chapter six
summers end.
"Harry where are we." Ginny asked. They where standing in what looked like a field of blinding white light. There was nothing in sight of them.
"I don't know Ginny."
"Well how do we find Sirus."
"I don't know, I've never done this."
"Well that's ok because you have done it right." Sirus appeared out of the white and walked up to them. He looked as if he were healthy. At least for a dead guy.
"Sirus how did you know we were here."
"Harry I followed your thoughts it was kind of like a call to me pulling me towards you. I didn't find you I was pulled towards you."
"Its so good to see you, I thought that I never would until Ginny gave me a dream enhancer."
"Ginny gave you a dream enhancer did she. How did she get that because you cant buy those just anywhere."
"Well Sirus I found them in Bulgaria. I ordered it through a catalogue."
"Ginny those things aren't found in Bulgaria. And its to risky to order through a catalogue so you want to try again." She shot Sirus a dirty look then looked back at Harry. How could she say that she and Hermione had created it knowing that it was against the wizarding laws to make things like this. But she had to make this she had to let Harry see his godfather again.
"Ok Sirus well Hermione and I made it we weren't going to tell anyone because we both knew that it was against the law to have one and building one was going to have to be against the law also."
"Why did you tell me that you bought it Ginny."
"Because Hermione said that she didn't want anyone to know that we had made it she wouldn't agree to help me if I didn't swear to her that no one would know."
"So you and Hermione built this crystal for Harry. Well good for you two. because that is wait a second how are you both here I have read about dream enhancers and they operate on individual dreams so you and Harry cannot be here at the same time." Harry and Ginny went into their explanations about how they were dating and how whenever they did anything they were brought closer together and on times of "passion" how they could stop time and enter each others minds. Sirus was interested to hear all of the story especially the part about the capture of the escaped death eater. When they finished telling their story Sirus didn't seem to know how to act. He believed them that wasn't the problem it was more along the lines that he just didn't know what to say to them. He knew that they where looking for an explanation about what was going on with them but he honestly didn't know how to answer that. He had had a lot of experiences in his life and he didn't know what was happening between them. After all Dumbledore himself said that he didn't know exactly what was going on. How was he suppose to tell them what was going on. They spent the rest of the time talking about the past few months and how Ginny and Harry felt it was weird that they were talking to Sirus even though he was dead. Harry could feel himself waking up and he started to rap the dream up telling Sirus that he would be here to see him more often. Harry gave Sirus a big hug after Ginny was done with hers. He felt a familiar tug behind his navel like being pulled by the port key.
Harry opened his eyes to find himself on his bed. Ginny was lying next to him, she was just awakening as well. They lied in bed taking no notice to the room around them. Harry rolled out of bed after about fifteen minutes and got dressed. Ginny watched him as he stripped down to nothing and started to put his wizard robes on. He was aware that she was watching him but he had an odd feeling that she wasn't the only one watching him. He looked around the room but there wasn't anyone there. He resumed getting dressed. Ginny chuckled to herself.
"What's so funny," Harry asked.
"Nothing, well its just that you obviously don't know much about the dream enhancer."
"Why do you say that."
"Because you are looking around the room."
"So what."
"Oh Harry your going to tell me that you weren't looking for someone that you thought was looking at you."
"So what if I was."
"Well the dream enhancer brought Sirus in this room. He is still kind of in it sort of speaking."
"What do you mean."
"Well he is here but he isn't here he isn't a ghost so his spirit manifestation doesn't linger just his presence."
"I think I get what you mean. That was fun Ginny we got to see Sirus I cant wait until next visit I have so many things to ask him." Harry finished getting dressed now comforted by the fact that he could still feel his godfathers presence. His mind was racing with thoughts about their conversation with him. They had been in contact with the one person he had wanted to really talk to all year. It was Ginny who gave this to him. And although Hermione did have her hand involved with it Harry knew that Ginny had told Hermione about it. He was grateful that Hermione was there to help out but when it came down to it it was Ginny that made that moment possible for him and he was overwhelmed by the fact that she was this kind to him. He was pleased that they had this ability to connect their minds because he was glad that she was with him. it wasn't that he did not want to see Sirus on his own or that he was afraid of what would happen to him it was just comforting to him that Ginny was there to share that moment with him. She was there to share that moment with him.
He entered the common room leaving Ginny to get dressed and meet him. They where going to go get something to eat and then go and see Ron. Ginny hurried down the staircase and saw Harry sitting on the couch. She walked down to greet him but he was busy in his own thoughts. she leaned over and kissed him on his lips and he jerk himself back into consciousness. His mind was following through the course of events last night and he kept thinking about the spell that Ron had done.
"Ginny do you think that we should try the displacement charm again."
"Sure I think that it is worth another shot."
"I just wish that we could find out what we were suppose to concentrate on."
"I know its kind of weird that my brother was the one that knew what to do."
"I think I know what you mean but he does have his own skills you know maybe this was one that followed into his others like chess."
"Displacio cup."
"It didn't work Ginny." "I know, Displacio cup." nothing happened. Harry gave his tries at it but with out knowing what to concentrate on they could figure out the spell. They gave up and decided to go down and get something to eat. They sat down and ate their breakfast in silence both disappointed in themselves for not being able to perform the spell. Once they had finished their short breakfast they went up to meet Ron and Hermione in the hospital wing. Ron was awake and eating food and Hermione was talking to Ron about how impressed she was that he preformed the spell. Apparently Ron had just come around. Hermione broke off in the middle of asking Ron about what the energy source was and how to concentrate on it when Harry and Ginny walked up behind them. She greeted them and Ginny wrapped her arms around Ron embracing him into a big hug.
"We were so worried about you."
"Yeah Ron," Harry said, "we were worried, but you know that you cant escape letting us know how to do this spell right."
"Yeah I know." Ron's face went a bit red as his chest swelled up with pride. He would be come the teacher for the first time since chess matches.
"So Harry are we going to continue with the D.A. meetings this year. I mean I know that this time we wont have to hide it and we would probably get the faculties support for it." Hermione seemed to want to know about this for some time but decided that this was the appropriate time to ask.
"Um I guess that I should still keep up the lessons but I think that we should talk with some one who is a little more experienced with dueling."
"Why don't we just contact the Order and ask if there is anyone that would help us learn to duel."
"That sounds like a good idea Ginny why don't we go right now."
"Ok Harry see you two in a bit."
"Alright see you," they called back. Harry and Ginny ran to the common room and grabbed some of the floo powder that Dumbledore had sent to them. Harry threw some into the fire and said number twelve Grimmauld place. He stuck his head into the fire place and found Tonks sitting at the kitchen table. She jumped back when she saw Harry's head in the fire place.
"Wotcher Harry."
"Nothing is wrong we were just wondering something," Harry paused for a second then he thought he could ask her I mean sure she was clumsy but she was an auror she had to know a good bit about dueling to be one, "we were wondering if there was an adult wizard like you who would be willing to teach us how to duel. We all want to be prepared to duel. Also I was wondering if you could try to teach me how to be a metamorphmagus."
"Well about that Harry I told you it would be the hard way to learn it.'
"But you didn't say that I couldn't learn it."
"No I didn't."
"So will you teach me and the others."
"Sure why not I don't have anything to do at after I am done hear, watching the house you know, so when Kingsley gets here I'll be over ok."
"Sure what time do you think he will be here."
"'Bout half an hour I expect."
"Alright see you then." "See you Harry."
"Meet us in the Gryffindor common room ok Tonks."
"Alright Harry." Harry pulled his head back from the fireplace and told Ginny that he found Tonks and she agreed to meet them in a half an hour in the common room.
"Oh ok well I didn't expect to be taught any magic right now but this will do and then we can ask her if she would come back to teach us more throughout the school year."
"I think that she will when she has the time. She said she was going to try to teach me to be a metamorphmagus. so i think that she will be here throughout the school year."
"That sounds cool Harry. Well we had better go and see Ron and Hermione and get them out of the hospital wing before she gets here. Its about time for Ron to get out of the hospital anyways." They set off and joined Ron and Hermione in the hospital wing. Once they explained to Ron and Hermione what was going on Ron got up and told madam Promfrey that he was feeling better she told him he was free to go but seemed to be very reluctant to actually want him to leave. They got back to the common room and Tonks was sitting on the couch.
"Kingsley got there early so I showed up here. About time you got back."
"Sorry," Ron said, "I was in the hospital wing for the night they just came and got me."
"What were you in the hospital wing for Ron."
"Well I exhausted me energy and had to rest and take some potions there."
"How did you exhaust your energy."
"The displacement charm." Ron was trying to hide the fact that he was proud of performing the charm but was doing a lousy job at it.
"You did a displacement charm. Wow I'm impressed that is tricky magic you know."
"Tell me about it. Knocked myself out cold last night woke up in the hospital this morning."
"Ok so are we ready to do this," she said and waved her wand, the furniture back against the wall with a loud clunk. "Alright Harry you step up and I will duel with you." Harry stepped out in front of her. They bowed to each other and got into their stances. Harry had his wand level with his eyes while Tonks had her wand down to her side in what looked like a defenseless position.
"Ready Harry."
"Are you."
"Ok, one, two, three"
"Expelliarmus." cried Harry but Tonks was to fast and cried just before he did "Accio wand," before Harry finished his incantation his wand flew from his hand into Tonks'.
"You see Harry the point of dueling is to out smart your opponent as well as beat him to the draw. You held your speed back because my wand was to my side. You over exaggerated you wrist movements. You need to take every encounter seriously." Harry stood there in shock that Tonks had just disarmed him.
"You see Harry," she continued, "I use the summoning charm because it doesn't have to hit you I just have to concentrate on what I want. You have to learn to improvise while dueling and be very flexible because you opponent will throw everything he or she can at you."
"I know that I have to improvise I have done that before I just didn't know that you could use the summoning charm on a wand."
"Yes you can use the summoning charm on anything you want as long as it can be moved. Are you ready to try again."
"Yes."
"On the count of three. One, two, three."
"Expelliarmus." Harry said again and Tonks countered with a block spell "Protego." a jet of red light hit his disarming spell and sent it back at Harry but he had been expecting this and sent out his own blocking spell "Protego." his disarming spell bounced back at Tonks and she was forced to dive out of the way.
"I don't know why you guys need me you seem to have a good teacher already. Harry good job sending out that blocking spell almost immediately after I sent mine. It was almost like you could read my thoughts."
"No I just figured you where going to do that and sent my blocking charm as quickly as I could."
"Well good job anyways. Well let's see you, Ron get up here. Alright Ron now on the count of three. You ready. Harry start us off."
"One, two, three."
"Accio wand" Tonks cried before Ron could even start his charm. Ron's wand flew across the room to and landed in her hands.
"Um well not bad I guess Ron but you still need to work on it a bit."
"Lets go again I'm more ready this time."
"Ok but just to let you know though your enemy in an attack isn't going to be as kind to let you get ready. As much as I hate to admit it Moody is right constant alert is something that you should look into. Alright so you ready."
"Yeah."
"Harry be a doll and start us off."
"One, two, three."
"Accio wand," Tonks cried and Ron's wand shot out of his hand but after he yelled "Expelliarmus." Ron's wand landed in Tonks hand and she though it back to him.
"Hermione you ready."
"Sure why not."
"That's the spirit," Tonks said with a hint of harsh sarcasm in her voice, "Harry."
"One, two, three."
"Accio," Tonks started but Hermione beat her to it "Accio wand," she said it so enthusiastically that everyone's wand flew from their hands and landed by Hermione as she caught Tonks.
"Sorry didn't mean to do that." She said throwing everyone's wands back to each of them, "must have been a little to enthusiastic with that."
"That's ok Hermione that was actually a good thing if you could learn to concentrate that enthusiasm on specifics then you would do well in a duel against more than one." Hermione couldn't help but burn with pride. She grinned and looked away from everyone.
"Alright Ginny your turn get up here." Ginny stepped up and faced off with Tonks.
"One, two, three," Harry said.
"Accio," Tonks started but couldn't finish because she was stopped by Ginny's silencing charm. instead of trying to disarm Tonks she went for stopping her all together and cried out "Silencio," then immediately after she said "Petrificus Totalus." Tonks who wasn't expecting much was shocked when she couldn't speak and then when her arms snapped to her sides and she feel over stiff as a board she looked in more than just shock. Hermione let the curse up and Tonks stood up dusting her robes staring at Ginny.
"Wotcher Ginny."
"Sorry just growing up around brothers like Fred, George, and Ron you learn quickly how to defend yourself and it just becomes second nature."
"Ok well that was actually really good."
"Thanks."
"Well that was really good for all of you but I need to get going. Next time I see you it wont be an introductory lesson ok."
"So when will that be," Harry asked.
"Probably a couple of weeks the term is about to start soon and I might show up once I'll send a letter to let you know when ok."
"Alright." Tonks got up and started towards the fire place. She pulled out a bag of floo powder and stepped inside the fire place.
"Harry," she called, "next time I come back I will start the lessons with you, ok"
"Ok"
"22 Wellston Avenue, number 12." Tonks was surrounded by emerald green flames and was gone in a flash. The four of them where standing still in shock about what Ginny had done to Tonks.
"Ginny, what was that about. Were you just showing off in front of Harry," Ron asked.
"Well no actually it was more like second nature like I said Ron." The four of them started discussing everything that they had just seen and it didn't take long before they got around to the subject of Hermione's over enthusiasm.
"Tonks said that you could control it and that you could do well in a duel against more than one person."
"Yeah I know but we will need more people to practice so when we start up the D.A again this semester we will try to practice there. It might be good to teach everyone how to control stuff like that most of the people wont expect that from us we are kids."
"Yeah Hermione I think it is a good idea and again thanks for this book again I think that it will help out a lot with the D.A.." Harry walked over and picked up the book he opened it back up to the page about displacement charms.
"Ron can you explain how to focus on this energy source we would still like to learn this spell."
"Well it isn't easy to explain. Here try to do a simple spell like stupify."
"Ok Stupify."
"alright now try it again and try and feel for this energy it should be kind of invigorating like pumping you up a little."
"Stupify." Harry was searching himself for any feeling of empowerment or refreshing feelings that might be close to what Ron was describing.
"Stupify," he said and still couldn't feel what Ron was talking about.
"Stupify," he said sounding a little more desperate and still nothing.
"Stupify, stupify, stupify." That's when he felt it. It hit him kind of a tingling sensation that swept through out his body. His mind connected to Ginny's and he could see and feel her shudder. She felt him in her mind and felt herself enter his. They knew what each other was thinking again. Something was different this time. Something felt like it was increased but they didn't know what that was. It felt familiar to the both of them but it was to powerful for them to know what it was.
"You felt it Harry didn't you, you felt what I was talking about." Ron was sure that Harry had shuddered himself because he felt his energy source and acknowledged it for the first time.
"Yes," Harry answered but his voice wasn't the only one that answered. Harry and Ginny where speaking in unison again. Ron and Hermione, who were watching Harry and had not looked at Ginny to see her shuddered also, jumped when they heard her speak with Harry. They were experiencing the same connection that they experienced when their passion increased. That was usually after kissing or an intense sexual thought shared by the two of them. They just seemed to link together. What was happening between them. How did Harry end up connecting to Ginny when he wasn't even thinking of her at the time. Everything, while not making complete sense before, was now even more confusing to both of them. How where they linked together. They now had more questions to ask Professor Dumbledore. This might give him something to look at from a different angle. Hermione was stumped she didn't expect this and she was going to have to come up with some more answers for herself and that meant more research. Hermione set out for the Library. Ron followed her saying how he wanted to help. Harry and Ginny where left in the common room alone sharing each others thoughts. They moved towards the desk as they both decided wordlessly to write to Dumbledore. He would need to know this information as soon as possible. When they finished the letter they walked down to the Owlery to have Hedwig deliver the message to Dumbledore. It was going on seven and they wanted to get some food so they headed for the Great Hall and ate. The connection didn't lift or even weaken through out the rest of the evening. Harry and Ginny gave up and went to bed kissing each other lightly before departing. They crawled into their separate beds in their separate dorms but they were still connected giving them the sense that they where sleeping in the same bed together. They knew that they where going to dream together. They drifted to sleep. The connection lasted for the next three days before it wore off. And they where beginning to think that would never be lifted from each others mind. It happened at breakfast on the third day when Dumbledores response came in. It told them that he was going to be back on the grounds a few days before school starts. Teachers where starting to show up towards the end of August. The month seemed to be passing very slowly for Harry and Ginny. Dumbledore's answer while giving them something to look forward to seemed to, like all news that is this needed does, made time creep by. Finally after what felt like two months rather than two weeks The time to see Dumbledore came. He sent a note telling them to meet up with professor McGonagall at one O'clock and she would show them up to his office. When the time came they walked to her office and she walked tem up to his.
"Fainting fancies," Professor McGonagall said and the Gargoyle hopped out of the way. Harry and Ginny went up the revolving stairs and knocked on the door.
"Come in." They heard Dumbledore say on the other side of the door. They entered and walked up to his desk. He was seated behind it and smiling gently at them.
"Please sit down." He motioned his hands towards to comfortable looking armchairs. Harry and Ginny sat down.
"Harry, Ginny please tell me everything that happened." They started in on their story about how Tonks had agreed to teach them to duel and how afterwards they where trying to learn how to concentrate on their energy source to perform the Displacement charm. Dumbledore seemed impressed that they chose that spell to learn and commented on how he could keep that spell up for thirty minutes before exhausting himself to wear he has to let it up of risk passing out like Ron did. They told him how after Harry felt his energy their minds linked and Ginny could feel it too. How it took three days before the connection went away. When they finished Professor Dumbledore glanced at them.
"Well this is interesting, this connection that you two are experiencing seems to be evolving into something more but what I cannot say at this moment because I don't know. When I figure out what is going on I will let you know. Are you two sure that you both where not thinking of each other."
"Yes," Harry said. But Ginny just sat there.
"Ginny," Dumbledore spoke up.
"Well I was thinking of how proud of him I was at that time but the thought was quickly pushed from my mind when Harry entered it. I just forgot about it." Harry suddenly understood a little more about what was going on.
"So professor that explains why we were linked because Ginny was proud of me and her love was increased I knew that I felt something increase between us I just couldn't figure it out."
"That is what I am thinking Harry." They spent the rest of the time talking about spells and how to do some of them when a something occurred to Harry.
"Professor do you think you can teach me some of your dueling skills we all want to be prepared Professor."
"Harry when I can find time I will help but I am a busy man and now with Voldemort back I will be even busier."
"We understand professor."
"Yes I will teach you and Ginny to start. But now I have some things that I need to attend to so I am going to have to ask you to leave."
"Ok professor thank you." Harry and Ginny got out of their comfortable chairs and walked out of the office back up to the common room. They explained to Ron and Hermione what happened in the Office but decided that it was best not to tell them that they where going to get private lessons from Dumbledore himself. At least not yet.
"Tonks is going to be here in a half an hour."
"Good that sounds like fun." Tonks showed up ten minutes later and they started in with her teachings. She showed them a few stronger spells and better ways to stop someone in the middle of a spell then silencio. The basics to dueling where gradually getting more and more difficult. She taught them for two hours before she decided that she should get going.
"School starts in two days and I'll be back in at least two weeks I'll try to be sooner. Professor Dumbledore seems to think that me teaching you how to duel is a good idea and is giving me time to do it. So if I don't see you before I will see you in at least two weeks ok."
"Good we will show you are D.A. schedule then so you can let Dumbledore know what times you need off."
"Sounds good Hermione." And with that Tonks was back through the fire. They went down to the Great Hall to eat and discuss the spells that they had learned. Afterwards they headed back up to the common room. They had it to themselves for two days. Harry was sitting on his favorite chair with Ginny sitting on his lap pressed comfortably up against him.
"I am going to be-e-e-e-ed," Ron said with a yawn.
"I think I am going to retire myself been reading to much today."
"Goodnight you two." Harry and Ginny where left alone and started to kiss. Harry moved to deepen the kiss when he suddenly thought, as if not on his own accord, something that he hadn't thought about and needed to ask Ginny. He broke off the kiss and was smiling at her.
"Ginny," he started, "Ginny I need to ask you something. I don't know why I didn't think of this before. Ginny with that dream enhancer can I see my parents or is it just limited to Sirus?"
summers end.
"Harry where are we." Ginny asked. They where standing in what looked like a field of blinding white light. There was nothing in sight of them.
"I don't know Ginny."
"Well how do we find Sirus."
"I don't know, I've never done this."
"Well that's ok because you have done it right." Sirus appeared out of the white and walked up to them. He looked as if he were healthy. At least for a dead guy.
"Sirus how did you know we were here."
"Harry I followed your thoughts it was kind of like a call to me pulling me towards you. I didn't find you I was pulled towards you."
"Its so good to see you, I thought that I never would until Ginny gave me a dream enhancer."
"Ginny gave you a dream enhancer did she. How did she get that because you cant buy those just anywhere."
"Well Sirus I found them in Bulgaria. I ordered it through a catalogue."
"Ginny those things aren't found in Bulgaria. And its to risky to order through a catalogue so you want to try again." She shot Sirus a dirty look then looked back at Harry. How could she say that she and Hermione had created it knowing that it was against the wizarding laws to make things like this. But she had to make this she had to let Harry see his godfather again.
"Ok Sirus well Hermione and I made it we weren't going to tell anyone because we both knew that it was against the law to have one and building one was going to have to be against the law also."
"Why did you tell me that you bought it Ginny."
"Because Hermione said that she didn't want anyone to know that we had made it she wouldn't agree to help me if I didn't swear to her that no one would know."
"So you and Hermione built this crystal for Harry. Well good for you two. because that is wait a second how are you both here I have read about dream enhancers and they operate on individual dreams so you and Harry cannot be here at the same time." Harry and Ginny went into their explanations about how they were dating and how whenever they did anything they were brought closer together and on times of "passion" how they could stop time and enter each others minds. Sirus was interested to hear all of the story especially the part about the capture of the escaped death eater. When they finished telling their story Sirus didn't seem to know how to act. He believed them that wasn't the problem it was more along the lines that he just didn't know what to say to them. He knew that they where looking for an explanation about what was going on with them but he honestly didn't know how to answer that. He had had a lot of experiences in his life and he didn't know what was happening between them. After all Dumbledore himself said that he didn't know exactly what was going on. How was he suppose to tell them what was going on. They spent the rest of the time talking about the past few months and how Ginny and Harry felt it was weird that they were talking to Sirus even though he was dead. Harry could feel himself waking up and he started to rap the dream up telling Sirus that he would be here to see him more often. Harry gave Sirus a big hug after Ginny was done with hers. He felt a familiar tug behind his navel like being pulled by the port key.
Harry opened his eyes to find himself on his bed. Ginny was lying next to him, she was just awakening as well. They lied in bed taking no notice to the room around them. Harry rolled out of bed after about fifteen minutes and got dressed. Ginny watched him as he stripped down to nothing and started to put his wizard robes on. He was aware that she was watching him but he had an odd feeling that she wasn't the only one watching him. He looked around the room but there wasn't anyone there. He resumed getting dressed. Ginny chuckled to herself.
"What's so funny," Harry asked.
"Nothing, well its just that you obviously don't know much about the dream enhancer."
"Why do you say that."
"Because you are looking around the room."
"So what."
"Oh Harry your going to tell me that you weren't looking for someone that you thought was looking at you."
"So what if I was."
"Well the dream enhancer brought Sirus in this room. He is still kind of in it sort of speaking."
"What do you mean."
"Well he is here but he isn't here he isn't a ghost so his spirit manifestation doesn't linger just his presence."
"I think I get what you mean. That was fun Ginny we got to see Sirus I cant wait until next visit I have so many things to ask him." Harry finished getting dressed now comforted by the fact that he could still feel his godfathers presence. His mind was racing with thoughts about their conversation with him. They had been in contact with the one person he had wanted to really talk to all year. It was Ginny who gave this to him. And although Hermione did have her hand involved with it Harry knew that Ginny had told Hermione about it. He was grateful that Hermione was there to help out but when it came down to it it was Ginny that made that moment possible for him and he was overwhelmed by the fact that she was this kind to him. He was pleased that they had this ability to connect their minds because he was glad that she was with him. it wasn't that he did not want to see Sirus on his own or that he was afraid of what would happen to him it was just comforting to him that Ginny was there to share that moment with him. She was there to share that moment with him.
He entered the common room leaving Ginny to get dressed and meet him. They where going to go get something to eat and then go and see Ron. Ginny hurried down the staircase and saw Harry sitting on the couch. She walked down to greet him but he was busy in his own thoughts. she leaned over and kissed him on his lips and he jerk himself back into consciousness. His mind was following through the course of events last night and he kept thinking about the spell that Ron had done.
"Ginny do you think that we should try the displacement charm again."
"Sure I think that it is worth another shot."
"I just wish that we could find out what we were suppose to concentrate on."
"I know its kind of weird that my brother was the one that knew what to do."
"I think I know what you mean but he does have his own skills you know maybe this was one that followed into his others like chess."
"Displacio cup."
"It didn't work Ginny." "I know, Displacio cup." nothing happened. Harry gave his tries at it but with out knowing what to concentrate on they could figure out the spell. They gave up and decided to go down and get something to eat. They sat down and ate their breakfast in silence both disappointed in themselves for not being able to perform the spell. Once they had finished their short breakfast they went up to meet Ron and Hermione in the hospital wing. Ron was awake and eating food and Hermione was talking to Ron about how impressed she was that he preformed the spell. Apparently Ron had just come around. Hermione broke off in the middle of asking Ron about what the energy source was and how to concentrate on it when Harry and Ginny walked up behind them. She greeted them and Ginny wrapped her arms around Ron embracing him into a big hug.
"We were so worried about you."
"Yeah Ron," Harry said, "we were worried, but you know that you cant escape letting us know how to do this spell right."
"Yeah I know." Ron's face went a bit red as his chest swelled up with pride. He would be come the teacher for the first time since chess matches.
"So Harry are we going to continue with the D.A. meetings this year. I mean I know that this time we wont have to hide it and we would probably get the faculties support for it." Hermione seemed to want to know about this for some time but decided that this was the appropriate time to ask.
"Um I guess that I should still keep up the lessons but I think that we should talk with some one who is a little more experienced with dueling."
"Why don't we just contact the Order and ask if there is anyone that would help us learn to duel."
"That sounds like a good idea Ginny why don't we go right now."
"Ok Harry see you two in a bit."
"Alright see you," they called back. Harry and Ginny ran to the common room and grabbed some of the floo powder that Dumbledore had sent to them. Harry threw some into the fire and said number twelve Grimmauld place. He stuck his head into the fire place and found Tonks sitting at the kitchen table. She jumped back when she saw Harry's head in the fire place.
"Wotcher Harry."
"Nothing is wrong we were just wondering something," Harry paused for a second then he thought he could ask her I mean sure she was clumsy but she was an auror she had to know a good bit about dueling to be one, "we were wondering if there was an adult wizard like you who would be willing to teach us how to duel. We all want to be prepared to duel. Also I was wondering if you could try to teach me how to be a metamorphmagus."
"Well about that Harry I told you it would be the hard way to learn it.'
"But you didn't say that I couldn't learn it."
"No I didn't."
"So will you teach me and the others."
"Sure why not I don't have anything to do at after I am done hear, watching the house you know, so when Kingsley gets here I'll be over ok."
"Sure what time do you think he will be here."
"'Bout half an hour I expect."
"Alright see you then." "See you Harry."
"Meet us in the Gryffindor common room ok Tonks."
"Alright Harry." Harry pulled his head back from the fireplace and told Ginny that he found Tonks and she agreed to meet them in a half an hour in the common room.
"Oh ok well I didn't expect to be taught any magic right now but this will do and then we can ask her if she would come back to teach us more throughout the school year."
"I think that she will when she has the time. She said she was going to try to teach me to be a metamorphmagus. so i think that she will be here throughout the school year."
"That sounds cool Harry. Well we had better go and see Ron and Hermione and get them out of the hospital wing before she gets here. Its about time for Ron to get out of the hospital anyways." They set off and joined Ron and Hermione in the hospital wing. Once they explained to Ron and Hermione what was going on Ron got up and told madam Promfrey that he was feeling better she told him he was free to go but seemed to be very reluctant to actually want him to leave. They got back to the common room and Tonks was sitting on the couch.
"Kingsley got there early so I showed up here. About time you got back."
"Sorry," Ron said, "I was in the hospital wing for the night they just came and got me."
"What were you in the hospital wing for Ron."
"Well I exhausted me energy and had to rest and take some potions there."
"How did you exhaust your energy."
"The displacement charm." Ron was trying to hide the fact that he was proud of performing the charm but was doing a lousy job at it.
"You did a displacement charm. Wow I'm impressed that is tricky magic you know."
"Tell me about it. Knocked myself out cold last night woke up in the hospital this morning."
"Ok so are we ready to do this," she said and waved her wand, the furniture back against the wall with a loud clunk. "Alright Harry you step up and I will duel with you." Harry stepped out in front of her. They bowed to each other and got into their stances. Harry had his wand level with his eyes while Tonks had her wand down to her side in what looked like a defenseless position.
"Ready Harry."
"Are you."
"Ok, one, two, three"
"Expelliarmus." cried Harry but Tonks was to fast and cried just before he did "Accio wand," before Harry finished his incantation his wand flew from his hand into Tonks'.
"You see Harry the point of dueling is to out smart your opponent as well as beat him to the draw. You held your speed back because my wand was to my side. You over exaggerated you wrist movements. You need to take every encounter seriously." Harry stood there in shock that Tonks had just disarmed him.
"You see Harry," she continued, "I use the summoning charm because it doesn't have to hit you I just have to concentrate on what I want. You have to learn to improvise while dueling and be very flexible because you opponent will throw everything he or she can at you."
"I know that I have to improvise I have done that before I just didn't know that you could use the summoning charm on a wand."
"Yes you can use the summoning charm on anything you want as long as it can be moved. Are you ready to try again."
"Yes."
"On the count of three. One, two, three."
"Expelliarmus." Harry said again and Tonks countered with a block spell "Protego." a jet of red light hit his disarming spell and sent it back at Harry but he had been expecting this and sent out his own blocking spell "Protego." his disarming spell bounced back at Tonks and she was forced to dive out of the way.
"I don't know why you guys need me you seem to have a good teacher already. Harry good job sending out that blocking spell almost immediately after I sent mine. It was almost like you could read my thoughts."
"No I just figured you where going to do that and sent my blocking charm as quickly as I could."
"Well good job anyways. Well let's see you, Ron get up here. Alright Ron now on the count of three. You ready. Harry start us off."
"One, two, three."
"Accio wand" Tonks cried before Ron could even start his charm. Ron's wand flew across the room to and landed in her hands.
"Um well not bad I guess Ron but you still need to work on it a bit."
"Lets go again I'm more ready this time."
"Ok but just to let you know though your enemy in an attack isn't going to be as kind to let you get ready. As much as I hate to admit it Moody is right constant alert is something that you should look into. Alright so you ready."
"Yeah."
"Harry be a doll and start us off."
"One, two, three."
"Accio wand," Tonks cried and Ron's wand shot out of his hand but after he yelled "Expelliarmus." Ron's wand landed in Tonks hand and she though it back to him.
"Hermione you ready."
"Sure why not."
"That's the spirit," Tonks said with a hint of harsh sarcasm in her voice, "Harry."
"One, two, three."
"Accio," Tonks started but Hermione beat her to it "Accio wand," she said it so enthusiastically that everyone's wand flew from their hands and landed by Hermione as she caught Tonks.
"Sorry didn't mean to do that." She said throwing everyone's wands back to each of them, "must have been a little to enthusiastic with that."
"That's ok Hermione that was actually a good thing if you could learn to concentrate that enthusiasm on specifics then you would do well in a duel against more than one." Hermione couldn't help but burn with pride. She grinned and looked away from everyone.
"Alright Ginny your turn get up here." Ginny stepped up and faced off with Tonks.
"One, two, three," Harry said.
"Accio," Tonks started but couldn't finish because she was stopped by Ginny's silencing charm. instead of trying to disarm Tonks she went for stopping her all together and cried out "Silencio," then immediately after she said "Petrificus Totalus." Tonks who wasn't expecting much was shocked when she couldn't speak and then when her arms snapped to her sides and she feel over stiff as a board she looked in more than just shock. Hermione let the curse up and Tonks stood up dusting her robes staring at Ginny.
"Wotcher Ginny."
"Sorry just growing up around brothers like Fred, George, and Ron you learn quickly how to defend yourself and it just becomes second nature."
"Ok well that was actually really good."
"Thanks."
"Well that was really good for all of you but I need to get going. Next time I see you it wont be an introductory lesson ok."
"So when will that be," Harry asked.
"Probably a couple of weeks the term is about to start soon and I might show up once I'll send a letter to let you know when ok."
"Alright." Tonks got up and started towards the fire place. She pulled out a bag of floo powder and stepped inside the fire place.
"Harry," she called, "next time I come back I will start the lessons with you, ok"
"Ok"
"22 Wellston Avenue, number 12." Tonks was surrounded by emerald green flames and was gone in a flash. The four of them where standing still in shock about what Ginny had done to Tonks.
"Ginny, what was that about. Were you just showing off in front of Harry," Ron asked.
"Well no actually it was more like second nature like I said Ron." The four of them started discussing everything that they had just seen and it didn't take long before they got around to the subject of Hermione's over enthusiasm.
"Tonks said that you could control it and that you could do well in a duel against more than one person."
"Yeah I know but we will need more people to practice so when we start up the D.A again this semester we will try to practice there. It might be good to teach everyone how to control stuff like that most of the people wont expect that from us we are kids."
"Yeah Hermione I think it is a good idea and again thanks for this book again I think that it will help out a lot with the D.A.." Harry walked over and picked up the book he opened it back up to the page about displacement charms.
"Ron can you explain how to focus on this energy source we would still like to learn this spell."
"Well it isn't easy to explain. Here try to do a simple spell like stupify."
"Ok Stupify."
"alright now try it again and try and feel for this energy it should be kind of invigorating like pumping you up a little."
"Stupify." Harry was searching himself for any feeling of empowerment or refreshing feelings that might be close to what Ron was describing.
"Stupify," he said and still couldn't feel what Ron was talking about.
"Stupify," he said sounding a little more desperate and still nothing.
"Stupify, stupify, stupify." That's when he felt it. It hit him kind of a tingling sensation that swept through out his body. His mind connected to Ginny's and he could see and feel her shudder. She felt him in her mind and felt herself enter his. They knew what each other was thinking again. Something was different this time. Something felt like it was increased but they didn't know what that was. It felt familiar to the both of them but it was to powerful for them to know what it was.
"You felt it Harry didn't you, you felt what I was talking about." Ron was sure that Harry had shuddered himself because he felt his energy source and acknowledged it for the first time.
"Yes," Harry answered but his voice wasn't the only one that answered. Harry and Ginny where speaking in unison again. Ron and Hermione, who were watching Harry and had not looked at Ginny to see her shuddered also, jumped when they heard her speak with Harry. They were experiencing the same connection that they experienced when their passion increased. That was usually after kissing or an intense sexual thought shared by the two of them. They just seemed to link together. What was happening between them. How did Harry end up connecting to Ginny when he wasn't even thinking of her at the time. Everything, while not making complete sense before, was now even more confusing to both of them. How where they linked together. They now had more questions to ask Professor Dumbledore. This might give him something to look at from a different angle. Hermione was stumped she didn't expect this and she was going to have to come up with some more answers for herself and that meant more research. Hermione set out for the Library. Ron followed her saying how he wanted to help. Harry and Ginny where left in the common room alone sharing each others thoughts. They moved towards the desk as they both decided wordlessly to write to Dumbledore. He would need to know this information as soon as possible. When they finished the letter they walked down to the Owlery to have Hedwig deliver the message to Dumbledore. It was going on seven and they wanted to get some food so they headed for the Great Hall and ate. The connection didn't lift or even weaken through out the rest of the evening. Harry and Ginny gave up and went to bed kissing each other lightly before departing. They crawled into their separate beds in their separate dorms but they were still connected giving them the sense that they where sleeping in the same bed together. They knew that they where going to dream together. They drifted to sleep. The connection lasted for the next three days before it wore off. And they where beginning to think that would never be lifted from each others mind. It happened at breakfast on the third day when Dumbledores response came in. It told them that he was going to be back on the grounds a few days before school starts. Teachers where starting to show up towards the end of August. The month seemed to be passing very slowly for Harry and Ginny. Dumbledore's answer while giving them something to look forward to seemed to, like all news that is this needed does, made time creep by. Finally after what felt like two months rather than two weeks The time to see Dumbledore came. He sent a note telling them to meet up with professor McGonagall at one O'clock and she would show them up to his office. When the time came they walked to her office and she walked tem up to his.
"Fainting fancies," Professor McGonagall said and the Gargoyle hopped out of the way. Harry and Ginny went up the revolving stairs and knocked on the door.
"Come in." They heard Dumbledore say on the other side of the door. They entered and walked up to his desk. He was seated behind it and smiling gently at them.
"Please sit down." He motioned his hands towards to comfortable looking armchairs. Harry and Ginny sat down.
"Harry, Ginny please tell me everything that happened." They started in on their story about how Tonks had agreed to teach them to duel and how afterwards they where trying to learn how to concentrate on their energy source to perform the Displacement charm. Dumbledore seemed impressed that they chose that spell to learn and commented on how he could keep that spell up for thirty minutes before exhausting himself to wear he has to let it up of risk passing out like Ron did. They told him how after Harry felt his energy their minds linked and Ginny could feel it too. How it took three days before the connection went away. When they finished Professor Dumbledore glanced at them.
"Well this is interesting, this connection that you two are experiencing seems to be evolving into something more but what I cannot say at this moment because I don't know. When I figure out what is going on I will let you know. Are you two sure that you both where not thinking of each other."
"Yes," Harry said. But Ginny just sat there.
"Ginny," Dumbledore spoke up.
"Well I was thinking of how proud of him I was at that time but the thought was quickly pushed from my mind when Harry entered it. I just forgot about it." Harry suddenly understood a little more about what was going on.
"So professor that explains why we were linked because Ginny was proud of me and her love was increased I knew that I felt something increase between us I just couldn't figure it out."
"That is what I am thinking Harry." They spent the rest of the time talking about spells and how to do some of them when a something occurred to Harry.
"Professor do you think you can teach me some of your dueling skills we all want to be prepared Professor."
"Harry when I can find time I will help but I am a busy man and now with Voldemort back I will be even busier."
"We understand professor."
"Yes I will teach you and Ginny to start. But now I have some things that I need to attend to so I am going to have to ask you to leave."
"Ok professor thank you." Harry and Ginny got out of their comfortable chairs and walked out of the office back up to the common room. They explained to Ron and Hermione what happened in the Office but decided that it was best not to tell them that they where going to get private lessons from Dumbledore himself. At least not yet.
"Tonks is going to be here in a half an hour."
"Good that sounds like fun." Tonks showed up ten minutes later and they started in with her teachings. She showed them a few stronger spells and better ways to stop someone in the middle of a spell then silencio. The basics to dueling where gradually getting more and more difficult. She taught them for two hours before she decided that she should get going.
"School starts in two days and I'll be back in at least two weeks I'll try to be sooner. Professor Dumbledore seems to think that me teaching you how to duel is a good idea and is giving me time to do it. So if I don't see you before I will see you in at least two weeks ok."
"Good we will show you are D.A. schedule then so you can let Dumbledore know what times you need off."
"Sounds good Hermione." And with that Tonks was back through the fire. They went down to the Great Hall to eat and discuss the spells that they had learned. Afterwards they headed back up to the common room. They had it to themselves for two days. Harry was sitting on his favorite chair with Ginny sitting on his lap pressed comfortably up against him.
"I am going to be-e-e-e-ed," Ron said with a yawn.
"I think I am going to retire myself been reading to much today."
"Goodnight you two." Harry and Ginny where left alone and started to kiss. Harry moved to deepen the kiss when he suddenly thought, as if not on his own accord, something that he hadn't thought about and needed to ask Ginny. He broke off the kiss and was smiling at her.
"Ginny," he started, "Ginny I need to ask you something. I don't know why I didn't think of this before. Ginny with that dream enhancer can I see my parents or is it just limited to Sirus?"