Harry glanced at the mirror and saw that not much had changed. His ears, granted, were now pointy, but other than that, there was almost no difference. His eyes became an even brighter shade of emerald green (not that he'd known it was possible), but it actually looked really good in contrast with his hair and skin color. He had a few other "elf-like" characteristics about him, including skin that was about a shade paler.
"Great…" Harry said, inwardly moaning about the change in his skin color. Over the year that he'd been in the Elven Realm, his constant exposure to the bright sun had tanned him. Now he would have to work harder to maintain his tan, which he personally liked. He'd hated having, pale Snape-like skin. Other than these subtle changes, the only major difference was in his hair. Although Harry had grown it out a bit in the last year and it had been about shoulder-length, it was now about five inches longer. And although most elves' hair was just a bit shorter than that, Harry couldn't help think that he needed a haircut. He liked his hair at shoulder-length.
Eil laughed. Harry said, "Your turn, Eil."
"No way, man."
"Eil! I did it, and so should you! Don't you want to know what you really look like?"
"Kind of…" he replied. "Could I reverse it then, and put the glamour charms back on?" Eil looked at Maltar.
"No," said Maltar. "I'm afraid that is not possible."
"Yes it is!" Harry argued. "I can reverse it. I'll just use my "mage-powers" and imagine you looking like yourself again."
"Will that work?" Eil asked Maltar.
"Actually, yes," he replied.
"Okay, fine." Eil agreed. "I can't say I'm not curious."
"Come on, Eil!" Harry urged.
"Here goes nothing," Eil said as he muttered 'finite glamorium'. Eil's once-brown hair turned sandy blonde. Like Harry's, it was also about five inches longer. Eil was also about an inch and a half taller than he had been, and his ears just a tad less pointy, but not enough to be extremely noticeable. His grayish eyes turned a stunning blue. Surprisingly though, his face structure remained the same. Everything around it had changed.
"Woa!" Harry exclaimed, handing Eil his mirror.
"Sweet!" Eil exclaimed. "Forget about changing me back- I'm way more good-looking now!"
Harry laughed. "Only you, Eil. Only you…"
"Knock it off Blaze. Don't hate me because I'm beautiful."
Harry burst out laughing, and retorted, "At least my head isn't the size of a Quidditch field."
"Quit it, you two" Bael interrupted. "We're trying to decide what to do next."
"I decide that I go home and sleep. I'm exhausted." Harry proposed.
"And I decide that you don't. It's only 4:30 in the afternoon!" exclaimed Bael.
"He's got a point there, you know" Eol added.
"Yeah, yeah. Well today had been… eventful. My birthday, big fight, huge attack, letters, syringes, Eil's royal… its too much!" Harry started laughing again. "So, what are we doing?"
"Well, while you and Eil were talking, we were thinking that you might want to announce it today."
"Today?"
"Yes, this way the Dark Elves will have no time to try and take the crown."
"But why today? It's already 4:30!"
"We were thinking that we'd send word out with the EVT and get a press conference together for 5:15. That would give people enough time to get ready for dinner at 6:00."
"5:15? That's fourty-five minutes away! Besides, will everyone be listening to the Elven Video Transmitter? Usually people don't until around 7:00!" Harry replied indignantly. The Elven Video Transmitter (or EVT, for lack of a better name) was basically a muggle television set. It had only one channel, which was run by the International Elven Times, the most important newspaper and media station in the entire realm. This channel showed a variety of things- Quidditch and Cedor games (mostly those that took place on the training center field), Local News, International News, children's programs, and other television shows- even some from the Muggle World.
"We're sending out the signal for an emergency meeting. Whoever is watching will let other people know. You know that, Blaze. Stop trying to delay things. Eol was just about to go and call the press, so they'll be there. Maltar, can you go set up a platform and podium? Thanks."
Eol and Maltar walked out of the room. Bael was starting to take control, which wasn't unusual- they were used to it.
"And us three," Bael continued. "Need to work out what Blaze is going to say."
"Say what?" asked Harry.
"Z, stop being an idiot." Eil interrupted.
"Fine," Harry replied.
"First," Bael said. "We need to get together a list of people that you are going to appoint to your advisory council. That's the first thing the press will ask."
"Hmm…" Harry said, pausing for a moment to think. "I've got it! I need Caelemar here- he can help."
"I'll go get him," Eil offered, wanting to get away from the tense atmosphere in the room.
"No need," Harry said, picturing Caelemar standing in front of him. For good measure, he also pictured Ariala in the room. Then, he thought, why not just bring everybody? Harry also visualized Ana, Zara, and Karo. Moments later, they were standing in front of him. Zara spoke first.
"You know, Z. I hate when you do that."
"I know," Harry said smirking.
"Where are we?" Ana asked.
"The palace."
"The palace?" Zara asked. "Why?"
"I have to talk to you guys."
"Why at the palace, though?" continued Zara.
"Because… just because. You might want to sit down."
The five elves took their seats. It was a good thing that they were seated in a large meeting room, as there were now a total of 8 people in the room, with others that would be returning soon.
"What's going on?" asked Ari.
"We need to talk…" Harry said, and slowly explained everything. He started with the day that he first got his sword, Dragonblaze. He explained that it was really Evlar, the old Elven King from hundreds of years before. When he told then that the sword had told him that he was royal, Zara gasped.
"You're royal?" she squealed.
"Unfortunately." Harry said, and went on to explain the rest, conveniently leaving out the fact that he was Ariala's nephew.
"Wow!" Zara exclaimed. "That is awesome!"
'Now it's time for the bombshell' thought Harry.
"I can't believe you're royal!" Ari exclaimed, hugging Harry. "So, you're going to be King?"
"Yeah. There's more, though."
"More?" Caelemar asked, intrigued.
"Yeah. I'm Ari's nephew."
"WHAT?" Zara exploded.
"Zar… I'm your cousin."
"But how?" asked Ari, looking confused. "How am I your aunt?"
"My grandfather is Eol. His first wife, before she died, got pregnant. Eol was called away to hunt for Dark Elves in the Third Elven War. He never knew- she tried to get news to him and then couldn't. She died during childbirth- but you survived. She had gone into emergency labor, before her due date, and they hadn't been able to get any information about her- including who the father was. So you were placed in an orphanage- the Elven County Orphanage."
"And I was adopted." Ari finished. "How'd you find this out?"
"Well, Dragonblaze told me- actually, he said that Zara was my cousin… because I figured out that he was actually Evlar, and he thought I was stupid because I am related to all 4 of the Hogwarts founders, and that Zara had told me that Ravenclaw was an elf. And that even Neville could have make the connection…"
Harry paused for a breath.
"And so I couldn't figure out how she could be my cousin if I was "royal" and you weren't. So I did a little background research and, after learning that my grandfather was Eol and that Ari had been adopted from the orphanage when she was one and a half, I found out about Eol's first wife that had died. I checked some orphanage records, and everything fell into place."
"Wow…" Ari said, speechless. "So then I'm not royal because Eol's second wife was the royal one?"
"Exactly." Harry replied.
"And you're half-elf?" Caelemar asked.
"One half elf, One-Fourth Wizard, One-Fourth Fairy."
"You're a fairy?" Ana said, laughing. "My cousin is a fairy!"
"Hi Blaze," Karo said. "Are you my cousin too?"
Harry laughed. "Of course!" he said, as he picked up Karo and sat him on his lap. The five-year-old smiled at him.
"You know, it's a great think that you're my cousin! Now I don't have to feel as guilty when I prank you!" Zara exclaimed.
"You mean I don't have to feel as guilty when I prank YOU." Harry retorted. The two had been in a full out prank-war for the last six months. Harry had a major edge with all of his powers, but his creativity was nothing on Zara's. Sadly for Harry, she had actually been winning.
"Are you sure you're ready to be king?" joked Ari. "You can't even let a fourteen-year-old have the last word!"
Harry let the remark go. No matter what he could have said, he couldn't win.
Caelemar spoke up for the first time, straight to business as always. "I suggest that you come up with your Advisory Council before you go out there."
"Yeah," Harry said. "That's what Bael suggested. That's why I summoned you here. Hope you didn't have anything better to do."
"No," Zara interrupted. "Mum had us doing chores- excellent timing, really."
Harry laughed. Typical Zara.
"I HATE chores," voiced Ana.
"So, who were you thinking?" Caelemar asked, steering the topic of conversation away from chores and back to the Council.
"Well… I was thinking that Maltar should remain as High Councilor. He may be a bit psychotic, but he did an awesome job while Mallon was King."
"I agree."
Eil spoke up. "I vote Bael as the Councilor of Security."
"Yes. That's a good idea." Harry said, taking a piece of parchment and an automatic quill from his robes. The quill positioned itself above the paper, and began to write.
"So it's Maltar as the High Councilor, and Bael as the Councilor of Security," Caelemar recapped.
"Don't I get some say in this?" Bael asked. "What if I were to say that I don't want to be Councilor of Security?"
"Come on, Bael." Harry said. "It's not like you haven't told me a thousand times that you'd make a better COS than 'that dim-witted Huratar'. And don't say you havn't!"
"Okay, you win." Bael said, grinning. "But I'd like Eil to be the Councilor of Treasury."
"My thoughts exactly!" Harrry exclaimed.
"And I'd like to suggest my good friend Damion as the Councilor of Defense." Caelemar said.
"Damion… wasn't he the Commander of Defense of the Elven Army Force until last year?" Eil asked, still slightly surprised at being chosen for the COT position, although it was no secret how great Eil was with Mathematics and money management.
"Yeah, he was." Harry said. "He retired. Are you sure he didn't retire completely?"
"No, I'm sure that he'd accept the position." Caelemar said. "But you might want to check with him first before mentioning his name."
"Good idea." Harry agreed. "And Caelemar, would you accept the position of Councilor of War?"
Caelemar choked. "Councilor of WAR?"
Harry laughed. "Is there a problem with that?"
"It's only the most important Council position at the moment!" he exclaimed.
"And I'd like you to accept it, Caelemar."
"Sure!" he said, enthusiastically. Harry knew how much Caelemar admired the position, and knew he was the best man for the job. Caelemar looked elated. "And call me Cael."
The room fell silent. Eil started coughing, and Bael almost let out a gasp. There was only one person in the entire Elven Realm who could call Caelemar "Cael". And that was Ari.
"Are you sure?" Harry asked, surprised. After all, it was Caelemar that had told him the day he had regained consciousness in the Elven Realm that it was impolite to shorten a person's name unless asked. And so far, Caelemar had never asked anyone except Ariala.
"I'm positive. The reason that I've never asked anyone besides Ari to call me "Cael" is because I've never respected someone as much as I've respected you. You are seventeen, and are about to be the King of the Elven Realm. You mastered swordsmanship faster than anyone else I've ever known. All while being perfectly down-to-earth about it. If anyone else had as much power as you, it would go straight to their head. There was a reason that YOU were given this amount of power, and I know that you will live up to what people expect of you. You're a remarkable young man, and I'm proud to call you my nephew."
Harry lowered his head, blushing. "You make me sound like a saint."
The conversation steered its way back to the Council, and Harry eventually decided to appoint Cassian as Councilor of Legal Issues, Eol as Councilor of Public Issues, Kaya as the Councilor of Internal Improvements and Technology, and Ariala as the Councilor of Education. And with that, his Council was completed. Harry had summoned those on his Council that were not present, and all agreed to accept the position. They also outlined plans to help with the relief effort in the attacks, and discussed the possibility of war. (Ana, Karo, and Zara had gone into the next room over, and were playing with Harry's dog, Kor)
After the long discussion, Harry and Eil had gone down to where Maltar had set up the platform and podium. It was now 5:10, and almost the entire village had turned out for the meeting. Not to mention many members of the local and international press.
"Eil, I'm nervous." Harry said, his hands shaking.
"You'll be fine." Eil said. "I'm just glad I'm not you."
"Thanks, Eil, thanks."
"You know what I've been thinking, Z?"
"No… I haven't used legilimency on you for at least… three hours."
"I was thinking that if I'm part silver elf, and you're part silver elf too… then we must be related somehow."
"I wonder…" Harry said, thinking. "The weird thing is, Lylia was the heir to both the silver and gold lines. It has been passed down like that from generation to generation- from Ravenclaw and Evlar. Ravenclaw was a silver elf, and Evlar was a golden elf, and their daughter Sae'aera was then the heir to both lines. Maybe Ravenclaw had another kid- but not with Evlar… and you are descended from that kid."
"Maybe." Eil said, sounding doubtful.
"I…" Harry said, not sounding too sure of himself. "I know this spell…"
"What spell?"
"Well, it will draw a family tree of the person it is cast on…" Harry continued.
"Let's use it, then!" Eil said. "Right after the meeting?"
"There is one… very small… side effect to the spell."
"And what would that be?" Eil asked nervously.
"Umm…" Harry said, and whispered something in Eil's ear.
"NO WAY!" Eil exclaimed. "NO WAY IN HELL!"
"Is it worth it to you?" Harry asked.
"It's only temporary, right?" Eil asked.
"The side effect?" Harry said. "Yes, it's temporary."
"And how long would that… last?"
"Two hours."
"Only two hours?" Eil said. "Okay, fine. But I'm going into hiding."
"I can cast an invisibility charm on you before, so that way no one will be able to see you."
"Thank you!" Eil exclaimed.
Harry laughed. "It's something I'd love to see. I wonder if you're a pretty girl…"
"I just don't get why a spell to reveal your family history would turn you into the opposite sex!" Eil cried.
"It was created in medieval times when family history was very important. Well, it still is, but that's beside the point. The creator wanted to discourage evil forces from getting a hold of it. So he made the gender-change part of the spell. And if you wanted to be turned back you had to go see the creator, and he could change you back. Well, I've been working with the spell for a few weeks and I've modified it a bit- I can't completely get the gender-change to go away, but I've got it minimized to two hours."
"How about after dinner then?" Eil asked. "That way I can just sleep the after-effects off."
"Sounds good," Harry said, as Eol walked onto the podium. Harry suddenly became even more nervous then he had before.
"What if they hate me?" he asked Eil, as he changed Eil's looks back to the way they'd been before for the press conference.
"They won't," Eil replied, as Harry's name was announced and he stepped out onto the platform. Eil gave him a little push towards the podium.
Harry walked over to where Eol was standing. Eol patted him on the back, and Harry approached the podium.
"Umm… hello." He said, but quickly got over his nervousness. This was something that he had to do. "Before we start with questions, I'd like to have a moment of silence for those who died in the attack earlier today. They will be remembered."
The crowd fell silent, bowing their heads. Those who had lost family members and friends were clearly distinguishable in the crowd, as many of the women had tears in their eyes. After a moment, Harry spoke up again.
"You might be wondering why I've decided to step up and become King…" Harry started, and told his audience the entire story (skipping of course the part that said he was Harry Potter, but including everything else). He explained that he was the son of Lylia, and told them how he had come to find this out. He even talked about the letter that Mallon had sent him.
When he had finished, everyone in the crowd was looking at him in a new light. They were happy to see that someone who truly wanted to help the kingdom would become the King. Harry stood back, waiting for someone to doubt his story. He was not disappointed- a middle aged man spoke up.
"Sorry, sir. But I was just wondering how we can be certain that this is the truth," he said.
Before Harry could say anything, Maltar (who had been standing to the side) teleported next to him and stabbed him with a blunt syringe, which filled up with blood.
"Ow!" Harry said. "Do you HAVE to use the blunt ones?"
Harry rubbed his arm, and quickly preformed a healing charm on it as Maltar cast the spell, which turned the blood in the syringe purple, silver, gold, and pink.
"As you can see, my blood is royal. I am one-fourth gold, one-fourth silver, one-fourth fairy, and one-fourth wizard. And for those who don't know, I am also a mage." Harry explained.
Harry shot a questioning look at the man who had asked for proof that he was royal.
"Enough proof?" he asked.
"Yes… thank you, sir" the man replied. Even after a year in the Realm, Harry was still adjusting to people older than him calling him 'sir'.
Maltar gave Harry a little shove, and spoke into the podium. "We'll now take questions from the public and the press." With this, he left the stage.
A woman from the press raised her hand, and Harry gestured to her to begin.
"Was there anyone who influenced your decision to step up?" she asked.
"Actually, besides King Mallon, I had also received a letter from Zama, encouraging me to step up. In addition, my good friend Eil, my trainer Bael, and my grandfather, Eol, encouraged me to. Truthfully, I wasn't all that excited about it. Power doesn't really appeal to me like it does to others. But I really did not want to see this kingdom end up in the hands of the Dark Elves."
"What did you think of the attack?" asked a male reporter.
"I am very saddened by the great loss in this community. We lost a good ruler, not to mention many wonderful people. I think it is sad that the Dark Elves chose to resort to violence, as it has done nothing for them. If anything, I believe that this attack will make the community come together more and become stronger. I can relate to all of you who have lost a close friend or family member- Ayden was one of my trainers, and taught me many things. We became very good friends. And Zama was a good friend to me too- he saved my life, actually. I think that everyone knows someone who was killed or injured. I'm just sad that this is the way things turned out."
"How long have you been in the Elven Realm?"
"A year."
"What have you done in that year?"
"I've been training, mostly. I remember my first day of training, I turned Bael pink- after discovering I was a mage." Harry smiled at the memory. "When I first got here, I knew no Elven- I learned it in a few hours though. I love the language! It's become second nature. Umm… when I first started sword-fighting, it turned out that Dragonblaze had chosen me- which is where I got the name Blaze. I'm pretty good at it now."
Eil, who had been walking over to Harry, exclaimed "Z! You aren't 'pretty good'. You're the best in the realm!"
"What do you want, Eil?" Harry asked in mock annoyance.
"To interrupt." Eil said, laughing.
"My best friend, folks." Harry said, actually glad that Eil had decided to interrupt. Eil had a very short attention span, and had no doubt gotten bored standing over on the side of the platform.
However, Harry's pleasure at having the attention shifted off of him soon diminished as Eil stuck a blunt syringe into his arm.
"HA!" he exclaimed. "That was to get you back for earlier!"
"Um… Eil?" Harry asked, the syringe sticking straight out of his skin.
"What?" Eil asked, oblivious.
"Get this out!"
"What?" Eil was still confused.
"I swear, elves lack common sense." Harry stated as he pulled the syringe out of his arm and quickly vanished it.
"Oops!" Eil exclaimed, and teleported offstage.
"Sorry about that," Harry said to the amused crowd. "Any other questions?"
"What was your life like before you came to the Realm?" asked a short male reporter.
"Well… I'm an orphan. An evil wizard by the name of Voldemort murdered Lylia and my father when I was a year old. I grew up with my aunt, uncle, and morbidly obese cousin, Dudley. My uncle abused me during my whole childhood- my bedroom was a small cupboard under the stairs until I got my letter for Hogwarts when I was 11. Then they gave me Dudley's second bedroom. I went to Hogwarts- met my best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. I've gone to Hogwarts since then- and I'll be entering my sixth year if I decide to return to the school."
"What made you want to come to the Realm?"
"Truthfully? My uncle beat me to a bloody pulp and the only way that I wouldn't die was Zama- because of my fairy blood they couldn't heal my injuries."
Over on the side of the platform, Eil was looking shocked. Harry had never talked about this so openly before. Was it possible that he'd gotten over the abuse?
"What powers do you have, exactly?" asked the female reporter who had asked the first question.
"When Zama saved my life, my powers were increased. I would have been powerful without the little power-boost, but my magic levels are pretty much off the chart now. Especially since Zama left me his magic- I'll be a Level 16 Elemental Mage in three days."
The crowd looked pretty shocked at this- there had never been a Level 16 Elemental Mage before- in the entire history of elven culture.
"Who have you been staying with?"
"I've been living with Ari, Zara, Ana, Karo, and Cael. They've really made me feel like a part of the family. Thanks guys." Harry smiled, knowing they were somewhere in the audience. He couldn't see them though.
"You call him 'Cael'?" asked an astonished villager.
Harry laughed. "Yeah- and believe me, it's new to me. Just earned his respect recently."
Harry saw a small figure rushing towards him. It was Ana.
"Hiya Blaze!" she exclaimed. Harry asked her where her parents were. She pointed them out, and Harry saw that Ari looked apologetic.
"What's up munchkin?" he asked her, noticing for the first time that she had Kor on a leash.
"I wanted to show everybody your doggie." Ana said, cutely.
"What's your dog's name?" asked a reporter.
"Kor." Harry replied.
"Do you have any other pets?"
"I have a snowy owl named Hedwig, and two snakes- Ariel and Raven."
"Some people would think that snakes were odd pets," commented the reporter.
"Oh," Harry said. "I speak parseltongue."
Harry didn't have to worry about the elves thinking he was evil. Parseltongue was considered a 'light' gift in the Elven Realm.
Harry bent over and picked Ana up, putting her on his shoulder. Ana still held onto the leash so Kor couldn't get away.
"You certainly are strong," someone commented.
"It's not like she's that heavy," Harry said modestly.
"I weigh 46 pounds," said Ana into the microphone. Harry could just see Ari groaning.
"Do you have a girlfriend?" someone asked.
"I'll answer that," said Ana. "Yes, he does."
This piqued many people's curiosity. "Who is it?"
"Her name is Ginny, and she is very beautiful." Ana answered. Harry had showed her pictures of Ginny.
"Is she an elf?" someone asked Harry.
"No- she's back in the Wizarding World." Harry said, sadly.
"Do you love her?"
"Yes." Harry answered.
"I bet you have a lot of girls that are jealous of her," commented someone else.
Harry laughed- over on the side, Eil was cracking up.
Luckily for Harry, another reporter changed the topic. "What are some of your plans for the Kingdom?"
Things quickly turned back to a more serious mood, as Harry began.
"I wanted to begin some relief work immediately. You know, to help fix damages and such. I also wanted to give money to the victim's families. Although I am aware that no amount of money will be able to make up for your loss, even I am aware of the high costs of funerals and such these days. In addition, free medical care will be offered to all of those injured."
Harry paused. "I'd also like to have a hospital built so that medical care will be more readily available. A hospital would be a central location for medical care and more convenient. It would also offer many jobs- nurses, secretaries, and so on."
"It has also come to my attention that many children were left orphaned in the attack. 35, actually. And it's no secret that the current orphanage is not in very good condition- and the 11 children currently there are not getting the best care they could. Therefore, I have discussed it with my Council and have decided that I will be transforming the west wing of the castle into a place for them to live. I'll be seeing to this immediately after this meeting, so don't expect me at dinner."
"When will your coronation ceremony take place?"
"In approximately a month- in light of the current disaster, I wanted to wait a bit for people to get used to the idea."
Eol appeared next to Harry. "We have time for one more question."
Harry picked a reporter, who asked him if he had picked his entire council yet. He also asked who he had chosen.
Harry explained his decisions, and the press conference was ended. Harry walked of the stage, and when he saw Eil, breathed a sigh of relief.
"Thank god that's over," was all he said.
A/N: Again, sorry about the long wait. Had a bit of writer's block. I really don't like this chapter much- it didn't really turn out exactly how I'd wanted it to, but I didn't want to keep you waiting even longer. But it is 18 pages typed! Okay, review responses:
Kaleena Mason: sorry about the cliffie! Glad you like it!
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Post-Scriptum: sorry about the pace. It'll pick up within about two chapters. Harry will go back to Hogwarts in about three or four more chapters. I just don't want to rush the plotline- sorry…
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Black Padfoot: glad you like it! I'm thinking about 4 more chapters before harry goes back to hogwarts. Maybe more, maybe less. It all depends on how much detail I feel like adding. Harry will not be Head Boy when he goes back- he'll only be in his sixth year (if he even goes back as a student). As for his entrance, lets just say I've got something planned. He certainly won't make a "quiet" entrance.
Nogoalielikeme: sorry about the last cliffie- hopefully this chapter not really having a cliffie made up for it.
Hpfanchrissy1502: thanks! I've decided that I'm just going to continue with the story, and when it is finished, I'll rewrite it to include what happened in the 6th book- and change the title. I'm just glad Half Blood Prince is finally coming out!
OrganiclyMe: thanks!
Beast210: no-Harry's father is definitely James Potter.
HecateDeMort: no- Eil isn't more royal than Harry because Eil doesn't have any gold blood in him.
Rhysel Ash: hope this cliffie wasn't too bad.
Amones of Magic: wow! Big review! Sorry about the cliffie- I tried to make it less this time to balance things out. To answer your questions:
1).Yes, Harry will go back to Hogwarts. I'm not saying if he'll be a student or not yet, though. Yes, he will definitely see his family and friends. You think he'd just leave poor Ginny like that? Lol.
2).Yes- Harry is definitely James' son. Lily had put glamour charms on him as a baby to hide his elven features- James never knew that Lily was elven- and neither did Lily- for sure. She just noticed that he had pointed ears and such, and because she still couldn't remember any of her childhood, suspected that she might be elven, but never knew for sure. Wow… hope that wasn't confusting.
3).As to what's going to happen when Harry's king, I gave hints in this chapter, but I'm still not saying. Hehe- I love being evil. Gotta keep some of the plot secret!
4).About the whole marriage issue. Yes, he'll eventually have to marry- but in elven culture you can still be king without a wife- just not for extended amounts of time. This'll come into play later.
5).I made Harry modest, yet ridiculous about his powers because I didn't want him to be lording his powers over everyone- I just couldn't imagine it. Yet he's gotta have some fun now and then, and he's got these mood swings that make him wish he didn't have all this power. Sort of complicated… sorry.
Pleione: hope you liked this chapter. Glad to know someone thinks I'm funny.
VFPC: thanks!
A/N: PLEASE REVIEW!
