Harry of the Blood Rose
When the letters arrived it wasn't Hogwarts that Harry found an invitation to, but another school. What will this do to our hero as a new life in a school for Assassins awaits him?
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Chapter 2
Harry Potter was more excited than he had ever been. First he had been taken away from his relatives by Chifuyu, then he had been told all about his parents and now he was off to the Bloody Rose Academy, ready and raring to meet new friends and do his best for the first time ever. The boy looked out of the window of the chopper he and Chifuyu had boarded a few hours ago to see that they were flying above the sea, the sparkling blue water stretched out as far as the eye could see. In fact, the only blot on the pure blue ocean was a large cruise ship the helicopter was heading towards. the chopper settled on the landing pad on the roof of the cabin area of the ship, its blades powering down as Chifuyu undid her belt and removed her headphones, gesturing for Harry to do the same.
"This ship will take us the rest of the way to Rose Island," said the woman, leading Harry of the landing pad, "Until then, hang around and get to know your classmates. just don't go anywhere off limits, OK?"
Harry nodded, before running off down the hall. A few moments later, the young man reached a door that lead out onto the deck. outside there was a large number of children milling about and having fun in the sun, ranging in age from 11 through to 18, all dressed in variations of Harrys uniform. Harry ignored the activity around him and instead ran to the railing around the ship and looked out over the seemingly endless ocean, his eyes filled with awe. He was broken from his trance however, when something bounced off the back of his head. He turned and picked up the offending item to see it was a frisbee.
"Sorry about that!" said a voice as someone came up, "I misjudged my throw."
Harry turned to see a girl who looked about his age with shoulder length, blond hair in a pageboy cut, blue eyes and dressed in the girls uniform that consisted of a black pleated skirt with red edges, a white dress shirt like the boys, black stockings and a red ribbon around the neck. it also had a black jacket like the boys uniform but the girl had discarded it.
"My names Alexia Rider," said the girl, "Are you a first year too?"
"Yeah, my names Harry Potter," said Harry, handing the girl her toy back.
"Thanks," she said, "Hey, you want to come join us? You look lonly hanging out here on your own."
"Sure," said Harry with a grin, following the girl as she ran back to her friends.
There were three of them, two other girls and a boy, all eleven years old and dressed in the school uniform.
The boy had slicked back, black hair, grey eyes and a slight build that made him look much younger than 11. he also had a large, canvas case slung over his back.
The first girl was rather short and had very long pinkish hair that was tied up in a pair of pigtails that reached almost to her ankles tied up with red hornlike accessories. she had reddish eyes and her teeth were slightly elongated, giving the appearance of fangs.
The last girl was taller than the pink haired girl and had waist length silvery-blond hair, sky blue eyes and an unearthly beauty about her that could catch a mans eye despite her young age.
"Hey guys, I found a new friend," said Alexia as she approached with Harry, "Guys, this is Harry Potter."
at the mention of his name, the blond girl let out a gasp and suddenly disappeared, zipping around him at high speed, examining Harry from every angle, before appearing in front of him and getting right in his face, studying him intently.
"So your Harry Potter, eh?" she asked in a french accent (That I'm not even going to try), "Not what I expected."
"Um, excuse me?" asked Harry, a look of confusion on his face.
"Oh, I'm sorry," said the girl, "How rude of me! My name is Gabrielle Delacour, but you can call me Gabby."
"I think he was asking why you were studying him so intently," said the boy with amusement colouring his American accent, "Richard Grayson, but everyone calls me Dick nice to meet you."
He held out his hand which Harry shook, wincing slightly at the boys surprisingly strong grip.
"And this is Aria H. Kanzaki," said Alexia, indicating to the third girl who was busy reaching over the side of the ship, "She doesn't do well with boats."
The pink haired girl straightened and glared at the blond, only for the boat to rock slightly and her face turned green as she returned to lean over the railing again.
"Nice to meet you all," said Harry, before turning to Gabby, "What did you mean by 'not what you expected?"
"Oh, I'm from the Magical World," said the girl, bouncing excitedly, "You're pretty famous in that world. Most of the world knows who you are by name, but in Great Britain you're practically worshiped. I bet you going to Bloody Rose rather than Hogwarts is going to cause quite the stir!"
Harry just blinked at her, now even more confused.
"Ignore her, she gets distracted easily," said Dick, "What she means is that your famous in Magical Britain for deflecting the Killing Curse and defeating a Dark Lord named Voldemort when you were a baby. That fame actually passes over into worship for some in the UK. Hogwarts is the name of Britains magical school and is the self proclaimed best in the world. I say self proclaimed because they actually have the lowest standards of classes, worst teachers and are ridiculously behind times. To make matters worse, most who live in england don't even know how much of a laughing stock they are for the rest of the world, or how behind they are."
Harry shivered slightly at the thought.
"Glad I chose not to go to Hogwarts then," he said.
Dick laughed and slapped the other boy on the back.
"I don't blame you!"
from there the five kids began to mess around, well four and one more who had to keep rushing to the side of the boat to be sick, much to the amusement of her companions. by the time the PA system squarked and issued an order for the new students to gather on the fore-deck, the five kids were firm friends. The group trooped up the the front of the ship, joining the large crowd of students of all nationalities as they crowded around the deck, speaking to one another. The low buzz of chatter that filled the area instantly died as a woman stepped out onto the balcony that overlooked the fore-deck.
She looked to be of middling age and had very light blond hair, bright green eyes behind rectangular glasses and a stern face. she was dressed in a white long-sleeved suit that exposed a hint of cleavage and had puffy sleeves that tighted near the wrist before spreading back out near her hands. Her lower body was clad in a black business skirt with buttons running in a vertical line up the front of it and lighter black-brown was wearing black boots with brown heels and a tattered purple cape.
"Welcome," She said, her voice amplified by hidden microphones, "Welcome to all you new students. For those who do not know me, my name is Glynda Goodwitch and I am the deputy headmistress of the Bloody Rose Academy of Magical Assassination and Espionage. Before we reach the school, there are several things that you, as the now faces at the Academy must know. for starters, the discharge of a weapon for anything short of self defence outside of the sparring ring or shooting range is strictly prohibited. However, should someone attack you first, you are free to retaliate with everything you have.
The students of the Academy are split up into teams of five that will stay together all throughout your time at school and likely beyond. the teams are decided with a lottery and will not be changed for anyone, no matter what. Is that understood?"
"YES MISS GOODWITCH!" shouted the students, knowing better than to try this womans patients.
"Good, now I shall hand you over to our headmaster, Professor Monty Ozpin."
she stepped to the side as the man from the invitation took the center stage.
"Welcome, once more to you all," said Ozpin, "It always warms my heart to see so many new faces at the start of every year. But at the same time, it makes me sad that a few less will be standing here by the end."
That statement caused a few murmurs from the gathered preeteens.
"No matter how you look at it, Bloody Rose is a school for killers," continued Ozpin, causing silence to fall once more, "There are some among you who won't be able to take that. there are some that won't even make it through basic training and will quit. The training is hard, very hard. The first two years of your time here will be spent in Basic Training, meant to get you to the level we need. This will include fitness, weapons training, combat training, tech, hacking, marksmanship and all facets of the knowledge you will need as the Thorns of the Bloody Rose. The next two years you will be split up and placed into specialized training to become the best in each field. We will push you past your limits every day, until your bones crack and you cry tears of blood. then we will fix you up and do it all again the next day. You will go through all of this and more to become the elite of the worlds forces. You may quit at any time, but if you do you will get no second chance. I hope to see as many of you as possible come graduation day in four years time."
The man turned and left the stage, leaving a silent crowd of preeteens wondering exactly what they had gotten themselves into.
The atmosphere on the ship was very different after Ozpins little speech as everyone was thinking about the cold hard truths the Headmaster had laid upon them. It was no different for the five new friends as they retreated back to their spot near the stern of the ship.
"So, what does everyone think?" asked Gabby at length. Her response was a snort from Dick.
"Well theres no way I'm quitting," he said, determination in his eyes, "My entire family have come to this school and come out of it great Thorns and I refuse to be the one to break that legacy. Besides, I need to graduate so I can hunt down the bastard who killed my parents."
"Well theres no way I'm, quitting either," said Aria, who had finally gotten over her seasickness, "You're not the only one with a legacy to keep. Only in my case, I need to surpass my Great-grandfather's legacy."
"Well, I don't really have any legacy like that, but I got here on my own merits and there is no way I'm backing out after that," said Gabby.
"If I backed out I'd only be proving my dad right," said Alexia, "Besides, I want to see all the tech Thorns have access too."
she giggled and gained a stary-eyed look at the thought.
"What about you Harry?" asked Gabby, turning to the boy, "Are you gonna quit after that?"
Harry, who had been staring out to see since the start of the conversation turned to his new friends with a blank face. after a moment though, a wide grin crossed his face.
"Why would I do that?" he asked, "I'm finally free! So what if I have to risk my life? it could be a lot worse and I can think of worse places to be than in a place with good friends like you lot!"
The kids all laughed together, before Dick raised his hand.
"In that case, lets make a vow," he said, "Lets all promise that, no matter what, we will all survive until the end and become a team, no matter what."
He opened his canvas bag and pulled out a folded up sniper rifle, unfolding it with incredible speed and precision.
"Lets make this vow, all together," he said, holding out his gun.
Everyone else grinned and pulled out their own weapons, laying them across Dicks to create a star shape.
Unnoticed by the kids, Ozpin stood high above on a balcony, watching the interaction.
"Glynda, do you think you can make sure that those five get on one team?" asked the headmaster, not looking away from the kids bellow.
"Of course," she said, "And I don't need to ask why. You hope that they will become as strong as Stevens team, right?"
Ozpin nodded.
"I am," he said, focusing on Harry as the boy messed around with his new friends, "After all, with someone like that as their leader, how could they be anything but great?"
END! a little shorter than the last chapter, but that was a good place to end. The next chapter won't be for a while cus I want to get my next chapter of Devils of the Void NEW out before I do any more on this. If you're curious as to the team, here it is:
Leader: Harry James B. Potter. weapons: twin enchanted pistols, Schwarz and Weiss and twin enchanted shortswords, Nebel and Schatten.
Combat expert: Aria H. Kanzaki. weapons: twin M1911 pistols and twin Nodachi.
Magic support: Gabrielle Delacour. weapons: wand and passion fire. is also skilled at hand-to-hand combat.
Tech support: Alexia Rider. weapon: various gadgets ranging from deadly to stupid. mainly provides tactical support over the radio, but is still capable of busting heads.
Sniper: Dick Grayson. Weapon: enchanted sniper rifle that can fire a bolt of energy for up to a mile capable of piercing almost anything and throwing knives and martial arts for close range combat.
Now, as you can see from this chapter, I have a lot of characters stolen from other fandoms and there are a lot more to come. Oh, and before people ask, no Alexia isnt a gender bent Alex Rider.
Right, thats enough babbling from me, leave me a review and have a lovely xmas!