Chapter 59: Sirius acts!
// THIS IS AN OLD CHAPTER. THE NEW CHAPTERS ARE IN VOLUME 2. YOU CAN READ THESE CHAPTERS IF YOU WANT SOME INSIGHT ON WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN LATER BUT SOME EVENTS CAN BE DIFFERENT BETWEEN THE OLD AND NEW CHAPTERS.
Almost two months have passed since Harry nearly got stuffed by Snape for bringing Voldy's shadow out of his closet.
Since the ritual with the kneazle, I have spent most of my time looking for a way to subdue the Beast to my will. My friends quickly noticed my prolonged absence from the library and repeatedly came to see if I was okay. But I can't see myself saying to them: hey, no, actually I'm not going too well, I have a big monster inside me that can bite your ass if I get angry.
Fortunately, this situation only lasted a month. A brilliant idea came to me to diminish the problem of the Beast by looking at tribal tattoos in an old book. If I could not bewitch the spirit of the Beast without being bewitched in return, nor use the seal of domination because it has no physical envelope. Nothing prevents me from using the Seal of Domination over my own body. So as long as I was aware, I would always have control of my body no matter if the Beast was stronger or I lost control of my emotions. On the other hand, it will not prevent the beast from taking control if I fall unconscious and he is stronger than me. But hey, a temporary fix is better than nothing at all.
Let's not mind my Mr. Hyde, today is hallowen and apart from the planned expedition to Hogsmeade, this evening should be rich in events.
It is with Daphne, Blaise and Edward that we decide to go to Hogsmeade. We start by going to Zonko to stock up on tricks, Ron shouldn't be bored during this year. It is with resignation that Daphne follows us, she wanted to go to Madam Puddifoot's Tea Shop but oddly she lost when we voted.
The tricks shop was filled with almost anything you could imagine. Sorcerers are not willing to innovate in the field of magic but, they fucking loves to invent useless gadgets. I buy two packs of stink balls, a jumping soap that I plan to put discreetly in the girls' showers, a magic cloud of laughing gas and two vials of instant changing hair dye.
We then headed to Honeydukes to stock up on candy, I take a lot of everything and especially chocolate frogs to start the collection of wizarding cards, and blood-flavoured lollipops because I'm curious to know if they have an effect on vampires.
We're not the only ones in the store and a bunch of Gryffindors are chatting about me loud enough that everyone in the store can hear them.
"Look, he's the weird guy who can talk to the dementors."
"Apparently he's a dark mage and he can control them"
They are not that far from reality, other than the control over the dementors of course.
"Come on Sean, they're just morons, they're not worth it." Edward pulls me by the arm as we leave the store.
We continue to go around the stores when I have a strange feeling seeing a hooded man walking towards Honeydukes, it is as if I had a seventh sense tickling.
It's only when you can see the sun going down on the horizon that we decided it's time to head back to the castle. We hardly have time to change when it's already banquet time. The House Elves have gone above and beyond this year, everything is so delicious. Well, there's a good chance some students will have diabetes after tonight but whatever. We also had a little ghost show, I didn't find that very interesting until Daphne took my hand under the table. The Beast seems to appreciate it because I feel it stirred at the bottom of my consciousness.
We are the last to leave the great hall because I gave the others the good idea to fill napkins with all the candy we could take to the dormitory before hiding them in our dresses. As we are about to descend to the dungeons, we can see students running up the stairs.
"Come on, let's go see what's going on."
As we climb the stairs to follow the others, I already spot the fat lady hidden in a painting on the threshold of the third floor. The painting that served as the door to Gryffindor's dormitory is torn apart. Soon after, Dumbledore asks that we all come together in the Great Hall for the night.
The floor of the great hall is extremely cold and hard, I feel like all the heat in my body is being drained by these large blocks of stone. The sleeping bag helps a bit, but it is going to be one of the most unpleasant nights I will spend in this castle. It's even truer when I see Dumbledore, Filch, Flitwick and Snape arrive. If you are going to make us sleep on the floor, give us at least some silence!
"I inspected the astronomy tower and the aviary; it was not there."
"Thanks, Argus."
"He's not on the third floor either."
"Very well Fillius."
"I searched all the dungeons, no trace of Black, or anywhere else in the castle." Snape was really quick to go around the castle that fast.
"I didn't expect him to be hanging around." So why are you making us sleep on the floor?!
"A real achievement. To enter the school without the help of people and without being spotted."
"A real achievement, indeed."
What an achievement? You have a castle with several secret passage that leads out of it. Come to think of it, the masked man I saw in front of Honeydukes must have been Black and the weird feeling was probably my new kneazle powers.
"It's not much of a feat, Sirius Black was a member of the Marauders when he was still a student and he must have known several secret passages that lead out of the castle." I turn around in my sleeping bag to face the men's backs.
"Do you know something Bones?" Snape looks at me suspiciously.
"Yes, there is a secret passage behind the One-Eyed Witch that leads straight into Honeydukes' cellar at Hogsmeade and shortly before returning for the banquet I saw a man with a hood who looked weird going to the store. "
"And you didn't see fit to let us know?" If Snape's gaze could kill, I'd probably be dead already.
"Not really, it's not like weird hooded people are rare in our world."
"If this is true Severus, we must find and condemn all of these outward passages or we will be vulnerable."
"Or we could set a trap for Black, keeping just one of them open." I like Snape's plan, simple and effective.
"No, we've compromised the safety of our students enough like that already."
"Okay, now that this is all over, can I go back to my dorm? I would sleep a lot better in my bed than on the Great Hall floor."
"I don't think Mr. Bones, all the students will be heading back to their dorms tomorrow morning. In the meantime, I think the freshness of the floor will do marvels for your habit of meddling in things that are none of your business." Noooo Snape, I'm supposed to be your favorite student!
"Come on Severus don't be so harsh, the boy just wants to help." Dumbledore turns to me. "It is true though; it is already late, and you will find all your respective beds tomorrow morning."
What a shitty luck I have, I thought I would find my bed and have an acceptable night, and here I am, stuck in the great room.
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