Paradox • J.Potter •

• XIX •

CHAPTER NINETEEN

'The present exchange'

'In which Sirius Black is extremely dramatic'

"It was a warning" I voiced and looked up at the blue eyes of Dumbledore. He sat behind his desk with his hands clasped together and resting under his chin. Although he was listening to my explanation of why I was out after curfew and why I was found screaming outside the Slytherin common room, I could tell he was thinking about something else.

"Ok Miss Scott. Rest assured we'll keep a close eye on every slytherin student over the coming months" The headmaster replied and with a flick of his wrist the door of his office swiftly opened.

"Please show yourself back to the Gryffindor common room Miss Scott. Dawn is slowly approaching, as will four boys I know you hold close to your heart. I suggest you go and see that none need medical attention" He hummed and gestured to the door that had opened only moments before.

"Yes professor" I nodded and pushed myself out of the plush chair in front of his desk and towards the door.

"Professor?" I called as I stopped in the doorway and turned back to the headmaster who looked up from the book that he was reading.

"Yes Miss Scott?" He asked with a raised eyebrow and a small smile on his elderly face. My mouth parted before it shut again and I held the gaze with Dumbledore.

"Never mind professor. I'll see you around the castle" I finished and closed the door behind me. My mind swirled and replayed the words of the woman again and again. But yet the voice sounded so familiar. I knew it. I just- I couldn't remember how.

I sighed tiredly and glanced out the window of the east tower. The sky was a light pink blended in with lavender hues and blue tints. It was beautiful and I couldn't help but stop and look at the early morning sunrise while I could. I had to appreciate these small moments in my life. I had to remember to just breath through the chaos and ground myself.