I do not own any of this. Since some have asked no there will not be a Harem in this. With that being said Gaea will try her best to change that. On that note, this Chapter does have a lemon. It is marked so it can be skipped. I do not care for writing them so they will be few and far between.
Enjoy
Chapter 3 Mind Over Matter
The drive to the Dursleys home was a quiet one. Harry was tired, he had not really slept the night before because every time he closed his eyes he saw Cedric fall lifelessly to the floor. So he spent much of his night and the train ride the next day reading to keep his mind off of it.
Vernon pulled the car into the driveway and turned it off. He messed with his rear view mirror until it faced Harry and spoke for the first time since they picked him up. "I expect no freakishness this summer. Your school finally found some sense and kept your freakish things there. So without your stick, you will have to act normal. You will find a list of things on your door I expect them to be completed by the end of the week. You do not want to find out what happens if they are not done. Do I make myself clear?"
Quest Alert!
Quest: Uncle Vernon's List of Chores Spoiler Alert! It is a repeating Quest.
Vernon has commanded that you have the chores on the list done by the end of the week.
-Laundry Twice a Week +200 XP (0/2)
-Dusting the entire house +200 XP
-Straighten up the House and all the Rooms +1000 XP
-Vacuum Floors +200XP
-Mop Tile Floors +200XP
-Wash and Wax his and Petunia's Car +500 XP
-Maintain Petunia's Flower Bed +300 XP
-Clean Gutters +200 XP
-Clean Windows +400XP
-Rake Leaves +200 XP
-Mow the Lawn +200 XP
-Cook Dinner Nightly +200XP (0/7)
-Cook Breakfast Daily +200 XP (0/7)
-Wash Dishes Nightly +200 XP (0/7)
-Clean the Silver +200 XP
Rewards:
+2000 XP
+4 Vitality
+1 Strength
+1 Agility
Failure:
Vernon will get too into the drink and take out his belt.
Bonus:
?
Rewards:
+2000 XP
+?
+?
+?
"Yes, sir."
"What was that? I did not hear you boy."
"Yes, SIR"
Quest Accepted!
"Good. Now fetch all of Dudley's supplies from the boot."
"Da, I can get my own stuff." Dudley unexpectedly announced.
"I know you are a good strong lad but let the freak handle it. He knows his place." With his piece being said Vernon rolled himself off his seat and slammed the car door shut. Harry glanced at his cousin and he would never have believed the guilt-ridden look that Dudley had if he had not seen it himself.
"Come on Diddikins let the boy get to work." Aunt Petunia said from the front seat as she got out of the car. Whatever courage Dudley had worked up had left him. The boy just shook his head and followed his mum inside.
Harry stretched as he got out of the car. "That was a first. Dudley actually offered to do something. I am just glad I could put my Hogwarts trunk in my inventory. I don't think I could survive without it for the summer if Uncle Vernon locked it away." The trunk had taken up half the space in his inventory. Which was amazing because of all the things he kept inside of it. He was determined to keep it hidden from Vernon after he learned he could earn intelligence points from reading. Harry had already gained four from reading his fourth year Transfiguration text last night and on the Hogwarts Express. Hermione had spotted his interest and lent him two advanced transfiguration books that she favored. He could not wait to crack them open later.
Harry grabbed all of his cousin's things from the boot. He had forgotten that Dudley had convinced his parents to also send him to a private boarding school. They had apparently picked him up just before Harry. Harry dropped his cousin's things at the boy's door and turned to his own room. The list Vernon had mentioned was taped to the door. Harry ripped it off without looking at it and went inside. The room had not changed and he doubted anyone had entered it since last August. The dust that had collected was evidence of that. He opened the window to let in some fresh air and so that Hedwig could come in when she arrived.
Harry wanted nothing more than to jump into bed and pass out but decided to put away his things first. He opened his wardrobe scowling at the moths that flew out and Dudley's old hand-me-downs that were hung in it. That was another thing that he was glad Vernon and Petunia failed to notice. Harry was not wearing Dudley's cast-offs. He was in a pair of tight-fitting jeans, some expensive looking trainers and a dark purple shirt that said "Transfiguration" then it would morph to say "Mind over Matter." He had a sneaky suspicion that the shirt only showed the words "Mind over Matter" to muggles.
He grabbed the cast-offs and threw them on the floor so he could fit his trunk in the wardrobe when he noticed that the wardrobe's back opened into a brightly lit forest. Harry felt the magic of the forest coaxing him through the doorway. He had not even realized that he stepped through until he felt the leaves crunch beneath his feet. He noticed that he stood there as naked as the day he was born but he really did not care the forest felt right and pure and he would not sully it with clothing.
"It is because you have already surpassed mortal senses." Harry turned to the voice to see his very naked Mother seemingly gliding towards him. "This place is sacred and sacred places often only allow the person minus all attachments. It also only allows you here in your true form." She wrapped him in a firm hug. "Hello, my love. I told you we would not be apart for long. I could not allow you to go on without a wand. You need to be able to defend yourself."
He returned the hug. He felt lighter just being in her presence. "Do I really need one mum? Could I not just learn wandless magic?"
"While I think you should learn that but it will not nearly as good as wanded at least not without several hundred years of experience under your belt. Think of it this way. Wandless to wanded magic is like that fatass Vernon getting into a fight with a trained martial artist. Why would you want to handicap yourself in such a way? It may be good in a pinch when they don't expect it but you will not be able to cast any semi-complicated magic."
Gaea pulled away and took Harry's hand to lead him through the forest. "All of these magical trees exist in your world or others but this place ties them all together. We are going to walk through the forest until you find one that your magic pulls you to. Now tell me did you get into that French girl's knickers or maybe you pulled Hermione's robe over her head during the train ride? I told you she doesn't wear underwear. I was right, wasn't I?"
Harry blushed and turned away. "No, of course not. I barely know Fleur and as for Hermione, she is my best friend. And I think Ron has a thing for her anyway."
Gaea's laughter only served to make him blush further. She pulled him in closer and whispered into his ear. "You are so adorable I could eat you up." She proved it by sucking lightly on his ear lobe. "Who cares if the idiot has feelings for her," she said after she finished making him very uncomfortable. after all, he was not wearing any pants there was no way to hide his shame. "You don't need to sacrifice your happiness for anyone else's. You are the Son of Gaea if you wanted all the women in the world I would toss them at your feet."
"I do not want all women. Just one who will love me for me." Harry said in exasperation.
"You shall," She responded. "And I may have to drag others along anyway."
Gaea was lucky that Harry had not been listening to that last bit instead he was focused on one tree in particular. In a trance, he moved towards a magical tree whose limbs were weighed down by apples.
"Oh, good choice." Her words brought him out of his stupor. "This tree is from an uncharted magical island off the coast of Greece."
"It is beautiful," Harry said as he ran his hand along the bark of the tree. As he did a woman with gorgeous golden red hair, lavender eyes, and skin that looked as if it was poured of golden honey pulled herself out from the tree. His hand was on her breast he tried to remove it but she just smiled and covered it with her own.
"She is an Epimeliad they do not speak and rarely show themselves. I wonder just what she wants in exchange for her blessed wood."
The girl nodded to Gaea in respect and placed her other hand on Harry's cheek. She pressed herself against him and her lips to his. The kiss, his first kiss, was slow and loving and full of promise. She eventually pulled away sucking on his bottom lip as she went. In his opinion, it was over far too quickly even if his lips were a bit swollen. She giggled as she sunk back into her tree leaving Harry with a euphoric smile, a branch and an apple in his hands. He placed both in his inventory.
Gaea tisked as the girl left. "All she wanted was a kiss. We are in the mystical realm where has all the sex gone."
Harry came off his first kiss high. "Why are you so interested in sex that you are pushing me on to everyone else?"
"Because I am horny damn it and I can't have you cause I would break you. And if you did not break I would never let you leave." Gaea recomposed herself after her outburst. "Eh...I mean I just wanted you to enjoy yourself. And anyway I am not truly here. I am just an apparition even if I can touch and converse with you. I could do anything more physical than that. Anywho, we have the wand wood and I have to say the apple is very unexpected but I know just the thing for its core."
Gaea snapped her fingers and the world shifted and the magical trees seemed to be speeding past them. The trees slowed and stopped suddenly.
Gaea looked around in confusion. "This is not right." She snapped her delicate fingers again but instead of moving to a different location all trees faded from existence except for one. It was a tree he had never seen before. It was covered in entirely of light pink flowers. The ethereal tree swayed in the non-existent breeze scattering hundreds if not thousands of pink petals into the wind. Despite the loss in petals the blooms never lessened. "Ugh, I should have known she would have interfered. I have not been in this plane in nearly a millennia so of course, she showed up."
Harry pulled himself out of his musings as a woman he had not noticed before jump down from one of the larger branches. If he had not known Gaea she would have been hands down the most beautiful creature in existence. Her hair was raven black like his own which only made her alabaster skin stand out in stark contrast. Her eyes were the same shade of pink as the blossoms in the tree but they were animalistic and leaned towards cruelty more often than kindness. But Harry could see there was hope in them as well. Unlike them, she wore a silver-white kimono though it hung loose to show a generous amount of cleavage. The strangest thing about her was the tall fox-like ears and the nine black furred tails that swayed behind her. She licked her luscious pink lips as she looked Harry up and down.
The women never looked away from Harry as she spoke. "So the Goddess is finally able to grace the mortal realm once again. There were some rumblings but who would have thought she would appear in Yggdrasil and she would bring such an interesting specimen." She had said the last bit as she circled around trailing her finger from his shoulder to shoulder.
"Yes, I have brought my son here to retrieve the wood for his wand. Is there something else or are you going to just keep pawing at him?"
The woman's ears had shifted at the moment he was named Gaea's son. She brought her finger to her chin in thought. "Is that so? If that is the case then I do have something I could use his help with." To Harry's embarrassment, her eyes shifted downwards briefly. "Yes, there is definitely something he could help with."
Harry cleared his throat drawing the attention of both women. "Before that, my name is Harry Potter. It is a pleasure to meet you." He surprised himself as he sounded way more confident than he felt.
"He is polite too. I am Kimiko the nine-tailed Kitsune."
"Is that a name or a title?" Harry asked.
Kimiko hummed in response. "It has been long since I have spoken to another so I apologize for any rudeness. I tend to stay in my forest away from the mortal realms. Which is why I grabbed you before you left. I sensed a significant amount of magical power coming from you and would like to strike a bargain. I will give you materials for your wand and you will help me power the enchantment for my forest."
"But I thought I already have materials for a wand why would I need more?"
Kimiko scoffed. "You have apple wood. If you were an intellectual scholar it would suit you fine. But you are not. I can tell you are a warrior it is what brought you to me. It is the only reason we are having this conversation. Now, do we have a bargain?"
"What is wrong with your enchantments? And how do we charge them?"
"There is nothing wrong with them they are just centuries old and I cannot charge them myself." She said through clenched teeth. She hated having to explain herself.
"And there is no one else who could help you?"
She practically growled in response which put her sharp fangs on display. "Like I would ever allow some vile human on my land! No more questions. Is the bargain struck?"
Her face was inches from his own. "It is."
"Good." She smashed her lips into his hard enough to draw blood. Where his first kiss was gentle and loving this was savage and desperate. Her tongue forced its way into his mouth and explored like it was on a mission to discover every nook and cranny. She was the first to pull away but it was only to lick the blood off his lips and chin. She grabbed his hand and led Harry around her Sakura tree. "This way."
"H-how do we recharge the enchantments?" He asked as he tried to gather his wits about him through his smile seemed to be permanently affixed.
"Tantric ritual," is all she said as she untied her obi and let her kimono fall but before it could touch the ground it shifted into Sakura petals and blew it into the breeze. His eyes drifted down to lock into her shapely hips and her rather large backside considering that she stood several inches shorter than Harry.
Lemon Start
She turned around to face him and her breast bounced in the way that dreams are made of. She gracefully lowered herself into a bed of pink flowers. "Come," she said as she curled her finger.
Kimiko trailed kisses and soft bites along his jawline as he sat. "This is my first time," Harry admitted in shame. He did not want to disappoint her so he attempted to set her expectations low. But if anything she looked far more excited. Her breathing was heavy at the prospect of being his first. It only made her look far more sexy than before. He could tell without even looking that he was rock solid.
She pushed him down into the bed of flowers. "Then let me have my way. I am sure you will come to an understanding." She never gave him a chance to respond as she kicked one of her milky thighs over him to straddle his face. Her slick sex pushed down onto his nose and mouth. He was determined to give her what she wanted but his mind blanked as her warm wet mouth took in his fullness. His gasp sent shivers through her legs. He inhaled her heady scent, this along with the lude sounds of her mouth going up and down his length was intoxicating. It gave him a pleasure overload. Kimiko shook her butt playfully with her tails wrapping under his head to pull him in. Luckily with his mind in a fog, his body took over. He ran his tongue along the closed slit at first licking off the sweet wetness that had gathered. Harry pushed his tongue into the folds and this time it was Kimiko's turn to gasp. He listened to her mews and moans to find where she liked it most but it seems she was just about as sensitive as he was. He did find that she was most expressive at her entrance and at the round nub. So he used his thumb to rub the spot while his tongue went around her hole slightly dipping inside. He could feel her wetness running down his cheeks as her moans grew louder. She pushed herself down on his mouth as her tails pulled him closer to get his tongue further into her. He reached his free hand out to grab her breast. She placed her hand over his and made Harry squeeze down on her breast hard. Kimiko's head kicked back to let out a loud moan, she sat up and shuddered as she ground herself on his mouth. His nose rubbed against her puckered hole which only added to the her pleasure. She rode him for as long as she could to extend her climax.
Kimiko got off Harry and turned around. Her hand forcefully turned his head so she could lick her juices from his cheeks. When she finished she backed up to herself over his length. Ever so slowly she lowered herself, one hand on his chest the other pulling on one of her pink puffy nipples. As his head pushed past her lips she went rigid. It has been so very long since she had sex so she was tighter than she ever remembered.
Harry put his hands on her hips to give her extra support. "It's okay take your time but just imagine how good it will feel when I am all the way in." He had no idea what he was saying but it did seem to relax her.
She winced as she tried to lower herself once more. Kimiko shook her head and laid down on top of him with his manhood still pressing against her entrance. "I-it hurts. I cannot do it." Then, if Harry had been looking he would have seen the devious smirk that played along her lips. "Harry, you're going to have to do it for me."
"Me?" He tried to sound more manly but he failed completely. "But I thought it hurts."
She released the earlobe she had sucked on to whisper, "yes. It will hurt so good if you push that fat cock of yours into my tight. wet. pussy."
Harry's hips rose on their own accord pushing himself deeper inside of her. Kimiko's nails dug into his shoulders and back as she spasmed from the pleasure and pain. Once he filled her she relaxed and started to purr.
She was too busy kissing and licking his face and chest to notice him wrap his arms and pin her to him. She was so tight it was difficult to pull himself out and push himself back in. But she was getting wetter as he sped up. And with each pump into Kimiko shockwaves ran through her body. All she could do to stop screaming was to bite down on his shoulder. Her incisors broke skin his blood only added to her pleasure.
Harry worked himself in and out of her furiously. Her silky insides gripped on to him more with every thrust. The pain from Kimiko's bite only made Harry lose his control. He could feel his body working towards a crescendo. There was nothing he could do to stop or slow it down. He buried his length deep into her and released, filling her with his essence. His moans were music to Kimiko's ears until she covered his mouth with hers kissing him through their shared orgasm.
Her tongue once again invaded his mouth. She wrapped Harry in her tails to force them to stay connected as long as they could not that he wanted to pull out any time soon.
Lemon End
You are now connected to the Nippon Magical Sanctuary.
Soon Kimiko pulled from the kiss and laid her head on his chest. She purred as she snuggled into his side. "That should power the enchantments for a very long time but I think you should come to power them at least every two hundred years."
"What?" Harry asked through his euphoric haze. This seemed serious but at this moment he would probably agree to anything she asked.
"Did I not tell you as part of the bargain you have to return to power the enchantments every so often. I have decided that it should be every two hundred years." Kimiko wished she could just keep him for herself but she knew that he was young and needed to experience life.
"Two hundred years? What if I wanted to see you before that."
Kimiko tried to ignore the fluttering in her heart. So she sniffed arrogantly before she spoke, "I suppose I could allow you on to my lands. My forest can only be accessed through the portal at Mahoutokoro the Japanese magic school."
Harry felt himself at a loss. He did not know the proper procedure after sex so he decided to be blunt as always. "So what does that make us?"
"Harry I do not care for relationships or courting. If you would have me I would consider you my mate but that has far less possession than husband. I would like to see you sometimes to fulfill my carnal desires but otherwise, I would rather just hunt in my forest or sleep in my tree. But this does mean I have a say in who you lay with. I will not have you lowering yourself to the level of some unworthy peasant."
The woman was impossibly warm but Harry found it was more comfortable than not and he deep vibrating purr did not hurt either. Harry closed his eyes as he continued to caress her back. It had been a long day and he could use some sleep.
A cleared throat brought him out of his almost dreams. "Now that Harry has completed his side of the bargain I believe it is time for you to complete yours Kimiko."
Harry turned his head to see Gaea sitting in a comfortable looking armchair with a rather large smile. He had to force himself to meet her eyes as her legs were slightly open. "You were here."
"The whole time but I did have to take a break during your two-hour show." She said as she licked the tip of her index finger clean.
It seemed to take great effort for Kimiko to open her eyes. When she did the glare she gave Gaea would have made any mortal die on the spot but instead, Gaea just winked and laughed which sent a thrill down her and Harry's spin. Kimiko would never admit that so she just expressed her annoyance. "You are insufferable. Could you not let us sleep for a bit?"
"No, I know that when you sleep, Kimiko, you do it for months at a time. My time here is nearly up and we still have another stop to make."
"Fine," the Kitsune muttered as she unwrapped her tails from Harry and pulled herself from his manhood. The act elicited a moan from her that nearly sent Harry diving back in.
Harry shook the fog from his mind and stood next to Kimiko. He had to admit he found Kimiko's annoyed pouting rather cute so acting on instinct he kissed her soft lips. It was gentle and reassuring compared to the harsh kisses they shared just moments ago. "None of that now Kimiko. What do we need to do to create the wand?"
A sultry smile graced her lips as she spoke, "we have already done it. Each time I reached the height of pleasure I shed a single hair for you. There are nine hairs one from each of my tails. We just need to add a bit of power and shape it." She gestured to their bed, in the middle of it were nine long black hairs. But Harry did attempt to ignore the blood they had both shed and other things that they had left behind at the end of their act.
She grabbed his hand and pulled Harry to stand in the center of their Sakura bed. He could feel her pull at his magic through where their hands connected. He focused on that feeling and pushed his magic towards her.
Magical Sense Ability Gained
Kimiko physically had to stop herself from climaxing again as Harry's magic filled her. She pushed their combined will and magic outward to their coital bed. The Sakura petals, twigs and branches rose from the ground and rotated around them. Kimiko's nine hairs wove their way through it binding it and compressing it all together into a single elegant wand with black cherry coloring. There were two ridges that ran down the length of the wand that looked like tree limbs. Each limb was speckled with pink to give the illusion of cherry blossoms. All in all the wand looked simple, elegant and dangerous.
The wand hovered down into Harry's waiting palm. The feeling it had him upon contact was not as wholesome as his Phoenix wand. Instead, it sent a painful thrill through him that reminded him of Kimiko screaming out in pleasure just before she violently bit down on his shoulder. Kimiko's smile told him that she knew exactly what reaction he was having to the wand. The magic that elicited from that connection was a typhoon of lightning, wind, and hail that threatened to destroy all that it touched except for him, Kimiko and Gaea.
The awe-inspiring storm stopped abruptly and despite its threat, the world around them remained untouched. "Eleven and a half inches," Gaea spoke through an amused smile. "The wand is wholly and completely unsuited for any mundane or defensive spells. Any shields produced by it will be close to useless and if you attempt to use it in class it would most likely refuse you."
Kimiko huffed and turned away in annoyance. "So what if I don't care about boring things."
Her response went ignored as Gaea continued. "No, that wand is meant for battle. It is solely for the use of offense. The spells it weaves will be as violent as they are beautiful."
"Don't worry Kimiko I love it. It suits my needs perfectly," Harry said as pulled her into a comforting hug causing her to purr once more.
She nipped at his neck burrowed further into his embrace. "Are you sure?" She asked as she ground her sex against his thigh. "We could attempt to make another one," she whispered into his ear. Harry fell into her pace as he placed a kiss on the side of her neck and pulled her in closer.
Gaea cleared her throat once more. "No, I think this one suits him just fine and besides we are making a second wand to cover those areas that it lacks. Come on Harry dear it is time we got a move on." Gaea twisted Harry's free ear and pulled him out of Kimiko's embrace.
"Ow, ow, ow! That was not necessary," Harry complained after she let go. He furiously rubbed his ear in an attempt to get the pain to subside.
"Of course it was. She was getting ready to impale herself on you once again and I do not have another two hours to spare." Gaea turned to face the pouting kitsune. "Kimiko it was a pleasure to see you again."
"One last thing. Harry you gave me something sacred, you gave me your first and it will be something I will always cherish. So let me give you something in return." Kimiko leaned in one more time to place a gentle kiss on his lips. Harry could feel a fluttering of power enter him through their connection. Kimiko drew back and spoke, "you will most likely have several animal forms but I have given you your first. When you are ready it will come naturally to you. This form will grow in power as you do."
After one last kiss, she stepped back and turned to the Goddess. "I am glad you are back Gaea-chan and thank you for bringing Harry by. That was just what I needed," Kimiko said as she stretched to give Harry one last display of her assets. "Now I feel like I am going to sleep for the year. Harry feel free to come back anytime you are always welcomed into my forest. And if I am asleep do not worry wake up sex is the best."
Harry watched as Kimiko winked and hopped back into her tree. "Wait, I thought we came here by accident that she pulled us in?"
"Oh is that what you thought Harry dear," was all Gaea said before she snapped her fingers. The world shifted and they were standing in front of a cave. The deciduous foliage loomed over the entrance to give it some secrecy from any who may wander their way near the cave.
Pushing the vines out of the way, Gaea led Harry into the warmly lit cavern. The green moss that covered the floor felt like lush carpet between Harry's toes. "Welcome," A soft lush voice spoke from deeper in the cave. "I had been expecting you earlier but I knew it was too much to ask for Kimiko to stick to my schedule."
Harry ducked his head in embarrassment. "Sorry, if I had known you were expecting us. How did you know about Kimiko?"
"I did not really know but I knew she would never let this opportunity pass her up. Really the power coming off of you in your true form is ridiculous." The woman stepped or rather slithered into the light of the room. She had the upper half of a gorgeous woman with bronzed skin, green hair, and red eyes while her lower half was that of a snake with deep emerald scales that matched her hair. "It is good to see you again Goddess the land is never the same without you." The two women fell into a loving embrace. And it is good to meet you as well Harry." She released Gaea and pulled him into her arms.
"Harry," Gaea spoke. "This is Echidna. She is considered to be the mother of all magical creatures. But like Kimiko, she has retreated from the mortal realm."
"Yes, I understand you are crafting a new wand. Let me see the wood you have." Harry set the branch in her palm. Echidna hummed as she examined the wood and rolled it between her fingers. "We can make a fine scholar's wand with this apple wood branch. Now, Harry is it true you know the serpent's tongue?"
"I do but I do not use it much. It is associated with dark wizards back home."
"Nonsense," She hissed. "There are many applications to serpent's tongue some of which are quite pleasurable." Even in the snake language, Enchidna sounded sexy enough to make Harry shiver.
"I will have to find some books on it then. There is not much I know about it."
The snake woman winked at Harry reminding him that his body was still on display. "There is only so much you can learn from a book." She said as she took his hand in hers and slowly guided him up to her scales towards her waist. It felt smooth and silky to the touch. Enchidna's breathing grew heavy as she moved his hand up towards her core. Harry licked his lips as he was about to reach it but before he did his fingers brushed against something loose. She stopped and pulled his hand away bringing an emerald scale with it.
"Looks like we have found your wand core." Enchidna's voice was more husky and sexier than ever. Her cheeks were dusted with a pink blush as she placed the core and branch in Harry's hand. "Now all we have to do is make the wand."
"Is that it? There is nothing you want for it?" Harry manfully ignored Gaea's snort in the background. He was not offering just so he could get in her pants or well whatever it is when she is not wearing pants or has a snake's tail instead of legs.
"No, you have already done it when you ended that worm who thought that living a thousand years made him king. The worm got what it deserved, killed by an untrained twelve-year-old in a sewer."
"You heard of that."
"Of course killing a basilisk does not go unnoticed in the world of serpents. Quickly, My scale will lose it's inherent magic fast so focus your magic to our connection. I will shape and give the magic intent to forge your wand." Echidna covered his hand and artifacts with her own.
Harry could feel her draw upon his magic just as Kimiko had done. The emerald scale stretched taking on a more crystalline appearance until it appeared to be a size of a thick long needle. The Applewood stripped itself of its bark revealing its golden honey interior. The scale then sunk into the wood as the wand became unbelievably straight with an ornate handle that bulbed at the end. The wand settled back into his grip. A warm yellow light illuminated Harry as he and his new wand made a connection for the first time. The world around him hummed in a multitude of languages. The wood was soft and warm to the touch. The wand itself looked like it belonged in a museum as a fine renaissance piece.
"Ten and a half inches," Gaea chimed in after the new connection died down. "It is soft and adaptable. A true scholars wand suited for learning new magic and languages. It is good at all magic with the exception of offensive and dark magic. In battle, it leans towards shields and battlefield manipulation. I would consider it a good yin to Kimiko's yang."
Echidna interrupted Harry's moment of awe. "It's done. Now you two should get going. My stories are about to start."
"T-thank you. It's perfect."
Gaea just nodded to the mother of magical creatures and snapped her fingers. The world shifted again until they appeared in front of the portal that led back into the Dursley's house.
Gaea pulled Harry into her bosom. "Harry, I will not be able to make a connection with you like this for a while but you will hear from me through the game. Do not forget your quest as one of those dark areas is nearby. And I expect you to train and keep up with your school work though I have pulled some strings to help in that department."
"What do you mean?"
"Oh, you will see. Now go my time is up." Gaea lightly pushed him to the doorway.
"Love you mum," Harry said but she was already gone. So he sighed and stepped back into reality. The portal to the mystical world was gone now it was just the back of a wardrobe. He was clothed again and he held a wand in each hand.
Kimiko
Weapon Type: Wand
+Increases all damage done by offensive Magic
+Fire Element Spells Require no Wand Movements or Incantations
+Wind Element Spells Require no Wand Movements or Incantations
+Illusion Spells Require no Wand Movements or Incantations
Eleven and a half inches long. The wand is wholly and completely unsuited for any mundane or defensive spells. Any shields produced by it will be close to useless and if you attempt to use it in class it would most likely refuse you. Outside of that, she is completely devoted to her Master and if you let her she will whisper sweet nothings into your ear. That, or ask you to set the world afire to quench her bloodlust. The power of Kimiko's spells is second to none.
He held up the black cherry wand, "You are obviously Kimiko. No other name could ever work for you. And you," he said looking his other brilliant wand. He did not know why he felt the need to name them but undoubtedly the right thing to do as Kimiko purred in his hand. "You are a bit more difficult. You have come from two very different sources but both were very sweet and lovely as your honey golden coloring. That's it then you are Honey." The warmth that ran up his arm from the wand made him feel loved. It seems that she liked the name.
Honey
Weapon Type: Wand
+Learn at an Increased Rate while Equipped
+All Magical Languages can be Learned while Equipped
+Intellect and Wisdom Doubled while Equipped
Ten and a half inches long. Honey is soft and adaptable. A true scholars wand suited for learning new magic and languages. She is good at all magic with the exception of offensive and dark magic. In battle, it leans towards shields and battlefield manipulation.
Harry opened his inventory. Kimiko bristled at the thought of being put away. "It's ok," he reassured the wand. "This way we can always be together and we will be able to feel each other while you are in there." Harry had found that he could feel a connection to the special items in his inventory like Gryffindor's sword which allowed him to summon it immediately. This calmed Kimiko and Honey enough to allow him to put them in his wand slot. "If by the end of the week you don't like it we can get some wand holsters."
A smile came to Harry's face as he remembered the last few hours. "Guess my summer holiday has gotten off to a good start. I wonder if my time with Kimiko ended up in my photo album." The feeling of amusement carried over his bond with Kimiko. The feeling turned smug after his next comment. "After my time with you, I doubt anything could surprise anymore."
A knock at Harry's door pulled him out of his conversation with his new wands. "Harry, can I come in?" His cousin whispered through the door.
Harry opened the door to let the boy in. Harry groaned internally as Dudley's eyes locked onto the trunk sitting in the middle of the room. "Get in and sit down Dud."
His cousin did as told as Harry shut the door. Before Harry could ask what we wanted Dudley spoke without preamble. "I'm sorry."
"What?" Harry was wrong, he could still be surprised.
"I'm sorry for everything. For how I treated you growing up. For how my parents treat you." The boy was leaned over looking at his feet with his hands clapped together nervously from his seat on the bed.
Harry narrowed his eyes and crossed his arms over his chest. "Not that I am not thankful for your change of heart, Dudley, but why now?"
Dudley looked up to meet Harry's eyes for the first and almost flinched as those emeralds bored into his. "You remember how I asked, no," Dudley's expression twisted into one of shame. "I cried, begged and screamed until they would send me to a boarding school since you were going to one. You couldn't have anything I didn't. Anyway, I went and it was nothing like I expected. I still stupidly thought that even without my parents and friends I would be Big Dud. The man in charge and the big man on campus. You should have seen how surprised I was when a girl two years above me shouted Free Willy as she pushed me into the lake during my first week of school. Since then people would throw water at me shouting Free Willy in the hallways or at lunch. My name became Willy or fatty or big'n. After Christmas hols it became Butterball because this American at school said I reminded him of his fat Christmas turkey. Even the teachers laughed at me." Dudley clenched his fist. "You know I have never been good at the school stuff but Pennington's expects good grades so the teachers just let it all slide because I was making them look bad with my poor grades."
Dudley took a deep breath to calm himself down. "It was March and the whole year had been so horrid. I was about to give up but one day I was crying in one of the bathroom stalls. It was the only place I could eat my lunch without being picked on. One of the upper years heard me, I thought my only hiding place had been found out and there was going to be nowhere safe for me. But instead of picking on me he said, listen fat arse. Justin really isn't the nicest of people but his heart is in the right place. Anyway he said, listen fat arse if you keep hiding and crying about it nothing is going to change. When you are ready to do something about this join the boxing class. We will get your arse into shape. Then he just left. I still spent two weeks stewing in misery before I joined. It was the best decision I ever made. They don't allow me to cry or whine about anything. I either do it or I don't. If I don't I will most likely get my ass laid out in the ring but It's all on me. I have never felt better about myself and my grades are slowly improving."
Harry had relaxed during his cousin's little confession even if he had to hold back a laugh at times. He was still confused at the Free Willy joke but just chalked it up to being a muggle thing. "That's great Dud and for what it's worth I think going through this will only make you a better and stronger person. I forgive you for the past. So let's start fresh." He stuck his hand out.
Dudley stood and clasped Harry's hand with his own. "Harry, I convinced Da to let me join a boxing gym nearby. Do you want to join it with me?"
Quest: It's time to get fit! Join Iron Will Gym.
Tired of being scrawny waif? Want to learn how to defend yourself or do you want to learn how to box like a champion. Iron Will can do that. Join Iron Will now!
Make it through a week of training.
Rewards
+6500 XP
+4 strength
+4 agility
+ New title Muscle Mage: Stats gained in workout facilities doubled.
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Failure
-Kicked out of the gym.
-Physical stats gained at a slower rate.
-Kimiko will break you.
Do you want to join Iron Will Boxing Gym?
"Sure Dud. Sounds like a good way to get to know my cousin better."