Chapter 18 Christmas Break

Time flew as it always does at Hogwarts and before they knew it was two days before Christmas break. While they were at breakfeast Harry got a letter from James that said

Dear Harry

I will meet you and your friends Ron, Hermione, Isildur and Ginny at Platform 9 3/4. Mr Weasly will also be there he will be joining us on our journey to Godric's Hollow.

Love always your Dad.

Harry of course shared the news with his friends. Isildur begin to get very excited about this as he had never seen platform 9 3/4, he had read about it and seen it in the movies but that wasn't really even the real platform.

The next day went by quickly as it was the last day before beak and all the teachers weren't even trying to teach anything, other then Snape of course who continued to teach as if it was any other day.

The next day everyone who was leavening got into the carriages to go down to Hogsmeade station.

One the way down Harry asked Isildur if he could see the Tisdales pulling the carriages.

Isildur shock his head and said "No, I've never seen anyone die."

Once they got onto the train thy got a compartment together and had a few games of exploding snap after they taught Isildur how to play.

When they arrived at Kings Cross they got of the train at platform 9 3/4 and walked through the barrier into Muggle London. Isildur turned around to see where they had come out he saw a sign that said Platforms 9 and 10 and he looked over there, but there was nothing but the most modern part of Kings Cross. IT had electric trains running through it and there was no sign of the Hogwarts express. Heck it didn't even look like the platform from the movies. (Authors note: This summer I went to England and on one of the days we were in London we went to platform 9 and 10 and all that's there is the tracks and platform for the Thames Link (Commuter rail) There is also no platform in between the two tracks there.)

Isildur looked around again and saw an arch way with Platform 9 3/4 above it, he knew that they hadn't come through that arch as it looked like it was put up for tourist.(There is actually a sign like that there. I have a picture of my Mum with her hand against the wall it's on).

James and Mr. Weasly then walked up to the three boys and Hermione and said "are you all set to go to Godric's Hollow?"

They all nodded, and then asked "How are we going to get there?"

Then James said as he and the boys put the trunks on to Trolleys (Carts), "We will be traveling by train from St. Pancreas which is just across the street. Now do we have evrything? Isildur where's your sword?"

Isildur then said that he had put it in his trunk as he thought it looked a little suspicious to be carrying it around muggle London. They then walked across the street to St. Pancreas where they boarded a Midland Mainline train for Nottingham. James told them that Godric's Hollow was located just outside a small town where magical people and muggles live together. He told them that the name of the town was 'Ravenshead' but the people of Nottinghamshire sometimes call it 'Raaven Shead' when they want to sound posh. (Note evrything except for the wizard stuff is true, when we were in Nottingham my uncle told us this (My Mum, myself and two of my brothers.))

When they arrived in Nottingham about two hours later they were met by Isildur's father who had come to meet them at the train station. They all piled into what looked like an ordinary mini van from the outside but James had obviously used magic to make it bigger on the inside. Also the trunk had been enlarged so that 4 Hogwarts trunks could fit into it.

Then they headed out of town towards Ravenshead and soon after entering the town they turned into a long drive way with a gate in front of it.

The gate was much like the one at Hogwarts except instead of two winged boars on either side there were two large Lions. It was obvious from the gate that this house and land had once belonged to none other then Godric Grifindor.

They continued to drive up the winding driveway, until they came to a large house at the end of it. The house had lion shaped gargoyles for downspouts and looked like a large old stately home that had been well loved by its owners as well as taken care of.

They all got out of the car and walked up to the front door. James seized the mighty door knocker in his hand and knocked on the door. A small creature answered the door that Hermione recognised immediately as a house elf. She glared at James who said "I will talk to you about them later."

They then entered the main foyer of the house. On earthier side of the room there was a spiral staircase going up to what seamed like four flours. To the left of them was the formal Living Room and the Library/Study and to there right was the dinning room and the kitchen. The foyer continued the length of the house and led out into the back yard. James told them that the back yard had a guest house, an indoor outdoor swimming pool and a Quidditch pitch.

He then led them upstairs to the third flour and said "The boys' rooms are to the right and Hermione you and Ginny are to the left. If you need anything just ask the house elves. They are paid 15 Galleons a mouth and have a day off every second Thursday, in case your wondering. They are also the decencies of the house elves originally brought here by Godric Grifindor, who also paid them."

Hermione looked at James with a look of shock on her face and was about to ask more about this when James looked at her and said "Godric was a lot like Dumbledore, he carried for other creatures and had feelings for them. Now dinner will be in five minutes in the dinning room, so go and freshen up."

They each walked down the section of flour that James had directed them and came two doors with there names on them. Harry, Ron and Isildur were sharing a room together and Ginny and Hermione were sharing another. Each room was decorated in Grifindor coulors and had diffrent things for each person's personality. Hermione and Ginny's room had tons of books for Hermione to read. Well the boys' room had racks for there brooms and a display stand for Narsil. The bathrooms were huge and had bathtubs as big as the prefects bathroom at Hogwarts.

After they had freshened up they headed downstairs for dinner. When they got into the dinning room they saw that there was a huge meal out on the table. Also Isildur's parents were there. Isildur introduced Harry, Ron and Hermione to his parents well they waited for Lilly to bring out the main course which was a roast beef prepared in the muggle way. James told them that she insisted on doing all the cooking herself and wouldn't let the house elves in the kitchen.

Well they were eating dinner James and Lilly asked Harry if there was anything special he wanted to do.

He said that he would like to drop it to visit the Dursleys with his parents, just to see there reaction. James laughed at this, however Lilly didn't really see what was so funny about but said she would like to see her sister again.

The next morning James woke the boys early and told them to get ready for a little visit with the Dursleys. Lilly did the same with the girls. They left the house at 9:00 and made the trip to Number four privet drive with amazing speed, as the car was magic it seemed to slip into impossible gaps in the traffic on the Motor ways.

Once they pulled up to number Four Privet Drive they got out of the car. Harry went up to the door with Ron, Hermione and Isildur and knocked on it. James and Lilly stood out of sight under black cloaks. Mr. Dursleys got up from his chair to answer the door, and was shoked when he got there to see Harry and that Red haired boy whose father had blown up the living room about three years ago. He noticed two other people with him that he didn't know and nor did he want to.

He then said "Boy what are you doing here; I thought you stayed at school over the Holidays?"

Harry looked at him and said "I usually do but you see this year is diffrent. I'm staying with some people that you might know. You might say that there family."

Uncle Vernon looked at him and said: Don't talk such rubbish to me, you know darn well that were the only family you have."

Then a voice that Vernon and Petunia hadn't heard in 16 years spoke up and said "Petunia you should have treated my son better, After all I would have treated Dudley better if I was in your position."

Petunia looked around for the voice, but all she saw was a figure all in black with a hood covering their face. The first figure was joined by a second who said "Lilly please is that the way you great your sister."

Lilly the said "Well James she did treat Harry very badly all those years that the world thought we were dead."

Petunia then fainted it to Vernon's arms.

When she woke up two minutes later Lilly and James were in the living room much to the protests of Uncle Vernon. Dudley then walked in to the room and saw a man who looked a lot like Harry except for his eye color, and a woman who looked a bit like his mother. He shrieked and was about to leave the room when James spoke up and Said "So you're my Nephew Dudley?"

Dudley looked at James and wondered who this man is. He turned to his father who was equally afraid. He then grabed his backside and slowly walked in to the room being careful not to turn his back on James. James then said "aren't you going to behave properly Dursleys and introduce your son to his Uncle?"

Vernon looked like he was about to kill James when Dudley stepped forward and did something that really made his father mad. He stepped forward and said "Your Harry's father then, but how can you be here my Mum and Dad always told me that you were killed in a car crash?"

James looked at him and then to Vernon and Petunia and said "How could you tell both Harry and Dudley such lies about us."

Vernon was about to speak when James said "I suppose I should tell you the whole story but first I think everyone in this room should know each other. We can of course do this the Muggle way or I can force everyone with magic. It's your choice Vernon."

Vernon Dursleys thought about this for a bout 2 seconds and said "Let's just do it with out magic."

He then turned to Dudley and said "Dudley this is your Uncle James and your Aunt Lilly."

Dudley shoked hands with them but was very nervous around them as they were a which and a wizard and he didn't want to get another pig tale. James noticed this and asked Harry why Dudley was so nervous. Harry then told his dad about what Hagrid had done to Dudley before his first year at Hogwarts. James then burst out laughing and Vernon asked him what was so funny. James just said Harry just reminded me about something I did at school when I was his age that's all."

Then Harry introduced his friends to the Dursleys. When Dudley shoked hand with Isildur he noticed the sword he wore around his waste and asked him what it was.

Isildur replied by saying that it was both his wand and an accent sword from a time forgotten. Dudley then relished that he had seen that sword before in a movie called the Lord of the Rings; he had also heard Isildur's first and middle name in them. He was curious about this as the sword that he had looked like Narsil from the movies.

He then asked Isildur "Where'd you get that sword from it looks exactly like the one in the Movie The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. You know the one that was Isildur's"

Isildur looked at Dudley for a moment and then said "Very observant Dudley. It is no ordinary replica of the sword from the movie nor was it used in the movie for it is 'The Sword that was Broken, which was made whole again', this is the one and only Narsil."

Dudley then asked if he could hold it. Isildur replied "No for two reasons. One this is my wand and two it is writen that none may pull this sword out of its sheath except the heirs of Ellendale, les they have ad death wish."

Vernon then looked at Isildur and said to him "Are you threatening to kill my son?"

Dudley then spoke up and said "Dad he's not. He's only telling me what is writen about his sword, and I don't think he's lying about it."

Vernon then turned to James and said "Now will you please explain why you and your wife aren't dead?" James and Lilly then told the Long story that Harry was told on Halloween night in Dumbledores office. Vernon was still furious about this and he wished to speak with Mr and Mrs Potter alone. So Harry, Ron, Hermione and Isildur all went upstairs, when they got up there Dudley offered them his room to talk in on one condition, he wanted to join the conversation and find out some stuff about wizards and witches.

So they all sat in Dudley's room talking about Hogwarts and Quidditch and things that were going on in the wizrding world. Dudley was amazed by all this.

He then asked Isildur "Since you have Narsil does that mean that you are a descendent of the King of Gondor?"

Isildur nodded to him and said "I am indeed a decendent of King Elisa."

Dudley the asked him "Isn't he dead?"

Isildur looked at him and said "No as a mater of fact he is very much alive and is still the King of Gondor, I believe he's about a 100 by now."

Just then Fawkes flew into the room with a letter and a small package for Isildur, he (Fawkes) wanted for no reply and simply left. Dudley was amazed at the bird that had flown in the window and asked what it was. Harry then told him all about Fawkes and Phoenixes in general. During this time Isildur opened the letter he had received. It was from Gandalf and it said

Dear Isildur
Here is the Kings Foil you require to help the Long bottoms recover. King Elessar sent it with his best regards to his 20x Great Grand son and said that you as an heir of Ellendale should have no problem using it.
Yours Faithfully
Gandalf the White

He also signed the note with his elvish Rune (The one he used in the letter to Frodo in The Fellowship of the Ring).

Isildur opened the box and saw a plant that looked very much like a weed inside of it. The others looked at it and said the same thing and wondered why such a thing could have such power in the hand of so few.

They all started discussing thing again except for Isildur who was once again alone in his thoughts. He had pulled out his sword and begin to sharpen it. Evenly they noticed him doing this. Dudley looked at him as if he might kill him. Then Isildur looked up from what he was doing and apologised if any one was sacred about him sharpening his sword. He examined he was just taking a few nicks out of the blade. He then put it back in to the sheath.

Lilly and Petunia then came into the room and said that it was time that Harry, Ron, Hermione and Isildur were going.

Dudley then asked if he could visit the Potter's house sometime.

Petunia smiled and said "Will see I need to convince your father first. Maybe after Christmas."

After that conversation Harry, Ron, Hermione and Isildur left with James and Lilly wondering if they would see the Dursleys again.

On the way back Isildur was again silent.

The others asked him why and he said "Just think of something I need to do."

Then he said to James and said "Can we visit ST. Mungos?"

James then asked "Why do you want to go there are sick or injured?"

Isildur said "No but I have a task to perform there. I wish to try and help a boy who was born the same day as Harry, lost his parents to servants of Voldemort."

James nodded and said "Ah the Longbottom, well I think you may want Neville there when you visit. We can talk to him tonight as he and his Grandmother live next door to us."

Harry was amazed to hearer that all the years he had know Neville he had been living next door to his (Harry's) parent's house. Harry then asked James if any other Wizard families lived nearby.

James replied "yah there's one other. Big supporters of you know who. They moved there house here just after we "Died".

Everyone in the car was shoked by this. Isildur then asked "have you talked with them."

James then said "Yeah they came over when they saw the gate open for the first time in 16 years. They said they wanted to know if someone had finally bought the place. They got a nasty shock though when they found out who we really were."

Harry then laughed and said "maybe if Isildur cures Neville's parents we should all go and visit Malfoy Manor together and say its special business."

James smiled at his son's idea and said "Maybe we should round up the old gang and raid there house?"

At that point Lilly turned to him and scowled saying "James Harold Potter how dare you speak of doing such a thing. The order of the Phoenix is not a group of people who get together and play jokes on people like you Muruders did at school."

James went silent after that and said nothing until they pulled up the drive way of Godric's Hollow.

When James got out of the car three people were waiting for them at the gate, a man, a woman and a boy about Harry's age. They were the Malfoy and they said they would like to speak to the Potters. They also wondered if Draco could speak to the younger generation. James and Lilly considered it for a moment and reluctantly allowed them in.

Once they got in the house Lilly and James went to the living room where Mr and Mrs Weasly were sitting having tea with the Taylor's and the Grangers who had just arrived. Lilly entered the room first and said that the neibours have come by for a visit. Judging by the way she had said it they realised that she didn't mean the Longbottom, nor any other family other then the Malfoys.

James led the Malfoys in to the living room and introduced everyone.

Mr Malfoy and said "ah so your the parents of the boy that threatened my Draco? Well I advise you to keep control of your son for he will not always have that muggle loving fool to protect him."

Mr. Taylor was shoked by this outburst how dare this man tell him how to raise his son, true he had done wrong to this mans son but he did apologise to him and he was given a punishment for it.

The Taylor's and the Grangers decided to leave as they felt they were not wanted by the Malfoys so they retired to the guest house they were staying in, which on the first floor housed the equipment for the pool as wheel as the equipment and changing rooms for both the Quidditch pitch and the pool.

Meanwhile Ron, Hermione, Harry and Isildur lead Draco up to the boy's room. Draco looked around it in disgust as it was decorated in Grifindors colors. They all sat down on various chairs and beds around the room. Isildur again sat in silence with Narsil out sharpening it, this time he did it to make Draco feel nervous and they others relished it too. There was an eerie silence in the room until Isildur spoke up and said "So why does one of biggest Voldemort supported show up in the driveway of one of his greatest enemas?"

He said this entire well still sharpening his blade.

Draco looked over at him very nervously and said "I don't know why my father wanted to come but he brought along me and my mother so it would look like more of a social call."

Isildur then stood up and begin waving Narsil around in what looked like a well choreographed fight with no one. He then said as he laid it down on the rack in front of his bed (which was designed like the table that holds the broken pieces in the movie) "You expect us to believe that story? Tell me why you are here or you shall feel the sting of Narsil."

Draco said "I am hear to try and get information for my father to give to the Dark Lord."

Isildur then said "Draco do you remember the little conversation we had a few weeks back." Draco then marched up to Isildur and said "which one the one where you pointed a sword at my thought or the private one."

Isildur said "the private one. I now ask you to chose where your loyalties lie, with Voldemort your Dark lord or with Dumbledore the greatest sorcery of all times? Tell me Draco whose side are you on?"

Draco then replied "I don't know on one hand I don't want to betray my father, and on the other I am starting to believe that Dumbledore is right in all this. But as I said I still don't know what I am going to do."

Everyone in the room was shocked by what he had said, after all this was Draco Malfoy son of notorious Deatheater Lucius Malfoy. Then Isildur asked Draco "So when you told your father that the heir of Ellendale?"

Draco looked at him and said "well he first wondered what that meant and then he wrote to the Dark Lord about it."

I see" said Isildur "then he knows who I am now."

Draco then looked at the box that was sitting on the table next to Narsil and asked "What is in that box."

Isildur answered "a rare plant that only grows in Middle earth. It is used for flavouring various things."

The others looked at Isildur and were biting there tongues as they knew exactly what it was and what it was going to be used for.

Draco's father then came in and said "Draco it's time we left." Isildur walked up to Lucius Malfoy and said "It has been a real plesure having him here with us we have learned a lot from him."

Lucius looked at him and asked "What do you mean by that, young man?"

Isildur smiled and said "That is between Draco, my friends and the heir of Ellendale."

"So you are the heir of Ellendale. Tell me why did Dumbledore summon you?"

Isildur looked at him well he picked up Narsil and said "That business is again my own and I will not tell the likes of you, for few know why."

Lucius then drew out his wand and pointed it at Isildur and muttered "Crucio"

Isildur apon seeing Lucius draw out his wand simply held Narsil in the way of the curse. Blue light glowed from Narsil and the curse was just simply absorbed in to Narsil. The Isildur pointed it at the astonished man and said "I now send it back to you at 10 times the power."

Lucius calipeesed on the floor and screamed in pain. James, Lilly and the Weasly's came running. James asked what happened.

Draco begin to speak but James just said "You be quiet I want Harry's side." Harry then told them how Mr. Malfoy had tried to use the Cretaceous curse on Isildur who blocked it with his sword and then sent it back at Malfoy at 10 times the power of the original. Just then an owl flew in to the room with a letter addressed to Isildur. Isildur looked at the letter it had an official seal on it from the ministry of Magic. He opened the letter which said "

Dear Mr Taylor
We have received intelligence that you performed the cratatius curse at forty-five minutes past five this evening. The severity of this breach of the Decree for the Reasonable Restriction of Underage Sorcery has resulted in your expulsion from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Ministry represenitives will be calling at your place of temporary residence shortly to destroy your wand.
Also since you have killed a wizard before, we regret to inform you that your presence is required at a Ministry Trial on the Date of December 21st at the Ministry of Magic at 9 am.
Hoping you are well
Yours Sincerely,
Mafalada Hopkins
Improper Use of Magic
Ministry of Magic"


Just as Isildur finished reading the letter a loud CRAK filled the room an owl just appeared out of nowhere with a note from Dumbledore saying

I am on my way. Do not hand over your wand as you know what will happen if you do. Also one of the Auror coming is Tonks she has been briefed by me.

Dumbledore

Just then there was another two cracks when two Auroras appeared. One went over to Mr. Malfoy to help James in reviving him and the other went up to Isildur who was extremly frightened and said "Hi I'm Tonks and you must be Isildur."

Isildur still looked scared; she then walked over to him and motioned for him to sit down on the couch. When he sat down she asked Isildur if he would put the sword down. Isildur looked at her and said "I will not put it down as it is both my wand and the Sword Narsil and none may wield it save for the heirs of Ellendale."

Tonks lolled at him and said "Don't worry we will not be destroying it as we have been advised by Dumbledore about it."

Isildur looked relived. Just then Dumbledore appeared in the room. Tonks then said to Isildur "So tell me how you came into position of Anduril?"

Isildur then looked at her and said "You must have read the Lord of the Rings books as that is a fierily obscure reference."

Tonks smiled at him and said "Yes I have and that name is used a few times in it."

"Far too few for many to have noticed it though," Isildur said, "So you wish to know how 'The Flame of the west', for that is what Anduril translates to, came into my position? It is a short story that can be told very long"

Tonks said "Please tell it as I would liked to know more of the wizard that has just sent a curse back at someone at ten times it's original strength."

Isildur then told Tonks all about how his parents bought it for him as a 16th birthday present and how he had always kept it displayed in his room. How he had learned to fight with it just for fun by taking sword fighting classes and then he told her about getting a letter and a visit from Dumbledore and him telling him (Isildur) to bring along Narsil or Anduril along with him. Isildur then explained that he had always thought it to be just a replica of Narsil and then he found out that it was in fact the reforged sword Narsil which Strider/Aragorn had named Anduril. He then reached into his robes and pulled out the letter from Lord Elrond and showed it to her.

Isildur then turned to Dumbledore and noticed that Gandalf had also joined them. He asked them both "How is it that Anduril ended up being bought by my parents from an ordinarily Muggle knife shop?"

Gandalf then said "Well that is something that even I am not to shore of but I believe it was the work of Elrond who foresaw this coming in middle earth."

There was another loud crack and Cornelius Fudge was now standing in the room. He walked over to Isildur and said "Isildur I am willing to forgo sending you to Trial and destroying your wand if you and everyone in this room who witnessed the events of this afternoon will take Ventrusium."

Isildur looked at him and turned to Dumbledore who nodded, then he turned to Fudge again and said "I am willing, but I can not answer for any one else in this room."

The others all agreed even Draco and Mr. Malfoy who really had no choice in the mater as he was being forced to drink the potion at the very moment that Isildur had said yes. Fudge then went over to him and questioned him on the events that took place that day.

After he was done with Mr. Malfoy he administered the potion to Isildur and then questioned him. After Isildur he questioned Harry, Ron, Hermione and Draco. Once he had questioned everyone he then turned to the two Auroras in the room and asked them if they were satisfied that Isildur acted in self defence. They all agreed to this, Fudge then turned to Isildur and said "I believe you acted in self defence and I do not want to ever see what the wizard you throw the killing curse back at ten times the power. As for you Lucius Malfoy," he said turning to Mr. Malfoy "you will be sent to Azkaban for attempting to use the Cratatius curse on a child."

Draco was then escorted out of the room by Fudge and Tonks with her partner and the arrested Lucius Malfoy.

Once they had left the room and the house Gandalf hen said "Now I believe you wish to know how 'the flame of the west' came into your position. It is a story of two fools of old men who should have explained more to you at the begging of the year. It is a long a story of how wizards came to be in this world and how Middle Earth has once again come to the attention of wizards.