Sorry for the short chapter. I'm feeling a bit under the weather so I decided to just update this first. So there aren't going to be the answers to questions and the like yet. Sorry. I'll try and get everything done by tomorrow. Really, really sorry.
Chapter Ten
Harry yawned loudly as he stretched in his bed. Looking blearily around, Harry was reminded of his meeting with the twins when he caught sight of the letter the twins had sent him. No longer tired, Harry sprung out of bed, running to his closet where he pulled on a finely made wizarding robe made out of satin. Rushing out of his room, Harry sped to the dining room where he was greeted by Blaise who had arrived earlier.
"I refused to be rushed." Blaise explained as he continued eating at a sedate pace. Harry laughed at Blaise as he piled a pancake after pancake onto his plate before drowning the pancakes in syrup. Blaise cringed at the sight before continuing to eat. They sat together in a comfortable silence. Mrs Zabini and Jin were unfortunately unable to eat with them due to other business.
Eventually, Blaise and Harry finished eating. Walking to the floo, they threw in a handful of floo powder before calling out for Gringotts. It was exactly the same as the day before.
Arriving at Gringotts, the two of them strolled to the counter before telling the goblin on duty about their meeting.
"Heir Potter and Heir Zabini with Signore Weasley and Signore Weasley?"
"Yes." Harry nodded before they were led to a side hall where they were ushered into a small room. The room was decorated simply with two sofas facing each other and a coffee table in between. Taking a seat on the sofa, Harry and Blaise relaxed as they were still early.
Just as the clock struck 8, the sofa glowed blue before two figures appeared on it.
"Uuurgh… I think I'm going to throw up!"
"Get your bony ass off me brother mine!"
"Excuse me? My ass is perfectly plump!"
Blaise stared at the squabbling twins with his face completely deadpan. Harry scratched the back of his neck awkwardly as he watched the twins make a spectacle of themselves. Clearing his throat, Harry spoke up "Fred, George, this is Blaise. Blaise, this is Fred and George"
"Blimey Harry-"
"-you clean up really nice!"
"How's it going-"
"-for you here in Italy?" The twins took turns to speak as they tried to untangle themselves from one another.
Harry leaned over the table as he embraced the twins. "I've really missed you." If the twins felt that shirt become damp, they weren't saying anything. Looking down at Harry, they too reached around Harry, holding him tightly in their arms as they hugged him tightly. "We did too."
Blaise stood to the side completely silent as he watched over Harry, a small frown on his face.
Harry and the twins spent the next hour catching up.
"Wait, so the flames we have are mist flames?" Here Fred and George paused as their hands lit up. A indigo flames danced around their palms.
"They appeared when we were in our second year and experimenting with prank potions."
"Had these flames not appeared-"
"Well, we would have died that day."
"With these flames of ours-"
"A barrier formed between us and the cauldron-"
"Shielding us from the impact of the explosion."
Harry's eyes widened with shock as he heard about how the twins flames had been activated. Had the twins been unable to activate their flames, then won't they have been dead? They never would have met. Never. Harry trembled slightly as he pulled the twins into a hug.
Seeing his fear for them, the twins returned his embrace again, clutching him tightly to them as they murmured reassurances that they were still alive and kicking. Blaise just continued glowering at the twins, his heart feeling slightly pained as he watched Harry interact freely with the twins. Harry had never really opened up with him.
"We should be going now. The hour is almost up." Blaise interrupted the chatting trio as he gestured at the clock in a brusque manner.
Looking at the time, Harry hurriedly got up before inviting the twins to join him for the day.
"On a side note, do you have anywhere to stay while you're in Italy. And how are the Weasley's treating your disappearance?" Harry asked the twins concerned. He wouldn't want them to get into trouble because of him.
"We have clones in taking our place in the burrow."
"They're really useful,"
"We can create things with our flames."
"As for somewhere to live?"
"We brought money-"
"And were planning to stay in some random hotel."
The twins laughed as the talked about lacking a place to stay.
"I would like to extend a invitation for you to board with us." Blaise spoke reluctantly as he looked over at Harry who was worrying over the twins. How dare the twins make him worry. Schooling his face into a polite smile, Blaise conversed politely with the twins.
Walking to the fireplace, Harry stood in the fireplace with the twins as they called out for Zabini mansion. They were quickly followed by Blaise.
Arriving at Zabini mansion, they were greeted by Mrs Zabini.
"Welcome to the Zabini mansion. The wards informed me that there were visitors. Are they your guardians Harry?"
Horry nodded mutely as he prepared for Mrs Zabini's reaction.
"Wonderful! We'll have to get them up to speed which means more training for everyone!" Both Harry and Blaise automatically groaned in unison. Simply put, training was akin to torture. Blaise felt a surge of pity for the twins. They were definitely going to need it.
"By the way Harry, Blaise informed me about you needing to take tomorrow off as well. For that, double training for the rest of the week." With those words said, Mrs Zabini walked off with the Weasley twins as she showed them to their rooms.
Harry could only collapse on the ground, tears of agony flowing from his eyes. Double training… He was so screwed.
"Harry, say hello to God for me." Blaise patted his back gently.
For the rest of the day, Harry lay alone in his room as he wallowed in self pity. The twins were sent to get their weapons and Blaise had his own lessons to catch up to. In fact, all Harry could do was to collect pain-relieving potions in preparation of the agony he would feel for the rest of the week.
Flame Theory and Application
Harry was not having fun. Emphasis on 'not'. However the same couldn't be said for his tutor Jin. Jin was a demon spawn, a devil risen from the depths of hell whose sole purpose in life was to torture innocent upstanding people of society. Well not that he was counted as one.
"Hmmm? Harry, don't you feel that I'm too lenient? I'm like an angel when it comes to training you." Jin was suddenly next to Harry with an overly sweet smile adorning his face. "In fact, I think I ought to be stricter."
Harry gulped at the sudden appearance of Jin, dropping the book he held in his hands. The heavy book, 'Flame Theory for Morons' dropped to the floor with a loud thud. He was so going to die.
"Question one, what exactly are Flames?"
Harry mind freezed. "Uh… There are seven types of Flames, Sky, Sun, Cloud, Storm, Lightning, Rain and Mist! The flames also have different purity levels which has a direct relationship with the strength of an individual's resolve. They're… They're also known as Dying Will Flames and have different characteristics?"
"Are you asking me or telling me?" Jin laughed gently and the next thing Harry knew, he was dangling in mid-air with fire licking at his heels.
"Do you want to try again?"
"NOOOO!"
"Did you say no?" Harry felt himself drop slightly.
"I meant YES! Definitely yes!" Harry yelled out frantically as he felt himself lowered into the flames.
Jin was definitely a demon.
Questions
Will the twins be taking lessons with Harry?
No, they won't be taking lessons with Harry. Since they're Harry Guardians they will have different priorities. Not to mention different flame types, and the fact that Harry is ahead of them.
So is Verde attaching himself to Harry or id he just curious about Harry and what he is like?
Verde is curious about Harry as it is rare for someone to have both flames and magic. Normally it would have been fine except for the fact that Harry had Sky Flames instead of some other type.
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