Harry Potter Meets Raven: The Prisoner of Azkaban

I Solemnly Swear We are Up to No Good

The train ride back to Hogwarts wasn't as bad as it was when we were leaving. I was with Draco and there were no annoying Rebeccas or flirty Dantes.

When we got back, Harry dragged me to the Gryffindor common room.

"So I want to sneak into Hogsmeade but the problem is, it'll look suspicious if you were talking to thin air," he explained. "I have an idea. You won't like it though," I replied. He waited for me to continue, so I did, "Well, I have a good feeling about asking the new professors to help you." "Absolutely not," he said. "You have to trust me," I begged. "They'll get us in trouble with Snape and McGonnagall," Harry worried. "They won't," I assured him. "Fine," he said, reluctantly.

The next day, we had Defense Against the Dark Arts with Dante and Vergil for the first time. This should be interesting. Emily sat next to me and Rebecca was behind me. Her stare at Dante was scary. ryIt's the one time I've ever seen her eyes stare into someone's soul.

"Good afternoon," Vergil began, "While Professor Lupin is on temporary leave, my brother and I will be taking his place." Hermione's hand shot into the air. "Yes?" Dante said.

"Professor Lupin has been absent so frequently, I can't help but ask, where has he been?" Hermione asked. Dante looked at Vergil, then back at Hermione and answered, "I'll be honest with you, Dumbledore has asked us to avoid telling students." Ron gave an annoyed look at Hermione, Harry, and I. This wasn't the first time Dumbledore kept something from us. Dante went to the front of the classroom and wrote something down as Vergil started on some ridiculous lecture on protective spells. While other students were paying attention to the lesson on defense against werewolves, Dante slunk over to Emily's and my desks and gave us a note.

Meet us after class with Hermione and your other members of your inner circle and we'll explain.

I looked at Dante who had caused a dummy to appear in the center of the room. He glanced at me and I nodded.

"Now, werewolves are allergic to wolvesbayne. You can't just throw it at them like holy water, but you can use a spell combined with aguimente," Dante explained.

I grabbed Harry, Ron, Hermione, Emily, and Rebecca after class while everyone left. The room was awfully quiet without students around.

"This lesson wasn't something that we'd prefer to teach," said Vergil, "but there's several dangers around the school. Your professor just so happens to be a werewolf." Hermione turned green. "That's bloody mad," Ron said. "It's hard on him, and turning hurts a lot. It explains the absences," Dante told us.

Saturday...

"Harry, get up!!!!" I said, standing next to my brother's bed. He was the only boy in his dorm still asleep. Harry grabbed his glasses of the night table and got up. "Get dressed and meet me in the common room!" I ordered him. I went downstairs to the common room and waited for him. As usual, I had Gryffindors giving me rude looks. I never understood why, as I wasn't like Draco and I respected others. Harry came down the stairs from his dorm. "Let's go," he gestured.

aHim and I headed to breakfast. We saw Dante and Vergil in the mGreat Hall. It looked like they were discussing something with other teachers. I was dressed in black skinny jeans and a Combichrist t-shirt my parents had sent me for Christmas (I had become obsessed with the band that did the music for Devil may Cry). The professors had dispersed and Dante was walking over to me.

"You- Combi- AHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!" he yelled. No one seemed to notice as the chatter in the Great Hall went on. I smirked. Harry looked at me smiling almost spitting out cereal. Vergil came over and looked disturbed at my shirt.

"I hate Combichrist," Vergil fused. I looked up at him and shrugged. "I hate you," Dante gave Vergil attitude. Vergil rolled his eyes. "You two going to Hogsmeade?" Dante asked. "Actually, we sort of er, wanted to ask you something," Harry stuttered, "I was w-wondering..." I hit Harry in the arm and finished, "if you could actually get him into Hogsmeade." "Moron," I muttered. Both twins looked confused. "He gets abused by our aunt and uncle and they never ended up signing his permission slip," I explained. "Sure," Dante answered. "What? Dante-" Vergil disagreed but Dante cut in, "I went through the hell he does, if not worse when I was in that orpahanage, the least I could do I help him get into Hogsmeade without being noticed by some teachers." "Fine," said Vergil.

We met by the entrance to Hogsmeade after getting Harry's cloke of invisibility. Emily and Rebecca tagged along as well. "Now, remind me why we're doing this, again?" Vergil asked. "I don't know why, but I feel like it's important," Harry said. "We're not gonna be killed by a basilisk, are we?" Rebecca inquired. "Voldemort was a memory. He wasn't killed by a basilisk. I killed him using a basilisk fang in a diary," Harry assured her. It was snowy out and no one was around. We were all dressed warmly except for the twins. They didn't need to, apparently. Harry put the cloke of invisibility on and we walked into the village. Students were roaming around and seemed a little uneasy as we passed them or they passed us.

There was a pub we passed by and Harry seemed to be drawn to it. "Raven," Harry said gesturing at the door. I looked at Vergil then back to Harry. "You know your brother isn't an alcoholic," Vergil told me. I nodded and got under the cloak with Harry and followed him. I followed him to the back room of the pub. We saw the Minister of Magic, Professor McGonnagall, and the pub owner.

"Your vists are driving people away from my pub!" the angered owner yelled.

"We need to discuss the Potter boy," McGonnagall told her. I felt something was wrong.

"We must keep him from knowing the unfortunate truth," the Minister said. He heard my brother's breathing and looked in our direction. I put my hand over his mouth. I pulled it away as the coversation went on, "Black was a friend of James and Lily's to get him. We must watch out for the boy... His sister as well," McGonnagall said I was quietly dragged away by Harry. As soon as we got out he ran away.

I bit my lip. I was reborn twice so I don't have the feelings he does about my original parents. Dante and Vergil ran after him and Rebecca and Emily followed into a wooded area. I'd never seen Harry crying before. Ron and Hermione noticed as well. Hermione pulled the cloak off him.

"He was their friend!" he yelled. "He was their friend and he killed them," Harry sobbed. "Who killed who?" Dante asked. "McGonnagall said apparently, mass murderer Sirius Black killed Lily and James," I told him. Vergil looked his brother as though this was but a rumor.

I heard voices nearby. Ron and Hermione were gone. This couldn't possibly be good. I followed the noises and eventually was followed by the rest of the group. I found Draco tormenting Ron and Hermione as usual.

"Leave them alone," I told Draco. His friends ran as soon as they saw me.

"Your eyes," he said. "Huh?" I replied. "Your irises are red," Emily said turning me towards her. Ron glared at Draco. "Raven, come with us," the twins said.