Title: Harry Potter - Dark Force Rising
Author: Master
Disclaimer: This story is based on characters and situations created and owned by JK Rowling, various publishers including but not limited to Bloomsbury Books, Scholastic Books and Raincoast Books, and Warner Bros., Inc. No money is being made and no copyright or trademark infringement is intended.
Note from Author: Sorry i havnt updated, ive been wondering what to write for this chapter, i know where the story is going to go, but i just dont know how to get it there. Also the writing will get better as what i have planned i really like, so the writing will be better not so forced. Just bare with it. And yes the chapters will get longer, at the moment theres only a little going on, but in the future lots will be going on so they will be longer.
Chapter Two ~The Gift~
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry was eerily quiet; with just over a week before the students would be arriving, the House Elves had done all their cleaning & other jobs and were having a small yet well-deserved rest. Most of the teachers would be arriving within day or two at the most, however there were a few staff who had already arrived for different reasons, unfortunately two staff members arrived for the same reason and this was the topic of a somewhat heated discussion in the Headmasters office at the moment.
Luckily the argument was winding down.
Professor Snape paced the office, with a look of utter disgust, he had just been told who the new Defence against the Dark Arts professor would be.
"He cannot be trusted Albus, his loyalties are questionable" Snape almost spat at the Headmaster.
"The Past is the Past Severus, you should understand that better than most"
Dumbledore replied raising his eyebrows, his eyes sparkling a little with amusement.
Snape was silenced by the remark, after a moment he said in a much lower voice, "I have proven my allegiance to you and to many others to change the wrongs I have made".
The Headmaster smiled, "That you have, as has he".
"Not that I've seen" Severus snorted.
Dumbledore chuckled slightly, "One man can't see everything that happens in this world"
Snape remained silent.
Dumbledore continued, "Your anger was anticipated in this matter my friend, however you must put the past behind you for the good of us all, I would not be doing this unless it was needed, you have put the past behind you with Sirius Black, I'm asking you to do the same here".
Snape nodded slightly, "I will do my best to…. put aside our differences however I'm going to watch him, closely".
"I wouldn't expect anything else from you" Dumbledore said with a smile.
Snape stood and left without another word, leaving Dumbledore alone, or seemingly.
A letter dropped out of thin air onto the desk in front of him.
"Thank-you, I trust all went well"? Albus said to thin air.
"So far, however I have my doubts about what will happen next" a deep voice answered.
"As do we all, however it must be done" Dumbledore replied.
"Agreed, I shall see you soon" the voice replied.
The Headmaster nodded and picked up the letter that had been dropped on his desk, "Until then".
The Burrow - The Next Morning.
Ron had just bounced out of bed apparently full of energy, Harry groaned slightly and rolled over hoping to get a few more hours sleep after all, it was only 8:30 and you cant get up to early in the holidays.
After tossing and turning for about ten minutes Harry sighed and got up heading towards the small kitchen to see what was happening around the house, and hopefully in the world.
After going down the stairs more slowly than usual, last nights events and lack of sleep catching up with him he sat down in one of the kitchen chairs trying to get comfortable.
He looked up to find most of the family up and eating or doing some job around the house.
Reaching for a plate Harry picked up a few pieces of toast, which was sitting in the middle of the table, and proceeded to at least deal with his hunger problem.
With a series of hoots several owls flew through the window and landed on various chairs and places to perch.
Henwig hooted in his ear as she had just landed on the top of the chair behind him.
Reaching up he scratched her under the chin before untying the somewhat large package she was carrying, which seemed way to large and heavy for her to carry.
He flipped it over in his hands trying to figure out what it was.
Ron looked at him strangely as he unrolled a copy of the Daily Prophet, "What's wrong Harry"?
"Wondering what this is" Harry stated.
"Well why don't you open it" Fred chuckled.
"No, leave it wrapped, that way you can say its whatever you want" George laughed.
Ron just groaned at their lame attempt at humour.
Placing the object on the table, Harry unwrapped the brown crisp paper.
When it was fully unwrapped it was what no one expected, a book.
"There's a card," Ron pointed out as he stuffed a piece of toast into his mouth.
Harry picked up the card and read,
Dear Harry,
This book has been in my possession for many years.
While the subject is touchy, and having it in your possession may have you thrown in Azkaban, it's something you need to have, as it may one day save your life.
Please take the time to read it, the information it contains is vast and extensive, much more than it appears to be, however you will have help with it upon your return to Hogwarts.
Keep it secret from others unless your trust them completely.
~A Friend.
Handing the card to Ron with a frown he looked more closely at the book, it was evidentially very old and while didn't appear to be much thicker than a muggle dictionary it was quite heavy.
Ron had just finished reading the card and had a worried look on his face, most likely from the part about Azkaban.
"What's the name of it"? He asked after a moment.
"It doesn't appear to have one" Harry replied.
At least it didn't at the time he said so.
With a flash of gold the title appeared to write itself into the leather cover.
'The Dark Arts - A Complete and unrestricted History & Future'
Harry's heart skipped a beat and his mouth dropped open in complete shock.
Unfortunately Mrs Weasley had seen the look on Harry's face and the name on the book.
And in an instant she had it in her arms and was pacing around screaming hysterically.
"What the hell is this, who would send something like this to a student! I have to report this to the Ministry"!
"Mum" Ron tried to calm his mother down.
"This is way to dangerous to be in the hands of anyone let alone a child's" she continued.
"MUM! There's a letter from Dumbledore" Ron yelled to quieten her for a moment as he stuffed it into her hand.
With amazing balance she kept the large book in one hand and managed to open the letter with the other.
After a moment of reading it she put the book back infront of Harry.
"Harry, Professor Dumbledore says he knows about this and is letting you read it, however you are to be careful and do no spells that are contained within its covers," she said with a huff before storming out apparently going to ask the Headmaster if he had lost his mind.
Harry sighed before wondering what to do, he looked up at those who were left at the table. The twins shrugged and left before another word was said, Ron just had a disapproving look on his face most likely failing to figure out whom had sent the book to Harry and why.
"Come on, lets go see what this is about" Harry said trying to lighten the mood and pull Ron out of his thoughts.
Harry picked up the book and he and Ron walked outside into the sunlight.
Both he and Ron failed to notice the figure of Ginny leaning against the wall at the foot of the stairs with a worried look on her face.
TBC.....
Author: Master
Disclaimer: This story is based on characters and situations created and owned by JK Rowling, various publishers including but not limited to Bloomsbury Books, Scholastic Books and Raincoast Books, and Warner Bros., Inc. No money is being made and no copyright or trademark infringement is intended.
Note from Author: Sorry i havnt updated, ive been wondering what to write for this chapter, i know where the story is going to go, but i just dont know how to get it there. Also the writing will get better as what i have planned i really like, so the writing will be better not so forced. Just bare with it. And yes the chapters will get longer, at the moment theres only a little going on, but in the future lots will be going on so they will be longer.
Chapter Two ~The Gift~
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry was eerily quiet; with just over a week before the students would be arriving, the House Elves had done all their cleaning & other jobs and were having a small yet well-deserved rest. Most of the teachers would be arriving within day or two at the most, however there were a few staff who had already arrived for different reasons, unfortunately two staff members arrived for the same reason and this was the topic of a somewhat heated discussion in the Headmasters office at the moment.
Luckily the argument was winding down.
Professor Snape paced the office, with a look of utter disgust, he had just been told who the new Defence against the Dark Arts professor would be.
"He cannot be trusted Albus, his loyalties are questionable" Snape almost spat at the Headmaster.
"The Past is the Past Severus, you should understand that better than most"
Dumbledore replied raising his eyebrows, his eyes sparkling a little with amusement.
Snape was silenced by the remark, after a moment he said in a much lower voice, "I have proven my allegiance to you and to many others to change the wrongs I have made".
The Headmaster smiled, "That you have, as has he".
"Not that I've seen" Severus snorted.
Dumbledore chuckled slightly, "One man can't see everything that happens in this world"
Snape remained silent.
Dumbledore continued, "Your anger was anticipated in this matter my friend, however you must put the past behind you for the good of us all, I would not be doing this unless it was needed, you have put the past behind you with Sirius Black, I'm asking you to do the same here".
Snape nodded slightly, "I will do my best to…. put aside our differences however I'm going to watch him, closely".
"I wouldn't expect anything else from you" Dumbledore said with a smile.
Snape stood and left without another word, leaving Dumbledore alone, or seemingly.
A letter dropped out of thin air onto the desk in front of him.
"Thank-you, I trust all went well"? Albus said to thin air.
"So far, however I have my doubts about what will happen next" a deep voice answered.
"As do we all, however it must be done" Dumbledore replied.
"Agreed, I shall see you soon" the voice replied.
The Headmaster nodded and picked up the letter that had been dropped on his desk, "Until then".
The Burrow - The Next Morning.
Ron had just bounced out of bed apparently full of energy, Harry groaned slightly and rolled over hoping to get a few more hours sleep after all, it was only 8:30 and you cant get up to early in the holidays.
After tossing and turning for about ten minutes Harry sighed and got up heading towards the small kitchen to see what was happening around the house, and hopefully in the world.
After going down the stairs more slowly than usual, last nights events and lack of sleep catching up with him he sat down in one of the kitchen chairs trying to get comfortable.
He looked up to find most of the family up and eating or doing some job around the house.
Reaching for a plate Harry picked up a few pieces of toast, which was sitting in the middle of the table, and proceeded to at least deal with his hunger problem.
With a series of hoots several owls flew through the window and landed on various chairs and places to perch.
Henwig hooted in his ear as she had just landed on the top of the chair behind him.
Reaching up he scratched her under the chin before untying the somewhat large package she was carrying, which seemed way to large and heavy for her to carry.
He flipped it over in his hands trying to figure out what it was.
Ron looked at him strangely as he unrolled a copy of the Daily Prophet, "What's wrong Harry"?
"Wondering what this is" Harry stated.
"Well why don't you open it" Fred chuckled.
"No, leave it wrapped, that way you can say its whatever you want" George laughed.
Ron just groaned at their lame attempt at humour.
Placing the object on the table, Harry unwrapped the brown crisp paper.
When it was fully unwrapped it was what no one expected, a book.
"There's a card," Ron pointed out as he stuffed a piece of toast into his mouth.
Harry picked up the card and read,
Dear Harry,
This book has been in my possession for many years.
While the subject is touchy, and having it in your possession may have you thrown in Azkaban, it's something you need to have, as it may one day save your life.
Please take the time to read it, the information it contains is vast and extensive, much more than it appears to be, however you will have help with it upon your return to Hogwarts.
Keep it secret from others unless your trust them completely.
~A Friend.
Handing the card to Ron with a frown he looked more closely at the book, it was evidentially very old and while didn't appear to be much thicker than a muggle dictionary it was quite heavy.
Ron had just finished reading the card and had a worried look on his face, most likely from the part about Azkaban.
"What's the name of it"? He asked after a moment.
"It doesn't appear to have one" Harry replied.
At least it didn't at the time he said so.
With a flash of gold the title appeared to write itself into the leather cover.
'The Dark Arts - A Complete and unrestricted History & Future'
Harry's heart skipped a beat and his mouth dropped open in complete shock.
Unfortunately Mrs Weasley had seen the look on Harry's face and the name on the book.
And in an instant she had it in her arms and was pacing around screaming hysterically.
"What the hell is this, who would send something like this to a student! I have to report this to the Ministry"!
"Mum" Ron tried to calm his mother down.
"This is way to dangerous to be in the hands of anyone let alone a child's" she continued.
"MUM! There's a letter from Dumbledore" Ron yelled to quieten her for a moment as he stuffed it into her hand.
With amazing balance she kept the large book in one hand and managed to open the letter with the other.
After a moment of reading it she put the book back infront of Harry.
"Harry, Professor Dumbledore says he knows about this and is letting you read it, however you are to be careful and do no spells that are contained within its covers," she said with a huff before storming out apparently going to ask the Headmaster if he had lost his mind.
Harry sighed before wondering what to do, he looked up at those who were left at the table. The twins shrugged and left before another word was said, Ron just had a disapproving look on his face most likely failing to figure out whom had sent the book to Harry and why.
"Come on, lets go see what this is about" Harry said trying to lighten the mood and pull Ron out of his thoughts.
Harry picked up the book and he and Ron walked outside into the sunlight.
Both he and Ron failed to notice the figure of Ginny leaning against the wall at the foot of the stairs with a worried look on her face.
TBC.....