Well, the votes for the ships are in. Harry\Ginny (I've already made that one) Hermione and… why don't I be annoying and make you wait? evil smirk Why should I tell? It would take oh so much out of the chapter. And how did you like last chapter being from Molly's POV? I hadn't meant that to happen, but it worked.
Previously
"I don't know, but after what I heard the last Mages could do, I believe you can destroy any evil in your path." Molly said. "Well, I have a question now. What are you going to do about school? You never finished, but I'm sure you know anything and everything they can teach you in seventh or sixth year."
"Let me go talk to the old man… I mean Dumbledore." Harry blushed when he said 'old man' in front of Molly. He knew she thought highly of him.
Chapter 9 – Meeting the Enemy
Harry returned to the Burrow after shifting home to get all of his supplies. He had plans, and they would keep him out of the Dursley's. He smiled and walked into the kitchen of the Burrow. Everyone looked up from the table and smiled to him.
"Let me help you with that Harry dear. That trunk looks quite heavy." She frowned at the groan the wooden floor gave when he stepped on it.
"It's alright Mrs. Weasley, it's not that heavy. Where should I put this anyway?" Harry asked. He half hoped not to be in Ron's room, but not everything can be perfect.
"In Ron's room of course, where else?" She smiled at him. Harry nodded and walked up the stairs to Ron's bedroom. He heard footsteps behind him and turned to see Ron following him. Ron had a thoughtful look on his face. 'I didn't know he could do that.' Harry thought. He heard a chuckle from Ginny in the back of his mind.
"Your really lucky Harry, you know that." Ron said suddenly. "You always get the good stuff. Your famous, your rich, you are strong and everything happens to you!" Harry saw the building rage in Ron and quickly thought how to get rid of it.
"Not everything that happens to me is good. I would give up everything to have my parents back and for Voldemort to leave me alone." Harry said, watching Ron's face. Another thoughtful look crossed his face, and then softened into a friendly look.
"I know, I just wish for once something would happen to me. I've always stood in the shadow of someone. It gets frustrating." Harry was surprised Ron was opening up this much to him.
"I have an idea that could make you feel better. Why don't I train you in swordsmanship and magic? There is one other thing, but that one will stay a secret." Harry smirked. Ron looked happier instantly and became much friendlier. "Good to see it works. Now help me get this is your room." Ron laughed and punched Harry's arm.
"You may be three years older, but you're still a git!" Ron laughed and jumped up the stairs to his room. Harry chuckled and followed him. They deposited Harry's trunk at the foot of a bed in Ron's room. Harry got out a scrap of parchment, a quill, and a bottle of ink. He sat down on his bed and hastily wrote a letter to Dumbledore. Harry wanted to get back to everyone else and have some fun. He sent the letter with Hedwig and shifted back downstairs with Ron, an ability he had learned.
"Harry! Bloody hell mate, you scared us! How did you do that?" The twins said in unison.
"We'll tell you in a minute." Harry smiled at the twins, shaking both their hands. They looked a little unnerved by Harry's height and muscle, showing clearly through the robes he wore, similar to his armor. All six mages had been given a few robes that looked like their armor, but didn't protect much. He saw in at the table two other Weasley's. "Hey, haven't seen you guys for awhile." Harry smiled at Bill and Charlie. They both returned his smile.
"Hi Harry!" Charlie jumped to his feet to greet Harry. "What you did at the Tri-Wizard Tournament still amazes me! I haven't seen that kind of flying for a long time! You have to teach me how you got so good sometime!"
"Later." Mrs. Weasley cut in. "Now do you three know why I asked you to come here?" The three shook their heads at her. "Harry, could you call your… mounts to come back to the house?" Harry nodded and mentally called the six dragons back to the house. He heard a grumble from Chazor as he turned to fly back.
"They're on their way here." Harry confirmed to Mrs. Weasley.
"Good. Now boys, do you know about the Elemental Mages?" Mrs. Weasley asked. Once again, three heads shook. "Well, they are six chosen people who have the power to control the elements. Each Mage controls one of the six, Shadow, Fire, Earth, Water, Air, and Light. They also are extremely strong, stronger than most normal wizards. Physically and magically they exceed any human. Dumbledore would not stand a chance against any of the six mages. These mages have been long forgotten, but once again they have risen to stop Voldemort. These six in front of you are the new mages, and if I'm correct, their mounts have arrived." As she said that, a rush of air was heard and a sound of rocks being crushed beneath massive feet was heard.
The group walked to the door at the back of the kitchen and exited, coming upon an amazing sight. Charlie completely froze in his tracks, while the twins and Bill just began stuttering. Charlie quickly got over it and drew his wand at the six dragons in front of him.
"There's no way these beasts could be your mounts. Dragons cannot be tamed, much less ridden." Charlie growled, glancing worriedly at Hrontore. All six dragons growled after he said this. Chazor pushed his head right up to Charlie and stared him straight into Charlie's eyes. That was when Charlie saw the wisdom behind the eyes, far different than anything he had ever seen.
'Tell him we are NOT dumb brutes, else I'll have to hurt him.' Chazor growled to Harry.
"These dragons aren't normal dragons Charlie. They are our elemental dragons, enhanced by their powers to be far more powerful than the average dragons you work with. Even Lex, being the smallest, would make mince meat of the strongest dragon at any reserve on the planet." Harry informed Charlie, gaining a growl of approval from each dragon. Charlie lowered his wand, but kept his eyes locked with Chazor's glowing gold eyes.
"Wicked…" Fred whispered, still staring in amazement. Bill had already recovered and was approaching Ortinbras. She lowered her head and allowed Bill to run his hand over her snout, feeling the scales.
The twins were quickly flitting from dragon to dragon excitedly, to everyone else's amusement. After about half an hour, Charlie approached the six young Mages.
"So can we see what you can do now? I want to know exactly what the powers of yours are. Bill, Fred, and George all came to stand beside Charlie, muttering the same thing. The mages glanced at each other and nodded. First Ginny stepped forward and without warning, lit her entire body and a small surrounding area on fire. All other Weasley's screamed and one of them shot some conjured water at Ginny. To the Weasley's amazement, the water froze in midair, not moving an inch more. Ginny extinguished herself and stepped back, allowing Zach to step up. He made the small stream of water twirl around his body like a ribbon, and then dumped it over the slightly smoldering grass. He stepped back and Hermione stepped forward. Without even moving, she made a small hill under her feet, shifting the rocks into patterns. She returned the ground to normal and stepped back. Mary now stepped up and made a small whirlwind around herself, making a strong wind. All Mages seemingly unaffected, they were just used to it. Mary stopped the tornado and floated back into the line, laughing. John now stepped forward and made a small sun in between his hands. He pushed it around the group for awhile before letting it go away. He walked back to let Harry step forward, but Harry didn't, as a matter of fact, he wasn't anywhere to be seen. The Weasley's almost fainted when he jumped out of Ron's shadow. Harry laughed before making a small dome of shadow in front of them. The twins approached it and watched as their arms passed straight through the dome, before jumping in laughing. Harry let the dome fade and walked back to the other Mages.
"So that's the basics of what we can do, you'll see more when we practice." Ginny said, laughing at the different faces the Weasley's wore. They all began walking back towards the house when Hedwig appeared in the distance.
"That owl always amazes me." Ron said, watching as Hedwig flew faster then most owls could. She swiftly landed on Harry's shoulder, sticking her leg out. Attached was a large envelope, clearly from Dumbledore by the handwriting to Harry on the front. Harry walked up to Ron's room, wanting some privacy. He ripped open the envelope and unfolded the letter.
Dear Harry,
First off, I would like to apologize for holding the prophecy from you. You should have known much earlier. 'Took him long enough to figure that out.' You have all right to be angry at me, but please listen to me. Do NOT go after Voldemort just because of your new powers. He is far stronger than he has shown yet. Train and be patient.
Now about you going back to school, I would just like to give you your N.E.W.T's early, and if you pass, which I'm sure you will, I would like to offer you a position as Defense Against The Dark Arts professor. You can have Hermione, Ginny and the other three Mages, who I'm eager to meet, help you if you need it. I would like to ask either way if you and the rest of the Mages could come to Hogwarts and help defend it. Professor Snape says Voldemort may be planning an attack on Hogwarts. Once again Harry, please forgive my foolishness so we can work together and win this war.
Sincerely,
Albus Dumbledore
"A position as DADA professor, he must really believe in me." Harryfelt some of the hate for the man disappear. He was still mad of course, but he didn't want to strangle Dumbledore anymore. Harry put the letter in his trunk and went back to the kitchen, following the smell of a delicious meal being cooked. He entered the kitchen and saw an amazed Molly Weasley watching the five Mages cook without magic, moving as fast as Molly could with magic. In minutes, a meal fit for a king sat on the long Weasley table and the group was just helping themselves. The food was delicious and Harry much enjoyed catching up with everything he had missed while he was at the Dursley's.
After the meal, Harry returned to Ron's room to write his letter to the headmaster, but suddenly had a better idea. Shifting down to the living room where everyone minus the twins and Bill sat. Molly and Bill still jumped a little when Harry suddenly appeared.
"I need to go have a talk with Dumbledore, I'll be right back!" Harry said.
Molly was about to start when Ginny cut her off. "Alright Harry. Don't take too long. Be safe." Molly raised an eyebrow. Ginny had pretty much stolen the words out of her mouth. Harry smiled at her and kissed her head before disappearing into the shadows again.
Albus was having a quite night, except the letter from Harry was weighing heavily on his mind. He was amazed that the Mages had risen again, and even more astounded that the mages were three of his own students. Albus was positive that Harry would pass his N.E.W.T's and was excited to see if Harry and his friends would accept the position he had offered them.
Albus was currently sitting at his desk reading the days Prophet when he heard a rustle from a dark corner of his room. He slowly drew his wand and pointed it at the corner and whispered a spell. The corner lit up and Albus was surprised to see nothing.
"I must be hearing things." He muttered to himself.
"Are you sure about that?" A voice sounded from next to him. He leapt from his chair, wand in hand but he saw no one.
"Who and where are you?" Albus said loudly.
"I'm right here of course." The voice said calmly, still beside Albus, but the person who the voice belonged to was still not seen. Albus turned to look around the room and almost screamed when he turned back an older version of Harry Potter stood directly in front of him.
"Harry! How did you get in here? The door is locked!" Albus exclaimed.
"Now really, did you already forget my abilities? I'm a Shadow Mage, remember?" Harry smirked at Albus. He eyed Harry's muscles and new height warily.
"Yes I do remember, you just surprised me. I'm glad you have come because I have a few things to talk about." Albus said, indicating for Harry to sit in a chair on the other side of his desk. They both sat, having a moment of silence for Albus to gather his thoughts. "First, I would like to apologize once again for not telling you about the prophecy sooner, but I thought I could protect you. It was an old mans mistake and I greatly regret it. Please forgive me Harry so we can fight together and win this war."
"I have forgiven you for all these things, but my trust in you will have to be rebuilt." Harry said calmly.
"Thank you Harry. Now the second thing. I'm sure during your Mage training you have learned far more than you could have learned here, and I would like to ask in person if you would join the Hogwarts staff as Defense Against the Dark Arts Professor."
"But don't I have to pass my N.E.W.T's before I can really get any job?"
"Did the Weasley boys take their N.E.W.T's? Look how well they're doing. I know you and your friends will pass the tests with flying colors." Albus said.
"Well then, I think I would like to be Hogwarts Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher." Harry smiled, he was getting a job he would have fun with.
Well, theres chapter 9 for ya! Hope ya liked it. The pics are comin along great and could be done soon, but I have no idea, lol. Review please!