SERIES The Time of a Sorcerer
TITLE Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Skill
CHAPTER 21 The More Curious

Over the next few days Harry and Ged began to get used to the lifestyle of the wizard hermit. They had their questions about each other answered rather quickly on the first day, and now Ogion was teaching them what he could about wizardry. They could easily spot the different plants, which was their only new skill, much to Ged's Chargin. He wanted to learn magic, and while Harry knew first year magic from Hogwarts, he had to admit, wizard life here was pretty boring.

Reaching into his bag to account for his supplies on the fifth day at Re Albi, he pulled his wand out of his gauntlet, holding it to the light so that he could inspect it. Sliding it back into the socket he began to concentrate on the small orbs that he remembered conjuring back in or on Earth.

As he was concentrating on the various colors, of the different elements under his command, he also concentrated on compressing them as much as possible. Soon enough, hovering over his open palm were small bead sized orbs of energy flying around in an invisible track, as Harry tried to keep the speed accelerating, he began to, accidentally, enlarge the orbs. But due the speed of the orbs, the closer the got, at larger sizes the easier it was for the attack-to-be...to collapse on its self. When Harry realized this, he began to start draining the power back out of the orb tornado, all the while exhausting his previously rested self.

Harry didn't realize that he had an audience for his experiment. When he finally felt the other two wizards gaze on his back, he turned around.

"You didn't mention how much control you had over these other powers of yours, Harry. For a wizard that can control such wild magic without a staff, it is strange to see such control." Ogion stated.

"Master, can you teach me what it is that Harry does?"

"No, I cannot. I may be wise and strong, but one does not always need Power to become a legend. And strength is not always Power. I have strength and I can teach you boys a great many things, but if it is Power that you seek, Roke may be a better place for you then here."

At Ged's wandering, embarrassed eyes, he continued, "Yes, Ged. I know that you seek to become a powerful wizard, not one for an island, but for all of Earthsea. And Harry is even younger than you are, with a world of his own to learn the more humble arts, you will both do better in Roke."

"Now before I send you off, you must be prepared for the arts that they will teach you there."

"The change will be easiest for Ged, but Harry I worry about you, most of our naming arts, have no large use for you, should you ever return to your home world."

"And as such, if our Powers which reside in knowning the names of what we alter cannot have meaning to you, then, most magics cannot have meaning to you as well."

"Do not worry, in my world, a spell, charm, or curse become easy if you can tap into your magic, if you can control it, if you can understand how to perform it. Just being able to see the magic that is yours would benefit me."

"It is refreshing to see such a humble outlook in one so young, I only wish that Ged will learn the same. Since this is his homeworld, his potential here surpasses what you could do here, his power, untapped, waiting to be unleashed and controlled... but most of all, not wasted on parlor tricks for daughter's of evil witches..."

"I told you Ogion, I'm sorry."

"No matter, I will feel much better if I knew that you had a staff at least before I let either of you travel to the island of wizards for more training."

"I am currently working on one for you Ged, one that I believe will be perfect for you... however, Harry, since you are of another world, I would prefer if you were to make your staff on your own."

"I understand, Ogion."

"I have all the supplies that you might need..."

"I will not let you down."

"Let your magic guide you and you will do fine."

"Yes, Sir."

Over the course of the next few weeks, the block of acacia wood that was five feet long and six inches thick on both sides had slimmed down considerably. Harry now had almost the entire staff completed. All that needed to be done was for the head of the staff to be completely carved out, as well as the entire staff polished.

Using the small carving tool that Ogion had let Harry borrow, Harry carved at the head of the staff shaping it, so that in the center of the head piece was a perfectly circular orb that would soon be polished down so drastically that it would look like glass. At the tip of the staff was the problem that Harry was currently solving, the orb needed to be filled with the solution and core that would be of Harry's staff, after traveling through the island of Gont, Harry found the perfect core, which along with his blood was ready to be placed inside the staff made of acacia. The hard part was to hollow out the orb without damaging the orb, or making it too thin.

An hour later found Harry sitting next to a fire, he grounded down the core (dragon heart and hardened sap from a holly tree), and mixed it in with his blood after heating it. Currently Harry was stirring the mixture waiting for it to be just before a hardening state. Quickly Harry grabbed the staff and used his magic to siphon the mixture into the orb, hardening almost the moment it touched the edges of the orb, coating it, making it the perfect container for a part of his magic.

According to Ogion that's what you needed, something strong enough to contain your magic, because your magic would grow to be partially stored into it. Making your reserves grow larger quicker.

Acacia wood was powerful, but was very temperamental if not used in construction just right.

A/N: v 2.0

Okay, some people are getting confused now, or they didn't get a chance to read my author note chapter before i replaced it.

once again, To the loyalists of the sorceror's skill cause, I love you, respect you, and hope to God that any thing that I've decided to do with the story doesn't put you off.

saying that the things are the same is the same as skipping, so drop it.

well whatever, one more thing, this is a multiple crossover, not just earthsea, i only put this story in so that i could get harry a cool staff... the next place will get harry some cool armor i think, and the place following will be when harry learns the animagus transformation(or I might just make it during this summer.), and also some powerful magic, and other stuff follows. i posted this in my a/n chappie which i got rid of cause i hate a/n's, that and i ramble.

When I receive (blank) reviews, I will do the following things.

100 - post the names of all the planned chapters and what story, game, or year that they are from.

200 - start the poll for the permanent pairings for every one else in the story.

300 - rewrite first year for all the whiners, which may or may not force me to rewrite the rest of the story, or something else.

once again i say that, Harry is in dire need of having a girlfriend sometime during 2nd year, OR just a crush. It's the perfect time, every possible girl is already at Hogwarts during second year. be warned that anyone that is chosen may either, be broken up with, or killed off entirely.

Review to decide who it is...

1 - Ginny.
2 - Hermione.
3 - Luna.
4 - Parvati.
5 - Cho.
6 - Lavender.
7 - anyone else, maybe a Slytherin like Pansy, or a fan girl like romilda?
8 - OC, detail out a character, and send the stats to me, Harry might meet that person in one of his side quests during summer, if the persons stats are a certain way.
9 - delaying the pairing until third year.
10 - delaying the pairing until fourth year.

votes so far, remember this is not a permanent pairing.

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