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THE BOY WITH THE PIERCING BLUE EYES
Chapter 26 - The blessing (part 2)
It was late night when Harry entered the Hospital Wing. He went back to the Common room with Ginny but couldn't sleep, so with the Invisibility Cloak he left the room.
No sound could be heard as he made his way past the beds heading towards the one with the light on next to it. A shadow sat there leaning close to the other one on the bed. At least that's what Harry could see through the folding screen. Only soft whispers could be heard.
"This'll do… It's time for you to rest."
The figure on the bed said nothing.
"Are you all right?" The first one asked with worry evident in his voice.
"I keep seeing those images in my head over and over again." Fred sighed. "I don't want to remember them…"
Harry has never heard him talking like that.
"It was like all my happy memories were sucked out of me… I couldn't remember you… nor the things we did here… I forgot Mom and the others… The only thing I saw was Mom's Boggart… Everybody… And it was like I saw Dad getting bitten by that snake with my own eyes… I never imagined death to be this frightful…"
George sitting next to him smiled sadly, patted his head and lay next to him, covering both of them with the blanket then hugged his brother.
"I was scared too… just like you… it's true I didn't have to see these things. It was enough to know that you're lying there and I can't help you… It was terrible… I thought I lost you because… I'm weak and I can't protect you. I'm so sorry…"
"It's not your fault…" Fred whispered.
"Don't ever scare me like that again! And don't you dare die without me!"
Fred didn't know what to say so he just squeezed his brother's hand.
"If one of them would have sucked your soul out I would have kissed the other myself… We are twins and we live for each other… If you die my life would be over too…"
Harry watched the twins sadly. He clenched his fist. Why do these horrible things happen to his loved ones? Why them?
He wanted to run away. Hide from the world, wondering who would live for him… who would through their life away because it would be empty without him. In these moments he realized how painful it is to not have parents or siblings. He never had anyone…
But he couldn't waste any more time. He touched his pocket and the lump in it then looked at the sleeping twins one more time. He left them just as quietly as he came.
The Room of Requirements was his destination, and it appeared when he concentrated on what he needed.
There were candles on the walls with very few furniture in the room. In the center there was a small table with a box on it and a big cushion in front. The other thing in the room was a bath with warm water in it. Harry took off his cloak and let it fall to the ground while he stepped closer. Slowly all his other clothes were thrown away too and he was completely naked when he reached it. On the edge of the bath there was a wooden bowl with powdery salt in it and a wooden spoon. He threw some of it in the water and stepped into the water. He was sitting there breathing calmly with his eyes closed. He dived into the water from time to time then stepped out. First he shivered then composed himself.
"I'm not cold because the light is here surrounding me… cleaning me from all evil…" He chanted quietly.
When he opened his eyes he could almost see the light that made his skin dry. He dressed himself and sat in front of the little table. The box was now next to him and he opened it taking everything out. With a linen tablecloth he covered the table then levitated two white candles in front of him and dipped his hands in a bowl of some oily substance.
"Night lights shine brightly, don't let evil spirits hide you…"
With his right hand he lubricated the candles and sat them on the other end of the table. With lighter rods he ignited them, first the one on the left then the one on the right. Then threw some lily petals on the table too.
"May your purity protect them…"
He put four pictures in between the candles. One with Marie, the second with the twins, the third with Ginny while her hair was still long and the last one with Remus and Nymphadora holding hands. He watched them for a moment then nodded and continued the ceremony. He set the incense in front of the pictures and lit it with his wand. The smell of laurel filled the room.
An emerald round candle caught his attention. With some green oil he lubricated this one too, then, after lighting it he made a cross on his forehead.
"The light keeps away the darkness… the white power keeps away the evil… It's here to help me."
He put a transparent glass pot on the table. Goosebumps appeared on his arms when he touched it. But when he dipped his fingers in it and squirted some towards the four corners he could feel the power emanating from it. He touched the object on the table with his wet fingers then put the pot away.
"Marie… Ginny… Fred… George… Remus… Nymphadora…" He whispered. He placed three oily candles in a triangle with a withe on top and a pink and a blue close to him. He lit them all.
"While using protective charms one should only concentrate on one person!" Professor Flitwick's voice said in his head. "This way we have a better chance to be successful. Using the charm on more than one person requires great power and concentration!"
Harry cleared his head of all unnecessary thoughts. He didn't have time to use the charm on all of them one by one. He had to do something soon because more and more bad things happened to his loved ones. He couldn't let them get hurt. And he couldn't figure out what Rowena's dance meant. Who know what kind of curses she puts on the school day after day. Ever since the woman learnt ice-skating the accident and attacks kept happening. There has to be something that connects the two together…
"Sparkles of the day, light of the night protect them from bad and evil…" He knelt down. "Give them faith, persistence and sincerity… Bring them health, peace… Protect them against evil…"
He sighed. The candles in front of him burned his face making him sweat. The smell of the incense made him dizzy and sleepy. He repeated the words over and over again concentrating on the six faces.
"… Bring them health, peace… Protect them against evil… Sparkles of the day, light of the night protect them from bad and evil… Give them faith, persistence and sincerity… Bring them health, peace… Protect them against evil… Sparkles of the day, light of the night…"
Suddenly the three candles flared up. Harry's eyes opened and he backed away shouting. He felt like someone was tearing him apart. His power tore into six pieces and went to the six people. He could see their faces, sleeping peacefully. He fell with his hands spread out, breathing heavily and head turned to the side tiredly. He could barely see and think until he realized that the charm worked. With shaky limbs he sat up, knelt in front of the table though his head was hurting terribly. His trembling hands found their way to the candles.
"Thank you for transferring my power to those whom I wish to protect."
He blew out the candles, took the pictures and put them in his pocket. Slightly wobbling he made his way to the door, looked back one more time then covered himself with his father's cloak.
With his wand he made a small light to check the map. Thankfully Filch's cat was far from him. However he couldn't walk back fast enough. He was leaning against the wall to support and cool him while he walked back to the Common Room. Before reaching the Gryffindor Tower's entrance he took the cloak off then stopped in front of the Fat Lady.
"Ursus" He said the password.
"What are you doing out here so…"
"Ursus!" Harry said with a little more force.
"All right, all right…" The Fat Lady shrugged and opened the door.
Harry would have given everything to have an elevator or a flying carpet. He went up the stairs on all fours. Not wanting to wrinkle his clothes he undressed but as soon as he lay down sleep took over him…
In the morning everyone headed towards the Great Hall. Harry felt heavy and it took great effort to lift his legs while walking with the enthusiastic Ginny who was talking about her dream.
"And guess what… I rode it like a unicorn and it took me into the woods. It led me to where the colts were. They were so cute! Harry, what's wrong with you?"
"Oh, nothing… I just… I think I'm sick…"
"And what is wrong with you?" She put her hands on her hips and regarded him with a smile.
"I feel weak… It's probably the first sing of a cold or something." Harry lied. "I feel like falling apart. Just like when I have the flu. That must be it… Malfoy get away from here!" He said in the same monotone voice.
However the figure in front of him didn't move.
"Malfoy! I said…" He raised his voice but Draco pushed him. Harry almost fell over.
"Get out of my way you disgusting half-blood! Can't you see me coming?"
"I can. One can not miss a ferret like you…"
"How dare you?! You filthy little half-b…"
"Half-blood, half-blood!" Harry said angrily and stepped closer to Malfoy. "You call me a half-blood, you freak?" He grabbed the Slytherin boy's cloak and pushed him up against the wall. His voice was like a hiss. "I'm not more of a filthy half-blood than the master of your father! Your great Voldemort is a half-blood like me! Your big, stupid wizard is exactly what you hate, you pathetic freak! Now get out of my sight…" He said with disgust as the whole corridor became quiet. Hearing the dark wizard's name made them pale and they started whispering.
"It's not over yet, Potter…"
"Yeah, yeah…" Harry rearranged his clothes.
Malfoy left but a few first year Slytherin students stayed and looked at Harry sheepishly. The boy started to get annoyed and shouted at them which made them run away yelling.
"What are you staring at?! Go after your little master!"
"Harry…" Ginny began quietly. "What happened to you?"
"Nothing. I told you I'm sick. I'm always grumpy when I'm sick…"
"Potter!" McGonagall appeared." What's all this shouting? Five points from Gryffindor. I don't want to see you scaring the children."
"Then make your two little prefects follow me. Then maybe Malfoy won't pick a fight with me!"
"Malfoy? Where is he? I can't see him…"
"Of course you can't. He left." Harry muttered. "It's interesting that he never gets punished when he's picking on someone."
"Don't rebel, Potter!"
"I do, because this is not fair…"
"I understand what you feel…" The professor said quietly so only Harry and Ginny could hear. "But hold back a little otherwise you'll get into trouble!"
"Great…"
"Just hold back a little and it'll be all right."
"Malfoy needs a good beating. Then he wouldn't pick on others. A real good beating… hmm…"
"Don't even think about it, Potter!"
"You know I'm just kidding… The Professor took almost a hundred points from us because Malfoy always irritates us. I don't want to lose any more… Don't worry." He leaned closer. "I'll do it so no one will know it was me!" Then he winked and left to get his breakfast. The professor looked at him gasping…
Malfoy raised his hand.
"Yes, Mr. Malfoy." Snape said not even looking at him, afraid of his eyes showing the hatred he felt towards the boy's father.
"Professor! Is it true that your child has arrived this weekend?"
"What do you mean, Mr. Malfoy?" Severus glanced at Harry and his friends. Ron and Hermione couldn't meet his eyes, while Harry put his hand in front of his mouth saying that he didn't let anything slip. "Children don't come with the mail. I thought you knew that already…"
A few students chuckled quietly and Malfoy turned beat red.
"I just… I mean… I wanted to congratulate you in the name of the Slytherin house!"
Harry laughed out loud.
"Potter" Snape shook his head then continued what he was doing before. A drawer was stuck and he was trying to open it. "Well, Mr. Malfoy, I appreciate the gesture but you're a little too late… My son was not born this weekend."
"So it's a boy?" The girls' eyes sparkled.
"And what's his name, professor?"
"You are very curious today, Mr. Malfoy…"
"We didn't see him during breakfast…"
"Maybe, because he's sleeping…" Snape said with an annoyed grin when the drawer finally opened.
"Now? But it's…" Goyle looked at his watch "almost time for lunch…"
"Not everyone's life revolves around food, Goyle." Seamus said.
"I hope your hands are as quick as your mouths today." The professor said. "Can we start the brewing?"
"Harry, did you know that Snape had a son?" Neville asked.
"You could say that." The boy answered with a smile.
"I never would have thought…"
"He must be creepy like his father… though he's better now…" Dean whispered.
"Oh, no." Harry said. "He's cool! Like the Weasley twins!"
"Really?"
"You'll see!"
Everyone was waiting anxiously for lunch time. All of them were curious about Snape's son. Even after the Dementors attack they were all fired up.
Severus was standing at the entrance with a few of his colleagues.
"He knows the way, right?" Rowena asked with a smile.
"I hope so…"
"He won't get lost!" The woman grabbed his arm. "He'll be here soon!"
Not long after, a sleepy figure approached them. Lamerin walked towards them rubbing his eyes. The students looked at him questioningly, because there was no house emblem on his clothes. He didn't really care about them and when he saw his father he ran to him with a smile.
"Good afternoon!" He greeted the teachers and winked at his father. "Hi!"
"Did you sleep well?"
"Yep. I just woke up."
McGonagall looked at the clock on the wall and nodded approvingly.
"But this is a very big school…" He smiled awkwardly. "I almost got lost. But I saw everyone coming here so I followed them… There are a lot of weird students here!" He said when two Hufflepuffs looked at him then ran away.
The professors only smiled and led him into the Great Hall. A few students stood up to see him. The twins were already sitting at the Gryffindor table and waved at him when they saw their friend.
"Come! Eat with us!"
"I guess I can't sit with you at the teacher's table…" Lamerin said smiling.
"Well… I'm afraid you can't…" His father said a little sadly.
"Then… I'll go look for a table. Okay?"
"Oh, who's the pretty boy?" Hagrid asked from behind them.
Lamerin turned around and his eyes widened.
"Wow… a real… giant?"
"Half-giant. Rubeus Hagrid."
"He's the gamekeeper and the Care of Magical Creatures teacher." Rowena stepped behind him and put her hands on his shoulders.
Lamerin grinned, looked at his father and pointed at the woman with his eyes.
"Don't do that" Snape said quietly but could hardly hide his smile. "He's my son Hagrid. His name is Lamerin."
"Oh… I didn't know that the Professor had… Hm… congratulations."
"I think we should eat." Professor Sinistra said when Flitwick's stomach grumbled.
Lamerin was about to go to the Gryffindor table when a group of Slytherins stood in front of him.
"Here you are! I'm Draco Malfoy! Nice to meet you!" Malfoy said and shook Lamerin's hand not taking his eyes off of him.
"Come, sit with us!" Pansy grabbed his arm.
"We'll do a lot of things together!" Malfoy added.
"No thanks." He took his arm from Pansy's hold.
The group seemed to be surprised.
"Oh, you must want to eat with your father. We understand, go ahead!" They smiled.
"Well, not exactly." He looked at them with disgust. "I don't want to be in the same room as you are."
Taking advantage of their surprise he went to the Gryffindor table. The twins smiled at him and Harry shook his hand. He was introduced to the other boys too who looked at him shyly at first then began to talk to him.
"And… tell me." Lavender whispered. "What was it like surrounded by those Dementors?"
"It was horrible." Ginny said sadly. "They appeared out of nowhere."
"It's good that the teachers were there… They have very powerful Patronuses." George nodded.
"It's not all thanks to the teachers!" Harry said. "I was very proud of you three."
The three Weasleys smiled and enjoyed the attention of the other DA members.
"You know, Harry taught us the Patronus Charm last year… and a lot of other things too…"
"We had training…"
"Because we had a very bad teacher…"
Lamerin turned happily when more and more students started to talk to him…
Hi guys!
This chapter took like forever to translate. I don't like the first half of it. I'm not really fond of writing about ceremonies and such. The details and the lines are all very important, so it's kinda hard to make it right. I hope it's acceptable…
It's summer so I might be able to update weekly… maybe. But I have to study French so no promises.
This is the 26th chapter out of the 45 so we're quite far from the end…
Reviews are much appreciated and make me work faster.
Bye
Hermina