Tonight was another order meeting. Well, not the Order. Calling those people the Order
Of the Phoenix is an injustice to Phoenixes. The Mob of the Stupidity is more like it.
"Today I shall make a grand announcement. Threaten, torture, kill, do what you must to acquire any bit of information. The ministry is useless; they will burn tomorrow at dusk. The blood shall splatter against the scarlet sun. A new era has begun. My Era. The Era of Eternal Pain. Join me and you'll be only harvested, not drained. The reign of gloom has begun, we shall create a world where all shall bow down to ME! Levis Malurus the Light Lord. The bloody werewolf will pay…" Being confounded by Merlin's malicious apprentice's spell, the group nodded, a dark mist surrounded their pupils.
The Daily Prophet: Bloodshed at the Ministry
Today, at dusk, a group of Death Eaters attacked the ministry of magic. Thankfully, not many people were in the building at the time. As Dumbledore and his Order of the Phoenix had arrived, the attackers quickly fled the scene of the crime, but not before burning down the entire ministry. Unfortunately, the minister Cornelius Fudge was gruesomely killed along with the senior secretary, Dolores Umbridge. Other casualties include Mafalda Hopkirk, Head of Improper Use of Magic office, Rufus Fudge, as well as several aurors. It is believed to be the work of You-Know-Who (the one who had replaced Voldemort as the new Dark Lord) and sadly, many precious documents and research had been lost as the whole Department of Mysteries perished in the flames.
For More Information See Page 8
See Page 10 for the history of You-Know-Who
See Page 12 for a special article: Is the Weasleys to blame? (As we all know, the eldest Weasleys had joined You-Know-Who.)
See Page 14 for information on the Order of the Phoenix
See Page 17 for a guide to self-defense.
"We need some sort of name for this group; obviously not Death Eater or Order of the Phoenix." The people in the room were transported away into a train of thoughts at Charlie's statement.
"How about the Dumbledore is a Dumb old Door Group?"
"Or the Defense Against Dumbledore, Albus? DADA for short people will think that we are talking about Defense Against Dark Arts." Cho suggested
"They sound like some sort of Club! No offence but we need a more fearsome name." Draco said disdainfully.
"The Knights of Venenum?" Asked Percy.
"When did we start working for him?Besides, Remus is in charge. Not me." Charlie immediately disagreed.
"United Phoenix Association?" Daphne continued to add suggestions to the list.
"That's not our purpose!" Blaise shouted.
"Since Fawkes is a fire phoenix, why don't we use the primary Ice Phoenix, Permafrost as our mascot?" Luna said in her dreamy, dazed voice.
"Nice idea!" Charlie grinned and with a tap of his fingers, changed the Scythe so that it's covered in a sheet of ice and icicles clung to the blade.
"The Frost of North." Remus finally spoke.
"It has a nice ring to it. So we'll be the Frost of North." Bill commented.
"So…who shall I take on this grand trip around world?" The head of the Lupins smirked.
"Daaaad, Can I pleeease come?" Charlie whined childishly.
"Now, now Charlie, you promise that you'll be a good little boy and stay with Arthur at home and don't get in any mischief." Remus reached out and ruffled his flaming red hair.
"Wow…was that really necessary?" said the now sulking Charlie.
"Bill will be second in command on this expedition, Regulus, Draco, Susan and Cho will go with him. I'll take Percy, Seamus, Luna, and Theo. We'll start in Ireland, where the augurey resides. The there is still the Light, Water, Ice, Wind, Earth, Energy, Metal, Stone, Nuclear, Poison, Past, Future, Time, Mechanics, Universe, and Holy." The Last Marauder ordered.
"There is that many?" Theodore frowned. "That will take forever to track down!"
"If you had paid attention during research, then you would have known! Also, we have to track down the primary ones in other words, the leader of that tribe." Bill scowled.
"Fawkes is the primary Fire Phoenix, so that's why there are only 17. The Light Phoenix is not far from here, but we can't go to it without the Dark Augurey accompanying us. The Water is in Atlantis, Ice is in Antarctica, Wind is in China, I believe. Earth is in Canada, Energy is perhaps in United States, Metal is in my vault, but again, we can't acquire it before the Energy, Stone is in Egypt, Nuclear is in France. The Poison is in the Amazon and I will explain the Time Trio later. The last three are the likely the most difficult ones. Mechanics is in a muggle factory and Universe is in the International Space Station. Holy is in someone's magical core." Remus explained patiently.
"Uh……" Theodore just stood there, baffled by the lengthy explanation
"Well, what are we waiting for? Let's go!" Urged Seamus eagerly.
They gathered around a newspaper and within seconds, it began to emit a soft glow. When it subdued, The Frost of North found themselves in Ireland. There, before them, stood a tall yew tree that was petrified by lightning.
Remus tapped the trunk with his staff in a steady rhythm. The hollow trunk resonated like a church bell. The ground began to shift and there, at the base of the yew was a large opening. Their leader motioned them in, before sealing off the exit from inside.
"Tom!" To everyone's shock, the man that entered at Remus' call was Tom Marvolo Riddle.
"Hi there Remus! How's the progress?" The ex-dark lord looked jolly and not at all like an evil maniac.
"We need the seventeen primary phoenixes in order to kill Fawkes, Albus' horcrux."
"The Augurey will come with you, because you had already passed its test when I captured you before. But I'm warning you, there will be other tests you'll have to pass, and will become gradually more difficult. Good Luck with your quest. Bye Remus!" The Keeper of the Phoenix vanished with a pop.
Remus reached up to his shoulder where the Dark Phoenix perched and gently stroked its feathers, it gave a mournful cry. "Can you take us to St. Peter's Basilica? We need to get to the light phoenix." Remus asked smoothly.
A murky miasma surrounded the group and shipped them off to their next destination. Blinding flash of light encased the Frost of the North and a voice spoke from within.
"My test is simple. Pass the judgment of the soul and you may take Gilth, my phoenix. Step forward in turn to be evaluated."
Remus took a breath and walked forwards, a sharp pain entered him and left before he realized the pain. "You have been deemed worthy."
The next was Bill, then Regulus, Theodore, at Draco, it took slightly longer but in the end he was deemed worthy. It paused at Percy and the rest passed easily.
In front of them was a man dressed in red. "I am Virgilio Cardinal Noè, the archpriest. Yes, I am a wizard and we are located in the obelisk in the middle of St. Peter's Square. I see that you need Gilth to vanquish the great evil that had been poisoning the land. The legacy had been passed from one guardian to the next; we take charge of the phoenixes until the prophesied one comes." Virgilio snapped his fingers and Gilth came.
The phoenix was a bright glowing figure of light, while the augurey was shadows that gathered and condensed into a phoenix form.
In front of them was a magnificent city of corals and shells. King Triton, the immortal son of the Water mage Poseidon and the mermaid Amphitrite, came to greet them.
"Welcome to Atlantis, if you ever need our aid, I, King of the merpeople gives you our allegiance. By passing the invisible barrier that was right behind you, it proves your ability to wield the power of water. Tawer the Water Phoenix will be visible. In water, she'll merge with it and appear to be invisible.
"Prepare a few warming charms everyone," Bill instructed, "we are going to Antarctica!"
"This place is freezing even with advance warming charms!" Draco complained.
"Where is Seamus?" Bill looked alarmed.
"Just ahead." Regulus pointed.
When the group tried to walk forward, they were stopped by a shield.
"Your leader may be able to control Permafrost, but in order for it to be awoken from the fiery prison crafted by Dumbledore, Mr. Finnigan is the only one capable." A cold voice spoke, sending a chill down their spine.
Seamus soon realized that he was no longer with the group. Despite the cold, the ice in front of him was ablaze. Several whips of fire was woven together to form an intricate orb. "Aguamenti!" he cried, and the water that shot out of his wand changed to ice. "Arcus!" The ice shaped itself into a bow and arrow. "Now…congelo!" The burning sphere was no longer pulsating. Aiming an arrow at one of the narrow cracks in the globe, the arrow whistled through the air and punctured Dumbledore's magic, releasing the bird within. It was small and weak, but with several 'aguamenti' it was restored to its true size.
An hour later, Seamus emerged from the barrier with the phoenix following behind him.
"Seamus! What happened?" Inquired a anxious Remus.
"It was trapped and all ice and water source was cut away, so I froze the flames and shot an ice arrow into the orb. Upon contact, it gave it just enough boost to free itself." Said an exhausted Seamus who was looking extremely pleased with himself.
With a flash of colors, the Frost of the North found them selves dangling on a mountain peak in China. The wind phoenix soared in the sky above, making no attempts at coming down. Sometimes, it would swoop down but glide away while trilling a playful trill that seems to say 'come and catch me if you dare.' Everyone was staring in awe at the phoenix that no one noticed Cho, who had conjured a broom and went racing after the phoenix. They twirled around the mountain peaks in the distance and dived under waterfalls. In the end, about an hour later, it landed on her shoulders and nudged her back to the land.
Breeze, the wind phoenix gladly took the group to their next destination, a lush green forest with towering mountains in the distance.
"Alberta." Was all Luna said.
Creeping in the shades of the trees was a green, nymph-like blur. But its distinct trill told the truth about this mysterious creature's secret identity.
"I believe this one is for Luna." The Lupin patriarch gave the blond a nod of approval.
Soaking wet and freezing cold, the team was now in a thunder cloud.
"I thought you said that we were going to United States!" Draco said scornfully.
"That's what I thought too!" Remus shouted back over the loud thunder.
A jolt of electricity wheezed over the ground below, but if you watched closely, then you'll know that it's a phoenix, plummeting over and over in the rain. It shot back up and struck the Malfoy heir, who jerked as the electricity rushed through him. Moments later, the phoenix of energy went to join the others in a harmonious trill.
They arrived in Egypt, after Remus retrieved the metal phoenix through a spectacular duel between the water, and energy phoenix versus the metal phoenix. It took a while to disable the hexes and maneuver through the various traps. There, perched on a sarcophagus in the middle of the burial chamber of the pyramid was the magnificent stone phoenix.
Surprisingly, Clarune, the nuclear phoenix was the easiest to obtain. It was inside a muggle nuclear power plant. Once it sensed them entering, it joined the rest of the phoenixes and whisked them off to the Amazon. Surprisingly, no one thought to bring any medical supplies. They almost had to abort the mission when the majority got severely poisoned by the venomous plants. Charlie the Dragon/Wolf/Shape shifter thankfully, provided them with dittany and bezoars to counteract the poison. And with a blast of murtlap essence, tamed the poison phoenix (Noxit).
"Regulus, you are the one fated to retrieve the time trio. Spin the time turner as much as you can to buy time. In the middle of time traveling, vanish only the sand within. Best wishes, good luck." Remus held out a time turner and Regulus reluctantly took it.
Following the instructions, Regulus arrived at a hall filled with time turners. There, was an old man dressed in dark red robes. Chronos the wizard of time strolled towards Regulus.
"Found the hall of time, you have." Chronos declared in a trance-like state. "Come with you, Present and Past shall not. Till the beginning of the end, till your leader is worthy, then come they shall. Horae shall come with you, she shall serve the purpose."
Chronos vanished into thin air in a puff of smoke. In its place is a bronze-colored phoenix. The sand reappeared in the hour glass and with a sparkle of glittery sand, they returned to the room of knowledge, hidden point.
The Mechanic Phoenix, Mechelos turned out to be the brother of Clarune, but Theodore had to work undercover at the muggle factory Grunnings (the same one that Vernon Dursley works at) in order to retrieve it. Needless to say, he messed it up badly and had been saved by a few well placed memory charms. Otherwise, it had been a success.
The trip to space took only a few anti-heating charms and warming charms. To take care of oxygen supply, a bubblehead charm did the trick. And the holy phoenix of the soul was in Remus. Trapped in his magical core along with the wolf was a brilliant white phoenix. As they made their way back to earth, a shockwave knocked them unconscious.
A pop told Charlie that they had finally returned. For the past few days, he had been dedicating his time to books. Mystified at the fact that there was no noise, he rushed to the entrance. At apparition point was his brother who was covered in blood.
"Charlie…it's…him...he..got...them..." he managed to say.
Taking only a few seconds to consider his decision, Charlie called Starry to take care of Bill, while he disappeared with a pop.
I know that this chapter is a bit sloppy, and that I haven't updated in a while. I had a horrible case of writer's block last week and thankfully it is cured. This chapter is a bit messed up and I will rewrite it when I have time.