Jadushala

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Chapter 7: A meeting and some answers

Harry followed Prof. Dumbledore into his office. It looked just the same as when he had last been there at the end of last term. It was a small but a very cosy room, as usual Fawkes-the phoenix was perched nearby, it seemed to be asleep. On closer scrutiny there seemed to be a few more bizarre additions to the office, there was a huge map of hogwarts and the forbidden forest on the wall of his room, a small toy spy which kept moving around the desk with a magnifying glass in hand and giving suspicious looks every few stealthy steps, and a self-replenishing jar of every- flavour beans.

Professor Dumbledore tapped with his wand on his desk and immediately tea appeared with sandwiches and orange juice. He gazed at him for sometime and sat down with a sigh, "You have some questions for me Harry" he said.

Harry was amazed at how once again Dumbledore had said almost what was on his mind at that precise moment. "How did it happen Professor? Why didn't I die after being poisoned" Harry said looking up at the headmaster expectantly.

"I am not sure Harry, it is perhaps you who could provide me with a clue, tell me what exactly did you feel that day"

Harry narrated to him how the convulsions had started just after he ate the cake and how the amulet in his arm had started throbbing immediately after he vomited blood. "And the most important thing is that the amulet has completely disappeared and I have this in its place" Harry said as he showed him his arm and the new scar on it.  Prof, Dumbledore immediately got up and peered at the image on Harry's arm.

"Interesting..hmm...is this the same as the image on the amulet." he looked up at Harry, who nodded "hmm.. interesting an ancient Sanskrit Rune.. signifying protection..very rare..haven't seen one in 50 years wonder how Sirius laid is hands on this one" he continued mumbling and talking to himself in this fashion for some time and then suddenly cheered up as if he had found an answer to some riddle.

"Have some Tea first Harry and I believe I can provide you with some acceptable explanations" he said

Harry proceeded to have a sandwich, more interested in hearing what Dumbledore had to say then because he was hungry.

"Harry, what do you know about protective amulets?"

"That they can protect you against any curses put on you, but they cannot repel the killing curse" Harry said remembering a lesson by Lockhart on Talismans and amulets.

"Yes, yet this amulet saved you from apparent death, I believe you were very lucky to have been wearing this very rare amulet, It saved you from apparent death, yet it didn't have power of its own, it used your own inherent magical energy to fight the poison and subdue it, as such the poison is still within your body but it will not harm you in anyway now, also in the same way the protection of the amulet has entered your body it is an inherent part of your body. The amulet itself did not have the power to overcome this poison but it drew upon your magical energy. I believe that is what caused the huge explosion at privet drive."

Harry remained silent, stunned for a few moments, as the words sunk in," Does it mean that it was I who really caused that explosion, what do you mean that the poison and the protection are both inherent in me" harry asked puzzled by the whole thing.

" It was you. I also believe that most curses will have no effect on you now Harry, you will be able to absorb most curses without having any problem." Dumbledore said as he peered intently at him from his half-moon spectacles.

Harry took a few minutes to absorb this information. He then composed himself. " May I ask you one thing, sir" Harry inquired hesitatingly. Dumbledore nodded. "I heard that you had something planned for me, is that true"

Prof. Dumbledore again let out a huge sigh and the spoke  "Harry I believe the time has come for you to have some very special training. You are not an ordinary boy and an ordinary training will do you no justice. You will realize more of this when the correct time comes but understand one thing you and your life are instrumental in the fight against Voldermort; Grindelwald was my battle and I won it but this battle is not mine. No one but you yourself can protect your life and you must learn how to do that. You carried a grown wizards burden in the Tri-Wizard Tournament and time is short."

"You shall be trained at Jadushala, the Orders school of advanced magic, you will find more people from across the world like yourself who have special abilities and who need to develop them under some special supervision. Your training will start from Monday. Be at my office at 5'O Clock sharp Monday Morning and I will show you the way to go there"

With this Prof. Dumbledore signaled an end of discussion and Harry left the office with his head in a tizzy.

Harry spent the rest of the day pre occupied in his thoughts and speaking little with anybody.  He sat silently at the dinner table in the great hall playing with his food and watching Ron and Hermione engage in another of their frivolous arguments. Ginny who was sitting right across him noticed his apparent lack of interest in eating. Harry got up and prepared to leave the table, he didn't really feel like eating. Ginny immediately followed behind him, Ron and Hermione had apparently settled their argument and were in an advanced stage of entanglement, which Ginny felt hazardous to disturb.

Harry kept on walking until he reached an open gallery at one end of the West Tower, which was completely deserted. He sat on the low ledge of the gallery his legs drawn towards himself, and head in his hands, he felt completely drained, he couldn't even manage to cry, he looked at the full moon, it made him think of lupin, but then he shrugged, so many father figures, Lupin, Sirius, Dumbledore and to some extent even Mr. Weasley but they could never really comfort him the way his parents would have. He looked down despairingly. A shadow fell across, and Harry looked up it was Ginny, Her pale face was looking almost translucent in the moonlight and her striking flame hair was blowing in the cool breeze which blew across the galleria. She came upto him but didn't say a single word, there was no need to, Harry saw it in her eyes and something moved inside him, a tear crept down from his eyes at the same time as it emerged from her's, They embraced and hugged each other tightly still not saying a single word. They just sat the close to each other, silent, listening to the rythum of each other's heart and gazing up at the starry summer sky.

It was a long time before anyone spoke. "Thanks.." Harry said softly, At this she looked up at him, they were very close, he could feel her breath, their eyes locked and they kissed, the world seemed to stop for a moment. Before they drew apart, " Ginny, I have wanted to say this for quite some time…"he held her face in his hands ".. I love you.."  She smiled at this and gave him a big hug and tears welled down her eyes " I love you too Harry Potter.. I love you too.." she said amidst her sobs muffled as he held her in a tight embrace.

Watchers Note:

This is an eventful chapter, the next chapter is going to introduce many new charachters and give some real shape to the story, I told ya this story will move fast and furious.

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