The Eagle and The Snake: A Tragic Love Story

14. Traitor

"I can't believe Harry would snitch on us to Dumbledore" Luna said quietly, as her and Carly headed down towards the great hall.
The corridors were empty, as everyone was already in the hall.
"I know right. He's just gone through something traumatic, and he still has time to throw us under the bus. So, now we are going to have Dumbledore watching us like a hawk for the foreseeable future" groaned Carly.
"Not only that, but Dumbledore also knows about us. If any more people find out about us, it won't be much of a secret anymore" admitted Luna.
"I wonder how he even found out"
"No idea. But he must be able to see through walls or something, like Barty could when he used Moody's fake eye".

"You know, I really want to go and give Harry a piece of my mind, for telling Dumbledore that we used to have secret meetings with Barty" said Carly.
"But we've got to go down to the feast, to hear Dumbledore's announcement" reminded Luna.
"There's not much point, since we already know everything he is going to say. Besides, this might be our only chance to talk to Harry, without Hermione and a bunch of Weasleys being there. We need to hear what Harry has to say about Voldemort, because it might help us in the future. Which is why we need to do this now"
"You're right. Let's go down to the hospital wing".

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"I didn't think I'd see you two huddled around my bedside today" commented Harry, when Carly and Luna walked into the hospital wing.
"Well, I'm not completely heartless" informed Carly.
"Really? Well you could've fooled me. Where the hell were you last night? Everyone that cared about me, slept around my bed and kept me company. Yet my own sister couldn't even be bothered to show up" spat Harry.
"Half-sister, as you so like to remind me. You can't call me your family, only when it suits you. That's not how it works. Besides, you didn't need me here last night, because you had more than enough loving supporters around your bed, all of whom hate me. Which is why I had no intention of coming down here last night, to be harassed by them all, while you slept".

"Even Bill Weasley stayed by my beside, and I have only met him like twice. Even he cares about me more than you" Harry said coldly.
"Is that why you snitched on us to Dumbledore, to get back at me for not visiting you last night?" Demanded Carly.
Harry frowned, "I never told Dumbledore your secret".
"I know that. But you did tell him that me and Luna spent a lot of time with Moody, who turned out to be a traitor, so now Dumbledore thinks we were holding secret death eater meetings inside the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom. He practically interrogated us, first thing this morning, to find out what we knew" exaggerated Carly.

"I only told Dumbledore that you saw a lot of Moody, because I was worried about you. You didn't know he was an imposter, and I was concerned that you had been spending so much time with a criminal, without even realising it. But of course, you have to think the worst of me. You never think that I could actually care about you" snapped Harry.
"But you don't care about me, you've made that pretty obvious from the day I arrived at Hogwarts! You hate me!" shouted Carly.
"I don't like you, there's a difference. But whether I like it or not, we share a father, and that makes us family. So, forgive me for caring a tiny bit about you, when I realised you had been hanging out with a bad man... I saw last night how precious life is, and how quickly it can end. When I watched Cedric get murdered right in front of my eyes. Which is why I don't want us to be enemies" admitted Harry.

"If you don't want us to hate each other, then why have you always treated me so poorly? And why did you freak out, when you saw how happy I was at Christmas, in the arms of the person I love?" Questioned Carly quietly.
"I might not agree with your lifestyle choices, and the decisions you make. But I have decided not to hate you for those things anymore. Life is too short to hold grudges against family members, even if those family members don't care about you in return" answered Harry.

"But Carly does care about you, that's why we are here now. She didn't want to get picked on by all your friends last night, which is why we came this morning instead. When we knew they'd all be at the breakfast feast, listening to Dumbledore's speech" said Luna, bending the truth slightly.
"She didn't come alone though, she brought you with her" replied Harry.
"Carly doesn't like to leave me on my own, since people like to pick on me even more than normal, when she's not around" admitted Luna.
"I'm sorry they bully you so much"
"Thanks. But there's nothing you can do about it. Only me and Carly have the power to change things".

Luna looked knowingly at Carly, and she gave a slight nod, indicating that she understood what Luna was getting at.
Being nice to Harry wouldn't save them or get the law changed.
There was only one person who could do that, and he was the reason they had really come to see Harry that morning.
They needed information from him, on Lord Voldemort.

"So, Dumbledore said you saw Voldemort come back from the dead last night. That must have been pretty scary" said Carly.
"I don't want to talk about it" mumbled Harry.
"But I'm your sister. I lost my father as well to that man, so don't you think I deserve to hear what happened yesterday? If the man that killed my father is up and walking about, then I need to know all the details" insisted Carly, hoping to play on Harry's emotions, to get him to open up to her.

"Alright, I suppose you do, since you suffered because of him as well... What exactly do you want to know about him?" Asked Harry.
"Well, what is he like? I've pictured that man in my head, ever since I was a small child. But there are no pictures of him anywhere in the world, so I've got no idea what he really looks like. And now that he's back, I feel like I need to know" informed Carly.
"Very well. He has really pale, almost scaley skin. He's also got red eyes, and snake like slits instead of a nose. There's something really inhumane and alien about him" revealed Harry.

"What was he like? What is he up to next? Did he reveal any future plans that he has for the wizarding world, and how he is going to take over?" Questioned Carly.
"Not exactly. He was too busy scolding all the death eaters who denounced him after the 1st wizarding war. He was angry with them for being traitors, and for not coming to look for him, when he was destroyed trying to kill me all those years ago" informed Harry.
"Did you recognise the death eaters?" Quizzed Carly.
"Most of them, since they work at the Ministry. And some I recognised by their names. Malfoy, Crabbe, Goyle, Macnair, are just some of the ones that stuck out".

"You saw Lucius Malfoy, with the death eaters?" Gasped Luna.
"Yes, he was there, just as I expected he would be. Because he is an evil person, just like his son" sighed Harry.
"It strange hearing all this. It almost feels too real. Like we are back in the war our parents fought in all those years ago" Carly said quietly.
"I know" mumbled Harry.
Luna took hold of Carly's hand and gave it a reassuring squeeze, "We will fight for what is right though, just like they did, no matter how scary it might seem".
Carly nodded, "Yes. We will".
Harry smiled at his sister, not realising that Luna and Carly's version of right and good, was very different to his.