Helpful Healer Horatio
SUMMARY
Harry Potter is forced to live the same life multiple times. Each time he defeats Voldemort and he is finally tired of being the winner. This time he decides to let Voldemort win in hopes that he will be able to move on after his life. However, this time Horatio, the newest version of Harry, decides to be a healer instead of a fighter.
DISCLAIMER
I don t own Harry Potter or any related works.
I don t own Percy Jackson and related series or any other related works.
I don t officially own any story though I do work on one on the side but it is still in the world building stages. Because of this I know I don t own anything at all.
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Thoughts
*Parseltongue*
/Other Spoken Language/
"Deity Speach"
Writing
*Lingua di Volpi* (My Imaginary Kitsunemimi Language)
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Chapter 02: Contacting the Dark Lord
Horatio sighs deeply as his third meeting for the week ended a little later than he had planned. Making his way through the finished Melrose Estate he wonders toward the Library and sees the majority of the pygmy herd following him like they do every single day. Grining at the adorable Pygmy Unicorns he sits down in a fancy upholtered chair and pulls the parchment out of his robe. Placing it on the table he quietly begins writing the one letter that he has always known, deep down inside, that he would write.
Dear Dark Lord Voldemort,
Hiya, in case you didn't notice I have somehow been forced under the thumb of a manipulative old coot. I know you don't know me but you will by the time this letter is through. I have been placed in an abusive, neglectful muggle home for most of my life. I didn't realize I was a wizard until my fateful eleventh birthday. The goblins contacted me earlier this week and I have made a fruitful relationship spring forth from our mutual bond of being scorned.
I have learned from them about your original Knighthood that you created and I wish to put it back into place just to see the look on the face of the nefariosu old coot. In case you haven't noticed who I am yet let me put it n simplier terms. You killed my parents about ten years ago and many credited me with your defeat. Recognize me yet?
I recently came under the influence of my magical creature inheritance and I have been emancipated by that inheritance. Thankfully I have been able to remove the forced compulsions and the stupid obediency potions that was forced down my throat as a baby. Besides that I found a largely defeactive magical binding on my persona. Thankfully I have overcome these setbacks and I have the power to destroy Dumbledore. I am sure that we are thinking along the same tune so I will cut this to be a little shorter for your convenience.
I do not want to fight anybody. I want to be a healer who helps others. I want to support the minorites and I want to help you with your former plans. Who was part of the Knighthood? I'll induct them back into it to see Dumbledore throwing a hissy fit. It will be a bigger hissy fit when he discovers that I have found I have the Parseltongue ability. I thoroughly enjoy speaking to all the different snakes and other reptiles and as such I am very happy to tell you that we are more alike then Dumbledore anticipated. Especially witht his soul fragment of yours attached to my head. Or did yu not notice?
Either way I believe I will be seeing you at Hogwarts as anyone would know that you were unable to steal something powerful from the bank. Whatever it is and if it had been money you could have gone to any vault to get more than one of them. Anyway, I sincerely hope that you get ahold of whatever you wanted since I cannot tell what it is that you were after yesterday. All I know is that my soul shard sensed your own main piece of soul. It grew agitated yesterday and it made my head start to bleed again. Maybe you should calm your anger so you don't cause such a bad reaction. I'm okay with pain but my friends became hysterical when I bled in his office while at Gringotts.
Should you ever need any help do let me know and I will do my best to help you out if I can.
Best wishes to you and yours,
Horatio Harmodias Potter
Lord of various noble houses that I don't care about
Former pain in your side
Horatio grins at the last snappy comment before calling for the regal owl that Lurnott sent to be bought for his usage. She is a rather large and unfairly intimidating in stance but she is very lovable and terrifically cautious. He has named her Hedwig, "Take care to make sure that only the Dark Lord reads this from wherever he is at right now. Don't wait for a reply, he might throw curses at you."
Hedwig hoots an affirmative and takes the envelope labelled 'Tom Marvelo Riddle', of all things, and flies out the room with hasteful speed. Horatio returns his focus to the library surrounding him and he begins reading as the elves continue with their numerous chores. After a few hours of studying from the library Horatio jumps when a different Snowy Owl flies into his sight. Staring at the handsome male he gently unties the letter and watches the bird fly around and land on his armrest of his new favorite chair.
Shrugging he opens the letter to find a missive in parseltongue. Recognizing it he sighs deeply as he begins reading it careful for any hidden agendas.
Dearest Former Pain in My Side,
I am most appreciative of the offer and your astounding base of knowledge refering to me. If at all possible is there any way you could, I don't know, hire Rita Skeeter to broadcast the news of Dumbledore's betrayal? It would sement in the populace that he shouldn't be around their children and it would make your plans for helping me a lot more reliable then they are currently. As for the former members of the Knights of Walpurgis when it was there is all the death eaters of the time a few of the light family members and a few grey family members.
With you being an addition as Co-Leader I am sure that many more would be beyond happy to help as long as things are done reasonably on your part. I'll have to recruit from other coutries outside the British Isles. Those within that I have been able to include in the Death Eaters will be under your sole command since I have been gathering followers in outlying countries of Europe the last few years. As for going to Hogwarts... I wouldn't mind going as a teacher and I'm sure that it would not pass by Dumbledore's nose unnoticed. You will have to distract him at certian times and such but I have no doubt that you will be of use for our new alliance.
I will make sure that they know to follow your orders and that you are not to be harmed. Recently I have gained enough power to possess a man fully. Somehow I should be able to make it fairly soon into the position of being the DADA teacher. How much control do you have over your magic already? If you have any control it should be fairly easy for the wards to be fooled by wandless magic in the place of ordinary magic. Most wizards cannot cast spells wandlessly or soundlessly at all.
Don't worry about the details, I kept feeling your worry a lot over what I now recognize as our link to each other throughout the years of the bond. As for the legal help, the Longbottom Matron has extensive knowledge of the various laws and might be able to help plead your case. Since I remember that the their family has a alliance with yur own and a few others I am fairly sure that you will be easily able to plead for help as per some agreement from the past.
Go forward with the best luck,
Lucifer's More Evil Twin
PS. Use Arnold to contact me if further needs are in order. Tell him to pretend to be a Hogwarts Owl and he will do so.
Horatio laughs at his joke added to the sighing of the letter before he folds it up and carefully hides it inside of an advanced transfiguration book on one of the nearby shelves. Turning to look at Arnold he sees that he is staring at him curiously. "Who?"
Horatio sighs as he answers Arnold, "He signed his name as 'Lucifers more evil twin' which amuses me to no end. Besides that he tried to test me about my knowledge of the parselscript that he wrote in. I can understand it for the most part and I'm thankful for that at the least. I've never really tried to read parselscript very often, I am still learning it right now."Arnold hoots at him with acknowledgement before he jumps onto his shoulder and rubs his bak against his chest affectionately.
Horatio chuckles at Arnold's behavior andges back to his book on the various medical potions and their various levels of knowledge requirements to learn. Apparently ones like the Pepper Up potion are learned in third or forth year depending on how advanced each class is. Besides that there is the simple boils cure in first year that is one of the few lower level medical potions. Most medical potions require at least knowledge and practice up to the start or middle of a aspiring potioneer's third year.
Sighing Horatio stretches as he goes to find a book detailing the rules of Hogwarts in full. Then he notices something, the magic of the library is reacting to something and three books fly over to him only to suddenly land on the coffee table in a neat little row. Turning to look at the books he senses that the library feels 'amused' at his surprise. "I also would enjoy having a copy of a list of attributes and abilities of the wards of the library." The nearby automatic quill begins scratching words onto the nearest blank sheets of parchments and after a few bref moments of waiting it is finished.
Gently taking the list and reading it he grins at the thought of the book connected to all the books that can be taken to Hogwarts as a reference book and a book that can transform into any of the numerous other books in the family library. Nodding he mentally asks for the book and the book flies over to him and softly lands in his hands.
Going to sit at the table Horatio pulls the boothat says 'Updating Copy of the Charter of Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry' and begins reading it. Thankfully, as a heir to all four founders, Horatio has the ability to tell the Headmaster when a teacher is not suitable and to order him to find a new one. Thankfully Dumbledore cannot refuse this order now that he is emancipates as per the files left to him by his mother.
As the only heir of the Founders he can allow four people into the Founder's Dorm to sleep with him in case he gets home sick. Oh, and that isn't negotiable for Dumbledore nor his lackies either. The Founder's Dorm are actually rather well hidden. Horatio came across them as one Aileen Saline Potter and they are one of the hardest places to get into. Each of the four guest guest suites have advanced information, there is a private library for the descendants and those they agree to let in, and even a private potions lab.
As for a few of the other things he can do if he feels up to it... He can create clubs such as dueling and Offensive-Defensive Magic and they cannot refuse him. In fact he plans on opening up one important Offensive-Defensive Magic club and enrolling a few students from every house. Fortunately he will be able to recruit Flitwick into his plans this time. Instead of calling it Dumbledore s Army he plans on calling it the Harmony Scouts.
When he had first known in his past life that he would create the group he wanted all the houses to be a part of it. While many of the Slytherins and Gryffindors hold a rivalry for each other they had been able to function perfectly well together and their hatred based rivalry soon was forgotten in favor of trying to outdo each other and getting more points from the instructor of the class. After they realized that many of them had similar skill and power they began to training with each other to nurture those skills and latent talents.
Besides that club Horatio plans on making a calligraphy class that is mandatory for the first two months of the first year and the first week of the rest of the years. Many of the muggleborn students have always had trouble when trying to take note and they have been delayed in turning written assignments due to such problems.
Besides that should he be able to find one Horatio plans on making a Potions Preparation Handbook be mandatory for the Potions class. Besides that he knows that the Potter Library has a very detailed version of an older handbook. He should really have it published again and bring a few handwritten copies of it to the Potions Class and lend them to a few of the less adapt students to learn what not to do, like sweet little Neville.
Sighing as he finishes reading the updated version about rights of the current heir of Hogwarts he picks up the book and yawns widely. Stretching some he begins making his way back to the master bedroom for some rest. Walking through the halls he smiles softly at the few elves he passes through the hall. The Pygmy herd is still following him like lost puppies and the manor s magic gently brushes against his own sending him a few bits of knowledge about the building.
Reaching his rooms he goes over to the dresser and pulls out his pajamas and changes. Brushing his teeth, washing his face and putting his hair that has grown some into a rat s tail he hurries to get ready for bed. As he goes back into his room he smiles at the pygmy herd waiting around the bed. Jumping into it he covers up and lays down as the herd jumps in with him. He doesn t even have time to think as he is asleep as soon as his head hits the pillow.
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Horatio wakes up early with the plan to go to Diagon Alley for some extra shopping. Brushing his hair out again before he places it into the rat s tail again after he is dressed. Walking down to the dining room he sees the Pygmy Herd begin to follow him around again. As he enters the kitchen he finds Lurnott. Sitting at the table with a list of classes looking it over carefully. "Good morning, Lurnott. How are you doing today?"
Lurnott looks up at him and grins widely at him. "We have been considering a possible list of classes and we need your signature to place them nto effect. The full class lessons will be decided, for the most part, by the Professors. We already have quite a few people notified that we are hiring. With as much gold as Hogwarts makes each year it is highly probable that we shall have enough to pay for the extra teachers for many years."
First Year Classes
Beginning & Introductory Level Courses
Introduction to English
Introduction to Latin
Introduction to World History
Introduction to the Wizarding World
Introduction to the Muggle World
Introduction to Offensive/Defensive Magics
Introduction to Charms
Introduction to Transfiguration
Introduction to Potions
Caligraphy (First Month)
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Second Year Classes
Beginning & Introductory Courses Second Level
This year will be a continuation of first year in helping the students master the basics of all of the disciplines.
Introduction to English
Introduction to Latin
Introduction to World History
Introduction to the Wizarding World
Introduction to the Muggle World
Introduction to Offensive/Defensive Magics
Introduction to Charms
Introduction to Transfiguration
Introduction to Potions
Careers in the Wizarding World
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Third Year
Intermediate Levels
Intermediate English/Latin
Intermediate World History
Intermediate Wizarding World Studies
Intermediate Muggle World Studies
Intermediate Offensive/Defensive Magics
Intermediate Charms
Intermediate Transfiguration
Intermediate Potions .
Third Year Electives
A maximum of three classes will be allowed.
Students will be allowed to substitute participation on an official sports team for one elective.
Introduction to Herbology
Introduction to Astronomy
Introduction to Runes
Introduction to Arithmancy
Introduction to Divination
Introduction to Magical Creature Studies
Introduction to the Arts
Introduction to Musical Studies
Introduction to World Magic
Introduction to Item Creation
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Fourth Year
Second Level Intermediate Courses
Intermediate English/Latin
Intermediate World History
Intermediate Wizarding World Studies
Intermediate Muggle World Studies
Intermediate Offensive/Defensive Magics
Intermediate Charms
Intermediate Transfiguration
Intermediate Potions
Fourth Year Electives
A maximum of three classes will be allowed. Students will be allowed to substitute participation on an official sports team for one elective. For a student to continue on in Divination, they must first be tested for the Seer talent. For those students who do possess the talent, they will be allowed into a special Divination course.
Introduction to Herbology
Introduction to Astronomy
Introduction to Runes
Introduction to Arithmancy
Introduction to Magical Creature Studies
Introduction to the Arts
Introduction to Musical Studies
Introduction to World Magic
Introduction to Item Creation
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Fifth Year
Third Level Intermediate Courses
OWL Review
Intermediate English/Latin
Intermediate World History
Intermediate Wizarding World Studies
Intermediate Muggle World Studies
Intermediate Offensive/Defensive Magics
Intermediate Charms
Intermediate Transfiguration
Intermediate Potions
Fifth Year Electives
A maximum of three classes will be allowed. Students will be allowed to substitute participation on an official sports team for one elective. Those students who possess the talent will be allowed into a special Divination course.
Intermediate Herbology
Intermediate Astronomy
Intermediate Runes
Intermediate Arithmancy
Intermediate Magical Creature Studies
Intermediate Arts Studies
Intermediate Musical Studies
Intermediate World Magic Studies
Intermediate Item Creation
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Sixth & Seventh Year
Advanced Courses
NEWT Review
Students are allowed a maximum of ten classes and will be allowed to drop any of the basic classes except the English/Latin class as long as they are not a requirement for an elective that they wish to take part in. Should they prove responsible enough they can apply to receive an extra class. Should they be applicable to the extra class they may receive up to two extra classes by usage of Timer-Turners for each weekly schedule.
Advanced English/Latin
Advanced World History
Advanced Offensive/Defensive Magics
Advanced Charms
Advanced Transfiguration
Advanced Potions
Advanced Herbology
Advanced Astronomy
Advanced Ancient Runes
Advanced Arithmancy
Advanced Magical Creature Studies
Advanced Arts Studies
Advanced Musical Studies
Advanced World Magic Studies
Advanced Item Creation
Warding
Curse-Breaking
Healing
Business
Estate Planning & Investing
Government & Politics
Animagus Training
Wandless Magic
Human Languages
Creature Languages
Rituals
Creative Writing
Law
Medical Potions
Battle Potions/Poisons
Potion Creation
Enchanting
Spell-Crafting
Household management
Horatio grins at the huge amounts of classes available to the student body. "These are good classes but what are you talking about when you talk about the money in the Hogwarts Vault? Don't they pay enough to only barely pay what teachers they have there?" Lurnott reaches to a nearby file as Dinky appears with food for the two of them. Lurnott nods gratefully to the little man as Horatio does before they return to their work.
"You see here that the average payment for the student is about 1250 galleons right?" Horatio nods as he begins looking at the sheet of parchment. "Well just about half of that is used to go into a vault to pay for additional improvements to the school. Thing is, nobody has even made repairs nor updates to the school in at least three hundred years. Besides that about half of what remains is used to care for the magical creatures on the property. The remaining forth of the payment goes to everything from food productions and the staff payment. considering that an actual less than a seventh of the whole money is allocated on what teachers there are that is a lot of money. But that isn't even the beginning." Lurnott brings out a new portfoilio and hands it to him.
Horatio's eyes widen when he sees the fines that have yet to be paid by the parents of those who have, at one point, vandilized the school. Whistling sharply Horatio hums. There looks to ba at least an extra 1,000,000 galleons that are owed to the school for the damages that bad students have caused. Looking throughout the sheet he comes u with a brilliant plan. "You didn't say if there is other ways to get these payments. If there is any other ways of paying these fines we should use them to get updates to the school. Things like a bigger library due to having copies of books in private libraries would be a good thing to consider. If they do such each knuts worth will be counted as three sickles paid since there seems to be a few outstanding debts to the school in family names." Lurnott grins at the thought and hums thoughtfully. He whistles shrilly summoning Keony to his side. Keony is an older elf that belonged to Horatio who wanted to help with his accounts due to some training he has for such skills. Horatio then assigned him to work under Lurnott with the instruction to help with things where he sees it necessary.
"Keony is here, what does Masters need of Keony?" Horatio smiles at his adorable excitement. Lurnott simply gives him a gesture of patience. Keony is almost so old that he cannot do any work. Thankfully Keony is able to sit and be around files all day with ease which is another reason he is assigned to Lurnott.
Horatio turns to Lurnott and snaps his fingers with a memory. "Lurnott, see if there is any lasting friendship with me from the Longbottom family. Ask them if there is other legal ways to get payments in other stuff like goods instead of money." Lurnott nods to him vigorously. After a few long minutes Lurnott hands Keony the parchment.
"Return after you have delivered this to Amelia Bones." Keony reaches for it and Lurnott pulls it back a little getting his attention again. "Make sure that she reads the missive as soon as she gets it Help her to she understand that we would like to set an appointment to discuss such when she has time." Keony salutes him and takes the letter and pops away. Lurnott sighs deeply as he turns to the parchment again. He begins writing a lengthy request for news while informing her of a few things, such as Horatio being able to access the Founder's Dorm. "Now Horatio, should you get help from her I would allow Neville Longbottom into the founders down as a resident. Surely you can allow that at the very least." Horatio nods curtly to him with a bright grin.
Lurnott writes an invite to the Founder's Dorm to Neville at the end of the Letter. Humming to himself with happiness he looks up just as Keony pops back into the room. He hands a short reply to Lurnott who takes it and reads it quickly. "Good job, Keony. You are doing wonderful." Harry says to make him even happier. They are always so much more adorable when receiving prasies since they get flustered.
"Keony, repeat the same thing with this letter going to Madam Longbottom." Keony nods eagerly as he reaches for the letter. He bows to Horatio before he vanishes with the resounding noise of a big pop. Horatio grins at the Pygmy Herd who are now wondering closer to Lurnott again. One of the smaller females butts her head against his leg and he smile gently at her. "Yes, we are making sure that Hogwarts will be sae for you and the others within. Same with the Forbidden Forest." The Pygmy neighs happily at him for some reason before going back over to the rest of them who settle onto the floor in a pile of bodies. Horatio sighs as they get back into the grove of business with occasional bites of food.
