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Chapter 2: My R

Once it had been confirmed that Sirius's name was cleared. Padfoot transformed back and sat beside him immediately, of course Umbridge and Fudge were about to say something, but Madam Bones glared at the two. They had all gone to look for the places to sit. It had dawned on Harry that Malfoy's parents were present.

The screen was shimmering until it showed two words, three letters. My R.

They all looked confused, My R? What did that mean?

Music started playing, sounding decently upbeat, but it didn't help to hide the fact that this world was going to be a sad one.

Just as I was about to take my shoes,

It showed Harry in his school robes as he emerged onto the top of the Astronomy Tower. The black cloth was torn, burned, and ruffled in some places, though he didn't seem to notice or care. The image cut off his eyes but they could still see the bandages that were taped to his cheeks. As he was walking forward, he seemed to be slightly surprised by something and stopped.

Up on the rooftop there I see.

It switched to show the back of Harry's head as he looked at what was in front of him. A ways away, a figure was there, standing on the edge of the Tower's roof. The wind ruffled their clothes and threatened to push them off as their toes dangled over the edge, but was slightly too weak.

"Harry..." Sirius looked at his godson, "What are you doing there?"

"I don't know," Harry shrugged. But then he remembered what Lady Magic warned about. Some worlds are hard because of how close it is to this one. He dreads what this one is about.

A girl with braided hair, here before me...

It zoomed in on the person's face, revealing it to be, as it said, a girl. She was also wearing a Gryffindor School Robe, and her long curly black hair went past her shoulders, loosely braided. Yellow ribbons held them up, and they were the only thing that stuck out in the muted colors of her surroundings. She looked back at Harry with sad green eyes, but they didn't seem broken, just hurt.

Oh.

Harry then realizes why this one is so close to this one.

Albus frowned, he had already realized what this world is about. But the question was; just how close this is to theirs.

Despite myself I go and scream,

Harry took a large step forward, reaching his hand out and calling to the girl as she swayed dangerously.

"Hey, don't do it... Please."

Woah wait a minute, what did I just say? Harry looked startled when he said that, I couldn't care less either way.

The girl continued to stare at Harry, waiting for him to say something else while he looked shocked at his own words.

And to be honest I was somewhat pissed. This was an opportunity missed. He looked at the girl with slight anger gracing his features, but it seemed half-hearted and didn't convey much.

"What!?" Hermione and Ron sharply turned to him as he winced. Hermione is smart, of course she would realize what this world was about. Ron, his best mate who often has no filter whatsoever, was actually tentative on how he was feeling. While Hermione was making sure he didn't go too crazy, Ron was the one who comforted him the most.

Hermione was his mental sanity, while Ron was his emotional stability. This could have been their world if he was isolated a little bit more during the summers.