Harry Potter and the Void of Emptiness

Chapter Five: Celebration

The next few days of Harry's, were the best he'd ever had! Scrimgeur hired James as head of Auror office, whole wizarding world were begging for interviews, autographs, you name it! But it had also been a time of mourning, for Sirius's passing, of Albus Dumbledore, the only one Voldemort ever feared.

Three weeks before the trip to Hogwarts, Harry cornered his father, sneeking out with his Firebolt. "Dad, what are you doing? You know I can see it behind your back, geese, for a legendary prangster, your pretty dumb." James made a guilty smile, and said,"Look son, I know this is your pride and joy, but well... I saw you flying on it yesterday, and I had to try it!" He flashed his son an innosent smile and Harry nodded.

Harry whatched with delight. His father was flying at speeds up to 300 miles per hour, and practiculy crying with delight. When he was finished, he had a transfixed grin on his face. Harry stopped him and said,"Well Dad, I think you owe me something in return." James's grin instantly fanished. "Like what?" he asked. Harry then said very loudly,"I want to be an animagus!"

James had agreed almost instantly, he kept whispering,"My son wants to be an animagus, I wonder what he'll be..." That night, training began. As Harry entered the dark room, James saw him and said,"Well Harry, the first step in animagus training is of course, finding out your animal. to do that, I will cast an ancient spell on you, you will go into a trance and you will see your animal. Ready? Ok," He then said a few indesipherable words, and Harry fell to the carpeted floor.

He then found himself standing in a forest, with huge trees that seemed endless. Suddenly, he saw a white flash, then a growl. 'Oh damn, this thing probably doesn't want me here!' The animal finaly showed itself, a magnificent white wolf. It's eyes, a bright emerald, 'My eyes...' Harry observed, and claws that looked as though they could cut through the hardest iron in the shade of deepest black. Jet-black streaks on its back, fangs the same snow white as it's fur. Once he saw it, Harry began to slip back into conciousness.

He awoke on his bed, parents at his side, hopefull looks on their faces. "So what are you? A stag no dout." Yes please tell us Harry!" Lily and James pestered him, then he finally shouted,"I'm a snow wolf, you know, the almost extinct ones? Now tell me how to transform!" James and Lily echanged looks then said,"All you have to do is, think of nothing else but your animal, then say the incantation, Transformo animagus! In a clear voice."

Harry got out of the bed and thought of the wolf and said as clearly as he could,"Transformo animagus! " Harry felt as though he was being shrunk rapidly. within the second, Harry had turned into a... well I guess you could say he was a four legged human with snow white fur.

"Harry..." James gasped in shock. "Tha..thats amasing, me and the Marauders took three years to get that far in the transformation. If you keep it up, you'll be an animagus by October..." "Great job sweetie!" Lily burst out with a thumbs up gesture.

The next few days were great! Animagus training, flying with his father, coming with James on Auror missions. But the entire time, Harry had been wondering, 'When the hell am I getting my inheretance! I know I'm not a fan of gifts, but they said I'd get it the night we got home. Oh well, I'll ask them tomorrow.'

Tomorow, this being the day in question, was the day Harry went back to Hogwarts, to start his seventh year. That morning, Harry awoke to see that a very distressed looking house-elf, had packed his things and was heading towards him with a pair of scissors, and a brush. "Ummmm, what are you doing Sassy? Oh no, your not telling me you plan on cutting my hair?" "Master James has requested that I make your hair, more suitable, and I would die for my master. Its ok master, Sassy has done this to the Potter boys for years, now hold still!"

When Harry amerged from the room, his hair had achieved a medium length, blond streaked, slightly spiky look. He walked downstairs, and all the lights were off, 'What the? where are they?'

Suddenly, all lights were on, and his mother and father, had apparated in front of him, holding the strange, jewel adorned box. This time, James passed it to him, in a very strange manner, almost like medieval, when the king was presented something. Harry took the box with great anticipation. He gazed at the symbol in the middle, he took the latch, lifted it and revealed, 'An empty sword handle? and a sheath? No blade... Wait a minute! ' His hand seemed to move of it's own accord and, with Lily and James's faces lit up with both fear, and anciousness.

Author's note:

Well everyone, hope you like this chapter, the longest so far! Truth is, I didn't know where to stop! halfway I said to myself, 'ok I'll make a nice ringer and be done,' and again and again! until I got here, well hope you all like it! remember, READ AND REVIEW! AND IF YOU DON'T, I'LL BEAT YOU ALL PURPLE! sorry ya'll, didn't mean that, thats my iner, INU YASHA LIKE WIND SCAR!

well see yeah all later!