Ok there are two reasons this chapter took so long. One it has taken me
four days to up load this chapter on fanfiction. For some reason the
fanfiction websit wouldn't let me upload it and I was getting really pissed
off! As for the second reason you're going to laugh when you hear what
happened. Ok maybe not because I can assure you laughter was the last thing
on my mind at the time! Anyway you know how your teachers have told you
since you were old enough to type on a computer that you should always save
your work as you go? Well how many of you actually listen to your teachers?
That's what I thought! Anyway I usually save my work when I'm done typing
for the day. Yep you can see where this is going. We had a quick power
outage that lasted about two seconds that completely wiped out my whole
story except for three pages! Wait I'm just getting to the best part! It
wasn't even a neighborhood black out, my dear sweat father was downstairs
in our basement messing with our power breakers trying to find the one he
need so he could play Mr. fixit man! Did he even warn his family as to what
he was going to do? NO! So I had to rewrite fourteen pages! Yes I killed my
dad! Anyway enjoy and I'm sorry it took so long!
Chapter 16: To Control the Elements
Harry and Sirius had a brilliant time in Diagon Alley returning to the school only when they absolutely had to. Where they reported to Dumbledore immediately upon arriving. Dumbledore as always didn't seem at all surprised to find out that Sirius and Harry had decided to give Draco a second chance, Harry was beginning to wonder if anything could phase the old man. After they were done reporting they left to go join the rest of the student body in eating dinner down in the Great Hall.
Harry and Sirius were therefore surprised to meet up with Ginny just outside Dumbledore's office, seemingly waiting for Harry to come out.
Ginny had been one among a few who had actually known what Harry and Sirius was doing today.
"Good evening Professor." Ginny said cheerfully, smiling at Sirius as the two stopped in front of her.
"Good evening Ginny." Sirius greeted Ginny brightly, before turning to his chuckling Godson. "And what may I ask is so funny?"
"Nothing P_r_o_f_e_s_s_o_r." Harry said stressing the word professor, all the while trying to keep a straight face, which only lasted about two seconds before he was laughing again. Who was immediately joined by Ginny who knew precisely what Harry meant.
Thinking of Sirius Black one would not think of him as a Professor. Or working with children for that matter. It completely boggles the mind. It really didn't help that he was Harry's Godfather either.
Sirius was giving the two young people highly affronted looks, or a least trying too. All he succeeded in doing was make the to teens laugh harder.
"Sorry Sirius." Harry said while trying to catch his breath. "It's just you . . . a professor!"
"I guess I can see your point." Sirius said chuckling. "I would have called you completely mad if you would have told me I'd be teaching children one day."
"I think that's the most scary part." Harry said massaging a stitch in his side. "You! Teaching children! You haven't even grown up yourself!"
Harry quickly dodged out of the way as Sirius took a swing at him. "I'd watch it Mr. Potter or you won't just have Kairi to deal with, you will also have a dueling professor who is more then eligible do deducted points."
"Is that a threat?" Harry asked eyebrows raised.
"No. It's a Marauder's promise." Sirius said smiling at his Godson. "Well I can see you two want to talk, so Harry I'll see you later tonight."
Harry nodded and watched Sirius disappeared around the corner before turning to Ginny and speaking.
"So how did it go with Ron and Hermoine?" Harry asked tentatively.
Before Harry had left that morning he had asked Ginny if she would kindly tell Ron and Hermoine what he was really doing today. He knew he really should have told them himself, but he really wasn't in the mood to have a blow out with Ron before or after the trial. Ginny had agreed to do it and Harry now feared how they reacted.
"Hermoine took the news just fine. As you probably already knew she would." Ginny said shooting Harry a sly smile. "Ron on the other hand was a little harder to tell." Ginny said chuckling at the memory. "We evidently had to enlist the help of Dean and Seames, who after a short struggle was able to tie him down to the bed so he would listen to us without interruptions."
"You tied Ron down to a bed?" Harry asked amusedly. "Why didn't you just use magic?"
"Well," Ginny said. "I told Hermione alone, hoping she would help me tell Ron and help talk sense into him since we all knew he would overreact. Hermoine agreed to help on one condition that I handed over my wand. After that she successfully tricked Ron into handing over his. She then proceeded to lock all three of our wands in her trunk. She was afraid one of us might lose are temper and do something stupid. She was right, if I would've had my wand Ron would still be in the hospital wing in serious pain."
"Hermoine isn't top of the class for nothing." Harry said shaking his head in disbelief. Finding out that Ron had to be tied down to a bed to listen was not encouraging. "So how did he reacted?"
"Well after he finally had no choice but to listen, Hermoine and I finished explaining the situation then added our own opinion on the subject." Ginny continued. "When we were done he didn't say anything, he just stared at us, he didn't even ask us to untie him. So taking that as a good sign we decided it would be safe to undo the ropes. Once he was free he simple stood up and left the room without saying a work and we haven't seem him since, no one has."
Harry sighed. "Is that suppose to be encouraging, because it's not."
"I've grown up with Ron so believe me when I tell you that it is." Ginny said. "It means that he is thinking this through before he comes to any decisions or conclusions.
"Oh." Harry said. "That means he's out there somewhere plotting my death?"
"That would be a little difficult considering Hermione still has his wand." Laughing Ginny dragged a reluctant Harry down to the Great Hall.
Their progress however came to an abrupt halt when they were meet in the entrance hall by a very familiar red head.
"Hello Ron." Ginny acknowledged carefully.
"I need to speak to Harry for a moment." Ron said bluntly. "Alone."
"Why? So you can murder him without a witness?" Ginny asked eyeing her brother suspiciously.
Ron sighed and ran his hand through his hair, "Look Ginny I'm not going to curse him or give him a black eye I just want to talk to him alright?"
Ginny still didn't look convinced and was about to argue some more when Harry's hand on her shoulder stopped her, "It's alright Ginny."
"Are you sure?" Ginny asked turning to face Harry. At Harry's affirmative nod Ginny relented and slowly released his hand, though she didn't pass up the opportunity to threaten her brother as she passed. "He better come in with you or don't bother coming in yourself."
Ron just rolled his eyes and muttered 'whatever' before roughly shoving Ginny into the Great Hall. Ron then turning to face Harry, who was given him a questioning stare.
"Can we go somewhere else to talk?" Ron asked.
Harry gave Ron a searching look before nodding and leading them both outside. Once they were both seated by the lake Harry gave Ron an inquiring look.
Ron sighed. "Look Harry I'm not going to pretend that I'm not mad, because I am! I'm actually furious! I just couldn't believe that after all Malfoy did to us you would still save his worthless ass." Ron said disgustedly before his voice become normal. "But when I thought about the reasons you told Ginny you were doing it, after sometime I have to emit that I understand why you did it. Even if I don't agree you did do the right thing."
Harry blinked for a moment before rubbing his eyes and blinking some more. "Where's my friend Ron and what did you do with him?"
"Ha ha." Ron said. "Harry I'm not a eleven year old kid anymore, I have grown up. Besides what kind of idiot would I be if I broke off a six-year friendship just because of some stupid Slytherin? And a Malfoy at that!"
Harry smiled. "Are you sure you're Ron? Ow!" Harry said as Ron hit him in the arm. "Alright your Ron." Harry said laughing before turning to Ron and saying sincerely. "Thanks Ron this mean a lot.."
"Yea . . . well . . . just don't expect me to become friends with the little snake." Ron said brushing off Harry's thanks.
"Ron please don't insult the race of snakes." Harry said horrified. "Even snakes have feelings."
Ron just stared at Harry for a moment as if he had gone mad, before suddenly bursting out laughing as Harry did.
"Come on we better get back up to the castle before my sister thinks I really have killed you." Ron said after finally catching his breath.
"Actually." Harry said with a sly grin. "I think I'll just send you in there alone. I'd love to see Ginny carry out her threat."
"You wouldn't?" Ron said looking horrified. "She'd kill me! You know how my sister is, act first ask questions later!"
"So?" Harry said grinning. "Is there possibly a point you're trying to make?"
"Yes!" Ron cried. "If you send me in there alone I will never forgive you!"
"Well seeing how you'll be dead I don't see how that'll be a problem." Harry said lying down on the grass with his arms under his head for support. Ron gulped and looked at the big oak doors longingly before turning back to look at Harry pleadingly.
Harry laughed. "Oh all right we'll go in together."
* * * * *
At seven o'clock sharp Harry, Sirius, and Remus found themselves making their way up the spiral staircase to Dumbledore's office where the professor greeted them warmly.
"Good evening Gentleman." Dumbleodore said as they entered. "Remus I didn't know you were joining us."
"I thought it would be a wise idea if I came along to keep Sirius in line and out of trouble to night." Remus said with a perfectly schooled face completely ignoring Sirius indignant protest.
"I'm sure that is an excellent idea." Dumbledore said eyes madly twinkling. "Shall we get started then gentlemen?"
"Albus are you absolutely sure this is safe?" Sirius asked anxiously and for the hundredth time.
"Sirius I assure you that this is perfectly safe. As long as I am with him he'll be fine." Dumbledore assured Sirius. "So if you have no further questions shall we begin?"
Sirius still didn't look convinced, but reframe from commenting knowing that he really didn't have a say in this, even if he was Harry's guardian. Harry and Remus just complied that they were ready to start.
"Good!" Dumbledore said getting up from his chair. "Then if you would please follow me we shall begin."
With that Dumbledore lead the three out of his office and down the spiral staircase where he stopped halfway down. He then proceeded to tap the bricks on the right side of the stairwell with his wand. A good minute later the bricks started dissolving away to reveal a beautiful Prussian door with carved face of a golden lion centered in the middle sleeping soundly.
Dumbledore cleared his throat a few times, but when the lion still didn't acknowledge the living world Dumbledore lightly tapped the end of the loin's nose with his wand.
"What!" a groggy voice suddenly growled startling everyone present, except Dumbledore who was patiently waiting for the loin to acknowledge their presence. After I few seconds the lion succeed in lifting it's eyelids to reveal startling red eyes that widen in shock as his eyes fell on the Professor.
"Professor please forgive my rudeness." The lion's deep voice growled. "I was unaware that it was you who need my attention."
"Obviously." Harry muttered softly to his two guardians who were standing behind him who chuckled softly. Neither one of the gestures going unnoticed by the lion.
"May I ask why you are in the company of such simpletons?" The lion asked the professor while growling towards the three standing behind him
"Watch who you call simpletons, you rusty piece of junk." Sirius snapped back, not really liking this loin's character one bit.
"Watch who you call a piece of junk you ninny." The doorknob huffed angrily before an unexpected fireball flew out of loin's mouth towards Sirius. Sirius didn't even have time to blink before a quick hand came into his vision and stopped the fireball's progress.
"I'd really appreciate it if you didn't barbecue my Godfather." Harry told the doorknob coldly, while tossing the fireball into the air like it was nothing more then the golden snitch. "I've grown rather fond of having him around. Besides if anyone gets to barbecue him it would be Elle and I."
"How did you . . .?" Sirius asked in awe as he regarded the fireball in Harry's hand.
Harry turned and smirked at his Godfather. "You're not the only one with tricks up their selves."
"You are definitely teaching me how to do that." Sirius informed his Godson.
"We'll see." Harry said grinning, before turning back to the now horrified lion.
"Professor who . . . how did he . . .?" the lion stuttered.
"Nothing like a little humility to set us down the right path, don't you agree Leo?" Dumbledore said eyes twinkling madly.
"Yes, yes of course." Leo the lion said trying to regain his composer while keeping a guarded eye on Harry. "I apologize, I didn't mean any offence."
"None taken." Harry said off handily while willing the fireball in his hand to disappear. "So are you going to let us in or not?"
"Of course." Leo said. "Just furnish the password and access will be granted."
"Of course of course." Dumbledore said stroking his long beard. "Let me see if I remember it . . . ah yes: Ancient teacher's of the past we seek to open your haven, please grant us your permission, shrgsghr."
"Permission to enter granted." Leo the loin said. "Which terrain of Shalishia would you like to enter?"
"Make it the grassy plains." Dumbledore told the lion.
"As you wish." Leo said before giving an almighty roar and disappearing with the door. Dumbledore stepped into the room and motioned for the others to follow.
"Where are we?" Harry asked in awe looking around at the wide-open grassy plains that seem to be endless. As did the stars that glistening in the vast sky above them.
"The Realm of Shalishia." Dumbledore said chuckling at the three awestruck faces.
"It's beautiful." Harry breathed.
"We're in a different realm?" Remus asked at the same time.
Dumbledore chuckled. "Yes, a Realm that was created by the Founders themselves when Hogwarts was first built."
"The Founder's built their own Realm?" Sirius asked incredulously. "Why?"
"Well the first purpose of building this Realm was for the highly dangerous experiments the four Founder's seem to be so fond of. You see if the current experiment they were working on went wrong they didn't want to take Hogwarts or the rest of the Earth Realm with them. So they built this Realm to protect them from such disasters."
"Well weren't they thoughtful." Sirius said sarcastically. "If you ask me the Founder's had to much power for their own good."
"Yes, I would have to agree with you there." Dumbledore said sadly. "Even though the Founder's were great people their power sometime blinded them from reality."
"What was the other purpose for this Realm?" Harry asked curiosity.
Dumbledore looked at Harry sadly for a moment before shaking his head. "That is a story for another time Harry, one we don't have time for.
Harry, Sirius, and Remus all gave Dumbledore curious looks, but nodded their heads in understanding.
"Good." Dumbledore said is old cheerfulness returning. "I know all of you have a million more question you would like answered, but I do believe we are all on a pretty strict time schedule here?" Dumbledore said smiling at the other three people, who nodded. "So I suggest we begin."
Dumbledore then conjured two stools, two chairs, and a desk from the air before lightly placing them in the grassy meadow motioning for Harry to take the stool that had been placed before him.
"Tonight Harry I am just going to show you how to activate the sphere. Then I want to test to see how the sphere is going to reacted towards your magic." Dumbledore said while taking the other stool and pulling the sphere out from inside his robes. "I would then like Remus and Sirius to observe the reaction and write down their discoveries.
Sirius and Remus who was still standing off to the side nodded and moved to sit behind the desk where ink, quills, and parchment were waiting for them.
"Harry I want you to follow my instructions precisely with out hesitant. This is highly dangerous magic and I don't want any accidents. I will do nothing that will cause you harm." Dumbledore said. While looking at Harry asking and unspoken question with his eyes.
"I understand sir." Harry said making sure Dumbledore knew that he did understand.
"Good. Are we ready to begin?" Dumbledore ask with a quick look at the other three men in the room. At their affirmative nods Dumbledore grasped the sphere in both hands and started speaking rapidly in a different language that Harry didn't understand.
As Dumbledore's voice continued his chant the sphere in his hands started to glow a faint red until evidently becoming a radiant tint of red. Slowly the sphere started levitating out of Dumbledore's grasp and coming to rest in between the Harry and the Professor.
"Harry I don't want you to worry about how I just activated the sphere." Dumbledore's voice abruptly spoke. "I will teach you the language later when the time comes for you to control the sphere yourself. For now I just want you to concentrate on what I'm about to do."
"All right." Harry said turning his attention from the sphere to Dumbledore.
"Good, I need you to . ." Dumbledore started to say, but suddenly stop. The reason being very apparent as the sphere started to pulse with power again.
"Is that normal." Harry asked Dumbledore nervously. As if intending to answer his question the Sphere's radiant red color gradually started to change color as a brilliant silver started to shine through, before the sphere started to slowly spin. Seconds later a howling wind pick up out of nowhere, as a flash of blinding lightening struck the hills behind them followed by a clasp of rolling thunder.
"Albus what's going on?" Sirius's fanatic voice shouted over the wind.
"Something not right." Dumbledore voice, though calm, held a frightening edge in it that none of the others liked.
"Harry move!" Dumbledore suddenly commanded, as the Silver spinning sphere started to move Harry's way.
Harry was all for the idea of moving, except it seemed something or someone had other ideas as Harry find he was stuck to his seat.
"Harry what are you doing? MOVE!" Sirius barked, while jumping over the table and quickly making his way to Harry.
"I can't move!" Harry snapped back, becoming more frighten as the sphere loomed closer and closer to him causing the lightening to strike only feet from where he sat.
It then seem to Harry that time slowed down, as Sirius, Remus and Dumbledore who were all trying to making their way to Harry were unexpectedly thrown backwards ten feet where they landed in an ungraceful heap on the ground. They three adults were just untangling themselves as lightening quickly shot out of the sphere and struck two inches from the base of Harry's stool where it immediately caught fire.
The last thing Harry heard before the circle of red, blue, green, and yellow fire sweep around him and he lost conscious was his Godfather's shouts of panic and fear.
* * *
"Do you think we should wake him?" An unfamiliar woman's voice said penetrating Harry's semi-conscious brain.
"Maybe." Another women's voice answered a little uncertain, before continuing in a totally different tone. "He is so young Godric. Are you absolutely sure that the sphere didn't make a mistake?"
"I am hundred percent sure that there is no mistake Helga." A deep male's voice entered the conversation. "For two unmistakable reason's. One I can feel his extraordinary power and two the sphere would not have brought him to us if he wasn't."
"Yes you've told us all that before Godric." The first women Harry had heard said a little impatiently. "But the boy is too young to control this kind of power no matter what you are sensing from him."
"I believe Rowena is right, for once." A new male voice hissed. "Send the boy back and stop wasting my time."
"Do shut your mouth Salazar." The voice Harry's recognized now as Rowena said acidly. "You are here for one reason and one reason only. I suggest you remember that."
Harry heard the cold male voice of Salazar hiss something vaguer back to the women, thus setting off the other's in the room and an argument begin.
'And they are calling me a child.' Harry thought to himself as he half listened to the heated voices. The other half of his now function brain was trying to figure out where he had heard those four names before. 'Godric, Helga, Rowena, and Salazor. Where had he heard those names before?"
It only took Harry's brain a few minutes to remember what had happened in the Realm of Shalishia before he ended up here and only a couple of more seconds to place where he had heard those names before.
Abruptly sitting up and snapping his eyes open he turned to face the four different faces of the now quiet inhabitants, who were now staring at him in total surprise and bewilderment.
Taken their stun state as an advantage Harry quickly surveyed the room noticing right off that the four adults that stood before him were blocking the only door into the one-room bedroom. The color scheme in the room was sliver and white. Only one bed was place in the room, which he happened to be occupying right then. A small dresser table dresser sat beside the bed, while a normal sized stand up closet stood at the end of the bed against the wall.
Turning his gaze back to the four adults in the room, who didn't appear to be any old then their thirties Harry decide that his assumptions were correct of who the four people were.
The tallest of the four standing was the shoulder length black haired man who stood about 6'6''. It was easy for Harry to tell that they man was Salazar Slytherin, as he was deck out in dark green robes lined with silver trimming. The symbol of the Slytherin house was sown over his left front pocket.
The other man in the room was shorter then the first by at least two inches, though he did have a tougher build to him. His sandy colored hair was cut short to fall just behind his ears bringing out his brilliant blue eyes. His robes were of similar style to Salazar's except of course the colors that were red and lined with gold trim. The Gryffindor lion however, was sown on the back of his robes, centered in the middle given his attire a much more elegant look.
Harry then turned his attention to the two women in the room observing that they were similar in height standing about 5'6'.
The women who was dressed in blue robes and could only be Rowena Ravenclaw had straight black hair that flowed down to her waist and tied back to keep it out of her face, so she could see with her unusual silver eyes.
The last adult in the women was Helga Hufflepuff who was dressed out in yellow robes representing her house. she had short brown hair that hung to her shoulders, as her shinning brown eyes held a light of kindness in them that Harry had only seen in one other person: Molly Weasley.
Perceiving that the founder's were still a little stunned to talk, Harry decided to break the unbearable silence.
"If my memory serves me correctly, which I'm sure it does, the four Founder's of Hogwarts are dead. So either I've gone back in time or I'm dead. Again."
The four adults in the room just continued to stare at Harry, seemingly still to stun to reply.
"Ok let me rephrase the question." Harry said feeling his anger rising. "Where the hell I'm I and WHAT HAPPENED?!"
The four founders all started, quite taken aback by being shouted at by a completely stranger.
"I must reconsider my pervious judgement on the boy." Salazar spoke first. "It seems he knows who we are yet he as no fear of us."
"Why should I fear you?" Harry reported sharply, wanting answers, not more judgements on him.
"Because b_o_y_ it would only take one of us five seconds to be rid of you for good." Salazar answered back coldly, looking down at Harry with dislike.
"I'd love to see you try." Harry said glaring at Salazar with equal dislike, before springing off the bed and landing on his feet even before Salazar had thrown his first curse, which had resulted in reducing the bed to ashes.
Harry easily dodged the next two curse sent at him by the greasy slytherin before the advantage come he need. The next thing anybody knew Salazar Slytherin was bond and gagged lying on the floor with his wand idly twirling in Harry's hand.
"Like I said." Harry reported calmly, crouching down so he could look Salazar in the eye. "You can try to kill me, but it may also be the last thing you do."
Harry then slowly stood up and turned to face the other three Founders who hadn't moved or said anything as Harry had dueled with Salazar. "Now I believe I asked a question. Would one of you please answer it?"
The three just continued to start at Harry for a few moments before suddenly bursting out laughing hysterically.
"That was unbelievable brilliant!" Helga managed to say in between breathing. "I take it back! The sphere knew exactly what it was doing when it brought him here."
"I agree." Rowena choked out.
"I would also agree. If I hadn't already known the sphere had chose right." Godric said stepping forward to greet Harry. "As you already seem to know I am Godric Gryfiindor. On behalf of the Founder's I'd like to welcome you to our home."
Harry gave Godric a searching, that was not unlike one that Professor Dumbledore gave his students during an interrogation. Harry finding what he wanted suddenly smiled. "The name's Harry Potter and it's a pleasure to meet you."
"Like wise my young Harry." Godric said shaking Harry's offered hand. "I also believe you know my companies. Rowena Ravenclaw and Helga Hufflepuff."
"Always a pleasure to meet such beautiful ladies." Harry said offering the ladies his most charming smile.
"Well aren't you the little charmer." Helga said grinning and shaking Harry's hand.
"It's all part of being Harry Potter." Harry said returning the smile.
"Flatter will get you nowhere with me Mr. Potter." Rowena Ravenclaw strict voice informed the young Gryffindor.
"Nor would I expect it to." Harry said pretending to sound humbled. "One would have to be exceptional clever to outwit Rowena Ravenclaw for she is the wises and cleverest amongst the Hogwarts's houses."
Rowena just stared at Harry for a moment before smiling and extending her hand. "I like you."
"Always glad to hear that." Harry said shaking Rowena's offered hand
"Now that you are done charming the women Mr. Potter." Godric said smiling. "I believe you have yet to be formally introduced to our poor misguide friend on the floor. Harry Salazar Slytherin, Salazar Harry Potter."
"A pleasure I'm sure." Harry said looking down at the now livid Salazar before returning his graze to Godric. "So where I'm I exactly?"
"If you would so kindly release Salazar from his bonds we will gladly explain why you are here."
Harry looked down at Salazar and asked. "Must I release him?"
"Afraid so." Godric said chuckling. "He must be present for the ceremony that we our to perform."
"Ceremony?" Harry asked looking up startled.
"Mr. Slytherin first." Godric said amusedly. "Then we explain."
"Oh, all right." Harry sighed before waving his hand and releasing the Slytherin Founder who abruptly stood and brushed himself off, before taking back the wand Harry offered.
"Are you sure you are wearing the right Hogwarts house crest on that robe of yours Mr. Potter?" Salazar commented calmly.
"If you are implying that I should be in Slytherin house Mr. Salazar, then your assumptions are not off, by much." Harry said smirking at the stunned face of Salazar, but refusing to explain further he turned to Godric. "I've released him so start explaining."
"Why are the young always so impatient?" Godric asked shaking his head. "If you will follow us to a better suited room we will explain."
Harry nodded to the founder before proceeding to follow him out of the room. Godric lead the way down a dimly lit corridor that was constructed of black and white marble. The group didn't stop until they had descending down two flights of stairs and down three corridors. They evidently came to a stop at the end of a purely constructed granite wall where it dead-ended.
Before Harry could ask what they were doing Godric, Helga, Rowena, and Salazar had all placed their hands on the wall in front of them and muttered something under their breaths. The white granite started to disappear in a swirl of colors to be replaced by a huge oak door. Godric then proceeded to open the door without a word a motioned for Harry to follow.
When Harry entered the room he was strongly reminded of the Corridor of Sorcessor. The room was round and was divide into four equal halves by an invisible line. Each Founder had their own section in the room constructed of the same color of marble that was in the Corridor of Sorcerer. By the wall in each different space sat a magnificent oak chair. Behind the chairs a huge tapster hung flowing down the entire wall with the Founder's house symbol on it.
While Harry had been staring at the room in awe the other residents had taken up a seat in their design chairs. Before Harry could ask where they wanted him Godric motioned for Harry to stand in the middle of the room, where all four house colors come together as one.
"Well Harry it seems that we owe you one long explanation as to why you are here." Godric said turning to Harry with a very serious look in his eyes.
"That would be nice Sir." Harry said shifting his weight nervously, not partially liking the looks all four founders were giving him. "Maybe if you told me where I was it would be helpfull."
"Harry you are in the realm of the dead and before you ask, no you're not dead." Godric said reading Harry's thoughts perfectly. "You were brought here tonight by the Sphere of Elements for one reason."
"Which is?" Harry inquired when Godric didn't explain further.
"Because young one, you have been chosen by the sphere to harness the Element powers that reside in it within you." Rowena soft voice explained.
"What do you mean within me?" Harry asked.
"Harry what you need to understand is when we created this sphere we were young and very foolish." Godric said picking his words carefully. "When we grew older we realized that we had created a very dangerous tool that could be used for world domination once we were not there to stop it. Something I promise you we never intended to do." Godric said pausing only to throw a quick glance at Salazar before continuing. "We knew we couldn't destroy it without causing mass destruction though we knew it did have to be destroyed one way or another. Evidently we come up with a solution."
"You see we enchanted the sphere with a very powerful spell before we passed on." Helga said continuing the story. "A spell that could only be unlocked by a person that harvested enough magical energy to secure the transfer power of the sphere inside them. If you are wondering why one of us didn't just do it, it's simple. It took all four of us to create the sphere, therefore not one of us could control the power long enough to contain it within them. We therefore placed the spell on the sphere hoping one day someone would have enough power to contain it."
"So let me see if I have this right?" Harry said slowly, taking deep calming breaths. "I was brought here so you four could transfer the power of the sphere within me?"
"Yes." Godric said gently.
"Why?" Harry asked confused. "What good will it do?"
"For two reasons." Rowena said. "Number one reasoning being that the sphere would no longer be in danger of falling into the wrong hands."
"And two?" Harry asked closing his eyes not really sure if he wanted to know the answer.
"And two," Helga said quietly. "Was so the destructive power of the sphere would finally disappear with you. Thus causing no harm to the earth."
"What's the catch?" Harry asked.
"What do you mean Harry?" Godric asked somewhat confused.
"What will happen to me if this power is transferred into me?" Harry asked rather calmly. "Will it kill me?"
For a moment the room was completely silent after Harry's question, before Godric spoke up. "Yes Harry it could."
"Meaning what?" Harry asked.
"Meaning that the power could one day kill you. Meaning one day the power could become to much for you to manipulate and destroy you painfully from the inside out." Salazar's cruel voice hissed.
Harry didn't say anything or even acknowledge that Salazar had spoken the deadly words to him. Harry stood there for sometime with is eyes closed taken deep steady breaths. The founders watching and waiting.
"Why is it so important for this sphere to be destroy?" Harry asked after a long silence. "Why can't it just stay dormant and hidden?"
"Because it won't." Rowena's voice said taking on a distant tone. "It will fall into the wrong hands one day and the earth will fall with it."
"Will you please explain further?" Harry asked massaging his aching head.
"I'm a true seer, young Gryffindor." Rowena said looking at Harry and giving him a sad smile. "I have had many visions of the future. I have seen things that I can not and will not tell you. Though like all seers the ending vision is decide on people's own acts and deeds."
Harry nodded, understanding now. He knew what he had to do, he just need to know one thing.
"We don't have much time, but we can give you a little time to think about this." Godric voice said breaking through Harry's thoughts. "This is not something you have to do. This is something we are asking of you."
Harry shook his head slowly. "If you can promise me that I will survive long enough to take out Tom Riddle then I will do this for you."
A moment of silence passed between the founders before one of them spoke.
"Harry I want you to know that the sphere chose you for a reason. You just may be strong enough to harness this power within you for the reminder of your life, we just do not know for sure. It's just a possibility you should know could happen. I can, however promise you that you will live long enough to finish the war with Tom Riddle. For it is your destiny to do so."
Harry nodded slowly. "What do you need me to do?"
"Are you sure about his Harry?" Godric asked. "Once we start transferring the power there is no turning back."
"I'm sure." Harry said holding his head high a determined look in his eyes.
"All right then before we begin there are a few things we need to tell you" Godric said. "One is once this power as been transferred into you, it will work much like your regular magic, it will be apart of you. Though a caution you to find someone to help you train so you can control this power for it will not be easy to control."
"I understand." Harry said nodding. "Anything else?"
"Yes, something that we probably should have mentioned before." Helga said making Harry turn to her. "The power transfer will be painful, we will try to shield you from all the pain we can, but you will still feel it, but we need you to hold on as long as you can."
Harry just stared at the brown haired founder with horror, before nodding numbly.
"We will send you back to your own world and time after we are done, though you will must likely be unconscious." Rowena said finishing the instructions. "We have a letter written that we will put on you before we send you back explaining to your guardians what as transpired here. They should be able to take care of you from there."
"You know it's probably a really good thing you founders are already dead, because my Godfather would have must likely killed you after all this." Harry said, smiling slightly at the thought. "Anything else?"
"One more thing." Godric said smiling for the first time since he had first meet Harry. "Good luck and I thank you."
"Yes thank you young Gryffindor." Rowena said giving Harry one of here rare smiles. "The sphere chose well."
"I agree." Helga said beaming at Harry. "Good luck and thank you, this will not be forgotten."
"You our welcome." Harry said smiling at the three favorably founders. "It was an honor to meet you the four legendary Founders, even if one of them his a snake."
"Well I do believe that that snake would like a word with you." Godric said smirking at Salazar's scowl.
"I am only doing this because of the wizard's promise we all made when we created this sphere." Salazar hissed menacingly. "If it had been up to me the power would have already been placed in one of my heirs hands."
"I have no doubt." Harry said coldly before turning away from Salazar Slytherin. "What do you need me to do?"
"Take the Sphere and seat cross legged on the floor where you are standing and place the sphere in the middle of your legs." Godric instructed while tossing Harry the sphere. "The rest is up to us."
Harry nodded and did as he was told, while the four founders stood from their chairs and created a circle around Harry clasping their hands together.
"I Godric Gryffindor the first creator and founder of the Sphere of Elements stand before you today to grant my permission and give my divine approval to transfer the powers of the Earth and Light Elements to the young man that stands before me now. I wish him the best of luck."
"I Helga Hufflepuff second creator and founder of the Sphere of Elements stand before you today to grant my permission and to bestow my blessing to transfer the powers of the Water Elements to the one that was chosen and stands before me now, good luck child."
"I Rowena Ravenclaw the third creator and founder of the Sphere of Elements stand before you today to grant my permission and to offer my guidance to transfer the powers of the Fire elements to the one deemed worthy by the Sphere, I thank you child."
"I Salazar Slytherin the fourth creator and founder of the Sphere of Elements stands before you today to grant my permission and fulfill my promise to transfer the power of the Air and Dark Elements to the boy Harry Potter. My duty is fulfilled."
"We the four founders and creators of the Sphere of Elements bring forth and combined our magical power to seal way the ability to control the elements within the boy that was chosen to carry this burden. May he always be blessed! 'Poweros' within!'
***That was a very long chapter, but I'm finally done! Ok a couple of quick notes. One: if for Alex to let him know I am looking into that eagle/fowl/raptor thing seeing how you've got me curious. Two: next chapter more of Kairi's pranks *grins evilly* (which might I add is going to be hilarious because I have the most brilliant idea). Three: How would you like to help me out? I know what I want Ginny's animagus form to be, but what should I make Hermoine and Ron? If you have some ideas I'd love to hear them!
Four: If you are looking under the character's Sirius and Harry to access this story this is a note to tell you I'm switching it to the character's Harry and Ginny. It will still be under action/advantage just under different characters. I'll be doing on Monday or Tuesday.
And Five: I love all you reviewers!
Chapter 16: To Control the Elements
Harry and Sirius had a brilliant time in Diagon Alley returning to the school only when they absolutely had to. Where they reported to Dumbledore immediately upon arriving. Dumbledore as always didn't seem at all surprised to find out that Sirius and Harry had decided to give Draco a second chance, Harry was beginning to wonder if anything could phase the old man. After they were done reporting they left to go join the rest of the student body in eating dinner down in the Great Hall.
Harry and Sirius were therefore surprised to meet up with Ginny just outside Dumbledore's office, seemingly waiting for Harry to come out.
Ginny had been one among a few who had actually known what Harry and Sirius was doing today.
"Good evening Professor." Ginny said cheerfully, smiling at Sirius as the two stopped in front of her.
"Good evening Ginny." Sirius greeted Ginny brightly, before turning to his chuckling Godson. "And what may I ask is so funny?"
"Nothing P_r_o_f_e_s_s_o_r." Harry said stressing the word professor, all the while trying to keep a straight face, which only lasted about two seconds before he was laughing again. Who was immediately joined by Ginny who knew precisely what Harry meant.
Thinking of Sirius Black one would not think of him as a Professor. Or working with children for that matter. It completely boggles the mind. It really didn't help that he was Harry's Godfather either.
Sirius was giving the two young people highly affronted looks, or a least trying too. All he succeeded in doing was make the to teens laugh harder.
"Sorry Sirius." Harry said while trying to catch his breath. "It's just you . . . a professor!"
"I guess I can see your point." Sirius said chuckling. "I would have called you completely mad if you would have told me I'd be teaching children one day."
"I think that's the most scary part." Harry said massaging a stitch in his side. "You! Teaching children! You haven't even grown up yourself!"
Harry quickly dodged out of the way as Sirius took a swing at him. "I'd watch it Mr. Potter or you won't just have Kairi to deal with, you will also have a dueling professor who is more then eligible do deducted points."
"Is that a threat?" Harry asked eyebrows raised.
"No. It's a Marauder's promise." Sirius said smiling at his Godson. "Well I can see you two want to talk, so Harry I'll see you later tonight."
Harry nodded and watched Sirius disappeared around the corner before turning to Ginny and speaking.
"So how did it go with Ron and Hermoine?" Harry asked tentatively.
Before Harry had left that morning he had asked Ginny if she would kindly tell Ron and Hermoine what he was really doing today. He knew he really should have told them himself, but he really wasn't in the mood to have a blow out with Ron before or after the trial. Ginny had agreed to do it and Harry now feared how they reacted.
"Hermoine took the news just fine. As you probably already knew she would." Ginny said shooting Harry a sly smile. "Ron on the other hand was a little harder to tell." Ginny said chuckling at the memory. "We evidently had to enlist the help of Dean and Seames, who after a short struggle was able to tie him down to the bed so he would listen to us without interruptions."
"You tied Ron down to a bed?" Harry asked amusedly. "Why didn't you just use magic?"
"Well," Ginny said. "I told Hermione alone, hoping she would help me tell Ron and help talk sense into him since we all knew he would overreact. Hermoine agreed to help on one condition that I handed over my wand. After that she successfully tricked Ron into handing over his. She then proceeded to lock all three of our wands in her trunk. She was afraid one of us might lose are temper and do something stupid. She was right, if I would've had my wand Ron would still be in the hospital wing in serious pain."
"Hermoine isn't top of the class for nothing." Harry said shaking his head in disbelief. Finding out that Ron had to be tied down to a bed to listen was not encouraging. "So how did he reacted?"
"Well after he finally had no choice but to listen, Hermoine and I finished explaining the situation then added our own opinion on the subject." Ginny continued. "When we were done he didn't say anything, he just stared at us, he didn't even ask us to untie him. So taking that as a good sign we decided it would be safe to undo the ropes. Once he was free he simple stood up and left the room without saying a work and we haven't seem him since, no one has."
Harry sighed. "Is that suppose to be encouraging, because it's not."
"I've grown up with Ron so believe me when I tell you that it is." Ginny said. "It means that he is thinking this through before he comes to any decisions or conclusions.
"Oh." Harry said. "That means he's out there somewhere plotting my death?"
"That would be a little difficult considering Hermione still has his wand." Laughing Ginny dragged a reluctant Harry down to the Great Hall.
Their progress however came to an abrupt halt when they were meet in the entrance hall by a very familiar red head.
"Hello Ron." Ginny acknowledged carefully.
"I need to speak to Harry for a moment." Ron said bluntly. "Alone."
"Why? So you can murder him without a witness?" Ginny asked eyeing her brother suspiciously.
Ron sighed and ran his hand through his hair, "Look Ginny I'm not going to curse him or give him a black eye I just want to talk to him alright?"
Ginny still didn't look convinced and was about to argue some more when Harry's hand on her shoulder stopped her, "It's alright Ginny."
"Are you sure?" Ginny asked turning to face Harry. At Harry's affirmative nod Ginny relented and slowly released his hand, though she didn't pass up the opportunity to threaten her brother as she passed. "He better come in with you or don't bother coming in yourself."
Ron just rolled his eyes and muttered 'whatever' before roughly shoving Ginny into the Great Hall. Ron then turning to face Harry, who was given him a questioning stare.
"Can we go somewhere else to talk?" Ron asked.
Harry gave Ron a searching look before nodding and leading them both outside. Once they were both seated by the lake Harry gave Ron an inquiring look.
Ron sighed. "Look Harry I'm not going to pretend that I'm not mad, because I am! I'm actually furious! I just couldn't believe that after all Malfoy did to us you would still save his worthless ass." Ron said disgustedly before his voice become normal. "But when I thought about the reasons you told Ginny you were doing it, after sometime I have to emit that I understand why you did it. Even if I don't agree you did do the right thing."
Harry blinked for a moment before rubbing his eyes and blinking some more. "Where's my friend Ron and what did you do with him?"
"Ha ha." Ron said. "Harry I'm not a eleven year old kid anymore, I have grown up. Besides what kind of idiot would I be if I broke off a six-year friendship just because of some stupid Slytherin? And a Malfoy at that!"
Harry smiled. "Are you sure you're Ron? Ow!" Harry said as Ron hit him in the arm. "Alright your Ron." Harry said laughing before turning to Ron and saying sincerely. "Thanks Ron this mean a lot.."
"Yea . . . well . . . just don't expect me to become friends with the little snake." Ron said brushing off Harry's thanks.
"Ron please don't insult the race of snakes." Harry said horrified. "Even snakes have feelings."
Ron just stared at Harry for a moment as if he had gone mad, before suddenly bursting out laughing as Harry did.
"Come on we better get back up to the castle before my sister thinks I really have killed you." Ron said after finally catching his breath.
"Actually." Harry said with a sly grin. "I think I'll just send you in there alone. I'd love to see Ginny carry out her threat."
"You wouldn't?" Ron said looking horrified. "She'd kill me! You know how my sister is, act first ask questions later!"
"So?" Harry said grinning. "Is there possibly a point you're trying to make?"
"Yes!" Ron cried. "If you send me in there alone I will never forgive you!"
"Well seeing how you'll be dead I don't see how that'll be a problem." Harry said lying down on the grass with his arms under his head for support. Ron gulped and looked at the big oak doors longingly before turning back to look at Harry pleadingly.
Harry laughed. "Oh all right we'll go in together."
* * * * *
At seven o'clock sharp Harry, Sirius, and Remus found themselves making their way up the spiral staircase to Dumbledore's office where the professor greeted them warmly.
"Good evening Gentleman." Dumbleodore said as they entered. "Remus I didn't know you were joining us."
"I thought it would be a wise idea if I came along to keep Sirius in line and out of trouble to night." Remus said with a perfectly schooled face completely ignoring Sirius indignant protest.
"I'm sure that is an excellent idea." Dumbledore said eyes madly twinkling. "Shall we get started then gentlemen?"
"Albus are you absolutely sure this is safe?" Sirius asked anxiously and for the hundredth time.
"Sirius I assure you that this is perfectly safe. As long as I am with him he'll be fine." Dumbledore assured Sirius. "So if you have no further questions shall we begin?"
Sirius still didn't look convinced, but reframe from commenting knowing that he really didn't have a say in this, even if he was Harry's guardian. Harry and Remus just complied that they were ready to start.
"Good!" Dumbledore said getting up from his chair. "Then if you would please follow me we shall begin."
With that Dumbledore lead the three out of his office and down the spiral staircase where he stopped halfway down. He then proceeded to tap the bricks on the right side of the stairwell with his wand. A good minute later the bricks started dissolving away to reveal a beautiful Prussian door with carved face of a golden lion centered in the middle sleeping soundly.
Dumbledore cleared his throat a few times, but when the lion still didn't acknowledge the living world Dumbledore lightly tapped the end of the loin's nose with his wand.
"What!" a groggy voice suddenly growled startling everyone present, except Dumbledore who was patiently waiting for the loin to acknowledge their presence. After I few seconds the lion succeed in lifting it's eyelids to reveal startling red eyes that widen in shock as his eyes fell on the Professor.
"Professor please forgive my rudeness." The lion's deep voice growled. "I was unaware that it was you who need my attention."
"Obviously." Harry muttered softly to his two guardians who were standing behind him who chuckled softly. Neither one of the gestures going unnoticed by the lion.
"May I ask why you are in the company of such simpletons?" The lion asked the professor while growling towards the three standing behind him
"Watch who you call simpletons, you rusty piece of junk." Sirius snapped back, not really liking this loin's character one bit.
"Watch who you call a piece of junk you ninny." The doorknob huffed angrily before an unexpected fireball flew out of loin's mouth towards Sirius. Sirius didn't even have time to blink before a quick hand came into his vision and stopped the fireball's progress.
"I'd really appreciate it if you didn't barbecue my Godfather." Harry told the doorknob coldly, while tossing the fireball into the air like it was nothing more then the golden snitch. "I've grown rather fond of having him around. Besides if anyone gets to barbecue him it would be Elle and I."
"How did you . . .?" Sirius asked in awe as he regarded the fireball in Harry's hand.
Harry turned and smirked at his Godfather. "You're not the only one with tricks up their selves."
"You are definitely teaching me how to do that." Sirius informed his Godson.
"We'll see." Harry said grinning, before turning back to the now horrified lion.
"Professor who . . . how did he . . .?" the lion stuttered.
"Nothing like a little humility to set us down the right path, don't you agree Leo?" Dumbledore said eyes twinkling madly.
"Yes, yes of course." Leo the lion said trying to regain his composer while keeping a guarded eye on Harry. "I apologize, I didn't mean any offence."
"None taken." Harry said off handily while willing the fireball in his hand to disappear. "So are you going to let us in or not?"
"Of course." Leo said. "Just furnish the password and access will be granted."
"Of course of course." Dumbledore said stroking his long beard. "Let me see if I remember it . . . ah yes: Ancient teacher's of the past we seek to open your haven, please grant us your permission, shrgsghr."
"Permission to enter granted." Leo the loin said. "Which terrain of Shalishia would you like to enter?"
"Make it the grassy plains." Dumbledore told the lion.
"As you wish." Leo said before giving an almighty roar and disappearing with the door. Dumbledore stepped into the room and motioned for the others to follow.
"Where are we?" Harry asked in awe looking around at the wide-open grassy plains that seem to be endless. As did the stars that glistening in the vast sky above them.
"The Realm of Shalishia." Dumbledore said chuckling at the three awestruck faces.
"It's beautiful." Harry breathed.
"We're in a different realm?" Remus asked at the same time.
Dumbledore chuckled. "Yes, a Realm that was created by the Founders themselves when Hogwarts was first built."
"The Founder's built their own Realm?" Sirius asked incredulously. "Why?"
"Well the first purpose of building this Realm was for the highly dangerous experiments the four Founder's seem to be so fond of. You see if the current experiment they were working on went wrong they didn't want to take Hogwarts or the rest of the Earth Realm with them. So they built this Realm to protect them from such disasters."
"Well weren't they thoughtful." Sirius said sarcastically. "If you ask me the Founder's had to much power for their own good."
"Yes, I would have to agree with you there." Dumbledore said sadly. "Even though the Founder's were great people their power sometime blinded them from reality."
"What was the other purpose for this Realm?" Harry asked curiosity.
Dumbledore looked at Harry sadly for a moment before shaking his head. "That is a story for another time Harry, one we don't have time for.
Harry, Sirius, and Remus all gave Dumbledore curious looks, but nodded their heads in understanding.
"Good." Dumbledore said is old cheerfulness returning. "I know all of you have a million more question you would like answered, but I do believe we are all on a pretty strict time schedule here?" Dumbledore said smiling at the other three people, who nodded. "So I suggest we begin."
Dumbledore then conjured two stools, two chairs, and a desk from the air before lightly placing them in the grassy meadow motioning for Harry to take the stool that had been placed before him.
"Tonight Harry I am just going to show you how to activate the sphere. Then I want to test to see how the sphere is going to reacted towards your magic." Dumbledore said while taking the other stool and pulling the sphere out from inside his robes. "I would then like Remus and Sirius to observe the reaction and write down their discoveries.
Sirius and Remus who was still standing off to the side nodded and moved to sit behind the desk where ink, quills, and parchment were waiting for them.
"Harry I want you to follow my instructions precisely with out hesitant. This is highly dangerous magic and I don't want any accidents. I will do nothing that will cause you harm." Dumbledore said. While looking at Harry asking and unspoken question with his eyes.
"I understand sir." Harry said making sure Dumbledore knew that he did understand.
"Good. Are we ready to begin?" Dumbledore ask with a quick look at the other three men in the room. At their affirmative nods Dumbledore grasped the sphere in both hands and started speaking rapidly in a different language that Harry didn't understand.
As Dumbledore's voice continued his chant the sphere in his hands started to glow a faint red until evidently becoming a radiant tint of red. Slowly the sphere started levitating out of Dumbledore's grasp and coming to rest in between the Harry and the Professor.
"Harry I don't want you to worry about how I just activated the sphere." Dumbledore's voice abruptly spoke. "I will teach you the language later when the time comes for you to control the sphere yourself. For now I just want you to concentrate on what I'm about to do."
"All right." Harry said turning his attention from the sphere to Dumbledore.
"Good, I need you to . ." Dumbledore started to say, but suddenly stop. The reason being very apparent as the sphere started to pulse with power again.
"Is that normal." Harry asked Dumbledore nervously. As if intending to answer his question the Sphere's radiant red color gradually started to change color as a brilliant silver started to shine through, before the sphere started to slowly spin. Seconds later a howling wind pick up out of nowhere, as a flash of blinding lightening struck the hills behind them followed by a clasp of rolling thunder.
"Albus what's going on?" Sirius's fanatic voice shouted over the wind.
"Something not right." Dumbledore voice, though calm, held a frightening edge in it that none of the others liked.
"Harry move!" Dumbledore suddenly commanded, as the Silver spinning sphere started to move Harry's way.
Harry was all for the idea of moving, except it seemed something or someone had other ideas as Harry find he was stuck to his seat.
"Harry what are you doing? MOVE!" Sirius barked, while jumping over the table and quickly making his way to Harry.
"I can't move!" Harry snapped back, becoming more frighten as the sphere loomed closer and closer to him causing the lightening to strike only feet from where he sat.
It then seem to Harry that time slowed down, as Sirius, Remus and Dumbledore who were all trying to making their way to Harry were unexpectedly thrown backwards ten feet where they landed in an ungraceful heap on the ground. They three adults were just untangling themselves as lightening quickly shot out of the sphere and struck two inches from the base of Harry's stool where it immediately caught fire.
The last thing Harry heard before the circle of red, blue, green, and yellow fire sweep around him and he lost conscious was his Godfather's shouts of panic and fear.
* * *
"Do you think we should wake him?" An unfamiliar woman's voice said penetrating Harry's semi-conscious brain.
"Maybe." Another women's voice answered a little uncertain, before continuing in a totally different tone. "He is so young Godric. Are you absolutely sure that the sphere didn't make a mistake?"
"I am hundred percent sure that there is no mistake Helga." A deep male's voice entered the conversation. "For two unmistakable reason's. One I can feel his extraordinary power and two the sphere would not have brought him to us if he wasn't."
"Yes you've told us all that before Godric." The first women Harry had heard said a little impatiently. "But the boy is too young to control this kind of power no matter what you are sensing from him."
"I believe Rowena is right, for once." A new male voice hissed. "Send the boy back and stop wasting my time."
"Do shut your mouth Salazar." The voice Harry's recognized now as Rowena said acidly. "You are here for one reason and one reason only. I suggest you remember that."
Harry heard the cold male voice of Salazar hiss something vaguer back to the women, thus setting off the other's in the room and an argument begin.
'And they are calling me a child.' Harry thought to himself as he half listened to the heated voices. The other half of his now function brain was trying to figure out where he had heard those four names before. 'Godric, Helga, Rowena, and Salazor. Where had he heard those names before?"
It only took Harry's brain a few minutes to remember what had happened in the Realm of Shalishia before he ended up here and only a couple of more seconds to place where he had heard those names before.
Abruptly sitting up and snapping his eyes open he turned to face the four different faces of the now quiet inhabitants, who were now staring at him in total surprise and bewilderment.
Taken their stun state as an advantage Harry quickly surveyed the room noticing right off that the four adults that stood before him were blocking the only door into the one-room bedroom. The color scheme in the room was sliver and white. Only one bed was place in the room, which he happened to be occupying right then. A small dresser table dresser sat beside the bed, while a normal sized stand up closet stood at the end of the bed against the wall.
Turning his gaze back to the four adults in the room, who didn't appear to be any old then their thirties Harry decide that his assumptions were correct of who the four people were.
The tallest of the four standing was the shoulder length black haired man who stood about 6'6''. It was easy for Harry to tell that they man was Salazar Slytherin, as he was deck out in dark green robes lined with silver trimming. The symbol of the Slytherin house was sown over his left front pocket.
The other man in the room was shorter then the first by at least two inches, though he did have a tougher build to him. His sandy colored hair was cut short to fall just behind his ears bringing out his brilliant blue eyes. His robes were of similar style to Salazar's except of course the colors that were red and lined with gold trim. The Gryffindor lion however, was sown on the back of his robes, centered in the middle given his attire a much more elegant look.
Harry then turned his attention to the two women in the room observing that they were similar in height standing about 5'6'.
The women who was dressed in blue robes and could only be Rowena Ravenclaw had straight black hair that flowed down to her waist and tied back to keep it out of her face, so she could see with her unusual silver eyes.
The last adult in the women was Helga Hufflepuff who was dressed out in yellow robes representing her house. she had short brown hair that hung to her shoulders, as her shinning brown eyes held a light of kindness in them that Harry had only seen in one other person: Molly Weasley.
Perceiving that the founder's were still a little stunned to talk, Harry decided to break the unbearable silence.
"If my memory serves me correctly, which I'm sure it does, the four Founder's of Hogwarts are dead. So either I've gone back in time or I'm dead. Again."
The four adults in the room just continued to stare at Harry, seemingly still to stun to reply.
"Ok let me rephrase the question." Harry said feeling his anger rising. "Where the hell I'm I and WHAT HAPPENED?!"
The four founders all started, quite taken aback by being shouted at by a completely stranger.
"I must reconsider my pervious judgement on the boy." Salazar spoke first. "It seems he knows who we are yet he as no fear of us."
"Why should I fear you?" Harry reported sharply, wanting answers, not more judgements on him.
"Because b_o_y_ it would only take one of us five seconds to be rid of you for good." Salazar answered back coldly, looking down at Harry with dislike.
"I'd love to see you try." Harry said glaring at Salazar with equal dislike, before springing off the bed and landing on his feet even before Salazar had thrown his first curse, which had resulted in reducing the bed to ashes.
Harry easily dodged the next two curse sent at him by the greasy slytherin before the advantage come he need. The next thing anybody knew Salazar Slytherin was bond and gagged lying on the floor with his wand idly twirling in Harry's hand.
"Like I said." Harry reported calmly, crouching down so he could look Salazar in the eye. "You can try to kill me, but it may also be the last thing you do."
Harry then slowly stood up and turned to face the other three Founders who hadn't moved or said anything as Harry had dueled with Salazar. "Now I believe I asked a question. Would one of you please answer it?"
The three just continued to start at Harry for a few moments before suddenly bursting out laughing hysterically.
"That was unbelievable brilliant!" Helga managed to say in between breathing. "I take it back! The sphere knew exactly what it was doing when it brought him here."
"I agree." Rowena choked out.
"I would also agree. If I hadn't already known the sphere had chose right." Godric said stepping forward to greet Harry. "As you already seem to know I am Godric Gryfiindor. On behalf of the Founder's I'd like to welcome you to our home."
Harry gave Godric a searching, that was not unlike one that Professor Dumbledore gave his students during an interrogation. Harry finding what he wanted suddenly smiled. "The name's Harry Potter and it's a pleasure to meet you."
"Like wise my young Harry." Godric said shaking Harry's offered hand. "I also believe you know my companies. Rowena Ravenclaw and Helga Hufflepuff."
"Always a pleasure to meet such beautiful ladies." Harry said offering the ladies his most charming smile.
"Well aren't you the little charmer." Helga said grinning and shaking Harry's hand.
"It's all part of being Harry Potter." Harry said returning the smile.
"Flatter will get you nowhere with me Mr. Potter." Rowena Ravenclaw strict voice informed the young Gryffindor.
"Nor would I expect it to." Harry said pretending to sound humbled. "One would have to be exceptional clever to outwit Rowena Ravenclaw for she is the wises and cleverest amongst the Hogwarts's houses."
Rowena just stared at Harry for a moment before smiling and extending her hand. "I like you."
"Always glad to hear that." Harry said shaking Rowena's offered hand
"Now that you are done charming the women Mr. Potter." Godric said smiling. "I believe you have yet to be formally introduced to our poor misguide friend on the floor. Harry Salazar Slytherin, Salazar Harry Potter."
"A pleasure I'm sure." Harry said looking down at the now livid Salazar before returning his graze to Godric. "So where I'm I exactly?"
"If you would so kindly release Salazar from his bonds we will gladly explain why you are here."
Harry looked down at Salazar and asked. "Must I release him?"
"Afraid so." Godric said chuckling. "He must be present for the ceremony that we our to perform."
"Ceremony?" Harry asked looking up startled.
"Mr. Slytherin first." Godric said amusedly. "Then we explain."
"Oh, all right." Harry sighed before waving his hand and releasing the Slytherin Founder who abruptly stood and brushed himself off, before taking back the wand Harry offered.
"Are you sure you are wearing the right Hogwarts house crest on that robe of yours Mr. Potter?" Salazar commented calmly.
"If you are implying that I should be in Slytherin house Mr. Salazar, then your assumptions are not off, by much." Harry said smirking at the stunned face of Salazar, but refusing to explain further he turned to Godric. "I've released him so start explaining."
"Why are the young always so impatient?" Godric asked shaking his head. "If you will follow us to a better suited room we will explain."
Harry nodded to the founder before proceeding to follow him out of the room. Godric lead the way down a dimly lit corridor that was constructed of black and white marble. The group didn't stop until they had descending down two flights of stairs and down three corridors. They evidently came to a stop at the end of a purely constructed granite wall where it dead-ended.
Before Harry could ask what they were doing Godric, Helga, Rowena, and Salazar had all placed their hands on the wall in front of them and muttered something under their breaths. The white granite started to disappear in a swirl of colors to be replaced by a huge oak door. Godric then proceeded to open the door without a word a motioned for Harry to follow.
When Harry entered the room he was strongly reminded of the Corridor of Sorcessor. The room was round and was divide into four equal halves by an invisible line. Each Founder had their own section in the room constructed of the same color of marble that was in the Corridor of Sorcerer. By the wall in each different space sat a magnificent oak chair. Behind the chairs a huge tapster hung flowing down the entire wall with the Founder's house symbol on it.
While Harry had been staring at the room in awe the other residents had taken up a seat in their design chairs. Before Harry could ask where they wanted him Godric motioned for Harry to stand in the middle of the room, where all four house colors come together as one.
"Well Harry it seems that we owe you one long explanation as to why you are here." Godric said turning to Harry with a very serious look in his eyes.
"That would be nice Sir." Harry said shifting his weight nervously, not partially liking the looks all four founders were giving him. "Maybe if you told me where I was it would be helpfull."
"Harry you are in the realm of the dead and before you ask, no you're not dead." Godric said reading Harry's thoughts perfectly. "You were brought here tonight by the Sphere of Elements for one reason."
"Which is?" Harry inquired when Godric didn't explain further.
"Because young one, you have been chosen by the sphere to harness the Element powers that reside in it within you." Rowena soft voice explained.
"What do you mean within me?" Harry asked.
"Harry what you need to understand is when we created this sphere we were young and very foolish." Godric said picking his words carefully. "When we grew older we realized that we had created a very dangerous tool that could be used for world domination once we were not there to stop it. Something I promise you we never intended to do." Godric said pausing only to throw a quick glance at Salazar before continuing. "We knew we couldn't destroy it without causing mass destruction though we knew it did have to be destroyed one way or another. Evidently we come up with a solution."
"You see we enchanted the sphere with a very powerful spell before we passed on." Helga said continuing the story. "A spell that could only be unlocked by a person that harvested enough magical energy to secure the transfer power of the sphere inside them. If you are wondering why one of us didn't just do it, it's simple. It took all four of us to create the sphere, therefore not one of us could control the power long enough to contain it within them. We therefore placed the spell on the sphere hoping one day someone would have enough power to contain it."
"So let me see if I have this right?" Harry said slowly, taking deep calming breaths. "I was brought here so you four could transfer the power of the sphere within me?"
"Yes." Godric said gently.
"Why?" Harry asked confused. "What good will it do?"
"For two reasons." Rowena said. "Number one reasoning being that the sphere would no longer be in danger of falling into the wrong hands."
"And two?" Harry asked closing his eyes not really sure if he wanted to know the answer.
"And two," Helga said quietly. "Was so the destructive power of the sphere would finally disappear with you. Thus causing no harm to the earth."
"What's the catch?" Harry asked.
"What do you mean Harry?" Godric asked somewhat confused.
"What will happen to me if this power is transferred into me?" Harry asked rather calmly. "Will it kill me?"
For a moment the room was completely silent after Harry's question, before Godric spoke up. "Yes Harry it could."
"Meaning what?" Harry asked.
"Meaning that the power could one day kill you. Meaning one day the power could become to much for you to manipulate and destroy you painfully from the inside out." Salazar's cruel voice hissed.
Harry didn't say anything or even acknowledge that Salazar had spoken the deadly words to him. Harry stood there for sometime with is eyes closed taken deep steady breaths. The founders watching and waiting.
"Why is it so important for this sphere to be destroy?" Harry asked after a long silence. "Why can't it just stay dormant and hidden?"
"Because it won't." Rowena's voice said taking on a distant tone. "It will fall into the wrong hands one day and the earth will fall with it."
"Will you please explain further?" Harry asked massaging his aching head.
"I'm a true seer, young Gryffindor." Rowena said looking at Harry and giving him a sad smile. "I have had many visions of the future. I have seen things that I can not and will not tell you. Though like all seers the ending vision is decide on people's own acts and deeds."
Harry nodded, understanding now. He knew what he had to do, he just need to know one thing.
"We don't have much time, but we can give you a little time to think about this." Godric voice said breaking through Harry's thoughts. "This is not something you have to do. This is something we are asking of you."
Harry shook his head slowly. "If you can promise me that I will survive long enough to take out Tom Riddle then I will do this for you."
A moment of silence passed between the founders before one of them spoke.
"Harry I want you to know that the sphere chose you for a reason. You just may be strong enough to harness this power within you for the reminder of your life, we just do not know for sure. It's just a possibility you should know could happen. I can, however promise you that you will live long enough to finish the war with Tom Riddle. For it is your destiny to do so."
Harry nodded slowly. "What do you need me to do?"
"Are you sure about his Harry?" Godric asked. "Once we start transferring the power there is no turning back."
"I'm sure." Harry said holding his head high a determined look in his eyes.
"All right then before we begin there are a few things we need to tell you" Godric said. "One is once this power as been transferred into you, it will work much like your regular magic, it will be apart of you. Though a caution you to find someone to help you train so you can control this power for it will not be easy to control."
"I understand." Harry said nodding. "Anything else?"
"Yes, something that we probably should have mentioned before." Helga said making Harry turn to her. "The power transfer will be painful, we will try to shield you from all the pain we can, but you will still feel it, but we need you to hold on as long as you can."
Harry just stared at the brown haired founder with horror, before nodding numbly.
"We will send you back to your own world and time after we are done, though you will must likely be unconscious." Rowena said finishing the instructions. "We have a letter written that we will put on you before we send you back explaining to your guardians what as transpired here. They should be able to take care of you from there."
"You know it's probably a really good thing you founders are already dead, because my Godfather would have must likely killed you after all this." Harry said, smiling slightly at the thought. "Anything else?"
"One more thing." Godric said smiling for the first time since he had first meet Harry. "Good luck and I thank you."
"Yes thank you young Gryffindor." Rowena said giving Harry one of here rare smiles. "The sphere chose well."
"I agree." Helga said beaming at Harry. "Good luck and thank you, this will not be forgotten."
"You our welcome." Harry said smiling at the three favorably founders. "It was an honor to meet you the four legendary Founders, even if one of them his a snake."
"Well I do believe that that snake would like a word with you." Godric said smirking at Salazar's scowl.
"I am only doing this because of the wizard's promise we all made when we created this sphere." Salazar hissed menacingly. "If it had been up to me the power would have already been placed in one of my heirs hands."
"I have no doubt." Harry said coldly before turning away from Salazar Slytherin. "What do you need me to do?"
"Take the Sphere and seat cross legged on the floor where you are standing and place the sphere in the middle of your legs." Godric instructed while tossing Harry the sphere. "The rest is up to us."
Harry nodded and did as he was told, while the four founders stood from their chairs and created a circle around Harry clasping their hands together.
"I Godric Gryffindor the first creator and founder of the Sphere of Elements stand before you today to grant my permission and give my divine approval to transfer the powers of the Earth and Light Elements to the young man that stands before me now. I wish him the best of luck."
"I Helga Hufflepuff second creator and founder of the Sphere of Elements stand before you today to grant my permission and to bestow my blessing to transfer the powers of the Water Elements to the one that was chosen and stands before me now, good luck child."
"I Rowena Ravenclaw the third creator and founder of the Sphere of Elements stand before you today to grant my permission and to offer my guidance to transfer the powers of the Fire elements to the one deemed worthy by the Sphere, I thank you child."
"I Salazar Slytherin the fourth creator and founder of the Sphere of Elements stands before you today to grant my permission and fulfill my promise to transfer the power of the Air and Dark Elements to the boy Harry Potter. My duty is fulfilled."
"We the four founders and creators of the Sphere of Elements bring forth and combined our magical power to seal way the ability to control the elements within the boy that was chosen to carry this burden. May he always be blessed! 'Poweros' within!'
***That was a very long chapter, but I'm finally done! Ok a couple of quick notes. One: if for Alex to let him know I am looking into that eagle/fowl/raptor thing seeing how you've got me curious. Two: next chapter more of Kairi's pranks *grins evilly* (which might I add is going to be hilarious because I have the most brilliant idea). Three: How would you like to help me out? I know what I want Ginny's animagus form to be, but what should I make Hermoine and Ron? If you have some ideas I'd love to hear them!
Four: If you are looking under the character's Sirius and Harry to access this story this is a note to tell you I'm switching it to the character's Harry and Ginny. It will still be under action/advantage just under different characters. I'll be doing on Monday or Tuesday.
And Five: I love all you reviewers!