Webs and Shadows
Author Note: A lot of you have been asking why Harry is resolting into stealing when he has a golden pouch. The answer is simple; he doesn't have an America identification. Until he gets one, he's resulting to theft.
Also, this story is back on. I'll be working on it to keep it updated as much as possible.
Chapter 03: A Hero is Born
The problem with roaming the city at night was you saw so many shady characters roaming the streets as well.
Harry wished he could step in and do something about it. However, he was no fool. He had very little means of protecting himself let alone attacking others. His body was weak with very little muscle mass.
In other words, he would just be walking into fool's end.
While he may have gotten rid of his damage magic, it was still there, just lying dormant inside of him. He only had to find a way to access it again. None of his books would work, he burned them nights again as he believed he would not need them again.
It was a debate he battled with himself every day. He, however, believed he made the right one as he knew there was no way for him to return to his world. Not to mention he had a guarantee of keeping them safe from the world.
Harry sighs as he walks down the street. He looks down at the school id and read it carefully.
Gwendolyn Stacy. Midtown High School.
Harry began to wonder more about this girl. For some reason, she was always in his head. He did feel guilty for robbing her.
He decided to pay her a visit. He really didn't have anything else to do, plus he wanted to know why she was in his head all the time.
"Maybe it's because I feel guilty and should apologize," Harry says with a sigh.
Finding Midtown High wasn't a problem. He looked like any high schooler. However, knowing his way around was another.
Harry enters the school and walks the empty hall. He could see students in their classroom studying.
"Though with her ID, I still don't know where she's located," Harry said.
The bell rang and all the students began to empty their classrooms. Causing Harry to get trap in a sea of students. Many of them were his own age. So he was able to blend in perfectly.
That is when he saw her. She walked down the stairs almost like an angel. Harry moved back and kept his eyes on her. She went to her locker and got her books. She didn't say much to anyone as she turns around and walks towards Harry.
Harry took a deep sigh and walks forward. He wasn't sure what to say to her. But he held her wallet closely in his hand.
Harry then reaches out and place her wallet in her stomach causing her to react and grab onto it. Harry let's go and quickly walks away.
Gwen looks down and could see her wallet in her hands. The same wallet that was stolen from her just a few days ago. Feeling it, she could tell some of her money was gone. She opens it and could see that many bills were indeed missing. However, everything else was left almost untouched. She looks around to see who had given it to her but everyone was just moving around. She never saw the person who gave it to her.
Gwen said nothing as she was curious as to why her wallet was returned to her.
Maybe her father would have answers.
Harry was sitting in the corner watching Gwen as she turns to walk away.
He felt he should have said something to her.
Harry turns around and walks out the school.
"Oh, what class do you have?" A teacher said.
Harry turns to the teacher. Or rather the person was a principal.
"Sorry, I don't go to school here. I was just dropping something off for a friend." Harry lied calmly.
"Oh, I see." The principal stated.
Harry turns and walks out the school.
"Damnit, I still can't get her out of my head," Harry said the moment he was out the school.
It dawns upon Harry that he may, in fact, be a stalker. He has never thought or chases a girl like this before. he's never been head over heels over a girl before. Not even his brief crush on Cho Chang was this bad.
Harry waited on the corner waiting for school to be let out. His best chance was to wait for when school was let out and see if he could catch her. Harry could feel himself getting nervous like he would when he attempted to talk to Cho Chang in his fourth year.
Standing on the corner made him feel like a fool. He bought some food and ate while waiting for school to let out.
Which happen nearly forty minutes after he walked out the doors.
It didn't take long for Harry to find her. She stood out as she walked down. Harry quickly follows her. He didn't know why he was following her. It was like she was pulling him on an invisible leash. He couldn't help but follow her. Almost as if he was entranced by her mere sight.
She ended leading him to OsCorp, where she walked in and checked in at the front desk. Harry walks in and quickly follows. To his surprise, security didn't even stop him.
Harry realized everyone had a badge on them and he knew he would stand out if he didn't have a badge. He didn't want the cops called and he really didn't have an exit strategy. Before walking up he plucks a visitor badge off a briefcase to the person walking towards him. He puts it on and walks up the stairs.
No one stopped him. They were all so focused on their work. Harry walked around looking at all the stuff that was being worked on. Many of it fascinated him but he was sure they were just in the development stages.
Someone then bumps into him. Knocking down some folders.
"Sorry," Harry said as he picks up the folders and hands it to the guy. A quick glance revealed a strange symbol. Ø Ø.
It was Norse, but Harry remembers that symbol during his advanced potions book back in his sixth year.
Curiosity getting the better of him Harry follows the moment the guy cleared the corner.
Harry watched as he enters a security door, he didn't even bother looking around him to make sure the coast was clear. He enters the locked room and quickly disappears inside. Harry made to follow him and enters the security code. The door unlocks allow Harry to enter.
Harry walks in and immediately took note of the dim lights and the light dark blue dark lights. harry could see they were something like black light. He was looking at the strings being made before realizing that something was moving on the strings.
Harry looks closer and could see they were spiders. Spiders who seemed to be glowing under the blacklight.
Against his better instincts and his curiosity getting the better of him. Harry touches the webbing causing it to vibrate.
This causes the machine to stop spinning around and suddenly start taking the webbing upwards.
Then the spiders came falling down. It was a little at first but they slowly started coming down in the dozens. Harry shakes his body trying to get rid of the spiders. When they stopped falling Harry swipes his clothes free of the spiders before checking to make sure he didn't have any more left.
Realizing the jig was up and he couldn't stay any longer, Harry turns around and leaves. He opens the door and could see no one was around the door to see him leave.
Harry walks in and could see a group of students was hanging around the science labs.
Apparently, his appearance did not go unnoticed. Gwen Stacy, the girl whom he followed… or stalk here saw him enter the room. She calmly walks up to him and looks at him.
Harry was at a loss for words and he couldn't think of a reasonable excuse.
"I know you don't I," Gwen said calmly.
"I don't think so," Harry admitted.
"Give me the badge," Gwen said in a commanding tone that told him she wasn't going to accept no for an answer.
Harry sighs knowing he was beaten. Harry unclips the badge from his clothes before handing it over to her.
At that moment, however, all the lights suddenly went out. A sound like a surge or explosion could be heard as the backup lights to work. For a moment, it felt the building was hit by an earthquake.
"Remain calm. Exit the building in an orderly fashion." A voice over the intercom said.
"Follow me," Gwen said as she grabs his Harry's arm and marches him towards the exit. She pulls out her phone and starts calling someone.
"Hello, Dad," Gwen said.
This was great. Harry thought as Gwen asked for her father to be here. Yet somehow, he was getting the uneasy feeling this wasn't a good thing.
The moment they were out the door Gwen refuses to let go of her grip on Harry. Harry could see and hear the ambulance coming and several cop cars.
Several cops got out their cars and one, in particular, spotted Gwen and headed for them.
"So, Gwen, what do you want to talk to me about?" the officer said.
Now Harry was feeling uneasy. Her father was a cop. He knew fathers who were cops were overprotective of their daughters. Harry felt small as he looked at him. He was six feet tall, but Harry was five ten. Yet he felt as if he was five two or something.
Unknown to Harry, a spider was crawling its way onto Gwen's hand and starts crawling up her hands.
"Dad, I caught this guy sneaking into OsCorps, and I'm pretty sure he's the same person who robbed me," Gwen said.
"So, is this true?" Her father asked.
Harry said nothing. He couldn't think of something to deny it and he was having a guilty conscience.
"I'll take you both to the station." Captain Stacy said as he put cuffs on Harry before leading his daughter into the cop car.
Captain Stacy drove the precinct where Harry could see the large number nineteen on the building.
Harry was led inside as Harry's backpack was put aside. Captain Stacy was calmly going through it and pulls out his spare clothes and his bonds he had. He pulls out his transcript, his British ID, as well as what information he could bring out.
"So," Captain Stacy said as he enters his office and looks at Harry. "It's Harry Potter isn't it." Captain Stacy asked.
"You have nothing on me. Can I go?" Harry said.
"What were you doing in OsCorp?" Captain Stacy asks.
"Exploring," Harry said simply.
"Exploring. What were you exploring?" Captain Stacy asked.
"I was simply looking around. I didn't touch anything." Harry said.
"My daughter said you robbed her once. Yet you return her wallet to her. Want to explain why?" Captain Stacy asked.
"I was hungry," Harry said simply.
"Hungry." Captain Stacy repeated. "You have bonds. By the looks of it, you could be one of the richest men in the city if not the country. So why would a person like you resort to stealing?"
"You don't think I've tried to cash in my bonds? I walked into several banks but the problem I have is I have no identification. No citizenship. So they refuse my bonds because of these reasons."
Captain Stacy looks at him carefully.
"How the hell did you get into the country in the first place? Where you smuggled or did you pay someone or did a criminal organization smuggle you here?" Captain Stacy asked.
"I have no memory how I got here. The last thing I remember was I was in the Highlands Scotland, then I just woke up in an alleyway here in New York in Times Square. I have no home, no place to go to. I've just had trouble dealing with living on my own when I got nothing." Harry said.
Captain Stacy looks at Harry carefully.
"Where are your parents?" Captain Stacy asks.
"Dead," Harry said simply.
"Any other relatives that take care of you?" Captain Stacy asks.
Harry shakes his head. Merlin, he prayed the Dursley's were alive in this timeline.
Captain Stacy sighs as he gets up and walks away. The moment he closes his door Harry felt something bite him in the back of the neck. Causing him to react with a reaction. He reaches up to feel what had bitten him but the pain had gone away.
"Gwen," Captain Stacy said as he walks up to his daughter.
"Dad," Gwen said as she stands up from the desk.
"You've really caught something. The kid is from Britain, no memory of how he arrived in New York and has no citizenship. Yet he seemed to be caring his life with him." Captain Stacy said.
"So he's homeless. He doesn't look homeless." Gwen said remarking to his clean clothes and good hygiene.
"The choice is up to you Gwen. Do you want to prosecute him?" Her father asks.
Gwen looks carefully at Harry who was inside her father's office. She bites her lip as she was trying to make a decision. She got her wallet back, but her money was still missing.
"Can you help him?" Gwen finally asked as she looks at her father.
"I'll see what I can do." Captain Stacy asked. He turns to walk away. The moment he did, Gwen felt something bite her in the back of her neck. She yelps in a small voice and reaches up to feel what bite her. She felt nothing there, but the sting was still there.
Captain Stacy walks back into his office to see Harry looking at him. He didn't look any bit intimidated.
"So, Mr. Potter, what do you want to do." Captain Stacy asked as he sits back behind his desk.
"Honestly I would like to complete school but that's going to be difficult even for me," Harry said.
"I have your transcript. If you give me a couple of days, but if you allow it, I can give you a citizenship if you agree to behave." Captain Stacy said.
"What's the catch, I mean where am I going to stay? I'll be eighteen in a month so putting me with someone else, another family is out of the question." Harry said.
Captain Stacy seemed to have realized this was a problem.
"There is an empty apartment where I live. I can pull some strings to allow you to stay there until you find your own place. Until I get your citizenship, you'll have to remain here for a couple of days. Can you manage that?"
"I think I can," Harry said.
Captain Stacy nods his head as he gets up and removes the cuffs from Harry.
"I don't normally do this, but I'm going to get you that citizenship, it will take a couple of days to come through." Captain Stacy said.
Harry nods his head.
Captain Stacy grabs Harry and escorts him to his car. With his daughter Gwen getting in the passenger seat.
They were driving through the city until they stopped at an apartment complex. Captain Stacy spoke to his doorman, before admitting Harry inside.
Captain Stacy admits him to the seventh floor as the management shows him his place.
"You can stay here for a month. But it's important that you find your own place soon. Management is doing me a favor by allowing you to stay here. Try not to break anything. Truth be told, I should have arrested you." Captain Stacy said.
Harry nods his head. He walks in and closes the door as Captain Stacy walks away.
Harry went to the bedroom and took note that there was no bedding or sheets. He falls down and sleeps, suddenly feeling very tired.
When Harry woke up, Harry could feel everything was strange. It was very hard to explain. It was almost as if his senses were going overtime. Worse, it was like he had another sense that had just come alive.
Almost has if he had a second set of eyes on him. He was taking in everything around him. It was more than just able to see things he couldn't physically see. Yet it was clear he could see them without his eyes able to see them.
He could clearly see a fly on the window and he was facing the wall.
Harry climbs to his feet and could feel his senses going into overdrive.
Harry walks carefully, but the first step was difficult to handle. Each time he stepped, it was like his senses would adjust to his step and take in what he doing.
Harry could feel his breath as he breathes slowly. It was a hard feeling to describe. The best way he could describe it was like he was underwater. How most of his senses were numbed down as this… strange sense.
Harry was breathing slowly as he walks towards the bathroom.
Each step was problematic. He couldn't explain why, but this new sense was working overtime on him and making it difficult to move around.
He makes it to the bathroom and quickly touches the handle. He pauses as he left his hand on the handle.
He could feel it, he had a strong grip on the handle. This grip was stronger than he was used to. It was almost as if he was going to break it. He didn't think it would be possible.
He pauses as his senses were going into overdrive. It was hard to take in everything. Very lightly, Harry turns the nob allowing the water to flow. He puts his hands underneath and splashes it on his face.
He was right about his strength is different. The moment his hands hit his face, he felt himself step back from the sheer force.
He could feel his ears ringing a bit as he took this in. He was much stronger than before.
Harry reaches up and pulls off his shirt.
He calmly looks back at the mirror and took note that his bad eyesight has been improved. He could see better than the times he could with glasses. He took note of his dark green emerald eyes and stares at them.
He leans back a bit before stepping back. What he saw amazed him.
His body had become well tone. He was already in shape thanks to his Quidditch training, almost six years worth of training. Now he could clearly see a six pack on his abdomen. His arm muscles were also toned out. Almost like an Olympic swimmer. Or some kind of Olympic athletes. Harry steps down to look at himself and realized his body had undergone a major transformation. He was no longer that scrawny teenager that used to walk around. Now he actually looked very different. He was sure Ron and Hermione would have a hard time believing he was the same friend they've been with. If they could polyjuice him now it would be an interesting effect.
He leans forward and places his hand on the sink. Immediately, the sink began to crack under his strength. Harry applies less strength to not break it.
Harry suddenly felt something touching his upper back. He paused before he felt it again. He reaches up and feels a string. He follows it upwards and reaches to where the back of his neck was. He then pulls is, taking now how much it hurt to pull it out. He then brings it up in front of him to see.
It was a spider's web and on the end was a dead spider. It wasn't moving anymore and it seemed to have died shortly after it bitten Harry. Harry holds it up as he looks at it carefully.
Upstairs, on the fourteenth floor, Gwen woke up from her slumber to realize something was very wrong. Her senses were strange and she was having a hard time getting used to her surroundings.
She suddenly heard a noise above her and leaps up.
To her astonishment, she leaps up a good six feet before landing on the ceiling and didn't come back down. She remains on the ceiling taking note on how she was able to stick to the ceiling with ease. How her very fingertips were able to support her weight.
"What is going on?" Gwen said as she tried to jump back down.
She removes her hands hoping to fall, but her feet remain planted. Soon she was standing upside down on the ceiling.
"Gwen, are you up?" Her mother Helen's voice said through the hallway.
Gwen panic and in her panic, drops to the floor. She lands on the carpet and quickly climbs in bed.
"In here," Gwen said trying not to sound out of the ordinary.
Her mother opens the door and she gives her mother a small smile.
"Hey, you have school. Why aren't you up?" Her mother asked.
"I don't feel so well." Gwen lied.
Her mother walks over and places her hand over her head to feel her temperature.
"You are a bit warm. You stay in bed, I'll make you some soup. I trust you can handle yourself while I'm out."
Gwen nods her head.
Her mother turns and walks out, closing the door. She could hear her mother speaking to her father.
"She's not feeling too well." Her mother said.
"That Potter kid didn't give her anything I hope." Her father said.
"She's been a bit under the weather. Don't blame that boy, for your daughter getting sick. Why don't you check on him to see if he's sick too." Her mother said.
"I was going to check on him regardless. He has things he needs to do." Captain Stacy said.
"Don't perish the boy. He's been homeless without family. Let him take his time. He'll come to when you need him to. Besides, he can't be all that bad. He did return Gwen her wallet." Her mother said.
"Without the money." Captain Stacy said.
"So help him get a job to pay her back." Her mother said.
"Let me talked to her." Captain Stacy said.
The next thing Gwen heard was a knock on her door.
"Gwen, it's your father, can I come in?" Captain Stacy said.
"Come in," Gwen said.
Her father comes in and he looks at her.
"Hey, you okay kid?" Her father asks he walks over and sits on the edge of her bed.
"Yeah, just… under the weather. I just think I've been working too much and school with finals. I was doing too much." Gwen lied.
Her father didn't look convinced.
"You sure you didn't catch anything from that homeless Potter kid? He could have easily gotten you sick." Her father said.
"I'm sure Harry had nothing to do with getting me sick. I just… need a day off." Gwen said.
Her father nods his head.
"I can understand that. When you work too much it becomes too much. Your mother will call the school and OsCorps to let them know you're staying home. In the meantime, take care of yourself." Her father said as he gets up and walks away.
"Are you going to see Harry?" Gwen asks.
Her father turns to her.
"Yes, make sure he's doing all right. He got a lucky break, but we know nothing about him to know how he will use that break. I'll be checking in on him. I already got tons of paperwork to fill out for him to get him his citizenship. I'm going to keep a close eye on him, to see how he uses his second chance."
"Go easy on him please Dad," Gwen asks.
"I'll do my best." Her father said as he nods his head. He walks out and closes the door.
The moment the door was close, Gwen throws the covers aside and quickly rushes into her bathroom.
She pulls off her shirt and took note that her bra seemed to be smaller. It was very tight. She didn't know how she didn't notice before. She takes off her bra and took note how her breast seemed to have gotten bigger. Before she was a small B-Cup. Now it was clear she was a very large C-Cup. Maybe even pushing D.
Her body had also gone under a magnificent transformation. She always ate healthily and took care of herself. Did yoga to stay fit. Now, her stomach was showing rock hard abs of a nice six-pack. Her body seemed to become tone out.
She couldn't explain what was going on.
Then she felt something tickle her back. She reaches and feels a string. She follows the string and could feel the end connected to the back of her neck. She grabs the string and pulls. It hurt pulling it out and she brings it in front of her to see a spiderweb with a dead spider at the end.
She looks at it carefully and immediately realized her eyesight was better than before. She could see the details on the spider's body perfectly. She took note that the spider held great beauty to it. She sets the spider aside and leans on the sink and almost immediately, it cracked under her strength.
She leans back in shocked. She has never been this strong before. She must have lean on the sink a hundred times and she's never cracked it.
She went back to her room and throws on a clean pair of sweats followed by a t-shirt. She no longer had the bra's to support her melons. They really didn't bounce as she walked but she knew the boys at school would now look at her. Flash would be all over her in a heartbeat and would even cheat on his girlfriend Liz Allen to sleep with her.
Knowing she was going to stand out, she grabs a white sweatshirt and calmly waits in her room for her family to leave. The first thing she was going to do was check on Harry the moment she knew her parents were at work and her brothers were at school.
Harry enters his bedroom and grabs his bag. Literally ripping it as he does so. It didn't matter to him anyways. He needed a new bag regardless. He pulls out all his stuff on the bed and immediately grabs a clean pair of clothes before deciding he needed to do something about his income. He had bonds he could turn in. They were legit and could work in the muggle world. Many of them were in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. Since they were made with Galleons, or in this case, British Pounds, he could easily get money and easily afford any place now. He only needs citizenship and proper American Identification.
He throws on a shirt before putting on some pants when the front door knocks.
"Harry Potter, it's Captain George Stacy. Do you have a minute." The captain said as he waited outside.
"Coming," Harry said as he walks towards the front door.
Harry opens the front door and sees Captain Stacy in uniform.
"Everything okay?" Captain Stacy said.
"Yeah, I just got… so much needed good sleep." Harry said.
Captain Stacy nods his head.
"I'm on my way to work. I got a friend who works with U.S. Homeland Security. I've asked to pull some strings to get you the citizenship you need. But first, I have to ask. Do you want to return to the U.K.?" Captain Stacy asks.
"No, not really. I really don't have anything there." Harry said.
"A bit of a loner. My daughter is a bit of the same. Do you have a cell phone?"
"No sir," Harry admitted with the truth.
"No contact information."
"None that I'm aware of," Harry said.
"This makes getting a hold of you difficult. Here." Captain Stacy said as he reaches into his back pocket and hands Harry an envelope with money inside of it. "There is a twelve hundred dollars in there. More than enough to feed you for awhile as well as buy yourself some clothes and get yourself a phone. You'll have at least a week before I can get you an appointment with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service. That's is, if you keep your nose clean and don't break any more laws."
"I expect you want me to pay you back when I can," Harry said.
"You already know. This is a loan, not a gift. Truth be told young Mr. Potter, I should throw you juvie for theft. Not to mention breaking and entering."
Harry nods his head.
"Any idea what caused the OsCorp Blackout?" Harry asked.
"No idea. Nothing you did I hope." Captain Stacy asks.
"I didn't touch anything," Harry said hoping the blackout wasn't started by touching the spiders. He couldn't see how it would result in a blackout.
"Well, you behave. I'm doing you a favor. In the meantime, buy yourself a phone. If not a prepaid phone would do nicely for you. I need to be able to get a hold of you, for obvious reasons."
"I'll try to have a phone by today or tomorrow," Harry promised.
Captain Stacy nods his head and turns to walk away.
Harry closes the door. He leans back on the wall and lets out a heavy sigh.
Voldemort was so much easier to handle and face.
He wasn't even dating his daughter and he was facing a problem. He was terrified of her father. Not because he was a cop but because he was Gwen Stacy's father.
Harry gets up and puts the money on the table before returning to his room.
That spider changed him. The question was, was it for the better or worse.
Author Notes: After so long, yes this story is back. I will do my best to keep this story update and alive as much as possible. Suggestions are welcome.
I wasn't sure to add Silk to the story, but I can add her later depending on how this story goes.
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