALFOY WE'RE THROUGH," Hermione yelled as loud as she could.

Draco turned to her immediately, but she was already walking over to the Gryffindor table. He watched her sit down beside Ginny and begin to eat her breakfast. He then looked around the hall, and found many people staring at him. Sighing he got up and left the great hall.

"Hermione are you sure that's what you want?" Ginny asked.

"He ignored me, he hurt me," Hermione said. " I don't want to be with someone who does that to me."

Well we should find the boys and have a snowball fight," Ginny said.

"Sure," Hermione said getting up.

Hermione and Ginny wondered down the halls for quiet sometime and found Luna and Ron, who went to find Blaise and Pansy for the snow fight. They were about to give up and Harry and Clara when they came around the corner and found them with Draco. They walked up to them and Ginny was the first to speak.

"Hey, you guys want to come have a snowball fight?" Ginny asked.

"Sure," Clara said.

"Why not," Harry said." Draco?"

"Like I'm coming with her there," Draco said.

"Can't you just be her friend," Clara said.

"Ah, no," Draco said.

"Fine, but we're still going," Clara said walking away with Ginny.

"Fine go with the Mud blood," Draco said.

"Watch your mouth Draco," Harry snapped.

"Oh, fuck off," Draco said. " Go be with your so called friends, I'll be in my dorm."

Harry shook his head as Draco walked away and then headed outside with Hermione. Once they got outside they blasted with snowballs and ran behind a bank.

"I guess its you and me as a team," Harry said.

"Guess so," Hermione said throwing a snowball that hit Ron in the face.

Harry threw one as well that hit Clara in the back. This continued for some time and more and more people joined in. Harry and Hermione were to busy running away from snowballs that they didn't see the sharp drop at the top of the hill they were running up and tumbled together down the other side in the snow. Once they finally stopped falling down the hill, Harry ended up rolling on top of Hermione. They stared at each other for a moment and then Ron and Luna came over the hill with snowballs. Harry got off of Hermione and pulled her to her feet and then ran for the forest. Once they reached it they ran inside and found a lot of kids running around with snowballs, so they continued running through till they were far away and you could just hear kids yelling at each other.

"Well that was fun," Hermione said as she began to walk again.

"Yeah, it was," Harry, said.

They continued to walk silently till they came out of the forest by the lake. They could see students running around by the school; the snowball fight was still on.

"You know, this year as been really weird," Hermione said.

"How do you mean?" Harry asked.

"Well, I mean with me and Draco," Hermione said. " The school being burnt done, we don't even know how that happened and then you disappearing."

"Good point," Harry said.

"What happened when you were gone?" Hermione asked. "Where did you go?"

"I don't really know where they took us," Harry said. " They did teach us every spell, they knew and all."

"Do you think Voldemort will come back this year?" Hermione asked.

"I don't know," Harry said." But I will be ready for him."

"Harry," Hermione began. " Do...do you miss Sirius?"

"I.I do," Harry said.

"You do know he can't come back," Hermione said. " Know one knows really what that veil does, but it does keep people we care about and loved ones from coming back."

Harry stared at the ground and then looked up at her.

"You didn't here them," Harry said. "What they said."

"Harry," Hermione said. " Don't just put this behind you, cause you think he'll come back, he wont come back."

Hermione sighed and looked around as Harry just stared at her. She then turned back to him.

"What did they say?" Hermione asked.

"That they we're just lurking in and out of sight," Harry said.

"Whatever it means," Hermione said. " Sirius isn't coming back."

"I get it Hermione," Harry said.

"I just want to make sure you know," Hermione said.

"I know," Harry said. " But...never mind."

"Come on," Hermione said. "It's starting to snow."

They walked silently back to the school. Once inside Hermione went to the library and Harry just wondered around looking out the window. He wasn't watching where he was going and he crashed into Luna.

"Oh, sorry," Harry said.

"It's fine Harry," Luna said. " I've been thinking."

"What?" Harry asked.

"You know, about the veil," Luna said. " I haven't been able to get it out of my mind, I wont to go back."

"What?" Harry asked.

"I wont to go back," Luna said. "Soon."

"I do to," Harry said.

"We should go before schools over," Luna said.

"We have five months," Harry said.

"Yeah, I know," Luna, said. " But it will go by fast."

"Yeah," Harry said.

Luna smiled at him and then walked off down the hall. Harry watched her go around the corner and then kept walking down the hall. He came to a dead end at one of the hallways and leaned against the wall, when the wall moved and Harry fell behind it. When he looked up from the ground he found himself in a cemetery. It was completely real and looked liked it was outside. There was grass growing and trees. Harry stood up and walked towards the gate and opened it. He walked around till he came to a hill and found four stones all lined up, with statues' of whom they were behind them.

Godric Gryffindor

The Moors of Courage

"What is courage without those who stand with you"?

Helga Hufflepuff

The Valley Of Life

"What is life, without friends and family"?

Rowena Ravenclaw

The Glen of Intelligence

"Intelligence and Creativity will always take you far"

Salazar Slytherin

From the Fen, to the Great

"Only the purest of us, posses the power of magic"

Harry stared at them for sometime till he noticed something on another hill. He walked slowly over to it and dropped to his knees when he read...

Here Lies James and Lily Potter

Beloved Friends, Devoted Parents

Will Never Forget You

Harry wiped the tears that fell from his eyes. He had ever seen or even knew his parents had been buried or had graves. No one told him. He stared at their graves and then stood up, tears still running down his face. He walked over to the tombstones and ran his hands over his parent's names, before he saw another grave that made him break down.

Sirius Black

Loved By All, Cared By All

Loving Godfather, and Loving Friend

You Will Always Be In our Hearts

Harry didn't know how long he had sat there staring at their graves, he assumed a while. His hands were filthy and his face was red and had tearstains on them. But he still sat there, when a girl came up to him. She had long, black, curly hair and bright blue eyes. She wore a pure white dress.

"Who are you?" she asked." Your not suppose to be here."

"Why?" Harry asked

"Because you could be lost forever," she said. " Now go before your way closes forever, and you become a guard of those who have passed like me."

"Who are you?" Harry asked.

"You first," she said.

"I'm Harry Potter," Harry said.

"Well I'm Charity," Charity said.

"Charity?" Harry asked.

"Yes, I got stuck in here, a long time ago," Charity, said. " Well I never really, I've just been living here, I'm the guardian of this place."

"Oh," Harry said.

"Yes, well you better go," Charity, said. " And take this."

She handed him a necklace with some type of Amulet on it. Harry took it and placed it around his neck.

"I only have one of them," Charity said. " But I feel you are the most deserving, you did lose everyone dear to you."

"What is it for?" Harry asked.

"It's so you can't get stuck in here," Charity said. " I give you permission to come back whenever you want, you will always be able to find your way back with this."

"Thank you," Harry said.

"But next time come visit me," Charity said. " It is lonely in here."

Harry nodded his head and turned and walked away. Once he got back through the wall he went straight to the common room. Hermione and Ron got up as soon as he came in the room. But he walked past the as fast as he could and went up to his dorm, were he washed his face. When he came back downstairs Neville and Ginny, as well as Luna were all sitting by the fire.

"Harry are you alright?" Hermione asked

"Fine," Harry lied. " I just found something, that's all."

"What?" Ginny asked.

"Nothing important," Harry said. " This amulet."

"You sure you should just keep it?" Hermione asked.

"No one else claimed it," Harry said sitting down.

"Game," Ron asked.

"Sure," Harry said.

They all sat there and watched Ron and Harry play exploding Snaps. None of them knew what time it was, none of them cared anyways once they all fell asleep in the common room.