

Bitter Laughter, Chapter 1
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By hewhoistomriddle
Author of 69 Stories 1. Repost: The Prophecy2. Repost: The Attack3. Repost: Growing Up4. Repost: Abandoned5. Repost: Street Rat6. Repost: Damien Santelli7. Repost: Carnage8. Repost: The Wizards World9. Repost: Hogwarts10. Repost: Classes11. Repost: Midnight Duels12. Chapter 1213. Chapter 1314. Chapter 1415. Chapter 1516. Chapter 1617. Chapter 1718. Chapter 1819. Chapter 1920. Chapter 2021. Chapter 2122. Chapter 2223. Chapter 2324. Chapter 2425. HEADS UP!
Rated: T - English - Harry P. - Reviews: 1,461 - Updated: 09-24-10 - Published: 09-21-06 - id:3163246
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Notes: (cringes) Yeah, I'm cleaning it up. Just goes to show everyone must face their past sometime. Wow, I never realized it was so different from the canon-verse.
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The Prophecy
He who shall vanquish the Dark Lord will be born as the seventh month dies
Born to those who thrice defied him
The Dark Lord shall mark him as his equal
And he shall have powers the Dark Lord knows not
The light must guide him from darkness
And protect his innocence, his wrath
The one who will vanquish the dark lord will live as the seventh month dies
Order Headquarters, Hogwarts
A meeting was currently in progress in the deepest recesses of Hogwarts School, one of the last remaining strongholds of the resistance against the dark wizard Lord Voldemort.
Only a few, but important, members of the Order of the Phoenix were in attendance. Only those who were (or will be) undoubtedly involved once he disclosed to them a vague but auspicious prophecy by one Sybil Trelawney.
The Potters, the Longbottoms, Sirius Black and Peter Pettigrew (both of whom James had insisted be present), Minerva McGonagall and, though hidden to everyone but him, Severus Snape.
Hope, relief, fear, doubt, horror… he watched as the various emotions crossed thei young but battle-hardened faces. Unsurprisingly, the Potters and the Longbottoms were the most distressed â€" both couples, after all, very much fit the conditions of the prophecy, having escaped the Dark Lord thrice by the skin of their teeth and expecting children by the end of the next month July.
"Clearly, the prophecy points to the two families in his room and a chance for a savior," Dumbledore said tiredly, making sure that everyone understood the ramifications of Trelawney's words. "We cannot risk Tom finding out about this prophecy. I know my student. He will stop at nothing to ensure the destruction of any threat to his power. Rest assured, he will come at you to eliminate the children once they are born, more likely before that."
"Professor," Frank Longbottom suddenly asked in a stony voice. "I will say it right now, there is a spy in the Order, spies even. Something as huge as this will not escape his notice. Our lives are already forfeit."
"Is that how you regard this war, Auror Longbottom? Are we already so weak?" Dumbledore answered coldly. "I intend to put all of you under the Fidelius charm, with myself as secret-keeper. This is the best protection I can offer."
