Chapter Three
It had been almost a year since Dumbledore learned that Harry Potter had vanished. Dumbledore had asked every lawyer he knew if they knew of any lawyers that fit the description he had gotten from Petunia, he had come up with a list and was working his way down the names. The very last was John Elliot from the law firm Warren and William. If this man wasn't the lawyer he was looking for….Dumbledore wasn't certain what he was going to do. He had already tried every locating spell and/or ritual that he knew of and came up with nothing, the irony that part of that was most likely due the steps he had taken to ensure that Harry would be safe at Privet Drive was not lost on him. Anyway Dumbledore was determined not to worry about that before he had to, so he stepped through the double doors into the law firm.
"May I help you?" The receptionist greeted him
"Yes, I am here to speak with John Elliot, is he available?" Dumbledore asked
The lady pulled up the schedule on her computer and said "well, he has a meeting in ten minutes-"
"That's all right, I'll be quick" Dumbledore responded and headed toward the elevator, ignoring the secretary's attempts to call him back. Helpfully there was a directory right next to the elevator and according to it, John Elliot's office was on the third floor, so he stepped inside the elevator and pressed the button for the third floor.
Another helpful feature of the building was that there were name plates outside each door so when Dumbledore got out of the elevator, he saw that the door to his right was the office for John Elliot…perfect.
When Dumbledore entered the office, John was busy gathering up his papers and getting ready to head down to the conference room for his meeting, John looked up when Dumbledore entered and he said "I'm sorry sir, but I have an important meeting to get to-"
"That's all right; this'll only take a minute." Dumbledore assured him "I'm looking for a young boy named Harry Potter, I heard he was staying with someone named Dante Vale, have you seen either of them?" While he spoke, Dumbledore tried to enter his mind using legimency but he was in for another shock. He couldn't get into the man's mind, there was a barrier blocking him…it wasn't an occulmency shield, or at least it wasn't anything like the occulmency shields that he was familiar with. Another oddity was that Dumbledore strongly believed that this man was a muggle and no one could use occulmency without using magic, which for muggles was impossible, it didn't make sense. He searched in vain for a hole to slip through but it was futile, the shields were too strong for him to penetrate.
John Elliot was getting suspicious…he wondered if this old guy was an Organization goon, trying to trick him into revealing some information. The Organization had only recently popped up on the Huntik Foundation's radar, but apparently they had been working in the shadows for years to attempt to take over the world using their Seekers and Titans. Although John Elliot was not a Seeker, he was a lawyer who worked for the Huntik Foundation and as such he was privy to a few of the Foundation's secrets, so every day one of the Foundation Seekers from the nearby safe house would cast a Mind Cage spell on him before he went to work, so that no Organization Seeker would be able to get information out of his mind.
"Why do you need to know?" John Elliot asked
"I was good friends with his parents" Dumbledore said "Until they died and I was wondering how their son was doing, I have only just returned to the country, you see."
John didn't buy that story for one minute "He's safe and happy, that's all you need to know" he told the old guy coldly
"You don't understand. It's very important that I find him!" Dumbledore pressed
"It seems to me that you don't understand the meaning of lawyer-client confidentially, I have told you as much as I am allowed to legally. Now I have to go-"
Dumbledore didn't want to have to resort to this but it seemed he had no other choice, "Imperio" he muttered very softly, fingering his wand through his pocket. "Tell me where to find Harry"
"I told you before, I can't say and I wouldn't tell you even if I could!" John said angrily
Dumbledore was shocked, he knew that the curse could be fought of course, he had done it himself even; but it took a great deal of effort, there would have been some visible sign of struggle, a clenching of the fists, a vein pulsing on the forehead…something, but John Elliot seemed like he never even NOTICED the curse much less fought against it and yet he was somehow going against the curse.
Before Dumbledore had recovered from his shock John shouted "NOW GET OUT OF MY OFFICE!"
With no other options Dumbledore did exactly that. He took solace in the fact that his instruments indicated that Harry was still alive. If he was still alive when he turned eleven the magic of Hogwarts would be able to find him (if all else failed as Dumbledore feared it would), and they could then use the address to track him down….Dumbledore could only hope.
A few years later
Dumbledore was watching as Hogwarts' enchanted self-addressing quill was making out envelopes to mail out to the new students; normally McGonnagall would be standing in his place since signing the letters was one of her duties as Deputy Headmistress, however this year Harry Potter would be turning eleven and Dumbledore wanted very much to know where he was so the headmaster waited. He knew that Harry Potter's name was still on the school rooster so he should be getting one. He wasn't sure how long he stood there and waited until finally it wrote the address for Harry's letter. As soon as the quill was finished Dumbledore snatched and read it.
Mr. Harry Potter
The second bedroom
139 Sunset Drive (AN: Don't know Dante's 'actual' address so I made that up)
Venice, Italy
Luckily Dumbledore spoke fluent Italian, it would be hopeful when he went to go get Harry. He just hoped this wasn't yet another false lead. When Petunia had first told him about Harry being taken by Dante Vale, he had suspected that Harry was not living in Britain. He had put a word out to his contacts abroad, telling them as discretely as he could to keep an eye out for Harry Potter. He had gotten several reports from all corners of the world (except Antarctica), each time he had rushed to the place where Harry had been seen only to find no sign of the boy or Dante Vale.
Later
Harry had changed a great deal since he had been living with Dante. Although he was still a little short for his age, he was no longer so incredibly skinny. Thanks to a healthy diet and a great deal of exercise, he had developed a great deal of muscle tone and since he traveled around with Dante on missions he was also rather tan. He no longer wore glasses, he wore contacts instead. His hair however, remained as untamable as ever.
Dante and Harry were sparing in Dante's basement and so were Perseus and Caliban, although for Titans sheer raw attack power was innate and unchangeable (with a few exceptions like Umbra, the Shadow Jaguar) they could improve their fighting skills and techniques through sparing just like humans did, in fact according to Dante a more skilled Titan could defeat a more powerful Titan.
Then suddenly the doorbell rang. The two stopped sparing and Harry asked "Who do you think that is?"
"Don't know" Dante replied "but there's one way to find out" and then he headed upstairs with Harry following close behind him (both Seekers first called their titans back to them. Dante was fairly certain that it was not a member of the Organization, they almost never used doorbells.
When Dante opened the door, he saw an old man in a bizarre purple outfit standing there.
"May I help you?" Dante asked with a raised eyebrow
"I hope so, I'm looking for an eleven year old boy named Harry Potter, is he here?" the man said
"Who wants to know?" Dante responded
"My name is Albus Dumbledore" the man introduced himself "I'm the headmaster of a school for gifted kids, it's the same school that his parents went to and I want to offer him a place as well. May I come in so we can discuss this further?"
"All right" Dante said and he stepped back to let the man in
Albus stepped inside the house and then he noticed Harry, who was standing nearby.
"Harry" Albus greeted him "It's so good to see you, you look just like your father except for your eyes, you have your mother's eyes."
"My mother, you mean you knew my parents?!" Harry said excitedly. Harry loved Dante very much and would be forever grateful to him but at the same time, he couldn't help but be curious about the people who had given birth to him. His aunt and uncle had never told him very much and Dante didn't know anything "My other parents, I mean" Harry added hastily, he didn't want Dante to get the wrong idea
"Yes, I knew them well. I was very worried when you disappeared from your relatives' house" Dumbledore said
"How did you know that is where he was staying?" Dante asked
"It's a long story gentlemen; so I suggest we make ourselves comfortable first." Dumbledore said
Once the three had gotten themselves situated Dumbledore began speaking again "I suppose it all begins with the fall of Voldemort-"
"Who?" Harry asked
"Voldemort, my boy" Dumbledore said "Haven't you heard of him?"
Harry shook his head
Dumbledore turned to Dante and said "Now really, Mr. Vale, this is just plain ridiculous. I know Voldemort did not trouble Italy very much but you still should have told Harry about him and more importantly about his own history!"
"How did you expect me to do that when I have no idea who this Voldemort is or what history you're talking about" Dante replied
"Do you seriously expect me to believe that you stole Harry Potter from his flesh and blood relatives without knowing that he is the only known person to have EVER survived the killing curse?!"
"I didn't STEAL him" Dante countered "they were more than happy to let me take him. Furthermore WHY do you want him to go back to 'relatives' who abused him?!"
"Can you guys explain to me what's going on and THEN yell at each other?" Harry asked
Dumbledore sighed
"Harry, you may find this hard to believe but there is a whole other society hidden from the rest of the world. It is a magical one, populated by werewolves, ghosts, and of course, witches and wizards. I am a member of it and so are you."
"Really?" Harry asked
Dumbledore nodded "allow me to demonstrate" Dumbledore said pulling out his wand and pointing it a vase on a nearby table "Wingardium Leviosa" the vase rose into the air, flew around the room and then set itself back on the table
Harry thought that was a waste, one of the very first lessons Dante had given him was conserve your power, never use a titan when a Seeker power would do and never use a Seeker power to do something you could do without magic, that lesson had been drilled into him. "So you're a wizard and you want to teach me?" He concluded
Dumbledore nodded "didn't Dante tell you that?"
"How was I supposed to know?" Dante asked
"You're a wizard too, aren't you?" Dumbledore responded "Petunia told me about the spell you cast at them when you went to get Harry, Touch Ram I believe she said it was…I have never heard of such a spell, where did you learn it?"
Dante thought for a moment. Seekers had always been determined to stay hidden, Dumbledore as a wizard was not a non-magical but he was not a Seeker so he was hesitant about discussing it. He was however curious about wizards and worried that they were vulnerable to infiltration by the Organization, the same non-magical societies were and as the saying went sometimes you had to give some to get some. Ultimately he decided to keep quiet, at least until he had spoken to the Huntik Council.
Harry got impatient so before Dante opened his mouth he asked "this Voldemort guy was a wizard to then?"
Resigned, Dumbledore sighed "Yes, he was. He was a dark lord, an evil wizard. His goal was to kill off all non-magical people, we call them muggles, and enslave the muggle-borns-"
"Muggle-borns?" Harry asked
"Witches or wizards born to muggle parents" Dumbledore explained and then he continued "Voldemort killed several good witches and wizards and then when you were a year old he came to your family's house in Godric's Hollow. He killed your mother and father and he tried to kill you, but his curse backfired and hit him instead."
"Why would the curse backfire?" Dante asked
Dumbledore looked between them and said "It's an ancient druidic counter charm…so ancient that's practically been forgotten. Druidic magic is very different from modern magic, for the Druids magic was an exchange; if you wanted magic to do something for you, you had to give it something of equal value in return." Then he turned his gaze toward Harry directly and continued "Your mother asked magic for the greatest gift of all, she asked for it to save your life so in exchange she gave up her own."
"Wait a minute" Dante interjected "You said that Harry is the only known person to have ever survived the killing curse but Harry's mother can't have been the first woman to give up her own life to save her child."
Dumbledore sighed again "No, she wasn't and unfortunately she will not likely be the last either. However like I said this counter charm although extremely powerful is extremely ancient and practically lost to the ages. I have no idea how Lily learned it, I only discovered its' existence after Voldemort was defeated. The killing curse on the other hand, is comparatively new. It was invented in 1882 by a well respected healer-"
"A healer?" Harry interjected
"Yes, our version of doctors" Dumbledore explained
Harry wanted to say duh, he'd figured that out but kept his mouth shut out of courtesy, Dante had taught him manners in addition to Seeker magic and of course, Dante had not neglected Harry's mundane (non magical education) either.
"The healer had several patients with incurable diseases that made their lives miserable. He wanted to end their suffering but since he couldn't cure them, he developed a quick and painless way to kill them. It's a sad irony that a powerful spell invented to help people wound up being used to harm far too many of them."
Dante said nothing he was satisfied with that explanation, Harry however not, his was being alive thanks to his mother didn't make sense. When he was little he had wanted to know why his parents had left him with the Dursleys (their story kept changing) so Perseus had showed him the memory of his parents being killed by some weird looking guy and green light, now that memory made a lot more sense. Harry believed that his survival was mainly thanks to Perseus and sent a telepathic thank you through the bond. He felt Perseus send him a warm feeling in return. Harry also knew that his titan was paying careful attention to all this. He opened his mouth to say something but Dante caught his eye and shook his head ever so slightly. Harry got the message and closed his mouth.
Dumbledore noticed this and realized that the two were trying to hide something from him, he didn't like it but he was not yet willing to try using legimency. So he continued "What I do know is, that when Voldemort failed to kill you, his power broke and he fled."
"So he's dead right?" Harry asked
Dumbledore shook his head "No, I do not believe so…I suspect that he is still out there somewhere, without his followers or most of his powers but he is not to be taken lightly. You are however, the only known person to have ever survived the killing curse so in our world you are famous. That is one of the reasons why I left you with your aunt and uncle. I wanted you to have a normal childhood, where you didn't have to deal with all the pressure and expectations."
"Don't I have some other family besides the Dursleys?" Harry asked
Dumbledore sighed "I'm sorry my boy, but no, you don't. Both your father's parents and your mother's parents are dead. James was an only child and your mother only had one sister and no brothers."
Harry hung his head, the explanation made sense but it still hurt.
"Anyway, your mother's sacrifice is also why I left you at the Dursleys, since your mother willingly gave her life to protect you that protection also dwells in those who share her blood."
"Petunia and Dudley" Harry deduced
Dumbledore nodded "yes, blood protection is the most powerful protection known to the magical world. As long as you call the place where your mother's blood dwells home…no magic can harm you."
"What about non-magic?" Dante asked
Dumbledore looked at him confused
"Would it protect him from someone beating him with their fists or starving him or working him like a slave, that kind of thing?" Dante elaborated
"…no, but no one would do such things." Dumbledore replied
"I wish you were right but you're not" Dante responded "that is EXACTLY the situation that I found Harry in-"
"Surely you exaggerate; it can't have been that bad." Dumbledore denied
"He's not exaggerating" Harry responded coming to Dante's defense then he stood up "Dante saved me from the Dursleys and if you are going to try and force me to go back there, I'm not sure I want to go to your school!" he stormed up the stairs to his bedroom.
Dumbledore tried to follow him but Dante blocked him
"Don't" Dante said "Anything you say right now will only make things worse"
Dumbledore regarded Dante for a moment and then asked "So where exactly did you learn that spell?"
Thinking fast Dante lied "I invented it" he also discretely cast a mind cage power on himself in case wizards could read minds like Seekers could.
It was a good thing that Dante had since Dumbledore immediately began using Legimency. He encountered the same kind of barrier that he had in John Elliot's mind and was once again thwarted. Dumbledore knew that Harry and Dante were hiding something big from him and he was even more determined to find out what it was. He felt his chances would be better if he got Harry to go to Hogwarts.
Almost as if Dumbledore's thoughts had been a summons Harry appeared at the top of the staircase,
"Harry" Dante spoke before Dumbledore could "I think the two of us should talk before you decide about going to Hogwarts."
"Okay Dante" Harry agreed
Dante turned to Dumbledore and said "Excuse us for a moment"
Then he and Harry walked into the next room.
"Block Sound" Dante said softly. The seeker power would prevent Dumbledore from being able to eavesdrop on them.
"Do you want to go to Hogwarts?" Dante asked Harry
Harry sighed "Well, I would like to be able to learn more about my birth parents. I love you of course, don't get me wrong!"
Dante chuckled slightly "Harry relax, I'm not upset with you for being curious about your past. It's perfectly natural…I sense a but coming though"
"Yeah…I just don't trust Dumbledore. I think he was lying about my mom"
"You mean about what happened the night she died right?" Dante asked
He knew about the memory, Harry had asked him to explain it, more than once but Dante hadn't really been able to. As far as he knew there was no seeker power that could kill someone without leaving a mark on them plus he didn't have a clue on how to explain the bizarre looking guy that Harry had described
Harry nodded
"Well, I don't blame you for being suspicious of him, I don't trust him either. I do have to caution you about jumping to conclusions. He probably doesn't know that Perseus even exists let alone that he was there that night. He's probably just making an educated guess about what happened."
"You don't think he knows about Titans and Seekers?" Harry asked
"No" Dante said shaking his head "I think Wizards are likely as ignorant of our existence as everyone else is and for now I would like to keep it that way. At least until we have a chance to talk to the Huntik Council about it." his voice trailed off as he thought about Metz, bedridden and wasting away.
"Ok, so are you telling me that I shouldn't go?" Harry asked
"No, that's up to you, I will support you in whatever you decide, just if you do go, be careful. We don't know what we're dealing with."
Harry nodded "I know but I still want to go. Dumbledore's the Headmaster, which means he shouldn't have much contact with the students, right?"
"In our world that's true, we don't know about the wizard world. Take your holotome with you, we can use it to keep in touch…don't think this means you're going to get out of mundane lessons either, those are important too. Are you sure you can handle it all?"
After being kept in the dark so much about everything Harry wanted to learn as much as possible and his adventures had taught him that what seems like the most trivial piece of knowledge on the planet can wind up being useful. One time, he and Dante were exploring an abandoned Mayan temple near the ruins of the city of Palenque (in modern Mexico) in order to retrieve the titan Dorado (see note at the end of the chapter) knowing that the Maya laid out their temples as mini versions of the cosmos (the shrines to the gods of the Underworld were underground, the priests living quarters were at the ground level and the shrines to the gods of the heavens were on the upper levels) turned out to be the key to navigating the temple and ultimately finding the titan who had later bonded (a regular bond NOT a power bond) with Harry.
The titan Dorado was part of the inspiration for the mythical city of El Dorado. One of Dorado's special abilities was the power to turn his enemies into gold. Native American legend said that a god had taken human form to test the people of a city (the specific city and god varied depending on which tribe was telling the story. He had pretended to be a poor man with a badly broken leg and begged for someone to treat him everyone had refused. They had all wanted money before they would help him. So as punishment, the god has sent Dorado to turn them into gold. When the Spanish had heard the story, they completely missed the moral of it (ironically mimicking the Titan's other ability, the ability to drive his enemies into a greedy frenzy) and made several futile searches for the city of gold. They had also confused the city and the titan hence the myth of the El Dorado the city of gold.
"I know it's a lot" Harry said "but I can do it, at the very least I want to try."
"Are you sure, we don't know very much about the school yet" Dante pointed out
"Oh, right. Maybe we should ask Dumbledore some more questions first." Harry responded
Then the two of them left and went back to the other room
"I'd like to know a bit more about Hogwarts before I make a decision" Harry told Dumbledore
"Of course, that reminds me. I have this letter for you." Dumbledore reached into his cloak, pulled out a folded and sealed letter and handed it to him.
Harry realized immediately that it was written on parchment and judging from the condition of it, freshly made parchment. "Wizards still write on parchment?" he blurted out
Dumbledore chose not to dignify that with a response.
Harry flipped the letter over and looked at the seal for a brief moment and then opened the letter
At the top it said
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
Headmaster: Albus Dumbledore
(Order of Merlin: First Class, Grand Sorc. Chief Warlock. Supreme Mugwump, International Confederation of Wizards) Harry didn't know what most of those titles meant but continued on to the actual body of the letter
Dear Mr. Potter, it began
We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Please find enclosed a list of all necessary books and equipment.
Term begins on September 1; we await your owl by no later than July 31.
Yours Sincerely,
Minerva McGonagall
Deputy Headmistress
Harry handed the first page to Dante and began to read the second
HOGWARTS SCHOOL of WITCHCRAFT and WIZARDRY
UNIFORM
First-year students will require:
1. Three sets of plain work robes (black)
2. One plain pointed hat (black) for day wear
3. One pair of protective gloves (dragon hide or similar)
4. One winter cloak (black, with silver fastenings)
Please note that all pupil's clothes should carry name tags.
COURSE BOOKS
All students should have a copy of each of the following:
The Standard Book of Spells (Grade 1)
by Miranda Goshawk
A History of Magic
by Bathilda Bagshot
Magical Theory
by Adalbert Waffling
A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration
by Emeric Switch
One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi
by Phyllida Spore
Magical Drafts and Potions
by Arsenius Jigger
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
by Newt Scamander
The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection
by Quentin Trimble
OTHER EQUIPMENT
1 wand
1 cauldron (pewter, standard size 2)
1 set glass or crystal phials
1 telescope
1 set brass scales
Students may also bring, if they desire, an owl OR a cat OR a toad.
PARENTS ARE REMINDED THAT FIRST YEARS
ARE NOT ALLOWED THEIR OWN BROOMSTICK
Again Harry handed the sheet to Dante and then he looked at Dumbledore, his mind swimming with questions.
"Headmaster, may I ask you a few questions?" Harry asked
"Of course, my boy what would you like to know?" Dumbledore agreed
"Where is Hogwarts anyway?" Harry said
"Northern Scotland is about all I can tell you. Hogwarts is unplottable, which means its' enchanted so it's impossible to find on a map. It also has some of the most powerful magical wards in the world to protect it from intruders."
"Why would a school need such protection?" Dante asked worriedly
Dumbledore sighed "Hogwarts was founded over a thousand years ago by four of the greatest wizards of the age, Rowena Ravenclaw, Helga Hufflepuff, Godric Gryffindor and Salazar Slytherin. The 4 houses of Hogwarts are named after them-"
"Houses, why does Hogwarts need houses, does it have a leaky roof or something?" Harry asked
Dumbledore laughed "No, nothing like that. Hogwarts is a boarding school, the houses are the dorms that students are sorted into, and they also eat meals and have classes with their house members…speaking of which, can you speak English?" The whole time the three had been conversing in Italian and he wanted to check to make Harry had not forgotten his native tongue after spending so much time in Italy, he didn't know how much Harry had traveled.
Without missing a beat Harry replied in English "Yes, pretty well. I also speak Spanish, Mandarin, Hindi, Arabic and I'm working on learning Hebrew also." Since Seekers travel so much, learning other languages is very important so Dante had begun teaching him languages very early on."
"Excellent, anyway back to the issue of wards. Hogwarts was founded at a very dark time in history, wars, plagues and persecutions were happening all over the map. The founders wanted Hogwarts to be a safe place not only for the students but the broader wizarding community if necessary though the last time Hogwarts acted as a shelter was during the reign of the Dark Wizard Grindelwald in the 1940s."
Harry suspected that some of that likely had to do with the bombing of London during WWII…he wondered if Grindelwald had been connected to that war or if the two wars happening simultaneously was a mere coincidence.
While Harry was musing Dumbledore continued. "Even now Hogwarts has the capacity to feed and house 10,000 people plus its' current student and teacher population. Does that answer your question?"
Dante nodded
This made Harry a bit unsure, it was true that Dante tried not to do too many missions during the school term, he wanted to disrupt Harry's education as little as possible but he still didn't like the fact that going to Hogwarts meant he would have to miss out on a few missions.
"What does it mean that they await my owl?" Harry asked
"Owl post, wizards use owls to carry messages." Dumbledore said
Harry had heard of messenger pigeons of course, he supposed the concept wasn't all that different. He didn't have a cat, an owl, or a toad so he wasn't concerned about that. Although Harry liked animals, having pets just wasn't practical for most Seekers. It got tedious having to make arrangements for someone else to pet sit while you're gone.
"Where do we get all this stuff anyway?" He asked
"Well…I don't know Italy very well, so here I don't know. Most Hogwarts students get there supplies from Diagon Alley in London." Dumbledore said "I can take you there if you like."
Harry looked at Dante
"It's your decision, I will support you whether you decide to Hogwarts or continue going to Venetian Elementary." Dante promised
Harry sighed "Well, I suppose it couldn't hurt. Sure let's go Professor"
"Excellent" Dumbledore said "Follow me, I will show you some of how we wizards travel"
The two nodded and with that the three left the house.
They had only walked a block when they heard someone "MONSTER, HELP!"
Dante and Harry exchanged a look and then raced toward the sound. Dumbledore ran after them but his old bones couldn't run quite as fast as them.
Harry and Dante turned the corner and saw a pair of Organization Seekers cornering a black-haired teenager
"Give us the book, kid" one of them demanded
"No, I can't" the kid said
"Then you leave us no choice-"the other began but Dante cut him off
"So, the great and powerful Organization sends its' minions to pick on school kids, huh?" he said sarcastically
"Pretty pathetic" Harry added
"We'll show you who's pathetic!" the first Organization Seeker said and they both called their Enforcer titans out
"Help us out, Perseus!" Harry called and summoned his titan
A split second later Dante said "Come out and play, Caliban!" and invoked his titan as well just as Dumbledore finally caught up to them, he didn't understand what was going so decided to hang back.
Caliban charged the one enforcer while Dante went after its' bounded Seeker.
The other enforcer attacked Perseus who deflected the attack with his shield
The black-haired teen tried to use the opportunity to flee, but the other Organization seeker spotted him
"Oh no, you don't" she snarled "Ray Pulse!"
Harry tried to intercept it, but he wasn't quite fast enough and the yellow blast struck the fleeing teen hard in the back. He dropped the journal, he'd been clutching as he doubled over in pain.
Without thinking, Harry changed course and raced over to him, to make sure he was all right. When he reached the fallen teen he said
"You'll be all right" and then he cast "Ever Heal" and the spell healed his injury
While Harry had been doing that and Dante and Caliban were fighting, the one Organization seeker grabbed the fallen journal and hurriedly leafed through it "What the?!" she exclaimed "This is just a bunch of stupid drawings" and in disgust she threw it back toward the teen "worthless trash!" and then she turned to her partner "let's go, this isn't what we came here for."
Her partner stopped fighting Dante to look at her "What? The informant will pay for-"he was cut off when Dante kicked him hard enough to send him flying into a nearby wall
"That's what happens when you let your guard down." He said simply
"This isn't over" The female snarled "We'll destroy you next time Dante Vale and your little sidekick too"
Harry glared at being called a sidekick
The two Organization Seekers cast "Hyper Stride" and jumped onto the rooftops to escape
"Whoa" the black-haired teen said as he stood up "what happened, why were those thugs after, my sketchbook, what's going on?"
"Sketchbook?" Harry said it looked more like a journal than a sketchbook but sure enough when he opened it, it was full of random pictures and drawings; some of them were in color while others were black and white but they all showed clear signs of talent.
Meanwhile Dante walked over to the teen "Calm down, it's going to be okay."
Harry wordlessly handed the kid his sketchbook back
"Simple Mind" Dante said and red light shoot from his hand and surrounded the teen "You are going to forget any of this ever happened. Now go home and get some food." The teen's eyes glazed over and walked away
"Well, that was very peculiar I must say" Dumbledore said finally joining Harry and Dante
Dante thought he ought to try and erase this guy's memory too "Simple mind" he muttered softly but Dumbledore had thrown up his occlumency shields which prevented Dante's power from effecting his mind.
"Mr. Vale, I would appreciate if you would stop trying to erase my memory" Dumbledore said
Dante blinked briefly in surprise but did stop trying to simple mind the man
"Thank you" Dumbledore said politely "Now perhaps we should go back to your place for a while. It seems we have much to discuss"
"Yes" Dante agreed "I suppose we do."
AN: Description of my made up titan Dorado is a small titan with very short legs, a staff with feathers on the top of it and a colorful shaman-like mask. Here's his holo tome entry
Dorado
Attack: 2
Defense: 1
Type: Mezzo-titan sorcerer
Size: small
Special Abilities: Goldification and Greed Frenzy