Chapter 11: Erika Learns More About Herself
Lucius Malfoy stood there looking furious. A little house elf was crouching behind him. "Dobby?" Harry asked. Erika and Dumbledore had come out of his study behind the desk by now. Erin was looking at the poor little thing. "So this is the family you serveā¦the Malfoy's."
"I'll deal with you, later." Lucius hissed at the elf. He cowered looking scared. "So you decided to return."
"Yes, it seems that they heard that Ginny Weasley had been killed by the creature, they saw it fit to reinstate me and curiously, Lucius, a few of them were under the impression that you would curse their families if they did not agree with you in the first place."
"How dare you!" Lucius said.
"Pardon me?" Dumbledore asked.
"My concern has always been for this school and its students." He looked at Harry contemptuously. "So you have stopped the attacks."
"We have."
"Well?" Lucius asked. "Who was it?"
"The same person it was last time. Voldemort."
"Oh." Lucius said looking a little less cocky.
"Only this time he chose to work by the means of this diary. Let us hope no more of Lord Voldemort's old school things fall into innocent hands."
Dobby looked at Harry and nodded to the diary and then to Lucius. "I see we'll let us hope that Mr. Potter is always there to save the day."
"Don't worry, I will be." Harry said.
Lucius swept from the office and kicked Dobby forward. Erika's heart went out of the poor house-elf. "Come, Dobby, we're leaving."
Harry looked at the diary. "Sir, may I have that."
Dumbledore nodded. Harry hurried after them.
"Erika can I please speak to you?" Dumbledore asked, Erika stopped herself from running after Harry.
"Of Course sir" she said and sat down again.
"Erika, I wanted to ask you, do you know about your powers?" he asked, Erika sighed.
"I don't actually know, I'm a metamorphosis, I have this kind of connection with Animals and I'm a Parseltongue, why?" she told him, Dumbledore smiled.
"Your powers have come out much more quickly than your mothers did" he told her, Erika was confused her mother didn't have any powers like hers.
"No she did, but she passed them on to you, your mother when she was here at school, was one of the best, she could do potions, transfiguration, defence against the dark arts, divination, care of magic creatures, she was truly a extraordinary witch and still is, I believe"
"She gave her powers to me" Erika astounded. Dumbledore nodded.
"She did, she didn't mean for it to happen. In your mother's family the gifts passed down, to the next generation, it is quite amazing I think myself and that is why you don't know half of your parentage, Voldemort wanted your mothers power and in turn her, this is where your father comes in, he stopped a group of Slytherins from stunning her and taking her to their master, it was very heroic, after that, if one person saw Hailey, they would see your father not that far away. It was as if he was watching her, waiting for the right moment"
"Sir, my mums sent me a letter saying that I'm like him, and she doesn't want me to go down the same path as him, what actually happened to him? I need to know" she asked, Dumbledore smiled at her.
"See your last line that was him, smart and funny" he said, "but yes I think it's time you knew everything about yourself, but we may need some pumpkins juice" he said "Reiny" he called and two seconds later a house elf appeared.
"Master Dumbledore sir, what would you like?" she asked bowing low. Dumbledore chuckled.
"Just two goblets, and a refilling pitcher of pumpkin juice" he asked, the house elf nodded and was gone with a crack. She was then back with what Dumbledore asked for.
"Anything else, master sir" she asked, Dumbledore laughed.
"No thank you Reiny, I'm sure you need to prepare for the feast" he told her. Reiny bowed and was gone again.
"Now to tell you the extent of your powers" Erika took in a breath. "Erika, one day when you're older you will be able to be an Animagus, you are a metamorphosis, you will be able to read minds and preform Legilimency and Occlumency, you also will be able to see the future, but like your mother when you have children, you will give part of your power to that child" Erika slumped back in the arm chair looking over-whelmed and confused.
"It was me the sorting hat was speaking about as it?" she asked,
"Yes, yes it was"
"But why me?"
"I'm afraid I don't know" Dumbledore said shaking his head.
"Can you tell me more about me father?" she asked,
"No, your mother said she would when she was ready to, but I'm afraid that day might not come"
"Why doesn't she want me to know, I have a right he is or was my father"
"I understand that Erika, but she has her reasons, now I expect you want to go and see Harry and Mr Weasley" Dumbledore said standing up, Erika took her leave.
"Thank you sir for telling me what you could" she said and walked out the door.
Erika found Ron and Harry both in the common room in fresh robes; she walked up to them and gave them hugs, much to their surprise.
"Thanks goodness you're both ok" she said as she pulled back, both boys looked shocked that she had just hugged them.
"Erika are you ok?" Ron asked, Erika laughed.
"I'm fine, I'm alive and I'm happy to have three best friends" she said happily, she then walked up to her dorm.
"Do you think she is ok?" Ron asked Harry, Harry was looking at the stairs Erika had just gone up.
"Oh, What?- I don't know, I think she's just happy we all got out of there alive"
"You said Dumbledore wanted to talk to her"
"Yeah, I wonder what about?" Harry thought out loud.
"About my powers you nosy little boys" Erika said coming back down the stairs, with her hair clean and a smile on her face, she had changed her robes too.
"Sorry" they both mumbled, Erika grinned.
"its fine, I'd be worried too, but I'll tell you about it later" she said and linked arms with them. "Off to the great hall" she declared and the three of them walked to the great hall.
They were about to sit down when Neville pointed at the door.
"Look it's Hermione" The three of them stood up and Hermione ran down and flung her arms round Harry and Erika, she went to hug Ron but hesitated and they ended up shaking hands. Erika had a knowing smile on her face.
"You are so smart, you figured it out" Hermione said grinning.
"We couldn't have done it without your help" Harry said smiling at her,
"Yes-well" There was then someone was tapping a glass to get everyone's attention.
"Attention, attention please" McGonagall called, the four of them sat down as Dumbledore stood up.
"Before we being the feast, Let us have a round of applause for Professor Sprout, Madame Pomfrey who's mandrake juice has been so successfully administered to everyone who had been petrified", every then started clapping "Also in light of recent advents, as a school treat all exams have been cancelled" Dumbledore said, everyone cheered except for Hermione who was saying "oh no" Dumbledore sat down, just as the doors opened to the great hall, and in walked Hagrid.
"Sorry I'm late; The owl that delivered my release papers got all lost and confused, some ruddy bird called Errol" Hagrid grumbled, Ron's eye brows went up, and Erika couldn't help but laugh.
"You could have borrowed my owl, Abigail" she told him, he nodded and turned to look at Dumbledore who gave him an amused look and raised his glass. The four of them turned round when Hagrid got to them, they all smiled up at him.
"I would like to say if it hadn't been for you four that I would still be in you-know-where" he said, "So-Thanks" Harry and Erika smiled at each other, and then Harry stood up. Erika followed his lead.
"It's not Hogwarts without you Hagrid" Harry said and gave him a hug, Erika grinned and joined them. Dumbledore stood then everyone started clapping and cheering. Collin started taking pictures and Hagrid teared up. It certainly wasn't Hogwarts with out him.
