Harry Potter and the Blood Code: Chapter 2
"Is this some kind of sick trick?" Harry hastily wrote, accidentaly then dropping his quill, it's ink blotting on the page. The ink began to take form, snarled into shapes and images, a map had formed!
At first Harry could only stare in awe, then it dawned on him, he had seen this map before, The Maurader's Map! The map disipatated and Dumbledore's writing appeared,"We all have our own little secerets, I dare say,Harry. A trick in a manner of speaking I suppose,but I assure you I am who I claim to be".
" You are still alive?" Harry wrote, a fleeting doubt in the back of his mind.
" To my grave misfortune,as it were, I am deceased," the map swirled, a darkening mass, it twisted and took form of Dumbledore's face. The 'ghost writing' replaced by the illusion of the talking face, the ink still fluid and slightly writhing. " Do not easily be mislead Harry, This book is more than what it seems and yet it's nothing at all...".
Confusion alighted the dark crevices of Harry's face," So,what does that mean exactly?"
" The diary in which Tom Riddle had preserved his sixteen year old self, is called a 'Soulgamon Corpus', from the ancient lanuage of 'Aurtempknigh', a dialect no longer spoke in the wizarding world, which loosely translated into English means,'Preserver of the soul essence'. That kind of book can only preserve the essence of your soul, what you had been like and life and allows for the gateway of opportunity to return to being a flesh and blood being once more in the real world".
"...and that would make this book what?"
" It, my dear Mr. Potter, makes this book an 'Eye of Ra' ".
" An 'Eye of Ra' is an age old technique invented by the Egyptians,named for their sun god Amen-Ra. It, doesn't merely preserve the essence of your soul, it is 'The Soul',it does not allow a gateway for return to flesh and blood,but rather many other mystical asspects which I shall not delve into at this moment. Think of it like a tomb for the spirit rather than the body. I always knew my time on Earth was growing short,so I started an 'Eye of Ra',with the intention that I might still be able to assist you in your battle in whatever way I could from beyond the grave'".
Harry let his mind ponder all that this meant and how it would help,ultimately he was just grateful to have the company,a kind word from a dear old friend,alive or otherwise.
In the previous school year,as a History of Mythology project, Harry had read up on the Gods and Goddesses of ancient Egypt,so he recognized the name Amen-Ra," I would have thought it would have been called the 'Eye of Anubis',or some other variation of one of the Gods of the Underworld,someone who represented death".
Dumbledore's likeness laughed heartily," To true my dear boy,it does seem like it should be called that,however,because Amen-Ra is light - life,the soul never dies and he makes the most sense to represent such a book,not a God of death". The Dumbledore doodle's eyes twinkled," And for the record, there is a book for Anubis "Perparer of the dead for the Underworld",... a book of souls - lost souls. The book is used to condem evil spirits, to send them to Hades on their journey through the river Styx,sort of speak.
Silently Harry thought to himself," A book to condem evil spirits,this could be the answer to defeating Volde..."
Dumbledore shook his head sadly and abruptly cut into Harry's thoughts," I wouldn't entertain that notion if I was you Harry. Such a powerful book can only lead to one's own undoing. Very few in history have ever been able to control the force of that book,some of them famous; from Priest Imhotep of Egypt,to the more worldly known,our very own, Merlin 'The Great' who I am sure that you have heard of. Harry nodded in agreement. But those are the rarest successes you will ever hear of,... it's like dabbling in the Dark Arts.
Harry remained silent, digging his foot at the floor,as though to rid it from some unseen mystical parasite.
A sudden realization dawned on Harry's clouded thoughts," If you were in the power to talk me this whole time,why didn't you? Instead you lie mute in wait!" An angry frown creased itself onto Harry's forhead. "Do you know what I would have given to have known that even your soul had lived on,that I could still have this communictaion with you! You listened night after night while I cried my eyes out into my pillow,why didn't you say something?"
"Believe me Harry, it pains me deeply to the core of my being. I did hear you night after night, I wanted to call out to you,but I physicaly could not. When I died and my soul went into the 'Eye of Ra', one of the first things I thought about was you,how I would miss you,getting to see you graduate from Hogwart's", tears misted as ink blobs Dumbledore's face."...get married and have children of your own. You're like a son to me Harry,as are all the student's of Hogwart's like children to me. Wish things could have gone differently in this world, so many regrest,... even my own dear wife and child".
Harry was stunned, he never knew Dumbledore was alone had a child! Dumbledore briefly closed his eyes in a moment of unspoken grief. When he spoke again,he was barley above a whisper." ...so much loss. I could not speak before because of the restrictions on an 'Eye of Ra', because I had inented it to be given to you on your birthday, it would not be 'activated' until then and not before and when the 'Eye of Ra' has served its intended purpose, the soul is then freed to the other relam. Then I will be free to see my beloved Athena and Elora once more".
Wanting to say something comforting,but not sure as what to say, Harry picked up the quill and wrote a spill,but sweet gesture,... 'Rest in Peace'.
Dumbledore gave a heartfelt smile," Thankyou Harry, that means more to me then you will ever know"
Harry heard his Uncle's car pull up and park,the opening of the front door and yet it all seamed surreal,as though he were floating in a dream. The startling reality of what was unfolding just then had not been known to Harry until the moment his Aunt Petunia burst open his bedroom door and with an impish,Devil like grin on her face and nastily remarked,"Pack your bags boy, my contract for you is up and so is your time!"