Trinity Soul

I get bored easily. Thats a simple fact and I often find myself coming up with stupid ideas to pass the time and maybe hit on something that I could write. So, when a friend came up with a Challenge that was right up my alley, I jumped at the chance and even dipped into some other areas for ideas for a silly, but fun, story. Unfortunately, I wasn't the only one who was bored. Now I have the unenviable task of fixing a world gone to shit. Oh well, at least its not Worm.

And we're back. Nothing to say here, other than enjoy!

Chapter 3

"Yeah, this isn't going to work," I said as I dropped Index, the page open at a horrifically complicated Magic Circle I couldn't make heads or tails of.

"You do know that you have to start with the BASICS!" yelled the Grimoire, "Starting out with Seals designed to keep out Satan Level threats is more than a little stupid."

"I know, but its not like they were any simpler," I grumbled, "Seriously, Arithmancy is hard enough to get my head around and those Circles were much more complicated than anything in the books I've got. I might be able to get my head around some of them after studying Arithmancy, but I don't think I have the patients. Still, at least I tried."

"True enough I suppose," said Index.

There was a puff of smoke and the book was replaced by her Human form.

"So, since your not really interested in learning Idol Theory and can't understand the basics of the Modern Style, I guess that just leaves Lost Archive."

"Yeah, I suspected that would be the case," I said, "I suck at Maths and I'm naturally skeptical, so having to put faith into my Magic to get it to work is right out. Lost Archive however approaches with more of a scientific outlook, as near as you can get to science when dealing with Magic at least."

"You know you need to go against logic in order to use that Magic, right?" asked Index.

"Naturally," I said, "And that I can do."

Index stared at me.

"You are a very strange person," she said.

"Hmm, I suppose I am," I said, "So how do we start?"

Index huffed and crossed her arms.

"Thats up to you," she said, "I can't really help with this. Out of all the Magical Styles, Lost Archive requires one to draw their power from within. To get started, you need to look within and decide what Archive would best suit you."

"And it should be the opposite of my nature, right?" I asked.

Index nodded.

"Yep, and I can say with some certainty that Lust and Sloth really won't work for you," said Index.

"Can't argue with that," I said, "Honestly, out of all of them, the only one I can think of that would work would be Ira. I'm terrible at losing my temper and keeping it lost. The others...ehhh, I'm honest enough to acknowledge my faults."

"Most people wouldn't be," said Index, "Still, its a place to start."

She switched back into her book form and opened to her section on the Ira Archive.

"Here, have a look through and see if any jump out at you," she said, "It might take something a little more...extreme to reveal your Thema, but this is a good way to start."

"Eh, better than unlocking it in the middle of battle I guess," I muttered as I picked her up and started flipping through the pages.

I briefly paused on the page for Ruina, the Thema used by Arin and Hijiri in the Anime, but quickly moved on. It didn't really catch my attention, despite the fact that Runes was one of the classes I was rather looking forwards to in Hogwarts. Then, I flipped the page and found myself looking at a chapter of what looked like random squiggles that, I as I looked at them, seemed to blur and transform into legible worlds.

"Is this…"

"Parselscript," said Index, "Those are Salazar's addition to my content. Apparently, he didn't want any of his magic falling into the wrong hands and, considering what he was capable of, I don't blame him."

I ran my fingers over the warm parchment as I carefully read through the introduction of the section, before my gaze fell on the name of the Thema.

"Entropia," I breathed.

The word left my mouth with a whisper of Magic that seemed to move through the wind like a gust of wind, ruffling the curtains and making the light fitting swing. I blinked.

"Well, that was easy," I said, "Although I have to wonder how people will react if they find out I'll be using the same Magic as Slytherin."

"Do you actually care?" asked Index.

"Not in the slightest," I said, "Now then…"

I was cut off by a knock at the door.

"Huh, I wonder who that could be," I muttered as I hopped off my bed and headed for the door.

I palmed my wand in my off hand (no need to take chances) and opened the door to reveal a girl my age with long, red hair, blue eyes and a rather impressive chest for a 13 year old. She was wearing a white, sleeveless collar blouse left untucked, a black skirt and thigh-high socks, and a pair of sensible shoes, as well as a beret. The fact that her hair was the same colour as Amelia Bones', and Harry's memories recognized her, allowed me to conclude that she was Susan Bones and her outfit and choice of hat made me strongly suspect that she was one of the Trinity Seven.

"Good...afternoon Susan," I said after glancing at my watch, "What can I do for you?"

"Hi Harry," said Susan, "My Aunt told me you were staying here and suggested I drop by. She thought you might want a guide for the Alley."

I snorted.

"I'm sure thats the entire reason," I drawled, "But sure, why not? It could be interesting to see whats out there other than the school supplies shops."

"Never had chance to explore?" asked Susan as she accepted my wordless invite into my room.

"My first year was guided by Hagrid who basically rushed me through it as quickly as possible and my second was with the Weasleys, who don't exactly have the money to browse," I said as I grabbed my coat and shoes.

Susan frowned.

"Wait, Hagrid brought you to the Alley?" she asked.

"Yeasss, is that a problem?" I asked.

"Well, hes not exactly qualified for the job," said Susan, "I mean, hes a nice guy, but he couldn't have told you everything you needed to know. Did he at least take you to St Mungos?"

"Why would I need to visit the hospital?" I asked, no honestly confused.

Susan stared at me in shock.

"So let me get this straight," she said slowly, "You haven't had any of the standard Magical Vaccinations all Muggleborn and raised are required to get before they start at Hogwarts?"

I felt my stomach drop.

"No, apparently not," I said, "And I strongly suspect that I might be lacking in knowledge I need to keep from pissing off Purebloods. Bollocks."

"That seems likely," said Susan, "Fortunately, I can help with both. Sort of. I'll get my Aunt to make you an appointment at St Mungo's and I can tutor you on what it means to be the head of a Noble House."

"I can help with that," said Index.

I breathed a sigh of relief.

"Thanks Sue," I said, "I really don't want to make anyone madder than I have to."

"Thats usually wise," she said, "So, do you want to do some learning now or go out?"

"Well, since we'll probably need some books and I just put my shoes on, lets head out," I said, "We got plenty of time to study later."

"Fair enough," said Susan.

An hour later, after being shown around the alley and a few nifty little areas I fully intended to go back to at some point, Susan and I returned to my room with a couple of books on the Wizarding Worlds politics, Noble houses and social rituals. And within moments of opening them, I was banging my head on the table.

"Stupid...fucking...URG!"

"Something wrong?" asked Susan.

"Well, at least now I know why Malfoy doesn't like me," I growled, "I really need to find out who was supposed to actually teach me this crap and kick their arse for not filling me in so I don't piss off the upper ranks of the Wizarding World, half of Ravenclaw and the whole of fucking Slytherin!"

"Is this about you refusing Malfoy's handshake in the first year?" asked Susan, "Because that would certainly do it."

"Then again, his whole thing with challenging me to a duel and then not showing up is SO much worse," I said as I picked up the book on dueling I'd picked up and started flipping through it, "Hes damn lucky no one overheard us or he'd be fucked. Shame its a little late to do anything…"

I sighed.

"Right, damage control, how do I get out of this situation and hopefully get people to actually think before assuming?"

"Well, apologizing to Malfoy would be a good start," said Susan, "Doing that will win back a lot of respect from those not in You-Know-Whos camp. It probably won't do much to get the little idiot of your back, but I think that'd take a miracle."

"More than likely," I grumbled, "Incidentally, who was it who was supposed to teach me this stuff in the first place?"

"In the absence of your Parents, it should be your Magical Guardian," said Susan, "That should have been one of your Godparents, but Sirius was sent to Azkaban and Alice Longbottom got captured and tortured by the Lestranges shortly after your Parents were killed...ah, sorry."

I waved off the apology.

"So who is my Magical Guardian?" I asked.

"I'm not sure," said Susan, "My Aunt could find out though."

"Something else to ask about then," I said, "I have my suspicions, but I'll keep them to myself for now."

"Fair enough," said Susan, snapping the book she was reading shut and setting it aside, "Well, thats the basics you need to know, the rest we can work on later. For now, I'm more interested to hear if you've decided on what Magic to learn."

"Lost Archive," I said, "Although I haven't done much other than figure out what my Archive and Thema are."

"That didn't take long," said Susan, "It took me nearly two months to find mine when I started out."

"Well, having a millenia old book with thousands of years worth of knowledge and experience certainly helps," I deadpanned.

Susan glanced over at said book, who was lounging on my bed flipping through a magazine and grazing from a bag of Walkers. And no, I have no idea where she got the crisps from. Still, at least it wasn't sugar. I'd quickly learnt that Index on a Sugar Rush was a thing of nightmares.

"I imagine so," said Susan, "So, do you need any help getting started?"

I shrugged.

"Sure, why not?"

And thats how the next few weeks went, with Susan acting as guide and tutor in politics and Magic, both Wizarding and Lost Archive, to get me up to where I was supposed to be without interference from possibly-manipulative-possibly-incompetent Magical Guardians and lazy 'best friends' who acted as a millstone for my (or rather Harry's) scholastic career. Alright, that last ones a bit mean, I wasn't quite ready to make any judgements on Ron without actually meeting the guy properly. Fittingly enough for being a dead ringer for Lilith, Susan was an excellent teacher and knew exactly how to explain things to get the best out of me.

On the up side, I got my suspicions on Dumbledore basically confirmed when Madam Bones pulled through and revealed that Dumbledore was my Magical Guardian. Combine my lack of required knowledge to fulfil my duties as the Heir to the Most Noble and Most Ancient House of Potter or however thats supposed to go and with the fair amount of remnants of abuse the Healer I was taken to found and I happily told her about meant she was spitting nails and ready to do whatever it took to nail Dumbles to the wall. Unfortunately, that wasn't likely to happen considering the amount of political clout he had, but it was a start.

A couple of days after the trip to the hospital, I had the pleasure of meeting the second member of the Trinity Seven. I was returning to my room after a rather excellent breakfast when I suddenly became aware of another presence in the hall, despite the fact that most of the rooms were empty and everyone else who was staying was still downstairs. I stopped and turned, scanning the empty hall with narrowed eyes.

"Something wrong Master?" asked Index.

"I'm...not sure," I said, "Somethings wrong…"

Then, I looked up and found myself looking at a vaguely amused looking Asian girl peering down at me from under a sheet that was stuck to the ceiling and blended into the painted wood almost flawlessly.

"Impressive, I wasn't expecting you to be able to sense my presence, even if I wasn't suppressing it," said the girl, before detaching herself from the ceiling and landing lightly in front of me, her camouflage sheet vanishing as she did.

I raised an eyebrow as I examined the girl. She was short and slender, with long, brown hair worn in a high ponytail with a shuriken-shaped hair clip that could probably act as an actual shuriken and her bangs parted so they covered her left eye. She was wearing a black waistcoat over a white shirt, a black skirt with shorts underneath and stockings, a white tassel scarf and a pair of sensible shoes. I could also see hints of some kind of mesh armour under her clothes.

"Nice to finally meet you without that idiot Weasley lurking around, Harry Potter," she said, "I'm Su Le, Ravenclaw and Badass Ninja."

I blinked.

"Aren't Ninja Japanese?" I asked without thinking.

"Thats what they want you to think," said Su with a wink.

"I...have no response to that," I said, "So, I take it Rons been making things...difficult for people who want to talk to me?"

"You could say that," said Su, leaning against the wall, "Mostly hes a foul git to everyone so no one wants to be around him, but hes also said some pretty horrible things to people to make sure they stay away."

"Oh, lovely, I bet thats done my reputation wonders," I grumbled.

"Yep, pretty much," said Su brightly, making me slump and mutter a few choice insults under my breath, "On the up side, most people have figured out that hes full of shit. I have to say though, your not much like I imagined."

I looked up and saw that the Ninja was eyeing me with a rather strange gleam in her eye.

"Oh? Did you expect me to be taller?" I griped, "Or maybe a shy wallflower barely able to string together a sentence together when talking to someone he doesn't know? Or maybe an arrogant brat like what Snape constantly accuses me of being?"

Su hummed in thought, idly scratching her chin.

"I guess I'm not sure," she said, "Your just...different. Certainly interesting though. I dare say that you'll be interesting to hang around."

"Glad to be of service," I deadpanned, making the Ninja laugh.

After that, Su started hanging around me whenever she got the chance, literally on occasion since I'd once walked into my room to find the Ninja suspended from the ceiling by a rope with a scroll in her teeth. When asked what in the hell she was doing, she responded with a grin and telling me she was training. Exactly what she was training was anyones guess, but it made me very glad she wore shorts under her skirt.

She also proved without a shadow of a doubt that Susan wasn't the only one sporting an imported personality when Su managed to reduce the other girl to a blushing, stuttering mess with a few well aimed innuendos and a bit of help from Index.

"Y-you two are the worst!" shrieked the redhead, her arms crossed across her bust and a luminous blush spread across her face and vanishing into the collar of her top while Su and Index cackled like loons and I tried to look anywhere but her, "I-its not like that! I'm just tutoring him, we're not doing...THAT!"

"Oh really?" asked Su with a smug grin, "So you didn't used to fantasize about dating him when you were little?"

"ARRGGHHHH!"

I ducked as Susan pulled an assault rifle out of thin air and started chasing Su around the room. I ignored the cackling Ninja and yelling Alchemist in favour of flipping through my new Arithmancy book and wondering if it was too late to ask Mcgonigal to change my course choices. It wasn't completely out of my comfort zone, but it was pretty complicated. After a moment's thought, I decided that I'd at least give the class a shot. Hopefully, if the teacher was any good, she'd be able to help me get my head around it. Besides, I actually rather liked a challenge when it came to academics.

A startled squeak made me look up and I immediately blushed when I saw that Su had got behind Susan and had destricted the redhead by way of grabbing her breasts.

"Hmm, you've grown," said Su, making Susans blush increase to atomic levels, "I think you'll need to go shopping soon."

I sighed and pinched my nose as Susan let out a strangled moan and sank to her knees, hugging her chest and blushing so hard I'm surprised steam wasn't coming out of her ears.

"Su, can you please stop teasing her?" I asked tiredly, "I don't really want to have to call Madam Bones to collect her if she faints from blushing to hard, no matter how cute she looks."

Susan's head snapped around to stare at me with wide eyes as Su started snickering.

"Oh? You like what you see?" she asked with a saucy smirk.

"My dear Ninja, my Archive is Ire, not Luxuria," I said with a matching smirk, "I'd have to be blind to enjoy spending all this time around beautiful girl like Susan. Or you for that matter."

Susans blush put in another appearance as she started stuttering while Su's smirk slipped slightly and her own cheeks gained a dusting of pink.

"Well, aren't you the confident one?" she said after a moment.

I smirked.

"Just calling it like I see it," I said, although I was wondering just where the confidence required to come out with a line like that had come from.

I didn't have long to consider it though as Index decided she didn't like being ignored and jumped onto my back.

"Hey, what about me?" she pouted.

I grinned and nudged her cheek with my nose.

"Don't worry Index, your my best girl," I said.

Index gave a radiant smile and planted a kiss on my cheek.

"Good boy," she said and hopped down as the two other girls burst out laughing at the look on my face.

Down in Devon, in a house that was clearly only held up by Magic and prayers, a young girl with red hair in pigtails carefully dropped a handful of diced leaves into her cauldron and stirred, watching as the liquid turned a shimmering blue with a rainbow coloured shine. Upon seeing the correct colour, the girl grinned, pushed the goggles she was wearing up to her forehead and rubbed her hands together.

"Excellent," she muttered, "Just needs to simmer for a bit and it'll be ready. Then I just need to get Harry alone with my secret weapon and everything I want will be within my grasp!"

She hugged the small satchel she wore at her hip to her chest and started cackling as she imagined just what her plan would get her. She would achieve her dream, no matter who or what got in her way and Harry Potter would help her do just that!

BANG!

The girl jumped as something heavy bounced off her door.

"Stop practicing your evil laugh and go to sleep!" yelled her brother from across the hall, "Its four in the bloody morning!"

There was the sound of the door slamming again as the girl pouted at being interrupted. Still, her brother was right, it was late, er, early and she needed to be up to head to Diagon in the morning. She glanced at her potion and quickly cast a charm over it that would place it in stasis once a certain amount of time had passed, before changing into her pajamas and climbing into bed, hugging her prized possession to her chest like a teddy bear.

And done. Its a bit short, but whatever. To be clear, I don't intend to stop working on Little Birds since I'm working on both chapters together...lets see how long that lasts...anyway, onto the quips!

I originally intended to use Hermione for the role of Lilith, but then I had a better idea and switched it to Susan. Plus, it makes a tad more sense for a Pure/Halfblood to be learning other forms of Magic than a Muggleborn.

I admit, I was tempted to just use Levi instead of importing her personality and looks onto a HP character, but I eventually decided to just use Su and be done with it. It...might get confusing later, but I can use it for some jokes.

Incidentally, for any confused Americans in the audience, Crisps is the English name for potato chips. I have no idea how many people would know that, I'm just covering my bases.

Yes, its one of those Rons and Dumbledores. I'm going to have some fun with it.

As for Ginny...hehehe.

And with that, I'm done. Don't forget to leave a review on the way out!