Abracadabra Keeperoliver Chapter 11
A/N: I need to take this opportunity to introduce you to a new author. His name is, and don't judge him by this, Frodosucks. He has started a new story, that is a continuation , in his views, of my story, (A Spy In The Ointment). It is really good, and I highly recommend it. Now, on to my stories. I cannot believe the response I am getting for my other stories recently. Even my obscure ones, such as Baby Come Back. This story, (Abracadabra) Has skyrocketed in the last three chapters. I was having doubts about it, but, the response of late, has lifted my spirits. You have no doubt noticed that I update more often with this story. It's all because of you, my faithful readers, and reviewers. Thank you to you all, and Jacky, good luck with your story. I hope this message gets some new readers for you. Love you all. As always, Ollie the Keeper.
Abracadabra-}
They had been back for two weeks, and nothing had changed. Every class except DADA, they looked forward to.
Lately, Harry noticed that Luna was more distant to him and Ginny, and he began to become concerned. He found her sitting in a corner, by the window, twirling her wand.
"Hey Luna, mind if I sit and talk?" Harry asked, standing and waiting for a response. When he didn't get one he sat across from her. Luna blinked, as she noticed Harry for the first time. "OH Hi Harry. How long have you been there?"
"I just sat down Luna. Is something bothering you. You have been acting awfully strange lately?"
Luna thought about her answer, before she said anything. She didn't want to sound like she was complaining. "Harry, have you wondered why Hermione can do her spell with her wand. I mean no one else can do it, not even you. Why? And why can't Ginny and I perform a special spell. I mean our wands are unique. One of a kind really. So why can't we perform something special?"
"Luna, I assume you have tried different spells, that are out of the ordinary, correct? I have no idea of how many of these pretend spells there are, but, I would venture to guess, hundreds, if not thousands. How many have you tried?"
Luna looked down at Harry's statement, she answered real low, "Abracadabra."
"What was that?" Harry leaned in to hear.
"I have only tried Abracadabra. I don't know any others."
Harry began to giggle, then laugh, and then he was on the floor rolling around laughing. "Luna, stop it, I promise I'll stop laughing if you lift this spell."
Luna was giggling herself. "I'm not doing it Harry. Honest. Maybe Ginny is around here somewhere."
Harry felt a link form and Ginny was laughing in his mind. "Huh, I just found a new way to send magic. Hey Harry, did you know that with our link, we can curse each other? How did you like that tickling spell? I don't know what else I can do, but, it should prove to be fun. I hope to get Hermione and Draco next. I'll be down in a few. Don't think I want to be seen like this."
Harry shook his head. He then looked at Luna, and told her, "Luna, Hermione got lucky she found the one word that became her trademark spell. Let's see if we can find you one as well. Wait up, Ginny will be here in just a bit. We'll try it together, alright?"
"Sure Harry. How do you know these other words though?" Luna asked?
"I live with the walking library, Luna!"
'I heard that dear brother." And another tickling charm hit him in the side. Harry was crying he was laughing so hard.
"I'm sorry, Mia. Please stop, or you will cause me to have an accident." Harry pleaded.
Hermione stopped, and listened in as Ginny made her way downstairs.
OK Luna, Ginny, I am going to give you some magic terms used by muggles in different venues, such as books, movies, plays and street talk, see if one of them works with you wand. OK?"
The girls looked at Harry excitedly, and listened close as he continued. First, try Hocus Pocus."
Nothing from either of the wands.
"OK, try Shazzam."
Again nothing.
"Hmmm, try Bibbity Bobbity Boo."
Luna's wand set forth a brilliant display of flowers floating in the air. She controlled how they moved, and how they became so fragrant. The smell of honeysuckle and lavender filled the room. Ron and Lavender were sitting on the couch in front of the fireplace. Lavender closed her eyes, and breathed deep. "Oh my, Luna, that's wonderful. How did you do that?"
"I don't know? I agree though, it is nice. I wonder what else it will do?" Luna said in her dreamy voice.
"You work on it, while I try and find Ginny's spell. How about Onomatopoeia?"
Nothing.
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Ginny just blinked at that one.
"Well, go on try it?" Harry urged.
"I have to learn how to say it first. Where did you get that one from?"
"Mary Poppins."
"Who's she?"
"Julie Andrews."
"OK, who's she?"
"A movie actress."
"Is she magical?"
"She is in Mary Poppins."
"OH, so we are back to her now. Just tell me the spell again."
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"You know, I could be hit with five spells, before I got that one out, don't you?"
"If you don't want to try it, then just say so."
"Try breaking it down for me." Ginny was getting impatient.
"Super."
"Super."
"Cali."
"Cali."
"Fragalistic."
"Is that even a word."
A crowd was forming in the room, listening to Harry and Ginny going on about this spell, Luna was creating different objects to float around the room. Hermione and Draco were laughing in their minds. The crowd was also laughing.
"Just repeat it."
"What was it again."
"Fragalistic."
"Are you sure that's a word?"
"Ginny!"
"OK, OK, one more time."
"Forget it, I'll try to find something Else."
"No, that may be my word, Please one more time."
"No, we'll try something else."
Ginny gave him her puppy dog eyes.
Hermione and Draco were laughing so hard in their minds now, it was giving Harry a head ache. The crowd in the common room wasn't helping any. And Luna was shooting bubbles at every body, leaving colored spots all over them.
"Fragalistic."
"Fragalastic."
"No, it's Fragalistic."
"That's what I said."
"No it isn't, you said Fragalastic."
"Well, isn't that what you said?"
"Unnnhhhhhhh, Alla kazam."
"That's not what you said."
"No, try Alla Kazam."
"But, I want to try that other one first."
"No you don't, you just want to mess with my head."
"Ya, and it's fun."
"Fine, see if I help you any more."
"."
Nothing happened.
"Oh Poo, I was so hoping it would work too." Ginny complained.
"Alla Kazam." Harry put out.
"ALLA KAZAM!"
What was a cold blistery dark day, soon turned into a very bright, sunny and pleasant day. Too pleasant. People that were out building snowmen, or ice skating came in either muddy or wet, depending on which one they were doing. The ice on the lake suddenly melted, and the snow turned the ground to mud.
"Well, that's different. I guess, it controls the weather. This could be fun. She looked down on the grounds, and she saw Professor Quirrell walking, trying to avoid the puddles. Ginny got an evil grin, and thought of the weather she wanted, "ALLA KAZAM!"
Quirrell was suddenly caught up in a blinding blizzard. He lost track of where he was. He walked into the remains of a snowman, and the snowman came to life, and started to pelt the DADA Professor with snowballs The snowman got bigger and bigger because of the blizzard, and the snowballs came faster to the teacher. One of the snowballs knocked the turban of his head, and the face on the back of his head was hit with a second snowball. The storm was so bad, Quirrell could not find the Turban. He had to take his scarf off, and wrap it around his head. He somehow made it to the Castle wall, and kept in touch with it, to find his way back inside. His feeding would have to wait.
Abracadabra-}
Still suffering from his headache, and shielding himself from Luna's barrage of bubbles. Harry was sitting in the now vacant couch, when Dobby popped before him. "Hey dad,what's up."
Harry saw the look of concern in his father's eyes, well Dobby's eyes. "I JUST left Severus. He had Quirrell cornered by the entry. He told him he knew what he was doing, and if he didn't stop. he would take steps to make sure it happened. I don't know what it was he was talking about, bur, I don't think I have ever seen Sev this upset. He may need help to catch Quirrell in the act. I think it is time to get the six together, and offer our assistance."
Harry contacted the other four, and had Hermione and Draco meet him, Ginny, Luna, and Dobby in the vacant class room on the fourth floor.
Harry and company met Hermione and Draco in the room, and explained what was going on. They then walked to the Potions class room, and found Severus unconscious. Using an Enervate spell, Hermione brought the professor around, to find out what happened.
"I don't know what happened. I was restocking my cabinet with ingredients, when all of a sudden, I wake up to you six. I think I know who did this, but, I don't have proof."
Dobby (James), just said one word, "Quirrell."
"How did you know?" Severus asked?
"I saw you talking to him by the entrance."
"We need to talk to Hagrid. If what I fear is happening, we may have a bit of trouble on our hands."
Ginny used her spell to change the weather to a more tolerable condition, and they made their way down to Hagrid's hut. Hagrid was just getting ready to leave, as they approached, "Hagrid, wait up, we need to talk to your." Harry yelled. Hagrid stopped to let the group catch up.
"Just he help I need. Been hopin someone would come and give me a hand. There have been some weird things happenin in the forest. Unicorns have been found ill, and one of them dead. I thin someones been using their blood." Hagrid explained.
"SHIT, that's what I was afraid of." Severus breathed.
"Will ya give me a hand then."
They split up into three groups. Severus, Hermione and Draco was one, Hagrid and the girls another, and Harry and his dad the last. They had set up a system to use to warn the rest, if they found something.
Harry and Dobby had been walking for about 45 minutes, when they heard a noise come from a rise off to their left. As they topped the rise, They saw a figure bent over the body of a downed unicorn. It did not appear to be dead, but, was very weak. The figure looked up at the approaching two, and started to come for them. Dobby shot his hand out, "SHAZAM!" He yelled, and a blast of fire shot out of his hand, to hit the floating spirit. It took the figure thirty feet away. It was somehow able to make it out of the area, without further injury. Harry made his way to the Unicorn, while His dad fired the signal warning the rest of the group.
Thankfully, Hermione was the first on scene, with Severus and Draco. Hermione seeing the plight of the Unicorn, raised her wand, and said "Abracadabra!" The Unicorn was bathed in a pure silver light, that slowly turned red, as the Unicorn got stronger. Then it disappeared, and the Unicorn got up on it's hoofs, and stayed there looking at his saviors. Ginny, Luna and Hagrid soon joined the group, as well as a centaur. Hagrid looked at the Centaur, "Hey Firenze. Do you know what has been happening to the Unicorns?"
"Yes Hagrid, we do. It seems that someone has been using their blood to gain life."
"Who would do such a thing? Don't he know that such life is condemned to eternal half life."
"My friend, to some, even a half life is better than no life. I think you know who I'm talking about."
Severus said it, "Voldemort."
"Yes, I am afraid you are correct. He has been preying on the Unicorn for a month now. He killed the first one he found, to drink all his blood. He has been acting like a vampire for the rest, just taking enough to sustain him, and leaving the herd alive, to allow him to continue to feed."
Severus sighed, "Thank you Firenze. Hopefully we will be able to put a stop to this."
"It has already been taken care of. We have moved the herd away from the forest. This is the last one needing moved. Thank you for protecting him." He said to Hermione.
Quirrell made it back to the castle, without being seen. He didn't know who the elf was, but, he knew the boy to be Potter. He would make sure Potter paid for his interference into his feeding. He limped into the DADA class room, and from there into his living quarters. He collapsed onto his couch. It would seem, he may have to speed up his plan to get the stone. He was hoping to wait for the summer, when the castle was empty. But, with the school now aware of the Unicorn problem, he didn't think it would be save to try it again, unless he was not able to get the stone right away. Damn Snape. He has to be so good at his job. He told him to make himself as miserable as possible to everyone around him. This would allow him to keep to himself, and move about freely.
He had to find someway to get Dumbledore out of the castle. It may take a while, but he would get it done. He then had to find a way to get past that accursed hound. He could face what ever was beyond it. But the hound was immune to spells. Something has to keep it under control.
This is where he was, when he woke up the next morning. He fell asleep on the couch, in front of the fire.
Abracadabra-}
Harry and his dad found out, through Hagrid, that the school was asked to protect something for Nicholas Flamel, by the Ministry. Dumbledore knew there was a reason for this, and now he knew. It seems the Ministry is quite susceptible to bribes. They were also not particularly caring if they put the lives of children at stake. Upon further investigation, he found that Lucius Malfoy was behind the whole ordeal.
It was nearing the end of the school year, and the students not in fifth or seventh year were enjoying the weather. That is all but five. Harry, Ginny, Luna, Hermione, and Draco. They had been waiting for the day Albus would be called from the school. They had prepared for it. Albus would notify them when it happened. Well, the day had arrived.
Albus had just sent Fawkes to let them know he was called, and using his dad's ability to pop, they were all brought down to where the stone was being kept. Or where Quirrell thought it was being kept. Harry was given his dad's cape to cover himself from view, with Ginny and Luna. Draco and Hermione were under one given to him by the school. Severus had his own, and Dobby was able to turn invisible. Thus they were hidden from view, when Quirrell finally made it to the Mirror of Erised. He went right to the mirror. He could see the stone in the mirror, but could not figure out how to retrieve it. "Look around fool. There has to be a way to get it. He circled the room with his vision, hearing his master making spells, thinking he was trying to find the stone. However, when he finished looking around the room, Voldemort spoke up. "Alright Potter, show yourself. I have contained your friends, so they can be of no help to you."
"Expelliarmus!" Harry yelled, and Quirrell's wand came flying to Harry. He then stepped out to show himself, keeping Ginny and Luna covered. He didn't know they were contained as well.
"Do you think taking the wand will stop me. I don't need a wand to defeat you. Now, if you want your friends back, you will recover the stone for me."
"I can't recover it. It's not here." Harry said.
"OH, it's here alright. I can feel it. It's faint, but I can feel it."
"What you feel is a false trail. Professor Dumbledore left it, to lure you here. The stone itself was moved before the Unicorn incident. The image you see in the mirror is false. The stone has been returned to it's rightful owner, Nicholas Flamel."
"You lie Potter. I have been watching the room for the entire school term,, and you are the only one to enter in that time frame. I knew you didn't get in, because the hound didn't attack you. Now, where is it?"
"It's like I said, it's not here. Do you think you are the only one who can play games. Keep away use to be my favorite game. We have kept it away from you for over two months. Now, if you will kindly sit down, so that we can wait for the Headmaster comfortably."
"Kill him, now."
Quirrell jumped on Harry, before he knew it, losing the wand in the process. He had no time to get his own out, as Quirrell wrapped his hands around Harry's face. With a very painful scream, Harry and Quirrell began to spasm as they writhed on the floor. Quirrell was not able to take his hands from Harry's face, and Harry's scar began to bleed heavily. He felt something being drawn from his head. It tugged fiercely. Finally the tugging ended, and Harry was released from the dead Quirrell's grip. Quirrell was a shell of what he once was. Harry watched as a cloud like form left the entrance. Harry's last thought, was he heard his group coming around. Then nothing.
Harry woke up on a bed in the Hospital wing, not remembering how he got here. He was surrounded by people, but, until he found his glasses, he wouldn't know who. Some one was kind enough to place his glasses on his nose, and around his ears. Hermione. "Hi Mia, did you miss me?"
"OH Harry, I didn't think you were ever going to wake up. Yes I missed you, as well as every one else that's here. You have been out for over a week."
'A WEEK! What did I miss?"
"Nothing Harry." Said Albus. "You did a brilliant job in taking care of Tom. He left in a kind of hurry. Strange thing though, it seems he took something with him."
"I thought you said the stone wasn't here?"
"It wasn't. What he took was a piece of his soul, that was in your head. He had to take it back, as Professor Quirrell was dying. It was his only chance to escape. The piece of soul he had left would not have taken him far. So, it seems Voldemort being here turned out to be a godsend. We have kept him from regaining his body. Stopped him from getting the stone, and forced him to take a piece of soul that we may not have been able to get rid of, without you dying."
"Call it what ever you want, but just to let you know. IT HURT LIKE HELL!"