JaDuShala
Fanfiction Disclaimer: I have watched this story unfold before my eyes, but through characters created in the Wizard World of J.K. Rowling. I just wish to tell you what I watch shrouded in the shadows not because I wish to earn money from this but because that is what Watchers do they watch and they tell what they Watch even if the characters do not belong to them.
Chapter Ten: From the ashes he shall rise like a…
Operation Cyclone: Phase one: Zero Hour:
"All units on position,
Operation Cyclone: phase one zero hour" Mad-eye's voice crackled over the sound
stones.
Every unit had a sound
stone through which they could communicate with each other. Their units had
surrounded the castle of Azkaban the high security wizard prison. Latest
reports had confirmed that the Dementors had switched over to the dark lords
side. Operation Cyclone was to have first strike advantage. Mad-eye was to Marshall
the units into action.
"Any sign of activity Bug"
He asked
"No roads clear, they seem
to be takin it easy" Rita "Bug" Skeeter replied.
"Ok all units unleash the
cyclone" Mad-eye ordered as he lept into the prison.
Lupin and Sirius went in
through the roof top, Moody & Dumbledore from the front door to create the
Impact, Various storm units of Aurors and Elves crashed in through the windows,
the dwarves had already tunnled their way in from below the castle and were
waiting for the signal to spring. It was a massacre, the the Dementors had no
effect on the elves who blasted apart dementors after dementors with their Fair-forest Arrows. The death
eaters who had entered the prison were taken care of by the aurors and the Dwarves.
Unfortunatley many of the prisoners had already been transported from the
place, a few innocent prisoners were saved from death and torture. A few death
eaters were stunned and captured by Dumbledore and Moody.
"Let me take care of the
rat" Sirius said as he lept in after Wormtail who true to his habit had
tranfromed into a rat and was making a quick exit from yet another failed operation.
Lupin was literally manhandling many of the death eaters, he shrugged and sent
yet another hooded figuring flying in to the opposite wall, the figure crashed
and crumpled in a heap. Lupin still stunned him and bounded down the stairs after
another figure who was trying to make a quick escape. This man was wearing a black
longcoat and not a cloak like the other death eaters, he was over six feet tall
and had a huge built, he had surprising agility for a man his size, he ran out
to one of the windows and jumped out. Lupin followed in after him and looked
out of the window, the man had completely disappeared into thin air, he was
nowhere to be seen.
"Nowhere to run Peter.." Sirius
said as he cornered the rat, he gave an almost dog like growl "Game Over..
Wormtail..you can't escape from a
marauder all the time, you little rat."
The Rat transformed into a
plump shivering Wormtail. His Steel hand gleamed in the moonlight, which cast a
shadow across his face.
"You forget Sirius.. I was
a Marauder too" Wormtail said "And now I am more powerful than I was the last
time we met" he showed Sirius his steel fist and threw a stunner at him. Sirius
ducked to his left and countered it with his own stunner.
Wormtail raised his wand
to send in another stunner. "ah..ah.. you don't 'Cursa Reflecta' "Sirius thundered
, the curse had an amazing effect Wormtails stunner bounded off Sirius and headed
right back at him. Wormtail had to dive to the ground to avoid it, a distraction
that was enough for Sirius who stunned him with such force that wormtail
crashed into the opposite wall and cracked his head. "Serpentia Boundame" Sirius
muttered and coiles of snakes flew from his wand and wrapped themselves around
Wormtails Body binding him so tightly that he could scarcely breath. Sirius leviated
Wormtails body and proceeded out to meet the others.
By this time most of the Dementors had been destroyed and a few captured death eaters had been brought into the main office of the Prizon where Mady-Eye and Dumbledore were waiting. Sirius entered Wormtail in tow.
" We have the Prize catch " Sirius smiled grimly as he dropped Wormtail none to gently on the floor in front of Prof. Dumbledore's feet.
"Prize catch indeed but unfortunately most of the prisoners have already been transported out of here, this includes the Lestranges. However Phase one has been successful we have wiped out every single Dementor in this prison and saved a few innocent prisoners in the process." Dumbledore said smiling for the first time in days. " Moody tell Arthur, start Phase Two: Operation Cyclone." He signaled to Moody who left immediately. "And Sirius lets just wait for sometime before springing our prize catch onto the ministry..ok" Dumbledore winked at Sirius who nodded. Soon one by one they left the precincts of 'Azkaban-the High security Wizard Prison'.
Daily Prophet
Azkaban broken, Inmates freed, Dementors disappear.
Unconfirmed reports, to have reached exclusively to this paper, have broken a devastating story, if found to be true. Our sources have said that Azkaban has been broken open by dark wizards with the apparent help of the dementors; most of the inmates have been freed, a few of the prisoners have also been reported to have been killed after apparent torture using unforgivable curses. On being questioned about the same The Minister of Magic, Mr. Fudge refused to comment. Mr. Fudge has been consistently denying reports of rise in death eater activity for the past few months. If true this will have devastating effect on the wizard and muggle world as it apparently confirms what Hogwarts Headmaster Albus Dumbledore and the Boy Who Lived, Harry Potter, have been saying for months about the Resurrection of You Know Who.
The Super Auror Mad-Eye Moody was very outspoken on being questioned, he said that Minister Fudge had willingly turned a blind eye to the death eater activity because of his lust for power. He added that if Mr. Fudge has any dignity left he would immediately resign from his post. He also called for the assembly to impeach the minister and elect a new minister of magic. Rumblings have been rising within the ranks of the ministry and the assembly for the resignation of the minister. Among the names cropping up for the Premier post the foremost is of Wiz. Arthur Weasley who holds a portfolio in the current ministry.
Our sources have been trying to confirm the story but the ministry has been unreachable and Azkaban has been surrounded by a high security blanket, which has not allowed anybody near. The treachery of the Dementors had been predicted by Headmaster Dumbledore, who has campaigned against their guarding the prison. Reports have also confirmed that intense lobbying has started within the ranks of the assembly to find a face saving solution. Rumours have it that the knowledge of the trouble at Azkaban has been with the Ministry for quite sometime but they have kept a tight wrap over the case. Discontent has been brewing among the aurors who have been stopped from acting against dark wizards. Rumours have also pointed to death eater funding of Minister Fudge's election campaigns, which has further maligned the highest post of the Wizarding World.
Well Rumors did start after the Newspaper report if not before it was published. Within hours the story was running on the Wizarding Wireless and associated Tabloids. The Ministry was flodded with Owls with an estimated 70% Howlers. Arthur Weasley's name started being taken for the top job even if it was being take before. Operation Cyclone: Phase Two had started.
Unfortunately, the circulation of the daily prophet had not yet reached the far off realms of Jadushala and Harry had spent the past few weeks busy in learning the difficult arts of Dueling and animagus transfigurations. He was at present invlolved in a tete a tete with Prof. Pandit.
"Professor I have completed every exercise in the book and have been able to do all of them successfully but I still cannot turn into an animal, maybe it is not in me" a down cast Harry had been seeking guidance from the Professor after he had failed in his attempts of animagus transformation.
"Do not use such words of defeat Harry, they are not the mark of a Gryffindor, that you are. Animagus transformation can only be done if you understand yourself well, what traits in you are similar to an animal, only you can find out. " Prof. Pandit said in his deep rumbling voice.
"Can you not help in any way?" Harry inquired still looking very down cast.
" I can but only if you help yourself. " He said as he stood up " Harry, I am going to put you in a trance, it is up to you to find out yourself in it, remember the answer has always been inside you and I am only helping you to probe your subconscious" he said as he waived his wand over harry's eyes and mumbled a few words under his breath. A silvery mist seemd to surround Harry and he entered a trance like state.
He entered an unknown wood, he saw a single light a long way off, he started to walk towards it, he tried to search for his wand but he was unable to find it, walking seemed tedious, he felt really good, he almost felt like flying with the breeze blowing through his hair, he closed his eyes to capture the moment. His quidditch victories flashed through his eyes. He opened his eyes to find that he was hovering 40 feet into the air and the whole wood seemed like a dark never ending mass of green. He soared over the wood to find the source of the light, he came up to a small cottage, a house he had always seen in his worst nightmares, soon the events that had played in his dreams for some many countless nights were repeated, excruciatingly scene by scene. Lily Potter ran out the infant Harry in her arms, James potter followed right behind her, they were confronted by the sneering lucius malfoy, the dark lord emerged from the shadows with Wormtail at his tail. James Potter's expression changed from horror to anger back to horror and then a resigned determination. A green light flashed through Voldermorts wand and James potter lay dead. He could see Lily Potter crying, pleading with the dark lord, then another flash leaving another crumpled body. Voldermort turned his attention to the baby, another flash, the death curse, Avada Kedavara, a blinding pain shot through harry and he blacked out.
His vision cleared he saw himself in his first year, the fight with the posessed Prof. Quirrel. Quirrel attacked him, he heard him scream as a searing pain shot through him and again he blacked out.
Another setting, The young Tom riddle, standing over Ginny's unconscious body, he summoned the Snake, he had a fleeting glimpse of Fawkes the..and he blacked out.
He emerged in yet another familiar nightmare, the crumpled body of Cedric at his feet, the duel with the Resurrected Lord Voldermort, again the pain shot through him, he saw glimpses of the shadows emerging from Voldermorts wand before he blacked out.
This time the setting was all too familiar, Four Privet
Drive, he had just eaten the cake, and convulsions and pain shook through his
body, the throbbing started in his arm it started to clear away the pain, he
felt the explosion, and a voice floated in to his head as he blacked out,
……………..From the Ashes he shall rise like a………..Phoenix.
Prof. Pandit looked
worriedly at the prostrate form of Harry. His body was shaking with repeated
convulsions. There had been tremendous emissions of energy he had never
witnessed before, most of the furniture in the room had been blasted to
smithereens, compelling the Professor to transfer Harry to an insulated room
deep into the heart of the mountain. Then right before his very eyes there was
a huge explosion and Harry seemed to have enveloped himself in a blinding
light, as he changed.
He transformed into a
beautiful Phoenix, wings spread, claws barred, and two distinguishing scars one
on the head and another on the wing, the bird floated on the air, opened its
eyes, emitted a sonorous note, immediately transformed back into its human
form. Harry found himself on feet which were unable to bear his weight, he
immediately collapsed in a heap on the ground. The Professor stood rooted to
the spot for a few moments before he could recover his bearings, he rushed to
Harry's aid and transferred him to the Hospital Wing.
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