Chapter 10 Wards, Blocks and Spells

(Hogwarts)

In the morning after checking on his charge and finding him curled on his side, peacefully asleep Albus took a shower and dressed for the day. Making his way to the great hall he sat on his chair at the staff table. Looking out over the children he chuckled over the stir he would be creating later that day. Turning to Severus he informed him, "I need you to brew a stemma -atis (1) potion. When can you have it done for me?"

Severus raised his eyebrows in surprise. Now this was interesting. "It takes about 5 hours to brew. I can get started on it after breakfast. Do you want it to be patrius -accedo-filius (2) or genetrix -tricis accedo-filius (3)?"

"Can you incorporate both parents in the potion?" Albus asked.

Severus nodded. "It will take another hour to brew though. Whose linage are you going to be checking with it?"

Albus smiled, "We can discuss that at some other time. Right now I have many things to do and as the saying goes, little time to do them in. Please bring the potion to my office when you finish it Severus."

That said both finished their breakfast and left the hall to start their day.

Albus made his way back to his private quarters and after checking on the boy to make sure he was still asleep he gathered a few books and began doing some research. On a piece of parchment he wrote down several wards, spells and magical blocks. By the time he was finished with today's work he wanted to be sure that there would be no way the boy could cause him any trouble. He would have him so tightly wrapped up that he would almost have to ask permission to even breathe.

When Albus was finished with his research he gathered up a few supplies he would need and went into the boy's room. Casting a quick tempus Albus saw that he had about an hour left before Severus would have the genealogy potion finished. Plenty of time for him to get started on some of the other things he had to get done before the boy woke up. Placing his supplies on the small bedside table Albus removed the covers from the boy then once again cast a petrificus totalus on the boy before arranging him so he was laying flat on his back. Gathering a small knife and goblet from the table he cut the palm of his hand and allowed the blood to gather in the cup. When he had enough for the ritual he was about to perform he repeated the process with the boy's palm then he healed both cuts. Taking a small glass rod he stirred the blood together then set the cup down. Lighting four candles he sent them to the four corners of the bed chanting the whole time in an unknown language. That done he began to draw symbols on the boy's body with the blood. When he was satisfied with the results he held both of his hands over the body of the boy, one over his heart and the other over his forehead. Chanting again energy began to build around the boy till it was almost visible. As Albus reached the crest of his chanting the energy seemed to almost SNAP and then sunk into the body of the boy who despite the petrificus totalus shuddered and moaned in his sleep. Albus pried open the boy's mouth and poured the rest of the blood in then cast a quick charm that caused the boy to swallow. The boy moaned again as Albus looked on dispassionately. When the boy began to tremble and sweat profusely Albus allowed a satisfied smile to grace his lips. Good, the first ward was cast.

Albus left the boy laying there and went to his office to await Snape and the potion.

When Snape made his way into the headmasters office about 15 minutes later Albus was sitting behind his desk with paperwork spread out. "Ah, Severus, tea? Lemon drop?"

"Neither thank you. Who's the potion for Albus?" Snape asked as he handed it over to the headmaster and sat down on a chair facing the desk.

"Severus, you must allow me my little secrets for now. All will be made clear when it is time." Albus' eyes twinkled as he smiled at his potion master. "Now, is there anything I need to know about this potion before using it?"

"The amount of information you gather will depend on the size of the parchment used. The right hand will spit into the mother's line and the left will split into the father's line. The parchment must be used within 20 minutes of ingesting the potion. Oh yes, make sure the cuts on the palms of the hands are deep enough so the cuts don't stop bleeding because if they do then the chart will stop recording the information." Severus explained.

"I understand," Albus said. "does the person this potion is used on have to be awake and aware of what's going on?"

Snape shook his head no. "That is not necessary." He looked around the office before he stood and said, "If that is all then I'll be going."

"Yes, thank you again Severus. That will be all." And with that Albus waved Snape out of the office.

Albus returned to his guest room and cast another tempus charm. Checking the time he cast a sleeping spell on the boy on the bed then levitated him into a sitting position (no sense taking chances of him waking up prematurely was there?). Grabbing the parchment from the small table he spread it out in front of the boy then magically fixed it in place. Forcing the boys head back and mouth open he poured the potion down his throat. Casting the same charm that had caused the boy to swallow the blood that he had fed him earlier he made the boy swallow the potion and then pulled his hands up and grabbing the knife he slashed open both palms before placing them palm down on the edge of the parchment. As the blood began to stain the parchment lines and words started to appear written in the boy's blood. A beautifully calligraphied family tree began to grow till it covered the whole parchment. When the parchment was filled Albus pulled the boy's hands from the parchment and healed the cuts on his hands. Albus waited a few moments for the blood to dry and then removed the parchment from in front of the boy. Moving to the chair he sat down and studied the family tree. 'Ah, just as I thought. It is the Potter boy.' Albus rolled the parchment up and tied it with a conjured ribbon. Back to work now.

Albus laid the family tree back on the table then laid the boy back down. He wanted to get his magic bound before he allowed the boy to wake up. Using a spell he delved deep into the body of the boy till he found his magical core. Now this was a surprise, bright white with emerald green, crimson and golden strands mixed in. "Harry, you will be a powerful one won't you" he said as he began to cast the wards that bound the boys magic leaving only a small amount free for use.

When finished Albus cleaned up the room and the boy then covered him back up with the comforter. He then canceled the sleeping charm and sat down to await the boy's awakening.

After about 45 minutes Albus' patience was rewarded as the boy moaned then hissed in pain as his eyes opened revealing eyes of emerald green clouded with pain. He tried to say something but only managed a dry croak. Albus conjured a glass of water and helped Shadow sit up and sip from the cup. "How are you feeling now my boy?"

"Head hurts. What happened?" Shadow raised his hand and rubbed the scar on his forehead with a wince. "My head feels like it was being pounded on."

"I imagine it does at that." Albus said with a chuckle.

Shadow blinked rapidly a few times trying to get the room to come into focus a little bit better as he forced the sleep haze from his mind. Everything felt like it was wrapped up in cotton wool and him memories were distorted and fragmented. "Who are you?" he asked the old man with the twinkling eyes.

"My name is Albus Dumbledore and I am the Headmaster of Hogwarts School of witchcraft and wizardry. I am also your legal guardian both physical and magical. Before you ask Harry you are in my guest bedroom in my private suit here at the school." Albus explained.

Despite the pain it caused him Shadow shook his head. "No, my legal guardians are Chandos and LeAnn Kane. I was adopted by them when I was four…" He stopped talking for a moment and a puzzled look took over his face. "Harry? Did you just call me Harry?"

"Indeed I did for that is your name. Harry Potter." Albus smiled as Harry shook his head no.

"A mistake, this is some sort of a mistake. My name isn't Harry. It's Henry, Henry Kane but my family calls me Shadow. Just take me home and ask my father. He'll show you the adoption papers." Shadow told him. He wouldn't admit it but he was starting to feel a little bit panicked. This whole situation was just too weird.

"Harry, do you remember the names of your legal guardians before Mr. Kane kidnapped you? " Albus asked.

Shadow started to breathe faster in his growing panic. "No…wait, it was Worstlys or something like that…wait…Du-Dursley? I'm not sure. Look mister, they didn't want me. They just threw me away. Chandos said it was because I used magic. I know they weren't good parents. I remember that. Chandos didn't kidnap me. He saved me. If he had kidnapped me then I hardly think that he would have been allowed to adopt me don't you think? Please take me home. My family's got to be worried about me."

"You were kidnapped when you were a very small boy Harry. I don't expect you to remember any of this but I am telling you the truth. The Dursley's were your aunt and uncle. I left you with them much to my sorrow when you were a year and a half old. I did not know they would abuse you. I chose them to be your physical guardians because they were the last of your blood relatives left alive and your godfather was having trouble with the law at the time. I thought it would be in your best interest to place you with family after what you had gone through. Harry your parents were murdered and you were the only survivor. It was assumed at the time that your godfather betrayed your parents or I would have left you with him." Albus grabbed Shadow's hands and squeezed them trying to offer comfort to the upset boy who was shaking his head back and forth saying no, no, no over and over again. "Harry, Mr. Kane somehow found out that your aunt and uncle were abusing you and bought you for some 5000 pounds. He then took you from this country. He should have contacted the proper authorities and told them what was happening but he didn't. He bought you then kidnapped you. Your godfather and I have been searching for you since you vanished."

Shadow felt the tears running down his cheeks, "You're wrong. You have to be wrong. My father wouldn't do anything like that. Please, I don't know who Harry is. Can't you see that you have the wrong boy? Please just let me go home. Please."

Albus sighed then reached over to pick up the genealogy tree. He pulled the ribbon off and unrolled it. "Before you woke up I used a stemma –atis potion on you. Do you know what that is?" Shadow shook his head no. "It's used to create a family tree of the one who drinks it. This is your family tree Harry." Albus showed Shadow where the name Harry James Potter was and then traced the lines up to the names Lilly Rose Potter nee Evens and James Montgomery Potter. "Do you see Harry? He followed Lilly's name across to Petunia Lilac Dursley nee Evens and said. "Here is your aunt. Lilly's sister."

(The complex)

Chandos came down the stairs dressed in battle armor, with his sword strapped across his back and his staff in hand. He had two daggers tucked into the tops of his boots and another two on his belt. His hair was tied back in a short ponytail by a black leather strip and his expression promised death and destruction. His gaze cut across the room taking in the members of his family waiting there. "I will find him and bring him home." He promised. With that he apperated out of the room.

stemma –atis (1) genealogical tree

patrius -accedo-filius(2) Father to son

genetrix -tricis accedo-filius (3) mother to son

Yes, this is Latin. I found this neat site on the web that translates English to Latin and this is the results. Spells and Potions with real Latin names.