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Harry and the Farseeker
Chapter 1
Elspeth Gordie
Harry, Ron, Hermione, and the rest of the 6th year Gryffindors were the first ones to get to see the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher because it was their first class of the semester. As they entered the classroom, Harry noticed a mysterious woman sitting behind the teacher's desk. She was very slender, but in an attractive sort of way and her long black hair reached up to her waist. She had a gold chain around her neck and it defiantly had a charm with it, but it was hidden under her cloths. She looked up at Harry, green eyes twinkling and smiled. Those green eyes... They reminded Harry of Someone. The class sat down, quietly.
"Hello, class. My Name is Elspeth Gordie. Most of your teachers would like you to call me Professor Gordie, but I think that sounds too formal. Just call me Elspeth. Today, we are going to talk about the natural mind powers that even some muggles have. But these powers can be very dangerous if you don't know how to use or shield your mind from these powers. Does anyone know what I'm talking about?" As usual, Hermione's hand shot strait into the air.
"Yes, Hermione?" the class was shocked for Elspeth had said this without even referring to the class list.
"Farseeking, Empathizing, Coercing, Beastspeaking, Healing and Futuretelling. But Professor I-"
"Not 'Professor', Elspeth. And five points to Gryffindor for naming those, Hermione, you are smarter then I thought,"
"Yes, well Elspeth I don't know what this has to do with the dark arts,"
"These powers can be very dangerous if used by the wrong people. And besides, some people in this very class have some of those powers in them. I can feel it. Where else are they going to learn how to develop their abilities? In History of Magic? And if they don't learn how to use their abilities, then they will misuse it in the future. We will only work on it for a while," Elspeth now addressed the class, "Of coarse you all have no idea what Hermione and I are talking about. The easiest to explain, is beastspeaking. It is exactly how it is called. Beast-speaking. You speak to animals through your mind. This ability can be useful and dangerous. If you are met with an enemy that has this ability, Most animals will be against you since they aren't particularly fond of humans. But if you can communicate them, they will be to your advantage in cases of extreme emergency. I sense only one beastspeaker in this room," the class looked around at each other, wondering who the one beastspeaker was. Elspeth continued, "The next, is Futuretelling. One of the most dangerous abilities: to see the future. I feel there are two in this room and not a very talented one called Trelawney," the class all looked at Parvati and Lavender, not having to wonder this time. "Ah, but futuretelling is more then Talons and Tealeaves," the class looked suspiciously at Elspeth, "Oh, no. You see, a true futureteller has to dive, deep into the mind and hover over the mindstream. But the mindstream is even more dangerous then any of these abilities because if too close, it will pull you in and bring you to your death," The class went silent and frightened, yet intrigued with Elspeth's words, "Oh, look at me! I shall explain the rest tomorrow. Right now, I need a volunteer..." not many people raised their hands, but as always, Hermione was eager to be teachers pet. However, Elspeth's eyes passed strait over her.
"How about, you, Harry," Harry looked up. He knew he had no talent. His only talent was Quidditch. Or perhaps he was that one beastspeaker in the room. After all, he could speak parseltongue. Harry stood up and faced Elspeth. What happened was impossible to describe!
Chapter 2
Minds and Memories
Harry felt a rush of emotions. He felt as if his head would explode, yet had the quiet sense of serenity. Somehow, he knew that Elspeth was inside of his head, no matter how impossible the thought seemed.
'Hello, Harry,' Harry heard the words as if they were his thoughts except in a different voice. He didn't know what to do.
'All you have to do is think,' the thought came again.
'Can you read my mind?' Harry thought. The mental voice laughed, 'Only if you want me to. If you are asking if I can see your memories, then I will ask your permission to see them, but I don't want to just yet. Currently, I can only read your conscious thoughts but I can go deeper. Of coarse I'm being polite. Others might invade your mind, which is why it is vital to learn to protect your mind. There is a thing called a mind shield and some people have natural mind shields, but unfortunately you don't. Now, I want to show you something,' Elspeth opened her mind to Harry and all of a sudden, he saw something amazing.
The class had been waiting for someone to speak but Harry and Elspeth had been silent for a long time. Little did they know that Harry and Elspeth were having a secret conversation. Elspeth sighed.
"That, Harry, is called farseeking," Ron, along with the rest of the class looked as if they had no idea what she was talking about. Hermione on the other hand looked jealous.
"Does that mean that you two were farseeking? And if so, does that mean Harry is a farseeker?"
"Yes and no. We were farseeking-" Hermione's jealous look grew "-but Harry is only slightly talented. Now, to block a farseeker from your mind, you can do three things. You have to be drugged, asleep, or you can create a mind shield. It isn't hard to create one, but it can be difficult to maintain it. Harry, I want you to concentrate on stopping me from entering your mind. Now, this may hurt a little..." the two closed their eyes. Harry tried very hard to make a mind shield. It worked! He could feel something like a barrier around his head. But all of a sudden, it shattered involuntarily. Harry felt a stabbing pain in his head. He buckled over. The class gasped and Elspeth apologized.
"I'm sorry, Harry, I didn't mean to be so forceful. That was an excellent shield, but you need to learn how to keep it. Now, I see two farseekers here. Could Dean Thomas and Ron Weasley please come to the front of the class," Ron looked shocked. Him, a farseeker? He came to the front.
"Now, I want you two to come to me after school at this time to develop your abilities," she gave them a piece of paper, "We shall study coercing and healing in our next class and I will try with another student to teach the mind shield again." As the class was leaving, Elspeth farsent, "Harry, tell only those you trust what I showed you from my mind," Harry nodded.
"Hermione, could you stay after class please?" Hermione did so Harry and Ron went to Herbology alone.
"Ron, I saw inside her head! She isn't just a farseeker, she's what's called, The Seeker. Not only that, she's from the future,"
Chapter 3
Problem at the Quidditch match
Hermione was ecstatic when she heard what Harry said that night in the common room.
"But- she can't be- it's impossible!"
"Why?" Harry asked
"Why would the Seeker come here, now, unless..."
"Unless what? And what is this Seeker thing?" Ron asked, completely clueless.
"Why don't you use your farseeking abilities to find out?" the words came out with more spite and jealousy then Hermione had intended. Ron gave a sarcastic look of hurt.
"Why, Hermione, I never knew you could be jealous of me," now, he looked down, embarrassed, "Besides, I don't know how very well yet," he mumbled.
"The Seeker and The Destroyer are all part of a legend. In the future, muggles will stupidly get so obsessed with being the most powerful that they will make a machine that will destroy themselves. Some people will survive this, and the Seeker, born after this, is supposed to find and destroy these death-machines and the destroyer is meant to find the death-machines and recreate the apocalypse. Most people just think it's a myth, but if she's here, then we know it will actually happen. If she's here now then that must mean that the muggles are already starting to make the machine!" Hermione explained.
"Hermione, if you don't mind me asking, what did Elspeth speak to you about after class?" Harry asked. Hermione blushed.
"Oh, nothing important," Harry and Ron looked at her, suspiciously.
"Well, I should get some sleep, practice tomorrow," Harry said.
It had been weeks and Wood, (who stayed on to play quidditch) had been pushing the team really hard this year.
"All right, team, I am doing this for you now. McGonagall has asked me to coach you guys and I'm going to do the best job I can! Now, I've thought up a new strategy for you..." as usual, not many people were listening to Wood's "new strategy" because they were all half-asleep and Fred and George were asleep. It was 5:45 and Harry watched, vaguely as Wood showed step after step on the chalkboard. By the time they hit the field, it was 8:00 and Ron and Hermione were sitting in the bleachers. Practice went smoothly, but when it was over, he felt as if he'd die of hunger. Ron had saved him some soggy toast, which Harry gobbled up instantly. The other practices passed in a similar way until it was time for the first math of the year: Gryffindor versus Hufflepuff. The team looked awkward to Harry without Cedric Diggoroy, but they had a new seeker this year, a very small boy who looked to be in his third or fourth year. This kid, Harry knew, was called Andrew Gregie. Wood had informed Harry that he was a fast kid. It was a clear, cloudless day with a bright blue sky. The captains shook hands and Madam Hooch called, "Mount your brooms!" they all did and Madam Hooch blew her whistle. They rose into the air and Harry rose high above the field. He listened intently to Lee Jordan's commentary while looking all the while for the snitch.
"Gryffindor in possession. Angelina Johnson heading for goal and- Ooh, bludger, that had to hurt!" Harry saw a bludger hit Angelina in the ribs. Fred whooshed passed her and successfully hit the bludger at the Hufflepuff chaser who had possession of the quaffle. Just then, Harry saw a shimmer of gold way up above him. He rose very high, Andrew on his tail, when suddenly, he had a splitting migraine. It hurt so much it was as if he had a very bad concussion. No one seemed to notice Harry for he could still faintly hear cheering and Lee kept on with the commentary, ("Gryffindor in the lead, 70 to 50").
"You OK, Harry?" Andrew's concerned look was the last thing Harry saw before he fell unconscious, but he wasn't the last thing he heard. He heard a gleeful voice in his head.
"I've got you now!" it laughed.
Chapter 4
Traveling the Dream Trails
"Damn!" cursed Elspeth. If only that mind hadn't broken her mind shield around Harry's mind Harry would still be conscious. Of coarse if she didn't put up a mind shield around his mind he would still be conscious, too, but the other mind would have gotten what it wanted which wouldn't be good. Luckily, Hermione and Ron had seen Harry fall unconscious and Hermione had preformed the leg-locking curse to keep him from falling off his broom, but it wouldn't hold long. Everyone still had their minds on the game until Wood called a time out, noticing his seeker was in trouble. Everyone flew down except the Weasley twins, Harry and Andrew. Andrew tried to move Harry onto his broom, but it didn't work. In fact, it made things worse. As he tried to move him to his broom, there was a loud crack as both Hermione's curse and Harry's leg snapped. The crowd gasped as Harry fell off his broom only being held by his hand by Andrew Gregie and the Weasley twins flying up to help. Elspeth stood up and walked onto the field. She then whipped out a vile from her belt, drank it and fell on conscious. No one had any idea what she was doing...
Now asleep, Elspeth could now enter Harry's mind on the Dream Trails, knowing the other mind would have led Harry here. She heard a mind and then saw a black cat stealthily leading a phoenix.
"This way now," the cat said.
"Who are you? Where are you taking me?" Elspeth recognized Harry's mental signature from the phoenix. So this was the shape he took on the Dream Trails, Elspeth thought. Elspeth took the form of a white bird on the dream trails.
"I am taking you to the mindstream," the cat said.
"What? But Elspeth said that's dangerous,"
"Oh, not this part of the mindstream. It is very calm," Elspeth knew all too well that no part of the mindstream was calm. The cat was leading Harry to his death.
"Wait!" a tiger leapt between Elspeth and the two others just before Elspeth was about to get Harry away from the cat.
"Maruman! How can you be here?" Elspeth demanded of the tiger.
"Marumanyelloweyes protects/watches Elspethinnle on the Dream Trails where ever Innle goes," Elspeth knew that Innle was the title the beasts gave her.
"But I am in the past! How can you be here?"
"Marumanyelloweyes follows/protects/watches Elspethinnle. Innle must leave the dreamtrails! Potterboywholived is in danger!"
"I know! That's is why I must help him. Potterboywholived is important for me to find the death machines!"
"Not now, danger comes!" Elspeth went past Maruman to Harry for he was now coming to close to the mindstream.
"NO!" Elspeth cried, and knocked him and her both into a bubble that rose from the mindstream. They were in a vision of the future.
"Elspeth? Where are we?" Harry asked.
"We are in a future vision. No one can hear or see us. All we do is watch," they were in a dark room with two doors and Harry saw Hermione. Hermione had a wand to her head and from behind one of the doors Harry could hear Ron's screams. Harry couldn't see who was holding the wand to Hermione's head but who ever it was, Hermione spoke to them, tears in her eyes.
"You and your kind are horrible people!" she sobbed, "Leave Ron alone he knows nothing! What are they doing to him in there and what did you do to Harry?"
The man spoke, "Ron Weasley is being tortured by the Crutatious curse and Harry Potter has been taken care of by the Dark Lord himself," Hermione gasped then asked, cautiously but bravely, "What are you going to do with me?" the man in the darkness stepped out with his back turned to Harry and readied his wand. Harry could just see Hermione's look of horror before the Death Eater stepped in front of her.
"NO!" he cried as the vision dimmed and he rose to consciousness.
Chapter 5
Awakened and Scared
Harry woke with a start at the exact same time Elspeth woke beside him in the hospital wing. Ron and Hermione were by his bed and stood up when he awoke.
"Harry! I'm glad you're OK! That was so scary!" Hermione said.
"I'm just glad you're OK," Harry mumbled.
"Huh?" Hermione and Ron looked confused.
"It was only a dream he had," Elspeth answered for him.
"But- you said-"
"Forget what I said Harry, it was only a dream,"
"You. Why did you deliberately fall unconscious in the middle of the field?" Ron demanded
"I had to help Harry get away from the mind that entered his. If I hadn't, he would have died in the mind stream,"
"But the cat said-"
"The cat wanted to kill you Harry!" Elspeth interrupted again.
Hermione looked thoughtful, "The only way to enter a mind when the person's asleep is to fall asleep yourself. Then that means..." Hermione gasped.
Elspeth finished for her, "That means that the person that entered Harry's mind was asleep when he did it,"
"Malfoy decided to sleep in today when Harry was playing," Ron said
"But does he really have enough power to lead Harry to his death?" Hermione asked.
Elspeth shook her head, firmly, "No, he has no mind talent at all. It would be completely impossible for him to even get into Harry's mind with out some help."
"Then who is it?" as Ron asked the question, an old, one-eyed ginger cat entered the room lazily. Elspeth opened her mouth wide in shock.
"Maruman!" she said aloud, "I thought you only followed me mentally!"
"That cat... who is it?" Hermione asked.
"This cat has named himself my protector on the Dream Trails. Along with being a Farseeker, I am also a strong beastspeaker and strong coercer. The cat calls me Innle after the legendary human who will someday lead them to freedom from the humans. At least that's what other beastspeakers think. Little do they know that I actually am the Innle of their legends, or so insists Maruman and my horse, Galtha. I am this as well as The Seeker, and Maruman knows this. You have no idea how much of an overwhelming job it is being me,"
"Yeah? Try being famous Harry Potter for a day," Harry mumbled. Ron and Hermione ignored him for at that moment they were fascinated by Elspeth who was now communicating with the cat. Ron reached out a clumsy farseeking probe into Elspeth's mind to listen in on the conversation.
"Marumanyelloweyes goes where Innle goes," Maruman sent, licking a paw.
"Not here, you don't. You have no right trying to stop me from saving Harry!" Elspeth scolded, unaware of Ron's probe, amateurish as it was.
"Marumanyelloweyes had too. Mornirdragon came,"
"Dragon?" Elspeth said aloud then fell back into mind speech, "Is she here, too? How, she's in a coma?"
"She's not here. Transmitted her mind through Marumanyelloweyes,"
"Why does he call himself 'Marumanyelloweyes'?" Ron asked. Elspeth was startled for she didn't know Ron was listening.
"It's his beast name. We call him Maruman, he calls himself Yellow-eyes, and my friend, Dragon, Mornir which means red mane in beast speak,"
"Who is Dragon," Hermione asked.
Elspeth smiled, wanly, "A friend who was abandoned as a child. We found her little more then a savage. She fell into a coma and couldn't reach us so her mind thought we had left her. She responds with anger and the more she loves someone, the more powerful the anger because she misses us. I was the first to gain her trust and she thinks I have abused it, which is why Maruman warns me of her mind, but back to the present. I think you two should go and I think Madam Pomfrey will agree." Hermione and Ron nodded and left
Harry looked at Elspeth, "Why didn't you tell them about the dream? Was it really only a dream?"
"It is not good to act upon futuretellings Harry, I learned that the hard way. There is no need to worry those who need not be worried until the time comes,"
"But you saw that! Voldemorte is going to kill me, torture Ron, and who knows what to Hermione!"
"You really want to know what will happen Harry?" Elspeth asked, seriously, fingering the gold chain around her neck. Harry nodded. Elspeth took out what Harry recognized as a time turner around the chain. Without saying a word, Harry stood up and slid under the chain as Elspeth estimated how far into the future it was. To Harry's horror, she had estimated four days. As the room spun around Elspeth and he ended up in a deserted hall of Hogwarts and the sky was a dull gray, he had a feeling she was probably right.
Chapter 6
Trip to the Future
Harry and Elspeth heard footsteps and Elspeth rushed him from view. Harry now realized how Elspeth had gotten to the past from her time. Harry could see from their hiding place that Ron, Hermione, and himself were coming down the hall. They were laughing. Harry suggested to Elspeth that they followed them. She agreed. When the future Harry, Ron and Hermione walked out the door, Elspeth and Harry started to follow after them when they heard a familiar voice.
"Elspeth, Harry, I'm glad you're here," Professor McGonagall stopped them, "I was wondering if you could help me with something. With your farseeking abilities and your slight empath talent-"
Harry cut her off, "But Professor, I don't have empath abilities,"
"Nonsense, Professor Gordie just came to me yesterday and told me you did,"
"But-"
"We are in the middle of a lesson," Elspeth improvised, "Now Harry, I want you to empathize to the professor frustration," McGonagall gave a frustrated sigh and left.
"How did I do that?" Harry asked.
"You didn't. I probed her and found that she was frustrated with the Minister and made her think we were annoying. I then coerced her to leave. I didn't use empathy. I don't have that talent, but apparently you do,"
"What will McGonagall say when she runs into the future Elspeth?" Harry asked. Elspeth smiled.
"I'll remember this in four days your time. I'll make up something," she seemed so confident.
"What is an Empath?"
"One who can receive and generate emotions. For instance, if I were worried, you would sense it even before you saw me. Only you don't feel worry, you feel something else. Anger and Hatred are the hardest emotion to deal with according to my friends, Miky and Dameon who are skilled Empaths," Elspeth said. They exited the castle just in time to see the future Harry, Ron and Hermione kidnapped by death eaters on the brim of the Forbidden Forest. Harry and Elspeth followed them into an old abandoned shack in the middle of the Forbidden Forest. Elspeth cast a powerful spell to make Harry and her become invisible (The same thing Dumbledore did in book one, seeing as Harry forgot his invisibility cloak). As they slid sneakily through the door, Harry recognized the room from his dream. One Death Eater took the future Harry and Ron into separate rooms. Elspeth farsent Harry to follow her as she followed into the room the Death Eater took Harry. The future Harry was thrown to the floor and the Death Eater backed away towards the door. The Harry on the ground looked up. The other Harry and Elspeth did the same. A tall pale figure stepped into the light.
"I have been watching you, Harry Potter," a high voice spat with spite. Elspeth and the past Harry drew back but the Harry on the floor remained. He seemed to be concentrating but then, a look of surprised horror spread across his face. Voldemorte smiled an evil smile.
"I have a powerful mind shield. You can't get to me, Empath!" Elspeth, too, was concentrating, but not on Voldemorte, but on the future Harry.
"Harry," she farsent and the future Harry started and Voldemorte just thought Harry was afraid of him.
"Elspeth? Are you here?" Harry thought.
"Yes. Only it's not me," Elspeth sent.
"It's the you from four days ago,"
"Yes. Anyway, Harry there is a way you can get past his mind shield when I can't,"
"Huh?" Harry now looked puzzled and Voldemorte now suspected something, but he started talking anyway.
"For 14 long years I have been trying to get revenge on you..." the usual speech Harry'd heard a million times by now.
"You are an empath while I am a farseeker. You can still receive his emotions and use them against him," Elspeth sent.
There was a pause and the future Harry sent back, "He's angry but so confident and sure he's going to finally kill me,"
"Now, use that against him," Elspeth said, as if it were the easiest thing in the world.
"How? I've only known I was an empath for three days! You never taught me this,"
"All you have to do is transmit a rush of fury to him,"
"WHAT! He'll kill me for sure,"
"Just trust me," Elspeth was very assured.
"All right, this shouldn't be too hard," Voldemorte gave a loud roar of anger and lunged at Harry. Harry jumped out of the way. Voldemorte brought out his wand.
"Avada Kedavera," Elspeth dived at the future Harry while the other Harry's eyes were wide with fear and surprise as the green light hit Elspeth. It illuminated her and canceled out the invisibility spell. For a moment, it held her up in the air, suspended as if standing although she wasn't touching the ground. Amazingly, she was still alive and lifted her hands to her head. Voldemorte's eyes became wide with shock. Both Harries could feel she was farseeking Voldemorte whose shield was down. Elspeth was bringing old, painful memories to the surface. Along with the psychological pain cam the physical pain as the memories became so real, it was like he was consumed in a dream. He could feel the weakness when he was little more then a shadow of life. He could feel the pain the will to keep living and the burning desire to kill Harry Potter once and for all. He remembered those horrible years he spent in that terrible muggle orphanage. He remembered his father and how much he hated him. But most of all, he felt the frustration and humiliation of not being able to kill Harry even when he held all the cards and Harry himself thought he was going to die. Unfortunately, the future Harry was still emotionally connected to Voldemorte. He, too, could feel what Voldemorte felt only in a completely different way. The present Harry could see he was in pain. All of a sudden, the Harry on the floor fell unconscious unable to bare the emotional pressure. Elspeth now drew out her wand and aimed it at Voldemorte. "Expeliarmus!" She cried and Voldemorte's wand flew to the wall. Elspeth fell to the ground. She was very weak. It took all her strength and mind power to do that. Voldemorte was advancing on her. Harry didn't know what to do! Just then, he heard Hermione scream in the next room. On instinct, Harry ran to the next room. He saw Hermione tied to a chair just as in his dream and a tall Death Eater with his wand to her head. Now, Harry could see the Death Eater's face.
"YOU!"
Chapter 7
Elspeth's Dark Secret
The Death Eater looked around, wondering where the voice had come from because Harry was still invisible.
"You piece of slime!" Harry shouted. Again, the Death Eater looked around along with Hermione.
"Harry?" she whispered.
"Leave her alone, Lucius Malfoy!" Harry screamed.
This time, Hermione was sure he was there, "Harry go, leave! They want you. They want what you know. GO! Get help!" Harry stood very still aside from the fact that he was shaking in anger.
"Leave her alone," he said in a calm warning, "No one hurts my friends," Malfoy looked around.
"If that is Harry Potter, then I'm glad you're here because you can watch me kill your friend," Harry felt a rush of fury and wished that Malfoy knew how mad he was. All of sudden, Malfoy became very angry and Harry became terrified because he had seen what happened with Voldemorte. Without warning, Malfoy became very frightened as well. Now Harry was confused and a bewildered look came upon Malfoy's face. Suddenly, Harry realized what was going on. He was projecting emotions to Malfoy! He decided to take advantage of it. He projected fear and worry. Malfoy started to cower in a corner. Harry approached Hermione. He untied her.
She reached for her wand and uttered, "LEPO!" just then, Malfoy disappeared and in his place stood a fluffy little black rabbit.
"A fate he deserves!" declared Hermione.
"It's a good thing you pay attention in Transfiguration, Hermione," Harry said, then flinched as he heard Ron's howls of pain. Harry and Hermione blasted away the door. Ron was rolling on the floor with a delighted Death Eater standing over him.
"Expeliarmus!" Harry cried and the wand flew out of the Death Eater's hand. Ron couldn't get up for he was lying unconscious on the floor, unable to bare so much pain.
BANG! Cords shot out of Hermione's wand and wrapped around the Death Eater the way they did with Snape in their third year. Harry lifted Ron up and was about to leave with Hermione when he remembered Elspeth and the future Harry in the other room. Harry told the Hermione to get Ron back to the castle and that he would catch up. Hermione nodded. Harry ran into the room where Voldemorte was. He gasped. There, on the floor, was a very near death Elspeth. Voldemorte was hovering over her, about to finish her off. Harry felt a rage of fury! Without thinking, he rushed straight at Voldemorte, wand ready. He shouted the first spell that popped into his head.
"LEPO!" Voldemorte saw this and just before the spell hit him he cried, "Reflectous!" and the spell came zooming back at Harry! He didn't know what to do so he ducked and the spell bounced off a mirror and hit Elspeth. She turned into a rabbit instantly, but a lovely black and white one. Even as a rabbit, she didn't move. Voldemorte was advancing on Harry when Harry had an idea. He pointed his wand at Elspeth and said "Normalous!" Elspeth popped back into a person. Then, Harry started using his newfound empathy. He empathized strength and also drained off her fatigue. Elspeth awoke and without Voldemorte knowing it, she sneaked up behind him. All of a sudden, he turned and in one fast moment, as he raised his wand, Elspeth had called upon her own power faster and used her, unique and darkest ability on the Dark Lord. This shattered his mind shield for the power of Elspeth's unique ability could break even the strongest shield. Voldemorte was strong though. So strong that he was barely even human. This mattered little for Elspeth knew that this could work on beasts as she so sadly once learned. Voldemorte didn't even flinch when his shield was broken, but he did fall to his knees when Elspeth's ability reached him.
"Elspeth, what are you doing?"
"Using a power that is only mine and my brother's to share. It is a unique ability and I have only used it twice before. It is the power to kill..."
Chapter 8
The Power from Within
"Elspeth, watch out!" Harry warned. Too late. Wormtail had sent a shock of green light directly at Elspeth to protect his master.
"Kill them both..." Voldemorte said in a weak voice.
"Yes, master," Wormtail smiled.
"Not on your life! I thought you wanted me to tell you something," Wormtail stopped.
"You... You didn't... you didn't get it out of them yet?" Voldemorte asked, in feeble anger.
"No, master. Harry Potter, before you die, tell me-"
"Pettigrew!" someone shouted. Harry turned and smiled at what he saw.
"Sirius! Remus!" Wormtail said at first, frightened, then in a considerably more confident voice, "If you're here, then I suppose you will die, too,"
"You wish!" while Wormtail was distracted, Harry hit him over the head with a brick. He fell unconscious to the floor. Elspeth dragged herself up. She was very near death, now, despite what Harry did.
"Harry, you must... You must... use your head... the power from... From within..."
"You mean my empathy?"
Elspeth shook her head, "No... The... The power in your... from your... Ohhhhhhh," and she fell unconscious. Harry broke the connection with her. Voldemorte was gaining strength. Then he said a spell and pointed his wand at Sirius and Lupin.
"Energo Drainous!" he cried. Sirius and Lupin fell to their knees. Voldemorte was getting stronger by the minute! Suddenly, Harry realized that Voldemorte was feeding off their energy!
"NO!" he cried then, he heard a peaceful voice inside his head.
"Do not fear/worry, Potterboywholived,"
"Who are you?"
"I am the enemy of the Destroyer/Dark Lord. Friend of the Seeker/Innle/Elspeth,"
"Who?"
The voice gave a mental equivalent of a smile, "I am here to encourage the Power from Within. You may name/call me Atthis, the Agillian. I speak through the witch Hermione,"
"Hermione?"
"All will be explained later. Now is time to act/move," Harry obeyed but still didn't know what all this 'Power from within' stuff was. He moved closer to Lord Voldemorte.
The voice in Harry's head spoke again, "Touch him... NOW!" Harry did. Only then did he realize that his power didn't come from his head, nor his abilities, but from his heart.
Harry was psychically bonded with Voldemorte and Harry re-experienced his parents' death. Not only that, he experienced Voldemorte's worst times. This softened Voldemorte very little for he made a lunge at Harry. Harry didn't let go for Atthis kept telling him not to. She reassured Harry that true power didn't come from hate, but from love. Harry empathized love to Voldemorte and Voldemorte hated it. So much that he screamed out loud. He fell to his knees and unconscious for, as Dumbledore so wisely once said, if there was one thing Voldemorte couldn't understand, it was love. Harry broke contact. He walked over to Elspeth and put the time turner around their necks. All of a sudden, the room began to spin and Harry was back in the hospital wing.
Chapter 9
Back in the Hospital Wing
"Heavens, child, what happened?" Madame Pomfrey came running into the room staring, shocked at Elspeth.
"I... I don't know..." Harry stammered, "She... I was sleeping and she... Well, I heard her in my mind... I heard she was... Um... in pain, yeah, that's right,"
"Merlin's beard, she's almost dead! How this could have happened, I do not know,"
"I do," Harry mumbled under his breath. Suddenly, the door flew open and in rushed Ron, Hermione, an annoyed looking Maruman, and, Harry didn't know why but, Dumbledore.
"We heard Madame Pomfrey, what's wrong?" Ron asked, white-faced.
"Elspeth! Head master, she's... Oh, she's close to dead!"
Dumbledore smiled and tugged at his beard and Harry had the feeling, not for the first time, that Dumbledore knew more than anyone thought.
"Odd... Very odd. Harry, could I speak to you?" Harry nodded and Madame Pomfrey rushed Elspeth out of the room and told Ron and Hermione to leave.
"Harry, were you and Elspeth time traveling?" Harry gaped. Since he had not known of the abilities before, he never even theorized it, but now that he knew of the Talents, he assumed Dumbledore to be a powerful farseeker. Perhaps even an Empath.
"I knew it. Harry, why is Elspeth unconscious?" Harry explained what happened to Dumbledore.
"I see... An Agillian spoke to you?" Harry nodded, "Well, then you are a very lucky boy because they don't talk to ordinary people,"
"What are Agillians?"
"A bird, Harry, a bird. But not just any bird. A highly intelligent bird, probably more so then humans,"
"Professor, Atthis said she was speaking through Hermione. What did she mean?"
"Harry, a mind from the future needs a mind from the past to transmit through before going to its intended mind. Seeing as Hermione is a beastspeaker and a close friend of yours, she was a perfect choice,"
"Hermione's a beastspeaker?" Harry's eyes were wide.
"That she is, and she has the potential to be a strong one. Just as you have the potential to be a strong healer,"
"Professor, I'm not a healer, I'm an empath,
"You are equally talented in both areas, Harry. You drained Elspeth of her fatigue, and you were strong enough to bring her back. If you hadn't done so, she would have surly died,"
"A healer..."
"...Is a person who helps people heal using their mind. They can encourage blood to clot, scares to heal, drain fatigue, drain pain..."
"I'm a healer?" Harry asked. Dumbledore nodded.
"Now, Harry, I expect you had a tiring ordeal. You should get some rest,"
Harry decided he was right and fell asleep.
Chapter 10
The Wanted Secret
That night, Harry dreamed...
"Potterboywholived, Elspeth would like to thank you, and I would, too," came Atthis's mind voice.
"For what?"
"For saving the life of the Seeker,"
"But she saved me first," Atthis's mind gave the mental equivalent of a smile.
"Ah, but if you died/perished then Elspeth/Innle/Seeker would never have come to be. Is it not ironic/funny that a daughter can save her father before she is even born,"
"What? What do you mean? What are you saying?"
"I am saying/sending that you have a power deep within your heart that is passed down generation to generation until it reached/will reach Elspeth,"
"Are you saying I'm related to Elspeth?" Harry asked, unable to believe.
"But of course. You are Elspeth's great, great grand father. She has the Power of the Heart that used to be only unique to you,"
"HUH?"
"The Power from Within is only yours and yours to have until Elspeth comes/has came. Your father did not have it, nor did your mother and nor will your offspring. The only person that will will have the greatest link to you. Elspeth. She is genetically, psychically, and even emotionally bonded to you. She is almost exactly like you. Even her parents were taken from her at a young age. They were burned as heretics. Oh how she pleaded and cried but soldier guards have hearts of ice," Harry still had no idea what to say.
"Sometimes there is nothing to say. It is better to say nothing at all then say words that need not be said," Atthis sent, catching Harry's thought. All of a sudden, Harry recalled the first day he met Elspeth.
"A mysterious woman sitting behind the teacher's desk. She was very slender, but in an attractive sort of way and her long black hair reached up to her waist. She had a gold chain around her neck and it defiantly had a charm with it, but it was hidden under her cloths. She looked up at Harry, green eyes twinkling and smiled. Those green eyes..."
"Why is Elspeth here?" he asked.
"It is funny/ironic that I am to give you the knowledge now that the Dark Lord will want in a few days,"
"Then it is better you don't tell me," Harry said.
"Ah, but I must! If I do not, it can change the future forever!" Atthis said.
"Then tell me!" Harry demanded, getting frustrated with the bird.
"She is looking for the Death Machines. She shall find them in..." Atthis explained to Harry where the death machines were.
"Why must she find it now?"
"Potterboywholived, it is impossible to stop what is coming, even if the funuga-li change now. There will still be a Great White/apocalypse/end no matter what anyone does. But, if Elspeth can find the machines now, it will help her in the future," Harry still didn't understand what the bird meant, but he wondered even more what the term 'funuga' was.
"You are a funuga, Harry Potter, only you are a wizzardfunuga. Funuga-li means many funuga. Funuga is the beast speech for what you name human. I leave you now, Hermionemind grows weary..." The Agillian left Harry's mind and let Harry to his dreaming. Harry was determined to talk to Hermione tomorrow and ask her what she knew of Atthis.
Chapter 11
The Two Girls
"Excuse me," came a timid voice from behind the slightly opened door. Harry sat up to see who it was.
"My name is Meredith Sparrow. I saw what happened at the quidditch match yesterday and I wanted to see if you were OK. I didn't disturb you, did I?"
"No," Harry said, truthfully.
Meredith sighed with relief and all her tension disappeared She began in a confident voice, "I'm a Ravenclaw fourth year. Although we aren't in the same house, I'm a close friend of Andrew Gregi," She had blond hair, past her shoulders and blue eyes. She was actually quite lovely.
"Really? He's a nice guy-" Harry stopped. A skilled probe had entered his mind. He looked, puzzled at Meredith. All of a sudden, it withdrew.
"Are you..."
Meredith looked down, "I didn't know you were mind sensitive. I'm a healer-beastspeaker. I was trying to help you from the inside out,"
A second voice came, "Are you done, Mer? C'mon, I'm bored!" Meredith called back to her, "Krista, don't you know who I'm talking to?"
"Yeah, yeah, big ol' famous Harry Potter. Can we go now?" Something about the bite in her voice sparked Harry's interest. She stepped into the room and her beauty stunned Harry. She had short brown hair and lovely brown eyes. Harry fell instantly in love. Krista looked at Harry and her own eyes lit up. She walked over to the bed.
"You know, I never knew you were so cute," Meredith sighed, shook her head in disgust and said, "Harry, my stepsister, Krista Kil,"
"Hello, Harry. I'm a get-to-the-heart-of-it kind of girl, so how would you like to go out with me?"
"Sure!" Harry said on the spot. They smiled together.
"Do you like her? I sure do, she's really nice. I think she must have been one of the smartest-" Hermione started
"We are still talking about Atthis, right?" Harry asked.
"Oh, her, too," she said, blankly, staring at Ron who was flirting with Meredith. Harry sighed, and looked in the same direction.
"You like her, then you should meet her step-sister," It was odd for Hermione to like one of Ron's girlfriends, but she did this time.
"Her sister? You mean Kristen?"
"Kristen? Who's she?"
"Meredith's sister, Kristen Sparrow. I heard she had no mind Talent, but that her sister had loads!"
"She does. She's a healer-beastspeaker. I'm not talking about Kristen, I'm talking about Krista,"
"Krista? Oh, you mean that brunette. I don't know. I have a bad feeling about her, Harry, a bad feeling..."
"You're just saying that 'cause she's my girlfriend," Harry said. Ron joined them as Meredith left and they began to laugh about it all. Harry had the odd sensation of déja vue. As they left the palace, Harry heard an argument that his friends, still laughing, didn't hear.
"I really don't want to do this, Krista, I'm not that kind of girl!" came Meredith's voice
"And yet, you're doing it. What are you complaining about, it's fun,"
"You're just saying that because of who your dad is! And I don't want to do it! You're making me!"
"He's your step-dad. And Why would I make you do something you didn't..." their voices trailed off as they reached the doors of the castle. They headed over to see Hagrid when all of a sudden, there were cold hands around them pulling them ever deeper into the Forbidden Forest...
Chapter 12
The Truth
It all went so fast for Harry since he knew what was happening. When the Death Eater took him into the dark room, he had the same conversation he had overheard. Then, Elspeth entered his mind. This part was new to Harry since last time he didn't know what Elspeth was doing.
"Harry," she farsent and Harry started and Voldemorte just thought Harry was afraid of him.
"Elspeth? Are you here?" Harry thought.
"Yes. Only it's not me," Elspeth sent.
"It's the you from four days ago,"
"Yes. Anyway, Harry there is a way you can get past his mind shield when I can't,"
"Huh?" Harry now looked puzzled and Voldemorte now suspected something, but he started talking anyway.
"For 14 long years I have been trying to get revenge on you..." the usual speech Harry'd heard a million times by now.
"You are an empath while I am a farseeker. You can still receive his emotions and use them against him," Elspeth sent.
There was a pause and Harry sent back, "He's angry but so confident and sure he's going to finally kill me," It went on like that. The exact same conversation Harry had missed out on before. When Voldemorte sprung out at him in a rage, Elspeth came out of the shadows. Harry yelled out a scream of pain as the surge of emotions he felt from Voldemorte transformed for him into physical hurt. He fell unconscious.
"Harry?" he heard a soft voice whisper.
"Hermione? Krista?"
"Meredith,"
"Where's Ron, Hermione, and Krista?" Harry asked, groggily. He expected to be in the hospital wing, but he wasn't. He was still in that cold, dark shack.
"Hermione is getting help and Ron is in the hospital wing. Krista..." she stopped.
"Where is she?"
"She's..."
"She's not?"
"Oh, no, of course not! Maruman sent me here. He said you were in trouble. You have to help Elspeth find the machines now before it's too late. I'm here to heal you,"
"Don't change the subject! I want to see Krista! I love her!"
"Do you?" Meredith asked looking at Harry seriously. It seemed like a silly question and he was just about to say so when he thought. Did he love her? There wasn't much to love. She was rude to everyone she met and she even snapped at Harry. Hermione had a bad feeling about her and she wasn't even all that pretty (keep your mouth shut, GoldenPhoenix!)!
"I thought so. Harry, she's a coercer. She made you love her. And she made me help her in her father's evil plan!" Meredith scowled.
"Where did she go?"
"She left with her father. She was gone when I got here,"
"But she was never here! And who is her father?"
"Her father..." she began, "Who do you think her father is?" Harry didn't answer so she continued, "Her father is... My stepfather, Lord Voldemorte,"
Chapter 13
Time to find the Weapon Machines
Harry was too stunned to speak but even if he wasn't he wouldn't have had the chance because right then, Professor McGonagall appeared at the door. Behind her was a worried looking Hermione.
"Harry Potter! Oh, thank heavens you're all right! If something happened, I don't know what I would do..." Harry, still speechless, looked at her blankly.
"Oh my, he's lost his memory!"
"No he hasn't, professor. He's just... a bit tired," Meredith improvised. Dumbledore appeared next to McGonagall. He held a stern look on his face.
"Meredith, where is your stepsister?" he asked.
"She left with him..."
"Why was I not informed that she was at this school?" he asked, this time to McGonagall.
"Well, she's only a girl and you let practically anyone into this school and so I don't see why-"
"I don't let people with hearts of ice into this school and especially coercers with hearts of ice," Harry found it odd for Dumbledore to act like this for he was a person who believed in second chances. Even if Krista was... His daughter, Dumbledore would have let her in... Wouldn't he? After all, he let Meredith in. Elspeth, with a ginger cat and a white wolf-dog came.
"Professors, Harry and I have a mission to complete," Elspeth said. Harry nodded and came.
"Hermione, would you like to come?" It was now Hermione's turn to be speechless. She looked at her.
"We need you to help us communicating with Atthis and Galtha," Elspeth added.
"But... What about Ron?"
"I'll look after him. Kristen sees... A dark future for him if he goes with you,"
"WHAT?" Hermione asked, quite surprised.
Meredith smiled a mysterious smile, "She's a futureteller. That's why she keeps a low profile. She spread the rumor that she was not a Talent (a word used for "misfits" or people who have mental abilities) because she didn't want people to ask her things. Everyone in my family are skilled Talents. We've all been learning since we could eat solid food. Even Krista..."
"Does that mean that Vol- Uh, You-Know-Who is a Talent?" Meredith shook her head.
"No. It's from our mothers, not our fathers. I don't know. The Misfit gene must have been past down through the witches in both families. Anyway, Elspeth, you have a destiny to fulfil and Harry, you must aid her. You, too Hermione. Go and return safe..." Harry felt that there was something Meredith wasn't telling them. Harry told Elspeth where she would find the machines in an unexpected place in Sicily Italy. Elspeth took Harry and Hermione's hand and with Dumbledore's permission, apperated to Sicily.
Chapter 14
Hannah, Rasial, and Kristen
People stared as Harry, Elspeth, and Hermione appeared so suddenly in the Town Square. All but one black haired woman who glanced, rolled her eyes, and shook her head. She carried her baby into her house. Elspeth followed her.
"Excuse me, ma'am, but-"
"Newly graduates... They think they can just apperate anywhere and there won't be a problem," she had an Italian accent.
"We are looking for a muggle agency called the Reichler clinic. A woman works there named Hannah Seraphim. It is important we contact her,"
"Ah, so you are the girl who the coming was foretold!" the woman gasped, "Ms Seraphim is with her friend, Jacob Obernewton discussing plans for the future. The Reichler clinic is a large building hidden from the govamen and the government. I will take you," Harry didn't know what the woman meant by 'govamen' but he figured they must be muggles against Talents and the Reichler clinic. The plump woman led the three to a tall building, very modernized.
"I leave you here..." The woman said. Harry, Elspeth and Hermione entered the building. Elspeth approached the front desk.
"Excuse me, but I was wondering if I may speak with Hannah Seraphim?"
"She's in a meetin'," the blonde replied in a cockney British accent, filing her nails. It was only then did they realize that they were in the center of an international community. All around were people from Asia, Australia, Africa, North America, South America, Europe, and even Antarctica!
"Tell her... Tell her that Elspeth Seeker is here. Empathize the Seeker part," The girl sighed and left to see Hannah Seraphim. After a few minutes, a tall woman with curly brown hair and blue eyes burst through the elevator as if in a hurry. She looked around the room and she saw Harry, Elspeth and Hermione looking a bit out of place. Behind her came a dark skinned girl. Elspeth walked towards them.
"My name is Elspeth Gordie. You must be Hannah and you must be Casey," They nodded in shock.
"I am here from my time to discuss the holding of the weapon machines," Hannah held a finger to her mouth, "SSHHHHHH! We must not speak of that here. Come, to my office," Harry, Hermione, Maruman, and the wolf-dog were left outside while they discussed. Harry could feel the dog's anger when she began to communicate with Hermione.
"The funuga-li are such prejudice and aloof creatures. They think that they are better then the other beasts just because they think they are the only ones with intelligence. I think that they are the ones that lack intelligence,"
"Oh, not this one. The oldOnes say that she is kind, smart, and understands the wants and pain of beasts,"
"Yes, Innle and Hannahmind are freespirits. However, I fear a dark future for Hannahmind," the she-dog stated, gravely.
Hermione seemed confused, "What do you mean, Rasial?"
"Beasts, too, see shadows of things to come. Hannahmind will be in danger and it is the responsibility of Potterboywholived to save her. All though, in the end it will come down to one choice: His life, or hers," Hermione broke contact, not wanting to hear more.
"The old Ones speak!" Maruman sent.
"Hermionemind! A dark future awaits you if you do not return to the burrud/Hogwarts with Potterboywholived instantly!"
"But, Meredith said-"
"Meredith thinks of no one but MasterMind's protection! She wishes him to bond with her," Hermione didn't know what Atthis meant by "Master mind" or "bond"(but she knew "burrud" was home in beast speak) but she consented. When Elspeth came out looking quite satisfied, Hermione told her what Atthis had said. Elspeth, who never understood futuretellers' ways, agreed. When they apperated to Hogwarts, they met a dark haired girl with mysterious hazel eyes who reminded Elspeth of her friend, Maryon.
"Harry, it was not long before now that you had a discovering adventure. Now, you must take another to save your friend's life,"
Chapter 15
MasterMind's Identity
"Excuse me, but what are you talking about?" Harry asked.
"She is talking about Meredith and Ron," Elspeth said. Hermione and Harry looked at her. Se shrugged, "It has taken time, but I have learned to interpret futureteller's ways of speech,"
"Elspeth is correct. My sister took Ron to what she thought was a safe place, but turned out to be right where Krista was waiting for them. Voldemorte has Ron and he is going to use him. Just as Madam Vega and Alexi tried to use you, Elspeth," Elspeth was reminded of a time when she was a prisoner at her home of Obernewton. It used to be used to test misfits' powers before it was taken over by the misfits. The two leaders, Alexi and Madam Vega, tried to use Elspeth to find out where the weapon machines were by torturing the mind. Elspeth wouldn't have been able to bare it if her husband wasn't there to drain off some of the pain. It was the first time she used her deep killing power on Madam Vega.
"How did you know that?" Elspeth asked. Kristen smiled mysteriously, "A futureteller sees many things, Elspeth, you should know that,"
"Then you must feel secure in knowing that your family will survive the apocalypse," Kristen did nothing but smile.
Hermione voiced a question that she had been wondering for a long time, "Who is 'Mastermind?'"
"Mastermind?" Elspeth said, "Why, I think that is something he himself must tell you,"
"Where did Meredith take Ron?" Harry asked.
"To the Astronomy tower, but you won't find them there anymore. You will find them... In a small house a few miles away from Hogsmead," No sooner did Kristen speak the words did Harry and Hermione sprint off to the village with Rasial the she-dog at their heels.
It took them hours to reach the cottage but it was the only one that looked deserted enough to fit Voldemorte's liking. With a shower of sparks, Hermione blew the door open. They found Ron hooked up to a machine that Rasial identified as a Zeb Karahn. Meredith was found sobbing in the corner of the cottage and Harry approached the limp, cold figure of Ron Weasley. Harry looked at Ron's pale skin, hoping what he thought wasn't true. He felt his wrist. No pulse. He dropped it and looked at Meredith.
"What happened?" he asked.
"They... they hooked him up to that machine there and... I tried to drain off some pain but... they put on the highest level and I know Ron saw where Elspeth went... then he... he told them and all the pain went away. I quickly withdrew from his mind afraid to be pulled to death. He was near it... I wanted to protect him, I really did. Then, they left us here," Hermione walked up to Ron and felt his pulse and shrieked out in shock and joy.
"HE'S ALIVE! HE'S ALIVE!" Harry turned his head to her. He, too walked up to Ron again. He felt his pulse. Nothing, then pumppump... pumppump of a slow heart beat.
"Oh my- she's right!" Meredith stood up, shakily. Ron opened his eyes and saw Meredith.
"Tell them... My love," Hermione's face fell and to cover that up she said "Tell us what, Meredith?"
"Ron knew you were wondering who MasterMind was. Well, this, my friends, is MasterMind. The legendary human mind that has the ability to have the strongest farseeking and coercing ability ever seen. If you haven't discovered all ready, a coercer can enter a person's mind, find a controversial thought and enforce it. Like, if you thought that maybe, maybe there was someone else in the room you didn't see, a coercer could make you think there really was another person in the room. This thought does not have to be conscious. Like your unconscious thought of a possibility that you may actually learn to love Krista. Coercers can also erase your memory. Not completely, and they can also sometimes bring it back,"
"We have to go tell Elspeth what happened," Harry said.
Chapter 16
Elspeth's Goodbye
"Yes, I see..." Elspeth trailed off, "Voldemorte wanted Ron because he thought Ron knew where the Death Machines were. And, of course, he did because he coerced Harry into telling him without knowing it. Very interesting situation. I believe my work is finished here. I must return to my own time. Harry, good luck with your future schooling. Ron, handle that power well. Hermione... Remember where your heart lies," Hermione seemed puzzled at what Elspeth had told her. Seeing her puzzled look, Elspeth continued, "You are the brightest witch I know in your time and in mine, and remember that. And you have friends and family that love you very much. However, I warn you for in the future, you will have a child and Meredith's stepsister will want that child. I can give no further information on the matter. Meredith, take good care of MasterMind and my Great, Great Grandfather. Farewell, old Albus, and watch over these children. I have a feeling we will all meet again someday," and with that, Elspeth took out her time turner and disappeared.
"That went very well, don't you think?" Harry asked Dumbledore. They were in his office and Fawks was eyeing them, protectively. Dumbledore, on the other hand, shook his head.
"No... I have a feeling that this is not the end, but the beginning..."
Harry and the Farseeker
Chapter 1
Elspeth Gordie
Harry, Ron, Hermione, and the rest of the 6th year Gryffindors were the first ones to get to see the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher because it was their first class of the semester. As they entered the classroom, Harry noticed a mysterious woman sitting behind the teacher's desk. She was very slender, but in an attractive sort of way and her long black hair reached up to her waist. She had a gold chain around her neck and it defiantly had a charm with it, but it was hidden under her cloths. She looked up at Harry, green eyes twinkling and smiled. Those green eyes... They reminded Harry of Someone. The class sat down, quietly.
"Hello, class. My Name is Elspeth Gordie. Most of your teachers would like you to call me Professor Gordie, but I think that sounds too formal. Just call me Elspeth. Today, we are going to talk about the natural mind powers that even some muggles have. But these powers can be very dangerous if you don't know how to use or shield your mind from these powers. Does anyone know what I'm talking about?" As usual, Hermione's hand shot strait into the air.
"Yes, Hermione?" the class was shocked for Elspeth had said this without even referring to the class list.
"Farseeking, Empathizing, Coercing, Beastspeaking, Healing and Futuretelling. But Professor I-"
"Not 'Professor', Elspeth. And five points to Gryffindor for naming those, Hermione, you are smarter then I thought,"
"Yes, well Elspeth I don't know what this has to do with the dark arts,"
"These powers can be very dangerous if used by the wrong people. And besides, some people in this very class have some of those powers in them. I can feel it. Where else are they going to learn how to develop their abilities? In History of Magic? And if they don't learn how to use their abilities, then they will misuse it in the future. We will only work on it for a while," Elspeth now addressed the class, "Of coarse you all have no idea what Hermione and I are talking about. The easiest to explain, is beastspeaking. It is exactly how it is called. Beast-speaking. You speak to animals through your mind. This ability can be useful and dangerous. If you are met with an enemy that has this ability, Most animals will be against you since they aren't particularly fond of humans. But if you can communicate them, they will be to your advantage in cases of extreme emergency. I sense only one beastspeaker in this room," the class looked around at each other, wondering who the one beastspeaker was. Elspeth continued, "The next, is Futuretelling. One of the most dangerous abilities: to see the future. I feel there are two in this room and not a very talented one called Trelawney," the class all looked at Parvati and Lavender, not having to wonder this time. "Ah, but futuretelling is more then Talons and Tealeaves," the class looked suspiciously at Elspeth, "Oh, no. You see, a true futureteller has to dive, deep into the mind and hover over the mindstream. But the mindstream is even more dangerous then any of these abilities because if too close, it will pull you in and bring you to your death," The class went silent and frightened, yet intrigued with Elspeth's words, "Oh, look at me! I shall explain the rest tomorrow. Right now, I need a volunteer..." not many people raised their hands, but as always, Hermione was eager to be teachers pet. However, Elspeth's eyes passed strait over her.
"How about, you, Harry," Harry looked up. He knew he had no talent. His only talent was Quidditch. Or perhaps he was that one beastspeaker in the room. After all, he could speak parseltongue. Harry stood up and faced Elspeth. What happened was impossible to describe!
Chapter 2
Minds and Memories
Harry felt a rush of emotions. He felt as if his head would explode, yet had the quiet sense of serenity. Somehow, he knew that Elspeth was inside of his head, no matter how impossible the thought seemed.
'Hello, Harry,' Harry heard the words as if they were his thoughts except in a different voice. He didn't know what to do.
'All you have to do is think,' the thought came again.
'Can you read my mind?' Harry thought. The mental voice laughed, 'Only if you want me to. If you are asking if I can see your memories, then I will ask your permission to see them, but I don't want to just yet. Currently, I can only read your conscious thoughts but I can go deeper. Of coarse I'm being polite. Others might invade your mind, which is why it is vital to learn to protect your mind. There is a thing called a mind shield and some people have natural mind shields, but unfortunately you don't. Now, I want to show you something,' Elspeth opened her mind to Harry and all of a sudden, he saw something amazing.
The class had been waiting for someone to speak but Harry and Elspeth had been silent for a long time. Little did they know that Harry and Elspeth were having a secret conversation. Elspeth sighed.
"That, Harry, is called farseeking," Ron, along with the rest of the class looked as if they had no idea what she was talking about. Hermione on the other hand looked jealous.
"Does that mean that you two were farseeking? And if so, does that mean Harry is a farseeker?"
"Yes and no. We were farseeking-" Hermione's jealous look grew "-but Harry is only slightly talented. Now, to block a farseeker from your mind, you can do three things. You have to be drugged, asleep, or you can create a mind shield. It isn't hard to create one, but it can be difficult to maintain it. Harry, I want you to concentrate on stopping me from entering your mind. Now, this may hurt a little..." the two closed their eyes. Harry tried very hard to make a mind shield. It worked! He could feel something like a barrier around his head. But all of a sudden, it shattered involuntarily. Harry felt a stabbing pain in his head. He buckled over. The class gasped and Elspeth apologized.
"I'm sorry, Harry, I didn't mean to be so forceful. That was an excellent shield, but you need to learn how to keep it. Now, I see two farseekers here. Could Dean Thomas and Ron Weasley please come to the front of the class," Ron looked shocked. Him, a farseeker? He came to the front.
"Now, I want you two to come to me after school at this time to develop your abilities," she gave them a piece of paper, "We shall study coercing and healing in our next class and I will try with another student to teach the mind shield again." As the class was leaving, Elspeth farsent, "Harry, tell only those you trust what I showed you from my mind," Harry nodded.
"Hermione, could you stay after class please?" Hermione did so Harry and Ron went to Herbology alone.
"Ron, I saw inside her head! She isn't just a farseeker, she's what's called, The Seeker. Not only that, she's from the future,"
Chapter 3
Problem at the Quidditch match
Hermione was ecstatic when she heard what Harry said that night in the common room.
"But- she can't be- it's impossible!"
"Why?" Harry asked
"Why would the Seeker come here, now, unless..."
"Unless what? And what is this Seeker thing?" Ron asked, completely clueless.
"Why don't you use your farseeking abilities to find out?" the words came out with more spite and jealousy then Hermione had intended. Ron gave a sarcastic look of hurt.
"Why, Hermione, I never knew you could be jealous of me," now, he looked down, embarrassed, "Besides, I don't know how very well yet," he mumbled.
"The Seeker and The Destroyer are all part of a legend. In the future, muggles will stupidly get so obsessed with being the most powerful that they will make a machine that will destroy themselves. Some people will survive this, and the Seeker, born after this, is supposed to find and destroy these death-machines and the destroyer is meant to find the death-machines and recreate the apocalypse. Most people just think it's a myth, but if she's here, then we know it will actually happen. If she's here now then that must mean that the muggles are already starting to make the machine!" Hermione explained.
"Hermione, if you don't mind me asking, what did Elspeth speak to you about after class?" Harry asked. Hermione blushed.
"Oh, nothing important," Harry and Ron looked at her, suspiciously.
"Well, I should get some sleep, practice tomorrow," Harry said.
It had been weeks and Wood, (who stayed on to play quidditch) had been pushing the team really hard this year.
"All right, team, I am doing this for you now. McGonagall has asked me to coach you guys and I'm going to do the best job I can! Now, I've thought up a new strategy for you..." as usual, not many people were listening to Wood's "new strategy" because they were all half-asleep and Fred and George were asleep. It was 5:45 and Harry watched, vaguely as Wood showed step after step on the chalkboard. By the time they hit the field, it was 8:00 and Ron and Hermione were sitting in the bleachers. Practice went smoothly, but when it was over, he felt as if he'd die of hunger. Ron had saved him some soggy toast, which Harry gobbled up instantly. The other practices passed in a similar way until it was time for the first math of the year: Gryffindor versus Hufflepuff. The team looked awkward to Harry without Cedric Diggoroy, but they had a new seeker this year, a very small boy who looked to be in his third or fourth year. This kid, Harry knew, was called Andrew Gregie. Wood had informed Harry that he was a fast kid. It was a clear, cloudless day with a bright blue sky. The captains shook hands and Madam Hooch called, "Mount your brooms!" they all did and Madam Hooch blew her whistle. They rose into the air and Harry rose high above the field. He listened intently to Lee Jordan's commentary while looking all the while for the snitch.
"Gryffindor in possession. Angelina Johnson heading for goal and- Ooh, bludger, that had to hurt!" Harry saw a bludger hit Angelina in the ribs. Fred whooshed passed her and successfully hit the bludger at the Hufflepuff chaser who had possession of the quaffle. Just then, Harry saw a shimmer of gold way up above him. He rose very high, Andrew on his tail, when suddenly, he had a splitting migraine. It hurt so much it was as if he had a very bad concussion. No one seemed to notice Harry for he could still faintly hear cheering and Lee kept on with the commentary, ("Gryffindor in the lead, 70 to 50").
"You OK, Harry?" Andrew's concerned look was the last thing Harry saw before he fell unconscious, but he wasn't the last thing he heard. He heard a gleeful voice in his head.
"I've got you now!" it laughed.
Chapter 4
Traveling the Dream Trails
"Damn!" cursed Elspeth. If only that mind hadn't broken her mind shield around Harry's mind Harry would still be conscious. Of coarse if she didn't put up a mind shield around his mind he would still be conscious, too, but the other mind would have gotten what it wanted which wouldn't be good. Luckily, Hermione and Ron had seen Harry fall unconscious and Hermione had preformed the leg-locking curse to keep him from falling off his broom, but it wouldn't hold long. Everyone still had their minds on the game until Wood called a time out, noticing his seeker was in trouble. Everyone flew down except the Weasley twins, Harry and Andrew. Andrew tried to move Harry onto his broom, but it didn't work. In fact, it made things worse. As he tried to move him to his broom, there was a loud crack as both Hermione's curse and Harry's leg snapped. The crowd gasped as Harry fell off his broom only being held by his hand by Andrew Gregie and the Weasley twins flying up to help. Elspeth stood up and walked onto the field. She then whipped out a vile from her belt, drank it and fell on conscious. No one had any idea what she was doing...
Now asleep, Elspeth could now enter Harry's mind on the Dream Trails, knowing the other mind would have led Harry here. She heard a mind and then saw a black cat stealthily leading a phoenix.
"This way now," the cat said.
"Who are you? Where are you taking me?" Elspeth recognized Harry's mental signature from the phoenix. So this was the shape he took on the Dream Trails, Elspeth thought. Elspeth took the form of a white bird on the dream trails.
"I am taking you to the mindstream," the cat said.
"What? But Elspeth said that's dangerous,"
"Oh, not this part of the mindstream. It is very calm," Elspeth knew all too well that no part of the mindstream was calm. The cat was leading Harry to his death.
"Wait!" a tiger leapt between Elspeth and the two others just before Elspeth was about to get Harry away from the cat.
"Maruman! How can you be here?" Elspeth demanded of the tiger.
"Marumanyelloweyes protects/watches Elspethinnle on the Dream Trails where ever Innle goes," Elspeth knew that Innle was the title the beasts gave her.
"But I am in the past! How can you be here?"
"Marumanyelloweyes follows/protects/watches Elspethinnle. Innle must leave the dreamtrails! Potterboywholived is in danger!"
"I know! That's is why I must help him. Potterboywholived is important for me to find the death machines!"
"Not now, danger comes!" Elspeth went past Maruman to Harry for he was now coming to close to the mindstream.
"NO!" Elspeth cried, and knocked him and her both into a bubble that rose from the mindstream. They were in a vision of the future.
"Elspeth? Where are we?" Harry asked.
"We are in a future vision. No one can hear or see us. All we do is watch," they were in a dark room with two doors and Harry saw Hermione. Hermione had a wand to her head and from behind one of the doors Harry could hear Ron's screams. Harry couldn't see who was holding the wand to Hermione's head but who ever it was, Hermione spoke to them, tears in her eyes.
"You and your kind are horrible people!" she sobbed, "Leave Ron alone he knows nothing! What are they doing to him in there and what did you do to Harry?"
The man spoke, "Ron Weasley is being tortured by the Crutatious curse and Harry Potter has been taken care of by the Dark Lord himself," Hermione gasped then asked, cautiously but bravely, "What are you going to do with me?" the man in the darkness stepped out with his back turned to Harry and readied his wand. Harry could just see Hermione's look of horror before the Death Eater stepped in front of her.
"NO!" he cried as the vision dimmed and he rose to consciousness.
Chapter 5
Awakened and Scared
Harry woke with a start at the exact same time Elspeth woke beside him in the hospital wing. Ron and Hermione were by his bed and stood up when he awoke.
"Harry! I'm glad you're OK! That was so scary!" Hermione said.
"I'm just glad you're OK," Harry mumbled.
"Huh?" Hermione and Ron looked confused.
"It was only a dream he had," Elspeth answered for him.
"But- you said-"
"Forget what I said Harry, it was only a dream,"
"You. Why did you deliberately fall unconscious in the middle of the field?" Ron demanded
"I had to help Harry get away from the mind that entered his. If I hadn't, he would have died in the mind stream,"
"But the cat said-"
"The cat wanted to kill you Harry!" Elspeth interrupted again.
Hermione looked thoughtful, "The only way to enter a mind when the person's asleep is to fall asleep yourself. Then that means..." Hermione gasped.
Elspeth finished for her, "That means that the person that entered Harry's mind was asleep when he did it,"
"Malfoy decided to sleep in today when Harry was playing," Ron said
"But does he really have enough power to lead Harry to his death?" Hermione asked.
Elspeth shook her head, firmly, "No, he has no mind talent at all. It would be completely impossible for him to even get into Harry's mind with out some help."
"Then who is it?" as Ron asked the question, an old, one-eyed ginger cat entered the room lazily. Elspeth opened her mouth wide in shock.
"Maruman!" she said aloud, "I thought you only followed me mentally!"
"That cat... who is it?" Hermione asked.
"This cat has named himself my protector on the Dream Trails. Along with being a Farseeker, I am also a strong beastspeaker and strong coercer. The cat calls me Innle after the legendary human who will someday lead them to freedom from the humans. At least that's what other beastspeakers think. Little do they know that I actually am the Innle of their legends, or so insists Maruman and my horse, Galtha. I am this as well as The Seeker, and Maruman knows this. You have no idea how much of an overwhelming job it is being me,"
"Yeah? Try being famous Harry Potter for a day," Harry mumbled. Ron and Hermione ignored him for at that moment they were fascinated by Elspeth who was now communicating with the cat. Ron reached out a clumsy farseeking probe into Elspeth's mind to listen in on the conversation.
"Marumanyelloweyes goes where Innle goes," Maruman sent, licking a paw.
"Not here, you don't. You have no right trying to stop me from saving Harry!" Elspeth scolded, unaware of Ron's probe, amateurish as it was.
"Marumanyelloweyes had too. Mornirdragon came,"
"Dragon?" Elspeth said aloud then fell back into mind speech, "Is she here, too? How, she's in a coma?"
"She's not here. Transmitted her mind through Marumanyelloweyes,"
"Why does he call himself 'Marumanyelloweyes'?" Ron asked. Elspeth was startled for she didn't know Ron was listening.
"It's his beast name. We call him Maruman, he calls himself Yellow-eyes, and my friend, Dragon, Mornir which means red mane in beast speak,"
"Who is Dragon," Hermione asked.
Elspeth smiled, wanly, "A friend who was abandoned as a child. We found her little more then a savage. She fell into a coma and couldn't reach us so her mind thought we had left her. She responds with anger and the more she loves someone, the more powerful the anger because she misses us. I was the first to gain her trust and she thinks I have abused it, which is why Maruman warns me of her mind, but back to the present. I think you two should go and I think Madam Pomfrey will agree." Hermione and Ron nodded and left
Harry looked at Elspeth, "Why didn't you tell them about the dream? Was it really only a dream?"
"It is not good to act upon futuretellings Harry, I learned that the hard way. There is no need to worry those who need not be worried until the time comes,"
"But you saw that! Voldemorte is going to kill me, torture Ron, and who knows what to Hermione!"
"You really want to know what will happen Harry?" Elspeth asked, seriously, fingering the gold chain around her neck. Harry nodded. Elspeth took out what Harry recognized as a time turner around the chain. Without saying a word, Harry stood up and slid under the chain as Elspeth estimated how far into the future it was. To Harry's horror, she had estimated four days. As the room spun around Elspeth and he ended up in a deserted hall of Hogwarts and the sky was a dull gray, he had a feeling she was probably right.
Chapter 6
Trip to the Future
Harry and Elspeth heard footsteps and Elspeth rushed him from view. Harry now realized how Elspeth had gotten to the past from her time. Harry could see from their hiding place that Ron, Hermione, and himself were coming down the hall. They were laughing. Harry suggested to Elspeth that they followed them. She agreed. When the future Harry, Ron and Hermione walked out the door, Elspeth and Harry started to follow after them when they heard a familiar voice.
"Elspeth, Harry, I'm glad you're here," Professor McGonagall stopped them, "I was wondering if you could help me with something. With your farseeking abilities and your slight empath talent-"
Harry cut her off, "But Professor, I don't have empath abilities,"
"Nonsense, Professor Gordie just came to me yesterday and told me you did,"
"But-"
"We are in the middle of a lesson," Elspeth improvised, "Now Harry, I want you to empathize to the professor frustration," McGonagall gave a frustrated sigh and left.
"How did I do that?" Harry asked.
"You didn't. I probed her and found that she was frustrated with the Minister and made her think we were annoying. I then coerced her to leave. I didn't use empathy. I don't have that talent, but apparently you do,"
"What will McGonagall say when she runs into the future Elspeth?" Harry asked. Elspeth smiled.
"I'll remember this in four days your time. I'll make up something," she seemed so confident.
"What is an Empath?"
"One who can receive and generate emotions. For instance, if I were worried, you would sense it even before you saw me. Only you don't feel worry, you feel something else. Anger and Hatred are the hardest emotion to deal with according to my friends, Miky and Dameon who are skilled Empaths," Elspeth said. They exited the castle just in time to see the future Harry, Ron and Hermione kidnapped by death eaters on the brim of the Forbidden Forest. Harry and Elspeth followed them into an old abandoned shack in the middle of the Forbidden Forest. Elspeth cast a powerful spell to make Harry and her become invisible (The same thing Dumbledore did in book one, seeing as Harry forgot his invisibility cloak). As they slid sneakily through the door, Harry recognized the room from his dream. One Death Eater took the future Harry and Ron into separate rooms. Elspeth farsent Harry to follow her as she followed into the room the Death Eater took Harry. The future Harry was thrown to the floor and the Death Eater backed away towards the door. The Harry on the ground looked up. The other Harry and Elspeth did the same. A tall pale figure stepped into the light.
"I have been watching you, Harry Potter," a high voice spat with spite. Elspeth and the past Harry drew back but the Harry on the floor remained. He seemed to be concentrating but then, a look of surprised horror spread across his face. Voldemorte smiled an evil smile.
"I have a powerful mind shield. You can't get to me, Empath!" Elspeth, too, was concentrating, but not on Voldemorte, but on the future Harry.
"Harry," she farsent and the future Harry started and Voldemorte just thought Harry was afraid of him.
"Elspeth? Are you here?" Harry thought.
"Yes. Only it's not me," Elspeth sent.
"It's the you from four days ago,"
"Yes. Anyway, Harry there is a way you can get past his mind shield when I can't,"
"Huh?" Harry now looked puzzled and Voldemorte now suspected something, but he started talking anyway.
"For 14 long years I have been trying to get revenge on you..." the usual speech Harry'd heard a million times by now.
"You are an empath while I am a farseeker. You can still receive his emotions and use them against him," Elspeth sent.
There was a pause and the future Harry sent back, "He's angry but so confident and sure he's going to finally kill me,"
"Now, use that against him," Elspeth said, as if it were the easiest thing in the world.
"How? I've only known I was an empath for three days! You never taught me this,"
"All you have to do is transmit a rush of fury to him,"
"WHAT! He'll kill me for sure,"
"Just trust me," Elspeth was very assured.
"All right, this shouldn't be too hard," Voldemorte gave a loud roar of anger and lunged at Harry. Harry jumped out of the way. Voldemorte brought out his wand.
"Avada Kedavera," Elspeth dived at the future Harry while the other Harry's eyes were wide with fear and surprise as the green light hit Elspeth. It illuminated her and canceled out the invisibility spell. For a moment, it held her up in the air, suspended as if standing although she wasn't touching the ground. Amazingly, she was still alive and lifted her hands to her head. Voldemorte's eyes became wide with shock. Both Harries could feel she was farseeking Voldemorte whose shield was down. Elspeth was bringing old, painful memories to the surface. Along with the psychological pain cam the physical pain as the memories became so real, it was like he was consumed in a dream. He could feel the weakness when he was little more then a shadow of life. He could feel the pain the will to keep living and the burning desire to kill Harry Potter once and for all. He remembered those horrible years he spent in that terrible muggle orphanage. He remembered his father and how much he hated him. But most of all, he felt the frustration and humiliation of not being able to kill Harry even when he held all the cards and Harry himself thought he was going to die. Unfortunately, the future Harry was still emotionally connected to Voldemorte. He, too, could feel what Voldemorte felt only in a completely different way. The present Harry could see he was in pain. All of a sudden, the Harry on the floor fell unconscious unable to bare the emotional pressure. Elspeth now drew out her wand and aimed it at Voldemorte. "Expeliarmus!" She cried and Voldemorte's wand flew to the wall. Elspeth fell to the ground. She was very weak. It took all her strength and mind power to do that. Voldemorte was advancing on her. Harry didn't know what to do! Just then, he heard Hermione scream in the next room. On instinct, Harry ran to the next room. He saw Hermione tied to a chair just as in his dream and a tall Death Eater with his wand to her head. Now, Harry could see the Death Eater's face.
"YOU!"
Chapter 7
Elspeth's Dark Secret
The Death Eater looked around, wondering where the voice had come from because Harry was still invisible.
"You piece of slime!" Harry shouted. Again, the Death Eater looked around along with Hermione.
"Harry?" she whispered.
"Leave her alone, Lucius Malfoy!" Harry screamed.
This time, Hermione was sure he was there, "Harry go, leave! They want you. They want what you know. GO! Get help!" Harry stood very still aside from the fact that he was shaking in anger.
"Leave her alone," he said in a calm warning, "No one hurts my friends," Malfoy looked around.
"If that is Harry Potter, then I'm glad you're here because you can watch me kill your friend," Harry felt a rush of fury and wished that Malfoy knew how mad he was. All of sudden, Malfoy became very angry and Harry became terrified because he had seen what happened with Voldemorte. Without warning, Malfoy became very frightened as well. Now Harry was confused and a bewildered look came upon Malfoy's face. Suddenly, Harry realized what was going on. He was projecting emotions to Malfoy! He decided to take advantage of it. He projected fear and worry. Malfoy started to cower in a corner. Harry approached Hermione. He untied her.
She reached for her wand and uttered, "LEPO!" just then, Malfoy disappeared and in his place stood a fluffy little black rabbit.
"A fate he deserves!" declared Hermione.
"It's a good thing you pay attention in Transfiguration, Hermione," Harry said, then flinched as he heard Ron's howls of pain. Harry and Hermione blasted away the door. Ron was rolling on the floor with a delighted Death Eater standing over him.
"Expeliarmus!" Harry cried and the wand flew out of the Death Eater's hand. Ron couldn't get up for he was lying unconscious on the floor, unable to bare so much pain.
BANG! Cords shot out of Hermione's wand and wrapped around the Death Eater the way they did with Snape in their third year. Harry lifted Ron up and was about to leave with Hermione when he remembered Elspeth and the future Harry in the other room. Harry told the Hermione to get Ron back to the castle and that he would catch up. Hermione nodded. Harry ran into the room where Voldemorte was. He gasped. There, on the floor, was a very near death Elspeth. Voldemorte was hovering over her, about to finish her off. Harry felt a rage of fury! Without thinking, he rushed straight at Voldemorte, wand ready. He shouted the first spell that popped into his head.
"LEPO!" Voldemorte saw this and just before the spell hit him he cried, "Reflectous!" and the spell came zooming back at Harry! He didn't know what to do so he ducked and the spell bounced off a mirror and hit Elspeth. She turned into a rabbit instantly, but a lovely black and white one. Even as a rabbit, she didn't move. Voldemorte was advancing on Harry when Harry had an idea. He pointed his wand at Elspeth and said "Normalous!" Elspeth popped back into a person. Then, Harry started using his newfound empathy. He empathized strength and also drained off her fatigue. Elspeth awoke and without Voldemorte knowing it, she sneaked up behind him. All of a sudden, he turned and in one fast moment, as he raised his wand, Elspeth had called upon her own power faster and used her, unique and darkest ability on the Dark Lord. This shattered his mind shield for the power of Elspeth's unique ability could break even the strongest shield. Voldemorte was strong though. So strong that he was barely even human. This mattered little for Elspeth knew that this could work on beasts as she so sadly once learned. Voldemorte didn't even flinch when his shield was broken, but he did fall to his knees when Elspeth's ability reached him.
"Elspeth, what are you doing?"
"Using a power that is only mine and my brother's to share. It is a unique ability and I have only used it twice before. It is the power to kill..."
Chapter 8
The Power from Within
"Elspeth, watch out!" Harry warned. Too late. Wormtail had sent a shock of green light directly at Elspeth to protect his master.
"Kill them both..." Voldemorte said in a weak voice.
"Yes, master," Wormtail smiled.
"Not on your life! I thought you wanted me to tell you something," Wormtail stopped.
"You... You didn't... you didn't get it out of them yet?" Voldemorte asked, in feeble anger.
"No, master. Harry Potter, before you die, tell me-"
"Pettigrew!" someone shouted. Harry turned and smiled at what he saw.
"Sirius! Remus!" Wormtail said at first, frightened, then in a considerably more confident voice, "If you're here, then I suppose you will die, too,"
"You wish!" while Wormtail was distracted, Harry hit him over the head with a brick. He fell unconscious to the floor. Elspeth dragged herself up. She was very near death, now, despite what Harry did.
"Harry, you must... You must... use your head... the power from... From within..."
"You mean my empathy?"
Elspeth shook her head, "No... The... The power in your... from your... Ohhhhhhh," and she fell unconscious. Harry broke the connection with her. Voldemorte was gaining strength. Then he said a spell and pointed his wand at Sirius and Lupin.
"Energo Drainous!" he cried. Sirius and Lupin fell to their knees. Voldemorte was getting stronger by the minute! Suddenly, Harry realized that Voldemorte was feeding off their energy!
"NO!" he cried then, he heard a peaceful voice inside his head.
"Do not fear/worry, Potterboywholived,"
"Who are you?"
"I am the enemy of the Destroyer/Dark Lord. Friend of the Seeker/Innle/Elspeth,"
"Who?"
The voice gave a mental equivalent of a smile, "I am here to encourage the Power from Within. You may name/call me Atthis, the Agillian. I speak through the witch Hermione,"
"Hermione?"
"All will be explained later. Now is time to act/move," Harry obeyed but still didn't know what all this 'Power from within' stuff was. He moved closer to Lord Voldemorte.
The voice in Harry's head spoke again, "Touch him... NOW!" Harry did. Only then did he realize that his power didn't come from his head, nor his abilities, but from his heart.
Harry was psychically bonded with Voldemorte and Harry re-experienced his parents' death. Not only that, he experienced Voldemorte's worst times. This softened Voldemorte very little for he made a lunge at Harry. Harry didn't let go for Atthis kept telling him not to. She reassured Harry that true power didn't come from hate, but from love. Harry empathized love to Voldemorte and Voldemorte hated it. So much that he screamed out loud. He fell to his knees and unconscious for, as Dumbledore so wisely once said, if there was one thing Voldemorte couldn't understand, it was love. Harry broke contact. He walked over to Elspeth and put the time turner around their necks. All of a sudden, the room began to spin and Harry was back in the hospital wing.
Chapter 9
Back in the Hospital Wing
"Heavens, child, what happened?" Madame Pomfrey came running into the room staring, shocked at Elspeth.
"I... I don't know..." Harry stammered, "She... I was sleeping and she... Well, I heard her in my mind... I heard she was... Um... in pain, yeah, that's right,"
"Merlin's beard, she's almost dead! How this could have happened, I do not know,"
"I do," Harry mumbled under his breath. Suddenly, the door flew open and in rushed Ron, Hermione, an annoyed looking Maruman, and, Harry didn't know why but, Dumbledore.
"We heard Madame Pomfrey, what's wrong?" Ron asked, white-faced.
"Elspeth! Head master, she's... Oh, she's close to dead!"
Dumbledore smiled and tugged at his beard and Harry had the feeling, not for the first time, that Dumbledore knew more than anyone thought.
"Odd... Very odd. Harry, could I speak to you?" Harry nodded and Madame Pomfrey rushed Elspeth out of the room and told Ron and Hermione to leave.
"Harry, were you and Elspeth time traveling?" Harry gaped. Since he had not known of the abilities before, he never even theorized it, but now that he knew of the Talents, he assumed Dumbledore to be a powerful farseeker. Perhaps even an Empath.
"I knew it. Harry, why is Elspeth unconscious?" Harry explained what happened to Dumbledore.
"I see... An Agillian spoke to you?" Harry nodded, "Well, then you are a very lucky boy because they don't talk to ordinary people,"
"What are Agillians?"
"A bird, Harry, a bird. But not just any bird. A highly intelligent bird, probably more so then humans,"
"Professor, Atthis said she was speaking through Hermione. What did she mean?"
"Harry, a mind from the future needs a mind from the past to transmit through before going to its intended mind. Seeing as Hermione is a beastspeaker and a close friend of yours, she was a perfect choice,"
"Hermione's a beastspeaker?" Harry's eyes were wide.
"That she is, and she has the potential to be a strong one. Just as you have the potential to be a strong healer,"
"Professor, I'm not a healer, I'm an empath,
"You are equally talented in both areas, Harry. You drained Elspeth of her fatigue, and you were strong enough to bring her back. If you hadn't done so, she would have surly died,"
"A healer..."
"...Is a person who helps people heal using their mind. They can encourage blood to clot, scares to heal, drain fatigue, drain pain..."
"I'm a healer?" Harry asked. Dumbledore nodded.
"Now, Harry, I expect you had a tiring ordeal. You should get some rest,"
Harry decided he was right and fell asleep.
Chapter 10
The Wanted Secret
That night, Harry dreamed...
"Potterboywholived, Elspeth would like to thank you, and I would, too," came Atthis's mind voice.
"For what?"
"For saving the life of the Seeker,"
"But she saved me first," Atthis's mind gave the mental equivalent of a smile.
"Ah, but if you died/perished then Elspeth/Innle/Seeker would never have come to be. Is it not ironic/funny that a daughter can save her father before she is even born,"
"What? What do you mean? What are you saying?"
"I am saying/sending that you have a power deep within your heart that is passed down generation to generation until it reached/will reach Elspeth,"
"Are you saying I'm related to Elspeth?" Harry asked, unable to believe.
"But of course. You are Elspeth's great, great grand father. She has the Power of the Heart that used to be only unique to you,"
"HUH?"
"The Power from Within is only yours and yours to have until Elspeth comes/has came. Your father did not have it, nor did your mother and nor will your offspring. The only person that will will have the greatest link to you. Elspeth. She is genetically, psychically, and even emotionally bonded to you. She is almost exactly like you. Even her parents were taken from her at a young age. They were burned as heretics. Oh how she pleaded and cried but soldier guards have hearts of ice," Harry still had no idea what to say.
"Sometimes there is nothing to say. It is better to say nothing at all then say words that need not be said," Atthis sent, catching Harry's thought. All of a sudden, Harry recalled the first day he met Elspeth.
"A mysterious woman sitting behind the teacher's desk. She was very slender, but in an attractive sort of way and her long black hair reached up to her waist. She had a gold chain around her neck and it defiantly had a charm with it, but it was hidden under her cloths. She looked up at Harry, green eyes twinkling and smiled. Those green eyes..."
"Why is Elspeth here?" he asked.
"It is funny/ironic that I am to give you the knowledge now that the Dark Lord will want in a few days,"
"Then it is better you don't tell me," Harry said.
"Ah, but I must! If I do not, it can change the future forever!" Atthis said.
"Then tell me!" Harry demanded, getting frustrated with the bird.
"She is looking for the Death Machines. She shall find them in..." Atthis explained to Harry where the death machines were.
"Why must she find it now?"
"Potterboywholived, it is impossible to stop what is coming, even if the funuga-li change now. There will still be a Great White/apocalypse/end no matter what anyone does. But, if Elspeth can find the machines now, it will help her in the future," Harry still didn't understand what the bird meant, but he wondered even more what the term 'funuga' was.
"You are a funuga, Harry Potter, only you are a wizzardfunuga. Funuga-li means many funuga. Funuga is the beast speech for what you name human. I leave you now, Hermionemind grows weary..." The Agillian left Harry's mind and let Harry to his dreaming. Harry was determined to talk to Hermione tomorrow and ask her what she knew of Atthis.
Chapter 11
The Two Girls
"Excuse me," came a timid voice from behind the slightly opened door. Harry sat up to see who it was.
"My name is Meredith Sparrow. I saw what happened at the quidditch match yesterday and I wanted to see if you were OK. I didn't disturb you, did I?"
"No," Harry said, truthfully.
Meredith sighed with relief and all her tension disappeared She began in a confident voice, "I'm a Ravenclaw fourth year. Although we aren't in the same house, I'm a close friend of Andrew Gregi," She had blond hair, past her shoulders and blue eyes. She was actually quite lovely.
"Really? He's a nice guy-" Harry stopped. A skilled probe had entered his mind. He looked, puzzled at Meredith. All of a sudden, it withdrew.
"Are you..."
Meredith looked down, "I didn't know you were mind sensitive. I'm a healer-beastspeaker. I was trying to help you from the inside out,"
A second voice came, "Are you done, Mer? C'mon, I'm bored!" Meredith called back to her, "Krista, don't you know who I'm talking to?"
"Yeah, yeah, big ol' famous Harry Potter. Can we go now?" Something about the bite in her voice sparked Harry's interest. She stepped into the room and her beauty stunned Harry. She had short brown hair and lovely brown eyes. Harry fell instantly in love. Krista looked at Harry and her own eyes lit up. She walked over to the bed.
"You know, I never knew you were so cute," Meredith sighed, shook her head in disgust and said, "Harry, my stepsister, Krista Kil,"
"Hello, Harry. I'm a get-to-the-heart-of-it kind of girl, so how would you like to go out with me?"
"Sure!" Harry said on the spot. They smiled together.
"Do you like her? I sure do, she's really nice. I think she must have been one of the smartest-" Hermione started
"We are still talking about Atthis, right?" Harry asked.
"Oh, her, too," she said, blankly, staring at Ron who was flirting with Meredith. Harry sighed, and looked in the same direction.
"You like her, then you should meet her step-sister," It was odd for Hermione to like one of Ron's girlfriends, but she did this time.
"Her sister? You mean Kristen?"
"Kristen? Who's she?"
"Meredith's sister, Kristen Sparrow. I heard she had no mind Talent, but that her sister had loads!"
"She does. She's a healer-beastspeaker. I'm not talking about Kristen, I'm talking about Krista,"
"Krista? Oh, you mean that brunette. I don't know. I have a bad feeling about her, Harry, a bad feeling..."
"You're just saying that 'cause she's my girlfriend," Harry said. Ron joined them as Meredith left and they began to laugh about it all. Harry had the odd sensation of déja vue. As they left the palace, Harry heard an argument that his friends, still laughing, didn't hear.
"I really don't want to do this, Krista, I'm not that kind of girl!" came Meredith's voice
"And yet, you're doing it. What are you complaining about, it's fun,"
"You're just saying that because of who your dad is! And I don't want to do it! You're making me!"
"He's your step-dad. And Why would I make you do something you didn't..." their voices trailed off as they reached the doors of the castle. They headed over to see Hagrid when all of a sudden, there were cold hands around them pulling them ever deeper into the Forbidden Forest...
Chapter 12
The Truth
It all went so fast for Harry since he knew what was happening. When the Death Eater took him into the dark room, he had the same conversation he had overheard. Then, Elspeth entered his mind. This part was new to Harry since last time he didn't know what Elspeth was doing.
"Harry," she farsent and Harry started and Voldemorte just thought Harry was afraid of him.
"Elspeth? Are you here?" Harry thought.
"Yes. Only it's not me," Elspeth sent.
"It's the you from four days ago,"
"Yes. Anyway, Harry there is a way you can get past his mind shield when I can't,"
"Huh?" Harry now looked puzzled and Voldemorte now suspected something, but he started talking anyway.
"For 14 long years I have been trying to get revenge on you..." the usual speech Harry'd heard a million times by now.
"You are an empath while I am a farseeker. You can still receive his emotions and use them against him," Elspeth sent.
There was a pause and Harry sent back, "He's angry but so confident and sure he's going to finally kill me," It went on like that. The exact same conversation Harry had missed out on before. When Voldemorte sprung out at him in a rage, Elspeth came out of the shadows. Harry yelled out a scream of pain as the surge of emotions he felt from Voldemorte transformed for him into physical hurt. He fell unconscious.
"Harry?" he heard a soft voice whisper.
"Hermione? Krista?"
"Meredith,"
"Where's Ron, Hermione, and Krista?" Harry asked, groggily. He expected to be in the hospital wing, but he wasn't. He was still in that cold, dark shack.
"Hermione is getting help and Ron is in the hospital wing. Krista..." she stopped.
"Where is she?"
"She's..."
"She's not?"
"Oh, no, of course not! Maruman sent me here. He said you were in trouble. You have to help Elspeth find the machines now before it's too late. I'm here to heal you,"
"Don't change the subject! I want to see Krista! I love her!"
"Do you?" Meredith asked looking at Harry seriously. It seemed like a silly question and he was just about to say so when he thought. Did he love her? There wasn't much to love. She was rude to everyone she met and she even snapped at Harry. Hermione had a bad feeling about her and she wasn't even all that pretty (keep your mouth shut, GoldenPhoenix!)!
"I thought so. Harry, she's a coercer. She made you love her. And she made me help her in her father's evil plan!" Meredith scowled.
"Where did she go?"
"She left with her father. She was gone when I got here,"
"But she was never here! And who is her father?"
"Her father..." she began, "Who do you think her father is?" Harry didn't answer so she continued, "Her father is... My stepfather, Lord Voldemorte,"
Chapter 13
Time to find the Weapon Machines
Harry was too stunned to speak but even if he wasn't he wouldn't have had the chance because right then, Professor McGonagall appeared at the door. Behind her was a worried looking Hermione.
"Harry Potter! Oh, thank heavens you're all right! If something happened, I don't know what I would do..." Harry, still speechless, looked at her blankly.
"Oh my, he's lost his memory!"
"No he hasn't, professor. He's just... a bit tired," Meredith improvised. Dumbledore appeared next to McGonagall. He held a stern look on his face.
"Meredith, where is your stepsister?" he asked.
"She left with him..."
"Why was I not informed that she was at this school?" he asked, this time to McGonagall.
"Well, she's only a girl and you let practically anyone into this school and so I don't see why-"
"I don't let people with hearts of ice into this school and especially coercers with hearts of ice," Harry found it odd for Dumbledore to act like this for he was a person who believed in second chances. Even if Krista was... His daughter, Dumbledore would have let her in... Wouldn't he? After all, he let Meredith in. Elspeth, with a ginger cat and a white wolf-dog came.
"Professors, Harry and I have a mission to complete," Elspeth said. Harry nodded and came.
"Hermione, would you like to come?" It was now Hermione's turn to be speechless. She looked at her.
"We need you to help us communicating with Atthis and Galtha," Elspeth added.
"But... What about Ron?"
"I'll look after him. Kristen sees... A dark future for him if he goes with you,"
"WHAT?" Hermione asked, quite surprised.
Meredith smiled a mysterious smile, "She's a futureteller. That's why she keeps a low profile. She spread the rumor that she was not a Talent (a word used for "misfits" or people who have mental abilities) because she didn't want people to ask her things. Everyone in my family are skilled Talents. We've all been learning since we could eat solid food. Even Krista..."
"Does that mean that Vol- Uh, You-Know-Who is a Talent?" Meredith shook her head.
"No. It's from our mothers, not our fathers. I don't know. The Misfit gene must have been past down through the witches in both families. Anyway, Elspeth, you have a destiny to fulfil and Harry, you must aid her. You, too Hermione. Go and return safe..." Harry felt that there was something Meredith wasn't telling them. Harry told Elspeth where she would find the machines in an unexpected place in Sicily Italy. Elspeth took Harry and Hermione's hand and with Dumbledore's permission, apperated to Sicily.
Chapter 14
Hannah, Rasial, and Kristen
People stared as Harry, Elspeth, and Hermione appeared so suddenly in the Town Square. All but one black haired woman who glanced, rolled her eyes, and shook her head. She carried her baby into her house. Elspeth followed her.
"Excuse me, ma'am, but-"
"Newly graduates... They think they can just apperate anywhere and there won't be a problem," she had an Italian accent.
"We are looking for a muggle agency called the Reichler clinic. A woman works there named Hannah Seraphim. It is important we contact her,"
"Ah, so you are the girl who the coming was foretold!" the woman gasped, "Ms Seraphim is with her friend, Jacob Obernewton discussing plans for the future. The Reichler clinic is a large building hidden from the govamen and the government. I will take you," Harry didn't know what the woman meant by 'govamen' but he figured they must be muggles against Talents and the Reichler clinic. The plump woman led the three to a tall building, very modernized.
"I leave you here..." The woman said. Harry, Elspeth and Hermione entered the building. Elspeth approached the front desk.
"Excuse me, but I was wondering if I may speak with Hannah Seraphim?"
"She's in a meetin'," the blonde replied in a cockney British accent, filing her nails. It was only then did they realize that they were in the center of an international community. All around were people from Asia, Australia, Africa, North America, South America, Europe, and even Antarctica!
"Tell her... Tell her that Elspeth Seeker is here. Empathize the Seeker part," The girl sighed and left to see Hannah Seraphim. After a few minutes, a tall woman with curly brown hair and blue eyes burst through the elevator as if in a hurry. She looked around the room and she saw Harry, Elspeth and Hermione looking a bit out of place. Behind her came a dark skinned girl. Elspeth walked towards them.
"My name is Elspeth Gordie. You must be Hannah and you must be Casey," They nodded in shock.
"I am here from my time to discuss the holding of the weapon machines," Hannah held a finger to her mouth, "SSHHHHHH! We must not speak of that here. Come, to my office," Harry, Hermione, Maruman, and the wolf-dog were left outside while they discussed. Harry could feel the dog's anger when she began to communicate with Hermione.
"The funuga-li are such prejudice and aloof creatures. They think that they are better then the other beasts just because they think they are the only ones with intelligence. I think that they are the ones that lack intelligence,"
"Oh, not this one. The oldOnes say that she is kind, smart, and understands the wants and pain of beasts,"
"Yes, Innle and Hannahmind are freespirits. However, I fear a dark future for Hannahmind," the she-dog stated, gravely.
Hermione seemed confused, "What do you mean, Rasial?"
"Beasts, too, see shadows of things to come. Hannahmind will be in danger and it is the responsibility of Potterboywholived to save her. All though, in the end it will come down to one choice: His life, or hers," Hermione broke contact, not wanting to hear more.
"The old Ones speak!" Maruman sent.
"Hermionemind! A dark future awaits you if you do not return to the burrud/Hogwarts with Potterboywholived instantly!"
"But, Meredith said-"
"Meredith thinks of no one but MasterMind's protection! She wishes him to bond with her," Hermione didn't know what Atthis meant by "Master mind" or "bond"(but she knew "burrud" was home in beast speak) but she consented. When Elspeth came out looking quite satisfied, Hermione told her what Atthis had said. Elspeth, who never understood futuretellers' ways, agreed. When they apperated to Hogwarts, they met a dark haired girl with mysterious hazel eyes who reminded Elspeth of her friend, Maryon.
"Harry, it was not long before now that you had a discovering adventure. Now, you must take another to save your friend's life,"
Chapter 15
MasterMind's Identity
"Excuse me, but what are you talking about?" Harry asked.
"She is talking about Meredith and Ron," Elspeth said. Hermione and Harry looked at her. Se shrugged, "It has taken time, but I have learned to interpret futureteller's ways of speech,"
"Elspeth is correct. My sister took Ron to what she thought was a safe place, but turned out to be right where Krista was waiting for them. Voldemorte has Ron and he is going to use him. Just as Madam Vega and Alexi tried to use you, Elspeth," Elspeth was reminded of a time when she was a prisoner at her home of Obernewton. It used to be used to test misfits' powers before it was taken over by the misfits. The two leaders, Alexi and Madam Vega, tried to use Elspeth to find out where the weapon machines were by torturing the mind. Elspeth wouldn't have been able to bare it if her husband wasn't there to drain off some of the pain. It was the first time she used her deep killing power on Madam Vega.
"How did you know that?" Elspeth asked. Kristen smiled mysteriously, "A futureteller sees many things, Elspeth, you should know that,"
"Then you must feel secure in knowing that your family will survive the apocalypse," Kristen did nothing but smile.
Hermione voiced a question that she had been wondering for a long time, "Who is 'Mastermind?'"
"Mastermind?" Elspeth said, "Why, I think that is something he himself must tell you,"
"Where did Meredith take Ron?" Harry asked.
"To the Astronomy tower, but you won't find them there anymore. You will find them... In a small house a few miles away from Hogsmead," No sooner did Kristen speak the words did Harry and Hermione sprint off to the village with Rasial the she-dog at their heels.
It took them hours to reach the cottage but it was the only one that looked deserted enough to fit Voldemorte's liking. With a shower of sparks, Hermione blew the door open. They found Ron hooked up to a machine that Rasial identified as a Zeb Karahn. Meredith was found sobbing in the corner of the cottage and Harry approached the limp, cold figure of Ron Weasley. Harry looked at Ron's pale skin, hoping what he thought wasn't true. He felt his wrist. No pulse. He dropped it and looked at Meredith.
"What happened?" he asked.
"They... they hooked him up to that machine there and... I tried to drain off some pain but... they put on the highest level and I know Ron saw where Elspeth went... then he... he told them and all the pain went away. I quickly withdrew from his mind afraid to be pulled to death. He was near it... I wanted to protect him, I really did. Then, they left us here," Hermione walked up to Ron and felt his pulse and shrieked out in shock and joy.
"HE'S ALIVE! HE'S ALIVE!" Harry turned his head to her. He, too walked up to Ron again. He felt his pulse. Nothing, then pumppump... pumppump of a slow heart beat.
"Oh my- she's right!" Meredith stood up, shakily. Ron opened his eyes and saw Meredith.
"Tell them... My love," Hermione's face fell and to cover that up she said "Tell us what, Meredith?"
"Ron knew you were wondering who MasterMind was. Well, this, my friends, is MasterMind. The legendary human mind that has the ability to have the strongest farseeking and coercing ability ever seen. If you haven't discovered all ready, a coercer can enter a person's mind, find a controversial thought and enforce it. Like, if you thought that maybe, maybe there was someone else in the room you didn't see, a coercer could make you think there really was another person in the room. This thought does not have to be conscious. Like your unconscious thought of a possibility that you may actually learn to love Krista. Coercers can also erase your memory. Not completely, and they can also sometimes bring it back,"
"We have to go tell Elspeth what happened," Harry said.
Chapter 16
Elspeth's Goodbye
"Yes, I see..." Elspeth trailed off, "Voldemorte wanted Ron because he thought Ron knew where the Death Machines were. And, of course, he did because he coerced Harry into telling him without knowing it. Very interesting situation. I believe my work is finished here. I must return to my own time. Harry, good luck with your future schooling. Ron, handle that power well. Hermione... Remember where your heart lies," Hermione seemed puzzled at what Elspeth had told her. Seeing her puzzled look, Elspeth continued, "You are the brightest witch I know in your time and in mine, and remember that. And you have friends and family that love you very much. However, I warn you for in the future, you will have a child and Meredith's stepsister will want that child. I can give no further information on the matter. Meredith, take good care of MasterMind and my Great, Great Grandfather. Farewell, old Albus, and watch over these children. I have a feeling we will all meet again someday," and with that, Elspeth took out her time turner and disappeared.
"That went very well, don't you think?" Harry asked Dumbledore. They were in his office and Fawks was eyeing them, protectively. Dumbledore, on the other hand, shook his head.
"No... I have a feeling that this is not the end, but the beginning..."