Chapter 5

Harry looked down at Fleur as his mind became a whirlwind of thoughts over what she had just asked. She wanted to learn about the force and was apparently willing to learn the dark side. Closing his eyes he reached out with the force and directed it at her. His mind was filled with images of a little girl struggling with her developing Veela magic and being the end of many years of bullying. He saw a girl that developed a cold attitude in order to hide her true pain. He saw years of torment and hurt slowly festering into hatred and anger at the people that targeted her and her family.

These powerful emotions made Harry smile as he opened his eyes and looked down on her again, "Why should I teach you?"

Fleur looked up and felt her throat run dry as Harry's mysterious powers began to come off of him in waves. The power was intoxicating and she felt her body shiver and her magic scream, "I have to know." It came out as a croak and Harry chuckled, "Simply wanting to know is hardly enough for me to teach you this power."

Fleur slowly got up, "What other reason should I need?"

Harry scoffed at this and walked into the bathroom to which Fleur followed without question, knowing the fear of the ghost, Moaning Myrtle, kept others out. She stopped when Harry came into the moonlight flooding in through the window. He turned and his eyes were the same powerful golden yellow that had filled her dreams and nightmares since first meeting him. "There is so much you need. This power isn't simply something you can learn, you have to feel it, want it, possess the will to direct it, and most importantly fear it. This power rides on emotions and only the strong will be able to use it." Harry waved his hand and caused a powerful silencing charm to engulf the room. "I cannot teach you if you will not embrace that which you try so hard to hide."

The beautiful young woman looked at him with a questioned gaze, "I don't know what you are talking about Harry, I have embraced my Veela heritage, what else could there be?"

His gaze intensified, "Your anger."

Fleur felt walls suddenly fly up into action as the years of emotional turmoil began to bubble and hiss. "I can feel your anger Fleur and whether you like it or not it is very much a part of you."

Harry turned and stripped his robe off and pulled up the back of his shirt to reveal a back that was scarred with old wounds, some better healed than others. "This is what my loving relatives gave me whenever I would show signs of magic. They had a policy of beating the freak out of me." The Sith Lord pulled his shirt down and put his robes back on, "Even this past summer I was gifted with a beating by my Uncle simply because I spoke of school. When I was a child, he broke my arm by twisting it behind my back, and instead of taking me to the hospital he threw me into my room in the cupboard under the stairs. My magic healed my arm because my emotions willed it. This was the first time I truly experienced the strength that I commanded. It was only after finding my master that I learned what I truly possessed. As witches and wizards, we are taught about the dangers of utilizing emotions when practicing magic…and often we are discouraged."

Harry looked directly into Fleur's eyes, "It hinders us. Our emotions give us strength and increase the potency of our spells. It doesn't have to simply be dark magic that uses emotions, everything with magic gains power through it. It is the same way with my powers. Anger, hate, fear, love, lust, passion…these are just a few of the emotions that bring forth a greater well of power than anyone could imagine. So again I say to you that you must embrace your anger at all those who did wrong to you. Embrace your hatred, sadness, loneliness, everything that makes you who you are. When you have done this, then I will teach you."

Fleur was silent as Harry stood before her and she felt herself looking back onto her life at every event that had imprinted itself into her mind. She replayed each event from the time she could remember and with each painful memory she felt her magic react with her. It started slowly but it quickly grew with each minute that went by until it literally flowed off of her. Tears were streaming down her pale cheeks and her jaw was clenched tightly as she continued to visit her pain.

As this happened, Harry closed his eyes and basked in the raw emotions she was releasing, filling his own power with her energy. "Good…very good Fleur. Don't hide from who you are, embrace the pain. It gives you focus; it gives you strength when everything else has failed you. Embrace it Fleur, embrace the power of the dark side."

Fleur was shaking at this point and finally she yelled out in anger and despair before opening her eyes. Harry stood in the same spot but the smile he wore was one that would normally fill her with fear. "Look around you."

Fleur turned and was shocked to see the majority of the bathroom in shamble. The stalls were blown down and floating in the air, glass was shattered, and many of the tiles from the floor were ripped apart.

She took a breath and spoke up, "How is this possible?"

Harry smiled darkly, "Anything is possible with the power of the force my dear. You are indeed powerful…so much untapped potential within you."

Fleur let go of her emotions and saw everything come crashing down to the floor. "What happens now?"

Harry chuckled darkly and walked up to her. He gently ran his finger along her jawline to which she shivered, "Your training begins…my apprentice."

*HPPIAL*

Albus Dumbledore sighed wearily as he looked over the latest reports from his order members. After the incident during young Harry's second year he had reorganized the Order of the Phoenix in order to get a head start on Voldemort. This wasn't as easy as he had first intended. With many people believing that the Dark Lord was dead because of Harry, it was almost impossible to convince the Order otherwise. Albus knew that Voldemort was still alive and the events form first year proved this. Tom was alive and well, surviving death by some unknown means of magic.

The old sorcerer rubbed his hands against his forehead as a small headache began to form. Voldemort's survival stumped him to this day and while he had many theories he was far from anything solid. Albus glanced at the pensive near the corner of his office and slowly walked over to it to review another set of memories in hopes of finding answers. This time he would focus on any and all of the memories that involved Voldemort and Harry.

The two of them were tied together, that much was obvious and Albus figured that the only way to see the end of Tom would be the end of Harry. "Neither can live while the other survives." Sometimes magic was a fickle thing and the hidden clauses could truly cause more damage than good. If Harry was to die in order to stop Voldemort then it would all be for the greater good…but at the same time, it was a greater good that Albus was still unsure about seeking out.

For the longest time he had hoped Harry would come to Hogwarts and enjoy his years at school with a carefree life. He had hoped the boy would make friends, find a few female companions before finally deciding to pursue his true love, graduate the top of his class and then leave to pursue his future happiness. When he arrived thought, it was much different. Harry only connected with Ron and Hermione while the majority of the school only saw him as the Boy-Who-Lived. Each year that went by brought new things of Harry to light and many of them began to worry Albus. Each year upon his return the boy was frail, pale, and skinny. He would flinch at close contact and would remain to himself for weeks. Harry's grades seemed to suffer upon his initial return and he would always shy away from people who got angry. All these signs pointed to something going on at Harry's relative's but the blood wards that Albus had placed upon the home prevented any harm from coming to the boy so it couldn't be that.

The other thing that had come to light was his sudden change over the past summer. When Harry returned there was a much darker aura around him, one that was almost sinister. Albus was one of the few magicals in the world that had the ability of aura sight and it had led to him being key in many arrests during the last two wars. What concerned Albus was that Harry's aura had taken such a dramatic change over the summer. Normally someone would gradually shift as they were exposed to dark magic but Harry's suggested that his aura had been nothing more than a mask to hide his true alignment.

This thought caused Albus to shiver. With everything that had happened recently in the world he knew that something was amiss…and if it did involve Harry then Albus would need to keep a closer eye on him.

There was pulse of magic in his office from his proximity wards and he saw a flash of who it was. Before the three people even knocked he spoke up, "Come in Miss Granger, Mr. and Miss Weasley."

The door opened to reveal the three Gryffindor students. "Professor you wanted to see us?"

Albus nodded and walked away from his pensive, "Indeed I did Miss Granger. I need your help with something and I fear that if we fail then we may lose Harry."

Everyone's eyes widened at this, "Professor?"

Albus sighed and gestured for them to sit down before offering them a lemon drop. When they politely refused he shrugged and popped a couple into his mouth. As the savory sweet ran over his tongue he started speaking, "I have no doubt that you saw Harry's display at the first task?" When they nodded he continued, "I am very concerned at the level of control that Harry displayed over the elemental magic he used. When we questioned him on it all he said was that he had been training. Now, I don't doubt this but what I do doubt is the fact that he only had a few weeks to prepare for the task and he suddenly is able to master a level of magic that proves a challenge for even myself."

Hermione chewed on her bottom lip in thought while Ron and Ginny simply looked on in silence, "Has Harry done anything since returning that causes you to question things about him?"

Ron shrugged and Ginny shook her head. However, Hermione nodded, "He has distanced himself from us greatly Professor. At first I thought it was because of the competition but when I think about it, it falls back to the beginning of the year and even during the summer."

Ron shrugged, "I haven't noticed anything Hermione."

Ginny's eyes widened slightly, "Hermione's right sir, during the summer we invited Harry to the World Cup and the entire time he was with us he seemed distant, like his mind was always thinking about something else. He would always do this meditation thing and still does it today. Whenever any of us asked about his day or schoolwork he would be very short with us."

Hermione added onto what Ginny was saying, "When Ron was having his fit over the Goblet incident, Harry acted as if he didn't care. He even went as far as refusing Ron's apology the other day. The anger I felt from him was unlike anything I have seen from Harry. Sure we have seen him angry or annoyed but this was…different."

Albus raised his eyebrow at this, "How so?"

Hermione was silent for a moment and was surprised when it was Ron who answered, "It was almost like he wanted to feel that way…like nothing we would do would calm him down." This caused a red flag to go up in Albus's mind. This is the same thing that happened to Tom before he began his decent into darkness and with Harry's sudden change in aura he feared the worse.

"Alright…I fear that something is causing Harry to fall into the dark. We need to make every effort to preserve him within the light otherwise I fear that even Voldemort won't stop him."

All three students paled at the comparison. "I want you three to work with your fellow students and make sure to include Harry in everything. Try and dig into his life a little and follow him around…but doing so discreetly. I will have the staff and ghosts watching him as well…we must do everything to try and save Harry."

When the three students agreed they turned and left to begin their assignments leaving Albus to think about what was to happen.

*HPPIAL*

Harry stood in front of Professor McGonagall's office waiting for her to answer him. He knew that Sirius had sent her the letter and he only needed her response. When the door finally opened his bowed his head in greeting, "Hello Professor, I assume that you got Sirius's letter?"

Minerva nodded as her lips thinned in her normal fashion, "Indeed I have Mr. Potter, in fact I was just going to come and find you."

Harry simple smiled at this, "While I don't approve of you missing two weeks of classes you are well ahead of your fellow students and you did complete your mid-term exams. I also wouldn't want to be the one who prevents you from finding out about your duties as family head. I would like to say this though…please don't follow Sirius as an example…Merlin knows we don't need another Sirius Black storming these halls."

When Harry saw the ghost of a smile upon her face he chuckled, "No promises Professor. I'm sorry I can't stay longer but I need to get going to meet a certain mangy mutt."

McGonagall nodded and handed Harry the pass for him to leave. As Harry walked away Minerva's fireplace flared and Albus's head could be seen, "Minerva I need you and the other house head's to come to my office. I have something of great importance to discuss with you."

*HPPIAL*

Harry arrived at the entrance to the Chamber and waited a moment before drawing his hood up. He turned when he heard the doors open and saw Fleur quickly walk in after she made sure to silence and lock the room.

She knelt down at Harry's feet and spoke, "What is thy bidding, my master?"

Harry smiled at this, "These past couple of days have proven to me that you have great potential within the force my dear apprentice, but potential only goes so far. I have to take a leave of absence for the next few weeks to forward my agenda with my master so while I am gone I will be leaving you with a holocron."

Fleur's eyes widened at this. In her very limited training with Harry she had been told about these powerful devices and the knowledge they held. "While I am away you are to study this holocron and master the things within. I expect to be impressed when I return and anything less than acceptable will be punished."

Fleur nodded slowly at this, "Which holocron will I be learning from milord?"

Harry waved his hand and a small red pyramid flew into it. He set in onto the ground and activated it. A low hum was heard before the figure within took shape. She was obviously a woman and was wrapped in a dark cloak. Her pale skin was accented by her dark empty eyes and her hair was braided with black and white. Her lips tilted into a smirk that caused her old wrinkled skin to follow, "So this is the one you spoke of child?"

Harry's eyes hardened, "I told you not to speak to me in such a manner old one, I am the superior."

The entity smiled in amusement, "I hardly think so child, for you have come to me in order to train your apprentice. Now then, has she been given a title yet?"

Harry shook his head, "I have only been training her for a few days, she will be given a title when she has earned it."

The spirit within nodded, "Very good child…giving out the sacred titles of Lord and Darth to early causes pupils to think they no longer need the master. I believe that introductions are in order. My dear I am your new master until Lord Sovereign returns from his journey…I am Darth Traya, the Lady of Betrayal and leader of the Sith Triumvirate. I hold the knowledge that will get you started on your journey to becoming a powerful Sith Lord." Fleur looked at the old woman and felt a wealth of knowledge radiating from the Sith storage item. This caused her to become excited with anticipation. Her abilities were nothing and she still was able to sense the power that she could learn.

Harry saw this and reached out with the force, constricting her throat and causing Fleur to gasp out for air, "Do not give in to your lust for this new power or you will be of no use to me. I have no desire to deal with a rabid animal and will put you down if you follow that path. Listen to what Traya has to teach you and utilize everything, not just the abilities that promise power. A Sith without a strong understanding of the power they are learning about will be mastered by the darkness instead of mastering it."

Traya nodded in approval, "Wise council child, you will go far with that mentality. Now leave me with your pupil…you have an armada to form."

Harry bowed in respect to the ancient master before leaving and walking down into the Chamber of Secrets. When he was sure he was deep enough he willed the force around himself and disappeared with a sharp crack.

*HPPIAL*

The Sith Lord appeared on a deserted island miles off the coast of England and quickly drew his hood over his head to protect him from the raging elements. The island was nothing more than a small piece of land with jagged rocks and stony beaches. No plant life could be seen and obviously no animals would be found living here. Reaching out with the force, Harry found the star ship sitting in the center of the island and with a gentle push from the force he deactivated the cloaking device. Before his eyes appeared a modified Fury Class Interceptor that was easily fit for the Emperor. Modified with advanced shielding, thrusters, four dual laser cannons, proton torpedo tubes, concussion missile launchers, and seismic charges, this ship would easily outclass anything short of a cruiser.

Harry walked into the ship and got a breath of the stale air within before he continued to the cockpit of the ship. Sitting behind the controls, Harry quickly turned on the ship and waited a few moments for the systems to come online. After waited for a good ten minutes, the systems all flashed green and Harry slowly pushed the main thrusters and took off from the island. A smile broke his face as he realized that he was going to be going into space for the first time in his life and with a piece of technology that easily outshined anything on planet Earth.

Once he was high enough in the air, Harry activated the cloaking device again and pushed the throttle into full. The ship lurched forward from the engines going into full power and the hum of the engine causes Harry to become very relaxed. As he broke the atmosphere, the young Sith took in the beauty of space for the first time and slunk back into his seat in awe. The sheer beauty of the cosmos was something that he would never get tired of and the fact that he and his master would soon own it made it all the sweeter to him.

Shaking his head, Harry adjusted the navicomputer to take him towards the last location of the Emperor's Flagship on the dark side of the moon. The interceptor quickly passed the international space station and Harry chuckled as the crew currently working on the outside of it had no clue how close they were to something not from their world. Within ten minutes, Harry rounded the moon and turned on the homing beacon within his ship. It pulsed for several moments before he received a return signal from the flag ship.

Another moment went by before the massive form of the Emperor's personal Harrow Class Dreadnaught took shape from the lights activating within. The ship was massive at close to 2000 meters in length with rows of weapons lining the top and bottom of the ship. Its wedged form was split near the front which let the hangers be protected from direct attack. From his scans of the ship, Harry saw that the shielding was all internal, meaning that during space combat he wouldn't have to worry about bombers targeting the shield generators early on.

The ship glowed eerily against the dark backdrop of the moon as Harry slowly made his way to the main hanger on the right side of the split. As he approached he could see that the auto turrets were online as they slowly followed him in case he opened fire. The doors to the hanger opened and the Interceptor took over with autopilot and quickly landed perfectly within. Moments later, droids that had been inactive for years rushed to the ship and started maintenance that was programmed into them.

Harry stood up and walked out of the interceptor and looked in awe at the size of the hanger. Sith fighters lined the upper portions of the hanger seeing as they weren't needed and he counted close to two hundred. Turning his attention towards the main lift out of the hanger he saw that there was droid standing near the controls. When he was near the droid, its eyes flashed at him before speaking,

"Greetings Master, I am HK-51 an elite assassin and combat droid in use by the eternal Sith Emperor himself. By my calculations it has been many years since the Emperor has entered this ship. Would you please explain this to me?"

Harry recalled reading about the HK droid series and was rather surprised at the rather mellow way this one was speaking, "Of course…the Emperor is alive and well and he is carrying out his plans on the planet. I am his apprentice Darth Sovereign and I have been tasked with building the Imperial armada up again."

The droid processed the information before speaking, "Excellent news Master Sovereign, I had hoped the Empire would see its rebirth and with a powerful apprentice such as yourself I'm sure we will achieve this very soon. Now, are there any planets you wish to go to first?"

Harry thought for a moment as the droid started to activate the lift that would take them to the bridge, "I have been tasked with finding the Star Forge and Foundry for the Emperor. He believes that the Republic kept the Forge intact despite official records stating otherwise. I also need to look into a way of getting man power. I can't rely on droids alone…no offense."

The HK unit hummed as his processor worked away, "None taken Master…it is understandable that you wish to have sentient beings in your army. They serve as the best form of fodder when you are trying to protect your elite droid units."

Harry rolled his eyes at this, there was the infamous HK distaste of anything none droid. "I might recommend the planet of Kamino…when we were preparing to leave, the species of the planet had just announced that they had achieved perfection with their cloning process and were looking forward to helping repopulate the galaxy after the war ended. I can only assume that in the thousands of years since then that they have increased on their abilities."

Harry nodded in understanding, "It's a start, but I highly doubt that their services would be cheap. I may need to consider looking at other potential options. For now, let's focus on the two stations."

HK nodded and walked to the ship's command station, "Of course Master, which station should we investigate first?"

Harry was silent and opened himself up to the force before getting a vision. It showed a massive station that was surrounded by Harrow Class Dreadnaughts and other various Sith ships. Looking at his new companion Harry spoke, "Take us to the last known location of the Star Forge."

HK nodded, "Setting course for Rakata Prime Master."

The massive ship slowly rose from the dark side of the moon with its powerful engines fully engaged. Once the dreadnaught was clear from the limited gravity of the moon the droid activated the hyper drive and Harry was blasted into hyperspace towards what would become the beginning of the Sith Imperial Navy.

Chapter 5 is up and running.

A shorter chapter but it felt like a good spot to end.

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