Aloha mortals! Yes that's right, this is the most popular voted story that was on my poll and thus, shall be posted first! As you all know, this is the sequel to Magical Frost which I must say, is my most popular and successful story to date! Thank you for all the support in that story and I hope to have the same support in this story throughout! I would advise you read Magical Frost before reading this one or you will get confused.
This will be based off the final book, The Deathly Hallows, so there won't be anything else after this story. All of the characters from the prequel will be in this and yes, Star will be in it as I have received some PM's about keeping her in. I was going to take her out but some authors made me change my mind. NO PAIRINGS WITH JACK OR STAR WHATSOEVER. HarryxGinny and RonxHermione will be in this since it was in the book and they're adorable anyway.
In addition, I'm looking for authors or readers to do some covers and scenes for this story as well as some other stories of mine but I would like a cover for this one definitely. Computer tablet drawings are preferable, but anyone is welcome. PM if you are interested in doing some art for me and I will pay you with a one-shot of your favourite pairing. I will give you credit for the drawing on my profile of course.
Finally, I decided to post this today because it's my birthday and this is a gift from me to you for all of the support you've given me while I have been an author here! (IT'S THE 23RD FOR MY BIRTHDAY IN CASE SOME OF YOU HAVE DIFFERENT TIME ZONES) Cupcakes for everyone and birthday cake for me!
NOW LETS VENTURE INTO THE OPENING CHAPTER OF SEEKING OUT THE FROST!
The Autumn season was now in session and the lands was covered with red, orange and brown leaves. Of course, a certain someone had added a frosty chill to the air and a coat of frost to the dead leaves. Life was good for Jack Frost. Not only was he the Spirit of Winter but he now had some powerful magic he could use. He mainly used it for pranks though. Just last week, Jack turned invisible and convinced the Guardians that the Pole was haunted. Phil blew it though as he tripped and spilled paint on him. Bunny was furious when he found out.
Jack chuckled at the memory as he sat on the fence in Jamie's backyard. The kids were all inside playing games but this was Jack's favourite place to sit. Jamie and the others always nagged to see his magic but Jack didn't want to draw too much attention to himself since Voldemort was still out there with his Death Eaters. It didn't help that they knew what he looked like. It was the first time Jack wished that they couldn't see him. He had his magic and snow though, so that helped.
It had been a year since he was placed at Hogwarts. He of course did his best to stay in contact although he had only managed to see Fred and George with the cupcakes he was given from Star. Their new shop was just amazing! Jack only wished he had enough but he didn't want to steal any money off people or steal from the shop. It was pretty awesome to look at though. He didn't want to distract the others due to exams, but he had a gut feeling that was telling him to save them for an occasion. He didn't exactly know what occasion though.
His thoughts were interrupted as he saw the familiar shimmer of the rainbow coloured light in the sky. Time for a guardian meeting. Jack cheered poorly on the inside with fake enthusiasm as he took off to the Pole. The meetings were usually quite boring and he had fallen asleep once. Bunny took that opportunity to draw stupid things on his face. Jack had frozen his feet as a result.
"Greetings muggles!" Jack yelled as he flew through a window of the Pole, startling many of the elves and yetis. One even threw something at him which Jack dodged skilfully.
"Knock it off with the muggle crap would ya?" Bunny said with a huff.
"Why would I do that when it annoys you so much?" Jack teased. Tooth shook her head as she came over with Sandy and North. Sandy was of course sipping eggnog while Tooth was admiring Jack's teeth from afar.
"Hey, I use magic too you know," Bunny pointed out.
"Did you go to Hogwarts and learn it?" Jack asked. Bunny glared at him when he said that since he knew what would come next.
"No…" Bunny grumbled.
"MUGGLE!" Jack yelled as he pointed his staff at him accusingly. There probably would have been a physical fight if North hadn't have stepped in.
"Okay, enough now!" North bellowed but Jack stuck out his tongue childishly. North shook his head in amusement at Jack and turned to the rest of the group.
"So I take it we're reporting our duties if there have been any disruptions?" Tooth asked and North nodded.
"Exactly that," he replied.
"Well, the fairies have been busy as usual but there have been no nightmares in sight or any of Voldemort's followers. Since he knows us now, it's better to be safe," Tooth said and Sandy nodded in agreement at that. Those Death Eaters could easily tamper with his dreams.
"Good idea. Bunny?" North asked as he turned to the Pooka.
"Nope, it's all good here but if the Dark Lord is coming after anyone, it'll be Jack since he pissed him off the most," Bunny pointed out and Jack glared at him.
"Hey, not my fault!" Jack retorted.
"Moving on! Everything is all good at the Pole and is all on track. Anything from you Jack?" North said quickly before another fight could break out.
"Nah, nothing on my side. I have magic anyway. Wait, do you hear wings?" Jack asked as he looked up but Bunny scoffed at him.
"It's Tooth's wings, you walking Popsicle," Bunny said but was shocked when he saw a black owl fly in and land on a chair near Jack. What was surprising was that it had a letter in its beak. Jack gave Bunny a cocky glare as he went over to the owl and took the letter. In response, the owl flew back out the window where it came from.
"Who's it from?" Tooth asked as Jack opened it. Sandy made a Hogwarts crest out of sand and Jack nodded eagerly.
"Yeah it is from Hogwarts. It's from Neville!" Jack said excitedly as his eyes darted here and there as he read the letter. Bunny came over to see but Jack kicked him back.
"You want to read it first?" North guessed and Jack nodded without looking away from the letter.
The Guardians shook their heads at the childishness and let him read the letter. Jack's smile stayed on his face for a few more seconds but then it slowly went away and his eyes widened in shock. The Guardians looked concerned now as Jack lowered the letter and leaned against a nearby desk. It looked as if he had seen a ghost for the first time.
"What is it?" Bunny asked.
"Neville…he wrote this with the rest of the Gryffindor house…something has changed. Snape is the new Headmaster," Jack said slowly, causing everyone to look confused.
"That's impossible! Dumbledore has always been the big boss!" North stated.
"Why would he put Snape in charge?" Bunny asked and Sandy shrugged in response.
"He didn't…Snape had to take his place," Jack said as he looked away and closed his eyes.
"What happened?" Tooth asked carefully.
"Dumbledore…is…dead," Jack told them. At this sentence, everything in the Pole went deadly silent. The yetis stopped working and so did the elves. All of them looked horrified. Sandy dropped his eggnog as Bunny had to sit on a nearby chair. Tooth raised her hands to her mouth and North didn't say a word.
"Who killed him?" Bunny asked finally.
"No one knows apart but they think Harry knows…but he's gone missing along with Hermione and Ron," Jack answered back.
"Well we have to find them!" North said determinedly as he perked up and grabbed his swords. Tooth was about to ask something else until a loud screech made the windows of the Pole splinter apart and for everyone to cover their ears.
"What the hell is that?" Bunny yelled but from the incoming dark shapes with a familiar cackling, Jack already knew who they were.
"Death Eaters!" Jack screamed in horror. Sandy took this opportunity to bring out his sand whips and Tooth started to fly about and cut them in half with her wings. North drew his swords and charged into the fight. Jack was about to do something too until Bunny caught him by the arm.
"Listen Frostbite! I want you to hide!" Bunny ordered.
"No way, I am not leaving you!" Jack objected but Bunny held him tighter.
"You get caught too then we're all screwed. Hide yourself and when we're gone, go find them!" Bunny told him with a pained look in his eyes.
"But…" Jack pleaded.
"Do it!" Bunny yelled as he pushed him back. As much as it pained Jack to do so and it actually took him a few seconds to get a grip, he cast the Invisibility Charm and he disappeared out of sight. Since no one could see him, he was in the clear but just to be sure, he went behind a wooden pillar a little away from the fight.
It wasn't actually much of a fight. They all got caught even when Bunny joined in the fight. It took four to hold North's arms back and it was the same with Bunny. Tooth and Sandy only had two but they all had wands at their necks. A blonde haired figure then appeared in front of them and Jack glared at him.
"Lucius Malfoy," Jack growled. He had to control his temper since his ice would give him away.
"Ah, the Guardians. I have heard so much about you," Lucius stated calmly.
"What is the meaning of this?!" North bellowed as he struggled in the tight grips.
"Nothing personal. The Dark Lord sees you as a threat ad we have been ordered to…restrain you. There is one person missing and he is the one we want most. Where is the Winter Spirit?" Lucius demanded.
"They want me the most?" Jack asked himself.
"Frostbite? You just missed him," Bunny sneered.
"Well, he couldn't have gone far, no one could miss that white hair and stick. We will hunt him down but you will all do for now," Lucius said with a sinister smile. Jack felt insulted at that. It wasn't a stick! It was a damn staff! How many times must he tell people that?!
"Go to hell," Tooth spat which surprised Jack since she never said things like that. She must be angry. Lucius merely smirked as he and the rest of the Death Eaters were surrounded by a black mist. When it finally cleared, they and the Guardians were gone. After waiting for a few minutes, Jack undid his charm and came out.
He couldn't believe this was happening. They went to all this trouble for the Guardians? Was Pitch back here too? Voldemort had many more powerful enemies out there. Having said that, the Guardians were powerful and had decades of experience which was far more than Voldemort himself.
The yetis, who were surprisingly not take, came out from their hiding places along with the elves. They didn't know what to do wither since their master was just taken right from under their noses. This did not bode well. On the bright side, it was a long way till Christmas and even longer for Easter. He then pulled out the letter from Hogwarts, which he had shoved into his hoodie pocket in the fight. The school year had just started. This was not over.
"Everyone listen up!" Jack called. All the yetis and elves faced him quickly. "The rest of the Guardians have been taken. I don't know where but I promise we will get them back. However this will not affect the holidays because you will carry on without them I know you can do it."
"Blugaha!" Phil, the main yeti said as he came forward with a determined look on his face. Jack smiled at him.
"Okay, you're in charge. I want you to divide up the yetis. One group will be working on toys. One group will go down into Bunny's warren and help finish off the eggs. One will go to the Tooth palace and tell the fairies to keep doing their job and to stay on guard. Finally, three of you will take the sleigh and spread Sandy's sand. It's enchanted so it'll never run out," Jack explained as he handed a pouch of sand to Phil, who saluted in response. Sandy had given him that sand in case of any emergencies if he encountered Pitch's nightmares. "In the meantime, I'll go out and find them and finish this once and for all."
"Arghaha!" Phil cried and the remained of yetis and elves all cheered too. Phil then started to divide up the groups as Jack then headed to the attic of the Pole since it was where he kept most of his possessions. North had no clue about it since the attic was so small.
Jack quickly made his way over to the corner of the attic, picked up a floorboard which revealed a small box inside along with a satchel and a book. He pulled out the satchel and opened it. Hermione had sent him this a few days after he had left Hogwarts. It was amazing, anything could be put in there! He quickly put the book inside and then pulled out the box. As he opened it, his eyes fell on the cupcakes Star had given him. The only ones that remained were Harry's, Ron's, Hermione's, Star's and Neville's. He put them in the satchel and turned back to the box and pulled out a small vile and drank it. This stuff was amazing as he now had slightly tanned skin, brown eyes and brown hair. Polyjuice potion would help since his hair was so recognisable. He then threw in some of the items George and Fred had given him from their shop, before heading down to change.
As he emerged from the Pole at last, he was now wearing a white t-shirt with a black jacket with a hood just in case. He wore blue jeans and as much as he hated it, he had put sneakers on his feet too. His hand gripped his staff tightly as he gazed into the sky.
"I will save you. I promise," Jack vowed as he took off into the night sky.
Next stop? Diagon Alley.
There we have it! The first chapter! What do you all think? I hope it was a good start. So remember, please PM if you are interested in doing some covers and scenes for my stories. I would like ten reviews for the first chapter if you please! They're like presents to me! Criticism is of course good as I will do anything to make it as good as I can. Sorry if I get any facts wrong to you Potterheads out there! Cupcakes to all, bye for now and HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!
~Star