CHAPTER 9

A/N: this chapter starts by explaining Harry's dream, which you just read in the last chapter. [I'll try not to make it too long for you. Of course, I like reading long chapters, and all of the fics I read that have long chapters, get many reviews.] Then, I'll start on Hogsmeade and the next order meeting (possibly no meeting, due to some different long term plots). I have made this fic a fic in which Malfoy is on the evil side at first, but will slowly change and come over to the light side.

I am hoping that adding html coding in works with my MSword. I have figured out how to change the format to html, so it might work.

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CHAPTER 9-

The sword and Hogsmeade
Long ago, after the four original founders of Hogwarts had long retired teaching and left the school in good hands, there were only two of the founders left. They were Godric Gryffindor and Salazar Slytherin. They each had a sword welded for them. Of course, everyone knew of the sword stuck in the sorting hat that Gryffindor left, so the second sword earned the name 'The true sword of Gryffindor.' The swords were welded to fit the owner's exact suggestion of sharpness and crafted with the medal of their choice and using gems of their choice.

These swords were made for their final duel. The winner would come out supreme ruler of Hogwarts and supreme ruler of the entire wizarding world. Their final duel was held in private where very few people could very it. Gryffindor ended up winning and became known as king of the magical world. His sword was preserved in a far off land, in a tower, where very few people have every seen it, and where nobody was able to find a way to get home to tell the tale.

This became known, still to very few people, as the lost tower. The tower was surrounded by lakes of pensive, and the place was now sacred in the magical world, and now called 'the lakes of time.' The lakes of time show all of what has happened on the earth throughout time and even in the future. To the few that know about this place, it is a mystery how the pensive holds the future. Pensive is usually used to hold memories. This caused the theory of the repetition of life to develop. This theory was also developed from visions of the past, of old civilizations and their technology.

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Harry woke up and didn't remember any of his dream. They were going to be late for Hogsmeade if they didn't get breakfast soon. He woke Ron up before hurrying down to the great hall. By the time it was ready to leave for Hogsmeade, they were all ready. They found a good private horseless carriage (without Malfoy), and talked the whole way to Hogsmeade.

Naturally, Harry and Ron headed strait for Honeydukes, and Hermione, not wanting to be left behind, followed them in.

They had a new display of chocolate covered jelly slugs and chocolate dipped sugar quills. They were some of the first people there, so they were able to get some quickly and then look around the rest of the shop for more sweets and chocolate. They became very 'weirded-out' (my made-up word. I made it, but people have been stealing it at my school to make me mad, so feel free to use it. not like I need my own word) when they found the muggle candy 'lemon drops' sold in handheld tins. They next went to the hard candy section. The top shelf featured all-new butterbeer-flavored candy the lasted over 10 hours:

All new! Butterbeer-flavored candy that lasts over 10 hours. Get them quick. they're expected to place third on the shop record sellout list, right after chocolate jelly slugs and sugar quills. bargain price: 15 galleons a pack, 1 galleon individual.

After Honeydukes, Hermione headed to the bookstore. Harry would have gone with her, but Zonko's joke shop was practically screaming his name. They entered, careful not to bump into any stink pellets on the way in. Fred and George were the only two in there. They were speaking to the manager about their 'Weasley Wizard Wheezes.'

"So we'll send you 2 dozen boxes of canary creams, a dozen boxes of fake wands, and a dozen and a half boxes of ton-tongue toffees," said Fred, scribbling something on a piece of parchment.

"Yes, that should last a month of two. Now I'm selling canary creams at 4 sickles each and 3 galleons for a pack of ten. Fake wands are to be sold for 1 galleon, 10 sickles each. Ton- tongue toffees will be 8 sickles each and 7 galleons for a pack of ten. So each box has fifty packs so I'll pay 700 galleons for all of the boxes of canary creams, 500 galleons for all of the boxes of fake wands, and 800 galleons for all of the boxes of ton-tongue toffees," said the manager.

"That sounds about right," said George. "Will have the next shipment here Friday, and a shipment here in a little less then a month, about two days before the Hogwarts visit to Hogsmeade."

"Alright, it's settled then. Friday," the manager replied.

"Hi guys. We know you overheard coming in, so do you want to help with the shipment?" Fred asked.

"Sure, I don't know if Ron does, but if I have time, I'll help," Harry said.

"I'll help. How do you get in the statue again?" Ron asked

"Tap the hump and say 'Dissendium,'" Harry said.

After they bought some stink pellets and self-destructing quills, Harry and Ron met Hermione before they headed to see Sirius. Sirius had a second copy of the Marauder's map and a map that looked like a Marauder's map of Hogsmeade with him. He was sitting at the table, upgrading them. He didn't notice them walk in, so when they looked over his shoulder, they saw the maps, some parchment, a few quills, some ink, and his wand.

"HI SIRIUS!" Harry yelled, and started laughing when Sirius jumped five feet in the air.

"Oh, hi guys. I've been upgrading the Marauder's map. Enemies are now red, friends are blue, teachers and ministry members are green, and students and everyone else is the regular black. You can have this one too, it's Hogsmeade. Of course, you should already know how to make these, Harry," Sirius said.

"Page 444," said Harry.

"That's about right. There are many useful troublemaking charms in there too. Anyway, I wanted to talk to you guys. Hermione, we traced your family back to witches and wizards far enough. In fact, we traced you to be a direct heir of Ravenclaw. No comments Harry, Ron. We don't need it, and I know what you were going to say. We'll talk about this later Hermione," Sirius said.

The rest of the time they spent talking mostly about quidditch. It was truly amazing how quidditch somehow was always the strong subject in everyone's conversations. They asked Sirius many questions about his job before he was named a convicted murderer. As it turned out, Sirius first opened Zonko's, ran it for two years, and then sold it to become an auror to help in the fight against Voldemort with Remus and Harry's parents.

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After dinner, Harry's saw his orb begin to glow, so he and Hermione went to Dumbledore's office. He began the meeting shortly after they arrived. "There are only a few matters I have to speak about tonight. First, we have a spy located at Voldemort's new secret battle fortress. This is good because we now have two spies for information, and if anyone is captured, we could possibly get them out."

"I would also like to discuss the second reason to our meeting. This order is designed to protect the heir of Gryffindor. The heirs of Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw are still important, but the group was made for the heir of Gryffindor. We now know who the three last remaining heirs are. Harry, you are Gryffindor's last remaining heir. All of the predictions and prophecies I know are said that Gryffindor's last heir is to play an important role in defeating a great evil power. Hermione, I don't know if Sirius told you yet, but you are Ravenclaw's last heir. Your family was traced back to wizards and witches of Ravenclaw, and eventually to Ravenclaw herself. You will also play some role in stopping Voldemort. Heirs are determined as only one child in the family can be an heir after so many generations. The heir of Hufflepuff, Ron Weasley, cannot help us as he is not ready yet and has not began showing any signs of being a direct heir. That is all I really wanted to say to you all tonight. I hope to find you all well next meeting.

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The next morning, after they ate breakfast, Harry, Hermione, Ron, and Cho went to the quidditch pitch. Harry gave Hermione the broom gave her a test, which was to race him and Cho to the snitch. She wasn't fooled by the wronski feint once and almost caught up to Harry before he got the snitch. Harry got the rest of the team to show them that Hermione was good enough for reserve seeker and had a good enough broom for it. They asked Cho politely to test Hermione, and Hermione was right behind her when Cho caught the snitch first. The Gryffindor team discussed it and they all agreed she was good enough and would be better if she practiced.

Later, Harry was finishing some potions homework, which was a summary of the chapter on truth potions they were supposed to read. After his potions homework, arithmacy and ancient runes took up the next two and a half hours of his concentration. Hermione had to help him in the end when he worked on arithmacy. Harry finished the rest of his homework before dinner.

Dinner was an unusual event, even at Hogwarts. It really isn't every day you see about five Slytherins burst into canaries. All fingers were pointed at Fred and George right away. It turned out, under a truth potion; it ended up not being a Gryffindor, which Snape always has something to say about. (Snape is still there most of the time.just not teaching)

"Headmaster, I know it was Potter. He must have figured out how to fool a truth potion, that's the only explanation."

"Severus, I hardly believe Harry could fool truth potion. I believe we can't give out a punishment for this crime. Everyone, back to dinner. Please do not give away and canary creams today. Thank you."

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The next week went by about the same as the last. The order didn't meet Sunday night, and didn't meet again until the following Saturday, which gave Harry and Hermione a chance to practice their spells. By the weekend, they had some homework to do. They spent almost all of Saturday doing it. By Saturday night, Dumbledore had said Harry and Hermione would learn to apparate under Dumbledore's teaching. They first learned how to transport objects instead of themselves. Harry got it on the first try, but it took Hermione over an hour to get it right. By the end of the lesson, Harry could successfully apparate. Hermione somehow felt proud of Harry for mastering something before her. Most would think she'd be furious.

By the next transfiguration lesson, both Harry and Hermione were able to transfigure any furniture item into any animal in existence. Ron was stopped by the bigger furniture items and animals, but he almost got it. Harry was now completely caught up in ancient runes and arithmacy. He was just as good as Hermione and he learned that it really wasn't as bad as he had thought. In DADA they were still on curses and everyone was doing good there. so classes were pretty much the same that week too.

The attack on Hogwarts was now less then four weeks away. Harry and Hermione were practicing more then ever, and harder then ever. They were pushing their abilities beyond were they are and by the next Sunday, they needed to go to bed directly after dinner just to get rest.

They didn't know it but they attack on the headmaster would mess up a lot of plans for everyone, including the death eaters and Voldemort. In the meantime, Voldemort seemed to be waiting, waiting as if he knows something bad is going to happen soon.

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Not very many people know Harry could play the muggle instrument, the guitar. He was playing it while sitting on his bed one day and he caught the attention of Ron, Seamus, and Dean. Harry hadn't known that they each played an instrument too. They played the right instruments to play music that both Neville and Hermione liked. They then decided that maybe they could form a band during the next summer. Harry was happy with the idea.

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A/N: Had to end with something cool that I could use somewhere down the line.

Yes this chapter was quicker. I am now part of the less than 20 h/h 10000 or more words pages of results since last chapter. If you did not under stand that don't worry. You don't need too.

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