A/N.- Yipee, another chappie in a short time, hope you like it
Disclaimer: Harry Potter - Rowling; FMA - Arakawa; Got it?
Chapter 5.- The most powerful alliance.
"Good morning sleepyhead!"
"Hermione? Wh-where am I?"
Harry woke up in a rather spacious white room, with big-sized windows that allowed the first rays of sun to crawl into the room. To his right there were flowers of various sizes and colors, plushies, chocolates, books…in short, loads of get-well presents for him. To his left there was a couch with several sheets and blankets, empty coffee pots, empty biscuit and sweet wrappers, half-eaten sandwiches, school textbooks, parchment, quills and inkstands spread over the floor and sitting beside her bed was Hermione, sleep-depraved and crying.
"Hermione, why are you crying? What's wrong? Where am I?"
"You are in Saint Mungo's and I'm crying because I'm happy that you finally woke up" She said while hugging him a bit too tightly
"OW! Why did that hurt?"
"Sorry Harry, I didn't mean to hurt you"
"I'll forgive you only if you tell me why you are crying" He conditioned
"Because you are alive, awake and we were afraid of losing you"
"Us? Who? Why?" Harry could only articulate one-syllable questions
"Don't you remember your duel with Ed?"
"Yeah…some of it…last thing I remember is casting Avada Keda…I killed Elric!" He said the last part with sheer terror in his voice, with such an angst he felt shivers running down his spine.
Hermione said "I'll tell you then what happened after that, 12 days ago"
"TWELVE DAYS?!"
"After you cast the killing curse…"
-----Flashback-----
"What's wrong Potter, six years in school aren't enough to beat me?"
For the first time in his life Harry felt a sensation he had never felt before, his blood was boiling, his breath was fast, adrenaline was rushing through his body at maximum levels. Yes, he had one only thought, something that would change his life forever and no one expected.
"You think so Elric? Let me show you something special"
"Give me your best shot" Ed taunted.
"Don't worry, I will…" And after thinking it over several seconds he shouted "AVADA KEDAVRA!"
Ed wasn't expecting that attack, and he knew exactly what awaited him if he was hit with it…in a blink he thought what he should do
"FUNKELIN!"
From Ed's wand shot a golden beam that crashed with Harry's green one…everyone witnessing was astonished.
"WE HAVE TO STOP THEM BEFORE THEY KILL EACH OTHER!" Lupin commanded fiercely.
Mad-eye, Tonks, Arthur, Fred, George and Lupin tried to get closer to them in vain, it was as if they were surrounded by a huge force field, making all of them to fly backwards several meters.
"Cut the crap and stop them!" Molly Weasley shouted hysterically
"It's impossible Molly, those are the two strongest spells there are, and they are confronting each other!" Lupin said, with such impotence, being helpless in stopping them.
"SO WHAT?! YOU CAN DO SOMETHING!" Al retorted with his soul torn (metaphorically).
"The power those two have is over-human, they've outpowered us by a milestone" Mad-Eye Moody said, half admiringly half scared to death.
"It's a duel of titans, out of our world's control" Arthur confirmed teary-eyed.
"Life robbed me of my parents, my heroes, my childhood, my teenage…what does he know about pain, desperation, angst, about being powerless to do more for the ones I love?"
"Potter thinks he's the only one who has suffered, but I can't die…not here, not now…I must recover Al's body, I must fulfill the old man's last will, be beside Winry…no one will EVER take her from me"
After this the spells gained such power that they caused a gigantic explosion. After it was cleared everyone tried to get close to them, but the leftover energy was so strong that everyone that entered it's field of reach instantly felt weak, save for Winry and Hermione, that ran to Ed's and Harry's sides respectively.
Several moments later the rest of the Order members recovered their strength.
"Molly, warn Saint Mungo's we'll be arriving with an emergency" Mad-Eye barked.
"Yes, right away"
Everyone got closer to them as the dust cleared. Arthur and Al approached Ed.
"C'mon Ed, you're damn strong…you can't leave me…you'll see…I'll make the best automail for you…charge-free for this once…but please don't leave me Ed" Winry said between sobs.
Arthur and Al were stunned frozen at the sight of the scene before them: both Edward's automails were shattered to pieces and the rest of his body was badly burnt, his eyes were blank and a thin column of smoke came out of his mouth, and he was hardly breathing.
"…Nii-san…" Al muttered
"He…he survived" Arthur stammered with disbelief.
Several meters away, Harry was lying over a pool of his own blood with deep cuts and gashes all along his body, he was also breathing difficultly.
"Come on Harry…you can't die here, much less now…you must live Harry…please, for whatever you want you must live Harry…you'll be cured, you'll see" Hermione said also between sobs.
"Portkey's ready dad" Ginny informed, trying hard to contain her tears.
"Alright, we must leave NOW"
"Win…l-lo…veyou"
"Me too Ed"
"Er…my…knee…will…live"
"I know you will Harry"
------Flashback ends-----
"After that you were brought here to Saint Mungo's, both went into surgery and were attended by most of the healers here, and how would you not, I mean, It's not everyday the receive survivors of such curses"
"I see…so I've been unconscious for twelve days…damn I just can't imagine the gossip running around Hogwarts…this year I get 'serial killer'"
"Exactly the opposite, I'd say you'll be the heroes of the year…the latest legend of Hogwarts"
"Huh?! Come again?!"
"To get you and Ed out of trouble, Order members spun a tale that a couple of chimaeras were sent to kill you both and you used the curses on them to defend yourselves"
"But what about the so-called chimera corpses?"
"Lucky for you both, two chimaeras HAD BEEN sent to kill you during your duel, but they got killed as soon as they approached you, so you DID kill them…unconsciously though…"
"Wow…that's called being bloody lucky"
"Tell me about it"
"And they believed you?"
"Now that we're actually lying about almost a 100 percent of the facts they believed it completely and immediately…ironic isn't it?"
"So that explains all those presents…but who has stayed here?" Harry asked, looking at the mess around the couch.
"Order members rotate the morning shift and Ginny, Lupin and I take turns for the night shift and, well…I fell asleep here last night.
"Thanks for everything…"
"No Harry, thank YOU for staying with us" Hermione replied shaking her head.
"And uhh…is Elric alright or is he still unconscious?"
"He woke up three days ago"
"No" Hermione said, back to her usual self "You'll eat something first"
"But…"
"No 'but's Harry, I'll be right back" Hermione cut him and left the room.
Several minutes later she returned with a food tray which contained a gelatin, vaporized vegetables and a turkey sandwich.
"OK, now, try to sit down Harry" As soon as Harry did so she settled the mattress in a seating position with a flick of her wand "Now say 'Aah'"
"You're not thinking of hand-feeding me are you?"
All Hermione did was give him a harsh yet tender and Harry complained no further; even if the food tasted bad he was docile.
"So…can I go see Elric now?"
"Yes, now you can"
Harry slipped out of bed and stood up, making Hermione blush deep crimson.
"Hermione…you alright?"
"Harry…uuh…not that I complain but…don't you think I better get you some pants while you go to the bathroom to…do whatever you have to do?"
Harry, puzzled by Hermione's answer looked at himself and noticed that, not only he was devoid of clothing from the waist down, but he had a hard on. He tried to cover himself with his bed sheets and only managed to fall down.
"I'll be right back with some clothes for you"
Once out of the bedroom Hermione could only think one thing "Wow…now THAT was a NICE wand…definitely many points earned there"
She entered Harry's room several minutes later with a fresh change of clothes and found him wrapped in his bed sheets.
"Finished with that business Harry?"
"Haha, very funny Hermione, now…would you mind turning around?"
"OK"
Once Harry was changed they headed for Ed's room.
-----Room 1521-----
"What do you think Ed?" Winry asked
"Uuh…they're fine?" Ed asked back tentatively
"Just fine?!" Winry asked again, but this time with wrench in hand
"They're great! They're the best in the world!" Ed corrected immediately
"Glad you liked them so much, 'cause it'll be 3,000 galleons for both"
"WHAT THE…?! I REMEMBER YOU SAYING THAT THEY'D BE CHARGE-FREE THIS TIME!"
"It was the angst of the moment…now tell me…am I supposed to let you, such a big spender, pay me poorly?"
Harry and Hermione entered the room in that same moment
"But if the exchange rate is 10 senz for a galleon I'd actually be paying you 30K, that's robbery Win!"
"Ed, d'you know how many guys would pay to have those done for them?"
Harry cleared his throat in that moment "Uuh…if you want, we can come back later"
"Oh…well, well, you finally woke up eh Potter? Why would you like to come back later? I mean, you're already here"
"Well…so you can finish what you were doing. I never thought you'd be that kind of girl Winry, I mean, I respect everyone and we're OK with that…just finish your business and call us when we can come back"
"Harry…you actually thought he was paying for…" Winry started laughing uncontrollably
"Hermione, is Potter such a pervert all the time or what?"
"Umm…well…no…in fact, I don't actually know; if he got excited for me hand-feeding him, I don't know what kind of pervert he is" Hermione said giggling.
"Told you already there must've been something in that food, or it was a secondary effect or something!" Harry said exasperated
"Yeah, right Harry, that's what they all say" Winry replied sarcastically
"I must say I do understand Potter in this one" Ed informed
"Please enlighten us Mr. Know-It-All" Winry dared him
"Hermione…uuh…how can I say this? You forgot to wear a bra today and with such a lose shirt you leave almost nothing to imagination…every man in Potter's situation would react exactly the same…"
Hermione felt a blush creep up her neck so she checked herself on the mirror and confirmed it, blushing deep crimson.
"Winry…could you…?"
"Sure, come here" Both girls left the boys for a moment, Ed with a huge bump from Winry's wrench.
"Could've been any more subtle Elric?"
"Shut up Potter" Ed snapped
"And what were you talking about a while ago then?"
"My new limbs" Ed replied simply
"New limbs?"
"Check the case"
Harry did as told and saw a prosthetic arm and lef.
"I-I knew about your arm, but not about your leg…"
"Loooong story"
"And what will she do with those new limbs?"
"Eat them of course, they taste good 'a la diabla'…SHE'LL OBVIOUSLY ATTACH THEM YOU DOLT!"
"I DIDN'T KNOW THEY WERE ATTACHED JACKASS, THEY USUALLY ARE ONLY FASTENED TO THE STUMP!"
"Can't we just leave you guys alone for two seconds?" Winry asked while she and Hermione reentered the room
"He started it" Ed growled pointing at Harry
"No way, you did" Harry snapped back
"ENOUGH BOTH OF YOU! You act like five-year-olds!" Hermione scolded them
"Whatever…by the way…what did you come for in the first place Potter?"
"Well…I…came to a…apologize…the other day I…well…overreacted a bit and…" Harry stammered, trying to apologize, but not finding the correct words to do so.
"Well…so…so did I" Ed stammered back
"Huh? So did you what?"
"Well…you know…I also…thought like you"
"Why is it always hard for men to apologize?" Hermione asked
"You just said it…they're men hahaha" Winry said.
"Where's your brother Elric? Thought he'd be here"
"Al's back at school, so he can help me with my homework" Ed informed
"You mean he's back at school so he can DO YOUR homework" Winry corrected.
"Tell me Win, how do you expect me to do my homework in a hospital?"
Winry huffed and replied sarcastically "Well…I don't know…perhaps the same way as Hermione and I do?"
"But I'm injured and you're not" Ed retorted
"Ill man that eats and pees, in him not even the devil believes" (It was tough for me to find a translation that actually rhymed so don't blame me if it's kinda lame) Winry replied in a sing-song voice
"But I have to eat to recover properly"
"Yeah, but not like a king's child"
"I have to recover my strength OK? Besides my eyesight is not quite at 100 percent right now and I don't want to push it too much by reading textbooks and writing essays"
"You REALLY can't push your eyesight Ed?" Winry asked disbelievingly
"Really" Ed replied
"Then what are those three stacks of comic books doing on your nightstand?" Winry said, pointing at the aforementioned comics
"I don't read them, I just look at the pictures" Ed retorted
"Ed…I know you since we were small kids and you don't only see the pictures…unless it's a Hentai mag"
"Winry…what's Hentai?" Harry asked innocently
"Can you explain that to him Hermione?" Winry asked a bit surprised
"Well…you see…I don't know what Hentai is either" Hermione said, apparently ashamed of not knowing something
"You two REALLY don't know?!" Ed asked with disbelief
"No" Harry and Hermione replied in unison
"Potter, Hermione…ever done a Russian before?"
"No"
"A Cuban?"
"No"
"Drunk alcohol?"
"No"
"Have you ever made out?"
"NONE OF YOUR BUSNIESS!" Harry snapped
"OK, OK; then tell me, what have you done with your life that you haven't really lived."
"Do I need to remind you that we attend a boarding school almost all year? Whatever break time we have we use it to recover lost sleeping hours" (This ACTUALLY exists; it is called the ITESMian Syndrome, ITESM stands for Monterrrey Institute of Technology and Superior Studies, in Spanish)
Ed sighed "We got loads to tech you"
"What do you mean Elric?"
"How about this?"
"How about what?" Harry asked puzzled
"An alliance, never forged before…an alliance between Wizards and Alchemists" Ed proposed
"Why do you propose such a thing?"
"So we can fulfill Dumbledore's last will, defeating Vol-what's-his-name"
"Voldemort" Harry corrected "But why are you so interested in defeating him?"
"Simple; because if we don't, he will gain a lot of power, he will then destroy the entire Wizarding World and since people like him are not satisfied so easily, he will continue conquering and destroying the whole world, Amestris included, until he is the ruler of the world. I've seen a lot of people suffer for years and I won't let Voldemort cause any more pain…what do you say?"
"I say let's kick Voldemort's ass…so I'm in"
These said, Harry James Potter and Edward Elric shook hands (left ones by the way, since Ed was still missing his right automail arm), neither of them knowing that this alliance would change history forever, that it would be unique, since it would be considered the most powerful alliance ever forged.
-----Somewhere in continental Europe-----
In a gloomy room, barely lit by several candles, two figures talked.
"Is Edward Elric in Hogwarts?"
"He is indeed milord, Dumbledore found those brothers before he died"
"That old codger always got the upper hand, lucky for me you got rid of him Severus"
"And what do you plan to do now milord?"
"I need him to join me, he's got an immense capacity, and skill, and he IS powerful"
"So you will…"
"Yes. I'll make him my son, my successor; I just have to guide him to the proper path"
"And how do you plan to do so, I mean, if I'm allowed to know, milord?"
In that very moment the room's fireplace came to life and from the green flames emerged a woman of average height, long black hair with some gold streaks and fine gestures.
"It's an honor to meet you again, my almighty Dark Lord…and his lapdog Severus Snape"
"Long time, no see, Deyanira"
"How many times do I have to remind you to NOT…CALL ME…DEYANIRA?!"
"I'm pleased to see you again, Lorena Deyanira Malfoy"
"The honor is mine, milord. I apologize beforehand for the clumsiness of my dear brother Lucius and his stupid son Draco. In compensation here's a detail report of all of the Ministry of Magic's dealings"
"As efficient as usual" Voldemort replied pleased
"Just give me an order and I'll obey without a second's hesitation"
"I will…I have a mission for you"
A/N.- Sorry, another cliffie, and the next update will take some time again, unfortunately...don't worry, as soon as it's my turn to write again (the last 3 chaps were written by Ferchoumaru) I'll try to update a bit faster, but I can't really promise anything so don't fret OK? PLEASE REVIEW!!!