Harry Potter
and the
Duel of Destiny
Harry Potter and all characters within are not created by me
no I do not own them in anyway,
unless so noted at the end of a chapter.
CHAPTER THREE : HIDDEN MANOR
Harry opened his eyes and looked around the room in horror.
"Where am I?" He tried to say, but he quickly realized he had not voice, or a mouth for that matter.
"Oh dont be frightened." a cold and dark voice said. "I promise, your death itself will be so fast and painless you wont feel a thing."
A voice in harry's head screamed in agony, and he realized he was feeling the cruciatus curse coursing through his body.
The pain stopped and harry looked around for any sign of where he was. all he could see was cold hard stone. Was he in a dungeon? No, a cave. But where was this cave? Harry realized it was hopeless to try to run. He looked for the voice he could hear, he could see a dark cloaked figure, was this Voldemort? No, it was Snape! But how? How had harry gotten here? Had the deatheaters kidnapped him in his sleep? what the hell had they done? waited til the very stroke of midnight and then broken in? No, Harry would have woken sooner, Lupin would have heard too! Suddenly something became clear. Harry noticed his hair in his eyes. But wait, this wasnt the color of harry's hair. This hair was red. Bright red! Harry recognized this hair color. this was the hair of a weasley! but whos? and howd he get in their body? was the weasley then in his real body at the dursleys house?
"You wont win Snape!" His vaice yelled out to harry's suprise. " You were lucky to fool Dumbledore, but you will not be so lucky with You-Know-Who!"
"Oh my..." Snape grinned sadistically. "How very wrong you are, Mr. Weasley!"
"The Darklord wont be toying with any deadly objects to defile his power." Harry answered back unwillingly. "You will never grow strong enough to defeat him!"
"I already have!" Snape shouted viciously brandishing his wand. "Voldemort, is NOTHING withoiut me!"
"You ignorant little fool!" Harry laughed joyously. "You really do think you can win, dont you!"
"Think? You fool! I dont think, I know!" Snape snapped back. "Why do you think he so quickly puts me at his side? Even though hes seen me do all I could to stop my fellow deatheaters? Even though he could hear, see and taste my rage and thoughts, feel me forcing my will upon Quirrel! Even though I was the one who gave the horecrux and journal of Voldemort to Lucias so he could plant it on yokur sister, knowing Potter would destroy it! Even though I was the one who gave that sniveling fool, Wormtail, to him, knowing the fool would slow the darklords success down! Even though I was the one who taught Potter to lock Voldemort out of his mind! Even though I was the one pointed that old fool Dumbledore towards the horecrux that was the ring! Even though I was the one who sent Dumbedore to destroy the locket horecrux! Why Weasle! tell me please, why is it do you think he still trusts me so openly? Surely your smart enouigh to see that he knows i've plotted against him. have you not?"
"Im sure he does notice, hence why im sure hes taken measures to ensure that you dont succeed!" Harry screamed back in anger. "Does it not occur to you, who clearly knows he can tell your against him?"
"It occurs, but when your in my position it is clear that he only allows it because he knows without my aide hes nothing!" Snape began laughing like a mad man, then suddenly stopped and regained himself. "AVADA KADAVRA!"
A flash of green light and Harry was suddenly sitting awake in his bedroom drenched in cold sweat. He looked around his room in suprise. It was daylight already. He realized it had been a vision, much like the one hed had 3 years ago, when he was inside Voldemorts head. But why was he in Mr. Weasleys head? It didnt matter. He had to tell Lupin what hed just seen. Harry jumped from his bed threw on his cloths and ran out the door.
"Ah good morning Harry!" Lupin was sitting in Vernons armchair and reading the paper. "Was wondering when you were gonna wake up!"
"We have to go." Harry said trying to wipe some of the sweat from his eyes. "Now!"
"Harry whats wrong?" Lupin asked looking a little concerned. "Are you okay?"
"Harry!" A familiar feminen voice raised in horrow. "What happened to you? your all soaking wet!"
"Forget that we have to go now!" Harry shouted, then paused for a moment staring at the woman. "Tonks?"
"Hello Harry!" She smiled pleasantly. "Whats the rush? Dont wonna eat first?"
"We dont have time to eat." Harry said looking a tad confused. "I have to meet with Voldemort!"
"Harry!" Lupin yelled with a shudder at the name. "Are you crazy? Your not nearly ready to face him yet! and we havent even got a lead on the final four horecruxes yet!"
"I have a lead on the fourth horecrux, but thats beside the point!" Harry sighed as he pulled out his wand. "I dont need to fight him! I need to talk with him!"
"Talk?" Tonks said looking bewildered. "What do you need to talk to him about?"
"Snape!" Harry shouted. "We have to talk about defeating snape!"
"Harry, I want Snape dead as bad as you." Lupin half-smiled. "But now isnt the time."
"No, I dont care about snape living or dying. I had a vision!" Harry tried to calm down and sat across from lupin on the sofa. "Snape killed Mr. Weasley, and he said hes gonna betray voldemort and become the true darklord!"
Lupin and Tonks exchanged looks of suprise crossed with confusion and horror.
"Tonks grab your things. Harry go get yourstuff ready too. Im going to transport your family to a temporary home." Lupin said looking more serious now. "If harry is right we're in more danger then before. We have to hurry up and get to the hidden manor."
It had been two hours since Harry had warned Lupin, and it had been an hour and a half since Lupin had left with the dursleys. Harry sat on the sofa leaning on his knees, going over the dream in his head. He couldnt figure out how hed gotten into Mr. Weasleys head. Tonks sat leaning back into the armchair across from Harry, she seemed to be looking off into nothingness as she sat and twirled her pink hair through her fingers. Their trunks sat stacked upon eachother behind the sofa under a small table with flowers and pictures of the dursleys upon it.
"So Harry, what exactly did you see in your vision?" Tonks asked turning her gaze upon Harry.
"Hard to say." Harry replied withoiut looking. "I was in Mr. Weasleys body..."
"You were... In his body?" Tonks said looking a tad confused. "How did you get into his body?"
"I dont know!" Harry said getting to his feet. "I didnt do it on purpose!"
"Well... What happened while you were in his body?" Tonks frowned as harry began pacing around the room. "Like who else was there maybe?"
"Well, I noticed snape was there screaming and laughing like the sick sadistic bastard he is..." Harry frowned pausing a moment to remember. "And I remember he killed the body I was in."
"Is that all you can remember?" Tonks asked watching him closely.
Harry paused for a moment just as the door opened and lupin emerged. Harry nodded at tonks as Lupin took a seat on the sofa and gave a tired sigh.
"So what I miss?" Lupin asked looking about the room for harry.
"Not much Lupin." Harry answered as he opened hedwigs cage to feed her.
"Oh Harry please, call me remus, You know as much as i could have hoped to know and im hardly your elder at this point. Your of age now. And I for one do not think of you as a student or protege but an equal and a friend." Lupin smiled as he got to his feet and pulled out his wand. "Now then harry, do me the honours of helping me load our stuff into the trunk of that lovely Rollz MC parked outside complimentary of the minister of magic as a sign of good faith."
Harry nodded and they both gave a small flick of their wands, and within moments they were all comfortably loaded into the seemingly small, yet suprisingly spacious and luxurious Rollz, driven by a black-suited man whom harry thought might have worked for the prime minister of the muggles in england.
45 Minutes later and they were parked out front of the Leaky Cauldron.
"Alright then, Harry, follow tonks and she'll lead you to your room, we'll be spending the night here." Remus said pointing his wand at the trunk which magically sprung open allowing the three trunks to file out and follow harry and tonks into the pub.
"Alright Harry, I'm to be your next tutor for your big battle against you-know-who, as you know im an auror and thus have been trained in some somewhat higher magics the remus." Tonks said as they all settled into the three bedded one room inside the leaky cauldron. "Until further notice you shall think of me as your superior officer and your headmistress in the arts of magical arts set in the ways of good, and tranformation. You are to refer to me as Ma'am, Madam Tonks, Professor Tonks, or Lady Tonks."
Harry nodded, and took a seat at the foot of his bed.
"Good then you have til Tommorow evening to finish these books." Tonks smiled handing harry three books harry was certain hermione would be jealous not to own. "Understood, Pupil?"
"Yes, Ma'am." Harry answered trying not to show a grin.
Harry pondered the titles of the books, and began going over their names and summary's trying to decide where to start.
An introduction to transfiguration and human transformation.
A look at transfiguration and human tranformation for begginners.
A study of tranfiguration and human transformation for beginners.
Harry pondered for a moment then decided it best to start with the introduction and proceed in the proper order. And with that he went straight to the bed knowing he wouldnt be able to concentrate if he wasnt comfy. After several hours (and only 6 of the 63 chapters in the book.) Harry noticed himself slacking and slowly slipping into the dreamworld, so he immediately went to the table to continue his reading. At sunrise harry finally fell asleep at the book (at only chapter 17).
Harry woke at noon to find lupin and tonks had already left the room, but they had surely not checked out, as their trunks were still there. Harry looked down at his book and decided hed need some food. so he immediately flicked his wand and Tom the inn keeper almost immediately appeared at the door.
"What can I do you for, Mr. Potter?" Tom asked with a small bow.
"Um, just bring me a few sandwiches, whatever you recomend, something filling though, and bring a round of butterbeer with that if you dont mind." Harry smiled getting some golden galleons from his pockets. He handed tom 45 galleons. "Keep the change okay."
"Oh, thank you Mr. Potter, it means alot, my bussiness is nearly gone under since the return of you-know-who." Tom said with another bow of thanks. "I'll be back with your order shortly, sir."
Harry sat and ate as he read his books, til about seven O'clock when Tonks and Lupin came back ( Harry managed only chapter 40 of 63).
"Have you finished your boocks Potter?" Tonks asked looking almost as strict as McGonnagle.
Harry shook his head.
"And why not?" Tonks said strictly with a glare as Lupin had a seat at the foot of his bed. "Do you want to lose to you-know-who?"
"What?" Harry said taken aback. "Of course not!"
"Then I suggest you finish your books by morning, I recomend a potion of sleeplessness." Tonks said as her and lupin began settling in for bed.
Harry returned to his books, determined to finish them quickly. He managed to finish the first book by 9:30, and the second by 8:15 in the morning, but he didnt manage to finish the third til midnight the next night, then he passed out from exhaustion.
Harry awoke the next afternoon in a bed hed never seen before, inside a room hed never been in before, inside a house hed never set foot inside of.
"What the bloody hell?" Harry mumbled outloud. "Where am I?"
"Good morning harry." Tonks said from the doorway. "Welcome to the Hidden manor, its my house."
"How'd I get here?" Harry asked gazing around the room.
"Me and Remus braught you here when you passed out. it was our plan to arrive here soon anyways."
"Whys it called the hidden manor?" Harry asked as he made his way towards a large window and opened the curtains.
"Because only those I show the the entrance too can see it here." Tonks smiled as she joined him at the window. "My grandmother had a magical spell put over this place, she had the same magics your parents used to hide themselves from you-know-who. only my grandmothers secret keeper died to protect this locations secracy, thus binding a permanent magic over this house protecting it from anyone I dont show the entrance to. Well me or whoever is the said owner of the house, and for now thats me."
Harry stared in amazement.
"Okay then, come along, we've got training to do." Tonks smiled as she beckoned him to her. "We're going to teach you everything I know about transfiguration and human transformation. And mind you thats moe then McGonnagle ever knew."
Harry nodded and for the next three weeaks they did nothing but practice, and tune his ability to perfection.
After weeks of perfecting his skills, Harry had finally mastered the abilities tonks had come to possess.
"Well Harry looks like your done here. You are now as good a transfigurations master as I am. Maybe even better." Tonks smiled brilliantly as she drew harry into a hug. "Now Harry, you are our equals. Hopefully you can soon enough take even he-who-must-not-be-named."
"Harry, we can no longer teach you anything, but what we can do is help you in anyway you need. so Tonks here is going to try to get you yet another more advanced tutor, and I am going to aide you with my very lifes essence in destroying the next horecrux." Lupin smiled and kneeled before Harry. "You are the pheonix rising to take Dumbledores place at the head of the Order."
"But I have no Ideas how to find them!" Harry frowned as he flopped himself onto the couch. "The only lead I have is the goblet of helga hufflepuff."
"Then we shall discover the location of the Goblet." Lupin said as he sat in a chair next to the couch. "You didnt think Dumbledore found the other horecruxes on his own did you?"
Harry pondered for a moment.
"Then where should we start Remus?" Harry asked leaning towards him to listen intently.
"Well we should start by having tonks go to find your next tutor." Remus smiled as he indicated Tonks to go on to her bussiness. "Then we should head to knockturn ally to ask Mr. Borgan what he can tell us of the days when the dark lord was but his servant."
A/N : Okay, that I noticed took a bit longer to get published, and sadly it will probably continue to take about this long to finish future chapters, maybe even longer. But on the upside of this, the chapter does seem a little longer then the first two. As always read and then review, I notice your reading, now if you could just review. give me your oppinions, tell me how you like it so far. I'll be reading up on you guys too when I can, I call this the circle of fandom, You review me, I'll look you up, read your stories, tell you what I think and then comment on the best of you at the bottom of my chapters, Basically you help me develope myself, and I respond by pointing my other readers to you guys, I'll review your storries too even if they arent on my list of storries to note at the bottom of my chapters. I'll try to comment on atleast one reviewers story each chapter if I can manage it. though if I dont start gettin some reviews its gonna be awfully hard to find you readers! so anyways, R&R flame if ya want, just be helpful not cruel in your flames okay? good!
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