Authors note
Oh my goodness I'm back! I'm so sorry all you people out there who have been loyally waiting for the next instalment in this story, it has become such an epic saga! For ages I have been struggling to sign in to fan fiction and then my computer suffered a fatal stoke and died. But I'm back! And its time to get this story done! Don't worry everybody you will not be disappointed! Apologies again for the epically long wait I love you all so much! Enjoy!
The sun was just breaking over the Hungarian mountains. Springs were breaking through their icy prisons as the weather grew warmer and fresh luscious water was drenching the deep valleys bellow. The deep hollowed call of the Hungarian horntail echoed gently on the wind as it whistled over the tree-covered slopes. The melt waters crashed over the craggy bolder filled rivers that cradled the valleys. A rock stood proud of the rushing water and on it stood a lone dark figure tall and cloaked. He was waiting.
The figure stared at a fixed point on the horizon with fixated concentration. With a deep boom this place on the horizon erupted, whole trees flew into he air and rocks the size of cars were flung aside, launching its self out of the undergrowth and off the valley wall was the largest Hungarian horntail dragon ever seen, it was colossal, the hooded figure didn't flinch and remained placed on the single rock on the center of the river. The dragon saw the figure immediately, it was the most venerable and exposed place he could be, so the dragon flew at him with all his mighty speed, he dropped low gathering speed over the close ground. The sheer air flow of this rocketing dragon was making the trees crack and strain as he flew past them, and the rivers waters gathered in front of him as the air pushed it forwards. The figure was being faced by a tidal wave of sharp ice filled floodwater and the largest angriest flaming fireball spitting dragon that had ever had human eyes laid upon it in such a way. It was advancing at incredible speed. But the figure remained unmoved, remaining as calm and still as before the wave of water grew close and the body of the dragon dropped down further. The dragon opened its mouth wide showing its hundreds of long needle like teeth, it dropped its head ready to swallow this invader to his valley whole, but before the dragon could even taste the flesh of his intruder time froze.
Harry dropped his hood and looked down the throat of the dragon as it stayed frozen in time bizarrely suspended like a magnificent sculpture in front of him. Harry had never seen one so still. It was truly a magnificent creature. It was horned all over with sharp barbs. Its eyes were small but the deepest gold and they glistened beautifully. Harry reached out his hand into the dragon's mouth and ran his hand down one of the dragon's long teeth. They were longer than most dragons and built for piercing rather than crushing. Harry managed to pull himself up on the side teeth in the mouth and got a foot onto the dragons tongue. He took a second to spare the thought
"hmmm never thought I would be voluntarily climbing up the side of a dragons mouth?"
Harry managed to use the dragon's barbed scales to climb up its side and onto its head. He gently shuffled down the neck and turned round so that he was facing forwards astride the dragons neck. He pulled a rope from under his robes and flung it under the dragon's neck. It took him a few attempts to catch it, this part of the plan had been fudged a bit, this was going to be the first dragon they had managed to recruit (if they succeeded) and it was a bit of an experiment and they weren't really sure if it was going to work. Harry was now sitting astride the dragon carefully positioned with the rope round its neck like reins. His plan was simple he was going to use occlumency to reason with the dragon. This had been difficult so far because dragons aren't famous for their ability to stay still and be reasoned with. If his plan failed then he either died or they gave up and moved on. Hermione had found a lot of information on dragons and Ron had found the dragons for them, it was now all up to Harry to 'Tame it'.
Harry leant forward wrapping the rope round his wrists tight, it was going to be a massive jolt and his heart was beating a million miles an hour.
"Ok hear it goes then…"
He whispered to himself.
He released time and the feeling was like being shot in the chest, Harry was prepared but obviously not prepared enough Harry's legs were flung out behind him from the speed, and he screamed as both his shoulders dislocated from the force. But Harry remained tied to the dragon which was now climbing fast higher and higher it knew Harry was there and wanted him off now. Harry was so overcome by the tearing pain he was struggling to stay conscious. The dragon climbed high and then there was a sickening hovering moment when the dragon peaked Harry managed to drop down and get his legs round the dragons massive neck again. But this was not going to help him much for the dragons next trick. The dragon dropped straight down vertical spiralling as it went. Harry's pain was indescribable and the G-forces were making him faint, he couldn't breath from the speed of the passing air, but he remained tied on by his limp dislocated arms the dragon scooped up its decent right at the last second before hitting the ground but Harry didn't even notice through the blinding state and situation he was now in. The dragon was again whipping through the valley with astonishing speed. Ron and Hermione were stood on a rocky out crop towards the top of the valley where they could watch.
"Do you think it's meant to be doing that?"
Said Ron in a rather amused manner
"No I defiantly do not Ron! Oh god I hope he is alright"
Said Hermione biting her nails
"bahhh its ok come on Harry knows what he is doing its fine I'm sure, though that's worrying me a little?"
Ron had spotted that the dragon was now heading for a some rocky cliffs at the mouth of the valley Harry and the dragon were just about to disappear out of site, Ron lunged over and grabbed Hermione's hand and with a sharp pop they were now at the base of the cliff just in time to see the dragon whip round the corner over their heads. And to their horror it flew straight in to the cliff scraping its back on the rock face. Hermione hid her face in Ron's shoulder, as she was sure that Harry had now been crushed to tiny bits.
But Harry had been lucky enough to slip round under the dragon's neck and was missing the crushing power of the dragon against the rock face. Harry could hardly breath he was in so much pain and co confused
" Why the fuck had he ever thought that this was a god idea! I bet Voldermort would have a much easier way of doing this!"
Harry was just on the verge of passing out when he pulled himself together, the thing he wanted most, was for this to stop, and the only way to do that was to do the job he had gone there to do. He focused his mind and could practically feel the energy reverberating round him as he tried to penetrate the dragon's thick hide and skull
"Please stop! Please stop I just want to talk"
But then with more force than Harry had ever felt boomed the words
"GET OUT OF MY HEAD!"
Harry was taken a back but tried again.
"Please I just want to help you, and I need your help please!"
Harry was pushing his thoughts forwards with such feeling but all he could find in the dragons mind was fire and anger.
" DO NOT NEED YOU, DON'T NEED ANYONE!"
Harry was frustrated he didn't know what to do, and so he pulled forwards an image to show the dragon. The dragon was flying up side down dipping down and clipping the trees as Harry swung back round underneath the dragon's neck but Harry was to focused to notice now. Harry pushed the image forward into the dragons mind. The images showed young female dragons being caught in nets by death eaters and ministry men, then thrown in the sea with steam irrupting from them and the sea bubbling and boiling around them till almost drowned, Harry could feel the hurt that this was causing the dragon but he had no choice but to continue he needed this dragons help and if lying was the only way to do it then so be it. Harry showed the young dragons being nailed down through their wings with large wooden stakes screaming in pain, and as the half drowned dragons limply tried to fight, death eaters cut out the dragons teeth and slit their throats draining the blood from the body to make powerful potions in huge quantities. Some of the larger scales where ripped off the dragon's backs using axes ready to be ground down and used as under robe body armour. The more of this horrific scene Harry pushed through the easier it became and the more the dragon accepted the thoughts. The dragon's flying pace had slowed and it was now elegantly gliding through the valley. But the more the dragon took the more pain Harry could feel he was causing the dragon, he could almost feel the dragon's mighty heart breaking. The dragon landed clumsily on a grassy hilltop peering over the edge.
" I am so sorry"
As Harry thought this he pulled the images away, to find that the fire and anger that had once filled the dragons head had relieved, the feeling that was left was like a bottomless ocean filled with memory.
"You would help me save my kind from these dragon slayers in silver masks?"
The dragon's thoughts floated into Harry's mind. It was not like occlumency he had experienced before it was smoother and softer but at the same time more free and so much more difficult to maintain.
"I will do everything in my power to help you get your revenge, we want the same things as you. Join me and we will regain your honour"
There was silence in the dragons mind for a moment; Harry began as best he could to gently unravel the ropes from round his arms. As soon as he had done so he quickly apperated to stand beside the dragon, Harry was careful to show as little pain as possible to the dragon he didn't not want to appear weak, and so he mimicked the dragons position standing staring out into the valley.
They stood for some time two lonely figures against the bright sky beyond them. Harry didn't want to disturb the dragons thinking. Harry had not thought about how he would call upon the dragon as he did even know if occlumency would work at a short distance, all he knew is that he defiantly couldn't maintain it over half of the globe.
The dragon broke the silence,
"When you have need of me my lord… I shall come to you"
Then the dragon elegantly, silently, and effortlessly tipped its self off the edge of the cliff, then diving down and spreading its wings it glided gracefully away down the valley, its dark wings looked like they shimmered in the growing sunlight.
Harry waited till the dragon was out of sight and dropped to his knees squinting and wincing holding back the tears, his arms felt ready to drop off. A sharp snap came from next to him and Hermione and Ron had appeared on the ledge next to him.
"Oh Harry!"
Shrieked Hermione as she rushed over dropping to her knees in front of him going to grab his shoulders to support him
"AHHH!"
Yelled Harry as Hermione grabbed his arms
"Oh Harry I'm sorry, I'm sorry!… Ron help me!"
Ron knelt at Harry's side and looked through Harry's skin and clothes to see the dislocated joints,
"Dislocated shoulders"
He said in a serious doctors voice, Hermione pulled out her wand and looked Harry in the eye and said.
"Harry…. I'm really sorry about this"
"About what?… What are you going to…"
But before Harry could finish his sentence
"loqentium!"
Said Hermione doing a complicated figure-of-8 movement with her wand, Harry's shoulders snapped back into place and he yelled in pain so loudly that it echoed off the stony walls of the valley below them.
Ron stood up with a slightly amused and sadistic grin on his face
"Lovely job!"
He turned and sat down the other side of Harry and Hermione shuffled round to Harry's other side.
"Like I say… sorry about that"
Said Hermione very apologetically
"That's ok thank very much any way"
Said Harry in an awkward and pained way. There was a short silence while they looked out into the empty valley
"So I'm guessing that the big pretty dragon is not added to our friends list then? Coz' that didn't look like it went all that well?
Said Ron
"Oh no it did go very well!… well kinda? Would have preferred not to half tear my arms off but there you go. He says when I have need of him he will come to me apparently."
Said Harry in a positive way
"Wow that's awesome!"
Said Hermione beaming
"Hang on a minute… how will he know when you ' have need of him'? Its not like we can use a dog whistle to call him over is it?"
Said Ron sarcastically
"I don't know, he's a dragon maybe he will just …. Know?"
Said Harry vaguely
"How did you convince him"
Asked Hermione. Harry looked at her with a sad look on his face. They had travelled to many places they knew were rich in dragons and had found that death eaters had beaten them to almost all of them. Sometimes finding nothing more than carcases plucked of their scaled and teeth and drained dry of every drop of blood. It was an image of such cruelty that really stuck in Harry's mind.
" I showed him what we found in Germany… what the death eaters have been doing to all the others"
There was a silence among them while they all remembered what they had seen, it had never been said but Hermione assumed that Harry would not show the dragon that as it would be so cruel.
"Poor dragon"
Said Hermione quietly, and they all stayed sat on the ledge thinking to them selves
'yes poor dragon'