Harry took the Daily Prophet from the owl that had come to deliver it to him before giving it one of Hedwig's treats as a thank you. The owl gave a hoot and got a little water before flying off into the very early morning. Harry kept hoping for some word that they had found Erin. But she had simply disappeared. He hadn't wanted to return to the Dursley's this summer. Dumbledore had insisted and Harry could do nothing about it. He was going crazy though. He wasn't the only one concerned. Sirius was going out of his mind and even Kreacher was moping around asking everyone where his young mistress was. It was obvious though that even the Ministry was concerned. Harry found that out when he saw Erin's picture on the front page of Uncle Vernon's paper. Apparently Uncle Vernon didn't remember Erin from when he had met her on various occasions. Harry snuck the paper from the bin after Uncle Vernon was through with it. He had read the front page article through five times in his room:

LONDON GIRL MISSING

Fifteen year old Erin Black disappeared three weeks ago from her home in the Clerkenwell neighborhood of Islington after returning home from her private school in Scotland where she is one of the top students. Her father, Sirius Black (who was cleared of all charges which he had been imprisoned for) has been investigated and cleared of all charges in her disappearance. Erin was last seen on the night of June 18 by her father and several visiting friends who were staying with the family. Metropolitan Police surmise she left the residence sometime after midnight when the family and friends retired for the evening. It is still unknown if the girl left on her own or was taken from the home.

Nothing was taken from the home and all of Erin's personal belongings were accounted for. She had not slept in her bed or changed clothing. She was last seen wearing her school uniform, which she had not changed out of upon returning home. The uniform consists of a plain white buttoned shirt, a yellow and red striped tie, a charcoal grey knitted v-neck jumper with cuffs and waist with yellow and red stripes, a charcoal grey pleated knee length skirt, black tights and black oxfords.

Erin is about 1.5 meters and weighs approximately 50 kg. She has no travel card with her and no money. If anyone has seen Erin please call Metro Police 101.

Erin's home is close to Claremont Square on the border between Clerkenwell and Barnbury neighborhoods. The home is less than a mile from King's Cross Station.

That wasn't the only article about Erin that he had seen in the last month. Most were in the Daily Prophet though. Those had more details of course and mentioned that her wand was found on her bedside table. They mentioned her tattoo as well. There were dozens of sightings and all turned out to be false. The Auror's had made this a top priority considering the prophecy about her siring Voldemort's child. Harry didn't know who leaked that, but he he'd like to strangle whoever did. Fortunately they weren't printing that in the Prophet. He was glad for Ron and Donovan (who was out of Ministry custody!) who gave him daily updates even if there was nothing to report, just that they weren't giving up. Harry appreciated it as he was going spare here. His room was plastered with articles, marked up and strings connecting other pieces of newsprint, from the regular paper and the Daily Prophet and even the Quibbler which Luna sent him the weekly press releases. Harry went to the store everyday and bought the different newspapers to look through them for any clue. So far he hadn't come up with anything, but he kept hoping. He didn't know what else to do though.

He had recently seen a Lost poster put up around Little Whinging of Erin. He suspected that Mrs. Figg had done it. It was hard seeing her face everywhere. Harry put down the paper he was looking through for any articles and looked out at the starlit sky. The glass felt cool as he put his head against the pane. The window was partially open still as he sat on his desk and looked out into the yard and beyond. The ache in his heart came to the forefront as he let himself feel it. He didn't let himself often. He missed her so much and just wanted her to be safe.