54. truth revealed

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     HARPER CAUGHT HARRY INTO A CORRIDOR AND DRAGGED HIM with her into an empty classroom

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HARPER CAUGHT HARRY INTO A CORRIDOR AND DRAGGED HIM with her into an empty classroom.

"Wha—?"

"Shh!" she sushed him, checking if no one was around, before looking at him. "There is something I have to tell you, Harry, something I should've done months ago."

Harry frowned upon seeing her nervousness. "Is it Black?" His expression darkened. "I can't believe he did what he did," he added sharply and Harper got the feeling that he wanted to punch the man right in the face.

"Well — yes, it's about him . . ." she trailed off before sighing. "I wrote to him, Harry."

For a moment he didn't reply, then, "Why?"

"Well," Harper shuffled into her feet and played with the edge of her scarf, "I wanted to know why he'd murdered Peter."

"So you wanted to know why he'd killed Peter but not why he'd killed our parents?" Harry replied, narrowing his eyes.

"I didn't know!" Harper exclaimed. "And I didn't know he was your godfather either!"

"Why didn't you tell me you were writing him in the first place?" Harry quietly asked.

"Because I didn't know whether he was telling me the truth. Besides, I haven't written him in months."

"You should have told me," Harry replied.

"I should have, I'm sorry," Harper said, casting her eyes down.

Harry sighed and sat down on a table. "I can't believe it, Harp, he was their friend!"

"I know, Harry, I know," Harper said, sitting down next to him. "I don't know what to believe anymore."

"The Ministry can't be wrong, can they? Black has done it, you heard what he said."

"I just have this feeling that there's more to the story," Harper murmured.

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