From the Flames
Chapter One: Kindle the Fire
By LunarianPrincess
Hey this is the first Harry Potter fic I began writing, I just deemed it worthy enough to post. I would like all the constructive criticism you can offer, please note that if you just say you hate something for the sake of hating it I will not do anything to fix it but if you have an idea that can fix it don't hesitate to tell me. I am writing a prequel to this story called Spark the Fire, it will take me a while to finish this fic so that may be a while in coming, bear in mind that this is about their kids so don't expect a lot of the main chars in here. Thanks, -!
Alex stood quietly in the spot waiting for the teacher to strike. The teacher approached her on the soft floor, saluting her. As he brought down his rapier she parried and swung inside to his left. She wasn't really focused on her lesson- her mother had made her come. It was the end of summer vacation and she had a secret none of her friends knew. She was waiting for a letter from one of the most prestigious schools in England. It was so exclusive that none of her friends would have ever heard of it. Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Her mom and dad were a witch and a wizard, they could do magic. It always made her smile, thinking of the many times she had met people that lived in the wizarding world. Her parents had a large house outside a suburb of London where they combined the Muggle and wizarding worlds. She had met many famous people, in fact one of her dad's best friends was Harry Potter- one of the most famous men in the wizarding world. He had a son about her age, Matthew, though she called him Dom. He was a year older than her and he was one of the few people who didn't stare at her scar from Lord Voldemort. Both she and Dom had been left with a remnant from the night they couldn't remember, but Harry could relate to that, which was why she liked him so much. Dom and she had grown up together- whenever their parents had an assignment they stayed at her grandparents- the Burrow.
Her parents had assured her that she would get into Hogwarts, on account of her unique ability, but she was still nervous. Her gift was being psychometric, which meant that when she touches things she feels or sees things, but it was very slight. She also has dreams that sometimes came true. Her parents assured her that this was enough, even her Aunt Luna, who had studied Divination- or psychic things/forecasts of the future. Dom had said wonderful things about the teachers, even though he said that some of them were leaving.
She was brought back to the present by a sharp rap on her shoulder. She lowered her sword and bowed to the master. She removed her mask letting a wave of golden curls streaked with copper cascade from the helmet. She stood quietly waiting for the impending lecture, an expression of immense patience on her face. When the master said nothing she raised her head meeting his sharp brown eyes with her vivid violet ones, hardly anyone who knew her well even noticed her scar anymore, for they knew it would receive a response varying from mild annoyance to being thoroughly incensed.
"Where is your mind Helen?" he asked disappointedly, ignoring her customary cringe at the use of her first name.
"I am sorry, master Thomas." She said vaguely, her mind already returning to the coveted letter.
"The lesson is over Helen, you are free to leave," he said with a sigh. He had to smile at her skill though. Even with her mind totally occupied he had to work for about five minutes to get in an attack.
Alex walked towards her bag and sheathed her sword. A beautiful silver blade with an elaborate hand-guard shaped to look like flames with a small amethyst that matched the shade of her eyes sometimes. It was a birthday gift from her parents- she had been fencing since she was 7 but at 11 her parents had finally bought her her own sword. She grabbed her bag and headed towards the changing room. She removed the thick padded uniform and slipped into a black t- shirt that had a silver lightning bolt crossed with purple flames and her favorite pair of bell-bottomed jeans. She grabbed her bag and slid into her shoes. She stepped out into the waiting room to find her godfather Harry Potter and his son waiting instead of her parents.
"Uncle Harry," she exclaimed, "what are you doing here?" she asked. He stood up, walked towards her and put an arm around her shoulder.
"Well your parents had some urgent business to attend to and since I was in the area I volunteered to pick you up," he said with a smile as he steered her out the door. As soon as they left Harry stepped farther ahead leaving Alex and Dom in his wake, as they followed him Alex resumed her need for information about Hogwarts. She walked a few blocks before the silence and the need for knowledge became unbearable
"Hi Dom, have you had a nice summer so far?" she queried, hoping for some info about school.
"Guess so, how far till we get to your house?" he asked quickly, looking around at their surroundings curiously, they were a couple blocks from the center of the small town near where she lived. He glanced at a small wall of shrubs and glanced away. Harry had stopped just in front of them and was glancing around curiously.
"Oh, it's not far, just over here," she said, leading the three of them towards the wall of shrubs. She glanced around to make sure no one was watching. Once she was sure they were unobserved she glanced expectantly at Harry. "Oh, sorry, you have to say 'Reducto Flora', and a passageway will appear to my house- if that's where we're going?" she asked, as Harry returned his gaze to her.
"Yes, your parents asked me to take you there and await their return," Harry responded then stepped up to the shrubbery, glancing around quickly. He removed his wand from inside his coat and quickly said the incantation, at which the shrubs expanded and formed a small archway with a door at the other side. Alex walked confidently towards the door and grabbed the doorknob.
A small dark woman approached the shrubs in darkness, she looked furtively around. Her oddly shaded yellowish green eyes glinted maliciously in the darkness, and her limp brown hair was brushed hastily out of her face. Then she pulled a small silver key from within her black cloak, pushing aside her scarf impatiently. She stepped away from the shrubs, looking around to see if anyone had noticed her appearance yet. She quickly said a charm that she had overheard from one of her soon-to-be victims. She cackled in anticipation remembrance of the time it would take to break that person. As the arch way opened up she raced towards the door and ripped it open.
Alex gasped and recoiled from the door grasping her left cheek, where the moon shaped scar that lay near the corner of her left eye was burning fiercely. Then she had such a strong feeling of vertigo and fear that she dropped to her knees. She sat there for a few seconds reliving what she had seen. It took her a few seconds to return to reality, but a warm presence in her mind helped keep a grip on reality. Finally she noticed the hands on her back and helping her to her feet.
"What did you see?" Harry asked gently, knowing Alex was still getting used to this aspect of her power. Alex took a deep breath and opened her eyes, instead of the dark of the middle of the night in her vision the sun was shining in a virtually cloudless sky.
"Here, but at night. There was a woman, she was laughing as she said the spell but she didn't use a wand she used a key, she seemed happy, and I could see inside her mind." She said slowly, trying to remember each aspect of the vision, like her mom had told her. For a moment Harry said nothing then he sighed.
"Well, when we get to your house we will sit down and discuss it after you've had a bit of water, and chocolate," He said, pulling open the door and ushering her inside. Dom hung back for a few seconds. He wanted to tell them that when he had put his hands on her back that he had entered the vision with her, as she was reliving it.
Okay that's it for this chapter, tell me if you think it's worth continuing. R&R Thanx LP