Thank you thank you, no applause...well if you want to, go ahead I guess silence...Okay, now, I am happy that you liked my story to get this far into it. After all, it must be a decent story if you made It to chapter 9...I usually give up after I get a headache. I want to thank my loyal viewers, and I am trying to type another story, but have not had the time to type this one...a short hiatus will be put on my other story for those personal friends that already know about it.

Well, its another installment. Lets go

chapter 9

Harry woke early the next morning. It was before breakfast so he decided to go to see Professor McGonagall. He dressed quickly and headed to the Great Hall. He made his way up to the stone gargoyle that he knew blocked the stairs to the Headmistresses office. He walked up the spiral staircase and knocked on the door. He entered without waiting for permission. Professor McGonagall was talking to a portrait.

"You needed to see me, Mr. Potter?" She said without turning around.

"I believe that he wants my old Pensieve, am I correct in thinking this, Harry?" said the portrait. Harry started. Professor McGonagall moved to her right and right where she had been standing was a portrait of Albus Dumbledore. Harry couldn't speak. He merely nodded and blinked.

"You are not really surprised, are you Harry? After all," Dumbledore's portrait looked around the office. "My portrait is among all of the others that have been Hogwarts Headmaster and Headmistresses' Portraits, dead or alive, though," He smiled, and even in the painting, his eyes seemed to twinkle, just as Harry remembered them. "I do believe that all of us are dead." He chuckled, as did many of the other portraits.

"So, memories do live past their, er, the person that they belong to?" Harry questioned. He had a nagging suspicion that they did not, but he was talking to Dumbledore so anything was possible.

"No, I am afraid they do not. However, they do live in others that have witnessed them." Dumbledore hinted.

"I cant track down all of the people that you did! Besides, most of them are not alive anymore." Harry protested. He did not realize what Dumbledore was trying to tell him.

"No, Harry, they live through your memories." Dumbledore explained.

Twenty minutes later Harry was hurrying through the Great Hall, looking for Ron, Hermione, and Ginny. He spotted them and ran over to them.

"Hi Harry." Hermione spotted him first. "Did you get the pens-"

"Careful!" Yelled a Third year as one of her friends collided with Hermione. The huge pile of books the Third year was carrying scattered everywhere as she bounced off of Hermione.

"Oh, are you alright?" She offered the girl her hand, meanwhile she used her wand to get the books. The girl took Hermione's hand and let herself be pulled up.

"Yeah. Sorry about that. I couldn't see." she motioned toward the books as an explanation as to why she could not see. "I am Monica. That is Miranda, my sister." They all shook hands.

"So, you are taking Arithmancy?" Hermione asked as she examined one of the heavy textbooks.

"Yes. It's a little difficult though, I was thinking of giving it up." Monica said as she took the textbooks and attempted to cram them into her bag.

"Here." Hermione said and waved her wand. The books shrank just enough to fit perfectly into the bag. "The incantation to make them their normal size is 'Engorgio'

"Thanks. Well, I had better get going. Don't want to be late." The girl hurried off with her sister down the hall.

"Have you ever seen them around here before?" Ron asked Harry. Harry shook his head. He looked at his watch.

"Come on, we should get to class," Harry said. Hermione opened her mouth to interrupt, but Harry cut her off. "Later. We can go to the Room of Requirement and I will show you everything."

A/N: OH GOD, THE PAIN...no I am just kidding. But seriously it feels great to be back. Sorry for making you all wait for so long, but my life has been a living hell recently. Just started high school and I had my computer taken away from me for a while because I was failing algebra...(stupid math). Also, I finally got a new bike have been messing around on it. Finally got the Decade down and I am gonna try for a Toothpick to 180 next. I weigh 180 lbs so I have a hard time getting the whole "balance on front end of bike" thing down.

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