A/N: I know the last two chapters are really short but I have had a change of plans and am literally leaving for the airport in ten minutes. But I promised a chapter before a left so here goes. Don't worry next chapter will be nice and long. I will be planning it my whole trip. Also I'm e-mailing everyone who reviewed right now but I don't have time to thank you all individually in this chapter. I'm so sorry but there was a last minute change and there is nothing I can do about it. As I'm doing this I'm being yelled at to get in the car so we can leave. Thank you to everyone who reviewed and I will reply to everyone next chapter. Remember, expect an action filled, very eventful, HUGE chapter on the 21st or 22cd this month.

Harry Potter and the Return of the Dark Lord

After a brief lunch with the two professors and the stranger, Harry, Dumbledore, McGonagall, and Patrick all got up from where they were sitting in Dumbledore's office and headed down to the Great Hall. Harry was amazed at how empty the castle felt during the summer. Even lots of the paintings were empty. Every once in a while you would see that the occupants of four or five empty frames had all gathered in one frame at the end of the hall and were talking and joking merrily. Before Harry knew it he was walking into an empty Great Hall. All the tables were gone except a smaller version of the Head Table at the front of the hall. "Harry today you will be starting your training. Patrick or myself will be assisting you in the majority of your training with some assistants from the Professors and other Order members when we get to their area of expertise. Professor McGonagall will be helping all the Order members in becoming animigi." Dumbledore stopped explaining as the doors to the Great Hall were pushed open and two of Harry's favorite people were in the doorway.

"Sirius, Professor!" Harry yelled as he went to greet his godfather and former professor.

"Please, Harry call me Remus, I'm not your professor anymore."

"Ah, we haven't started yet right on time as usual. Harry because of Sirius and Remus's dealing with animigi, they will be helping you also. I believe you two have already brewed the potion correct?" Dumbledore asked. As an answer Remus pulled a vial out with a blue looking substance in it.

"We have a lot more with this came from too. By the end of the week the rest should be ready for the whole order." Sirius told them.

"The whole Order is becoming animigi? But I thought that took ages to do?" Harry asked.

"Usually it does. But a good majority of the time it takes a normal witch or wizard to become one is spent making this potion. Ever since the third task me and Sirius have been making it so that the Order wouldn't all have to make it by themselves. It will be a great help to have us all be able to turn into animals." Remus answered.

"The other parts of becoming an animigi are some transfigurations and charms. Usually it's very dangerous to do on yourself, and almost impossible to do on someone else, but between Mr. English, Professor McGonagall, myself, Remus, and Sirius, we can handle doing it on you. The hardest thing you will have to worry about is learning to get used to your animal form."  Dumbledore told Harry.

"So Harry, if you hurry up and drink this we will be able to cast the charm to see what type of animal you will be." Remus handed Harry the bottle and he took it in one quick gulp. It tasted disgusting at first but then he got a very tingly feeling all throughout his body. As it began to wear off, he looked around to see everyone had their wands out. "Are you ready Harry?" Remus asked. Harry didn't know what he was supposed to be ready for but he shook his head and all five adults started mumbling under there breath and then all at once pointed their wands at him.  Without warning a ray of purple light flew out of their wands and simultaneously hit Harry. Seconds later a very impressive looking shadow of an eagle burst from Harry and flew around the room for a few seconds before heading strait back for Harry and disappeared into his chest.

"That Harry, is an impressive animigi. And a quite useful one too. Having an animigi form that can move swiftly and blend in easily is a very good thing to have." The mystery man Dumbledore called Patrick spoke.

"Is it done? How do I change to that now? Does it hurt?" A million questions all tried to escape Harry at once and Dumbledore held a silencing hand.

"It is not done. Now that we know what your form is, we have to concentrate on that in our mind and use some very advanced transfiguration to get you to truly be an animigi. Now Harry, this is the dangerous part. After we perform the spell, you will become that shadow form you just saw. It is important not to panic, because if you panic you may get stuck halfway through the transfiguration. You will keep you mind when you transform. Just fly a few feet in the air, land on the ground, and think to yourself that you want to be human again. Then if all goes well there will be a pop, and you will return to normal. So just relax and we will start the transfiguration." Dumbledore spoke softly and calmly. They all began to look at Harry with their wands out, but no one was mumbling. Then all of a sudden, they turned their wands on McGonagall, and bright green burst out of their wands and slammed into the tip of hers. This was unexpected to Harry but he remained calm and just waited. McGonagall began to look at Harry with more concentration than ever and red shot out of her wand and flew into Harry. Again Harry felt the tingly feeling only this time he found himself off the ground. He waved his arms around, well his wings, and then let himself fall forward. With a thump he hit the ground and slammed his beak. He regained his composure and thought about being human again. He felt his body regain its regular size and then looked around at all the proud faces.

"You did it!" Sirius yelled and gave him a hug. "How's it feel?"

"Weird. I don't really know how to move around."

"That's what you'll have to practice. One day you will really need that skill for serious reasons, and then is not the time to try and figure out how to fly. Now I know you will want to explore your new talent, and I know that telling you to only use it in life or death situations would be a waste of breath, but I must insist that for now only the people in this room, and soon the people of the Order, know about this. I daresay that if you want to further explore your talent with someone, that your godfather will be more than happy to do that with you." Dumbledore said.

"You can't even imagine all the fun you can have with the Slytherines. They have no idea you are a animal, and you can drive them crazy!" Sirius exclaimed. Everyone laughed and even Professor McGonagall couldn't muster a truly disapproving frown.

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