Quest of the Seekers: Animals Within
Year Two at Hogwarts
Characters from the canon belong to JK Rowling except for my creations. Please don't sue and the usual copyright stuff that I won't get into.
To those who are new to this, welcome. However I advise you to go to my author profile and read the eighteen chapters of Quest of the Seekers:Elements of Transformation or else this story won't make sense in the slightest. To those who aren't new welcome back and I hope this book will have better qualities than the first one. I admit that it didn't turn up as I envisioned originally but it was only the introduction. This time I can jump into the more exciting stuff that I have in store for the interhouse friends. Just in case you forgot here are the 4 stars of the story and their personas that will develop in time:
Tyler Solemn Slytherin: He is the youngest parselmouth in existence. In fact, there are only four parselmouths remaining in the world. His father Simon Solemn Slytherin, grandfather Alan Solemn Slytherin and his cousin Tom Marvolo Riddle aka Lord Voldemort. While they are in public they use their passed on middle name 'Solemn' as their surname and as a cover for truth potions. (I mean it is their name so it is a half-truth, isn't it?) Though they are parselmouths, Tyler and his family (excluding Voldemort) can be considered the nicest people around. Tyler loves snakes and in fact has one, Chaos, who is his best animal friend. He is very cunning, adventurous, stubborn, caring, and can let his pride get in the way. While in Slytherin he had problems with them on the subject of having friends in other houses but managed to get 3 house friends who accepted this fact. He has just finished his first year at Hogwarts with his friends (who I will talk about in a moment) and had become an elemental that can create and control lightning. One final note is that his wand is the most special thing about him to his family. His wand used to belong to their ancestor Salazar Slytherin and their was a family prophecy on how the new wielder of the wand would bring back their people's good name and Tyler decided that the best way to do that is to defeat his cousin when he has grown to show that parselmouths can be as good or evil as any type of people.
Jacke Ronald Walker: He is Tyler's first and bestest friend. Though he is in Gryffindor while Tyler is in Slytherin they remained pals. Sometimes it can be hard to stay friends but they've managed so far. He is courageous, adventurous, fun seeking, quick to make friends, but can get big headed, and act daring. He also can let his courage get the better of him and be very reckless. (To my knowledge only, Jacke has his own little born-in secret. I put some hints of it in my previous story. Hint: it's in the chapter 8: Back to school with a Plan of EOT. You can try to guess it if you want but I won't officially reveal until only I know when. Ha Ha Ha.) Anyway, like Tyler, he is a pureblood wizard but also like Tyler doesn't believe in blood purity. In their last adventure, Jacke had become an elemental of fire. Who knows what this year will bring? (Only me.)
Reginald (Reggie) Kalvin Falkner: One of Tyler's best friends. He is in Ravenclaw and like Jacke, it was hard to stay friends with a Slytherin but he's managed so far. He loves reading, smart, can be cunning if he wants, enjoys learning (Duh, he's a Ravenclaw bookworm). However, he can be hesitant to pressure, too smart for his own good and lack the need to have fun. (Like Jacke he has a secret about himself but I won't reveal it until later and don't try to guess yet for I haven't given any clues yet unlike Jacke.) He is a halfblood wizard with a muggle mother and a wizard father but he has no shame about his muggle origins. However, he knows a bit more about the wizarding world then the muggle world but he knows enough to blend in. In their last adventure, Reggie became an elemental of wind. Perhaps he will get a similar experience this year.
Brad Nicholas Carter: One of Tyler's best friends. He was sorted in Hufflepuff when he arrived at Hogwarts. Like Jacke and Reggie, he has trouble in his house on the subject of being good friends with a Slytherin. He is very loyal to his friends, magically curious, knows how to talk to people, tries his hardest but can be too trusting. Unlike the others, Brad had come from a muggle family. He first discovered he was a wizard when he got his letter and now he is very interested in his new world. He does know more about the muggle world than the wizarding world but he still yearns to understand both. In their last adventure he became an elemental of water. What else will he find out?
These are the basic layouts for my main characters. I hope I familiarized them for you. Well enough talking and on to the story. Also the slanted words mean parseltongue.
Chapter 1: Happy Birthday Tyler
Out in the Great Down Mountains region, at Sussex, there lay a big mansion ground away from anyone. This was the secret Slytherin Family Mansion that belonged to the last remaining parselmouths. Right now a young boy was in his room petting his owl and talking to his snake after he awoke. His hair was a little windswept thanks to the open window and his pillow. His black eyes gave off a warm feeling when he widely smiled at his animal friends. He was Tyler Slytherin.
"I hope you had a great sleep Chaos," hissed Tyler to his faithful snake. "Also try to guess what day it is."
"Uh, isn't it August 30th?" answered Chaos the snake.
"Yes but it is also my birthday and its one day away from when I brought you and Pandy from Diagon Alley home with me."
"Oh, it is! Isn't it wonderful Pandy?!"
His brown owl Pandy hooted and gave his elegant head bow. Through all this time Pandy had finally caught on to their language, parseltongue. Pandy had started to understand them halfway through July.
"Glad you agree Pandy" Tyler said to his owl in English.
Then a voice that Tyler knew belonged to his mother called out. "Tyler, it's time for breakfast!"
"Coming mum!"
Tyler went to his spot at the table where Yenze the house elf had placed him a plate with eggs and toast. In the middle of breakfast, Tyler's father Simon and his mother Nora got up.
"Well son, I er...we have to go out."
"Really why?"
"We have to go pick up your grandparents Tyler," said his mom. "Don't worry we'll be back in an hour. Until then be good and Yenze, will you watch over him for a while?"
"Of course mistress" Yenze squeaked taking a bow.
Then they apparated leaving Tyler to finish his breakfast.
That night was a great night for the Slytherin family. Alan & Barbara Slytherin, Tyler's grandparents, arrived to celebrate Tyler's 12th birthday with them. They had a family dinner with their snakes; Yenze and Tyler even invited Pandy to join them.
The family gave Tyler their present and what a present it was! Tyler was given a broomstick. Not any broomstick but a Silver Arrow model that he long thought were gone.
"How?" was all he managed to say.
"All of us went to a collector and made him a great offer," said his father Simon. "We gave him 500 galleons and an antique medallion from the early 1900's. We thought you could use this for the house team tryouts for luck."
Tyler had told his family of Madam Hooch's suggestion to join the team when he could and it turns out that the seeker for the team left at June so he was going to go for it. He was going to ask for a broom but, a classic?
"I'll try twice as hard for all of you."
"You'd better lad," said his grandpa Alan. He gave him a hearty pat on the back.
After that, Tyler had a hard time falling asleep. He had become the proud owner of a famous broom that hadn't been made for years. Pandy's soft hooting told Tyler that he was safe and soundly asleep. Chaos was snuggled in his bed box breathing in a sleepy daze. Tyler felt like he was full of energy to last a week.
He looked to his wand that was at the table right at his bed. That wand wasn't something to be overlooked. It used to belong to Tyler's ancestor Salazar Slytherin, 1 of the founders of Hogwarts. It was said that he was the reason why parselmouths were thought to be evil and why his family was all that was left. The wand had a prophecy on it of how the new bearer would fix their reputation. Last year, the wand had accepted Tyler and he still thought that his wand felt like an average one.
Tyler lay back first on his bed and started to concentrate. Sparkling light appeared above him and he let out a smile before he banished it. He had gotten really good.
Tyler had met 3 wizards who became his best friends almost immediately. They were Jacke Walker, Brad Carter and Reggie Falkner. What was unique of this friendship was the fact that all of them were in different houses. He was in Slytherin, Jacke in Gryffindor, Reggie in Ravenclaw, Brad in Hufflepuff. During the good course of their first year they had went through a powerful transformation. They had become elementals, wizards with the power to control elements without a wand. Tyler had become an elemental of lightning and had been getting better hold of his power with practice. His friends had been practicing too, according to their letters, and have been doing great as well. The past year had not been easy for any of them because of their friendship. It was not natural for wizards of different houses to be friends so they were shunned.
Tyler, however, seemed to have been luckier then the other three. He looked at his wall, after lighting a lamp, to find the pictures of his 3 friends from his own house of Slytherin. They were Matt Carroway in his year, Regalus Black on now 5th year and finally Severus Snape who had recently left Hogwarts. They had befriended Tyler even though he was friends with wizards outside their house.
His friendship with Jacke was the most important one because he like him the best but it was also the hardest. Jacke was so fun, adventurous and mischievous like himself and Tyler considered him his bestest friend. However, Jacke, being in Gryffindor was the hardest to stay friends with. The houses of Slytherin and Gryffindor had a rivalry that went back for years. Sometimes they were pulled into it, which caused problems. Jacke and Tyler had fought once, letting the rivalry control them but quickly made up. To believe in themselves they, along with Brad and Reggie made a pact to always be friends despite their house differences. That helped get them through their 1st year together.
Tyler also looked at the key in his arm chain. The key was in the shape of a snake, which could open the 'Deep Level', a chamber that held family magics, emblems, enchantments going even a thousand years. Tyler received his key to it last Christmas. It was then that Tyler found the book of how to become an elemental that he shared with his friends.
'Hm' thought Tyler. 'Maybe I should pay another visit to that room.'
He left his room carefully to not wake Pandy or Chaos and headed for the 'Deep Level'. He reached the big iron door and inserted his key. He entered the room and the torches in there lit upon his arrival. He thought he should take a closer look at the bookshelves from where he had found the first book. Reggie still had it for "Background Reading." As he walked down the aisles he saw books that looked centuries old as well as some behind bars. He kept walking down the aisles until he heard a hissing sound. He turned and saw that it was a snake that he didn't recognize.
"Who are you?" he spoke to it in parseltongue.
"I have no name other than guardian. Why are you here?"
"I'm here to look for another book on transformations."
"Oh, so it was you." he said pointingly.
"Me? What are you talking about Guardian?"
"I always keep track of what's been taken and on the transformations shelf, there was a book missing."
"Oh yes I took that book in December."
"You aren't supposed to remove anything without..."
"A key." finished Tyler. He then waved his snake key in from of the snake.
"Oh forgive me for accusing you of stealing from the Slytherin family. It's my duty to make sure no trespassers take anything belong to your family."
"Well, why didn't I see you the last time?"
"I...I was asleep during my post."
"Oh well...can you help me find a new book with transformations. I already became an elemental so is there anything you recommend?"
"Come with me."
Guardian led Tyler down the aisles to a place that looked familiar to him. After some thought, Tyler recognized it as the same place where he found the element book. He saw the shelf that Guardian said was the "Transformations Shelf" and noticed an empty space where the other book must've been. That shelf had titles that were wild in Tyler's mind. Most of the row was on elementals and extremely dark rituals which the word sacrificing on nearly all their titles. Tyler thought that maybe he should give up on that idea because it looked too dark until he was drawn to the bottom shelf of the cabinet. There was a book on nature transformations. He went through them, not really getting interest by the kinds of transformations said like turning into plants or possessing aquatic animals. But the last book lit his eyes.
"This is it," said Tyler quietly. "I'm taking this out Guardian."
"You don't have to ask since you're a Slytherin family member. Take anything you wish."
"Er...Is it okay if you don't inform my father about this."
"Well...normally I would have to but I'll make an exception."
"Thank you." He bowed to Guardian and started out of the chamber.
He started to feel sleepy perhaps due to the excitement that he had experienced that night. When he arrived back to his room he tiptoed to his bed to not wake his animal friends and read the cover of the book before drifting to sleep.
To Be An Animagus
By Artemus Demetrius
End of Chapter one.
Author Notes:
Well this is the end of chapter one. Good start? Well I hope so. The chapter is New Year, New Plan which will have Tyler on his way back to Hogwarts. He also has a little reunion with his friends.
Also on another note, I can't wait for the new movie. I am literally counting the days down to it. A great way to see stuff on the new movie is to go to digicasey.com so check it out if you want. REVIEW!!!!!!!!