'Till The End Darling

12. Whispers of the Fireplace

Y/ns pov:

Id spent the morning with Angelina at Hogsmede. Me and her had grown quite close recently, most likely due to her and Freds relationship starting to blossom. And besides, allthough neither of us would admit it, Alicia was becoming harder and harder to put up with. And as for George, well he was just being weird. So considering things, our morning shopping spree was well deserved.

It was a calm and uneventful day, which isn't something one can usually say when attending Hogwarts. But soon enough darkness fell and i found myself sat infront of the fire in the common room. I liked to watch the flames dance, I also found that the common room was a lovely place to be after hours. No one around just nice and quiet.

An annoying laugh rang from just behind the portrait. And before long Alicia and George stumbled through, practically falling into the common room.
"Oh George youre so naughty" Alicia giggled while litterally hanging off of his arm. I felt an actual genuine shiver of disgust trickle down my spine.
"Oh, looks like we've got company" Alicia said looking right at me in delight. I knew she was over the moon that I had been the one to catch them sneaking in together after dark.
"Hey guys" I said while still staring intently at the fire. George walked up behind the couch i was sitting on and leaned both his arms behind me.

"You allright y/n? What are you doing down here?" He asked sweetly.

"Can you move youre hands away from me please" I said flickering my veiw to his defined hands that were gripping the sofa "God knows where they've been" I said coldly.

"Come on Georgie" Alicia said through gritted teeth and tugged on his arm to follow her.

I maintained eye contact with him and it seemed as though when he left it was almost reluctant, as though he wanted to stay.

But then again if he wanted to. He would.

No longer than 15 minutes later the portrait swung open again, but nobody had stepped through it? I sat up straighter, a bit concerned at what it could have been. Ohhh I laughed to myself quietly as I finally realised.

"Hi Harry" I smiled at him.

"Merlin y/n!" He cried as he took the invisibility cloak off and suddenly appeared right behind the couch "i didn't know you were down here"

"I like coming down here after hours its peaceful. Anyways where were you?"

"I was with Hagrid...he showed me what the first tasks going to be" he said clearly in shock from whatever it was he had seen. "Its dragons" he mumbled.

"Dragons!" I cried.

"Yeah." He said not really paying attention to our conversation "it was Ron's brother, Charlie, who brought them over and Ron didn't say a thing to me about it. I just wish he'd listen to me" he trailed off slightly and suddenly gasped when he looked to the fire place. I looked over to see Sirius's face pearing through the coal.

"Wicked" I whispered as I got down of the sofa and kneeled on the floor.

"Sirius!" Harry exclaimed excitedly as he heavily jumped down on to the floor next to me.

"Shh I can't be heard by anyone or ill have to go, oh and hello y/n dear" Sirius whispered.

"What are you doing here?" Harry asked.

"Youre letters i need to ask you about your dream, and the Tornament, you swear to me that you didn't put youre name in the Goblet?" He asked sternly.

"I swear" Harry awnsered quickly.

"Harry listen to me when I say who ever did put youre name in there, they aren't youre friend. People die in these tornaments." Sirius said plainly.

"Well I'm not going to let him die." I said as i took hold of Harry's hand "we'll work something out" I smiled.

"Quickly i don't have long, youre dream Harry, have you worked out who the third man was?"

"No...Its hard...I never really see his face well enough in the dream" Harry said looking deflated that he couldn't give Sirius the awnsers he wanted.

"Like I said, we'll work something out, but for now our priority is keeping Harry alive through these tasks." I interupt.

"Do you know what the first task is yet?" Sirius questioned through the fire.

"Dragons" me and Harry spoke at the same time.

"Hmm" if Sirius was shocked by the news he didn't show it.
"Harry you best be going, keep youre friends close, and ill speak to you soon, all my love." And with that Harry said his goodbyes and headed back up to his dorm, but Sirius remained in the fire.

"Is there something else?" I ask

"Come closer" he whispered almost silently. "Igor kakkaroff. The Durmstrang Proffesor. He was a DeathEater. And nobody stops being a DeathEater. So just keep it in mind and keep an eye on him, I didn't tell Harry because I want him to be solely focused on surviving the tournament."

"Yeah" I say plainly while lost in thoughts. How could they let a DeathEater stay at the school. Was Igor the man from Harry's dream. Was he one of the men who attacked us at the World Cup. "Oh Sirius theres this man, he started today, he's our new proffesor. Alistor Moody, there's something off about him."

"Hes an auror y/n" Sirius awmsered.

"I know i know... but something doesn't feel right."

"I'll look into it." Sirius confirmed.

My mind trailed off once again, so much was happening and-

"Hey y/n, I heard what happened at the World Cup. By the sounds of things you were brilliant. Well done. You're more powerful than you know" Sirius spoke quietly before the flames of the fire suddenly rose and his face disappeared into ashes.

More powerful than I know? I wonder what that even means.

Probably nothing.

Just Sirius being Sirius.