Harry Potter and the Star Magus by TonyTiger
Summary: Harry meets a mysterious person that will help him in the quest to defeat Voldemort. Takes place during the summer after 4th year and into 5th year. Will mostly follow cannon however there might be some AU.
Disclaimer: Took absolute liberties in using and abusing the characters for my own nefarious purposes and no copyright infringement intended, really.:)
Chapter 1
Harry Potter was currently sleeping and dreaming a strange dream. He has been having nightmares ever since the end of the Third task in the Triwizard tournament when Cedric Diggory, a fellow classmate, was killed on Lord Voldemort's order. That was normal, no this dream was very different and Harry was sure it wasn't a vision because one, he was talking to a glowing person with rune tattoos on his body and no one was being tortured or plotting to kill him or at least try to this year... yet. He figured it will come up probably towards the end of the school year. Second, the person mentioned that they were in the void which Harry didn't understand.
Dream
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Harry was in room with a fireplace where a fire was going. There was a table in the middle of the room along with a couch and recliner. All along the walls were bookshelves with every conceivable book in them. The subjects seemed to range in both muggle and magical subjects. Harry was sitting at the table talking to the strange man who just introduced himself and said he wanted to help Harry defeat Voldemort.
"So, let me get this straight, your name is Jarkarde Wall and you are a Star Mage?," Harry said.
Jarkarde nodded.
"We are not in my head but actually somewhere that you call the "void" and you want to help me defeat Voldemort?"
"Yes, let me explain. I am a mage which is a wizard that doesn't use a wand to cast spells, they use spell components and the magic that they learned to cast powerful spells. I can use wands but they are like guns to me where I use a command word and it shoots out a given spell. That is a normal mage. I am a star mage which is different because I don't need spell components to cast spells as I get my power from the stars. So at night my spells are more powerful. That is also why I have the tattoos and glow. The procedure is very long and painful. I think you might be a good candidate but I want to make sure you are ready and can actually use this style of magic before I let you undergo the procedure to become a star mage. I believe that this will help you fight Voldemort." Jarkarde explained patiently.
"Okay, I get that but what exactly is the "void", if I'm dreaming aren't we in my head?" Harry asked.
Jarkarde laughed, "Ah, they joys of youth, how to explain... the simple answer is that this is my home. I am essentially trapped here because of something I did a long time ago and the Goddess of Magic as a way to redeem myself sent me here to the void. Only when there is a threat to magic or imbalance then I am released to help and bring order to chaos which is ironic since I like chaos. I've been involved in your wizarding world for a very long time. As a matter of fact I was even an honorary founder of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. That is an interesting story to tell and I even taught there too. Before you ask, no I am not dead, time has no meaning in the "void" and I don't age as part of my "punishment." We are not in your head because I brought you here."
"How and why did you bring me here and does that mean I'm physically here?" Harry asked.
"Magic, " Harry looked at him annoyed, "sorry, couldn't resist. Anyway, you are my "assignment" which the Goddess allows me to bring you here but only when you are asleep. It's complicated magic but in a way you are physically here. There is a dream spell where I can talk to you in your sleep but I had modified it so that you are physically here. I can only bring people here, otherwise I would have left a long time ago. I brought you here because I wanted to explain some things and meet you. I have been watching your various adventures in school. It's a good thing you didn't speak to the dragon, you would have been a toasty snack. Parseltounge to a dragon is like a Japanese person speaking Japanese to a Chinese person. Not a good idea because words have different meanings. That was some pretty good flying and saving that veela girl, always a good thing to have a veela worship you eh, " Harry smiled, "was very noble, Griffyndor would be proud. I know you don't like to think about the third task but in order to get past it you need to accept that there was nothing you could do. You were transported to a graveyard suddenly and Voldemort approached which made the horcrux, your scar, in you to hurt that incapacitated you. Then Wormtail killed Cedric. This all happened very quickly. Then you were tied to a gravestone and unwilling participated in a dark ritual. What you do now that he is back is what matters and that will help you get past this. I will train you so you can defeat Voldemort."
"What is a horcrux?" Harry said.
"Well, I really shouldn't have told you about that but oh well might as well explain. I won't tell you how to make one though or where to get the information. It's very dark magic and it's dangerous." Jarkarde said.
"So what is a horcrux and why do I have one?" Harry asked.
"A horcrux is a container for your soul. As long as the container is intact you are earthbound and can't die. That is how Voldemort was able to come back. That is why he was after the Philospher's stone so he could create a body to inhabit using the stone."
"OK, so he is immortal and I have a piece of his soul in me but how am I a horcrux and why didn't Dumbledore tell me?" Harry said.
"I think the reason why Dumbledore didn't tell you was that you are too young to have the burden of that knowledge. However, knowledge is power. You became a horcrux accidentally when Voldemort tried to kill you on that Halloween night. I don't think he knows."
"So I have to die to kill Voldemort?" Harry said.
"Well not exactly. The horcrux within you needs to be destroyed but that doesn't necessarily mean you have to die. That's just the easiest way and the way Dumbledore is probably thinking you will do. I have an idea well theory anyway. There is a spell that can trap a soul. While the soul is trapped, we can do the star mage ritual. If you were to do the ritual without having Voldemort's soul contained then it could be possible that he would get the extra power boost which you don't want. By using a different branch of magic than Voldemort and something he doesn't really know about would be an advantage and that is how I'm going to help you. There is no hurry to do this, you need to prepare and create a spell book so runes can be carved on your body."
"Wait, carve as in cut?" Harry asked with fear in his eyes.
"Yes, these beings well we aren't really allowed to talk about them as it could summon them but they carve the spells into your skin from your spell book, I told you it was long and painful. Learning to become a mage is a lot easier and that is the first step before you can become a star mage. I'm the only true star mage in existence but I've had lots of time to prefect the ritual so things should go as planned." Jarkarde explained.
"Yeah, like things go as planned with me. I'll probably end up in a alternate universe or travel back in time. I mean really, four years, all I wanted was an education. Safest place on earth my arse." Harry muttered.
Jarkarde laughed, "well, I'm going to honest with you, that you could die or be horribly disfigured. But like I said, first step is to become a mage before you can become a star mage. Really the star mage gives you a little power boost but if you master the Art then you would be a formidable opponent without being a star mage. The choice is yours if yours if you wanted to do the ritual."
"So. since I have a piece of Voldemort's soul, is that why I can speak parseltounge and have that connection to him?" Harry asked.
"Yes, I'm not sure about the connection though. What connection do you have to Voldemort?" Jarkarde asked.
"Well I can sometimes see what he is doing in visions. Usually it happens when I'm asleep. I thought this was a vision and you were Voldemort toying with me." Harry explained.
Jarkarde grinned and changed into Voldemort, "clever boy."
Harry went for his wand and realized that he actually had it. He pointed it at "Voldemort" and shouted an banishing charm. Voldemort laughed as it didn't even phase him, and then changed back to Jarkarde, "sorry about that. I get bored. Good reaction though. By the way what I did was a simple change appearance spell. I will teach you that spell when you have mastered cantrips. They are gestures and spells to help you learn mage spells. Again, I couldn't resist and you just walked into that one."
"About the connection, I believe it is related to the horcrux but I've never heard of that happening before. The only thing I can think of is possession but you remember the vision right?" Harry nodded, "well then you aren't being possessed. I'll research that and let you know what I find."
"Anything else that I should know?" Harry sighed.
"There is but I promise to tell you next time we meet. This is a little draining to keep up so I'm going to let you go back. In a few days I call you back here and tell you some stories about the founders along with other things you should know and need to know."
Jarkarde went to his bookshelf and took out a stack off books and handed them to Harry, "read these and when we meet again I'll test you and see what you have learned. These books will help you learn cantrips and some very easy spells like the change person spell. The one drawback to a being a mage is the casting time so you need to choose what spells you need to memorize each day. The books explain what it means to be a mage and what you need to know. I wish you good luck and goodnight Harry."
"Thank you and goodnight sir," Jarkarde gave a dark look, "Mr. Wall," Jarkarde shrugged.
End Dream
When Harry opened his eyes, he noticed that he was back in his room. He heard his his owl, Hedwig, bark. He looked at her and saw a note in her beak. She didn't look all that happy. He walked over to her and she spit out the note to him. He chuckled and soothingly petted her to calm her down. He picked up and read the note.
Harry,
It was not a dream. You were really in the void. Tell your owl that I'm sorry. I'm not used to owl post. Good thing I can talk to animals. She nearly bit my finger off. That's why I put the note in her beak. Anyway, try not to dwell on everything I said. It's a lot to take in, I know but you will be fine. Good luck.
Jarkarde Wall
"Jarkarde said he was sorry Hedwig." Harry said.
Hedwig hooted in acknowledgement. Harry decided to write letters to his friends. He was debating if he should mention Jarkarde. Harry thought it would be a good idea to keep it secret for now. After writing his letters he thought since he wasn't actually asleep while in the void, he decided to sleep and dreamed about a certain girl named Cho Chang.
Author's Note: This is the first chapter. I originally had the first chapter include a flashback to the founders and explain how Jarkarde became an honorary founder but I decided to put that in the next chapter. Jarkarde was able to give Hedwig the note by bringing her into the void because she is Harry's familiar and because of the connection between a familiar and wizard Jarkarde is able to bring her in. Harry is Jarkarde's assignment because Voldemort is a threat to magic and Harry is the only one that can defeat Voldemort so he was assigned to Harry. Jarkarde knows of the prophecy but not the complete contents. He was told as much as Snape told Voldemort about the prophecy. I will update soon. Please read and review. Flame if you must, I guess I can make some smores.:)