CHAPTER 27: THE POTTER LIBRARY
Ron transfigured a sheath for the sword and put it around his back. Ron looked at his new sword again just before he sheathed it. It was light for him but the blade seemed to be pretty well balanced and had a triangular tip to it. The hilt was made out of ivory and in the center was a black knight chess piece that was carved out of Obsidian Stone. After a minute or two of studying the sword he placed it in its sheath and the group was on its way.
Godric showed them every part of the house as Sirius did. There were the normal rooms (dining, kitchen, sitting and bedrooms), but there was also a place to mix potions, a dueling room, meditation chamber and a spa type room that had weights and mats. They finally got to the last part of the second floor when he stopped them. They were in front of two seven foot doors and Godric smiled.
"Alright here is where the Potter Library is located." Hermione's eyes lit up realizing that she could now get to the books. He opened the doors, and if it were possible he thought he saw her eyes open even more. "Ron and Hermione," he started. "I have a special task for you to perform while I take Harry to train. What we need is for you to look through the journals of Harry's father. Somewhere in there are clues that he was working on to find a spell that may be able to block the Avada Kedarva spell. I'm sorry to say that it may take a while because there are so many boxes with different reference."
"Don't worry 'bout that Godric," Ron started. "Hermione and I will get through it all. Am I right Hermione?"
"Yes Ron," she said looking up at Godric. "If the answer's here then we'll find it.
"That's good to hear. Now let me show you what's here." Godric walked in followed by the three. "Over here there are Harry's grandfather's old volumes. His name was Harold. That's how your parents got your name."
"Hey Harry look at this," called Ron. "I think that this might be your grandfather and your dad."
The others walked over and looked at the picture. In it there were Harry's dad and someone that was an older version of him sitting in a park. They waved at the group and Harry smiled.
"You're right Ron. This is my grandfather. Sirius told me about him. He was a former Minister of Magic."
"Yes that's right," Godric said. "He was the first to start researching a way to block the Killing Curse. We need to find out what he and James were working on. If Harry has any hope of ending this war then we'd better get started on doing what we have to do."
Hermione was standing off at the wall of books. She was amazed to see that she had access to a very big library. It was like a dream come true for her. She was barely listening to the conversation behind her when she came across a book that was in its own unique casing. She pulled out the book to find that it was sandwiched in between two book holders. On the spine of the book there was a beautiful woman holding what looked like a staff. Hermione pulled the book from its holders and opened the book.
She wasn't completely paying attention to the conversation behind her. She was more interested in the book that she had in her hand. When she pulled the book out of the holders she quickly noticed that the book cover was a periwinkle blue color. The holders on the book were of a wood that she didn't recognize, and that the design on it was carved. She put the holder down and opened the book.
"This is odd," she said.
"What's that 'Mione?" asked Harry.
"Look at this book. There's nothing written on the pages."
"Where did you find it Hermione?" asked Ron.
"Right here behind me," she said pointing at the shelf. "Godric do you know anything about it?"
"No. Although it could have the invisibility spell placed on the writing. Why don't you try the Revelus Spell. That might work."
"There's nothing to loose I suppose." Hermione took out her wand and started to say the spell. "Harry can you hold this for me." She gave Harry her wand and put her hand on the blank page. "Revelus!" she said. Nothing happened. "Weird." She picked up the holder and placed the book back in. She started to put the book back when Ron stopped her.
"Hermione -" Ron began.
"Stop." Harry finished. Harry looked at Ron. "That was pretty good." They both laughed. "Ron did you feel something when 'Mione put the book back?"
"Yeah. It feels like she was meant to have it or something."
"I wonder." He turned to Hermione. "Love, say the spell again."
"Are you sure?" she asked.
"You don't have anything to loose Hermione, and I think that the boys are on the right track. I too felt something. Go ahead and try it."
"If you think it will do something." She held the book with both hands and closed her eyes. "Revelus!" she said again.
The book and holder started to glow in her hands and she let it go. It floated in the air in front of her and started to glow brighter. The combination of the two started to meld together. The book shrunk as the ends of the holder moved closer together. Once the ends were side by side it began to take shape and started to grow. The bright glow diminished and standing in front of them was a woman who smiled at them.
