Hi and welcome to chapter 4 of this fic. I am so sorry it took so long to update but the old laptop at Black Butte (vacation) couldn't do word so sorry. Now before I begin I like to remind you that I love reviews but I really hate flames so please do not send me flames thank you. I am sorry but my computer as of late will not go online so I cannot respond to the reviews but I will next chapter promise. Now I do not own Harry Potter if I did Harry would have an animargus form but as we know he doesn't.
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Chapter 4A figure appeared in the darkness that surrounded me I couldn't make out any of the features of this human but the laugh that came from its mouth told that it was female and she radiated with evil and insanity. Then she held up something, which seemed to be a medallion but yet the darkness evaporated any hope for finding what it truly looked like but I knew one thing the item radiated a dark essence that told of an ancient evil that saturated the room with an ominous force. Then all of a sudden a dragon came and wrapped its body around me dragging me down to an unknown hellish fate.
I awoke my body trembling with feeling of foreboding and I nearly swore for I knew that this dream held a warning for my future. Though the worst part is that even though I really did not get to see the dragon that pulled me back I felt as if I've known it all my life.
Though the thought scared me and I needed to meditate on it I had work to get done. I let the dream sink as I placed a hand on my check involuntary feeling the light stubble that was on it. I swore in French when I realized that my fingernails were claws and in a blink of an eye I switch back to my human form and I went to the bathroom to get ready for the day.
I looked at my alarm clock as I came out of the bathroom showered and cleaned face to see the time was 6:00 and smiled for I knew that none of the immortals or my juvenile friends would be awake. This meant that I could enjoy the peace that the morning gives and the calmness that my favorite breakfast drink coffee had to offer, then to get a report done about the events of yesterday. Just as I was about to enter the kitchen I heard voices and I stop and listen.
"So what do you think about our current situation Sirius." Remus said waiting for Sirius to reply.
"I don't know I mean it seems unreal yet compare to the veil this seems logical." Sirius replied tiredly like he had not slept.
"Yes I am glade we see the same way on this situation and Harry it's amazing how much he has change!"
"Yes Remus it is." Sirius voice filled with worried and I would guess sadness.
"Whats wrong Sirius?"
"Its nothing it is just something is not right like Harry is forgetting to tell us something."
"I agree Padfoot, I mean I could smell a change in him besides immortal smell that I smell in immortal creature but, there also an animal smell to him but I could not put what animal." I smirked at Remus's comment. For it seems that natural human to beast transformations like werewolfs also had some attributes of the wolf in their human form. Even though I admired it I also did not want either of them to find out about the dragonlord curse, so I decided that this was a good time to enter the room silently scaring them to kingdom come. Remus was clean and ready for the day while Sirius on the other hand looks like he had not slept very well or had not slept at all.
"So would you like some coffee or something?" I said as I walk to the Mr. Coffee, which Talon affectingly named Bob and turned it on starting the system of making coffee.
"Tea if you have it." said Remus obviously taking the drink that his homeland preferred.
"Tea and do you drink whiskey a lot or was that just a one time deal?" With Sirius's comment I gave a wry smile, for no matter how old I got he took the roll of godfather or even a role that both of us could never admit out loud to; a father.
"I don't drink regularly that is Seth's territory but when I am in pain I use it as an aid to the pain pills and magic. You see after living as long as I have both the wizards and a muggle way of easing pain do not work on me as well as they should, but if aid with a stronger remedy it will work more effective." There was a moment of silence after I spoke. Mostly likely not from what I said but of concern of what I heard before I enter and if I would burst out in anger like I did in my youth, man it is almost amusing how much I changed with time.
"So-" I said putting water to boil purposely keeping myself busy so I would not have to look at their face and see what emotions played across them. Then all of sudden I heard a knock at the door and I happily got up to answer it. There on my front door step was a women with deep red hair and blue eyes which at the moment hold fear.
"Raine Weasly what is?" I said urgently to my friend I knew for a fact that she was never afraid and so this fear perturb me greatly and I grab her arm and then I notice something her form of a redhead human shifted quickly just for a second to a pointed eared, sharp clawed, and pointed fanged dragonlord. I stiffened and in a blinked of an eye we were in my study with my door locked.
"Raine you can always hold your human form what is it?"
"You haven't felt it or at least dreamt it?" I looked at her and gave an involuntary shudder.
"You mean the dream of the dragon and the women?" Her reptilian eyes darted to the door and the she quickly respond.
"Yes Harry I had that dream too and when I woke I was in this form and I could not transformed back into my human form for awhile and worst part was the urge for killing was there Harry, I have not had that urge since I first transformed!" I looked at her and thought deeply and I realized that it was not forgetfulness that left me that dreadful dragonlord half form but of incapability to keep in it and that it took more of my will today to keep in my human form then it usually did.
"I too admit that when I woke this morning I was in my Dragonlord form and now it does take a little more will to keep myself in this form but Raine it might just be us and no need for worry."
"Harry don't act stupid, you know that I would not ask you if I did not call the good deal of the other dragonslords in the community and, they are having the same problem with it as we are!" I stiffen if possible even more then I did and collapsed into the chair behind my desk while Raine did the same to one on the other side.
"Raine if this is true we have a huge problem on our hand, for there are the ones who cannot even take a human form."
"That means that if they had the same need for blood as I do then they might"
"Be killing innocent people without realizing it." I said finishing her sentence. I myself was in a state of shock and needed to think and have a discussion with the other immortals and the ministry of magic. I sighed and Raine then said something that made me snap back into reality.
"Harry you might want to tell your friends about this. For unless if I am mistaken they were not here when this transformation started takes place." I looked at her in shock and I really needed to take a moment to answer this in an understandable language.
"I am so use to prejudice against me that I just do not want to be shun by them." When I said this she stop and looked me dead in the eye. I gave a slight shudder for I knew that who ever look in dragonlords eyes could feel for a second what the dragonlord felt and Raine was no exception. Her steely gaze would make a human cringe and curl up in a ball but luckily a dragonlord naturally can take a lot more of this then most creatures could, human and inhuman alike.
"Bull shit Harry and you know it. I could sense a werewolf in the room and if I recall correctly you were in a time that werewolves were discriminated against so I highly doubt that they would disown you from their friendship for your lordship. You know I bet it is that you are afraid that if you revealed the truth that you will reveal more about your self then you ever did and let people share your load. I think that you are afraid of being open and-"
"That is enough Raine. Do you want help or not, because if you do not stop this topic of conversation I will not help you with your problem!" She stopped but she knew that she struck a nerve and I could tell by the small but evident smirk on her face. "Now" I said continuing "I shall cast a spell to keep the dragon dormant for a day or two by then I think that this will past now dracula consleda." With that a black and silver light came over her rapt around her and disappeared. She transformed into her human formed and sighed with relief.
"Thank you professor you are a god send I was afraid that I would be in trouble."
"You know Raine you only have to call me that when school is in session." She smirks and gave her famous deep-from-belly-laugh.
"I know but only two more years before that it will be unneeded." I smiled even for somebody coming in to their sixth year at Hogwarts she had witnessed more then most adults and because of it was extremely mature except for those few moments like these where she let her age slip through her laugh or jokes. She stopped though after I smiled and gave me a deep thoughtful look, which made me wonder what caused it.
"Why did you stop laughing?" She sighed and looked me in the eyes and places her hands on my shoulders trying to somehow spread her happiness in me like so many times she had done before.
"You never truly smile. Sure you smile, but it never reaches your eyes." I gave a look that may of look guilty for a moment then smiled again trying to make her feel better.
"You know that my eyes never show anything so I do smile for real." She looked down and walked away facing away from me she then she looked backed her eyes showing sadness and an extreme dept of thought.
"People say that the eyes are the mirror to the soul and I think that is true. I also think that you maybe able to hid the emotions that you feel but not completely. I think that at one point you had a lot more emotion in them and because of seeing so much death they have dulled but soul still thrives with a deep fire so some of it comes through that veil of dullness and will become more vibrant with time with the older part of your true family here." I shook my head and smiled she herself was wise beyond her years but she has too much faith in the make-believe ability of the soul healing itself with help from ones that you cherished and love. I knew that my soul was tarnished and dulled but I knew I never deserve the grace of it being healed.
"Raine I will talk to you later now I have to deal with the rest of the world and you are not a real problem that I need for the rest of the day. So I will talk to you later." With that she got up unlocked the sound proof door and went to leave. As she neared the front door Seth came into view. She gave him a friendly smile as Seth stopped and look at her with guilt and sadness.
"Good morning professor." She said not noticing the face of sadness, which quickly turn back to a normal blah.
"Good morning Raine what are you doing here?" It is funny how people like Seth cover the pain that is cause by looking at someone who he must hide the truth about her family with coldness.
"I had to talk with professor Potter sir that is all see you in the fall." With the curt responded she left but not without turning to me first and saying: "Harry do you friends have cloths and other important things like that? If not then I would go shopping for them and yes it is a waste in a time in a situation like this to use magic to get what they need and you should have a talk to la veja senorita." With that she left leaving both Seth and I to ponder for a moment, then we heard voices from the room and we both gave an involuntary shuddered. These shudders were not from dread of inhabitants of the next room but of dark memories that seem to never stop haunting us and probably stay that way until we ourselves exists no more, if that is even possible for an immortal.
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Okay I know what you are going to say "Moonmage your grammar sucks." Yes I agree with you it does suck and I just did not have time to give this to my beta because I am going to Hawaii tomorrow. I am really sorry that I did not update sooner I just couldn't I had some family affairs to attend to and 6 hours of homework a night kind of made it hard to update sooner sorry. I actually have been writing this since late august but things just came up. I promise that I will update soon and place all the reviews from last and this chapter on it. I also will place the votes on there too. But before I go I need your advice I am having extreme problems with keeping Sirius, Remus, and probably later Ginny in character. If you have any tips on how to keep them in character please tell me. I need help and I do not want any OCCs (Except Harry he is suppose to be OCC from being alive so long). I wish you a Merry Christmas and I promise to try to post before my birthday (Jan. 4) but I cannot truly promise anything. I hope people are reading this and please review you do not know how much reviewing means to me but please if you do not mind please do not flame.
Meanings:
La veja senorita the old women
