Published on: 3/2/20
Words: 3,357
Raina POV
After about a month later, we had our first trip to Hogsmeade Village. I put on a black tank top and black leggings with shorts on top. I brought a bag with me that held my money and space for the things I buy. Along with things to give to Sirius so he could eat and sleep better. I handed Filch my permission slip and noticed that Harry wasn't with us. I looked at him, since he was next to McGonagall, and saw that his permission wasn't signed. I smiled sadly at him and hugged him. "I'll bring you something back, I promise," I said and he thanked me and left. I knew he didn't like it but not much I could do.
While at Hogsmeade, I went to all the shops I could. I bought materials for clothes and jewelry, sweets and chocolate, presents for all my friends and family along with socks for Dumbledore. Looking around, I also found a weird-looking store that reminded me of the store in Diagon Alley. I went in and found that it was exactly like the one in Diagon Alley. "Back again," I heard and turned to the lady and saw that it as the same lady. "You have a store here too?" I asked her and she smiled. "Do you have gale glasses and magic cards?" I asked her and she nodded. She went to the back and came back a few moments later with what I asked. I checked the gale glasses and cards, they were just what I needed. I thanked her and went to check on the swords she had. I saw three that I liked and bought them. One was a sword was a simple blade with the head of a lion on top. I was planning on giving this one to Harry for Christmas.
And the next two were twins blades. They had red markings on them but I didn't mind. They also had cobras on the side of the blade next to the hilt and fun thing about them is that they could also be turned into a sphere.
I bought them and had Harry's sword put in a box for me to wrap up for Christmas. I bought a sheath for it as well. Then I saw a pendant-like necklace. It had a blue crystal hanging down the middle and I bought it. I had found what I would give Harry today when we went back.
After a while, we finally got back to the castle. Ron told Harry everything he saw. Hermione made some input here and I just listened. We all stopped in the middle of the stairs case since because no one was going in. "What's going on?" I asked and Ron retorted "Probably Nevile forgot the password again," he said "Hey!" Neville said from behind us. "Oh, you're here," he said and I started making my way to the front. Percy came down from a different staircase with the twins following him "No one is allowed inside the dormitory until everything has been searched," he said and I looked at the door. It had claw marks on it and the fat lady was gone. I sniffed the portrait and sighed. Sirius. I saw Ginny go to Harry and she told them about the Fat Lady missing. I looked around and tried to find her. Dumbledore soon came followed by Filch. Filch and I spotted her in a painting behind a boar. Everyone went to where she was but I grew my wings and flew to her. "Fat Lady, who did this to you?" I asked her as Dumbledore followed. She whined and said "Eyes like the devil, he's got. And a soul as dark as his name. It's him, headmaster. The one they all talk about. He's here, somewhere in the castle! Sirius Black!" she said and hid again. The students gasped as I growled. He's an idiot, he tried to take the rat when no one was around but I think he would have remembered that he can't get through without a password. And I didn't give it to him.
All of Gryffindor was sent to the Great Hall and the castle was placed on lockdown. Unlike the rest of my housemates, I stayed up and help look, though I had different intentions. I was unable to find him but I did make it to my room and I saw Crookshanks there with a note in his mouth. I took it and read it. It was from Sirius. He said he tried to get in but couldn't. He also said that Scabbers came out so he followed him but the rat came inside the common room before he could get to it. I sighed and left my dorm. I went to the Great Hall and reported that there was no luck in finding him. Dumbledore nodded and I went to sleep.
The next day, for Defense, Snape came in an taught our lesson since this was the week of the full moon and Lupin wasn't available. Of course, only Snape and I knew but I had a feeling Hermione was going to find out very soon. "Which one of you can tell me the difference between an animagus and a werewolf?" Hermione and I raised our hands. Snape ignored Hermione but he never ignores me "Ms. Raina," he said and turned to me "An animagus is a wizard able to transform into an animal, by choice, at whatever time they want and maintain that form for as long as they want. An example would be Professor McGonagall. A werewolf, on the other hand, has no choice but to transform every full moon. Each full moon that passes the creature remembers nothing about himself and is capable of killing his best friend. Another thing is that a werewolf only responds to the call of its kind," I said and Draco howled. "Very good, Ms. Raina. Why isn't anyone taking notes?" he said as he turned to the rest of the class. Everyone started taking notes. "As an antidote for your ignorance, I want two rolls of parchment on the werewolf, with emphasis on recognizing it, from everyone except Ms. Black," he said and I sighed.
The next day it was Quidditch. I had my wand on hand just in case since it was storming and I want to make sure no one falls to their death. I saw Harry go up along with the Hufflepuff seeker. I saw the other seeker fall but he caught himself but Harry didn't come down. I summoned my broom to me and went up to him. I saw a dementor on top of Harry, and I cast my Patronus. It drove them away and I caught Harry before he fell. But I could do nothing about his falling broom. When I was flying down, I saw lightning coming my way. I summoned my wings and allowed my broom to also fall to the ground. I was about to catch Harry when I got hit by lightning and screamed in pain. I ignored it and went to Harry as he fell. Since I was too far, I levitated his body until he lightly touched the ground but after that, I had no energy left so I started falling.
Next thing I know, I wake up in the hospital wing. I opened my eyes and saw that I was surrounded by the Gryffindor team, Ron, Hermione, and Lucas. I saw Harry and I immediately shot up. I checked him and asked "Are you alright? Not hurt are you?" I checked every part visible of him to make sure he wasn't hurt "I'm fine but you should be asking yourself that Raina," he said and I looked at him confused "What do you m...?" before I could finish, my legs gave out and I fell. Harry caught me and lied me down on the bed "What happened?" I asked "Well, you went after Harry and then caught him before he hit the ground but by then you were already hit by lightning so you fell. Dumbledore slowed down your fall but you were still hurt," Ron said and I nodded. I turned to Lucas "Why are you here?" I asked him and he looked at me "You didn't really expect me to not come and see you, did you? We might not be engaged anymore but I still care about you," he said and I smiled. I let him hug me and I turned to the rest of the team "So why are you guys here?" I asked them and they looked down. "Two things. One, thank you for interfering and saving our Seeker and two, were sorry but your broom hit the Whomping Willow pretty hard and it broke to pieces," he said and gave a wrapped up baggage. I unfolded it and saw my broom destroyed. I sighed and I folded it up again. "It's alright. As long as no one was hurt," I said and handed the broken broom back for them to throw away. "Harry's broom also hit the tree so you're on the same boat there and Dumbledore sent the Dementors off since they weren't supposed to be on the school ground," Fred said and I snorted "So many people in one place and he expected them to stay away? It's like putting meat in front of a tiger and telling him not to eat it," I said as I tried to sit up.
"Madam Pomfrey says you'll be here until tomorrow and we should get going since she only gave us a few minutes," they said and left. Lucas was the only one left "You scared me, you know," he said and I smirked "Sorry," I said and he nodded. "Just don't do it again," he said. "No promises," I said and giggled at his glare. His eyes softened and then he kissed me. I kissed back this time as he slowly held onto my waist. He pulled away and I turned away from him "See you tomorrow. Draco was worried but refused to come here since you were surrounded by Gryffindors," he said and I smiled. He then left and I decided to continue to sleep.
That night I felt someone beside me so I took a look. It was Draco. He was sleeping next to me but his face showed that he had cried for a while. I shook him and said "Draco, you have to go to your dorm," He woke up and looked at me. When he saw that I was awake, he hugged me tightly "Raina. I was so worried," he said as new tears formed in his eyes. This is the brother I know and love. "I'm fine Draco. I'll be out in the morning," I said and he nodded. "I'm sorry for hitting you last year. I didn't mean to lose my temper on you. I'm sorry for not listening to you about your griffin and I'm sorry for everything else I've done wrong," he said as his grip on me tightened. "It's alright. I've already forgiven you for those things. But you have to learn Draco. You don't have to be like our father. You can be yourself. Don't make the choices he made. Make your own," I said and he nodded at me but I knew he didn't know how to be himself around others. "Hey, you're my brother. And no matter what, I will always love you. You can always come to me, Draco. I'll never stop loving you," I said and he hugged me tighter. After an hour he left for his dorm and I continued resting until morning.
~Holidays~
Its been a full month since that day at Quidditch. I've gotten better and I was ready for our next visit to Hogsmeade. I knew Harry was going to go using his cloak so I left as he went to go get it. I had given him the necklace I bought for him and he's kept it on ever since. I always know where he is because of that necklace so I didn't worry much. I was by the shrieking shack with Hermione and Ron when Draco came along and started making fun of them. I sighed but then I felt Harry nearby. He was the one that threw snowballs at Draco and the two idiots. When they left running, he started teasing Ron and Hermione called him out. "Well, now that you're here, I can go on gift shopping since I have a few people left on my list," I said and left them. I went to all the stores until I got a present for everyone that I was missing.
After a while, I left Harry being uneasy. I went to him and saw Hermione and Ron with a very angry Harry. I went up to him and looked at his face "You found out," I said and he looked at me with disbelief. "You knew?!" he said angrily. I nodded and sighed "Of course I knew. I found out when I went to the Black Family house and looked at all my dead family's records. I was going to tell you but I knew your reaction and decided against it. I didn't want you to look for him and avenge your parents. I didn't want to see you dead on the news, so I never said anything about it and promised myself that if you found out then I would make sure you stayed away from him," I said and looked at him. "Well, I hope he finds me. Cause when he does, I'm going to be ready! When he does, I'm going to kill him!" he said and I looked at him sadly. After that, we went to the castle while Harry was still angry with me. I knew he would get over it but I still felt sad.
Christmas time quickly came and it was time to open our presents. I went to the common room and saw Ron and Harry already there. They each got their presents and I also went to get mine from under the tree. I got one from each Weasley, one from Lucas, Draco, mom, Hermione, Harry and even Sirius sent one but he didn't write his name on it but I knew it was his because of the scent. I looked at Harry and said: "I'm sorry, I didn't tell you," I said and looked down. I heard him sigh and stand up. He sat beside me and hugged me "It's alright. I know you were doing what you thought best," he said and I hugged him back. I smiled and took my present from his stack and gave it to him "Open it," I said and he did. He unwrapped it and saw a black box. He opened and saw the sword that was in there. "Woah, Raina, where did you find this?" he asked and I smiled "Weapons shop. I was looking through it for something for me to learn to use when I saw it and knew it would be perfect for you. So it's yours," I said as I smiled. "I can teach you how to wield it if you want," I said and he nodded. Then I turned to Ron, "Your turn," I said and he got the present I gave him.
Once he unwrapped it, there was a red box. When he opened it, he saw twin daggers. He smiled "Wow, Raina. Thanks," he said and I nodded. "If you cut your hand with the daggers then they will respond to you and you alone. Well, to your children as well but no one else will be able to control them but you. And I'll teach you to use them if you want," I said and he nodded as well. "Did you get Hermione a weapon too?" Ron asked and I shook my head "Her most effective weapon is her brain, she doesn't need one," I said and got up. "I'll go and give her the present I got her," I said and left with my presents in hand. I sent them to my room and went into Hermione's dorm. Once there I shook her awake "Hermione, it's Christmas. Wake up," I said and she slowly opened her eyes. "Morning," I said and gave her my present. "Open it, I think you'll like it," I said and she opened the present. There was a glasses case and when she opened it she saw red glasses. "Raina, I don't need glasses," she said and I giggled. I hand her the book she was reading last night "Put them on and start reading," I said and she did as told. Once she opened her book, her face turned to shock. She took them off and looked at me "Where did you get these?" she asked me and I smiled "Maybe one day I'll tell you. I also put one on Harry's and Ron's beds but their's are black. They're called gale glasses, which makes everything faster to learn when you're reading a book. Enjoy," I said and left. I really did buy all three of the gale glasses since I know Hermione would love them and Harry and Ron need them. I then went to my dorm and checked what presents I got.
Molly: Black sweater
Arthur: headphones
Bill: book on advanced spells
Charlie: book on dragons
Percy: New quills
Fred and George: list of their pranks
Ron: Jewelry
Ginny: Rings
Harry: Jewelry
Hermione: book on ancient runes
Draco: Crown with the Malfoy family crest
Mom: Crown with the Black family crest
Sirius: book on lost spells
Lucas: CD with a song in it and purple and blue necklace
I put the song on my player and placed it to minimum volume.
Oh no, here we go
Hear your voice on the radio
Like every single song is about you, uh
Every sec that we spent
Like cement stuck up in my head
Got me so distracted and confused
[Pre-Chorus]
Baby, I think I've lost my mind
Feels like you crashed into my life
I keep on losin' track of time
I'm so messed up, yeah
I'm so messed up!
[Chorus]
I can't remember what I did tonight
Or even yesterday
Like dude, where's my car?
Excuse me, what's my name?
Someone gave me these clothes
I can't remember who
My mind's a total blank
But I just can't forget about you
Ooh ooh oh (forget about you)
[Verse 2]
Think that it's comin' back
Something about the time we had
Wish that we would've been recordin'
So right, super tight
Can't recall a thing last night
But woke up with a smile in the morning
[Pre-Chorus]
Baby, I think I've lost my mind
Feels like you crashed into my life
I keep on losin' track of time
I'm so messed up, yeah
I'm so messed up!
[Chorus]
I can't remember what I did tonight (did tonight)
Or even yesterday
Like, dude, where's my car?
Excuse me, what's my name? (excuse me what's my name)
Someone gave me these clothes
I can't remember who
My mind's a total blank
But I just can't forget about you
Ooh oh oh forget about you
Forget about you
I just can't forget about you
(Yeah, you, you, you)
Forget about you
(Oh, I just can't forget about you)
[Bridge]
Which way is up? Which way is down?
Can't stop this room from spinning 'round
I'm floating high, high off the ground
Caught in my head, can't get you out
[Chorus]
I can't remember what I did tonight
Or even yesterday
Like, dude, where's my car?
Excuse me, what's my name? (oh oh ohhhh)
[Chorus]
Someone gave me these clothes
I can't remember who
My mind's a total blank
But I just can't forget about you
(Ooh ooh oh) ooh forget about you
I just can't forget about you (ooh oh ooh)
Forget about you
[Outro]
Oh, woah
Oh, woah, oh, oh, oh
Oh, whoa, oh
Oh, oh, oh
I smile and kept humming the tune to the song all day long.