The Master of Death

The Master of Death
Chapter 6: Sequence



Sirius was as white as a wall, Remus trembled and Tonks' hair changed


the color became platinum which was surprising.


"Harry, are you okay?" Lupin asked.


"I thought we almost lost you here" said


Sirius, but the trembling in his voice showed his weakness in making


gag.


"Yeah, I think so," said Harry in a daze and he


he looked at the black snake in his hand. They're shaking.


With conscious effort Harry slowed his breathing. She still is


shivered. But not just fear. His body is full of


energized. He just died, didn't he? And Death tried


warn him, but who knew this wall was so dangerous?


A hysterical laughter appeared in his chest.


He has died. But he's still alive.


"Third time is the charm ..." Harry mumbled,


the crazy mind cursed in his mind. A laughter broke out on his lips.


"Can you walk?" Tonks asked, it worked


distract him and prevent him from succumbing to the destruction that will


happen. Harry looked up and looked into his worried eyes. She needs to


regain control. He breathed and then


consciously let a grin appear on his face. It is very easy to


to ignore the feelings that arise within him and to hide the emotions.


“One way to find out, yes..” he said. Him


ignoring the hand offered to withdraw him, not yet ready to


releasing Death, bringing the creature closer to his body as he


stand up. Back with both feet, Harry took a moment to


find his balance and Death continues to slip behind his shirt.


The creature curled around his body in a mixture of hugs


or the strangest grip of death, but Harry was grateful and he folded


his hand, involuntarily put up another barrier between Death and the


othersmore. He was still trembling, but other than that, he did not show


outward signs of a disturbed state of mind.


"Come on, let's try it here" Remus and Tonks said


guiding Harry to a chair not far from there, while Sirius was


hovering over them out of worry. Harry sat down, wiping the dirt


sticky from the spit and tears from his face.


"Are you feeling dizzy, or tired?" Lupine


kneel down and look at both of his faces with both hands. He felt


Death pulled tighter around his body, almost in a way that


it was painful, but he could only feel grateful at the encircling burden


his body. Then Lupin's words slowly began to sink in and Harry


really think about how she feels. Physically - although


pain - she feels .. great. Come to think of it, it was a miracle


that he doesn't jump around every step of the way.


The werewolf tilted Harry's head to look over


clearly to his students.


Harry suddenly remembered, that Lupin was the most teacher


competent in Defense against the Arts that he once had


school years. "Maybe we should call Severus,"


remus said, turning to Sirius.


That meant something, that Sirius was not complaining. He just


nodding, pale face and attention in his eyes.


Making a decision, Harry brushed Remus' hand over


sided. "I'm fine" he said firmly. Rigour


it seems to disturb the previous impression.


"If you're sure," Sirius said unconvinced. Remus


stand up. The werewolf suddenly panicked.


"I don't know how this happened. I mean


how-I just used some detection spells, nothing


seriously, it shouldn't be"


"It's not your fault, Moony." Sirius put it down


hands on his friend's shoulders. "This is this house."


"I still think we should call Severus. Only


to be sure," said Tonks. "I've never seen that


like that."


"Really, I'm fine!" Harry insisted. Minds


to be checked by Snape is not very high on the list


his wish. Harry doesn't really know what the truth is


it happens and if Snape finds something unusual, chances are


Dumbledore was immediately there to approach him. It would just


attract attention. Playing him was the best he could do.


"Should we call Severus, how


you think?" Remus said and turned to Sirius. "Original


do you have an explanation of what happened?"


The last one turned to look at Harry. "Possible


it was just an old curse stuck to the wall and it was just a few


disorder and now there's nothing to worry about. Some


wards have a tendency to drain energy if they assume


something as a threat, it was unthinkable that they could knock someone out


come out, "said Sirius. "At least that's their goal


decades ago."


"You talk about them as if they were


life," said Tonks with a frown.


"That's your decision," Remus began hesitantly,


"You know this house best, but ..." The werewolf shared


a view with Sirius.


"Yes," said the animagus after a while, apparently


give it to their silent conversation, "Just because he looks


alright, that doesn't mean that there's no evil curse that


hidden within these walls. If it means calling Snivellus-if


"Remus pouted -" to be safer than sorry, I agreed,


"said Sirius. He sounded reluctant but the severity of the situation seemed to be


greater than his dislike of Snape.


He shared a glance with Tonks and the Auror whispered


two words, conjuring up his Patron. A glowing rabbit appeared and


sniffing his hair, before jumping in the air and disappearing through the wall.


It doesn't take more than three minutes until the lock on the door rings


click and the chain vibrates.


"This must be him" Tonks said as he looked at the door


go in. And he's right.


Sirius' expression darkened when Snape entered with all


the drama that comes with wearing black robes in each


occasion. The man looked at Madam Black's blank portrait at a glance,


but no one showed what he was thinking. Only later


turn to face them completely. His black eyes were fixed on Harry.


"I'm gone for almost ten minutes and you've got


trouble, Potter! I wonder why I'm still surprised."


"It's nice to meet you too" replied Harry sarcastically


he returned the man's gaze. Snape continued to listen


his comments and turned to look to Remus instead. Deaths


shift under his shirt and Harry quietly silenced the snake


that's. The thought that Snape would somehow observe the creature


like he was about to feel the bitter taste that Harry felt rose to


his throat. Harry shifted until his wide shirt fell down like that


the appearance thus no longer shows the strange bulge in which Death is coiled


beneath it.


"Did someone tell the Chief


School?" Snape asked the werewolf.


"You are our first call. We're not sure


is it something to be taken seriously. Sirius mentioned it was possible


ward," replied Remus.


"What's going on?" Snape asked as he


come close. "Remove Black. Some people should


work." work." Sirius grimaced but was dragged to


sided. "Now," Snape continued as he stopped in


in front of Harry, "Don't give me the details. I don't want to ask you


to repeat it yourself. One time listening to Potter's failures already


enough."


Harry's upper lips twitched in disgust. Always happy


peace with old acquaintances ...


"We came to the topic if a house can be connected


by someone's miracle, or vice versa if you will" Remus


embarked. "Sirius mentions blood magic may be playing so


I asked him if I could see it"


"You used a spell?" Snape asked.


"Yes," said


Lupine. "Not too complicated. Some variations of the charm of the revelio ,


but before I could do anything, Harry asked for help. Nonexistent


which shows nothing ..." Remus' wrinkle deepens and feels


guilty of controlling his expression. Snape watched him like an eagle before


I turned around to look at Harry.


"What's going on, Potter?" tanyanya, one


greasy hair fell on his eyes.


"My hands are stuck" said Harry, crossing his arms


as much as possible with Death hiding behind his shirt. Snapes


looking at him unimpressed. Harry stared back.


"Something black crept on his arm" Tonks


appending. "But it disappeared the moment he fell


faint." The black-haired professor shifted his eyes.


"He stopped breathing for a moment" Sirius


appending. He still sounds shaken. Harry's Head


jerks. That statement should not surprise him as much


that's. Death sizzled quietly behind his shirt.


Snape. "How long has he been out?"


"Maybe one minute?" Tonks guess.


"Not more than two," the werewolf added.


The ongoing interrogation while he was resolute


ignored disturbed Harry's nerves. "The ward here is weak,"


said sharp. He wants to finish this and if that means he has to


speeding this up himself, he did not mind.


Snape sneered


his black eyebrows raised. "I want to know how you are


you know, Potter," he growled and Harry's mood


it's getting worse.


"Aren't you-" Sirius began to defend his godson,


but in this situation it's the wrong place. Harry moved further


behind in his chair while a silent conversation seemed to be taking place between Remus


and Sirius, the first to silence Sirius with a glance.


"I read in my spare time, you know," Harry replied,


his eyes observed Snape's thin figure.


"I didn't realize it" the man said indifferently


nonchalantly.


 


 


Harry scowled. "If your inside feels like


sucked out of your body, you tend to connect some


point," he snaps annoyed.


Snape looked at him strangely.


Tonks flinched, and Sirius said, "Harry!"


"Why didn't you say anything?" Remus


asked and while Harry began to regret his impulsive remarks.


"Do you have black blood?" Snapes


asked and Harry could not help his confusion from being seen in the


her face.


"What?"


"Black blood. Are you related to family


Black, how far away is that?" Snape explained not


patient.


Sirius advanced


step, intervene. "Dorea Black's. My aunt married me


Potter," he said and his eyes narrowed as they continued to stare


Snapes. "But why is it important? Where are you going with this, Snape ?"


"If your ancestor, Black, uses blood magic to


tying their environment with their family members" Snape


he was talking as if he were talking to a child,


"This is a reasonable approach to consider this as


the cause of Potter's attack." He pulled out his wand and his hand


Sirius twitched, but the potion professor completely ignored him


when he turned his back.


Somewhat tensely, Harry looked at Snape who was starting to make some


complicated movements with his staff before the calming dark magic wave


swept himself.


Snape frowned and made another move, repeating


his actions, before he asked, "Where did that happen?" Him


barely let Tonks finish it as he replied before him


it's been sliding into that place. The next few minutes there was no


speaking while Snape moved along the wall, his fingers traced


the wallpaper was rough while he was muttering various spells.


Some tension came out of his body and instead of being upset, he,


Harry found himself interested.


For others it may not look much, but Harry


he looked closely at everything Snape did.


He could see how the network of wards on the wall reacted


towards the man's subtle question, his greasy dark magic sneaks into the


cracks like fog. Whenever they throb or thorn down below


his observation, Snape retreated, turning to another spell to continue


his examination. His tightly stacked layers of aura shifted each time


there was a change in the ward's reaction to his spell.


Although it takes longer than Harry's exploration in


the previous ward, it made its own effort look like it was poking at a snake


with stick.


Maybe he should have been more careful, but in the end


he was able to get out of that meeting relatively unscathed, right?


Finally Snape put away his wand and with a full expression


the attention on his face returned to them. "Indeed, as the


I guess."


"What?" Surprisingly, it was Sirius who called him


earlier.


"Black Ward


tied to your blood. It's a double-edged sword, blood magic. Your ancestors


probably never thought that all their heirs would die or


in Azkaban.. "Sharp views directed to


Sirius did not pass without a reaction. The Animagus bared his teeth in a manner that


almost like an animal." Wards - only related to the blood of heirs


which does not exist - is not based on any other means. This is not an ordinary spell


it only lost its power and faded away as time took its toll. Kind of magic


the ones used to build these wards were made to last a long time. With


nothing stabilizes them, they shrivel, weaken over time,


"Snape explained," But one of your deceased relatives,


it seems to be thinking of weaving with the characteristic features that allow them


to recover and to get back to the condition. It's a complicated job.


Very smooth, but strong. I'm sure any of you can do it, though,


even if the instructions are accessible.Most likely they have been interesting


your strength for weeks now in an attempt to slowly


recovering what was lost. "Snape stared at Sirius." But that


it says, if you're an idiot, don't try to do whatever you're causing


with your incompetent wand.waving, they may not


will never be able to stick to the boy. "Remus seemed to shrink himself


because of guilt but the wilder part of his aura expands


unnaturally. The wolf, apparently, disagrees." Potter is here only


having enough blood in her veins to be taken by


whatever spell was used at the time. And unlike you, Black, he


not recognized as a family member and they want to take it down.


""I try to do whatever you do with


waving your incompetent magic wand, they might not


will never stick to that boy." Remus seems to shrink back


because of the guilt but the wilder part in his aura expands


unnaturally. The wolf, apparently, disagreed. "Potter is here


had enough blood in his veins to be taken by whatever spell he was


used at the time. And unlike you, Black, he's not recognized as


family members and they want to take it down. ""I tried


do whatever you do by waving your wand


incompetent ones, they might never stick to a brat


that's." Remus seems to be shrinking back in guilt but part


the wilder ones in its aura expanded unnaturally. That wolf


apparently, I disagree. "Potter here has enough blood in his veins


to be taken by whatever spell was used back then. And not like


You, Black, he's not recognized as a family member and they want to


anoint him. "I'm not recognized as a family member and they feel


need to dry it. "I am not recognized as a member of the family


and they feel the need to dry it. "


"And what's going on now? Can they become


dangerous again?"


"I doubt it" said Snape and his black eyes flickered,


"Some simple charm from your side, Black, and it never will


happen. It will be too late now, but it will not be repeated


back."


"How are you so sure?" Tonks come


mix from the sidelines. Maybe a good thing, because Sirius looks


ready to jump over the man in front of him.


Snape. "Look at the boy. Is he


breathe out? Then it won't happen again. Or you think, the old ward


it wouldn't be able to drain one's life force if they needed to? From


what I saw seemed like they were going to recover their strength


preceding. Fainting, however, "Snape looked at Harry," Seems like a reaction


that's not quite right, but we're used to Potter, aren't we? "


Harry's stomach pierced the heat for the veiled humiliation


thin it. The irony of Snape accusing him of seeking attention when he


actually having been dead for a few minutes was unbelievable. And


while Harry looked at Snape with an ominous look, the ground


under his feet creaking.


"I'll tell the Headmaster about the incident


this," Snape announced temporarily from the corner of his eye, Harry noticed


the skinny cracks on the floorboard as the wood under his shoes slowly began to


rot. Harry's mind was empty. He didn't have an attack


unintentional magic for years ... It's worrying, though,


but his frustration with Snape exceeded his worries. Quickly he


calmed down and as he shifted in his seat, Death began


it slid over his body and even that wide shirt could no longer


hiding the existence of the creature.


"Death," Harry greeted the snake with


accidentally when the snake started to come out of his collar. A grin flashed


on his face when Snape jerked away and while the others did not either


spared, Snape was the one who looked paled.


Meanwhile the snake sat happily on Harry's shoulders and he


leaning back, trying to hide his satisfaction.


Apparently that didn't work, as Snape's dark eyes pierced through


pierced his eyes. "Have you recently experienced loss


a memory? Strange thoughts strike your mind-" the professor began,


but Remus interrupted immediately.


"What do you mean Harry was possessed?" She asked.


"That's a possibility."


"Just because I have a snake, now I'm the incarnation


Voldemort?" Harry asked and crossed his arms. Tonks


gasping to hear that name. Snape's eyes meanwhile were pointing at


harry's eyes.


"Stupidity seems to rule the family, so. No


Potter-," Harry raised an eyebrow, an icy calm flowing through


his limbs. But then his attention was fixed on the voice, which


almost resembles a growl. Sirius was about to jump towards Snape. Him


it seemed that even Lupin would not be able to hold it in now. Else


time, Harry will appreciate some much needed entertainment, but


right now he only needed peace and quiet to think about


everything is. He stood up, stepping between the two men who were staring at each other.


Harry glanced at Sirius and the Animagus stopped with


reluctant. Something in his godson's expression seemed to have been


tell him this is not his fight.


Harry turned to look at Snape and he remained silent


for some time, think about what he will say. Deaths


creeping slowly around his neck, the burden had already turned into something


the familiar.


 


 


"I'm not my father" said Harry quietly, but in a tone


firm on his voice. "Actually I'm pretty fed up compared to people


my old. The first thing I hear when I meet new people is I look


like James except for his eyes, which look like Lily's eyes. Pleasantly


heard it when I was eleven. Mostly because there is no


ever told me about them. Certainly not Petunia or anyone else


I met before Sirius or Remus.


Hearing about them makes them real. But they died, nothing


going to change that, "Harry looked into Snape's eyes and underneath the mask without.


his expression, there was a spark of fear. Although it should be impossible for Harry


to find out that he had loved his mother, Snape had never been so foolish


that's. "If you hate me, do it because of me and not because


my father."


Snape's eyes widened and his gaze endured a little too


long until it seemed like the remark did not affect him, before he turned around.


"I can't find anything out of the ordinary,"


snape said into the room. "But I'll keep an eye on him. If


he showed signs of being cursed, call me immediately."


Harry breathed a sigh of relief. At least that interrogation


already done.


They all stood there, awkwardly, until Remus


he said, "We will do it, Severus. Thank you." Thank you."


Snape stared at him for a moment before he nodded sharply and headed over


doorway. Just as he slammed to a close, Harry caught a movement


on it and he thought he had seen a thin thread of fleshy


quickly disappeared.


Nearly five seconds later, the first hair mop is lit up


appearing on top of the stairs, confirming his suspicion that they had been listened to.


"Hey Harry, we thought we heard a commotion" he said


George while going down the stairs. "Not a day here and already


make trouble." A naughty grin split his face


mottled.


Harry could not help but smile. He almost forgot how much


george was different when Fred was alive. "Snape mentioned the thing


similar," said Harry while Fred appeared behind his brother.


"Enough competition, George," the other twins


announcing, pretending to nod seriously, "We should improve


our game, can not allow ourselves to be defeated by skinny running


now, right?"


"But seriously," George began, "Why are you


all pulling faces like a flying crying ghost throwing up your entrails


when you're trying to throw garbage into their toilet?" He shook


itself. "Experiences I don't recommend."


"Maybe a big nose view of a prison bat downstairs


the land is what causes their problems. It causes more


from one great magician flying," Fred said to his brother as they


reach the end of the ladder.


"A scary sight to see" added


George and Sirius laughed. Even Remus gave up and a small smile appeared


on his face.


"The wall tries to eat Harry," Tonks helps


giving and the curious face of the twins immediately stuck to him.


"The wall tried to eat you?" George asked


intrigued as his gaze eagerly turned to Harry.


"Why?" Fred added, stabbing Harry with


wait to be asked.


"You're not the only one interested in hearing


her story. The others have been waiting for us to come down since dinner is already over


ready," said Remus. "If you're kind enough to pick up the others


and tell them, then we will have enough time to discuss the topic


that's."


The twins said that, though reluctant, their eyes kept staring


harry did not move to accompany them.


"Let's go down" Remus suggested, "More


we have to face Molly's anger."


Tonks made a face that showed exactly what he was


think about this idea and they all start heading for the basement.


They walked through the door at the end of the entrance hall and at the end


their narrow staircase has been captured by the twins, Ginny, Ron and Hermione


it looked like running down the stairs. They greet each other


a minute and then down to the bottom floor.


When they reached the large kitchen, Harry had arrived at the


the conclusion that he would be better off if he pushed a few things into


behind mind. At least for now. So group


they entered the room, his eyes moving to scan the new area with


old Auror habits. Smoke hangs in the air just below


narrow ceilings, Bill and Mr. Weasley sat on the other side of the table and


Mundungus was sleeping in his chair.


"Harri! Nice to meet you," said Mr. Weasley


after he jumped up and shook Harry's hand. "Molly sent


Sirius to handle the painting, I knew it was definitely not a first impression


best of this house."


Harry snorted and with a dry smile he said,


"Given that the house was trying to eat me, as would be said


Tonks, that portrait isn't the most concerning thing."


"WHAT?!" It was as if those words were calling out to him, Molly


Weasley suddenly stood beside him. "Remus, what happened


?!" u?He looked at Lupin who was having misfortune for just passing through


Harry as the crowd behind them descended to the table. Small grin


it appeared on Sirius' face as Harry caught his attention. He walked


pass them and let himself fall into the chair at the end of the table.


Meanwhile Tonks is mobbed by teenagers and seemingly only


tell the same story.


"Nobody worries too much about Molly" he said


Remus and Harry wanted to laugh because it was only a few minutes before him


it seemed to take the topic rather seriously. "There's a problem


with an old ward at home. They happened to catch Harry, but he


it's fine now. Snape came and checked it-"


"Severus is here?" Mrs Weasley turned to


Harrys. "Harry, are you okay ?!"


Harry sighed, not wanting to be fussed and


pestered with questions. "I'm fine, Mrs Weasley,"


he said and smiled that seemed to work and seemed to make it somewhat


quieter.


It happened, until Ron - who had listened to the version story


Tonks - turned to them and said, "You stopped breathing Harry


?!"


"Remus!" Mrs Weasley exclaimed in shock and turned around


facing the werewolf, who as someone he thought was responsible


the answer has failed to mention these small details.


Ron looked at Harry timidly, realizing his mistake


harry used the opportunity to pass Molly and Mr. Weasley


he also looked at Lupin with wide eyes.


He quickly moved to where Sirius was watching the entire


situation with amused expression.


"Sit down Harry" Sirius called him as he


passing their distance and pointing to the empty seat in


next to it. "You know Mundungus?"


"So did anyone mention my name? Fully agree with


Sirius," said the other witch groggily as she raised her hand,


it was as if he wanted to choose something.


"It's over, Dung, Harry's here" said


Sirius while everyone was sitting around the table.


"Huh," said Mundungus as he stared at the red hair


browned. "Celana Merlins, right? Yaahhh .. everything is fine


just with ya 'Arry?" He took out a black pipe and soon he


sitting in the middle of a smoky cloud. "I owe you an apology."


"For the last time Mundungus!" shouted Mrs


Weasley, who now turned to Tonks whom he now considers a storyteller


who was more reliable while occasionally questioning Remus. "stopped


smoking that potion in the kitchen!"


"Sorry Molly," said Mundungus


bashful. "Listen, I'm not leaving you, but there's


this one-time deal." It took a while for Harry to remember


that Mundungus should have been watching him when he was attacked by


Dementors. The memory appeared in his mind clearly, before him


pushing back.


"It's okay" said Harry in a daze, while he


looking at Sirius. His godfather seemed to be drowning in thought


something's.


Mundungus. "What kind of "snake


that?" she asked as soon as Harry looked at her, her watery eyes


fixated on Death encircling Harry's shoulder. "Looks


it costs a few Galleons." The man leaned forward with


full of interest, his hand had already reached out to touch the black scales.


A white hot rage plunged his paws into Harry's stomach,


flashing between his bare teeth as he hissed, "Don't


ever think about it." His eyes were still narrowed, temporarily


a senseless rage burned him, Harry glared at the bastard


back up and raise both hands to defend.


"Hey, relax, I'm not trying to offend you,


or whatever," said Mundungus in self-defense. Death sizzles out slowly


and he crept down Harry's shoulder and passed through his arm until he


really rest on the table. Harry moved his hand


so that it covers the smooth body part of the snake. Death encircles the wrist


his hands, eyes without pupils focused on Mundungus whose gaze was on him


it was flashing between him and the snake. The man moved to lean in


his chair, occasionally glanced at them strangely.


Apparently, Sirius did not pay much attention to Harry's conversation and


Mundunguses. But silence seems to cause him to eliminate


his mood was somber and he turned to Harry. "And how


your summer?" he asked, looking at Death almost the same


it is covered with Mundungus, although probably for different reasons.


At Sirius's question, two strings of memories came to mind


Harrys. On the one hand, there were weeks with the Dursely family, spent


on hard ground to listen to the news and on the other hand - just as slow


- the memory of the days that blurred into the moon\, lives within


a monotonous indifference before his return-encounters


Deaths. "Suffering" answered Harry.


"Well, I don't know why you're complaining" he said


Sirius and a faint smile appeared on his face, "Personally, attack


A dementor would be a welcome distraction from a life that


boring here. I haven't left home in months. Blessings


Wormtail, Voldemort knows that I'm an animagus. I'm not really


getting used to the order now, at least that was what Dumbledore thought


and if I get caught again .... "He was silent and shadowing seemed


darkened face.


Harry watched her attentively. She can


connect with Sirius more than ever. Only facing Death


for the second time it had freed him from the sensation of being stuck on the spot


where each meaningless day flows into the next day that feels


same.


Like his endless journey beside the train tracks


the empty fire in that purgatory-like place, his life felt like


the infinite round. Nothing can take away that feeling


settled in his brain, like an itch that he couldn't scratch or numb, he said,


whatever he tried.


And Sirius experienced the same thing as Harry, which was trapped


in a place where there is nothing to relieve the boredom slowly


flow into every gap. "Then" Harry found


she said as she looked at Sirius' face - "a demon with


that!"


"Harry!" Mrs Weasley exclaimed and Harry turned his head


just sec. If the tone of his voice is beyond doubt, Remus has succeeded


underestimating the previous problem with the ward clinging to its magic.


"Well, that's right" Harry murmured and looked at Sirius


once more. Meanwhile Lupin hands Mrs Weasley over to his device and


walking towards them, while the witch was heading towards the soup that was cooked inside


a big pot on the fire. "He can't keep you from leaving the house


from time to time" Harry continued, greeting his godfather.


"Go grab a cigarette, walk around like a dog. Shit, go to the bar. This


your house! You choose whether you leave it and you choose who you are


wanting to stay here," Sirius noticed him, as if he didn't


never seen him in his life. Meanwhile, Remus had passed the distance and


sit next to them. He catches the end of Harry's speech and listens


with a frown on his face. Harry's fingers involuntarily caressed the scales of Death


while the snake was lazily pressing down to touch him.


"Not that I told you to walk through Diagon


Alley," added Harry. "Visit the muggle club for all that I


care. You can change your appearance, there's enough spells for that."


With a quick glance at Remus who was still wearing a ripped expression, Harry


adding, "And bringing Lupin with you, he seems like he can


use pleasure!" The werewolf gaped at Harry who


smirked. Sirius had raised his eyebrows. "Kingsley leads the division


against you, he can easily continue to lead everyone in that direction


wrongful. And if you look, it's bad luck" said Harry grimly.


"But you can always start hiding again, even if you


lock yourself in this house for another four months, you might


doing something easier is reckless than coming out at the end


weeks."


"Knowing Sirius, you might be right," Remus said


eventually.


"And you can really have fun" Sirius


adding with a grin. The werewolf smiled and Sirius


laughed as he grabbed to pat Remus on the back.


Harry watched their interaction with the eyebrows


uplifted. Something is happening that seems to fail to be understood by


the younger version. But before he could dig deep, he


interrupted by Fred and George who have lured a giant pot filled with soup,


a glass of butter beer and a few knives, which now shot straight towards


them. Sirius and Remus duck under the table, but Harry


stop over. Panic flooded his senses as he looked where it went wrong


one knife leads.


In a blink of an eye Harry plucked it out of the air. Almost


an inch above where Death curled up in his snake form.


Thank goodness no one noticed, because Mrs Weasley


immediately shouted, "JUST BECAUSE YOU WERE ALLOWED TO USE MAGIC, NO


MEANS THAT YOU HAVE TO USE IT FOR EVERY SINGLE THING"


Only now did Harry feel the sting in his hand where


a faint red line flowed down his palm. Bloods. Rapidly


he took off his sword and took Death. Relieved he sighed


tremblingly. His fingers traced the scaly surface of the skin


Deathless. The black snake stuck its same black tongue in and out


out, smelling Harry's bloody palm. Subsequent to


the first few quiet breaths, Harry's gaze fixed on the bloody blade


that's. How could he catch it so easily? Even with


his seeker reflexes, it was an almost impossible feat. Harry frowned


brow looked at the black snake that was innocently creeping towards him.


"Merlin- Harry!" Sirius said after him


emerging from under the table and looking at the wound on his palm.


"I must have deceived myself, when I


pull him off the table" Harry lied.


"Here, let


I saw your hand" said Remus and he touched the wound with the tip


his wand. An episkey muttered later


pieces missing.


Mrs Weasley still said, "- NOT ACHIEVING EVERYTHING;


PERCY-" he stopped in his speech.


Clumsyly they began to eat. Harry vaguely remembered


Percy has not been too interested in his family for some time


the time. Eventually the tension disappeared, and the conversation began


escalated. Bill was talking to Mr. Weasley and Lupin about the relationship


between the goblins and the humans, Tonks comforts Ginny and Hermione by transforming


his appearance and Mundungus tell a story to the twins and Ron.


Harry turned his head as Death crept on his arm, settling in


around his neck and partly under his shirt. "I'm glad you're


fine," he found himself whispering, not quite knowing why, but,


but felt the truth ring in his words.


"I'm Death" said Death and Harry


got a vague tingling sensation. "I can't be killed."


Harry snorted, somehow feeling embarrassed and upset over


the creature's response. "good. I won't mention it


again." Harry stopped when he saw Sirius watching him


curiosity. Fortunately, at this time, there was another person greeting the man


that's.


"Sirius," Mrs Weasley started out in a tense voice,


after he turned away from Mundungus and then looked at Sirius with a gaze


the same dark one, "There may be a boggart at the table in the living room. Possibly


we have to let Mad-Eye take it. Look at that. And the curtains there are full


with docar, you know. I think we can start cleaning it tomorrow. "


"Before him," said Sirius cynically and encouraged


the plate is empty. His gaze was fixed on Mrs Weasley for a moment before


he turned to look at Harry. "Actually Harry, you


surprised me. I hope you ask a thousand questions about Voldemort


once you get here."


The atmosphere in the room turned cold.


Harry looked at Sirius and a small grin appeared


her face. "I'm kind of busy, trying not to get killed by your house,


Sirius." His godfather's mouth twitched and Harry


continue, "But now that you mention it"


"Harry's too young for that" Mrs Weasley


interjects. His hands were clenched, his knuckles white.


"From when you should be in place to


ask questions?" Sirius retorted boldly, his gray eyes pointing to the


the red-haired woman. "He deserves to-"


"Hey, how, Harry can ask you a question and we


no ?!" Fred asked angrily.


"You're too young, you're not a member


the order!" George imitates Mrs Weasley, "Harry hasn't even turned seven


twelve!"


"It's not my fault, no one told you, what


carried out that order. It was your parents' decision. Harry on the other side,"


Sirius.


"It's not your choice to decide what's good for


Harry," said Mrs Weasley, a dangerous glint in her eyes as she stared


Sirius.


Meanwhile Harry leaned further up the table,


crossed arms. He followed the conversation with raised eyebrows. Deaths


hissing softly. "I don't think you've forgotten what was said


Dumbledore?" Mrs Weasley said. Harry grunting.


"What do you mean Molly?" Sirius asked


and Harry was impressed by the dangerous tone in his voice.


"That Harry only hears, what should he


look," he said.


Ginny, her brother, and Hermione looked over from Mrs


Weasley to Sirius and back again. Remus' eyes were fixed on his friend.


"I don't intend to tell him any more than he did


know, Molly," replied Sirius. "But as the person who


witnessing Voldemort's return, he has a right, more than


mostly-"


"He's not a member of the Order of the Phoenix!" mrs


Weasley's. "He was only fifteen and-"


"And he made it through more than most members of the order.


And with more than some of them can claim about themselves


they're on their own."


A grin appeared on Harry's face as he thought about


Moody's.


"No one doubts what he has


do it!" Mrs Weasley said her hands were clenched. Deaths


wrap Harry's arm now. "But he's still-"


"He's not a child anymore" Sirius said with


coarse.


"But he's not an adult!" Mrs Weasley said


his voice rose, "He's not James, Sirius!" Mrs Weasley


said. It seems to have reached a certain point and Harry is now


more than aware, why Sirius was so wise before.


"I'm well aware of who he is, Molly. Thank you,"


sirius said coldly, and Harry could not help but compare it to the version


Draco Malfoy is older. The boy could also look at someone


this cold. After all, his mother was a black man.


"I'm not so sure about that. Sometimes you


talk about him, as if you were thinking, that your best friend has


back back! Harry is not his father, just like them" Molly said at a glance.


to Harry. The twins shared their views. Harry suddenly


wondering if they caught his little quarrel with Snape


preceding. Lupin moved uncomfortably in his chair and glanced at him at a glance. "She


still in school," continued Mrs Weasley - "And the adults who


take responsibility for him, don't forget that!"


Harry is quite aware of the irony that during his school years


there may be more effort done in his life than during


half a decade of Auror duty.


“Do you say that I am the godfather who


irresponsible?“ Sirius' magic spiraled furiously, developing


sharp nails throughout the body.


"I say, that you're known to act rashly, you know,


Sirius, which is why Dumbledore always tells you to stay in


home and-“


"Dumbledore's rule to me has nothing to do with


here, I'll say so!" Sirius answered. During a fight


continuing, Harry felt himself leaning more towards Sirius and the sense of


frustration seemed to flow on him. He likes Sirius. In a few hours


since his arrival with nothing more than echoes of his previous feelings


connecting him with people, he had found someone who was corner


he can see it he understands. Death seemed to feel his mood


declining as he could feel the snake's body stiffening, his eyes became


smart as his head pointed towards Mrs Weasley, quietly hissing in line


harry's mind was getting darker.


"Arthur!" Mrs Weasley said looking over


her husband's. "Arthur, say something!" Mr. Weasley was silent on


at first, and Harry was impressed by his calmness. He took off his glasses, though,


clean it with his robe and then put it back on. New


then he started talking.


"Dumbledore knows that the situation has changed, Molly. Him


want Harry, now he's at the base, to be told some things up to the point


certain."


"But that doesn't mean that someone invited him to


ask him everything he wants to know!"


"I, personally" Remus began calmly


while Mrs Weasley turned to look at her in hopes of finding her


supporters - "I think it would be better if Harry heard about the facts


- not all of them - by us and not some twisted version of the other.


" He glanced at Fred and George.


"Well," said Mrs Weasley gasping, gasping,


"Well .. so, I lost the vote. I just wanted to say something: If


Dumbledore didn't want Harry to know too much, he had to have a reason and


as someone who only wants the best for Harry - "


"He's not your son" Sirius said softly.


"But it's that good!" The answer. "Who else is


she had?" Mrs Weasley.


"He has me!" Sirius replied angrily


and Death hissing. And Harry could see that surprisingly


not only was Sirius angered by the statement, if he had to follow


the growl inside that he felt came from the wolf inside Remus' skin.


"Yes," said Mrs Weasley, "the problem, it's very difficult


for you to take care of him while you're sitting in Azkaban, right?” Sirius jumped and


Harry felt the need to step in. It is time he spoke to


himself and listening to this conversation slowly lost power


pull it.


"Enough" said Harry coldly, but he did not shout.


But maybe this is just the scary part because Sirius is slumping back


to his chair and Mrs Weasley paled. Everyone looked at him. "with


all due respect, Mrs Weasley. It's not your decision to decide what


I'll hear, just like it wasn't Dumbledore's decision." Whole


the room is listening. "I found myself siding with Sirius


here, and not for any reason you might all think of," said


Harry and looked at Ron's mother. "Mrs Weasley, you only know me about two


more years than Sirius. You let me stay with you in


vacation, feed me and even give me gifts for Christmas - and I


appreciate it - but it doesn't give you the right to vote for my life. "


Harry looked at his folded hands and went back up


slow but sharp now. "Sirius knows that I'm not my father. But


I don't judge him, if he confuses me or if he does


act rashly. Because he lived in Azkaban for twelve years, which


it'll drive everyone a little crazy!" Mrs Weasley's getting paled and


the others looked at Harry. He turned around to talk to everyone


now it's. "But most importantly, I won't be sitting here, temporarily


you talk like I'm not even here. You should be a person


mature here and until you decide what you really want


tell me, I'll bed."He turned around to talk


with everyone now. "But most importantly, I won't sit down


here, while you talk like I'm not even here. Ye


it should be an adult here and until you decide what it really is


want you to tell me, I'm going to bed."He turned around for


talk to everybody now. "But most importantly, I don't


gonna sit here, while you talk like I'm not even here.


You should be an adult here and until you decide what


the truth is you want to tell me, I'm going to bed."


Harry


stand up. He stretched out his hand and mostly to see all


the person gasped once again he said, "Come," until


Die.


Harry felt the creature was amused. The shape of the snake slithered


his hand and Harry lifted him up until the snake was once again in the


his shoulders and walked away from the table. He hesitated for a moment when he


reach the door and then turn around. Everyone looked at him. While


holding back a grin he said, "You know, you're actually quite brave


to assume that I knew nothing about Voldemort's plan. Again


anyway, I have a vault full of money and an owl that can send


letters." On his puzzled face he was met with a sharp smile appearing on


harry's face.


And before anyone understood the meaning of his words, he


leave room.