The Lord and Lady Phoenix: The Stone Chapter 21: Missing, a harry potter fanfic

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And now, on with the twenty first chapter of the Lord and Lady Phoenix: The Stone!

Previously on The Lord and Lady Phoenix: The Stone…

"The Sorcerer's Stone can turn any metal into pure gold and produces the elixir of life, when drunken regularly will make one self immortal." Ginny read.

"It all fits!" Neville exclaimed. You Know Who would use the stone to come back to life, to become strong again."

"But it is not the best way to come back. He would be solely dependent on the stone." Hermione thought out loud.

"If someone stole it or it was destroyed, he would die again…or rather revert back to what little bit of life he is right now.

Silence once again washed over the group. Before they could continue, footsteps of the early rising staff and students could be heard above. Our group decided to continue their conversation later.

The bubble went down not two seconds before Albus Dumbledore walked into the hall.

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Albus had many talents. He was extremely intelligent, he was cunning, and he was the most powerful sorcerer in the entire world. And despite his infinite achievements, he was not satisfied. Despite the vast collection of knowledge he had…collected…there were still things that eluded his grasp.

The main issue was that boy "Stone." There was no record alive that mentioned any wizarding family named Stone. The boy's powers rivaled even his own! He had to find a way to place the boy under his control.

The boy could even possibly be the heir of Merlin. If he were, Albus could kill two birds with one stone.

For the most part, all was going according to plan. Severus still was acting on the rivalry with James Potter. The Stone was secure. The cloak would be given to the boy on Christmas. Quirrel was unsuspecting. And soon, very soon, the boy would go down the trapdoor and face Voldemort.

He entered the Great Hall. There sat those four students. All seemed normal.

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Far on the outskirts in the woods, in a small cottage, an very, very old man was reading the mourning paper. All was calm. Then, the doorbell rang.

The Lord and Lady Phoenix: The Stone

Chapter Twenty One

Missing

Today was it. It was the famous first game of the Quidditch season. The two playing teams were Gryffindor and Slytherin. Their rivalry was one of legends. This game would be one for the record books.

Everyone in Gryffindor and Slytherin had come down to the Quidditch pitch to support their team. There weren't as many in Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw due to the fact that their teams weren't playing. One end of the numerous stands lining the field shined scarlet. At the other end, the color emerald was blazing.

Almost everyone in Hogwarts had come.

Almost.

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Two people hiked through the thick woods. They had only one destination in their minds and nothing was going to stop them.

One of the two held up a small stick. He mumbled, "Point Me." The wooden stick spun round and round like a compass until it stopped. Then it began doing circles once more.

Sighing, the twig was pocketed and the two continued on with their trek.

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Back at the pitch near the castle, one determined captain was giving his team his yearly speech.

"Okay men," He said.

"And women," Corrected one of his female teammates.

"And women," He added. "This is it."

"The big one." A red haired teenager said.

"The one we've all been waiting for."

"Be quiet you two." Said the captain. "This is the best Gryffindor's had in years. We're going to win. I know it!"

He glared at each member of the team, as if to say, "Or else."

"It's time." The captain announced. "Let's win."

"They mounted their broomsticks and the door slowly opened. Sunshine poured in. The took off.

On the other end of the field, seven emerald robes soared. A small golden ball shot skyward. The game had begun.

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BOOM!

The two hikers heard a loud crash rush through the trees. They hustled over to where the noise had come from. They entered a clearing and was aghast at what they found. There, sitting right in the middle of the forest, stood a small, wooden cabin. Or rather, the ruins of a small, wooden cabin. One wall had been completely obliterated and parts of the roof had given way. The other three walls were still standing and most of the valuables inside the home did not look to be damaged.

A man in black robes stood proudly over the rubble, laughing like a maniac.

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Dumbledore sat in the staff's section of the stands. He watched intently, but not at the flying broomsticks tat swept by. No, he was searching the crowds below. Specifically at the Ravenclaw section.

(Can anyone guess why?)

He stared carefully at each and every single face in the crowd. He had used a telescope charm earlier so that he could do this with ease.

"Another ten points to Gryffindor!" Lee Jordon proclaimed. Shouts of joy shot from the scarlet parts of the crowd while curses were yelled by the emeralds. They lead the game fifty to twenty.

Dumbledore smirked. Of course Gryffindor was winning. They were his house after all.

"Ouch! And that is yet another foul Slytherin's committed." Lee Jordon announced happily amongst the masses of cheers and curses.

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The black robed man finished his hysterical laughter.

"Finally! I've finally found you! Now tell me, where is it?" He demanded.

"It is gone." A weak sounding voice mumbled.

The hyper man snorted. "Yeah sure, now I'll ask you one more time. Where is it?"

"And I'll tell you one more time. It is gone."

"You are lying." He practically screamed. "I know you have it. I demand that you give it to me and maybe I wont kill you and your wife."

"For the last time, it is gone!" The weak sounding man said. With a insane look in his eyes, the dark robed man pointed his wand towards the voice.

"Cru-"

Before the man had a chance, two stunning spells slammed into his back. He was thrown off of his perch and landed unconscious underneath the rubble.

The two hurried over to the sound of the groaning man. Half of his body was wedged underneath the broken remains of an old bookcase. One of the two cast a levitation charm while the other pulled the man out from under the wreckage.

"Wh- who are you two?" The man wheezed out.

"I'm Ginny Weasley." The first said, removing her hood.

The man nodded. He turned to the other person. "And you?"

The second one removed his hood as well. He had messy, jet black hair and emerald green eyes. On his forehead sat a jagged scar, like a bolt of lightning.

"I am Harry Potter."

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"And Terrence Higgs catches the snitch!" Jordan announce grimly. There was no doubt that Slytherin would catch the snitch. Even before he had been hit by a weak bludger two minutes in, everyone knew who would catch the golden ball. The Gryffindor Seeker had been forced into playing because there was no one else available and had little experience flying.

Jordon quickly tallied up the points.

Gryffindor had rallied up almost all of their points from the numerous fouls the Slytherin team had committed. The Lions had achieved a total of one hundred and eighty points. The Snakes on the other hand had only scored thirty points combined with the Snitch.

"And despite the Slytherin Seeker catching the Snitch," Jordan began. The Gryffindor were already starting to cheer about their victory. "Both team end the game each with a total of one hundred and eighty points. This game ends in a tie."

There were complaints and curses heard from every corner of the pitch. Many were demanding a redo of the game while others demanded that their team was the winner.

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Harry and Ginny immediately used several healing charms on the injured man. Then, once he was well enough, the three of them fixed his home. The two kids had been surprised to find out that he was really Nicolas Flammel.

Soon, the rubble had been vanished and the house was back to normal. Flammel had been alive long enough to learn many cleaning spells. Harry and Ginny were quick learners and followed what he did.

By mid-afternoon, they found themselves relaxing in the sitting room.

"Thank you for helping me." Nick said.

"You're welcome. We couldn't just stand there and let that lunatic use the Cruciatus Curse on you."

They looked over at the still form of the man, tied up in ropes, and disarmed of his wand.

"I think it is time we found out the truth from this man." Flammel said as he went into one of the cabinets. He pulled out a small vial.

"So you stock Veritaserum." Ginny commented.

"It has its uses from time to time." Flammel smirked before forcing the contents down the maniac's throat. Flammel then pointed his wand to the still man and mumbled a few words Harry nor Ginny could recognize.

The man moved slightly. His eyes bugged out when he realized the situation. He tried to break free of the ropes but they were far too strong, especially when combined with about ten spells and charms.

"Your name?" Flammel asked.

The man gave in. "Argo Malid" He muttered.

"Where do your loyalties lie?" Harry asked immediately.

"To the Dark Lord." He answered.

"Do you have the Mark?" Flammel asked.

"Sure I do." Malid replied. He pulled up his sleeve and showed them the symbol of the Death Eaters.

"Why did you come here?" Ginny demanded.

"Was sent here to get the Stone for the Dark Lord's return."

"Who sent you?" Flammel asked.

"My Lord."

"Does he know where the Stone is?" Harry asked. The lump in his pocket gained a few tons.

"No. He is possessing one of the teachers to spy on Dumbledore to see if he knows where the Stone is. My Lord sent me to search for Flammel, to see if he held the Stone."

"The potion only lasts a few minutes." Flammel told the kids. "And we need to Obliviate him and get him far away from here so he cant find us again."

A second later, Malid shook his head, shaking of the last of the Veritaserum.

"Hey! Let me out of this now! You're going to tell me where the Stone is now or else-"

"Obliviate." Flammel said calmly.

Malid's eyes glazed over. Flammel ripped the Death Eater's sleeve, revealing the Dark Mark to the world and then grabbed his shoulder.

"I'll be right back." He and Malid left with a pop.

Harry and Ginny faced each other.

"Voldy doesn't even know where the Stone is!" Ginny gasped.

"He's just there as a lookout. And to spy on Dumbledore, see if he can find any of the old man's weaknesses." Harry said.

A familiar pop marked the return of Nick.

"I left him in front of the Ministry entrance. But they'll most likely still try to cover that story up."

"Mr. Flammel, we have something very important to tell you." Ginny said evenly.

"Yes?" The ancient man asked.

"We've come to return the Stone to you." Harry informed him.

"WHAT?" He shouted. Harry pulled the blood red stone out of his pocket and handed it over to a pale faced Flammel.

"It is your's after all. We wanted to make sure it was back in the right hands."

"How…how did you find it? It was stolen from me months ago!"

"Stolen?" Harry and Ginny asked.

Flammel nodded grimly. "Yes stolen. Can you please tell me your side of the story first?"

And so, they did.

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Even hours after the game had ended, students were complaining to their heads of houses to change the

results.

"ENOUGH!" McGonagal finally shouted combined with a Sonorus spell. "WE TIED WITH THE SLYTHERIN TEAM! NOW THE NEXT STUDENT WHO COMPLAINS WILL RECEIVE DETENTION EVERY NIGHT FOR THE REST OF THE ENTIRE YEAR! NOW GO TO BED!

A quick second later, everyone had scampered up the stairs, not wanting to provoke the strictest Hogwarts teacher any further.

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Severus Snape patrolled the thousands of halls and corridors inside of Hogwarts. Or rather, that was his excuse. He had a feeling that he needed to check out the Mirror of Erised.

Dumbledore had made it very clear that no one, absolutely no one, was to go into the room where the mirror was being temporarily kept.

Snape had once greatly respected the man, but a few hours ago, that had completely made a U turn.

He had been passing the headmaster's office, thinking about the idiot Weasley boy's latest shenanigan as well as the many complaints from his house about the Quidditch match, when he heard the Headmaster talking to himself. The Head of Slytherin had cast a notice me not charm on himself and listened in on the bearded man's declaration of his plans.

The idiot had not realized that anyone could have listened in on him proclaiming to the world about his grand master plans.

Snape's eyes widened when he heard the plot. It revolved centrally around the Potter boy and getting him under the Headmaster's control.

Snape, with many charms placed on himself to avoid the headmaster's attention, quietly opened the door and gazed at the mirror.

He stood in front of it, gazing at the haunting image forming in the cool glass.

There stood Lily Evans, the only one he had ever loved. He saw himself as well. The two in the mirror had made up and become friends again.

Snape placed a hand to the icy glass. But then immediately took it away. His deepest desire was to make amends with Lily. But that was impossible now. He had been too late and made the wrong choices. She had died before he had the chance.

But then, the image of Lily began to disappear. She faded into the glass but her emerald eyes remained.

Immediately, a new image was forming. He found those same exact eyes on the face of Lily's son. Harry.

A soft breeze came from the open window.

"I understand." Snape said. The breeze died down.

Snape then focused on finding the stone. He had watched, hidden from sight, as the Headmaster placed the Stone inside the mirror. He performed the same procedure as the headmaster.

Nothing.

He tried the same procedure. Something was not right.

Nothing.

He tried a third time, making sure that every step was performed exactly.

Nothing.

The Stone was…gone.

A/N: And that's the end of the twenty first chapter! Snape's found out that the Stone's missing. Harry and Ginny have met Flammel. And Voldemort doesn't really know where the Stone actually is!

What will the Flammel's reaction be? Where is Nick's wife? What will Snape do? Why am I asking you all these questions? Do the challenges below and find out next chapter!

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1. What will happen at the Flammel's house?

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