A/N : This chapter will be Harry reminiscing about his past, his reaction to Dumbledore's and his friends' betrayals as well as how he got information on the Deathly Hallows and became Master of Death. So, it won't involve the Sekirei in this chapter. Don't worry though, the tale gets back on track next chapter. A heartfelt thanks to all the reviewers, you guys rock! As for some of the concerns on MBI, they'll be addressed in the next chapter. So, read on!

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Chapter 3 : Reactions and the Deathly Hallows


Flashback (11 months ago, Harry's POV)

I ran through Diagon Alley, towards the exit, after Strongclaw, the Potter account manager at Gringotts told me that Dumbledore, Mrs. Weasley and Sirius were all taking money illegally from my trust vault. At first, I didn't want to believe it, but then the goblins showed the bank statements. It was there, all in black and white. The goblins had nothing to gain from showing me false statements, so I believed it. Then, I felt like kicking something. For the bank statements revealed that the Dursleys received a monthly stipend for my upkeep. How many times had the Dursleys complained that about the money they spent ( cough, barely any, cough) on me was a big deal that they were doing from their own savings? Only to find Dumbledore had authorized the stipend. Great. So not only does that bearded bastard put me in a household where I was treated like a slave, he has the nerve to pay them for their "kindness"? Oh, as if I was a burden on them? Good thing I authorized Strongclaw to fine the Dursleys for their misuse of my funds as well as regain the funds I lost from Sirius, the Weasleys and Dumbledore by taking it from their vaults along with a hefty fine.

I was sad as well as furious. I had actually trusted Sirius and believed in him, only to be stabbed in the back. I had grieved for him, wandering in a daze, only to find that his whole loving godfather part was all an act?! Damn him and that bearded bastard. I could only hope that my friends, Ron and Hermione, were innocent, which led me to wonder : what if they were acting as well? I would need to check somehow. I would have tossed away the very thought, but the revelations over the past few days have made me more wary and less trusting. I came to the brick exit, exited into the Leaky Cauldron and ordered a Firewhiskey. I needed to push all these memories back for a while at least and getting drunk was one of these methods. As Tom, the bartender, went to get my order, I considered my options.

I couldn't do anything until I was 17 years and of age, because, until then, Dumbledore is my magical guardian and has access to my trust vaults in my place. He would also know where I went, because, after discovering Dumbledore's manipulations, the last thing I wanted to do is stay in Britain, where the Ministry is corrupt, my own godfather and surrogate family robbed me, and a senile old man who is a headmaster of a school ( the horror of it) thinks it is his job to do everything without consulting those involved in his plans, only saying that it is all for the Greater Good. The fact is, I would have left Hogwarts long ago. Why? Because every year, my life is endangered in some way or the other. But I stayed here because, for the first time in my life, I had friends here. It was also the reason why I am reluctant to leave Britain. Oh well, I guess that it depends on whether my friends were in on Dumbledore's manipulations. Oh well, he thought, I'll find out.

Flashback ends


Flashback (1st day of Hogwarts, Harry's 6th year, Harry POV)

I met with Ron and Hermione. While they greeted me as usual and asked me how I was doing, I still had my doubts. I decided to use my Invisibility Cloak and follow them on their prefect rounds. I shadowed them. At first, they were talking about the usual : Quidditch, homework, books, classes and families. Then, as they turned the corner, Ron said, "Hermione, did you put the love potions in?""Honestly, Ronald, I already told you that I had. Dumbledore's plan is smart. Harry's money will be used to compensate us for the amount of danger he's put us through this whole time. Honestly, he's so naive and idiotic that he can't see through our act. Serves him right, though. I mean, without him, Voldemort wouldn't attack Hogwarts and everyone would be safe. He nearly got me killed in the Department of Mysteries."was what Hermione said to him. It confirmed my worst suspicions. I wanted to cry right there. At the same time, I felt like jinxing them there in anger, or shouting at them. What Ron said next broke me. "Yeah, it serves Potter right. He put me in danger in that chess match and always had to go and get everything he wanted. I mean, he put my family in danger from Voldemort. Mom said that it gets annoying to treat him nicely when he's the reason Voldemort attacked Ginny, tried to steal the Stone, got me bitten from Sirius and stuck under the lake!" I didn't wait to hear more. I ran away, to the Gryffindor common room, to find a place to take my frustration and sadness out on.

Flashback ends


Flashback (2nd day of Hogwarts, Harry's sixth year)

Harry stormed into the common room after classes, he'd been treating Ron and Hermione coolly all day. They came after him, with Hermione asking, "Harry, what's wrong?"

"Let me tell you what's wrong, Granger. You've been lying to me. Pretending to be my friend, all for money and revenge! And you ask me what is wrong?!"

"Harry, we didn't..." she tried to deny, but Harry saw that she was lying from her eyes. Ron, as usual, said, "What's gotten into you, mate? We don't pretend. You're our best friend!"

"Cut the crap, Ron, and tell the truth. You hate me for putting you in danger, right? For having fame and money? For what? Nothing! I hate you to, Weasley. For pretending, when I risked my life for you both, staying here because of you two as well as you still treating me like I'm stupid. Who else is involved, huh? Neville?"

Neville refused to meet his eyes. Harry's heart sunk further. He didn't want to believe it, but the proof was in front of his eyes. He looked at everyone. Nobody looked at him directly, except for Ron, who gave him a defiant glare. 'So', Harry thought, 'The whole Gryffindor house was in on it and were pretending as left the common room, numb. He headed for the Room of Requirement and requested a place to spend the night, as well as research on other countries where he could go. He couldn't care about fighting Voldemort right now, as he was never given a choice in that regard. He would still fight him, but later and on his own terms.

Flashback ends


Harry researched and found out that Japan was his best choice as they were not allied with the British ministry, and had better tolerance, laws, etc. U.S.A. was too risky, so he didn't bother. He decided to book flight tickets when he was 17, as then he could use magic and learn more spells till then. While researching, he came across the book, "The Tales of Beedle the Bard" and read a story about the "3 Brothers". It was about three artifacts known as the Deathly Hallows. He would have dismissed it as a story, but remembered that Gringotts told him he was heir to the Most Ancient and Noble House of Peverell. And the brothers family names were the same. Surely not a coincidence. He looked up and found that the Deathly Hallows were : a very powerful wand, a stone to talk with dead souls and a Cloak of Invisibility. He contemplated and concluded that, as the heir to the Peverell house, he should get all 3 Hallows and keep them in his house and become Master of Death. This would aid his plans. He then went over details on Invisibility Cloaks and realized that most lose their abilities after 6 years but his cloak still works as fine as ever. So, he concluded that one of the Deathly Hallows was in his possession already. He also realized that the Elder Wand was used by Grindenwald, who then was defeated by Dumbledore. So, he concluded that Dumbledore had the Elder Wand.

The Resurrection Stone took him a while to find, but he found that it was in the Gaunt ring that Dumbledore had destroyed and then foolishly showed him in a Pensieve. He obtained while doing a "lesson"with Dumbledore while looking at Voldemort's memories. He knew Draco Malfoy was planning to kill Dumbledore, from what he overheard and discovered from spying. He waited and found that Malfoy was repairing a Vanishing Cabinet, which connects to another one in another location and would be used to bring Death Eaters to Hogwarts. He waited till Dumbledore was confronted and disarmed by Malfoy. He had also discovered that Voldemort used Horcruxes to keep himself alive as they anchored his soul to Earth. Dumbledore was killed by Snape. He did not grieve for him, as Dumbledore caused Harry too many problems. He just went to his tomb and took the Elder Wand from it. Then, he booked his tickets to Tokyo and waited. He disarmed Malfoy, as we know and became Master of Death.

He had also been learning several new spells, types of magic as well as trying to create new spells. All in all, his plans succeeded and he went to Tokyo without any worries. He wanted to travel and enjoy himself in another country, as well as learning new magic from it before going to fight Voldemort. So, with that, he planned cautiously, revealing his intellect that he kept hidden, and executed them seamlessly. He was pleased with the results as well. "Taught them a valuable lesson: Don't mess with Harry Potter." he chuckled to himself as he went to Gringotts to get his inheritance.

A/N : This was put in to explain Harry's confrontations, plans and intentions as well as how he obtained the Deathly Hallows. Hope you enjoy this. As always, read on!