I made a tiny little mistake in the last chapter. I thought, for some reason, that Jacob was on the Harry Potter side of the fic instead of the Guardians of Time side, like he is. I'm saying that Isabel was able to heal Rochelle when Ethan wanted her to at the end of The Key, which is how Rochelle is still alive in this fic. But anyways, here's the next chapter!

Chapter 4

Kyle

And we tell them everything. Mostly, it's just the trio talking, but occasionally, Ginny will join in. Near the end, Vanessa and I tell how we came in, but that's about it.

The others are surprisingly okay with all this. "That's because," Rochelle says, "We're not exactly normal either." Whoa. How did she know what I was thinking??? Oh well. Maybe they'll explain it.

Arkarian starts their story. "Okay, well, all nine of us are part of a group called the Guardians of Time, or the Guard for short. We save the world from the Order of Chaos, whose sole purpose is to go back in time and change the past so that now, in the present, they can be more powerful. Our job is to make sure that history stays the way it is supposed to. The Order began when Lathenia, the Goddess of Chaos, discovered that she could make herself more powerful by screwing up the past. She found others to help her, and her twin brother, Lorian…" for some reason, that name makes him slow down a bit before he continues. "Lorian put together a group to help him stop his sister. Each member of both the Guard and the Order has special skills to aid them in their quests. Mine are those of Truthseeing, which is basically mind reading, and the ability to stop ageing. I am well over 600 years old, but my body will forever remain that of an 18 year old. There was a prophecy made long ago, about nine people. Ethan, would you care to recite it?"

It appears that Ethan has memorized the entire thing. "Before the world can be free
A bloom of murdered innocence shall be seen
In the woods above the ancient city of Veridian
Where nine identities shall be revealed

It will come to pass that a king shall rule
But not before a leader pure of heart awakens
And an ageless warrior with an ancient soul
Shall guide with grace and providence

Beware; nine shall see a traitor come and go
From whence a long and bitter war will follow
And the Named shall join in unity
Yet suspicion will cause disharmony

A jester shall protect, a doubter cast a shadow
And a brave young warrior will lose his heart to death
Yet none shall be victorious until a lost warrior returns
And the fearless one emerges from a journey led by light and strength

Take heed, two last warriors shall cause as much grief as good
From the midst of suspicion one shall come forth
The other seeded of evil
Yet one shall be victorious while the other victorious in death"

"Care to explain that to us?" Harry asks.

"In a moment," Arkarian replies. "Throughout this story, you will learn of all nine of the Named, although you may not know that it's them until later."

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Isabel

We all take turns explaining what has happened within the past year and a bit. When we get to the end of our story, we take turns explaining the prophecy. "Well, for starters," I say, "Angel Falls shelters the city of Veridian, and the battle took place beside the woods by this place. During the battle, nine identities were revealed; Me, Arkarian, Ethan, Rochelle, Matt, Neriah, Mr. Carter, Jimmy, and Shaun."

Ethan takes the next part. " 'It will come to pass that a king shall rule' Well, I made sure of that when I saved King Richard."

" 'But not before a leader pure of heart awakens' that was me," Matt says. "I was destined to lead the Named, probably because of my father."

" 'And an ageless warrior with an ancient soul shall guide with grace and providence' that was me," Arkarian says.

"The traitor that we all saw come and go was Marduke, because a long and bitter war followed his turning to the Order."

"The Named did join in unity," Rochelle says, "and suspicion did cause disharmony. Everyone was suspicious of me, because I used to work right beside Marduke."

"'A jester shall protect' that was Jimmy," Matt says, "because he was sent to protect me, Mum, and Isabel once Isabel's father left. 'A doubter cast a shadow' was me, because for the longest time, I doubted myself. I doubted whether or not the prophecy was really talking about me when it mentioned a leader pure of heart."

"I was supposed to be the one who loses his heart to death, because Rochelle was supposed to die, and I love her," Ethan says. "Thankfully, Isabel was able to heal her at the last second. The lost warrior was my dad, and the 'fearless one' was Isabel."

"I was the warrior who came forth from the midst of suspicion," Rochelle says.

"And I was the one seeded of evil because Marduke was my father," Neriah says. "I was the one victorious."

"And I was supposed to be victorious in death, but as Ethan said, Isabel was able to heal me." Rochelle says gratefully.

"So that's the prophecy," I say. "And that's our story."

"So let me get this straight," Kyle says. "Arkarian is really over 600 years old, and can read other people's minds; Isabel is a healer and gets visions, and she now has the power to stop ageing; Ethan can move things with his mind, create illusions, and has an instinct to keep the prophecy going; Rochelle has an analytical sense of touch and can also read minds; Matt is immortal; Neriah is also immortal, and can bring things to life just by drawing them; Dillon is extremely strong; Clara can also read minds; and nobody knows what Jacob can do yet. Is that about right?"

"Yep," I say.

"Well, I guess that makes enough sense."

Ginny looks at my necklace. "Oooh, that's pretty, Isabel!"

"Thanks! Arkarian gave it to me."

Hermione looks at it. "Hang on…" She whispers something to Harry, and his eyes go wide.

"Hermione, you don't think…?" he says, as if he can't dare to believe it either.

Hermione nods.

"Am I missing something here?" I ask. "What are you two talking about?"

"Isabel, can I see your necklace?" Hermione asks.

"Sure, I guess. Just be careful with it," I add as I take if off from around my neck. Hermione hands it to Harry, who points his wand at it. "What are you doing?" I ask fearfully.

"Just doing the spell to see if this is the final Horcrux. If it is, we'll have to destroy it. If it's not, then nothing will happen, and you can have it back again." Harry mutters something, and the spell hits the necklace.

Did you really think I'd let you find out right away? No, cuz I'm still trying to decide if I want it to be the last Horcrux or not. As soon as I decide, I'll post the next chapter so all of you can know, too! Sound good? Review and tell me! I only have 2 reviews for this entire fic, and they're both for chapter one!