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Later that evening, Pigwidgeon, Ron�s hyperactive owl fluttered into the window and buzzed about Harry�s head. It must be a letter from Sirius. After a few minutes of his attempts to grab hold of Pig, Ron quickly took control of the situation and held the owl as Harry untied the letters. Pig flew to a perch aside Hedwig who let out a hoot of disapproval.

Harry realized that there were two letters. The first was from Fleur Delacoeur.

MON CHER, �ARRY,

WILL BE SEEING YOU SOON AT �OGWARTS. �OPE YOU ARE WELL.

FLEUR

�Fleur�s coming to Hogwarts?� Harry told Ron.

�For visting weekend?�

�I�m not sure.� Harry opened his next letter which had to be from Sirius.

HARRY,

I HOPE THIS LETTER FIND YOU WELL. I�VE BEEN BUSY WITH THE GOINGS ON OF THE ORDER, BUT WILL BE AROUND FOR A VISIT SOON ENOUGH. GIVE MY BEST TO RON, HERMIONE AND PROFESSOR YARDLEY. ON SECOND THOUGHT � NOT A WORD ABOUT ME TO THE PROFESSOR. IT HAS BEEN AGES SINCE WE�VE BEEN ON GOOD TERMS � HAVING A GREAT DEAL OF UNFINISHED BUSINESS BETWEEN US. I HOPE YOU�VE BEEN FLYING WELL.

BEST,

SNUFFLES

Getting back into the Quidditch matches was what Harry had been enjoying the most, since last season was postponed due to the Triwizard Tournament. If he could, Harry wished that he could wipe away the horrible memories of the Tournament, the loss of Cedric Diggory and the events that ensued. If he could only turn back time�but Dumbledore once said you can�t bring people back to life. Hary wondered if this could be done using the Dark Arts.

�What did he say?� Ron asked. Harry handed Ron the letter and went to give his Firebolt a polish.

�Oh, so there was something between he and Professor Yardley.� Ron skimmed the letter.

�I guess.�

�Unfinished business.�

�Possibly.�

�Well, my Dad didn�t want to talk about it, that�s for sure.� Ron added. Arthur Weasley worked for the Ministry in the Misuse of Muggle Artifact Department and Harry knew he was an honest and forthcoming person � if he didn�t want to talk about Sirius� relationship with Professor Yardley, he must have a very good reason.

Detention was spent in the library with Madame Pince relabelling dusty and moldy old books. Harry couldn�t complain. Detention was far better that the lonely years with the Dursleys at 4 Privet Drive prior to acceptance to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, before he knew about anything magical. Besides, the satisfaction of Malfoy�s statement when he was slipped the Ton Tongue Toffee was classic enough to get a giggle from Cho Chang, the Raveclaw seeker with whom Harry had the biggest crush. Fortunately, the hours flew by considering Ron joined Harry with the tedious task.

As Ron and Harry finished up in the library around midnight, they were surprised to see an opening in the secret panel in the wall, known to Harry and Ron as the secret entrance to Headmaster Dumbledore�s office.

�It must be some secret late night meeting,� Ron stated. They watched as Flitwick, Sinastra, Trelawney, Binns, Sprout, Vector, Hooch, McGonagall, Snape, Yardley and�

�Hagrid!� Harry and Ron yelled and ran forth to the gentle half-giant, Rubeus Hagrid.

�Hagrid, you�re back!�

��Lo boys. Hope you�ve been good while I�ve been away.�

�Where have you been.�

�Well..I�ve�� Snape was all ears and flashed Hagrid a glance as cold as a dozen sharp knives. �Well, that�s for me to know and you not to find out�that�s all I can say. Gots a bit of work to do tonight in preparation for the classes, but why don�t you come by the hut later in the week and we�ll have tea and catch up? Now, ye better run along now.� Harry and Ron headed back to their tower wondering what the meeting could have been about. �And don�t ye go nosin� about makin� them speculations, neither!�

Continued in Chapter Seven...