Well, I've just bought a new book and the weather here has been quite nice
for a change, so that's the reason for the delay. Please as always, review
: - )
Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter, JK Rowling does.
A VISITOR FROM THE PAST
He was in the dark forest in the grounds, and he was lost. The wind blew through the trees, making an eerie noise and Harry had e feeling that he was not alone. He did not know if the presence he felt was good or bad, so he kept looking around him. Then suddenly he noticed the wolf, sitting not far from him, studying him. Harry didn't know why, but he did sense that the wolf was not really a wolf, it was a man. He did not know how he knew it, he just did..
"Who are you?" Harry shouted at it.
It kept on looking at him with its yellow watchful eyes.
"I have been called many names through the ages."
The wolf had spoken, but it did not move its lips. It was as if its voice echoed in Harry's mind.
"Then give me one of those names" Harry said and started to look inside his robe for his wand.
"There is no time for that. I came here... To warn you."
"Warn me? Of what?" Harry said.
"You must find the book, before he does"
Harry didn't say anything, he just stared at the wolf that was now walking towards him.
"I see great potential in you, Harry Potter. I believe my sister Branwen sees it as well. "
Harry backed away as the wolf got closer.
"I think you've guessed who I am by now."
"You can't be. She said you were destroyed..." Harry said silently.
"Yes...I was destroyed...I am as the other ancient ones, as the wizards called us, a shadow, an echo from the old world... You see, I left a piece of the old me inside the book, before I... turned. That is how I am able to reach you... I felt myself changing, as I learned more about the book and its powers, I grew hungrier for power. And I felt powerless against that feeling... I am weak. I always was. This book is now my link to the world. It was a way to make me last for an eternity, or that was what I thought when I left the mark in the book..."
Harry looked at him for a moment, frowning. He didn't know what to think.
"Then... you are Lycurgis... But, why are you helping me?" Harry asked. He couldn't find his wand.
"Because I owe her" the wolf said and sat down. "Branwen cared deeply about me, still loved me, after all I did to her. She never stopped being my sister..."
Lycurgis looked into Harry's eyes.
"The book has already begun to speak to you, and as it calls out to you, it also calls out to Voldemort. You must make haste, and see the signs... Whatever you do, don't open the book. There are powers in it that not even the most powerful or the wise know of. You are not strong enough, not yet, to deal with the mystical powers that lies within the book. And I wonder... If you would be able to stand the temptation..."
The wolf got up and looked at Harry.
"I will leave you know, Harry Potter. I bid you farewell, and I wish you all the luck in the world, for I know in the end... You'll need it... And please, tell Branwen... That I am sorry..."
Harry woke up, gasping for air. He was shivering all over, and even more confused than he'd ever been. Was it even possible that the dream could have been real? He put his hands over his eyes and wished once more that he could just have been your ordinary teenage wizard, worrying about grades and girls instead of having to fear that any day could be your last. He got up, sneaked out and sat down in the common room and stared into the fireplace, as if it held answers to the questions that now filled his mind.
He knew he should tell Dumbledore or Melinda. He just didn't know if he should bother them with his dreams. After all, Dumbledore had believed his last dream had been just that, a dream, a nightmare to say the least. But this dream... This dream was different, very different.
Harry sighed, and then he pulled out the orb Melinda had given him. He stared at it, the glow was gone. The orb was just filled with something that looked like smoke.
"Melinda?" he said.
Nothing happened, the orb felt cold in his hand and he suddenly feared the worst. He needed to talk to Dumbledore, now, he would know if something had happened to her. Harry went into the bedroom and got dressed. It was five in the morning, and this was too important to wait. Dumbledore would understand, he told himself as he made his way to the headmaster's room.
He was near now, and Filch was nowhere to be seen. Harry made his way towards the statue when he heard a voice he knew all too well.
"Well, well, up sneaking at this time in the morning. What are you up to, Potter?"
It was Snape, Harry turned around.
"I need to see the headmaster" he said abruptly.
"And what is it that is so important that it can't wait?" Snape sneered and looked at Harry with his usual glare.
"I..."
"What's going on here?"
Harry looked up and saw to his relief that it was professor Gallagher.
"Potter here is up to his usual stunts" Snape said and looked at professor Gallagher with a frown.
Professor Gallagher looked at Harry.
"Well, you should explain what you're doing up at this hour, mr Potter" he said kindly.
"Professor, have you heard from Melinda?" Harry asked eagerly.
"No, I haven't... Why do you ask?"
Harry looked at Snape, then he pulled out the orb and saw professor Gallagher's eyes widen.
"I just discovered it. What does it mean, professor?"
"It means Dumbledore is probably already up. Come with me, Harry."
Professor Gallagher walked towards the statue and mumbled the password and the statue started to move. The three of them knocked on the headmaster's door just seconds later. As they entered, Harry saw that professor Dumbledore was awake indeed; he sat by his desk and looked up as they approached him.
"Professor Dumbledore, have you heard from Melinda?" Professor Gallagher said.
Harry heard how tense he sounded.
"Calm yourself, Aidan" Dumbledore said calmly, but he wasn't looking as calm as he tried to sound. "Melinda has shielded herself from all contact. She felt it necessary to not be disturbed during the mission she's on for the order."
"Professor, I..." professor Gallagher began.
Dumbledore looked at Aidan from over his glasses.
"She is perfectly capable of taking care of herself, Aidan. I do not think we have to worry about her."
Professor Gallagher nodded, but did not look convinced. Dumbledore was now looking at Harry, and then professor Snape.
"I saw Potter here sneaking in the corridor" Snape said.
Dumbledore now looked at Harry,
"Why don't you two go back and try and get some sleep. I sense Harry needs to talk about a private matter." Dumbledore said and looked up, smiling faintly at the professors who left his office immediately.
"Now then, Harry. What's on your mind?"
"I... I had another dream, but this one was different... There was a wolf..."
Dumbledore frowned and suddenly looked even more attentive than he had. He leaned forward, looking at Harry.
"He said some things to me, about the book. That it was trying to reach me, and that I had to find it before Voldemort did..."
Dumbledore nodded slowly.
"Harry, tell me, this wolf, it didn't just happen to mention its name?"
"It was Lycurgis... He told me he'd left a piece of himself in the book..."
Harry looked at Dumbledore, he looked worried.
"I know that's possible, since Tom Riddle did almost the same thing... But could he do that?"
"I believe he could, and did, Harry" Dumbledore said. "I think you were really visited by Lycurgis this night... The book is indeed trying to reach you as well as Voldemort, which means it will be a race..."
Dumbledore got up and looked at the phoenixbird Fawkes that sat on a stick looking back at him. Then he turned around and looked at Harry again.
"I must urge you to tell me, if you should ever have any more dreams of this kind, come to me directly."
Dumbledore looked at Harry with his kind blue eyes. Harry nodded slowly.
"Now, try to get some sleep, Harry. There's nothing we can do for Melinda, and as I told professor Gallagher, she can take care of herself."
End of chapter 19
Well, the end is near, I promise. Can't say how many more chapters there'll be, so... Please review : - )
Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter, JK Rowling does.
A VISITOR FROM THE PAST
He was in the dark forest in the grounds, and he was lost. The wind blew through the trees, making an eerie noise and Harry had e feeling that he was not alone. He did not know if the presence he felt was good or bad, so he kept looking around him. Then suddenly he noticed the wolf, sitting not far from him, studying him. Harry didn't know why, but he did sense that the wolf was not really a wolf, it was a man. He did not know how he knew it, he just did..
"Who are you?" Harry shouted at it.
It kept on looking at him with its yellow watchful eyes.
"I have been called many names through the ages."
The wolf had spoken, but it did not move its lips. It was as if its voice echoed in Harry's mind.
"Then give me one of those names" Harry said and started to look inside his robe for his wand.
"There is no time for that. I came here... To warn you."
"Warn me? Of what?" Harry said.
"You must find the book, before he does"
Harry didn't say anything, he just stared at the wolf that was now walking towards him.
"I see great potential in you, Harry Potter. I believe my sister Branwen sees it as well. "
Harry backed away as the wolf got closer.
"I think you've guessed who I am by now."
"You can't be. She said you were destroyed..." Harry said silently.
"Yes...I was destroyed...I am as the other ancient ones, as the wizards called us, a shadow, an echo from the old world... You see, I left a piece of the old me inside the book, before I... turned. That is how I am able to reach you... I felt myself changing, as I learned more about the book and its powers, I grew hungrier for power. And I felt powerless against that feeling... I am weak. I always was. This book is now my link to the world. It was a way to make me last for an eternity, or that was what I thought when I left the mark in the book..."
Harry looked at him for a moment, frowning. He didn't know what to think.
"Then... you are Lycurgis... But, why are you helping me?" Harry asked. He couldn't find his wand.
"Because I owe her" the wolf said and sat down. "Branwen cared deeply about me, still loved me, after all I did to her. She never stopped being my sister..."
Lycurgis looked into Harry's eyes.
"The book has already begun to speak to you, and as it calls out to you, it also calls out to Voldemort. You must make haste, and see the signs... Whatever you do, don't open the book. There are powers in it that not even the most powerful or the wise know of. You are not strong enough, not yet, to deal with the mystical powers that lies within the book. And I wonder... If you would be able to stand the temptation..."
The wolf got up and looked at Harry.
"I will leave you know, Harry Potter. I bid you farewell, and I wish you all the luck in the world, for I know in the end... You'll need it... And please, tell Branwen... That I am sorry..."
Harry woke up, gasping for air. He was shivering all over, and even more confused than he'd ever been. Was it even possible that the dream could have been real? He put his hands over his eyes and wished once more that he could just have been your ordinary teenage wizard, worrying about grades and girls instead of having to fear that any day could be your last. He got up, sneaked out and sat down in the common room and stared into the fireplace, as if it held answers to the questions that now filled his mind.
He knew he should tell Dumbledore or Melinda. He just didn't know if he should bother them with his dreams. After all, Dumbledore had believed his last dream had been just that, a dream, a nightmare to say the least. But this dream... This dream was different, very different.
Harry sighed, and then he pulled out the orb Melinda had given him. He stared at it, the glow was gone. The orb was just filled with something that looked like smoke.
"Melinda?" he said.
Nothing happened, the orb felt cold in his hand and he suddenly feared the worst. He needed to talk to Dumbledore, now, he would know if something had happened to her. Harry went into the bedroom and got dressed. It was five in the morning, and this was too important to wait. Dumbledore would understand, he told himself as he made his way to the headmaster's room.
He was near now, and Filch was nowhere to be seen. Harry made his way towards the statue when he heard a voice he knew all too well.
"Well, well, up sneaking at this time in the morning. What are you up to, Potter?"
It was Snape, Harry turned around.
"I need to see the headmaster" he said abruptly.
"And what is it that is so important that it can't wait?" Snape sneered and looked at Harry with his usual glare.
"I..."
"What's going on here?"
Harry looked up and saw to his relief that it was professor Gallagher.
"Potter here is up to his usual stunts" Snape said and looked at professor Gallagher with a frown.
Professor Gallagher looked at Harry.
"Well, you should explain what you're doing up at this hour, mr Potter" he said kindly.
"Professor, have you heard from Melinda?" Harry asked eagerly.
"No, I haven't... Why do you ask?"
Harry looked at Snape, then he pulled out the orb and saw professor Gallagher's eyes widen.
"I just discovered it. What does it mean, professor?"
"It means Dumbledore is probably already up. Come with me, Harry."
Professor Gallagher walked towards the statue and mumbled the password and the statue started to move. The three of them knocked on the headmaster's door just seconds later. As they entered, Harry saw that professor Dumbledore was awake indeed; he sat by his desk and looked up as they approached him.
"Professor Dumbledore, have you heard from Melinda?" Professor Gallagher said.
Harry heard how tense he sounded.
"Calm yourself, Aidan" Dumbledore said calmly, but he wasn't looking as calm as he tried to sound. "Melinda has shielded herself from all contact. She felt it necessary to not be disturbed during the mission she's on for the order."
"Professor, I..." professor Gallagher began.
Dumbledore looked at Aidan from over his glasses.
"She is perfectly capable of taking care of herself, Aidan. I do not think we have to worry about her."
Professor Gallagher nodded, but did not look convinced. Dumbledore was now looking at Harry, and then professor Snape.
"I saw Potter here sneaking in the corridor" Snape said.
Dumbledore now looked at Harry,
"Why don't you two go back and try and get some sleep. I sense Harry needs to talk about a private matter." Dumbledore said and looked up, smiling faintly at the professors who left his office immediately.
"Now then, Harry. What's on your mind?"
"I... I had another dream, but this one was different... There was a wolf..."
Dumbledore frowned and suddenly looked even more attentive than he had. He leaned forward, looking at Harry.
"He said some things to me, about the book. That it was trying to reach me, and that I had to find it before Voldemort did..."
Dumbledore nodded slowly.
"Harry, tell me, this wolf, it didn't just happen to mention its name?"
"It was Lycurgis... He told me he'd left a piece of himself in the book..."
Harry looked at Dumbledore, he looked worried.
"I know that's possible, since Tom Riddle did almost the same thing... But could he do that?"
"I believe he could, and did, Harry" Dumbledore said. "I think you were really visited by Lycurgis this night... The book is indeed trying to reach you as well as Voldemort, which means it will be a race..."
Dumbledore got up and looked at the phoenixbird Fawkes that sat on a stick looking back at him. Then he turned around and looked at Harry again.
"I must urge you to tell me, if you should ever have any more dreams of this kind, come to me directly."
Dumbledore looked at Harry with his kind blue eyes. Harry nodded slowly.
"Now, try to get some sleep, Harry. There's nothing we can do for Melinda, and as I told professor Gallagher, she can take care of herself."
End of chapter 19
Well, the end is near, I promise. Can't say how many more chapters there'll be, so... Please review : - )