Harry Potter and the Battle of the

Ancients

A 7th year Fan Fiction story by Phoenix Potter

Chapter 2

A Dangerous Errand

Fawkes the phoenix swooped low over the South American city of Sanquoti. She was on an errand for her master, Albus Dumbledore. She had to find a great wizard, Dharlo Tetrop, and deliver a message to him. She was nearing the castle Tentiables Donito, a sprawling castle that reminded her of her home, Hogwarts. She flew in the window of the north tower and came face to face with the man she needed to see.

"Ah, Fawkes, nice to see you!" said Dharlo Tetrop, a powerful wizard and friend to Albus Dumbledore, Headmaster of Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. "I see that you have a note for me." He took it off of the phoenix's leg and looked at it. It read:

Dharlo,

Something truly alarming has happened here at Hogwarts

and I need you to come here immediately. Follow Fawkes, she knows

the way to get here. It is urgent.

Hurry,

Albus Dumbledore

"Lead the way, Fawkes" he said, and with that, he turned into a Bald Eagle and flew off into the night. It was an extremely long journey, one that made Dharlo's wings tired and made him want to fall asleep. He realized that this was no ordinary tiredness, this was made by a sleeping potion! That was his last thought before he drifted off to sleep and started to fall rapidly!

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"Minerva, I just can't see how it could be true!" said Professor Lycine, who was new to Hogwarts this year.

"Well you are the expert on Defense Against The Dark Arts, so you tell me what happened then." said Professor McGonagall with a slight tone of annoyance in her voice.

"I don't know, but to me it looked like the man had been given a very complex sleeping potion!" shouted Professor Lycine, wondering who would have given the man such a complex potion.

"I think that it is time that we consult a better source on potions, Severus Snape!" McGonagall shouted tartly.

"No need to get me, I'm here!" Snape snapped walking down the stairs. One glance in to the infirmary told him all that he needed to know. He was amazed. "Tetrop?" I would have thought that he would have been more careful than to swallow a sleeping potion. Stupid git." said Snape, with a touch of knowing in his voice.

"I knew it was a sleeping potion!" said Lycine, taking a sideways glance at McGonagall, who was looking extremely jealous. "Is there an antidote?"

she asked hopefully.

"Yes, but by the time I make it he will have recovered, so there is no use in it." said Snape, dearly hoping he could kill the man.

"I know for a fact that your cauldrons will boil that potion in no time. It was you yourself who recently remarked to me the effectiveness of the speed charms you put in them, or was that a lie too, Severus?" McGonagall said, without ever pausing to take a breath. Severus staggered off mumbling about how he was so close.

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Darhlo Tetrop bolted up in bed, wondering where he was. He thought he was dreaming, because he was at Hogwarts! He stepped out of bed and looked for his wand. One glance at the bedside table told him that it wasn't there! He rubbed his wrist and found the air gauntlet, at least they didn't have that! He walked towards the door and seeing that there was an extremely strong lock on it, he stepped back and pointed his hands toward the door. A blast of wind blew the door of off it's hinges.

"Dharlo!" Professor McGonagall said flabbergasted that he was awake and even more that he had managed to get through the door. "How did you get through the door without your wand?" she asked, still amazed at what had happened.

"You don't need to know!" he responded. "I need to see Dumbledore immediately!" he said.

"Ah, yes, he has been waiting for you." McGonagall said, leading him to the office of Albus Dumbledore. "Acid Pops!" she said tartly and the statue moved aside to reveal the face of none other than Sirius Black.

"Hello, Sirius, nice day, huh?" Dharlo said, stepping around him and walking into the office. He glanced around the office and noted how it had changed.

"Oh, hi Dharlo, take a seat." said the voice of Albus Dumbledore.

Dharlo spun around and looked into his face. "The reason that I called you here is that, well you see, I found an ancient prophecy in this office when I was cleaning this office and since you are an expert on prophecies, I thought that maybe you could tell me what it meant?" He started to recite the prophecy:

When the ultimate evil strikes the world,

A babe will turn his plan into toil.

He will get the sign of the sacrifice,

No one will forget the price.

The heir will have many abilities so he will be able to be found:

One, the power of the seer he will first get,

Two, he will use magic, no wand needed,

But he will be heeded because of one problem,

He can talk to the great serpent of evil with ease,

Three, he'll have the power to control and throw the element of fire,

They may call him the Boy Who Lived,

But he must not forget his royalty.

Four he will be able read your minds,

Pay close attention to those signs.

Five, he will bring the dead in the final battle,

And the last two, the grand finale.

He may forcefully help the Dark Lord rise and

he may be Animagus form naturally.

He will grow to his destiny's age and complete his fate,

May it be for his life, he'll still fight.

He will use all these powers and the amulet of Gryffindor,

To finally defeat the Dark Lord, Voldemort!

He stopped and looked toward Dharlo. The look in his face was one of pure amazement. He had thought that the prophecy of The Boy Who Lived had been destroyed in the great fire of Hogwarts!

"Harry Potter." he muttered, amazed at what he had heard. "He is the boy in the prophecy, Albus.

"I thought that he was, but Harry hasn't grown to destiny's age yet." he said, a furrow in his brow starting to form.

"It doesn't matter, I must go fetch Harry Potter, Hermione Granger and Ronald Weasley. Tetrop said, already grabbing his cloak and with that he flew out of the window.

It was hard to see at night normally, but when he was an eagle, it was no trouble at all. He knew the address of the Dursley's, but he would need to find out Hermione's and Ron's from Harry. He landed on the lawn of the Dursley's house and thought for a minute. Yes, it was the only way. He pointed his fingers towards the window of Harry's window and a small tornado shot out of his and into the window. A second later, Harry Potter came floating out of the window, his eyes wide with fear. He touched to the ground and fell over from shock.

"Who are you?" he said, with a large tone of fear in his voice.

"Excuse me for barging in on you like that!" Dharlo said. "I am a friend of Albus Dumbledore. He sent me to get you and your friends, Hermione and Ron." we need to get them and get to Hogwarts. so they went, picking up Ron and Hermione. When they got to Hogwarts, all of the professors were waiting for them.

"Thank you Dharlo, you may stay and help us explain to the children what is happening or go to your quarters." Dumbledore said.

"If I can be of help then I will be." he responded. "Should I get the gauntlets from your storehouse, Albus?" he asked wondering.

"Yes and will you do me a favor and grab Sirius Black and a book entitled An Examination of the Greater Magical Powers, both from my office?" Albus responded, glancing at everyone in the room.

"Of course, Albus." he said as he ran up the staircase and entered his office. He glanced around. Albus's office really had changed since the days when he was here. He knew where Sirius would be, but the book was another story. He went up to the shelves and started to look for it. He had to have been looking for 35 minutes before he found it. A book entitled The Secrets of England. He opened it and said "Dissegcon" and the shelf spun around, revealing a hidden staircase! He walked down them slowly into the gloom that was Dumbledore's storehouse.

He finally was here! He walked to the shelf that was supposed to hold all of Dumbledore's favorites and found it: An Examination of the Greater Magical Powers, By Armando Dippet. He walked up the stairs, grabbed Sirius and raced down to the Great Hall.

"Thank you, Dharlo." Albus Dumbledore said taking the book from his hands. "Will you stay here to help me test these children for the qualities of the heirs?" he asked. There are after all, many tests to be taken.

"Of course, but since I am guessing that my presence will be needed through out the year, so I will take up the rank of Defense Against The Dark Arts Professor." Professor Tetrop said.

"We will be glad to have you." Dumbledore said. "Now children, it is time for the tests to begin."

A/N: 15 reviews and I put chapter 3 up.

A/N: What are the tests? What is this power that Tetrop has?

What are the greater magical powers? When will I shut up?

You will find out this and more in chapter three of Harry Potter and

the Battle of the Ancients.

Disclaimer: I own nothing except Tetrop and his house.