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Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter or the Gamer Manga. Any game references used belong to the respective game creators.

There were people who listen to this story and complained about the 'x-x-x' box style that I used for the game system alerts. So I am going to remove them in this chapter to see how it goes.

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Chapter 3 : Harry's Summer Shenanigans

"BOY! Come here now"

Vernon's voice rang through the house. Clad in his business suit, he waited at the doorway with one eye on his gaudy watch.

Harry sighed. 'Let's see what the whale has drudged up for me to do in this summer'

"Coming uncle"

Seeing no need to cause a scene, he was quick to approach his uncle.

"Listen up boy, summer has started and I don't want to see you lazing around. You have to earn your keep here. I have talked to the neighbours and you will be doing chores for them like last year."

Vernon growled softly before turning to leave.

"And you better do a good job. One complaint and you will be back in your cupboard with no food for the rest of the summer. Am I clear?"

"Yes, Uncle Vernon" Harry bobbed his head up and down like a doll. An action that went completely unnoticed as the overweight man had shut the car's door.

'I wonder if I will get any quests from my chores. At least I hope I can find some time to train'

Seeing his uncle's blue sedan drive out of the driveway and away, Harry turned his gaze to the list of chores his uncle handed him.

"Whatever the case may be one thing is sure", Harry closed the door before heading inside, "It is going to be a long eventful summer this time."

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Looking down at the list in his hand, Harry found his first task for the day was at the Witsher's house. It seemed that they needed help with moving some junk to their shed. For Harry, the summer vacation period was from June 15 to August 30, he could only hope his plans for self-improvement could be implemented within this ten weeks time.

Before leaving, Harry went back inside in order to find his aunt to inform her of his task. Looking in the kitchen where he last spotted her, Harry couldn't find her. Just as he was about to look elsewhere, his aunt came to the room, strolling in a very loose fitting and short blouse. The dress hugged her body with every movement she made, showing a faint outline of her curves, enough to entice them without being seen as sultry, the entire ensemble created a halo effect around her.

Gulping down his anxiety, Harry kept his eyes on his aunt's face.

"Aunt Petunia, Uncle Vernon gave me a list, I have to go to the Witsher's today",

"Show me the list, he must have given you one, right?"

Harry produced the list for his aunt's inspection.

"Very well, you better get to it. And don't think about loitering around, you only have one house for today after all. Come back here straight after you finish your task"

"Yes, aunt Petunia", Harry bobbed his head.

With his aunt's consent, Harry quickly scampered out of the house, knowing that his aunt was watching his every move. Getting out of the house, he shook off the weirdness he felt and made his way to his destination.

The Witsher's lived some blocks further down the road from where he lived. Harry had never gone there before, he did know their daughter, Jenny, in passing, who was a few years older than him.

Harry covered the short distance without losing much time.

*Ding Dong*

Harry looked up as a mature lady with brown hair and chocolate eyes, clad in a cream-coloured jumper and light blue jeans that hugged her curves, opened the door.

"You must be young Harry", Mrs. Witsher smiled, "Come on in we have a few boxes to move"

"Thank you, Mrs. Whitser"

Mrs. Witsher smiled and led him to the several boxes in the living room.

"You need to move these boxes to the shed in the back. No need to rush, you can take your time"

"Sure thing, Mrs. Witsher"

"Call me Glenda, Harry", she corrected, "Calling me Mrs. Witsher makes me feel old"

"Um…Ok, Glenda", Harry said shyly, as this was the first time anyone older for that matter talked to him kindly or even allowed him to call them by their name. Then out of the blue he blurted out.

"You look pretty young to me"

"Aren't you a charmer", Glenda pinched Harry's cheeks, "Well I won't take more of your time, so you can start moving them"

Harry rubbed his cheeks, which was bright red due to blushing.

'Ha...who knew? That book seems useful after all'

Ding!

You have initiated an F-level Quest!

[Summer Chore I: Move Her]

Quest Synopsis: Help with moving boxes to shed for 'Glenda'

Quest Requirement: None

Quest Rewards: 10 EXP

Special Reward: Items x 3, £ 10

Quest Failure: Loose favorability with 'Glenda', get locked up in cupboard and be starved

Accept / Decline

'Do you really have to?'

Harry ignored the game system's teasing as he switched attention to the special reward. 'I don't think sneaking has anything to do with this quest.'

He soon started moving the boxes to the shed that he was shown to. After showing the shed, Glenda left Harry alone, allowing him to use [Inspect] on each of the boxes that he had to move.

Cardboard Box #1 - Lvl N/A

Contains: Shirts, Pants, Books, Toys

'Oh some of these fit me. Hmm, might as well ask Glenda'

Going back inside, Harry searched for Glenda and found her bend over the kitchen counter. The sight of her tight, firm buttocks being hugged by the jeans made Harry enter a slight trance. His eyes followed its slow movements, the tantalising view gripping and tempting his senses, making Harry absent minded. Then she turned, breaking Harry's vision of beauty.

"Harry, what are you doing here? Need something", Glenda asked, a slight smirk adorning her face.

"Glenda, um… I was wondering whether you could give me the old cast-offs in one of the boxes that I found. They fit me quite well", Harry quickly composed himself.

"Are you sure? They are Mark's, Jenny's older brother, and are quite old and worn out. Won't it be too out of style for you?"

"Nah. I am okay with it and besides it's wrong to waste things that can be used"

"I thought boys like you were only interested in new things", Glenda probed in a teasing tone.

"Absolutely not, I wouldn't waste such a good dress even if it is old", Harry replied firmly, while remaining oblivious to the older woman's teasing.

"I am glad that you like old stuff Harry. Then again, I was wondering why you are wearing hand-me-downs"

"Ah, that's right, these belong to my cousin, I didn't want to waste them either but as you can see, they are a bit big for me. The clothes I found are much more fitting, so.."

"Hmm, if you are ok with it. Then... Ok, you can have it"

No sooner had she agreed to his request, Harry got several notifications.

Ding!

Persuasion Successful!

Ding!

+100 Favorability with Glenda Witsher!

Ding!

New Skill Created!

[Persuasion]

"Thanks, Glenda I will get back to my work then", Harry smiled as he went back, barely holding his excitement at obtaining a new skill. Reaching the shed, Harry inspected the new skill.

Ding!

[Persuasion]

[The ability to persuade others to your thinking and helps when negotiating with others.]

(LUC + INT + 1) % chance of success

"Persuade? I will have to socialise with others to do that in the first place", shaking his head Harry immersed in his task again. Some of the other boxes gifted him with goodies as well.

Cardboard Box #4 - Lvl N/A

Contains: Shirts, Toys, Treasure Map Fragment

"Hah, a treasure map!", Looking around, Harry quietly opened the box and the said item in question was immediately found as it was highlighted by a faint glowing outline. Making sure that Glenda was not around, Harry pocketed the item.

'I don't think asking Glenda if I could take a piece of paper is such a great idea'

Cardboard Box #6 - Lvl N/A

Contains: £10 Note, Catnip, Baseball Bat, Old Bag

"Oh a plus 2 to damage", Harry inspected the baseball bat before stuffing it into his [Inventory].

Harry was thorough in cleaning up everything that the game system highlighted. Putting them all into his inventory.

Just as he finished moving all the boxes, Glenda came around with a pitcher of Lemonade and offered it to him as she invited him inside the house.

"Thanks, Glenda"

Harry gladly accepted the older woman's kindness.

"Think nothing of it, you did good work Harry"

As Harry enjoyed the drink, Glenda eyed him, then said, "Why don't you change into the clothes you took, Harry. The clothes you are wearing now are ill fitting and I believe they must be dirty by now as well."

"Um…I wouldn't want to impose on you"

"Nonsense. Go upstairs, the first room you'll see there belonged to Mark. Take a bath and change into one of the new clothes."

"Are you sure?"

"Go ahead, Harry. I don't mind at all"

Accepting her suggestion, Harry went upstairs for a short bath and change of dress. While he cleaned himself up, Harry had a feeling that someone was spying on him, finding no one, he shrugged it off and went downstairs to meet Glenda to thank her.

Ding!

[Unkempt] successfully removed!

"Thanks, Glenda. I feel good"

"You are quite welcome Harry. And you look rather dashing now", Glenda said waving off his thanks and taking a once over of the young boy.

Harry pulled the small bag containing the other clothes that he had picked. It contained three pairs of T-shirts and jeans that fit him much more perfectly than Dudley's old castoffs.

"Well, Glenda, it was amazing to meet you. Do feel free to call me anytime for any other work", Harry said, meaning every word of it rather than being just polite. This chore turned out to be nothing like he thought it would be.

"Do you mean it, Harry?", Glenda asked, her words containing slight inflations.

"I promise, Glenda. I do really mean it", Harry replied solemnly.

"Hmm…you see Harry I am quite alone these days. My husband has moved to the States along with Mark and Jenny. I would really like to have some company."

Her voice became heavier towards the end.

"That's sad to hear. Don't worry Glenda, I will visit you whenever I have time.", Harry promised her, then suddenly a thought came to him, "You could just ask for me, just like today to do some chore and I can easily meet you, Glenda"

"Thank you, Harry. You are such a wonderful boy", Glenda drew Harry into her tight embrace.

Harry was shocked by the suddenness of the act that he froze, then as his head was embraced by Glenda's D-cup breasts, he instinctively grabbed her buttocks. The object of his earlier fascination.

"Mhm…", a moan inadvertently escaped Glenda's mouth, causing her to tighten her grip on Harry, which allowed him to take in the fluffiness that surrounded his head, though two nubs kept poking him.

'Oh the book wasn't lying… this feels amazing!' Harry mentally sighed. Then suddenly he snapped out of that daze, 'Wait what the heck am I thinking?'

Just as Harry came back to his senses, Glenda let go of him with Harry following suit as well.

"Um…see you around, Glenda",

Harry gave an absentminded wave as he departed.

"Yes, indeed. We'll definitely see each other around, Harry"

Glenda kept a fond gaze at the young boy's silhouette.

Ding!

You have completed the quest [Summer Chore I]!

Help with moving boxes to shed for 'Glenda' [Complete]!

Special Reward: Use [Inspect] to find items [Complete]!

You have gained: 10 EXP, Treasure Map Fragment, CatNip, Baseball bat, £5

The alert shook Harry out of his absentmindedness, taking him back to reality.

"Right let me check out the treasure map fragment"

[Surrey Treasure Map]

Parts Completed: 1/2

This Treasure Map is incomplete!

'Oh, it appears I have to search for the second part somewhere? Forget it, if it is meant to be, I am sure I will find it'.

0o0o0o0

Reaching the house, Harry unwillingly entered, his mind disappointed at his failed plans.

"You are back"

"Yes, Today's task is over"

"You look different", Petunia scrutinised Harry under her hawk-like gaze.

"Uh-um…Mrs. Witsher gave me some old clothes thinking I don't like wasting stuff"

"Did she really?", Harry could hear the challenge in his aunt's voice. "Very well then, now that you are back, complete the jobs you put aside earlier"

"Yes, Aunt Petunia", the fact that no persuasion successful notification arrived made it clear to Harry that she hadn't bought the story entirely.

Without any outward indication of his wariness, Harry started working on his leftover chores for the day. As usual, Harry was harassed by his aunt all throughout the tasks he performed.


Ding!

You have slept in your bed. HP & MP restored to 100%. All negative status effects and ailments have been cured.

"Stop loitering around and start doing your work. I know today there aren't any chores outside"

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"Boy, these new saplings better be planted by the time I am back"

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"You should've been back half an hour ago. Lazy brat, you won't be eating anything tonight"

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"Ah.. finally a blessed Sunday", Vernon lounged on his favourite chair, switching on the TV. "Boy, get out. I don't need your presence to ruin my Sunday"

"Yes, Uncle"

Harry bobbed his head, before going out as instructed. The slight skip in his steps went completely unnoticed by his relatives.

'Finally! Damn a week's gone'

Harry took to a sprint as he headed straight for the abandoned park less than a quarter mile away from his relatives' house.

On his way, he spotted many kids going the opposite way and towards the new shopping complex.

'Dudley was crowing about the new arcade there… at least the park would be deserted, which suits me fine'

Coming to a stop in front of the park gates, Harry looked up at the worn out large entrance with its faded name board.

'Little Whinging Public Park… I am pretty sure there was one or two secluded spot on the far side'

Harry made his way through the dilapidated entrance and was soon searching for a good place for some training. A couple of minutes later, Harry found a small clearing with scattered trees that hid it from casual glance and stone outcropping here and there giving it a natural look.

Making himself comfortable, Harry first decided to meditate on what to try out first. He thought of all the different heroes he had played in the video games - Warriors, Mages, Rogues and many more. He also remembered the info he got from the guide.

'I need to make a choice, either the path of specialisation or the path of Jack of all Trades. Without making a choice I will just be floundering around without making much progress in my development.'

'Since, I don't know how to proceed in that problem, I should switch to what I can do. The sports magazine I took from Dudley contains some basic workout methods. I can easily get up early in the morning and do them, that will help me increase STR, END and DEX.'

'Reading new books is out of the question for now, so grinding INT will have to wait until I am back in game system said I can create skills using repeated actions and such. So, I will focus on that when I am here.'

'I should be able to create spells like fireballs or something. Creating fire balls should be easy. With my mana as conduit and the air around me for oxygen and others for fuel, I could definitely do it'

With a proper plan in mind, Harry changed his posture to one that was used for meditation.

'That book on meditation was talking about finding your inner chakra or something. Maybe I will be able to feel my mana this way'

After an hour of meditation, Harry was able to feel his mana.

Ding!

Skill Created!

[Meditation]

[Meditation]

[The ability to feel one with your body and tap into its latent potential]

+10% to mana sensing

-10% cost in using skills

'Cool!'

Closing the alert, he turned his attention back to meditation.

'Alright it's time, let me see how my first attempt goes', Harry became familiar with his mana after spending another half an hour in meditation.

Still sitting in his meditative state with closed eyes, Harry extended his arm out, with his palm facing up and started channelling mana into it. The knowledge he acquired in science helped him in picturing the air compressing and thus generating the required heat, the oxygen in air ready to burn.

A soft crackle was heard prompting Harry to open his eyes, a bright orange red ball of fire was dancing in his open palm. Harry quickly tested it out by throwing it towards a nearby stone. The ball of fire fizzled out after hitting the surface of the stone, leaving a scorch mark on it.

Ding!

Skill Created!

[Fireball]

[Fireball]

[The ability to throw fireballs at a target]

(10 + MYS) damage

Cost: 10 MP

Harry smiled at the blue screen with glee even though he was feeling drained. Slowly he started playing with the ball of fire he could create. Keeping it floating above his hand, using it as a light source and portable fire source, throwing it at targets, he used every which way he could test his new skill.

Harry used his new skill [FireBall], over and over, mixing up his usage to train his skill.

Harry continued his training for another two hours, until it was close to sun down. This time, Harry concentrated more on controlling his skill and correcting his aim. For this purpose, he took some of the emptied bottles laying around and arranged them, with some far apart and others close together, like a target practice ring. He trained his aim by hitting those far apart while both standing still as well as when he was moving around, the bottles closely put together were used to train his control by hitting each one without affecting the nearby bottles.

As the sun started to settle, Harry decided to call it for a day and head back. His training did help him in learning more about the new skill as well as mastering it.

Immersed in his thoughts, Harry didn't see a distraught Mrs. Figg or the cat lady as he dubbed her, in his path until he was about to collide with her. Luckily, he didn't and seeing how distracted she was he decided to enquire about.

"Good evening Mrs. Figg, Is everything all right?"

"Oh, hello Harry", Mrs. Figg smiled but then went on sadly, "I am afraid not, Snoocky had a litter of five kittens a few days back, and this morning all the litters vanished into the blue. I was looking for them all day and haven't found any of them. If you happen to come across them, would you please bring them back? I'd really appreciate it."

"No problem, Mrs. Figg. I will get them to you if I find any of them around"

"They are quite vocal, so you will find them if you can listen to and pinpoint their location. Thank you, Harry and see you around. You better get back home it's getting quite late", With that Mrs. Figg turned back to her house.

Ding!

You have initiated an E-level Quest!

[Cat Tamer]

Quest Synopsis: Help Mrs. Figg to get her kittens back (0/5)

Quest Requirement: None

Quest Rewards: 10 EXP

Special Reward: None

Quest Failure: A heartbroken Mrs. Figg

Accept / Decline

'While I don't like her cats that much, but it is a quest and she has always been kind to me. Besides she taught me how to bake cookies!''

Harry accepted the quest with a small smile. He was attentive of his surroundings on his last leg of the journey but didn't encounter any of the kittens on his way back to his house. His entrance into the house was acknowledged only by his aunt, who promptly ordered him to make food, while his Uncle and cousin were watching some show or the other on the TV.


Every day for the rest of the week following the Sunday, Harry received a list of chores to do, but unlike his first quest he didn't get any exp for doing them. Most of the jobs were like bringing some stuff inside the house, unpacking things and being a delivery boy.

Instead of getting quests that provided him exp, he got quests that gave small monetary rewards and reputation for his efforts. The quests, while not bountiful, allowed him to meet people thereby obtaining a new skill, [Socialising]. His bounty for the whole week was a grand total of 25 pounds in cash.

[Socialising]

[This is your ability to become Emo or Hero.]

+2 to CHA

[Note: Might help you from stuttering in front of that one girl you always wanted to talk]

'Ha…bloody…ha'

Another Saturday arrived, with the days leading up to it devoid of any EXP quests.

'Where can those kittens disappear off to? Shouldn't I have been able to find at least one?'

Harry was looking this way and that way as he made his way towards Milton's house, something about planting some flowers in their garden.

A kind faced man greeted Harry upon his arrival at his destination.

"Welcome, you must be the young man who has been helping around the neighbourhood, eh?", Mr. Milton asked with a smile while motioning him to come inside.

"Thank you, sir. I just do what I can and besides some of my employers give me pocket money as well"

Harry smiled while entering the house, curiously taking in the homely feel to it, a complete opposite of the Dursleys house.

"No need to thank me, lad and an honest one too, aren't ya?", Mr. Milton laughed, "I need the help of someone with a lot more energy, as these old bones of mine don't have much energy anymore", Mr. Milton said, flexing his arms.

Harry had started wearing the clothes he got from Glenda, along with [Socialising] skill and thus no longer having the negative buff, pushed his CHA to four. The effect of which was short of amazing for Harry, people no longer avoided him, some of them started greeting him on their own. Just like in this situation, most people have started to smile and joke around him which made Harry very happy.

Suddenly a screen popped up making Harry's smile wider.

Ding!

You have initiated an E-level Quest!

[Summer Chore II: Garden Groomer]

Quest Synopsis: Help Mr. Milton in planting flowers in the garden

Quest Requirement: None

Quest Rewards: 10 EXP, £ 10

Special Reward: None

Quest Failure: Get locked up in cupboard and be starved

Accept / Decline

'Finally, an exp quest'

After giving Harry some instructions Mr. Milton left Harry to his own devices.

For the next few hours, Harry worked the garden planting flowers as well as small tree saplings, followed by pruning the shrubs. The day was hot and it had Harry sweating buckets like crazy. The Milton's were a nice bunch, they gave Harry some juice to drink and allowed him to take rest in between his work, providing him sandwiches during the rest. Some of which he discreetly put in inventory.

It took Harry all day to finish the work in the garden and complete the Quest. With all the work he had done, Harry gained +1 STR, END and DEX.

"Good work Harry, thanks for helping out", Mr. Milton told him as Harry was leaving, "I might have some more work for you, if you are interested that is?"

"Definitely Mr. Milton", Harry nodded, "I'll be happy to help out"

"Excellent, here is something for your trouble", Mr. Milton said handing him 10 pounds, "You earned it"

"Thank you, sir"

Harry waved as he left, "See you around Mr. Milton"

Ding!

You have completed the quest [Summer Chore II]!

You have gained: 10 EXP, £ 10

Completing the quest and the chore for the day, Harry walked back to his relative's house.

"Meow"

'It could be one of Mrs. Figg's.'

Harry quickly moved towards the alley from which he heard the sound. And he was correct, on one of the dumpsters was our mewling mess of a kitten. Just as he was about to give chase Harry got an idea. Looking through his Inventory, 'Yes, there it is', he found what he was looking for.

[Catnip - Lvl N/A]

Catnip is a plant. Specifically, that plant is Nepeta cataria, a shrub in the mint family. It's native to Europe and Asia but now grows wildly across the Americas as well, along roads and highways. When a cat eats catnip, it acts as a sedative, but when smelled, it causes the cat to go crazy.

Taking out the catnip, Harry went towards the kitten. The kitten at the sight of the catnip, jumped to Harry without much hesitation. As soon as Harry's hand wrapped the kitten, it vanished in a small white light.

"What the ...?", before going further, Harry was interrupted by the notification.

Ding!

Quest Item Obtained!

1/5 Kittens

"Of course, just like how it is in a game it automatically puts quest items in your inventory. SWEET!", Harry said delightedly as he put the catnip back in his inventory.

'Wait a minute, the [Inventory] cannot hold living things, then how did the kitten get stored? Is it dead?', quickly looking through his inventory, Harry found the Kitten there, safe and sound, though it looked as if frozen like a statue.

'Oh right, it did say that if the living thing was a quest item it could be put inside my Inventory. That should be it'

With the relief of not accidentally killing the kitten, Harry searched around the alley for the others. Having no luck finding any of the rest, he went back to his house, he was too tired after a whole day of work and decided to sleep off the exhaustion.


Ding!

You have slept in your bed. HP & MP restored to 100%. All negative status effects and ailments have been cured.

It took another two weeks to go by before Harry was able to get a Sunday for himself. Completing his chores for the day in record time, he went to his secret place/training ground.

'What's with all the hustle and bustle?'

Harry furrowed his brows as he spotted families and loners alike milling about and walking towards a side entrance. 'Ah, it's the Sunday Market… there should be some stuffs sold for cheap rate'

His gaze went towards his front as he pulled up his [Inventory].

'132 £, maybe I could try my luck and see if there is anything useful in there'

Switching his direction, Harry followed the crowd and entered the narrow street that was lined with shops that sold items like clothes to street food. One foot in and Harry was prompted by an alert.

Ding!

Location Discovered: Surrey Sunday Shop

'Shop? Could it be…'

Shops: Shops are locations where you can buy or sell goods. You can either buy or sell items in the traditional way of taking things off the shelf or by using the command 'Shop' inside the store. The 'Shop' command will bring a menu showing all the goods in the shop, which can be sorted criteria vice. You can buy or sell in the 'Shop' menu as well.

'That's convenient', Harry closed the information as he walked into a second-hand shop. 'Let's do it the traditional way and see if I can haggle the price as in the real world'.

Most of the items were furniture, toys and other Knick knacks. Browsing through them, he found dumbbells, weights and weight bands. They were priced at 15 pounds together. Harry wanted to buy it as he could use them in his daily exercise regimen and increase his stats. So, he engaged the shopkeeper in haggling their prices.

"They are top notch", said the seller as he saw Harry showing interest in his items.

"I'll give you 10 pounds for them", Harry said pointing to the weight set, "They are a bit rusty and uneven from having used constantly"

"10? No deal", Seller shook his head, "13 pounds"

"Look they are a bit rough around the edges and anyone can see that they are quite old, 11", Harry countered.

"12 is my last offer", the man folded his arms as he stared at the young boy.

Ding!

Persuasion Successful!

"Deal", Harry bought it quickly before the man changed his mind. He was happy to save 3 pounds, even if it seemed to be a meagre amount. Harry really loved his skills.

"That sure is a useful skill to have", Harry said, putting what he bought into his inventory. With the help of his persuasion skill, Harry was able to buy a pair of sneakers, three pairs of shirts and jeans, all for 30 pounds.

Having tried out the normal way of shopping, Harry decided to check out the 'Shop' menu option. The decision, Harry quickly realised, was a good choice, as he found many things that were not on sale on the shelfs.

Browsing through the shop window, Harry found items like iron dagger, short sword and other parabelia. The only drawback was that he couldn't haggle for prices.

He decided to use the opportunity to sell the things he didn't want like Dudley's castoffs and the Book of Love in his [Inventory], gaining 25 and 50 pounds respectively for them.

After finishing his shopping, Harry put on the weight bands he bought to maximise its benefits and jogged towards his training spot. Upon reaching his secret spot, he promptly started training, more [Fireball] practice along with trying to come up with skills of other elements like water or air.

"I could use it for drying myself maybe?", Harry watched as another burst of air left his open palms.

"And no water based skills either", Harry looked down at his soaked shoes, smiling wryly at his earlier attempts at creating more elemental skills.

Stretching a bit, he moved towards a tree, sliding down as he leaned against it.

"I wonder how far I can go… this power, where will it lead me?"

Harry stared at his hands, flickering fireballs and shot bursts of air absentmindedly. Dropping his hands, he turned his gaze towards the sky, where he watched the sun slowly glide across the vast blue.

Amidst the various ideas and feelings, Harry realised that he was no longer the same as other kids around him ever since he got his powers. He was pretty sure that were he be still normal, the knowledge of sex would have left a scar on him, the result of which he couldn't fathom.

But he was not a normal kid, he grew up as a slave, an unwilling one and he was glad that he got rid of what little childishness he had. The hero in the game story happily lived ever after with his companions, Harry snorted as that line played through his mind, 'More like fucked till they couldn't anymore ever after'

'The world isn't all quests, dungeons and monsters. I don't completely understand my powers. Not yet at least. Yes, it does give me the power of a gamer, but to what end? To what level does this power influence things around me?', Harry for the first time after getting his powers, seriously thought about said powers. It was both frightening and exhilarating to him.

'The things I could do, I could make anyone fall for me, I could do anything I want to things around me, I could order anyone around me, I could bend them all, make them kneel before me, I could rule this world and then some…', Harry's thoughts started going out of control as he stood up with a demonic glee.

"BOY!"

A yell broke through the negative thoughts that clouded over his mind.

Harry was startled out of his mind, his breaths came in horrid rasps, he coughed and heaved. The implication of how similar he was to his Uncle, how his thoughts paralleled his uncle's actions, took the wind out of his sail. Coughing for another couple of minutes, Harry eventually calmed down.

"What was that? Why would I think something like this? Am I the same as them?", Harry echoed out the questions in his mind, his countenance pale and his eyes bloodshot.

"I don't want that, I don't want to be like them", Harry shook his head, he shook his entire body in revulsion at the very thought of being the same as his Uncle or worse.

After a moment, Harry calmed down. He slowly sat down under the shade of the tree again, gazing into the evening sky, he watched as the setting sun created many hues across the horizon. Harry continued his watch, his eyes barely blinking, as if he was trying to find the answers for his problem.

"I just…," Harry started, his words stopping as if to piece together what he wanted to say.

"I just want to find who I am, about my parents.", his words gained strength as he completed his sentence, even though his lips were quivering.

"That's what I wanted, more than anything in the world", more words started stumbling out of Harry's shivering lips, "I should use my powers to do that, and after that, maybe go on adventures," with each sentence, Harry gained a healthy pallor, his lips stopped quivering and a smile slowly broke out, "finding treasures, friends and even fair maidens on my journey", Harry grinned, "and eventually fucking their brains out", Harry ended with a full blown grin, "Ever after".

Harry laughed, a full belly full of laughter echoed in the park, his eyes moistened due to his uncontrollable laughter. After living for more than nine years, Harry finally laughed, for the first time he laughed for himself.

Harry got up after getting his laughter under control and looked at the setting sun once again. He stretched his hands as if to catch the sun in his hands.

"I can become powerful, there is no doubt about that. But I don't want to be a ruler, a tyrant or any of those things.", Harry's playful tone turned serious, "What I want is to be FREE!", he shouted the last word out, his words full of conviction, "And I will through my own power"

With one last glance towards the sun, who was starting to hide behind the horizon, Harry turned around. He wasn't able to do any training today as he planned, but he had learned many new things, most of them external and some about himself.

As Harry walked back to his house, his strides were no longer meek and his back was no longer slouched


The next two weeks of summer went pretty much the same for Harry, he received a normal chore rate from his uncle, with none of them resulting in any quests.

After buying the training equipment, Harry started wearing the weight bands whenever he was out of the Dursley household, lest they catch it as he kept them inside his [Inventory] whenever around his relatives. With another month coming to an end, Harry gained +1 in STR and END for all his efforts.

During the week that led up to his birthday, which was as miserable as it was due to how petty his relatives were, Harry was able to acquire a new skill.

July 23

"Boy, you better not cause any trouble while we are away", Vernon shut the cupboard door in Harry's face. Clinks of latches being bolted rattled the accompanied silence.

"Come on Dad, let's go already!", Dudley stamped his foot, "Piers will be waiting for my one month Birthday after party"

"Of course Duddekins. Let's go" Vernon waved his son outside. Just as he reached the door, he turned back. "Don't let our enjoyment ruin your day, Boy. Hahahaha"

Vernon left with that parting words.

*Click* *Clang*

A thin wire poked out of the narrow slit of the cupboard door as it struggled to find purchase.

"Good thing I have this wire with me"

Harry had his tongue sticking out of his mouth as he twisted the wire this way and that way until it got hold of the latch and slowly pulled it out of the lock.

Ding!

Skill Created!

[Lock Picking]

[Lock Picking]

[The ability to pick locks, from common to complex.]

(Luc + DEX + 3)% chance in unlocking locks

[Note: A budding thief are we?]

"That's…. Why does it all depend on my Luck? The attribute that I can't increase on my own. Whatever, I need to use what time I have to good use"

During the course of his lacklustre birthday week, Harry was able to spot and catch Mrs. Figg's missing kittens.

"Here kitty, kitty"

Harry waved the catnip in his palm at the small cat who was scrambling around on top of a dumpster.

"Meow"

Ding!

Quest Item Obtained!

5/5 Kittens

"Finally!"

Harry turned around from the narrow alley he was in, taking the sidewalk nearby as he headed back home.

"It's almost time for Dursleys to be back. Guess I will have to complete the quest on Sunday. Then again chances are that damn whale won't be letting me off that easily"

When Sunday arrived, to Harry's delight, it was once again a relatively free day. Finishing off the usual household chores, he promptly went out of his jail and towards his training ground, after completing the quest that was on hand.

Mrs. Figg lived two houses down towards the left of Number Four Privet Drive, her yard wasn't like the Dursley's where everything was trimmed to a uniform style. Her garden had a natural feel to it, though Harry did spot some plants that he had no knowledge of.

Ringing up the door bell, Harry was greeted by the kindly old lady.

"Harry, what are you…? Oh, you found them", she started out in confusion but ended her sentence in delight.

"Here you go Mrs. Figg, they were scattered around the area, so it took me this long to find them, sorry", Harry replied with a smile, handing over the box containing the kittens to her. He had of course taken the kitten out of his [Inventory] and into the cardboard box he had stored in his [Inventory]. Over the weeks, Harry had started to add various Knick knacks he found from dumpsters, the sunday market and all, into his [Inventory], it has already become a habit of his by now.

"Thank you, Harry", she took the box from him, "Why don't you come inside, I have some cookies. It's the least I can do for you"

"Ha, ha, no problem Mrs. Figg. And I would love to have some cookies", Harry followed her into the house as he closed the quest completion notification.

Ding!

You have completed the quest [Cat Tamer]!

You have gained: 10 EXP

"Take a seat Harry, let me settle the little ones down"

Harry nodded his compliance and took a seat in one of the chairs. As Mrs. Figg was busy with the various cats that seemed to have come to greet their wayward family, Harry stifled a laugh as he pictured how that meeting would go.

"meow", suddenly a cat, with an above average size, jumped into Harry's lap, asking for attention, which he promptly gave.

While he stroked the cat, Harry casually used [Inspect] on the said cat. With the four point increase in his INT stat, his [Inspect] skill gave him more information than before.

His casual glance over the improved information gave way to confusion and then to full alert as he read more.

Snoocky - Half Kneazle - Lvl 3

HP: 65/65

MP: 4/4

[Snoocky is a Half-Kneazle, a half magical breed. As she has a kneazle, the magical breed of cats, as one of her parents, she has high sensitivity to magic in general.]

'Even the damn cat has a higher level than me. Oh, A magical cat…half-kneazle, that's cool. Wait! how the heck does she have a magical cat?'

"Here you go Harry, they are freshly baked", brought out some delicious looking cookies, bringing Harry back to reality.

"Thanks, Mrs. Figg", while replying, Harry used the chance to [Inspect] Mrs. Figg as his hands brushed hers when she passed the cookie to him.

Harry wasn't expecting to find anything other than the usual blurbs about people that his skill sometimes gave him, but he held a small hope in finding more about how she got the magical cat.

Arabella Figg - Squib - Lvl 16

HP: 350/350

MP: 15/15

[Arabella Figg is an old squib who loves her Kneazles and cats. She adores Harry more as the sweet loving kid than the Hero of the Wizarding world, as she got to know him more.]

'Thanks Mrs. Figg', Harry smiled as he read about how Mrs. Figg thought of him. 'Wait that's not important… Hero of the Wizarding world? Wizarding WORLD? What's going on?'

Just as Harry was musing about the wizarding world, a new quest popped up for him.

Ding!

You have initiated a Chain Quest (C-Class)!

[The Investigator Series]

[The Investigator Series I: Follow the clue]

Quest Synopsis: Follow Mrs. Figg to find the gateway to the Wizarding World

Quest Requirement: None

Quest Rewards: 25 EXP

Special Reward: None

Quest Failure: Being ignorant, untapped potential

Accept / Decline

'Does that mean she usually travels between this world and the magical world? But why hasn't she told me anything about it?', Harry muttered internally as he accepted the quest.

"Harry, Harry", Mrs. Figg called him.

"Haa…oh, what is it, Mrs. Figg?", Harry asked

"Well I was asking how the cookies are?"

"Oh, they are wonderful Mrs. Figg", Harry said and took another bite out of the cookie to prove his point.

Harry then swiftly said his goodbyes to Mrs. Figg as he plotted ways to follow the old cat lady without her noticing him. The following days, though told Harry how futile his attempts were as with all the chores and being around the Dursleys, he didn't have much time to spy on the old lady.


In the second last week of the month before school started, Harry got a rare Thursday, where he was able to finish of his chores far faster than he thought, the absence of his aunt as she went for a function along with her uncle and cousin, left him with some time for an unplanned training session.

It was on his way to the park that Harry stumbled upon a new quest much to his surprise. The whole thing started after Harry heard some weird noises when he was moving past the Polkis' house. Harry, while curious, decided to ignore it as he was in a hurry to get as much training as he could, but the arrival of the new quest stopped him in his tracks, especially when it had a bountiful exp reward attached to it that could help him finally level up.

Ding!

You have received an E-level Quest!

[Summer Bonus: Peeping Tom]

Quest Synopsis: Sneak to the Polkis' house and find out what the weird noise is

Quest Requirement: None

Quest Rewards: 10 EXP

Special Reward: 5 EXP

Quest Failure: Get locked up in prison, Become a prude

Accept / Decline

Like any game addicted boy Harry quickly pressed 'Accept' and made his way back to Polkis' house. On the way Harry analysed the quest and seeing the Special reward, made him remember all the times he had obtained such quests.

'Since this is a quest asking me to sneak about, the hidden condition should definitely be related to not getting caught. In that case, I should use [Sneak] and go behind the back of the house'

Thinking up to this point, Harry easily crouched down and used his [Sneak] skill, slowly crawling past the garden shrubs and got behind the house that was his target.

Harry easily made his way around the front of the house and reached the backyard, as it was closer to the place from where the sounds were coming. Arriving at his target area, Harry inched his way towards the kitchen window to take a look inside and finally figure out what this whole thing was about.

The moment he peeped inside, Harry stood frozen like a statue.

Ding!

You have received Psychological damage!

Immune!

Psychological damage negated by [Gamer's Mind]!

Ding!

You have received Psychological damage!

Immune!

Psychological damage negated by [Gamer's Mind]!

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You have received Psychological damage!

Immune!

Psychological damage negated by [Gamer's Mind]!

Inside the kitchen, Mrs. Polkis, a curvaceous blonde and blue-eyed lady, was being rammed into by the milkman, as she lay naked on the kitchen counter, trying to muffle the screams of pleasure that the activity invoked.

This was the first act of sex that Harry had ever witnessed. The scene in front of him caused Harry's knowledge on said subject to collaborate with what he was seeing and he finally obtained full comprehension on the topic.

"Harder, oh yes do me harder"

"Lick, please lick there, suck my pussy"

"Ram your hips into me"

"Faster do it faster"

"I'm cumming"

Harry was stuck watching the whole thing, the bounce of her boobs, the way the milkman played her like a music instrument, the trembling of her body under the milkman's ministrations, the frantic thrusting of their bodies, the pleasure induced scream that followed the climax, all of it.

With each new position they tried, Harry could feel the slow rising of that feeling that he once had when he finished the book. The once half-way awakened feeling after he gained knowledge and skills on the topic suddenly erupted forth like a volcano as the show came to its climax.

"Oh, I ejaculated in my pants", Harry murmured as he looked at his soiled pants, his mind switching back to jargons due to the mild shock he was in. Needless to say, a whole new world which opened up for Harry after his previous encounters have now becoming thoroughly entrenched in his mind, after getting a front row seat to a wild hot sex scene. All the silly thoughts he had, even the tiny bit of aversion to sex that lingered in his mind was all blown away as he yearned to work over a lady like the milkman.

Harry moved away from there as the quest completion notification along with the level up alert arrived. Absentmindedly looking over, he closed it and went back inside his house to clean himself up and get a change before going back to his training.

Ding!

You have completed the quest [Summer Bonus: Peeping Tom]!

Sneak to the Polkis' house and find out what the weird noise is [Complete]

Special Reward: Not get caught [Complete]

You have gained: 15 EXP

Ding!

Congrats!

You have levelled up!

You have gained +10 HP and +10 MP

You have gained 5 free Attribute Points!

In his stupified state, Harry missed the way the wind swirled around him as the scenery around him dimmed a bit before swiftly going back to normal.

Harry was on autopilot as he opened the door to his relative's house, entering the hallway of his house, he slowly removed his t-shirt and soiled pants and underwear, putting them in the washing machine for cleaning and got under the shower, ignoring the cold water.

'How the hell did she bend like that ?', he questioned as he replayed the scenes.

Harry's mind continued repeating what he saw, then the images slowly started to change, with him taking the position of the milkman, ploughing into Viola Polkis. The image soon changed, replacing Viola by Glenda, Harry's breath hitched and he felt his four-inch dick harden, subconsciously he started stroking his dick, the image of Glenda begging for more aroused the primal part of him. As his stroking got faster and faster, he saw Glenda turn around, her amazing ass thrusting back at him, Harry's throat let out a soft growl at the erotic image. Then out of the blue, the image switched, at first, he saw Glenda turning her head back to look at him, as his mind concentrated, the image suddenly changed.

"Fuck me", Petunia growled out to him in his mind and Harry promptly spurted out thin ropes of cum across the bathroom. His sperm coated the bathroom tiles.

"Fuck, damn it", Harry cursed, "I hope I don't turn into a sex maniac and pounce on my aunt or some other women that I see"

Shaking his head, Harry cleaned himself up, got out and put on new clothes. Putting his washed clothes to dry, he once again set out for training. His mind was full of the many gorgeous ladies he had come across in his life, but two people stood out to him, his aunt and Glenda. Harry had a hard time keeping his concentration on training that day.

0o0o0o0

A Few Minutes Ago

*DRRINGGG RINGGG*

"Shit, what is it?", a cloaked figure cursed as he moved through the dimly lit hallways, manoeuvring between the many maze-like corridors.

Reaching a plain looking wooden door, he first touched the black door knob with his wand before placing his palm open on them. A ghostly pale set of numbers and symbols appeared and faded just as quickly above his open palm, before the door knob turned open.

Inside he found other cloaked figures hovering around many strange instruments, some of the odd equipment even taking up entire length of the wall while others went up to the great dark above with no end in sight,

"Thor, good timing. Gather your team", one of the several cloaked figures inside the room immediately turned towards the figure who entered the room. "It's a 1st grade warning….and we'll have the approximate location in about 7 minutes"

The cloaked figure named Thor immediately sent out an illusionary call in the shape of a bird to gather his team.

"Things have been quiet for…what, ten years now, hasn't it?", Thor asked.

"Quiet is putting it mildly", the figure who greeted him replied, not looking up from the various instruments just like his fellow figures. "No alarms that needed our attention for last ten years is more apt"

Then everyone waited patiently, silence once more returning save for the various click-clacks and small rings of the various machines in the room.

*Ding*

A small device pinged and quickly a dark blue feathered quill started rose up without any assistance and started writing on a piece of parchment. When it stopped, one of the cloaked figures tore that piece of parchment and gave it to the patiently waiting Thor.

"You have your location… Grade 3 search parameter"

"Understood"

0o0o0o0

*PoP* *PoP* *PoP*

More than a few silent pops echoed across the front lawn of Polkis house as a group of six cloaked individuals appeared out of thin air. All of them were covered from head to toe, making their gender let alone identity hidden from view.

"Is this the place?", a distorted voice asked from among the group.

"The alarm went off about ten minutes ago", another equally distorted voice replied followed by more similar voices chiming in.

"A 1st grade warning, nothing big"

"This time the tracking system has a 15-metre accuracy, which isn't that great by the way"

"Anything that stands out?"

"Other than the rutting happening in the house in front of us, NO", the last voice sounded dry even with how monotone the distorted voice was.

"Let's us do a scan and go"

"Level of search parameter?"

"Grade 3"

"Legilimency and oblivitation, got it"

As Harry was training in his secluded training ground less than quarter of a kilometre away from them, he went completely oblivious of the group of search squad that was combing through where he was a few minutes ago.


While the entire summer was filled with boredom and excitement in equal parts, there was one thing that vexed Harry.

"[Warcraft Gamer System]"

Ding!

[Warcraft Gamer System]

[You have been born with the ability 'Warcraft System'. You can access the ability by saying its name]

[Factions Available]

[Human (Locked)]

[Orc (Locked)]

[Night Elves (Locked)]

[Undead (Locked)]

"How the hell am I supposed to use it if it is all locked?"

Harry tried to select each option but all he got was the same message, 'Locked'.

"At least tell me how to unlock them"

He had been trying to access this unique part of his gamer system, all of his efforts being in vain as summer holidays came to an end without giving him any reward for his efforts.

"It's like with great power comes great problems", Harry muttered as he left his training ground for the last time and started walking back to his house. "Problems or not, at least I levelled up!"

Name: Hadrian 'Harry' James Potter

Race: Human (Wizard)

Level: 2 (EXP: 1/200)

HP: 110/110

HP Regen: 0.0011/min

MP: 110/110

MP Regen: 0.0011/min

Attributes:

STR: 8 + 2 = 10

DEX: 9 +1 = 10

END: 8 + 2 = 10

MYS: 7

INT: 10

CHA: 2 + 2 = 4

Attribute Points: 5

Hidden Attributes:

LUC: 1 (+/- 4)

WIL: 1

KAR: 0

Ability: [Warcraft Gamer System (Evolved)]

Skills: [Parseltongue], [Gamer's Mind], [Gamer's Body], [Inspect], [Sneak], [Apparition], [Persuasion], [FireBall], [Socialising], [Lock Picking]

'All things considered it was quite the eventful summer', Harry sighed, 'And from tomorrow onwards back to school, that means back to basic grinding. Oh well, one step at a time I guess.' With hopes and aspirations for the future Harry went to sleep as the last day of the summer vacation wound down.


AN

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