Lord Of Fate
Illustrious Sorrow
Chapter 10:
Harry and Hermione sat up the rest of the night, trying to figure out what was happening. At one point, some of the teachers had tried to force their way in, but Harry locked the door and wouldn't let anyone invade their privacy.
When morning came, they hadn't found a reason for Hermione's transformation. Harry had wanted to unlock the wisdom he had been given, but Hermione wouldn't let him. She knew the toll using the knowledge took on Harry and knew that they would find out what was going on in the morning.
At seven o'clock, Harry and Hermione took the babies and stepped out of the portrait hole. They were surprised to see a crowd of students and teachers waiting for them.
"Mr. Snape. I think you have some explaining to do." Said Professor McGonagall as soon as she saw Harry. "Where's Ms. Granger? And why on earth do you have a girl in your rooms?"
"What do you mean? This is Hermione!" Said Harry with a laugh.
"Ms. Granger?"
"Yes Minerva?"
"What were you doing in Mr. Snape's rooms?"
"I was trying to figure out what happened to me last night."
"Did you?"
At this point, Harry cut in. "Minerva, I'm sure you'll excuse us. We need to speak with Albus."
"I'm right here Harry. Professor McGonagall wouldn't let me leave after I couldn't break through your shields."
"Oh. Sorry about that. We needed some privacy."
"I'm sure."
"Albus! It wasn't like that!"
"Of course not."
"Anyway, is my father here?"
"I'm here Harry." The voice came from a shadowy corner of the room.
"Ah good. Would the five heads please come to my room?" Harry spoke in his head to Molly Weasley and Aura Fade, neither of who were in the Gryffindor common room at the moment, and told them to come to the school.
Severus, Albus, and Minerva detached themselves from their previous perches and followed Harry into his rooms, leaving the Gryffindor students to puzzle over what was going on. Suddenly, Harry stuck his head out of the portrait.
"Hey! Ron! What're you doing just sitting there? Get in here!" Ron sighed and got off the chair he had been sharing with a younger girl and reluctantly entered the portrait.
"So Harry, what's going on?" He drawled slowly, taking in the fact that his mother and Professor Fade had appeared in the room, along with the three most powerful teachers in the school.
"Well, Hermione and I have to go away for a while. I dunno how long it will be, my mother seemed to think it could be anywhere from a day to a few years. Probably somewhere around a year."
"But Harry, you have to finish your schooling."
"From the sound of it, we're going to be training. When we're back, I'm sure we'll be able to take the N.E.W.T.s, not to mention the O.W.L.s. Don't worry."
"Harry, I know that you want to go, and I also know that there is no way for me to stop you from going, but are you sure this is wise?"
Harry frowned for a second. "I have to see what my mother wants. If Hermione and I feel that it is to dangerous for ourselves and our daughters, then we will return."
Hermione smiled at Harry, and then down at the babies, not missing the fact that Harry had said the babies were hers as well as his. This was what she had wanted when she was in Diagon Alley and Harry had told her and Ron about his past and his daughters. She had wanted to become a part of this family, not a superficial part, but a true member. And she had, she was the mother this children had been created for, the other half of Harry, as Harry was her other half. This was what was supposed to be.
"Father, I'm sorry to have to leave like this, I know that we haven't had much time to really get to know each other again, and I wish that we had more time. If we decide to stay, I'll make sure to keep in touch, come and visit, or even have you come and visit us. I wish that things hadn't turned out this way, but what is one person, or one family's happiness if giving it up helps to save an entire world?"
"I know son, I agree. Please, be careful."
Harry smiled, his eyes slightly tearing. "I will father. Aura, take care of him will you?"
"I promise, Harry."
He turned to the rest of the order (the other four people who were there anyway) and Ron.
"Our things are ready. There is no point in staying longer. Goodbye, I'm sure that I'll be seeing you all again." And with that, Harry, Hermione, and the two little girls disappeared.
Severus let out a shuttering moan and rested his face in his hands. Albus looked at the man and then looked into Aura's eyes. He smiled at what he saw there. He pushed Molly and Minerva out the door and left Aura to comfort Severus.
"Severus, he'll be back, he promised."
"I know, it's just that...we hardly had any time at all. It's to soon. I know what's going to happen. He has found his soul mate. It's time for him to be trained to defeat Voldemort. He won't return until he and Hermione and their daughters have mastered every magic that may help them."
Aura looked at Severus in a mixture of pity and confusion. She didn't know how to comfort the man that she...she...well, she didn't know how to comfort him, that was enough for now. There was a time for confessions later.
(A/n: I was really really tempted to leave it right here, but that's just to short. So, on we go!)
Harry and Hermione appeared in Fate's Void with various bags and Harry's three familiars. The babies were in slings, one on Harry and one on Hermione.
"Harry, Hermione! Good, you're here. I knew you'd come."
"Mum, what's going on?"
"It's time for your final training. You will each learn to prefect your magic skills, both of you will have branches of magic you are better at, complementing each other. You will learn physical fighting, Hermione will have to find her familiars, Hermione will make her staff, and your daughters will train. For without them, you cannot win against Voldemort."
"Why not? Why can't we defeat him? By myself I'm more powerful, and together, Hermione and I are three times more powerful."
"You cannot defeat him because he has obtained immortality. You have not. If you tried to fight him as you are now, he would never die and you would, after a long fight, become exhausted and be killed. You need four in a family, two for each generation, to balance each other and to counter-act the immortality. To do this, you need a spell that is so powerful, it may destroy one of the square."
"It would destroy one of us?"
"Yes, there is no way to tell who it would be, though in the time it was used before, it was always one of the parents to be sacrificed. However, though their bodies are destroyed, their spirit always finds a way to return to the family they have left behind."
Harry and Hermione exchanged sharp looks, one of them would have to die, and they knew that they would each choose to sacrifice themselves, should they be given the option between them or their daughters.
"Very well, mum. How long will the training last?" "You will remain in the void for the equivalent of fifteen human years. In the human world, this will equate to somewhere between one to five years."
"Will I be able to see father?"
"He may visit once a year, for you, and you may visit his dreams once a week for him."
Harry nodded, he and Hermione both agreed that they would stay and train. It was vital that they gain the power to defeat Voldemort.
"We will stay."
"Good. Now Harry, I regret to inform you that you must now give up your second sight. And Hermione, you must give your hearing."
"What! Why?"
"The only reason you were given your sight, Harry, was because you had not yet bonded with either your familiars or your soul mate. Then, when you found your familiars, you were so close to finding your soul mate that you were given extra time with you vision. Hermione, you must give up your hearing because it is the price of the power you have gained."
Harry and Hermione looked at Beryl in shock. They had not expected that. To have to give up their senses, could they do that? Who would want to give up their sight or hearing? And more importantly, how could they fight Voldemort without these senses?
"But, mum..." Harry was unsure as to how he could ask his mother the questions that were running through his mind.
"You will receive training on how to move and fight without these senses. You will feed through each others minds as only soul mates can."
"Beryl, I know that soul mates can often share power, but... the degree you're talking about is immense, how is that possible?"
"Hermione, call me mum. You're my son's soul mate. You're family."
"Uhm, alright..."
"Because you and Harry are so powerful, and because you share blood through your daughters, you already have made yourselves a bond. And then, when you found each other, and Harry helped you through your transformation Hermione, you formed another bond, of trust and love. These combined have a power that few will ever know, because they cannot fully love or trust another, as you will with each other."
There was silence in the void, broken only by the sounds of Raven and Lily playing and gurgling to themselves.
"I'm sorry dears, I know how this must feel to you, there may be a time when you regain your lost senses, but not for many years."
"Mum, how can you know? Did you ever..." Harry trailed off uncertainly.
"When I became Fate, I gave up my ability to ever bear a child. When you were born Harry, I found a way to thwart this. But that was many, many years after I took the job. Three thousand, to be precise."
"Three thousand...years...I..." Hermione shook herself gently, "Beryl, err...mum. When will my hearing...go away?" "As soon as you're ready. It will be painless, unlike Harry's sight; I can take away your hearing. And then Harry, the removal of your second sight will also be painless. I'm sorry it has to be this way."
Harry nodded stiffly and sat down, gazing into his daughter's eyes, watching her play. He took Raven from Hermione and hugged her gently and set her down next to Lily. He silently watched his daughters play.
After a moment, Hermione sat down next to him. "Harry..."
"I'm fine Hermione. I've had time to get used to this, I suppose. Are you alright?"
"Yes, I'm fine."
"Hermione, I love you. I want you to know that and hear me say that to you, before you give up your hearing."
"Harry, I know you love me. I love you to, from the bottom of my heart. I love you and I love your daughters, and though they were not born from me, I know that they are my true daughters, more then any other would be. I love them, and you."
She slowly reached up and gently turned Harry face towards her own. Harry looked deep into her eyes and for a moment, seemed lost in them. With a soft sigh, he lowered his face to Hermione's and kissed her gently.
This kiss was sweet and their love for each other was spoken through their lips. It spoke of their fear for what was to come, their willingness to confront the future, and their passion for each other.
When they pulled away, Harry turned to his mother.
"We're ready."
TO BE CONTINUED...
Author's Note: There, that was pretty quick. I have no life. I hope this chapter cleared up any confusion left from the last one. If anyone has any questions, tell me and I'll try to either answer them in a review or put more detail into the story. I also was told several times that the last chapter wasn't very well written, I'm sorry about that. It was unbelievably hard to write.
Harry and Hermione are going to be away until they are thirty years old. I'm not sure if I was very clear about that. This means that their daughters will be fifteen. However, since they are in fate's void, in the human world, it will only be 1-5 years.
Ok, Thanks to...
Phoenix Rising- Ok, Well, don't worry, I know you said you like Winky having a job, and I'm certainly not going to abandon her now. She'll come up again in the next chapter. Rvampire- Wow! Thanks so much of the review. You're so nice. Gives reviewer a big huge and a huge batch of cookies I love you! Coriel-Glad you don't think it's confusing, some people did. Glad you like the story! FlameGirl- Thanks, hope you liked the chapter! Potter-Freak123 – Well, I won't tell you if Ron gets a girlfriend or not but...what do you think? Wiggles Eyebrows Sorry my story is confusing, hope you like it anyway. Krisitne-Glad you like my story, Thanks for reviewing. Rhysel Ash- Ok, the reason Harry looks 40 is because of the strain of his powers and responsibilities. The reason he doesn't do an illusion is because the strain of keeping the illusion would be to great. His looks will just about fit his age when he returns from his training. Glad you like the story. AthenaKitty- Yup, people in shock are always so fun to write. Draco the bouncing ferret? I hadn't thought about it, I could write that in if you want me to though. Yes, Hermione is Harry's soul mate. Yes, she's getting trained by Harry's mom, she'll be gone for a few years, the babie will grow, You'll have to wait about the info on Winky. Howling Wolf- Glad you like the story. Thanks for reviewing. RookRaven- I'll take your word for my story being like good wine. I really wouldn't know, I guess, as I'm only fifteen. Thanks for saying nice things about my story. Glad you like it. Holy Sasami- Glad you like the story, Thanks for reviewing. Tanya Dinocrisis01- Don't worry, I don't plan on leaving this story. Thanks for reviewing. SlytherinAtHeart- Chocolate! YUM! Thank you! Sorry my last chapter seemed empty, I hope this one filled in the blanks. The last chapter was really hard to write and I didn't like it much either. Yeah, I read book five, I also kept getting it confused with Fanfics. I also thought that it left something to be desired. Not that I didn't love it, but after reading so many fanfics...Oh well. It took me about 10 hours to read the book and I got it at 12:30 the night it came out. That led to a very tired author. Did you say you had more chocolate? Reanne080- Glad you liked the chapter, Thanks for reviewing.
Illustrious Sorrow
Chapter 10:
Harry and Hermione sat up the rest of the night, trying to figure out what was happening. At one point, some of the teachers had tried to force their way in, but Harry locked the door and wouldn't let anyone invade their privacy.
When morning came, they hadn't found a reason for Hermione's transformation. Harry had wanted to unlock the wisdom he had been given, but Hermione wouldn't let him. She knew the toll using the knowledge took on Harry and knew that they would find out what was going on in the morning.
At seven o'clock, Harry and Hermione took the babies and stepped out of the portrait hole. They were surprised to see a crowd of students and teachers waiting for them.
"Mr. Snape. I think you have some explaining to do." Said Professor McGonagall as soon as she saw Harry. "Where's Ms. Granger? And why on earth do you have a girl in your rooms?"
"What do you mean? This is Hermione!" Said Harry with a laugh.
"Ms. Granger?"
"Yes Minerva?"
"What were you doing in Mr. Snape's rooms?"
"I was trying to figure out what happened to me last night."
"Did you?"
At this point, Harry cut in. "Minerva, I'm sure you'll excuse us. We need to speak with Albus."
"I'm right here Harry. Professor McGonagall wouldn't let me leave after I couldn't break through your shields."
"Oh. Sorry about that. We needed some privacy."
"I'm sure."
"Albus! It wasn't like that!"
"Of course not."
"Anyway, is my father here?"
"I'm here Harry." The voice came from a shadowy corner of the room.
"Ah good. Would the five heads please come to my room?" Harry spoke in his head to Molly Weasley and Aura Fade, neither of who were in the Gryffindor common room at the moment, and told them to come to the school.
Severus, Albus, and Minerva detached themselves from their previous perches and followed Harry into his rooms, leaving the Gryffindor students to puzzle over what was going on. Suddenly, Harry stuck his head out of the portrait.
"Hey! Ron! What're you doing just sitting there? Get in here!" Ron sighed and got off the chair he had been sharing with a younger girl and reluctantly entered the portrait.
"So Harry, what's going on?" He drawled slowly, taking in the fact that his mother and Professor Fade had appeared in the room, along with the three most powerful teachers in the school.
"Well, Hermione and I have to go away for a while. I dunno how long it will be, my mother seemed to think it could be anywhere from a day to a few years. Probably somewhere around a year."
"But Harry, you have to finish your schooling."
"From the sound of it, we're going to be training. When we're back, I'm sure we'll be able to take the N.E.W.T.s, not to mention the O.W.L.s. Don't worry."
"Harry, I know that you want to go, and I also know that there is no way for me to stop you from going, but are you sure this is wise?"
Harry frowned for a second. "I have to see what my mother wants. If Hermione and I feel that it is to dangerous for ourselves and our daughters, then we will return."
Hermione smiled at Harry, and then down at the babies, not missing the fact that Harry had said the babies were hers as well as his. This was what she had wanted when she was in Diagon Alley and Harry had told her and Ron about his past and his daughters. She had wanted to become a part of this family, not a superficial part, but a true member. And she had, she was the mother this children had been created for, the other half of Harry, as Harry was her other half. This was what was supposed to be.
"Father, I'm sorry to have to leave like this, I know that we haven't had much time to really get to know each other again, and I wish that we had more time. If we decide to stay, I'll make sure to keep in touch, come and visit, or even have you come and visit us. I wish that things hadn't turned out this way, but what is one person, or one family's happiness if giving it up helps to save an entire world?"
"I know son, I agree. Please, be careful."
Harry smiled, his eyes slightly tearing. "I will father. Aura, take care of him will you?"
"I promise, Harry."
He turned to the rest of the order (the other four people who were there anyway) and Ron.
"Our things are ready. There is no point in staying longer. Goodbye, I'm sure that I'll be seeing you all again." And with that, Harry, Hermione, and the two little girls disappeared.
Severus let out a shuttering moan and rested his face in his hands. Albus looked at the man and then looked into Aura's eyes. He smiled at what he saw there. He pushed Molly and Minerva out the door and left Aura to comfort Severus.
"Severus, he'll be back, he promised."
"I know, it's just that...we hardly had any time at all. It's to soon. I know what's going to happen. He has found his soul mate. It's time for him to be trained to defeat Voldemort. He won't return until he and Hermione and their daughters have mastered every magic that may help them."
Aura looked at Severus in a mixture of pity and confusion. She didn't know how to comfort the man that she...she...well, she didn't know how to comfort him, that was enough for now. There was a time for confessions later.
(A/n: I was really really tempted to leave it right here, but that's just to short. So, on we go!)
Harry and Hermione appeared in Fate's Void with various bags and Harry's three familiars. The babies were in slings, one on Harry and one on Hermione.
"Harry, Hermione! Good, you're here. I knew you'd come."
"Mum, what's going on?"
"It's time for your final training. You will each learn to prefect your magic skills, both of you will have branches of magic you are better at, complementing each other. You will learn physical fighting, Hermione will have to find her familiars, Hermione will make her staff, and your daughters will train. For without them, you cannot win against Voldemort."
"Why not? Why can't we defeat him? By myself I'm more powerful, and together, Hermione and I are three times more powerful."
"You cannot defeat him because he has obtained immortality. You have not. If you tried to fight him as you are now, he would never die and you would, after a long fight, become exhausted and be killed. You need four in a family, two for each generation, to balance each other and to counter-act the immortality. To do this, you need a spell that is so powerful, it may destroy one of the square."
"It would destroy one of us?"
"Yes, there is no way to tell who it would be, though in the time it was used before, it was always one of the parents to be sacrificed. However, though their bodies are destroyed, their spirit always finds a way to return to the family they have left behind."
Harry and Hermione exchanged sharp looks, one of them would have to die, and they knew that they would each choose to sacrifice themselves, should they be given the option between them or their daughters.
"Very well, mum. How long will the training last?" "You will remain in the void for the equivalent of fifteen human years. In the human world, this will equate to somewhere between one to five years."
"Will I be able to see father?"
"He may visit once a year, for you, and you may visit his dreams once a week for him."
Harry nodded, he and Hermione both agreed that they would stay and train. It was vital that they gain the power to defeat Voldemort.
"We will stay."
"Good. Now Harry, I regret to inform you that you must now give up your second sight. And Hermione, you must give your hearing."
"What! Why?"
"The only reason you were given your sight, Harry, was because you had not yet bonded with either your familiars or your soul mate. Then, when you found your familiars, you were so close to finding your soul mate that you were given extra time with you vision. Hermione, you must give up your hearing because it is the price of the power you have gained."
Harry and Hermione looked at Beryl in shock. They had not expected that. To have to give up their senses, could they do that? Who would want to give up their sight or hearing? And more importantly, how could they fight Voldemort without these senses?
"But, mum..." Harry was unsure as to how he could ask his mother the questions that were running through his mind.
"You will receive training on how to move and fight without these senses. You will feed through each others minds as only soul mates can."
"Beryl, I know that soul mates can often share power, but... the degree you're talking about is immense, how is that possible?"
"Hermione, call me mum. You're my son's soul mate. You're family."
"Uhm, alright..."
"Because you and Harry are so powerful, and because you share blood through your daughters, you already have made yourselves a bond. And then, when you found each other, and Harry helped you through your transformation Hermione, you formed another bond, of trust and love. These combined have a power that few will ever know, because they cannot fully love or trust another, as you will with each other."
There was silence in the void, broken only by the sounds of Raven and Lily playing and gurgling to themselves.
"I'm sorry dears, I know how this must feel to you, there may be a time when you regain your lost senses, but not for many years."
"Mum, how can you know? Did you ever..." Harry trailed off uncertainly.
"When I became Fate, I gave up my ability to ever bear a child. When you were born Harry, I found a way to thwart this. But that was many, many years after I took the job. Three thousand, to be precise."
"Three thousand...years...I..." Hermione shook herself gently, "Beryl, err...mum. When will my hearing...go away?" "As soon as you're ready. It will be painless, unlike Harry's sight; I can take away your hearing. And then Harry, the removal of your second sight will also be painless. I'm sorry it has to be this way."
Harry nodded stiffly and sat down, gazing into his daughter's eyes, watching her play. He took Raven from Hermione and hugged her gently and set her down next to Lily. He silently watched his daughters play.
After a moment, Hermione sat down next to him. "Harry..."
"I'm fine Hermione. I've had time to get used to this, I suppose. Are you alright?"
"Yes, I'm fine."
"Hermione, I love you. I want you to know that and hear me say that to you, before you give up your hearing."
"Harry, I know you love me. I love you to, from the bottom of my heart. I love you and I love your daughters, and though they were not born from me, I know that they are my true daughters, more then any other would be. I love them, and you."
She slowly reached up and gently turned Harry face towards her own. Harry looked deep into her eyes and for a moment, seemed lost in them. With a soft sigh, he lowered his face to Hermione's and kissed her gently.
This kiss was sweet and their love for each other was spoken through their lips. It spoke of their fear for what was to come, their willingness to confront the future, and their passion for each other.
When they pulled away, Harry turned to his mother.
"We're ready."
TO BE CONTINUED...
Author's Note: There, that was pretty quick. I have no life. I hope this chapter cleared up any confusion left from the last one. If anyone has any questions, tell me and I'll try to either answer them in a review or put more detail into the story. I also was told several times that the last chapter wasn't very well written, I'm sorry about that. It was unbelievably hard to write.
Harry and Hermione are going to be away until they are thirty years old. I'm not sure if I was very clear about that. This means that their daughters will be fifteen. However, since they are in fate's void, in the human world, it will only be 1-5 years.
Ok, Thanks to...
Phoenix Rising- Ok, Well, don't worry, I know you said you like Winky having a job, and I'm certainly not going to abandon her now. She'll come up again in the next chapter. Rvampire- Wow! Thanks so much of the review. You're so nice. Gives reviewer a big huge and a huge batch of cookies I love you! Coriel-Glad you don't think it's confusing, some people did. Glad you like the story! FlameGirl- Thanks, hope you liked the chapter! Potter-Freak123 – Well, I won't tell you if Ron gets a girlfriend or not but...what do you think? Wiggles Eyebrows Sorry my story is confusing, hope you like it anyway. Krisitne-Glad you like my story, Thanks for reviewing. Rhysel Ash- Ok, the reason Harry looks 40 is because of the strain of his powers and responsibilities. The reason he doesn't do an illusion is because the strain of keeping the illusion would be to great. His looks will just about fit his age when he returns from his training. Glad you like the story. AthenaKitty- Yup, people in shock are always so fun to write. Draco the bouncing ferret? I hadn't thought about it, I could write that in if you want me to though. Yes, Hermione is Harry's soul mate. Yes, she's getting trained by Harry's mom, she'll be gone for a few years, the babie will grow, You'll have to wait about the info on Winky. Howling Wolf- Glad you like the story. Thanks for reviewing. RookRaven- I'll take your word for my story being like good wine. I really wouldn't know, I guess, as I'm only fifteen. Thanks for saying nice things about my story. Glad you like it. Holy Sasami- Glad you like the story, Thanks for reviewing. Tanya Dinocrisis01- Don't worry, I don't plan on leaving this story. Thanks for reviewing. SlytherinAtHeart- Chocolate! YUM! Thank you! Sorry my last chapter seemed empty, I hope this one filled in the blanks. The last chapter was really hard to write and I didn't like it much either. Yeah, I read book five, I also kept getting it confused with Fanfics. I also thought that it left something to be desired. Not that I didn't love it, but after reading so many fanfics...Oh well. It took me about 10 hours to read the book and I got it at 12:30 the night it came out. That led to a very tired author. Did you say you had more chocolate? Reanne080- Glad you liked the chapter, Thanks for reviewing.