"How to put this? No neither me nor Effiga are human. But neither are we any thing else." Nemo was explaining and hurting Harry's head. Hermoine was even beginning to complain of a headache. "We have been many things. Many people and between the two of us, Me and Effiga, we would be responsible for half the nightmarish stories of the Muggle world. Even a fair amount from the magical world."
"How could you have been taken as gods?" Hermoine said. "Even with magic any witch or wizard would have a hard time convincing any civilisation that we are gods."
"Yes. You would. We would not. What would you do Hermoine if I broke all of my ribs, took a knife to my stomach and then woke up the next morning without a scar and had no healing magic placed on me?" Nemo asked. Quite seriously.
Harry thought on it for a second then it clicked. "If you could die and life on, you would been seen as a multitude of mythical humanoids depending on the culture of the land and factors of how you died." Harry said. "Also if you woke up after doing that to yourself you would seen as a demon, an angel, a Demi-god or even a god. I'm sure there are gods in some muggle societies that walk the earth."
"You can only pity what you do not understand." Nemo said lightly.
"Well yes if the world did not understand magic you would be able to walk it and do nearly anything. You would be the spawn on Demons in England... What did you say?" Harry said.
"You Pitied Voldemort, you only pitied him because you did not know what he was. You saw him for what he was, but you could not understand him. And you never will." Nemo said.
"What was there to Understand. He tore himself into seven pieces to become immortal. He was obsessed with the idea of being a god. He was a power hungry fool that became a leader out of fear." Harry said breathing heavily.
"He was. yes all of those things, but who wants to die Harry? He grew up with Muggles and believed that wizards and witches were immortal. Then he found that if you did not try to be immortal you never could be so he went and found how to be immortal. He became immortal and you killed him. He was power hungry because people tried to hunt him down. He wanted to protect himself. He became a rally point for those that believed that Muggles were second rate, there fore he became a leader. Those that stood in the way died. Who should pity the second rate idiots that should be dead because they cannot be immortal. He didn't lead out of Fear Harry he led out of power, and the intuition to put the superior on the top and the inferior gone. Yes he was evil. He is one of the few I would call evil in this world. But let me ask you what is evil?" Nemo said. Calmly explaining each point. Each explanation led to Harry becoming more and more frustrated.
"Evil is the intention of causing harm or destruction while threatening or deliberately violating morality. Further there are considered 4 types of which Evil is defined, Moral Absolution, Amoralism, Moral relativism and Moral universalism. I believe you are trying to describe Amoralism?" Hermoine said. She still looked confused but something had cleared a little.
"So what if there was no Evil? What if there only was? There are as some Political Leaders are taught to do not what is good or Evil but what is Practical. So what if the whole world thought like that? Tell me? What would the world be like if there was nothing to do with good or evil to go by. Crime rates have risen by a magnitude that would seem impossible to some people. Anyway how many people have you seen that are called seriously misunderstood? Quite a lot I know. Luna. For one is probably one of the smartest people on earth at the moment." Nemo lectured.
"Well if there was no evil where would be the good? To stop ourselves from becoming a race of drones we need both... don't we?" Hermoine said, the last part barely above a whisper.
"Yes."
"So Who and What are You?" Harry asked.
"First I'm am many and none. That is where my name comes from, an organisation managed to track me a few centuries back and named me Nemo, I took the name and made it my own then." Nemo said.
"Just wait. You said a few centuries ago?" Harry said properly shocked.
"Yes. Also if you must know it was in the Vatican, Nemo means Nobody or No-one in Latin. The organisation was one of the most publically hated groups of their time. Even so they are one of the largest turning points in the history of scientific development, or least they seem to be.? Nemo Said. "As for what I am both me and Effiga are Immortal. And are probably more powerful than any army on the world. Magical or Muggle."
Harry was starting to get lost now. So he was sitting in frint if an immortal that had a name meaning Nobody he had lived countless centuries. He was more powerful than any army on earth and he could still his butt kicked by a chick? How strong was the former Jane doe named Effiga? "How strong is Effiga?"
"Stronger than me and weaker than you." Nemo said. His face still blank of emotion.
"So you can b... What?"
"Harry. Technically we surpass each other. We can beath each other yet neither are we of the same strength."
"What the Hell does that mean."
"Hm. Our powers are beyond anything a mortal could control. But even we have limits. We can not turn invisible, but we can cloak ourselves in shadows and prowl the night as good as being invisible. But what is the point of being cloaked in shadows in bright sunlight, you aren't cloaking yourself just making yourself more visible."
Harry struggled with it. This whole new concept was beginning to confuse him.
Unexpectedly the doors to the hospital wing opened. A red haired young female stepped in backwards, apparently carrying a tray or something else that needed two hands. "I bought you two some food up here... … is that our mystery patient?" Ginny said, shock writing her features very easily.
Harry and Hermoine nodded nearly simultaneously. Ginny did what the Harry or Hermoine probably should have done from shock. She fainted. The fall was very ungracious Harry Quickly went to pick her up and put her on a bed. Hermoine came over, quickly squeezing Harry's hand then went to work trying to revive Ginny.
"Three out of seven." Nemo said, loud enough for them to hear.
"THREE OUT OF SEVEN WHAT?" Harry yelled. Unexpected as it was. The response it got was weirder and probably have been rather funny and scary. Harry thought if he had been outside looking in. First Ginny jumped suddenly awake, probably jumping 3 foot in the air. Hermoine was Shocked at both Ginny jumping and Harry exploding but quickly calmed and helped Ginny gather her bearing's while Nemo just started laughing. The laugh if any thing to judge by was whole heartiness good natured, but it had a certain trill to it that said a certain amount of evil.
Everything in the room started to rattle, a few medical potions in stoppered bottles exploded.
"Ginny is one of the seven who have potential." Nemo stated calmly, even humorously. A glint in his eye.
"Potential for what?" Harry felt his blood start to boil. Through gritted teeth he continued. "Am I also to guess that Hermoine and Myself also have potential for whatever the hell this is?"
"Yes."
"Who are the other four?"
A grin spread across Nemo's features, suddenly he Lucius, substituting blonde hair for black. "Neville Longbottom, Luna Lovegood and Draco Malfoy."
"That's three not four."
Nemo fixed Harry with a stare. It seemed a contest of wills now. "The last one is someone I only recently befriended. Happy."
"Contemplated, for now."
"Right time to go." Nemo said clapping his hands.
Harry felt something change, he found himself in a vortex. Understandably he jumped in shock. As to did Hermoine and Ginny. The bed that Ginny had been on had disappeared. So to had the floor. They were currently standing in the middle of a vortex, with no discernible floor beneath them yet, there was a solid that they stood on. Ginny looked around eyes wide and reserving. Hermoine was properly shocked. She let off a squeal as she realised that they were in a vortex and quickly found her way to Harry's arms.
Once Ginny saw them she smiled softly. Her eyes showed some deep hurt but acceptance and happiness were equally predominated in the look she gave the two. She walked over to them so they would all be closer in case anything happened. They had just fought a war they weren't letting there guard against surprises down yet.
Nemo was found standing next to Harry when he spoke. "Just one of the wonders that Effiga and I possess."
The vortex resided slowly and the four people found themselves standing in front of Luna's house. The giant rook shaped black house stood rather proud, weird but gentle. Harry had a sickening feeling that he was never going to have a peaceful moment in his life again.