New Hope
Chapter two
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A/N: Thank you to those who have left a review, and started following this story! It inspired me to write this much sooner than I had planned.
Well, I will stop rambling now. I hope you enjoy.
When Harry once again opened his eyes, he noticed something strange. He was in the middle of some huge, tropical forest. And the air around him seemed heavy and humid, as well as buzzing with life. Looking around, he couldn't see anything, but there were more than enough places where creatures could hide without him noticing.
"Where is this? Am I dead?" he wondered out loud. He jumped when someone answered him. 'No, my child. You are not dead.' The voice, female he noted absentmindedly, seemed to be all around him as well as within him. He also noticed that it seemed to use words that he had never before heard, but somehow understood. "Who are you? And, where am I?" he asked, tentatively. 'I am called Eywa. And you, my child, are in a dream. This place is called Pandora by your kind, the humans.' My kind? Humans? Pandora? The name seemed familiar to Harry. Though he could not place where he had heard it before.
'Now, child. How come you managed to transport yourself to my woods? I can see that you are only here in spirit, and that your body is left back on Earth.' This took a moment for Harry to process. And when he did, he felt a knot in his stomach. He looked down at his hands. There was nothing there. Or, perhaps there was a little shadow where his hands were supposed to be. Perhaps he was dead, after all. But, no. He didn't think so, somehow. And not just because Eywa said so. There was just something that told him that this was some kind of dream, or vision. And them it came to him, he knew where he had heard the name Pandora before! It was some kind of planet – no, moon – discovered sometime in the 2050s. He remembered Hermione babbling about it after reading about it in the news.
Suddenly, the thought of Hermione reopened the flood of grief and sorrow once again. He fell to his knees, clutching at his transparent chest. It felt as if his heart was being torn to shreds, with fangs and claws. He cried out his grief, screaming because he was all alone again. Falling to his side, Harry felt something warm entering his mind and body. Eywa, he knew, but could do nothing about the intrusion. 'My child. Do not despair. It is not the end for you.' She soothed, comforting Harry. The warm presence engulfed him, entering deeper into his body and mind. And Eywa started to sort through his memories and emotions, watching his whole life. But strangely enough, Harry did not feel as if she was intruding on his privacy. He allowed her to watch the things he had taken years to confide in Hermione and Ron, knowing she would not judge him.
As the presence departed from the deep, he heard her speak once again. 'Child, you have suffered much. And because of that I will grant one of your wishes.' At these words, Harry looked up, knowing full well that he would not be able to see the origin of the voice. "What?" he managed to get out. 'I will grant you a new start. I will give you hope, so that you can continue to live. There is nothing left for you back on Earth, so I will give you a new life here.' At these words, Harry once again felt the presence engulf him, but now focusing on his body this time. Suddenly, he felt himself being lifted up, and transported up and through the woods. As the warmth engulfed him, he felt darkness once again intrude on his mind. 'Sleep, child. You will need the rest' And Harry slept allowing himself to be transported trough the skies, towards some floating mountains.
As Harry entered consciousness again, he felt so warm and comfy that he did not really want to wake up. At first, he did not know what had woken him, but as a glint of light passed over his eyes, he turned over, away from it. As he did so, he felt something tare off his body. It felt something like thread fastened in his skin, and tearing when he moved. Opening his eyes, he wanted to examine it to find out what it was. He gasped slightly as his eyes took in the sight. It was not thread, as he had thought, it was some kind of grass! As he sat up, he realized that the grass had fastened all over him, especially by his neck. It did not hurt him, he noted, but it was nice when the strands of grass realised him. So, his stood up and brushed the last of them off. It was not until this point that he really looked at himself. And the sight startled him so much that he actually fell down with amazement. He was blue! Looking closer, he could see that there were some stripes that were darker than the rest, and that there were some kind of white freckles dotted all over his body. And in the semi-darkness, these dots seemed to glow slightly. And when he moved into the ray of sunlight, he saw that the dots dimmed, and was not as noticeable. And this was not the only difference, he realized with growing amazement. He now only had four fingers and toes! Catching a glimpse of movement on his right, Harry jumped up, turned and prepared to defend himself from some hind of wild animal. Only to see the thing disappear behind him. Harry tried spinning around, only to notice that the thing had somehow disappeared.
Sitting back down, Harry continued to examine his new body. Feeling his face, he realized that it was slightly changed. The nose seemed different, and his ears were placed much higher, and had another shape as well as much more delicate and mobile than his previous ones. Then he noticed that his hair seemed to have grown much longer, and that he seemed to have acquired a braid somehow. And at the end of this braid, there were some pink strands protruding, and moving slightly.
"Well, this is strange" he murmured, keeping his voice low, in case the 'thing' came back. "But I can't stay hidden in here, got to find some food and water." He continued to say, realizing that his voice did not seem to have changed much, even if everything else about him seemed to have. Standing up, but slightly couched, he carefully made his way towards the opening that let the ray of sunshine in, and stepped out into it.
Well, what do you think? A little longer than the first chapter. Please leave a review, what did you like/dislike? What do you want to happen now? (not a promise I will include it)