Okay, after the response I got to the last chapter I just have to give
shout-outs:
AMBookworm: thank you thank you. And thanks for the idea for the remembrorb
Hakubo: well my favorite mythical creature is the griffon, so I thought Harry should have one. It was originally for a story where Vernon kills Hedwig, but I thought it would work just as well. But just wait, Harry shall soon be protected by three of four Hogwart's creatures.
D. M. Potter: yes he will just as soon as he reaches 12 Grimmauld Place and gets over its status.
Anthony: thank you, from now on it will not be Jenny, it will be Joan. So Anthony says is real name of JKR so it shall be.
Aimee: well I am trying to be subtle with it. Is it working? This chap should give us another look at the stalker.
Okay, no that that is out of the way, back to the show.
Harry Potter and the Warriors of Zelcara
Notes and Hissing
Earlier in the evening of Harry's Birthday:
The stalker looked into the house. It was reckless of them to have so many wizards in a Muggle area. she took more notes on the recent events.
He was stronger than was expected, in hand to hand combat he would more than definitely stand a chance. But he would need more than a chance.
He obviously doesn't realize how many people care about him.
He has some bizarre attatchment to remembralls.
His reaction time is more than impressive. He shows signs of training in English style boxing. But he would probably loose against someone who used a rope-a-dope.
She closed her notebook and looked back at the young wizard that she would, one day soon, have to fight to the death. 'keep thinking about Sirius and it will be harder,' she told herself. She had never expected Sirius to be a Black through and through. She had known his family and thought that he was different. She shook her head from those thoughts. That was the past, this was the present. She couldn't believe it when Harry and the Muggle-born fell asleep down stairs. Now there was a possibility she might miss her present.
The next morning, Harry has just walked into his room:
Harry, was still just barely awake. That was why he took three steps before he recognized the voice for what it was: Parsletongue. He looked, and there on his bed was a cobra, at least three feet long. Its head was raised and it was speaking to him. #Are you Masssster Potter?#
Harry had never learned to turn Parsletongue on and off, so he took a shot and hoped he was right, #I am Harry Potter, who are you?#
The snake bowed its head and said a name in Parsletongue then, #I am charged with your protection#
#my protection?#
#Yessss#
"Hermione!" he yelled, "Get someone up here!"
He just stared at the snake for the longest time. #Why would you want to protect me?#
#Becausssse that issss the purposssse of a magical cobra. We are guardianssssss.#
Hermione and her father burst in, but upon seeing the scene she dashed out immediately. Harry turned back to the snake, #Who charged you to guard me?#
#I am bound by honor not to tell you, but Ssssshe did give a note, which I am ashamed to deliver. I am no owl.#
Harry took the note and read
Harry I thought you might wish to embrace a part of yourself you choose to ignore. This snake shall give its life to protect you. Think of this as sixteen years worth of gifts. And ask yourself, since you had a mother and a father, and your father's best friend was your godfather, what are you missing? Until the appointed time, farewell.
There was no signature, no name or address. Harry and the snake stared skeptically at each other for some time. The snake took a glance at Mr. Granger and asked, #Should I kill him?#
#NO! you are not to harm him or any of his family. If you do, I will destroy you myself#
#Ssssso it isssss commanded# the snake hissed #sssssso it ssssshall be. No harm ssssshall come to them by my fangssss or fault. Indeed I sssssssssshall even guard them if they are clossse enough.#
At that point Prof. Dumbledore came in. he told Harry that his Legilmancy would only be useful if he knew what the snake was saying. So Harry played go between; Prof. Dumbledore asked the questions, and Harry translated the question and the snakes response. It turned out the Snake was being truthful. Hagrid huffed in just after the questioning with Hermione at his side.
"Well, I coulda toll' ye he were tellin' the truth," Hagrid said as if it weren't a strange cobra on the bed but a normal person. "A snake can't lie. It just aint possible. Snakes are beings of honor. They just go a bad rap on account of that whole dark wizards talking ter 'em and stuff. Not ter mention the whole apple ordeal. One bad snake started a stereotype, bad luck is all."
And that is how Harry Potter came to be in possession of a cobra. Later that day, Harry struck up another conversation with the snake, #What do you think of Voldemort?# he asked.
#The one that the humansss are afraid to sssspeak of?#
#Yesss that isss him#
#I do not know him, but the ssssnakesss I have heard that do, ssssay that he issss further from human than we sssserpantssss. They sssssay he hassss lossst all humanity. I know no ssssssnake of good repute that would work for him. hissssss Nagini isssss, unfortunately a magical anaconda. They are very evil creatures. Their heartssss are asssss black as thosssse of dementorssss. They are not really ssssnakesss, they are sssssomething elsssse entirely. Beware him pleasssse Massster Potter. I would be little protecsssstion againsssst a magical anaconda.#
Harry considered what the snake had told him. he decided to turn the subject, #I need a name to call you in front of others. Those who do not speak Parsletongue. Are their any human names you like?#
#I have no preferencccce. Pick what you like.#
#How doessss Orion sssssound?#
#Does it mean sssssomething?#
#No, it issss the name of a group of sssstarsss in the night ssssky. They form a picture of a hunter. Do you mind being named after a hunter?#
The snake seemed to consider this. Finally it looked Harry in the eyes and said, #It issss accccceptable,# at that it began to crawl up Harry's arm. As it pressed itself against Harry's arm, under the sleeve, he could hear it doing something akin to sighing in contentment. Then her heard it say, #From here I shall watch, and from here I shall strike.# it gave him a good bit of confidence knowing that there was a deadly trick up his sleve, until he hear the snake sigh, #Mmmmm warmmm#
The rest of Harry's stay was uneventful. They all got used to Orion popping out at inconsistent intervals to go relieve himself in the flowerbeds. Or Orion popping out and asking Harry if he should strike the person is was greeting. Things began to pass quickly. Ron began to make daytrips to the Grangers' home via the Floo network. He, of course didn't trust Orion at all, but he came around when Orion stopped a rabid dog from tearing all three of them apart. They immediately had Hagrid and former Prof. Kettleburn check Orion for rabies, which he showed none of.
Finally the day came to leave the wonderful Muggle home. Harry hugged both the adult Grangers and Joan, then he took off through the Floo to a place he was not at all happy to be returning to. #12 Grimmauld Place. As Harry stepped out (more roughly landed) in the spacious living room he stood in total shock once his vision was clear. He just stared at the place around him . . .
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
hmmm, what has Harry so surprised, and how will Orion go over at school? how will he go over here in the phoenix den? What to do what to do.
AMBookworm: thank you thank you. And thanks for the idea for the remembrorb
Hakubo: well my favorite mythical creature is the griffon, so I thought Harry should have one. It was originally for a story where Vernon kills Hedwig, but I thought it would work just as well. But just wait, Harry shall soon be protected by three of four Hogwart's creatures.
D. M. Potter: yes he will just as soon as he reaches 12 Grimmauld Place and gets over its status.
Anthony: thank you, from now on it will not be Jenny, it will be Joan. So Anthony says is real name of JKR so it shall be.
Aimee: well I am trying to be subtle with it. Is it working? This chap should give us another look at the stalker.
Okay, no that that is out of the way, back to the show.
Harry Potter and the Warriors of Zelcara
Notes and Hissing
Earlier in the evening of Harry's Birthday:
The stalker looked into the house. It was reckless of them to have so many wizards in a Muggle area. she took more notes on the recent events.
He was stronger than was expected, in hand to hand combat he would more than definitely stand a chance. But he would need more than a chance.
He obviously doesn't realize how many people care about him.
He has some bizarre attatchment to remembralls.
His reaction time is more than impressive. He shows signs of training in English style boxing. But he would probably loose against someone who used a rope-a-dope.
She closed her notebook and looked back at the young wizard that she would, one day soon, have to fight to the death. 'keep thinking about Sirius and it will be harder,' she told herself. She had never expected Sirius to be a Black through and through. She had known his family and thought that he was different. She shook her head from those thoughts. That was the past, this was the present. She couldn't believe it when Harry and the Muggle-born fell asleep down stairs. Now there was a possibility she might miss her present.
The next morning, Harry has just walked into his room:
Harry, was still just barely awake. That was why he took three steps before he recognized the voice for what it was: Parsletongue. He looked, and there on his bed was a cobra, at least three feet long. Its head was raised and it was speaking to him. #Are you Masssster Potter?#
Harry had never learned to turn Parsletongue on and off, so he took a shot and hoped he was right, #I am Harry Potter, who are you?#
The snake bowed its head and said a name in Parsletongue then, #I am charged with your protection#
#my protection?#
#Yessss#
"Hermione!" he yelled, "Get someone up here!"
He just stared at the snake for the longest time. #Why would you want to protect me?#
#Becausssse that issss the purposssse of a magical cobra. We are guardianssssss.#
Hermione and her father burst in, but upon seeing the scene she dashed out immediately. Harry turned back to the snake, #Who charged you to guard me?#
#I am bound by honor not to tell you, but Ssssshe did give a note, which I am ashamed to deliver. I am no owl.#
Harry took the note and read
Harry I thought you might wish to embrace a part of yourself you choose to ignore. This snake shall give its life to protect you. Think of this as sixteen years worth of gifts. And ask yourself, since you had a mother and a father, and your father's best friend was your godfather, what are you missing? Until the appointed time, farewell.
There was no signature, no name or address. Harry and the snake stared skeptically at each other for some time. The snake took a glance at Mr. Granger and asked, #Should I kill him?#
#NO! you are not to harm him or any of his family. If you do, I will destroy you myself#
#Ssssso it isssss commanded# the snake hissed #sssssso it ssssshall be. No harm ssssshall come to them by my fangssss or fault. Indeed I sssssssssshall even guard them if they are clossse enough.#
At that point Prof. Dumbledore came in. he told Harry that his Legilmancy would only be useful if he knew what the snake was saying. So Harry played go between; Prof. Dumbledore asked the questions, and Harry translated the question and the snakes response. It turned out the Snake was being truthful. Hagrid huffed in just after the questioning with Hermione at his side.
"Well, I coulda toll' ye he were tellin' the truth," Hagrid said as if it weren't a strange cobra on the bed but a normal person. "A snake can't lie. It just aint possible. Snakes are beings of honor. They just go a bad rap on account of that whole dark wizards talking ter 'em and stuff. Not ter mention the whole apple ordeal. One bad snake started a stereotype, bad luck is all."
And that is how Harry Potter came to be in possession of a cobra. Later that day, Harry struck up another conversation with the snake, #What do you think of Voldemort?# he asked.
#The one that the humansss are afraid to sssspeak of?#
#Yesss that isss him#
#I do not know him, but the ssssnakesss I have heard that do, ssssay that he issss further from human than we sssserpantssss. They sssssay he hassss lossst all humanity. I know no ssssssnake of good repute that would work for him. hissssss Nagini isssss, unfortunately a magical anaconda. They are very evil creatures. Their heartssss are asssss black as thosssse of dementorssss. They are not really ssssnakesss, they are sssssomething elsssse entirely. Beware him pleasssse Massster Potter. I would be little protecsssstion againsssst a magical anaconda.#
Harry considered what the snake had told him. he decided to turn the subject, #I need a name to call you in front of others. Those who do not speak Parsletongue. Are their any human names you like?#
#I have no preferencccce. Pick what you like.#
#How doessss Orion sssssound?#
#Does it mean sssssomething?#
#No, it issss the name of a group of sssstarsss in the night ssssky. They form a picture of a hunter. Do you mind being named after a hunter?#
The snake seemed to consider this. Finally it looked Harry in the eyes and said, #It issss accccceptable,# at that it began to crawl up Harry's arm. As it pressed itself against Harry's arm, under the sleeve, he could hear it doing something akin to sighing in contentment. Then her heard it say, #From here I shall watch, and from here I shall strike.# it gave him a good bit of confidence knowing that there was a deadly trick up his sleve, until he hear the snake sigh, #Mmmmm warmmm#
The rest of Harry's stay was uneventful. They all got used to Orion popping out at inconsistent intervals to go relieve himself in the flowerbeds. Or Orion popping out and asking Harry if he should strike the person is was greeting. Things began to pass quickly. Ron began to make daytrips to the Grangers' home via the Floo network. He, of course didn't trust Orion at all, but he came around when Orion stopped a rabid dog from tearing all three of them apart. They immediately had Hagrid and former Prof. Kettleburn check Orion for rabies, which he showed none of.
Finally the day came to leave the wonderful Muggle home. Harry hugged both the adult Grangers and Joan, then he took off through the Floo to a place he was not at all happy to be returning to. #12 Grimmauld Place. As Harry stepped out (more roughly landed) in the spacious living room he stood in total shock once his vision was clear. He just stared at the place around him . . .
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
hmmm, what has Harry so surprised, and how will Orion go over at school? how will he go over here in the phoenix den? What to do what to do.