Chapter 10: Lessons and Duels
Harry woke to bright burst of sunlight streaming in his face. "Damnit, too bright!" he murmured sleepily into his pillow.
"Watch your language!" A sharp voice replied. Harry groggily looked up and into Madam Pompfrey's stern face. Harry muttered a quick apology, and stuck his head under his pillow. "Oh no you don't," he heard Madam Pompfrey say as his pillow was snatched off his head. Harry groaned loudly, struggling under the blankets, the potion from the night before was still in his system. "You have a visitor," Madam Pompfrey said, pointing to the door. Harry peeked over his blanket and looked around. Mr. Axel was standing by the door.
"Good morning, Harry." Mr. Axel said pleasantly.
"Oh, no way!" Harry said, ducking under his covers. He didn't need his magic to tell him what the man had in mind.
"Harry, if we don't get started you'll fall behind." Mr. Axel's voice floated over to him.
Harry groaned again, and replied, "No! I just woke up!"
"I'm sorry, I didn't hear you," Mr. Axel said mischievously. "Here let me help." There was a pause, and Harry yelled as he was ripped from the bed and hurtled dangerously towards his new teacher, and jerking to a stop in front of the smiling Mr. Axel.
"Here get dressed," he said, handing Harry a pair of sweat pants and a plain white tee-shirt. He pointed to the bathroom and moved over to Draco's bed, where he performed the same routine. As Harry stepped out of the bathroom, dressed and still grumbling, he knocked into Draco.
The other boy took his place in the bathroom, shutting the door behind him. Harry busied himself with putting his shoes on and a moment later Draco came out fully dressed.
"Good! Now, let us go to class," said Mr. Axel a little too cheerily for the boys. Harry and Draco followed him silently to the Defense Against the Dark Arts class room. Mr. Axel held the door for them, Harry and Draco stepped passed him, and into the empty room.
"Now, do you know why I pulled you out of bed the day after you woke up?" Mr. Axel asked as he closed the door.
"Because Voldemort is rising even faster then all of you thought and you need me to be as ready as I am able so that I may defeat Voldemort." Harry stated quickly and tiredly. Mr. Axel and Draco both flinched at Voldemort's name.
"How did you know he was rising quicker then we thought?" Mr. Axel asked, surprised.
"I can just tell. My power is strong, and helps me know the intentions of others. I feel Voldemort (Mr. Axel and Draco filched, again) rising. Besides, I have my dreams," Harry explained, shrugging himself into a nearby chair.
"You dream of You-Know-Who?" Mr. Axel asked, shocked.
"No, I dream of genie!" Harry said sarcastically, too tired to care about Mr. Axel's reaction. Mr. Axel sighed. "Oh all right! I do, but only when I don't take my sleeping potion. Its a lot easier then oclumunceny." Harry said.
"Ok, then we'll have to start you on closing your mind and-" Harry interrupted, saying,
"I've all ready told you, I can take my sleeping potion and he doesn't bother me." He was slowly becoming annoyed with Mr. Axel.
~Dude! Just how much do you know?~ Draco asked him.
~Hell of a lot more then Mr. Axel, and probably half the minstery~ Harry told him. Draco snorted in disbelief, but Harry just shrugged it off.
"Fine, lets start on a few defense spells," said Mr. Axel irritated. Mr. Axel stood before them; groaning Draco and Harry stood also. "All right!" Mr. Axel said with a bit too much enthusiasm. "Right then, take the position."
Draco took out his wand, not really caring about stance. Harry, on the other hand, moved his feet slightly apart, and stood lightly on the balls of his feet. His wand-less arm hung at his side loosely, while his wand- hand was raised, pointing at Mr. Axel.
Mr. Axel watched the two teens before him. Draco pulled out his wand, not really caring about proper stance, but eager to get on with defending himself. Mr. Axel watched Harry in suppressed awe. His whole demeanor changed, from being grumpy and tired to an experienced wizard. He held back a shiver when he saw the fiery determination in his eyes, it could light a candle from across the room.
Mr. Axel took a deep breath and said, "All right one at a time." He pointed to Draco, not wanting to meet Harry's determination just yet. "Stupefy!" He said quickly, Draco barely dodged out of the way in time, and twisted around to point his wand at Mr. Axel.
"Tarantallegra!" Draco said, Mr. Axel's legs jerked upward and started to dance.
Harry laughed as Mr. Axel pointed his wand, trying to steady himself enough to say, "Rictusempra!"
Which caused Draco to fall to the floor, laughing hysterically. "Harry! Stop the spells!" Mr. Axel shouted.
"Finite Incantatum!" Harry said, pointing his wand at the two.
Immediately Mr. Axel's and Draco's spells stopped, turning them back to normal. Draco got up and dusted himself off, while Mr. Axel stopped to catch his breath. Harry quickly conjured three bottles of water and handed two to Draco and Mr. Axel. They graciously took them, and gulped them down quickly. Mr. Axel, turned to Harry when he was finished.
"Ready?" Harry nodded. "Draco when I say so, stop all spells." Draco nodded and settled on a desk, away from the battle zone. Mr. Axel looked at Harry." 1.2.3. go!" He pointed his wand to Harry, but not nearly fast enough.
"Petrificus Totalus." Harry said, almost lazily.
Mr. Axel stopped, his legs snapped together, and his arms locked to his side. He fell back wards like a sack of potatoes.
"I win." Harry mumbled, and he moved to stand over Mr. Axel. "Finite Incantatum."
Mr. Axel stirred, and sat up. "Very nice! I wasn't expecting that." Mr. Axel praised.
"You both did better then I could have imagined." Draco smiled, and Harry lent a hand, and pulled Mr. Axel to his feet.
"Childish curses. Nothing that will help them be an Auror." A cold voice said from the doorway. All three turned rapidly. Snape stepped into the room.
"Professor Snape. This is a privet lesson." Mr. Axel said, moving towards him.
"Care to try your skills on someone who's not so willing to let you win?" He asked the two students, ignoring Mr. Axel.
~Oh this is not good!~ Draco thought. Harry glared at Snape.
~Let's do it!~ Harry told him with much boldness.
"All right." Draco said slowly.
"Fine," Harry said, moving into his stance.
Snape stepped passed Mr. Axel, as Draco got down from the desk. Snape stood before them. "Ready. One, two, three, go!" He said quickly. A stream of ropes shot out of his wand, encircling Draco.
Harry pointed his wand and yelled. "Engorgio!" Snape paused a moment, then slowly he began to swell up like a balloon. Harry used the opportunity to cut the ropes off Draco.
"Another petty jinx." Snape said, and Harry and Draco faced him again. He was back to normal, much to Harry's surprise.
~I think we're in big trouble here.~ Draco said, worriedly. The glint in Snape's eyes was enough to make them worry.
"Ok. fine. I really hate to do this, but." Harry said, softly. Then he whipped his wand around and shouted. "Paqui Saasaa!" Snape was blasted backwards, and slammed into the wall. He sat there dazed for a moment before standing again.
~What did you do?~ Draco asked, but his answer was before him.
"How come there are millions of you?" Snape asked, enraged.
"What ever are you talking about, Professor?" Harry asked innocently. Snape pointed from on empty place to another.
"There are millions." He trailed off, confused. Mr. Axel got over his shock and stepped forward.
"Maybe you should see Madam Pompfrey." He said, unsure of Snape's reaction.
"No! I have to." He trailed off again, his eyes moving around the room.
~What did you do?~ Draco asked in amusement.
~A spell I made up, I makes the person it hits to see hundreds of anyone he looks at. Making it very confusing for them.~ Harry explained.
"You can make up your own spells?" Draco asked out loud.
"I thought so!" Mr. Axel said, happily. "So what did you do to him." He asked, jerking his head to Snape, who was whirling around the room in a circle.
"He now sees hundreds of anyone he looks at, and is unable to point out the real person." Harry said, chuckling.
"Cheater!" Snape growled, whirling around again. Mr. Axel laughed and pointed his wand to Snape.
"Finite Incantatum." He said, and Snape stopped in mid-turn. He faced the other three.
"I win." Harry said, watching Snape.
Snape growled. "Who says?"
"I do. I could have destroyed you, if you had been one of the 'bad guys.' So there for I win." Harry told him, a hint of amusement in his voice.
Snape growled again and stalked out of the room, all three of them watching him leave. Mr. Axel, was the first to break the silence.
"Well, I think its time for you to see Professor Dumbledore. And I know we are moving quickly but I want you two to take the Animagus test," he said, with a sparkle in his eye.
"You know, Mr. Axel. You aren't what I thought you'd be," Harry remarked. Mr. Axel stared at him quizzically. Harry continued, "Well, for one. I didn't think you would be so happy, and I though you were against teaching teenagers. The way you acted when we first met, was different." Mr. Axel nodded slowly. "Yeah, it was kind of a bad day, I guess you could say. Well, off to Dumbledore's. Come back here after your done and we'll do the Animagus test," he said, ushering them out of the room.
Harry and Draco walked up to Dumbledore's office in silence. Harry stood in front of the gargoyle, pondering the password.
"I wonder it he's changed it yet." Harry thought out loud, though there was no point Draco could hear him even when he though it.
"Well, lets try it." Draco said, as he stepped up to the gargoyle. "Bubble Yum." The statue didn't budge from it's spot. Harry groaned.
~It would really be nice it someone told us the stupid password so we could get in!~ Harry thought, getting annoyed. The gargoyle jumped aside and Dumbledore stood behind it.
"I thought I heard someone." He said, with a twinkle in his eye.
"Come in, Mr. Potter and Mr. Malfoy." He said, and he turned and climbed the stairs. Harry and Draco fell into step behind him. Dumbledore moved across his office, and settled into his chair. Harry and Draco sat in front of him.
"Now I wanted you two to see me because me really must find a way to control your new ability," he said, smiling.
"There is no cure, and we can't control it or get rid of it until it wears off," Harry said, bored. "We're stuck."
"Well, yes. But this could prove to be very useful," Dumbledore said, his eyes twinkling mischievously.
"How so?" asked Draco.
"Well, Harry if you were willing to open your mind a bit more, I'm sure Draco could use the things you know to help him become a better Auror. That way you two would be two of the best on the field, very helpful for when we have to fight Voldemort." Dumbledore explained. Harry, understanding, nodded slowly.
"All right, it you are sure it will help us?" Harry said softly. Dumbledore nodded.
"Now, Draco will not retain any of your power or connection with Voldemort but he might have some of your memories as you will his. You both must agree fully, making a blood pact with each other. A blood bond. You two will become like 'blood brothers'. Yes, I believe that's the expression they use for it now-a-days." Dumbledore explained.
Harry and Draco looked at each other, the same worried expression on their faces. Though they now know each other better then most people know even their best friends, the thought of sharing their memories, no matter how horrible, with the other scared them.
"All right," Harry said slowly. Looking away from Draco, to Dumbledore.
"Draco?" Dumbledore asked, turning to the pale student.
"I'm in," he answered softly.
"Ok, do you want to do it now? Or at a later date?" Dumbledore asked, his eyes searching each student in return.
"Now, that way we won't change our minds." Harry said defiantly. Dumbledore nodded and stood up.
"Then just let me get a few things..." he told them distractedly as he began rummaging through the drawers in his desk.
He pulled out a red candle, the air around it seemingly glistening, and a small black bowl. He reached up on the wall behind him, and pulled down a silver and red dagger, it's crooked blade gleaming in the firelight. He placed each object on the desk in front of the two boys. The dagger closest to Harry, the red candle closer to Draco, with the bowl in between them. Dumbledore settled back into his seat again. Staring at the two before him, he leaned forward.
"All right, this is a big step for you two. I'm glad you were able to get past everything and agree to this. But before we start, do either of you know how to become a blood brother?" He asked them, deeply interested.
"No." Draco said immediately.
"Yes and no. I've read about them but never really looked into it." Harry answered, staring at the dagger, almost in fear of it.
"All right, I'll just fill you two in. First you will have to draw your blood from your body, not much and I'll tell you when to stop. As you are doing this I want you to focus totally on your magic, forcing it into the blood as it enters the bowl. Then after you are done, both of you will have to light this candle with your wands, at the same time, and pour it over the blood in the bowl. All you really need is a small drop of wax and it will cover the blood in two round balls. After a moment you can pick them up. And then your done. It's really quite simple." Dumbledore explained. Harry and Draco nodded, understanding the ritual.
"Will this effect any bit of our magic?" Harry asked.
"Well, each time this ritual is performed, the outcome is different. I'm not sure what will happen, especially with you, Harry, performing the ritual. This will be most interesting." Dumbledore answered.
"What about us in whole? Will anything change?" Draco asked.
"Again, I'm not positive what will happen. I've seen this be done before and some people take on some of the other's appearance. Others have been changed completely, neither looking like each other, or themselves. It is always hard to predict." Dumbledore responded. "Are you ready?" Both teens looked at each other, and slowly nodded.
"Yeah, we're ready." Draco answered for them both. Dumbledore picked up the dagger from off the desk and smiled at them.
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Harry woke to bright burst of sunlight streaming in his face. "Damnit, too bright!" he murmured sleepily into his pillow.
"Watch your language!" A sharp voice replied. Harry groggily looked up and into Madam Pompfrey's stern face. Harry muttered a quick apology, and stuck his head under his pillow. "Oh no you don't," he heard Madam Pompfrey say as his pillow was snatched off his head. Harry groaned loudly, struggling under the blankets, the potion from the night before was still in his system. "You have a visitor," Madam Pompfrey said, pointing to the door. Harry peeked over his blanket and looked around. Mr. Axel was standing by the door.
"Good morning, Harry." Mr. Axel said pleasantly.
"Oh, no way!" Harry said, ducking under his covers. He didn't need his magic to tell him what the man had in mind.
"Harry, if we don't get started you'll fall behind." Mr. Axel's voice floated over to him.
Harry groaned again, and replied, "No! I just woke up!"
"I'm sorry, I didn't hear you," Mr. Axel said mischievously. "Here let me help." There was a pause, and Harry yelled as he was ripped from the bed and hurtled dangerously towards his new teacher, and jerking to a stop in front of the smiling Mr. Axel.
"Here get dressed," he said, handing Harry a pair of sweat pants and a plain white tee-shirt. He pointed to the bathroom and moved over to Draco's bed, where he performed the same routine. As Harry stepped out of the bathroom, dressed and still grumbling, he knocked into Draco.
The other boy took his place in the bathroom, shutting the door behind him. Harry busied himself with putting his shoes on and a moment later Draco came out fully dressed.
"Good! Now, let us go to class," said Mr. Axel a little too cheerily for the boys. Harry and Draco followed him silently to the Defense Against the Dark Arts class room. Mr. Axel held the door for them, Harry and Draco stepped passed him, and into the empty room.
"Now, do you know why I pulled you out of bed the day after you woke up?" Mr. Axel asked as he closed the door.
"Because Voldemort is rising even faster then all of you thought and you need me to be as ready as I am able so that I may defeat Voldemort." Harry stated quickly and tiredly. Mr. Axel and Draco both flinched at Voldemort's name.
"How did you know he was rising quicker then we thought?" Mr. Axel asked, surprised.
"I can just tell. My power is strong, and helps me know the intentions of others. I feel Voldemort (Mr. Axel and Draco filched, again) rising. Besides, I have my dreams," Harry explained, shrugging himself into a nearby chair.
"You dream of You-Know-Who?" Mr. Axel asked, shocked.
"No, I dream of genie!" Harry said sarcastically, too tired to care about Mr. Axel's reaction. Mr. Axel sighed. "Oh all right! I do, but only when I don't take my sleeping potion. Its a lot easier then oclumunceny." Harry said.
"Ok, then we'll have to start you on closing your mind and-" Harry interrupted, saying,
"I've all ready told you, I can take my sleeping potion and he doesn't bother me." He was slowly becoming annoyed with Mr. Axel.
~Dude! Just how much do you know?~ Draco asked him.
~Hell of a lot more then Mr. Axel, and probably half the minstery~ Harry told him. Draco snorted in disbelief, but Harry just shrugged it off.
"Fine, lets start on a few defense spells," said Mr. Axel irritated. Mr. Axel stood before them; groaning Draco and Harry stood also. "All right!" Mr. Axel said with a bit too much enthusiasm. "Right then, take the position."
Draco took out his wand, not really caring about stance. Harry, on the other hand, moved his feet slightly apart, and stood lightly on the balls of his feet. His wand-less arm hung at his side loosely, while his wand- hand was raised, pointing at Mr. Axel.
Mr. Axel watched the two teens before him. Draco pulled out his wand, not really caring about proper stance, but eager to get on with defending himself. Mr. Axel watched Harry in suppressed awe. His whole demeanor changed, from being grumpy and tired to an experienced wizard. He held back a shiver when he saw the fiery determination in his eyes, it could light a candle from across the room.
Mr. Axel took a deep breath and said, "All right one at a time." He pointed to Draco, not wanting to meet Harry's determination just yet. "Stupefy!" He said quickly, Draco barely dodged out of the way in time, and twisted around to point his wand at Mr. Axel.
"Tarantallegra!" Draco said, Mr. Axel's legs jerked upward and started to dance.
Harry laughed as Mr. Axel pointed his wand, trying to steady himself enough to say, "Rictusempra!"
Which caused Draco to fall to the floor, laughing hysterically. "Harry! Stop the spells!" Mr. Axel shouted.
"Finite Incantatum!" Harry said, pointing his wand at the two.
Immediately Mr. Axel's and Draco's spells stopped, turning them back to normal. Draco got up and dusted himself off, while Mr. Axel stopped to catch his breath. Harry quickly conjured three bottles of water and handed two to Draco and Mr. Axel. They graciously took them, and gulped them down quickly. Mr. Axel, turned to Harry when he was finished.
"Ready?" Harry nodded. "Draco when I say so, stop all spells." Draco nodded and settled on a desk, away from the battle zone. Mr. Axel looked at Harry." 1.2.3. go!" He pointed his wand to Harry, but not nearly fast enough.
"Petrificus Totalus." Harry said, almost lazily.
Mr. Axel stopped, his legs snapped together, and his arms locked to his side. He fell back wards like a sack of potatoes.
"I win." Harry mumbled, and he moved to stand over Mr. Axel. "Finite Incantatum."
Mr. Axel stirred, and sat up. "Very nice! I wasn't expecting that." Mr. Axel praised.
"You both did better then I could have imagined." Draco smiled, and Harry lent a hand, and pulled Mr. Axel to his feet.
"Childish curses. Nothing that will help them be an Auror." A cold voice said from the doorway. All three turned rapidly. Snape stepped into the room.
"Professor Snape. This is a privet lesson." Mr. Axel said, moving towards him.
"Care to try your skills on someone who's not so willing to let you win?" He asked the two students, ignoring Mr. Axel.
~Oh this is not good!~ Draco thought. Harry glared at Snape.
~Let's do it!~ Harry told him with much boldness.
"All right." Draco said slowly.
"Fine," Harry said, moving into his stance.
Snape stepped passed Mr. Axel, as Draco got down from the desk. Snape stood before them. "Ready. One, two, three, go!" He said quickly. A stream of ropes shot out of his wand, encircling Draco.
Harry pointed his wand and yelled. "Engorgio!" Snape paused a moment, then slowly he began to swell up like a balloon. Harry used the opportunity to cut the ropes off Draco.
"Another petty jinx." Snape said, and Harry and Draco faced him again. He was back to normal, much to Harry's surprise.
~I think we're in big trouble here.~ Draco said, worriedly. The glint in Snape's eyes was enough to make them worry.
"Ok. fine. I really hate to do this, but." Harry said, softly. Then he whipped his wand around and shouted. "Paqui Saasaa!" Snape was blasted backwards, and slammed into the wall. He sat there dazed for a moment before standing again.
~What did you do?~ Draco asked, but his answer was before him.
"How come there are millions of you?" Snape asked, enraged.
"What ever are you talking about, Professor?" Harry asked innocently. Snape pointed from on empty place to another.
"There are millions." He trailed off, confused. Mr. Axel got over his shock and stepped forward.
"Maybe you should see Madam Pompfrey." He said, unsure of Snape's reaction.
"No! I have to." He trailed off again, his eyes moving around the room.
~What did you do?~ Draco asked in amusement.
~A spell I made up, I makes the person it hits to see hundreds of anyone he looks at. Making it very confusing for them.~ Harry explained.
"You can make up your own spells?" Draco asked out loud.
"I thought so!" Mr. Axel said, happily. "So what did you do to him." He asked, jerking his head to Snape, who was whirling around the room in a circle.
"He now sees hundreds of anyone he looks at, and is unable to point out the real person." Harry said, chuckling.
"Cheater!" Snape growled, whirling around again. Mr. Axel laughed and pointed his wand to Snape.
"Finite Incantatum." He said, and Snape stopped in mid-turn. He faced the other three.
"I win." Harry said, watching Snape.
Snape growled. "Who says?"
"I do. I could have destroyed you, if you had been one of the 'bad guys.' So there for I win." Harry told him, a hint of amusement in his voice.
Snape growled again and stalked out of the room, all three of them watching him leave. Mr. Axel, was the first to break the silence.
"Well, I think its time for you to see Professor Dumbledore. And I know we are moving quickly but I want you two to take the Animagus test," he said, with a sparkle in his eye.
"You know, Mr. Axel. You aren't what I thought you'd be," Harry remarked. Mr. Axel stared at him quizzically. Harry continued, "Well, for one. I didn't think you would be so happy, and I though you were against teaching teenagers. The way you acted when we first met, was different." Mr. Axel nodded slowly. "Yeah, it was kind of a bad day, I guess you could say. Well, off to Dumbledore's. Come back here after your done and we'll do the Animagus test," he said, ushering them out of the room.
Harry and Draco walked up to Dumbledore's office in silence. Harry stood in front of the gargoyle, pondering the password.
"I wonder it he's changed it yet." Harry thought out loud, though there was no point Draco could hear him even when he though it.
"Well, lets try it." Draco said, as he stepped up to the gargoyle. "Bubble Yum." The statue didn't budge from it's spot. Harry groaned.
~It would really be nice it someone told us the stupid password so we could get in!~ Harry thought, getting annoyed. The gargoyle jumped aside and Dumbledore stood behind it.
"I thought I heard someone." He said, with a twinkle in his eye.
"Come in, Mr. Potter and Mr. Malfoy." He said, and he turned and climbed the stairs. Harry and Draco fell into step behind him. Dumbledore moved across his office, and settled into his chair. Harry and Draco sat in front of him.
"Now I wanted you two to see me because me really must find a way to control your new ability," he said, smiling.
"There is no cure, and we can't control it or get rid of it until it wears off," Harry said, bored. "We're stuck."
"Well, yes. But this could prove to be very useful," Dumbledore said, his eyes twinkling mischievously.
"How so?" asked Draco.
"Well, Harry if you were willing to open your mind a bit more, I'm sure Draco could use the things you know to help him become a better Auror. That way you two would be two of the best on the field, very helpful for when we have to fight Voldemort." Dumbledore explained. Harry, understanding, nodded slowly.
"All right, it you are sure it will help us?" Harry said softly. Dumbledore nodded.
"Now, Draco will not retain any of your power or connection with Voldemort but he might have some of your memories as you will his. You both must agree fully, making a blood pact with each other. A blood bond. You two will become like 'blood brothers'. Yes, I believe that's the expression they use for it now-a-days." Dumbledore explained.
Harry and Draco looked at each other, the same worried expression on their faces. Though they now know each other better then most people know even their best friends, the thought of sharing their memories, no matter how horrible, with the other scared them.
"All right," Harry said slowly. Looking away from Draco, to Dumbledore.
"Draco?" Dumbledore asked, turning to the pale student.
"I'm in," he answered softly.
"Ok, do you want to do it now? Or at a later date?" Dumbledore asked, his eyes searching each student in return.
"Now, that way we won't change our minds." Harry said defiantly. Dumbledore nodded and stood up.
"Then just let me get a few things..." he told them distractedly as he began rummaging through the drawers in his desk.
He pulled out a red candle, the air around it seemingly glistening, and a small black bowl. He reached up on the wall behind him, and pulled down a silver and red dagger, it's crooked blade gleaming in the firelight. He placed each object on the desk in front of the two boys. The dagger closest to Harry, the red candle closer to Draco, with the bowl in between them. Dumbledore settled back into his seat again. Staring at the two before him, he leaned forward.
"All right, this is a big step for you two. I'm glad you were able to get past everything and agree to this. But before we start, do either of you know how to become a blood brother?" He asked them, deeply interested.
"No." Draco said immediately.
"Yes and no. I've read about them but never really looked into it." Harry answered, staring at the dagger, almost in fear of it.
"All right, I'll just fill you two in. First you will have to draw your blood from your body, not much and I'll tell you when to stop. As you are doing this I want you to focus totally on your magic, forcing it into the blood as it enters the bowl. Then after you are done, both of you will have to light this candle with your wands, at the same time, and pour it over the blood in the bowl. All you really need is a small drop of wax and it will cover the blood in two round balls. After a moment you can pick them up. And then your done. It's really quite simple." Dumbledore explained. Harry and Draco nodded, understanding the ritual.
"Will this effect any bit of our magic?" Harry asked.
"Well, each time this ritual is performed, the outcome is different. I'm not sure what will happen, especially with you, Harry, performing the ritual. This will be most interesting." Dumbledore answered.
"What about us in whole? Will anything change?" Draco asked.
"Again, I'm not positive what will happen. I've seen this be done before and some people take on some of the other's appearance. Others have been changed completely, neither looking like each other, or themselves. It is always hard to predict." Dumbledore responded. "Are you ready?" Both teens looked at each other, and slowly nodded.
"Yeah, we're ready." Draco answered for them both. Dumbledore picked up the dagger from off the desk and smiled at them.
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You like? Well as I promised. My thank yous..
Well Joseph Fritz, you will just have to wait and see for yourself. *smiles evily* I am glad that you like the story!
Harry 4: Oh dear! I did spell her name wrong! I am so sorry! I didn't feel like checking it when I first started writing! Well at lease I got Harry's name right! I'm glad you like the story! Thanks!
Oh I hope hermione becomes friends with harry and them again. I don't like ron. I just dont for some reason, I always have and always will. He is okay at times but still. Well keep up the great work and please update soon. Galen Woolfmoon: I'm glad you like it, I'm sorry you don't like Ron but all I can say is my favorite charater is Sirius and well, now I'm screwed. J/k Anyway thanks!
Tropic: You really can't stand Ron! Hee Hee! I won't ruin it for you so I'm not spilling the beans on what's in store for Ron's future! I am evil. I know!
Morgan Golding: Oh no thank you! I'm glad you like my story this much!
This is a great story but I have a question. Who will Ginny be getting together with by the end? and if she isn't going to get with Harry who will he be getting with? E-mail me at life_is_study@hotmail.com or just answer the question in your next story please.
By the way keep up the great work and please update soon. Josh Potter: Now I can answer that because I have something/someone in store for Harry so you just take a guess on that question. : )
Kemenran: I'm working on it!
Erikalya Arvanesse: Ah now I really have no clue what Axel was getting from Dumbledore. Honestly I haven't the slightest idea! I'm hoping it will show itself later, if not well I'll think of something.
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h-ruff: Yeah I figured that Harry should be more human. I don't know if its permanent. I was kinda hoping it would write itself out. I'm glad you like it.
Evanescencerocksevanescenceandlinkinpark: Yeah, Harry gay. that just doesn't seem to fit. Thanks, thats one of the best compliments I've ever had! Saying my story is very harry potter-like! I'm glad you like the story so much!
Thank you all who reviewed! And I want everyone to give a big round of applause to my Beta reader.. WickedKiwi!!!! Without her my grammar would be worse then it normally is! Thanks!
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