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Chapter 8: The Train, a Phoenix, and a lost prophecy

The next day was the last before September first, and Harry still needed his school stuff. He and Sirius went down to Diagon Alley for an uneventful day. When they got back just in time for dinner, the other teachers were not staring at Harry anymore, which was a relief.

" Ready for classes tomorrow, Harry?"

" Well, to tell you the truth, no. I kind of like it here in the summer." Harry was really dreading the students coming. They would all be pointing at him, saying, " There's the boy who murdered Cedric, and claimed that you- know-who is back, and he did it!"

Harry, I know what you are thinking. Remember, it doesn't matter what other people say or think. You know you didn't lie or do. that. Innocence is what got Sirius out of Azkaban. Dumbledore thought so Harry could hear.

" I know. I'll try to forget them." Harry said aloud. " But, professor, what is going to happen to Sirius?"

" He is going to live in the castle under the third floor trapdoor. I'm sure you're familiar with it." Harry smiled. " You can visit him every Saturday. Sirius will come down to watch Quidditch and other events. He may leave to do things for me, though."

Harry nodded. This was great! He could see his godfather every Sunday! Suddenly, Harry couldn't wait for term to start, so he could see his friends. He didn't care, much, about the other students and what they thought. The Gryffindors would believe him, right?

" Who's going to be the new DADA teacher?"

" Ah, Harry, I can't tell you that yet. He won't be here until the second week of school or so."

" Professor, can I fly with the train and the carriages tomorrow? I want to see Ron and Hermione. I will become a phoenix or an owl or something. I won't tell Ron or Hermione about. pretty much anything." Dumbledore looked thoughtful.

" Alright, as long as you do not transform back to a human. It's best if few people know of this." Harry nodded. Dumbledore announced to all of the teachers and Sirius: " If anyone asks, Harry owns a new phoenix, Phoebe, and there is another phoenix around the castle, Philip, whose owner is confidential." They all nodded, most looking confused. Only Harry, Snape, Dumbledore, and Sirius knew of his multi-animagus forms.

The next morning, Harry woke up early and couldn't wait to see his friends. He also wanted to go to the train disguised so that he could hear what others were thinking of him. He went to the Great Hall for breakfast, but few teachers were there. He expected that they were preparing. He found himself with nothing to do until twelve, when he was going to go visit his friends, so he practiced Quidditch with Sirius. Sirius turned out to be a very good beater. He told Harry that he was reserve beater, along with Remus.

At twelve, Harry said goodbye to Sirius, and turned into a phoenix. The transformations he never felt. He took off and flew past Hogwarts, past Hogsmeade, into the countryside. There he found the train steaming along. Harry suddenly remembered in the dream he had that Death Eaters were going to attack the train. He hoped Dumbledore remembered too. He had a feeling that the attack would happen very close to Hogwarts, so they had about two hours to prepare. Harry easily found the compartment that he, Ron and Hermione always sat in, and flew to the window. Ron was talking to Hermione, but Harry couldn't hear their conversation. Ron noticed the bird by the window, and opened it to let Harry in.

Harry was dying to let them know about the attack, and that he was the bird, but he knew he couldn't. He just sang a thanks to Ron, and looked at the two of them.

Ron looked almost no different, but Hermione looked a little taller. Her hair had straitened out some.

" Where did you come from?" Hermione cooed. Ron and Harry both rolled their eyes at her baby talk.

" I wonder if he's Dumbledore's phoenix." Ron said. Harry shook his head.

" He- He understood me!"

" Phoenixes are very smart birds, Ron. I've read about them." Again, both boys rolled their eyes.

" So, birdie, what's your name? Are you Phoebe? Harry's new phoenix?" Again, he shook his head. He lookes like he is smiling because he knows something I don't. Ron thought.

" Nothing's wrong, is it?" The phoenix shook his head to Hermione's question.

" Then why are you here?" If possible, the phoenix looked like it was shrugging its shoulders. Then, Harry remembered the Death Eater's attack, and looked concerned. But all thoughts were lost when Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle entered.

" Hey, Mudblood and Weasel. Where's Potter? Whatsamater, scared to come to school?"

" No, he's all ready at Hogwarts, you dolt. Why do you ask? You don't like him, do you?" Hermione said. The phoenix gave her a look that said, What!?

Malfoy rolled his eyes. " You need a better comeback than that, Mudblood."

" What about you, ferret? You've been calling us Weasel and Mudblood for years. But, I suppose you've been too busy helping your dad and his fellow Death Eaters to bother. Is the Dark Lord satisfied with your father? I wouldn't be. I'm sure the Dark Lord thinks of your family as dog crap."

Malfoy didn't answer. He just pulled out his wand, and prepared to curse them. He never got the chance. Just then, Harry flew up to him and grabbed his wand, then flew to the other side of the compartment. He gave Malfoy a cold look.

" Hey, you stupid bird! Gimmy back my wand!"

Ron and Hermione were laughing. " Well, it looks like you've been outsmarted by a bird, Malfoy!"

The bird flew out of the door to the compartment and dropped Malfoy's wand in the toilet in the next compartment. " Hey!" Malfoy and his cronies ran after the bird.

" You know, I really like that bird." Ron laughed. " I wonder who's he is."

" Well, we'll find out." The bird came back, and flew to Hermione's bag. It seemed to be going through her stuff, looking for something. It grabbed a quill and parchment and flew away, giving Hermione a look that said, I'll give it back.

When the bird returned a few minutes later, there was writing on the parchment. He dropped it and the quill onto Hermione's lap. She read aloud:

Hermione and Ron

Please move into another compartment. They are going to come looking for Harry Potter, and will expect him here. You would be safest in the Slytherin compartment, but you would probably prefer the compartment with Fred and George. Please follow my warning.

Philip

" Are you Philip?" Hermione asked. The bird gave a small, grim smile.

" Who's coming to look for Harry?" Harry rolled his eyes, and opened them wide, to say that it should be obvious. Hermione swatted him.

" Gee, I don't know, Ron? How about the Death Eaters and You-Kno-" but she stopped when the bird called to her, as if saying, " Just say his name!"

" . and V-Voldemort!" the phoenix smiled.

" We'd better move. This bird is smart. Let's find my brothers, and tell them that we had to move because Death Eaters are coming. We'll tell them a little bird told us!" They both laughed and moved.

Harry felt satisfied. He had a feeling that the Death Eaters would come looking for him in that compartment. He decided to hear what others were gossiping about him. He turned into a fly and flew to the next compartment.

Inside were five Hufflepuffs. They were talking about Harry.

" Do you think he really did it?"

" I don't know. he does seem nice."

" Yeah, but didn't you see that article: Harry Potter: Disturbed and Dangerous"

" Yeah, he probably killed Cedric because he was going to beat him to the graveyard, and then made up some story about the Dark Lord."

" But Dumbledore even said that Voldemort killed Cedric!"

" Maybe he tried to cover up Potter, or else Potter would kill him too. Or maybe Potter had him under imperious! I think we should be extra careful around Potter. Don't get him mad."

" Yeah, but when everyone thought he was the heir of Slytherin, it turns out he wasn't. What if he isn't now either?"

" Oh, come on! If You-Know-Who was really back and the Death Eaters were attacking people, it would be in the papers! Fudge would be preventing it, and calling up Aurors, and stuff! But he hasn't said a word!"

Harry decided he'd had enough. It had been nearly two hours, anyway. He turned into a phoenix, and went into the usual compartment, waiting patiently. After five minutes, because he was a phoenix, he could tell that evil was coming. He sensed them to be approaching. He also tried to sense another pure heart, to know that Dumbledore was there. After a minute of searching, he found him, hiding near a mountain beside the tracks. He decided to warn his friends now.

Harry flew quickly into the compartment with Ron and Hermione and screeched loudly. They watched him, and Hermione whispered, " They must be here. Take out your wands!"

Everyone prepared. Then suddenly, the train shook. They were all thinking that a spell must have bounced off of it. They all then heard an explosion, and could tell the compartment beside them was being searched. A scream of agony, then people running to the door. The phoenix flew to the door, ready, while the others scooted to the other door into the Ravenclaw compartments. The Gryffindors rushed in.

" No time to explain! Get out your wands, and move toward the frond of the train! Death Eaters!" George said to them. They all listened to him, and ran to the front. Hermione and Ron and his brothers stayed back, prepared to fight. After all, Gryffindors are very brave.

Meanwhile, Harry heard the Death Eaters coming, and flew to the door, ready. The door flew open. A hooded figure stood there, and the phoenix charged. He flew right into the Death Eater's face, and distracted it, while he grabbed the wand and snapped it with his beak. Others had come, and the phoenix flew faster than ever, grabbing and snapping wands. Harry could tell which three Death Eaters were there: Malfoy, Wormtail, and Goyle.

The phoenix bit each of their arms, because the touch of the phoenix's tongue on an evil person could take away some of their magic. Just enough so that they were not as powerful as before, and they wouldn't be magic enough to make a proper Patrionous.

The three Death Eaters were helpless with out their wands, and were too distracted by feeling some magic escaping as the bird bit to notice Albus Dumbledore behind them. With one Stupefy, they were knocked to the ground. Dumbledore noticed the phoenix and gave it a grim smile. " Thank you, Philip. I trust you sent the others to other areas of the train." The bird nodded.

" Did you also bite them and snap their wands?" The bird nodded again, as Dumbledore noticed the snapped wood on the ground.

" Well, I suggest you say goodbye to your friends and come back to the castle, Philip. Goodbye." Dumbledore whispered a spell that sent the Death Eaters , still stunned, to the Hogwarts Grounds, and then turned into an owl. He flew off, leaving Harry .

The phoenix flew to his friends, who smiled warmly at him.

" You saved our lives, Philip! But how did you know?" The phoenix only sang a comforting and unearthly song that filled the train. He smiled at all of them and left for Hogwarts.

" Who was that bird? Was he Harry's?"

" I don't know. I just don't know." ** ** Harry reached the Great Hall, turned into a human again, and collapsed as though he were running a mile. He felt very tired. He had noticed the Death Eaters and Dumbledore, and Dumbledore saw him and announced loudly that he was going to call Fudge over. Dumbledore walked in after Harry.

" Harry, all of the students and I owe you thanks. You saved the whole student body! What exactly happened?"

When Harry caught his breath, he began his story.

" So, you snapped their wands and bit them? Very smart. A phoenix is very distracting to a Death Eater for some reason. It was smart of you to move Hermione and Ron. They could have been seriously injured. And, how were. the other students. Did you catch some conversations?"

" Er, yes. The Hufflepuffs were blaming me, and saying that you only announced that Voldemort killed Cedric last year because I had you under imperious, or I would have killed you." He forced a laugh.

Dumbledore rolled his eyes. " Just laugh it off, Harry. You are not to blame. Now, I must call that Fudge git. See if he believes Voldemort is back now, though I still doubt he will. What he needs is a body and a signed note saying: I am Voldemort, and I have come back." Harry laughed for real this time.

Dumbledore went off to Floo Fudge, and Harry was left alone again. He knew that right now, the students would be in the horse drawn carriages, and riding across the grounds. He put a wandless spell on him to stop his out of breathness, and to look bored. When he at last heard the doors of the Great Hall open, he ran to find Hermione and Ron.

" Harry! Did you hear what happened on the train?"

" er, yeah, Dumbledore told me" He hated lying to his friends.

" Who's phoenix was that? Philip, I think his name was?"

" Er, Dumbledore wouldn't tell us. He just said that he was another bird staying in the castle, which reminds me, you have to meet Phoebe!"

" Harry, guess what? We've both been made Prefects! Have you?"

" Yeah. McGonagall gave me my badge this morning. Let's go to the feast, I'm starving after. playing Quidditch all afternoon."

When all had been sorted, Dumbledore stood up.

" Ah, welcome to another year at Hogwarts. I must ask that you refrain from using magic in the corridors, and please keep out of the Dark Forest. I must also announce, as I did last year, that Voldemort is back. Last year, Voldemort killed Cedric Diggory." Harry noticed those same Hufflepuff students on the train staring at him coldly.

" I am not saying this because someone is influencing me" Dumbledore said with a smile, watching Harry with the corner of his eye. " It is true. Minister Fudge does not believe it. It was also three of Voldemort's Death Eaters who attacked the train today. No one was hurt, thanks to a certain phoenix and myself." Harry slunk down in his seat, hoping no one was watching him.

" This phoenix, Philip, just saved the lives of everyone on the train. If you happen to see him sometime this year, please thank him. On a lighter note, let the feast begin."

Harry was still watching Dumbledore when the food appeared. Dumbledore sent his thoughts to him.

Sorry, Harry, but I must thank you. You did save everyone. The Headmaster was smiling.

Harry rolled his eyes and sent a message to Dumbledore ( he had discovered he could do that earlier if he wanted to ) . Yes, but did you have to announce it to the school? Now everyone knows about him.

Yes, but they don't know who you are. Now eat! You need to. mmm, this chicken looks good.

Harry laughed, and got odd stares from his friends. " Never mind" He said.

" Harry, you've grown a lot over the summer!"

" Well, I. played a lot of Quidditch. You know."

Dumbledore stood up to speak again. " Well, I hope you all have had a fun night. Now, off to bed!"

Hermione, Ron, and Harry led the first years to Gryffindor Tower. McGonagall told Harry the password with a smile: Phoenix. Harry groaned, and announced it to the Fat Lady.

When all of the first years had been settled, Harry brought Phoebe downstairs to show Hermione and Ron. He had no idea that she would attract so much attention, but everyone crowded around to see her. She hooted in annoyance.

" Harry, can I go back upstairs now? I'm not some toy to google at!" Harry laughed, and brought her up. He went back downstairs and talked to Ron and Hermione about their summers. He couldn't tell them much about his, of course. When Hermione was describing her trip to Bulgaria while Ron scowled, Harry suddenly collapsed. Hermione and Ron jumped, then pulled him up on the sofa. He was still out cold. When Ron tickled and punched him, and Hermione hit him with an unstunner, he was still frozen. Ron pulled his eyelids open, and then gasped. His eyes were rolled back in his head.

After about seven minutes, Harry woke up as though he were fine. Hermione and Ron sighed deeply.

" Go on, Hermione. Where did you go next?" Harry remembered none of the incident, and because his friends didn't know to ask him the questions Dumbledore told Sirius, he recalled nothing.

" Harry, what happened? You were suddenly out cold! You just fell on the floor. Ron and I couldn't do anything to wake you." Because she didn't mention that his eyes rolled back, Harry didn't remember anything.

" No, I'm fine. Really. I don't remember that happening. I think you two must have dozed off." Harry said, and then announced that he was going to bed. Phoebe noticed that he looked dizzy, and asked what happened.

" I don't remember. Ron and Hermione say that I passed out." Phoebe recognized the symptoms, but knew it was too late to get him to remember anything, so she told him to visit Dumbledore in the morning. Harry agreed to, and drifted off to sleep. ** " You fools! How could a simple bird defeat you? You are my Death Eaters!"

" Master,"

" SILENCE! No matter, our attack on Azkaban tomorrow will gain us some allies. I hope that does not fail also. We have lost three Death Eaters because of a stupid bird! Do not fail again!"

Harry woke up, his scar hurting. He remembered this dream. He hurrily took his invisibility cloak and left for Dumbledore's office.

Then , He realized he didn't know the password. Knowing Dumbledore, he took a guess. He didn't think it was a sweet this time.

" Phoenix. Philip.. Death Eaters. Voldemort. ah! Pink Boxered Lady!"

The gargoyle leapt aside, admitting Harry. He ran to the door and pushed it aside.

" Ah, Harry! I had a feeling I would be seeing you tonight. What is it?"

He told Dumbledore of his dream.

" Also, Professor, there's something else. When I got back to the common room after the feast, I talked to Ron and Hermione. Hermione was telling me about her summer, when she stopped. She asked if I was alright, but I was fine. She said that I had passed out cold on the floor, and nothing they could do would wake me up, and I just woke about five minutes later, but I don't remember any of this. I went up to bed, and Phoebe said that I looked dizzy. I told her what happened, and she told me to see you in the morning. What happened?"

Dumbledore looked angry with himself. " Harry, do you remember when you were in the hospital wing, and you didn't remember your prophecy, but then we told you your eyes rolled back."

When he mentioned the eyes, Harry's opened his mouth. " Oh, no, I had a prophecy, didn't I?"

" Yes. I believe you don't remember because they did not mention anything about your eyes rolling back in your head. That must trigger your memory. Plus, they don't know to ask the questions that I told Sirius to."

" Professor, should I tell them? If I have one and they are around, the could help, but what if the info leaks out to Voldemort?"

" I am afraid we must tell them. We could lose too much information if not. Would you wake them and send them to my office now?"

Harry went to get them. He told them that all questions would be answered when they got there.

" Mr. Weasley, Miss Granger, I must tell you something. Harry is a Seer. He had a prophecy earlier this evening. That is why he didn't remember what happened. Next time he falls unconscious out of the blue, or he looks in a trance and starts to recite words as if they are in code, please try and remember what he says. Also, at the end of his prophecy, but before he is out of his trance, you must ask him these questions exactly as I say and he will give details. Say: Etro Perspectivo! Do you remember anything more? What did they look like? How do you know?

Say those questions and the spell exactly as I said. Then, he will wake up after a while, and bring him strait to me. He will remember what happened if you do the spell. If you miss asking him those questions, then when he wakes up, mention that his eyes rolled back, and that will trigger his memory that he had a prophecy. He will not recall it all, but parts of it. Do you understand?"

They both nodded, too shocked to say anything. " One more thing. Do not tell a single soul of Harry's Sight. The professors know, but not students are to know. This information may fall in to the wrong hands, if you know what I am referring to."

They nodded again. " Harry, did you remember anything?" Hermione asked.

" No, because you didn't mention my eyes. But, I had a dream with my scar hurting, so I came here. It was just Voldemort telling the Death Eaters that they had better not goof on the ." Harry glanced at Dumbledore, mentally asking if he could go on. Dumbledore nodded. " . the attack on Azkaban tomorrow." They gasped.

" Professor, I have a question. Who's bird was Philip? Why was he there? Did you send him to the train?"

Harry looked at Dumbledore, who looked at Harry. To Ron and Hermione, It seemed that they were talking to each other with out really speaking.

" I am afraid I cannot tell you that. You will find out soon, though. Remember what to tell Harry when he has a vision. Goodnight!"

All three were silent in the Hall. Then, Ron broke the uncomfortable silence.

" So, Harry, what is Trelawney going to say? Now you can predict your own death, you don't need her to do it."

" She already knows, and I already have." Hermione and Ron were both startled.

" You. you prophesized your own death?"

Harry nodded grimly. " This was the prophecy. My mum was a half-seer. I finished a little of her prophecy. Here it is:

One of the four is a traitor. He will betray the stag and the flower and make all four lives miserable. The betrayed will have a child. The child will revenge his parent's deaths by defeating dark many times. The stag will be important in the death, because he will aid the child of light and become famous. The stag is the one who must make a decision, which the fate of the earth rests upon. The child of light will also have to make an even bigger decision. During the final battle, the spirit of the stag will aid the child of light by.

And I added this:

" During the final battle, the spirit of the stag will aid the child of light by banishing darkness. The child will die, but if he makes the right choice, he will live again.

So I will die, but if I do it right, live again. Confusing, huh?"

" You could say that again!"

" If I ever make another prophecy, please don't forget to get the details from me, ok?"

" Don't worry, I've got it all remembered."

The three reached the tower and went off to bed, but none got much sleep. They were all wondering what the vision that they missed was. The boys failed to notice a rat in their dorm.