All was quiet in the Armstrong Mansion. Catherine was playing outside blowing bubbles, Olivier was doing her nails near the fountain, and Alex was working the bag perched on a tree. A flying motorcycle came through a magic portal, carrying a baby.
"Hello there." The large giant driving the motorcycle said. "I am Rubeus Hagrid, gamekeeper and keeper of keys at Hogwarts."
"That is an interesting little baby you got there." Alex said.
"His name is Harry." Hagrid told Alex. "His parents were murdered, so I am counting on you and your family to raise him."
"We will look into it." Alex said. "Good luck, Harry Armstrong."
12 Years Later...
Harry did not live in the cupboard under the stairs, but he lived in the guest bedroom that had red walls, and various red and gold furniture, including the bed. Harry had put on his black jacket, red shirt and black pants awoke to the sound of sparkles.
"Good morning." Alex told Harry. "Eat up, because we have a big day planned." Harry ate his breakfast, brushed his teeth and went with Alex to begin a long day of training.
"Today we are going to learn the statuary technique." Alex began, handing Harry a pair of gauntlets.
"What you have to do is use them to create a statue by punching the ground." Alex demonstrated, punched the ground, and created a bronze statue of his bust.
"Try it." Harry punched the ground and created a bronze block.
"That's no statue, that's a block." Harry used some magical powers, his mother's love to create a statue of himself.
"Perfect." Alex said. "Now, we will move on to some target practice."
Meanwhile, Alex laid out some dummy statues for Harry to shoot at.
"Now Harry, use your new alchemy to shoot missiles at these targets." Harry used his magic/alchemy to shoot missiles at the targets, knocking them out all at once.
"Wonderful!" Alex said. "Now comes the hard part, sparring." Alex put up his dukes, and prepared to challenge Harry.
"FIGHT!" Alex ripped off his shirt, flexed his muscles and sparkled.
"This is a skill PASSED DOWN BY THE ARMSTRONG LINE FOR GENERATIONS!" Alex shouted. He used his alchemy to create a cannon and fire several missiles at Harry, but Harry ran. Harry transmuted a stone shield to block them.
"Stop hiding like a coward and fight!" Harry was puzzled on how to beat Alex.
"You can't call yourself an alchemist if you only rely on defense and ignore offense!" Alex groaned.
"Or maybe the best defense is the best offense!" Harry told Alex.
"What?" Alex questioned. Harry used the shield as a weapon, launching it as a missile at Alex, but he broke it.
"Well done, great job!" Alex clapped and chanted. "One more thing before you are done." Alex said. "Your stepaunt Catherine has her piano lessons, so I need you to watch her play to encourage her."
"Sounds like an easy task." Harry said. "I will look into that."
TO BE CONTINUED...
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