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"Dialogue"
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Chapter 155: A Sudden Emergency
The return home was very much welcomed.
After a rough year, Harry was looking forward to a peaceful summer.
He made mental notes of the things he had to do during the summer.
He had to retrieve some of the materials he ordered from Lord Greengrass and start working on that golem he promised Holly.
Harry also wanted to make a trip to the south of Spain. There were a couple of crafters he wanted to meet there.
And he had also promised his sister and Ginny that he was going to teach them a few spells.
Lyra had asked him if it was okay for Luna to also attend, and he had no problem with that. It actually saved him some trouble as he had been waiting for an excuse to speak with Luna's father.
The first week passed in a breeze, but then, one early morning, the Potters received an emergency call through the floo network from the Greengrass family.
"They want to speak with you, son," his father urged him toward the fireplace.
"Harry!"
He heard Daphne's voice coming out of the flames, and he had never heard her this alarmed before.
'Was she attacked? Or maybe her family?' he tried to think what could have happened to put her in this state.
"What's wrong, Daphne?" he asked.
"Is Astoria! My sister is dying!" Daphne cried.
"The curse?" he asked. 'But why now? She seemed stable enough when I last saw her… something must have triggered it.'
"My father thinks so… Harry, please, there has to be something you can do, right?" She sounded desperate.
"Daphne, what do you think my son can do? He is no healer, and I'm sure your father has already called the best," James said.
Harry thought for a moment. 'There may be something I can do, but… I didn't want to use that again… but if I don't do anything, Astoria is going to die…'
"Harry…" Daphne called in between sobs.
"Keep the floo open, I'll be there in ten minutes," Harry stood up and started to walk away.
"Harry, wait. What can you do?" asked James.
"Harry…" Lily placed a hand on his shoulder. "Is there really something you can do for that girl?"
"There may be…" was all he could say.
Lily could tell that whatever her son was about to do, it wasn't something he was happy about. "As long as it won't harm you, I don't care what you do. Your mother will always be on your side."
Harry stared at his mother with a complicated expression. "Mom… I…"
"Go, Harry. You shouldn't make a crying girl wait. We can talk later," Lily told him.
Harry then left the living room without saying anything else and hurried to his room.
"Why did you tell him that?" James asked.
"I don't know… I had the feeling he needed to hear those words," Lily told her husband. "You can call it motherly instinct."
"An instinct… yes, I also wonder what had him so troubled. Last year he didn't bat an eye after using an unforgivable curse. It makes me worried what kind of magic will make him hesitate," James said.
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"Dobby!" he called with an urgent tone after closing the door.
The elf immediately appeared. "Master?" He felt Harry's distress.
"I'm fine… there are a few items I need you to retrieve, and you will need to hurry; we don't have much time."
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Harry and his elf appeared in bursts of green flames and found themselves in a massive dining room.
It was the first time he visited the Greengrass estate, but he had no time for a tour.
He immediately found Daphne sitting on a nearby chair.
Her face was a mess; she seemed to have been crying for hours.
"Harry!" she stood up as she saw him appear and ran to embrace him.
This behavior was so out of character for Daphne that it took him completely off guard.
He wrapped one arm around her and realized how much she was trembling. "Daphne… it's going to be okay. I'm here now."
He held her for almost a minute until she appeared to calm down a bit before speaking.
"Take me to your sister," said Harry.
"Can you save her?" Daphne stared directly into his eyes.
"You called me here because you thought I could help her," Harry pointed out.
"I don't know, after seeing what you did that day… that power… I thought that if anyone could save her, it was you…" She looked down, feeling a bit self-conscious.
Harry placed a hand on her head. "Then I better not disappoint you."
"You can really save her?!" Daphne exclaimed.
"I'll need to see her first, and for that… you have to let me go," Harry pointed at her arms as she was still holding onto him in a tight hug.
"Ah!" Daphne yelped and released him immediately. "This way!" She started walking at a fast pace.
"Let's go, Dobby," Harry followed her closely. "Today, you will be my assistant."
"Yes, Master Sir!" Dobby ran after Harry while carrying a metallic box in his arms.
The group reached a pair of wooden doors almost three meters tall.
Daphne opened one of the doors and went inside.
Harry followed and found Lord and Lady Greengrass sitting next to a king-size bed.
A small girl lay motionless on top of the bed.
Harry could not help but frown when he saw her. She looked so much worse than the last time he saw her.
Her pale skin was almost transparent, and she was so thin that you could see her bones.
'Let's hope I can make it in time… it looks like she only has a few hours left at most,' Harry thought.
"Mister Potter? What are you doing here?" Lord and Lady Greengrass turned around and stared at him and his elf.
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