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Chapter 2

(Jackie's POV)

Ugh! Did anyone get the license plate on that truck that hit me? I wondered as I returned to consciousness. As I opened my eyes, I noticed that I was inside a castle and by the looks of it…the hospital wing as well.

"Whoa…where the hell am I now?" I asked. Jamie ran over and pulled me into a bear hug. "OW! Jam…need to breath," I gasped.

"Sorry." She replied, letting me go but take a seat on the bed next to me.

"Ok…so…where are we…and who are they?" I asked. I wanted to know what the hell was going on and now.

"Apparently they're the good guys…who talk just like the bad guys." Jamie said.

"One of us used to be bad." I turned my attention to the people surrounding us. A platinum blonde guy around our age elbowed a tall red headed boy who was our age.

"I think…introductions are in order." The oldest guy said. "I am Professor Albus Dumbledore."

"Draco Malfoy." The blonde one said.

"Ron Weasley." The red haired one said, rubbing his arm.

"Hermione Granger." The only girl said.

"Harry Potter." The black haired one said.

Harry Potter…where have I… Oh, shit! Harry Potter, the boy-who-lived! "Seriously?" I asked.

"Wow Harry…you really are known world wide." Ron said.

"Who are you two?" Draco asked.

"Jamie Petersen." My twin replied.

"Jacklyn Petersen. Everyone calls me Jackie though." I said. "What's going on? Why did those creepy guys kidnap us?"

"We really are not sure." Dumbledore said. He might have fooled the others and Jams but he did not fool me.

I noticed Jams checking Draco out, out of the corner of my eye. I rolled my eyes. She was

definitely crushing on him. However, I had bigger problems. I shifted my look to Professor Dumbledore.

"Professor, I don't mean to be disrespectful but you are lying sir. Jamie and I are 18 years old and in our last year at Salem. We watched our adopted parents be murdered in front of us before being kidnapped," I started ranting, "DO NOT coddle us. We deserve to know why it was that our adopted parents were murdered by followers of Moldyshorts," I paused as I heard snickering from Jamie, Draco, Harry, Ron, and Hermione. Ignoring them, I continued, "and why we were kidnapped!"

At that moment, I felt my elemental power build up and my aura begin to flare. "Shit! Not again!" I groaned as I saw everyone but Jamie and Dumbledore's jaws drop.

As I calmed down, I looked at Dumbledore's face and realized why Voldemort wanted both me and Jamie.

"Voldemort had us kidnapped because we're Elementals," I stated. "And our adoptive parents were just collateral damage weren't they?"

Dumbledore sighed and nodded. "You're observations and assumptions are indeed correct Ms. Petersen. And though I wish it were not necessary I believe it is time for you all to know why you all, except for you Draco, are on Voldemort's list," he began.

We all stood there waiting for him to tell us but when he didn't I narrowed my eyes and shot Dumbledore a look. Fidgeting in his seat Dumbledore took his wand and began casting privacy spells before he looked at Harry, Ron and Hermione.

"Harry, I know you know Voldemort is after you because of the prophesy and as for you Mr. Weasley, and Ms. Granger you both believe that Voldemort is after you because you are Harry's best friends and helped him over the last seven years," The trio nodded their heads in agreement with the old man.

Dumbledore sighed and continued, "While that is true, Voldemort also knows that you are all very powerful in your own right," pausing he turned to Jamie and me, "My dears you are both elementals correct?"

We nodded, though we were reluctant to reveal our secret.

"What does this have to do with us Professor?" Hermione asked curiously.

Dumbledore smiled slightly and I noticed a twinkle in his eyes as he replied, "Because Ms. Granger you and your friends are elementals as well."

The entire group went into shock. After minutes of silence from everyone, Hermione spoke.

"B-b-b-b-b-but how could we not know?" she spluttered.

"Because Ms. Granger I hid your powers from you, Mr. Weasley, Mr. Malfoy and Mr. Potter," Dumbledore explained. "After Voldemort was banished for the first time all those years ago, I felt it was unnecessary for you all to hold onto your powers. But unfortunately my mistakes cost us dearly."

At that, Harry stood up and glared at the Professor. "You promised! You said you would no longer hide anything from me after the Department of Mysteries," he yelled.

Dumbledore's twinkle left his eyes. "I am sorry for that Harry. All I can say is that I was doing what I thought was right at the time," he said.

Harry shook his head. "Am I just a weapon to you Professor?" he asked brokenly. "I thought I was like a grandchild to you. Yet you treat me like a piece on a chessboard."

Harry's face hardened as he asked, "Professor, I want you to tell me everything you kept from me about my family and about me…NOW! Or I swear that after Voldemort's dead and buried for good that I will sever all ties with the wizarding world."

(Harry's POV)

I was shocked when Draco and Snape said that there were two muggle-raised witches that had been kidnapped by Voldemort. His plan seemed as good as one Ron might have come up with. So I drank the Polyjuice potion (eughhhhh! I hate that foul potion) and turned into Malfoy Sr.

Draco quietly led me to the room where the two girls were being kept. Walking into the room I saw Draco head over to the girl wearing the shorts and pick her up. I have to admit she was pretty, but not my type.

The other girl however…shaking my head I picked up the one wearing the capris and tube top. A moment later, both Draco and I apparated into Hogsmeade. We quickly made the twenty minute walk to the school and brought the girls into the hospital wing.

Hermione checked both their pulses and the four of us waited for Professor Dumbledore to show up. I sat back on one of the couches and leaned my head back, closing my eyes.

Fifteen minutes had passed before Dumbledore walked into the hospital wing. I opened my eyes at the sound of someone walking into the hospital wing and saw him walk in. Though we still talk, we do not have the close grandfather/grandson relationship we used to have before my fifth year.

"How are they doing Mr. Potter?" Dumbledore asked.

I shrugged my shoulders. "According to Hermione they just need some rest, other than that they had no other wounds or anything," I reported.

"I wonder what you-know-who wanted with them," Ron said aloud.

"Well…we just gotta wait till they wake up," Draco replied, rolling his eyes.

Our attention was diverted from the oncoming argument between Ron and Draco when one of the girl's woke up gasping. She grabbed her wand out of her boot holster and backed away from us keeping her wand pointed in our direction.

"Who the hell are you?" she asked.

"Well…that's being nice to someone who just saved you," Draco said sarcastically.

The girl looked at Draco and blinked her eyes for a moment before lowering her wand.

Dumbledore looked at her sympathetically and said, "Don't worry. We're not going to hurt you."

At that moment the other girl, the one in the capris woke up.

"Whoa…where the hell am I now?" she asked. The girl in the shorts ran over and pulled her into a hug Ron's mum would have envied. "OW! Jam…need to breath."

"Sorry." The girl in the shorts said, letting the other girl go.

"Ok…so…where are we…and who are they?" the capri girl asked.

"Apparently they're the good guys…who talk just like the bad guys." Shorts girl informed her… 'sister'?

"One of us used to be bad." Ron said. I rolled my eyes as Draco elbowed him in the ribs.

Dumbledore decided to prevent the upcoming fight and said, "I think…introductions are in order. I am Professor Albus Dumbledore."

"Draco Malfoy." Draco said with a smirk forming on his lips.

Ron, rubbing his arm, replied, "Ron Weasley."

Hermione was next and stepped forward introducing herself, "Hermione Granger."

My turn. God, I hate when people recognize me. "Harry Potter."

Capri girl's eyes widened. Damn it, she recognized my name. "Seriously?" she asked.

"Wow Harry…you really are known world wide." Ron said.

"Who are you two?" Draco asked, rolling his eyes at Ron's remark.

"Jamie Petersen." Shorts girl answered.

"Jacklyn Petersen. Everyone calls me Jackie though," capri girl said. "What's going on? Why did those creepy guys kidnap us?"

"We really are not sure." Dumbledore replied. Okay, Now I know the Professor is lying. But why? He knows exactly why Jackie and Jamie were kidnapped.

I noticed Jackie look at Draco and Jamie before turning to Dumbledore.

"Professor, I don't mean to be disrespectful but you are lying sir. Jamie and I are 18 years old and in our last year at Salem. We watched our adopted parents be murdered in front of us before being kidnapped," she ranted, "DO NOT coddle us. We deserve to know why it was that our adopted parents were murdered by followers of Moldyshorts," Ok now that has got to be the funniest nickname for Voldemort that I have ever heard and I couldn't help but snigger after the laughter died she continued, "and why we were kidnapped!"

At that moment, I noticed that her aura was flaring up and was pure white. "Shit! Not again!" I heard her groan as I noticed that everyone's, but Jamie and Dumbledore's, jaw dropped.

As she calmed down, she looked at Dumbledore's face and realization as to why she and her sister were kidnapped swept over her face.

"Voldemort had us kidnapped because we're Elementals," she stated. "And our adoptive parents were just collateral damage weren't they?"

Dumbledore sighed and nodded. "You're observations and assumptions are indeed correct Ms. Petersen. And though I wish it were not necessary I believe it is time for you all to know why you all, except for you Draco, are on Voldemort's list," he began.

We all stood there waiting for him to tell us but when he didn't Jackie narrowed her eyes and shot Dumbledore a look. Fidgeting in his seat Dumbledore took his wand and began casting privacy spells before he looked at me, Ron, Hermione and Draco.

"Harry, I know you know Voldemort is after you because of the prophesy and as for you Mr. Weasley, and Ms. Granger you both believe that Voldemort is after you because you are Harry's best friends and helped him over the last seven years," Ron, Hermione and I nodded our heads in agreement with the headmaster

Dumbledore sighed and continued, "While that is true, Voldemort also knows that you are all very powerful in your own right," pausing he turned to Jamie and Jackie, "My dears you are both elementals correct?"

They nodded in agreement with Dumbledore, though they seemed a bit reluctant.

"What does this have to do with us Professor?" Hermione asked curiously.

Dumbledore smiled slightly and I noticed a twinkle in his eyes as he replied, "Because Ms. Granger you and your friends are elementals as well."

The entire group went into shock. After minutes of silence from everyone, Hermione spoke.

"B-b-b-b-b-but how could we not know?" she spluttered.

"Because Ms. Granger I hid your powers from you, Mr. Weasley, Mr. Malfoy and Mr. Potter," Dumbledore explained. "After Voldemort was banished for the first time all those years ago, I felt it was unnecessary for you all to hold onto your powers. But unfortunately my mistakes cost us dearly."

What the hell! He's been keeping more secrets from me? I glared at the Professor. "You promised! You said you would no longer hide anything from me after the Department of Mysteries," I yelled.

Dumbledore's twinkle left his eyes. "I am sorry for that Harry. All I can say is that I was doing what I thought was right at the time," he said.

I shook my head, I was not about to let him manipulate me anymore. "Am I just a weapon to you Professor?" I asked brokenly. "I thought I was like a grandchild to you. Yet you treat me like a piece on a chessboard."

I then gave the Professor an ultimatum I thought I'd never have to give, "Professor, I want you to tell me everything you kept from me about my family and about me…NOW! Or I swear that after Voldemort's dead and buried for good that I will sever all ties with the wizarding world."

(Jackie's POV)

Damn, Harry looks pissed. But, I would be too if I were treated like that. Dumbledore looked like his heart was breaking and I felt for him, but he brought this all on himself. If he had only told Harry the truth sooner…

Dumbledore sighed and replied, "Very well Harry," he looked at everyone in the room and asked, "Do you want Mssrs. Malfoy and Weasley and Misses Granger and Petersen to hear this?"

I could tell Harry thought about it for a moment before he nodded. "They might as well. I'd probably tell them anyway," he replied coldly.

"Harry, not only are you Heir to the Potter line, but you are the sole remaining descendent of Godric Gryffindor," Dumbledore said, dropping the bombshell.

The entire group fell quiet in shock at this for a moment before Harry spoke.

"I guess it was to be expected," he said resignedly, "It seems fitting that the final battle over Hogwarts be between the Heir of Gryffindor and the Heir of Slythrin."

Hermione had tears falling down her cheeks and hugged Harry while Ron and Draco each placed a hand in brotherly fashion on his shoulders.

"Bad luck mate," Ron said sadly.

"I never thought I'd see the day where I'd agree with Weasel but he's right," Draco replied.

I saw the shock form on Ron's face but ignored it as my curiosity about our powers grew. I turned to Dumbledore and asked, "Professor, what are our powers?"

Jackie: Wow! A lot of revelations.

Harry: nods I agree. I still can't believe that Dumbledore kept so much from me, and blocked my powers.

Jackie: gives sympathetic looks I know Harry, but everyone has their own reasons.

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