Harry the Qwaser
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or Seikon no Qwaser/ Qwaser of stigmata
Chapter 12
Penelope Clearwater had been having a hard week. It was only a few days away from the winter break of her sixth year, and the crashing realization that this would be her last Christmas to play and do anything she wanted had hit her hard. Over the winter break next year she would probably be studying for her N.E.W.T.s. And just thinking about those gave her a headache.
Last year during career counseling she had said that she wanted to get into the ministry, and Professor Flitwick helped her plan her classes accordingly. Then she talked to a friend of hers who graduated a few years ago and had already gotten into the ministry. After being hired all her friend talked about was how awful the ministry was.
The two of them had grown up together in the same neighborhood. Both of them were Half-Bloods whose wizard fathers worked together as merchants. And according to her friend that was going to be a problem.
They were both Half-Blood whose families had been merchants for generations. No one had ever thought about going into politics or ministry work, and so neither had anyone to back them inside the ministry. Doing some research on her own Penelope found that essentially the same family's had been running the ministry for centuries. It sounded like one of those Italian mobs that her mother occasionally talked about.
But that wasn't the worst problem. No the worst problem was that she was a girl. The only women who were currently working for the ministry that she could name were Amelia Bones the head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement and the ministers Under Secretary Dolores Umbridge. But those two still had family dating back for hundreds of years to rely on. All she had were a large set of tits that boys liked to stare at.
So with the sudden realization that working for the ministry would ultimately lead her nowhere or help her family Penelope began to think about going into another career. But changing career plans after successfully taking the O.W.L.s was difficult, and she didn't know what else she wanted to get into. Neither her nor her friend had been anxious to become merchants. So when their parents gave their blessings for them to follow wherever their dreams went, the two girls were ecstatic.
Maybe she could go talk with her friend's older brother who was set to inherit the business. He had talked about trying to expanding. Also her friend had talked about missing working at the store during the summer and possibly returning. But that great plan just didn't sit right with her.
Penelope really wished a miracle would happen to her at that moment. And later in her life she would always tell those that listened that while she sat there on that bench in a hall wishing for someone to come and help her, that the miracle that she wanted so badly did happen.
"Hey Penelope, you okay," Harry called out as he walked towards the melancholy girl.
Penelope stared in shock as the Harry Potter was walking towards her. The famous youth had gained a reputation for being cold and distant to everyone but Hermione Granger, and for also enslaved the heir to the House of Malfoy. No matter how famous he was very few people felt comfortable around the dark haired boy. And even fewer people would blame her for her wariness of the antisocial Gryffindor.
"I'm Fine Harry," she called trying to keep the nervousness out of her voice.
"You don't look like your fine Penelope."
"I'm just a little worried about my N.E.W.T.s next year is all," Penelope answered back with a forced grin.
"Tests usually don't make people cry."
"Well there the nastily exhausting wizarding test, and some people have been known to go into a depression before taking them," the blond girl commented as her mind slowly became distracted from her worries.
"And this happens to people a year and a half before the test is actually taken?"
"Well no," Penelope replied while sheepishly looking away from Harry. "But this is the time when most students start to think about what direction they want their future to go in."
"So you're worrying about your future."
Giving a silent gasp at being found out by a first year Penelope resigned herself to tell him the truth. It couldn't hurt to get an outside opinion. "You could say that, but it's a bit more complicated than that."
"Maybe talking about it will help," Harry said as he sat down beside the girl on the bench.
"Sure, why not." Penelope groaned as she began to get used to the enigma that was Harry Potter. "Before you take your O.W.L.s in fifth year the students are supposed to receive counseling about what type of job they want so they can focus on studying for the required fields. I chose to go into work for the ministry."
"And you're having second thoughts about that career path?"
"More like found out I would never amount to anything if I went there."
"So not only are you having second thoughts but you want to change it outright."
"Something like that, but I don't know where to begin," Penelope sighed as she hugged her arms under her impressive bust. "You know for a first year you're pretty smart."
"I was raised by the church to be smart," Harry stated.
"You were raised by the church?" Penelope shouted in shock as she turned to look at the boy who only nodded as an answer. "No wonder no one could find you after you defeated Voldemort," Penelope said as she slowly moved away from the boy sharing the bench with her.
But Harry was too busy lost in thought to notice the uncomfortable girl. Having been reminded that he did work for the church, Harry had instantly thought of a devious idea that was guaranteed to help Penelope. And maybe himself in a few years.
"Hey Penelope have you ever considered joining the church?" Harry asked.
*break*
Penelope could hardly believe she had just been asked to join the church. While her mother was a muggle she was raised in the magical world, and one of the things all magical children were taught was that the church is evil. Not as evil as people like Voldemort or Grindelwald, but still evil. Hearing that the current hero of the magical people was raised by said evil was in itself shocking, and given how cold Harry acted it only proved that the church as trying to destroy their culture.
It's said that over a thousand years ago the church sent out their minions to hunt down and kill all the witches and wizards that they could find. It was only thanks to the four founders of Hogwarts and the qwasers that the magical race is even around today.
Her mother told her that it had been a long time since the church did anything like the witch hunts, but her father held firm to the magicals belief about how evil the church was. Her family never did go to a church, but she had gone to primary school in the muggle world at her mother's insistence. She met several kids who went to church and only complained about how boring it was, and they didn't seem evil. Although she might have been too young to really notice.
During primary school was the only time she was even remotely close to anything to do with the church because when she got to Hogwarts it was almost taboo to talk about the church. Sure many first year muggle-borns would ask questions, but the older students would quickly talk with them about how the church really was.
The only good thing that came from the church according to the older generations were the qwasers. While the qwasers did work for the church they were also independent, strong, valiant, and always willing to help those in need. They were exactly what the magical world needed during those dark times.
According to history during those dark times the church would send out qwasers to deal with the more dangerous magicals. But they were usually just witches and wizards just trying to protect their home and family. Legend says that the qwasers instead of hunting down witches would actually help them go into hiding for their own protection. The most famous qwaser was the iron user who stormed Notre Dame by himself to save three witches from being burned to death.
Before going into hiding the magical community was said to hold qwasers in such high regard that before the final spells were cast many people wanted the qwasers to join them in hiding. But qwasers couldn't use magic, and outside of their abilities qwasers were just regular muggles who had a special gift. So with smiles on their faces the qwasers returned to the church as the only true saints. At least that was what the stories said. But all those stories were from a long time ago. According the ministry nowadays qwasers still protected the magical world by leading the church away from their settlements, and helping cover up magical activity. Qwasers are still thought of as heroes to this day, and are said to be the only muggles that can freely walk between the two different worlds.
And for Penelope to just walk up to the church and ask for a job seemed almost demeaning to the qwasers sacrifice. While she was only a half-blood Penelope did take pride in her magical heritage, and like all other witches would silently thank the qwasers for protecting them. For those reasons alone she was very apprehensive to going anywhere near a church. Even if Harry Potter did invited her to his home inside the church.
Penelope's eyes widened as she realized how much of a sobering thought that was. Not Harry inviting her home, but that Harry was raised by the church. The most extreme magic hating muggles to ever walk the earth had raised the Boy-Who-Lived. Not only had the church raised a magician, but they were allowing him to attend the premier wizarding school in all of Europe. And the wizard they raised had yet to try and kill anyone. Besides a troll, and he succeeded there.
It was strange to think that anyone as connected to the church as Harry was not evil. But while Harry was dark, quiet, and distant no one could say that he was evil. He did save a fellow first year from a mountain troll by himself, and he was trying to help her with her own problems. Even if his solution involved joining the proverbial enemy.
Maybe the church had been reformed like her mother told her. Perhaps she should consider Harry's offer of joining the church. She could experience different places, and possibly apply her knowledge of government functions. In all honesty the only downsides she was finding was what her parents would say, and if the church would hire a witch.
*break*
Harry had been watching Penelope for the better part of three minutes before he began to get worried. He knew that almost the entire magical population hated the church, and so Penelope's quietness was not surprising. Thinking that she was just lost in thought Harry left her alone to decide what she wanted to do, but now he was concerned over her lack of response. If she had been insulted or firmly against it she would have just walked away not sit perfectly still for three minutes. Deciding to make sure she was alright Harry closed the distance between the two and began to shake her by the shoulder.
"Hey Penelope are you alright?" Harry asked as he continued to shake the girls shoulder.
With the combination of movement and sound Penelope was suddenly brought back to reality.
"You okay Penelope you were staring off into space for awhile there?" Harry asked in concern.
"Yeah fine, just lost in thought," was his only reply as the girl began to move around to get comfortable on the hard bench.
"Thinking about anything in particular, or were you just concentrating that hard on my offer?"
"I was wondering if the church would even want a witch working for them," Penelope answered quickly, not wanting Harry to know she had been thinking about how the people who raised him were evil.
"In truth the church would love to have you work for them," Harry said to the busty blond. "Because of the magical world's thoughts on the church from a thousand years ago not many witches or wizards will join the church, and those that due are usually muggle borns."
"Wait a second Harry," Penelope yelled at as she jumped to her feet and stood in front of the young boy and stared down at him. "You're saying that not only is the church hiring witches to work for them, but that they want to hire them."
"Yes," Harry answered slowly as he leaned away from the older girl. "Ever since the magical world decided to hide itself a thousand years ago the church has been doing all that it can to keep the magical world hidden from the rest of the world, and in order to do that they need the cooperation of other magicals."
"Why do they need witches to help them, they have the qwasers if they need to contact any of the magical governments?" Penelope asked with an inquisitive tone as her Ravenclaw curiosity began to show.
Harry became slightly uncomfortable at the mention of the qwasers, but it went unnoticed to the Ravenclaw girl who was overly excited about learning something new. Thinking that it would probably be best that he leave out any connection to him being a qwaser Harry hoped that he could calm the ecstatic girl down.
"It is true that the church does have the qwasers, but they don't have that much information about the wizarding world in general. Most of what they do know has been told to them by the witches and wizards that have joined them, and like I said they are mostly muggle born and raised so they don't have as much information on the culture and history that a pure blood would."
"So the church doesn't know about anything that has happened since the International Statute of Secrecy was enacted?" Penelope theorized out loud as she leaned back up and finally stopped staring into Harry's face.
"The church does know certain things like the magical worlds dislike of them, but there is just not enough knowledge about the culture or what a purebloods childhood is like," Harry said glad that Penelope was no longer inches from his face.
"Alright so I tell the church about how life is growing up in wizarding society, but what happens after I tell them all I know?" Penelope questioned as she began to lean against the wall opposite from the bench.
Before answering Harry gave the blond girl a devious smile. He was pretty sure most witches would join the church if they knew about the majority of work that witches did for the church.
"In truth once many witches are done explaining the current wizarding culture they are usually sent to work with a qwaser."
"A qwaser?" Penelope asked in a slow tone as she began walking towards Harry, "If I joined the church I get to work for a qwaser?"
"More than likely you would be. The church does like to let the qwasers watch out for the magicals to make sure nothing happens."
"You mean the qwasers will protect the witch from retribution if the ministry finds out they joined the church?"
"That's exactly right Penelope," Harry said as he silently reminded himself that it was also to make sure the witch didn't run off.
Of course witches would usually attach themselves to qwasers in an odd form of hero worship so the chance of them running off was very slim. This was also why Harry kept the fact that he was a qwaser secret. If word got out that he was a qwaser an entire horde of witches young and old would flock to him willing to follow his every whim in the hopes that they could be his "one and only" maria. This was the problem with telling young girls stories about the kind, handsome, and brave qwasers who save the beautiful damsel. Harry was going to get enough of that for being the Boy-Who-Lived in a few years.
"Working with a qwaser would be wonderful," Penelope said with a dreamy smile on her face as she sat back down beside Harry. "Have you ever worked with a qwaser Harry?"
"I haven't worked with any, but I've met a few," Harry lied. The conversation was quickly reaching a point that Harry would prefer it to stay away from. With any luck he could get Penelope back on topic and away from the topic of qwasers. "Penelope you need to get back on topic. Remember you'll only get to work with a qwaser if you work for the church."
"Right, thank you for reminding me Harry let's get back on topic. So let me ask you about working for the church. For instance if I did join the church would I ever get to see my family and friends?"
"Even though you would spend a lot of the time working alongside a qwaser you'll spend time within the wizarding world to help keep tensions down. During this time you can usually see all your friends and family."
"And during the time I'm away can I send mail to them, or am I forbidden to do that because I would be living in the muggle world?"
"Not entirely sure about that but you could probably send mail as long as no one sees you sending letters with an owl."
Now you mentioned that I would be keeping tension between the two worlds down, what's that all about?" Penelope asked while Harry concluded to himself that the sorting hat was right to place her in Ravenclaw. Giving a quick sigh Harry prepared for the long answer he now had to give.
"Well as you probably know the wizarding world and the church had a mild war about a thousand years ago and thanks to the qwasers an agreement was reached, stating that all of the magicals of the world would go into hiding. They would have their own communities, towns, and schools. Basically it they could live how they wanted to as long as it was in secret. This also helped the church because the magicals weren't casting magic out in the open and causing people to believe that Jesus had returned. So now with the Statue of Secrecy witches and wizards are free from persecution and the church doesn't have to expend manpower and resources hunting down and trying to contain magicals. You know all this so far correct?" Harry asked making sure Penelope was keeping up. Receiving a confirming nod Harry continued.
"Alright continuing on neither side trust the other anymore and everyone wants someone else to make sure that the other is keeping good on its promises. So the church decides that instead of sending the qwaser to hunt down witches and wizards, that some of the qwasers can become ambassadors to the wizarding world. Of course the magicals are fine with the qwasers being representatives due to the trust built a thousand years ago, and the church only needs the qwasers for select missions now so they have quite a few on inactive duty. Now because the qwasers are so coveted by the church they hold a high ranking position and can get favors from the church for the wizarding world, because the magicals respect the qwasers so much their willing to listen to the requests of the church. In essence the qwasers are keeping the peace between the two worlds. So does that answer all your questions about the qwasers role in modern society?"
"Almost I just have one more question Harry," Penelope said. "If the qwasers are helping out as ambassadors how come I've never heard of or seen a qwaser at the ministry or inside Diagon Alley?"
"Well the simple answer is that there are not enough qwasers to give one to each country. While there are many qwasers who do not have any special tasks at the moment there still aren't a lot out there. Another reason is because the next generation of qwasers is still growing up."
"Next generation?" Penelope asked with an arched eyebrow.
"Because of their powers there is supposed to be one qwaser for each element at a time. This means that each element gets passed on as the qwasers die. Now we just got out of a time of peace so many of the qwasers have died of old age, and this has left the church with a generational gap that is slowly being filled. Many of the new qwasers are around our ages Penelope, and they're still in school."
While Harry finished his explanation Penelope was busy trying to keep from drooling at the thought of working with a nice handsome qwaser who was around her age. The two of them could go around the world bringing peace and joy to everyone before they settled down to have a family together.
"Well Penelope it looks like you're warming up to the idea of joining the church," Harry said as his female companion snapped out of her daydream.
"Sorry about that Harry I was lost in thought. But I must say that you're doing an excellent job of making me want to join the church, but I'm still … you know," the blond trailed off not finding the words she wanted to describe the situation she now found herself in.
"I know Penelope," Harry said in a soft voice as he laid his hand over her own and gave a gentle squeeze to reassure her. "You were raised in the wizarding world and you can't decide what you should do now that you've learned how much the church would love for you to work with them. And on top of that you're not sure what your loved ones would say if they found out you joined the church. Even if you would be working with a qwaser."
Penelope gave a sigh of relief that at least Harry was able to put into words her fears. He was correct that the only thing actually holding her back was not knowing what her friends and family would think if she joined the church. Even though the mere prospect of marrying a qwaser was the secret fantasy of most young witches and wizards, now that she was presented with the opportunity Penelope wasn't sure if she could leave her family and friends behind to pursue a childhood fantasy. She was conflicted, but luckily the young boy sitting next to her was kind enough to give her time to think about what she wanted to do.
"Don't fret too much right now Penelope You still have a year and a half to figure out if joining the church would be what you wanted to do. If you want I can get you some books that might help from the church after Christmas break," Harry said giving her hand another gently squeeze.
Penelope smiled at the small comforting gesture from the young man and all of the help he had given her to that point. Even if the rest of the magical world saw him as the Boy-Who-Lived she would see him as her own personal hero who was kind enough to give her another option along with open her eyes to the outside world a little. For that reason alone she threw her arms around her black haired hero and pulled him close to her.
While Penelope relished the contact of just holding someone close, Harry was finding himself firmly held into a pair of rather large pillows. Not that he minded it was just that usually the only time he was this close to a woman's breasts was when he was drinking soma. It was actually a rarity that he was pulled in to receive a hug, but it was nice to be hugged. So lifting up his arms Harry returned the hug to the older girl.
For several minutes the two just sat the bench together with their arms draped across each other's backs as they let the warmth of the moment engulf them. Penelope's head was now resting on the wild mess of hair on top of the younger boy's head, while Harry's face lay within her bosom. Being so close Harry could almost smell the powerful soma that was just inside the fleshy orbs. It was only through pure will that Harry was able to prevent himself from nuzzling further into the older girl's cleavage to get closer to her soma. She must have been a virgin. Virgins always produced the best and most powerful soma.
Pulling himself away from the girls large bust Harry barley heard the "thank you" that she whispered as the two of them slowly began to pull apart from each other. As the pleasant feeling lingered on after the impromptu hug both of them now stood up from the bench.
"Sorry for surprising you with that hug harry I was just a little emotional for a minute," Penelope said with as much of an apologetic voice as she could muster due to how much she had enjoyed that hug.
"It's alright Penelope I enjoyed the hug, and you were emotionally distraught when I found you so I understand if you needed a hug," Harry replied as a blush began to spread across his cheeks.
"Yeah thanks for everything Harry. I don't know what I would have done if you hadn't shown up," Penelope said as she stifled a giggle over Harry's embarrassment. "Here I was sitting around trying to think of what options I had and you show up to not only cheer me up but tell me about another option I didn't know I had. I really can't thank you enough Harry for just being here right now."
"And like I said Penelope its fine. I'm glad I could help you in your time of need. Now before someone walks around the corner and sees us together and starts spreading rumors you should go find your friends and spend your last free Christmas break with them. I'll give you the books when we get back from break."
Giving a nod of agreement Penelope gave Harry one more quick hug before she rushed off to spend time with her friends and to think over the generous offer from Harry. She wasn't sure just yet if she would take it or not, but she was glad that she now had a backup plan. Especially since that plan appealed to her girlish fantasies.
As soon as Penelope turned around the corner Harry turned around and decided to return to his own dormitory, and ponder his newest problem. During the hugs he shared with Penelope he found it very difficult to control his qwaser instincts on gathering soma. Being so close to the blonde girl's bust had caused him to almost start suckling out of reflex.
This only proved that the only time he was near a woman's breasts was when he needed soma. Being a qwaser it was a normal reaction to want soma, but if he couldn't control himself just from a hug he might get in trouble. He wondered what Penelope would have done if he had tried suckling on her during their hug. A quick slap to the face came to mind. If he was going to have this problem every time he got a hug from a girl it could be trouble.
As he was walking Harry decided that the best course of action was to try and build up an immunity to hugs so he wouldn't fall to his baser instincts. This of course meant that he would need to give and receive more hugs. It was a good things hugs felt very nice. Maybe Hermione was back at the tower and he could give her a hug. She would probably be willing to help him, or at least give him a hug. Of course for optimal immunization his face would have to be as close to her breasts as possible. It might take some explaining for her to go along with that.
-End Chapter-
Hello Ladies and Gentlemen, first of all I would like to say that this chapter did not want to be written. I'm just glad I was able to get it out before the month ended. At least I'm able to get one chapter out a month like I said I would.
I'm sorry if it felt like Penelope was odd in this chapter but this is how I see her instead of the usually aloof and calm Ravenclaw she would have to be to put up with Percy in cannon.
Next this chapter was mostly to set up how the magical world views the church and the qwasers. Earlier in the story I mentioned how Harry needed to keep his qwaser abilities a secret. This chapter explains why. Because of the love for qwasers in the magical world he would be swamped with fans faster than the Boy-Who-Lived was. Add on to the fact that he is the Boy-Who-Lived and every girl in world wants to marry him. Considering how old some of those suitors might be it's probably best if as few people as possible know he's a qwaser.
Harem Help (This is now a regular thing apparently)
Alright first of all thank you to everyone who reviewed and helped me with Penelope's element. Her element is going to be copper. As many of you said it is used in making bronze (which is a Ravenclaw color) it is also very conductive and in this story Penelope gets along well with a lot of people. Copper is also one of the elements I didn't want Harry to have easy access to because of how it would be used in battle. In the muggle world copper is everywhere in electric wiring, but in the magical world it would mostly be found in ornaments and I'm going to have enough fun with that while using Hermione's zinc element.
Now Penelope wont start giving soma to Harry for awhile now. My plan is for her to learn that Harry is a qwaser if she joins the church (don't want to paint myself into a corner by putting anything in stone just yet). Now that will be at the end of the Second Year if it does happen, but in the meantime we have plenty of other things to do.
To begin with Narcissa's Element. A lot of you want me to exchange Draco for Narcissa and I have to tell you I love the idea, but I have no clue if I can do it yet or ever. If I can find a way and place to do it without breaking the rest of the story I will, but in the meantime I have no clue what Narcissa's element should be. Please give me all your suggestions.
Next I have received a few comments on the fact that many of the girls around Harry's age lack "characteristics" outside of the fandom universe. Alright so if I can accept Penelope's element on the bases that it is used to make a metal that shares the same name with a color she is tied to, then I can accept any reason you can give me. As for their characteristics I will mostly be following the fandom guidelines for the fact of I'm too lazy to try and think of anything new for every side character in the book.
Finally I would like to make mention that just because a girl has an element attached to her does not mean she will be in the Harem. I already have several plans for fight scenes later on where Harry runs out of soma and has to use the closest girl he can find. This is where Bellatrix would probably come in. This means that you can give me elements for any of the woman in the Harry Potter universe (I would like to see what people think McGonagall's element would be.) Earlier on in the story I made reference to Harry possible needing to get soma from Madame Pomfrey if he needed to, and I don't have any elements picked out for her yet.
In summary please help me. Suggest any woman any element and any reason. I would be eternally grateful. Remember not everyone with an element has to be in the harem.
Thank you I hope you will continue to read and enjoy next time.
