On the list a name had appeared, yes the list is supposed to contain names and record births of witches or wizards to be. But this name had just appeared the ink was still fresh in the paper. The name read, Alyx, beside it was the birth date, August 6, 1976.
Minerva screwed up her eyes staring at the page in disbelief,
"This can't be possible. I'll have to talk to Albus about this."
Getting up from her chair, Minerva swept up the magical parchment in her arms and swiftly walked out of her office down the hall towards the headmaster's office.
She walked down the halls, oblivious to everything around her, and mumbling to herself all the way, "It's just not possible, must be a mistake…"
She was so absorbed into to her thoughts she barely had enough time to stop when she turned a corner and nearly ran into Severus Snape, Potions Master and head of Slitherin house.
"Oh dear, I'm sorry Severus, seems I'm not paying attention to where I'm going."
Severus had a sour look on his face. "So it would seem Minerva. What is your rush all about anyways?" Snape asked folding his arms over his chest.
"It's strange, and I must see Albus about it, if you'd care to walk with me I'll tell you along the way." She swept past him as she said this and continued down the hall. And who could resist following out of mere curiosity. And of course he did and he was filled into the details of the magic parchment and the name that had suddenly appeared.
Standing in front of the Gargoyle, which guarded the entrance to the headmaster's office.
Minerva stopped and looked up at the statue. "Sherbert lemon." She pronounced in a firm voice. A spiraling staircase appeared before them and they made their way up it towards Albus Dumbledore's office.
Albus Dumbledore, a wise old wizard with a twinkle in his eye, looked up as two of his professors strode in to his office. "What is it Minerva?" He adjusted his spectacles as he peered up at the transfigurations teacher.
Minerva cleared her throat and prepared to tell him everything, just as she was about to speak the headmaster held up his hand to interrupt. "I am sorry Minerva, it appears we have more company." Minerva let out a frustrated sigh and turned to receive the new arrivals that would surely come through the door.
Sure enough, in waltzed none other than Cornelius Fudge, minister of magic, and with him the very sinister Lucius Malfoy, and a couple of aurors who stood apart from them in the back.
Fudge immediately advanced towards the headmaster. He strode up to Dumbledore's desk and threw a parchment down in front of him.
"Tell me Albus, what do you make of this. It tells of a traveler, a time traveler, one who has met the oldest of old, one who may inherit unimaginable amounts of power.
This parchment is old, it was written by perhaps the greatest wizards ever to have lived, Gandalf was his name, Gandalf the White."
Dumbledore stared down at the parchment, reading it silently. Every once in a while his eye brows would twitch, or he'd nod his head ever so subtly. Lucius, standing to Fudge's left, gripped his snake headed cane and glared down at the head master impatiently.
Finally Dumbledore looked up and looked at everyone in the room in turn before he spoke. "This Gandalf or Mithrandir as some would call him, states here that a child born of the future, or future to him, visited his time. He sensed a power in this child, of course the child was not a child, but compared to his great wisdom at that time, was considered a child to him and many of the other old souls that occupied the earth then. He says he calls on all the descendants of the great wizards of his time, to take this child in, for the child returns everything the child's life will have changed, the child will no longer be a child but an eternal being of great power, but one cannot attain great power with out sacrifice. Unbeknownst to the child, the greatest sacrifice will have been made. We are to help this child or immortal, through this trying time. He does not say when or where this child will merge into our own time, nor whether it is male or female." Albus looked up and turned his kind gaze towards Minerva. "You have something to show me Minerva?" He asked her, a twinkle forming in his eyes. Minerva was still digesting the information she had just received.
"Oh yes, of course," she cleared her throat and continued. " Earlier this evening I was going through the list of first years when a name appeared on the list, it's quite strange, it's a woman see, Alyx, there was no last name, born in 1976, it's strange because she would be well into her twenties by now, strange her name should appear so late in life. You don't suppose she is connected with the time traveler do you?"
Dumbledore smiled confidently, the twinkle still in his eye, "Why yes Minerva I do believe that perhaps this Alyx is indeed the time traveler. We will of course have to find this woman." Cornelius Fudge coughed loudly at this point, looking right upset that he might be upstaged and over thrown by the headmaster once again. "No need to concern your self Albus, the Ministry will take care of this; in fact, Mr. Malfoy here will be assisting my aurors in locating the woman. So there is no need for you to involve your self." Fudge stared down nervously at Dumbledore; anyone could tell that the older man intimidated him.
Dumbledore sat quietly at his desk, he folded his hands together and he gazed thoughtfully at Fudge, anyone would think the way that Albus was looking at him that he was seeing into his mind, seeing anything and everything the minister of magic would hide or conceal, or what emotions he would be feeling at the time, perhaps he read the mans emotions. Of course anyone who knew Albus Dumbledore, would know that no matter what warnings he had been given to stay out of the ministry's business, he would definitely not obey them. No Albus Dumbledore would not leave this girls fate in the hands of Cornelius Fudge, and especially not in the hands of a known death eater such as Lucius Malfoy. Of course he would, in appearance, stay out of it.
"So be it, Cornelius, I will leave this matter in your hands. I trust you will see to the girl's safety." He finally replied to him. Fudge seemed to puff up just slightly more than usual. As though he had gained a head of the great Albus Dumbledore. Of course Cornelius Fudge also had a knack for under estimating the headmaster as well. "Good, good, of course she will be safe, wouldn't dream of letting the girl be harmed. Lucius if you don't mind, you may get started on your search, I do imagine it will not be too easy to find the girl."
Lucius's mouth quirked up, in a slight half sneer half smile, his sleek blonde, white hair shimmering behind him, one would almost think he couldn't possibly lift his nose any higher, only if one did not know Lucius very well. "Yes, yes, we will locate her, I'm sure a simple locating spell may be of some use, if not, no matter, rest assured we will find her." With that Lucius nodded briskly, glanced coldly at the rest of the people in the room and swiftly swept around and quickly walked out of the room, motioning to the two aurors to follow in his wake.
Minerva glared at Malfoy's retreating form for a moment before turning her attention back to the headmaster. Fudge was speaking again. "I suppose my business here is done, I trust you will keep your word and will not become involved in this matter Albus?" A twinkle could be seen in Dumbledore's eye a moment before he gave his answer. "Why of course Cornelius, I wouldn't dream of interfering in the ministry's affairs. Rest assured I will however, keep tabs on your progress in the matter, and should you need assistance, I would be most gracious to lend you some, should you ask that is." Cornelius gave the headmaster a blank look, he couldn't figure out if what was just said was a double meaning, was Dumbledore going to stay out of it or not, in any case he wasn't going to stick around and argue the matter, it would be pointless. "Yes well, I'm sure we will not be in need of your assistance, we have the matter well in hand. Good day Albus." He nodded as he said this and after a brief glance at the two professors, Cornelius Fudge walked awkwardly out the door and down the winding stairs.
Albus turned to his two trusted colleagues. "Well we had best get started on locating this girl, can't have Mr. Malfoy reaching her before us. Minerva, if you would be so kind as to search in the library for anything on Gandalf, he may have left a clue as to where we might begin our search. Severus, if you could, take this parchment, Cornelius Fudge has graciously left it behind, perhaps you can use one of your potions to determine if there are any hidden messages left under the words. I shall gather what we will need to help this girl, no doubt Lord Voldemort has already learned of her and he will abuse her powers, perhaps attempt to relieve her of them. We must prevent that at all costs. We will of course call a meeting of the order, we will need all the help we can get, or rather this Alyx will."