Being Magical

The three cubs ran over to where one of the warriors guarding the camp stood.

"Harry, this man is here to see you. He says he is a friend." Harpin, the guard, said.

"Who is he?" Harry asked, looking at the giant man with lots of hair.

"Rubeus Hagrid, Keeper of Keys and Grounds at Hogwarts." the man said, holding out his hand.

"Yes, but what do you want with me?" Harry asked.

"I told you they wanted to take you." Felan said.

"You aren't from Sri Lanka are you?" Fi asked.

"No," Hagrid said.

"What do you want with me?" Harry repeated. Hagrid took a letter out of his pocket.

"Here." he said, handing the letter to Harry.

"Don't open it, Harry, it might be Wolfsbane inside." Felan said.

"I'd know if it was Wolfsbane." Harry said, opening the letter.

"Harry, what exactly are you doing here?" Hagrid asked. "Why aren't you with the Dursleys?"

"The Dursleys?" Felan spat. "What kind of name is that, Harry Dursley? Sorry, Harry, but it doesn't quite fit."

"Be quiet for a moment, will ya Felan?" Fi asked, looking at the letter in Harry's hands. "What's it all about?" she asked.

"What's Hogwarts?" Harry asked. "And why have I been accepted to it?" he asked.

"Because, Harry, you're a wizard." Hagrid said.

"A wizard? Those don't exist!" Felan said. He leaned into Fi and whispered, "Do they?" Fi shrugged.

"It's a very possible fact. I mean, whatever happened to 'Werewolves don't exist', or 'Scars always heal'? Eh?" she asked.

"Scars don't heal, that's why they're called scars." Felan said.

"I still want to know what Hogwarts is." Harry said. "Is it that school that Dymphna told me about that one time? The one over there that accepts Mud- muggleborns?" he asked.

"Harry, do you know nothing?" Hagrid asked. "Hogwarts is a school that will teach you magic." he said.

"Like Durmstrang?" Harry asked.

"The kid knows about Durmstrang but he doesn't know about Hogwarts." Hagrid muttered. "Just come with me."

"You have to ask Odyn before you take him!" Hardin said.

"Odyn? Who's that?" Hagrid asked.

"The Alpha Male of our tribe." Fi said.

"And what tribe might this be?" Hagrid asked.

"The Fianna." Felan said.

"The Fianna? Like the werewolf tribe?" Hagrid asked. "No, it couldn' be! Harry, you're a...you're a..."

"I'm a what?" Harry asked.

"A werewolf?" Hagrid asked. "Dumbledore won't be happy about this, he won't be happy about this at all."

"Is he a bit...mad?" Felan whispered to Harry. Harry shrugged.

"I'm not quite sure," Harry said.

"I suppose I'll have to talk to this, Odyn bloke then." Hagrid said, recovering from his litle spaz attack. "Where is he?" he asked.

"Here, I'll take you to him." Hardin said, leading the way to Odyn's cave.

"Harry, you can't go." Felan said. "You haven't even finished your Rite of Passage yet, what if you don't get to and then you'll old and you won't be a cliath and you won't get proper training to be anything!" he said.

"Yeah, Harry, remember, we were all supposed to be Warriors together?" Fi asked.

"Don't worry, I'll be back for the Rite of Passage, it's not until the summers, right? So I can stay here during the summer and catch up!" he said.

"You know what this means, right Harry?" Felan asked. "We're going to have to find a replacement for your job. Remember, the club code." Felan said.

"Stay away from evil dolls, you can never be too sure." Fi said.

"But we don't even know if I'm going yet!" Harry said.

"Oh, please, you're Odyn's favorite, he'll let you get away with everything. Even bad stuff like...stealing food " Fi said.

"Fi..." Harry said. "Look, there comes that man." he said, pointing to Hagrid who was now walking back to where they were standing.

"Okay, cleared it all up with your leader, he said it's okay to take you but you have to be back before the end of the summer, so you can have the proper ceremonies." he said.

"Can we go?" Felan asked.

"Sorry, but I don't think that would be too appropriate." Hagrid said.

"But we have to go, what about the Sri Lankans? And the Communists?" Fi asked.

"I think it would be better if you stayed here." Harry said. Felan looked hurt. "Just for your own safety, against the...Sri Lankans," Harry said.

"I guess it isn't the end of the world if you're coming back in a few days." Fi said, looking at the ground. Felan looked down at the ground also.

"Bring us something back." Felan said.

"Don't worry." Harry said. "I promise I will." he looked up at Hagrid. "I think I should go now."

"Very well," Hagrid said. When Felan and Fi looked up, the pair was gone.

"Hey, he forgot his necklace!" Felan said, pointing to the ground where the crescent pendant was laying.

"Must've got unlatched when he was walking." Fi said.

"We should give it back." Felan said, a predatory smile coming on his face.

"I think you're right, my little rabbit friend." Fi said, picking up the necklace. "He'd be in big trouble if his Glass Walker friend caught him without it." she said.

"Let's go then. They can't have gotten far." Felan said. "And we all know how slow humans are."

"Even large ones." Fi said. "So let's go." Five minutes later, they were still standing in the same spot.

"I donno, I'm a bit hungry." Felan said.

"So, eat, sleep, wash, then go?" Fi asked. Felan nodded.

"That sounds good."

A/N: And we are in the confusing chapters. In which I have NO IDEA what to write. Next chapter: Being In London, Harry sees the big....ger city and someone from his past. I'll give ya a hint (cough) Dymphna (cough). He buys presents for his friends and we figure out what Felan's deal with Capitalism is and what Fi's biggest fear is. Well, maybe.

PS: I do realize that this whole chapter was pointless dialogue, but ya know, it was the best i can do!

PSS: (8-20-04) This is one of the chapters I decided to rewrite. I realized it was a bit over the top when I reread it, so I hope this version is better.