A Time of Reckonings

Well, I thank you all greatly, and admit that my readers are smart. I didn't mention it in the last chapter cause I wanted y'all to guess, but you've probably figured out that Emily's father is Draco Malfoy. (And yes, Stoneheart, it will tie in with the final outcome.) Keep the reviews coming, people!

A Time of Reckonings

Chapter Five: The Serpentine Prophecy

Five elements of the universe, all different in appearance

yet love serves as a common bond

Ice

Silver in appearance, under the form of a serpent

Fighting against the other four as of now,

shall soon have a unknown element presented before him

Fire

The girl of fire, red in appearance, firey in spirit,

For the right cause she fights, against Ice

But the daughter of Fire and Ice shall provide an unexpected reunion between the lovers

Causing Ice to melt, joining Fire in her cause.

Earth

This element stays not the same, but shifts shapes,

Yet she is still the Mother Earth, protector of all.

Fighting alongside Fire and Water, she strides for revenge.

Water

This blue element, lost almost all, yet still pushes towards the right cause

She searches for Wind, while Wind seeks her.

Together, Wind and Water will end all evils, finding true love, which conquers all.

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Ginny Weasley paced back and forth along the hallway of Hermione and Sahki's flat. "The Dark Mark wasn't fired into the sky the night of the murders, was it?" she asked Hermione.

Hermione looked thoughtful. "I honestly don't remember. I was too busy reading the message Malfoy left on the wall."

"This is great," Ginny muttered under her breath. She put her head in her hands. "Where is my daughter?"

"She's taking a nap," Sahki said. "Say Ginny, do you know Oliver Wood?" she asked, looking at the yearly Witch Weekly's Most Eligible Bachleor issue.

"Yeah, Fred and George played Quidditch with him at Hogwarts. Why?"

"He's hot. Can you hook me up here?"

"I don't know. Last I saw he was still playing Quidditch for Puddlemere United, but I would have to ask Fred and George, but that's damn near impossible, because I haven't seen them in over a year." She put her head in her hands.

"Oh," Sahki said. "Well, if you get a chance, hook me up, will ya?"

"Sure," Ginny replied from between her fingers.

"What's wrong Ginny?" Hermione said.

Ginny sighed, then looked up at Hermione. "Have you ever heard of the Serpentine Prophecy?"

"I don't think so. Why?"

"It's an ancient Aztec prophecy. It tells of five elements, which will combine to save the world. We were covering it in Divination when the attack on Hogwarts happened."

Hermione looked interested. "I'm sorry, Ginny. Remember, I dropped out of Divination in my 3rd year. Ron stayed in it, though. He probably knew what it was."

"Oh. Okay," Ginny said, somewhat disappointed. "You know what, Hermione. I think we should go for a drive. You want to?"

"Sounds good. Let's go," Hermione said, promptly grabbing the keys to Ginny's Jeep and heading out the door.

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"Master, the time has come. Are you ready for this?"

"Yes, my loyal servant. Are the troops ready?"

"Yes."

"Good, good. The battle is ours, Harry Potter is ours, and world domination is ours! We embark tomorrow morning at 9:00 a.m. sharp!"

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THE NEXT MORNING

Harry awoke the next morning with a sharp pain in his scar. "AUGHH!!!" he screamed in agony as he clutched his scar.

Lisa Allen rushed up the stairs to her son's room. "Harry, what's wrong?" she asked, panicing.

"Mom, my scar hurts something awful!"

"Here, take a Tylenol, and get dressed. It's time for school."

Harry obidiently took the Tylenol from her hand, and quickly swallowed it. "Thanks Mom."

"Anytime, dear."

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"Remember, quiz tomorrow over Chapter 18," said Miss Jerkins, the Latin teacher. "I expect you to all study for it at least an hour tonight."

The class moaned in unison.

"May I have your attention please, thoughout the building. At this time, there will be an assembly in the gym. Would everyone please proceed quietly to the gym at this time. That is all."

The entire class jumped up, grabbed their bags, and ran out the doors.

"WALK!" Miss Jerkins yelled from her desk as her classroom was quickly vacated.

"Wonder what this is about," Holly said to Harry as they walked through the gym doors together.

"No clue," Harry said to her, as they proceeded up the bleachers and found a seat among their friends.

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Meanwhile, on the other side of the bleachers........

"So, Amy, what do you think this is about?" Yamini asked her. "I'm catching really wierd vibes from somewhere, and I don't like it."

"Me too, and I'm not the least bit telekenetic. Can you get in touch with Ginny?" Hermione asked her urgently.

"I can try," Sahki said. She closed her eyes and concentrated. "Nope. I can't contact her. It's like someone's blocked off her mind."

"That's not good," she said as a silence descended over the gym.

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"All operatives are in place my Lord."

"Good. You have done well, young Malfoy. Have you got the girl?"

"Yes m'Lord."

"Well done. What about the two she sent here before she arrived?"

Draco Malfoy cleared his throat and straightened his robes. "Well, my Lord, we, uh, haven't been able to locate them. We know they're here, but they're protected by something, we just don't know what."

"WHAT!? You mean to tell me that you have not done an extremely simple part of the job? And to think that I've been fooled into believing that you were capable of something like this!" Voldemort sneered into Malfoy's face. "Now, listen here little boy. If you do not succeed in getting Harry Potter, and kill the three girls, you will suffer immensly! Understand?"

Malfoy gulped. "Yes my Lord."

"Good. Now get in the gym."

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Figures in black robes filed into the gym and stood along the back wall, facing the bleachers. The two more figures entered the gym and stood into the middle of it.

"If I may have your attention please?" asked one of the figures in the black robes. "This is a hostage situation. You will be held in here until either we kill you or we release you. We are fully trained witches and wizards. Do not mess with us unless you wish to die!"

Hermione looked at Sahki. 'Death Eaters!' they thought. They looked at the figure in the middle, who then removed his hood.

It was Draco Malfoy.

Others began removing their hoods around the room. Hermione looked and saw familliar faces. 'Blaise Zabini, Crabbe, Goyle, Pansy Parkinson, Evan Davies, Marcus Flint, and the Patil twins ?

Blaise walked over to Draco and put her arms around his waist, leaned up, and kissed his cheek. "No joke whatsoever. Cooperate, and some of you may survive."

"To demonstrate what could happen to you, we shall call on our first volunteer. Bring her in, please," Draco said to two Death Eaters standing by the door.

They opened the doors and took a rope from someone standing outside. Attached to the rope was a girl, red headed, and short in appearance.

"Ginny," Hermione whispered. "Oh, Sahki, we have to do something!"

"But what?"

"This is a prisoner of war. None of you know this, but you are in the middle of a war, between good and evil. We are good, and they are evil. There will be a worldwide cleansing, and this one shall be another number in the quest!" Draco exclaimed.

A roar came up from the students in the audience. It was if they had been put under a charm (which, Hermione noted, they probably had). She looked over at Harry, who was not cheering. It was like he was fighting the cheer.

"This one's name is Ginny Weasley. She has fought against us forever, and she is nothing more than a mere whore with a bastard child!" Draco pronounced with glee.

Harry gasped. That was the girl he had seen with Amy and Yamini at the beach, and the little girl with Yamini must've been Ginny's daughter.

"YOU BASTARD!" Ginny screamed, straining against her bonds.

Draco looked at her and merely laughed. "Silly whore. CRUCIO!" he exclaimed, pointing his wand at Ginny's body. She yelled in pain, as she withered from side to side, trying to throw off the agonizing pain.

Hermione looked at Sahki. "Get in touch with Harry. Tell him it's time. He needs his wand, and all he has to do it visualize it in his hand. Then shift into a bird, and attack Malfoy. That'll give me time to shake off the effects of the Polyjuice Potion."

"Okay," Sahki said as she concentrated on speaking with Harry.

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"Harry," he heard a voice in his head say. "It's time."

'What?' he thought back. 'Who are you?'

"Sahki," she said. "You need your wand. Just picture it in your hand."

'Okay,' he thought, a little unsure of himself.

He looked down at his hand and pictured his wand, polished and black. 'Come on, I need you,' he thought. Suddenly, he felt something long and thin in his hand. He looked down, and saw the wand he had bought at Ollivander's sitting in his hand.

'What do I do now?' he thought.

"Just wait," Sahki said. "You'll see."

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Draco Malfoy looked at Ginny. "You pathetic whore," he sneered at her so only she could hear. "You common witch. You and your bastard daughter shall both die, and painfully, too."

"You can't kill Emily."

"Oh yeah? Why not?"

"Emily is not a bastard."

"Yes she is. She has no father."

"Oh, she has a father."

"Who? Who would be desperate enough to shag you, you pathetic Weasley?"

"You."

Draco was stunned. A little girl he had always considered a bastard, with no father, living with the worst lots of witches and wizards, was his daughter.

"You're lying," he hissed through his teeth.

"Why would I lie?" she asked. "You can't look at her and not notice the resemblence between you and her. She has your hair and your skin. She's the most gorgeous child I've ever seen, even if you are her father. And now you're about to kill the only family she has, because you sure can't be a good father to her."

"I still think you're lying," he said. "CRUCIO!" he exclaimed, pointing his wand back at her.

Suddenly, a bird flew out of nowhere, grabbed Malfoy's wand out of his hand, and flew up to the rafters.

"What the...?"

"LEAVE GINNY ALONE!" Hermione stood up, still looking like Amy, and shouted. "If you want her, you have to go through me first!"

"Who do you think you are, you Muggle!" Blaise yelled towards her. "Come out and reveal yourself!"

"Gladly, Slytherin bitch!" Hermione yelled as she stepped up onto the bleacher.

"Who are you?" Blaise asked inquisitivley.

"Oh, you know me, Blaise Zabini. I am your dreaded enemy, the one witch you've always avoided, the best of the best," Hermione said.

"How the Hell do you know my name? I demand an answer now!" she yelled frantically.

"Don't get snappy with me, girl. I will rip you to shreds," Hermione said, as the students were whispering among themselves. "The Brit knows these people? I always knew she was wierd."

"What's your name, then?" Draco Malfoy asked. "Tell us now, or the girl gets the Cruciatus Curse again!"

"Fine," Hermione said, as Sahki flew over and landed on her shoulder, dropping the wand in her hand. "But you can't administer Cruciatus without a wand, now can you?" she asked.

"But I can," Blaise said. "Now tell us."

Hermione just shrugged her shoulders, as the effects of the potion began wearing off. Her red hair turned back to its normal brown, and her eyes turned from green to grey-blue. She sprouted up a few inches, bringing her to 5"8.

Sahki fluttered down and landed next to Hermione. She retook human form, and her Hawaiian looks began reappearing before their eyes.

The Death Eaters gasped. "Hermione Granger and Sahki Poplomanu," Zabini hissed. "It's you."

Ginny grinned, and from inside their masks, two Death Eaters grinned also.

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You can dry my tears

But you can't stop the pain inside

I'm trying to hide

As I hold you near

I know I have to pull away

You know that I can't stay

All of my life

No one has touched me the way that you do

Wherever I go

I know that the road will lead back to you

[Chorus]

So don't say goodbye

Don't turn away

It doesn't have to end today

Don't say goodbye

'Cause I will love you 'til the end of time

Don't say goodbye

Can you feel my love inside

The way that my body's sighing

With your every breath

I try to memorize

Every move you're making

So I'll never forget

The way that you feel

Whenever your heart is beating with mine

Wherever I go

I'll keep my memories of you inside

[Chorus]

So don't say goodbye

Don't turn away

It doesn't have to end today

Don't say goodbye

'Cause I will love you 'til the end of time

Don't say goodbye

Don't say goodbye

We'll never be apart

We'll see the same stars

Just close your eyes

And I'll be where you are

Don't say goodbye

'Cause if you say that word

My heart won't survive

The circle of the moon

The rising of the sun

We'll be together soon

Our story's just begun

Time will bring us near

I'll never be too far

Oh, baby, don't you fear

I'll always be where you are

[Chorus]

Don't say goodbye

We'll never be apart

We'll see the same stars

Just close your eyes

And I'll be where you are

Don't say goodbye

'Cause if you say that word

My heart won't survive

[Chorus]

Don't say goodbye