Chapter 21: The Order of the Phoenix Reawakens
Severus Snape stayed in the hospital for weeks. Madame Pomfrey refused to release him until she was satisfied he wouldn't pass out from exhaustion. He was thankful that Voldemort did not call upon his followers again. Snape had informed Dumbledore of what was said in his last meeting, including that he was no deemed a traitor.
Severus peered at the bed next to his seeing Jade Black still in a coma there. He walked past heading out of the door of the hospital. Tomorrow classes resumed and he had to prepare for his. As he walked out the door he saw Potter and his group walk past as they headed into the hospital to visit their friend.
Severus made his way down to his office taking points from a Hufflepuff girl and a Ravenclaw boy who were snogging in a broom closet. He went into his office beginning his lesson for a healing draught he will have his fifth year students make.
Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Ginny entered into the hospital hoping to see Jade. They saw Madame Pomfrey come out of her office and look at the four friends. She walked over to them, leading them to Jade's bedside.
"Only fifteen minutes please," she said before leaving them.
Hermione sat down crying into her hands, "Why can't she wake up?"
Ron hugged his girlfriends shoulders, "We don't know, but we need to be strong for her and hope she wakes up soon."
"Mr. Weasley is right," Dumbledore said as he approached Jade's bedside, "Where is Mr. Malfoy?"
"He is probably still in bed. He said he isn't feeling very well," Harry told the headmaster.
"Interesting, when did this begin?" Dumbledore inquired.
"Right after Jade healed Professor Snape," Harry answered.
Dumbledore turned and left the puzzled Gryffindors as he headed back to his office. He tapped on the candlestick behind his desk twice and a secret door appeared. He went in heading down into a massive library. He grabbed a tome from the shelf and sat down on a chair that was so wide Hagrid would sit comfortably.
He opened it up to a place that had been currently marked. As he read a passage he knew what had occurred. He left the room and headed into his office. The time had come to call forth every member of the Order.
"Fawkes it is time. He will attack soon," Dumbledore told his phoenix.
Fakes took flight and left out the window to gather the Order of the Phoenix members. Dumbledore sat down behind his desk to wait. It did not take long before members began arriving by Floo Powder.
Once all the members had arrived including Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, Arthur and Molly Weasley, Bill Weasley, Charlie Weasley, Alastor Moody, Arabella Figg, and many others. Dumbledore led them into another chamber that was decorated in the colors of the Phoenix.
The round table had a Phoenix in the center taking flight. All the members gathered at the table waiting on the headmaster to begin.
"Order of the Phoenix members the time has come to begin our fight against Voldemort," Dumbledore began, "The Dark Lord is gathering followers quickly. The Dementors have already agreed to join his forces. Arthur?"
Arthur stood up addressing the table, "I and many others have tried to convince Cornelius Fudge to remove the Dementors from Azkaban where most of Voldemort's followers have been imprisoned. But most of all it's where the Lestranges are. They were the most vicious of his loyal Deatheaters. I have only a handful of Aurors that have either not been threatened or are loyal only to the minister, on our side prepared to fight. To the death if called upon to do so."
All the members looked at each other the same sad look in their eyes. Fakes trilled a high pleasant note that caused everyone's robes to change colors to gold, crimson, silver, and orange. Each one had the emblem of a phoenix in flight.
Each member stood and bowed to Fawkes feeling the transformation completed. Each person in the room was now and forever bound to the next as an Order of the Phoenix member.
"We have lost one of our advantages in the fight though. Severus," Dumbledore said.
Snape stood looking into the eyes of every member, "My last calling by Voldemort has resulted in him finding out that I am a spy for Dumbledore. He then preceded to curse me with the Draconis Morte…"
"H-How did you survive? The spell book with the counter curse is lost," Arabella Figg commented.
"I can explain what happened. It also coincides with what has already occurred," Dumbledore began, "As most of you know, 15 years ago Voldemort tried to acquire a child, an elven child. Jhada Eereowynn is half elf, half wizard with extraordinary powers and abilities. In recent weeks her powers have begun to surface. She has the ability to heal others, which is what she did to Severus. But when she healed him somehow she took onto herself the Draconis Morte Curse. Her mind has put her body into a coma while she finishes her transformation. She shall become more powerful than any known witch or wizard in history."
"Do we know when that time will come?" Minerva McGonagall asked.
"Soon is all I know. It seems that Draco Malfoy is also experiencing something as the indirect result of his magical bond with Jade," Dumbledore told the Order of the Phoenix.
"So what do we do now?" Remus asked.
"We wait for Voldemort's first move," Dumbledore advised.
The Order of the Phoenix stood and began parting ways. As of now they can disapparate and apparate from and to Hogwart's grounds. Each member still wore their robes of the Phoenix and to any one not a member they looked like their normal robes.
At least until the Order of the Phoenix revealed itself. Dumbledore walked to his office with Josh Browning, Sirius Black, and Remus Lupin following.
"Albus is there not anything that can be done for my daughter?" Sirius asked.
"Not until her transformation is complete," Albus said, "Be strong for her."
Sirius and Remus headed out of the office to stay by Jade's bed till she awakens. As they neared the hospital there was something wrong. They rushed in seeing Madame Pomfrey by Jade's bed leaning over her.
Sirius ran to the bed afraid of what he was to find there. He saw his daughter on the bed her hair suddenly moving with its own life as the silver flames made it dance. Her once silver eyes were glowing with a sudden fiery life. Remus ran back to Dumbledore's office.
"Albus it's Jade. You had better come, quick," Remus said.
Dumbledore and Josh Browning followed the werewolf to the hospital. Sirius was standing away from Jade's bed as well as Madame Pomfrey. She looked frightened.
"Albus it just started, there isn't anything I can do about it," Poppy Pomfrey told him.
Jade gave a sudden jolt that grabbed the attention of all the adults in the room. She lifted off the bed till she was floating above the ground next to her bed. Her fiery eyes watching them, but seeing nothing.
Suddenly she began speaking in an ethereal voice:
As the Phoenix once rose from the
Ashes so shall the chosen ones.
As each come to be the light shall
Be led by an Angel of Eternal Life.
As the moon of new life rises
They shall all be reborn to
Their new lives.
They as one, shall each
Arise from their elements
And become one with the
Phoenix.
Earth, where the seed of life is
Said to stay until Water nourishes
Breathes into it life.
Water, running gently and true till
Called upon, the bringer of life for
All of Humanity.
Air, the strength of many, with love
And compassion for all, the
Protector of Life.
Fire, the true heart of the Phoenix
Burning true in dangerous times,
The Eternal Protector of the Angel.
Phoenix, the Angels true form for
All to see, the healer of souls and
Life.
As the darkness falls upon the earth
They, as one true being; Earth, Water,
Air, Fire, breathe life into the Phoenix,
Will lead the way for the Defenders of light,
The Order of the Phoenix to defeat the
Darkness.
Jade dropped three rings to the ground before slumping forward. Sirius ran to her side to catch her. He set his daughter back onto the bed before allowing Madame Pomfrey to examine her.
"She is still in a coma," she said before retreating to her office.
Albus watched the young girl noticing her features were normal again. He picked up the rings and examined them. All three rings were forged from the same silver; one contained an aquamarine colored stone, the second contained a jade colored stone, and the last contained an opaque colored stone.
Each ring resonated with a power that was beyond this world. He carefully put them into his pocket before heading out of the hospital. Josh Browning walked along side of the older wizard. Once in his office he began to sort out the prophecy.
"Albus what does it mean?" Josh asked.
"It means that Ms. Ryan will not wake until these others; Earth, Fire, Air, Water, have come to be and they awaken her," Albus explained as he pulled out the rings.
He looked closer and saw that the aquamarine's ring band was in the shape of a dolphin, the jade's band was of a willow tree, and the opaque was of a tornado. He laid them out on his desk now even more confused.
"Albus?" Josh began.
"She dropped these after her prophet speech. These must be Water, Earth, and Airs rings, but what puzzles me even more is that fire is missing," he said.
"Which means either they already have it or it's lost," Josh said.
Josh was going to say more when a knock came on his door. It was late and all the students were already in bed. He called for them to enter. His cousin, Madame Celeste, and her daughter Madame Sunset entered into the room.
"Cousin what has brought you here?" he asked.
"I have found more about the necklace and ring. It seems they are part of an ancient prophecy dating back to when the Dragon Mages kept the balance between light and dark," she explained, "I could only translate part of it, but it has something to do with the rise of the phoenix. It also writes of four elementals each to have a ring to control their powers and breath life into the phoenix. That was all I could get from it."
"So it is true, the fire ring has already been found and it has chosen its carrier," Dumbledore said.
"Fire ring? Albus you mean…" Celeste began.
"The prophecy has begun. Ms. Black just told us from her trance state. It seems that she is the Phoenix and Mr. Malfoy is Fire," Dumbledore explained, "Only now we need to find out what the 'Moon of New Life' is."
"I think I may be able to help there," Madame Sunset said, "It is an astrological term we use. The Moon of New Life is usually the first new moon in spring, which should occur in April."
"So basically we now wait," Josh said.
"Now we wait," Albus Dumbledore said confirming Josh's prior comment.