Harry Potter: Magister Wizard?
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Chapter 10: Friends and Secrets Revealed
Harry began packing up his school work as the bell rang for lunch, Miss Ray standing by the door as she waits to escort Harry to the cafeteria. As Harry continues packing, a few students come by to ask him questions, "So what do your parents do?" one of the girls ask as Harry gets closes to finishing his packing.
Harry looks at the girl as he finishes putting away his things, "Well, my dad is a teacher, and my mum is a businesswoman." Harry explains, answering their questions but wanting to avoid giving too much as Chisame's business has begun building quickly and is gaining notoriety. Harry looks past the girls and boys at the desk next to his and looks around the room, "Where's Hermione?" he asks as he holds a bento box.
One of the boys laughs, "What do you want the know-it-all for?" the boy asks, a condescending smile on his face, "Trust me Harry, avoid her." he says, causing Harry to frown deeply.
Harry shakes his head, "I don't think so." Harry says, surprising the other kids. "She isn't a know-it-all just because she knows more than you." He looks over at Hermione's seat, remembering his treatment from his classmates due to his cousin beating up anyone who showed interest in being his friend, "She's just studious." he looks back at the group, "Now i'm going to go eat lunch." Harry goes to Miss Ray, who is smiling at him from the doorway as a couple of the kids scowl at him.
Harry begins walking beside Miss Ray as she shows him to the cafeteria, "That was brave of you Mr. Potter-Springfield." Miss Ray says happily, "Hermione has had it rough due to her studious habits and tendency to overshadow the others in terms of intelligence."
Harry nods in understanding, remembering when he was beaten for doing better in a test than his cousin, "Some people find it hard that others can be smarter than them Miss Ray." Harry says as they round the corner and reach a pair of doors that open to a large room filled with tables, numerous students sitting at each and eating food provided by their parents or the school.
Miss Ray begins showing Harry around, where the trash bins are, the food offered, and the bathroom locations. She smiles at him as she walks away to eat her own lunch, leaving him to find his own seat. He looks around for a moment before seeing Hermione sitting by herself in the corner of the cafeteria with a book beside her food. Harry smiles and moves over to her without her noticing and sits on the other side of her, a number of the students whispering as he does so. His sitting down causes her to look up at him and her eyes go wide in surprise, "O-Oh... Why did you sit here Harry?" Hermione asks.
Harry smiles, "Because I'm sitting with my friend." Harry says, causing Hermione's eyes to go wide.
"Friends? We're friends?" Hermione asks, shock in her voice. Harry nods in response as he sets down his bento on the table. "Oh... Ok then..." Hermione says somewhat fearfully, remembering her last attempt to make friends. Harry opens his bento and Hermione sees the unique food inside, "Oh wow, who made that?"
Harry looks up as he grabs a pair of chopsticks, "My aunt Konoka, she's a wonderful cook." Harry says as he puts his hands together in the prayer his family taught him, "Itadakimasu." He says before beginning to eat. Hermione smiles as the boy seems friendly, even when he introduced himself to her earlier so she relaxes slightly before going back to eating her food and reading. The two eat in silence until both of their food is gone, "So... what's your favorite book Harry?"
Harry hums for a moment, thinking, "Hmm... Lord of the Rings. I love Tolkien's works." Harry says, getting a smile from Hermione.
"His books are great, and I loved the Lord of the Rings books myself, though I prefer the Hobbit. My favorite books are by Jane Austen, specifically Pride and Prejudice." Hermione responds with, getting a smile in turn from Harry.
"My grandmother likes Pride and Prejudice, it's near the seats in our Library." Harry says, getting a quick reaction from Hermione.
"Your family has it's own library? How big is it? What books do you have? What's the oldest book you have?" Hermione asks quickly and in a single breath, causing Harry to chuckle before laughing briefly. Hermione blushes deeply and begins getting up to leave, embarrassed at her outburst.
Harry quickly stops her with his next words, "S-Sorry about that Hermione, I've only ever heard my dad ask questions that quickly." Harry says with a smile on his face, making her calm down more, "In response to your questions; Yes, quite big, books on a lot of topics, and i don't know." He says, making her confused for a brief second before she smiles and lets out a breath she didn't realize she was holding.
Hermione sits back down, visibly more relaxed, "Sorry about that Harry... I'm used to people making fun of me, and i thought you were for a moment." Hermione explains, Harry listening intently, "They call me things like bookworm, know it all, and worse... Those that have wanted to be my friend before only wanted me for my brain..." she says sadly, looking up at Harry who has a soft look on his face.
"Believe me, i know how you feel. My cousin used to beat up everyone who wanted to be my friend back at my old school when i lived with my aunt and uncle so I was usually made fun of with no one to stand up for me. I won't call you names Hermione, except maybe brilliant, smart, or other nice things." Harry says, making Hermione's mouth gape, tears building in her eyes as Harry spoke with a wisdom of one who had to grow quickly.
Hermione wipes away the tears before taking a deep breath and giving Harry a genuine smile, "Thank you Harry." Hermione says before the two begin to talk about their interests until the recess bell rings, allowing the kids to go outside to the playground and football (non-american football) field. Harry and Hermione sit underneath a tree and begin reading Hermione's math book, the two of them taking turns quizzing the other.
The two of them laugh as they make a game out of who can get more right, Hermione being in the lead with the score being 4 to 5 with each of them having asked the other 6 questions, however as Hermione gets ready to ask Harry another question, her book is taken by a larger boy obviously from another grade and with him are a couple of their classmates, including who seems to be his younger brother. "So, little miss Bookworm found someone to be as nerdy as her? Or maybe she begged her parents to buy her a friend." the boy says with a mean smirk as Hermione looks downcast.
Harry frowns, "Her parents didn't pay me anything, we just met today. Now can you please give Hermione her book back?" Harry asks calmly from his place on the ground.
The boy looks over at Harry and scowls, "Why are you hanging out with the know it all?" He asks.
Harry smiles, "Because she's my friend, my first one in fact." Harry says as he holds out his hand, "Now can we please have her book back?"
The boy scowls deeper before a cold smirk appears on his face and he throws the book onto the grass before he and his brother begin to stomp on the book, causing Hermione to gasp in shock as her book is ruined. The boys laugh and walk away as Harry and Hermione look at the now ruined book, Hermione in tears while Harry seethes in anger at what happened.
Hermione picks up the book and continues to cry, Harry pulling her into a hug while she gets it out of her system. It takes a few minutes for Hermione to stop crying, "W-Why... I-I didn't d-do anything to them..." Hermione says sadly as she wipes away her tears.
Harry sighs, "It's because it makes them feel good... My grandmother says that bullies are just people who pick on those weaker than them to feel stronger, and feeling stronger makes them feel good. Even when they do things like this, unless they attack us, it's best to just let it go... at least according to my dad..." Harry says as he watches Hermione nod in agreement.
"M-My parents say the same... it's just hard..." Hermione says as she looks down at the book, wanting it to not be so torn up anymore. Harry feels a minor shift, magical power swirling near him as the book begins to push dirt off of it, it's pages mending, and the covers regaining their new look. Harry and Hermione look at the book in shock, a moment later Hermione gasps and looks at Harry in fear before getting up quickly and running away, the freshly mended book lying on the ground.
Harry looks on in shock, "Hermione's a witch!" Harry says to himself before breaking out of his stupor and grabbing the book, running after Hermione.
Harry finds Hermione sitting on the ground near the fence on the side of the school building and hears her crying, "Hermione... Why'd you run?" Harry asks gently, trying to calm her down.
"G-Go away Harry..." Hermione says through her sniffles as she curls up into a ball.
Harry sits down beside her, "Hermione... Does that happen often?" Harry asks, his voice calm and reassuring.
Hermione sniffles and wonders why Harry hasn't left her alone despite seeing her abilities, "N-Not in a-a long time... W-Why?" Hermione asks, rubbing the tears out of her eyes.
Harry sighs, "It happens when you get really angry, sad, or happy doesn't it?" Harry asks, and Hermione's tear soaked face shoots up and looks at him with wide eyes.
"I-It happens to you t-too doesn't it?" Hermione asks, wondering if she finally found someone with similar abilities.
Harry smiles, "Well, not often anymore. My family is training me to keep it under control... as for what IT is..." Harry says, knowing that he's going to get in trouble for doing this but feels a need to help her, "Invite your parents to my house tonight, come over for dinner and we'll explain everything." He explains, getting a questioning look from Hermione, "There's a lot of laws preventing me from telling you here and now. If we do it at my home then we'll be able to explain everything, including just what your abilities are, ok?" Harry explains, getting an understanding nod from Hermione before she bites her lip in thought.
"Laws would assume a society... a society full of people with our abilities right?" Hermione asks, her sad mood fading as she starts getting excited at figuring out what her abilities that have been a part of her since infancy are as well as the possibility of a group of people just like her, even more so is that her first real friend is also like her.
Harry chuckles and smiles at her, "You really are smart Hermione, my family is going to love you. We'll help get your abilities trained so you don't have any more real outbursts like that, or worse." Harry says before he takes on a grim tone, "Y-Your parents... t-they don't hate you for your abilities?" He asks timidly, earning an exasperated look from Hermione.
"No! They love me with every fiber of their being, they're just as curious as to what my abilities are as I am. I've done some odd things like pulling a book i wanted off of the top shelf of the bookcase, or finding myself back in my room when i was really tired." Hermione explains, her sadness gone completely as she talks with her friend. Though she narrows her eyes slightly as her mind processes the question and the way he asked it, "Harry... did your parents hurt you because of your abilities?" she asks.
Harry shakes his head and tenses, "N-Not..." Harry gets out before sighing and taking a deep breath, "Not my mum and dad... I used t-to live with my aunt Petunia and uncle Vernon Dursley... They hurt me because of my powers..." Harry explains, getting a gasp from Hermione. "My dad, Negi Springfield, found me after they hurt me bad... His family took me in," Harry says happily, the love in his voice evident, "and helped me heal. They got me away from them and got them arrested before they legally adopted me."
Hermione smiles but tears up again before hugging Harry, making him tense slightly again but he relaxes quickly, "I'm glad that they got you away from those horrid people. Otherwise i don't know if we would've met." Hermione says happily as she ends the hug and wipes away her tears again, a smile on both of their faces. A moment later the bell rings, signalling the end of recess. "Well... let's go back to class, we'll continue this later, ok?" she asks as the two of them walk towards the doors.
Harry gives her a grin, "Oh definitely." Harry says happily as they return to class, a smile on Miss Ray's face as the two of them walk in.
Several hours later, end of the school day
Harry laughs alongside Hermione as the two of them walk to the gates of the school, Harry having told him of some of his godfather's harmless pranks that was told by Sirius. As the two approach the gate, a voice calls out, "Hermione!" Yells a man with neat black hair, a loose fitting blue polo shirt, and tan khaki pants. Beside him is a woman with curly brown hair, similar to Hermione's, wearing a teal blouse and a pair of business pants.
"Mum, Dad!" Hermione yells and runs to her parents, the two of the hugging her as tightly as she does in turn, smiles on their faces while Harry looks on in happiness. Hermione ends the hug and holds her parents' hands, looking around for a moment before lowly speaking, "I found out something about 'That'" Hermione says, getting shocked looks from her parents before she begins pulling them towards Harry who looks nervous but breathes deeply. "Mum, Dad, meet Harry Potter-Springfield, my friend."
Harry lets out the deep breath and smiles as best he can at the parents of his friend, "Its nice to meet you Mr. and Mrs. Granger, my name is Harry Potter-Springfield." Harry says, holding out his hand in greeting, the two shaking it while they look him over.
Mrs. Granger smiles at him, "Please dear, call me Emma, and this is my husband Dan. It's wonderful to meet you Harry." Emma says with a warm smile on her face, Harry feeling the love she has for her daughter in that smile.
Dan smiles and gives Harry a firm handshake, "It's good to meet you Harry, so can you tell us about our daughter's abilities?" Dan asks in a low tone, hoping to get to the bottom of this.
Harry smiles, "Yes sir, but not here." Harry says, getting odd looks from the parents before Hermione speaks up.
"There's apparently a society of people like us, and there's laws against talking about it in the open where people can overhear." Hermione explains, getting understanding nods from her parents.
Harry sighs in relief, "Exactly." Harry says, but before he can continue, a voice calls out to him. Harry turning to see Negi and Evangeline walking towards him.
"Harry!" Negi calls, a smile on his face as his son begins to run at him before jumping into his open arms. "So, a good day?" Negi asks.
Harry chuckles, "The best!" Harry exclaims as he ends the hug before looking at Hermione and beckons the Grangers over, Harry whispering into Negi's ear, "Dad, Hermione's a witch."
Those words make Negi's eyes open in shock before nodding in understanding, ruffling his son's hair with a smile before he holds his hand out to the Grangers, "Hey there, my name is Negi Springfield. I'm Harry's father." Negi says as the parents begin shaking hands.
Evangeline smirks and introduces herself, "I'm the boya's grandmother, Evangeline A.K. Springfield." Evangeline says, shocking the Grangers and making Harry and Negi facepalm.
"Grandmother, you can't be more than 31!" Dan exclaims, making Eva laugh loudly as Emma and Hermione nod in agreement.
"Haha! Thank you for the compliment, but I assure you it's the truth. I'm Negi's step-mother." Eva explains.
Negi clears his throat, "So, your daughter is like my son?" Negi asks, getting a hesitant nod in turn causing him to smile, "Don't worry, she's also like me and Eva here." he says, making Evangeline scowl lightly at him for a brief second, "Though not 100% like us. We can explain, but not here. If you'd like, we can discuss this over dinner tonight and get all of your questions answered." he suggests. "In fact, why don't we just head over there now and you all can stay and learn as much as you can?"
Dan and Emma look at each other before looking at Hermione who simply nods, "Ok then, we agree. We'll follow behind you, ok?" Dan asks and gets a nod in turn before they all head to their respective vehicles. Dan sits in the driver's seat as the Springfield's car pulls up beside them, he looks to his wife who buckles in the passenger seat, and his daughter in the back before he signals Negi they're ready and they head off.
Springfield Cottage
It takes them a while to reach the Springfield residence, the Grangers eye's widening as they see the log house in the middle of the field before pulling beside the two Springfield vehicles, Hermione quickly unbuckling and going to Harry, firing off questions as they walk around the front lawn. Negi chuckles and walks over to the Granger parents, "Heh, it's good to see Harry smiling around someone his own age." Negi says to the Grangers, Evangeline smiling fondly at the two kids before walking to the front door. "Come on you two, let's get inside!" Negi calls out and leads everyone inside.
The Grangers look around the large cottage as they enter, a number of pictures lining the walls that are somewhat worn from age while others, namely ones with Harry in them, are new and shiny. Negi leads the family into the living room before offering each of them a seat, the sounds of steps coming from the stairs, "Negi? Is that you?" Konoka asks as she looks into the living room and notices the new people, "Oh, we have guests!" she says happily before walking into the living room. "It's a pleasure to meet all of you, i'm Konoka Konoe!" she says and everyone exchanges introductions, Evangeline taking a seat in a chair by herself.
Negi sighs and looks at Konoka, "Konoka, if you could please make us some tea and biscuits, that would be lovely." Negi asks and Konoka smiles before going into the kitchen. Negi smiles and turns to the Grangers before nodding at Harry, "So your daughter's abilities are the exact same as my son's, and in a similar fashion to ours." He says, looking seriously at the Grangers as the tea arrives and he takes a sip. "I'll be as blunt as i can possibly be here Mr. and Mrs. Granger, your daughter is a witch."
His words shock the family into silence for a few moments before Hermione breaks it, "It makes so much sense, the teleportation, telekinesis, and so many other things. I've been doing magic!" Hermione exclaims, causing Negi to chuckle.
"That's right Hermione, what you've been doing so far is what is called 'Accidental Magic'. Magic is directly affected by emotions, and can cause outbursts if one is not properly trained." Negi explains, causing Hermione's parents eyes to widen dramatically.
"W-Will the magic hurt our daughter?" Emma asks seriously and with concern evident in her tone.
Negi gives a bright smile, "No, not normally. I'm glad your first concern is for your daughter and not for any material things." Negi says with honest joy in his voice, "But in 95% of cases we've been told about, most accidental magic is harmless. Changing your hair color, finding a toy flying into their hands, or even minor levitation for the extremely powerful. Those are the tame examples but also the more common." He says before growing a serious look on his face, "Though, if extreme emotional distress is induced, it CAN cause a violent reaction such as being forced away from the witch or wizard, un-directed torrential winds, and even localized explosions. Though in 99% of those cases, the worst the child suffers is what is known as magical depletion as their magic actively will protect them from their own magic harming them. Those usually happen in life or death situations like a robbery or violent kidnapping and are thus so rare."
Evangeline looks at the Grangers with a calm face as they process this information, "You're taking this rather well." Evangeline says, mildly impressed by their mental resolve to not freak at the mention of magic.
Dan sighs and runs his hand through his hair, "Normally i'd laugh and call you nuts, but with everything that's happened and another knowing exactly what our daughter has gone through... Let's just say that leaves us in a bit of a position to believe your word." Dan explains.
Evangeline laughs, "Logic, i like it!" Evangeline says with mirth, "Too many people don't use logic and refuse to accept facts right in front of them, i'm glad you aren't in that category." Evangeline says before smirking, a moment later a poof of smoke appears around Evangeline, dissipating a moment later and revealing her younger form, much to the shock of the Grangers and Negi's chagrin. "What, something different about me?" she asks with a smirk on her face, the three Grangers being gobsmacked at what just happened.
"W-who... what? Why?! HOW!?" Dan asks as he looks at the young child who replaced the busty older woman, his wife and child stammering while Evangeline laughs.
"Hahahahaha! Oh my... I haven't laughed like that in awhile, it's always funny seeing people's reactions to my true form." Evangeline says, causing Hermione to look at her strangely.
"What do you mean by true form?" Hermione asks in genuine curiosity. Harry answers before Evangeline can.
"Grandma Evangeline is a true vampire!" Harry says excitedly, causing the three Grangers to pale significantly, "She uses a transformation spell to make herself look older!" he says, the three Grangers now looking at Eva warily, causing her to sigh in irritation.
"Listen, if i wanted to feed on you, i would've done it already. I get my fill from the members of my family who volunteer, or from some stored blood i have. Not to mention, as a true vampire, i can choose whether or not I can turn others." Evangeline explains, making the Granger family relax slightly but still look at her warily. "I was turned into a Shinso Vampire a long time ago, and I don't like talking about it. But i would never turn someone against their will like I was, got it?" She says seriously, catching their attention but making them relax visibly.
"S-Sorry about that, it's just when you mention that you're a creature usually related to multiple horror stories, plagues, and darkness, it's understandable that we'd be wary." Dan explains, getting an understanding nod from Evangeline and a sigh of relief from Negi.
"A-Anyway, that's just one application of Magic, illusions. Other fields range from healing, warding, enchanting, combat, etc. The applications of magic are nearly endless." Negi says with joy in his voice.
Harry nods rapidly, "Yeah! Dad and Grandma have taught me a couple of spells like the Sagitta Magica series Fulguralis, the Magic arrow series of Lightning." Harry explains excitedly as Hermione and her parents listen, "It's a spell that launches a arrow made of magical lightning that can stun who it hits! It's one of dad's favorite spells, albeit he uses it in the several hundred arrows at a time while i can only manage twenty." he says, a look of joy on his face.
Konoka giggles, "We're also going to be teaching Harry the basics of healing after he gets some more control over his magic, and maybe you too Hermione if your parents will let you." Konoka says, getting a questioning look from Dan and Emma.
"You're a witch too?" Emma asks.
Konoka smiles, "Similar to one, but I'm happy to have found out about the Magical world." Konoka says, "I was born with a high magical capacity which has only grown since i've gotten older. And with my desire to be a healer, my high magical capacity has made it easy for me to heal multiple patients without getting exhausted." Konoka explains, an obvious love of her magic evident in her voice. Konoka looks over to Harry, "Harry, would you like to see Sirius? Actually, we should all go to the resort so the Grangers can see more magic!~" Konoka says happily, causing Harry to look at Negi with pleading eyes.
Negi smiles and gives Harry a nod, causing Harry to cheer, "The resort belongs to Evangeline and is a magical place within our house. Luckily you don't need to be magical to interact with it." Negi explains as he stands, "Would you all like to see it?" he asks, causing the Grangers to look at each other in silent conversation before nodding in agreement. Negi, Evangeline, and Konoka lead the group to the library, the Granger adults looking amazed at the sight of the library while Harry and Hermione chat, him telling her how much she's going to love the resort.
The group stops in front of a large diorama sphere containing what looks to be a castle, "Show them how it's done Harry." Konoka says before kissing Harry's forehead, making him blush before pulling Hermione with him to the diorama. He waits a moment and a magic circle appears under their feet before the two disappear in a small flash of light.
Dan and Emma both gasp at the sight of Harry and Hermione disappearing before Konoka takes their hands, pulling them towards the diorama. A moment later the five of them disappear in the same flash of light, appearing on a round platform high up. The two look around and see the large castle in the distance, the open courtyard at the end of a long bridge. The see Harry rapidly talking to Hermione as the two walk along the railing protected bridge, much further away than they should be. "Welcome to Lebenschilt Castle, my home away from home. A resort I built back in the dark ages near the heart of Africa before i used magic to move it here." Evangeline explains as she waves the group along the bridge.
"W-What... how?!" Dan asks, still blown away by the amazing display of magic in front of them.
Evangeline smiles, "Spacial manipulation magic as well as temporal distortion and a teleportation spell." Evangeline says, as if those words explain everything.
"Wait... Temporal... Time manipulation?! You can use magic to control time?!" Emma says, remembering a number of books that dealt with time travel/manipulation and their possible consequences.
Negi chuckles, "Trust me, not in the way you're thinking. Well, somewhat. We can use magic to speed up time and even reverse it along the same temporal path... Time travel is something to not be talked about sober, trust me." Negi says with a grimace, "As for the temporal manipulaton, 24 hours inside of here is 1 hour outside. Time in here is rapidly increased." he explains, getting shocked looks from the two non-magicals.
"T-That's incredible! The uses of such a technique in every field are near limitless!" Emma exclaims with Dan nodding in agreement, "It would allow patients to recover rapidly inside of a safe environment while only a much shorter time passes outside, reducing the negative effects on their lives!"
Konoka smiles brightly at the woman, "I'm glad you think so, we actually use a similar chamber back in our hometown for that purpose with high priority patients. We actually use Lebelschilt castle for family emergencies and healing as well as magical training and physical training." Konoka explains, getting a nod of agreement from Negi and Evangeline.
They eventually reach the courtyard and see Harry and Hermione talking to a man with black shaggy hair, wearing a suit similar to Negi's but in black, as well as two girls, one of whom is wearing a witches cap and the other has a large book hooked to her hip. "The one with the book is Nodoka, the one with the witches hat is Yue, and the mutt there is Sirius, Harry's godfather." Negi explains with a chuckle.
"What do you mean by mutt?" Dan asks, before Hermione lets out a shriek as a large dog jumps on top of Harry and begins licking his face, Harry laughing the whole time.
"Hahaha! Down Padfoot!" Harry calls out, Dan and Emma now noticing that Sirius is gone while Hermione looks on gobsmacked and the girls next to them laugh.
"W-Where did that dog come from?" Emma asks as they walk forward, Harry managing to get 'Padfoot' off of him, giving his back some pats as the adults get close. "Hermione, what's wrong?" she asks her daughter who breaks out of her stupor.
"S-Sirius turned into that dog!" Hermione exclaims, causing her parents to look at the dog in shock before he barks in agreement, "What kind of magic is that?!" she asks.
Sirius turns back into a human, shocking the Grangers again as he barks out a laugh, "I'm what's known as an Animagus, Animagi are capable of turning into an animal at will." Sirius explains before looking to the Granger adults, "It's a pleasure to meet all of you, my name is Sirius Orion Black-Potter, Harry's dogfather and uncle." He says, holding out his hand to the Grangers who shake his hand in turn, giving their introductions. The group all sit down in the chairs provided, Sirius pulling out a small vial and downing it. "These potions of yours are doing wonders for me Evangeline, and yours as well Konoka." Sirius says with gratitude in his voice.
Konoka smiles, "You're welcome Sirius, your treatment is almost done, so soon you'll be able to leave." Konoka says warmly.
Evangeline smirks, "It was important to the Boya and Harry that you get better, it's the least I could do." Evangeline says.
Dan looks over at Sirius with concern, "Are you sick?" Dan asks the rather healthy looking man, making him chuckle.
Sirius gains a solemn look on his face as he explains his story, shocking the Granger family to their core, "They just left you in that... That Hell for years without a trial?" Emma asks in shock and rage.
Sirius nods and pats Harry's head, "Yes, and all because of my stupidity. If i hadn't chased the rat then I wouldn't have been out of Harry's life for so long... But then we also wouldn't have met Evangeline, Chachamaru, Negi, and his wives." Sirius says with a smile on his face, surprising the Grangers once more.
Emma looks to a nervous looking Negi, "Wives? Plural?" Emma asks dangerously, causing Evangeline to laugh loudly while Negi blushes before sighing.
"Yes, where I'm from, the Entheofushia has a Magical oath for the line to restore itself when the number of living members in it drops below 50, and thus i needed to take multiple wives." Negi says seriously, "Otherwise I'd lose access to my magic." He explains, getting a grim look from the Grangers who sigh.
"I understand, it'll just take awhile to get used to, and we'll keep it to ourselves. I assume you three are married to him?" Dan asks Nodoka, Yue, and Konoka.
Nodoka nods, "Yes, we're all married to him. And two others, Setsuna and Chisame who is his legal wife in the non-magical world. Setsuna is working as Chisame's bodyguard/assistant for the day while she gets some things for her company set up." Nodoka explains, getting nods of understanding from the Grangers.
The families chat for a few hours, Chachamaru coming and introducing herself as essentially Harry's older sister and one of the family maids. The group sits down to enjoy a wonderful dinner prepared by the Chacha maids as the doors to the dining room open, revealing Setsuna and a disheveled Chisame, "Ugh... why are people IDIOTS!?" Chisame asks as she walks to Negi, ignoring everyone else before kissing him on the lips and moving over to Harry and giving him a hug. "Sorry sweetie, I had a long day..." she says briefly before now noticing their guests. "Who're they?" she asks, pointing to the Grangers.
The group all trade introductions, Setsuna and Konoka greeting each other with a kiss as well, making Negi explain their relationship while Harry and Hermione talk. As they eat Negi turns to Setsuna and asks what happened to make Chisame so irritated, "One of our competitors decided to try and muscle in, that's what happened. I believe they worked for a company called Apple. Their representative tried to outright purchase Chiu Inc. and kept insisting after Chisame rebuffed him. As her temporary head of security, I escorted him off of the premises but he said he'd be back." Setsuna explains, getting a vicious grin from Chisame.
"And next time he'll see exactly how good our products are compared to theirs!" Chisame says with an evil glint in her eyes as she begins thinking of ways to make that annoying man pay.
Everyone at the table chuckles nervously at that but go on to finish eating.
After the meal, the group convenes in the castle's library, the sight of which causes all three Grangers to freeze at the sheer size of it, easily dwarfing every library on the planet with it's size alone, not to mention the number of books within it's walls. "I think i'm in heaven..." Emma says, Hermione nodding in agreement, and Dan just struck silent. "H-How many..."
Evangeline answers before she finishes asking, "63,109,301 books are in this library. Almost twice as big as the current library of Congress in the United States of America. Of those, 49,829,205 are non-magical books while the rest deal with magical topics." Evangeline says with a proud tone to her voice, knowing she impressed the hell out of these people today.
The group sits down at a large round table set in the middle of the library, "Now then, there's a large difference between the magic most of us use, and the magic of the world at large. Our spells tend to have more effects but also take longer to cast, whereas the general Witch or Wizard of the world will have a short incantation with much less power behind their spells." Negi explains, "We'll gladly teach your daughter our magic as it's got a lot of versatility, it would also help her control her magic easier when she gets her invite to Hogwarts school of Witchcraft and Wizardry, which is the magical school in Scotland." he explains, telling the parents about the school with Sirius popping in as he actually attended.
"So Hermione will be invited when she turns 11 and will learn their type of magic while beforehand she'll learn yours?" Emma and Dan ask and receive nods in turn. Dan sighs, "Can the three of us discuss it for a bit?" he asks, getting a smiling nod in turn from the Springfields.
Dan, Emma, and Hermione go over to a corner away from everyone but still in sight of them so they don't get lost in the massive room, "What do you think Dan, this is all so much." Emma says as she rubs her temples, trying to process everything.
Dan sighs and wishes he had a bottle of scotch, "Yeah, it's a lot. But it's a part of Hermione, they can help her control her magic and also prepare her for when she gets older." Dan says as he rubs his daughter's hand.
Emma sighs in turn before looking at Hermione, "What do you want to do sweetie? I'm concerned but these people so far have been incredibly nice. Despite so many world shattering truths given to us today, they've calmly explained everything and without looking down at us. I'll leave it to you what you want to do." Emma says with a smile to Hermione before looking at Dan.
Dan smirks before a frown crosses his face, "I agree, but I would like more information on the magical world before we decided on whether or not she's going to Hogwarts. Sirius seemed to know a lot, and we have time to learn, but I agree on her having a say in whether or not she learns Magic now." Dan says and looks to Hermione whose smiling brightly at him and nods rapidly, he gives her a smile back before turning to Emma, "If she's doing this, we'll support her as best we can. We swap days with one of us coming here with her to watch her learn, is that ok with you two?" he asks and gets a pair of nods in return. The three hug and walk back to the Springfield family, "We're in. One of us will be coming with her to watch her learn, that's non-negotiable. And if her studies fall behind then she'll miss some time here, is that acceptable?"
Every one of the Springfield group look at each other and smile at each other before Negi speaks, "That sounds perfectly acceptable Dan, Emma, Hermione. We'll start practicing tomorrow, and Sirius will tell you about the type of magic that he practices." Negi says with a warm smile.
Harry runs out of his seat and hugs Hermione, glad that the two of them will be learning magic together as well, all of the adults looking at the scene with smiles on their faces.
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AN- SORRY FOR THE MAJOR DELAY! I got really sick, then my family had to move, and then as i got to the 3k word point my laptop crapped the bed on me, but those are excuses and I greatly apologize for all of the delays! I am working now as well so chapters will be coming more sporadically and i cannot guarantee an upload schedule. I am also interested in writing another 2 crossover stories, 1 for code geass/Xenoblade Chronicles X/ and Gen:LOCK, and the second crossover being Harry Potter/Highschool DxD. Those are for down the line though!~ I hope you all enjoyed, please Review, Favorite, and Follow!~
AN-2- I also realize that the Grangers kind of accepted this a bit to easily, which is a matter of logic to them. Something was up with their daughter, and here comes people with similar abilities and they call it Magic, since they're the only people they've met to their knowledge with the knowledge of their daughter's abilities they are deferring to the Springfield's on the matter. Logic solves a lot of things, which is why 90% of the wizarding world doesn't have any, that and common sense. The end is their concern and not 100% blind following, though they know they wouldn't really stand a chance against the springfields.