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AN: Hello again readers! I love the reviews I am getting so keep them coming! I will apologize in advance, the updates are going to be slower because of school and because I have to focus on my other story. I haven't updated it for a good week and I will guess my readers are getting upset. But I will get updates for this one out as fast as possible so never fear! Anyway, on with the story!
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Fighting Alone
Harry didn't make a move as he stared Viktor down. What was he doing here? Or better yet, how did he end up looking like that?
"Quite a drastic change since I last saw you," Harry said.
"Yes, well I realized that since the Dark Lord has returned, I had to pick a side," Viktor replied.
"Well it looks like you chose the wrong side," Harry said.
"Time will tell, but I don't think so," Viktor replied.
"Alright, now that the pleasantries are out of the way, what do you want?" Harry asked.
"Oh I was bored so I decided to come and see how powerful you really are," Viktor replied.
"You were bored?" Harry asked skeptically.
"Yeah, ever since the Dark Lord had a vampire turn me, I had been enhanced, my strength was increased, I could sprout wings and fly, but the drawback was that I had a strange thirst for blood. So I preyed upon people around the countryside. Those who did not want to join Voldemort, well... they satisfied my thirst," Viktor replied.
"You are weaker than I thought Krum, you were known as the greatest Seeker in the world, and you had fame and fortune. Why throw it all away?" Harry asked.
"I didn't, the Dark Lord just had me swear my allegiance to him and do his bidding and I kept everything that I had," Viktor replied.
"I see, so what now?" Harry asked.
Viktor folded his wings behind his back neatly and drew his wand.
"Let us see if the great Harry Potter can stand up to a vampire's magic?" Viktor challenged.
Harry drew his and both were now pointing their wands at one another. Harry saw Viktor begin to move to the right, and Harry moved to his right and soon the two wizards were circling each other.
"Oh by the way Potter, I just thought you would like to know...but Hermione and I are...how would you say, involved," Viktor said smirking cruelly.
Harry almost faltered in his stance and he looked back at Viktor with his mouth half open. Hermione and Viktor were dating each other? No way!
"You expect me to believe that?!" Harry demanded trying to hide his fear and anger of the possibility.
"Well, she doesn't know that I am a vampire yet, but yes, she wrote me a very nice letter and we met up and everything took off from there," Viktor explained.
"Once she realized that you chose to side with Voldemort, she would leave you so fast you wouldn't be able to comprehend it," Harry shot back.
"Oh, but once I get her to my bed, it won't matter, once I bite her she will be mine anyway," Viktor replied with a maniacal gleam in his eyes.
Harry boiled with unfathomable rage. Just thinking about Hermione with him angered him and then he imagined her disappearing behind a door to his bedroom and something inside Harry snapped. Sirius had transformed from Padfoot at this point and was staring at Harry in shock. Harry was glowing a fiery red and the air around him crackled. Viktor was surprised by this but did not falter.
"If you lay one finger on her I will break every bone in your body Krum!!" Harry screamed in rage.
"Prove it! Let your fury rage forth Potter and fight me!" Viktor yelled.
It happened in a matter of seconds but Harry barely recalled who fired first. All he knew was at some point he became locked in a struggle with Viktor. Harry had fired a flaming spell that was so powerful that Viktor's curse was getting absorbed and Harry walked towards him pushing. Viktor's eyes widened in fear and after a couple of minutes he broke the connection and dove to the side. Harry's spell hit a nearby shop and the shop was burned to ashes within a matter of a couple of seconds after hitting it. Sirius, who hadn't been noticed, ran to check for a body within the shop's ashes. Luckily the shop was empty.
"This isn't over!" Viktor snarled as he sprouted his wings.
"Accio Firebolt!!" Harry yelled.
Harry's broom came surprisingly fast as he watched Viktor begin to rise in the sky. Harry jumped onto his broom and shot off after Viktor leaving Sirius standing there calling after him.
"Harry no come back!" Sirius yelled.
Sirius noticed that several people were coming out now and Sirius changed back into the shaggy black dog and ran off before he was recognized.
'You had better not do anything stupid pup' Sirius thought as he headed in the direction Harry and Viktor had gone.
Viktor was extremely fast and Harry had a hard time keeping up. But he stayed on him and saw Viktor fire a curse back at Harry. Harry maneuvered around it easily and retaliated with his own curse. Viktor swooped up to avoid it and Harry followed. But as Harry beared down on Viktor, Harry suddenly felt cold...no freezing. He noticed his broom was turning to ice just like in his third year. Harry looked to his left and then his right and finally behind him. Dementors had surrounded him and it seemed that they were allowing Viktor to get away.
"Damn it! This isn't over Krum!!" Harry yelled as he watched Viktor disappear.
The Dementors circled Harry and began to close in.
"Alright come on then! You want me so bad come and get it!!" Harry challenged, his anger from losing Krum evident.
The Dementors moved closer and stretched out towards Harry with their slimy, cold claws. Harry knew what a Dementor's Kiss felt like and he was not going to experience it again. Harry began to think of Sirius and what it felt like living with him and let the feeling fill him up.
"Expecto Patronum!!" Harry yelled pointing his wand.
The white stag began to charge the Dementors and with Harry whirling his wand over his head, the stag circled Harry, slamming into any that got close. After what seemed an eternity to Harry, the Dementors began to back off and finally left Harry.
"Phew...that was far too close," Harry said.
Harry slowly descended and once he touched the ground, he heard a dog barking somewhere in the distance. Harry smiled, he recognized that bark anywhere and sure enough as it got closer, a shaggy black dog was sprinting towards him. Padfoot transformed into Sirius who sprinted the rest of the way towards his godson.
"Merlin Harry are you alright?!" Sirius demanded.
"Yeah, I'm fine, but Viktor got away," Harry replied.
"Well, all that matters is that you are okay, don't ever do anything like that again!" Sirius scolded.
"I'm sorry Sirius, but I had to follow him, it was a little personal," Harry replied.
"Look, I know, but I still worry about you, and as your godfather it is my job to scold you. But now that, that is out of the way, your magical energy was incredible! How in Merlin's name did you do that?" Sirius asked.
"Do what?" Harry asked.
"You were surrounded by a red aura and the air was crackling with heat," Sirius replied.
"It was?" Harry asked in disbelief.
"Yeah, you were on fire!" Sirius exclaimed.
"But...I didn't even know I was," Harry said.
"Did what Viktor say about Hermione get to you?" Sirius asked.
"Actually yes...I was furious," Harry admitted with a confused look.
Harry was slightly annoyed as he saw Sirius give him that same knowing smile that he had the night before.
"What are you smiling at?" Harry asked.
"Think real hard about it Harry, you are pretty smart and I think you will connect the dots," Sirius replied.
Before Harry could reply, Sirius grabbed him and apparated them back to Grimmauld Place.
"Normally, we would have eaten and started training by now, but because of what happened I am altering the schedule a bit. Hit the shower and I will make something up to eat and we will continue afterwards," Sirius said.
"Okay, and Sirius?" Harry asked.
"Yes?" Sirius asked.
"I really am glad to be here with you," Harry replied.
"Me too pup, me too," Sirius said as he headed for the kitchen.
Hermione sat on her bed crying. She had gone through everything in her head and it all lead back to her wanting to be with Harry. She mentally scolded herself for letting Ron lead her along with what he believed. With tear stained eyes she looked out the window and noticed that it was getting dark. Remembering her meeting with Tonks, she proceeded downstairs to the kitchen. Her timing was perfect as Mrs. Weasley was answering the door and Tonks stood there and smiled.
"Why Tonks, to what do I owe this pleasure?" Molly asked.
"Well, I came to talk to Hermione actually," Tonks replied as she noticed Hermione come down.
"Oh? May I ask what about?" Molly asked.
Hermione's breath caught, this could get ugly if Mrs. Weasley knew what Hermione had said in her letter. But fortunately, Tonks must have understood Hermione's worry and made up a reason.
"Well, I need her story of the battle that took place in the Department of Mysteries to help the investigation of what Voldemort is after," Tonks replied smoothly.
"Oh, well come on in," Molly said.
Hermione felt a wave of relief as Tonks approached her.
"Come on, let's take a walk," Tonks said as the two headed out the back door.
They walked away from the Burrow up to the top of a tall hill and sat down facing each other. Tonks waited patiently and Hermione gathered her thoughts.
"Okay, thanks for coming over here to talk to me," Hermione started off.
"Anytime, so what's wrong?" Tonks asked.
"It's Harry," Hermione replied.
"Isn't he with Sirius now?" Tonks asked.
"Yes, but after what happened this past year, Ron hates Harry and I made the mistake of letting Ron lead me on instead of defending Harry," Hermione replied.
"I'm surprised Hermione, Harry has been through hell, to abandon him now is the greatest betrayal you and Ron have ever committed," Tonks said.
"I know, but I want to make things right between us, Ron doesn't. But I don't know if Harry will want to talk to me after..." Hermione trailed off.
"After what?" Tonks asked.
"After Harry overheard Ron saying Harry was mad and I didn't defend him, at the time I almost agreed with Ron," Hermione admitted.
"Wow, I bet Harry is really hurting, you have to go to him Hermione," Tonks said.
"Yeah, but I can't get there myself, either Sirius or Harry would have to be with me to go there," Hermione replied.
"Well let me see if I cannot get Sirius to come and get you?" Tonks asked.
"Why can't you take me there?" Hermione asked.
"Well I could, but I would still need to contact him to tell him that we are coming," Tonks replied.
"I see your point, well I will do whatever it takes to make things right between Harry and I," Hermione said.
"Good, now I will owl you tomorrow after I get in touch with Sirius," Tonks said.
"Thanks Tonks," Hermione replied as both stood.
"Of course, but be warned, Harry may not be as forgiving, I mean you know him better than I but I know I would not be very forgiving for something like that," Tonks warned.
"Yes, and he is probably hurting more than he lets on too," Hermione added.
Tonks nodded and the two women began to walk back towards the Burrow. They walked in silence until they reached the back door and Tonks stopped Hermione.
"What about Ron?" Tonks asked.
"I don't know, I will try to get him to apologize to Harry but he is too damned stubborn," Hermione replied.
"Okay, well then I will owl you tomorrow, goodnight Hermione," Tonks said.
"Goodnight Tonks," Hermione replied as Tonks turned and walked to the apparition point and disappeared.
Harry sat on one of the long benches with a twenty pound dumb bell in his right hand and was doing various movements to strengthen his muscles. Sirius walked down a short time later and watched Harry. He was thinking, and the way his eyes were so focused, Sirius guessed Harry was really concerned about something. After Harry picked up another twenty pound weight and began to work out with it, Sirius decided to discover what was bothering his godson.
"Harry?" Sirius asked.
"Yeah?" Harry asked looking up.
"What's wrong? You seem...bothered," Sirius replied.
"I was just thinking about Ron and Hermione," Harry sighed.
"Oh? What's the matter?" Sirius asked.
"They hurt me Sirius, they hurt me badly this past year, Ron told Hermione that I was mad. Both of them seemed to be distant from me, and I always felt alone, Dumbledore did it too but it only made things worse. I guess I don't blame them, they should stay away from me as I am the most dangerous person to be around, maybe I was wrong, maybe everything is going wrong and I am becoming bad," Harry explained.
He hated the way it sounded, he sounded like a child when he said that, but it was the truth. Before Voldemort returned things were not so bad, of course Harry still had to face unimaginable horrors to prevent his return. But now the horrors increased ten fold and Harry was afraid that Voldemort might try to invade his mind again like he had done at the Ministry. Harry noticed Sirius sit down and grab Harry's shoulders.
"Listen to me Harry, I told you before, you are not a bad person, horrible things have happened. I wish I could take away your pain, but I cannot, I can be your support but you must be strong. I am sure James and Lily are as proud of you as I am, you are extremely powerful Harry, your power exceeds my own and will one day be a match for Dumbledore himself or better," Sirius explained.
"But Sirius, I am going to need everyone's help, but two of my biggest allies and friends are casting me aside and isolating themselves from me," Harry protested.
"Let them, it makes you angry yes?" Sirius asked.
"Yeah, angry and hurt," Harry replied.
"Channel that anger into your magical core, once you do that you could be a powerful force that even Voldemort will come to fear," Sirius assured.
Harry looked skeptical but he shook it off and continued to pump the weights, except now he pumped them faster and angrier. All of his pain he was taking out in his training, he knew Sirius was right. But could he do it? Sure he could, he was Harry Potter, the equal to the Dark Lord. But he never felt that way.
"I am just afraid that I won't be able to live up to everyone's expectations," Harry said.
"Harry, you have already exceeded the Death Eater's expectations, and you have developed over the years and have become very powerful. Plus, you are still very young, and your powers are continuing to develop," Sirius replied.
"But all of my experiences were won mostly by sheer luck," Harry said.
"Maybe, but you are a great wizard and with a little bit of luck, maybe you stand a chance against that snake hmm?" Sirius asked.
"Well...I guess," Harry replied hesitantly.
"Good, now, I think that it is time for some martial arts," Sirius said.
Harry put the weights down and jogged over to the cooler and grabbed a bottle of water, which he downed in two gulps.
"Alright, let's go," Harry replied.
For the next two hours, Sirius and Harry trained with various martial arts. Sirius had already had some experience, so he instructed Harry who was surprising ly getting the hang of it at a rapid rate. After they practiced the moves for an extended period of time, Harry got his chance three hours later, to put them into practice by sparring Sirius. Sirius had them put on face guards and pads to avoid serious injury.
"Alright, now attack me," Sirius instructed.
Harry crouched into a fighting stance and Sirius did the same. Sirius was surprised by Harry's speed as he attacked. Harry rushed at Sirius and threw a punch with his right hand, aiming for Sirius's face. Sirius blocked Harry with his left arm and countered with a punch to Harry's face. But Harry was ready for it and ducked under it, only to plant his knee in Sirius's stomach. Sirius stumbled back and both stared each other down.
"You are far more skilled at this than I thought," Sirius complimented.
"Thanks, I had a good teacher," Harry replied.
"Why thank you, but now we get serious," Sirius said.
This time Sirius attacked with a spinning tornado kick that he aimed for Harry's head. Harry ducked under it but was surprised by Sirius's second attack. Sirius back fisted Harry's left cheek. Harry recovered quickly and spun on his left leg and caught Sirius with a powerful sidekick to his chest. They went back and fourth like this for a couple of minutes before Sirius decided to stop for the day.
"Well, that was great, but I say that we call it a day," Sirius suggested.
"Yeah, I'm beat," Harry agreed.
They cleaned up the gym quickly and headed upstairs. Harry decided that although he was exhausted, he wasn't tired yet, so he went into he library and began to browse the shelves. He found several books on the Dark Arts but one in particular caught his eye. Harry grabbed the book and read the cover. 'Powerful, Rare Spells Not Even the Ministry knows'. Harry was very intrigued by this, so he sat down in one of the comfy chairs and opened it to the first page. Harry started reading and to him it looked like the book was very old, much older than most. Harry became lost in its pages as he was awestruck by some of the spells the book contained, he lost track of the time and realized this when Sirius came into the room.
"Hey Pup, you had better not stay up too late, we have more training coming up tomorrow," Sirius warned before heading to bed. Harry glanced up and nodded before looking at the clock. It was almost one in the morning.
"What?!" Harry cried in his head.
Apparently, Harry had been reading for over two hours, he almost smiled at his next thought.
"Hermione would be proud" Harry thought.
His humor was short lived when he remembered what happened between them. Shrugging his shoulders, Harry closed the book, laid it on the table and headed off to bed. As he laid down and closed his eyes, Harry's last thought was Hermione Granger. Harry then fell asleep and was greeted by horrible nightmares.
AN: Well there we are, again I am very sorry for the slow updates but please bear with me, I am going as fast as I am able. Anyway you know the drill, leave a review and until next chapter!
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