Harry looked up at the mansion with his mouth wide open. It was
huge building with a forest to one side and a Quidditch field on the other.
There was also a garden and plain fields all around. It reminded him of
Hogwarts.
"This is where you live?" he asked still eyeing the house.
They nodded. "Come on, let's go inside. I think Stacy is expecting us," Matt said starting to walk toward the house. Caroline, Liz, and Jake started to follow him leaving Ashley and Harry behind. Ashley slowly followed the group with backward glances and smiles at Harry. Instead of following her, Harry stayed where he was, thinking. He was thinking about if he should follow them or not. He didn't completely trust them and right now they were trying to get him to go into a strange house.
Harry looked down at the grass. He suddenly felt someone's arm around his shoulders. Looking up, he saw Ashley looking at him.
"What's the matter?" she asked softly. Everyone else had gone into the mansion leaving the two alone.
"I don't know what to do," he responded sighing.
"That's what I was like the first time I came here about a couple of weeks ago," Ashley said. Harry looked at her.
"You came here a couple of weeks ago?" Harry asked surprised.
Ashley smiled and nodded. "I know how you feel just so you know." She looked around at the surroundings as if looking for something. Seeing a bench, she said, "Come on, let's talk over here."
They walked over to the bench and sat down. "What exactly am I doing here?" Harry asked.
Ashley looked down at the ground before responding. "Your very special, Harry. Very special. Special enough to kill Voldermort himself in just a wave of your hand."
Harry was silent for a few minutes taking in the new information. "What do you mean?" he asked confused.
"There are people in the world called shapeshifters. Most shapeshifters are people who hate wars and who hate to fight. They have more abilities than the most powerful witches and wizard on Earth. They have abilities that live up to their name. Shapeshifting- to be able to change one's appearance and body into anything living." Ashley looked into Harry's eyes. "Harry, you are a shapeshifter."
Harry looked at her amazed for a minute. "I-I'm a shapeshifter? Why? How?" Harry asked amazed and confused.
"Probably just because of traits that you have. Shapeshifters are born as regular witches and wizards, but as they get older and develop the traits or special abilities, such as photographic memory, that belong to shapeshifters, they might become one," Ashley explained.
"Are you a shapeshifter?"
"Yes, and so is Jake, Matt, Caroline, and Liz. Shapeshifters are very rare. Shapeshifting is fun though. I enjoy being one. The only problem is that it changes your appearance if you become an elemental."
Harry looked at her confused. "What do you mean?"
Smiling, Ashley replied, "Would you believe that I had brown hair and eyes?" Harry shook his head. "Me and the others are elementals, and so are you. You read the books I sent you right?"
Nodding his head, Harry took off his backpack and showed her that he brought the books. Harry remembered exactly what an elemental was. It was someone with powers to control and element of Earth. There isn't an elemental for every element but the major elements can be controlled. Elementals are rare as only one person can control an element. There have only been five elements that could be controlled and they were Earth, Air, Fire, Ice, and Water. They were very powerful themselves but to also be a shapeshifter?
"A person changes to match their element. Take Jake. He controls Earth. He had brown hair, like the dirt or ground, and green eyes, the grass. Matt is water. He has blond hair and dark blue eyes to match the water. Most of us look alike but Caroline and Jake stick out. Caroline is fire, which is the reason why she has red hair and brown eyes. Liz controls the ice. People think that ice doesn't exist and that it's the same as water but that's not true. Controlling ice is why Liz has blond hair and light blue eyes. I match my element with my blond hair and light blue eyes. I match the air. You are a little different. There is an unknown element. It's the element of the mind. That would be you. You would be specializing in telekinesis." Harry's jaw dropped. "You would most likely be like me with light blond hair and light blue eyes. Only you won't have to wear glasses again or have that mark on your forehead."
Harry's hand went up to feel his scar. "It would disappear?"
"Yes. It's not part of your element so it will disappear."
Harry thought about what it would be like without his famous scar. A smile appeared on his face when he thought about no one pointing at his scar or it hurting him when Voldermort came to close. If his appearance does change, he won't have to deal with people staring at him wherever he went. Harry's smile brightened. "I could live a normal life," he thought allowed.
"Exactly," she said beside him, smiling. "Harry, how would you like to sneak past everyone and up to my room where you can write a letter to your friends and Godfather?"
Harry was just about to agree and go with her when he realized something. "What about my Godfather?"
Ashley smiled. "I hate when they put innocent men in Azkaban. It was obvious that Sirius Black was innocent. He never killed Peter Pettigrew. You do keep in contact with him don't you? I was thrilled when he escaped from that place."
Harry looked at her. "You know he's innocent?"
"Of course. So do the others. You can tell him that. He can visit if he wants."
They started to walk up to the house when Ashley stopped him again. "Harry, if you'd like, you can send a letter to those horrid relatives and tell them that you won't live there anymore. We all live here and you can also if you'd like. You can even have your Godfather live here if you want. I'll show you to the rooms so you can decide if you want to live here, but please think about it and stay."
Harry looked at her. "I would do anything to move away from the Dursleys!"
Ashley smiled and laughed. "Alright then. Let's head up to my room where you can write to everyone and then we'll go speak to Stacy. She'll tell you more about you." The two continued their way up to the mansion and disappeared inside.
"This is where you live?" he asked still eyeing the house.
They nodded. "Come on, let's go inside. I think Stacy is expecting us," Matt said starting to walk toward the house. Caroline, Liz, and Jake started to follow him leaving Ashley and Harry behind. Ashley slowly followed the group with backward glances and smiles at Harry. Instead of following her, Harry stayed where he was, thinking. He was thinking about if he should follow them or not. He didn't completely trust them and right now they were trying to get him to go into a strange house.
Harry looked down at the grass. He suddenly felt someone's arm around his shoulders. Looking up, he saw Ashley looking at him.
"What's the matter?" she asked softly. Everyone else had gone into the mansion leaving the two alone.
"I don't know what to do," he responded sighing.
"That's what I was like the first time I came here about a couple of weeks ago," Ashley said. Harry looked at her.
"You came here a couple of weeks ago?" Harry asked surprised.
Ashley smiled and nodded. "I know how you feel just so you know." She looked around at the surroundings as if looking for something. Seeing a bench, she said, "Come on, let's talk over here."
They walked over to the bench and sat down. "What exactly am I doing here?" Harry asked.
Ashley looked down at the ground before responding. "Your very special, Harry. Very special. Special enough to kill Voldermort himself in just a wave of your hand."
Harry was silent for a few minutes taking in the new information. "What do you mean?" he asked confused.
"There are people in the world called shapeshifters. Most shapeshifters are people who hate wars and who hate to fight. They have more abilities than the most powerful witches and wizard on Earth. They have abilities that live up to their name. Shapeshifting- to be able to change one's appearance and body into anything living." Ashley looked into Harry's eyes. "Harry, you are a shapeshifter."
Harry looked at her amazed for a minute. "I-I'm a shapeshifter? Why? How?" Harry asked amazed and confused.
"Probably just because of traits that you have. Shapeshifters are born as regular witches and wizards, but as they get older and develop the traits or special abilities, such as photographic memory, that belong to shapeshifters, they might become one," Ashley explained.
"Are you a shapeshifter?"
"Yes, and so is Jake, Matt, Caroline, and Liz. Shapeshifters are very rare. Shapeshifting is fun though. I enjoy being one. The only problem is that it changes your appearance if you become an elemental."
Harry looked at her confused. "What do you mean?"
Smiling, Ashley replied, "Would you believe that I had brown hair and eyes?" Harry shook his head. "Me and the others are elementals, and so are you. You read the books I sent you right?"
Nodding his head, Harry took off his backpack and showed her that he brought the books. Harry remembered exactly what an elemental was. It was someone with powers to control and element of Earth. There isn't an elemental for every element but the major elements can be controlled. Elementals are rare as only one person can control an element. There have only been five elements that could be controlled and they were Earth, Air, Fire, Ice, and Water. They were very powerful themselves but to also be a shapeshifter?
"A person changes to match their element. Take Jake. He controls Earth. He had brown hair, like the dirt or ground, and green eyes, the grass. Matt is water. He has blond hair and dark blue eyes to match the water. Most of us look alike but Caroline and Jake stick out. Caroline is fire, which is the reason why she has red hair and brown eyes. Liz controls the ice. People think that ice doesn't exist and that it's the same as water but that's not true. Controlling ice is why Liz has blond hair and light blue eyes. I match my element with my blond hair and light blue eyes. I match the air. You are a little different. There is an unknown element. It's the element of the mind. That would be you. You would be specializing in telekinesis." Harry's jaw dropped. "You would most likely be like me with light blond hair and light blue eyes. Only you won't have to wear glasses again or have that mark on your forehead."
Harry's hand went up to feel his scar. "It would disappear?"
"Yes. It's not part of your element so it will disappear."
Harry thought about what it would be like without his famous scar. A smile appeared on his face when he thought about no one pointing at his scar or it hurting him when Voldermort came to close. If his appearance does change, he won't have to deal with people staring at him wherever he went. Harry's smile brightened. "I could live a normal life," he thought allowed.
"Exactly," she said beside him, smiling. "Harry, how would you like to sneak past everyone and up to my room where you can write a letter to your friends and Godfather?"
Harry was just about to agree and go with her when he realized something. "What about my Godfather?"
Ashley smiled. "I hate when they put innocent men in Azkaban. It was obvious that Sirius Black was innocent. He never killed Peter Pettigrew. You do keep in contact with him don't you? I was thrilled when he escaped from that place."
Harry looked at her. "You know he's innocent?"
"Of course. So do the others. You can tell him that. He can visit if he wants."
They started to walk up to the house when Ashley stopped him again. "Harry, if you'd like, you can send a letter to those horrid relatives and tell them that you won't live there anymore. We all live here and you can also if you'd like. You can even have your Godfather live here if you want. I'll show you to the rooms so you can decide if you want to live here, but please think about it and stay."
Harry looked at her. "I would do anything to move away from the Dursleys!"
Ashley smiled and laughed. "Alright then. Let's head up to my room where you can write to everyone and then we'll go speak to Stacy. She'll tell you more about you." The two continued their way up to the mansion and disappeared inside.