Ron was back in almost an instant with Dumbledore by his side. Dumbledore
quickly looked Harry up and down, his eyes pausing on his scar. Harry, once
again, felt although Dumbledore was looking at him although he could see
through him. Harry saw a look of terrible anger in Dumbledore's eyes. Harry
had seen Dumbledore angry before, but this was way beyond anything he had
ever experienced. Dumbledore's eyes, usually so light and sparkly blue,
looked hard and dark. His hands were clenched into fists at his side, his
right hand grasping his wand so tightly that his knuckles were slowly
turning white. He strode across the room quickly towards Harry, kneeled
down, and began examining his scar close-up. Harry could see the fiery red
brightness of his scar being reflected in Dumbledore's eyes. Dumbledore
quickly stood back up again and grabbed Harry's hand, leading him out of
the room. Harry looked back at Ron and Hermione, who were watching him with
looks of horror on their faces.
Harry had never been so confused. What was going on? Why was his scar changing it's appearance? All sorts of thoughts and possibilities were running through his head, each as frightening as the next. What he really wanted to do was ask Dumbledore what was going on. He looked up at Dumbledore and saw the same look of terrible anger in his eyes.
"Professor?" Harry asked timidly. "What's going on?"
Dumbledore stopped walking and turned to face Harry. He sighed heavily and motioned for Harry to sit down. Dumbledore also sat.
"Harry," he began. "There is so much you don't know ... but I suppose now is the time that you need to know the truth. You have to understand."
He paused, and Harry nodded to indicate that he wanted to know what was going on, and that he understood how serious everything was.
"Harry, your scar is burning like a red flame. It is also radiating heat. At first I was shocked. I never thought it would come to this." Dumbledore shook his head disbelievingly. "But then I realized that the only explanation I could think of was the only possibility. This is a very ancient spell that has been put on you."
"A spell?" Harry asked, alarmed. "Put on me by who?"
"I don't know." Dumbledore paused. "I can theorize. But I do know how and when."
"Please, Professor." Harry pleaded. "I need to know."
Dumbledore launched into a thorough explanation.
"You are protected in so many ways, Harry. You are probably unaware of many of them. Mr. and Mrs. Weasley were told by me to keep a very close watch on you while bringing you here to the station. Any death eater could have placed the spell on you on your way here. However, you were not protected while passing through the barrier between Platforms 9 3/4. They must have placed the spell on you then." Dumbledore paused for a short time, his eyes lingering on Harry's scar. Then he began to speak again. "The spell is called Locati Incantatem. What it has done is it has placed a locating device on you so Voldemort can detect where you are at all times. This is why we have all been very worried and protective of you lately. The only downside of the spell for the one who casts it is that sometimes a sign, a warning to the person who the spell has been cast upon, shows up on their skin as a fiery, hot marking. Yours has shown up on your scar, most likely because of your connection with Voldemort through that scar. The spell will remain cast upon you until the one who did the wandwork is identified and their wand is destroyed. It is a very powerful spell. This is why they were probably hiding, and also why I can say that it was for sure not Voldemort. If he himself was the one who cast the spell, it would be a dead giveaway. One of the death eaters has cast this spell on you. The problem is that we don't know who most of the death eaters are. Fortunately, the warning flame has shown up. This helps us somewhat, now at least we know that the spell has been cast. You will have to be very careful and watch out for yourself, Harry. We will keep watch over you as well."
Harry had never been so confused. What was going on? Why was his scar changing it's appearance? All sorts of thoughts and possibilities were running through his head, each as frightening as the next. What he really wanted to do was ask Dumbledore what was going on. He looked up at Dumbledore and saw the same look of terrible anger in his eyes.
"Professor?" Harry asked timidly. "What's going on?"
Dumbledore stopped walking and turned to face Harry. He sighed heavily and motioned for Harry to sit down. Dumbledore also sat.
"Harry," he began. "There is so much you don't know ... but I suppose now is the time that you need to know the truth. You have to understand."
He paused, and Harry nodded to indicate that he wanted to know what was going on, and that he understood how serious everything was.
"Harry, your scar is burning like a red flame. It is also radiating heat. At first I was shocked. I never thought it would come to this." Dumbledore shook his head disbelievingly. "But then I realized that the only explanation I could think of was the only possibility. This is a very ancient spell that has been put on you."
"A spell?" Harry asked, alarmed. "Put on me by who?"
"I don't know." Dumbledore paused. "I can theorize. But I do know how and when."
"Please, Professor." Harry pleaded. "I need to know."
Dumbledore launched into a thorough explanation.
"You are protected in so many ways, Harry. You are probably unaware of many of them. Mr. and Mrs. Weasley were told by me to keep a very close watch on you while bringing you here to the station. Any death eater could have placed the spell on you on your way here. However, you were not protected while passing through the barrier between Platforms 9 3/4. They must have placed the spell on you then." Dumbledore paused for a short time, his eyes lingering on Harry's scar. Then he began to speak again. "The spell is called Locati Incantatem. What it has done is it has placed a locating device on you so Voldemort can detect where you are at all times. This is why we have all been very worried and protective of you lately. The only downside of the spell for the one who casts it is that sometimes a sign, a warning to the person who the spell has been cast upon, shows up on their skin as a fiery, hot marking. Yours has shown up on your scar, most likely because of your connection with Voldemort through that scar. The spell will remain cast upon you until the one who did the wandwork is identified and their wand is destroyed. It is a very powerful spell. This is why they were probably hiding, and also why I can say that it was for sure not Voldemort. If he himself was the one who cast the spell, it would be a dead giveaway. One of the death eaters has cast this spell on you. The problem is that we don't know who most of the death eaters are. Fortunately, the warning flame has shown up. This helps us somewhat, now at least we know that the spell has been cast. You will have to be very careful and watch out for yourself, Harry. We will keep watch over you as well."