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Harry Black, The Boy who Lived?
July 15th-
I've only just arrived at Grimmauld place from Durmstrang, via Apparition, unfortunately, I'm faced with Albus Dumbledore. Who's looking at me in disapproval, no doubt believing I apparated illegally.
"Problem?" I ask in amusement.
"Yes, you're breaking the law. In a very dangerous way, I might add." Dumbledore says with a tone of disapproval.
"Well, as you can see Dumbles I'm highly skilled at the apparition, the faint popping should prove that. Now, to what do we owe the pleasure of your visit?" I say in obvious annoyance.
"Voldemort is back. I'm re-establishing the Order of the Phoenix, Sirius gave me his blessing to Grimmauld place as a base for the order." Dumbles inform me, with his own tone of annoyance. He should be used to my rebellious attitude.
"Why to bother?" I ask in true confusion. "You're too blinded by your own self-righteousness to kill enemy combatants. If Voldemort has truly returned, he'll free his most loyal from Azkaban. You'll recapture, he'll free them. Then repeat, repeatedly." I inform him to his shock and anger.
"I won't resort to killing! Some of them can be saved, to kill them is to deny them that chance." Dumbledore says angrily, no doubt believing I'm in the wrong here.
"By killing them, you're denying them the chance to murder and rape. I'm all for second chances, but not at the risk of others. By killing them, your saving innocents, the Death Eaters have chosen their path, the innocents have chosen theirs. Save the ones who want to be either a force for good or at least neutral." I say to Dumbledore, with obvious disdain for him. "Anyway, keep your merry band of naive idiots out of my room, and research areas. I'm completing my fourth mastery in Alchemy through self-study while training in wandless magic. In addition to refining my knowledge of History of Magic, before pursuing an eventual mastery in that." I say coldly. Mentioning the two dangerous subjects to intimidate him into compliance, before walking to my room.
I encounter Sirius exiting his bedroom, he looks nervous when he see's me.
"Hey, Sirius. Just heard about Moldyshorts and the Order of the Fried Turkey." I say to Sirius' amusement. "I'm not mad, just keep them out of my room and research areas. I'm gonna be studying dangerous subjects."
"Done. What subjects will you be studying, though? And did you pass your mastery test, for Transfiguration?" Sirius asks.
"I'll attain my mastery in Alchemy through self-study. I'll be studying wandless magic, Alchemy, and more Dark Magic." I inform him, Sirius makes a face when I mention Dark Magic but doesn't say anything. "Yes, I passed my mastery test. With distinction." I say after making him wait impatiently.
"Good. I'm proud of you Harry." Sirius says with a smile, I hug him.
"So. How did everyone find out about Voldemorts return?" I ask after we separate.
"Justin," Sirius says nervously. Referring to my near identical twin brother.
"Well, that makes the story dubious. Did he provide a Pensieve memory or evidence? Because my brother does have a tendency to lie, or exaggerate." I say in slight amusement. Justin is a fame whore, git, and idiot. For some reason, James always favored him, mother always favored me, at least a tiny bit more. Though my desire to attend Durmstrang destroyed my relationship with both.
"No he didn't, and most aren't believing him. Fudge is leaning on the prophet to destroy his, and Dumbledore's reputation." Sirius says.
"Not surprising. Remember when he exaggerated his defeat of Voldemort, after his first year? He claimed it was an epic battle when he won because the failed Dark Lord was dumb enough to physically touch him." I say with a smile, Sirius is smiling too. We both enjoy watching that idiot.
"Yeah. Then Dumbledore gave everyone the truth." Sirius says, before beginning to laugh.
"So where did the Dark Virgin return?" I ask in amusement, getting a weird look from Sirius. "Nobody who has a diary, and names them self Voldemort can get laid. It's common sense, man." I say causing Sirius to crack up.
"Some graveyard in Little Hangleton, according to Dumbledore it's where both sides of Voldemort's family are from," Sirius informs me. Well, I've got what I need.
"Okay. I'll let you go deal with Dumbles. Maybe you can cure him of his fear of haircuts, and beard trimming." I say with a smile. Sirius laughs at that. "See you later, Sirius. I may take a nap."
"Later, Harry," Sirius says while walking away.
I go into my room and deploy privacy measures. It has defenses against abilities similar to Legilimency, defenses against being seen into with magical objects, magic performed inside it is undetectable. I disguise myself, then disapparate to Little Hangleton.
I thankfully arrive on an empty street. I quickly perform a human presence revealing spell, to find invisible enemies. I find none, so I disillusion myself, and begin walking. While walking around town, occasionally performing the Homenum Revelio, and sensing no one, I notice a large house. Which according to my research, should be the Riddle House. Ever since I heard about how Voldemort was disembodied, I've been researching. Exiting the body upon death is a good option, I refuse to create Horcruxes to do it, however. That doesn't mean I can't take advantage of Voldemort's Horcruxes, though.
But enough self-reflection. I need my wits about me, I need to stay on guard. I'm near the presumed Riddle House. I hear a hissing noise, and see a large snake watching me, it's saturated in Dark Magic. I quickly contain it in an orb, and pull it to me, before disapparating back to my room. I quickly perform diagnostic spells to assess what kind of magic is imbued in the snake. Horcrux spells, slight durability, speed, and strength enhancements.
"Oh, fun," I say to myself while thinking of all the benefits I can acquire from this. I reinforce the defenses of the orb, and my room, then begin drawing a heptagram. When that's done, I draw Kaunaz, Sowulo, Uruz, Eiwaz, Teiwaz, Dagaz, and Thurisaz runes, one at each point. Then I prick my finger, and drip seven drops of blood at each point.
I move the snake Horcrux into the center and stand in front of it.
"Potentiam team accipio, ut mihi," I say calmly, it means I take your power as my own. I feel the knowledge coursing into my mind, which expands under the onslaught of knowledge. I feel my body absorb copies of skill and experience from the soul fragment. I feel an odd power, which I suspect could be Parseltongue flow into me too. I can tell I'm going to love this ritual, hopefully, I'll find Horcruxes belonging to other wizards.
"What is your name, snake?" I ask coldly while aiming my wand at the snake.
"Nagini, speaker." The snake now known as Nagini answers in repressed fury, confirming my acquisition of the ability Parseltongue.
"Good to know. I gained your master's bloodline abilities too. Avada Kedavra!" I say with a cruel smirk. The Killing Curse hits, and the snake does die. I wasn't sure it would, given the enhancements on it. I vanish the body, and signs of rituals, then go lie down on my bed and go to sleep.
I wake up hours later, having dreamed throughout the time I slept. Mostly as a side-effect of integrating Voldemort's abilities, I'm seeing myself in his place casting spells, brewing potions, and performing rituals etc... I decide to kill time training Transfiguration, till lunch. Which is mainly, me performing spells as quickly as possible, switching hands, then repeating with the next spell. After training a while, during which I lost track of time, I'm finally interrupted by Kreacher.
"Lunch is ready, Master Hadrian." He informs me politely. He actually likes me more than Sirius, and Walburga's painting.
"Thank you, Kreacher. I'll be right down." I say kindly. "Has any of the Order moved in yet?"
"The blood-traitor Weasleys have, their loud-mouthed mother took over my kitchen. She has been opinionated, regarding the house decor, which you picked out. She has tried insisting on the removal of cursed objects, Master Sirius has refused, to which she continued trying to bully him into compliance. Like she does her submissive husband." Kreacher says in a rant while following me out my bedroom door. Which I close, and secure.
"Well. I'll try to avoid them, they seem annoying." I say to ease Kreacher's mind.
"Or stay near them, and curse them?" Kreacher suggests with a cruel tone.
"Maybe. If they push me far enough." I say before we walk down into the dining room.
"About time!" I hear one of the gingers say in exasperation. I just raise an eyebrow in annoyance.
"Oh! no! Sirius! The ginger invasion has begun!" I say turning to look at Sirius. "Should we curse them all?" I ask in a believable way. Causing him to crack up, a set of twins, and a girl start laughing too. I sit down near Sirius, while the whiny ginger fumes.
"Can we eat now?" He finally asks, I remember him, Ron Weasley. I just look at Sirius questioningly.
"Yes," Sirius says, annoyed by the brat already. I decide to just focus on eating, while mentally planning my schedule for training.
"So, Harry. Will you be transferring to Hogwarts for next year?" Miss Weasley asks kindly, a few minutes later, trying to make conversation.
"No. I've already graduated Durmstrang, with honors, and achieved four masteries, multiple journeyman." Seeing her skeptical look, I continue. "I'm a genius, I'll show you the certificates later," I say in an effort to cut off the conversation. She gives Sirius a questioning look, he nods yes. I assume that's to say I'm telling the truth.
"What masteries?" She asks, impressed by my achievement.
"Dark Arts, Potions, Transfiguration, and Charms. Journeyman in Alchemy, Herbology, and Ancient Runes." I say trying to answer both possible questions. I could probably pass a mastery test for Alchemy, due to Voldemorts knowledge I acquired. I think I'll scrap Alchemy training, focus on using it, and History of Magic. I get more helpings of baked beans, and Macaroni cheese. I should be able to create a Philosopher's Stone within ten years. I have my knowledge as well as Voldy's, and he was no slouch in the subject, he had the equivalent of a Journeyman. As well as obscure Alchemic knowledge, some of which relates to immortality.
"You're forgetting to eat due to thinking again Harry," Sirius says, in amusement.
"Oops," I say before taking another bite of baked beans. Several people snort or laugh in amusement. I decide to focus on eating, so I can go study. I finish a few minutes later. "Well. I'm done, I'm gonna go read or train." I say while rising from my seat.
"There's still dessert." Miss Weasley informs me, seemingly disapproving of my behavior.
"I usually skip dessert when I'm excited about a subject because I'm not able to concentrate," I say before walking away. Thankfully nobody tries stopping me, I really find idiots annoying.
I decide to experiment with combinations for the Panacea.
"Kreacher!" I call out, he quickly appears. "I need you to get me Salt, and Vinegar. I'm going to experiment with Alchemy. When you're done, just set it on one of my tables. I'll be out getting other components." I order excitedly. "Of course Master Harry," Kreacher says before apparating out. I gather up things I think I'll need, to collect sulfur and Sal Ammoniac. If I have to pee I'll have to apparate back to my room, to save the urine. I decide to disapparate out, I'll find Sal Ammoniac first, then sulfur. I don a disguise then disapparate, which is silent this time around.
I spend the next four hours emptying Indian grocery stores of Sal Ammoniac, before moving onto natural sources.
I spend another three hours emptying stores of Sulphur, before finally apparating home. When I arrive, I'm faced with an annoyed and angry Sirius Black.
"Uh, hi," I say nervously. "Sorry, I forgot to tell you I'm going out."
"Don't do it again," Sirus says somewhat angry.
"I won't. What's my punishment?" I ask sadly. Sirius starts laughing in amusement.
"I'm not punishing you! This is the first bad thing you've done. I was starting to wonder if I should have been a worse influence on you. You sneaked out of the house, to get stuff for education! It's not pranking, but I'll take it!" Sirius says, before laughing again, which draws the attention of several people to my room, one of which is Nymphadora Tonks.
"What's so funny?" Tonks asks with a smile, as she walks into the room.
"I sneaked out of the house," I say with a smile.
"To get stuff for education! You rebel, you." Sirius says with a teasing smile. Causing several people to laugh.
"What are you studying?" Tonks asks while walking closer to me. I send a wandless, non-verbal Tripping Jinx, when she begins to fall, I catch her and hold her in my arms. Subject avoided.
"You know, if you wanted an excuse to be in my arms. You only had to ask Nymphie." I say with a teasing smile. Causing her hair to go red in embarrassment.
"Don't call me that!" She says angrily, hair still red.
"Aww. How about Nymmie, then?" I continue teasing, she finally notices she's being held in my arms. "Comfortable?" I ask, before winking flirtatiously, causing Sirius to repress a laugh. She blushes, which proves Metamorphs can blush. I'm pretty sure I heard her mutter maybe.
"Do we need to give you two privacy? Sirius asks in a teasing tone.
"That's up to Nymmie. But we haven't even dated, yet." I answer with a completely straight face.
"Ummm..." Tonks says still blushing, with red hair. I give Sirius a nod to leave, which he acknowledges with a great deal of surprise, and a tinge of pride. After were alone in the room, I set her in a chair and kneel in front of her, while taking her hands. Which I then kiss.
"I do love you," I say to her surprise. "But I have no intentions of pressuring you to do anything, especially considering I'm not even seventeen yet. Not to mention we haven't dated, at all. But, if you ever want to see where a relationship with me goes, you know where to find me. Naturally, I'm only waiting till I'm thirty. I don't need to hear any more 'The Virgin, Harry' jokes." Seeing her look of surprise, I add. "I'm not a virgin, but people seldom care about facts." Tonks tries to hug me, end's up falling on top of me. I start laughing.
"You know. Were I not a gentlemen, who didn't brag. This would make a very funny story." I say with a smile. Tonks begins laughing too. "Are we okay? I seemed to have surprised you quite a bit."
"Well. I'm lying on top of you, not in a sexual way, though." Tonks says with a smile.
"True. Good thing, I'm not easily excited." I say with a tone of amusement.
"Yeah. We need to get up." Tonks says while sitting up, in a very sexy way. "Not in that way, Harry." She says as she quickly gets up from me. I'm pretty sure, I'm blushing right now.
"Uh. Sorry." I say in embarrassment, as I also get up.
"Bye, Harry," Tonks says before kissing me on the cheek. She walks to the door and opens it, as I follow her out.
"Done already?" Sirius says while waiting against the wall, with a smile.
"We didn't have sex! Or do anything sexual!" I whisper angrily, to Sirius' and Tonks amusement.
"Sure you didn't," Sirius says teasingly.
"We didn't. Otherwise, it would have lasted far longer than a few minutes. I have some Pensieve memories, I can provide as evidence. I use them as a Patronus memory." I respond in slight anger.
"I'm sorry! Okay! Calm down!" Sirius says placatingly, nervously.
"Fine. Just don't do that again or I'll kick your ass in a Wizards Duel." I threaten, actually intimidating him.
I kiss Nym goodbye and return to my room. I'll take out my anger on training dummies. I do decide to eavesdrop on Nym and Sirius.
"Can he beat you in a duel?" Nym asks in slight awe.
"I'm pretty sure he can give Dumbledore trouble in a duel. He is extremely talented, a rare prodigy. Once in a million level of talent." Sirius informs her, unknowingly inflating my ego. Wonder what he would say if he knew I copied Voldemorts Knowledge, skill, experience, and magical abilities.