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The betrayal.
Flash Back.
Harry had been the first to wake up that day, they hadn't bothered to do anything to celebrate the holidays. Without their families it didn't held any meaning. He put up the coffee, brushing away his messy hair and sat sadly on the kitchens table. He knew he was depressed, since some days now life had been becoming more meaningless and if it wasn't because he needed to protect Ron and Hermione he would have ended it a long time ago. At the smell of fresh coffee, his two friends found their way downstairs and Harry gave them their drinks. Neither spoke a word, Harry could see they were just as worn out and depressed as he was. They drank their coffee and then stayed there for a while, each lost in their own thoughts. Finally Hermione moved. She walked to one of the cupboards and took something Harry couldn't see. She returned to the table and Harry was startled when she put a knife on the table. Harry felt Ron's gaze move to him and then they both looked at Hermione. Her head was bowed and her eyes were fixed on the knife.
Her voice was very soft when she spoke. "I'm sorry guys, I can't handle this anymore, everything has lost it's meaning, I'm not longer able to live in the muggle world, knowing that Voldemort and the Ministry is after us, all trying to kill us. I've tried, but I'm not strong enough anymore."
Harry saw Ron lick his lips and then nod. "I have to say I was thinking about it too. It's just to much." He then turned to Harry. "You must be so disappointed in us, for all the trouble you have gone through to keep us safe."
Harry smiled sadly and shook his head. "No, Ron, I would have ended it much sooner if you hadn't been around." With a deep breath Harry was the first to take the knife. "I guess this is it, guys, we have fought and we have lost. I'll see you later." And with that he pressed the knife against his wrist, making a large gash that immediately started to bled. After cutting his other wrist he passed the knife to Ron. The other boy was looking pale but determinedly following his lead, shooting both his friends small smiles. Lastly Hermione took the knife and did the same. Then she put her hands on the table and extended them to her two friends, who each took one of her hands and then took their own. They sat at the table for a while, their blood mingling together, looking at each other steadily. Harry was the first on to begin feel woozy, and with a sigh he leaned his head on the table, closing his eyes, never letting go of his friends hands. He felt his friends shift a little and then let the darkness that had been surrounding him for so long engulf him and sent him to oblivion. The last thing he heard before falling unconscious was a high pitched scream, but he didn't have the strength to wonder who it was, it didn't matter anymore.
The blackness was slowly receding, Harry could see a light just in front of him, he wondered if he should go to it or he should stay where he was. There was something in the light that was calling him, it was a warm, soft song. He knew he had heard that song before and he grew curious. Slowly he moved to the light and then saw it, before him was a beautiful phoenix. It was larger then Fawkes and his feathers were all gold instead of mostly red as Fawkes was. The bird continued to sing and Harry felt someone else approaching and was only half surprised to see Ron stop to a stand next to him. He was looking just as he had when they had left Hogwarts, all charms had been lifted.
The redhead looked for a while to the phoenix and then turned to Harry. "We can't even kill ourselves in a normal way."
Harry chuckled but a new voice answered.
"What would be the fun of just dying?"
Both boys turned and saw Hermione approach. Harry smirked at her. "I don't know, maybe things could go our way for once?"
Before the girl could answer, the phoenix stopped singing and the trio turned to look at the bird.
A soft voice started to sound in their heads. 'Hello little one. I didn't expect to see you so soon, neither to see you summed in darkness. It was also unexpected you brought along your friends.'
Harry, guessing the bird was talking to him, asked. "Where are we? Why have you brought us here?"
'It's not your time yet, you can not die now. As for where we are, we are in your mind, little one.'
Ron and Hermione looked at their friend confused. "We are in Harry's mind?" Hermione frowned. "How did we get here?"
'I brought Harry here, to talk to him. But when your blood mingled together you became bonded, you are now blood siblings, your powers have grown due to Harry, your intelligence has grown due to Hermione and your strength has grown due to Ron. You complement each other like no one had ever done before.'
Harry rolled his eyes exasperated. "Great, we wanted to kill ourselves and the only thing we have done is gain more strength. Why does this always happen to us?"
The bird gave them an annoyed squeak and glared at them, making the kids flinch.
'That's not a matter to laugh! You have tried to hurt yourselves, you could have died.' Ron was about to say that was the whole point, but he didn't dare when the phoenix turned it's head to him. 'Now listen. You Harry were destined from the beginning of life to become the light to lead the wizards to peace. Now you have been joined in that pad by your friends. You three will be the ones to end Voldemorts reign now and forever. That's why I'll give you a gift, it will help your growing powers in ways you can only start to appreciate. You must know how difficult it is to become an animagy, specially a magical creature. That's why I'll give you your magical forms. Hermione, from now on you will be known as the Phoenix, your animagy form will be a phoenix for you are smart and pure. Ron, you will be known as the Griffin and that will be your form, because you are strong and graceful. Finally, little one, you will be the Dragon, a magnificent golden dragon will be your animagy form because of all creatures, dragons are the most powerful and full of life.'
Three lights shot out of the phoenix and enveloped the three children who had been listening in awe at the bird's words. Harry could feel his body stretch, it wasn't very painful, but it felt weird. When he dared to look again he was startled to see he had grown. In front of him he could see two phoenixes and at his side was a Griffin.
The voice of the phoenix sounded again. 'To change just think at your human forms.'
The three obeyed and became human again, a surprised look still lingering on their faces.
'It's time for you to return, be careful, young ones, for much depends on your lives. You need to life for life itself to continue.'
The children looked around, the darkness was slowly fading and the bird's form became fuzzy.
Harry took a step towards it. "Wait! We can't go back, it's driving us insane."
'Just find things to focus on. That you're no longer part of the wizarding world doesn't mean you have to give up on your magic. Learn all you can about the powers you posses, look for new things, there are lot of them that have not been discovered yet.'
Harry wanted to say something else but he couldn't as a bright light enveloped him.
To be continued...
A/N: Thanks for all reviews.
The betrayal.
Flash Back.
Harry had been the first to wake up that day, they hadn't bothered to do anything to celebrate the holidays. Without their families it didn't held any meaning. He put up the coffee, brushing away his messy hair and sat sadly on the kitchens table. He knew he was depressed, since some days now life had been becoming more meaningless and if it wasn't because he needed to protect Ron and Hermione he would have ended it a long time ago. At the smell of fresh coffee, his two friends found their way downstairs and Harry gave them their drinks. Neither spoke a word, Harry could see they were just as worn out and depressed as he was. They drank their coffee and then stayed there for a while, each lost in their own thoughts. Finally Hermione moved. She walked to one of the cupboards and took something Harry couldn't see. She returned to the table and Harry was startled when she put a knife on the table. Harry felt Ron's gaze move to him and then they both looked at Hermione. Her head was bowed and her eyes were fixed on the knife.
Her voice was very soft when she spoke. "I'm sorry guys, I can't handle this anymore, everything has lost it's meaning, I'm not longer able to live in the muggle world, knowing that Voldemort and the Ministry is after us, all trying to kill us. I've tried, but I'm not strong enough anymore."
Harry saw Ron lick his lips and then nod. "I have to say I was thinking about it too. It's just to much." He then turned to Harry. "You must be so disappointed in us, for all the trouble you have gone through to keep us safe."
Harry smiled sadly and shook his head. "No, Ron, I would have ended it much sooner if you hadn't been around." With a deep breath Harry was the first to take the knife. "I guess this is it, guys, we have fought and we have lost. I'll see you later." And with that he pressed the knife against his wrist, making a large gash that immediately started to bled. After cutting his other wrist he passed the knife to Ron. The other boy was looking pale but determinedly following his lead, shooting both his friends small smiles. Lastly Hermione took the knife and did the same. Then she put her hands on the table and extended them to her two friends, who each took one of her hands and then took their own. They sat at the table for a while, their blood mingling together, looking at each other steadily. Harry was the first on to begin feel woozy, and with a sigh he leaned his head on the table, closing his eyes, never letting go of his friends hands. He felt his friends shift a little and then let the darkness that had been surrounding him for so long engulf him and sent him to oblivion. The last thing he heard before falling unconscious was a high pitched scream, but he didn't have the strength to wonder who it was, it didn't matter anymore.
The blackness was slowly receding, Harry could see a light just in front of him, he wondered if he should go to it or he should stay where he was. There was something in the light that was calling him, it was a warm, soft song. He knew he had heard that song before and he grew curious. Slowly he moved to the light and then saw it, before him was a beautiful phoenix. It was larger then Fawkes and his feathers were all gold instead of mostly red as Fawkes was. The bird continued to sing and Harry felt someone else approaching and was only half surprised to see Ron stop to a stand next to him. He was looking just as he had when they had left Hogwarts, all charms had been lifted.
The redhead looked for a while to the phoenix and then turned to Harry. "We can't even kill ourselves in a normal way."
Harry chuckled but a new voice answered.
"What would be the fun of just dying?"
Both boys turned and saw Hermione approach. Harry smirked at her. "I don't know, maybe things could go our way for once?"
Before the girl could answer, the phoenix stopped singing and the trio turned to look at the bird.
A soft voice started to sound in their heads. 'Hello little one. I didn't expect to see you so soon, neither to see you summed in darkness. It was also unexpected you brought along your friends.'
Harry, guessing the bird was talking to him, asked. "Where are we? Why have you brought us here?"
'It's not your time yet, you can not die now. As for where we are, we are in your mind, little one.'
Ron and Hermione looked at their friend confused. "We are in Harry's mind?" Hermione frowned. "How did we get here?"
'I brought Harry here, to talk to him. But when your blood mingled together you became bonded, you are now blood siblings, your powers have grown due to Harry, your intelligence has grown due to Hermione and your strength has grown due to Ron. You complement each other like no one had ever done before.'
Harry rolled his eyes exasperated. "Great, we wanted to kill ourselves and the only thing we have done is gain more strength. Why does this always happen to us?"
The bird gave them an annoyed squeak and glared at them, making the kids flinch.
'That's not a matter to laugh! You have tried to hurt yourselves, you could have died.' Ron was about to say that was the whole point, but he didn't dare when the phoenix turned it's head to him. 'Now listen. You Harry were destined from the beginning of life to become the light to lead the wizards to peace. Now you have been joined in that pad by your friends. You three will be the ones to end Voldemorts reign now and forever. That's why I'll give you a gift, it will help your growing powers in ways you can only start to appreciate. You must know how difficult it is to become an animagy, specially a magical creature. That's why I'll give you your magical forms. Hermione, from now on you will be known as the Phoenix, your animagy form will be a phoenix for you are smart and pure. Ron, you will be known as the Griffin and that will be your form, because you are strong and graceful. Finally, little one, you will be the Dragon, a magnificent golden dragon will be your animagy form because of all creatures, dragons are the most powerful and full of life.'
Three lights shot out of the phoenix and enveloped the three children who had been listening in awe at the bird's words. Harry could feel his body stretch, it wasn't very painful, but it felt weird. When he dared to look again he was startled to see he had grown. In front of him he could see two phoenixes and at his side was a Griffin.
The voice of the phoenix sounded again. 'To change just think at your human forms.'
The three obeyed and became human again, a surprised look still lingering on their faces.
'It's time for you to return, be careful, young ones, for much depends on your lives. You need to life for life itself to continue.'
The children looked around, the darkness was slowly fading and the bird's form became fuzzy.
Harry took a step towards it. "Wait! We can't go back, it's driving us insane."
'Just find things to focus on. That you're no longer part of the wizarding world doesn't mean you have to give up on your magic. Learn all you can about the powers you posses, look for new things, there are lot of them that have not been discovered yet.'
Harry wanted to say something else but he couldn't as a bright light enveloped him.
To be continued...
A/N: Thanks for all reviews.
