Sorry it took so long to update this chapter but i've been having beta problems. Here is the long awaited chapter four.
Special Thanks to my Beta-PotterAddict.
oh and a heads up I have one more chapter before this story will be halted for a long time. Don't worry I'm not giving it up. its just that my laptop has died so i need to get a new one so after chapter five there won't be another chapter for about three-four months. I'm so sorry but I'll of my chapters are on that laptop.
"Oh my god, that woman is like a drill leader," Sirius said as he flopped down on a chair in the sitting room.
"You can say that again," Harry said falling on to the couch, one leg hanging off the side. He was too tired to pick it up.
"I'm too tired too," Sirius replied closing his eyes.
Everyone else fell to either the floor or an empty chair.
Earlier That Day
Vlad stood in front of the gang. Their week of rest was up and it was time to get down to the training.
They were dressed in the training clothes that were provided to them. The boys were wearing light cotton shirts and black pants with a leather boots that were surprisingly very comfortable and the girls were wearing medieval gowns but they were surprisingly light and easy to move in.
"Start with stretches, and then you are going to run along the shore of the lake up to the temple and back again. When you get back, I will continue."
The gang nodded before stretching and running off. By the time they got back, they were panting and clutching their sides.
"Good now on the ground. You're going to do sit ups."
"Can't we rest?" Anastasia asked bending over, her hands resting on her knees.
"There is no rest time in war. Now on the ground."
Everyone got on the ground and started their sit ups.
"One, Two, Three….." Vlad counted off as he walked back and forth in front of everyone.
After one hundred and fifty sit ups, the gang was lying on the ground. Their muscles ached and when they tried to move their muscles screamed in pain.
"Alright turn over, time to do push-ups and then you may leave to clean up."
Everyone groaned as they turned over. Vlad was walking in front of them again, fixing their positions before counting off.
"One, Two, Three….."
Everyone was dismissed to bathe after one hundred push-ups. They all dragged themselves to their bathrooms. After freshening up, they met Anya in the stables. She stood there in a simple gown. She smiled slightly as she saw how tired they were. Vlad must have pushed them hard but she did warn them.
"Welcome to you first equestrian lesson. Now pick out a horse and we will start."
Everyone nodded slightly and each went to a different stall out of the many horses they each choose one that seemed like them.
Harry chose a black horse with a white mark on its forehead."That is Thunder," the queen said to Harry. Draco chose a white horse with brown spots along its back."His name is Chocolate" Hermione fell in love with a light brown horse with chocolate eyes like hers."Her name is Buttercup" Anastasia picked hers, a pure white horse with the bluest of eyes."You choose Majesty, good choice." Minerva choose a black and very stern looking horse."That is Stubborn" she said with a slight smile. Sirius found his in a brown and white horse that had a grin on. "He is Joker, I think you know why" Sirius only smile to her.
Remus had a harder time choosing one. Each of them seemed to be scared of him and he considered giving up. He was about to give up when he found one that didn't seem to like being in its stall. It was kicking the door and walls. Remus stepped in front of the door and the horse calmed down and walked over to him.
"That is Wolf. A very misunderstood horse"
Remus only smiled to her sadly before pulling him out of the stall. The queen grabbed her horse and gestured for the others to follow her as she led them outside. Once outside, she taught them how to put the saddle on and work the reins. She then mounted her horse and instructed the others to do the same. After much work, everyone was mounted and ready. The girls were taught side saddle also but were relieved when they were told that it only had to be used for formal occasions. Once everyone was comfortable they took a trip around the island along the beach. Every once in a while they would pick up their speed a bit but not much. They made it back to the stables and packed up. Their legs were sore and so were their bottoms. They put their horses in the stalls and turned to the queen.
"Now you have lunch and then an hour break before heading off to the library with Victoria for the book work," Anya said before they left. She headed back into her study after watching them leave.
Back to the present time
Anastasia was sitting on the floor rubbing her legs, Hermione was sitting to her right, engrossed in a book she found in her room, and Draco was playing with a small pebble.
"These work outs make me miss quidditch practice with Wood," Harry stated.
Everyone laughed slightly. Minerva was just rolling her eyes before looking over to Hermione to get a look at the book she was reading. Morgan walked in and nodded her head to all of them before speaking to the three adults.
"Milady wishes to see the three adults in her office," she nodded again and left.
Minerva, Remus, and Sirius just looked at each other before standing up and walking out, leaving the teenagers with confused looks on their faces. Once they reached their destination, Remus knocked on the office door and was answered by a "come in". They walked in and looked to Anya.
"Please take a seat," she said as she waved her hand and a couch appeared. The three of them sat down.
"I have realized that you three are at a disadvantage to your younger companions so I am offering you this." She place three bottles of a blue silver liquid in front of them. The three of them stared at it before Minerva spoke up.
"What is it?"
"It's a de-aging potion; it will return you to your teenage selves. It's permanent, one you take it there is no going back."
The three of them just stared at it waiting, a mental battle going on in their heads. They could train equally with the children but they would lose the respect that they had earned in the wizarding world as adults. They all nodded to each other before making their decision.
The gang sat in the library going over the book "Latin, The Father of the Romance Languages". As Victoria had stated when they started, Wizarding, Muggle, and Other books were going to be pushed on them.
Harry looked over to the clock. He was beginning to wonder if the library was some kind of time chamber because he felt like he was in here longer then what the clock said. Hermione; however, was enjoying being engrossed in the book, her face glowing like a Christmas tree.
Harry returned to the book. He closed it and placed his hand on the cover. All of a sudden, the book appeared in his mind. He saw the pages flipping before the book closed. He remembered everything that was in the book; however, he had a killer headache. He rubbed his temple lightly before looking around. He saw that no one noticed.
Victoria looked over and saw that Harry had found one of his abilities, speed-reading. She wrote a quick letter to her mother and banished it to her mother's desk before returning to her own work. She kept a close eye on Harry.
Anya opened the letter and saw her daughter's handwriting. She sighed, rubbing her hand along her arm. She would have to do this sooner then she thought. She would have to complete the ritual sooner then she had hoped. She stood up and rushed to her study, calling Vlad as she ran down an empty hallway with her gown flowing behind her. After she turned a corner, she ran into Vlad.
"What are you screaming about your Majesty?"
"It's Harry; he's shown his first ability. I got this letter from Victoria. It says he just speed-read. That was one of Rowena's abilities."
"What's the problem then?"
"Are you kidding me Vlad? Once his first ability shows up, they will not stop. He is going to be all powerful with no training."
"You know what that's like. You lost your parents when you were young."
"Yes, but I was lucky enough to met Erika, the witch who trained me when I was thirteen. He is almost sixteen years old with the magical core of a nine year old."
"And that's bad?"
"That's very bad. He will end up burning out his magical core. You know what that means? Goodbye magical world and goodbye to us."
"So you need to finish the ritual then?"
"No we need to finish the ritual." Anya grabbed his hand and pulled him to the study.
The three teenagers walked into the library and looked around. One was a girl with long black hair, pulled up into a tight bun. A stern look graced her face. One boy had sandy brown hair with slight dark circles under his eyes, he wore a tattered cloak. The last one was a boy; he had shaggy ear length black hair and stood there with a grin on his face.
"Who are you?" Harry asked looking up from the closed book.
The two boys looked to each other and grinned.
"Is this meant to be funny?" Hermione asked a little peeved.
"Now Miss Granger, I'm surprised you don't recognize your favorite Professor," the girl said.
"Professor McGonagall?" Draco asked rubbing his eyes
"That means," Harry said while looking over to the young boys.
"Mr. Moony and," the sandy haired boy said.
"Mr. Padfoot at your service," the black hair one said. They both bowed simultaneously to the gang.
"We are deeply upset you didn't recognize us Harry," Sirius said with a frown.
"How is this possible?" Harry asked, standing up and walking over to them.
"The lovely Queen offered us a de-ageing potion," Sirius said.
"Giving us the chance to be able to train with you equally," Remus added in.
"They did it for fun, I did it to be able to get the training I never got as a girl," Minerva finished.
"Well this will take some getting used to but it just mean our circle of friends is growing," Hermione stated joining Harry's side.
"We are spending the next seven years with each other. Nothing will be able to break the friendship we are making," Anastasia said as she stood up and walked over to Hermione.
Draco stood up and walked next to Anastasia.
"We all have our pasts. Some were hard, some were lonely, some were filled with family, and some were regretful. However, we will have each other in our future. A chance to right our wrongs," Draco added.
"A chance to make up for lost time," Remus added moving next to Draco.
"We will be together for everything. No matter what the future brings," Minerva said while moving next to Remus.
"Gryffindors, Slytherins, Ravenclaws, and Hufflepuffs alike," Sirius said standing next to Minerva.
"We're in this together. No turning back now," Harry added.
A "Together Forever" was muttered alone the group.
No one had noticed that Victoria slipped out a while ago to give the group some alone time.
Everyone looked around and smiled to each other. What started out as a trip that no one was ready for turned into a journey for a group of friends. Friends who were ready to face anything that Fate threw at them. Friendships would still have to be made. Pasts would still have to be forgotten. They would have to bond as friends but they knew that this was the start of a wonderful bond.
