Harry Potter : Years 1-7 Pt 1

CHAPTER 7: FEELINGS AND MARAUDERS MAP

Caitlin's Prov

I roll onto my left as I get in a comfy position. I look at my watch which reads 10:30, ugh I can't sleep. Just then I get a feeling that someone's in the room, I gently get up and look over at the window squinting my eyes as the shadow comes into view. My breath catches in my throat when I meet two shiny piercing eyes staring right back at me but for some reason I don't fear it almost as if it's trying to communicate with me...no way! Is that the... "Caitlin?" I jump at the sound of my name as my breathing comes back. I look over towards the entrance to see Dumbledore standing there

"Oh Professor Dumbledore, sir" "I guess in some situations there is need for formality every time" I look around the room. Apart from me there are only two other people who are in an unconscious sleep.

I shrug "You can never be too careful, never know who might be listening. Hello grandpa" "Hello my child, beautiful night out tonight, don't you think? The way the stars dancing amongst the night sky playing with the light of the moon. A breathtaking sight for one so drawn to it" he says looking at the silent starry night sky through the window next to me.

 "Yeah. It really is beautiful" "It's also the night for creatures to admire it. Tell me my dear, what were you staring at?" Dumbledore-I mean Grandpa asks taking a seat on the edge of my bed. What should I tell him? I could be truthful and tell him that I possibly saw the grim looking in but then again I also don't know what I saw, instead I shake my head "Nothing. Just couldn't sleep is all" he stares at me for a few seconds before nodding his head.

"I'm just glad Harry's ok. Thank you for saving him grandpa" Dumbledore gets a look of sadness in his eyes "Grandpa, what's wrong?" I ask "Nothing. Your welcome" he gets up and begins to walk around my bed "Yes, I did save Harry from falling and yet in doing so another was hurt" "You regret saving Harry?" "No, I don't regret saving him. But what I do regret was not being able to save you" Dumbledore says sitting back on the bed again but on the other side.

"But Grandpa I'm fine. Madam Pomfrey says I'll be allowed out tomorrow, it just a cut that will heal. I'm happy you saved Harry before me, in fact I prefer it that you did" I grab onto his robes and look up at him "You may already know this but I love Harry, Grandpa. More than anything. He's safety is more important than my own. I want Harry kept safe and if it means me being saved last, then let me be saved last" I plead at him as best I can before he gives me a smile and pats my head gently.

"I know you do. I'm just worried and scared for your safety. I lost your mother and I don't want to lose you, you're my little Venus" I smile "And I always will be" "You are so much like your mother and so very much your father. You know I recall him being in this exact situation all bandaged on the head" "Really" grandpa nods his head and chuckles at the old memory.

"Yes. It was after one of Malachite's Quidditch game. He got a head injury cut in the same spot as yours trying to save your mother" "Wait...my father played Quidditch as well?" "Indeed. He was the best Slytherin seeker you ever saw just like your mother was the best Gryffindor chaser" "So what happened?" I ask scooting a little closer to Grandpa to hear the story. 

"Well it was sometime in their third year. The Slytherin's were going against Ravenclaw. It was an hour into the game when a bludger took a...shall we say wrong turn and was headed straight for Venus. And if on cue Malachite swooped in and took the bludger for her. It knocked him right off his broom and cut his head on the stand. I remember visiting him that day, I remember the strength in his eyes as we had this similar convocation as he vowed to me that Venus would always be kept safe, that her safety came before his. You are as headstrong as he ever was and so full of strength. You both put the one you love before yourself-"he leans in closer to me "-Between you and me that is saying a lot" I smile as he tells me this.