Angel's Light
Chapter 6
AN: Hello all and welcome back. Firstly as always I want to thank everyone who reviewed the last chapter. This chapter actually came about pretty quickly as this and the last one were initially intended to be one long one. There will only be a few more until Harry's third year of school starts. That however I've decided to do as a sequel to this one. Considering how I plan to do things I thought it would be easier to just do two separate stories. Essentially this whole story could be considered a prologue to the upcoming one as by that point I'll have probably introduced all of the elements included into the story. That said I don't have much to say right now except that more reviews would be appreciated. That said here's the new chapter.
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For Harry Potter life had become a routine. Every morning he would wake up and eat breakfast, a chore that he and his aunt Piper would alternate with. After that he would head off for his physical therapy with Dr. Millard. There he was worked with increasing difficulties for longer periods of time each day until eventually he ended up spending up to four hours with her always ended by massage. Following that he would spend a few hours talking with his aunt Prue and what had first started as light conversation had soon evolved into deep discussions where she would ask for further details about events or how he felt about something.
It had been weird at first as he had never been one to think about or talk about his feelings; mostly because he knew that no one cared and also he had learned it was just something guys didn't do. They had talked about many things from his primary school years, his time at Hogwarts, his home life until now and even how he felt about his fame in Magical Britain.
Talking about everything while it helped to get things off his chest had gotten him to see things that he had previously missed. He realized that he had been a horrible friend to Hermione due to his lazing about with Ron and while she had been overly pushy about things it was always because she wanted other people to do well. Having looked through his mother's school things he had realized that she was probably a lot like Hermione passing every class she attended with an Outstanding and had previously been coined the 'Brightest Witch of the Age'.
As if that wasn't bad enough then learning that his father had done just as well and had even been Head Boy had made him feel like dirt. His parents had sacrificed themselves for him and he had repaid that sacrifice with mediocrity so that he wouldn't upset Ron. That more than anything had really hurt him but both Sirius and Remus had already pledged to help him with his studies which they had been doing. After his time with Prue was done he would then head back to the suite where he spent time with the family. Between his grandfather Sam, Aunt Paige and his new uncle Leo he'd gotten Orbing, Telekinetic Orbing and Remote Orbing down pretty quickly.
Sirius had been present during one of these sessions and remarked how he had used to do all types of things when he was a baby that they couldn't explain. Apparently he had been very fond of his stuffed animals and the family cat and would always orb them to him when they were out of reach. Not only that but apparently he'd been able to create force fields even in the womb which was how his mother found out she was pregnant. The biggest display of power however had been when he'd somehow managed to create an actual baby Griffin from nothing for his dad on his birthday, an effort he'd replicated for his mother only he'd created a Pegasus for her. As it turns out however he hadn't been the only one to display his power from the womb as Wyatt was much the same way.
At the moment none of that mattered to him. Instead all that mattered was the moment at hand which found him sitting in a meditative position already deep into a trance. According to Sirius meditation was something he should have learned by the time he was nine as it was a step needed to learn occlumency. Occlumency is the act of magically protecting the mind and according to Sirius something that as an heir of a Most Ancient and Most Noble house something that he should have learned before he had even boarded the Hogwarts Express for the first time. Aside from that it was also helpful in gaining control of ones magic along with a list of other benefits.
The first step however in all of this was trying to find his core, the center of his being. This step alone had been proving difficult and something that he had been working on for nearly a week. According to both what he'd read and been told a person's core was supposed to be quite easy to find and everyone he'd spoken to on the subject had told him it had taken them very little time at the most that was known was a couple of hours. However from what he later learned it was because most people had a very limited access to their inner world, much less than he does. From what he was told most people who did this and thought about their core would appear in front of it surrounding by darkness with the exception of the glow of their magical core.
For him it was different whenever he started his meditation and delved deep enough he would appear in the halls of what appeared to him as a maze of stone catacombs. Thankfully unlike real catacombs there were no decomposed bodies only a series of tunnels. When he explained this the first time Leo had gotten this odd look on his face and stated that he would look into it once they left the clinic, as the magic of the time manipulation kept him from orbing away.
At the moment he was once more wandering the halls only this time he was following a direction from Prue who had told him to simply reach out for and follow the feel of his magic. Having been practicing magic for two years now he had become quite familiar with the feel of his magic and had eventually found the feeling coming from one of a trio of pipes situated over his head. Following the pipe he soon found himself entering a large chamber that reminded him of a power chamber from one of Dudley's video games. At the back of the room was a rather futuristic looking wall in the center of which contained five different pathways running along it.
Moving closer to the wall he soon found himself approaching the center where he found ball of blue fire much like he was told he should find. However unlike the small ball he was expecting similar in size to a tennis ball he found one that was about twice as large judging by the look of that. Now that he had found it however came the hard part in that he now had to figure out how to manipulate his core and get the energy to flow freely instead of just sitting there which from what he read was supposed to be even harder. Sighing at that he decided to have a look around to see if he could figure out how to work things in here.
Meanwhile outside of Harry's head there was a tension that could be felt throughout the villa. While for the most part it was hardly ever noticed it would always rise whenever Prue made an appearance. At first things had been good however after a few days people began to notice. First Phoebe, the Leo, Victor, Paige and by this point even baby Chris had begun to notice. Wyatt barely pushing three years old was not one to cope with it long and would generally orb out of a room when he became uncomfortable, usually settling somewhere close to Harry or his father generally to whoever was furthest from it. Today however with the tension higher than ever the boy had lasted for a good five minutes before he had retreated upstairs to where Harry was this time taking his little brother with him. Meanwhile those left within the living room consisting of Piper, Prue, Phoebe, Paige, Victor and Leo sat quietly for but a moment before Leo and Victor strategically retreated to let the sisters sort out their issues.
"So now that it's just us do you want to go ahead and let it out?" questioned Prue leaning back in a reclining chair.
"We had to sit through your funeral. We buried your body. We mourned you and not once in four years have I skipped out in visiting that grave. All this time that you've been back, did you not even think to let us know! We're your sisters Prue, we deserve better than that." Said Piper not once raising her voice but not even trying to hide the pain she felt.
"You know when I died it didn't faze me. After all I'd been killed before twice even so I figured it wouldn't be long until my sisters brought me back." Said Prue causing both Phoebe and Piper to wince.
"Then comes the Angel of Destiny…" continued the woman spitting out the title like it was cursed one that caused the other three to grit their teeth.
"…well I'm pretty sure you can guess what she told me. My time was up, I was around long enough to protect you and teach you to how to fight. It was never my destiny to see things to the end, that was Paige's. I made the argument that I didn't have to fight, I could sit on the sidelines if I had to if they would send me back, let me watch over my sisters." Said the woman her hands balling into fists.
"They wouldn't let you." Said Phoebe
"No they wouldn't it. So there I was officially dead when I realized something, I never got married, I never had children, I'd never get to hold my nieces and nephews. All of my dreams things I'd pushed to the side to help innocents and I'd wasted my time. Well you can imagine how the Elders reacted when I said that, especially when I expressed my hatred of them and the desire that they leave me be forever." Said the woman.
"I know you mourned me. I watched you scream at my grave and curse me for abandoning you. I watched you plead for me to come back, beg me to help you. So I did in what little ways I could. Flip pages in the book whenever you need it give you a little nudge here or there. I was always ready to whisper in your ear, Wyatt and Chris wouldn't have been born if I hadn't. Paige wouldn't have pressured you guys into vanquishing Cole either." said Prue causing all three to look at her with wide eyes.
"One day not long after Chris was conceived I was approached by the man who would become my husband. He offered me a chance to return to the living world. I didn't see how he could but he explained that he existed outside of the influence of the Angels of Destiny, they answer to him not the other way around. He felt I'd been handed a raw deal and would give me one chance to earn the power to snatch my life back, if I failed I'd be stuck there a spirit always wishing for more. Needless to say I passed my trial, did better than anyone had thought. In fact his first wife took me on as her apprentice, she taught me so much and not just about magic, I didn't know it at the time but she was teaching me how to live as an immortal.
Eventually she extended me the offer to join their marriage. I'd long since thrown away my mortal ideals of love, given up on what mortals thought was right or wrong. To me it was simple I loved her, I loved him they obviously loved me or I wouldn't have got the offer so I did." Explained Prue.
"Wait you're in a three-way marriage?" questioned Phoebe in surprise.
"I'm in an open marriage. In terms you'd understand I'm part of a harem" said Prue causing all of her sisters to gape wide eyed in shock.
"Regardless one day my husband calls to me and he has a new project a budding witch whose grandmother had just died. So I went over to teach her, stayed for probably two months before he called me again and told me its time I could go home, I could see my sisters again." Said the woman bringing her story to the present.
"So how did you end up here?" questioned Paige.
"Well we can thank the Sorcerer Supreme for that, the man's primarily a doctor and he got me a place here. Between him and my husband they had set things in motion so that you would get the invitation to come here. All I had to do was wait since I couldn't meet with you before you completed your final battle. While you were doing that I busied myself here helping innocents in a new way." Explained Prue
"So when do we get to meet this mysterious husband of yours?" questioned Piper getting a shrug from her sister.
"He's extremely busy. Right now he's taking care of a few things on another world. However you should meet him sooner or later, Leo knows his eldest daughter she's the Head Elder." Said Prue.
Meanwhile on the other side of the country within a campground found in the California mountains Draco Malfoy, or rather Draco Black now could be seen sitting on the edge of a pier overlooking a lake. However his usual image was ruined due to his blackened right eye and the way he sat holding his ribs spoke more of the pain he was currently in. For him the summer thus far had truly been an experience and not in a good way as not only was he not within the comforts of Malfoy manor but he'd been barred from using his magic, even his wand had been taken from him by his mother. As if that wasn't bad enough he was currently in a camp surrounded by muggles having arrived earlier in the day and had not long ago had the crap kicked out of him.
"You know when I left Britain I never thought I'd see the day that a Malfoy got taught manners." Came a voice catching his attention.
Looking up he was greeted to the sight of an older looking man with slicked back greying black hair and a thick mustache. He stood at nearly six feet in height and possessed an aura of power about him that Draco had not been expecting around here. He wore a pair of white shorts and a grey t-shirt with the world 'Lakers' in yellow on it, though why it would say that escaped the boy.
"What do you know about House Malfoy?" questioned Draco.
"They're a bunch of cowards who fled France for England and believe money can make up for a lack of magical power." Said the man causing Draco to narrow his eyes.
"My name is Joshua Kale, though it would be Lord Kale to you. A word of advice the boy who beat you up was my grandson Andrew, so don't think even with a wand you'd stand a chance." Said the man.
At this Draco had to swallow down his first response. The House of Kale despite leaving Britain during the war was still an Ancient and Noble House and thus one to be respected. This was especially true as the most elite potion company in the world was owned by that family. Furthermore it had been said that the house bred either Ravenclaw's or Slytherin's in equal measures.
"Lord Black wrote me and requested that I look after you while you are here. As such consider yourself my ward for the summer. I've been forwarded your school information as well and I must say I'm not surprised in why he thinks you're such a disappointment." Said the man getting Draco to snort.
"Something funny?" questioned the man.
"Just that he could consider anyone a disappointment. He was after all disowned." Said Draco.
"Maybe by his mother but never by his grandfather. Sirius Black is the most Slytherin member of his family. Not only was he practically raised by Dorea Potter who herself was a Slytherin but I did my best to help out as well. Slytherin as a house is a disappointment and a pale imitation of its previous self. Sirius took my words to heart and had himself sent as far from that breeding house of morons as he could thus Gryffindor. I have no doubt in my mind if not for your coward of a father he'd have owned the Wizengamont by the time he was thirty." Said the older man causing Draco to frown.
"That said your Head of House has asked that I teach you what being Slytherin really means and how to carry yourself as a member of an Ancient and Noble House should. We'll begin today follow me." Said the man starting Draco on a path that would alter things to come in his future.
Mental Healing and Mental Therapy were two very different things. A Mind Healer is a healer that focused on the brain and healing degenerative issues by magic. In that way a Mind Healer was basically the magical equivalent to a brain surgeon. A Mind Therapist however was one who focused on the mind from an emotional level, much like a psychiatrist their job was the recovery of the mind and while there was much talking like a psychiatric therapist their job was enhanced thanks to magic. Due to the invention of some remarkable potions from the States in the last few years as well as a rune set that did much to further aid in the task the job of a Mind Therapist had become much easier in the last few years. For Sirius Black these runes had helped him to fully recover his memories many of which he'd thought had been stolen from him by the Dementors over the years. They'd also helped him to come to terms with his family situation from his childhood and put it behind him.
"Okay so I take it you're going to do something similar with Harry." Said Piper.
At the moment she was sitting within Prue's office along with Paige, Phoebe and Sirius. Sirius as both Harry's legal guardian and magical guardian was present because anything dealing with Harry had to go through him. The sisters were present however at his insistence as they would all be helping him with raising the boy.
"Yes. As things stand my sessions with him have been going great. He's opened up a lot and now that he knows that I'm willing to listen and won't judge him he tells me things of his own volition. Next is the hard part in that we have to heal him. In a case such as his however it's tricky, it always is with children. By this point kids in his situation always believe that there is something inherently wrong with them, that somehow their treatment was deserved or they're at fault in some way.
In order to combat this line of thinking and truly begin the healing process we have to first get him past this way of thinking. This is done by way of another rune set that will allow us to walk through those memories. While we can't interact it will allow us to view them as if we were there. However for this stage children always need support someone to be with them, offer them comfort and strength where in my role I can only act as a guide." Explained Prue.
"I'll do it." Said Sirius without even the slightest bit of hesitation.
"Me too." Said Paige with Piper and Phoebe echoing the same.
"Good as all of you are related to him the combined family magic will go a long way to helping him through this." Said Prue.
"Wouldn't yours do the same?" questioned Phoebe.
"I won't have my connection to the Charmed magic anymore. I need to relinquish it since my being back here was interfering with the progression of your powers." Said Prue shocking her sisters.
"What?!" exclaimed the three as one.
"Melinda Warren prophesized of a Power of Three not four, nor five. I would have done so already but I needed Paige here to accept it as right now the power is split between us. Aside from that for these procedures the way the runes work the magic of a therapist cannot mix or support that of a patients. So even though I really would like to I simply can't the way the magic works won't allow it." Said Prue.
"Ok I'm confused why do you need to give up the connection to your family magic?" questioned Sirius.
"I'm not. I was born Prue Halliwell, the family magic will always be part of me. However I lost my position as a Charmed One years ago when I died. The problem was I never fully accepted my death, felt it was too early as such I never fully relinquished my position. Once I do so however their abilities will start progressing again. At least that's what Leo told me earlier." Said Prue.
"Basically all of our magic is combined into a pool that three of us can draw from. It makes us vastly more powerful and harder to kill as a result as we can take much more damage than normal people and still live." Explained Phoebe.
"When do you plan on doing this procedure for Harry?" questioned Paige reminding the group why they were there.
"Today if he's ready."
While this meeting was happening Harry could be found in the clinic with Doctor Millard. While they had started with the usual routine of stretches instead of working on exercises the doctor had led him to another area just beyond the usual work area which she revealed to be an indoor pool. Of course while he didn't know how to swim he had picked it up pretty fast according to her. It had helped that he wasn't afraid of water in the slightest and had actually found himself becoming comfortable pretty quickly once he learned how to float. While it wasn't as exhilarating and freeing as flying he did enjoy the fact that the water relaxed him.
Still after two hours of work which was really learning to float and tread water he felt exhausted. According to Doctor Mallard this was due to a combination of factors not the last of which was that swimming exercised more muscles than just one. She also explained that the water temperature could also have an effect not to mention the fact that he still had to work on his breathing. That said he'd skipped the hot tub today instead taking a quick shower before going to the sauna. The sauna was then followed by a massage which was only given to him once a week in order to ease tension and to relax the soft tissue areas such as muscles, tendons and the like.
For her part the doctor was actually impressed with Harry. Unlike a lot of patients she saw or initial clients she trained when outside of this setting Harry had given his all from the jump. Once she had explained how important having a physically fit body was to his magical development he had done everything she had asked of him without complaint. That along with the fact that he was generally just a nice kid to be around had caused their relationship to grow into a more big sister-little brother type of thing where he just felt free to talk with her. It was because of this relationship that she felt comfortable lightly popping him upside the head whenever he looked like he was about to fall asleep on her table.
"I'm awake." Muttered the boy after the latest one.
"Good, we're done. Did you send those books out like I told you to?"
"Yes. One to Hermione and one to Professor McGonagall."
The books in question was one on the relationship between magic and physical fitness. As it turns out the doctor was a Hogwarts graduate and she related to Hermione in that she'd graduated at the top of her class and was a first generation witch. It had been after she left Hogwarts and eventually left Britain that she had discovered just how lacking her education was. As such once she'd come to America and she had started her University classes she had taken the time to learn many of the things Hogwarts had neglected to teach her.
"So listen starting tomorrow we're going to up the intensity. I was taking things light on you with a rehab routine but I've talked with your godfather and he's agreed I can start you on some real physical training. He'll be joining us for the vast majority of it and I guarantee I'm going to push you to your limits and past them." Said the woman before leaving the room so he could get dressed.
Over the last year Hermione Granger had become the closest friend and confidant of Harry Potter. Due to Ron's actions during the whole 'heir of Slytherin' fiasco and thus the subsequent dissolution of the 'Golden Trio' as it had been known the two of them had become closer thus creating a much stronger bond. As such she knew that Harry hated his fame and thus the boy-who-lived nonsense and everything that was a part of it. Neville's inclusion to their little group had given them a bit of insight into how pure-blood's think and how people who grew up as part of the wizarding community would see him. Learning that someone had taken the liberty to write books using his likeness and name without his consent had put Harry into something of a rage.
As such she had been the one to initially propose that he fight back against it. As such when he had initially told her after leaving the Express to watch for the paper and send it to the prophet she had wondered what it was he was up to. Despite this she had held back her desire to fire out a barrage of questions, something she had been working on throughout the year. Now however she wished she'd have asked her questions especially as she had been hit with owls seemingly all day after the Daily Prophet had released the news of Harry's abuse at the hands of his relatives.
She of course didn't have any answers and she had relayed as such to everyone who'd sent her an owl especially Lavender and Parvati. Unfortunately she had yet to hear from Neville but she was on the lookout for his owl. What she wasn't expecting however was for Hedwig to make an appearance, though she was happy when she did. Not only had the rather intelligent owl come she'd come bearing gifts specifically a few letters from Harry and a pair of books. The letter was simply an update, he'd undergone a purification ritual and had his bones repaired. It had also informed her about the discovery of a fourth aunt, the second was mostly about things he was learning from his family and things of that nature.
The first book however was all about the relationship between magic and the body and of course it had held her attention ever since she'd opened the cover. According to what she read so far she was actually pretty behind as she had never made contact with her core but it was something she'd be doing soon. It also explained how a healthy and fit body would make learning magic, especially wandless magic much easier, something that excited her.
The second was a book about the nature of magic and all of the practices there were. He'd left little sticky notes inside at the title sections which basically explained why they weren't taught at Hogwarts, they were labeled as dark. That alone made her sigh as while certain magic like necromancy she could understand, just the sheer number of things that fell under that title galled her. She'd have to write to Professor McGonagall about this and see if some of these could be touched on at some point.
There were many planes of existence connected to Earth. The Astral Plane, Limbo and The Upper Regions were among the most well-known even to mortals. However there were others out there, many of which were not as nice as others. One such plan was known as the Underworld, a dark maze of underground or volcanic caverns and chambers that was known to be the home of a particular race of creatures, these being Demons. While not the huge creatures of legend and myth that come from other realms these Demons native to this one were nonetheless very powerful forces.
Led by a Demonic Hierarchy they were the force that led the battle between good and evil on a regular day to day basis. Or at least that had been the case for centuries, however the ranks had since been decimated as just within the last decade scores of lower and upper level demons had been vanquished by the Charmed Ones. It was here in one of these chambers usually hidden from sight and access that three individuals could be seen. Though human in appearance they radiated a level of malevolent power that showed they were anything but human.
"So in the end even Zankou failed." Said one of the figures.
He appeared to be a within the human range of the late 20's in age and stood at about 6'0" in height. He possessed pale skin and a rather lean figure and had dark cobalt eyes and a purple four pointed star tattooed on his forehead. He wore a pair of black pants and a simple t-shirt of the same color which allowed his muscular arms to be seen. He had long black hair that was pulled into a tail that ended at his mid-back.
"Yes, though from what I've learned he got close to killing these Charmed Ones." Said another figure.
This figure appeared to be a woman standing at about 5'7" in height. She possessed a rather slender frame with tanned skin and had blonde hair that fell to her lower back. She wore a pair of black jeans and a red top that went well to match her blood red eyes.
"Where's Dumain?" questioned the first.
"Got himself killed doing a job for the Triad apparently. Idiot could have at least woken one of us up beforehand." Said another.
This was another male figure that towered over all of them at over six feet in height and was seemingly a walking muscle. Unlike the others he was a dark skinned individual and had a clean shaven bald head. He wore black cargo pants and a sleeveless black shirt with his arms crossed over his chest and dark purple eyes.
"What! What about the boy?!" demanded the first.
"Gone. His relatives are now in prison and as of now he's in the wind, living with new relatives." Said the woman.
As this was said the first man slammed a fist into the wall to his side embedding it into the rock and causing it to crater while a spider-web of cracks ran along it.
"If that idiot wasn't dead I'd kill him myself." Said the man getting agreeing nods from the other two.
"Where is the Oracle?" questioned the first.
"Dead, sacrificed herself to protect the Source." Said the woman
"What about the Seer?" questioned the man.
"Dead. She tried to become the new Source and got herself killed by crossing the Charmed Ones." Said the other man.
"Before you ask the Crone tried to kidnap the eldest child of the Charmed Ones and got herself killed. Kyra however apparently saw her own death and sacrificed her powers and immortality to escape into the human realm." Stated the woman.
"Right then first things first. Vayne I need you to find another seer, preferably a powerful one." Stated the first man getting the large black man to nod.
"Sevira try and find the boy. Hopefully he's not with the Charmed Ones. You may as well retrieve the cloaking pendant while you're at it we may need it soon."
"And if he is with them Zadicus?" questioned Sevira.
"Then we'll have to consider him a lost cause. The Seer was clear that should the boy join the Charmed Ones we'd have no hope of turning him. In the meantime I'll see if I can create some kind of order out there" said Zadicus with a frown.
At this all three frowned as with Dumain's death they now had an opening in their numbers, a place the boy was supposed to fill should one of them perish against the Charmed Ones. As it was the boys escape would amount to over a decade of work lost. The Dursley's had been perfect vessels to turn the boy against humanity and the forces of good just a little Suggestion had them acting out within the worst part of their natures. Stoking Petunia's jealousy and Vernon's fear of magic into hatred of the boy had been some of his best work. That plus what he'd done to that fool Dumbledore had ensured the boy would eventually turn creating a powerful Hand for the Source.
With that avenue seemingly blocked however he would have to work to restore order to the demonic ranks. Eventually they would need to crown a new Source which meant he'd have to locate several of the needed people. Looking up all three shared a final annoyed glance before the shimmered away to their own jobs.
Within his room in the villa Harry could be seen sitting upon his bed with his back to the headboard. Lying across his legs was a large shaggy black dog that he had come to recognize as Sirius's animagus form over the last stretch of time. He had been silent ever since his last mind therapy session had ended but what really could he be expected to say after reliving the last eleven years of his life. Eventually he had grown numb to the Dursley's treatment of him at least he had thought so. However he now had new memories within easy recall and while one of those was the full memory of the deaths of his parents he also had a year and a half of happy memories with his parents along with Remus and Sirius to content himself with.
He had memories of him being ridden around on his father's shoulders and sometimes his back whenever he would take on his animagus form which was that of a stag. He now knew that Sirius used to always play with him and would transform just so that he would giggle in delight. He had apparently never trusted Pettigrew though as his shield would always spring up around him. Remus had never transformed around him once but that was due to him never having full control of his form according to the memories. He was also surprised to learn that McGonagall had been a frequent visitor as well as apparently she was tutoring his dad for his Transfiguration mastery.
A shifting at his side had him looking down to see Wyatt sleeping peacefully. Wyatt had become quite fond of Padfoot, much like he had been as a toddler. Running a hand through the boys hair he hoped that the boys innocence and usual carefree nature would last much longer than his own had. Absently he wondered if Wyatt would transform one day like he used to as he'd transformed into a baby stag, wolf and grim respectively.
"Hey." Called a voice interrupting his musing.
Looking up he was greeted to the sight of his grandfather standing in the doorway flanked Remus.
"How are you holding up?" questioned Sam as he entered.
"I'll be okay eventually. It's just a lot to take in." said Harry.
"I imagine it would be having to relive all of that." Said Sam as he took a seat on his other side.
"The Dursley's weren't the worst part. I lived through all of that and I don't have to go back there. What's worse is living with the knowledge of what should have been." Said Harry.
"Traveling down the roads of should have and could have are dangerous places Harry." Said Remus.
"Maybe but did you know I'm supposed to be a big brother." Said the boy bringing both men up short and causing Padfoot sink even deeper before transforming into Sirius.
"My mom told me first. I remember it like it just happened she was so happy and my dad he was even happier if that was possible." Said the boy.
"Let me guess jumping around and twirling you and your mother." Said Remus getting a nod from the boy.
"He pretty much reacted the same way when he found out about you. We spent the whole night celebrating, the four of us and your grandparents. Even the elves got into the festivities." Said Remus
"That was a good one." Said Sirius.
"Still now that you can see those memories celebrate the time you had with your parents. But don't dwell on what could have been, it will lead you down a bitter path." Said Sam.
"You know your Grandmother, my aunt Dorea use to say that magic flows strongly through our family and our emotions. However always beware your darker ones for fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate and hate leads to suffering." Said Sirius something Harry committed to memory.
For Harry the rest of the time at the clinic seemed to fly by in a blur. Every day that passed working with Doctor Millard he found himself becoming stronger, faster and more agile to the point where he was sure that he had surpassed the previous levels he held in those categories. He had also done much growing and with the help of the potions to recover from his malnutrition shot up in height so that he was now standing at 5'0" and was now weighing a healthy 90 pounds.
Over time working with Sam, Leo, Sirius and Remus he had found that his magic coming to him quicker and easier than ever. Able to work at his own pace he had relearned and mastered everything spell wise that he'd covered in Charms, Transfiguration and Defense for the last two years. With Piper he would spend his time exchanging recipes and learning new dishes in the kitchen which somehow soon translated over to Potions.
He and Phoebe worked on the family spells and spell creation as she was the one who taught Paige. Speaking of he and his closest blood related aunt spent their time usually just hanging about or learning Whitelighter powers together under Leo and Sam. She had however taught him Deviation which was basically how to use orbs to deflect attacks or anything harmful away from himself and she had taught him how Glamouring which was like polyjuice except using orbs instead of a potion. Prue however outside of his therapy sessions had been helping him get a handle on his telekinesis which had popped up when he'd had a surge of anger during one of their sessions.
It wasn't all magic however as he spent a lot of time just doing regular things to. Victor and Henry both being avid basketball fans had pulled him into the sport as well; Henry was even teaching him how to play. Eventually it got to the point where he would pay a game with Henry, Coop and Leo every day on the court behind the villa. Doctor Millard had also become a regular guest at the villa as not only was she a friend of Prue's but if he wasn't off the mark she and Sirius had been making passes at each other. Doctor Yoshida had come around quite a bit in his free time but that was usually to teach Harry about Parseltongue which helped him not only speak it without a snake nearby but read the language known as Parselscript as well.
Not everything however was as fun. Sirius had also begun teaching him things that he would need to know as both the Potter heir and the Black heir. This included the customs of Magical Britain, a crash course on politics, etiquette and even dancing. While that was all done light Sirius assured him he would have to learn it and that he'd probably get his cousin Andromeda to teach him. While Phoebe had helped him with the dancing he had stated plainly he would much rather be in the kitchen where he was comfortable something he assured him would be a plus when he got older and started dating.
At the moment he could be found zipping across the sky enjoying one last flight on his Nimbus before he was forced to pack it away. Those below could only marvel as he flew pulling off various tricks with the ease of someone with complete confidence in what they were doing. Even as he accelerated into loops, spins and turns that could make someone's head spin he laughed as he enjoyed the rush and sense of freedom that only being in the air provided to him. He pushed the broom to its limit as he made a sudden climb before suddenly reversing directions in a fast paced dive and tuning out everything but himself and the broom pulled out of the dive and leveled out just six inches away from the ground.
"Merlin Moony you said the kid could fly but you didn't say he could do that!" exclaimed Sirius having watched the last few minutes.
"Some things must be seen to believed my friend." Said Remus a proud smile on his face.
"What the hell was that!" cried Piper as she made her approach from the house.
"That was a perfect Wronski Feint. There are professional players who can't pull that move off." Said Sirius.
"Enjoy yourself?" questioned Remus as the boy came to a stop in front of them a large grin on his face.
"That was amazing it's never responded this well before." Said Harry.
"That's because you have a greater handle on your magic now." Said Remus ruffling his hair as he dismounted the broom.
"So you had fun?" questioned Piper.
"Yup." Said the boy brightly.
"Good, but don't ever scare me like that again." Said the woman before heading back inside the villa.
Twenty minutes later found the group standing outside the gates of the clinic having said their goodbyes and given their thanks to the staff. Though only a week had passed in the outside world they'd spent nearly two months inside of the clinic. While that may not have seemed like much for the lives that all of them had lived it was two months of bliss. For Paige and Henry it had been like the Honeymoon they'd never gotten to have. Phoebe and Coop had grown closer as well and Coop had even proposed and thus now they were engaged. For Piper and Leo it had been a chance to spend time with the family with no interruptions of the supernatural variety.
Victor had gotten the chance to see all of his girls alive and well with the benefit of seeing his grandchildren Wyatt and Chris every day. As for Sam it had proven much the same as he'd grown closer to his daughter and her new husband and his newly discovered grandson. For Prue the place had given her the long wished for reunion with her sisters and the long awaited meeting with her nephews. Not only that but it had helped her heal the wounds of a lost member of the family. Sirius and Remus had reconciled after all the problems that the last war had put them through. As for Harry while it was new to him he had finally found something that he'd always wanted, a family to call his own. He was no longer an unwanted addition in the Dursley household and instead had new aunts, uncles, cousins and a grandfather to add along with the remainder of his old one in his Uncle Moony and Uncle Padfoot.
As such it was no surprise that the group gave one last look to the gates of the place that had helped heal and bring them together. Finally however that time of reflection was over and the group took their leave. Leo was the first to do so taking Piper, Chris and Wyatt with him in a surge of blue and white orbs the flowed upwards. Phoebe and Coop travelled differently with Coop being a Cupid they vanished in a glow of soft pink light which soon turned into two small hearts that flashed away. Prue surprised those remaining when she and Victor vanished disappearing in a flurry of golden orbs of light. Paige and Henry were next with Paige ruffling Harry's hair before she and Henry vanished from the spot in a flurry of dark blue orbs.
Sharing a grin with Sirius and Remus who each had a hand on his shoulder Harry took a breath before the three of them vanished from the spot in a flurry of electric blue orbs. Sam waited a few moments before he himself vanished flowing upwards in a surge of blue and white orbs. As the last of the orbs faded away Doctor Nanook turned his attention away from the sky just as another group of four people appeared in front of him by way of portkey. Turning to the new arrivals he smiled as he extended the welcome to the members of Britain's House Longbottom.
AN: That's it the chapters done. Thanks for reading and please review. Till next time, LATER.
