Disclaimer: I still don't own HP or FFVIII (this game rocks!)
To DragonMaster51: Thanks for the suggestion on Anon. Reviews. Yeah the game sure is great even with its bad rep.
To Shinigami's Shadow: They are still alive but brought to a dimension specifically created by their ancestors who passed away. Thanks for the review.
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Chapter 3
Over a year has passed since Harry came to this dimension and he quickly became adept with his new powers and skills. It greatly helped him in his training that the knowledge was handed down to him, which saved them time learning them theoretically and gave them more time to focus on its practical use. Six months ago, Godric Gryffindor was summoned to this dimension. He then taught Harry the more advanced spells in their world. 'Hermione would sure be jealous if she finds out he can easily pass even N.E.W.T.S now due to Godric's training.' Harry thought. This would be the last day of training and it would be like a test, he will be battling four of his mentors simultaneously so that they can see how he improved greatly.
He quickly took his stance an observed his opponents. On his right hand is a gunblade slightly shorter and lighter than Squall's, which gave him a slight advantage since he can easily wield it with just one hand. On his left, he held his wand. Another advantage is that they trained him to be ambidextrous (A/N: can't really remember if Harry is right or left handed so I just made them to train him to use both hands.) so it doesn't really matter which hand held which. And now they began their attack.
"Protego, Shell, Reflect," Harry quickly casted, as Zell performed Booyah, followed by a Firaga and a Silencing spell from Rinoa. He blocked some of the punches and kicks and the spell reduced the damage from the others that connected and the para-magic spells quickly rebounded to the caster. He made an overhead slash at Zell, anticipating that he will catch the blade with his hands in a praying position, then Harry pulled the trigger, the blast flung Zell a few feet away. He then rushed Zell and performed a simple move ending with a chop at the back of Zell's head, knocking him out. He then swung his blade at his back, blocking a slash from Squal. He suddenly felt Quistis' whip coil around his left arm. He then casted "Thunder" which hit the whip and electricity flowed to Quistis, which was followed by a shout of "stupefy" knocking her out. Rinoa was still silenced by the spells that rebounded to her, which Harry quickly took advantage of and casted "Petrificous Totalis" so that she will not be able to join in the melee.
Harry then went head on with Squall, parrying his slashes with only little resistance since Squall's gunblade is heavier and he applied more weight in his blows. Harry's best option is to use his opponent's strength against him. As Squall made a summersault followed by an overhead slash, Harry quickly dodged and dashed around Squall. Harry's strength and speed improved to almost superhuman proportion but not godlike, 'Another great advantage in a battle' he thought. Compared to his mentors, he still has a lot of room for improvement but in the wizarding world it still surpasses any wizard, even Dumbledore (A/N: Dumbledore is powerful and all but he is already old). Due to the strength Squall placed on his attack, the blade dug quite deep in the ground causing him a few moments delay in preparing for another attack. Lucky for Harry he decided to dash behind Squall, he did not want to strike an enemy behind the back so he did the next respectable thing to do. He gently placed his blade on Squall's shoulder and also pointed his wand on the other. "Do you yield?" he asked, giving a small smirk. In Squall's position, the only way he can avoid it if he rolled sidewards but it will leave his blade still stuck on the ground and not to mention Harry's wand is pointed at him. "Yes." He said as he slowly stood up and turned around, giving the young man his famous glare. He couldn't believe he gave Harry an easy victory.
"Well done, Harry," Squall praised after everyone has been revived and spells were lifted. "Yes, certainly splendid performance Harry. Judging from it, I say we no longer need to engage in a wizards' duel," Godric added. "Anyway, you'll have plenty of those when you return, even just to fend off girls tiger." he teased and gave Harry a goofy grin. Godric's sense of humor is refreshing albeit contrary to his more popular reputation as co-founder of Hogwarts (A/N: I think he could easily pass of as the first Marauder, don't you?) Harry blushed. His body and facial features changed over the course of his stay in this dimension. He is no longer a skinny boy but a promising young man. His friends would be surprised but the changes were not too drastic to make him completely unrecognizable as if his scar wasn't a dead give away already. He still stayed modest about it and blushed whenever his mentors teased him specially Selphie and Rinoa, they could sure be merciless with their teasing. Quistis is almost as stern as Professor McGonnagall but even she wouldn't pass up an opportunity to give him a good ribbing. The worst teaser will be the self-proclaimed ladies' man, Irvine, giving him exaggerated tips on how to 'woo' the ladies. He once tried to give him the "birds and the bees" talk, which earned him smacks from Selphie and Co.
"So, ready to return?" Rinoa asked. "As ready as I will ever be," he replied. "Before we return you let us first greet you a Happy Birthday!" Selphie exclaimed and started handing him a present. "Wow, how did you know?" he said. They previously agreed that he will return about three weeks time in his world after he disappeared but he didn't mention it will be his birthday. "Rinoa used some magic to find out and since GFs are linked to your mind, Griever also told Squall the information." explained Quistis, as she also held up a gift. The rest of the gang followed showing him their gifts.
Selphie gave him an entire black clothing ensemble. Long-sleeved, black silk shirt and trench coat and pants which looks like to be made from animal hide and some synthetic material and black combat boots with metal clasps instead of strings. "It will protect you from physical attacks and magic spells, its made from the hide of various dragons and titanium fibers. It will greatly help you even if your self-healing powers have increased." Selphie explained, beaming at him. From Quistis he received a thin-silver framed glasses. "I know you want to keep your improved sight a secret plus these glasses are synthesized with scan para-magic. It will allow you to gauge your opponents strength and weakness so you wouldn't have to bother casting a scan spell." From Irvine he received special ammunition modified to be used in his gunblade. 'Wow, he even got me some pulse ammo. These are really rare' Harry mused. And a book on… which Harry stashed away after blushing furiously. 'How the hell did he get or even know about that kind of book from India' (A/N: wink, wink, it is a naughty bit of book but I will not be writing any lemons in this fic. P). Irvine doubled over with laughter with Harry's reaction. Zell gave him an Ergheiz glove like the ones he uses. "It will give you added strength and inflict more damage with your moves.
Godric then approached him. "I took the liberty of upgrading this," he said as he held up Harry's gunblade. His gunblade, also a revolver like Squall's, now had a gold and silver handle with embedded jewels. Rune symbols adorned the gunpart and an embossed winged-lion design is clearly seen a little above the hilt on the actual blade. The double-edged blade itself is unusual, both of the edges up to the tip of the sword is made of some metal while the center, running along the body of a blade, is made of crystal, tapering to a point two to three inches from the actual sword tip and its base just above the winged-lion. "I used the same materials that composes my sword back in Hogwarts. This could be its twin only it is gunblade. The Jewels will make it easier for you to fuse and change elemental attacks (i.e. junctioning fire, ice, etc. spells on the blade) even in between battles without draining you too much of your magic. The rune symbols act like an infinity charm on your ammo and also makes it easier to change in between different types of ammo. And lastly the blade is a fusion between the metal used in the Gryffindor sword and the Crystal Blade that was used to make the Lionheart gunblade of Squall. It makes the blade unbreakable and can deflect spells and focus some of your spells like a wand does."
Last, Squall and Rinoa gave him small black box. Inside was the Griever ring. "As our heir, this now belongs to you." Squall simply stated. "It will enable you to contact us with your mind whenever you need assistance from us. It is a link to all of your ancestors. But we can only offer you guidance, not fight your fight." Rinoa lovingly explained. Harry was speechless and overwhelmed with happiness as he quickly wore the ring on his right ring finger. He had developed a special bond with all of them and he treated Squall and Rinoa like how he would treat Sirius, like a parent.
"I can't thank you all enough, you have given me so much that I can only promise to never fail your expectations. I…" he choked and was quickly enveloped in a group hug, the girls were teary-eyed and the guys beamed with pride. After composing themselves, Rinoa prepared to send him home, concentrating as her wings appeared. Light enveloped him as he heard some last minute farewells. "Show your enemies hell with those moves!" Zell exclaimed. "Woo Hoo, Yeah!" responded Selphie. "Don't forget to shower the ladies with your charm!" teased Irvine. "If you need to talk to me, you can find my portrait in my secret chamber, just follow your instincts." Said Godric. "Farewell and good luck Harry. You are a pride to all Leonharts." Squall and Rinoa said. And in a bright flash. He is back.
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Three weeks has passed since Harry disappeared, everyone is sick with worry. Sirius almost disobeyed Dumbledore and went to look for him on the same day he was gone, thanks to Remus' plea, he calmed down a bit. What worried them most was that Dumbledore said that Harry seemed to even have disappeared from this world, not just London. Their only consolation is that he was certain that Voldemort doesn't have Harry. To somehow ease their mind and keep their hopes up, he, Remus, Molly, the rest of the Weasleys except Percy, and Hermione still bought gifts for Harry's birthday. Suddenly, Tonks' head appeared. "Where is Professor Dumbledore, we must notify him immediately!" she screamed. Sirius jumped, he was sleepily sitting on the coach by the fire, it was just an hour past dawn.
"WHAT HAPPENED TONKS?" he frantically asked. He is aware that Tonks was on stake-out duty again.
"HARRY'S BACK!"
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A/N: Please read and review. Hope HP and Final Fantasy guys weren't much OOC. Suggestions and constructive criticism accepted but no flames yet please. Also, any tips on how things work around here in I'm really, really new around like a fish out of water. Anonymous review now activated