A/N.- Yipee yo, yipee yay! New chappie!!!! Hope you like it. WARNING: Last part's borderline M rated
Disclaimer: JKR is to Harry Potter as Hiromu Arakawa is to FMA
Chapter 6.- The Final Lineage
"I say let's kick Voldemort's ass…so I'm in"
"Well, since we are already allies, now we can exchange information"
"Maybe I should begin by telling you whatever I know about Voldemort, and about the prophecy as well" Harry suggested
"Not necessary, Hermione already told us everything related to Voldemort, the prophecy, your adventures and especially about the Horcruxes" Ed replied
"Good, so I suppose you know we gotta find them and destroy them"
"Yep, but d'you really know what are they?" Ed asked in return
"Several, why?" Harry asked curiously
"'Cause I asked Colonel Mustang –Or Mr. Egocentric, as I call him- to send me all the information they could find about the topic two days ago, and this morning a parcel arrived for Winry from Lieutenant Hawkeye" Ed explained.
"And uuh…who's this Lieutenant Hawkeye? And why did she send it to Winry and not to you?" Harry asked more confused than before
"Lt. Hawkeye is Col. Mustang's –who regrettably is my commanding officer- second-in-command and she sent it to Winry because…"
"Yeah?" Harry, Hermione and Winry leaned forward to listen
"…of a reason unknown to me" Ed finished grinning and everyone else fell to the floor.
"Anyway, want me to tell you what the Horcruxes I know are?" Harry offered
"I'd prefer Winry read her info to us first, and if it is the same as yours, it means it's 100 percent trustworthy" Ed declined.
"100 percent trustworthy?" Hermione asked skeptically
"Yep, when in need of information, there's no place better than Central City to get it" Ed said as if he were and advertiser.
"Well, let's see if that's true, Winry, could you…" Hermione asked
"Sure" Winry opened the parcel, it contained a book and a letter and she decided for the letter first.
Good morning Winry-San, I write to you this letter to report back the information requested by Edward, since Colonel Mustang is somewhat depressed…but you'll find out more about this when you return to Central. The content of this letter is divided into three different points you'll read now:
Possible Horcruxes
Salazar Slytherin:
-Locket
-Family Ring
-Basilisk
Godric Gryffindor:
-Sword "Lion Fang"
-Shield "Dental Trance"
-Millenium Armor
Helga Hufflepuff:
-Cup
-Pocketwatch
-Winged shoes
Rowena Ravenclaw:
-Diadem
-Eyeglasses
-Telescope
That was the information requested by Edward. Colonel Mustang found some more data he considered to be vital for you. Several millennia ago, a man named Myrddin wrote a book on magic, which mentions two powerful spells. Even if I annexed the book, I took the liberty to transcribe the fragments about the two spells.
"Avada Kedavra is a curse that requires great amounts of negative energy. When this energy is focused and released, the recipient suffers an electric overcharge that will cause immediate death. From this curse the Imperius and the Cruciatus curses derivate. The former gains control of the recipient by constantly sending electrical charges at him/her that affect Cephalic reasoning; the latter sends stronger electrical charges to all the nervous terminals, causing unimaginable pain and if held for too long, the recipient may lose sanity…
…Funkelin is Avada Kedavra's twin curse, but this one requires large amounts of positive energy that when released accelerates wind all around it, causing it to slash the recipient due to the great amounts of friction as if it were a red-hot sword, causing death. From this curse the Patronus Charm and the Sectumsempra Curse are derivate. The former uses the positive energy to attack beings with large amounts of negative energy and if correctly cast, will take an animal form closely related to the caster; the latter uses both positive and negative energy to slash the recipient with less intensity than Funkelin, the recipients usually survive if treated promptly…
…Have clear that positive and negative energy are neither good nor evil, it all depends on the caster and the circumstances he is found in…"
Lastly we tracked down the last living descendants of the four founders of Hogwarts:
Helga Hufflepuff's is Lorena Deyanira Malfoy
Rowena Ravenclaw's is Hybris Raftalia Black
Godric Gryffindor's is Joshua Fernand Gryffindor
Salazar Slytherin's is Tom Marvolo Riddle
But after further research we tracked down some other descendants as well:
Godric Gryffindor's: Edward and Alphonse Elric on the side of their mother Trisha
Salazar Slytherin's: Harry James Potter on the side of his father James.
Expecting Edward's status report I bid farewell for now.
First Lieutenant Riza Hawkeye
When Winry finished the letter, everyone was dumbstruck, but doubtlessly the most dumbstruck of them all was Harry who immediately paled and starter trembling.
"N-no…It can't be…they must've got the wrong person…th-there are many Potters in this country" He said in denial
"Even if there are, I doubt there are too many Harry James Potters around" Ed replied
"It can't be…it just can't be…"
"Harry…Slytherin lived over a thousand years ago. As far as we know, it might be possible" Hermione said in a soft voice
"NO!" Harry snapped and Hermione jumped back "It's not possible! Voldemort and I can't be related!"
"But Harry…that could be the reason why the Sorting Hat almost put you in Slytherin, why you are a parselmouth, why you two are so alike and…" Hermione tried to console her friend
"And why he marked me as his equal right?" Harry snapped
"Yes" Hermione said in a whisper "It might be possible, and that's why you must become stronger Harry" She placed her hand on Harry's shoulder.
"Easy to say Mione, but you're forgetting that Slytherin was a cold-blooded murderer that left a basilisk so his descendant could kill muggleborn wizards, that his descendant has caused too much pain, that he also is a cold-blooded murderer…YOU'RE FORGETTING THAT SOME DAYS AGO I TRIED TO KILL ELRIC!"
As Harry said the last word, Edward moved pretty fast and hit Harry hard with his left -and temporarily only- hand, and Harry fell to the ground.
"YOU THINK YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE THAT'S SUFFERED POTTER?! I'VE READ ENOUGH THESE FEW WEEKS TO KNOW THAT VOLDEMORT IS A COLD-BLOODED, SON-OF-A-BITCH MURDERER AND YOU'RE NOTHING LIKE HIM!" Ed reprimanded Harry
"But I tried to kill you, and you're forgetting that…if I AM a descendant of Slytherin…the blood of a murderer runs through my veins. How the hell are you so certain that in time I won't become another Voldemort?" Harry said, now in a normal voice
"And d'you think that just because I'm a descendant of Gryffindor I'm the bravest, the noblest and the wisest? Do you really think so?" Ed replied back
"Yeah, not for anything Dumbledore looked for you. Aren't you the 'Dog of the Military on the Side of the People'? You are a hero that carries the blood of a hero, whereas I am a potential murderer who carries the blood of a murderer and that's the truth" Harry said sadly.
Ed sighed "You're wrong Potter…I'm only paying for my sins" He replied in a low voice.
"Sins? What sins could you possibly carry?" Harry asked in disbelief
"Some… -sigh- some years ago our mother died. Al and I were young and naïve back then, we didn't understand the nature of life, even if we thought we did. One day we attempted to bring her back, resuscitate her…so we transmuted her, paying for it with my arm and my leg. Nevertheless, my mother never came back…in her place there was a…a… (At this point Ed's tears started running freely) a monster, we brought to life a monster that later took the shape of my mother! So tell me…am I really a saint? Am I really a hero? The blood of a hero runs through my veins, but I am a demon; you…you are a good man and wizard that carries the blood of a murderer. Blood has nothing to do with it…you of all people should know that…it's our choices that make us who we are and if…if you feel a great pain, pay for your sins by helping people that needs you the most"
"…E-Elric…" Harry was dumbstruck and couldn't utter a word. He could've thought many things about the alchemist in front of him, but never that.
"Harry…" Hermione said sobbing because of what she had just heard "do you remember who pulled Gryffindor's sword from the Sorting Hat? Do you remember that the whole Black family was in Slytherin but Sirius became a Gryffindor, living and dying as one? Harry…please don't let his and Dumbledore's sacrifices be in vain"
"Mione…I'm…I'm so sorry"
Ed dried his own tears and struggled to not shed any more "So the info's correct?"
"Almost…" Harry said fighting his own tears
"What Horcruxes do you know Potter?"
"Slytherin's locket, the Gaunt family ring, Voldemort's diary, Hufflepuff's cup, Nagini, Voldemort's snake, and Voldemort himself"
"That's six so far, we have to know what the seventh one is and find and destroy the rest, save for Voldemort"
"No" Harry said shaking his head "Not counting that bastard there's only three to go"
"How come?" Ed asked puzzled
"Because professor Dumbledore got rid of the one in the Gaunt ring and I destroyed the diary" Harry explained
"So we still have to research the remaining nine then?"
"No, only seven of those"
Ed gave an exasperated sigh "Why seven now?"
"Because Gryffindor's sword and the basilisk aren't Horcruxes, in fact I killed the basilisk five years ago"
"And they say I'm the biggest showoff around" Ed said
"I'm proud of it" Harry defended himself
"Winry, can you give me Hawkeye's letter?" Ed said in a half-commanding voice
"Only if you ask for it properly" Winry scolded
Ed rolled his eyes and sighed "Winry, can you PLEASE give me the letter?"
"See? Manners don't make you less brave" She reprimanded him while handing him the letter.
"So these are our targets" Ed said while crossing out non-target items from the list.
Salazar Slytherin:
-Locket
-Family Ring
-Basilisk
Godric Gryffindor:
-Sword "Lion Fang"
-Shield "Dental Trance"
-Millenium Armor
Helga Hufflepuff:
-Cup
-Pocketwatch
-Winged shoes
Rowena Ravenclaw:
-Diadem
-Eyeglasses
-Telescope
He also added
Voldemort:
-Diary
-Nagini
"That's right Elric" Harry said after checking the letter.
"We should also find the other descendants, they might know the location of any of the objects" Hermione suggested.
"Well, I bet Voldemort will surely help us as well as Lorena Malfoy who I bet as well is a Death Eater" Harry said sarcastically
Hermione rolled her eyes "I wasn't referring to those two, obviously, I was referring to Joshua and Hybris, I don't think they are Death Eathers"
"They maybe aren't, but we can't rule out the possibility" Winry commented
"She's right you know" Ed seconded.
There was a renewed silence, but this time it wasn't a disconcerted silence, on the contrary, they all knew the responsibility they were all bearing on their shoulders.
"Wow, what a year we're gonna have" Winry said, trying to lighten the mood.
"And you're not even counting studying for the N.E.W.T.s" Ron, who was entering the room in that very moment, added
"Don't help them Ron" Hermione scolded sarcastically "by the way…when did you get in?"
"Couple of minutes ago, heard something about the Horcruxes and…What's with you two?" Ron asked, since Harry and Ed were crouching in a dark corner with several blue flames floating around them (picture a depressed anime character there).
"Wonder if I'll ever have a calm, carefree life" Ed mused
"Would it have really been so bad if I had stayed at the Dursleys' and never ever learned about magic?" Harry complained to himself
"Don't be so exaggerated! Look at Ron; he is Bill's best man, so he has to help organize the wedding, he as to learn to dance as well and get a partner for both the wedding and this year's Christmas ball and he isn't tense, in fact he is pretty relaxed" Hermione scolded them, but in an instant Ron had joined the other two at the corner.
"Wonder if being a muggle would've been better"
"WOULD YOU THREE PLEASE STOP BEING SUCH MARTYRS?!" Hermione and Winry yelled at the same time.
In that moment a healer entered the room. "Mr. Potter, you must go to your room, we'll be performing some tests on you briefly"
"Oh…sure, we'll be right there" Harry replied
"No" The healer said as soon as Ron and Hermione stood up to follow him "Just you, your friends can't go"
"It's OK Harry, Ron and I will go to the cafeteria to have some lunch and then we'll join you" Hermione told Harry
"Alright, see you later then"
Harry, Hermione and Ron left for their respective destinations, while Winry installed Ed's new automail. Two hours later Al stopped by to visit.
"How are you feeling today nii-san?"
"Much better, thanks. How about you Al, how's school?"
"Rather hurried, since I have to work for both of us"
"Knew it" Winry cried triumphantly
"Ah…well…you know…my nii-san…" Al tried to explain
"It's OK Al" Winry said giggling as the armor stammered "I'll go drop my homework at school, get a shower and be back, alright?"
"'K" Both Elric brothers replied.
When Winry left, Al asked "And how's Harry? Did he wake up already?"
"Yep, and I gotta tell you lots of stuff" Ed said on a lighter mood. He then started telling his brother what had happened that day, about the alliance, the Horcruxes and the heirs.
"Wow" Al mused "That complicates things a lot, nii-san"
"Tell me about it"
"By the way…" Al said while he extracted a piece of parchment from his bag. "Yesterday in the restricted section of the library I found a rather old book that mentioned the nine legendary weapons of the triumvirate"
"Huh? What triumvirate?" Ed asked his curiosity aroused.
"I don't know nii-san"
"Then why is it so important?" Ed asked puzzled
"There were several pages missing and on those that were there only two of the nine weapons were mentioned"
"And…?" Ed motioned his brother to continue
"They're called the 'Twin Swords', and each dominates an element"
"Sounds interesting" Ed said while he sat on the bed "We could use that for our History of Magic project"
"Umm…I didn't think about using it for a school project nii-san"
"Then why should we be interested in a couple of legendary weapons of some unknown triumvirate?"
"Because one of those swords belonged to King Arthur of Camelot, and the other one belonged to Godric Gryffindor"
Ed's face turned from puzzled to surprise in a blink "Wait a second! Those are the swords Dumbledore left Potter and me!"
"Precisely, perhaps he gave them to you so you could use them against Voldemort" Al exposed his theory.
"Yeah, but if that bastard finds the other seven…"
"He could be invincible" Al finished for him
Ed frowned and nodded with his eyes closed. "I see…" He then opened his eyes and gave his brother an encouraging smile "You found something really interesting Al"
"We should tell the others"
"No, not yet"
"But…nii-san"
"We're not telling them 'till we're certain it's true, we know what elements they control, how to use them and what and where the rest are" Ed said firmly.
"Excalibur controls light and Lion Fang controls darkness…we should at least tell Harry so he can learn to use it" Ed insisted
"No Al, we must confirm this first; they already have enough on their plates…this is between you and me, we'll do this as a team as usual"
"We're not telling even Winry?"
"Not until we know the whole truth and if they can be of use or not" Ed said shaking his head.
"Alright. I support you as always, nii-san. I'll go and write Mustang so he can send us information on the topic" Al said, getting up
"No." Ed said firmly "for some unknown reason he decided to send the information to Winry instead of me, and if she finds out, the rest will"
"But we can trust Winry, she's our childhood friend" Al argued
"It's not an issue of trust Al"
"Then what is it?" Al asked confused
"It's just that she can't lie. She's too naïve and doesn't know how to lie. Whenever she tries, anyone within a league can see she's lying, and if the rest notice, they'll suspect" Ed explained.
"But…-sigh- OK, I won't tell anyone, we'll do this our way, as usual"
In that moment Winry entered the room. She was wearing black jeans that hugged her figure perfectly, a black tank top that exposed her slender abdomen along with a navy blue jacket.
"What're you guys talking about?"
"Nii-san was telling me about what you found out in the morning. I was pretty shocked to find out we are descendants of Godric Gryffindor…and I still ended up in Hufflepuff, ironically" Al quickly covered
"Yeah, one of life's ironies, oh well…" Ed said
"Well, I better get going; I've still got a lot of homework. When are you getting released?"
"Dunno Al" Ed said shrugging
"Tomorrow; I already asked" Winry said at the same time
"See you tomorrow then nii-san, Winry" Al said as he headed for the door
"See you tomorrow Al" The other two replied as Al disappeared behind the door.
"Well Ed, it's dinnertime" Winry announced.
"Am I still eating tasteless food? 'Cause if I do, I rather wait till tomorrow" Ed said darkly
"Nope, I was allowed to bring you food from the outside…on one condition though" Winry said, getting a little nervous when she said the last part
"What is it?" Ed asked curious, thinking it would be children's play
"You'll see…I brought you a country salad, beef stew and a slice of three chocolate cake"
Ed's face contorted into a wide grin "Win…have I told you how much I love you?!"
Winry blushed, but shrugged "Yeah, I know I'm such an angel, but you better start eating"
Without needing to be told twice, Ed started eating, well…devouring (and almost choking more than once) and when he was done…
"That was simply delicious Win…dunno how could I repay you"
"Well, now the condition"
"Whatever" Ed said with his classical smirk
"You have to drink these pills…" She began
"Children's play"
"With this glass of milk" Winry finished
Winry then opened a thermos of hot milk and poured a glass. Ed was staring wide-eyed at the glass and saw how a pair of evil eyes appeared on it, along with a mouth that said "Drink me…I'm horrid!"
"NO!" Ed yelled
"Ed!" Winry scolded
"No way…that milk is looking at me with evil eyes" Ed said, acting like a small kid.
"How could a glass of milk be even looking at you?"
"Milk and I are sworn enemies…give me anything else and I'll gladly drink it"
"ED…DRINK THAT MILK…NOW!" Winry said
"But…"
"NOW!!" Winry commanded. At this point Ed didn't know what to fear more, the milk's evil eyes or Winry's hard, furious look. Admitting a lost battle, he took the pills and swallowed them with the glass of milk. When he was done, Ed's disgusted look was funnier than anything.
"Happy?" Ed asked
"Yes, now go to sleep" Winry said heading for the door that Ed closed with a swift wand movement.
"What did you just do?" Winry asked perplexed.
"You'll pay for that Win" Ed said with evil eyes and a smirk.
"And just what do you think you'll…" Winry began, but Ed quickly silenced her with a swift but deep kiss.
Winry returned the kiss and Ed took of her jacket and started attacking her neck.
"Ed…"
Ed ignored her and removed her shirt and bra while he led her to the bed. Winry decided not to fall behind and removed Ed's hospital gown, and since he was wearing nothing below it, he was just as he had arrived to this world. Ed started teasing, sucking and biting Winry's right nipple, while his other hand played with her other one. This made Winry let out several moans she was trying to suppress, but failed miserably. She then remembered where she was.
"Ed…wait" She said between moans
"Why wait?" Ed said softly
"If…if someone enters and…what if they see us?"
"You're my girlfriend, this is pretty normal at our age" Ed said while he caressed her cheek with his flesh and bone hand
"But…" She said trying to refuse
"Potter's busy chatting with Hermione, Al's at Hogwarts and the healer won't come by till tomorrow" He said, running his hand along her exposed skin
"…Ed…"
"So what will it be? Should I stop or should I continue?" Ed said while removing her knickers
"I say don't you dare stop"
Ed smirked "You're a bad girl and will receive your punishment right now…Muffliato"
A/N.-Whoo!! So, did you like it? (If you didn't please don't flame us, thanks!). Hope you don't mind the cliffie, cuz it'll stay like that, this won't become an M rated fic...gomen if wanted it to be. From now on I dunno if I'll update fast or slow, it'll depend on my other fic and my friggin school, thank you (Yeah, finally after 3 more chaps by Ferchoumaru I get to write again, yipee!!).