Chapter Eight-Talents of many uses.
The soft candlelight of the hospital wing danced around the shadows as Harry jerked awake in bed. His chest heaved as he caught his breath waking from a realistic dream of what had happened so recently in the Chamber of Secrets.
He had been in the wing for two days recovering from the effects of the cruciatus curse. Madam Pomfrey refused to allow him visitors and he had yet to be able to speak to the headmaster about what had occurred.
Harry lay in bed watching out the window as an owl flew towards the castle silhouetted on the night sky. He watched as it grew closer and realized it was coming toward the hospital wing before getting up and opening the window.
The owl landed soundlessly on the window pane and with a soft hoot stuck its leg out for Harry to release its package. He opened it and found a note on top of a box of chocolate frogs and a shoebox.
Harry
Hope you get well soon, sent you a cheer me up but we think you need to look in the Mirror when you get it. Gred and Forge
Harry opened the draw next to his bed and pulled out the two way mirror. He said Fred and Georges names into it and smirked as one of them appears.
"How's business boys?" Whichever twin had answered grinned.
"Dunno, shops been closed for four hours and were to busy inventing to care." Harry shook his head.
"Well you said I needed to look in the mirror you better have meant this one because if you didn't you'll be in trouble." The twin laughed before yelling.
"Oi George get over here and help me explain the transcription tracking device to Harry." Harry looked at Fred confused.
"The what?" Harry asked in a confused voice.
"The transcription tracking device." George explained. "That thing in the shoe box. It's a device that has been made to key in with a tracking spell that Dumbledore put on Percy so we know where he is and who he's with. Dumbledore told us how to make it and asked us to make one for him. So we made a duplicate for the NGM. Better be careful that Dumbledore doesn't see it so keep it in the box hey?"
"Good job guys. Thanks a lot this could be the thing that helps us no when things are going to get bad. Can you key in other people?" They nodded.
"Put a tracking spell on them and then cast a spell saying 'relelus locatus' with the persons name on the end on the tracker then cast 'voicus transcriptus' to get a transcript." Harry nodded.
"Thanks guys, ill call you again later." They nodded before breaking the connection.
Harry scribbled a note down on a piece of parchment a reminder to get Hermione to study up on the charms needed and slipped on his cloak. And slipped out the door.
Harry walked cautiously up to Gryffindor tower. He slipped into his dorm and down into his box. Once he was safely inside he opened the shoebox and upon it sat a note. "Password of the Marauders" Harry chuckled to himself as he tapped the tracker with his wand and pronounced "I solemnly swear I am up to no good."
Harry stepped back as an illusion of England flared into existence. There was a tiny red dot that told him, Percy, Hogwarts. Harry felt a pang of surprise as he realized that Percy had not been moved out yet. He pulled the marauders map out of the box he had taken to keeping it in and quickly muttered the password.
Dumbledores office. He thought to himself before realizing that Ron, Ginny and their parents were there too. He pulled out his invisibility cloak and ran toward the office.
He found the gargoyle already Moved so he bounded up the stairs with no interference. As he got to the door he heard heavy shouting. Percy was screaming at his family about choosing the right side of the war.
"...The darklords side is going to win! The side your fighting for puts all of its trust in a batty old headmaster and boy with a mental condition." He heard Percy yell before he heard a loud slap.
"Don't you ever talk that way about Professor Dumbledore or Harry. Harry has seen and done things that would never understand and if anyone is going to kill its him and if your going to follow the dark lord I hope Harry takes you with him." Ginny sounded fierce as she spat this at Percy.
"If you want to take on a boyfriend who is going to get you killed so be it but don't come back to me when he's dead and their after you because ill just say I told you so but knowing you you'll probably go and get yourself pregnant before that happenes."
That was it harry burst through the door and threw off the cloak while throwing a punch into Percy's Jaw. Percy stumbled back but there was nothing for stopping Harry. He drew his wand and held it to Percy's throat.
"One reason Percy, give me one reason and ill make sure you can never say a word like that to your family again." Percy's eyes filled with fear as Harry glared into his eyes. "How dare you, your family has always been there for you and now you just turn your backs on them because of your stupid ambitiousness?
"You come here and attack me, cast cruciatus on me and now you act like this towards your family? Maybe I should just kill you. Blow your throat right out of your head, that's sounds like something a mental patient would do."
Percy's eyes got wider as Harry continued. "Or I could sever the ties between your head and your body, that would be fun. No im not like that. But let me tell you this, you ever say anything like that to your family in my presence again and I will rip you apart. Got it?" Percy nodded slowly before Harry turned and walked to a crying Ginny.
"Imperius!" Harry heard Percy cry.
'Go to Hogsmeade Harry, ill take you to the dark lord." Harrys head snap around as he cut off the thought, raising his wand.
"Bloody Git, Illusio!" A perfect Illusion of Voldemort appeared before Percy who cowered before it dropping his wand. Harry summoned the wand to him and banished the dark lord.
He was curious to find out why Dumbledore had just sat there and watched the whole time. "Harry give Mr Weasley his wand back. Percy go now before we decide to turn lock you in a dungeon."
Harry did as he was told and Percy ran from the room. Harry looked down at the marauders map he pulled from his pocket and watched Percy run towards the entrance gates before turning to the Weasleys.
"Im sorry. He's treating you all badly because he hates me." Mrs Weasley hugged him shaking her head.
"No Harry Percy has always been to ambitious for his own good. It is his own fault." The others nodded quietly.
"Harry why are you out of the hospital wing? Madam Pomfrey would throw a fit if she knew you were gone." Dumbledore asked him.
"I came to see you sir. I havnt been able to talk to you since the Chamber of Secrets and wanted to know what happened afterwards." Harry lied.
"Well as you know we caught Percy and Mr Malfoy. It was revealed that Draco was being ordered around under an obedience potion therefore is not to blame. You saw the what happened with Percy. I let him go because I believe he will end up making the right choice." Harry nodded
"Now I do think that you had better get back to the Hospital wing Harry. Madam Pomfrey would have my head if she found me keeping you in here."
Harry walked slowly back to the Hospital wing. He had asked Ron to look after his cloak and the map so there weren't any questions asked by Madam Pomfrey of how they got there. He snuck quietly back into the hospital wing and hopped into bed. 'we have someone informing us. Now the game really begins.' He thought as he dozed off to sleep.
A week after the Chamber incident Harry was released from the hospital wing. The excitement of the Halloween ball was beginning to set with a week to go and classes began to fly by at surprising speeds.
After being released from the hospital wing Harry discovered that the Chamber test had been called off and everyone evacuated with the capture of Percy. He felt bad that he had ruined it for the others but was happy that a Slytherin had not one instead.
It was on the Friday afternoon that Harry was sitting in the second floor chamber with Ron, Hermione, Ginny, Neville and Luna waiting for Professor McGonagall to arrive so that they could have their animigus training.
It had been a bad day for Harry having a care of magical creatures class in which they were all chased around a paddock by a blinded Cockatrice and then an afternoon of Snape in the dungeons.
Snape had of course tormented Harry about the chamber incident and then marked him as low as possible while sneering maliciously had Harry the whole time.
"Sorry I am late I had something to attend to." McGonagall said upon walking into the room. She opened the door to the chamber and had them follow her into a well lit classroom made especially for the purpose of Animigus training.
They had been taking the lessons for over a month now and had all learnt the basics behind changing into an animal but had yet to be able to practice it.
"Today you will all be attempting to change your hands into the paw, claw, wing, foot or fin of your animal. Because you have yet to find out what your animals are this should be how we find out.
"I must stress to you the importance of following all my instructions. If you were to do this incorrectly you could be stuck with an animals part for a hand until they have found a cure." She looked grimly across the students.
"Now Miss Granger would you like to be first?" Hermione hopped up looking excited. "Hold out your hand, yes just like that, now stare at it. Imagine it changing in front of your eyes, morphing into an animals hand. Believe you can do it and will it to happen."
Hermione stared at her hand for a few minutes, her brow creasing in concentration as she willed it to happen. Slowly her hand started to change shape turning slowly grey then stretching into the large paw of a wolf.
"Very good Miss Granger, now Mr Longbottom."
Nevilles took a little longer than Hermiones but eventually found a tigers paw in place of his hand. Ron went next and revealed the paw of a red furred bear and Ginny afterward with the paw of a red lioness.
"Mr Potter if you please." Harry sat staring at his hand. Minutes past with nothing until his hand began to reshape to become another hand. This one had hair over the back and was a darker color than Harry's .
"What just happened?" Harry asked nervously as his hand quickly changed back.
"It seems that you have the talent for something other than being an animagus, you Mr Potter may be a Metamorphamagus." Harry's eyes went wide as he realized what this could mean.
"I will need to talk to the headmaster about you being trained as such." McGonagall continued. "Im sure Tonks would be happy to help you." Harry nodded as he let what had just happened sink in.
"Professor does this mean that I cant be an Animigus?" Professor McGonagall looked at Harry sadly.
"I'm afraid so Potter." Harry nodded and left the room.
He walked through the halls and up to Gryffindor common room. Once inside his box he drove his hand against the wall punching hard to try and release some of his anger. Ever since he had started the animigus training he had believed that he may be able to have a connection with his father. A connection that was with his father, the good man he had heard so much about not the arrogant teen he had seen that day in occlumency lessons.
After a few minutes he sat down and read through the book on his families blood line. On his past, his relatives past and forgot about the present for a happy moment.
BANG! Harry ran up the stairs and pushed the door open on his box. He jumped out of the box with his wand drawn to find Seamus and Dean sitting near the box playing exploding snap. The explosion had only been the cards. He sighed in relief as he realized how jumpy he had been.
He climbed back into his box and looked at his map. The others were returning from the animigus lessons and were just down the corridor. He picked up a defense book and went to the common room to sit in a chair near the fire.
When they entered Harry saw them all looking around the room before Ron pointed at him and they all headed over. Taking seats around him and Ginny seating on the couch next to him Harry noticed they all shared the same sad look.
"Are you alright Harry?" Hermione finally asked after a few moments of silence.
"Yeah I'm fine. Its no big deal. Besides I could be a metamorphamagus so I'm not really missing out." Harry could tell that they didn't believe this. He didn't truly know how he felt about the fact that he couldn't be an animigus. Was he annoyed? Angry? Or was he just jealous that he could not be part of what his friends were learning.
"Harry its okay to be upset, we understand that you wanted to be an animigus just like your dad and Sirius." Hermione said softly.
"I said I'm fine. That means that I am okay Hermione so I don't need one of your lectures or lessons on how I can get over being depressed about something non existent. Just leave me alone about my parents and Sirius and this Animigus training."
Harry slammed his book shut and walked out of the common room. He walked down to Dumbledore's Office. He had his occlumency lesson with Dumbledore and needed to get away from his friends.
"Come in Harry." Harry opened the door and immediately felt something trying to break through his wards and into his mind. He quickly cut it off at the source and looked a chuckling Dumbledore in the eye.
"Very good Harry, you have come along well. Practice that every night before you sleep and you will be fine." He stood from his seat as he offered one to Harry and strolled over to the fire.
"Nymphidora Tonks" He said as he threw some Floo powder into the fire. After a moment Tonks' head came into view.
"Hello sir, what's happening." Dumbledore smiled at her hiding a chuckle at her happy nature and insistence to call him sir.
"Would you mind coming over here Tonks, I need your help with a matter." She disappeared from the fire then with a flash of flames appeared before them.
"Alright Harry?" She said with a playful wink as she saw him sitting before the headmasters desk.
Harry smiled back chuckling at the way she looked today. She was a beautiful girl but donned a wild bright orange haircut with numerous piercings and punk style cloathing.
"Alright and you?" She nodded back at him before turning to Dumbledore.
"So Headmaster what did you need me for?"
"Today Harry showed some potential as a Metamorphmagus, I would like you to see if he can do it and if he can start training after Christmas. He has finished occlumency so you can use the freed up slot I have for that but only if Harry promises to check occlumency every night." Dumbledore gave Harry a stern look until he nodded.
"I will be testing you every so often Harry." Harry nodded again before Dumbledore sat down and let Tonks have Harry for the test.
Harry turned and noticed that Tonks was beaming at him.
"Harry this is great. If you're a Metamorphmagus then we could go on missions together and it would be so much fun." Dumbledore gave her a stern but joyful look and she got back on track.
"Okay I want you to look at your hand and imagine it getting bigger. Stretching and growing fatter, then pretend it's a different skin color." Harry did as he was told and watched as his hand slowly stretched to become about thirty center meters long and ten center meters wide.
"Harry you did it you did it!" Tonks was calling whilst jumping around happily.
"Practice doing that with parts of your body each night and ill see how far you have come after Christmas, then ill begin to teach you the fun stuff." She hugged him tightly whilst laughing happily.
"This is gunna be so much fun!" Harry laughed merrily as he rose to leave.
"Okay Tonks ill see you next covert lesson. Goodnight headmaster."
Harry made spent some time at the room of requirements reading books on the tracking spells he would need to key Malfoy into the tracker. He found them and wrote them all down onto a piece of paper.
He walked back to the common room slowly as it was past curfew and he had forgotten the map. He slipped quietly into the common room and headed for the stairs.
"Harry. Where have you been?" Ginny rose from a seat before the fire and looked him in the eye.
"You had us worried and you really upset Hermione. You need to stop doing this, every time something goes wrong you try and hide from us. I don't mean literally hide I mean hide how you feel and think about the problem, we're your friends Harry let us help you through it."
Harry stood looking into her eyes. She really was beautiful.
"Ginny I'm sorry. I shouldn't have got mad at Hermione but my dad was an animigus and she hit a soft spot with Sirius." She nodded as she hugged him close to her.
"But its okay. Now I'm becoming a Metamorphmagus at least I can have some fun with Tonks." Ginny burst out laughing.
"What do you mean by that Mr Potter?" She asked him with a mock glare.
"I mean we can sneak into places we're not wanted." He said with a grin.
"Like where?" "Like into the ring of deatheaters." He said with a glint of mischief evident in his eyes.
"Don't you dare." Ginny said angrily before he burst out laughing.
"Just promise you wont leave us Harry."
"I promise."
A/N: sorry it took so long to update. My laptop broke down and ive had a hard time getting this done. I have tried to stick as closely to the cannon characters as possible whilst changing them in simple ways to make them appealing to the story. So if your thinking I went a little out of hand with anyone in this chapter please give me a yell or go to my yahoo group and leave a post there. Thanks for reading and please Review!
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The soft candlelight of the hospital wing danced around the shadows as Harry jerked awake in bed. His chest heaved as he caught his breath waking from a realistic dream of what had happened so recently in the Chamber of Secrets.
He had been in the wing for two days recovering from the effects of the cruciatus curse. Madam Pomfrey refused to allow him visitors and he had yet to be able to speak to the headmaster about what had occurred.
Harry lay in bed watching out the window as an owl flew towards the castle silhouetted on the night sky. He watched as it grew closer and realized it was coming toward the hospital wing before getting up and opening the window.
The owl landed soundlessly on the window pane and with a soft hoot stuck its leg out for Harry to release its package. He opened it and found a note on top of a box of chocolate frogs and a shoebox.
Harry
Hope you get well soon, sent you a cheer me up but we think you need to look in the Mirror when you get it. Gred and Forge
Harry opened the draw next to his bed and pulled out the two way mirror. He said Fred and Georges names into it and smirked as one of them appears.
"How's business boys?" Whichever twin had answered grinned.
"Dunno, shops been closed for four hours and were to busy inventing to care." Harry shook his head.
"Well you said I needed to look in the mirror you better have meant this one because if you didn't you'll be in trouble." The twin laughed before yelling.
"Oi George get over here and help me explain the transcription tracking device to Harry." Harry looked at Fred confused.
"The what?" Harry asked in a confused voice.
"The transcription tracking device." George explained. "That thing in the shoe box. It's a device that has been made to key in with a tracking spell that Dumbledore put on Percy so we know where he is and who he's with. Dumbledore told us how to make it and asked us to make one for him. So we made a duplicate for the NGM. Better be careful that Dumbledore doesn't see it so keep it in the box hey?"
"Good job guys. Thanks a lot this could be the thing that helps us no when things are going to get bad. Can you key in other people?" They nodded.
"Put a tracking spell on them and then cast a spell saying 'relelus locatus' with the persons name on the end on the tracker then cast 'voicus transcriptus' to get a transcript." Harry nodded.
"Thanks guys, ill call you again later." They nodded before breaking the connection.
Harry scribbled a note down on a piece of parchment a reminder to get Hermione to study up on the charms needed and slipped on his cloak. And slipped out the door.
Harry walked cautiously up to Gryffindor tower. He slipped into his dorm and down into his box. Once he was safely inside he opened the shoebox and upon it sat a note. "Password of the Marauders" Harry chuckled to himself as he tapped the tracker with his wand and pronounced "I solemnly swear I am up to no good."
Harry stepped back as an illusion of England flared into existence. There was a tiny red dot that told him, Percy, Hogwarts. Harry felt a pang of surprise as he realized that Percy had not been moved out yet. He pulled the marauders map out of the box he had taken to keeping it in and quickly muttered the password.
Dumbledores office. He thought to himself before realizing that Ron, Ginny and their parents were there too. He pulled out his invisibility cloak and ran toward the office.
He found the gargoyle already Moved so he bounded up the stairs with no interference. As he got to the door he heard heavy shouting. Percy was screaming at his family about choosing the right side of the war.
"...The darklords side is going to win! The side your fighting for puts all of its trust in a batty old headmaster and boy with a mental condition." He heard Percy yell before he heard a loud slap.
"Don't you ever talk that way about Professor Dumbledore or Harry. Harry has seen and done things that would never understand and if anyone is going to kill its him and if your going to follow the dark lord I hope Harry takes you with him." Ginny sounded fierce as she spat this at Percy.
"If you want to take on a boyfriend who is going to get you killed so be it but don't come back to me when he's dead and their after you because ill just say I told you so but knowing you you'll probably go and get yourself pregnant before that happenes."
That was it harry burst through the door and threw off the cloak while throwing a punch into Percy's Jaw. Percy stumbled back but there was nothing for stopping Harry. He drew his wand and held it to Percy's throat.
"One reason Percy, give me one reason and ill make sure you can never say a word like that to your family again." Percy's eyes filled with fear as Harry glared into his eyes. "How dare you, your family has always been there for you and now you just turn your backs on them because of your stupid ambitiousness?
"You come here and attack me, cast cruciatus on me and now you act like this towards your family? Maybe I should just kill you. Blow your throat right out of your head, that's sounds like something a mental patient would do."
Percy's eyes got wider as Harry continued. "Or I could sever the ties between your head and your body, that would be fun. No im not like that. But let me tell you this, you ever say anything like that to your family in my presence again and I will rip you apart. Got it?" Percy nodded slowly before Harry turned and walked to a crying Ginny.
"Imperius!" Harry heard Percy cry.
'Go to Hogsmeade Harry, ill take you to the dark lord." Harrys head snap around as he cut off the thought, raising his wand.
"Bloody Git, Illusio!" A perfect Illusion of Voldemort appeared before Percy who cowered before it dropping his wand. Harry summoned the wand to him and banished the dark lord.
He was curious to find out why Dumbledore had just sat there and watched the whole time. "Harry give Mr Weasley his wand back. Percy go now before we decide to turn lock you in a dungeon."
Harry did as he was told and Percy ran from the room. Harry looked down at the marauders map he pulled from his pocket and watched Percy run towards the entrance gates before turning to the Weasleys.
"Im sorry. He's treating you all badly because he hates me." Mrs Weasley hugged him shaking her head.
"No Harry Percy has always been to ambitious for his own good. It is his own fault." The others nodded quietly.
"Harry why are you out of the hospital wing? Madam Pomfrey would throw a fit if she knew you were gone." Dumbledore asked him.
"I came to see you sir. I havnt been able to talk to you since the Chamber of Secrets and wanted to know what happened afterwards." Harry lied.
"Well as you know we caught Percy and Mr Malfoy. It was revealed that Draco was being ordered around under an obedience potion therefore is not to blame. You saw the what happened with Percy. I let him go because I believe he will end up making the right choice." Harry nodded
"Now I do think that you had better get back to the Hospital wing Harry. Madam Pomfrey would have my head if she found me keeping you in here."
Harry walked slowly back to the Hospital wing. He had asked Ron to look after his cloak and the map so there weren't any questions asked by Madam Pomfrey of how they got there. He snuck quietly back into the hospital wing and hopped into bed. 'we have someone informing us. Now the game really begins.' He thought as he dozed off to sleep.
A week after the Chamber incident Harry was released from the hospital wing. The excitement of the Halloween ball was beginning to set with a week to go and classes began to fly by at surprising speeds.
After being released from the hospital wing Harry discovered that the Chamber test had been called off and everyone evacuated with the capture of Percy. He felt bad that he had ruined it for the others but was happy that a Slytherin had not one instead.
It was on the Friday afternoon that Harry was sitting in the second floor chamber with Ron, Hermione, Ginny, Neville and Luna waiting for Professor McGonagall to arrive so that they could have their animigus training.
It had been a bad day for Harry having a care of magical creatures class in which they were all chased around a paddock by a blinded Cockatrice and then an afternoon of Snape in the dungeons.
Snape had of course tormented Harry about the chamber incident and then marked him as low as possible while sneering maliciously had Harry the whole time.
"Sorry I am late I had something to attend to." McGonagall said upon walking into the room. She opened the door to the chamber and had them follow her into a well lit classroom made especially for the purpose of Animigus training.
They had been taking the lessons for over a month now and had all learnt the basics behind changing into an animal but had yet to be able to practice it.
"Today you will all be attempting to change your hands into the paw, claw, wing, foot or fin of your animal. Because you have yet to find out what your animals are this should be how we find out.
"I must stress to you the importance of following all my instructions. If you were to do this incorrectly you could be stuck with an animals part for a hand until they have found a cure." She looked grimly across the students.
"Now Miss Granger would you like to be first?" Hermione hopped up looking excited. "Hold out your hand, yes just like that, now stare at it. Imagine it changing in front of your eyes, morphing into an animals hand. Believe you can do it and will it to happen."
Hermione stared at her hand for a few minutes, her brow creasing in concentration as she willed it to happen. Slowly her hand started to change shape turning slowly grey then stretching into the large paw of a wolf.
"Very good Miss Granger, now Mr Longbottom."
Nevilles took a little longer than Hermiones but eventually found a tigers paw in place of his hand. Ron went next and revealed the paw of a red furred bear and Ginny afterward with the paw of a red lioness.
"Mr Potter if you please." Harry sat staring at his hand. Minutes past with nothing until his hand began to reshape to become another hand. This one had hair over the back and was a darker color than Harry's .
"What just happened?" Harry asked nervously as his hand quickly changed back.
"It seems that you have the talent for something other than being an animagus, you Mr Potter may be a Metamorphamagus." Harry's eyes went wide as he realized what this could mean.
"I will need to talk to the headmaster about you being trained as such." McGonagall continued. "Im sure Tonks would be happy to help you." Harry nodded as he let what had just happened sink in.
"Professor does this mean that I cant be an Animigus?" Professor McGonagall looked at Harry sadly.
"I'm afraid so Potter." Harry nodded and left the room.
He walked through the halls and up to Gryffindor common room. Once inside his box he drove his hand against the wall punching hard to try and release some of his anger. Ever since he had started the animigus training he had believed that he may be able to have a connection with his father. A connection that was with his father, the good man he had heard so much about not the arrogant teen he had seen that day in occlumency lessons.
After a few minutes he sat down and read through the book on his families blood line. On his past, his relatives past and forgot about the present for a happy moment.
BANG! Harry ran up the stairs and pushed the door open on his box. He jumped out of the box with his wand drawn to find Seamus and Dean sitting near the box playing exploding snap. The explosion had only been the cards. He sighed in relief as he realized how jumpy he had been.
He climbed back into his box and looked at his map. The others were returning from the animigus lessons and were just down the corridor. He picked up a defense book and went to the common room to sit in a chair near the fire.
When they entered Harry saw them all looking around the room before Ron pointed at him and they all headed over. Taking seats around him and Ginny seating on the couch next to him Harry noticed they all shared the same sad look.
"Are you alright Harry?" Hermione finally asked after a few moments of silence.
"Yeah I'm fine. Its no big deal. Besides I could be a metamorphamagus so I'm not really missing out." Harry could tell that they didn't believe this. He didn't truly know how he felt about the fact that he couldn't be an animigus. Was he annoyed? Angry? Or was he just jealous that he could not be part of what his friends were learning.
"Harry its okay to be upset, we understand that you wanted to be an animigus just like your dad and Sirius." Hermione said softly.
"I said I'm fine. That means that I am okay Hermione so I don't need one of your lectures or lessons on how I can get over being depressed about something non existent. Just leave me alone about my parents and Sirius and this Animigus training."
Harry slammed his book shut and walked out of the common room. He walked down to Dumbledore's Office. He had his occlumency lesson with Dumbledore and needed to get away from his friends.
"Come in Harry." Harry opened the door and immediately felt something trying to break through his wards and into his mind. He quickly cut it off at the source and looked a chuckling Dumbledore in the eye.
"Very good Harry, you have come along well. Practice that every night before you sleep and you will be fine." He stood from his seat as he offered one to Harry and strolled over to the fire.
"Nymphidora Tonks" He said as he threw some Floo powder into the fire. After a moment Tonks' head came into view.
"Hello sir, what's happening." Dumbledore smiled at her hiding a chuckle at her happy nature and insistence to call him sir.
"Would you mind coming over here Tonks, I need your help with a matter." She disappeared from the fire then with a flash of flames appeared before them.
"Alright Harry?" She said with a playful wink as she saw him sitting before the headmasters desk.
Harry smiled back chuckling at the way she looked today. She was a beautiful girl but donned a wild bright orange haircut with numerous piercings and punk style cloathing.
"Alright and you?" She nodded back at him before turning to Dumbledore.
"So Headmaster what did you need me for?"
"Today Harry showed some potential as a Metamorphmagus, I would like you to see if he can do it and if he can start training after Christmas. He has finished occlumency so you can use the freed up slot I have for that but only if Harry promises to check occlumency every night." Dumbledore gave Harry a stern look until he nodded.
"I will be testing you every so often Harry." Harry nodded again before Dumbledore sat down and let Tonks have Harry for the test.
Harry turned and noticed that Tonks was beaming at him.
"Harry this is great. If you're a Metamorphmagus then we could go on missions together and it would be so much fun." Dumbledore gave her a stern but joyful look and she got back on track.
"Okay I want you to look at your hand and imagine it getting bigger. Stretching and growing fatter, then pretend it's a different skin color." Harry did as he was told and watched as his hand slowly stretched to become about thirty center meters long and ten center meters wide.
"Harry you did it you did it!" Tonks was calling whilst jumping around happily.
"Practice doing that with parts of your body each night and ill see how far you have come after Christmas, then ill begin to teach you the fun stuff." She hugged him tightly whilst laughing happily.
"This is gunna be so much fun!" Harry laughed merrily as he rose to leave.
"Okay Tonks ill see you next covert lesson. Goodnight headmaster."
Harry made spent some time at the room of requirements reading books on the tracking spells he would need to key Malfoy into the tracker. He found them and wrote them all down onto a piece of paper.
He walked back to the common room slowly as it was past curfew and he had forgotten the map. He slipped quietly into the common room and headed for the stairs.
"Harry. Where have you been?" Ginny rose from a seat before the fire and looked him in the eye.
"You had us worried and you really upset Hermione. You need to stop doing this, every time something goes wrong you try and hide from us. I don't mean literally hide I mean hide how you feel and think about the problem, we're your friends Harry let us help you through it."
Harry stood looking into her eyes. She really was beautiful.
"Ginny I'm sorry. I shouldn't have got mad at Hermione but my dad was an animigus and she hit a soft spot with Sirius." She nodded as she hugged him close to her.
"But its okay. Now I'm becoming a Metamorphmagus at least I can have some fun with Tonks." Ginny burst out laughing.
"What do you mean by that Mr Potter?" She asked him with a mock glare.
"I mean we can sneak into places we're not wanted." He said with a grin.
"Like where?" "Like into the ring of deatheaters." He said with a glint of mischief evident in his eyes.
"Don't you dare." Ginny said angrily before he burst out laughing.
"Just promise you wont leave us Harry."
"I promise."
A/N: sorry it took so long to update. My laptop broke down and ive had a hard time getting this done. I have tried to stick as closely to the cannon characters as possible whilst changing them in simple ways to make them appealing to the story. So if your thinking I went a little out of hand with anyone in this chapter please give me a yell or go to my yahoo group and leave a post there. Thanks for reading and please Review!
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