Harry Potter and the Icons of Myth
By: souls
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Author's Note: This is my first Harry Potter fanfic, I know there'll be a couple times I may lose my way so bear with me. I'm not J.K. Rowling so be kind when you review.
Also I do not own the rights to Harry Potter or any of his co-stars. The situation and a few guests to the Harry Potter world are from my warped mind.
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Harry Potter and the Icons of Myth
Chapter 13: Truth and Consequences
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Jacob meditated trying desperately to bring his mind into harmony with his body. All attempts had failed. His mind was so cluttered. The events of the past month had left his mind in turmoil. This was all his fault. He should have known that those four would go beyond the bounds set for them. He gave up all pretense of meditating and let his mind fully explore what had happened as of late.
For the past month Harry has been lying in the Hospital Wing in a catatonic state. At first he was babbling, "He has been reborn." I didn't understand completely until Ron and Hermione told Dumbledore that he had a fit grabbing his scar and screaming in pain. Dumbledore then told me of Harry's connection with Voldemort. That's when I figured it out his new found senses caused him to go into shock. I knew I should have said something to Dumbledore about that experiment of theirs.
Jacob caught the fluttering of black wings out of the corner of his eye. Winston alighted on the back of a chair and stared the young professor down. + All things happen for a reason, Jacob. +
+ I wish I could believe that, Winston. Do you know that Hermione's in the Hospital Wing now? It's going to be rough telling her what happened. What am I doing here? +
Winston flew over to Jacob and began pecking him on the head before perching on his knee. + Jacob, Cassiopeia would not have sent you here if she did not think that your being here was for the best. Those four can handle this. I've kept my eyes and ears open and it didn't surprise me to learn that out of all of the students at Hogwarts there are only ten witches and wizards capable of hand magic and they are among them. +
"Ahem!" Jacob looked away from Winston towards the cause of the noise. Dumbledore stood at the entrance to his chambers. "Professor Marlow, will you join me? Madam Pompfrey has informed me that Harry is awake now."
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Harry woke up in a ravenous state. Madam Pompfrey had Dobby bring up some food from the kitchen. Ron was there, sitting beside his bed. In between bites they were talking Quidditch and keeping an eye on a sleeping Hermione. She was scheduled to wake up any moment now according to Madam Pompfrey.
Harry was on his fourth plate of kippers when Hermione began to stir. She looked frantic for a few minutes until she locked eyes on Ron and Harry. "How long have I been here?" She asked as she jumped from bed and stretched. She could tell something was wrong by the way that they were looking at her. Also she was getting a very strong scent from them. At that point she realized that she was completely naked. She jerked a sheet from the bed and wrapped it around herself like a toga.
Ron cleared his throat. "You've been out for a couple days."
"What happened?" She asked.
"That's what I'd like to know." Dumbledore said as he and Professor Marlow entered the hospital wing. "There are rumors floating around the school that you four." They looked over and noticed that Draco had entered the room. ".Have been dabbling in the Dark Arts. I gather from Ms. Granger's present state that you performed some form of transfiguration. Now would anyone like to explain."
Professor Marlow stepped forward before any of the students could utter a word. "This is all my fault Headmaster. If you'll remember I assigned them several tasks. It seems that they found something else of interest. They came across an old copy of a protean ritual. It forced out their animagus forms but there were a few side effects."
"What sort of side affects?" Dumbledore asked quizzically.
"There were changes in eye color and some took on different animal qualities." Hermione pulled her hair back away from her ears revealing their pointed and furry appearance. "Hermione has gained more than a few characteristics. They were all imbued with an animal's spirit but I believe that something happened during the ritual that allowed Hermione to siphon away her animal twin's entire spirit. This left her of two minds with her human half in opposition with the pull of her animal nature."
Hermione was in a state of shock. She couldn't speak. She knew that this was something she'd have to deal with for the rest of her life. They had all attempted the ritual knowing that once they did there was no turning back.
Dumbledore didn't have to ask if it could be reversed. He could tell by their expressions that it was irreversible. Harry sat silently on the bed knowing that any moment the conversation would turn to him. "I take it this change in senses is what caused Harry violent reaction. Harry when you were brought into the Hospital Wing you were repeating, 'He's been reborn' over and over again. What has happened?"
Harry began to recount his vision of Voldemort in the 'Well of Souls'. He told of the death of Talbot Benoit. Dumbledore and Jacob looked very concerned at the mention of the letter Cassiopeia sent Voldemort.
"Is there something wrong professors?"
"No Ms. Granger. I don't want any of you to mention what you've told us to anyone else, understood." They all nodded their heads. "Come here Ms. Granger. Obscurus!" He said as he pointed his wand at her ears. They blurred and changed back to normal. "This is only temporary but it will keep others from asking questions. There will be 30 points deducted from both of your houses and you will not be allowed in the Restricted Section again without Professor Marlow or myself accompanying you. OWL's are only weeks away."
~*~
Several weeks later the OWL's had arrived and the students, at Hogwarts' School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, felt that they'd rather duel He-Who-Must- Not-Be-Named than spend another moment in exams. Even Hermione was out of sorts, her human half was worried and her animal side was restless. It didn't like staying in one spot too long. Half way into her Potions final she felt the urge to use Snape as a scratching post. Her desk ended up baring the brunt of the assault as she left ten long grooves carved into it. All in all she was doing all right. She had somehow talked Professor Marlow into helping them complete the ritual for sensing magic waves. He was more than willing to help since he viewed this particular skill as being highly useful if one wishes to someday be an Auror. He later told them that it had saved his life on more than one occasion.
Hermione remembered how they had all formed a circle with their wand tips pointing towards them.
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~ Flashback ~
Professor Marlow led them to the Astronomy Tower and had them all kneel in a circle wand tips towards them. "You must empty your minds now. Listen carefully to my voice and the beating of your own hearts. The Mage is the nexus of power and the wand the focal point. This is not always so for when wand and Mage are together they are one. True magic comes from the heart.the soul of the Mage. Now hold your hand of dominant power before you and recite the incantation. Remember to focus on your hearts and each other.
"Percibir magia onda!" They all chanted together the flow of magic deepening around them like a symphony.
~ End Flashback ~
Since before the first ritual that was the only time she had felt both sides so calmed. Professor Marlow had shown her several meditation techniques but she hadn't had time to master them what with the OWL's and all and then there was Ron. They'd been spending a lot of time together since she'd gotten out of the Hospital Wing. She knew her feelings yet she still didn't know his. Maybe she was just a friend to him and nothing more, just his know-it-all best friend who happened to be a girl. She mentally screamed at herself. It's time to go pack.
Harry was extremely rattled before, after, and during the test. His mind was constantly on Voldemort. His power had increased with his gaining of youth yet he hadn't made a move. It was making Harry downright paranoid. He didn't have as much of an animal side as Hermione but what little he did didn't like being paranoid. It was a predator spirit. It enjoyed being the hunter not the hunted. He could tell by looking at Ron that he shared the same feelings. "Need some help?" He asked Ron as he threw a pair of Chudley Cannon socks at his friend.
"Sure." He said as he caught the socks and tossed them in his trunk.
~*~
"Minerva, Professor Marlow and I will be accompany the students aboard the Hogwarts Express."
"Albus, is there something wrong?"
"It's nothing, Minerva just a precaution. I sense something."
"Does it have to do with the children?"
"No, I don't think so. It's elsewhere elusive." Dumbledore said to her as Jacob joined him in the hallway.
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TBC
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[A/N: I hope that you enjoyed the latest chapter. So that I won't be accused of plagiarism I must say that I took a line from Star Wars Episode I. Read and Review.
Hraefn: raven [OE].
Obscurus: covered over, hidden from view.
Percibir magia onda: To sense magic waves.]
By: souls
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Author's Note: This is my first Harry Potter fanfic, I know there'll be a couple times I may lose my way so bear with me. I'm not J.K. Rowling so be kind when you review.
Also I do not own the rights to Harry Potter or any of his co-stars. The situation and a few guests to the Harry Potter world are from my warped mind.
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+ Represents hraefn speech.
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Harry Potter and the Icons of Myth
Chapter 13: Truth and Consequences
~*~
Jacob meditated trying desperately to bring his mind into harmony with his body. All attempts had failed. His mind was so cluttered. The events of the past month had left his mind in turmoil. This was all his fault. He should have known that those four would go beyond the bounds set for them. He gave up all pretense of meditating and let his mind fully explore what had happened as of late.
For the past month Harry has been lying in the Hospital Wing in a catatonic state. At first he was babbling, "He has been reborn." I didn't understand completely until Ron and Hermione told Dumbledore that he had a fit grabbing his scar and screaming in pain. Dumbledore then told me of Harry's connection with Voldemort. That's when I figured it out his new found senses caused him to go into shock. I knew I should have said something to Dumbledore about that experiment of theirs.
Jacob caught the fluttering of black wings out of the corner of his eye. Winston alighted on the back of a chair and stared the young professor down. + All things happen for a reason, Jacob. +
+ I wish I could believe that, Winston. Do you know that Hermione's in the Hospital Wing now? It's going to be rough telling her what happened. What am I doing here? +
Winston flew over to Jacob and began pecking him on the head before perching on his knee. + Jacob, Cassiopeia would not have sent you here if she did not think that your being here was for the best. Those four can handle this. I've kept my eyes and ears open and it didn't surprise me to learn that out of all of the students at Hogwarts there are only ten witches and wizards capable of hand magic and they are among them. +
"Ahem!" Jacob looked away from Winston towards the cause of the noise. Dumbledore stood at the entrance to his chambers. "Professor Marlow, will you join me? Madam Pompfrey has informed me that Harry is awake now."
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Harry woke up in a ravenous state. Madam Pompfrey had Dobby bring up some food from the kitchen. Ron was there, sitting beside his bed. In between bites they were talking Quidditch and keeping an eye on a sleeping Hermione. She was scheduled to wake up any moment now according to Madam Pompfrey.
Harry was on his fourth plate of kippers when Hermione began to stir. She looked frantic for a few minutes until she locked eyes on Ron and Harry. "How long have I been here?" She asked as she jumped from bed and stretched. She could tell something was wrong by the way that they were looking at her. Also she was getting a very strong scent from them. At that point she realized that she was completely naked. She jerked a sheet from the bed and wrapped it around herself like a toga.
Ron cleared his throat. "You've been out for a couple days."
"What happened?" She asked.
"That's what I'd like to know." Dumbledore said as he and Professor Marlow entered the hospital wing. "There are rumors floating around the school that you four." They looked over and noticed that Draco had entered the room. ".Have been dabbling in the Dark Arts. I gather from Ms. Granger's present state that you performed some form of transfiguration. Now would anyone like to explain."
Professor Marlow stepped forward before any of the students could utter a word. "This is all my fault Headmaster. If you'll remember I assigned them several tasks. It seems that they found something else of interest. They came across an old copy of a protean ritual. It forced out their animagus forms but there were a few side effects."
"What sort of side affects?" Dumbledore asked quizzically.
"There were changes in eye color and some took on different animal qualities." Hermione pulled her hair back away from her ears revealing their pointed and furry appearance. "Hermione has gained more than a few characteristics. They were all imbued with an animal's spirit but I believe that something happened during the ritual that allowed Hermione to siphon away her animal twin's entire spirit. This left her of two minds with her human half in opposition with the pull of her animal nature."
Hermione was in a state of shock. She couldn't speak. She knew that this was something she'd have to deal with for the rest of her life. They had all attempted the ritual knowing that once they did there was no turning back.
Dumbledore didn't have to ask if it could be reversed. He could tell by their expressions that it was irreversible. Harry sat silently on the bed knowing that any moment the conversation would turn to him. "I take it this change in senses is what caused Harry violent reaction. Harry when you were brought into the Hospital Wing you were repeating, 'He's been reborn' over and over again. What has happened?"
Harry began to recount his vision of Voldemort in the 'Well of Souls'. He told of the death of Talbot Benoit. Dumbledore and Jacob looked very concerned at the mention of the letter Cassiopeia sent Voldemort.
"Is there something wrong professors?"
"No Ms. Granger. I don't want any of you to mention what you've told us to anyone else, understood." They all nodded their heads. "Come here Ms. Granger. Obscurus!" He said as he pointed his wand at her ears. They blurred and changed back to normal. "This is only temporary but it will keep others from asking questions. There will be 30 points deducted from both of your houses and you will not be allowed in the Restricted Section again without Professor Marlow or myself accompanying you. OWL's are only weeks away."
~*~
Several weeks later the OWL's had arrived and the students, at Hogwarts' School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, felt that they'd rather duel He-Who-Must- Not-Be-Named than spend another moment in exams. Even Hermione was out of sorts, her human half was worried and her animal side was restless. It didn't like staying in one spot too long. Half way into her Potions final she felt the urge to use Snape as a scratching post. Her desk ended up baring the brunt of the assault as she left ten long grooves carved into it. All in all she was doing all right. She had somehow talked Professor Marlow into helping them complete the ritual for sensing magic waves. He was more than willing to help since he viewed this particular skill as being highly useful if one wishes to someday be an Auror. He later told them that it had saved his life on more than one occasion.
Hermione remembered how they had all formed a circle with their wand tips pointing towards them.
~*~
~ Flashback ~
Professor Marlow led them to the Astronomy Tower and had them all kneel in a circle wand tips towards them. "You must empty your minds now. Listen carefully to my voice and the beating of your own hearts. The Mage is the nexus of power and the wand the focal point. This is not always so for when wand and Mage are together they are one. True magic comes from the heart.the soul of the Mage. Now hold your hand of dominant power before you and recite the incantation. Remember to focus on your hearts and each other.
"Percibir magia onda!" They all chanted together the flow of magic deepening around them like a symphony.
~ End Flashback ~
Since before the first ritual that was the only time she had felt both sides so calmed. Professor Marlow had shown her several meditation techniques but she hadn't had time to master them what with the OWL's and all and then there was Ron. They'd been spending a lot of time together since she'd gotten out of the Hospital Wing. She knew her feelings yet she still didn't know his. Maybe she was just a friend to him and nothing more, just his know-it-all best friend who happened to be a girl. She mentally screamed at herself. It's time to go pack.
Harry was extremely rattled before, after, and during the test. His mind was constantly on Voldemort. His power had increased with his gaining of youth yet he hadn't made a move. It was making Harry downright paranoid. He didn't have as much of an animal side as Hermione but what little he did didn't like being paranoid. It was a predator spirit. It enjoyed being the hunter not the hunted. He could tell by looking at Ron that he shared the same feelings. "Need some help?" He asked Ron as he threw a pair of Chudley Cannon socks at his friend.
"Sure." He said as he caught the socks and tossed them in his trunk.
~*~
"Minerva, Professor Marlow and I will be accompany the students aboard the Hogwarts Express."
"Albus, is there something wrong?"
"It's nothing, Minerva just a precaution. I sense something."
"Does it have to do with the children?"
"No, I don't think so. It's elsewhere elusive." Dumbledore said to her as Jacob joined him in the hallway.
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TBC
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[A/N: I hope that you enjoyed the latest chapter. So that I won't be accused of plagiarism I must say that I took a line from Star Wars Episode I. Read and Review.
Hraefn: raven [OE].
Obscurus: covered over, hidden from view.
Percibir magia onda: To sense magic waves.]