A/N: To clarify the house in Hogsmeade mentioned earlier is the Harry's new house, the reason for the "look closer to home" thing.
Alright for those that are thinking that Harry overpowered Snape, I must assure you that is not the case. My views on occlumency and Legilimens are that it is not about the strength of the mind or some "mental shields" it is about throwing the other person out of your mind, to do that you have to have the will to do so, so you can't want to watch the visions and must be prepared for the attack, but with Harry, Snape just wanted to humiliate Harry, and was not expecting any rebuttal, so he was knocked back.
~Parsletongue~
Chapter 4- Betrayal
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Harry looked around the Kings Cross station, he wondered how many more times he will be here, if he isn't killed some day, he will probably not want to go back. The people around him gave him strange looks and a wide berth. He was with his normal silver and green highlighted hair, deep red cargo pants, and a leather coat on top of a green shirt. The jacket had the emblem of his gang on the back, they had become larger and stronger during the summer, and with Harry, even more so. He had earrings, a nose stud, and lip rings on; people seemed to think he was a loaded bomb, which of course he could well be.
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He walked down to the terminal to the barrier between platform 9 and 10, and leaned up against it. When he reappeared on the other side, he found the edge of a large crowd, parents and children milled about talking and saying goodbyes. Immediately a group of people came up to him, led by none other than Ron. He had a look of such smugness Harry wanted to slap him in the face. Behind him were Hermione, Luna, Ginny, and a few other members of the DA. The thought of changing their name and training them like he did came to him then, they probably wouldn't want to though. Ron stalked up to him, right into his face, "So His Lordship has decided to grace us with his presence then?" He said with sarcasm dripping from his mouth.
"Yes I have, haven't I?" Ron fumed and took the bait. Hook, line, and sinker, Harry thought. Ron swung, and hit air.
"Having trouble Ron?" Harry taunted, he was having far too much fun to stop.
"Please stop, Ron, you'll get hurt." Hermione pleaded with him, but he didn't hear a word, his eyes were glazed over in fury. He pulled his wand, pointed and started to mouth a curse. But didn't have the chance, the next second he had his arm behind his back and his wand on the ground.
"Ron stop you're foolishness, you couldn't win if there were ten of you. Your too weak." Ron was just enraged even more by this and struggled hard against Harry's grip. Harry lifted his arm up higher, earning a cry of pain from Ron. "Stop Ron, before something nasty happens."
Ron gave a last hard struggle and almost broke Harry's grip, Harry then tightened his grip and wrenched as hard he could upwards. He was rewarded with an earsplitting crack, and a scream. Harry released him and he dropped like a stone, "Can't even take a little pain." Harry stated in disappointment. Hermione stood there looking aghast; Ginny rushed to his side soothing him, the others from the group backed up a little, the crowd that had gathered to watch the confrontation dispersed upon Harry's glare.
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He pulled out a small knife and unconsciously started tossing it up in the air and catching it on the way down. An annoying habit that he had picked up, annoying because when he was startled while tossing he would miss the knife and often take it in the hand, which was quite painful. People were backing away staring at him as though he had lost his mind.
So of course, while he was walking to the train, knife in the air, came, "HARRY JAMES POTTER, WHAT IN THE HELL WERE YOU THINKING!" The knife came down and went right through the back of his hand, being unprepared he gasped in pain. Hermione came running up to him, "Oh my god, I'm so sorry I didn't mean to- Oh my god, oh my god!"
Harry looked calmly up at her, and pulled the knife slowly out from his hand, wiped it on pants. He pulled off his jacket, and revealed numerous runic tattoos on his arms, all had been made by him, and were activated with his magic. He pulled up the sleeve of his shirt and touched a rune and touched the cut. The muscle repaired itself, followed by the skin working its way up to the surface, He winced feeling the skin mesh to together. Harry swung the jacket on his shoulders, and turned to Hermione. "What were you saying?" She just stared at Harry, wondering who this was, the Harry she knew could never, and wouldn't have know how to do anything that happened here. She voiced her opinion
"Who are you?" She said, then to herself, this was not Harry.
"I was once called Harry, now I am the Black Phoenix. The one you knew is gone and in his place is a more powerful, wiser, and stronger person. For that is what I was called upon to do, be the person that could destroy the destroyer, yet is not dark. But I am neither. Think this over, and then tell me. What do yearn for most in this world?"
He gave her that to think about, then continued on to the train, a pathway was made for him, he smiled. At the entrance of the train was two Aurors. He brushed past them and walked to a compartment. He settled in waiting for the barrage of people that he knew would come.
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Ron sat in his compartment with Ginny, Neville, and Hermione. Ron just kept ranting about "Arrogant pricks" while Ginny pretended to listen, Neville slept, and Hermione didn't even pretend to listen. She was thinking about what Harry had asked her. Neville was dreaming of someday being a great wizard, a powerful warlock that people respected, not scorned. Ginny was thinking about all the wonderful things that she could be doing with Dean, her boyfriend. Finally Ron realized that nobody was listening, and rubbed his arm, which was raw from the spell used to heal it. "I can't believe you people didn't help me!" he shouted finally. This startled all the others. Their jaws dropped, finally Ginny stood trembling with rage.
"How dare you Ron," she pointed at him, "You think that we are going to help you hurt our friend? Have you been hit with too many Confundus charms? He is our friend, he used to be yours but I don't think he is going to want to be your friend. You act all high and mighty like you know everything, you don't, you've proven that twice, Harry, with no training this summer beat you with all of your Order training. Now think about that!" She stormed from the compartment searching out her friends.
"I wonder what's wrong with her?" Ron asked stupefied. Hermione snorted.
"Are you really that thick? You just asked her why didn't she help you hurt Harry. You are so blinded by jealousy that you do not see anything but beating Harry. I'll see you later." With that she too stood and walked from the compartment.
"Who does she think she is? Who's side is she on, the little Golden boy or with me her boyfriend?" Ron asked clearly mad about Harry being chosen over him, yet again. Neville looked indecisive for a moment, then followed the other two out the door. Leaving Ron even more confused and angrier than before.
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Harry was sitting in his compartment looking through his potions book, when Ginny came in and sat next to him. Harry raised an eyebrow at her but she just continued looking angry and sat in silence next to him. He looked around the compartment and wondered if he would get in trouble for changing it. He decided that it didn't matter. He raised his wand and touched the wall "Inclinio." He focused on a richly appointed room with three benches inside all done up in mahogany and silver lining. When he opened his eyes it was as he willed it. Ginny stared at him.
"How? When did you learn to do that?" She managed to get out.
"I picked it up looking through the N.E.W.T. charms book. It's rather hard; I believe it's on par with the Patronus. It will actually change anything, it is a general charm, and you just have to focus on what you want." He explained to her.
"How come you didn't teach it to us last year?" She questioned.
"Because I only learned it last month."
"But don't you have to practice that, you just did it?"
"Well yes, I did practice it quite a bit."
"What? Do you mean the Order trained you as well this summer?" Harry laughed at her.
"No, no, no. I trained by myself. The Order would have been appalled at some of the things I taught myself."
"What do you mean?"
" I trained myself in ancient magik, the dark arts, the more powerful light arts, healing magic, and the forbidden arts. Still am training as a matter of fact." He stated with all calmness. The door opened up and Neville came inside having heard all of this last part. Ginny seemed lost for words. Neville looked a little dazed.
"You taught yourself all of that?" he said amazed.
"No not all of it, I had a little help from an Auror, then we trained together on the other parts."
"Can you teach me that?" Harry studied him, he had always known Neville was more powerful than he believed himself to be, but Harry did not know if Neville was powerful enough for some of it. He reached for a different rune on his left arm. Then touched Neville's arm. Slowly a shroud of swirling color appeared, Harry watched it. Finally a deep red blazed into existence from the melee around Neville. It seemed to mean something to Harry because he nodded and cancelled it with another rune.
"Yes Neville I can help you, you have the right disposition and power, even if you haven't known it. Show me your new wand." Harry knew that Neville had broken his old one, which had been his fathers, so maybe now he wouldn't bumble as much. Neville pulled an ebony wand, quite a long one at that.
"Ebony, 15 ¼ in. Dragon Heartstring from an Ironbelly." He said proudly.
"Show me a shield." Neville then raised his wand.
"Tego!" he shouted. A translucent blue film went up around Neville then sucked in until it was skin tight. Harry lifted his wand and fired a powered stunner at it, it broke through and Neville was left unconscious. When Harry woke him, Neville looked at him in wonder. "How did you?"
"Something I picked up to increase the power of your spells." He said simply. Ginny broke from the silence she had decended into.
"Can you teach me as well?" she asked eagerly. It seemed that she more like Percy with her ambition than it seemed. Again he checked her power and disposition. "What is that you do?"
"Well, you don't have the power for some and disposition for others. What I'm doing is checking your aura. It's rune magic, and would probably be considered dark. Back to your aura, you don't have the power for the ancient or powerful light arts, nor the right disposition for the Dark arts nor the forbidden. The only thing you would either want or could learn from me would be healing, and you would be better to go to Pomphry since I only have knowledge of what they teach the Aurors." He explained. She looked downcast, at regressed into the silence she had held before. He turned back to his book that he had been reading before Ginny came in.
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About this time Hermione walked in. "I was wondering when you would get here." Harry told her, not looking up from his book. "Have you thought about my question?"
She settled into the ornate compartment looking around in wonder, not hearing his question. "How? What?" she sputtered.
Harry sighed and told her about his changes to the compartment. Again he asked, "Did you think about my question?"
She nodded, "Yep, the answer is Knowledge."
"So in truth you yearn for power, no?"
"No. Knowledge, not power."
"Power is knowledge, though."
"Well, like that, I guess I am."
"Then I can help you." Harry told her as he held up a hand, created a ball of pure magic, and started tossing it between his hands.
"Would you?" staring at the magic, pleading in her voice. He dispersed the magic
"Of course, you're the only one who stood beside me in the darkest of times, when no one else would. You deserve what I can give and so much more." He said sincerely. He smiled softly at her, which she returned, got up and hugged him.
"I'll always be there for you." She told him.
This was when Ron walked in.
He just stared at his girlfriend and Harry. "What's going on here?" anger clearly the dominate emotion.
They broke at his voice, Hermione looked worried, Harry just smiled and kept one arm around her shoulders.
"A little hug among friends, Ron. You know what those are, don't you? Friends, those things you don't have?" Harry smirked at him. Ron growled in anger, and was about to lunge at Harry, when the compartment door opened yet again. Tonks came inside.
"Hey Harry, finished my shift and thought…I… would?" she looked questioningly at the arm around Hermione's shoulders, and the angry look on Ron's face.
"Well, lets see." Harry took on a lecturing air, "I was offering to teach Neville, and Hermione the things that we have started. Ron came in to see if I could break his arm again. And I…was pissing him off." He said counting off on his fingers. She looked considering for a moment, then walked over to him, knocking into Ron 'accidentally', she then stood by Harry's side where he put his other arm around her. Ron glowered. Ginny walked up behind Harry and put her arms around his neck, trailing her hands across his chest. Ron looked ready to kill. Neville who had sat quietly till this stood and stood behind Hermione, showing his support for Harry. Ron pulled his wand. In less than two seconds four wands were trained on him. Harry didn't pull his it wasn't needed.
"Fine everybody is going to turn on me I see. Well I guess I'll be leaving." Ron was shaking he fury yet again. Harry was sure he would pop a blood vessel at this rate. Ron walked from the compartment heading to find some others who would accept him.
They all settled down. Hermione turned to Harry. "How come you decided to get these, you never showed any want of piercing before?" she poked at the stud in his nose, and touched the ring in his lip.
"Well, it's what people would least expect, so its what I wanted first."
Hermione nodded, "Hey Tonks Why are you here?"
"I'm going to be at Hogwarts Gaurding the grounds, and was helping to guard the train. My shift was over so I wanted to come and spend it with Harry not the other Aurors." She nuzzled Harry's shoulder she was leaning on. They all settled into the long ride.
Well I would have put more into this chapter its been so long since the last one that I will give this to you folks. Have fun. And please read and review my other stories as well, I like them too. Buh-bye