A/N - Hello, I'm back. I must say it's amazing (and gratifying) that since I posted the previous chapter the number of follows for this series has multiplied 6 times! as well as the number of favorites almost tripling. It's also passed 2,000 views with only two parts. I'm glad people like it and want me to continue it. So here's a new story.

I must warn you though that I'm not very satisfied with this chapter. It does potentially set up a larger story line but I think it could have been better (I'm a harsh critic of my own work. Ha!). I still hope you enjoy it. Also I should mention that as with this installment future tales might not be in chronological order. This one actually happens before the previous chapter but after chapter 1. It should not be necessary to read them in chronological order though since each one is self-contained.

Now since a number of people left guest comments I can only reply to them here, so here goes:

To the Guest who suggested telling a larger story as a series of one-shots that is probably what will happen if I can figure out a real larger story for this.

To Thunder Dragon, unfortunately aside from Neil Gaiman's Sandman series I don't know D/C that well (I much more of a Marvel guy). I have read Child of the Storm and it is a spectacular piece of work. Nimbus Llewelyn is an excellent writer and he's doing a great job with his series. I'm not sure I could pull off something like that and with how often I post chapters it would probably take 30 years to finish. Have you considered writing it yourself? Your outline was very thorough and you seem to know what you want. That makes you the best person to do it. If you do please let me know. I will read it.

NooShoak, yeah Harry does have bad luck with aunts!

To Odin's Eye & Kaiser Dragon, thank you for the suggestions. I'm always open to them and readers of my story Tails' TARDIS Tales know that I do sometimes take them.

And to everyone else, thank you for the support. I'm glad you like what I've written so far.

Oh, and I don't own either Harry Potter or Dungeons and Dragons. They belong to their respective creators.

Okay, now let's get on with it.

3) THE PROPHECY

"There's no question about it" said the Healer to Bahamut and Daranni, "that darkness in Harry's scar is a soul fragment."

Bahamut ground his teeth when he heard the diagnosis. It was only a few days since he and Daranni had been forcibly returned to Mt. Celestia after their mortal bodies had been killed by Lord Voldemort. The two of them were still adjusting to being back home. They were now consulting with their chief healer regarding the darkness in Harry's scar. Harry was currently lying asleep on an examination bed in the Healer's office after receiving a full check up.

"A soul fragment?" asked Daranni, "how did it get there? Who's soul is it?"

"Good question" said Bahamut, "I'll swear that Harry didn't have that fragment on the night we were killed."

"He didn't" said Daranni, "if he did I'd like to think one of us would have noticed. But I know for a fact that he didn't have that scar when I had to face Voldemort."

"And now he does" said Bahamut, "I can only think of one person that soul fragment could belong to."

"I agree" said Daranni, "one crazy person."

"My dear, don't insult crazy people" said Bahamut, "I've known some very nice ones and they wouldn't like it."

"Fine" snorted Daranni, "can we please just get that thing out of Harry?"

"Yes" said Bahamut, "we'd best do that. Healer please remove that soul fragment from my son."

"Very well my liege" said the Healer, "do you wish for me to destroy it when I do so? Or transfer it to another vessel?"

"Transfer it" said Bahamut, "I want to confirm my suspicions. That will not be possible if it is simply destroyed."

"As you command" said the Healer. He began the process of removing the soul fragment from Harry.

Nothing happened.

Puzzled, the Healer repeated the necessary spell over Harry.

Again nothing happened.

"Hmm, this is unexpected" said the Healer, "the fragment is resisting me."

"What?" said Daranni, "it shouldn't be able to do that."

"Not unless it has found a source of power on which it can feed to hold it in place" said Bahamut.

"Yes" said the Healer, "and I'm sorry to say that in your son it has found such a source."

"Then how can it be removed?" asked Daranni.

"We need more power" said the Healer, "my liege if you could add your power to mine?"

"I will" said Bahamut, "but I warn you that I'm still recovering from my death. I'm not yet back to full strength."

"It should still be enough" said the Healer before turning to Daranni, "but if you would like to help too – "

"I will" said Daranni firmly, "I want that thing out of my son's head!"

"Then between the both of you there shouldn't be any problems" said the Healer, "if you are ready we can begin."

The two royal dragons combined their power and began sending it the Healer. Drawing upon as much of the new power as he could the Healer began chanting the spell to draw a soul fragment out of its container. This time a dark mist began to slowly rise out of Harry's scar. It took several minutes to fully remove the soul fragment because it tried very hard to cling to the scar. However the combined power of Bahamut, Daranni, and the Healer eventually overwhelmed it and with a loud screech it finally came loose from the scar. As it did so the scar on Harry's head began to fade. Within the next few days it would completely disappear.

The Healer quickly cast a containment spell and the mist was trapped in a small area above the still sleeping infant. As the three adults looked at the mist they began to see a face form in it. One the two parents knew all too well.

"I knew it" snarled Bahamut, "it's a piece of Voldemort. Healer, contain that thing now."

"I'm way ahead of you my liege" said the Healer. He held up an open crystal globe and began chanting a spell of summoning. The mist was pulled into the globe after which the Healer sealed it so the soul fragment couldn't escape.

"I've spelled it to be unbreakable and impervious" said the Healer, "this little abomination isn't going anywhere."

"Good" said Daranni, "how is Harry? Will there be any lingering effects from his having this – thing – in his head?"

"I do not think so" said the Healer, "the fragment was not there for very long and Harry is still an infant. He would have had to carry it for a prolonged period of time for it to really effect him. We will all monitor him for a while but I think when he wakes up he will be fine."

"That's a relief" said Daranni.

"What I want to know" said the Healer, "is why this Voldemort person would put a piece of his soul into Harry?"

"I'm sure he didn't do it deliberately" said Daranni, "that goes against his whole purpose of killing Harry."

"Indeed" said Bahamut, "I think his soul was already fragmented before he ever came to Godric's Hollow."

"You mean he made a horcrux?" gasped Daranni in horror as she realized what Bahamut meant.

"At least one" said Bahamut grimly, "probably more. Remember what Kurya told us about that night. Voldemort fired the killing curse at Harry but instead of it killing our son the curse rebounded back at Voldemort whose body then disintegrated. The killing curse doesn't work like that. It just kills the victim and leaves a body behind. If, however, the victim has made a horcrux – "

" – it will anchor them to life" said Daranni.

"Horcruxes" said the Healer with disgust, "are very bad, very, very bad."

"To put it mildly" said Daranni, "but splitting his soul in half won't cause the two pieces to fragment."

"No" said Bahamut, "but I think Voldemort made more than one horcrux. Each additional splitting of his soul would make it increasingly unstable until – "

" – a piece breaks off by accident when he gets hit with a killing curse" finished Daranni.

"I've always found it a little weird the way you two finish each other's sentences" said the Healer, "I forgot all about that during the years you were away."

"It just means we're well matched" said Bahamut.

"What happens now?" Daranni asked, "how will we deal with Voldemort?"

"We can't do anything right now" said Bahamut, "you and I cannot leave Mt. Celestia until our regenerative year is up. Our agents, on the other hand, can act for us. With this thing – " Bahamut indicated the globe with the soul fragment in it, " – Voldemort is ours for the taking. We can use it to trace and destroy all of his other horcruxes. And that will be the end of him."

"Can it really be that easy?" muttered Daranni.

"I didn't say it would be easy" said Bahamut, "just that we now have a definite path to follow in order to get rid of the Dark Lord. And the sooner the better."

"What about the prophecy?" asked Daranni.

"Prophecy Shmophecy" scoffed Bahamut, "you know prophecies are rarely clear cut. Dumbledore never told us what his prophecy said. For all we know he got it completely wrong. If you want to be sure we can consult with our chief oracle. She will know if there is valid prophecy regarding Harry and Voldemort."

So they did. And there was. It was pretty specific too, as prophecies go. The exact wording was:

"The dragons shall burn the snake to ashes.
No matter how the snake slithers there will be no escape.
The body will be burned by the parents
And the child will burn the head."

Upon hearing that prophecy Bahamut set his future course.

"Our people will hunt down and destroy all of Voldemort's horcruxes" said Bahamut to Daranni, "all except one." Bahamut held up the globe that had the piece of Voldemort's soul that had been in Harry's scar.

"This one we will keep" said the dragon king, "when Harry is old enough he will destroy it. If Voldemort is still disembodied when that happens he will die for good."

"And if he's regained a body before then?" asked Daranni.

"Then destroying the last horcrux will render him mortal again" answered Bahamut, "and Harry (or anyone else) can easily kill him. Remember that no matter how powerful Voldemort may be he is still just a man, while Harry is a divine dragon."

So the plan was set. But whether or not it succeeded this tale does not tell. That is another story.

THE END of The Prophecy

Afterword: So plans have been made to take down our favorite Dark Lord. I'm sure some of you may be disappointed by how mundane Bahamut's plan appears to be but I think that as a good ruler Bahamut has to be pragmatic about things. Since this particular matter affects his own family he will do whatever he can to deal with it and make things easier for Harry, even to the extent of arranging for Harry's final take down of Voldemort to be as easy as possible. Doesn't mean there won't be some pretty hairy events along the way though.

Hmm, I do seem to like the phrase "That is another story." I'll try not to use it too often after this.

Thanks for reading!