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PART SEVEN

Harry could hardly believe
that Avendar was willing to teach him Elven Magic. Not even Draco had been allowed to learn it.

�Why are you teaching this to
me and not the others?� Harry asked on top of the North Tower.

�You are the Protector of
Dreams,� Avendar shrugged. �That�s all I
know. Perhaps your friend Draco knows
but I believe he was only given an outline of the Prophecy in the most basic
sense. Elves guard their Prophecies
jealously.�

Harry merely nodded.

�Focus,� Avendar told
him. �Now again, you must think like an
Elf for this magic to work. You must
gain a deep love and understanding of the woods. I suggest spending time meditating in the Forest.�

Harry wanted to object. The Forbidden Forest was a dangerous place but he knew that he had to
master some Elven Magic to have the upper hand in any conflicts in the
future. He knew that once again the
freedom of the Wizarding World, and not just that of Britain�s Wizarding World, rested on his shoulders. An enormous task but he was used to the
weight of it.

�Very well,� Harry said looking
up at the sky.

The sun was setting and sky
was changing into hues of blue, purple, pink and orange. Harry stood and Avendar followed suit.

�I think I�ll go now,� Harry
told the Elf. �Spend some time in the Forest.�

�But darkness is coming,� Avendar
pointed out.

�I know,� Harry said as he
moved toward the staircase. �But if I
can�t learn to love it in the darkness I won�t be able to in daylight either.�

Avendar had no reply and
Harry hurried quickly down the stairs.
It was not that he wanted to actually be out in the Forbidden Forest at night but something had been calling to him all
day and he thought that perhaps this might be it.

Harry moved to the perimeter
that separated Hogwart�s school grounds from the Forbidden Forest itself. He
peered into its darkening paths and without looking behind him he quickly
entered into the Forest. It was darker
in here than out on the castle grounds, was one of the first thoughts that went
through Harry�s mind. But it also seemed
more peaceful and sinister. Like the
proverbial calm before the storm.

He moved further into the Forest
trying to stay as quiet as possible. He
was not scared or worried. In fact he
rather liked being in the Forest by himself. He
moved deeper into the Forest trying to embrace it but it was embracing him. Harry drew back from the feeling trying to
calm his rapid heart rate. He had never
felt anything quite like that before and it startled him to feel like the Forest
was responding to him. Determination
kept him moving forward even though he felt like turning back now, he was not a
coward. He finally came across a
clearing but he set himself down in the trees and bushes off to the side of
it. Even he knew it would be foolish to
sit in plain view in the clearing at night in the Forest.

Eyes closed he reached out to
embrace the Forest and again felt it embrace back. This time he did not fight it but let it
happen. He did not know for how long he
sat there but when he opened his eyes he felt peace and it was like the Forest
was inside him. Perhaps this was what
Avendar meant by learning to love the woods.

Instead of going right back
to the castle he chose to sit and stay where he was for a bit longer. He liked the newfound peace and comfort that
he had found.

***

Draco Malfoy paced the
quarters that he shared with Harry and Avendar.
It was dark out now and neither of them had come to dinner or back to
the rooms. He had checked the North Tower and they had not been there, he could not understand
it.

Exasperated he ran a hand
through his blond hair. He noted that it
was getting a bit long and that he should probably trim it. He walked into the small library to see if
perhaps he could take his mind off his worries with a book. At one point if anyone had told Draco Malfoy
that he would be worrying after Harry Potter he would have hexed them or
laughed, even right up until the start of the war. But then things had changed.

The war had changed a lot of
things but especially how he viewed other people. True, during training he and Harry had become
close but Draco had never worried about him and now it seemed like he worried
about him pretty frequently. Harry was right;
they would make a set of screwed up twins or brothers.

The main door swung open and
Draco came to see who it was.

�Avendar,� He said to the
Elf. �Where�s Harry?�

�In the Forest,�
Avendar answered.

�The Forbidden Forest at night,� Draco stated.

Avendar nodded.

�Shit,� Draco tossed the book
he had grabbed on to a nearby couch.
�Well that�s really not good. You
do know that there are some pretty dark creatures in that Forest
right? And you let Harry go in there by
himself?�

�He has to learn to love the
woods,� Avendar said. �He told me that
if he could not love them in the darkness then he definitely wouldn�t be able
to in the day.�

�Damn it,� Draco growled
grabbing a warm cape from the closet.
�This is really not my day.�

�Where are you going?�
Avendar asked.

�Out,� Draco snapped stepping
out from the rooms and shutting the door rather loudly behind him.

He walked briskly down the
hall but thankfully Avendar did not follow.
He wanted to be alone, he was so sick of it all.

And then Hermione appeared
before him.

�Where are you going?� She
asked.

�For a walk Miss Granger,� He
sneered.

�I don�t trust you,� She told
him.

�Good for you,� Draco
attempted to sweep past her.

He could feel Hermione�s eyes
burning into his back but he did not turn around to look at her. Draco still could not figure out why Harry
had been friends with her in the first place.
He should have accepted Draco�s offer all those years ago.

�And then maybe you�d find
yourself kissing the hem of a madman�s robes,� Draco reminded himself.

He had to admit it was
possible. He knew that Harry had a dark
streak, just like Draco and Severus did.
But if he had become Draco�s friend right then and there it was a
possibility that Draco might have been able to get him to join the Dark
Lord. It was true, and Draco willingly
admitted it, when he had been younger he had blindly followed his father but
now he was not so blind and he knew his father was wrong. Voldemort was crazy, it seemed that all Dark
Wizards were a little screwed up in the head and Draco had no desire to follow
someone like that.

Draco slipped outside of the castle. He made sure that Hermione was not following
him. He would not have put anything past
her but there was nothing around.

He looked to the Forbidden Forest, a dark shadow ahead of him. If the night was black then Draco was a hippogriff. The Forbidden Forest was black.
There was no other way to describe it and he thought hard as to how he
would find Harry in it.

�Just follow the screams,� He
thought to himself.

But really that was not
funny. Imagining Harry being torn apart
by the various dark creatures that lived in the Forbidden Forest made him worry even more.

Determined he pushed away his
doubts and moved toward the Forest. He drew the
cape tightly about himself and plunged into the blackness of the Forest. He listened hard but heard nothing but dead
silence. Draco thought to himself of any
useful spells that might help him to locate Harry until he remembered the
matching bracelets that he, Harry and Severus wore.

He pushed up his sleeve and
held his wand to the silver snake and lion bracelet. He pictured Harry in his mind and said,
�Locatus.�

His bracelet tugged at him to
move forward. He followed it, stumbling
occasionally over a root or bush he could not see in his way. Draco refused to use �Lumos� for fear that it
would attract some of the many creatures in the Forest
to him.

And then the bracelet stopped
its tugging. He was just outside a
clearing but he could not see any sign of Harry.

�Damn it Potter,� He
whispered. �Where in the hell are you?�

�Here Malfoy,� Draco heard
Harry call softly.

Draco turned and saw a
cluster of bushes and trees overlooking the clearing. He moved toward them and crawled his way to
Harry.

�Potter what the hell are you
doing out here?� Draco asked settling in next to him.

�Learning to love the woods,�
Harry said. �I figured now was as good a
time as any.�

�Next time at least let me
know,� Draco ruffled Harry�s hair. �I
was actually worried brother.�

Harry did not say anything
but Draco had a feeling he was pleased.

�Let�s go back now,� Harry
stood and he grabbed Draco�s hand to help him up. �I think I�ve learned all I�m going to
tonight.�

Harry did not let go of
Draco�s hand as they began walked out into the clearing and Draco did not point
that out. Harry seemed to know where he was
going and Draco did not feel like stumbling around in the dark any longer.

The sound of hooves could be
heard over their breathing. Draco and
Harry both froze at the sound and quickly Harry dragged them into the cover of
the trees. It was not that they did not
trust the Centaurs but not all of them were friendly like Firenze.

�Harry Potter?� A single Centaur
called out. �Are you still here?�

�That�s Ronan,� Harry
whispered to Draco. �He�s all right.�

Harry stepped out into the
clearing followed by Draco.

�Harry Potter,� The Centaur
said. �I am glad to have found you. The stars have been calling to me to give you
a message.�

�What is the message Ronan?�
Harry asked the Centaur.

�You�re task is not yet over
Harry Potter,� The Centaur said calmly.
�Darkness abounds and it comes for you.�

Draco inwardly felt a chill
spread. Now the Centaurs were getting
new directions from the stars. Elves and
Centaurs, he was not sure which he disliked the most at the moment.

�Thank you for the message Ronan,�
Draco chose to be polite.

The Centaur nodded and
disappeared back into the darkness.

�Let�s get out of here now,�
Draco suggested.

Harry nodded and grabbed
Draco�s hand again, leading the way.

�Always the leader,� Draco
snorted softly. �You lead and I follow. Hopefully this time you�ll learn a little more
patience and I won�t have to pull you out of the fire because the last time
nearly killed us both.�

�Don�t worry,� Harry spoke
once they reached the safety of Hogwarts grounds. �I�ll try not to do anything stupid.�

Draco could only shake his
head. Sometimes Harry surprised even
him.

�I don�t know if I totally
trust Avendar,� Harry lowered his voice considerably.

�Really?� Draco asked because
he knew that he felt the same way.

�This Ely�ed you talked
about,� Harry began to explain his feeling.
�He seems like a competent being, so why would he send someone who
doesn�t even know anything about the Elvish Prophecy to us? That�s one interesting point to
consider. Also, why would he want to
teach only me Elvish magic when you�re also one of the important people in this
Prophecy?�

�One could also argue that he
knew are names that are mentioned in the Prophecy,� Draco pointed out willing
to play devil�s advocate. �But most
Elves are familiar with those names. I
agree with you though, I don�t trust him not fully. There�s just something about him that makes
me question him and until Ely�ed tells me otherwise I don�t plan on changing my
opinions any time soon.�

�Always such a stubborn
bastard Draco,� Harry chuckled trying to make a joke of it but he sobered right
up. �You�re right though. We�ll just have to wait and watch and be
extra careful, even around Avendar.�

�Especially around him,�
Draco said seriously. �He can learn our
strengths and weaknesses if we aren�t careful and if he really is a turncoat
we�ll be at a serious disadvantage.�

Harry nodded.

Draco could still feel the
darkness clinging to him, the worry and anxiety. It refused to let go. He had a feeling that something was going to
happen, perhaps not the start of the war, but something.

�I think I�ll write to
Ely�ed,� Draco decided. �I�ll ask him to
send someone who knows my safety code.
That will be a certain bet that it�s someone he trusts.�

Harry agreed and Draco felt a
little calmer but he still stayed alert and tense, ready to spring into action
at a moments notice. He could tell that
Harry was the same way.

�Harry,� Hermione stepped out
from the shadows in the hallway startling both boys so badly that they drew their
wands.

Hermione paled and then her
brown eyes flashed with anger.

�What is the matter with
you?� She hissed. �What if I were only a
student? You should know better than to
draw your wands at Hogwarts in that manner.
There�s no reason for it.�

�Now you listen here
Granger,� Draco said having had enough of her little speeches. �There is more than enough reason for
it. I didn�t return just because I was
sent for. I returned because there is
intelligence that a Dark Wizard is building up forces on the European
Continent. You�re stupid if you can�t
see that one of the first things the Dark Wizard will do it try and take out
Harry.�

�Oh really?� Hermione folded
her arms over her chest. �Why would they
want to do something like that?�

�He represents the one true
obstacle that could get in his way,� Draco felt tired, felt like brushing past
her but he was compelled to try and explain it to her. �After all Potter took out one powerful Dark
Wizard. This one doesn�t have a
reputation to go off of like Voldemort did; therefore the quickest and best way
to earn a good one would be to kill Harry Potter and his little strong hold of
friends at Hogwarts. And if you think
this castle is safe you�re a fool.�

Hermione sputtered for a few
moments but before she or anyone else could cut in another voice interrupted.

�He is quite right I�m
afraid,� The Headmaster spoke from behind the two men. �There is indeed a Dark Wizard on the
Continent. Only Harry, Severus and Draco
have been informed thus far. A few other
Order members are aware as well but not all.
Dark times are upon us yet again Miss Granger. Will you put aside the rivalries and
animosity to band together once more to defeat it?�

Hermione stared at the old
wizard. Draco and Harry did not turn around,
they knew he spoke the truth and they trusted him not to do anything to them at
the moment. Draco studied Hermione, she
seemed to be considering the Headmaster�s words but he could not always read
her.

�How long have you known?�
Hermione�s question came out as a choked whisper.

�For a few months �Mione,�
Harry answered her. �I knew a few months
before Draco came back and he�s known for as long as I have. McGonagall has known since about the time
that Draco arrived, maybe a week before.
The Dark Mark has already been used on the Continent Hermione. Bill Weasley�s team was attacked a month
ago. Bill is fine, recovering now at the
Burrow but two members of the team were killed in the initial attack and a
third died at the hospital. The others are
now at St. Mungo�s or are about to be released.
They were lucky.�

�Three dead?� Hermione shook
her head.

�Headmaster,� Draco said
turning to the man. �I don�t think this
is the place for the conversation.�

�No worries Mr. Malfoy,� The
Headmaster smiled softly. �I have wards
up. But if it will make you feel better
we can return to Mr. Potter�s quarters.�

�Headmaster,� Harry spoke
up. �Are there any quarters for
Avendar? Draco and I are getting a bit
cramped.�

�Of course, of course,�
Dumbledore�s blue eyes twinkled. I shall
show him to some now.�

The group walked down the
hallway towards Harry�s rooms. Harry
opened them and stepped inside. Avendar
was seated on the floor, apparently meditating.
He opened his eyes when the door opened and stood.

�Ah, there you are,� The
Headmaster stepped forward. �I have some
guest quarters that would suit you better.
And this way Mr. Malfoy and Mr. Potter won�t have to share a room.�

�If you think it best,�
Avendar agreed but he seemed somewhat disappointed.

The Headmaster waited
patiently while Avendar packed his things into his knapsack and then he led the
Elf from Harry�s rooms and far down the hallway to another part of the castle
where he placed Avendar in guest quarters.

While they waited for
Dumbledore to come back Harry busied himself in the tiny kitchen getting tea
and pumpkin juice and some snacks.

�So Malfoy,� Hermione aimed a
brief glare at the blond man as she took a seat. �Why did you come back in the first place?�

�You wouldn�t understand
Granger,� Draco sighed. �You really
wouldn�t if you haven�t worked it out by now.�

�Come back to clear your
precious family name?� She sneered. �Or
maybe to get some of your own fame since Harry has more than enough to go
around?�

Draco was tempted to get up
and slap her. But he kept his face
carefully blank and neutral as best he could.
He did not understand why she had to be so insulting all the time.

�Hermione,� Harry spoke up
from the doorway with a large tray in hand.
�You don�t know what you�re talking about so shut the hell up or I�ll be
tempted to slap you myself.�

Hermione looked shocked. Harry set the tray down and turned his head
to give Draco a wink. The blond knew
that Harry was on his side against the witch.
A knock on the door stopped any further fights or insults being traded
as Harry got up and opened the door.
Draco fingered his wand just in case it proved to be an intruder. He relaxed noticeably as Headmaster
Dumbledore came into the room.

�Ah, tea and biscuits,� Dumbledore
smiled approvingly. �Thank you my boy.�

Dumbledore took a seat in one
of the chairs and used his wand to get himself a cup of tea with two shortbread
biscuits. He munched on one of them
quite happily, totally ignoring his old students who waited patiently and
indulged in his eccentricities. Finally
he looked up and seemed embarrassed that he had forgotten all about them but
both Harry and Draco knew that this was mostly an act on the Headmaster�s part,
an act that usually worked.

�Now then Miss Granger,� The
Headmaster said taking a sip of tea.
�I�m here to tell you that Harry, Draco and Severus have a warbond. You know what that is correct?�

Hesitantly Hermione
nodded. She knew remotely what they
were.

�It means that we�re closer
than most people,� Draco launched into an explanation. �It means that if we allow our barriers in
our minds down we have a limited ability to communicate telepathically and feel
emotions that the other person is feeling.
We can take pain and give pleasure.
So if one of us is being tortured for example the others can take some
of that pain and send them pleasure so that they�re still able to fight and
function.�

�That�s why Harry didn�t fall
off his broom all those times he was hit with Cruciatus Curse,� Hermione paled,
suddenly realizing that her friends� magic was not what had solely kept him
able to fight so well. �And all the
times he healed faster than normal during the war was that because of this
bond?�

�Yeah Hermione,� Harry
nodded. �You can�t tell this to anyone. The only people who know are Poppy, Draco,
Severus and Albus. We are trusting you
with a secret that could kill any of us.�

�I won�t tell anything,�
Hermione promised and she meant it.
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