[AN. I'm back. Hope that you continue to enjoy this story as much as I enjoy writing it. My review count is 36. I was so happy. That's an average of 4 reviews per chapter, about the same as I get for any piece of writing I do for school.
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Disclaimer: the characters of Leilani, Anastasia Kou Cosmos and Rosaline Kou Cosmos are mine everything else belongs to J. K. Rowling. Also the Heaven's Gate potion is an idea of my own creation if you wish to use it please ask and I'll be happy to let you make use of it.
Chapter 9-The Unusual MessengerHarry awoke the next morning to find Ron hovering over his bed. When Ron noticed that Harry was awake he started asking questions.
"Where were you last night? Do you have any idea how worried 'Monie and I were? We couldn't even find you on the map. We thought that you had been kidnapped by Death Eaters." Ron would have continued on but Harry had placed his hand over Ron's mouth to stop any further questions.
"Let me wake up and get dressed, then I will answer your questions. Ok?" Harry asked, only removing his hand from Ron's mouth when he nodded. "Good, I'll be down in the common room in 15 minutes. If you're already ready for the day go keep Hermonie company and tell her what I just told you. Ok?" Harry told Ron, not even waiting for an answer before he gathered his things and headed into the bathroom for a shower. Ron stared after his friend in shock before he did as he was told and headed down to the common room to wait for Harry. He felt that there was something different about his friend but couldn't place his finger on what it was.
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True to his word Harry was downstairs in the common room in 15 minutes. His semi-damp hair looking a little more tamed than it normally was. Harry walked over to where his friends were sitting, noticing as he walked that the twins and Ginny had joined Hermonie and Ron. Finally reaching his friends he spoke.
"Come on. I'll explain on the way down to the Great Hall and after I'm done you can ask your questions." The others agreed and shortly after they were headed to the Great Hall, Harry telling them about his visit to Rose as they walked. When he was finished his explanation the others had very few questions about what had happened, but they all agreed on one thing. The next time Harry decided to disappear on them like that he should tell at least one of them where he was going to avoid them worrying about him. Harry agreed and the last bit of the trip to the Great Hall was filled with laughter and question about the pranks the Heaven's had pulled.
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It was halfway through breakfast when the figure appeared at the doors of the Great Hall and started to walk towards the head table. The figure wore a black cloak with the hood pulled up to hide their face. The trim of the cloak was done in silver, and the cloak clasp was a small figure of a cauldron done in silver as well. The teachers at the head table noticed the figure almost immediately after they had entered the hall, however only two recognized the figure.
"Tell me Leilani, to what do we owe this unexpected visit?" Ana asked, as she looked at the figure who had come to a stop in front of the head table.
"I bring you messages from Samantha, your highness. Samantha said that they were quite urgent," the figure said. As she spoke various people around the Great Hall noted that the figure was a female of noble birth, and most likely a teenager.
"And why did she not have the messages given to Aurora to deliver?" Rose asked as she looked at the young girl.
"Aurora is currently delivering the betrothal agreement between my Lady and Alexander, your majesty. Also Samantha believed that the appearance of Aurora within Hogwarts would cause a bit of a shock. I also asked to be the messenger so I could see your reaction to my Lady's most recent escapades, which have made the Daily Prophet," Leilani told Rose as she removed three packages from the pockets of her cloak. She handed one package to Ana and two packages to Rose.
"What has she done now?" Rose asked as she opened the top package and drew out the messages within.
"She sent a howler, your majesty," Leilani said, her voice laced with laughter at the antics of her princess.
"SHE WHAT?" Rose shouted as she looked at Leilani in shock. "To who?" she asked dreading the answer.
"To our favorite member of the United Kingdom's Ministry of Magic," Leilani answered Rose, laughter still evident in her voice.
"Oh God," Ana said as she hid her face in her hands to muffle her laughter.
"Oh shut up Ana. It's not that funny. Do you know how much damage control I'm going to have to do? I know that she doesn't like the git, but really, public humiliation is a bit extreme," Rose stated as she at Ana and Leilani respectively.
"Perhaps, your majesty, before you punish my Lady, you should understand why she did so," Leilani stated, as she looked Rose in the eye.
"Go on, explain why you did it Leilani, for I know that you were in on it as well. Tell me why my daughter felt it was of the utmost importance to send this howler," Rose told Leilani. The students in the Great Hall started whispering to each other. None of them knew that Professor Kou had a daughter, let alone any children.
"Why she did it to protest the unfair treatment of Destiny's father of course," Leilani said, her voice however implied that this was only the reasoning behind the howler. The intent to humiliate was the main objective of this particular howler. Beside Rose, Ana dropped her head into her hands with a groan, while Snuffles raised his head and perked forward his ears in interest at the mention of his daughter's name. Sirius thought back over the conversation that had occurred so far and gave a canine version of a grin as he figured out just who was the recipient of the Cosmonian version of a howler. Sirius his attention back to the drama unfolding before him, eager to hear just what his daughter and her friends had said to the minister.
"Go on Leilani, tell me what she said so I'll know how bad the situation is," Rose asked Leilani as she sank back in her seat preparing for the worst. Leilani straightened up and you could just picture the smile that spread across her face before she began to speak.
"She call the minister, and I quote 'an incomparable imbecile who incarcerated an innocent man to hide his own inability to properly investigate one of the most important tragedies of this century.' Quite frankly I think she went easy on him. Destiny on the other hand was out of control. Des got quite creative in what saying and I don't want to be the minister if he ever figures out just what she was threatening him with as she ranted on in both Cosmonian and the demonic languages," Leilani answered. Both Rose and Ana were staring at Leilani.
"What did she threaten him, Leilani?" Ana asked, dread filling her voice in anticipation of her answer.
"Well the mildest thing was feeding his soul to the Dementors, and the most extreme thing was letting Balthazar have some fun with him," Leilani hesitantly answered. Rose and Ana paled at the images of what the Demon Prince would do to the minister.
"Professor, how can someone named Balthazar, be worse than having your soul removed by the Dementors?" Hermonie inquired of the two DADA teachers.
"I've got this one your majesty," Leilani stated to Rose before turning to face Hermonie. "And your name would be?" Leilani asked.
"Hermonie Granger," Hermonie replied.
"Thank you. To answer your question Ms. Granger, Balthazar is the Demon Prince, and that makes absolutely no sense to you," Leilani laughed at the look of complete confusion on Hermonie's face. "Let's try this again, the overlord of the shadow lands. Still nothing hun. Well the only other way of describing him is the Keeper of Hell, and that makes sense to you," Leilani stated, as recognition spread across Hermonie's face at the last title she had given to Balthazar. "Balthazar is loyal to only three people, well two families and one person. Balthazar's loyalties lie with the Royal family of Cosmos, the Elemental Child of Shadows, and the House of Braeden, in that order," Leilani revealed to the students seated within the Great Hall.
"Thank you for that explanation, Leilani. Now since you have effectively destroyed both Rose's and my own desires to read the messages you have given us perhaps us can summarize to us the contents of the messages," Ana calmly asked Leilani, bringing the attention of the hall back to the original reason behind the visit.
"Of course, your highness. The messages you received are the semi-annual reports from the businesses of Cosmos. In addition to them you received the usual request from the council for an audience, so that the group of you can spend several days going over just how well Cosmos is doing. Also included are the files for the newest cases which will go on trial in the next few months," Leilani informed Ana, as she looked at her.
"The messages you received, your majesty, are quite different," Leilani said, as she turned her body to face Rose. "The first message in your package Lady Rosaline, is a report on the shields erected around Quetzacoalt's house," Leilani reported.
"Go on Leilani, you've peaked my interest now. Who placed the shields?" Rose inquired.
"Lady Melody, Jasmine, and Kenneth left early yesterday morning to erect the shields around Quetzacoalt's house. No one who means the family harm will be able to pass through the barriers, and anyone under the effects of dark magic will be unable to enter the home. In the event that a person under the influence of dark magic does enter the grounds protected by the barriers they will either be knocked unconscious, or the spell will be broken," Leilani answered. "However, the lady of the house was quite startled by the appearance of Lady Melody, Jasmine, and Kenneth. She started hexing them when they fist appeared. When Lady Melody finally calmed her down and explained why they were there she started cursing quite creatively in Cosmonian, if I can believe what Jasmine and Kenneth have told me."
"You can. I myself gave the Lady and her eldest child the ability to speak and understand Cosmonian," Rose informed Leilani as she laid her head on left hand. "I guess I should expect a howler soon. Continue Leilani."
"Certainly your majesty. The newest report from the fallen tenshi is included within. They have summarized the dark phoenix's next movements and plans, all of which are set to occur after Halloween. The potions and ingredients you requested have arrived. May I ask your majesty, just what you hope to create with these particular combinations of ingredients?" Leilani inquired of Rose. Rose fixed her with a glare.
"That you will be informed of later, when I come to Cosmos this weekend. I want you and Destiny to brew some of the simpler potions I will need for my endeavor. I will also need the two of you to prepare the room where I will be performing the spell," Rose told Leilani. "Is that everything?" Rose asked, tapping the reports with her right hand.
"No, I also included an update on my own mission," Leilani answered.
"Really, how is it going?" Rose asked.
"Not very good I'm afraid. I'm still no closer to catching that retched rodent than I was at the beginning of the summer," Leilani replied. Rose nodded her head as she filled away that piece of information. Tapping the pile of papers in front of her with her finger she transported them into the locked drawer of her bedside table. She would read them later tonight after she returned from Cosmos.
"Since breakfast is over at the Academy, and I don't want you to raid the kitchens when you return, only Merlin knows what type of chaos you'd create, you may join us for breakfast, if that is alright with you headmaster?" Rose asked as she turned to face Albus.
"I see no problem with it," Albus answered as he looked at Rose.
"Good. You will find at the Griffindor table a set of twin pranksters, and as much as I know I'm going to hate myself for this later, I want you to help them. Perhaps with your help they might finally be able to pull a prank on me," Rose told Leilani as she looked at the young girl in front of her. Unseen to anyone because of the hood still pulled up over her head, Leilani began to smile.
"Of course your majesty," Leilani said as she bowed to Rose, before turning and making her way over to the Griffindor table. Once she reached the table her eyes quickly flew over each of the students seated there before they landed on the twins. Leilani slowly made her way over to where they sat.
"May I sit here?" Leilani asked as she looked out of her hood at the two. Slowly George nodded. Leilani lifted her hands and pushed back her hood. When she lowered her hands down to her sides again the students finally got a chance to see what Leilani looked like. Her black shoulder length hair flowed freely around her head, contrasting greatly with the slightly tanned colour of her skin. As she sat down opposite the twins, Leilani knew what a commotion she had created and mentally smirked at the chaos she was now in the perfect position to produce. Leilani's silver eyes met the twins blue as Leilani began to question them on what they had already tried in the way of pranks. As she listened carefully to the twins' description of each prank they had tried she began to notice a similarity between them all.
Putting down her toast for a second Leilani asked her first question since the twins began to outline their attempts at pranks. "How come you haven't tried any potions, instead of charms and enchantments?"
"We assumed that she would instantly know if we used a potion, she is a potions mistress," Fred told Leilani.
"I know that," Leilani exclaimed to the twins. "She has after all taught me potions for the past 5 years.
"You learn potions from Professor Kou?" Harry asked Leilani as he looked at her.
"Yes and for the 3 years prior to that Lady Anastasia taught me the basics once I showed an interest in potions," Leilani told Harry. "Lady Anastasia may not like potions, but she knows enough to teach the first few years of potions and the basics to those that want to learn. Once you've mastered the basics then you move on to Lady Rosaline's class. Once you've switched classes, then things get interesting. Potions with Lady Rosaline are more along the lines of independent studies. Any potion that you create in class you can keep, provided that it's not harmful to others."
"So who's teaching the classes now that Professor Kou is here?" Hermonie inquired.
"As the student with the most knowledge of potions, that responsibility falls to me," Leilani informed the group. "Now," Leilani continued, not even noticing the startled looks of shock on their faces. "This is a potion I made in my last potions class. It will show you that potions will work on Lady Rosaline."
Leilani pulled a glass vile out from her pocket and held it up so that the twins could see it. Within the vile was a light yellow liquid. Leilani removed the stopper from the vile and used her magic to levitate the liquid from the vile. Harry and the others looked on startled at this obvious display of wandless magic. Leilani Mumbled a few words that the others didn't understand, and the liquid divided in half before disappearing.
"There all done," Leilani told them, as she placed the stopper back on the vile before placing it back in her pocket.
"What will that potion do?" George asked at the same time that Fred inquired, "How come it split in half before it disappeared?" Leilani looked between the two of them before she began to laugh.
"You'll find out what the potion does tomorrow at breakfast. The potion will take effect overnight. The potion split in two because I gave it to two different people," Leilani told the twins before she looked down at the watch on her wrist. "Oh crap, Jas is going to kill me. I am so late," Leilani exclaimed as she stood up from the Griffindor table. Out of the corner of her eye Rose noticed Leilani's abrupt rise from the table.
"Leaving so soon Leilani," Rose called out, turning to face the girl.
"My most sincere apologies your majesty. I had forgotten that Jasmine had scheduled a rehearsal for this morning. I am already late," Leilani told Rose, as she replaced her hood over her head.
"Very well. Come back tomorrow morning and I will have some messages for you to take back to Cosmos," Rose told Leilani.
"Of course your majesty," Leilani said, bowing her head to Rose. Leilani left the hall with a small smile on her face at getting away with yet another prank.
[AN. and I'm done this chapter. * collapses back in chair * I want you to take a guess at who each of the people mentioned by Leilani are and whose daughter Leilani is, I gave you a big hint in her description. See how many of these questions you can answer, the correct answers for some of them will be revealed in the next chapter.
The howler was sent to? (Hint: I told you already, just not his name)
Destiny is the daughter of who and who? (Hint: one is mentioned)
To whom does Quetzacoalt refer? (Hint: he is an Aztec god)
Who is the lady mentioned by Leilani in her report on the shields erected? (Hint: look at sentence soon after, Howler)
The Fallen Tenshi is who? (Hint: Tenshi is the Japanese word for angel)
The dark Phoenix is who? (Hint: think cycle of rebirth)
Who is Leilani trying to find and capture?
Who is Leilani the daughter of? (Hint: think eyes)
Who, other than Rose, was the recipient of the potion? What does it do?
Those with the correct answer will have the choice of being informed by e-mail the identity of one of the elemental children (your choice).
Though I have a basic outline of what is going to happen in this story ideas are always appreciated and if I don't use them in this story I may use them in my other one.
Read and enjoy, till next chapter,
Silver Tenshi]
