Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
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Chapter 2
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He opened his eyes slowly, in fear that one of his captors would catch him. He had been lying awake for a few minutes listening for any hint as to where he was, and why. Again he heard the trilling of multiple phoenixes. Seeing he was alone in the room, he looked around for any means to escape.
Harry was lying on a soft bed of cushions and pillows. The room was done in a color scheme of gold, silver, and white. There was a large window with a spacious window seat. The door was ornately carved with phoenixes. There was a fire cracking merrily in the large fireplace.
He got off the bed and went to the window, seeing no latch, he turned toward the door. There was a large door knob on the door. He reached his hand out, opened it, and stepped out of the room slowly. The hallway way was very long, and he seemed to be at the very end of it. Slowly making his way down the hallway, he heard voices among the trilling.
Ducking quickly into the small closet to his left, he watched as two people passed by. The man had black hair and a black phoenix on his shoulder. The woman had wavy brown hair and a red and blue phoenix on her shoulder. As soon as they passed, he let out a breath he didn't realize he'd been holding. Their footsteps stopped abruptly. 'Uh oh' he thought. Quickly he moved to the furthest corner and backed into it.
The door opened slowly and the man looked in. Upon seeing Harry, he motioned for light and lit the room. "My name is Merlin, and I'm sorry that we had to bring you here. We shall return you at the moment you wish to leave. We need to explain something to you. If you leave before we can speak to you, we'll come to your bedroom and talk there." The man voiced.
Harry stood there shocked for a moment. He was kidnapped, and was curious, so he didn't want to leave. He brought himself forward, to exit the closet, and Merlin reached out to help him out. Harry saw no tricks from Merlin, and he took his hand gratefully.
"I realize that you want me here, but can you tell me what this is about?" Harry asked carefully.
The woman with Merlin answered, "We'll explain everything all in good time. You may want to or need to spend some time here, would the quarters you woke in be to your satisfaction, if so, you'll find your belongings in it already. You are welcome to stay and use our manor anytime."
Harry nodded and turned to go to the room, as he left, he heard the trilling of the phoenixes again. Upon entering the room, he sat down on the bed and tried to process what he'd learned in the past few minutes. 'This couldn't be Voldemort' he thought, 'he had nice accommodations, and Voldemort wouldn't use phoenixes of all things, would he?'.
At this, he walked to the window seat at made himself comfortable on the many cushions and pillows there. As he gazed out the window, he noticed a golden speck in the sky, growing gradually larger. As it got nearer, he recognized it to be a golden phoenix. As the phoenix neared, the window disappeared from the frame, and the phoenix flew in. As soon as it was inside, the window was back in existence.
Harry stared at the beautiful bird. Its breast was a very soft shimmering gold in color. It's tail, head and wingtips were a much darker gleaming gold. The phoenix flew towards him at the window and sat on the pillows across from him.
Harry just sat there stunned, he almost fainted at hearing the phoenix speak, and when he could understand it.
"Hello Master, I am called Galleon. I'm here to serve you. Can I get something for you?" the bird trilled.
Although he understood the words, they sounded like the bird was singing them to him. He looked at the bird and laughed. "Yes, I am going insane! It's true, and I've got proof," he indicated the phoenix, "living proof that I'm losing my mind!" At this he started to hit his head on the wall repeatedly.
"You must stop now Master," he heard the phoenix trilling. He just hit harder and faster. The phoenix grabbed his collar in his beak and pulled him back. Then began in a longer speech.
"I understand your surprise, Master, but you can't hurt yourself. You must not have talked to the other masters yet. Have you?" He trilled.
Again Harry realized that the bird was talking to him. He shook his head, "No, but who are these masters you speak of, and please quit with the Master, Master bit to me."
"Master, I can't disrespect you that way. You are my master, and I intend to treat you as such. The others are Masters Merlin, Gingivere, Alexander, and Joan. You must have met Merlin. He is the one who wanted to wait until your partner was here. The rest don't want you to meet her yet."
Harry got up at this point and was pacing. "Okay, let's get a few things straight. First, I'm nobody's master, especially yours, I don't even know you. Moreover, you can talk to me! You can address me as Harry; I can't address you as Galleon if you call me Master. Secondly, Yes I met Merlin. However, who are these people you are talking about? Lastly, my partner? Who is my 'partner' and why do I have one. And if it counts to you, if I have to work with a partner on anything, I prefer a male accomplice." He was out of breath at the end of his tirade.
The phoenix turned and left the room through the window. Harry just dropped to the bed and sighed. This was getting very confusing.
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Galleon flew to Merlin's quarters. There she found Merlin and Gingivere discussing her master. She found a roost on the small table between their chairs. She waited for them to finish their conversation, so she could give her report.
"He is surely Harry Potter," Merlin began.
"Could he look any more like James? His hair, his mannerisms, I almost called him James while speaking to Joan earlier," Gingivere replied.
"This is all going to come as such a surprise to him."
"But it is necessary, that's why we can't wait for Virginia. At fifteen, he won't be able to accept that he'll be with her forever. It'll only put us further behind. They must learn to like each other and work with each other, not have it forced on them," Gingivere protested
Merlin thought his wife's suggestion over before turning to Galleon, "How did he react to you?"
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Chapter 2
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He opened his eyes slowly, in fear that one of his captors would catch him. He had been lying awake for a few minutes listening for any hint as to where he was, and why. Again he heard the trilling of multiple phoenixes. Seeing he was alone in the room, he looked around for any means to escape.
Harry was lying on a soft bed of cushions and pillows. The room was done in a color scheme of gold, silver, and white. There was a large window with a spacious window seat. The door was ornately carved with phoenixes. There was a fire cracking merrily in the large fireplace.
He got off the bed and went to the window, seeing no latch, he turned toward the door. There was a large door knob on the door. He reached his hand out, opened it, and stepped out of the room slowly. The hallway way was very long, and he seemed to be at the very end of it. Slowly making his way down the hallway, he heard voices among the trilling.
Ducking quickly into the small closet to his left, he watched as two people passed by. The man had black hair and a black phoenix on his shoulder. The woman had wavy brown hair and a red and blue phoenix on her shoulder. As soon as they passed, he let out a breath he didn't realize he'd been holding. Their footsteps stopped abruptly. 'Uh oh' he thought. Quickly he moved to the furthest corner and backed into it.
The door opened slowly and the man looked in. Upon seeing Harry, he motioned for light and lit the room. "My name is Merlin, and I'm sorry that we had to bring you here. We shall return you at the moment you wish to leave. We need to explain something to you. If you leave before we can speak to you, we'll come to your bedroom and talk there." The man voiced.
Harry stood there shocked for a moment. He was kidnapped, and was curious, so he didn't want to leave. He brought himself forward, to exit the closet, and Merlin reached out to help him out. Harry saw no tricks from Merlin, and he took his hand gratefully.
"I realize that you want me here, but can you tell me what this is about?" Harry asked carefully.
The woman with Merlin answered, "We'll explain everything all in good time. You may want to or need to spend some time here, would the quarters you woke in be to your satisfaction, if so, you'll find your belongings in it already. You are welcome to stay and use our manor anytime."
Harry nodded and turned to go to the room, as he left, he heard the trilling of the phoenixes again. Upon entering the room, he sat down on the bed and tried to process what he'd learned in the past few minutes. 'This couldn't be Voldemort' he thought, 'he had nice accommodations, and Voldemort wouldn't use phoenixes of all things, would he?'.
At this, he walked to the window seat at made himself comfortable on the many cushions and pillows there. As he gazed out the window, he noticed a golden speck in the sky, growing gradually larger. As it got nearer, he recognized it to be a golden phoenix. As the phoenix neared, the window disappeared from the frame, and the phoenix flew in. As soon as it was inside, the window was back in existence.
Harry stared at the beautiful bird. Its breast was a very soft shimmering gold in color. It's tail, head and wingtips were a much darker gleaming gold. The phoenix flew towards him at the window and sat on the pillows across from him.
Harry just sat there stunned, he almost fainted at hearing the phoenix speak, and when he could understand it.
"Hello Master, I am called Galleon. I'm here to serve you. Can I get something for you?" the bird trilled.
Although he understood the words, they sounded like the bird was singing them to him. He looked at the bird and laughed. "Yes, I am going insane! It's true, and I've got proof," he indicated the phoenix, "living proof that I'm losing my mind!" At this he started to hit his head on the wall repeatedly.
"You must stop now Master," he heard the phoenix trilling. He just hit harder and faster. The phoenix grabbed his collar in his beak and pulled him back. Then began in a longer speech.
"I understand your surprise, Master, but you can't hurt yourself. You must not have talked to the other masters yet. Have you?" He trilled.
Again Harry realized that the bird was talking to him. He shook his head, "No, but who are these masters you speak of, and please quit with the Master, Master bit to me."
"Master, I can't disrespect you that way. You are my master, and I intend to treat you as such. The others are Masters Merlin, Gingivere, Alexander, and Joan. You must have met Merlin. He is the one who wanted to wait until your partner was here. The rest don't want you to meet her yet."
Harry got up at this point and was pacing. "Okay, let's get a few things straight. First, I'm nobody's master, especially yours, I don't even know you. Moreover, you can talk to me! You can address me as Harry; I can't address you as Galleon if you call me Master. Secondly, Yes I met Merlin. However, who are these people you are talking about? Lastly, my partner? Who is my 'partner' and why do I have one. And if it counts to you, if I have to work with a partner on anything, I prefer a male accomplice." He was out of breath at the end of his tirade.
The phoenix turned and left the room through the window. Harry just dropped to the bed and sighed. This was getting very confusing.
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Galleon flew to Merlin's quarters. There she found Merlin and Gingivere discussing her master. She found a roost on the small table between their chairs. She waited for them to finish their conversation, so she could give her report.
"He is surely Harry Potter," Merlin began.
"Could he look any more like James? His hair, his mannerisms, I almost called him James while speaking to Joan earlier," Gingivere replied.
"This is all going to come as such a surprise to him."
"But it is necessary, that's why we can't wait for Virginia. At fifteen, he won't be able to accept that he'll be with her forever. It'll only put us further behind. They must learn to like each other and work with each other, not have it forced on them," Gingivere protested
Merlin thought his wife's suggestion over before turning to Galleon, "How did he react to you?"
