Harry potter and the war of life

Chapter 44 The voice of Hogwarts

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Chapter 44 The Voice of Hogwarts

Harry talked for an hour with Albus and all the time Ginny and Minerva waited patiently in their quarters when Harry finally returned he dropped down in the sofa and looked at Ginny. "It is because of my love for you and the loyalty to the school and Albus that I was chosen to be the voice if Hogwarts." Harry said as he put his head in his hands. "The voice of Hogwarts?" Minerva said with a look of understanding in her eyes. "That's why I can't hear her. You should have been the next headmaster instead of me but because Albus died before you could become the headmaster I became headmistress instead." She continued. "It is a great honor to hear the castle and let the castle take care of you. That's why it created the door for your office am I right?" Harry just nodded. He now knew that his future would be here at the castle because he had to become headmaster one day. He did nog like it that this decision was made for him not by him. Yet again someone else had made decisions. "I now know how Albus got around the castle so fast he said. The same reason I can apperate in the ministry. He also could do that but never did. The voice of Hogwarts can break any ward that is in his or her way to get the job done. Albus just apperated around the castle to a spot nobody would heard the pop when he appeared." Harry said. "I don't need this, I don't want this. I thought it was something that had to do with the chamber and me getting bitten by the basilisk but it was my future calling." Harry went to the bathroom to take a shower as he wanted time alone to think. Minerva and Ginny talked about it for some time and when it was time for diner they all left together. "Harry I want you to have diner with your friends tonight." Minerva said. "But Minerva I." Harry started before he was cut of. "Don't make me make that a order professor." She said with a smile. Harry smiled back and thanked her. When Harry sat with Ron and Hermione he heard the castle tell him to tell Ron and Hermione as they would have a surprise. 

"Harry what's wrong you are sitting with us instead of at the teachers table? Are you not a teacher anymore?" Hermione asked. Harry smiled at her. "I am Hermione the youngest full time teacher of Hogwarts so don't worry. Minerva told me to sit with you for once." It took some time for Hermione to get the hint but once she got what he was hinting on she started smiling "congratulations Harry I could scream but that is not wanted I think." She said. "Can I talk to you guys after diner?" Harry asked Ron and Hermione. "Sure mate where you wanna meet?" Harry had made a small plan that he talked about in his head with Hogwarts and the castle even laughed at the idea. So he said that he would talk to them in the head boy/girl room. So after diner the four friends went to Ron and Hermione's room to have a serious but fun chat. When Harry entered Hermione flung herself around his neck. "Oh Harry I am so happy for you. You got the job." Ron held out his hand and when Harry took it he pulled Harry in a brotherly hug. "Congrates mate. McGonnagal would have been mad if she had turned you down." Harry smiled but the smile was small. "Harry what's wrong? You wanted to talk to us" Ron said now worried that his friends smile was so small. He just had been told he got the job he wanted but was not happy. Remembering his plan he said. "I wanted to talk to you about decorations. You two are head boy and girl and your room here is clearly made for Gryffindor students. You represent the whole school." Harry eyes glowed with mischief as he touched the walls again. "The castle agrees with me so we are planning a small make-over." Hermione was lost. "The castle agrees with you?" She asked. Ron gave a small scream. Where there were two banners with the Gryffindor shield on them now hung 1 of Ravenclaw and one of Slytherin above the fireplace hung now a large banner with the Hogwarts shield on them and the last free wall now hung a banner from Huffelpuf and Gryffindor. Ron ran to the bedroom and the sheets of the four-poster he and Hermione were sleeping in now had the green color of Slytherin. "Harry James Potter what have you done to my room?" Hermione screamed. "You don't like it? The castle does as it now is more a room for the headboy and headgirl." Harry said innocent. "Besides it was the castle that changed the sheets not me." He added. "Are you going mental mate? Castles don't talk." Ron said as he came back in the room. "Right so tell me how do I know you two have a surprise for me than?" Harry asked. He knew that he would hit a nerve here as when he discussed his plan with Hogwarts he needed to know if Ginny was in on the surprise. Ron looked at Hermione and back at Harry. "Did you tell Ginny or let something slip?" Hermione asked Ron. "No!" Ron said. "I told you the castle told me." Harry said. Hermione looked still angry at Harry. "I had no choice in this Hermione. The castle choose me. You can ask Albus if you want because he explained it all to me. Because of what I did in my second year for Ginny and the Loyalty I showed Albus in the Chamber of secrets the castle has chosen me to be the next headmaster. I will be here for a while because of that and that's why I can hear the castle talk to me." Hermione and Ron changed some worried looks as they thought about the basilisk that Harry could hear in the walls. "No it isn't like the basilisk. I hear it clear as day in my head. That is how Albus always knew what happened here in the castle and how to get where he was needed in a nick of time. The castle made a passage for him to get to one point to another and he would be able to apperate inside the wards." Harry explained. Hermione still did not believe Harry completely. what if Harry had chosen to be an auror. he would not be here anymore at the end of the year. "Harry but you wanted to become an auror so how could the castle know that you would be staying and that you could become the headmaster after Albus?" She asked Harry with a smile on her face as she thought he could never explain that to her. "I could have become an auror Hermione if Dumbledore had not put that ring on he would still be alive today and I would be on my way of being an auror, when it would be time for Dumbledore to find a new headmaster he would be told that I had been chosen by the castle and he would than come and see me so I could first start to teach and than take over from him his duties as the new headmaster. I did not want nor need this but it is done." Harry said. he put his hand on the wall again and asked the castle to change the room back. He was done here. Everytime he had something big to tell his friends they let him down. He turned around and left the room. he walked over to his own room and walked in. he told the painting that only Ginny was allowed to enter and if she was with Ron or Hermione she needed to send them away if she wanted to enter. He had enough of those two for today and needed some time alone. After Harry had left the other three the room started changing again, but this time it didn't change back as Harry had asked but all the doors vanished. the windows got bars infront of them and around Ron and Hermione the floor disappeared and a big drop could been seen. Ginny looked at her friends and when she wanted to run for the door to get help she found that she also was trapped as the doors were gone. She called for Kreacher but when the elf did not appear she knew that they were in trouble. She called for Kreacher again and this time the elf did appear. "Kreacher is verry sorry mistress that Kreacher did not hear first call but castle tellses me that I can only helpses you and nots the masters friends as they should trustses him." the elf said with fear for punishment in his voice as he bowed so low that his ears touched the ground. "It is okay Kreacher please get me out of here." She said. "Ginny get help, please?" Hermione begged as she started to cry. "If you send another elf to get us Kreacher you didn't do anything wrong." Hermione pleaded. Hermione had just finished her sentence and the space she was standing on became so small that no elf would be able to apperate beside her. Hermione screamed as she almost fell in the depth below her. 

"You see that this is what Harry was telling you. The castle speaks to him. You could only think he was lying and question him." Ginny shouted at Hermione and Ron. "You two are supposed to be his friends but the only thing you two do is question every move he makes. How would you feel when you want to tell us something this important and you get questioned about your mental health. I thought you were smarter than that Hermione." Ginny turned back to Kreacher. "Get me the hell out of here Kreacher take me to Harry." She told the elf and with a snap of his fingers they were gone leaving a angry Ron and crying Hermione were they stood. The walls started to darken after Ginny had left. On them appeared words. Hermione could not believe what she was reading. 'You two were chosen also. As you knew by know that I was talking to you and leading you to students out of bed. That was the surprise I mentioned to Harry. Because of your disloyalty you are here by no longer welcome as Headmaster and Headmistress and this leaves this heavy duty on the sole shoulders of Harry Potter. I will not aid you for the rest of this year as you won't believe what you have experienced yourselves.' She looked at Ron and she could see that he was also scared about what was written on the wall. He could have been headmaster but because of the way they had treated Harry he now no longer could be. He looked at Hermione who still was crying. He could see that she could not hold on much longer so he needed to get this right so she would not fall to her death. "Please Hogwarts don't let Hermione fall" He begged the castle in his mind. He kept asking it over and over again. The words changed. "You show loyalty to each other why not to your best friend!!!!" the room changed back to their old room and Ron hurried to Hermione to comfort her. 

Ginny appeared in the room with Kreacher and after she thanked the elf he was gone. 

She could see Harry sitting at the window looking out over the grounds and the lake. She walked over to him and sat beside him and took his hands in hers. "You scared the hell out of them when you let the room become a prison Harry." She said to him. She could see that Harry was shocked when she said that. "You didn't do it did you? it was the castle wasn't it." Harry nodded. "I asked for it to change it back." He said in a low voice. "But this is also fine as they think I need to be locked up because I am insane." He added angry. "I don't need to see them for a while and I also told the painting to not let them in. Only you and me can enter and Minerva offcourse but when Ron or Hermione is with you or anyone else then you are not allowed to enter. They really hurt me this time. I have had it." Ginny had never seen Harry so angry. She could only hope that he could forgive his friends. In the room across the hall Ron and Hermione got up and walked over to the door. They expected it to be blocked but found they could enter the hallway. They hurried to Harry and ginny's room and were stunned when the painting told them that they were not allowed to enter. "We are head boy and head girl we are allowed in any room a student is in so we want to enter as Ginny Weasley is a student and we need to talk to her." Hermione tried. "Yes you are allowed in any room that a student is in except when it is a teachers room, and as these are the quarters of Professor Potter you will not enter unless you are allowed by said Professor and you are not." The portrait said. To make it even worse for the two standing in the hallway the occupant left so they could not try to enter anymore. 

Hermione tried to send her patronus but it bounced of and returned with the message in her own voice that it was not able to enter the room. She looked at Ron and it was for the first time since she was friends with Harry she was really scared of loosing him.