Master Potter and the Renewal of the Jedi

By TeraWatt

Chapter 02

Through Fate or Luck or even the will of the Force, Harry never did meet his parents in his new universe either. In a way he was relieved the title of his parents hadn't been taken; it would have seemed to Harry a betrayal of the parents he had been hoping to meet when he had finally died on Earth. But in every other regard, Harry Potter finally experienced a happy childhood.

All Jedi Initiates are assigned a family before they turn four. The Jedi fosterers foresee where each initiate belongs. It is interesting to note that these clans are chosen by character traits, much like the four houses. The Bear Clan for the brave and fearsome. The Dragon Clan for the tenacious and stubborn. The Katarn Clan for the stealthy. The Bergruufta Clan for the loyal and strong of heart. The Squall Clan for the swift and fast of mind. The Heliost Clan for the insightful and curious.

Harry was chosen for the Katarn Clan. Even as an infant, he possessed mind shields that shocked his caretakers. Harry giggled to himself once when he found out he had been placed in the Jedi equivalent of Slytherin. From the time his new body could walk, Harry found himself in a uniform; a tan tunic, brown leather boots and belt. No robes like those nice caretakers seem to wear but it was nice to be out of a blue one piece to show them if you are male or not.

Another fun part of growing up Jedi was the haircuts. Oh the haircuts. Harry vaguely remembered one of the times Aunt Petunia had taken the clippers to his head only to have had it all grow back by morning. Every few weeks for a couple of months, the Jedi had attacked Harry's hair and every time it won. Eventually, when they saw it wasn't going to grow to ridiculous lengths, in fact it kept very consistent, they let it be.

When the '2nd Purity War' had ended, Harry realised that his hair had never been cut all the time he had attended Hogwarts. He took the question to St Mungos on a whim and was told he was a partial metamorphmagus, he could change or retain the length of his hair. Harry learned fairly easily how to use his new ability and from then on wore his hair around shoulder length to at least stop it from looking like a rats nest.

The Jedi life seemed to be based around three pillars; the Force, Knowledge and Self-Discipline.

To Harry, the Force was true power. He remembered his old lessons in Magical Theory. Each Witch or Wizard has a core which is that person's own limited supply of magical power. This core replenishes itself from the Lay Lines that naturally occur across the Earth. In ancient times, rituals were used which drew on the Lay Lines rather than the people's own cores to create a greater effect but such methods were severely restricted by Ministry Laws due to the danger of manipulating Lay Lines. There was no core in a force adept; all force sensitives drew on the Force directly. The Force however, is not inherently dangerous to draw from and every force sensitive could do so to some extent or another. When the initiates were beginning their Force training, Harry excelled.

Knowledge was very important to Harry. Living as a wizard in Britain for all his long life had not made Harry competent with modern technology. Living on a planet that was one big city was a shock to his system though the flying vehicles were a nice surprise. Seeing his first alien was a shock. Looking like a cross between a houseelf and a goblin, Master Yoda and his strange way of talking was an experience. Commonly regarded as the wisest member of the Jedi Council Master Yoda was almost 900 years old. "Grandmaster of Jedi Order am I. Won this job in a raffle I did, think you?"

The Archives became Harry's home away from the Clan dormitory. Once a massive library full to the ceiling with slowly decaying books, ancient tomes and journals written by hand, the library had evolved into an archive. Everywhere were glowing blue data cubes filled to capacity with millennia of information; force techniques, ancient lightsabre forms, planetary information, scientific theory, philosophy, building schematics, engineering drawings, medical innovations, botanical studies and life forms to personal accounts of Jedi from every century. In Harry's opinion, it would put the Great Library of Alexandria to shame. A detailed star map of the galaxy with information on almost every inhabitable planet discovered. Harry thought Hermione would have squealed in joy. Every few metres there was an information terminal or a socket to plug in your datapad.

Harry and the rest of the clan's day began with Force studies, going into the midday political science classes and the study of the histories of a thousand worlds and cultures. After a midday meal, the clans engaged in mandatory physical training, refining their bodies into prime condition. In addition to classes, they were required to make time for five compulsory meditation periods every day. In addition to class-specific course material, everyone was given a copy of the guidebook, The Jedi Path: A Manual for Students of the Force. Aside from their class work, they were expected to know the layout of the Temple by heart, as well as the names and histories of the Jedi venerated in the Temple. It was vitally important that Jedi be not only aware of their history, but intimately acquainted with the tradition and philosophies of the Order.

Leaning upon each other for assistance as they studied and practiced together, Harry's clan viewed each other as family as they learned the Jedi ways together. In their studies in the Force, the initiates were first taught the ideas of Control; a set of abilities which require self-control. While not the most exciting abilities they would ever learn, they were essential building blocks in their progression to mastery. It was mastery of Control that added several decades onto a Jedi's life, preventing decay and illness that would kill other beings.

Before anyone could begin their training in the art of the lightsabre, they first had to prove themselves in their other classes; if not, they would not progress to wield a weapon. When learning Self Discipline, they were first instructed to learn more advanced meditation forms so as to discipline their minds for combat. After courses in the six traditional forms of lightsabre combat, students would be ready to take the Initiate Trials. For most humans, the Initiate Trials would occur at the age of ten years old.

The Trials consist of three main tests: a demonstration of knowledge of the Jedi Code, observation of meditation and duelling technique, and fluidity in Force wielding. Whilst all Initiates are required to take the examination, not all pass the tests, but Harry was one of those who did. After the Initiate Trials were finished, there was a three year time period where a Knight or Master could choose you as their Padawan learner. During this three year period, they were required to continue their studies in the archives or practice their lightsabre techniques in the post-initiate classes and tournaments.

One day, perhaps two years after he had completed his Initiate Trials, Harry was practising his floating meditation in the Room of a Thousand Fountains. He was approached by a Knight who had passed his own trials around the same time. Plo Koon was a Kel Dor Jedi from Durin and had been considering taking a Padawan learner.

"You must be the Potter boy from the Katarn Clan. My name is Plo Koon. May I have a word with you?" the young knight introduced himself.

"Of course sir, do you mind if we take a walk? I had just finished here anyway." Harry replied whilst lowering himself to the ground and standing up.

"Not at all. I've heard a lot about you. Your teachers are all very impressed with your performance in class and you are one of the best in combat at your age."

"I do my best sir." Harry said humbly.

"I also have heard you are interested in obscure force techniques and different cultures?"

"Yes sir. I'm interested in the way different cultures have learned to use the Force. Like the Sorcerers of Tund, the Zeison Sha, the Aing-Tii, the Matukai and of course the Baran Do Sages."

The Kel Dor knight stopped them both at looked Harry in the eyes.

"I would be honoured to take you as my Padawan Learner, Harry Potter. Do you accept my offer?"

Harry had a big smile on his face as he answered yes.

"Then I Plo Koon take you Harry Potter as my Padawan Learner."

"And I Harry Potter accept you Plo Koon as my Master."

"Go celebrate with your friends. Meet me tomorrow morning at seven for breakfast and we will see the Council to inform them and complete the ceremony."

"Thank you for choosing me Master."

And with that, Harry bowed to his new Master and left.

Information from:

The Jedi Path

Star Wars Jedi VS. Sith - The Essential Guide to the Force

Wookieepedia