AUTHOR NOTE: I know I am a suckish writer, but I love this stuff and I enjoy reading crossovers a lot so I am going to give it a shot. Sorry if I mix up Harry Potter facts, I am more a DP fan than a HP one
The mind of Albus Dumbledore is truly a remarkable one. It questions, contemplates, meditates, analyzes all at the same time with a breakneck speed. Despite his slow moves, conservative habits, his long meditations and reclusive nature and lifestyle, if one could see his mind, few would be unimpressed by just how quick on the draw and deep his thinking is. Therefore it was normal for Dumbledore to be calculating a financial spread sheet, upholding spells around the castle and keeping a mental note of his favorite students and most important possessions, to be reading a book, and contemplating a great problem all at the same time. It wasn't an easy job being headmaster of the entire school of Hogwarts but somebody had to do it.
Faintly Dumbledore acknowledged an entity phasing through his door, and, without the slightest eye movement
"Albern, why don't you sit?"
Albern had a large top hat, a single thick eye spectacle for one eye and thick mustache, along with the pocket watch and distinguished coat, making him look like a man from a previous century. However, ghosts don't exactly keep up with fashion statements, and Albern was no exception. He was different than the other ghosts in the castle like the headless horse man in that he was fully tangible and maintained a slight aura of his original colors. Not to mention his peculiar spectral tail that flicked absently
"Dumbledore, it is so good to see you again, and I find the state of Hogwarts to be, once again like last year, to be of the highest standard and to be very proper"
Even for Dumbledore, Albern had a thick London accent, but perhaps that was why Dumbledore had liked the ghost so much
"Shall we get down to business Albern, I have many things to do"
"Of course, of course, and here is the yearly ghost zone report, we shall start with sector1 by 1. The ghost Walker has reported a 62% increase in security and a rising prison population of 32684 prisoners with 432 under heavy guard with food consumption at a 34% increase…"
Dumbledore gave a mental sigh. Wizards and Witches are more than aware of ghosts and most if not all acknowledge the existence of the ghost zone, and the power certain ghosts possessed. A layman would than suppose, ghosts were a danger to wizards or exploited right? Well…not exactly
You see, ghosts can be very powerful but they are extremely obsessive. The ghosts at Hogwarts had obsessed over the school and therefore it was very natural for them to be there while ghosts in the ghost zone were also just as obsessive over what they did there. Albern had been a ambassador in the living world and therefore was obsessed of bringing news to the last detail, so it only made sense that he should be the ambassador from Dumbledore to the ghost zone
For Dumbledore, he found that Albern brought to much news, but that was just who Albern was, obsessive over news. Dumbledore had contacts in the ghost zone for the reason of only making sure nothing of special concern rose that he didn't know about. But he had not worried at all his entire career. This was because getting a ghost to do your bidding was extremely difficult. If you found a ghost that was obsessive over a certain task and you asked him to do that task, they would do it readily for you, but if you attempted to force a ghost to do something else besides their obsession, you were spoiling for a angry and vengeful ghost. Trying to get a ghost to do multiple tasks was like trying to bend a steel bar with your bare hands! In short, a serving ghost was as hard to find as a living do-do bird, They just DID not exist. Although the evil founder of Slytherin had employed ghosts to do his bidding, and the ghosts had played a part in his rising, they contributed more to his downfall
You could get a ghost indebted to you, and then they would do your bidding, but ghosts rarely depended on humans to do their work or get them out of messy situations, so that was a rare occurrence that usually backfired on the human that was holding the ghost's leash. You could also barter with ghosts and bribe them, but you had to have something of considerable value to even the lowliest ghost to bribe them. And objects that ghosts wanted were usually in the ghost zone and rarely did humans find possession of such valuable items.
One can understand just why Dumbledore rarely, if ever was concerned of the ghost zone. But it is good to here news…
"Moving to sector 2 by 3 in the ghost zone there was a local fight on June 18th that produced the deletion of several ghosts although very minor ones. It was started over a naturally occurring ghost portal that they squabbled over for several hours. Walker arrived in force with 4 companies of guards and arrested 16…"
"I hope this doesn't drag on into tomorrow like last time Albern" and Dumbledore considered insulting the ghost who was getting more boring by the word.
4 hours later
Dumbledore, despite his long patience, was nodding off. His work was dwindling and he needed more work to stay awake.
"Moving on to sector 16 by 27, the haunt and lair of the halfa was established in December and enforced by some higher ghosts, not to mention the one million bounty on the halfa's head was voided after a contract was signed between him and the ancients which stated…"
Dumbledore pulled his head up and listened
"Wait, Albern, repeat what you just said"
"I said the lair and the halfa was established in December…"
"Wait" and in a quiet and patient voice, "what is a halfa?"
"Sir, pardon me for my insolence, but, you don't know?" Albern asked with incredulous
"Well, considering that I am asking, no, I have never heard mention of a 'halfa' what is it?"
"Oh, please excuse me, but I should of told you last year, a halfa is a half breed"
Dumbledore narrowed his eyes "Go on"
"Yes, the young ghost is quite a celebrity, he is finally putting the troublemakers in their place, and he is quite dashing about it to, although his outfit was anything but fetching just till recently!" chuckled Albern
"Tell me Albern, what of this half breed, a half breed of what?"
"Of human and ghost of course"
"Oh my" Dumbledore softly spoke although he was silently intrigued of this new revelation
"Tell me, my good Albern, are there any other halfa's?"
"there is rumor of one named 'Plasmius' but he is reclusive and few ghosts see him, not to mention he is highly insular and rarely do even ghosts who live near him see him often. By all reports he is said to be extremely powerful but actually less powerful than the other halfa."
"That is all my good Albern, I will see you next year"
"But we have 124 ghost sectors to go, and what about Skulker and the ghost Frostbite, and wouldn't you like to hear of the dragons realm?"
"No, I am more interested by this 'halfa' business, so run along and please Dumbledore"
Dumbledore raised a hand and the door flung open
"But, but!"
"Be gone!"
"You sound like the box ghost" mumbled a visible upset Albern as he dejectedly floated out of the room
"Hmmm" reaching over, Dumbledore scrawled out a quick letter and sent it as it floated away
"I need to see professor Moody, this could be of extreme relevance"
1 hour later
"A half breed of muggle and ghost? Why I have never heard of such ludicrous news in my entire…"
"Albern does not lie, and has never brought me false information"
"But the concept, it is almost unthinkable, it is so unprecedented"
"but, Moody, what does it mean, is it good is it bad, I mean, wizard and muggle half breeds are almost the same as full bloods, does it real make a difference for a muggle and ghost half breed?"
Professor Moody looked visibly puzzled, which was remarkable considering his missing eye and usually serious demeanor
"Well, first we must consider the nature of ghosts. A ghost lives on emotions. However in this case, a half breed would have a direct feed to the emotions that the human mind generates, in addition to the emotions of those around him, and factor in the intensity of…why…actually yes there would be a vast difference. The power of such a ghost would be high, very high"
Moody became more and more enrapture by his train of thought "and such a ghost would be untied from traditional ghost psychology, he would be able to multiple things, he would not be obsessive! He would be…"Moody paused as a look came across his face of enlightenment and…fear?
"He would be" Moody gulped "moldable"
Dumbledore suddenly realized Moody's train of thought.
"So he could be used"
"Precisely, Dumbledore, you know how perilous this situation could be should the dark one find wind of this! It would be catastrophic, the potential of such a ghost to tear apart the wizarding world is unspeakable, we would have little defense against this terror"
Dumbledore rose abruptly. "Then quickly, let us recruit this halfa, with haste, Moody, look through your books and find out all you can of this matter, the sooner we deal with this the better"
Dumbledore turned, his robe flapping as he departed from his office down the hall to his private potion room
MEANWHILE
The 'Ecotpus' danced around shrieking as bright green energy spells narrowly missed the terrified ghost
Around the trapped creature were the death eaters as they sent from their wands the death curse to the ghost over and over again. And in the middle, the laughing figure, with his nose gone with only slits to smell and a bald head and evil eyes, looked on with a expression of pure disgust and hate
"So, tell us, tell us or we can do this for hours on end!" Voldemort hissed with audible evil seething.
"Ha, although the death curse can't kill a ghost, it is very painful, and if we do it enough, we can destroy it… thought the man, who was hated by so many
"Tell us before we pulverize you!"
"Yesssss, hallllfaaaa, halllf breed, human ssssss ghosssst" "AHHHHH" cried the ectopus as it tried to phase through the floor but ended up being hit several times with the death curse
The ghost writhed on the floor, smoking in its ruin
"WHAT, Where, TELL ME OR…"
"Ammmityyy Park, Csssity?"
Voldemort crouched and whispered to ghost, with a burning glee in his eyes
"Thank you that, but when we said we wouldn't erase you, we lie"
"AH HAHAHAHAHA, but know, dispose of the pathetic creature."
The windows of the house glowed a intense green as a horrible scream echoed into the night
