This story is a mature Harry Potter fanfiction. It takes place a few years after the end of the sixth book, so Harry is an adult in the story. The story is sort of his journey to becoming a dark wizard. He starts off good and by the end of the story he'll be more evil than Voldemort. I plan on writing several chapters to this story and putting forth high quality chapters on a regular basis. I made the character's thoughts in italix so that readers can tell the difference. That's about all for now. Have fun reading this story.
Salim's House
"We're here," Harry said, as he stared down the street at a line of simple adobe brick houses on each side.
"Which house is it?" Ginny asked.
"Hmmm...He said that it would have a red ribbon tied to it's doorknob, so let's search for one."
They carried their broomsticks as they walked down the street, eyeing the doorknob of each house, until they found the right one towards the end of the street. Harry walked up to it and knocked 2 times, then paused for a few seconds, knocked 1 one time, then paused, then knocked 3 times. The door immediately opened and a portly man with a long mustache and a cream colored robe with a red sash around his waist stood inside, looking very anxious.
"Ah! Mr. Potter, you're early. I expected you at midnight," he said in a strained whisper as he quickly ushered them inside. Harry and Ginny were immediately taken aback as they entered. From the outside, the house looked no different than any of the other simple ones that lined the street. However, they were standing in a vast and luxuriously decorated room filled with hundreds of items that covered the floors, walls, and the ceiling. There were also dozens doors along the walls, and a spiraling staircase that disappeared into the ceiling.
Noticing the astonished looks on their faces, the portly man said, "I'm glad that you like it. I'm somewhat of a collector, and these are some of the items I have acquired throughout my life."
"It's marvelous!" said Ginny.
"Thank you my dear" he said while beaming, and gestured for them to sit on some of his plush cushions.
"Err..thanks Salim, but we're kinda pressed for time," Harry said.
"But, ofcourse! We must not delay. Just give me a few minutes to prepare myself," he said and walked off towards a large, old mirror that was leaning against a wall. He stepped inside of it and immediately stepped back out wearing a brown cloak and carrying a scroll and broomstick. "Sorry that I took so long. I had difficulty finding this scroll among all of the others," Salim said.
"But, you weren't even gone a second," Harry said. Both he and Ginny had puzzled looks on their faces.
"I wasn't? Oh..that's right! I forgot that time moves slower on the other side. This mirror is rather special, the only one in existence."
"What's it do?" asked Ginny.
"It does a lot of things, but mainly it provides me with extra space to put my things. I found it during one of my tomb explorations. The inscription says that it was created by Merlin himself!"
"So it acts sort of like the room of requirement?" asked Harry.
"The what you say?" said a confused Salim.
"Err..sorry! Forgot that you didn't go to Hogwarts. Well, the room of requirement would appear in Hogwarts for those who needed it for their own purposes. Ginny and I, as well as a group of Hogwarts students used to use it for meetings while we were there."
"No, this one doesn't appear and disappear. It's always there when I need to put something in or take something out. Time works differently inside of there. A few hours here is equal to months inside of there, although your body won't notice the difference. When you come back out, it'll be like you only spent a few hours rather than a few months. That's why it seemed to you like I was only in there a second before I came out," Salim said.
"That's amazing!" said Harry, with a genuine look of wonder.
"Yes, it is. But, there is a big risk involved as well. If the mirror is broken from the outside while you are inside of it, you'll be stuck on the other side forever! Don't worry though, I've shielded it against most magical and physical spells. And, I always make sure to spend less than an hour at a time inside of there so that no one has a chance to damage it while I'm inside. Can't be too cautious, especially in these times," he said in an ominous voice.
They stood staring at a each other for a few seconds, and Harry regained his prior sense of urgency.
"We really should be.."
"Ofcourse, Harry. I won't delay you two any longer. Let's depart!"
And with that, they were off, flying through the desert night on their broomsticks.