The Crystal of Freo
By Ludo
Introduction:
From a short vacation of FF.Net, I have decided to come back with a very interesting story about Voldemort's uprising. The story is set in the fifth year for Harry Potter and the gang.
If you remember my World Wizard Tournament and enjoyed it, you'll love this fic. I'm going to write hopefully about five parts to it. It won't be super long. But it won't be super short either.
Voldemort is about to embark on the Crystal of Freo! With it, he can become three independent beings, each possessing a different elemental power (Ice, Fire, and Rock). How does Harry and his friends come in to play? That's what we'll learn right now.
PART ONE: Division and Defense Against Dark Arts
"I am very happy to introduce to you, this year's Defense of Dark Arts Professor!" Dumbledore announced. It was the Start-of-the-Term banquet. There was a hushed silence as the strange man stood up.
He had thin black hair, slicked back into a neat ponytail. He had a small goatee, and an earring. A perfect smile came across his face as Dumbledore introduced him. He didn't have a robe on. Instead, he wore an immaculate, white trench coat. The professor seemed to be in the late twenties or early thirties. Everyone was anxious about him.
"This is Professor Croubeau. He is an excellent Dark Arts Master and has a wonderful surprise for fourth years and up. I'm very happy to have him on the staff of Hogwarts!" Dumbledore started to applaud. The rest of the staff joined him. The students, however, didn't know what to expect of him. He seemed very intense and almost creepy. But, out of respect, they nervously welcomed him too.
"Once classes begin tomorrow, you'll learn about what this amazing surprise is!" Dumbledore was hysterical. Something was bugging him.
"Well, he seems very interesting," Hermione said. "I wonder what this would all be about. I'm not quite sure what to think. What's really interesting is that we didn't have a Defense against Dark Arts book on the book list. Come to think of it, we didn't have a Care for Magical creatures one either!"
"It's one less thing we're going to have to worry about then," Ron said. He was nibbling on a raspberry Danish and sipping on some pumpkin cider.
Harry was very curious about what the class was all about. Every year some odd occurrence went about Hogwarts. What would it be? Harry was really surprised to see that all of the students returned to Hogwarts. After Cedric died at the final round of the tournament and Voldemort becoming in full flesh and all, it's amazing that parents of the witches and wizards allow their children to go to Hogwarts. Harry almost had second thoughts. But after the torture of the Dursley's during the summer, not even Voldemort could scare him away. Which is something very interesting.
"I suppose that we'll just have to wait and find out what this is all about!" Hermione stated. Everyone was beginning to feel full and tired. Harry crept to Gryffindor tower and found his dormitory with Ron, Neville, Dean, and Seamus. He couldn't sleep, however. Something was bothering him. His scar wasn't hurting. That troubled him. What was Voldemort up to?
Harry sat on the window ledge and looked out to the grounds. He saw Hagrid's hut in the moonlight. There was no light in the hut. Harry didn't see him at the banquet either. He was probably running errands for Dumbledore. As Harry glanced at the lake, something struck his eye. The moon's reflection glowed brilliantly. He looked up in the sky. There it was! A wonder full moon shown above Hogwarts. All of a sudden, a large ear-piercing howl tore through the air. It made Harry wonder about Lupin. It had to be him! Then, another cry of a dog yelped in the night. Could it be Sirius?
A loud roar rumbled in the forbidden forest, followed by the cry of a hawk. Something was going on. Harry wanted to investigate. He knew for some reason that Remus Lupin and Sirius Black were nearby. Sirius was told to find two other people along with Lupin. Could they be other Animaguses?
Without delay, Harry opened his trunk and found the Invisibility Cloak that his father had used. He ran through the long corridors almost bumping into Mrs. Norris. She leaped into the air with her tail straight up. Harry forced a rushed smile and continued to run.
He kept on running and heard the noises again. What he would give to see Sirius and Remus again! Harry entered the Forest with little caution. Something was urgent about all of this. He couldn't see so he fidgeted for his wand and shouted Lumos! A glow came from his wand.
The sounds were getting louder and Harry knew that he was on the right track. He continued to find a way through when he tripped over a tree branch. His glasses fell off and he couldn't see a thing! As he moved his hands along the damp forest floor, he finally found them! He struggled to put them on. Adjusting to the ability to see again, he saw a wolf, black dog, a tiger, and a hawk all staring at him. Plus, Professor Croubeau was standing still, looking right at him, his arms folded.
* * *
"Wormtail, there it is!" Voldemort shouted with delight. "This is the best scheme in the entire world. Now, that foolish Potter boy will have to deal with three of us!"
"Yes, my Lord," Wormtail stuttered.
"FOOL! Go and get it!" Voldemort ordered.
Wormtail frantically went toward the crystal. It was black with a scarlet swirl moving inside. All evil and havoc was to be accomplished today! He picked the dark crystal and handed it to Voldemort timidly.
"Here you go my liege," Wormtail said. Voldemort swiped it from his hands with the blink of an eye. He stared at it, his red eyes glowing brighter. Then, Voldemort began the incantations:
"Fire, Ice, and Rock; Freonite arise to grant me this gift of Three!"
Immediately, the scarlet swirls came out from the crystal and grew larger. Suddenly, a being formed. It was red and black. Its face was black with scarlet eyes. It had red wings and a long black tail. It had no mouth. Wormtail began frightened by the creature.
"Well, well, well, Voldemort, you wish to have the power of Three?"
"Yes, Freonite. This is the only way to get rid of the Potter boy and Dumbledore. I also wish to overtake the world and make it my kingdom!" Voldemort laughed. Wormtail was terrified.
"You must understand the power that is needed in order to unleash the Three. Be prepared…"
"I am. Now, unleash it at once!" Voldemort shouted. A blue, red, and brown beam emitted from Freonite's tail and hands. He pointed them to Voldemort. Voldemort began to separate into three beings.
* * *
Harry didn't know whether or not they could actually see him. He knew that they could hear him though. Something weird was going on.
"So is this the infamous Harry Potter?" Croubeau said. He had a smirk on his face. Harry shuddered.
"How can you see me?" he asked. He checked to make sure that his Invisibility Cloak was on. It was.
"Being an Auror has its rewards," the Professor said. "I think that you may know two of the others." What was going on? Harry was confused and didn't know how to react to all of this. Aurors? Lupin and Black were Aurors. Who were the other two though? Then there was Professor Croubeau. He was very strange. He could see Harry like Mad-Eye Moody. He was freaky too.
Black transformed along with Lupin! What was happening? Harry dropped his jaw in complete awe. The tiger and the hawk just stood still.
"You two just stay in your Animagus form. Remus and I are going to have to explain a thing or two to Harry," Sirius said. "Howard, you better meet Hagrid and Vladamir."
"What's going on?" Harry asked. It was the first question that came to mind. But there were many others that he could've asked. What was Hagrid up to? Who was Vladamir? How could the "Aurors" see him? There were tons of questions for his mind.
"Harry, I want to know why you're in here first," Sirius asked.
Harry paused, then continued, "I heard the howling of a wolf and bark of a dog! Since tonight is a full moon, I knew that it must be Lupin. Something is going on. It Voldemort near?"
Amazingly, no one shuddered at the sound of his name. At least the Aurors were mature enough to handle it. But Harry was beginning to be frightened by the name of Voldemort.
"Well, I've always known for you to be a curious boy. Actually, we're on guard around Hogwarts. Voldemort, we believe has begun his reign of terror. That's why the whole crew is here—Arabella Figg, Mundungus Fletcher, and, of course, Sirius and I," Lupin said.
"I still don't understand," Harry said. "What's really going on? What's up with this guy?" He said, pointing to Croubeau.
"Oh, we found him wondering around in the forest. But somehow, we've found out that he's got Auror powers," Sirius said. He seemed disturbed.
"I was only working on the finishing touched of my combined care of magical creatures and defense of dark arts class! You'll have a lot of fun, Harry," Croubeau said.
"I'm sure," Remus said.
Harry thought of something. What was Remus doing? "I don't get it! Why aren't you a werewolf?"
"Oh, that's another trick of an Auror. You see, when an Aurors true power is unleashed, certain things can happen. I've forgotten all about that part. Although, we won't be in Auror stage any more after tonight. I guess old Voldie isn't up to what he used to anymore," Remus said.
"But the thing is that he doesn't show up until the end of the term! I've decided to just wait for him until May and June," Harry said, not really knowing what was going to happen.
"That's a poor strategy, Harry. You should be ready for anything!" Sirius said.
"I know. I guess I should be going off now. It's getting late, and I guess I don't want to miss the combined class tomorrow." Harry left suddenly, not sure about what to do. He guessed that something bad was going on and the new "Aurors" were hiding something. Plus, why was Sirius and Lupin so mean to him?
* * *
All of the students at Hogwarts eagerly woke up to go to the morning classes. Harry didn't feel so well. Of course, the night wanderings didn't help. But what could he have done about it?
"Harry, what do you think it's gonna be?" Ron asked. Hermione was anxiously looking at her schedule.
"LOOK! It says that Care of Magical Creatures and Defense Against Dark Arts is combined! That's odd," Hermione looked at the schedule once again. "None of the other classes are combined."
"Yeah, plus I have to be in that class with Mudbloods!" Draco Malfoy sneered.
"All years that are the same have them together!" Harry said.
"Better be quiet or You-Know-You will come and get you!" Malfoy said back.
"That's it! I've had it with you, Malfoy. After all, I only know that your dad is a fool! Workin' for the dark lord himself. Dark Arts isn't the way to go, Malfoy," Ron said confidently.
"Lucious Malfoy is a Death Eater?" Hermione asked.
"Yep, it's pretty pathetic," Ron howled.
Malfoy couldn't think of anything to say. Finally, he thought of something. "Well, I think that you better be quiet Weasley. Your dad isn't the most respected guy in the Ministry. You would think that he would get paid every once in a while," Malfoy laughed.
"Yep, you're right," Ron said.
"What?"
"You're right. I completely agree with you," Ron said in a pleasant voice, smiling at Malfoy.
"I don't get it! He's not turning red or getting mad anymore! What's going on!?" Malfoy rushed off to the Slytherin table with Crabbe and Goyle with great rage.
"Hey, how did you get Malfoy off your case?" Harry asked.
"It's reverse psychology or something. Anyway, it worked. That's how I'm going to handle Malfoy. I'm thinking it might work on Snape too. But I'm still afraid to try it on him," Ron chimed.
"Let's hurry up! It's time for Transfiguration!" Hermione shouted. All the students rushed as the bell tolled ten times. Dumbledore stopped them.
"WAIT! If you have the special combined class with Dark Arts and Creatures, meet by Hagrid's hut. That's where your classes will be held for the first quarter. Make sure to bring your wands and an extra robe. That will be very important. Thank you," Dumbledore announced.
"Well, this could be interesting," Harry said. He was beginning to figure some things out, but he kept quiet about his trip to the forest.
Transfiguration began with a start of term exam. Professor McGonagall had no doubts that the fifth years could handle it. No one could except for Hermione.
"I don't know why it's even worth it trying to teach all of you," the professor said. "Some things are going to change about the classes that are going to be taken this year. Every one of you will be affected. Now can we please change these simple mallets into rats' tails?" The class froze with wide eyes as she turned her desk into a large beanbag. Professor McGonagall rubbed her temples and thought about what to do.
Hermione was doing all the work for her. Minerva knew that the same would be the same for all of the other classes. But the new combined class would be different. It would force students to rely on their own strengths and on each other. That was something. If only they would learn about what was going on!
The day dragged on as the fifth years happily awaited Dark Arts and Creatures. No matter how much they tried, none of the other students who knew would spill the beans. Fred and George didn't even talk about it.
"All we can say is that this is the coolest thing that has ever happened in Hogwarts!" George said.
"Yeah, it's a great way to finish off our last year. Of course, ours is more challenging," Fred said.
It only made Harry, Ron, and Hermione more anxious about the class.
* * *
Lunch had finally come and it was time for it. Hermione made sure that the every fifth year Gryffindor would bring their wands and an extra robe. Who knew what that was all about?
The fifth years were ecstatic. They all arrived early at Hagrid's hut. Professor Croubeau was standing with his arms folded and was wearing the white trench coat. Of course that wasn't the focal point of the scene.
It was Vladamir, a Saberdragon. It was a blue tiger with red dragon wings and claws. Everyone was staring at him. Plus, he was also huge! Almost as big as Hagrid's hut! This got the students' attention.
"Welcome everyone! This is very exciting. I'm happy to announce that I will be your instructor for the Dark Arts portion while Hagrid will help you with choosing a Magical Creature companion," Croubeau said.
"You see, all of you will be in parties of three. There is a huge magical world that I have specially designed. The first area is the Forbidden Forest. Don't worry, you can't be hurt physically. But how well you do will determine how well you and your magical creature can defend you. It will be quite interesting. Let's explain the rules a little more intricately."
I think this is a good stopping point. There's enough suspense to keep you reading. I hope that you will enjoy the rest of what's left to come in THE CRYSTAL OF FREO!
Ludo
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