A/N – Dedicated to Claudia who seems to think more of my stuff then she should but I'm glad she likes it! (Don't worry, chapter 41 of DoR is almost done!)
Chapter 2 – Revealing Secrets
Dumbledore clutched the note tightly trying not to lose his composure.
"He knows Fawkes, he knows about Auri. And he already has Harry."
Fawkes let out a sympathetic note of encouragement.
"He doesn't have her yet. And he wont if I have anything to do with it."
Said Dumbledore suddenly getting to his feet.
He reached up to the top shelf and took down the crystal
orb.
Placing it on the table he waved his hand over it and the
image of his great niece's shocked face came into view.
***
"I'm a what!" Yelled Auri glancing between her two pale-faced parents.
"But, I'm not green and warty, of course I'm not a witch!"
Jay tried to suppress a snort and made himself sneeze.
"Auriellis, just listen a minute." Said Her mother gripping her hand.
"You're crazy!" She
muttered pulling her hand away.
"Look, just read this. Hopefully it will explain everything better than we can." Said her Dad eyeing her calmly.
Auriellis snatched the strange letter and ripped it open.
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
Headmaster Albus Dumbledore
Miss Auriellis Morrison,
It is my
sad duty to inform you that you are in immediate danger.
I assume that your parents have explained your family
heritage and the concept of magic.
I am sorry to say that the dark wizard Lord Voldemort has
risen again. Your safety is very
important to me and everything possible will be done to ensure your
protection. I cannot send further
details now for fear that this owl may be intercepted.
Take care,
Your Great-Uncle
Professor Albus Dumbledore.
Auriellis frowned as she read.
"Who's this Lord Voldemort?" She asked,
She was surprised to see her parents flinch at the name.
"Why honey? What
does the letter say?" Her Mum asked
nervously.
"Apparently he's back." Said Auriellis shrugging.
"Oh my!" Exclaimed
Annie going very pale and almost fainting into her husband's arms.
"Can I see what it says Auri?" Asked her Dad reaching out for the letter.
***
Harry moaned and rolled over only to be met with a cold
stone wall.
What the hell?
Harry sat bolt upright
Where am I? What
happened?
His eyes scanned his surroundings. He was in a small circular room with bare
stone walls and a simple dirt floor.
There was nothing in the room except him, and there didn't
seem to be a door anywhere.
Harry's mind drifted back in time.
…He'd been visiting Hagrid with Ron and Hermione and they
were walking past the lake. He
remembered vividly a strange burning sensation in his chest, and then there had
been nothing until he'd rolled against the wall…
He curled himself into a ball hugging his knees. Surely they must be looking for me, he
thought. But where am I?
Harry shivered, he had the nasty suspicion that Voldemort
was the one behind this. No-one else
would have wanted to snatch him away from Hogwarts would they?
Harry wondered how long he'd been there as he tried to
stretch out his sore limbs in the limited space the room afforded.
My life is never simple is it? He mused, the enchanted life of the Boy Who Lived.
A sudden chill went through Harry as he remembered what had
happened last year. As if sensing this
moment of weakness Voldemort's derisive laughter shattered the silence.
"So Harry. How do
you like your room?"
Harry frowned looking around for the source of the voice. But the dark lord was no-where in sight.
"Answer me!" Yelled
Voldemort's voice sounding enraged.
Harry shrank against the wall.
"Why am I here?" He
asked
"All in good time, for now I think I'll just let you
wonder." Snarled the voice.
Harry shoved his hands over his ears and closed his eyes.
"Enjoy your stay Mr Potter." Said Voldemort as his voice faded away.
Harry remained in a tense ball against the wall for a long
while trying desperately to concentrate his mind on quidditch and his friends.
Failing that he thought about the nasty essay on the use of
Hinkypunk entrails in specific potions for Professor Snape. Soon he gave up and started counting the
stones in the wall and slowly he managed to relax and drifted to sleep.
***
By the time she was tucked in bed by her still pale parents
Auriellis was feeling more confused than she ever had in her life.
Magic is real. She
thought once again… Unbelievable.
And I'm a witch… Well I guess that explains all the weird
stuff I've done.
Snuggling under her duvet Auri thought about this strange
Great Uncle Albus. I wonder what he's
like. He sounds nice, but how come I've
never heard of him before?
As she tried to sleep which she knew was probably going to
be impossible, Auri's mind drifted to Lord Voldemort… Just the name seemed to
have inspired fear in her parents, and they weren't the type to get jumpy over
nothing. There was definitely something
bad going on.
Eventually, at around 3am Auri's heavy eyelids finally
overpowered her. In her sleep she began
to dream…
A woman, with long red hair and sparkling green eyes, a man
with messy black hair and glasses, and a baby. She watched as the two parents played with their little son. They looked happy.
Then, the scene changed, it was a stormy night. Auri watched in horror as the cloaked
monster drew towards the home of the family.
She heard their anguished screaming as the two parents were
killed.
Saw the sacrifice of the mother.
And then, as the cloaked figure yelled those two strange
words for a third time, something different happened.
The whole house was reduced to rubble, she heard the hurt
cries of the baby and was astonished to see a whisp of the man who had caused
such suffering and destruction, flee from the place.
This scene also faded and Auri now found herself looking at
a teenage boy. He was curled up in a
small bare room shivering against a wall. Then he turned his head and Auri recognised him as the baby who had lost
his parents. He had the same black mess
for hair and his eyes were the same sparkling green as the woman's had been
although ringed by glasses like his father's. He seemed to radiate loneliness.
Auri felt sorry for the strange boy.
"Hello." She said.
She was extremely surprised when the boy's head shot up,
and the green eyes darted about nervously.
"Can you hear me?" She asked in shock.
"Y-Yes, who are you?" Asked the boy
"My name's Auri." She replied.
"I'm Harry Potter." He said, "Where are you?"
"I'm pretty sure this is a dream." She said
"I wish it was." Mumbled Harry.
"What do you mean?"
"I wish that I could wake up and be back at Hogwarts with
my friends."
"Why? Where are
you?" Asked Auri feeling more and more
sorry for the strange boy.
"Voldemort is keeping me here. I don't know exactly where."
At that moment Auri felt herself waking up, and before she
knew it she was sitting in her bed shaking staring at her two frightened
parents.
***
Harry shook his head, wondering if he'd only imagined the
voice, or if he had indeed been dreaming.
In the end he was too tired to think about it, he just rest
his head back against the stone wall and tried to sleep.
A/N
Once again… advice, reaction, opinions, criticisms, etc,
all welcome!
Thanks to those who have reviewed the last part…
vmr
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this to be 5th year and it couldn't really follow on from DoR so…
*shrugs shoulders*
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