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So who was the man? Well, you might find out. Or you might not. Who knows?



Chapter 11

Talking with Dumbledore



Harry sat down on the chair that was beside the desk where Dumbledore was sitting.

"Now, what did you need to speak to me about that was such an emergency?"

"Professor, I had another dream about Voldemort." Harry told him all about it.

"Now, have you ever seen this man before?"

"I'm not sure. I didn't see his face properly. All I know is, he did have the Order's Medallion so he must have been in the Order."

"He was. Now exactly what happened to him?"

"Well, Voldemort had this potion brought to him, he waved his wand a bit and the potion disappeared, then he said some spell and the man turned into a-a beast or mutant or something."

"What was the exact incantation that Voldemort said?"

"Umm, I think it was jell-something."

"Try to remember what it was."

"I'm trying, I'm trying." Harry racked his brain. He remembered that it started with jell. Jello? No, it was jella. Jella, jella... "I remember it was jellambrae" said Harry.

"Harry, I'll need you to put your head in between these two magnetic boards." With a wave of a wand, Dumbledore opened one of his files and a weird looking instrument floated out. It had two boards that were made out of metal that were connected to a bowl of silvery stuff. The weird instrument settled itself on Dumbledore's desk.

"What is that?" asked Harry.

"This is an Ectoasphere. I need to see exactly what happened so you will need to put your head in between these two boards and focus on what you saw. The magnetic boards will transfer your thoughts to this Pensieve so I will be able to see what happened."

"But why can' I just put my thoughts in the pensieve like you do?" asked Harry.

"With this I can find out where they were and who the man was which is gonna save me lots of work and research."

"Oh ok." Harry rested his head between the two boards and closed his eyes. He concentrated on what he had seen in the dream. He witnessed the whole scene again in his mind while Dumbledore saw it on the Pensieve.

"Okay, it's complete, you can move your head now." Said Dumbledore, not taking his eyes off the Pensieve. "Of course." He muttered. "That's why he got the Paraxian Gem and the Tydlin Wood."

"The what and what?" said Harry.

Dumbledore took his eyes of the Pensieve and looked at Harry. "The Paraxian Gem and the Tydlin Wood." He turned his attention back to the Pensieve. After 15 minutes of looking in the Pensieve, Dumbledore was finally satisfied.

"Excuse me sir, but what did you see?" asked Harry.

"The man that you saw is indeed a member of the Order."

"Then why is no one searching for him?"

"They believe that he is on a mission." Said Dumbledore.

"But, what was that potion?"

"Harry, you had just witnessed the birth of a curse."

"I have? But what will happen to the man?"

"He has become himself again. For now. Every night he will turn back into a monster. He will be himself as long as there's sunlight. The curse worked only halfway so the light side has not died yet."

"Why was the curse not complete?"

"Harry, when Voldemort tried to kill you, he created this bond between you two. So in order for the curse to work completely, he needs some of his blood and your blood. The ingredients for a spell that does well aren't that hard to find. If you want to make a spell that will turn a man into a monster that will follow your every command, the main ingredients are hard to get. You need the Paraxian Gem and Tydlin Wood. They are almost impossible to find. However, Voldemort didn't need to search for them when the Ministry of Magic already had some. He broke into a secret lab and stole the gem and wood."

"Does that mean that our side has none of the wood and gem? And what do these do anyway?"

"No, we have some. Every country does. It's there, but just impossible to find. You see, it's a complex potion to make the wood show itself. You can only gather it when the sun rises. You have to drink the potion so you will see the world from the plants side of view. Only then you can see it. The gem is found in volcanoes that have erupted exactly 5 hours ago."

"Can the wood and the gem be used or good?"

"Yes, that is what the Ministry uses it for."

"So, Voldemort needs some blood from me to make it work? Why? We don't have the same blood."

"You and Voldemort have a bond between each other. That is the reason. You may not share the same blood but the bond connects you together so he needs his other half for the curse to work completely."

"So, in a way, I'm stopping him from completing his plans?"

"Well yes, and no. he will still continue to curse his hostages for his army. There's nothing stopping him on that."

"Will the man ever be a human again? Ca he be cured?"

"As long as Voldemort doesn't complete the curse, there is still hope."

"Well, that's good. But professor, who was that man?"

"He was Rick Plasid."

"That doesn't ring a bell."

"I knew it wouldn't. not unless Hermione told you who he was."

"What does Hermione have to do with this?"

"The man hat was tortured is Hermione's long lost uncle. He was a wizard and he was believed to be dead for 15 years. Even the Order doesn't know he lives."

"Then where did he get the Order's medallion?"

"I gave him one. He is a spy for our side."

"Who made him a spy?"

"I did. He had a lot of information on things that were almost impossible for regular Order members to find out."

"Oh, okay."

"Harry, I suggest you go back to your common room. Susan and Hermione are waiting for you."

"How do you know?"

"I have a feeling."

Harry said good night to the professor and went back to the common room.

"Harry, what did Dumbledore say?" asked Susan.

Harry told him about his meeting.

"My Uncle Rick is alive?" asked Hermione, openmouthed.

"Yep, but don't count on seeing him in his human form. He was captured by Voldemort and is currently some kind of monster."

"Oh."

"Well, we should get some sleep." Said Susan.

"'Night." Said Harry, going up to the boys dorm.

"See ya in the mornin'." Said Susan.

"Good night. And be sure to get some sleep. We're gonna do research tomorrow."

Harry and Susan groaned.

"Why?" whined Susan.

"Don't you wanna know more about that gem?"

"Yeah but—

"But nothing. Tomorrow is Saturday and I intend to spend the whole day at the library." Said Hermione.

"Not the whole day. Tomorrow is Quidditch practice." Said Harry.

"It is?" asked Susan.

"It is now."

Hermione glared at him.

"Fine, no Quidditch practice. But you do know that we only have one week before our match against Slytherin?"

"Yeah, so?"

"Practice every day, even his Sunday."

It was Hermione's turn to groan.

"Susan, tell Ginny. I'll tell the rest of the team." Said Harry.

"Ok."

The three went up to their dorms.



A/N: So, do you like it? I bet you that you didn't see that coming. And I didn't base my decision on the votes, I had already decided who it was gonna be. CONGRATS TO ME! My chapters are shorter now so I'll probably post faster.

Don't forget to review and take the poll. If you forgot what the pole was, read the A/N on chapter 9. The one after the chapter, not before. Peace.