p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 15.75pt; border: none; padding: 0in;"Giuseppe was pacing happily in his office, scheming of ways to get Harry Potter on his side. He boy was incredible. Drei had minor trouble dueling him before he trained With Ein and Zwei. Now, it'll be small out war if those two clash. br /br /"McGonagall's furious. Shell be calling him into her office in the morning, and given the nature of the spells, he's most likely be expelled. Should I let him? It would remove him from the eye of the wizarding world. He did it once ink it strange if he vanished. He did it once twelve years ago, so they wouldn't be surprised if he did it /br /But on the other hand, if he resumed training with Ein and Zwei and they convince him to fight against inferno, the result could be /br /The best thing to do is keep him here and slowly open him up to the idea, then remove most of the memory charms on Ein and have her convince him. The question is, how do you stop the rampaging tiger that is Professor McGonagall?"br /br /As he mused, an idea struck him. "This could work. If it succeeds, his joining inferno will be all but assured." he chuckles, mentally going over every possible counter McGonagall might try, ensuring he had a convincing response./p
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p style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px;"Meanwhile, inside the shrieking shack, Wormtail was shaking. To think he was this strong! It's no wonder that he defeated the dark Lord. The magic he used against the elder Weasley completely dominates whatever the Dark lord has ever used. How was he ever going to kill him?br /br /Quivering, he uses what little cunning he was born with to come up with a plan. A plan to at least get on the dark lords good side. Until he can sell him out to Potter in exchange for his life that is. Assuming that his current plan didn't come to frution.../p
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p style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px;""You realize that you could go to jail for this?" Daphne says /br /"The thought had crossed my mind." Harry nods calmly, "But it was worth it. Those two started the fight. I just ended it. For good."br /br /"How can you be so calm about this!?" She cries, "I don't want to see my best friend go to jail!"br /br /Pulling her into a hug, he lets down his shields for just a moment, "I am scared. But I'm more scared of losing you because next time I won't be there to save you. I love you, Daphne, and I'll protect you if I have to annihilate all of the Weasleys to do it."br /br /The crowd in the common room was conflicted. On the one hand, the scene in front of them was heartwarming. On the other, it was bone chilling just because not one of them doubted that he would and could do /br /"Does that-"br /br /"Include us?" the twins ask from the corner, breaking the awkward /br /"You're Locus, not Weasleys." he grins, "The only weasleys I wouldn't want to kill are your dad and Ginny, but I'd do it if they tried to hurt Daphne or Susan. I hope you won't hold that against me?"br /br /"If they do-" Fred /br /"You've got our blessings to blast them into oblivion."br /br /"But I doubt you'd have to hurt Ginny."br /br /She's been even more obsessed since you saved her,"br /br /"and thanks to you paying for her medical bills, she's almost fully recovered." they answers alternating so much that it made his head /br /"Right." he mutters, pulling out a bottle of muggle aspirin, "Can you not do that in the future? I've got enough to think about without the migraine."br /br /"You wound us!" they cry in mock /br /The crowd gradually starts to disperse, some studying, some going to bed, and a few left to see if they were still holding the dueling club. br /br /"Harry?" William asks after Susan takes Daphne upstairs, "Can we talk?"br /br /"Sure. What's up?" he answers, motioning for him to /br /"I need to know where you learned those spells." He asks /br /That was unexpected. He'd had a few people ask why he used them, but no one had asked where he'd got them, "Why?"br /br /"I know those spells." he says grimly, "Micaiah and I saw them first hand when we were little."br /br /"How?"br /br /"Our parents created them." he /br /"Were your parents named Eren and Reiji by chance?" Harry grins /br /"That's them." he chuckles, "Well, at least they're alive. I'm guessing that they didn't just teach you those spells? I couldn't help but notice that knife throw, not to mention your reflexes."br /br /"Yeah. We managed to convince them over the summer to train us. It wasn't pleasant, but at least we know it works." he shrugs. br /br /"Thank you, Harry." he says, getting up to leave, "I'm sure that you wouldn't lose to the basilisk this time."br /br /Nodding Harry goes back to his thoughts./p
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p style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px;"Fourteen. Scythe had fourteen assassins within a hundred feet of Mio's high School Class room. Even he didn't have any way of getting close without being made, and then she'd be dead long before he got to her. br /br /The few friends he had all moved away in the years since he'd left. With no other option, he appealed to the one thing everyone needed. br /br /The morning after he'd arrived, he stood outside a coffee shop and waited. In three, two, one...br /br /"Crap! I'm late again!" the brown haired boy whined, "Ms. Fujieda is gonna kill me!"br /br /"Strict teacher?" he asks, giving him a small /br /"Really strict. If I'm even a minute late, she'll go ballistic." he shudders, "But I over slept and now I'm do screwed."br /br /"Who's your teacher?"br /br /"Mrs. Fujieda. She's nice while you're following the rules, but..." he /br /"Mio Fujieda?" he says, acting surprised, "Wow. I can't believe she's still around. I might just be able to help you out. Hang on a sec."br /br /Quickly, he pretends to jot down a note he'd written the night before, and hands it to him, "Tell her you were held up, and give her this. She'll know."br /br /"I don't know..."br /br /"How about a hundred dollar delivery fee?" Reiji smiles, pulling out a bill, and he almost laughs at how quickly he grabs the note and runs to the school. br /br /Reiji arrives at the rooftop where he'd been spying just in time to see him walk into the class room. Before Mio can get started on one of her never ending rants, he gives her the excuse and hands her the note. br /br /She quickly reads it and drops it in surprise. Sending the boy to his seat, she am casts a glance out the window before starting class. br /br /'The first parts done. Now we just have to move on to the second.' he sighs, leaving before one of Mio's watchers arrived./p
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p style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px;"About what he expected. The moment he got to the common room early the next morning, Snape was waiting for /br /"Mr. Potter. The headmistress has summoned you." he says calmly, "Shall we?"br /br /"By all means." he smiles, waving the potions master on. The halls were all but empty at this hour aside from a few Ravenclaws who wanted to get the library before a certain Gryffindor checked out every book. At the gargoyle, Snape gave the password and the two walked up the passage, knocking at the door. br /br /"Enter!" she yells angrily, and Snape calmly opens the /br /"Mr. Potter as requested." he says, conjuring a few chairs. already sitting across from her was Professor /br /"Thank you Severus. That will be all." she says, taking her seat, but Snape didn't move. Only slightly raising an eyebrow, "Naturally you'd want to be here. Should've remembered. Well, I doubt I need to tell you why we're here this time."br /br /"I'm guessing its last night's duel." br /br /"Duel?" she sneers, "That was an exhibition of the dark arts!"br /br /"Professor, with all due respect,-" Giuseppe interjects from behind them, "As I have told you multiple times, those spells are not dark. Certainly they are powerful, and their uses questionable, neither are illegal. Furthermore I accept full responsibility. I made the duel no restrictions aside from lethality and both spells fit that bill. If you punish anyone, let it be me."br /br /"You heard Percy scream! "She roared, "You expect me to believe that?" br /br /"Indeed. The needles of suffering was designed as a submission spell. The needles was force every muscle to contract, which is naturally quite painful, but to move in that situation is nearly impossible. It's fallen out of use in favor of magic suppression handcuffs, but it remains a viable method of restraining a prisoner if need be." Giuseppe says thoughtfully, "Perhaps a little over the top, but it did fulfill the requirements of the duel. Percy Weasley was unable to fight back afterwards, was he?"br /br /"And what of the spells cast on Mr. Weasley?!" she roars like a true Gryffindor, "Surely that was uncalled! He could've been killed!"br /br /"I believe that was one of your creations, professor Snape." he says calmly, "A spell meant to remove the danger posed by potion flames. It was perfectly controlee, and Weasley was burned only as much as Mr. Potter felt prudent to teach him a lesson. Quite generous too."br /br /"Generous?!" she asks /br /"Indeed. Weasley attacked Mr. Potter with a knife. You cannot hold Mr. Potter responsible for actions taken in self-defense." Snape nods, casting a shrewd glance at the defense /br /"What of throwing that knife at Mr. Weasley?!" she asks slightly calmer than before, but still glaring /br /"Mr. Weasley violated the rules of the duel by attacking after he'd been disqualified." Snape replies, "Mr. Potter's actions were a little overzealous, but he was protecting his own honor as well as the honor of his betrothed."br /br /"Betrothed?" she asks, eyes /br /Giuseppe gasps slightly at this new information, but quickly nods, "And of course, as her future husband, Mr. Potter couldn't allow such an action to go unpunished. If anything, it was rather kind of him to destroy the wand as opposed to attacking Mr. Weasley directly."br /br /Harry's heart was beating faster than ever before. He might just get out of this. Giuseppe was practically lying through his teeth, and she's buying /br /After an awkward moment of silence, she sighs, "Very well. But this will not go unpunished. Mr. Potter, you are barred from the dueling club for one month, and will serve one week's detention with Professor Giuseppe. Is that clear?"br /br /"Yes ma'am." he says /br /"And just so that we are clear." Giuseppe says sternly, "Those spells and others of their level are banned in all duels at this school."br /br /"Of course sir." Harry nods thankfully. br /br /"Off you go. Ensure it doesn't happen again." McGonagall sighs, dismissing /br /The two professors lead Harry out of the office, and by unspoken agreement, walked to professor Snape's office. Inside, Snape placed his usual privacy charms, and sighed, "You have my thanks, Giuseppe."br /br /"Think nothing of it." he smiles, "You covered quite well considering I didn't have time to inform you of anything."br /br /"You mean you guys didn't plan that?" Harry smirks, "Wow."br /br /"I had a plan to deal with your attack of Ronald, but not that curse you used in the duel. I've never even heard of it before."br /br /"Nor I." Giuseppe chuckles, "But I examined Percival after it was cast, and the results were accurate. Even if it was never used to restrain prisoners, there certainly isn't any reason it couldn't be, aside from moral reasons."br /br /"Though I am curious as to why you said that I created the spell." Snape says, handing them each a drink, "If McGonagall had asked me to preform it, the gig would've been up."br /br /"I had a contingency plan. If she had, I would have applauded Harry for completing a spell using your research notes." he shrugs, "The only reason I choose you is because it's rather well known that you excel in the dark arts, and potions, and that you and Harry are quite close. It wouldn't be unthinkable for you to pass along a few spells,"br /br /"I already have." Snape smirks, "Though I see you thought this out."br /br /"Indeed. I spent most of the night planning that meeting." he nods, "As clever as she is, her thinking is quite linear. It didn't take much more than an hour to work out most of her arguments. Though you certainly made my life easier with that betrothal comment. Is it true?"/p
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p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 15.75pt; border: none; padding: 0in;"br /"Yup." Harry /br /"Then my congratulations. I hope you both live ling, wonderful lives." he says with a bow, "Now, I stand by what I said. Do not use those spells again. We were able to save you this time, but I can't guarantee a repeat. Therefore, we shall spend your detentions teaching you spells at the same level that won't get you expelled."br /br /"Yes sir." Harry /br /"Just a quick question before I go." he says, handing his empty glass to Snape, "Why did you have that knife?"br /br /"Peter Pettigrew's on the loose, and If he somehow stole my wand, I'd want another way to kill him." Harry says calmly, not entirely /br /"Very well. I think ten points to Slytherin for being prepared. Severus, Harry, I'll see you both later." he smiles, walking out of the office. br /br /When the door closes, Snape looks him in the eye, "Tell me everything."br /br /Harry spent the next twenty minutes telling him about his training and his learning those two spells. Snape drains his glass at the end and mods, "I don't recall ever reading a school rule disallowing any student from carrying a weapon, so I don't think I'll punish any of you, but be discrete. Also, you'll have to teach me that fire spell. I refuse to allow a student to complete my work!"br /br /Harry laughed and instructed him on the movements and incantation for the spell, which he mastered on his fifth /br /"Impressive." he says, setting his hand on fire, "It doesn't burn unless I want it to. Truly it would be perfect for more advanced potions. Allowing it to heat the cauldron without igniting the fumes."br /br /"That wasn't the use she told me for it." he grins, "She apparently used it to destroy bodies without damaging the surrounding area."br /br /"Good. I believe your classmates will be waking soon and going to breakfast. You may accompany them."br /br /"Yes professor!" Harry grins, running out of the room. br /br /Sighing deeply, Snape extinguished the flames, "How is it... That an immature student can use this spell longer than his teacher?"/p
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p style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px;"Harry was one of the first Slytherin students to the table. The other three immediately asked if he was still around. He nodded and laughed, explaining how Giuseppe and Snape had gotten him /br /"Do you're really engaged?" one of the fourth years asked, "Lucky you. She's a real looker."br /br /"I know." he grins, and is quickly hit from behind, sending his chest smashing into the table. Wincing, a pair of arms wrap themselves around his neck and he smiles, "I'm not going anywhere, Daphne."br /br /"Prat." she muttered, hugging him tighter. br /br /"True, but that's part of my charm." he chuckles and she slaps his /br /A loud group of Gryffindor enters, and an annoying voice /br /"Yeah. Potter's probably on the train home. It's really too bad. If he hadn't hung out with those slimy snakes, we might've been friends."br /br /"Sorry to say, but I'm not going anywhere." Harry calls from across the hall and the laughter stops, "Though I'd rather be a slimy snake then a bloody lion. Madam Pompfrey heal those burns alright?"br /br /"What are you still doing here?!" he roared like a true lion, if it weren't for the pale /br /"Eating. That what normal people do. Of course, you wouldn't notice while you're stuffing your face. Seriously, I know a dog with better table manners!" Harry laughed with almost every non Gryffindor. br /br /The moment was made in forgettable when a dog barked from the enterance hall. Turning, a great black dog ran towards them and jumped up to Harry's finished plate. Biting Harry's silverware in its mouth, it grabbed a piece of sausage, and started cutting them into bite size pieces and eating quite nicely. br /br /Harry wasn't alone when the dog finished and barks once for applause, though Ron was thoroughly humiliated. "Told you I was Sirius!" Harry laughed, glancing at the dog while his friends grin knowingly. br /br /After breakfast, he and his friends had a free period before their first transfiguration lesson and Harry once again retold the story of the meeting with McGonagall, and added the story of Padfoots table manners for Susan who had over slept and missed /br /"Damn it Daphne." she pouted, "Next time wake me up!"br /br /"Then next time don't start stabbing me when I try." Daphne countered, rubbing her /br /"I blame Reiji. He taught me too well." she /br /"We'd better get ready. I want to be the first there for Remus' first lesson." Harry chuckles and he and the girls grab their things to go to transfiguration, then to care of magical /br /They arrived at the classroom just as the previous class of seventh years let out. At the front of the class, Ramus and Sirius were waving them out, and broke into grins when they saw /br /"A little early, aren't you?" Remus asks when they sit /br /"The rest of the class is coming from Divination, but we had last period free, so here we are." Susan /br /"I'd better get ready." Sirius grins madly, "If they're coming from divination, someone was predicted to die. What'll happen when they see a grim in their class?"br /br /"That's mean Sirius." Daphne laughs, "I hope its Weasley."br /br /"Didn't you get enough revenge last night?" Remus asked seriously, "We weren't sure if Harry would still be here today."br /br /"Giuseppe and Snape talked to McGonagall for me." Harry smiles, "So I'm still here."br /br /"Padfoot?" Susan says, crouching down next to the big black dog asleep in front of the teacher's desk, "I missed your performance this morning. Think you can do a repeat at lunch?"br /br /Sirius barked happily and wagged his tail as Harry heard the sounds of footsteps and talking. "Everyone ready?" Remus grins, "Let's scare the living daylight out of someone."br /br /Sirius moved behind the desk and the group took their seats as people started to filling in. br /br /Remus stood happily at the front of the class, "Welcome everyone. Please take your seats. We got quite the lesson today, so I hope you're ready."br /br /Aside from a glare from Weasley and Malfoy, none of them paid Harry and crew any notice, which after last year wasn't a bad thing. Neville sat next to him and whispered, "Just came from Divination. Weasley pissed himself Ehen professor Trelawney saw the grim in the same cup as him having a negative encounter with a green eyed man."br /br /"Ouch." Daphne smirked, "this is going to be fun."br /br /"Now then." Remus smiles, "Does anyone know the most challenging form of transfiguration?"br /br /"Animagus!" Harry /br /"Five points to Slytherin. Yes, an animagus is a wizard who can turn into an animal, this transformation doesn't require a wand and have a large number of uses, ranging from flight, to the very rare cases of magical Animangi you gained the ability of the transformed creature, though there has only been on recorded case of that in history. However it is incredibly difficult. Fewer than a dozen people have managed it on the last century. Luckily, two of them are at this school today."br /br /The class started muttering, many remembering professor McGonagall's transformation in the first year. "Yes, Professor McGonagall is quite the astounding Teacher, and is among the only recorded animagus in recent history. However, today, a very dear friend of mine agreed to return to Hogwarts. He achieved the transformation when he wasn't that much older than you."br /br /The rest of the speech was interrupted by a loud barking as Sirius jumped up onto the desk. Several students gave a shrill shriek, and Ron tried to back up as much as possible. br /br /"Allow me to introduce Sirius Black." Remus smiles as Sirius transformation back to a human, "Come on Remus. Couldn't you have let me scare them a bit more?"br /br /Somehow, the appearance of a once imprisoned mass murder didn't help any. A couple more people screamed and Ron practically ran from the room. "I think you did that just fine." Remus chuckles. br /br /"Well, you heard him. I'm Sirius Black, and I am animagus. As you've all seen, I'm a big black dog or a Grim if you prefer." he grins as Ron's face pales /br /"Let's get back on track." Remus smiles, "Now, in order to become an animagus..."/p
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p style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px;"Reiji sits in the darkened theater, watching some stupid movie about vampires. Someone was about to sit next to him, but he stopped them, "Sorry, that seats taken." br /br /"Sorry." she says quietly, taking a seat a few rows back. br /br /After almost ten minutes, he was about to leave when someone takes the /br /Turning, he smiles brightly at his old friend. "Hey, how are you, Mio?"br /br /"Good." she smiles back, "I was a little surprised by your message."br /br /"Sorry about the whole cloak and dagger thing. There were a few people around that I didn't want to notice you meeting with a killer." he apologizes. br /br /"It's okay. So what's up? I'm guessing you didn't bribe one if my students to talk about the good old days." she says /br /"You're in danger. I counted fourteen gunmen outside the school this morning. And eighteen yesterday. "br /br /"Couldn't they have been Mr. Shiiga's men?" br /br /"Afraid not. They weren't godo. I even recognized a few of them. Scythe's best." he /br /"So, I'm in trouble?" she sighs, "I thought so. Shiiga's been distant recently, especially when he thought you were dead. I never believed it."br /br /"What do you want to do?" he asks calmly, "I'll help however I can."br /br /"Come with me." she answers quickly, but adds, "after this movie. Cal did ruin our last date, didn't she?"br /br /Chuckling, Harry turned his attention back to the crappy movie called Twilight: Breaking /br /After a couple hours of hell, they left together, with Reiji's hand clenched around the pistol concealed behind his back. Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed one of the men from the day before talking hurriedly on a cell /br /"Better get ready to run. It looks like they might have spotted me." he whispers, drawing the gun and holding it between /br /"Alright. There's an abandoned lot two blocks down the road. Think you can take them?" she whispers back. br /br /"No trouble. Lead the way." br /br /Quickly, though not so quickly as to draw attention, they walk through the crowd and out the door. Two more cars sped off the street and into the parking lot, "Two more team, two minutes tops." he /br /"We'll be there in one."br /br /Sure enough, a minute later they were at an abandoned lot between two factories. There was a number of steel beams they could us for cover and with the noise, They probably wouldn't be noticed until after the bodies were left. br /br /Quickly, he puts Mio at the back of the lot behind one of the beans, "Stay here. This shouldn't take long."br /br /"Got it."br /br /His wand and gun drawn, he stood at the center of the lot and /br /Barely audible over the sound of the factories, he heard a large number of voices talking at once. Without missing a beat, he fired a slicing curse and emptied his clip at the steel walls. br /br /The deep gash ripped through the steel, and he was pleased at the scream of pain. The magical enhanced bullets ripped through the wall like butter and he was rewarded with a few more. br /br /Replacing the clip, he readied himself for a fight. The first person from each side was dead before they could fire a shot. The next managed to get through between curses and Started shooting at him. br /br /While dodging bullets, the rest joined the fray. In total, he counted ten. Not nearly enough. Creating a wall to block the bullets, he fired a blasting curse and kills three at once. In the chaos, two more were shot dead. With their number halved in a few seconds, the remaining gunmen took one of two approaches. br /br /Two started blasting with wild abandon and were killed before they could do anything. The remaining three tried to escape, but only one made it past the wall of safety. br /br /"Good job." Mio says, coming out of hiding. Reiji was rather surprised that she was unaffected by the carnage. br /br /"Yeah. But I must be getting sloppy one escaped." he sighs, holstering his gun, but keeping the wand drawn. br /br /Mio opens her mouth to speak, but notices the last gunmen aiming around the corner, "Look out!" she shouts, rushing forward and grabbing his gun. With only a second to spare, she aims the pistol and shoots for the first /br /Reiji turns as soon as she yells, but before he can do anything, a shot rings out. The man falls backwards, blood pouring out of a hole between his /br /Beside him, Mio is shaking violently, gun still smoking in her hand. Carefully, He reengages the safety and takes it, "It's alright." he says soothingly, "You didn't do anything wrong. You just did what you had to."br /br /Still shaking, she nods, "Can you take me back to my mom's? I'm pretty sure they'd already be at my house..."br /br /"Sure." he says, helping her walk back to his stolen car./p
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