Harry Potter and the Amulet of NaRuin

By JaBootiekins

Chapter 6

Birthday Surprises

Ginny sat on the edge of Harry's bed positively beaming. Harry noticed that she held a small package in her hands. It was wrapped in a deep red paper with a gold bow on top.

"Morning Gin darling." Harry greeted Ginny. Harry had been surprised earlier in the summer by how fast he and Ginny had become so close. After all he did know her for years without saying much more than pass the butter please. Then again Ginny didn't exactly act or look the same way she did when Harry first met her on Platform 9 ¾ his first year at Hogwarts. Harry and Ginny now flirted mercilessly with each other when they thought no one could hear them. It had all started while they were sparring one lovely afternoon. Ginny had tried to unsettle Harry by blowing him kisses and commenting on the condition of his bum. It had worked for all of 15.3 seconds. Then Harry realized her plan and had turned it back on her. Ever since they had kept it up. Both took it as a game, trying to out do the other one. Most of the time they would trade comments until the their opponent was blushing a deep red. Oddly enough Ginny usually won despite her famous Weasley blush. Harry had never been hit on so blatantly so when Ginny would make even a casual comment into a suggestive one Harry was often caught off guard.

"Morning Babe." Harry loved the nickname that Ginny had given him but never let on. "I got this incredible present for this gorgeous, handsome, brave, tall dark brooding fellow. Have you seen him?" Ginny let a mischievous smirk play on her lips. Her eyes were all wide and innocent.

" Do you mean the devastatingly handsome man, with unruly black hair, the savior of the wizarding world? The one that can break a girls heart from a mile away?" Harry returned smoothly without losing a beat.

" Um, I think that just might be the one."

"Sorry he just went out to get new head shots to autograph and send to his millions of adoring fans." Harry strikes a pose and imitated a girl swooning. Ginny was one of the only people that could get Harry to joke about his fame.

"Oh, darn. Guess that I will just have to settle for you. What was your name again?" Ginny tilted her head to the side.

"Harry, Harry Potter and you are?" Harry raised his eyebrows in question. This too was one of their many bits that would come up, they would pretend as if they did not know one another. Most of the time they would give fake names and bash themselves or each other, all in good fun.

"Me, why I am Ginny, Ginny Weasley. Here just open it I can't wait any longer." Ginny's eyes shown with anticipation as she handed over the package. Harry held it in his hands.

"You know the rules you have to say it first." Harry shook his finger at Ginny.

Ginny let out a sigh and in a monotone voice droned. "You win, I lose." After which she stuck her tongue out at Harry.

Harry tore wrapping paper off and opened the box. Inside was a thick silver ring. Ancient runes where inscribed on the outside and inside of the ring. Harry was dumbstruck.

"What is it?" He managed to stammer.

"It is a Rendezvous ring. I have the other one." Ginny stuck up her hand to show a thinner version of Harry's ring, that Harry had never noticed Ginny wearing before. "When ever you want to be where I am or the other way around all you have to do is concentrate on my face and say 'Ginny Weasley where are you?' and poof you are instantly by my side. I thought of letting you have it since the Tri-Wizard tournament. It is a way around appropriating and portkeys. They have been in the Weasley family for as long as anyone can remember." Ginny finished her explanation and was waiting for Harry's reaction.

"What? Ginny I can't take this. It should stay in the family." Harry tried to hand the box back to Ginny.

Ginny pushed the box back. "Harry these rings in more peaceful times where used by the many Weasley men to meet up with future Mrs.Weasley's, especially when still attending Hogwarts. Mum gave them to me because, well she knew that my brothers didn't need them and because she made me promise that the only person that I would one to was you." Ginny now had a full-blown evil grin on her face. A glint of passion in her eyes, not the shy look she would have once given Harry.

Harry bit back a comment on missing the Ginny he once knew. "Really" Your mum wants me to have this? What about your dad and brothers?"

"My brothers don't know what they are and mum said that she would deal with dad if it came to that."

Harry shuddered he definitely did not want to be on the wrong side of Mrs. Weasley and he wasn't even her son. Ginny started to laugh clutching her stomach to control her self.

"What's so funny?" Harry said confused.

"Harry Potter the Boy-who-lived can come face to face with the darkest wizard of our times but visibly shivers at the thought of facing the my mum." Ginny gave another fit of laughter before she got off Harry's bed and made her way to leave Harry's room.

"You better take a shower and get dressed, my feared by all mum is already making breakfast."

Ginny was still laughing when Harry entered the kitchen an hour later. When asked what was so funny she would shake her head and fall into uncontrollable giggles.

"I hope you get a stitch in you side." Harry whispered to her as he sat down to eat the mountain of food that Mrs. Weasley had placed in front of him. The rest of the morning passed with birthday wishes and good food that never seemed to end.

By lunch Ron and Hermione had joined Harry in the Training room. Mrs. Weasley had kicked Harry out of the kitchen saying that he was not to return until his party had begun. Joslurhen had yet to make an appearance. Harry had begun to get worried about her when she entered the room an hour before the party was to begin.

"Are you okay?" Harry asked as she entered the room drawing everyone else's attention.

"Yeah," Joslurhen replied in a small voice. "Happy birthday Harry." She quickly changed the subject.

"Thanks." Harry gave her a doubting look but returned to the game of wizarding chess that he was currently winning against Ron.

"Um I know that I should probably wait till tomorrow to ask you questions, about the amulet you know, but I just can not wait." Hermione pounced on Joslurhen. "When did you receive it? How did you know that Harry was a Protector? How is Harry a Protector? What does it do? I mean I know all the legends and all but they are not clear on it besides the fact that it banished Analese and that if it is passed onto the wrong person that it will kill or strip the giver and receiver of their magic." Hermione had not taken in a breath while letting all her questions spill forth. The conversation that she had with Ron had only increased her curiosity.

"Only Harry can ask those questions. All I can tell you is that a Guardian I would die if I were to answer you." Joslurhen had gained strength while answering Hermione. She stood straighter and a light entered her eyes.

"Harry ask my questions please?" Hermione turned to Harry and pleaded.

Harry looked at the pained expression on Hermione's face and the eager one on Joslurhen's and formulated a question that would let him know everything that Hermione would insist on knowing. "Tell me all there is to tell."

"I received the amulet on my first birthday. All Protectors and Guardians are bonded. Exactly three months before a Protector is born a Guardian is born. There are five orders of Guardians. I am of the highest order, the one that actually is in possession of the amulet. The other orders have many duties that range from protecting the one that bears the amulet until it is passed on to collecting information for the Jivel. The Jivel is the title of the one who possesses the amulet. I am still the Jivel even though the Mush holds the amulet. The Mush is the Protector that holds the amulet. There is only one Protector at any given time. While there are many descendents of Father Seth there are more requirements than to just be of his blood. These requirements are not all known to the Guardians the ones that we do know of are that the Protector must be the first son of the first son and so on back to Father Seth's first son. Also he must posses a power that few others do. Father Seth kept all the information concerning the Protectors from the Guardians fearing that Mother Analese might one day turn them." Joslurhen had gotten comfortable in an armchair and had taken on a lecturing tone.

"What do you mean that Analese might turn them? She is dead." Harry interrupted her.

"Mother Analese is banished not dead. She exists on the same plan that Father Seth does. It is told that when a Protector receives the amulet they meet him, did you?"

Harry Had the wide eyed distant look on his face that one would usually see on Luna Lovegood. "Yes I met him."

"What was he like? What did he say?" Joslurhen looked at Harry in awe. Harry shifted in his seat uncomfortably. "I am getting off track." Harry gave Joslurhen a grateful look at her change of subject. She continued. "Not much else is known about the Protectors or how the amulet works. The Jivel meets with Analese many times over the course of holding the amulet. She teaches the Jivel many things. Some are magic others physical. Examples would be forgotten methods of spell casting and how to tell if someone is lying without potions. Meeting Mother is always painful and she tries to lure the Jivel close enough to grab. If Mother was ever able to grab someone than she may be able to come back to the land of the living and once more reign in terror. Carrying the amulet has many side effects. They are different for Protectors and Guardians. What I do know is that you will gain the power and knowledge that Father Seth has."

Before any more questions could be asked Mrs. Weasley called everyone down for Harry's party.

Mrs. Weasley had insisted that Harry have a birthday party. She had even arranged for a few of Harry's friends to come though they had to agree to have the memory of how to get to where Harry was removed upon arrival and after departure. Among the guests were, Neville and Luna. The rest of the guests were mostly order members and the Weasley's.

There was a tremendous amount of food and drink. A large red and gold cake was in the middle of the table the words Happy 16 birthday Harry stood out in black. It was obvious that Joslurhen had helped to make it. Mrs. Weasley while an outstanding cook was not an outstanding artist. Above the writing blazed a golden snitch made from frosting it was charmed to zoom around the cake.

Harry was having a good time despite the jolt he had felt earlier when Joslurhen was explaining the Protectors and Guardians.

Joslurhen was talking to Neville. They seemed to get along quite well. Ron and Hermione were fighting over something. Ginny was having an amusing conversation with Luna about non-existent animals. Harry smiled, this was fun.

Time for opening presents came because many people had other matters to attend to and could wait no longer. Harry tore into the many presents lining the side table and could not help but to feel loved.

Hermione got Harry a rather large and heavy book titled "A Step-by-Step Guide to Transfiguration: Explained So That Even The Thickest Wizards Can Understand."

Ron got Harry an extensive book on Quidditch strategies. Which went well with the twins present, a set of Quidditch balls.

From Mrs. And Mrs. Weasley Harry got a large blanket. It was a deep red with gold trim. The Gryffindor crest was in the center of it. The material was so soft that it had to have been charmed.

Charlie got Harry a knife almost identical to the one that Sirius had gotten Harry last year.

Bill's present was also a book, though it was way a bit more interesting. It had plain brown leather backing. It was a Gringotts curse manual. Bill had given Harry strict orders not to let it fall into the wrong hands and if caught with it to deny its existence. Bill could get into a lot of trouble for giving the book to Harry.

Luna 's gift was a wand servicing kit. Neville got Harry an all-potions plant. Neville explained that if Harry took care of it and if it liked him that it would produce any ingredient that Harry could ever need no matter how obscure it was. Harry thought that it was a very useful thing to have.

Joslurhen's gift was a set of boots. When Harry unwrapped them he noticed the fine stitches in theunusual leather. All the Aurors had gasped when they caught sight of them. Tonks told Harry that they were Boots of Stealth. When wearing them no one could detect your presence even if they were looking straight at you. Your footsteps wouldn't make a sound and when wearing them you could walk up walls.

The Aurors gave Harry a wand holster, a pocket Foe Glass, and a set of very expensive battle robes. The robes were made out of the best dragon hide and fit Harry perfectly. They were fool length with a dull black glow.

After all the presents were opened people started to disperse. It was late at night and even Ron and Hermione had turned in. The only ones to remain were Harry Joslurhen and Dumbledore. Dumbledore sat at the end of the table silently. Harry and Joslurhen had pushed Mrs. Weasley out telling her that she had done enough and that they would clean up. Joslurhen sat washing the dishes by hand.

"You can just charm them. I've seen Mrs. Weasley do it all the time." Harry remarked as he took another stack of plates to the sink.

"I know. I like to do them this way. I always feel that using magic was cheating. Besides common chores like these calm me." Joslurhen shrugged her shoulders and continued to scrub a large pot.

Dumbledore sat as if in a trance watching the two teens. When all the dishes were washed dried and put away he stood up. "I almost forgot to give you your present." He handed Harry a large wooden box. It was very light for being so big. Dumbledore walked stiffly over to the fireplace and disappeared in a flash of green flames.

"Well open it." Joslurhen said as she went to sit down at the table.

Harry sat across from her and set the box in between them. He slowly opened it. "What?" Was all that Harry could say.

"Oh my." Joslurhen chorused when she caught sight of it.

A large egg lay amid sand and glowing embers. The egg had waves of color pulsating from the bottom to the top, vibrant red, green, yellow and black. Harry sat back in his seat and stared at it.

"That Harry is an Imperial Arch Phoenix." Joslurhen had a look of utter awe on her gentle features.

"I repeat, what?"

"An Imperial Arch Phoenix. It is an animal that pre dates the Phoenix. It has a lifespan of 500 to 1,461 years. Its magical powers are unknown but it is assumed they have all the powers of a normal phoenix, if not more. The only other thing I know about them is what was written in The Book of the Doomed, 'The solar egg from which life was given to the gods.' "

"Oh." Harry and Joslurhen continued to stare at the egg long after the sun started to rise on the horizon.

A/N: Thank you everyone that reviewed. I do read them. I am going to try something new here.

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What should Harry name his Imperial Arch Phoenix?

Who should Joslurhen date once she goes back to Hogwarts?

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How do O.W.L.'s work?

How many classes does one need to take?

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