By the way, this is my first attempt at fanfiction and its still in the works. Tell me what you think so far though.
DISCLAIMER: I don't own any of the characters except any I myself make up. Harry Potter is JK Rowlings creation.
Feurety, the Boy Who Conquered
Chapter 5: Tests and Preperations
Five and A Half Years Later
"Harry! Your letter has arrived!" Snape yelled at the boy who was currently dueling a Bogart he had tricked into thinking his worst fear was dueling and thus he got practice through that.
"Okay Uncle Sev, I'll be right there!" Harry yelled and cast one last curse before the Bogart lost the duel.
Severus Snape, Harry's surrogate uncle was waiting in Harry's personal library when in strode 11 year old Harry Potter. Harry now had long red and black hair which he wore down and free as was the way all current Lords of a family wore it. Harry was the lord of two families which was very uncommon and thus didn't have any specific edict except he was to always wear the Signet of Potter and Slytherin plus the signet he invented six years previous which he was declaring the signet of the two families combined. Harry's brilliant green eyes now had hints of red in them from all the years training under the instruction of Voldemort's currently most trusted man. Harry no longer needed glasses and was strongly built. He held an intimidating look about him that demanded attention from anyone that wasn't Voldemort and even he always gave his full attention to Harry.
"May I see the letter Uncle?" Harry said politely as was custom for any Lord even if it was a demand it was to be polite.
"Of course Harry," Severus handed the youngest Lord in history his Hogwarts letter which said:
Dear Harry James Potter,
We are pleased to inform you that you have accepted at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Please find enclosed a list of all necessary books and equipment.
Term begins as soon as possible.
You will need:
2 Black Hogwarts Robes
1 Wand
1 Standard Book of Spells Grade 1
1 Defense Against Dark Arts Book 1
1 Care of Magical Creatures Book 1
1 Charms Book 1
1 Transfiguration Book 1
1 Astrology Book 1
1 Potions Kit 1
1 Muggle Studies Book 1
Yours sincerely,
Headmaster Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore
Harry smiled after finishing his letter and turned to Snape, "You do realize how many oddities there will be when he meets me right? I mean I have black and blood red robes, two wands, and one book!"
Snape smirked, "I know boy, and your guardian, is the Potions Master while all along Albus thought you were with the Dursley's. So he will be upset and angry as well as suspicious."
Harry only nodded in response knowing he had only a few days before he was under the watchful eye of the Light King.
"Now, Harry a few things your father wanted me to go over with you. One, he needs a vial of your blood to get his body back. Two, he wants you to order the hat to put you in Gryffindor so at least you don't seem inherently evil. Besides, keep your friends close and your enemies closer. As the Lord of Slytherin house you have power over Hogwarts. Use that power to the greatest advantage possible ok? Third, he says not to hold back no matter what happens don't hold back. If Albus tries in any way to harm you, you are to fight back. Now go to rest, tomorrow we are going to make sure you have everything you want while your at Hogwarts in the library. If you don't we are going to Diagon Alley and Knockturn Alley. Plus you need a bird of some sort to message Voldemort when he returns. By the way he is going to 'capture' you so that you can perform the ritual."
"Then why does he need my blood prior?" Harry queried.
"It works better if it sits for a while instead of being right out of your veins. This will truly make him your father for he shall share the same blood with you." Severus replied
"Okay Sev, that works."
"Now go ahead and read till you get tired. Tomorrow we shall sort through your accumulated library."
Harry nodded and left to read, "100 Offensive Transfiguration Spells." The book informed him how to transfigure another person's body part to a point where it hurt them or to use transfiguration along side charms, and/or the dark arts to annihilate your opponent. Harry was training because soon enough he was going to join the All-England Dueling Competition.
Hours went by and Harry fell asleep at his desk reading said book and having dreams of a great battle in which he always would win at the last second gaining the honor any wizard would long to gain instead of be born with as Harry was pretty much born as the boy who lived.
"Harry, wake up" Severus yelled into the room only getting a few grunts in return and a very upset Lord walking out.
"I have been unable to find a few of the books that your list demands, thus we must go to Diagon Alley. On top of that you, my boy, are in need of an owl!"
"But, I have the house elves and besides I cannot have two pets at Hogwarts" Harry reminded his Uncle Sev.
"Ah, but your familiar is in no way a pet just a familiar. As for the elves they aren't allowed at Hogwarts." The comment about Seberus caused the three headed snake to peak it's head outside of Harry's clothing where it always slept, wrapped around Harry's chest.
"My, my, Harry you are as bad as Salazar himself with Seberus." Snape told Harry jokingly. "So get ready and we shall head to Diagon Alley. Harry, make sure your hair covers your scar please."
"Works for me Sev, I don't want all the staring, I'll have enough of that at school soon enough." Harry excused himself and went to go get into his robes so that he was at the very least presentable.
Harry emerged a half hour later with his hair loose and over his scar perfectly hiding the only remains of the rivalry between him and his father that the Wizarding world was so keen on.
"Ok Uncle, I am ready let's floo on over there." Harry grabbed the floo powder and said, "Diagon Alley" popping him straight into the leaky cauldron.
Harry walked out of the fireplace and waved his wand to clean off his robes swiftly. To anyone who was looking at the young boy he didn't look anything like the-boy-who-lived, from first glance in fact it appeared as though he was the son of a purebloodist who had previously been a death eater. Seconds later they felt they were proved right when ex death eater, Severus Snape, popped in right behind him and told the boy, "Come on, we can't be lollygagging around all day."
Harry obeyed and headed straight for Flourish and Blotts to pick up books for the few classes he was never taught of; Muggle Studies, Divination, Herbology, and Defense. Harry was never taught true defense against much at all but instead a few needed defense things but the rest were dark arts. His shield was strong enough to block ten Unforgivables at a time however his chance at stealing a wand with, "Expelliamus," was so slim.
After picking up the books and having the elves transport them they went to go check out the pet store, yet again.
Every owl Harry looked at would get a big "No, how dare you think of bringing that thing into my home," from Seberus.
So Harry was beginning to get discouraged in so many ways until he stumbled upon something so rare it was almost impossible to get one due to the fact they chose their masters, a Dark Phoenix. Phoenixes are normally very light creatures and cannot stand the darkness the envelopes most people. There must always be a balance however and thus there is the Dark Phoenix.
"She, she is worthy of both you and me my young master and I believe she may be your second familiar. Because you are the Lord of two Houses you are entitled to two familiars."
He turned to the dark phoenix who suddenly began speaking in parsletounge, "You are right Seberus, Runespoor Familiar to my future Master." The phoenix then turned to Harry and bowed its blackened head, "My name is Twilight Master," As she said master a green light emitted connecting the two together as it had before with Seberus.
"Twilight," Harry said, "Can you please do me a favor and take Seberus and yourself back to the manor. We need to go into a bit of a dangerous part of town that might be looking to capture you two."
Twilight happily nuzzled Harry a bit before disappearing to the Manor with Seberus partially wrapped around her.
Harry then turned to Severus, "So Uncle may we proceed to go grab me a few banned books on dark arts in Knockturn Alley."
"If you insist Harry," Sev led Harry to Knockturn Alley and together they entered a place known to only the darkest of people as, "Hell's Manuscripts"
Harry looked cautiously around for some dark magic books and quickly came across something rather interesting. It was a book in a leather binding covered in dust with the demonic symbol on it that read in blood red letters, "Walking The Hidden Path: A Book of Demonic Magic by Ammut."
Harry reached up to grab this fantastic book but the store keep ran over and shouted at him, "Back away from that book if you know what's good for you."
"what do you mean by, 'if I know whats good for me?'" Harry's eyes turned black from his shadow powers and emmited a reddish glow.
The man backed off, "I am sorry Sir, I thought you were a wandering child," He bowed his head and left quickly.
"You know Harry, you didn't need to scare him,"
"He threatened me Severus,"
"Ah so he did, just grab the book, buy it, and let's head home. I need to perform several tests on you before you can depart to Hogwarts.
Harry nodded grabbed the book paid the man who was grateful for the mini Lord to depart. Harry then apparated back to the manor with Severus not far behind.
When Harry arrived at back at the manor Snape approached him, "Harry, eat good and sleep good tonight. Have a good breakfast and prepare for the tests of your life. You better be able to live up to your father's standards or you may just find yourself in a world of pain."
"Shall my father be present at the tests or no?"
"Yes his spirit shall watch and speak to you about the grade he gives you based on the Hogwarts grading E, O, A and such. However your father demands you get O's, straight O's or you shall be tortured and then forced to retake the test. So I hope you're prepared."
Harry nodded to his uncle before going to have dinner.
"Dinner is served" Harry announced and the most plentiful dinner in his entire life appeared before him. Harry was sure to refrain from allowing the surprise creep to his face because as his father said, "Emotion is weakness, though you may have it, don't show it."
Harry gobbled down elk, lamb, turkey, and most of all duck in various different ways in an attempt to store up as much energy as he would need for the various tests he would have to attempt.
Harry then turned and left the house-elves to go to his bedroom, his bed was charmed with a sleeping charm that worked after five minutes. The second he laid down he felt the spell start pulling him into his dreams until he finally fell asleep completely.
The next day Harry was greeted quite early at about five oclock for his first test which was in potions.
"Ok, Harry, I shall give you a poison that will slow down your senses somehow and you must complete the antidote in an hour or else you will fail. You will obviously have to identify the potion to cure it," Snape smiled sadly knowing this was a hard thing to do.
"Ok Uncle I understand, take the potion, brew the antidote and cure myself within an hour, do it quickly or else I will have issues with some kind of thing to do with my body."
"Exactly Harry, you will be tested on two of those poison anitodes. Remember Harry you have a week of testing before you head to Hogwarts for the first time ever."
Harry nodded grabbed his cauldron, every supply he could think of and a knife before downing the poison.
Harry yawned softly before realizing the potion was a slow acting sleeper and he needed to think fast or else his mind would become too tired.
He quickly grabbed the sage, lovage, and knotgrass then chopped them all up into a fine powder. After the chopping was done he stired in each ingredient with 15 minute intervals.
After 45 minutes the poison was really kicking in, yet in Harry's favor the antidote was done and he would be fine as he gulped down the disgusting green goop that it had turned into.
Almost instantly the poison wore off and Harry was awake as well as aware.
"Good job Harry you had 15 minutes to spare. You have an O for this test. The next test however shall be even harder so I hope you can do it quickly." Snape then handed Harry a grayish goop in a transparent bottle.
Harry downed the stuff which tasted quite like candy and Harry felt a smile cross his face. The smile soon left however, "Bloody hell," Harry cursed as his eyesight began being lost even more which could risk blindness for someone already impaired.
He slowly mixed into the magically cleaned cauldron flauxweed roots for about five minutes he let that simmer quite nicely.
Whilst the current ingredients simmered he chopped the ginger and helleborne together with great finesse in small stripes then used a rock to effectively grind it down and as he finished grinding a timer beeped which told him to add the items.
Harry nodded to himself and grabbed the finally ingredient, asphodel, whilst he grabbed a knife and right when he went to cut it he instead nicked his finger quite badly which he had to quickly magically patch up.
After about 10 minutes and being almost near blindness he finally grabbed the antidote and drank it deep.
His eyesight fixed except he couldn't see with his glasses anymore and thought he was still going blind. He then took off the glasses and realize he could see quite well perfectly even.
"I am impressed Harry your potion was so perfect it even corrected your orginal hindrance. Congrats you walk away with an O in potions."
"Now Harry go sleep. Tommarow is a physical test and you must pass it or else you know."
Harry nodded grabbed a quick dinner and left for bed.
The next day Harry rose quickly and ran out to the kitchen to gulp down a large breakfast.
"Good Harry when you finish you are to do 500 push ups, no complaints, after that is done I want 50 pull ups."
Harry did as he was told and although it took him a few hours to do it as he became weaker and weaker he finally finished. Tired and wiped out he had dinner and breakfast the following day in bed.
The third type of test approached quickly on his physical shields. The same test as was done when he first came under Snape's care with the increasingly powerful pixie happens again.
The pixie rammed him a thousand times before his shield flickered and dropped along with a tired Harry. Snape however would not allow him to stop there and gave him a nice little pepper up potion to fix his issue.
A sad smile crossed Snape's face as he was face with the task of Crucioing his nephew.
He whispered cheerlessly, put up your shield again, boy," Snape said it with the same venom he did five years ago just so he could feel better about the task at hand.
Harry nodded threw up his shield and stood there waiting unsure of the next task.
Snape whispered the incantation and attacked Harry as strong as possible with it and yet there was no crack in his shield he held, and boy he held good. As intresting as anyone would know, Snape got too tired to go on before Harry did and gave up giving the boy the proper grade.
"Go Sleep, I sure know I need to," Snape mumbled the last bit a bit before leaving to go sleep himself.
The finally three tests were the next day and Harry was in the testing room quickly and ready for his challenge.
"Ok Harry the first two will be over quickly. Legilimes" Snape said and pointed his wand at Harry to catch the boy off guard at first Harry clutched his head before throwing up his walls and kicking Snape out.
Harry's walls went up so fast and strong Snape nearly fell over as he was tossed from the young mans mind. Harry smirked and so did Snape knowing Dumbledore would never break that.
"Good now do it to me,"
"Legilimens!" Harry shouted pointing his wands at Snape.
Snape clutched his head for a good five minutes before repelling Harry.
"I was able to repel you, however it was still good on both accounts, O's for that."
Harry nodded politely.
"Now onto the finally test. Turn into an Animagius and stay that way all day until tonight, you must keep your mentality the whole time."
Harry nodded and as a reply turned into a beautiful griffin cub which was about six foot tall and five feet long with a wingspan of twelve feet.
Harry shook his beautiful mane quite happily and stretched his claws. He put on the look of a Cheshire cat before bounding off to the outer-world where he spread his wings and flew.
Harry flew back in as it got dark to find a big cat bowl with raw meat in it to cal to his animal instincts and Snape hoped Harry could keep his senses.
Harry sprung to the bowl before stoping and reminding himself to be human he politely ate use his claw as a fork and then curling up on his bed as compactly as possible.
The next day he awoke and changed back, ate perfectly, talked perfectly, and was overall still human minded.
"Good job boy, you passed. All you have is the weekend and then Hogwarts where we will both be going. Remember I must be a bit mean but I'll lay off a bit, we can't be giving Dumby any reason to be suspicious you know.
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