The next day at lunch, Draco felt a hand on his shoulder. He spun to see
Harry and Ron standing behind him.
"Meet us in front of the library in ten minutes." Harry instructed, "Hermione found some information on the protectors that she thinks is important." Then, they were gone.
Draco was in front of the library early for them. After a few minutes, which was actually right on time, Ron and Harry came around the corner.
"So I see you are interested. Follow me, Draco." Harry commanded. He still had the sound of hatred in his voice. But, it was slowly disappearing.
Hermione was in the back of the library with four old books in front of her, of which included 'Hogwarts: A History' and 'The History of Witchcraft.' She looked up at the sound of their footsteps. Her eyes were locked on Draco.
"Why is Malfoy here?"
"It's alright, Hermione, and it's Draco, not Malfoy." Harry corrected.
"Nice to see you today, Hermione." Draco offered. Hermione ignored him and picked up the books from the table.
"Here's what I found. In 'The History of Witchcraft' it says 'The four spirits of witchcraft, Luck, Power, Life, and Death, are known for their bravery and skill in battle. It is said that any fighting force will be defeated by these spirits. Amazingly, they have brought down entire nations with a wave of a hand, or a sigh. Their power seems to be seated on the power spirit, but it is strongest in the death spirit. If any wizard drinks the blood of the life and death spirits, they will become immortal. This has never been accomplished. There is only one way to kill these spirits, wait until their 8000th birthday. If they do not find a 'partner' by then, they will turn into stone and dust.'"
"Starr and Shiji will be 8000 next year!" Ron whispered excitedly.
"On Halloween at midnight." Harry added.
"Any way, that's what was in 'The History of Witchcraft.' Here's what's in 'Hogwarts: A History.' 'In the year 1852, Hogwarts received a new protection system against evil called the protectors. These were four spirits with human bodies, who could transform into different stages of themselves. The most praised was the Life Spirit. This was the only boy and could transform into a unicorn, a dove, a white tiger, and a creature that was a mixture of all four, with a gold horn, dove's wings, and tiger fur on the human body. The next was the Luck Spirit. This was a red- haired girl who could transform into a Chimera, an owl, a lynx, and a mixture of the four, with Chimera tail, owl wings, and lynx fur on the human body.
'The third is the Power Spirit. This was a black-haired girl who could transform into a wolf, a swan, a lion, and a mixture with wolf ears and tail, a swan's wings, and a lion's fur on the human body. The final, and most hated spirit is the Death Spirit. She was a blonde girl who could transform into a Peruvian Vipertooth dragon, a black dove, a panther, and a mixture with panther's tail, ears, and fur, the dove's wings, and the dragon's scales (on arms only) on a human body.
'The only time the four have turned into their creature bodies was the infamous Chamber of Secrets act in 1950 at the school. A giant snake was released into the school and the four tracked it down and killed it with great effort. Only one of the spirits is a known Parseltongue, the Death Spirit.'"
"Meet us in front of the library in ten minutes." Harry instructed, "Hermione found some information on the protectors that she thinks is important." Then, they were gone.
Draco was in front of the library early for them. After a few minutes, which was actually right on time, Ron and Harry came around the corner.
"So I see you are interested. Follow me, Draco." Harry commanded. He still had the sound of hatred in his voice. But, it was slowly disappearing.
Hermione was in the back of the library with four old books in front of her, of which included 'Hogwarts: A History' and 'The History of Witchcraft.' She looked up at the sound of their footsteps. Her eyes were locked on Draco.
"Why is Malfoy here?"
"It's alright, Hermione, and it's Draco, not Malfoy." Harry corrected.
"Nice to see you today, Hermione." Draco offered. Hermione ignored him and picked up the books from the table.
"Here's what I found. In 'The History of Witchcraft' it says 'The four spirits of witchcraft, Luck, Power, Life, and Death, are known for their bravery and skill in battle. It is said that any fighting force will be defeated by these spirits. Amazingly, they have brought down entire nations with a wave of a hand, or a sigh. Their power seems to be seated on the power spirit, but it is strongest in the death spirit. If any wizard drinks the blood of the life and death spirits, they will become immortal. This has never been accomplished. There is only one way to kill these spirits, wait until their 8000th birthday. If they do not find a 'partner' by then, they will turn into stone and dust.'"
"Starr and Shiji will be 8000 next year!" Ron whispered excitedly.
"On Halloween at midnight." Harry added.
"Any way, that's what was in 'The History of Witchcraft.' Here's what's in 'Hogwarts: A History.' 'In the year 1852, Hogwarts received a new protection system against evil called the protectors. These were four spirits with human bodies, who could transform into different stages of themselves. The most praised was the Life Spirit. This was the only boy and could transform into a unicorn, a dove, a white tiger, and a creature that was a mixture of all four, with a gold horn, dove's wings, and tiger fur on the human body. The next was the Luck Spirit. This was a red- haired girl who could transform into a Chimera, an owl, a lynx, and a mixture of the four, with Chimera tail, owl wings, and lynx fur on the human body.
'The third is the Power Spirit. This was a black-haired girl who could transform into a wolf, a swan, a lion, and a mixture with wolf ears and tail, a swan's wings, and a lion's fur on the human body. The final, and most hated spirit is the Death Spirit. She was a blonde girl who could transform into a Peruvian Vipertooth dragon, a black dove, a panther, and a mixture with panther's tail, ears, and fur, the dove's wings, and the dragon's scales (on arms only) on a human body.
'The only time the four have turned into their creature bodies was the infamous Chamber of Secrets act in 1950 at the school. A giant snake was released into the school and the four tracked it down and killed it with great effort. Only one of the spirits is a known Parseltongue, the Death Spirit.'"
