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Chapter 07
Meetings, Care And Memories
1st of November 1994
Dumbledore's office
Discord's POV
The end of breakfast also meant a new dilemma for my poor little boy as he tried to, wobbly so, get off his seat and walk out of the hall, yet he almost slammed into both the Gryffindor Table and the other one several times and while this caused quite a few snickers, did some of the students he bumped into actually glare at him.
"This could be a problem." Rainbow had muttered and I had turned to Dumbledore and Minerva and asked: "If Harry promises to practice hard and be there for his second class, can he miss the first so he can practice on moving through the school?" And while Minerva had been a little against it, had she and Dumbledore agreed.
I had then sighed as I know I can't be there for my son to see him go through his milestone as Fudge will be expecting me at Dumbledore's office and so I had turned to Applejack and the others and said: "Take care of him, okay? I'll be there as soon as Fudge is up to date on everything." And the five mares had nodded at me.
Rainbow and Twilight had then moved over to Harry and used one wing each to support him as they helped him walk out of the Great Hall and past the Entrance Courtyard. At the same time I had nodded at Fudge and we met each other at the gargoyle leading to Dumbledore's office, me having changed back into James Potter.
The Gargoyle had apparently recognized me as it had started moving without either Fudge or me saying the password and when I got into the room, many of the portraits had cheered in delight at seeing me again, only a few of them moaning and only one of them remaining quiet and actually glaring at me.
But because I know he is one relation Sirius hates with a passion, do I care nothing for his opinion of me and then I remember what had made my son utterly exhilarated the other day. "Sirius' freedom. Remy was worried that Fudge wouldn't listen to any of us about it, but if I can show him some memories of Pettigrew."
And with that do I ask: "Albus, do you still have that Pensive the Order used to use to recap what went wrong when they lost another member?" And while the man looks saddened by the reminder, does he nod before I ask: "Would you mind if I use it? I mean, I can take the Minister back in time myself, but for that – I'd have to be me, not James."
And I look at the man in question to let him know I am keeping to this form to do him a favor, to which he looks at me gratefully and says: "I – I'd rather use the Pensive, though I appreciate the offer." And I nod at him before Albus uses his magic to open up a wall cabinet and levitate the crystal bowl over to his desk.
I look at him and the man nods to which I snap my fingers, using more magic than this form actually has to summon my old wand to me and while this tires me out, do I not show it as I feel a bit of a boost return to me once the wand returns to my hand. And as I focus on all the right memories, do I move over to the Pensive.
One after the other do I let a strand of my memories escape my mind and merge with the substance swirling through the crystal bowl and once I am sure that all the memories of my existence and past, why I turned into James Potter and what is needed to free Sirius, do I stop with a sigh of relief and motion Fudge over.
"Have fun, Minister, and please know that Albus' Pensive is enchanted against most spells used to create fake or replace lost memories." And while Fudge seems a little wary as to why I told him this, do I turn to Albus, who smiles at me and says: "Take a rest, Lord Discord. I'll take Cornelius through your memories."
And the two men vanish into the swirling mass while I let my body fall down on one of the cushy high arm chairs standing in the man's office. "So, you finally decided to reveal yourself, did you?" A snide voice asks and I growl: "Why am I not surprised that you knew all this time of who I was?" To which the Black Headmaster growls:
"Don't think you can play me for a fool, you. I am in constant contact with the original Black Family Tree, one that Walburga can't affect or change, and I knew the minute that boy left this plain of existence. I also sensed it when those two magically adopted you and everything else." Yet to this I angrily retort:
"And yet you never bothered to tell Albus that he was grieving over someone who wasn't even dead." At which the man keeps quiet, yet I know him well enough to know he's glaring at me. However, after having lived with people like Luna and Twilight for the last several decades, do I feel nothing over this fact and say:
"Oh give it up, my friends have better glares than you do – and they're mares." And while I have no doubt that he thinks I am insulting my friends, do I smirk as I hear the man splutter and then rage to himself as he leaves his frame, finally leaving me to get some rest and just peacefully wait for the men to return from my memories.
At the same time
At the Girls Bathroom
Fluttershy's POV
"I just cannot believe how anyone can be this heartless and cruel as to talk about possession so carelessly. What is wrong with that boy? It's obviously not his upraising as I can tell that his mother doesn't take stupid stuff like that for granted. Then again, he seemed to believe he can get her on his side by lying.
Though is that due to his arrogance or her being easily gullible? Heh, it doesn't matter. Harry is safely staying away from him, Rainbow and the others would really hurt that boy if he tries anything to hurt my baby and now I need to focus on helping the twins find their sister and helping her feel better. Oh, the poor thing."
This all goes through my mind as I fly just a bit behind the twins as they seem to use Discord's old map to track down their sister. Yet when I notice them approaching a girls' bathroom, do I fly ahead and stop them in their tracks, spreading my wings to block them and say: "Wait, let me see if she's alone first."
And the two seem reluctant, but I motion for the symbol on the door, to which they sigh and nod in acceptance. And so, just out of respect for anyone who could not have been at the Great Hall earlier, do I gently knock on the door, at which I get my confirmation that the girl isn't alone as a voice that doesn't sound like hers asks:
"Who's there?""I'm Fluttershy, Harry's mother. Harry send me and the twins to find Ginny, their sister. Is she in there?" And a foreign looking girl with very nice looks opens the door as she says: "Yeah, she's in here. She's crying her eyes out because her brother is such a heartless jerk. I guess that's not these two?"
And the twins growl: "No, it was that stupid Ronniekins." At which the girl nods before I ask: "Would you mind if they came in? Or would Ginny rather come out and meet them?" To this the girl looks behind her and I hear a soft hiccupping voice squeak: "They – they – they can – they can come in." At which the girl steps aside.
I close my wings back against my form and instantly the twins are past us both and rushing for where their sister is crouched under a sink, the sink itself broken and dripping drops of water on her hunched up knees from time to time and her hair a ruffled mess, proving she has been running her hands through it from time to time.
"Oh you poor thing." I mutter softly as I gently trot over and while the twins have managed to pull her out from under the sink, do I then move over and wrap one of my wings around her, pulling her close against my form. And just like how I hope Harry will come to do in the coming years, does the girl clutch at my form.
I wrap both of my wings around her in comfort and the twins join me, causing for the four of us to merge together in a group hug. "Why? Why would he do that? He knows better than anyone how much possession matters to me! What it did to me! What it – what it made me do! How could he talk so callously about it?
Does he really think that I am 100% over it? How can he think that? How could anyone ever fully recover from that? And the person he wanted to have possess him! Godric Gryffindor! A man that has been lying to the Wizarding world about his deeds for generations! How can he think it alright to be possessed by someone like that?
I just – I just don't – I just don't – WHY?" The girl screams in the end and while her shrill voice does hurt my ear, do I not let this show as I just softly rub my muzzle against her back and the back of her neck as Fred says: "Ron's just Ron, Ginny." And George goes on: "Yeah, he cares for no one but himself, never did."
Yet this makes me glare at them as their words and tone really don't help and the two wince as I silently tell them to let me do the talking. And while the two silently go back to just hugging and comforting their sister, do I say: "Listen to me, sweetie. I don't know your brother, but I do know this about teenagers.
They usually talk before they think and they are usually nothing but hormone driven and called stupid. And your brother is definitely the living example of that. However, I did see that he felt guilty when your mother scolded him and while it may take time, I am sure he will apologize to you one day." I then look her in the eye and say:
"And until that day comes, you will have your twin brothers, your friends Harry and Hermione and of course my husband, friends and me. And we will get to the bottom of why your brother was so careless about your trauma and whether or not he's being possessed himself. Until then, you just stay close to us, okay?"
At this the girl sniffles and wipes her nose on the sleeve of her robe, but then she nods and whispers a soft Thank you, making me smile at her and use my wings to pull her back close against my body for a short while longer before I ask: "Now, why don't we go look for your mother? I'm sure she's really worried about you, you know?"
And the girl nods yet when she wants to stand up, do I move my body and crouch down, smiling at her when she asks: "Are – are you sure?" And I nod at her, her weight absolutely nothing to me as she carefully gets onto my back, locking her knees against my sides under my wings. And with the twins at my side, do I leave.
Yet at the entrance, do I turn to the foreign girl with the blue trim and say: "Thank you, for being with her while we looked for her." And the girl looks shocked before she nods and I leave the bathroom before I ask: "Would you mind if I take off? I'm faster in the air than on the ground?" But Ginny shakes her head.
I nod and spread my wings again, yet make sure to take off gently, flying no higher than the twins' head height and keeping at a steady pace as they guide us back to the Entrance Hall and then out of the castle and down to the grounds. There I see both Ginny's mother as well as my own little boy practicing to walk.
Then Ginny suddenly taps my side and I look at her as she says: "You can put me down now. I'll head for mum and you can help Harry. You don't want to miss this, do you?" And I smile at her as I can't believe someone so distraught can still be so caring and I say: "You know, you could be this world's version of me."
Shocking the girl as I gently land down on the ground and she asks: "Are – are you sure?" And I nod as I say: "I am, you are a really, really kind girl. Now go, your mother spotted us and she looks really worried." And the girl nods, tears of renewed pain coming back to her eyes and she mutters another thank you before rushing off.
I look at the poor girl as she rushes for her mother with tears of pain streaming behind her and the twins chorus: "Thanks for that." To which I say: "We all need a little bit of kindness from time to time." Yet then I turn around and present them with my bonafide stare as I say: "And now for you two, to class, move it."
And out of instinct do the two chorus: "Yes ma'am." Before they turn around and start to rush back into the castle, causing for their mother to look at their retreating backs in shock and I smirk as I think: "Discord was right, I am good mother material." And I giggle to myself before moving over to join and help my son out.
At the same time
At the Grounds
Harry's POV
I was really relieved to see mum fly in with Ginny on her back and while I wonder what had made mum look at Ginny shocked, does she then land, tell Ginny something that shocks her and then send the girl to her mother before actually getting the twins to head back inside the castle, obviously to make sure they don't skip classes.
The mare then flies over to me and asks: "How are you doing, dear?" And I sigh as I answer: "Not well, I still can't walk more than seven steps without needing either Rainbow or Twilight to steady me with their wing." Only to this mum says: "Don't worry, dear. That's how all newborn foals learn to walk, it's perfectly normal."
"That's what we've been telling him the whole time, Flutters. He's just seriously stubborn and wants to learn faster than he should. Reminds me of myself, I swear." This makes mum giggle at her friend and I ask: "Did Rainbow really help you when you were in Flight School, mum? She told me about that when she tried to cheer me up."
At this mum smiles at Rainbow Dash gratefully before she says: "Rainbow has always been there when I needed her. We've known each other since we were your age and I'm sure either the twins, Hermione, Neville or Ginny will be your friend for just as long." Making my son smile at me before he says:
"Not if I don't learn how to walk asap." Making me glare at him, but he laughs and says: "Just kidding, mum. I'm just kidding." At which mum sighs and says: "You are so your father's son." At which I send her a huge smile, feeling happier than ever before to be compared to my dad now that I get a chance to be with him.
Yet as I realize that I now have the chance to have a family, do I suddenly wonder something and I ask: "Hey mum, do I – do I have any siblings?" And the mare looks shocked before she sighs and says: "No sweetie, your dad and I agreed that we should wait until we got you back." This confuses me and I ask: "Why?"
And the kind mare rubs her head against mine as she says: "We were afraid that having more colts would give the wrong impression, that it would make you think that we moved on and forgot or didn't care about you." A statement that makes me tear up and I happily move my head under hers, whispering a soft thank you, mum.
She then turns to Rainbow and Twilight and says: "I'll take it from here, thanks girls." And the two nod before mum takes Rainbow's place by my side and I smile at her as I say: "You know, I think my problem with walking is the same as I have with flying. I have more appendages to focus on and that makes it harder."
At this mum nods and says: "Maybe you're thinking too hard on your focus, dear. Try to take those first few steps and then just let your body do the rest." At which I feel a little hesitant, but mum's advice do sound nice and so I raise my front hoof and take my first step of this new round of practice before moving my other.
Yet as I manage to take a few more steps, do I feel my front left hoof getting tangled with my right back one and just like the last few times do I almost fall were it not for mum's wing instantly catching me. Yet as the kind, yellow colored mare helps me to get back and steady on my feet, does she also smile at me and say:
"Harry, I saw what you did wrong." And I ask: "I didn't let my instincts take over from my focus?" But the mare shakes her head and says: "You were trying to move each hoof one at a time. You have to move your right hooves at the same time, both front and back. The way a human moves his left arm and leg at the same time."
And I look at her for a few seconds before slapping myself on the head as I think: "How on earth did I not realize that myself. Also OW!" And I rub my hoof over my head as mum gasps and asks: "Harry, sweetie, are you alright?" And I mutter: "Yeah, that just hurt more than I expected. Probably because it's a hoof now, not a hand."
And then the one thing I have always been jealous of Dudley over as mum flies up and moves my hoof away before stroking my mane away from where I hit myself on the head and to my teary delight does she softly kiss the spot where I hit myself. And while I am old enough to know it's not really a healing method, does it still feel better.
"I'm being a real idiot here, aren't I?" I ask her, feeling stupid that I am doing so much wrong while in her presence, but mum looks at me with eyes that are practically stargazed with love and joy as she says: "Sweetie, you're practically a newborn foal. There is nothing wrong with the mistakes you're making, they're perfectly normal."
And because I have never known any kind guardians other than Sirius who has only been in my life for the last few months, do I feel like tearing up at how kind and helpful my mum is being. Yet instead of that do I focus on my own body and on what mum told me. And while it takes great effort, do I move both my right hooves.
Instantly I feel like I'm about to lose my balance and so I quickly set them both down a little bit ahead of me, sighing in relief when I feel my body steadying itself. I then smile at my mum in gratitude for her advice and she smiles back as she says: "See, you can do it. Be careful now." And I nod at her before turning my face back up front.
I then try to repeat the process with my left hooves, yet the sense of losing my balance overwhelms me and I cry out, but mum is right beside me and pushes her body against mine, steadying me and giving me the chance to set my hooves down. "Wait, why did that go wrong so fast when it seemed to go much better for his right hooves?"
Rainbow asks and mum seems not to know, but then Mrs. Weasley comes over and says: "Let me try something, would you? To thank you for what you did for my daughter." And mum nods before Mrs. Weasley waves her wand and I feel a strange sensation go through my entire body, my bones, my muscles, my organs and my flesh and fur.
"Oh dear. His nervous system is badly damaged on his right side. It makes it harder for the muscles and bones on the right side of his body to send the right signals to his brain." Mrs. Weasley says in shock and Twilight asks in shock: "Who could have hurt him bad enough to cause that?" At which I turn to mum and ask:
"Who do you think?" And mum's face turns furious as she growls: "That blasted ex-sister of mine." And I nod at her, making Mrs. Weasley look at me shocked. Yet while I know that she believes with great intensity that Dumbledore wouldn't send me to the wrong people, do I also know that she shares my dislike for the Dursleys.
I then sigh and ask: "So what do I do now? I mean, this is really going to cause major problems if it means I can't even walk normally, isn't it?" And Mrs. Weasley says: "You just stay here, Harry dear. I will go and get a restorative draught from Madam Pomfrey. These injuries actually happen a lot during Quidditch matches, so she's always prepared."
And while the woman sends me a playful smile, making me turn a little red, does she then leave, Ginny still slightly clutched at her side, but sending me a gentle smile to show that she is happy that I am going to be helped. Yet the knowledge why she is currently so vulnerable really stings and I think: "Ron, you bastard."
And I look up at the castle, hoping with all that I am that the teachers are giving Ron a hard time to punish him for how horribly he's been behaving. "Thinking about that no-good bastard?" Rainbow asks and I answer: "My former best friend, yeah." And the rainbow-maned Pegasus cringes before I sigh and say:
"To be honest, I – I'm in two-battle with myself. On one hand, I am hoping that he is being possessed as that will be a legitimate excuse as to why he is behaving like this. On the other, I don't want him to be possessed, because – I know Ginny and I know she wouldn't want that kind of fate on anyone, not her brother, not students that bully her."
I then sigh and say: "The problem for either case is – I can't imagine what it could be that could have started the possession. The visions were started by Starswirl the Bearded who was the Founder and the Spirit guardian of the Goblet of Fire and it was obvious that Ron went straight to the dorm after he left the Great Hall.
I – I do have a few theories, but – usually I have Ron or Hermione to voice those theories to and have them either confirm or deny them." At this Applejack comes to stand beside me and she asks: "Well, would you be opposed to letting us hear them?" And while it doesn't feel the same, do I shake my head and she says:
"Well then, let's hear it." At this I sigh down and then move to crouch through my legs, folding them against my body alongside my wings and the others all come to lie down in front and besides me as I say: "The first theory I have is that, when memory Starswirl cursed memory Godric, the curse actually got reactivated.
But – that doesn't make sense, cause then it should be affecting us all and – well, yes, that older student did attack me, but that is more like what usually happens when I am not doing what is expected of my Hero's title. So why it's only affecting Ron and to this effect, I just can't seem to get that bit of the theory."
At this the girls nod and while I feel like standing up and trotting around the way I usually do, do I know that won't work and so I just rustle my mane in annoyance before I say: "Another theory I have is that, because Godric reached the Goblet before Starswirl claimed it, he managed to do the same as that Starswirl did.
That he used a ritual of his own to hide a bit of himself inside the Goblet before Starswirl sacrificed himself to have his essence merged with the Goblet. But that theory doesn't hold water either, as the Goblet is a millennium old and Starswirl would have noticed the bit of essence long before he did what he did last night."
By now Twilight looks impressed by how well I am voicing and dismissing my own thoughts and I turn greatly worried and say: "My final theory? It's not Gryffindor that's possessing Ron." Here I look up at my family and say: "Last year, we found out that the pet he's had for the last three years – was actually a wizard.
And that wizard was Pettigrew, the wizard my dad recognized as a traitor before he had to come help you stop Grusto. I know it sounds silly as it's been almost five months since Pettigrew fled, but my last theory – is that Pettigrew put some kind of time-based spell on Ron to corrupt him and activated it as he fled us capturing him.
I just don't think that's possible either, because I disarmed Pettigrew before he fled and while he did get to curse Ron before he fled, did Madam Pomfrey assure me that she healed Ron of the spell damage before she let him go at the end of last school year. So he might have hidden a curse under his spell, but – I'm just not sure."
By now I have my head lying on the ground in front of me and I say: "The worst of it all, I – I don't think Ron is being possessed or cursed or anything like that. It's just – Ron has always shown signs like this. He's always looked up to me, to my fame and to the money he knows I was left when your clones were killed.
I just – I just think that – whether I had been just entered into the Tournament and not known about you guys or I would have been entered and chose to represent Equestria – Ron would have turned on me anyway. I just – I feel that my entering into something this dangerous, which he just sees as a chance for gold, would have caused this."
This makes those around me look at me in concern and I sigh and say: "I know, I shouldn't be friends with someone like that, someone who can turn that easily on me, but – he was my first friend ever. I – I wanted to believe that –." And Twilight looks at the others as she says: "That he would be your best friend for all life and eternity."
And I nod at her, feeling amazed that she has been friends with my mum and the others since they first met and Twilight looks at me as she says: "I know how you feel. I didn't make any friends until I was old enough to – in Rarity's case – have my own store. But then again, that was my own work, I didn't think I wanted to have friends."
This shocks me and I ask: "Why – why did you think that?" And the Allicorn sighs as she says: "I grew up in Canterlot and when I was really little, younger than you, I first saw Celestia perform during the Summer Sun Celebration. It amazed me so much I was determined to learn magic for my own and become just as talented.
My parents even signed me up for the Celestia School for Gifted Unicorns and while I almost failed my entrance exam – which I managed to pass thanks to Rainbow Dash here – was it Celestia who first really recognized my potential. She even took me on as her own personal student and after that, my studies just took major priority.
I was so focused on my studies, on becoming smarter and a better unicorn, I didn't believe that doing anything with friends would help me anything. Plus, I had my older brother, Shining Armor, and my foal-sitter, Cadance, so I felt that I had enough people around me. And Spike here, of course, who was part of my entrance exam."
This makes me look at Spike in curiosity the same way I did Rainbow when Twilight mentioned her, but then Twilight regains my focus and says: "Yet Celestia knew that my full potential couldn't come out if I stayed a loner and she knew how incredible my friends were, but she also knew of something else, something dangerous."
This makes me grovel forward a little and I feel mum wrap her wing around me, pulling me close against her side as I listen to Twilight's tale. "You know of Nightmare Moon and how Celestia had to banish her to the Moon for a thousand years, right?" But to this I shake my head and when the others look at me, I say:
"I know of her transformation and that Celestia refused to fight her until she was eventually forced to. I didn't know she was banished to the moon, just that Starswirl felt he had failed Luna and thus left just before the fight really got going." At this Twilight nods and she says: "Well, yes, Luna was banished for a thousand years.
However, that thousand years was running out just when Celestia decided to send me to Ponyville to help with the preparations for the 1000th Summer Sunset Celebration. And that's where I met my friends and where we found out that Nightmare Moon had captured Celestia and that she was planning to keep us in eternal night.
However, just before I had left for Ponyville, had I actually done a bit of reading up on exactly that as well as on what helped Celestia banish Luna all those years ago. So when Nightmare Moon returned, I started reading on where to find the Elements of Harmony and my friends and I went to go and get them to use against Nightmare Moon.
Along the way of us getting to where they were at, we got tested several times and each time one of my friends proved they represented one of the Elements of Harmony. And it was at the Castle of the Two Sisters that I myself found the final Element, the Element of Magic. And with that did we become the Element Bearers."
By now I feel amazed at what my mum went through all those years ago and then Twilight goes on and says: "And as Element Bearers, we managed not just to destroy Nightmare Moon, we also managed to bring back both Princess Luna and Princess Celestia." And only then do I realize something and say:
"That's how she was able to come to my aide last night. Cause if it weren't for you all, she would still be Nightmare Moon and wouldn't feel like helping me reunite." And the others nod before I ask: "So what about dad? I mean, Starswirl showed me how the Princesses used the Elements to change him to stone. So what happened?"
To this mum actually takes over where Twilight left off as she says: "Well, after we managed to reunite the sisters, did Twilight decide to stay in Ponyville with us to study the magic of friendship. Yet because Luna and Celestia were no longer the Element Bearers, did their spell to hold your father captive lose its power.
And one day, when a poor little set of fillies actually started arguing near his statue, did that bit of disharmony turn out to be the breaking point, causing cracks to form throughout his stone cage. And of course, he broke free and started running rampant all over Equestria again, causing for Celestia to call on us for help."
"But what happened? How did dad turn from a Lord of Chaos to the amazing being I met yesterday? How did he change like that?" I ask, suddenly feeling highly confused over how the beast I saw in Starswirl's first memory could be the same as the being I saw marrying my mum and the one that took over James Potter's body.
"Well, that change really did take some time. You see, the first thing Discord did after we were summoned by Celestia was take the Elements – the jewel forms that they became when we found them – and then lured us all into a maze where he used his tricks to turn us all – well, bar Twilight – against our represented Elements."
"He – wait, what are the Elements anyway?" I ask and Applejack answers: "I was the Element of Honesty, so Discord lured me into constant lies. Rarity was the Element of Generosity, so Discord turned her greedy. Pinkie is the Element of Laughter, so Discord made her Irritable. And Fluttershy is the Element of Kindness."
Yet while she doesn't say it, do I look at my mum in shock as she starts to blush and look away, but then Twilight says: "Though there is one thing you should know, Harry. While Discord was able to use various methods to lure and trick the others into giving up their elements, he had to use an actual spell to change your mum around."
This makes me smile at my mum in utter pride and Rainbow says: "Well, anyway, I was the last he tricked and he used me to make it so that our team lost the game he was playing with us while within the maze. Trust me, I made him pay for that later on." At this I nod at him and then Spike is actually the one to go on and he says:
"Well, after that Twilight tried taking the others home, only they were still under Discord's influence and his influence was even gradually getting worse and worse. Anyway, Twilight managed to find the actual Elements, but she was so sick of her friends annoying her with their changed beings that she made quite the mistake."
"What did you do?" I ask and the Allicorn turns red as she says: "I tried using the Elements on Discord when their Bearers no longer represented them and while trying to replace Rainbow with Spike. Needless to say it failed and – well, that failure led to my own corruption, making me give up on the magic of friendship."
This makes me look at the Allicorn as I, yet again, feel like she really gets me and the mare smiles as she says: "But Princess Celestia was looking out for me and helped me remember the wonders of my friendship with the others and I used my magic to turn them back to their actual selves, restoring their control over the Elements.
AN: This part is a reference to the audiodrama/fanfiction known under the name Bride of Discord. This story was created by DisneyFanatic2364. If you feel interested in watching/reading the full series, check out either their account or their Youtube, the series and its sequel are incredible bits of work.
Yet while Discord was definitely shocked when he realized that I had reassembled my team and thwarted his plans to bring Disharmony to the Elements of Harmony, did he not feel like having history repeat itself. And so, just as our attack of the Rainbow magic was about to hit him – did he pop himself out of Equestria."
"He – he fled?" I ask shocked and the others nod before mum says: "He fled and wasn't seen for over three years, making Rarity, Applejack and Rainbow believe that he had just given up and giving them the belief that they could just stop wearing the Elements. Yet I still had nightmares of what he did to me and was sure he'd be back."
"And lo and behold, she was proven right." Rainbow says before she goes on: "Three years after we thought we had forced him into fleeing, there he was, tricking Princess Celestia, Luna and their niece Princess Cadance – who is also Twilight's sister in law as she married Twilight's brother – into a trap and capturing them.
And this was followed by him faking to be a pony visiting the Grand Galloping Gala and after Fluttershy had actually wowed him by singing with her beautiful voice –." To this Rarity interrupts her and says: "And probably taking the first step into winning his heart." As she smiles at mum, who blushes as Rainbow says:
"Anyway, Discord revealed himself, revealed that he had the princesses and then – a meeting later – told us that he was willing on a peace treaty, where he would listen to three demands in return for us doing the same. Oh by the way, did I mention that Cadance was actually pregnant with Twilight's own niece at the time?"
And because she forgot that, do I look at her shocked and ask: "Wait, Twilight's sister in law was expecting – while being held hostage by – by dad?" And Rainbow nods to which I ask: "What on earth happened to him? How did he become the man willing to continue where James Potter left off? How did that happen?"
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And mum turns even more red, even as she says: "Harry, mind your language." Yet before any of the others can continue, does another voice say: "Exactly." And I suddenly notice Mrs. Weasley and Ginny standing behind us. "Here you go, Harry dear. Oh, and you got Minerva's permission to skip one more class, only one more."
And while I suddenly remember that this hour was meant to help me practice walking, do I look at the potion vial she holds out to me, feeling concerned as she asks: "What's wrong?" And I answer: "I – I'm not sure I can cast a levitation spell with my new horns yet. That and – well –." And I hold up my front hooves to her.
The woman turns red and says: "Oh dear, I'm so sorry, I didn't even think of that." Yet then suddenly a purple hue covers the vial and I look shocked as it gently floats my way. I look around and see that Twilight's horn is glowing the same color, making me realize that the Allicorn is using her own magic to do as I said.
I smile at her and then turn back to the vial and take in the contents, even if they make shudder with revulsion before I sigh and ask: "Will – will you tell me the rest during lunch?" And the mares around me nod in agreement before a pleasant voice asks: "The rest of what?" And I see dad standing at the bottom of the staircase.
"We were just catching Harry up on everything we've been through ever since Twilight moved to Ponyville, is all.""Oh, exciting. Where did you stop?" Dad asks and I mutter: "You were holding a pregnant mare hostage." Making him cringe as he says: "Oh, not a good point to stop. You mind if I continue where you left off?"
To which I sigh and say: "I'm sorry, dad, I have to continue practicing. Mrs. Weasley had to get me a potion from the Hospital Wing, cause apparently my nerve system on the right of my body was damaged and causing me to go off balance if I were to try and move my left hooves. I'm only allowed to skip one more class."
At this the man looks at me worriedly, obviously wanting to tell the story if only to convince me that he really did change, but I smile at him and say: "Dad, I don't really care how it happened. I know you changed, because you were willing to give two parents a second chance at having a son. I can hear the details later, don't worry."
And the man sighs before he smiles at me in relief and I carefully move myself back on my four hooves. I then take a deep breath and while I can actually feel the potion starting to course through my body the same way I feel my Draconequus magic do, do I carefully raise my left hooves off the ground in order to take a step.
For a short period of time I actually feel the same level of imbalance hitting me as I did when lifting my right hooves, but because this doesn't feel as bad, do I happily set my hooves down in front of me and in front of my right back hoof. I smile widely at the others cheering and then focus on repeating the process with the other hooves.
Again lifting my hooves makes me feel a sense of imbalance, yet it doesn't worry or overwhelm me and I happily set them in front of the others. And as the others cheer me on again, do I start repeating the process over and over, the sense of imbalance vanishing from my system with each step my one side of hooves take.
And while mum, Rainbow and Twilight take to the air in their delight, do I happily move my body up in a little speed, only feeling a slight bit wobbly for the first few steps, but then regaining my balance. This actually makes dad swirl around me in happy pride and while this shocks me, do I only take a small misstep.
Yet I don't fall or trip and instead do I try and pick up my speed a second time, now rushing for the large pathway that is between the Boat House and the Stone Courtyard. And while feeling my mane flow behind me in the wind and feel my horns actually lie themselves flat against my head, do I start to run up the pathway.
Yet this seems to be the wrong thing to do as, before I know it, I actually hit a small dent in the path and feel myself falling, screaming as I tip over the edge of the pathway and start to tumble down to the Black Lake below me. Yet before I can hear anything other than a few of the mares screaming, does something halt my fall.
I look up and look shocked to see dad having his body twisted under me like a circular platform, his whole form having broken my fall before I could get too far down and as the Draconequus gently floats me over to where the others are, does he say: "Maybe you should take pathways like that slower next time, okay?"
And I nod, feeling stupid for having made such a silly mistake and horrible for having scared my mum and her friends like that. "Oh Harry, are you alright? What happened? You were doing so well. Oh, let me see, are you hurt?" Mum gushes as dad lands near her and I turn red in shame at hearing how frightened she sounds.
"I – I'm fine, mum. I – I just – I didn't pay close enough attention to the road and missed seeing a dent that made me trip. But I'm fine, really. I'm sorry for worrying you." Yet the mare hugs me tightly and says: "It's alright, dear. I'm just glad you're okay. Now, what hoof did you trip into that dent over. Let me see."
And while confused, do I hold out my left hoof, mum taking it between her own hooves and examining it. She sighs in relief and says: "Good, you didn't seem to have sprained it or anything. I guess the dent was only deep enough to make you trip, not hurt yourself." And I feel amazed that she actually worried over such a thing.
Instantly I push my form close against her own, for once hating that I don't have a claw and paw like dad and say: "I'm so sorry, mum." But the Pegasus wraps her wings around me and says: "It's alright, dear. It was just an accident.""But I worried you so much." At this mum looks at me shocked, but then she smiles and says:
"And you are probably going to make me worry a whole lot more times. It's just what parents do, sweetie. They worry for their kids, almost all the time. Am I right?" She asks Mrs. Weasley before I can object and the woman says: "Of course. Even with them here at Hogwarts, I still worry for the boys and Ginny every day."
Yet at this I think: "With all that has happened the last few years, is that really such a surprise?" Before I sigh as I know that Hogwarts lost its reputation of Safest Place In England the day I entered these grounds for the first time, but then decide not to worry or concern myself with such facts. And so I get up again.
You go, Harry.
Okay, SERIOUSLY, what is going on here? I decide to help you all catch up with the MLP universe – or at least the bits that are canon to this story – and another chapter that is nine pages long is the result! And I'm not even halfway through the actual backstory of the Mane Six and Discord, if you can believe that!
Also, yes, Fudge did see the evidence of Pettigrew being the Secret Keeper. Discord will be talking with Fluttershy and the girls about that next chapter as Harry takes to his first class. And just to give the kid a bit of a break, I decided to make his first class a non-magical one; I'm debating between History and Herbology.
Merry Christmas,
Venquine1990
PS. This story is inspired by the works of DisneyFanatic2364. Check out their works, both fanfiction and Youtube. This chapter was especially inspired by their work as everything starting with Discord's escape comes from their Audio Drama called "Bride of Discord", you should really go give that a watch.
