Chapter-4 Master in Magic
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7:00AM, 25th October 1994, Durmstrang Ship, Black Lake, Hogwarts, Scotland
Chase stood outside his ward's room. They were supposed to be at the Great Hall in fifteen minutes. Honestly he was bored and he could do with something else. He felt a cooling charm wash over him as he turned to his left slightly confused. Ilene was floating there. He looked at her with a tilted face and she sighed," When do I get the new guns? And where do I keep them."
He signed her with her hands and she nodded and said," Very well. But do remember to do the ritual during the midnight of Samhain."
He saluted to her lazily and she huffed and disappeared in a pink light just as his ward opened the door.
She looked surprised to see him but acknowledged him nonetheless. She walked ahead as he followed behind her. She began to speak," I have my schedule and since you're my guard you'll be with me. We have runes, potions, transfiguration and History. Since there are two elective of mine missing, alchemy and dark arts, I'll do them here."
He simply nodded and she said," Now do you remember the way towards the Great Hall?"
He nodded and conjured a parchment in her hand. She looked at it and she looked faintly surprised. She asked," When did you make this?"
He gave her a look which conveyed his answer 'None of your business'. She raised her hand in a surrendering motion she looked at the map and nodded. He followed her and when they reached the hall he sat down beside her. He already had his breakfast after his training session.
He sat down beside her as he grabbed some toast. He looked around and he saw four girls sitting next to each other at the table of the badgers. A red haired girl of the house of badgers, one of Ravenclaw and two of Slytherin. He looked at the Gryffindor table where The-Girl-Who-Lived was sitting and he noticed that her eyes were slightly red and puffy mostly due to crying.
He looked down as he took a bite out of his toast when his senses told him to look at his left and he did. Draco Malfoy was walking towards them followed by two students who were taller and buffer most likely the muscles. He snorted at them, they resembled a muggle bully group and given magic he believed them to be dumb muscles and the Malfoy male adequate.
Malfoy stood in front of his ward as he said," Ms. Kaiser my name is Draco Malfoy the son of Lucius Malfoy and Narcissa Malfoy. I have heard stories-"
Kaiser smoothly cut him off," Cut the crap and tell me why you're here."
The boy turned red but said," I must show you around Hogwarts and-"
Sofia cut the boy off again," Your offer is appreciated but unnecessary."
She grabbed his hand which took him by surprise, which was masked, and showed it to him," My boyfriend was kind enough to make me a map and I am pretty sure it would be more than sufficient to help me around Hogwarts."
The boy was at a loss of word and his temper was quickly rising. Chase's eyes suddenly flashed white.
Draco Malfoy whips out his wand screaming," You whore!"
Sofia acts on instinct and waves her hand as a shield materializes. The spell washes over it and she throws him across the hall with another wave of her hand.
The flash in his eyes disappeared just as Draco whips out his wand. Before he could speak he stood up and slapped his hand on his collarbone as the boy drops his wand and dissolves in a fit of coughing.
He untangles his hand from his ward as he grabs the boy with both his hand and heard Kaiser say," He is also overprotective."
He threw the boy across the room who landed on the other side of the room as he sat back and ate his toast.
He was once more surprised when Kaiser kissed him on the cheek and whispered into his ear," Just play along."
He nodded and took another bite out of his toast. He was sure of one thing, the news of Kaiser's dating would soon be heard throughout Hogwarts.
He was completely sure that the Hogwarts rumor mill was still fast as ever.
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8:59AM, 25th October 1994, Runes Class, Hogwarts, Scotland
The runes class of the seventh years was interesting this time around. There were 8 students from the French school while 7 from the German school.
Estella was amused that all the boys of the Germans and her own were drooling at the girls who had Veela blood running through them. Fleur Delacour took the highest amount of pride that her allure was gathering the most amount of males.
She looked at the door just as two new students entered she recognized them all too well, Chase Hunt and Sofia Kaiser.
Those two were the Hogwarts rumor mill's hot topic of the day. Apparently, Kaiser didn't date at Durmstrang which honestly wasn't surprising but when she declared that she indeed have a boyfriend, the news spread like wild fire.
She sat in the front of the NEWTs runes class, she along with Alex, Susan, Daphne and the Potter heiress were the only students taking the advanced classes in four subjects namely potions, runes, DADA and transfiguration. No muggleborn had ever taken advanced classes mainly because of lack of funds and the lack of practice they had during summers added to their lack of magical practice.
She turned her head towards Daphne who looked surprised and she too looked where she was looking and she had to gasp too.
Chase Hunt was completely unaffected by the allure which didn't go unnoticed by the Veelas either. Kaiser particularly looked pleased and had kissed her boyfriend on the cheek which made the Veelas glare at her. But there was one other person who was snarling at the newly revealed couple.
Viktor Krum.
She wasn't surprised in the least. That man was a playboy through and through and Estella guessed that he had his eyes on Kaiser for a long time. She didn't know what Hunt was really capable of. The distance he had thrown Draco too was too far to be really done alone on raw power and she believed there was magic involved.
If there really was, Chase Hunt was an ally she didn't want to miss.
She had to prevent herself from sneering as she saw Professor Potter enter the room. She wouldn't say it out aloud but she was good at what she taught. She clapped her hands slightly and said," I welcome the students of Durmstrang and Beauxbatons. I don't know how far along you all are in your courses but today I'll be teaching the construction of the runic arrays."
She sometimes wondered how talented in magic she truly was because frankly she didn't believe she was able to stay fit and happy after…well…Harry.
She sighed as she focused on the lecture as dreadful as those were. Potter went on about the intricacies and finesse required to pull it off. After about 30 minutes she turned around and made a simple runic array which made her scoff along with Daphne and Alex.
Susan was simply disappointed that they were beginning with something so simple but she resigned herself. She looked around to see many were looking similarly disappointed.
Estella grabbed a parchment as she began drawing the simple array. Mere two minutes later, she looked up and was shocked. While Professor Potter sat there waiting for them to finish, the board was filled with two new runic arrays and thousands of words.
She tried to study most of it and it was basic runes theory but explained simply in two or three sentences. When she saw the runic arrays she was surprised at how easy they really were yet never made before.
She memorized the two arrays as she quickly drew them on her parchment. She looked up pleased with herself.
She looked at her friends who too were pleased. She looked back as she saw almost everyone was writing or looking at the board except one.
Chase Hunt was looking everywhere but at the board. His face gave away his boredom. That's how she knew that he was the one behind the writings.
She turned her head back as the elder Potter woman turned around and scowled at the writings. She waved her wand and frowned when nothing happened. She did it again and then waved her wand in a pattern and muttered a spell. Many people sniggered and the runes teacher turned red like her hair.
Estella too released a chuckle. Chase Hunt was good at magic, she'll give him that.
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11:00AM, 25th October 1994, Transfiguration Class, Hogwarts, Scotland
Sofia leaned back in her seat as she saw a cat sitting there. It made an excellent impression on multiple students that they could perhaps become an animal one day. Chase's mastery in potions and runes was clear and those weren't her best subjects anyway but even then she could tell that Chase was on another level.
She could make a 3 hours potion in half the time and whereas he had made the potion in fifteen minutes which included preparation and everything else.
She turned her eyes towards the ever-filling class of transfiguration. She looked around as her eyes landed on Krum.
His eyes were feral and filled to the brim with lust and anger. A gleam in his eyes and the cruel smirk on his face told her he would go to any means to make her his. His smirk sent shivers down her spine. Someone grabbed her arm and she turned alarmed only to see her guard looking at her and his face conveying his message 'Is something wrong?'
She shook her head and he nodded and quickly leaned back in his chair. She sighed in relief and didn't look at Krum another time.
She focused on the teacher who had finally transformed back to her human form. She introduced herself to the Beauxbatons and Durmstrang.
Professor McGonagall began her talk about today's motive. She said," Today you would perform conjuration. Like…"
She constructed a chair made of bronze. She then said," That is the best one can conjure. You'll perform to conjure granite. The incantation-"
She waved her wand as words formed on the black board. She continued," Is on the board as well as in the textbook Conjuration-Beginners to Advanced page 45. A thick slab of at least a meter is expected."
Sofia, had done this many times and as such conjured a slab thick as 2 meters and as long as six feet with her hand. She looked at her guard who stood next to her doing nothing.
She motioned him to do the spell. He shrugged conveying his message 'there is no need'. She sighed not bothering anymore. McGonagall came around giving pointers and she told Sofia that she had done well.
She frowned at Sofia's guard and she asked," Why aren't you practicing, Mr. Hunt?"
Parchment formed in McGonagall's hand and she was surprised but she masked it well and read it and frowned," Doesn't matter to me that you can make it. I want to see how much you can make."
Chase looked offended but the teacher didn't budge. Sofia was having fun watching this. He sighed after a 3-minute glaring contest and faced front and he flicked his head forward slightly.
The result was a class filled with granite slabs as thick as three meters and its height was the complete room.
She was gob smacked at her guard's capability. Even she couldn't do that! He had did magic without wand or even his hand.
Sofia knew wandless magic was difficult, heck she had a hard time progressing when she got her wand but she needed her hand to do so. Hands were the best channels for wandless magic.
Chase Hunt had done it without effort. He had moved his head slightly and then the room was filled with the desired effect.
Sofia felt a twinge of jealousy inside her but waved it away. He had been hired as her guard by her own mother. If her mother had chosen him, it had to be for a good reason and she had her reason in front of her. She sighed again and was slightly taken a back when the granite walls disappeared into the floor. She turned to look at Chase who was amused at the glare directed to him by the transfiguration teacher.
She shook her head. Sometimes she wondered how her guard could be so immature but she was sure of one thing.
Chase Hunt was a master in magic.
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4:00PM, 25th October 1994, Durmstrang Ship, Black Lake, Hogwarts, Scotland
"Vocare cultris!"
Around twelve knives were summoned out of thin air as they quickly pierced the dummy. Sofia quickly rolled to her left as she said another spell pointing her hand towards it.
"Corpus Arescit!"
The withering body curse hit the dummy with ferocity as the dummy grew a tear as the grains within came flowing out. She threw another spell at the dummy.
"Umbra flammae!"
A small amount of flames left her hand which hit the dummy burning it to the ground. She followed it with a water charm dousing the fire instantly and repaired the dummy.
Sofia along with her guard were at the bottom of the ship which was reinforced with the strongest of wards so that the students could practice freely.
Sofia turned around to see her guard looking around bored. She understood him in a way. He was standing around looking after a girl he didn't even know. She panted slightly and she was covered in sweat. She needed a quick shower before she went to the library.
She walked towards him and Chase stood up straight and followed behind her. She clapped him on the arm and said," Wait here for fifteen minutes. I'll be back. Then we go to the library for alchemy." She didn't have to look at him to know he had nodded.
She quickly removed her sweaty clothes and entered the shower. She sighed in relief as the water ran through her body. She had put more powers in the spell than she had wished. She stretched slightly and closed her eyes.
The cruel smirk, the lust-filled eyes and the maniacal grin in his eyes.
She opened her eyes gasped as Krum's face filled her vision. He had never gone so far as to get laid without the woman's permission. She didn't know if Krum would actually go so far as to rape her.
Five minutes later, she was out of the shower and dressed in casual muggle attire, a shirt and a pair of loose jeans.
She opened the door and she heard a squeal and she paused in apprehension and confusion. She opened the door as she saw Viktor Krum moving away as fast as he could all the while glaring at Chase. She kissed him on the cheek, keeping up the act, aggravating Krum in the process.
She nods to him and said," Let's go the library."
A few minutes later, she arrives in the library and quickly grabs a book on alchemic forms and takes a seat. She begins reading but something felt weird to her and she looks up to see her guard wasn't in front of her. He was looking at the books in annoyance.
If it wasn't for his eyes she was sure she would have said that he looked positively adorable. She withheld a chuckle and asked," What're you looking for?"
The boy's annoyance disappeared replaced with neutrality. Parchment conjured in her hand and she looked down.
Beginner's book for alchemy.
She nodded and grabbed a book from behind her and handed it to him. He looked at it and then the parchment scribbled and she looked at it.
Thank you, Ms. Kaiser.
She nodded and went back to reading as her guard too began reading.
She completely ignored the weird feeling of doom brewing within her.
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10:30PM, 25th October 1994, Durmstrang Ship, Black Lake, Hogwarts, Scotland
Chase stood guard outside Kaiser's room keeping guard. He hadn't been more grateful for coffee than that moment. He had his pistol, with a silencer, tucked in his back and a certain set of daggers strapped to his legs.
He had a mug of steaming hot coffee in his hand, courtesy of Reggie. He took a deep breath as he leaned back on the wall as he took another sip.
He heard a sound coming from outside, one he had heard frequently. He was faintly surprised by the sound. He didn't think they would strike this fast.
He dropped the cup and it vanished before it could touch the ground. He grabbed his pistol as he checked the magazine and put it back in.
He went towards the deck of the ship and wasn't disappointed. He was met with two dozens of people wearing black uniforms with a circle on the left breast where a fiery horse, a Nightmare, was shown.
The man in the front, Nathan, he noted, was there with a smirk on his face which widened when Chase came into his view.
Nathan was a blond with blue eyes with a height of 6'2". When Chase was at Nightmare's HQ, Nathan had been his…personal torturer.
It was only thanks to his mastery in the mind arts and the glamour in his eyes that kept the hatred for the man in front of him hidden.
Nathan let loose a chuckle and said," You, Harry, are a serious pain in my ass! I mean after four years of continuously meeting standstills by our hand…"
He sighed with pity in his eyes," You still fight us."
Chase kept silent but inside he was filled with cold and bitter hatred. Nathan spoke again," How about this, huh? Give the girl to us and we'll let you walk free. No interference from us ever in your entire life."
The offer was tempting but his blood endowed with the power of four great animals flowing through him refused to do so.
Nathan waited for a minute and sighed," Very well."
The smirk disappeared and as a cold look over took his feature. He raised his hand and the two dozen men behind him pointed their wands at him. Nathan said," If you don't move away then you die. Here at last. Potter."
Harry closed his eyes as his grip on his pistol tightened. Whenever he faced them, Reggie and Ilene were always behind him taking care of his anger. But today he had a chance to prove them wrong by making sure no one left.
He wanted to show them who he was. How far he had come from being a 'pathetic waste of space' to the terrifying mercenary he had become.
But at what cost?
Ilene had made sure to etch that question into his head. She had at multiple points tried to remind him that not to, under any circumstances, give Nightmares any advantage and as such the multiple times that they had been left alive. It was something that even Reggie insisted on. Every time they fought Nathan gave reports to the Commander and they were prepared for all his known weapons or strategies.
But…
Tonight, he was alone, neither Ilene nor Reggie were present. There were 25 people including Nathan and as such no reason for him to hold back.
As such he dropped his gun down. Nathan looked surprised but he didn't give it any importance. He closed his eyes and opened them again.
Nathan and his men took a step back. Chase snarled as he lunged at them at the same moment Nathan yelled," Attack!"
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Author's Note: I've been reading the reviews and I thank all of you for following my stories and I take a joy that you all are enjoying my stories. I will also try to correct the mistakes I've been making.
Chapter 3 might be changed and also I apologize if this chapter seems rushed. I deleted the whole story by accident and had to write this in two days.
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