Hello readers and welcome to my new chapter. On this one, Harry and Katie are going to tell Riley about their abilities. Also, I found a way around the no telling about magic law.
We know that the British ministry don't allow wizards or witches to tell muggles about their magical ability (Excluding family members), but what about the countries? They might have the same law or one that is more lax about it. I bet that if America have wizards or witches, they would allow teens and adults to tell people they trust to keep a secret and also maybe team up with the muggle government.
Also, now that Riley is going to find out about wizards and witches, she is going to be wrapped up in the crazy life of Harry Potter. Crazy, even for a wizard. Now, enjoy.
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or Inside Out.
Riley's Friend (And Crush) Is a Wizard
Riley, Harry, and Katie all stared at each other still in shock. The same for Harry's and Riley's emotions. The wizards because they spotted Riley hiding and Riley, because she got spotted and found out that they are wizards.
Harry's fear was the first to snap out of it. "Y-Y-Y-You don't think she saw us did she?" Fear asked timidly, wanting any of the emotions to say no. Unfortunately, they heard Riley speak.
Now, Riley could've said anything. She could've denied seeing anything. She could've just play innocent and said that she was going to the bathroom. But the only thing that came to mind was, "Did you use magic?"
Harry's Fear started pulling his face down after that. "Oh dear. Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear! What are we going to do?! We are not suppose to-" Before he could say anything else, Anger punched him and sent him flying towards the glass.
For once, Sadness was glad Anger punched Fear. They don't need Harry going into a panic. "Disgust, probe Riley. Make sure she saw what we did." Disgust nodded and took control of the console.
"Um, what did you heard or saw Riley?" Harry asked cautiously. At first, he was near panic, but he calmed down a bit and approaching this calmly, so he wouldn't make a scene.
Riley look down. "Um, I saw you lift the glass and then repaired your glasses with a flick of your hand." Harry paled a little at that. He's not scared, not at all really. From what Katie told him, wizards and witches can tell people about their magic, just not everyone in the country. Just people they can trust to keep it a secret or family members, obviously. And you can tell certain people at age 13, so long as you don't brag about it to a group of people. Harry was planning to tell her when he know more about her, just not this soon. Or like this, obviously.
Harry sighed before looking at Katie. "Do you want to tell her now?" Katie shrug.
"We don't seem to have much of choice, unless you want to wipe her memory of this event." Katie said, causing Riley to pale and for Harry to make a face at that.
"No, let's explain it to her to her later. I'm not fond of memory spells." Harry said, scrunching up in disgust.
Harry's Disgust wrinkle her nose. She remember second year. "I hate still that arrogant, pompous, talentless excuse of a wizard." Disgust grumbled, crossing her arms. Anger joined her.
"Same here." Anger agreed, his head steaming up a bit. Meanwhile, in Riley's head, her Anger has his head steaming up as well, but for a different reason.
"Would they stop talking like we aren't here?" Anger grumbled, banging his fist at the console. "Hey, you two?! Stop ignoring us and pay attention to us!"
Riley frown at the two. "Would you two stop talking to me like I'm not here?!" Riley snapped. Katie rub her head sheepishly while Harry wince at the angry tone.
"S-Sorry Riley. We didn't mean to ignore you." Harry stuttered, shrinking a little. Riley soften a little. She forgot that hated it when adults or his friends are angry, whether at him or something else.
"Anger!" Joy scolded, pushing the red emotion out of the way. "You know that Harry dislike it when we're angry."
Anger roll his eyes and mumbled something that Joy couldn't hear, but she ignored it. She and Sadness took control so Riley look apologetic.
"Sorry Harry, I didn't mean to snap at you. I just got frustrated, is all." Riley apologized. She really need to watch her tone. Harry smile timidly.
"It's fine Riley, you had a right to get angry." Harry said in an understanding tone. "Anyway, we did use magic. And also, Katie is also a magic user, more specifically a witch. As for me, I'm a wizard." Riley eyes widen before it light up.
"Really?! And you have a wand, broom, and witch hats?!" Riley asked in an excited tone, thanks to Joy. Said emotion is also excited as well, along with Affection. They never thought that magic existed, but here Harry and Katie, two of her closest friends, a wizard and a witch.
Harry look a bit surprise, like he wasn't expecting that response. As Riley took note of that, Katie laughed. "Yeah, we have wands to control our magic. As for broom, we actually fly those for sport. Also, we got traditional witch and wizard clothing, but we rarely see people wear that these days."
"Unless you're at Britain." Harry added in, getting out of his surprise state. "And before you ask more about magic, we need to go. Allie is probably alone, wondering where we all are at." Riley was about to protest, until she heard about Allie. Her friend doesn't like to be alone at places for too long that isn't her home or school and if they talk any longer, her friend might get into a panic.
"Yeah, you're right. Let's go before Allie gets into panic mode."
(A few minutes later)
After getting back to Allie, the group continue traveling around the zoo. After a few minutes of traveling, they finally got back to the group and then back to the bus.
Meanwhile, Riley is trying to deal with the new discovery. Of how both her friends can use magic. She is shock, excited, and a bit confused. Shock that magic is actually really and not in story tales. Excited, because her closest friends in San Francisco have magic. And a bit hurt, because they didn't tell her.
In her head, Sadness is trying to hold back tears. "Why didn't they tell Riley? Do they not like us?" As Sadness is close to bursting into tears, Joy try to comfort.
"Please don't' cry Sadness, I don't think it's that." Joy pleaded, trying to think positive. "I'm sure there is a good reason to hide it. I mean, this is major news."
"What reason do they have for keeping secrets from us?" Disgust snarked, with her arms cross. Instead of Joy answering, Fear did.
"Maybe because if they told us, they might get sent to jail." Fear suggested, looking nervous at the prospect. "And they might erase our memory of this event, and possibly of Harry and Katie."
All of the emotions lost a bit of their color at the prospect of not remembering Harry or Katie. "Okay, that's probably a good reason." Disgust admitted sheepishly. Honestly, she never thought she would agree with any of Fear's predictions.
Soon, the students got back home and the two wizards and Riley said goodbye to Allie before they went to Harry's house. It's closer and Katie could use her portkey to get home.
Harry quickly went to the living room as Katie and Riley went inside behind him. Sirius smile when he saw Harry, but frown a bit when he saw the serious look on Harry's face. "What's wrong pu-"
"Riley knows about our magic. She saw me use the levitation spell" Harry said before he could finish. Sirius stood up a bit straighter while Remus look up from his newspaper.
"Are you going too…."
"If you think I'm going to wipe her memory, no." Harry firmly said, not liking that prospect at all. "I'm going to tell her everything. We are at America, not Britain." The two nodded, not saying anything else. Harry brought the two in his room, but before he could close the door, he heard Sirius call out to him.
"If you're bringing two girls in your room, make sure to be extra careful! I don't want to be a great godfather yet"
"SIRIUS!" Harry yelled with a major blush. Riley and Katie having the same amount of blush as well while Sirius laughed in the background.
In his head, all the emotions have major blushes at the thought of Harry doing that with two girls. Especially Disgust and Affection. Disgust then growled. "The nerve of that guy! Like Harry would ever do that!" Disgust can sometime acts like a protective mother for Harry.
The three just stood in the room, not looking at each other. Finally, Riley break the silence. "S-S-So, you were about to explain to me about magic?"
Harry nodded, glad at the change of the subject. So he and Katie started explaining to Riley about from magic, from the magical community to the things they learn. All the while, Riley absorb everything they are telling her. And what she's hearing amazes her.
There are hidden magical communities all over the world, in each country. All of them have their different laws, culture, politics, contrasting from one another and from regular people. But overall, most of them have the same magic. They can transforms things to animals, make potions that heal bones, they even fly on brooms for sport!
"At Britain, you learn to do magic at Hogwarts." Harry told her. "It's a big castle, somewhere in Scotland, filled with magic. There, wizards and witches can be sorted into different houses, where you would stay for the years to come."
"What are the houses?" Riley asked. Katie was also interested about the houses, since she never heard about Hogwarts before. So Harry told them about each house, as much knowledge as he knows about them. Gryffindor, the house of the brave and courageous. Hufflepuff, the houses of the loyal and hardworking. Ravenclaw, the house of the wise and intelligent. And Slytherin, the house of the cunning and ambitious.
"I was in Gryffindor." Harry stated proudly. "Two of my friends, Hermione and Neville, along with my former friend and quidditch are in Gryffindor. Susan Bones is another friend of mine in Hufflepuff. And Daphne Greengrass is a friend of mine in Slytherin."
Riley smile when he heard that Harry was in the house of the brave (From what she seen, it kind of suits him), but then she remember hearing 'former friend'. She frowned. "Who was your former friend?"
Harry frown at the mention of Ron. In his head, Anger steamed his head in anger while the rest of the emotions frowned (Exception for Affection, who wasn't there during Harry's first and second year). "The redheaded weasel. I still want to shove a wand through that bastard's nose and banish his brain, like we did the troll. It's not like he would need it." He got his hands on the console, so his anger is affecting Harry.
"His name Ronald Weasley. He was my friend for a two years, until he showed his ugly self." Harry said bitterly, clenching his fist. Riley and Katie look a bit nervous. It's not rare for Harry to get angry, but when he does, he is a bit scary. "At first, I kept him as a friend despite showing several traits that anger me a bit. Ron was my first friend and I want to cling onto every friend I have." Katie and Riley gave him sympathetic look. They both know that Harry was friendless before he turned eleven.
He continued. "First, he show how careless he is with his words, insulting Hermione behind her back. Unfortunately, she heard at that time. Then, he also showed a bit of prejudice. Most wizards and witches in the community believed that if you enter in Slytherin, you are automatically evil. Ron is one of those wizards and when I made friend with Daphne Greengrass, he went ballistic. He tried to convince to break that friendship, until he reluctantly gave up." He gave a list of traits, such as his laziness when it comes to work. His one track mind when it come to quidditch, food, or chess. And, something he inherited from his family, his temper.
"That temper broke our friendship." Harry said remorsefully. "I went to the Weasley's home with Remus and told them that I was leaving Britain. All of them didn't like that I was leaving, but they accepted it and wish for the best. Ron, however, was not so accepting. He got angry that I was leaving, that I wasn't staying at Hogwarts. He finally went too far and told me that my parents would be ashame of my choice."
Riley's and Katie's eyes widen and gasp. Even a seven year old would know not to say something like that and this Ron guy just said that to his friend. They are not surprise that Harry did see him as a friend after that.
Then Riley ask something that she was wondering. "Why did you decide to leave Britain? I thought you would want to stay." Harry sighed at that.
"For many reasons really." Harry said, shrugging. "One is because I want to escape the fame. From being the boy-who-live." Seeing her confuse look, he explained. "I was called that ever since I lost my parents. The reason is because I survived something that I wasn't suppose."
"It's called the killing curse." Katie supplied, getting Harry and Riley to look at her. "Everyone in the entire magical world heard how you survived the killing curse. How Voldemort went into your home and attempted to kill you, only for the spell to bounce back on him."
Riley look at him in shock. "So, you a really big celebrity?" Harry groan, holding his face.
"I honestly don't like it when someone bring up the fame or the bloody scar on my forehead." Harry grumbled, crossing his arms. "I don't care about fame."
"Why not?" Katie asked, confused. "I mean, many people would respect you. From what I heard, half of magical Britain sees you as their savior. They made books about you."
"And I don't care about any of that." Harry repeated, sitting down on his bed. "I would give up all of that fame, just to have parents again."
There was silence in the room. Katie's eyes widen before looking down in guilt, forgetting what Harry had lost to get that fame. Riley look down at her friend with sympathy.
In her head, Sadness burst into tears. She press herself on the console, making Riley feel deep Sadness for Harry. WIthout thinking, she gave him a hug, which he returned.
"I'm sorry for bringing it up." Riley said remorsefully. She couldn't imagine not having either of her parents. "Was that how you lost your parents? This Volde guy killed them?"
Harry nodded. "I sometimes dreamt of that event happening, seeing my mom get killed." Riley hugged him tighter, not saying anything else. Eventually, Katie joined the hug.
The two of them look at each before shaking their heads. They decide not to ask the other reasons why Harry left Britain. They don't want to accidently open any other wounds.
"How about you explain to me more about the wizard world? Like the rules?" Harry, though still in his sadden state, began explaining the British laws while Katie explained the US laws. Slowly, Harry began to feel better as they continue the conversation about magic. In the end, the death of his parents was far out of his mind.
(Sidewalk)
After half an hour of talking, Riley eventually said that she have to go before her parents get worried. They all went out of the house, with Katie going to another direction after giving Harry and Riley a hug. Riley wonder how she was going to get home, until Katie explain to her that she have a object that would teleport her home.
So here she is, only with her crush, holding his hand while they walk. In her head, Affection was really excited, as was Joy.
"Wow, oh wow! One of our best friends, two of them, are wizards!" Joy exclaimed, pressing her hands on the console. Affection is right next to her. "I can't wait to see the magic!"
"Just think of all the romantic things that could happen!" Affection gushed, biting her lips as she swished her dress around. "Maybe he could give her a magical gift! Perhaps a ride on his broom! Maybe the classic, like riding a flying mat around the city!"
Anger roll his eyes at the excited emotions before reading his newspaper, the headline saying HARRY AND KATIE HAVE MAGIC. "It's a wonder none of us gone deaf yet."
"They are going to be squealing about this for months." Disgust remarked, crossing her arms. But she has a slight smile. "But I have got to say, having a wizard and witch for friends is gonna be interesting."
"The good interesting or the bad interesting?" Fear asked nervously, writing down on his notepad. "Cause right now, I writing about all the bad things."
While Riley's emotion are chatting, Harry's emotions are also having their own conversation.
"This is going to have repercussions, I know it!"
"Well what are we suppose to do, Fear? Erase her memories of this event, or have Sirius or Remus do it?" Sadness retorted to Fear. The two emotions are having an argument about Riley finding out about magic.
"Better than letting her know about us." Fear argued. "You know Harry's luck when it come to danger. What if Riley gets caught? And Dumbledore and the British Minister of Magic is looking for us right now, who to say they won't use Riley as leverage?"
"Harry will take measure to make sure that doesn't ever happen." Sadness said, not backing down. "We can't do anything that would risk Harry losing his friend here."
"I'm with Sadness on this one." Affection piped in, with Joy agreeing. Anger and Disgust are in the background for now. "What if the memory charm doesn't work or some how fades? Riley might hate us for doing that for her. And we all know that Harry has feelings for her. Do really want that to happen?"
Fear look down. His main duty is to keep Riley safe and he knows that losing another friend, someone he's very close to, would break him. "No." He said reluctantly. "Okay, I'll drop it. And hope this doesn't come back to bite us."
"We'll prepare for when that happen Fear." Sadness said in a comforting voice, putting her hand on his arm. "You and I always make a plan for the unexpected, you know that." Fear nodded and smile a bit before the the went back to the console, along with the other emotions.
"Riley, can you please not tell anyone about magic?" Harry pleaded, as they stop in front of her house. "While telling you at Britain would great me an automatic ticket to prison, you can tell certain people hear if you can trust them. I want to know if you'll keep this a secret."
Riley frown at that. "Even my parents?"
"Sirius will tell them at the right time." Harry responded. "Right now, he and I need to get use to our surroundings and get to know them better before we can trust them with our secret." Riley nodded in understanding.
The two stood at the sidewalk, awkwardly shifting around. Neither of them know what to do or say. "Well…." Harry trailed, trying to find anything to say. "I guess I'll see you tomorrow. We're still going to watch the Avengers?"
Riley brighten up at the mention of her favorite marvel movie, so far. "Definitely." In her head, Affection felt that she needs to do something. Something that could increase the relationship between Harry and Riley.
"Excuse me Joy, can see the controls please?" Affection asked politely, a bit shyly. Joy nodded, not having a problem with the pink emotion getting on the console. Unlike last year, she isn't so clingy to Riley and let everyone have a fair share at the control. Affection pulled on the lever and bringing it upward, causing the Affection level to rise up.
Harry went to leave, but before he could, Riley grab his wrist to stop him. He look at her in confusion. "Riley, wha-?" Before he could finish, Riley gave him a kiss on the cheek. After that, Riley blush and look down while Harry also has a small blush at the unexpected kiss.
The other emotions were shock that Affection cause Riley to do that. Fear look at Affection with his usual freaked out look. "Affection, why did you do that?!"
"I just felt that it was needed." Affection said with a shrug. "We have a wonderful day with him, even with the discovery of magic, so I wanted Riley to do that."
"But maybe that scare him off." Fear said, listing the things that might happen. "Maybe he-"
"Come on, I doubt he look scared." Affection said with an eye roll. She pointed to the screen. "See?" All the emotions look at the screen, to see the blushing Harry.
"Goodbye Harry." Riley said to him, smiling at him with the blush still on her cheek. Harry nodded, his own blush still on, before walking back to his house.
Riley went to her home with a bit of a skip in her towards her door. A lot of thoughts are passing through her head, but two thoughts are the most prominent. The kiss on the cheek she gave Harry. And the fact her friend, not to mention crush, is a wizard.
And that's the end. I hope you guys liked the chapter, also the way I made telling muggles about wizardry legal. I felt that the US, if they had a magically community, would do something like that. I doubt they are old fashion like those in the British Wizard World. And Riley gave Harry a kiss on the cheek! What do you think, too soon? Or just right?
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