Summary: After Sirius death, some special events will happen for Harry.and he will have to cancel out a great danger for the magical world.will he be able to do this?

Rating: R

Disclaimer: I don't own none of the characters; they are property of JK Rowling

Harry Potter and the Shield of the Magical Power

Chapter Seven

"The first mission"

Even if the lessons, Hermione, the Quidditch practices and matches gave him great satisfactions and happiness, and left him very little free time, Harry wasn't totally calm; he sometimes asked himself why Voldemort wasn't doing anything.or, maybe, it was simply that he didn't know it, now that he learned Occlumency, closing his mind to him.maybe, this stopped him from knowing what Voldemort was planning.however, the Potions essay on the uses of the werewolf fangs brought him back to reality.he had absolutely to finish it that night.

It was almost the two o'clock in the morning, when he, exhausted, stood up, going toward his dorm's steps, and suddenly Hermione, in her nightdress, arrived in the common room; he reached her, who said: "Oh, Harry, you look terrible.you are too tired." "Yeah, I know.however, I finished it.and I was going to bed." "In this case.Good night, my love!!" and she kissed him briefly, before climbing again her dorm's stairs; Harry just touched his pillow, before falling asleep.

Days passed, without problems or shocking news; when he was with Hermione and Ron, Harry felt he was living the best days in his life, now.and Malfoy didn't bother him or them anymore, after the duel.it wasn't more so cold, and the weather was changing for better.and thinking that a week later, on Valentine Day, he would pass a day only with Hermione gave him a special joy.finally, he was starting to feel as a normal wizard of his age.

They passed the Valentine Day, as the other Hogwarts couples, wandering in Hogsmeade, one hand in the other's one, in the still weak February sun.they visited many shops, and suddenly, in front of a jewellery, Harry stopped; "What's happened?" Hermione asked, but he replied: "Nothing.can you wait me a moment, here?"

"Of course, but." but he was already in the shop.after some minutes, he came out, with a very satisfied look, and they continued their walk.

The final match for the Quidditch Cup arrived: Gryffindor against Slytherin!! The stadium was divided in two parts, and the three quarters of it were for Gryffindor. Harry was a bit tense.even if they scored many points, loosing this match could have given the Cup to the hatred rivals.

Finally, the teams entered the pitch, and he and Malfoy, as captains, shook their hands without looking each other, and then the match started. Harry had perfected his team tactic, and after some minutes, this seemed to give results.after half an hour, the score was 100 to 0; after one hour, it was 250 to 0.Malfoy was attached to him, but Harry used this to lead him in some false dives; he wanted not a simple won, but a triumph, so even if he saw two times the Snitch, he waited.

After one hour and an half, the score was 350 to 0.this was the moment!! He accelerated abruptly, leaving Malfoy a lot behind him, and he turned around one score ring.he stood up on his broom.and he caught it!! The score said 500 to 0.a total triumph.they got the Cup, a Slytherin humiliation and the World record of points in a single match for a single team!!

Some days after the match, Harry was still celebrated in the Gryffindor common room, and also by the Ravenclaws and the Hufflepuffs; he was the most popular boy in Hogwarts, for having humiliated in that way the Slytherins, with his tactic.

His fame moment, however, lasted a little; after Potions, the first Monday in March, Professor McGonagall brought him to the Dumbledore's office, then she left them alone; the Headmaster seemed quite worried.after some moments, he said: "Harry, I told to bring you here because the Order of the Phoenix needs you; I tried to avoid this as longer as I could, but now I have to assign you a mission, a very important one, too."

"Thank you, Professor" Harry replied, happy for having a chance to be useful for the Order

"Wait to know what you have to do, before thanking me; you have to know that many centuries ago, a very powerful shield was created; it was named "Shield of the Magical Power" because if it is used in a duel, it not only resist to any spell or curse."

"Even to the "Avada Kedavra"?" Harry asked, excited

"Yes, also to it.and, plus, it gives to the possessor an incredible magical power, very much higher than mine or Voldemort's one.well, until few days ago, he didn't know about the shield, but now he is starting to search it."

"And what I'll have to do?" Harry asked, now a bit worried

"You have to take the shield before Tom, Harry.we have a very small advantage, that is that he doesn't know for sure where the shield is.he has a general idea, but he doesn't know if it is true."

"If only I hadn't practiced Occlumency, now we could have been sure of this.maybe now he found it for sure."

"Maybe.but you would have risked to be possessed; and, if you hadn't learned it, now Tom could have listened our conversation.however, the shield is in the abandoned castle of the McWelsh's family, in Wales; it is about 10 miles from Godric's Hollow, your parents' house.but I have to alert you that the shield is protected by many creatures, Harry; some of them are very dangerous. I would go myself, but the Ministry still doesn't trust me totally, and I have also to lead the school.so I can do anything but trusting you, Harry."

"I won't delude you, Headmaster" Harry replied

"I hope it, Harry, because if you'll fail, it would be the end of the Wizarding world.now, go.take with you all what you think could be useful, alert your friends, if you want, and then return here, to leave."

"Ok, I'll be here soon" Harry said, then he exited the office, went to search Hermione and Ron, then he took them apart, and explained the situation.

"Oh, Harry.I want to come with you." she said, but he replied: "No.I have to face my destiny, but you have to be alive." then he turned to Ron, and added: "Ron.take care of her.and if I won't return.well.be there to comfort her."

"Don't be silly, Harry!! You'll be back, obviously." Ron replied, but with a worried tone in his voice.

Harry dried a tear, then he turned and reached the Dumbledore's office again, ready to go to face what the Fate had planned for him.