~*Dumbledor's Office*~
Snape took a seat in front of Dumbledor's desk, as usual, waiting for the Headmaster to arrive. Minister Fudge had paid a visit to Dumbledor again, and as usual the two were arguing. It had been muffled before, but Snape could hear tidbits of the conversation now.
"It would be best for him, and the rest of the wizarding world, if he was placed in St. Mungo's where he could receive psychiatric treatment-"
"Mr. Potter does NOT need treatment of any sort! Voldemort is back, and I'm quite certain that Harry was severely mistreated over the summer-"
"Most likely another one of his fairy tales to try to earn sympathy!"
"He has been completely honest with us this whole time; you merely are blind to the truth! You don't want to believe that your perfect little world-"
"You are the blind one, Dumbledor! Admit it! You're getting old! Perhaps I should try to have YOU placed in St. Mungo's as well!"
Snape sighed and rubbed his head. The fool that called himself their Minister could be quite frustrating at times indeed.
Five minutes later, a tired looking Dumbledor came through the door, followed by a black blur that seemed eager to leave.
"I take it you heard parts of our. . . conversation, Severus?"
"Indeed."
Dumbledor sighed. "If you wish, I will explain at some other time what has been going on. But for now, I believe I called you here concerning Mr. Potter? Right.
"I will be blunt with you to begin with. Harry is one of the few people to receive a very strange, yet wonderful gift. He is a Magical Animagus, meaning that his Animagus form is that of a magical creature. The reason why it is so rare is because of this: The first Magical Animagus' used strong potions, ones that aren't even in existence anymore, to obtain their forms. The genetic code for this transformation is passed from family member to family member after that."
"Sir, wouldn't have James Potter been a Magical Animagus then, rather than a stag?"
"I'm afraid not, Severus. You see, the only way that the family members can obtain this transformation is if one of them is born on the exact same day the first one to make the potion was.
"In 1345, Alexander Potter was the first of the Potter line to attempt the potion. He succeeded, and he was the only recorded wizard to have the ability to turn into a Phoenix. This ability was passed down through the generations, yet none of his descendants received the power. This is because Alexander Potter was born on July 31, 1295. Mr. Harry Potter is the first of his family, after Alexander Potter, to be born on July 31st. Therefore, the power of the Phoenix transformation goes to him."
Dumbledor paused a moment to allow Snape to get over his shock. Harry could transform into a Phoenix? He hadn't really seen that coming.
"If I may ask, sir, how does this prove that Potter was abused over the summer?"
Dumbledor took a sip of tea before continuing in his explanation. "When I was a student here at Hogwarts, there was a girl in my class named Elise Dore. She was a shy student, rather anti social. Her father, Tray Dore, who later would betray the light side in favor of the dark, abused her. None of us knew that at the time, of course. Well, as fate would have it, she was a member of a family line that possessed the ability to turn into a Unicorn. Her early ancestor, Marcus Dore who was born on April 5th, 1325, succeeded in making the potion as well. As fate would have it, Elise was born on April 5th as well. In her fifth year, her father's abuse got worse, and when she came to school that year, she had this huge zit on her forehead."
Snape practically choked on his tea and sent a disbelieving look towards Dumbledor. ::Perhaps he SHOULD spend some time in St. Mungo's. . .:: "Sir, what does a zit have to do with anything?"
"Patience, Severus. Now, this poor girl she got teased about that zit constantly. It only seemed to get bigger! Eventually, it looked like two zits on top of one another." Snape was fighting not to choke on his tea again. "Well, other weird things started happening to her. Her hair started growing lighter in color, not to mention it became silkier. She became thinner, and more graceful, and she seemed to always be calm and collected. That zit on her head kept growing until it became apparent that it was no zit; it was a horn. Finally, some doctors realized what was happening and managed to treat her before she turned into a unicorn, permanently. Ever since that happened, she had the ability to transform into a unicorn at will too. I lost contact with her when I was about 40 years old though. It's really too bad, she was a wonderful kisser. . ." This time, Snape did choke on his tea and Dumbledor paused to allow him to finish his coughing fit.
"So, you're saying that since Potter was abused, he's actually turning into a Phoenix?"
"Correct."
"And, if he doesn't receive treatment, he will remain a Phoenix?"
"Yes. That is why I'm going to ask you to do a favor for me."
"Oh no. . ."
"I would like to ask you to brew the proper potion to counteract that effects, if you would. I'll bring you the list of ingredients; I have the utmost confidence in you."
Snape nodded in resignation and was about to leave when he froze for a moment and turned back around.
"Headmaster, why would Voldemort want Potter dead then?"
Dumbledor's face grew solemn. "He knew about the Phoenix form that Harry would acquire. You see, once Harry is in his Phoenix form, he will be invincible. Phoenixes never die, they just burn and are born again. If Harry was to fight Voldemort, as a Phoenix, Voldemort would be doomed. When Voldemort appeared at the Potters', his main goal was to destroy Harry to prevent him from ever transforming into a Phoenix. First, he decided to destroy James. He did this to ensure that James would never have another child that could be born July 31. He didn't care what happened to Lily, but when she refused to move away from Harry, she was murdered. When he attempted to murder Harry, two things stopped him. One was Lily's love for Harry. That's what caused to curse to rebound and hit Voldemort. Second, it was Harry's inability to die."
"So, Potter is immune to the Avada Kedevra?"
"Yes, along with the Imperius curse. Phoenixes have a strong will; they can not be controlled."
"If everything you're saying is true, then Potter must also have the power of Phoenix tears. Yes, he does actually, I saw him use them earlier in class today. If he has the ability to heal, why did he not use them on himself over the summer to heal his own wounds?"
"I'm afraid that is part of the curse of being a Phoenix. Phoenixes are self sacrificial. They will use their healing powers on everyone, except themselves." Snape bowed his head for a moment, letting everything he learned sink in. Finally he opened the door, thanked the Headmaster, and left. Dumbledor sat back down, and started looking for his list of ingredients. It would take a lot of work to keep Harry safe from Voldemort's grasp, not to mention Minister Fudge's.
"Harry, that was kind of freaky you know," Ron said, stubbornly. "I mean, who just cries and heals people? It's crazy!"
"I have to admit, Harry, I've never head or read about anything like that before."
"I told you guys about a million times, I have no idea what happened! It just. . . happened. I can't explain it." Ron and Hermione shrugged, and went back to their food. Harry merely picked at his meal, still quite disturbed by the earlier events of the day.
*Please pass the salt,* he tried to say, but it came out as a song. He received even more strange looks before he decided to give up and return to his room.
Author's Notes: It's thank you time. . .
Iggie: Lol, I tend to usually have long author's notes sections. This one actually will be short. Sorta.
Gabriella: Yep, Harry's tune is a Phoenix tune
GryffindorGurl987: Thanks for the review! I hope you got my e-mail!
Crydwyn: Thanks, I just hope I can stick to my original plot idea.
Ariel: I feel special now ^_^ Chapter four should be up soon
Kathleen: hehe, got the hint hint, so here's the chapter!
RJLL: Sorry about the cliffhanger, I hope this chapter explained everything for you!
Atawalpa: Did you get my e-mail? If you didn't, I gave you the go ahead for Dying Angel. Lemmie know when chapter one's up!
S.C. Hardy: Thaaaaaaaaaaank you
Arizosa: lol, I'm glad you like the Harry as a Phoenix idea!
Ms. Prongs: I read the first part of Dying Angel, and I loved it! New chapter soon please! It was very very very good!!!! And don't worry, I like what you've done with it! You remained faithful to the challenge, lol.
tima: lol, do you mean you'd like to write 2 or 5? If so, lemmie know!
Unknown(even to me: I'm sorry, here's the update you asked for.
AoM: Yeah, Dying Angel was my favorite of my challenges, I think.
Snape took a seat in front of Dumbledor's desk, as usual, waiting for the Headmaster to arrive. Minister Fudge had paid a visit to Dumbledor again, and as usual the two were arguing. It had been muffled before, but Snape could hear tidbits of the conversation now.
"It would be best for him, and the rest of the wizarding world, if he was placed in St. Mungo's where he could receive psychiatric treatment-"
"Mr. Potter does NOT need treatment of any sort! Voldemort is back, and I'm quite certain that Harry was severely mistreated over the summer-"
"Most likely another one of his fairy tales to try to earn sympathy!"
"He has been completely honest with us this whole time; you merely are blind to the truth! You don't want to believe that your perfect little world-"
"You are the blind one, Dumbledor! Admit it! You're getting old! Perhaps I should try to have YOU placed in St. Mungo's as well!"
Snape sighed and rubbed his head. The fool that called himself their Minister could be quite frustrating at times indeed.
Five minutes later, a tired looking Dumbledor came through the door, followed by a black blur that seemed eager to leave.
"I take it you heard parts of our. . . conversation, Severus?"
"Indeed."
Dumbledor sighed. "If you wish, I will explain at some other time what has been going on. But for now, I believe I called you here concerning Mr. Potter? Right.
"I will be blunt with you to begin with. Harry is one of the few people to receive a very strange, yet wonderful gift. He is a Magical Animagus, meaning that his Animagus form is that of a magical creature. The reason why it is so rare is because of this: The first Magical Animagus' used strong potions, ones that aren't even in existence anymore, to obtain their forms. The genetic code for this transformation is passed from family member to family member after that."
"Sir, wouldn't have James Potter been a Magical Animagus then, rather than a stag?"
"I'm afraid not, Severus. You see, the only way that the family members can obtain this transformation is if one of them is born on the exact same day the first one to make the potion was.
"In 1345, Alexander Potter was the first of the Potter line to attempt the potion. He succeeded, and he was the only recorded wizard to have the ability to turn into a Phoenix. This ability was passed down through the generations, yet none of his descendants received the power. This is because Alexander Potter was born on July 31, 1295. Mr. Harry Potter is the first of his family, after Alexander Potter, to be born on July 31st. Therefore, the power of the Phoenix transformation goes to him."
Dumbledor paused a moment to allow Snape to get over his shock. Harry could transform into a Phoenix? He hadn't really seen that coming.
"If I may ask, sir, how does this prove that Potter was abused over the summer?"
Dumbledor took a sip of tea before continuing in his explanation. "When I was a student here at Hogwarts, there was a girl in my class named Elise Dore. She was a shy student, rather anti social. Her father, Tray Dore, who later would betray the light side in favor of the dark, abused her. None of us knew that at the time, of course. Well, as fate would have it, she was a member of a family line that possessed the ability to turn into a Unicorn. Her early ancestor, Marcus Dore who was born on April 5th, 1325, succeeded in making the potion as well. As fate would have it, Elise was born on April 5th as well. In her fifth year, her father's abuse got worse, and when she came to school that year, she had this huge zit on her forehead."
Snape practically choked on his tea and sent a disbelieving look towards Dumbledor. ::Perhaps he SHOULD spend some time in St. Mungo's. . .:: "Sir, what does a zit have to do with anything?"
"Patience, Severus. Now, this poor girl she got teased about that zit constantly. It only seemed to get bigger! Eventually, it looked like two zits on top of one another." Snape was fighting not to choke on his tea again. "Well, other weird things started happening to her. Her hair started growing lighter in color, not to mention it became silkier. She became thinner, and more graceful, and she seemed to always be calm and collected. That zit on her head kept growing until it became apparent that it was no zit; it was a horn. Finally, some doctors realized what was happening and managed to treat her before she turned into a unicorn, permanently. Ever since that happened, she had the ability to transform into a unicorn at will too. I lost contact with her when I was about 40 years old though. It's really too bad, she was a wonderful kisser. . ." This time, Snape did choke on his tea and Dumbledor paused to allow him to finish his coughing fit.
"So, you're saying that since Potter was abused, he's actually turning into a Phoenix?"
"Correct."
"And, if he doesn't receive treatment, he will remain a Phoenix?"
"Yes. That is why I'm going to ask you to do a favor for me."
"Oh no. . ."
"I would like to ask you to brew the proper potion to counteract that effects, if you would. I'll bring you the list of ingredients; I have the utmost confidence in you."
Snape nodded in resignation and was about to leave when he froze for a moment and turned back around.
"Headmaster, why would Voldemort want Potter dead then?"
Dumbledor's face grew solemn. "He knew about the Phoenix form that Harry would acquire. You see, once Harry is in his Phoenix form, he will be invincible. Phoenixes never die, they just burn and are born again. If Harry was to fight Voldemort, as a Phoenix, Voldemort would be doomed. When Voldemort appeared at the Potters', his main goal was to destroy Harry to prevent him from ever transforming into a Phoenix. First, he decided to destroy James. He did this to ensure that James would never have another child that could be born July 31. He didn't care what happened to Lily, but when she refused to move away from Harry, she was murdered. When he attempted to murder Harry, two things stopped him. One was Lily's love for Harry. That's what caused to curse to rebound and hit Voldemort. Second, it was Harry's inability to die."
"So, Potter is immune to the Avada Kedevra?"
"Yes, along with the Imperius curse. Phoenixes have a strong will; they can not be controlled."
"If everything you're saying is true, then Potter must also have the power of Phoenix tears. Yes, he does actually, I saw him use them earlier in class today. If he has the ability to heal, why did he not use them on himself over the summer to heal his own wounds?"
"I'm afraid that is part of the curse of being a Phoenix. Phoenixes are self sacrificial. They will use their healing powers on everyone, except themselves." Snape bowed his head for a moment, letting everything he learned sink in. Finally he opened the door, thanked the Headmaster, and left. Dumbledor sat back down, and started looking for his list of ingredients. It would take a lot of work to keep Harry safe from Voldemort's grasp, not to mention Minister Fudge's.
"Harry, that was kind of freaky you know," Ron said, stubbornly. "I mean, who just cries and heals people? It's crazy!"
"I have to admit, Harry, I've never head or read about anything like that before."
"I told you guys about a million times, I have no idea what happened! It just. . . happened. I can't explain it." Ron and Hermione shrugged, and went back to their food. Harry merely picked at his meal, still quite disturbed by the earlier events of the day.
*Please pass the salt,* he tried to say, but it came out as a song. He received even more strange looks before he decided to give up and return to his room.
Author's Notes: It's thank you time. . .
Iggie: Lol, I tend to usually have long author's notes sections. This one actually will be short. Sorta.
Gabriella: Yep, Harry's tune is a Phoenix tune
GryffindorGurl987: Thanks for the review! I hope you got my e-mail!
Crydwyn: Thanks, I just hope I can stick to my original plot idea.
Ariel: I feel special now ^_^ Chapter four should be up soon
Kathleen: hehe, got the hint hint, so here's the chapter!
RJLL: Sorry about the cliffhanger, I hope this chapter explained everything for you!
Atawalpa: Did you get my e-mail? If you didn't, I gave you the go ahead for Dying Angel. Lemmie know when chapter one's up!
S.C. Hardy: Thaaaaaaaaaaank you
Arizosa: lol, I'm glad you like the Harry as a Phoenix idea!
Ms. Prongs: I read the first part of Dying Angel, and I loved it! New chapter soon please! It was very very very good!!!! And don't worry, I like what you've done with it! You remained faithful to the challenge, lol.
tima: lol, do you mean you'd like to write 2 or 5? If so, lemmie know!
Unknown(even to me: I'm sorry, here's the update you asked for.
AoM: Yeah, Dying Angel was my favorite of my challenges, I think.