Between Crown and Heart - Book 1

3 - Think Of Your Family

Amycus stood still and didn't move. Lucious turned around and saw it too. Then he shouted furiously: "Amycus! Today you are going to far!"

He started to come toward us but stopped half in his step. Then I heard some steps approaching me. I couldn't move my head because Amycus' hand was still in my hair. But the person who approached us released me from Amycus' grip on my arm and my hair. Still shocked what happened I was standing in the same position as before, holding my breath.

And then something even stranger happened, Amycus and Lucious disappeared by a 'pop' and were gone, but 'my saviour' was still there. This whole situation was too much for me and too confusing!

"What is happening right now? Who is that Dark Lord? What kind of task were the two men doing and why? And more over why does it include me? And what happened to them? Why couldn't they move at last and just disappeared and how? And who's that who is still there?" These questions were spinning in my mind and they caused a headache. It was that bad that my vision blurred and I tumbled in the arms of my savor that were very comforting and gentle.

A bright, deep and wise voice reached my ears: "Whoops! I think we should take a seat at first." He laughed lightly. He guided me to the only bench, the one I had tried to reach but failed, and all the time his arms around my shoulders supported me.

He seated me and sat down next to my left.

"Oh dear! You look terrible! Wait, I will fix everything!"

Still half in trance I didn't get what he was talking about but I was too weak to ask him.

He mumbled something and suddenly I felt how my stomach contracted and hurted lightly and I gasped more by the surprise of moving than hurting of my stomach for nearly 5 seconds. Then I heared him mumble again and this time my corner of my lips contracted. Him mumbling a last time I felt my headache gone and my vision became clear.

Only then I was able to move my head slightly and face an old man, maybe 70, with a pair of glasses and a white beard which reached to his stomach and was tied up in the middle. Very strange. He had a grayish robe on which reached to his feet and he wore a darker hut with pattern at the border to cover white smooth hair which fell in front of him and reached his chest. His face was covered with numerous wrinkels and his eyes were glowing curiously half over his glasses into mine and then he lightly smiled a cheerful smile. Although I felt terrible and everything was still confusing and it seemed to me that he was making fun of me (I don't know why) I managed somehow to smile. He smiled even more cheerful, as if that was possible!

Then he spoke very smoothly and sympathically: "I am very sorry that you had to face this darkness and I am very sorry that you suffered that much pain and rudeness. I know how you feel and it is very obvious that you have a few questions on your mind but nevertheless you have to try to smile! I can feel you will be a strong leading person!" That comforted me but confused me again.

"Who are you? And why were these two people kidnapping me? A-and who is this Dark Lord?" My voice cracked.

I didn't know why I was asking this strange man whom I had just met a few minutes ago, in the middle of the night, on a bench! But I had a feeling that he had answers for me.

The wise man looked at me and then he turned his head to look into the forest.

"My name is Albus Dumbledore and I am the headmaster of Hogwarts, School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, near the United Kingdom and Ulster. I am a wizard!"

It took me a few minutes but then I felt like I had wasted my time by listening to him because he was totally mad!! And somehow I felt angry too because it seemed to me that he wanted to cheer me up by telling me a joke or something but I didn't need someone to cheer me up!!