Chapter 22: War without End Part 3
"With all due respect sir, I would have read about the great mystical powers that be, I have read over three thousand…"
"She has you know. You're right Mione, you'd know. Err… does that mean Harry isn't human. Bloody hell, mum will kill him"
"Ron you always have the wonderful naivety to skip the big picture and look at how things would just affect you. That's one of the reasons I love you so much. Come here big boy."
"Ahmmm, Ahmmm, Miss Granger, I feel you are getting carried away. It's the affect of Din and Farore being in such close proximity. Here try this. It should cool you down."
SPLASH!
A pale of water appeared out of nowhere and tipped its icy contents on Hermione's head.
"Arrrrggggggghhhhhhh, that's freeezzzziiinng. Why did you do that? I will be writing a stern letter of disapproval as soon as I'm dry. In all…"
Ron looked very sheepishly at Hermione.
"That's better. You're back in the now Miss Granger. As I was saying before, I am gravely concerned that the spirit of Din and Farore in their need for each other may refuse to leave Harry and Draco. If that's the case, we will have to find a way to either defeat them, or drive them out of the boys so that we can get them back. The main question at the moment is how much control Harry and Draco have still. We need Harry to defeat the dark lord. It's his destiny. And in light of new intelligence that we have from Remus, we need Harry more than ever before, without any distractions."
Dumbledore sat down, gesturing for Ron and Hermione to join him. He gave a detailed account of the events that Lupin had witnessed. How he had seen the thirty Muggle's being killed mercilessly. And how there were going to be thousands more, maybe more, if the dark lord was not stopped.
He also explained that Remus nearly died by the hand of his Sister Chaeli. He explained how the joining of Draco and Harry had created two perfect angels, how these angels had joined and formed the being Nehru, and how Nehru had placed its hand on Remus and, like a miracle, his arm re-grew, his cuts and sores healed and his energies replenished. He continued with how Nehru just flew through the ceiling to heavens only knew where. Dumbledore confessed that even though he was one of the most respected wizards alive that he was powerless to stop the power held by the two spirits that resided within Draco and Harry.
"If they are that powerful, why don't we just ask Harry to go and kill Voldemort and save all of us in the act?"
"Miss Granger, Hermione, there is a complication that could get in the way."
He recounted the story of Philleda Marvolo and Sedgwick Evans and of how his interference of over a century ago had robbed the two of their only child. He explained how the child's life force had stagnated within Philleda and had resurfaced in the form of another.
"Yes the worrying factor is here. Will Farore allow us to kill her own seed?"
Dumbledore explained at depth the connection with Farore and Voldemort's Mum. He made sure that Hermione would think that the burden of blame was miles away from his door. This troubled Hermione greatly. She was not accustomed to someone she respected telling her lies. She always knew when somebody was lying. She was a very powerful witch in her own right. Most people forgot just how powerful she was attributable to the close relationship she had with the boy who lived. She knew that Dumbledore was withholding vital information from her. She did not like that. She was a Granger, and no one messed with a Granger. She was not about to let anyone to deceive her.
"Professor, I appreciate your side of the situation. However, I know that you are keeping information from me. I have observed you far too long not to realise when you are pussy footing around. In your obvious wisdom, what part of Harry being the same entity as Din and Draco the same as Farore have you decided to skate over?"
"Harry and Draco were kept apart all these years by magic I used and potions I instructed Professor Snape to administer to them. Their inner souls were sealed where Din and Farore could reside. Only when they started to have naturally developing sexual feelings for another were they supposed to be able to know of their inner demons so to speak."
Hermione put her hand under Ron's chin, pushed up and helped him to close his mouth. Realising what she was doing, Ron shrugged a little, apologised and beckoned for the head master to continue.
"They were nearly released each year. Every year Draco would get within a finger of touching Harry and the whole situation could have blown up. The first year was on the Train to School. We knew that their inner spirits had detected the other. We knew that they just needed physical contact to be able to surface. So we waited for our opportunity and the first of them to end up in the infirmary, we increased the potion and spell we cast on them. The second year was easier since Harry was in the infirmary so many times. During the third year, Buckbeak hurt Draco. This gave us the chance we were seeking. Again, we had all the opportunity we needed for both. I hate to say with the number of times we found them in the infirmary that it became easy. Until last year when they came back from the school holidays, all was different. We don't know exactly what happened, we just knew that, the spirits inside them had been trying to communicate with them and were trying to break free."
Hermione was pacing the room now. She could not quite grasp what Dumbledore was now willingly offering,
"Quite literally so he told me, Harry ran into Draco in a bar in London. They were at different stages of going out of the toilets, and crashed into each other. Then it must have been that touch that started … Ron, you slept next to him. Did you notice anything?"
Ron looked sheepish. Unfortunately, that was also the easiest way of knowing that he was lying to you. It was the way that his eyebrows seemed to have a mind of their own, his shoulders sank in and his feet seemed to shuffle without prompting. Yes, when Ron was trying to hide something, he looked as guilty as he would if he had committed a crime.
"You knew. You've known all along. Ron how could you, of all the things that you could…"
"Mione, it's not like that. It's just, I didn't really want to say anything, not without, and well Harry was scream…, I just didn't want to say anything without Harry, I'm sorry."
Ron looked as if he had both betrayed, Harry's trust and Hermione's new found love by keeping quiet. He did not know what was best to do for the best.
"I'm not mad at you. How could I be?"
Hermione had crossed the room to where Ron was and put her hand on his shoulder.
"Just tell me what you know. We need to have all the information if we are going to save Harry."
Looking at the look on his face and realising that he was still unsure of talking about Harry before he had asked. He thought that it was only Harry dreaming so could not see the harm.
"It's nothing that you don't already probably know. It's just Harry wasn't sleeping. He was screaming Malfoy's name out at least 10 times a night. He kept screaming that he wanted to save him, 'why can't you let me save him? I don't understand. I love him. Please let me save him'."
Ron's eyes were full of tears. Hermione went to try and comfort him. He shrugged her off. He needed now to finish what he saw. He needed to get off his chest what he had kept to himself.
"None of you could see what the dreams were doing to him. You said you knew he was infected."
"Not infected Ron, he was merel…" Dumbledore tried to step in.
"He's carrying a being he didn't ask for, that counts as a fucking infection to me. He has been in love with him for years now, Malfoy that is. Harry hadn't noticed. I only did as I was in the same boat as him, watching everyone look at the one you loved and them not looking at you."
He glanced over to an embarrassed looking Hermione.
"I know you love me now Mione. That's all that matters. But Harry has been the subject of Malfoy's love for at least three years. Harry is my best friend. I watch his back. It's a Weasley thing, in watching him. I have to notice who else is watching it. Draco Malfoy could probably tell you the exact dimensions of Harry's bum I'd bet. It wasn't my place to tell anyone. If the only guy I could say that I would kill for is gay, he can bloody tell the world cos I'm not doing it for him."
Hermione smiled at Ron. It had all come out in the open now. There were now all sorts of things to worry about. How should they react around them? Were they even Harry and Draco any more?
"This is all too difficult to comprehend. I wish Harry was here so we could ask him…."
"What's up Mione?"
Out of thin air, Harry materialised and next to Him was Draco.
"What's with the WHOOSH you're here? Haven't you heard of the door?"
""Sorry Granger, you called and we came. If you didn't want us immediately, next time, try and think a little less desperately."
Draco was still his usual charming self she thought.
"Cor that was cool. Will you teach me how to do that Harry?""
"Hehehe, later Ron thanks for not snitching on me. I don't blame you for what you told him."
Looking at Dumbledore, he said in a very deliberate voice, "Good morning Albus, it's been a very long time. We have unfinished business."
"I'm afraid my dear Din, Farore, we will have to postpone retribution till later. We need to address Harry and Draco. It is of the utmost importance"
"So it shall be."
Draco's eyes returned to silver grey and they both slumped in the nearest chair.
"Harry is that you? Are you ok mate?"
"Yes I'm fine. It was me before. Din will leave me if he is asked. We have never been trapped by them. They only want to be together. If Drake and I hadn't fallen in love without them, they would never have been able to join. They haven't the ability to manipulate us."
"They are both free to take over our body as their own at any times as it is what we want ourselves. We are newly formed as a couple. We have extreme passions that need to be satisfied. When we join, the essence of Draco and I combine with Din and Farore releasing the true embodiment of magical passion, Nehru."
"Cor, you mean that woman man thing … that's you two. When you're, you know, doing it? WOW, looks cool."
"No Weasley, Ron I mean. Sorry, we have sex as you would if you had more style than to only like…"
"Dray…..co…"
"Oh, but I have been really good lately. Just let me have one dig at them. Oh, ok then, sorry yes we have sex with each other the natural way also. It's only when we lose ourselves to the moment that we allow Din and my lovely Farore to join with us. I suppose you could say it's a cosmic foursome I suppose."
Draco was sniggering after that last comment. He loved to wind up people. He realised that he had not really had the chance for nearly three weeks. Why pass an opportunity he thought.
All of the sexual innuendo flying about the room was progressively flustering Dumbledore. In his frustrated state, he decided to bring up the subject of Voldemort and the deduced plan to cause a war that they had worked out from Remus' intelligence gathering.
"He, that is, Voldemort … Tom, he is going to kill thousands of innocent people, to force Wizards against Man. we can not allow that. He has to be stopped. Harry your destiny was to kill him. Can you still have the freedom to follow that path? Tom has a weapon that will send a signal into space itself. This signal will send a spell down to thousands of energy gatherers on earth. They will steal the life force of each Muggle they kill and transport the life back to it. We don't know for what purpose the life force will be used. We are hoping that he just wants to force the wizards to take sides when the humans retaliate. Will you stand with us against his evil?"
Harry and Draco's supernatural powers ignited and they stood there with shimmering light around their bodies.
"We will not allow any harm to come to our seed. Meet us at sunset at the spot where we rekindled our love. Bring the Dark Star and Lupine Lupinus. They will be needed."
With that, they were gone.
"Where do we meet you? Come back please."
"Please Miss Granger, that won't be necessary. I know where they will be."
"How do you know when they gave no hint? Who the hell is Dark star? Why did they call Lupin by a double barrel name?"
"Hagrid reported two weeks ago of the angels in the forest. I think that is where we need to be. All else will be explained there I hope. We will have to wait and see."