Fiction Title: Harry Potter and the Mystic Secrets

Author: Crystal-Velvet

E-mail: marionie_k_hearts@yahoo.com

Summary: Harry Potter has entered his fifth year at Hogwarts with the weight of Voldemort's rise on his shoulders. Things are seemingly normal except for the fact Lee Jordan is missing classes and not being seen until late in the evenings. Fred and George have no idea where their friend goes. The Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher seems to watch Harry closely, and the exchange student Luna Welkin, who does not show up on his map, takes a keen interest in his whereabouts.

Disclaimer: All Harry Potter characters belong in whole to JK Rowlings and her affiliates. I do not claim to own anything except: Luna Welkins/Starlight, Sapphire Starlight, and the Plot and situations. Thank you. No money is being mad from this and never shall it be.

Chapter Seven: Strange Reaction

Hermione stared openly confused at Harry. "The new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor? She couldn't possibly be involved with anything… could she?" She asked looking back at Ron who shrugged his shoulders.

"Well, I don't know but I think there is something odd about that girl Luna." Harry said quietly reaffirming his notion to find out about the exchange student.

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Lee stretched yawning before he realized he was no longer at Hogwarts. Looking around he saw the dingy walls of the cave he had been in many times. "Sir, you could have called when I was awake." He said groggily standing up from the feather mat he had woken on.

The older man was sitting at a desk that seemed to be crafted from the old oak tree that used to stand in front of Lee's house. "Are you pained to wake on the feathers?" He asked his face in a crooked smile.

"Of course not, if I was, I would have woken earlier. What do you need?" Lee asked quickly turned to pet the owl that was sitting crouched on its oak perch.

"You are the apprentice, you give me the answer." The old man asked his silver beard shinning in the milky moonlight.

Lee turned around looking slightly shocked. "I'm w-w-what?" Looking around he tried to see if perhaps there was another in the room that the old man spoke too but it was all the two.

The older man stood and walked with his hands behind his back to a small crystal orb rotating above the ground with pictures flashing. "I was quite shocked myself Masterling Lee. It was a surprise when the realization appeared in the orb. There is no mistake you are to be my heir."

"But I can't possibly. Sir-" He started before the older man cut him off.

"From the point of Masterling, you shall call me Master Merlin, no more of this Sir business. You are my heir, now return to Hogwarts." With a flip of his hand Lee was gone and Merlin stood alone in the cave.

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Luna Starlight calmly opened her eyes and looked at the canopy of her four poster bed. This was a very unusual sight to her 'fore it was much different then the tree she normally woke up in. Sitting up she smiled reaching out to grasp the flowing silk curtains of green and silver. This place was much like home, but much different. The silk was like liquid to her soft hands. Stretching the girl swung her legs over the side of the bed placing them on the ice cold stone.

Quickly she thought through the dreams she had sent the young boy named Harry Potter. If her mother asked her to make him realize his importance she would do so through all means available to her. She waved the wand that had been given to her by the elders of the village. It looked like the other wands the students carried but was placed to her specific needs, seeing as she was not a witch but an elf, she did not need its magic but was to use it.

Sighing Luna Starlight became Luna Welkins, the exchange student from Ireland. Her pale pointed ears smoothed out and hid beneath her long black hair. This was the oddest thing Luna would go through. Grasping her crystal in her fine hand she walked down to the Slytherin common room.

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The trio from Gryffindor walked calmly into the Great Hall sitting down at the long table. Harry had dispelled the dream from his mindset but it lingered horrifyingly at the back of his mind. Hermione stared at him with surprise.

"Harry are you feeling alright?" She asked leaning across the room. "You look as if you haven't slept in days." Harry glanced at her. That was all he had done over the summer was sleep.

"It's just the dreams I had last night. It rather frightened me is all." Harry said smiling as Ron sat next to Hermione. He had gotten taller of the summer and his features more built. Hermione smiled and turned red as Ron smiled back. There was something going on. "Is there something I need to know about?" Harry asked teasingly.

"No, whatever are you talking about?" Hermione asked as she shoved her spoon into her mouth making it unable for her to talk. This cause both Harry and Ron to laugh at their bushy haired friend.

Ron smiled and turned to Hermione. "Herm, my greatest friend, would you like to be… to be… my umm…" He said stuttering slightly and turning pink.

"Herm, would you go out with Ron… please!" He said laughing.

Hermione smiled and turned brighter red swalling the new spoonful of food and nodded her head.

A/N: Awe! Isn't it so sweet! Hehe, yay, I don't know if I'm more R/H shipper or H/H shipper, but apparently this is R/H ship. Lol, please review!!!