Chapter 18: Lessons with Darla

That night Harry made his way towards the Dungeons, Darla thought it would be better to teach him here because it was less likely they would be walked in on. "So what am I going to learn today?" Harry asked entering the classroom.

"Well, I don't want to go over the basic's because it's obvious that you know them already. So we're going to start on stuff that you haven't learned this year and then build on that. As Professor Dumbledore suggested earlier, we're going to start with Potions because it's the one subject that you don't seem to have a grasp on." Darla said pulling over a cauldron to the table. The table was already filled with different vials, and bottle's of things.

"Well, it's not that I'm bad at potions, it's just that Professor Snape has something against me." Harry said sitting down behind the table.

"I find that hard to believe Harry. Cranky Pants enjoys teaching, and he actually enjoys being around his students, even if he doesn't act like it. Ok well the first thing you're going to learn is how to put a stopper in death." Darla lite a fire underneath the cauldron.

"Where did you learn that?" Harry then remembered that Snape said he could teach them in their first year.

"I learned it from Lucious Malfoy, he was training me to help Lord Voldemort. Ok now the first thing you have to do is add Wolfsbane, and then eye of newt. Only one though or you won't stop death you'll cause it. Add three drops of vampire blood, it's just enough that you won't become a vampire." Darla noticed the look of fear on Harry's face when she said Vampire blood. "Plus they didn't drink you so you don't have to worry. Let this simmer for a few minutes before we do the next step. While we're waiting why don't we try Occlumency again, I heard Snape tried to teach you and it wasn't going to well. I know that Snape can be horrible when he's doing this. We don't have to if you'd rather do something else."

"No, lets do it. I didn't know you were a legimen though." Harry walked around the table and took out his wand.

"I am, it's something that the Malfoy's taught me. Snape told you I knew a lot of stuff." Darla smiled. " Ok whenever you're ready Harry."

"Ok, I'm ready." Harry stopped staring at the potion.

"Ok, I want you to clear your mind, don't think of anything at all Harry." While Darla was waiting for Harry to clear his mind she put a few other ingredients into the potion to change the taste of it. "Harry your mind isn't clear. I can see everything you don't want me to see."

"Sorry. I'll try again."

Darla waited a few more moments until Harry had finally cleared his head. "Ok Harry at some point I'm going to try and break into your mind, and I want you to do anything you can to stop me. Don't worry about hurting me, you really can't."

After five minutes of circling Harry, Darla tried to break in. Harry could feel her trying to pry into his deepest darkest thoughts, and knew he had to fight back. "NO!" He shouted and raised his wand. Just like he had done with Snape, Darla's memories were now entering Harry's mind. A young brown haired girl, sitting on the couch in front of an advanced Potions text book. An older brown haired girl screaming for her father while being taken from her house. All of a sudden Harry was on the floor. " Ouch!"

"Harry you did a great job. I didn't even feel you enter my memories until a little while after you did that spell." Darla said running over to Harry and helping him up.

"Lea, the last memory I saw was that you being taken from the Malfoy house?" Harry got up but kept his gaze at the floor.

"Yeah, Harry you have to remember that I grew up thinking that Lucious was my father and that Draco was my brother. Draco might of been terrible to me, but I still loved him as a brother." Darla went back over to the potion.

"Is it almost ready?" Harry asked looking at the violet purple liquid.

"Yea, can you hand me one of the vials over there? Harry I want you to drink this if you ever, ever come face to face with Voldemort. In this potion is one thing that Voldemort doesn't have it will help you defeat him, but it will also keep you alive if-" Darla shuddered she couldn't say what was on her mind.

"If Voldemort wins and I don't make it." Harry finished the sentence for his sister.

"Well, Harry I want you to study this potion well, so you can make when you need to. I want you to practice Occlumency every night, the more you do it the more it will help. Please promise me you'll do both things." Darla handed the vial over to Harry.

"I promise. What's next?" Harry was excited to see what he was going to learn next.

Darla took out a letter and set it on one of the desks. "I'm going to teach you an unforgivable cure Harry. One that is only to be used in the most serious of situations, like killing Voldemort. Don't be afraid to use it Harry because he won't be afraid to use it on you, he's done it once already." Darla said pointing to Harry's scar.

"I--I'm going to learn the Avada Kevada curse, but Darla how can you teach me that? It's against the law."

"Lupin wrote a letter saying that I'm allowed to teach you, but if you use it on anyone other than Voldemort then I along with you get arrested. You have to keep that letter on you though Harry because when and if that fight ever comes, and you use that spell without that note they can arrest you and put you into Azkaban until Lupin frees you." Darla took out her wand again. "Ok the whole point of this spell lies behind the meaning. I'm not just talking about instant death, but hatred. The Avada spell will not work if you don't absolutely hate the person you're cursing. Now you won't be practicing it a human, but Professor Wood's friend said he would be happy to volunteer." Darla went to the office door and pulled out a blonde haired guy.

"Um Lea, I thought you said I wasn't practicing on a human." Harry said looking at the guy.

"I'm not a human mate. I'm a vampire, names William. You can't kill me with that spell because my heart doesn't beat, I'm already dead. Just don't put that wand through my heart or cut off my head and we'll be fine."

"Ok, but um I don't hate you." Harry said watching Darla and William walking towards him.

"You don't hate him yet." Darla said walking towards Harry. William then bit Darla and started to drink her. Harry then started to get furious, he knew this was a set up but Harry couldn't stand there and let William kill his sister.

"Avada Kevada!" Harry shouted, a green light flew out of his wand and hit William.

"See we knew you could do it." William said getting off of the floor.

"My sister, what did you do to her?" Harry shouted rounding on William and putting his wand to William's heart.

"Nothing, Look!" William said pointing to Darla's body on the stone floor without taking his eyes off of Harry's wand by his heart. Harry looked over at Darla's body, she was starting to wake up and getting off of the floor.

"What, but you, and then with the fangs." Harry was so lost he couldn't form a complete sentence.

"Harry, don't worry about it. I took a vial of the stopper potion when I went to get William. His blood is in your vial, but mine is filled with another's. That way I wouldn't turn into a vampire when he bit me." Darla said walking over to Harry. "So William was he able to do the curse?"

"Yeah, it was amazing Lea you should have saw it." William sat down behind one of the desk. The spell might not of killed him, but it was a powerful spell so it made him a little dizzy.

"Well, that's one less thing Harry has to practice. Ok lets see what else do you need to learn?" Darla started to think, it looked like she was going down some list or something. "That's it!" Darla said turning towards Harry and William.

"What's it?" Harry took his gaze off of William.

"I'm going to teach you how to alter time, well not exactly alter it but slow it down or speed it up. It will help you. You are going to need this." Darla handed Harry a Garnet.

"What is this for?" Harry asked looking at it.

"When you learn the spell, you'll put the power into the crystal so when you use the spell you won't have to use your wand. There is one thing though Harry, you'll be able to use the spell without the crystal but if the crystal gets into somebody else's hands then they will be able to trick you they can use the crystal to speed up their time. You'll see them where they were and they'll have the opportunity to get behind you. Do you understand?" After Darla said this even William looked confused.

"Not really." Harry said looking at William who shrugged.

"I'll just have to show you." Darla put the crystal in Harry's hand and then took out her wand." Ok say this with me, Alterachia Timeno."

"Alterachia Timeno." Harry said waving his wand. He noticed it was like the Expecto Patronum spell. There was this film that flew out the end of his wand, the only difference was that Harry could see Darla running towards the film, and William trying to get out of his seat but they were moving an inch a second. Harry finally put his wand down.

"Did it work?" Darla asked.

"Yeah, didn't you notice?" Harry asked looking confused.

"Nope, the people on the other side of the spell still feel like time was moving like it usual does. It gives you time to get away. Now Harry I want you to say the spell twice both times pointing your wand at the Crystal. This way the Crystal holds the spell." Harry pointed his wand and said the incantation, he then looked up at Darla for the next set of instructions. "Ok now that you've done that I want you to put the crystal in your pocket and say the spell without your wand.

"Alterachia Timeno!" Harry noticed that it was working without his wand. However he remembered that he didn't know how to finish it without using his wand. Harry had no choice he took his wand out waved it and then hid it back in his pocket.

"Did it work?" William asked this time falling out of his chair.

"Yeah, um Lea how is the spell suppose to end after I say it?"

"All you have to say is let the spell be ended."

"That's it?" Harry didn't think something that simple would finish a spell so complex.

Darla went up and hugged Harry. "You are doing great, let's try one more time just to make sure you've got it down." Darla stepped away from Harry.

"Alterchia Timeno!" Harry shouted. He noticed William trying to walk towards Harry, and Darla sitting on the floor.

"Harry I hope this makes sense to you now." Darla stood right behind him. "Let the spell be ended."

"How did you do that? You were sitting right there." Harry pointed to the spot on the floor. Darla took the crystal out of her pocket. " I told you if someone else has the crystal they can alter reality also."

"Now it makes sense. Bloody hell Lea you really are a great witch." William said walking over to them.

"Ok so no letting anyone get that stone, got it." Harry said smiling. He decided it was more fun learning these things with Darla then it was with Professor Snape.

"Ok, well I think that's all for tonight. How about we come back tomorrow night and do this again. We can even learn new things. You're invited as well William." Darla said starting to put some of the stuff away and bottling up the rest of the potion.

"Thanks lea. I think I'll join you all tomorrow, and you two can just call me Will." William said leaving the classroom.

"You learned that all and you weren't even in school?" Harry asked looking at Darla amazed.

"I told you I was in school, I just never went to one." Darla finished putting the stuff away and collected her things. " I think we should go, it's very close to curfew." Darla lead Harry back to the Gryffindor tower.