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Chapter 8
Charles gave angry chirps as Dumbledore walked towards him, the angry chirping increased as Dumbledore's hand stretched out towards Charles.
"No," Salazar said as he blocked Dumbledore, "I don't know what you're doing here but get lost."
"Don't talk to me like that! I have every right to be here," Dumbledore said with a glare, "My familiar is injured!"
"I do not see your familiar anywhere," Helga said as she walked past Dumbledore and Salazar, "Now if you excuse me I've got a injured to heal."
"Let me take him to an animal healer then," Dumbledore said as he once again tried to make a grab for the phoenix on the bed only to let out a cry of shock as a stinging sensation ran through his body, "What was that!"
"How dare you," Kera said as she walked into the Hospital Wing with Harry in her arms, "How dare you call a Potter your familiar and try to stop them receiving the proper medical help they need!"
Ryan snorted as he put his wand away, "Honestly an animal healer? You'd think the old goat would know better by now."
"I know my familiar when I see him!" Dumbledore said in anger, "That phoenix lying on the bed is Fawkes!"
"You are correct," Salazar said as he slyly led the Potter's and Dumbledore away from where Helga was trying to heal Charles, "The phoenix is known as Fawkes."
"You even agree with me that it's Fawkes!" Dumbledore yelled as he glared at Salazar, "Why won't you give me back my familiar! His most likely close to a burning day anyway!"
The next thing Dumbledore knew was that he had been punched in the stomach by Lord Potter.
"How dare you," Ryan growled out at Dumbledore, "We Potter's have two names, one for our human form and one for our phoenix form. Charles phoenix form's name is Fawkes but he is not your familiar!"
"Maybe Charles' human form was killed this very night leaving the poor boy with not a lot of options," Salazar said thoughtfully ,"It is possible that Charles decided to stay at Hogwarts looking out for any Potter's that might of come along...and when he saw Harry Potter a the one he remembered from his past he did what he had to do...after all..."
Dumbledore nodded in agreement, truly clueless as to why the Potter's and Slytherin were currently glaring at him. He was just happy that they had expected in some sort of weird way that the phoenix on the bed was his.
"It would also explain several things," Dumbledore said as he nodded his head in agreement, "For example how he helped Mr. Potter in his second year of Hogwarts and how Fawkes carried the Sorting Hat into the Great Hall which caused us to get here."
"That is all well and dandy now," Kera growled out as she held Harry close to her chest and glared at Dumbledore, "I'm as happy as the next person that Charles isn't truly dead and he has a long and happy life ahead of him...but just what caused Charles' human form to die? How could all of this happened in such a short time? I mean we all saw him not long ago, why it was only five or so minutes before we turned in for bed, that was only a couple of hours ago."
"Alas my girl a lot of things can happen in a few hours," Dumbledore said over his half moon glasses only to get three glares sent his way through he took no notice of them, "Maybe it is Dark Magic at work! For I know that Voldermort is dead in our time but I do not know about your time, maybe..."
A sudden flash came from the hospital bed Charles/Fawkes was on and a few seconds later Dumbledore found himself covered in bird poo.
"His going to be alright," Helga called over to them with a smirk on her face, "All I can say is thank everyone for the healing powers of Phoenixes and Salazar's great potions!"
Kera giggled while her husband chuckled and Salazar gave Dumbledore a smug look.
"Ah well that is a relief isn't it?" Dumbledore said as he waved his wand muttering the cleaning spell only for it to fail, "Ah it seems I am in need of a shower and a set of new clothes, please excuses me."
With that Dumbledore gave them all a polite nod and walked out of the Hospital Wing much to everyone's relief.
"Is he going to be alright?" Kera asked nervously as she walked over to the hospital bed where Charles in phoenix form laid, "I know that most of his injuries must have healed up by now because of your healing skills and Charles phoenix healing powers but still..."
Helga gave a kind smile, "Don't worry Lady Potter, young Charles will be fine, he'll need to get used to just having the one form and work his way through the new changes but he'll be fine. Nothing time, love and a bit of rest can't fix."
"That's a relief," Ryan said with a small smile as he watched Kera place Harry down besides Charles, "They look sickingly cute together like that."
And Ryan was correct, Charles' much larger form and the bright gold and red feathers mixed with the smaller form of Harry and Harry's soft black and emerald green colours caused the two to merge together almost like parents and child.
"At least they'll have each other to help through this," Helga said with a smile as Harry and Charles snuggled up to one another, "Charles will be able to show Harry the ropes so to say and Harry will be able to keep Charles' mind off of things for a bit."
"Too bad that Harry has to return to the future," Kera said as she lovingly stroked both phoenixes who had fallen asleep, "We'll have to think of a way to keep him here with us or at least send Salazar back with him."
There was silence in the hospital wing for a few minutes as everyone took in the new developments that had played out before them. Through it was silent in the hospital wing the tension was high and you could cut it with a knife, the two phoenixes sleeping on the hospital bed was the only two to not notices it.
"Do you think it really was him?" Salazar asked as he broke the silence, "Do you think his really back?"
"Most likely," Helga said with a sigh as she waved her wand causing chairs for everyone to appear, "You do remember the legend right? What he said..."
"I so wished that was only a tale that we tell to scare our children into behaving," Kera said with a sigh as she leant into the calming touch her husband gave her, "I mean it happened so long ago..."
"It is written down in the books and passed down by word of mouth," Ryan said with a sad sigh, "That we know for sure that this is really happening, at least we can do something about it."
"I will not allow it to happen," Salazar growled out as he looked down at his small mate possessively, "Even if the tale says that no single person can defeat him I will...I won't let any harm come to my mate, my hatchling..."
"And we shall support you," Helga said with a sigh, "Does anyone know the words that was spoken last? Maybe there is a clue in them to help us."
"That when the future and past meets is when he shall strike," Kera said stiffly as she tried not to cry, "When they meet it shall mean the end of the world as we know it, the black phoenix from the future shall die alone causing everyone to follow...no one shall be left alone as they too shall have a life changing thing happen to them...that alone they shall fail...I don't know...it's all I can remember."
"Don't worry love," Ryan said as he ran a head through his wife's hair comfortingly, "From what you said it seems to centre around the black phoenix from the future being alone...if I'm right then that black phoenix from the future is Harry..."
Understanding suddenly hit them all like a load of bricks.
"Then we should make sure that Harry is never alone," Salazar said as he got nods of agreements from the others, "I feel that the tale has already started as Charles is going through his life changing situation...we must be careful...does anyone know how the tale ends? I know that there is more to the tale then those words that was spoken but I can't remember."
"Nor can I," Kera said and her husband repeated her words.
"Nor I," Helga said with a sigh, "But the tale is written down on paper and passed through generation by word of mouth, maybe...maybe we could look it up?"
"But how?" Kera said as she sent a glare at the doors of the Hospital Wing, "I mean this time Hogwarts students can be trusted, I know that but what I'm worried about is the future Hogwarts students...All but the Gryffindor students and that Headmaster...I don't like leaving him alone with one of them..."
"We understand," Helga said with a nod of her head, "We'll make sure that his always with someone we can trust, we'll make sure Harry's protected like a young person's virginity."
"HELGA!" cries echoed throughout the Hospital Wing.
"What?" Helga said with a smirk on the face, "I need to keep you all healthy, and you lot being so depressed and stressed isn't achieving that in the slightest!"
They shared a laugh, the tension and stress disappeared as they laughed through once they was done it was replaced with determination and strength.
"We'll do it," Salazar said with his normal smirk, "We'll make sure that the tale doesn't come true, that Harry is never left alone with untrustworthy people and we'll not let him go to the future without myself."
"Oh what a knight in shining armour you are Sal," Helga said with a laugh, "Why we should get you down to the blacksmith."
"Shut it," Salazar growled out, "Or you'll be stuck to one of those evil hospital beds yourself."
Before anything more could be said a young boy with long platinum hair down to his waist rushed into the Hospital Wing with a loud bang, he came to a hard stop next to them all, breathing hard.
"It's the Future Headmaster and Gryffindor's Sirs, My Lady's," The boy said, his grey eyes looking at them nervously with a mixture of shock in them, "They...they've somehow gone over...and and..."
Before the student could say anymore an owl flew into the Hospital Wing and dropped a letter on the floor near them before flying out of the open window it had entered.
"It seems that he is gathering followers already," Ryan said as he drew his wand and cast several spells at it, "It's safe, no spells, potions, portkeys or anything."
Not wanting to take any chances Helga waved her wand causing the letter to open and read itself out loud to them all...
To Be Continued...
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