Bound By Brotherhood Forged in Fire Part II: The Power The Dark Lord Knows Not

Chapter 2: The Road Revenge

The next few days consisted of a few basic training and meditation exercises with Logan to help Harry and Neville begin to control their powers. But from Professor Xavier and Doctor McCoy's guesses, Harry and Neville's experience with their Animagus forms would help them immensely in their training.

After about a week Harry and Neville were introduced to the Danger room, and even though it would be a while before they could use it Harry and Neville were intrigued.
On their eighth day at the institute Harry, Neville, Sirius and Remus were sitting at breakfast, when Xavier wheeled in and approached Harry, following behind him was an elderly woman saturated in magic.

"Harry, Neville" Xavier said "Based on Logan's reports I think it is time for you both to begin your training" then Xavier turned to the woman and said "Harry this is Agatha Harkness, she's a witch from Salem Massachusetts, she has agreed to help you continue your training in energy manipulation. I know that you were experimenting when you were on Azkaban, but she should be able to help speed up the process towards you working on your Shadow Tiger abilities, and in the evening I will work on your Telepathy"

Then as Harry nodded Xavier looked at Neville and said "I'd like you to work with Amara Aquilla, she will help you learn to harness you pyrokinetic abilities, in the evenings while I work on Telepathy with Harry Jean will work on telekinesis with you and I think that if you're careful you should be able to work on the wolf transformations on your own"

"OK" Harry and Neville said together.

A short time later in garden off the pool at the back of the mansion Harry sat on the stone bench and listened to Agatha speak.

"The energy that you are able to harness" the aging witch said "Has not been truly harnessed to its fullest extent in over one thousand years. Not since Merlin was last seen when Hogwarts construction was completed"

"Merlin was the last person to be able to manipulate magical energy?" Harry asked "Was he a mutant?"

"No one knows" Agatha said "But it is a possibility. For all we know, our Magical abilities may simply be another stage in human evolution"

"Who knows" Harry nodded "So how does this work?"

"I can't exactly teach you everything" Agatha said "No one can. All I can do is start you down the path. You must walk the road on your own. But I have faith that you can succeed"

"Let's get started then" Harry said

"While I cannot teach you how to completely use your magic in its purest form" Agatha said "I can teach you to control the magic within you, to bend it to your will, and from there you will be able to progress on your own"

"I started doing that myself in Azkaban" Harry said "But if you could help me learn to utilise the energy and draw it into myself faster then all the better"

"Very well" Agatha said "I want you to sit on the ground and cross your legs"

Harry nodded and complied

"Now" Agatha continued "Close your eyes"

Again Harry complied

"Now just relax" Agatha said "Free your mind"

(AN Sorry, couldn't resist)

Harry sat for a few moments, completely still and silent. Around him he became aware of things he hadn't noticed before.

He could hear his heart beating steadily in his ears. He could hear the sound of Scot working on his car in the garage.

And for a split second he could swear he saw a collage of colours in the shape of a man lying flat on his back beneath a mass of white.

Then he remembered that his eyes were closed.

"What the hell?" he said as he opened his eyes

"What did you see?" Agatha asked

"For a split second I saw a mass of colour in human form" Harry replied "I think it was Scot. But how?"

"It is the magic" Agatha said "Magic is everywhere Harry. People just don't see it…but you do"

"This is cool" Harry agreed

"With time, practice and meditation you will be able to see through invisibility cloaks at will, you will be able to sense spells before you see or hear them. The magic will become your eyes, and the possibilities will be limitless"

Harry smiled as he looked at Agatha and asked "Again?"

"Not today" Agatha replied "We need you to be working on your own quickly, so it is best that you understand the principles quickly. We will move onto harnessing the energy now"

"I understand" Harry said "What do I do?"

"Place your hands, side by side in your lap" Agatha said "And close your eyes"

Harry did as he was bid.

"Now" Agatha said "I want you to remember how you feel when you use magic. The warmth that spreads down your arm when you grip your wand"

Harry remembered the feeling well. It had been one of the small comforts he had when he was younger, the feeling that anything was within his reach.

"Now I want you to focus on that feeling" Agatha said "And look inside yourself. And follow that warmth back to its source, like a river"

Harry complied. He felt himself following the path of a river within his body. And after what seemed like an eternity he found himself standing before a massive sphere of light and colour.

"What do you see?" he heard Agatha ask

"A giant ball of light" Harry answered to the abyss around him

"I want you to touch the light" Agatha said "Draw it into yourself, become one with it"

Harry frowned as he reached out to touch the sphere. As soon as his hand made contact Harry felt soothing warmth spread through his body. Like climbing into a warm bath.

Then after a moment there was an explosion of light.

When Harry's vision cleared he was on his back in the garden of the mansion.

"Holy shit" he whispered.

"You touched your power quickly" Agatha said "You have far exceeded my expectations"

"Happy to oblige" Harry said with a grin "What now?"

"We will try a few wandless spells" Agatha said as she levitated several stones onto the ground between the two "I want you to try the levitation charm on one of these stones"

Harry nodded as he raised his hand and Agatha said "Simply let your energy flow into your hand as if you are using your wand"

Harry nodded as he felt the energy flow into his hand. But before he could cast the spell for levitation, the four stones were floating three feet off the ground.

"Excellent" Agatha said "Your magic has begun to respond to your minds will"

"I was thinking of levitating the stones" Harry said "But before I could cast the spell it happened on its own, like in Azkaban, when I used magic to cool the cell down"

"Your magic is responding to your mind before you realise it" Agatha said "As you practice Occulmency and your telepathy more, using the magic in this manor will become easier"

"Then let's keep going" Harry said with a smile as he willed the stones to return to the grass.

At the same time in the Danger Room, Neville and Amara were sitting across from each other on the floor of a holographic field.

"OK Neville" Amara said "Based on what Agatha's told me you'll probably be familiar with a lot of the thing's we're going to do today, you've already come into contact with the fire right?"

"Yeah" Neville nodded "When I did the fire jump from Azkaban after I got out, it felt…instinctive, like it had been there all along, it felt sort of like when I used wandless magic in prison"

"I understand that" Amara said "It was like that for me when I got this pyrokenisis thing down too"

"Where do we start then?" Neville asked

"We start at the beginning" Amara said "I want you to open your right palm and focus on drawing a small ball of fire together"

"Sounds simple enough" Neville thought as he did as Amara told him.

And after a moment a sphere of flame formed in his hand.

"Whoa" Neville whispered as he gazed at the sphere in his hands and decided to do a little experimenting.

He focused on the sphere and began to change its shape. First the sphere flattened out into a disc, then he poured a little more power into the disc and it began to become thinner and longer shaping into a rough knife, then he stretched it further into a sword, then Neville smiled as he let the sword fade away.

"Holy shit" Amara whispered "I've never seen a rookie mutant with the level of control you have"

"Must be because of my wandless training in prison" Neville said with a smile "But that was fun"

"Wanna try again?" Amara asked

"Go for it" Neville said as he settled to work.

Even though they had only been there for two days Neville really liked the students. It was easier to interact with them than at Hogwarts. Here he didn't have to report to his gran, no more expectations, no more people looking over his shoulder because he's the son of two famous Aurors, just Neville.

"Or as Lestrange'll know me before I eat her heart…Inferno"

Authors Notes: Done. Next time Harry has a revelation.