Hey everyone,
So, this one is actually thanks to a movie that I watched recently, which is actually part of a very popular franchise – the Kingdom Hearts X (chi) Back Cover movie. And while I am not the greatest fan of that movie, was there still one key aspect to it that inspired me to create the little piece of work you see here.
Have fun,

Venquine1990

Preview #13
The Book Of Balance

18th of June 1996
Department Of Mysteries
Harry's POV

"Sirius isn't here! He wasn't being held hostage! Why did I continue down this path? I saw Lupin right there at the entrance! He didn't look shocked at all! He knew I would come and he expected me! He's as much an opportunist, waiting for the right time to step in and save the day, as his blasted Lord of the Light!
And I'm – so – sick of LIES!" Goes through my mind even as I tumble down from where I thought I could pass through a door and reach the exit to the Department of Mysteries. Instead, I reach a room unlike any I have ever seen and while it is bare from anything other than a mysterious Veil can I not help but feel quite peculiar.
And this isn't just because I can hear the whispers of hearts once lost to the Darkness or because I can hear voices from those who were killed during all the wars England has seen over the centuries, but because I feel like looking the whole gigantic thing up and down, as if its length is somehow a significant factor to my life.

Yet before I can properly comprehend why does disaster strike as the team of Death Eaters that Lupin was supposed to protect us against – or at least warn me about – swarms me and my friends and takes them each hostage, leaving me alone at the dais with Lucius Malfoy, who then dares to mock me and my escape attempt.
Yet when he tells me that if I don't give him the prophesy, he will let me see my friends suffer, do I feel my eyes going through the entire room, landing on the blonde known as Luna Lovegood before turning back to the Veil that still has part of my attention and then I finally get why its length is so vital to my interest.

"When the time of lies has run its length
And Balance's Child is about to lose its Light
He Shall reveal his hidden Strength
And show Light and Darkness his Truest Might."

"The entry. The single to last entry in my Book. It's finally come to pass. I have to use the Keyblade and save my friends." Yet as I think this, do I not realize what I am doing until I hear a voice say: "Smart boy." And looking up, I see that Lucius Malfoy is actually in possession of the prophesy, yet this doesn't concern me.
"Why should it when I know that thing to be a bloody fake? I know Jeffrey would have loved to have had it, if only to destroy it and give his brother a sense of peace, but really. Those guys need to study Divinations better; not to mention the history of past and present seers." Goes through my mind as I carelessly gaze at the ball.

Malfoy seems disturbed by the fact that I am this apathic to him having the prophesy, yet then something happens that really makes my blood boil as a bright light shines from behind me and to Malfoy's shock does my godfather appear, snapping: "Get away from my godson." Before punching the man in the face.
"It seriously took Lupin this long to gather the Order together? Give me a break, only a loon would believe that. Urgh, why do I even care? It's Keyblade time." And with that do I want to put away my wand and call on my mighty weapon when my sleeve gets pulled and to my utter shock does Sirius move us to the other side of the Veil.
"Now listen to me. I want you to take the others and get out of here." This shocks me into almost dropping my wand and I say: "What? No Sirius, you don't understand –." Yet the man makes me grind my teeth in anger as he softly grabs my shoulder and says: "You've done beautifully. Now let me take it from here."

"I would have, if you bloody well showed up on time." Goes through my mind as we both get startled by Malfoy and another Death Eater appearing and while I hate having to delay the Words of Fate, do I reaffirm the grip on my wand as Sirius and I start dueling the two, both of us defending each other as well as attacking.
Yet just after I actually disarm Malfoy and Sirius knocks the other Death Eater off the battle field, does the man shock me as he says: "Nice one, James." And I think: "That man needs help." Before I finally get the second sentence of that fated entry coming true as, from a cloud of smoke, Bellatrix Lestrange appears and shouts:

"AVADA KEDAVRA!" And instantly I drop my wand only to swiftly summon my Keyblade and just seconds before the curse hits its intended target – my Godfather and Light – do I raise it above my head, focus on the entire room around me and put the full force of my power behind my voice as I angrily shout: "STOPGA!"
And with that does a super powerful wave of magic come from my Keyblade and cover the entire room, causing everyone who gets hit with its power to instantly stop moving, as if time itself has frozen around them all, yet as I lower my Keyblade again, do I easily feel that this is not the case for everyone around me.
Not only do I feel the power of Lestrange's Killing Curse try to break my own magic, I can also easily see that four of those around me are aware that they can still move yet are putting ridiculous amounts of effort in pretending otherwise and so I snap at them: "Are you trying to insult my skill or something? Move already!"

And instantly I regret saying this as one of them – Hermione – snaps at me and says: "Harry, what are you doing? You know messing with time is –." But I don't allow her this chance to lecture me on something she only thinks she knows more about than me and snap: "A base form of defense for anyone wielding a Keyblade."
And I show her my blade yet again, the weapon made of beams of metal intertwining with each other that are white at the handle, yet turn a soft blue the further down the tip they go and the tip itself is shaped like a key with a heart-shaped handle and a crown at the top of the key itself and with two more crowns at the handle.
The girl looks shocked, yet I ignore her and instead turn my angry glare at Sirius and snap: "Accepted your fate, have you?" And the regretful smile the man sends me makes me even angrier and I shout: "Get over here, you bastard!" And I almost pull his arm out of its socket with how I pull him away from the spell's aim.

"Harry –." Sirius tries, yet I glare at him and recite the entry that came to my book at the start of the year: "When the time of lies has run its length and Balance's Child is about to lose its Light. He Shall reveal his hidden Strength and show Light and Darkness his Truest Might." The man looks shocked, yet halfway through my reciting, does the voice of the fourth person who is unaffected by my spell join my own.
This alone calms my anger down and makes me turn to Luna with a happy smile as I ask: "You're a Princess Pure of Heart, aren't you?" And the girl nods before she says: "And so are Susan, Hannah and Parvati, though I don't know any others." At this I nod and I ask: "And you all have a book yourselves?" She nods again and says:
"I know I do and I know Susan and Parvati do, but I never saw Hannah's, though I am sure she has one. Also, we really have been waiting for you to finally commit to that entry." At which I shrug and say: "Sorry, but I ain't messing with Fate's words of Balance." And the girl nods before Hermione interrupts us and asks:

"What on earth are you talking about? Luna, you need to get back to your place! Harry, you should –!" But because I already know exactly what she is about to say, do I shout back at her: "STOP IT RIGHT THERE! YOU DON'T KNOW MORE OF WHAT IS GOING ON THAN WE DO, SO JUST SHUT UP AND LET US WORK!"
And the girl yelps in fear before Luna says: "Just because something looks similar to something you know, doesn't make it the same. Observing should always come before judging." And I mutter: "Exactly." Before I release a deep breath in order to calm down and then ask Luna: "Why do you think she's unaffected?"
And the answer the lithe blonde gives me makes me smile at her as she says: "Because Light needs to destroy Darkness and Darkness should destroy Light or there won't be true Balance." And I sigh as I mutter: "Of course, that makes sense. So, I guess – Sirius and Hermione?" And the girl nods before she asks:

"Should I take over the Stop spell? It looks like that curse is about to break through." Yet I aim my Keyblade at the Killing Curse, renewed fury coursing through me when I see Sirius having gone back to standing right in front of it and I snap: "GRAVIGA!" And a dome of black, white and purple swirling magic surrounds it.
Instantly the spell is pushed into the ground and I send a furious glare at Sirius as I suddenly start to wonder if the man really has accepted his supposed fate or if he is just suicidal and while Sirius cringes at my glare of personal betrayal, does Luna hum and say: "That'll work." Her loftiness calming my anger.

I then focus back on the man besides me as well as the girl who is still crouching regardless of us knowing she is unaffected by the magic I just cast and I snap: "Hermione, Sirius, in front of me NOW!" And while Hermione wants to object, do I glare at her as if daring her to do anything other than listen to my orders.
The girl looks seriously conflicted as she comes over and I snap: "Hermione, this is a basic Keyblade Defensive ability. It is used by Keyblade Wielders all over the world. You think I'm the only one doing this? No! I can sense 342 other Keyblade Wielders doing the same thing right this minute all over the rest of the world.
So do me a favor, realize that I know more about what is currently going on, trust that I know what I'm doing, understand that this has been waiting to happen since the start of the year – and just cooperate, will you?" And the girl seems to lose some of her conflicted sense of feeling as she nods at me before I turn to Sirius.

The man nods as well and moves over to stand with the girl, the two of them in front of me and while I can easily sense that this spell will only last another couple of minutes, do I take a deep breath and whisper: "Curaga." Not just to cure us all of any possible spell damage, but to help me calm down before I turn to Sirius.
I switch my grip on my blade so that its handle is facing him and say: "In your hand take this Key. So long as you have the makings, then through this simple task of taking, its wielder you shall one day be. And you will find me, friend, no walls shall contain you then. No more borders around or below or above, so long as you champion the ones you love."
And while Sirius looks at me shocked, does he then seem to hesitate grabbing the handle until he sees my demanding gaze as I can feel my grip on the time spell slipping and as the man grabs the blade, do I feel a surge of my own power moving from my heart to the weapon now shared between us and into the man in front of me.
I nod at him and he releases the blade before I hurriedly recite the same chant, my gaze telling Hermione not to rush her grip on my weapon until I finish and as I do and as she too grips my blade, does the same wave of energy pass through me, making me sigh in relief before moving the handle back into my hand.

I then look around and while I have no doubt that Voldemort and Dumbledore, who I know are upstairs in the Atrium waiting for either side to approach them, might be powerful enough to have sensed this pause in time and while I wonder why Lupin was unaffected, do I look at the witch that started this all and say: "Get ready."
And as I say so, does the power of my spell get released, the entire room moving once again and my four companions instantly coming to stand around me while the rest of the room looks shocked and confused at seeing the four of them suddenly being at completely different positions, yet before anything happens, do I say:
"Focus on the power you felt joining with the magic you are so used to casting. Remember what I said and focus on that. And know that this magic does not have a chosen hand." And both new wielders nod before Luna and I share a smile of pride as the both of them summon two of the most powerful blades in the Universe.

Oblivion and Oathkeeper.

Hey everyone,
So, how do you like them apples? Like I said, this story was inspired by the new Kingdom Hearts movie which is part of the Kingdom Hearts 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue compilation and personally, I really like this concept. Also, yes, both Dumbledore and Voldemort will meet their end in this event as well as Bella and Ron.
There will also be more entries from the Book as the story progresses and there will definitely be a lot of interaction between Harry and the Princesses Pure of Heart, yet that there is where I will need your help. There are supposed to be SEVEN Princesses and so far I only have four. Who else should be a Princess Pure of Heart.
Let me know,

Venquine1990

Further Story Parts:

Ron and several Death Eaters get changed into Heartless and struck down by Harry's Keyblade

Harry, Sirius, Remus, Luna and Hermione coax Voldemort and Dumbledore out of hiding in the Atrium

Harry reveals that he has way more friends than just Ron and Hermione and that he has been Fate's Guiding Balance since he first entered his Trust Vault in 1991

Harry reveals his Book of Balance and recites the final entry that states that England being in balance between Light and Dark will allow the wizards to stop hiding themselves away from the Muggles.

Using the full power of the ability that allowed him to turn Ron and the Death Eaters into Heartless (Balanced Light), Harry changes Voldemort and Dumbledore in an Invisible and Angel Star respectively.

Harry fights both, yet Sirius deals the final blow to Dumbledore and Hermione the final blow to Voldemort.

Balanced Light is a soft sphere of light swirling on its own axis with a soft grey shadow swirling in opposite direction alongside it. Any who look at this can either let themselves be consumed by the need to see the Light victorious, the shadow overcoming the light or accept the balance for what it is. If they chose either of the former two, they get changed into Heartless, if they chose the latter, they gain either the ability to be a Keyblade Wielder themselves or unlock a Weapon of Heart.

As a side effect to them being there as Harry uses Balanced Light to change Dumbledore and Voldemort, does Percy too get changed into a Heartless, yet he gets struck down by Harry.

In her anger over Harry taking out both her brothers does Ginny try to cast a successful Killing Curse, yet Luna intercepts the spell with her Pure Heart and her ability to summon Light as a shield against Darkness.

Back at Hogwarts, Harry delivers Umbridge from the centaurs before meeting with all of the teachers and turning Snape, Umbridge and Trelawney into Heartless as well, taking them out.

Harry takes the next two weeks off to simply observe how the students respond to their school not being run by either Umbridge or Dumbledore as well as the missing presences of Snape and Trelawney.

At the end of the year Harry reveals the full story; of how he acquired the Book of Balance, the magic behind it, how he tried fighting one of the entries only to have it backfire on him and recites the final entry before suddenly spotting a new one.

The entry that Harry tried to fight was one where Fate predicted Cedric dying at the breath of a Dragon, yet because Harry told him of the Dragon and then tried keeping him safe for the other two tasks, did she decide that he was to join Harry on his trip to the Graveyard and die there instead.

The Deathly Hallows are real, yet because they captivate the souls of all those who have used them and then passed on, are they considered an imbalance and thus a new task for Harry to destroy them.

As he destroys all three, Luxu comes to tell him of how he evaded a horrid war – just by listening to the Book of Balance.