Wargames

Harry Potter/Star Trek Enterprise Fanfiction

Sometimes you just need a bit of time to find yourself. Harry, thrown into the future must find his way back to the past to defeat Voldemort. Part 1 of a series

Rating M

Pairing- Harry/Hoshi

Main character- Harry

Disclaimer: I do not own Harry potter or any of the rights to the Harry Potter franchise, I am not making any money off of this fanfiction and am doing it purely for fun.

Chapter 4: Recuperation.

Harry groaned and choked as he woke the white lights of the sick bay blinding him, what is it with medical locations and white? Yes it was sterile, but it was also stupidly bright to look at first thing, doubly so with how illuminated the room was. He attempted to sit up but a hand held him in place, not that it would have mattered much the burning feeling in his chest hurt like hell and seemed to drain all the energy from him as he fell back into the bed. "Easy Mr. Potter you're not ready to sit up at the moment, in fact your lucky to be alive so just lie back and take it easy." The voice of Phlox stated and Harry sighed in frustration, his dislike for being in the hospital clear as day but he nodded knowing it was foolish to try and argue with the Doctor, doubly so with how terrible he was feeling and lay there looking up at the ceiling. "That was very brave of you fighting those Klingons'." Phlox stated.

"I've always been told that I have a saving people thing, it wouldn't have been right to stand back and do nothing while they were tearing up the ship." Harry explained and Phlox nodded. "Besides, two of them trying to break down the door to my quarters after seeing me, that kind of threw me into the deep end." Harry said and Phloz nodded his head.

"Well you've got the whole crew in an uproar, they were shocked when they heard about your magic." Phlox stated and Harry laughed sheepishly.

"Yeah… not the way I wanted to show everyone that I was different, but it was better than doing nothing, again I needed to use what I have to help people and well I'm not really a match for people physically so I used my advantage." Harry replied. "Though once again I am going to be famous." Harry added under his breath but Phlox heard.

"Again?" Phlox questioned curiously, he had done some digging into Mr Potters past, curiosity more than anything else but nothing jumped out at him, unfortunately during the Eugenics War and the Third World War a lot of information had been lost, they were only now starting to uncover information.

"Again…" Harry said with resignation, "where I come from I was famous for surviving a psychopath that tried to kill me when I was a baby. It wasn't even my actions that prevented me from dying, I'm famous for my mother sacrificing her life for me." Harry explained and Phlox nodded after a moment.

"But at least here, you are famous for something that you have done." Phlox added, "If you don't mind me saying, you have all the characteristics to make a fine Starfleet Officer if you did stay in this time period." Phlox complimented and Harry chuckled in an embarrassed way.

"I don't know about that…" Harry muttered, "I don't think I could take responsibility for so many people, I can barely keep myself out of trouble." Harry responded and Phlox laughed.

"Either way, your talent is there, clear as day." Phlox said and then smiled. "And I know Ensign Sato is very grateful for your timely arrival on the Bridge." Phlox added, a blush started to creep up on Harry's face but Phlox had turned and moved over to a different bed and continued treatment on another patient. Harry just lay there with his eyes closed and slowly drifted off into a peaceful slumber.

He awoke several hours later to find his energy was higher and he sat up and placed his glasses on, thankful that the pain in his chest was gone, it didn't hurt as much to move and it didn't hurt that much to breath. Looking around he saw the sick bay deserted except for Archer sitting on one of the beds with a look of boredom, Harry realised that he was probably just as badly hurt during the initial take over. The Captain spotted him and smiled slightly, "Ahh, Mr. Potter its good to see you have finally awoken again." Archer stated. "That was some good work you did even though I wasn't conscious to see any of it I have had the reports." Archer explained and Harry nodded back in gratitude.

"I did my part it was the least I could do to repay you for your hospitality." Harry stated calmly and he was being honest, even though he had been confined to the quarters, the Captain had still taken the time to talk to him.

"Though I heard something interesting about you." Archer continued and Harry couldn't help but smile slightly. "So the stories are true, you can perform magic." He said and Harry nodded, "I was curious as to the stick that you had on you when you first arrived but no scans showed anything unusual about it. A magic wand at a guess?" He questioned and Harry nodded.

"Curious that the scans showed nothing? Did it just read as a simple stick then?" Harry questioned and Archer nodded. "It's more than just a stick, inside of it is a core that allows me to focus my magic, the core itself is from a magical creature." Harry explained feeling that there was no point keeping it a secret, these things had a way of getting out anyway, doubly so now that he had displayed his magic and got into a firefight with the Klingons across the ship.

"A magical creature?" Archer said in surprise, disbelief clearly etched on his face.

"What? You didn't think we were the only ones with talent in the world did you?" Harry questioned cheekily and then shook his head, realising that until now Archer hadn't dealt with magic. "The item in question is a tail feather from a Phoenix." Harry said and the back of his mind pulled an image of Fawkes and the Chamber of Secrets, how close he had been to dying there when the Basilisk had bit him. Just one more reason why he needed to get stronger.

"A phoenix?" Archer questioned after a moment, seeing the haunted look pass over Harry's face. "The mythical birds of flame? Meant to be reborn from their own flames?" Archer questioned and Harry nodded. Archer let out an amused huh, shock more than anything else.

"Captain I need to ask you a favour." Harry said and Archer's appearance suddenly changed to one of more business like. "I know why you have me confined to the room that I'm staying in, it makes sense, but can I at least get access to an open area to train, if there is one?" Harry questioned and Archer frowned.

"Why do you need to train?" Archer questioned and Harry looked hesitant to answer before letting out a sigh realising it was all or nothing now.

"The time I come from isn't all peaceful, especially in the Magical side of the world, there was a wizard who went dark, as dark as you could imagine and then he went even further off the deep end." Harry added for extra impact, "he was unstoppable, people feared to say his name referring to him as You-Know-Who and He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named." He could see Archer's look of disbelief at that and Harry smiled grimly. "Yeah, the fun fact his name that they fear to speak isn't even his real name… His name is Lord Voldemort, I want to say self proclaimed Lord, but that isn't true. He is actually a Lord due to his heritage, he was Born Tom Marvolo Riddle, which rearrange a few letters and you get his moniker, I Am Lord Voldemort!" Harry said grandly before laughing bitterly. "He created an army of loyalist pureblood fanatics, the people descended from long lines of magical descendants who believed they were better than anyone who they called 'mudblood' the foul word used to describe those who with 'impure' blood." The disdain in Harry's voice showed how much he disagreed with it.

"My parents fought against him, but when they found out my mother was pregnant… they went into hiding, kept hidden behind the Fidelius Charm, a spell that hid a location from everyone so securely as long as the Secret Keeper kept the secret." Here he trailed off, pain etching his voice. "Everyone believed my Godfather to be the Secret Keeper, he infact emphasised the point so much, just to protect his best friend who was like a brother to him." Harry said slowly taking a deep breath. "In truth, it was another one of their friends, who would have ever expected him, he wasn't the strongest, he wasn't the brightest, whenever anyone talked about my parents and their group of friends, he was always mentioned as in the shadows of the group." Harry said dully, "perhaps that's why he did it, because he was always in the shadows, he betrayed my parents sold them out to Voldemort." Harry said and Archer winced, still he remained respectfully silent, letting Harry tell the story.

"He arrived on Halloween, he duelled my father while my mother took me and ran, she made it to my room when he caught up with her, he ordered her to step aside, for some reason even though she was muggle born he wasn't going to kill her, he only wanted to kill me." Harry said angrily gripping the edge of the medical bed that he sat on. "She refused and he killed her and then tried to kill me." Harry said pausing and taking a deep breath.

"For us, taking a life is as simple as two words, the darkest of magic, two words a green light and then nothing, the person just dies. But something went wrong, something that he didn't expect." Harry explained and heard the door open up and Hoshi walk in holding something in her hands.

Archer looked up and saw the Ensign standing there and focused on her. "Ensign? What do you have to report?" He questioned as Hoshi walked over handing the device to him

"That Klingon ship was a rogue ship run by a bunch of pirates." Hoshi said as Archer read the report. "The Klingons are officially denying any involvement with the attack." She explained and Archer looked grim as he read the information that was appearing on the monitor.

"Starfleet wants us to return to Earth for repairs and then our mission is to track down where they are striking from." Archer said reading the orders aloud.

"Yes sir, Commander T'Pol has already set a course for Earth they're just waiting for your return." Hoshi explained and almost on cue, Dr Phlox walked back into the room.

"Captain your tests come back and you are clear to go. Mr. Potter as soon as you are up to it you are able to go as well." Phlox stated and harry almost cheered but stood up and started to walk until a wave of dizziness struck. Stumbling slightly Hoshi reached out and grabbed Harry by the arm preventing him from tumbling. "I forgot to mention that some dizziness will follow." Phlox stated. Harry turned to him and nodded before looking at Captain Archer again.

"We'll have to continue the tale another time." Harry said and Archer nodded.

"Hoshi make sure he reaches his quarters." Archer ordered and she nodded then followed Harry as he walked out of the Medical Bay. Catching up with Harry she entered the Turbolift with him.

"I haven't had the chance to thank you yet for saving me on the bridge." Hoshi stated and Harry looked her in the eyes. She still looked slightly nervous about the whole situation, not that he could blame her, having been missed by many offensive curses over the years, some a lot more closely than others, he knew it was sometimes quite nerve racking.

"It isn't a big deal I would have done it for anyone." Harry tried to shrug it off, to calm her down more than anything as he watched her smile and felt something that he dismissed straight away. It was pointless to act on any feelings that he may have felt, he would be returning to his own time soon enough.

"Still I do have to thank you for it." Hoshi replied and Harry shrugged his shoulders knowing that even if he didn't she would still feel indebted to him.

"You're welcome. Though I doubt anyone wouldn't jump to save a beautiful woman like yourself." Harry complimented flirtatiously, surprising both himself and Hoshi as she turned away feeling herself blush.

"Flattery will get you nowhere Mr. Potter." Hoshi replied with a smile as the Turbolift stopped. Walking out the two reached Harry's quarter's and they faced each other. There was a moment of unease, neither knew what to say before Harry finally spoke up.

"Well this is where we separate and go different ways." Harry stated. Hoshi nodded in silent acceptance and as she turned to go back to the Turbolift Harry shifted slightly as the door to his quarters opened up and froze as he saw Hoshi move slightly. she bent down slightly and kissed Harry on the cheek before speeding to the Turbolift. Harry stood there a moment not knowing how to react as she started to walk off. Harry trailed her movements with his eyes for a moment before she was out of sight and turned and entered his room.

As soon as the doors shut the realisation of what Hoshi had done hit him like a ton of bricks and he just collapsed onto the sofa his mind playing over the last few minutes repeatedly and he felt lighter than he had in a very long time.

Hours passed and Harry had taken the time to continue practising clearing his thoughts, the initial energy he felt this morning having left his body. He found it difficult to completely clear his thoughts so, to try and make a starting step he focused on a simple, plain image. Something to keep his mind focused on one thing, one point and hide everything else from his mind.

The door chime snapped his focus like a twig and his head turned to face the door. "Enter." He called, the door slid open and Archer stood there. "What can I do for you Captain?" Harry asked.

"I was wondering if you would like to join the senior staff and I for dinner?" Archer questioned and Harry looked thoughtful for a moment, it would be a nice way to get out of the room and it would also allow him a bit more freedom.

Harry stood up from his position on the floor and nodded his head. "Thank you Captain I will." Harry said and the two headed back out of the room.

TBC

Oh wow the rewrite on this chapter added so much.

I remember now, back when I used to do a word count for the chapter, I'd always end up adding in the summary, disclaimer and all that so it always looked bigger than it was, evidence is clearly there when I added about 400 words and the chapter hit 1200 words. (that was just the initial change to the scene with Phlox,) then added the Harry explaining about the rise of Voldemort. I cut it off because lets face it we all know what happens there. But all in all, I tripled the word length of this chapter, from about 800 words before I started (even though the chapter count said about 1000 because it included the summary etc) it's now sitting at 2400 words, so in other words my modifications tripled the word length of this chapter.