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Deeds and their consequences	By : GothVamp Category: Harry Potter > General > General Views: 1866 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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@ Pamma: Ever heared of the phrase Patience is a virtue? :P (just kidding) I don't know If I'll put my story on ff.net I have bad history with that site, the assholes erased 2 of my stories, don't want that to happen again.

I've had a serious case of writersblock for the last few weeks, so I'm really sorry it took so long.

@Sindauviel: Two world...yeah...my first baby...haven't touched it in 2 years...hate myself for that....should pick it up some time soon and finish the damned thing...*sigh*

Chapter 7: Reunion
~Thinking and thinking, it�s going too deep

The borders are gone now, even in his sleep

Where is the beginning, where is the end?

What will you go through, where do you stand?~
(Crown of thoughts, Autumn)
Hermione bandaged Harry�s wrist and told Sirius in short what was going on. It turned out that the last thing he remembered was the fight with Bellatrix. He was winning, but suddenly there was a sharp pain in his chest and he was falling backwards into something soft. Then darkness. Emptiness. Nothing. It was like everything had stopped. Then his mind stirred. It registered slowly that it was still dark. He couldn�t feel his body or really think, but he knew that something or someone was calling him. A call that was very important. He had to answer. He had to follow the voice. The voice grew sharper and louder and there was a tingling feeling with it, like his limbs were waking up and being pulled into the direction from where the sound was coming. Then the next thing he recalled was blinding light and falling onto something soft. And then there was Harry.
It was a shock for Sirius to know that he had spent months beyond the veil when it only had seemed a couple of minutes. He was sitting on the floor, unconscious Harry in his arms and the empty bottle where the grounding potion had been in his hand. His limbs felt awkward, like he hadn�t used them for a while, which actually was the truth. Hermione was still talking, telling him as much as she could while gathering all the remnants of the ritual in the bags. Sirius was amazed to hear that Voldermort was gone. That Harry had defeated him single-handed. He felt pride and love for his godson.
Hermione did a cleaning spell, erasing all the evidence of what had took place there just a couple of minutes ago. Ron was putting the last things into the remaining bag, the other already filled.

�So Hermione have you got a plan to get us out of here?�
�Yes, I actually do. We have the invisibility cloak with us right?� Ron took it out and showed her it. �Good. Sirius, if you cover yourself with it and stay very close to us, we�ll be able to get to Hogwarts unnoticed.�
�And what about Harry?�
�We�ll levitate him.�
�But��
�Ron, leave the explanations to me.�
Ron sighed. �OK.�

So Sirius put on the invisibility cloak and went to stand between Hermione, who levitated Harry in front of them, and Ron who was lifting the both bags. Outside the Death Room all was quiet, but when they reached the elevator a person was coming their way.
�I was about to come and pick you up, because it took so long�,� the guard then saw the floating body of Harry. �What happened? Is something wrong with him?�
Hermione immediately put on her brilliant, fake smile. �No, don�t worry sir. All the emotions became too much for the poor thing,� she stroked Harry�s hair. �He is asleep, worn out. We�ll just take him back to Hogwarts.�
�Oh, OK. Did everything go as planned?�
�Yes, even better. I think he�ll be finally able to go on with his life now.� Ron smirked.
�Good, good. Do you want me to take you to Hogwarts?�
�Ehm, it would be great if we could use a portkey.�
�Sure, no problem, follow me.�
The man brought them into a small room. And took off a cloth from a ragged looking hat.

�This won�t take you into Hogwarts, but as close to it as possible.�
�Thank you.� Hermione was about to round everyone by the portkey, but then remembered something.
�Sir you�ve done so much for us tonight and we didn�t even ask your name.�
�It�s Stephen Harlow.�
�Nice to meet you. We won�t forget your kindness.�
Then they came closer to the table and Hermione asked if Ron was ready, the question was secretly directed to Sirius and when she felt soft pressure on her arm, she took Harry�s hand, said goodbye to Harlow and on the count of three touched the hat.
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They reappeared just outside the Hogwarts� ground.

�Is everyone alright?� Ron nodded and Sirius took off the hood of the cloak to show that he had arrived safely as well. They continued their way towards the castle with Hermione telling Sirius more of the past events. He had a lot to catch up on, so when they reached the Great Hall Hermione had only told him half of all the important events.
It was two o�clock in the morning when they reached the infirmary. Ron tapped softly on the door and when no response came, he knocked harder. The third time he banged on the door rather hard and only then did they hear footsteps coming their way and a muffled voice.
�I�m coming, I�m coming. Keep it down a bit. You�ll wake up the whole school!� The door opened and a sleepy looking Madame Pomfrey stood in the doorway in her nightgown with an oil lamp in her hand. �You three! I should have known that. What have you done now?� Through the years that Harry had been in Hogwarts, he had become a regular visitor of the infirmary and Madame Pomfrey always scolded his friends for letting him get hurt even after his battle with Voldemort.
She freed a bed and levitated Harry towards it. She quickly checked him up and diagnosed that he was exhausted and drained of magical energy, but further he was fine. She covered him with a blanket and drew the curtains around his bed.
�He should stay here, until he is fully recovered.� She picked up the lamp and made an attempt to walk back to her room, when Hermione stopped her.
�Madam Pomfrey, we need you to check up on someone else as well.� She nodded to her left and Sirius took his invisibility cloak off. Madam Pomfrey let out a shriek and dropped the lamp, which Hermione mended again with her wand and set it on a nearby table. �Please, let us know if he�s alright?�
The medi-witch raised her wand at Sirius with a trembling hand. It took her half an hour to completely examine him and the outcome was that he was very healthy, all his scars were gone and he seemed younger than his age. �Well,� she put her wand down and sighed, �he is healthy, though I have no idea how that is possible, but I think I�ll keep him here for at least one more day for observation.�
Hermione and Ron asked if they could stay the night too and after a bit of whining Poppy let them. They tried to stay up and watch over Harry, but soon Ron fell asleep and Hermione followed his example short after. Sirius carried them both to the empty beds in the infirmary and stayed up all night to watch over them.
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Harry was running. Running hard through what seemed to be liquid darkness. It was hard to breathe and move, but he knew that he had to keep on running. There was something important he needed to do. Then he saw it. In the darkness there was something solid. An archway with a veil covering the entrance. That was it. Sirius. He had to rescue Sirius. Harry started to run even harder, gasping for breath. The arch seemed miles away. It was nearly unreachable. Then he saw a hand emerge from behind the veil and suddenly he stood right in front of it. He grabbed hold of the hand and pulled, but no matter how much force he used, no matter how hard he tried he couldn�t get Sirius out. He was slipping away. Harry�s hands were becoming slippery and he was loosing grip.

Then he felt a presence behind him, someone or something he could feel, but not see. That someone put their hands on his and helped him pull. Immediately the body behind the veil gave in and in a second Sirius was standing in front of Harry, smiling. But his smile faded when he looked at something behind Harry. A look of fear and horror on his face. Harry turned to look behind him and screamed�

Harry sat upright in bed, the scream dying on his lips. Strong hands were holding him, soothing him, and a familiar voice shushed him, saying everything was alright and that he had had a bad dream. Harry reached for his glasses and when he put them on, the foggy figure became Sirius. He looked concerned and was wiping the sweat off Harry�s brow. Harry sighed with relieve. Everything was alright. Sirius was here with him, they were save. He felt a weight on his left and saw a sleepy Hermione sitting next to him. Ron was getting up from his bed behind her.
�Are you alright Harry?�
�Y�Yeah, just a dream, a nightmare.�
�Voldermort?�
�Yes.� Harry didn�t know why he lied to them about his dream, it seemed easier perhaps, because the dream didn�t really matter, right?

His three friends told him about what happened after he had fainted and discussed how they should repay Harlow for his deeds. Harry was very glad that Hermione had asked the man his name. Then Harry and Sirius talked some more about what had happened that year. Sirius was smiling at Harry�s description of Fudge�s face when he had told him that he was being replaced by a Weasley, when the door opened. Sirius dove for the invisibility cloak, but was stopped by a deep voice.
�Don�t bother Sirius, I already know you�re back.� Albus Dumbledore walked into the infirmary and closed the door behind him. Harry, Hermione and Ron looked down at their feet. They were dreading this. The moment had come that they would get scolded for their actions.
�Miss Granger, Mr. Weasley, would you mind going downstairs and bring Harry here some lunch? Oh, and while you�re there, eat something yourselves too. It�s noon already. Sirius, can you still transform into your animagus form?�
�I�m not sure. Let me try.� Sirius stepped back from the bed and the next moment there was a big, black dog standing in the infirmary.
�Good, good. Then you can follow these two downstairs, I�d like to have a word with Mr. Potter in private.� Hermione and Ron nodded and left. Sirius reluctantly followed them.
Harry still sat on his bed, eyes turned to the ground when Dumbledore began.
�Harry, are you aware that what you�ve done was incredibly dangerous and selfish?�

The boy opened his mouth to say something, but Albus raised his hand to silence him.
�I do not say that I don�t understand your reasons, I do, but they still don�t justify your deeds. I didn�t stop you, because I knew you would hate me for it forever and would still go against me, therein lies my weakness.� The old wizard sighed and sat down on the edge of Harry�s bed.

�Did you even think of the consequences? That you were meddling with such dangerous powers, that, should anything go wrong it could mean not only death to you and your friends, but also put the whole Wizarding World in danger?�
Harry barely visibly shook his head.

�And have you thought about what�s best for Sirius? He doesn�t remember anything according to Poppy. That�s fortunate. But what if he did? What if you had brought him back into the cruel reality after he had been in some good place?�

�Y�You mean heaven?�
�I don�t know if there is something like that, but what if there was? Or if he had been in an awful place? If you had brought him back from there, he would be a shadow of himself. Terrified of everything, afraid of death, which he would know would eventually come.�
A deep silence followed Dumbledore�s words in which Harry was contemplating what had been said. His eyes were wide and he was shaking his head wildly. Those things had never crossed his mind before.

Dumbledore petted his hair.
�Oh well, what�s done is done. No use worrying about it. But you have placed a responsible for the one you have brought back and for any consequences the ritual has.�
�I understand. I take that responsibility.� Harry answered without thinking, because how hard could it be? The worst was over, what could possibly happen now? Right?

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