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Harry Potter and the Portal Spell
Chapter Five
It had been three months since Harry and his friends had landed in Altia, and things were going pretty well. They had not had any trouble finding things to do while they waited until they could use the portal to go home. Ron had his hands full with his dragon, Godric, and seemed perfectly happy. Hermione and Draco spent the majority of their time learning the history of Altia, while Luna spent her time learning from the Winged Ones and various other priests to control her Seeing powers. Harry and Ginny decided to travel around and see the sights while they could.
It was one scorching hot morning, when Harry was flying high in his hawk form, that he noticed something strange in the far off distance. He flew towards the disturbance until he could see that it was a small group of men riding horses across the desert. After taking a good look at each man, Harry wheeled around and flew back towards Mefis. He came in to land and changed in midair. Harry quickly headed in the direction of the palace to seek an audience with King Ari.
"Ari, as I was flying around this morning, I noticed a small group of riders approaching Mefis from the East. I took a good look at them and they seemed to match the description of the Heyksin people that Hermione was telling me about a week ago. I'm not completely sure, but I just thought I should let you know." Harry said. Ari nodded gravely.
"I thank you for the warning. If these men are Heyksin from the East, we will need to be on our guard. There is no telling what these men might be up to. Keep this news to yourself for now, until I can confer with my advisors and figure out where these men are going, and if they are just the forward scouts for a much larger army." Harry nodded in agreement.
A week later, Ari called Harry to the palace for a meeting.
"It's a good thing you warned us about the Heyksin, Harry. I sent out a company of soldiers who captured the men you saw. It turns out that they are not spies or scouts. They are refugees fleeing across Altia. They said that they Heyksin are planning to attack us once more, but that some of their men are tired of fighting and have run away. They planned on crossing Altia and continuing on until they reach Akkadia. I sent them on along with an escort to their intended destination. I called you here to ask you if there is anything you and your friends can do to help us if and when the Heyksin attack." said Ari.
"Well, I will have to talk to the others to see what they think, but I think we can help." Harry replied.
"Good. Normally, I wouldn't ask someone as young as you and your friends are, but your unique talents would come in handy against this invasion. The last time the Heyksin attacked, we managed to beat them back with our dragons and the help of Akkadian Fire. But they will be expecting that and will be prepared to counteract these advantages. But they don't know about you and won't know how to defend against your magic."
"Alright, I will speak to the others tonight and give you our answer tomorrow."
With that, Harry left to go find his friends. They had much talking to do and many decisions to make.
TBC…