Chapter 14
It has been 2 weeks since the Malfoy Manor experience and everyone, including Harry, Ron, and Hermione, knows about the history between Rosalyn and Alexander and what happened during the 6 years she was gone to the evil side for. Everyone also knows the engagement, but the Alma Transfer has been kept secret because Alexander refuses to tell. The only ones who know what it is are Falcore, Andre, Drake, and somehow, Sirius and Remus know too.
All 5 of the new people have been staying in the extra bedrooms of Black Manor, and, sometimes, in the evenings Alexander has been found humming Golden Slumbers with Rosalyn asleep on his lap and a big grin on his face. Everyone is very happy for the two of them, and, after hearing what they went through, everyone thinks they deserve to be this happy the most.
Alexander will be teaching at Hogwarts, but they are going to let Rosalyn come with him. Falcore will also be teaching at Hogwarts, and the other new people will be there as well, no one but them knows why, except for they think Drake is a new transfer student not knowing he is really older than he looks.
All in all life has improved since the trip to Malfoy Manor. Alexander has been a bit weaker than he was when they first met him since he saved Rosalyn with the Alma Transfer. They all figure he just had to use a good bit of his power and that it must be some sort of powerful power transfer. Little did they know that it was something far deeper, which practically bonded them for life, and more powerful than they could imagine.
It was nearly time for the new Hogwarts term to start. Harry, Ron, and Hermione were getting ready to go to Diagon Alley and get their school supplies. Sirius was holding a flowerpot, which was full of Floo Powder, and instructing those who were going to Diagon Alley on what to do. Alexander was coming with them, therefore, so was Rosalyn. Falcore also had to go in to get some supplies for his class in September. It confused them to be having 2 new teachers. They figured that one of them has to be the DADA teacher, but what's the other?
Once they were all in Diagon Alley they went their separate ways and decided to meet back in the Leaky Cauldron within an hour and a half. Harry, Ron, and Hermione headed for Flourish and Blotts first, while Alexander and Rosalyn headed to the Apothecary, and Falcore went to… "WHERE IS HE GOING?!" yells Ron.
"It looks like he's heading to a side street to Diagon alley that isn't Knockturn Alley." Says Harry. "I wonder where that goes though."
"It doesn't matter, come on we need our supplies." Says Hermione.
"Bugger. Look at this list." Says Ron unfolding it and looking down at it.
He reads it out loud:
"Learning to Foresee With Omens
Advanced Potions
Medi Potions
Intermediate Transfiguration
Animagus Theory
Standard Book Of Spells (Grade 5)
O.W.L. Preparation (Study Ethics, and Good Habits)
Amulets (Making, Properties, Uses)
Advanced Defense Against Dark Arts
History of Dark Magic & the Dark Arts
History of the Elements
Elementals Who Control Them
That's a two-book set, that is. Now, back to reading this ridiculously long and most expensive book and item list for the new term.
Workout and Lightweight robes (weights are optional)
Advanced Potions Ingredients & Instruments Bundle
Medi Potions Ingredients & Instruments Bundle
Potions Case size 1-2 (optional) (Size 1-holds all ingredients and instruments but messily. Size 2- holds ingredients, potions, instruments neatly, has a handle, and a clip on to inside the cauldron)
3 Ingredient plants (Fluxweed, Knoxgrass, Daisies)
1 magi-boomslang
1 magi-frog
1 magi-bat
Is Snape trying to work us to death. I never thought he'd want to teach something useful like how to get certain ingredients. Now, back to the list.
1 amulet making kit
1 set of dragon's teeth (Common Welsh Green)
1 set of dragon's scales (not smooth dragon skin)
1 amulet power-insert mold
Oh my. This list could fetch up to 60 galleons worth without the optional items, even" finishes Ron sighing and rattling his moneybag, which jangles only a little bit.
"I remember telling you I'd never treat you to anything or ever give you money again." Says Harry laughing to himself at Ron's face falling. "But…. Since this is for school… I guess I'll help you out this one last time, and, if I can afford this much money to spend, I'll buy you both the size 2 potions case. Early birthday gift for Hermione, and a forgive me for the hospital gift for Ron."
Ron suddenly looks kind of embarrassed but smiles wide all the same. Hermione doesn't know what to think just opening and closing her mouth for a minute wondering why Harry would just spend all his money like that.
"Hermione to answer your unspoken question; I just like to treat my friends every now and then if they let me." Says Harry looking at Ron who's blushing. "Plus, your birthday is coming up soon Hermione. Now, are you all going to stand there like idiots or are you going to come inside." Says Harry walking swiftly into the store.
Ron and Hermione walk in quickly after him and have soon gotten all of there books. Harry and Ron leave with one bag full, while Hermione leaves with two.
They then decide to site down outside of Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlor, and decide what to get next. They ask Florean Fortescue to watch their books, and Florean gladly obliges.
The trio then sets off for the apothecary and purchases the potion bundles and cases. They also find the set dragon's teeth and the set of dragon's scales there and purchase them. They look around making sure nothing that is missing off of their list still is in there. They find the three plants they need back in a far corner and the magi-animals near the front. They don't see the materials for the amulet yet though.
They walk out of the apothecary and go to Madame Malkins' Robes For All Occasions for their robes. As soon as they come out people start to scream and point. They look towards where they're pointing and see a snake 1 and ½ times bigger than an anaconda.
"What the hell-o is that thing?" yells Ron.
"I don't know." Says Hermione causing Ron and Harry to gasp in mock surprise.
"What do you want you oversized serpent?" Harry says in parsletongue to the huge snake.
"I'm here to kill YOU." The snake hisses back.
"Bad luck then." Says Harry staring at the snake hoping something would strike it down not realizing that the eyes of his Lion Pendant and his own eyes are glowing.
The snake lunged at Harry and wrapped itself around Harry. "My massster hasss plansss for you."
"Well, that's too bad. I'm not coming." Says Harry who is being wrapped tighter into the snakes coils.
"No. What'sss to bad isss that you are not coming. My lord will not be pleassed." Says the snake who is rearing up its' head ready to strike.
Harry glared at the snake eyes looking vicious and eyes glowing yellow still. Suddenly a bolt of lightning strikes down on the snake's head, and, then, around a quarter of the way down its' body. The snake lets out a horrible screechy sound and blood comes out of its mouth. It then goes limper than a cooked spaghetti noodle and lies dead.
"Oh my word. What happened here?" yells Falcore running up with Sirius as Harry is slipping from the snakes limp coils around him body.
"This huge snake came, and Harry spoke parsletongue to it and his eyes glowed and so did the eyes of that lion on his necklace. Then, a few seconds later, the snake attacked him wrapping itself around him, but two bolts of lightning struck the snake down dead, but there's not a cloud in the sky." Says Hermione looking nervous and worried and confused.
"Oh, ok. Thanks." Says Falcore as Alexander runs up carrying Rosalyn who he thought was too slow to keep up.
"What happened?" Alexander asks Falcore.
"Let's go somewhere a bit more private Alexander. You can leave Rosalyn with Sirius he can make sure she doesn't do anything bad Alexander." Says Falcore.
As they walk away Falcore mutters something that sounds like 'The final one has been revealed.' They come back a few minutes later and say that they should go.
"But we couldn't find the amulet kit or the mold thing." Says Harry.
"That's ok. That's the reason I went down that other alley." Says Falcore pulling out 3 packages. "No, Harry you don't have to pay me back this is my treat."
"Well, ok let's go then." Says Harry putting his money up and walking towards the exit of Diagon Alley with everyone else.
Soon everyone is back at Black Manor reading over their new books or relaxing, and some went to sleep.
Harry, Ron, and Hermione were wondering what to expect in potions after checking out some of the things they had to do from the books. They looked through their ingredient and instrument bundles befuddled by some of the instruments.
[Well,] thought Harry putting his magi-animals in their cases and preparing for sleep [It will soon be time to got to Hogwarts, and something tells me this year will have a lot of good in it for once.] With that Harry sighed, laid back, closed his eyes, and fell into a deep, though disturbed, sleep.
"Master, I have some information for you." Says a voice which seems strangely familiar to Harry but he cant see the person's face for a mask over his head.
"Yes? What is it?" says Voldemort looking ready to put the Cruciatus curse on the person if his information is bad.
"Well, I know a lot of people with those powers we were discussing which we didn't know who had them." Says the mystery man.
"Continue. You've gotten my attention." Says Voldemort with a wondering look on his face.
"Well, sir, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, Drake Dragonheart, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, and… um… Oh yes, Harry Potter." Says the man.
"Very good work. You shall get your rewards once you get me the item I need." Says Voldemort.
"Yes my lord, thank you, thank you." Says the man bowing forward deeply; a little too deeply though and his mask slips downward on his head a bit and Harry catches a glimpse of a familiar patch of….
"THE RED HAIRED TURNCOAT!!" yells Harry shooting up wide awake and sweating bullets.
"Wha.. Harry? What's wrong? It's 4:00 in the morning." Says Ron sleepily.
"The red haired turncoat…" repeats Harry "Ron, I hate to tell you this, but I think someone in your family is the red haired turncoat the dragon mentioned in my dream of Charlie's attack, but I think he got it wrong. I don't think its Charlie. I know it isn't you. It isn't Ginny. The voice I heard belonged to a man. It can't be your mum then either. Hmm. Seemed too deep for your dad. Um… It's either Fred, George, or Bill."
Ron was just staring at his friend, perplexed by all of this. "What makes red hair automatically have to be on a Weasley's head?"
"I KNOW THAT RED HAIR I SAW! I SEE IT ON YOU A LOT! I SEE IT ON ALL THE REST OF YOUR FAMILY TOO!" yells Harry.
"I don't care what you see. People other than Weasley's can have this kind of red hair." Snaps Ron.
"But I think I saw a bit of a ponytail. George did his hair like that to mock Bill didn't he?" says Harry.
"Yes he did. He also wanted to make mum flip out. He still has it too." Says Ron finally starting to believe Harry.
"So it's either George or Bill then. We can talk more about this some other time. It is late and I want to sleep a bit more." Says Harry laying back and falling fast asleep. James, the kitten who was forgotten about in all the commotion, jumps up on the bed and falls asleep at Harry's feet.