Harry Potter the Clockwork Mage

Harold James Potter = Harry James Potter

James Charlus Potter = Vernon Dursley until Harry left for Hogwarts

Lily Marie Potter nee' Evans = Petunia Dursley until Harry left for Hogwarts

Steven Brand = Sirius Orion Black

Simon Tiberius Prince = Severus Tobias Snape

Narcissa Prince nee' Black = Narcissa Malfoy nee' Black

Drake Centauries Prince = Draco Scorpios Malfoy

Xenophilius Goodelove = Xenophilius Lovegood

Clair Goodelove = Celeste Lovegood nee' Olivander

Luna Goodelove = Luna Lovegood

Isabella Regina Brand= Bellatrix Black

Hermione Isabella Jane Brand = Hermione Jane Granger

Richard Lawrence = Remus John Lupin

Patricia Lawrence = Petunia Evans

Douglas Lawrence = Dudley Dursley

I do not own Harry Potter, JK Rowling does and anyone she has sold the rights to. I am not any of those. I just write because I love the Potterverse. This is an AU story and many characters will be OC.

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Chapter 13

A/N: This first part is a short bit where I am going to explain what I mean when I use the term Clockwork Magic.

Clockwork Magic is an overall term meaning to use magic in ways that allow or enhance people, places or machines using runic magic, also known as Technomancy.

The Runic array's that allowed the Potter's and others to appear different are enhancement and concealment one's that alters and hide a person's true nature. The array's also create a 'shadow-mind' that allows a 'pseudo' mind to exist that only allows a Legilimency to see what they want seen.

Runic array's can also be used to enhance the psychical abilities of the person wearing one; it can amplify strength, speed, coordination, and senses as well as overall health and healing. These are known as Biological Array's.

Next are Runic array's that can be used on places, one such is the hidden clockwork spaces in the homes of the Potter's, Longbottoms and others. The expanded spaces are not actually part of the home but an extra-dimensional-extensional space. These clockwork spaces do have a physical real world interface usually hidden as a door, mirror, painting or tapestry. These Runic arrays are actual parts of them that allow them to act as the entry point as well as the anchor for them in 'real' space. These Runic arrays are Physical or Location Array's. Physical Array's can also be created that protect locations very much like standard warding, but in more complex ways.

The next Runic array's are for machines. They allow a machine to have multiple magical abilities as well as power them as well. A common Clockwork machine in the United States is the Air Ship; it has both Physical alterations as well as being powered via magical means. The Air Ship is used for heavy shipment of goods as well as transportation of people. Most are fanciful in design and have a 'Steam-Punk look.

A Clockwork Air Ship is usually steam powered, the power is created using multiple spell like effects, one is to maintain the water levels, another the heating of the water to create steam, others allow the steam to be under great pressure without endangering the crew. Others allow the steam power to be converted to actual electrical energy that is shielded from the interference of magic as the electric power is passed thru magical metals created using alchemy and runic methods. These are called Machine Array's, they allow for a complex machine to be built as well as power it and allow shielded modern electronics to be installed.

The largest Clockwork space I will be using is a sphere that is 100 miles in diameter with the internal surface area of 125,664+ square miles, and having at the surface a standard gravity and pressure, with the atmosphere dropping off to a partial vacuum at 10 miles, the artificial sun will be a modified magic that allows for standard earthlike conditions to exist within the sphere.

In Clockwork Magic it is possible to create mobile wards that protect people, places and machines.

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Chapter 13

The first breakfast meal was starting out to be more or less normal until a red letter was dropped in front of Ronald Wesley, it was a howler, an evil thing that allowed a person to yell, berate and embarrass others without having to be present. "Ronald Wesley, you stupid child," Molly Wesley's voice rang out, "but no you couldn't even get sorted right, you are a Lion not Snake, I and your father will be at Hogwarts and we will get you placed in the proper house, not the house of darkness and evil…" Suddenly a flash of light and a loud bang and the howler was destroyed, Professor Prince, Brand, and Flitwick had all acted and the howler had been burnt, blasted and shredded before the howler could continue.

Ronald just sat with his head down and so red you would think his skin was on fire, he knew he had to just listen, his mother was a cruel woman when she wanted to be, and this time she was worse than she had even been. She had sent howlers to her others sons but it was never as bad as this one, this one made even the Slytherin student feel sorry for the poor boy, well most but not all the children of the most loyal Death-Eaters loved to see a Blood-Traitor hurt this way, it was proof in their minds that they were the ones that were the best to use magic.

Harry and the others sat and listened to this, looking at the teachers, nodding at the ones that stopped the boy's embarrassment.

Drake stood and walked over to Ronald Wesley, "Mister Wesley, you did not deserve that, if you want to prove her wrong then I and others will help." Looking at the other students, "I see us all as students of Hogwarts, just because we are in different houses can't stop that, we need to see that and act on it." Drake held out his hand for the other boy to shake … slowly Ronald Wesley realized that he was more than what his mother ever thought he could be, he would prove himself for himself, not for her, his father or his brothers. Ronald Wesley would make a name for himself by working hard, and doing what he had to prove her wrong. This was the moment that a young man started a long hard voyage to becoming a man, a man others would respect and like. Ronald took the hand and stood, "Mr. Prince, I accept your challenge and accept your help. A Lion and a Snake united to prove others wrong."

Most of the students stood and began to clap, it wasn't everyday that teachers stood up for them, and to have the son born to a Malfoy, but one that could never be seen as a Malfoy, a Lion to boot, reach out a hand of friendship to a Snake, let alone what some saw as a member of a failed light family, to be willing to accept the boy as an individual not just a member of a House.

Dumbledore couldn't accept this; no he would find a way to get Mister Wesley into Gryffindor and out of Slytherin. Little did he know that he no longer had that power, the Hat was once again working for the school and not the headmaster.

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The first days at Hogwarts were as fun as the kids had hoped for, except for History of Magic and Defense vs the Dark Arts. Professor Binns, a ghost was so boring that even Hermione couldn't stay awake in the class. Professor Quirrell was so hard to listen to the stuttering and the shyness, all strange to see in someone that should be bolder and be able to speak clearly, older students who had had his class when he was Professor of Muggle Studies said he had been much better then.

Harry and the others worked hard in class but each of them kept much of their actual ability hidden, it wasn't time to reveal just how powerful and knowledgeable they truly were. It was hard but they had trained to do this for years. The kids did love a few classes, Transfiguration, Charms, Herbology, and Potions. Only Drake, Neville, and Luna took Muggle Studies as they still had to pretend to be Pure-Blood's from old families.

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Harry and the others besides learning the school also wanted to understand the teachers, elves and ghosts. Neville and Tonks had the house elves, and Douglas and Drake the school itself, the three Ravens' were the ones to get to know the ghosts.

Neville and Tonks having spent time with house-elves that were more or less free beings helped them as they came to know the elves at Hogwarts. These elves were just as driven to work and to take pride in doing the job well as Dobby and Lolly and the other elves they knew while growing up. The main difference was that the elves of Hogwarts had no idea that they could be free and still be part of a magical family. In time Neville and Tonks knew that all house-elves in Britain and the ICW nations could be as free as those in the Alliance of Magical Nations.

Douglas and Drake having a copy of the Maunders Map MK 2, learning the school turned out to be both fun and hard work, both boys loving the challenge of this took to the job with zeal. The two were able to add new information to the map and updated the copies the others had. It was a good first week.

Harry, Hermione and Luna had noticed that Professor Binns didn't act like the other ghosts, the others interacted with the students, and they seemed to be aware of what happened around them, he did not. Harry figured he would talk to the Bloody Baron; Hermione would talk to Myrtle and Luna with the Gray Lady. They had noticed in the first week that these three seemed to be different from the others in some way.

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Luna was able to stop the Gray Lady, "Hello, can I talk to you?" Luna stood and smiled at the ghost, "I want to get to know you, I mean they say you have been here since the school started, you have to know many things that are not in 'Hogwarts: a History'?

The ghost stopped and looked at the small girl standing before her, looking wide-eyed and with an honesty that once you had seen that look knew that this young child was special. "Why would the living what to get to know me?" Helena Ravenclaw had trusted the living once, but the boy had lied to her, it hurt even after being dead for so many years. "I might have been here a long time, but what can the dead teach the living?"

Luna smiled and looked at her, "Well for one thing you can tell me about the school over the years, how it's changed, how the classes have changed." Luna sat down and took out a notebook and a pencil and looked at her. "I think when we the living need to ask the dead questions, you lived in a different time, and things had to be different," Luna placed her wand behind her ear and laughed, "I for one feel you could teach history better than Professor Binns."

Helena stopped and looked at Luna, "What is your name child?"

Luna smiled, "I was born Luna Lovegood, but my daddy had to change it to Luna Goodelove, for some silly reason." Luna knew why but didn't talk about it, not here where the walls could actually overhear and report to the headmaster.

"Luna Lovegood no Goodelove, ask your questions and in time I will teach you what you which to know, well as much as I can, it make well take years to teach you of the past of Hogwarts, but we do have years." Helena felt a little of her eternal sadness un-life from her as she allowed herself to once again care for one of the living.

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Hermione made her way to the bathroom where Myrtle stayed, "Myrtle? Can I talk to you?"

Hermione knew how it had felt to be made fun of, before Bella, her mother had entered her life and before she meet Harry and others, she knew how alone her life had been. "I am Hermione Brand and I would like to get to know you."

Myrtle slowly emerged and floated in front of Hermione, "Why? Why would you want to know me, most just make fun of me."

Hermione sat down on the floor, "I know how it feels to be alone, to not have a friend. I think it has to be harder for you, seeing you … well being in your condition."

Myrtle almost yelled at this girl, but looking into the deep brown eyes she saw an honesty that stopped her. "You do know how it feels. The only friend I ever had, they said he was the one that allowed me to die, but Rebus would never allow that to happen, beside Aragog was cute and he'd never hurt me."

Hermione smiled, "So you and Hagrid were friends? What house were you in? What house was Hagrid in?"

Myrtle giggled, "Do you ever take a breath?" Myrtle found she liked the girl with the wild hair, big teeth and eyes the color of chocolate. "You really do want to be my friend."

Hermione smiled and giggled, "Yes I do, and you can't ever have enough friends." With that simple statement began a friendship that would help change the future and make better a good person's life. This would be start of Myrtle finally having friends, more than she had ever had in life.

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Harry took longer than the others to get to the Baron, the Baron mostly only interacted with students of Slytherin, but Harry was always polite and treated the Baron the same way he did others, with a gentle kindness, respect … well respect of those that deserved respect, and honesty.

"Mr. Potter? I find it strange that a Raven would want to get to know me, I am the house ghost of Slytherin." The Baron's voice boomed out as he was getting a bit, well not angry, but curious of this boy.

"Sir the reason is simple, from what I was told Voldemort was a Slytherin and I can't see you ever doing anything like he did," Harry had been able over the years to learn much of the past of Slytherin house, it had always been the house for the sly, and ambitious, but it wasn't until a few hundred years or so from what I've read became known for the house of evil. I don't just because a person is chosen a Slytherin makes them evil."

The Baron stopped and looked at this boy, if he had had red hair and was taller he could pass for Godric Gryffindor reborn, "Mr. Potter, you are correct Slytherin was not always seen as the house of evil, but you are right as well that the title of evil started only in earnest only sometime in the late 1800's." The Baron remembered the change on how others looked at Slytherin House, it was when Albus Dumbledore had started as a student, it had not been anything openly the then young boy had said but it was what he did and acted. Albus Dumbledore had been a popular student and he should have been a perfect Slytherin, but was sorted into Ravenclaw though many believed he had been a Lion not a Raven.

"Mr. Potter, something tells me you have reasons within reasons to try to get me to trust you." The Baron allowed the armor to fade and leave him dressed in simple but high quality clothes of the era of his death. "Mr. Potter, it will take time before I trust you and I feel it will be as long before I trust you but let this be, the beginning of that."

Harry nodded and laughed, "Trust is earned, as is respect."

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Steven and Arcturus scheduled an appointment with Amelia Bones the Director of Magical Law Enforcement to be held at Gringotts. It would soon be time to turn himself in as Sirius and start the political take-down of Albus Dumbledore.

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Harry had to work hard to stay away from Dumbledore; he had the Maunders Map 2.0, so avoiding him was easier than not having it. Dumbledore had tried to read Harry's mind many times but each time he was able to see less and less it was as if the boy was slowly learning to protect his mind, but in the end Dumbledore came to the realization it was the soul shard of Voldemort that was shielding the boy's mind. That had made the old manipulator happy, it meant that in the end having the boy die to stop Voldemort was following the plan he had made so many years before. Allowing the shade of Voldemort to enter Hogwarts while possessing Quirrell was proving to be also part of the plan, soon he'd be rid of them both and he Albus would be able house the stone to become eternally young and in the end the world would fall to him and he would have what Gridenwald had failed to do … the world.

Voldemort having taken up residence inside the mind and body of the weak-willed and rather simple wizard; Quirinus Quirrell, had himself had attempted to get into the mind of Harry Potter, each time he saw less and less until even when Quirrell was looking at the boy, Voldemort couldn't even detect a mind it was as if it was cloaked. Quirrell saw what others saw, a small boy, not what others had expected from the fiction the sheep of the British Magical World took as truth, the boy was smart or he wouldn't be a Raven but he did not show much bravery, or loyalty or even ambition, the boy only seemed to be set on learning and staying out of people's actual notice. Deep within what was left of Quirrell, the mortal soul that was slowly being consumed, saw the real Harry Potter and was hoping beyond hope the boy was the one that would stop Voldemort and free him from this living hell of his own creation.

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A/N: I am hoping that in later chapters I will be able to write more interactive senses, I find that dialogue is the hardest thing to do, but I will work on it.

Please Read and Review, I try to ignore flames but strange as it seems I do find some … not all … to eventually help. They help but not nearly as much as constructive criticism of my work.

I do plan to eventually use many forms or clockwork or Technomancy in later chapters.

As for a review when this was "A Clockwork Mage", as to why a long complex prank taking years to do. Look at it this way, Dumbledore is very powerful, magically, politically, and thru that I expect him to be very wealthy; even if that wealth is hidden. He is the headmaster of Hogwarts, you saw in cannon the way he was forced out and how quickly he was back in power. I figured that to make sure a man like Dumbledore is taken out it would have to multi-layered, long term and complex.

I mean Dumbledore is a master manipulator and has the mind of a great general. You just don't confront that head on, you go at it in many different directions. Sirius as Steven is slowly working to change laws that Dumbledore needs to have on the books to limit the actual power of first-generation magicals, as well as mixed generation as well. Plus the laws that create the divide between the different magical beings, goblins, house-elves, centaur and others. I mean to really destroy a political figure like Dumbledore you have to go at it with a long term plan, just going after him at one go could work but in the end a man like him would still have political power.

Just because I have not written anything yet about what Steven Brand did all this time, don't expect that he has done nothing. I do plan on making sure that much of what Steven has done will now start to come out, it takes time to destroy a government that is so evil, you also have to plan on what you want to replace it with. Sirius and Arcturus are not fools, they know that they can't actually destroy the government but they can change it and what better way than from inside it.

Ok enough on that.

Please read and review, if you don't like the story stop reading. If you want to give me a bad review feel free to do so, I do try to ignore a flame but sometimes I cannot.

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11/10/2016

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