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A/N: Hi there peoples its time to seeing what Elminster plans on doing to help Harry and his friends. Now I must say this is one of my finer works but I have a feeling that some of you might be upset about this chapter but so you know I don't care if you flame me just keep them nice for I well be cook my lunch on them. Now that that's out of the way on with the show.
Chapter 19: Allies
Merinid rosed from his chair at this "War with who and Allies with whom?"
Elminster smiled at his reaction and pulled up a chair while the Simbul stayed standing behind him. "Yes, war but not on this world. Their's." he said pointing to Dumbledore and the others.
"What are you offering to us then? Voldemort is the most powerful wizard on the world and only Harry here can kill him." Dumbledore said looking Elminster in the eye.
Elminster looked at Harry next to him, then to Hermione who was on Harry's other side. "No, Harry is not the only one who can kill him. In fact if he fights the 'Dark Lord' he would die at his hands no matter how hard you train him."
Dumbledore got up then. "But the Prophecy said that 'The one with power to vanquish the Dark Lord approaches'. Note the word 'one'. Harry must fight Voldemort by himself no one can help him in this."
Harry was looking at Dumbledore at this point, his eyes narrowed and Dumbledore's head snapped back. "What are you hiding in here old man? What!" Harry said through clenched teeth.
Dumbledore looked back at Harry with the same look of determination. "You are not ready for that yet Harry, so stop now. You can't even get through my mind walls so just stop this. Now."
Hermione cried out just then placing a hand on her head in pain. "Harry what are you doing?" she said with a whimper in her voice.
"Just borrowing some power for now. I'll give it back later and sorry for any pain, but I need answers now." he replied to her, still looking at Dumbledore.
Hermione nodded at that then fell back in her chair, looking more tried than she did a minute ago.
Dumbledore had also changed from a calm look to a hard pressed look, trying to stop Harry with the extra strength of Hermione's will with his attack on his mind.
"Harry, you still..." he was cut short as Dumbledore's face went blank all of a sudden, his eyes no longer had that sparkle in them but were glazed over.
Molly and McGonagall both tried to get to Harry but Elminster and the Simbul both blocked their path, one on either side of Harry and Hermione.
"Don't get in the way. This is between Dumbledore and Harry." The Simbul said to them both, her voice held power in it but was kind as well.
"Now, Old Man, what is it that I am not to know about?" Harry said the look in his eyes said that he was still fighting Dumbledore in his head but was winning slowly.
McGonagall called out then. "Harry stop this right now or..." the sound of the red staff hitting the table cut her off with what sounded like a roar of a small creature of nightmares.
Merinid walked in front of her "As the Simbul said, this is between them. No one can interfere in this, no one!" he's eyes went black for a moment but it passed and there were back to normal.
McGonagall stepped back at this but Molly tried to walk forward. Merinid brought the staff in front of him. "What do you want to do Molly?"
Molly did not say a worded but kept looking at Hermione who was sinking lower in her chair.
Merinid looked at Hermione then at Molly and nodded stepping to one side.
Molly run to Hermione's side and tried to break the connection between her and Harry with her wand but was not getting anywhere.
"That was what you were hiding you bastard." Harry cried out just then and run from the Inn, Dumbledore fell over into his chair and Hermione started to look better now that their battle was over.
Merinid looked at his son and nodded. Gorion was out the door at a run and in the air just as fast. Merinid looked back at the others. "Gorion will keep a eye on him and I think that Hermione could do with some sleep." Looking at the tried out Hermione at the table.
Molly and Liriel took Hermione to her room while Elminster was looking at Dumbledore who was looking a little drunk in his chair.
"I think that your tool just broke free, don't you?" The Simbul said then looking at Dumbledore.
Molly looked shocked at Dumbledore when she got back. "He was a tool to you? How could you do that to him Albus? How?"
Dumbledore looked at everyone around the room "He is not a tool to me. He is upset that I have been trying to break him and Hermione up because I thought that he was wasting energy and time on their relationship that could be used to fight Voldemort in the coming battles. But their minds have grown closer over the time together and I was unable to break their relationship at all."
Liriel looked at Dumbledore "That can not be all Albus. Harry would have just yelled at you for that. What else have you held back from him?"
Dumbledore looked at her and then said, lowering his head. "I also know all about the killing of his mother and father before their deaths and I could have stopped it. But I didn't even try to stop it, instead I let Voldemort kills his parents for the Prophecy and the greater good."
The Simbul looked at Dumbledore like she wanted to kill him now, but said instead. "You sacrificed his family for a Prophecy. Well, if I was him I'd have killed you right now, but then that is me." She all of a sudden moved her head to the side. "Harry's at Blackstaff Tower. He is outside right now, but my sister is going to take care of him for now."
Gorion walked in just then. "Harry just walked into my masters tower, so I thought I would come back and help here."
Aerie smiled at her son then looking at the still weak Dumbledore. "I think that a drink can help now and..." The sound of a window opening up stairs and running feet down the street cut her off just then.
Merinid seating back down and gave a chuckle. "Well, that is Miss Granger going to Harry if I am not mistaken. I would say she knows everything that Harry got from you, Professor."
Aerie, with Molly, came down from checking that sound. Molly said, "It was Hermione leaving alright. Through the window and heading up the street to that black tower up on the hill."
Merinid leaned back in his chair and put his boots on the table. "Well, I say you all better go about your holiday for now because until Harry and Hermione calm down, you will not be seeing them."
Everyone nodded and went to do something for the rest of the day. Liriel left to get some of her things with Drizzt in the under city of Skull Port. Mr and Mrs Weasley stayed in the Inn to help out with the Simbul and Elminster staying with them. Dumbledore left for a walk with Minerva around the city.
The rest of the Weasley clan, with Merinid, left not long after to look around and take a look at Blackstaff tower.
Blackstaff Tower
Hermione looked up at the tower of black stone before her. There was no windows or a door on any side of it at all but Harry had said to her to come to Blackstaff tower and here she was, but with no way to get into the tower. 'Harry? How do I get into this place?' she thought to him.
'Hermione walk forward. You will find the door there. I am stand in it.' he replied back.
Hermione looked at the wall then walking forward she passed through the wall and into Harry's arms.
"Welcome to my home and your home for now, if you wish." Came a voice from behind Harry.
Hermione looked over Harry's shoulder to see who was talking. Standing there, in a silver robe, was a woman that looked like the Simbul but not as cold in the face. Her long silver hair was loose and flowing down her back, her eyes showing the test of time. "My name is Laeral and I am the sister to The Simbul and wife to Khelben Blackstaff. You are welcome, until you can face you Professor, either here or at 'The God's leave'."
Harry nodded to her. "I think I'll face him here if you don't mind. I need to know why he sacrificed my family for his Prophecy and why I was forced to live with those people for 11 years, then what he didn't tell me for most of my school life."
Laeral nodded then looked at the door behind them. "It seems that Merinid would like to talk to you two and he has the red headed clan with him."
Harry and Hermione chuckled at her comment about the Weasley's and watched as Merinid walked up to the tower and started to walk around it, trying to find the door.
"Ah, Laeral? I thought that Merinid would be able to see the door because of what he is?" Hermione said as Merinid walked back in front of the door.
"He can, but because most of his powers are as a God, he himself is suppressing them to the lowest level that he can." she replied to Hermione's question.
Merinid was standing in front of the door, with Ron and Ginny next to him and Bill and Charlie standing behind him. "LAERAL! Open the damn door. I need to speak with Harry about what happened back at the inn."
"You know where it is you open it." Laeral called back over the top of Harry and Hermione, who had fallen over with laughter at the look on Merinid face about not finding the door.
"LARERAL, THAT IS NOT FAIR AND YOU KNOW IT! I CAN'T OPEN THE DOOR WITH OUT YOUR PERMISION." He screamed at her, shaking the building a little with that roar.
Laeral looked at the walls around them as they shook from his yelling. "I think the city knows that I am not letting him in now."
Looking outside she saw Merinid stand right out side the door, red staff raised and just starting to fall onto the door. "O-Oh" Laeral said then moved Harry and Hermione behind her. "You two might what to get out of the way now." With that she dived behind one of the stone columns next to her.
Harry and Hermione had just enough time to do the same when a jet of what looked like dragon shaped fire shot through the main hall of Blackstaff tower.
"Damn. We are not putting dragon's breath on a weapon again, no matter how much the person pays." Laeral said coming out from behind her hiding place.
The sound of Merinid laughing reached their ears just then. "You know I like that ability and next time open the damn door the first time I call. Ok?"
Laeral smiled at him through the hole. "Well, you're in now so get on with it." With that she walked off into the tower.
Harry and Hermione walked up to the others after Laeral disappeared in to the tower.
"Harry. I know what you have gone through and you should know that the power's at my command will be your's to call on at any time. Just called my name and I will be there for you." Merinid said, then turning around he started to walk back to the inn while the Weasley's started to ask questions about Dumbledore and what they are going to do now.
Harry watched as Merinid walked away while talking to Ron and thinking about what Dumbledore had hidden from him all these years. Also about the fact that a lesser god was willing to help him in this war even if it was not on this world.
A/N: Hi there peoples its time to seeing what Elminster plans on doing to help Harry and his friends. Now I must say this is one of my finer works but I have a feeling that some of you might be upset about this chapter but so you know I don't care if you flame me just keep them nice for I well be cook my lunch on them. Now that that's out of the way on with the show.
Chapter 19: Allies
Merinid rosed from his chair at this "War with who and Allies with whom?"
Elminster smiled at his reaction and pulled up a chair while the Simbul stayed standing behind him. "Yes, war but not on this world. Their's." he said pointing to Dumbledore and the others.
"What are you offering to us then? Voldemort is the most powerful wizard on the world and only Harry here can kill him." Dumbledore said looking Elminster in the eye.
Elminster looked at Harry next to him, then to Hermione who was on Harry's other side. "No, Harry is not the only one who can kill him. In fact if he fights the 'Dark Lord' he would die at his hands no matter how hard you train him."
Dumbledore got up then. "But the Prophecy said that 'The one with power to vanquish the Dark Lord approaches'. Note the word 'one'. Harry must fight Voldemort by himself no one can help him in this."
Harry was looking at Dumbledore at this point, his eyes narrowed and Dumbledore's head snapped back. "What are you hiding in here old man? What!" Harry said through clenched teeth.
Dumbledore looked back at Harry with the same look of determination. "You are not ready for that yet Harry, so stop now. You can't even get through my mind walls so just stop this. Now."
Hermione cried out just then placing a hand on her head in pain. "Harry what are you doing?" she said with a whimper in her voice.
"Just borrowing some power for now. I'll give it back later and sorry for any pain, but I need answers now." he replied to her, still looking at Dumbledore.
Hermione nodded at that then fell back in her chair, looking more tried than she did a minute ago.
Dumbledore had also changed from a calm look to a hard pressed look, trying to stop Harry with the extra strength of Hermione's will with his attack on his mind.
"Harry, you still..." he was cut short as Dumbledore's face went blank all of a sudden, his eyes no longer had that sparkle in them but were glazed over.
Molly and McGonagall both tried to get to Harry but Elminster and the Simbul both blocked their path, one on either side of Harry and Hermione.
"Don't get in the way. This is between Dumbledore and Harry." The Simbul said to them both, her voice held power in it but was kind as well.
"Now, Old Man, what is it that I am not to know about?" Harry said the look in his eyes said that he was still fighting Dumbledore in his head but was winning slowly.
McGonagall called out then. "Harry stop this right now or..." the sound of the red staff hitting the table cut her off with what sounded like a roar of a small creature of nightmares.
Merinid walked in front of her "As the Simbul said, this is between them. No one can interfere in this, no one!" he's eyes went black for a moment but it passed and there were back to normal.
McGonagall stepped back at this but Molly tried to walk forward. Merinid brought the staff in front of him. "What do you want to do Molly?"
Molly did not say a worded but kept looking at Hermione who was sinking lower in her chair.
Merinid looked at Hermione then at Molly and nodded stepping to one side.
Molly run to Hermione's side and tried to break the connection between her and Harry with her wand but was not getting anywhere.
"That was what you were hiding you bastard." Harry cried out just then and run from the Inn, Dumbledore fell over into his chair and Hermione started to look better now that their battle was over.
Merinid looked at his son and nodded. Gorion was out the door at a run and in the air just as fast. Merinid looked back at the others. "Gorion will keep a eye on him and I think that Hermione could do with some sleep." Looking at the tried out Hermione at the table.
Molly and Liriel took Hermione to her room while Elminster was looking at Dumbledore who was looking a little drunk in his chair.
"I think that your tool just broke free, don't you?" The Simbul said then looking at Dumbledore.
Molly looked shocked at Dumbledore when she got back. "He was a tool to you? How could you do that to him Albus? How?"
Dumbledore looked at everyone around the room "He is not a tool to me. He is upset that I have been trying to break him and Hermione up because I thought that he was wasting energy and time on their relationship that could be used to fight Voldemort in the coming battles. But their minds have grown closer over the time together and I was unable to break their relationship at all."
Liriel looked at Dumbledore "That can not be all Albus. Harry would have just yelled at you for that. What else have you held back from him?"
Dumbledore looked at her and then said, lowering his head. "I also know all about the killing of his mother and father before their deaths and I could have stopped it. But I didn't even try to stop it, instead I let Voldemort kills his parents for the Prophecy and the greater good."
The Simbul looked at Dumbledore like she wanted to kill him now, but said instead. "You sacrificed his family for a Prophecy. Well, if I was him I'd have killed you right now, but then that is me." She all of a sudden moved her head to the side. "Harry's at Blackstaff Tower. He is outside right now, but my sister is going to take care of him for now."
Gorion walked in just then. "Harry just walked into my masters tower, so I thought I would come back and help here."
Aerie smiled at her son then looking at the still weak Dumbledore. "I think that a drink can help now and..." The sound of a window opening up stairs and running feet down the street cut her off just then.
Merinid seating back down and gave a chuckle. "Well, that is Miss Granger going to Harry if I am not mistaken. I would say she knows everything that Harry got from you, Professor."
Aerie, with Molly, came down from checking that sound. Molly said, "It was Hermione leaving alright. Through the window and heading up the street to that black tower up on the hill."
Merinid leaned back in his chair and put his boots on the table. "Well, I say you all better go about your holiday for now because until Harry and Hermione calm down, you will not be seeing them."
Everyone nodded and went to do something for the rest of the day. Liriel left to get some of her things with Drizzt in the under city of Skull Port. Mr and Mrs Weasley stayed in the Inn to help out with the Simbul and Elminster staying with them. Dumbledore left for a walk with Minerva around the city.
The rest of the Weasley clan, with Merinid, left not long after to look around and take a look at Blackstaff tower.
Blackstaff Tower
Hermione looked up at the tower of black stone before her. There was no windows or a door on any side of it at all but Harry had said to her to come to Blackstaff tower and here she was, but with no way to get into the tower. 'Harry? How do I get into this place?' she thought to him.
'Hermione walk forward. You will find the door there. I am stand in it.' he replied back.
Hermione looked at the wall then walking forward she passed through the wall and into Harry's arms.
"Welcome to my home and your home for now, if you wish." Came a voice from behind Harry.
Hermione looked over Harry's shoulder to see who was talking. Standing there, in a silver robe, was a woman that looked like the Simbul but not as cold in the face. Her long silver hair was loose and flowing down her back, her eyes showing the test of time. "My name is Laeral and I am the sister to The Simbul and wife to Khelben Blackstaff. You are welcome, until you can face you Professor, either here or at 'The God's leave'."
Harry nodded to her. "I think I'll face him here if you don't mind. I need to know why he sacrificed my family for his Prophecy and why I was forced to live with those people for 11 years, then what he didn't tell me for most of my school life."
Laeral nodded then looked at the door behind them. "It seems that Merinid would like to talk to you two and he has the red headed clan with him."
Harry and Hermione chuckled at her comment about the Weasley's and watched as Merinid walked up to the tower and started to walk around it, trying to find the door.
"Ah, Laeral? I thought that Merinid would be able to see the door because of what he is?" Hermione said as Merinid walked back in front of the door.
"He can, but because most of his powers are as a God, he himself is suppressing them to the lowest level that he can." she replied to Hermione's question.
Merinid was standing in front of the door, with Ron and Ginny next to him and Bill and Charlie standing behind him. "LAERAL! Open the damn door. I need to speak with Harry about what happened back at the inn."
"You know where it is you open it." Laeral called back over the top of Harry and Hermione, who had fallen over with laughter at the look on Merinid face about not finding the door.
"LARERAL, THAT IS NOT FAIR AND YOU KNOW IT! I CAN'T OPEN THE DOOR WITH OUT YOUR PERMISION." He screamed at her, shaking the building a little with that roar.
Laeral looked at the walls around them as they shook from his yelling. "I think the city knows that I am not letting him in now."
Looking outside she saw Merinid stand right out side the door, red staff raised and just starting to fall onto the door. "O-Oh" Laeral said then moved Harry and Hermione behind her. "You two might what to get out of the way now." With that she dived behind one of the stone columns next to her.
Harry and Hermione had just enough time to do the same when a jet of what looked like dragon shaped fire shot through the main hall of Blackstaff tower.
"Damn. We are not putting dragon's breath on a weapon again, no matter how much the person pays." Laeral said coming out from behind her hiding place.
The sound of Merinid laughing reached their ears just then. "You know I like that ability and next time open the damn door the first time I call. Ok?"
Laeral smiled at him through the hole. "Well, you're in now so get on with it." With that she walked off into the tower.
Harry and Hermione walked up to the others after Laeral disappeared in to the tower.
"Harry. I know what you have gone through and you should know that the power's at my command will be your's to call on at any time. Just called my name and I will be there for you." Merinid said, then turning around he started to walk back to the inn while the Weasley's started to ask questions about Dumbledore and what they are going to do now.
Harry watched as Merinid walked away while talking to Ron and thinking about what Dumbledore had hidden from him all these years. Also about the fact that a lesser god was willing to help him in this war even if it was not on this world.