Lord Of Fate
Illustrious Sorrow
Chapter 12: Training Flashbacks
IMPORTANT AUTHORS NOTE!: This will be the only chapter with a large portion on the training at once. Just so you know. The next chapter will continue with the story.
When the feast was over, Harry motioned for Ron to stay behind and talk. The boy complied, whispering with Ayoka that he would meet her up in the common room. She nodded and left, knowing that Ron wanted to speak with his old friend.
The common room emptied quickly, and soon the only people left were, Ron, Harry, Hermione, Lily, Raven, Albus, Severus, and Aura.
"Harry, you're back!" Aura leapt out of her chair in a way that implied she had been straining to keep from doing so earlier. She grabbed her godson around the middle and hugged him tightly.
"And you two, so big! I haven't seen you since you were only babies! Though...that was only a year ago so... Well, Harry, why didn't you come to visit? Hm? You could spare any time from your training in fifteen years?"
"I'm sorry Aura, it would have screwed up our training. If we had only spent one day away from the void, we would have lost around two weeks of training. It was hard enough to spend time in the dream world with my father. My mum is Fate, not time, she cannot change the way it works."
"I know," Aura sighed, "Your father already explained it to me."
She looked like she wanted to say something else, but Albus beat her to it.
"Harry, what did you do while you were away?"
"We learned how to meditate, how to use our working senses, how to raise children, how to fight with a staff, sword, dagger, bow, gun, and various other weapons, including bare body fighting of many types. We learned advanced spells, both light and dark, and we learned how to defeat Voldemort. Among other things."
"When did you and Hermione get married?"
"That was the only time we were allowed to leave the void. We were married in America, in New York City in a beautiful little church by a minister. The service was very short and we were instantly transported back to the void." Hermione had been the one to answer.
"What color dress did you wear?"
"Actually, I wore this robe on top of a long black over tunic over loose black pants. They were very nice looking."
"Why that?"
"In case we were attacked somehow."
"...oh. I'm sure that you were beautiful anyway. And what about you two?"
"What about us?" Raven looked at Aura seriously.
"Well...I don't know anything about you, and I'm your...grand godmother."
Raven and Lily exchanged looks.
"We are fifteen years old." Raven took the first line.
"Our parents are Harry James Snape, formerly Harry Potter, and Hermione Snape, formerly Hermione Granger." Lily took the second line and they alternated from there.
"We enjoy fighting and pranks."
"I most like the sword,"
"While I most like the daggers."
"We are best at transfiguration,"
"But I am also just as good at charms and,"
"I am good at potions."
"Obviously we both excel at Defense of any kind, being as..."
"We have spent our entire life being trained to fight Voldemort."
"We passed out Owls and Newts with flying colors,"
"Our grandmother is Fate and our grandfather is Severus Snape."
"On our mother's side, our grandparents are Emily Granger and Robert Granger."
"This is our first time in real time since we were babies,"
"And we want to know where we are going to sleep, because we are tired from the travel from the Void to here."
"If that's alright with you."
Aura had been following the conversation intently, her head snapping back and forth between the girls as they spoke.
"Are you sure you've never met Fred and George Weasley?"
"We're sure. We look forward to it. Father has told us much about them."
"Harry, you'd better not have given us another set of pranksters."
"Me?" Harry did his best to look innocent.
"Would I do that?"
"Yes."
"Oh. Well then I guess I did."
"Joy."
"Girls, your rooms are attached to your parents, in the Gryffindor Dormitory." Albus looked at Harry.
"I assume you want your old room, correct?"
Harry nodded.
"We'll have to do a bit of re-decorating. The girls probably won't enjoy the baby stuff."
"Oooooh! We can do it dad! Pleeeeaasse! We've never gotten to use those spells before!"
Harry laughed, as did Hermione, the sound like music.
"I dunno...what do you think Herm?"
"Well.... All right. But nothing that could hurt a student!"
"Ok!" The twins ran off, knowing exactly were they were going."
The group watched the girls leave.
"How do they know where they're going?"
"They've learned everything about the castle that there is to know. They probably know more than you know, Albus."
"Really?"
"Oh, yes."
"Oy! Harry! How you been?"
"Fine Ron. In the time I've been gone, I've aged 15 years, broken just about every bone in my body at least once, raised two little girls, and learned how to defeat Voldemort. Everything's peachy!" All this was said in a cheery tone, that nobody really knew how to take.
"Really though, it was though, but we lived. It was fun." Harry saw their uncertainly and laughed.
"Let's see...there was the time when..."
Flashback
Harry was standing, facing Hermione, and holding a sword. They bowed to each other and charged. Harry lunged at where he estimated his wife was and felt her sword glance aside. He immediately spun and slashed at her other side, only to find that she blocked that side as well.
"Hey! I thought we we're only doing one sword!" He heard Hermione chuckle.
"Fine then, if we're going to do it that way..." He conjured a Japanese wakizashi (a/n a short sword used for defense) and began again. Soon they were fighting so quickly that there were only blurs where their blades flew through the air. Harry estimating where Hermione was by sound and the feel of the air around him.
Suddenly, a sword cut though his defense and Harry was stabbed in the stomach.
"OW! Hey! That hurt!" He brought his hand to his stomach and it glowed slightly, before healing and the fight continued. For hours the fighting wore on until Hermione's sword was placed at the nape of Harry's neck.
"Oh fine, you win." Harry tossed down his weapons and Hermione lowered her sword. At that exact moment, Harry spun and threw her across the room in a Judo move.
"Hey! You gave up! You're not supposed to do that!"
"Always be prepared. That's the girl scout motto."
"Since when are you a girl scout?"
"Ah...well...never...but..."
Hermione laughed, sparing Harry the need to explain.
"Come on, let's go see what Winky and the girls are doing."
Harry and Hermione left the training room and walked into the nursery.
"Hello Winky, where are the girls?"
"They are training master. They bade Winky wait here for the Master and Mistress."
"Very well, could you please take up to them?"
"Of course Master."
They disappeared in a flash of light and appeared in another training room. Suddenly Harry's hand snapped out and grabbed an arrow from just in front of his chest, ready to pierce his heart, beside him, he could feel Hermione doing the same.
"Oops! Sorry dad, mum! Didn't mean to."
"What are you doing?"
"Running archery."
"Who's winning?"
"I am, Lily always misses the ones that jump just after they run five feet."
"Oh, well, good work, both of you. Come on, let's take a break, I know that mum made brownies last night and they are just waiting for two nine year old twins to come eat them..."
Lily and Raven were out of the room in a flash and running toward the kitchen.
"I guess they're hungry?"
End Flashback
Start Flashback
Harry and Hermione were standing on their hands.
"Tell me again why we're doing this?"
"To gain balance and skills of fighting while not in a normal element."
"Yes, but we've been upside down for three hours. We've done daggers, swords, and stars (a/n throwing stars). What else do we do?"
"Let's do hand to hand combat."
Harry nodded, and they began.
The fight was difficult, being as they were balanced on their hands rather then their feet. They spun on one hand while punching with the other, kicked out and flipped over each other. An amazing feat, showing extraordinary arms strength. The fight lasted about twenty minutes and then Hermione hit the ground.
"I win!"
"Only this time. I won last time, so don't get cocky."
"I would never."
"Sure." Hermione swept her legs around and Harry tumbled next to her.
End Flashback
Flashback
Harry was sitting on a hard wood floor, meditating, while Hermione went through a Karate kata around him. Suddenly, he began to float, gold light shimmering around him. Then, he dropped out of his meditation falling the five feet to the floor, but rolling and standing up instantly.
"Harry? What was that?"
"Hermione, we have to share it!"
"Share what?"
"The knowledge. Remember? When I became leader of the Order of the Phoenix, I was 'gifted' with wisdom?"
"Yes, I remember."
"We share it. Between us, we can hold it and better understand."
"I see. What effects will this have?"
"There should be no physical effects. It aged me when I got it, but since you will only have half of the burden, it shouldn't. You may get some grey hairs."
"Gasp! And what would I do then? The world might end!"
"You could always dye it."
Hermione laughed and swatted at Harry's shoulder.
"Alright, let's do it."
Harry and Hermione sat down, initiating meditation. The room around them shimmered in the light that they emitted and ghostly words and pictures filled the area around them. For several minutes, threads of light flowed through and around the two lovers, and then vanished, leaving to prone figures, lying on the floor.
Several hours later, they woke up to see that Hermione did indeed, have some grey hair.
(A/n ok, that was a little weird...I couldn't help myself)
End Flashback
Flashback
Lily and Raven were sleeping and Harry and Hermione were standing in the doorway.
"I wish I could see them."
"I wish you could too."
"Explain it to me." Harry's voice was filled with longing.
"They look so innocent, just like any other child. If I didn't know better I would never guess that they were preparing to fight Voldemort."
"Herm, are we doing the right thing?"
"Of course we are Harry, you know that."
Harry sighed.
"I do, but it's so hard. Our daughters will never have a normal childhood, a normal life. They will always be separate. That's hard on a person. They could be killed and then have no life at all."
"It won't be them that dies. It will be one of us." (1)
"I just wish there was a way to be sure."
"I know."
The two lovers stood side by side, holding each other close, bathed in light from the hall. From another room, Beryl sniffed quietly, not wanting to let her son know that she had been watching them. It was hard from her as well as her son. She had been forced to give up her baby and watch him grow in a harsh and unforgiving world, just as he was now being forced to do with his daughters.
Harry turned slightly. He knew his mother was there, as she often was. He didn't begrudge her this; he figured it was from not being able to see him in person for so long. He hugged his wife closer and listened to the sounds of his daughters sleeping for a moment longer.
"Come on Herm, we should go to bed." End Flashback
Ok, I don't know if anyone remembers this but at one point I said that one of the people who cast the spell to kill Voldemort would have to die and that it would likely take one of the older people who cast the spell. Yup, just thought I 'd remind people,
Start Flashback
Lily and Raven were sitting by the pond, cleaning weapons silently, enjoying each other's company, when they felt somebody coming up to them.
Lily turned around and saw their parents.
"Hello Mum, Dad."
"Lily, Raven. How are the swords working for you?"
"Ooh! Good! I really like mine!"
"It's alright, I prefer the smaller weapons."
"Is your grandmother working you hard?"
"Yes." Raven sighed dramatically.
"And Winky just agrees with her. Honestly."
"Really. Here, give me that for a second."
Harry reached down and took his daughter's sword and saw his wife doing the same for Lily's sword. Then he reached over and grabbed her hand, signing something to her so quickly that Raven and Lily couldn't follow.
Harry turned so that Hermione could see his lips.
"Ready? Now!" With that they grabbed the two suspicious girls and threw them into the lake.
"Dad!"
"Mum!"
"How could you?!" This last sentence was wailed together.
Suddenly the twins grinned at each other and clasped hands. A great spurt of water shot out of the lake and Harry and Hermione frantically tried to put up a shield but to no avail. The water made short work of it and they were drenched. Sputtering, they conjured large balls of mud to follow the girls and drop on their heads.
Soon they were engaged in a full-fledged water war, one that lasted well into the night before Hermione called a stop to it, saying that it was time to go to bed. End Flashback
Harry and Hermione recounted tales for quite a while before their listeners were happy and then settled down to hear what had happened to the others during the year they had been gone. Ron was the first to speak.
"Well, I took my OWLs, I got 10. And I ahm got a girlfriend." He sat down quickly. His face very red.
"Ooh! Ron! Who is she?"
"Her name is Ayoka. She's in Ginny's year and we've been friends since the beginning of fifth year. I only asked her out on the carriages tonight, before the feast."
"I can't wait to meet her." Harry grinned maliciously, at which Ron looked a little nervous.
"Why?" He asked.
"Only because she is the new girlfriend of one of my best friends. My intentions are entirely honorable I assure you."
Ron flushed and went silent.
"What did you tell the school, Albus?"
"I didn't make a general announcement, but the students who asked were told that you left to train, those who asked about Hermione were told she was doing an exchange program with another school."
"Very well. What's happening with Voldemort?" Harry asked, needing to know exactly what his enemy had been doing while he was away.
The room immediately tensed. The air was so thick; it could have been cut with a knife.
"He has begun his campaign to take over. He and his followers have killed seven families, all of muggle descent. The death toll in the families are twenty-four people, three of the targets were at Hogwarts, Lulan Nickleson, Patrick Irsh, and Anna Smith. Outside of the family attacks, fifteen wizards were killed in addition to 47 muggles. The ministry has only just acknowledged that he has returned last month. The wizarding world is in a state of panic."
Harry was silent.
"I see." He turned to Hermione and grasping her hand, signed rapidly. She answered back and then spoke.
"We will consider the best course of action. While we could kill Voldemort right now, it would amass to a large death toll. We do not desire this to happen. We will teach the students and attempt to prepare them. We will allow Voldemort to come to us and then take him out from our home territory. Goodnight, Albus, Ron. Aura, Severus, if you desire, you may come to the rooms with us. We need to see what the twins have done to the rooms."
Harry grinned wickedly.
"It should be fun."
TO BE CONTINUED...
Deleted Scene:
Upon the mention of Voldemort, the tension in the room became so thick, it could be cut with a knife.
Author pulls out a large butcher knife and the cast looks very nervous. She waves the weapon around and looks surprised at not getting a reaction
"Author-sama? What are you doing?" Harry bravely askes.
"I wanted to see what tension would look like if it were cut in half."
Harry exchanges long looks with friends and family
"Author-sama, it is just an expression, you can't really cut tension."
Author pouts
"Why not?"
"Because...because...well...you just can't!" Harry looks satisfied with that explanation and misses the gleam in the authors eyes.
"Well...if I can't cut the tension..." She waves the knife around and chases Harry.
"Noooooo! Author-sama! Stop!"
The rest of the cast jumps on the author and tie her to her chair in front of her computer, confiscating the knife and commanding her to continue the real story. Author admits defeat...for now! Bwahahahaha!
(okkkk...that was a little...odd...Just ignore me....)
Authors Note: What did the twins do to the room? What did they have to give up for their power? Where has the authoress' mind gone? All these answered next chapter! ...yeah...Not much sleep and sugar do not mix well. Just ignore that little extra above the note...Yes...that would be the best solution. Anyway...Yeah. Review! And thanks for your support!
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Illustrious Sorrow
Chapter 12: Training Flashbacks
IMPORTANT AUTHORS NOTE!: This will be the only chapter with a large portion on the training at once. Just so you know. The next chapter will continue with the story.
When the feast was over, Harry motioned for Ron to stay behind and talk. The boy complied, whispering with Ayoka that he would meet her up in the common room. She nodded and left, knowing that Ron wanted to speak with his old friend.
The common room emptied quickly, and soon the only people left were, Ron, Harry, Hermione, Lily, Raven, Albus, Severus, and Aura.
"Harry, you're back!" Aura leapt out of her chair in a way that implied she had been straining to keep from doing so earlier. She grabbed her godson around the middle and hugged him tightly.
"And you two, so big! I haven't seen you since you were only babies! Though...that was only a year ago so... Well, Harry, why didn't you come to visit? Hm? You could spare any time from your training in fifteen years?"
"I'm sorry Aura, it would have screwed up our training. If we had only spent one day away from the void, we would have lost around two weeks of training. It was hard enough to spend time in the dream world with my father. My mum is Fate, not time, she cannot change the way it works."
"I know," Aura sighed, "Your father already explained it to me."
She looked like she wanted to say something else, but Albus beat her to it.
"Harry, what did you do while you were away?"
"We learned how to meditate, how to use our working senses, how to raise children, how to fight with a staff, sword, dagger, bow, gun, and various other weapons, including bare body fighting of many types. We learned advanced spells, both light and dark, and we learned how to defeat Voldemort. Among other things."
"When did you and Hermione get married?"
"That was the only time we were allowed to leave the void. We were married in America, in New York City in a beautiful little church by a minister. The service was very short and we were instantly transported back to the void." Hermione had been the one to answer.
"What color dress did you wear?"
"Actually, I wore this robe on top of a long black over tunic over loose black pants. They were very nice looking."
"Why that?"
"In case we were attacked somehow."
"...oh. I'm sure that you were beautiful anyway. And what about you two?"
"What about us?" Raven looked at Aura seriously.
"Well...I don't know anything about you, and I'm your...grand godmother."
Raven and Lily exchanged looks.
"We are fifteen years old." Raven took the first line.
"Our parents are Harry James Snape, formerly Harry Potter, and Hermione Snape, formerly Hermione Granger." Lily took the second line and they alternated from there.
"We enjoy fighting and pranks."
"I most like the sword,"
"While I most like the daggers."
"We are best at transfiguration,"
"But I am also just as good at charms and,"
"I am good at potions."
"Obviously we both excel at Defense of any kind, being as..."
"We have spent our entire life being trained to fight Voldemort."
"We passed out Owls and Newts with flying colors,"
"Our grandmother is Fate and our grandfather is Severus Snape."
"On our mother's side, our grandparents are Emily Granger and Robert Granger."
"This is our first time in real time since we were babies,"
"And we want to know where we are going to sleep, because we are tired from the travel from the Void to here."
"If that's alright with you."
Aura had been following the conversation intently, her head snapping back and forth between the girls as they spoke.
"Are you sure you've never met Fred and George Weasley?"
"We're sure. We look forward to it. Father has told us much about them."
"Harry, you'd better not have given us another set of pranksters."
"Me?" Harry did his best to look innocent.
"Would I do that?"
"Yes."
"Oh. Well then I guess I did."
"Joy."
"Girls, your rooms are attached to your parents, in the Gryffindor Dormitory." Albus looked at Harry.
"I assume you want your old room, correct?"
Harry nodded.
"We'll have to do a bit of re-decorating. The girls probably won't enjoy the baby stuff."
"Oooooh! We can do it dad! Pleeeeaasse! We've never gotten to use those spells before!"
Harry laughed, as did Hermione, the sound like music.
"I dunno...what do you think Herm?"
"Well.... All right. But nothing that could hurt a student!"
"Ok!" The twins ran off, knowing exactly were they were going."
The group watched the girls leave.
"How do they know where they're going?"
"They've learned everything about the castle that there is to know. They probably know more than you know, Albus."
"Really?"
"Oh, yes."
"Oy! Harry! How you been?"
"Fine Ron. In the time I've been gone, I've aged 15 years, broken just about every bone in my body at least once, raised two little girls, and learned how to defeat Voldemort. Everything's peachy!" All this was said in a cheery tone, that nobody really knew how to take.
"Really though, it was though, but we lived. It was fun." Harry saw their uncertainly and laughed.
"Let's see...there was the time when..."
Flashback
Harry was standing, facing Hermione, and holding a sword. They bowed to each other and charged. Harry lunged at where he estimated his wife was and felt her sword glance aside. He immediately spun and slashed at her other side, only to find that she blocked that side as well.
"Hey! I thought we we're only doing one sword!" He heard Hermione chuckle.
"Fine then, if we're going to do it that way..." He conjured a Japanese wakizashi (a/n a short sword used for defense) and began again. Soon they were fighting so quickly that there were only blurs where their blades flew through the air. Harry estimating where Hermione was by sound and the feel of the air around him.
Suddenly, a sword cut though his defense and Harry was stabbed in the stomach.
"OW! Hey! That hurt!" He brought his hand to his stomach and it glowed slightly, before healing and the fight continued. For hours the fighting wore on until Hermione's sword was placed at the nape of Harry's neck.
"Oh fine, you win." Harry tossed down his weapons and Hermione lowered her sword. At that exact moment, Harry spun and threw her across the room in a Judo move.
"Hey! You gave up! You're not supposed to do that!"
"Always be prepared. That's the girl scout motto."
"Since when are you a girl scout?"
"Ah...well...never...but..."
Hermione laughed, sparing Harry the need to explain.
"Come on, let's go see what Winky and the girls are doing."
Harry and Hermione left the training room and walked into the nursery.
"Hello Winky, where are the girls?"
"They are training master. They bade Winky wait here for the Master and Mistress."
"Very well, could you please take up to them?"
"Of course Master."
They disappeared in a flash of light and appeared in another training room. Suddenly Harry's hand snapped out and grabbed an arrow from just in front of his chest, ready to pierce his heart, beside him, he could feel Hermione doing the same.
"Oops! Sorry dad, mum! Didn't mean to."
"What are you doing?"
"Running archery."
"Who's winning?"
"I am, Lily always misses the ones that jump just after they run five feet."
"Oh, well, good work, both of you. Come on, let's take a break, I know that mum made brownies last night and they are just waiting for two nine year old twins to come eat them..."
Lily and Raven were out of the room in a flash and running toward the kitchen.
"I guess they're hungry?"
End Flashback
Start Flashback
Harry and Hermione were standing on their hands.
"Tell me again why we're doing this?"
"To gain balance and skills of fighting while not in a normal element."
"Yes, but we've been upside down for three hours. We've done daggers, swords, and stars (a/n throwing stars). What else do we do?"
"Let's do hand to hand combat."
Harry nodded, and they began.
The fight was difficult, being as they were balanced on their hands rather then their feet. They spun on one hand while punching with the other, kicked out and flipped over each other. An amazing feat, showing extraordinary arms strength. The fight lasted about twenty minutes and then Hermione hit the ground.
"I win!"
"Only this time. I won last time, so don't get cocky."
"I would never."
"Sure." Hermione swept her legs around and Harry tumbled next to her.
End Flashback
Flashback
Harry was sitting on a hard wood floor, meditating, while Hermione went through a Karate kata around him. Suddenly, he began to float, gold light shimmering around him. Then, he dropped out of his meditation falling the five feet to the floor, but rolling and standing up instantly.
"Harry? What was that?"
"Hermione, we have to share it!"
"Share what?"
"The knowledge. Remember? When I became leader of the Order of the Phoenix, I was 'gifted' with wisdom?"
"Yes, I remember."
"We share it. Between us, we can hold it and better understand."
"I see. What effects will this have?"
"There should be no physical effects. It aged me when I got it, but since you will only have half of the burden, it shouldn't. You may get some grey hairs."
"Gasp! And what would I do then? The world might end!"
"You could always dye it."
Hermione laughed and swatted at Harry's shoulder.
"Alright, let's do it."
Harry and Hermione sat down, initiating meditation. The room around them shimmered in the light that they emitted and ghostly words and pictures filled the area around them. For several minutes, threads of light flowed through and around the two lovers, and then vanished, leaving to prone figures, lying on the floor.
Several hours later, they woke up to see that Hermione did indeed, have some grey hair.
(A/n ok, that was a little weird...I couldn't help myself)
End Flashback
Flashback
Lily and Raven were sleeping and Harry and Hermione were standing in the doorway.
"I wish I could see them."
"I wish you could too."
"Explain it to me." Harry's voice was filled with longing.
"They look so innocent, just like any other child. If I didn't know better I would never guess that they were preparing to fight Voldemort."
"Herm, are we doing the right thing?"
"Of course we are Harry, you know that."
Harry sighed.
"I do, but it's so hard. Our daughters will never have a normal childhood, a normal life. They will always be separate. That's hard on a person. They could be killed and then have no life at all."
"It won't be them that dies. It will be one of us." (1)
"I just wish there was a way to be sure."
"I know."
The two lovers stood side by side, holding each other close, bathed in light from the hall. From another room, Beryl sniffed quietly, not wanting to let her son know that she had been watching them. It was hard from her as well as her son. She had been forced to give up her baby and watch him grow in a harsh and unforgiving world, just as he was now being forced to do with his daughters.
Harry turned slightly. He knew his mother was there, as she often was. He didn't begrudge her this; he figured it was from not being able to see him in person for so long. He hugged his wife closer and listened to the sounds of his daughters sleeping for a moment longer.
"Come on Herm, we should go to bed." End Flashback
Ok, I don't know if anyone remembers this but at one point I said that one of the people who cast the spell to kill Voldemort would have to die and that it would likely take one of the older people who cast the spell. Yup, just thought I 'd remind people,
Start Flashback
Lily and Raven were sitting by the pond, cleaning weapons silently, enjoying each other's company, when they felt somebody coming up to them.
Lily turned around and saw their parents.
"Hello Mum, Dad."
"Lily, Raven. How are the swords working for you?"
"Ooh! Good! I really like mine!"
"It's alright, I prefer the smaller weapons."
"Is your grandmother working you hard?"
"Yes." Raven sighed dramatically.
"And Winky just agrees with her. Honestly."
"Really. Here, give me that for a second."
Harry reached down and took his daughter's sword and saw his wife doing the same for Lily's sword. Then he reached over and grabbed her hand, signing something to her so quickly that Raven and Lily couldn't follow.
Harry turned so that Hermione could see his lips.
"Ready? Now!" With that they grabbed the two suspicious girls and threw them into the lake.
"Dad!"
"Mum!"
"How could you?!" This last sentence was wailed together.
Suddenly the twins grinned at each other and clasped hands. A great spurt of water shot out of the lake and Harry and Hermione frantically tried to put up a shield but to no avail. The water made short work of it and they were drenched. Sputtering, they conjured large balls of mud to follow the girls and drop on their heads.
Soon they were engaged in a full-fledged water war, one that lasted well into the night before Hermione called a stop to it, saying that it was time to go to bed. End Flashback
Harry and Hermione recounted tales for quite a while before their listeners were happy and then settled down to hear what had happened to the others during the year they had been gone. Ron was the first to speak.
"Well, I took my OWLs, I got 10. And I ahm got a girlfriend." He sat down quickly. His face very red.
"Ooh! Ron! Who is she?"
"Her name is Ayoka. She's in Ginny's year and we've been friends since the beginning of fifth year. I only asked her out on the carriages tonight, before the feast."
"I can't wait to meet her." Harry grinned maliciously, at which Ron looked a little nervous.
"Why?" He asked.
"Only because she is the new girlfriend of one of my best friends. My intentions are entirely honorable I assure you."
Ron flushed and went silent.
"What did you tell the school, Albus?"
"I didn't make a general announcement, but the students who asked were told that you left to train, those who asked about Hermione were told she was doing an exchange program with another school."
"Very well. What's happening with Voldemort?" Harry asked, needing to know exactly what his enemy had been doing while he was away.
The room immediately tensed. The air was so thick; it could have been cut with a knife.
"He has begun his campaign to take over. He and his followers have killed seven families, all of muggle descent. The death toll in the families are twenty-four people, three of the targets were at Hogwarts, Lulan Nickleson, Patrick Irsh, and Anna Smith. Outside of the family attacks, fifteen wizards were killed in addition to 47 muggles. The ministry has only just acknowledged that he has returned last month. The wizarding world is in a state of panic."
Harry was silent.
"I see." He turned to Hermione and grasping her hand, signed rapidly. She answered back and then spoke.
"We will consider the best course of action. While we could kill Voldemort right now, it would amass to a large death toll. We do not desire this to happen. We will teach the students and attempt to prepare them. We will allow Voldemort to come to us and then take him out from our home territory. Goodnight, Albus, Ron. Aura, Severus, if you desire, you may come to the rooms with us. We need to see what the twins have done to the rooms."
Harry grinned wickedly.
"It should be fun."
TO BE CONTINUED...
Deleted Scene:
Upon the mention of Voldemort, the tension in the room became so thick, it could be cut with a knife.
Author pulls out a large butcher knife and the cast looks very nervous. She waves the weapon around and looks surprised at not getting a reaction
"Author-sama? What are you doing?" Harry bravely askes.
"I wanted to see what tension would look like if it were cut in half."
Harry exchanges long looks with friends and family
"Author-sama, it is just an expression, you can't really cut tension."
Author pouts
"Why not?"
"Because...because...well...you just can't!" Harry looks satisfied with that explanation and misses the gleam in the authors eyes.
"Well...if I can't cut the tension..." She waves the knife around and chases Harry.
"Noooooo! Author-sama! Stop!"
The rest of the cast jumps on the author and tie her to her chair in front of her computer, confiscating the knife and commanding her to continue the real story. Author admits defeat...for now! Bwahahahaha!
(okkkk...that was a little...odd...Just ignore me....)
Authors Note: What did the twins do to the room? What did they have to give up for their power? Where has the authoress' mind gone? All these answered next chapter! ...yeah...Not much sleep and sugar do not mix well. Just ignore that little extra above the note...Yes...that would be the best solution. Anyway...Yeah. Review! And thanks for your support!
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Max: Thanks for your review, only one question? There were several one questions, that's good though. I like them, helps me know when I've missed something or didn't explain well enough. The answers are that Ron was there when Harry and Hermione left, so he already knew about it. He isn't jealous just yet, because he doesn't realize what they can do, he may or may not be later. What the school was told was addressed in this chapter. I don't really see why it would be the schools business but I suppose people would want to know. Again, thanks for brining it to my attention, I would have forgotten about it. Hope you liked this chapter. Wizardmon92- Glad you liked it. Did you want a Weapon of Mass Destruction? I wasn't sure what you meant in your review. Hope you liked the chapter. Review! Hogwartsfreak-I think that Ron will just be happy for now. Glad you like the story, hope this chapter was good as well. Jay- smiles glad you like the story. Hope you liked this chapter. MarMoonStar-Thanks! Glad you like the story. Liberty Belleview- I know what you mean, my brother and I also insisted on getting different copies of the book. grins I was sad he died, but only because he was so important to Harry. Thanks for reviewing, hope you liked this chapter Naia-Thanks, Hope you liked this chapter. Are you going to Update your stories soon? I really love DragonMasters and Ancestor's Call. I can't wait for the next chapter, though I can understand them taking awhile as they are so long (and good). Pheonixrising- They did come back a bit early but I wanted them on the first day. A small plot hole. But they did leave at the beginning of the year, in September the day after Hermione's birthday. Sorry if I didn't make that clear. Winky's involvement isn't to large, sorry about that. I'll try to write her in more Howling Wolf- Glad you liked the last chapter, I ended this one pretty well the same way...I didn't realize that at first...oh well. Hope you liked it. Rook Raven- Glad you like it, hope you liked this one as well. AthenaKitty- If you want more messing with Draco's dreams, I'm afraid you'll have to suggest something. Another reviewer requested Malfoy the Pankcake, so if you have something you want to see, tell me and I'll try to put it in. I haven't yet decided exactly how Voldie will die... PhoenixFire- Sev and Aura will eventually be a romance. Marriage maybe, though Harry may not be around to enjoy it....Bwahahaha! I know, Harry Snape does sound weird doesn't it? I had a hard time with that as well. Sorry you don't like that I don't like Sirius, but that's just the way it is. I found his character rude and childish and I found it annoying. Sorry though, since you liked him so much. And I believe it's Catholic's who are excommunicated, but maybe you already knew that and I misunderstood what you were saying... Sara: Thanks, hope you liked this chapter as well. Potter-man- Well, I went back on my word...kinda. But no more solid chunks for training. I'll defininetly be doing more flashbacks of Hogwarts because there is a 'scandal' coming up that I promised my beta reader. Yup. Thanks for reviewing!