Harry Potter and the Icons of Myth
By: souls
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Author's Note: I hope this doesn't get too deep.
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Harry Potter and the Icons of Myth
Chapter 30: Rebirth
-January 5th-Number 0 Conun Drum Lane, Devon-
Morning came all too quickly for the four teens. They dressed in a hurry joining the Order members in the parlor. Sirius' face still held concern for Harry whose destiny was rushing to meet him. His eyes roamed over the teens. The young men had arranged themselves with Hermione at their center. Each one watched the doors and windows around them in case they needed to run. Moody would never admit it but their constant glances were making him nervous.
"Now that we are all here we can continue our discussion on the Icons." Said Flamel as he took a seat beside his wife. Her attention was on a small silver cauldron simmering on the table. "Up until recently not many people knew what all the Icons were. When Albus helped me with my alchemy experiments we discussed the different paths to immortality. One such path you all know was the Sorcerers Stone the other is the Ambrotos potion. The potion is or rather was made from the ambrotos plant. Supposedly all the plants were burned except for one which was spirited away during the destruction of Atlantis."
"Are you saying that Voldemort has the key to immortality?"
"Yes and no Ron. There are a few things that still elude him. First off he doesn't know where exactly to start looking for the Icons and secondly he doesn't know how to prepare the potion."
"Something tells me professor that this is the least of our worries." Hermione said as she looked at the adults in the room.
Remus swallowed before starting. "It is Hermione. Another of the Icons is the Tartarus Gate--a large black pearl capable of opening a portal to another realm. It is said that a demon army resides there awaiting their master. Professor Fl…I mean Nicolas and I researched it last night. All we could uncover is that it was used by Ancient Mages as a trap of some sort and by Necromancers to pull demon servants from the void."
Ron along with Draco paled. "I hope we're going to get some good news soon."
Flamel gave a grim smile before speaking. "There is some good news. Two of the Icons would be of use to us if Voldemort gets to the gate before we do. The first is a sword forged by magic during the early Mage Wars and the other is the Tear of Gaea which allows for some sort of elemental rapport."
"My head is swimming from all of that." Said Rena. Ron nodded his head in agreement.
"Now that we know all this what are we going to do?" Draco asked turning to the present members of the Order of the Phoenix.
"You are going to go with Sirius and the others to the Middle East but first you are going to take this." Perenelle said as four cups a bubbling red liquid flew into the four teens' hands.
"What does it do?" Harry asked.
"It will change your features. You will be heading back to England in September. We can't have you running around Hogwarts when you're supposed to be dead now can we?" She watched Hermione sniff the potion warily. "Don't worry it will not affect your animagus transformation or hinder you in any way." They looked at it strangely for a few more seconds before drinking it down. Their bodies became wreathed in flames as their features began to morph. "This potion will last for a year or so. I suggest that you use those names you've been using. It is very important that no one knows you're back okay. That includes your families."
"Only a few people know you're still alive but they'll be obliviated when we return." Moody's harsh voice broke in.
Professor Flamel let out a whistle as he eyed his wife's handiwork. "Penny you do have a gift." He said as he patted his wife's hand. The teens looked from one to the other in surprise. A mirror appeared before them. Hermione's feline features were gone. The bangs of her, now short crimson-black, hair fell before her slightly Asian features. Not only had her appearance changed but the timbre of her voice as well. The boys' features had drastically altered. They were no longer recognizable however Harry and Draco's tattoos remained.
"This is scary." Ron said as he waved his hand before the mirror. A hazel-eyed man with black hair stared back at him from the glass.
"This will take some getting used to." Hermione agreed as she touched her face.
Draco frowned at his spiky black hair. Harry didn't even give himself a second glance. He and Sirius took the opportunity to discuss where they were going next. It was decided that they would apparate to Alexandria and then to the Dead Sea in a round about way. Sirius didn't find it surprising that they knew how to apparate. Even Ron had learned but hadn't done any intercontinental apparating.
"Alright people its time to go. Ron...I mean Jack stick close to me, okay." Jack nodded as he and Sirius disappeared with a loud pop.
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After several small jumps and a stop in Alexandria, the group arrived at the Dead Sea and began their hike to the Library of Stone. The Library of Stone was a nickname given to the caves from which the Dead Sea scrolls and many other tomes have been unearthed over the years, as Hermione educated the other teens.
They made it to the cave in record time. Moody, Harry, Ron, and Rena watched as the others reverted to their animal forms and searched the interior of the cavern. Twenty minutes later they stopped. They could find out no more than what they already knew.
"What now?" asked Ron. "We head back to Headquarters?"
"No!" Harry spoke up before Sirius could answer. "There's somewhere I need to go."
"Where might that be lad?"
"I need to see him Moody." Everyone just nodded their heads and prepared to apparate.
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TBC
[A/N: I haven't forgotten about the story.]