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The betrayal:
When they came downstairs they noticed the great hall was decorated for Christmas like it was every year, a large table stood at the middle of the room and people were standing and talking around it. Dragon looked around, all the teachers were there along with the Weasleys, Grangers, Sirius, Remus and a few people he didn't know. One of those people he recognised, he put his elbow in Ron's side and nodded to the woman.
"Hey Griffin, isn't that the woman we helped the other day? The one that was with your brother?" The other boy looked at her and nodded.
"Yeah, I'm pretty sure that's her, and the blond man besides her was there too. I wonder who they are."
"Me too." They made their way further into the room, and Dumbledore noticed them, he approached them with the two strangers.
"Harry, Ron, Hermione." The three of them nodded in response.
"Professor."
"I would like to introduce you to two of the most important people concerning the resistance. These are Arabella Figg and Mundungus Fletcher."
"Hi, nice to meet you. Call me Gus, and you can call her Bella." Harry turned to the woman and saw she had narrowed her eyes and was studying him carefully. He raised an eyebrow to her and she answered the silent question.
"You were the one." Harry knew what she meant and quickly sneaked a glance to his friends, they had obviously caught on too.
"What do you mean Bella?" Sirius and Remus had approached them and were looking at the woman.
"Remember the other day when we nearly had our buts kicked by those death eaters and that two cloaked people had helped us?" The adults nodded and now Gus was looking them over more carefully. "I'm sure the one that shielded me from the cruciatus curse was Harry, his power signature is very characteristic." Everyone looked at Dragon and he smirked a little.
"Very perceptive. Yes I was the one that jumped in front of you, and Griffin over there helped you Guss." The man looked Ron over and nodded.
"Yeah, I'm pretty sure he was the one." The adults looked at each other confused, Dumbledore was studying them intently.
"That's not possible, they don't have wands, do you?" The children had a look of innocence on their faces but shook their heads.
"No, we don't sir. You snapped them, remember?" There was some bitterness an resentment in Harry's, the old wizard couldn't help but wince at the reproach. Sirius, sensing the tension between his godson and the headmaster asked.
"But then, how?" Sirius looked very confused. Dragon turned his attention to him and smirked, his expression soon mirrored by his friends.
"We are wizards, Sirius, why shouldn't be able to do magic?" Seeing the still confused expression in his godfathers face and the other adults who were looking at them he elaborated. "Are you telling me you are a wizard only because you have a wand? If that's so then there would be no difference between muggles and wizards."
"True, but the wand helps channel the power wizards have inside, it's impossible to access that power without a wand. Isn't it?" Lupin looked unsure at the old headmaster but he didn't look back, he seemed to be deep in thought. Phoenix laughed.
"And here we see another human treat, have you ever tried professor?"
"No."
"See? has anyone ever seriously tried or have they only theorised about it? I don't say everyone can do it, far from it, but it doesn't mean it's impossible either. Look." She looked at the windows intently, Dragon could sense the magic surrounding her and rolled his eyes, at once all the windows of the great hall exploded, but instead of falling, the shards of glass began to float lazily around the room, Phoenix was now looking at Griffin who had a look of intense concentration. Everyone in the hall was looking at them in awe, although only a few knew exactly what was happening. Dragon shook his head.
"Ok guys, enough showing of for today." He blinked his eyes and the glass disappeared leaving the windows intact. Griffin and Phoenix pouted at him.
"You are no fun Dragon."
Harry ignored and looked at the adults, they were looking at them in awe, Dragon had to fight the urge to burst out laughing.
"Aw, come on, I got us out of Hogwarts that day, you didn't expect us to just let all that potential be wasted, did you? And what if Voldemort had attacked us? We would have been completely helpless without our wands." Most people paled at those words, they hadn't thought about that. Now they knew the trio hadn't been working for Voldemort they realised in how much danger they had put them without realising. Phoenix nudged Harry in his ribs.
"You shouldn't have said that, now they feel guilty." Harry's expression clearly showed he didn't really care at the moment, but he just nodded at his friend. "Hey, everyone, this is supposed to be a party so you can thing about what Dragon here said later, ok?"
"Now are we going to eat? I'm positively starved."
"Griffin!" Those words finally put everyone out of their glum moods, Dumbledore looked at them with a small smile and a twinkle in his eyes.
"Very well you three, lets eat."
To be continued...
Author's note: Sorry if it's a bit short. Thanks for all reviews.
The betrayal:
When they came downstairs they noticed the great hall was decorated for Christmas like it was every year, a large table stood at the middle of the room and people were standing and talking around it. Dragon looked around, all the teachers were there along with the Weasleys, Grangers, Sirius, Remus and a few people he didn't know. One of those people he recognised, he put his elbow in Ron's side and nodded to the woman.
"Hey Griffin, isn't that the woman we helped the other day? The one that was with your brother?" The other boy looked at her and nodded.
"Yeah, I'm pretty sure that's her, and the blond man besides her was there too. I wonder who they are."
"Me too." They made their way further into the room, and Dumbledore noticed them, he approached them with the two strangers.
"Harry, Ron, Hermione." The three of them nodded in response.
"Professor."
"I would like to introduce you to two of the most important people concerning the resistance. These are Arabella Figg and Mundungus Fletcher."
"Hi, nice to meet you. Call me Gus, and you can call her Bella." Harry turned to the woman and saw she had narrowed her eyes and was studying him carefully. He raised an eyebrow to her and she answered the silent question.
"You were the one." Harry knew what she meant and quickly sneaked a glance to his friends, they had obviously caught on too.
"What do you mean Bella?" Sirius and Remus had approached them and were looking at the woman.
"Remember the other day when we nearly had our buts kicked by those death eaters and that two cloaked people had helped us?" The adults nodded and now Gus was looking them over more carefully. "I'm sure the one that shielded me from the cruciatus curse was Harry, his power signature is very characteristic." Everyone looked at Dragon and he smirked a little.
"Very perceptive. Yes I was the one that jumped in front of you, and Griffin over there helped you Guss." The man looked Ron over and nodded.
"Yeah, I'm pretty sure he was the one." The adults looked at each other confused, Dumbledore was studying them intently.
"That's not possible, they don't have wands, do you?" The children had a look of innocence on their faces but shook their heads.
"No, we don't sir. You snapped them, remember?" There was some bitterness an resentment in Harry's, the old wizard couldn't help but wince at the reproach. Sirius, sensing the tension between his godson and the headmaster asked.
"But then, how?" Sirius looked very confused. Dragon turned his attention to him and smirked, his expression soon mirrored by his friends.
"We are wizards, Sirius, why shouldn't be able to do magic?" Seeing the still confused expression in his godfathers face and the other adults who were looking at them he elaborated. "Are you telling me you are a wizard only because you have a wand? If that's so then there would be no difference between muggles and wizards."
"True, but the wand helps channel the power wizards have inside, it's impossible to access that power without a wand. Isn't it?" Lupin looked unsure at the old headmaster but he didn't look back, he seemed to be deep in thought. Phoenix laughed.
"And here we see another human treat, have you ever tried professor?"
"No."
"See? has anyone ever seriously tried or have they only theorised about it? I don't say everyone can do it, far from it, but it doesn't mean it's impossible either. Look." She looked at the windows intently, Dragon could sense the magic surrounding her and rolled his eyes, at once all the windows of the great hall exploded, but instead of falling, the shards of glass began to float lazily around the room, Phoenix was now looking at Griffin who had a look of intense concentration. Everyone in the hall was looking at them in awe, although only a few knew exactly what was happening. Dragon shook his head.
"Ok guys, enough showing of for today." He blinked his eyes and the glass disappeared leaving the windows intact. Griffin and Phoenix pouted at him.
"You are no fun Dragon."
Harry ignored and looked at the adults, they were looking at them in awe, Dragon had to fight the urge to burst out laughing.
"Aw, come on, I got us out of Hogwarts that day, you didn't expect us to just let all that potential be wasted, did you? And what if Voldemort had attacked us? We would have been completely helpless without our wands." Most people paled at those words, they hadn't thought about that. Now they knew the trio hadn't been working for Voldemort they realised in how much danger they had put them without realising. Phoenix nudged Harry in his ribs.
"You shouldn't have said that, now they feel guilty." Harry's expression clearly showed he didn't really care at the moment, but he just nodded at his friend. "Hey, everyone, this is supposed to be a party so you can thing about what Dragon here said later, ok?"
"Now are we going to eat? I'm positively starved."
"Griffin!" Those words finally put everyone out of their glum moods, Dumbledore looked at them with a small smile and a twinkle in his eyes.
"Very well you three, lets eat."
To be continued...
Author's note: Sorry if it's a bit short. Thanks for all reviews.
