Chapter Ten: The True Heir of Gryffindor
Harry entered the chamber and walked up to the bust of his ancestor.
"Hello, Godric. I have a gift for you," said Harry as he pulled out the sword.
"Ah, I wondered when I'd see that again!" exclaimed Godric, "Well, I suppose it's time for you to learn to wield it and become my true Heir, for only my true Heir could wield it, and such a person would wield it even better than me."
That day, Harry practiced calling the sword to him and fighting with the sword. After a few hours, John approached him.
"How about a little sword fight?" asked John, "Oh, we'll dull the blades of course, but it could be enlightening for us."
"Ok," responded Harry as he dulled his sword.
Harry began the fight by attempting attacking with a hard overhead swipe, was blocked and he then twisted his upper body around for a sideways attack. Once again, he was blocked and John placed a hard kick to Harry's ribs.
"Tip number one: Never expose your backside to an opponent;" said John, "You should know that."
"Right," responded Harry.
They began to fight again and John made the first move with an overhead swipe. Harry blocked it and swung hard towards John's shoulder. John blocked it but the force of the attack off centered him and Harry swept out his legs.
"Tip number one: Always keep your balance," chuckled John, "I think that's enough for now."
The next day was a Sunday, so Harry went to Diagon Alley to buy his school supplies. Harry changed his appearance so that he had long, shaggy blonde hair. He hoped that his body looked differently enough, he had gained twenty-five pounds of muscle. Harry went and bought new robes, books, and more potions supplies. Harry had gotten very good at surveying his surroundings. He could immediately find hiding places and escape routes. Harry suddenly realized something. 'How am I supposed to kill Voldemort if my wand won't work against his?' Harry thought to himself. So, Harry proceeded to the alley next to Ollivander's and transformed into a phoenix. He allowed a tail feather to fall out and transformed back. He picked up the feather and walked into Ollivander's.
"May I help you son?" asked Mr. Ollivander.
"Oh, yes sir. See, recently my wand broke and I need a replacement. However, I am rushed for time right now. I don't have the time to be measured for a wand. I was wondering if you could make a wand out of this phoenix tail feather," wondered Harry.
"Why, certainly. By the way, what is your name? I remember every wand I've ever made but I cannot place your face," asked Mr. Ollivander.
"Oh, my name is Dudley Dursley," lied Harry.
"Of course. Now, I can tell that this is a very powerful phoenix feather. It will take a while to find the wood needed to make it. I will write you when I have finished," said Mr. Ollivander.
"Thank you," replied Harry.
Next, Harry went to Gringott's. Having researched most of the contents of the vault, Harry found that he could bewitch little balls to work as cameras and then have an alarm hooked up to a watch or other item. Harry decided to choose his great-grandfather's watch. Harry withdrew the watch from the vault and proceeded back into Diagon Alley. He set a few of the balls and bewitched them to be invisible and to project a screen onto a mirror that he had. He set the balls to different shops along Diagon Alley and if a fair number of Death Eaters appeared in Diagon Alley, the watch would alert him.