A week passed before Harry heard anything about a possible shopping trip. He was getting more uncomfortable in the clothes he had as they truly barely fit at this point. He walked down to the kitchen and stares in shock at seeing the Headmaster in the kitchen.
"Headmaster. I'm surprised to see you here." Harry said softly causing Albus to turn in his chair not actually recognizing Harry's voice. Seeing Harry he stood rapidly not actually recognizing the boy in front of him. Albus stood and moved towards Harry who frowned noticing the confusion in Albus' face.
"Who are you child?" Albus asked causing Harry to blink a few times and shake his head. He brushed his annoyingly long bangs out of the way to show his scar.
"Headmaster it's me Harry." Harry replied as Albus' eyes locked on the scar before he again looks Harry over his eyes widening. The long almost fully red hair and his sheer size absolutely shocked the elderly man. He remembered Molly mentioning that Harry was growing but he never imagined it would be so much. Let alone his eye and hair color changing so vividly and without any dark rituals.
"Harry, my boy I didn't even recognize you. You have changed so much. What has happened?" Albus asked looking the boy over Harry was rapidly approaching 6 foot in height when at the end of the year before he was maybe only 5 foot 2.
"Yeah, I've been changing a lot. Don't understand why the changes have been happening but not much I can do about it." Harry stated before moving to sit in one of the chairs around the table and shook his head. He grabbed an apple from the fruit bowl in the center of the table and started to munch on it. He licked his lips trying to make sure to get all the juice from the fruit his eyes going half-lidded as he enjoyed it.
"So you didn't find any rituals or anything to cause this?" Albus asked wanting to confirm that Harry truly hadn't done anything to himself that might cause him to go down the same path as Tom Riddle.
"No, it just has been going on for a bit. Oh did anyone tell you? I'm never to be given Veritaserum." Harry stated after a moment. Immediately Albus sat up straighter and looked at Harry seriously.
"Why ever not, my boy?" He asked shocked and worried about Harry possibly having an allergy he had no idea of. Really if he did it could mean he might have accidentally harmed Harry in a way he had never been expecting.
"What was it the Unspeakable said after I voluntarily took some in the DMLE I believe it was my soul is old and too close to the surface or something like that." Harry said tilting his head back in thought before reaching out and grabbing another apple to snack on. He bit into the apple smiling happily as he licked his lips to get every drop of juice still.
"An old soul…" Albus murmured before his twinkling blue eyes brightened a bit and he nodded slowly. "I think I understand, and now that I see the situation I agree you definitely need to go get new clothes." Harry blinked in shock. What had calmed the Headmaster so much.
"Thank you, Headmaster. I hope you don't mind I'd also like to replace the wardrobe I had picked up in the muggle world. Some of the clothing I really did like." Harry said with a bit of a smile. Albus chuckled softly his eyes twinkling a bit as he thinks about how dangerous it could be for Harry to go into the muggle world. Harry watched the headmaster and frowned a bit. In some ways, he was sure the headmaster knew what the Unspeakable had meant but was not telling him.
"I see nothing wrong with that. In fact, I think besides just outside of headquarters it should be fine. Find Remus tomorrow and he'll take you into Muggle London." Albus said causing Harry to wince a bit.
"I need to get more muggle money though and that requires a trip to Diagon." Harry pointed out making Albus sighed in annoyance though the twinkling in his eyes never dimmed. He then nodded in thought.
"Well, then I would suggest holding the muggle trip off till after you Diagon Alley trip. The school supply letters should be arriving soon." Albus pointed out. Harry nodded and sighed in relief. He had been starting to wonder about how long it would take to get those as it seemed much later than normal.
"I guess that will work." Harry said and shifted placing the second apple core down and sighed happily. Fruit had not been a big thing to him before but since his changes started his love for fruits had increased, the juicier the better. He glanced at the fruit bowl again and his hand twitched with the desire to grab another one. He stared at the fruit a bit of greed shining in his yellow eyes. He grabbed an Orange out of the bowl and peeled it slowly beginning to much on the segments within the peel as soon as he opened it enough.
"Well, I need to get going my boy. Enjoy your day." Albus said and froze a moment as Harry let out a dark chuckle before glancing towards the room where the screaming portrait used to be.
"That is much easier without the portrait of a harpy waking up and screaming randomly." Harry stated. Albus frowned and glanced at Harry in thought on what he had done wondering how.
"Do you know how you did that?" Albus asked and watched as Harry shrugged holding one orange segment in front of his mouth. Harry frowned a moment then looked down at his right hand.
"Din's Fire." Harry murmured then ate the segment before standing and walking out of the Kitchen heading towards the stairs. "Beyond that no idea." Albus watched Harry moving his motions almost regal in how he held himself. Albus frowned watching Harry continue to head upstairs before Flooing away.
Harry entered the room Ron and him shared and pulled the book he had been trying to figure out from the nightstand it was sitting on. Ron looked up from where he was sitting reading through a Quidditch magazine and smiled at Harry shaking his head a bit. Harry glanced up his yellow eyes shining happily from what had happened earlier before he pulled the shirt he was wearing off since they were in their room. Really the thing was far too uncomfortable to wear except when he had to.
"Damn Harry I haven't even seen you work out since you've been getting bigger but you are getting so muscular what the hell mate!" Ron yelped glancing Harry over. Harry frowned and looked down at himself then shrugged. He really didn't mind the size he was getting. He was just glad it wasn't the same kind of size as his uncle and cousin had. Really there was a difference between fat and muscle.
"No idea, maybe we will be able to figure it out once the changes finally stop." Harry said and frowned flipping through the book. He was starting to understand more of the words as time and his changes continued and if that wasn't weird he was sure what else could be classified as weird.
"So been able to read any more of that book you are obsessed with?" Ron asked as Hermione walked into the room and froze staring at Harry's chest as Harry feeling her eyes on him smirked in pride at her attention to him as he kept looking at the book.
"Some many of the words though I am not sure what they mean. What I am now sure of is the front ⅔ of the book is a spell book. The back third seems to be about the kingdoms around wherever this book was written." Harry murmured as he stared at the book a bit still.
"So have you been able to figure out any of the spells?" Hermione asked still blushing a bit over Harry's appearance and being shirtless.
"Not overly. I can tell there is no wands really used in them and it seems almost like they are calling on deities to help with the magic." Harry frowned. "Specifically three more than anything else. Din, Farore, and Nayru."
"Weird I didn't know magic could be done any other way than with a wand and incantations." Hermione stated causing Harry to frown in thought. Harry looked at her and motioned her to sit with Ron as he looked towards the ceiling.
"Wands were no always used Hermione, that is obvious if you look far enough back in history. It's just wands took control as they were far easier to use and allowed for far more control." Harry stated before blinking a bit. "Or that is my theory."
"It does make sense. There are mentions of wands not always being used, but most older magic forms are far weaker than wand magic." Hermione stated with full conviction about what the books that she had read stated. Harry started to laugh throwing his head back shaking his head before looking at Hermione.
"Hermione, no wand magic was able to remove the portrait from downstairs. Yet using a spell I know is in this book I was able to burn it away." Harry pointed out causing Hermione to pause and look again at Harry as he brushed hair out of his face with a growl. His hair was becoming an annoying mane and kept going into his eyes and face. He needed to find a way to get control of it and soon. He didn't want to cut it at least not all of it. Maybe the sides and top a bit.
"That was amazing but are you sure the spell is in that book?" Hermione asked a bit nervously pulling Harry's eyes to her before nodding and flipping through a few pages near the front then pausing at one page and tapped it.
"It's called Din's Fire. Quite a useful little spell. Can be used to light torches, fires, and as you all saw set almost anything on fire to burn it up." Harry stated with a dark smirk. Really Din's fire was such a useful little spell. Especially when used on enemies. Harry stiffened and the smirk faded his yellow eyes widening a bit as panic began to rise in his chest.
"Harry are you okay?" Hermione asked seeing the change in his facial expression. She stood moving a bit closer in worry as wide fearful eyes looked at Hermione.
"I… I remembered something that… It couldn't be real." Harry murmured trying to calm the rising panic. Hermione gulped and glanced at Ron motioning for him to go get someone as she moved closer to Harry.
"Harry calm down, whatever it is isn't important. You are here and safe." Hermione stated as Harry gasped for breath in a slight panic.
"Hermione how do I remember using Din's Fire on people!?" Harry cried out his eyes wide as he looked right into her eyes. Hermione frowned and shook her head at Harry's words as she slowly moved and hugged his larger form to her surprised at the sheer size Harry was getting even as she had seen it.
"Harry you haven't. There is no way you could have. I mean you have only just used it." Hermione pointed out logically trying to pull Harry out of the strange panic attack he was having. She wondered about his words and using that spell on a person. It really didn't sound like a pleasant spell to be hit with.
"Then why do I remember it? I oh.. Goddesses…" Harry leaped away from Hermione and raced to the nearest bathroom before he became sick from the memory. Hermione followed Harry but stopped at the open door hearing Harry being sick. She saw Ron coming back with Sirius and glanced at the two motioning them to stop for a moment as she waited. She listened and once it was obvious Harry had stopped being sick she stepped into the open doorway and knelt down holding back the surprise at how tiny the toilet seemed against Harry's new size. He might not be taller than Sirius but his muscular frame made him bigger in many other ways.
"Harry are you okay?" Hermione asked causing his yellow eyes to focus on her. The eyes had tears filling them as he shuddered a bit. He looked down at his hands trying to focus on something other than the memory he had just seen. He frowned after a few remembering the man had been in plate armor, something not worn at all anymore but still he could remember details that he really shouldn't have been able to.
"I, I don't know. Why do I know the smell of burning flesh?" Harry asked as Sirius pushed his way past Hermione and hugged Harry tightly trying to lift him up but unable too due to Harry's size.
"Harry it's okay, whatever you remembered it isn't part of your life now." Sirius pointed out as he held onto the young man. Harry shuddered and sobbed silently trying to get control of his emotions. The emotions in control for a change being ones he hadn't really felt since the transformations had started.
"Sirius, what is going on with me? I don't understand." Harry said desperation coating his deeper voice. In many ways, it felt like Harry should be older than he presently was but there was no reason to truly see him that way as emotionally he truly wasn't.
"It doesn't matter what is going on Pronglet. You are my godson and I will be here for you as much as you let me." Sirius stated and Harry went somewhat limp in Sirius' grip. Harry took a few deep breaths his eyes mostly closed before slowly pulling away from the man and standing up.
"I hope you are right Sirius. This is getting kinda scary now." Harry admitted as he rubbed his right hand. He stared at the symbol then frowned and touched the filled in one of the three triangles. He kept staring at it thinking on what the symbol was about. He frowned then looked to the room.
"Harry, what is wrong?" Hermione asked and he looked at his two friends. Everything around him was echoing the number three. He frowned then looked at Hermione again.
"Hermione, what is the meaning of 3 in Arithmancy?" Harry asked causing Hermione to almost fall over in shock at Harry's sudden question. Harry blinked watching her stunned reaction.
"What does that matter?" Hermione asked a bit confused as Harry took a slow deep breath. He looked again at his hand then Hermione obviously trying to decide how to say something she might brush off as a coincidence.
"Hermione look at my life for a moment. I'm surrounded by 3s." Harry pointed out in the end. Hermione pauses and goes to argue then stops shuts her mouth and thinks. Harry watches her as he moves out of the bathroom once the toilet is flushed and he's rinsed out his mouth.
"I have 2 friends making a group of three, I have a symbol on my hand that is 3 triangles, the book I am trying to and figuring out how to read speaks of 3 goddesses and 3 traits I guess. Power, wisdom, courage." Harry pointed out as Hermione frowned once more. That was a lot of coincidences but was it possible Harry was right. His personal numbers didn't fit but that was the thing, he didn't say his, he said around him Hermione realized and frowned.
"Give me some time Harry and I will try to figure it out." Hermione murmured before running off making Harry chuckle a bit as Ron groaned shaking his head a bit. Ron looked at Harry as the other boy chuckled and sighed.
"Harry, why did you have to trigger that?" Ron asked and watched as Harry shrugged a bit before heading back to there room even if he was a bit paler than before due to being sick.
"Because I am curious and it is just to common a number popping up in my life to ignore it." Harry pointed out and tugged again at his hair with a frown. He really needed some way to keep it behind his face. He ran his hands along the side of his face again and tugged at the longer if slightly more controlled locks.
"I think you are crazy and now she's gonna be researching this like crazy when she should be relaxing more." Ron stated causing Harry to laugh a bit and smile. Really Ron had to accept that Hermione would always be more centered on learning than relaxing.
"Ron accept it. She is never going to find the same things relaxing that you do. It's not in her nature." Harry stated before sighing almost sadly. The fruit he had eaten was gone from his system and really now that his stomach was no longer feeling sick he was hungry again. He grabbed the shirt and pulled it on again grimacing at the tightness of said shirt and how it stretched across his chest. Harry grumbled as he picked at the shirt a bit and Ron started to laugh at Harry. Harry glared at Ron causing him to shift and laugh with his nerves.
"Harry you have to admit it is amusing. I mean you are actually already taller than me let alone the fact you look like a muggle bodybuilder." Ron pointed out causing Harry to roll his eyes. Harry walked out of the room muttering about people needing to really not mention the bloody clothing. He so couldn't wait to get stuff that would properly fit him. Though he did wonder how long it would fit him for with how fast his body was changing, at the rate he was growing he'd soon be the same size as Hagrid and if that wasn't a scary thought.
Harry entered the kitchen only to smile seeing Molly Weasley already in there and obviously cooking up a storm. He chuckled softly and moved closer carefully. Hopefully, he would be able to convince her to give him a bit of food before she was finished. It wasn't like a few small things would ruin his appetite. Not with how hungry he could get now.
"Molly please can I steal a bit of the food?" Harry asked attempting to give puppy dog eyes to the woman. Molly jumped a bit and spun lifting the wooden spoon before realizing it was him and lowering it giving a slight frown.
"Now Harry I am in the process of making dinner you should wait just like everyone else." Molly said as Harry pouted a bit at her. Really was it so wrong to want just a little bit since he had emptied his stomach earlier. He sat at the table and keep looking at Molly pleadingly.
"Please, Molly. I am so hungry now. I had an incident that emptied my stomach." Harry admitted causing Molly to turn and check on Harry worriedly. Harry laughed and blushed a bit shaking his head slowly before waiting. Molly nods after a bit and placed a couple of sandwiches in front of him.
"Eat then but not too much." Molly stated and Harry smiled and nodded to Molly happily eating the sandwiches in front of him. He didn't take long and smiled a bit as he stood from the seat.
"Thank you Molly." Harry said before moving towards his room again. He was very happy with having gotten a little bit to eat and calm his empty stomach until dinner was ready.