Harry Potter and the Dreams of Kings
Disclaimer: Harry Potter and related characters belong to JK Rowling, Warner Bros etc. anything else is mine.
Chapter 3
Molly sent Ron, Hermione and Ginny to bed long before Harry and Dumbledore had finished, so it was with some surprise that Molly found herself the second person up in the morning. Harry was already up. Molly's amazement increased as she observed what Harry was doing:
Harry was standing outside, with his legs apart, he was holding a sword in each hand and was twirling them in a fluid blur. As Molly drew near he spoke without changing the graceful pattern or speed of the blades.
"Good morning, Molly. Is everything alright?"
"Yes, it's fine, Harry. I have just never seen anything like what you are doing, and it is also very early."
"It's ka-jar-kjan, a very old sword art, King Arthur was a fan and tried unsuccessfully to master it for many years, as did Godric with even less success."
"Why practice so early?"
"I will have little time to practice at Hogwarts, besides I have been awake quiet a while."
"I see, would you like breakfast early or would you like to wait for the others?"
"I will wait. It is only about two hours until Ron gets up, and less until Ginny wakes."
"You want to have a way to curtail questions?"
"Yes."
Some time later, Ginny came down for breakfast to find Harry seated at the kitchen table dressed in similar clothing to that what he had worn in Diagon Alley, with a piece of coloured thread in his hand and a familiar grin on his face.
"What are you about to do?" Ginny asked excited, she knew that grin from the twins.
"Oh, a wakeup call that that puts new meaning in the term an 'off colour joke'."
"How?"
"Oh, just by taking a knot out of a piece of string." Harry said and did.
Instantly a splash was heard followed low and high pitched screams, and a wide variety of high and low pitched swearing.
Seconds later, Ron stormed into the room, and Harry and Ginny burst out laughing, Molly smiled.
Ron was bright yellow (even his hair and clothes) and several black dots zoomed across his chest, he saw them and burst out laughing for several seconds.
"I think you had better undo it, don't you?" Molly said
"I mean it might make his school uniform turn yellow." Ginny said, although that made everyone, Ron included, burst out laughing again.
"It would." Harry confirmed, which made Ron blush for some reason.
He waved his wand and muttered a spell, Ron returned to normal, his pyjamas now bright orange.
Several minutes later Hermione came down and they sat down to breakfast.
"I will not tell you anything more than I have already about my plans or where I have been, what I have learnt is however is fair game unless I have already sworn not to reveal it." Harry told them.
"That's fair, what did you learn?" asked Hermione
"Well, I actually have something for you, and I know you don't have a copy." Harry said.
Ron groaned at the thought of more books, then gaped when he saw it.
The others gasped.
A black leather bound book floated in front of them, it was two feet long, a foot and half wide and eight inches thick, it was inlayed with gold, the pages were thick parchment.
"That's some book." Ron said.
"It is not just a book, Ron. It is the Encyclopaedia Arcana, and its pages hold a record of all magical knowledge ever known."
"But it's not that big?"
"You are correct, it has four thousand six hundred and eleven pages, but even that isn't enough to hold even a faction of its knowledge, the book changes according to what the reader wants, I have used it a lot so I want you to have it."
"Thanks."
"Do not worry. The book is virtually indestructible and I ownall three ofthe other copies"
Hermione paled "But Harry, those books were written by the most powerful witches and wizards to have ever lived, most of the spells in here can't actually be done by anyone but Dumbledore or someone as powerful or more."
"Why do you think the Gryffindors have allfour copies?" Harry pointed out.
Hermione sat there blinking in astonishment for several seconds as what she had learned sunk in.
"If you are all finished breakfast, you should all make sure you have packed everything." Molly said.
Ron immediately shot off up stairs, Hermione followed with the new book.
Harry steepled his fingers in front of him and closed his eyes.
The morning was the normal near total chaos of leaving for Hogwarts, shortly before they were to leave Moody, Tonks, Remus and the twins arrived. The twins waved Harry over as Moody finalised the arrangements.
"Fred, George, how are you?"
"Great, although the 'Clown Charm' took a week to fade after that letter you sent us"
"Have you bought it out yet?"
"We can't figure out how you did it, even with Bill, Tonks and Remus helping." the twins admitted looking embarrassed.
"I am not surprised, it is very new."
"Just how new is it?" Fred asked curious.
"You were the second and third people to experience it."
"Wow." said the twins easily hearing what he hadn't said.
"So what did you want to talk about?"
"Well, we have two things to ask of you?" George asked.
"Yes, what are they?"
"Well, we were thinking of expanding to several locations, but we need something to draw people in, in numbers, or it's never going to work."
"You want my help?"
"Yeah."
"We need some time to meet officially and talk, but I have some people who can help us." Harry appeared to think for a second then spoke "Have you thought about going big, all over Britain if not in Europe too?"
The twin's eyes bugled, "Can you do that?"
Harry laughed "Could you meet that kind of demand if you had the resources?"
"Yeah, but what would draw that kind of numbers?"
"I can do that easy and you know it"
The twins nodded.
"Find anyone you know is good enough to help. I'll owl you when I can set up a meeting."
"Wicked. Bye Harry." With that the twins left.
Very soon after the cars arrived to take them to Kings Cross.
Harry went last on to Platform 9 3/4 so he was nearest the entrance when the portal exploded outwards and a cloud of Death Eaters ran in.
Moody, Remus and the Weasleys began firing curses at the Deatheaters, Harry launched a hail of curses at the thickest part of their defence, several of them were petrified, and a couple more were Stunned.
A Death Eater launched a killing curse at a group of cowering first years, but it was blocked by a gaunt figure in dark red, the green light surrounded him for a moment, and then disappeared. Marik grinned wolfishly and blasted his attacker into unconsciousness.
Harry fired several more curses at the Deatheaters, they turned as a single group towards him, He laughed and sent another curse at them, which hit the ground at their feet.
"Potter missed us." One of the Death Eaters said, a little puzzled.
"No, I didn't." Harry grinned. The stone platform exploded upwards, sending Death Eaters bouncing off the walls, train and roof. When they stopped bouncing, none of them stirred.
Marik, Harry and Moody quickly loaded the injured onto the train, leaving the Hit Wizards to take care of the dead and immobile Death Eaters.
Marik, Harry, Ron, Hermione and Ginny claimed a compartment, Moody and Molly Weasley left to report back to the Order, leaving Tonks and Moony on the train.
Luna and Neville arrived an hour in, as did most of the DA including Dean, Seamus, the Patils, the Creeveys, the discussion inevitably turned to new members.
"I think that the DA should be restricted to fifth year and over."
"I agree, especially if it is given increased status this year, which I believe Dumbledore will agree to?" Harry said.
"Speaking of status, I heard about what you did at the Wizemgamot, very cool but what does it actually mean?" asked Seamus.
"I used some very old laws. Part of the branch called the Laws of Privilege."
"What are they?"
"Basically, they were written before the Founders time by the Patriarchs of twelve Noble Wizarding Houses, they basically give overriding power to wizard nobles and their descendants, and they can only be repealed by the same number of wizarding houses that wrote them."
"Twelve families? But I've never heard of any wizarding nobles."
"Yes, that is not surprising, Dean, as most of them are gone. Although much of the power of families like the Malfoys, Boneses, Crouches, and Blacks were or are based on how close they are to family's that had noble relatives."
"So there is a point to all that 'pureblood' blather?"
"Yes, just not a very good point. Three of the four most powerful wizards of this century were half bloods."
"Who wasn't?"
"Grindelwald. But even he had a great-great-great-great uncle by marriage who was muggle-born."
"That's pretty pure-blood though."
"Yes, it is."
"I have a question." Ginny asked "what if Slytherin's ask to join the DA?"
"Tell them to SOD OFF!" Ron yelled.
"Then throw the slimy buggers out." Seamus suggested.
"What they both said." Dean said.
"You can't do that!" Ginny said angrily.
"Right, not all Slytherin's are bad."
"Yeah right!"
"In your dreams maybe!"
"Name one?"
"Blaise Zabini."
"I agree." Harry said.
Instant silence.
"What?" said Ron, Dean, Seamus and several others.
"I would let Blaise in if he asked, and a few others in fifth and sixth year, Blaise through is the only one in seventh, between Malfoy and Parkinson they control the rest."
Dean and Seamus looked convinced, but Ron sat down muttering "slimy buggers."
Some time later Ron and Hermione left, as did most of the others, leaving Harry, Ginny, Neville, Luna and Marik in the compartment.
"You did well. You can unite the Houses completely if you use your knowledge correctly." Marik told him.
Harry grinned, moments later the door opened admitting Crabbe, Malfoy and lastly Goyle. "Afternoon Malfoy. Is something I can help you with?" Harry said cheerfully.
"You think your better than me?"
"Malfoy, I've known I was better than you since I met you, only now it's more obvious."
Malfoy went for his wand, Harry moved firing off a trio of spells, immobilizing Crabbe and Goyle, and pinning Malfoy to the wall.
"Malfoy, if you saw the fight on the platform, from wherever you were hiding. You would know why you don't want me as your enemy.
"There is a war coming, one that change the face of the wizarding world forever, it makes no sense to support the losing side, especially if it only offers pain, servitude and death, your line are worth more than that."
Harry Banished them out the door and several feet down the corridor.
"Wow." Ginny and Neville exclaimed, Luna said nothing and Marik just raised an eyebrow.
A short time later Ron and Hermione came back.
Ginny told them what had happened.
"I would've paid to see that." Ron said
"You can." Marik said, looking at Harry who nodded.
"Cool, what do I need to do?"
"Nothing." Marik gestured in the air, writing several runes, which glowed red, a pearly mist appeared blanketing the room, forming the shapes of Harry, Ginny and Luna, Malfoy came in and events played out.
Ron burst out laughing, Hermione smiled. "It's not like a pensive?"
"No, it's a projection only."
"It's your memories, isn't it?"
"Yes, that one was, although I can project others memories: All the past and present Lord and Lady Gryffindors', the other three Founders and several others."
"But not Lily or James Potter?"
"No. James barred me doing that with anyone of his generation except Professor Snape and other members of Slytherin House."
"And you never read their minds?"
"Correct."
"Why didn't you die when the Killing Curse hit you at Platform 9¾?"
"Miss Granger, why you think it didn't work?"
"I don't know. Is it because you work for the Gryffindors?"
"It is connected to that. The reason the curse failed to kill is that I am not alive"
"WHAT?" Four voices cried out.
"I was born in Hogsmeade in 976, I went to work in what is now Hogwarts in 992, Godric made me its Warden in 1024. That day I was bound by ancient magic to the line and House of Gryffindor. I died in 1143 after a long life, but the next day I got up as usual to serve his Lordship. Which I have done since bar 37 years when James had control."
"Wow." are you teaching DADA this year?"
"No, Remus Lupin is. Although I will be covering some of his classes."
"I can guess which ones."
"Quite."
They sat in companionable silence till they reached the station.