Fixing the past (Sirry)

Chapter 15

Authors Note: I know it is a bit tedious to read many details of the books, but there are many things that I don't change for a reason, just as there are many details that I add or remove depending on the text, with this story I am very thorough with the details that I remove and add because it is the most faithful to the books I have, I review the text many times, but I am human and I make mistakes, in any case, please leave me a comment on the part you do not understand and I will reply as quickly as possible (If you leave a comment I'll try to answer according to what I've already read of the story, if I can't, I'll try to contact the author and ask your doubts). I would recommend reading everything because there are things that I change within the original text and not as a separate paragraph. Without further delay, enjoy.

For a few days, the school could talk of little else but the attack on Mrs. Norris. Filch kept it fresh in everyone's minds by pacing the spot where she had been attacked, as though he thought the attacker might come back. Harry had seen him scrubbing the message on the wall with Mrs. Skower's All-Purpose Magical Mess Remover, but to no effect; the words still gleamed as brightly as ever on the stone. When Filch wasn't guarding the scene of the crime, he was skulking red-eyed through the corridors, lunging out at unsuspecting students and trying to put them in detention for things like"breathing loudly" and "looking happy."

Ginny Weasley seemed very disturbed by Mrs. Norris's fate. According to Ron, she was a great cat lover.

Of course, he only said that out loud to the rest of the common room, they knew that she was at least already questioning her actions; that had Ron divided, Harry offered to cancel the plan and Hermione supported him saying that they could get the book into Harry's hands sooner, but Ron was adamant about it, Ginny needed to be the bait, it was what both Malfoy and Dumbledore himself were waiting according to Ron's visions and the painting of Phineas in the Headmaster's office, he already knew what was happening.

"But you haven't really got to know Mrs. Norris," Ron told her bracingly. "Honestly, we're much better off without her." Ginny's lip trembled. "Stuff like this doesn't often happen at Hogwarts," Ron assured her. "They'll catch the maniac who did it and have him out of here in no time. I just hope he's got time to Petrify Filch before he's expelled. I'm only joking —" Ron added hastily as Ginny blanched.

Hermione hit him for being so cruel, though he claimed that he was supposed to be a boy and therefore he must be as clumsy as one; they rolled their eyes but accepted that he had a point.

Harry had been held back in Potions, where Snape had made him stay behind to scrape tube worms off the desks. Which was unfair since he had done nothing but stare at him, the one who had trouble with his eyes was him. After a hurried lunch, he went upstairs to meet Ron in the library, and saw Justin Finch-Fletchley, the Hufflepuff boy from Herbology, coming toward him. Harry had just opened his mouth to say hello when Justin caught sight of him and greeted him first, but they both separated into their groups.

Harry found Ron at the back of the library, measuring his History of Magic homework. Professor Binns had asked for a three-foot-long composition on "The Medieval Assembly of European Wizards."

"I'm done at last," he heard him snort, "I swear going through History twice is horrible."

"You didn't say the same thing at home." Harry pointed out.

"Yeah, well," he turned red like his hair. "The professor was better at teaching."

Harry just smiled at him, his friend would never really admit that he would have liked to have Narcissa Malfoy as a teacher at Hogwarts.

"Where's Mione?" Harry asked, picking up the measuring tape and unrolling his work just to measure it, he already had it done.

"Somewhere over there," Ron replied, pointing to the bookshelves. "Looking for another book. I think she wants to read the entire library before Christmas."