(Emily's story)

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Alana looked around the room, trying to dig up the courage to tell what she has been trying to hide all her life. Finally finding her father had given her the strength she needed to let her story out. "Well, to start it off, I guess I'll have to tell you what I found out last night. Last night, Merlin came to me again in a dream and told me he is my father."

"How can that be?" Dumbledore asked, with Harry looking even more shocked than Dumbledore did. "He told me he messed up an experiment when he was younger and it sent him into the future. He met my mother and they fell in love. When she became pregnant, he was suddenly sent back to his time and he couldn't find a way to get back."

"Wow..." Harry let out a long breath. Dumbledore shut his eyes, as though he was trying to remember something, but then told her to continue her story.

"My sister, Abby, and I were born on August 17, 1979. We lived in my grandparent's house, because my mother had to take care of my grandfather. He was very old and lonely, and we were the only family he had.

My mother had been having many financial problems, and she had to marry this man so she wouldn't have to sell the house. She was beautiful and I can see how he had wanted to marry her. He never like my sister and I, because we reminded him that she had loved someone before him.'

'Even when I was very young, I noticed some strange things happening to me. My mother soon figured out that I had inherited my father's powers, but my mother didn't tell me where I had gotten them."

Dumbledore looked at her strangely, but didn't say anything. Alana continued, "She always got upset if I ever used my powers, and told me to hide them. My step-father didn't know how I had gotten these strange powers, and he liked to use force to make me stop...'

'But I didn't care what he thought. There are only a few things I could do, but my sister and grandfather encouraged me and helped me develop them. I can call up the wind to fly, and I have wandless magic."

"You mean you have Merlin's powers!" Harry asked in disbelief. Alana shook her head. "I don't think so. Those are the only two that I know of. I also have a very good sense of direction, but I don't know if that was one of his powers or not."

"Please continue Miss Alana," Dumbledore said, eyeing Harry sternly for interrupting.

"Yeah, where was I? Oh, yes, well my mother would never tell me anything about my father. My grandfather wanted to, but she kept him quiet. I overheard them talking about some prophecy I was a part of, but I never knew what it was about.

About a year ago, my mother caught a sickness none of us knew anything about. All of a sudden, she got really weak and by the time we had gotten her to St. Mungo's, she had died."Alana looked down, her eyes coated with tears.

"My step-father abandoned us that same day. Abby and I were forced to find jobs and take care of our grandfather. We were much better off without our step-father, but if it hadn't been for the support we recieved from our wonderful neighbors next-door, we would have gone bankrupt.

'About two months ago, Merlin came to me in a dream.'

Alana shopped for a second and then held out her hands. She drew a box in the air and then put a finger to her temple. She drew out a long silver fiber and placed it in the center of the box. The air in the box became a clear picture of an old man.

Merlin, who was the figure in the box, said, "Alana, You must go to Hogwarts as soon as you can. There are two boys in Hogwarts that you must find. They will be the ones to vanquish the dark lord. The two will be enemies, but the top in the school. You must also speak to the headmaster, telling him there will be an attack on Hogwarts and that he needs to strengthen the school and be prepared. Tell him to be ready in the beginning of the new year. I tell you this because you are an important part in this adventure, even though you are unaware of it. Alana..., you are much more than you seem, and there is more to you than you know.' "

The box dissolved, leaving Dumbledore and Harry both dumbstuck.

"Alana?Why'd Merlin say two..."Harry started, but Dumbledore hushed him.Alana was thankful.She needed to take it one story at a time.

"Merlin said also that I needed to leave my home soon. He told me I might be in danger, but he didn't know when anything was going to happen. The day we were planning to leave, we were attacked by deatheaters. '

'Abby and I saw through the window the deatheaters coming. They crashed into the living room and killed my grandfather.Abby and I had run away as soon as we had heard them coming. It took them a while to figure out we weren't in the house, and they were furious. We could see through the top of the trees the smoke coming from where our house used to be. I lost Abby in the forest while we were running, and I think they captured her..."Alana had to stop for a second. Reliving these memories were difficult and she was fighting back tears that once again threatened to emerge.

She took a deep breath. "I was trying to get to Hogwarts as fast as I could, because I knew it was what Merlin had wanted me to do.I was tired and my legs wouldn't let me run anymore. I could hear them behind me so I hid up high in one of the trees. They never found me and then, after spending the night up in the tree, I headed straight here."

"My grandfather's last works were, "'You have to get to Hogwarts.' He told us he would be the distraction we needed. He sacrificed himself so we would have a chance to get free..."

Alana wiped the tears that were streaming down her cheeks and looked down, embarrased.

Dumbledore stood up and put a hand on Alana's shoulder. "I knew when I first met you that you were special. You have gifts that are extraordinary, and you should be proud of them."

"I don't know, what would the other kids say if I came out with them? I know there is no reason to hide them because I am already found out but..."

"Who cares what they think!" Harry said, with his eyes shining with determination. "We should use what we have been blessed with, and face whatever it is fate has in store for us."Alana nodded but said," What if fate has something in store for us that we aren't ready for?"

"That's why you have friends; we will always be there for you through anything." She smiled.

"Harry is right of course, but the choice is up to you whether you want to expose them or not," Dumbledore said quietly. There was a pause in the room and then Alana found her voice again.

"I think I might want to keep them to myself and tell only a few people. Soon, I will let everyone else know..."

"That's quite understandable and I am honored you decided to tell us." Albus closed his eyes yet again and then took a deep breath. "I know what prophecy Merlin was talking about."

Alana's eyes grew big and she looked at the headmaster in anticipation. "You mean, ...you know? How do you know? How could he have told you?"

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Two hours later, they came back down, and opened the closet to find Ron and Hermione snogging passionately, not noticing the fact that everyone in the common room was witnessing the two lovebirds.

Took you two long enough," Harry said, as they broke apart, blushing furiously.

Faye jumped into her lap, while she sat in her bed thinking about the next day. The next day happened to be Saturday. She was anxious to find out what was in store for her.

She thought about what Dumbledore had told her about the prophecy. "I am one of the only people who have heard this prophecy," began Dumbledore,"because I was there when the prophecy was revealed. About 17 years ago, I traveled up the mountains with a small group of supporters who heard a rumor about Merlin living up in the mountains.'

'I thought it was impossible but they convinced me to go.We went up the a small cabin to find a young woman, Jillian,clutching a crystal ball and crying uncontrollably. She kept saying, "He's gone. He's gone."

She recognized me because I was a teacher at Hogwarts when she was a student there. She handed the crystal ball and told me to take it and figure it out. She said she knew she could trust me and I assured her that I wold take good care of it.

I saw that your mother was pregnant and so I took her back to her house with your grandparents so they could watch over her.'

'I went back to my own home and studied the crystal with turned out to be holding some sort of prophecy in it. I opened the crystal and listened to it.'

Dumbledore then walked to his cabinet and took out a large basin, filled with swirling green water. "I think it is time you finally heard the prophecy."

Thanks for reading! I'm sorry it's so short but I just had surgery and I am resting a lot. I really wanted to get out this chapter so I just finished with what I was typing and I've already done a good deal of the next chapter as well. TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK!

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-Emily-