Authors Notes: Harry Potter not Mine
Time is a Pretzel: The Circle of Life and Love
Chapter 3: The Yule Ball II: A Date with a Guardian Angel
So while the trio went to hunt for Harry's erstwhile Magical Guardian, who sometimes disappeared and came back after a few days later with some unexpected information she had gathered. Ron asked, "Harry, why did Raine disappear this time? I mean after a week of being thought by her in ball manners and etiquette she suddenly disappears for one of her so called jaunts and leaves before she learns that we really are going to have a ball." "Yeah, and why didn't she help us during the last two weeks where we were chased around this castle by those hormone crazed date hunters?" Hermione added. "I know guys but what can I do my magical guardian is very temperamental. All I know is that she is researching what to do with the Golden Egg clue. Or so she told me through our mind link before she left." Harry replied. So after that illuminating discussion they walked to their dorms in companionable silence.
Meanwhile, while Harry and company are walking towards the Griffindor dorm rooms. Raine in her orb form was buzzing around the Headmaster's office in the hopes of annoying him but instead this seems to amuse him and it increased the twinkle in his eyes. Finally Dumbledore seeing that he has annoyed his niece enough said, "Raine, my dear why don't you just return to your true from instead of always buzzing around invisible in your orb form and only visible to the Trio and me? And why haven't you told Harry yet about the fact that you are my niece?" "Don't meddle in my affairs, Uncle. He still needs to be trained to be reliant on himself and then on his friends. And I'm quite busy trying to build defenses in Harry's mind making it strong, so in case of legimens attacks from Voldemort he will be ready and able to defend himself from such attacks. And besides, you know that my body isn't strong enough to handle a separation from the temple font, I have to built my magical strengths and so far I'm still in half reserve not yet full give me at least several more months if you want me permanently out of the font instead of just temporary release. You know I can manifest myself into tangible plasma form like a ghost but a touchable one that I've done 2 weeks prior to this meeting." said Raine now in her ghost like form who was currently petting Fawkes on his head earning her a purring sound, and with her uncle grinning at her and at his familiar. Raine continued to say, "Oh, uncle I have a request, I need to approve outsider's or young teenager's from Hogsmeade to attend the Yule Ball. It seems that Harry and the other's are having a hard time getting a date, which has resulted in uniting some members of the 4 houses to become friends to avoid the HHCDHM more commonly known as; Hogwart's Hormone Crazed Date Hunting Mobs, which I know for a fact that Harry and the others run and hide from these past two weeks. It was a hilarious thing to watch I tell." "I know it gave Minerva, Poppy and Severus stomach aches from laughing too hard especially when the Weasley twins returned the favor by pranking them back." Albus replied with an accompanied lugh which set of Raine to join in. For the 3rd time in years Albus Dumbledore office rung with laughter that spread to the other nooks and crannies of the castle startling the other residents of Hogwarts.
Harry, Ron and Hermione are already inside the common room and are now occupying the couches in front of the fire, Harry had already looked inside the dorms an Raine was not there although he can still feel her warmth and comforting presence in the back of his mind. They decided to wait for her to appear to them there and settled themselves for the wait, Hermione, Ron and Harry finished up their holiday assignments to get them out of the way. When Ron said "Harry did you receive a letter from Padfoot?" "Yeah, thanks Ron, for reminding me with this crazy mon always chasing after us I forgot." Harry replied while taking out and reading the letter concerned. Hermione also joined in the reading. "Ron, Hermione it seems that Padfoot wants us to meet him at Hogsmeade today after lunch and he requests that we bring him some food since he's been hunting his own food as well as eating rats for his food." Harry said while grimacing and feeling sad that his godfather had to eat rats and starve himself to escape the law even he was innocent. Hermione and Ron agreed with these sentiments and were also ready to bring aid to their best friends only family.
Raine in her orb form was floating merrily along after her meeting with Dumbledore when she felt that Harry was in need of her help(Having just read Sirius's Letter), she blinked her way up to the Griffindor common room (Since all the others are still at breakfast or were having snow ball fights at the grounds.) where she felt the Trio's aura. She arrived at an almost empty common room were Harry was staring contemplatively at the fire, Hermione was checking over Harry and Ron's assignments, and Ron was lightly dozing on the sofa. She gently buzzed around Harry's head getting his attention, and softly pressed herself on his cheek in her version of a kiss to comfort him since she felt through their link that he was saw about Sirius's situation. Harry feeling the soft touch on his skin, awakened from his trance like state, and noticed Raine and got his friends attention s well. The orb gently perched itself on his raised palm and asked, "What seem to bother you guys?" And Hermione said, "Harry needs a date for the Ball, but we can't seem to find a date for him for him, one that he likes as well as trust and As well as We need to see Sirius today and we don't know how to bring him some food?." "Oh, is that it? I thought you still need help for that Mob problem, anyway I've found out what to do with that 2nd task clue but I'll tell you later since we need to concentrate on Harry's date problem and Sirius's case." Raine replied. Ron stuck on the words need help for Mob problem exploded and said. "You knew about those hormone crazed mobs!?!? Why didn't you help us?" "Well, you guys solved the problem on your own and beside think of it as training on hoe to elude enemies and how to move stealthy in a way that you won't get noticed and besides you got to really know and befriend lots of people which is composed of acquaintances and former enemies. Isn't that good in exchange of all that exercise?" She retorted. The trio getting expression of realizations on their faces nodded solemnly, Harry putting forth his idea that he has been obsessing since last night said. "Raine, umm can you umm hold your physical form umm for a long time? And can you make it umm solid enough for me to escortyouasmydatefortheballtomorrownight?" and Harry took a deep breathes to calm his nervousness and blushes after that slow to fast sentence. A thoughtful and awkward silence filled the room, then Raine's orb form seems to flicker a gentle silver then back to it's normal golden color and replied while laughing gently in mirth replied; "Harry, now I know why you have a problem in asking girls to go out with you, your so shy (giggles) anyway, even though you run over your words I understand and Yes, I can hold a physical form and yes I can make it into more human like without seeming to be a ghost if you of course help me and lastly yes if your asking me to be your date for this ball and yes I also agree to be your date. And I know of a way to get Sirius his daily nutrition so that he doesn't starve. Does that answer all of your questions?" Ron and Hermione were grinning at each other madly for the fact that Harry had turned tomato red again from blushing while Raine enumerated her answers and finally said yes, which had the trio jumping up and hugging each other happily after Harry had recovered from momentary shock with the orb being smothered in their three way embrace.
After the celebratory jig, Raine explained to them where she was and that she warded the castle and it's grounds in her hopes to catch the culprit who put Harry's name in the Goblet of Fire, as well as talk with your headmaster, and finally she found out what to do with that Golden Egg clue. The remark that she talked with Dumbledore caused the Trio to exclaim, "WHAT!!! You know Prof. Dumbledore, and He didn't freak out finding an orb of light talking to him and he saw you?" "Why yes did I forgot to tell you guys that the Headmaster Dimbledore is my uncle, and that there is a reason why he needs to know that I'm your guardian, because he well help me regain human form at least for tomorrow and for the ball. And besides even though were related, my guardianship over Harry doesn't concern him since He knows Harry and I need our privacy and he has no say on what I teach him and on how I train him and that includes you two in these privileges, which means you two are also included in the trainings that I will teach Harry since you are his Soul Mates."
"Soulmates, aren't those for just people who are in love?" Ron asked while Harry seemed perplexed by this statement, while Hermione seemed about to ask a question when Raine held up her hand and answered them to clear up the misconceptions of the term and it's true meaning. " You see Hermione the term Soul Mates really means that your souls, lifelines, and destiny threads are one and the same. In simpler terms, That People travel this life in pairs and in groups, the three of you were always meant to meet a each other, meant to be best of friends, and meant to be always together and when you are apart, it feels like you're incomplete that something is missing and you seem lost. This bond you have is like the bond shared once long ago by young Harry's Father, James, and his friends, The Marauders, although one of them turned traitor. Although sometimes special bonds are modified and changed to suite one's destiny which means that in your Trio Harry is the Soul, Ron is the Heart and Hermione is the Brain and I was meant to Guide, Befriend and Teach you three to be able to survive the trials that the darkness will bring your way. And it seems the ordeals and friends you have made during the past two weeks seem to have modified these bonds the Trio may no longer be a Trio once the year is over. And as for Uncle I told him to let Harry date a "Girl from Hogsmeade", which will be played by yours truly, so lets go to his office since we need to augment the bond between Harry and I and add you two" ,pointing at Hermione and Ron, "for me to at least have a solid physical form even if it's temporary. Before we all visit Sirius at his location which I already know since Uncle told me since he knows where Sirius is." And so the Trio with Raine hurriedly and excitedly went to the Headmaster's office.
Dumbledore meet them inside his office and gave Harry, Ron, and Hermione a potion to drink which cause the Orb, Raine to suddenly blaze in light and when it cleared there before them stood a breath takingly beautiful girl no a woman of 14 just about to blossom in beauty. She had moonlit kissed silvery white tresses that reached up to her knees, milky white skin, rosy red lips and Silvery-golden eyes set on a heartbreakingly beautiful face. She was just Harry's height and is currently dressed in black robes and green cloak. The moment she realized that she was solid she hugged Dumbledore with all her might and said, "Uncle, I missed holding you like this, Thanks did you use one of Mother's invented potions, the Illuminatae Veritas?" Dumbledore answered, "Yes, Raine, child I missed you to but don't worry your body is already stabilizing you will be able to go back to it once it's not prone to exploding from your long exposure to the Temple Font." Harry and the others finally recovered from such a vision and Ron remarked, "Harry, you sure are a lucky man to have her as a date, not that your not buffed and gorgeous yourself after your summer training which buffed you up. Which was probably why the 3 of us were chased so much for the last 2 weeks." This remark made Harry and Raine blush and for Hermione and Dumbledore to laugh merrily. So happy with their success, the Trio with Raine left her Uncle's office and they all went to meet the others at Hogsmeade since they wanted to meet Sirius after lunch and as well as bring him some food after shopping a bit. So merrily linking arms they happily marched off to catch a carriage to join the other students at Hogsmeade, while it snowed softly.
Time is a Pretzel: The Circle of Life and Love
Chapter 3: The Yule Ball II: A Date with a Guardian Angel
So while the trio went to hunt for Harry's erstwhile Magical Guardian, who sometimes disappeared and came back after a few days later with some unexpected information she had gathered. Ron asked, "Harry, why did Raine disappear this time? I mean after a week of being thought by her in ball manners and etiquette she suddenly disappears for one of her so called jaunts and leaves before she learns that we really are going to have a ball." "Yeah, and why didn't she help us during the last two weeks where we were chased around this castle by those hormone crazed date hunters?" Hermione added. "I know guys but what can I do my magical guardian is very temperamental. All I know is that she is researching what to do with the Golden Egg clue. Or so she told me through our mind link before she left." Harry replied. So after that illuminating discussion they walked to their dorms in companionable silence.
Meanwhile, while Harry and company are walking towards the Griffindor dorm rooms. Raine in her orb form was buzzing around the Headmaster's office in the hopes of annoying him but instead this seems to amuse him and it increased the twinkle in his eyes. Finally Dumbledore seeing that he has annoyed his niece enough said, "Raine, my dear why don't you just return to your true from instead of always buzzing around invisible in your orb form and only visible to the Trio and me? And why haven't you told Harry yet about the fact that you are my niece?" "Don't meddle in my affairs, Uncle. He still needs to be trained to be reliant on himself and then on his friends. And I'm quite busy trying to build defenses in Harry's mind making it strong, so in case of legimens attacks from Voldemort he will be ready and able to defend himself from such attacks. And besides, you know that my body isn't strong enough to handle a separation from the temple font, I have to built my magical strengths and so far I'm still in half reserve not yet full give me at least several more months if you want me permanently out of the font instead of just temporary release. You know I can manifest myself into tangible plasma form like a ghost but a touchable one that I've done 2 weeks prior to this meeting." said Raine now in her ghost like form who was currently petting Fawkes on his head earning her a purring sound, and with her uncle grinning at her and at his familiar. Raine continued to say, "Oh, uncle I have a request, I need to approve outsider's or young teenager's from Hogsmeade to attend the Yule Ball. It seems that Harry and the other's are having a hard time getting a date, which has resulted in uniting some members of the 4 houses to become friends to avoid the HHCDHM more commonly known as; Hogwart's Hormone Crazed Date Hunting Mobs, which I know for a fact that Harry and the others run and hide from these past two weeks. It was a hilarious thing to watch I tell." "I know it gave Minerva, Poppy and Severus stomach aches from laughing too hard especially when the Weasley twins returned the favor by pranking them back." Albus replied with an accompanied lugh which set of Raine to join in. For the 3rd time in years Albus Dumbledore office rung with laughter that spread to the other nooks and crannies of the castle startling the other residents of Hogwarts.
Harry, Ron and Hermione are already inside the common room and are now occupying the couches in front of the fire, Harry had already looked inside the dorms an Raine was not there although he can still feel her warmth and comforting presence in the back of his mind. They decided to wait for her to appear to them there and settled themselves for the wait, Hermione, Ron and Harry finished up their holiday assignments to get them out of the way. When Ron said "Harry did you receive a letter from Padfoot?" "Yeah, thanks Ron, for reminding me with this crazy mon always chasing after us I forgot." Harry replied while taking out and reading the letter concerned. Hermione also joined in the reading. "Ron, Hermione it seems that Padfoot wants us to meet him at Hogsmeade today after lunch and he requests that we bring him some food since he's been hunting his own food as well as eating rats for his food." Harry said while grimacing and feeling sad that his godfather had to eat rats and starve himself to escape the law even he was innocent. Hermione and Ron agreed with these sentiments and were also ready to bring aid to their best friends only family.
Raine in her orb form was floating merrily along after her meeting with Dumbledore when she felt that Harry was in need of her help(Having just read Sirius's Letter), she blinked her way up to the Griffindor common room (Since all the others are still at breakfast or were having snow ball fights at the grounds.) where she felt the Trio's aura. She arrived at an almost empty common room were Harry was staring contemplatively at the fire, Hermione was checking over Harry and Ron's assignments, and Ron was lightly dozing on the sofa. She gently buzzed around Harry's head getting his attention, and softly pressed herself on his cheek in her version of a kiss to comfort him since she felt through their link that he was saw about Sirius's situation. Harry feeling the soft touch on his skin, awakened from his trance like state, and noticed Raine and got his friends attention s well. The orb gently perched itself on his raised palm and asked, "What seem to bother you guys?" And Hermione said, "Harry needs a date for the Ball, but we can't seem to find a date for him for him, one that he likes as well as trust and As well as We need to see Sirius today and we don't know how to bring him some food?." "Oh, is that it? I thought you still need help for that Mob problem, anyway I've found out what to do with that 2nd task clue but I'll tell you later since we need to concentrate on Harry's date problem and Sirius's case." Raine replied. Ron stuck on the words need help for Mob problem exploded and said. "You knew about those hormone crazed mobs!?!? Why didn't you help us?" "Well, you guys solved the problem on your own and beside think of it as training on hoe to elude enemies and how to move stealthy in a way that you won't get noticed and besides you got to really know and befriend lots of people which is composed of acquaintances and former enemies. Isn't that good in exchange of all that exercise?" She retorted. The trio getting expression of realizations on their faces nodded solemnly, Harry putting forth his idea that he has been obsessing since last night said. "Raine, umm can you umm hold your physical form umm for a long time? And can you make it umm solid enough for me to escortyouasmydatefortheballtomorrownight?" and Harry took a deep breathes to calm his nervousness and blushes after that slow to fast sentence. A thoughtful and awkward silence filled the room, then Raine's orb form seems to flicker a gentle silver then back to it's normal golden color and replied while laughing gently in mirth replied; "Harry, now I know why you have a problem in asking girls to go out with you, your so shy (giggles) anyway, even though you run over your words I understand and Yes, I can hold a physical form and yes I can make it into more human like without seeming to be a ghost if you of course help me and lastly yes if your asking me to be your date for this ball and yes I also agree to be your date. And I know of a way to get Sirius his daily nutrition so that he doesn't starve. Does that answer all of your questions?" Ron and Hermione were grinning at each other madly for the fact that Harry had turned tomato red again from blushing while Raine enumerated her answers and finally said yes, which had the trio jumping up and hugging each other happily after Harry had recovered from momentary shock with the orb being smothered in their three way embrace.
After the celebratory jig, Raine explained to them where she was and that she warded the castle and it's grounds in her hopes to catch the culprit who put Harry's name in the Goblet of Fire, as well as talk with your headmaster, and finally she found out what to do with that Golden Egg clue. The remark that she talked with Dumbledore caused the Trio to exclaim, "WHAT!!! You know Prof. Dumbledore, and He didn't freak out finding an orb of light talking to him and he saw you?" "Why yes did I forgot to tell you guys that the Headmaster Dimbledore is my uncle, and that there is a reason why he needs to know that I'm your guardian, because he well help me regain human form at least for tomorrow and for the ball. And besides even though were related, my guardianship over Harry doesn't concern him since He knows Harry and I need our privacy and he has no say on what I teach him and on how I train him and that includes you two in these privileges, which means you two are also included in the trainings that I will teach Harry since you are his Soul Mates."
"Soulmates, aren't those for just people who are in love?" Ron asked while Harry seemed perplexed by this statement, while Hermione seemed about to ask a question when Raine held up her hand and answered them to clear up the misconceptions of the term and it's true meaning. " You see Hermione the term Soul Mates really means that your souls, lifelines, and destiny threads are one and the same. In simpler terms, That People travel this life in pairs and in groups, the three of you were always meant to meet a each other, meant to be best of friends, and meant to be always together and when you are apart, it feels like you're incomplete that something is missing and you seem lost. This bond you have is like the bond shared once long ago by young Harry's Father, James, and his friends, The Marauders, although one of them turned traitor. Although sometimes special bonds are modified and changed to suite one's destiny which means that in your Trio Harry is the Soul, Ron is the Heart and Hermione is the Brain and I was meant to Guide, Befriend and Teach you three to be able to survive the trials that the darkness will bring your way. And it seems the ordeals and friends you have made during the past two weeks seem to have modified these bonds the Trio may no longer be a Trio once the year is over. And as for Uncle I told him to let Harry date a "Girl from Hogsmeade", which will be played by yours truly, so lets go to his office since we need to augment the bond between Harry and I and add you two" ,pointing at Hermione and Ron, "for me to at least have a solid physical form even if it's temporary. Before we all visit Sirius at his location which I already know since Uncle told me since he knows where Sirius is." And so the Trio with Raine hurriedly and excitedly went to the Headmaster's office.
Dumbledore meet them inside his office and gave Harry, Ron, and Hermione a potion to drink which cause the Orb, Raine to suddenly blaze in light and when it cleared there before them stood a breath takingly beautiful girl no a woman of 14 just about to blossom in beauty. She had moonlit kissed silvery white tresses that reached up to her knees, milky white skin, rosy red lips and Silvery-golden eyes set on a heartbreakingly beautiful face. She was just Harry's height and is currently dressed in black robes and green cloak. The moment she realized that she was solid she hugged Dumbledore with all her might and said, "Uncle, I missed holding you like this, Thanks did you use one of Mother's invented potions, the Illuminatae Veritas?" Dumbledore answered, "Yes, Raine, child I missed you to but don't worry your body is already stabilizing you will be able to go back to it once it's not prone to exploding from your long exposure to the Temple Font." Harry and the others finally recovered from such a vision and Ron remarked, "Harry, you sure are a lucky man to have her as a date, not that your not buffed and gorgeous yourself after your summer training which buffed you up. Which was probably why the 3 of us were chased so much for the last 2 weeks." This remark made Harry and Raine blush and for Hermione and Dumbledore to laugh merrily. So happy with their success, the Trio with Raine left her Uncle's office and they all went to meet the others at Hogsmeade since they wanted to meet Sirius after lunch and as well as bring him some food after shopping a bit. So merrily linking arms they happily marched off to catch a carriage to join the other students at Hogsmeade, while it snowed softly.