Hogwarts: The Secret Society - BOOK 5 (A Harry Potter Fanfic)

2: The Boggart

I was slumped by the door when my dad opened it. He still looked a bit angry from last night but his face softened when he saw me. He helped me up and lead me to the kitchen. Everyone was sitting there eating breakfast. They were chatting then stopped when I came in, looking worried. I wasn't looking that bad, was I?

'Are you hungry?' asked Mrs Weasley.

I nodded to be polite but I wasn't truly that hungry. Maybe a bit more than usual, but not majorly.

'Here you go!' said Mrs Weasley, putting a massive plate of sausage, bacon and eggs in front of me.

'Thanks!' I said but I only had a bite before I finished. My senses were still uncomfortably heightened, the taste was too strong. It tasted disgusting to me at that stage and I couldn't eat any more or I'd be sick.

Mrs Weasley noticed and sighed at me.

'You're too skinny. Eat up!' she told me but I smiled.

'I'm fine, honestly,' I told her, 'I've never eaten much, it's all good.'

The reality was, I was starved for the first nine years of my life and had never had a large appetite since then. It was lucky though, as Remus never really earned enough to provide much food and when he was the only werewolf in the house, it was more important for him to eat most of it to keep his strength up.

'Hey, Harry!' I said to him as he was sitting next to me.

'Hey Molly!' he said, 'Are you feeling OK?'

'I look like this every full moon!' I said, 'No biggie!'

'So... What's this about you going to the werewolf army?' asked Harry and everyone stopped talking and looked at me. I suddenly felt extremely uncomfortable.

'Molly! I have thought about this, and I am not letting you go! I am your father, therefore it's ultimately my decision!' said Sirius, not even looking at me.

I stood up suddenly and glared at him. There was a pain in my side but I didn't care.

'I'm going, whether you like it or not! You can't stop me from going, dad,' I said angrily, 'We need them on our side and I'm the only way of doing that! If we want to let it happen, I have to do this!'

'What about Professor Lupin?' asked Harry.

'He went but didn't manage to persuade them! He got out of there before Greyback caught on to him,' growled Mad-Eye.

'Greyback? What if he catches on to Molly!' exclaimed Harry.

'I can take care of myself,' I said with a new fire alight inside me. They didn't believe in me and I was determined to prove them wrong.

'But it's Greyback! He will kill you!' said Ron, concern etched on his face.

'That's a risk I'm willing to take,' I said, my mind racing. I was leaving tomorrow. I was determined to prove myself so I wasn't about to let them stop me from going.

'It's Molly's decision, whether you like it or not, Sirius,' said Mr Weasley, 'I don't like it either... I'm sure no-one does, but it's what Molly wants to do. And she is the only one who would be able to do this for us. Remus tried, but he has no authority. Molly does.'

My dad looked as though he was about to explode but calmed himself.

'Fine. Go get yourself killed. See if I care,' he said and I stared at him in disbelief. His words stabbed me, hurting me more than anything.

'Sirius...' said Mrs Weasley, looking appalled.

'No! If she wants to go get herself killed, she can do it!' yelled my dad. I flinched at his raised voice. He'd only yelled at me once before, never had again after that. Memories of my time at Malfoy Manor rushed back and I gave him a hurt look, feeling as though I was being torn apart.