I solemnly swear (George Weasley- Love Story Book 1)

Chapter 28

CHAPTER 28
K POV:

I walk up right as I hear Harry say something about he wishes Sirius wasn't coming back because he was afraid he would get caught. I sit down on the chair next to the couch and watch as all three of them jump as they see me. I think about the name they just said and then about the person getting caught. Sirius, I know that name from somewhere. I tilt my head at Harry and I feel slightly guilty about doing this but I know that name from somewhere.

I make eye contact and make use of my talent at Legilimency and hope that he isn't skilled at Occlumency. I know he isn't as soon as I'm in his mind. I move carefully through his web of thought, just because he doesn't know Occlumency doesn't mean he won't sense someone in his mind if I disturb too much. I soon stumble across the name in his mind and take a glance at the memories.

Sirius, godfather Sirius, animagus of a dog-that's cool, Sirius, Sirius friends with Harry's parents, Sirius escaped from Azkaban over a year ago, Sirius framed for murder by one of his ex-friends from school, Sirius convicted as a death eater after being framed, Sirius escaping from capture again with help from Harry and Hermione, Sirius still on the run from capture, Sirius funny and innocent, Sirius cares about Harry opposed to his aunt and uncle, Sirius and Buckbeak......Sirius......Sirius Black.

I pull out of his mind as quickly and gently as I can and I see him sitting there surprised as he looks to my right. Ron is matching his look of surprise and as I look I see why. Hermione is standing next to me with a worried and scared look on her face with her wand out and pointing at me. I raise my hands slowly in a surrender way and she ends up looking surprised but doesn't lower her wand. Instead she speaks in a harsh, but shakey whisper.

"Don't move or I'll hex you!"

"Hermione, may I ask what you are doing?"

"You, you know Legilimancy! You were in Harry's mind!"

"How do you know?"

"I know the signs to watch for and you weren't blinking and Harry he, he just spaced out."

"No I didn't Hermione, I was just thinking of Si-Snuffles."

"Hermione, whatever spell you're thinking of won't be very effective against me while I'm vamped out. If you'll sit down I can explain."

I watch as she slowly lowers her wand and joins Harry and Ron back on the couch. I can't help but laugh a bit at their continued looks of surprise on their faces. I look around the common room and realize that we're the only ones still down here. I look back and I can see that Hermione is still not sure of me after that.

"You really are one of the smartest witches I've ever met Hermione. Yes, I do know Legilimency I'm pretty good at it, don't even need my wand out to do it anymore. My overall education started early, I actually got a wand at the age of eight. Being a half-vamp sped up the magical part in me. It's probably the reason why I can do so much of what I can."

"Legilimency? What's that?" (Harry)

"It means she can bloody read our minds." (Ron)

"If it was as simple as that anyone could do it. It's more a matter of being able to enter someone's mind and find the right web of thought."(K)

"Wait, what did you read...er see?" (Harry)

"Everything you were thinking about, what was your code for him...Snuffles?" (K)

"Why would you want to know what Harry was thinking?" (H)

I watch as Hermione grips her wand tighter in her hand, but Harry stops her from raising it towards me again. He looks back at me with a piercing look in his green eyes before he speaks to me in a rough whisper.

"Did you put my name in the Goblet of Fire?"

"Of course not Harry. I wouldn't kill the boy who managed to defeat a dark wizard on multiple occasions while trying to avoid a fight with a dark witch back home would I?"

"Well then why read his mind?" (Ron)

"I wasn't trying to find out information for any dark reason, as you all may be thinking. I was trying to figure out why I knew the name Sirius and now I know why. Sirius Black. We were told not to offer him sanctuary if we found him in America. It was actually part of the deal that my father made with Fudge to make it possible for me to come here." (K)

"You're not going to tell anyone are you? He can't go back to Azkaban, he's innocent!" (H)

"Harry be quiet!" (K&Hermione)

"Harry, I know he's innocent. I saw it all in your memories and you're not old enough to be able to alter them magically. If anything you tell him that he has sanctuary in the states should he want it." (K)

"Really?"

"Really, I'll discuss it with my Uncle Drew, he's over our Magical Law Enforcement office. I would like to meet him though. Sirius I mean, he seems like a great guy in your memories of him or his letters to you in your memories."

"Umm well we have a Hogsmeade trip, after the second task, and I think he's going to meet us there. Would you like to meet up with us in Hogsmeade and go with us?" (Harry)

"Harry, are we sure that we can....well trust her with this?" (Hermione)

"May I be the one to point out that the odds of having Voldemort getting an American witch, whose family is currently fighting off their own dark witches and wizards, to harm Harry is slim to none." (K)

"She has a point Hermione." (R)

"Alright fine. Sorry Katherine, it's just hard to know who we can trust with something this important." (Hermione)

"I understand, and I would like going to Hogsmeade with you all to meet him. George doesn't know does he?"

"NO!" (R,H,&H)

"Ok, shhh!! Geez, wake the whole house and get them angry at me after having just made friends again. I'll tell him I have something to take care of and slip away. If I don't find you before you head to meet him, I'll just follow your scent later."

"Our scent?" (Ron)

"Yes, you each smell different so I should be able to track you."

"What do we, er well what do we smell like?" (Harry)

"Hermione smells like a new book, Ron smells like butterbeer I guess would be the closest, and Harry you smell like.......it's weird you have two scents sometimes and they clash. Sometimes you smell like peppermint and the second, it's hard to describe."

"Wicked." (Ron)

I can't help but giggle a bit at him as I see the portrait door swing open and Scar comes skipping, literally skipping back in. I laugh again and she looks over and turns the color of Ron's hair as she sees us.

"Hello. Kat bed?"

"Yeah, night you guys. Let me know about the meeting. Hermione see you upstairs in a bit."

I walk up to the room with Scar as she gushes about how great Donovan is and I can't help but laugh as I realize I do the same thing to her with George. I guess I had this coming for a while now. We climb into our beds and I feel myself falling to sleep in a matter of seconds, with the fear of Gryffindor house finally going away.