Chapter 12
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"Dad! Dad! Wake up!" seven-year-old Gaara was jumping up and down on Harry's bed, "Dad! You said you were going to teach me the Patronus charm today!"
"Hmgn," Harry grunted as he awoke, then looked at the clock, "Gaara. It's only five thirty. I need more sleep."
"But you said you'd teach me the Patronus charm today!"
"I will, Gaara. Just not right now…go play with Stella for now." Harry felt Gaara get off his bed. Then he felt amusement from Stella. Wait a minute…amusement?
"CANNONBALL!" Gaara pounced on Harry's bed.
"No more Garfield for you," Harry said, mentally damning Fred and George for making TV and DVD work at Hogwarts.
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After seven years of searching, Kakashi Hatake had finally found who he was looking for. Arashi Kazama's cousin. Now if only he could get to this place called 'Hogwarts'.
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Minerva looked over the files Fawkes had just led her too, and sighed.
"Albus just never knew when to quit did he?" she asked herself. She collected the files and left the office.
"The least I can do is give these to Harry," she said, heading for Harry's rooms. Then she remembered that Harry was visiting with Severus today. She sighed again and turned around to head for the dungeons.
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"Have you seen the headlines in the Prophet today?" Severus asked.
"I don't read that anymore," Harry said, watching Gaara play with Spiral, "I stopped right before Skeeter was arrested for being an unregistered Animagus."
"Then you haven't seen this," Severus said, tossing him the paper. Harry paled at the front page and swore.
Azkaban Escapee!
Hermione Granger-Weasley Escapes Prison
Article by: Rhonda Yates
Two days ago Prisoner Hermione Granger-Weasley escaped Azkaban Prison. As some of you may remember she was sentenced three years ago to two life sentences with no chance of parole for casting the Cruciatus curse on Gaara Potter, son of Harry Potter. It is not known if she is an animagus (see page 2 for details of Sirius Black's escape) or if she had help escaping. All we know is that the guards reported her saying the phrases 'red-headed demon' and 'Potter will pay'. Everyone should be on the look out for her. She is considered very dangerous and is rumored to have ability in wandless magic.
For more on Hermione Granger-Weasley's history see page 4
For more on the case of Harry Potter vs. Hermione Granger-Weasley see page 7
"We're never going to get a break are we?" Harry asked.
"No. And just incase your wondering, the writer of the article is the mother of third year Hufflepuff, William Yates," Severus replied.
"At least she's not as bad as Skeeter," Harry said.
"You know that Black and Lupin resigned earlier this month."
"You think they helped her escape?"
"I know that Rhonda Yates was a Slytherin. One of the few Slytherins that Sirius Black actually dated. She would not have put his name in there just on the off chance that Granger was an animagus."
"I can't believe they'd sink to that level," Harry said, "At least when we helped Sirius, he was innocent."
"They may believe that she is," Severus replied, "They haven't talked to you since the day of the ritual. They may think that you had her imprisoned wrongly and that they were next."
"What a bunch of codswollop."
"Yes, well, neither of them were known for intelligence where a Potter was concerned."
"I can believe that." A knock sounded on the door.
"Come in," Severus called. Minerva entered the room.
"What is it Minerva," Severus asked, seeing her ashen face.
"I'm afraid that I found something else Dumbledore kept from you Harry," she said, handing him the files. Harry took the files and glanced them over.
"This can't be right. The blood wards-"
"Never existed in that house Harry," Minerva interrupted him, "Petunia and Lily weren't related."
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