Chapter 2: Phoenix Realm

Phoenix Realm one week Later

Lilly was now a pale blue phoenix and James was a Green and Yellow Phoenix and they knew they would be like this for a long time to come and over the past week they was discussing their plans to find where Sirius was and to see if their son survived.

They went into to the main room in the realms castle and looked at some of the screens of people going about their day to day life and anyone could guess who they looking for, but could not seem to find him, so they thought the worst. Poppy saw them beginning to panic and told them that before they could retrieve young Harry he was taken by Dumbledore and now they cannot find them, Poppy was extremely upset and she thought she had failed them.

James and Lilly comforted her and said they would find him and not too worry as Harry was very strong and had very good protections and everything was in their will of what was supposed to happen to their Harry.

Lilly and James spent a couple of years trying to find him with phoenix magic , but could not seem to locate him, she spent time at her sisters place just in case Harry was placed there, she knew what Dumbledore was like. She could not sense him there, she felt a magical presense but it was not strong enough to be her son. So she continued to look for him and so did James and both of them having no Luck finding either Sirius or Harry, so they assumed that Sirius had taken him somewhere safe.

Headmasters Office 31st of July 1986

Albus was pacing his office, he had just come back from spying on Harry Potter at Number 4 Privet Drive, and to say he was pleased was an understatement. The Dursleys was beating Harry on a regular basis and showing him no love whatsoever, by the time he would come to Hogwarts he would be broken and weak and a perfect opportunity, to play the caring grandfather to Harry when he arrived. He had already promised Hagrid that he can go to collect Harry when he is 11 Years old, to introduce him to wizarding world.

He would normally send Professor McGonagall , but for Harry, she could not see the living conditions that Harry was living in, if she saw how he was living, she would have him out of there and never to return and the headmaster would be serious trouble, he could not have anyone interfering in his carefully laid plan. The headmaster decided there and then , the next time he would see Harry would be when he arrived at Hogwarts and everything was going splendid so far and no had an idea where "the boy that lived" has gone to.

Albus then turned to his Phoenix to see he was looking sadder than ever and he could feel the bond slipping he had to do something, to keep the bird bound to him. He could not have the bird disappear that was his symbol to everyone that he was the leader of the light, but beneath the surface Albus wanted glory and money like he felt he deserved. He had been living quite comfortably since the Potters had passed on and he had no intention of ever letting that go. The Potter's after all are one of the oldest and richest wizarding families there is.

Number 4 Privet Drive

Harry was sitting in his cupboard under the stairs recovering from the latest beating he had just received, and he did not know why or what he had done. He had tears streaking down his cheeks, he could not believe that his parents would have left him with these horrible people. It seemed to him, that every time something went wrong be it Dudley ( his cousin ) breaking something in the house, or something strange happened around Harry, to which he had no idea how or why they did, but no matter what went wrong in this house it was deemed to be Harry's fault.

Earlier in the day Harry had got himself a small scrap of paper and a pen, for he knew he was going to be locked into the cupboard for the foreseeable future. Harry picked up the pen and paper and started to draw on the paper, he had seen Dudley doing it while he was out weeding the garden.

"Well it cannot be that hard " he thought to himself.

So Harry started to draw, he surprised himself at the picture he had drawn, it looked like a magnificent bird, that was surrounded by fire. He had no idea how he had managed to draw such a fantastic picture, it was a mystery to him, but Harry cherished it and he somehow got the picture to stick to the wall on the inside the cupboard. Harry was amazed how it had stuck to the wall right where he was thought of putting it up on the wall and he did not even have to steal anything to put it up.

As the day went on his injuries had started to get better, but he was still so small and he was also really hungry, but he had no way to get of where he was, he would just have to wait until the horrible people came back, no doubt to give him some more chores around the whole house while his cousin would sit on the living room floor playing with toys, which Harry had none, and his clothes was also miles too big for him.

Harry eventually fell asleep, dreaming about the bird that he had drawn, and in his imaginary world he could see this bird flying around as graceful as anything, it was a magnificent creature and it filled him with joy and he wished he could have a life with that much freedom. After a while the Bird landed in front of him, It was pure white and looked like a king. The bird then spoke to him, Harry thought he was going crazy. Harry looked at the bird stunned , he dare not speak. The bird then approached Harry.

"Be calm my child I am not here to hurt you, I am here to help you."

"Help me, why would you want to help me, I am a freak strange things happen to me" Harry replied in a whisper.

"My child you are not a freak at all, you are a wizard and you are capable of magic."

Harry was confused, he was not strange and he was a wizard and replied,

" Magic there is no such thing as magic, my uncle beats me when I say that word and calls me a freak and locks me in a cupboard with no food or anything."

"My child, magic exists and it has been brought to our attention that guardian of the light was being abused and you have just confirmed that for me. Now listen carefully to what I am about to tell you, When you wake up in the morning I want you to call the name Fawkes, are you following so far?"

Harry nodded his head in agreement, he still could not belive this magical bird was talking to him and magic is real.

" Okay once you have called Fawkes he will transport you somewhere where everything can be explained and you will never be returning to the Dursleys ever again."

Once Harry had composed himself as much as he could he whispered to the bird,

" You mean that this Fawkes person is going to come here tomorrow and take me somewhere where I am safe? "

"Yes my child, Fawkes will answer to your call tomorrow as soon as you wake up and you will never be alone again."

"Okay, I think I know what I have to do now, but before you go could you please tell me who you are?"

" My child I am within you so my name is Harry, and as to why I have come into your dreams it is because you thought about a bird that you drew and as for what I am, I am a phoenix Harry."

" My child I have to go now, but promise me now you will do exactly as I have asked of you tomorrow morning?"

"Yes of course I will anywhere is better than here" replied Harry.

" See you soon my child and the future is bright from here."

As the phoenix said that, Harry woke up and saw familiar surroundings of the cupboard under the stairs. Harry was thought to himself " Was that real or was it a dream, he said that magic did exist and I was supposed to call someone by the name of Fawkes, wait he did not tell me how to call him and he asked to call him as soon as I woke, ok I will give this a try by just calling out his name."

" FAWKES" said Harry at the top of voice, but not too loud so he would call attention himself.

In a second after Harry had said the name a phoenix appeared in his cupboard under the stairs, Harry looked at the bird and seemed like it was singing to him, but it was actually speaking to him.

"Greetings youngling I am here to transport you to somewhere where you can learn about whom you are."

Harry was amazed how this phoenix had found him when he had only called out his name and was actually speaking to him, he could feel the kindness coming from this creature and what did he have to loose apart getting away from the Dursleys for good.

" Do not mean to rush you young one but we must depart, just grab hold of my tail feathers and I will take you to a place where you will be well looked after."

Harry did as the bird said and the next minute he was standing in the middle of what looked like a palace, he was amazed by what he sure the splendour of what was around him. The floors was marble , with gold columns stretching down this massive hall and at the end stood a single gold throne, on which no one sat. Harry then looked up above him and saw like a movie screen, which showed people going about their daily business. Harry was brought out of his gazing by an elf who approached him.

"Welcome to the phoenix realm Harry, welcome home" said Fawkes.

" Master you have finally arrived, my name is Poppy, and I will be looking after you while you are here in your palace."

Harry was shocked to the core he never seen anything like it before him and whatever it was, it was calling him master, surely there must been some mistake he cannot be a master of anything he always been told he was a freak.

" Ermm excuse me, but I think there must have been some mistake I am not your master, I am just Harry."

"No master Harry you are King of the Phoenix's and this is your place to get better and become the great man you are destined to become, come follow me to your quarters, where you will reside while you are here."

Harry was in shock he looked around for Fawkes who had brought him to this place and he found him and heard a voice in his head,

" Youngling what you have been told is correct, but you will not take the throne until you are trained to take it, so do not worry you are safe here and you will learn all about our world and yours and then when you are ready you will return to the world you were born in."

So Harry looked around and saw the creature or person that was named Poppy and followed her to the unknown. When they arrived at the place Harry was expected to stay, it was beyond his wildest dreams, It had a big four poster bed at one end of the room a large desk to study on and a wardrobe that was full of clothes for him to wear, and he even had his own bathroom.

" Master I hope you find this suitable, or we can change it to your wishes" said Poppy nervously.

Harry was stunned he did not know what to say or do, he stood there with a look of shock on his face, he thought this was all another dream and he would wake up and be back in the cupboard under the stairs.

"Are you sure this is all for me, I never had any of my own stuff before and this room is like a dream come true for me?"

" Yes Master Harry this is your room until you return to the Human World, would Master like breakfast now?"

"Yes please if you would not mind" said Harry while he was still awe of his surroundings . Harry gently edged forward to the sofa in front of the fire, while he waited for his breakfast.

Harry's breakfast arrived and he sat in silence, he gently reached forward for it , expecting someone to come along and take it , but no one ever did and Harry actually felt full after he had eaten and he was pleasantly surprised. After finishing his meal, Poppy had asked him to change and to take the potions that were on the side, to help him put on some weight, so he looked like a normal five year old boy.

As the day progressed, he was asked to change into some clothes that actually fit him and he was shown around what would become his home from home. That night he went to bed after having a nice long bath and slept peacefully, hoping that all this was not a dream and he would wake up tomorrow and still be here and not the cupboard under the stairs.

Merlin/Griffindor was rejoicing he had finally been found and he good friend Fawkes had found him and brought the next King to his home. As the little one slept, Merlin/Griffindor passed all his knowledge over to Harry via a memory transfer and the only way this would work if it was passed from king to king. Harry did not know it but he now had over a 1000 years of knowledge and Griffindor merlin knew it was time to move on. He told Fawkes what he had done and asked him to remain here till young Harry had changed the world for better, Fawkes agreed to stay and help. Merlin then went into the re-birthing room and willed himself to cross to the other side so he could now finally join his long lost friends, with an almighty screech he burst into white flames, only this time he would not rise but be welcomed to the next great adventure, knowing he left the mortal plane in very good hands.