Harry had just made it back to his room at the Leaky Cauldron when he was struck to his knees, griping his scar in pain. The pain didn't remain long as Harry was passed out from it. A scene played out infront of Harry at a small house in the suburbs. Harry recognized the street immediately, "Pivet Drive." Harry said to himself. Four men were walking towards the house in the still of the night, three of them entered the small house while one remained outside. Harry walked right passed the man who was playing lookout, he couldn't see Harry, after all he was a dream. Harry followed the men as they made their way up the stairs, and one aimed his wand at a door, Harry saw the hand that was holding the wand very clearly. It is kind of hard not to notice a silver hand. 'reducto' Peter Petigrew shouted and the wooden door was blown back with a loud explosion.
"Who are you? What do you want?" Asked a very terrified Vernon Dursley
"I'm here for the Potter child, give him to me and your family won't be harmed." said wormtail.
"That freak is not here, and If I have my way he will never return. Now leave my house immediately!" exclaimed Vernon. Wormtail looked bored.
"Cowen, bring me their child. NOW!" He shouted out into the hall. A man darkly cloaked dragging a whining Dudley Dursley with one hand, and holding a glistening single edged broad sword in the other. Cowen let go of Dudley and knocked him into the room with the hilt of his sword.
"Here he is Pettigrew. Where is Harry Potter?" asked Cowen twirling his sword menacingly.
"That my friend is what we are going to find out." answered wormtail. The Dursleys now looked petrified with fright. "Now you are going to tell me where 'Potter is? If you do not I will let Cowen here practice his swordplay on you boy." he said pointing to Dudley with his wand. "Now where is he?"
"I swear I don't know, I would tell..." Vernon was cut off by Cowen taking his sword and slicing at Dudleys right arm. The blood started to seep through his bed clothes, and Dudley let out a loud yelp of pain. Harry couldn't watch he felt the urge to go back downstairs and when he did he saw an amazing sight. A man wearing dark robes opened to revile the man's white shirt and dark loose fitting slacks, Harry thought for a moment that he recognized the outfit. At the man's feet lie the deatheater who was on guard duty. Harry then noticed the staff gleaming off the moonlight that was clutched in the man's hand. He was tall, with shaggy dark hair, it went down just passed his ears and had a slight curl around his ears. It was to dark to make out the man's eyes but they seemed familiar to Harry. The man took a step out of the shadows and Harry noticed two things, The frighting green eyes alive with lighting staring right into his, and the staff the man was holding was 'The Requiem', Harry's staff.
Harry awoke startled on his bedroom floor at the Leaky Cauldron. "That was me, but how?" Harry asked himself before it came to him. 'It's still daylight, it hasn't happened yet.' Harry said knowing that he had to be the man who came to help the Dursleys. Harry had no clue on how to disguise his appearance though. His book was on concealing items, and he certainly didn't have time to brew a polyjuice not that he would know how. Hermione was the one who brewed that in 2nd year. "Hermione, she will know." Harry said before rushing for the fireplace to call her. "HERMIONE GRANGER!" Harry shouted into the fire.
"WHAT, what is it Harry why are you yelling for me?" Heremione asked very worried.
"Where are you right now 'Mione, is anyone around you? Where's Ron?" Harry asked in a rush, he wasn't sure how long it would take Hermione to find a way to shift his appearance.
"I'm in Ginny's room reading, She's helping in the kitchen and Ron is out flying now what are you so excited about?" Hermione asked getting frustrated that Harry wasn't getting to the point.
"Hold on Herm..." Harry said and in a bolt of lighting Harry was in Ginny Weasley's room, standing in front of a shocked Hermione. "Come with me back to my room, and I will explain everything to you Mione, I'm going to need your help. For now long story short, Peter Petigrew is going to attack the Dursley's tonight." Harry said. Hermione still looked stunned at the way Harry had made his appearance. He took hold of her hand with out waiting for an answer and took both of them back to room # 21.
"What are you going to do Harry? You can't stop them by yourself." Asked Hermione always being one of reason.
"Just watch me, there are only four of them. But I need your help Herm." Harry said. Hermione just looked shocked that Harry was thinking of going after deatheaters on his own. "I need you to find a way to hide my appearance, I don't want Riddle to know about my powers, that's a surprise I hope to give him firsthand. Do you know any spells that can alter appearance?" Harry asked hoping that she did.
"Hold on one second.. What powers?" Hermione asked
"Mione I promise that I will tell you everything when I get back, but right now I need you to search that beautiful brain of yours and find a way to keep myself hidden. Can you trust me on this? Please." Harry asked getting a little upset that she was wasting time, but he certainly understood that he was asking a lot.
"FINE Harry but you will be telling me later, I'll use truth serum if I must." She said, and Harry knew that she probably had some she had made over the summer just for fun. "Let me think for a second." She paced around the sofa infront of the fire for a brief moment. "I can do something with your hair, length and color. but thats about it on such short notice, I don't know of any spells that can change a wizards eyes Harry. That will have to do for tonight, If your going to make a habit out of Deatheater raids I can find something that will work better." Herminoe said. Loosing the scared little girl that she was when Harry first called her for a confident, determined woman who knew what she had to do. She had to help her bestfriend. She knew from experience that once Harry decided to do something their was no changing his mind. All she could do was make sure he was safe.
"Thanks Hermione, I haven't even told Ginny everything I'm going to tell you tonight though so keep it safe..I'm trusting you, and I know I can. Harry said watching her move her wand at a brisk face changing the length longer to look just like the man he had seen in his premonition. Then she went on to the color and it changed from Harry's Jet black to a dark shad of brown.
"Yeah you can trust me Harry, Now your not going to like this but other than those eyes you have another distinguishing feature." She said pointing up to Harry's scar.
"Oh yeah, I forgot about that. Can you do anything?" Harry asked. Hermione looked slightly embarrassed.
"Eh Harry I sorta lie when I told you I was reading, I was..well..sort of....playing with make-up." Harry started to laugh a little but then she reached into her pocket and pulled out some of said make-up and Harry understood why she was telling him this.
"Oh no way 'Mione I'm not playing Pretty Princess with you." Harry said knowing that she was going to use that to cover his scar.
"You have to for tonight, I promise I'll find a better way to change your whole appearance when I have a libary to work with." Hermione said taking out a puffer with a powder and going for Harry's forehead. "See Harry you make a pretty girl" Hermione teased. Harry flicked her in the nose softly and told her to turn around while he changed into a pair of loose fitting dark slacks and tight fitting white T-shirt, over that he pulled a set of straight black robes left open in the middle. 'finite incatiem' Harry said letting his staff unleash.
"Okay 'mione you can turn around. How do I look? Not quite a super-hero but it will do right?" Harry asked hoping that he didn't look to much like himself. Hell even he didn't really know it was him in the dream untill he saw the staff.
"Yeah Harry you look good, and dangerous. And you will be telling me where you acquired 'The Requiem" also Mr. Potter when you share your secrets. Got it?" She said eyeing the staff with amazement.
"This is why I love you Hermione. Hang here untill I get back and you will hear all my secrets. You know what this will mean 'Mione, if I can capture Peter?" Hermione nodded and smiled. Harry undid the charm on his bracelet, and raised his staff a foot or so in the air and lighting connected with it sending him to Pivit Drive in a heartbeat. Harry walked down the street, It was getting dark now and he was sure the four men would be coming along soon. He took position behind a bush across the street #5, and waited for their imminent arrival.
Not more than 10 minutes later Harry saw four men apperate down the street and make their way towards #4, Harry waited untill three of them made their way inside before elementating to the side of the house. From their he sneaked his was around until he could look at the death eater. Harry slowly made his way closer and closer and saw his opportunity to strike when the man yawned heavily. Harry jumped from his spot behind his aunts rose bush and hit the man hard in the head with a swing of his staff. Right about the time he knocked the man out he heard his cousin scream out in pain. He knew that he had to act fast or Dudley would be skewered, He stepped out from the shadows and paused for a brief second, seeing his dream self staring back at him. Harry let out a small grin and bolted up the stairs to deal with the two remaining deatheaters, and wormtail.
When he reached the top of the stairs one of the men was waiting for him, Harry noted the spinning green pentagram on his right sleeve and knew he was an inner circle member. 'Three on one mission' Harry thought to himself thinking back to his dream seeing the same emblem adorned on Wormtail and the swordsman named Cowen. 'Crucio' the man shouted seeing Harry. His instincts kicked in and Harry let his staff absorb the curse, the staff crackled and the orb glowed a bright white, Harry could feel the spell inside the staff. He didn't know how he knew what to do next but he pointed his staff at the man and sent the unforgivable curse right back at him, the man was to stunned to move the curse took it's hold on the man and he withered in pain.
'stupify' Harry called out, once again pointing his staff at the man, his pain was stopped and his head clanked on the floor. 'Two left' Harry thought to himself before making his way to his Aunt and Uncle's bedroom to deal with the remaining deatheaters.
Harry walked in to see a man standing over Dudley with his sword going through his thigh. "This is the last time I'll ask before I have Cowen put that blade through his heart. NOW WHERE IS POTTER?" asked wormtail spitting the words at Vernon. Harry kicked the man with the sword hard in the side, and in the time it took Wormtail to spin, Harry sent a bolt of lighting at him knocking him hard into the wall behind him.
"Who in the hell are you?" asked the man with the sword, pointing it menacingly at Harry. By this time Dudley had made it into the corner his parents were cowering in. Vernon looked to be using Petunia as a shield for any spells that might come his way.
"Piss Off" Harry said to the man letting his eyes crackle, the man flinched visibly before launching at Harry bringing his sword over head. Harry blocked and brought a blow of his own on the man shoulder, he stumbled back two steps before attacking again. He swung to his left and Harry countered, to the right and again Harry blocked.
"Well whoever you are, you've been trained well in you art." This time it was Harry who attacked first, swinging hard over the top, having his blow blocked. He went from left to right hitting the man's shoulder then hip, landing another quick succession to the mans knee before sweeping his legs out. Cowen landing hard on his back, Harry put his right foot over the man's throat, and his left on his sword. "Your far to well trained to be a Ministry employee, must be part of that Order...what was it called Ahh yes, The Order of the Phoenix." The man said struggling for breathe under the wait of Harry's foot. "Is that it ..are you a lap dog to Albus Dumbledore."
"Even a dog would be lucky to be in the services of Dumbledore, but I assure you I am no Order member. And you are certainly correct in assuming that I'm not a ministry official either." Harry said. "I'm a member of a secret coven of wizards, unfortunately you won't be hearing much about us. Don't think the Daily Prophet comes to Azkaban." Harry said smiling down at the man.
"Your a fool boy, Azkaban will be Lord Voldemort's soon, he has already made the plans. Soon the deatheaters will make themselves known to the public, and with the aid of the dementors nothing will stop us. Not the Ministry, Hitwizard, Dumbledore's precious order, or even your secret Coven." The man sad still breathing uneasily.
"And are you happy with this life Coven? Does your master treat you well? How will he reward you when he finds out you failed to kill that Potter boy? If what you say is true and he plans to take Azkaban, then surly you will have to face your failure." Harry said eyeing the man seriously.
"I...I..do not know, and of course I am not happy with this life, but Voldemort leaves little choice. You either join him when he tells you, or you die. Pretty simple really." The man said breathing a little more freely as Harry was releasing some pressure on his throat.
"I can offer you a wild card against Tom Riddle if you want an escape?" Harry asked the man, searching his eyes for trust. "It won't be easy, atleast my way has the possibility that you get to live. My faction has very few spies amongst the deatheaters." Harry lied acting if his non-assembled group had any spies at all. "I have use for someone in Riddles inner-circle. You would report only to me, no others would know of your assistance." Harry asked the man, knowing that this would make tracking Voldemort down so much easier. If he could trust the man.
"Your a fool, He would find out information was being leaked and question us all under Vertersiuem." He said looking frightened.
"He could ask you under the strongest truth potion if you are relaying info to the Ministry, or Dumbledore's Order of the Phoenix, and you can answer an honest 'NO'." Harry said. "There is a reason we are a secret Coven."
"Very well I will accept your offer, How do you wish to communicate with me Mr......" he stopped her waiting for Harry to give a name.
"Mr. will do just fine for now." Harry said. "You may send your Owls through Mr. Potter, I will see that he will forward them to us." He finished looking around the room. "WORMTAIL, where is wormtail?" Harry screamed searching around the room frantically for Peter Pettigrew.
"He is a rat Animagus Mr., He left soon after you and I began to duel." Cowen said looking up at Harry who now took his foot off of the man's throat completely.
"Damn it. You will send word as soon as you know of Peter Petigrew's next mission are we clear?"Harry didn't wait for a response before continuing on "Good, now go, tell Voldemort that you bested me in our duel, that you don't know who I was, or what I was doing here. Got it?"
"Yeah I got it, what about the other two, did you kill them?" Cowen asked now making his way to his feet and sheeting his sword.
"No, the coward in the Hall fell victim to his own crucatius curse, and the one guarding the front door took a nasty thump the the head. Both I'm sure are gone by now with Wormtail." Harry poked his head into the hall way to confirm that the man was indeed gone. "Now go, before I change my mind and kill you." Harry finished eyes darting with power glaring at him.
"Good-bye, I'll be incontact with the Potter boy soon." Cowen said before sprinting outside of #4 pivet drive and down the street past the apperation barriers, with a pop he was gone.
Harry followed him down the street after he checked on the Dursley's, when he got to a spot that he thought would be far enough away from the wards, He elementated away with a small puff of snow forming in his wake.
He arrived at Room #21 and found a sleeping Herminoe spread out on his bed. "So much for having to tell her tonight, in the morning I guess." Harry said to himself in a whisper not wanting to wake Hermione. He had training to do tonight, but he was far to tired to possibly go, that also would have to wait untill tomorrow.
'icloiri polymio' "Whats up Harry?" Ashley asked coming into her human form.
"Shhhhhh!" Harry whispered "Hermione fell asleep, I had to go stop some deatheaters from killing my family." Harry chuckled a bit remembering his uncle kicking him out of the house. "Do you mind if we train tomorrow afternoon? Please?" Harry said putting on his puppy eyes.
"Fine with me Harry, just make sure your there so you can enjoy your time at your girlfriends, instead of having to worry about training." Ashley said smiling up at Harry. Harry waived Good-bye and with the second movement of his hand Ashley was gone.
'And Harry why is their a girl other than your girlfriend on your bed, unless 'dealing with deatheaters' are what you kids are calling it now days.'
"Bloody Hell!" Harry said alittle louder than he intended to. 'You know you can tell me things first without having to demonstrate them, and scaring the hell out of me.' Harry sent to Ashley
'Ah Harry where is the fun in that? now about the girl?' Ashley thought to Harry
'She is my best friend so get off it, and she fancies my friend Ron.' Harry thought.
'Fine good night Harry see you tomorrow.' thought Ashley.
The thought of Ron jogged Harry's memory. No one even knew where Hermione was, Ron was probably livid by now. "Hedwig" Harry whispered "Feel upto taking a letter girl?" Harry asked the owl who held her leg out signifying her response. Harry scribbled a quick note that said not to worry, and that Hermione would be coming with him on his birthday.
From there he started to undress, when he glanced in the mirror he almost screamed out in terror, staring back at him was not the image of the Harry Potter he was used to for the last 15 years, for he was still in his temporary disguise. He went into the bathroom, and washed off the make-up Hermione had applied to cover his scar. He pulled off his shirt and put on his pajama pants and crawled into bed next to Hermione. 'It's a big bed' thought Harry. He pulled the covers up more over Hermione, He noticed that she had transfigured her clothes into a nice nightgown of a shade of green that reminded Harry of his eyes. 'She must have figured I would be out late and planned on sleeping here. With a small adjustment to his pillow, Harry was off to dream, but it would be no dream, it would would be a nightmare....
**A/N**
I am so sorry for the delay, My Aunt went on an impromptu trip to Las Vegas and I was to house sit for her. When I asked her if she had a computer she said yes, I neglected to ask if she had Internet access however. And when I got their, I was greeted with a Commedor 64 style PC. Scarry I know. anyways my sincerist appologise, I will try to update soon. THANK YOU FOR SO MANY REVIEWS, MAKES ME SMILE A LOT.
shdurrani - Thank you for your review as always, yes I'm sure Ginny will love 'Belle. (*wink* and I would know I'm the author, funny how that works out)
lan - Sorry I am almost a week late on updating, and Yes I believe that one maybe even two of Harry's friends wll, not necsarily Ron/Mione/Ginny though.
Zaz - I am glad you like my charcters, and I will take you up on your offer if it still stands. let me know in your review, If it does I will e-mail you the next chapter and when you send it back edited I will post it?
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syd - Hermione will be the only one who knows of Harry's true power. Ginny only knows a bit.
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Angelis - Your right about a well rounded story , and here was some ass kicking for you, there will be much more to come, more sappy stuff too, I like them both. Still don't know who Harry will end up with though. Lets face it how many 15 year olds meet they girl the Marry at that age. This fic could change from H/G at any moment , or they could live happily ever after. (who knows? oh yeah I do duh)
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Good-bye for now, Hopefully Friday will have another installment, and Everpresent I'm very mad at you, just joking, I did miss your review though. Later Yall. ~WTD~
