Kiss From a Rose
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Chapter 15 – Astral Projection
Morning came like all others, Harry woke up with the sun shining in his eyes, he had forgotten to shut the curtains before he had fallen asleep. Like most morning Harry took a shower just to enjoy the warm of the water, which is what it was for; it wasn't to get his body clean It never changed. It wasn't to smell good; he didn't think he smelt like anything. Harry got out and noticed that Ron was still sleeping, how much he would like to kill him right then and there. 'Maybe I'll get Lily to do it one day' Harry thought to himself, but what would be the point. Harry sighed then walked down to the commons; he got his drink and then took a seat and re-opened the letter. Again it said the same thing, Harry thought to himself what would be the best way to go through with this. Should he go to Dumbledore, would he tell him the same thing Hermione told him? Maybe he should contact Remus he might have something else to say. Then Harry had an idea, would it be possible to take down Voldemort within his own organization. But it was risky, Harry then thought of Hermione and what she would say about it. Should he ask her help, maybe last night wasn't the best of nights to bring it about. Harry heard a stifling yawn and turned his head, it was Hermione in a jeans and a tan shirt. Something so simple made her look so lovely, Harry thought while staring at her. Hermione smiled and took a seat next to Harry,
"Morning" Hermione said through a yawn and looked at Harry.
"Hey." Harry responded, running his fingers over the spoon.
"Harry do I need to tell you again, I don't want you to go." Hermione looked at him with pleading eyes she had noticed that Harry had the letter out again.
"Hermione, I know you don't want me to go, but, what if this is the way for me to destroy him?"
"It's not a way, it's away for him to take control of you and end this fight. Can't you see that Harry he is like devil, satan, what ever you might want to call him. He will lie and convince you to fight for him or die." Hermione stated with an absolute distress in her voice.
"Hermione, think about it, if I were to join him and followed his orders for a few weeks it would be perfect to then kill him while he's not noticing it."
"He has ways to control people Harry"
"Hermione, I've fought him for years now, and ever time I've beaten him. I can do it Hermione."
"Don't you think I took that into account? I know that you've defeated him, but that's what he's counting on that your going to be arrogant and join him for the purpose to kill him when he least expects it. Harry he knows about you being a powerful vampire, he knows that you might think that you can defeat him one on one. But for the sake of everyone Harry stop thinking that your not human, your still partly human within that vampire body." Hermione felt her anger rising now, she was pissed that Harry could even think he had the upper hand on Voldemort, but she was even more pissed that he would put his own life at risk just to keep them safe.
"Hermione, if you don't want to help then don't, but I see it as the only way to get him at this moment." Harry got up angrily and stormed out of the room. Hermione looked stunned, and a bit shaken, she tried to hold back her tears. Ron came down at that moment and seeing Hermione in her state of disorientation, quickly took Hermione into his arms while kissing her on the forehead.
Harry stood outside and felt his own blood tear drop down his face and into his mouth, it was a bitter sweet taste, but knew that in order for him to pull this off he would have to make them hate him so that if anything would go wrong they wouldn't care to much about his death. Harry walked through the long corridors by himself, planning out his attack. Where would Voldemort take him, was his first question, this possibly be vital to him incase it was some where close or somewhere he knew like the back of his hand. Was there way to find out before hand? He was going to need Dumbledore for this, but Dumbledore would deny him the frontal assault against Voldemort. He was alone on this, this something that made him shiver the thought of being alone forever without the comfort of friends. He didn't want to think about it to much as he made his way to the library.
"Dammit." Harry yelled as he tried to pull it open and all he got was a locked door. Harry turned and looked down both corridors and then turned back to the door. He punched it with all his strength, his hand hit cold wood and all the doors did was shutter. Harry winced and laughed at himself for being mundane. Then from the end of the corridor he heard a footsteps tapping on the marble long. Harry turned his head and looked and saw that it was Dumbledore waltzing his way down the hall. Dumbledore smiled at Harry then stopped right before the doors of the library,
"Note for you Mr. Potter that destroying school property is a violation of school rules, though I suppose that not getting into the library would make someone mad. So I'll over look this for now, and also will remember to keep the library open." Dumbledore smiled and took out his wand. With a flick of the wrist the doors opened to the library. Harry nodded and thanked Dumbledore before entering and looking around. Dumbledore followed Harry in and also looked around,
"Is there something I can help you with Harry?" Dumbledore asked.
"No… Just doing a little studying for the dueling club, that's all." Harry responded. Dumbledore nodded without questioning Harry, slowly Dumbledore turned and walked out leaving Harry alone to himself.
Harry looked around, but had no idea in what he was searching for. How would the library help him find out how to see where Voldemort's port key was going to take him? Harry sat down confused, distressed and very annoyed that this was proving to be more difficult then he had thought. Harry turned his head up to see Lily at the door, her hair was down like always, wearing her school robes.
"Need help?" Lily asked while walking over and standing next to Harry.
"Will you stop reading my thoughts" Harry merely looked at Lily.
"Well stop broadcasting them like a radio and I will." Lily smiled and walked down a book isle.
"Try astral projection that will get you where you want to go without much worry, but it won't tell you where the port key is going to take you." Lily said while pulling a book off the shelf and tossing it over to Harry who caught it and looked at the cover.
Astral Projection 101 – A Beginners Guide by Jack Murk
Harry laughed at the title then became very serious as he opened up the book and started to read the first page.
Want to know how to Astral Project yourself, well you've come to the right place, in this book you will not only learn how to work this process but also how it can help you study for your examines, travel the world, and also get back at some of those annoying kids.
'Interesting.' Harry thought.
"Of course it is, I heard that you also got a letter from Voldemort that's why I came to help you. As much as I want you to stay here, I can't stand in your way. So why stop you when I can help you." Lily smiled and pulled two more books from the shelf and then walked over to the next row and pulled a roll of paper out which looked like a map.
"You have four days to learn this and to start exploring. So this is what I have planned, I'll learn it with you and (Lily rolled out the map of England on the table) then we will start exploring. I'll start on the northern coast and work myself south while you start south and work your way north." Lily spoke rapidly.
"Hold on!" Harry shouted, looking at the map and the book. "I doubt that I can learn this in a day if that's what you're saying. I mean, this is something I've never tried and what if I can't do it then what?" Harry looked at the map very doubtful that it could be done.
"Harry, trust me we can do It today, heck we should start right now instead of arguing weather it can be done or not." Lily opened another copy of Harry's book and started reading.
"Fine," Harry turned open his book and began to read.
The basics –
If you are scared do not go further then this first sentence for the wizard who want to astral project themselves have and understanding that in this other realm there is no such thing as the 'physical self' and with this new found presence there are new problems. In this Astral Projection realm what you are is your soul outside of your body. So you may ask if my soul is outside my body how is my body running? Well your body does not need a soul to run it, it will run on the lowest form of operations until the soul comes back. Now if you still want to continue after hearing this then lets start with the first exercise to get your soul out of your body.
Harry nodded and continued to read through the book, It only took him and hour to finish, Lily finished just a bit before Harry. She turned and looked at the young vampire,
"You ready to try?"
"Well yeh, but what if it doesn't work and I use all the time trying to get it to work instead of preparing myself for the actually date."
"Harry you lived as a muggle before you came to this place right?" Lily asked, Obviously she did not know of Harry's past.
"Yah." Harry sulkily responded.
"I was to, my father was a military lt. and the thing that he always use to say was, know your terrain before going into battle. If we spend all our time doing this it will probably give you a better advantage then waiting." Harry just nodded in response before grabbing the map and books. Harry walked out of the Library closely followed by Lily (who also took the book) they headed back to the commons and entered, it was empty with just a crackling fire in the fireplace.
"Let's start" Lily said putting down the books and looking around.
"This is fine, isn't it?" Harry asked taking a seat closes to the fire.
"Yeh let's start." Lily took a seat across from him. "I'll first guide you through it, then when you come back you'll guide me though it." Harry nodded and then sat back in his chair resting himself and relaxing his dead muscles.
"Make sure your relaxed to the point where you are on the verge of sleep." Lily spoke with a voice low and soft, peaceful voice. "Clear your mind of all thoughts just listen to my voice and to your breathing, don't be afraid to leave your body." Harry did not say a word but just continued to listen to his breath and her voice. Soon he found himself on the verge of sleep and even her voice was soon toned out and soon he could only hear his breaths. Finally he heard a very loud noise and then a pop and soon he found himself floating, weightless, and an odd peace that surrounded his mind. Harry tried opening his eyes but noticed that the motor controls to open his eyes were not in use, how was he going to open his eyes. Then from the darkness he heard Lily's voice.
"Harry, if you are out of your body remember that it is now only your mind that control your functions."
Harry felt himself floating higher and then he thought about opening his vision to the room and slowly things started to come into view, first it was blurry but then in a matter of seconds it cleared. He stared in awe as he noticed the everything seemed a bit lighter, but grimier, things that didn't seem so clear as before was now as clear as could be.
"Lily can you hear me!" Harry spoke but there was no sound, 'dammit' he forgot that he has no body any more. 'I wonder how I can contact her.' Harry thought to himself and then noticed that Lily started to say something.
"I can hear you Harry but I can't see you!"
'I'm right above you, looking down at you' Harry thought. Lily looked up and saw nothing but the ceiling.
"I still can't see you!" Lily shouted as if she was talking to a deaf person.
'Well isn't there a way to make me visible?'
"Let me look" Lily shouted.
'Will you stop shouting, you look insane!' Harry replied through his thoughts.
"Sorry." Lily spoke in a normal tone of voice. She looked over to the couch and saw that Harry was sitting there with his eyes closed and his body motionless. Then a devilish thought came through her mind as she opened up the book, she looked above her and gave a grin before walking over to Harry's body.
'What are you thinking!'
"Nothing, nothing." Lily smirked and moved herself on top of Harry's body.
'Don't you do it!'
"And why not?"
'Cause! I swear when I wake up I'll!' Harry stopped as he felt himself being pulled back. Then it took a while for him to registered that he was back in his body, but as the time passed he soon found himself able to breath again and then his eyes shot open to see that Lily was there sitting on top of him, she was very light, lighter then he would have thought. He felt her lips press against his and her tongue flicking against his lips. Harry felt a sense of pleasure rushing through his body but knew that it was only the body's willing and not of his mind. Immediately he pushed her off and looked at her. She looked up at him with a half smile and frown.
"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have…"
"No, no… don't worry about it." Harry said trying to release as much compassion as he had after that moment.
"Let's get back to working…" Lily wiped her hair out of her face and started to look through the book once more. "Here, how to conjurer up enough energy to make yourself presence to the physical eye" Harry nodded and wiped his lips with his tongue tasting a sweet cranberry taste.
"Maybe in an hour, I'll guide you through it this time." Harry opened his book and started to speak in the same manner in which Lily had spoken when guiding Harry though the process.
Ω
The day passed with Lily and Harry practicing Astral Projection and by time night fell they were capable of showing the physical world that Astral Projection existed but only for a small amount of time. Harry had not seen Ron or Hermione all day, and was starting to get worried about them. But that was soon put to rest as Hermione appeared through the door way with a few books in hand and a bag that seemed full of boxes.
"Good Evening Hermione" Harry said joyfully. She smiled and then continued to walk over to the dorm. Harry just continued to watch Hermione move to the dorm with the grace of a vampire but was mortal. Lily watched Harry and again felt a blood tear run into her mouth, why did it pain her to see him love someone else. After Hermione left the commons Harry turned back around and gave Lily a weird grin but lost it as he noticed the blood tears starting to run down Lily's face.
"I'm sorry Lily" Harry softly spoke.
"It's… it's alright Harry… It's me who should be sorry, I know we went through this once… and I thought I would get over it… but it's really hard can you imagine how hard it can be to love someone and not have them return it?" Lily spoke with a tone that of which Harry had never heard before. He knew all to well what it was like, he was experiencing it every day of his life as long as Hermione lived he was feeling it. Harry just nodded to Lily and then sat back in his chair, and closed his eyes.
"I'm going to see what she is doing." Harry spoke quietly before drifting out of his body and floating above his head. Lily just watched and sat back before drifting out of her body herself. She did not go with Harry but decided to travel throughout the castle experiencing this new found power.
Harry floated through the wall and into the girl's dormitory and set his eyes upon a very nice and pinkish room. The lights were bright and he could see Hermione sitting on her bed, still dressed in the same clothes and packing away some packages. Harry floated closer and saw that it was Christmas presents, there was one for Ron and one for himself. He had forgotten to get Hermione a present, how could have he forgotten to get a present, what kind of a friend he was (Harry mental hit himself). Five minutes passed before Hermione finished up and then brought out a small book, from what Harry could see it was a diary. Harry's curiosity got the best of him as he moved over her shoulder and peered into the book.
Dear Diary,
It's now four days before Christmas day and I'm still wondering when Harry is going to ask me to go out with him. Yes I know I'm already going out with Ron but in some way I feel like he is cheating on me. Like today while we went shopping he left for a good two hours without saying a word. I tried looking for him but he wasn't even in the town or he was and was leaving right before I got there. How much I would like Harry to ask me to dump Ron and go with him. But what would Ron think of it; would he split this trio up just for personal lust? Life is so confusing isn't it? Then Harry thinks he's a dark angel because he has a plan to stop Voldemort, I am trying to tell him that it is a big mistake but being a vampire has really changed his mind and thinking. I know it must be hard but still I would like him to come back to me. Well that's it for now till tomorrow.
~ Hermione
Harry floated a little away and took form right next to her bed post. Slowly he moved his hand on her shoulder, but just as her head turned he thought about what she would do if she found out he was in the room watching her write in her diary. As quickly as her eyes could shift to absorb the light Harry had vanished back into invisibility with a wisp of smoke. There he watched her gaze shift as she shifted her shoulder and then picked up her diary and stashed it under her bed before starting to take off her shirt. Harry's eyes grew large as Hermione stood there in her bra and jeans but before anything could go any further he felt himself being pulled back into his body and he quickly opened his eyes hoping that Hermione would still be there. But no it was just Lily there holding on to his shoulders.
"Don't do anything rash but… what I just saw is going to make you ever madder then before." Lily said with a little rasp in her voice.
"I promise to remain calm." Harry replied.
"While I was floating around through the castle I saw Ron walking out on the grass there with someone else." Lily stopped as Harry interrupted.
"Yes I already know about Ron and his cheating on Hermione."
"Well as I moved closer I got to see who the girl was, it was Lavender Brown one of the girls in your year." Lily watched Harry's face remain motionless, but never the less calm.
"I guess the only thing to do is to tell Hermione." Harry asked.
"You know she's going to ask where you got this information."
"Then I'll tell her the truth." Harry spoke calmly.
"But what if she gets mad? I mean wouldn't you be mad if you knew Hermione had the ability to travel throughout this castle without worry about being caught?" Lily sat back into her chair and closed her eyes and shook her head before re-opening them to see Harry there watching her.
"Something wrong?"
"No, nothing." Lily replied.
"Alright, well maybe you can tell her? Then I'll go to her when she –"
"Maybe she should find out for herself?" Lily cut off Harry.
"You mean set up Ron so that Hermione will catch him in the act?"
"Yeh that's what I mean." Lily smiled a bit devilishly.
"That might work…" Harry sat up in his chair and put himself into the thinkers position.
"It would have to be before Christmas day, let's say tomorrow the 23rd, but how are we going to get Lavender, Hermione and Ron all together at the same time. Well that's very simple Harry, we send an owl to Lavender saying its Ron and tell her to meet at Hogwarts Gryffindor Commons Room, and do the same for Ron and Hermione." Lily spoke.
"But I know Hermione is bound to find out why Ron's hand writing is not of his own" Harry looked around the room as if someone was there listening to them.
"Well she won't look at it to much plus, she will still come to figure out why Ron's hand writing was different." Lily answered back.
"Ok, so we get them all together, Ron can deny that he ever had a relationship with Lavender." Harry said.
"No he can't Harry, think about it, if Lavender comes first then it's most likely that she and Ron will be kissing when Hermione comes. When Hermione catches them in the act she will be furious along with Lavender and Ron will probably lose both women."
"But I don't want Ron to lose everything, he might be cheating but he's a really good friend I can't do that to him." Harry sat back into his chair and lifted up his knee.
"Well Harry there comes a time and place where you need to put your friendship aside and decide what is best for your love one." Lily choked on her own words as she said them, it hurt to say that sentence but it needed to be said. "Alright, I'm going to get the letters ready all you have to do is scout England out, alright Harry." Lily looked at Harry who was staring off into space. "HARRY" Lily pushed him and Harry looked up at her.
"Sorry thinking about something."
"Or someone…" Lily thought to herself. "I said that I'll get the letters ready and will mail them so they get them tomorrow." Lily got up from her seat and went to her dorm room. Harry watched her leave the room, then he got up and walked to his dorm where he would begin working on scouting England to search for Voldemort. Harry laid down resting himself once more, soon he heard a pop and soon he felt himself weightless and floating above his body. How far could he go, was Harry's first question as he moved towards the wall and passed right through it. There was no cold rush upon himself hitting the wind, there wasn't even air to breath (though he sure tired). Harry floated a little further out towards the forbidden forest, there Harry looked down and saw the pack of centaurs gazing at the night time sky. Harry found himself urging to go down there and mess with them but there were more important things to do right now. Harry continued to float beyond the forbidden forest and into a little village where the people seemed to be aware of the magical sense but Harry had sense that they themselves knew nothing of how to conjure magic. Harry floated down into the village and moved from house to house looking at everything and everyone, everyone was still awake either doing some family reading or eating there dinners. Amazing, an enter village just on the other side of the forbidden forest yet they know nothing of Hogwarts, or at least that's what Harry could see. There wasn't a magical broom any where, no ingredients for potions, wands weren't to be found. Harry stopped at one house were a young girl around Lily's age was sweeping the floor with a broom, she had very thick Spanish brown hair and eyes. Her skin was clean but had a few moles placed upon her arms, Harry looked at her and stopped for he felt a very powerful presence of magic coming from within her. She stopped sweeping and then turned her head directly staring in Harry direction.
"Who's spirit is here now," She said out loud, this certainly surprised Harry he didn't think that she could even detect his presence. "Tell me now or I shall cast you out" the girl put down her broom and walked to a dresser which Harry could see it was made of thick oak. There she brought out something that looked like an incense stick with a few berries tied to the end. "Tell me now or I shall cast you out of this house" this time she spoke clearly and more defined. Harry soon appeared not wanting to take the chance that anything could happen to him in that form, which he doubted she could do anything. The girl's eyes opened large as she gasped at the form of Harry's astral projection body.
"My name is Harry." Harry said but remembered that nothing was going to come out.
"Harry, how old are you?" Harry took a step back, this was very odd she could hear him.
"You can hear me?"
"Yes, I can hear all spirits that come to me." The girl responded.
"But I'm not a spirit." Harry said.
"Yes you are, you might think your not but you are." Harry looked at the girl, should he tell her the truth or should he just continue to play the spirit who thinks he's not a spirit. It's best to just play the spirit.
"What is your name?" Harry asked.
"I can't tell you, because you might tell the other spirits, the bad ones that might come and try to harm me. If they don't know there name then they can't harm me, but since I know yours I can harm you but you seem like a nice spirit so there isn't any reason to do that." The girl said while putting back the incense and berries. "What may I do to help you find your way to the other world?"
"Other world?" Harry asked.
"Yes, heaven if you would like me to call it that."
"Oh no, I'm not ready to go to heaven I was just passing through to see the rest of England." Harry retorted back. The girl looked curiously at him, 'was this an usual comment' Harry questioned himself. The girl walked around Harry and peered through his translucent body, before walking back in front of him.
"Very unusual, I don't think your telling me the truth about yourself." The girl said picking up the broom once again and started to sweep again.
"Well, no… but I'll make you a deal, you tell me your name, I promise I won't tell you any spirits, and I'll tell you the truth." Harry stated. The girl looked up at Harry, then turned her head back down to sweep the ground a bit more before announcing her name.
"Arianne" she spoke with a lowest of voices.
"Arianne, that's a beautiful name" Harry said. "I guess I owe you the truth now, but first how old are you?"
"14 years old. And you never told me how old you where."
"17, why aren't you at Hogwarts?" Harry hit himself mentally thinking about what he could do to this poor child.
"Hogwarts?" the girl questioned.
"Um.. yeh…" Harry stuttered.
"What's Hogwarts?" Arianne asked putting the broom away and taking out a dust cloth.
"Um… you wouldn't believe me if I told you." Harry answered.
"Try me."
Harry paused before saying something.
"It's a school, were I go to, and that is a place for the magically gifted." Harry said waiting for Arianne response. At first she said nothing and looked as if she was in a deep trance of some sort then finally she responded.
"That would explain why you can manifest so clearly and not make this room extremely cold, you're an astral projection!" Arianne cheerfully said. Harry nodded and then started to walk around the room, it was lit by two candles on either end of the room, there was a bed, desk, and dresser. Everything was made out of wood, it was very simple for a child which he was amazed by. "This is very interesting, a school for the magically gifted also a boy who can astral project himself supposedly long distances because this village is out in the middle of nowhere. But I can't explain why your completion is almost unnatural and is nothing I've ever seen before." Arianne said while pulling a seat away from the desk and over near the bed were she told Harry to come and sit down while she got on the bed. Harry walked over and took the seat and looked at Arianne, how could one so powerful not be admitted to Hogwarts?
"Well if you don't run and scream like when most people hear what I have to say then I can tell you." Harry seriously said. Arianne nodded and waited.
"Well, I'm a vampire." Harry plainly put it. Arianne again said nothing making Harry uncomfortable.
"A vampire, no, that can't be true vampires a very ugly and very evil. Your neither of those." Arianne stated.
"Well, I am." Harry replied.
"That's interesting," Arianne said looking in awe at Harry. "Your leaving soon." She stated making Harry wonder why she had said that.
"Well no, I've never met someone that could sense me in my other form." Harry felt a pull back to his body, 'no not yet' Harry thought.
"I'll tell you some other time, right now don't fight what your what is trying to do. You've run out of energy to continue. You should go back before you lose your body." Arianne smiled, and got up from her bed. "I'll see you tomorrow night?" she questioned Harry.
"Um… don't know, possibly." Harry again felt the tug.
"Well if you can't come. I won't worry to much, I'll just wait patiently until you do." She smiled as she watched Harry disappear. Harry felt like a rubber band retorting back to its original form as he shot back into his body with speeds unknown to him. Though at first he couldn't move his body, but it was that his body was extremely tired and worn out so he just fell asleep.
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NasserPotter – I don't think Harry would hurt Ron because I think Harry's step beyond the period of personal revenge right now all he cares about is Hermione and keeping her safe. But I want Ron out soon, cause I'm getting annoyed that he's two timing Hermione.
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