Cedric's Sister

Ch 3

Harry's p.o.v

We were in D.A.D.A with Professor Lupin and he had a Buggart inside a large wardrobe. I've never seen one before.

"Can anyone tell me what it looks like?" The new professor asked us. Her and Penny showed up next to Ron. They weren't here before!

"When did they get here?" Ron asked me. I shook my head.

"I don't know"

"Boggarts are shape-shifters. They take the shape of what a person fears the most." Mione answered.

"Correct. There is a spell that can be used against it. Say: Riddikulus." The professor told us.

"Riddikulus!" We all repeated. After a few practices, he let Neville go first.

"Poor Neville. The thing he's afraid of the most is Professor Snape." Penny whispered to us.

"I don't blame him." Ron whispered back. Lupin opened the wardrobe and out came Snape. Neville did look scared as he held his wand up.

"Riddikulus!" He shouted. Snape was wearing Neville's grandmother's clothes. We all started to laugh and form a line to have a turn. Penny was behind me and Ron was next in line.

"Ron has a fear of spiders!" Penny sounded worried. I looked at her and held her hand.

"Don't worry. He'll be okay. Besides, it can't hurt." I said with a smile. We heard Ron scream out a bit when the boggart turned into a large spider. He said the magic words and poof, it's wearing roller skates. Causing it to fall and look funny.

It was finally my turn, only my boggart turned into a Dementor. Lupin blocked its way from getting closer to me. It changed its form into a moon. He made it turn into a balloon and it flew all over the room then back in the wardrobe.

"Harry?" I heard someone ask, but I couldn't respond. I felt like I couldn't breathe.

I felt a soft touch on my palm. I turned and saw it was Penny still standing beside me.

"Harry, you're pale."

"It's fine. I'm fine." I told her. But she held my hand tighter.

"Come on, you need some fresh air." She decided to lead me out of the classroom.

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Sirius Black was sighted in Hogwarts. We were told to sleep in the great hall because he was still in the building somewhere.

"What about Potter? Should he be warned?" I heard Snape ask Dumbledore. I'm guessing that Black does want to kill me.

"Perhaps. But for now, let him sleep." I heard him say and heard their footsteps getting farther away. How could I sleep with all this going on?

"Psst, Harry." I heard Penny whisper next to me. Since her house was next to mine, she was by my side. I turned to have a better look at her.

"Don't worry, Harry. Dumbledore will protect you no matter what happens." She said to me and smiled. Her smile is really helping me feel better. I don't know why though.

"Thanks. Having trouble sleeping too?" I asked her. Everyone seems to be asleep but us.

"I'm worried for you. How can I sleep?"

Hearing her say that made my heart beat faster again. I can feel my face warming up too. I shook it off.

"Give me your hand." She did. I held her hand in mine in a secure grip. Not too hard, I don't want to hurt her. I looked at our hands then back up to her face. Her eyes looked so much more clearer now. Were her eyes always this light blue glowing color and pretty?

"If anything happens to one of us, we'll know in an instant. Okay?" I explained my motives. She nodded and smiled at me again

"Okay"

Penny's p.o.v

It's winter time and once again, Harry wasn't allowed to join us at Hogsmeade. I feel so bad for him. I even offered to stay with him, but he insisted on me going. He knew I'd do anything for him so he asked me to bring back some candy from the shops.

I was with Ron and Mione. Looking at the Shrieking Shack. According to Hermione, the Muggles think it's a haunted house. There are a lot of things about Muggles that are fascinating. That's actually how I got my nickname, Penny. Papa found out about a small coin that's called a penny that Muggles use for money. Especially for good luck. My brother, Cedric, started calling me his Lucky Penny.

"Do you want to go closer?" Hermione asked us.

"What?" Ron asked in surprise. He was blushing too.

"She meant the Shrieking Shack, Ron." I explained to him.

"Oh! Actually, I'm fine here." I think he's scared of it.

"Well, well, well. Look who's here." We heard Draco's voice say. He came with his gang from the woods. He isn't so bad when he is alone. Sometimes I hope that he will show more of his nice side to others.

"You two shopping for your new dream home? Bit grand for you, isn't it Weasel-bee? Doesn't your family sleep in a one bedroom?" Draco said with a laugh at Ron.

"Draco, stop it please." I begged him.

"Penelope, you should really spend less time with them."

"And spend more time with you? You'll just be a bad influence on her." Mione stepped in.

"Guys! Please, stop!" I continued. I could feel Draco standing right behind me.

"Yes, do stop it you filthy little mudblood." I looked at him in horror.

"Draco!" I was disappointed in him. But he just looked away, still with an angry look on his face.

"What?" He asked, annoyed. Then he got hit in the face by a snowball. We looked to see who hit him, but there was no one there.

Suddenly, something invisible started to mess with Draco and his buddies. After a while of throwing snowballs and causing them to fall, they ran away. Harry revealed himself from his invisible cloak.

We walked through Hogsmeade together until we spotted the Minister and professor Mcgonagall talking at the pub and mentioning about Harry being the reason why Sirius was here. Harry snuck into the bar with his cloak on. But we had to wait outside.

We sat on a nearby bench. I notice some footsteps on the snow moving quickly.

"Ron, Hermione! Look" I said and pointed at the footprints.

"It's Harry! Let's go." Mione said. We quickly followed Harry's steps and eventually found them at a stop by a rock. He was crying.

I walked up to the rock and his cries were sounding closer and louder. I gently pulled the cloak off of him, finding my friend with tears all over his face. I got on my knees and held his hands in mine, hoping it would comfort him a bit. Reminding him that I'm here for him.

"Harry," I gently said. "What happened?"

"He was their friend.... And he betrayed them...... HE WAS THERE FRIEND!" he shouted in the last part. Startled me a bit, but I didn't pull away. I have never seen him so hurt.

"I hope he finds me! Because when he does, I'm gonna be ready. When he does, I'm gonna kill him!"

"Harry don't" I tried to calm him and hugged him as tightly as I could. I felt him hugging me back.

"Violence won't solve anything. It just causes more pain." I said to reason with him.

"Penny-"

"Promise me you will fight for what's right and not for revenge. Revenge changes people to become something worse." I said. I would hate to see Harry become a murderer. To let his hatred cloud his judgment.

"Just for you, Penny. I promise."