Chapter Thirteen
Prophecy Told
He was walking up a staircase until he came to a door where the could hear voices behind it. He reached for the doorknob and opened it. He was in large, circular room and Harry guessed that he was in Dumbledore's office, but it looked different than he remembered it. There were four people gathered around a desk.
"Now Salazar, we must allow all students who show any magical ability into Hogwarts no matter if they are Muggle-born or pure blood," a well built man with dark blonde hair wearing robes of scarlet red with golden cuffs firmly said to a man with a pointed nose and greasy brown hair wearing green robes with silver cuffs.
"Godric, I believe that Muggle-borns are mistrusting to be allowed into Hogwarts and should be kept out of Hogwarts," the man said sounding like a snake.
"Salazar, I, and believe Helga agrees with me, that anyone who shows any magical abilities should be admitted to Hogwarts; unless they will be prosecuted for what they are not knowing that they are a witch or wizard," a witch with dark brown hair said wearing blue robes with bronze cuff and indicating to a witch named Helga with black hair who wore yellow robes with black cuffs.
"Salazar, we all set up this school to help our kind learn magic without the interference of Muggles," the man called Godric sternly reminded the man called Salazar.
"True, but can they be trusted in keeping our world a secret?" Salazar hissed.
"They can be trusted Salazar!" Godric's voice rising.
"Well, if I must allow Mudbloods into this school. Then I am leaving Hogwarts, but be warned; I will not let this school allow anymore Mudbloods as long as I have a say," Salazar hissed and left, not even noticing that Harry was present in the office, slamming the door causing something to screech.
Harry made his way toward the desk knowing that he cannot be seen and he gave out a loud gasp. It was Fawks, or a scarlet swam-sized bird with golden tail feathers and talons that looked like Fawks, being stroked by Godric after being rudely awakened by Salazar's rude leave.
"Do you think that we should take Salazar's threat seriously?" the witch with blue robes said uneasily.
"I don't know Rowena," Godric replied.
"I think that the school will be in danger," Helga said looking into a crystal ball that was on the desk and Harry could see clouded images.
"What do you see, Helga?" Godric asked.
"I see a dreadful beast and a young boy communicating with the beast. The beast kills a young girl and I see her spirit rising. Another student is expelled while the young boy who was communicating with the beast receives an award," Helga said her voice steady and calm.
"Anything else?" Godric asked calmly as Rowena had her hands over her mouth.
"Now I see a young boy with a young girl, who appears unconscious, not much older than her. I see the very same boy who had received the award confronting the young boy. That dreadful beast appears and attacks the young boy; not even attacking the older one. I also see a swan-like bird appear carrying a old-battered wizard's hat. A jewel-encrusted sword appears out of the hat. The young boy slays the beast and uses one of its fangs to pierce a book making the older boy vanish," she said then looking at Godric.
"Harry!" Harry woke to see Hermione shaking his shoulder.
"I am glad that you are awake Mr. Potter," Professor McGonagall said who was behind Hermione. "The headmaster wishes to see you," she said and Harry followed her out of the portrait door.
She lead him to second floor ending at a stone gargoyle where they stop.
"Chocolate Frogs," Professor McGonagall said and the stone gargoyle moved revealing a spiral staircase and Professor McGonagall beckoned Harry forward onto the staircase.
Harry rode the staircase up to the top ending at a oak door with a brass knocker the shape of a griffin and Harry knocked on the door before entering through the door. Harry came into a large circular room with curious silver instruments on a spindle legged table. There were portraits of all the past headmasters and headmistresses hanging around the room and behind the large claw-footed desk was Professor Dumbledore.
"Have a seat Harry," he said indicating toward a chair in front of his desk. Harry took his seat and he looked at Professor Dumbledore who was sitting with his hands on his desks.
"I would like to congratulate you on helping protect Hogsmeade from being overrun by dementors and also on your success in helping others produce a corporal patronus during the D.A. meetings," he said smiling and with his usual twinkle in his eyes when he speaks to Harry.
Harry could not think of anything to say but the dream he had earlier came to the front of his mind. "Professor, I had a dream but in that dream I think I saw the founders of Hogwarts," Harry said.
"You had a dream of the founders? Please tell me what you saw in your dream," Professor Dumbledore said with a smile.
Harry started to when he first entered what he guessed was Professor Dumbledore's office in the time of the founders. He stated that Salazar had an argument with Godric over allowing only pure bloods to be allowed in Hogwarts leaving out the Muggle-borns. He continued that Salazar made a threat then Helga made a prediction with the crystal ball.
"Is that all your dream Harry?" Professor Dumbledore said when Harry made a pause and Harry nodded.
Professor Dumbledore rose from his desk then approached Fawks, who was on a golden perch, stroking the phoenix. "I believe that your dream was over the past events that had happened at Hogwarts and the prediction that Helga made was about the terror that came from the Chamber of Secrets during your second year," Professor Dumbledore said with a slight frown. "To answer your question why you had it; I cannot answer at the moment."
Harry knew that his meeting with Professor Dumbledore was nearing a end at he started to leave Professor Dumbledore's office. "One more thing Harry," Harry stopped and faced the ancient headmaster just before he had reached the door, "you are starting to master the art of Occlumency and you should continue to empty your mind until I see fit that you can continue on your own."
Harry, Ron, and Hermione were making their way back to the common room from the Halloween Feast. Hermione gave the Fat Lady the password 'mandrake root' before entering the common room. Ron took a seat in a chair near the fire as Harry and Hermione went to retrieve their books so they could continue their studying for their Potions' test they have next week. Ron spent much of his time watching the fire dance as Crookshanks nestled himself on the rug in front of the fire like a round ginger rug.
"Why did Professor Dumbledore want to see you, Harry?" Ron asked.
"He only wanted to tell me to continue with my Occlumency until he thinks I can do it on my own," Harry said looking over his Potions' notes.
Ginny had joined them later followed by Neville who too started studying for his Potions' test. Ginny took out her History of Magic notes and tried to study since she had poor notes. Harry knew that Professor Binns, the only ghost professor, spoke in a voice that sounded like a vacuum, putting all of his students asleep in the first few minutes of class.
Harry tried to study but his mind wondered elsewhere to the prophecy that he had heard near the end of the summer term the previous year. Hermione was the first to notice his expression over her notes.
"Harry, are you feeling okay?" she asked setting her notes in her lap.
"I fine Hermione," Harry answered.
"I think your lying, Harry. I can tell by the look on your face that you are hiding something."
"Come off it Hermione," Ron snapped at Hermione.
"Don't you two start," Harry snapped before Hermione could answer.
"Harry, I just though of something," Ginny spoke up appearing to have heard Harry's voice while Neville listened. "I just remembered that the initials on the prophecy matches Professor Dumbledore's."
"Are you sure?" Hermione started but caught on what Ginny had started. "The first and last letters on that prophecy of who heard it is A.D, Albus Dumbledore."
"Where are you getting at Hermione?" Ron asked apparently not even getting what Hermione was saying.
"Okay," Harry spoke before Hermione could argue back, "Professor Dumbledore told me what the prophecy said since he was the one who heard it, and the one who spoke it was Professor Trelawney." No one spoke after Harry had said this.
"What did the prophecy say?" Hermione said in a shaky, timid voice.
Harry made sure that no one else was in earshot and told them what the prophecy said. Everyone around him was horror stricken at what Harry had said.
"Just think it might have been me," Neville said in a whisper.
"The only reason I was marked is because Voldemort (Ginny, Ron, and Neville winced at the name) valued pure bloods over half-bloods since my mom was Muggle-born.
"You know," Hermione started slowly regaining her voice and her fear vanishing, "I read somewhere of an old, I think Chinese, proverb that said 'Good shall always conquer evil'."
"You are not going to believe something out of a book at a time like this!" Ron snapped thinking that is not true.
"Ron, Harry over came many dangers that tied to evil and he has been able to conquer them," Hermione snapped before returning to her notes and Ron gave out a heavy sigh showing that he does not believe her. While on the other hand Ginny was able to regain her voice.
"I think you are right Hermione. I think Harry is a beacon of hope in this dark time," Ginny said slowly regaining her voice and Neville said that he agrees too.
Harry tried to study his notes but his mind wondered, 'Why must I suffer while others are perfectly happy without someone trying to murder you'. Another stronger voice in his head spoke that sounded like Hermione's, 'Good shall always conquer evil'. Harry now thought that Hermione may be right; he had help save an entire village from the threat of the dementors and he had always been able to halt and escape from Lord Voldemort to live to tell the tale.