King of Twilight
A Trip Through Time
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Turning to stare at his beautifully simplistic green trunk with pretty silver runes and highlights; ready to be shrunk when he was ready. Harry thought on everything he had managed to save in such an inconspicuous looking object; especially after his divorce from the bitch Ginny had turned out to be, trying to flush him of all his processions; he was lucky Al had gave him a heads up before it finally happened, even if he was only three he was a smart three year old. so he had been able to prepare beforehand pretty well thanks to Draco before he took off for the elven lands, to the point Ginny was very lucky to even walk away with fifty gallons. The trunk contained the contents of all his vaults as well as any magical book or artefact he could buy or steal from all around the world. It also contained his precious children.
He was able to take them with him on his journey thanks to a ritual he had found in one of the new books he had obtained from the Malfoy Library; one detailing Ancient Elven Magic and rituals. The ritual basically suspended all four of them in a sort of perfect hibernation within a pink crystal; but still made them appear to be objects to other magical rituals like the one he was about to perform. It was the safest way he could find to be able to travel time with such young children without harming them or their magical cores. Though could it really be considered time travel when in reality he was just jumping into a specific point in the next dimension?
Turning back to the ritual at hand Harry shrunk and pocketed the trunk before picking up his primary wand and proceeding to gather as much core magic as he could in order to power the ritual; core magic was untainted and the purest form of magical power a wizard could achieve naturally. Placing the tip of his wand to the centre of the power amplifying rune he released his magic in one giant burst, activating the full ritual in one go with himself in the centre.
Feeling himself being lifted and spun as if in a whirlpool he watched as the protective time runes circled him forming a protective bubble as he was carried away through the rivers of time to the neighbouring dimension, finally landing in his old bedroom in Dudley's old toy room. Reaching into his pocket Harry quickly downed a physical De-Ageing potion to revert to the body of his 5yr old self before the Dursley's noticed anything and for if Albus came for a 'check'. Taking a moment to catch his bearings Harry reached into his pocket just to make sure his trunk and children had arrived safely; feeling them to both be intact he relaxed for a small rest. He would need to leave before this times Harry wondered why there were two of them. Where was he anyway?
Yes, you will do very well child.
Blinking, Harry had but a moment to comprehend what was said before another rune spiral with unfamiliar runes opened up beneath him and he was hurtling along the river of time once more; Destination unknown.
Opening his eyes once he had finally landed and the spinning had ended Harry found himself staring at a wooden roof, well at least it wasn't a dungeon or laboratory in any case; Harry had time for one last thought before he finally lost consciousness; magically exhausted due the consecutive rituals and de-aging potion.
Spring. It feels like spring here. Yes, it must be; I can smell something sweet and fragrant, like roses…or Jasmine. Alas, a bit of mint would be a nice addition…maybe a nap too…
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"Well Young One, just how long you plan to sleep for?" inquired a smooth smoky voice as he looked down on the strange child. The boy had the magical signature and aura of an adult but the body of a child. Looking at the child sleeping away the day again Hebek wondered if perhaps the ceremony had taken more out of the kid then was normal. It was the first time it had worked for him and hopefully the final time he would need to preform it. Hebek could tell he didn't have as long as he would have liked to properly train one Heir, let alone if he had to start all over again let alone finding another. Lucifer was lucky enough his younger son had turned out to be his heir while Michelle's niece was to be his; though he hadn't appeared happy at the time to have a baby girl as an heir it was a funny week for him and Luc as their friend raged around like a castrated bull.
"Who are you?"
Turning back to the boy on the cot he was startled to see such a beautiful deep fractured emerald examining him critically. The boy was an innocent beauty even at such a young age with those eyes and naturally curly raven hair, but he could tell he hadn't been fed properly wherever the ritual had plucked him from with how unnaturally tight and pale the boys skin seemed to be.
"I am Hebek MoonWing, King of Half-Light. What is your name child?" he truly was gonna be a beautiful Heir…once he gained some weight and grew anyway. Watching those eyes move from him to examine what would be the boys new quarters he listened as the boy replied absently to his question.
"Harry…how did I get here?"
"Through the Ceremony of Kingship; it is a ritual used by the Kings and Queens of Magic in order to summon the individual who is to be their Heir and successor upon their death. You are mine." It was a little more complicated than that but it was a long lesson better left to the future when the boy actually trusted what he was saying.
"What are you taking about? I've never heard of any of this before!" he hadn't skipped to many dimensions has he? Neither spell had felt strong enough for that!
"How is that so? All those of our Mother know of her Kings!" exclaimed the shocked King, the boys ignorance sending him into a confused state. The Young One truly did look confused…had he been living in a hole? Or perhaps with those heathen Christians that were causing mischief lately? If he were with that lot it's a wonder he survived past his birth!
"Mother?"
"She goes by many names but most in these lands popularly refer to her as Lady Hecate at this time, Goddess of Magic. She is our Mother as we are all her children." It seems he had more to teach then he had first thought. No wonder many of his brethren had embraced the art of writing every little thing! It would be much less time consuming if he could have the boy read the basic's before he taught him more interesting subjects...hmm...
"Ok…but why me?" Harry was confused, he was only meant to go back to the day of his 5th birthday. While hadn't this happened the first time around? What was different compared to that time? What had changed?
"Because you fit the criteria for King."
Criteria? Could that be why? But…what was the criteria anyway?
"What if I don't want to be King?"
"It's not up to you or me child, Lady Hecate has decided and so mote it be. Now get some more rest." despite the boy having slept for a week already he looked like Lord Hades had payed him a visit "tomorrow we shall begin your training."
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The next day was nothing if not rigorous, and caused Harry to be both magically and physically exhausted again by the end of the day. He decided to keep at the training if for nothing else but to get stronger and pay Albus back for every manipulation. He had learned more about himself in one day then he had learned in his entire life. For that alone he was grateful to Hebek, remembering the day brought about a sense of relief as well as cold fury.
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Bursting through his new apprentice's quarters and startling the boy awake, Hebek set the pace for the oncoming mornings with cheerful vigour. He had little time but much to teach!
"Rule one of being King; it is considered unsavoury for a King to rule without first being able to rule themselves. Therefore I will first teach you about yourself and the art of Occlumency, starting with your family and clan!" shoving 'Thy Blood, Thy Magic, Thy Clan', and 'Protecting thy Mind' and 'Magic of Sun and Moon' onto his sleep dazed pupil. These tomes belonged to Lucifer but he was sure his old friend wouldn't mind sharing with his good friend's new apprentice.
"You are to read one every two moons; I shall have three more ready for you after you have finished. You have one hour to memorise the creation, use and practical of the Quis ego sum potion. I shall return in one hour to test you." Having finished his proclamation Hebek made his way to the meeting with the sweet royal Veela to which he would now probably be late, but he wasn't worried as he believed they would understand his new position.
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True to his word Hebek returned after the hour was up to find Harry just finishing the last page of the chapter only to begin on the next. Looking at the page he noticed it looked to have been translated into the new human language of English, if he wasn't mistaken anyway.
"Come Harry, You will now be preforming the ritual." Breaking the boy's concentration he soon rose to follow him into the ritual supply chamber "Gather only the equipment and ingredients you require." Watching the boy get to work he kept a close watch on what he selected, seeing him select the correct ingredients and equipment Hebek nodded once and led the lad into the potions chamber, quickly setting him to work on the required potion. The potion needed to be brewed by the one using it as the potion itself required the magical signature of the brewer to be strong enough to work properly. Watching the lad work Hebek noted the lad brewed potions as if he was brewing a commoners stew; while the final result was achieved, somewhat, the potions potency wasn't all it could be…he would need to refine the boys skills in that regard and teach him proper technique, but he was glad he wouldn't need to start from scratch as he suspected he would on the other other basic subjects.
Watching Harry soak the scroll in the potion his interest was perked as the lad nicked his thumb with no hesitation, not even a small wince like most children end even some adults were prone to do. Moving closer they both watched transfixed as words began to fill the page.
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Hadrian James Potter-Black-Peverell
(Unknown)
Sire: James Charles Potter (1/3 Demon-Human – Wizard-Demon)
Dame: Lilith Rose Potter nee Even (1/3 Lamia-Human – Witch)
Age: Unknown (c. 5)
Birth: July 31
Life Range: Semi-Immortal
Clan: Half-Dark
Natural Abilities:
Blood Magic - Natural
Curse-Breaking - Natural
Mind Magic - Natural
Mirror Magic – Gifted (Unknown)
Moon Magic - Gifted (Alpha WereWolf - Remus Lupin)
Parselmagic – Natural
Language - Parseltongue - Natural
Sex Magic - Gifted (Naga - Tom M. Riddle)
Spell Crafting - Natural
Sun Magic - Gifted (Unknown)
Transfiguration - Gifted (Unknown)
Wandless - Natural
Ward Creation - Natural
Immunity – Love Potions
Immunity – Love Spells
Immunity – Obliviate
Immunity – Compulsion Potions
Immunity – Compulsion Spells
Immunity – Loyalty Potions
Immunity – Loyalty Spells
Immunity – Binding Potions
Immunity – Basilisk Venom
Looking to his pupil Hebek wondered what such a lad could achieve with such random abilities and suspicious Immunities, though he acknowledged the thing all those abilities had in common was the power of both mind and magic. Though he wondered what was going on with the other categories as the boy was unknown but looked fully human…a glamour maybe? Maybe it will be explained on the next page?
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Along with his TRUE name the ritual also revealed a number of blocks and binds he had never noticed previously or had even showed up on previous tests. Was the ministry identification paper tampered with? It wouldn't surprise him even if it were. He could hardly belief the amount of spells and potions that were in him; to the point he had even developed an immunity to them! He knew the dosage needed to be near dangerous levels for his body and magic to actively recognise and attack any foreign spell or potion whenever it entered his system. The magic binds are what pissed him off the most though, all with the signature of one Dumbledore!
After these discoveries Hebek announced he would not be removing the binds; that he was to remove them himself during Occlumency lessons. While it had been frustrating to hear Hebek's motives were sound when he confronted him and he even agreed with him…well later once he had calmed down enough to think anyway and stop blowing the room up. After that fiasco Hebek had made him do laps around his castles' lake for an hour as well as tumbling for another hour. After that Hebek talked about what responsibilities and rights he now had as heir and what he would have once he became King himself. The lecture was quite interesting as well as the Occlumency lessons that followed. Which he actually understood despite Hebek's vague description thanks to a least learning the basic's in his original time. After everything was explained the theory was quite easy to grasp and he was making progress with his practicals as well. The problem was Hebek done most of his teaching through lectures and demonstrations with little to no reading material. It had gotten to the point where he was required to take notes if he had any hope of remembering everything! Harry decided to organise everything he did in one diary for himself and everything he learnt in another so he could teach his kids once he decided it was safe to awaken them from their slumber. He only wished he could be there to see the bitches face when she realised he had taken Lily with him; they both knew the only reason she wanted Lily was because she's a girl, she didn't even spare a glance let alone word for Al and James when they were in the custody hearing. Once he was 18 again he would awaken them wether he was ready or not. Hopefully everything will work out in the end with this King thing.
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