Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Harry Potter characters, but I own the plot and the new people you met and will meet. My brother and I worked on this tiresomely for several days before deciding to write it, so review, review, review.
Dragon Rod
Bed time story
"Now Arthur, do you think that Hermione will like a pink jumper this year for Christmas?" Miss. Weasley was saying as she rocked in her chair by the fireplace. In the living room the couple sat in quiet with pleasant conversation going on. The kids had all been put into bed and need to get some sleep for their trip to Hogwarts tomorrow. Ginny is in her sixth year while Ron, Harry and Hermione are in their seventh. Mr. Weasley sat in his favorite chair reading his paper. He was elected minister of magic ever since fudge had a heart attack two years ago; unfortunately he is one of the ministers of magic. Lucius Malfoy is the other; the vote was tied and has been for some time now.
"Molly dear, Christmas isn't until… well a long way away." Arthur said as he changed sheets of his paper.
"Yes your right. Oh my goodness, what are you two doing out of bed? I demand an explanation right away." Ginny and Hermione crept around the corner into the living room in their nightdresses.
"Um well, we were, uh, Mom we couldn't sleep, to excited about tomorrow." A stammering Ginny spoke.
"You need your sleep." Molly exclaimed.
"Can we stay up with you for a while, until we are tired?" Ginny asked hopefully.
"Well for a little bit, but if your tired in the morning…" she trailed off at that moment because a red headed boy and Black haired boy stepped around the corner.
"Couldn't sleep," Ron said brightly "can we stay up to?"
"I guess, for a little while." The four kids sat down on the floor, Ron and Harry sat by the fireplace and Hermione laid down close to them on her stomach. Ginny sat in front of her mother with her back to her.
"Um mom, mind if we stay up tonight to?" the twins poked their heads around the corner and started settling themselves in some empty spots on the floor.
"Well I never," molly exclaimed "is this the new leaky cauldron or my living room?"
"Good one mom." Fred retorted.
"Mom can you tell us a story?" Ginny's small voice piped up.
"What one?"
"One about dragons." Ron said.
"Princesses." Hermione stated.
"Sward fights." Harry added.
"Magic." Both the twins' chorused.
"Well then I know just the story. This is an old legend that my mother told me when I was quite young. It has been passed down generations now, some say it is true some say it's just myth."
"Go on, tell us." All the kids said. Miss Weasley took Ginny's fiery golden red hair in her hands and started French braiding it.
"It all happened a long time ago when there were two men, the best of friends, nothing could part them. One was Jazan Red, he was king of Gandora Kingdom and he had a daughter named Dezra. His friend was Basain yameau and he had a son named Airez. Basain was king of Ledora kingdom."
"Ouch mom that hurt."
"Sorry Ginny, Anyway as I was saying, these two were the best of friends. One day Jazan was walking in the woods and he came across the very first dragon egg. He had no idea that it was a dragon egg except that it had on it written Dragon in some ancient language. Jazan took the egg and cared for it until it hatched. It was a black and white Dragon, one black eye and one white eye. Jazan was so happy this was a new creature and he didn't want any harm to come to it. Jazan named the dragon Demos. Basain, being Jazans best friend found about the dragon, well he was told about it.
As time went by Basain grew jealous of Jazan, as he wanted a dragon for himself. Basain plotted and planed. One day when Jazan and he were fighting, to work on their skills, Basain knocked Jazan over and the man hit the ground and poked out his eyes and went blind. In a state of despair Jazan's dragon Demos went to help his friend. Demos gave up his white eye and Jazan took it. He could see again. This bond between the dragon and the human made Basain even more jealous.
Soon Basain realized that he cannot kill his best friend to get the dragon, he would most likely kill the dragon in the process and be with out both of them. So Basain decided that he must kill the dragon."
"Oh no mom he didn't." Ron exclaimed
"Shh, who's telling this story," Molly glared at Ron "So one day when Demos was grazing in the field Basain shot an arrow at his heart and killed him. Dragon skins weren't as tough back then. Basain blamed it on some highwayman, and kept the dragon's black eye. Jazan cried and almost died but lost his sight instead, without the dragon alive the eye will die as well. Jazan gave the white eye to his daughter Dezra, and died. Dezra and her lover, Airez, took the eye and a piece of the dragon shell, some how creating many more dragons. The eye split and floated up into the sky, with half of it, it created a fiery red star with glimmers of gold, and the other half it created an icy gray star with glimmers of blue. This was odd because the red star represents Dezra and the blue star represents Airez. Over time the power in these stars created two rods, known as dragon rods, a golden red one and a blue gray one. These rods are about half the size of our wands. The red one has a circle on top and the gray one a triangle. These rods hold very powerful magic that no one knows about. These rods were created to stop the midnight rod. The midnight rod was created from the dragons other eye, the black eye. Basain wanted to create a dragon and instead came out with this rod; he was going to use it to rule the earth. He didn't get far with that plan because his son found out and killed him. They were unable to destroy the midnight rod so they buried it. In order to destroy it the red and gray rods needed to be married, hence the people who owned them needed to be married. Dezra and Airez wanted to be married but couldn't because at birth they were betrothed to other people.
From the newly created dragons lots of little runts came out, not strong enough to survive in the world alone they band together and started a new race, known as the dragon gnomes."
"Oh, I want one of them." Ginny said.
"Shh, your interrupting me, so in time it is said that the true heirs of the Dezra and Airez will come. We do not know when or who they will be. It has been a long, long time that most people dismiss the whole idea. I believe that if it is true the Midnight rod or any of the others would have been found by now. Well that's the end of the story, now off to bed."
"But mom what happened to Dezra and Airez?" George asked.
"They married other people lived a long life and died, burying their rods when they left. Now lets go it is well past midnight." All the kids gradually climbed back to bed.
"Kind of sad ending, isn't it?" Ginny asked Hermione stifling a yawn.
"Yeah, I wonder if it is true?" Before the girls could talk much more they were asleep.
* * *
Inside the Malfoy manor Draco was getting ready for sleep. Another year at Hogwarts, with the stupid 'dream team' thank goodness it is my last he thought. Draco crawled into his king size four-poster bed and layback on his pillows. Trying to fall asleep, he found it very difficult. He was getting hot under his heavy black quilts and comforters. Draco threw them back and lay in his gray silk boxers. Draco grabbed a package his mother left on the side of his bed and opened it; it was a muggle book called Lord of the rings. It was a four-book set, so Draco begun reading the hobbit that night.
After a few hours Draco fell asleep on his bed with the book open on his lap.
Draco was running in the forbidden forest, something was chasing him but he couldn't tell what it was. He ran faster and faster and bumped into a Red haired Weasley, Ginny. She looked as scared as him and was running from something. The full moon pulled into view and they could see a bright blue light emitting from their hands and a shadowy Ghost appeared.
"My name is Maledicta .I've come with a message for you"
"Throught fog, fall, and fire,
Storm, winter and ice.
He was born under the red sta,
She was born under the Ice.
Dragon Lizard,
Two I give you
Hatching fire and ice creatures
By the first shell
Scorch and sear the skin
Dragon lizard diary will help you win.
Rod of ice
Rod of fire
Midnight Rod is dooms desire."
Draco and Ginny in their separate houses, shared the same dream/night mare. They both woke up at the same time in a cold sweat. . Ginny wondered why she was dreaming about Draco and the dragon Rods, and if he had the same dream. Draco wondered what the heck a dragon rod was, and why he was dreaming 'bout Ginny Weasley, and if she had the same dream. Restless they both found the comfort of sleep only to be woken up soon by their mothers.
