Chapter 11: Meeting Sirius
Harry cackled madly when he watched McGonagall and Umbridge go at head a locks.
The pranks were still raining down on the toad like professor and Umbridge was still firmly behind the belief that it was the professors that were doing it to her.
She'd taken her rage out on the Gryffindor Quidditch team after the Slytherins trounced the Gryffindors in the first match of the season.
Umbridge had banned the team from competing in the rest of the season because of several comments thrown after the game.
"If your team reacts like children after they loose then it is obvious that they don't have the emotional capacity of grown ups to be able to play such a violent sport. I will not have a risk to other children's wellbeing's loose in a game that condones them to let go of morals," Umbridge said sweetly.
"You have to right to do such a thing, Dolores, and you know it," McGonagall hissed.
"As of this morning, yes I do," Umbridge smirked waving around her new decree.
McGonagall snatched decree out of the woman's hand and read it through.
The thinning of the transfiguration professor's mouth showed her anger easily.
Blaise snickered.
"That'll show the dragon to give me detention," he smirked.
Harry chuckled.
Blaise was loving McGonagall's predicament.
"She's going to go running straight to Dumbledore," Draco sniggered.
"Speaking of Dumbledore he sent me another request this morning," Neville said looking put out. "When will the old goat get the point that I'm not interested in having tea with him,"
"We really do need to find out why on earth he's so interested in you. It isn't safe for you to be in the middle of a custody battle between Dumbledore and Voldemort without knowing the ins and outs of it first," Harry stated, shaking his head.
"Custody battle?" Neville asked, amused.
Harry shrugged and with a grin.
"How will we find out? It's not as if we can just demand it out of father or Voldemort," Draco pointed out.
"What about out of Sirius?" Blaise stated. "He's part of the Order right? If we make him feel bad enough for not speaking to you since summer, Hades, then we'll be able to get all the information we need to,"
"That's actually a good idea," Harry said nodding. "I'll write to him and tell him to meet me this weekend,"
The weekend dawned and Harry sat on the outskirts of the Three Broomsticks.
Sirius entered and ordered two butterbeers before walking over and sitting down opposite him.
"What's up? Your letter seemed urgent," Sirius said taking a sip of his drink.
"You mean besides the fact my Godfather has his head stuck up his arse and hasn't contacted me since the summer?" Harry asked cocking his head.
Sirius flushed with embarrassment.
"I'm sorry Harry, I've being busy with the Order. I've been meaning to write honestly but I need to do so without the rest of the Order knowing. Dumbledore isn't exactly keen on you and your friends," Sirius sighed.
"He seems pretty taken with Hulk," Harry shrugged.
Sirius winced.
"He's already started that then?"
"Started what, Sirius?" Harry sighed raising his eyebrow.
Sirius winced again and Harry shook his head.
"The least you can do is give me a heads up. You've just admitted that he doesn't trust us and if he's taking interest in Hulk then it can't be good for our friendship with him," Harry snapped.
"There's a sort of weapon, in the Ministry that Voldemort didn't have before. Voldemort and Neville are the only two on earth that can remove it from the Ministry apparently. Dumbledore wants to make sure Neville isn't tricked into going to retrieve it. One of the Order members have already been imperiused into trying and it turned him insane. Dumbledore reckons that Voldemort will use you and Draco to get to Neville and he doesn't want to risk that," Sirius sighed.
"What could possibly be in the ministry that would only allow Voldemort and Neville to take it?" Harry said incredulously.
"Dumbledore knows but he isn't letting on. All I know is that he's getting people to go to the entrance of the Department of Mysteries and guard it. A few of us have been thinking and if I'm honest I think it might be some sort of prophecy. It's the only thing we can think of that would only let the participants touch it. Unless the Ministry have come up with something new,"
"A prophecy saying what?" Harry said dread filling him.
"We don't know but it must be big because Dumbledore doesn't want Neville anywhere near Voldemort or anyone with the potential to turn dark," Sirius said shaking his head.
"You mean me and Draco? Blaise's mum is strictly neutral," Harry snapped.
Sirius wince and nodded.
"Dumbledore doesn't know I'm in contact with you if he did I'm sure he'd try working it out some how a way that he could try and manipulate you,"
Harry ran his hand through his hair.
"This is bad," he stated numbly.
A big prophecy about Neville and Voldemort? If Voldemort got a hold of it and it some how implicated Neville, the man wouldn't think twice about killing him.
Sirius nodded sadly.
"Sirius, Voldemort knows about this prophecy. He's keeping an eye on Neville too. Dumbledore sticking his nose in will make Voldemort respond in a less than reasonable manner. Neville has been put in a situation that could very well put a massive price on the top of his head which in turn will put a price on Draco and I," Harry sighed.
"How so?" Sirius asked his eyes wide at the thought of Harry been in trouble.
Harry looked Sirius dead in the eyes.
"Because he'll ask us to do it and we'll refuse," he said blankly.
Sirius was visibly shocked.
"What!" he hissed.
"It can't be that much of a shock, Sirius. I told you this summer he was at the manor, fair does in not so many words but I couldn't, I was under restrictions. He knows Neville is our friend he'll try make us do it. You need to make Dumbledore back off," Harry snapped.
Sirius grimaced.
"I can try but I can't promise. Just how deep in are you both?" he asked dreading the answer.
"We're not marked if that's what you're asking," Harry said coldly.
Sirius flinched.
"It won't be long until we are though," Harry added with a sigh.
"We can stop this," Sirius said shaking his head urgently.
Harry snorted.
"No we can't, not unless someone is going to kill him sometime soon. If we don't take the mark then we're dead and so are our parents,"
"Harry," Sirius moaned pleadingly.
He couldn't stand the thought of Lily's and James' son being a Death Eater.
Harry shook his head.
"There's nothing I can do, Sirius,"
Sirius looked into his godson's eyes and saw the shadows of his plans and plots.
His godson had something up his sleeve and it killed him that Harry no longer trusted him enough to tell him what they were.
Harry put a hand on Sirius' forearm.
"He hasn't broke me, Sirius. Draco and I have plans but the less people that know about them the more chance they'll work. I have to say you won't agree with some of the stuff I'm going to do but it's going to be needed to get to the place I need to be," Harry said sincerely.
"Your saying this as if you're saying goodbye Harry," Sirius said his eyes wide.
"Because I am," Harry said coolly. "For the moment neither of us can be seen together and I've got a feeling things are going to get a hell of a lot worse before it gets better. We can write but we can't be seen together again until the war is over,"
Sirius tried to protest but Harry shook his head and stood up.
"It needs to be this way. I'll always love you, Sirius, but I have my own agenda in this war and I can't have you interfering because you think I'm putting myself in danger,"
"Pushing me away won't help you feel less if I'm killed, Harry," Sirius said seriously.
Harry snorted.
"This isn't about that, Sirius, this is about how adults screw me over, including you. I trusted you and then when I needed you, you weren't there. If I knew I could trust you to be there for me then I wouldn't do this but I can't. The Order is more important to you at present time and that is something I can't work with,"
Harry saw Sirius' heartbreak but he couldn't do anything about it.
This was the way it had to be.
Sirius was right, Harry had pushed him away in case he was killed but he knew that Sirius wouldn't stand for that. He'd made up a completely different reason that stemmed from proper emotions so that Sirius couldn't pick up on his bluff.
With that he walked out of the pub leaving his heartbroken godfather behind him.
Draco looked up as Harry walked through the common room.
He winced knowing exactly what Hadrian had done.
"You didn't have to you know," Draco said calmly.
Harry looked at him and nodded.
"Yes I did,"
"What did you find out?" Neville asked as he and Blaise walked over.
"It's a prophecy. Dumbledore wants you away from any possible dark influence that could make you go to the Ministry to retrieve it," Harry said dryly.
"So us," Draco snorted.
Harry nodded.
"That's not the worst of it though. Dumbledore is trying to interfere which is why Voldemort is interfering too. If Dumbledore pushes anymore than Voldemort isn't going to hold back," Harry said his eyes locking with Neville's.
"Voldemort will ask you both to kill me," Neville breathed understanding the implication.
"We would all die because we wouldn't do it," Harry stated bluntly.
"This is not good," Blaise sighed, voicing what they were thinking.
AN: Another chapter down :) What did you guys think? The plot is thickening :)
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