A/N: CHELLO! Yes it's a musical instrument, but it's how i'm saying hello today also! I love my reviewers! And I hope you all go review happy when you read this chappie! Srry it's taken so looooooooooong but since I'm moving it can only get worse. Lots of Healer information in this one, prolly why it took so loong to write. And the poll question is if you had to leave your friends behind to go to another place faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr away, who would you take with you? MauraderEmpress83 still leads for the best reviewer, why don't you guys try to catch her? But watch out, she's fast! And i do enable anonymous reviews in case anyone's forgotten >. ! And thank you to Starlight1234 for checking out my story...plez update yours!R&R!

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The Before and The After- Chapter 3 Reborn Ashes

"For every flower

That withers and dies

Another blooms in its stead.

For every (generation)

That withers and dies

Another grows in its stead."

-Easter Parade

As soon as Margaret Potter had dropped off her kids at home, she put on some old brown robes, and disapparated to Healer Headquarters.

Healer Headquarters was the 'bat cave' for eight heirs to the Healer gifts. It had been named after a section of St. Mungo's with the same name, so only those informed would know of what they were really speaking of, and so eavesdroppers wouldn't become suspicious.

It was an unseekable place beneath Hogwarts, of which you could only reach by swimming deep into the black lake or through the trapdoor in Professor Dumbledore's office, beneath his desk.

The trapdoor itself was a phoenix weeping blood tears, pasted against a blank horizon made of a mirror material that didn't seem to provide a reflection for the onlooker. Along the edge was the pattern of the eight Healer jewels.

The black 12 point-star shaped, gem. Filled with an ever-moving draft of smoke.

The emerald, scroll shaped gem, with a strange inscription written on the back.

The topaz, shooting star shaped gem.

The ruby, flame shaped gem.

The amethyst, arch shaped gem. (amethyst a light purple gem)

The sapphire, water wave shaped gem.

The gold, cloud shaped gem.

And the diamond, sun covered by a cresent moon shaped gem.

No one knew exactly what the trapdoor signified, but it had been there, years and years ago, simply covered by a velveteen rug, from Headmaster Dippet's time.

Margaret appeared in the Professor's office (the shield had been dropped that night for quicker arrival to the meeting), and with a quick, yet futile attempt to sight the professor in his office, Margaret swept over to the mysterious trapdoor. And pulled off the new rug of wool on top, and opened the heavy trapdoor.

Holding tight to the edge of her robes, Margaret slipped down the shoot, watching the swirls of red, silver, green, blue and all others as she slid down to the end of the ride.

Healer Headquarters was an absolutely marvelous place!

As soon as you landed out of the shoot, there was a corridor with many side tunnels, illuminated by carved Phoenix-shaped torches, now set afire. Moving photos of the past 99 Healer Generations.

The side tunnels were rooms for each Healer, and one was for the people like Margaret called Healer Handlers, who help the Healers. At the end, there was a tunnel to the Headquarters meeting room.

On the left of the shoot was a glistening water fall, which was where the underwater passage led up to, and it glimmered blue and wonderful, as if sapphires had been melted into a shimmering liquid.

In the water there was also a basket of white flower petals, and a square of diamond of a long white ribbon with the name 'Christianna Prewett' etched in Gold thread.

Christianna Prewett was the White Healer of the past Generation, and had, just recently, been murdered by the Dark Lord himself.

She had fought for her life at a surprise attack on her home, alongside her husband, and Healer Protector, Sebastian Stone.

A Healer Protector was a person specially chosen by the Healer jewels themselves. The jewels look into someone's heart and prepare a destiny for their heir. They choose whom they will love, whom they'll hate, and nurture, some certain virtues or weaknesses.

As the destiny moves on, there is a certain time where the heir is faced with problems they cannot face alone and they are forced to ask for help from the person they love most.

The name 'Protector' comes from the power a Healer can be given when the protector dies for, or in the place of their Healer.

The result; the Healer could either become immortal, or pass on their new special protection, and cause a 'shield', so to speak, around the one of their choice.

However, over the last 99 generations, such a sacrifice had never been committed.

Some of the protectors had sometimes become confused, and thought that if they were killed before their Healer that they could provide their protection to the Healer; but such was not the case.

One protector without much wit, even prepared an attack on his own Healer in the late 1800's so that he could be sacrificed for his Healer. Which of course didn't happen, because the Protector cannot take any part in his own 'unknown' execution.

In order for the protection to be activated, the Healer must be in a life or death situation of which true danger could inflict a fatal result on the Healer. And that's where the Protector comes in.

If the Protector knowingly charges at danger (of which they have not planned) for the Healers protection, knowing they may not survive, and dies, then is the protection bestowed upon the Healer, and then it's the Healers choice to do what they please with that protection.

The Headquarters Meeting room was almost full, except for eight seats near the head of the table.

Some of those present included: Albus Dumbledore, Aberforth Dumbledore, Minerva McGonagall, Nicholas Flamel and his grandson Louis Flamel (black protector), Sebastian Bones (white), Maya McKinnon (gold), Ricky McDonald (emerald), one of Margaret's ministry friends; Christopher Lupin (sapphire), Wilma Meadowes (topaz), Amelia Susan Bones, Edgar Bones, Rubeus Hagrid, Griselda Marchbanks, new Hogwarts graduates Gideon and Fabian Prewett, and a few others.

Dumbledore cleared his throat, "I suspect you all know the reason for this meeting, and I'm sure you saw the basket of white rose petals on your way in…and it grieves me to say, we have, indeed, lost our gentle Christianna." Minerva McGonagall took out a handkerchief, and passed it to Hagrid.

"As you know, Voldemort (flinch) did in fact confront Christianna and Sebastian at their house in Bristol. Christianna and Sebastian fought back, but when the werewolves were called Christianna was forced to surrender; …they caught Sebastian and threatened to bite him. You can only expect what happened next. Voldemort (flinch) used his opportunity, and thus is why Christianna is not with us today."

Margaret looked up the table at Sebastian. His eyes filling rapidly, and a look of pure guilt and failure on his face. "He's being to hard on himself." Margaret thought quietly.

A few words were said for Christianna and her fellow Healers, Charles Flamel (Black), Horris McKinnon (Emerald), Celia Meadowes (Topaz), Colton Alexanders (Ruby), Kristine Williams (Amethyst), Anette Lupin (Sapphire), and Stewart McKinnon (Gold).

After all the stories and Thank-yous, Dumbledore told the protectors of their new duties as Healer Trainers. The Healer Trainers, were basically the past Generation of Protectors, and they teach the new Generation some of the things their Healer told them about their powers. However, the Handlers, take care of everything before "it" all takes place.

Finding the new Healers can take time, and they might never actually have a full group of eight at once, but there is always one of every color in a Generation.

First Dumbledore chooses a group of bright, kind and responsible students at Hogwarts, from there he has them associate with one of the Handlers, and then at the time the Handler feels they're ready, they are tested by their magic abilities, and by a written test as well.

The last and final step of the Healer hunt is, Dumbledore has a 'chat' with the kids who passed. He asks them things like "Has something strange ever happened to you?" or "Were you able to do things, see things, feel things you couldn't explain before you came to Hogwarts?"

Finally…he looks into their eyes, searching for the one thing that stamps all true Healers. The healer jewels. By then he knows for sure that they are the true Healers.

When the meeting came to a close, Dumbledore asked a few of the Handlers to stay behind. Including Margaret.

He brought them to his own secret tunnel behind the meeting room, where eight seats were waiting for them. He took his seat behind his desk, and pulled a drawer open, bringing out a sheet of parchment, with several names written in silver ink upon it.

"This," He began, "Is the list of students coming to Hogwarts this year my friends." he bent to reach for another long scroll of parchment. "And this is the list of students already accepted into Hogwarts."

The names upon the second scroll dropped to the floor immediately, while sitting down, and each individual name had a number 2 – 7 next to it, and was scrawled in either scarlet, gold, blue, or emerald.

Dumbledore rolled up the scrolls, and set them on the desk. "Eight students who have come to Hogwarts within the last two school years, and the coming two years possess a special gift. The catch is…we have to find them.

"As you all might've noticed by now, no Slytherin has ever been chosen during our time. And the reason why is, when the Healers revealed themselves to the four founders, Salazar Slytherin plotted against them, and since then…no Slytherin has ever been invited to the Healer powers. An enchantment was activated by the 10th Generation, because the jewels didn't want to exclude someone with a pure heart, or sure agility, no matter what their labeled house was.

The enchantment was that if any of Slytherin's chosen ones (students) ever caught one of the jewels, Slytherin himself would come back, and overtake the school, which would, most likely, lead to the destruction of our world."

Margaret and the others listened intently, "I've never heard that part of the Healer History." Margaret thought aloud.

Dumbledore smiled, "Only the Healers have ever asked, but none of you, even the Healers, have ever heard the Prophesy of the Birth of the Healers."

The Handlers leaned in a little closer; ready to listen to the words, Dumbledore had to say.

Dumbledore spoke in his gentle voice, "That at the rise of the full moon over the eighth night, after all the Healers of the 100th generation have been found, a silver phoenix will awaken the sun, speeding time, and appear in the 100th White Healer's dreams, revealing the night of her last breath. And even her blood, with phoenix tears cannot save her now."

The room was silent, as all the Handlers present heard the hint just spoken from a prophecy proclaimed thousands of years ago.

Margaret had heard it too, "So the White Healer will be a girl, like Christianna." Margaret whispered.

Dumbledore didn't move, but went on.

"And as her protector falls, the sacrifice travels to the roots of the tree, and immortality is not pursued, but protects the chosen one as the weight of the past is stored upon his shoulders, never to be released again."

Margaret could not believe it, there were so many possible pathways that prophesy could go down to make a conclusion.

Margaret knew, at least, the fact that one of the White Healers powers was futuristic-dreams. So the part about the silver phoenix must mean that, the silver phoenix would come to the White Healer's dreams, and show her what would happen on the last night of her life. As for the second part, Margaret would need some time to think.

Dumbledore continued, "Now, it is my job to find students, that may possibly be our next generation, but it is your job to prepare them for the test. And then the worthy ones move on to be the past protectors responsibility. I'll see you all at our next meeting in my office when I've found some possible heirs, but until then, have a great end to your summer, everyone!"

A/N: 411 city right? U think u can remember all that Healer stuff? I gave a lot away too, so hope you enjoyed this chappie, I think it's my favorite so far, and happy 4th o' July to the American's and to any brittish out there...what is the 4th of July like in England? Just out of curiosity? And don't forget to answer the poll, If you had to go someplace faaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrr away for a looooooooooooong time, and you could bring 1 friend w/ you who would it be? Love you guys! REVIEW!

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