Fire and Ice

by fireflashphoenix

After her parents become Death Eaters Blaise Zabini (femaleBlaise) runs away from home to avoid that fate, running to her headmaster for help, she is sent to the one place that is better protected against Voldemort and Death Eaters than Hogwarts! actionad

25. Revelations

Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or any of the characters attached.

AN: just spotted an error in the previous chapter, Harry's old MEL should be 350,000, not 35,000.

Reviewers:

Korrd; I wasn't very subtle with that hint about Rose's…preferences. Though I have to admit, that wasn't my original intention, I just found that it fit, what with her being so passionate about homosexuals when she tells Harry about Nott. I have to agree with what you said about MJ and BBs.

Silverscale; it doesn't take a lot of imagination, just think about the revelations made about Susan's preferences.

Nixinox; I haven't heard that one before. Yes she is.

Chapter 24: Revelations.

Harry smiled down at the DA from where he was stood on the stage; they were in their fire teams duelling against another team.

Over the last two months the DA had excelled, while still being far from the best that they can be, they were good enough for now.

It looked like they were dancing as each team member instinctively knew where their team mates were as they ducked, dodged and weaved around each other in an attempt to gain an advantage over the other team.

Harry shifted his focus to the battle going on between his two favourite teams, one, because it had exceeded all expectations, the other because it contained Blaise and his sister.

The two healers were stood next to him, as they waited to be needed…though Susan, Harry noticed, struggled to stop her eyes from wandering to Rose, and flinching every time she was nearly hit.

Harry's mind wandered to his lessons with Rose on morphing, he was shocked to discover that she truly did have total control…or at least would after she had learnt how to control it. She could change everything except her internal organs.

And, as the male reproductive organ was outside the body, she would eventually be able to duplicate it, completely.

Harry mentally shuddered at the thought of Rose being male and female at the same time, it was, for lack of a better term, disturbing.

Over the past two months, Rose and Susan had been caught playing tonsil tennis with each other more than once, causing the more traditional purebloods to shun them, until Harry had bellowed himself hoarse about idiotic predjudices and the reasons behind the war.

Harry had to admit that having his sister going out with a girl was weird, but he was more comfortable with it than he would be if she were with a lad. He supposed it was because a girl wouldn't use her for sex, and then ditch her like most lads would.

At one point, Harry had been worried that they were taking their relationship to fast, so he had taken them aside separately and had a talk with them about waiting. It slowed them down for three hours before they were attached at the lips again, so Harry wouldn't be surprised if Rose had to start teaching Susan about controlling metamorphic abilities.

Harry was drawn out of his thoughts by a shout of triumph as he saw that Ginny's team had just overpowered Neville's.

Meaning that only Daphne and Blaise's teams were left. Looking at his watch, Harry saw that they had been going at it for half an hour. Daphne's team was down to her and Su Li, and they were exhausted, but never gave up. Blaise's team was down to her and Rose, the four best duellers in the DA besides himself in a test of stamina.

By now, they had drawn the majority of the DA into watching them fight, they all knew that it would be either Rose or Su Li left standing at the end, so everyone was surprised when Blaise went on the offensive, causing Su Li to stumble and fall at the sudden change in tactics, allowing Rose to stun her, which in turn was a mistake because she stood still to do it, allowing Daphne to take her down with a silent stunner.

Daphne went back on the offensive after she reflected several spells sent at her, Blaise dove away from them, before leaping to her feet and using a tactic Harry had used once when he proved his abilities to the DA by taking on three teams at once…and winning.

Blaise stopped dodging, and instead of shielding, she started casting spells at Daphne's ones. Each spell neutralised an opposing spell, causing them to disintegrate into thin air, then after a few moments, Blaise, obviously tired switched to shouting the incantations.

Daphne was caught unaware as her spells seamed to reverse on her, causing five different spells to impact on Daphne's body: two bone breakers (one leg, three ribs), and three Sectumsempra curses (one bicep, one hip and one cheek).

Blaise finished her off with a stunner before she passed out herself due to exhaustion.

Blaise had launched each spell twice (the second one silently), meaning that the first one countered the other spell clearing the way for the second one to continue.

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The day after the fights, Harry gathered the whole DA around the door into the chamber before speaking up.

"Okay, the time compression field with collapse in about twenty minutes. We'll meet back here after the Christmas holidays that start in…five days, everyone goes home on Friday. Padma has a way for everyone to stay in contact, if you, or a place that your at is attacked, give us a shout and I'll be along to help as much as I can."

After Harry finished, he held up a pendant on a fine silver chain. The pendant was a silver antipodean opaleye (smooth scaled dragon – no horns/spikes) that was biting its own tail; it's head at the bottom of the circle it formed. It's wings reached above its body and connected at the tips, forming a hoop for the chain. Inside the circle formed by the body of the dragon was an eye formed by fine silver threads, with a red gemstone forming the slit pupil.

"This Pendant, will, as long as you wear it, allow you to telepathically communicate with anyone else wearing one, it took Padma until about five days ago to develop it, and the past five days to make enough for everyone in the DA." Harry said as he began to pass them out, only stopping as a shimmer passed over the walls telling Harry that the time bubble had collapsed.

Once everyone had a pendant, and had all left, Harry sealed the chamber, covered his new arm with his robes, and prepared to face his return to society.

Just before he left the girls bathroom, he found Daphne leaning against the wall, head bowed as her mask slid onto her face, all traces of emotion fading away.

"You all right?" he asked.

"Yeah, just not ready to openly defy them."

"You don't have to yet. We removed any memory of you helping us doing the only time you did openly defy them."

"Good, that means I might as well put myself to some use then." She said before the last traces of emotion shut down and she turned on her heal and left.

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That night, Harry sat in the great hall for diner, eating with only his right hand.

Feeling two pairs of eyes on him, he looked up to see the sneering, hate filled eyes of Draco Malfoy, and the curious eyes of Pansy Parkinson.

Harry realised in that moment that she was smarter than she let on and had begun connecting the dots; he was sat at dinner for the first time in a week (to them), he looked and acted more confident than ever before.

She knew something had happened about his arm that had cheered him up.

Ten minutes later someone walked up behind Harry, and it didn't take long before they made their prescience known.

"Potter, if you let me have your sister, then I might just convince the dark lord to take your other arm instead of killing you."

"Malfoy, shut up, go away and grow some balls. Perhaps if you grow them bigger than pin heads, they might just drop so you don't have to insult everyone in such a girly voice." Harry replied coolly, keeping his left arm hidden.

Then Malfoy did something very stupid; he drew his wand on Harry.

In a fraction of a second, Harry had blocked the incoming curse with his new arm, drawn his wand and blasted Malfoy into the wall.

The hall was silent as Harry rose to his feet and walked off.

Rose got up to follow him, stopping only to kick Malfoy in the stomach, before running after Harry.

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On Monday, Harry had a special lesson that everyone in the year had to attend after lunch.

The lesson was apparently customarily taught by the deputy head in sixth year and was where everyone discovered what special abilities they had.

"Everyone will empty a vial of this potion," McGonagall said as she held up a vial of a disgusting murky green potion. "On a sheet of parchment, then, taking a pin, I trust you can transfigure them yourself, place two drops of blood on the same piece of parchment. I will be around to check on the results."

Harry did as he was told and about three seconds after he placed his blood on the parchment, he began receiving a list of his abilities.

Name: Harry James Potter.
Parseltongue.
Empathy.
Animagus – Gryffin, Phoenix, and Panther.
Metamorphmagus – Hair, eyes, height and weight.
Telepathy.
Love Bond – Blaise Louise Zabini.
Mage Sight.
Unknown – Left Arm.
Natural Leader.

"Impressive Mr. Potter, though I must enquire how you came into possession of a love bond between yourself and Ms Zabini?"

"I'm afraid, professor, that the answer to that is confidential."

"Hmm, if you get her pregnant before you graduate, I'll skin you alive." She warned quietly.

"Yes professor." he answered quietly, more than a little scared at the look in McGonagall eyes. "Um, professor, what's 'Natural Leader?'"

"That's not a magical ability. However, it is merely proof that you are born to lead people." She answered before moving on.

Harry glanced back at the parchment to see more words forming:

Max. MEL: 1,000,000 SMU
Max. MAL: 1,000 SMUPS
Max. MRR: 65 SMUPH

Professor McGonagall stepped back up to the front and began speaking again. "There are some unusual abilities in this year. Now, if it hasn't already, it should stat to list everyone's power levels. MEL is how much magic there is in your blood, MAL is how much magic you can channel into your nerves every second, and MRR is how fast your body recharges the magic you use."

"Average MEL is around 200,000 to 300,000, while average MAL is around 400. Average MRR is 40. I'm going to come around class to see what your power levels are like."

"Professor," a hated voice spoke from the Slytherin section. "Why don't we read them out to loud so you don't have to waste your time coming round."

In that moment Harry could quite easily kill Malfoy. His MEL and MAL was top secret.

'Professor, they'll report my power level back to Voldemort if I read it out loud.'

"Okay Mr. Malfoy, but only if you ALL swear an oath to not tell anyone outside this room."

Everyone agreed and swore their oath, causing them to begin with Malfoy since he made the suggestion.

Harry quickly opened a telepathic link with Rose and told her to write down everything she can hear through him.

Slytherin:

Malfoy:
MEL: 350,000.
MAL: 450.
MRR: 45.

Parkinson:
MEL: 400,000.
MAL: 475.
MRR: 40.

Daphne:
MEL: 450,000.
MAL: 450.
MRR: 38.

Bulstrode:
MEL: 300,000.
MAL: 300.
MRR: 35.

Moon:
MEL: 250,000.
MAL: 400.
MRR: 40.

Nott:
MEL: 300,000.
MAL: 400.
MRR: 40.

Blaise:
MEL: 500,000.
MAL: 450.
MRR: 45.

Crabbe:
MEL: 250,000.
MAL: 300.
MRR: 35.

Goyle:
MEL: 250,000.
MAL: 300.
MRR: 35.

Ravenclaw:

Lisa Turpin:
MEL: 300,000.
MAL: 450.
MRR: 40.

Padma:
MEL: 350,000.
MAL: 450.
MRR: 43.

Morag McDougal:
MEL: 350,000.
MAL: 400.
MRR: 40.

Su Li:
MEL: 400,000.
MAL: 500.
MRR: 46.

Mandy Brocklehurst:
MEL: 300,000.
MAL: 400.
MRR: 40.

Terry Boot:
MEL: 250,000.
MAL: 400.
MRR: 40.

Stephen Cornfoot:
MEL: 300,000.
MAL: 400.
MRR: 40.

Michael Corner:
MEL: 250,000.
MAL: 350.
MRR: 35.

Kevin Entwhistle:
MEL: 200,000.
MAL: 300.
MRR: 30.

Anthony Goldstein:
MEL: 275,000.
MAL: 375.
MRR: 40.

Sally-Ann Perks
MEL: 300,000.
MAL: 400.
MRR: 40.

Hufflepuff:

Hannah:
MEL: 325,000.
MAL: 450.
MRR: 40.

Susan:
MEL: 800,000.
MAL: 750.
MRR: 50.

Justin Finch-Fletchley:
MEL: 300,000.
MAL: 400.
MRR: 40.

Wayne Hopkins:
MEL: 300,000.
MAL: 400.
MRR: 40.

Megan Jones:
MEL: 275,000.
MAL: 400.
MRR: 40.

Ernie Macmillan:
MEL: 250,000.
MAL: 300.
MRR: 40.

Eloise Midgen:
MEL: 200,000.
MAL: 250.
MRR: 25.

Gryffindor:

Hermione:
MEL: 350,000.
MAL: 500.
MRR: 48.

Neville:
MEL: 775,000.
MAL: 725.
MRR: 50.

Lavender:
MEL: 350,000.
MAL: 450.
MRR: 40.

Parvati:
MEL: 350,000.
MAL: 450.
MRR: 43.

Dean:
MEL: 300,000.
MAL: 400.
MRR: 40.

Seamus:
MEL: 325,000.
MAL: 400.
MRR: 40.

Ron:
MEL: 400,000.
MAL: 450.
MRR: 42.

Harry:
MEL: 1,000,000.
MAL: 1,000.
MRR: 65.

Harry smirked, he hadn't even read his out, he just handed it to McGonagall who nearly fainted at the levels she saw, she'd nearly passed out when she heard Susan and Neville's power levels.

Harry looked across at Malfoy who looked like he'd swallowed a lemon and a chilli at the same time; that hadn't gone as planned, Malfoy thought he was the most powerful person in the school, now he discovers that he's nothing compared to Harry.

Harry was curious to find out what his friends abilities were, but he would have to wait until they let out for dinner.