AN: Should anyone who's not familiar with X-men Characters wish to know who is who and what their powers are I highly suggestthe site: Beyond evolution. For some reason wont let me put the URL up.
Best X-men evolution profiles and complete photos among other goodies. I'm not going to be describing every character mainly cause it would take to long and seriously bog the story down.
japanese-jew: hypothetically yes, a squib or even a muggle with Harry's particular X-gene could tap into raw magic. It doesn't really make his spells any more powerful, just means he can do the spells without a wand, and later with practice, without incantations. That's what it means when Ana said that he might be able to do spells that have never been done before, cause if he can control that magic enough to force it to his will, then all he needs is an imagination. But that would take a huge unbelievable amount of control and I don't think he will be reaching that point any time soon. And no I most certainly do not! I like his character, and I'm a pranker myself, so I like to add him in for fun value.
shadownthedark: its no problem! Dr. McCoy is beast, but if you ever are unsure of who is who, just use the link above, and click on profiles. But for future use, Kurt is Nightcrawler, Kitty is Shadowcat, Amara is Magma, Ray is Beserker, Jamie is Multiple…. And I think that's the main characters I'll be using so far.
Jasonc: Thanks! I'm glad you like it! The wizarding world is going to be a mystery for a bit, but you will find out. I'm writing chapter 18 up right now, and its got the wizarding world in it, we just need to get there first! As for Rona and Hermione, I'm still debating. Don't worry, theres no way in hell hes going to forgive them right off the bat, but I'm still figuring out if he'll ever forgive them.
Chapter 11
Where we belong
Sitting on that couch surrounded by the Mutants of the Institute, Harry couldn't have found himself more content.
It would seem though, that his contentment was not to last. After all had said their goodnights and wandered off to their respective rooms Harry found himself staring out his window at the full moon. 'I can almost hear Professor Lupin howling from here'
'don't be ridiculous,' Said one of his more vicious voices, 'he's back in England and you've run away to America like a scared little child'
'I didn't run away, we escaped. We would have died there.'
'oh yes better to die here then is it?'
'we wont die here. We are going to learn how to control our power. If we can do that then no one can take us back. We can start a new life, far away from anyone. We can just be alone, like we were before any of this started.'
'Alone? We were never alone! We'll never be alone! It doesn't matter how much you change your appearance cause you cant change your DNA and then even the mutants will find you! And admit it, you don't want to leave. You like the idea of being a mutant. Don't lie, I can see it. You actually want to be a freak. Well congratulations Harry my boy cause you ARE a freak.'
"Why cant we stay? I would be fine here! No one would look for me in a school for mutants!"
'Have you learned nothing? You cant make friends! You seem to be totally incapable of making and keeping them and the ones that you do make end up getting hurt! You're a danger to people.'
'no, please.'
'Say it! You're a danger to them. Why do you think all your other friends left you!'
'No….'
'you're a danger to people'
'I- I'm a danger to p- people'
'you get them killed'
'We get them killed'
'We were better off in Azkaban'
'We were better off in Azkaban'
'We were better off in Azkaban'
'We were better off in Azkaban'
'We were better off in Azkaban'
'We were better off in Azka- "AHHHHhhh!" Harry Jumped a full five feet in the air when he felt the hand on the top of his head. He scrambled away and went to dash for the door when the hand wrapped itself around his tiny wrist. He twisted and pulled against it but the hand had him in an Iron grip. He heard someone talking, but it was hard to hear over the rushing in his head. 'They've come, they caught me! I cant! I don't want to be better off in Azkaban! Please!' He pulled desperately but the hand was not giving an inch, and his strength was fast running out. Another hand snaked its way around his waist and pulled him closer to his captor and he finally stilled, exhaustion running through him. He slumped against the person that held him, surrendering to his fate. With tears running tracks down his face he could finally make out what was being said. "-ight kid, no ones gonna hurt ya. Just calm down."
Harry stood gasping for breath in the mans arms, the adrenaline ebbing away. He turned his head to look at the face of his captor and saw to his confusion it was one of the instructors from the school he had seen at dinner. His memory provided him with the name 'logan'. The short man was quiet all through dinner and Harry had completely forgotten about him. Now though the dangerous mutant had him in his grip and Harry didn't know why.
"You ok now?" He asked Gruffly. Harry just looked away. The grip loosened but Harry did not move away. He didn't care what happened now, it didn't matter.
Logan Stepped back from the boy and walked around so he could face him. Crossing his burly arms over his chest he asked "You wanna tell me what all that was about?" At Harry's confused face he explained. "I heard you talkin to someone in here, but when I knocked no one answered. I come in here to find you mumbling to yerself." He paused. "Kid, that place that Ana got ya out of, you didn't deserve to be there. And your not any more of a danger than any of the kids here."
Harry looked up sharply, "How did you know that? Are you a mind reader to?"
Logan snorted and there was a 'snikt' sound and Harry looked down to see three metal claws protruding from the mans knuckles on each hand. "No I'm not. (another 'snikt' and the claws were gone) You were mumbling something about how you didn't belong here. Your not a freak kid." Harry looked away again feeling incredibly stupid for being over heard.
Logan took his chin and made him look into his eyes. "your not. I don't expect you to believe me though, its just somethin your going to have to figure out for yourself.
"I don't belong here." Harry whispered, "I don't belong anywhere."
"Chuck made this place so that kids like you could belong. You just gotta work at it. You'll never belong anywhere if you always run away." He put his hand on Harry's shoulder, and he looked at it.
"But if I stay everyone is going to get killed! Everyone who gets close to me leaves or DIES! I cant stay! I'm a walking curse!" He yelled hoarsely, hot tears running down his cheeks.
Logan took both his shoulders in his hands and gave him the tiniest of shakes. "Look I don't know what's happened to you in the past but we aren't exactly helpless kittens here. We've been in more fights and trouble than you have I bet and we're all still here. I don't know what's gonna happen but I promise you that we look out for each other, and no one will hurt you unless they get through the rest of us first. Understand?"
Harry shook his head, the tears still running down his face. "Everyone leaves me, you say you wont now but-"
"Kid I never go back on my promises, and I promise that as long as you don't give up on us, I wont give up on you."
Harry gave a great sniff, trying and failing to stop his tears. "You guys are pretty big on contact here aren't you?" At Logan's look he explained, "ever since I got here everyone is always putting their hand on my shoulder or patting my head or something."
"People not touch you back where you came from?" at Harry's shrug he sighed and pulled the shaking boy into a light hug. Harry froze at the contact at first but soon his weight sagged and he fisted the mans shirt in his hands, his cries turning into sobs.
"Why did they l-leave me there?" He cried into Logan's chest. "I d-didn't DO anything! I didn't do anything…"
Logan just kept the boy in the hug, letting him lose his anger, all the while preparing a mental list for all the things he was going to say and do if he ever met the people that did this to a kid. Soon he would help Harry to bed, take the chair from the desk and settle in for a long night. He may not be a smart guy when it came to emotions and all that, but even he knew that Harry needed security, and he wasn't about to let the boy down.