Catcher
Disclaimer; I am going to stop writing this disclaimer, if I owned Harry Potter I wouldn't be writing on this site! If you need to read this disclaimer see the last chapter.
A/N; I will keep this short, thanks for the reviews, hope you enjoy it. This chapter is dedicated to Remembrance Day and all that it stands for!
Chapter 5; Training and Frights.
"Oih, wake up Har."
A pillow flew across the room from the couch and struck Valice in the face, effectively shutting him up.
"Come on Harry," started Alandria, keeping an eye on the sofa cushions, one twitched and flopped over onto the floor. "Obviously not a morning person," she muttered to her partner.
Harry pulled himself out of bed and disappeared into the en-suite bathroom and emerging two minutes later looking a bit more awake.
"Do you always get up and five in the morning?" He asked unbelieving.
"Of course, after you open up to your powers a bit more you wont need that much sleep," Valice responded, "nice work with the cushions, by the way."
A look of confusion passed Harry's face and then it dawned on him as he saw the cushions that had been sitting on his sofa. "Oh god, I'm sorry, I didn't realise I actually did it."
"That's all right Harry, it was a good display of semi-conscious wandless magic," he said with amusement as he banished the offending cushions back to the sofa. "Try not to in future especially if the thing that comes to your mind is the whole sofa."
Alandria and Harry chuckled lightly as they headed out the door. Harry's mind was whirling, he had done wandless magic. There was no other explanation for cushions flying unaided from ten metres away on Harry's thoughts.
"Just imagine," Alandria said with a mysterious smile, "what will happen once you're trained up in curses."
She and Harry burst out laughing and Valice just sped up muttering about plots against him and the idea of an alarm clock. This made the other two laugh even harder earning them strange looks from the passers by.
* * *
"Right Harry," Valice had taken over control of the class, "normally people do this in about an hour, but you are a pain."
"Hey!"
".so it will take longer," he continued unperturbed, he obviously liked playing the teacher.
Alandria decided on a nicer approach, "Every other time that this has been done, the person in question already knew what type of animal they were transforming into. Obviously it takes longer if they are a magical creature because you have to focus on their abilities as well as their shape, and if the person isn't familiar with the species, say if it comes from another world we protect, it takes longer."
"Obviously if they are not familiar with the animal they can study them," Valice continued knowingly, "Since we don't know yours all you can do is sit the old fashioned way and 'seek' for the animal."
"How do I 'seek' for it?" Harry said with emphasis on the 'seek' part.
"I can't say, no one has had to do it since the crystal was created."
"We may as well get started then, I can imagine we could be here for a while." Harry sighed and sat on the floor cross-legged on Valice's instructions.
"Right Harry," Alandria turned serious, "it may hurt a bit first time depended on the size difference between you and the animal. Oh and also when you start to change," she ignored the "If" from Harry. "We will erect a ward around us and the walls to protect us from you as the creatures instinct will take over until you manage to control it. You will only need to do it the first time and we don't know if your animagus form is dangerous."
"It's probably a bunny rabbit knowing my luck." Harry snorted.
"You mean one with inch long fangs, if my luck comes into play," Valice muttered.
"Anyway, you best get started. As you said we could be here for a while."
* * *
Hogwarts
"You are all dismissed, see you later, next lesson is Friday!" Hermione's voice rose as it went on as the second years they had just finished teaching rose to pack up their books.
Since the welcome feast on Saturday, Ron and Hermione had taken over teaching Defence Against the Dark Arts, as there was no teacher available for the job. They had just covered minor shielding charms and the second years had been hit by minor curses by Ron and Hermione for the last hour, like leg-locker curses.
Ron and Hermione left the room two minutes later, hands held. They had sorted out their feelings for each other not long after the news of Harry's disappearance as both of the teens had been hit dramatically by the loss of their mutual friend.
"Ron, do you think Harry will come back to us?"
Ron recovered from the shock of the question quickly and pulled his girlfriend into a tight hug, and stole a kiss from her as they broke apart. He chuckled slightly to cover his own fears for his best friend.
"Nothing can get rid of him that quickly, come on Herm lets go to the kitchens and get some food and go outside."
Hermione just nodded and let her boyfriend steer her away from the corridor leading to the main hall. Neither teen wanted to put up with the looks that came their way all the time. They were beginning to understand how Harry always felt in the spotlight.
"I only wish Harry was here to teach that class," Ron said laughingly, "he is way better then even you at that class and that is saying something." Hermione rolled her eyes at the compliment.
* * *
In the headmaster office the old figure of Albus Dumbledore paced back and forth.
"Thank you, Mr. Wilton."
The man turned and left without a word. The aged wizard slit open the Ministry letter.
"To the Headmaster, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
On this day the 4th day of August we, the Heads of Departments must ask you to inform the populace of the above institute of the Passing of the Minister of Magic, Mr. Cornelius Fudge. The late Minister was found dead in his home late on the seventh hour of the 3rd day of August. Investigations into his death are underway. What of the above details are told to the said populace is your choice.
Under the laws of the Wizarding World of Great Britain we will elect a new member of this Ministry on the 10th day of this month, a week from the discovery of the passing.
Yours sincerely;"
Albus' eyes swept down the length of the Heads of Departments signatures. And made up his mind. He would inform the student body at the dinner that started now.
* * *
Silence fell over the students as the Headmaster stood behind the Head table and started to speak.
"I will keep this speech short but not out of disrespect to its intention." His voice cut across the silence like a knife, "Sometime yesterday night the Minister of Magic, Cornelius Fudge died, the details around his death are yet unknown. Due to this I am canceling all lessons today in honour of his memory."
In the following silence he took in all the shocked faces but chose not to mention the most likely reason behind the deaths. Soon the room was swept by whispered conversations and the meal continued.
* * *
"Here's your tea Valice."
Alandria passed her companion his drink as she moved her own towards her. They sat on a sofa in the corner of the Transformation training room near the door. It was now passing six hours since they had started with Harry's meditation and the boy sat still as his mind opened up, and he dived into his power.
Valice set down his drink and motioned to Alandria to look at the teen on the floor five metres from them. Alandria mouth dropped open as she took in the radiance of power that flowed off of the boy.
"It seems he has really opened his magic, and that could be dangerous if it is not controlled."
"I agree," Alandria responded, "By the looks of it that is a lot of power, we should raise the ward incase the power reaches us."
"Come now Alandria," Valice chuckled, "We are five metres from the boy, no radiance is that large."
"Even so," she said as Harry's radiance doubled in size in a second, "I'm raising it now."
She pulled her wand and tapped a box on the tabletop as she spoke the words, "Encasio."
Even Valice was glad about his partner's decision as five minutes later the boys radiance was brushing the walls and the ward, making it glow golden with power. As he watched the power increased so the he and his friend could feel the power in their minds. The ward began to hum as the power deflected off of it.
"Oh my God," Alandria yelped as she stood and walked to the ward. Valice followed her instantly and gasped at the sight. Harry had started to glow golden and red. The boy glanced over to his mentors and both of them stepped back involuntarily when they saw the bright white light from his eyes. "Have you ever seen anything like this?"
"No, never," his voice was shaky. The light that shown around Harry grew till it was burning. And the two older members of the room held up their hands to shield their eyes, as a scream of pain and anguish similar to that of the pain curse reached their ears.
"We have to help him!"
"No, Alandria we cant do anything," he raised his wand strengthening the ward, "I can't feel his presence anymore, as far as I am aware we are the only two life forms in this room."
"That's impossible, the wards stop apparition, portkeys and any other mode of transport."
"I know." As he spoke the light died away and they lowered their hands and collapsed back in astonishment at the sight in front of them. Three metres away from the ward was a gigantic beast easily two thirds their height standing at over four feet from the top of its head to the floor. It was easily eight feet long if not more. Its skin was hidden behind a thin layer of white-hot flames that flickered away from it, like the flares on the sun. Its tail swished slowly as it stalked backward and forwards slowly closing the gap. Several bolts of power like lightning passed around it, sometimes passing into the flames to emerge elsewhere. It's head was that of a panther or leopard with bright white eyes and its mouth was open in a snarl showing four-inch long fangs set in its upper and lower jaw. It was a pure predator, but neither mentor had ever heard of anything like it. That was saying something as Valice was a legend and myth expert and Alandria was an expert in creatures of all the worlds.
It slowly closed the gap between it and the ward as Valice and Alandria backed up to the wall. Both thought they were still safe behind the ward but neither wanted to be that close to the creature there, they could feel the white hot flames as they flew out. It, as it was clearly not Harry anymore, stopped at the ward as if sensing it, though it was meant to be untraceable to anyone but the creator. It lifted a front paw showing the cats sharp claws and ran the claws across the surface of the ward as if testing its power. The ward shone white where the claws scraped across it and the hum sounded louder then ever. The cat stepped back in what Valice hope was retreat but was proved wrong as the cat crouched and leapt forward hitting the barrier with its shoulder. The ward cracked loudly but held strong against the onslaught.
A roar split the air as the giant creature opened its mouth wide in an ear-splitting testament to its power. It crouched again like before and growled in anger. Alandria and Valice both waited for the collision of cat and ward but were surprised when it braced on its hind legs and a bolt of lightning flew forwards as strong as anything seen by man and struck the ward. The resulting clash of magic and power drummed on the ward, causing the two people protected behind it to writhe on the floor as the noise of the hum burrowed in their ears down to their very soul.
The roar escaped the cat again as the ward held steady and strong. The roar did not go unnoticed by the other residents of Atlanta. It froze them to the spot as the members felt the power behind the roar. Great creatures of the water that could fly leapt into the air and great and small creature that swam put distance between themselves and the sound.
When the sound stopped the cat brought its nose to the ward as if smelling it, and its eyes turned to Valice and Alandria. Its eyes were swept by and strange golden light that disappeared a second later. The two members of the Order of the Zalot became frightened as they realised that the ward fell along with the light. They raised their wands as the creature prepared to jump.
"Call for help." Grunted Valice as he worked to build a ward himself, the cat just removed his every attempt as he started it with the golden light in his eyes.
Alandria nodded and seconds later her voice was heard throughout the centre. "Emergency in the transformation training room."
The order members leapt out of the shock that they were held in since the roar and ran towards the room. Only to find the door jammed with a force that they couldn't break. They could feel the heat blistering the paintwork on the walls to either side of the door and the door-wall was starting to buckle under the heat.
Valice and Alandria subjected to firing curses at the creature.
"Stupefy!" Alandria started, neither wanted to hurt it as it was still Harry. The curse faded harmlessly into the creatures fired cloak.
"Extrova!" The curse fired by Valice would have blown an elephant back twenty metres, the creature stepped back as it met the curse.
"It's not enough, Reducto under it's feet. Now!" Yelled Alandria.
"Reducto!" They cried together, the two red curse lines flew towards the creature but it jumped up and swung to the side an instant before the curse turned the floor of the room where it had been standing into dust. It landed half a second later just on their side of the crater.
The cat leapt with a roar and it's cloak shimmered as it disappeared. Alandria and Valice could do nothing but wait for the impact of half a dozen claws, and more than a dozen razor sharp teeth. As the great creature got to the top of it's arc it's eyes blazed green briefly and the animal twisted in the air, to try to divert its flight. The creature hit the wall next to the two frightened people and the wall cracked and started to burn in bright flames. The creature limped back into the centre of the room before a roar flew from its mouth and it collapsed onto it's side breathing heavily.
Alandria and Valice ran to Harry's side, knowing what had happened. Valice called through the door as he did so, to the waiting member who burst the door open and tried to douse the heat still coming off of it and the crumbling wall burnt to rumble by the flames in the seconds since the crash. The cat no longer was hot and Alandria plunged her hand into the flames to find them cool. She shook Harry and his eyes opened, a white light burned in his cat eyes and soon the 16-year-old teen lay in front of them out of breath.
"Well that was interesting." Commented Harry with a chuckle and his teachers laughed slightly still shaking with the fear that had only just subsided.
* * *
"Have you thought of something to call that cat of yours, Harry?" Valice asked him over a late lunch at three.
"I was think something like a 'Lepra,' it came to me once I gained control over it. I hope that doesn't happen again, however I did learn how to use some of its powers."
"What? You mean it can do more?"
"I think so, I am sure they will come to me after a while. So far there is the fire and heat, and how to turn it on and off so to speak." Harry spoke knowingly, "Then the lightning, which was very cool I might add." He ignored the "You mean scary," from Alandria and continued. "The invisibility was very nice, and of course the warding."
"The what?" Alandria asked.
"The cat knew what it was, it means that it can shut down wards, but that is what took away most of its energy. That's what allowed me to take over it."
"Oh, ok then." She muttered. "So as long as we stay in your good books we'll be safe."
They all laughed as the tension and fear they had all felt earlier drained out of them.
"We best be on our way, we hope to get the basics of physical fighting out of the way by tonight." Valice said when he once again had control.
* * *
A/N; I have a task for you all, if someone thinks they can draw a picture of the 'Lepra' they can send it to me at my email address on my members page. If it holds a likeness I can send it to any one who wants a copy. Please review
Thanks to my sis, for her support and to Ashione, Muhahahaha, Yana5, and linky5. I will update soon, happy Bonfire night and Remembrance Day!
Disclaimer; I am going to stop writing this disclaimer, if I owned Harry Potter I wouldn't be writing on this site! If you need to read this disclaimer see the last chapter.
A/N; I will keep this short, thanks for the reviews, hope you enjoy it. This chapter is dedicated to Remembrance Day and all that it stands for!
Chapter 5; Training and Frights.
"Oih, wake up Har."
A pillow flew across the room from the couch and struck Valice in the face, effectively shutting him up.
"Come on Harry," started Alandria, keeping an eye on the sofa cushions, one twitched and flopped over onto the floor. "Obviously not a morning person," she muttered to her partner.
Harry pulled himself out of bed and disappeared into the en-suite bathroom and emerging two minutes later looking a bit more awake.
"Do you always get up and five in the morning?" He asked unbelieving.
"Of course, after you open up to your powers a bit more you wont need that much sleep," Valice responded, "nice work with the cushions, by the way."
A look of confusion passed Harry's face and then it dawned on him as he saw the cushions that had been sitting on his sofa. "Oh god, I'm sorry, I didn't realise I actually did it."
"That's all right Harry, it was a good display of semi-conscious wandless magic," he said with amusement as he banished the offending cushions back to the sofa. "Try not to in future especially if the thing that comes to your mind is the whole sofa."
Alandria and Harry chuckled lightly as they headed out the door. Harry's mind was whirling, he had done wandless magic. There was no other explanation for cushions flying unaided from ten metres away on Harry's thoughts.
"Just imagine," Alandria said with a mysterious smile, "what will happen once you're trained up in curses."
She and Harry burst out laughing and Valice just sped up muttering about plots against him and the idea of an alarm clock. This made the other two laugh even harder earning them strange looks from the passers by.
* * *
"Right Harry," Valice had taken over control of the class, "normally people do this in about an hour, but you are a pain."
"Hey!"
".so it will take longer," he continued unperturbed, he obviously liked playing the teacher.
Alandria decided on a nicer approach, "Every other time that this has been done, the person in question already knew what type of animal they were transforming into. Obviously it takes longer if they are a magical creature because you have to focus on their abilities as well as their shape, and if the person isn't familiar with the species, say if it comes from another world we protect, it takes longer."
"Obviously if they are not familiar with the animal they can study them," Valice continued knowingly, "Since we don't know yours all you can do is sit the old fashioned way and 'seek' for the animal."
"How do I 'seek' for it?" Harry said with emphasis on the 'seek' part.
"I can't say, no one has had to do it since the crystal was created."
"We may as well get started then, I can imagine we could be here for a while." Harry sighed and sat on the floor cross-legged on Valice's instructions.
"Right Harry," Alandria turned serious, "it may hurt a bit first time depended on the size difference between you and the animal. Oh and also when you start to change," she ignored the "If" from Harry. "We will erect a ward around us and the walls to protect us from you as the creatures instinct will take over until you manage to control it. You will only need to do it the first time and we don't know if your animagus form is dangerous."
"It's probably a bunny rabbit knowing my luck." Harry snorted.
"You mean one with inch long fangs, if my luck comes into play," Valice muttered.
"Anyway, you best get started. As you said we could be here for a while."
* * *
Hogwarts
"You are all dismissed, see you later, next lesson is Friday!" Hermione's voice rose as it went on as the second years they had just finished teaching rose to pack up their books.
Since the welcome feast on Saturday, Ron and Hermione had taken over teaching Defence Against the Dark Arts, as there was no teacher available for the job. They had just covered minor shielding charms and the second years had been hit by minor curses by Ron and Hermione for the last hour, like leg-locker curses.
Ron and Hermione left the room two minutes later, hands held. They had sorted out their feelings for each other not long after the news of Harry's disappearance as both of the teens had been hit dramatically by the loss of their mutual friend.
"Ron, do you think Harry will come back to us?"
Ron recovered from the shock of the question quickly and pulled his girlfriend into a tight hug, and stole a kiss from her as they broke apart. He chuckled slightly to cover his own fears for his best friend.
"Nothing can get rid of him that quickly, come on Herm lets go to the kitchens and get some food and go outside."
Hermione just nodded and let her boyfriend steer her away from the corridor leading to the main hall. Neither teen wanted to put up with the looks that came their way all the time. They were beginning to understand how Harry always felt in the spotlight.
"I only wish Harry was here to teach that class," Ron said laughingly, "he is way better then even you at that class and that is saying something." Hermione rolled her eyes at the compliment.
* * *
In the headmaster office the old figure of Albus Dumbledore paced back and forth.
"Thank you, Mr. Wilton."
The man turned and left without a word. The aged wizard slit open the Ministry letter.
"To the Headmaster, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
On this day the 4th day of August we, the Heads of Departments must ask you to inform the populace of the above institute of the Passing of the Minister of Magic, Mr. Cornelius Fudge. The late Minister was found dead in his home late on the seventh hour of the 3rd day of August. Investigations into his death are underway. What of the above details are told to the said populace is your choice.
Under the laws of the Wizarding World of Great Britain we will elect a new member of this Ministry on the 10th day of this month, a week from the discovery of the passing.
Yours sincerely;"
Albus' eyes swept down the length of the Heads of Departments signatures. And made up his mind. He would inform the student body at the dinner that started now.
* * *
Silence fell over the students as the Headmaster stood behind the Head table and started to speak.
"I will keep this speech short but not out of disrespect to its intention." His voice cut across the silence like a knife, "Sometime yesterday night the Minister of Magic, Cornelius Fudge died, the details around his death are yet unknown. Due to this I am canceling all lessons today in honour of his memory."
In the following silence he took in all the shocked faces but chose not to mention the most likely reason behind the deaths. Soon the room was swept by whispered conversations and the meal continued.
* * *
"Here's your tea Valice."
Alandria passed her companion his drink as she moved her own towards her. They sat on a sofa in the corner of the Transformation training room near the door. It was now passing six hours since they had started with Harry's meditation and the boy sat still as his mind opened up, and he dived into his power.
Valice set down his drink and motioned to Alandria to look at the teen on the floor five metres from them. Alandria mouth dropped open as she took in the radiance of power that flowed off of the boy.
"It seems he has really opened his magic, and that could be dangerous if it is not controlled."
"I agree," Alandria responded, "By the looks of it that is a lot of power, we should raise the ward incase the power reaches us."
"Come now Alandria," Valice chuckled, "We are five metres from the boy, no radiance is that large."
"Even so," she said as Harry's radiance doubled in size in a second, "I'm raising it now."
She pulled her wand and tapped a box on the tabletop as she spoke the words, "Encasio."
Even Valice was glad about his partner's decision as five minutes later the boys radiance was brushing the walls and the ward, making it glow golden with power. As he watched the power increased so the he and his friend could feel the power in their minds. The ward began to hum as the power deflected off of it.
"Oh my God," Alandria yelped as she stood and walked to the ward. Valice followed her instantly and gasped at the sight. Harry had started to glow golden and red. The boy glanced over to his mentors and both of them stepped back involuntarily when they saw the bright white light from his eyes. "Have you ever seen anything like this?"
"No, never," his voice was shaky. The light that shown around Harry grew till it was burning. And the two older members of the room held up their hands to shield their eyes, as a scream of pain and anguish similar to that of the pain curse reached their ears.
"We have to help him!"
"No, Alandria we cant do anything," he raised his wand strengthening the ward, "I can't feel his presence anymore, as far as I am aware we are the only two life forms in this room."
"That's impossible, the wards stop apparition, portkeys and any other mode of transport."
"I know." As he spoke the light died away and they lowered their hands and collapsed back in astonishment at the sight in front of them. Three metres away from the ward was a gigantic beast easily two thirds their height standing at over four feet from the top of its head to the floor. It was easily eight feet long if not more. Its skin was hidden behind a thin layer of white-hot flames that flickered away from it, like the flares on the sun. Its tail swished slowly as it stalked backward and forwards slowly closing the gap. Several bolts of power like lightning passed around it, sometimes passing into the flames to emerge elsewhere. It's head was that of a panther or leopard with bright white eyes and its mouth was open in a snarl showing four-inch long fangs set in its upper and lower jaw. It was a pure predator, but neither mentor had ever heard of anything like it. That was saying something as Valice was a legend and myth expert and Alandria was an expert in creatures of all the worlds.
It slowly closed the gap between it and the ward as Valice and Alandria backed up to the wall. Both thought they were still safe behind the ward but neither wanted to be that close to the creature there, they could feel the white hot flames as they flew out. It, as it was clearly not Harry anymore, stopped at the ward as if sensing it, though it was meant to be untraceable to anyone but the creator. It lifted a front paw showing the cats sharp claws and ran the claws across the surface of the ward as if testing its power. The ward shone white where the claws scraped across it and the hum sounded louder then ever. The cat stepped back in what Valice hope was retreat but was proved wrong as the cat crouched and leapt forward hitting the barrier with its shoulder. The ward cracked loudly but held strong against the onslaught.
A roar split the air as the giant creature opened its mouth wide in an ear-splitting testament to its power. It crouched again like before and growled in anger. Alandria and Valice both waited for the collision of cat and ward but were surprised when it braced on its hind legs and a bolt of lightning flew forwards as strong as anything seen by man and struck the ward. The resulting clash of magic and power drummed on the ward, causing the two people protected behind it to writhe on the floor as the noise of the hum burrowed in their ears down to their very soul.
The roar escaped the cat again as the ward held steady and strong. The roar did not go unnoticed by the other residents of Atlanta. It froze them to the spot as the members felt the power behind the roar. Great creatures of the water that could fly leapt into the air and great and small creature that swam put distance between themselves and the sound.
When the sound stopped the cat brought its nose to the ward as if smelling it, and its eyes turned to Valice and Alandria. Its eyes were swept by and strange golden light that disappeared a second later. The two members of the Order of the Zalot became frightened as they realised that the ward fell along with the light. They raised their wands as the creature prepared to jump.
"Call for help." Grunted Valice as he worked to build a ward himself, the cat just removed his every attempt as he started it with the golden light in his eyes.
Alandria nodded and seconds later her voice was heard throughout the centre. "Emergency in the transformation training room."
The order members leapt out of the shock that they were held in since the roar and ran towards the room. Only to find the door jammed with a force that they couldn't break. They could feel the heat blistering the paintwork on the walls to either side of the door and the door-wall was starting to buckle under the heat.
Valice and Alandria subjected to firing curses at the creature.
"Stupefy!" Alandria started, neither wanted to hurt it as it was still Harry. The curse faded harmlessly into the creatures fired cloak.
"Extrova!" The curse fired by Valice would have blown an elephant back twenty metres, the creature stepped back as it met the curse.
"It's not enough, Reducto under it's feet. Now!" Yelled Alandria.
"Reducto!" They cried together, the two red curse lines flew towards the creature but it jumped up and swung to the side an instant before the curse turned the floor of the room where it had been standing into dust. It landed half a second later just on their side of the crater.
The cat leapt with a roar and it's cloak shimmered as it disappeared. Alandria and Valice could do nothing but wait for the impact of half a dozen claws, and more than a dozen razor sharp teeth. As the great creature got to the top of it's arc it's eyes blazed green briefly and the animal twisted in the air, to try to divert its flight. The creature hit the wall next to the two frightened people and the wall cracked and started to burn in bright flames. The creature limped back into the centre of the room before a roar flew from its mouth and it collapsed onto it's side breathing heavily.
Alandria and Valice ran to Harry's side, knowing what had happened. Valice called through the door as he did so, to the waiting member who burst the door open and tried to douse the heat still coming off of it and the crumbling wall burnt to rumble by the flames in the seconds since the crash. The cat no longer was hot and Alandria plunged her hand into the flames to find them cool. She shook Harry and his eyes opened, a white light burned in his cat eyes and soon the 16-year-old teen lay in front of them out of breath.
"Well that was interesting." Commented Harry with a chuckle and his teachers laughed slightly still shaking with the fear that had only just subsided.
* * *
"Have you thought of something to call that cat of yours, Harry?" Valice asked him over a late lunch at three.
"I was think something like a 'Lepra,' it came to me once I gained control over it. I hope that doesn't happen again, however I did learn how to use some of its powers."
"What? You mean it can do more?"
"I think so, I am sure they will come to me after a while. So far there is the fire and heat, and how to turn it on and off so to speak." Harry spoke knowingly, "Then the lightning, which was very cool I might add." He ignored the "You mean scary," from Alandria and continued. "The invisibility was very nice, and of course the warding."
"The what?" Alandria asked.
"The cat knew what it was, it means that it can shut down wards, but that is what took away most of its energy. That's what allowed me to take over it."
"Oh, ok then." She muttered. "So as long as we stay in your good books we'll be safe."
They all laughed as the tension and fear they had all felt earlier drained out of them.
"We best be on our way, we hope to get the basics of physical fighting out of the way by tonight." Valice said when he once again had control.
* * *
A/N; I have a task for you all, if someone thinks they can draw a picture of the 'Lepra' they can send it to me at my email address on my members page. If it holds a likeness I can send it to any one who wants a copy. Please review
Thanks to my sis, for her support and to Ashione, Muhahahaha, Yana5, and linky5. I will update soon, happy Bonfire night and Remembrance Day!