Tuesday, December 17
After the wild ride that was yesterday, I spent the rest of the day in my dorm room, trying to rationalize everything thats happened so far. Especially with what happened to Teddy Taylor, somebody that was never mentioned in canon as far as I'm aware.
"Hrgh!" I feel myself getting squeamish just thinking about. The smell of burning flesh lingering in my mind along with his screams of agony. Made it very difficult to sleep and stay that way.
I don't think thoughts of that are going to be leaving for awhile. Maybe I should just get Gamer's Mind from the Perk Shop, even with its drawbacks.
Though it is odd. I would've thought seeing a guy burn to death would have caused much bigger psychological issues, but nope. A bit of nausea and squeamishness and thats it. Hopefully its not something wrong with me and is just the Wisdom Perks affecting me in some way.
While I was thinking on that I went ahead and used the Gacha Coin I got from the Quest. And boy oh boy is that reward amazing.
[Demon God Sitri's Core]
[The Core of the Demon God Sitri. Has potentially beneficial effects when ingested]
[Requirements: Demonic Attribute Perk]
This thing is about the size of a large pill, and I guess I just need to eat the whole thing at once.
Thankfully I had waited for today to do so, was still kinda weirded out by everything yesterday. So instead I'll eat it before breakfast today!
Taking the large pill sized object, I open wide and push it towards the back of my throat, quickly grabbing a glass of water off the table and using that to force it down.
Once its down I can immediately feel its effects hitting me. A rise of magical energy building within my body. As this happens, a multitude of screens begin appearing in front of me.
[Demon God Sitri's Core has been eaten]
[All Stats raised by 10%]
[Base MP increased by 1000]
[Curse Stat Unlocked]
[Curse(Cur): Determines damage and effectiveness when using underhanded attacks, magic, and/or tactics. Stat Points can not be allocated to this Stat]
[Skill Acquired]
[Lust Manipulation: Rank Troll(T): Active Skill: You can manipulate the feelings of lust within those nearby you by 13%]
Holy shit. A 10% boost to ALL of my Stats. And a new Stat being unlocked. What does it all look like now. As well as a bit of an odd Skill, not sure if I'm gonna be using this ever, at least not right now.
[Rin Fraener the Gamer]
[Title: Quirrell's Apprentice]
[Level: 150]
[Gender: Female]
[HP: 2964 Base: 2000]
[SP: 1920 Base: 1000]
[MP: 5344 Base: 4000]
[Str: 126(141)]
[End: 115(135)]
[Dex: 115(125)]
[Int: 336(356)]
[Wis: 335(360)]
[Luc: 38]
[Cha: 220]
[Cur: 5]
[Stat Points: 15]
[Level Points: 24]
[Perks: 30]
[Flaws: 3]
Thats certainly a good increase all across the board. I wonder what kind of other items the Gacha has in store for me.
Looking over at the Head Table where the Professors eat, I see that Dumbledore, Quirrell and the Heads of each House are missing. Either Quirrell was able to convince them that he didn't have anything to do with the guy going up in flames, or they're heavily interrogating him about what he specifically did.
"Lets hope it doesn't come back to me in any way..." I mutter to myself as I begin eating, biting into a sausage. Can never get enough of this food~!
"Um excuse me?" I hear someone say behind me. "Is it... ok if I eat with you?" The voice continues.
I turn around and am surprised to see Harry standing there, somewhat nervously as he looks anywhere but directly at me.
"Why?" I ask after a second of looking at him, not sure why he would want to do so.
Harry just continues standing there nervously, looking as if he wants to say why but is unsure of how to do so. Eventually though, he does manage it.
"I... I don't think I'm welcome at, the Gryffindor Table anymore..." He trails off, looking down at the floor sadly, his voice cracking slightly as he does so.
Thinking for a moment I turn and look back over, only to be surprised by what I'm seeing.
Ron is quite blatantly glaring at Harry and now me, due to Harry speaking to me. The level of hate and anger on his face is surprising to say the least. Not sure what happened but whatever I guess. So long as he doesn't try anything then I guess its fine.
Although, this does give me a chance to get in Harry's good graces much easier~
Turning back to Harry, I smile, answering him finally. "Sure Potter. Take a seat, and know that no matter what, you'll always have a seat when I'm here." I tell him, scooting over slightly for him.
[6 Affection with Harry Potter]
Certainly been awhile since I've seen this screen, should probably try and grind a few of those back up.
"Th-thanks Rin." Harry stutters before taking a seat next to me. Grabbing some of the food and beginning to eat.
As he does so I look back at the Gryffindor Table. And of course, theres Ron glaring even more angrily. Probably mad that I'm 'stealing' his friend. And that I'm a snake, cause of course thats all I am to him.
"So Potter, what made you come over here? Something bad happen between you and the other Gryffindors?" I ask him nonchalantly, looking back to him as I continue grabbing some of my own food.
Harry takes a moment, seemingly preparing himself for what he's going to say. "Its... what you said, back in class. When you told Ron off for bullying Hermione, you also asked if I was one as well. And, I don't wanna be a bully... and Ron didn't like when I told him that." He continues, looking at me with a hurt look in his eyes. "A-and said that if I trust a snake like you, then I should go be in Slytherin." He finishes, not meeting my eyes now and just staring at the food.
Taking a moment to ponder his words, I then answer. "Well, I can certainly say that I'm genuinely glad you feel that way Potter. It takes a certain strength to know when you're friends are being horrible to others and standing up to them like you did." I tell him, giving him a small pat on shoulder. "If you ever want some help then feel free to come talk to me, or one of the others in the group. Actually, go ahead and join us sometime, I'm sure you'd enjoy it quite a bit." Offering him some more friends to hang out with should he decide to do so. Hopefully he'll take up the offer, I can only imagine what his Affection gains would be.
[10 Affection with Harry Potter]
"Th-thank you Rin..." He says quietly, going back to eating his food with a smile on his face. Heh, this Charisma Stat is probably helping so much at getting people to like what I say.
Hmm, I wonder what other abilities would work in these situations.
Actually, I wonder if I can use Structural Analysis on a person to see their information like I can everything else.
"Potter, would you mind giving me your hand for a moment?" I ask him, reaching my own hand out for him to take. "I wanna try out a spell I've been working on." I tell him.
Harry looks at my hand a moment, some kind of contemplation going across his face. "...alright. Is it gonna be painful?" He asks as he reaches out and holds onto my hand.
"Not that I'm aware of, but I've been using it on objects around the school and nothings happened to them." I explain to him, preparing to use it. "If it does though then say so and I'll stop it immediately."
At his nod, I use Structural Analysis on him. Immediately I can feel my magic going into him and information begins to appear in front of me.
[Harry Potter]
[Title: The Boy Who Lived]
[Level: 53]
[Gender: Male]
[HP: 1200]
[SP: 560]
[MP: 5000]
[Str: 32]
[End: 24]
[Dex: 44]
[Int: 50]
[Wis: 32]
[Luc: 105]
[Cha: 76]
[Cou: 112]
[Stat Points: 0]
[Perks: 5]
[Flaws: 1]
Huh. Not sure what I was expecting but these are... good I suppose? That kinda Luck Stat makes sense with how canon goes. Not sure what that Cou Stat is though. And that MP is a lot bigger then I would've expected. I guess being the protagonist has a lot of benefits.
[Skill Rank Up!]
[Structural Analysis: Rank Poor(P): Active Skill: Allows for understanding of an objects structure, and design by touching the object. Can be used to identify what an object is]
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[Structural Analysis: Rank Acceptable(A): Active Skill: Allows for understanding of an objects structure, and design by touching the object. Can be used to identify what an object is]
Nice!
[-17 Affection with Ron Weasley]
God damn, get over it Ron. I literally don't care about your Affection scores.
As I'm looking over all of this information, Harry speaks up. "Umm Rin? Can I let go now?" I hear him ask nervously.
"Huh? Oh, yeah. Thanks for that Potter. That really helps with checking out how the spell is working. Did you feel anything when I used it?" I ask, wondering what it must have felt like to have my magic go into him.
He shakes his head as he answers. "No, it was kind of tingly, but that was it."
Huh, I woulda guessed some kind of shock myself. Either Harry has some kind of unknown way to mitigate it, or that really is all Structural Analysis does.
"Well thanks anyways. If theres ever anything you need help with, then just ask. Now if you'll excuse me, I gotta get back to my dorm." At my words Harry gives me a strange look. "Professor Quirrell's got me working on extra material for Defense Against the Dark Arts. Since, you know, I'm so amazing at every class. He's been giving me advanced material to study so I can improve faster." I explain, using Quirrell as an excuse to do whatever I want.
"Ah. Good luck Rin. I really enjoyed eating with you." He says shyly before turning back and finishing his food.
"Heh, you too Potter. See ya later~" I say back as I leave the Great Hall, my smile leaving my face as I round the corner to head towards the Slytherin Common Room
"What do you want Weasley?" I ask exasperatedly, one hand a my hip as I eye him, his face already red for whatever reason.
"WHAT'D YOU DO TO HARRY YOU SNAKE?!" He yells at me, my hands clamping to my ears at how ridiculously loud he is, not helped by the echo in the castle's halls.
"Youch! Jeez Weasley, keep it down will ya?" My hands coming off my ears as I then ask. "And what do you mean? Do you really think I could do something to make him not hang out with you?" I cheekily ask, my hand holding my wand beneath my robes just in case.
Ron just glares harder, his face as red as his hair normally is. "You know what you did snake! You brainwashed Harry to betray us!" He loudly says again, now holding his own wand out and pointing it towards me.
I just stare at him for a moment, mentally preparing a Teleport to behind him, ready to move immediately. "Weasley, I want you to think carefully right now about what you're doing. Do you really think I'd be able to do anything to Potter, especially with all of the Professor's always nearby?" I ask, not truly expecting anything from him.
And just as I think that, Ron whips his hand forward, shouting at the same time. "Mucus ad Nauseam!" A small and light green bolt flying out towards me.
"Teleport!" I confidently say, keeping my eyes on the space behind Ron.
Bzzzt!
Appearing on the other side of him, I quickly turn around and whip my wand out at him as well, and firing off my own spell. "Petrificus Totalus!"
My spell hitting Ron square in his back, his entire body freezing up and falling over onto his front.
"Well, that was a lot easier then I woulda thought." I mutter to myself and Ron. "Now what should I do about you Weasley? I'm sure the Professors would love to hear about you attacking me in the halls." I say to Ron's immobile body, though I can definitely tell he's struggling against it.
"Well, I guess I can just drag you along with me towards one of their offices, I'm sure there'll even be someone along the way willing to help out." I converse with this petrified Weasley, before grabbing ahold of his legs and lifting. I then hook his feet against my hips and begin dragging him along towards Professor Snape's office.
Along the way I can feel Ron struggling more and more against the petrification, thankfully its still holding strong with my level of Skill.
Eventually we make it to Professor Snape's office door, to which I knock and wait for a response.
"You know, I really don't want you to try and get away while waiting, so lets do this. Petrificus Totalus." I hit Ron with the spell again, reapplying the effect to keep him totally petrified.
Just after doing this, the door to Professor Snape's office opens, revealing Professor Snape, joined by the Headmaster.
"Yes Miss Fraener?" Snape asks upon seeing me, quirking his eyebrow at seeing Ron petrified on the ground.
I straighten myself up quickly at his question. "Well uh, Professor, Weasley here tried to attack me outside the Great Hall a bit ago. I retaliated and figured I'd get it addressed by bringing him here." Answering quickly and briefly, giving just enough information to catch their attention to Ron's actions and less mine.
Snape and Dumbledore just look at me for a moment, before they both step back, Dumbledore bringing out his wand and waving it at Ron, causing him to levitate and drift into the office.
"Come in Miss Fraener. We'll discuss it in here." Professor Snape says, gesturing to come sit in front of his desk. The Headmaster off to the side undoing my petrification on Ron, finally letting him up and about.
"Headmaster! She's lying! She's the one that attacked me! A-and she did something to Harry!" Ron immediately starts yelling, accusing me of the worst things his pitiful mind can come up with at the moment.
"Quiet Mister Weasley." Professor Snape drawls out, immediately silencing Ron just with his words.
"Now Miss Fraener." Dumbledore then speaks up from a nearby seat. "Tell us what happened from the beginning." He punctuates his words by letting loose a small amount of pressure, mostly to keep Ron quiet, but also to make sure I speak the truth to him.
At the feeling of Dumbledore's presence being exerted on me, I begin speaking. "Yes sir. During breakfast in the Great Hall I was asked by Potter if he could eat with me, apparently he was kicked out of the Gryffindor table due to me asking him if he wanted to be a bully like Weasley here was to a friends of mine. After me and Potter ate, I left the Great Hall and Weasley was there waiting for me, he said that I was brainwashing Potter and then he attacked me with the Curse of the Bogies spell. I dodged it and hit him back with Petrificus Totalus and brought him here." I finish explaining, seeing Ron out of the corner of my eye getting more and more red once again.
"Th-!" Ron begins to speak up.
"I said quiet Mister Weasley." Snape interrupts quickly. "You'll have your chance to explain yourself to the Headmaster."
Dumbledore sits there for a moment looking at me. Probably attempting Legilimency to see what happened. Unfortunately for him Magic Jamming is currently in effect, and while I'm sure its not doing much, it should make things just a tad bit more difficult.
'Thats right, I know you're attempting to read my mind Headmaster. And whatever you do get can't be the worst of it.' I think to myself as Dumbledore turns away and looks at Ron.
"Alright Ronald, may I ask what you think Miss Fraener here has done to young Harry? Because as talented as she has shown herself this year, I know she wouldn't be able to do anything of the sort." He says to Ron, who looks as though he suddenly wants to run and hide.
After standing there a moment, Ron finally speaks up. "Sh-she's did something to Harry. A-at breakfast. They held hands for a moment, and he started shivering from whatever she was doing." Says Ron.
What? Did Structural Analysis actually cause something like that? I wonder why Harry lied about it.
As I sit there with a quizzical look on my face, Dumbledore sighs. "Even so Ronald, there were other Professors in the Great Hall were there not? If something had truly happened they would have handled it. 10 points from Gryffindor for attacking a fellow student and I'll be having a word with Professor McGonagall about this." Dumbledore is saying, before gesturing for Ron to leave. "Now run along, and I don't want to hear another word of this."
Ron stands there for a moment, noticeable tears in his eyes before stiffly walking out the door, the sounds of his footsteps coming from the hall as he runs off.
Afterwards I'm left looking at Snape and Dumbledore as they address me.
"Now then Miss Fraener. What is this spell you used on Harry? Is it another one that you've 'created'? Dumbledore asks, Snape nodding along.
I sit there half a second, pondering how to explain this, before deciding to just be truthful enough so as not to rouse to much suspicion. "It is Headmaster. Its an analysis spell I can use through touching things. I hadn't had a chance to try it on anything but objects so I asked Potter if he'd be willing to let me try it on him." Explaining what happened somewhat, wondering where they're gonna go with this.
"Hmm..." Dumbledore hums in thought, his hand stroking his beard lightly before continuing on. "Would you be able to test it on me Miss Fraener? I dare say I'd be able to give you some better feedback then Mister Potter would." He says, both to my surprise and Professor Snape's apparently.
"Huh?" I say in my surprise.
"Are you serious Albus? While I agree that Miss Fraener here is talented, I don't think you should risk letting her cast a spell on you in the off chance it fails." Snape explains, looking at the Headmaster in slight exasperation.
"I certainly am Severus. Now then Miss Fraener, come and test out your spell real quick. I have other matters to attend to today and I'd like to give you the best feedback I can if necessary." Dumbledore says as he holds his hand out for me to take.
I stare at his hand for a moment, before nodding and reaching forward, grabbing ahold of it and activating Structural Analysis.
As my magic enters the Headmaster's body, I keep an eye on his expression in the hopes that whatever Harry didn't tell me can be seen now.
Dumbledore for his part certainly doesn't show much of an expression, stone faced and calculating with only the barest twitch of his face showing any kind of discomfort.
Then I look at the information that Structural Analysis brought up.
[Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore the User]
[Title: Hogwarts Headmaster]
[Level: ?]
[Gender: Male]
[HP: 2,348,460]
[SP: 165,320]
[MP: 7,092,880]
[Str: 1239]
[End: 2477]
[Dex: 3305]
[Int: ?]
[Wis: ?]
[Cha: ?]
[Cou: 5780]
[Ski: ?]
[Pol: ?]
[Wil: ?]
[Stat Points: 50]
[Perks: 102]
[Flaws: 4]
Wait. Theres, something wrong with this...
"Ah I see. Thats certainly quite the spell you've gained Miss Fraener. How perchance did you obtain it?" I hear Dumbledore ask from in front of me, his voice stern and a sudden weight falling onto my shoulders, leaving me unable to properly breathe.
"Headmaster?! What are you doing?" Snape asks from behind him, moving towards me to help alleviate the pressure.
I look up and meet Dumbledore's eyes, only to be startled by a much more cold and demanding look in them.
"Miss Fraener. I have only one thing to tell you." Dumbledore says to me, his voice heavy and full of power. "You are not the only one with this ability in the world."
...
...what?
Dumbledore's... a Gamer?
[Rin Fraener the Gamer]
[Title: Quirrell's Apprentice]
[Level: 150]
[Gender: Female]
[HP: 2964 Base: 2000]
[SP: 1920 Base: 1000]
[MP: 5344 Base: 4000]
[Str: 126(141)]
[End: 115(135)]
[Dex: 115(125)]
[Int: 336(356)]
[Wis: 335(360)]
[Luc: 38]
[Cha: 220]
[Cur: 5]
[Stat Points: 15]
[Level Points: 24]
[Perks: 30]
[Flaws: 3]
AAAHHAHAHAAHA~!!
Well well well~ I'm sure a lot of you were not expecting that reveal. To be honest I hadn't quite meant for it to come up until the end of the first year, but the situation worked well for showing it.
Now I'm sure a lot of you are going to hate this decision, and maybe you're right to. The only way to see if this was a good thing to do is to see where the story goes from here, and all I can ask for is that you guys give feedback and/or trust where I'm going with things.
Oh, and I'm just gonna let y'all know now, Dumbledore is not a reincarnate like Rin. He is the actual Dumbledore born and raised. Rin is the only reincarnate in the story and thats how it will always be.
Now onto the stupidity going on again.
Mrs. Sheogorath, please learn some semblance of spelling and grammar. I understand that mine isn't perfect but yours is damn near illegible at this point. Also the phrase god given right doesn't work in the US as we are not a christian nation, despite what you and your neonazi conspirators believe. And do you really think something like calling a convention of the states is possible when the majority of republican states are gerrymandered to the point that its damn near impossible to ever win against them? The naivety you show is beyond my ability to understand.
On the issue of the supreme court wanting to rid same sex relations and you not knowing if I meant marriage or just relations in general, it is quite obviously both. The supreme court is wanting to make it illegal to be in a same sex relationship at all. The fact you don't see the issue with this is astounding.
I also wanted to address the issue of RvW being overturned once again and your idea that its a states rights issue. If that was the case, why is it that the Republican party is now trying to impose a nationwide ban on abortion? Cause that implies it should be the federal government deciding what it is, and yet they campaigned so hard on it being up to individual states. So can you explain the inability to follow your own parties rules? Or are you going to feign ignorance once again?
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Friggit, fraggit, and flabadoodle your way to your dreams lovely peoples~ Caenis out~