Chapter 11 Shot Heard Around the World.
"Dove."
The name wouldn't leave her alone, no matter where she was and what she was doing that day 'Dove' haunted her thoughts. Sure she knew Sybil was as cracked as the Liberty Bell but her father had told her of the 'foreseer's' unknown gift of true foresight. Now the old bat had complicated her already tremendously complicated life.
In a daze she sat and picked at her lunch, patting Lachlin's head and scratching him behind his ears under the table. She was the only staff member immune to having to listen to the inane prattling of Mr.Wright, who was the most arrogant and self assured man, yet everyone liked him.
Carina braced her chin on her balled up fist and made a colorful array of colors with her mixed vegetables, completely unaware of Mr.Wright attempt to invoke her into talking. This attempts were innocently ignored, and Mr.Wright, disappointed turned to speak Minerva.
She had been last to arrive at lunch and she was the first to leave. She walked through the halls and corridors in a glazed state of mind, or thats how it appears to the staff who saw her, truth was that on the inside thoughts were flying about like crazed bees. She moved past a window and looked out. The weather was so gloomy, there was a waspish wind blowing, and the sky was gray and cover in clouds. The Black Lake, a view she typically enjoyed, looked haunting in comparison to the starch surroundings. Its caps and small waves made it look traitorous.
She thought over every thing she knew to be true and false about the clairvoyant loon of a woman. This was her third 'prediction' in 20 years. Sure she understood every term and "know-how" of being a seer, what she lacked was the skills to apply her abilities whenever she wished. Sybil Trelawny was the best example of 'Fake it till you Make it.'. Maybe this one was just as false as the one she had mad stating that by 1992 the sky would be purple. It was false, it had to be. Carina did decide that if any mention of "Dove" came up she would report the prophecy to the ministry, until then she would focus on her restarting the training she had drop.
"Your not concentrating!"
"I'm trying!"
"Well your doing a terrible job, did you even continue the excises I taught you?"
"No! I was mad and I had decided to forget it altogether!"
"You tart! That was six weeks of training you wasted!" Minerva reprimanded her daughter.
"I know, I swear I regret it now." Carina said with her eyes closed focusing on trying to active the next step.
"Focus!" Minerva huffed impatiently.
"I'm trying! You're not helping my concentration!"
"Fine, then here focus like this, and use the transfiguration method A, but at point six you have to invert, and use transfer to method F. It will simplify the transformation if you visualize as well."
A few failed attempts and swear words later Carina heard her mother's joyful proclaims of "You did it!" over and over. Carina opened her tired eyes and looked around. she was shorter that was for certain. 'Oh gosh, anything but a stupid rat!' he mind shouted. She moved herself a bit getting acquainted with the new and odd movements her transfigured muscles would allow.
"Here, move over here to the mirror!" Her mom called.
She moved feeling like her new walk was a bit like a waddle. Was she a penguin? she laughed at that for it would be completely unhelpful, unless she was near water. 'Waddle Waddle Waddle' she echoed in her mind as she moved to the mirror. She rounded the corner of the desk and looked in the mirror to see a small dove with large blue eyes gazing back at her. She moved her wings and gave them a weak flap and she hovered a split second in the air before she collided roughly with the unrelenting stone floors of Hogwarts.
"The more you take your new form the easier the movements become. You'll be flying in a month." Minerva said as she bent and scooped her daughter into her arms ans snuggled her nose into the downy feathers. "It'd be smart to find a safe place to practice flight. Some place low to the ground, but far away from any place you would become prey."
She was the Dove. The Dove was her. There was to be a meeting tonight and then she would have to talk to Remus about it. She would also have to look into a pensieve and memorize the prophecy, and try to figure the stupid thing out. She turned her eyes the window and glanced to see the clouds open and rain began to fall, so no outdoor flying lessons, too bad.
She changed back into her human form and decided she liked it much better. She moved about her mothers office gathering all her things.
Minerva watched her girl moving about the room with not even a smile on her face for her new success. "Carina." Minerva began upset by the emotionless person in front of her.
"Yes?" Carina asked from the door.
"Don't you know how wonderfully you did?" Minerva's eyes searched hers looking for any clue to the blank face starring back.
Carina shrugged and left walking out of the room as if she had seemly come for tea and biscuits. Minerva sat in the large red chair so familiar and entirely strange to her. She let out a sigh and turned to the portrait hanging on the wall behind her desk, the very portrait that her daughter had painted. "I wished you'de wake up already, and explain our daughter to me." she said aggressively to the unmoving painting. "I kind of wish that we had switched places, For me to die, and you could be here to help her." She sighed and laid her head on her desk, unaware of the slight flinch the painting made.
The Order was gathered in the Weasley's Living room waiting for Kingsley and Mr. Weasley to show up, he was an hour late. Carina was talking to Remus, who seemed to be rather fidgety.
"Remus, what in Merlins robes is wrong with you?" Carina asked as he once again turned around scanning the room.
"Nothing, just distracted." He replied as he looked down at his hands.
"Please, Remus something is wrong with you, tell me what I can do to help." She pleaded.
Remus looked around to see if anyone was listening before he moved his lips close to Carina's ear and whispered in a despairing voice "I've run out of potion."
It took two seconds for Carina to figure out what 'potion' he was speaking of. She was about to say it was alright, he could buy some, but he hadn't been able to work for anyone other then the Order in months, he was skent. "I can get it for you!" Carina offered.
"Yes this time, but not every time Carina." Remus said defeated. "I have to find someone who can brew it, do you know how hard that is?"
Hermione had, to her shame, had listened in, she had been waiting for him to mention it to someone, she knew it was coming. She cared for Remus, and she wouldn't let him suffer, she had been practicing potions making at home knowing it was the only magic she could get away with practicing. She stiffened her back with resolve and moved to seat on the space beside him.
Remus looked up at her and despite the sad look on his face he gave her a genuine smile. It melted her, she blushed only slightly and sat down straight backed and slipped the potions vial into his lap leaning in to say "Tell me when you need more." and then she moved back to sit with Harry and Ron.
Remus starred at the vial in his lap, then he lifted his eyes to Hermione, and mouthed a grateful 'thank you'. She nodded and smiled at to him.
At this moment the fireplace blazed green and one shaken young girl ran through. All at once the whole Order armed and had their aim on the stranger.
"Hold your wands!" Carina screamed. "I don't think she is a Death Eater, keep you wands up, but no firing. Who are you?" Carina demanded.
"I am Auror Rachel Naim , Kingsley sent me here to tell you to come quick the Ministry is under attack, we need all the help we can get."
Remus stepped forward and called out to them "Come on then, those of you who are 17 and older", he said to the 'golder trio'.
"And remember!" Carina shouted beside him. "Severus is under my protection, if you attack him, your really attacking me!" Carina then went through the floo.
A/N. Hello people thank you soo much for your reviews and anwsers! I have no time to edit right now but I have to update so please forgive any errors in this chapter I'm rushing to get about 100 things done.
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