Chapter 32 Harry was starting to wander if Alexa wanted them to follow her or not-she probably would- when the air pressure in his increased. "Come on. I used this to talk to Sirius" "Alright. What about Ron and Hermione?" There was a pause and the pressure in his head lifted. "Alexa?" Harry thought, wandering if she would hear him. "What?" "What happened?" "I was telling Ron and Hermione. They're already out of the office-in the corridor so hurry up!" They reached Hogsmeade and walked toward the back part of town. "You know what your doing?" Harry asked Alexa, wandering if they were still comunicating. He had grown used to the extra pressure in his head and couldn't tell if it was still there. "Harry. Relax. We're going to see Sirius. I'm going to call him alright?" "Right." Harry could feel the pressure in his ear drums lift. They eventually reached the bottom part of the mountain and saw the black dog waiting for them. ****** Sirius transformed and looked at Naclle with disgust. "What should we do? The Dark Mark would be gone; Voldemort's dead." "We'll take him to Azkaban. How's he been inside Hogwarts?" "When he was fired, he knocked out Dumbledore and made a Polyjuice potion- so he appeared as Dumbledore. He was working with Lucius Malfoy at the battle with the Death Eaters. "That explains why he wasn't involved in the it. Their plan was to kill me and Harry. A simple plan, really, but easier said than done." "You'd better start on your way to Azkaban. I'd go with but my name isn't cleared yet." "What good will Azkaban do? The few dementors that are left are bound to leave and side with the Death Eaters." "Take him to the Ministry and suggest they give him a Veritaserum." Alexa nodded and turned back to climb down the mountain, but ran into Harry and they tripped over Ron's leg before he could move it, and rolled down the rocky cliff. Harry managed to grab a foothold in the mountain and pulled himself into a stop. A couple feet down, Alexa did the same. They stood up, wincing in pain from the many cuts and bruises they had from rolling down the mountain and headed back up toward the cave where Sirius hid. "I didn't mean to get in your way. Somebody pushed me into your way." Harry said. "Push--Ron and Hermione wouldn't have unless they tripped and landed into you. Naclle was tied up but he could have gotten loose...somehow." "Or maybe there was another invisible person up there- maybe Malfoy." "Not Draco. Lucius yes, but not Draco." "Alexa, did you really believe him when he told you that? About him not being evil?" "Yes. I think he just wants friends." "Then why is he in Slytherin?" "Well...at your Sorting, the hat did say Slytherin was the place you would make your friends." "How did you know that? Is it your gift?" "Sort of. I can see into other places. Far away, the room right next to me, another country...It doesn't matter where. That's how I knew about your Sorting. I saw you enter the Chamber of Secrets, going after the Stone in your first year, in the Shrieking Shack with Sirius and last year at the cemetary...When...When Voldemort got his body back. "Actually, I was at the cemetary. I Apparated there when I saw you." "You were? Why didn't you do anything?" "I didn't get there until you were dodging curses. I had to escape from a nighttime class and get out of the grounds. So I blocked the curses until you left." "Oh. Sorry. I didn't notice. I was determined to get the Cup and Cedric's body back to Hogwarts." "Yeah, you had me worried. You weren't saying anything so I had to summon the Cup for you." "You summoned it? I thought I did." "No. I whispered it so you wouldn't hear me. But you weren't saying anything. Just pointing your wand at it and mumbling soundlessly. I ducked behind you and summoned it and after you were gone, I Disapparated back." "I was sure I said it. Maybe it was just in my head." They reached the mountaintop and found Naclle gone, Sirius unconsious and Ron and Hermione crouched next to him. "What happened?" "Naclle got away and Stupefied Sirius and I can't get him out of it!" Hermione said. "Ennercate." Nothing happened. "See?" Alexa sat down on her knees next to Sirius and tried a series of spells, none of which worked. "Dangit." "What?" "The idiot used Dark Magic. So I have to use Dark Magic to get Sirius out of it." Alexa sighed. "Back away. I don't want anything to go wrong. Dark Magic is extremely complicated amd it's difficult to do. And I don't want to make a mistake." All three backed away cautiously and Alexa took a deep breath. "Here goes everything. Innerextariate Malicously!" Slowly, Sirius woke up.