Hey everyone! Me again… This idea sprang into my head, and I hope you like it. It is not a crossover with anything, but entirely original. I hope you enjoy.

Fire From the Ashes

Prologue

The phone rang.

A young, tan, dark haired man was sitting alone in a dim, barely furnished chamber. He listened to the ring a few more times before standing up and wearily answering.

"Hello?"

"Harry? Is that you?" A female voice came over the line.

"How did you get this number?" He demanded. No one was supposed to know how to reach him! He'd been sent to train here almost alone. 'For his own protection…' Ha! I've got more scars now than when I came.

"Oh Merlin, Harry! Please, is that you? I have to know!"

"Hold on a moment. Who is this?"

"Harry… It's me. Hermione. Don't you recognize me? Here, I'll put Ginny on the line. No wait. Here's Ron."

A moment later, Harry recognized his best friend's voice coming over the line.

"Gods above Harry! Where have you been?"

"Ron…" tearshad beguntostream down his cheeks by now. After almost a year of training… the call was a gift from heaven.

"Harry, mate, what's wrong?" On the other side of the line, Ron was growing nervous. Harry was the strongest of them all… surely a few weeks away from his friends wouldn't break him like this…

Harry gathered himself together. "It's so good to talk to you again. I can't believe it's been almost a year… How is everything going back home?"

"Harry… you've only been gone a few weeks. What is going on over there? Where are you?" Ron hurriedly whispered the situation to Ginny and Hermione, both of whom were avidly awaiting their own chance to speak to their friend.

"But… That's impossible! I've been marking the days, and…and...wait a moment. It's been exactly twelve days, hasn't it."

"Yeah. Almost exactly- only a few hours short."

"And in here… it's been almost exactly twelve months. I knew there was something fishy about this cave!"

"Cave! You've been living in a cave!"

"Oops… I shouldn'a said that… It's not really a cave, but it's similar. There are all the facilities…" He rambled on for a few minutes before Ron cut him short.

"Harry. Where. Are. You?"

"Romania. With the dragons. And…"

"And…?"

"Never mind. Charlie knows where to find me. Gotta go now."

He abruptly hung up. He had heard a faint cracking sound while speaking with Ron, and he was sure…

Yes! His egg was hatching.

End Prologue.

I hope you enjoyed this. More will be explained later. God Bless.

Ria