Crazy for Mystery
Chapter Five: Meeting with the Ministry
Kitty Malfoy
A/N: SAME DEAL
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Crystal placed her hands on the edge of the table, and leaned down on it heavily, giving the four boys penetrating looks. Peter quaked slightly, and slid a hand a shaky hand through his greasy hair.
Crystal chuckled, and gave the terrified boy a wink. "Don't worry. I don't bite." Sirius coughed loudly, but Peter visibly relaxed, and gave her a weak smile.
"Now I don't wanna scare any of you, but what we will be working on may save our entire world. Everything we learn in this room is confidential, and will only be revealed to my Grandfather or the Minister of Magic himself. I won't work with weaklings. If you cannot handle the jobs you have been appointed then you can leave now, and I won't think any lesser of you. Well, at least that's what most people would say, but not me. I would think lesser of you because you would be running away from the one thing that could banish Voldemort."
The four boys nodded in unison.
"Good. That's what I wanted to hear. Now here's the plan.."
~!~
"Are you sure you're ready to present your theory to the Ministry?" Dumbledore asked, cautiously.
"Yes, grandfather, I'm ready." Crystal said firmly.
Taking a deep breath she straightened her dress robes, and walked into the conference room. Stepping up to the podium she looked around for a moment at the heads of the departments, before starting.
"I believe I have found a way to vanquish Voldemort." Murmurs of disbelief surged through the room. "Please, please hear me out. Who were the most powerful wizards ever?"
"The Hogwarts founders, of course." Someone shouted.
"Yes, exactly. They were the most powerful wizards of their time. That's why they founded Hogwarts. I have found the diary of Salazaar Slytherin. In it he talks of a secret room that the founders constructed filled with their knowledge, personalities, abilities, and then when they died.. their very souls. They did this in the hopes that if a disaster came upon our world after they had died that they might still be able to protect us. In his diary Salazaar also mentions a diary that Rowena Ravenclaw also wrote in, and in which she described a way to use the spirits of the eight elements to construct a weapon, in the case that Slytherin's diary was ever lost. The problem is, Ravenclaw's diary has been lost for several decades." Crystal paused for a moment to collect her presentation and to clear her throat.
"If I can find Rowena's diary, I believe that I can combine the spirits of the founders and the spirits of the elements to form a weapon powerful enough to destroy Lord Voldemort."
The Department heads talked in whispered conversations, and Crystal waited anxiously for their answer. Finally the Minister of Magic spoke. "The Ministry has discussed your theory, and.....we give you leave to prove your theory. But since you are the 'Crystal Dragon' this activity must not interfere with your abilities to protect Hogwarts. As absurd as your theory is, we all need a little hope in these dark times. By Merlin, I hope you are right."
Crystal could hardly contain her excitement, as she gave the Minister a rushed bow, and hurried out of the conference hall.
"It'll work, grandfather! I know it will!"
"Yes dear, but we must get started right away."
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"Crystal?" Sirius asked stepping into their room with the Marauders; Dumbledore had arranged for one of the private study rooms above the library to be reserved for their research.
"Yes Sirius?" she prompted.
"Well, I've been thinking, " he explained. "Why did you choose us to help you? Why not some smart Ravenclaws or sneaky Slytherins?"
Crystal grinned. "I thought you might ask that." She said, and unrolled a large parchment onto the mahogany table. It was a map of Hogwarts. "Since you claim to be Hogwarts Greatest Pranksters, you should know every secret passage in this school, right?"
The boys nodded cautiously.
"Good. You're going to help me find the secret room of Hogwarts Founders."
~!~
"Ok. Now I know about the tunnels here, and here." Crystal said pointing with her index finger at two walls on the map.
"Well there's also one here-behind the statue of the one-eyed witch.." James said pointing at the designated statue.
"Of course." Crystal exclaimed.
"And another one here.." Remus supplied pointing to another place on the far side of the castle.
"I think that's it." Sirius said.
"Yes, and the passage from the Whomping Willow into the shrieking shack." She finished.
Remus looked at her in surprise.
"Don't worry your secret's safe with me. Trust me-I have my secrets as well.." She gave him a brilliant smile, and Sirius couldn't help but feel his stomach twisting into knots. "Okay here's the plan for this week. Sirius and I will search the castle for anything unusual and for unknown secret passages. James. You will contact everyone on this list, and search for Rowena's diary. Looking around Hogwarts wouldn't hurt either. Remus and Peter. You two will work on this Power Finding Potion that I have drawn up. If finished in the correct time period it will only take a week to brew. Go to the Potions Master and show him this note; he should give you the things you need. If not go straight to my Grandfather, and he'll help you. Also, my grandfather has agreed to free you of this weeks classes-seeing as how this project is of the utmost importance. Clear?"
"Clear!" They replied.
"Good. I suggest you get a good nights sleep-for we start at dawn."
A/N: SAME DEAL
!*!*!*!*!
Crystal placed her hands on the edge of the table, and leaned down on it heavily, giving the four boys penetrating looks. Peter quaked slightly, and slid a hand a shaky hand through his greasy hair.
Crystal chuckled, and gave the terrified boy a wink. "Don't worry. I don't bite." Sirius coughed loudly, but Peter visibly relaxed, and gave her a weak smile.
"Now I don't wanna scare any of you, but what we will be working on may save our entire world. Everything we learn in this room is confidential, and will only be revealed to my Grandfather or the Minister of Magic himself. I won't work with weaklings. If you cannot handle the jobs you have been appointed then you can leave now, and I won't think any lesser of you. Well, at least that's what most people would say, but not me. I would think lesser of you because you would be running away from the one thing that could banish Voldemort."
The four boys nodded in unison.
"Good. That's what I wanted to hear. Now here's the plan.."
~!~
"Are you sure you're ready to present your theory to the Ministry?" Dumbledore asked, cautiously.
"Yes, grandfather, I'm ready." Crystal said firmly.
Taking a deep breath she straightened her dress robes, and walked into the conference room. Stepping up to the podium she looked around for a moment at the heads of the departments, before starting.
"I believe I have found a way to vanquish Voldemort." Murmurs of disbelief surged through the room. "Please, please hear me out. Who were the most powerful wizards ever?"
"The Hogwarts founders, of course." Someone shouted.
"Yes, exactly. They were the most powerful wizards of their time. That's why they founded Hogwarts. I have found the diary of Salazaar Slytherin. In it he talks of a secret room that the founders constructed filled with their knowledge, personalities, abilities, and then when they died.. their very souls. They did this in the hopes that if a disaster came upon our world after they had died that they might still be able to protect us. In his diary Salazaar also mentions a diary that Rowena Ravenclaw also wrote in, and in which she described a way to use the spirits of the eight elements to construct a weapon, in the case that Slytherin's diary was ever lost. The problem is, Ravenclaw's diary has been lost for several decades." Crystal paused for a moment to collect her presentation and to clear her throat.
"If I can find Rowena's diary, I believe that I can combine the spirits of the founders and the spirits of the elements to form a weapon powerful enough to destroy Lord Voldemort."
The Department heads talked in whispered conversations, and Crystal waited anxiously for their answer. Finally the Minister of Magic spoke. "The Ministry has discussed your theory, and.....we give you leave to prove your theory. But since you are the 'Crystal Dragon' this activity must not interfere with your abilities to protect Hogwarts. As absurd as your theory is, we all need a little hope in these dark times. By Merlin, I hope you are right."
Crystal could hardly contain her excitement, as she gave the Minister a rushed bow, and hurried out of the conference hall.
"It'll work, grandfather! I know it will!"
"Yes dear, but we must get started right away."
~! ~
"Crystal?" Sirius asked stepping into their room with the Marauders; Dumbledore had arranged for one of the private study rooms above the library to be reserved for their research.
"Yes Sirius?" she prompted.
"Well, I've been thinking, " he explained. "Why did you choose us to help you? Why not some smart Ravenclaws or sneaky Slytherins?"
Crystal grinned. "I thought you might ask that." She said, and unrolled a large parchment onto the mahogany table. It was a map of Hogwarts. "Since you claim to be Hogwarts Greatest Pranksters, you should know every secret passage in this school, right?"
The boys nodded cautiously.
"Good. You're going to help me find the secret room of Hogwarts Founders."
~!~
"Ok. Now I know about the tunnels here, and here." Crystal said pointing with her index finger at two walls on the map.
"Well there's also one here-behind the statue of the one-eyed witch.." James said pointing at the designated statue.
"Of course." Crystal exclaimed.
"And another one here.." Remus supplied pointing to another place on the far side of the castle.
"I think that's it." Sirius said.
"Yes, and the passage from the Whomping Willow into the shrieking shack." She finished.
Remus looked at her in surprise.
"Don't worry your secret's safe with me. Trust me-I have my secrets as well.." She gave him a brilliant smile, and Sirius couldn't help but feel his stomach twisting into knots. "Okay here's the plan for this week. Sirius and I will search the castle for anything unusual and for unknown secret passages. James. You will contact everyone on this list, and search for Rowena's diary. Looking around Hogwarts wouldn't hurt either. Remus and Peter. You two will work on this Power Finding Potion that I have drawn up. If finished in the correct time period it will only take a week to brew. Go to the Potions Master and show him this note; he should give you the things you need. If not go straight to my Grandfather, and he'll help you. Also, my grandfather has agreed to free you of this weeks classes-seeing as how this project is of the utmost importance. Clear?"
"Clear!" They replied.
"Good. I suggest you get a good nights sleep-for we start at dawn."