Phoenix sat staring out the window. Just moments before a few words brought about the end of ones life and the beginning of twos life. Fudge the ever resilient when things got bad had broken a single oath that he taken when he had become Minister of Magic. News spread fast in the wizarding world of Britain. With the oath broken the title of MOM was automatically transferred to Phoenix. Phoenix refused to be the Minister but he held the title until he could determine the one person best suited for the jab. Albus Dumbledore was in his office writing letters to many people. Sighing Phoenix stood and swept out of his rooms down to the courtyard and out to Hogsmead. Once he was there he promptly apperated to the Ministry building. The outside of the building looked peaceful but once you entered the building it was like a tornado was moving around. Papers were flying in the air. Men and women were running around. Phoenix had enough of chaos, so he swiftly raised his staff to his throat and uttered "Sonorus"
"Would everybody please calm down." Every thing stopped as the voice filtered through the crowd. The flying papers were gently gliding to the floor and desks. "Now there is no big rush, I am temporarily Minister of Magic as the treaty says. If someone would be so kind as to direct me to my office I would very much appreciate it." As Phoenix canceled the spell on his voice a red headed young man stepped forward.
"I'm Percy Weasly, I'll show you to your office."
"Thanks Percy." Percy gave a Phoenix a weird look as if asking who this person was to just call him by his first name as if they were friends.
"This way sir." After walking through a maze of hallways and desks, the two finally reached the top office. In front of them was a door with gold writing on it saying Minister of Magic Phoenix. Phoenix opened the office and turned to Percy.
"Also Percy could you send for your father I need to speak with him, and also send up Lucious Malfoy as well. Thanks." Percy nodded and left. After a few minutes wait there was a knock at his door. "Enter" Two well dressed men entered the office. One quickly took a seat in front of the desk while the other stood waiting for permission to sit. "I see at least one person in the two who just entered that has some manners." Phoenix stated as he looked up. Lucious Malfoy was sitting in the chair on the other side of the desk rather slouchy and un business like. While Author Weasly stood behind the two chairs waiting to be addressed.
"Mr. Malfoy would you please get and stand behind the chair, and Mr. Weasley please sit." Author smiled and sat in the other chair in front of the desk. Lucious just stared at the man behind the desk. "I believe I made myself very clear Mr. Malfoy, if you didn't understand me this is what I said, you are to get up and stand behind the chair."
"And why should I do that. I am the Asst. Minister of Magic." Malfoy spat.
"Mr. Malfoy, I SAID STAND BEHIND THE CHAIR IF YOU DON"T THAT THIS INSTANT YOU"LL FIND YOUR SELF IN THE STREETS!!!" Lucious quickly got up and moved over behind the chair he was once sitting in. "Thank you, now to business. I believe you said you were the Vice Minister of Magic, am I right, good, so as one of my first duties as Minister of Magic, I Phoenix Minister of Magic Ancient Elemental War Mage here by remove you from your position, any claims you have will be sent over to the new Vice MOM." A purple faced Lucious Malfoy began to sputter.
"You have no…"
"I assure you I do have the right. As I am the MOM." Lucious Malfoy face was a bright red. "You may leave Lucious." Fuming with anger, Malfoy stormed out of the office. Just as the door closed there was several obscenities yelled as Malfoy tried to enter his former office, but found it locked up tighter than Gringotts. All of Lucious' personals were sitting in the lobby of the Ministry. Turning to Author Phoenix began his business. "Smile Mr. Weasley, our business is not going to be anything like it was with Lucious. Now as I previous stated at the moment I am the MOM, but as I am a War Mage, I can't hold that title as it goes against the grain so to speak. I called you here for an appointment. But first let me ask you a simple question. Would you consider being the Minister of Magic?" Surprise was very evident on his face. "You see I had to remove Lucious from office as vice for me to get some one other than him as MOM." Phoenix sat back and let the information Author had just been give to sink in.
"I…I would be honored Phoenix." Author stood and walked over to Phoenix who was also standing and they embraced into a friendly hug. "Now that is an official appointment isn't it?"
"Yes Minister it is." Author smiled and went to the door and began to speak. "I need the Head Guard Auror, a reporter from the Daily Prophet, and my son Percy in here like yesterday." Soon people were running around with the orders and some leaving to get to the Daily Prophet. With in minutes the head of the Auror's entered the office.
"You summoned Minister?" He asked.
"Yes there are a few things I need done, first is to make sure everybody knows that Lord Voldemort has returned, also I want a more thorough search of Lucious' estate to be done, as I have it from a witness that happened to see him sell a few items to the dealer in Knockturn Alley that are dark items. Also pull in Goyle, Crabbe, Nott, Macnair, Avery. I want them under veritaserum before the end of the day. Pull them in on being in leagues with You Know Who. Also Sirius Black is free, I want ALL items confiscated returned and the Ministry will take the cost of repairing the Black Manor. Snap to it man, Also put out every where that Peter Petigrew is still alive and is an illegal animagus in the form of a rat, you can tell him as he would have a silver hand/paw." Author Weasley quickly giving orders. Phoenix stood back in the shadows letting the new minister do his job. "Now I want those dementor's away from Azkaban. If we have to we'll seal the prison up but I want them gone before You Know Who pulls them away." The guard left quickly and you could hear him yelling orders all the way down the hall to the first floor and in to the street. Phoenix faded from view as Mr. Weasley went about taking care of things. The last he heard is the order giving Dumbledore free reign to do what he feels necessary to ensure the safety of the students. When Phoenix arrived back at the school he had just enough time to get prepared for the first DADA class. Grabbing his staff, he walked to the dark room and sat in the teachers chair waiting for the students to enter. The first class would be the fourth years. Sighing as he read the notes he was given by the old teacher and Severus they had a lot of work ahead of them. As students began to filter in the room none seemed to notice Phoenix standing off in a dark corner. By the time the magic bell sounded all were looking around the room searching for the instructor.
"Where's the instructor?"
"I dunno, but if he isn't here in 10 mi…"
"I am certain you don't want to finish that statement." Phoenix said scaring half the class as he just seemed to suddenly appear out of the shadows. "I am sorely disappointed by you as you should have been able to see me over in the corner. But I only saw one who seemed to notice me. 10 points to Ms. Weasley for quick eyes." Ginny smiled and so the lesson was started. "Now as the past professor's that have held this position I see only two that have taught you anything. That would be Professor Lupin and Professor Snape. I was told that this class was last time going over Black Unicorns. Can anyone tell me the reasons why this magnificent animal is a dark creature?" No one wanted to raise their hands. "Very well then I shall call on you , Lets see ahh yes Mr. Creevy, what is some factors that make the black unicorn a dark creature?"
"Well, one thing is that it is said that only a couple of people have seen a black unicorn and lived to tell about it." Creevy said.
"That is true many who have crossed paths with a black Unicorn have died. Any thing else? Yes Ms. Weasley."
"Well Professor Snape said that one of the tings that is suspected about the black Unicorns is at girth they are white but after their birth something happens and baby unicorn is tainted thus changing in the color black."
"That is true no one knows for sure how a unicorn can be born white and then turn black. It is very unlikely you will ever come across a black unicorn as they tend to stay away from humans. Any one know the reasons why those who have survived the encounter with one?" No one knew this one, Phoenix smiled to himself. "Very well then one of the attributes each of the survivors had is their purity of heart. It is believed that the Black Unicorn's look deep into your heart for any impurity such as an un-told truth, or an impure action against something pure. Now I don't mean petty school time things though the false speaking does come from that, what I mean is like killing or harming something that is pure." This time Phoenix placed his staff on the desk in front of him. "Do you think this staff is pure or do you think it is just an item used for decoration?" There were several whispers about how the staff couldn't be alive and was only for decoration.
"The staff sir is pure." A small fourth year from Slytherin stated.
"You are correct 10 points to Slytherin, all things have an amount of living essence in it. For example this Staff. It is made from wood, infused with gold, a wand that has a phoenix feather, and blood from a very powerful mage. The blue diamond at the top is only found in one place and alas this one is the last of it's kind. But it is alive but not like you and me. It is alive with magic. So if you were to try and harm this item you would become un-pure and the more likely you are to come out of meeting a black unicorn alive. The Black Unicorns are rare and very powerful, they are shunned from the other unicorns but still live by the old laws. The Unicorn is a dark creature not because it wants to be but because we as the observers don't fully understand it. Okay that is all next time we are going to discuss Basilisks so please read up on it in your texts and I want a foot essay on the attributes that make up the differences between the white and black unicorns due Friday of this week." There were a few groans but Phoenix just smiled to himself. The rest of the day went by quite quickly. The next moment Phoenix was sitting up at the teachers table waiting for the students to enter for dinner when the doors were forced open and a group of Slytherin's were making their way to the front of the room, the leader Draco Malfoy.
"YOU DIRTY SCUM BAG YOU GOT MY FATHER, MY MOTHER, AND ALL THE MALFOY ASSEST SEIZED. YOU HAVE LEFT ME HOMELESS!!!" Malfoy with a quick movement aimed his wand and spoke two words no one wanted to hear and only one who has ever lived from it. But it wasn't just Malfoy it was Crabbe, Goyle, and Avery with a few others who said the spell with him. With the power of 12 casters it would be certain no one would live through spell when it hit.
"Avada Kedavra." The few instructors fell to the floor and were crawling away but one stayed. Standing he raised his staff and a blinding white light filled the room. No one could escape the light. In and in a flash it was gone. There suspended in air was the spell pulsating to get to where it was to go. But it was trapped. If one was to look closely they would see that it was trapped inside a crystal sphere. Up where the teachers table use to stand stood a lone figure hold his staff. His clothes were flapping about as he was in a mighty wind. His hair silver his green eyes afire with power. His skin showed markings no one has ever seen before. Then with a voice that seemed to echo through out the entire school he spoke.
"You have sought to kill a Mage, but not any mage an Ancient Elemental War Mage." With another flash of light but this time it was gold in color the group who had attack him were unconscious on the floor. The man turned to Dumbledore. "Do not punish these children as they were not acting under their true minds." And in a flicker the figure was gone. The staff rushed in and tended to the boys and girls that were on the floor. Dumbledore walked over to the floating sphere that held the curse of an unforgivable. The ball went to his hand, and vanished with a flash of light. Albus frowned as he turned to see what used to be the teachers table. He ordered every one back to their dorms and dinner would be served there, the teachers were to report to his office except for the heads of house as they would be needed to care for the house students. Grudgingly Albus made his way to his office and sat. It wasn't until he had adjusted the difference of light that he saw the same figure in his office that was downstairs in the Great Hall.
"Hello War Mage Phoenix."