Harry Potter and The Frozen Heart

Title: Harry Potter and the Frozen Heart
Chapter Title: Letters
Author: Ash Knight
Pairings: Harry/OC
Warnings: Slash, Spoilers from book 5, bad language, sexual situations, and more . . .
Disclaimer: I don’t own Harry Potter and I do not make any money from these stories.
Synopsis: During his summer before his 6th year, Harry decides he no longer cares about the wizarding worlds needs and decides to face Voldemort on his own terms. But, he meets someone who then begins to unlock his inner feelings in way he never knew possible, but what happens when this person shows up at Hogwarts? Not to mention the new threat Voldemort has in store . . .




With a quick pace Harry made his way back to Diagon Alley. Just as he was drawing closer to the leaky caldron the gateway opened and he quickly changed directions as he saw Tonks and Lupin come through. Hoping they hadn’t seen him he quickly made his way to the shops on the right, in an attempt to keep out of their sight. Turning his head slightly to see what was going on he saw Kingsley heading his way along with Hestia. Walking away from them he tried to look normal as he speed walked towards another alley. But that was a bad move as he saw Moody under his cloak covering the entrance, watching whoever passed.

“Well at least I know the potion worked” Harry thought to himself as he realized he saw him under his invisibility cloak.

Biting his lip he tried to walk away, but he knew Moody had seen him. With a clunk, clunk, sound Harry could here him following him, and Harry broke into a run. Unfortunately with a minute he was cornered by Tonks, Lupin, and Moody.

“Harry we have been worried sick!” Lupin ted.ted.

“I’m flattered” Harry replied coyly.

“The entire Order has been going crazy looking for you” Moody grunted, while clutching his wand tightly and his eye whirled in every direction.

“Come on Harry, we have to take you straight home” Tonks declared with a huge smile on her face.

Kingsley and Hestia soon joined them as they all walked together towards the cauldron. Before Harry knew it they were walking him to his house on Privet Drive with Lupin and Moody telling him not to leave the house again. Harry just rolled his eyes at this, not really caring what they said.

“We are going to tell Dumbledore your home now, stay inside!” Moody declared.

Again Harry just ignored him as he slammed the door of # 4 Privet Drive in his face. Ignoring the looks his relatives were giving him he stomped up stairs and ran into his room. As he reached into his pocket a huge ball of flame erupted on his desk as Fawkes made his dazzling appearance, carrying a letter in his beak. With a loud sigh Harry walked over to the phoenix and took the letter from his beak.

Dear Harry,

I know you are still angry with me but I must impress upon you the seriousness of what you have done. I am very disappointed that you placed yourself in great danger today, and I ask you not to do it again. Stay in the house until we come and collect you in a few weeks time. At that point I will discuss some things with you in person.

Yours sincerely,

Albus Dumbledore

Harry quickly took out a piece of parchment and wrote a reply.

Dear Dumbledore,

First of all my actions today had almost nothing to do with you. Further more I will not go back to Grimmuald Place. I will remain here for the rest of the summer and go to kings cross by myself. Since you have so many of the Order spying on me I doubt that will be any problem.

-Harry

Harry quickly gave the message to Fawkes and he disappeared in another blaze. Once again he reached into his pocket and removed his trunk. With a tap on the dragon carving it expanded to its rightful side and Harry stepped inside. The snake was sitting on Harry’s pillow, looking at the phoenix still trapped in the silver cage.

~She doesn’t look too well master~ the snake said.

~I know, I’m going to try and help her~ Harry replied as he took the silver key out of his pocket.

The phoenix began to screech loudly as Harry opened the cage. Harry tried to calm the phoenix down as he reached inside, only to have his hand slashed open by its sharp talons as it jumped free and landed with a loud thump on the wooden floor as it tried to fly away.

“Stop your going to hurt yourself even more!” Harry shouted, ignoring the bleeding gash on his left hand.

It was clear she was not going to make this easy for Harry, but regardless he knew he had to stop her. For about five minutes Harry and phoenix chased each other around the room as the snake watched in amusement.

“Look, I know how you feel but I’m trying to help! I’ve been kept away from the world myself and I know how trapped you feel, so please just let me do whatever I can for you. I promise you, after you get better I’ll let you go” Harry pleaded as the phoenix ran underneath his bed.

For a moment nothing happened and Harry felt himself sinking even lower. With a loud ruffle from underneath the bed the phoenix poked its head out and looked at Harry. Harry held out his hand to try and get the phoenix to come out the rest of the way. It limped out cautiously, dragging its broken wing alongside it. Harry reached out and gently gathered the bird in his hands and placed it on the bed.

“Okay, now stay here while I look for something in that book the old hag gave me to see if there is a way I can fix your wing.”

The phoenix just lay down in the pillows and watched Harry. Harry looked through the large book and read the information about water phoenixes:

Phoenix of Water: The Phoenix of water is one of the strangest Phoenixes. Their plumage comes in a variety of shades and combinations of blue, green, and white. Like water itself it has a very wild and temperamental nature. It can actually breathe underwater and is often found living near very deep lakes and rivers, or very far in oin ocean. Itlso lso suspected that they cause great storms when they are angry or need to hide themselves from humans. When it apparates it disappears in a thick cloud of water vapor. Whenever it has been managed to capture a water phoenix they usually grow ill and die, and for some reason can not be reborn. In the wild when they die, they melt into a puddle or dissolve into the body of water they live in and are then reborn from the same water. There have only been two occasions when a water phoenix has ever willingly chosen captivity. Again it was cleaclear why they chose to live with the masters they picked to serve, but when their masters died they died along side them. It is theorized that when the water phoenix chooses a master they bond with them in some way, and when the master dies, the phoenix will willingly chose to die with its master. Once again, no one knows why. . .

Harry continued reading but only found that water phoenixes like to eat meat and vegetation as well as fish. He found that there were four kinds of phoenixes, one for each element, fire, earth, water, and wind. Along with some more theories about why they die in captivity and how to tell when they are close to death. He looked over to her watching him on the bed, along with his new snake.

“I can’t find anything in here to help with your wing but I think I have an idea” Harry said as he walked closer to the bed.

~She is very close to dying~ the snake declared worriedly.

~Yes, I know~ Harry responded.

“I need to to come with me, I think I have an idea” Harry told the phoenix.

~May I come too? ~

~Yes you may~ Harry answered as he held out his arm.

The snake coiled itself around Harry’s right arm, and Harry gathered the phoenix up and went to the red door with the dragon key. He quickly walked through the exercise room to the pool room. Not bothering to remove any clothes, Harry walked into the pool until the water level was half way up to his stomach. With a great flap of her wings, the phoenix jumped into the water and dove underneath. The snake unwrapped itself from Harry’s arms and dove in as well. Harry watched as the phoenix swam to the bottom of the deep side of the pool and began to glow a faint blue. Soon the glowing intensified and it looked as if she was dissolving into the water, until nothing was left but I tiny baby bird.

Harry swam over to it and lightly picked it up in his hands and returned above water. The baby chirped in his hands as Harry waded closer to the side of the pool and pulled himself out. He took off his black robes and his shirt, which were now heavy with water and placed the baby next to him in the pool were it continued to splash happily.

~She is very happy now~ the snake announced.

~It seems so~ Harry replied with a chuckle. ~So what do you want me to call you?~

~I don’t know~

~Well how about Seth?~ Harry asked after he thought for a moment.

~I like it!~

~Okay, then that’s what I’ll call you~ Harry declared happily.

The bird then splashed some water at them playfully.

~I think she wants a name too~ Seth said.

“Okay then let me think for a sec” Harry told the phoenix. “How about . . . Keeva?”

She chirped excitedly and Seth and Harry laughed.

“I guess I’ll take that as yes” Harry laughed.

Harry jumped backed into the pool and they all splashed and played in the water together. Seth would whip his tail to splash the water at Harry and Keeva, while Keeva seemed to just control the water and made it shoot out of the pool itself in small playful water blasts like a squirt gun. r thr that Harry decided it was time to take care of some other things he had to do and went back to his room with Seth and Keeva. Harry placed Keeva on the bed and Seth wrapped himself up on the bed post. Harry climbed the latter and began to bring his things into the trunks along with everything in his first trunk.

As Harry was grabbing things out of his trunk Hedwig flew into the window carrying a letter.

“Hey Hedwig” Harry said as he petted her softly and took the letter.

Harry,

Are you ok? The entire Order was going crazy, saying you were missing, and mums been crying her eyes out. Hermione is beside herself pacing back and forth, and Ginny and the twins are trying to spy on the order to see what’s going on. Let us know what’s happening, alright mate?

-Ron

Harry just put the letter in his pocket and turned to Hedwig on his shoulder.

“I have some new friends I’d like you to meet” Harry said and Hedwig hooted happily.

He climbed back down into the trunk where he left Seth and Keeva.

“Hedwig, this is Seth and this is Keeva, she is going to stay with us for a little while” Harry declared as he gestured to Seth and Keeva.

Hedwig flew over to the bed and landed next to Keeva. Seth crawled over and they seemed to be having there own conversation. Harry smiled and continued to load up his new trunk. By the time he was finished there was nothing left in the room but Harry’s old trunk and some of Dudley’s clothes. Going back down into his newm hem he saw Seth crawling towards him on the floor.

~Keeva says she is hungry, as am I~

~Well I’m afraid I don’t have any rats on me but if you like I can let you lose in the garden tonight and collect you early in the morning. You might find a rat or two to eat~ Harry thought.

~That would be nice~ Seth replied happily.

“Hedwig, watch Keeva for me for a moment while I take Seth outside ok?”

Hedwig hooted her compliance and Harry let Seth wrap himself around his torso. He quietly walked down stairs and into the backyard.

~I’ll come back for you early in the morning, but you have to stay invisible the entire time your out here. I’m afraid if anyone finds you they might hurt you. Stay away from people and stay in the garden~ Harry instructed.

Seth agreed and Harry put him down in the grass where he then vanished instantly before his eyes. Harry then walked back to his room ignoring the evil glare Vernos gis giving him as he walked past the living room. Keeva and Hedwig were still on the bed when Harry climbed back into the trunk.

“So you guys want to eat?” Harry asked.

Keeva chirped loudly making Harry laugh. He gathered her up in his hands and Hedwig flew onto Harry’s shoulder. With the rooster key Harry opened the door and once again found himself in the kitchen. Harry sat Keeva down on the table and went over to the refrigerator. It wasn’t until the cold hit him that he realized that he was only wearing his pants and shoes when he opened the refrigerator. He quickly grabbed some plums andchesches and walked over to the counter. He diced them up quickly like a master chef and then brought them over to the table. Hedwig dug into the fresh fruit as Harry began to hand feed Keeva.

With a grumble of his stomach Harry realized he was hungry himself. He hadn’t eaten all day except for a very small breakfast in the morning. When Keeva had eaten her fill Harry walked back over to the refrigerator and took out some food for him to cook. After ten years of living like a house elf, Harry could cook anything. By the time he was finished Harry cooked two thick lamb chops and mashed potatoes with gravy. Before he dug in he went back to his room and collected the phoenix book from the desk. He read more about the water phoenix as he ate and noticed Keeva was watching him. He petted heftlyftly and went back to his reading. The book said she should be able to fly again in a day since water phoenixes grow faster then others after they are reborn, and that they loved to be in the water during that time.

After Harry had finished reading and eating, he placed the dishes in the sink to wash later and took Keeva and the book in his hands back to his room with Hedwig back on his shoulder. Harry put the book down on the desk along with Keeva and reached into his pocket. He pulled two vials out and downed the green liquid in one of them, and set aside the red one for before he went to sleep. The artist said not to take them all at once so Harry thought it better not to test his sincerity.

“Do you want me to put you in water?” Harry asked as he looked down at Keeva.

She chirped loudly and flapped her little wings. Harry couldn’t suppress a laugh at her antics and brought her into the bath room. He quickly filled up the huge bath tub with nothing but water and placed Keeva in the tub. She dove down instantly like a fish swimming through the water making Harry’s jaw drop. The book said they could breathe underwater so he wasn’t worried when she stayed underneath. Harry then turned on the shower and took off all his clothes to take a quick shower. Through the glass door he could see Hedwig watching over Keeva at the edge of the tub. He then closed his eyes and leaned into the hot water, letting it wash over his head and fall down his back. He washed himself from head to toe and then washed his hair. When he was done he turned off the water and dried himself off with a towel.

He then put on a pair of old boxers and went back to the desk to pour over the books he just bought. The Occlumency book he got from Flourish & Blotts was the first thing he read though. The theories seemed interesting and he tried out some of the meditation techniques. He felt strangely calm afterwards and the constant stinging in his scar subsided a bit. After thatry pry poured over the other book on Occlumency he got in Knockturn Alley. When he was finished going over and trying out some of the techniques in that book he decided to go over the other things he had gotten and tried a few spells. He happily found that he really could perform magic since no owl came to declare his expulsion.

Finally after a few hours he realized it was very late and he was very tired. He quickly downed the last vial and went to bed, already planning his next adventure for tomorrow. . .