Chapter 3 Phoenix Bonding

Lilly and James had flown around in their phoenix forms across the world looking for Sirius and Harry and they could not find them anywhere, Lilly was concerned to be able to hide someone as powerful as Harry was they would need to be behind some very powerful wards. Lilly knew the potters had an island escape, but she and James had flown around the island and not seen any signs of anyone living there.

Lilly and James decided to head back to the Phoenix Realm and try look for Harry on one of the screens, when they got back to the Realm, They was very surprised that they could hear voices. Lilly was flying at top speed through the palace, just hoping that her Little boy had been found and brought home..

Headmasters Office 2nd August 1986

Albus Dumbledore was sitting in his office watching all the little instruments on the shelf, one of which that was monitoring Number 4 Privet Drive, and that was quietly spinning and nothing seemed out of the ordinary. He was wondering where Fawkes was he never been away for this long and what scared Albus is that he could not reach Fawkes, like he should be able to. Then all of a sudden the instrument that was monitoring Harry's place of residence burst into a million pieces, which could only mean one thing to Albus Death Eaters have attacked Privet Drive, after all no one alive knew that Dumbledore was only out for his own safety. Albus decided after about ten minutes to head to Privet Drive to see what had happened.

When he reached the street, it was all quiet and the street looked deserted, and number 4 was still intact, as not to alert anyone Albus cast a disillusionment charm on himself and headed towards Number 4. When he got there, he let himself into the house to find only Petunia going about her day polishing everything in sight and making sure everything was in its proper place, after all she was always the perfectionist. Albus thought Harry must be outside doing chores , because when he looked in the cupboard under the stairs he was not there. So Albus left the house and removed the charm and rung the doorbell.

Petunia was going about her day when she heard the doorbell ring, so she straightened her attire and made sure she looked perfect in case it was one of Vernon's important clients. She then went to the door, opened it and was left speechless.

"Good morning Mrs Dursley, my name is Albus Dumbledore and I have come to check on Harry, could you get him for me please"

Mrs Dursley froze, she knew that had not seen the boy for a couple of days, and they only found out the day after, when she wanted the garden weeding.

"That boy is not here, I have not seen him for the last couple of days, he seemed to just disappear from his room" replied Petunia in her very posh voice

" WHAT DO YOU MEAN HE JUST DISAPPEARED " roared Dumbledore, magic was flowing off him in waves and quite frankly scared the living daylights out of Petunia.

"I … I .. I .. me….an tha….t we p…..ut h…im to bed and in the m….m…morning he wa…s not where we left hi….m" squeaked Petuina

Without saying another word Dumbledore disapeared, on a mission to find the one Harry James Potter and return him to the Dursley's. There were only two ways Albus knew that would destroy that device that monitored the wards, one Harry Potter was dead, or he has called somewhere else home. He had to find him and quick before word got out that "the boy that lived" had been kidnapped.

Dumbledore was back in his office deep in thought, his loyal phoenix, that he had used countless spells on the bird to keep him bound to him, had just disappeared without a trace, and Harry Potter had disappeared as well. This did not bode well for Dumbledore, all his carefully laid plans was starting to come apart at the seams, he had to get the boy back under his control and fast.

Phoenix Realm Same Day

Harry was awoken by an alarm going off in his room, he felt like it was the best night's sleep he had as long as he could remember. He turned to see the clock read 6am and he was still not sure if this was dream or if it was real. So he headed into the bathroom to find it fully stocked with everything he could ever wish to have. After having a shower and brushing his teeth, he found some clothes had been laid out for him, he felt like he was treated like a king and he hoped that he would never wake up if it was just a dream.

After harry had left the bathroom he was taken to the dining room where in the centre was a large oval table and he saw that only one place had been laid out. Poppy explained to him that for ten years there has been no human to visit the Phoenix Realm, and the last person to visit was Lilly and James Potter. Poppy then explained to him that his Mum was also a Phoenix, but as she was not male she could not take the position of King of the Realm and asked us to keep an eye on you. We could not find you for a long time, but then afterwards we learnt the Potter's had been killed and Dumbledore had put you with you relatives and placed a power suppression spell on you, so because we were looking for someone with a lot of power as we had determined when you were a baby, you were overlooked as just a normal wizard.

Harry was stunned, his parents had asked the phoenix's of the realm to look out for him and they could not find him, because, who ever this man was, had basically kidnapped him and put a spell on him, to keep him hidden from the world. Harry could only wondered why someone would want to put him with people that hated him.

"This is not a dream is it poppy?" asked a slightly nervous Harry

"No Master, this is not a dream, this all real "

"So Poppy why am I here, and why was I rescued"

At this moment two other phoenix's flew straight into the dining and they both laid their eyes on Harry, Lilly knew there and then that this was her son she flew onto his right shoulder and James Landed on his Left shoulder. Poppy was stunned she had not seen James or Lilly for about 5 Years now and she thought they found someone to bond with, but here they were sitting on their son's shoulder. The family was reunited at last and Poppy thought to herself god help anyone who tries to hurt Harry.

Harry was stunned to have 2 phoenix's land on his shoulder, but he felt a bond with both of the birds, like he met both of them sometime before but he could not place where. He was also surprised that he so much information in his head and could not work out where it had all come from, but from he could tell he had years upon years of stuff to work through.

While everyone was shocked as to what just happened Poppy proceeded to tell Harry all about Magic and how he was a wizard and that he could do magic and he was going to be very powerful. She also explained to him that he was rescued because he was in pain and was not being treated right, and had it not been for the power suppression spell that was placed on him the Dursleys would quite possibly be in hospital, because you would have had serious bouts of accidental magic.

The 2 phoenix's that rested on Harry's shoulder seemed to get very angry at the name Dursley's and could not believe there son had been there, so they was thinking to themselves, where the hell is Sirius…

"That is how we actually found you, because after the last time, you had to use a serious amount of magic to heal your wounds and this showed up on our screens that we all watch, we then knew we had found our king" said poppy as she completed the tale.

Poppy then took him on a tour of the realm and explained to him that this was now his home until he was to return to the mortal world for school. Poppy then sat him down to assess what level of skills he had, in basic reading and writing.

By lunchtime Harry was in shock, he had new home and people that looked after him, and no one could harm him now, he was very happy five year old boy. He was still confused about magic and that he was a wizard, but it did make sense to him because strange things did tend to happen around him. Like when he was asked to tend to the garden he went outside and wished the weeds would just go away, and when he went looking for the weeds they were gone, luckily his uncle did not see, or it would have meant being locked in the cupboard for a week without food, just bread and water and the knowledge that he had somehow gained overnight helped explain things much more, than he had previously understood.

After Lunch Harry was given a schedule that would help build his stamina up and also to learn to read and write. He was told magic classes would begin next year once he could read and write clearly and his stamina was also built up.

Harry found out from Poppy that a man called Sirius Black was his Godfather, and that he had been illegally imprisoned without a trial. He also found out that Peter Pettigrew was his parents secret keeper and he was the one who betrayed his parents, as well as killing a lot of innocent people that just happened to be on the streets at the time. He basically framed Sirius Black and he was in hiding and no one could find him anywhere.

The two phoenix's that had been sitting on Harry's shoulder had not moved or said a thing about what they heard, they knew Harry had a lot of shocks today and to tell him that his parents are now phoenix's and could not change back to human form. So they decided to hang off telling him until he was more settled down in this new world.

Once Harry had been give some time to digest this information, just before dinner, Poppy approached Harry and asked him to do something, to correct a serious wrong made by Albus.

"Now Master Harry I need you to take Fawkes as your familiar, in other words as your close companion. Albus has used some very strong bonding spells on Fawkes and he cannot break free unless he is required by the king or the wizard he is bonded to dies" said Poppy

Harry sat back and tried to think of what to do, but he was lost and had a look of confusion on his face, Poppy saw this and explained further,

"Harry you are the King of The phoenix's you can break the bond, that Fawkes shares with Albus, but the only way to do that is by bonding Fawkes to you, now the way to do is simple"

Poppy then informed Harry of what he was to do to bond Fawkes to himself as a servant of the crown and to break the control Albus had over Fawkes. Poppy needed to make sure that Harry understood all this from the tools used and what was meant in the actions that would be carried out in the ceremony and also to carry out a spell, even one so short Harry must be precise with the pronunciaton of every syllable or the spell would not work. So for a long time they practised together word for word the complete spell until she was ensured that he would be able to carry out the spell unaided and Harry felt confident enough himself.

"Fawkes" called Harry

The bird appeared in a flash of flames.

"What can I do for you your Highness"

"I am going to bond you to me as a servant to the crown, to break the bonding you share with someone named Albus Dumbledore, Do you want me to continue ?"

"Your Highness I will do anything you wish me to do, you wish is my command, and it will feel good to be away from the old man" Fawkes responded.

"Very well, please come forth and we will complete the bonding"

Harry was then given a ceremonial dagger, and cut across his palm to allow his blood to flow freely and said the incarnation

"Vernula of Lux lucis , Vigoratus vestri Rex rgis quod fio vinculum pro totus vicis" (Servant of the Light, Heal your King and become bonded for all time a Latin translator was used.)

Harry was very careful with the spell. As these words were said Fawkes step forward and cried on to the wound, once the wound had healed there was a blinding flash of gold light that filled the chamber they were in. That was Harry and Poppy's way of knowing that the bonding had been a success.

Fawkes was overjoyed, he could finally be able to break free of the old man and now had a master that was worthy of having; a Phoenix by his side, instead of someone that is always trying to trick people, to do things that only benefit himself in the long run. He also knew that Harry was destined for great things and would become the most powerful wizard ever to walk the earth.

"Your Highness, my extreme thanks to what you have done, I will be forever grateful."

"Your welcome Fawkes, now I do not have much for you to at the moment , but if I think of something I will let you know."

"Your Highness if I may intrude, but that scar of yours is leaking dark magic, would you like me to rid you of the dark magic that resides in your scar, I cannot heal the scar you will have that permanently, but I can rid you of the dark curse that houses it self in your scar."

"Fawkes, you are my first ever friend, please do what you have said."

"Your Highness may I ask that you lie down for this as you may feel weak after this has been carried out."

So Harry headed into his chambers to lie down and hoped that whatever this dark curse was that he had in him, would be gone. Once Harry has reached his chambers he laid down and waited for Fawkes to do what needed to be done.

Fawkes approached Harry and went and rested on the headboard of Harry's bed, and started to cry into the wound that was on Harry's head. As the tears reached the wound a screaming sound could be heard all around and Harry was tossing and turning and in serious pain. This went on for another couple of minutes, until finally a black mist rose out of the scar and Fawkes incinerated the black mist and everything went completely still .

Poppy and Fawkes were by his bedside waiting for the young boy to wake up, he had been out twelve hours, and was just showing signs of waking up. Harry was coming around and he could see an outline of a person, but was not awake yet so he could not see clearly. After a couple of minutes he woke up and he could clearly see Poppy standing by his bed and Fawkes was perched on his headboard.

"Welcome back Master Harry" said Poppy.

"Where am I, last thing I remember that Fawkes was going to try and get rid of dark magic in my scar, did it work ?"

"Yes Master Harry it did work, but you have been out now for about twelve hours since it was done, it is now the following day."

"Oh right" he then looked at Fawkes and said " Thank you Fawkes for your help."

"You're welcome Your Highness"

"Fawkes and Poppy can you please call me Harry, none of this Master or your Highness, it makes me feel old" Harry responded.

"As you wish Harry" replied Poppy and Fawkes.

Harry did not know what was going on, how could he speak like this and all of a sudden he felt a lot stronger, than he ever had before. He could feel the power within him starting to grow, he felt good and could not wait to see what else he could do.

Harry then turned to Fawkes

" I have a job for you young Fawkes, Poppy mentioned to me that my Godfather was in Askaban for a crime he did not commit, could you please bring him to me, so I may learn the truth about my Godfather."

"Harry, I can do that, but you do realise that as soon as you this, the whole wizarding world will be looking for Sirius Black and he would not be able to leave this realm until such time that he is cleared of all crimes?"

"I understand Fawkes, could you please bring him here in the middle of the night, so his disappearance is not noticed straight away."

"Ok Harry I will return here with Sirius Black, your wish is my command Harry"

Then with a flash of fire Fawkes was gone.

Lilly and James had watched Harry the last couple of days and realised he well beyond in terms of knowledge and could not work out what had happened, Lilly had an idea but she wanted to confirm it with Poppy as she knows everything that goes on in the Phoenix Realm. They knew it was time to introduce themselves to their son, Lilly made sure Poppy was there with Harry, so she could explain and calm him down when he found out.

Harry was sitting at the dining table when the two phoenix's approached him, they knew now he was bonded to Fawkes he would able to hear them because he was the King after all. Harry saw them approached

"hello could you tell me your names please as I have seen you around, but according to Fawkes he was the only Phoenix left, but that can be true as you are here, My name is Harry pleased to meet you "

"Hello Harry my name is Lilly and this is James and we are your PARENTS… "