(Chapter 4: Adjustments)
It would be a few days later as our quarter was settling into things considering when your adventurer who regularly do things such as slay dragons, take on undead hordes and kill followers of evil gods for a living, being in a place like Hogwarts..well it was quite surreal. With the students from all 3 schools and mainly that of Hogwarts finding it to be so as well, especially with his being very much different from they envisioned him as and the fact that he was rarely seen without Orianna, Jade or Halos or a combination of the 3.
Nevertheless, Raphael was mainly focused on the 1st task and all of what it would entail because be it through arcane means or sheer intellect Raphael knew that he was ready on either front; which is why he held full confidence that he could breeze through this.
(November 12th, 2017, Hogwarts, 2:10 Pm)
It was 10 minutes after 2 in the afternoon as Raphael was in an interview with Rita Skeeter, with the evoker being ready for this considering he felt this was also a way to air out some grievances that he had about Dumbledore.
"Well pleasure to do this with you Mrs. Skeeter, because I've got quite a bit to talk to you about." Raphael spoke considering that he was all for conversing with the reporter
"Pleasure to finally meet you too Mr. Potter, as the chance to finally meet the Boy Who Lived is nothing short of exciting." Rita replied considering the chance to do an interview with him was nothing short of exciting, to say the least
"Correction to something is when you do this interview with me; is that my name is no longer Harry Potter. It's instead Raphael Stalin, so for the sake of brevity please use this name." Raphael told her considering that overtime he'd begun to despise his birth name for the weakness it'd represented to him when he was with the Dursleys
"Good to know Mr. Stalin, and on that note would you care to tell us why you use that name instead of your original one? Because I'm sure my readers would like to know the reasoning as to why." Rita questioned as to why he used that name
"That's simple really as Albus Dumbledore who'd appointed himself as my magical guardian without any of my knowledge saw fit to leave me with my relatives the Dursleys. Who by the way were the main reason as to why I had changed my name because thanks to them they made me feel the name Harry Potter was synonymous with weakness. Because the scope of which I feel is better to tell and explain to you." Raphael answered back as to why he chose the name of Raphael Stalin considering the Dursleys made him see his birth name as such because it was all they ever made him feel like
With him detailing how he was forced to basically be a child slave where he was semi-regularly beaten till his back was bloody raw, having cigars put out on him like he was a human ashtray, heck even times when Dudley pushed him down flights of stairs too see it the freak could fly. For Raphael spared no part on the bleakness that was his childhood considering that what was there to hide, as the fact that Raphael explained this all to Rita made even her feel sympathy for what he endured and the fact that he kept his composure throughout all of it was something she felt was admirable.
"For that is all of what I was subjected to under them, as Dumbledore in thinking it was for my own protection saw fit to see me be abused and used like my life had the significance of a house-fly. Because the fact that he willingly let me suffer when he could and should've let me be adopted by anyone else to this day still infuriates me." Raphael spoke considering that the hatred he had for Dumbledore leaving him at the Dursleys made him wish he could disintegrate the man outright on the spot
"Well, I for one personally am sorry for the hardships that you had to endure, as far as tragedies go this one that is abhorrent. I also hope that this doesn't have you think negatively of us as well." Rita said as rarely did she feel sympathetic to anyone, but for Raphael, she truly did so
"One thing I want to make clear is that I'm no tragic hero, as I'm not something to be pitied. If anything I'd like to have my life be used as an example is that if you are determined enough then you can overcome any adversity. Because I refuse to let anyone or anything crush me, since if there was one thing positive they gave me it was my unyielding willpower and nothing more than that." Raphael responded as he didn't want to be pitied in any capacity, and if anything he wanted to be seen as someone who if enough willpower is given can overcome any adversity before them
"Yet in regards to how I feel about you all..well that's something I'm still reserving judgment on. Because Dumbledore leaving me with my rotten relatives and having done nothing to help my Uncle Sirius get a fair and expedient trial has more than left a sour taste in my mouth." Raphael added as so far Dumbledore had been the one to sour things for him
"I will say that for you to become as powerful as you are with wandless magic is an achievement rarely anyone your age can even boast. With not even your fellow champions being able to do such a thing, or even to the magnitude of what you're rumored to be capable of." Rita spoke as Raphael had merely smiled at that
"Well, Mrs. Skeeter I will say that nothing is mere rumors, because all of what I'm capable of without a wand is in fact true. If anything, whatever the 1st challenge I'll be able to utterly obliterate it with the full capacity of power. Since if there's one thing I have that they all lack it is sheer overwhelming force with my magic that you'll be able to see during the 1st task." Raphael replied in guaranteeing that he'd be able to unleash a great deal of his own arcane might during said task
"That's quite the boast you're making there." Rita spoke as the self-assuredness in Raphael never withered
"Trust me it's no boast whatsoever, it is a guarantee. Because I have the power to back up my words without fail, since if none of your readers believe me then they can come and watch for themselves when I complete my task without fail." Raphael told her considering that they'd seen not even a sliver of his full capabilities in terms of magic
"Well, that's something my readers will be dying to see when the first task comes up in a few weeks," Rita said as she was sure her readers would love to see Raphael in full view
"Trust me they will not be disappointed." Raphael responded
"Now then the next thing my readers are going to be astounded about is the bold move you made in bringing your godfather to Hogwarts with you." Rita said considering that it was quite a daring move to have made
"I did so because I will do what Dumbledore either failed to do or refused to do. That being to help make sure my godfather is given a fair trial that he was so unjustly denied enough which had him prosecuted on false charges that were hastily slapped upon him." Raphael replied in knowing that Sirius's court proceedings were nothing more than a sham, to say the least
"So you believe that Sirius Black is innocent of the charges that were levied against him nearly 15 years ago?" Rita inquired as Raphael nodded
"Of course I do because no one had ever even dared to ask to get his side of the story when they wanted him as their scapegoat against the murders of those muggles he supposedly killed. Furthermore when I asked him and to be safe did have one of my friends I'm traveling with use a truth spell it was revealed that he had no motive to even do so, and if anything that it was some worthless pile of garbage named Peter Pettigrew that had used a blasting curse on the muggle's to frame him for the murder. All before he saw him flee the scene of the crime like the dirty rat he is." Raphael answered back considering that in order to get the truth on what happened that got Sirius framed for murder that he did have one used
With him having Jade use a truth spell to have Sirius tell him the full-blown and honest story of what happened that night, and Sirius had complied and done so without fail in recounting that it was the filthy rat named Pettigrew that framed him and had him locked up in Azkaban.
"But Peter Pettigrew had died that night as well and was allegedly murdered as well by you're godfather. So how would you account for him possibly being alive?" Rita told him considering that all they were able to find is a finger of him
"Well as it stood Pettigrew was an unregistered animagus who could turn himself into a rat. Therefore it would stand to reason that he would've merely done the dirty deed in framing my uncle and then subsequently turned himself into a rat. After all, no one would be the wiser and would dare to search for him once he took the fitting form of a filthy and disgusting rat." Raphael answered back considering that it would make perfect sense for him to do so in getting away with the crime
"You're quite right on the possibility of that, seeing as how they never did bother to even investigate the chances of that being real. Then again with the one who sent your godfather to jail having been so concerned about locking up dark wizards that he had locked a few innocent ones in his crusade." Rita told him considering that Barty Crouch Sr had in his crusade been so fervent in boosting his reputation that he did damage it by arresting a small handful of innocent wizards and witches
"I'm aware of him and trust me I will turn my attention unto him soon enough. Because let the record note this one thing. I will never make anything personal until it has been made so, and Barty Crouch Sr. has very much done that." Raphael responded considering that rarely did he take anything personal against anyone until someone had done something to make him deal out harsh fury towards them
"In any case you've shown yourself to be quite different from your competitors, even more so with the company you've been constantly seen with." Rita spoke considering that rarely was Raphael was rarely seen without his group
"Well if your curious about them or what I've been up to over the years, then you're welcome to schedule a subsequent interview with me and one of them in additional attendance to it. The only thing I require is that we're to be given a week's notice in advance." Raphael replied considering that all he really required was a week's notice so that they could set up
"Excellent to hear seeing as how my readers would love to know more; on what exactly the 4th champion has been doing all these years." Rita said as Raphael nodded in agreement
"If nothing else then I think that this concludes my interview with you Mrs. Skeeter. For it was a pleasure to do this with you." Raphael told her as Rita's Quick Quote Quill's had finished writing
"The same to you Mr. Stalin as I will tell you that out of all of the champions you are most certainly the most compelling and interesting of them all." Rita said finding Raphael to be the most interesting one of the 4 champions competing
"Thank you and since the interview is now over then please call me Raphael. Since I'd only you'd call me Mr. Stalin when we're doing the interviews, other than that your fine to call me Raphael in any other capacity besides that." Raphael responded considering that in any other capacity she was fine to call him by his first name
"Well, then Raphael I look forward to future interviews with you, besides I would like to get to know you more personally. Since you look more like the Man who Lived rather than the Boy who Lived." Rita spoke as she wouldn't mind getting to know the handsome wizard in front of her
"I'd like that without a problem, all that's needed is for you to set it up and we can go out drinks whenever you want." Raphael responded since all Rita had to do was set up a date and he'd be happy to go out with the reporter
"Excellent to hear, as I can't wait to see more from you Mr. Stalin." Rita spoke as it didn't go unnoticed to Raphael that she put a bit of extra sway in her hips which Raphael used to take a liberal stare at her rather sizable ass
"Well, this interview definitely went better than expected." Raphael thought to himself since he too couldn't wait to see more of Rita
(3 days later, Hogwarts, 12:48 Pm, November 15th, 2017)
It was 3 days later as our quartet was having lunch at a table separate from most of the other houses and or schools, with them giving the aura of them not wanting to bother with anyone else outside of their close-knit family.
"So you mean to tell me that I'm going to be fighting an adult dragon for the 1st task?" Raphael questioned the wood elf
"Correct as luckily its not one of the chromatic or metallic dragons you'll be fighting against. Which is why we should thank your lucky stars for their having not gained one for the task." Halos answered back which made the evoker breathe a sigh of relief
"I'll agree with you on that Halos. Because the last thing I need is a repeat of that black dragon that could use nature magic, bastard nearly drowned me and Orianna in a swamp." Raphael spoke remembering how chromatic and metallic dragons were the most dangerous due to their capacity to utilize magic
"You've got that right Raphael. To this day I still can't get the taste of swamp water out of my mouth, as that black scaled bastard was an asshole for nearly drowning us in a whirlpool of that crap." Orianna agreed as that was one of the worst experiences she had as heavy armor didn't make all that great for trying to swim
"Still at least I've got the odds in my favor since I've got a lot that I can use in terms of being anti-dragon spells. Because luckily I packed a ring of spell storing with me and my supplies to make a fire resistance potion since I refuse to take any chances against them." Raphael spoke as he was going to take no chances against the dragon he'd soon face
"My only regret is that I don't get to fight it with you." Orianna replied as that was the only regret she had about anything concerning the task
"Is there anything that you won't try to fight and subsequently turn into a bloody paste, Orianna." Jade wondered as she'd long since gotten used to the tiefling's bloodthirst
"Nope! Besides, you should know by now that fighting just does it for me, since there's nothing like being a heavily armored blender and eviscerating anything in sight." Orianna said considering that she loved being a heavily armored killing machine with no regrets about it
"Anyways all we can safely say is that Raphael has this in the bag." Halos spoke as they continued eating
"One thing I will be glad about is not getting stared at all time when this all over since I will admit that having them look at me like I'm a freak or something. At least when we were out on jobs; it was because of what we've done in being adventurers rather than us simply not being human." Jade replied considering it was annoying, to say the least when she got looks
"Well, hopefully, this will all go by quickly enough since after this and Uncle Sirius's trial we're gonna more than likely be gone." Raphael spoke considering that once Sirius's trial was done and over with as well as that of the Triwizard Tournament then they were gone
"Good to know. Also, it seems as though one of your fans wants to talk to you." Halos spoke as they saw Ron Weasley approach their table
"Damn it will no one here leave me alone and let me do this all in peace. Because if another person bothers me about me being Harry Potter the Boy Who Lived then its no my fault when I made them so afraid they have a stroke." Raphael grumbled as his eyes flashed bright teal with irritation
"Who are you and what do you want?" Raphael questioned considering that his mood was now soured by the ginger that was in his midst
"My name is Ronald Weasley and I wanted too…." Ron tried to say before the cold steel of Raphael's gaze penetrated him like a bolt of lightning
"If you wanted to see my scar as proof of me being the Boy Who Lived, and the one who killed Voldemort then here it is. Now that you've seen it kindly go away." Raphael spoke tapping the scar that was on his forehead before ordering Ron away
"I wanted you to come and eat with me and the Gryffindor's." Ron spoke in having wanted Raphael to sit with him and his house
"In case you haven't noticed I was having lunch with my friends here. Nothing against you or anything but I simply don't care to sit with you or those Gryffindor's your so fond of. Now then if you don't mind, I'd like to get back to eating with my friends." Raphael replied as he simply didn't care to eat with the Weasley when he had his family with him, yet unknown to him Ron didn't take being rejected all too well
"I don't get why'd you have lunch with those freaks rather than with us, as you should be thankful to come and eat with the rest of us. Especially since that one is a fucking demon that probably kills babies in their sleep." Ron spat as Orianna gave the ginger a death glare while Raphael's magic began to rise with anger at the remark evident by some of the lighting in the Great Hall flickering
"The fuck did you just say about me, you ginger shit." Orianna questioned as she wasn't going to take being insulted by some ginger who looked like he couldn't even piss in a bucket right
"Listen Weasley it'd be best for your health to apologize for what you just said. Because one thing I will not take lying down is anyone disrespecting my family. So take back what you said right now." Raphael told him as he stood up to his full height
"Not until you come back and sit with me and away from these freaks." Ron ordered as he grabbed Raphael by the sleeve of his shoulder and tried to drag him off
"You have the next 5 seconds to let go of my shirt or bad things are going to start happening to you." Raphael warned him as his eyes began to glow teal
"Make me." Ron spoke as he tried to drag Raphael to the Gryffindor table
That in mind Raphael snapped his fingers as he cast a spell of fear on Ron who soon began to scramble and scratch at his skin as he imagined spiders were crawling around his flesh, skittering underneath his flesh as they began to methodically bite their way out of his skin. With the Weasley screaming as he saw the illusory spiders bite their way into his neck so that they could infest their way into his throat and web his vocal cords shut, with him seeing them bite and one by one tear off small pieces of his flesh as they gnawed away at him.
With the students only seeing Ron viciously scratch at himself and yelling about spiders as his voice soon grew hoarse as his worst fears took hold of him, for Raphael continued this until he saw that Ron Weasley had soon soiled himself through sheer terror; as the spiders had in his mind bitten his skin down till it was raw and bloodied. For it was with a subsequent snap of his fingers that the spell ended and soon the illusion ended and Ron was left shaking in absolute horror while Raphael stood over him, his face showing annoyance at Ron like one would at a cockroach.
"Now then Weasley, if you do disrespect or insult my family in my presence again then I will make you go through that again except worse. Because I'm not one of your little friends that you can drag off to sit with you at lunchtime, I'm an actual wizard. So you better recognize who you're dealing with." Raphael told him as he straightened out his shirt and went back to eating with Orianna, Jade and Halos like nothing happened
"Raphael, did you really have to go that extreme? Since a sleeping spell would've sufficed just fine and actually would've been far quicker." Jade questioned if it was really necessary
"He deserved it, Jade, as I had to repeat myself to an idiot who wouldn't listen when I wanted to just eat with you guys. Besides he insulted Orianna, would any of you had just take that lying down?" Raphael asked as he began eating a plate of spaghetti and meatballs as though he didn't just inflict an minutes long night terror onto Ron
"You got that right because I was just gonna wait until night time and then shank the glutinous little bastard." Halos spoke considering that he too did find Ron Weasley annoying considering that from what he'd seen he was a glutinous, self-entitled oaf who had the intelligence equivalent to a pig
"If Raphael didn't do what he did, and the twerp kept running his mouth about me. Then I was gonna simply get up and snap his spine in half like a Hershey bar." Orianna spoke considering that she wasn't about to let that ginger talk shit about him when he couldn't even fend off a minotaur without pissing his pants like a little bitch
"While you are right considering that since it's a cloudy day out right now, I would've more than likely called down a bolt of lightning to strike him down for his insolence. Because he creeps even me out, as I've seen him undressing me with his eyes a number of times. But still, if you're going to shut him up Raphael, then please do so with something far quicker." Jade spoke as she felt unnerved by Ron's presence as his gaze made her feel dirty, to say the least
"Fair enough I suppose, anyways let's not let the sobbing ginger ruin our lunch." Raphael replied as he went about eating his spaghetti all the while ignoring the fact that Ron was crying and currently in the fetal position
(2 days later, November 17th, 2017, Hogwarts, 6:30 Pm)
It was half-past 6 as Jade and Raphael were outside enjoying the cloudy day outside with the cleric and wizard just talking about what they'd do once all was said and done, that was until they were approached by Draco Malfoy of all people.
"If you're going to pull what that ginger did 2 days ago and wanting me to be with your house or about me being the Boy Who Lived, then turn around and get out of my sight right now." Raphael spoke as he was finishing inputting a spell into his spellbook for the upcoming task in roughly a week
"I did not come here to do anything of the sort. If anything I wanted to apologize for what Weasley did considering that he made our school and by proxy pureblood and half-blood wizards and those in Britain look bad." Draco replied considering that he felt it was necessary to do this seeing as how that ginger oaf had by proxy
"I will accept your apology. But just so you know that if that ginger tries stuff like that again that I will do that spell to him again and possibly worse to him, because I do not take to people disrespecting my cherished ones. If anything the red-haired pig should be grateful I didn't decide to use him as a test subject for one of my newer spells." Raphael told him considering that the lich had been delving into spells of terror and madness with Ron looking to be a potential test subject should he continue to anger him
"Trust me I'm as big a fan of Weasley as anyone is since he's loud, obnoxious and a complete oaf who wouldn't know manners if it hit him in the face with the tact of a troll." Draco replied considering that he despised Ronald Weasley as to him he was a waste of a human being that disgusted him
"Is it possible to eventually get a restraining order? Because I swear I feel dirty with him just looking at me, as every time he looks at me I can feel him constantly undressing me with eyes and it makes me want to stab him with my trident where the sun won't shine." Jade spoke considering that every time Ronald Weasley was in proximity to her she honestly felt dirty
"Honestly at the rate he's going it'll be a wonder if any girl in their right mind will consider dating him. Because I'd honestly feel sympathy for the poor girl considering that he is not even close to relationship material." Draco replied considering he knew this to be something of an absolute for the youngest of the male Weasley's
Because Ron's overall personality was something that on its own was despicable, but if in a relationship it'd be outright toxic considering the fact that he wasn't only lazy; yet he was also self-entitled, obnoxious and the social tact and graces of an ogre.
"I would as well because he'll no doubt be a pervert at the rate he's going." Jade remarked in feeling it in the pit of her stomach that it was only a matter of time before he became more and more perverse
"Which is why I'm putting warding glyphs on yours and Orianna's rooms. Because just in case the ginger shit tries anything he'll pay for it; with a faceful of acid." Raphael replied considering that for their sakes he was going to get right to doing so tomorrow night
"Thank you, Raphael, I appreciate it. Because now I can at the very least sleep more peacefully knowing that if he or anyone tried anything, then they'd pay the price for it." Jade thanked him considering that at least now she could sleep a good deal more peacefully
"No problem Jade." Raphael replied as he was happy to help keep her safe
"So Draco is there anything you'd like to ask me at all? Because as long you aren't going to be complete schmuck then you are by all means welcome to do so." Raphael replied as the evoker had no problems answering any questions that Draco had
"Well, my question is how is it that you were able to become so potent with magic, seeing as how your being able to do what you're rumored of is a 1 and a million as far as those with magical power go?" Draco questioned considering that he was curious as to how Raphael was able to accomplish it
"That's easy enough. Because I merely accomplished it by not only venturing out and going out to take what was needed to grow the arsenal of spells and arcane knowledge I have now. Yet it was all because of hard work and years of methodical studying; along with many sleepless nights that I was able to accomplish it." Raphael answered as to what was one part of his talents
Because one thing that could be said about Raphael Stalin was that he was a meticulously hard worker who would go for nights on end without sleep; be it to finish making potions, poisons and other such things for his team to use or to spend countless hours inscribing new spells into his spellbook. With Raphael himself stating to others who asked a similar things was because he refused to put anything less than his full effort into something, seeing it as such that if you don't commit your full attention towards something then it is a waste of time.
"Good to know because among having followed in one of the traditions of my family that's been a forgotten memory. I've been studying transmutation, and was wanting to know if I could get any help to further my studies considering that I've been trying to hasten the growth of my magical core to help do so." Draco spoke considering that he was an aspiring transmuter and any help that he could gain on advancing on the subject was greatly appreciated
"Well sadly there's not much I can really help you with Draco. Because my field of magic is evocation magic and studying into war magic, so sorry to say that I can't really help you on the subject to the best of my ability." Raphael told him before digging into his backpack
"But that doesn't mean I can't give you a few things to help you out. For these are books on Intermediate levels of Transmutation as well as books on Equivalent Exchange. Since I have the feeling that you can go far further on the subject than what I could." Raphael added as he handed 5 books on the subject to Draco who let a smile come across his pale face
"Thank you for the gifts, as this was far more than what I'd come to expect." Draco spoke as Raphael smiled at the thanks
"It is no concern. Now then if there is nothing else you wish to say to me then please be on your way." Raphael told him as Draco nodded before eagerly running off to study the materials on his chosen school of magic
"I'm surprised that you gave up those books of yours Raphael, considering that you rarely give up anything that concerns itself with magic." Jade spoke with a bit of surprise in her voice that Raphael was willing to part with them
"Well I could tell that he was serious about wanting to learn more about his chosen field of magic, something that's rare to see with this lot so far. Which is why I was happy to do so, because if someone is truly serious about learning more from a school magic then I'm happy to help them in their endeavor." Raphael replied considering how if someone was actually serious about wanting to learn magic then he was by all means happy to help them
"Its time like this I wonder why you haven't thought about becoming a teacher?" Jade wondered considering that Raphael would make a great teacher in the ways of arcane
"I would but you've known me well enough to know I don't have the patience to deal with someone's idiocy. So imagine me having to put up with a bunch of idiot teenagers who force me to repeat myself on a constant basis and how that would turn out." Raphael answered back considering a pet peeve of his was having to repeat himself whatsoever
"Fair enough point I suppose." Jade replied in knowing full well of Raphael's low tolerance for idiocy
"Anyways let's get back to enjoying our evening together, since it's one I'd like to enjoy days like these before my task next week." Raphael spoke as Jade nodded in agreement as they continued to enjoy the cloudy evening
(5 days later, November 22nd,2017, Hogwarts, 11:49 Pm)
It was 11 minutes to midnight as Raphael had finished recording the last spell scroll into his spellbook and now lie awake looking over the Marauder's Map that Sirius had given to him earlier.
"Hey Raphael you still up?" Orianna asked the evoker
"Yeah I still am, you doing ok Orianna?" Raphael replied as the tiefling sat down on the bed beside him
"Well besides going into that forest and fighting giant spiders for a while then yeah I'm good." Orianna answered back as she was covered in a layer of gore and blood from having slain so many
"You were fighting giant spiders?" Raphael asked as he closed up his spellbook
"Yeah. It was super fun really, especially because there's hardly anything here to do that's really any fun." Orianna replied considering that she had a hell of a time slaughtering the giant arachnids
"Huh, well after this 1st task is done and over with then we can do so together. Because recording these spells into my spell scroll has been fun and all. However even I could do with a bit of action to change things up." Raphael spoke considering that he could do with a deal of action one the 1st task was over
"Then its settled. Once you kill yourself a dragon then you and I are gonna go out spider hunting!" Orianna replied excitedly considering that she couldn't wait to have more fun with Raphael
"It sounds like one good time. By the way, let me just clean you up since I'd rather not have you covered in spider guts and gore." Raphael spoke as he snapped his fingers and in a puff of teal-colored smoke the gore, blood and grime that was on Orianna's armor and shield was soon cleared away
"Thanks, Raphael, since I'm pretty sure spider blood doesn't come out well the regular way." Orianna thanked him as she began to take off her armor
"Hey Raphael would you mind helping me out of my armor if it's not too much trouble?" Orianna requested as Raphael got up
"Sure. After all, I've been helping you with it since you joined up with us all those years ago." Raphael replied as he helped her strip out of her armor
With it being nearly 10 minutes before Orianna was finally out of her full plate mail, before Raphael soon helped her store it back into her bag of holding before both having plopped themselves back onto the bed that the evoker was previously on.
"Anyways Raphael how's it coming along with getting ready to kill a dragon in a couple of days?" Orianna questioned as to how the task was going
"Well let me put it to you this way. That thanks to my now having all these spells recorded I'm pretty sure that I can kill it without really having to sweat myself over anything. Not to mention that warding glyphs really do come in handy for when you want to ruin someone's day." Raphael answered as he had full confidence that he could handle the dragon he'd face without much issue
"Good to know because if you lost, and especially to an overgrown reptile who we've killed dozens of before this; then I would never let you live it down." Orianna told him as Raphael silently agreed with that fact
"Trust me Orianna if I somehow lost then please feel free to ridicule me. Considering that I'll be damned if an overgrown lizard with fire breath thinks it can defeat me." Raphael spoke seeing as how he'd come too far to let a mere dragon defeat him
"Still I'll be glad when we get this and your godfather's trial done and over with, because then we can go back to adventuring." Orianna replied considering that she couldn't wait for when they'd go adventuring again after the tournament and Sirius's trial was over
"You and me both Orianna. But think of it this way Orianna when all is said and done, our name will be put out even further and we'll soon be able to take even more jobs across the globe." Raphael replied considering that was one of the main reasons why he even wanted to go through with all of this
"There's also the prize money we'll get for doing this will allow us to make our gear kept up enough to kill anyone who gets in our way. Not to mention for when we go out on our jobs on the other planes." Orianna added considering that the prize money would also do well in helping to keep their gear maintained and would make great for when they did their extraplanar adventures
"Agreed on that note. But still once this tournament is all over I'm gonna help Sirius relocate somewhere else because this place doesn't deserve him for what they've done to him." Raphael told her considering that he refused to let Sirius stay in Britain any longer than he had to
With Raphael seeing that the blatant disregard for Sirius being given a fair trial just to have a scapegoat infuriated him immensely, as how dare they throw his godfather away in a prison cell for a crime he didn't commit. Therefore once everything was settled he would make sure to help Sirius find somewhere that he could start his life back over, since to Raphael his godfather deserved far better than to be stuck in a country with people who robbed him of nearly 15 years of his life and more importantly for robbing him of someone who would've given a damn when he was growing up
"You've got that right Raphael. Because he's a really nice guy from what I've seen of him, and it also doesn't help that this place is as you put it ass-backward. Since you'd think that you would see one tiefling or even a halfling around her, considering how they're so proud to be magic users and whatnot that you'd think you'd see more races of that kind." Orianna replied considering that to her this place would have more magical races within its populace due to them being wizards and all that
"Still we won't have to worry about that much, because I plan on doing all of this in as much of an expedient manner." Raphael spoke considering that any chance he had to expedite his own victory he'd more than take
"Good to know because the faster we can start adventuring again the better." Orianna said as she stretched and grabbed her bag of holding
"Anyways Raphael I'm going to bed; because I wanna do some spider hunting in the morning. Besides, I may find other stuff for us to have fun with." Orianna added as she got up and walked away
"Alright goodnight Orianna." Raphael responded as the tiefling went off into her room
'Well, soon enough I'll be showing everyone just a measure of my full capabilities.' Raphael thought to himself as he soon laid his down to sleep
So as our quartet begins adjusting to Hogwarts during the tournament it now rests upon Raphael to show a measure of his strength when he fights against a dragon in the 1st trial of the Triwizard Tournament. Find out how things will proceed from there on the new chapters of Harry Potter: A Evoker's Tale.
Now then onto the reviews from the last chapter.
Kittyreader42: I feel honored that you think that of my story and hope I can continue to impress you as the story continues onwards.
Pushi19: Happy you like it and hope you'll continue to read more of the story.
te nellis: I shall continue you too and hope you'll continue to enjoy the story.
Guest (Chapter 1) Don't know what was so yikes about it
SkylerHollow: Happy you liked the chapter and as for why Dumbles didn't have Snape there with him, its because he wanted to try and bring Raphael onto his side and having Snape who has the tact when it comes to the son of James of a hill giant going through puberty..well even he would recognize that bringing Snape on when making 1st impressions wouldn't be a good idea.
dannyrockon122: Thanks for the 10 out of 10 and agreed Dumbles must and will go down.
Kourtney Uzu Yato (Chapter 2): Trust me Mrs. Figg got off super easy all things considered since it was either that or Raphael has Orianna or Halos incapacitate her and then leave her to burn alive in her house. Also, Raphael's friends will always be at his back since they've been his surrogate family for nearly a decade throughout their adventures. Also, Sirius being excited to see Raphael after who knows how long is a given as the man deserves to be happy after getting shafted by the wizarding legal system.
zero fullbuster: I'm happy you like the new chapter and it honestly feels good to be back in action.
Kourtney Uzu Yato: Well at least you know that it was Ron who did so, since like Draco said the idiot has the tact of a fucking troll so of course he'd mess it up in no time. As for Hermione, I'll do my own spin on things for how she acts and yeah Dumbledore getting blasted with lightning was a mercy compared to the fact that Raphael could've outright disintegrated him if he wanted to.
Well, I hoped you guys liked this chapter since it was a bit of setup for what's to come so sorry for any awkwardness of the chapter, but without further ado let's get down to it now shall we.
First up we've got Raphael's interview with Rita which I hoped you guys liked because of the fact that he was able to twist it in a way that didn't have him get the outcome Harry did in canon of being a tragic hero and a crybaby. Not only that but I've got plans for Rita and Raphael in the upcoming future.
Following that up we've got Raphael dealing with Ron which I wanted to do both to show the fact that Raphael doesn't mess around, and the fact that Ron is gonna be an asshole in this story considering that I plan to have him act as the worst traits in a Gryffindor.
Next up we've got Jade and Raphael meeting Draco which I wanted to do because I still like the idea of a not dickhead Draco Malfoy considering that there's a lot you can do with his character if given the chance, which is evident by how I've made him be an aspiring transmuter among other such things.
Lastly, we've got a bit detailing Orianna and Raphael a bit more which I thought would be cool to do on getting their thoughts over things during the tournament and showing off a bit more on their relationship as well.
So then with all that being said please favorite, follow, review and share this story out as much as possible and thanks for the support given to the story, as I really appreciate it. And remember reviews help the story a lot since it means quite a bit to me and who knows I may gain future ideas from them also remember flames will be ignored while criticism that's well thought out and reasonable will be accepted.
All that being said this is Nomadic Chaos giving you guys good content to read by using the power of Chaos, now with that out of the way I hope y'all will stay tuned for the next chapter which will cover the 1st task and all that goes along with it.
Part 1 Theme Song: Magic Zone by Volbeat
Random End Song: Stinkfist by Tool
