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hi sorry quick note, i have been notified that the structure was of with no breaks. i had one but it seems to have gotten lost in the formatting so i have made...
/:EITS:\
this indicates a end of scene, changes of perception or time
and further key consist of
'Thoughts'
"speech"
$parseltongue"
System Prompts
Harry stood before Voldemort, resolve ready and accepting of his fate "...come to die" Voldemort raises his wand, a priceless relic said to be created by death itself, an artefact wielded by countless wizards over the years, Extinguishing countless lives as it would be doing any second now. As harry waited for those fated words to be spoken he closed his eyes. "Avada Kedavra" echoed in the clearing before a green light lit it up and he waited. And waited.
Harry slowly opened his eyes to something he wasn't certain he could believe, before his wasn't a white room or some magical expanse of space with a chair. He still stood in the clearing, a streak of magic extending from Voldemort's wand to a few inches from his. Stranger still was all those in the clearing Hagrid, Bellatrix, even Tom where completely still as if paused like on one of Dudley's vhs tapes. He could look around, even move but something told him not to move much, almost like he would spring back into position if he trekked too far. He took in the expressions of those around him, hatred, glee, indifference and poor Hagrid, he looked like he did when Aragog passed. It was after what felt like ages that some of the surroundings around his seemed to glitch before words started to swim in his vision
Error - Error - Error
'Error, what the he...'
System Glitch Found. Rebooting
25% ... 38%... Failed. Initiating Secondary Reboot. Reboot Commencing.. 14%... 32 %
As a stream of reboots seemed to play in front of him he took a moment to assess what this was, turning his head but the words always seemed to be in the centre of his head line of sight but he could still look around so it didn't follow his line of sight. Another was that the words seemed to resonate in his head as if being spoken but they seemed to be spoken in multiple voices and languages. It was like having the sorting hat on his head .
Reboot Failed. Diagnosis Initiated Into Failure Launched... Error Found... Removing Error Data...
At that prompt Harry felt an eruption of pain in his head, bursting into a less than manly scream as it felt like his head being pried open before he heard a scream that wasn't his. As the pain subsided he looked up to see what looked like a horcrux, the one that must have been inside of him, floating in the air above him. But what surprised him was instead of the spectre dispersing like the others had this one seemed to disperse into blue particles.
Error Data Removed...Warning Save Data corrupted... Diagnosing... Error Data Unreadable... Diagnosing...Further Suggestion Requested...Suggestion Received...Loading Previous Saved Data...Saved Data Loaded... Announcement...Further Suggestion Received...Await Further Command...
Harry's patience was beginning to fray, he was awaiting his death not for the world around him to glitch.
Seconds turned to minutes with no further messages. And just before he was about to shout out for someone, anyone something happened. One by one each of the figures around him began to burst into blue particles. Within seconds he was alone in the clearing but then the trees began to burst apart followed by the ground before the sky and a dark floor was all that remained
Announcement...Player Data Recovered .. Please Confirm Data...
Name - Harry James Potter
AGE - 17
JOB - Runaway
LEVEL - 31
EXP - 27%
Bio - Harry James Potter. The child born to defeat the Dark Lord. Born to James Potter and Lily Potter, he is a child of Prophecy, but it won't be one that is easy to fulfil. With a hidden power the dark Lord knows not. Can Harry bring peace to a world that won't change unless at the boot of a ruthless Dark Lord
HP - 3146
MP - 2325
SP - Error
Strength - 32
Agility - 31
Vitality - 31
Accuracy - 32
Intelligence - 32
Charisma - 31 [-1.5x]
Luck - 34 [+3]
Magic - 465
PERKS
- Potter Luck [Active]
- Horcrux (*1) [Currently Deactivated]
- Gamer [Activating]
- Parseltongue [Active]
- Mothers Sacrifice [Active]
- Gamer Mind [Inactive]
- Gamer Body [Inactive]
- Dark Lords Equal [Active]
JOBS
- Student
- Quidditch Seeker
- Quidditch Captain
- Monster Slayer
- Magic Teacher
- Runaway (active)
Skills
N/A
Confirm Data [Y/N]
With barely a thought the yes option was highlighted and selected. 'Just what the heck is this, I've heard of the game of life but this is ridiculous.'
Before his musings could go much further, a enlarged message burst out before him
Welcome to the Game
Loading data...data loaded...select return point ...
- Snape's last Breath [Unavailable]
- Dragon's Escape [Unavailable]
- Dumbledore's Fall [Unavailable]
- Draco's Vengeance [Unavailable]
- A Sirius Loss [Available]
- An Unfair Trial [Available]
- Return of the Dark Lord [Unavailable]
- Champions Selection [Available]
- Second Time Round [Available]
- The Fat Lady Shrieks [Available]
- Hindenburg [Available]
- Speak to Me [Available]
- The Headless Hunt [Available]
- There is no Good or Evil [Available]
- It Better Be...[Available]
No further saved data available... Please select a return point...
'What is with these choices, whoever is naming these has a bad sense of humour'. He stopped briefly at the mention of Sirius's death. Would he be able to save him or just watch him go through the veil again. Given how vague the points are would he be returned to a safe point or in the line of fire.
'Before I make my choice I need to think which would be the safest point to return and which I would gain the most by. Any point before my fourth year for sure, that was where everything went to hell. Out of all the school years my third had the least impact on any events onward. While dangerous, the third time round option would allow me to set thing in motion if I could do it right. I could help Sirius, he wouldn't have to run and if he did this right he would be free. But when would it send him to the moment we went back in time, when Lupin was chasing us through the woods or among the dementors'. Could he risk it?
Choice made, he selected 'second time round' causing the selection choices to disappear and a new message to appear this one in a different format to appear
Selection for the return point has been made, Player stats will be altered to reflect stats during original point of return.
Skills 'Gamer Body' and 'Gamer Mind' Reactivated
To the side of his vision a window showing the stats he was shown before opened, and a few seconds the stats on the screen where reduced and his level dropped
Name - Harry James Potter
AGE - 17
JOB - Student
LEVEL - 16
EXP - 0%
Bio - Harry James Potter. The child born to defeat the Dark Lord. Born to James Potter and Lily Potter, he is a child of Prophecy, but it won't be one that is easy to fulfil. A power the dark Lord knows not has brought him back to fulfil his destiny. Can Harry bring peace to a world that won't change unless at the boot of a ruthless Dark Lord.
HP - 1624
MP - 1280
SP - 26
Strength - 17 (+ )
Agility - 16 (+ )
Vitality - 16 (+ )
Accuracy - 17 (+ )
Intelligence - 17 (+ )[+4]
Charisma - 16 (+ )
Luck - 18 (+ )[+3]
Magic - 256 (+ )[1.5]
Return point ready, Prepare for Transference
/:EITS:\
He couldn't change anything, beyond a more tearful farewell before Sirius flew off on Buckbeak, nothing was different Pettigrew escaped, lupin still chased them, Sirius was still imprisoned in the tower. Harry had thought with as much foreknowledge as he had he could've made a slight difference, but with everything happening so fast it was hard just to get through it. Although at least being in a slightly younger self didn't feel all that different and with all the practice he had with his Patronus, he didn't fail to push back the dementors when he needed to. Although he took a bit more joy in Snape's outburst than he should have. The mention that Snape had a wicked tattoo on his arm seemed to cower him a little especially with the minister beside him.
He was currently in the hospital wing lying in his cot, Ron had been filled in on the events by Hermione and by the time they had regaled him with the story they could feel the oppressive nature of the dementors fade after 10 months it was nice not to feel a passive feeling of depression enveloping his bones. Both of his friends had fallen asleep and with madam Pomfrey retired to her office there was nothing but soft breathing to fill the silence. As he began to close his eyes to fall asleep a gentle bell ring echoed lightly and harry opened his eyes to a now familiar window screen
Congratulations!
'Save the prisoner of Azkaban' Main Quest is complete.
Bonus Objective complete
- Follow events to Script
Reward - 2000 EXP
Bonus Reward - 5 SP
'Okay, so this thing is still gonna happen, exp I understand but what are SP, I wish this thing had a help button' no sooner had the idea been thought but a window popped up
Help
How to change gear
How to open menu
What do the different stats mean
How to gain EXP
More..
'Well that's convenient'
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An hour later he'd reached the end of the help menu. Some things had been explained but some required either the required skill or level for info on. Opening the menu required him to wave his left hand in a downward swiping motion, which in his mind was quite stupid and while he could operate the menu by hand it could be controlled mentally. 'PERKS' could be turned off and on and weren't limited but when he looked at the horcrux perk 'how can that be a perk' it described how it would lessen his stats and disabled a number of his PERKS namely the gamer PERKS.
For now he was content to just leave it as tomorrow's problem. Before he could fall asleep though another tinkled chimed out
New Main Quest
'Silence is Golden'
Keep your new found power and circumstances to yourself till level 30
Rewards - 500,000 Exp
Penalty - ?
New Main Quest
'Fulfil the Prophecy'
Defeat Voldemort and bring peace to wizarding Britain
Rewards - 1,000,000 Exp
Penalty - Loss of Gamer
New Main Quest
'Horcrux Hunt'
Destroy Horcruxes (2/7)
Branch Quest of 'Horcrux Hunt'
'Destroy Horcrux Locket'
Reward - 50 SP
Branch Quest of 'Horcrux Hunt'
'Destroy Horcrux Cup'
Reward - 50 SP
Branch Quest of 'Horcrux Hunt'
'Destroy Horcrux Snake'
Reward - 50 SP
Branch Quest of 'Horcrux Hunt'
'Destroy Horcrux Diadem'
Reward - 50 SP
Branch Quest of 'Horcrux Hunt'
'Destroy Horcrux Ring'
Reward - 50 SP
Bonus Reward - ?
New Side Quest
'Finish School'
Complete your Seventh Year
Reward - ?
Bonus Objective Reward - ?
New Side Quest
'Make New Friends'
Make 5 new friends before your 4th Year begins.
Rewards - 50,000 Exp
Bonus Objective Reward - 20 SP
"Please just let me sleep
/:EITS:\
July 7th 1994
By morning he had received several more quests, some mundane and things he would be doing anyway. For now what was taking his attention was the last message
New Feature Unlocked
'Store'
A place to spend your spare SP, buy skills, equipment and so much more. You can also exchange items for Capitol or SP
Items
ITEMS
Philosopher's Stone - 5,000,000 galleons
Basilisk fang (Large) - 2,000 Galleons
Time Stop Hourglass (one use)- 400 SP
EXP Boost Potion (10) - 200 SP
Mokeskin Pouch (25L) - 70 SP
Mana Potion (100) - 50 SP
Health Potions (100) - 20 Sp
Cloak (Red Trim) - 5 SP
Cloak (Yellow Trim) - 5 SP
Cloak (Green Trim) - 5 SP
Cloak (Blue Trim) - 5 SP
Cloak (Silver Trim) - 5 SP
Cloak (Purple Trim) - 5 SP
Cloak (Grey Trim) - 5 SP
Cloak (Gold Trim) - 5 SP
SKILLS
Wandless Casting - 300 SP [Locked until LV30]
Mana Recovery - 250 SP
Ghost Spell of Circe - 200 SP
Self Regeneration - 200 SP
Respawn (One Time Use) (0/5) - 150 SP
Familiar Sight - 60 SP
Elemental Sight - 50 SP
Modifier Connect - 50 SP
Magic Modifier ~ Double - 40 SP
Magic Modifier ~ Hasten - 40 SP
Magic Modifier ~ Maximise - 40 SP
Magic Modifier ~ Pierce - 40 SP
Magic Modifier ~ Triple - 40 SP
Magic Modifier ~ Widen - 40 SP
Marauder Map Update - Portraits - 5 SP
Marauder Map Update - Ghosts - 5 SP
Marauder Map Update - Creatures - 5 SP
Marauder Map Update - House Elf - 5 SP
Storage - 40 SP [Locked Until LV20]
Storage Expansion (0/5) - 40 SP [Requires Storage]
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Some of the options were clearly a joke, how would you even explain having Flamel's stone, although some of the options would have been handy during his last run,
Although if a basilisk Fang is buy able for that price how much could I make with what's left in the chamber. The exchange function seemed to convert 20 galleons into 1 Sp so one of the modifier skills cost £4,000 or the cost of his wand threefold. His current SP was at 31 at least that hadn't been reduced when his stats decreased.
Announcement.
Unclaimed Rewards await, please see the completed Quest page
Sure enough there was a list of completed and failed quests that spanned to even before his time at Hogwarts
Quest Failed
'Save the spare'
Save Cedric
Penalty - Cedric's Death
More failed quests greeted him till just before the battle of Hogwarts,
By midday both Harry and Hermione were discharged from the hospital wing. Hermione immediately made a b line for the library, still unconvinced she had done well in her end of year exams that had occurred earlier that week. Harry decided instead to head towards the Seventh floor, making straight for the room of requirement.
Setting the room for the training configuration he used during 5th year
Opening the store tab he scrolled down to the modifier skills, thinking they would be the most useful and forgiving to use on.
Purchase successful.
You have purchased the skill 'Magic Modification - Hasten'.
SP 130 - 90
This modifier required harry to activate mentally before use and would have a cool down period after use, abounding to the Bio it merely increased by 1.3 x the cost of the Spell
Spell on his lips, wand raised he had barely muttered "Stu.." before a familiar spark of red shot from his wand impacting the wall before him
39 Mana drained from his gauge in his upper line of sight, at a rough guess he could fire at least 30 Stupefy before he hit the fatigue barrier. According to the help screen he looked at last night the gamer body negated fatigue unless your HP or MP reached less than 20%. While he had yet to feel what a Gamer fatigue would feel like so long as he kept an eye on his gauge he would be fine
Next on his list was to check his stats. The help menu mentioned being able to assign SP to boost his base stats thinking that for now it would benefit him to allocate 10 SP as a trial run he went through what each stat would affect. His abysmal strength stat would be the first, using the room of requirement to summon a ball which resulted in a tennis ball dropping from the ceiling, ball in hand he threw it as hard as he could the room extending to near the Length of the great hall the ball landed and the chalk board behind him somehow recording his measurement. Selecting Strength and allowing 10 points to it he saw +10 next to his stat, he prepared the ball that dropped down from the ceiling again and threw using what felt like the same power as before though this time the recorded distance was a further half the distance. 'So no feats of impossible Strength anytime soon' Harry sighed. Using the points recollecting button the 10 points put into Strength were removed and instead put back in 3 points and distributed the remaining 7 among the other stats. According to the menu when a player reaches a level in the 10's the allotted points get permanently applied to the stat. Given that after all the unclaimed Rewards he claimed that morning he level was only 12% away from LV20. At least if he unknowingly completed one of the dozen side quests the point Boost wouldn't be foolishly used.
With storage still locked, Harry spent the next hour going through his Spell repertoire. Taking note of how much MP each Spell was using and which Spells worked better with the Hasten modifier. After a while Harry figured out the modifier would work best when wordless casting and the Spell happening mid cast seemed to put him off and considering most Spells had a fairly quick cast time it was of more use as a quick draw Spell or for the Spells that took prep beforehand. Unfortunately the store didn't have a refund option so he was stuck with it for now.
Firing one last reduction at the training dummy harry was happy so see the prompt he was waiting for
Level up!
Congratulations, you have reached LV20
Reward - 2 SP (90 - 92)
Announcement.
Allotted SP have been integrated into player stats. Next integration will be at LV30
Announcement.
Storage Skill is now available in the 'Store'
"Yes, finally."
Opening the store page he immediately scrolled to the storage option
Purchase successful.
You have purchased the skill 'Storage'
SP 92 - 52
Storage is now available.
Would you like to view the tutorial?
[Yes/No]
The skill was pretty much as Harry had guessed. A small pocket dimension that the player could put items inside. The limit was to 10 Different items to a storage capacity of 5 Litres each. "I wonder How many galleons I could carry with this skill"
Announcement.
New purchase option available in store.
Gamer Currency - 20 SP
'Well there goes that plan'
Purchase Successful.
You have purchased the Skill 'Gamer Currency'
SP 52 - 32
His character page still open he noticed the appearance of the new bar showing the standard magical Currency. He took a galleon out of his robes holding it up in front of him and focused and he felt the weight leave his hand, the coin vanishing in the blue swirls he was used to.
Gamer Currency.
1 galleon - 0 Sickles - 0 Knuts
Would you like to exchange this Currency
[Yes/No]
His entire net worth now up a galleon he promised to put his money he Kept in his mokeskin pouch in his trunk into this skill. You can't steal from someone if their money isn't physical.
With his new skills he set a plan to visit the chamber and see if the basilisk corpse would be worth anything. Considering its age and rarity of the species a beast of that size in the wizarding world would set someone up for life.
Before his plans could go any further he was interrupted to the sound of his stomach rumbling.
June 9th 1994
Two days later he put his plan into motion. Lupin had been outed by Snape just like before, and just like before he spoke with Lupin before he left and received back the marauders map. With his eyes on the student back in hand he could safely take a trip back down into the Chamber of secrets.
As he approached the second floor girls bathroom he checked the map. Thanks to a new upgrade he got he knew the bathroom was empty. Marauders Map Update - Ghosts had appeared shortly after he had been given back the map and for only 5 SP it would be worth the price. Paintings were easy to avoid with his Cloak but ghosts were more able to tell when the living were present. But with this update he could see where they were and avoid them. Stepping into the bathroom he made straight for the sink that would give entrance to Slytherins secret chamber. One of the things he had theorised since realising he was a horcrux was that his Parseltongue ability was something he could only do because of the soul shard inside his scar. He had been too reluctant to try his luck Summoning a snake only for it to attack. His one repost was that Parseltongue was among his skills and unlike the horcrux perk it didn't have anything attached to it saying it was disabled .
Parseltongue
The ability to speak to snakes and the like. Descended from the noble dragon tongue, this ability is of magical origin and to the non speaker it just sounds like hissing
Cost - 10 MP per Syllable
Closing his eyes with his hand on the snake engraved faucet, he spoke the word to unlock the entrance $open$. To his relief the sink stands began to move, revealing the pipe that led to the chamber.
Taking a leap of faith he descended into the darkness.
/:EITS:\
It stank down here, like really bad. Even if the corpse had hardly begun to rot it was still bad. Hagrid had told them during his 6th year of COMC that magical beasts tend to rot a lot slower than non magical creatures do. And given the location it would take a number of years for it to become just a pile of bones.
Announcement.
You have selected to add this item to storage, but exceed your storage amount. Please select a smaller quantity.
Announcement.
You have selected to add 'Basilisk Fang (Large)' to storage would you like to proceed.
[Yes/No]
You have successfully added 'Basilisk Fang (Large)' to your storage (Item Slot 1) 8% filled
From the corner of his eye Harry spotted a lone Fang. The Fang was the one he had used to stab the diary 2nd year. Picking it up he examined it, noting the ink stains coating it from the diary. Harry tucked the Fang into his robes planning to keep it into his trunk
New Item Equipped
'Basilisk Fang' +2 Strength, 80% percent chance of poisoning with basilisk venom.
'That was new', Harry then recalled the other weapon he had used in the chamber, focusing strongly on the image of the sword he had held.
Item Summoning Successful
New Item Equipped
'Sword of Gryffindor' +10 Strength, +10 Vitality and Unbreakable effect, 70% percent chance of poisoning with basilisk venom
New Skill Unlocked!
Sword Skills
Would you like to view the Tutorial
[Yes/No]
What followed was nearly two hours of Sword practice considering the last time he had wielded the sword he was just waving it around. Having a system that assisted with Sword fighting would save a lot of time, the only problem was being able to pull out a sword from nowhere, the sword of Gryffindor is said to come to those who need it but he would only be able to do that so many times before people started asking questions.
Announcement.
Several new entries have been added to 'Store'
Skills
Sword Skill - Sonic Leap - 20 SP
Sword Skill - Horizontal - 20 SP
Sword Skill - Horizontal Arc - 20 SP
Sword Skill - Horizontal Square - 40 SP
Sword Skill - Howling Octave - 70 SP
...
View more In 'Store'
While splurging his remaining points on a few sword Skills he could get by with just repeating the tutorial. He had hoped that a new skill would show up. "Besides, it's not as if I need to use a sword for anything for the next few years. Not even the tri wizard tournament would need the use of a sword, at most it would be a fun gimmick '' Harry gave one last sigh before turning back towards the basilisk corpse left forgotten. "Time to get some work done.
/:EITS:\
You have successfully added 'Basilisk Venom (Best Quality)' to your storage (Item Slot 10) 74% filled
With his last storage slot filled with parts of the Basilisk, even after a year of degrading the quality, all the parts he had harvested were still what was described as best quality, the second highest quality for material.
Now for what he was here for
Store
Exchange items for galleons?
Item Storage Slot 1
1 x Basilisk Fang (Large) = 1,000 Galleons
Quantity to Exchange 1》
"Oh hell yes" exclaimed harry.
Exchange successful.
12 x Basilisk Fang (Large) Have been Permanently Exchanged
12,000 Galleons Received
Exchange Galleons for SP
20 Galleons = 1 SP
Quantity to Exchange 20》 (Max 2,000 Galleons per transaction)
Exchange Successful.
2,000 Galleons have been Permanently Exchanged
100 SP received
Announcement.
Maximum SP Exchange has been reached.
Further exchange available in 336 Hours.
An angry cry escaped Harry before he could stop it. 'Of course it wouldn't be that easy. Still at least I've still got another 100 SP. It just means that I can still get that much a fortnight, best think of it as pocket money. Pocket money that could buy me ridiculous power enhancers or incredibly rare objects of power'. Hanging his head back in exasperation, his gaze on the ceiling of the chamber he noticed an icon he hadn't noticed before.
7:45 AM
Wait, that isn't the actual time, is it. He pulled out the marauders map opening it to reveal a fairly active castle. Being a Wednesday Morning in the castle and although the exams were finished there were still classes for the next 2 weeks. As such students were beginning their way to the main hall for breakfast. Catching his eye he could see Ron's mark still in the hospital wing. Ron had then slight pleasure at still being restrained to the hospital wing while his leg healed, but that had quickly change when it turned out he would still receive homework and lesson notes form his classes. But what troubled harry was the several marks of brave or desperate students in the bathroom that held the entrance to the chamber. Thinking he could just wait for them to leave and make a stealthy escape he was dispelled of that thought when Myrtle Warren appeared in the bathroom. 'Nothing seems to be going my way today. "Damn, doesn't this place have some secret way out surely there must be some other $way out$" in his distracted state he hadn't taken note of his voice switching to a his. But he did take notice of the grating sound of Stone rubbing as the snake statue he had been standing against began to open his mouth, it didn't stop until the mouth reached the floor. The shocking bit was what was inside. A room he recognised but not in this lighting. Within the snakes mouth was what he remembered to be the Slytherin common room, he had to admit during the day the light through the green tinted windows added much appeal to the snakes pit. Several student were milling about, Some seemingly waiting for their classmates to wake up, others working on last minute homework and other groups just making conversation. It looked so normal, he had forgot that despite it all Slytherins were just normal students. Putting the sword of Gryffindor into his last open storage slot and after a minute of waiting he had come to the confirmation that the people within the room couldn't see him from what he could gather from his position the gate or portal was in the place of a painting or Length of wall, if he remembered correctly there was a portrait of Salazar Slytherin with a large snake behind him. Noting the group that had been waiting close to him, looked to be moving to head out of the common room. Harry quickly donned his Invisibility Cloak and made to step through the portal. Now fully in the common room, he quickly glanced back to see that he had indeed stepped out of the painting he had remembered. Quickly turning and joined the leaving group as they were to leave only to halt as one of the students had stopped in her tracks seemingly looking straight at Harry 'Impossible, she couldn't..'. "What's wrong? '' spoke one the other members. "Nothing Blaise, just a trick of the light" spoke who Harry had now identified as Daphne Greengrass, one of the year mates he had to his knowledge interacted with. Blaise Zabini he had, during 6th and in the room of requirement when Crabbe set it alight with fiendfyre. Tracy Davis was one of the few Slytherins that had stuck with care of magical creatures, an interest he was sure wasn't purely academic. The last member of the group was Lilith Moon or to a select few. The last of the group he hadn't seen for a long time, she hadn't returned for their 5th year, either due to change of studies or something else, at the time he didn't care with Umbridge and Voldemort causing chaos he didn't care to ask or as Ron put it "one less Slytherin is one less enemy to worry about''. The group had resumed their path to the exit of the common room. He noticed Greengrass making one more glance towards the portrait before turning with a thoughtful look on her face. By this point they were clear of the entrance and Harry took his chance to separate eyes on the map and he moved to find a clear route to the Gryffindor common room.
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"Daphne, you've got that look again" wined Tracey as she stepped beside her friend. " I can't be sure, but I believe we had an extra companion". Tracey ever excitable "what, where" she exclaimed searching the immediate facility. "Past tense Tracey, they're gone now, so you noticed it to then" cooler spoke Blaise and he turned to Daphne, "five pairs of footsteps to a group of four, and they continued for a brief moment when the rest of us had stopped". "But why would someone leave invisible like that, surely they could've walked out" asked Tracey. "Likely because they weren't some to be in the common room" said an exasperated Blaise. "Perhaps it's just someone from the other houses leaving after a midnight rendezvous" teased lily. "If that was the case they would've left with their partner for a more safe exit, unless your seeing that 4th Year Hufflepuff again Blaise" Daphne said shooting a mirthful glance at Blaise. "I told you it wasn't like that" shot back Blaise, "the question should be whether that was someone with militias intent, not just anyone can access our dorms let alone find it". At everyone nod Blaise continued to speculate. "And they have to be incredibly good to have kept the disillusion Spell up. The wards in the dorms are supposed to weaken those charms in such a way that you could tell, and there was no sign of the signs of( displaced vision)". "So that leaves an Invisibility Cloak, but those are rare since their creation was restricted" spoke up lily. "Mad-Eye Moody is rumoured to have one, perhaps he finally lost it and decided to spy on some of the darker family" piped in Tracey, happy to share her bits of trivia". are you kidding, if it was mad-eye then we wouldn't know he was following not to mention his clubbed foot" interjected Daphne "Not forgetting, he has his own sets of morals, he said he wouldn't involve kids in that type of work unless you were the type to drown babies''.
They all paused in thought as they thought about who they're mystery walking companion could be. "Didn't the headmaster mention something about an Invisibility Cloak when talking about the dementors, and wasn't he looking only towards the Gryffindor table when he said it?" Lily recalled. "Are you suggesting that we may have helped one of those twins Escape for the dorms, great we'll all have to check for prank items when we get the chance" an annoyed Blaise replied, this wasn't the first time the twins had played a prank on Slytherin and given how close to the end of the year they were, they probably wanted to give them a going home gift.
They were brought out of their growing despair by Tracey, "Hey weren't the potters rumoured to have an Invisibility Cloak and Draco said he saw a body-less potter in Hogsmeade a few months ago". Many rumours surrounded the last living potter and his reluctance to speak with almost anyone who wasn't in Gryffindor didn't help to dissuade or give credence to any of them. "Even if potter had the brass to come sneaking into our doors why would he sneak, last I checked he was busy hiding form Sirius black" Blaise said with a hint of amusement. "Didn't you hear black was caught the other night by Snape. But then he escaped again. The professors have been sulking ever since". "Doesn't he always sulk Tracey". Blaise replied knowing Tracey, to regurgitate all the facts she had found. The stream of thought paused as they approached the great hall, chancing themselves over before entering the hall.
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Friday 10th June
"Where the bloody hell were you" exclaimed Ron between mouthfuls of food. "You went wandering off last night and you weren't in your bed this morning, i thought he had got you". To those unaware of what had happened barely a week ago he would be thought to be Sirius black but harry knew in this context Ron was talking about Peter Pettigrew instead. "He's a rat and a coward Ron, you know he'll just run and hide, if he knows what's good for him he'll stay away and die in some shrivelled hole" Harry answered almost impassively with a hint of hatred. He knew this wouldn't be true and when Pettigrew did return he'll bring Voldemort back with him and soon. At the moment there wasn't anything he could do about him, telling the Aurors that they would find the traitor of the potters in an Albanian forest would raise more questions ad with fudge in power and well, being fudge his information would just get dismissed.
Seeing nothing he could do Ron went back to eating his breakfast, but while Ron may have been content to let the matter pass his bushy haired friend wouldn't. "But you still didn't answer Ron's question harry. Just where were you". Before harry could think of a response, their Irish year mate piped up. " Perhaps he was meeting with a lady friend, Harry's enough of a living legend to have plenty of girls line up for a moment alone:. 'Yeah, I wish it were that easy' thought Harry, the only attention he would receive over the years was being called a raving lunatic or some saviour that would save the magical world and defeat a near unsurpassable Foe. "Harry" admonished Hermione, "you haven't seriously been using your fame like that".
With the situation spiralling out of his control Harry lightly banged his head against the table. Thankfully he was saved by Ron. "Lay off him Hermione, you know harry has difficulty enough talking with girls let alone asking for that kind of favour" 'thanks Ron' " Besides if he was you know he wouldn't be able to hide it form his face, remember what he's like whenever he speaks with Chang, his face lights up" thud, Ron's musing continued but harry continued to bang his head against the table. He stopped when he noticed that after a dozen hits that his HP had started to decrease, 'at least I know that if I keep doing this, it would take nearly 2 months to hit zero.
Seeing how no one was gonna ask for his side he picked up his bag and grabbed one of his remaining pieces of toast and made his way to his first class.
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Unbeknownst to Harry he was being watched as he exited the hall by a quartet on the far table. The hall while echoey has good acoustics and paired with the correct Spells made it easy to listen to a conversation on the other side of the hall. "So Potter comes in late and his buddies don't know where he has been, it seems to me like our resident Golden boy may be a suspect after all". Blaise smugly said, ending his eavesdropping spell. Tracey seemed energised by the thought of this. "How about I scope him out in COMC later he might let a hint drop".
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It was strange repeating classes and recalling the teacher's lessons word for word. Finishing the day with a divination lesson, yo which he had a bit of fun making a few "Prophecies" come true, events that he remembered, some were completely made up, Seamus is gonna be really disappointed when he doesn't meet a member of the Holyhead harpies over the summer. Does someone pretty much born of Prophecy themselves become a prophet. Something to ponder another time perhaps. He was set to meet up with Ron and Hermione in half an hour but first he needed to see one of his other friends. Pulling into one of the unused classrooms that dotted the castle he checked the map and cast a Muffliato. "Dobby" Harry called quietly to the room knowing his friend would appear without fail. And to no one's surprise Dobby appeared with a quiet pop with a saucepan floating mid air being scrubbed. "The great harry potter calls dobby Sir". "Yes dobby, "spoke harry gently smiling happy to see his friend again "although I hope I'm not interrupting your work". Dobby turned to see the still floating scrubbing pan behind him and with a snap of his fingers the pan vanished presumably back to the kitchens. With a slight blush of embarrassment dobby stood before harry again, Dobby is never to busy to see the great harry potter sir, dobby would come whenever the great harry potter needs Dobby" a chuckle escaped Harry's lips, "and I will always be grateful Dobby, I'm lucky to have such a good friend, although isn't how you address me a bit long, surely we're good enough friends that you can call me by just my first name". Dobby can't be doing that, it's not being done". Harry paused, "hmm, how about harry sir, its formal with familiarity and easy to say and I wouldn't want you to spend your time speaking such a long name all the time". Dobby looked at harry eyes wide. 'Oh no I didn't offend him of something', thus thought immediately went out the window when Bobby rushed forward hugging his midsection. Thank yous, harry sir. Dobby with Tries to remember to do so". No thank you dobby" . Harry said softly patting Dobby's head, his thought turning to the other reason for speaking with his friend. "Dobby, I also have a favour to ask or you". "Of course harry sir. Dobby is more then wanting to help". Harry smiled at Dobby pulling a letter addressed to Gringotts. "Do you think you could deliver this for me? If you could hand this to the Head teller that would be fantastic". Before harry could react dobby had taken the letter form his hands "Dobby be delivering this right away" and vanished with a pop. A few minutes latter dobby returned, looking rather grave, in his hands a letter, presumably from the head teller something to read latter, after a 10 minutes of catching up with dobby harry had convinced him that if harry had some errands to run for dobby, that dobby would be compensated for his help.
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By the time Harry had made it to the 7th floor, Hermione and Ron had arrived waiting beside the tapestry of Barnabas the Barmy and his dancing trolls. "There he is, come on harry, what's this all about". Harry ignored his question and instead went to walk in front of the wall to open the room. During his second set of paces both of his friends were giving his odd looks as he was going barmy, but once he had completed his third set and the door started to materialise. Harry smirked moving to open the door. "Welcome to the room of requirement" said harry as he opened the door opening to a wide room surrounded with mirrors and a few training dummies lined up against one of the walls. Hermione true her nature started recalling facts form "Hogwarts: A History". " The secret room Designed and made by Rowena Ravenclaw, able to recreate any room and mould to the needs of the user". "So say you really need the toilet" before Ron could speak any more and door formed and opened slight with a sound of a flushing toilet. At Hermione's admonished look Ron made straight for the toilet. Leaving harry alone with his bushy haired friend. After a few seconds both of them broke into light laughter. "So this is where you were hiding then, not secret flings with professors or planning sessions to take over the wizarding world" at this point harry broke into further chuckling, "Only in my dreams and not just yet" harry said with a smirk." You should know that, if I was planning domination of any kind I need my brains with me".
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What had followed was nearly 2 hours of continuous spell casting. By the time both of his friends had thoroughly existed themselves it was time for dinner. Harry had waved them off saying that he wanted to try a few more things. Ron left eager to refuel while Hermione had left to grab some books from the library before it closed looking for books about training Magic. Once the doors had shut, Harry commanded the room to remove the outside portal and seal shut. He pulled out the letter he had received from dobby.
Mr H J Potter
The letter titled to himself one of the few he had received from Gringotts seemed to fill him with dread. From what Griphook had told them several years from now, goblins were very efficient when it came to matters of legality regarding any of their volts. The letter he had sent before had detailed that one of their clients had breached Gringotts policy. That Bellatrix Lestrange was using one of their volts to store a level 7 dark artefact, specifically an Item containing a fragment of a person's soul. While the line of policy was dated form a book from 300 years ago it should be recent enough to still be upfolded. It was by pure luck that while browsing the library in one of the near unused sections that he'd found the dated book. If the goblins would take care of the piece that had the most difficulty getting to it would save Harry a lot of time and trouble. The questions Is, would they.
Dear Mr Potter
The matter disclosed in your last letter has been handed to the appropriate department manager for validation, you will be informed if what you tell us is correct. If you prove to be wrong a penalty will be issued. The matter of the knowledge of the discussed item, you described as being the result of prophetic knowledge, however we would appreciate you coming to meet with myself and the department head once the validation of the artefact is confirmed. I understand Hogwarts is currently still in session so a meeting can be arranged for after the 30th June. Please Owl or send your house elf with a time and date that is preferable.
May your enemy's fall to your wand.
Head Teller Nagnok
Gringotts British Branch
Harry let out a sigh of relief as he finished reading, 'I knew it would be a risky move but I had to take it, I'm not gonna try breaking into the bank again, goblins are feared for a reason after all'.
Announcement.
New function Unlocked
'Correspondence'
Would you like to copy your letter to this skill
[Yes/No]
This power, whatever it is, is broken.
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Monday 28th June
Time seemed to fly when there was no actual education to be done. All of Harry's classes at this point were review sessions and identifying what subjects would be touched upon next year. Professor Dumbledore had taken to covering for Remus since he had been sacked. It was different to learn from Dumbledore without it being about Tom's past or him being overly cryptic with his advice. During the last sessions they had taken what was a double lesson combining it with the other half of the year so all houses would have an all house DADA class and charms which then combined into a duelling class hosted by both Professors Dumbledore and Flitwick which then combined the 4th and 5th years. But teaching almost 120 students about duelling who's only experience had been the failed club the previous year, so some favours were brought in and some past and active professionals were brought in for the week to instruct everyone. Somewhere more Interested in one element of the class then others so for those less interested in the other some of the instructors set up groups who were more geared to that particular topic. While Harry wouldn't have minded taking on the more gravy approach to duelling, with this new ability he wanted to focus on a balance. Ron had made straight for the duelling group amongst several others. But before he could move to join group he was called by one of the guest instructors. "Mr Potter, I hope I could borrow you a moment". That caught harry by surprise, he had never met this man before even in the future. Once harry had joined the group he began "My name is Josh Parker. I currently have a mastery in charms and defence and am currently making my way up the European duelling ranks" he made to introduce his other colleagues "Avril Jones and Takeshi Kurihara" Duellist from the American and Japanese Circuits respectively. "..and when we were talking with your professor Lupin he mentioned he was teaching one of you the Patronus charm" 'oh no' it wasn't going to be like a Lockhart again was it. "I was wandering Mr Potter if you could show your progress with us. It probably one of the harder Spells but is always a sight to see. Harry could see where this was going so with a nod he moved to an open space, focusing on the emotions he would need, memories floating through his mind the Christmas he spent with Sirius, his time with the Weasleys at the Borough, his mother telling him she loved him before she was killed and being named a godfather to Remus and Tonks' son. Taking a breath he raised his wand and cast "Expecto Patronum". A wave of blue light burst from his wand forming the shield before the familiar sight of prongs burst form the end if his Holly wand. Prongs prance around the great hall circling the room before gracefully coming to a stop beside harry, standing tall and majestic. The rest of his group and others around the room looking at the sight in aw. But harry didn't notice a tabby cat perched on one of the rafters watching, and he didn't notice it begin to weep at the stag she hadn't seen in the castle for over a decade.
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The relevance of harry having learned how to use the Patronus was actually helpful, due to the nature of the dementors even at the distance they were it could still leave a lasting effect on the young mind. What the instructors had examined was that the Patronus would not only repel a dementor but also sooth the effects a dementor has on the mind. So the three Instructors, harry included started to instruct the group how to cast the Spell, unlike the last time harry taught students to use the Spell there was the remaining effect of the dementors to deal with. Instead of focusing a lot of time trying to get it working in one session and using up everyone's magic he'd suggested instead that once they had the wand movement correct was to instead set it as a long term project. Harry admitted that the most difficult bit was finding a memory strong enough to fuel a Patronus. The instructors had agreed with Kirihara suggesting to Harry that he should become an instructor at his country's academy, only to be interrupted by Parker stating a 'no poaching rule' set out by the Hogwarts professors. The next thing they set about teaching was something called Spell swatting. Something he had seen Snape, Dumbledore and Voldemort do to great effect. It was for a good reason he'd only seen those three do this. After an hour while under a controlled spell he could swat but when used in a more combat heavy test which was groups of five sending a stinging hex at each other the technique didn't seem to work as well and instead resorted to dodging Spells if he couldn't time it right. It was when a green Spell came flying from another group that changed everything. The green Spell could have been any number of spells, but with the memory of his mother's last moments still on his mind from casting the Patronus, harry mind immediately took it as the killing curse, moving before anyone could realise, dropping his wand knowing it wouldn't block it in time. Sliding to a halt in front of one of the students in his group, the Spell moments from striking him. And the Spell hit, he waited nothing, no pain, no exploding anything. Opening his eyes he was greeted with the sight of professor Dumbledore who was giving him his trademark grandfather smile, " I must commend you on a rather noble gesture harry" he spoke "10 points for Gryffindor I should think for protecting a student from an unknown spell. Now I know Mr Potter here couldn't have known what Spell we were using for our practice but can anyone take a guess as to what Spell he could have been protecting from." Spells were shouted out until one of the 4th years was brave enough to say the taboo name, citing that as Harry hadn't used Magic to deflect it, it must have been a Spell unable to be stopped by magic. "10 points to Hufflepuff for a well thought out explanation. But I would also like to inform you of a little known Hogwarts trivia. The killing curse is one of the Spells that is impossible to cast on school grounds unless authorised by the headmaster, for teaching purposes of course both the Imperius and Cruciatus are to recent to have been added to the wards or in the cruciatus it shares to similar a composition as a medical Spell to restart one's heart to be prevented" harry hadn't known that, even years from now that information wasn't known. "I think we've reached the end of our allotted time, so with a big thank you to our guest instructors" cue massive applause " I will bring this session to a close". With that statement came a bustle of people moving to join their friends to share what they had learnt. The person harry had 'protected' had already moved on. Harry was snapped out of his stupor by Hermione placing her hand on his shoulder, "are you okay" Hermione said softly. Harry softly smiled as he gave a slight nod. "Harry, that was bloody brilliant, I mean not you getting hit by magic, I mean... uh" Ron stumbled. "Thanks Ron, but I don't see how jumping into the line of fire is necessarily a good thing". He said harry as he made to leave the hall. "Are you going too... you know where" Hermione asked looking to harry. "Yep, you coming?" Replied Harry, at Hermione's nod he turned to Ron, "I'm uh.. gonna have to skip, the duelling practice wore me out" Ron said. "Then we'll meet up later then" spoke Hermione " I need to pick up some books from the library so I'll meet you up there"
After a ten minute trick up through the castle Harry came to a stop outside the room of requirement and stopped to check the map seeing a few names some distance away, Harry pulled his Cloak from his bag and put it on and proceeded to open the room. Once the door had generated he quickly stepped inside commanding the room to hide the door but to Re-appear when Hermione came so she could enter. Moving over to the sofa that he had asked for he flopped down.
Congratulations!
Side Quest complete
'Visit the room'
Enter the Room of requirement 20 times
Reward 20 - SP
Bonus Objective Bring a friend
Bonus Reward - 10 SP
'Looks like today's gonna be a splurging day. Harry opened the menu to the store page, by this point he had received his 100 SP from his fortnightly exchange. With 157 SP he could afford to spend a little
Purchase Successful.
You have purchased the skill 'Sword Skill - Savage Fulcrum'
SP 157 - 107
Would you like to view the Tutorial?
[Yes/No]
As if thinking for him the room generated a plain sword for Harry resting in a stand. 10 minutes later and enough practice to confidently use his new skill, he came to a stop as he was alerted to Hermione's proximity, placing the sword back on its stand, he flopped back down onto the sofa.
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Tuesday 28th June 1994
Today was their last class with Hagrid for the year and Hagrid Easter to finish doing something different. Much to Hermione's enjoyment it was a quiz, and an elimination one at that. All houses were present and with the permission of professor Dumbledore a penalty was allowed. Those he got an incorrect answer would be covered in a particular creatures mucus, the mucus it self was harmless and was actually good for one's skin, but being covered in slime was not something anyone wanted. But the prize for the top four would be 25 points each. This was a deal Breaker for those hoping to earn some last minute cup that was to conclude in just over 24 hours. But by question 10 more than half the students had been eliminated and much to the amusement of the students draco was eliminated on the first question getting almost an entire groups worth of mucus covering him. By question 30 only 5 remained. Hermione had been caught out on a question about a lesser known habit of the demiguise, Harry only knowing because Grubbly-Plank covered it in 5th year. "Question 31"boomed Hagrid "which creature is invisible except to a certain group of people?" Pointing to each quarter of the play zone " a) Demiguise, b)bogart, c) Thestral or d) Bowtruckle". Harry paused waiting to see if anyone else knew. Two of the others answered demiguise. Harry waited for the last second before selecting thestral having seen firsthand understood how their Invisibility worked. A few seconds later 3 cries filled the clearing as 3 more students were covered in mucus. Leaving harry with one other. Turning slightly he took in the sight of Tracy Davis standing a few metres next to him. She seemed to be assessing him, it was slightly unnerving. When she noticed him looking she gave him an impish smile. as the last students standing there wasn't any need for more questions. Hagrid announced that both Gryffindor and Slytherin would receive 25 points each while Ravenclaw would receive 50, the Last 3 to be eliminated where all ravenclaw. "Nice work potter," said his fellow survivor. Tracey Davis stood beside him, he had little about his fellow year mate except that she was exceedingly bubbly for a Slytherin and loved learning, she seemed a better fit for Ravenclaw than the house of the cunning. "Um thanks, likewise Davis. I think any longer and Hagrid would've been doing this for hours". "Hey that's not a bad thing, we usually have a study session with the older years who take this class and that can go on for hours. Although Mcnair likes to go on about weak points and where to gut them so it really brings down the mood and then it's just really awkward". Harry could see the drop on expression to an annoyed pout; it seems even Slytherins liked to nerd out on occasion. " Yeah, I can see that. With its dark green glow it must be difficult to light up the room after that". Harry froze. Should he know that? Looking towards Tracey he could see her face crack with an undertone of mischief. She was there when he had walked out of the common room, did they suspect him. Could he salvage this or would he… "Hey, on the subject of the common rooms, what's the Gryffindor one like, none of ours have been up there" thankful for at least the distraction, harry gave a brief description of the common room ".. and it's really homely on a winter's night with the fire going, nothing beats that".
Congratulations!
You have completed the hidden quest ' Top the Quiz'
Reward - 10 SP
'Pick a better sense of timing, please'. "Do you have your own room too?" inquired Tracey, bringing Harry to a stop. "You have your own rooms" Harry said a little louder than he had wished, looking Tracey dead in the eye. "Yeah, each member of Slytherin has their own room with an ensuite bathroom and can customise it to how we like. Usually our parents teach us to expand it after 3rd year. Some even expand the bathroom to the size of the prefects. It's like heaven". "I suppose privacy is a must when you're planning world domination '' Harry said cheekily. "Oi, now that's just stereotyping, not all of use want to set the world on fire, some of us just want to get by, or become minister for Magic or study magical creatures or.." "open ice cream shops harry said remembering the owner of fortresses ice cream was a former Slytherin". " Yes, wait, not exactly what I was going for but you get the idea. Wait how did we get from bedroom design to ice cream" Tracey said looking at him. Lost for words he just shrugged. Facing forward again the class had arrived at the courtyard. "Well this is my stop, don't want any rumours floating around about the Gryffindor golden boy hanging out with a Slytherin now would we". Harry smiled " it's not like I hate Slytherins on principle, just those I've met till now seem to be the rule rather than the exception". "Oh, perhaps we could change that. Me. My friends and I are going to meet up over the holidays for a pick me up match, we're looking for players and the more the better. There's people from all houses and others who are attending other schools. I'll send you an invite. It will probably be before the World Cup". At Harry's sceptical look Tracey gave him an encouraging" don't worry only three or four are likely to hate you even then their bark is worse than their bite". Harry searched her eyes for deceit, not finding any he nodded. Tracey beamed, "Yay" before he reacted. Tracey had grasped him in a hug, but released him before he could do anything "keep an eye out for my owl" and disappeared into the crowd. "What was that about?" asked Ron coming up behind him." I think I just got invited to play Quidditch". "I meant the hug but that too". 'Urg here we go'.
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Congratulations!
You have completed the quest 'House Cup Victory 3rd'
Rewards - 20 SP
The feast had come and gone, the house cup once again going to Gryffindor. Dumbledore gave his typical quirky remarks. The end of year celebration had come to a close and by now the small parts taking part in each dorm had wound to a peaceful end. However harry had other plans, he had snuck out of the dorm under his trusted Cloak and made his way towards the bathroom making small stops along the way to check his map for prefects, teachers and ghosts. He was in luck tonight, all of the ghosts had gathered in one spot seemingly for their own celebrations, including myrtle, so taking the chance Harry made a swift but cautious trip to the second floor toilets. With the way clear he made it uninterrupted down into the bowels of the school, once more setting foot in the chamber of secrets. Since removing the meat from the basilisk carcass the smell had significantly reduced. His target for tonight was the snake monoliths that stretched the length of the chamber. He stood before the one he had activated last time, 'last time this opened to a parseltongue phrase' "$open$" Nothing, "$Exit$" this time something happened like before the snake's mouth opened all the way to the floor. Before the inside showed the image of the inside of the Slytherin common room. No one was present inside, the eerily green glow fitted quite well with the image. Stepping away from the gateway he made to cross to the monolith opposite but halted when he heard the portal he had opened move, the portal had closed 'must be on a proximity or intent trigger. Continuing to the next gate it opened but this time harry had opened it with $way out$ like he had done before. This time the insides showed a more familiar sight the inside of the headmasters office, memories of his trashing the room after hearing the Prophecy came to the forefront of his mind, inside the room the only living creature looked up seemingly looking straight at harry, harry gave a small smile to Fawkes before moving to test the others. The only other gates that worked were the next four, one exciting in moaning Myrtle's bathroom, one exiting just off from the kitchens. One exited within view of the room of requirement but also not far from the Ravenclaw common room. The last opened up into a broom cupboard. Checking it was clear he held the map in his hands and stepped forward into the broom cupboard. Once fully through his name once again appeared on the map, surprisingly close to the Gryffindor common rooms portrait. Turning around he came face to face with a seemingly blank blocked wall. Except for a crack that ran through one of the blocks. Tracing his hand over it he tried a series of phrases to see if it would open the portal, on his sixth guess the portal opened but with no visible effect except his hand phasing threw the wall much like the portal at platform 9 3/4. His mission for the night was a success. Now with a new form of transportation around the castle found he took a step back and tested the wall, it once again solid. Figuring it was enough for tonight and something to further use next year.
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6.00 am Thursday 30th June 1994
The next morning Harry was up early to pack up his remaining things. A function he had found simply called 'Gamer Alarm' as lazy as that was but it meant never being late for anything and it wouldn't disrupt anyone as the alarm was purely in his head. His trunk packed, Hedwig's cage had been cleaned and with everything ready he set off downstairs, to his surprise no one was in the common room, then again the train wasn't due for another 4 hours. Deciding now was the best time to spend some time with Hedwig he made his way out to the owlery. After giving Hedwig her attention for the day and a plate of bacon much to the other owls' jealousy courtesy of dobby. He made his way back inside, by now it was half seven and students had begun to wake up and make their way down to breakfast. Figuring he'd try his new shortcut he descended a level to the kitchens arriving at the painting of a wizard using his wand like a flute to hypnotise a snake like the snake charmers in India, hissing a command he stepped through the painting coming out into the Chamber of secrets, walking diagonally across he commanded the next one to open, walking through to the Seventh floor, after passing three times the room of requirement generated the door. Inside was his standard training configuration. The training dummies moved to surround him as he had asked. Removing the Sword of Gryffindor from storage appearing in front of him In a blue flash. Grabbing it quickly he readied the sword, his purpose with this training was to try and see if he could use the Spell swatting technique with a sword. He had remembered seeing it in a muggle movie years ago but whether he could do the same with magic was something he would have to find out. The first dummy fired a stinging hex and Harry moved his sword, missing the spell and getting a stinging hex to the face. The next one making its move, Harry fought through the annoyance swinging the sword only to miss and receive a hex to the crotch. Needless to say he stopped the routine, the dummies backing away as Harry struggled dropping to his knees, the hp gauge in his upper left vision dropping minutely. "Okay that was a lot harder, maybe if I increase my strength then.."
Notice, you have attempted to use the Skill 'Magic Edge', would you like to purchase this skill?
[Yes/No]
'It was there, it was in the store the whole time. Why couldn't the name be more obvious it just sounds like it improves the quality of a knife or something, not like it slices Magic
Magic Edge
A skill that enhances your sword weapons with your sword skills. Use in conjecture with your Sword Skills or skill with the sword to slice Magic. Coat for use depends on the magic you are slicing, the stronger the magic the higher the cost. (Note while the cost consumes mp isn't actually magic)
Cost 120 SP
Harry's eyes nearly bulged at the cost of this skill, more than half of what he had, but then again with all the threats he had faced in his life having such a skill up his sleeve. If he faced the death eaters.. or rather when, being able to deflect their Spells. The description hadn't said anything about the killing curse, but for now being able to slice apart any number of dangerous hexes and curses would be more than worth it. The final note seemed to be quite specific, would it mean he could practise it in mugle areas without it alerting the misuse of magic department. Choice made he made the purchase
Purchase successful.
You have purchased the skill 'Magic Edge'
SP 137 - 17
Would you like to view the Tutorial
[Yes/No]
Skill in hand he picked up the Sword again. The tutorial seemingly controlling the dummies instead all foes in place. What followed was a demonstration of using magic Edge, both the dummies and harry himself freezing mid motion on occasion as the tutorial explained using a few selected sword Skills. Once done, Harry was ready to try using one of his sword Skills. With only Savage Fulcrum usable he moved his sword hand to its starting position holding his sword in a far back position, a familiar blue glow igniting around the blade before he felt his body begin to flow with the motion his hand now coming round in a horizontal swing connecting with the first Spell it dispersing as it struck idly he noticed it had cost 5 MP to disperse. His wide swing coming to a stop, he turned the sword clockwise before thrusting it forward a burst of wind was release sending Tow more Spells of course. His last move turning himself anti clockwise sword above his shoulder before winging the sword in a wide arc over head and forward slicing a Spell heading straight for him. A wide smile filled Harry's face. 'That was such a rush'. The dummies switched position and harry readied his sword, when the first one made to attack it once again executed the sword skill but on the last slice it just missed but harry dredged at the last second making a quick lunge for the remaining dummy, taking its head off. Before he could continue a gentle bell echoed in his thought alerting him it was half past eight. "Time to grab some breakfast I guess. Placing the sword back in his inventory. Casting a quick freshening up Spell to remove the sweat he then made his way down to the great hall once again making use of his shortcut. To no one's surprise Ron had a plate stacked high with almost every food available, while Hermione had one of her books, one of the books on arithmancy she had bought along with them on the horcrux hunt. Sitting down for their last meal together before they would meet up during the holidays.
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The train had left at 10 on the dot. He'd said farewell to Hagrid who was helping with the luggage on the platform. Harry had put his trunk in one of his storage slots along with Hedwig's cage; his owl had been sent off with a letter to Gringotts with a time to meet. Half way through the journey the prefects as a last duty were instructed to hand out the results of their end of year exams.
Congratulations!
You have completed the Quest
'Finish 3rd Year'
Rewards - ? Exp
500 SP
2,000 Galleons
Bonus Objective - complete main quest 'Save the Prisoner of Azkaban'
Reward - 100 SP
New function Equipment Layout Slot
New Equipment set - Escaped Prisoner
New options available in Store
Notice Galleon to SP Exchange Limit has increased from 100 to 200
What he had gained was basically a prearranged wardrobe the escaped prisoner set was what Sirius had been wearing when he escaped the shrieking shack. His other options included his 'Gryffindor School Uniform' set and Dudley's cast offs which was the only set to have a negative effect which seemed to half his Charisma stat but did boost his agility.
With the massive reward of SP and Exchange amount increasing was a massive relief for harry. He wouldn't have to be picky about spending it.
He looked up to a commotion as a small pudgy little owl made its entrance into the carriage. 'Pig' or Pigwidgeon was zooming around the ceiling carrying a letter that seemed to be larger than the owl itself. The little owl landed on top of Harry's shoulder, nearly buzzing with excitement just as it had done before. Harry took the letter, scanning it for much the same information as last time. The owl was for Ron as a substitute and might he say a major upgrade to the rat traitor. How he had bought the firebolt for Harry as a gift to make up for all the missed birthdays. If Harry's plans worked over the holidays, Sirius wouldn't have to keep running and living in caves. It all depended on how his meeting would go with the goblins.
As the train made its way into the station Harry smiled 'this will be the start of some real changes'.
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Name - Harry James Potter
AGE - 17
JOB - Student
LEVEL - 22
EXP - 46%
Bio - Harry James Potter. The child born to defeat the Dark Lord. Born to James Potter and Lily Potter, he is a child of Prophecy, but it won't be one that is easy to fulfil. A power the dark Lord knows not has brought him back to fulfil his destiny. Can Harry bring peace to a world that won't change unless at the boot of a ruthless Dark Lord
HP - 2563
MP - 1760
SP - 517
GC ~ G 64,000 - S 0 - K 0
Strength - 26 (+1)
Agility - 23 (+2)
Vitality - 23 (+0)
Accuracy - 24 (+1)
Intelligence - 24 (+2) [+4]
Charisma - 23 (+1)
Luck - 25 (+2)[+3]
Magic - 352(+0) [×1.5]
PERKS
- Potter Luck - [+3 to Luck]
- Horcrux [Negated]
- Gamer
- Parseltongue
- Mothers Sacrifice
- Gamer Mind (+4 intel)
- Gamer Body
- Blessing of the Phoenix [Resistance to Poisons]
- Dark Lords Equal - [magic x1.5 each level up]
JOBS
- Student (active)
- Quidditch Seeker
- Quidditch Captain
- Monster Slayer
- Magic Teacher
- Runaway
- Child of Destiny
Skills
- Gamer Currency
- Magic Edge
- Magic Modification - Hasten
- Marauders Map Update - Ghost
- Sword Skills
Sword Skill - Savage Fulcrum
- Quick Change
- Storage