Harry Potter and the Charm of San Francisco
By Charming Marauders
Chapter Four - Reading the Handbook Again
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After Harry let himself in he grabbed a can of limeade out of the fridge. "How do they know that it's my favourite drink?" he asked himself as he walked to the sofa, sat down and promptly stood back up again; he had forgotten his wand was in his pocket! He put it on the coffee table, picked up the handbook and read the third chapter.
Chapter 3: Healing
You have mastered Orbing and Sensing; now you can try healing.
The trigger could be anything; love, hate and anger are the three most common emotions that can trigger this power. You must think about something that makes you feel any of these emotions and see if your hands have a golden glow radiating from them. Having a broken glass or plate in front of you may help, as you can try to mend the glass, using this healing power.
When you have been healing for a couple of months you will find it easier to do, and then less love/hate/anger will be needed to provide the power.
Harry went in to the kitchen with the book and his wand, took a glass from the cupboard, and dropped it onto the floor, whereupon it smashed into a thousand pieces.
"Reparo!" Harry shouted, pointing his wand at the mess on the floor. The shards flew back together and formed a glass again.
"Accio!" he said to the glass, extremely glad he could still do magic, then added "Thank Merlin!" as the glass whooshed into his hand. "It would have been awkward, not to mention strange, for me to live without magic."
"Now, what was that breaking spell?" he said, trying hard to think of an easy way to break the glass.
"Um, how about Brakio!" he suggested to himself, pointing his wand at the glass, not really thinking it would work.
The glass broke neatly into three pieces with lightening bolt edges, not unlike the faded scar upon Harry's forehead, still there after 24 years.
"Wow, it worked," Harry said, amazed that his made-up spell had split the glass so neatly. "Right, anger -erm… what makes me angry? Ron? No… Hermione? Nope… Ginny? Never, she's perfect… James? Who could? He's three. Sirius? He used to, well, his death anyway." After careful consideration, Harry settled upon remembering that anger he felt at being cooped up in the Order HQ the summer before sixth year.
After 10 minutes he felt like that 16-year-old boy again, angry with Sirius for dying and angry with Dumbledore for letting him die.
He had been sitting with unfocused eyes for two or three minutes, wondering if this would work and then, deciding that it wasn't, tried another feeling.
"Love, that's an easy one; Ginny, our wedding, James's birth," Harry muttered remembering each one.
He kept reliving his favourite memories of Ginny and his son with his hands on either side of the glass pieces, waiting for them to glow. One minute and… -nothing. Two minutes -still nothing. After five minutes he decided to give up that idea.
Harry went on to the last emotion in the book: hate.
Great, spending my time thinking about Malfoy and Snape, he thought, rather annoyed by this fact.
He tried to think of Malfoy, but thought of the funny things that had happened to him instead; the blond, bouncing ferret, the many hexes that not only he but also Ron, Fred, George and Ginny had thrown at him over the years, the best time being when Ginny had sent a Jelly Legs Jinx Malfoy's way the same moment Harry had put the full body bind on him, causing Malfoy to be cocooned in green jelly.
Then he felt it, a tingle in his fingers; gold was radiating from them. He held his hands over the glass and it slowly went back together with no trace of the three lightening shaped cracks.
"Wow!" Harry exclaimed. "Who would've thought that amusement could trigger something as lifesaving as this?"
He broke a plate and put it together with his new power, thinking of some of the pranks Sirius had told him that he, along with the other Marauders, had done in his time at Hogwarts.
Well, he thought, chapter four, here I come.
Chapter 4: Everything you need to know about Charges
A charge is the person you have to guide and protect. You can sense where your charge is and you can orb to him or her.
Your charge can reach you by calling out your name loudly. However, this only works if you are on the same plane or world as he or she is.
If you feel your charge needs to be kept safe, you may take him or her to Magic School (this is a school protected from demons where the pupils are taught how to use their powers correctly, you also cannot die whilst you are within the grounds) for a short while.
Your charge may have to protect an innocent; such as a human with special powers he or she doesn't know about, a witch who doesn't have active powers or a Whitelighter to be. Your charge may also have to protect a human from demons if these demons take a particular interest in him or her because of the good he or she has done.
All charges have a book, which holds many spells and plenty of information about demons, past and present. You are allowed to read this book whenever you want, and you may need to secretly turn the pages to a spell if the charges have trouble finding it on their own.
You can heal your charge if a Demon, Warlock or Darklighter hurts him or her. If a Darklighter's arrow hurts your charge, you must remove the arrow without its touching you, as the poison kills Whitelighters. After you have done this, you can heal the wound.
Well, thought Harry, as he closed the book, this does sound very different from 'normal', even by my standards.
Feeling hungry now, Harry walked into his kitchen and decided to cook some Pasta Bolognese, if he could find the ingredients, that is.
Harry did find the ingredients. He cooked his dinner, and ate it, thinking of his and Ginny's first proper date. He had taken her to a little known Italian restaurant on the same street as Madame Puddifoot's teashop, where they had eaten spaghetti and talked the night away.
After filling his stomach, Harry went into his bathroom, showered, glad that there was a shower, and then put on his pyjamas.
He then retrieved his wand and the handbook from the sitting room, and sat down in his bed to read the final two chapters.
Chapter 5: The Worlds.
There are many different worlds in which good or evil reign and following are a few you will hear of often in everyday life.
i) Earth
Earth is the place you have lived your life, and now you protect charges that are citizens of earth
ii) 'Up there' - the Elders' land
The Elders live above the clouds and this place is where you will attend meetings with other Whitelighters and Elders.
iii) The Underworld
The Underworld is where the demons live. It is currently unorganised, but all demons will be under the charge of their 'clan' king or queen who will try to get along with other kings and queens if need be.
iv) Other planes/worlds
There are many other planes, the most prominent of which are listed here.
1) The spirit realm - this is where a person's spirit goes before he or she goes on to the world of the dead.
2) The opposites world - this world co-exists with our own and is the exact opposite; our good people are bad there, and demons are good. Fear Hope, etc.
All planes/worlds exist in harmony in the same space, and a shift in one could cause a shift in them all. For example, if you find a way into the opposites world, you must do extreme bad in the good world to shift the balance back.
v) Alternate Realities
Within our world there are other planes that are of alternate realities. For example, if something happened, such as meeting someone or not meeting him or her, whatever resulted from that would be different in an alternate reality.
These places sound interesting, Harry thought, when he had finished that chapter, especially the Elder-land above the clouds.
Harry shifted in his bed and, now lying down, read the last chapter.
Chapter 6: Good vs. Bad
There are many different forces of good and bad in the world, some powerful and some not so much so.
i) The Charmed Ones
Prue, Piper and Phoebe Halliwell are three sisters with powers so strong that they are the highest force of good witches there is.
However, Prue, with the powers of telekinesis and astral projection, was killed by the assassin demon Shax in 2001.
As a result of this, Piper and Phoebe found out that they had a half sister, previously unknown to them: Paige Matthews. She came to Prue's funeral and helped them to vanquish Shax, and from then on the Charmed Ones were re-constituted.
Piper has the power of speeding up and slowing down particles, enabling her to blow up or freeze demons, people, or objects.
Phoebe has the inactive power of premonitions and the active power of levitation. Also, her power of empathy means she can tap into another's powers and use them against him or her.
Paige has a new form of telekinesis, which orbs an object she calls for to her hand. Also, because she is half Whitelighter, she can orb, and, with the help of another Whitelighter, she can heal. She has recently been given charges, and you can call for her like you would a normal Whitelighter.
The sisters have had the same Whitelighter since they came to their powers in 1998. Leo Wyatt is now one of the few Whitelighters who have become an Elder. Leo is also married to Piper, and they have two lovely sons: Wyatt and Chris.
ii) The Triad
The Triad was comprised of the three most evil demons in the underworld, second only to the Source. They sent the demon Belthazor to kill the Charmed Ones in 1999, only to be killed by him.
iii) The Source
The Source of all evil has now, thankfully, been vanquished, by the Charmed Ones. The Source was the most powerful demon ever to have existed, and he organised the underworld for centuries. His powers would be passed from him to the most powerful demon near him at the moment he was killed, and the powers would eventually take over this demon's life. The last Source was Cole Turner, who became him by accident. The Source took over Cole and made him impregnate Phoebe with, literally, the spawn of evil. When the charmed ones vanquished Cole, his human half held onto his love for Phoebe, and he collected powers to become the most powerful demon of all time. Although he said he was using his powers for good, Phoebe wanted him dead, and Paige finally vanquished him when one of his plans to get Phoebe back went wrong.
iv) Other Forces of Good
There are many forces of good in the world. There are good witches, Elders, Whitelighters, wizards (although there are none left except the ones in the Harry Potter books, who are real), and many others as well. Listed here are many of the good people you may meet.
a) Leprechaun – Small people who give either good or bad luck to people who use gold.
b) 7 Dwarfs (from Snow White) – These little men preserve the dead.
c) Fairies – These are tiny people with wings. You can only see them in the 'tween places', such as in windows and doorways, and at midnight.
d) Unicorn – The only magical creature to keep its magic in an outage, the unicorn uses its horn with spells to create the desired effect.
e) Ogre – This is a tall and slightly smelly, but very kind and friendly creature, that will always help if you need it.
f) Nymphs – These creatures live near a special spring with water that has healing powers. They love singing and dancing to the music of the Satyr's pipes.
v) Other forces of evil
Although the Source, the Triad, and Belthazor have been vanquished, there are unfortunately still many evil beings around. Some of the ones you may have to vanquish are listed here, and many others you will find in your charge's book.
a) Zanku – This is the most evil demon after Belthazor. The Source had him imprisoned, and he has only been released just recently.
b) Wizards – Some wizards can be evil, but, fortunately, there are none left.
c) Conjurers – These can be evil, but they have all have been exiled so they should not bother you.
Most of these evil beings can be vanquished easily; however, some may require a larger power to be vanquished, such as the power of three.
vi) Beyond Good and Evil
The Avatars were the most powerful beings. Believed to be neutral, they recruited the most powerful forces of good and evil. However, they recently created Utopia, with the help of the Charmed Ones. This, we thought, proved them to be good, but there were flaws to this. They erased people who caused conflict, and stopped people from having free will. The Charmed ones made them turn back time to stop Utopia. In our opinion, they are evil, but they could have been good.
Interesting, thought Harry, as he finished the book. I must get some sleep. I don't know when I've got to prove myself Whitelighter enough to have a charge, so I'd better practice again in the morning. And with that, he fell asleep.
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