Chapter 10: Eyes of the Stag
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Harry found himself in the headmistress office about thirty minutes after his gold eyed stag's appearance.
"I suppose you have no idea why you Patronus has gained gold eyes?" she asked as she offered him a biscuit.
"I was about to ask you the same question to be honest" Stated Harry as he consumed said biscuit. McGonagall walked up and down the room, looking to each of the portraits in turn, none responded.
"It's been many years since I been in this kind of situation Mr. Potter, needless to say I do have some advice" She sat down and looked at Harry carefully "One, be careful who you summon your Patronus in front of . Two, be very aware that your Patronus may have more changes than eyes and three, do try to find out why its changed, it may be a very important thing to know"
With that McGonagall and Harry said goodbyes, neither off them any wiser to the nature of Harry's Patronus.
Harry walked down the corridors of Hogwarts alone, Luna having gone on her own personal wander (most likely to do with whatever she did when she wasn't with the DA in school).
What he needed was someone to help him who had a similar wand to his…
"So what your wands made of?" Harry asked a bunch of seventh year Gryffindor's, only realizing one was Romilda Vane after asking them. She then turned to him
"Only if you dance with me at the party" she asked with a smile. Harry sighed.
"I have a whole school to ask for help, I come with Luna and will be dancing with Luna all night" he stated with his most authoritarian voice.
"Ok..." she looked with a slightly disappointed look "it's a holly wand if that's any help for you"
Harry smiled as he spoke "It is, can I well… borrow it?" she looked at him, clearly perplexed.
"Why? Wouldn't it not work very well for you at all?"
"Its complicated, But lets say I need a wand that similar to mine, but not mine for a experiment" said Harry honestly "Just follow me to this disused classroom". After much giggling, she spoke
"Ok, I'm sure this is going to be an interesting experiment!" she winked, Harry sighed and much giggling followed.
"Expecto Patronum!" shouted Harry while using Romilda wand, again the mist came out at high speed and again he was met by those gold eyes.
"Its really beautiful" she said with a slightly far look in her eyes.
"And it's not right either" Harry said as his motioned with the wand to its eyes "They should not be gold, they have never been gold till today" Romilda look at Harry with a questioning look.
"And you don't know why?" She asked.
"Correct" he said simply.
"But you're the chosen one, the boy who lived and the savior of wizard kind! Surely you can figure out something as simple as the reason for a Patronus eye colors to change?" She asked with a look of disbelief on her face.
"You will find that the simpler something seems, the harder it is to figure out the truth of the matter normally and one more thing, keep this quiet and I give you one dance at the party"
She giggled as they both turn there gaze at the Patronus; its mysterious change didn't lie in Harry's wand.
On the forth day Harry told them of the year long deception of Barty Crouch Junior and the return of Voldemort. He told them of Cedric Diggory the true Hufflepuff who showed Harry friendship when he could of showed him hate and jealousy.
Harry walked through into moaning Myrtles bathroom and asked her if she had ever heard of a Patronus with golden eyes. She said no. Harry asked Headless Nick, he said no. Harry asked every ghost in the school, they all said no.
On the fifth day Harry told them of the DA and Umbridge, misrule, he told them of the Ministry's fear of Voldemort's return and the follies it made them do to "stop the lies"
Harry searched through the library searched every book and went into every corner in his search of secrets on Patronuses. He asked every teacher, even Snape. He found out nothing he didn't already know.
On the sixth day, Harry told them of the war, the deaths, the misery and the joy two certain red headed brothers brought to the world in a dark time. He told them of Dumbledore and his fall from the tower. He looked Snape in the eyes as he said it and he was sure the whole school noticed.
Harry finally asked Luna about golden eyed Patronus's, even with her rather liberal idea's of possibilities, she knew nothing at all.
On the seventh day Harry told them of his quest to get rid of Voldemort's "special trinkets", he told them of the DAs defense of Hogwarts against dementor and giants and he told them of Ginny's sacrifice…
"So how you finally defeat the dark lord?" asked, unsurprisingly, Raj.
"I didn't" said Harry to the shocked gasps of the entire school "Ginny Weasly did, I just happened to be the unwilling receptacle of a charm, made of love, that cost Ginny her life to cast but meant when Voldemort tried to kill me, he died" The room went silent and even Raj was subdued.
"I know, big let down isn't it? That your "chosen one" didn't save wizarding kind at all, but a young red headed girl who just happen to be in love with me more than with life itself did instead"
For a while, silence was all that was heard in the hall, but before too long the whispers started.
"Ginny Wesley's love defeated the dark lord?" was the words on many lips and Harry felt his burden of guilt lighten somewhat.
Sometime latter when Harry was alone in the chamber of secrets, quietly thinking of Ginny love and his Patronus issues. He heard a voice barely even a whisper as he left the chamber to get ready for the party.
"Stand tall Knight Stand tall, for you are the sword of the warmth" It was his mother voice.
"Mum?" asked Harry in the silence of the chamber. He never got a reply.