AN: Hey! So here's chapter 2, hope you guys reading me will like it, also thanks to Cbear8 for your review, man it means so much to me. Anyways, character development in this chapter, so not that much action.-So yeah, edited that one too.
Disclaimer: I don't own any of J.K Rowling's incredible work, otherwise it would say 'Masterclem4' on all of those shiny book covers. I'd also be rich. Which I am not.
Chapter 2
Quite some time passed in silence before Harry realized something. ''You need a name.'' he stated, sure that it would quickly become bothersome to always call her ''doll'' or ''you''. ''Agreed, Father. What shall be my name then?'' Harry's mind did a double take as he realized that she had called him father. '' Also, please stop calling me father, I'm way to young to be one'' he replied heatedly. ''As for your name, hmm... let's see... Ah! What about Serenity, or Ren for short? Since you have that weird calming aura, it seems rather fitting won't you agree?''
The newly christened Serenity pondered a bit before nodding happily. ''Yes, I like it! As for my aura, you're right, it calms things around me, making them think clearly, but at a very short range. It is more powerful when I touch the target.'' She mused a bit. ''When you infused your magic into my personality, you probably thought about what it would be like if your mother were to hug you or comfort you. Your magic interpreted it and translated that desire into my aura.''
Harry thought about it for a bit before asking something that was bothering him. ''You keep saying that I infused and poured magic into things, but I don't think I've ever done it conscientiously before. Do you know how it works?'' he asked, hopeful. "Since you are my creator, I only know what you knew at the moment of infusing my personality, since it also contains all of my current knowledge."
Contemplating this new information, the boy concluded that he needed to know more things if he wanted his creations to be more intelligent if he ever did more of them. On the spur of the moment, he decided that he wanted to know what his magic felt like.
Recalling a magician in a fantasy book he read in the school library, he closed his eyes and started to try and meditate. After fifteen minutes of waiting for something to happen, he opened his eyes, a bit put down by his failure. "Why won't it work? I can't feel anything!" Serenity jumped in his lap. "I can help you with that Harry! Try again now." Now surrounded by the calming aura of his doll, he sank into a meditative stance and after a few minutes, he finally felt it, a tingling sensation, warm and comforting.
As he delved deeper in his mind, he found himself floating in a void. suddenly, an orb appeared in the void, floating, waves seemingly rippling through its surface and its blue hue projecting a glow on him and the apparent emptiness. Around it, thousands of lightly glowing sparks wandering aimlessly around the orb. Curious, he reached for the closest spark and took a hold of it. Instantly, memories flooded his mind, images of countless beatings and suffering infusing his very being before he finally let go of it. ''Just like that I think. It's probably our link.'' ''Link?'' ''Of course, I still need your magic to fuel myself, even if it's only a tiny bit.'' ''Ah, okay then.''
At that, Harry went back to exploring. Settling on a video game term he heard in one of Dudley's, he decided to call the orb his 'Mana Pool'. Throwing caution to the wind, he approached his mana pool with his hand. Meanwhile, in the real world, Harry's hand was resting on the floor of his cupboard, began glowing in a blueish light. In his mind, Harry continued to prod the sphere before realizing that it was steadily diminishing in size.
Panicked, he quickly escaped his mind and looked around, fearing that something may have happened. His hand, like the floor, was still bathing in the azure light. Tentatively, after seeing that nothing hurt, he lifted his hand from the ground, the glow around it dimming, before fading completely. ''what happened?'' he asked serenity who was watching the scene, interested. ''It seems that you charged the cupboard's floor with your magic.'' she said, looking around to see if anything else was amiss. ''You should try something with it.'' Harry looked at her like she was mad. ''Aw, come on, have a bit of faith! Aren't you always cold in here? Try and make it hot.'' Harry pondered her suggestion before nodding and placing his palms on the floor.
The blue glow reappeared, flaring back to life and illuminating them. The boy ignored it, instead concentrating on the feeling of comfort that a warm July day brought to him, or the gentle heat of a rock having been bathed in sunlight all day. Soon, the floor's glow dimmed again and Harry opened his eyes again, turning to Serenity. ''Did it work?'' His doll smiled at him. ''I can't sense neither cold nor heat.'' ''Right'' the boy deadpanned. He laid down on the ground, trying to find a trace of heat on the not...so...cold...anymore floor. ''Hey! It worked! Its not cold anymore!'' He laughed. ''It worked. I can do magic!'' And he fell asleep, huddling on the now comfortable surface
Startled to awareness by his uncle's gruff voice, Harry bolted in sitting position. ''Boy, if you're still alive, you better get ready and prepare breakfast. Be fast if you know what's good for you!'' He then stalked away, presumably to the bathroom to shave.
The small child quickly got up, and dressed himself, cursing all the way because of his hand-me-downs which were evidently way too loose, being tailored for a child the size of a small killer whale. Fumbling around in the dark for his glasses, his hand landed on the head of his doll. ''Harry, would you mind taking your hand off, I can't see anything!'' with a surprised yelp, Harry jolted back. ''Serenity! It wasn't a dream then? I can really do magic?'' his eyes, now accustomed to the surrounding darkness, saw the doll's nod as she replied. ''Yes Harry, it's all true, but you should make haste if you don't want to displease your uncle.'' ''Right.'' he said, finally finding his glasses after a few more minutes of searching.
After saying good by to his doll, he exited the cupboard straight to the kitchen. Luckily, neither Vernon nor Dudley were there, only Petunia, who blanched at the moment he entered the room. ''You can't walk around like...like that!'' she screeched before vanishing in a nearby closet.
After a few moments of tossing things around before emerging with the first aid kit, from which she retrieved gauze and pins. ''There.''she said.''It should cover it all! Now no one will see those hideous scars.'' She then set him up to prepare breakfast. While he was cooking, Harry asked how much time had passed since he've been tossed in the cupboard and at his surprise, two days had passed since then.
She then proceeded to pull out a bol of plain white rice from the fridge and give it to him.''Since you seem so hungry that you feel the need to steal from us (Insert glare here), Vernon decide that you'd get two rice bolls a day from now on. He said that if his father was fed like that in Vietnam and survive, then you sure as hell could be too.'' Harry said nothing, too occupied wolfing down his food, incapable of stopping himself.
''You won't go back to school either, so when your chores for the day are done, go somewhere else for the day, I don't want to see you around, just go elsewhere until six so you get your rice and go back into your cupboard. I don't care what you do, just stay outside.'' Harry couldn't believe it. Freedom against a measly chore list? Sure, he was a bit sad for the school part but the things they learned were so boring and he knew them all anyway.
Just when he was about to ask his aunt for the list, Dudley entered the kitchen. ''Hey Freak! why do you look like a mummy?'' He yelled. ''To hide your ugly mug?'' Harry smirked, before replying. ''Well, you're right about that Dudders, I do need to hide my face!'' He then proceeded to remove the bandages from his face, revealing the charred surface of his skin to his cousin, who now looked a bit green. Gingerly putting it back in place, he went to seek his aunt and the list of Freedom.
Well, that's all for today! Sorry for the plot instalment, there was not that much action but next chapter will be better I promise! Again, if you liked, please R&R. Until next Chapter!
