"Wait, trained? What do you mean trained? I am trained!" Harry stated in an insulted tone

Fate raised an eyebrow "You think you are trained? I am honestly shocked that you know which end of your wand is which. You probably couldn't find your way out of a wet paper bag with a map and a torch."

"HEY. I'm not that bad"

"You are right you are worse thankfully you had your soulmate."

"What is a soulmate you keep saying it but I don't know what it means?" Harry asks

At that moment Hermione made a noise making Harry immediately lean close to check on her, only for her to smack him in a way that only Hermione ever did when she thought he was being an idiot.

"Hey what was that for?" rubbing the side of his head looking in her eyes which he noticed were sparkling with equal parts of mirth and exasperation.

" I'm sorry I really don't know what it means Hermione."

"It means" Fate cutting in "That you are perfect for each other, she is the brains while you are the brawn, when you are angry, she is calm, you are each other's heart mind and souls. The reason you keep on fighting, but more importantly the reason you come back home." "And so, you don't walk face first into a killing curse." He finishes under his breath.

"I thought you mentioned I might have another though, if it is that special then how could I have two. It doesn't make sense… Does it?" Harry askes confused

Hermione looked shocked and blushed slightly as if she had an idea of who the second might be.

"You might have a second but that is depending on your actions, it may happen it may not. There is many paths that could be tread but only half of them lead too you other soul mate the rest don't. Don't ask who it is because I won't tell you that is tempting fate." Fate states with a chuckle.

Hermione rolls her eyes as if to say 'Great another one who likes name puns'

Something on his desk buzzed, glancing at it he grinned properly.

"But your trainers are here so it is time for introductions." Fate grinned as the door opens

Several people walk in as Harry and Hermione recognize them; they forget to breath.

"May I introduce Godric Gryffindor, Salazar Slytherin, Helga Hufflepuff, Rowena Ravenclaw, Merlin Emrys, Arthur Pendragon, Morgana Ley Fa, Lily Potter, James Potter.

Godric will teach you battle magic along with fire elemental abilities, Salazar will teach you potions along with water spells, Helga will teach you earth magic and herbology, Arthur is going to teach you law and sword craft, Merlin will teach you Illusion and spell creation, Morgana will teach you destruction magic, Lily will teach you Runes and charms, James will teach you Transfiguration and how to have fun. Oh, they will work together to teach you how to become animagi."

Harry glanced at Hermione and saw that she was on the verge of tears, guessing she was upset that she wouldn't be able to ask all the questions she wanted to, he leaned over and whispered "I will ask anything you want" causing one of the tightest hug he ever had known.

Rowena spoke up, "Oh there is no need for that, we will start by teaching you the mental arts. It will help with your recall and allow us to teach you at a much faster rate, so we don't have to repeat ourselves."

Harry flinched at the thought "What type of mental arts? I really don't want to go through occlumency training again, it was quite painful the first time." Harry glanced at Hermione to see her miming to her mouth then Rowena, it took Harry a moment to understand then turning to Rowena "How are you speaking modern English if you have been dead for a thousand years?"

"That is easy to answer our magic allows us to understand each other in our native tongues, so for us you are speaking a mixture of French, Gaelic, and Latin. The larger question is you have had occlumency training, what do you mean it was painful? What type of training did you go through? It is never supposed to painful."

A hard look from Hermione is what caused Harry to answer honestly "Dumbledore had Snape try to teach me fifth year after I started getting visions of what Voldemort was doing. The training was him insulting dad, telling me to clear my mind, then immediately shout legilimens, it was painful and exhausting, if anything it made the visions come more frequently."

He realized he had tears streaming down his cheeks, glancing up he saw open looks of horror on the faces in the room, which made a monster rear its head in chest "I DON'T NEED SYMPATHY' Harry yelled jumping to his feet starting to pace, "AFTEREVERYTHING I HAVE SEEN, DONE, ALL THOSE LOSS I DON'T NEED SYMPATHY OR PITY. I HAVE …. I HAVE … I have given everything time and again risked everything and, in the end, I have come up short, now I am risking it all again, so please, just don't give me pity. Give me the strength to risk it all again." He finished softly feeling Hermione wrap her arms around him softly, bringing him back.

James spoke softly in the way only a parent can "None of us are denying what you have done, the matter is, that you should never have had to go through any of that."

Rowena spoke looking Harry right in the eyes as she did so "If you want strength then know this the way he taught you, is an effective way to do training but only if you have strong natural barriers, and you have absolute trust in your trainer. It would never be effective while you have a horcrux in your head breaching those barriers. All it did was wear down your natural barriers, without giving them a chance to rebuild properly. That is not how we will be teaching you. Our way is slower but more effective in the long run, the way that was attempted to be taught to you while harsh is fast and effective at doing a lot in a short amount of time."

She looked to Fate "With your leave, we must begin we have a lot to do and not nearly enough time to do it in."