Soul Dragons

By

Black Rose

Chapter Two: Rain of Mercy

As Harry walked along the sidewalk he was thinking about…well, nothing, really. It was a pleasant summer day. He watched a family playing in their front yard as he passed by one of the several look-alike houses. After a short time he entered the park, and headed for the pond. When he got there he sat under one of the many trees that surround it. He looked out onto the water a saw some rowboats with couples in them just talking or holding each other. Everything was so peaceful, but deep down he knew something about this didn't make any sense. He felt a small breeze, closed his eyes and enjoyed it.

"Myst… come… back… here… girl!" a young girl's voice yelled.

Harry opened his eyes to see a whitish dog running up to him and a young woman with long, sliver-blond hair running after it. As the girl ran, her dark blue skirt fluttered out behind her. As the odd couple approached, Harry held his right hand out to the animal. The dog ran right to his hand and stopped. He petted her while he stood up. The wolf-like dog sat down on the ground and happily panted as she enjoyed the petting. The sliver haired woman also stopped, gasped for air, and then smiled dreamily at him.

"Thank you, she doesn't do that very often." she tells him.

Harry looked up at her and a flash of his dream resurfaces in his mind.

"See you soon… Harry…"

He shook his head and looked back at her.

"That's alright, I'm sure that she thought I was someone she knows." He said with a half given smile then looked back out across the lake.

The young woman just gazed at him and thought to herself.

"I would have to say he is very good looking, powerful, but I can feel a great sadness within him."

"I'm Luna Lovegood, and you are?" she asked.

Harry faced her and looked her in her eye. "Harry, Harry Potter."

She just stared into his green eyes, never once moving her eyes to his scar.

"It's very nice to meet you, Harry. Do you live around here?"

Harry turned his head back to the lake and nodded. A part of him wanted this girl to keep talking, but he didn't have any idea why. He turned back to her and saw that she was sitting on the grass, petting her dog. She felt that his gaze upon her, so she caught his eye and smiled at him.

"Did you want to ask me something?"

He sat back down under the tree and thought about it. Finally, he spoke. "How old are you?"

"Fourteen, you?"

"Fifteen."

The two teenagers didn't say much after that. They just sat there enjoying the breeze and the quietness. A little farther off an older man with light brown hair and speckles of gray in it was sitting on a bench watching them. A smile came to his face when he saw what was happening between them. He then glanced down at The Daily Prophet in his lap and his smile vanished. The headline read "HEADMASTER OF HOGWORTS MISSING & MINISTRY OF MAGIC CLAMS HE-WHO-MOST-NOT-BE-NAMED IS NOT BACK."

He turned his attention back to the two teenagers and looked around.

"Well, Harry, enjoy this time, because it shall be short lived, my boy. Very short lived, indeed."

"He'll be just fine, besides I think he may get himself a girlfriend to help with what he goes through."

The older man turned his head to see a young woman with a sleeveless black shirt with a matching long skirt on, but the most eye catching thing about her appearance was her shocking-pink hair. She then sat down next to him on the bench. The older man smiled a little at her and then turns back to Harry and his new friend.

"I believe you may be right, Tonks, but still, with the Headmaster missing… and everything else that is happening in our world, it's not going to be easy."

"I know, Remus, but you know that he'll be alright with you and my good-for-nothing cousin around." she told him good-naturedly.

He just nodded, and smiled lightly. The two sat there watching the younger teens look out on to the pond.

Luna looked over to the young man behind her and smiled. Then, glancing down at her watch she sighs.

"Harry, I'm sorry but I need to get going."

Harry looked over to her and nodded. He stood up, and dusted himself off as he walked up next to her before offering his hand, which she took cheerfully, and helped her to her feet. Without thinking he asked a question that had been pestering him.

"Will I see you again?"

To say that she was shocked by this question would be understatement. He wanted to see her again. Her heart filled with joy. She beamed up at him.

"I would like that, Harry; I will meet you here tomorrow if that is alright with you?"

He just nodded again and watched her walk away with faithful dog trotting along beside. He didn't know why but he didn't want her to go away. He pushed the feeling away and started to walk around the lake thinking about what tomorrow would bring.

Over a couple of weeks the two continue see each other. They eventually came to find out that they each liked being around the other.

One morning Harry was setting out to meet Luna at their usual spot. He could see that a light fog was rolling across the water and the sun was shinning onto the lake making the fog sparkle. When he got nearer he could see that her silver hair was tied back in a braid with black ribbons. As he grew closer he saw that she was wearing a light black vest that went down to her feet on the back. Also a knee-length matching pleaded skirt and a black blouse with little white flowers all over it. He stopped in front of her and smiled a little.

"Hello, Luna."

She turned her head towards him and smiled. She then smirked at his outfit. He was wearing a black under shirt with a white over shirt and what looked like very dark blue slacks.

"Hello, Harry. How are you?"

"Alright." He stated with half given smile.
"How about a walk around the pound?" he invites her.

"That would be lovely." she replied.

He offered her his hand, helped her up and she smiled in return. As the two walk along they make the usual small talk. In the far-off distance they could see dark clouds rolling in. Then Harry felt something he wished he didn't and then started to look around. Luna saw him glancing around and thought that this was not like him.

"What's wrong, Harry?"

He didn't answer, just kept glancing for something, and his face looked very displeased. She then felt something cold come over her. She too started to look around for what was making everything cold. She then looked across the pond and saw about ten human shaped things covered in dark, hooded cloaks, with only gray decayed hands and no eyes. As they moved across the pond a frost began to cover it. Harry could see them now and looked over to his friend and saw that she was looking right at them.

"We need to get out of here."

He took her hand without a second thought and ran. At this point they could feel the raindrops on their faces. Harry looked behind them only to see that five of the ten dememtors were after them, and he couldn't see or tell where the other five were. It started to rain faster and harder than before. The two ran towards the park boundaries, pushed through the hedges and brushed up against the outer wall. They gasped for air. Harry looked out into the rain, but couldn't see much. Rain moved in faster then he had thought. He looked over to Luna to see that she too was looking out into the rain from her side of their little burrow. His eyes then moved over her body. A blush came to his face and he looked away.

"Nice one, Potter, you're thinking that way, when there are Dementors everywhere, great! Now think!" he thought to himself.

"Harry, what are Dementors doing here?" she breathed the question more than asked it. He turns his head to the timid and rather soaked young woman with shock and confusion on his face.

"Luna…you know that a Dementor is?"

She nodded her head, and knew what he was going to ask next.

"You're a wit-"

"Yes, a witch, just like you're a wizard." said she with a more than a bit of annoyance.

"How do you know that I was a wizard?"

"I go to the same school has you, Harry."

"Oh." was all he could say. A lot of his kind didn't tell other people that they were a wizard or witch because muggles would think they were kidding or mental.

"They're coming…" said a polite voice in his head.

"Wands out…" said a careful voice in her head

The two looked at each other and in unison asked "Did you say something?"

But before they could think about it anymore, a chilly air surrounded them. They took out their wands and had them ready. They stood side by side, backs to the brick wall making an outward "V", ready to cast any spell they could. Harry knew what spell to use, but he had no idea if his friend did.

"Luna, do you know the Patronus Charm?"

"No, why do you ask?"

"I'm going to teach it to you, very fast."

"Alright."

"The incantation is "Expecto Patronum" you need a very happy memory to make it work, do you understand?"

"I believe I do."

"Alright, just don't loose that memory, or it's all over."

They could feel that something very cold was coming head on. For Harry it was like being back in his third you with his favorite teacher teaching him the charm and feeling the affects of the dementor. He started to hear his mother screaming. He tried to think of a very happy memory. Then he heard that voice in his head.

"I'm always with you my son, think of a time that you felt at peace…" the calming voice told him.

Harry closed his eyes and scanned his memory for a time that he felt at peace. He then remembered when he, Ron, and Hermione sat down in the Gryffindor's common room next to the fireplaces. He and Ron would be playing chess, while Hermione would be reading a book. They were just enjoying their time together. Harry reopened his eyes and looked right at the Dementor that was coming in on his side.

"Expecto Patronum" he yelled.

Right from out of his wand came a silvery phantom shaped stag. It ran right at the dementor making flee, but with one gone another just took its spot. He said the incantation again, and same thing happened again. Luna glances back at Harry when he roared the spell.

"In front of you…" said an alarmed voice in her head.

Luna turned back to her side of the burrow and sees a one of the many evil, magical creatures coming at her. Like Harry, she too was hearing her mother's scream. She was trying to think of a happy memory.

"My dearest daughter, I'm never that far from you; think of a time that you were happy to be you…" said a peaceful voice in her head.

She then closed her eyes and thought about the time that she met Harry and he told her that he wanted see her again. She could feel a warm glow in her soul. She reopened her eyes and screamed "Expecto Patronum".

Then for the first time ever a silvery phantom shape came out of her wand, a horse-like creature. It had a body like a skeleton with, two blank, white, shinning eyes, a long black mane and great leathery wings. It, like Harry's stag, ran at the dementor making it flee, but another one took its place as well. They both yelled the spell again and again. Both were starting to get tired, that spell was taking a lot out of them. Then out of nowhere they heard another 'Expecto Patronum' from the outside. They saw a silvery unknown shape chase away the evil creatures at the end of Luna's side as a man with light brown hair was some gray in it came running in with a young woman with blue hair after him.

"Harry, Luna you two all right?" he asked very fast.

"Professor Lupin, what are you doing here?" asked a very shocked Luna.

"There will be time for these questions later; we have to get you two away from here. Come along." said the young woman.

The two teenagers didn't say anything just nodded. Harry cast one more patronus charm and followed his friends out from Luna's side. It was still raining hard. They started to run to the park exit. As they got closer to the exit, Harry's scar started to blaze and he fell to the ground with one hand upon his forehead. Lupin ran over to him.

"Harry, what happened?"

Luna and the other woman were right behind them. Then out of nowhere there were gigantic explosions all around them. They could see houses on fire, people running and screaming in pain. Then above the newly exploded houses they saw the dark mark. The young woman and Lupin looked at each other and knew this wasn't good. Luna gazes over to where her house was; saw that there was a dark mark over it. Harry does the same and sees the same. They both felt a deep pain and hope that their families were all right, even if Harry didn't like them that much. He was still holding his scar but it wasn't causing that much pain anymore. Lupin looked over to his right and saw the dementors were coming their way again. Then he looked around and saw human shaped bodies coming in from the direction they were going.

"Death Eaters." he spat the words.

"Remus, what do we do now, we can't take on all of them, and the dementors all at the same time!" said the now brown haired woman.

"I don't know, Tonks, any ideas?"

"I would say we fight, but there are too many of them."
"Or too few of us…" muttered Harry under his breath.

While the two older ones talked very fast about what to do, Harry and Luna were next to them with wands at the ready.

In a very small voice Luna asked her friend if he was all right. He just nodded and watches as more human shapes come closer to them and also notes that the dementors are getting even closer because he could hear his mother scream in his head again.

"Luna what defence spells do you know?"

"The only one that I can think of that would help would be the disarming spell, why?"

"That's fine, because I think you're about have to use it."

Remus overheard them and smiled at them, he knew they would fight if need be, but he also knew that he needed to get them out of here. Then it hit him, portkey that's it! He looked around on the ground and picked a flower (of all things) and said,

"Portus"

He turns back to the group. "Harry, Luna take this it will take you some place safe." He hoped.

Luna and Harry look at the flower and then look back at him like he was mad.

"It's a portkey; we will be right behind you"

Harry was about to refuse to touch it, then it happened again.

"Harry take the portkey with Luna, you need to get out of here sweetheart, there will be another day to fight but right now your friends need you…" said a very motherly voice that was calm but commanding.

He looked at Luna saw her nod her head. He then looked up at his friend and teacher and smiled a little. Harry took hold of the flower along with Luna and felt it activate. The two disappear. With them gone Remus and Tonks look at each other briefly and also disappear from were they where.

A/N—Thanks for reading. I hope you like the chapter. The next one should be up soon. I really can't wait for the new movie to come out. Anyway if you have to time would you review so I know how I'm doing on this story, thanks—Black Rose

Note From the Editor: Hello, just wanted to say that I have been lazy about doing my job, so if the rain and dementors scene seems familiar from the movie, it's not meant to be a copy. Black Rose had it here first.