Spirit of the Dragon

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Chapter Four - Age Is Wisdom

Demise ran towards the source. She had just woken up from life. She opened her eyes and found herself in a forest, a force pulled her. She desperately ran for the feeling. She ran quickly like a horse, but silently like a deer. She was a child of the woods and the worlds, or so it seemed.

Demise ran in on a scene that made her throw up on herself. In a heap on the floor was a pile of two skeletons, both grasping a silver object. She was hungry and tired. She saw a thick golden glove that one of the skeletons wore. She plucked it up with a disgusted face and put it on. It was so soft the touch. She picked up a leather bag that was dropped in between the two skeletons and she quickly plucked the silver orb up. "What are you?" She said to herself. The orb gave no reflection and she carelessly held it by her side close to the rim of her short robes.

Opening the leather bag she pulled out a box and felt the magic radiating from it. "Magic, now what do you do?" She opened the box and saw a black frog fighting to get out. She quickly grasped it in her old, long, bony fingers. She laughed, careless, as the frog squirmed but something shifted in her hand. She opened her palm and saw the frog half melted stuck to her hand. "You're a confection!" She quickly stuffed the remaining head of the frog into the box and back into the bag, licking her fingers clean she picked up the orb she had accidentally dropped in her hunger frenzy.

"Then again... I should finish looking through this bag, I'm sure the owner won't mind," Demise said holding back a shudder looking at the frail looking bones near her.

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Draco was restless now on the sixth day Ginny had left from Hogwarts and not reached any point of civilization. "Where is she? Merlin please let her be alive, tell me she is!" She is, she has to be. Her soul as yet to make cross way from Avalon. A distant voice called. Draco spun around in a fit of fear. "Who's there?" There was a laugh; Did you not ask for me to tell you? Draco snarled. "Who are you?" A fog crept into the library that Draco found refuge in. Child of my King, Do you not recognize me? The voice said now connected to a very old man that looked much like Dumbledore but wore no glasses. "M-Merlin?" Draco stuttered seeing that picture in a book not too far back, the book was a hundred years old, even then the information was a bit old.

The old man nodded, You called and I came to advise. What do you want of me young King? Draco was shaking with shock; "I can't be descendent to King Arthur... He never had any kids except Mordred, that man died childless, or so history says." Merlin nodded, History is wrong. I followed Arthur to Avalon where he was alive once again. He lived among the weird sisters and loved the righteous of the three. She bore him a child, magicless the child was, his descendants not to be. Puck commanded me to take the human child away and I did. I took him among the humans and he bred. His line spread far and many can bare the name Pendragon, if lineage is traced far enough back. You, Child of the Pendragon, are the one baring most potent blood of the Pendragon, not immortal in Avalon. You are the Child of the Dragon. When you call I will come. I must see to matters of a Demise. Good luck to you young Pendragon. Bring his spirit back.

Draco blinked as the man and the fog disappeared. He didn't believe it but there was only one way to find out. "MOTHER!" He shouted. His mother appeared, somehow, from nowhere. "Yes dear?" He smiled. "Would you like for me to read to you again?" She nodded and fetched his book.

Draco sat in his seat and flipped to the section of the Lineage of the First Dragon:

The Dragon first of his kind child of the first magic one not of Avalon. The First One loved The Creation and made him human for nights to follow. The First One bore the first of the magic children. When the children grew and left to spread the gift The First One wanted The Creation to be happy. The First One made The Creation what he once was for the night to follow. The First One then turned itself into The Creation's unique kind and bore him his kind. The Creation no longer along left with his children and The First One lonely wither and died to the world, The First One is said to still be living waiting for the Child of the Dragon to bring back The Creation, or the first Dragon.

Draco slammed the book shut mutter and thinking, 'Nothing of the Pendragon! How will I know if I am the Child of the Dragon? I can't be.' His mother spoke. "Draco, honey... I was wondering if you could read a little bit more." Draco wanted to but instead his spoke. "No, Mother I'm tired. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to read so little. Forgive me. I'll read more later, I promise." His mother nodded and again left with the book determined to know everything he was reading from the black book.

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Harry was furious as he dosed the fireplace. Hermione came in looking worried. "Harry. I heard you shouting what's wrong?" He glared. "Ginny's been missing for six days. Dumbledore sent her off to deliver the Orb of Essence without telling her what it could do! She left Hogwarts to Malfoy Manor but never made it there." Hermione went white. "Does Ron-" He cut her off. "Ron doesn't know but he must! I'm Apparating over there right now! Then we'll heading to Hogwarts to start the trip. Coming?" Hermione nodded and they were gone.

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Pansy groaned opening her eyes. She found herself alone in a dark room. She was in a soft silky bed with a low fire burning in the fireplace. She sat up realizing she was naked. "What happened?" She reran her memory over the last day or so, 'You came to Snape in hopes to steal some of the ingredients... You stayed after you drank it... Oh God... Pansy, you idiot. You're in love with Snape.'

She darted up and found that Snape was watching her with angry eyes. "Why didn't you just ask for it?" She felt trapped. "I-I... You wouldn't have spoke to me afterwards. Everyone knows how much you hate werewolves and Lupin to be exact." "Shut up! Ms. Parkinson I would appreciate if you would leave my room now. Do not return, ever."

She looked at him. He had washed his hair, even trimmed it. He would not look directly at her. She felt terrible; the ingredients had been an excuse. She had always had them. Since Lupin had accidentally bitten her she stocked up on them constantly. She just dressed silently letting the tears fall and she left.

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The rain had begun to fall a long time ago leaving Demise soaked and wet. She held the Orb in her gloved hand, walking along the trail. Before long she was looking upon a large manor with tall hedges. She looked upon the enchanted garden that stayed almost dry; it left enough rain in to water the garden. She wanted to walk into the garden, but as she reached the arch in the hedge she was tossed back by a powerful force. She groaned getting up from her from place in a deep mud puddle. She walked again to the hedge not going any farther in fear. She looked at a soft weak spot in the ground. She felt the itch to dig. Indeed she did. She put her items down and dug. The mud dirtied her palms and climbed under her fingernails.

She buried the silver orb with happiness. "To hell with you!" She couldn't explain her actions but something urged her on. Suddenly as she stood up another urge pulled her down begging to have the orb out where it could be seen and held. She threw herself down the and began to dig when someone tapped her on the shoulder. "What are you doing?"

Demise glared turning around to look upon a male in a deep black velvet cloak. "Leave me be." The male persisted. "No, This is my home you are trespassing on. Leave now before I alert the proper authorities." Demise sneered. "Go ahead, sic the damned Ministry of Magic on me! They can't stop me." The male froze then moved for something under his cloak and soon Demise was at wand point. "I ask that you leave."

She sighed. "No, You can not make me." The male pulled back his hood and Demise found herself melting. "Malfoy." The male looked at her strangely; "Do I know you?"

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Harry, Ron, and Hermione were already on the trail when the rain started. They decided to stop and camp until the rain ended. Ron listened quietly to 106.95 Magic Mullet, the music station. Harry and Hermione were off on their own adventure in one of the bedrooms. Ron was bored waiting for the rain to end when something on the radio caught his attention. "Famous witch model Pansy Parkinson has returned home after nearly a two weeks of whereabouts unknown. She claims she was with an old friend, Draco Malfoy of the Malfoy Clan. Sources say she left his company two days ago and was last seen at Hogwarts before her return. Pansy, We all want to know? What are you doing at Hogwarts? Do it have anything to do with that dashing DADA teacher, Lupin or perhaps that mysterious Potions teacher Snape?" Ron gagged at his mention. 'The bastard my have helped us destroy Voldemort but I still don't like him!'

Ron yawned and fell to sleep into a horrible nightmare.

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Ron, Ron why aren't you looking for me? I need you now. I don't know where I am. Ginny's voice said haunting Ron.

He looked for her in the fog. Ginny, Where are you. Please tell me I need to see you.

He heard her crying; Ron, It's you! Look up! Please, Ron look up now!

Ron did. Ginny was wrapped up in tendrils of something. The black tendrils wrapped around her like a snake and glowed with a hint of white. What happened?

Ginny was crying, I don't know. Please, Ron, help me. HELP ME!

Her pleading crying made his heart pound. He reached into his pocket and found he didn't have his wand. I can't help her, I don't have my wand. How can I help you?

She opened her brown eyes, You can but you don't want to. You're jealous aren't you? Jealous that Dumbledore says I have more talent than you do!

Ron watched the tendrils grew darker. The white that surrounded them dimmed to almost nothing. You are better. Ginny please tell me how I can help you. Ron said as Ginny's falling tears became heavy with emotional pain.

The white light around the tendrils grew up Ginny's tortured image was disappearing. GINNY! GINNY! PLEASE DON'T GO!

Ron, Ron, Ron... Her voice called out.

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"Ron!" Hermione hissed shaking her friend. He darted awake and began to cry; "I don't know where she is! She came to me Hermione! I saw her. She looked so pale and dead! Please Hermione we have to start searching NOW!"

Hermione wanted to cry too, 'First Harry now Ron, they can't live without that bitch.' "Yes, The rain has stopped, let's go look for her."

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Draco gasped as the old woman's eyes rolled to the back of her head and she felt backwards. He reached out for her and fell to the ground with her. He was soon covered in mud as he managed the woman into his arms and walked her to his house. "DOBBY! DOBBY!" Draco shouted. The elf suddenly appeared and was waiting for a reply. "Help me take this woman to one of the guest rooms.

Draco was looking upon the sleeping woman and something ached inside him. He looked at her hard. Something about the way she was sleeping with her hair all over the pillow looking like silver fire surrounding her head. Her soft mumbles in her sleep reminded him of someone, Ginny. He suddenly broke out into to tears falling to the bedside.

"Malfoy. Why do you cry?" Someone spoke. Draco looked up at the woman. Her eyes were open and she was staring at him. He gulped. "Ginny..." She seemed startled. "No. My name is Demise." He looked at her and felt his heart swell with desire. "Ginny." He said again. She was again startled as Draco began to undress and he was soon having sex with her. He was crying as he went through the motions moaning Ginny's name.

Draco climbed out of bed and began to cry more. He sat down in a near by seat and thought, 'Ginny, I'm so sorry I didn't mean to betray you. Well, that's all I've done haven't I? I slept with Pansy. When you told me you thought I was cute I called you a stupid teen git. I just bedded with a woman I don't even know. Where are you Ginny?'

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Colin sniffed the air trying to find his kitty's scent. He found one like it. He followed it out to Hogsmeade where it abruptly stopped. Darn the owner must have Apparated with the cat. Colin ran in the direction that he was sure the owner had Apparated with his girlfriend kitty.

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He walked blindly among the plant life thinking,

Damned that Colin touching my woman. His fingers infecting her soft skin. His lips were poisoning those lush red lips of hers. Hearing moans that were only meant for me! I'm all the man you'll ever need! I have the erection around you to prove it! That damned Colin only wants you for sex. He wouldn't lay down his life for you I KNOW IT!

He walked blindly behind people in front of him, as he looked around for her.

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Draco yawned as they left the garden. His mother led the way, as Dumbledore followed, then Draco behind him. Demise had disappeared somewhere around the Manor but Draco didn't mind after all, she was just another stranger roaming the Manor.

Draco stood with Dumbledore in the library now a mini Potion's lab. "So what are we making?" He yawned. It was near ten o'clock at night. Dumbledore frowned. "You, Child of the Dragon, are going to summon the Dragon. Tell me you know where the orb is. I feel it around the Manor. Its power is seeking to steal my soul. Tell me you have it!"

Draco nodded. "I'll get it."

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Draco found Demise in her room; "You have it don't you? I looked in your bag and I found the enchanted box I gave Ginny! You know what happened to her don't you?" Demise was startled from Draco's outbreak but he was doing that to her ever time he saw her, it wasn't that bad anymore. "II I don't really know me or who I am. Demise is the only thing I know. I think that's my name. I came across a pile of Skeletons and I saw..."

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Harry crumbled to the floor at the sight of the two skeleton reaching for nothing. He wouldn't have thought it was Ginny if he hadn't seen the silver band he had given her with his pretend marriage to her to ease his real marriage and keep them friends. He was now holding the band crying. "Ginny!" Ron to was by his side on his knees crying for Ginny's death.

Hermione on the other hand was bent over the other set of bone looking over them. "Peter... You slimy bastard. You were still alive... How lucky, or in this case unlucky." She walked over to Ginny's bones and kicked them lightly." Ron was still crying as he bolt up and shook Hermione hard; "You bitch! She's dead and all you do it kick around her bones like a damned Quaffle. Do you have any heart?" Hermione was glaring. "For your information she was fighting with Peter." Harry now stood up stern faced and crying. "Hermione, what do you know?"

She smirked. "Oh so my darling husband is in love with the dead pure-blood. Mudbloods too unlovable for you Mr. Potter aren't they? Harry are you blind, the other set of bones have his posture and is missing a hand!" Harry glared. "I'm sorry Hermione, Stupefy."

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Draco was shocked at Demise's whole talk about the skeletons, the orb, and the impelling force. He nodded. "I'll be taking the glove." She grabbed his arm; "You don't need it!" He laughed. "Yeah, Right. You want me dead don't you?" She shook her head "Something tells me you don't need it!"

Draco smiled gently and kissed Demise on the lips. She blushed gently and lay back to sleep. He walked out of the door and shuttered at his actions, 'That woman must be at least forty. Why can't I keep my hands of her? Come to think of it. She was a virgin till I got to her in, oh, say, five seconds after meeting.'

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Draco was angry that the rain had stopped and the ground had hardened quickly. Even with magic it took a good hour till the orb was free. He looked down at the reflection-less object. He reached out to touch it when someone's voice caught his ears; "Harry James Potter put me down!" He turned to see Harry with a draped Hermione over his shoulder and Ron walking beside him looking very tired. Hermione was kicking hard and Harry finally couldn't hold on her anymore and accidentally dropped her.

Harry blushed slightly when Draco broke the semi-silence; "You guys look wasted. Go inside Dobby will give you some rooms." Harry peered at the hole in the ground. "What are you doing?" Draco sighed. "Harry just get inside!" He shook his head. "D-r-a-c-o." Harry didn't have to say anymore. Draco gave in; "I'm getting the Orb of Essence." The three of them cringed and Hermione looked around hard. "Where is your glove?"

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"Here's the damned orb!" Draco hissed holding it out to Dumbledore with his bare hand. Dumbledore laughed. "Draco, You are the only person on this earth who can hold bare without dying. I, however, I can not. Please drop that into the cauldron. Quickly now, now go to Ms. Demise and accompany her. I do not need her to interrupt my potion. Understand?" Draco nodded and walked off down the hallway to her.

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Pansy cried blindly as she ran under the light of the full moon with her mind intact, I wanted to see him so bad and didn't know it! How did I get into bed with him? Merlin's beard I don't think I've ever had it that great before! I really do love him don't I? I couldn't stop saying his name and even now that I know it I can't stop thinking about him. Severus what have you done to me? You've even broken my heart but I can't seem to stop loving you. Why? Please Severus take me back. I need you to take me back.

She had left Hogwarts hours ago and now she found she was back again. She couldn't control her mind after all. It was her heart that had the power!

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Draco opened the door to Demise's room and saw her hunched on her bed. He took a closer look at her in the dark. Her steel gray eyes were now fully black and she was naked panting hard mutter something like, "I felt it. He wants to come and welcome him. I wants my touch and I want him dead."

Draco was scared but held fast as Demise stood up and walked across the room with inhuman grace and speed. She was now pushing him up against he door her body aligned with his. "Let me through Child of the Dragon. I need to be there. He will want me there." Draco turned his head to the side. "No! I can't Dumbledore said not to." She smiled as she licked his earlobe. "Now Child," she groaned into his ear. "don't you want to let me through. I can reward you." Draco felt the color to his face drain. "Reward me now and I'll take the wards off the door and you can see him." She looked at the door baffled. "Fine!"

Draco found himself suddenly on the bed. Demise was looking down at him smirking. "I'll be the best you ever had you spoiled rich pureblood" He was truly scared. Only one person had ever spoken to him like that, granted that hadn't been offering sex or saying that, Voldemort.