Disclaimer: I don't own J.K. Rowling, so I guess that means I don't own this.

A/N: Finally!! The chapter that explains it all!! Yea!…or at least most of it….but what? Read (and review) and find out. This is probably the longest chapter and it definitely has the least amount of author's notes. Enjoy!

Harry Potter and The Dark Mage

Chapter Four: Lost power or lost love?

"Harry, Harry wake up. Are you O.K.?" A familiar voice called out trying to wake Harry.

"What?… where am I?" Harry asked waking from his sleep.

"You're in the hospital wing, Harry."

"Hermione, is that you?" Harry asked.

"Yes, Harry, it's me." Hermione said, glad her friend had gained consciousness.

"What happened? Why am I in the hospital wing?" Harry asked holding his head.

"Well, you went a little nuts." Hermione stated

"What?"

"Don't you remember Harry? You blasted the front gate to pieces." Hermione exclaimed.

"I… wait…now I remember. That son of a bitch Filch wouldn't let me in!" Harry was surprised he had such bad feelings toward Filch.

"I guess that's the last of the darkness in you talking." Hermione said a little worried.

"What do you mean 'the last of the darkness in me'?" Harry asked while beginning to sit up in his bed.

"Not now Harry, you need your rest. I'll tell you in the morning." Hermione said beginning to walk away.

Harry laid back down and went back to sleep.

Hermione went to the Gryffindor common room were she found Ron sitting in a chair near the fireplace.

"Hello Ron."

Ron did not move nor acknowledge she was there.

"Come on Ron quit pouting, I-"

"I'm not pouting Hermione! Can't you see how serous this is, what Harry has been doing?" Ron said with anger in his voice.

"I know what Harry did was wrong but it's over now Dumbledore is back and he fixed it." Hermione said, like a line she had rehearsed and said many times before.

"It's not that simple. You heard what Dumbledore said about the power Harry was using."

"Yes, but the reason Harry did those things is because of what Voldermort did to him." Hermione said trying to make Ron understand.

"You really believe that Hermione?"

"I have to." Hermione said so soft that Ron could barely hear her.

Hermione left the room to go to bed.

"You may believe Harry really is good Hermione, but if he is not I'm going to be ready." Ron said to himself.

Ron pulled a book from under his chair entitled The Joy of Killing Harry Potter by Lord Voldermort.

The next day Harry awoke to an empty room. On the bedside table were flowers with a card that said Get well soon Harry. signed Dean Thomas.

Harry thought to himself Why would that little shit send me flowers? Does that enormous asshole think I'm a girl?

Harry was about to jump out of bed to go find Dean but he got a hold of himself and calmed down.

That was nice of Dean, although flowers are kind of pussy.

Just then the doors to the hospital wing opened and Dumbledore entered.

"Very good Harry" Dumbledore said with a smile on his face. "The flowers were a test. If you saw the flowers and went to kill Dean we would know you needed more time for the darkness to leave your body, but since you did not we know you are cured. Mr. Filch!" Dumbledore called "Go tell Dean he can come back into the castle."

"What do you mean I am cured professor? What was wrong with me?" Harry asked.

"I think you know Harry. And if you can not remember I am sure Miss Granger will fill you in. Good bye Harry, you may leave the hospital wing whenever you wish." Dumbledore said while exiting.

"Bye professor." Harry said, his mind on what Hermione knew.

Harry quickly got dressed and went looking for Hermione. Harry found Hermione in the Great Hall eating dinner. When Harry entered that Great Hall he saw Dean immediately dropped his dinner tray and ran out of the room.

"Yeah you better run you left-handed, flower-giving asshole!"

"Harry, how are you feeling? I take it you pasted the test." Hermione said, happy to see Harry was up and about..

"Hermione, Dumbledore said you knew what happened to me." Harry said, not caring about what Hermione had just asked him.

"You mean you don't remember Harry?" Hermione asked with a confused look on her face.

"Remember what?" Harry asked.

"Well it all started 4 months ago. You had just lost your glasses and you went to the lost and found to see if they were there."

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"Hello Filch, can I see the lost and found? I lost my glasses." Harry asked.

"Go ahead, what do I care." Filch said while looking at Harry trying to think of an insult. "You know you look like my cat's ass without your glasses."

Harry just stood there not sure how to respond to that. Filch, who was very proud of his insult, was mad Harry was not more insulted by his statement.

"Oh the hell with you." Filch said beginning to walk away. Harry began to look in the lost and found. After about a minute of looking Harry felt a tap on his shoulder; it was Filch.

"Harry, ask me what you look like with your glasses on." Filch said fighting back a smile.

"No." Harry said although he was curious about Filch's joke.

"Fine, be a jackass." Filch said, sad he could not tell his joke. Filch turned to walk away and saw Snape coming down the hall. "Snape!" Filch called out as happy as could be.

"What do you want Filch?" Snape asked, he was irritated Filch had seen him. Filch had been telling him bad jokes all week.

"Snape ask me what Harry looks like without glasses." Filch said, again fighting back smiling.

"I don't care what Harry looks like." Snape said trying to get around Filch so he could leave.

"No, ask me. I swear it will be funny. If you don't laugh I will never tell you another joke." Filch said worried Snape would not play along.

"Fine, What does Harry look like without his glasses?" Snape said his eyes rolled to the back of his head.

"My cat's ass!" Filch yelled so loud it echoed throughout the halls.

Snape was about to hit Filch because his joke was so bad but Snape saw Harry in the corner of his eye waiting to hear his response to Filch's joke. So Snape started laughing as loud as he could, in-between laughing Snape said "it's true, it's true."

Filch, very pleased at Snape's response said, "Snape ask me what Harry look like with his glasses on."

Snape really did not want to say it, but Harry was still listening. "What does Harry look like with his glasses on?" Snape asked while trying to keep laughing.

"My cat's butt with glasses on." Filch said while laughing out of control.

Snape and Filch left together laughing and giving each other high 5s. After they were gone Harry went back to looking for his glasses in the lost and found. Harry could not find his glasses but he found something much more interesting. He took it and put it in his pocket and went back to the Gryffindor common room. Upon entering the common room Harry was greeted by Hermione.

"We found your glasses Harry; they were in Hedwig's nest. She shit all over them."

Because Harry was so interested in showing Ron and Hermione what he found he put his glasses on without listening to what Hermione was saying.

"Look what I found in the lost and found." Harry said, handing it over to Hermione.

"So? It's just a book." Hermione said, while looking at the owl shit all over Harry's face.

"What do you mean it's a book, it's the most beautiful wand I have ever seen." Harry exclaimed.

"Wait, I know what this is." Hermione said while running up the stairs.

"Were is she going?" Ron asked Harry.

"How should I know?" Harry said, mad that Ron asked him a question he had no idea the answer to.

Hermione came back into the room with a book in her hand. "Look this is what that thing is." Hermione opened the book to a page that showed a picture of a blinding light.

"It's called the light of erised." Hermione explained. "It gives you whatever you want most. A wand represents power, a book represents knowledge. But it does not work for everyone because it's power comes from darkness, only those who are evil can use it. And it will only give you dark power like if I were to use it I would only gain knowledge of evil."

"Well, if we wanted to use it how would we?" Harry asked trying to sound uninterested.

"According to the book you hold it and say its name." Hermione said glad to have Harry's answer. "We should turn it in to Dumbledore." Hermione told Harry.

"You're right." Harry said sadly.

"Well let's go." Hermione said while rising to her feet.

"That's o.k. Hermione, I'll take it to Dumbledore." Harry said hoping she would say o.k.

"Don't be silly Harry, I want to go with you." Hermione said while getting ready.

"O.k. I just thought you wanted to study for the big pop quiz McGonagall is throwing tomorrow."

"WHAT!"

"I heard McGonagall talking about it to Professor Binns when I was looking for my glasses." Harry said while tying his shoes. When he looked up to see if Hermione had bought his lie, she was already gone.

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"And that what's happened Harry. Well that's all I know. Apparently you used the light when no one was looking." Hermione told Harry.

"Well, were is the light now?" Harry asked.

"You tell us. You had it last." Ron said as he entered the room.

"Ron, where have you been?" Harry asked glad to see his friend.

"Answer the question Harry, were did you put the light of erised?" Ron asked

"I don't know were I left it." Harry said wondering what was Ron's problem.

"Is that the truth or are you lying again?" Ron said, his voice starting to rise.

"I'm not lying. What is your problem Ron?"

"Whatever." Ron said as he left the room.

"What wrong with Ron?" Harry asked Hermione.

"Nothing, he is just worried about you Harry." Hermione said worried Harry would keep asking questions.

"Hermione, when I had the power of erised I felt true power. If I could find it again I could have the power to stop Voldermort."

"No Harry the light is evil, it will consume you again." Hermione said trying to make Harry understand.

"Not at first, I can control the power for a little while." Harry said trying to make Hermione understand.

"Harry the more power you use the harder it is to control." Hermione explained. "If you use enough of its power to stop Voldermort there is no way you could control it. If you beat him you might in turn become Voldermort, and if you tried and failed Voldermort would know about the power of erised and he would use it to get a power boost and be even more evil. He would be unstoppable. Promise me if you find the light you will give it straight to Dumbledore." Hermione said almost pleading with Harry.

"But." Harry said trying to make her not make him promise.

"No 'buts', promise me Harry." Hermione said almost screaming.

"O.k. Hermione, I promise." Harry said in a reassuring way.

"Thank you Harry." Hermione said much calmer now. "Good. I'm going to bed. Goodnight Harry."

"Goodnight Hermione."

Hermione got up to leave the room, just before she reached the door Harry called out.

"Hermione, didn't the book say only someone evil can use the light." Harry asked fearing her answer.

"Yes Harry, that's what the book said." Hermione said thinking back to the book's pages.

"If only someone evil can use it, how did I?"