04/01/2020: Hello everyone. This is ThunderReborn. This chapter has been edited by Darklord331, my current Beta Reader before, and Grammarly (not sponsored by them). Hope you enjoy the newly edited chapter.
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"Hello." – Normal talking
"Hello." – Ichigo's thoughts.
"Hello." – Zanpakutō speaking
"Hello." – Zanpakutō thoughts.
"₲: Hello Human. : ₲" – Goblin Language
"₣: Hello :₣" – French.
"$: Hello :$" – Parseltongue
The bright rising sun gently shines over Hogwarts. The sunlight shines through a slightly opened curtain and landed on Harry's face. Harry started to wake up. He opened his eyes and looked at the familiar curtains above him.
"Am I back in Hogwarts?" He stood up and noticed that he was back in the same room as yesterday. "I guess I am." Harry turned to his bedside table and noticed his glasses were missing. "Am I already wearing my glasses?" He touched his glassless face. "I'm not wearing my glasses… My eyesight got fixed!" Beside him, he heard something moved. He turned to his side to see Hermione looking at him.
"Good morning Harry." She said.
"Um… good morning Hermione." He replied. She immediately noticed Harry's lack of glasses.
"He looks way better without those glasses." She quickly pushed that thought aside. "Harry, where's your glasses?" She asked.
"I'm not sure," Harry said. "Maybe Healer Bloodfallen threw them away."
"She did what?"
"I think she threw them away because I no longer need them."
"You can see me?"
"I can."
"Good morning lovebirds," Artoria said. They turned to see a smirking Artoria leaning on the side of the door. "Time for breakfast." She said as she walked away. Hermione left the room while Harry began to change.
Five minutes later, Harry and Hermione walked down to see the table full of food. Kaien and Artoria sat by, waiting for them.
"Good morning Hermione, Harry. How are you two?"
"Good Kaien-senpai," Hermione replied.
"I feel better," Harry said.
"Good. Now sit down." Harry and Hermione sat between Artoria and Kaien. Kaien pulled out a small vial with a light orange fluid and handed it to Harry. "Drink this." Harry took the vial from Kaien.
"What's this?" Harry asked.
"This is a part of your nutrition potion regiment that Healer Bloodfallen prescribe for you. It will help you with your malnutrition." Kaien said. Harry sighed as he uncorked the vial and quickly swallowed it the light orange fluid. With that, they began to eat. Harry didn't know why but he felt hungrier than before. By the end of breakfast, Harry ate three times more than he normally ate at Hogwarts.
"What did the potion do?" Harry asked.
"Drink these two potions and I'll explain what they do." Kaien pulled out another two vials, one with a light blue color while the other one was a dark violet color. Harry took the vials and quickly drank them.
"So, what did this potion do?" Harry asked.
"The light orange potion temporally suppresses your bodies feeling of being nauseous and increases the amount of food you can eat.
The light blue potion is the counter to the light orange potion. While the dark violet potion increases your digestive process, quickly breaking those foods down and converting them into nutrients that will be used to strengthen your body." Kaien explained.
"I see…" Harry said.
"Now then, Harry and I need to see Nagnok," Kaien said.
"That's fine. I'll see what Hermione knows." Artoria said. With that, Kaien and Harry left for Gringotts. Artoria turned to Hermione.
"Do you have any workout clothes?" Artoria asked. Hermione shook her head. Artoria sighed as two pairs of clothes flew out of her room towards her. "Follow me." Hermione followed behind her, feeling as if she walked towards her death.
Scene Change: King Nagnok's office
Kaien and Harry arrived at Gringotts. They were immediately escorted down to Nagnok's office. As they walked down, Kaien whispered to Harry.
"When we walk in, I want you to bow to Nagnok and say, 'May your vaults be filled with their riches.' right after me," Kaien said.
"Yes, Kaien-senpai," Harry replied. The goblin guards bowed to them and opened the doors to Nagnok's office.
"May the blood of your enemies satisfy your vengeance." King Nagnok greeted.
"May the Goblin Nation be filled with joy from crushing your enemies," Kaien said. Harry bowed to Nagnok.
"May your vaults be filled with their riches," Harry said.
"How are you feeling Mister Potter?" King Nagnok asked.
"I am well King Nagnok," Harry replied.
"We finished the auditing of the Potter Estate." King Nagnok presented Harry with a sheet of parchment. Harry took the parchment and began to read. Suddenly a wave of magic surrounded Harry.
"Those bastards!" Harry growled. Kaien firmly placed his hand on Harry's shoulder. He turned to Kaien.
"Harry, calm down," Kaien said calmly. Harry took a few moments to calm down. Kaien gently took the sheet of parchment from him. The sheet showed who deposited and withdrawn from the account. Kaien noticed that Albus Dumbledore would transfer 2,000 galleons from Harry's Trust Vault to his Vault each month until 1991 where that amount increased to 3,000 galleons. Dumbledore wrote each time for the reason was simple 'Using the galleons for the care of Harry Potter as his Magical Guardian'. Kaien noticed that this trend continued until yesterday.
"What will be done Nagnok?" Kaien asked.
"Those thieves will have the stolen galleons reimbursed to Mister Potter's account with interest and an additional 10% bonus. After that, those vaults will be claimed for violating Gringott's policies. Depending on the contents of the vaults we claimed, we may further escalate this." He said.
"I see…" Harry said. Harry looked disappointed and lost in his thoughts.
"Why…why did he do this. Why did he decide to steal from me?"
"Nagnok, where did the money Dumbledore transferred go to?" Kaien asked. Nagnok pulled another sheet of parchment out and gave it to Kaien. Kaien looked at it. Dumbledore would transfer that money from his vault to Hogwart's trust vault. This changed in 1991 where only 2,000 galleons would go to Hogwart's trust fund. The other 1,000 galleons would go to a new vault.
"Who owns this vault?" Kaien asked.
"Hm…" King Nagnok took the parchment and pressed a rune on his desk.
"₲: Get me the balance sheet for vault 685. The owner of that vault has been linked to theft. :₲"
"That smart bastard, to think he would use the Hogwart's Trust Vault to launder his money," Kaien growled.
"He is smart, he kept the content of his personal vault to a minimum while transferring the rest of the money to the Hogwarts Vault, a vault that no one except for the Headmaster could deposit or withdraw from." King Nagnok said.
"Do we have a sheet for the Hogwarts Vault?" Kaien asked.
"Hm…" Nagnok stood up and walked to a filing cabinet. He dug around before pulling out a sheet and returned to the table. He presented it to King Nagnok. Kaien looked at the parchment. He noticed that Cuthbert Binns was stilling being paid.
"Why are they paying a ghost?" Kaien immediately pointed out. King Nagnok looked and noticed that Kaien was correct. Dumbledore was still paying a wage for Cuthbert Binns. They noticed that slowly Cuthbert Binns's wage gradually increased. "Dumbledore could pocket the wage from Cuthbert Binns. After all, he is a ghost and they don't need the money." Kaien theorized.
"Even if that is true, there is nothing we could do about it." King Nagnok said. Suddenly there was a knock on the door. "Enter!" The door quickly opened, and a goblin entered. The goblin greeted King Nagnok and handed him the sheet.
"By your leave." The goblin said before leaving the room, the doors quickly closed shut behind him.
"According to this, vault 685 is the personal vault of a woman named Molly Prewart."
"Do you recognize that name?"
"No. The only one I know is Molly Weasley."
"Hm… Weasley…"
"According to my friend, he has a brother that works here as a Curse Breaker."
"I see…" King Nagnok touched the rune again. "₲: Get me the personal files of any currently employed Curse Breakers with the last name Weasley. :₲"
"Um…How was Professor Dumbledore allowed to access my vault?" Harry asked.
"He is allowed in because your government, the Wizengamot, decided that he would be your Magical Guardian since you had no other magical guardian."
"Didn't Harry's parents leave a will of some kind?" They looked at Kaien. "I mean they are in a time of war… You would write a will in case either one of them or both of them die?"
"That's…actually a valid point." Suddenly there was a knock on the door. "Enter!" The door opened again, and a goblin entered the office holding a file. The goblin greeted King Nagnok and handed him the file. "I want you to look to see if we have a copy of the Will of Lily and James Potter." King Nagnok ordered.
"Yes, your majesty." The goblin said, "By your leave." The goblin left the room, the doors quickly closed shut behind him.
"According to this file, William 'Bill' Weasley is the son of Arthur Weasley and Molly Weasley nee Prewett." King Nagnok announced.
"No…" Harry said in shock.
"So, Molly Weasley was also a part of this theft." King Nagnok growled.
So what can we do to stop Dumbledore from accessing Harry's vault?"
"Hm… The simplest way is to change the locks to the vault."
"But is that a permanent solution?" Harry asked.
"No. Dumbledore could use the Wizengamot and force us to grant him access again due to him being your Magical Guardian."
"So we need to find a way to remove Professor Dumbledore as my magical guardian," Harry concluded.
"So what ways could this be done?" Kaien asked.
"The easiest way would be if there was a will which states that someone else was supposed to be Mister Potter's guardian."
"Which we aren't sure it exists," Harry said.
"The other methods would be through emancipation."
"Emancipation?" Harry questioned.
"Emancipation is where a minor is considered an adult by law," Kaien said.
"This is normally used when the minor can financially provide for themselves or when the guardian is question placed their charge in danger and the charge refuses to accept another guardian." Kaien cracked a smile.
"I guess we do have a case against Dumbledore then."
"Oh?" King Nagnok said. Harry's eyes widen with realization.
"The Triwizard Tournament," Harry said.
"Exactly," Kaien said.
"What does that stupid tournament have to do with this?" King Nagnok groaned.
"On Halloween night, Harry's name came out of the Goblet of Fire. The Ministry representatives there and Dumbledore himself said that Harry had to compete. Yesterday morning, we discovered that Harry's addition to the tournament could have been voided." King Nagnok began to smile.
"Professor Dumbledore warned all the students that the tournament was designed to test the limits of the champion and that it was agreed that only students above the age of seventeen would be allowed to enter," Harry added.
"Just to clarify, who were the Ministry representatives that were there?" King Nagnok asked.
"Mister Bartemius Crouch, Head of the Department of International Magical Cooperation and Mister Ludo Bagman, Head of the Department of Magical Games and Sports," Kaien replied. "Not to mention the Madam Maxime, Headmistress of Beauxbatons, Professor Karkaroff, Headmaster of Durmstrang and we were witness to this decision."
"Mister Potter, just to clarify, did you willingly submit your name to the Goblet of Fire?"
"No. I did not."
"Mister Potter, do you want to enter the tournament?"
"No." King Nagnok closed his eyes, thinking.
"Based on what I've heard, we can argue for Mister Potter's emancipation on the ground of Albus Dumbledore, purposely placing Mister Potter in danger by forcing him to participate in a tournament designed for adults. Albus Dumbledore, the Chief of the Wizengamot, Mister Bartemius Crouch, Head of the Department of International Magical Cooperation and Mister Ludo Bagman, Head of the Department of Magical Games and Sports all agreed that Mister Potter should be considered an adult." King Nagnok said. He pressed the rune on his deck.
"₲: Get me the emancipation form. Also, what is the status of the Will of Lily and James Potter? :₲"
"While we wait for the paperwork to be brought in, we have a few more things to look into before we proceed." King Nagnok said. "The first thing we need to pick would be the adult supervisor for Mister Potter."
"Adult supervisor?" Harry asked.
"Yes. To make sure the emancipated minor can handle all the responsibility; they must have an adult supervisor to help guide the emancipated minor."
"I believe that we already took care of that," Kaien said.
"Oh?"
"Yes. I took Harry in as an apprentice for the duration of the tournament."
"That would satisfy the adult supervisor position." There was a knock on the door. "Enter!" The door quickly opened, and two goblins entered. They greeted King Nagnok. One of the goblins handed him a sheet of parchment. The other stood there.
"I've found out that the late Lord and Lady Potter did write a will. However, it is currently sealed and placed in the Potter Family Vault." The goblin reported.
"I see… both of you may leave." The goblins bowed and quickly left the room. King Nagnok pulled out a normal quill and began to fill out the emancipation form. He soon pulled out a crimson quill. "This is a blood quill; it is a magical tool that allows the writer to sign documents in blood." He then signed the bottom of the sheet. He turned the sheet around; allowing them to see it. Kaien and Harry quickly read the document. Kaien took the quill and signed below. He handed the quill to Harry who signed below. The parchment let out a golden glow and it triplicated itself.
"So…now what?" Harry asked.
"Now then…" King Nagnok pulled out a small box. "You need to put on the Lord Potter ring." King Nagnok said as he handed the box to Harry. He opened the box to see a large ruby ring. Engraved on the ruby is a coat of arms with a lion. Below the lion was the words 'Audentes Fortuna iuvat' [Fortune favors the bold]. Harry pulled the ring out of the box and slipped it on his hand. The ring began to glow red and it resized itself.
"Now then, Lord Potter. How do you feel?" King Nagnok asked.
"I feel good," Harry said. King Nagnok pulled out a large folder. "This is the portfolio of the Potter Vault." Harry took the folder and opened it. His eyes widen in shock.
"This-this is all mine?" He asked.
"It is." King Nagnok said. "Now then, shall we release the solicitors?"
"Huh?" Harry said.
"According to the audit, you did not receive any commission from the various companies who created products based on your image." King Nagnok said. Kaien remembered seeing the Boy Who Lives books series in Borgin and Burkes.
"Um…"
"We also discovered that when the Ministry of Magic acquired your house at Godric's Hollows and turned it to a national monument, no compensation was sent to you."
"Um…
"We also discovered that all of your fan mail was sent to one of our vaults."
"Wait…fan mail?" Harry said.
"Yes. You're fan mail."
"Um…"
"Has these letters been screened yet?" Kaien asked.
"It appears it has not."
"I want you to get the mail screened for any threats. After that, send a few stacks to Hogwarts each week." Kaien instructed.
"As you wish." King Nagnok said. "What about the other two matters?"
"If I would make a suggestion," Kaien said. Harry nodded his head. "Send them each a warning letter, informing them about the lack of compensation. Demand that they send us that compensation with interest or face legal action." Kaien suggested.
"Um…sure," Harry said.
"Anything else I can help you with?" King Nagnok asked.
"Can you reach out to the Daily Profit and ask for a private interview in three hours?" Kaien asked. Harry looked confused.
"Why?"
"Well, the Daily Profit are beginning to create their own speculation about your admission to the Triwizard Tournament and saying that you are a second champion for Hogwarts. I want you to get an interview to clear the air." Kaien said.
"I see…"
"It would also be a good idea to explain the fan mail that you received. I wouldn't be surprised if many of those letters belong to students at Hogwarts and this would allow you an opportunity to make more friends at Hogwarts."
"That's a good idea," Harry said.
"Great. While King Nagnok arranges for that interview, someone needs some new clothes." Kaien said.
"But…"
"No buts." Kaien said.
"I expected this." King Nagnok said as he pulled out a pouch and handed it to Harry. "This pouch is connected to your vault. Just stick your hand in the pouch and think of the amount you want." He explained. Harry stuck his hand in the pouch and pulled out ten galleons and four sickles. Kaien led Harry out of King Nagnok's office.
Time Skip: Three Hours later.
Kaien and Harry were escorted to a private room. They entered the room to see two reporters sitting there.
"Hello, Michael. Rebecca."
"Hello, Kaien." They replied. Kaien and Harry sat down facing them.
"Before we start, allow us to formally introduce ourselves. "I am Michael Carneirus.
"And I am Rebecca Almeidas."
"A lot of people have been wondering about how you became the second champion for Hogwarts."
"The first thing is that Harry is not the second champion for Hogwarts," Kaien said.
"Oh? But Mister Potter is a student of Hogwarts." Michael replied.
"He was. However, the judges decided that Harry will be a champion of the Shiba Academy of Mystical Arts instead.
"Oh? How come?"
"To make it fair for the other schools," Kaien replied.
"I see," Rebecca said. The reporters quickly wrote the new information down.
"So, Mister Potter, why did you join the tournament?"
"I didn't. I had no intention of joining the tournament at all." Harry said.
"But how did your name enter the Goblet of Fire. We have various witness reports all stating that Professor Dumbledore drew an Age Line to prevent any younger students from placing their names into the tournament." Rebecca asked.
"There were ways to get around that Age Line. Look at Fred Weasley, the Hogwarts' Champion. He is currently sixteen years old. He attempted to cross the Age Line by using an Ageing Potion." Kaien began. "However, the Age Line rejected him. So, I showed the students three different ways to cross the Age Line."
"What were those methods?" Michael asked.
"The first method, and arguable the easiest, would be simply throwing the parchment into the Goblet itself."
"I see."
"The second method is simply asking someone older to put your name into the Goblet."
"And the final method?"
"The final method is simply levitating the parchment into the Goblet," Kaien said.
"And Mister Weasley performed one of these methods?"
"He did under my instructions," Kaien replied.
"So it would be possible for Mister Potter to use one of these methods to get into the tournament." Michael theorized.
"He could have if he wanted to." Kaien interrupted Michael and Rebecca as they were about to write Kaien's answer down. "However, it was not the case here."
"How come?" Rebecca asked.
"When we inspected the sheet of parchment with Mister Potter's name on it, it appeared to be from a school assignment."
"I see…" Rebecca said.
"We theorized that the Goblet of Fire was confounded to believe that there was, in fact, four schools in the tournament."
"And Mister Potter was entered in that fourth school," Michael said.
"Exactly," Kaien said.
"I would also like to mention two things to the public," Harry said. Rebecca and Michael turned to Harry. "The first one is an overdue apology."
"An apology to who?" Michael asked.
"To the general public," Harry answered. "I recently discovered that any fan mail that I would have received was rerouted to a vault here in Gringotts."
"So, what are your intentions with that fan mail?" Rebecca asked.
"I will slowly read those letters to answer them back," Harry said.
"But those letters would have been sitting there since you were just a baby."
"Which is why I need to apologize for the idiotic action of my Magical Guardian who allowed those unopen letters to sit there."
"Who is your magical guardian right now," Michael asked.
"I don't know who my magical guardian is. I was sent to live with my muggle relatives." Harry said.
"What?"
"Yes. I lived with my muggle relatives, ignorant of magic until I received my Hogwarts letter."
"I see," Michael said as they wrote everything down.
"I will also be filing lawsuits against all the companies that used my name and image without my approval or any commission," Harry said.
"What?" Rebecca said, dropping her quill.
"Indeed," Kaien said. "We spoke with Harry's current account manager. He informed us that none of these companies sent any money to Mister Potter's vault."
"Dear Merlin," Michael said.
"Not only that," Kaien said.
"There's more?" Rebecca asked.
"Yes. We will also be filing lawsuits against the Ministry of Magic."
"How come?" Rebecca asked.
"For stealing House Potter's property," Kaien said.
"Huh?"
"The cottage in Godric's Hollow remained abandoned and the Ministry of Magic constructed a memorial there. The Ministry of Magic claimed that site to be a national monument." Michael and Rebecca nodded their heads. "However, according to my account manager, the Ministry of Magic has not purchased the cottage or land from House Potter or paid any rent for the cottage or paid any compensation for the house."
"I see…" Michael said. Kaien and Harry sat there in silence as they wrote everything down.
"Anything else you want to mention?" Rebecca asked.
"Hm… I don't believe so." Kaien said. He turned to Harry. "Anything else to add?"
"No," Harry replied.
"Here are our notes." They presented them with the notes in the interview. Kaien and Harry read them over. They returned the notes to them. With the interview concluded, the reporters were escorted out of Gringotts.
"Harry, do you want to get your parent's will?" Kaien asked. Harry thought about it before nodding his head. Kaien turned to their goblin escort.
"We wish to go to the Potter Vault," Kaien said.
"Very well." He said. They walked down a narrow stone passageway lit with flaming torches. It sloped steeply downward and there were little railway tracks on the floor. Their goblin escort whistled, and a small cart came hurtling up the tracks toward them. They climbed in and the small cart whisked them down the tracks. After ten minutes of twists and turns, they arrived at a large vault. They could see the Potter Code of Arms carved into the vault door. They got out of the cart.
"How do I open it?" Harry asked, remembering he needed a key to open his trust vault or the goblin doing something to the vault door to open it.
"You need to place your Lord Ring on the door and command it to open." Their Goblin Escort explained. Harry walked to the vault door. He placed the ring on the door.
"I, Harry James Potter, Lord of House Potter command the vault door to open," Harry said. The vault door began to glow as the door began to open up. They were shocked to see the vault was filled with galleons, jewels and all kinds of other stuff. Kaien and Harry entered the vault. They soon spotted a rolled scroll in the center of the room. Harry picked up the roll of parchment. He noticed the wax seal on it. Harry tried to rip the wax seal off, but it wouldn't budge.
"I believe that you need to use your ring to open it," Kaien said. Harry placed the ring in the wax imprint. The wax began to melt off, unsealing the will. Kaien took a step back, allowing Harry some privacy to read the will. Suddenly there was a frustrated scream from Harry. "Are you alright?" Kaien asked.
"I wasn't supposed to go to them…and he knew that. He was there when they wrote the will." Harry said. Kaien could figure out what Harry was referring too. Harry rolled up the will and placed it back in his vault. With that done, they all left Gringotts.
Scene Change: Hogwarts
Kaien and Harry returned to Hogwarts. They managed to get into their room without meeting anyone.
"Artoria, where are you?" Kaien asked.
"You're done?"
"I am."
"I'm at the training room with Hermione and a few others."
"Um…ok," Kaien said.
"So what are we going to do?" Harry asked.
"We're just going to meet up with Artoria to begin your basic training."
"Ok. What should I wear?"
"I would recommend the black t-shirt with running shorts," Kaien said. A few minutes later, Kaien and Harry walked out of their room.
"We're going, to begin with, a light jog to our training room," Kaien said as he began to jog. Harry followed suit. Kaien would guide Harry up a few moving stairs. Harry managed to keep up with Kaien's jogging pace. They soon arrived in their training area. Harry walked in to see many more people than expected. He was prepared to see Artoria and Hermione. He wasn't expecting Fleur, Krum, Fred, and George to be there as well.
"Um… what's everyone doing here?" Harry asked. Everyone stopped what they were doing and joined up with Harry and Kaien.
"You don't want us to be here Harrykins?" Fred asked.
"Um…"
"It was partially our fault," Fleur said.
"After the first day of training with Kaien, we both wanted to continue," Victor said.
"However, when you decided to be an instructor for a competitor school, we were unsure if we could still train with you."
"So when we got back, we ran into the other champions," Hermione added.
"They asked me if they could train together with us and I decided that it would be fine since it wasn't against the rules," Artoria said.
"I see…" Kaien said.
"Um… wouldn't this allow the other schools to have an advantage over us?" Harry asked.
"Normally you are right," Kaien said. "But, the goal of this tournament is to promote international relations, not showing off which school is better," Kaien said.
"I see."
"Knowing our luck, our respective heads will attempt to block this," Victor said. Fleur nodded her head.
"So…has your respective headmaster/headmistress/professors approached you with assistance yet?" Fred, Fleur, and Victor looked confused.
"I thought they were are not allowed to help us?" Fred asked.
"Nope." Kaien pulled out the contract and handed it to them. "The only thing mentioned in the contract is that your respective headmaster/headmistress/professors are not allowed to help in the actual challenge itself, not the preparations for the challenge."
"Oh."
"It also doesn't help that they could have voided my forced entrance to the tournament in the first hour of my name coming out of the contract," Harry grumbled.
"WHAT!?"
"Indeed," Kaien said as he pointed to the escape clause in the contract.
"It was as if they intended to have Harry remain in the tournament," Victor said.
"It appears so," Harry said with a shrug.
"Now then, let's do some light dueling and then dinner," Artoria said. With that Victor and George would duel each other. Fleur would duel against Fred. Hermione and Harry would duel each other. Kaien noticed that Harry and Hermione were beginning to slow down.
"Harry, Hermione. Stop." He commanded. Harry and Hermione stopped their duel. They were slightly out of breath. He walked to them. "Are you two all right?"
"I am," Harry said.
"So am I," Hermione replied. Kaien rolled his eyes.
"How are you two feeling."
"A little tired," Harry answered. Hermione nodded her head.
"Anyways… let's go over what you two are doing good and bad." Kaien said. He turned to Harry. "You have a habit of sticking only to Reducto, Stupefy and Expelliarmus in the duel." Harry nodded his head. "But those spells are significantly stronger." Kaien turned to Hermione. "As for you Hermione, you used a lot more spells, however, they are much less powerful." Hermione nodded her head. "Both of you rely on using Protego instead of dodging the attack." Kaien looked at his watch. "I believe that it's enough for today," Kaien said. Fleur, Victor, Fred, and George stopped their duels and met up with Kaien. "Based on what I saw, many of you are good right now… however, there is room to grow." Kaien said. "So tomorrow, we will meet up here at five in the morning," Kaien said.
"WHAT!?" All of the students yelled.
"We will be doing physical workouts to strengthen your body," Kaien said. "Anyways let's wash up and go to dinner," Kaien said. They all slowly nodded as he pointed at showers that magically appeared. They all nodded as they entered the showers.
"It's a good thing that you could change certain things in the castle," Kaien commented as soon as everyone entered the showers.
"Indeed. All that effort to improve the wards and regain control of Hogwarts was worth it." Artoria replied. Soon everyone came out of the showers cleaned and refreshed. They all walked out of the corridor and towards the Great Hall.
"So where are we going to sit?" Harry asked.
"Hm…" Kaien thought.
"Do you think you can add a table just for us in the Great Hall?" Kaien asked.
"Easy," Artoria replied.
"Don't worry about it," Kaien replied. They soon entered the Great Hall. The Great Hall appeared normal. However, in the far-right corner, there was a small table. "We will be sitting over that small table. All of you are welcome to join us." Kaien invited.
"Sure," Fleur said immediately. Victor nodded his head right after. Fred and George looked at each other for a moment.
"Us too." They said simultaneously. Everyone walked towards the small table. Everyone in the Great Hall stopped talking and notice them walking to the isolated table.
"Fred. George. Where are you going?" Someone called out. Everyone stopped and turned to see it was Ron.
"We're going-"
"To sit down-"
"And eat dinner Ronkinns."
"Why are you going over there. Sit with your fellow Gryffindors." Ron said.
"Well, you see Ronkinns."
"We are just making friends-"
"With our foreign guests."
"Isn't that's the purpose-"
"Of this tournament?"
"Indeed." Ron turned around to see Professor McGonagall standing there. "That indeed is the purpose of this tournament. To promote friendship with the other schools. 40 points to Gryffindor for promoting the spirit of this tournament." With that everyone sat down at their table and began to eat dinner.
"Mademoiselle Delacour." Fleur turned around to see her respective headmistress standing behind them.
"Good evening Headmistress Maxime," Fleur replied.
"Where were you? I was looking for you all day." She said.
"I apologized. I was training with my friends." Fleur replied. Madame Maxime was shocked to hear Fleur say that.
"I see… I wish to see you after dinner at the carriage."
"Very well Madam. See you then." She said as she returned eating. They could tell that she was very annoyed at Fleur's behavior. Madame Maxime turned around and walked to the Professor's table. Right behind Madame Maxime, Professor Karkaroff walked towards their table.
"What are you doing Victor?" Professor Karkaroff asked.
"I am eating with my friends," Victor replied. Professor Karkaroff frowned upon hearing Victor's answer.
"I will need to see you after dinner." He said. Victor sighed.
"Very well," Victor said as he returned to eating. Professor Karkaroff sneered and walked away.
"You do know that your respective heads are going to lecture you both about this," Kaien said as soon as he was out of hearing range.
"We know," Fleur said
"But what can they do to force us to not be friends," Victor said.
"Could they invoke the contract?" Hermione asked.
"Nope," Kaien said. "Nothing in the contract states that the champions could not be friends.
"Are you able to keep an eye on them with the wards?" Kaien asked.
"I can. Both the ship and carriage are within the wards." Artoria replied. Kaien nodded as he continued to eat. Soon everyone finished their dinner. They all stood up and left the Great Hall. Everyone said their goodbyes. Fleur and Victor walked out of Hogwarts. Everyone began to walk upstairs. Fred and George had to leave the group, continuing to walk a few more floors. Kaien, Artoria, Hermione, and Harry returned to their dorm. Hermione and Harry went inside their room. Artoria sat down and focused on her two students.
Scene Change: Beauxbatons Carriage
(Entire conversation in French)
Fleur entered the carriage. The carriage was expanded to be significantly bigger than it physically appears. The carriage has cream walls with sky blue furniture. On the walls were paintings of famous French landmarks. The room was lit with candles in golden fixtures. The students were sitting down. Some were doing homework. Others were simply talking. It was a relaxed atmosphere until someone noticed Fleur entered. That relax atmosphere vanished. All the students stared at Fleur.
"She's waiting for you in her room." One of the students said.
"Thank you," Fleur replied as she walked away. She walked down a hallway which leads to their sleeping quarters. She soon arrived at a door with the word Madam Maxime adorn on the door. Fleur knocked on the door.
"Enter." Fleur opened the door to see Madam Maxime sitting at her desk. "Close the door behind you and sit." She said Fleur closed the door and sat down. "Why…why were you fraternizing with the enemy?" She asked.
"Because they are my friends," Fleur replied.
"No! They are not your friends. They are your completion. They purposely make you think you are their friend to learn your strengths and weakness." She argued.
"No. They're not," Fleur argued. "I've already spared with Kaien and he's already aware of my weakness before I became a champion and was willing to train me."
"ENOUGH!" Madam Maxime slammed her hand on the table. "You will cease all communications with them."
"Or what?" Fleur replied.
"You will no longer receive the benefits of being a part of Beauxbatons." Fleur glared at her.
"You wouldn't dare." Madame Maxime took out a sheet of paper and signed it. She handed it to Fleur. It read.
"Effective immediately, Fleur Delacour is hereby banished from the Beauxbatonscarriage. She is banished for purposely fraternizing with her opponents of the Triwizard Tournament and revealing secrets of Beauxbatons to her competitors." Fleur glared at this as she took the parchment and stormed out. Fleur entered her room to see all of her belongings were already packed up. She grabbed them and walked out. She could see the stares from the Beauxbatons students. Many of those stares were filled with glee with Fleur's banishment. Fleur sighed as she walked out of the carriage towards Hogwarts. On her way there she met up with Victor who was also was carry his belongings.
"So, you also got kicked out for being friends with them?" Fleur asked in English.
"Indeed," Victor replied. They walked towards Hogwarts. The large wooden door opened. Standing there was Kaien and Artoria.
"I guess your respective heads kicked you out?" Kaien asked. They nodded their heads. "Come on. We have space in our quarters." Kaien and Artoria lead them up the stairs. They arrived at the painting of the Black Knight. "Avalon." He said. The Black Knight nodded his head and opened up. They entered their room. "Both of your rooms are down the hall. There is a plaque on it."
"Thank you." They said.
"No problem," Kaien said. They began to walk down the hall towards their room. "Wait." He said. Fleur and Victor stopped and turned around to see Kaien with a sinister smile. "Do you two want to get back at them?"
"How?" Fleur asked.
"With the one thing every celebrity hate." Victor's eyes widen with realization.
"You mean an interview."
"Exactly." Victor and Fleur stood there, thinking about the idea. They soon nodded their heads. With that, they walked towards the floo. Behind them Artoria stood there, amused at their plan for revenge.
Scene Change: Next morning
It was early dawn at Hogwarts. The morning sun hasn't risen yet. Kaien was leading a long run around the Black Lake. Behind him was Victor, Fred, George, Harry, Fleur, and Hermione jogging behind him. Artoria was at the end, making sure none of them fall behind.
"Come on! We're almost done with the run. Fifty more meters (164 feet) to go!" Kaien yelled. They soon finished their run. "Alright then, cool down walk. Don't stop, continue to walk and control your breathing." Kaien instructed. Kaien had to remind this a few times. Soon everyone stopped and did cool-down stretches. "Good job everyone." Kaien said, let's take a quick shower and go to breakfast." They all nodded their heads and walked towards the castle. An hour later, everyone met at their table in the Great Hall. From the Ravenclaw and Slytherin table, the students from Beauxbatons and Durmstrang glared at Victor and Fleur. They, of course, ignored their stares and continue to eat. The Great Hall was soon filled with the sound of wings flapping. They turned to see the owls, carrying letters and other packages descended towards the students. A large package was dropped in front of Harry. Many students who couldn't afford one or didn't pay for a subscription was puzzled when they received the Daily Profit, the only newspaper in Magical Britain. Kaien paid extra for everyone, even those who normally didn't receive a newspaper from the Daily Profit, to receive this edition. One look and everyone was full of various reactions. There two major headlines.
"Madam Maxime, Headmistress of Beauxbatons, and Professor Karkaroff, Headmaster of Durmstrang, punishes their champions for becoming friends with Hogwarts's and Shiba Academy's champion."
And the other,
"First official interview with Harry Potter, the truth and lies over the years." At the Professor Table, Madam Maxine and Professor Karkaroff glared at the table where their champions sat at; who ignored the chaos they created. Hermione ignored the first headline as she delved into the second headline, after all, it is about her best friend/crush.
"So that package you just received are those old letters," Hermione asked when she finished the news article.
"They are. Gringotts has already scanned the letter for anything harmful." Harry reassured. Hermione nodded. Soon everyone finished up breakfast and left the Great Hall. They entered the library.
"So, any idea on possible things for the first task?" Harry asked.
"According to past tournaments, it is usually the champions facing some sort of creature, which usually results in at least one champion dying," Hermione mentioned.
"Now that you mentioned it," Fred said.
"Charlie said something during the Quidditch World cup. Something about seeing him more." George said.
"Doesn't your brother work at a dragon reserve?" Harry added. Fleur's eyes widen with realization.
"Are those idiots insane?" Fleur blurted out. They all turned to her. "They will have us get past a dragon."
"Knowing these idiots," Kaien interjected. "They will be mother dragons, making them more ferocious and more dramatic to see for the audience." All the champions stared at Kaien. Slowly the blood drained from their faces when they all realized what Kaien said made a lot of sense.
"Let's go see if there are any books about dealing with dragons," Hermione suggested. They all walked to Madam Prince's desk.
"Hello, Miss Granger. What can I do for you?"
"Hello, Madam Prince. We were wondering if you have any books about dragons." Madam Prince stared at Hermione before looking at the champions behind her. She sighed. She stood up and pulled out a book. She looked at the book and began to write the titles and locations in the sheet of parchment. She handed it to Hermione.
"These are all the books that we have about dragons, in the library and the Restricted Section." Hermione took the list.
"Thank you." She said. They spent the next twenty minutes gathering all the books they could from Madam Prince's list. Harry and Hermione recognized a few books on her list. Those were some of the books Hagrid was reading when he was taking care of Norbert. They all sat back down at their table with their stacks of books. They all delved into the books. As they were skimming the books, they all took notes on a certain thing that could be important when dealing with a dragon. In the end, they managed to get a lot of information on dragons. Some key similarities on all dragons are that their skin is magic resistant, and the eyes are their only weak point for magic. Dragons could be easily distracted by animals or certain magic. Hermione stumbled on a unique theory that would be useless for everyone except for Harry. There is a theory that dragons could understand parseltongue. She quickly showed Harry this theory.
"But Hermione, remember when I accidentally revealed that I was a parseltongue? Everyone shunned me for the rest of the year."
"I know that Harry. But it doesn't matter what the public thinks. What matters are those you consider your friends and your family."
"Hermione, I will consider it as another option." Hermione nodded her head and continued to read. They were granted special permission from Madam Prince to have lunch in the library. They developed a few ideas of dealing with a dragon.
"Ok guys, enough studying for today," Kaien said as he stood up. "Let's do some more training." They all stood up. They returned any unnecessary books to Madam Prince. Hermione and Fleur checked out a few books.
"Artoria, do you think you can create a dragon illusion at the training corridor?" Kaien asked.
"I could…though it will not be viable for them to train against."
"It's fine. The illusion would give them a taste of what is to come."
"If you say so." They soon arrived at the training quarter. Victor opened the door. Only for them to be greeted by the illusion of a dragon. The dragon stared at them and out a roar.
"RRRRROOOOOOAAAAARR!" They all turned around and ran away. Kaien and Artoria stood there emotionless. The dragon turned to them.
"Begone," Artoria commanded. The dragon nodded its head before it disappeared. Kaien turned to the scared students.
"That-that was an illusion." Fleur realized.
"It was," Kaien said.
"Why did you do that for?" Hermione asked. They all calmed themselves down and entered the training quarters.
"Simple." Kaien turned to look at the four champions. "When you see your dragon, it will not be nice. It will be wild, ready to attack you. You must immediately act before the dragon attacks you." Kaien said. "For now, I want you guys to expand your strategies to deal with a dragon. Use this time to try out powerful spells at small moving targets." Kaien said. They all nodded their heads, understanding where Kaien was coming from. The eyes of the dragon are one of their weak points. "You should also look into different ways to distract the dragon through their five senses." They nodded their head. Suddenly four rooms appeared in front of them. "To make this still a challenge, each of you will enter this empty room, preventing the others from knowing what you're planning to do," Kaien said. "Before you need to worry, I promise to not tell the other champion your strategy," Kaien said. They all nodded their heads. Each champion and their assistant entered the room. Kaien entered behind Victor.
"So, what are you planning to do?" Kaien asked.
"I'm planning to use the Conjunctivitis Curse on the dragon. With its eyes closed, I will run past the dragon." Victor said.
"Hm…" Kaien said. "Using that curse would be a good idea. It targets their eyes, their weak point. But would that be enough?"
"That seems like a good idea. Do you have any backup plans?"
"Use other spells to attack the dragon, hoping for a direct hit in the eyes," Victor said.
"But will you be able to aim for the eyes?" Kaien thought. "Do you need my help with anything?"
"Do you have something to practice my aim on?" Victor asked.
"Hm…" Kaien said. He conjured a flock of small birds." They all flew away from them. Victor aimed at the birds.
"Rosea oculus [Pink-eye]." He cast. The birds easily dodged Victor's spell. "Rosea oculus [Pink-eye]." Victor continued to cast the spell at the birds. Kaien left the room. He entered Fleur's room.
"So what are you planning to do?"
"I'm planning to lure the dragon asleep," Fleur said.
"How will you do that?"
"I will use the Deep Sleep spell to force the dragon to go asleep."
"Hm… is that your only strategy?"
"It is."
"Hm…" Kaien thought. "According to From Egg to Inferno: a Dragon-Keeper's Guide, Dragons are known for having six senses, five of them similar to a human." Fleur nodded her head, remembering reading this note.
"What does that do with this?" Fleur asked.
"You could also sing a song to support your effort to make the dragon go asleep," Kaien suggested. Fleur nodded her head. "If that failed, you could use various charms to confuse the dragon's senses. Maybe spells to create loud noises to distract the dragon."
"Hm… good. Can you conjure an animal that acts like a dragon?" Kaien conjured an elephant. Fleur nodded her head.
"I can do this." Fleur thought as she pointed her wand at the elephant.
"Sommeil Profond [Deep Sleep]." Fleur cast. The elephant stared at Fleur before it whacked her with its trunk. The elephant turned around and slowly walked away. Fleur growled before she followed after the elephant. Kaien chuckled and left the room. He entered the next room to see Fred and George.
"What do you two need?"
"Well… we considered using a combination of the Disillusionment and Silencing charm." Fred said.
"Hm…" Kaien said. "That's a good idea to use those spells to hide from the dragon."
"So how will you distract the dragon?" Kaien asked.
"Maybe transfiguring some animals to attack the dragon?" George suggested.
"While the dragon is distracted, I would cast the charms and run behind the dragon."
"Good start… but do you have any other plans?" Kaien asked.
"Quick question. Are we allowed to bring anything into the task?" Fred asked.
"Nope. You are only allowed to bring a wand with you."
"Oh," Fred said.
"Why?" Kaien asked.
"I was planning to bring some of our inventions to use against the dragon."
"Hm…" Kaien pulled out the contract looked at the rules for the tournament. "When you enter the task, you are only allowed a wand. But it doesn't mean that you couldn't summon them." Kaien said. Fred's and George's eyes widen with realization.
"You're saying that I" Fred started.
"he could use our invention"
"in the task?" Kaien glared at them for a few moments before he whacked both of them on the head
"OW!" They yelled. Before they could retort, they remembered Kaien's dislike of their twin speaks. "Sorry." They replied.
"Yes, you can use your inventions in the task," Kaien said. "Remember to use the Amplifying Charm to advertise about it at the end of the task," Kaien said as he walked out of the room. Both Fred and George began to pull out parchment and sat down, planning what they could use against a dragon. Kaien entered the fourth and final room. Harry and Hermione were both sitting down, looking over their notes.
"Hermione, I don't think I can cast these spells strong enough to affect a Dragon," Harry said.
"Harry, you can. You need to believe in yourself. Remember, what Professor Lupin told us about the Patronus spell; not many wizards or witches are strong enough to cast wisps, you managed to cast a fully corporal one." Hermione reasoned.
"I-I guess you're right," Harry replied.
"So, what do you two lovebirds have in mind?" Kaien asked. They both turned to see Kaien standing there.
"Um…"
"We were just discussing some spells or techniques past Dragon Keepers used to control the dragons," Hermione replied. Hermione handed the sheet to Kaien to look at.
"I see," Kaien said. "But I also noticed something interesting here," Kaien said. "All of these appear to be secondary options." Kaien stared at them. "So what is the first option?" They looked at each other for a few moments.
"Hermione read in an older book that a Parseltongue could communicate with a dragon," Harry said.
"And I assume that you could speak Parseltongue," Kaien said.
"I can."
"$: So, can you understand me? :$" Kaien hissed in Parseltongue." They both widen their eyes in shock. "$: Well? Can you? :$"
"I can," Harry replied.
"$: Then reply in Parseltongue. :$" Kaien replied. Harry stood there for a moment.
"$: I :$" Harry started to say in Parseltongue. "can." Harry finished in English.
"Hm…" Kaien said. "When did you use Parseltongue?" Kaien asked.
"When I am with a snake," Harry said.
"I believe that right now, you are mentally associating Parseltongue with the presence of an actual snake," Kaien said as he summoned a garden snake.
"$: Where am I? :$" The garden snake hissed.
"$: Hello snake. My name is Kaien. I am trying to help my friend speak in the Serpent's tongue. Are you ok with that? :$" Kaien asked. The garden snake turned to Kaien.
"$: A speaker!" The garden hissed before turning to Harry. "I will be honored to help a young speaker. :$"
"$: Thank you." :$" Kaien thanked. He motioned for Hermione's arm. Hermione cautiously moved her arm towards Kaien. She knew what Kaien was about to do. The garden snake slowly slithered over to Hermione's arm. She flinched as soon as the snake touched her arm. She remained calm as the snake gently wrapped itself over Hermione's arm.
"Good luck you two," Kaien said as he left the room.
"Kisara. Valiona. Mysteria what do you two think about their strategies?"
"Harry's idea with speaking with the dragons may be the most successful…" Kisara said.
"But his idea will be more dangerous in the future," Mysteria said.
"How so?" Valiona asked.
"Because of their Dark Lord Tom," Mysteria said. "During his rain of terror, the public founded out that he was a Parcelmouth. The Ministry of Magic, in its infinite wisdom, labeled Parseltongue as Dark Magic." Mysteria explained.
"That would explain all the books in parseltongue we founded in that shady place," Kaien said.
"Indeed," Mysteria replied.
"What about the other three champion's plans?" Kaien asked.
"Victor's and Fred's plans for their dragon are the most dangerous plans," Kisara said.
"Victor's curse may cause the dragon to go out of control, rampaging around the arena, trying to use its sense of hearing and smell to find him," Valiona said. Kaien nodded his head in agreement with their assessment.
"And Fred's?"
"We don't know what they are planning to use on the dragon," Valiona said.
"From what I've heard from the other students about their 'pranks' then I may feel sorry for the dragons," Kaien added. "What about Fleur's?"
"Her idea is also a good one. But the issue is that even though the dragon is asleep, it can still act base on muscle memory." Mysteria said. Kisara and Valiona agreed with Mysteria.
"Do you two think you can help them?" Kaien asked.
"Harry's the only one we can help for certain," Kisara said.
"We are significantly stronger than these dragons," Valiona said.
"However, if they managed to effect you two then it's for certain they can affect those dragons." Kaien countered.
"They may feel self-conscious if they aren't able to affect us," Valiona said.
"Maybe we should let them know that these dragons are significantly stronger than the ones they'll use in the tournament."
"If we do that, then we need to make sure this information doesn't get revealed to the public," Kaien said.
"If we were going to do this, we need to see if they have any Occlumency barrier," Mysteria said.
"We should also have a contract to make sure they don't accidentally say it," Kaien added. He went to a nearby table and wrote out the contract for everyone to sign. Kaien knocked on the first door.
"Come in!" Victor shouted from the other side of the door. Kaien opened the door to see most of the birds have been shot down. "What do you need?"
"I have certain things that will help all of you survive the impending tasks." Kaien started. "But I realized that I need a way to prevent those 'things' from being revealed to the public." Kaien handed Victor the contract.
"I agree to undergo a Legilimency attack to test the strength of my Occlumency barrier. I will not reveal any information or knowledge I've learned from Kaien Shiba or Artoria Shiba without both of their consent. Kaien Shiba will not use any knowledge obtained from the Legilimency attack to harm the signer." Victor quickly signed the contract. Kaien signed right after.
"Are you ready?" Kaien asked.
"Ya," Victor said.
"Legilimens." Kaien entered Victor's mind. "There is an Occlumency barrier here." Kaien gently poked around the barrier. "It could withstand some Legilimency attacks." Kaien left Victor's mind.
"So how was it?" Victor asked.
"Your Occlumency barrier is fine. Though, it can break if the Legilimen is strong enough to pierce your barrier." Kaien warned. Victor nodded his head.
"I'm aware of that." He said.
"Good. Allow me to test the others first and then I will show you something that will potentially help with your preparation for the task.
"Very well. Can you bring in more birds?" He requested. Kaien summoned smaller and faster birds for Victor to aim at. "Thank you," Victor said as he began to aim at them. Kaien left Victor's room and went over to Fleur's door. He knocked on the door.
"Come in." She replied. Kaien opened the door to see Fleur standing over a sleeping elephant.
"Looks like you managed to get it asleep," Kaien said.
"I did." She replied. "What did you need?" Kaien handed the contract to Fleur and repeated what he told Victor.
"Very well." She said as she signed the contract. Kaien quickly tested her Occlumency barrier. Just like Victor, Fleur has already established an Occlumency barrier in her mind. Unlike Victor's direct defenses, Fleur used her Veela Allure to subtly attract the enemy if it's a male. It would've worked for any ordinary man but Kaien was able to resist it. The rest of the defenses were designed to ensnare the invader in various illusions and false memories. Kaien left Fleur's mind.
"So how was it?" She asked.
"Your Occlumency barrier is good. The trick in using your allure to ensnare any male invaders is interesting and unique."
"But it appears that you easily overcame that defense," Fleur said.
"I am not a normal person," Kaien replied.
"I see…can you give me a few more elephants?" Fleur asked. Kaien conjured a few elephants. Kaien decided to make it a little harder for Fleur. Kaien clapped his hand, creating a loud boom, causing the calm elephants to panic and began to run away. Fleur stared at the scared animal.
"Good luck," Kaien said before he left, narrowly dodging a fireball. Kaien knocked on Fred's and George's door.
"Come in," Fred said. Kaien opened the door to see Fred and George were surrounded by a lot of parchment.
"So what's going on?" George asked. Kaien showed them the contract and explained the reason for it.
"Hm… what do you think?" Fred asked.
"If he enters our mind, then he'll discover our connection," George said.
"The contract would prevent him from revealing it." Fred countered.
"Fine," George said.
"Done with your mental conversation?" Kaien asked. Fred and George were shocked.
"How…how did you know?" Kaien smirked. "Signed the contract and find out." Fred and George signed the contract. With that, Kaien entered Fred's mindscape. Kaien could detect a weak Occlumency barrier. The barrier would be strong enough to detect basic intrusion. Kaien easily got passed the Occlumency barrier. He began to explore Fred's mind. At first, it appears chaotic, with all of their crazy ideas floating around. Upon closer inspection, Kaien realized that the chaotic ideas were a cover for their real secrets. Kaien moved past the chaotic ideas to see that it was a part of his Occlumency barrier. His Occlumency barrier is similar to Fleur's where it uses trickery and deception to make the invaders lower their guard. Kaien soon discovered an old iron gate. Kaien opened the gate and entered George's mind. George's mind was similar to Fred's mind. For a second, Kaien thought he was still in Fred's mind. Kaien quickly left George's mind.
"So how did we do?" Fred asked.
"Your Occlumency barrier is satisfactory. I would also add defenses on the door to prevent invaders from sneaking into the other's mind." Kaien said. Fred and George nodded their head. Kaien left the twins to their ideas and inventions.
Kaien walked to the final room and knocked on the door.
"Come in," Hermione said. Kaien opened the door to see Harry and the garden snake talking in Parseltongue.
"$: It seems that you are getting the hang with it. :$" Kaien said. Harry turned to Kaien.
"$: I am. :$" Harry replied.
"I need both of you to read this contract." Kaien showed them the contract.
"Um… what is an Occlumency barrier?" Harry asked; switching back to English.
"An Occlumency barrier is a mental barrier that prevents people from reading your mind," Kaien said.
"People could be reading our minds!" Hermione shrieked in fear.
"Indeed," Kaien said. "As part of the contract, I will help both of you develop your Occlumency barrier and teach you different ways to protect your mind," Kaien said. Harry and Hermione soon signed the contract. "Who wants to go first?" Kaien asked.
"I will," Harry said.
"Very well then," Kaien said as he moved to Harry. Kaien stared right at Harry's eyes. "Legilimens." Kaien entered Harry's mind. Unlike the other minds he entered, he couldn't find any Occlumency barrier. Kaien continued to travel deeper into Harry's mind. Kaien spotted Harry floating in his mind.
"Is this my mind Kaien-sensei?" Harry asked.
"It is," Kaien said. They looked at the disorganized mind. They could see some memories were very clear and near them. While other memories appear faded and floated in the distance. Kaien noticed a familiar cloak in some of his memories.
"So, he already has one of the three artifacts in his possession." Kaien thought.
"What do I need to do?" Harry asked.
"The first thing is that you need to establish a foundation for your mind," Kaien instructed.
"A foundation? Like a building of some kind?"
"Yes. Some books suggest a city or a place that is familiar to them." Kaien said. Harry closed his eyes and concentrated. The ground began to form below them. "Good. Keep on doing that." Stones walls began to form. In a few moments, a familiar castle stood in front of them. Harry opened his eyes to see Hogwarts stood in front of him. "Now then…" Kaien said. You're going to need to organize your memories into the castle." Kaien instructed. "Each memory should be organized in a way you could easily remember/access to," Kaien said. Harry sat back down and began to concentrate. The memories floating around Hogwarts began to slowly float inside. Some memories easily entered the castle. While other's memories slowly entered the castle. Soon enough all the floating memories around them were gone. Harry opened his eyes. Kaien could tell that this step was very draining for him. "If you want, we could take a break now," Kaien said. Harry shook his head.
"No. This is something that I needed." Kaien nodded his head.
"The next step is to create the defenses to protect your castle," Kaien said.
"What should I do?"
"Many would create a basic barrier around the castle itself. Then they would have some sort of creature or being to patrol around the barrier." Kaien said. Harry nodded his head as he began to concentrate. Slowly a pack of hippogriff began to appear in front of them and began to roam around the castle. Some began a running start before flying in the air. From one of the castle windows, owls began to fly out of it and land on the roof of the castle and in the nearby trees. They joined the hippogriff in scanning the surrounding area. A giant dome barrier began to form, covering the entire castle. Kaien gently tapped the barrier. The barrier was a good one, able to withstand a few blows from an invader. Harry opened his eyes.
"The final piece for you is to continue to maintain this mindscape. Always spend some time, maybe at night, to sort your old memories and look over your mindscape." Harry nodded his head. With that, Kaien left Harry's mind.
Kaien opened his eyes to see Harry staring at him.
"How do you feel?" Kaien asked.
"I could think and remember much clear now," Harry said.
"I think it's my turn," Hermione said. Kaien looked at Hermione.
"Are you ready?" He asked. She nodded her head. "Legilimens," Kaien said as he entered her mind. Just like Harry's mind, Hermione's mind did not have an Occlumency barrier established. Kaien soon arrived in a room with books scattered everywhere. "It appears that Hermione's mind subconsciously has already begun the process of establishing a mindscape." Kaien thought. Hermione soon appeared in her mind.
"Um…" Hermione said, trying to explain the mess.
"No need to look embarrassed. This is a good start." Kaien said.
"Huh?" Hermione questioned. She was very confused about what Kaien was saying.
"Your mind already began the first step in forming an Occlumency barrier; creating a place to store and organize your memories." Hermione's widen when she understood what Kaien meant. "Correct me if I am wrong but these books represent your memories." Hermione picked up a book and nodded her head. "Now then, you need to create bookshelves and shelve your books.
"How?" Hermione asked.
"You need to close your eyes and focus on the shelves appearing and where the books belong," Kaien instructed. Hermione nodded her head. She closed her eyes and began to concentrate. Some of the books around her opened up and began to glow.
"She must be using her memories to create the shelves." Kaien thought. Wooden bookshelves began to appear around them. The books began to float up and move into the bookshelves. Some books landed in one place. Some of the books spit into multiple copies and flew to different places on different shelves. Soon enough all the books were placed in bookshelves. Hermione opened her eyes. She was very drained.
"Are you alright?" Kaien asked.
"I-I am." She said.
"Do you want to continue or take a break?" Kaien asked.
"I-I need to take a break." She said. Kaien nodded his head. Two chairs appeared for them to sit down.
"Kaien, why are you helping Harry?" Hermione asked. Kaien glanced at Hermione.
"I'm helping Harry is because someone asked me to help him."
"Who?" Hermione asked.
"I cannot say," Kaien said.
"Why?" Hermione asked. The organize books slowly began to float off the bookshelves.
"Hermione, calm down or you'll mess up what you started," Kaien said. His interrupted broke Hermione's train of thought, causing the books to fall. She realized what just happened. "I can't reveal to you who sent me to help Harry, but I promise you this…I or the person who sent me here does not have any ill intentions towards Harry." Kaien said. Hermione sighed.
"Ok then," Hermione said.
"Great… Do you want to continue?" Kaien asked.
"I guess," Hermione answered as the books returned to the bookshelves.
"Great, I want you to think of ways to defend this place from invaders," Kaien said.
"Um… like walls?" Hermione questioned.
"It could be anything," Kaien said. Hermione closed her eyes and concentrated. The large bookshelves duplicated themselves. Kaien couldn't tell them apart from each other. Kaien could feel a giant dome covered the entire library. Kaien gently poked the barrier. Hermione opened her eyes.
"How's the protection." She asked.
"While the barrier itself is weak, it would be enough for you to detect any mental intrusions," Kaien commented.
"I also have this," Hermione said. Some of the nearby books began to float up and rush towards Katen. They began to shoot paper at him. Kaien easily defended himself from the attack. The attack was strong enough to do some real harm to an unprepared foe.
"Good. The attack would injure the invader and give you more time to push them out of your mind." Kaien said.
"Have I satisfied your expectations?" She asked.
"Indeed," Kaien replied. With that, he left Hermione's mind.
Kaien reappeared in the room with both Harry and Hermione. "We're all going to meet back up in the main room. Gather your belongings and meet us there." Harry and Hermione nodded their heads as Kaien left. He told the other students that there are ending the training today and he wanted everyone to regroup in the main room. In a few minutes, everyone was back together, and the other room vanished.
"Right now, it's roughly 4 in the afternoon. The rest of the day is yours to whatever you wish but it will not be anyway related to training." Kaien said. "The reason is rather simple… you need to take a break, to relax your mind and body." Kaien explained. The other champions nodded their heads. "In the library, there is a set of rooms dubbed the Shiba Study Room, if you wish you could go there to help the younger students."
"We will be having dinner in the Great Hall tonight," Artoria said. They all nodded their heads and left the room. Kaien and Artoria were the last ones to leave. The door behind them vanished in thin air.
"We need a room to hid things." They thought together. The room around them began to transform. The training corridor became the size of a large cathedral, with high windows. The room was filled with all kinds of belongings.
"This will take a while," Artoria said.
"Not really," Kaien said as he focused on Voldemort's reiatsu. "Found it," Kaien said. Kaien lead Artoria down a path. They soon arrived to see a silver diadem on an old bust. They could feel the magic radiating from the diadem, attempting to influence them to put the diadem on. Kaien and Artoria easily resist the temptation. Kaien summoned his black gloves and put them on. He gently pushed the diadem. He dislodges the soul fragment from the diadem. Before the soul fragment could do anything, Kaien quickly bounded the soul fragment with kidō and sent him to his mindscape.
"So, what are we going to do about this?" Artoria asked. Kaien turned to the diadem. Despite it being free from the soul fragment, the diadem still reeks of dark magic.
"I got it," Kaien said as he summoned Longinus. He tapped Longinus on the diadem. Longinus began to glow golden, releasing holy energy. "Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin and then concentrate your holy energy into purifying them." Kaien said. The holy energy engulfed the diadem. The holy energy purged the remaining dark magic in the diadem. Kaien vanished Longinus. He picked up the now purified diadem.
"What are you planning to do with that?" Artoria asked.
"I believe that we should ask the previous owner on what we should do with this," Kaien said.
"Previous owner."
"He may be referring to me." Someone said. They turned to see a ghost floated there.