Hey everyone. I want to start by saying how sorry I am for not updating sooner! My Mum and Step-Dad have recently gone overseas for 3 months and with the fiasco of moving their/my stuff to storage and settling in at my Dad and Step-Mum's place to stay for 3 months (HELP ME!) I didn't have much time to write. Also I had a writer's block about what to write in the next chapter.
With the tallies it was pretty clear about Sirius (since I had no votes for 'No') and for just Jack at Hogwarts or all of the Guardians I had to add a separate vote category. So the results are (DA DA DUM):
1. Sirius' name will be cleared
2. Jack will be staying at Hogwarts by himself, BUT the other Guardians will visit from time to time to help
Enjoy this new chapter and of course, I don't own HP or ROTG.
Jamie slowly opened his eyes, wincing at the light. Sitting up he saw he was in the hospital ward and three fuzzy figures were sitting next to him.
"Jamie! You're up!"
Suddenly three people hugged him at once and Jamie saw it was Harry and the twins.
Letting go George asked concerned, "Hey miniature Dumbledore, are you ok?"
"Other than feeling completely terrified like Pitch is back I'm doing great. How's Jack?"
The twins and Harry exchanged looks before Fred handed Jamie some chocolate, "You better eat this first"
As Jamie ate Harry took a deep breath, "Jamie this isn't easy to say but Pitch is back. He somehow has all the Dementors under his control and as they were kidnapping you Jack saved you, but he fell unconscious upon reaching the hospital ward. He still hasn't woken up"
Jamie's eyes widened and he jumped out of bed. Next to him, with the curtains drawn tightly, was another bed and opening the curtains he found Jack lying dead still with his staff lying next to him. If it wasn't for his shallow breathing Jamie would have thought he was dead. Jumping on the bed Jamie grabbed Jack's shoulders and gently shook them, when Jack didn't respond he shook them more urgently.
"Jack wake up! You have to get up!"
"It's no use Jamie," Harry said sadly, "Madam Pomfrey has tried everything she's knows from waking spells to forcing chocolate down his throat"
Jamie wiped away his tears, "If only one of the other Guardians were here!"
"Everyone into the sleigh!" ordered North
"Oh no mate!" Bunny replied, "I'm using my tunnels. Your way of travelling makes me sick. See you at Hogwarts" and at that Bunny created a tunnel and disappeared.
The others quickly got into the sleigh and with a crack of the reins the reindeer were off. Exiting the workshop North got out a snow globe, "Hogwarts" he whispered and threw it. Seeing the portal open the sleigh travelled through.
Arriving at Hogwarts they landed next to the lake and Bunny soon appeared right next to them.
"Now where could Jack be?" Tooth asked flying around hurriedly
"Knowing that Frostbite he's probably with Jamie" Bunny answered
Sandy soon started gesturing wildly to an open window at the castle and North saw the doors.
"We'll try the door and you try the window Baby Tooth. As soon as you find Jack or Jamie come get us straight away" Tooth ordered the fairy
Baby Tooth squeaked a yes back and flew in through the window, and to her luck it was the hospital ward. Spotting Jamie and Jack she flew over squeaking loudly.
"Baby Tooth!" Jamie cried clutching her to his chest gently.
Baby Tooth smiled but it faded as soon as she saw Jack. Like before with Jamie, she started shaking and poking, squeaking in her own way for him to wake up.
"It's no use Baby Tooth" Harry said, "He won't wake up"
Fred then heard someone running, "Uh guys I think we're about to have some company"
Hermione and Ron burst threw the doors panting heavily. They ran to the group and Ron tried to say something but it kept coming out in pants and gasps.
"Have you come to tell us we're right and you're wrong Ronnie", smirked George
While Ron glared at his brother Hermione regained her breath and blurted out, "Jamie you've got to come to the Great Hall! A huge Russian man, golden man, bird woman and huge rabbit are being attacked by everyone!"
Everyone started running but at the last moment Jamie ran back, grabbed Jack's staff and got out his wand, while Baby Tooth sat on his shoulder.
"Wingardium Leviosa" he chanted over Jack's body. Jack slowly levitated into the air and, holding his hand, Jamie ran to the Great Hall towing Jack along.
(About five minutes ago)
Meanwhile the other Guardians had entered into the castle. Hearing talking coming from behind a huge door they entered. What they saw was surprising, hundreds of kids were seated at the tables and adults were seated at the higher tables, and above them the ceiling was a clear sunny day with clouds floating by.
"Well it doesn't look like Frostbite's here," Bunny said looking around, "So let's look somewhere else" before turning to leave.
"Uh Bunny" Tooth said tapping his shoulder, "I think they can see us"
Sandy nodded in agreement as all the kids and adults looked at them in shock, surprise and even fright (if I was one of them and didn't know who they were I would be frightened. Hogwarts do study a lot of dangerous creatures).
"Impossible!" boomed North, "How could the adults see us? We've never been seen by adults"
"Stupefy!" someone cried out and a bright light shot towards them. In a flash Sandy conjured his whips and deflected it. As Bunny whipped out his boomerangs he turned to North.
"Still think they can't see us mate?"
Then the chaos started.
Spells flew everything and the guardians were defending themselves as best as they could. But it was hard trying to avoid all attacks at once.
"Remember. Don't hurt them!" North cried blocking another spell with his sword
"Could you tell them that!" retorted Bunny
Then all of a sudden Jamie and the others burst threw the doors. Holding Jack's staff Jamie whispered, "Man in Moon. I know Jack's staff only works for him but please let me use it just this once". Then holding it above his head he slammed it down on the ground.
"STOP!"
Ice covered the ground and spread over the Great Hall. It did the trick; everyone stopped and stared at the boy with the fairy flying around his head and the levitating white-haired boy next to him. The Guardians smiled at Jamie and Tooth hugged him.
"Jamie! It's good to see you again!"
"How you doing you little ankle-biter!" Bunny added patting Jamie's head fondly
"I'm fine but Jack isn't. He's still unconscious"
Jamie pulled Jack to the Guardians and as they swarmed around him Harry looked at everyone else in the hall with a sheepish shrug, while the twins happily basked in the attention they were getting.
Tooth held Jack's face, studying him closely.
"What happened?" she asked in a deadly voice
Jamie told them everything, and added an extra explanation on what the Dementors were and what they did to people.
"Well it wasn't Pitch then who did this to Jack" Bunny said. At Jamie's puzzled look North spoke up,
"Jack is a winter spirit but protects fun in children and fun is often considered the same thing as happiness. His strongest power is causing fun and the happiness children have when he's doing it because his centre is fun. Pitch can only know and show you your greatest fears but these Dementors, as you call them, suck happiness out of you. For a guardian that protects fun this is like taking away their whole being.
"Sandy. You're the only one who can help Jack."
North then carefully laid Jack on the floor putting his staff back in his hand as Sandy conjured up what looked like a blanket of dream sand. Gently laying it over Jack's motionless body the sand started glowing, Jack's breathing became steadier and the staff glowed blue. When the glowing stopped Jack didn't make any movement, no one else dared move. Bunny turned away and said
"It didn't work, we've lost him"
"Awe you do care"
Bunny eyes widened as Jack shakily got up and clutched his staff. Crossing his arms and his expression turning sour Bunny wacked Jack with his ear and growled, "Oh rack off you bloody show pony!" But his small smile showed how glad he was that Jack was well. As Jack was fussed over by everyone else Jack saw the other students and teachers who were still staring in shock at what just happened. Swinging his staff over his shoulder Jack strolled up to the professor's table and, setting his stick upright, perched on the top of it.
"Dumbledore. These are my friends the other Guardians. I'm sure you'll want to have a talk with them so shall we go to your office?"
Dumbledore nodded in agreement and telling McGonagall to get the students off to their lessons walked towards his office with the Guardians following. Before Jamie left for his classes Jack stopped and mentioned for Baby Tooth to stay with him.
"Keep an eye on Jamie Baby Tooth. He's probably going to get quite a bit of attention now"
And saluting to Jamie he flew after the others.
Sirius followed the Dementors as they floated deeper into the forest. When they stopped a man appeared out of the shadows. Sirius crawled through the grass till he was close enough to listen but far enough so they couldn't detect him, he hoped. Through the man speaking Sirius caught words like "Guardians…Boy…Jamie…Fear…Fun" and when the man stopped speaking Sirius stealthily turned to go back. Running back through the forest he nearly reached Hogwarts when black sand sprung up and blocked him. It then wrapped around his body and held him tight. As Sirius struggle and even turned back into a human the bonds wouldn't even loosen.
"Don't bother. You can never escape from fear," said the man approaching him, "But what a strange past you have.
"You fear no one will ever believe you're innocent, that no one will know that you weren't the real killer. You also fear that your godson will never get to know you and will hate you because of what he's heard. Isn't that right? Sirius Black."
Sirius could only whimper as Pitch's words played in his mind bringing horrible images and memories. Then it went black. Pitch looked at the unconscious man at his feet smiling.
"You could be of some use to me"
Heads up, since I'm now in Year 12 I won't be able to write as much so sorry if I take longer to update.
Until then please review.