An Understanding between Rivals Chapter 15
Author: Vampire Gurl a.k.a. Stormy
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the character of the Harry Potter series. However, the characters of Terena, Kendera, Faith, and William are mine. I must say that this story is for entertainment purposes only. I make no profit.
Rating: I will say PG-13 for now. Rating could go up. I am not sure yet.
Summary: Harry gets a tape that will change his life. He finds out more about his mother and her friends along with a certain blond hair Slytherin boy. Will Contain Slash, mainly HP/DM and Original characters. Don't like? Do not read. It is that simple.
Spoilers: All the books
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It was four days later in Defense against the Dark Arts. Professor William Marcellus was teaching the class about different shielding charms. There were three different spells, Protego, Contego, and Murus. Protego created a magical barrier to that helped to deflect hexes, spells, curses and such. Murus was much harder then Protego, but it created a much stronger barrier. Contego however, did not create a barrier. Contego would cover or hide you from your opponent. After his lesson, he then paired up the class so they could practice the charms.
"Okay," Professor Marcellus said. "These are the pairs for today. Hermione and Pansy. Ron and Crabbe. Neville and Goyle. Lavender and Millicent. Seamus and Blaise. And Draco and Harry."
Everyone separated into their respective groups and worked on the spells. When the class was over William called Draco and Harry aside.
"Draco, Harry. Can I talk to you for a second?" William asked
"Sure." Harry answered.
"Terena is up and about now. Her legs have regained their strength. Your first training session starts today after classes. Meet us in the Room of Requirement at 5:00. Alright?"
"Yup! Cool!" Harry said.
"See you then Professor." Draco said
The day came and went, and before they knew it, it was 5:00. Draco was the first to reach the room. Harry soon followed a few minutes later. In the room were Terena, Tonks, William, Remus and Faith.
"Hey, the both of you are here. Now we can begin!" Terena said.
"What is the training exactly?" asked Harry
"It just to make the both of you aware of the power you possess." Terena replied.
"Today we are going to show you how to perform wandless magic." Tonks told them.
"Wandless magic?" the boys said in wonder.
"Yup." Faith said
"But nothing to complex. Just some basic spells so you can get the hang of it." William explained.
"I'll take your wands. You won't need them now." Remus said as he took their wands.
"Now, with wandless magic, you have to concentrate. A wand is only a tool. The real magic is inside of you." Terena told them.
"Now, first thing first." Terena continued as she places a feather in front of both Harry and Draco. "Using the Wingardium Leviosa charm, I want the both of you to levitate the feather. Here I show you how to do it."
Terena stares at the feather, said Wingardium Leviosa in a confident voice. The feather floated up.
"It's not hard at all." Terena explain. "You have to mean what you say. Just concentrate."
Draco and Harry did as they were told. It was a little difficult at first. Yet, they were able to levitate the feather. They rest of the time in the room was spend doing more wandless magic. By the time that everyone had to leave, Harry and Draco both could perform wandless magic at ease. With a little more practice, it would be second nature to the both of them. Draco and Harry stayed in the room while everyone else left.
Draco and Harry just sat on the couch and talked. They talked about everything and nothing at all. They practiced wandless magic a little more. They wanted to master it as quickly as possible. No one knew when Voldemort was going to attack them. It could be next month, next week, or tomorrow. They decided to learn as much as possible in the short amount of time that they had before the war began. They left the Room of Requirement much later in the night.
The next day they again met in the Room of Requirement at the same time as yesterday. The lesson today started with some more wandless magic. Everyone was shocked at how easy it had become for the boys.
"The both of you are going excellent!" Terena said.
"What's next on the agenda?" Draco asked.
"Well, today we want you two to practice wandless magic on more advanced spells. Slowly working your way up to the patronus. If you can master a patronus with out a wand, it will prove that you have mastered that art of wandless magic." William said.
"Both of you can successfully produce a corporal patronus, am I correct?" Terena asked them.
"Yes, my patronus takes the form of a stag." Harry explained to Terena.
"How about you Draco?" Terena asked her godson.
"Yes, I can. My patronus take the form of a Antipodean Opaleye Dragon.**"
"Wow, awesome!" Tonks said.
They practiced some more advanced spells, for about an hour. Harry and Draco both caught on quickly and soon could do any of the spells without hesitating. Finally, Terena asked them to produce their patronus. It was difficult at first, both they were determined to master it, and they did.
Again when everyone left, Harry and Draco stayed behind. They practiced their patronus. Draco had seen Harry's stag before but Draco's dragon amazed Harry.
The next lesson was Terena, Faith, Tonks, Remus and William teaching Harry and Draco some other spells that they would not learn in any of their classes this year. They also wanted to strengthen their knowledge of shielding, blocking and general defense charms. This lesson took longer then the rest and had to continue for another two lessons. Harry and Draco however, where quick studies, and very determined. Spells that took other people a month to master, took Harry and Draco just an hour at the most.
When they left this time, Terena told them to meet in this room after breakfast since tomorrow was Saturday. Harry and Draco went back to their own dorms when everyone else left and did not stay behind. Remus convinced them that it was best if they got as much sleep as possible for tomorrow's lesson. They went to their dorms and fell fast asleep.
The next day, Harry and Draco were some of the first people in the Great Hall. They ate their breakfast, each occasionally glancing over at the other. Ron and Hermione sat down next to Harry, as he was finishing up his breakfast.
"Hey Ron, Hermione!" Harry said to his friends as he finished off his orange juice.
"Hey sup?" asked Ron
"We haven't seen much of you lately." Hermione stated.
"I've been busy. I have to go now." Harry said as he stood up from the table and left the Hall. Ron and Hermione just exchanged a look, and went to eat their breakfast.
Harry stood next to the entrance of the hall and waited for Draco. Draco joined him a couple of minutes later. Together, they headed up towards the Room of Requirement. When they entered the room, it looked very different then it did before. There were mats covering the floor. There was no furniture or anything of the sort. The room was just bare. Everyone was standing near the window. They were all dressed in loose fitting martial art style robes.
"Hello there!" Terena said to the boys.
"What are we doing today?" asked Harry.
"Today, and tomorrow are going to be focused more on physical defense rather then magic."
"Why do we need to know self-defense if we have magic?" Draco asked.
"For a variety of reasons Draco. The first being that the martial arts will make you stronger." Terena explain.
"Number two, sometimes people can cast spells that block other people from using magic in a place. So it is important to now how to defend yourself if you are in that type of situation." Remus added.
"The martial arts also helps to improve the mind, and spirit along with the body." Faith told them.
"The lessons will also make your magic more powerful." William stated.
"Wow." Was all the boys could say.
"Are the two of you ready?" Tonks asked
"Yup." They stated.
"Here put these on. You can change over there, but one at a time. Draco here you go. You first." Tonks said as she handed Draco an outfit. Once Draco went into the room, Tonks handed the another outfit to Harry.
That is how the weekend went. The weekend was spent teaching the boys the basics of the martial arts. The next two months went by. The weekdays were spent on work on their powers, and improving and controlling them. During the beginning of the second month, Draco was able to speak in Parseltounge. This proved that the lessons were working.
During the weekend, they worked on some martial art training. They even started sparing against the adults. After a few more lessons, they started to win the sparing matched. The last two weeks of the second month were spent teaching them how they could combine the two.
"I'm am so surprised at how much the both of you have learned in such a short period of time." Terena said to them at the end of the two months.
"We wanted to learned." Draco said simply.
Tonks was just about to say something when Snape and Lucius entered the room.
"Snape! Lucius! What are you doing here?" Tonks asked in surprised.
"We just came from a deatheater meeting. We have already told Dumbledore this, but he told us to also inform you." Snape explain.
"Inform us of what?" Terena questioned.
"Voldemort is planning a large scale attack of Hogwarts." Lucius stated.
"What? When?" Harry and Draco said together.
"Sometime this week, but its possible that it could be the day after next." Lucius answered.
"What do we do now?" Remus asked.
"Gather our forces and prepare the best we can." Terena stated simply. "It's all we can do."
"I'll round up the Order and bring them here. Remus I'll need your help." Tonks said as she walked out of the room.
Everyone else left, leaving only Terena, Harry, and Draco alone in the room. She looked at the boys with a determined look on her face.
"Don't be nervous you two. You have learned so much. I know that you can defeat Voldemort. Just remember to concentrate and never ever doubt yourselves. It's ok to be afraid but do not let that fear paralyze you." Terena told them
"Do you think we can do it?" Draco asked.
"I know you can. Now, go on and have some lunch. Once you are done, come back here right away." Terena said to them.
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**Antipodean Opaleye Dragon - mention in Fantastic Beasts ad Where to Find Them
---"It is of medium size (between two and three tonnes). Perhaps the most beautiful type of dragon, it has iridescent, pearly scales and glittering, multi colored, pupil-less eyes, hence the name. This dragon produces a very vivid scarlet flame, through by dragon standards it is not particularly aggressive, and will rarely kill unless hungry."
For the purpose of this story, Draco's dragon is just slightly bigger then Harry's Stag.
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