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"Why in the world would they make us have History of Magic at the end of the day?", Draco asked and Ganon shrugged. They had just finished their first History of Magic lesson and it was excruciating. Professor Binns was the only ghost among teachers. One day, he had fallen asleep in an armchair and when it was time for his next lesson, he had left his body behind. During his lesson, it hadn't even taken five minutes, before half the class had fallen asleep and the rest followed immediately, but Binns didn't seem to care, he kept droning on and on, until after half an hour, the bell rang, pulling everybody from their slumber. The lesson before, Herbology hadn't been as bad, but it wasn't all that great either. Herbology was taught by Professor Sprout, the head teacher of Hufflepuff. She was nice enough and tried her best to help the students, but Ganon and plants just didn't work well. He and Draco were now on their way to their first duelling lesson.
There was a large room on the first floor, that Flitwick used for training the first years and, being so close to the hospital wing, it was also were the tournament would take place. There were a few other students already there, and Ganon couldn't help but groan, when he saw Weasley among them. "The git is here.", he whispered to Draco and the blond boy frowned. "Let's hope, that he doesn't spoil this for us.", he responded and they waited together with the others for Flitwick to arrive. Meredith was there as well, but she only wanted to watch. "I don't like fighting, but I'll cheer both of you on.", she said to Ganon and Draco and sat down on the side when Flitwick arrived. With him was a seventh year student. "I'm happy to see, that so many of you came, usually there are only four or so.", he said, looking over the ten first years. Most of them were from Gryffindor, Ganon and Draco were the only ones from Ravenclaw, for Slytherin, only Blaise Zabini had come, and no Hufflepuff had shown up. "The young man with me is Alan Blackwater, current head boy and winner of the last two tournaments for his age group. He'll be helping me teach you. Now then,", he said rubbing his hands. "Let's get started. First, we'll go over the rules we'll be using here at school. Two years are added together, so second and third year, fourth and fifth year and sixth and seventh year. As you are first years, you'll be competing against the second and third years. There is a 30 minute time limit for each duel, but only so none of the younger duellist succumb to magical exhaustion. A duel ends when one of the combatants yields or is unable to continue. For him to be unable to continue, he either needs to be disarmed and be unable to get his wand back or be unable to cast any spells, despite having his wand. Regarding the spells, you'll be allowed to use, most of the ones taught here at Hogwarts are allowed, with a few exceptions, like the cutting curse. All the spells you'll learn here today and in our following lessons, are allowed however. We'll be starting with some easy ones for today. The knockback-jinx and a simple shield charm, that will protect you from most jinxes and minor hexes first. First, chose a partner. Who you chose will be irrelevant later, as we'll mix up the pairs a few times." Flitwick demonstrated both spells with Alan, before the students tried themselves.
Ganon started with Draco as his partner. First, Ganon used the knockback-jinx and Draco shielded, then Draco would use the jinx and Ganon would shield himself against them. Some of his spells broke through the shield and Alan noticed. He went over to them and watched Draco, as the blond boy sat on his ass yet again. "You need to pour more magic into your shield and assume a better stance. Even if it breaks through your shield, it should be weakened enough to not knock you flat on you ass." Ganon cast the spell again. It broke through the shield like last time, but this time, Draco only stumbled backwards a bit. Alan nodded approvingly, before turning to Ganon. "You can put more power behind the knockback-jinx if you end the casting with a stabbing motion." He demonstrated it once, before Ganon tried it himself, putting Draco on his ass again. He got up, a smile on his face. "Damn, your quite strong.", he said and they both laughed. Flitwick called for the pairs to mix up. Ganon's new partner was Blaise Zabini, while Draco worked together with Harry Potter, a boy from Gryffindor. Blaise was faster then Draco with his spells, but they didn't have as much power behind them. Draco had told Ganon a few things about the boy, including the eerie stories about his mother.
The exercise went quite well and Flitwick and Alan went on to teach them more jinxes to use, until suddenly Weasley spoke up. "Why are we learning this stuff? When do we get to to the real thing?", he asked and Flitwick gave him a thin smile. "Every spell is viable in battle, even a simple Lumos, you just need to know how to use the spells you've got.", he replied. "Yeah right.", Weasley grumbled and Flitwick raised an eyebrow, but before could say anything, Ganon stepped forward. "I'll show you how to use Lumos in battle, Weasley. That is, if you think your up to the challenge.", Ganon said, glancing over towards Flitwick, who nodded and silently gave his consent. "Then we'll make a practice duel out of it. Everyone, make room for them. Dragmire, Weasley, bow before each other.", Alan said and everybody followed his command.
Ganon gave Weasley a bow, while he didn't like the boy, he would show him the respect he deserved. Weasley bowed as well, but not nearly as low as Ganon did. Alan ordered them to increase the distance between them to about three meters. They raised their wands. "Begin!", Alan shouted and Weasley immediately threw a knockback-jinx at Ganon, who side-stepped it, moving a bit closer. Whispering, so that Weasley didn't know what was coming, he cast a tickling charm. Weasley tried to block the spell with a shield spell, but it broke through, though with its power weakened by the shield, it only got a few giggles out of the red haired boy, but it gave Ganon another opportunity to move closer. After recovering from his laughing, the Weasley boy threw more spells in quick succession. Ganon weaved through the spells, knowing where they were going. It was as if a tiny voice inside his head was talking to him. That last spell, he blocked with a shield and a smirk appeared on his face, he was close enough now. Raising his his wand, he bellowed one word. "Lumos!" Like early today, he poured more magic into the spell then necessary, overcasting it again, but this time he was prepared for the bright flash. Weasley let out a scream of surprise and covered his eyes, to protect them from the light. He heard a quite voice mumble a spell, before he found himself on his as, his wand still in his hand, until a sudden sting shot through it and he dropped his wand. When he dared to look again, Ganon was standing over him, holding both wands in one hand, the other stretched out toward Weasley, trying to help him up. Weasley's face twisted into a scowl and he slapped Ganon's hand away, before getting up and storming out of the room, completely forgetting about his wand. "Weasley!", Ganon called after him, but the boy didn't react. Harry looked at Ganon. "You can give me his wand. We share a dorm room.", he said and Ganon nodded, before handing over the wand. "I wish I knew what is up with, he has been nothing but trouble for me and my friends since the ride here." Harry gave a wry smile. "He doesn't like either of you very much. You should hear him when he's talking about you. Says you're all dark and we should stay away from you, but nobody believes him" He shrugged. "Not like its his to decide who I'm friends with or not after all. I'm Harry by the way, Harry Potter and that tree tall girl here is Lyra Black.", he introduced his friend, who was almost as tall as Ganon. Draco blinked a few times. "Your my cousin?", he asked and Lyra looked at him. "Your Narcissa's son, right? My father told me to stay away from you, but I see no reason why, honestly.", she said, looking down at Draco. Draco shrugged. "Probably because of my father. Sirius must be afraid I'll become like him." Meredith came over to talk with them as well, while Alan and Flitwick watched the young students. "What do you think of him?", Flitwick asked. "He's got potential. The skill he showed after only one lesson is astounding. He reminds me of myself." Alan looked at Flitwick. "Was his level higher then normal?" "A 4.5. We can expect great things from him. He was marked by power, but his fate will be difficult. He'll need our help. Can I count on you?", Flitwick asked and Alan nodded. A smile crept onto the charms master's face as he looked at Ganon. Reyna's spell seemed to have worked, Demise was still subdued.
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The next day, their first lesson was Transfiguration together with the Gryffindors. Ganon had decided to sit next to Meredith this time, with Draco right behind them. Most students were already there, though Weasley was still missing and Professor McGonagall wasn't there jet either. There was only a strange cat sitting on her desk, watching the students. Some of the girls had tried to pet it, but it started hissing, whenever someone approached the desk. The cat seemed strange to Ganon, the way it was sitting there, completely still, only flicking its tail in annoyance occasionally, it was unnerving. Someone burst through the class room door and the students turned around. Weasley had finally arrived, but he didn't look ready for class. His bag was open and some things had already fallen onto the class room's floor. Then there were his robes, which were smeared with all kinds of food. Ganon had seen him eat in the great hall and had almost lost his appetite. Weasley wanted to sit down, when the cat suddenly jumped off the desk, transforming into Professor McGonagall, before gracefully landing on her feet. Weasley looked at her in shock. "Wow, that was bloody awesome!", he finally said and McGonagall raised an eyebrow. "Thank you for that judgement, but I'd like to know why you are late, Mr Weasley.", she said in a stern voice. "I got lost and then Peeves started bugging me!" The professor shook her head. "Then I should transfigure something of yours into a map. And what happened to your robes?! That's 20 points from Gryffindor for lateness and … this shameful display.", she said gesturing towards his robes, before waving her wand over them and banishing the food stains. She ordered him to sit down and was about about to start her lesson, when she noticed a raised hand. "Yes, Mr Dragmire, what is it?" "How did you turn yourself into a cat?", he asked. "I am what's called an animagus, a witch or wizard, that can turn into an animal." "Can you learn that?", Harry asked and McGonagall blinked a few times. Normally the first years weren't so interested in animagi. "In theory, yes, but it's very advanced magic and there a few, who have mastered it. We will talk about animagi in your third year." She glanced through the class room. "Now then, on to this years curriculum. Transfiguration is a finicky art, it needs absolute self control to master it." She then turned her desk into a pony and back again. "In theory, what I did now, is the same as what you'll be doing today, though much more difficult. You will begin with something simple, changing a needle into a pine needle." Before they got to that, they had to write down a lot of theory. If you wanted to change something, then it was very important, that the other object you wanted to turn it into, had roughly the same size, otherwise it would be more difficult. "Please note as well, that you are only changing the appearance of an object. You can't turn a rock into gold, for example, that would be alchemy. Now, you will try it yourselves. The spell is on the board." She demonstrated it and with that, the students got to work. Ganon focused on his needle for a moment, before jabbing his wand towards the needle, while saying the incantation. The needle started changing, but stopped halfway. Meredith looked over to him. She had gotten it in her first try. "Don't be so forceful, be gentle.", she said and showed him, how she did it. Ganon nodded and tried again, this time changing it all the way. "Well done, the both of you. That's five points for being the first to accomplish the spell, Ms Locksley, and another five for helping another student." "Thanks for the help.", Ganon said and smiled at Meredith, who blushed and smiled sheepishly. After some time, most students managed to turn their needles into pine needles, with only a few exceptions. With only ten minutes left, McGonagall didn't bother starting something new, instead choosing to answer some questions the first years had about Transfiguration or Hogwarts itself. When somebody asked about the founders, Ganon had a funny little idea. He raised his hand. "Yes, Mr Dragmire?" "I've heard a rumour, that an heir of one of the founders has come to Hogwarts this year. Have the teachers heard anything about that?" McGonagall raised an eyebrow. "Professor Flitwick mentioned something, yes, but I don't know if it is true. Why do you ask?" "The Sorting Hat mentioned it to me. He said, I should help the heir."
Almost immediately, whispering started in the class, just before the bell rang. Before leaving the room, Ganon went over to the Granger girl. "Uhm, excuse me?", he said and she looked up. "What do you want?", she asked, seeming quite annoyed. "I wanted to apologize for yesterday. I didn't want to make you cry. It's just, I really hate the thought of there being a book about me. I didn't even know about, until I saw it at 'Flourish and Blotts'. ", he said and she looked at him for a moment. "It's alright, I guess. I overreacted as well.", she said and Ganon nodded. They probably wouldn't be friends, but there was no reason to hate each other. He went to leave the class room, and ran into Harry and Lyra at the door. "We need to talk to you. Can we meet after next lesson?", Harry asked. "Is it about the heir thing?", Ganon whispered, trying, and almost failing, not to smile. Lyra nodded and together they went to Defence against the Dark Arts.
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Defence turned out to be a complete joke, as Quirrel kept stuttering the entire time. Ganon felt bad for him, but it didn't change the fact, that the lesson was simply boring. The only thing they did, was read in their books, until the bell rang. Quirrel told them to read chapters 1 to 4 again until their next lesson, before dismissing the class. "You guys go on ahead, I have something to discuss with Harry and Lyra.", Ganon told Draco and the blond boy, together with Meredith, went to lunch after nodding.
Ganon lead Harry and Lyra towards Ravenclaw Tower, smiling inwardly. "Where are we going?", Lyra asked. "To a Room Draco, Meredith and I discovered on the first day. It's awesome. The portrait guarding it, told us, that it once belonged to Ravenclaw herself." They had made their way towards the portrait of the female dragon slayer, who looked up, as they approached. She wasn't wearing her helmet this time. "What is the password?", Harry asked and Ganon grinned. "Resiste Et Mords.", he said and the dragon slayer bowed, before her portrait swung open. "What I said, means resist and bite, a reminder, to never give up.", Ganon said, before leading the way through the hole. Harry and Lyra were awed by the room and Ganon couldn't help but chuckle. We must have looked just like them, he thought, before sitting down on one of the sofas. "So, what did the hat tell you about the heir?", Ganon asked, after the other two had settled down as well. "We have to help him, help him against the black king and the white king. Apparently, both of them a trying to take control of him." "Why do you always say 'him'? The heir could be a girl to, you know.", Lyra said and punched Harry's arm. "Ow! Damn it, Lyra! You know how strong you are!", he said, while rubbing his arm. "Don't be such a baby, it wasn't that hard." "Yes, it was!" "Ignore him.", Lyra told Ganon , who couldn't help but laugh at their banter. "So, what did the hat tell you?", she asked and Ganon grinned. "Nothing, there are no rumours. Well, I guess now there are, but I started them. I came with you, because I wanted to show you something.", he said and Harry and Lyra looked at each other. When Lyra saw Ganon's hand go into his robes, she discretely did so as well, grabbingher wand just in case. When they saw the Ravenclaw ring in Ganon's hand, they broke out in laughter. "You tricked us!", Lyra said between laughters. "Well, I was to good of a chance to pass up. I wonder how long the other students will gossip about it. I'd be surprised if anyone actually found out." "Man, dad and uncle Padfoot would have enjoyed that one. Who else knows about this?", Harry asked, after calming down a bit. "Only Draco, Meredith and Professor Flitwick, but there's something else I have to tell you.", Ganon said and started explaining about House Slytherin and how he came to be its heir. Lyra whistled. "Wow, to imagine that I'm friends with the second most powerful person in the school. Just imagine the things we could do! Dad and uncle Prongs would get grey hair from jealousy!", she said, a bright smile on her face. "I hope that you're going to use your status for more then mere pranks.", a voice suddenly said and they all turned around to see a woman sitting down at the desk inside the painting. "While I agree, that a good laugh works wonders from time to time, I won't allow my heir to become only a mere prankster!", the woman said and the three children looked at her in confusion. "Are you Rowena Ravenclaw?", Ganon finally asked and the woman nodded. "Indeed I am, young one. Now, I have a few tasks for you, that you will accomplish. Firstly, you need to meet with the headmaster, let him know, that an heir his come. If you have his help, everything else will be much easier. Second, there are some fundamental changes that need to happen regarding the curriculum. Divination must be dropped completely, there are far to less actual seers for it to be helpful. Then you should take care of Defence against the Dark Arts. I don't know what the current headmaster is thinking, not letting the teacher show them dark magic. How is one supposed to defend himself, if he doesn't know what's coming?" "Ho should I do that? I'm only eleven!", Ganon asked, horrified by her tasks. She waved his complaint of. "You can finish them, when you are ready. The only one you should do as soon as possible, is making yourself know to the headmaster. Maybe send him a message through this Professor Flitwick. And do not worry, I will help you along the way, as will the other heirs, when you find them. For that I suggest having someone check the ancestry of each family. If you need advice, be it for your tasks or regarding your own studies, feel free to ask." She smiled and her stern look finally softened. "And do not worry, young one, we believe in you." With that, she left again. Ganon sighed and covered his face with his hands. "What have I gotten myself into?" Harry patted his shoulder. "Don't worry, we'll help you as too. Both my dad and uncle Padfoot are on the Board of Governors, I'm sure they'll at least hear you out." He smiled at the tall boy and Ganon smiled as well. "All right, I guess the first stop will be Professor Flit wick then.", he said and got up, Harry and Lyra following him out of the secret room.
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"Thank you for coming here this evening. Now, please tell me, what you think of Mr Dragmire.", Dumbledore said and looked at the teachers in front of him. Professor Sprout was the first one to speak up. "He works diligently in class and has no problems with working in pairs or groups. Sadly, however, his talent doesn't seem to lie in Herbology, but elsewhere.", She said and Dumbledore nodded, "Thank you, Pomona.", he said and looked at Professor Snape. The potion master shrugged. "He is different from most students, talented in Potions, but not arrogant." A smile spread across Dumbledore's face, as the reports continued. He was a little surprised though, when Filius said, that he had something to discuss with him in private, after the meeting was done. When he had heard everything there was, he wished the the other teachers a good night and one by one they left his office, leaving him and Filius alone.
"What is it, you wanted to talk about, Filius?", Dumbledore asked, while waving his wand, making two cups filled with tea appear. "I was asked to deliver a message to you. I'm sure you've already heard, that we have an heir at the school. "Indeed I have.", Dumbledore replied. "The heir wanted me to tell you, that he wants to meet with you, Albus. An heir of the founders, holds great power over the school, as I'm sure you're aware, and he wants to work together with you for the betterment of the school." Dumbledore raised an eyebrow at that. "And who might the heir be?", he inquired, but Filius shook his head. "You'll know when you meet him. He wants it to be a surprise for you." "If that's how he wants it, so be it. Tell him that I have time for him on Saturday, 19:00pm.", Dumbledore said, smiling as well. Filius got up and left the office, leaving Dumbledore to ponder his thoughts.
Everything he had heard about Ganondorf had been positive, even from Severus there were no complaints. It had been no surprise for him, when Filius had told him, that Ganondorf had joined the duelling lessons, however there was something, that didn't look good. The animosity between Ganondorf and Ronald Weasley, and the formers friendship with Draco Malfoy, were worrying. The Weasleys were a family firmly rooted in the light side, while the Malfoys had been allied with Voldemort. Of course, he didn't blame young Draco for the sins of his father, but the influence Lucius Malfoy could gain over Ganondorf through Draco, was worrying. He would have to talk to Ronald, so that the boy would start to make amends with Ganondorf. Having Ganondorf so close to one of his supporters would be helpful in endearing the boy to him.
Dumbledore's thought wandered to the heir, he would be talking to soon. Having another heir at the school was intriguing, but worrying at the same time. The last heir they had had, was Tom Riddle and his actions had caused trouble and damage at Hogwarts, some of it beyond repair. Maybe, if I play my cards right, I can act as this heirs mentor and stop him, should he make mistakes, like Tom did,Dumbledore thought,while taking a sip of his tea. Everything was in place. Now the only thing, that had to happen, was for Ganondorf to stumble upon Fluffy.
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"Tell me again, why we let them convince us, to do this?", Draco quietly asked Ganon, as he, Ganon, Harry and Lyra were hiding under Harry's invisibility cloak. According to Harry, the cloak was an old family heir loom of House Potter, that the father always gave to the oldest son. His mother had discovered something about the, that his father didn't know about. Apparently there was an expansion charm placed upon the cloak, allowing more people to use it at once, after the charm was activated. It certainly had been necessary, with two persons as tall as Ganon and Lyra beneath it. "Were here, because according to Lyra, Harry is to much of a chicken to go with just her.", Ganon replied with a grin, that no one could see. Harry tried to say something, but Lyra covered his mouth with her hand. "Be quiet, we're here.",she said and they looked down the corridor towards a simple door. They slowly approached it. Lyra tried opening it, but it didn't budge. "Here, I'll take care of it.", Ganon whispered and drew his wand. "Alohomora!", he said, waving his wand and the door opened. They stumbled inside and stopped dead in their tracks. In the middle of the room lied a giant three-headed dog. The dog yawned as he woke up. He sniffed the air and started growling, when he noticed their scent. They all screamed and turned around, running away as fast they could beneath the cloak. They made their way to their hideout, which Lyra had dubbed the Raven's Nest, which had somehow managed to get a chuckle out of Rowena. They collapsed on the sofa's, panting heavily. "Let's never do that again.", Draco said and the others chuckled. "And what are you doing here at this time, if I may ask?", Rowena asked and they told her about the cerberus. She pondered it for a moment. "I like this Dumbledore even less then before. Keeping a cerberus behind a door a first year could open? What has this school come to?", she sighed and left her portrait. "What's a bloody cerberus doing in the school anyway?", Harry asked and Draco shrugged. "Maybe it's guarding something. There was a trap door under its feet after all." "A trap door?", Lyra asked and everyone looked at Draco in confusion. "Didn't you notice?", Draco replied and the others shook their heads. "I don't know if you noticed, but that thing had three heads. They were kinda distracting, you know. Not enough time to stare at its bloody feet, but, hey, at least now we know were your priorities lie, mate.", Ganon said with a grin and Lyra and Harry started laughing. "Oh, shut up!", Draco bellowed and whacked Ganon over the head with a pillow that was lying on the sofa. Soon a pillow fight was under way, Harry and Ganon on one side, Draco and Lyra on the other. After a harder strike by Lyra, Harry had to back off, leaving Ganon to fend for himself. Up until now, due to his longer reach, Ganon had been able to keep Draco at bay, but now, with two opponents, he was being pushed back more and more. "Now cousin!", Lyra shouted, swinging her pillow at the back of Ganon's head, while Draco struck the front. Their combined strength brought Ganon to his knees. "I yield!", he called out dramatically and everybody started laughing, before sitting down again. They talked for quite some time, before they all went to bed. "Thank god, tomorrow's a Saturday.", Draco sighed as he lied down his bed and Ganon chuckled. His thoughts went to the meeting he would have tomorrow with Dumbledore. Thankfully, professor Flitwick would join him. The professor and Rowena had given him a lot of advice on how to handle the coming discussion, but he was still nervous. Like so many times before, a voice started soothing him. "Don't worry, young one, everything will be just fine.", the voice said and with a smile on his face, Ganon drifted off.
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Dumbledore was siting in his office and waited. Filius had told him, that the heir would come, but only under one condition, Filius had to be there the entire time. Dumbledore had allowed it, if it would put the young boy at ease, it would only be beneficial. There was a knock on the door and Dumbledore called "Enter", and the door opened, revealing Filius and Ganondorf. Dumbledore raised an eyebrow in surprise. "I suppose you are the heir, Ganondorf?", he asked and the boy nodded. "Yes, sir.", the boy replied and showed him the ring. Ravenclaw, Dumbledore thought, how fitting. "Please have a seat. Do you want anything?", he asked, gesturing to the snacks and drinks he had had the house-elves prepare for the boy. "A cup of tea please." Dumbledore nodded and waved his wand. "So, Filius told me, that there a some things you would like to talk to me about, regarding the school?", Dumbledore asked, while the tea kettle and a cup floated up, landed on his desk and the kettle started pouring a cup for the boy. "Well, first I wanted to let you know, that I am the heir. Apart from that, there are some things regarding the curriculum and teachers, most of which I was told to bring to your attention by the portrait of Ravenclaw." "There is a portrait of one of the founders hidden in the school? Where, if I may ask?" Dumbledore was certainly intrigued by this, if there was a chance to talk to her, so many questions about the might finally get answered. "Behind the portrait of the dragon slayer near Ravenclaw Tower is a secret room. Rowena actually wanted to talk to you, so I'll introduce you some day." The boy stopped and gathered his thoughts for a moment. "The biggest problem Rowena has with the current curriculum, is that there is no mention of any spells, that are considered dark. She wants them to be taught at Hogwarts again." Dumbledore shook his head. "I will not allow something like that. The Dark Arts are dangerous and wicked, no student at this school should something like them." To his surprise, Ganondorf nodded. "I agree, sir. Professor Flitwick told me about some of them. Nobody should use something like them, but that doesn't mean, that they shouldn't be covered at all. You need to know a spell in order to defend against it. So maybe, for sixth and seventh year students you could change the curriculum a bit, so they know what they're dealing with." Dumbledore pondered the thought for a moment. What the boy said, certainly had some logic to it. "You do have a point. I will bring this up at the next board meeting. Anything else?", he asked and the boy started talking about certain subjects Rowena wanted to return to Hogwarts. They both agreed on dismissing Enchanting, as the gemstones required were far to expensive. Conjuration on the other hand, was intriguing. While he wouldn't allow the summoning of demons or creatures of the void, calling upon weaker spirits and elementals wasn't a problem, as all necessary precautions were met. "I will bring Conjuration up with the Board of Governors. It's a fascinating branch of magic. Anything else regarding subjects?" "She wants you to drop Divination, because there are to few who actually have the gift for it." Again, Dumbledore shook his head. "I'm afraid that Lady Ravenclaw is misinformed. The amount of people, who actually have the gift has increased over the past few years, so Divination stays. Are there any other matters you'd like to discuss?" "No, sir, that would be all.", Ganondorf replied and Dumbledore gave him a grandfatherly smile, his eyes twinkling madly through his half-moon glasses. Dumbledore couldn't help but feel, like the boy was hiding something, so he sent out a mental probe. Strangely enough, he met resistance and when he pushed a little harder, the boy winced in pain and Dumbledore retreated immediately. "Is everything alright?", he asked, concerned that he had hurt the boy. "Just a headache. Is it okay,for me to leave, sir?", the boy asked and Dumbledore nodded. "Of course, my boy. Rest and I'm sure the pain will soon end." With that, Ganondorf and Filius left, leaving Dumbledore to ponder the boy's mental shield, that he shouldn't b be able to bring up.
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Demise observed as the diminutive professor congratulated the boy and he found himself agreeing, the boy had done well. For a long time, he had only been able to act when the boy was sleeping or completely focused on something, like combat, but the old wizards mental attack had finally woken him up. The boy was different from all others before him, but it wouldn't be a problem. Many Ganondorfs had started their path with good intentions, but all were eventually corrupted by him. He would wait, before completely revealing himself to the boy, who thought of him as his instinct, until the time was right. His plans had been delayed by the Sheikah witch, her spell sealing him inside the boy and putting his demonic mind to sleep, but he wouldn't rush things. So many times before, he had been impatient, leading to his defeated, but not this time. He would bide his time and if the boy didn't want to work with him, he would simply take over his body. "One way or another, Ganondorf Dragmire, you belong to me!", the demon laughed.
AN:So there's chapter 5, finally. There were some personal things I had to take care of, but now I'm back and I'll keep the chapters coming. If you have any questions regarding the story, as there are some things I have finally planed out, fell free to ask!
Until next time, Zardas out!