Harry Potter Promise NR.13
Date: 4/15/2016,
Categories:
Fiction
Fan fiction,
Author: zimbi
... nodded slightly, and then turned to the door. He tried to imagine a snake in his head. "Open." Nothing happened. Hermione looked disappointed. "Still English." Harry shook his head. "I think I lost the ability a few months ago. Long story." They all looked intrigued, but didn't press at the moment. "So how do we get in?" Blaise asked, studying the door. Harry furrowed his brow, thinking hard. Catching his direction of thought, Ginny inhaled sharply, drawing the others' attention, but the two ignored them for the moment. Do you really think that will work? Ginny asked, excitedly. Harry looked at her, amused. Only one way to find out. Ginny huffed and shoved him lightly, but she was smiling slightly. "What's going on?" Bill asked, looking between the two. Harry bit his lip. "What you see has to stay between us," he warned them. "I've got an idea, but I'm not sure if it will work." They all nodded slowly, confused. Harry squeezed Ginny's hand once, before he stepped up to the door. In his research, he had discovered that phoenixes – and indeed many magical creatures – had the ability to bypass most wards and spells set by witches and wizards. Phoenixes were among the more powerful of magical creatures, along with griffins and unicorns, and it was possible that Harry could use his abilities as a phoenix animagus to bring down the ward on the door. He could theoretically flame travel into the Shack, but that wouldn't really help the rest of the group, especially if they couldn't ...
... get the door open from the inside. And if he flame traveled inside and accidentally set off a ward, they'd all be in huge trouble. He reached out with one hand, concentrating on his phoenix form, without actually making the change. Next to him, Ginny grasped his hand with one of hers, while her other hand also reached out to touch the door. They both felt the intense and joyous song travel through them to congregate in their palms. The hissing of the ward sounded once more, but the couple kept going. The others gasped at seeing the glow coming from the duo's hands. When they touched the wood, the entire door began to glow with a soft gold. A moment later, there was a pulse of green, and then the gold intensified. A few moments later, Harry and Ginny lowered their hands, breathing hard. "That took more effort than I thought," Harry commented idly. "The ward should be down." Next to him, Ginny nodded her agreement. Bill frowned and ran his wand over the door, nodding after a minute to indicate that it was safe to go in. "How did you do that?" he asked curiously. Harry looked around, and then turned back to Bill. "We'll explain later. For now, let's just do what we came here to do." Bill nodded, and they all focused on the dark and dusty interior. There was one large room, with a several doors leading to presumably other parts of the small shack. It looked like no one had set foot in this place in decades. There were a few pots and pans scattered around the floor and counters, a ...