"Did you search the town?" the Headmaster queried when she didn't continue.
McGonagall shook her head to clear it up as she looked back towards the Headmaster. "Of course. We found eleven Death Eaters total. One group of six, two pairs, and a single. All were stunned and bound, their wands snapped on the ground nearby."
The Headmaster sighed from his seat at the head of the table, thinking over what he had just been told. A boy had come out on top of a duel with a dozen Death Eaters, and that was after he had already managed to take out an additional eleven. "Do you have anything to add, Kingsley?" he questioned the bald-headed man sitting a few seats down from him.
Kingsley looked up shaking his head. "No. Like she said, we weren't that involved in what really took place there. We mostly just did cleanup. There were several fires that we stopped while we were searching the town. Other than that, it's exactly as Minerva said."
The old man steepled his fingers in front of his chin, his elbows left on the table as he pondered over the situation. "Did either of you recognize the boy?" he finally asked them at length.
McGonagall shook her head no as she responded. "No, I've never seen him before in my life. But he didn't sound foreign. I'd guess that he grew up somewhere in England based on his speech. But other than that, I have no idea. I think it's possible that he was using some sort of glamour charms because I think he recognized me. But I know I've never taught the boy, unless that's not what he really looks like."
Kingsley added his own two knuts. "Never seen the kid before in my life."
The Headmaster nodded absently. "I think I should like to review your memory of the night in my pensieve later," he said, addressing McGonagall. "Perhaps we can glean some new information about this mysterious young man."
"Of course," she replied immediately.
"Now, moving along to other matters…"
Harry awoke the next morning feeling slightly sore. He was a little late for his usual morning run and was considering just skipping the exercise altogether this morning to give himself a bit of a break after his busy night. But a nagging voice in his head would not allow him to become complacent and forced him up and out into the sunshine. It was a brisk morning, with dew sweeping across the surface of the lake. The leaves on the trees lining the lake were a mixture of greens, yellows, oranges, and reds, painting a beautiful medley of color contrasting the bright blue of the sky.
Harry absentmindedly activated his warming charm around his person to protect himself from the cold as he stepped out the doors. He was pleased to find that neither his leg nor his arm were bothering him much that morning. The flesh around his newly healed wounds was still a bit tender, but nothing that he couldn't deal with. There was still a visible scar left over from each injury, but it was already beginning to lessen as well. Harry was hopeful that he wouldn't be left with any additional permanent scars to add to his collection. In the meantime, he had added some glamour charms to both offending marks to hide them from view.
Harry continued through his regular routine. After finishing his jog, he headed inside to the Room of Requirement. He went through his workout routine, then showered and dressed. As he came out of the shower room back into the main workout room, he found a certain red-haired woman waiting for him.
"Good morning, Harry," she greeted evenly.
Harry could immediately tell that she had something on her mind. He smiled reassuringly at her and returned her greeting. "Morning, Gin. To what do I owe this pleasant surprise visit?"
She gave him a small smile as she responded. "I was wondering if we could talk after breakfast."
He wasn't entirely surprised at the request. The previous night's events were obviously weighing on her mind. The least he could do was meet with her to allay her worries. "Sure thing. Meet you in my office afterwards?" She nodded her agreement, so Harry strode toward her and held out his arm. "Shall we head down to breakfast then?"
She rewarded him with a wide smile as she slipped her hand into the crook of his arm. They traversed the corridors and stairways down to the ground level together mostly in silence. She seemed to have a lot on her mind, so Harry decided to let her be with her musings and to just provide silent company. The Great Hall was very sparsely populated. Being a Saturday, the majority of the student population chose to have a bit of a lie in.
The two Gryffindors sat next to each other at their house table and quickly ate through their meals. Ginny in particular seemed to be eating in a bit of a rush, rivaling Ron's usual pace, though she didn't eat nearly as much as Ron would. She finished eating before Harry, but didn't pressure him at all to hurry. She just sat quietly at his side as he continued to indulge himself in the culinary skills of the Hogwarts house elves.
A few minutes later, Harry was contentedly full. Part of him wanted to hang around in the Great Hall until the owl post came. He was anxious to read about the attacks that took place the previous evening. He knew that there were at least two attacks, one in Diagon Alley and another in Hogsmeade, but he didn't know anything about the attack in Diagon Alley since he spent all his time in Hogsmeade. What's more, he didn't know if those were the only two attacks. One glance at Ginny, however, convinced him otherwise. She was anxious to leave, and he knew she wanted to talk to him pretty badly if she had gotten up extra early to catch him in the Room of Requirement.
So Harry forced down his curiosity and turned to his companion. "You ready to go?"
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