Mundane - Book Two

Chapter Ten

The next day, Dahlia pulled Stheno to the hospital wing to visit Harry at lunch.

"Oh, why!" Stheno whined. "We don't even know him!"

"You don't know him, Stheno. He practically lives with me in the Summer. We're not close, but that doesn't mean I don't care about him." Dahlia chuckled. "He saved my sister's life last year, afterall."

"He probably hates me, though! He hates my brother!"

"Oh, please. Harry knows that you're great. I talk about you all the time in the summer."

"Really?" Stheno blushed.

"Of course." Dahlia laughed. "You're my best friend."

They walked into the quiet hospital wing, surprised to see Harry alone.

"Where's Ron and Hermione?" Dahlia asked.

"Lunch," Harry said.

Dahlia sat down on his bed and smiled. "How are you doing?"

"I'm really fine." Harry sighed. "Things seem to keep going wrong."

"Ah, things aren't so bad!" Dahlia giggled.

"My broom's broken, our quidditch cup chances are slim, and I think I'm going insane." Harry huffed.

"What do you mean?" Dahlia furrowed her eyebrows.

Harry shot a look at Stheno. "No offence, Dahlia, but can we talk? Alone?"

Dahlia nodded. "Sorry, Stheno."

"Don't worry about it. I'm going to lunch, I'll try to save you something. Hope you feel better soon, Harry. Sorry about your broom." Stheno turned and walked out of the room.

As soon as the door was shut Harry turned back to Dahlia and asked quietly, "Had any more dreams lately?"

Dahlia's eyes widened. "Yes, why?"

"I've had a dream recently about Professor Lupin holding a baby, but I barely recognize him. It's like he's young, way younger than he is now."

"Oh, I haven't had any more dreams about Lupin. I had a weird dream the other night, though. When Sirius Black broke into the common room, I dreamed about him walking into the ruins of your house. I saw you as a baby again and-" Dahila paused. Surely Harry knew of the rumors of him having a little sibling, but then Dahlia didn't know, so maybe...

"And what?" Harry asked.

"Have you ever heard the rumor that... well that your parents had another child?"

"What?" Harry said loudly. "No! Who says that?"

"Oh, I don't know-" Dahlia said quickly. "Stheno found this letter about a baby girl who looked like Lily- but I don't know. It's just, in my dream I saw another baby at the house. She was hidden in a different room and Sirius picked her up."

"So maybe, and I'm not saying I do, maybe I had a little sister, but Sirius Black killed her."

"No, Harry, it wasn't like that. I don't think Sirius is as bad as everyone here thinks..."

"What do you mean?"

"Well, one time when I mentioned Sirius Black being a criminal, Dumbledore said that sometimes we're just in the wrong place at the wrong time."

"You think he was framed?" Harry asked.

"He might've been. I don't know."

"But then why is he breaking into the castle and trying to kill me?"