Chapter 4, the dream
It began with a blinding light and then a mist. A regal male lion stepped out of the dark mist. For a moment, Harry thought that was it and then he noticed two wings coming out of the lion's shoulders. One was a perfect white, calm and peaceful looking; the other was solid black and edge sharply, giving it a demented look.
The lion spoke in a deep, booming voice, "When one awakes a power you shall receive. To learn to use this power is a destiny solely resting on your shoulders. Be brave, you Lion."
With this, it was gone, but his words echoed as Harry awakened barely remembering the dream. (The only way I know to italicize it is to use the tags, but that's for HTML. If you're saving it as an HTML document, then encase it in tags. The second tag would need a / before the 'i' (the only reason I'm not demonstrating is 'cause I'm not sure if they'd show up when I sent this if I did.))
As he awoke he stood and stretched. 'That's weird' he thought to himself, 'I feel taller.'
Shrugging this off, he dressed and headed downstairs. With out a good-bye he headed out the door and across the street. He wasn't surprised to find Mr. Daily already outside.
"Just carrying in some of the kitchen things, so Sarah can have her kitchen set up," Mr. Daily said and yawned. "Go on inside, breakfast is about ready."
He followed Harry into the house and down to the kitchen.
"Good morning, Harry, breakfast is just about ready." Mrs. Daily said from her place by the stove. "Go ahead and fix yourself something to drink, there's orange juice, milk, and a few other choices in the fridge. Help yourself to whatever."
He nodded and moved over to the fridge, grabbing a glass, he poured a glass of orange juice and moved over to sit down at the table. He yawned and stretched again. About that time Blaise chose to make her appearance. She entered the kitchen, yawning, her hair pulled up in a hasty ponytail and she looked like she had barely woken up.
"Morning, everybody," she noticed Harry and added, "and you're here mighty early."
With a smirk he commented, "Some people get up early. You, however, are not one of those people."
She didn't bother to reply as she fixed a glass of milk. He just sat there staring into space until Mrs. Daily set the table. For breakfast they had scrambled eggs, bacon, biscuits, and blueberry muffins.
After they had all fixed them a plate and where beginning to eat, Harry commented, "Thanks for inviting me over." They waved off the comment and muttered about it being no problem and him being a big help.
After everyone ate their share, Harry and Mr. Daily began unloading the truck again as the girls set about unpacking. It took some time for them to unload the truck and get all the boxes to their rightful places, after which Mr. Daily started helping unpack.
"Harry, you can go for now. I might get your help later when the rest of the furniture arrives. Plus after that, we're going to do some painting and we would be glad to have your help." With this, he slipped a few pounds into Harry's hand and went back to unpacking and putting things in their places.
Harry went downstairs and said good-bye and left. At the end of the drive he turned and began walking down the street. As he turned the corner he was met by Dudley's gang of idiots. The boys surrounded Harry and stared hitting their fist together. Suddenly, with a strength he didn't realize he had, Harry ducked Dudley's punch and sent his fist into the other boys stomache.
Before the others knew what had hit them, Harry was dodging around them and taking off. They bent to help Dudley up and by that time Harry was gone without a backward glance.
Harry rested in the park in the high branches of a large oak. With barely a rustle of the leaves, he was joined by Blaise. "So this is where you go when you want to get away?" she asked quietly seemingly lost in the quiet of the surrounding park.
"Yeah, this is one of the quietest places around. Plus my cousin hasn't learned to climb yet," he replied with a chuckle.
"That is a good reason, your dumb git of a cousin never goes anywhere without his stupid little goons."
He only smirked and continued staring out in silence.
"So, what do you do around Surrey when you want to have fun?" she asked in a bored like voice.
"Not much to do really," he replied.
They sat there for the longest time simply thinking thoughts neither truly cared about. After awhile Harry said he had to get back and do some work. Blaise only nodded as he slipped from the tree and continued down the road.
He hurried back to Number four and into the house. Once inside, he moved quickly upstairs to his bedroom. When he opened the door he found Nick Shadow lounging on the bed smirking.
"Have fun Potter?" he asked.
"Sorry, I was helping out and lost track of time."
The other man just shrugged it off and replied, "No worries. I came to tell you I won't be here for a few days and that you should do a bit of reading, I left some books for you on the desk. And, well... take care of yourself, Potter." He stood and Harry noticed how he was more able to look the other man in the eye than before.
"Well, thanks for the books." They shook hands and the strange young man known as Nick Shadow disappeared down Privet Drive. Harry moved and picked up one of the books.
*Elementals and their powers*
The most common type of Elementals are those who are born with their powers. These rare few usually unleash there powers around their sixteenth birthday. Sometimes even born Elementals fail to harness their powers because of the will power it takes to control them. The most common Elements are Fire, Air, Water, and Earth. These are the four major Elements; others include the Element of Mind, Body, and Soul. Plus there are a few who have the power to harness the power of the Light and Darkness. The rarest Element is that of Chaos. Despite the name this Element's power is not necessarily used to cause chaos. This means that the Elemental has control of at least three of four of the major Elements and numerous of the other Elements. Most of the major Elements have many sub- regions in which a person can control only that (i.e. the ability to control Wind as part of the Air Element, yet not any other of the Air Elemental powers.) In the past centuries there have been few recorded Elementals.
Harry shut the book and leafed through the others. After finishing, he slipped down to the kitchen and fixed himself a quick dinner. Returning to his room, he lay down and began reading one of the other books. The book he chose was "The Dark Wars: Volume One". After reading for a good time he fell into a deep sleep. He rested peacefully until he was visited once again by a dream, this time, however, it was a lot different.
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A/N: I hope you all enjoyed this chapter. I'm trying to get my chapters at least over a thousands words so hopefully it's long enough. I want to thank all of you who have read my story so far and to those who have reviewed. Also, I want to thank my Beta reader for her dedication to making this story readable.
If you have any questions about the story feel free to ask me in review or by e-mail. And now a word to my kind reviewers.
SabreBlack - That was what I was going for. I feel no Slytherin will ever completely change. I'm glad you enjoyed my story. Thanks for reviewing, Almighty Beta reader.
HermioneGreen - Glad you liked the chapter, hope you liked this one. I'm trying to decide exactly how I'm going to do it. I want the biggest reaction. You're right though they'll probably implode or something. Thanks for reviewing.
A/N: I wanted to know the opinion on the Harry/Blaise ship, I'm not real sure if there will even be one but I wanted opinions on it. Feel free to review and tell your opinion. Well, goodnight. Farewell. And all that good stuff.
As Always,
Flame of Shadow
It began with a blinding light and then a mist. A regal male lion stepped out of the dark mist. For a moment, Harry thought that was it and then he noticed two wings coming out of the lion's shoulders. One was a perfect white, calm and peaceful looking; the other was solid black and edge sharply, giving it a demented look.
The lion spoke in a deep, booming voice, "When one awakes a power you shall receive. To learn to use this power is a destiny solely resting on your shoulders. Be brave, you Lion."
With this, it was gone, but his words echoed as Harry awakened barely remembering the dream. (The only way I know to italicize it is to use the tags, but that's for HTML. If you're saving it as an HTML document, then encase it in tags. The second tag would need a / before the 'i' (the only reason I'm not demonstrating is 'cause I'm not sure if they'd show up when I sent this if I did.))
As he awoke he stood and stretched. 'That's weird' he thought to himself, 'I feel taller.'
Shrugging this off, he dressed and headed downstairs. With out a good-bye he headed out the door and across the street. He wasn't surprised to find Mr. Daily already outside.
"Just carrying in some of the kitchen things, so Sarah can have her kitchen set up," Mr. Daily said and yawned. "Go on inside, breakfast is about ready."
He followed Harry into the house and down to the kitchen.
"Good morning, Harry, breakfast is just about ready." Mrs. Daily said from her place by the stove. "Go ahead and fix yourself something to drink, there's orange juice, milk, and a few other choices in the fridge. Help yourself to whatever."
He nodded and moved over to the fridge, grabbing a glass, he poured a glass of orange juice and moved over to sit down at the table. He yawned and stretched again. About that time Blaise chose to make her appearance. She entered the kitchen, yawning, her hair pulled up in a hasty ponytail and she looked like she had barely woken up.
"Morning, everybody," she noticed Harry and added, "and you're here mighty early."
With a smirk he commented, "Some people get up early. You, however, are not one of those people."
She didn't bother to reply as she fixed a glass of milk. He just sat there staring into space until Mrs. Daily set the table. For breakfast they had scrambled eggs, bacon, biscuits, and blueberry muffins.
After they had all fixed them a plate and where beginning to eat, Harry commented, "Thanks for inviting me over." They waved off the comment and muttered about it being no problem and him being a big help.
After everyone ate their share, Harry and Mr. Daily began unloading the truck again as the girls set about unpacking. It took some time for them to unload the truck and get all the boxes to their rightful places, after which Mr. Daily started helping unpack.
"Harry, you can go for now. I might get your help later when the rest of the furniture arrives. Plus after that, we're going to do some painting and we would be glad to have your help." With this, he slipped a few pounds into Harry's hand and went back to unpacking and putting things in their places.
Harry went downstairs and said good-bye and left. At the end of the drive he turned and began walking down the street. As he turned the corner he was met by Dudley's gang of idiots. The boys surrounded Harry and stared hitting their fist together. Suddenly, with a strength he didn't realize he had, Harry ducked Dudley's punch and sent his fist into the other boys stomache.
Before the others knew what had hit them, Harry was dodging around them and taking off. They bent to help Dudley up and by that time Harry was gone without a backward glance.
Harry rested in the park in the high branches of a large oak. With barely a rustle of the leaves, he was joined by Blaise. "So this is where you go when you want to get away?" she asked quietly seemingly lost in the quiet of the surrounding park.
"Yeah, this is one of the quietest places around. Plus my cousin hasn't learned to climb yet," he replied with a chuckle.
"That is a good reason, your dumb git of a cousin never goes anywhere without his stupid little goons."
He only smirked and continued staring out in silence.
"So, what do you do around Surrey when you want to have fun?" she asked in a bored like voice.
"Not much to do really," he replied.
They sat there for the longest time simply thinking thoughts neither truly cared about. After awhile Harry said he had to get back and do some work. Blaise only nodded as he slipped from the tree and continued down the road.
He hurried back to Number four and into the house. Once inside, he moved quickly upstairs to his bedroom. When he opened the door he found Nick Shadow lounging on the bed smirking.
"Have fun Potter?" he asked.
"Sorry, I was helping out and lost track of time."
The other man just shrugged it off and replied, "No worries. I came to tell you I won't be here for a few days and that you should do a bit of reading, I left some books for you on the desk. And, well... take care of yourself, Potter." He stood and Harry noticed how he was more able to look the other man in the eye than before.
"Well, thanks for the books." They shook hands and the strange young man known as Nick Shadow disappeared down Privet Drive. Harry moved and picked up one of the books.
*Elementals and their powers*
The most common type of Elementals are those who are born with their powers. These rare few usually unleash there powers around their sixteenth birthday. Sometimes even born Elementals fail to harness their powers because of the will power it takes to control them. The most common Elements are Fire, Air, Water, and Earth. These are the four major Elements; others include the Element of Mind, Body, and Soul. Plus there are a few who have the power to harness the power of the Light and Darkness. The rarest Element is that of Chaos. Despite the name this Element's power is not necessarily used to cause chaos. This means that the Elemental has control of at least three of four of the major Elements and numerous of the other Elements. Most of the major Elements have many sub- regions in which a person can control only that (i.e. the ability to control Wind as part of the Air Element, yet not any other of the Air Elemental powers.) In the past centuries there have been few recorded Elementals.
Harry shut the book and leafed through the others. After finishing, he slipped down to the kitchen and fixed himself a quick dinner. Returning to his room, he lay down and began reading one of the other books. The book he chose was "The Dark Wars: Volume One". After reading for a good time he fell into a deep sleep. He rested peacefully until he was visited once again by a dream, this time, however, it was a lot different.
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A/N: I hope you all enjoyed this chapter. I'm trying to get my chapters at least over a thousands words so hopefully it's long enough. I want to thank all of you who have read my story so far and to those who have reviewed. Also, I want to thank my Beta reader for her dedication to making this story readable.
If you have any questions about the story feel free to ask me in review or by e-mail. And now a word to my kind reviewers.
SabreBlack - That was what I was going for. I feel no Slytherin will ever completely change. I'm glad you enjoyed my story. Thanks for reviewing, Almighty Beta reader.
HermioneGreen - Glad you liked the chapter, hope you liked this one. I'm trying to decide exactly how I'm going to do it. I want the biggest reaction. You're right though they'll probably implode or something. Thanks for reviewing.
A/N: I wanted to know the opinion on the Harry/Blaise ship, I'm not real sure if there will even be one but I wanted opinions on it. Feel free to review and tell your opinion. Well, goodnight. Farewell. And all that good stuff.
As Always,
Flame of Shadow