Chapter two: Lady Ravenclaw
Harry groaned looking up at the bright ceiling in front of him. His emerald eyes instantly knowing where he was laying, after all he spent more then enough time within its walls. Shaking his head to get rid of the wave of dizziness that over came him, and tried to push himself up from the bed. And let out a loud scream as the pain in his arm shot through him like wild fire. Casting a pained expression down to his left arm that bled clearly even though the heavy wrappings on it.
"The level of magic it takes to do Blood magic is quite hard to achieve." A soft voice called out from the shadows, the voice holding a heavy Irish accent. "So tell me young one, how did you manage it?" The soft voice questioned, showing it belonged to a woman as the form slipped out of the shadows. Her auburn hair falling around her slightly plump form, with dark blue hued eyes staring down at him. Harry sneering at the woman turned over on his uninjured arm, he didn't ask to be brought here so as far as he was concerned they could take their questions and shove them.
"Young man I believe she asked you a question." A deeper voice called out, while it sounded familiar to him it was at the same time strange. Harry deciding not to turn his gaze from the goblet next to him ignored this voice as well. Only to have himself flipped back over on his back to stare into the emerald green eyes much like his own. Though this pair belonged to what looked like an exact copy of Albus Dumbledore save for the blonde hair instead of gray. And at the image of the man Harry's look of indifference shifted into guarded anger.
"And I chose not to answer." Harry snapped back glaring at the man in front of him. The man hiding a small smile as he stared into Harry's eyes, who at of reflex looked down at his covers. The man was trying to rip into his mind like Snape did the following year.
"Well, then child, perhaps you wouldn't mind telling us your name." Yet again a different voice called out, the speaker being a woman with raven hair much like his own and light gray eyes. Her voice was much more pleasant then the other two that had addressed him first, and she hadn't demanded but merely suggested it. Harry opening his mouth to speak stopped short when common sense struck him. He hadn't remembered any of these people in all his years of Hogwarts, and no matter how much the blonde man looked like his headmaster it certainly wasn't him. Harry's lost look being quickly replaced with one of zero emotions.
"I will not give my name. I don't know you, I could be giving my name to Salazar Slytherin for all I know." Harry replied coolly keeping his gaze on the raven haired woman. Though was completely thrown for a loop when a fourth voice spoke to him.
"I don't recall asking for it." A second man said pulling himself out of an arm rest across the room. His light brown eyes holding a red tint to them, his eyes locking on Harry. Harry in turn looked at the four quickly, his heart coming to an answer though his mind refused to believe it. So instead of fainting from shock a smirk played over Harry's face as he responded.
"Slytherin is it?" He said smirking. "So to my left would be Rowena Ravenclaw, to my middle Helga Hufflepuff, and to my right Godric Gryffindor then?" He answered pointing his finger at each of them in turn. And burst out laughing when the man who claimed to be Slytherin nodded. "I would believe you. Only they lived say." Harry paused and pretended to be in deep thought. "Oh that's right. A THOUSAND YEARS AGO!" Harry raged the last part before throwing himself back against the bed.
"Well, that explains the massive lapse in magical energy." 'Rowena' said in an amused voice. "It would appear our young friend as time jumped. A thousand years at that. Which would explain the massive amount of money he had in his pockets? And why he appears to be Godric's heir, when Godric himself has no kids of his own." She finished as though proving a theory. Harry looking up to the ceiling didn't see the other three nodding in agreement.
"Well, time travel or not, we need to seal up that wound. And his magic is too spent to do it." 'Helga' proclaimed in a loud voice, her blue eyes shifting to Godric. "So who will take him on as an apprentice then? Neither of us holds a charge yet so its fair game." She said in a calm voice, though Harry could clearly hear her eagerness in her voice.
"Well the boy is after all my heir-"
"No." Harry said now pulling himself up to look at the man with blonde hair. His hate for the headmaster carrying over to this man. "I don't want to be a blood Gryffindor." Harry snapped glaring at the man. The man though looking stern seemed to smirk himself.
"Well, you have no choice in the manner. You are my heir after all." He retorted looking down at Harry, who snorted and looked at the man who claimed to be Salazar, then to Rowena for a second before making up his mind.
"Well, if either one of them would take me on I would gladly accept their blood over yours." Harry answered, causing both said people to raise their eyebrows in response. But before they could respond Godric again cut in.
"They will not take on anyone other then their choice. You can't request to be taken on." Godric snapped looking down at Harry. "Besides, they take on only cunning people, or wise. And using blood magic like that is neither cunning nor wise." The man said though his voice changed here into one of pride. "But willingly going into the unknown on the other hand is a very brave thing indeed." And again Harry snorted.
"Yes, it was very Gryffindorish wasn't it?" Harry said in a bitter tone. "Willing myself to do something without first remembering that in the magical world it could hold dangerous results. And then to allow myself to be surrounded by people without my wand on top of that." Harry sneered looking into the older emerald eyes. And much to his surprise a chuckle was heard in the room.
"I would gladly take on this charge. He appears to be strong enough to wield blood magic after all." Salazar said looking into Harry's eyes. But deep inside Harry knew there was much more to Salazar accepting him then he was telling people.
"Not so fast Salazar. I would like to take on this charge as well. I can sense a great mind in him, and it would be most interesting to work with him." Rowena said softly as she sat on the edge of Harry's bed. Harry quickly running over all the facts he remembered about master apprentice relationships from Hermione's sharing.
"The master replaces their bloodline with either the mother's or father's side don't they?" Harry asked Rowena who in turn nodded looking at him. Though before he could voice his idea's Rowena beat him to the punch.
"You want us to replace both bloodlines?" She asked in an astonished voice, and Harry nodded before looking up at Salazar with pleading eyes. Who in turn sneered looking at him.
"Stop begging. Its unbecoming of a Slytherin." He snapped while pointing his finger at him. Harry's eyes lighting up with understanding, they were actually going to take him on.
"Harry you understand that you will no longer be my heir if you do this." Godric said in a slightly depressed voice, but Rowena in turn responded to him.
"When my apprentice said he didn't want to be a Gryffindor he meant it." She snapped looking up at the blonde haired man, she too standing up and pointing her finger at Harry. Who hadn't noticed from being from the fact that he was beside himself in happiness. That is until he felt two beams crash into his chest in unison sending him back into the bed. He could feel something pulling out of him, but it was quickly replaced by a much richer feeling. Harry groaning a bit as he blacked out.
"Wake up child." A sweet voice whispered to him, Harry instantly responding and yanked himself upright. A quick glance around the room before he spotted Rowena sitting across from him on his bed. Harry smiling weakly to her, noticing he wasn't in the hospital wing anymore but indeed in a blue furnished room. Harry's eyes drifting over to the book shelves that lined the wall and a sudden longing to read them consumed him. Though even as he started out of the bed a hand was placed on his chest stopping him. Harry casting a question glance at Rowena only to find a large white wolf in her place. Harry yelping in surprise jumped back against the backboard of his bed. The wolf laughing in return though it didn't come out of its mouth, but sounded more in his head then anything.
"Hello my young cub." The wolf said sweetly in his mind. "I understand this to be confusing for you. Somehow I doubt knowledge of our people would be almost non existent in your time. After all few know of us now." She said sweetly tilting her head. Harry finding himself lost in the wolf's gray eyes.
"Our people?" Harry asked in confusion to the wolf that would appear to be Rowena.
"Yes, my young cub." She said lifting from her laying spot to walk over to him. Laying down next to him and nudging him with her nose. "When my blood passed to you, so did all my gifts as well as Salazar's did. And I was lucky enough to be gifted a wolf prophet. A human with the ability to transform themselves into wolves and use wolves magic. I will of course teach you all about your people in six months together."
"Only six months?" Harry asked in a sadden voice, Rowena nodding softy while turning back into her human form to hold on to Harry. Harry not use to the touch flinched slightly.
"Yes, young cub, we have only six months, then its Salazar's turn to take care of you." She said in an off handed voice. "But worry not cub, that will be more then enough time to teach you all I know. Even more so with time chamber."
"Time chamber?" Harry asked in looking up into the woman's eyes.
"In time you will find out, but for now, why don't you go pick a book over there and relax. I have some shopping I need to attend to." She said smiling to Harry before she got off the bed then looking down at him. "And you still haven't told me your name cub."
Harry smiling warmly up to her. "Its Harry. Harry Ravenclaw."
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Well... there it is. The second chapter.. I might leave this off for someone else if it gets in the way of my other stories. But as of now it isn't. So Review people!