Can Love Find Me Now
Chapter 43
Oh, My God, your parents are here/ we're in trouble now
Walking through the entrance to Gryffindor house, you could hear people talking about Lavender and the things that some had seen and the stories that were circulating around the school. Hermione, Luna, and Ginny went straight up to Hermione's dorm; they wanted to see what Lavender was up to and watch her get ready for dinner. Hermione, Luna, and Ginny sat on Hermione's bed going over history of magic notes that she had written for her O.W.L.'s the year before; this was their cover while waiting to see some more of their handy work. It did not take long before Lavender came out of the girl's loo wrapped in towels and making her way over to her bed and wardrobe. In the rubbish bin, beside her desk you could see the container of lotion that Hermione had changed out for Lavender's that morning. Ginny also noticed that her makeup case was sitting open with several items laying to the side ("must be what she has already used," Ginny thought), Ginny tried not to be obvious; getting the other two's attention and pointing to the items sitting to the side of the case.
They watched, waiting with anticipation to see what she would use next; Luna kept holding her nose and finally asked Hermione if she was sure that lavender would not be able to smell herself. Hermione confirmed that Fred and George had guaranteed her that she would not notice any smell omitting from her body but that everyone else would. They stayed as long as they could, watching her put on her makeup (not touching what was laid to the side of her makeup case) with the skill of a surgeon (Hermione's phrase) and making sure every thing was perfect on her face. The smell finally got to the three and they had to leave the room in a rush. They were laughing so hard when they came down the stairs that everyone was looking at them strangely; they just shook their heads, went over, and sat with Ron and Neville.
Ginny asked them if they had heard anything from Harry yet, both boys told her no but not to worry since he was with Remus. They all worried that he might not show up in the room of requirements tonight but they all tried to reassure each other that he would be there. The three girls kept looking over to the stairs and then would look back; trying to be discreet but Ron noticed and asked what was going on; with a look to each other, they grabbed the boy's by the arm, dragged them out of the common room, and started walking down the stairs.
"Come on Hermione; tell us what's going on."
"You will just have to wait until dinner Ronald, we can't let on that we know something is going to happen."
"Awe, come on we won't tell now will we Neville."
"I have to agree with Ron on this one Hermione, we should at least be told what to expect since we know you three are the cause."
"Oh alright, Lavender used her designer perfume after her shower, I put some of the Odor potion in it at lunch, lets just say you might want to make sure you can breath properly during dinner."
"How bad Hermione?"
"Skunk"
"You know, I said this in our first year and I am going to say this again; Hermione Granger you're brilliant but scary some times and remind me to never ever piss you off like she did."
"Langue Ron and I will take that as a complement. These ideas were not just mine but Luna and your sisters, so I would say you better not get any of us mad at you or the consequences will not be pleasant."
"To right you are, Neville I think we created a monster with Hermione and Luna, Ginny has always been vindictive."
"Hey, you better watch out oh brother of mine; you know you don't want to get me mad."
"I am only stating the truth oh sister of mine; you know that I can be vindictive too."
"True"
"Look, there's professor Lupin and Harry… Oy Harry …Harry up here," Ron yelled down the stairs as they walked down.
Harry waved up at his friends; he made his way to the bottom of the staircase and waited for them to make it all the way down. Remus stood there with him and waited to greet them before heading to the headmaster's office. As soon as they got to Harry and Remus, they started asking how they were doing and if they had managed to get things sorted out during the day. Their friend and professor promised that they were fine and that things were going to be fine in time. Remus left the six standing there talking, headed up the stairs, and made his way to Dumbledore's office. Harry asked them if they had seen Mark and asked why they had not brought him with them. Hermione explained about Lavender and that it would have been inappropriate to discuss this in front of the first year but that he was fine and would be down with his other dorm mates for dinner.
Ginny informed him some of the things that revolved around the prank that the three had done to Lavender that he had missed during that day (he looked at her with raised eyebrows) and for him not to worry too much because between Hermione and Colin there would be many pictures (a smile crept across his face) for him to see. She informed Harry, Hermione had made some adjustments during lunch and that the best show with their pranks was saved for dinner. Harry watched how Ginny's eyes sparkled while she talked about everything; the smile on her face told him that she had enjoyed helping Hermione with her revenge against Lavender Brown. He stood there, mesmerized as she talked to him; not even hearing what she was saying. Her face was glowing with excitement, each movement he watched and tried not to blush as he thought about grabbing her to him and kissing her.
Harry and the group were brought back to reality when they heard a commotion coming from the top of the stairs. They all looked up to see many students running down the stairs holding their noses and others were shouting about the smell that seemed to come from nowhere. Harry saw Mark and the other first year's from his dorm trying to run down the stairs through the sea of students; he had to chuckle at the sight and they waited for them to get to the bottom of the stairs before they entered the great hall for dinner. Mark noticed the group at the bottom of the stairs and headed straight for them, the others on his heals. As he reached Harry and the others, he waved to his friends and headed into the great hall with them. They all found seats at the end of the Gryffindor table and waited with anticipation for Lavender to enter the great hall.
They all tried to keep straight faces as Mark told them of the great smell that had followed some girl down the stairs and that when she got to the bottom of the stairs all of Gryffindor house had sprinted out of the common room and had tried to get down the stairs as fast as they could. He kept gesturing with his hands and then pinching his nose to indicate how bad the smell was. He told them how the boy with the camera had been snapping pictures of this girl as pieces of hair feel to the stairs as she tried to walk down the stairs. All the noise stopped in the great hall as Mark was going on about how the muggle born kids were talking about how someone must have let a skunk into the school; there at the entrance stood Lavender Brown.
She stood there, showing confidence that she really didn't have at that moment; held her head up high and took her hand and flung her hair. There were gasps all around the great hall as some of her hair came out in clumps and went flying towards the Hufflepuff table. At first she just ignored the gasps, made her way over to the Gryffindor table and went to sit down; half the table flew from their seats and tried to find a seat as far away from her as the could. Parvati was trying her best to get Lavender's attention and tell her about her hair coming out but when she started to get close to her friend she had to back away; the smell over powering her and making it to difficult to get close to her. Lavender being Lavender tried to ignore the others but when she ran her fingers through her hair and brought her hand down on the table, she shrieked when she saw her hair sitting in between her fingers.
Every student in the great hall was laughing; the Slytherin's were included in enjoying the show tonight since it was not one of them. Hermione had her face hid behind a book; pretending to read as the show went on but she made the mistake of looking over the top of her book. Lavender Brown was sitting in her seat, looking down the table at Hermione and Ron; Lavender caught Hermione's eyes as she looked over the book. Ron being the supportive boyfriend held onto Hermione's hand and gave it a little squeeze to show her that he supported what she had done. Lavender stood and gave Hermione the most evil glair she could and headed right down to the end of the table, where Harry, Ginny, Hermione, Neville, Luna, and Ron sat. Hermione prepared herself for what was to come and was ready to defend herself against lavender.
"Hermione, may I speak with you out in the hall?" Lavender ground these words out of her mouth between gritted teeth.
"Anything you have to say, you can say here and now Lavender."
"Do you really want me to bring your dirty business out in front of the whole school and the professors? Prove to them you are not the perfect prefect they think you are."
"And what dirty business would that be Lavender?"
"Alright, what did you do to me?" she asked this in a high-pitched scream that got everyone's attention. You could see the professors sit straighter in their chairs but Hermione just sat there and didn't react; she stood up and came around the table ready to show her a real confrontation; a side of Hermione Granger that no one had ever seen.
"Lavender Brown, I am a prefect and I do not know what you are talking about. I have done nothing to you so please before you make an arse of yourself any more then you already have; I suggest that you Lavender go and take a bath." Hermione could tell that the Chick potion was kicking in.
"Why would...I…I…need…a…bath…Hermione?"
"Because you smell like a skunk, can't you smell yourself? You're smell is killing all of us here (as she waved her had around); even Parvati won't get near you. Be a good girl and go away."
"But…Hermione…my hair…but…you…did…this…to me."
"I didn't do anything Lavender; now go away before I hex you and really do something to you." Hermione said this through gritted teeth, while holding her nose and doing her best not to blow her cover.
"Come on Lav. Lets get you up stairs and get you cleaned up."
"Parvati, please you have to help me prove that…that…this…bitch did…this to me."
"Later on Lav, you really do smell and you know I wouldn't lie to you."
Lavender swung around, faced Hermione and the others, and through gritted teeth said her last words for the night.
"This…is…all over…me…kissing that…that…thing you…call...a boyfriend and… you…know…it. I will get you back."
"You Lavender Brown you are acting like a rat" and her teeth took the shape of a rats.
"And I would watch out, who ever did this to you could turn you into a ferret," and her teeth changed into that of a ferret.
"You know Lavender, you are acting like a total jackass," and then she had teeth of a donkey.
"Did you know Lavender that your teeth keep changing, you better watch out or you might be stuck with baboon teeth." Mark Evens said as her teeth turned into baboon's teeth.
Lavender felt her mouth, shrieked again, and ran from the great hall; Hermione was now laughing so hard she had tears coming from her eyes; everyone in the great hall were laughing at Lavender as she ran out of the great hall. That was until Hermione looked up and saw Ron and Ginny's parents sitting at the staff table with Remus and Dumbledore. The others saw her eyes bug out and her stand there like someone had petrified her again; Ginny bravely followed Hermione's line of sight and about gagged on the spoonful of potato's she had just put into her mouth. The others stopped laughing and looked in the direction that Ginny had looked and about fell out of their seats. Dumbledore eyes were twinkling, Remus gave them a huge smile and the thumbs up sign, and Arthur Weasley had a smile on his face but Molly Weasley looked like she was ready to kill.
"Oh, My God, your parents are here, we're in trouble now," came out of Luna's mouth before she could stop herself.
Ron and Ginny shot a look at Luna that plainly said ("Duh, like we didn't know that"). Neville and Luna grabbed a hold of Hermione and pushed her back around the end of the table and Ron pulled Hermione into her seat and tried to act normal, while he tried to talk in whispers out of the side of his mouth to Hermione. While Ron was trying to convince Hermione that his parents did not know who had pulled the prank on Lavender. Harry and Neville were trying to do the same for Ginny and Luna.
"Ok, you three need to calm down, all you know is that Aunt Molly is mad, she could think it was Ron and I that did it not you three."
"Harry's right, Ginny you know how mum is; she could be mad just because two girls were making a scene in the great hall. Not lady like and stuff like that."
"Your right Ron and if that is the reason then Hermione you are lucky you aren't a Weasley, because mum would be down here, pulling you out of the great hall by your ear and telling you off out in the entrance hall."
"The night is not over with yet but why are your parents here already. They weren't supposed to come until Saturday Ron?"
"I have no idea Hermione; they never sent word about when they were coming."
"Lets just finish eating and head for the room of requirements before your mum decides to corner us about what just happened."
"I agree with Harry, the sooner we get out of here, the less likely mum will come after us," Ginny said as she took the last bit of her roast beef and potatoes.
No one argued because no one wanted to feel the wrath of one Molly Weasley. They all finished their dinner and made their way out of the great hall, to their surprise and horror Molly and Arthur Weasley, professor Lupin, professor Dumbledore and professor McGonagall were waiting for them at the bottom of the stairs. Mark not sure of what was going on hid behind the other six; Molly stood there with a look of concern and disappointment on her face.
"Good evening everyone, am I to assume that you all are on your way up to meet with Dobby and Winky?"
"Yes sir, Aunt Molly, Uncle Arthur why are you here early?"
"With the story in the paper Molly and I thought it wise to come a bit early; what is it you wanted to speak with us about?"
"Not here, we need to talk in secret; you never know who might be listening."
"We will do this how ever you wish Mr. Potter," said professor McGonagall.
"Well, we have all worked this together and I had planned on us talking to Dobby and Winky tonight, then after we had maybe come up with some ideas; we would then talk to everyone here on Saturday," Harry said with a bit uneasy.
""May I suggest that we all head up to your meeting place and we can discuss it more privately there and decide on a plan from there and Mr. Evans you do not have to hide behind Mr. Longbottom," the headmaster said.
"Sorry sir"
"There is no need to be sorry Mr. Evans, you have done nothing wrong."
"Harry dear, do you think I might have a word with you alone for a moment?"
"Yes ma'am"
The group stood and watched as Molly took Harry off to the side and spoke with him in whispers.
"How are you dear?"
"It's ok Aunt Molly, Remus and I spent the day together and worked through things."
"This meeting is up to you but do you feel that Mark should be there?"
"We have been including him a lot since Christmas and then a lot more after the accident in potions class; I have to make sure he stays safe. We don't include him in everything but most things. Mark knows about the items but not why we have them, he has a right to know since Voldemort killed his family. I don't want him feeling like I have for the past five years.
"Harry dear, I understand your reasoning and I won't try and change your mind ok, now what was going on during dinner?"
"Um, Lavender was trying to blame Hermione for something but she left and that was the end of it."
"We'll talk about that later, I just wanted to make sure you are ok after that article. Let's get back to the others and get this meeting started that you have planned."
Molly Weasley and Harry walked back over to the group of people waiting for them; Harry took Ginny's hand in his and started up the stairs. Mark ran up beside Harry, as if he would protect him from the Weasley matriarch. They walk in complete silence until they reached the seventh floor; Harry headed straight for the portrait of Burnubus the Barmy. Ginny let go of his hand and everyone stood back as he paced back and forth three times; thinking of the room, they would need for this meeting. The door appeared and he opened it up to find a larger scale of a living room he had never seen before but felt that it was home.
Everyone filed into the room but three stood in awe just inside the door; the door closed on its own. As everyone took their seats, Harry noticed Remus, his headmaster and his head of house just standing at the door and looking around. He wasn't sure why but it frightened him; the looks on their faces were on of a person who had seen a ghost for the first time. All of a sudden, he felt like someone had cut off his air supply as he watched his godfather fall to his knees and start to shake. Professor McGonagall's face softened and she knelt down beside the man and tried to get him to stand; he let her help him up and he walked over to the chair she had guided him to and Harry watched as professor Dumbledore take the seat beside Remus.
When Harry could breathe again, it was as if someone had punched him in the stomach; with his eyes stinging, he took in a deep breath and tried to speak.
"Re…Rem…Remus" he said as he tried to move to his godfather.
It was as if Remus could not hear him; his eyes were vacant as if his life force had left him and it scared him that something or someone was talking him away. As he knelt down if front of his godfather, with shaking hands, he took the hands of his godfathers and tried to reach him.
"Remus, please if you can hear me; talk to me please and just so you know you are scaring me to death right now."
No response came from him; Harry looked to the Dumbledore for help with pleading eyes.
"Harry, do you realize where you are?"
"Yes sir, in the room of requirements."
"Yes but no; I speak of the form in which the room has taken Harry; it came from your mind so you must remember it some how."
"It feels like home but I don't remember."
"This Harry, it is the living room of Godric's Hollow where you lived a short life with your parents."
"What!" came out of Harry, in a strangled voice?
"What did you think of as you passed the portrait?"
"I wanted a comfortable place for all of us, like home," Harry sad in a whisper.
"And that is what it gave you, a place large enough for all of us and made it look like your home."
"Remus, please look at me"
Remus Lupin looked up into his godsons eyes; tears flowing down his cheeks but a smile on his face. For a split second, he thought that the man in front of him had gone crazy. Remus pulled him up off the floor, pulled him into a huge bear hug, and whispered "Thank you" in his ear. Harry didn't understand why he had thanked him but hugged him back.
"I am so sorry I scared you Harry, it was such a shock to see this room again. Its…its been almost sixteen years; the last time, well the week before the charm was set; that was the last time I was there."
"I'm sorry Remus"
"What for, Harry don't be sorry for this. Like I said thank you, it brought back some good memories and some sad ones but never be sorry for this ok."
"Ok"
"Why don't we start your meeting?"
"I just have to wait on Dobby and Winky; they are supposed to bring the items for us to look at."
The words were barely out of his mouth; there were tow small pops and there stood Dobby and Winky; each holding one of the items. The house-elves moved over to Harry and placed the items on the small table in front of him. Harry thanked them and asked them to each take a seat; with some hesitation, they both sat down and waited for Harry to start his meeting.
"Hermione, I know that we all have been going over this book for some time but we all know that you have read it more then the rest of us. So if you would, please explain to everyone what we found and how they are used together."
"Are you sure"
"Yes, you are the best one to do this, so please continue."
"Ok, first and for most I want everyone to bear with me, I know I get carried away sometimes but this is important and I need to cover it in-depth."
Everyone nodded their heads in understanding and waited for her to continue.
"Now, the book is called Life Ever Lasting, I can Help you Achieve it, this book contains potions, charms, hexes and spells; all of which are of dark magic. We had narrowed down the spells and potions that Voldemort would need to use once he had both items. There were six potions and twelve spells that we though he might think would help him. Now that we have the other item, I think I know for sure which ones would have to be used for Voldemort to gain more power and eternal life."
"The spell that I believe he would need to use is called Levens Eeuwig which means Life Eternal; I will read you what the book says about the spell and how it is used. Yes, here it is, first the history of the spell. According to this book, one of Grindelwald's ancestors invented the spell over three-thousand years ago but it doesn't say which one; this ancestor started the research into finding eternal life. According to the notes that Grindelwald found, the inventor of the spell had worked out that with a spell, a potion and from myth, the object called "The eye of the Dragon or The Dragon of Ananta Boga" which is said to be the king of the dragons or the ruler of the kingdom of the dead. Over the past three-thousand years, many of Grindelwald's ancestors continued the research and in the end, Grindelwald himself took on the task. Grindelwald worked on a potion for many years and just before Grindelwald died in 1945, he completed the potion but died before he could try to use it. It is only rumored that using the three elements of the Levens Eeuwig spell, the Potion of Eternal Life and the Dragon of Ananta Boga will not only give the user personal power but eternal life"
"The potion is called The Potion of Life Eternal, and is used to help in achieving eternal life because of the contents of the potion. This potion is an old and rare form of dark magic; one must use old ways to acquire the ingredients for this potion. Anyone trying to make this potion is said to have a cold heart or no heart at all. Innocents will have to die and lives sacrificed for this potion to work."
"The spell as noted at the beginning is called Levens Eeuwig; the incantation is simple but the wand movement is tricky. The wand movement must start at the beginning of the spell and continue until the last words are spoken and the wand movement must be flawless; one wrong move will change the spell or cause an explosion. This incantation, performed after applying half the potion to the crystal globe and drinking the other half. I will now read you the spell and then I will move onto the specific ingredients of the potion and how it is supposed to work"
Everyone in the room was watching Hermione; she had been shaking the whole time she had been talking. With a shaky voice, she read the incantation for the spell to the group before her.
Levens Eeuwig
(This incantation, must be repeated seven times over the Dragon of Ananta Boga while pouring the potion over the crystal)
Come to life, Let your life
Be reborn, through me
Awaken, King of the Dragon
I call on Ananta Boga, from the kingdom of the dead
The call of your new master, a new body I do offer
Awaken, Awaken
Dragon Life Eternal, awaken
Awaken the dragon
Awaken the Dragon in me
Hermione took a moment to take a drink that Dobby and Winky had provided for everyone. Getting her bearing and finding the page with the potion on it, she readied herself to explain the potion and tell them of the awful ingredients. She didn't want to repeat what she had read but Harry was depending on her and she would not let him down; everyone needed to know what measures that Voldemort would go to; it saddened her that any human being could be so mean, so cruel to do the things with in the potion. Ron saw the inner struggle that she was going through; he took one of her hands and gave it a lit squeeze to lighten her mood he added in a wink and made her blush. Molly Weasley watched her son flirt with Hermione but did not say a word; she could tell the poor girl was nervous and her son was calming her they way his father did for her so she did not say a word. Everyone waited patiently for her to begin again.
"I have to ask that you all forgive me, I am a bit nervous telling you about the potion. If I falter during this please bear with me, the ingredients of this potion are horrible things. The Potion of Life Eternal is found on page ninety-eight of this book; it has only a few ingredients but takes two full months to brew. Once this potion is started and brewed right, it is supposed to be the key to opening the gates of hell and the King of the Dragons is said to give the person who opens his gates eternal life but at a price. The price the wizard or witch must pay is a life of evil and death. According to the research that Grindelwald did when inventing this potion he came to on conclusion, that he would become immortal by using his potion, the spell, and the Dragon of Ananta Boga (the Eye of the Dragon). There is a quote printed from his notes that are included in the book that I want to read to you before I tell you the ingredients.
"The only way to achieve eternal life is with this potion; you must be willing to, 1) sacrifice human life weather it be magical or muggle. 2) Have the skill to make such an evil potion. 3) Have the spell and be able to perform it with out hesitation, and most importantly have the Eye of the Dragon (also known as the Dragon of Ananta Boga). I have a quest that I must finish and once I have defeated my enemy Albus Dumbledore, found the Eye of the Dragon, and prove to the wizarding world that I am their ruler. I will become immortal."
"We all know from history and the chocolate frog cards that our headmaster, Professor Albus Dumbledore defeated Grindelwald in 1945 and this is why he was never able to see if all this would work. Before I read you the ingredients I must tell you all; I have read and reread this book many times and I have to say that if Voldemort got a hold of this book alone he could cause Harry and the wizarding world a lot of trouble. With the Dragon of Ananta Boga, and if Grindelwald's research is correct, Voldemort would have ultimate power and would be immortal. This in its self is a scary thought and we know that he can never get a hold of either. Now I want to warn the rest of you that have not looked at this book that the ingredients of the potion are inhumane to say the least. Ginny, Luna and I cried the first time we read the ingredients so, Mrs. Weasley and professor McGonagall be prepared for what you are about to hear."
Potion of Life Eternal
1 Cup of water added to a cold cauldron. Set your fire at a low flame and bring to a boil. Once water is boiling, add next ingredient
1 Unicorn horn from the oldest male of the heard crushed into a fine power. Divide into three equal parts; add first part into water once it comes to a boil. Let simmer for fifteen minutes on a low flame, and then bring back to a boil for five minutes. Once it has boiled for five minutes, keep flame very low and let sit for two days. At the end of the second day, you will add the Vampire blood.
1 Liter of fresh virgin blood, taken from a Vampire, this must be drained straight from the Vampire right after it feeds so that it is fresh, potent and added straight into the cauldron. Let simmer for fifteen minutes, do not let mixture come to a boil. Added second part of powered Unicorn horn and let simmer for five minutes. At this time, the potion is half completed; take cauldron and let cool to room temperature. Once the potion has reached room temperature, place a freezing charm on the potion for four weeks. At the four-week mark; you must take the charm off the potion and let thaw at room temperature; this can take up to twenty-four hours. Once thawed, place potion on a low flame, bring to a full simmer, and start to add the Dragon scales.
4 Cups of Dragon Scale crushed into a fine powder. The Dragon scales are to be added one cup at a time; stirring slowly twenty times counter clockwise after the first cup. Add second cup stirring clockwise slowly twenty times. Third cup, stirred slowly twenty times counter clockwise and with the fourth cup stirring slowly twenty times clockwise. Let simmer for three days, at the end of third day you will start adding the next ingredient.
6 blooms from the Dragon Lily plant; these flowers are to be harvested, collected and stored carefully and used within an hour of the flowers blooming. The blooms are to be reduced to pulp and made into a watery paste and then added into the cauldron. Let simmer for five days and then taken off the flame; slowly add last part of the powdered Unicorn horn.
This potion needs to cool to 98 F, you need to use a temperature charm (De temperatuur); when the temperature reaches 98 F add the heart of an innocent. This heart must come from a magical child and be taken at birth. The heart cannot be older then one hour old or it will deplete your magical powers instead of increasing your magical power. Once the heart is added, it will need to sit for twenty-four hours before it is put back on the flame. At the end of the twenty-four hours, it will need to be placed back on a low flame for eight days; at the end of the eight day, you will need to put a preserving charm (De jam) on the potion and place it in a dark and damp place for nine days. This process, if done right should have taken two months to complete.
Be warned, the life of this potion is only two days after the brewing process is completed (60 days), and will become a slow killing poison if not used within those two days. I put these warnings for not only my use but if I fail to defeat my enemy and am not able to use my findings to achieve immortality; then I have left my legacy for another great dark lord to achieve what I was never able to do.
"To begin what Grindelwald named "The Ritual of Life Eternal" the witch or wizard must be a pureblood (death will come to any half-blood or mudblood that tries this ritual) and want to keep our world as such. They must have the mind and heart to rule with out any doubt; in other words, one cannot falter when it comes time to kill anyone who might stand in your way to achieve ultimate power. The hardest part of this ritual is the wand movements, and keeping them going until the end. Once the potion has been made, you must prepare the area that you are going to use; first and foremost, you must make a complete circle around a round table. It is imperative that a round table is to be used and in circled completely by another circle, as it represents life or eternal life; as noted in Celtic history you will find that the Dragon swallowing his tail is the symbol of eternal life. Only the witch or wizard who performs the ritual can make the final circle; this being done once the Dragon of Ananta Boga is placed in the center of the table; the witch or wizard will start the circle at the southern point and continue until the circle is formed and closed."
"Once the circle is closed; take the potion and divide into many silver containers (both can be a drinking goblet but must be only silver). Measure out one cup into the first silver goblet and fill the rest with the remaining potion (about fifteen goblets); the first goblet will be the potion that you must drink right after completing the circle. You must stand in the area of the southern point of the circle, where you began and ended the last circle and then walking up to the table. After drinking the potion, you will start the incantation, taking the goblets in the order you filled them, wand in wand hand, taking the goblets into the other hand, and pouring the potion over the crystal orb. As you pour the potion over the orb; the potion will flow down and follow the Dragons tail until it makes a circle around the Dragon of Ananta Boga by flowing over the sides of the tail. By the time you finish pouring the seventh goblet over the orb, you should start feeling the power flowing through your body, but will not know until the ritual has been completed, to know if you have succeeded."
"Note: Even if you have failed to mix the potion, made the wrong movement with your wand, you will feel power flowing through your body. If the skin glows red, you have succeeded but if the skin glows any other color you have failed."
"Violet: If the skin glows this color, within a year you will lose all of your magical power and become a squib."
"Blue: If your skin glows this color, within a year you will become totally hum with half of your magical power. "
"Green: If your skin glows this color, within a year you will become ill and eventually die. There is no cure, the reason being, you do not know what you have done wrong to correct the potion, or spell. "
"Yellow: If your skin glows this color, you will live a cursed life. You will live the life of a Vampire, and not be able to step foot out into the sun light, but you will not have to drink blood. Your body will be weak and will be susceptible to all muggle diseases. You will suffer for six years before you meet your death. "
"Orange: If your skin glows this color, you have come out of this ritual lucky to not have died. The orange glow only has the power to restore the user to their original magical form and any changes that you have made to your magical self will return to normal. "
"Red: As noted before, you have succeeded and now are immortal and have increased your personal power and will rule the wizarding world soon. "
Everyone sat in silence, not a movement was made, and not one person looked at the other. If one of them had looked around they would have seen tears falling from each of the females in the room, Mark was curled up in between Ginny and Luna; both girls holding on to the boy trying to comfort him and trying to comfort each other. Arthur Weasley held his wife as she sobbed into his shoulder, him unable to move and a look of fear in his eyes. Remus Lupin sat unmoving, fear etched across his tired face (tomorrow night was the full moon). Professor McGonagall had lost all composure and was openly crying; professor Dumbledore sat in his chair looking older then he had in recent times and the look of fear was etched on his face. Hermione broke the silence as she continued looking at what the book said.
"There is a little more here but it has nothing to do with the ritual, potion, or the spell."
"Thank you Miss. Granger, I believe that the spell and potion are what Voldemort are looking for. I think I speak for all of us here by saying this; we must keep these items hidden at all costs, for the price is too high and I will not allow any of the students here to be harmed. Have you any thoughts on how you want to handle this Harry?"
"No sir that is what we were going to meet about tonight. We were going to come up with some ideas and then talk them over and then we were going to meet again tomorrow night with everyone here. Except Remus, since tomorrow is the full moon."
"Minerva and I will let you talk with Molly and Arthur; you have a lot to discuss and I am sure you want to try and find a plan or two that will help us hid and protect these items. Remus I will see you in a few days and try not to worry too much."
"As soon as we have some ideas we will let you know sir, I just hope we can come up with something soon."
"Not to worry Harry, I am sure with your friends help you will be successful in finding a way. Minerva, come we will get you some tea; it will help calm your nerves."
Professor Dumbledore and professor McGonagall exited the room of requirements with heavy hearts and more worries to occupy their minds. Dobby and Winky started fussing over everyone, making sure they had tea and anything else they would need. Ron had been fussing over Hermione the whole time but now he was acting even more like a mother hen. Hermione took it all to heart, but there was a part of her that didn't want him to be making such a fuss over her; but would not wound his pride tonight since they all needed to be calm when the conversation started again. Mark had fallen asleep on the couch, leaning on Luna and Ginny gently rubbing his back. Winky notice this and conjured a bed for the sleeping boy and Remus moved him onto the bed. As soon as Mark, was tucked into bed; the others gathered back to the comfortable couches and sipped at their tea. Molly and Arthur were seated in one of the big love seats, as were Ron and Hermione; Remus, Harry, Ginny, Neville, and Luna took up the largest couch in the room. They all sat there in silence, not knowing where to start and not wanting to be the first one to speak. Most in the room not knowing it, were thinking the same thing "It's going to be a long night."
I want to say sorry to all that have reviewed; I will answer all reviews in the next chapter (once you get to the bottom of this you will under stand why, I hope any way). Here we are at the end of chapter 43; you have a look at the bigger picture of where this story is going. I do hope that no one thinks ill of me for the potion that I came up with for this story. That potion is part of the reason that it has taken me so long to get this chapter out. The other reason is my daughter; she is pregnant and was due to have her baby on the 4th of November. But on the 17th her and my hubby were in a little finder bender and caused the baby to move back up into the breach position (his little bum is in the birth canal), so they are putting her in the hospital on Wednesday the 27th to try and move the baby back around. So, this week we are going to have a baby and I am my daughters labor coach. Part of chapter 44 has been written but it may be a while before I can get it done. Please bear with me but know that I will do my best to get it done and posted as soon as I can. Until next time, happy reading and remember if you want to; after reading review. Joyce (Froggyy1)