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Chapter 14 - July 21st - Day Nineteen
The Transformation
This !!..!! is Parseltongue
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Last Chapter:
Harry and Snape entered the house and was greeted by Twinkle at the door.
"Master Snape sir, someone is here to see you and Young Master. He is waiting in the sitting room."
Snape was startled and asked, "Who is it?"
"It is Mister Dumbledore, sir." she replied.
"Very well, take these items and place them in Harry's room. There is one wand holster that will go in my room though." he said.
Twinkle took the packages and bowed as she 'popped' out.
The two then entered the sitting room and saw the Headmaster sitting in a chair. He smiled and pulled out a bag and offering it to them he asked,
"Lemon Drop?"
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Snape glowered at Dumbledore and said, "What are you doing here Albus and what do you want?"
"Now Severus," began Dumbledore, "Can't I just come for a visit?"
"I know that twinkle in your eye. Now what is it?" said Snape sternly.
"You know me all too well." said Dumbledore putting the bag of lemon drops up.
"That is an interesting look Harry," he added looking back up. "I do believe that it suits you."
Harry's brow wrinkled in confusion before remembering the glamour charms Snape placed on him.
Snape cast 'Prior Incantium' on the charms and turned back to Dumbledore. However, Dumbledore was still looking at Harry.
"Is something on my face, sir?" asked Harry a little nervously.
"Well, your eyes didn't change back to green." said Dumbledore, "They are still blue. Actually, they are the same shade of blue as my own eyes."
Snape looked at Harry and said, "He's right, they are still blue. The spell should have ended."
Dumbledore then smiled, "I believe that blue is Harry's real color of eyes. The spell simply sped up the changing process."
Harry smiled and said, "Well, at least I don't have to worry about that any more."
"Very true," said Dumbledore, "Now to the reason I'm here. I have told the Order that you have been sent away from the Dursleys in order to train. I see no reason for that to be a lie. I would like for you to start taking extra lessons starting after your birthday."
"What type of lessons?" asked Snape.
"Well, martial arts lessons such as judo, tae kwon do, and a little bit of jujitsu. There will also be fencing lessons and training sessions in weaponry. I will be giving Harry lessons in advanced charms and Remus Lupin will help with other spells for defensive and offensive maneuvers. I also plan on inviting Tonks and Professor McGonagall to help with extra Transfiguration lessons and lessons on controlling your Metamorphagus abilities. Of course, if you don't wish for them to know of your parentage, I won't."
"I don't really mind them knowing." said Harry, "After all, they are both trusted members of the Order. What about you Severus?"
"I suppose it will be alright. Just as long as they keep it a secret." replied Snape.
"Excellent! The main training will start on August 1st. Of course, I believe that your father would be willing to train you in fencing and jujitsu. After all, he is well trained in both. Isn't that correct Severus?" said Dumbledore, nearly jumping out of his chair in excitement.
"Although this is the first time you have even mentioned it to me, I will train Harry." said Severus.
"Splendid." said Dumbledore, "I'll leave the details of getting ready for the training up to you Severus. I really must go. It was good to see you both getting along so well."
"I suspect now that you will be training Harry, we will see a lot of you soon." said Snape.
Dumbledore simply smiled, said his farewells and left.
"I suppose we'll learn the details of your training soon enough. I swear that old man always leaves things out. He never can give you straight directions or answers unless you are in battle." grumbled Snape.
"So what kind of training will you be putting me through?" asked Harry.
"Well, first off, you need to get into shape. You are far too scrawny and you don't have enough muscles. A well built person could take you down without even trying."
"I'm not that scrawny." said Harry hesitantly.
Snape raised an eyebrow and Harry colored a bit in embarrassment.
"Well, after I'm done with you, you won't be scrawny. Starting tomorrow, you will get up at 6:00 every morning. You will run laps around the lake and do various exercises. I will be doing these with you. After your exercises are complete, you will eat breakfast. Then you are free to do whatever you wish. At least until we are given a set schedule for your training. When we are given a schedule, you will continue your morning exercises, however we will also set up a time for you to learn martial arts and fencing."
"Sounds lovely." said Harry sarcastically.
"It is lovely." said Snape, "Now, if you are finished with your sarcastic remarks, perhaps we can have some supper."
"Alright, what are we having tonight?" asked Harry.
"I'm not sure," said Snape as they headed towards the Dinning Room. "I'm surprise that Albus didn't invite himself to supper. He's done it plenty of times in the past."
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July 22nd - Day Twentieth
Harry was sleeping peacefully in his bed with Ethelinda curled next to his pillow, when he was painfully awoken by a loud banging on his door.
"Wake up! It's time to start your training." Snape's voice called out from behind the door.
A loud groan was all Snape got as a reply. Feeling a little creative, Snape opened the door and saw that Harry had drawn the sheets over his head.
"It's time to get up." he repeated loudly.
Snape didn't even get a groan in response this time. His eyes narrowed and he conjured a bucket of water directly over Harry's head. Ethelinda saw what was coming and quickly slithered off of the bed.
"You have 3 seconds to get out of bed. 3-2-1!" With no response, he waved his wand and the bucket flipped over, soaking Harry with ice cold water.
"Ahhhhhhhhh!!" screamed Harry jumping out of bed in a flash.
After Harry had calmed down a bit, he noticed Snape standing near the door with a smirk on his face.
"You enjoyed that didn't you." growled Harry.
"I told you to get up." replied Snape, "It's 6:00, you have 5 minutes to get dressed and come down to the entry way." He then whirled around and stalked out the door.
Harry got dressed muttering about the unfairness of greasy gits while Ethelinda curled up near the window. After he finished getting dressed, he raced downstairs. Snape was waiting in the entryway with a pocket watch out. When he saw Harry, he put the pocket watch up.
"You are on time with 3 seconds to spare." he said. "Where are your glasses?"
Harry looked startled at his question and raised his hand to touch where his glasses should have been on his face. He was surprised when he found that they weren't there.
"Everything is clear." he said in awe, "I didn't realize I didn't have my glasses on because everything wasn't blurry."
Snape nodded sharply, "Well, now that your glasses are out of the way, we don't have to worry about them breaking when you learn fighting techniques. Now follow me, we have a lot of work to do."
They both went outside and walked to the lake. Snape then stopped and looked at Harry.
"You will run 10 laps around the lake, starting now."
Harry didn't move and simply looked at Snape.
"Are you deaf? I said 10 laps around the lake! Now move!" barked Snape.
Harry shook his head a bit and started running. He was able to run 2 laps fairly well. He slowed down around the 3rd however, and by the 5th lap, he was dead tired. It was a large lake and took a while to run all the way around. Snape wouldn't let Harry stop, so Harry trudged on with his task. When he finally ran the 10th lap, he was about to collapse. He went up to Snape and fell down on the grass, panting for air.
"I hope you see that you are out of shape now." said Snape, "However, I still need to show you the exercises that you will be doing."
"No more." groaned Harry.
"Yes more." replied Snape, "You need to get into shape if you want to survive in battle. You can't just survive on sheer luck alone."
Snape then pulled Harry up off of the ground and said, "The first bits of exercise we are going to do will help your leg muscles. This first move will help your thighs."
Snape then got down and began to show Harry various moves that would help build up his leg muscles, abs, lower and upper body, shoulders, arms, and back. When they finally finished and Snape declared it time to eat breakfast, Harry was in pain. He hurt all over and was relived to sit down and eat the omelette that Dingle had made. Ethelinda was waiting near the chair and curled around his arm when he sat down.
"I know that you are sore now, but tomorrow will probably be worse, as will every other day until you get use to the routine." said Snape. "Your diet will also need to be changed. If you eat healthier, your body will do better and you will be able to adjust to your new routine quicker."
"What do you mean eat healthier?" asked Harry as he fed an apple slice to his snake.
"No more junk food," said Snape, "I'll be seeing Dingle after breakfast and giving him specific orders for your food. He will also be given a list of what to give you if you get hungry in the middle of the night and need a snack."
Harry sighed in defeat and finished his glass of milk. "What should I do for the rest of the day?"
"Whatever you want," said Snape, "I need to ready some rooms for your future training."
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The rest of Harry's day went by in his room. He mostly stayed in his bed groaning in pain or talking to Ethelinda. Twinkle had given him a jar of muscle relaxant salve, but the effects took a while to work. Ethelinda entertained him for the rest of the morning by telling him about how snakes live. Snape didn't show up for lunch, so Harry ate his meal of mixed vegetables and grilled chicken in his room with Ethelinda. Harry read for the remainder of the day while his snake slept. He had found some books about Wizarding versions of muggle 'fairy tales' and they were very interesting. Snape finally showed up at supper time, but refused to tell Harry exactly what he was doing. Harry was feeling a bit better near his bedtime, and he voiced this to Ethelinda. However, she warned him of Snape words at breakfast. Sadly, the warning fell on deaf ears as Harry drifted off towards the land of sleep.
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July 30th - Day Twenty eighth
Harry's past week went by in routine. He would wake up at 6 o'clock and do his exercises. Then he would eat breakfast and spend the rest of the day reading or talking to Ethelinda. However, tomorrow was Harry's 16th birthday and he was very anxious. Remus Lupin would be coming and the appearance charm would completely wear off.
Harry sat on his bed, softly stroking Ethelinda's head as she curled on his arm. He had gone to bed a couple hours ago, but couldn't get to sleep.
!!What isss wrong, Harry?!! she hissed, noticing his distant mood.
!!I'm jussst concerned about tomorrow.!! he replied.
!!Why?!! she asked.
!!My birthday isss tomorrow.!! he said quietly.
!!Isssn't your birthday sssuposssed to be a happy occasssion?!!
!!Yesss, but it'sss too confusssing to explain.!! said Harry. He glanced at the clock on his bedside table. It read 11:49.
"Only 11 more minutes to go." he muttered to himself as he closed his eyes and tried to go to sleep. He apparently had dozed off for a few minutes because the next time he looked, the clock had just changed to 11:59.
He slowly counted down the seconds and finally the clock read 12 o'clock.
"Happy birthday Harry." he said quietly before screaming in pain.
Snape raced into Harry's room and saw him rolling in his bed, screaming as loud as was possible. Tears were streaming down his face and his hands were thrashing around uncontrollably. Snape ran to Harry's side to see if he could do anything, however he stopped when he saw what was happening. Harry's body was changing. His torso was lengthening and his legs were getting longer. His arms expanded and his face changed. Finally, Harry stopped thrashing about and screaming.
"Are you okay?" said Snape as he grasped Harry's shoulders.
Clear blue eyes met his own and a smooth as silk voice answered, "I think so."
Harry was startled at his voice change and looked at Snape.
"Perhaps you should look in the mirror at yourself." said Snape, "I'll help you to the mirror."
Snape helped Harry out of bed and led him to the mirror. Harry gasped as he saw his own reflection. He was no longer short and scrawny. He was around 6 ft tall and his legs and arms were too big for his pajamas. He was nicely slender and looked like he was in fairly good shape. His face was no longer boyish, instead it was slender and more elegant looking. Luckily, his nose wasn't hooked like Snape's. Instead, it was fairly normal. His hair was more of an ink black instead of a dark brown-black. It also felt silky to the touch and framed his face nicely. It no longer stuck up everywhere. All in all, he was very good looking.
Harry looked at Snape and noticed that he was no longer looking up to him. Instead he was right at eye level with him.
"Is this me?" he asked in awe.
Snape nodded, "Yes it is. It is the real you. Now, you should try and get some sleep. You have a big day tomorrow."
Harry nodded and climbed back into bed. Before Snape closed the door, he added, "Don't worry about your exercises tomorrow morning. Try to sleep in. You deserve a break for your birthday."
-End Chapter 14-
A/N: Okay, chapter 14 is going up early because I'm going on a trip this weekend. Final exams are finally over and school is out! I now have free time when I'm not going on trips. I hope this chapter meets your satisfaction and the next chapter should be up the first weekend in May. Thanks to all those who have given reviews of support. I give all of you my deepest thanks!
-Lilyanphino-
Chapter 14 - July 21st - Day Nineteen
The Transformation
This !!..!! is Parseltongue
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Last Chapter:
Harry and Snape entered the house and was greeted by Twinkle at the door.
"Master Snape sir, someone is here to see you and Young Master. He is waiting in the sitting room."
Snape was startled and asked, "Who is it?"
"It is Mister Dumbledore, sir." she replied.
"Very well, take these items and place them in Harry's room. There is one wand holster that will go in my room though." he said.
Twinkle took the packages and bowed as she 'popped' out.
The two then entered the sitting room and saw the Headmaster sitting in a chair. He smiled and pulled out a bag and offering it to them he asked,
"Lemon Drop?"
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Snape glowered at Dumbledore and said, "What are you doing here Albus and what do you want?"
"Now Severus," began Dumbledore, "Can't I just come for a visit?"
"I know that twinkle in your eye. Now what is it?" said Snape sternly.
"You know me all too well." said Dumbledore putting the bag of lemon drops up.
"That is an interesting look Harry," he added looking back up. "I do believe that it suits you."
Harry's brow wrinkled in confusion before remembering the glamour charms Snape placed on him.
Snape cast 'Prior Incantium' on the charms and turned back to Dumbledore. However, Dumbledore was still looking at Harry.
"Is something on my face, sir?" asked Harry a little nervously.
"Well, your eyes didn't change back to green." said Dumbledore, "They are still blue. Actually, they are the same shade of blue as my own eyes."
Snape looked at Harry and said, "He's right, they are still blue. The spell should have ended."
Dumbledore then smiled, "I believe that blue is Harry's real color of eyes. The spell simply sped up the changing process."
Harry smiled and said, "Well, at least I don't have to worry about that any more."
"Very true," said Dumbledore, "Now to the reason I'm here. I have told the Order that you have been sent away from the Dursleys in order to train. I see no reason for that to be a lie. I would like for you to start taking extra lessons starting after your birthday."
"What type of lessons?" asked Snape.
"Well, martial arts lessons such as judo, tae kwon do, and a little bit of jujitsu. There will also be fencing lessons and training sessions in weaponry. I will be giving Harry lessons in advanced charms and Remus Lupin will help with other spells for defensive and offensive maneuvers. I also plan on inviting Tonks and Professor McGonagall to help with extra Transfiguration lessons and lessons on controlling your Metamorphagus abilities. Of course, if you don't wish for them to know of your parentage, I won't."
"I don't really mind them knowing." said Harry, "After all, they are both trusted members of the Order. What about you Severus?"
"I suppose it will be alright. Just as long as they keep it a secret." replied Snape.
"Excellent! The main training will start on August 1st. Of course, I believe that your father would be willing to train you in fencing and jujitsu. After all, he is well trained in both. Isn't that correct Severus?" said Dumbledore, nearly jumping out of his chair in excitement.
"Although this is the first time you have even mentioned it to me, I will train Harry." said Severus.
"Splendid." said Dumbledore, "I'll leave the details of getting ready for the training up to you Severus. I really must go. It was good to see you both getting along so well."
"I suspect now that you will be training Harry, we will see a lot of you soon." said Snape.
Dumbledore simply smiled, said his farewells and left.
"I suppose we'll learn the details of your training soon enough. I swear that old man always leaves things out. He never can give you straight directions or answers unless you are in battle." grumbled Snape.
"So what kind of training will you be putting me through?" asked Harry.
"Well, first off, you need to get into shape. You are far too scrawny and you don't have enough muscles. A well built person could take you down without even trying."
"I'm not that scrawny." said Harry hesitantly.
Snape raised an eyebrow and Harry colored a bit in embarrassment.
"Well, after I'm done with you, you won't be scrawny. Starting tomorrow, you will get up at 6:00 every morning. You will run laps around the lake and do various exercises. I will be doing these with you. After your exercises are complete, you will eat breakfast. Then you are free to do whatever you wish. At least until we are given a set schedule for your training. When we are given a schedule, you will continue your morning exercises, however we will also set up a time for you to learn martial arts and fencing."
"Sounds lovely." said Harry sarcastically.
"It is lovely." said Snape, "Now, if you are finished with your sarcastic remarks, perhaps we can have some supper."
"Alright, what are we having tonight?" asked Harry.
"I'm not sure," said Snape as they headed towards the Dinning Room. "I'm surprise that Albus didn't invite himself to supper. He's done it plenty of times in the past."
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July 22nd - Day Twentieth
Harry was sleeping peacefully in his bed with Ethelinda curled next to his pillow, when he was painfully awoken by a loud banging on his door.
"Wake up! It's time to start your training." Snape's voice called out from behind the door.
A loud groan was all Snape got as a reply. Feeling a little creative, Snape opened the door and saw that Harry had drawn the sheets over his head.
"It's time to get up." he repeated loudly.
Snape didn't even get a groan in response this time. His eyes narrowed and he conjured a bucket of water directly over Harry's head. Ethelinda saw what was coming and quickly slithered off of the bed.
"You have 3 seconds to get out of bed. 3-2-1!" With no response, he waved his wand and the bucket flipped over, soaking Harry with ice cold water.
"Ahhhhhhhhh!!" screamed Harry jumping out of bed in a flash.
After Harry had calmed down a bit, he noticed Snape standing near the door with a smirk on his face.
"You enjoyed that didn't you." growled Harry.
"I told you to get up." replied Snape, "It's 6:00, you have 5 minutes to get dressed and come down to the entry way." He then whirled around and stalked out the door.
Harry got dressed muttering about the unfairness of greasy gits while Ethelinda curled up near the window. After he finished getting dressed, he raced downstairs. Snape was waiting in the entryway with a pocket watch out. When he saw Harry, he put the pocket watch up.
"You are on time with 3 seconds to spare." he said. "Where are your glasses?"
Harry looked startled at his question and raised his hand to touch where his glasses should have been on his face. He was surprised when he found that they weren't there.
"Everything is clear." he said in awe, "I didn't realize I didn't have my glasses on because everything wasn't blurry."
Snape nodded sharply, "Well, now that your glasses are out of the way, we don't have to worry about them breaking when you learn fighting techniques. Now follow me, we have a lot of work to do."
They both went outside and walked to the lake. Snape then stopped and looked at Harry.
"You will run 10 laps around the lake, starting now."
Harry didn't move and simply looked at Snape.
"Are you deaf? I said 10 laps around the lake! Now move!" barked Snape.
Harry shook his head a bit and started running. He was able to run 2 laps fairly well. He slowed down around the 3rd however, and by the 5th lap, he was dead tired. It was a large lake and took a while to run all the way around. Snape wouldn't let Harry stop, so Harry trudged on with his task. When he finally ran the 10th lap, he was about to collapse. He went up to Snape and fell down on the grass, panting for air.
"I hope you see that you are out of shape now." said Snape, "However, I still need to show you the exercises that you will be doing."
"No more." groaned Harry.
"Yes more." replied Snape, "You need to get into shape if you want to survive in battle. You can't just survive on sheer luck alone."
Snape then pulled Harry up off of the ground and said, "The first bits of exercise we are going to do will help your leg muscles. This first move will help your thighs."
Snape then got down and began to show Harry various moves that would help build up his leg muscles, abs, lower and upper body, shoulders, arms, and back. When they finally finished and Snape declared it time to eat breakfast, Harry was in pain. He hurt all over and was relived to sit down and eat the omelette that Dingle had made. Ethelinda was waiting near the chair and curled around his arm when he sat down.
"I know that you are sore now, but tomorrow will probably be worse, as will every other day until you get use to the routine." said Snape. "Your diet will also need to be changed. If you eat healthier, your body will do better and you will be able to adjust to your new routine quicker."
"What do you mean eat healthier?" asked Harry as he fed an apple slice to his snake.
"No more junk food," said Snape, "I'll be seeing Dingle after breakfast and giving him specific orders for your food. He will also be given a list of what to give you if you get hungry in the middle of the night and need a snack."
Harry sighed in defeat and finished his glass of milk. "What should I do for the rest of the day?"
"Whatever you want," said Snape, "I need to ready some rooms for your future training."
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The rest of Harry's day went by in his room. He mostly stayed in his bed groaning in pain or talking to Ethelinda. Twinkle had given him a jar of muscle relaxant salve, but the effects took a while to work. Ethelinda entertained him for the rest of the morning by telling him about how snakes live. Snape didn't show up for lunch, so Harry ate his meal of mixed vegetables and grilled chicken in his room with Ethelinda. Harry read for the remainder of the day while his snake slept. He had found some books about Wizarding versions of muggle 'fairy tales' and they were very interesting. Snape finally showed up at supper time, but refused to tell Harry exactly what he was doing. Harry was feeling a bit better near his bedtime, and he voiced this to Ethelinda. However, she warned him of Snape words at breakfast. Sadly, the warning fell on deaf ears as Harry drifted off towards the land of sleep.
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July 30th - Day Twenty eighth
Harry's past week went by in routine. He would wake up at 6 o'clock and do his exercises. Then he would eat breakfast and spend the rest of the day reading or talking to Ethelinda. However, tomorrow was Harry's 16th birthday and he was very anxious. Remus Lupin would be coming and the appearance charm would completely wear off.
Harry sat on his bed, softly stroking Ethelinda's head as she curled on his arm. He had gone to bed a couple hours ago, but couldn't get to sleep.
!!What isss wrong, Harry?!! she hissed, noticing his distant mood.
!!I'm jussst concerned about tomorrow.!! he replied.
!!Why?!! she asked.
!!My birthday isss tomorrow.!! he said quietly.
!!Isssn't your birthday sssuposssed to be a happy occasssion?!!
!!Yesss, but it'sss too confusssing to explain.!! said Harry. He glanced at the clock on his bedside table. It read 11:49.
"Only 11 more minutes to go." he muttered to himself as he closed his eyes and tried to go to sleep. He apparently had dozed off for a few minutes because the next time he looked, the clock had just changed to 11:59.
He slowly counted down the seconds and finally the clock read 12 o'clock.
"Happy birthday Harry." he said quietly before screaming in pain.
Snape raced into Harry's room and saw him rolling in his bed, screaming as loud as was possible. Tears were streaming down his face and his hands were thrashing around uncontrollably. Snape ran to Harry's side to see if he could do anything, however he stopped when he saw what was happening. Harry's body was changing. His torso was lengthening and his legs were getting longer. His arms expanded and his face changed. Finally, Harry stopped thrashing about and screaming.
"Are you okay?" said Snape as he grasped Harry's shoulders.
Clear blue eyes met his own and a smooth as silk voice answered, "I think so."
Harry was startled at his voice change and looked at Snape.
"Perhaps you should look in the mirror at yourself." said Snape, "I'll help you to the mirror."
Snape helped Harry out of bed and led him to the mirror. Harry gasped as he saw his own reflection. He was no longer short and scrawny. He was around 6 ft tall and his legs and arms were too big for his pajamas. He was nicely slender and looked like he was in fairly good shape. His face was no longer boyish, instead it was slender and more elegant looking. Luckily, his nose wasn't hooked like Snape's. Instead, it was fairly normal. His hair was more of an ink black instead of a dark brown-black. It also felt silky to the touch and framed his face nicely. It no longer stuck up everywhere. All in all, he was very good looking.
Harry looked at Snape and noticed that he was no longer looking up to him. Instead he was right at eye level with him.
"Is this me?" he asked in awe.
Snape nodded, "Yes it is. It is the real you. Now, you should try and get some sleep. You have a big day tomorrow."
Harry nodded and climbed back into bed. Before Snape closed the door, he added, "Don't worry about your exercises tomorrow morning. Try to sleep in. You deserve a break for your birthday."
-End Chapter 14-
A/N: Okay, chapter 14 is going up early because I'm going on a trip this weekend. Final exams are finally over and school is out! I now have free time when I'm not going on trips. I hope this chapter meets your satisfaction and the next chapter should be up the first weekend in May. Thanks to all those who have given reviews of support. I give all of you my deepest thanks!
-Lilyanphino-