A Sinister Message

 

Rating: PG
Genre: Mystery/ suspense
Setting: Hogwarts/Hogsmeade
Main Characters: Harry, Hermione, Ron.

Note from the Authoress: This is my first ever fic! For the purposes of it Sirius is alive again! Sorry the chapters are so short, I originally wrote it for a website.

 

Part 5

Sirius listened to Harry’s story, a look of concern on his face.

"It does sound suspicious, I don’t see how anyone can know exactly where you are about to go. Has anyone else mentioned seeing these messages at all?"

Harry looked surprised

"No! Why would they?"

"Well," said Sirius, " The messages, from what you tell me are all appearing in very public places, where anyone can come across them. Don't you think its strange that only you have been able to see them? That must mean that someone is wiping them clear just after you've left or something."

Harry thought about this for a moment.

"You mean, you think I'm being followed?"

Hermione jumped up all of a sudden.

"Of course" she exclaimed " I don't know why we didn't think of this earlier! It makes so much sense! Someone must be following Harry around! Or" She paused for a moment, before carrying on her explanation. "Or maybe they aren't!" She gazed triumphantly at the other three, who were looking at her blankly.

"Don't be a Pratt Hermione! You just completely contradicted yourself!" Ron said, looking at her like she was crazy. Hermione tutted and shook her head in despair at Ron.

"Honestly Ron! Don't you get it? It’s so obvious! If someone was following Harry around then they wouldn’t be able to write the messages before he arrived at the places! Think about it, all the messages were in random places, what if someone was hiding at a particular spot,  and when they saw Harry heading towards that spot, they magiced the message, so he saw it! Then, after he leaves, this person can wipe the tree, or stair, or whatever clear, so no one else will see the message! It’s a perfect plan!"

"So how do you explain someone waiting all the way up here for me?" Harry asked, still unwilling to admit Hermione was right. Hermione thought about this for a moment.

"Sirius' letter! It told you to meet him here, and our mystery messenger read the letter! He's probably somewhere nearby" She stopped suddenly, a frightened look crossing her face as she gazed at Sirius. The other two immediately knew what she was thinking.

"Whoever it is has seen Sirius change from a dog back to human, he’s still a wanted man" Harry whispered fearfully "That means, that someone knows about Sirius" Harry was starting to panic. If whoever it was was working for Voldemort, then Sirius was now a target. He felt sick. Why had he involved his godfather in this? He gazed apprehensively at the messages, still engraved on the rock.

"I know where you are Potter, Watch your back!"

 

END OF PART 5