Invisible String

5.

She stayed silent, watching him pace around the room, as he occasionally looked out of the window.

"It means that he knows that his and Harry's minds are linked, to some extent. And as Voldemort is, he is pushing this extent as much as he can. But you already figured this out, didn't you?"

She nodded. Dumbledore looked out to the night sky.

"Curiosity killed the cat, Aurora. Voldemort is going out of his way, yearning to find out what the entire prophesy states. Why should we make it easier for him? By telling Harry what it says, Voldemort will easily be able to find out as well. For him, the prophesy is a weapon. For us, it is an advantage. Though, yes, it can be a weapon for us too."

"What Harry does not know; Voldemort will not know either. It is not causing harm by keeping him in the dark, and I am overseeing that. I beg you trust me a bit more, Aurora." Dumbledore smiled, patting her shoulder.

"Now, before I let you go and think away the night, I must tell you something," Dumbledore sat back at his desk, and looked directly at Aurora.

"A lot is going to happen in the upcoming times, some of which you may not understand even with your thorough knowledge and awareness. But what I need you to understand right now is that everything happens for a reason. You know this better than I do, in fact, but I know you need reminding. Things will play out the way they are meant to, and the most we can do is work towards the outcome being in our favour. Keep Harry Potter and his loved ones safe, and that includes yourself."

Aurora could only wish to hear Dumbledore's comforting and strengthening words as the horrendous months at Hogwarts passed. She thought it was as worse as it could get when the Death Eaters broke out of Azkaban. But then Dolores Umbridge became the Headmistress of Hogwarts, and Albus Dumbledore was suddenly nowhere to be seen.

It was inevitable, she thought. But maybe it wouldn't have happened so quick if Draco Malfoy had gone ahead and informed the rest of the Slytherins of Aurora's plead to leave Harry Potter alone.

During Umbridge's rise to power, she formed the Inquisitorial Squad; or in other words, a group of Slytherins who sided with the Ministry due to their privilege within it and had started to abuse their power against everyone else.

It was another Dumbledore's Army meeting – tensions were arising due to the fear of being discovered, but this did not stop Harry from being an exceptional teacher. Today was the day Harry was going to teach the Patronus charm. He built up his confidence within himself so much to the point where he did not need reminding of his outstanding skill.

The group of students eagerly gathered around Harry, who was about to display the charm for everyone.

"The most important thing here is that you have to think of a memory or moment, or something that makes you extremely happy. The happier you feel, the more powerful it will come out." said Harry, looking around at everyone.

"What do you think about, Harry?" asked Luna.

"It's quite personal, you know..." Hermione murmured.

"No, no. It's alright. Though yes, for some people it is personal, so don't just go around asking. I erm, I think about Ron and Hermione," Harry blushed, followed by Ron and Hermione as everyone awed.

"Say, Whitehall," Dean turned to Aurora, who was also present, "Can you cast a Patronus?"

Overtime, the kids in DA found out that she knew just as much as Harry did, though Aurora made sure they did not know as much about her as she revealed to Harry in the early days of their friendship, nor the things she had yet to tell Harry.