(Chapter 7: A Ball of a Time)
It was soon approaching the Yule Ball as Raphael was both getting things together in terms of attire for the upcoming event along with preparing for the eventual kidnapping of the fake Mad-Eye Moody. Both of which were going surprisingly well with Halos helping the evoker pick out a suit that would match with Rita's dress that she'd be wearing on top of them drafting up how to best kidnap the fake Mad-Eye Moody and question him for all he was worth.
With all that in mind their was also the focus of spending Christmas with each other, and the addition of Sirius being added to the mix of their Christmas celebrations which was going to be a bit of fun all on it's own, with what Raphael had planned to get his godfather as a present.
(December 17th, 2017, Hogwarts, 3:09 Pm)
It was around a week before the Yule Ball as finishing preparations were being made with Raphael, Halos, and Sirius were just shooting the shit with Raphael.
"I still can't believe you got Rita Skeeter of all people..No offense, but of all the people for you to shack up with. I never thought it would be her" Sirius said still surprised by Raphael's significant other being the infamous reporter
"Trust me Uncle Sirius. She was the better alternative to all the other girls here. At least with her I can hold a decent conversation." Raphael responded in preferring Rita than anyone else
"Don't forget that most of these girls here are probably gunning for you because your the heir to one of their most pimped-out houses. If it weren't for that and you being the Boy Who Lived with a scar on his face. Then I'm pretty sure they wouldn't be giving you so much as a fraction of that attention." Halos added at the fact that the only reason the girls here were giving him so much attention were because of his status as both the Boy Who Lived and being the sole Potter heir
"All great points for why I refuse to give any of them the time of day. I simply refuse to give anyone so much as a second of my time when they won't even show so much as a slight bit of interest in what I do, beyond trying to further themselves. All for what? So they can advance in archaic politics based on blood purity or how old the house you came from is. I'd rather take a punch from a rabid minotaur than be enchained in any of that." Raphael spoke in refusing to give any of them any shred of time in knowing that it was only to use him in a game of political maneuvering and domination over the other that he wanted nothing of
"As much as I'd want to argue otherwise. I've been through the same thing although not to your scale. Because it took me ages to escape being just seen as the heir to House Black before I could have any real luck in the dating game. I managed to find someone too..well before I got sent to Azkaban without so much as a simple trial." Sirius spoke in agreement with what Raphael was feeling considering that it took a good while from him being out of Hogwarts before people could look at him for him and not as just another heir to House Black
"You had someone you were goin' out with before..shit popped off?!" Halos questioned as the former House Black heir nodded
"Yep, I was engaged to the current head of the Magical Law Enforcement Division. None other than Miss Amelia Bones herself. We would have been married had it not been for that filthy rat Peter Pettigrew." Sirius bitterly answered back, because if it weren't for the treacherous Marauder he would've been married with a few kids by now
"Oh yeah, its really thanks to him that my life I got utterly fucked. I swear if I ever see Pettigrew...that rat is a dead man." Raphael swore in anger as the evoker had begun to make a kill list the more he was here in Britain
Because the Evoker had a long memory of people who had screwed him over in life and as such had dedicated a kill list to each and every person who had a hand in it, with the Dursley's and Mrs. Figg having been crossed off in terms of recent memory. So far the ones that were added besides Voldemort, were now Peter Pettigrew, Barty Crouch Sr. and Dumbledore due to him finding out more and more that the old man had a hand in his wretched childhood and his being a partial reason in why his godfather didn't get a good legal team.
"Trust me if you get to him before I do and kill him, then I won't blame ya at all. Cause that rat bastard has to pay for ruining both our lives." Sirius said in being all for it if Raphael got the kill on Peter first
"Oh no, Uncle Sirius. Death is far too good for people like him, as I have other methods of making sure garbage like him pays for what they've done." Raphael replied with a look of vengeful fury marked on his face
"What do you have in mind?" Sirius questioned
"Halos knows exactly what I'm talking about. Since it's a spell that Jade uses for when we need to go to some of our extraplanar adventures...One that I have finally learned recently, since our encounter with the Lich." Raphael told the dog animagus causing the elf to gain a surprised look on his face
"Wait a minute, you've learned Plane Shift?" Halos questioned the evoker who nodded in answer
"Correct. I figured that it would be a very useful spell to learn. Because you never know when we'll go up against something we can't handle and need to send as far away as possible." Raphael answered back as Sirius grew more and more surprised at the capabilities of his godson
"You mean to tell me that you can banish people to other planes of existence?! Just when I think you can't surprise me anymore…" Sirius said in being nearly wordless at hearing this
"Well, yeah. Besides, some of the places I've got attuned to banish people towards are. The 9 Hells, The Feywild, Pandemonium, The Elemental Plane of Fire, The Elemental Plane of Earth, Mechanus, and the last one being the Abyss. Those last two were really hard to get a hold of" Raphael replied in having found getting the tuning forks to Pandemonium and the Abyss were difficult but was well worth it
"Never would've pegged you to send someone to the Abyss or Pandemonium. Those are some really fucked up places, man." Halos said knowing that those were at the top of the most jacked up planes
"Well, those are reserved for people who have really infuriated me..Like Dumbledore and that filthy rat Pettigrew...Especially Barty Crouch, Sr. If I get the chance he's getting sent to the Abyss for sure" Raphael responded as though casually discussing the weather, but the sinister undertones were nevertheless felt
"Again you just keep surprising me with how strong you've become. You being able to wield this level magic is nothing short of incredible...James and Lily would be so proud of you." Sirius said in knowing full well that Lily and James would feel immense pride at their son's arcane prowess
"You really think they would be proud of me?" Raphael asked
"Of course they would. In fact I know your mother especially would be proud of ya. Since you and her have a lot in common. More often than not she was more like a Ravenclaw than Gryffindor." Sirius answered in having known Lily's thirst for knowledge to be near-endless
"Well, how about you share some stories of her then." Halos suggested to the Black patriarch
With that in mind Sirius began to regale them of all the adventures that Lily would go on, since her adventurous spirit had her often travel out of Britain to be a freelance adventurer who would travel with other adventurers to go on quests. Making a name for herself as an infamous mage that specialized in Transmutation magic where despite being looked down on in Britain for being a muggle, yet to a good portion of the world she was a feared transmuter who became especially feared for her habit of disintegrating her targets.
The only reason why Lily had stopped her life of adventuring and even delving into other magics such as blood magic and void magic of all things, which shocked Raphael to hear that his mother studied blood magic among other pursuits was to raise her infant child.
"Holy shit your mom sounds kickass." Halos spoke while Raphael was awestruck at hearing what an uber badass his mother was
"Yes, Lily out of everyone in the Order was one of the most terrifying to be honest. Not even Dumbledore, for all his power, could control her. Because as much as no one wanted to admit it, she was the ace in the hole against fighting the Death Eaters. So much so that even my dear ol' sister Bellatrix was afraid of your mother." Sirius told them as Lily was so terrifyingly proficient in her magic with that of her disciplines in blood magic and void magic combined that it made even Bellatrix afraid of her
"I swear my mother is such a fucking badass. How the hell did dad manage to land her of all people. Since if she's the fuck-off powerful wizard then I'm pretty sure she wore the pants in their relationship!" Raphael wondered as to how his father managed to keep his powerhouse of a mom for so long
"It was actually thanks to me that they got together. James for all of his bravado wasn't the ladies man he proclaimed himself to be. The Gryffindor bravery did not apply to his luck in talking with the ladies, which is why it fell to me, his unofficial brother, to help him out." Sirius told his godson at the fact that it was thanks to him that James was able to have the nerve to ask her out much less marry him
"Well, hopefully, you can help me land some lucky lady after we get your court case done and over with. Because after all this is over and we get your name cleared. We're taking a vacation to Miami." Raphael spoke as after the tournament and Sirius's case was done and over with he felt that a nice vacation in Miami would do them some good
"Oh man, Miami sounds great after all this bullshit. Because I swear your home country is dull as dirt." Halos said in finding Britain overall to be a total and utter bore
"Alright, then after this. Too Miami!" Raphael exclaimed as he raised a glass of Butterbeer to their eventual kicking it in Miami
"To Miami!" Sirius and Halos cheered as the trio spent the rest of the night getting hammered
(4 days later, Room of Requirement, Hogwarts, December 21st, 2016, 10:56 Pm)
It was a number of days later as Halos with Jade's assistance managed to capture and knock out the Mad-Eye imposter who they currently had tied up and in magic-suppressing handcuffs.
"Hey Raphael, how much longer until whatever is keeping the fucker looking like this wears off?" Orianna questioned as the tiefling looked over the bound and gagged faked Mad-Eye
"About 5 more minutes, Orianna." Raphael told her as he used Detect Magic to help gauge
"Good. Because I wanna get this done and over with, so I can take his damn head off already." Orianna spoke in wanting to get this done so she could take the fucker's head off his shoulders
"Calm down Orianna, first we get what we need from him. Then we can fuck him up." Raphael told the tiefling paladin
"..You two do know that I have Dispel Magic prepared." Jade told the paladin and evoker
"..If you had that prepared. Then why didn't you just use that earlier?" Raphael asked
"I thought you had it prepared..I was honestly wondering why you didn't use it earlier." Jade answered back
"No I didn't. I really should remember to prepare it more often. It really comes in handy." Raphael remarked to himself
"Regardless. We have only a few more minutes before his disguise dissipates. Then another 10 to 15 minutes before he's conscious." Jade said back
With that the quartet while awaiting for 'Mad Eye' to awaken did they see his body convulse and morph into a less grizzled and wiry form, with short straw blonde hair, pale skin, and once awake dark brownish-grey eyes that looked frantically at his captors. The impostor Moody immediately tried to make a break for it the very moment he could stand, but the moment he did his body was forced back to the ground via chains made of magical energy that rooted him to the floor.
"I wouldn't try that if I were you. We got this place all to ourselves. Plus I used a scroll of silence to make sure anyone couldn't hear us if we tried anything." Raphael spoke as he pointed towards the wards across the room
"Plus I doubt you can do anything without this." Halos spoke holding 'Moody's wand
"So how about you tell all of us what the hell is going on, and why your strutting around like some hot shot Auror?" Raphael said
"And what if I refuse? I don't have to tell you and your group of freaks anything." 'Moody' spat back before a vicious right hook plowed into his jaw and knocked out some of his wisdom teeth
"If you do, then my friend Orianna gets to have her way with you." Raphael told the fake 'auror' who had a grinning tiefling looking down at him
"I really want you to be a stubborn asshole..I really do. It has been waaay too long since I've had anything fun to do in this place. So by all means...keep resisting." Orianna said as she landed another hard punch to his face
"Plus, we can literally do this all night if we have to. My friends both have healing spells ready to make sure you can stay up long enough to tell us what we want." Raphael told him
"Just in case you manage to keel over from me roughing you up. We have Revivify scrolls and Resurrection spells all on standby. So we can fuck you up all night until we get what we want out of you." Orianna added, as the quartet were more than ready to do this all night if they had to
"And I seriously doubt you will be any good to your leader, if you get sent to the 9 hells to meet Orianna's deity..All it would take is a simple casting and we can pawn you off to them and get you turned into something cool..Hey, Orianna! What do you think we'd get for this guys' soul if we traded him in?" Raphael spoke before looking back at the Tiefling Paladin
"I don't know how much we'd get for him..Probably not even that much, I mean if we're really lucky and I play it up enough. I could possibly get an imp, or maybe a hellhound out of it.." Orianna replied as she could tell that there wouldn't really be much to gain out of him
"..Well, look at it this way. At least your worth enough for my friend to maybe get a hellhound..That's gotta count for something." Raphael said to the imposter who could only glare back at them
"Raphael, back to the reason why we came here." Jade spoke up, snapping her fingers to get Raphael back on track
"Of course, sorry for getting off track..Anyways, what's it going to be? Are you going to comply and you go on about your business? Or are you going to make this difficult and make you a..'disposable asset' to your boss...Either way, you will tell us what we want." Raphael said his vibrant green eyes bearing down on him
The imposter seeing his limited options, having him being screwed either way; decided to take the one that would leave him alive while still being of use to his master instead of being traded away as though he were some common plaything at a muggle arcade. Which was why he told the quartet of him being behind Raphael's involvement in the Triwizard Tournament, and his making sure that he will be the cornerstone towards Voldemort's inevitable resurrection at the end of the final task of said Tournament.
With the quartet listening with rapt attention as thanks to Jade having cast Zone of Truth and Raphael Dominate Person at the highest level he could, the imposter began to tell them what they needed, they were able to get an extreme amount of useful information out of him. From where Voldemort's resurrection would take place, and the parties involved as the imposter who informed him of his name being Barty Crouch Jr, practically and truthfully spilled his guts.
After they had gained all of what they deemed necessary from him, Raphael then took out from the bag of holding Halos had brought; a spell scroll of Modify Memory that would erase the memories of what had transpired for a fully year, so that Voldemort and any of Crouch Jr's cohorts would be none the wiser of what had happened.
From there Raphael further casted a sleeping spell to knock out the imposter, and leave him unconscious as the group decided what to do with this information.
"Good news is that we know what we're up against. Bad news is that Raphael is being targeted by some dark wizard." Halos spoke up as the attention turned towards the evoker
"I'm not worried about this at all, if anything I'm more than happy with this." Raphael responded
"It isn't everyday that I get to run it back at the guy who helped single-handedly ruin my life. Plus we have almost 6 months to make a plan to wipe all these guys out in one go..So you can tell me how I wouldn't be ecstatic! To have the opportunity of a lifetime in-front of me." Raphael added with him seeing what lie before them as the easiest opportunity to take a target out in ages
"Raphael does make a great point. We have a boat-load of time to fuck-over a 'dark-lord' and have bragging right to killing the boogeyman to these bunch of bitches. I say why not go for it, and show these fuckers how we get shit done!" Orianna said in agreement with Raphael, absolutely pumped for the opportunity that was presented
"I agree with Raphael that we do have a golden opportunity before us. Not many chances to vanquish an evil as great as this Voldemort comes as often as this. So I see no reason why we shouldn't take it, and punish them with everything we can." Jade said, seeing no reason why they shouldn't go for this
"What about you, Halos? Are you on board with this?" Raphael asked the half-elf
"Of course, I am. I just wanted to put out my concerns of you being targeted. Because, this Voldemort still has who knows how many followers here in this place..Which means, we're gonna need to keep our wits about us." Halos answered back as he knew they would still have to keep their guard up
"Don't worry, I haven't let my guard down for a moment. I know for a fact that over-the-hill dickhead Dumbledore is planning something. I don't know what it is, but I know he has something up his sleeve." Raphael said back as his guard was always up especially around Dumbledore
"What do you want us to do about him?" Halos asked
"Nothing for now. Until he starts showing his hand, we don't show ours. So we keep everything going as normal until he pops off." Raphael told them
"Alright, well what do we do about the faker over here? Also, what the hell are we gonna do about the guy he's using to keep up appearances?" Orianna questioned looking over at the slumbering Death Eater
"Unfortunately, for the real Mad-Eye 's going to have to say in his new home until we kill Voldemort. Until then; Jade, you and Halos take him back to his room. I'll clean up here; then Orianna and I will be on our way to meet you guys in our room...Does that sound like a plan to everyone?" Raphael answered back while looking at his cohorts who nodded yes in response
"Good, now let's get this done and over with." Raphael told them as everyone began to clear out of the room
'Just you wait, Voldemort. I'm gonna give you one hell of a round 2.' Raphael said to himself eager to run it back with the dark lord
(4 days later, Christmas Day, 2017, 8:46 Pm, Hogwarts)
It was soon the day of the Yule Ball, and despite it being a little over a half-hour into things; the event seemed to be in full swing as Orianna and Jade were finding stuff to do; Raphael was with Halos getting straightened out to walk down with his date with the other champions.
"Thanks for doing this for me, Halos. I literally couldn't have asked anyone else to do this for me." Raphael said as the half-elven rogue straightened out the evoker's tie
"Considering that Orianna sure as hells' ain't one for anything fancy, and Jade could care less about these sorts of things. Which is why your main man is here to make sure you come out of this lookin' like a champ." Halos replied as he proceeded to the last button on Raphael's suit
"..Alright, and be honest with me. Do I look halfway decent?" Raphael asked the elf
"You kidding me. If you aren't getting some tail tonight, then I will be astonished. Because you are looking like a smooth criminal!" Halos said back with a broad grin on his face
"Thanks, man. I can always count on you to make sure I look alright..." Raphael said before taking a deep inhale
"Wow, I've fought off dragons, devils, an insane forest fey and every other monster in the book with you guys. Gone into dungeons that would've killed a lesser man. Yet here I am, nervous about going to some stupid dance..Just what in the hells' is wrong with me?" Raphael spoke in feeling his palms rather sweaty and his legs heavier than a ton of mithril
"Raph. This is the first time you've had to do anything actually social in front of people. Don't get me wrong, when it comes to spells and solving anything arcane-related. You are an absolute ace at it. So you being nervous over something like this, is totally fine." Halos replied knowing that things dealing in the arcane were the evokers' strong suit much more than large social gatherings
"But you know what, you've got me, Orianna and Jade here as your wingpeople. So you're gonna go out there and have a great time with your date. If anything happens one of us will be right there to cover you." Halos added as the evoker breathed a sigh of relief
"Thanks...Can it be you, I know Orianna means well. But she can be...intense." Raphael said knowing full well that the tiefling could be overbearing and intense
"Don't worry, I'll have you covered as much as I can." Halos assured him
"Now, then let's go out there and kill it tonight!" Halos said as Raphael nodded and the two headed out to tackle the Yule Ball
With that Raphael and Halos went ahead to the main room of which the Yule Ball was taking place and already in full swing, from there the two departed with Halos joining the rest of the small group and Raphael meeting up with Rita who was waiting for him. The evoker although he didn't visibly show it had to admit that Rita looked like a stunner; the Daily Prophet reporter wearing her hair pulled back in a cascade of ringlets that went to her shoulders, her eyes having a light shade of absinthe eye-shadow, her nails done in obsidian black.
The reporter also wearing a strapless acid green and pale gold dress that thanks to its low cut design gave the Evoker a very healthy view of her breasts, the dress also was fitted well enough to let him see her large peach-shaped rear end; the evoker thankful that despite the slit to show off her legs that it still covered her upper and a bit of her lower legs. With Rita seeing that her date had decided to forgo dressing in robes and put on a 2 piece onyx black suit with an emerald bow-tie, and forest green vest that was worn over a bone-white long-sleeved shirt and a pair of black dress shoes to tie it all together.
The evoker and reporter walked down together with the other champions in tow with their own dates, and from there those in attendance began to dance with their chosen dates while others were just vibin to the songs that were played. While everyone was dancing, Raphael was doing a surprising job in dancing with the beetle animagus; all the while internally hoping he wouldn't fuck things up and his legs deciding he had 2 left feet as it were.
"Not only are you a prodigy when it comes to magic. Your all a skilled dancer." Rita complimented as she continued to dance with the evoker
"I'm surprised as you are that I'm doing this well...If you want someone to thank for me not tripping over myself..It would be my friends over there." Raphael replied as he saw Orianna and Halos giving him a quick thumbs up
"They must be rather special if you hold them in such high regard." Rita noted while being spun around by the evoker
"I've been adventuring with them for years now. We've fought against everything from other mages, undead, dragons, beholders, liches. Hell, we've even traveled to other planes of existence to do jobs and come out on top..In fact, we've died for each other and risked a lot to bring the other back." Raphael spoke as the two continued the slow dance with another
"The fact of the matter is. Those 3 are the closest thing I have to a family. I wouldn't dare trade everything I've gone through with them, for anything in the world." Raphael added in seeing them as the irreplaceable family he'd long since craved
"How touching..Perhaps, I could interview you about some of your adventures, as well as your relationship with them on a more expanded scale? I'm sure it would make for an interesting story." Rita requested knowing such a thing would be a intriguing story to write
"I'm more than fine with it. However, I would like to request that I bring one of them along with me. They've been with me through literal hellfire. The least I could do is include them." Raphael answered back
"I don't see the problem with doing so. In fact, it would make for a rather compelling article if I had one of them accompany you." Rita responded, more than fine with the idea of having one of his companions as an additional source
"Excellent! Now then, how about enough of that, and more dancing with a gorgeous lady." Raphael spoke as the two continued to dance with one another
"A charming young man, a good dancer, heir to one of the most powerful houses in the country, and a powerful wizard. It is actually shocking to me how no one has taken you for themselves." Rita noted as Raphael smiled back at her
"That is because there's hardly anyone out there who's a match for me. When you find someone who can match me on both a level of power and skill. On top of not being a total boring gold digger, who wants to sit at home all day. Then I will be more than happy to settle down for awhile. Until then, I'm a free man!" Raphael replied as the song ended
"I'll be sure to put that in my notes then." Rita said back
"But enough about me, Miss Skeeter. Let's enjoy the rest of the night." Raphael told the reporter as the two were eventually drawn to a break-dancing tiefling one the next song played
"Agreed. Also, I did not know that your devil friend was such a good dancer." Rita pointed out as the next song had came and Orianna was showing off that she was a rather impressive dancer
"Trust me, Orianna is full of surprises." Raphael said with a small chuckle as the tiefling continued to do some sick break-dancing
And with that they did, with the Evoker having an actually good time due to his having a rather stellar time with Rita; beyond their dancing together and them mainly just talking with each other while the other students and champions socialized with one another. With Raphael seeing his compatriots also having a good time amidst the crowd, as Orianna of all people showed that despite being a over six-foot tall paladin in plate armor that she was still fully capable of busting out some killer dance moves that had some people's mouths agape.
All the while Jade was despite being a storm cleric of Thor wasn't as rowdy as you'd expect, was mainly just vibing with everything, while Halos wasn't out just dancing with whoever would take one, but was also out talking with and getting to know more and more of the people in attendance. With the quartet overall finding themselves having a far more decent time at the Yule Ball than expected, the only thing that was a disappointment in Raphael, Rita, and Halos's minds was the fact that their wasn't any liquor, or any other methods to make this a fun time.
Once the Yule Ball had concluded and Raphael said his goodbyes to Rita, the quartet went up to their room where they changed into more casual night clothes and began to retire for the night.
"Hey, Halos." Raphael said while the two climbed into their beds
"What is it, Raph?" Halos asked
"I never want to do anything like what just happened again. Fighting against that Lich, a few months ago, was far easier than going to that Ball." Raphael answered back, having never wanted to do that again
"Hey, the faster this whole Tournament ends and we get your godfather a proper trial. Then the quicker we can not do crap like this." Halos told the evoker
"Trust me, I will be glad when we're done with all this." Raphael spoke before yawning
"Anyways, goodnight Halos..Thanks for the help, tonight." Raphael thanked as he clapped his hands and the lights went out
"No problem, Raphael. Goodnight to you too." Halos replied as the two then went to sleep
(2 days later, December 27th, 2017, Hogwarts, 11:07 Am)
It was 2 days later for everyone, including Sirius who they'd finally managed to get him an amulet of Disguise Self to help him move more freely and not have to always walk around as a massive black dog.
"Sorry that we couldn't do this earlier, Uncle Sirius. But with everything going on, we didn't have enough time to do it." Raphael spoke to Sirius
"It's fine, Raphael. Just you getting me this amulet is more than enough..At least, now I can finally go out and not have every Auror in Britain on my ass." Sirius replied in gratitude for the magic item
"It is no problem at all. I want you to be able to do things with us, instead of getting chased around by who knows what. I'd rather not have to disintegrate people left and right, because they keep trying to take my uncle away." Raphael offhandedly said back
"..You can disintegrate people too?!" Sirius questioned
"Oh yeah, I've been able to do stuff like that for about a year now..Nothing special really." Raphael answered as though equating it to being able to drive a minivan
"...Is there anything you can't do?" Sirius inquired
"The only things I can't do are Void magic..Which trust me is not worth it. Blood magic is something I've been curious about, but that's just two steps away from having to deal with Devils and demons...Something I want nothing of. I can't really do the good Graviturgy spells just yet. Since that's another year of practice that I'd need to have under my belt before I can do the good stuff...Like making my own black-holes and being able to spend space itself to my whims." Raphael told his godfather
"The best I can do is make little sinkholes of pure gravity to crush people with, and blast people with gravity as well..Other than, I'm still working my way up." Raphael added as the nonchalant way he talked about it was enough to have Sirius's mouth go wide
"...It honestly makes me both proud and terrified of you, to know that you're this powerful..The fact that you are capable of this, is truly astonishing." Sirius told his godson
"Thanks, Uncle Sirius. However, I haven't even really hit my stride. Because what I can do now, is nothing in comparison to what I wish to do with my magic." Raphael responded
"Just what more could you want to do with your magic? From what I've seen you do, you are by far more capable with spells and magic, than anyone I've ever seen. Not even your mother and father were capable of such things." Sirius questioned in not seeing what more his godson could attempt to do
"Well, what I want to do is have my magic become stronger than anything in this ass-backward country. What I want is to be able to move the very stars themselves with my magic. I want the power to make even archdevils and archfey recognize my strength, and see me as an apex predator. I desire the power to rip the power of the very planes themselves and wield them as weapons so strong, they can annihilate entire continents in a single stroke. That is the type of power I wish to aspire towards before I pass away." Raphael answered back
With the evoker wanting nothing more than to attain that level of absolute power, as to him having power of such magnitude would be a key to his penultimate goal of having the absolute and uncontested freedom to do as he pleased in the world.
"That..That is truly astounding to hear. To have that level of power would make you nothing short of a god." Sirius spoke in a near loss for words
"Well, if I want to be able to do what I want in the world. I will need more than enough firepower to make it happen. Because I don't want anyone to be able to tell me nothing. So having that level of arcane might at my fingertips would be very appreciated." Raphael replied
"..But enough about that. For now, I think that we should get to your presents." Raphael added as he pointed towards the moderately sized tree in the center of the room
"..You didn't have to go through all this trouble, you know. Just getting to see you and you pining to get me my life back, is more than enough." Sirius told him
"Look, Uncle Sirius. You've had to go through over a decade of being dicked over and having no one in your life. The least I can do is, give something nice to the little family I have left." Raphael told his godfather
"...I won't really argue if your keen on doing this for me. Besides, you have the same look that Lily gives me when I try to say no." Sirius noted at his godson giving him Lily's trademarked 'stink face as James would call it
"Good. Now then, from what you told me. You used to be something of a bard before you got locked up?" Raphael asked as he picked up one of the presents to hand off to his godfather
"It was thanks to your mother that I started taking it up as a practice. Served me rather well during the war, considering how I was one of the few who could fight on the frontlines." Sirius answered back, in fond memory of being a skald who slew many a Death Eater
"Well, its because of that. I figured I'd have a little something for you made for you." Raphael told his uncle who began to tear away at the wrapping paper
With it revealing itself to be a longsword that had a 2-foot long blade that was made of bright silver with bright scarlet runes across it that looked similar to musical notes that covered it in a spiral formation that hummed with sonic energy. The onyx and scarlet colored guard that was large enough to be wielded either single or two handed, with a large marble-sized bloodstone at the pommel that vibrated with a potent amount of thunderous energy, while the pentagonal guard that was made of darker silver had an assortment of musical notes emblazoned onto it, made of pure brass.
"This doesn't have a name for it. But once you attune to it, and get your rhythm going again. Then you can not only use it instead of a wand. But you can use your bard powers to do some pretty cool stuff with it." Raphael explained to his very much surprised Uncle
"I...I don't know what to say..After they snapped my wand I never thought I'd have anything to help me do my magic ever again." Sirius spoke, not knowing what else to say
"Well, then you should probably open up the rest of them. Since I got some neat stuff for you." Raphael replied while his godfather marveled at what was now his new arcane focus
"You don't have to tell me twice." Sirius said back as he went over to the presents his godson had gotten him
With the presents Sirius had gained from his godson came in the following, an enchanted suit of half-plate armor, an enchanted bass guitar, a case full of aged firewhiskey, and a bag of holding that contained both vintage comic book series that Sirius used to read alongside Lily and ones that had recently come out.
"Thank you so much, Raphael...This has been the best Christmas I've had in...well, well bloody ages!" Sirius thanked his godson who stood happily beside the Animagus
"Hey, I've been wanting to do something like this for a long time. I figured that doing this for you, is something that's long overdue...So consider this the first of many make-up Christmas's, Uncle Sirius." Raphael replied, simply happy to do this for the Black Patriarch
"..I swear to you. Once my name is cleared, and my titles and fortunes restored to me. That I am going to return this favor to you, tenfold...I don't know how the fucking hells I'll do it. But mark my words, I'll find a way to repay you for this." Sirius said back almost verging on tears at the lengths Raphael had gone for him
"Look. The only thing I want from you after we get everything sorted out. Is to live the rest of your life, as great as you can make it. That and you keeping in contact with me, whenever you can..You do that and I'll call it even." Raphael replied as Sirius smiled nearly ear to ear
"We're still going to go to the states once this is all over. When we're there, I plan on making up for almost 20 years of missed opportunities!" Sirius said back with barely contained excitement
"Trust me there is a whole lot of stuff to do since you've been locked up. So we will definitely be living it up, and then some." Raphael said while using a Mage Hand to hand himself and Sirius bottles of firewhiskey
"Because, once this stupid tournament is over, and we get your name cleared. I'm gonna help you party like its the end of the goddamn world..Its the least I can do for my family." Raphael added as he and Sirius opened their bottles of Firewhiskey
"Then let's have a good time. Let's celebrate a wonderful day with my godson, and an awesome new year on top of it!" Sirius cheered as they both clinked bottles and began drinking
'First this stupid tournament, then I kill off Voldemort, and then I help clear Uncle Sirius's name. Then I'll never have to be in this ass-backward shithole ever again.' Raphael thought to himself while enjoying the rest of the December day with Sirius
So with the Yule Ball concluded, our group has now found out what's going on with 'Mad-Eye' and the machinations of Voldemort. Now how will things go for Raphael with an impending interview with Rita, and the 2nd task coming up soon? Find out next time in the new chapters of, Harry Potter; A Evoker's Tale!
Now then onto some of the reviews from the last chapter
Kyle: Raphael will eventually do that before getting out of dodge with the group. Since he's gonna take everything he can get and scram. Because to him, there's not really anything to keep him here except for Sirius
te nellis: Glad you like things so far and you and everyone continue to stick around for the future of the story
Alright, that takes care of that as I hoped you guys; have enjoyed this chapter for what it was worth. And now that its been revived, I can be sure that it won't take over a year for this to get back and running once again...So without further ado let's get started.
First up, I hope you guys enjoy the bits with Raphael and Sirius. Since I quite like building the relationship between the two of them.
Coming up after that we've got the group getting information out of fake Moody, which I hoped you enjoyed. Considering that they can get the upper hand on Voldemort and the Death Eaters, and get the jump on them..something i'm excited to write about.
Lastly, we've got the bit with the whole Yule Ball. Which I hoped you guys liked for all its worth, and what I could get out of it.
That being said I hope y'all enjoy this story and what's to come in the future chapters of it as well as favoriting, following and continuing to send in reviews so that we can hopefully make this a pretty decent story. With flames for the most part will be ignored unless you got anything nice to say or that helps the story then go somewhere else.
Also I've recently put out a new crossover story called Aliens and a Vampire in where Tsukune gets the Ultimatrix, so check that out if you guys want. As I'm really happy with how it's come out so far.
With all that being said and out of the way, this is Nomadic Chaos using the power of chaos to give you good stuff to read. The next chapter having an interview with Raphael, Rita and someone from the group. So stay tuned for all that.
Part 1 Theme Song: Magic Zone by Volbeat
Random End Song: Crush Tonight by Fat Joe featuring Ginuwine