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Fate
Dr. Matt sat quietly on the couch, everything that the old man had told him sounded incredible. He would have doubted his sanity if he hadn't seen the calm, serious look in his eyes. Dr. Matt had worked with patients for many years, and even if most of them were not insane, he had come to recognize the signs of someone who wasn't really balanced. This odd man sitting calmly in front of him showed none of those signs. Yet...
"Can you prove it to me? You'll understand that I don't know what to think about this."
The old man smiled gently, understanding the doctor's confusion. He took out a stick, which Dr. Matt assumed was his wand, and with a small swish, the cups that Lily had brought were refilled with steaming hot tea. With slightly trembling hands, Dr. Matt took his cup again and sipped lightly, trying to make sure it wasn't an illusion. The tea certainly felt real enough, and the warmth coming from the cup helped to convince him that it was all real.
"Incredible." The man looked around, focusing on the younger people, who, until now, had remained silent. "You all are wizards?"
Griffin's mother nodded slightly. "Indeed."
"And, of course, coming from magical families, Griffin, Dragon and Phoenix..."
This time it was Remus who nodded. "Yes, they are wizards, too. But Hermione's family isn't magical, she's a daughter of muggles, as we call the non-magical folks."
Dr. Matt's eyebrows shot up. "I didn't think that was even possible."
Everyone laughed lightly at his disbelieving tone of voice. Dumbledore's eyes were twinkling brightly when he answered. "You would be surprised to know just how much is possible." Then he continued, his tone a bit more serious. "Now that you know the basics, allow me to explain to you all I can about the children."
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Harry, Ron, and Hermione seemed to be sleeping peacefully on the red-head's bed, where Dr. Matt had left them. Suddenly, Harry began to frown in his sleep. A bright golden light shattered the darkness that had enveloped him for some time now. Harry could see it was still far away from where he was standing in the darkness, but now it was calling him, compelling him forward. Somehow, he knew it was very important to reach it, and slowly, he started to run towards it. It didn't take long until he heard footsteps matching his own, and looking slightly to his side, he was able to see his tall friend running at his right. Soon, they were joined by Phoenix, who ran at Griffin's other side. As soon as she reached them, the golden light in front of them exploded, causing them to stop and cover his or her eyes.
Finally, after what seemed like hours, Griffin was able to open his eyes, and was not very surprised to see the Great Phoenix hovering in front of them. Before any of them could ask what was going on, the magnificent bird spoke in their heads, his usual soft voice sounding strained. "Wake up and get out of the house. Now! Death Eaters have managed to tamper with the wards and are going to blow the house up."
Before they were even able to question his words, they found themselves bolting up in bed. Without a glance at each other, Phoenix dashed out of the room, knowing she had to warn everyone else, and Dragon and Griffin joined their hands, uniting their magic to gather all their things as quick as possible.
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They were speaking about what exactly had happened at Greenings when they heard footsteps running down the stairs. Knowing it could only be one of the children, Remus and Molly got up frowning, wondering what could have happened. They didn't get the chance to even take a step. Hermione slammed the door open and ran in, barely blinking at the sight of her doctor sitting comfortably with her ex-headmaster.
"Get out of this house!"
Everyone merely blinked at her as she rushed through the room, picking the few things that were in the living room. Sensing that no one was moving, she turned around scowling darkly and went to grab Dr.Matt's wrist who had by now stood up with everyone else.
"Phoenix..."
The old doctor was looking down at her, wondering what was going on and if she was feeling well. The girl didn't give him a chance to ask any of the questions that plagued his mind. "I said, leave! Apparate to Hogsmeade!" When they still didn't move, she snapped, "Now!" And tightening her grip on Dr. Matt, she disapparated from the living room, knowing that Ron and Harry would follow her when everyone else had left.
Instead of going to Hogsmeade as she had told everyone else to do, she went to Dr. Matt's house, startling Mrs. Matt when they appeared in the living room out of thin air. The poor woman screamed and dropped her tea cup, shattering in a thousand pieces. Dr. Matt immediately went to her side and tried to comfort her. Things were too strange right now to properly explain, and he needed to calm his wife down, all the while keeping an eye on Phoenix, who had quickly moved towards one of the windows. Before he could gather himself enough to question her, two soft pops were heard in the living room, followed by a loud explosion coming from outside.
Hermione looked through the window as flames and smoke rose from the place where her house had once been. Leaning against the window, she looked slightly behind her, to where Griffin and Dragon had appeared seconds before, papers and books stacked in their arms. The girl sighed, reassured that her friends were fine, and returned her gaze to the window.
"Did everyone leave the house in time?"
Dragon placed the papers on the nearest table and nodded slightly. "Yes, everyone left before us. We could hear them arguing, so I'm going to guess some of them were quite unwilling to go, but we sensed them apparating away. Where did you tell them, they should go?"
"Hogsmeade, it was the first place that came to my mind."
Harry sighed. "I better go and tell them that we're fine, some of them might want to apparate back."
Griffin, who had joined Phoenix by the window, looked back at him. "Do you want me to go instead?"
Harry thought about it for a few seconds but then shook his head, knowing the only way to reassure his godfather was to stand in front of him unharmed. "No, don't worry, I'll be fine."
The last thing Harry heard before apparatting away, was Mrs. Matt's shrill voice demanding to know what had happened.
To be continued.
A/N: Thanks for all the reviews, and special thanks to my beta-reader, Vinnie.
Something else, and I'm just going to say it once. I have no idea when I'll be able to read Ootp, because here in Spain it won't come out until Christmas, so even if I manage to get a copy in English, I'll just keep writing my fics as I planned them out, if you don't like it, just stop reading.
Have fun,
Polaris
Fate
Dr. Matt sat quietly on the couch, everything that the old man had told him sounded incredible. He would have doubted his sanity if he hadn't seen the calm, serious look in his eyes. Dr. Matt had worked with patients for many years, and even if most of them were not insane, he had come to recognize the signs of someone who wasn't really balanced. This odd man sitting calmly in front of him showed none of those signs. Yet...
"Can you prove it to me? You'll understand that I don't know what to think about this."
The old man smiled gently, understanding the doctor's confusion. He took out a stick, which Dr. Matt assumed was his wand, and with a small swish, the cups that Lily had brought were refilled with steaming hot tea. With slightly trembling hands, Dr. Matt took his cup again and sipped lightly, trying to make sure it wasn't an illusion. The tea certainly felt real enough, and the warmth coming from the cup helped to convince him that it was all real.
"Incredible." The man looked around, focusing on the younger people, who, until now, had remained silent. "You all are wizards?"
Griffin's mother nodded slightly. "Indeed."
"And, of course, coming from magical families, Griffin, Dragon and Phoenix..."
This time it was Remus who nodded. "Yes, they are wizards, too. But Hermione's family isn't magical, she's a daughter of muggles, as we call the non-magical folks."
Dr. Matt's eyebrows shot up. "I didn't think that was even possible."
Everyone laughed lightly at his disbelieving tone of voice. Dumbledore's eyes were twinkling brightly when he answered. "You would be surprised to know just how much is possible." Then he continued, his tone a bit more serious. "Now that you know the basics, allow me to explain to you all I can about the children."
************************
Harry, Ron, and Hermione seemed to be sleeping peacefully on the red-head's bed, where Dr. Matt had left them. Suddenly, Harry began to frown in his sleep. A bright golden light shattered the darkness that had enveloped him for some time now. Harry could see it was still far away from where he was standing in the darkness, but now it was calling him, compelling him forward. Somehow, he knew it was very important to reach it, and slowly, he started to run towards it. It didn't take long until he heard footsteps matching his own, and looking slightly to his side, he was able to see his tall friend running at his right. Soon, they were joined by Phoenix, who ran at Griffin's other side. As soon as she reached them, the golden light in front of them exploded, causing them to stop and cover his or her eyes.
Finally, after what seemed like hours, Griffin was able to open his eyes, and was not very surprised to see the Great Phoenix hovering in front of them. Before any of them could ask what was going on, the magnificent bird spoke in their heads, his usual soft voice sounding strained. "Wake up and get out of the house. Now! Death Eaters have managed to tamper with the wards and are going to blow the house up."
Before they were even able to question his words, they found themselves bolting up in bed. Without a glance at each other, Phoenix dashed out of the room, knowing she had to warn everyone else, and Dragon and Griffin joined their hands, uniting their magic to gather all their things as quick as possible.
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They were speaking about what exactly had happened at Greenings when they heard footsteps running down the stairs. Knowing it could only be one of the children, Remus and Molly got up frowning, wondering what could have happened. They didn't get the chance to even take a step. Hermione slammed the door open and ran in, barely blinking at the sight of her doctor sitting comfortably with her ex-headmaster.
"Get out of this house!"
Everyone merely blinked at her as she rushed through the room, picking the few things that were in the living room. Sensing that no one was moving, she turned around scowling darkly and went to grab Dr.Matt's wrist who had by now stood up with everyone else.
"Phoenix..."
The old doctor was looking down at her, wondering what was going on and if she was feeling well. The girl didn't give him a chance to ask any of the questions that plagued his mind. "I said, leave! Apparate to Hogsmeade!" When they still didn't move, she snapped, "Now!" And tightening her grip on Dr. Matt, she disapparated from the living room, knowing that Ron and Harry would follow her when everyone else had left.
Instead of going to Hogsmeade as she had told everyone else to do, she went to Dr. Matt's house, startling Mrs. Matt when they appeared in the living room out of thin air. The poor woman screamed and dropped her tea cup, shattering in a thousand pieces. Dr. Matt immediately went to her side and tried to comfort her. Things were too strange right now to properly explain, and he needed to calm his wife down, all the while keeping an eye on Phoenix, who had quickly moved towards one of the windows. Before he could gather himself enough to question her, two soft pops were heard in the living room, followed by a loud explosion coming from outside.
Hermione looked through the window as flames and smoke rose from the place where her house had once been. Leaning against the window, she looked slightly behind her, to where Griffin and Dragon had appeared seconds before, papers and books stacked in their arms. The girl sighed, reassured that her friends were fine, and returned her gaze to the window.
"Did everyone leave the house in time?"
Dragon placed the papers on the nearest table and nodded slightly. "Yes, everyone left before us. We could hear them arguing, so I'm going to guess some of them were quite unwilling to go, but we sensed them apparating away. Where did you tell them, they should go?"
"Hogsmeade, it was the first place that came to my mind."
Harry sighed. "I better go and tell them that we're fine, some of them might want to apparate back."
Griffin, who had joined Phoenix by the window, looked back at him. "Do you want me to go instead?"
Harry thought about it for a few seconds but then shook his head, knowing the only way to reassure his godfather was to stand in front of him unharmed. "No, don't worry, I'll be fine."
The last thing Harry heard before apparatting away, was Mrs. Matt's shrill voice demanding to know what had happened.
To be continued.
A/N: Thanks for all the reviews, and special thanks to my beta-reader, Vinnie.
Something else, and I'm just going to say it once. I have no idea when I'll be able to read Ootp, because here in Spain it won't come out until Christmas, so even if I manage to get a copy in English, I'll just keep writing my fics as I planned them out, if you don't like it, just stop reading.
Have fun,
Polaris
