Catcher

A/N: Sorry for the awfully long wait for this update, I'm working on a third story for putting on this site. Which is in evidence as I am about to post it! Please read!

Chapter 21; A Kinetic and Extreme Measures

Headmaster's Office

After the excitement in the forest anyone with injuries was taken to the Infirmary whilst Harry, Matt, McGonagle and of course the Headmaster went to his office taking the small boy with them. He was only bruised at most and once he was sat on a chair Harry stepped up behind him and placing his hands onto the boy's shoulders he concentrated on passing some of his own Magic into his patient's body.

Daniel glowed golden for a few seconds and when it subsided all of the bruises had almost completely faded. Leaving only slight yellowish tints on some of his skin.

The boy roused quickly from his light sleep and took in the people around him, he started when he saw Harry and before anyone could explain to the boy about Harry one of the Headmaster's telescopes was hurtling at Harry who half expecting something to happen raised a hand and effortlessly caught the hurtling object.

"Daniel, please don't be alarmed." Spoke Albus reassuringly, "I believe you recognise Harry Potter but please understand that he is as loyal to the light as everyone else in this room." The boy relaxed slightly but was still wary.

"Ok then Albus, now that that is settled how about you explain to Harry and me what is so important about this lad to warrant risking the loss of sixty Death Eaters." Matt asked politely.

"Ah yes, you see, this year we have the great honour of welcoming an Heir of the Founders. This is Daniel Matthews or at least his alias is. He is actually the Heir of Ravenclaw and therefore useful to Voldermort."

Harry spoke up, "How exactly is he useful and why haven't I seen him before? He must be forth year."

Minerva answered this time. "He was home schooled to keep him protected but as you know having an Founders Heir in the school increased the defences five times over so in these times it was extremely beneficial to have him around. Voldermort wants him because with his blood and certain rituals he could pass unharmed through the wards. Also he has a certain gift which is highly useful to anyone."

Harry could see they didn't want to go into the last part so used his Crysti abilities. "You're a kinetic are you?" He asked Daniel.

The boy only nodded in response. "Are you trained in the skill?"

Again the boy nodded. "Would you mind showing me?" Harry asked.

In response the boy lifted Matt off of his chair and held him up in the air with only looking at him. Harry had to chuckle at the sight of his irate friend. Harry though did take pity and concentrated and brought his friend back to his seat.

Daniel looked astonished at the act. Harry knew that a Kinetic's actions could not be reversed or countered by anyone who wasn't a Kinetic themself.

"No," Harry looked at the boy, "I am no Kinetic, I am the Heir of the Creator and therefore I control any form of Magic present. I tapped into your own powers to counter your actions. I can only do that when you are close."

The boy nodded, his eyes widening slightly, obviously having been taught about the Heirs in his youth, being one himself.

"Shall we get down to business then Albus?" Harry turned his attention back to the older man. "Mr. Ravenclaw here obviously need better defences. He needs hiding away to keep him from being kidnapped by Voldermort."

"Indeed, the only thing I can think of is to place him in a safe house under the Fidelius Charm." Albus suggested.

"That's a bit harsh for a boy on his own." Matt pointed out.

"I could place a charm on him. It is similar to a Fidelius Charm but only surrounds the person. He would need a secret keeper just like a normal Fidelius Charm but would only be hidden when he wants to be. I would have to be his secret keeper as I am the only one capable to channel the amount of Magic needed." He turned to the boy. "What do you think? All you would have to do is concentrate on the spell and nobody but me could ever find you even if they were there touching you when you activated it."

"Sounds good. So I wouldn't be hidden all the time? Only when I need it?" He asked.

"Indeed, however I trust you won't use this to pull pranks or to break rules, I will know as soon as you activate it and come to you discreetly in case you need me."

Daniel nodded his assent and Harry moved to crouch in front of him and placed a hand over the boy's temple and the other over his chest and closed his eyes. The room's lights went out and Harry and Daniel began to glow a bright blue before they dulled and the lights returned.

"Done!" Harry announced to the room. The others looked around the room for the boy and Matt went as far as waving his hand around where he knew the boy was seated. "Your hand just passed through his head Matt. If I am right in thinking it isn't exactly a pleasant feeling for Daniel to have you hand go through him."

He turned back to Daniel. "You need to concentrate on that small red ball up to your right and think of deactivating it. It'll turn blue and you are back with us." As he spoke Daniel reappeared on the seat. "That small ball is the activator. You'll always have it until we both remove the spell, neither of us can do that on our own and both must consent to its dismissal. All you have to do is concentrate on it activating and you will be untraceable to everything but me. I will know if you are ever in trouble and unable to activate and can activate it myself if needed but cannot deactivate it but I can see through the charm if I concentrate on it enough. Understand?"

The boy nodded and to Harry's surprise stood and hugged him briefly.

Hogwarts

The next morning saw Harry and Matt inviting the Headmaster to try a plan. The rift between the Slytherins and the Gryffindors had become so big that their meetings were coming close to wars. Harry knew that all of the Sixth Year Slytherins were either good people or borderline. With Crabbe, Goyle and Malfoy dead there was little resistance worth noting, but the Gryffindors were still extremely against them. Led by Ron Weasley unsurprisingly. Harry had decided on forcing some sort of friendship to form and danger was still, in his mind anyway, the best way to form relationships like that.

So he had decided on a plan. The plan went off without a hitch. During their lesson a messenger had arrived from the Headmaster stating that there was an emergency in the Forbidden Forest and that they needed search parties to find a missing student. According to the message all fifth to seventh years were to report in their current classes to the main entrance. From there they were led into the forbidden forest. All of the Fifth to Seventh Years were there and soon three groups of students split and entered the forest. The sixth year Slytherins, Gryffindors, Ravenclaws and Hufflepuffs were led into the forest by Matt and his Familiar.

Harry didn't feel guilty for what he did next; the advantages of it far outdid the downside or scaring the students. A pre-planned sound occurred to the group's right after about two hours of walking. Almost instantly Matt held his hand up for silence and motioned everyone to stand ready. He waved a hand towards Harry in his panther form and Harry nodded obviously so that all there could see him and then trotted off towards the sound.

The group waited for a few minutes before a few students began to chatter quietly to themselves. But after a few more minutes a loud crash was heard from the forest to the side exactly where Harry's panther form disappeared.

Matt cried out as if in loss when he heard a feline version of a yelp come from where Harry had vanished, but he quickly collected himself and turned to the students with a look of pure anger on his face.

"Get ready to defend yourselves. Whatever happens stick together as one group, don't split up!" He almost yelled and no sooner had he finished his words a single green light flashed from beside them and a green curse flashed between them. Most of the group through themselves away form its path even though it would have missed them. A couple of over enthusiastic people shot a few stunners in the general direction but they had no indication of it doing anything. Suddenly there was a loud yell form the opposite and no sooner had that curse been fired a second and third was heard. The students managed to block the curses.

"We're surrounded!" Matt yelled to the group, "Form a circle, defend each other! Work togeth-" he never got to finish. The group had just got into a circle when a bright red curse hit their professor in the chest and he was thrown backwards violently into the forest and they heard a sickening crack as he obviously hit a tree just on the other side of the darkness.

This seemed to fuel the students and their own curses started flying into the forest at their unseen enemies.

After what seemed like hours the attacks on the group dwindled to a sudden stop. Their own spells continued for a few minutes before they too stopped. An eerie silence greeted them.

"Is anyone hurt?" Hermione asked. There was a faint rustling as people seemed to check themselves over. Nobody responded in the affirmative so everyone relaxed slightly. "We need to get back as soon as possible!" Nobody thought to argue; they were all sixth years and knew Hermione's intelligence. Not even the Slytherins thought against it.

"What about the professor and his cat?" A Hufflepuff asked looking at Hermione as their automatic leader.

In response she pointed to three boys, two Ravenclaws and a Slytherin and told them to find their professor. And again to a Hufflepuff and Dean and Seamus from Gryffindor to head off in the direction of their Professors cat. The rest of them made up time by searching nearby for signs of their enemy but soon discovered that they had retreated evidently with all of their fallen, if their even had been.

What shocked and worried them was the fast discovery that they were alone now. Their Professors body had been taken, presumably by the enemy and there was no hope of tracking the Leprano race as they left no trail in their wake.

They quickly made up their mind that they needed to find their way back but for some reason nobody knew which direction they had come from.

Hermione tried to calm them all down. "Don't worry, the forest is in a valley east of the castle, all we have to do is head west and we shall come across Hogwarts, the lake or Hogsmeade."

There was frantic talking. "How are we going to do that?" The arrogant but slightly lessened voice of Pansy Parkinson asked.

Ron snorted slightly but covered it with a cough remembering Hermione trying to find away to start a fire in the third floor passageway in their first year.

Hermione however just rolled her eyes and lifted up her wand and carefully placed it on the upturned palm of her right hand.

"Point Me!" She spoke. It spun around once and then again and again. It didn't stop spinning.

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