The Search for Wizards
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or Star Trek Voyager.
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Janeway had determined that she should search for all wizards aboard Voyager. Even though being a wizard was very rare a great many wizards were interested is space travel and had joined Starfleet. Among Starfleet personnel they were more common than on Earth.
The wizards in Starfleet had concealed wands and only to used magic when nothing else would solve a problem or when they were away from Muggles.
In the late years of Harry Potter's life he had organized a Starfleet Auror department to enforce both magical and Starfleet law among Starfleet wizards.
Death Eaters were a problem on Earth and Starfleet ran careful background checks for sympathies with Death Eaters on any wizard joining.
All wizards registered as such with Starfleet but those records were not kept aboard Voyager. They were kept sealed at Starfleet Headquarters on Earth. Janeway would have to search for her wizards.
Tuvok said there were wizards on Vulcan and their existence was not secret in Vulcan society but the identities of the Vulcan wizards were kept in records on Vulcan.
"I am not a wizard," said Tuvok, "but my brother is a Muggle-born wizard. He became the first Vulcan wizard to attend Hogwarts. The Sorting Cap placed into Slytherin and became a Potions Master there when he finished school. He is the first non-Earth wizard to teach at Hogwarts."
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The problems continued with the Hollodeck. Janeway interviewed the crew, including the Marqui, to see if she had any more wizards on board. Paris was very upset by the questions and was edgy. He did not know if whatever made him this way was caused by whatever was making the Hollodeck misbehave or if it was some fear he had.
The rest of the crew went smoothly and then it was Ensign Baxter's turn.
"Ensign Baxter have you ever made something happen when you felt sacred or angry?"
"I was chased by a gang of bullies back in elementary school. Suddenly I was on top of the building. They ran for a teacher to get me into trouble. I climbed down while they were gone. I said nothing and went my way," said Ensign Baxter.
"Have you ever moved an object without touching it?" asked Janeway.
"I can do the that but I avoid doing it in front of people. Neelix can do it as can all his people. He says a few humans can do it but most cannot. Ensign Malfoy and Ensign Potter can do it according to Neelix."
"This is a real wizards wand," said Janeway, setting the wand on the table. "Pick it up. Think of the tip giving light and speak the incantation LUMOS."
Baxter did so and felt energy come from his body and into the wand. The tip glowed like a flashlight. Baxter remembered the novels and movies and spoke the incantation "nox" to extinguish the wand light.
"Those Harry Potter Novels are the truth not fiction," said Janeway. "You are a Muggle-born wizard. On Earth the Magical government would have detected it. They would have visited your home and invited you to a school of Magic."
"There are some teenaged wizards on board this ship. It's past time for you to meet them."
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Janeway led Baxter down to the wizards study room. It was in an area called "Little Hogwarts" by Janeway and the wizards. It had four walls, one red and designed like the wall in the Gryffinndor commons room. Another was blue like the Ravenclaw commons room. The third was yellow for Hufflepuff and the forth green for Slytherin.
Two of the wizarding teenagers were working on a complex spell to stabilize the ship. The others were studying or resting.
"I've brought you another wizard!" said Janeway. Ensign Baxter is a Muggle-born who has lived in space most his life and had not been detected as a wizard."
"Welcome to Little Hogwarts!" said Ensign Potter. "We have some of the Hogwarts books here and they are all on the computer. We have several wands. Find out which feels the most comfortable."
Baxter selected a Holly and phoenix feather wand.
"Interesting!" said Potter. "My ancestor, Harry Potter, had such a wand."
"My ancestor played Harry Potter in the eight Harry Potter movies," said Baxter.
Potter supplied Baxter with a bottle of wand polish and a wand box. Potter told him to polish his wand regularly and keep it in the box when he was not using it. This would make it give its allegiance to Baxter. It was not as good as Ollivandars but they were a long ways from Earth. The wand seemed to be a familiar. Baxter cast several simple spells with it.
Malfoy familiarized Baxter with the wand holster he would wear inside of his clothing.
"You carry your wand in there and do not let a Muggle see it," said Malfoy. "There is a simple Obliviate Charm to make them forget. You do not use it on Muggles who know about us. For now if you have a mishap we will do the Obliviating."
Baxter was given a Standard Book of Spells, Grade One. He started to practice Alohomora or a lock. Magic interfered with electricity at Hogwarts and the Ministry of Magic because the magical flux was strong there. Magic produced lines of force something like a magnet. However the lines conducted electricity and that is why wizards had so much trouble with it. Baxter would be learning how to manage his magic so it would be in harmony with electricity and not interfere with it.
After the Battle of Hogwarts some American wizards learned how to make magic and electricity work in harmony. They shared their knowledge with the entire wizarding world. Wizards learned how to make devices that used both magic and electricity.
He was already eighteen and had just found out he was a wizard. The other wizards reassured him.
The Little Hogwarts area of the ship was where all the wizards had their quarters and Tuvok moved Baxter there.
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Far away on Romulus there was some excitement. "Bring Ambassador Spock!" said an alarmed Preater.
"Spock, how did a Federation ship get on the far side of our space?"
"I won't know without studying the signals coming in," said Spock.
Spock made a study of the signals.
"It is a subspace transmission of a Federation ship. According to the signature it is Voyager. The Federation deemed her lost some years ago. When she gets closer we'll be able to interpret the signal. As to how she got into Delta Quadrant I am not sure. I need to send a subspace message to Earth and let them know she is found and headed home."
The Preater allowed Spock to send the message to Starfleet.
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A Lucius Malfoy hologram woke Baxter in the night.
"You will come to the Hollodeck with me and become Harry Potter! It is the Dark Lord's order. Make no noise. If you try to alert security this wand will kill you with 'Avada Kadavra'. Don't think it won't."
Baxter followed the holgram the Hollodeck. Lucius ordered Baxter to put on Slytherin robes. An unpleasant Snape Hologram took him to the Slytherin dungeon.
"Malfoy familiarize Mr. Potter with Slytherin," said Snape. "Break him of the habit of being a determined rule breaker!"
Snape left Baxter with the Draco Malfoy Hologram.
"Well Potter shape up or ship back to you uncle. I'm sure there's some way he'd be delighted to punish you." said the Draco Hologram.
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Janeway found Baxter missing.
"Computer, location of Ensign Baxter!" ordered Janeway pressing her badge.
"Mr. Baxter in the Slytherin commons!" replied the computer.
"Tuvok, Paris, Torress, Ready Room!" called Janeway through her badge.
"The crashed program Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince has captured Baxter. The computer gives his location as the Slytherin commons."
There was a tone.
"Captain Janeway a message from the Romulan Preater."
"On screen ordered Janeway."
"I would speak with the Captain!" said the Preater.
"This is Captain Janeway USS Voyager!" said Janeway.
"We received a week signal from you and Ambassador Spock identified you as the lost ship Voyager. My engineers have boosted the sub-space radio and we can talk face to face. I honestly don't know what to do with you."
"All I can give you is my word of honor we have no hostile intentions with the Romulan Star Empire."
"What about the Marqui people? You were on a hostile mission to arrest them. Thanks to you and the Cardassians they are extinct. The Romulan Star Empire never abandons its own to a hostile race! What do you have to say about that?"
"I did not agree with it nor did Ambassador Spock or Captain Picard. We made speeches against it. We were over ruled. All of the Marqui were to be relocated to other planets but some were very angry. I received a mission to arrest the resisting Marqui. They were to receive short sentences and be relocated."
"You were last in an area called 'The Badlands'. We observed but did not interfere. Your ship picked up some Marqui in 'The Badlands' and suddenly disappeared. We and the Federation looked for her. She tore through our space but far to fast to be intercepted. We knew she had gone far beyond our space. You have surprized us!"
"It will be years before we come near your space. We could get home faster by passing through it," said Janeway. "Think about it and talk to us occasionally."
"I have a problem on my ship and as soon as we correct it you will get a message from us again, Janeway out."
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Janeway dismissed her officers and called Ensign Malfoy.
"Ensign Malfoy, I need you to impersonate the Draco Hologram and get Ensign Baxter off the Hollodeck. He was last in the Slytherin dungeon."
Ensign Malfoy was easily able to get onto the Hollodeck and call the arch.
"Shutdown and save Draco Malfoy hologram," ordered Malfoy.
The computer obeyed him. He found Baxter and said "I need to teach you the Slytherin secrets. Follow me!"
They went to the Boar Gate.
"Arch! Open Hollodeck."
"Restricted operation!" said the computer.
"Override for a Death Eater!" ordered Malfoy.
The door appeared. They stepped out.
Baxter did a Harry Potter thing.
"Computer, revive Sirius Black!"
"Restricted Operation!" said the computer.
"No one tells the boy who lived he can't! Override!"
"How did I get here?" demanded the Sirius Black Hologram.
"Go inside, find Bellatrix Le Strange and kill her! She Cruciated Hermione! She really hurt her bad!" said Ensign Potter.
"Very well!" said the Sirius Hologram and disappeared onto the Hollodeck.
Baxter and Malfoy made a beeline for Little Hogwarts.
"Baxter to engineering. I threw the Hollodeck program a monkey wrench. Shutdown and save as a crashed program. NOW. Baxter out."
The Hollodeck was shutdown.
"Were you actually foolish enough to think I'd make it that easy?" said the voice of Lord Voldemort.
Baxter and Malfoy turned around with horrified faces. There stood Lord Voldemort looking much as he had in the movies.