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One of the elves leapt at Harry, swinging his sword in an attempt to decapitate Harry. There was a flash of silver and the elf recoiled. The other elves looked at their comrade, more precisely, his hand. Instead of a hand, what was left was a bloody stump. The hand lay in front of Harry, his hand still at the hilt of the sword. The speed of Harry's movement was a blur. With an angry snarl, the elves leapt at Harry together...
In flashes of silver light, all the elves that had leapt onto Harry had retreated. All of them were nursing painful wounds on their wrists cut by Harry's sword. Now that most of the elves had back off, Harry walked towards the gate. A seal on the gate prevents anyone from opening it. However, Harry blasted the seal apart with a flick of his finger and opened the gate. He stopped and turned around. Looking at the elves, Harry pointed one of them and beckoned her to come out. The she-elf walked towards Harry shaking.
"Where exactly is Princess Geletn?" Harry asked softly. The elf trembled and shook her head. Harry glared at her and she replied, "I'm not supposed to tell. Please don't force me."
Harry looked behind him to see the leader shook his head. He walked over to the elf and demanded his name.
"I'm Aeris, Guardian of the Gates of Beyond."
"Tell me Aeris, where is Princess Geletn?"
"I will not say!"
Harry bend down and grabbed the robes of the elf and easily lifted elf into the air.
"Tell me!"
The elf remains mute.
"Perhaps," Harry whispered and he threw the elf aside like a ragged doll. He rolled up his sleeve, letting his mark show. And he looked at the elves. "I'm Harry Potter, Lord of Light! By my decree, you are to bring Princess Geletn to me immediately! Or by the laws which governs your realm, you will face immediate death sentence by my sword!"
Immediately, two elves ran through the gates. Harry looked at the Elves, disgusted. Their thinking was utterly unforgivable. Their race, although is superior to others races, are far more inferior in their way of thinking. Soon, the two elves that had run into the Gates of Beyond have returned. It is clear that the Princess had suffered much hardship in the Death Ring Mountain.
The Princess is half naked, her blouse and skirt had torn and reduced to rags. The scars and wounds across her body was evidence to how much destitution she suffered. She was so weak that she had to be carried out by the two elves. Harry scowled and moved forward. He removed his Elven robes and used it cover the Princess. The Princess tried to bow but Harry was quick to stop her.
"Here, drink this," whispered Harry gently into the ears of the Princess as he offered the Rejuvenation Potion, which he carried with him, to her. Geletn swallowed the purple concoction and she winced.
"Milord, that tastes bad."
Harry smiled and replied, "Bitter medicine are good for our bodies."
Princess Geletn offered Harry a weak smile. Although the Rejuvenation Potion is powerful, it wasn't capable of restoring one to perfect health from near death. The body still needs time to repair cells and tissues.
"Go back to sleep, Geletn," whispered Harry. The Elf Princess nodded and dozed off. Harry then bend down and slide his hands under the sleeping body of the Elf Princess. Standing up, Harry stared at all the guards. His voice, clear and unruffled, carried to all the elves that had gathered.
"Know this, do not judge one by their appearance for what you see can be nothing but an illusion. You have been warned."
With that, Harry opened the Dimension Door and stepped into the portal. His return to the Castle caused a stir.
"Silence!" Harry roared. The effect was instantaneous. Everyone stopped their quarrels and bickering and looked at Harry. His brilliant emerald eyes swept across the Hall. Everyone looked at Harry nervously.
"So..." Harry began speaking. His voice is low and cold. "I was gone for about a day or two and all of you saw it fit to quarrel in my absence. Do any of you know why the Dark Lord, Riddle, had such a grip on the Wizarding world in his first rise to power? Because of wizards like you people. All of you talk about how to remove the Dark Lord and his army...yet none was willing to cooperate to attack the Dark Lord. The Dark wizards at least have one advantage more than what you all have-they are willing to cooperate with each other to remove any threat. While you claimed to be more effective than the Aurors, are you as efficient as the Death Eaters?"
With that, Harry disappeared without any more words. The ghost of James Potter looked at Lily Potter in surprise.
"Shall we?" asked James. Lily just nodded and followed James out of the Hall to follow Harry's footstep. They found Harry in the Castle's Infirmary. They watched as Harry proceeded to undress the Elf Princess. Harry then gently dapped the wounds with cloth soaked with a clear potion. The half-emptied bottle stands by the cabinet. Slowly, Harry began to cast spells on the Elf Princess. A piece of parchment appeared before Harry after he finished casting the spells. Harry frowned slight as he looked at the piece of parchment. James could hardly resist going behind his son to see what was written on the piece of parchment.
"If you are curious, Dad, why don't you come out to the open with Mom?" Harry called as he continued reading the parchment. James and Lily floated to Harry and smiled awkwardly.
"Before you say anything, Mom. I'm angry. I had let my rage got the better of me. But I meant every word I said just now. I'm sorry."
Lily smiled at her son warmly and replied, "I understand, dear. You are now holding onto a very heavy responsibility on your shoulder. A war is starting and yet all they can do is to quarrel and to engage each other in needless feud. At this rate, our alliance will soon fall apart."
"I'm glad that you understand, mom. Can dad and you look after Geletn? I still have a score to settle with the rest of them."
"Of course, Harry."
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Harry summoned a wizardry robe and dons it. Now that he was properly dress in wizarding robes instead of muggle clothing, Harry returned to the Hall. The moment when Harry entered the room, silence reigned supreme.
"First of all, I'm must apologise for my recent behavior. I understand that most of you was surprised when I blew my top when most of the time I'm a picture of calm and control. But recently, Riddle had struck three blows at our world and I didn't even have the slightest hint. This is getting frustrating! If this was to go on, the wizarding world will fall soon."
Dumbledore cleared his throat and stood up.
"Lord Harry," he began, "I had receive a letter regarding to your connection with the Dark Lord."
Harry frowned at this. Dumbledore then further elaborated.
"The mysterious man who had rescued Hogwarts from the Dark Lord during his assault had sent this letter by a phoenix. He calls himself Judgment and used the horoscope Libra as his symbol. In it, he stated that he had blocked off the connection between you and Dark Lord. He claims that you are not ready to see want the Dark Lord now possess."
Immediately, Harry argued, "But what about the one which I had seen Fudge's son?"
"He had also said that there was a leak in the blockage and had repaired it. He also had written that the connection would be restored when you complete the quest of retrieving the Chaos Breaker. Now that the mystery had been solved, can we now proceed to the trial of Elf Princess Geletn? Who shall stand in Princess Geletn's defense?"
"I would!" replied Harry.
"As you wish, Lord Harry," smiled Dumbledore and he bowed. "And who shall be prosecutor?"
"I shall!" replied Jenova.
"So do I!" replied Aurgdani.
"The Jury shall be the Dragonians who had none of the feud shared between the two races. I shall be the Judge to this Court! Please, may the Prosecutors begin by submitting your case?"
Immediately, Aurgdani stood up and started state all the reason why his daughter should be labeled as an elf whom had turned towards the Dark Side. Soon Jenova continued the reasons why the Princess should be termed as Dark. Dumbledore nodded and smiled, "Now that the prosecutors had presented their case, may the defense counsel of Princess Geletn presents his case?"
Harry stood up and addressed everyone in the Hall. His calm composure and along with his clear voice held the undivided attention of everyone within the room.
"Ladies, Gentlemen, Dragonians, Elves, Dwarves, ghost and Honourable Judge and Juries, as the first prosecutor, King Aurgdani, had stated himself, the Princess had been raped by the Dark Lord, Tom Riddle. As all knows, the term rape is defined as a crime of a man or a boy having sexual intercourse with a woman or a girl forcibly and without her consent. This statement, alone, had toppled all your previous accusations of Princess Geletn joining the Dark Side."
"Secondly, the Princess was not given the chance to defend herself. I had found Princess Geletn chained to the wall in your very own dungeon, King Aurgdani. If according to what you was saying, King Aurgdani, I can have you arrested."
"WHAT!?"
"You had sent me a letter stating that your realm was under siege. But when I arrived about five to ten minutes, your city had already fallen. In your letter, you stated that your capital was a day's march from the Dark Lord's position. As such, the Capital shouldn't have fall when my friends and I arrived. Your letter had led me to the Dark Lord. Secondly, you had me arrested and escorted straight to the Dark Lord, unarmed."
Immediately, whisperings between everyone could be heard. Aurgdani looked exceedingly embarrassed. Merlin and Max smiled faintly, Harry had made used of the Elf King's accusations and turned them against the King. This case was tipped to Harry's side.
"Objection!" called Jenova. "The Lord's accusation has nothing to do with this case, your Honor!"
"It has everything to do with this case," replied Harry. "I' m going to explain the reasons soon, if you let me."
"Silence!" called Dumbledore as he let loose a few minor explosion from his wand. "Lord Harry, you better explain what the accusation has with the case or I will allow the objection be overruled."
"Very well, your Honour. If that isn't betrayal to the Light, then tell me, what is betrayal? The Princess had not control of her body's system of getting pregnant while the King had control over his guards and yet he had me, Lord of Light, arrested, disarmed and into the hands of the Dark Lord. This is the difference; one has the power of choice between right and wrong whereas the other wasn't given a choice."
"As for the second prosecutor, Jenova, claims that the Princess should be labeled Dark because she bears the child of the Dark Lord. Allow me to question you, if your father had committed a crime and was exiled from your world, will you be labeled as a criminal?"
"No!" came Jenova's swift reply.
"Very well, you have answer. You had toppled your accusation by yourself. No child should be implicated by the action and the deeds of their father but by the deeds which they had done should they be judged. Chinese has this saying, 'None was born evil; all was born innocent.' I will not let the action of one-man result in the lost of two life. I believe that through education one can be taught the difference of right and wrong. It's not who, or what we are that defines us as Light and Dark, but our actions and choices alone that judges us. Thank you, your Honour."
"Do the prosecutors or the defense counsel has anything to add?" asked Dumbledore as he looked between his favorite student and the leader of the two feuding races. All three shook their heads. Dumbledore then declared, "Due to the uniqueness of this case in which no witnesses could be call to provide any substantial evidence to support either the defense counsel or the prosecutors, the court will temporary adjourn for the Jury to discuss about the provided evidences which both side had offered. We will resume trial tomorrow to determine the fate of Princess Geletn. Court adjourn!"
Harry bowed and leaved the Grand Hall of Light with a swish of his robe. He retreated to the Castle's Infirmary. There, he found his parents quarreling. Silently, Harry summoned his Air Elements and used it to form an armchair. Sitting himself in it, Harry observed with much interest the 'show', which his parents are staging soon.
"Now really, James! Harry had left us the responsibility to look after the Princess and all you can think of is the trial?"
"I want to see how my only son had became. Like you, a bookworm, or like me, a mischievous prankster."
"EXCUSE ME!" shrieked Lily Potter. "I'm a bookworm?!"
Harry noticed out of the corner of his eyes that the Princess was awakened. Giving her a small smile, Harry gave a gesture for to remain silent. The Princess nodded in response.
"It's that such a bad thing!?"
"No, but..." began James but he was cut off by a dangerous looking Lily.
"But what, James? You are god-damm lucky that I'm dead, you son of a gun! Otherwise, be prepared to find your ass in..."
Harry made it a point to interrupt his mother and announcing his arrival by a simple manner- clearing of his throat. Immediately, Lily Potter stopped her scolding and looked at Harry.
"Really colourful language you used, Mom," smiled Harry, his eyes sparkling in a way similar to Dumbledore's. "I'm so glad that it was my friends and Sirius who corrupted me, not you mom. Otherwise, Dumbledore will have headache trying to discover who was the person who had taught me such language, for he would never suspect you for saying these."
Lily looked utterly embarrassed while James looked at Harry with a mischievous grin on his face. The Elf princess smiled despite her injuries. This resulted in a sudden pain in her side. Harry noted her smile turned into grimace. With the grace he had acquired during the lessons he had learnt in China, he crossed the room and was by Geletn before anyone knew it. Handing a pill to her, Harry conjured up a glass of water and gave it to her. Swallowing the pill, the Princess felt the pain lessen.
"What's that, milord?"
Harry grinned and answered, "A mixture of Arnica, Black Poplar, California Poppy and Coneflower. It helps to reduce pain and can act as a numbing pill if need. Just adjust the proportion of the various herbs."
Lily looked at Harry surprised, "None of plants and their effect that you had said was written in any of the books in the Library."
"Try looking for Muggle medical herbs books. Merlin had informed me that they don't update their medical section with Muggles traditional herbs healing. The reason is simple. Most wizards and witches shun Muggle traditional style of herbs healing. They believe that it's mostly useless. But I had seen this traditional medicine at work, I must say its more effective and more efficient then our medical potions. And as a bonus, it mostly taste much better."
"And I didn't spend my times in China by sitting there, holding my hands behind me and sleep all day long. I like the style of Chinese fighting. The Chinese had a number of important rules on fight. 'One fights not to kill, but to protect. Always remember there are people who are stronger then you.' I like all these martial art philosophy. And in fights, their definition of winning is, 'Keep your style unpredictable' and 'One hit, one kill.' Funny philosophy but always works."
Harry grimaced as he remembered the encounters that he had on Mount Dream- Cloud. Not once was he was not defeated. Even with the novices fought with him. All their moves are unpredictable and they bring him down with just one hit.
"Well, Lord Harry, it seems that you have your fair shares of defeats as well," grinned Geletn. "So tell us, who had defeated the all-powerful Lord of Light?"
TBC...
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One of the elves leapt at Harry, swinging his sword in an attempt to decapitate Harry. There was a flash of silver and the elf recoiled. The other elves looked at their comrade, more precisely, his hand. Instead of a hand, what was left was a bloody stump. The hand lay in front of Harry, his hand still at the hilt of the sword. The speed of Harry's movement was a blur. With an angry snarl, the elves leapt at Harry together...
In flashes of silver light, all the elves that had leapt onto Harry had retreated. All of them were nursing painful wounds on their wrists cut by Harry's sword. Now that most of the elves had back off, Harry walked towards the gate. A seal on the gate prevents anyone from opening it. However, Harry blasted the seal apart with a flick of his finger and opened the gate. He stopped and turned around. Looking at the elves, Harry pointed one of them and beckoned her to come out. The she-elf walked towards Harry shaking.
"Where exactly is Princess Geletn?" Harry asked softly. The elf trembled and shook her head. Harry glared at her and she replied, "I'm not supposed to tell. Please don't force me."
Harry looked behind him to see the leader shook his head. He walked over to the elf and demanded his name.
"I'm Aeris, Guardian of the Gates of Beyond."
"Tell me Aeris, where is Princess Geletn?"
"I will not say!"
Harry bend down and grabbed the robes of the elf and easily lifted elf into the air.
"Tell me!"
The elf remains mute.
"Perhaps," Harry whispered and he threw the elf aside like a ragged doll. He rolled up his sleeve, letting his mark show. And he looked at the elves. "I'm Harry Potter, Lord of Light! By my decree, you are to bring Princess Geletn to me immediately! Or by the laws which governs your realm, you will face immediate death sentence by my sword!"
Immediately, two elves ran through the gates. Harry looked at the Elves, disgusted. Their thinking was utterly unforgivable. Their race, although is superior to others races, are far more inferior in their way of thinking. Soon, the two elves that had run into the Gates of Beyond have returned. It is clear that the Princess had suffered much hardship in the Death Ring Mountain.
The Princess is half naked, her blouse and skirt had torn and reduced to rags. The scars and wounds across her body was evidence to how much destitution she suffered. She was so weak that she had to be carried out by the two elves. Harry scowled and moved forward. He removed his Elven robes and used it cover the Princess. The Princess tried to bow but Harry was quick to stop her.
"Here, drink this," whispered Harry gently into the ears of the Princess as he offered the Rejuvenation Potion, which he carried with him, to her. Geletn swallowed the purple concoction and she winced.
"Milord, that tastes bad."
Harry smiled and replied, "Bitter medicine are good for our bodies."
Princess Geletn offered Harry a weak smile. Although the Rejuvenation Potion is powerful, it wasn't capable of restoring one to perfect health from near death. The body still needs time to repair cells and tissues.
"Go back to sleep, Geletn," whispered Harry. The Elf Princess nodded and dozed off. Harry then bend down and slide his hands under the sleeping body of the Elf Princess. Standing up, Harry stared at all the guards. His voice, clear and unruffled, carried to all the elves that had gathered.
"Know this, do not judge one by their appearance for what you see can be nothing but an illusion. You have been warned."
With that, Harry opened the Dimension Door and stepped into the portal. His return to the Castle caused a stir.
"Silence!" Harry roared. The effect was instantaneous. Everyone stopped their quarrels and bickering and looked at Harry. His brilliant emerald eyes swept across the Hall. Everyone looked at Harry nervously.
"So..." Harry began speaking. His voice is low and cold. "I was gone for about a day or two and all of you saw it fit to quarrel in my absence. Do any of you know why the Dark Lord, Riddle, had such a grip on the Wizarding world in his first rise to power? Because of wizards like you people. All of you talk about how to remove the Dark Lord and his army...yet none was willing to cooperate to attack the Dark Lord. The Dark wizards at least have one advantage more than what you all have-they are willing to cooperate with each other to remove any threat. While you claimed to be more effective than the Aurors, are you as efficient as the Death Eaters?"
With that, Harry disappeared without any more words. The ghost of James Potter looked at Lily Potter in surprise.
"Shall we?" asked James. Lily just nodded and followed James out of the Hall to follow Harry's footstep. They found Harry in the Castle's Infirmary. They watched as Harry proceeded to undress the Elf Princess. Harry then gently dapped the wounds with cloth soaked with a clear potion. The half-emptied bottle stands by the cabinet. Slowly, Harry began to cast spells on the Elf Princess. A piece of parchment appeared before Harry after he finished casting the spells. Harry frowned slight as he looked at the piece of parchment. James could hardly resist going behind his son to see what was written on the piece of parchment.
"If you are curious, Dad, why don't you come out to the open with Mom?" Harry called as he continued reading the parchment. James and Lily floated to Harry and smiled awkwardly.
"Before you say anything, Mom. I'm angry. I had let my rage got the better of me. But I meant every word I said just now. I'm sorry."
Lily smiled at her son warmly and replied, "I understand, dear. You are now holding onto a very heavy responsibility on your shoulder. A war is starting and yet all they can do is to quarrel and to engage each other in needless feud. At this rate, our alliance will soon fall apart."
"I'm glad that you understand, mom. Can dad and you look after Geletn? I still have a score to settle with the rest of them."
"Of course, Harry."
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Harry summoned a wizardry robe and dons it. Now that he was properly dress in wizarding robes instead of muggle clothing, Harry returned to the Hall. The moment when Harry entered the room, silence reigned supreme.
"First of all, I'm must apologise for my recent behavior. I understand that most of you was surprised when I blew my top when most of the time I'm a picture of calm and control. But recently, Riddle had struck three blows at our world and I didn't even have the slightest hint. This is getting frustrating! If this was to go on, the wizarding world will fall soon."
Dumbledore cleared his throat and stood up.
"Lord Harry," he began, "I had receive a letter regarding to your connection with the Dark Lord."
Harry frowned at this. Dumbledore then further elaborated.
"The mysterious man who had rescued Hogwarts from the Dark Lord during his assault had sent this letter by a phoenix. He calls himself Judgment and used the horoscope Libra as his symbol. In it, he stated that he had blocked off the connection between you and Dark Lord. He claims that you are not ready to see want the Dark Lord now possess."
Immediately, Harry argued, "But what about the one which I had seen Fudge's son?"
"He had also said that there was a leak in the blockage and had repaired it. He also had written that the connection would be restored when you complete the quest of retrieving the Chaos Breaker. Now that the mystery had been solved, can we now proceed to the trial of Elf Princess Geletn? Who shall stand in Princess Geletn's defense?"
"I would!" replied Harry.
"As you wish, Lord Harry," smiled Dumbledore and he bowed. "And who shall be prosecutor?"
"I shall!" replied Jenova.
"So do I!" replied Aurgdani.
"The Jury shall be the Dragonians who had none of the feud shared between the two races. I shall be the Judge to this Court! Please, may the Prosecutors begin by submitting your case?"
Immediately, Aurgdani stood up and started state all the reason why his daughter should be labeled as an elf whom had turned towards the Dark Side. Soon Jenova continued the reasons why the Princess should be termed as Dark. Dumbledore nodded and smiled, "Now that the prosecutors had presented their case, may the defense counsel of Princess Geletn presents his case?"
Harry stood up and addressed everyone in the Hall. His calm composure and along with his clear voice held the undivided attention of everyone within the room.
"Ladies, Gentlemen, Dragonians, Elves, Dwarves, ghost and Honourable Judge and Juries, as the first prosecutor, King Aurgdani, had stated himself, the Princess had been raped by the Dark Lord, Tom Riddle. As all knows, the term rape is defined as a crime of a man or a boy having sexual intercourse with a woman or a girl forcibly and without her consent. This statement, alone, had toppled all your previous accusations of Princess Geletn joining the Dark Side."
"Secondly, the Princess was not given the chance to defend herself. I had found Princess Geletn chained to the wall in your very own dungeon, King Aurgdani. If according to what you was saying, King Aurgdani, I can have you arrested."
"WHAT!?"
"You had sent me a letter stating that your realm was under siege. But when I arrived about five to ten minutes, your city had already fallen. In your letter, you stated that your capital was a day's march from the Dark Lord's position. As such, the Capital shouldn't have fall when my friends and I arrived. Your letter had led me to the Dark Lord. Secondly, you had me arrested and escorted straight to the Dark Lord, unarmed."
Immediately, whisperings between everyone could be heard. Aurgdani looked exceedingly embarrassed. Merlin and Max smiled faintly, Harry had made used of the Elf King's accusations and turned them against the King. This case was tipped to Harry's side.
"Objection!" called Jenova. "The Lord's accusation has nothing to do with this case, your Honor!"
"It has everything to do with this case," replied Harry. "I' m going to explain the reasons soon, if you let me."
"Silence!" called Dumbledore as he let loose a few minor explosion from his wand. "Lord Harry, you better explain what the accusation has with the case or I will allow the objection be overruled."
"Very well, your Honour. If that isn't betrayal to the Light, then tell me, what is betrayal? The Princess had not control of her body's system of getting pregnant while the King had control over his guards and yet he had me, Lord of Light, arrested, disarmed and into the hands of the Dark Lord. This is the difference; one has the power of choice between right and wrong whereas the other wasn't given a choice."
"As for the second prosecutor, Jenova, claims that the Princess should be labeled Dark because she bears the child of the Dark Lord. Allow me to question you, if your father had committed a crime and was exiled from your world, will you be labeled as a criminal?"
"No!" came Jenova's swift reply.
"Very well, you have answer. You had toppled your accusation by yourself. No child should be implicated by the action and the deeds of their father but by the deeds which they had done should they be judged. Chinese has this saying, 'None was born evil; all was born innocent.' I will not let the action of one-man result in the lost of two life. I believe that through education one can be taught the difference of right and wrong. It's not who, or what we are that defines us as Light and Dark, but our actions and choices alone that judges us. Thank you, your Honour."
"Do the prosecutors or the defense counsel has anything to add?" asked Dumbledore as he looked between his favorite student and the leader of the two feuding races. All three shook their heads. Dumbledore then declared, "Due to the uniqueness of this case in which no witnesses could be call to provide any substantial evidence to support either the defense counsel or the prosecutors, the court will temporary adjourn for the Jury to discuss about the provided evidences which both side had offered. We will resume trial tomorrow to determine the fate of Princess Geletn. Court adjourn!"
Harry bowed and leaved the Grand Hall of Light with a swish of his robe. He retreated to the Castle's Infirmary. There, he found his parents quarreling. Silently, Harry summoned his Air Elements and used it to form an armchair. Sitting himself in it, Harry observed with much interest the 'show', which his parents are staging soon.
"Now really, James! Harry had left us the responsibility to look after the Princess and all you can think of is the trial?"
"I want to see how my only son had became. Like you, a bookworm, or like me, a mischievous prankster."
"EXCUSE ME!" shrieked Lily Potter. "I'm a bookworm?!"
Harry noticed out of the corner of his eyes that the Princess was awakened. Giving her a small smile, Harry gave a gesture for to remain silent. The Princess nodded in response.
"It's that such a bad thing!?"
"No, but..." began James but he was cut off by a dangerous looking Lily.
"But what, James? You are god-damm lucky that I'm dead, you son of a gun! Otherwise, be prepared to find your ass in..."
Harry made it a point to interrupt his mother and announcing his arrival by a simple manner- clearing of his throat. Immediately, Lily Potter stopped her scolding and looked at Harry.
"Really colourful language you used, Mom," smiled Harry, his eyes sparkling in a way similar to Dumbledore's. "I'm so glad that it was my friends and Sirius who corrupted me, not you mom. Otherwise, Dumbledore will have headache trying to discover who was the person who had taught me such language, for he would never suspect you for saying these."
Lily looked utterly embarrassed while James looked at Harry with a mischievous grin on his face. The Elf princess smiled despite her injuries. This resulted in a sudden pain in her side. Harry noted her smile turned into grimace. With the grace he had acquired during the lessons he had learnt in China, he crossed the room and was by Geletn before anyone knew it. Handing a pill to her, Harry conjured up a glass of water and gave it to her. Swallowing the pill, the Princess felt the pain lessen.
"What's that, milord?"
Harry grinned and answered, "A mixture of Arnica, Black Poplar, California Poppy and Coneflower. It helps to reduce pain and can act as a numbing pill if need. Just adjust the proportion of the various herbs."
Lily looked at Harry surprised, "None of plants and their effect that you had said was written in any of the books in the Library."
"Try looking for Muggle medical herbs books. Merlin had informed me that they don't update their medical section with Muggles traditional herbs healing. The reason is simple. Most wizards and witches shun Muggle traditional style of herbs healing. They believe that it's mostly useless. But I had seen this traditional medicine at work, I must say its more effective and more efficient then our medical potions. And as a bonus, it mostly taste much better."
"And I didn't spend my times in China by sitting there, holding my hands behind me and sleep all day long. I like the style of Chinese fighting. The Chinese had a number of important rules on fight. 'One fights not to kill, but to protect. Always remember there are people who are stronger then you.' I like all these martial art philosophy. And in fights, their definition of winning is, 'Keep your style unpredictable' and 'One hit, one kill.' Funny philosophy but always works."
Harry grimaced as he remembered the encounters that he had on Mount Dream- Cloud. Not once was he was not defeated. Even with the novices fought with him. All their moves are unpredictable and they bring him down with just one hit.
"Well, Lord Harry, it seems that you have your fair shares of defeats as well," grinned Geletn. "So tell us, who had defeated the all-powerful Lord of Light?"
TBC...
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A note from your Author:
Haha! Another chapter completed. So how you like this? Please review and let me know! A note of thanks to all my previous reviewers! They are:
------
Misty-Malfoy: Thanks!
Rhinemjr: Thanks! I will try but no promises!
Wytil: Look above!
Nasser Himura: Thanks! I also hope that my ISP can settle this with the aid of the Consumer Association of Singapore (CASE). Then I can get my internet back!
Athenkitty: Woah! Slow down, my friend. My 50cc bike can't catch up with your 2500cc car...
Jeni Black: Thanks! Remember to review too!
Androme: Haha! I understand but, *Music!* The way, ah ha, I like it ah ha!
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G3tog4unlog on: Thanks!
Cloak: Thanks!
Kemenran: Will do!
Darkangelgep: I do have spell check. By the by, my systems is using American English, so if you are used to Britain English, there may be some error.
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That's all folks!
So long
Yours truly,
BloodRedSword
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