The Black prophecy #23

Chapter 23: False messiah.

Harry was feeling weird right now, he didn’t know what was happening, just a few moments ago he was beside Bella’s bed waiting for her to wake up, and suddenly he was pinned against a wall by a strange man that was pointing his wand towards him.

The man had an intense and hateful look on his face, his blue eyes were glowing intensely, he looked that he was around his thirties, he had long raven hair and his body was covered by a black coat with a hood.

- Leave him alone! – Said Narcissa while she was pointing her wand towards the strange man.

- I don’t know who you are… But if you don’t leave him alone, no one will know about you! – Andy threatened him.

Harry was surprised to see this side of the Black sisters, the way they were acting it wasn’t usual, that was a side that was well hidden from everyone.

- Seriously girls? You don’t remember me!? – Smirked the man as he asked that.

The man suddenly let go Harry, and the younger man couldn’t help but try to get his normal breathing back as he was on the floor, while the older man just walked slowly towards the Black sisters, he wasn’t afraid of the way they were pointing their wands towards him.

- Well, that’s a bummer… I was hoping that at least you’d recognize me Andy, but there’s no point anyway… After all you were just a child when we met and Narcissa had just been born when we met – Said the man with a smirk on his face.

Narcissa was confused about what he was saying, while Andromeda’s eyes opened wide.

- It can’t be… - Mumbled the oldest of the Black sisters.

- I won’t try to convince you… I would like to do it but I don’t have time… But there’s more important matters that I need to take care of – Said the man with a serious expression before he placed a hand on the floor before he pointed his wand over that hand.

They current occupants of the room didn’t know what to do, to say that they were scared would be a misunderstanding, they were beyond that as suddenly, the room had been lighted up by some kind of energy spider web, Narcissa, Andromeda and Harry tried to move, but it seems like they were paralyzed.

- Nice, now that I got rid of you for a moment, then… – The older man took a dial under his coat and walked towards Bella.

- Leave her alone! – Harry tried to fight him.

The man just gave him an angry look as he kept walking towards the unconscious woman, when he finally reached her, he touched her forehead and her cheeks, that made Harry feel angry and jealous at the same time, he forcefully opened Bella’s mouth and all the liquid that was on the dial was suddenly deposited inside her mouth.

Bella’s sisters and Harry were scared of what was happening, maybe he came to poison her, Harry was so frustrated and angry himself, he was being useless right now, he wanted to save her, his anger was getting stronger each second that it passed, while the man just looked at him, clearly amused at the desperation of the younger man.

But suddenly, something that made the older man surprised happened, Harry got out of the spell and ran towards the man to punch him on his face, Harry was about to hit him more when suddenly everyone looked at Bella.

Something interesting was happening, her body was glowing.

- Oh, it seems like it worked… I had no doubts that it will but I’m glad it happened – Smiled the older man.

- What did you do? – Asked Andy as she was pointing her wand towards the man.

- You’ll see it soon – The man was still smiling.

- Seriously… You don’t know how much I want to erase that smirk from your face! – Said Narcissa as she got closer to the man, he just let out a little laugh.

- Yeah… You would love that right? – Asked the mysterious guy while Narcissa just rolled her eyes as her anger increased.

Meanwhile, the glow on Bella’s body little by little started to lose brightness, and seconds later, she came back to normal, little by little the middle Black sister was opening her eyes, before she fully opened her eyes she accommodated on the bed and looked around before she yawned, she was confused to see the scene that was happening in front of her.

Harry had a man pined against the floor while Andy and Cissy were pointing their wands towards said man, he smiled when they both looked at each other.

- Bella! – Harry got out of the man and quickly ran towards the curly haired woman.

Her sisters did the same.

- I thought that I had lost you! – Said Harry in a worried way and Bella just smiled before she hugged him back.

- Wait guys… I was just sleeping, what’s going on here? – Asked the confused Bella.

- Sleeping… Dear, we didn’t know if you were going to wake up again! – Said Andy with a huge smile on her face.

Bella was surprised to hear that, of all the things that she expected to hear them say, that was the one of her list.

- She’s right… Someone casted an awful spell on you – Clarified Narcissa.

- Oh god – Mumbled Bella.

- But how did I— Harry and Bella’s sisters turned their attention towards the mysterious man.

- Panacea – Said the man as he was getting out the dust off his clothes that he caught while Harry had him on the floor.

Three of them were confused about what he just said.

- What? – Asked Harry, he didn’t know the meaning of that word.

- Panacea… A medicine capable of healing all diseases and illness – Said Andy surprised.

- Yes, Panacea… Well not really, it’s just one of the many potions that I have created on my travels around the world – The man sighed – It’s made with rare materials and can cure almost every disease known as it has a very important material, hard to find… Unicorn blood - He looked at them and he realized that they were scared before he smiled – Don’t worry, that blood was donated, I found a poor unicorn that had been chased by hunters, an arrow hard hit him, but I healed him, unicorn’s blood has incredible properties actually, it acts like mercury, so he gave me the blood that he lost as a gift for saving him alongside with some of his hairs – The man got closer to them.

Everyone was relieved, but the man was more focused on Bella.

- How do you feel right now? – Asked the mysterious man.

- Okay, I’m getting tired of this… Who are you and what are you doing here? – Andy was grateful that he healed her sister but she wanted answer, her curiosity always got the worst of her.

- Oh right… Please forgive my manners, as I said before, you three have known me… We met the day that Narcissa was brought to your home… I patted your heads that day while your father tried to kick me out – Bella and Andy looked at each other, they couldn’t believe what they were hearing.

- You’re the man that gave the prophecy to our mother… The Black prophecy – Said Andy awed at this new discovery.

- Yes… But you can also call me Charlie if you want – The man nodded at them

The man coughed before he got out of his coat revealing that he was wearing a white shirt with blue jeans and brown boots, he placed his coat on a chair that was close to the bed.

- Yes, you have a great memory Andromeda… That’s right, I’m the one that brought the prophecy to your parents about what my god had planned for you – He smiled at them.

They didn’t know how to react about this, instead, he made a sign for them to let him talk.

- Before you say you hate for everything has happened, remember that I’m just following my god’s orders… That’s why I’m here right now, to make sure that Bella didn’t die so my god’s wish will come true, all of you all necessary for that to happen, so please… Try to not die while you’re at it – Said the man with a calm expression and a hint of sarcasm, the women rolled their eyes.

- You… You don’t know how much I hate this damn prophecy… It took the love of my life away! – Andy was angry.

The man looked around the room, and looked at Harry.

- Don’t worry… If things go the way I have them planned, you’ll be more than happy with the one that was chosen for you… After all my god was the one who chose him for you… – The man smirked.

- But what god!? What are you talking about? – Narcissa wanted answers.

- Those are interesting and smart questions – Charlie complimented her and she blushed – That’s something you must figure out… And when the time comes, I want you to see me at the same temple were your parents performed the ritual… Only in that way I’ll manage to break the curse – He smirked at them – In the meantime you… I have some words for you! – He looked at Harry.

Harry didn’t know what to say or do, so he just got closer to the man.

- You’re not worth of the destiny that was placed on your shoulders… You’re weak – Said Charlie bluntly, without thinking twice about what he was saying.

- What!? But you caught me by surprise! – Harry complained.

- Ha, surprise? Do you really think that in a real battle someone will ask you for permission to attack you? – Charlie laughed – Don’t be ridiculous… Seeing the way you move, the way you talk and the way you fight made me realize that you’re not worth – Harry didn’t know what he was talking about, still he doesn’t like to be treated like that.

- You may be right… But you don’t know me very well, if I work hard I can manage to do the impossible – The older man laughed at Harry’s words.

- Trust me, I know you better than you think, actually, everyone knows about you but not in the way I do – The older man smirked at him – You’re the one that doesn’t know about me, but I’m going to give you a clue about me… Do you know Barty Crouch jr? – Asked the mysterious man and Harry nodded.

The man gave Harry his back before he laughed.

- I killed him with my own hands! – Admitted with a huge grin the messenger of the god.

The rest of the occupants of the room were surprised and shocked to hear that, he killed that dangerous death eater with his own hands, there wasn’t a trace of magic in that murder, that’s what has been told in the daily prophet.

- And he’s just one of the many that I have killed, I promised myself to make my god’s wish come true, anyone who dares to oppose to that wish, must be destroyed… Tell me, are you part of his plan or just a nuisance? – Asked the older man while he was pointing his wand towards the younger man.

- I don’t care about that… I DO WHATEVER I WANT! – Declared Harry without any trace of fear on his voice.

The man smirked as he heard that and started to pinch Harry’s chest with his wand, when suddenly the room’s door was opened, and a blue haired petite woman appeared.

- Leave him alone – It was Nymphadora, and she had a threatening tone.

The man smiled as he saw her and finally stopped pointing his wand at Harry, the man grabbed his clothes and he wore it again.

- I already gave you the message that my god wanted you to hear… When the time comes I want you to visit me at the same temple were your parents performed the ritual, you’ll be judged… If the person that you brought is worth, but if he isn’t… Well, I won’t talk too much about that, let’s not ruin the fun right? – Asked the man before he quickly walked out of the room, Harry got outside trying to chase him, but he found it difficult to see where he was going.

All the people in the room were astonished about what had happened, but everything changed when Nymphadora saw that her aunt had already waked, her eyes started to water before she ran towards the older woman, she quickly hugged her, Bella was a little surprised, but she smiled and hugged her niece back.

- You… I thought that I had lost you forever! – Said between sobs the young methamorphmagus.

- That’s impossible, If I die, you will take all the fun for yourself and I can’t let you have that – Bella caressed her niece’s hair while she was trying to soothe her.

- Never do that again, don’t try to save me again! – Nymphadora complained.

- Well, I was expecting a thanks but… What you’re asking me will never happen dear… You’re family and I will always do my best to try to keep you safe because I love you… And I know that if I had a daughter, Andy would have done the same – The sisters smiled at each other.

- That’s what being a Black means dear – Narcissa got closer and placed a hand on her niece’s shoulder.

Nymphadora couldn’t help but start to cry as they said those words, she was overwhelmed, this was the first time that she was feeling like that, they were being too good with her.

Bella just patted her niece’s head until she calmed, her tears stopped little by little.

- You know… This experience has made me realize something… There are some things that matter most, I acted childish I admit it… There’s no excuse for what I have said about all of you… Yes, I love Harry and I will do it until the end of my days but… That isn’t an excuse for my behavior – She clarified her voice.

The Black sisters were about to say something, but Nymphadora stopped them.

- Listen, the fact that I almost lost one of you made me change my mind… I won’t stop you anymore with your plan, I will let you the door open for you to do whatever you want, I’ll support any choice that you make – Nymphadora smiled – I will leave you alone, so you can take Harry – She finally declared.

The Black sisters were shocked to hear that.

- My poor… Lost child – Said Andy with a smile on her face – You don’t have to leave us alone… You just need to share with us, there’s room for anyone – The three of them looked at her in a loving way.

- I’m flattened that you consider me girls, but… I don’t want to mess up with the curse, it clearly specifies that only Harry and you three are included – Nymphadora nodded before she saw that Harry was coming back again, she hugged her familiars and was ready to go out – Good luck to all of you – Said Nymphadora with a smile on her face as she wiped a tear from one of her eyes.

That night, Nymphadora was on her flat, enjoying a chill rain that was falling outside a glass of vodka was with her right now, she was immersed on her thoughts, her family, Harry and everything else when she suddenly heard that someone was knocking.

Nymphadora got her wand ready, she checked on the peep hole before her eyes opened widely, less than a second after she opened the door, after she did that, she was blessed with a beautiful sight, a beautiful blonde woman was standing in front of her, she was smiling at her, she was dressed in a black coat, blue jeans and black boobs, she was wearing a French beret.

- F-Fleur – That was the only thing that Nymphadora managed to say to the blonde who was smiling at her.

Suddenly, the blonde slammed her lips on Nymphadora’s mouth, and the metamorphmagus girl was shocked by her actions, it didn’t take too much time for Nymphadora to kiss her back.