Name: The Ripple Effect: Salazar's Chamber
Rating: Strong T or Weak M
Genre: Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Extreme AU
Warnings: Integrated Magical World, Teenage!Smart!Harry, Bossy!Hermione, BWL!Neville, Futuristic 90s.
Pairings: Harry/OC, OC/Susan, Hermione/OC, Ron/OC
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter. I do however own the Nefari Race and all the characters that you do not recognize. They are MY intellectual property, MINE! =P
Orbiting the planet known by its inhabitants as Earth, a massive space station sat, drifting slowly around the world. This space station is known as a Mark 50 Orbital City, dubbed Terran City. This Orbital City was big enough to shroud half of Russia in a shadow, and is home to many species.
Currently, in a large estate on the outskirts of Orbital City, in the artificial forest surrounding the main city and supplying oxygen to the city, Mr. Harry James Sirius Remus Potter was enjoying a vacation with his best friend and roommate, Frank Lee. Currently, they were flying through the air, racing each other around the trees.
You may be wondering, how can they be flying? Well, Harry and Frank are known as Mages, and are capable of self-sustained flight, though only for a short time. Along with Harry, Frank Lee had his other friend's visiting. Heidi and Susan remained on the ground and were watching as Harry and Frank weaved between the branches at an insane speed. Heidi glanced up at the domed roof of the City, and smiled as she saw the Earth above them.
"Terran City really is amazing, isn't it?" asked Heidi. Susan nodded in agreement, as she was lying on her back and relaxing. There was a thud as Harry and Frank landed ungracefully, rolling on the ground and flopping in front of the girls, laughing to themselves. While they could fly, they couldn't be bothered to land properly.
"You guys are such dopes" Heidi said, giggling slightly. Heidi Bones was a self-proclaimed Goth, and such wore clothes to suit that style. She wore black torn jeans, a black t-shirt with a band logo on the front, black boots and was wearing a cloak around her shoulders. She had seen pictures of wizards and witches wearing them before the Reveal, and thought they looked cool. While Heidi's hair was naturally red, she had spelled it black, and wore eye shadow around her eyes.
Susan looked like an older, less depressed version of Heidi, with bouncy red hair, blue eyes and a sweet smile. Today, she was wearing a light blue sundress, sandals and had her hair tied back with a hairband.
"Yeah, we're dopes, but you love us!" Frank said, grinning. Frank Lee, or Frangja'Dera'sa ("Call me sha, dammit!") Neh'Gara'teth-Lee, was a Chinese Human/Nefari Hybrid, with blue slanted eyes, blonde hair, blonde cat ears poking out the top and two blonde tails. He was wearing jeans, a button up shirt and a vest, and was currently going barefoot.
Susan rolled her eyes for what felt like the fifth time that day, and threw a clump of grass at Frank, who just swept his hand, summoning a breeze and blowing the grass away. Harry got up and dropped down next to Heidi on the grass. Harry was a fairly healthy human, with messy black hair, green eyes and an athletic build from League Battle Training. He was wearing an undershirt, jean shorts and flip-flops/thongs. Around his neck he had a golden chain with a pendant on it, which was in the shape of a four-point star.
"It's a shame Ron and Tianna couldn't visit" Harry said, leaning on one arm. Heidi nodded in agreement.
"Yeah, the Weasley's can't afford a shuttle pass, and the Longbottom's don't like space travel, even if it's just into orbit." Heidi explained.
"Well, the Weasley's I understand, but why don't the Longbottom's like space travel? It's pretty safe" Harry said.
"Not sure, you can ask Tianna when we get back to Hogwarts" Heidi said. Harry blinked.
"Me? Why not you? I don't want to anger a Nefari; their claws can cut through anything!" He squeaked.
"We'll get Frank to do it, he at least can defend himself" Heidi said. Harry nodded solemnly in agreement.
Harry had been staying at Frank's family's estate for nearly half of the summer holidays. Nearly a week after Harry sent off an email to Frank saying it was okay for him to visit, Frank had sent Harry a letter with a Return-Trip Shuttle Pass in it. It was the first time Harry had ever gone Offworld, even if the Orbital City was considered Earthen soil.
When humans first used Rockets to leave the planet, the trip would be very rocky, and very dangerous, and a trip to the moon would take nearly two days. Now, however, with new technology, the trip out of the atmosphere is quite smooth and comfortable, though you are required to wear Lead Underpants as a precaution against random energy storms.
From above, the city is quite breathtaking. The City is perfectly oval, and protected by a shield generated by a Sun Crystal. Around the main city is an artificial forest and farmland for oxygen as well as fruits and vegetables. Further into the city it goes from short buildings to tall towering skyscrapers until it reaches a massive tower in the very center that goes right up to the shield.
The shuttle had glowed slightly before it passed through the shield, making the ship shake a little before it veered down towards a Space Port. When Harry exited the shuttle, he found Frank's family waiting for him, as well as Susan, Heidi and their parents. When Harry saw Heidi, he had a small flashback to when she kissed him on the cheek.
"The parents are waiting for us. See you guys" Heidi and Susan said, giving everyone a hug. Though Susan got a kiss from Frank, and Heidi gave Harry a quick peck on the cheek before running off. Frank grinned at his friend's bewildered look, and clapped him on the shoulder.
"Don't look so confused Harry, it's not good for your public image" Frank said, smirking. Harry punched him in the shoulder and grinned.
They spent the following weeks exploring the parts of Terran City that they were allowed to, mainly the central districts. About a week after Harry and Frank's race through the trees, Harry, the Bones and the Neh'Gara'teth-Lee's were taking a trip into the Magicis District, Terran Cities Magical Area. First, they went to Gringotts.
This Gringotts was different from the normal Gringotts back on Earth. While the ones on earth directly accessed to the vaults by tunnels, the design of the Orbital City did not allow for underground tunnels, so the Gringotts hired Nefarian Portalmancers to create Dimensional Doorways that could be channeled to access a vault on Earth as long as the customer had the key and could pass an aura test.
The Aura Test was done to avoid attempts to rob people of their gold. When a thief used Polyjuice Potion, or other such substances, while it did change its body to be a perfect copy of the person they were turning into, it didn't change the aura. Aura's are a spectral manifestation of a beings soul outside of their body, which can only be seen through mage sight, and each aura is unique to everyone, even identical twins.
Gringotts was a lot like most of the wizarding banks on Earth, but this one was a bit more technological. It had defensive weapons hanging from the walls, and the doorway had a nearly invisible field over it, designed to, as Harry guessed, detect any weapons. Harry thought this was rather silly, since a fully matured Mage was in itself a weapon.
Inside, they split up to gain access to their own vaults. Harry walked over to a goblin that was entering some data into a computer, and cleared his throat.
"Yes?" sneered the goblin.
"I'd like to make a withdrawal, please" Harry said politely.
"Digital of Gold?"
"Digital, please"
"How much?"
"Six Hundred"
"Card please," the Goblin said. Harry handed the card to the Goblin and he stuck it into a machine, before looking straight at Harry, The Goblins eyes seemed to flash red and blue, and he nodded before typing something into a keyboard and handing the card back to Harry.
Harry met up with his friends and their families, and followed them as they left Gringotts.
The Magicis District of Terran City is massive, taking up four blocks and selling books, objects, brooms and magic carpets, as well as many other fanciful things from Earth and Nefari Kita. Gringotts was smack-dab in the middle, and had a map to of the District next to the front doors. Outside, Harry examined it, and knew that they were going to have to get some new equipment for this year.
After some discussion, they agreed to go to Goldberg's Safety Equipment Emporium. There they bought several bits of protective gear for their different classes. Harry picked up a book about protective enchantments, and thought it'd be useful later. After getting some ingredients from Slug and Jiggers Apothecary, they headed to Collins Bookstore to get their books. However, when they got there, they hit a bit of a snag.
A large banner was hanging over the doorway, with the words:
GILDEROY LOCKHART will be signing copies of his autobiography MYSTICAL ME today from 12:30 to 2:00pm.
"We get to meet him! He's so dreamy!" Susan squealed, before she blushed, remembering who she was with. Frank scowled, but not at her, but rather the banner.
"I don't know how you can droll over a smarmy git like him" He growled, the hair on the back of his neck noticeable spiking up. Harry nudged Susan in warning, and she quickly consoled him.
"He's not as dreamy as you, Frankie" she said, smiling at her boyfriend. Frank visibly calmed down and sent a smile at his girlfriend. He yelped when his mother smacked him over the head, probably for his language.
They entered the shop, squeezing past the middle aged women that crowded the doorway and part of the street. Inside, there were more women standing in line, and Harry, Heidi, Susan and Frank separated from Frank's parents and the elder Bones'. They made their way to the front counter, hoping to avoid being seen by Lockhart. Harry was in the paper for stopping Quirrel, and no doubt if Lockhart was the kind of guy Harry thought he was, he'd try to use Harry's newfound fame to his advantage.
They handed their booklists over, and waited for the nervous shop assistant to come back with their book-packs. While they waited, a door to the side of the table where Gilderoy Lockhart would be signing autographs opened, and the man of the hour stepped through. Lockhart had obviously tried to go for the dashing roguish hero look, as he was wearing blue tight jeans, a white muscle shirt, and a leather vest and leather boots. He also wore brown leather gloves and had his blonde bouncy hair swept back into a ponytail. His eyes were as blue as his jeans, and he was flashing a pearly white smile across the crowd.
An irritable man with an expensive looking camera was dancing around taking photographs, blinding several people around him with the flash.
"Out of the way, there," he snarled at Susan, moving back to get a better shot. "This is for the Daily Planet."
"What a rude little man" Susan said, rubbing her foot with a grimace. Gilderoy heard her. He saw Susan – and then he saw Harry. He stared. Then he leapt to his feet and positively shouted, "If it isn't Hogwarts own Champion?"
The crowd parted, whispering excitedly. Anyone who had a subscription to the news channel would know that Harry Potter had singlehandedly taken down a rogue terrorist who had infiltrated Hogwarts. Lockhart dived forward, seized Harry's arm and pulled him to the front. Harry growled in his throat as the crowd burst into applause. Harry summoned a little fire onto Lockhart's arm and he let go quickly, but was able to grab hold of Harry again before he could leave. Harry tried to pull away and when the blonde ponce continued to hold on, Harry elbowed Lockhart in the stomach, jerked his shoulder up into the guys chin and kicked his knee, in a quick burst. Lockhart let go, and Harry moved away.
Three security guards who had been in charge of making sure there were no attacks on Lockhart stepped forward, heir palms glowing stunner red. Harry lifted his hands.
"According to the law, a minor is allowed to use self-defense if he is held by an adult and is not allowed to break away at least three times. I tried to escape his grasp three times, so I fought back" Harry said calmly. The crowd was silent as the guards checked his claim, while Lockhart lay sniveling on the floor. The guard who checked nodded to the others and they moved forward to help the blonde ponce up.
"You're lucky you know basic law, Potter" one of the guards said, gazing at Harry over his black shades. Harry shrugged and grabbed his bookpack, paying for it before heading to the doors with his friends. On his way out, he was stopped again, but this time it wasn't an adult who threw his arm out. It was someone that Harry could have gone without seeing. Someone who had made his last year difficult and the thought of him gave Harry a headache.
It was Mercutio Malfoy.
"Bet you loved that, didn't you Potter. Flaunting you're moves and knowledge of law. You should be a lawyer when you graduate, seeing as they are lower than scum" Mercutio said, sneering at Harry.
"There used to be a time when bookstores were about learning. Now it's all about blonde gits confronting everyone and each time getting their asses handed to them" Harry growled, scowling at Mercutio. The blonde Cryomancer grinned, his hand turning blue with frost gathering on his fingers.
"Now, now, Potter, Remember what happened last time you tried to challenge me? I distinctly remember someone getting thrown through the shields and into the crowd" Malfette said, grinning widely. Harry rolled his eyes.
"It was his first Mage Fight, back off you ponce" Heidi snapped. Mercutio sneered at Heidi.
"Would you look at that, you've gotten yourself a girlfriend, Potter." Malfette said. He leaned close to Heidi, his eyes narrowed. "Are you blind by any chance?"
Harry shoved him away, and Mercutio was about to throw a punch when a silver snake head came down onto his shoulder, which was connected to a long black cane, and after that, to a man with long blonde hair. This man had the same facial features as Mercutio, and the same grey eyes. He was wearing a pressed black suit with a grey shirt underneath and a black tie.
"Now, now, Mercutio. Play nicely" the man said, with the exact same tone as his son. "We wouldn't want to anger the Police Chief… where is he, by chance?"
Harry flushed, "He's offworld with work" He bit out. Mr. Malfoy made a tutting noise.
"Such a shame." He said. Just then, Johnathon Bones, the father of Susan and Heidi, made his way over. Johnathon was a tall wiry character with red hair, blue eyes and dressed in a button up shirt, slacks and a jacket.
"We should probably get going kids, it's a bit mad in here" Johnathon said, smiling down at his daughters and their friends.
"Well, well, if it isn't Johnathon Bones" said Mr. Malfoy. Harry wondered if all Malfoy's liked to repeat the first word of each sentence twice. Was it a tick? Was Malfoy having a stroke?
"Lucius." Johnathon said, nodding stiffly at the other man.
"What a surprise to see you here. Visiting a friend, possibly? You can't have a home here. Much too expensive" Lucius Malfoy said, smiling thinly at the wiry man. Johnathon stood up taller.
"For some people, money is not the most important thing in life" he said, giving the other man an icy look.
"Obviously" Lucius said, looking down at Susan's flimsy coat and Heidi's gothic clothing. Harry scowled at the older man, while Frank growled deep in his throat. Lucius glanced at Frank, then to his mother. "Keep them on a leash, will you?"
That did it.
Frank gave a yell like a leopard and lunged at Lucius Malfoy, his claws out and his hackles raised. The older man yelled in shock as the hybrid boy started shredding his suit, trying to get to his chest so he could presumably tear the Malfoy's heart out. There was a flash of red, and Frank went limp, obviously stunned. Jyric Neh'Gara'teth-Lee walked over, her hand still glowing red and pulled her stunned son off the man.
"Mr. Malfoy, I am so sorry for my son's actions. He will be disciplined thoroughly." Jyric said, offering a hand in assistance. Lucius knocked her hand away and stood up, idly repairing his suit and smoothing his hair back.
"Be thankful I am feeling generous, or I would have your son expelled from Hogwarts faster than you can say 'oops'" Lucius hissed, grabbing Mercutio's shoulder and leading him away. He knocked Heidi over, looked down at her and muttered about 'clumsy wrist-cutters', before leaving. Harry helped his friend up, and considered setting fire to the older Malfoy's jacket as he left, but decided against it.
Jyric enervated Frank, who looked around in confusion, before seeing his mother towering over him.
"Uh oh" he gulped.
Harry was sitting in the guest room of the Neh'Gara'teth-Lee estate. He was on the large double bed he had been given, and was reading a book on the Fauna and Flora of Nefari Kita. Across from him, a glass board on the wall had an image of snowy alpines and a soft song was emanating from the speakers in each corner of the room, filling the room with music and thoroughly calming Harry.
He was just about to drift off for a nap, when a loud SNAP came from the corner of the room. Harry opened his eyes and saw a House Elf standing there, wearing an old pillowcase and looking quite haggard and scarred. Harry blinked, and sat up, pausing the music with a wave of his hand and turning to the elf.
"Can I help you?" Harry asked, regarding the shivering elf. Harry wondered if it was cold, and turned the thermostat up a little. The elf relaxed a little, before looking at Harry with pleading eyes.
"Yes, sir. Dobby has come to give a warning" the house elf said, looking around nervously.
"Okay then, what is it?" Harry asked, listening intently.
"Mister Harry Potter mustn't go back to Hogwarts Collegium of the Arcane Arts this year!" Dobby said, his squeaky voice rising in urgency. Harry blinked.
"Uh… care to explain why?" Harry asked.
"There is a plot, sir. A plot to make most horrible things happen, sir!" Dobby said. Harry blinked and gave the elf a blank look.
"I'm going to need more info if you want to convince me to stay away from Hogwarts, Dobby" Harry said. "And anyway, why are you warning me? I'm just an average guy. I'd think you'd warn Neville Longbottom, or even Dumbledore"
"I can't be doings that! Master would flog me if I went to Earth" Dobby squeaked, eyes wide.
"Wait, you live in Terran City?"
Dobby's eyes went wide and he started slamming his head against the wall, screeching "Bad Dobby! Bad Dobby!". Harry grabbed his arms and pulled him back, grimacing at how skinny the poor thing was.
"Stop that! What are you doing?" asked Harry, restraining the struggling elf. Dobby calmed down, and Harry let him go.
"I iz sorry, sir. Dobby almost spoke of his family's home" Dobby said, rubbing his head, eyes slightly askew. Harry shook his head.
"Look, I can't stay away from Hogwarts. It's important. If there's a plot, I can warn Dumbledore, and he can go ahead and stop it before it happens. Okay?"
"No, sir! Harry Potter must stay at home where he is safe!" Dobby squeaked, his eyes wide in panic. Harry crouched down to the House Elf's level, and looked him in the bulbous green eyes.
"Dobby. Listen closely. Every sixth year at Hogwarts has at least 15 students training to go into the Armed Forces, or the Police Force. By Seventh year, Armed Force Wannabes are capable of taking down a platoon of dark magi each. If anything happens at Hogwarts, the student populace of Hogwarts will stop it if Dumbledore doesn't" Harry explained slowly. Dobby still looked determined.
"If Harry Potter sir won't say he won't go back to Hogwarts. Dobby will have to stop you" Dobby said, before snapping his fingers and vanishing. Harry shook his head and tried to shake off the feeling of foreboding, before turning his music back on and picking up his book.
By midday the next day, all thoughts of Dobby's visit was swept from his mind when he found out what they were doing that day.
"We're going where?!" chorused Harry, Heidi and Susan. Jyric chuckled over the brim of her coffee.
"The Dark Moon Faire is in town, and we have tickets for us to go" The Nefarian woman said, putting her mug aside and pulling eight tickets from her purse. "It on from 9:00 to Midnight, and us adults will have to be back by 9:00PM since we have work tomorrow. You think you kids can take care of ourselves and get home at a reasonable hour?" she asked.
"Mum, we have a Scary Goth, a pyromaniac and myself; a Hybrid who can slice through most soft metals. I think we'll be fine" Frank said, folding his arms with a grin. Heidi and Susan both slapped Frank over the head for calling Heidi and Harry a scary goth and a pyromaniac, respectively.
Jyric rolled her eyes and handed out four of the tickets to the teenagers, and putting the other four back in her purse. The Dark Moon Faire was a travelling carnival of mysterious origins. The owner, a Gnome named Silus Darkmoon, seemed to have invented a way of getting everything around, since it seemed that one minute a field would be empty, and the next a full blown Carnival would be in full swing.
Later on, just after lunch, Harry, Heidi, Susan, Frank, the Neh'Gara'teth-Lee's and the Bones' caught a MagLev bus, coloured purple with the symbol of the Dark Moon Faire (A purple eye in front of a yellow triangle with vines crawling up the side), to Kennedy Park, named after the American President. It was here that a massive carnival was held. There were rides, shows and stalls that sold all kinds of food. Surrounding the park like a massive fence was a rollercoaster that seemed happy to ignore things like inertia, the laws of physics and gravity all together, at one point going several feet up into the air without any support, and at random intervals flipping upside down, inside out and even going from three dimensions to two dimensions.
The four teenagers instantly split from the adults, but Jyric and Peggy Bones kept Harry and Heidi back.
"Make sure those two don't get up to any mischief, will you?" asked Peggy, looking at her daughter's retreating back as she held Frank's hand. Harry and Heidi nodded in agreement.
The four friends spent the remainder of the evening going on rides, eating junk food and looking at exhibits in the 'freak show'. A sign out the front read "ALL EXHIBITS ARE HERE UNDER THEIR OWN POWER" and was signed with the Rune of Truth.
At the end of the day, fireworks were set off over the city, and Harry, Heidi, Susan and Frank watched them from a small hill at the other end of Kennedy Park. As the fireworks exploded over the city, Harry could see Susan and Frank kissing, and looked away in embarrassment. He felt kind of jealous of what Susan and Frank had, and idly wished he had someone of his own to be with. With a small sigh, and smiled at Heidi next to him, who smiled back, and stared up at the starry expanse of space, just above the shields that protected the Orbital City Terran City.
As promised, the four friends caught a MagLev bus home at just after midnight, and found the front door locked. Frank let them in, and they went to their separate rooms. Harry went into his room and flipped on his light, pulling his shoes off and going into his small bathroom to brush his teeth and get ready for bed. He looked at the small calender next to his toilet, and crossed off another day until September 1st.
Only four more days.
A/N: Welcome to The Ripple Effect: Salazar's Chamber. This story will be quite different from Canon, but will follow the same sort of timeline, but with key differences. A whole new cast of characters will be entering Hogwarts, and unlike the original Harry Potter, they will have their own backgrounds and be more than just inanimate objects that blink in the background.
I have realized too late, that League Battling doesn't have Lee, and I figured that could be because the school still has Quidditch Teams, and Harry doesn't show much interest in the sport itself.
For anyone who is wondering about League Battle, it started out just in Hogwarts, but soon became popular outside of the school and became a international sport.
To any lawyers or law students reading this, I apologize for Mercutio's attitude toward Lawyers. I've confiscated his magic and made him clean out the stables by hand. Without a shovel.
Mercutio: "THIS IS INHUMANE!"
SHUT UP MALFETTE!
Anyway, Read and Review, and send this story to any of your friends you think will enjoy it. I love to get reviews and opinions, and don't be scared to ask questions. I have so much behind the scenes information I need a way to get it known, so PLEASE, ask questions, give opinions and suggestions and above all, ENJOY!
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