A/N: Chapter 4 of the Lycans an a new start. I have read several werewolf stories and came across a handful of Lycan stories. Two Lycan stories and one challenge lead to this story. Inspired by stories: Rise of Lycans from Whitetigerwolf and Kaleb-yamato, and the challenge from timbarney110, challenge not followed. The story starts near the end of CoC 2nd year. The story is focused around the relationship of Harry and Katie. Even with the addition of other witches to the pack and inner circle this is about them as the Alpha's of the new species. The pack must grow to survive. But that cannot happen in a world of biggotry and predjudice nor with the threat of a maglomanic seeking domination.
The story has not been beta read and most likely has numerous grammatical errors and possible thought jumps (hopefully multiple time separated rereads caught those). I work on this when my muse hits a story block on the Bond and the Ritual. So updates are slow.
I only play in the sandbox created by JKR. All known characters belong to her.
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Lycans an a new start
Ch4
6 July
Bells Residence Whitchurch
Harry woke up and looked at the clock on the wall across from were he was lying. He saw that it was about 0500. He attempted to rub the sleep away with his right hand and could not move his arm. Looking down he saw a lovely head of brunette hair snuggled into his right side entrapping his arm. Again looking at the room and remembered that he has spent the night with Katie and her parents. Philip was not to please that a boy was sleeping with his daughter and in her room. His fears were placated by his wife who found some information on soul bonds in one of her healer tombs. It did not contain much only that the couple in the newly formed bonds must remain in contact with one another for most of the day if not allowed to sleep together allowing maximum contact at night.
Harry slowly extracted his arm form the sleeping angel next to him and made his way to the privy for his morning ambulations. Once that was complete he got dressed and headed down to the kitchen. There he found no one awake and started to look through the cabinets finding the items for making tea. Since they were in a muggle village and home he was able to heat up the water and make tea. Harry was sitting at the kitchen table drinking his tea and reflecting back on the past few days and all that has happened to him. He was now bonded or married, he was away from his relatives and did not plan to return, he had been attacked and bitten by a werewolf during a full moon, and will change into something else at the next full moon, along with his bonded. Harry was scared to say the least, but he had found support in Katie and her parents.
They were a unique couple, one witch and one muggle police officer. How those two found one another, would keep him guessing, but it did not mater as they truly loved one another and that showed in Katie. Lost in his thought he did not notice Elvina and Philip come into the kitchen.
"Sitting here long?" inquired Elvina, when she saw Harry sitting at the table.
"Oh. Sorry, I'm use to getting up at 0500 to start making my relatives breakfast and starting on chores," answered Harry. "I made tea." Philip and Elvina made up a cup of tea each and sat and talked with Harry.
"Harry, I was going over some of the conversations we have had over the past two days and I am concerned about some of what I have heard and have seen," stated Philip. "You know that I am an inspector with the police and between what Katie has said and what you have told us ticked off a lot of check boxes on a mental list."
"Sorry," responds Harry looking down, as he now finds the grain on the kitchen table very interesting. "I do not mean to be a bother or burden."
"Son, I am not mad with you or at you," responded Philip, seeing how Harry reacted. "The list I am talking about is a mental check list of the things to look for in cases of child abuse." Harry looked up in fright that he was going to be taken back to his relatives. Philip and Elvina both saw the fear in Harry's eyes at what Philip had just said.
"Harry, slow down. No one here is going to harm you. You are safe here," stated Elvina. As she finished her statement a brown haired, coco eyed blur arrived sitting in Harry's lap and wrapped itself around Harry. As Katie was hugging Harry, all could hear her sniffles as she tried to hold onto her emotions.
"Katie, calm down dear. Everything is alright, no one here is going to harm Harry," said Elvina, trying to calm down her distraught daughter.
"Katie, how did you know something was going on?" asked Philip. "You were sound asleep when we came down."
Slowly Katie calmed down, sitting in Harry's lap while he rubbed small circles over her back as she had both arms wrapped around his neck. Harry was still trying to figure out what to do with a crying witch.
"I just felt a wave of fear and terror waking me up and some how I knew it from Harry," answered Katie between sniffles. "It was almost the same feeling I had yesterday when we were surrounded by the sphere."
"What do you mean?" inquired Elvina.
"Yesterday when we were lost in each other while that sphere was around us, I felt and saw parts or pieces of Harry's past with his relatives and some of the feelings I had then were similar to what woke me up," replied Katie.
"I am sorry Katie," responded Philip. "I had mentioned to Harry that several check boxes had been marked on a mental check list about child abuse. Your mother and I saw the changes in Harry's body language and in his eyes, when I mentioned this."
"Harry, no matter what you think. Nothing that happened to you was your fault. The responsibility for those events all rest on the shoulders and hands of your relatives," finished Philip. "I hope that you will trust Elvina and I at some point to talk to us about what happened. Charges can be filed against them for what they have done, that includes abandonment of a minor, which occurred three days ago."
"Since we are all up. How about some breakfast before we start for the day," said Elvina, standing up and nodding to the two teens. She patted the teens on the head as she passed them heading over towards the cooker. Katie held onto Harry for awhile longer before getting off his lap and heading back to her room to get dressed for the day.
Philip watch the two teens as they sat at the table with Katie holding on to Harry for dear life, while Harry held his daughter and rubbed small circles across her back, like he remember doing when she was younger and terrified. Philip realised that the look on Harry's face and how he reacted to certain topics reinforced his concern of prolong abuse of the boy by his relatives and that any one who may have tried to help the child.
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Diagon Alley
About 0900
After finishing breakfast, Philip headed for work while Elvina and the teens left for Diagon Alley and Gringotts. Exiting the floo in the Leaky Cauldron was a disaster for Harry, he cam shooting out of the floo, landing on his back and took out two chairs as he slid across the floor.
"How, do I hate magical travel," lamented Harry about his arrival. "How is it you two make it look so simple and easy?"
"Harry, simple. We have been doing it longer than you have and you do not walk into the floo," stated Elvina. "You, stand in the floo and since you are not moving it will shoot you out. The key is to toss the powder and as you enter the floo say the destination, and keep on walking out the other side."
Getting up Harry nodded to Elvina's statement. The three magical's left the pub through the back door into the small courtyard and then entered the alley through the archway. They quickly made their way down the alley to Gringotts, with cloak hoods up on the two teens so not to draw attention. Harry had remembered to have Dobby bring his vault key to him before they left the Bell's house.
Once they were in the bank, Harry led them towards one of the goblins on the right. They stood in line waiting for their turn with the teller.
Finally it was their turn and Harry approached the desk and waited for the teller to finish the task he was performing.
"How may Gringotts help you wizard?" grumbled the goblin in greeting.
"Teller Griphook, may your profits grow in your dealings," greeted Harry. Griphook stopped what he was doing and looked at the young wizard before him.
"Mr. Potter, may your account grow and your enemy flee," replied Griphook. "How may Gringotts be of service today?"
"Teller Griphook, I received two letters from my vault manager and I would like to speak with him on the matters in the letters," answered Harry.
"Just a moment and I will take you to see Manager Rockclaw," replied Griphook, as he got down from his stool and led the group through one of the side doors and down several passageways, finally stopping at a large wooden door with a plaque identifying it at the Potter Account and Vault Manager. Griphook knocked on the door, and entered when told to. He returned shortly to escort the three into the office.
"Thank you Griphook. May you profit from your enemies mistakes," said Harry, with a small bow.
Griphook bowed to the wizard and departed for his station. Never has a wizard ever remembered his name. This young wizard is one to be watched.
Harry turned to the older goblin sitting behind the desk. Bowing to the goblin, Harry greeted his family manager.
"Manager Rockclaw, may your accounts grow and your adversary bled dry," greeted Harry.
"Mr. Potter, may your vaults grow and your enemies cower in fear," replied Manager Rockclaw. "How may Gringotts be of service today."
"I came in response to the two letters I received yesterday," answered Harry. "My I introduce Miss Katie Bell and her mother Elvina Bell."
"Mr. Potter, I am glad that you finally responded to our letters," stated Manager Rockclaw. "I have sent you letters of inquire for the past two years."
"Manager Rockclaw, I apologies for not responding earlier, but these two letters are the first letters I have ever received from Gringotts," answered Harry. "If I had received letters earlier, I would have replied or visited the bank. It does not seem correct to alienate the managers and keepers of my gold."
"Mr. Potter, apology accepted," replied Manager Rockclaw. "I will begin an investigations as to who has set up illegal owl redirection wards with regards to you. If the account statements and letters of request were received by your magical guardian then they should have forwarded them or given them to you."
"Magical guardian. I did not know that I even have one," stated Harry. "Until recently I was living with my mum's sister and her family, the Dursley's."
"WHAT, you have been living with those loathsome beings." exclaimed Manager Rockclaw. "Your parents forbid anyone from leaving you with that filth in their wills. As for your magical guardian I will look into that and contact Director Bones of DMLE, so she can start an investigation into the mail redirection and to locate the identity of your magical guardian."
"Manager Rockclaw, the only mail I receive when not at Hogwarts is what is brought to me by my owl Hedwig," stated Harry. "I do not get any mail while I am at school."
"Then some one is definitely redirecting you mail," responded Manager Rockclaw. "Were would you like to begin this discussion that brought you in today?"
"We would like to know more about the soul bond and how that caused my emancipation? Also I would like to know if my parents left their wills here and if so can we read them?" asked Harry.
"Mr. Potter, I will send a runner to collect the wills of the late Lord and Lady Potter, and I will have them collect three other documents that we must discuss a little later," answered Manager Rockclaw. He pressed a rune on his desk calling for a runner to go and collected the requested documents. "For you emancipation, that is tied to your marriage status. Since Magic recognises soul bonds as the ultimate form of marriage and that soul bonded couples are protected by Magic and law, you both have been emancipated. With your emancipation you are able to take up your titles and Lordship on any and all Houses your are entitled to."
"How would one know what houses they belong to?" asked Harry. "I only learned about the magical world when I turned eleven, when Hagrid delivered my Hogwarts letter to me and brought me to Diagon Alley to get my school supplies."
"We can perform an lineage test that will reveal your abilities, heritage and official titles that you are in line for," answered Manager Rockclaw. "I will give you a list of books that can be picked up in the Alley that will help you to learn about our society and its laws."
"Manager Rockclaw I would like to perform the lineage test for myself and Miss Bell, and would like to execute the wills of my parents," replied Harry. "I would like for Miss Bell and her mother to remain for these discussions."
"That is fine, and a wise decision to have others to hear what is said to help clarify misconceptions," responded Manager Rockclaw. He then began to pull out several items from the cabinet behind him and set them on the desk. The items included runic stone basin, silver ceremonial knife, parchment, quill, and several potions.
"To perform the lineage test, you will need to slice your hand and allow blood to drip into the basin. When enough blood has been collected the wound will heal," stated Rockclaw. "This is a blood dagger, and is not to be used outside of Gringotts and only in the presence of a Goblin. I similar object that is used to sign contracts and other important documents is a blood quill, again it uses outside of Gringotts is considered criminal." Harry nodded his understanding.
Harry picked up the dagger in his right hand and cut his left hand, not even wincing from the injury. He then made a fist and let the blood drip into the liquid with in the basin. As seven drops fell into the basin a set of runes around the edge lit up. Another set after the next seven drops and finally a third set of runes after the last seven drops of blood fell into the basin. Rockclaw then added measured amounts of the three potions he had set on the table and began to stir the mixture with the feather. Soon the basin and the feather began to glow from magic and Rockclaw released the feather and it proceeded to start writing on the parchment. The feather was writing for several minutes, before it moved over to the basin and absorbed the remaining mixture and then proceeded down several inches on the parchment and dumped the remaining mixture onto the paper. The mixture was absorbed by the parchment and slowly several detailed family trees started to take form. After another 15min the last tree was complete and Rockclaw picked up the document and started to read the results of the test.
Inheritance Test – Harry James Potter
DOB: 31st of July 1980
Blood Status: Pure-blood
Species: Human/Lycan
Parents: James Charlus Potter and Lily Katarina Potter nee Evans
Paternal Grandparents: Charlus Henry Potter and Dorea Ellenor Potter nee Black
Maternal Grandparents: Thomas Evans (Emberdusk) and Elizabeth Evans nee Smith
Bonded: Katie Alena Potter nee Bell
Official Titles:
Ancient Houses:
House Potter- Heir, direct descendant- father
House Peverell- Heir, direct descendant- father
House Gryffindor- Heir, direct descendant-father
House Slytherin- Heir, by conquest
House Emery- Heir, direct descendant-mother
House le Fay- Heir, direct descendant-mother
House Evans (Emberdusk)- direct descendant-mother
House Black- Heir primary, god-son to Heir Sirius Orion Black
Abilities, Traits and Magical effects:
Transfigurations
Charms
Potions
Dark Arts and Defence Against
Battle magic
Occlumency: natural master
Legilimency: natural partial
Animagus
Lycan (enhanced strength, healing, sight, smell, agility/balance, speed)
Elemental, to include shadow
Ubasti: defender of Bastet/Sekhmet (powerful spells and skills to combat demons, undead, lethifold kind...)
Natural (wandless and silent) magic
Wand: Holly and Phoenix feather (poor fit)
Magic suppression binding: broken (10% shard, 60% Albus Dumbledore)
Learning suppression charm: broken (Albus Dumbledore)
Loyalty charm to Dumbledore: broken (Albus Dumbledore)
self sacrifice charm: broken (Albus Dumbledore)
worthlessness charm: broken (Albus Dumbledore)
Confundo charm: broken (Albus Dumbledore)
apathy to Slytherins: broken (Albus Dumbledore)
apathy to dark magic: broken (Albus Dumbledore)
apathy to neutral/grey magic: broken (Albus Dumbledore)
Hatred by Dursleys: broken (Albus Dumbledore)
Loyalty potion to Dumbledore: broken
Loyalty potion to Ronald Weasley: broken
Loyalty potion to Molly Weasley: broken
Hatred potion to Severus Snape: broken
Blood wards, 4 Privet drive: failed (Dumbledore) (5%)
Blood monitoring charm: working (Dumbledore)
soul shard in scar- Tom Riddle- destroyed
Below this was several lines listing the number of vaults that Harry now owned along with the gold in each vault, a list of properties, land titles and contents in each one.
Once the test was complete for Harry and the basin prepared for her test. Katie picked up the dagger and cut her hand allowing the blood to pool in the basin. They watched as the runes activated on the basin and then as Rockclaw added the potions and stirred the mixture and finally as the quill began to write.
Inheritance Test – Katie Alena Potter nee Bell
DOB: 2nd January 1979
Blood Status: half-blood
Species: Human/Lycan
Parents: Philip Edward Bell and Elvina Katherine Bell nee Pyrites (disowned)
Maternal Grandparents: Lawrence Pyrites and Victoria Pyrites nee Tuft
Paternal Grandparents: Winston Bell and Katherine Bell nee Scott
Bonded: Harry James Potter
Official Titles:
House Bell- Heiress, direct descendent father
Abilities, Traits and Magical effects:
Charms
Transfigurations
Runes
Defence against dark arts
Combat magic
Occlumency: natural
Lycan (enhanced strength, healing, sight, smell, agility/balance, speed)
Animagus
Ubasti: defender of Bastet/Sekhmet (powerful spells and skills to combat demons, undead, lethifold kind...)
elemental magic, shadow
natural magic (wandless and silent) magic
Wand: black walnut and dragon heart string (poor fit)
Loyalty potion to Dumbledore: broken
Now that the test were complete, Rockclaw made a copy of each test which allowed him to read over one set why the family read over another. Reading the titles listed on Harry's test caused Rockclaw's eyebrows to raise up some, especially the entry about Emberdusk. Emberdusk was an Ancient and Noble house that went quiet about 200yrs ago, or ~eight generations. He knew that the vaults were still sealed within the bank, and he knew that their lands had been divided amongst several houses. Most of the houses were dark families, but a few were from former allied houses. He will have to look back at the records to verify the names. Unknowingly two of the offending allied houses are involved in the revoked marriage contract. Rockclaw also had a question about this Lycan listed on each of their tests.
"Lord Potter, I an curious about this Lycan listed as part of your species?" inquired Rockclaw.
Harry and Katie both looked up at him and then at each other and then to Elvina for advice.
"It is up to you to tell and how much you want to let known," replied Elvina to their unspoken question.
[Do we tell everything or only part of the story?] asked Harry.
[Goblins do not tolerate lying or partial truths well, from what mum has said,] answered Katie.
[Okay we will tell him everything, and I guess that will include the fight with the basilisk,] replied Harry.
[That will get them on your side, as they will see you as a equal as a warrior,] commented Katie.
"Manager Rockclaw, we (indicating Katie and himself) request an oath not to reveal anything that we are about to share with you. This information is very personal and most likely highly provocative," stated Harry. He quickly thought through the issues and decided to ask for the director. "Can we call for the Bank Director, so as not to repeat any more than necessary?"
"If this information is that sensitive that it requires an oath, I agree the Bank Director's presence is needed. Let me call a runner to request his presence," stated Rockclaw in agreement.
Rockclaw pressed a rune on his desk calling for a runner, and while waiting he wrote out the request for he Director's presence. 'What has occurred that they are requiring an oath before revealing the information about a new species that we have not heard of.' thought Rockclaw. Once the runner arrived he handed him the sealed message and sent him on his way.
Harry, Katie and Elvina were shocked when they saw Harry's test results. He was possible Head of 7 Ancient Houses, and four of those houses where very powerful and hold great prestige in the Magical world.
"Manager Rockclaw, how do I clam the Lordship of these other six houses and how can we keep this quiet from the Ministry, Daily Prophet and Dumbledore?" asked Harry. "I have a feeling he may suspect some of my houses and that is why he keeps me at the Dursley's."
"To claim the Lordship you will need to place the Lord's ring on you hand to see it accepts you as the new Head of House," stated Rockclaw. "By treaty we have to submit reports to the Ministry monthly. The reports are sent to a minor department and are never read and slowly filed, we can bury the report on your status change in the monthly message. Until the information is filled, a reporter looking through the records would not find any of the information. Also as Head of House you can go to the records office and seal all records dealing with minors in your house until they reach the age of majority. This would include titles and family affiliations."
"If I clam the titles and take up the Lordship, what obligations do I take on?" inquired Harry.
"If you clam the Lordship of each family then you will need to continue those lines with heirs," answered Rockclaw. "As you have multiple titles, you will need a lady for each title to provide children to take up the titles."
Harry, Katie and Elvina looked at one another and then at Rockclaw as they processed what the manager had just said. Harry would have to find six more young ladies to take on as Ladies for his houses if he were to take up all seven Lordships. How will the soul bond affect this?
"Polygamy is against the law right?" asked Harry aloud. "I know it is in the muggle world."
"It is uncommon, but it is still aloud in the magical world," answered Elvina, after regaining her composure. "In the past families that held multiple titles would have a wife for each title the Lord had. Most of the time it was on two or three titles and once the children came of age the extra titles were passed down. Another option, new to both worlds would be a polyamorous marriage."
"What is that?" asked Katie
"Harry would not be married to only each wife, but each wife would be married to Harry and the other wives," replied Elvina, the teens returned a thoughtful confused look. "A polyamorous marriage is a marriage between all involved. The more connection there is between the parties the stronger the overall marriage and the less jealousy and envy there would be, as the family loves each other."
"Mrs. Bell is correct in regard to the titles," added Rockclaw. "The Lord would keep the most significant of his family title and wife and allow the minor titles be passed on to their heirs. The Lady, of the affected house, would become regent for the house until the heir was of majority and they would move to the traditional manor of that family. I cannot say what the relations were with in the families at that point." Harry nodded hearing this new information and quickly made he decision.
"Manager Rockclaw, I will take up the Lordship for Potter and Peverell today, as they are known connected lines," stated Harry. "I will have further discussion with Lady Potter and her family about the other titles when I will take them up, most likely before school starts."
"Wise decision Lord Potter," responded Rockclaw. "You are correct in taking up those two titles as they are known to be connected publicly, as the last Peverell married into the Potter line. Be aware that one of the titles you have from your mothers side has a long and dangerous history to it, that being the Emberdusk family."
"Manager Rockclaw, I have never heard of the Emberdusk family," stated Elvina.
"Mrs. Bell, I know very little on the family," stated Rockclaw. "It is was an Ancient and Noble house that was attacked and presumed Extinct. The attack was 200yrs ago or there about."
Harry looked at the test and the titles he held and specificity the names Emberdusk and Evans. He was the Heir/Lord of a presumed Extinct house after it was attacked. 'Attacked by who and why?' thought Harry. 'I will have to be careful with announcing this title when I take it up.'
"Griphook, what do you know of the Emberdusk and this attack?" inquired Harry
"I only know that the family was truly grey and that they were very powerful," answered Griphook. "They were attacked by darker families and some of their allies assisted in the attack in some fashion. I do not know any more on the topic, but I will start to learn on this family." Harry and Katie nodded at hearing Griphook's answer, and agreed to learn about this part of Harry's family.
While the group was discussing the results of the inheritance tests the Wills of Lord and Lady Potter arrived along with the three marriage contracts. Shortly after the documents arrived the Director was walking through the door to Rockclaw's office. "Do you wish to read the wills first or take up the Lordship for Potter and Peverell?" asked Rockclaw, before seeing the Director arrive.
"Manager Rockclaw, why was my presence requested?"
Harry, Katie and Elvina stood up, upon hearing the Director voice. Harry turned and bowed to the Director.
"Director, your presence was requested on my behalf," stated Harry, while still bowing.
Director Ragnok looked at the wizard and witches in the room and seeing that they were showing respect to him. He quickly motioned for them to rise and take a seat, while he questioned Rockclaw in Gobldighuk, while sitting an a provided seat, "Why was I summoned?"
"The new Lord and Lady request an oath before they will discuss a new species listed on their inheritance test," answered Rockclaw in Gobldighuk. "All three of them have been most respectful in their dealings today."
"What is this new species?" questioned Ragnok.
"It is listed as Lycan," responded Rockclaw, handing over the inheritance test results. Ragnok quickly read over each test result and he noted the species listed, but he became concern over the number of houses listed on Lord Potters test and who those houses were.
"Lord Potter, what is a Lycan and why are you requesting an oath from a member of the People?" inquired Ragnok.
"Director, how we became Lycan is very personal information for Lady Potter and myself and if this information got or into the wrong hands it would cause great concern or problems," responded Harry.
Director Ragnok watched the young Lord as he was speaking and he did not sense any attempt to mislead or falsehood in what he was saying. "Manager Rockclaw and I will both give an oath on the information you and Lady Potter are providing," answered Ragnok. The bank Director and Account Manager both gave an oath on their life and honour not to reveal what was told to them by Lord and Lady Potter.
"Director thank you for the oaths," stated Harry. "Two days ago while Katie and I were taking a walk around Whitchurch and on our way back to her house we were attacked by a creature. It was late in the evening and dusk had fallen on our walk, just before the attack. The creature was humanoid in shape with a wolfs head. At first we did not get a good look at the creature to Identify what it was. We both were bitten and thrown around by the creature into several of the walls along the street we were on. We both gave as good as we could against such a creature. I had broken its jaw with a piece of pipe and Katie damaged its left eye and socket with a few thrown rocks. I transformed the pipe into a weapon that would hurt the creature, using accidental magic as best we can tell. The creature heard me coming and turned around enough that my motion plunged the knife blade deep into his left shoulder joint and not his back, and the blade broke off in the shoulder. I was thrown away from the creature and had the wind knocked out of me when I landed."
"I remember hearing the howl of pain coming from the creature when Harry stabbed it in the shoulder," picked up Katie. "I saw Harry get thrown across the street and land against the wall base and ground. The creature turned towards me again and then this unknown shadow creature appeared and grabbed the creature by its injured arm/shoulder and threw it against the stone/brick wall. The shadow creature grabbed the attacking creature again and slammed it down on one of the short walls before picking it up and tossing it towards the river. I heard a splash and nothing else. Slowly the shadow creature faded from view and in it place stood Harry. He staggered towards me and collapsed beside me on the ground."
"Sitting next to Katie, I called my friend Dobby, a house elf, to come and take Katie to her parents," continued Harry. "Katie and I got into a spat of not wanting to leave the other and Dobby took it upon himself to take us to my tent, where he gave us some pain potions and started to work on our wounds. When he left to get us some sleeping potions, we were drawn towards one another and kissed. Per Dobby as we kissed there was a bright golden/white glow around us and we passed out."
"Lord Potter, the creature you described attacking you fits the description of a werewolf. How is it then that you are not infected?" asked Ragnok.
"Director, while we were unconscious, the two of us woke up in a shared dreamscape where we meet six important individuals: Mórrigan, Hecate, Freyja, Diwija, Bastet, and Selena," answered Harry. "They informed us that we had been attacked by Fenrir Greyback and that he had been warned not to attack another child. Per Mórrigan and Hecate the curse carried by Greyback was mutated or changed when it interred my body. Due to the presence of a foul piece of dark magic, ancient protections, basilisk venom and phoenix tears in my system along with other ancient family magic, the formation of our soul-bond and magic of the six goddess the curse/disease was mutated and changed in both of us transforming us into Lycan."
"Per the goddesses, we are the Alpha pair of a new species," stated Katie. "We are different from werewolves in that we retain our minds at all time regardless of the form we take and we are not driven by the blood lust and rage of the wolf. Also our bite cannot transmit the disease directly, and it is only harmful to werewolves. For us to pass on the gift of the change the recipient must be willing to accept the change and it is a very personal interaction between us and them. We are forced to change at the next full moon, after our infection, to complete the transformation into what we will become and to unlock the rest of the traits we will acquire."
[We need to know if our bite is deadly to a newly infected child,] commented Katie.
[Why?] asked Harry
[Would you let another child bitten by Greyback suffer that curse, if our bite could help them?] responded Katie.
[No,] answered Harry.
Director Ragnok and Manager Rockclaw shared looks with each other and then at the party sitting in front of them. They were at a lost for words at what they had just been told, and no where could Ragnok see any attempt in deception from the new Lord and Lady. "Lord Potter what is this piece of foul magic you speak of?" question Ragnok, once he could form questions.
"Director, I believe the goddess called it a partial Horcrux/soul shard," replied Harry. "The goddess said it had been present in my scar since the night of Voldemort's attack on my family."
Director Ragnok, had some choice words in Gobldighuk, while he studied the young Lord at hearing he had been harbouring a piece of the foulest of foul magic in his scar for 11 years and had not succumbed to it. Yet he stated that he had basilisk venom in his system, where did that come from.
"Lord Potter how did you acquire basilisk venom in your body?" inquired Ragnok.
"Just before the end of the school year a student had been drugged down into the Chamber of Secrets by Slytherin's beast," Harry began the tale. "There was a message on the wall stating that her bones will remain in the chamber for ever. Another student and myself forced our chicken liver DADA professor into the tunnel leading up to the chamber when tried to memory charm us with my friends broken wand and it back fired, majorly wiping his memory completely. The misfired spell caused the professor to hit the roof of the tunnel causing a cave in separating me from them. My friend stated to work on a opening for me to come back through, while I went on ahead to the chamber. In the chamber I found my friends sister lying unconscious on the stone floor and an image of Tom Riddle (Lord Voldemort) standing over her body. It appears the diary she had been writing in all year was tied to the apparition and it was slowly pulling the life force from girl into his body. The boy called forth Slytherin's monster which happened to be about 5 feet wide at the head and 80-90 foot basilisk." Director Ragnok raised his hand to stop Harry.
"Can we see this memory?" asked Director Ragnok. "We have a method of making a copy of the memory and displaying it in the room so everyone here can see it. It will allow us to truly see what you are attempting to describe."
"Will it hurt and will it cause any damage to me?" asked Harry.
"No Lord Potter it will not cause you harm or pain," replied Ragnok.
"I have no objections. They say a picture is worth a thousand words," answered Harry.
Manager Rockclaw left the office to get the necessary items to collect and display the memory.
"While we wait I would like to know is this how you ended up with phoenix tears in your system?" asked Ragnok.
"Yes, one of the fangs pierced by arm and Fawkes cried into the wound saving my life," replied Harry. Ragnok nodded his head to what he had just been in formed of. 'This teen is not a boy or child but a warrior. He is only twelve and without question took on an enormous ancient basilisk to save a friend,' reflected Ragnok. "Lord Potter do you know what happen to the body of the basilisk?"
"The corps of the basilisk remains in the chamber of secrets. I closed the door to the chamber after leaving it," responded Harry.
"Well by rights as the slayer of the beast, the corpse belongs to you," stated Director Ragnok. "Gringotts would be honoured to harvest the body for you for a fee."
"Of course. I did not know that I owned the corpse," replied Harry. "Do you know how much it will earn?"
"I can not tell you until we have seen the body," replied Ragnok.
Manager Rockclaw returned with the goblin version of a Pensieve and a collection/storage crystal.
"Lord Potter, the Goblin Pensieve works similar to a wizard Pensieve, the difference in the two is that the memory is copied into the crystal and the filled crystal is placed into a specialized socket on the device. One a crystal is in place a goblin can activate the runes and display the memory above the Pensieve," explained Director Ragnok. "Most of the wizard Pensieve, required the observer to lower their heads into the fluid filled basin."
"How does the memory enter the crystal?" asked Harry.
"Once the memory holder has brought up the memory in question, instead of using a wand to pull a copy of the memory out of the holders head, a goblin will place the crystal and with our form of magic the memory is moved into the crystal," answered Director Ragnok. Harry nodded his under standing and began to focus on the trip down into the chamber and all of the happenings until leaving the chamber.
"Ready," stated Harry.
Rockclaw approached Lord Potter and held the crystal to his right temple and the crystal began to glow with a soft silvery light. Once the whole memory had been collected Rockclaw returned to he Pensieve and placed the crystal into the appropriate slot and tapped a series of runes on the Pensieve. A white/grey mist formed above their heads and with another few rune tapes an image appeared.
The memory started, showing Ron pushing Professor Lockhart into the pipe and the slide from the girls bathroom down into the room of rat skeletons. It showed the two students and Professor Lockhart moving down the tunnel and finding the discarded skin and the subsequent failed spell and the collapse of the tunnel. It then proceeded to show the chamber door and its opening by Harry and him finding Ginny on the floor of the tunnel and the shade of Tom Riddle. The group watched as Tom Riddle showed how he is lord Voldemort with the anagram of his name Tom Marvolo Riddle changed to I am Lord Voldemort. Next they watched the calling of the basilisk and the arrival of Fawkes with the sorting hat and the sword of Gryffindor inside. They watch as Fawkes blinds the basilisk and the short chase through the tunnels and the return back to the main chamber were Harry finally sees the sword and pulls it out of the hat and fight with the basilisk. The Goblins watch on in amazement as the young-ling scales the statute and thrusts the sword into the mouth and threw the brain of the basilisk killing the monster. They all watch as Harry staggers back over towards Ginny and hear Tom monologue about the power of basilisk venom and insults to Lily Potter. Then everyone watches as Harry grabs a hold of the fang and pulls it out of his arm and plunges it into the diary several times and watches as the Tom Riddle shade withers in pain and explode in light. Seeing Harry dying Fawkes flies down and cries tears into the basilisk wound. Director Ragnok was speechless several time, during the viewing, Rockclaw along with him at seeing the size of the beast that Lord Potter faced and defeated. Both Goblins were quiet as they looked a the young lord sitting before them. Young he may be, but a child he was not, he was a warrior unskilled but a warrior no less.
A/N2: Thank you for the reviews and encouragement.
Question: Would Bellatrix be more protective of her stolen daughter or stolen son, when she finds them, and the plot leading to their theft?
Part of a developing plot plan for a future story. Thank you for input.