Yes!!! If I am lucky my old Chinese professor will be back on Monday, finally I don't have to work my brains out 24/7.
I am soimply so happy I thought it would be OK again to continue on the story. This week has been pure torture, so I'm happy that our substitute teacher (who is lovely except that he has no clue how to teach a Swedish class) will stop teaching during lessons. What a relief...
(Old foreword, which still goes since it answers a damn lot.)
I have some announcements for this chapter. As I'm from Sweden the last parts of this chapter is written in two languages. Swedish and English. The words written in Italic are Swedish, and don't bother reading it, unless you really want to try. I also have to warn you, for those who don't know about the strange letters å,ä,and ö. It would take to long to explain so read it as you wish. Enjoy!!!
Chapter 9 What's been foretold remains it.
(Diagon Alley)
Smoke rose from several buildings in Knockturn Alley where patrolling Death Eaters blasted everything that stood in their way. Harry watched the scenery as the members of the Orders struggled back forecefully. Moody was fighting three at the time, and doing quite well considering his disadvatage. Tonks stunned one in the before he would have the chance to stun another member. Lupin was one of the few whose job was to shield Harry from the battle. There were no escape-plans as all the streets were blocked. The witches and wizards fought for their lives. Many students from Hogwarts battled the best that they could, yet most (particularly the youngest students and those who would begin their Hogwarts years this year) were heavily protected by their parents and relatives.
But even though many fought bravely, the scenery didn't look good. The witches and wizards were driven back to small colonies, easy targets to get attacked.
Harry wanted to fight, but Lupin shook his head. He could simply guess that his ex-professor didn't want him to attract any attention at all. After all, he was one of the main targets in this, after all, Voldemort wanted him dead.
Flash... and blue sparks emerged from an old looking wand. He didn't first see the persons face, however whoever it was it drew the Death Eaters away from their preys.
She wore a blue robes, dark hair curled down her shoulders and she wore an expression of pure hatred. Miss Ridgeback, the new student, had sent a powerful, ancient shield charm that blocked the attacks. Because she was so angry, it had turned out to be so powerful that it even threw the Death Eaters ten feet into the air.
Harry, the Death Eaters and the rest of the wizards and witches in the Alley looked stunned at the strange girl. Cassandra, who quickly noticed their stunned as well as frightened faces, lowered her wand and said:
"Leave them, you have already done enough damage here! "
The Death Eaters shocked expressions turned into laughter. Cassandra chose to ignore them.
"STUPEFY MAXIMUM"
Suddenly all the Death Eaters were hit by a giant Stunning charm. They fell to the ground, stunned. The crowd applauded, but instead of accepting her applauses she raised he wand a last time.
"OBLIVIATE MAXIMUM"
The charm hit everyone and drew out all the assembled witches' and wizards' memories about what had happened. When that was done she sneaked back into the shadows to make sure that the teachers wouldn't miss her. She would appear on the same place as they had left her, before they had joined in the field of battle.
An hour later Harry sat at the Leaky Cauldron, together with Lupin and Tonks. Moody while the other members continued the search for escaped Death Eaters. The mystery became, there weren't any. All of the Death Eaters lied now on a pile, waiting for the aurors and the Ministry of Magic to arrive.
Moody was sitting by the green fire talking to a fellow auror and returned to his seat, looking grim.
"Any news? " Tonks asked him.
"The whole area is cleared, there aren't any left. Strange thing as I can't remember what happened."
"Me neither" she said rubbing her head. "All I can think of right now however, is this huge migraine I've received."
"For me its like someone pulled out my brain, and the decided to pull it back." Harry said rubbing his scar. He knew the memories were hidden somewhere in his mind, he just couldn't find them.
"Harry!" Hermione's well-known voice called. "Harry, thank goodness you are Ok."
"Hermione, finally! I have been wondering the whole morning where you could have been."
"Well I'm here and so is Ron." She turned around to call upon Ron, who was sitting with Fred, George and Ginny discussing the strange events. "Ron, hey I found him! Harry's here! He's over here!"
Ron looked over and smiled. Harry smiled back glad to see his friend in such a good shape.
"Hi Harry, how's it going. Hermione and me have been looking all over the place for you. "
"I was being guarded by the whole Order and haven't been able to look for you, thanks to Moody."
The ex-auror grunted.
"Well, I'm actually pleased he did that, if you think about today's events. "
"Strange that I don't seem able to recall what happened." He said.
"Not you too. Fred, George, Ginny, Hermione and I have been talking about that for about a half an hour by now. It's pretty strange, since everyone I've asked says that too. "
"Strange yes... "Harry said falling back to his thoughts.
"Anyway what have you been up to all summer? Hope you didn't starve too much. Did you receive mum's package?"
"Yeh, Oh by the way. What happened to Errol? After that he delivered my present he stubbornly hopped down from my window and seemed to walk back home. I offered him some days rest, but he refused."
Fred, George and Ginny suddenly appeared looking very amused.
"What's so funny?"
"Well... "George started.
"...it all started about a month ago with Errol..." Fred continued.
"... delivering a package..."
"... braking the window glass, landing...
"... and mum fussing over that it was time for a replacement."
"Which means..."
"He's getting toooo old for his job. "Ginny said. "Yet that stubborn owl won't quit ever since he heard mum and dad talking about buying a new owl..."
"With our money" the twins complained."
"What's wrong with that?" Ron asked.
"For the seventy-second time Ron. That is our savings, for god's sake. "
"Really, and you still spends it on expensive broomsticks and quidditch gambling? "
"Shut up Ron, or we'll stuff those dress robes down your throat. One word to mum and you'll wish you never were born. "
(Hogwarts)
Cassandra sat in Professor Dumbledore's office awaiting her punishment. She knew she had broken several rules, yet every time she saw a Death Eater her hatred rose high over her control. The old wizard looked at her with sorrow in his eyes.
He opened his mouth to say something, but she said it quicker.
"I'm sorry, I know I'm forbidden to do that. I can understand if you want to expel me from the school. I'm willing to take my punishment."
The headmaster looked surprised at her. She was so sure she had said his thoughts.
"I have no rights to expel you yet. Even if most of us were shocked I cannot say you did anything wrong Cassandra. The power you used is the power you have in yourself. You did stop the attack and for thereby you have all of our blessings. You did warn me for this and I'll remember it like that. You didn't do anything wrong and I know it's hard for you but I have to say it again. Be careful with your powers, since, as you saw it frightens most of them. Do only use it like today, as in great need. "
"Thank you headmaster, I shall return to my dorm. "
"Cassandra" the old professor said. "Thank you again for helping the Order. "
Bewildered she asked, "What Order? "
"The Order of Phoenix. The Order I founded for so long ago." He said stroking Fawkes.
(Later that same day)
She barely ate anything, she felt rather stupid. She always had been the one with the best marks and every teachers' blessing. Dobby had brought her a few sandwiches, but she hadn't touched those. She couldn't eat. Instead she lay down on her bed, awaiting a peaceful slumber.
(Cassandra's dream)
"Farmor/ Grandmother?!"
"Mitt kära barnbarn, det är så roligt att se dig igen/My dear child, I'm so happy to see you again."
She looked upon her old relative. She couldn't believe her eyes. Her grandmother, who had died the previous year stood beside her. The old lines in her face, almost the same as she had herself smiled. The same lines that lady Ravenclaw once had.
"Farmor, jag har saknat dig./Grandmother, I've missed you."
"Jag vet lilla vän, det är därför jag är här. Jag är här för att varna dig./I know, that's why I've come. I've come to warn you."
"Varna mig... för vad?/Warn me... warn me for what?"
"Glöm inte Profetian/ Don't forget the Prophecy! "Was all her old grandmother said. "Vad du än gör, så glöm inte Profetian/ Whatever you do don't forget the Prophecy. "
Cold words emerged strongly in her mind.
Smoke will rise from hidden treasures
Ashes will burn in golden red flames
Dust will blow to a thousand places
Heirs of old, come back again
TBC
The original chapter was much shorter than this. At least by half a page, if not even a whole page. Gah, my chapters were super-short back then... thank god for experience.