Quest of the Seekers: A New Haven
Year Three at Hogwarts
Welcome back to all my faithful readers and reviewers out there. Here is the sequel to both Elements of Transformation and Animals Within. If you haven't read any of those then this story will make very little sense.
Character Summaries, for those who need refreshing or just to like reading bios, these are the bios of our four favorite friends that make up The Seekers.
Tyler Solemn Slytherin
Age: 13
Birthday: August 30Hair: Black, tamable, said to be wavy
Eye Color: Black, said to wear his emotions
Wizarding Blood: Pure Blood, 2 magic parents
School House: Slytherin
Personality: Tricky, Cunning, Strongly willed, Action loving, great determination, Can be emotional, friendly, joker, handles pressure nicely, can be really stubborn
Summary: Tyler is best described as a loner who has been in the process of becoming very social. He has had the experience of being alone since he had no friends or siblings growing up. He lives in his family's mansion with his parents, house-elf and snake familiars. The youngest heir of Salazar Slytherin alive and the bearer of his wand. He is also a parselmouth or someone who knows how to speak to snakes. He doesn't however have the beliefs in blood purity like a good duration of the pure blood populous. The bestest friend of Jacke Walker. Best friends with Brad Carter and Reggie Falkner. Also, great friends with Severus Snape, Regulus Black, Morgan Stellers and Matthew Carroway.
Jacke Ronald Walker
Age: 13
Birthday: March 15
Hair: Red, wavy, straight
Eye Color: BlueWizarding Blood: Pure Blood, 2 magic parents
School House: Gryffindor
Personality: Courageous, friendly, adventurous, laughing nature, noble towards friends, can be stubborn, fun loving, very emotional when angry or extremely sad
Summary: Jacke is best described as a person that tries to find light in every dark corner. He tries to make good things thought up and happen in bad times. He had come from a family with no siblings for him so he was alone coming into Hogwarts until his meeting with Tyler. He lives in a regular street in an innocent looking house that's been enchanted to expand on the inside. Like in Tyler's bio, he doesn't believe in thinking that blood is important. The bestest friend of Tyler Slytherin. Best friends with Brad Carter and Reggie Falkner. Also a good friend with Regulus Black.
Reginald Kalvin Falkner
Age: 13
Birthday: November 29
Hair: Blond, neatly combed to the side and occasionally the front and back
Eyes: Gray
Wizard Blood: Half-Blood, 1 wizard father, 1 muggle motherSchool House: Ravenclaw
Personality: Book smart, logical, clever, prefers to follow regulation, likes order, funny at times, freezes at pressure, attentive, politely friendly
Summary: Reginald or Reggie, as his friends call him, can be best described as the voice of reason for their group. He is the one that looks out for the important obligations that the seekers have to do or think about. He has been having good influence for the group in terms of working but he has been starting to lighten up gradually and have more fun and humor. He has a little secret about himself that the seekers are unaware of. (ANI did put a very unnoticeable clue about it in the last chapter of my previous story) The bestest friend of Brad Carter. Best friends with Tyler Slytherin and Jacke Walker. Also a friend to Regulus Black.
Brad Nicholas Carter
Age: 13
Birthday: June 4
Hair: Brown, short
Eyes: Brown, said to match his hair
Wizard Blood: Muggleborn, 2 muggle parents
School House: HufflepuffPersonality: Curious, loyal, hard working, likeable, dependable and can be dependable, considerate, polite, sensitive, may be too trusting
Summary: Brad can be described as the glue that holds their group together. During fights and tragedies he knows just how to make someone feel better. Coming into Hogwarts when he just figured out what he was, was a big step for him that was made easier when he met his friends. The bestest friend of Reggie Falkner. Best friends with Tyler Slytherin and Jacke Walker. A friend to Regulus Black.
I think I've kept you waiting long enough so here's High Serpent King's story. Also, remember that dialogue in slanted words is parseltongue......unless it's a spell.
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Chapter 1: A Dull Summer Adventure
The Great Down Mountains in Sussex were a lovely sight, very peaceful and open too. The area was filled with August air and it seemed like a normal and stable place. However, unknown to most people, there is a mansion and not any mansion but the Slytherin Family Mansion. Right now, in a room that was letting off a set of glows was a young 12 year old boy on the verge of 13, who was a wizard. That boy is Tyler Solemn or really called Tyler Slytherin.
Tyler was in the middle of his big room training with his elemental powers. He was letting out little orbs of lightning and trying to manipulate them into streams and surround him. He was getting good with manipulation his own created lightning but he was trying to get it to respond faster to his wants. Watching his training were his pets of a brown owl by the name of Pandy short for Pandemona and an emerald green snake known as Chaos. These pets were gifts he received when he had turned 11 and started going to the wizarding school of Hogwarts.
Tyler was a parselmouth meaning he was able to understand snake language and speak it as well as if it were a second language. He and his family were always hiding what they were because of the belief that most of their world has on their kind of people. Popular belief is that parselmouths were generally supposed to be the darkest and foulest of wizards. Should anyone personally know the Slytherin family then they would say that it was a load of rubbish.
Tyler was practicing this bit of training for at least an hour almost everyday since he had gotten home from his latest year in Hogwarts. His second year wasn't a year that someone looking back on would say was quite pleasurable. Tyler felt that he was lucky that he came out of this year without consequence considering what had happened. His previous Defense against the Dark Arts teacher had tried to capture and bring him in to the ministry as a dark wizard catch. This wizard also happened to be the official who brought down his great grandfather years ago, which had resulted in making the family become more private and less social.
Tyler was trying to forget that loser of a wizard and just try to have a good time at his house but it was proving tricky. He was feeling quite bored with being back home. The only thing that was exciting was whenever he was training with his father, Chaos or training by himself. Other than those things then Tyler would just lounge around in the mansion or the grounds counting the days until his birthday and September 1st. He did enjoy the training that he got though. His dad and Chaos were his partners for parseldueling and Tyler was getting the hang of being offensive during battle and how to defend himself and his snake as well and they all were having fun whenever they did this. Tyler was privately training with his elemental powers and his snake animagus form and he was careful that his parents didn't find out or they would know that he'd been through the secret chamber of the mansion and it would generate questions.
'For one thing, they would want to know if anyone knows about this and they have some way of making me crack every time I'm caught in a lie,' he thought as he swirled the lightning with his hand as if it was the wind.
Tyler had been in through the secret chamber under the mansion, which was known as the "Deep Level". This chamber contained many artifacts, spells, rituals, and other powerful magics both light and dark. This chamber was guarded by a snake called 'Guardian', which Tyler had met last year and he was entrusted to guard the chamber from thieves and poachers in service for the Slytherin family. Tyler had gone down there twice and had found a book on transforming yourself into an animagus his previous year and also a book on becoming an elemental the year before that.
Tyler used the knowledge he gained and he had shared it with his three closest friends. He stopped his training to gaze at the picture of four wizards in different house robes on his bedtable. The four people were all waving and laughing in the picture, which made Tyler smile in response on its gaze. The people in the picture were his friends Jacke Walker, Reggie Falkner, Brad Carter and himself. Their friendship was what most people at Hogwarts would call...unheard of. All four of them were in different houses. Brad being in Hufflepuff house, Reggie being in Ravenclaw house, Jacke being in Gryffindor house and him being in Slytherin house.
Tyler, Jacke, Reggie and Brad were very close and they had even formed their own group calling themselves the Seekers. They came up with their name over the fact that they were the seekers on their house teams so it seemed to fit with them. Out of all of the seekers, Jacke was the one that Tyler felt the closest too. They had similar tastes in fun, excitement, study (being that they are annoyed by it) and action. He could count on Jacke to back him up whenever he needed it and he proved it to Tyler a little more than a month ago. Reggie was the one who could always point Tyler on the right track even if he didn't like how it looked. Reggie also would make sure that Tyler tried to stay out of trouble and was someone who would help in looking out for him though Tyler could see that some of himself and Jacke was rubbing off on him and he was starting to lay back and have more fun. Reggie also proved that he was really a best friend when he helped save him the past June. Brad was the one that someone could just talk to and he was deeply loyal to his friends. He was very considerate of the other seekers and knew just what to say to help anyone. Brad proved himself last June as well with Jacke and Reggie saving Tyler from their former defense teacher. They were the best friends that Tyler or anyone could ever have but their circle of friendship was not easy with the fact that they belonged in different school houses.
The houses in Hogwarts had a history of being in a complicated rival relationship. There was a lot of tension especially between Gryffindor and Slytherin. Tyler's own ancestor was one of the school's founders and was the one that his own house was dedicated to. The Slytherins were always in conflict with the other three houses. Tyler didn't have anything against anybody outside his house unless they had a reason that they should be. Tyler didn't deny that he knew the reason why Slytherins were outnumbered in the conflict 3 to 1. He had seen many of his fellow housemates being complete gits to others outside their house for reasons that were completely stupid. In fact, there were only four slytherins in the school who he kept in regular contact with and they are Matt Carroway, Regulus Black, Morgan Stellers and Severus Snape.
These four were the only slytherins who befriended Tyler and looked past the fact that he had friends in other houses. Most of the others looked at him like the house oddball and tried not to socialize with him, which was fine on Tyler's mind because he wouldn't cry about it. Tyler thought more on his circle of friends and seekers until he heard his mother's voice.
"Tyler! Tyler! Dinner's ready! Come on down!"
"I'm coming!" he said. "Pandy, fly on my shoulder."
His owl friend flew to his left shoulder before he turned to his snake.
"Chaos, slither and hook yourself on my other shoulder and arm mate."
Chaos went to Tyler's offered hand and circled onto his arm going up and resting his head on Tyler's left shoulder with the rest of his body wrapped on his arm.
Tyler headed down to the dining room where he saw his mother, father and the family house-elf setting down for dinner.
"Tyler, I have some good news."
"Yeah dad?" he asked settling himself in.
"We're taking you to Diagon Alley in two days. Your school list just arrived an hour ago."
"Really, great. Is it okay if I owl my friends and see if we're able to meet?"
"Er...don't see no reason why not, go ahead."
"Thanks dad."
After Tyler finished his food he went to his room and copied the exact letter three times.
Jacke (Brad for Brad, and Reggie for Reggie's letter),
I'm going to be in Diagon Alley on Sunday. I was wondering if we would be able to meet there so I could take care and buy all your wands when you go to get new ones but if not then I'll give it to you on the train. Tell me if you can.
Tyler
"Pandy, Take these to my fellow seekers please?"
Pandy gave a hoot with a nod and extended his leg. After Tyler tied the letters on, he gave Pandy a sugar owl treat and let him out.
Later in the night, Tyler couldn't help but feel anxiety over waiting for his friends' replies or for the upcoming trip to Diagon Alley. It had been very dull for the past 1 and ½ months. Tyler couldn't help but feel that his cousin was to blame for his boredom. Voldemort had been a major thing in the paper about a week after Tyler returned home from school. It was said that his cousin had gotten some devious allies and they were the creatures known as The Dementors. Tyler's family knew about Dementors all to well.
Before his cousin's reign, the dementors were fully under the Ministry's control and had guarded Azkaban prison. The reason that his family had personal knowledge of them was because Tyler's great grandfather Balder Solemn Slytherin was given the Dementor's Kiss, which meant that the dementor sucked his soul out through his mouth when he was revealed to be a parselmouth.
Also, his father was in a bad mood when he heard of this big news. He had called him a disgrace to the parselmouth heritage and how he was helping to make our lives more complicated and dangerous. Tyler's family always had to be secretive and cautious even before Voldemort's actions. His father and grandfather explained that their ancestor Salazar Slytherin, whose wand that Tyler now has, had made it disgraceful and unsafe to live in public and without so much protective secrecy that the family had to make a new last name. Tyler heard the stories from many sources and couldn't help but feel annoyance and anger for his ancestor for making him live in secrecy and isolation from the very day he was born.
Anyhow, most of the sporting events and other big public activities were cancelled or postponed because of this new dark alliance meaning that there was little that Tyler could do other than be bored. However, with this trip to Diagon Alley on his mind, Tyler treated it like he was going to be seeing quidditch celebrities. Tyler was told to go to sleep but he couldn't bring himself to sleep. He was just too preoccupied by the announcement that they were going to Diagon Alley in over 1 day.
Tyler ran his hands through his hair and caught sight of the snake key attached to his arm chain. He instantly remembered what Reggie had said right before he had come home.
"Should we expect another surprise?" he had said.
'Maybe I should give in and get another surprise. It's kind of become tradition that I do bring one.' he thought proudly.
Tyler took a lantern and made a spark with his finger to light it. He started to creep through the house listening for any signs of his mom or dad. He went very slowly and was steady in his steps. He made it to the iron door without difficulty and then removed the key off his chain. He inserted it in and turned it, which made the door click and open revealing the "Deep Level." Tyler had been here before but it was still as exciting as his first time was.
'It's been so boring that a new paint color would be an exciting adventure,' he thought with anxiety.
He looked through the rows of books that he had been through before and kept his eyes and ears peeled for any sign of the Guardian snake that protected this chamber. Tyler looked at a few of the titles and a few were mostly on some ancient legends and various historical events until he ran into a section that he recognized. He had run into the section of transformations that he had gotten two books out of previously. In his opinion, he got the best two books that were there because the others had mostly transformations that seemed a little too corny or useless.
"Well, there's no reason to stay here," he said to himself. "I already got the best transformations this shelf is going to give up. Might as well move on."
He decided to go straight so he wouldn't get confused on what he searched in already. The little quest he was on was starting to get a little dull and he was starting to think that maybe he should get going. He let out a yawn and started to walk while he rubbed his eyes so he could keep them open.
'I don't want to spend the rest of the night looking through every single interesting book I come across.'
He turned to leave but then realized that when he was rubbing his eyes he had gotten himself turned around.
'Great, I now wish that this chamber wasn't so big. Okay...I think I came in from this way or...was it that way.'
He went through the rows and sections of books until he started to breathe hard from frustration.
'Darn! How am I going to get out of here? Maybe I should yell to see if Guardian is around unless he's sleeping again.' He started to chuckle when he remembered what the watchful snake had told him last year. But before he could start screaming Guardian's name, he saw a glowing exhibit that captured his eyes.
"I...think I remember that stuff," he said quietly.
He did remember it. He had seen it before slightly on his very first time coming into the "Deep Level" chamber 2 Christmas' ago. He moved over to the group of display cases, which were big and went up against the entire long wall and was awed at the stuff inside. There were shields of many metal colors and shapes. There were designs of great beasts and radiating magic. There were also swords and knives of numerous markings and designs, which made Tyler eyes, squint to make himself believe that what he was seeing was real. Other weapons such as spears, lances, axes, battle hammers, bows were also there.
'By Merlin, there are things here that would suit an entire army,' he thought in awe.
He went up the row of displays until he caught sight of a brighter part of the row, brighter than the rest. When he got to it he saw that the light was all focused onto a small fine polished wooden box. Tyler tried to open it but when he touched it a blue glow appeared and sent out a wave throughout the aisle like it was a river.
"Whose there?!!" shouted a snake voice.
"Guardian! Is that you?"
A long brownish snake came out of hiding to face Tyler but Tyler knew he shouldn't be threatened by him. This was Guardian. The snake entrusted to guard the items kept here for the Slytherin Family.
"Oh, young Slytherin, such an honor to see you again."
"Hello Guardian. It's a real pleasure to see you again after all this time. How did you find me here anyway?"
"Oh, the cases have a special charm on it forbidding anyone to take anything from there. I came to see if a thief was here but seeing it was only you has eased me. The only way to get into it is to use your key to touch the case and it will open for you."
Tyler took his key and moved it to the plastic case like he would a keyhole. When the tip touched the glass covering it let out a glow at the tip and the glass covering magically disappeared.
"Wow, Thanks Guardian."
Tyler looked back at the box that had caught his attention before. For some strange reason, he seemed like he needed to get that box. It was as if a part of him felt a complete...happiness and ease with it. He got it and looked at the box and noticed that it had no lock or anything sealing it so he raised the lid. Inside the box was a velvet cushion and there were four thin spaces and in three of them were wands. The fourth was empty but made it clear that there was supposed to be a wand there. The strangest thing was that on the bottom space, next to each wand place, were the symbols of the Hogwarts houses. However, Tyler noticed that the spot with the Slytherin crest was the spot where there was no wand at all.
"Guardian, do you know what are these wands are for?"
"Oh, I see you have found possibly the most priceless magical items in the entire chamber."
"They're just wands and you can get them easily at any wand maker's shop."
"Oh, but they're not ordinary wands. Those wands are the ones that originally belonged to the founders of Hogwarts."
"What?! You can't be serious!"
"I don't have a sense of humor young master."
Suddenly, Tyler got the meaning of the crests being where they were. The wand above the Gryffindor lion crest had to belong to Godric Gryffindor, the founder who created his friend Jacke's house. The wand above the Ravenclaw eagle crest had to belong to Rowena Ravenclaw, the founder of Reggie's house. The one above the Hufflepuff badger crest had to belong to Helga Hufflepuff, the founder of Brad's house. Tyler saw the spot with the Slytherin serpent crest and then took out his wand from his wand holster. He put it in that spot and saw that it fit perfectly. Tyler couldn't believe that he was holding all the wands of the Hogwarts Four in his very hands. But still, something didn't add up.
"Guardian, how did these wands come to the family's possession?"
"I have no idea. No one alive truly knows how that has come to pass. All I know is that the Slytherin family kept the wands for generations and after the family prophecy came to pass they've only taken out the wand of Salazar Slytherin for the trials."
"Guardian, don't you know that I'm the one who is the wand heir of Salazar Slytherin?"
"You are?! I'm sorry, I didn't know. Perhaps it was fate that you now found these wands."
"What am I supposed to do with them?"
"My best advice is, like your wand, find 3 wizards who are best destined for these wands."
"Find wand heirs of Gryffindor, Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw? How am I going to..." Then the answer hit Tyler just like one of his bolts of lightning. "Guardian, I think I know just the wizards for these wands."
"You just can't choose randomly young master. You have to feel it and sense that the ones you are thinking are the ones. Do you trust yourself completely with whom you've chosen?"
Tyler searched his feelings to see if the three people he had chosen would be the ones who he knew the wands would accept.
"Guardian, I'm certain."
"Well, then I'll accept your choice."
"Guardian, may I ask one more question before I go?"
"Certainly."
"Well...I'm a little you show me out?"
"Er...Slytherin, the exit is right over there."
Guardian pointed his head behind Tyler and he saw that up ahead was light from the torches of the corridor outside the "Secret Level's" door.
"Oh."
Tyler went to shut the display case door when something else caught his eye. On the spot where he had picked up the wand box was a piece of parchment.
'Hmm,' he thought reaching and picking it up. 'This was under the wands...maybe I should take this too, but I'll look at it later.'
"Thank you for your assistance Guardian. I only ask that you still keep this a secret from my parents."
"Don't worry, it's not my place to tell when anything is taken unless it's been stolen. You're not stealing that because as you are a Slytherin then you have full access to anything here. But before you go, may I ask you a question?"
"Okay Guardian, I owe that much."
"Who might I ask did you choose for the three wands? What are their names?"
"They're the three other members of the Seekers who happen to be my best friends. Jacke Walker, Reggie Falkner and Brad Carter."
Then Tyler headed out and carefully headed back to his room unnoticed.
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End of Chapter 1Tigercub15: Here's the one you were waiting for. I hope I gave you something you liked.
Author Notes
Well, here it is, the start of my third story in my series. Big thing in the next chapter. The trip to Diagon Alley and the reunion of the Seekers after the long summer. Will the wands except Jacke, Reggie and Brad? The next chapter will be started on, Chapter 2: The Wand Heirs of Hogwarts.
Also, today is my birthday. So, if anyone feels considerate enough, give me a review as a present, thank you.
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