Chapter 6: Revelations
Landyr leaned back in the chair and looked up at the ceiling. Everything about his home and time has changed. He never realized this when he took the assignment. There was too much going on for him to even stop to consider this. Dumbledore started to speak again.
"I could send you back to the year 2998, if you want to leave now, but before you decide I want you to hear me out. Besides, there are many questions that you want answered. The journal had the full details about the impending war. I was quite shocked that I was killed. I was even more shocked at how Mr. Potter died. We cannot let that happen again. There was a recent entry that was written right before you were sent back in time. It had a full description of your wand and a certain power that you have. I knew you had a very powerful wand to create a time vortex, but I didn't know it was that powerful."
Landyr blinked a few time, and then said, "But I didn't create the time vortex, you're environmental memory did. You ... he ... er ... it pointed a wand me and I was sent to this time."
"You are half correct. I will try to explain." Dumbledore paused to think for a second. "I have been a Professor here for more than sixty years. That leaves a kind of an imprint on the environment. Muggles, or non-magic folk, can leave an imprint as well. Since I am powerful in magic, my memory was able to stay in a human form for a few days. It decided to record the events here so that it may never be forgotten. Then it faded. A thousand years later you come around. Your magic was able to give my memory strength again. I might add that one must be extremely powerful to revive a thousand year old memory. Anyways, you gave it enough power to send you to gather the materials to make a powerful wand. The wand gave you more power when it was finished. My memory was able to use your power to create the time vertex. What is the last thing that you remember before you appeared in the Entrance Hall?"
"I saw your memory start to fade."
"Exactly! You were leaving that time and place. You were the only thing keeping the memory around, so once you started to leave, the memory couldn't hold form anymore and began to fade."
"So ... I actually opened the time vertex?"
"Yes, mind, you didn't call the magic yourself. The magic was called on your behalf and used the power of you and your wand." Dumbledore paused. "My memory surprised me when it used Phoenix tears for a varnish on your wand."
"I'm sorry. I don't understand that."
"Phoenix tears have healing abilities if applied directly to a wound. When they are used as a varnish, the wand gives the user regeneration abilities. The wand will give the user more vitality, strength, and magic ability. In theory, one could do magic non-stop for an eternity without needing rest." Dumbledore smiled at that last bit he said.
Landyr looking stunned, "A regenerating wand! Wow!" A thought dawned over him and it showed on his face, "What did you mean by a certain power that I had?"
"Ah, now we get down to the heart of the matter. In an effort to keep Mr. Potter from dying I would like you to teach him ..."
"Teach him?" interrupted Landyr hotly. "How can I teach something that I have renounced?"
"Renounced?" asked Dumbledore.
"Yes!" Landyr stood up and walked to the other end of the office and folded his arms. "You don't understand the time that I am from." Landyr turned around to face Dumbledore. "It's taught in our history lessons. A thousand years ago on a Friday, a person by the name of Petunia Dursley was murdered by a green light in a grocery store. People had no idea what new technology could kill a person with out leaving any trace. The only other case like it in history was the murder of the Riddles. Vernon Dursley gave a speech which claimed that the freak who killed his wife was a wizard by the name of Lord Voldemort. He also said that Lord Voldemort wanted to be the ruler of the world. This news spread like wildfire all around the world. It was a general consensus that all wizards and witches should be wiped off the face of the planet. Governments went into a state of National Emergency and mobilized all the armed forces. Then the next day, a war broke out. There were a lot of people killed. No one knew how to defend themselves against these people that could shoot a deadly green light. The armies where able to take them out, but it took many Soldiers' lives and a lot of firepower to do so. People panicked. To keep a war like this from ever happening again, anybody that showed magical signs was killed, even babies. That practice continued up to my time. You see? I had to withhold my magic abilities, or I might have been killed. I knew I could do magic since I was very young. I could do some things with out a wand very well."
"Exactly! You have the power to control the magic force itself. You can turn it off completely, or amplify it to the point where any spell or charm is possible to do. I need you to teach this power to all of the DA. If we win, Magic will exist in the future when you go back, so you won't need to hide it any more. However, if we fail, you can go back to renouncing it, if you wish."
Landyr sat back down in the chair, and closed his eyes to think. He opened them again and said in a small voice, "All right. I'll do it."
Landyr leaned back in the chair and looked up at the ceiling. Everything about his home and time has changed. He never realized this when he took the assignment. There was too much going on for him to even stop to consider this. Dumbledore started to speak again.
"I could send you back to the year 2998, if you want to leave now, but before you decide I want you to hear me out. Besides, there are many questions that you want answered. The journal had the full details about the impending war. I was quite shocked that I was killed. I was even more shocked at how Mr. Potter died. We cannot let that happen again. There was a recent entry that was written right before you were sent back in time. It had a full description of your wand and a certain power that you have. I knew you had a very powerful wand to create a time vortex, but I didn't know it was that powerful."
Landyr blinked a few time, and then said, "But I didn't create the time vortex, you're environmental memory did. You ... he ... er ... it pointed a wand me and I was sent to this time."
"You are half correct. I will try to explain." Dumbledore paused to think for a second. "I have been a Professor here for more than sixty years. That leaves a kind of an imprint on the environment. Muggles, or non-magic folk, can leave an imprint as well. Since I am powerful in magic, my memory was able to stay in a human form for a few days. It decided to record the events here so that it may never be forgotten. Then it faded. A thousand years later you come around. Your magic was able to give my memory strength again. I might add that one must be extremely powerful to revive a thousand year old memory. Anyways, you gave it enough power to send you to gather the materials to make a powerful wand. The wand gave you more power when it was finished. My memory was able to use your power to create the time vertex. What is the last thing that you remember before you appeared in the Entrance Hall?"
"I saw your memory start to fade."
"Exactly! You were leaving that time and place. You were the only thing keeping the memory around, so once you started to leave, the memory couldn't hold form anymore and began to fade."
"So ... I actually opened the time vertex?"
"Yes, mind, you didn't call the magic yourself. The magic was called on your behalf and used the power of you and your wand." Dumbledore paused. "My memory surprised me when it used Phoenix tears for a varnish on your wand."
"I'm sorry. I don't understand that."
"Phoenix tears have healing abilities if applied directly to a wound. When they are used as a varnish, the wand gives the user regeneration abilities. The wand will give the user more vitality, strength, and magic ability. In theory, one could do magic non-stop for an eternity without needing rest." Dumbledore smiled at that last bit he said.
Landyr looking stunned, "A regenerating wand! Wow!" A thought dawned over him and it showed on his face, "What did you mean by a certain power that I had?"
"Ah, now we get down to the heart of the matter. In an effort to keep Mr. Potter from dying I would like you to teach him ..."
"Teach him?" interrupted Landyr hotly. "How can I teach something that I have renounced?"
"Renounced?" asked Dumbledore.
"Yes!" Landyr stood up and walked to the other end of the office and folded his arms. "You don't understand the time that I am from." Landyr turned around to face Dumbledore. "It's taught in our history lessons. A thousand years ago on a Friday, a person by the name of Petunia Dursley was murdered by a green light in a grocery store. People had no idea what new technology could kill a person with out leaving any trace. The only other case like it in history was the murder of the Riddles. Vernon Dursley gave a speech which claimed that the freak who killed his wife was a wizard by the name of Lord Voldemort. He also said that Lord Voldemort wanted to be the ruler of the world. This news spread like wildfire all around the world. It was a general consensus that all wizards and witches should be wiped off the face of the planet. Governments went into a state of National Emergency and mobilized all the armed forces. Then the next day, a war broke out. There were a lot of people killed. No one knew how to defend themselves against these people that could shoot a deadly green light. The armies where able to take them out, but it took many Soldiers' lives and a lot of firepower to do so. People panicked. To keep a war like this from ever happening again, anybody that showed magical signs was killed, even babies. That practice continued up to my time. You see? I had to withhold my magic abilities, or I might have been killed. I knew I could do magic since I was very young. I could do some things with out a wand very well."
"Exactly! You have the power to control the magic force itself. You can turn it off completely, or amplify it to the point where any spell or charm is possible to do. I need you to teach this power to all of the DA. If we win, Magic will exist in the future when you go back, so you won't need to hide it any more. However, if we fail, you can go back to renouncing it, if you wish."
Landyr sat back down in the chair, and closed his eyes to think. He opened them again and said in a small voice, "All right. I'll do it."