Angel's Light
Chapter 5
AN: Hello all and welcome back. Thanks firstly to all those who reviewed or sent messages to me regarding this story. Please be assured that your concerns regarding adding Charmed to this almagration universe are understood. However I would just like to say that I know what issues you spoke about and that things were a little different in this universe than they were in the TV show. How that was I'll address in a later chapter. Earlier chapters were about me trying to build the world and some characters were only initially introduced to show just how powerful Harry actually is at this point. His actions triggered other actions that caused a divergence for other characters from the cannon of the respective universe in question.
Also there are some characters who will be different than in cannon. It will be explained later but just know that some things didn't happen exactly how they did in regular cannon sources. This is a work of fan fiction and as such I'm working things to fit how I need them in order to get to where I want things to go. That said from this point the story will be a lot more character centric. Harry is the star of this show and while I may shift to show other things that are happening at times the chapters will mostly be following Harry from this point. That said here's the new chapter.
Start Now:
The Hogwarts Express arrived at precisely 2:00 pm bringing a halt to the seven hour trip and allowing the students to disembark. The platform as always were crowded as families reunited and students. As they disembarked Harry and Hermione were led over to near the apparition area which was thankfully empty by the twins and Neville. They were met there by the rest of the Weasley clan of Arthur, Molly, Ron and Ginny who were joined by Neville's grandmother the Lady Augusta Longbottom. Once there Harry had wasted no time in calling for Dobby who quickly arrived with all of their things an idea something that was met with approval by the adults.
They had only barely settled with their things before Ginny had launched herself at him in a crushing hug that he honestly hadn't expected from the normally shy girl. Once Ginny backed away thanking him profusely for saving her from the chamber. Once they had separated he had informed everyone that he would be out of touch for a small bit of time as he was going to see a healing specialist but that he was planning something for his and Neville's birthday and he'd be in touch. He noticed that had caught Lady Augusta's attention but didn't speak on it further as Percy chose that moment to join them. Once he did the group broke up to go their separate ways.
He and Hermione wasted no time heading through the portal where they ran into Justin, Penelope and Dean. They walked as a group until they ran across they came to the center of Kings Cross Station where Harry informed the three that he'd be in touch as he was planning a gathering for during the summer. To make it easier they all gave him phone numbers and he informed them he'd contact them with his once he got settled and got the number. From there they split with Justin and Penelope going one way, Dean went another while he and Hermione met their family units near the Euston Road entrance. As they spotted them Hermione released her hold on her trunk and sprinted the short distance to launch herself into her father's arms. Once they separated she was almost immediately in the arms of her mother. He meanwhile was soon joined by Leo who helped him out by taking over his trolley allowing him to push Hermione's.
"So this is the famous Harry Potter?" came the strong voice that could only belong to Hermione's father causing him to look up.
Now that he was closer to the man he was suddenly nervous. Hermione's father stood over 6 feet in height easily and looked to be made of solid muscle. He had short cut light brown hair and intelligent brown eyes though they held a hardness that Hermione's lacked. Standing beside him was obviously his wife who he guessed was probably about 5'6" putting both of them above the average height. She however had dark brown hair and green eyes.
"Daddy." Stated Hermione her tone carrying a hint of warning.
"Richard Granger." Said the man introducing himself causing Harry to stand to his full height and do the same.
"Harry Potter, nice to meet you sir, ma'am." Said the boy shaking the man's outstretched hand before doing the same for her mother.
"I'd like to introduce my uncle Leo, my grandfather Sam and my aunts Paige, Piper and Phoebe." Stated the boy motioning to each as they made their way over.
The group spent a small bit of time getting speaking before they broke apart as they all had a schedule to keep. Hermione gave him one more of her patented hugs before joining her parents who led her away. Once they were alone Harry was led to a small nook which served as a blind spot to the many security camera's before the group orbed away.
Halliwell Manor was a Victorian style manor located at 1329 Prescott Street in San Francisco, California. Originally built in 1898 and rebuilt in 1906 following the great San Francisco earthquake it had been home to the Warren line for four generations. The manor was initially built by Gordon Johnson for his wife Patricia Baxter and consisted of four floors these being the ground floor which consisted of the Kitchen, Sitting Room, Dining Room, Conservatory and the Foyer. The second floor consisted of three bedrooms, one master and two smaller bedrooms, two full bathrooms, one of which was part of the master bedroom and a small sewing room. The top floor contained an attic which contained all manner of knick-knacks and finally there was a basement which was obviously under the first floor the entrance for which was in the kitchen.
It was in the Foyer that the group made their appearance arriving in a group of orbs. As they solidified Harry took a moment to look around to find he was in a hall with a stairway to one side and several rooms connected to it. His observations however were cut off as the group was suddenly enveloped in a deep blue light that had him looking up to see it was coming from the chandelier.
"Welcome home Harry." Said Piper as the lights died down.
"What was that?" questioned Harry.
"It was our family magic recognizing you as one of our own and accepting you." Stated Paige.
With that they led him to a room which they called the Conservatory where they could sit and talk. Apparently as there was an eight hour time difference between London and San Francisco it was only barely 7 o'clock in the morning and as such they took the time to discuss how things were going to go. They would be joined by a few more people, Piper and Phoebe's father Victor, Paige's husband Henry and Piper's son's Wyatt and Chris.
As a family they would be going to be spending the next week at a place called the Seven Saints Clinic which was located in a hidden area near Mount Rushmore. There they would meet up with Sirius who he knew was being transferred today from Saint Mungo's. They would be leaving by something called a portkey which Leo explained was an enchanted object that could teleport people to a preprogrammed destination, in this case a hula hoop. Once there they would go into what was called time compression which would allow them to spend a much longer length of time at the clinic than the week they would actually be there. Normally Henry and Victor as muggles would be unable to go but considering they were family the staff was allowing them entrance. Harry had wondered why this place had been chosen and was informed that it had come highly recommended as both the Potter and Black families had made use of its services previously.
After the small meeting broke up Paige took him on a tour around the house culminating in the Attic where she showed him the family grimoire known as the Book of Shadows. The book itself was a very thick tome about the size of an encyclopedia volume. It is bound in green leather, and the front cover has a symbol composed of an interlocking triquetra and circle on it in red. According to Paige the marking was in reference to not only what she called the Power of Three but also the symbol of the Warren line. She had further explained that the Power of Three was a bond shared by the sisters that allowed them to basically pool their magic into a collective further empowering all of them.
"Hey do you want to see something cool?" questioned Paige after a moment getting him to look up.
Smiling a secret smile she moved over to a box set off to the side and produced a pair of candles. Placing them down on the ground she retrieved a few more until she had a circle composed of five candles. Grabbing a matchbook from the box she proceeded to light the candles before moving over to Harry and placing her hands on his shoulders.
"Hear these words; Hear my cry; Spirit from the other side.
Come to me; I summon thee; Cross now the great divide."
As she finished Harry felt his eyes widen as after she finished white orbs of light floated down into the circle before that the form of two people.
"Mom, Grams, I'd like you to meet Harry. Harry this is your grandmother Patty Halliwell, and your great grandmother Penny Halliwell." Stated Paige motioning to each.
Meanwhile in the county of Devon, England on the outskirts of a small town called Ottery St Catchpole hidden amongst rolling hills and fertile meadows the house of the Weasley's could be found. What had once been a large stone pigpen had been transformed through copious usage of magic adding to become a five story house though crooked in appearance. It boasted a small yard at the front of the house, with a garage and a chicken coop to house the families chickens in front of which was planted a sign that read simply 'The Burrow'. It also had a back garden with a stone outhouse that had since been converted into a broom shed the children kept their broomsticks as Molly would not allow them to be stored in the house. Finally behind the house just outside of the kitchen window was an overgrown garden with a pond full of frogs. It was on the first floor of the house within the living room that the family at this time consisting of Arthur his wife Molly and their children Percy, Fred, George, Ron and Ginny could be found in the midst of a family meaning.
"As you all know I've been busy in the last few weeks." Stated Arthur which was something of an understatement Molly thought.
"I know I have not been around a lot while you were growing up. As your mother can attest I work nearly sixteen hours a day and have been for the last few years so that we can afford to send you all to Hogwarts. Because of this your mother has taken on the responsibility of raising you almost single handedly. The actions I've recently taken while in the defense of Ron and Ginny have allowed me the opportunity to afford to send you all to school and now work a more reasonable schedule. This means I'll be around a lot more and while you are all off at Hogwarts during the school year now things will begin changing around here. First and foremost I feel I need to explain a few things. Bill and Charlie took the jobs they did with my blessing." Stated the man surprising all of them including Molly.
"While Charlie was offered a contract to play Quiddich professionally he has always been fascinated with dragons I simply told him to follow his heart. He liked Quiddich but Dragons you could say are his first love. As a bonus the jobs they've taken not only afford them a good living but allow both of them to travel and see the world. The truth is if your mother hadn't gotten pregnant with Bill I would not be with the Ministry now. During the war I along with your uncles Fabian and Gideon joined the hit wizard corps as we all felt a desire to defend our homes from Death Eaters. Fabian and Gideon never planned to remain with the Ministry after the war and I only stayed because by the time the war was over the twins had already been born."
"Wait I thought the Ministry was a good place to work." Stated Percy.
"Truthfully as it is now the only people who work for the Ministry are those who joined during the war and no longer have a choice or those who don't know any better. Under the Fudge administration the place has become a place run by purebloods for the purebloods. Not only that but before you can even have a decent position like you would want they'd tie you up with so many magical oaths you couldn't really operate, it's why I've stayed in the Muggle Affair's office as it allows me a lot of leeway. That said I would advise all of you to think long and hard about what type of career you'd like to go into. However regardless of what it is I expect all of you to pull your grades up, a score of acceptable is no longer to be tolerated in this house. Questions?"
"What if I wanted to play Quiddich?" questioned Ginny.
"Well you'd have to make your house team wouldn't you." Stated Arthur.
"We'll be having tryouts at the beginning of the year. We're going to start training reserves since Oliver graduates the year after next and due to possible injuries Harry thought it would be a good idea that we all trained a reserve player." Said Fred
"Make the reserve team and we'll talk about you playing professional in a few years." Said Arthur getting a pleased smile from Ginny.
"Now I don't have any particulars yet but I've been informed that the Hogwarts curriculum is going to undergo a massive overhaul. They'll be holding a meeting about it in two weeks. For the time being Percy I'd like you to work with Ron and Ginny, Ron's grades were atrocious and Ginny has forgotten a lot of information due to her possession." Stated Arthur.
"Seriously you want us to do school work during the summer?" questioned Ron.
"You wouldn't have to if you'd actually bothered to work during the school year and don't think you'll get away with getting Hermione to do your homework for you again." Snapped Arthur causing the boy to recoil slightly.
"Anyway I've been in contact with Bill. In July we as a family will be taking a vacation to Egypt where he's agreed to show us around. Charlie will also be joining us."
By the time 9:00 am California time rolled around the Halliwell Manor was packed for breakfast. Having spent the last two hours with his maternal grandmothers Harry had been rather surprised when he was called to come down to eat. Being escorted by the two spirits he had found five more people already in the dining room. The first he was introduced to was Victor Bennett who he learned was the father of Piper and Phoebe. Next was Henry Mitchell who he was informed was Paige's husband and finally was Phoebe's boyfriend Coop. Finally he was introduced to Piper's sons Wyatt and Chris. The meal went by pretty quickly and having never had an American breakfast before he found he enjoyed it even if Piper said it was a simple one.
"So what exactly is this Seven Saints place, I've tried looking it up and nothing." Stated Henry.
"The Seven Saints Clinic is a private facility in the magical community. In fact the place is considered to be the best place to go for serious cases or if a patient requires secrecy and confidentiality. They cater to the upper echelons of the magical community and new clients are generally only seen either through invitation or referral." Explained Leo.
"And there just letting us show up?" questioned Victor his tone showing his skepticism.
"The Potter's have an open invitation for whenever one needs treatment as does the House of Black. Harry as the heir of House Potter and as the heir presumptive of House Black can make us of that invitation." Said Leo.
"House?" questioned Henry.
"A house is another word for family, encompassing every member born into that family with that family's magic. Ours is House Warren should we ever be pulled into politics." Stated Penny or Grams as she'd told him to call her.
"How long are we staying?" questioned Harry after a moment.
"They said a week. However you should all know the Clinic uses time magic so while it may only be a week you could actually spend much more time there. Now as the exact location of the clinic is hidden and unplottable we'll be traveling via portkey. The portkey is timed to take us at exactly 10:00 and will deposit us at the entrance."
Shocking Child Abuse Case Discovered in Surrey
The headline of the newspaper article had immediately grabbed the attention of one Hermione Granger. She had spent an enjoyable afternoon out with her parents each of them regaling the others with tales of the past year. Having always been close with her parents Hermione did not believe in keeping secrets from them and as such regaled them of the things that had happened and what she had learned over the year. It was as they were settling in at home that she'd spotted the paper sitting atop the coffee table in the living room that the headline had grabbed her attention. Grabbing hold of the paper the girl delved into the article with a sense of dread.
The paper went on to explain that it had been recently discovered that Vernon and Petunia Dursley residents of a town called Little Whinging in Surrey had been arrested due to multiple counts of child neglect and abuse. It explained that it was recently discovered that Hadrian Potter the grandson of WWII hero Charles Potter had been living with the Dursley's for over a decade since the death of his parents who were both members of a British intelligence agency. The Potters home had been destroyed in an explosion and little Hadrian then only a toddler had been sent to live with his mother's sister and her husband.
As he grew however young Hadrian was slaved out by his relatives, not only was he doing the vast majority of the chores and cooking from the age of four but he was also constantly on the receiving end of derogatory nicknames and beatings from his uncle and even his cousin at the uncles direction. Not only that but the young boy had been living in a cupboard under the stairs for the majority of his life while an available upstairs bedroom had been used as a storage room for the couple's son who was an up and coming neighborhood delinquent. This behavior continued until Harry received his acceptance letter for an elite boarding school as his parents had previously paid the tuition for his entire school term. He would not get the extra bedroom however until a representative from the school paid them a visit when no response was received.
His abuse however had gone unnoticed until Harry had been injured and delirious had revealed his home life. The school matron had immediately called on support from the local hospital where it was learned that he still had several incorrectly healed bones from injuries that should have killed him. In the aftermath of this it was discovered that his mother was actually adopted and that Harry would now be living under the guardianship of his godfather Sirius Black along with his mother's blood relatives in America at least until he returned to school.
While the paper went into more detail on Harry and the Potter's and even the Black families Hermione couldn't read it as she had broken down crying having lost the battle and been pulled into an embrace by her father. Once she had gotten her emotions under control she took the relevant pages of the paper that she needed and marched out into the back yard where she found a beautiful eagle owl with light grey feathers with black spots sitting in the trees. Her parents had bought her when she was in her first year so they could write each other and her father had promptly named her Athena, after the Greek goddess of wisdom.
"Athena, can you take this to the Daily Prophet Editor please?" questioned Hermione tying the paper to the owls offered leg.
Once the paper was secure the owl took flight and Hermione headed back inside where she collapsed back onto the couch this time leaning into her mother.
The Seven Saints Clinic was truly a beautiful place. Hidden in the shadow of the back of Mount Rushmore and hidden by copious usage of Notice Me Not and Muggle Repelling Charms the place could be considered a hidden paradise. With scenery composed of the thicket of trees that was the forested plains surrounding them and the fresh air. The portkey in this case a blue hula hoop dropped them off just outside of the gates to the place and Harry was happy to note that he wasn't the only one to fall upon arrival. However considering that he now knew that both Floo and Portkey travel hated him he figured the sooner he learned how to Orb the better. After picking themselves up and taking in their surroundings the group was greeted by a rather tall Native American man wearing what he was told were hospital scrubs that were light grey. The man himself appeared to be about 6 and a half feet tall and had an athletic muscular physique to match with short cut black hair.
"Greetings I am Dr. Malik Nanook. Welcome to the Seven Saints Clinic." As he said this he reached into a bag producing a medallion that Harry noticed the man was also wearing.
"Each of you will be given a medallion that you must wear at all times while on the property. The medallions will simply but keep you all from aging too fast while you are within the time field of the clinic. The medallions are spelled so that you will all experience time at the same rate of speed. However for the little ones inside you will find small wristbands that have also been spelled so that they would not be able to be removed until the specified time period has been reached.
The medallions are also spelled so that only those in your party or the doctors and nurses assigned to you may see or interact with you. This is how we maintain the privacy of our clients as each party occupies a different space. Now Lord Black arrived nearly an hour ago and as such your suite is already prepared. While your sessions won't begin until tomorrow right now I will introduce you to the team assigned to you before escorting you to your suite." Said Dr. Nanook.
Taking a medallion out of the bag that had been passed around and passing it along Harry rather easily slipped it over his head. Once they were all slipped on and the kids had been fitted with the wristbands the group followed Dr. Nanook into the facility. Passing through the gates they soon found themselves coming to the entrance of what he said was the main building. Upon entering they found themselves walking on a floor covered in tiles of white and brown. In front of them was a simple desk behind which sat a young woman named Stacy who they were told was the receptionist. Passing her he directed them to a large meeting room where several people were already sitting.
"I'd like to introduce you to Doctor Takeshi Yoshida. He is the master of Ritual Magic. Due to the dark magic that was indicated in your medical records he'll be performing a purification ritual as dark magic can leave traces." Stated Dr. Nanook.
Doctor Yoshida was an Asian man who appeared to be within his middle ages. He had short cut white hair and was clean shaven and like the others was wearing scrubs though his were an earthly green in color. He had sharp brown eyes and from what he could see still possessed a muscular frame.
"This is Doctor Sybil Millard. She'll be in charge of your physical therapy after your surgery."
Doctor Millard was a dark skinned woman with a caramel skin tone and long brown hair that was tied into a bun at the back of her head. She had green eyes and from what he could see possessed a rather slender frame. His observations however were cut off as a door on the other side slid open and another woman walked in. Like the others she wore scrubs only hers were a soft blue and she had long blonde hair and green eyes. She wasn't really that tall standing under five and a half feet something about her had caught his attention. Unlike the others she possessed a subtle power that screamed out to something deep inside of him.
"Prue." The voices of his aunts had him looking over to see all three of them misty eyed as they looked upon the woman.
The call of her name had the woman looking over, her eyes widened and she dashed across the room where she, Piper and Phoebe all engaged in a group hug. Looking over he could see both Victor and Leo visibly gaping at the sight while both Henry and Coop looked confused. As the hug broke up the woman moved over and pulled a surprised looking Paige into a short but no less intense hug before approaching Victor who began crying as they approached.
"Doctor Uzumaki I see you're already acquainted with our guest." Stated Doctor Nanook catching the groups attention.
"Uzumaki?" questioned Piper with a raised eyebrow.
"These are my sisters, Paige, Phoebe and Piper. This is my father Victor and this is Leo who I hope is now my brother-in-law." Stated the now named Prue to the gathered doctors though she sent confused looks at the others.
"This is my dad Sam and my husband Henry." Said Paige upon seeing the confused look causing Prue to blink in surprise.
"This is Coop my fiancé." Stated Phoebe causing Prue to narrow her eyes.
"He's a cupid." Said Phoebe quickly upon seeing the look.
"Good, if it was another demon I'd have vanquished him." stated Prue simply.
"Anyway Heir Potter, Doctor Uzumaki will be your mind healer." Stated Doctor Nanook.
"I'll show them to the suite." Said Prue motioning the group out of the door.
She led them out of the back of the building where they found themselves in a small garden. Eventually after a bit of walking they found themselves in front of the suite which they found out was actually a villa which had seven bedrooms each with a bathroom. Piper's however was different in that it also had a nursery attached. It had a pool and a Jacuzzi in front complete with lounge equipment. The building itself however was a soft brown color with a white trim. It had two floors with the rooms on the second each coming with a balcony though the place was seemingly made with large glass windows to let in the natural light
As they approached they could see two men already there on the lounge chairs. However as they noticed the two men stood allowing Harry a better look at them. The closer one had very pale skin as if he hadn't seen the sun in a long while and long black hair and grey eyes. He appeared to be skinny unnaturally so as his bones could just barely be seen when one looked at his frame and he appeared to be about average height of 5'9". The other man had short cut dark brown hair with a thin mustache and green eyes and though he had a light skin tone it was not an unhealthy shade. He was quite a bit taller standing over six feet in height. Unlike the first man he was covered in compacted muscles that worked quite well with his frame.
"I'd like to introduce you all to Lord Sirius Black and his friend Remus Lupin." Said Prue motioning to each man.
"Harry." Said the man who he now knew to be Sirius Black as he slowly tried to make his way over only to be held back by Remus Lupin.
"Easy Pads, you're not quite there yet." Said Remus.
"But Moony he's right there!" exclaimed Sirius.
"I know Pads, but remember it's been over a decade. He doesn't remember us we're essentially strangers now." Said Remus.
"I don't remember. But Hagrid gave me pictures of my parents; you were in a lot of them." Said Harry making his way over.
"Hagrid told me he was putting an album together. I sent everything I had over." Said Remus getting a smile from Harry.
"How the hell did that just happen?" demanded Madam Bones once she was safely within the confines of her office.
"Honestly I'm not sure. I thought for sure it would be Greengrass that got the nomination." Said Shacklebolt as he took a seat.
"He was the only choice really. Not only is he well known he's considered neutral politically. Neither member of the light or dark alliances had a chance realistically as the other side wouldn't vote for that candidate. He's a pure-blood and values our traditions but also notes some things need to change to avoid stagnation." Stated Croaker who had also joined them.
"Can he be trusted?" questioned Amelia internally cursing herself for not accepting the nomination now that the vote has passed.
"That still remains to be seen. We'll just have to watch him closely." Said Croaker.
At these words Amelia could only grit her teeth but like it or not Peter Fawley the Head of the Department of Magical Accidents and Catastrophes had just been voted as the next Minster of Magic.
In the Upper Regions a trio of Elders were gathered and in deep discussion. One of the Elders present was Sandra, the others were the Elder's Mark and Barnabas. They had been speaking for the last fifteen minutes, as Mark and Barnabas were the only remaining members of the first generation of Whitelighters most went to them for council.
"It is as you suspected. That soul was indeed a fragment and it has been revealed that several horcrux's were created. As it stands only two anchors have been destroyed. The diary young Harry destroyed contained fifty percent of Riddle's soul and part from his scar had less than one percent. As things stand there are four more not counting the rogue spirit itself." Said Elder Mark.
"How did he find that knowledge? I thought it was all ordered destroyed." Questioned Sandra.
"It was and the Goblins have been doing a great job of it. However the job is still not done. Riddle discovered the knowledge while still in school. I've already retrieved the tome he found that knowledge in. I'll edit it and put it back in the library within the hour." Stated Elder Barnabas.
"What about the other anchors?" questioned Sandra.
"We'll alert the Goblins and have them search out and destroy them." Stated Elder Mark calmly.
In the deep reaches of space in a place inaccessible to all but a select few individuals was a place known as Omnipotence City. Created by the Elder Gods in ages long since passed as a place of divine fellowship and governance the city had become a Nexus point for the Gods from all reaches of space. Within this space was located the Halls of All-Knowing the library of the Gods with knowledge from all planets and realms. It was here were both Thor and Odin could be seen navigating the halls.
"Well right on time." Came a voice causing the two to stop.
Stopping the two found themselves eyeing a young looking man with dark black hair with narrow brown eyes lounging at a desk to the right. He had a rather bored expression and wore a pair of black pants and a plain green shirt with no armor whatsoever to speak of.
"Who are you stranger?" questioned Odin having never seen this particular individual before.
"An old friend of your son's. In fact we grew up together, when we were mortal's." said the young looking man.
"Madness, I have never lived a mortal life." Said Thor now irritated.
"Tch, troublesome as always. You've lived several mortal lives both as Thor and before Thor or even Buri were even thoughts." Said the man stopping both Asgardians short.
"Before all of the Realms were created and attached to the Great Tree you and I were friends. Now it's time for you to remember, both of you."
Before either could speak two small brightly colored orbs had shot from behind the strangers back hitting each of them. In an instant both had stiffened before passing out only to be caught before they could hit the ground by the very shadows of the room itself only to deposit them in the chairs next to the man. That done the man removed a package of cigarettes from his pocket and proceeded to remove one. That done he placed the pack back in his pocket and lit the one he held before taking a slow drag. Releasing a smoke filled breath he turned back to the two Asgardians and snapping his fingers caused the chairs to tilt back dumping the bodies into the shadows where they disappeared only to reappear in their beds in Asgard. Job done the young man himself smirked before vanishing in a plume of dark smoke.
Back on Earth unknowing of this event those residing within the villa at the Seven Saints Clinic were awoken to the smell of breakfast. It had been a late night for most of them, though Harry had of course fallen asleep earlier than most with as long as he had been up. Over the course of the night however the sisters now numbering four had caught up with each other with the three learning that Prue was now married and had three children, triplets and that they were a year old. They had also learned however that Prue had never gone to the Pure World or Heaven or whatever one wanted to call it. Instead she had been saved at the last minute by the man that would become her husband.
Apparently her husband had felt there was no need for her death and simply removed her from the board allowing the Angels of Destiny to believe she died. Instead she was taken to another dimension where she had lived for several years until it was safe for her to return. During that time she had learned the true origin of magic and had studied under its creator. She had also gained a newfound mastery of her powers which were of the telekinetic variety. They had also listened attentively as Sirius and Remus had regarded them with tales of their lost sister Lily or Peyton as they called her. Whatever the case as they stumbled into the kitchen they found Harry already up and moving about the kitchen.
"Jesus Harry you did all this?" Questioned Henry upon seeing the spread of food on the table.
"Cooking helps me relax." Said Harry with a shrug.
"What's all this?" questioned Remus.
"French toast, sausage, bacon, hash browns, and scrambled eggs. Couldn't find any pudding so that's out and tea's on." Said Harry causing more than a few mouths to water.
"We're did you learn to cook like this?" questioned Piper looking around.
"I've been cooking since I was four." Said Harry with a shrug just as a time dinged.
Moving back to the stove he opened the oven a pulled out a tray of oatmeal cookies. At Piper's look he explained it was to get him through the day as a snack as he hadn't had any in a while. Piper however after looking over the food was further surprised that he had even set some aside that was clearly made with Chris and Wyatt in mind as everything was cut up perfectly for small bites. It wasn't long before everyone was gathered for breakfast with Chris and Wyatt both seated in high chairs and soon after they were seated Prue made her appearance.
"Smells good in here. Waiting so long to come home will be worth it for Piper's cooking." Said Prue making her way into the kitchen.
"Well keep waiting. Harry beat me to it this morning." Said Piper
After the meal with consumed to glowing reviews from the group both Harry and Sirius were led away to begin their respective treatments. Being led by Prue who was pushing the wheelchair bound Sirius, Prue explained that while Harry was undergoing his purification ritual Sirius would be starting his physical therapy. They were met at the doors to the clinic by a woman who was wearing soft blue scrubs who introduced herself as Doctor Cecelia Beaumont. She stood at an average height of 5'5" and had dark caramel skin, black eyes and long black hair that she was currently wearing in a ponytail. She had a small smile on her face as she greeted them before taking control of the wheelchair from Prue as they split up.
Prue led him to a large empty room that was much bigger than one would expect from within. The room was seemingly made completely of a dark natural stone as if they were now in a castle especially with the high walls and pillars holding up the ceiling. In the center of the room was a circular mosaic. Standing just before the mosaic was Doctor Yoshida who greeted him with a smile before dismissing Prue from the room and motioning Harry to join him.
As he approached the doctor turned so that they would both could look down at the mosaic. The mosaic itself showed that carved into it was a five pointed star inside of a circle with the single point going upwards. At each tip of the star was a single word along with one in the dead center of the star.
"Air, Water, Earth, Fire, Lightning and Spirit." Said Harry after a minute of taking in the characters which he only belatedly realized was written in parselscript.
"Ah, a speaker." Said the doctor causing Harry to look his way his eyes showing a sense of shame.
"What do you know about parseltongue?" questioned the doctor.
"Just that it's the language of snakes and most famous for dark lords possessing it." Said Harry.
"It's much more than that. Parseltongue is a magical language, very similar to runes. However unlike runes Parseltongue is a spoken language and not just a written one. While Britain has been hit than this foolish belief the rest of the world knows Parseltongue is both a rare and a valuable language. The magic imbued in the language can greatly increase a spells power and some of the best healers are those who practice parselmagic. In fact many of those who practice ritualistic healing are Speakers like you and I. While ritual healing can be done without it using parseltongue will increase the strength of the magic." Explained the doctor.
"If that's the case why is it associated with dark arts?" questioned Harry.
"While I can't say with anything close to one hundred percent certainty what I can say is that it is likely a method the British Ministry is using to control the strength of the populace." Said the doctor.
At that Harry decided that he would have to look more into that issue. After a few moments however Doctor Yoshida informed him that the ritual they were going to do was a purification ritual that would be used to flush his system of any dark magic or its lingering effects. He was lead into a side room that held a small circular pool of water and was told to sit in the water for the next fifteen minutes and then he would be led so that the ritual could be started. Once the doctor left Harry reluctantly followed his instructions and stripped himself nude before stepping into the pool which he found was quite warm. Once he settled on a spot he leaned his head back and relaxed.
For Peter Fawley his term as Minister of Magic was definitely not starting well. He'd woken up in a very good mood and followed his routine of so many years to the letter. Wake up, wash up, kiss his wife, eat breakfast, kiss his wife and head out to the office. Arriving at the Ministry he'd found his things had already been moved to his new office and had only just been settling himself in when he saw the Daily Prophet sitting innocently on his desk. The headline alone had been enough to catch his attention and cause the bottom of his stomach to seemingly drop.
Boy-Who-Lived victim of child abuse and neglect
The article within unlike the usual Prophet article had been full of detail and the facts of what had happened. He'd only barely finished the article himself now pale in the face when the troll that was Undersecretary Umbrige had strolled in. He had never liked her having always felt that she was one of the numerous weaklings that had flocked to the Ministry in order to get a taste of what power felt like. Not only was she magically weak but she was a pure-blood supremacist and honestly he wouldn't be surprised to learn she had been a Death Eater during the war.
Her advice was to ignore the Potter boy and the situation entirely. She felt that they could merely say that the Ministry was looking into it but in all actuality they would do nothing. He however was doing no such thing; instead he would be heading to see the Head of the DMLE and seeing what she knew. After that he would be meeting the muggle Prime Minister to find out what he knew regarding the Potter situation. Following that he would determine his own path and thus that of the Ministry of Magic.
Harry left the ritual chamber feeling great, lighter as if a weight he hadn't known about had been lifted from his shoulders. Despite this and the fact he'd been lying in the ritual circle doing pretty much nothing the ritual had left him quite tired. A nurse came then and escorted him via wheelchair to his next appointment which was with Dr. Nanook who would be handling his surgical procedure. Thankfully unlike a muggle surgery he wouldn't be cutting him open. Instead the damaged bones would be vanished and a modified version of skele-gro would be used along with numbing charms for the areas of effect. The doctor also informed him that he would be putting him to sleep for the duration so that he wouldn't have to sit there bored out of his mind.
He was awoken almost four hours later from what he was told. Doctor Nanook then explained that in just that small window of time several of his bones had been vanished and regrown including two of his ribs. Apparently an American potions master had earned his mastery by coming up with a modified version of skele-gro that not only increased the speed of the potion but also allowed for an application that was almost surgical in its use. Apparently this potion unlike the original didn't need to be ingested orally, instead it allowed for application to the skin. It was apparently more painful as the growth rate was increased but this was offset by the fact that the modification allowed the use of numbing and sleeping charms so the patient didn't actually feel anything.
Whatever the case after a few charms that worked very similar to x-rays from what he was told Dr. Nanook had a nurse come pick him up. The nurse who was a pretty blonde woman named Stacy took him back to the suite once again via wheelchair where lunch was already waiting. He found that Sirius and Prue had both already returned meaning he was the last to do so. Lunch consisted of Pastrami sandwiches, something Harry had never had but found that he very much enjoyed.
Lunch was followed by physical therapy which while he enjoyed had him just as exhausted as everything else if not more so. His therapist Dr. Millard had explained that he was assigned to her not only because of his surgery but so that she could get him into as good a shape as she could in the time they had available. Apparently a physically fit body was just as important to magic as learning spells was. Because he'd been doing everything with his power suppressed and at a less than adequate physical condition he had been acting under half of his actual capacity. Magic she explained was a physical, mental and spiritual discipline and if even one of those factors was off it could be detrimental to a person's magic.
As such they had started with simple stretches and exercises to work the upper and lower extremities and to strengthen the core. Though he only spent two hours with her working it had felt like much longer and by the time he was done he had been almost covered with sweat. She then led him to a washroom with a standing shower and a tub that he was informed was a Jacuzzi hot tub that could sit up to fifteen people comfortably. He was told to wash himself off first in the shower and then to spend twenty minutes in the hot tub. Once he was done she led him, dressed only in a robe, to a steam room and left him there for fifteen minutes after teaching him how to breathe while he was inside.
Following this she led him into a closed room with only a covered tray and a blue cushioned table. What followed next he would describe as the single most pleasurably, relaxing experience of his life. He'd heard Petunia once talk to Vernon about a massage and had thought it was weird that anyone would let someone rub oils over them. However being on the receiving end of one was an experience that he decided he would be repeating every year from now on, especially considering how his life had been. Nearly thirty minutes later a very happy, relaxed and now regretfully dressed Harry was led into another office where he found his aunt Prue already waiting on him.
"Enjoy yourself?" questioned the woman getting a sigh of bliss from her new nephew.
"You have no idea." Said Harry falling gently on the couch when she led him over to it.
"Oh I've been on the receiving end of one of Dr. Millard's massage's before. A regular massage by a professional is one thing but she uses her magic in the process as well. I've been trying to get her to teach me that trick for the last three years." Said Prue.
"I've been meaning to ask about that. You were supposed to have died four years ago, last night you said you spent six years training and now you're saying you've been here for three." Said Harry the times not adding correctly in his mind.
"Ah, I explained that last night but you were already asleep by that point. So I'll tell you what I'll explain it for you but you answer any question I have in exchange. Deal?" said Prue.
"Deal." Said the boy after a few moments.
"Okay well what you first need to understand is the concept of time is just that a concept. While time is one of the forces of nature its relative to the universe in which it occurs. You know Thor right?"
"He's one of the Avengers." Said Harry quickly, Thor was actually his personal favorite thanks in large part to the lightning and the fact he could fly.
"Well Thor is from a place called Asgard which is in a Realm apart from this one. Because of this time could pass faster, slower or at the same rate of speed as that of Earth." Said the woman pausing to make sure he was still following her so far.
"Now what you need to know is that although there are different realms and dimensions connected to this world all of it is part of the same universe. Now here is where it gets tricky, just like there are different realms and dimensions there are multiple universes. Scientist have been trying to prove this for years, it's called the Multiverse Theory."
"Okay so let me see if I'm right. There are different dimensions and realms, like there are different towns and cities. Then on top of that there are different universes like different countries." Said Harry.
"Pretty much yeah. So now time moves differently in each universe. So what is one day in this one may only be an hour in another. Now in the middle and connecting all of this is Takamagahara. It's where I was while I was away and a place that exists outside of time. So I spent what to me was six years there training and when I came back it was as if only a year had passed since I left." Explained Prue getting a nod from Harry though she could tell it had made his head hurt trying to piece it altogether by the look on his face.
"Now then I believe it's my turn to ask the questions. So first tell me how you like school."
At this Harry smiled and thus began the first of many discussions, this about his favorite place Hogwarts.
AN: That's it the chapters done. It's actually shorter than it was initially going to be but I trimmed the fat off to keep it mostly confined to what was going on in that 24 hour period. There was a lot of stuff I wanted to put in here but I'm just saving those things for later on down the line. With that said thanks for reading and please review. Till next time, LATER.
