"Liquiagna! Sartamesi! Hasephere!"
He hit Diggle and the unknown person square in the face with the first two spells he cast. Diggle was now trapped inside a ball of water. The unknown one was rolling on the floor screaming in agony as his whole body cramped. Moody was able to dodge the spell that came to him and quickly sent a spell of his own.
Harry dodged the spell and sent two 'Hasephere's towards Dumbledore and Moody.
They both dodged and started to get more violent with their spells. Harry hid behind the shelf and tried to compose himself. "Should I just jump out of here? Or should I fight? Nah, not worth the risk."
Smiling lightly to himself, he silently jumped out of the office and appeared near the tree line of the Forbidden Forest.
Harry panted heavily as he took a seat on a rock. The battle wasn't that much of a deal, he could've ended it if he wanted to. But he needed these people for now to make his plans work. The fight took a lot out of him. It made him wonder if he should try to find this base tomorrow. 'No. I have to do this tonight. The faster I find this base, the faster I get to train my army. And once I train my army, well, it would probably do more and see more action than the "Grown ups" would.'
Standing up from his position, Harry gently took out the map that made him go back to this god forsaken school. He opened it and took a look.
The map was basically like any other map. The forest was divided into 5- Northern Forest, Western Forest, Valley of Keys, The Eastern Section, and the Southern Thick.
Dumbledore's handwriting was evident in the scribbles on the back of the map. Harry began reading through them. It was basically some brief descriptions of the different parts of the forest. The Southern forest was obviously the entrance to the Forbidden Forest. The Western was a direct route to the Valley of Keys. Harry wondered, why would Dumbledore split the Eastern part of the forest in two? And why in hell did he name one of them the "Valley of Keys?"
Shaking the question away, Harry continued to read the old man's notes. The Eastern Section turned out to be the central "city" of the forest with a number of tribes co-existing there.
"Weird, Magical Creatures co-existing? That's almost unheard of."
The Northern Forest was where the mountains were. It also, presumably, was the home of the Giants.
"At least now I know where to be cautious."
The entire back of the Map was filled with his notes, Most of them told Harry where some of the tribes are.
"Who in hell am I kidding? It'll take me a million years to find the founder's place."
With a sigh, Harry took the Portkey the Goblins made for him earlier in the bank. Silently activating the small Golden coin, Harry felt the familiar tug on his navel and his world went spinning.
He landed feet first into what looked like a field.
"Damn. I'll never get used to that. I should've jumped here instead." said Harry while he shook his head. He slowly stood up and dusted himself free of the earth's dirt.
He took a look at his surroundings. There was a forest to his left, a house to his right( which he presumed was the Black Estate), a farm to the North, and a filed to the South.
The house to his right was huge. Harry figured that it must've been 3 floors high. The height wasn't what made it look huge however. What made it huge was its length. Harry couldn't begin to calculate how long it was.
Regaining his composure, Harry walked calmly towards the huge house. He remained cautious and vigilant. What if the Death Eaters have made the place into a base of theirs? Bellatrix would surely know the location, considering that she was a Black.
Harry stopped dead in his tracks at the thought. What if it did happen? Now in full battle mode, Harry cast a disillusionment charm on himself and, for added protection, cast a specially modified notice-me-not charm.
Harry lied down on his belly and looked up at the house. It was dark and empty as it should look like. But that was what traps were like; capture your enemy in a way that they would not expect. Harry wandlessly cast a special charm on himself that replicated the effect of night-vision goggles that he had seen when the Dursley's watched war movies back in Privet Drive.
"Nito Servera" Harry silently thought in his head. Green filled his vision and he could see the front of the house perfectly. Many windows lined the walls, making it easy for him to infiltrate the house in case anything goes wrong. The nice thing about the Charm he made was that you could shift from different visions; Normal Vision, Night-Vision, Thermal Imaging, and etc. This neat charm also allowed Harry to zoom in and out, allowing him to look at things as a further distance.
Switching to Thermal, Harry blinked his eyes as red and blue filled his vision. The red spots indicated heat signatures while the blue ones indicated cold. It was pretty simple, but it was useless when it came to identifying multiple targets, as their signatures can 'mix' and create an illusion of there being only one object. The only biological things Harry could see were some birds flying around and some animals in the farm.
"Weird, no one lives here and yet there are some farm animals. Hmm, maybe someone does live here. Maybe the Death Eaters?" Harry slowly stood up and approached the house his Thermal vision illuminating the cold wall of the front. He stopped behind a wooden fence and looked up. The house was REALLY big. He looked through one of the windows and saw...nothing. No heat. Just cold blue.
Sighing in relief, but not letting his guard down, Harry slowly jogged to the window and took a nice long peek inside the house. Still nothing. Not even a speck of heat could be seen.
"Hmm, guess nobody's home."
Removing the vision charm, Harry walked towards the door and opened it. Cold air hit his face. It made him shiver from head to toe.
Even though he was all powerful, Harry couldn't help but feel defenceless. First, he didn't know the place. Second, he still wasn't sure if there were people in the house. Third, he had no backup in case something happened, may it be a firefight, or something much worse.
Entering the house cautiously, Harry looked around the hallway, hallway because it was the best word to describe it.
Suddenly, out of nowhere, a voice screamed into the chilly cold night air.
"Lord Black! You're back!"
Harry nearly screamed in shock as an elf popped into the dark hall.
"Waaah! Who're you?"
The elf looked at Harry questioningly. "Oh my, you aren't Lord Black. But...Rekuchek feel like you're my master somehow."
Harry shook his head and replied. "Right, sorry. You're right, I'm you're new master."
The elf looked disbelievingly for a second, but his facial expression soon changed and he replied "Rekuchek am sorry M-m-master. Rekuchek felt the change, I refused to accept it though. Please don't hurt me Master!" The small elf pleaded.
"Hang on. I'm not going to hurt you. I'm fairly different from other Wizards. I think that your helping us should be considered as a sign of friendship. I don't want to hurt you, and I never will."
The elf looked at Harry with wide eyes. It reminded him of Dobby somehow. Hmm, Dobby. Maybe it would be nice if he taught the other Elves that resided here a lesson about freedom.
"Y-y-you i-is l-l-lying." The elf stuttered out.
Harry smiled at it. "No, no I'm not. If you want proof than here," Harry took off his shoe and removed his socks. "Here, you can have this as a gift from me to you. See? I gave that sock to you which means you're free." Harry said.
The elf's eyes seemed to bulge out at this. He stared at the sock, much like how Dobby did in Harry's Second Year.
"M-m-master need not do that." Said the elf.
"I know, but would you have believed me if I told you that I won't hurt you? No. Haha. Just think of it as an early Christmas present." Harry said with a smile
The elf took one last look at the sock and squealed in delight. It jumped around the room, knocking most of the china to the floor.
"Rekuchek is free! Rekuchek is slave no more!"
Harry smiled at the elf's antics. "Hey, easy there, Haha. You're breaking my stuff."
At this, the elf stopped his jumping and took a look at Harry, then the broken China. With a snap of its fingers, the broken China repaired itself and retook its original position on the table near the wall.
Rekuchek took a look at Harry said, "Rekuchek is free. Rekuckek is free. Rekuchek is free because of a Black. Rekuchek not think it possible, but Rekuchek is free. Rekuchek will help you with whatever you need."
Harry's smile got wider. "I need you to stay here and make yourself comfortable here. You'll also be receiving at least 2 Galleons worth of money every week if you work hard for me. Oh, and I'm not a Black. I just inherited the Black line because of my Godfather. Name's Harry Potter by the way." Harry said, extending his arm towards the elf.
Rekuchek ignored the hand and said, "Harry Potter? The Harry Potter? Rekuchek has heard so much about you from Dobby sir. You are indeed a great wizard."
Harry could feel blood rising to his cheeks. "Oh shucks, that's mighty nice of Dobby. Oh, that reminds me. DOBBY!"
Dobby suddenly popped into the room.
"Harry Potter ask for Dobby sir?" Dobby asked with a bow.
"Dobby. So good to see you! Its Harry only remember? No sir. Haha." Harry said
"Sorry sir, err, Harry. Dobby forgets." Dobby said with a smile
Harry smiled back and motioned for Rekuchek, "Rekuchek told me that you know him. I guess no introductions are in order?"
Both elves shook their heads. "Right. Well Rekuchek, I only have two rules, one, call me Harry, just Harry. Two, don't tell anyone who I don't trust about anything I do in this house. Oh, also enjoy. That's just all I ask for." Harry said with a smile. "Care to give me a tour of the house?"
Rekuchek almost screamed in glee as he darted off into a long explanation of everything in the house. The house was relatively big. It had at least 8 rooms. Each one varied in size. The biggest of course was the Master Bedroom, which looked like it combined all 8 rooms into one. It was BIG. There was a comfy looking red bed placed beside the wall to his left. A door was to hi right, which he presumed was the bathroom. There was a desk at the wall to his right, just a little bit far from the bathroom door.
"Damn...You guys sure shaped this place up."
"Rebuchek and the other elves are happy to serve sir."
"Oh right! The other elves! *Yawn* Well, I can't speak to them at this hour; I still have to wake up early tomorrow. Dobby," The elf in question looked at him with large eyes, "Can you explain what to these guys what we talked about during my last training in Hogwarts?" Dobby nodded.
Harry smiled at him and asked Rebuchek to wake him up at 6:30 tomorrow morning. He also instructed the elf to tell the other elves to eat without him. Harry closed the door of the Master Bedroom and lied down on the comfy red bed. He sighed in satisfaction as his back hit the fluffy mattress.
"Ohhh... If this is what being hunted down by Dumbledore and Voldemort feels like, than I hope they never stop..."
And with that, Harry entered an uneventful sleep.
December 22
Hogsmeade Station
7:00 A.M.
"Come one Neville! The train's about to go!" screamed a frantic Seamus Finnigan
Neville ran at top speed at the open door Seamus was screaming at. He had just been talking to Professor McGonnagal about Harry. She asked if he knew anything about the sudden disappearance Dumbledore's weapon. Neville said everything that happened last night(excluding the part when Harry escaped). She also questioned him and tried squeezing out information about the attack on Hogwarts last night.
Students and teachers frantically tried to put out the flames that ate the Great Hall last night. Their efforts however, was futile, as the flames had already destroyed pretty much everything. The attack forced most of the students to eat at in Hogsmeade earlier that day.
Neville knew nothing of the attack, except that it was clearly some kind of bomb that did it.
Neville pulled himself unto the train, just in time as it started to gain speed.
"Glad you made it mate. I thought you'd get left behind!" Seamus bellowed with a smile.
"Yeah. Haha. Thanks. Is there any other compartments left?"
"Yeah, Dean ran off to get us one. Luna's with her Nev. You know, LUNA."
Neville blushed a deep scarlet colour and shook his head low. He had developed a crush on the Ravenclaw girl in the past few days that went by. He figured that it was probably just a fling, but then again, things are not always what they seem.
"Bloody hell mate! You look like Crookshanks on fire!" Seamus laughed
"Oh stop it! It's hard enough to be teased by people I don't know, let alone by you!" Neville said
"Ok, ok! Sorry fer' waking up the sleepin' giant."
Neville shook his head and stood up. "Let's just go look for that compartment."
Neville and Seamus began walking, trying to find the compartment Dean has supposedly found.
Shift POV: Harry
1 hour Earlier
Hogsmeade Village.
5:30 A.M.
Harry entered the The Three Broomsticks in a heavy black cloak. Its hood was raised, hiding his face from the looks of the students that passed by. He took a seat at the counter, ordering one Butterbeer along the way.
Minutes passed by until his intended target entered the store. The blonde took a seat at a table near the window.
The boy was alone...perfect.
"Draco Malfoy. Man of the hour."
Draco raised his head at the hooded figure near the counter. Madame Rosmerta had backed up against the wall and was watching the scene before him.
"Who the hell are you?" Draco asked
Harry grinned under his hood. "Now now Draco, you can't act that way in a public place. And I really need to talk with you." Harry removed his hood and looked at Draco. "Seriously man, you should chill."
Draco raised a brow. "Maybe when you grow up Potter. Maybe that's when I'll chill."
Harry smiled at him. "Whatever. You guys are here early. I expected you guys to have breakfast at around, 10 or something, especially with the Great Hall blown to smithereens."
"Yeah well, Dumbledore's not taking any chances. Some bloke blew it up last night, all by himself."
"Yeah, I know. I was there." Harry said with a smile
"You were there? Wait a second…..You're that guy who blew up the hall weren't you?" Draco asked with wide eyes.
"Oh please, you give me too much credit. I only did this and that and well…..Oh fine! I blew it up!" Harry said with a smile.
"Bloody Hell! That's, that's….. How the hell did you do that?"
"Well, a few bombs I made myself there, a few over there, and another few over there….You know, the usual."
"Dumbledore's going to freak when he finds out."
"Psssh. He already knows Draco."
Draco paled for a second. "Blimey, I guess you do have what it takes to kill the Dark Lord…"
"You still call that snake your Lord?"
"Well, I'm trying to stop alright! It's just compulsory for me…."
Harry shook his head. "I see. Well, I can't help you there. On to business I guess. Here," Harry threw him a black leather bound diary. "Write there what you're going to report. If you learned that Voldemort has had a Botox implant, just write it there and close the diary."
"Ok…wait, what's Botox?"
Harry smiled for a bit. "Never mind. Haha. You won't get caught by the way. Every time you close the diary, whatever is written on it will disappear."
Draco nodded slowly and started drinking the coffee Madame Rosmerta gave him earlier.
"Remember, I need your report every week. Be careful by the way." Harry said as he started walking towards the door.
"Wait, what if I get caught?" Draco said with a fearful look in his eyes.
Harry looked into his eyes and replied, "You'll see what I do… you'll see."
With that, Harry exited the Three Broomsticks and brought his hood up above his head. He made his way towards Hogsmeade station and waited there.
Hogsmeade Station
6:45 A.M.
Dean was busy talking to Luna about what Harry was going to do with the Freedom Guard when the door suddenly opened.
Harry opened the door of the compartment where he knew Dean and Luna sat in.
They both sat with shocked looks on their faces.
"Harry!" They both bellowed.
Harry smiled at them both and sat down on the empty space beside Dean.
"Harry! I-I thought you wouldn't make it! We tried looking for you earlier! Cause you're trunk wasn't packed and all that! Where the hell were you?" screamed Dean.
Harry's smile got wider. "Easy. Haha. I've been...around." Harry said, smiling.
Dean raised a brow at Harry.
"What I mean is, I blew up the Great Hall and have been running ever since." Harry said, stretching his feet forward, resting it on the seat across him whilst putting both his hands behind his neck.
Dean looked at him with a look of admiration and fear. Luna however, looked not at all bothered by his current predicament.
"Y-y-you blew up the Hall? You're the reason why we had to eat breakfast in Hogsmeade, at 5:30 in the morning? Then had to make us all listen to Dumbledore's little speech about how evil was out there for an hour and a half?" Dean said with a fake angry voice.
Harry laughed at his antics and looked at them both with a serious look on his face. "Well guys, to business-"
The door to the compartment suddenly opened and revealed Neville and Seamus. They both took a moment to realize that Harry was inside the compartment with them. They immediately entered the compartment and started asking Harry questions.
"Where were ye' mate? You never returned last night." asked Seamus in a Scottish accent.
"How'd you make it on to the train?" asked Neville.
Harry just smiled as questions continued to be thrown around.
"My, you guys are full of questions aren't you?" Harry sarcastically said.
They all glared at him.
"Whoa, easy. I was just kidding you know." Harry said, raising his arms as a sign that he meant no harm. "First, it was I who blew up the Great Hall last night."
Neville and Seamus suddenly screamed 'what' while Dean and Luna, who were already informed, acted like they didn't care.
"Yep, it was me. I can't tell you exactly why I attacked, but be assured that it was for the well being of every sentient being in this planet." They all nodded their understanding.
"Anyway, onto the real business I'm here for...your training."
They all perked up when they all heard this.
Harry smiled at them. "I'll inform you all when I find a place where we could all train. But, just in case, tell the other members to get their schedules free on...the 26th to the 29th. I'll teach you guys what I can at that date." Harry said with a smile.
Luna suddenly spoke up. "I can see why you are very optimistic Harry."
"Huh? What do you mean?"
"Xehanort told me." Luna said with a smile.
DUN DUN DUN!
Well, there you have it folks, another hammer down. Hahaha.
I'm sorry of this chappy has a depressed moos in it...I can assure you that it was unintentional. It was just that the thing with Japan made me sad...especially since I'm an Asian myself.
I'm actually a bit happy that my nation didn't get destroyed in a tsunami or an Earthquake, imagine the damage it'll do. Hell, imagine the long-term effects it'll have in my country...and my writing. Hahaha. Internet here will be down for months, hell, years even!
This chapter is for all the Japanese people who died or got hurt in the Earthquake/Tsunami that happened this month. I hope that you may be in a more peaceful and happy place right now...
Again, this is for Japan! Support Japan people! They need every help they can get!