As I stated before, yes, this is a Labyrinth / Harry Potter crossover, but this series is very light on Potterverse. That is where the second part comes in, Harry Potter and the False Ghost, which is posted under Books, Harry Potter section. WARNING: The Harry Potter story contains spoilers for this series, so if you don't want this to get ruined, don't read!!!! Any Harry Potter questions, please send them with your reviews and I will try to rewrite and explain. I'll try to make it so people who had never read the Potter books will not get lost.
Oh, any spelling and grammar errors, please forgive me, English is not my first language, but if you can e-mail me with corrections, it will be greatly appreciated and the fic will be corrected.
Also, thanks to all of you who reviewed the fifth part of my story: Melissa Davis, Amber (me too, but I figured, both are half Fae, so they have all the time in the world for her to grow up), Kim, the Manipulative Little Monster, bunnylove160 (yep, read the A/N above), and ~*Sliver Wolf*~.
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As always,
DISCLAIMER: Sarah, Jareth, and everything Labyrinth belong to Jim Henson Productions. Oberon, Titania and Puck belong to William Shakespeare. Anything Potterverse belongs to the magnificent JK Rowling. I only own Jay, Caridwen and any other characters that you do not recognize..
And now, the story.
The Searcher
Part 6
Sarah and Jareth were walking to their bedchambers when they heard a bone-chilling scream coming from their daughter's bedroom. Sarah ran to her daughter, who was till screaming and sobbing in her bed.
She sat down next to her, and wrapping her arms around her, she started calming her down, stroking her hair and speaking very calmly, "Shh, it's okay, sweetie. It was just a nightmare, mommy's here."
Calming down, Caridwen looked at her mother, and said "Mommy, I'm scared, but I don't remember my bad dream."
Caridwen noticed that someone else was in her room as well, and looked up, "Hi, daddy."
Jareth sat on the other side of the bed, and giving his daughter a hug asked "Are you feeling better now? It sounds like you had a very ugly nightmare."
The little princess nodded her head, and she let herself be tucked in by her parents. They both gave her a kiss, and her father said "Goodnight, sweetheart."
She responded between yawns "'Night, mommy and daddy.", and fell asleep. Luckily, her sleep was dreamless for the rest of the night.
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She woke up again in the middle of the night, with the nightmare. She had that same nightmare at least once a week since she was three, but for the last two weeks she was having it once every night.
At least she didn't wake up screaming anymore, probably she got so used to it, but there was something different this time. She still couldn't remember the nightmare completely, just the feeling of fear and a bright green light.
But the part that she remembered very clearly was that after the bright light, everything went dark again, but she could see a pair of bright green eyes looking at her, and the voice of the Labyrinth whispering, "He is your destiny…."
Knowing that it was too late to go back to sleep, but too early to get up, she conjured a crystal with a flick of her hand, and looking into it, she said, "Show me the Wise Man."
The image inside the crystal fogged for a second, to then reveal the inside of the Wise Man's cottage. She could see him going through some pieces of parchment, books spread all over the cottage.
She smiled, remembering the first time she met him and his hat, Pepe. She met him again some weeks later, and as time passed, he started teaching her lots of things.
When she was four, she was able to conjure magic crystals at will, something that normal Fae children could not accomplish until they were around eight years old. He insisted that the early development of her gift must be kept a secret, which disappointed her, she really wanted her father to show her the use of magic.
The Wise Man explained that her magic was very different from her father's. Yes, she had Fae magic, being her father's daughter, but he said that she harvested a very special magic of her own.
That was when she began learning to control her magic, around three years ago. When she turned five, it was more difficult to go and see the Wise Man, as she was assigned a tutor, just like her brother was when he turned five.
Since the Wise Man was already awake, she decided it would do no harm speaking to him, so she walked to the mirror in her room, and waving her hand over it, she said, "Morath? I need to speak with you."
The Wise Man appeared in her mirror, his kind face smiling at her. He said "Good morning, Princess. What can I do for you today?"
Caridwen sighed and said "I had the dream again today, but it was different this time. There was something more than just the bright green light."
The Wise Man arched an eyebrow and all he said was "Oh?"
Looking nervously at the door she said "I don't want to talk about it here. I'll try sneaking to the cottage later, probably after my weapons lesson."
The wise man nodded and said "Very well, I will be waiting for you here." The hat looked at her and said "Have a good day, princesita."
She smiled and said "Good bye to you too, Pepe. I'll see you later."
Waving her hand in front of the mirror, they disappeared, leaving only her reflection. Doing a mental check of her schedule for the day, she groaned. She had a full day today. The morning consisted of English literature, followed by History, Math, and finally Weapons.
She smiled, she was getting better in handling a bow than her brother, and she was rather good in using a sword, even at her tender age of seven. Even that she was so young, she was sure that it will be only a matter of time when she would be able to handle a sword as good as her father, who was an excellent swordsman.
Jareth insisted that the children be proficient in the use of weapons, saying that you never knew when those skills would come useful. Sarah had frowned at that decision in the beginning, but she knew he was right, even her had taken a course in sword fighting and was very good at using a bow and arrow.
In the afternoon, her brother will study magic with her father, while she had to be stuck learning etiquette, which bored her to tears. With a mischievous grin, she started planning her escape. If she sneaked out right after lunch, she could go to Morath's cottage and skip etiquette all together.
Looking all over her drawers, she finally found what she was looking for. Some of her brother's old clothes: black trousers, a white shirt, and black riding boots. Wearing pants was so much easier than a dress when sneaking out.
Besides, she could pretend she was a boy while wearing the hat that was hiding in her other drawer, and no one would know she was in fact the Goblin Princess.
She was lucky so far, never being caught by her father. She could imagine her father's reaction if he found out that she was sneaking out of the castle wearing boy's clothing, and knew it would not be pretty.
She could not wait to be eight, when she could pretend to start developing magic, and be able to transport herself to the cottage. If she tried to do that now, her father would sense the use of magic from an unknown source, and could probably trace it to her.
For now, she could get away using the mirrors and creating the crystals, as her father had put a spell on her mirror, and she had a crystal that he gave her, in case she needed to find any family member.
She put the clothes back into the drawer with a smile on her face, and proceeded to get ready for breakfast. She washed her face and was brushing her teeth, when she saw Agnes coming in to draw her bath.
"Good morning, Agnes. Could you get a dress out for me? Preferably one that can hide trousers and riding boots. Also, leave my shirt and hat in the usual place, you can pick up the dress there later."
Agnes shook her head, and said "Sneaking out again, hmmmm? Going to see your friend Morath, yes?"
Cari smiled and said "Yes, I need to talk to him. I had the dream again, but I remember more of it, for some reason."
Agnes left the bathroom mumbling the likes of "…that girl is going to get into trouble one of this days…", making the princess smile as the goblin woman closed the door behind her.
She quickly took her bath, and after drying herself, went to the bedroom, where a dress was laying on top of the bed, and a pair of matching slippers was at the end of her bed. She quickly dressed, and sat in front of her vanity mirror.
As she was untangling her hair, Agnes came back, "The things are where you wanted them. I just hope you remember to come back early today, yes?"
The princess looked at her maid with curiosity and asked "Why do I want to come early today?"
The old goblin maid smiled and said "Your father will tell you when is time. Now, let me fix your hair. I will put it up, so is easier for you to wear under the hat."
Once her hair was up in an elaborated ponytail, she proceeded to go to the dining room for breakfast. Once there she saw that her father and brother were already there, "Good morning, Dad, Jay. Where's mom?"
Jareth looked at her daughter. She was still a child, but she was turning out to be as beautiful as her mother. He smiled when she approached him to give him her customary good morning kiss, and said "She is in the kitchen talking to the cook, ordering the meal for tonight."
Caridwen frowned, she didn't remember anything special for tonight, "What is so special about tonight?"
Her brother gave a sneer as he sat down on the table, and said "Nothing special, just your boyfriend coming for a visit."
She smiled at the news, "Val is coming? When? Why didn't you told me before?"
Jareth looked at his daughter, not pleased at all that she liked the guy chosen for her from day one, since she was a tiny baby. Still annoyed, he answered her, "First of all, his name is Valkor, not Val. He may be your fiancé, but he is still your elder, so treat him with respect. Second of all, he is solving a problem in the gnome kingdom, so he is visiting just for tonight. That's why your mother insisted on a special dinner in his honor. Now, let's change the subject. How is school?"
Jay and Caridwen looked at each other and Jay said "We have weapons training today. We get to practice shooting at the bulls eye, and then sword fighting."
Caridwen looked at her father and said "Remind me again why do I have to take etiquette lessons?"
Jareth looked at his daughter, an eyebrow raised "So you learn to behave as a lady. That's the compromise I made with your mother so you could take weapons training just like your brother. Besides, is good for you, sometimes you behave too much like a boy for your own good."
She was mad at her father, stabbing her eggs forcefully with her fork before putting them in her mouth, all while thinking 'Act like a boy, do I? Oh, father dear, you have no idea. Want me to behave like a lady? I'll be the perfect lady tonight. Just wait and see. Val will be impressed, and hopefully, so will you.'
Sarah walked in at that moment, looking at her family eating breakfast, "You better hurry kids, or you will be late for your first lesson."
Jay just gulped his juice at one time, and mischievously said to his sister, "Last one to the library is a Bog's fish.", giving a quick kiss to his mother and sprinting down the hallway.
Cari looked at his brother in bewilderment, "That's not fair! You'll pay for that Jay!"
She gulped her juice also, and just like her brother, gave a quick kiss to her mother, and started running down the hallways, all the way yelling "Cheater!"
As soon as she made it to the library, she glared at her brother and said to him I a whisper, so only he could hear "You are so dead! You cheated and you know it!"
They heard someone clearing his throat, and they sat straight into their chairs, looking forwards, both of them saying at the same time, "Good morning, Professor Gralgen."
The morning classes were boring as usual, both siblings fighting the desire to go to sleep. Cari whispered to her brother "How long until Weapons training?"
Her brother responded back "Too long.", getting a giggle in response that made him laugh as well.
The sound of a ruler slamming on their table snapped them back to reality, looking at a very serious and angry Professor Gralgen. The professor looked at them through narrowed eyes, and said "Can anyone of you tell me what where the events precluding the Great Nothingness? Prince Jareth, Princess Caridwen? No? I thought so. I want a report on that for tomorrow."
Both of them groaned, and Jay said "Great, homework the same say of the party."
The professor looked back at them "Did you said anything, young Prince?"
Afraid of receiving more homework, Jay shook his head and said "Report, first thing in the morning, check."
The Professor continued with the History lesson "The Great Nothingness was a period of great sadness and fear in the Underground. Everything in the Underground started disappearing, without leaving a trace, just nothingness. The nothingness was defeated by a great Wizard from Earth."
This got their attention as they were dozing off again, now listening carefully to their professor, "The magic of the Underground could not be used against this nothingness. He was able to defeat this with the help of three others. The Underground will be always grateful to Godric Griffindor and his associates: Helga Hufflepuff, Rowena Ravenclaw, and Salazar Slytherin. Their combined forces saved our realm from total destruction as darkness…"
Caridwen didn't know why, but she had the feeling that this information will be useful to her in the future, so for the first time in a long time, she actually paid attention to the history lesson.
It finally came the time for weapons training. The two siblings walked outside the castle to the gardens. Their weapons instructor was a former knight from Earth, as the Goblin King insisted that his children learned to use their weapons without the assistance of magic.
Needless to say, the Goblin King and Queen had a hard time trying to explain to Sir Didymus why he was not chosen as their weapons instructor. Truth of the matter was that separate from the spear that he always uses, they had never seen him use any other kind of weapon.
When they arrived in their designated practice area in the gardens, they greeted their instructor. They could see two bows with arrows waiting for them on top of a bench, as well as two small swords. Also, far away, they could see targets, that probably they needed to hit with their arrows.
They practiced the use of the bow and arrow on their designated targets, Jay missing only one, while his sister got a perfect record. When they were finished, she was making a little victory dance, "I did it! I hit all the targets. Yeah!"
The prince, a little annoyed, said "How about a rematch?"
She smiled, she could not step away from a challenge, just like her brother; they were both very competitive, and she answered the challenge, "You're on."
They went about hitting the targets all over again, this time making sure that the arrows went into the center as much as possible. This time, they ended up in a tie.
They were going to start an argument, when their weapons instructor separated them and said "Save that energy for sword practice. Each of you grab your sword, and go into position."
They started fighting, and even that her brother was bigger than her, she defended herself as well as she could. Finally, Jay gave a blow to his sister's sword with his own, and sent it flying across the area. Very smugly, he smiled and said "I win."
Caridwen, who was not a happy camper even knowing from the beginning that he would win as he was bigger and stronger, just said "For now."
Jay, sensing that his sister was fuming, passed an arm around her shoulders, and giving her a squeeze said, "You did a great job today. I really had a hard time trying to defeat you. You are definitely getting better."
Her face beamed up and said "Really?"
He nodded and said "Yeah. Hey let's go to lunch, I'm starving!"
They made their way into the castle, and before entering the dining room, Caridwen gave her brother a big hug "Thanks, Jay."
He just smiled to wards his little sister and said "You're welcome. Come on.", and grabbing his sister's hand, they went into the dining room.
Their parents were already waiting for them, and Caridwen said "Do you mind if I go wash my hands and face really quick? I feel dirty and sweaty."
Sarah nodded and said "Sure, sweetheart. But be quick."
Caridwen just nodded and ran towards her bedroom. She just had the time to put on her trousers and riding boots under her dress and wash before she could arise suspicion of what was taking her so long.
When she went into her room, she saw the old pair of trousers on top of her bed.. The riding boots were at the feet of the bed.
Kicking her slippers in the air, she put on the trousers and boots, and then she ran into the bathroom washing her hands and face really quick.
She ran her way back to the dining room, stopping in front of the closed doors. She gathered herself, ad went inside. After lunch, se excused herself from the table, while saying "I need to get ready for my next lesson."
Closing the dining room doors behind her, she ran to the gardens, and going to the little hedge maze inside, she stopped in a particular corner. There, she took her dress off and put on the blouse that was waiting for her, as well as the hat. She put the dress into the hiding place, and sprinted into the forest.
As soon as she arrived in the cottage, she called her friend "Morath?"
She heard an "Over here."
Looking for her friend in the piles of books that were all over the small cottage, she found him in the sitting room. He motioned for her to sit down, which she did quickly.
He looked at her with curiosity "So, what is it that you wanted to talk about so urgently?"
Caridwen explained "I had the same dream last night again. This time I remembered more. After the green light, I saw a pair of green eyes looking at me, and the voice of the Labyrinth saying that he is my destiny. Why would the Labyrinth say that?"
The Wise Man sighed, and proceeded to tell her about the legend, "There is a legend from long ago, that says that the Goblin King's direct descendant will bring back the protector of the Underground. This means that dark days are coming, and without this protector, the Underground will cease to exist. The way of knowing who this descendant was encased in a special amethyst, which will glow when the searcher has been found. It is the amethyst you wear around your neck. The day you were born, we asked if you were the chosen one, and the amethyst glowed for the first time, and has ever since."
Caridwen looked at the Wise Man with eyes wide open with surprise, "So what you are saying is that I have to look for this person? And how will I know who this person is?"
The Wise man sighed, and the hat said "Sometimes it is so obvious, you don't see it. Aren't you here because of some strange dreams you are having?"
Caridwen looked at the bird hat and said "Pepe, you are right! The dreams are pointing me to him."
The Wise Man opened his eyes in surprised and said "And how do you know is a he? Could be a girl."
Caridwen said "I don't know how I know, but I know is a male."
Closing his eyes, he replied "Very well. Let's try a little exercise. Close your eyes, and concentrate in the eyes you remember. Let any other thoughts on your mind clear. Just concentrate on those eyes, and tell me what you see."
Caridwen relaxed and closed her eyes. She did as instructed, emptying her mind of any thoughts and concentrating on the green eyes of her dream. After a while, her face went pale and she opened her eyes with a gasp.
"What did you see?", asked Morath.
With a confused expression, she said "Just lightning."
With a worried expression she asked "What time is it?"
He looked at her with curiosity, and looking at his clock he said "Is going to be two thirty. Why?"
With an apologetic expression, she answered, "I have to go. Valkor is coming for dinner tonight, and I need to get ready."
He asked her "Why you like him so much when is obvious that your family is not thrilled with the idea?"
Caridwen frowned in concentration for a moment, and said "I never knew
why, but I think I do now. Somehow, I know he will help me find the
one I'm looking for."
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