Betrayal And Revenge

Chapter-12

Abilities

Ginny and Harry were lying down on a bed in their rented cabin. Harry had taken up residence in a place he told Ginny was called Battle Creak, Michigan. After their departure from the ministry Harry had brought them to the cabin for a much needed rest. Harry had picked up his loving wife and brought her to the bed where he gently laid her down. As he plopped down next to his wife he apologized profusely for not arriving sooner. Harry informed her that he was exhausted after his ordeal at Hogwarts and his duel with Ron. Ginny kissed him lovingly and informed her husband that everything was ok. The area they were in was five hours behind London time so it was still early in the morning, not that this bothered Harry or Ginny because it gave them plenty of time to relax.

"Harry." Ginny said as her husband ran his hand over her stomach.

"Yes love."

"What's the baby thinking?" Ginny asked.

"Beautiful thoughts, the best way to describe it is innocence personified." Harry informed her.

"Can you let me feel them?" Ginny inquired.

A smiling Harry Potter nodded and in an instant Ginny could feel the raw emotions the baby gave off. This brought tears of joy to both parents. Harry kissed his wife's forehead and wrapped his arms around her.

"It must have been very difficult to learn how to control your new abilities." Ginny stated as she wiped tears from her eyes.

"In a way. When my benefactor first appeared to me I thought he was a delusion brought about by the Dementor's influence. It took him awhile to convince me that he was not a delusion, or some manifestation of my subconscious. Still, when you have nothing better to do for a year you'd be surprised how quickly you learn things. Especially when your mental well-being is at stake." Harry stated.

"I can imagine." Ginny responded.

"My mysterious benefactor said he was looking for someone that had the potential to be what he called a shaman."

"How did this person find you?" Ginny inquired.

"Apparently I was radiating highly levels of mystical and psionic energy in Azkaban, probably because of the detrimental affect the Dementors had on me and because of my link to Voldemort." Harry said. "Anyways the first thing he taught me was how to tune out the Dementors by using a mixture of telepathy and empathy." Harry explained. "As you know, Dementors suck the happiness out of you. They can do that because they're empathic. It took me awhile but I managed to learn how to block the Dementors without using magic in about two days."

"Only two days?" Ginny asked.

"Again, when you're surrounded by dementors in close proximity twenty-four hours a day, you become a quick study."

"But how is it that you were suddenly able to use telepathy and empathy? You never had those abilities before?" Ginny wondered.

"All wizards and witches are psionic in nature to a degree. Energy is energy, weather magical, psionic or otherwise. Seers, Legilimens, and Occlumens are all psionic in nature; only they've use magic to tap into what was already there. In a way it's similar to how there are muggle born wizards and witches. The potential exists in everyone, but sometimes only a small majority are born with the ability to manifest it.." Harry informed Ginny.

"What about those crackpots that advertise their precognitive abilities on the telly?" Ginny asked.

"Sybil Trelawney love." Harry stated.

"Point taken." Ginny replied.

"The theory is that if you put enough fakes out there, it will mask the real ones." Harry informed his wife.