Chapter 2:
Powers of Magic
Albus, having met the Dursleys, agreed with the Potters. Their plan would work. Albus, Lily, and James spent the next month or so setting their plan into motion.
When everything seemed to be in order Lily asked Petunia to bring Vernon and Dudley to Godric's Hollow for Halloween, Lily accepted…Their goal was so close.
Godric's Hollow ∙ Halloween
At about 3:40 Petunia, Vernon, and Dudley arrived at Godric's Hollow. Lily and James welcomed them inside. After everyone was settled, they sat down to eat. The house was filled with a warm glowing atmosphere, outside nothing moved. No children, no cars, no brooms, and, most importantly, no evil dark lord.
Inside, the children were sleeping and the adults were drinking tea, special tea.
"So, Lily. What is this tea called?" Asked Vernon.
"Oh, just an old family recipe…" Lily said, smirking slightly.
Petunia's head shot up, her eyes going wide.
"Wha…what did you say?" asked Petunia shakily.
Vernon looked at his wife in concern.
"You know the one Petunia. Uncle's favorite one." Sneered Lily
Vernon began to look worried. Petunia stood.
"Why would you do this?" Demanded Petunia.
"Simple really." Lily said as she stood slowly. "I want your son."
Vernon sputtered in disbelief and confusion.
"Lets give them a moment." Lily said to James snarkily.
After the two had left the room, Petunia looked at Vernon.
"It's time Vernon. We must do it." Said Petunia seriously.
"That will reveal us, love." Vernon said.
"That does not matter, we will be helpless soon." Said Petunia.
"The drink?" Vernon asked, and Petunia nodded.
"Very well." Conceded Vernon.
He clasped his hands together in front of him, left hand palm up, right hand palm down, fingers folding over each other, Petunia copied him.
First their hands began to glow, next their clothing flashed, changing into silver robes (like Raistlin's from DragonLance). Their powers glowed around them, Vernon's and earth green, Petunia's and elemental fuchsia. After a couple seconds, the light settled to merely pulse on their skin's surface. Petunia held up her hand and a piece of glowing silver chalk appeared. While Petunia did that, Vernon moved the table and chairs out of the way and pulled the rug up, to show slate tiles. Petunia knelt and drew a circle three feet in diameter. She then drew spiraling holly leaves, starting from the center and spiraling out. Vernon picked Dudley up and placed him in the center of the glowing circle. Petunia knelt outside the circle on Dudley's right side and Vernon knelt outside the circle on Dudley's left side. They leaned over the circle and clasped hands, fingers intertwined.
"Gods of ours hear us now. Answer our prayers, account us now." Vernon said.
"Gods and Goddesses of old and now. These are our prayers. We speak them now." Recited Petunia.
"From Njordr, god of Wind, grant the ability to fly like birds.
Ullr, my god, your skill to duel, your skill to hunt.
Loki, the Trickster, grant your tricks to hide and shift.
Tyr, my god, my word unbroken, your courage and honor, the need unspoken.
Kvasir, god of inspiration and knowledge, grant your gift of ultimate wisdom.
Eir, my goddess, protect my son, use your powers of the one.
Nott, the night, grant your shadows for all time.
Sol, the Day, the sun, grant what you will, you are the sun.
Vor, my goddess, the self-discipline, the faith, you will be needed.
Ran, my theft, goddess of sea, grant your swiftness and soothing ways.
Neru, mighty protector, defend the young one, to his last defeat.
Thor, my god, allow your thunder to surge. We ask Mjolner to rain battle upon this house.
Vali, great archer, allow revenge to be there, but tempered at times, unleashed at others.
Finally my lord god, Nuitari. Allow the magic to flow so strongly that anything and everything is possible. Please keep the secret out of hands of malice, to protect my son. Our lives, our love, our hearts, our bodies, minds, and souls are yours. Please accept this."
Petunia and Vernon, you see, are labeled as squibs, but they merely practice a different type of magic. They get their magic straight from their Gods and Goddesses.
James and Lily had left the room and fire-called Dumbledore. When he arrived a few minutes later Petunia and Vernon had completed their ritual and were standing where they had been previously kneeling, watching as the circle began to glow. First silver, then fuchsia, then green, then silver again. Wind started to whip around the little room, some fire and water mixed in.
Just as the wind began to die down, the door to the kitchen bashed open and Lily, James, and Albus burst in. All three froze as swords began to appear around Dudley, six in all. The swords danced around Dudley, and then faded back into the circle. A deep, dark red light began to seep out of the circle; it slowly encompassed the whole room. The red began to amass around Lily, James, and Dumbledore. As the three tried to shake and rub it off, the red soaked into their bodies, mixing with their auras.
The adults all watched as a figure of rainbow light appeared, it first bowed to Vernon and Petunia, who bowed back, then proceeded to dance a jig and stick it's tongue our at Lily, James, and Dumbledore. The figured began to change into other forms, a bird, a dog, a cat, a tree, water, fire, anything and everything. When it finished it stuck its tongue out at Lily, James, and Dumbledore, bowed to Vernon and Petunia, then floated down so it was lying parallel to Dudley above him, and then floated down into his body.
A golden-red glow suddenly filled the room and a lion appeared above Dudley and roared. The lion then charged at Lily, James, and Albus, disappearing just before getting to them and appearing above Dudley, then curled around his little baby body, watching. A ball of bright yellow light, about the size of an eyeball, appeared at Dudley's head and seemingly melted into his skull. Light pink and light blue sparkling dust began to fall over Dudley's body and sunk into his skin, disappearing from view.
Suddenly the room was pitch black, the only light coming from the glowing circle that Dudley was lying on. The dark began to swirl around Dudley, sinking into his body. Next, a blinding light filled the room, Dudley's pitch black body began to soak up the light, swirls of dark and light energy battled across his skin, disappearing from view after a while. The circle where Dudley lay began to shimmer, an almost mirror-like surface formed beneath Dudley and ripples formed from Dudley outward. They came faster and faster until, like a mirror, it shattered, returning back to the original markings.
A bubble of water formed around Dudley and slowly seeped into his body, a little at a time. Little creatures, the size of golf balls, began to appear from all the shadows around the room. They had no legs but were floating about a foot off the ground toward Dudley. As the first one reached Dudley it hovered up to his forehead and plopped down onto his skin. The other creatures followed until all of Dudley was covered, then they all disappeared.
Everything went quiet and still, no one moved or breathed, a dark smoke screen formed around Dudley, going from the floor to the ceiling, next a screen formed around Vernon, Petunia, Lily, James, and Dumbledore. The screens around Lily, James, and Dumbledore began to shrink to close in around them tighter until it went right through their bodies. The screen around Dudley turned a navy blue and became a circle around him, forming onto his body, soaking into his skin until nothing was left. The screens around Petunia and Vernon just disappeared. Lily, James, and Dumbledore looked around, trying to figure out what happened and if it was over when a lightning bolt hit the floor in front of them.
A burnt crater was left as the smoke cleared. Vernon and Petunia both knelled until their heads touched the outer rim of the circle. Lightening began to stream out of the circle from below Dudley. It flashed repeatedly, one bolt after another, destroying anything it struck. Lily, James, and Dumbledore ran around the room looking for a way out of the onslaught.
A rumbling started, then a shaking, and finally dust began to fall from above with little chunks of ceiling. Dishes fell off shelves and shattered, a fire sprang up from the circle, catching to room of fire.
It was chaos.
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