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The First Phoenix

Hephaestus, the God of Fire, was working hard in his fire. Sometimes, he wondered why he didn't use his fire to destroy the Earth. None of the people on earth worshiped him in any way, yet he did not punish them at all for their lack of respect. He rarely created forest fires, and other uncontrolled blazes, and always had a vacant look in his eye, as if he was thinking about something.

The truth was Hephaestus was always thinking, and shortly after Zeus gave Merlin his powers, Hephaestus decided it was time to do something with both fire and magic. He created a beautiful bird. The bird had crimson feathers, and the ability to travel by fire. The song of this bird will increase the courage of the pure of heart and strike fear into the hearts of the impure.

All phoenix tears would have healing powers, but there would be one phoenix with special powers. Since Hephaestus knew that the phoenixes would be immortal, he only created seven of them. The first phoenix, had special tears could make the drinker immune to all poisons. However, these tears would only work on the people that the phoenix trusted.

In his fiery palace, Hephaestus got down to work. Since the phoenixes would be immortal, he would only allow seven to be created. The first phoenix would be able to have a total of six eggs, dispersed over thousands of years. Since Hephaestus was quite ugly, he decided to make his creation beautiful. Thus, the First Phoenix was born.

It was a stormy day in northern Scotland. A lone figure walked out of the Hogwarts gates, without looking back on the school that was being constructed there. This person was Rowena Ravenclaw, and she was walking down the road towards the village of Hogsmeade.

The village of Hogsmeade was still under construction. Four of the greatest witches and wizards that had ever lived were creating a magical institution, to educate young witches and wizards. Where there are workers, there needed to be housing, and that is how the village of Hogsmeade came to be.

Every institution needs professors, and that is exactly what Rowena Ravenclaw was searching for. She stepped into the Hogs Head, a bar located in the center of the new town. A short witch, with dreamy eyes approached her and asked, "Rowena Ravenclaw?"

"Let's go upstairs," Ravenclaw replied.

Once they were settled in a private parlor upstairs, they got settled down for the interview.

"What position are you applying to teach, Mrs. Trelawny?" Asked Ravenclaw.

"Divination"

"And what would that be?"

"Divination is the art of predicting the future. I use various things to predict what will happen in the future. There are signs all around us, but only those with the inner eye can see..." She trailed off, and took a sip of tea.

"I see," said Ravenclaw. In actuality she was thinking that there was no point in offering this subject at Hogwarts. "Well, I'll be getting back to you, and I will owl you should we be needing your services."

As Ravenclaw turned to leave, she heard a voice unlike the voice that Trelawny had been using earlier. "Seven there shall be...immortal firebirds...the last one will be born from the first one after the lion eats the serpent...the seventh one will be equal in power to the first...the seventh one will be born after the lion eats the serpent."

"Miss Trelawny?" Asked Ravenclaw, turning around.

The witch was sound asleep in the chair. Ravenclaw turned around, and left the room, pondering what had just happened there, not knowing that her heir would encounter a similar situation one thousand years in the future.

A/N:

I do have a plot worked out on paper, and will be sure to update next Sunday. My school starts tomorrow, and it's a new school, so I'll have to see about how much homework I have in order to get an update schedule.

If anyone reading this is willing to volunteer their time as a beta reader, their work would be appreciated.

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