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Ginny was nervous. From the wedding or something else she didn't know. Ever since she saw Harry talk to Alex in the Leaky Cauldron he seemed troubled.
And today he went to Hogwarts to speak to Dumbledore.
Something was not right.
And Ginny knew it was not good.
"Ginny, worried?" a childlike voice said disrupting her thoughts. Ginny suddenly turned and found a little, light green fox-like creature staring at her. Its ruby gem on its forehead shone briefly.
"Carbuncle!" Ginny cried out and hugged the creature. "Where were you?" she was pleased to see her friend again. She, Carbuncle, had been gone for a few weeks now and only had Shiva's assurance that she was not harmed.
"Ginny, smile?" she asked. Ginny couldn't stop herself laughing at her little friend's attempt to make her happy.
"Thank you," she sighed. "Where were you anyway?"
/You seemed troubled, my child/, a regal and elegant voice of a woman came in her head.
"Phoenix?" Ginny was surprised. Phoenix was one of her first sacred beast that she came in contact with about three years ago.
/Do you really believe that I have really left you, my dear?/ Phoenix said.
"It had been quiet lately," Ginny admitted much to Phoenix's disapproval.
/You have forgotten me/ the great bird said. Ginny could feel the pain in the bird's heart when she said it.
"I did not!" she cried out. "I just thought that you had abandoned me."
"We do not abandon anyone," Ginny jumped as she heard Shiva speak. Turning around, the blue haired lady was leaning on the doorframe. Suddenly, Ginny became VERY nervous.
"Why are you here?" she asked.
"Like it or not, you're going to need us again," Shiva said. "I had Carbuncle find the sacreds. Unfortunately, he could only find six of them."
"Six?" Ginny asked. Even six could do enough damage. Now she was worried. "What's going on?"
"Evil, come," Carbuncle said. Ginny now understood.
"Voldemort?" she asked. With a nod from Shiva, her suspicions were verified.
"Harry's with Dumbledore now discussing options," Shiva said.
"Can we defeat them?"
"I can't say," the ice maiden said. "It's a long shot."
"Who do we have?" Ginny asked.
"Me, Carbuncle, Phoenix, Fenrir, Leviathan and Ixion," she said.
"The others?" Shiva only shrugged at her question. "Where's Hermione?"
"Downstairs," Shiva said. "She already knows."
"Will she come with us?" Ginny sighed. She really didn't want her best friend to join them, but she was invaluable.
"Yes I will," Hermione said as she entered the room. "I can't have a wedding if the world is in chaos now, can we?" the women laughed at her remark.
"Then let's go," Ginny stood and grabbed her wand.
"Where to?" Shiva asked.
"Hogwarts."
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Ian sighed as he felt a tremendous surge of power. He felt the surge before when he first encountered Peter. Either he was trying to revive Voldemort again or he was going to fuse his body part with the dark lords again. The latter seemed logical.
He should have killed him instead of toying him.
That mistake almost cost the life of the one he held dear.
Ian paused as he realized what he was thinking. The one he held dear?
It's no use denying that he had fallen for her in such short time. It was like he had known her before.
He cursed at his hesitation to kill Peter. It wasn't that he had shown mercy, it was because he torments his enemies before killing them.
Like he did with Merlin.
Merlin was not dead, no. Merlin was trapped in a vortex of time and space, suffering for his sins.
Like he made her suffer before he burnt her to the stake.
He wasn't there for her. Had he known he would have barged in there and saved her.
Had he known.
Instead he made the greatest mistake of destroying half of Camelot.
Maybe it wasn't his greatest mistake but it bordered at one of the regrets he has.
The only regret he had is that he didn't destroy it completely.
He was his brother's dark half.
But now he must cast aside all evil thoughts he had for he needed to finish his mission with a clear head.
That would be hard to do considering all his thoughts were centered on a black haired witch.
Sighing, he needed to talk to Dumbledore to strategize.
He felt he needed all the help he could get.
*** **
Minerva McGonnagal looked around to see if she was alone. She carefully crept along the halls and towards her destination.
As she did, she held a letter containing her instructions.
With a glint of mischief, she headed for her destination.
To meet in a dark place.
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End of 18
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Ginny was nervous. From the wedding or something else she didn't know. Ever since she saw Harry talk to Alex in the Leaky Cauldron he seemed troubled.
And today he went to Hogwarts to speak to Dumbledore.
Something was not right.
And Ginny knew it was not good.
"Ginny, worried?" a childlike voice said disrupting her thoughts. Ginny suddenly turned and found a little, light green fox-like creature staring at her. Its ruby gem on its forehead shone briefly.
"Carbuncle!" Ginny cried out and hugged the creature. "Where were you?" she was pleased to see her friend again. She, Carbuncle, had been gone for a few weeks now and only had Shiva's assurance that she was not harmed.
"Ginny, smile?" she asked. Ginny couldn't stop herself laughing at her little friend's attempt to make her happy.
"Thank you," she sighed. "Where were you anyway?"
/You seemed troubled, my child/, a regal and elegant voice of a woman came in her head.
"Phoenix?" Ginny was surprised. Phoenix was one of her first sacred beast that she came in contact with about three years ago.
/Do you really believe that I have really left you, my dear?/ Phoenix said.
"It had been quiet lately," Ginny admitted much to Phoenix's disapproval.
/You have forgotten me/ the great bird said. Ginny could feel the pain in the bird's heart when she said it.
"I did not!" she cried out. "I just thought that you had abandoned me."
"We do not abandon anyone," Ginny jumped as she heard Shiva speak. Turning around, the blue haired lady was leaning on the doorframe. Suddenly, Ginny became VERY nervous.
"Why are you here?" she asked.
"Like it or not, you're going to need us again," Shiva said. "I had Carbuncle find the sacreds. Unfortunately, he could only find six of them."
"Six?" Ginny asked. Even six could do enough damage. Now she was worried. "What's going on?"
"Evil, come," Carbuncle said. Ginny now understood.
"Voldemort?" she asked. With a nod from Shiva, her suspicions were verified.
"Harry's with Dumbledore now discussing options," Shiva said.
"Can we defeat them?"
"I can't say," the ice maiden said. "It's a long shot."
"Who do we have?" Ginny asked.
"Me, Carbuncle, Phoenix, Fenrir, Leviathan and Ixion," she said.
"The others?" Shiva only shrugged at her question. "Where's Hermione?"
"Downstairs," Shiva said. "She already knows."
"Will she come with us?" Ginny sighed. She really didn't want her best friend to join them, but she was invaluable.
"Yes I will," Hermione said as she entered the room. "I can't have a wedding if the world is in chaos now, can we?" the women laughed at her remark.
"Then let's go," Ginny stood and grabbed her wand.
"Where to?" Shiva asked.
"Hogwarts."
***
Ian sighed as he felt a tremendous surge of power. He felt the surge before when he first encountered Peter. Either he was trying to revive Voldemort again or he was going to fuse his body part with the dark lords again. The latter seemed logical.
He should have killed him instead of toying him.
That mistake almost cost the life of the one he held dear.
Ian paused as he realized what he was thinking. The one he held dear?
It's no use denying that he had fallen for her in such short time. It was like he had known her before.
He cursed at his hesitation to kill Peter. It wasn't that he had shown mercy, it was because he torments his enemies before killing them.
Like he did with Merlin.
Merlin was not dead, no. Merlin was trapped in a vortex of time and space, suffering for his sins.
Like he made her suffer before he burnt her to the stake.
He wasn't there for her. Had he known he would have barged in there and saved her.
Had he known.
Instead he made the greatest mistake of destroying half of Camelot.
Maybe it wasn't his greatest mistake but it bordered at one of the regrets he has.
The only regret he had is that he didn't destroy it completely.
He was his brother's dark half.
But now he must cast aside all evil thoughts he had for he needed to finish his mission with a clear head.
That would be hard to do considering all his thoughts were centered on a black haired witch.
Sighing, he needed to talk to Dumbledore to strategize.
He felt he needed all the help he could get.
*** **
Minerva McGonnagal looked around to see if she was alone. She carefully crept along the halls and towards her destination.
As she did, she held a letter containing her instructions.
With a glint of mischief, she headed for her destination.
To meet in a dark place.
.
End of 18