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Summary: Hagrid has just introduced the idea of Harry being a wizard and strolling into the Leaky Cauldron. This is a possible scenario where Harry decided to shake Professor Quirrell's hand and Voldemort was already possessing Quirrell.
AN:
xman2999: I wanted to respond to your review but you don't accept PMs. Anakin Skywalker and Padmé Amidala, a pairing that makes me shudder. When watching the movie, there was absolutely no chemistry between them. The lines were just horrible, and it was like nails on a chalkboard. But the worst part was that Padmé who is made out to be this incredibly intelligent, strong willed leader/woman was turned into whatever garbage she was when paired with Anakin. They spoke a handful of words during TPM. They hadn't seen each other in 10 years, and she probably didn't even think about him (she was in a serious relationship with Ian Largo or something according to wookiepedia before ATOC). These two characters had NOTHING in common. Padmé believed in democracy and duty, Anakin supported the idea of a dictator. She was willing to make sacrifices for the betterment of the people. Anakin gladly bashed his closest mentors, the Jedi as a whole, and willingly broke oaths to his duties. The only thing that could possibly tie them together was physical attraction, and I am SURE Padmé is smart enough to recognize that between love. The movie was horrendous at this relationship.
HOWEVER, the movie did portray one thing in particular very well: Anakin's full blown lust and obsession with Padmé Amidala. I believe this is the central tenant for why he turned to the Dark Side, and this story will DEFINTELY tie this factor in. How could I not address this conflict? It will be a real relationship versus an obsession based on lust and psychotic thoughts, good versus evil, and a character I like versus the character that single handedly ruined the Star Wars prequels. Sorry, I am digressing. The hatred I have for Hayden Christiensen as an actor, Anakin Skywalker as a character, and the script written by Lucas + others is almost irrational. The only thing I can promise you is some future Anakin bashing =)
I don't necessarily believe in soul mates and life bonds; in fanfiction, I believe they are the easy way out of building a relationship. Two people see each other and they are suddenly madly and truly in love to the depths of their souls? Readers are cheated out of a buildup of a relationship. Sure do that AFTER setting some sort of foundation… I hope I can write a buildup of their friendship/relationship between Padmé and Harry. I must remember to put in some disagreements they have, but their ability to work things out. Anakin severely lacked ANYTHING when it came to a solid foundation with Padmé. I can't remember any real dialogue between the two of them.
Inziladun: I find so few stories that manage to incorporate magic into a crossover fiction piece well. It certainly wouldn't work for Star Wars universe. It just clashes against the whole lightsaber and using the Force which made this franchise so awesome. I mean, I love Sword and Magic by bluminous8, but his original version of it… it made me cringe (the original version is on ficwad). Harry trying to teach the surviving Jedi magic… it was quite repulsive lol. Another thing I don't like about incorporating magic from HP is apparition. You can't bring in his whole magical repertoire w/out this skill, and it just doesn't make sense to have him able to do everything he was doing in 7th book of HP without the most important skill which rigs everything (teleporting is much too powerful of a skill). I don't know, I'm digressing. I appreciate the fact that you enjoyed my longing to separate the magic and Force between when I crossed over the two universes
The Unknown Apprentice
Chapter 6:
The Trade Federation had begun their blockade of Naboo. Hundreds of Federation battleship was orbiting the planet over a trade dispute. The Supreme Chancellor had dispatched ambassadors in the form of two Jedi to negotiate a peace between the two sides. Padmé was eagerly awaiting word from them, but to no avail. She was currently conversing with her advisors on what to do about the situation. They were worried that the ambassadors would fail in their task and the blockade would continue on. Naboo depended on imports for important products such as medical supplies. This had to be addressed quickly. She was about to contact Coruscant again when Captain Panaka rushed into the Council room. "Your Highness, the Trade Federation has destroyed all our transmission centers!"
"Is this true? Has this been confirmed Captain?" Sio Bibble asked.
"Yes sir, we have done multiple checks and the one outside Theed is a simple pile of rubble. We have accounts that the attack originated from Trade Federation fighter-bombers," Panaka responded.
"A communication disruption on this magnitude can only be a prelude to one thing: invasion." The governor stated. "We must move to protect our people your Highness."
"I will not condone a course of action that might escalate this conflict," stated Padmé regally.
"Regardless, our security forces could not defend against a full blown invasion. We should implement security protocols to protect vital assets for our government to keep functioning," Panaka said while giving Padmé a knowing look. She nodded in response and gave out orders for the leaders to disperse to their duties. She was followed by Harry and Panaka toward her chambers.
"Padmé, they are invading. I can sense malicious intent behind the Trade Federation actions. Not to mention, we have accounts of them attacking the Naboo. We don't have the forces to fight off such a large military force," Harry informed his best friend.
"I agree your Highness. If this is a full scale invasion, we need help from the Supreme Chancellor in resolving this situation. However, we must implement security protocols. I have alerted Sabé already to get ready for the switch."
Padmé was fuming inside. Why are they breaking the peace? What has the Naboo done to them? Just because we didn't want to be ripped off in our trade agreement signed by that horrible King before me… Have I started a war? Will I be the one to bring destruction upon the Naboo within a year of my reign? "Very well, but I don't know what we can do. You said yourself Captain that we cannot contact Coruscant."
"Padmé, we have to leave the planet as quick as we can. You have to demand the Senate for aid from other planets. We can't deal with something this large by ourselves," Harry pleaded with her. He knew that she wouldn't want to leave the people to an invasion force. She was stubborn as a bull sometimes, but it was simply too dangerous to stay on the planet.
"I refuse to leave my people! I can't abandon them in their time of need!"
"What do you expect to accomplish staying on the planet besides dying pointlessly?" Harry snapped back. "You have to take actions that would benefit the planet as whole; you have to look at things as a bigger picture. Sure you might be able to save some people here and there by staying here, but overall? The planet will still be under the control of the Trade Federation. We need outside help and you are the best person to get it!"
Padmé visibly deflated. She knew Harry was right about this, but it left such a sour taste in her mouth. She nodded in agreement with heavy reluctance. She was determined to control her emotions though. She would not show weakness as queen when her people needed it the most. She brought up her head bravely and strode forward to meet Sabé. It was decided; she would leave Naboo to gain aid from the Republic. Now it was up to them to safely accomplish this vital mission for the sake of her planet.
Padmé and Sabé had switched roles, and with the anonymity of being a simple handmaiden that added a layer of protection to the true Queen of Naboo, the group headed out of the castle. A small patrol of droids appeared, but Harry instantly leapt into actions. He was soaring through the air at speeds that could only be achieved through the use of the Force when his lightsaber ignited. The deep, violet hue of his blade was instantly in motion, sweeping horizontally and slicing the droids.
Wow, Harry is amazing. Thank the Force that he chose to be my bodyguard, Padmé thought. She had no time to continue her thought process; the situation demanded all of her attention. She flashed a quick smile to Harry and nodded in thanks as they continued on towards the hangars.
Harry deactivated the blade and walked with the group. As they were moving underneath a walkway when three figures leapt off it to land amongst them. Well, to be accurate, it was actually two who jumped and one who was caught in the rafters before he plummeted to the ground without a hint of grace. Padmé immediately recognized two of them as Jedi Knights by the attire they were wearing. She noticed the unlucky fellow who fell was a Gungan. I wonder how he ended up in the company of the Jedi… The two groups were staring at each other. She was tense and she could certainly tell Harry was too.
"Are you Queen Amidala of the Naboo?" the taller Jedi with long hair queried Sabé who he presumed was the queen.
Sabé hesitated slightly before she responded, "Who are you?"
"Ambassadors of the Supreme Chancellor," the older Jedi inclined his head slightly, "we seek an audience with you, Your Highness."
Harry noticed the lightsabers that were attached to their belts. He was taking a measure of them through the Force as subtlety as he could. However, that proved futile when the younger Jedi noticed and immediately turned his gaze toward him and put a hand on the hilt of his weapon. Drats, I knew that wasn't a good idea. Padmé was staring at the two of them; slightly worried about how the Jedi would respond to Harry if they knew he was trained like them. They were stuck trying to figure each other out when the older Jedi continued to speak.
"Your Highness, I am Qui-Gon Jinn and this is my companion Obi-Wan Kenobi. We are Jedi Knights as well as ambassadors for the supreme chancellor."
"Your negotiations seem to have failed, Ambassador," Sio Bibble observed distastefully.
A sour face appeared on Qui-Gon. "The negotiations never took place. Your Highness, we must make contact with the Republic.
"The communication has been knocked out by the Trade Federation. We cannot contact Coruscant from here," offered Captain Panaka.
"We were heading to the hangars before you three showed up. The plan was for some of us to seek aid from the Republic in person. Would you like to accompany us Master Jedi?" Harry asked. He was given an answer via a simple nod of acceptance.
While the group paced towards the hangar, they were ambushed by a group of droids that were patrolling to find the queen. The Jedi immediately leapt into action. Obi-Wan jumped into the midst of 4 droids, his blue lightsaber above his head. He slashed downward on the droid he landed in front of and split it in half in one clean swoop. He immediately ducked the plasma bolts from their weapons, and continued to make easy work of the droids. Qui-Gon was busy handling another group of droids. He used his lightsaber on the closest ones, but for the ones out of range, he simply brought up his hand and Force pushed a pair of them hard against a building wall. Harry was content to just sit and watch. He knew Obi-Wan, the younger Jedi already suspected him of being a Force user, and he didn't want questions to arise too early. However, this wasn't what the Force intended for him. Two droids that were unaccounted for began firing at the group while the Jedi were busy taking care of the others. A stray laser bolt was heading towards Padmé when Harry was forced into action. He jumped in front of her, and called his lightsaber to his hand through the Force, and ignited the blade instantly as he gripped the hilt. The violet saber was immediately parried left and right, and reflected all the bolts back towards the droids. Panaka also had begun to fire at the droids from his own blaster.
Once both droids were disabled the Jedi knights immediately faced Harry with their own lightsabers still blazing. "I knew it! You were probing me with the Force earlier. Who are you?" Obi-wan exclaimed in one long breath.
"I am most curious on this matter also. You hide your presence quite well young man," Qui-Gon added in.
Harry was saved from answering by Sabé. "He is bodyguard. His name is Harry Potter and has been with us from the beginning of my term." This was enough information to sate the Jedi's interest until they could reach safety. "Let us not dally here any longer. We must reach the transports with haste." Padmé squeezed Harry's hand as they continued walking. He immediately felt reassured. Padmé would always stand beside him, even in the face of a Jedi inquisition that was bound to come.
As the group reached the entrance to the hangar, it was Sio Babble who motioned the group to a stop. "It was decided that I would stay with those who are not leaving for Coruscant. They will have to maintain the Council of Governors in order to maintain some semblance of order."
"Be careful, Governor," the faux queen elegantly stated. "Thank you for serving my people. I will plead our case before the Senate." Only three of the handmaidens were chosen to go along with the queen, and Padmé hugged the ones that were staying. They were silently crying, but they understood the situation. Captain Panaka had chosen a select few of his guards to keep the governor and the handmaidens safe. There were many others that could join them that were under guard in the hangar.
"We need a pilot for the vessel," Panaka stated as he pointed to the group of people.
"I'll take care of it," Obi-Wan declared as he veered off towards the captives.
Qui-Gon turned to Sabé. "Don't stop for anything and enter the ship quickly." With the hilt of his lightsaber in his hand, he was approached by the droid sergeant.
"Where are you going?" The droid asked in a dull, monotone voice.
"Get out of the way. I am an ambassador for the Supreme Chancellor, and I am taking these people to Coruscant." Qui-Gon stated in a firm voice.
"You're under arrest!" The droid stated, but immediately he was sliced in half by the Jedi Master. Harry Potter was by Padmé's side with his own saber ignited. He reflected bolts away from allies as he flanked the group that ran towards the ship. Obi-Wan was making mincemeat out of the battle droids guarding the captives. He turned two of them into scrap metal, and then used the Force to assist his jump to catch the other two on the other side of the group. The captives besides the pilot ran to meet the group that was staying on the planet, escorted by Obi-Wan to the entrance they had come from. Qui-Gon was destroying the straggling battle droids that had escaped their fate. Harry with his violet blade was on the ramp to the ship making sure nothing sneaked by either Jedi to board them.
"We have everyone, let us leave this planet," called Captain Panaka. Both Jedi ran towards the ship to enter, and immediately headed towards the cockpit, but before Obi-Wan entered, Harry noticed that he was placing Jar Jar in the cargo space. He spoke words of staying out of trouble for the Gungan which amused Harry.
In the cockpit, Panaka, the pilot, and both Jedis were doing their best to get past the array of Trade Federation ships. The J-327 Nubian Royal Starship was quick, but that would not insure they would make it past the blockade. But while those men handled making it safely into open space, Padmé and Harry were in the royal quarters. Padmé was hyperventilating. She had not want to leave her people, but it was the best way to save her people. Harry was standing by her and comforted her by rubbing her back in circles. "It's alright Padmé. The governor will serve the people well. He knows what he is doing, and he has the help of some of the handmaidens and the men we freed in that hangar. We have to stay strong and make sure we don't fail our end of the deal."
Padmé was still breathing hard, but she was calming down. Harry's words were soothing her soul of the guilt, but it would not all disappear. "Thanks Harry. I know it's the right thing, but it doesn't mean I have to like it." Her handmaidens were giving the two their space while Sabé was waiting patiently. She knew these two were best friends and could comfort each other in ways that she wished that she could do for her queen. She and Padmé were friends, but nowhere near as close as Harry was. "Sabé, I guess you are going to continue being queen until we get to Coruscant. You've done great so far, and you handled the Jedi particularly well."
"Thank you milady. I knew we didn't have time to deal with their inquisition of Harry. I am sure that is to come sooner rather than later though."
Harry chuckled grimly. "Sabé, thanks for covering for me. I'll let you know how the upcoming conversation goes. I guess we should go check on the others?"
As the three of them walked towards the cockpit, they heard Ric Olie, the pilot, exclaim "Shield generators been hit!" On the display, everyone was watching the four astromech droids head out towards the damaged part of the wing. They were desperately working as fast as they could to bring the shields back up.
Obi-Wan commented "We're losing droids fast."
"If we can't get the shield generators fixed, we'll be sitting ducks!" Panaka added.
"Shields are gone," Olie stated while he fought with the controls over the ship. The lone astromech droid was still surviving in the heat of battle when it turned back towards the entrance into the ship. "Power's back!" Exclaimed Olie excitedly. "That little droid did it, bypassed the main power drive! Deflector's shields up at maximum."
Everyone released a sigh of relief. They had just survived running past the blockade in one piece. Qui-Gon had a strange look on his face that seemed to be pondering the miraculous situation while the rest of the inhabitants of the ship were smiling at their luck. Obi-Wan was stoic as always but now they had another issue to deal with. Olie told them that they did not have enough power to get them to Coruscant and the hyperdrive was leaking. Qui-Gon, Obi-Wan and Panaka were trying to find an alternative route, so Harry, Padmé and Sabé left them to their work. They retreated to Royal Throne Room to deliberate their situation.
"If our hyperdrive is leaking, we will probably need a new one," he claimed.
"I wonder where we will end up landing." Padmé told the others. "We need to get to Coruscant quickly to deal with the matter. Aren't most of the planets around here under the control of the Trade Federation?"
"I guess it all depends on how much range we have left on this ship. I'm sure Panaka will make sure we are safe. Sabé, what do you think?"
"I'm not sure Harry. The bigger question is how are we even going to get the parts we need for this ship? It's not like we have much to trade with. We were sort of hurried when we left Naboo," she stated wryly. "Milady, what do you suggest we do?"
"We can only wait for now. We won't know until those in the cockpit decide where we are going. That reminds me Harry, when the Jedi confront you, what are you going to tell them? They are bound to ask who taught you everything. Can I be with you when they talk to you?"
"Hmm, I haven't really decided yet. I have an idea of what to tell them, but I don't think you can. We don't want them to know if you have a more important role than handmaiden. We have to make sure you are kept anonymous… I'm sure I can handle them." He flashed Padmé a wide smile. I definitely can't tell them that a force ghost of Revan is the one who taught me. Besides the fact that he has been dead for 4000 years, and probably don't remember him, but the fact that a former Sith Lord was my instructor probably wouldn't go down too well with them…
In the cockpit, the two Jedi were pouring over the star chart on the monitor. They knew they needed to find a place to repair and refuel their spaceship. Obi-Wan was the first to find something. "Here master. Tatooine… It's small, out of the way, poor… The Trade Federation has no presence there."
Panaka queried Obi-Wan, "How can you be sure?"
"It's controlled by the Hutts…" Qui-Gon answered simply.
"The Hutts? Are you mad Jedi? They are nothing but gangsters, and if her Highness is discovered…"
"It's risky, but there are no alternatives. The rest of the planets in range are controlled by the Trade Federation. If we landed on a system controlled by them, we would be captured instantly because they are looking for us," answered Obi-Wan with a logical reasoning. Even Panaka didn't seem to have a legitimate argument against it. It still didn't help change the fact that he hated the idea.
Later in the Throne Room…
Sabé was on the throne with Padmé, Harry, and a few handmaidens standing off to her side. Panaka, the astromech droid, and the two Jedis entered the room. "This is an extremely well put together little droid. Without a doubt, it saved the ship, as well as our lives." The droid released a series of beeps and whistles.
"It is to be commended… what is it's number?" Sabé asked.
"R2-D2 your Highness."
"You have our thanks R2-D2. You have proven to be very loyal and resourceful. Padmé and Harry," Sabé called out. The two stepped forward to listen to Sabé. "Would you two clean up this droid the best as you can? It deserves our gratitude."
"Actually your Highness, we were wondering if we could have a private word with your bodyguard soon," interjected Qui-Gon.
Sabé arched an eyebrow in suspicion at the Jedi duo. "What might be the topic you wish to address my personal guard about Jedi master?"
"It is clear he has been Force trained. We were just wondering who taught him." Sabé looks over at Harry and then gives a nod in acceptance at the Jedi master. "Your Highness, we are heading for the remote planet called Tatooine. It is a system far beyond the reach of the Trade Federation. There we will be able to make needed repairs, then travel on to Coruscant."
"Your Highness, Tatooine is a dangerous place controlled by gangsters called the Hutts. I do not agree with the Jedi on this," Panaka informed Sabé.
"You must trust my judgment, Your Highness," Qui-Gon stated firmly.
Padmé and Harry turned to each other. They were thinking the exact same thing about this Jedi master: Arrogant bastard.
P.S.
Please check out my other story and leave me some feedback if it will work or not. I am writing a dark Obi-Wan story at the end of ROTS. He will slowly turn dark character wise, and I was wondering if I could possibly tie in a Obidala ship into it~
