Card Master Hadrian Chapter 7
Three Days after the death of Hadrian Karen could be found sitting on the top of the Astronomy Tower, her feet hanging over the edge. Looking down Karen could see students and teachers rushing about. They still had Hadrian's funeral to organise, as well as preparing for Voldemort's imminent attack. Karen looked to the sky and whispered, "Hadrian-kun, we need you…"
Deep in the Abyss of Lost Souls the one previously known as Hadrian Shaoran Kinemoto, The Boy Who Lived, floated dwelling on the folly of death heard the call and whipped his head around, looking for the source of the soft musical voice. Seeing a light deep at the bottom Hadrian floated down to find a door showing him everything that was happening. Hadrian was startled, everything looked familiar but nothing made sense. Since dieing Hadrian had lost all his memories as well as his powers. Looking through the door Hadrian saw Karen, along with Ron, Hermione and Ginny sparing in the Great Hall with sharp swords from the walls. Hadrian was shocked, without knowing how he knew; Hadrian was able to spot every mistake each of the combatants made. The tall red head would place his foot in the wrong direction, shifting his centre of Balance higher, making him easier to trip, the younger red head held the sword the completely wrong way, the bushy haired one lacked confidence and the fourth seemed to be the only one who knew what she was doing. Smiling Hadrian watched as she stopped the sparring session before instructing the remaining three to all attack her. Hadrian's smile grew as she successfully blocked and disarmed all three. When the match was over the door closed.
Hadrian was floating again, since the first door had appeared, many more similar doors had opened showing him scores of people he felt he knew but couldn't remember. Looking around he saw a bright light glowing beneath him. Not knowing what else to do Hadrian floated down to investigate. The moment the light touched him he vanished.
Hadrian appeared in a large room surrounded by many people. In front of all these people were two who looked so familiar it was painful. Hadrian stepped forward to be tackled to the ground by a third person who had moments ago been a large dog. Looking up his assailant he was shocked to see tears in his eyes. Pushing him off Hadrian stood up and looked around, "Where am I?" The people all around him sighed, "You're in the Next World. This is where those who have died go." Hadrian looked at the one who had spoken; it was the man from the front of the crowd. He was not very tall and had black ruffled hair. Looking to the woman he was captured by two sparkling green eyes. Both stepped forward and embraced him, "Hadrian we have missed you so much." Hadrian went stiff the moment they touched him and said, "I'm sorry, I don't know who you are. I think you need my help though." Both stepped back alarmed, "You don't remember who you are?" Hadrian looked at the lady, "No I don't. All I know is that there are people somewhere else who needs my help. You also need my help. You're trapped and can't go to where you need to be. I think I can help you." Both looked down at him before the lady broke down and collapsed into the others arms crying.
James Potter looked down at his son and fought with himself not to cry. His precious little boy had died way before his time of a broken and shattered heart. Now his son had lost all his memories and knew only of self-sacrifice. James sighed and wrapped his arms around Lily before speaking, "Hadrian, I am your father, James Potter, this is your mum, Lily. Do you remember us?" James felt his heart break in two when Hadrian shook his head indifferently, "No sir, I don't recognize you, are you sure you don't have me mixed up with someone else?" James shook his head, "no Hadrian, you are our son. We both love you even if you don't remember us." James looked down at Lily, "Your mother, myself and Sirius want to help you. We all love you and don't want you to miss out on life. We can send you back to where you belong. We can't give your memories back though." James began to weep as Hadrian nodded, "Very well sir. There are other people who need me. I think I love you, I'm not sure though, when I see you and Miss Lily I feel happy yet sad. Yes I think I do love you." James and Lily both kneeled down in front of Hadrian and hugged him, "Thank you Hadrian, it is every parents dream to hear their child tell them they love them." Hadrian smiled and hugged James and Lily back before stepping away, "I have to go. There are people who need me." James and Lily nodded, "We know Hadrian, go protect them." Hadrian smiled and began to fade away.
Karen sat on one of the front chairs beside the Lake. Before her was Dumbledore, Hagrid and McGonnagal. Looking beside her she saw Ron and Hermione, Ron looked totally bewildered while Hermione had tears running down her face. A quick glance around the rest of the newly constructed Hogwarts Cemetery showed that nearly everyone had tears running down their faces. Suddenly Dumbledore rose to his feet and made his way to the Podium. Seeing the headmaster about to commune Hadrian to the other world caused a great Rage to light inside her and drove her to her feet. Walking forward she stepped past Dumbledore and stepped up to the podium. Looking down at the masses before her Karen realised that not just Hogwarts had come to Hadrian's funeral. Almost the entire Wizarding World was there. Taking a deep breath Karen began to speak, "Today we have gathered to celebrate Hadrian Kinemoto leaving the life of pain he led. Let it be known that Hadrian had friends, and still does-" From the front Ron cried, 'here here!' "As his friends, we shall all try our hardest to keep going. To live, for Hadrian's pain, was our exemption. Now he is moving onto a place where pain cannot follow. He has protected us for all his life. Now we must each take up a portion of his life and look after each other ourselves. Hadrian showed us that House Differences make no difference. We must be the same. With the headmaster's permission, I would like to remove the individual houses of Hogwarts and erect a single House that all fall into, the House of Kinemoto." Stepping back from the podium Karen bowed in a simple Chinese way before stepping down and returning to her seat. All over the lawns of Hogwarts cheers erupted then died down as Dumbledore stepped up to the podium.
The one known as Hadrian floated across the Other World, looking for a way to return to the Realms of Mortals. Seeing a door he landed and opened it.
Dumbledore looked around him, aware of the hate, anger and despair all pointed at him. Sighing he began to speak, "Many know that I am the one responsible for Hadrian's death, I gave him to the Ministry under the belief that they could use him to increase our chances of Victory. I was wrong. I will not beg forgiveness nor will I surrender myself to your punishments. I will go on, as Hadrian would have wanted. I will continue to fight, continue to strive until Voldemort is defeated. This I promise on the memory of Hadrian Shaoran Kinemoto." There was some applause but not as much as Karen received. Next was Hagrid, Hadrian's first friend. Stepping up to the podium many were shocked at his size. Since Hadrian's death Hagrid had grown. He was almost two feet taller and his arms were built like tree trunks. Karen smiled; Hagrid had been using Muggle Body Building equipment to work out. Hagrid arrived at the podium and took a deep breath, "I think I was the first person to meet Harry, not as the Boy Who Lived but just small scared Harry. I'll never forget that day, Harry saw me as a pillar of strength. He came to me when he had problems or just needed to talk. Harry, Ron and Hermione were the only ones who stood by me when the Chamber of Secrets was opened, he was the only one who was willing to fight the Basilisk despite the danger and he was the only one not afraid of Voldemort." Almost everyone in the crowd flinched at the sound of Voldemort's name, "For crying out loud. It's a name. Harry was the only who could say that without even thinking of who it meant. Harry was the bravest person I knew, he faced Voldemort without a second thought of what could happen to him and never backed down when his friends needed him." Hagrid stopped there as the tears he was holding back began to flow freely.
Hadrian opened the door and saw people. Lots of people standing around as a house burned. From the flames of the house a huge motorcycle lifted into the air. Hadrian gasped as he saw the person riding the motorcycle looked down and drew an umbrella before shouting "Obliviate!" he then rode away.
Ron smiled as Hermione stepped down from the podium. Like him her speech had been short but emotional. When she was level he wrapped his arms around her shoulders and pulled her close. Together they sat down as Karen returned to the podium.
Hadrian flew. He had been thinking of how to move faster when from his back two huge black wings burst forth in a strangely brilliant black light. When he realised that they wings could hold him in the air he lifted up and shot down the dark corridor surrounding him. As he flew Hadrian glanced through the hundreds of doors lining the walls of the corridor absorbing the information they contained. When he arrived at the end of the corridor he found himself face to face with a single door. Landing softly he touched the handle and was immediately swallowed up in a dark shadow.
Karen held her tears back as she stepped down from the podium. The final prayer had been short but to the point. Everyone knew that Hadrian had hated attention and decided that a short prayer telling of his love for life and friends would be enough. As she stepped down the first years at the back of the crowd lifted instruments and began to play a slow funeral march. As the music played Hagrid walked back down the aisle carrying Hadrian's body. Because of the level of mutilation delivered upon him, he had been covered in a large cloth. Hagrid sobbed as he set Hadrian's body down upon the marble alter erected in his honour. Then as Hagrid stepped back two of the strongest sorcerers in the world stepped forward. They were Shaoran Li, Lord of the Wolf Clan and Eriol Hirizagawa, Clow Reed reincarnated. Both stepped up to the Alter and bowed low, showing their respect for the deceased before drawing their Staffs. High overhead Yue and Keroberos flew, their sadness at the lost line of Kinemoto radiating on all those below them. Shaoran and Eriol lifted their staffs and raised them high above the Alter. With a burst of light and a clap of thunder the Alter was covered with a large temple. On the door was the Hogwarts Crest, overlapped with the Symbol of the Card Captor. With their work done Shaoran and Eriol both stepped back and bowed low before melting back into the crowds.
Hadrian screamed in pain as the shadows receded revealing the image of Hogwarts. Hadrian almost sighed before he noticed the difference. The Lake, once clear and pure, was now a bubbling mass of evil. The grounds surrounding the castle were dead and the castle itself appeared to be falling down. Hadrian sobbed as he began to notice bodies lying around the castle in various states of decomposition. As Hadrian looked around himself he realised that not all the bodies were faceless. Many of them showed faces of people who seemed so familiar. When he saw one, a young lady with long bushy hair he felt such a heart wrenching pain he fell to his knees and shouted, "WHY? IS THIS PUNISHMENT FOR A PAST CRIME?" As Hadrian began to sob a loud voice echoed through the grounds, "No Hadrian Shaoran Kinemoto, Card Captor and Master of the Shadow Cards, this is the future should you fail. Everything you love will be destroyed everyone you care about will be killed. You cannot fail Hadrian. You cannot fail…" Hadrian screamed again, long and loud before closing his eyes and breaking down to sob into the dead earth of his once called home.
Karen sighed as she sat on the roof of the Temple. It had been three weeks since Hadrian's funeral and many were preparing for war. Snape had turned up at the Great Hall three days ago beaten and bleeding, on the verge of death. Before he passed out he was able to tell those closest to him, the Gryfindors, that Voldemort was coming. The moment Dumbledore heard this news he cancelled all classes and reactivated the DA. From that day on, Dumbledore and the rest of the staff began to teach all the students Battle Magic. What Hadrian had taught them in the DA was soon proven to be nothing more than children's magic as students learnt the destructive force of Battle Magic. Now Karen sat on the roof of the Temple, waiting for Voldemort to attack. Karen knew that this battle would result in many deaths unless someone did something. The only someone able to do anything though, was dead. Karen felt a single tear run down her face before she rose to her feet and jumped off the roof of the temple. Landing on her feet Karen immediately turned and faced the doors of the Temple. Bowing she pushed them open and made her way inside. Lighting the candles with a flick of her wand Karen made her way to the Alter where Hadrian's magically preserved body rested. Pulling back the sheet Karen smiled softly down at his peaceful face before bending down and gently kissing him on the forehead, " I miss you Hadrian, I hope you're happy with your parents now." With that said Karen turned and left the Temple.
Hadrian slowly opened his eyes, expecting to find himself still inn the desolate graveyard of Hogwarts. Instead he found himself in darkness. The moment he raised his head of the ground light erupted around him leaving him momentarily blind. When his vision cleared Hadrian found himself inside a Temple of sorts. Getting off the Alter he seemed to be sitting on he made his way to the doors and opened them. What he saw shocked him…
Oooooooh! Cliffy. Bad Cliffy, go home! Sorry folks, that's all for now. I'll see you next chapter. The Final Battle Part 1. Two, maybe three chapters left. God this is annoying. See you all later…