The Crystal Phoenix
Harry is completely done with all the manipulations and people being so fickle, so what does he do? Why, he goes to another school, obviously.
Probably slash, creature, greyish and maybe some lemons, Harry might get buff. Hey, It's my first fic, why not go all out? Starts in the summer after GoF.
This is my first fanfiction so there might not be regular updates or the story might not even get finished but I'm going to try my best. This will also have elements from so many different places I might not even know where I've stolen an idea about something. I've read some fanfics about a new school and I really enjoyed Miranda Flairgold's works (Note that in their works they allow use of their ideas as long as It's mentioned where from, I think I will use some elements of their magic courses such as, Thread, Blood, Feather, Stone, but will have my own twists on how they work.) and other's such as Leaving it All Behind and Mysteria, so I thought I'd throw in my own :P Hope you enjoy! Oh and also, spoilers. If you don't want Harry Potter spoilers of any kind, well, why are you here? Dingus
Disclaimer: As much as I'd like to, I don't own any works by any author you recognise, anything you don't recognise is probably mine :P
§Parseltongue§ "Speech" 'Thoughts' Memory/Dream
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Chapter 1 - The Letter
Lifeless grey eyes stare up at Harry accusingly, "Why didn't you help me, Harry?"
"I'm sorry, Cedric. I'm sorry, I tried." Harry sobbed, unable to look away from those eyes that were no longer so full of life and fire.
He was back in the graveyard, cold foggy air cloaking everything in sight with white, twisting shapes that he couldn't fully make out but trapped him within the area of gravestones circling him. He was kneeling on the dead grass, leaning over the dead body of Cedric Diggory.
"It's all your fault, you're the reason I'm dead"
"I-" Harry's broken sobs stopped him from saying anything, while Cedric kept glaring at him with those dead eyes.
"AVADA KEDAVRA" Green light suddenly shot towards Harry, he didn't even try and move.
Harry shot up in his bed, if you can even call it that. The legs had been broken by Dudley years before and now it was just the frame resting on the floor. There were no sheets on the mattress or covers on the bedding. The sweat dripping down his small, malnourished body was absorbed by the filthy mattress, his blanket had been kicked onto the floor and his lumpy pillow, torn and crudely sewn back together in places, was hanging half off the bed. After wiping the tears from his eyes, Harry reached to the bedside table for his glasses, put them on and looked around his room. The room itself was a light blue, with a plain white ceiling and a wooden floor with no carpet. In one corner were all of Dudley's old, broken toys neatly stacked, while a shelf of books that looked well read but definitely haven't been opened by one Dudley Dursley hung on the wall. At the foot of the 'bed' was Harry's school trunk, Vernon had been persuaded to allow Harry to keep it in his room when Harry mentioned that visitors, who had coats or umbrellas that went into the cupboard under the stairs, might notice the trunk and ask about it. Hedwig's cage was empty on the chest of drawers along the back wall, his owl was currently out hunting, another thing Harry had persuaded his uncle to allow. Hedwig was allowed to hunt at night, so that guests wouldn't hear the screeching of a hungry owl, heaven forbid the neighbours heard and told someone. His desk underneath the window had his summer homework thrown upon it, ready to be completed when hell froze over, or you know, just before the holidays end. Harry glanced back at the desk after noticing that in the centre of the desk was a black letter with emerald green writing, a silver outline of a phoenix behind the words,
Harrison James Potter,
4 Privet Drive,
Little Whinging,
Surrey.
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The Crystal Phoenix Institution of The Magical Crafts
Dear Mr Potter,
I would like to offer you a place at The Crystal Phoenix Institution of The Magical Crafts, which is a school that teaches students from ages 15 to 21 who have the aptitude to do more than the 'normal' subjects. We teach classes that you can not find anywhere else such as, Blood Magic, Soul Magic, Necromancy, Thread Magic, Feather & Stone Magic, Magical Music, Elemental Magic, Charter Magic, Ancestor Magic, Runic Tattoos and more. (A full list of our courses will be sent to you should you choose to accept.)
Crystal Phoenix is based on an island that is under an enchantment and will only appear at certain times of the year, students are allowed to stay year round, but should they leave the island without acquiring a Travel Orb from one of the Senior staff then they will be unable to return until the island appears again. Lessons run from Monday to Saturday with Sunday being a self study day to finish assignments and research any needed materials.
The school is not for the faint of heart and will not coddle you, should you accept a place you will find that this isn't a school that will treat you kindly. You are expected to be responsible for yourself, that includes your own safety. Teachers do not take attendance, you either learn in class or you catch up what you missed in your own time. Classes are separated into skill level instead of year so that no-one is held back in their learning and if you don't pass the end of year requirements, n you are no longer able to carry on with that course. All students must pass at least 3 core classes and 1 chosen otherwise they have failed and will have all of their memories back until just before they received their letter removed permanently. There is also an enchantment placed on this letter so that if you decline, the letter will disintegrate and you will be unable to tell anyone about the letter in any way.
Students have their own rooms which they are responsible for protecting, loss of property is your own fault. There is no curfew though certain rooms are closed at a certain time. Students are not allowed to kill while on the grounds, even if it is an accident the magic if the school will kill you in return. Pets are allowed but no more than 2 per student and again are responsible for them, if a pet kills a student then their owner will still face the magical repercussions. Students may not reveal any school information to anyone outside of the school except for alumni, the exception to this rule is if you have a sufficiently strong privacy web that has been checked by a teacher.
The aim of this institute is to create the best of the best in all fields and we have an outstanding record for what our alumni have achieved, including renowned Potion Masters, Healers, Curse Breakers and Enchanters. I hope to hear from you by no later than the 21st of August.
Regards,
Headmaster Killian Axersteel.
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A/N Okay there we go, first chapter done. Would love it if you could leave a review with anything you did like, didn't like, what I could do improve etc etc.
There will be a lot of things from other places as I said before so if you see something you recognise, I'm just using it to increase the world I'm building. :D