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This is chapter 14th of my fic; hope you enjoy it.
This will Harry's, Sam's and Jess's journey together in Canada.
And also a big thanks to my new beta Sadie I owe her a great deal for helping me on this and future chapters.
And I must give a big thanks to my reviewers twilightserius: here you go, I get to show some new wizarding areas and charms for protection.
To Hocapontas: hope you enjoy this my friend.
And a big, big thank you to Powerslammer; without his help, Sam's rock climbing experience wouldn't have happened as I was stuck on it for a long time.
Disclaimer: If I was the owner of these characters, I would be as rich as the combined fortunes of the authors and the actors. I would own millions.
A Bloody Red Dawn And A New Beginning.
Chapter 14: An Interesting Place In Canada.
Last time… from chapter 13: "Then after dinner they went to a big nightclub and made some new friends and danced away the night.
Then they arrived late back home and quickly feel asleep, but not before promising to go to Canada next."
And now, the story continues…
"Harry, look out!" Jessica shouted. Harry turned and quickly rolled out of the way. She threw a sliver rune knife at the creature but it bounced back towards her and hit her arm. She made a slight grimace of pain.
"Jessica, duck now!" Harry yelled at her as he got up.
Jess quickly dropped to ground, yelping when the ground under her buckled and exploded when Harry cried out "Bombarda Maxima!", his wand aimed at the Cadborosauruswillsi that had been tracking them for the past two days. The spell just bounced off its coils and rebounded back at them.
Harry muttered "great, just great" under his breath, quickly bringing the elder wand up. He moved to the left and yelled out a "Protego!" The charm held and reflected back his own spell to the ground before it could slam into him or Jess.
He called out "Avis" and a flock of birds launched from the elder wand at the Cadborosauruswillsi. It caught the scent of its new prey and quickly ran after the birds.
Harry quickly moved to Jess and helped her get up off the ground when he saw her struggling, being careful of her injured arm. He tsked at the gash, aimed the Elder wand at Jess' arm and muttered a "Ferula"; the spell created some bandages that wrapped around her sore and injured arm.
"Come on, babe," Harry said, leading Jess away. "That Avis spell won't hold long and it's going to be mad as hell and come back after us."
"I know, luv. What a time for Sam to go rock climbing," Jess grumbled but got moving.
"Well, you know Sam, babe. He's not one that can stay still for long," Harry told her with a smile.
"Oh, like you're one to talk," Jess said, rolling her eyes good-naturally. "You're the one that wanted to go white water rafting down that fast river a mile back, remember?" she retorted with a grin at his sheepish face.
Harry didn't bother commenting, just waved a hand ahead of them. "Come on, Jess, let's go find our wayward boyfriend," he told her. He paused just long enough to balance his Elder wand in his palm, calling out "Point Me, Sam Winchester". He watched as his wand turned around rapidly—like a compass—until it finally stilled, pointed towards the northeast.
"Let's get out of here before the Cadborosaurus finds us again," he said, holding out his hand for Jess. She was quick to fold her fingers around his, holding on tightly as he lifted the Elder wand and apparated them out of the area.
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Two days earlier Harry, Sam and Jessica arrived in Canada. They rented a room in the Mohawk Motel and once they finished unpacking, they left the motel to get some dinner at the closest Pizza Hut. They ordered a Value Meal set. Sam and Jess, Harry enjoyed their pizzas.
After dinner they went to an indoor sport center and tried their luck at ice-skating but they keep slipping and falling on the ice. But they only laughed at their mistakes, rubbing each others sore spots. They headed back to the motel, tired and in good spirits, and fell asleep soon after.
The next day they went to the wizarding area of Canada called Borealis.
"Oh, look at this shop, Harry." Sam was pointing his hand towards the wizarding bookshop called Snowlorelights. "Do we have time to take a look around?" Sam asked them.
"Sure, Sam. Go ahead and have fun," Harry replied.
Sam started to walk around and browse at all the books. He found a book that caught his interest and started to read it. It was about the history of Wizarding Canada.
Jessica found a book about the types of charms wizards and witches use when they make love. She tucked another on protection charms under the first book. Harry grabbed a couple on Quidditch and magic zoology.
Harry paid for all their books, bringing them up to the cashier. He got out his bottomless pocket and handed over the 15 Galleons. They left the bookshop and they keep on exploring the rest of Borealis.
Next Harry wanted to see the Quidditch shop; he reckoned it was time to get a newer, more powerful broom. They walked up to the shop sales person and Harry asked. "I would like to see all the new brooms you have for sale."
"Of course. This way please, Mister Potter," the sales wizard said.
"Shhh!" Harry hissed, looking around the shop. "Not so loud, please. I don't want the rest of the magic folk of Borealis know that I'm here!" he told him, with a frown on his face.
The sales wizard gulped, offering apologies, and nodded his head. He was quick to lead them to where he keeps the new brooms.
Sam and Jess both had a watchful look on their faces in case anyone saw Harry.
Harry bought the new Starbolt; it was 5x times faster than his old Firebolt that Sirius given him back in his 4th year. And this new broom could easily carry up to four people. It also had quite a few strong protection charms built into it.
It wasn't cheap; Harry paid 3,000 Galleons for it.
As they left Jess asked him, "Wasn't that a bit much for a new broom?"
"I agree with Jess," Sam said, looking at the broom and trying to figure out why it was so expensive. "That cost an awful lot for a new broom."
"Oh, I agree with you both—it did cost a lot," Harry agreed. "But I have a funny feeling it's going to come in handy in the near future. Once I put my own runes and protection spells, it will keep all of us safe and get us out of any tight spots. It'll take a long while for me to do it, but I think we'll need all the help we can get," he said, eying the broom speculatively.
"How about we grab some lunch?" Harry asked them. "Plan what to do next," he added.
They agreed and together they went to the Borealis wizarding bar, The Hot Hourglass.
Harry ordered the Red Hot Skulls chili. Sam got the jumping stew and Jess ordered the forest salad. Harry enjoyed his a lot but quickly downed two big mugs of ice water and ran to the men's room, much to Sam and Jessica's amusement.
They took their time with their meals, chatting and enjoying each others company. Once Harry came back, he paid for lunch, once again not listening to Sam and Jess's protests.
They left the bar and Harry held hands with Sam and Jess, apparating them all back to the motel with a muffled popping sound.
Once back at the motel, Sam asked them, "Hey, you two know that we are about to explore some of Canada's wilderness? I would like to find a nice and peaceful spot to do some rock climbing."
"Yeah, okay, Sam," Harry said. "I think me and Jess will head out tomorrow, get in some of that wilderness. I'm sure we will come across a nice spot for you to do it. Just—just be careful, alright?"
"I will, babe, don't worry," Sam told him, giving them both a reassuring smile.
"And while you do that, Harry and I can take a nice nature walk. Maybe do a bit of hiking, too." She turned to Harry, grinning playfully, "If you can keep up with me, that is?"
"Oh, don't you worry, Jess. I can keep up with you," Harry replied with a glint in his green eyes.
"This is going to be a wild two days," Sam said through a laugh. Harry and Jess both agreed with smiles on their faces.
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On their 1st day, Jess hired out some horses for them from a nearby farmer for a few days. Together the three of them rode on horseback towards a nearby wood. There was a fresh water spring and steep cliffs in the background.
Picturesque.
And perfect for what Sam wanted to do.
Once they rode towards a nice clearing, they got off the horses and tide them up against some strong trees.
Harry got out his wizarding tent that he once used in his hunt for the Horcruxes; it had served him well in the past. He got out the Elder wand and with a quick "Erecto",the tent quickly popped up, straightened out and was all set up ready for use.
"Wow," Sam said and made a soft, impressive whistle. "That sure beats doing it the old fashioned way."
Jess also looked on in awe.
"Oh, it's nothing much, Sam," Harry said, a small blush heating his face. "It's pretty simple really—once you get the hang of it."
Sam caught some fish, spearing them on a few cleaned sticks. Harry called out "Incendio" and the fish started cooking and turning over at the same time. Jess had some dry herbs on her and put the garlic and salt on the fish as it was cooking.
Sam went back to the spring and filled up their mugs with some cold water. Once the fish was done, they started to eat it—all of them being careful of the bones. Once they were all stuffed, Harry made sure to vanish what was left of the fish so no predators would come looking for it.
It was after midday when Sam stretched and stood, looking at them both. "Do you see that steep cliff there?" he asked, pointing to one in the east. Harry and Jess followed where he was pointing and nodded. "That's the one I'll be climbing. I don't think I'll be back till sometime tomorrow at the latest."
He started to go through his backpack, double-checking all his equipment for his climb.
Harry and Jess looked at the cliff, both of them sharing a look of concern, but were supportive of Sam never the less.
"Take care, luv," Jess and Harry told him as he got his pack settled on his horse.
Sam gave them a soft smile, kissed them both and untied his horse. He climbed back on and settled himself in the saddle. He sat back in the saddle, tucking his feet into the stirrups. With one last smile to Jess and Harry, he gripped the reins and gave them a sharp snap, "Hah, come on!"
The horse took off at a gallop off towards the mountain cliff with Sam on its back, the wind blowing his dark brown shaggy hair back from his face.
…
Harry shrunk the tent again, clearing up the campsite. As soon as they got everything packed up, he and Jess continued on. They turned off the main path and started walking along a slightly worn off beaten dirt path, and took their time looking at the different sights and pointing out a few birds and trees along the way. They even had some fun running down a small hill. Listening to the dried leaves and twigs crunching under their feet.
Jess went to get a few samples of some plant leaves but as she bent down she heard a loud growl—it seemed to be echoing from somewhere in the distance.
"Harry, did you hear that?" She asked, turning from where she was crouched and eying him nervously.
"I did, luv," Harry said, nodding. He mentally shrugged; the growl was far off enough to not worry about. "But take look at this!" He took her hand and pointed his right arm towards a huge totem pole it had a three different faces, one was sad which was colored blue, the other was frowning it had a white face and last one had an upset red face.
"It looks old, it must have been here for a long time. But what does it mean?" Jess asked her boyfriend, curious.
"I don't know, luv. Maybe it's serving as a warning?" Harry replied, gaze on the totem faces. "Let's keep our eyes peeled just in case," he told his girlfriend. Jess was quick to agree and they continued on hiking in the woods. The path was getting steeper and longer.
Sam rode his way toward the mountain cliffs in the northeast on his horse, passing trees, rivers and some rocks.
When Sam arrived at the base of the mountain he climbed out of his saddle and tied up his horse on a nearby big old stone bolder. He unhooked his backpack off his back and took out the gear he knew he needed. He took in the sheer size of the cliffs and the snowy summit of the Delta Mountains;10,300 feet above sea level.
And realized it's not going to be as easy as he thought it would be, but he was still both keen and determined to still climb it.
He first started to set up a base camp, as he knew it could take until late tomorrow or the next day to climb it from start to finish.
Next he grabbed strong hold of a fixed rope and threw it on some trees. Once it was hooked on, he slowly started to climb up the trees. Once he was on some high branches he put the he undid the fixed rope and put it on a firm hold in the rocks while he clipped the other half of the rope to his belt and started to climb the cliff, one hand after the other and slowly eased his way up, while still hanging on to the rope.
Every muscle in Sam's body was straining with the effort of climbing upwards; he kept slowly going higher and higher, his fingers and arms were sore from pulling hard on the rope and walking his way up the cliff. He was now a quarter of a way up the mountain.
Sam found a nearby ledge where there was some foot holds but he had to swing around a bit to reach them. Once he did, he carefully moved his feet until he could feel his toes touch the footholds in the rocks.
By now it was taking all of Sam's effort and concentration to grasps at the rocks nearby but with the steep snowy slopes it wasn't easy and it was going to be a long way down if he made a mistake.
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By now it was the afternoon and Sam reached halfway up the mountain.
He was feeling tried worn out and stressed. He was also finding the physical endurance very staggering. He thought about returning to camp but wanted to try to reach the summit before dark.
By now being this high up, the weather has turned very cold. Sam was feeling dizzy due to the altitude and he was doing his best to acclimatise but he was still finding it difficult.
Sam was also on the lookout for avalanches, crevasses and falling rocks.
But nevertheless Sam was finding the whole experience to be liberating. He did wish that Harry could have been with him to experience the feeling of being so high up and free.
Sam pulled himself on the rope on yet another ledge and did it again and again,
But he nearly lost a handhold and a foothold on the next steep rocky snowy cliff and almost nearly fell off the cliff.
"Oh, man. That was way too close for comfit," Sam told himself as he looked down below at the steep descent below him. He could have fallen to his death.
He felt a bit shaken but knew he had to go on. He was able to find a better handhold and a foothold and took his time but finally he was able to heave himself up and over the cliff and he looked up and saw the summit.
He smiled to himself. "At last, I'm almost there… just a little further to go."
It was now the evening and it was freezing. The wind was howling and what looked like a snowstorm coming on the way.
Sam was shivering from the cold weather even though he wore a think warm woollen jacket and warm gloves.
But he grabbed a firm hold of his rope and hooked it around another rock and started to climb up to the summit. It was harder then what he already had done, as the path was now very slippy and steep. He had to duck a few times because of some falling ice and he didn't want to get hit by one of those large icicles.
With one last big heave, Sam was able to pull himself over and landed on the summit with a bit of a roll.
As he stood on the summit all the hard effort paid off and he felt like a conqueror; like Genghis Khan. He fell on his back and started to just laugh.
He made his way to a snow cave, and made sure there were no bears living nearby and he set up a camp fire and heated up some canned food he brought with him. He cleaned up and shortly fell asleep, dreaming of telling Jess and Harry all about his journey.
The next day, Sam finished making his long trek back down the mountain. He packed up his things near his first base camp and checked on his horse.
He heard a popping sound and suddenly Harry and Jess apparated into the area he was at.
"Harry, Jess, why are you two here? What's wrong?" Sam asked his two lovers, confused.
"Sorry to cut in Sam, but we need your help," Harry told him.
"Why? What's happened?" Sam asked him.
"Sam, we're being hunted—since yesterday," Jess said, stepping closer to Sam. "This morning a creature that looks a bit like a crocodile, but longer, more fearsome and meaner, too. My sliver rune knife doesn't hurt it. Neither does Harry's spells harm it. In fact, they just bounced right off its coils and rebounded back at us."
Sam looked at his boyfriend and girlfriend in utter shock. "Wha—what? Are you sure?" he asked them nervously. They nodded their heads. "Oh. Boy," he muttered to himself.
"Sam, do you have any idea what Jess and I faced earlier?" Harry asked him.
"I think so… I can't be sure—but I'm ninety-five percent certain that what you two faced earlier is a Cadborosauruswillsi. I've only heard about them in myths and legends as I read about them in the library at Stanford. But as far as I know they don't exist, or if they ever did then it would have been a very long time ago," Sam explained to them.
"Well, love, it was very real and it sounds very much like the creature what Harry and I encountered earlier," Jess replied.
"She's right, Sam," Harry agreed.
Sam sighed and rubbed his forehead as he paced up and down. He tried to think of what to do about it, sort through all the facts he knew of the Cadborosaurus and also of what Harry and Jess told him.
"Was there anything else you can remember that might help?" Sam asked them.
"Yeah," Harry said, nodding. "We saw an old totem pole earlier. Not long after, we heard a growling sound in the background. Later, as we were walking, that's when it attacked us."
"Then that must be it!" Sam said. "That totem pole! The native Indians used use them for all sort of purposes, but I think in this case they left it behind as a warning for other travellers not to disturb it. They must have found it a long time ago, and maybe they didn't know what to do about it," he continued.
"What can we do? Can we trap it somehow—or destroy it?" Harry asked him.
"I think this is one creature that we can't kill; it's too old and powerful," Sam said, regretfully. "The best thing I can think of is to trap it somehow"
"How should we do that Sam?" Jess asked him.
"It's not going to be easy by any means," Sam said with a huff. "Harry, do you know of any binding spells in order for us to trap it?" he asked.
"I know a few, but it's more of a matter of how am I going to have the power to hold this thing down long enough for you two to get a hold of it and then spring the trap," Harry said to them.
Sam and Jess looked at each other in concern, but they both knew they had to try.
Sam let his horse free since he had a feeling it would find its way back to the farmer.
"Come on you two, we better hurry," Harry said to them and they held each other hands as Harry apparated all three of them to the last spot where he and Jess fought the creature. They vanished with a swirl of color and small soft pop.
And just as suddenly they vanished they reappeared in the woods with another small popping sound.
They were a bit disoriented from the fast apparating but soon shook the feeling off.
"This is the spot, luv," Harry told Sam, nodding with his chin towards the spot.
"I see what you mean. With that fast river nearby it would have plenty of fish to feed on and water to swim in… The woods more than a few good places for it to make shelter. We better be careful, you two," Sam told them.
"Harry, we'll make the trap and try and lure it out into the open," Jess said to him.
"Alright," Harry replied. "But be careful you two and don't take too many chances."
Harry got out his Elder wand from his jacket, and called out "Wingardium Leviosa!" on some rocks and moved his wand in a full circle formation. The rocks all lifted off the ground and in a circle pattern.
"Harry, we found it!" Jess yelled out as she and Sam ran into the clearing, out of breath.
"Now, Harry! Do it now!" Sam cried out. As he and Jess started playing dodge with the Cadborosaurus to avoid it attacks with it jaws and claws and sharp tail. It was both hungery and very mad.
Harry, with the Elder wand still out, threw the rocks around it and quickly called out in rapid order "Locomotor Mortis! Conjunctivitis! Flipendo! Petrificus Totalus! Stupefy!"
Harry's combined combo mix of curses, jinx, and spells had a profound impact and devastating attack to say the least. The Cadborosaurus resisted for a while but it was knocked out completely under the onslaught. There was a small crater and a lot of the trees were uprooted or broken in half. Sam and Jess flew off their feet by the concussion and landed a little ways back.
Harry, on the other hand, was so drained that he started to wobble to stay upright. He heard the sound of running footsteps and saw Sam and Jess catch up to him just as he was about to fall on the ground.
"Harry, are you aright, love?" Jess asked him as soon as she was close to him. Sam also looked at him in worry as well, forehead furrowed and eyebrows scrunched together.
"Yeah," Harry said through a yawn. "I will be. That was almost as tiring as stoping that plane a while back, so I can't overtask my magical core or I will fall very sick again."
He looked between Jess and Sam, "What about you two—are you both alright?" he asked them, voice soft with exhaustion.
"We're fine, luv," Sam told him. "A bit battered and bruised, perhaps, but who isn't?"
"Harry, one thing though—is it going to escape?" Jess asked him.
"No, babe. Thanks to all our combined efforts, it's not going anywhere. And those rocks I put in place have special elements in them. With my spells it has made… Well, I guess you could say a powerful barrier. It should hold it for a century or two."
Sam and Jess looked very relieved about that news.
Harry had just enough magical energy, to set up the tent again, and together they went inside hoped in their sleeping bags and fell fast asleep cuddled next to each other.
But Sam wasn't having peaceful dreams like he was hoping for; he was tossing and turning as he started to have a version/nightmare "No!" Sam yelled in horror as he watched a young mother and daughter in their bedroom—in his and Dean's childhood home in Kansas—as it caught fire.
He woke up from his nightmare, disoriented and looking around in confusion, while his boyfriend and girlfriend look at him in concern.
A/N Coming soon Chapter 15: There's No Place Like Home.