The Forgotten House

Meanwhile...

No one's Pov

Holly lay in the hospital wing for several days, barely conscious. During this time, Harry played his first game of Quidditch. During the match, his broom became hexed and he's nearly killed. Thankfully, his friends intervention saved him and allowed him to win the match. Due to Harry's statue as the youngest Quidditch player in century, Rita Skeeter had been there to cover the match. She also discovers the poisoning and attempted murder of Holly. She publishes the articles of the Potter Twins in the Daily Prophet. Four copies reached for separate destinations; the home of the Lace Family, the home of the Star Family, the home of one Remus J. Lupin and the last reached Azkaban and ended up in the hands of one Sirius Black. Several things happened simultaneously. The Laces and Stars wept, Lupin became angered and worried for his friend's son and his goddaughter and Black...? He had only one thing in his mind; to get to his godson and and his best friend's daughter and protect them. With that, Black used what energy he had and transformed into his Animagus form, a black dog. He slipped through the bars of his cell, swam across the vast body of water and made it to land. Now, he made his way to Hogwarts.

My Pov

Harry's first official match had been a few days ago. Skye, one of Gryffindor's Chasers, told me everything that happened. Everything had been going fine until Harry's broom started acting weird. Several times he nearly fell off. Hermione said she had seen Snape keeping eye-contact with Harry. Some spells could be used without a wand and some need constant eye-contact. She thankfully had set Snape's robe on fire, and that caused him to lose focus. Thankfully, Snape got distracted and broke eye-contact. Harry managed to regain control of his broom and caught the Snitch, winning the match for Gryffindor.

"But that doesn't make sense." I said.

"What doesn't?" Skye asked.

"Why would Snape try to hurt Harry, but save me?" I asked.

"Who's to say he wasn't the one who poisoned you? Probably didn't count on someone being there when you collapsed so he had to make himself look less suspicious." Skye offered. I thought, but I don't think that was it. Everyone else had come by to see me and to see how I was. Soon, both Will, Merula, Tonks, and Liz all came to see at once. I noticed something was wriggling under Liz's robes.

"Liz, what are you hiding?" I asked. I noticed all of them looking around before Liz pulled out... "A puppy?!"

"Shh! We don't want Madam Pomfrey knowing we brought it to see you." Liz exclaimed. She placed it on my bed and it ran right up to me. I picked it up and brought it up to my face. It licked my face. That's when I saw it had twin tails.

"What kind of puppy is this?" I asked.

"A Cruppy!" Liz said. I gave her a questioning look.

"It's a baby Crup." Will said. I was still lost.

"Crups are the Wizard World version of a Muggle dog." Tonks said. I finally got it. I looked at the little Cruppy as it rolled around my the bed. It was pure white. Almost like snow. Just the sight of this adorable animal made my heart melt.

"They all thought it might be a good idea to bring an animal into the school." Merula said.

"It was your idea! You're the one who said Holly loved animals." Liz said.

"Was not!" Merula objected.

"It doesn't matter whose idea it was. It's a sweet thought." I said. That's when the hospital doors opened to reveal Dumbledore. Liz quickly grabbed the Cruppy and hid it in her robes.

"I see you have many visitors today Holly." Dumbledore said. I nodded. "Will you please excuse us children? I must speak to Holly in private." They all nodded and walked out of the hospital wing. Dumbledore looked at me with a look of concern. "Holly, what I am about to tell you is frightening, but you don't need to fret too much about it." I nodded. "I'm sure you don't, but have you ever heard the name Sirius Black?" I shook my head.

"No sir." I said.

"He was a supposedly a close friend of your parents. But... he betrayed them and that lead to their deaths nearly ten years ago." Dumbledore said. My eyes widen and tears started to prick my eyes. "He has escaped from Azkaban and we believe he is coming here for you and Harry." I started shaking. He placed a hand on my shoulder. "As I said, you needn't worry. We won't let Black get to you or your brother." I felt a little reassured, but not so much. "If you feel up to it, you may resume your classes tomorrow." I nodded happily.

"I do feel much better. I would like to go back to class." I said. He nodded and soon left. I laid back on the bed. My thoughts were still reeling by the time night fell. I started to doze off, but the thought of the man who lead my parents to their deaths being on the loose kept me up all night.

Okay, just to clarify; originally I was go to have Sirius be Holly's godfather too, but then decided to have Remus be her godfather.