His answer given Harry turned his attention back to the once again struggling woman pinned to the wall. She snarled at him with mindless anger when he approached her. He gently touched her forehead and watched as she froze for a moment before her eyes slid closed and her body went limp as she fell unconscious. He observed her impassively for a few moments before turning his attention to Rita who had been watching with a nearly manic gleam in her eyes while her quill had been scratching out reams of parchment covered in notes about what had happened.
"I apologize for cutting this interview short Miss Skeeter. I do hope we can reschedule to finish this at a later date. With what's happened today I do believe I'll have more information for you at that point however." Hadrian said softly with a small smile on his face as his green eyes observed to greed glint in to woman's eyes once again.
"Of course not Hadrian. I'd be delighted to have you for another interview. At your convenience of course." Rita purred as her eyes glazed over slightly with all the articles she could write with the information she already had. The first born Potter being abandoned. The public's beloved Boy-Who-Lived attacking in broad daylight. The abuse young Hadrian had suffered from his family trying to force him to England. The best of all however was the spells apparently placed on the Lord and Lady Potter causing them to act this way. Oh the ideas!
"I'll let you know as soon as I have more time Miss skeeter." Harry said politely before turning away from her to see his father casting worried glances and practically vibrating in place, trying not to doubt his eldest child by not going to his wife.
"Tomoe will you please?" Harry asked with a smile while motioning his hand toward his mother. Tomoe needed no other prompting and easily plucked the woman from the wall and held her easily with one arm. His navy eyes snapped towards James causing the man to jump slightly but moved over hesitantly when the man motioned to him with one hand. Hadrian made his way over to where the three were standing before turning back to Rita.
"Until next time Miss Skeeter." Harry said sweetly with a smile before his skin seemed to glow with a silver light and a beautiful silver smoke swirled around the four of them for a few moments before they disappeared silently with a whirl and the silver light and smoke vanished from the office just as quickly as it had appeared.
Rita stared at the spot where the four had disappeared for a few moments before shrugging and moving to her desk to begin writing her article. If she had it finished in time it would be o the front page of Tomorrow's Prophet!
*** Mikage Shrine ***
James looked around with a slightly dazed look on his face as the silver smoke faded from his vision. He blinked several times as the room came into focus. It was room he had been in before not too long ago. It was the shrine that Harry lived at! He shook his head and rubbed his eyes for several moments as if trying to make sure he wasn't seeing things. It wasn't possible to travel halfway around the world in one trip and still be alive! He decided to simply ask Harry as that seemed to be getting the best results out of his child.
"How did we get here so quickly? It's supposed to be impossible to travel so far with magic and not exhaust or kill yourself?" He asked this as he watched the demon named Tomoe deposit his wife onto the circular bed in the room. He trusted his child but there was no way he was giving this creature an ounce of anything but suspicion. He didn't like the idea of his son cavorting around with a monster but he would just have to grin and bear it. For now. Hadrian's voice jolted him from his thoughts and he turned his eyes away from Lily.
"No human except those of great power can travel the distance I did but I'm not human. That was a simple and easy journey. Now please be quiet. I have to prepare everything I'll need to heal her mind without causing her any damage." Hadrian stated shortly as he moved to a blank section of wall and pressed lightly a small spot with a glowing fingertip. The wall shifted and parted to reveal another room,much like the entrance to Diagon Alley in the leaky cauldron. This opening did not lead to a bustling shopping district, however, but a cool dark room covered completely in bookshelves aside from one section of the right wall which had a large fireplace with a massive black cauldron housed in it. There were books, vials, plants and numerous other items that James knew could be used for powerful magic located in this room. There was also a large workstation in the middle of the room with shelves underneath it that were holding a truly impressive number of knives in more styles than he had ever seen. He could practically taste the Olde Magyk this room exuded.
Hadrian entered to room and immediately went over to a bookshelf on the far side of the room and lightly ran his finger over the spines of several large ancient tomes that were covered in a thick layer of dust. He seemed to have found the one he wanted as he made a small noise in the back of his throat and pulled one of them from the shelves in a small cloud of dust and cobwebs. He opened the book and was already flipping through the pages before he made it to the workstation and laid the book down on the scarred wooden surface without even a blink as his eyes flew over the pages. As he continued scanning through the book a small frown was slowing marring his feature as he apparently wasn't finding what he was looking for but before long his face smoothed out into a small smile as he stopped on a page near the end of the book. He read the page fully with his finger trailing underneath each word before he began moving again. Going to seemingly random shelves and gathering bottles and vials along with boxes and small potted herbs and flowers.
Once he had everything gathered there was a collection of thirteen different ingredients on the table and Harry had moved once again and placed the book open to the page he needed on a simple wooden bookstand. Once he had settled everything he motioned to the doorway and for a moment James thought Hadrian was motioning for him but before he could even take one step Tomoe was there and sweeping past him with casting him a side glance with a light smirk on his face as he came to stand by Hadrian and beginning the process of preparing the herbs and flowers. James swallowed lightly before stepping into the room as well and making his way over to the two.
"What are these ingredients? I've never seen most of these before." James inquired softly as he ran a curious eye over the various containers and plants.
Harry didn't even look up from the book before naming them. " Ash Hopper Jelly, Blisterwort, Blue Dartwing, Blue Mountain Flower, Butterfly Wings, Charred Skeever Hide, Eye of Sabre Cat, Felsaad Tern Feathers, Imp Stool, Rock Warbler Egg, Swamp Fungal Pod and Wheat." Was the blunt answer he received. He waited a few more moments to see if his son would elaborate on which ingredients were what and when he didn't James decided he didn't care if he sounded like an idiot and asked for more information.
"And what's what on the table?" He asked while picking up a dark brown jar and squinting at it despite the fact that he knew he wouldn't be able to see anything inside.
"Ash Hopper Jelly is a viscous oily liquid secreted by Ash Hoppers. Ash Hoppers are creatures found in the Amazon Basin of South America. They appear as moderate sized insects, often seen sifting through the Amazon in groups of two or three. Blisterwort is a variety of fungus that is commonly found growing in most caves in England and Ireland. Blue Dartwings can be acquired by catching dragonflies. Blue Winged Dragonflies are very common in North America and the Bahamas. Blue Mountain Flower is harvested from the blue-flowered variety of mountain flower. They're very common and can be found on most mountains around the world in the foothills and lower elevations. The Butterfly Wings are rather self-explanatory although monarch wings give the best potency. Skeevers are small, aggressive, rat-like animals that attack on sight. They may be encountered in dark areas and most wilderness around the world. All you need to do is char the hide while it's still on the body before it can be harvested. Dremora are humanoid Demons that are often very intelligent, and generally hostile. They are very common in Makai or the demon world and can be summoned easily to be killed for their hearts. Sabre Cats are large, powerful, and fast felines that will attack immediately, and represent a lethal foe. So it's generally best to beat them as quickly as possible and harvest and pickle the eyes immediately. Felsaad Terns are variants of hawks that are white and can commonly be found in southeast Asia. Their feathers are necessary for this potion not as an ingredient but to apply the potion in the shape of the necessary runes on the body. Imp Stool is another fungus found in the same caves of Blisterwort. It tends to be situated near the edges where wall and floor meet. Rock Warbler Eggs can be harvested from birds' nests that are found in rocky regions on the coast of Scotland. They're actually fairly easy to harvest as the mother birds are almost always away. Swamp Fungal Pod is a fungus found in the marshes of Camargue in France. Wheat is again self-explanatory." Hadrian stated without missing a beat as he filled the huge cauldron full of clear water from a large wooden bucket that he pulled from a floor well situated in the far right corner of the room that James hadn't even noticed before.
James was silent for several minutes while he tried to absorb the sudden influx of extra information. Once he managed that he turned back to where Tomoe was still prepping the ingredients only to be shocked that he was nearly done. The Butterfly Wings and Blue Dartwings had been ground into fine powders and put in individual wooden bowls. The Blue Mountain Flowers had been removed from their stems and the petals separated and put in a bowl as well. The Blisterwort, Imp Stool and the Swamp Fungal Pod had been mixed with a murky brown liquid together in a large glass bowl. The Ash Hopper Jelly was a disgusting looking greenish brown sludge in a glass bowl as well. The blackened yellowish-grey Skeever Skin had been chopped into small even strips and placed on a flat slab of grey stone. The Rock Warbler eggs were a light blue with grey specks and had been cracked perfectly in half and the egg whites separated from the yolks and placed into their own glass bowls. The three egg shells included. The Daedra heart was truly a disturbing sight as it looked exactly like a human heart that had been sliced into even 1 inch thick pieces. The Sabre cat eyes that were staring at him from another wooden bowl didn't help with the creepiness at all. The last ingredient was the wheat which were in a small golden brown pile on a porcelain plate right next to several large white feathers.
Harry paid no mind to his shell-shocked father and made a simple waving motion with his hand causing all the ingredients to float over toward the cauldron that was now boiling and frothing with a gray light glowing from within. Hadrian added the Ash Hopper Jelly and Blisterwort, Imp Stool and the Swamp Fungal Pod in their liquid were dumped into the cauldron with no preamble which caused a cloud of violent orange smoke to billow out which Harry paid no mind to as he continued to add things. Next were the powdered Butterfly Wings and Blue Dartwings with the Blue Mountain Flower petals and surprisingly he also added the Daedra heart with these ingredients as well. The smoke changed from a harsh orange to a calm pale blue. The Rock Warbler egg shells, yolks and whites were added along with the Skeever Skin. Lstly he added the Sabre Cat eyes and the wheat which caused all of the smoke that had been filling the room to all pour back into the cauldron which was dark murky brown sludge that didn't look to contain anything but liquid despite all the solid ingredients that had been used to create the potion. He only saw this for a few moments before Tomoe was lifting a huge lid to cover it. Hadrian turned to face him and informed him that it had to stew for 24 hours before it would be ready. All they had to do now is wait.