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Chapter 52 – Is There a Shaman in the House
Lucius Malfoy sat in a large, throne-like chair and held his wand to his own arm, his eyes were closed in concentration. The pain was nothing short of the Cruciatus Curse, but it was worth it. He had connected with Harry Potter.
Draco, paced at the foot of the throne and from time to time looked at his father. A smirk was apparent on his face as he watched, and listened to his father threaten everything that was near and dear to Harry. If Draco had anything to say about it, his father would not be around long enough to pull off the threat against, Harry.
Inwardly, he snickered. The term father was laughable. Lucius Malfoy was so wrapped up in power, that he had ceased to be a father and had transfigured into a creature that Draco neither knew nor cared to know. Power was like a drug to him. He would do anything to get it, and his favorite activity was throwing it around and frightening individuals that dared defy him.
Harry Potter was at the top of that list. Of course, Harry had been at the top of his father's list, ever since second year at Hogwarts, when he tricked the venerable Lucius Malfoy into releasing the Malfoy house elf, Dobby.
Draco smiled outwardly now. Harry had been outsmarting his father since he was twelve years old. How Lucius expected to defeat him, as a full-grown trained Auror, Draco didn't know.
Knowing that this past unpleasantness was mainly his fault…Draco stopped himself, no not mainly, completely his fault, was a thorn in his side that he was determined to make right. This time, Potter needed help.
Draco was so caught up in his thoughts, he didn't realize that his father had broken the communication with Potter and was watching his son. Draco recognized the subtle push on his mind and immediately blocked the invasion, allowing his father to search, what Draco deemed appropriate memories. Faked memories; of his 'incarceration' at the hands of Dumbledore was a favorite. It made his father think that Draco was obsessed with getting even with the Headmaster of Hogwarts.
This time, Draco allowed his father a glimpse into the 'hatred' that his son had for the Great Harry Potter.
He didn't react outwardly to the intrusion; giving his father the impression that Draco didn't realize that Lucius was making free with his mind.
Lucius smiled. "Why are you smiling, son?"
Draco looked up into the eyes of his father. "I beg your pardon, father, I was just picturing, Potter, just now. I would love to see him broken beyond repair. It's no better than he deserves. I am also looking forward to that old fool getting his. Remember father, you gave him to me."
"Yes, I did, son. Dumbledore will fall and Hogwarts will be mine, but first things first. Let's concentrate on Potter."
A slow smile spread across Draco's face. "Yes, Let's."
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Harry stood gripping the wall behind him, fury flowing through his body like blood.
Ginny watched as his eyes return to normal. She gripped his arms. "Harry, did you mean what you said earlier? That you would face Draco and Lucius if it came to that?"
Harry was gasping and he fell to his knees. It took him a moment to answer her. "Yes. I meant every word of it."
"Then we've got to do something, and we have to do it now. If he has this kind of control over you, there is a possibility that he can do exactly what he threatened."
"That's just it, Ginny. I already know that he can. You are right except for one thing."
"What's that?"
"There is no 'we' in this. I want you to take Miki and go to Hogwarts. You need protection from me as well as Lucius."
"Absolutely not, Harry. We are a team. I will not abandon you. Not now, not ever."
Harry looked at the stone floor. "Ginny, don't you understand? If I did anything to you or to Miki, I might as well just die right now." He threaded his hands into her hair and caressed her cheeks with his thumbs. "Please, listen to me, my love. I need you away right now. I need to know that you are safe with someone that can help you protect Miki. I know to the very core of my being that you are the strongest witch I know. I need to know that you are protecting Miki. He has some sort of mission in life to fulfill, but he can't do that if Lucius kills him.
Harry sighed and looked at his wife then took up his Death Eater stance. "Ginevra, Do it. Now!"
She looked at Harry with defiance in her eyes, but it quickly changed to defeat. She looked at the floor for a moment then back up at Harry and nodded. "All right, Harry. I'll do it, but know this; if you get killed, there will be hell to pay. I will get even with you."
Harry smirked at her. "One more thing, Ginny."
"What?"
"Kiss me."
A slow smile spread across her face and she stepped forward and put her arms around her husband for what could be the last time.
Harry closed his eyes and clung to her for all he was worth. He kissed her slowly and sensuously. Then slowly pushed her away and whispered, "Go now, and remember that I love you."
She nodded. She refused to cry. She refused to cry in front of him. He had a fight ahead of him and she didn't want it to make him weaker. She touched his cheek. "Don't worry about us, Harry. We'll be fine."
"Mum, daddy?" Miki yawned. "Wolf said that you needed me."
Harry smiled. "Come here, mate. Give me a hug and a kiss. You are going on a great adventure. You are going to see Grandpa Albus."
"Yea!"
Harry laughed. "Yea!"
"Can Rascal come too? Grandpa Albus has never seen him."
Harry looked at Ginny. Can you handle traveling with the pup, Gin?"
She smiled. "Yes, we'll be fine."
Miki turned and looked at Harry and furrowed his brows and studied him for a minute. He then smiled. "Daddy, sit down. Wolf says I need to show you something."
Harry sat on the stone floor.
"Daddy, close your eyes and relax like when Mr. Paddy was here."
Harry looked up at Ginny, then did as his son told him. When Harry was in a state of relaxation, Miki looked at Ginny. "He needs to lay down, mum."
The two of them eased Harry back until he was completely reclined. Miki knelt at his head and placed his hands on Harry's temples. He started chanting, then. Ginny didn't recognize the words but knew that it was Hawaiian.
Then Miki did something that Ginny had never before seen him do. He held out his cupped hands and a tiny tongue of flame appeared in them and began to grow. She gasped but stepped back and allowed him to work.
Slowly, he separated his hands over Harry's forehead and allowed the flame to hover there. Then it began to move growing larger as it traveled his body. When the flame reached Harry's feet, Miki took it up again and dispersed it to the air.
Harry took a deep breath and seemed to relax as soon as the flame was gone.
Miki opened his eyes and looked at Ginny. "Mum, we need to leave daddy alone for a little while. He is going to be talking to my guide."
Ginny nodded and took her son by the hand and led him back into the castle and down to his room. Just before they left the roof, she turned and looked at Harry for only a moment and closed the door quietly. "What just happened, Miki?"
He didn't speak right away. He appeared to be thinking about how to answer. He stopped at the bottom of the steps. "Let's go sit down, mum. I'll tell you as best I can."
Ginny led him to his room and the two sat on his bed. "Ok sweetheart, what was the flame?"
Wolf said that daddy was in trouble from the bad man again. He told me that you and me were going to leave but that daddy would still need help. Since I was going to be gone he needed help from someone else. Because daddy wasn't a saw man, wolf needed to…per…ahh…anyway it means clean his spirit.
"Purify?"
"Yeah, purify. The fire burned up all the bad stuff in daddy's body. Now he will be talking to wolf for a while, but then he will get his own guide."
Ginny only shook her head. She ceased to be surprised by things anymore. "Daddy is going to have his own guide? But wouldn't that make him a shaman as well?"
Miki looked at Ginny. "Yes mum. Daddy is a saw man now. Wolf said it would change him a little, but it would help him fight the bad man."
Miki sat on the floor and called Rascal over to him. "We're going on a trip, Rascal. You're gonna meet Grandpa Albus. You'll like him, a lot, but you have to be extra good."
Ginny pulled a suitcase out of the closet and started packing it with Miki's clothes. When she finished she closed it and sent it down to the car with a wave of her wand. Then she conjured a travel cage for the pup. "Mik, you need to put Rascal in the bed. It will keep him safe on the airplane. OK?"
"'K mum." He grabbed the pup and put him in the cage and closed the door. "Rascal's ready, mum."
"Thank you, baby. Sweetheart, I need to ask you a question. When wolf said that it would change daddy, what did he mean?"
Miki shrugged.
Then they both jumped and turned when Harry answered the question for him.
"He meant that I understand Mikeal's powers now and can use them as well."
Ginny gasped. Her eyes got wide and she smiled. "Wow!"
Harry looked at her a bit confused. "Wow?"
"Have you seen yourself?"
Harry shook his head. "No."
Ginny conjured a mirror. "Here, take a look."
Harry looked surprised as he looked at his reflection. The hair at his temples was silver and circled his head like a ring of laurel leaves.
Harry turned his head to both sides and frowned. "Huh, as if I didn't already attract enough attention." He sighed, and looked at Ginny. "I guess it comes with the territory."
"Do you feel alright? Miki said that this was going change you. I assume that it's more than making you sexier than you already were."
Harry chuckled. "Well, it seems that I now have some of the same powers that Miki has, and that they are enhanced by my wizard side." Harry shook his head in disbelief. "You know, one of these days my life will be normal."
Ginny smiled and put her arms around him. "But, until then, tell me what you learned."
"That's easier said than done. There is a reason that Miki can't explain the things he does. Words are inadequate." He sighed and smiled slightly. "I met my spirit guide. She is an Abraxan, and she has quite a personality." Harry chuckled. "It seems that she has been waiting a very long time for me to find her. There is also something else very interesting. She says that she was created specifically for me, that I took my own sweet time in finding her and that I was supposed to become aware of my special abilities long ago, but because I was playing around with that Lord Something-or-Other, my mind was distracted. Then she said that she has a mind to just ignore me for making her wait. She also asked me if I never sat quietly, not thinking, just sitting."
Ginny giggled. "She actually called him 'Lord Something-or-Other'?"
Harry smiled. "Yeah."
"Harry, are you certain that this isn't Lucius playing with your mind?"
Harry put his arms around her. "Absolutely certain, love."
Ginny nodded her head. "Do Miki and I still need to leave?"
Harry sat down next to her. "Yes Gin. I don't know what is going to happen and I have no doubt that you can handle yourself. It's Miki I'm concerned about."
She nodded and laid her head on his shoulder.
Harry started to laugh. "Besides, I don't know what is going to happen. If Lucius meets Phylestra it could be explosive."
"Phylestra?"
"My spirit guide. I call her Phyl just to make her mad."
Ginny smiled and shook her head. "Harry, are you sure you should antagonize someone who is trying to help you?"
"Probably not, but it sure was fun. She deserved it. The first thing she did was to start yelling at me. When I brought up the point that she didn't contact me either, she huffed and yelled at me for being cheeky. Did you know Gin that Spirit Guides do not contact their human counterpart? It is beneath them. I accused her of sounding like Malfoy and she got very insulted and threatened to leave me for good. It wasn't until I begged her forgiveness and asked her to stay and promised her that I wouldn't tease her anymore that she agreed."
Ginny grinned. "Your life is never boring, Harry." She shook her head, touched his cheek then sighed. "Come on, Miki, we have to finish packing." Ginny went to her room and waved her wand and watched as her clothes began to fly across the room and into a suitcase that came out of the closet.
While Ginny packed, Miki took Harry out into the corridor. "This is so cool, daddy. Are you happy?"
Harry picked him up and hugged him. "I'm very happy, Miki. I have to admit though, I never expected to learn what you do first hand. You're right Mik, it's so cool." Harry put him down. "Now, you'll take care of mum while you're gone won't you?"
Miki nodded his head. "And you'll take care of yourself, won't you daddy."
"Absolutely. Listen Mate, I won't be able to tell Grandpa Albus what has happened. Can you explain it to him and let him know that I will contact him when I can."
"Daddy, you can't do that."
"Why not?"
"The bad man can get to him through you. You can't let that happen."
Harry stopped, concentrated for a minute then laughed a bit. "She sure is snarky. It seems that you are right, Mik. All right, change of plans. If I show up at Hogwarts unannounced, tell Grandpa not to let me in at any cost."
Almost before he finished talking, he stiffened and closed his eyes and was panting suddenly. Miki ran to Ginny. "Mum! We have to leave now. Phyl is helping him but he can't hold the bad man back!"
Ginny ran out into the hall. Lucius/Harry was leaning against the wall, arms crossed with a smirk on his face, and his eyes were completely black. "Well, what have we here? A little mouse in a trap!"
Ginny grabbed Miki and pulled him back into the room and slammed the door shut and locked it. "Coloportus!" Then she held Miki close and apparated out of the castle.
Not to be outdone by a witch and a Weasley at that, Lucius/Harry followed and apparated to cut her off. "Going somewhere?"
"Harry, can you hear me. Listen to Phyl."
"Harry, can you hear me. Listen to Phil." Lucius/Harry mocked. "And just who is Phil, Mrs. Potter?"
Ginny backed up, never taking her eyes off of the man standing in front of her. She cast the spell that bound Lucius/Harry in colored ropes. He only laughed as the ropes dropped to the ground. "I know everything that your dear husband knows. Try again, Mrs. Potter."
She kept herself between Lucius/Harry and Mikeal. "Harry, fight him. Let us get away. Harry, do you hear me?"
Lucius/Harry pointed a wand at her. "I've listened to all I am going to from you, you pathetic little…" Lucius/Harry stopped and wiped his hand across his eyes. "…pathet…" he gasped. Then Harry came back to himself for a moment, fighting for dominance. "Ginny, go. He's getting weaker. Go now. Hurry."
Ginny nodded. "I love you, Harry." She grabbed Rascal's cage out of the car and apparated away.
Lucius/Harry screamed in frustration and pain, then fell to his knees in the drive, where he passed out from the internal battle that he waged with his former master.
