The Amulet
Chapter 5 of Legacy

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Madame Squat sat in one of the low, wooden chairs staring into her fireplace. She held an amulet in her left hand and was stroking it with her right while muttering words in Latin. The amulet suddenly grew hot, burning the hag's fingertips, she dropped it to the floor and muttered the final words of the incantation. The spell was complete, her master would be pleased to know the task was going smoothly. Once worn, the amulet would curse its wearer. It would become part of that person, impossible to remove, then it would drain the witch or wizard of their powers and eventually drain their life, as well. Madame Squat could not be sure the victims would be stupid enough to put it on so she placed a powerful charm on it so whoever discovered the amulet would give it to the girl. This was vital to the plan, if the amulet did not destroy Gryffindor's ancestor, the dark side would never come back to its full power. This had been attempted before, the amulet drained Gryffindor's ancestor of her life and power but something went wrong and the power could not be obtained for evil purposes, the magical energy taken from that witch remained in the amulet, untouchable and useless to Voldemort. That witch perished due to the amulet and all hope of the dark side triumphing was temporarily lost. t wasn't until recently that it was discovered that there was one more of Gryffindor's descendants still alive, another young girl, but this time the plan would be a success and darkness would reign over the wizarding community again. A background check on this girl, Chloe Baudelaire, revealed much useful information. A mistake had been made and although Chloe was a half-blooded witch, she did not attend Hogwarts, she was unaware of her abilities and heritage, a muggle uneducated of the wizarding world. The stars revealed even more pertinent information about this girl, her destiny included Harry Potter, the boy who had caused the downfall of Lord Voldemort on more than one occasion. t was by coincidence that Harry Potter and this girl were soul mates, a perfect match, the Potter boy would seek assistance to remove the amulet from his beloved and sacrifice himself for her. The amulet's curse could only be broken when a loved one of the wearer dies for another. The girl would be too drained by the time he saves her, they would both perish despite any attempt at savior.

The violet curtain behind where the hag was sitting rustled and a short, bald man emerged from behind the curtain. He had watery eyes and was rather rat-like.

"Has he given anymore orders, Wormtail?" asked the seated witch, her anxiousness obvious in her voice.

"Yes, the boy has received the owl, deliver the amulet before dawn," he replied.

"Yes, yes, of course, tell him it shall be done," she gushed, bowing.

Hogwarts was inaccessible to Voldemort, a powerful barrier against evil protected the castle and it's grounds. This barrier may have been powerful, but not impossible to penetrate. If a black owl invaded the grounds on the night of a full moon, the barrier would fade for a limited time, thus allowing evil onto the grounds.

"He told me to warn you that if her full powers are not contained within the pendant, the whole plan fails and you will pay," added Wormtail coldly before sweeping out of the room. Madame Squat whimpered to the now empty room and drew out her wand. She pointed the wand at the amulet and said "transportus." The necklace vanished from the dusty room of the physic shop and reappeared on the floor of Gryffindor tower.

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Harry stepped through the portrait hole, the black owl and it's message now grating his brain. He strode over to the staircase and stepped on something near the foot of the stairs. He looked down and saw a pendant of sorts on a thin, silver chain. The charm was circular and contained a single stone in its center, it appeared to be a ruby. Harry picked the amulet up and watched it gleam in the light cast from the candles along the stairway walls. He was suspicious of the amulet, something about it seemed evil, but in a few seconds time Harry felt lightheaded and his suspicions quickly faded, a thought occurred to him as if from nowhere, he should give the amulet to Chloe. He walked upstairs and pushed open the seventh year's door, it creaked on its aged hinges as it opened.


Chloe was asleep on his bed, she seemed to having a dream, and she kept tossing and turning. Harry felt his chest tighten, "why do I feel this way about her if I've just met her?" he wondered. As if sensing his presence, Chloe woke, seeming startled.

"Harry, oh no, the dream, we're in danger, the legacy..." she was babbling frantically.

"Calm down, just tell me about it, I think something's up, too, look what came in the post," he said, handing her the roll of parchment that the black owl delivered.

She read the letter and gasped, "I don't know what to do, I was just a girl, I ran away and now I have a legacy to fulfill, death to worry about, and...and...there's something about you.." she added, looking up into his eyes, "it's like I've known you forever...but...nevermind..."

"I think I feel the same thing, you just showed up here and I didn't even question it, I feel like it was meant to be so I should trust it.." he looked away, suddenly feeling embarrassed.

"yeah...," she added, "that's exactly it, she told me I would find you.."

"Who told you?," asked Harry, sounding confused.

Chloe took a deep breath before continuing. "Okay...I went to a physic who turned out to be a witch also, she read my palm and told me I need to complete my ancestors legacy in order to live happily, she said I could not do it alone, that I need a boy, one that I would find, a soul mate...", she cast her eyes down, "and she threw some blue powder into the fireplace and sent me here, where I found you, it was fate, I guess..."

"Wow...did she...uh...say anything else about this legacy...and about me being a part of it?"

"Well," Chloe started, "she said the entire wizarding world depended on the outcome and then she wrote a letter and tied it to a black owl...oh, my ancestor is Godric Gryffindor, but my dream-" she was suddenly cut off by Harry.

"Wait! She sent an owl, a black owl?" he asked incredulously.

"Yeah," she just tied the letter to its leg and sent it like nothing, why?"

"I think this physic was bad news...", muttered Harry.

"I think so, too, according to my dream she's out to get us...but not just her...somebody else...somebody powerful...I couldn't see him in my dream but he was a dark figure, very tall and thin, he had a cold voice...he wanted to gain back power or something.."

"Voldemort!," exclaimed Harry, "He's behind this! What else happened in the dream, what do you have to do exactly to carry on the legacy?"

"Well...this sounds stupid but...just stay alive....I heard that Vole-whatever guy talking with Madame Squat, apparently my being alive prevents him from gaining full control of the wizarding community, Godric Gryffindor cast a spell to prevent evil from succeeding as long as a relative of his is alive and since my mom died, I'm the last living relative, I guess."

Harry was silent for a while after Chloe told him of the dream, he spoke after a few minutes, "I don't understand, Voldemort can't come to Hogwarts, Dumbledore's made sure that we're totally protected on these grounds...he must have a plan.."

Chloe reached over and took Harry's hand, "Well, if he can't touch us, why are you so worried?"

Harry looked up at Chloe, she seemed radiant even in the shadows of the room, he remembered how the amulet sparkled in the candlelight and Chloe's eyes seemed to gleam in the moonlight. He held up the amulet to her, "take this, it's meant for you," he whispered as he kissed her on the cheek.

"You did!," exclaimed Chloe.

"Did what?"

"You did kiss me before!" exclaimed Chloe, laughing. Harry blushed slightly but didn't reply.

"Here, put it on," said Harry as he unfastened the clasp of the necklace and draped it around Chloe's neck.

"It's beautiful, thank you," she said, glancing down at the amulet which felt warm against her skin.

"It's nearly dawn, perhaps we should get some sleep before we attempt to complete any legacies," he said with playful smile.

Chloe laughed and nodded, "good idea."

Harry fell into a restless sleep, he dreamt of his parent's deaths again and relived the green flash of light followed by Voldemort's cold, cruel laughter.

The amulet tingled against Chloe's skin. She felt fatigued and she, too, fell into a fitful slumber.