Rebirth of the Phoenix
Child of the new Dawn
Disclaimer: don't own don't sue
A/N Harry and Dumbledore moments up ahead! Warning angst!
History and Future
Harry's POV
"Sit down Harry, we have much to talk about. Its time your learned a few things about your family history." Dumbledore said softly.
Harry felt like there was a knot in his chest. Hadn't Dumbledore told him everything? What more could there be besides the prophecy?
He watched as Dumbledore finished tying a letter to Fawkes' leg. Both wizards watched as Fawkes took off out the window and soon became a blur of flame.
"I thought phoenixes could disappear at will." Harry said softly.
Dumbledore gave Harry a small smile, "They can, but Fawkes hasn't gotten out much this year, I guess he wants a bit of exercise." He sobered quickly, "Now I must ask you once again to let me tell you all of this, then you can......... do as you wish with the information I'm about to tell you."
He paused and Harry remained silent, after a moment he continued, "This story starts long ago in Egypt, in a great city whose name is long forgotten. The priests of this city worshiped a god called Heka. Heka, was said to be created shortly after the world, Heka was the god of magic.
To honor the god, the priests created a crystal orb, in which, Heka could channel his magic and protect the city from harm. All was well for many years, until a greedy Pharaoh tried to take the power for himself. Apparently this angered the god so, that Heka sent a great bolt of energy toward the orb and killed the Pharaoh. However, when the Pharaoh died he dropped the orb and-"
"It shattered." Harry finished.
Dumbledore stared at him in shock, "How-?"
"I had a vision of a bouncing crystal ball shattering." Harry said simply and fell silent waiting for the rest of the story.
"Yes, it shattered and the magic escaped still searching for humans."
"They tried to run from them. The magic was in the form of great beams of light." Harry once again filled in.
Dumbledore nodded grimly, "It was the mark of destruction for the city. Every man, woman, and child was hit by the magic beams. The survivors gathered the remaining shards of the crystal and begged the gods for forgiveness. Thoth, god of the magic healing arts, astronomy, mathematics, and scribe of the magic knowledge felt pity for the humans and taught them how to channel their magic into wands. You, Harry, are a descendant of these people."
Harry stared at the floor as an image appeared in his mind; it was night and moonlight shone brightly through the glassless window of an ancient temple, a woman with long midnight black hair was waving a long ebony wand gracefully in front of a statue of a human with a crane-like head. The woman turned suddenly and Harry looked into her emerald green eyes.
"Harry?"
Harry jumped and looked up into the headmaster's concerned face, "Sorry," he murmured softly, "Isn't there more to the story?"
Dumbledore nodded still watching Harry closely, "Yes, the shards of the crystal orb were passed down through the families. Each of the founders of Hogwarts managed to obtain one. Hufflepuff's was destroyed in a duel outside of Hogwarts and Gryfindor's was used for the school's protection."
Dumbledore rose and walked over the bookshelf and pulled on the top of the spine of a book reveling a built in shelf. Harry stood and walked over to him. Dumbledore pointed to a small crystal bell jar holding a shard suspended in air. It glowed slightly as Harry looked at it closely, but Harry's attention was drawn to the back far corner of the shelf, where he could make out the handle's of two silver and emerald daggers.
"Are those Slythiren's?" Harry asked hesitantly as a vision of emerald daggers crashing against a ruby sword flashed across his brain.
Dumbledore threw him a sharp look, "Have you ever seen them before?"
"Same vision." Harry answered wearily.
"Describe it to me."
"It was basically flashes of what you just told me, but........." Harry frowned in concentration as he dimly recalled, "There was a different shard." He glanced back at the suspended one in the bell jar, "It didn't look like that." He turned back to Dumbledore who looked weary. Dumbledore sighed and looked out the window for a moment as if both searching for the words to say and trying to delay the moment when he would have to say them. Finally he turned back to Harry, the twinkle that usually shined in his eyes seemed to go out,
"Ravenclaw and Slythiren both kept their shards. After a time Ravenclaw wanted to get rid of them, for fear of the young students safety. Slythiren convinced her to keep her shard for one final test, combining the two shards. A new shard was created, one stronger and purer than any of the remaining. However, the shard had one flaw. It could not work for anyone, save a descendent of the 'first magic born' as they were named or the survivors of the orb of Heka shattering.
Gryfindor and Slythiren got into a fight and Gryfindor took the shard and hid it, so Slythiren could never try to gain its power. Gryfindor left a key to the shard with the descents of the 'first magic born' to be passed on throughout the ages. Your mother was the last to hold the key........."
"So" Harry said softly looking up into Dumbledore's face, "The spirit wants me to find the key, so it can have the shard............"
Dumbledore nodded grimly, "Your blood would be needed to finish the ritual to return Slythiren's power.......... And I don't know what would happen to you should the shard be taken from its hiding place.......... But I doubt you would live through it."
Harry looked up at in horror.
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Dumbledore's POV
Dumbledore felt his heart break at Harry's pale frightened face.
Harry looked down at the floor and asked a question Dumbledore would have fought Voldemort again to get out of answering, "Would-would it be....... quick?"
Dumbledore closed his eyes painfully but knew he couldn't lie to Harry, "No, if the shard was taken you would die from blood loss from the ritual and your magic would be stripped away from your body as the shard was removed."
Opening his eyes, Dumbledore saw Harry's form was shaking slightly. Judging by the clenched fist and how Harry was avoiding looking at him, he was desperately trying to keep himself under control.
Gently Dumbledore laid his hands on Harry's shoulders, Harry gave a final shudder before allowing Dumbledore to hug him.
"I'm sorry I didn't tell you earlier, but I had my suspicions on how much contact the spirit had with you and after all you have been through this year........."
Harry gave a small weak laugh, "I think I like your bubble-gum-bomb stories better."
Dumbledore chuckled softly and rubbed Harry's back comfortingly.
"Professor, I'd like to stop being the hero now."
"I know, things keep going from bad to worse in this war."
"What am I supposed to do?"
Dumbledore pulled back and looked down into Harry's eyes, "Don't wander off alone, try to be with someone at all times, and don't go looking for the shard."
Harry smiled weakly at him, "Headmaster, despite all evidence to the contrary I'm not completely thick."
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Ashon's POV
Ashon leaned lazily against a tree, staying in the shadows as Voldemort's lackeys ran about doing his business.
He had come across the deatheaters camp as he was on his way to another werewolf clan. He saw the firelight, heard the loud voices, and smelled the firewhisky and automatically knew it was deatheaters.
Truth be told, he was getting rather bored listening to these idiots, until a two certain names popped up.
"Master has ordered that we release the nuncamys in two week's time."
"Where are they going now?"
"To attack the werewolves again, only this time its to lure Lupin and Potter to the filthy half-breeds lair."
"Master needs Potter for the ritual but why lure Lupin?"
"You idiot! Lupin won't leave Potter alone! Bring Lupin to the castle and he'll bring Potter to 'protect him'. The nuncamys will attack again and separate Potter and bring him to our Master. Lupin will be killed by the nuncamys lest he get any ideas about saving Potter from that mudblood- loving fool Dumbledore."
Ashon smirked and silently walked off, that Potter boy was getting more interesting by the minute.
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A/N please review!
Thanks to~
Scarysecrets- its so weird to get a review when your writing the next chappie! Anyway 30 chappie! Geez I can't write that fast! Lol waits like a good little McGonagall fan? You seem a tad impatient for that description and I'm sorry to say no McGonagall in this chappie. Lol thank you I'm glad you think my writing is getting better! Hey another chappie for you to review!
Hpz26- hey a new reviewer thanks!
SilverDragonHawk- hey another new Reviewer! Thanks! Lol you ain't seen nothing yet as far as cliffys go I got more planned! *evil grin*
PhoenixPadfoot89- sorry don't you just love cliffies? Lol waiting just makes it better (so I'm told)
Nicoletta- hey but its working now! Yeah heavy talk! Lol of course the bucket did you know me!
Wynjara- wow that's a first!
TuxedoMac- its not trying to help Harry, it is trying to get him to find the key to the shard so it can get its power back...........
Kemenran- thanks for betaing!
Raphaelle- sorry it was short, glad you like! Always happy to have a new reviewer!
Dracozchick- lol yeah he's always stubborn! Lol I do too!
Luna Demonchild- lol you ain't seen nothing yet as far as cliffies go!
Kimmylookatmoi- thanks I'm glad you like the ending! I'm not entirely happy with this one any suggestions? I will do Luna in the next chappie!
Athenakitty- lol at least you got author alerts from fics you read!
HermioneGreen- thanks! Hope Dumbledore will be able to help out!
Child of the new Dawn
Disclaimer: don't own don't sue
A/N Harry and Dumbledore moments up ahead! Warning angst!
History and Future
Harry's POV
"Sit down Harry, we have much to talk about. Its time your learned a few things about your family history." Dumbledore said softly.
Harry felt like there was a knot in his chest. Hadn't Dumbledore told him everything? What more could there be besides the prophecy?
He watched as Dumbledore finished tying a letter to Fawkes' leg. Both wizards watched as Fawkes took off out the window and soon became a blur of flame.
"I thought phoenixes could disappear at will." Harry said softly.
Dumbledore gave Harry a small smile, "They can, but Fawkes hasn't gotten out much this year, I guess he wants a bit of exercise." He sobered quickly, "Now I must ask you once again to let me tell you all of this, then you can......... do as you wish with the information I'm about to tell you."
He paused and Harry remained silent, after a moment he continued, "This story starts long ago in Egypt, in a great city whose name is long forgotten. The priests of this city worshiped a god called Heka. Heka, was said to be created shortly after the world, Heka was the god of magic.
To honor the god, the priests created a crystal orb, in which, Heka could channel his magic and protect the city from harm. All was well for many years, until a greedy Pharaoh tried to take the power for himself. Apparently this angered the god so, that Heka sent a great bolt of energy toward the orb and killed the Pharaoh. However, when the Pharaoh died he dropped the orb and-"
"It shattered." Harry finished.
Dumbledore stared at him in shock, "How-?"
"I had a vision of a bouncing crystal ball shattering." Harry said simply and fell silent waiting for the rest of the story.
"Yes, it shattered and the magic escaped still searching for humans."
"They tried to run from them. The magic was in the form of great beams of light." Harry once again filled in.
Dumbledore nodded grimly, "It was the mark of destruction for the city. Every man, woman, and child was hit by the magic beams. The survivors gathered the remaining shards of the crystal and begged the gods for forgiveness. Thoth, god of the magic healing arts, astronomy, mathematics, and scribe of the magic knowledge felt pity for the humans and taught them how to channel their magic into wands. You, Harry, are a descendant of these people."
Harry stared at the floor as an image appeared in his mind; it was night and moonlight shone brightly through the glassless window of an ancient temple, a woman with long midnight black hair was waving a long ebony wand gracefully in front of a statue of a human with a crane-like head. The woman turned suddenly and Harry looked into her emerald green eyes.
"Harry?"
Harry jumped and looked up into the headmaster's concerned face, "Sorry," he murmured softly, "Isn't there more to the story?"
Dumbledore nodded still watching Harry closely, "Yes, the shards of the crystal orb were passed down through the families. Each of the founders of Hogwarts managed to obtain one. Hufflepuff's was destroyed in a duel outside of Hogwarts and Gryfindor's was used for the school's protection."
Dumbledore rose and walked over the bookshelf and pulled on the top of the spine of a book reveling a built in shelf. Harry stood and walked over to him. Dumbledore pointed to a small crystal bell jar holding a shard suspended in air. It glowed slightly as Harry looked at it closely, but Harry's attention was drawn to the back far corner of the shelf, where he could make out the handle's of two silver and emerald daggers.
"Are those Slythiren's?" Harry asked hesitantly as a vision of emerald daggers crashing against a ruby sword flashed across his brain.
Dumbledore threw him a sharp look, "Have you ever seen them before?"
"Same vision." Harry answered wearily.
"Describe it to me."
"It was basically flashes of what you just told me, but........." Harry frowned in concentration as he dimly recalled, "There was a different shard." He glanced back at the suspended one in the bell jar, "It didn't look like that." He turned back to Dumbledore who looked weary. Dumbledore sighed and looked out the window for a moment as if both searching for the words to say and trying to delay the moment when he would have to say them. Finally he turned back to Harry, the twinkle that usually shined in his eyes seemed to go out,
"Ravenclaw and Slythiren both kept their shards. After a time Ravenclaw wanted to get rid of them, for fear of the young students safety. Slythiren convinced her to keep her shard for one final test, combining the two shards. A new shard was created, one stronger and purer than any of the remaining. However, the shard had one flaw. It could not work for anyone, save a descendent of the 'first magic born' as they were named or the survivors of the orb of Heka shattering.
Gryfindor and Slythiren got into a fight and Gryfindor took the shard and hid it, so Slythiren could never try to gain its power. Gryfindor left a key to the shard with the descents of the 'first magic born' to be passed on throughout the ages. Your mother was the last to hold the key........."
"So" Harry said softly looking up into Dumbledore's face, "The spirit wants me to find the key, so it can have the shard............"
Dumbledore nodded grimly, "Your blood would be needed to finish the ritual to return Slythiren's power.......... And I don't know what would happen to you should the shard be taken from its hiding place.......... But I doubt you would live through it."
Harry looked up at in horror.
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Dumbledore's POV
Dumbledore felt his heart break at Harry's pale frightened face.
Harry looked down at the floor and asked a question Dumbledore would have fought Voldemort again to get out of answering, "Would-would it be....... quick?"
Dumbledore closed his eyes painfully but knew he couldn't lie to Harry, "No, if the shard was taken you would die from blood loss from the ritual and your magic would be stripped away from your body as the shard was removed."
Opening his eyes, Dumbledore saw Harry's form was shaking slightly. Judging by the clenched fist and how Harry was avoiding looking at him, he was desperately trying to keep himself under control.
Gently Dumbledore laid his hands on Harry's shoulders, Harry gave a final shudder before allowing Dumbledore to hug him.
"I'm sorry I didn't tell you earlier, but I had my suspicions on how much contact the spirit had with you and after all you have been through this year........."
Harry gave a small weak laugh, "I think I like your bubble-gum-bomb stories better."
Dumbledore chuckled softly and rubbed Harry's back comfortingly.
"Professor, I'd like to stop being the hero now."
"I know, things keep going from bad to worse in this war."
"What am I supposed to do?"
Dumbledore pulled back and looked down into Harry's eyes, "Don't wander off alone, try to be with someone at all times, and don't go looking for the shard."
Harry smiled weakly at him, "Headmaster, despite all evidence to the contrary I'm not completely thick."
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Ashon's POV
Ashon leaned lazily against a tree, staying in the shadows as Voldemort's lackeys ran about doing his business.
He had come across the deatheaters camp as he was on his way to another werewolf clan. He saw the firelight, heard the loud voices, and smelled the firewhisky and automatically knew it was deatheaters.
Truth be told, he was getting rather bored listening to these idiots, until a two certain names popped up.
"Master has ordered that we release the nuncamys in two week's time."
"Where are they going now?"
"To attack the werewolves again, only this time its to lure Lupin and Potter to the filthy half-breeds lair."
"Master needs Potter for the ritual but why lure Lupin?"
"You idiot! Lupin won't leave Potter alone! Bring Lupin to the castle and he'll bring Potter to 'protect him'. The nuncamys will attack again and separate Potter and bring him to our Master. Lupin will be killed by the nuncamys lest he get any ideas about saving Potter from that mudblood- loving fool Dumbledore."
Ashon smirked and silently walked off, that Potter boy was getting more interesting by the minute.
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A/N please review!
Thanks to~
Scarysecrets- its so weird to get a review when your writing the next chappie! Anyway 30 chappie! Geez I can't write that fast! Lol waits like a good little McGonagall fan? You seem a tad impatient for that description and I'm sorry to say no McGonagall in this chappie. Lol thank you I'm glad you think my writing is getting better! Hey another chappie for you to review!
Hpz26- hey a new reviewer thanks!
SilverDragonHawk- hey another new Reviewer! Thanks! Lol you ain't seen nothing yet as far as cliffys go I got more planned! *evil grin*
PhoenixPadfoot89- sorry don't you just love cliffies? Lol waiting just makes it better (so I'm told)
Nicoletta- hey but its working now! Yeah heavy talk! Lol of course the bucket did you know me!
Wynjara- wow that's a first!
TuxedoMac- its not trying to help Harry, it is trying to get him to find the key to the shard so it can get its power back...........
Kemenran- thanks for betaing!
Raphaelle- sorry it was short, glad you like! Always happy to have a new reviewer!
Dracozchick- lol yeah he's always stubborn! Lol I do too!
Luna Demonchild- lol you ain't seen nothing yet as far as cliffies go!
Kimmylookatmoi- thanks I'm glad you like the ending! I'm not entirely happy with this one any suggestions? I will do Luna in the next chappie!
Athenakitty- lol at least you got author alerts from fics you read!
HermioneGreen- thanks! Hope Dumbledore will be able to help out!