Harry Potter and the Dragon Storm

Episode XII

Two Paths to the same destination

Amanda Creevey, a fifteen-year-old non-magic girl with long dark black hair, and pail hazel eyes. Her parents and two brothers, Colin and Dennis Creevey had just left for Kings Cross train station. So her two brothers can get the train: the Hogwarts Express back to Hogwarts school of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Colin's in his forth year and Dennis is in his third, leaving Amanda the house to herself for a few hours, until her parents return. Now Amanda was starting her reply. Her forth letter to Harry Potter. The boy she really likes even though he's now got a witch girlfriend, he still wants to be Amanda's friend.

Amanda had to admit to herself, with a hint of embarrassment that Ginny is really cute. She is a really lucky girl, and Harry is also very lucky. Amanda was feeling on occasions slightly stupid, for pushing him to her, though every time Amanda thinks like this she feels really guilty - though not as guilty as she dose in bed alone thinking about the two of them. She shacks her head trying to clear it of those kinds of thoughts from her mind.

'I really miss Harry...' she sighed still trying to get the guilty images out of her head.

Amanda was very upset when she found out that Harry wasn't returning; but she was even more so when she found out from Harry's Headmaster, Professor Dumbledore, that it was because he is now an outlaw to the British Wizarding community, and that he and Ginny who had also been outlawed had taken refuge in the United States of America, and that the US Ministry is protecting them.

Dear Harry.

I hope your doing well and Ginny too...

She had just started when the door knocked. She sighed impatiently getting up from the desk in her bedroom, where she was witting a hand written letter to Harry; instead of using her computer. She always felt that a printed letter was far less personal, especially when you really like the person the letters for.

She crossed to her bedroom door and glanced at the photo on her bed side table, one of her and Harry with there arms around each other, kissing happily. It was a magic photo which pleased her because the images moved. She smiled reminiscing as she opened the bedroom door.

She walked carefully down the stairs, thinking about Harry, and that she would have probably let him be her first, blushing slightly at her self imposed embarrassing thought, considering they had done a few naughty things.

The door knocked again; this time louder than before.

"Okay, okay I'm coming!" she called as she reached the half way point between her room and the front door, as her mind wondered back to Harry and hoping he, and Ginny would have a good first day at their new school. Amanda wishes a little that she could have joined them.

For some reason she felt very safe when Harry was with her. She could always feel the warmth of his presents. It was a lovely feeling to just cuddle with him, that first day they met just over a month ago.

'He was so lonely when I first found him.' She sighed in thought. 'But his eyes were so kind and caring, and he never once called me a muggle.' The fact was he never even addressed her as non-magic. He just called her by name, and she thought giggling to herself, that if he was going to be rude while calling her he would just shout 'oi.'

Amanda had reached the door at this point, which brought her back from her wondering mind, as she opened the door wide to greet her visitor, or visitors as the case was. There were three large men and one disgusting pug of a woman. Amanda gulped as she saw that all four had wands and they were pointed directly at her. She noticed one of the three men… a dark man looked like he would rather be anywhere else but here, at Amanda's house. Amanda looked from him to the other two men who wore sneers on there faces, and then she looked to the woman who wore a pleasantly mock sweet smile.

"Stupefy!" the pug of a woman whispered as everything went dark. She barely felt the pain as she hit the ground in the doorway to her home. The last thing she saw while standing was a small eliminating pink flash.

0oo00oo0

Harry Potter was bouncing along a white sandy beach his back hit the sand as he went skidding along, like a stone being skimmed along the surface of a lake. Clouds and plooms of sand thrown up around him. His limbs at odd angles as he continued his unwanted and uncoordinated flips and turns as he yelled with rage and determination. He had been hit so hard he had dropped his sword and the momentum kept him moving as he splashed at least quarter of a mile away from where he was fighting the Knight with gold armour and near glowing golden white hair. He hit the water in the near shallows of the ocean, which stopped him with a huge explosive splash that made a five foot high wave completely engulfed him.

Harry sat there in the shallow water looking like a near drowned animal as the Phoenix Knight approached roaring with laughter, as Harry struggled for breath and it came in raggedly and sharply in the cold breeze.

"Wow Harry when you get hit down you really know how to please a crowed - well, me considering that theirs no one else in your mind," Sir Phoenix said pleasantly in a soothing calm voice as Harry stood up and replied.

"Ho ho - ha ha, very funny," Harry said it very sarcastically, pronouncing every word strongly.

"What happened? You looked distracted," the Phoenix Knight asked in a more serious tone. Harry was shaking slightly and it wasn't just from the cold and he answered slightly unevenly.

"I don't know. Something feels - off some how," he said, and the Knight looked around at the beautiful white sandy beach and clear Blue Ocean they were both standing in, to the brilliant blue shy with wispy white clouds.

"Everything looks okay to me," the Knight said frowning.

"Not here," Harry said impatiently shaking his head. "I meant the real world, outside of my dreams." The Knight now looked slightly worried; concern drenched his face almost as much as water had drenched Harry's.

"You sure? What's happened?" he asked his young apprentice.

"I don't know?"

00oo00oo00

In another place across the planet, high in the mountains the ground shook rocking the temple to its foundations. Men of Eastern origin wearing red and black robes, moved at speeds raising their hands palms out to stop a giant statue falling to the ground. It is a beautiful work of art, having stood proudly for one thousand years.

It is of a huge serpent intertwined with a huge bird, seemingly as one entirety. Standing upon it is a beautiful young woman holding a giant sword. However, she is not slaying the beast, but rather seems to be its master.

The men's hands were glowing gold and a golden glow surrounded the statue in return. "We must protect the Shrine!" yelled out an older man with bald head and long white beard. "Keep hold of it. We cannot let hard befall our goddess' memory!"

The men all seemed to suddenly shine with new vigour, and although the statue was leaning over slightly it began to righten as the quake slowly subsided.

"Master!" a girl called as she ran out from behind a nearby building, coming to a halt before the old man breathlessly. She wore a pink and white kimono with a pink sash tied around her waist, leading to a large pink bow, and bare feet. She couldn't have been older than fourteen. "W-what's going on? Why isn't her magic protecting us anymore?"

The old man lowered his gaze to the ground as others came over wishing to know the answer to that question them selves. "I do not know. I can only but guess," he answered after a few moments of thought. He looked up to see his people watching him expectantly. "The Storm is coming!" he declared. The people around him gasped in horror. But he saw no reason to keep the truth from them. They'll end up discovering it eventually. "Do not fret my people. It also means a new god has arisen to save us from its evil."

"A-a new god!" the girl asked in awe.

The old man let out a small chuckle as he watched his people's excitement at the news. "In deed, Nanoha-chan. With the storm comes the calm," he agreed with a smile aimed towards the girl.

"Then we must find her!" she said excitedly. "Then we can bring her home. And then everything will be okay."

He sighed sadly at these words. "She is not ours, Nanoha-chan. She will protect the world as she once did. But we can do nothing but wait. Someday in the near future we may have to fight, as we did one thousand years ago. But for now, we must use our skills and talents to rebuild what has been destroyed by the quake."

Nanoha wrinkled up her pretty face in thought as the temple villagers began moving away to begin repairing the damage. She watched as the old master headed away towards the temple doors before hurrying quickly after him. She hopped up about twenty feet above the ground before landing lightly on her feet before him. He paused and watched her for a moment before she glared at him.

"Then I'm leaving!" she shouted angrily, not caring if any of the other villagers are listening. "I'll find her! And when I do, I'll fight by her side! She'll be MY mistress! I'm not going to hang around here and wait for her to save me! I'm going to find her and save my self!"

"I see," he replied thoughtfully. "And this is where you believe your destiny lies?" he asked her sadly. She nodded her head in defiance. "I see. But be warned, Nanoha-chan. The world is a dangerous place. You may have to take human lives. Can you do that?"

She gulped as she thought about it but nodded her head in determination. "I-I can do anything for my Mistress."

"You may never live within the village again if you choose this path," he replied seriously.

She gulped again and took a deep cool breath to calm her young nerves. "Then so be it. Good bye old man!"

He chuckled sadly as she turned on her heals and ran towards her home to pack. However, he did not miss the few tears that flew back behind her as she fled from him. He frowned and took a deep breath looking up towards the clouds as if they held the answers to his woes.

"Please look after her, and love her as family," he spoke to the sky. "I just wish I could do more for her. But she is a special child. Destined to feel inside your heart! This makes her heart all the more fragile."

00oo00oo00

Giggling could be heard by all of nature as the strange site of a little pale blue cloud zoomed over some cliffs heading out to sea. However, that being strange was made even more so by the fourteen year old girl in pink and white kimono riding upon it cross legged. She carried on her back a small red pole, and a blue knapsack, which carried her favourite possessions.

Nanoha giggled as the wind streaked through her short reddish brown hair, whipping it about behind her as she began her search for her Mistress. This is the first time she has ever left her village and can't wait to see the world. Sure it might be dangerous, but she can handle anything if it will bring her that small step closer to her goal.

Yes, adventure awaits her. She just has to follow her heart and sometime soon she'll find the one person on the Earth that she wishes to be with. To fight by her side. To help save this world and the many wonders it holds. To protect all of the beauty, and creatures that dwell upon mother Earth. Sure she'll miss the villagers, and the Elder. After all they're practically family, but she'll be fine.

A few tears slowly fell from her dark shinning eyes as she flew off into the unknown sunset on her little blue magic cloud…

To Be Continued…