They went downstairs, and the table was set with everything from baked potatoes to the treacle tart.
"This looks like a mini Hogwarts feast!" said Harry.
"Well the girls must know what is in store for them at Hogwarts…" said Aurora with a smile.
"Frozbergen was the same! You just don't know…" Amera started
"Because we haven't been…" Harry and Aurora said simultaneously.
Amera and Tashia frowned and tucked into the lunch, and not long after into the dessert as well.
When lunch was done, they all sat at the table talking about their past school year, except for Harry. Harry just listened about this amazing school that was an upside down castle underneath a glacier, with ice and snow all year round.
"Harry, why so quiet?" Aurora asked him.
Harry looked up suddenly to see three faces looking at him with concern.
"Is it about…Sirius?" Aurora asked.
Harry got a knot in his stomach, and his lungs tightened. He just nodded. After hearing that Aurora knew Sirius as well, all Harry could see was Aurora and Sirius, playing pranks on poor first years.
"I know he was your godfather, Harry. He told me as soon as you were born. All of us who knew him, will always keep him alive in memories."
Harry knew that in a way it was true, but he just missed having someone there for him, like his father and best friend.
"We used to do a lot together, Sirius and me. He was almost like a big brother to me. One time, in sixth year, we decided to do a little something with the Whomping Willow. Sirius had put an Entanglement charm on the braches and let me sit on them. I still have a photo of us by the tree…"
Just then a yellow and gold photo album came flying towards the table, and landed right in front of Aurora. She flipped a few pages, and then took out a large photograph.
"We got Remus to take this photo. James was in detention yet again. Where's my wand, Amera?"
Amera handed her mom the wand and then Aurora tapped the photo, then another photo popped in midair and floated down in front of Harry.
"You can have it Harry. It was good times we had back there." Aurora sighed and stood up.
Harry looked at the copy of the photo he had just got. It was no doubt Sirius standing in front of the tree, holding his wand up and smiling proudly. A girl that looked just like Amera was waving from the top of the branches that were knotted.
"I think you should get next door Harry, isn't Dumbledore coming tonight?" Aurora asked.
Harry nodded his head, he remembered that tonight was the night that Dumbledore would come fetch him and take him to The Burrow.
"Uhm…yeah…" Harry had absolutely no idea why he had to leave so early.
"And is your trunk packed yet?" Aurora asked again.
Harry hadn't yet packed his trunk, because he wasn't sure that Dumbledore would even make it there.
"How did you know Dumbledore…"
"He owled me this morning, told you me to tell you to pack your trunk. He will definitely be here."
"Uhm sure…"
Amera, Harry and Tashia stood up from the table, and went upstairs, Amera had Aurora's wand again.
"Bye Harry. See you at school; don't miss me too much now…" said Tashia giving Harry a hug.
"See you at school." said Harry.
Amera had already climbed onto the roof and was waiting for Harry just outside her window. She held out a hand and pulled him out her window and onto the roof. They walked across the tiles to Harry's window, where Amera tapped the bars and climbed through the window after Harry. Harry helped her down, by holding her by her waist and holding her steady while she leapt off the roof onto his floor.
"Thanks Harry." said Amera, while looking around the room.
"No problem." said Harry with a little heat flushed across his cheeks
"And you said I was bad…" said Amera with a shocked look on her face, looking at his room.
"Well I'm not always here, am I?"
"Even more reason for it to be neat. You've only been here about two weeks, and look at it already." Amera almost laughed at him.
"Well, why did you come in?" asked Harry.
"Thought I'd help you pack. I'm not that good with household chores, but with a wand I'm pretty decent."
Amera held up her mother's wand to Hedwig's filthy cage, and said "Scourgify!" and it was clean.
"Wands make everything easier." Amera smiled.
Harry knew this better than anyone. He was the leader of the DA, and he was at the Ministry, fighting Death Eaters for the prophecy.
"You know Dumbledore well, Harry?" Amera asked suddenly, halfway through a charm to fold Harry's scattered clothes.
"Err…sure. Why?"
"I just wanted to know…" said Amera quickly.
Amera waved the wand again, and Harry's trunk slammed shut.
"I think my work here is done." said Amera again in a mock-dignified voice.
Amera went to the window, getting ready to tap the bars. But before she did she turned around and hugged Harry, who was standing right by the window.
"I'll miss you Harry. Owl me every now and again, ok?"
Harry wrapped his arms around Amera's waist and hugged her back.
"I'll only be gone for a few weeks. I promise you'll see me at school. You'll probably be a Gryffindor."
Amera leant back with a confused look on her face.
"What's a Gryffindor?"
"Oh never mind." said Harry hugging her again and holding her tightly.
"Bye Harry."
Amera kissed him softly on the cheek, and tapped the bars of the window.
"See you in school…" she pulled herself up by the edge of the window frame and walked back across the roof.
Harry leant out the still charmed burglar bars, watching her climb back into her window. Harry pulled his head back, not sure when the charm would wear off the bars. He turned back to his room and looked how much Amera had cleaned it up.
"Can't wait until we're back at Hogwarts…" Harry thought, pulling his trunk up onto his bed.
