"To be, or not
to be, that is the Question:
Whether 'tis Nobler in the minde to
suffer
The Slings and Arrowes of outragious Fortune,
perchance
to Dreame; I, there's the rub,
For in that sleepe of death, what
dreames may come,
When we haue shuffel'd off this mortall
coile,
Must giue vs pawse. There's the respect
That makes
Calamity of so long life:
For who would beare the Whips and
Scornes of time,
The Oppressors wrong, the poore mans
Contumely,
The pangs of dispriz'd Loue, the Lawes delay,
The
insolence of Office, and the Spurnes
That patient merit of the
vnworthy takes,
When he himselfe might his Quietus make
With a
bare Bodkin? Who would Fardles beare
To grunt and sweat vnder a
weary life,
But that the dread of something after death,
The
vndiscouered Countrey, from whose Borne
No Traueller returnes,
Puzels the will,
And makes vs rather beare those illes we
haue,
Then flye to others that we know not of.
Thus Conscience
does make Cowards of vs all,
And thus the Natiue hew of
Resolution
Is sicklied o're, with the pale cast of Thought,
And
enterprizes of great pith and moment,
With this regard their
Currants turne away,
"... And loose the name of Action." Sadly, only two pairs of hands clapped his amazing performance/
"Perfect, Harry! Have you ever thought of joining a theatre troupe?"
"Alex, I've been too busy learning magic and stopping Voldemort to ever think of it."
It had only been half a month since Harry started living with them, and they already treated him as another member of the family. In little time, he found himself knowing the Del Corazon family like he'd known them since he was born. He was now a brother and a son, to a family he could relate genetically.
Sure, the Weasleys held a steady place in his heart, but he couldn't completely relate to them. The Weasley family was poor, but apart poverty they were the ideal family. They didn't depend on money, but on each other. However, they've never suffered real problems, like sudden changes or loneliness, unlike Harry, who'd suffered them all his life.
The Del Corazon family had to emigrate from South America, when both death threats and Eduardo's grandmother Viviana's death by poisoning. The family fell away, resulting on some going up, to America, where they changed their name to Del Carpio. The rest followed their example and soon, none remained in South America.
Eduardo's father decided they'd first go to England, where the Potter would help them. Eduardo lived there until he was sixteen, when he fell in love with a Spanish tourist: Adriana. As soon as he finished school, he went to live with Adriana. Their baby son was born the same day Eduardo turned 45. When Alejandro turned 10, they had to move from Barcelona to Madrid, as Adriana's family was killed by a group of followers of Voldemort.
Eduardo's life was hard and full of twists, though he managed to live through, holding his head high. He was a role-model to Harry, a person to which he could easily talk and associate. He really wished he'd known him earlier.
"Now, it's getting late and you guys got to participate to the duelling tournament tomorrow. Buenas noches, duerman bien!"
They both bided him goodnight and gained their rooms. As the Del Corazon lived in a house, not a mansion unlike pure-blood families, there were only three bedrooms: the master bedroom, Alejandro's bedroom and the guest bedroom, currently housing Harry. The day after their first meeting, Dumbledore had decided that Harry would pass the summer with them. Harry wasn't so surprised; he knew that he could easily live with that family. But when Dumbledore said that he was buying the house next door and that he'll pass all the summer with them, he was stunned. But when Dumbledore announced he will train him, he almost fainted.
From this summer lecture, during his sleepless nights, he'd learnt more about Dumbledore. It seems that defeating Grindelwald wasn't enough for the eccentric genius: he had leaded some very important researches, most of them focused on magical artefacts and muggle culture. He was also an ambassador for the British Minister of Magic in affairs that involved non-human negotiations. He gave Hogwarts' lake to a colony of mermaids, even letting them bring their clan guardian, a giant squid, which gave him unconditional allies. Centaurs "colonized" the Forbidden Forest with his permission, among others.
Overall, Dumbledore was a national hero, seemingly perfect. But under further investigation, Dumbledore had also been quite a bastard during his youth. Young Dumbledore, nicknamed "Flashy" by his peers due to his eccentric behaviour and clothes, had been a quite manipulative Gryffindor from a noble family. During his school years, he got involved in numerous duels and fist-fights with a groupd of Slytherins, leaded by Abraxas Malfoy. After school, he traveled around the world, looking for more power, more knowledge. He met his pair in Gellert Grindelwald, with whom he linked in close friendship. Apparently, Dumbledore was about to accept his feelings for Grindelwald, but the other wizard revealed his true colours, leaving Dumbledore heart-broken and revengeful. Deciding to change, Dumbledore defeated his former friend and was declared a world-wide hero.
You can easily deduce that he was powerful. 'No shit, Sherlock."
Harry's training was going great, both by the personal tutoring and the strict teaching he got. Soon, he mastered the entire schedule up to fifth year, as he had to return to the basics and cover everything up from there. The only subject he still had problems at was potions, but he could easily pull an EE in his O.W.L. . He was currently working on Occlumency. By the moment, he could successfully deflect a mental attack, no more.
However, the most shocking new was a sad one. Apparently, due to his past law infractions, a desperate Fudge had got him expelled of Hogwarts, in an effort to defame him and in the process, get more
popularity. Ironically, Fudge had been kicked out office the day after the expelling. But Harry's fame finally served him right, and a lot of other schools had sent him acceptance letters. Due to law, Harry couldn't be enrolled to Hogwarts during that same year.
Among the twenty-eight letters he'd gotten from all around the world, he narrowed his choice to three. Beauxbâtons, Durmstrang and Magemight, a most unknown school, where only the best were enrolled. Ironically, it is placed in the other side of Hogsmade.
After a heated debate including all family members and Dumbledore, where they weighed the pros and cons, Harry made his decision. He'd go to Magemight, where he (easily, though he would never accept it) could keep up with the difficulty. After that, he'd go back to Hogwarts.
In the meanwhile, Eduardo was teaching dramatic arts and novel-writing. It appeared that Harry was both an innate author and actor. His only fault was a case of stage fright, which appeared in his first acting role as Hamlet, in a muggle drama school. Although he'd stuttered at first, in front of the two hundred people who attended the play, he quickly pulled himself together. At the end of the piece, the tear-filled public had given him and his cast a standing ovation. Novel-writing was just a hobby, to occupy the sleepless nights.
Everything was going great, except for Ron.
He suddenly had stopped talking to both Hermione and him. Neither of them could figure out why, but he seemed to be avoiding them. Harry had sent a letter to Ginny a few days ago, in hopes of getting a good answer. However, the redhead explained that Ron was spending the summer with Seamus and Dean. She added that when he'd been there, he behaved strangely, angry. After some sleepless nights (:D), he decided to let him be. After all, a fake friend wasn't worth the time, even if they shared some many adventures together. Hermione appeared to be the most hurt by his behaviour, but she agreed with Harry. She also agreed on his decision, after an extensive research on each school of course.
Ginny proved to be a great friend, even more reliable on than her brother. Of course, his sudden change had hurt her too, as her gentle and dumb brother became cold and distant. She too agreed with Harry's decision, hoping that he'd change.
An owl tapped on the window, which Harry hurriedly opened. It was snow-white, just like his own. However, this owl's eyes were red and her beak more menacing. It didn't seem to like the room, so as soon as Harry untied the letter off its feet, it flied out, lost in the cloudy night.
Harry shrugged at the weird animal and opened the letter.
Dear Mr. Potter,
We are happy to accept you in our school, where we are sure you'll work hard. As Magemight's student body isn't very large, each letter sent to you or your tutor shall be written personally by the headmaster and according to your particular demands.
We are glad to tell you that you'd be studying the fifth year of magical eduction in place of the fourth, due to your exceptionnal knowledge. When you return to your previous school, you'll fall down to your rescepctive year, by orders of the Minister for Magic.
Your education at Magemight will aboard the following subjects:
-Normal wizarding school subjects, such as Transiguration, Charms, Potions, etc..
-Optional subjects, such as advanced charms, specialized transfiguration, advanced duelling, apparition, animagi training and both normal and battlefield medicine.
Per default, we include all those subjects in your schedule. If you want to take out something, inform us by owl.
Yours truly,
Gellert Grindelwald.
Headmaster of Magemight.
(P.S.: Included comes a portkey, if you want to come and get habituated with the school before the term.)
