Ginny and The Isle of Avalon
Ginny Weasley scurried down the corridor to her Transfiguration class. She had overslept again and was already five minutes late. It was only two days into her fifth year, and she is already starting off badly. As she slid into a seat at the back of the room, Professor McGonagal spoke.
"Miss Weasley, why were you late to my class?" said the old Transfiguration teacher. McGonagal already pegged Ginny as trouble, no thanks to her older brothers Fred, George, and Ron. Those three were forever getting into trouble.
"I overslept, professor," Ginny said blushing. Ginny heard a sneer from the front of the room. Ginny didn't need to see the black hair to know who it was. Celeste Kilton was Ginny's bane of existance. Ever since first year, Celeste had caused problems with Ginny. Celeste had grown up with Draco Malfoy. They were best friends up until last year. Draco had became friends with Ginny's brother Ron. The rest was history. Draco, Ron, and Harry Potter became best friends. Which left Ginny and her best friend Hermione Granger quite alone. Soon though, the boys had included them. Then Hermione got the chance to go abroad and study for a year. Now it was just Ginny and the boys.
"Five points from Gryffindor, Miss Weasley," said McGonagal. Just then a eagle owl swooped down onto McGonagal's desk. She opened the scroll attached to it's foot and read it. "It seems to me that Professor Dumbledore would like to see you in his office, Miss Weasley. Before you go, your homework is to write a two page essay explaining the risks of Transfiguring humans. You may go now."
Ginny rose from the seat and hurried out of the room. She half wanted to tell Celeste off, but knew if she did it would mean more points from Gryffindore and she already lost them five. The anger flushed Ginny's face. She didn't notice where her feet led her until she stopped at a stone gargoyle. This was the entry way to Dumbledore's office. This was when Ginny realized that she didn't know the password.
"Umm...lemon drop?" Ginny said. She didn't expect that was the password. After all, Harry told it to her years ago. As expected, the gargoyle stood still. "Fizzing Whizbees? Bertie Botts Every Flavor Beans? Cauldron Cakes?"
The gargoyle sprang to life.
"Cauldron cakes? Hmm," said Ginny climbing the stairs. She was just about to open the door to Dumbledore's office when she heard arguing.
"I am telling you, Merlin. I have seen what will happen. History will repeat itself unless we start now," said a female's voice. It sounded familiar, but hard to place.
"Viviane, we do not even know if the girl is priestess-born," said Dumbledore.
Merlin? Viviane? Were these code names? What girl?
"Merlin, she is the daughter of Igraine. Hemera's daughter. She is a daughter of the Holy Isle. She has the gift."
"Kassandra," said Dumbledore. "We must wait. She must decide her fate."
"We need not wait any longer. She is standing outside your door. Enter, Ginny."
Ginny paused. The woman knew her name. Kassandra...that sounded familiar. She entered into the office.
"Aunt Kassandra!" yelled Ginny. Kassandra was her favorite aunt, but she never came to visit.
"Hello, Morgaine."
"I am not Morgaine, Aunt. I am Ginny."
"One in the same, dear."
"Kassandra," Dumbledore warned.
"I don't understand, Aunt."
"Let me expain, child, for it all starts and ends with you."
* * *
"Over a thousand years ago, centries before even Hogwarts was founded, an ancient magic existed in Britain. It came from Atlantis, then to Avalon. It was a long journey that tested the trust of four priestesses. People thought it lost in the mists after Arthur died, just like the isle of Avalon.
When Atlantis was destroyed,six priestesses escaped. One had premonitions of a disaster. She told her sister priestesses and they readied boats to escape. Two priestesses went in one direction while the other four headed toward what is now the southern tip of France. The four women were exhausted and starved when they finally shipwrecked. They lived off of nuts and berries while they made their way north.
The priestesses searched throughout France for a somewhere to establish a place of worship. They made it to the northern most tip of France. They heard rumors of a new wild land. The four priestesses tried to find someway to get to the land called Breton. They found a group of missionary priests that were heading to Breton. The priestesses and priests made a parnership to go to Breton. The priests were going to a place called Glastonbury. Little did they know, their decendants may ruin an age old religion.
The missionary ship landed at Glastonbury three days later. The leader priestess talked to the head of the missionaries. The priestesses made a deal that they got Avalon. They told the priests that they would give them protection from the Mother Goddess and goods from their harvests in exchange for the land. There was a tribe living there called Druids. They worshipped the eartly elements. The Druids and the Priestesses soon formed an alliance. They shared similar beliefs and worshipped similar gods. The Druids built the priestesses houses in exchange for the use of the Tor, a large rock formation that was reveled sacred. The first house was the House of the Maidens. Within the year the House of Silence and he House of the Lady was built.
The first few years was the worst for the priestesses. There was a bad frost that killed alot of the plants. In about five hundred years, all their sacrifices almost came to an abrupt end."
Ginny was pale. Dumbledore had tears in his eyes. Kassandra however, looked intently at Ginny.
"Ginny, you know the story of King Arthur, correct?"
"Yes, Aunt Kassandra."
"Good. After Arthur was wounded, Morgaine tried to bring him to Avalon. The isle was closed to Morgaine by then. She had forsaken the Mother and her fellow priestesses. The priestess Niniane, Lady of Avalon after Vivianes death, went out to meet her and take Arthur to Avalon. There Arthur lied waiting to return. But now that he has, he is threatened once again. Arthur's incestual son, his Nemesis, once again threatened his being. It was written in the stars before he was born that his son, Mordred will be his down fall. For over a thousand years, Mordred has waited. Now it is time for his revenge. It is your destiny, Ginny, to stop him. You need to fulfill your destiny, lest you fail, Avalon should fall. Avalon will truly fall into the mists. Merlin has returned one last time to protect Arthur, but his power is fluctuating. Mordred will take revenge."
Kassandra paused.
"Unless you choose to stop him."
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Ginny Weasley scurried down the corridor to her Transfiguration class. She had overslept again and was already five minutes late. It was only two days into her fifth year, and she is already starting off badly. As she slid into a seat at the back of the room, Professor McGonagal spoke.
"Miss Weasley, why were you late to my class?" said the old Transfiguration teacher. McGonagal already pegged Ginny as trouble, no thanks to her older brothers Fred, George, and Ron. Those three were forever getting into trouble.
"I overslept, professor," Ginny said blushing. Ginny heard a sneer from the front of the room. Ginny didn't need to see the black hair to know who it was. Celeste Kilton was Ginny's bane of existance. Ever since first year, Celeste had caused problems with Ginny. Celeste had grown up with Draco Malfoy. They were best friends up until last year. Draco had became friends with Ginny's brother Ron. The rest was history. Draco, Ron, and Harry Potter became best friends. Which left Ginny and her best friend Hermione Granger quite alone. Soon though, the boys had included them. Then Hermione got the chance to go abroad and study for a year. Now it was just Ginny and the boys.
"Five points from Gryffindor, Miss Weasley," said McGonagal. Just then a eagle owl swooped down onto McGonagal's desk. She opened the scroll attached to it's foot and read it. "It seems to me that Professor Dumbledore would like to see you in his office, Miss Weasley. Before you go, your homework is to write a two page essay explaining the risks of Transfiguring humans. You may go now."
Ginny rose from the seat and hurried out of the room. She half wanted to tell Celeste off, but knew if she did it would mean more points from Gryffindore and she already lost them five. The anger flushed Ginny's face. She didn't notice where her feet led her until she stopped at a stone gargoyle. This was the entry way to Dumbledore's office. This was when Ginny realized that she didn't know the password.
"Umm...lemon drop?" Ginny said. She didn't expect that was the password. After all, Harry told it to her years ago. As expected, the gargoyle stood still. "Fizzing Whizbees? Bertie Botts Every Flavor Beans? Cauldron Cakes?"
The gargoyle sprang to life.
"Cauldron cakes? Hmm," said Ginny climbing the stairs. She was just about to open the door to Dumbledore's office when she heard arguing.
"I am telling you, Merlin. I have seen what will happen. History will repeat itself unless we start now," said a female's voice. It sounded familiar, but hard to place.
"Viviane, we do not even know if the girl is priestess-born," said Dumbledore.
Merlin? Viviane? Were these code names? What girl?
"Merlin, she is the daughter of Igraine. Hemera's daughter. She is a daughter of the Holy Isle. She has the gift."
"Kassandra," said Dumbledore. "We must wait. She must decide her fate."
"We need not wait any longer. She is standing outside your door. Enter, Ginny."
Ginny paused. The woman knew her name. Kassandra...that sounded familiar. She entered into the office.
"Aunt Kassandra!" yelled Ginny. Kassandra was her favorite aunt, but she never came to visit.
"Hello, Morgaine."
"I am not Morgaine, Aunt. I am Ginny."
"One in the same, dear."
"Kassandra," Dumbledore warned.
"I don't understand, Aunt."
"Let me expain, child, for it all starts and ends with you."
* * *
"Over a thousand years ago, centries before even Hogwarts was founded, an ancient magic existed in Britain. It came from Atlantis, then to Avalon. It was a long journey that tested the trust of four priestesses. People thought it lost in the mists after Arthur died, just like the isle of Avalon.
When Atlantis was destroyed,six priestesses escaped. One had premonitions of a disaster. She told her sister priestesses and they readied boats to escape. Two priestesses went in one direction while the other four headed toward what is now the southern tip of France. The four women were exhausted and starved when they finally shipwrecked. They lived off of nuts and berries while they made their way north.
The priestesses searched throughout France for a somewhere to establish a place of worship. They made it to the northern most tip of France. They heard rumors of a new wild land. The four priestesses tried to find someway to get to the land called Breton. They found a group of missionary priests that were heading to Breton. The priestesses and priests made a parnership to go to Breton. The priests were going to a place called Glastonbury. Little did they know, their decendants may ruin an age old religion.
The missionary ship landed at Glastonbury three days later. The leader priestess talked to the head of the missionaries. The priestesses made a deal that they got Avalon. They told the priests that they would give them protection from the Mother Goddess and goods from their harvests in exchange for the land. There was a tribe living there called Druids. They worshipped the eartly elements. The Druids and the Priestesses soon formed an alliance. They shared similar beliefs and worshipped similar gods. The Druids built the priestesses houses in exchange for the use of the Tor, a large rock formation that was reveled sacred. The first house was the House of the Maidens. Within the year the House of Silence and he House of the Lady was built.
The first few years was the worst for the priestesses. There was a bad frost that killed alot of the plants. In about five hundred years, all their sacrifices almost came to an abrupt end."
Ginny was pale. Dumbledore had tears in his eyes. Kassandra however, looked intently at Ginny.
"Ginny, you know the story of King Arthur, correct?"
"Yes, Aunt Kassandra."
"Good. After Arthur was wounded, Morgaine tried to bring him to Avalon. The isle was closed to Morgaine by then. She had forsaken the Mother and her fellow priestesses. The priestess Niniane, Lady of Avalon after Vivianes death, went out to meet her and take Arthur to Avalon. There Arthur lied waiting to return. But now that he has, he is threatened once again. Arthur's incestual son, his Nemesis, once again threatened his being. It was written in the stars before he was born that his son, Mordred will be his down fall. For over a thousand years, Mordred has waited. Now it is time for his revenge. It is your destiny, Ginny, to stop him. You need to fulfill your destiny, lest you fail, Avalon should fall. Avalon will truly fall into the mists. Merlin has returned one last time to protect Arthur, but his power is fluctuating. Mordred will take revenge."
Kassandra paused.
"Unless you choose to stop him."
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