Chapter 1: Fateful meetings
I was betrayed. Murdered by my own brother in all but blood. But that seems so inconsequential now that I found myself floating in this endless expanse of nothing – this great, all encompassing void. It was thick like molasses and stuck to me like glue. With each breath I took I could feel the viscous inky tar filling my longs. It filled my nose and ears, it covered my eyes and body, and with each attempt to remove it only made it thicker. Eventually I could no longer breath, no longer move, and with each passing day – month – year – my mind began to forget who and what I was. The void had done its job, slowly eating away at my sanity and body like tiny hungry insects. It started small, with simple memories and body hair. But than it slowly, agonizingly slowly ate away at everything else. No matter how hard I fought the only thing I could keep from slipping between my fingers was my name. At least I think it was my name.
Ursa – that was the name, the only thing the Void had decided not to take. I don't know why it – them – her had let me have this small mercy. I don't know why I had personified my new prison but it seemed appropriate somehow. This void had become my home and somehow, after so much time here I knew I was forever a part of it. But then something new happened.
"Hello, I would like to play a game..." a voice said in my mind. It was loud and all encompassing and I could feel Void shaking with fear.
"What kind of game?" I thought with an air of caution. I could feel Void warning me to be careful.
You Have been chosen to become The Gamer. Do you except?
Yes / No
My mind reeled as Void returned fragmented memories from my old life, memories of fanfiction, and a particularly interesting webcomic. I knew my answer, to become a Gamer meant to become strong. And I wanted nothing more than to become strong enough that no one would ever be able to betray me ever again.
"Yes." I mentally answered. Immediately the void around me fractured like glass as fissures of pure white light appeared throughout the darkness. The last thing I felt was Void reeling in shock at having a portal ripped open inside her.
I awoke with a jolt to the sound of a train whistle as memories of a different life came to me. I was Alioth Ursa Lestrange and I was the son of Bellatrix Lestrange nee Black. I was raised by house elves because both my parents and uncle were in prison. Calmly, I looked at my surroundings with critical, dark eyes. I was in some sort of train compartment. Through the window I see people in robes running up and down the platform, but only children were getting on. The adults dressed in colorful robes and pointed hats were waving sticks in the air that caused item to levitate and such. Looking at my reflection in the glass I saw a tall boy with wide shoulders, pale white skin, black hair, ventablack eyes, and a stoic emotionless face.
"It would seem I'm a child again and I'm in some version of the Harry Potter universe, also I look drop dead gorgeous." I hear Void snort within me, it would seem we were still connected. Good I didn't feel like losing her. She had become like family. I felt Void give me a small smile, she could read my thoughts apparently. Looking down at my robes I notice they are completely black, "The lack of color suggests that I'm a first year but..." Looking back at my reflection I realize just how tall I actually was. "An early growth spurt perhaps?"
Ping!
[You are the gamer!]
I Looked at the floating blue window in front of me with a calm, calculating gaze. There was a red exit button on the corner of the screen, so I closed it only to have another one pop up.
Name: Alioth Ursa "Major" Lestrange
Title: The Gamer
Class: Wizard
Level: 1, next level: 00.00%
HP: 100/100
MP: 100/100
STR: 5
DEX: 5
VIT: 5
INT: 5
WIS: 5
LUK: 5
Attribute Points: 10
PP: 3
Money: G: 0 S: 0 K: 0
[Help?]
Yes / No
I clicked yes obviously, what fool doesn't accept help.
[This is the status page. It lists all of your characters attributes in numerical order.]
HP- (Health Points) Indicate the amount of health you have, upon reaching 0, you will die. You gain 20 HP for every point in vitality.
MP- (Magic Points) Indicate the amount of magical energy you have in your system, upon reaching 0, you will feel exhausted. You gain 20 MP for every point in intelligence.
STR- (Strength) determines the amount of power your physical attacks can deal, and how much you can physically carry.
DEX- (Dexterity) determines how fast you can perform certain actions, such as movement speed.
VIT- (Vitality) determines how much HP you have.
INT- (Intelligence) determines how smart you are, as well as how much magic you have.
WIS- (Wisdom) affects your magical control, as well as your decision making skills.
LUK- (Luck) determines chance encounters, drop rates, the amount of drops, and the type of drops.
Money- determines the amount of Knuts, Sickles, and Galleons you currently have.
Inventory is a personal pocket dimension you can use to keep items in. Things placed inside experience no time passing. All item are stackable.
[You will receive 5 attribute points to distribute freely every time you level up.]
Perks- There are many perks to choose from that will grant you special powers. You will receive one perk, or PP, per level. You currently have two perks, Gamer's Mind, and Gamer's Body.
Gamer's Mind- allows the gamer the calmly and logically think things through and grants immunity to any psychological and mental damage.
Gamer's Body- grants the game the ability to live life like a game. Sleeping restores HP, MP, and cures any negative effects.
[You may choose 3 bonus perks to start.]
The List was massive and many of the perks would be perfect for a wizard like me, ultimately I chose these three.
Eidetic Memory- You have a perfect memory and can recall anything with a thought.
Bare Necessities- You no longer require sustenance, sleep, bathing, or the toilet.
Occlumency – the art of magically defending the mind against external penetration, sealing it against magical intrusion and influence. Combining with Gamer's Mind has made you immune to all forms of mental attacks...
Using Eidetic memory I focused on who I once was. I felt my old memories hit me like truck-kun and smiled in triumph, I remembered everything. My hunger pangs had also disappeared as did any drowsiness. Finally I looked at my reflection and focused on my inner mind. I found myself standing in the void, that place was my mental defense. I loved this power. With that done I leaned down and opened my trunk, there sitting on top of my clothes and books was my wand. I stared at it for a long time, my look growing more intense as time passed before suddenly –
[A skill has been created through a special action]
Observe- LVL 1 (00.00%)
Allows players to observe objects, situations,and people to gather information.
Void Wand-
A magical wand crafted by the Game using Elder wood and Void essence. This wand is especially powerful when using shadow magic.
Magic costs 50% less magic to use
Magic is 50% more powerful
The void wand was beautiful and I could even feel it without touching it. It was about eleven inches in length and was as dark as night and I could feel Void squealing at the mere sight of it. Slowly I picked up my wand and felt a wave of something wash over me. It felt as if the wand was judging me, and I couldn't have been more right. I don't know what would have happened if it found me wanting. Would I be destroyed If I failed the inspection? Or would something much worse happen? But than I felt Void's presence within me extend down my arm and into the wand. The wand seemed surprised to feel void energy coming from me, and after a few moments I felt its begrudging acceptance. With that done I put my new wand into my inventory and pulled out one of my many books from the trunk.
[You have obtained a skill book [The Standard Book of Spells – Grade 1]. Will you learn this?]
[Yes/No?]
Clicking yes I felt knowledge enter my mind and saw several skills being created.
[Spells has been created through a special action. Spells can be found under the spells tab in the skills tab called Charm.]
Lumos(Light)- LVL 1 (00.00%)
Lumos, is a charm, a Light-creation spell, used to illuminate the tip of the caster's wand; this light is fairly warm... (Challenge: Can you create a sun with this spell?)
Nox- LVL 1 (00.00%)
Nox(Dark), the counter charm to Lux, a Dark-creation spell, primarily used to extinguish the light from the caster's wand; this darkness is fairly cold... (Challenge: Can you create the void with this spell?)
Spongify(Softening)- LVL 1 (00.00%)
Spongify, the softening charm, is a spell that softens a target area or object, making it rubbery and bouncy... (Challenge: Can you kill someone or something with this spell?)
Diffindo(Cutting)- LVL 1 (00.00%)
Diffindo is a severing charm, a cutting spell, used to precisely and accurately cut something or someone. If used inappropriately can cause death or injury... (Challenge: Can you create some-thing this spell can't cut?)
Incendio(Fire)- LVL 1 (00.00%)
Incendio is a fire-making spell, a charm and a form of conjuration that can be used to conjure a jet of orange and red flame, thereby setting things on fire... (Challenge: Can you kill a troll with just this spell?)
Alohomora(Unlock)- LVL 1 (00.00%)
Alohomora the unlocking charm, is a charm that unlocks and opens things that are not protected by magic. It is also able to open doors locked by the locking spell (Colloportus.) (Challenge: Can you break into the headmasters office with this spell?)
Colloportus(Lock)- LVL 1 (00.00%)
Colloportus the locking charm, is a charm that lock and closes things that are not protected by magic. (Challenge: Can you max out this spell within a week?)
Wingardium Leviosa (fly levitate)- LVL 1 (00.00%)
The levitation charm, is a charm used to make objects fly or levitate, it does NOT work on human being, almost anything could be lifted with this spell. (Challenge: Reach a level where this spell works on human beings.)
Reparo(fix)- LVL 1 (00.00%)
The mending charm, also known as the repairing charm, is a charm that can be used to seamlessly repair a broken object and works on most materials. Warning use of this charm on a living being will leave serious scarring if used in an attempt to heal wounds. (Challenge: Repair yourself using this spell when you are on the bring of death...)
While I waited for the train to start moving I began practicing my new spells. After a few minutes I heard the door open and saw someone I was not expecting. She was a small girl with long messy black hair, pale skin, and shockingly green eyes behind old taped and cracked glasses. The name above here head barely registered with me, Iris Evens Potter LVL 1. She was amazing. She was –
"Beautiful." the words left my lips before I could stop them. Oh dear. Iris's eyes widened, her mouth dropped open, and a bright blush formed on her heart shaped face.
"I – I'm not b – beautiful I'm a freak." she responded looking looking down in sadness and shame. I stared at her with a blank expression.
"No, your not." I said. "Your the most beautiful girl I have ever seen and whomever called you a freak should be thrown in a fire for lying to you." her head shot up and she looked at me with surprise. "Now let me help you with your trunk." I said, than picked up her trunk and placed it on the rack above before she could protest. "Come in and have a seat." I said leaving no room for arguments.
"O – okay." she responded with a shaky voice. Iris set on the bench across from mine and we lapsed into an uncomfortable silence. This would not do.
"My name is Alioth Ursa Lestrange, you may call me Major for short." I said, then gave a friendly smile.
Iris stared at me for a moment before quietly saying in return, "My name is Iris Evens Potter. Its nice to meet you." my friendly smile turned into a smirk and I couldn't help myself.
"A beautiful name for a beautiful young woman." once again Iris blushed and looked away, but this time I could see a faint smile.
[A skill has been created through a special action]
Seduction- LVL 1 (00.00)
Seduction is a synonym for the act of charming someone—male or female—by an appeal to the senses, often with the goal of reducing unfounded fears and leading to their "sexual emancipation." Platonically, it can mean "to persuade to disobedience or disloyalty", or "to lead astray, usually by persuasion or false promises". Strategies of seduction include conversation and sexual scripts, para-lingual features, non-verbal communication, and short-term behavioral strategies. The word seduction stems from Latin and means literally "leading astray."
"You need to stop calling me that." she said, but her eye's told a different story. She was happy, happy that someone was finally noticing her. I may not have been able to use Legitimancy, but the "girl-who-lived" was starved for attention. "A girl might get... used to hearing complements."
"Its the truth, and I don't lie." I said, than crossed one leg over the other.
"Not even a little?" Iris asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Nope, the truth can be so much more useful." I responded, sitting up a little straighter.
"In what way?" she asked with a curious tone.
"What if I told you that I was a reincarnated man who had all his memories from his past life?" I wonder how she'd react to that.
"I'd call you a creepy old man for flirting with an eleven year old." She responded immediately with a deadpan stare. My eyes widened at that.
"Um – I – uh..." I didn't know how to respond to that. Iris' stare didn't last long as it was soon broken by a sudden round of giggling.
"I'm sorry but, your face – it looks hilarious right now." she said in between giggles. I frowned at her before smirking. In a flash I launched myself at her and started tickling her. Isis squealed and started laughing. We were like that for the next few minutes, me on top of her – tickling her. And she beneath my large frame squirming around like a wet noodle. All the while laughing her head off.
"My face isn't so funny now is it?" I asked, not expecting her to answer.
"I'm sorry – please – stop." she responded giggling each word out. Well since she said the magic word. I stopped and was unceremoniously kicked in the chest.
"Ow." I said rubbing my chest. Before returning to my seat.
"oh save it you prat." Iris looked quite annoyed but a simple Observe said she was happy to meet someone so friendly. "So... Old Man, your an old soul?" she asked.
I snorted and rolled my eyes at the obvious nickname. "Yep." I said popping the P.
"Can I ask what the afterlife was like?" she said with a curious stare. I was quiet for a long time as my mind wandered back to when I first died, when I first woke up in the void.
"It was... lonely, and quiet, and dark. I don't think I was in heaven, or hell, or purgatory. I think I'd fallen through the cracks and slipped into the Void." My eyes were distant, and my voice was soft. To Iris, I must have looked downright depressing.
"We don't have to talk about this if you don't want to." she said, her voice filled with concern. Aw, look at that, she was starting too care about me.
"Alright, maybe some other time." I replied with a sigh.
"Maybe we can talk about magic?" This got a smile out of me. I had hundreds of peaces of knowledge to work with. Not only from the Harry Potter fandom wiki but from other sources as well.
"Do you mine if I give you a little lecture about what I know of magic?" I asked, whilst hearing the compartment door sliding open.
"Lecture?" a small feminine voice asked to my right. Turning my head I saw a young Emma Watson with the name Hermione Jean Granger above her head. She was level 5, Iris and I were both level 1. I guess shes been practicing.
"Yes I was just about to give miss Evens here a simple lecture on magic. Would you like to join us?" I asked. Hermione nodded at me and gave a hesitant smile. "May I help you with your trunk?" Hermione looked to the racks above the seats and gave me another nod.
"Yes please, and thank." she responded. Soon after I was lifting her trunk over my head and placing it next to Iris'. With that Hermione set down next to Iris and gave her a small nod.
"How about we all start with introductions, I'm Alioth Ursa of the most ancient and noble house of Lestrange, you may call me Major for short. And I'm a reincarnated." I said getting a roll of the eyes from Iris and a questioning look from Hermione.
"My name is Iris Evens Potter." Iris said while holding out her hand to shake Hermione's. Hermione for her part looked like she wanted to say something but decided against it. Instead she took Iris' hand and gave it a firm shake.
"My name is Hermione Jean Granger its nice to meet you both." Hermione replied, though she gave me an odd look. "What do you mean your reincarnated?"
"Reincarnated mean: having been reborn into another body. I remember all the memories of my old life including how I died." I answered her question.
"Oh, um, how about that lecture?" Hermione requested. Ah it looks like I scared her a little.
"Yeah lets hear about magic." Iris spoke up. Giving her a nod I closed my eye's and used eidetic memory to remember everything I knew about the Harry Potter universes magic. When I opened my eyes I began to speak.
"Magic is a supernatural force that changed aspects of the world at fundamental levels. The ability for humans to use magic is a hereditary trait passed down from a person's ancestors, which allowed witches and wizards to practice it. Rather than being a mystical or unnatural pursuit that defied the laws of nature, however, magic simply allowed those who could wield it to exploit them in very specific and creative ways that normal science was yet unable to replicate." both girls stared at me in wrapped attention.
"For example, The Vanishing charm did not actually make objects cease to exist, but rather, broke them down into their baser atoms near instantly, which was consistent with the law of conservation of matter and energy. Magic also followed its own set of rules with respect to what it could do, such as how Conjured objects could only exist for a temporary period of time dependent on the amount of magic used to conjure them, and objects couldn't be enlarged beyond a certain point without becoming unstable and or exploding." Hermione looked thoughtful, while Iris' eyes widened. Perhaps she was remembering the zoo incident with her cousin falling into that snake exhibit? A quick Observe told me that yes that was what she was thinking.
"In humans, the ability to perform magic, or lack thereof, was an inborn attribute. The former was the norm in the children of magical couples and rare in those of Muggles. The wizarding gene, found in witches and wizards, was dominant, while the non-magical gene, found in non-magicals and Squibs, was recessive. A Squib, also known as a wizard-born, was a non-magical person who was born to at least one magical parent. Squibs were, in essence, "wizard-born non-magicals". They are rare and are looked upon with a degree of disdain by some witches and wizards, particularly pure-bloods. Muggle-born witches and wizards were believed to be descended from Squibs who married Muggles, introducing the potential for magical ability into the bloodline, thus a few generations later a wizard would be born to two Muggles..." Hermione and Iris were frowning, obviously not liking the pure-bloods racism.
"Other intelligent magical beings in the wizarding world, such as Veelas, Goblins and House-elves, could also perform their own brand of magic, distinctly different from human magic. Other magical creatures might possess their own forms of rudimentary magic, including fairies." I took a moment to lick my lips than continued. "Like the human race itself, magic was supposed to have originated in Africa. Wizards and witches were known to society at large and were held in awe and high esteem due to their unique powers. Ancient Egyptian wizards placed curses to protect their tombs from plunderers. Ancient Indian wizards created the Snake Summoning Spell. The wand was invented in Europe during the B.C. Era. Dark Magic was practiced and evident in ancient Greece, with Herpo the Foul being infamous for pioneering a multitude of forbidden practices, including creating the first known Basilisk, as well as the first known Horcrux..."
[A skill has been created through a special action]
Teaching- LVL 1 (00.00%)
Teaching can be defined as engagement with learners to enable their understanding and application of knowledge, concepts and processes. the activity or process of gaining knowledge or skill by studying, practicing, being taught, or experiencing something. Students under your tutelage will learn far faster and have an even greater understanding of the subject based on this skills level.
I took another breath and was about to continue when suddenly our compartment door was thrown open. The boy who did it was short and fat, and had a head of bright orange hair. The name above his head said: Ronald Bilius Weasley LVL 1. Ronald looked at each of us suspiciously before opening his mouth and said:
"Do any of you know which compartment Iris Potter is in?" Hermione and Iris both looked like they were going to say something, but I beat them to the punch.
"No we don't know which compartment Iris Potter is in, why do you ask?" Both girls gave me a questioning look but said nothing.
"Because Iris Potter is my best friend and the three of you had better stay way from her or else." Ronald growled out and drew his wand. The three of us glared at him, before slowly ever so slowly I stood and allowed my shadow to fall over the redhead. My void-like eyes were brimming with anger, which Gamer's Mind immediately took control over and turned into a calculated rage.
"Is that a threat, boy?" I asked, already knowing the answer. Hermione and Iris had already drawn their wands and with a thought I equipped my own dark wand from my inventory. Weasley stupidly stood his ground and stared into my eyes. I cast Observe on him, trying to gleam his motives. What is said filled me with hatred for this fool. This little bastard was going to manipulate the-girl-who-lived just so he could marry her for her fame and fortune. I hoped the sorting hat put him into Slitherin, lets see how well a blood-traitor survived in the house of snakes.
[A skill has been created through a special action]
Killing intent- LVL 1 (00.00%)
Killing intent (Murderous Intent): is simply the user exuding pure killing intention, and having it affect their opponent, themselves, and others around them, up to the point of paralyzing them with fear. When the killing intent is particularly strong, it can even give the victim visions of their own gruesome death.
The effect Killing intent had on Weasly was instantaneous. His eyes widened, his breath hitched … and he pissed himself . "Get. Out." I ordered. The boy ran dragging his trunk behind him. I shut the door behind him and quietly cast "Colloportus," the locking charm. Now how was I Going to explain this to the girls.