Chapter 18: Restricted Section
"Ένας αόρατος άνθρωπος είναι ισχυρός" I mumble out loud as I remember the encryption on the ring it was Greek translated to something on the lines of 'An invisible man is a powerful one' or something like that. Not a hundred per cent sure that translating spell even worked properly that, plus actually managed to find one in one of Hermione's books she had left for me to study with.
Whoever wears the ring and activates the spell cast on it turns themself invisible to the naked eye. what a weird engraving to have on a ring.
"SHHH Willow" I stick out my tongue in the direction of the floating lantern that my brother is holding out from under his cloak. "Yea cause me talking is going to give us away, what about the floating lantern roaming the hallways" I mumble under my breath as Harry glares in my direction. "Jeeze Sorry" rolling my eyes I follow behind my brother as we walk through the dark empty library the only light is the small glow of the floating candle.
Looking past my brother the light stops at a locked wired door 'Restricted Section' in bold letters hang at the top of the door. Harry turns my way as I walk up to the locked door nothing's ever locked pulling out my wand I point it towards the door "Alohomora" the lock unclicks as I push on the door opening it up wide for my brother.
We both walk into the Restricted Section of the library looking around nothing seems to have much of a difference between the style of how it's all shelved but what I don't understand is if they do not want students to read these types of books why have them in the school, to begin with.
Harry pauses looking down one of the aisles reading the sections the books are in "Famous fire eaters... 15th Century Fiends... Flamel... Nicholas Flamel... where are you?" He mumbles mainly to himself as he places the lantern on the countertop and takes off his cloak.
"ορατός" placing my wand on the countertop I watch as harry climbs up on the counter to look through the books he picks one book off the shelf and climbs off the counter he opens up the book to the first page as he sets it down on the table suddenly the page starts to move on there own and stops in the middle of the book the words starts to scrunch up as a man's face appears and screams I lift my hand up covering my mouth to make sure I don't make a noise as harry slams the book close and puts it back on the bookshelf.
Ok, see the difference now the restricted section is like a horror show.
"Who's there?!" I turn to Harry as he turns and looks in my direction also as we give each other a knowing look there gonna find us look, I look down at my hand remembering that this time we could actually get out of this without Filch knowing that we were here.
Grabbing my wand off the table, Harry grabs his cloak, the cloak catches the lamp at the same time knocking it off balance as it falls and shatters on the floor, turning down the aisle I didn't realise Harry stopped in his tracks as I collide into his back I look over his shoulder to see a glow starting to come closer from behind a bookcase in the distance.
"I know you're in there. You can't hide." Filch shouts on his way and in a hurry, "αόρατος" I whisper as I wave my wand glancing down at the ring the writing on it glows blue thankfully the spell worked as I turn to Harry just in time to see him throw his cloak on as Filch turns the corner "Who is it? Show Yourself".
Harry nods his head in the direction of the exit which was the way Filch had just come from which means trying to walk around him without him figuring out we were there or currently still is. I take a deep breath as I slowly try and tiptoe around him as he starts to adventure more into the restricted section to find the culprit who has snuck in.
Looking back at Filch we watch him go down one of the aisles before we make a break for it and run out of the restricted area to the end of the library pushing on the large door we both slip through are breathing heavy as we try and catch it back now that we were in the clear.
Well that was what I thought "Harry" I whisper as I notice Mrs Norris sitting outside the library door probably waiting for Filch to do his round in the library. The cat meows as she starts to run in the direction of harry, he turns and runs down a corridor leaving me standing there at his sudden impulse the cat following on ignoring me thankfully. I follow after them as Mrs Norrises attention gets taken away from Harry and she disappears down another route as harry who still hasn't notices turns the corner.
Turning the corner myself in pursuit of my twin brother I halt making sure I don't bang into harry as Professor Snape and Professor Quirrell appear into view suddenly, all of a sudden Snape pushes Professor Quirell up against the wall dark look in his eye as he looks down upon Quirrell. "Severus...I-I thought..." Quirrell stutters out as snape cuts in "You don't want me as your enemy, Quirrell".
Both me and Harry sidestep behind the two Professors at the same time as they scrawble between the pair of them "W-what do you m-mean?" my breathing hitches in my throat as I watch the two of them what could Professor Quirrell do he doesn't seem the type of person to go up against Snape.
"You know perfectly well what I mean" Snape sneers he pauses slightly senses something. Harry stops his breathing as Snape reaches out to grab him luckily Harry steps back just in time for Snape to swipe at the thin air.
Snape quickly whips his finger back in front of Professor Quirrell's face. "We'll have another chat soon... when you've had time to decide where your loyalties lie" hearing loud footsteps from where me and Harry had once came Filch turns the corner carrying Harrys broken lamp in one hand and his own in the other.
Professor Snape quickly jumps away from Professor Quirell noticing now there are witnesses as they both turn to the caretaker "Oh, Professors. I found this, in the Restricted Section. It's still hot. That means there's a student out of bed" He states as he holds up the broken Lamp to the two teachers.
Both Professors look to each other before darting off with Filch back down the corridor, once they had gone I release the breath I never realised I was holding as I turn to look at harry as he pulls me into another room and pulls the door shut behind. "what was that for" I huff as I watch Harry taking off his cloak as he walks into the empty room well the empty room all except the huge mirror in the centre of the room.
"ορατός" waving my wand in the air the blue glow from my wand disappears as I go and join Harry as he stares at the mirror intently "Mum?... Dad?" I question as I look at the mirror my self as a Woman and Man both stand behind where me an harry are. They both smile a nod looking at the both of us Harry reaches out to touch them but just comes in contact with the mirror.
I watch as my mother puts her hand on his shoulder while dad places one on mine I turn my head to look behind me to see nothing but an empty room I sigh looking back at the mirror a sad smile on my face looking at both my parents for the first time in more or less an alive state.
Bursting through the Gryffindors boy's dormitory I jump on Ron's bed as Harry comes in seconds later "RON!" I shout as I push at the lump form of his body hiding under the covers "RON! You've really got to see this" Harry shouts as he pulls the covers off Ron. I shield my eyes not really sure what to expect as he sits up on his bed I peak through my hands glad he has clothes on as I remove my hands that could of been awkward, Ron looks at the both of us with a sleepily look on his face "Why?" he mumbles rubbing at his eyes.
"There's something you've got to see. Now come on!" Harry shouts excitedly as he pulls on his best friends arm to get him out of bed. Well in Ron's case dragged out of bed.
Finally getting Ron to the room both me and Harry had found earlier "ορατός" i mumble after we had shut the door close behind us. Harry throws the cloak off himself and Ron before he runs up to the mirror to show Ron.
"Come on. Come. Come look, it's our parents!" I smile as I pull on Ron arm dragging him over to the Mirror I look at Ron then to the Mirror back again as he stares at it confused. "I only see me" Harry glances over to where I am and I move away from Ron as Harry moves him over so he stands directly in front of it.
"Look at it properly. Go on" i insist hopping now that Ron would be able to see what we are seeing "Stand there. There. You see them, don't you? That's our dad" Harry gleams as he also looks to and from Ron and the mirror waiting for Rons reaction when he sees our parents.
Ron's eyes widen as he stares at the mirror surprise written over his face as he stares at the Mirror "That's me! Only, I'm head boy...and I'm holding the Quidditch cup! And bloody hell, I'm Quidditch Captain too! I look good." He smirks watching himself as he poses in the mirror.
"Do you think this mirror shows the future?" Ron questions as I sit down on the cold stone step watching the mirror disappointed that Ron could not see what both me and my twin brother can see.
"How can it?" I question as I play with the ring on my finger "Both our parents are dead" Harry smiles sadly as he looks at the reflection of the mirror our parents looking over at us sadly as Ron still poses in the mirror seeing what he can only see.
The next night both me and Harry decided to go back to the room with the Mirror I bring my knees up to my chest as I stare at my Mother and Father in the mirror.
Suddenly the Mirror starts to go Hazy the image of my parents disappear as Dumbledore comes into the picture Harry also seems to notice as he sits up confused about why Dumbledore would appear to replace the image of our parents.
"Back again, you two?" Dumbledore sadly smiles as he looks down at the two of us I jump confused on how he is communicating with us I mean if my parents could how come they never said anything. Turning around my eyes widen as I look up at Dumbledore as he stands behind both me and my brother as we sit on the floor.
Getting up I also nudge my brother in the process as he looks up confused until he also noticed Dumbledore standing behind us. "I see that you, like so many before you, have discovered the delights of the Mirror of Erised. I trust by now you realize what it does. Let me give you a clue. The happiest man on earth would look into the mirror and see only himself, exactly as he is." Dumbledore states Harry nods as I look at either one of them confused, to me it sounded like he was talking in a riddle.
"So, then it shows us what we want? Whatever we want?" Harry questions as Dumbledore nods his head in return "Yes... and no." I scratch the back of my neck confused as he looks down at the two of us "It shows us nothing more or less than the deepest, most desperate desires of our hearts. Now you, who have never known your family, you see them standing beside you. But remember this. This mirror gives us neither knowledge or truth. Men have wasted away in front of it, even gone mad. That is why tomorrow it will be moved to a new home, and I must ask you not to go looking for it again. It does not do to dwell on dreams, Harry... Willow, and forget to live." I sigh as both myself and Harry looks back at the mirror.
The only way to see our parents and it is going to be taken away from us to which we are not allowed to go looking for it again. This is like going trickle treating with Dudley all over again and him ending up getting the sweets that both my brother and myself got while going out with him.
triple the sweets for only the little input he put in.
Just unfair.
