The Figure Clothed in Black

Chapter Nineteen: Homemade Chocolate Cheesecake

"How am I going to get to Hogwarts?" Brian asked his friend Amy. They were at school eating lunch.

"I don't know how you're going to get to Hogwarts for the hundredth time," she said and sighed.

"The only way to get into it is by taking the Hogwarts express, but to do that we'd have to get to London and then to Platform 9 ¾. We wouldn't be able to cross the sea would we? Without our parents knowing?" Brian said thinking aloud.

"I don't know. But one thing I do know is that once you put your mind to something you do it no matter what. Can we talk about this later so I can eat?" Brian nodded and returned to his own food.

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Tom Riddle, more commonly known as Lord Voldemort, looked at his Death Eater pleased. When he spoke it was quietly, but the Death Eater heard him nonetheless. "You have done a very good job, Malfoy. We will be able to get into the school before Dumbledore realizes what has happened. When he does realize it will be too late."

"Master, do you want me to tell the others my discovery and when you think we will be able to attack?"

"Not yet, Malfoy. Do not tell the others and we are not going to attack just yet. I need to run some tests, see how long the tunnel is and where it comes out. We will have some fun before we actually attack."

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Harry was playing chess with Sirius when he got Voldemort's feeling of accomplishment. "Sirius?"

"What?"

"Voldemort's just accomplished something. Something really big, I can tell."

"Are you sure?" He had locked his gaze with Harry and his eyes were serious. Harry noticed that his skin was a shade lighter than it normally was.

"Positive."

Sirius sighed. "Come on then. We'll go tell Dumbledore."

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"I do not what Voldemort could have accomplished. I will talk to Severus about it later and see if he knows anything about it." Harry and Sirius both nodded. "For now we will have to wait and see. Harry, I found the book with the information about the Gold Flower in it." He opened took a book off his desk and handed it to Harry. I marked the place for you. I was right in saying that it grows in the canopy of the Amazon Rainforest. You can not apparate into the forest and you'll have to climb up the trees in order to get the flower. Normally you would have a harness on incase you fell, but since you're not supposed to climb the trees you won't be able to have one. You will have shoes with shark spikes on the bottom so you can climb the tree easier. We'll give you thick gloves that will be spelled to stick to the tree so you will have assistance in climbing, but you won't have a harness."

Harry's mouth was hanging open. Climb a tree in the Amazon Rainforest without a harness? What if he fell? He wasn't even good at climbing trees. Harry put his head in his hands. Sirius reached over and rubbed his back.

"I know it sounds impossible, but you're strong and will be able to do it. The flower has a total of six petals. You must pull off three and then climb down. Would either of you like a piece of chocolate cheesecake? My grand daughter made it sent it to me. It's really delicious." Harry lifted his head out his hands to look at his headmaster. "I know it's an abrupt change of subject, but I just remembered that I haven't eaten any of yet and thought I would offer a piece to you. Do you want one?"

"Um, sure, we'll both have a piece," Sirius said.

Harry leaned back against the chair and sighed. "This is impossible. This whole thing is impossible. I'll never get all the ingredients for the potion. I can't climb trees. What happens if I fall? Everything in the world is impossible."

Sirius sighed. "No, it's not. You will be able to get all the stuff for the potion, make it, and defeat Voldemort. Nothing is impossible. If you fall someone will be there to catch you before you hit the ground.

"Not everything is possible. Bringing the dead back to life is impossible. If you could bring back the dead I would have done it a long time ago. If that was possible my parents would be here."

"Okay so not everything is possible. I'm trying to cheer you up but you're not working with me. Once you set your mind to something, besides bringing the dead back to live, you can do it. I know you will since you won't quit until you've succeeded."

Harry sighed, but didn't comment. Dumbledore came back over then with three plates with a large piece of homemade chocolate cheesecake on it. He put one piece on his desk, giving Harry and Sirius the other two. Harry picked up the fork, cut a piece out of the delicious pie, and took a bite. The blend of cheesecake, chocolate and something he couldn't identify was delicious. He finished that piece and then had four more large pieces. Dumbledore's granddaughter had made a four pies and sent all of them. Harry ate one all by himself.

"Sirius?"

"What?"

"I don't feel so good." His stomach was hurting badly.

"Well I would think so since you just ate a whole homemade chocolate cheesecake by yourself. I would be surprised if your stomach wasn't hurting." Harry's response was a moan. "I'm going to get him back downstairs before he throws up," Sirius said chuckling. "Come on, get up," Sirius said standing in front of Harry. Harry simply held his arms out for Sirius to pull him up. Sirius shook his head and pulled the teen up.

Harry fell asleep once they got back to Sirius' quarters and woke up just in time for supper. He didn't fell like eating but wanted to talk to his friends so he went. For desert they had chocolate cheesecake.

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