Harry Potter the God Slaying Sword
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(Start)
The Winter Holidays were coming in as Harry watched Ron and Joseph play Wizard Chest as Ron looked nervous as Joseph looked confident here. "Knight to E5." Joseph said as he looked ever so confident as Ron was getting nervous.
"Queen to E5." Ron said as soon the Queen moved and in turn took Josephs Knight by smashing it with her chair.
"Queen to E5." Joseph stated as Ron was wide eyed as Joseph's queen moved and took Ron's queen and in turn Ron saw he left himself wide open there. "Checkmate." Joseph said as Ron cried out and slammed his head on the table making the pieces shake a bit.
"Tried to warn you Ronald." Elisa said as she was reading a book.
"That's totally barbaric." Hermione said as she had her suitcase to head home for the holidays.
"That's Hermione is Wizards Chest." Joseph said as he smiled to Hermione. "Anyway getting ready to head home for the holidays?" Joseph asked as he looked to Hermione.
"Why yes what about you?" Hermione asked as Joseph shrugged.
"My father had last minute business' to attend to but he promised to send over my Christmas present with an owl once he figures out how the damn thing works. Luckily I had sent him an owl instruction manual for him so he should be grateful there." Joseph said as Hermione looked.
"What about you, Ron?" Hermione asked as Ron looked.
"Change of plans my parents are going to be visiting Charley in Romania he's over there studying dragons." Ron said as Joseph smiled.
"Then you can party with me and Harry here for Christmas Egg Nog as far as the eye can see." Joseph said as Harry chuckled.
"Yeah the one time of the year Joseph shuts down his mind completely to enjoy the holidays." Harry joked as Joseph is always on all year point with that brain of his.
"Well while we're enjoying the holidays we also need to do some research on Nicholas Flamel and H.P. Lovecraft those two have been sort of a key point for us here so if we can delve into their information we can learn what really is going on." Al said as Elisa looked.
"We looked all over but so far nothing." Elisa said as Hermione then looked.
"But not the restricted section." Hermione said to them before she then went up. "Happy Christmas." She said before taking her leave of them.
When she was gone Ron then looked to Harry and Joseph as Ron then spoke. "I think we've been a bad influence on her." Ron said as Joseph looked.
"Ron meet Harry." Joseph said as he had personal experience there.
"But she has a point the only thing is actually sneaking in." Al said as she just can't pop into her book form and hide out to let Harry in with Figs and his damn feline pest minion running around.
"We'll think of something." Joseph said as he smiled to his friends here.
(Scene Break Christmas morning Gryffindor Common Room)
"Wake up Harry! Presents Al! Harry, Al we've got presents!" Ron called as he called to his roommate.
Harry got up as he grabbed his glasses and walked over to the stair area. "Happy Christmas Ron." Harry said as Ron smiled.
"Happy Christmas Harry." Ron said before a pillow flew at Ron as it was Al looking very tired here.
"What are you wearing carrot top?" Al asked as she was very grouchy in the mornings as her roommates had learned earlier from Al herself.
"Oh… um mom made it for me." Ron said as Al nodded to that one.
"Ok then come on Harry grab your presents we need to meet up with Joseph and Elisa at the Great Hall." Al said as she grabbed her presents as did Harry.
"Wait why the Great Hall?" Ron asked as Harry looked.
"It's been a sort of tradition with me and Joseph we always opened our presents together on our birthdays and Christmas." Harry said as Ron understood childhood friends and all that mushy friendship stuff.
"Alright." Ron said as he agreed there as this would be a first in both Gryffindor and Slytherin houses standards.
(Scene Break Great Hall)
The two boys arrived in their PJ's as did Al as they found Joseph and Elisa there also in PJ's with their own presents as well. "Ok took you blokes long enough." Joseph said as Elisa smiled.
"Yeah, yeah let's just start opening it." Al said as she didn't really care.
"You first Harry." Joseph said as Harry grabbed one with a letter and opened it and in turn began reading.
"Your father left this in my possession before he died it is time it was returned to you. Use it well." Harry read as he wondered who it was from. Harry then unwrapped it and when he did Al went wide eyed as she felt a shiver go through her body as Elisa looked to be in a similar spot but she hit it well. Once it was revealed it looked like an average cloak to Harry and Ron.
"What is it?" Ron asked as Al looked.
"That's a cloak." Al said as she knew what it was and she knew that alone it's already powerful in the right hands and in a Magius hands will make it powerful by default.
"Well let's see then put it on." Ron said as Harry then swung it around his shoulders and in turn put the cloak on where it now covered his lower body but in doing so the body vanished as everyone was shocked by this.
"Harry! That's an invisibility cloak!" Al called as she saw the cloak as the tone she used meant it could be a powerful spell in the making for a Magius.
"There really rare." Ron said as Al looked.
"There rare because there is only one in existence and that is it." Al said as she looked. "It's been passed down from father to son for generations from the moment it was created and now it's in Harry's hands." Al said as she knew what she was looking at and that was a Deathly Hollow. Death is the only being of the mortal plain and the human aspects of the divine that can put up a fight against The Elder Gods. Death is the only being who can actually harm them and if he fights hard enough kill them.
"Wow wicked." Joseph said as he looked at his present as it was a box with a letter for him.
"Well my turn I guess." Joseph said as everyone looked as Joseph opened the box after unwrapping it.
As Joseph dug his hand into the box as he reached into it and then pulled out an item which was oddly enough an odd looking ring with a triangle mark on it with a circle and line inside. Harry looked at it as he then looked upon it as Al gave the ring a glare as Elisa then took it as she wrapped her hands around it. "A ring?" Elisa asked as she wrapped her hand in a fist around it and unknown to many a black smoke began to seep through before it vanished and she opened her hand to look at said ring in question.
"What does the letter say?" Ron asked as Joseph looked and began to read said letter.
"Joseph… my dear sweet boy I write this letter not knowing what kind of person you will become nor what fate may hold for you. But know that as I write this I look upon your sleeping form in your crib knowing that I have to make a sacrifice for you in times to come. I know not what cruel fate may await you and my greatest of hope for you was that you would become a normal man with abnormal abilities and gifts but I fear that may be just an idealistic fool's prayer. Joseph as my death draws near I need to tell you things that you deserve to know not everything but just enough to know the sacrifices I made for you."
"On your conception and the day of your birth I saw something and knew there would be those who would target you to get me. So I had made the sacrifice and ensured your future as vague as it is. There is so much I had wished to tell you and if you are receiving this at Hogwarts then it seems the Heir Ring has come to your hands as inheritance. This ring has been in our family for many generations I had inherited it from my mother who had inherited from her grandfather and so on and so forth. Thus it now comes time for it to be in your hands. This ring is a famous Hogwarts Artifact known as the Ring of Salazar Slytherin and we had kept it in our family for one reason. We knew the evil and bigotry Salazar our ancestor believed in and in the time it has been in our hands we had chosen to keep it as a sign of rejecting him and his beliefs. The ring though stays in our line and makes us his heirs and heiress constantly running from his dark legacy."
"Joseph I want you to have it now and keep it with you always to remember and know that I will always be with you. But I ask that you do not announce yourself as the heir of his legacy his era had long ended and I know the age of the pureblood superiority will come to an end as well. I entrust this ring to you and whatever future you decide to pursue and know that I will always love you my son like the day I had first held you in my arms, nursed you, and kept you close I had loved you that I'd gladly trade my life for yours. Joseph never forget who you are and always know that I will stand by whatever choice you make even if you become a Dark Lord even Voldemort fears I will stand by you or if you become just a humble man seeking a peaceful life I will stand by it and love you all the same."
"Joseph… stand tall and be strong my wonderful little boy. –From your mother Nero Theron."
As Joseph finished reading it Ron was surprised that was the ring of Salazar Slytherin who was a real bad person in the day but he was shut up by Al and Harry and was glad he was as he heard the entire letter to Joseph from his mother. Soon Joseph saw tears fall onto the letter revealing other tear stains as he realized it was his mother's tears as Joseph looked to the ring and began to tear up no doubt holding them back as much as he could knowing how his mother had truly died all those years ago when he was but a year old.
"Wow mate…" Ron said as he was surprised when he heard such a tale as Al and Harry were silent by this. "Are… are you going to be ok?" Ron asked as he looked to Joseph as Elisa did so as well.
"Yeah I-I'll be fine." Joseph said as he took the letter and folded it back up for later. "Well, blokes, no use wasting time." Joseph began after wiping away his tears. "It's Christmas so we should enjoy the holiday and our presents." Joseph said as he smiled to his friends here in Hogwarts.
"Right." Harry said as it was now Ron's turn as he grabbed a present and began to open it followed by Al and Elisa as with the holiday seasons these friends enjoyed their time as they smiled and be marry. But fate was cruel to all those who didn't deserve it as sometimes the innocent even if they were aware have been broken so far they cannot deny fate forever.
(Scene Break that afternoon Slytherin Common Room)
Joseph was reading some of the more advanced potions text book in the sitting area as Elisa was doing her own reading as seeing as they were the only Slytherine's who stayed in Hogwarts they had plenty of time to study. Of course this also meant they needed a teacher supervisor here which had so happened to be Snape at the moment. Joseph had taken to wearing the heir ring to honor his mother as he knew what Elisa had removed from it before as it was now free of any curses or soul fragments as Elisa had moved it somewhere else for later use.
Joseph was trying to distract himself as he knew because of his, curse, that in time he and the God Slaying Sword will clash like they have done many times before. If he could he would have run to Dumbledore or the Unspeakable in the Department of Mysteries to help him figure out how to break it but he knew not even Gringott's could help him. He was trapped in this repetitive cycle and he had no way of escaping it. As Joseph read he kept control of his emotions as Elisa looked to Joseph with worry as she knew he was hurting.
"Mast." Elisa began but stopped herself knowing the walls had ears and eyes. "Joseph." Elisa said putting her hand on his as Joseph looked. "Please don't bottle it up you'll only hurt yourself in the process." Elisa said as Joseph looked to her and nodded.
"Yeah thanks." Joseph said as he looked to the book. "Though I was looking at this particular potion and I swear this text book is trying to trick us to do brew a Potion of living dead wrong." Joseph said as he looked to it as unaware to them a certain greasy haired potions teacher heard them.
"Mr. Theron." Snape began as the two flinched at hearing this. "That is an advanced book you possess yet you figured the recipe is wrong, how may I ask did you learn this?" Snape asked as Joseph then gulped as if he was in the presence of a judgmental father.
"Well um sir this ingredient here." Joseph began pointing to one. "Cutting it up with a knife would only causes it to fly about and take someone's eye out if the misfortune is to happen so the best way to get what is needed from inside it is to crush it for the main ingredient part the juices inside." Joseph pointed out as Snape looked down with a calculative eye upon Joseph. "Also this part here if you want a good one it's better to use 13 beans and not 12 otherwise the potion would not have the desired effect or could become what we call it in the muggle world, a chemical bomb." Joseph said as he showed the instructions to Snape.
"Interesting." Snape said as he was actually surprised someone since himself had figured this out. "If you can brew this for me before New Year's I shall award Slytherine 50 points and I will attempt to have you moved to the advanced classes Mr. Theron." Snape said as Joseph was wide eyed at this.
"Oh thank you professor." Joseph said smiling a bit as he then had a thought. "But if you're not too busy sir might I ask if you may help me with some of the work you had assigned for the break." Joseph requested as he looked to Snape who was surprised. "It's just if this potion was wrong on how to portray and apply the ingredients I'm unsure if there are others that may be incorrect as well." Joseph said as Snape looked as he saw Joseph had a point there.
"I shall look at my schedule and see when a good tutoring time would be available." Snape said as he never offers Tutoring unless a student shows he or she has a drive for Potions but truly needs the help for his subject of lessons.
"Thank you Professor." Joseph said as Snape then took his leave of Joseph and Elisa.
"Joseph…" Elisa began as Joseph sat down and sighed to himself as he looked upon the heir ring entrusted to him by his mother, Nero.
"Elisa… we've repeated this dance many times before have we not?" Joseph asked as he looked at the ring.
"Yes we have Joseph." Elisa said sadly as she knew what he spoke of. "I even remember many times begging you to allow me to shoulder your burden so I may end that pain." Elisa said as she knew her master was suffering and no one but themselves were truly aware.
"Yes and I told you not to trouble yourself with me." Joseph said as he cared deeply for Elisa to the point he didn't wish to force his troubles upon her. But it seems the Original Therion and his Grimoire had formed a deep sated emotion with each other when this repetitive war had truly began so many centuries ago. "Elisa… am I truly in the wrong here for not fighting harder am I truly a monster for betraying Harry and his friends as I have already. Am I truly a remorseless monster?" Joseph asked as these questions have plagued him to no clear end.
"I do not know but…" Elisa began as she hugged Joseph as her formed wavered for a second before returning. "I do know that you are a kindred spirit who has suffered greatly and desire for the end of it all. I know a monster would never have had such friends like Harry, Al, Hermione, and Ron even when you must betray them with the truth of what and who you are." Elisa said as she held Joseph close comforting him knowing he needed it.
"Thank you Elisa." Joseph said as she held him to her chest. "I'm sorry for troubling you." Joseph apologized as Elisa smiled to him.
"It is of no bother Joseph just be comfortable and relax." Elisa said as she looked to Joseph as he was close and comfortable with her.
(Scene Break that Night)
With everyone gone for winter holidays, it had been easy for Harry and Al to reach the Slytherin common room to pick up Joseph and Elisa as the four were all huddled together under his cloak as they made their way past the many hundreds of portraits on their way as they were giving the cloak a test run.
"Dammit Joseph your elbow is digging into my spine." Al complained as they had to huddle close together.
"Swell sorry this cloak could take three at most we don't have much options here." Joseph whispered as they followed Harry's lead.
"Can we all just be quiet we might get caught." Elisa lectured the two of them as they were unseen not silent. Harry made to respond, but the words died on his lips as he heard something.
Stopping in his tracks, he stared off down the third floor corridor opposite of the door containing the Cerberus Al had discovered earlier during the year. "Harry?" Al asked nudging him. "Are you okay?" She asked as she looked to Harry.
"Yes." Harry said casting on last look down the hall. "It's just that I thought-" Harry began until he heard something.
'…Harry…'
This time Harry jerked hard enough to make the three stumble. "Morgana Harry!" Joseph cried out in shock. "Are you trying to get all of us caught?" He asked as he was caught off guard by Harry's movement.
"Did you two hear anything just now?" Harry asked, ignoring Joseph's question just now.
"What?" the trio asked looking at one another.
"I could've sworn that I just heard someone say my name." Harry asked as Al focused and for some odd reason felt something off here.
The trio looked down the hall in the direction Harry was facing. "There's nothing there." Elisa said after a minute before Joseph spoke.
"Come on. It won't take long for Snape and Filch to sweep the corridors and then they'll head to the dorms, and I for one do not want to have to suffer Filch leering at me in detention." Joseph said as Filtch just creeped him out to no end.
Forcing the strange occurrence to the back of his mind, Harry nodded and followed his Grimoire, his best friend, and Elisa out of the corridor and back to their dorms.
But then it occurred again this time with a new word.
"…Harry… Joseph…"
This of course caused Harry and Joseph to jump up in shock to it happening to them. This time there was no doubt. Someone, or something, was saying his and now Joseph's names directly into their minds. And it was originating from this room. Despite all of the training he and Al undergone they felt this was a trap but knowing Al she just loved springing traps and turning them against the trap maker.
Plus he and Joseph couldn't help themselves and slowly opened the door wide enough so that they could carefully squeeze in.
The room was completely empty. Save for a large object covered by a white sheet in the middle of the room.
Taking his cloak off, Harry slowly approached the covered object while Al looked around with her own magic for any traps and to the white cloak. Whatever it was though… it had a form of old magic to it. But she couldn't detect whether it was malevolent or benevolent.
Harry and Joseph curiosity finally getting the better of them, Harry reached out and pulled off the sheet in one swift move. Underneath was a large full length mirror encased in a gold ornate frame that was covered with runes and strange symbols. At the top of the mirror was the word 'Erised'.
'Erised? What does that…oh? Desire. Well…what does that mean-' Al thought as she looked at the Mirror before them. Her thoughts were cut off as when they stepped up in front of the mirror. With a flick of his wrist his wands were drawn as Joseph, Al, Harry, and Elisa looked behind them expecting someone but only saw an empty room. Thoroughly confused, the turned back to face the mirror. They were all alone in the room…but their shared reflection weren't alone in the mirror.
"Um do you guys see this?" Joseph asked as he was in shock.
"Depends are you and me seeing our parents inside the mirror?" Harry asked as he saw none other than Lily and James Potter inside the mirror.
"Well yes and no I see you with yours and me with my mum but not my father." Joseph said as it seemed they were sharing what they were seeing as Joseph saw Nero Theron there smiling to Joseph as Elisa and Al looked.
"Weird I don't see anything." Al said as it appears Grimoires are immune to this mirror.
"Mum?" Joseph asked as he saw his mother smile to him as he saw himself with the heir ring on his hand as next to his mother was ironically Snape as Harry saw this also.
"Something you're not telling me Joseph?" Harry asked as he didn't realize Snape was a sort of father figure to Joseph even after Joseph's own father was such a great person.
"No… nothing at all." Joseph said as he looked on.
"Mum…dad?" Harry finally asked as he looked to the image deeply as his birth mother smiled at him before kneeling next to his mirror image and placing a hand on his shoulder. It was so…real. He could almost feel her touch even though he knew that she wasn't there. "I've never forgotten you." He whispered, tears gathering at the corners of his eyes as he stared at his mother and father. He wanted to look away…but he couldn't. He just stood there for only the Eldritch Beasts knew how long as Joseph was currently on the same boat.
"Mum I…" Joseph began as he wanted to reach to her as like Harry he was staring into the mirror as their parent's and Snape slowly became more and more animated before their eyes.
"I see that you two, like many before you, have discovered the delights of the Mirror of Erised."
Closing his eyes, Harry sighed and turned around. "Hello Headmaster." Harry said thankful Dumbledore pulled him out of that. Behind them, Headmaster Dumbledore gave him what he and Joseph would describe as a 'grandfatherly' smile. "Good evening Harry, Al, Elisa, and Joseph." Dumbledore said not moving from his spot just within the door. "I should say that I am surprised to see you all up at this hour…but I suppose there is a certain allure to sneaking about one believes that no one is looking. And I see that you, like so many before you have discovered the wonders of the Mirror of Erised." Dumbledore said as Joseph and Harry then glared at the mirror not falling for its lies again with Al and Elisa helping them.
"It's not wondrous Headmaster," Harry said casting a quick glance back at the mirror before averting his eyes. "It's insidious." Harry said as Al agreed with him there.
Dumbledore's eye brows rose. "Insidious? An interesting choice of words. Tell me why you think so?" Dumbledore asked as he found this confusing.
"It shows the looker what he or she desires the most but more than that…it shows you exactly what you think you need to make your life complete, whether achievable or not. It completely entraps whoever looks into it…and slowly whatever you see reflected on the surface becomes more real than the outside world." Joseph said as he saw something else in the mirror the one thing he desired but new the only way to achieve it is with the end game he knew would come.
Dumbledore seemed completely surprised by his answer. "That is perhaps the best explanation I have ever heard Joseph if you and Harry had both came to it. Tell me…how did you come to such a conclusion?" Dumbledore asked as he won't lie as he himself had found himself looking deep into the mirror as well.
Grabbing the sheet off the floor, Harry threw it over the mirror while being careful not to look directly at it again. "When Joseph and I first looked at it…it showed only us. Then it showed me and him something that we both wanted. And the longer both of us looked at it…the more real the reflection became. I…I couldn't look away. If you hadn't come…I probably would've still been looking at it." Harry said as Joseph was also grateful for it.
"Hmm…very observant you two." Dumbledore said walking forward so that he was standing before the mirror. "Many have wasted away staring at this mirror. It is indeed a wonderful and dangerous object to behold. But you don't need to worry about it. Tomorrow this mirror will be moved to a new home. And I must ask that you two do not go looking for it again." Albus said as he looked to the two.
"I think this thing would be better destroyed then anything." Elisa said as she feared Joseph may have died here if Dumbledore didn't show up when he did.
"Yeah something so dark shouldn't be here at all." Al said as she was referring to the mirror in question.
"No need to worry about that Headmaster. I don't think I ever want to see it again." Harry made a few steps towards the door but then Joseph stopped as his curiosity got the better of him instead of Harry.
"Tell me sir…what is it that you see in the mirror?" Joseph asked as he looked to Dumbledore as he was curious of what the Headmaster saw in this cruel mirror.
"Socks." Albus said simply as Harry stopped as they all heard this.
"…Socks?" They all asked as this was out of left field just now.
"Yes all. When you reach my age you begin to appreciate the small things in life. When I look at this mirror…all I see is myself holding up a pair of warm wool socks." Albus said as it was a very bad lie but he was old so he could be joking as well.
It was a lie they all caught a mile away but humorous as well no doubt to joke around a bit. But neither Harry nor Joseph felt like calling the old man on his comedic lie there. "Goodnight Headmaster." Joseph bid as he and Harry left with Al and Elisa.
"Goodnight Harry and Joseph. And please try to refrain from sneaking out so much. Or if you must…at least try to pull a good prank or two. You're father always had a talent for making life interesting while he had that cloak on him. But never have I seen him pull a prank with a Slytherin's aid… well save for one." Albus said remembering young Nero.
Once Albus saw they were gone he himself was about to do his thing here but then out of the shadows footsteps were heard as Albus saw to his shock it was Master Therion. "Pardon my intrusion Professor but I have been coming here on a regular basis for this particular mirror." Master Therion said as he looked to the mirror and just that looked at it as if he wanted to experience something beyond his reach with it.
Albus had the perfect opportunity to stun him and bring him in but before he could reach the wand Master Therion spoke. "I do enjoy our get together on none violent grounds and as I said I simply came to enjoy the Mirror of Erised." Master Therion said as he looked sadly upon the Mirror. "This mirror the only thing I can see what I desire but have it forever out of my reach." Therion said as he reached to the mirror knowing his hand will only touch reflective mirror glass.
"And what is it you desire Therion?" Albus asked as Therion then sighed.
"My end." Master Therion said surprising Albus. "See Albus Dumbledore I am the origin point of all Dark Lords there founder as it were not just for the Merlinian wizards but also the Morganaian wizards as well." Master Therion said as he looked to the mirror. "I have been reborn countless lifetimes cursed to do battle with the God Slaying Sword the origin point of the Lords of the Light our battle has been one to repeat for countless life times with the tides of power constantly changing between us more times they can be counted." Master Therion said as he then looked away from the mirror.
"It has repeated time and time again and I have spent many lifetimes trying to deny or reject it all methods I have attempted were met with failure. The only way to end this cycle… is for the weapon of absolute supreme victory." Therion said as he looked to the mirror. "The Shining Trapazahedron." Master Therion said as Albus saw him lower his occlumency and what he saw within Therion's mind was… sadness and pain as well as the many lifetimes and battles Master Therion was forced to endure against the unaware God Slaying Sword.
"I have spent so long fighting now… all I wish is to rest." Master Therion said before looking to Albus who looked ready for something.
"Then perhaps I may assist in your ending you do not need to die for your desired end." Albus said as Master Therion chuckled appreciating the pity and attempt to change him he displayed.
"I wish it were that easy." Master Therion confessed sounding as if he tried this before. "So long as my father Yog-Sothoth has a grip upon me even without our contract… I can never escape to a peaceful life. This… is my fate my destiny and when the time comes… I hope HE can do what needs to be done to free me from this pain." Master Therion said as Albus must ask.
"What is it you see in the Mirror of Erised?" Albus Dumbledore asked as Master Therion smiled sadly to it.
"A world without me in it, a world where the Statues of Secrecy no longer applies where Magical and none magical people can live side by side in peace and harmony and the Golden Age of the Magi reborn as Wizards and those with innate magical potential gain Grimoires in a new age for humanity." Master Therion said as he looked upon the mirror as that was exactly the world he saw and wished to be a reality. "I apologize for disturbing you Professor I shall take my leave of you please enjoy your evening." Master Therion said before he vanished as he no doubt came here for the mirror and nothing else.
"To think…" Albus began as he saw Master Therion was gone. "One such as him wishes for his own end and such a utopian world." Albus said as he looked to the mirror seeing what he truly desired. "For one that is as gifted as himself I truly feel remorse that power beyond our control would go to such lengths to ensure this path is taken without arguments." Dumbledore said as he met a Dark Lord who was forced into this position and was delaying what was inevitable to come.
"You have my sympathy Master Therion." Albus said as perhaps he himself should invite the man for a rousing game of chess one day since clearly even if his path is paved with blood and evil his ending was one he had been denied no matter what good or atrocities he committed his eternal rest was what Master Therion desires.
(Scene Break the Next Night)
After the test run was done with the Cloak Al was already making theorems and such to convert the cloak into a new spell but for now they had a job to do. Joseph was busy today doing some extra credit assignment but it was in fact a test to see if he was advanced enough to move to the advanced classes which was a very rare case since not many 1st years had such a honor like that if any at all.
Al was with Harry as Al was using her own magic to light the way for them as they eventually got to the restricted section as Al scoffed at it. 'Yeah restricted and you have a pull lock on it real smart Hogwarts.' Al thought as she and Harry opened it and squeezed into the restricted section.
"Ok Famous Fire Eaters. Fifteenth Century Fiends." Harry listed off trying to find Flamel among them. "Nicholas Flamel where are you?" Harry asked as Al looked and saw books connected to chains.
"Oh come on." Al cursed as she knew those chains connected those books to a sort of security charm. "Harry whatever you do." Al began as the got out of the cloak. "Don't pull those chained books." Al warned but then heard screaming next to her as she saw Harry did just that as he quickly closed the book and put it back.
"Whose there?" Came the voice of Filch as Harry and Al were wide eyed.
"Abort! Abort! Under the cloak now!" Al called quietly as Harry grabbed the cloak while Al followed as they were lucky they didn't bring a lamp with them as they ran.
"I know you're in there! You can't hide." Filch was heard as the two stopped and saw his lamp's light coming in close.
"The cloak." Harry said as he and Al then put the cloak back on as they hid under it and just in time too as soon Filch walked in with his lamp as they kept as quiet as possible under the cloak.
"Who is it? Show yourself!" Filch called as the two stayed quiet under the cloak.
The two let him walk pass as they kept control of their breathing as they needed to get out and back to their dorms fast. AS they walked through the halls they heard the sound of a cat meowing as the two then breathed in and looked down and saw Filtch's little minion pet cat. "Crap." Al cursed as they began to book it to avoid the cat as it followed after them as Al growled.
"Able to hide from death but not from a cat. Stupid cloak can't hide from anything besides divine beings." Al cursed as she knew the cloak hid them from human eyes and such.
"Al be quiet." Harry countered as they had to be careful less they get caught. But soon they arrived at one location in question as they looked and saw they were in a familiar hallway for the Mirror of Erised but they soon saw Snape and Quirrel having a sort of confrontation.
"Severus I…" Quirrel stuttered as he looked to Snape on this.
"You don't want me as your enemy, Quirrel." Severus warned as he glared at Quirrel as Snape held the man by the color of his shirt.
"I don't know what you mean." Quirrel said as Al saw the stuttering mess was lying through his teeth.
"You know perfectly well what I mean." Snape said as Harry and Al began to circle around the two to make their escape but when they stopped Snape also stopped as Harry and Al were wide eyed as they saw Snape look straight at them as if he knew they were there.
The two held each other's mouths shut as they began to step back away from Snape as he reached for them and good thing to as he swiped to try and grab something and only was met with air. Snape looked at his hand expecting to have found something but found nothing as he then turned his attention back to Quirrel. "We'll have another little chat soon." Severus threatened as if he knew Quirrel was up to something or Snape was trying to hide something from Harry and Al. "When you've had time to decide where your loyalties lie." Snape said glaring down upon Quirrel just as Filch arrived.
"Oh Professors I found the door to the restricted section was left open after it was closed." Filch said as he looked to Snape and Quirrel. "It was recently done too as I heard one of the books go off so that mean there's a student out of bed." Filch said as then Severus and Quirrel then ran off to check the dorms with Filch close behind.
Soon Harry and Al got out of the cloak as they both sighed in relief as they looked to each other. "Ok I think we've both had enough hunting for one night come on before they realize the dummies we left aren't us." Al said as Harry nodded.
"Yeah come on." Harry said as they then began to run off back to their house to sleep the rest of the night away no doubt they won't find what they are looking for in the library.
(Meanwhile Azkaban)
Bellatrix Lestrange was in her cell alone as she was here for her affiliation with Voldemort as she sat there waiting every so often even laughing like the lunatic she was. She had gotten the prophet and had heard the signs and seen them. A New Dark Lord had appeared and the idiots of the ministry won't acknowledge him as a threat. Good thing to no upstart could ever dare match up to her master as she laughed at the thought of this Master Therion claiming to be something she knew only Lord Voldemort was.
If she had her wand right now she's break out of here and hunt down this false Dark Lord and Crucio him to such an extent he'd be begging for the killing curse. But as her mad musing was going off she then heard a tapping sound as she looked and saw to her shock her wand and with it a letter. Bellatrix crawled over to it and took it as she read it and was shocked at what she read.
"As and ye shall receive. Do mind the center of the cell."
Soon the cells center then began to build up large amounts of energy before a dome appeared before in turn it burst out revealing Master Therion in person as he stretched his neck and breathed in as he looked to Bellatrix who was caught off guard.
"Hello Bellatrix I hear you're a fan of my work." Master Therion said as he smiled playfully almost sensually at Bellatrix as it was clear he was taunting her.
"You just made a big mistake False Dark Lord!" She yelled as she then sent her spell at him. "CRUCIO!" She invoked as the spell hit but Master Therion didn't show any signs of affect as he was at the opposite side of the room.
"I'm sorry was that supposed to hurt." Therion said as he began walking to the shocked Bellatrix as she tried again but was in turn met with the same result Master Therion walking torts her like he wasn't affected by it even in the slightest. Bellatrix then tried a slicing curse but it to, was shrugged off as he simply raised his hand and let his deflect off his hand where it sliced into the walls.
Bellatrix was trying every curse to cause Master Therion harm but they were each stopped. She even tried Imperio but it didn't affect him. Soon Bellatrix was at the corner as Therion kneeled to her level and smiled at her. "Now is that anyway to treat a demigod?" Master Therion asked as Bellatrix had one last card.
AVADA KEDAVRA!" She roared out as she fired it at point blank range but to her shock Master Therion wasn't falling.
"Missing something?" He asked lifting up his hand to show the spell was in the hand caught by it. He then crushed it causing the spell to disperse and cancel as Bellatrix was in shock to Master Therion's near infinite power.
"W-what are you? What do you want with me?!" Bellatrix demanded as Master Therion then took the tip of Bellatrix's wand and took it from her before porting it back to where it is kept.
"Bellatrix Lestrange Dark Lord Voldemort's Right Hand Woman correct?" Master Therion asked as he looked to the insane dark Witch.
"Of course! I am merely waiting for my Lord to come find me!" Bellatrix yelled out in her mad woman scream.
"You don't day." Master Therion said as he got up and walked away a bit to the barred window. "So your implying he will be reborn in another era then is that right?" Master Therion asked as he already knew the answer to this.
"NO you fool! He has defeated death he is just biding his time!" Bellatrix argued as Master Therion then laughed a bit at Bellatrix's naïveté. "What do you find so humorous?!" She demanded quickly forgetting she was disarmed and the fact he shrugged of the three unforgivable like cheap charms.
"Defeated death I find it humorous when he hasn't defeated it, he flees from it like a weak sniveling coward." Master Therion argued as he looked to how Bellatrix was getting enraged by Master Therion's accusation.
"How dare you! I'll tear out your eyes and wear them as a hair bow!" She threatened as Master Therion found it hard to believe but then he slapped her hard sending her flying to the end of the cell where she hit it hard enough to cause physical injuries to the Death Eater.
"I dare because I know his secret I know how he did what he did and I know it's a dark magic of the most common and weakest kind a Horcrux. He murdered random people and used random items to house his shaved soul fragment just so he can ward off death like the coward he is!" Master Therion argued as he smiled before pulling out the heir ring to Salazar Slytherin. "After all he made the ring of Salazar Slytherin into such an item and cursed it to boot. My inheritance he had the gall to take it and tarnish it to such an extent!" Master Therion taunted as he saw a shocked Bellatrix.
"No... YOU LIE YOU CANNOT BE THE HEIR TO SALAZAR SLYTHERIN!" Bellatrix roared in fury as Master Therion laughed at the Azkaban Prisoner Bellatrix Lestrange.
"Am I?" Master Therion asked in the ancient tongue of the snakes taunting Bellatrix even more as she saw it was the same sound her lord did when speaking to the snakes.
"No…" She said as it began to sink in as she looked to Master Therion who stood over her like a divine being.
"Here try using this." Master Therion said as he took out an item and tossed it to Bellatrix as she saw it was a wand. "I have no true need for it but I believe it may be of some use to you." Master Therion said as he smiled at Bellatrix a bit as it turned from Elder Wood to Yew Wood the same type responsible for killing the Potter Boys parents and the core, Dragon Heartstring like her own.
"You'd be surprise what illusion magic can do to hide one among the masses." Master Therion said surprising Bellatrix. "That artifact your lord entrusted you with it's a Horcrux and I'm going to destroy it so when he returns he will be weaker and mortal then we'll see how powerful he is with a respawn crutch to help him fight." Master Therion said as he began to walk away leaving his wand before Bellatrix who then acted in rage and to save her lord.
AVADA KADAVRA!" Bellatrix roared out sending her spell at Master Therion who didn't even move to block it before out of nowhere Etheldredra appeared stopping the attack and doing as her master did as she glared at Bellatrix.
"Any harm that comes upon my master will be met with even great force." Etheldreda said but then Master Therion put his hands on her shoulders to calm her.
"Be at ease Etheldreda it seems she's willing to do whatever it take to attain victory." Master Therion said as he walked back over to Bellatrix taking his wand back. "I could use someone like you among the Black Lodge someone who isn't afraid to die for her lord and master." Master Therion said as Bellatrix was shocked by this. "I had delved into your mind the minute I had arrived mind you now I know you better then you know yourself, Bella." Master Therion said using Voldemort's pet name for her.
"In fact I could dare say your talents and skills are wasted with Voldemort and the Death Eaters." Master Therion said as he took Bellatrix' arm with the death eater mark upon it. "So I ask you Bellatrix Lestrange take the Dark Oath and renounce your ties to Voldemort and in turn join the Black Lodge someone like you your talents your great skill and the art you do with your victims they would be put to great use among the Black Lodge even my elite guard Anti-cross." Master Therion said as he held his finger to the Death Mark and gracefully yet gently moved his finger down it causing Bellatrix to feel a shiver go up her spine from the touch.
"Well then my dear do you accept my offer?" Master Therion offered as he looked to Bellatrix who was in shock of such an offer. And with her mind filled with the pros and cons of joining the Black Lodge she gave Master Therion her answer on his offer.
(TBC)
ESKK: Finally got this chapter out and before Christmas to boot. Man I got three chapters updated in like two or three days this week go me! Anyway I hope to see you all here next time so leave a review as you leave and like I always say ja-ne.
