Author's Note: Hello! I know I've re-written this story about a thousand times, and you're all probably sick of hearing me regurgitate the same plot over and over again, but this time it's good – I SWEAR!

And for those of you who are familiar with my old versions, I have decided to cut out Coventina. She was a total Mary-Sue, and her character made me want to jump off of something (and I was the one writing it).

I would also just like to say thank you for continuing to read this fan fiction, even though I haven't updated in forever. I love all of you. ON WITH THE STORY!

Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter, as I am not J.K. If I were, things would have gone a hell of a lot differently.

Chapter One: An Introduction

James Potter sat quietly huddled under his invisibility cloak observing Headmaster Dumbledore in his office. Next to him was his best friend, Sirius Black, who was struggling to keep silent while the man was in the room. Up until this moment, Dumbledore had not moved an inch in his seat – only staring blankly at the small piece of parchment laid out in front of him. It wasn't until precisely eight o'clock that the elderly man dared to move out of his chair and exit his office.

James waited a minute before whispering, "My parents should be here now."

Sirius, turning his head to face his friend, replied "Good. Now we can finally figure out what the hell has been going on."

As Dumbledore stepped off of the moving staircase that led out into the corridor, he noticed the four worried parents walking towards him. Harold and Lucy Potter – parents of James Potter, Sirius Black and Remus Lupin – were dear friends of Albus Dumbledore. The muggles, David and Sarah Evans, Dumbledore had only had the pleasure of meeting once, but found they were enjoyable company.

"Ah. Mr. and Mrs. Potter, Mr. and Mrs. Evans, I'm glad you could make it. I trust that there were no problems with travel?"

"None, thank you Mr. Dumbledore. Now, if you don't mind me asking, what is all of this about?" replied David.

"All in good time, my friend. If you don't mind we will take this meeting up to my office – you never know who could be listening." With that Dumbledore turned and calmly walked back up the staircase, cloak billowing out behind him.

Exchanging worried glances, the parents followed.

James snapped his head to the left as the door handle turned. He shushed Sirius, who had been yammering on about something or other, and watched as Dumbledore, his parents, and another couple walked in and sat down.

"Now, I know you are curious to why I called you here today," he heard Dumbledore say, " but, before we began, I must tell you that if anything we speak of leaves this room, the entire world – both magical and muggle alike – will be put in great danger. Understood?"

All four adults nodded.

"Good. What I have in front of me," and here Dumbledore paused, pointing to the parchment in front of him, "is a very old prophecy. One that, I believe, will come to fruition very soon."

With that, he looked down at the paper, reading the words he had memorized moments ago aloud carefully. "The four . . . with the powers of the founders . . . will arise again. Together . . . with the power of the stones . . . they can defeat the darkness . . . But with a great sacrifice . . . and great reward . . . darkness will arise again . . . and then will fall . . . to the son of the four . . ."

There was silence in the office for a few minutes, and then "I don't get it."

"Harold!"

"Well I don't."

"Understandable. I called all of you in today, because I have reason to believe that your children are the four mentioned in the prophecy."

Again, complete silence. James and Sirius exchanged a glance.

Seeing the silence as reason to continue, Dumbledore spoke "I have deciphered the first few lines of this prophecy. The four founders of this school: Rowena Ravenclaw, Helga Hufflepuff, Salazar Slytherin and Godric Gryffindor all had one trait in common. They were all elementals. Elementals are witches and wizards who possess the power to control one element of nature. These elements being earth, fire, water and air. Ravenclaw possessed the power of water, Hufflepuff had air, Slytherin had fire and Gryffindor had earth.

"This, however, was a very well kept secret, only known by the founders, and their descendants. I stumbled across this information while cleaning my office, under a loose floorboard. Slytherin had recorded this information into a book of sorts, and hidden it, probably aware that it would be very useful to future students.

"I believe that your four children (Remus, James, Sirius and Lily) all possess one of these powers. Remus – air, James – earth, Sirius – fire and Lily – water. There have been many instances where these elements have responded to their emotions."

Here, he paused, giving the parents a moment to digest this new information. James could see the acceptance forming on their faces, as they realized that what Dumbledore said was true. Glancing at Sirius, James could see his friends face was full of surprise. He obviously had not been expecting anything of the sort and, quite frankly, neither had James. The fact that they could control an element came as quite a shock, but thinking back on moments from their first and second year, they realized that what Dumbledore had said held some truth in it.

"As for the next part of the prophecy," Dumbledore continued, "with the power of the stones. The founders where known for the pendants that they wore around their necks. I believe that these weren't just for decoration purposes. It is a well-known fact that some stones have magical powers, and can amplify those of the wearer. I believe that the stones that the founders wore helped them to control and increase their powers over the elements. It is of the utmost importance that we find these pendants to give to your children – so that they can better control their magic.

"The final part of the prophecy I have managed to decipher is they can defeat the darkness. I believe that you, Harold and Lucy, know that the wizarding world is currently at odds with a wizard named Tom Riddle?" at their nod he carried on. "Then, David and Sarah, I'm assuming that you have never heard of such a man?" they shook their heads. "Tom Riddle was a student here a few years ago. He took on the name Lord Voldemort. He believes that only pureblooded witches and wizards may have the privileges given to all magical beings today. We imagine that there will be many wars with Tom and his followers. He is most likely the darkness spoken of in the prophecy.

"As for the rest of the prophecy, I have a few ideas what it refers to. Once I narrow down my ideas, I will inform you. Until then, I think we should all keep a watchful eye on the students. I believe that they should come into the school two weeks earlier than normal so that I may teach them how to gain a better control over their powers and to help them find these stones. Agreed?"

At this the adults all nodded their heads, saying that they would drop off their children in two days time and leave them in the care of the elderly Headmaster. When they had all safely left the office, Dumbledore turned his attention to the corner where James and Sirius were still sitting. Waving his hand, the invisibility cloak they were under flew to the side. The two thirteen-year-olds stared, shocked that the Headmaster was aware of their presence.

"Hello, boys. I assume you heard everything. That is good – I will not have to say it again. What I suggest is that you tell your friends Mr. Lupin and Ms. Evans about what you heard hear tonight, so that everybody is up-to-date. I will write to your parents and inform them that there is no need to tell you what went on tonight, as you already know. I suggest you use the floo to get back home, before your parents do. We wouldn't want them to get suspicious now, would we?"

At this, the boys shook their heads, got up and went towards the fireplace.

"We'll be seeing you soon, Headmaster," Sirius said, and disappeared after James, shouting "Potter Manor!"

A/N: Well. I think that was a good revision, don't you? I like that it's (mainly) from James' point of view – even though we don't hear a lot of his thoughts. Whose point of view do we want next? Lily's? That might be interesting – to see how she reacts when her parents/James and Sirius tell her.

Any who thank you for reading. And for sticking with the story guys! I'd love to hear your thoughts, so message me – or review!