I'd like to thank those that have reviewed. I really appreciate them. Also thank you to those who let me know about the formatting problems. I hope you like this chapter.
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Harry and Lobber appeared a moment later in a wooded clearing. The clearing itself was quite beautiful with lush greeen trees and grass with sunlight shining down through the branches. On one side of the clearing there was a path that looked like it lead to a lake.
"Is there anything else Sir?" Lobber asked quickly.
"No I'm fine Lobber. Thank you. I quess I'll see you whenever I make it back to the estate." With that Lobber smiled and disappeared. "Might as well get this over with." Harry sighed and started down the path to the lake.
He walked out of the forest a few minutes later by the lake. If the clearing was beautiful, the scenery around the lake was amazing. The lake itself was rather small maybe 200 feet across, though it looked dirty it complemented the view as a whole. Surrounding the lake on all sides was the forest. At one end was a 3 story building that looked like a japanese temple with the pointed roof sloping down then rising back to points at the corners. It was done in brown and yellow with the bottom floor being open to the air.
Seeing no other place to go Harry started to make his way to the building. He arrived a few minutes later after walking his way around the lake. He made his wat up into the building to look around. The first floor was empty just the floor with a grass mat and the pilings to keep the building standing. There was a staircase on one side that he took to the second floor. up there was a few rooms that looked like bedrooms and common rooms with small table and pillows to eat at. He took another staircase up to the third floor to find a room with a grass mat and many candles around. There was a shrine against one wall with an old man sitting crosslegged in front of it. Against another wall was a doorway that he assumed was the man's personnal rooms.
"err .. Hello" Harry called out shyly. He wanted to get the mans attention but was nervous about interupting whatever the man was doing.
"Hello Mr. Potter, I assume you know who I am." The man said this with a voice that sounded old and scratchy but had power behind it.
"Well err... I was looking for a man called Genshun. I'm hoping that you are him?"
"Yes, Yes I am. I know why your here. You have come to learn what your forefathers have. You have been studying quite a bit since the begining of this summer, but you still have quite alot left to learn to be able to defeat Voldemort. I will help you as I have helped your father and your father's father. They were strong wizards and did well. You are stronger. If I am to help you though you must do your best. You must put everything you have into learning. You must be dedicated. Are you dedicated? Will you do your best? Will you finish what you start?"
"Yes." Harry replied simply and immediatley. There was no question to it, he was going to finish. He had to. In the end it's going to be Voldemort and himself and he planned to be the one left standing.
"Really?" Genshun said while standing and turning around for the first time. Harry saw an old man with a very wrinkled face and facial structure of the japanese. He had thin, whispy white hair, dark borwn eyes and was wearing plain brown robes. He was eyeing Harry, looking for any signs of doubt. "Good. Follow me, we do not have much time together so we must start immediatley." Harry followed the old man down the stairs and outside, taking him to a small island sitting off to the side of the lake.
"Sit." They both sat down cross legged, looking at each other. "Usually when i take on an apprentice, formality dictates that I would be called master and shown other signs of respect, but I doubt you would be comfortable with that. So Genshun will do. Now to what you are going to learn. First of all, forget everything you were taught about magic. It is limited and hindered by laziness. You are going to learn how to use your mind to do magic like it was in the beginning, before people bacame lazy and started using wands to do the most simple of things. Don't get me wrong, a wand is needed for powerful wards and spells but for simple things it is a waste. I have another apprentice here. She will help you physicaly, you must learn to be quicker, more agile and stronger. This will not be easy Harry. We begin, now close your eyes and clear your mind."
Hours later they headed back for dinner and rest. Harry assumed it was probably about midnight wherever they were. Though normaly because of jet-lag (apparition lag?) he shouldn't be tired, the large headache he was boasting and the energy drain over the last few hours said otherwise. Though he didn't get as far as he would've liked he was able to levitate a few rocks that were nearby without his wand. Genshun said it was an accomplishment seeing as it was his first day, but he didn't feel the same way. The dinner was ok not as good as Hogwarts but it wasn't horrible. The bed was confortable thought. Genshun had pointed out a room he could use while he was there. As he was drifting off to sleep he idly wondered how Ron and Hermione were doing. He missed them terribly but it was for the best that he was alone while trying to learn what he needed to know. They would've been a distraction, Hermione not as much as Ron becasue Hermione would be right alongside him trying to learn. He drifted off to sleep with a small smile thinking about his friends.
At 6am the next morning Harry found himself tipped out of bed sprawled on the floor. It was a first for Harry to have slept for so long without being woken by visions from Voldemort. The work yesterday most likely was the cause of that. Unfortunately he wasn't able to get as much sleep as this dreamless state would have offered because of the person standing in front of him who had tipped him out of bed.
"Get up." A definite female voice said with an authoritative air behind it.
"Whaa..." Of course Harry isn't even awake yet to understand what's going on.
"I said get up, we've got work to do. Put these on, there's food on the table, I do suggest you eat first, and meet me downstairs in 10 minutes and no later or you'll have a problem." With that she threw a set of clothes on top of him and walked out the door. After taking a minute to understand what just happened and to wake up, he rushed around changed, ate and walked downstairs.
When he walked downstairs, sitting in the middle of the grass mat was the girl that woke him up. She looked about his age, she had black hair and a beautiful face. Her body looked to be well proportioned as well, all in all a very attractive girl. She was wearing the same type of outfit he was, off white practice robes that one would normally find in a karate school. "Good your up. Sit." Though not as fierce as she sounded earlier, her voice was still authoritative. He did as she said and sat opposite here, crosslegged.
"My name is Ling Soon and Master Genshun asked me to get you in shape so that's what we're doing."
"Ok, Thank you for helping me."
"It's no problem. Now every day we meet here at quarter after 6. Were going to stretch and run around the lake. After that we start in on basic marital arts and we work from there. The martial arts or going to help you with your speed, dexterity and health. It will also help you concentrate and help with your magic when you begin to understand the art. It will also help in a fight as well, consider you are in close quarters with your enemies, what will work better? A spell they may block or a quick hit to the face, especially if they are deatheaters that despise anything to do with muggles?"
"Definitely the hit to the face. I guess we'll start now?"
"Yes. Get up and we'll start the stretches." With that they both got up and started their training. Throughout the training she kept up conversation and explanation of different moves and how to improve. When noon came around, with Harry feeling like he'd been beaten to a pulp they headed upstairs for lunch and Harry would be going off with Genshun. After lunch Genshun and Harry continued their practice from the day before. Harry ended up going to bed more exhausted than the day before.
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For an idea of what the temple looks like this is where i got it from. Just add the Http to it
(http://www.japaneselifestyle.com.au/travel/images/DSC05800.jpg)
There should start to be more action in the next couple chapters as Harry makes his way back to Hogwarts
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Harry and Lobber appeared a moment later in a wooded clearing. The clearing itself was quite beautiful with lush greeen trees and grass with sunlight shining down through the branches. On one side of the clearing there was a path that looked like it lead to a lake.
"Is there anything else Sir?" Lobber asked quickly.
"No I'm fine Lobber. Thank you. I quess I'll see you whenever I make it back to the estate." With that Lobber smiled and disappeared. "Might as well get this over with." Harry sighed and started down the path to the lake.
He walked out of the forest a few minutes later by the lake. If the clearing was beautiful, the scenery around the lake was amazing. The lake itself was rather small maybe 200 feet across, though it looked dirty it complemented the view as a whole. Surrounding the lake on all sides was the forest. At one end was a 3 story building that looked like a japanese temple with the pointed roof sloping down then rising back to points at the corners. It was done in brown and yellow with the bottom floor being open to the air.
Seeing no other place to go Harry started to make his way to the building. He arrived a few minutes later after walking his way around the lake. He made his wat up into the building to look around. The first floor was empty just the floor with a grass mat and the pilings to keep the building standing. There was a staircase on one side that he took to the second floor. up there was a few rooms that looked like bedrooms and common rooms with small table and pillows to eat at. He took another staircase up to the third floor to find a room with a grass mat and many candles around. There was a shrine against one wall with an old man sitting crosslegged in front of it. Against another wall was a doorway that he assumed was the man's personnal rooms.
"err .. Hello" Harry called out shyly. He wanted to get the mans attention but was nervous about interupting whatever the man was doing.
"Hello Mr. Potter, I assume you know who I am." The man said this with a voice that sounded old and scratchy but had power behind it.
"Well err... I was looking for a man called Genshun. I'm hoping that you are him?"
"Yes, Yes I am. I know why your here. You have come to learn what your forefathers have. You have been studying quite a bit since the begining of this summer, but you still have quite alot left to learn to be able to defeat Voldemort. I will help you as I have helped your father and your father's father. They were strong wizards and did well. You are stronger. If I am to help you though you must do your best. You must put everything you have into learning. You must be dedicated. Are you dedicated? Will you do your best? Will you finish what you start?"
"Yes." Harry replied simply and immediatley. There was no question to it, he was going to finish. He had to. In the end it's going to be Voldemort and himself and he planned to be the one left standing.
"Really?" Genshun said while standing and turning around for the first time. Harry saw an old man with a very wrinkled face and facial structure of the japanese. He had thin, whispy white hair, dark borwn eyes and was wearing plain brown robes. He was eyeing Harry, looking for any signs of doubt. "Good. Follow me, we do not have much time together so we must start immediatley." Harry followed the old man down the stairs and outside, taking him to a small island sitting off to the side of the lake.
"Sit." They both sat down cross legged, looking at each other. "Usually when i take on an apprentice, formality dictates that I would be called master and shown other signs of respect, but I doubt you would be comfortable with that. So Genshun will do. Now to what you are going to learn. First of all, forget everything you were taught about magic. It is limited and hindered by laziness. You are going to learn how to use your mind to do magic like it was in the beginning, before people bacame lazy and started using wands to do the most simple of things. Don't get me wrong, a wand is needed for powerful wards and spells but for simple things it is a waste. I have another apprentice here. She will help you physicaly, you must learn to be quicker, more agile and stronger. This will not be easy Harry. We begin, now close your eyes and clear your mind."
Hours later they headed back for dinner and rest. Harry assumed it was probably about midnight wherever they were. Though normaly because of jet-lag (apparition lag?) he shouldn't be tired, the large headache he was boasting and the energy drain over the last few hours said otherwise. Though he didn't get as far as he would've liked he was able to levitate a few rocks that were nearby without his wand. Genshun said it was an accomplishment seeing as it was his first day, but he didn't feel the same way. The dinner was ok not as good as Hogwarts but it wasn't horrible. The bed was confortable thought. Genshun had pointed out a room he could use while he was there. As he was drifting off to sleep he idly wondered how Ron and Hermione were doing. He missed them terribly but it was for the best that he was alone while trying to learn what he needed to know. They would've been a distraction, Hermione not as much as Ron becasue Hermione would be right alongside him trying to learn. He drifted off to sleep with a small smile thinking about his friends.
At 6am the next morning Harry found himself tipped out of bed sprawled on the floor. It was a first for Harry to have slept for so long without being woken by visions from Voldemort. The work yesterday most likely was the cause of that. Unfortunately he wasn't able to get as much sleep as this dreamless state would have offered because of the person standing in front of him who had tipped him out of bed.
"Get up." A definite female voice said with an authoritative air behind it.
"Whaa..." Of course Harry isn't even awake yet to understand what's going on.
"I said get up, we've got work to do. Put these on, there's food on the table, I do suggest you eat first, and meet me downstairs in 10 minutes and no later or you'll have a problem." With that she threw a set of clothes on top of him and walked out the door. After taking a minute to understand what just happened and to wake up, he rushed around changed, ate and walked downstairs.
When he walked downstairs, sitting in the middle of the grass mat was the girl that woke him up. She looked about his age, she had black hair and a beautiful face. Her body looked to be well proportioned as well, all in all a very attractive girl. She was wearing the same type of outfit he was, off white practice robes that one would normally find in a karate school. "Good your up. Sit." Though not as fierce as she sounded earlier, her voice was still authoritative. He did as she said and sat opposite here, crosslegged.
"My name is Ling Soon and Master Genshun asked me to get you in shape so that's what we're doing."
"Ok, Thank you for helping me."
"It's no problem. Now every day we meet here at quarter after 6. Were going to stretch and run around the lake. After that we start in on basic marital arts and we work from there. The martial arts or going to help you with your speed, dexterity and health. It will also help you concentrate and help with your magic when you begin to understand the art. It will also help in a fight as well, consider you are in close quarters with your enemies, what will work better? A spell they may block or a quick hit to the face, especially if they are deatheaters that despise anything to do with muggles?"
"Definitely the hit to the face. I guess we'll start now?"
"Yes. Get up and we'll start the stretches." With that they both got up and started their training. Throughout the training she kept up conversation and explanation of different moves and how to improve. When noon came around, with Harry feeling like he'd been beaten to a pulp they headed upstairs for lunch and Harry would be going off with Genshun. After lunch Genshun and Harry continued their practice from the day before. Harry ended up going to bed more exhausted than the day before.
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For an idea of what the temple looks like this is where i got it from. Just add the Http to it
(http://www.japaneselifestyle.com.au/travel/images/DSC05800.jpg)
There should start to be more action in the next couple chapters as Harry makes his way back to Hogwarts