A/N: Okay, sorry to keep everyone waiting but I had to do sum stuff, im going on vacation next week, but I promise Ill write!!!! onto the next chapter!!
Disclaimer…Merlin people!…they aren't mine! (that was supposed to be sarcasm, sorry, I know I'm pathetic!)
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Christmas day was just like any other day, beyond the fact that everyone, including Snape seemed cheerier than normal. Everything was going wonderful. Ron, Hermione, Ginny and Harry all had a snowball fight (a muggle one at least) and then they all went to the kitchens to wish the House Elves a Merry Christmas, this of course being Hermione's idea. They had exited with steaming hot mugs of hot cocoa, much to the dismay of Hermione, although she did admit that it seemed to warm her up considerably.
That evening after the feast, however, the normal day turned into quite the opposite for Harry.
They were all sitting in the common room talking about their Christmas gifts and such when Professor McGonagall burst through the door, almost out of breath. After regaining her composure she pointed to Harry and told him to follow her. Never disobeying the head of his house, he followed her out the door and down the stairs. After walking at a very fast pace for quite a long time, he realized where they were going.
Professor McGonagall stopped at the stone statue of the eagle that Harry knew was the entrance to the Headmaster's office. She said the password (chocolate frog) and ushered the boy up the stairs.
Now Harry had been in Dumbledore's office many times before, and yet he was still fascinated by the tiny silver trinkets, and the pictures asleep in their frames of the past headmasters of Hogwarts. Most of all he loved the watch Fawkes, Dumbledore's phoenix who slept on its golden perch by Dumbledore's desk at the moment.
He looked at the Headmaster, apparently who was deep in thought at the moment, as he had his hands in almost a prayer position and had his head bowed. He looked up as they entered.
"Ah, Harry, nice to see you. Thank you Minerva, you may return to your office now, that's all I need as of now, but if I shall need you again, I know how to reach you."
Professor McGonagall bowed her head and walked down the stone steps. Harry's heart was still beating fast, but he began to wonder why Dumbledore was so calm when McGonagall had looked so out of breath.
"Excuse me, Professor, but why exactly did you call me here?" An excited but very nervous Harry asked. Dumbledore looked back at Harry now, as he had been watching his colleague leave his office.
"Well Mr. Potter, it concerns the gift which was given to you this morning by Molly Weasly."
Harry's hand instinctively flew to the chain around his neck on which his mother's ring hung. Dumbledore saw this action and nodded.
"What about my mother's ring?"
"Well, you see Harry, many years ago when your father gave your mother that ring, he gave it to her with a promise. Not just the promise of marriage, but something much deeper than that. He gave it to her with the promise that he would love her always and always keep her safe. This promise, he carried out dutifully until his death. He gave his life to save you and your mother, and she gave her own to save you. The love that they both felt for you was unthinkable, unimaginable if you will." He stopped, looking at Harry's hand which still clutched his mother's ring. "That ring, has many powers, but many will only be activated through love. Yes love Harry, some of its powers will never work until you find the one you love and give it to her. But, the others, they will."
Harry sat back in his chair stirring a bit, trying to comprehend what Dumbledore had just said. His mother's ring had powers? But how could he use them?
Dumbledore seeming to read his mind continued, "The other powers, that do not need your love for another to work will work only because your parents both died for you. You need these in your quest to kill Voldemort. You will figure out how to use the powers on your own, I can not help you. But I will tell you this, the diamond on the ring is not a normal diamond, it has powers of its own. Please, use it the powers of the ring and the diamond carefully."
Harry looked at the ring hanging on his chest, still trying to understand what he had just been told. Dumbledore noticed this and cut him short.
"Well Mr. Potter, I'm sure that this night has been a bit confusing, but when the time is right, you will understand everything perfectly. Now I would like to finish my reading before I settle off to bed, and maybe try to find my way back to that bathroom I told you about in your fourth year. To my dismay, I still haven't been able to find it. But alas, I am sure I will someday soon." With that he gave Harry a small wink with one of his twinkling eyes and sent him back to the tower.
Harry couldn't understand what was going on, everything was happening so fast. When he got back to the common room he realized that a lot of time had passed during his meeting with the Headmaster, as it was already 1 in the morning and everyone had already gone off to bed. He sat down in one of the chairs sighing heavily looking into the already diminished fire. He got up and started walking toward the dormitory stairs, only to come face to face with Ginny again. Another meeting in the middle of the night, this could look bad on his reputation.
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A/N: well…I'm going to keep you all waiting until tomorrow night for any more chapters, I have to work until 5 tomorrow so I can't write till then, but I promise I will update tomorrow…hopefully for both of the stories!
Love and Fluff…
Natalie
Disclaimer…Merlin people!…they aren't mine! (that was supposed to be sarcasm, sorry, I know I'm pathetic!)
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Christmas day was just like any other day, beyond the fact that everyone, including Snape seemed cheerier than normal. Everything was going wonderful. Ron, Hermione, Ginny and Harry all had a snowball fight (a muggle one at least) and then they all went to the kitchens to wish the House Elves a Merry Christmas, this of course being Hermione's idea. They had exited with steaming hot mugs of hot cocoa, much to the dismay of Hermione, although she did admit that it seemed to warm her up considerably.
That evening after the feast, however, the normal day turned into quite the opposite for Harry.
They were all sitting in the common room talking about their Christmas gifts and such when Professor McGonagall burst through the door, almost out of breath. After regaining her composure she pointed to Harry and told him to follow her. Never disobeying the head of his house, he followed her out the door and down the stairs. After walking at a very fast pace for quite a long time, he realized where they were going.
Professor McGonagall stopped at the stone statue of the eagle that Harry knew was the entrance to the Headmaster's office. She said the password (chocolate frog) and ushered the boy up the stairs.
Now Harry had been in Dumbledore's office many times before, and yet he was still fascinated by the tiny silver trinkets, and the pictures asleep in their frames of the past headmasters of Hogwarts. Most of all he loved the watch Fawkes, Dumbledore's phoenix who slept on its golden perch by Dumbledore's desk at the moment.
He looked at the Headmaster, apparently who was deep in thought at the moment, as he had his hands in almost a prayer position and had his head bowed. He looked up as they entered.
"Ah, Harry, nice to see you. Thank you Minerva, you may return to your office now, that's all I need as of now, but if I shall need you again, I know how to reach you."
Professor McGonagall bowed her head and walked down the stone steps. Harry's heart was still beating fast, but he began to wonder why Dumbledore was so calm when McGonagall had looked so out of breath.
"Excuse me, Professor, but why exactly did you call me here?" An excited but very nervous Harry asked. Dumbledore looked back at Harry now, as he had been watching his colleague leave his office.
"Well Mr. Potter, it concerns the gift which was given to you this morning by Molly Weasly."
Harry's hand instinctively flew to the chain around his neck on which his mother's ring hung. Dumbledore saw this action and nodded.
"What about my mother's ring?"
"Well, you see Harry, many years ago when your father gave your mother that ring, he gave it to her with a promise. Not just the promise of marriage, but something much deeper than that. He gave it to her with the promise that he would love her always and always keep her safe. This promise, he carried out dutifully until his death. He gave his life to save you and your mother, and she gave her own to save you. The love that they both felt for you was unthinkable, unimaginable if you will." He stopped, looking at Harry's hand which still clutched his mother's ring. "That ring, has many powers, but many will only be activated through love. Yes love Harry, some of its powers will never work until you find the one you love and give it to her. But, the others, they will."
Harry sat back in his chair stirring a bit, trying to comprehend what Dumbledore had just said. His mother's ring had powers? But how could he use them?
Dumbledore seeming to read his mind continued, "The other powers, that do not need your love for another to work will work only because your parents both died for you. You need these in your quest to kill Voldemort. You will figure out how to use the powers on your own, I can not help you. But I will tell you this, the diamond on the ring is not a normal diamond, it has powers of its own. Please, use it the powers of the ring and the diamond carefully."
Harry looked at the ring hanging on his chest, still trying to understand what he had just been told. Dumbledore noticed this and cut him short.
"Well Mr. Potter, I'm sure that this night has been a bit confusing, but when the time is right, you will understand everything perfectly. Now I would like to finish my reading before I settle off to bed, and maybe try to find my way back to that bathroom I told you about in your fourth year. To my dismay, I still haven't been able to find it. But alas, I am sure I will someday soon." With that he gave Harry a small wink with one of his twinkling eyes and sent him back to the tower.
Harry couldn't understand what was going on, everything was happening so fast. When he got back to the common room he realized that a lot of time had passed during his meeting with the Headmaster, as it was already 1 in the morning and everyone had already gone off to bed. He sat down in one of the chairs sighing heavily looking into the already diminished fire. He got up and started walking toward the dormitory stairs, only to come face to face with Ginny again. Another meeting in the middle of the night, this could look bad on his reputation.
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A/N: well…I'm going to keep you all waiting until tomorrow night for any more chapters, I have to work until 5 tomorrow so I can't write till then, but I promise I will update tomorrow…hopefully for both of the stories!
Love and Fluff…
Natalie