Mastering the Mind Art 4

"Ah, Harry. How are you doing?" Flitwick asked softly.

"I'm well, Professor. Thank you," replied Harry.

"Here, you can sleep in any year order but leave 5 through 7th years to the side. They were assigned to the far right, near the Head table," said Flitwick with a conspiratorial smile.

Harry smirked at that. He understood what the diminutive man was implying and nodded and decided to sleep in the far left corner of the bunch.

The rest of the Quidditch team except Davis followed him including Padma and Terry and while Terry took the corner, Harry took the spot next to him while Cho slept beside Padma who ended the trio.

They slept without any discussions as they saw their greasy Potions Master walk towards them to stand guard. He gave one last sneer to Harry before he slept, imagining the training he is going to put himself through.

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He succeeded in escaping the hell of that prison they call Azkaban and all those death-eating creatures they call guards.

He passed through all the scrutiny and security they kept to capture him and throw him back into that Hell hole.

He knew many secret passages to enter Hogwarts, his old school without much trouble and went directly towards the Gryffindor Tower.

He knew full well that Harry, his Godson, would be a courageous Gryffindor like him and his parents and hoped to see him after all this time.

Being an unregistered Animagus is also an advantage he capitalised on which made so many things easy for him.

But he didn't find Harry there. Not only Harry but there was also no one in the Tower. He saw the date on one of the calendars and found it to be Halloween.

Deciding to try again, he came out through the Common Room entrance only to be noticed by the Fat Lady, the woman in the guarding portrait.

To keep her shut, he had to cut her portrait with his claws and make a run for it. He is now going away from Hogwarts, knowing that the Ministry is going to increase Dementors at Hogwarts for him.

If only he had met Harry and seen how he is doing. 'I will find one way or another to find you, Harry. I promised your parents to take care of you. I couldn't keep that word…' thought Sirius, sombrely.

He did many things in his life from pranking professors to killing Death Eaters. But he didn't kill the muggles he was accused of doing and that, that ungrateful, treacherous rat of all things. He tried conveying it, but they didn't listen to him.

Dumbledore was in a compromising position at that time and saving that good-for-nothing death scum, Snivellus didn't put him in a good light to save him as well.

Even though he is seen as the leader of light and the most powerful wizard in Magical Britain, a man can do so much and he didn't get that extra help.

He was put in Azkaban and they didn't revoke that decision till now. He found a way to escape and used his Animagus form to trick the Dementors.

He knew he was not free. He knew that the Ministry would try everything to put him back in that 'prison' at any cost. He understood that by the Dementor's presence at Hogwarts.

'Don't worry, Harry. I'll find a way to come back and meet you at any cost,' resolved Sirius, as he continued to run away from Hogwarts.

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A few Days Later

Harry and the rest of the students slept in the Great Hall for the week and though they were not allowed to leave the Castle, he found some time to practise Quidditch.

They were given a small room adjacent to the Great Hall to pass time and while many used it to talk and gossip, Harry and his team used to train.

They have an upcoming Quidditch match with the Puffs in a few days as scheduled, they all want to win the match to celebrate their new team and Captain.

Harry explained everything he learned from the twins to their beaters while he played with chasers to improve their speed and coordination. He also learned how to make some cuts and dodges easily from them.

Cho also learnt new things from her practice as they asked Professor Flitwick to expand the room to fit their needs. Harry also used the limited space well, taking various scenarios.

"So guys, let's try what we do in rainy weather. If we are playing during a rainy day with strong winds against us, what should we do?" He asked his team.

"We use rain gear and goggles of course," said Randolph, one of their Chasers.

"We should try to play with rain instead of playing against it," Jeremy suggested another Chaser.

"Maybe we should use water to our advantage and hide our bats and suddenly, boom!" Jason, one of their Beaters, suggested.

"Well, those are some good ideas. Maybe beating with your bat is not good, Jason," suggested Harry and Jason nodded sheepishly.