Chapter Eight:
Spell Breaking
"Master Harry Potter," said Winky trying to dissuade Harry from trying to get into the Practice Room. Ginny, Hermione, and now Winky seemed to be working against him, so he took this as a personal challenge, "Please just rest for the rest of the day! Mistress will not be pleased if Harry Potter gets hurt! She may even make Winky Punish herself!"
"Ginny would NEVER do that and you know that!" Harry told the pleading house elf, "This is something I MUST do. How will I be able to protect everyone with all the Death Eaters still out there, and not to mention there's also the tournament…?" He trailed off.
B-But Master Harry Potter, Mistress Geeeenny is worried about you! Lady Hermy-own-ninny is as well! They says Harry Potter pushes himself too much! Works too hard he does!"
"I'm fine Winky," said Harry, "Everyone always worries too much about me!"
"But… M-Master Harry P-P-Potter…"
"I have to try Winky, if I can at least release the charms spellbinding the door, I promise to take the rest of the day off," Winky nodded, "Because I'll at least have some control over my powers." Harry turned back to the door. If anything, he was determined. But, determination could only go so far. He needed desperation, to be needed. He remembered all the times he had used wandless magic under full control. He placed both hands on the door. They started glowing with a faint white aura. The door was glowing faint blue aura, which soon turned to a dark blue aura. As the aura on the door changed, Harry's hands started to glow with a bright white as he resisted the Repelling Charm. He closed his eyes and remembered.
He was back at the cemetery in Little Hangleton. Both Serverus Snape and Tom Riddle were there, looking smug, taunting him. He almost gave up then. If not for her and her love for him all would have been lost. 'Ginny,' he had thought to himself, 'I will NOT let them hurt her! They've taken everything from me! Mum, dad, Sirius, and even Dumbledore I will NOT let them take her from me! I will save her no matter what!' He felt a sudden rage build up inside of him; he felt the raw power surging through his veins. It was unlike anything he had ever felt, yet it was familiar. He wouldn't let another person he loved be taken from him.
Winky looked on in horror, afraid to say anything, as the door was glowing a deep crimson red. The door began to shake violently as Harry held fast to the door, his whole body was glowing with the same bright white aura, and his eyes shut tight in concentration.
"Mad-Eye" Moody stood in the middle of the Dueling Chamber with in the Phoenix Sanctum. His movements were quick, and Harry could barely follow them. Harry, out of reflex, apparated behind Moody, only to see Ron struck down by a powerful stunner, and a whole series of spells being launched at Ginny and Hermione. Hermione threw up a shield in vain, and Harry could only watch as Hermione's shield became strained and shattered by the ex-Auror's assault. It was now just Ginny and Harry against "Mad-Eye" Moody. He had hoped to draw Moody's attention away from Ginny by using a duplicity charm with a concealing spell, but Ginny attacked first. Hoping to at least distract Moody, Harry, all four of him, fired four stunners all at once. Moody used the Reflectis Charm to reflect all the spells back at them, and Harry watched as Ginny was hit by an incredibly powerful Bat-Bogey Hex. Moody's movements were almost undetectable as he fired another curse at Harry, but Harry was quicker using an after-image to fool Moody. If Harry was quicker, Moody was smarter, as Harry sent a powerful hex at Moody only to realize it was a false image as he was sent sailing into the air.
At once million thoughts raced through Harry's mind. 'Why can't I beat him, I defeated Voldemort! How can I expect to compete in a tournament, when I can't even beat an old man? How can I protect Ginny, when I can't even defend myself?' Familiar feelings welled up within Harry; frustration, rage, love, hate, and desperation for failing his best friends and wife. Harry launched a curse at Moody, which was easily deflected. Harry landed on the ground hard. He saw Moody start flinging curses at him. 'No! I will not give in! I will not fail them! Nothing will happen to her!' At that moment, all the power that surged through when he had defeated Voldemort returned. It was familiar, yet different, stronger than before, but more welcoming. 'How dare he hex Ginny!' Harry through up a shield, and slowly stood, using all the power and concentration he could to keep the barrier between him and Moody strong.
"Reflectis!" Harry remembered shouting as he thrust out his left hand, and let his shield collapse. He simply watched as "Mad-Eye" Moody was hit by half a dozen of his own curses. Harry was launched into the air as well as a few of them managed to hit him as well, but he no longer cared, he had beaten Moody.
Winky watched as Harry fought all the wards and charms on the door. She started to become more and more afraid as the door was now throwing out red bolts of magical energy. Harry's eyes were still closed in deep concentration, as he was now emitting a bright golden aura. More and more power began to surge through Harry, and then he burst into flames as a huge shockwave of power could be felt for miles, though no one could quite tell were it came from.
"Pathetic," said a man with long dark hair and a short beard. He wore black enchanted armor and had a black staff with a cobra head on it that was also black. "You're so weak, and now your beloved wife shall suffer! CRUCIO!" The spell traveled from the open mouth of the cobra to the seemingly lifeless form of Ginerva Potter. As the Unforgivable Curse hit her she thrashed around and screamed Harry's name in agonizing pain. Yet Harry stood there frozen, unable to help her. When the spell was lifted she looked up at him and he saw the tears streaming from her eyes as she looked at him pleadingly. He needed to help her, to save her! "Pathetic! Avada Kedavra!" said the man and there was a familiar flash of green light.
Ginny was no longer looking at him, she was lying there face down on the ground. Ginny did not move she was dead. Ginerva Potter was dead and Harry had done nothing to stop it! "NO!" shouted Harry in agonizing pain.
"No!" Harry shouted, startling Winky, who at this point knew there was nothing she could do. Harry was completely engulfed in flames, yet he did not burn. The door began to crack. "Ginny…No!" tears were streaming down Harry's face. The vision seemed too real, the power became uncontrollable, and the entire house seemed to be shaking. "NO!" a flaming phoenix seemed to fly out of the flames. The bird was completely made of fire and it simply hovered behind Harry its' wings spread out. It let out a mournful cry of desperation, as the door began to crack further, and finally exploded. All Harry could remember was Winky's cry of terror as he was flung from the doorway, before slipping into darkness.
A/N: So the plot thickens. Who is the powerful wizard invading Harry's mind? What does he have to do with the changes Harry has been going through? What does this new surge of power mean for Harry and the rest of the group and what does Dumbledore know that everyone else does not? Find out in the next exciting chapter of The Legend of Potter: Shockwave of Power. Please read and review!