The FullMetal Wizard
Chapter Seven
"Complicated Alchemic Basics"
Disclaimer:I don't own HP or the FMA references.
Sooo sorry it's been so long since my last update readers.
Thank Ariana Gentry, she told me to update it or she'd cry.
Now enjoy the seventh chapter
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You'll pay for your insolence Potter!
Pain shoots from the scar. The wand drops and I see things. A locket sitting at the bottom of a stone basin immersed in green liquid.Voldemort's snake coiled near the body of a faceless corpse.Golden lion on a red shield. Before I see anymore I come back to the present. I see Voldemort's horrible lipless mouth move but I don't hear anything.
This is it, nothing can save me, even if I had my wand in reach it wouldn't help. The blood in my veins feels like it's stopped, it won't be running in a few seconds anyway.
No green light, no sound of rushing wind. Only a black apparition gliding across the floor. It leaps, splitting mid-air to attach to my right arm and leg. The pain of a thousand needles puncturing me at repeatedly at once floods my senses and I don't feel the impact when I fall on my back to the hard marble floor.
My hearing finally returns. "HARRY?" "I'll spare you death now Potter so you can suffer such a handicap, you'll soon wish I'd killed you this night. But don't worry, when next we meet it will be the last!"
The pain ceases as several pops sound though the dining room. I don't need to look to my right to know I won't see anything but the pool of blood, the source of this warmth I'm feeling contrary to how cold I now feel knowing all that was supposed to be, my destiny can't happen now. Who knew I'd get a reprieve from it like this?
"Mr. Valois, WAKE UP!" The voice of Professor Marabelle opens my eyes, it's the spell she uses to shock me that wakes me up. The Professor stands at the head of the class, glasses down and wand drawn holding a book with a look of what could be called contempt on her face. "Ten points from Slytherin on account of Mr.Valois, now I suggest you open your book and pay attention"Satisifed he was listening, she resumed the lesson.
After seeing such a display from someone he had thought would be lenient(She resembled images of the generic Library Helper)Azrael promptly obeyed and made a mental note not to do that again.
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Room 6206
"Why does this room have a number?"Ron asked tapping the ornate plate by the door to the Alchemy classroom lightly. Hermoine was also perplexed. "Might have some significance with Professor Valois, now let's go in, we're late"
The Alchemy classroom was a mix of the Divination and Potions classrooms. It was very dark, the walls had all sorts of different symbols and there was the faint smell of some ingredient they hoped they wouldn't have to work with but knew would anyway. "Glad you decided to show up Ms. Granger and Mr. Weasley" Atamus stated from his
desk at the other end of the small sea of circular tables which each had three candles to adequately light the area with the others. "Sorry we're-"Hermoine began but Professor Valois kindly stopped her. "Excuses are wasted words Ms.Granger, just take a seat at that table nearest to you and the class will start."
Hermoine and Ron set their bags down and sat at the table with only two other students, from the colors of their ties they were a Gryffindor and Hufflepuff respectively.
The Hufflepuff was the first to eagerly introduce himself, shaking Ron's hand spastically"Hello there I don't beleive we've met, I'm Reg and don't you dare call me Reginald, and this is my friend Daniel Harley." The one named Daniel gave a small wave, his eyes seemed transfixed on something else, what she couldn't tell.
"Alright now class, now that our two rogues have arrived, let's start, I'd like it if you had your books out, not open but in front of you"
Hermoine pulled her copy of the book that had been on the shopping list.The Alchemic Basics by Edward Elric
"As alot of you have already noticed, this book was written by an associate of mine and the grandfather of my T.A Edward Elric Jr. over there who would rather you called him Ej."
Professor Valois in his usual red robes walked out from behind his desk. "I'd like you all to open your books to page 5"
There was the sound of many pages turning and he continued.
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Half an hour later and two-thirds of the class was experiencing a mild headache after trying to process the information Professor Valois had given to them.
"Well, you all get that now?" A mass groan and many nods confirmed. "Good, now that we got all that away there's something that must be done before any actual Alchemy can be done." Professor Valois beckoned to his assistant and they moved to either side of the room. "Have any of you tried any of this before coming here this year?" He asked after stopping so that he was perpendicular with Ej at the other side of the room. Hermoine and Daniel raised their hands.
"None of your attempts worked did they?"
Both nodded.
"The reason both of your attempts came up fruitless is because none of you have The Gate"
There were many confused faces and Atamus explained as much as they could know without really telling them what truly the Gate is.
"The Gate is an alternate path for your energies, it takes your energies and converts them into Alchemical energy that you may use with your magical powers.This Gate is something was shown to me by Nicholas Flamel, he showed me how to create a Gate within a person so that proper Alchemy could be possible, now if you'd all just stand still me and Ej will now initiate the array that will grant you each a Gate"
Ej and Professor Valois each went on one knee and placed their hands on the floor.
Daniel's eyes went wide as the dimly lit room became brightly lit by the array beneath them activating.
How could I have missed that?Was the initial question in his mind, which was ousted by another.
What is this I'm feeling, like I'm suddenly lighter.
Around the room everyone else felt the same. Then the feeling vanished with the light.
Murmurs went around the room, some concerned. "Don't worry students, that alchemical process that just transpired is harmless, none of you should be experiencing anything out of the ordinary, now as soon as it quiets down we shall continue the lesson"
The class went by relatively without incident. Hermoine and Daniel were the first to successfully complete the first alchemic practice of transmuting a toy dog from a pile of metal scrapings, even if they were slightly warped Atamus told them it was only natural their first work wouldn't turn out right.
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"Hey Danny, you don't look your usual self."Reg put a concerned hand on his friend leaning against the stone walls after the class was over.
Daniel felt a stinging around his keen eyes, he told Reg he'd go to the Hospital Wing and to go to whatever his next class was. "Alright, but I'll be expecting a answer next time I see you, I hate being worried Dan"
He didn't have any intention of going to the Hospital Wing, he didn't think what was happening was supposed to be known by even Madam Pomfrey. His eyes, they were making everything...different. He saw more than what was in front of him. He watched Reg walk down the hall, without turning his head.
No, that can't be
He wasn't seeing the world as he did on his way to class. He saw a full front, right, left view at once. His eyes had been very keen, but never like this. He looked at the opposite wall, after awhile it seemed to fade like the ghosts could at will and he saw into the class he'd just left.
No, I'm not watching Professor Valois play with one of those small game systems.
Daniel blinked, when he opened his eyes he was looking down the hall to his right just as a group of Seventh Year girls came around the corner.
"Are you a Seventh Year?"One stopped a few feet away and asked.
He shook his head. Suddenly her robes became transparent like the wall did.
"Well you better get to your class, slackers don't make it far"
"OkI'llbegoingthen"He said so fast it was one word and his face turned red, the rest of their clothes were starting to disappear as well. He clamped his eyes shut, slung his book bag around his shoulder got up and ran.
Just what the heck is going on?
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Azrael, just finishing putting his potions ingredients down, looked up in Daniel's general direction just as he made a mental yell.
That was strange, felt like a good jab in my side just now, probably nothing. He dismissed whatever had happened and prepared for the glare of Snape for both last night and for costing Slytherin House Points already.
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I apologize if this is short, I want to get his done tonight. I have more that could be in this chapter but it is now 1:24, I might have another chapter up soon, two or three days, gonna cram this story before school starts in one month.
Don't be too shy to review, I only got one review from the last chapter, did a cat come and eat all your fingers soon after reading it why I only get one from the last?
And also a GIGANTIC thank you to Ariana, not only cause she's my girlfriend but also because only SHE seemed to notice that little plot device I had in the last chapter.
Read it again more closely, you might find it too.
Till next time faithful readers!
