Chapter 7:
Truth is Chaos
Harry was dizzy, his mind was hazy and overstuffed from all the memories he had received. His muscles were stretching and contracting while his newfound power rushed through his body. Harry was doubled over, his arms wrapped around his midsection. Tears streamed down his face as he puked up what little he had eaten that morning for breakfast. Harry's world was spinning, his mind and body overflowing with power and memories.
Harry's world went black as his mind sunk into welcome darkness.
While Harry was wrapped in his magic Boren, Seela, and Jefferson were panicking. Harry froze suddenly and did not respond to any of their voices, they didn't know what to do.
When Seela attempted to crawl up Harry's leg, the magic that surrounded Harry shocked her and pushed her back a couple of feet.
"What was that?" Seela hissed as she slithered back to Jefferson and Boren.
"I reckon that was Harry's magic," Jefferson said.
"But why would Harry's magic be so active?" Boren asked.
"I believe it was the medallion," Seela said thoughtfully.
"How could that medallion make Harry's magic react like that?" asked Boren.
"I think that daggone thing attacked that boy," Jefferson said.
"Attacked?" asked Boren.
"Yessir. Attacked," Jefferson stated.
"But why would it attack him?" Seela asked.
"That, little missy, I cannot answer," said Jefferson.
Seela hissed to herself and slithered over to the rose bush that the medallion had come from. She tasted the air trying to figure out how the medallion had gotten there to begin with. Boren joined her in tasting the air after a minute.
"I don't taste anything unusual," Boren said. "Just Harry, you, me, and Jefferson."
"You are wrong," Seela said.
"What else is there?" Boren asked.
"There is magic," Seela said.
"Yes. Harry's magic," Boren said.
"No. There is different magic." Seela said. "Very much alike to the medallion's except stronger."
"Oh," Boren said.
"I reckon he's coming back to his senses y'all," Jefferson hissed across the yard.
Seela and Boren slithered over to Jefferson and watched as Harry's eyes opened.
"Harry?" Seela asked.
'Harry has been wrapped up in his magic. He is going to stay like that as his body reforms and then grows into what it should have been.' A powerful voice emanated from Harry's body.
"Who are you? Get out of my human!" Seela hissed.
The voice chuckled at the angry snake.
'I am Harry. I am the voice of his magic.'
"How do I know you aren't going to hurt him?" She asked.
'I guess you are just going to have to trust me."
"If you hurt Harry, I will find out where you are hiding and I will destroy you," Seela stated.
'I will take my chances.'
"C'mon Boren, lets get home," Seela said.
Seela and Boren headed off. Leaving Jefferson behind looking uncertainly after them.
"You may come as well Jefferson," Seela's hiss floated back to him.
Jefferson gave Harry one last look and then headed after the two.
'Some good friends you have here boy.'
Harry headed inside and into his cupboard.
'How can they treat a child like this? They have no right.'
Harry closed the door and then locked it securely from the inside.
Harry was back in the starry, black, sky. Memories that Harry needed to see in order to understand the truth. The last tears Harry would cry in a very long time, streamed down his face.
"Petunia dear, when are Lily and James going to get back?" asked Vernon.
"Soon, Vernon dear. Lily fire-called me earlier to tell me that they'd be back tonight with Harry and thank us for watching their house." explained Petunia.
"Alright then." replied Vernon.
The two adults looked lovingly at their son Dudley, who was sleeping, he had his mother's eyes, body type and hair. They smiled at each other and went to get a bite to eat from the kitchen. Soon enough Lily and James, carrying Harry, entered the house, Albus followed behind them. Petunia, Vernon, Lily, and James all greeted each other and Petunia and Vernon said hello to little Harry.
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"So, Lily. What is this tea called?" Asked Vernon.
"Oh, just an old family recipe…" Lily said, smirking slightly.
Petunia's head shot up, her eyes going wide.
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"Why would you do this?" Demanded Petunia.
"Simple really." Lily said as she stood slowly. "I want your son."
Vernon sputtered in disbelief and confusion.
"Let's give them a moment." Lily said to James snarkily.
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"Gods of ours hear us now. Answer our prayers, account us now." Vernon said.
"Gods and Goddesses of old and now. These are our prayers. We speak them now." Petunia recited.
"From Njordr, god of Wind, grant the ability to fly like birds.
Ullr, my god, your skill to duel, your skill to hunt.
Loki, the Trickster, grant your tricks to hide and shift.
Tyr, my god, my word unbroken, your courage and honor, the need unspoken.
Kvasir, god of inspiration and knowledge, grant your gift of ultimate wisdom.
Eir, my goddess, protect my son, use your powers of the one.
Nott, the night, grant your shadows for all time.
Sol, the Day, the sun, grant what you will, you are the sun.
Vor, my goddess, the self-discipline, the faith, you will be needed.
Ran, my theft, goddess of sea, grant your swiftness and soothing ways.
Neru, mighty protector, defend the young one, to his last defeat.
Thor, my god, allow your thunder to surge. We ask Mjolner to rain battle upon this house.
Vali, great archer, allow revenge to be there, but tempered at times, unleashed at others.
Finally my lord god, Nuitari. Allow the magic to flow so strongly that anything and everything is possible. Please keep the secret out of hands of malice, to protect my son. Our lives, our love, our hearts, our bodies, minds, and souls are yours. Please accept this."
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Just as the wind began to die down, the door to the kitchen bashed open and Lily, James, and Albus burst in. All three froze as swords began to appear around Dudley, six in all. The swords danced around Dudley, and then faded back into the circle. A deep, dark red light began to seep out of the circle; it slowly encompassed the whole room. The red began to amass around Lily, James, and Dumbledore. As the three tried to shake and rub it off, the red soaked into their bodies, mixing with their auras.
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The adults all watched as a figure of rainbow light appeared, it first bowed to Vernon and Petunia, who bowed back, then proceeded to dance a jig and stick it's tongue out at Lily, James, and Dumbledore. The figured began to change into other forms, a bird, a dog, a cat, a tree, water, fire, anything and everything. When it finished it stuck its tongue out at Lily, James, and Dumbledore, bowed to Vernon and Petunia, then floated down so it was lying parallel to Dudley above him, and then floated down into his body.
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A golden-red glow suddenly filled the room and a lion appeared above Dudley and roared. The lion then charged at Lily, James, and Albus, disappearing just before getting to them and appearing above Dudley, then curled around his little baby body, watching. A ball of bright yellow light, about the size of an eyeball, appeared at Dudley's head and seemingly melted into his skull. Light pink and light blue sparkling dust began to fall over Dudley's body and sunk into his skin, disappearing from view.
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Suddenly the room was pitch black, the only light coming from the glowing circle that Dudley was lying on. The dark began to swirl around Dudley, sinking into his body. Next, a blinding light filled the room, Dudley's pitch black body began to soak up the light, swirls of dark and light energy battled across his skin, disappearing from view after a while. The circle where Dudley lay began to shimmer, an almost mirror-like surface formed beneath Dudley and ripples formed from Dudley outward. They came faster and faster until, like a mirror, it shattered, returning back to the original markings.
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A bubble of water formed around Dudley and slowly seeped into his body, a little at a time. Little creatures, the size of golf balls, began to appear from all the shadows around the room. They had no legs but were floating about a foot off the ground toward Dudley. As the first one reached Dudley it hovered up to his forehead and plopped down onto his skin. The other creatures followed until all of Dudley was covered, then they all disappeared.
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Everything went quiet and still, no one moved or breathed, a dark smoke screen formed around Dudley, going from the floor to the ceiling, next a screen formed around Vernon, Petunia, Lily, James, and Dumbledore. The screens around Lily, James, and Dumbledore began to shrink and close in around them tighter until it went right through their bodies. The screen around Dudley turned a navy blue and became a circle around him, forming onto his body, soaking into his skin until nothing was left. The screens around Petunia and Vernon just disappeared. Lily, James, and Dumbledore looked around, trying to figure out what happened and if it was over when a lightning bolt hit the floor in front of them.
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A burnt crater was left as the smoke cleared. Vernon and Petunia both knelt until their heads touched the outer rim of the circle. Lightening began to stream out of the circle from below Dudley. It flashed repeatedly, one bolt after another, destroying anything it struck. Lily, James, and Dumbledore ran around the room looking for a way out of the onslaught.
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A rumbling started, then a shaking, and finally dust began to fall from above with little chunks of ceiling. Dishes fell off shelves and shattered, a fire sprang up from the circle, catching the room on fire.
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'Who has called to me?' a soft male voice said.
"We have my Lord God." Petunia said.
'We have heard your prayers. We will answer your prayers and more.' The voice said again.
"Get out of my house you wanker!" James shouted. "What right do you have to enter my house uninvited?"
The voice chuckled softly.
'I, mortal, am known as Nuitari. I am the High God of Migard.' Nuitari answered.
"You? You are the High God? Of Migard?" Albus asked, somewhat in awe.
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'Come to me, and you shall rest at my feet.' Nuitari said.
"Yes my Lord God." Vernon and Petunia said.
Vernon knelt to Dudley and picked him up.
"I will always love you my son. I will do what I can to protect you." Vernon said as he kissed Dudley on the forehead and gave him to Petunia.
"My dear son. I will love you for always and protect you to the best of my abilities." Petunia kissed Dudley on the forehead and placed him back down in the circle.
Vernon and Petunia looked at each other and smiled. They clasped hands and walked to Nuitari. Vernon and Petunia kneeled on the floor at Nuitari's feet.
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'You will be punished for harming what is my own.' Nuitari said and before any of them could move, had briefly grasped their biceps.
Lily shrieked in pain and ripped her sleeve up to see her bicep. There was a hand mark, white, on her arm and it burned. The three held their arms and looked at Nuitari fearfully.
"What did you do?" James asked.
'I have branded you.' Nuitari said and walked to Dudley.
Nuitari picked Dudley up by his biceps. Dudley gurgled and grasped at Nuitari's clothes, smiling. Nuitari kissed Dudley on the forehead leaving hand marks on his biceps and a kiss mark on his forehead.
'I name you Moon Torrent. I will protect you.' Nuitari set Dudley back in the circle. 'We will meet again.' He said to the room in general.
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"I believe that our plans have altered some." Albus said. "We hadn't planned for those wretches to have powers."
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Lily, James, and Albus stood outside the house in Godric's Hollow. They watched as it burned, with the Dark Mark high above in the sky. Just hours ago, Albus had made illusions of Vernon and Petunia. He made Vernon appear fat and whale-like and Petunia appear skinny and horse-like. Albus placed Lily and James's son, Harry, with the illusions, as their son.
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Hagrid couldn't stop the tears that rolled down his face as he flew towards Surrey. He shook his head and reached over to pat little Harry again. A sickly green light suddenly surrounded the flying bike and the engine shut off. The flying bike started to plummet, Hagrid shouted and pulled out his pink umbrella with one hand as he reached for Harry with the other.
"Tsk. Tsk. Tsk." A voice hissed in Hagrid's ear. "Rubeus Hagrid. Wherever are you going in such a hurry?"
"W-w-who are ye?" Hagrid shouted and brandished his umbrella as the bike slowed its fall and began to hover.
"Why, don't you recognize me?" The voice hissed in mock hurt. "It's Tom Riddle. You know, Lord Voldemort."
"V-v-voldemort?" Hagrid squeaked.
"Yes. But I am not here for you." A cold long-fingered touch slid along Hagrid's neck.
Hagrid shivered at the touch and felt a hand on his wrist, the wrist of the arm that held Harry.
"No!" Hagrid shouted and began to struggle to pull Harry to his chest but froze at the feel of a wand tip poking into his neck.
"I'm not here for you, true. But that doesn't mean I won't kill you." Voldemort hissed. "Do not move again."
Hagrid swallowed convulsively as Harry's weight left his hand.
"Oh my, Little Harry Potter." Voldemort snickered. "How easy that old codger fools you all."
"What…What do ye mean?" Hagrid dared to ask.
"Albus Dumbledore, is a manipulative old fool. This is not Harry Potter." Voldemort said.
Hagrid's mouth dropped.
"You don't believe me, I am however, correct. This child's name is Dudley Dursley. His parents were Vernon and Petunia Dursley, Petunia is Lily's sister. Earlier, this very night, Lily and James poisoned Vernon and Petunia in order to steal their son Dudley."
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"You see, Harry Potter, the real one, is a squib. Dudley is quite the powerful wizard. Lily and James, when they poisoned Vernon and Petunia, didn't know that Petunia and Vernon weren't squibs. Vernon and Petunia are Worshippers, as am I. They used their Majicks to protect Dudley. Dumbledore faked the destruction of the house at Godric's Hollow and the deaths of James and Lily. Yes, they still live. The three of them have planned to use little Dudley as a weapon for "the light". They have placed a glamour on him to make him look like a miniature copy of James. I do believe that is all my Lord God told me." Voldemort said.
"Why are ye here then?" Hagrid asked.
"I am here because of the supposed 'prophecy' that some old hag made. I'm supposed to have been defeated tonight by Harry Potter." A dark chuckle. "I am here to do my Lord God's bidding."
GLAMARIAN IMAIRAMNDAN
"There. The old codger is getting sloppy. I was able to make the glamour temporary." Voldemort said. "It'll wear off when he uses his powers for the first time."
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"Me? Why, I am for the side my Lord God wants me to be for." Voldemort hissed and then laughed maniacally.
"Ye lord god? Who's that?" Hagrid asked.
"I will tell him, my Lord God, that you are interested in him." Voldemort hissed and suddenly Hagrid and "Harry" were all alone. "I'll see you in ten years Rubeus, and then it'll be….. Chaos."
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"Of course, we'd be honored to help in any way we can," said Molly as she set tea down on the table.
"Thank you. Yes well first I have some very big news to share with you. You mustn't tell anyone."
"What's so important Albus?" Arthur asked.
"Lily and James Potter are alive."
Molly gasped and dropped the teapot, shards of porcelain and hot tea flew everywhere.
"How?" she asked.
"Voldemort was never at Godric's Hollow that night. It was all staged." Albus explained.
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"Because, they feared He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named would attack and kidnap their son to raise as his heir."
"Oh my. That's horrible; surely you don't think that could happen?" Molly asked. "Isn't Harry someplace safe?"
"Of course he is Molly; I wouldn't let that evil man take that poor child."
"Well Albus, what can we do to help?" Arthur asked.
"I wish for you to adopt Harry."
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"But if James and Lily are alive, then why would you need us to adopt him?" Arthur asked.
"The Wizarding World believes James and Lily to be dead. They will want a well-known light family to raise him. Mind you, Harry won't actually be here with you, He'll stay in the safest place for him. When the time comes for Harry to go to Hogwarts I will arrange for you and your family to encounter him in the train station, your youngest son would be the best to befriend him. So your family would be the first wizards he comes into contact with, and so you will have a bigger influence over the boy."
"Ah, I see what you are saying Albus," Arthur said. "And what-uh-what would we be getting out of this?"
"Arthur!" Molly said. "We would be getting the satisfaction of helping that poor child."
"Well Arthur, Molly. I seem to have an extra key to Harry's vaults here." Albus said. "It could just fall into the hands of two capable parents with a surplus of children…"
"Oh my," Molly said.
Molly and Arthur's eyes were glued to Albus's hand as he reached into his pocket and pulled out a small golden key-ring with seven, small, golden keys on it. Molly gasped.
"There are so many."
"Yes, it seems that quite a few lines that died out centuries ago are all being drawn together for this boy."
"Well, I don't see how that is any fair to the rest of the Wizarding World. We will just have to put them to good use," Arthur said, reaching out to take the key-ring.
"Are you sure that this is for the best Albus?" Molly said as Arthur took the keys.
"Of course Molly, there isn't anyone I would trust more than the two of you." Albus said as his eyes twinkled merrily at the two.
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"Oh Arthur, this is our chance."
"Yes dear, yes it is."
Harry' tears continued to fall as Voldemort's glamarian imairamndan continued to reform his body into what it should be. Harry's body became that of a healthy, muscular 8 year old. Harry had wanted to learn the truth. And learn the truth he did, a truth that would result in
chaos.