Harry Potter and the Power of the Shadows.
By: N164T54AD3 (TFHIENWDISLNLEDVIEER)
"What have I ever done to you?" a man asked. His predicament was very abnormal; he was chained to a wall in a cell of some unknown prison.
"You did nothing to me except for being in the wrong place at the wrong time," a skeletal man hissed at his prisoner.
"If you are worried about what I've seen, I won't tell anyone, and I hardly doubt anyone would believe me in the first place," the chained man said, "From what I've seen you are a very powerful man, please don't kill me and I will serve you to the end of my life," the man pleaded.
"It's too late, besides I have no use for a filthy Muggle such as yourself, AVADA KEDAVRA!" the skeletal man shouted.
"Mug…" was all the chained man gasped before the green light hit him dead in the chest. The skeletal looking man turned and began to walk out of the room when he heard the chains rattle. He turned around and chuckled, "That is why I am the expert at the killing curse," he said, "No one could survive one from me." He turned, and again he began to walk out of the room, this time a voice broke the silence.
"Nina, do you think he's ready?" it asked, "Oops, the evil snake man hasn't left yet." The skeletal looking man turned around in enough time to see the body and two people disappear.
Three people appeared in an apartment flat in London, two men and a woman. "It was about time you two showed up, I wondered if I would've had to pretend to be dead forever, what kept you?" asked the man when they showed up in his apartment.
"Well it's bloody hard to track you when you up and disappear like you did," the other male said, with a thick Irish accent.
"Bole, I told you that I was going to check on some suspicious activity before I left the bar, Nina please talk some sense into your brother will you?"
"Sorry Driv, but I happen to agree with him this time," the female said.
"Oh, ahhh!" Driv screamed before collapsing to the floor.
"Nina, his magic is unbalanced, I don't understand the block should've lasted until he came of age and his body was ready the handle the power," Bole said.
"It looks like the killing curse broke the seal, we have to bond before he dies!" Nina said with pure concern in her voice and on her face. Bole nodded as Nina pulled a dagger from her waist and cut both of Driv's palms, her left palm, and Bole's right. They clasped hands with Driv, and there was a bright flash as their blood mixed, what remained after the flash, were Driv, a black wolf, and a white wolf.
/I told you Bole, we might never be able to change back,\ Nina said.
/Don't worry Nina, we just used a lot of our magic we should be able to change back in the morning,\ Bole said and the white wolf nodded. They did what they could to get Driv into a comfortable position before laying down next to him.
A skinny, boy with messy black hair was sleeping in a dreamless sleep until the scar on his forehead began to prickle. Of course over two years he had gotten used to that and slept on. He began to have a dream:
"What have I ever done to you?"
"You did nothing to me except for being in the wrong place at the wrong time,"
"If you are worried about what I've seen, I won't tell anyone, and I hardly doubt anyone would believe me in the first place, from what I've seen you are a very powerful man, please don't kill me and I will serve you to the end of my life."
"It's too late, besides I have no use for a filthy Muggle such as yourself, AVADA KEDAVRA!"
"Mug…"
"That is why I am the expert at the killing curse, no one could survive one from me."
"Nina, do you think he's ready? Oops, the evil snake man hasn't left yet."
The dream ended abruptly and he felt an anger not his own flare up in his chest just as his head exploded with pain. He sat bolt upright in bed but as soon as he was fully awake, the pain disappeared and the anger died away. "Weird," he said as he got out of bed, went over to his desk, and grabbed a piece of parchment and a quill. Harry Potter, now 16, soon to be 17 wrote about his dream to Minerva McGonagall, Headmistress of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
"Ugh, did anyone get the number of that train?" Driv as he sat up stretching his stiff muscles and joints having slept on the floor in the same position all night. He looked around and upon seeing the two wolves beside him, asked, "Whoa, you guys ok?"
/Yea, we're ok,\ Nina said/You?\
"Ok, besides being stiff," Driv replied.
Bole resumed his human shape, "See Nina, I told you we'd be able to transform," he said teasingly. Nina stuck out her tongue just as she changed back into her human form.
"And why do I feel like I have been partying all night?" Driv asked standing up swaying a little.
"It's a side effect of the increase in your magic power," Bole said.
"What do you mean an increase in my magical power?" Driv asked.
"When Voldemort cast the killing curse and it hit you, the block we placed on your magic took the blunt and was destroyed, but you didn't come off unscathed either, you are half undead, so the killing curse can't kill you anymore, but I suggest you stay away from highly advanced healing charms," Bole said.
Driv nodded, "Ok so my magic block was destroyed, why was I knocked out for over 15 hours?"
"We had to bond with you to keep all that power in check," Nina said and Driv nodded.
"And what would've happened if you didn't bond with me in time?"
"Your body would have been ripped apart from all the raw magical energy that was coursing through your body, or you would have survived, but would have been completely unstable," Bole said and Driv took a step back.
"Well I'm glad that I had both of you with me when my block was destroyed, or I would have died and my mission would have been unsuccessful," Driv said gratefully. He waved his hand over his couch and it immediately became a mouse, "Holy hell, that took less power than before, normally I would be panting after that but this time I barely got the thought out, if this is a quarter of the power Harry is supposed to have then I feel sorry for the Wizarding world," Driv said, "Now the only thing left to do is push Harry in the right direction, he has no clue about the first prophecy made about the test of the Wizarding world, by the Shadow Guardians, we need to inform him then train him that is our mission." Bole and Nina nodded, and disappeared with Driv.
Hogwarts
A man and two wolves appeared at the front gate of Hogwarts, he began to walk towards the front doors when he collided with something relatively soft, when he realized he couldn't go any further he was worried, 'Had the wards figured him out?' he thought, 'No they couldn't have.' He then realized that it was a strong Immobulus charm. He focused his mind and the charm released.
"Wow, that is the first time I have ever had anyone break out of an non-verbal Immobulus that strong," said a very kind voice. Driv turned to find himself, looking at Minerva McGonagall. "Sorry you just looked dangerous, can't be too careful these days," she said as she escorted him inside. "Now what can I help you with Mr. uh," she paused.
"Krad, Driv Draviol Krad, but you may call me Dark Warrior," he said and it startled her, "Sorry, used to play street hockey, when I get in the zone I don't let anyone take the puck it's kinda like a Dark Warrior," he said with his eyes facing the floor.
"Why is that so bad?" she asked.
"I quit street hockey when I accidentally checked a guy too hard and he went head first into the boards, he never woke up," he said and trailed of at the end.
"Oh, so he's in a coma?" he shook his head.
"The memorial service was three days later," she gasped when he finished, "Everyone has called me that since and it kinda stuck with me."
"So what can I help you with Mr. Krad?"
"I would like to enroll as a seventh year student," he said.
She nodded, "That can be arranged, but can you assure me that nothing like what happened the day you received your nickname will happen here?" she asked and he nodded.
"I swear a wizard's oath that nothing like that will ever come to pass while I am a student here," he said and the magic flared around them.
She nodded, "Very well, here is your school supply list and anything else you might need," she said handing him a piece of parchment which he took.
"Oh, Headmistress, I need to tell you something, Bole, Nina, show yourselves," he said and two wolves appeared beside him, "These are my friends they took care of me when my parents abandoned me, they won't leave my side is it alright that they join me for classes?"
McGonagall nodded, "As long as they don't cause a distraction or hurt anyone." Driv quickly nodded and walked out to the gates and disappeared.
Diagon Alley
In an abandoned part of Diagon Alley, Driv appeared with Bole and Nina in wolf form. "Well my first stop is Olivander's Wand Shop, then I was gonna hit up Flourish and Blott's, for some 'speed reading', then get everything else I need, does that sound good?" Driv asked and the two wolves nodded, "I'll call you when I am done, see you later." The two wolves disappeared, and ran down the street. Driv walked into Olivander's,
"Well, Mr. Krad I wondered when I'd be meeting you," Olivander said appearing behind Driv. Driv jumped and turned around.
"Oh, you startled me Mr. Olivander, I'm here to get a wand, my father's just isn't working out anymore," Driv expertly lied.
Olivander nodded, "Follow me, your aura is too strong for any of my normal wands, you need my special selection," he said. Driv followed him down a row of shelves, when Olivander pushed a button a shelf shifted and showed a stair case, "Only powerful wizards can enter this room, the only other wizard to enter this room at your age was Merlin, yes my family was here during his time," noticing Driv's shocked face. Driv followed him up the stairs, and hesitantly walked through the door, he felt a ward but passed through it rather easily, "Very well, open your magical senses, you should feel a pull follow that pull and pick up the wand that is pulling you," Olivander said from the door. Driv did as instructed when he handed the box to Olivander he almost dropped it.
"What is the matter sir?" Driv asked.
"Nothing it's just no one has been able to use shadow dragon blood in over a thousand years, 13 inches Shadow Dragon bone, shadow Dragon blood mixed with Shadow Dragon Heartstring," Olivander said.
"I would like a wand holster if that's no problem," Driv said. Olivander nodded and walked back down the stairs. Driv exited the shop about 30 minutes later; with the wand holster on is right wrist. He walked into Flourish and Blott's and found the curriculum section and began "Speed Reading" his way through all of the books, from first to seventh year. His method of "speed reading" was to hold the book to his forehead and focus on absorbing the contents. There was only one person in the entire store that found what he was doing a little off-handed; Hermione Granger was watching him curiously. Driv was about to move on to the Auror training books when he tripped over the unseen Hermione.
"Hey, watch it," she shouted as she fell over and he landed on top of her.
"Oh, a thousand apologies," Driv said standing up, "My name is Driv Krad, I am a transfer student from America," he said offering her a hand up which she took. "You are… Hermione Jane Granger, age 17, born August 7th, 1980, top student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, you have a scar behind your ear from falling backward onto a table at 6, and the scar on your stomach happened when you were 9 from an accident in the kitchen, and you are still wondering if it will ever disappear."
"Wow, how did you know all that?" she asked.
"I possess a very unique ability only ones in my family possess, it's called Sensory Reading," she gave him a weird look, "I can read someone's mind if I touch them, I have trained it enough where I can control it." She nodded in recognition, he smiled and she smiled back, "So care to show me around a little?" he asked her and she nodded. They walked around Diagon Alley for a while and buying all of Driv's school supplies. They continued walking around the Alley speaking on everything from her experiences to school, they happened to be on the Slytherin's when they ran into Ron, "From what I understand Hermione, not all Slytherin's are evil," Driv said.
"Speak for… oh hi Ron," she said.
"Hi Hermione," he said with a jealous note on his voice, hidden behind anger, "Why are you hanging with someone you barely know and who likes Slytherin's?" he asked.
"Hi my name is Driv Krad, I'm an American transfer student," Driv said holding out his hand, but Ron ignored him.
"You didn't answer my question Hermione," he said his anger raising a little.
"Look she doesn't have to answer anything that she doesn't want to Carrot-top, and I do not like being ignored when I am trying to be nice," Driv said, agitation all too evident on his face and in his voice.
"I do not see where you think it is your right to control Hermione or me, Slytherin," Ron said with disgust.
"I'm not a Slytherin, Ron, I have not been sorted yet," Driv said his anger rising.
Careful Driv, you do not have complete control over your powers yet, if you get too emotional they could get out of control, Bole warned.
Ron turned back to Hermione, "I demand that you answer my question Hermione!" Ron shouted.
WHAM! Driv punched Ron so hard that it sent him 20 feet down the alley, "You arrogant prick, you have no right to demand anything out of anybody, especially your girlfriend, I swear if she wasn't here right now I would so kick the shit out of your fucking pompous, red-headed ass," he said, his power completely out of control making the air thick around him, he took a couple deep breaths and it disappeared.
"Is that a threat, Slytherin?" Ron asked with a devious smirk, he knew it got this man riled up, as he stood up.
"No Weasley, threats are usually empty, that was a promise," Driv said coldly. The change was so drastic, and so fast that it chilled everyone who was watching. Driv was looking at the ground, but when he looked up he had changed, his eyes were now, red where the white was supposed to be and his pupils were completely dilated, or looked that way.
"Bloody hell," Ron said backing up, "What the hell are you?"
All of a sudden a black wolf appeared out of no where and changed into a man, "Everyone get back, his powers are controlling him, you do not want to be within 15 feet of him," Bole said. Everyone quickly backed away, except Hermione and Bole. Hermione felt a strange connection with this mysterious man. She walked over to him and place a hand on his shoulder, he spun around so quick that she didn't even have time to block his hand as it went for her throat, as soon as it grabbed, it wasn't hard, but it was tight enough to bother her, she waved off Bole as he tried to get closer.
"I'm fine he's not hurting me," she said, then directly at Driv, "Driv, I know you know who you are, can you feel the connection between us?" Driv's eyes opened wider, and he nodded, his eyes not changing back. "Can you get control of your powers?" she asked and he shook his head, "Can you let go of me?" she asked, and his hand released.
Ron had drawn his wand, he was getting more pissed by the moment, 'That Slytherin has a hold of my girlfriend, she feels a connection with him, he feels one to her, I'm going to end this,' he raised his wand, "Stupefy!" he yelled. The red light shot from his wand with raw power, Driv had released Hermione. Driv turned around in time for the stunning curse to hit him in the chest. It hit him with such a force that he slid 2 feet, but didn't go down.
He started laughing in a cold heartless laugh, and raised his hand, "Avada Kedavra Minema!" he shouted and everyone gasped as the light green ball shot out of his hand at such a speed that no one could have jumped in front of it in time. The light green light struck Ron with such a force it threw him 30 feet, where he landed unceremoniously on the ground. Just then a white wolf appeared out of no where and bit Driv, his eyes immediately returned to normal, "Ah!" he yelled, "What the fuck is your problem Nina?" he asked as he looked around and saw everyone's shocked faces, "What?" he looked at Hermione as she pointed down the road to a motionless Ron. Driv's eyes widened, "Did I do that?" he asked, and everyone nodded, he ran down to the body, and sighed as when he saw Ron, "Oh thank god I thought I did the real thing," he said.
"What do you mean the real thing?" Hermione asked, and Driv just smirked.
"Minema Reversi!" he said and waved his hand, Ron sat up gasping for air. Everyone turned towards Driv with shocked faces, "I discovered this powerful stunning curse when I was training, it simulates the killing curse, makes the person look dead without killing them," he explained.
"Stupefy!" Ron shouted the red light made contact and threw Driv 20 feet, landing unconscious. "Ha, I knew I had it in me," Ron said.
Hermione just stared at him, "What in the bloody hell is wrong with you, you realize you probably just pissed him off again right?" she asked.
Ron just stared at the use of an expletive from Hermione, "What I didn't want him stealing you from me," he said.
"I wasn't gonna steal her from you," said Driv in a cold voice, everyone turned to see the red and black eyes again. Out of nowhere a black dragon landed in front of Driv, it shifted into a human wearing black clothes, it pulled out a Tánto, cut the palm of his hand.
He then grabbed Driv who collapsed to the ground, "What are you?" Driv asked in the cold voice.
"Your third," he said, the man then proceeded to cut Driv's hand and clasped it with his cut hand. There was a flash and a flare in the magic around the alley. When the light disappeared, Driv stood with the Dragon behind him and two wolves in front of him, all of a sudden the two wolves and the dragon got sucked into Driv's body. Driv's clothes changed to that of the human form of the dragon, and his body began to shape like a high elf. Driv's eyes closed as he screamed a blood-curdling scream, when they opened again they were normal, sort of, instead of his normal warm brown eyes now were a combination of the 3 seen today.
"Hi, sorry about that, now where was I oh yea, Hermione I think I speak for mostly everyone when I say that not all Slytherin's are evil," Driv said as if nothing just happened. Hermione just stared in shock,
"Uh, Driv, do you even remember what happened over the last 20 minutes?" she asked and he shook his head, "The last thing I remember is an anger coursing through my body, then I woke up just now, so I figured I passed out," he said innocently.
Ron was bubbling, "Stupefy!" he yelled the red light traveled towards Driv, who just held up his hand and the curse disappeared.
"Now Ron, I know you don't like me, but come on do you have to curse me 3 times?" he said, "Whoa, how did I know that?" Driv then grabbed his left forearm in pain, everyone just stared.
"I knew it!" Ron shouted, "He's a Death Eater!" everyone trained their wands on him as he collapsed to the ground. He ripped off his jacket, there on his body was a mark that no one has seen before.
The mark began to travel up his arm, "Driv what in the bloody hell is going on?" Hermione said.
Driv smiled, "I am being initiated as a Shadow Guardian," he said as the mark reached his neck. He threw himself onto his back, willing himself not to scream, "If I scream this mark will kill me." Hermione gasped as she started to feel the pain through the connection, she collapsed to the ground in pain.
"What are you doing to her!?" Ron shouted.
"I'm doing nothing, it's the connection that is between us, she is feeling my pain, as I am sure my parents are feeling it as well," Driv said, his eyes widened in recognition, 'It's not a romantic connection I'm feeling, it's a brotherly connection, Hermione is my sister!' His thoughts were interrupted when a whole new pain racked his body, he willed himself not to scream again. Then the pain stopped, "Wow, I didn't know how much longer I could have lasted," he said standing up, the mark now a very intricate tattoo on his body, he then walked over to Hermione and offered a hand up which she took. Have you realized our connection yet? he asked in her head.
Yes, I have, she replied then hugged him. Much to the displeasure of Ron, who stormed off.
"Do you think we should tell him?" Driv said.
"Nah, I'll let him blow off some steam first," she said.
All of a sudden Driv's head jerked forward, "That was a cheap shot Ron," Driv said turning around.
"I'm not gonna let you steal her from me," he said as he swung again, which Driv ducked.
"I'm not trying to steal her from you Ron," Driv said catching Ron's right hand giving him a hand to the chest threw him 10 feet away. "You don't want to fight me Ron, I'm trained in over 40 styles of martial arts, including 10 styles of Ninjitsu, Jujitsu, Karate, Te Kwon Do, and Kendo," Driv said.
"Who taught you all those, you look only 17?" Ron asked, "I bet you don't know half the forms you tell me you do."
"Grand Master Elder of the Celtic Assassin's Tycraught McKnight, trained me in all those at once, I have developed my own style using all 56 styles of fighting that he taught me in one deadly fighting style, that is why I am known as Dark Warrior," Driv said.
Ron just stared at Driv, "You… You can't be," he stuttered, "Dark Warrior wears all black clothes and has three different style swords, and his favorite sword is his…"
"Wakashashi, his Wakashashi is his favorite sword, and did you mean these clothes?" Driv said as his clothes shifted into the ones Dark Warrior is known for down to every detail. "What's the matter Ron I thought you wanted to protect your girlfriend from being stolen by me come take your best shot I'm right here," Driv taunted, Ron blanched and passed out. "Damn Harry, I would think with all the adventures you 3 have been on he would be stronger than that," Driv said, as he turned around to face Harry Potter, who was wearing all black robes.
Everyone gasped when they noticed he was there, "How long have you been there?" Hermione asked.
"From about 'I demand that you answer my question Hermione!' I think," Harry said smirking, "Well what do you expect from an arrogant, stubborn, red head?" Harry asked with a cold tone/I know why you're here\.
Driv nodded/Very well,\ Driv replied/I'm guessing you have been training then?\ Harry nodded. "Good, let's go I'm hungry my treat the Leaky Cauldron," Driv said as he walked towards the Leaky Cauldron.
"Harry, when did you stop liking Ron," Hermione asked.
"Since he became jealous of something that I didn't even do in fourth year," Harry said, "You know Driv, when he came around, you could have put him on his back again without pointing out I was here." They sat down in the Leaky Cauldron and ordered their meals.
"Yea, well you know me Dark Wraith, didn't want to hurt his pride too much," Driv said, to the surprise of Hermione, and they received their meals.
"Dark Wraith?" Hermione asked.
"Over the summer I went to America, with my Uncle, on a business trip, I ran away from him, and I joined Dark Warrior's street hockey team," Harry said, "I always wore a black uniform no matter where we were, home or away, and I would disappear and reappear some where else, at least it seemed like I did, I could always get past the defense, so they started calling my Dark Wraith, because it was like I was a Dark Ghost, but that sounded tacky."
Hermione gave up trying to understand him, "So you would apparate?" Hermione asked.
"No I didn't, I was just that evasive," Harry said, "I was so evasive it seemed like people would go right through me."
"Well, as much as I would like to stay I have some things I need to get ready, see you in a couple days," Driv said and disappeared.
"Why did you guys leave me there?" Driv asked when he appeared in his apartment flat.
"We didn't leave you, we were sent here after you bonded with your third familiar," Bole said.
"And who would that be?" Driv asked.
"That would be me," a cold voice said. Driv turned around, straight into the face of…
"Jaro? But you… you died," Driv said.
"No Dark Warrior, I didn't I was released, I became what I was destined to be, a shadow dragon," Jaro said, "And now I am your third familiar, the control you need."
"Wow, so I guess you can thank me for this huh?" Driv asked.
"Don't push it Dark Warrior, maybe over time I'll get over the fact that you killed my old life, but it will take time," Jaro said.
"Ok, I'll trust your decision," Driv said, "Well I have to get ready for the train in 2 days." Jaro nodded sat on the couch placed his hat over his eyes and fell asleep. Driv spent the next 2 days getting everything ready for the year to come.