Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters or stuff. I am just writing for the fun of it.
Chapter 5: Reunions
Azkaban Fortress, after the attack
Voldemort was waiting for his death eaters to arrive. He had given the signal to retreat to his inner circle members through their marks and he was eager to perform the ritual. He watched as Lucius, Bellatrix and Rudolfus kneeled before him and kissed the hem of his robes. He reveled in their submissiveness.
"How did the attack go my faithful?" he asked in a silky voice.
Lucius Malfoy raised his head a bit, not too much to show defiance and answered "We killed 50 mudbloods and mugglelovers and destroyed most of the alley my lord. They shall not build there again. We also killed 30 of the resistance my lord. We only lost 50 in our ranks master."
"Well done Luciusss and Bellatrix. What of you Rudolfusss?" Voldemort asked.
Rudolfus Lestrange spoke without raising his head as was the rule. "We managed to kill about 200 muggles before resistance arrived my lord. We killed 50 of the mudbloods and mugglelovers but lost 20 of our brethren. We have captured 100 muggle filth my lord."
"It isss a gloriusss day my faithful. You have done well to provide the dissstraction I needed. Sssoon I will be powerful enough to dessstroy the resissstance." He amusingly noticed the shock on their faces when they realized they were the decoy for the real attack. Lucius as he estimated, schooled his features faster than the other two and a look in his mind showed his ire at not being selected for the main job. His musings were cut short when Jugson arrived with a blood stained bed sheet he was holding.
Jugson did not bow or kneel. He did not even acknowledge his presence. The nerve of his servent! Voldemort did not take this insubordination well. He pointed his yew wand at him and shouted "CRUCIO". He watched in pleasure as Jugson fell to the ground writhing in agony. He stopped after a few seconds and waited as Jugson kneeled before him still convulsing from the crucio. "That had better not be the Weasssley Jugssson." Voldemort said coldly as he pointed to the blood stained bed sheet. He summoned the bag to him and magically opened it. He found the cut up remains of a male death eater. He screamed at Jugson "What isss the meaning of thisss? Where isss the Weasssley." He was itching to curse him again but he needed answers.
The other three of the inner circle had blanched at the gruesome sight. There was blood and intestines everywhere. Small bits of flesh clung to the matted bed sheet and the face held the expression of utmost horror. All three of them wondered who could do it. There was nobody on the light side who would this brutal and unforgiving.
Jugson stammered fearfully "My lord… I… I failed… to capture Weasley… There was a… demon… with her… he had cold green eyes… he killed another two easily… snapped this one's neck… cut him to ribbons… with a long sword… scared of him… angry at you… told master to fear… more scarier than you… moved so fast… green eyes… like an death's angel…"
Voldemort performed Legilimency on him as he was stammering meaninglessly. He watched the whole scene play out. He was insulted at Jugson's inability to win a duel against Weasley. She was enticing. He might have enjoyed playing with her if she was not needed for the ritual. Then there was the green eyed man who scared Jugson so much. He was insulted that Jugson found this man scarier than himself. The words of the mysterious man were interesting. But this man was a filthy muggle. He would have to have him eliminated. The memory was hazy because Jugson was terrified of him. He had seen enough.
He withdrew from Jugson's mind and cursed him again with a crucio. This time he held it for nearly a minute. "You have failed me. Return to Africa. Luciusss, get in touch with the Vampire in charge in London. Ssset up a team to perform a ssscrying ritual. I want them ready in a week. Tell the Vampire that hisss target isss the Weasssley daughter. He isss to get her at all costsss. He will have all the death eatersss here for support. Order him to attack with every Vampire in England once ssshe is found. He isss to lead the attack himssself. You will help him and get me the Weasssley unharmed. No playing with her Luciusss or my beloved Nagini will feassst on both of your dead bodiesss."
Kit and Ginny walked out of Arthur Weasley's ward hand in hand happy to have gotten his blessing. Kit picked up his katana and secured it on his back.
"I cannot believe you did that." Ginny told him as soon they were our of hearing distance from the ward.
"Come on Ginny, he had a right to know and didn't he okay us and say that he would help us in telling your family?" Kit implored.
Ginny sighed and laid her head on his shoulder as he brought up his hand to curve around her waist. "It does feel good now that he knows about us and your identity. By the way, why were you intent on telling him that you are Harry Potter?"
Kit stopped abruptly and turned to face her "How did you know that I was Harry Potter?"
"You saved Remus Lupin two years ago. He was almost sure that you were Harry Potter. He was a close friend of your parents. He came back and told me and Sirius Black all about you. Sirius Black is your godfather and he was the best man at your parents' wedding. You might not know it but you look remarkably like your father. You have more muscles than your father but you have the same athletic build and messy black hair. Your eyes are just like your mothers. The three of us kept it to ourselves and searched for you ever since. Where were you anyways?" Ginny asked him.
"We need to have a long talk. Do you have some place to talk?" Then Kit grinned wickedly and asked "Or are you brave enough to accompany me to my humble abode and place yourself under my every perverse whim?"
Ginny also grinned and replied "Lets go to your place. My place is too cramped to do anything."
Kit still had that wicked grin on his face "Ok then. I heard from Lupin that witches and wizards use broomsticks to fly. How about I introduce you to a new type of flying?"
"A new type of flying eh? I always loved flying. Wait! I remember you stopping in mid air when they attacked you on the street." Ginny exclaimed.
"Yes I did and its all your fault that I got hit. I lost concentration because I was distracted by you." Kit told her.
"I cannot help it if I am so beautiful." Ginny said haughtily.
Harry kissed her and murmured "Vixen". "So are you ready?" He asked her.
"Yes lets get out of here. People will be here to clean up everything and I don't want them to see you. I will explain the reason to you later." Ginny told him.
"Ok. Hold on to me." Kit instructed her and hugged her by her waist. She put her arms around his neck and wrapped her legs around his waist. "Flexible aren't you?" Kit asked affectionately and took off through the open window on the fourth floor.
Ginny whooped loudly when she felt air brush past her. She wriggled in his arms and turned her head to face the wind. This was so much better than flying on a broom. There were no restraints and she didn't have to control where she went by applying pressure anywhere. She watched as the landscape flew by and yelled "FASTER."
Kit was flying at a relatively low speed so that Ginny could enjoy the view and the experience. He made a note to try and take Ginny on his trip to the moon. She was really getting into it. When she yelled to go faster, he slowed down. She yelled at him again to go faster and he purposefully slowed down again. He did it again and again until they had almost stopped in mid air.
Ginny turned in his arms again to face him. She growled at him "Go faster you idiot." Then she smacked him hard on the back of his head.
Kit smirked at her and put an incredible burst of speed as he kissed her forcefully. At first she didn't kiss him back. She was still angry at him but eventually she kissed him back. When she stopped kissing him, he stopped flying.
"Now why did you stop?" Ginny asked.
"I need incentive to give you such a unique means of transport." Kit told her innocently.
"And that would be kissing right?" she asked in a resigned voice.
"Of course." He said enthusiastically.
She sighed and leaned in to kiss him again. Its not like she didn't want to kiss him. In fact, it was the opposite; she could barely contain herself from kissing him or touching him or feeling him. She just couldn't get enough of him. She felt him flying again. It was like a fairy tale moment – kissing while flying under crisp blue skies. She was a princess and he was the prince who captured her heart and flew her away to his kingdom.
Kit landed in his backyard and settled Ginny back on her own legs. He saw that the lawn in his backyard had dried up and all the plants had withered away. Only the big oak tree was still standing. He led her to the back door which was still open. He opened the door and bowed in front of her "After you my lady."
"Stop with the chivalry Ray. You need not act like something you are not." Ginny teased him as she entered.
"Are you saying that I am not a gentleman?" He acted as though he was appalled "If I was a rascal as you claim me to be, I would have taken you to a room beside your fathers and showed you the meaning of one of the seven deadly sins."
"Sure you would have tried but you would have ended up with 'less attributes' of a gentleman or a man." she told him nonchalantly.
"What is so fascinating for you to go after my manhood at every given opportunity?" Kit asked her curiously.
"Your small brain cannot comprehend the complex working of a woman's mind." Ginny told him consolingly like a child "Now at least be a good host. You know how to be a host right? Or do I have to spell it out to you?"
"No need. Sorry its all dusty and dirty but I haven't been here in two years and I did not have the thought of covering up everything before I left. But come on it's a modest house in which a bachelor lives, you cant expect anything else." He told her as he led her inside.
They had stepped into the kitchen. It was fairly big with a dining table on one side beside the back door. The table could seat six comfortably and it was very finely done. The chairs were elegant and the table spread matched the dark rich color of the table and the chairs. On the other side of the kitchen was a row of granite cabinets with wooden doors. There was a huge four burner stove and a large sink. The whole side of the wall had many appliances on the marble deck. There was a microwave, a dish washer, a toaster and a blender. On one end, there was a refrigerator and on the other end, there was a large cupboard. The cupboard contained the finest cutlery Ginny had seen. There were crystal glasses and plates with bowls, spoons, knives and forks all of which were too many in number for a single person to use.
"This is so wonderful." Ginny breathed.
Kit stood beside her and watched the awe and delight on her face as she observed the things in his kitchen. There was a thin layer of dust everywhere. "Sorry about the dust. I need to clean up today."
"Don't bother." She said as she drew her wand. She waved her wand as she told him "I did pick up many things from my mother when I lived with her. If anything, she was an excellent housewife. My mother had this special spell to just remove the dust from the surrounding area without displacing anything. I think its kind of a dust banishing charm."
Kit watched amazed as all the dust in the kitchen seemed to vanish. He spied the corridor opposite the back door and noticed that it was completely clean too. He pulled her to him and kissed her gratefully. "You are amazing" he told her.
"I try" she said tartly but giddily exclaimed "Come on show me more!"
"Come right this way" Kit said as he led her thought the corridor. They reached the sitting room and he noticed that it too was clean. The room was a pale blue in color. It had a television and a music system in the centre along the wall. It was surrounded by a plush couch and four armchairs arranged in a u-shape. The furniture was a deep grey in color with a glass tea table in front of the couch. The whole arrangement was on a rich looking light brown rug which had all kinds of patterns on it. There was plenty of space to walk about and there was another corridor on one side of the television setup. There were two doors behind the couch and one on other side of the television setup. He noticed that all his luggage was still in the middle of the sitting room.
He led her to one of the rooms through the door behind the couch. It was his workout room. It was the master bedroom of the house that he had converted into a mini-gym. He had all kinds of free weights and weight bars in a stand in one corner. The whole side of one of the walls was covered in mirrors. There were a bunch of fitness machines spread throughout the room. There was a treadmill, a cycle, a skiing machine and a multi-weight trainer among them. There was also a rack of towels in one corner.
Ginny didn't know what some of the machines in the room were but she knew they were used for exercising. "I never knew muggles had so many implements for exercising. This room is wonderful."
"I am glad you liked it. I will need your help to work your magic to make them harder later. Now lets go see the rest of the house." Kit told her.
They walked out the door and went to the adjacent room. It was a bedroom which was not used. The four poster bed was covered up. There was a dresser and a big cupboard. "I have never used this room. I just kept it in case I had any guests." Kit informed her.
Next he led her back to the sitting room and across it through another door. As he led her inside, he told her "This is my bedroom." The room was done in pale blue like the rest of the house. It was the same size as the guest room and was almost just as bare. There was a very large king size bed in the centre of the room with a mahogany desk. There was an easy chair near the desk. Ginny was surprised that the room was as bare as it was. It made the room seem huge. There were two doors in the room. They went to the door beside the bed into the walk in closet. There were rows of clothes on either side and a wall length room opposite the door. There was a thin dark brown rug under their feet.
Ginny waved her wand again to cast the dust banishing charm again. She examined some of the clothes he had and complimented him "You do have an excellent taste in clothes and quite a large collection."
"I have never used more than half of it." He answered flippantly.
"You haven't?" Ginny asked him astonished. At his nod, she grinned sweetly "Then you have to model them for me."
"No way I am strutting around to show you some stupid clothes. You can see them well enough in these racks." Kit told her horrified at the concept of parading around.
"Come on Ray. Do it for me please." Ginny urged him with an eager pouting expression.
Kit sighed "Ok. The things I do for you. First kill those death eaters and then parade for you."
"Don't worry it will be fun." Ginny remarked.
Kit led her back to the room and to the other door. Through the door was a fine modern bathroom. It was done in clear white tiles and had black granite fittings. There was a shower area and a large tub with gold taps. There was a small mirror above the granite sink with a place to hold a small towel beside it.
He led her through the door on the other side which led to the corridor beside the television set. Next to the bathroom and adjacent to the closet of the bedroom was a store room. Having seen that, he led them back to the sitting room. There, through the arch opposite the kitchen corridor was a small bare area. Ginny surmised that this was a area for keeping cloaks or footwear. This cloak area also had the huge front doors.
They went back to the sitting room and settled into the couch. She leaned on him and his arms circled her shoulders. "This house is amazing. It is so clean and so spacious. My flat is a cramped one room, one kitchen and one bathroom area. I don't even have enough place for all my photos and portraits. I love this house. The colors are fantastic. There seems to be empty space everywhere I see. I wish I lived in a house like this." Ginny said wistfully.
"You could if you want. I would love to have you live here with me." Kit said sincerely.
"I don't want to impose. We have just met today and I am not sure…"
Kit pulled her closer to him and interrupted her "We met five years ago and we have been reunited now. I meant what I said – I love you, I have since the last five years. I vowed to stay clear of any relationships in your honor even if I could never meet you. So don't say that you don't want to impose. Everything I have is yours by right. I have wronged you and its only fair that you own everything I do and myself too."
"I don't want to own you Ray. I love you too. I am actually very surprised that you stayed clear of women. I too didn't want to be with anyone but you. I went on three dates with three guys at my mother's insistence soon after the incident. But since then I have not even thought of any other guy that way but you. Guess we are alike in that aspect." Ginny quipped.
"You didn't? I hoped that you would find someone special and settle down with him. I never in my wildest dreams did I expect you to wait for me." Kit exclaimed.
"I just knew that you were the one for me. I always thought of you and even now I have kept your t-shirt. I didn't want to darken our experience with for some shoddy reason like having fun like others." Ginny said earnestly.
"Then it is settled. You will move in with me once we have got your stuff from your flat." Kit told her. "Now you must be sore from fighting so well. I think its time you received your present."
"Oh what present might that be?" Ginny asked him.
"Come and find out." He said as he tugged at her hand to lead her to his bedroom. He told her to lay down near on the bed. "I don't mean to assume anything and I promise to never do what you don't want me to. I want you to set the pace of our relationship. I said this so that you don't take this the wrong way. Please remove your outer clothes while I get something."
Ginny was surprised but pleased that he didn't take her as granted. He respected her and let her decide where and how they went in their relationship. She trusted him and did as he asked. She removed her sweater and t-shirt. She hesitated a bit but removed her jeans as well. She was not sure if she could stop herself if he did instigate something. She had waited so long for him and the passion between them was too strong to quell.
Kit went to the mini-gym and got some massaging oils. As he re-entered the room, he was speechless as the beauty in front of him laying on the bed. She was even more beautiful in her matching black bra and panties. He felt himself react and he could barely hold himself from jumping at her and ravaging her. He went over quietly and told her "Close your eyes and relax. I promise I wont do anything you don't want me to."
He watched as she closed her eyes and began his massage. He knew the pressure points on the body and he gently started to caress and release the tension in those points. He proceeded from the wrists to her shoulder rubbing the oil on her and massaging her. She made soft moans at the back of her throat that was absolutely the sexiest sound he had heard. Then he did the same to her stomach and shoulders. He gently tipped her over so that she lay on her stomach. She kneaded the shoulder blades and gently massaged her back along the spine. She purred contently as he did it again. He worked on her sides and moved to her legs. He released the tension in her athletic thighs and claves. He caressed all the important points on her heel and near the ankles. He stroked her long sexy legs softly with wonder in his eyes. He proceeded back up and massaged her scalp and neck. When he finished, he noticed that she had fallen asleep.
He covered up with blankets and picked up her clothes. He folded her clothes carefully as he smelled the sweet fragrance of Ginny in the clothes. He decided to let her sleep off her exhaustion and worries.
He picked up his luggage and quietly unpacked. He removed his clothes and wore a new full sleeved shirt and decent slacks from the closet. He wanted to get some food since he was so hungry. He was sure Ginny would be hungry as well. He didn't want to cook anything now and his refrigerator was empty anyway.
He put on his jacket and locked the doors on his way out. He took whatever money he had left in his room as he didn't want to go to his war room just for that. Harry moved quickly through the streets and noted that this part of the town was fairly busy. There were not many people moving about but he could see people. They used cycles and horses to move. It was strange to see horses move openly on the roads where once automobiles sped like crazy. He only saw one car on his way to the restaurant. He got many appreciative stares from people on the streets.
He ordered lots of food since he was very hungry due to fighting and flying from Japan. When the food was ready, he was shocked that they didn't accept pounds. The owner said that they accepted only galleons or sickles. Kit apologized politely instead of bashing him up stating that he was away for a long time to a distant land. The owner told him that he could exchange the pounds to galleons at the corner of the street. He went to exchange his money and found out that this was the monetary system used by wizards and it was common currency all over the world now.
The lowest form was a bronze coin which was called a Knut. 29 Knuts constituted a silver Sickle. 17 Sickles equaled a gold Galleon. It was strange to have uneven denominations for different levels of currency. He got in a good exchange rate according to the person in the counter. An intimidating stare later the rate was more favorable to Kit. He got the rate of three pounds for a galleon. Since this was the standard currency, he changed all his money into galleons and bought a moneybag to put it in.
He went back to the restaurant and picked up the food after paying for it. He walked back to his house as he wondered what other changes he would find. He entered the house to find Ginny still asleep. He let her sleep a few more hours and took the food to the kitchen. He set up everything at the table and covered up everything. He changed into comfortable jeans and a t-shirt. He settled down on the couch in the sitting room for a nap.
Ginny woke up from a very relaxing nap. She sat up and stretched before she noticed her state of undress. Then she remembered Ray's massage and noticed he was not there with her. She still had her underwear on, so Ray hadn't done anything. Damn! She thought. She had wanted to have some quality time with Ray after the massage but she had fallen asleep. His hands felt so wonderful and he knew just where to prod to relax her. She felt better than she had in ages. All the stress from the training she had to undergo, the war and the worry of not finding Ray bled away.
She got up and found her clothes neatly folded nearby. She put on her t-shirt and jeans but left the sweater. She walked out of the room in to the sitting room and found Ray sleeping on the couch. He looked so peaceful and handsome sleeping. His face was serene and content. She left him to sleep a bit more and went to the bathroom to freshen up.
When she came back from the bathroom into the bedroom, she spotted a letter. It was not there before. With her wand in her hand, she carefully examined the letter that was addressed to her. There was no owl waiting for a reply. After hearing that Voldemort wanted her, she decided it was safe to be cautious. She checked the letter for charms or enchantments on it. Thankfully there were none.
The wax seal bore a crest she was not familiar with. She broke the seal and opened the letter.
Miss Ginny Weasley,
You may be surprised to find that I am writing to you when I have not been seen in decades. Please put your mind at ease. I am not writing to make any demands nor do I have an ulterior motive to harm you.
I am Nicolas Flamel, better known as the alchemist. You may be wondering why I am writing to you when the world thought me and my wife to be dead. I am writing to you fulfill an obligation to an old friend. I could not find Harry Potter through magical means but I have a hunch that he will be with you.
Please do not be concerned that I found out, being a few centuries old, I have picked up a few tricks. I suggest you to take Mr. Potter to Gringotts into his family vault. I think that a certain metal sphere in the back of the vault will answer many of his questions about his origin and abilities. Yes, I do know about some of his abilities and the potential he has to be so much more. I made a promise to his ancestor to look after his family.
Harry Potter is a very special boy even more he himself knows. Take care of him for he does not know much about affection or love. I advice you to urge him to use the name he is using now and hide his true heritage for the time being. If you both agree, my wife and I would like to meet you both on September 1 at Hogwarts. We would like to teach you both a few things if you both consent.
Yours sincerely,
Nicolas Flamel
Dear Ginny,
My husband is too formal so don't mind him dear. Please take care of yourselves. You both remind me so much of our own youth. Tell Harry that his parents would have been happy to see the man he has become. I am very much looking forward to meet you both soon.
Perenelle Flamel
Ginny was speechless. She had never in her wildest dreams imagined that she would ever come in contact with the legendry Flamels, much less they would be the ones to write to her. How could they know so much about Ray? How much did they know? This was a bit worrisome but they both seemed sincere enough. She knew that they were very trustworthy people as she had never heard them to fail to keep up their word. Ray would want to know more about his family. Remus and Sirius could tell him a bit more about his heritage but she did not know about Flamels. She had to talk to Ray about this.
She walked back to the sitting room just as Ray was waking up. He called out to her "Hey, when did you wake up?"
"A few minutes back." She replied and settled down beside him.
He put his arms around her and brought her closer to him. He kissed her gently and told her "That's a nice way to wake up. Do you want some breakfast… or brunch now that it is late."
"Yes but go brush your teeth. You stink." Ginny told him.
"Ok. I have set up the table. Go on and sit, I will be there in a minute." He said and got up to leave.
He brushed his teeth and washed his face. He went to the kitchen and found Ginny waving her wand at the food. "You are not poisoning it are you?" he asked.
"No you idiot, I am warming it. Thanks for bringing this from wherever you did."
"No problem angel. Now lets eat, I am famished." He exclaimed.
"Wait. What was that again? Angel?" Ginny asked him curiously.
"Why not? You call me Ray as some sort of a nick name so I though an appropriate one for you." He shrugged.
Ginny thought about it and decided it wasn't so bad. It was kind of sweet actually. "Yeah we have to talk about the names you use."
"Ok." He agreed as he loaded up his plate. He started eating quickly but neatly. He watched Ginny too load up his plate and start eating.
Ginny stopped eating for a it when she noticed that he was on his second helping already. "You know, I didn't believe it when Remus said that you ate like a hog. At least you are not as disgusting about it as my brother Ronald."
"Cant help it. I eat a lot." He shrugged and continued eating. "About names… I couldn't use Harry Potter since I wanted to keep my identity a secret. Once I got into the assassin business, I used the name Rayden after the Chinese god of lightening since I could control lightening. It helped riled up a bit of fear amongst others. I had to live somewhere and I didn't want people to fear me everywhere. So I built up the persona of Kit Walker, a respectable orphan."
He continued to eat as he explained "After I met you, I didn't want to keep up the assassin thing going. So I used all the money I had made to help the people I had wronged under the name of Kit Walker. Of course I didn't tell them that I was the one who did it. Then I used the name Rayden only when I busted drug dealers and went on raids. I didn't want drugs to corrupt the society. I got hold of a lot of money in these raids. I set up some funds for orphanages and old age homes along with a few charities. Many people in London thought me to be the son of a wealthy business man by the name of Kit Walker before all this happened. They knew Kit Walker to be an intelligent, generous but very strict contributor to the society. I had to buy most of the clothes you saw in the wardrobe to attend some stupid functions or parties. I hated it. I mean I give them money right? So why drag me into useless parties where they waste the money I gave them instead of using it for the purposes I specified."
Ginny was flummoxed as she heard her. She had never expected him to actually take that much action towards the betterment of the society. She heard about him destroying the drug syndicate but she never knew about all the charities, old age homes and orphanages. "You really are something Ray. I never expected you to do all that." She remembered the letter she had obtained from the Flamels and told him "Here is a letter I received a bit earlier. I think you should read this." She passed him the letter and continued to eat her breakfast.
He read the letter impassively while eating. After he finished, he continued to eat as he thought about it. Finally, he asked her "So what do you think I should do? Who are those people anyway. By the way he mentioned ancestor, one would think he is a few centuries old. Is he for real?"
Ginny smirked and said "Oh he is very real alright." At his incredulous expression, she elaborated "He is the only known maker of sorcerer's stone. It has the ability to turn any metal into gold and is used to make the elixir of life. This elixir grants immortal life. The last I checked, he was somewhere around six and half centuries old."
"Six and a half centuries?" he exclaimed. "I have got to meet up with this guy. Never mind the lessons and shit, it will be so cool to meet such an old fossil. Do you know how he looks? Does he have wrinkly skin and saggy muscles?" he asked eagerly.
"I don't know. I have never seen him. He disappeared from the active world 50 years ago. I think you should consider what he said about keeping your identity a secret for now." She told him.
"But why? I don't want to hide. I can take on any bastard who dares cross me." He said.
"I know you can. But you really don't know the importance you have in our world. I really think you should keep up being Kit Walker for the time being. At least look for a few months until you know the state of the world. Then you can decide what you want to do." She argued.
Harry thought about it and realized there was a good point in hiding who he was until the time was right. He really didn't know the state of the ongoing war or his importance in it. He reluctantly admitted that it would be wise to do that. "So does that mean you are dumping your old boyfriend Rayden and hooking up with a goody two shoes named Kit Walker?" he asked her mischievously.
"Oh I don't know." Ginny replied thoughtfully "I happen to like some excitement in my life. A goody two shoes cannot possibly handle me."
Kit raised his eyebrow "Is that so? I happen to think that I could offer you more than what your previous boyfriend can?'
"Pray tell what?" Ginny played along.
"Hmm how about flying, cooking food for you daily, a great holiday on a spectacular beach and" he dragged on a bit "copious amounts of incredibly satisfying sex." He finished.
Ginny was slightly stunned that he had mentioned sex. It was so straight forward and not a topic brought up when you are in a relationship of two days. "You are unbelievable but I think I will give you a chance."
"Yes. Now let us finish up this wonderful spread before us and go pick up your stuff." Kit told her.
Ginny had a second helping but couldn't take in anymore. She watched as he polished off all the remaining food with ease. "We will need a bigger refrigerator." She commented.
"No need. There is enough space in the store room and the cabinets. They wont need to last longer than a few days any how." He stood up and started piling up the plates and utensils to wash them.
Ginny stopped him and withdrew her wand "No need. Let me." She muttered scourigify to clean up the plates and banished them to their place in the cupboard.
"Wow. I think I am going to love having you around." Kit told her. "Do you want to get your stuff here so that we can have no interruptions in our talk? I think with your magic, you can pack your stuff easily. I think we can get you settled here within the hour."
"Ok. Now I know you like your own way of traveling but I want you to try wizard transportation. I will apparate with you to my apartment. It will feel like you are squeezed from all sides for a second. Hold on to me and don't let go." Ginny instructed him.
He did a perfect military salute and said "Ma'am yes Ma'am".
"Don't get cheeky with me Mr. Potter." Ginny warned him but apparated as he grabbed her hand.
Kit felt like he was pushed from all sides at once. As soon as the sensation began, it ended. He definitely decided that flying was a better way of travel. He felt a bit woozy after feeling so cramped. He had not felt like this since he had been at the Dursleys.
"I think I prefer to travel my way." He told her sincerely.
"I certainly agree with you but I cant fly around always freely like you and flying on a broom is uncomfortable. Wait here a bit till I disengage the wards." Ginny told him and moved towards the door.
Kit sensed the so called wards when his head cleared. It was just a set of walls of energy covering the door. He attuned his senses to feel what would happen when Ginny disengaged the wards. When Ginny touched the door with her hand, the energy walls seemed to get sucked into the door.
Ginny motioned for him to enter and said "Its not much but I couldn't really afford anything else. The salary I get as a trainee is very small and barely enough to pay the rent and the bills. Watch for the stuff lying around."
Kit entered and found out why Ginny had said it was a small and cramped place. He had entered a room of sorts. There were clothes and photos and small things everywhere. He watched as Ginny worked her magic to pack all her stuff into a trunk. She shrunk the meager furniture to a miniature size and put it away in a bag. It seemed so easy to pack with magic. It would have taken him hours to pack all the stuff and move it. There was some food in the kitchen that Ginny packed. There were not many utensils or cutlery. Kit instructed her to leave all the utensils and cutlery as he had enough at his home. All the books went into another smaller trunk with her other magical equipment. The paintings and writing equipments went into a bag. The small bed and couch were the last to be packed after her clothes.
"Magic sure beats the hassle of moving one's house." Kit remarked.
"Yeah for small house and less stuff it does. But if the place was bigger, I would not have enough magic to pack up everything. Even an average wizard home is impossible to pack by one person." Ginny explained.
"Do I have to carry all this or can you magic it to my place." Kit asked as he saw two trunks and a few bags full of shrunken items.
"No no. I can send them to your place by a spell since I know where it is now. Shall I put this all in the sitting room so that I can put everything in place in the guest room?" Ginny asked.
Kit smirked "Guest bedroom? Do you think you will be able to resist me Ms. Weasley? I guarantee you that you will find yourself in my room before the Sun is up tomorrow morning."
"Dream on buster." Ginny said as she spelled her stuff to appear in his sitting room. "Before we go, I think we should contact the other two people I told you about – Sirius Black and Remus Lupin. They will be frantic after hearing about the attack and I have not contacted them in hours. Besides they would love to meet up with you."
Kit got a cool expression on his face but he nodded. He would not deny her anything even if it went against his likes. He needed some explanations from them both if he were to accept them.
Ginny picked up the bag of floo powder she had left out and moved to the fireplace. She put her head into the fire and fire called Hogwarts Defense classroom. As soon as her head appeared in the classroom, she was met with two shouts of "GINNY". They had to know it was her because all fireplaces in Hogwarts were password protected.
"Hello Sirius. Hello Remus. Nice to see you too." Ginny replied calmly.
"Nice… to… see you..." Sirius sputtered before exploding "Where were you? We were so worried. When we heard of the attack, we wanted to rush to St. Mungos but there were wards to completely lock us out. And when we did reach there, we found a massacre of death eaters and we couldn't find you anywhere. Thank Merlin Arthur told us you were alright. Don't you dare give us a fright like that again."
"Now that he got it out of his system, are you ok Ginny? Did you need something?" Remus asked in a calmer tone than Sirius.
Ginny waited patiently for Sirius to finish his rant. It was nice to know both of them cared so much about her. She felt it was wonderful that they were going to hear more favorable news in a little while. "I am fine and everything is alright. I know this is sudden but I am moving out. Could you guys come too? I have someone you have to meet." She said with a mischievous twinkle in her eyes.
Sirius was still worked up so Remus answered her. "We would be happy to Ginny. Just make sure it is safe wherever you are moving to."
"Wait just a second while I get the address." Ginny said before withdrawing from the fire. She turned to Kit and whispered so that Remus and Sirius couldn't hear "What is the address of your place Kit?"
She returned to the fire and relayed the address to Remus who wrote it down. "Meet me there in an hour. I have to hitch a ride with my roomie."
"Is it someone we know Ginny? Are you sure that the area is not dangerous, you know with the Vampires around?" Sirius asked worriedly.
"You don't have to worry at all. My new boyfriend who I am moving in with is more than capable of taking care of all the dangers out there. Oh and bring food enough for ten people with you. He eats like you wouldn't believe and it will take hours for us all to talk about everything." She said and cut off the connection without giving them a chance to ask more questions.
When she turned around to face Kit, he had a smug grin on his face. "So you need to hitch a ride with your roomie eh? You do know the cost of the service don't you?" Kit asked her.
"Yes I do but you don't have to take kisses as a payment you know. I can hardly keep to myself around you." Ginny said softly.
Kit dropped the smug grin and smiled at her "I just cannot get enough of you. We have been apart for five years and I want to make up for all that time." He gently embraced her and kissed her passionately. "Ready to go?" he asked her.
"Yes" she replied.
Kit took to the air and flew at a comfortable pace at which they could watch the scenery. He didn't want to immediately return to his house and Ginny had told them that they would be there in an hour. So he put up an inverted shield to keep the air in and flew higher. He was up so high that England was just a huge blob of land. He held her by her waist with her back to him so that she could watch nature's beauty. The sight of large blue oceans and land was breathtaking. It was a wondrous spectacle of nature.
"Like the view?" he asked her softly enjoying the peaceful view.
"It is so beautiful. I never could go this high on a broom. It all seems so peaceful from up here, no wars or dark lords, no noises of a bustling city and no boxed in surroundings. I love it here. We have to go flying more Ray." She replied in an awed voice.
"It does paint a pretty picture doesn't it? I hardly look around when I fly. I fly so fast that I usually cause a few sonic booms."
Ginny laughed and turned around in his arms to face him. "How about we cause some now?" She kissed him and melted into his strong arms. "How is it that we are able to breathe so easily up here? I learnt through some muggle acquaintance of mine that it will be very difficult to breathe as you go higher." She asked him curiously.
"Well that is because I have a shield around us. There is less oxygen as we go higher and the change in pressure up here affects our breathing. With the shield, I hold the air inside the shield and vary the pressure by changing the thickness of the shield. The shield I am using now is used to keep things in and the one I put on you during the fight was one to keep things out." Kit explained.
"So that was the reason Jugson's curses didn't hurt me. I wondered why that was. Did you know that even when I fell, I couldn't touch the ground because of the shield."
"Yes the shield is very rigid. If I put it on you, whatever you do, nothing will be able to touch you but I am surprised that it held up against magic. When I tried it with Lupin, the magic got through." Kit told her confused why his shield acted that way.
"Did you perchance hear what the curse was?" Ginny asked.
"No. It was a blood red colored curse and Lupin was screaming when the curse hit him." He told her.
"Oh that's why. Forget it for now. I will tell you about that when we sit down to talk. You will require a lot of background info to understand that." Ginny explained and said "Now how about we get back. I think we have spent enough time here but promise me that we will fly regularly Ray."
"Sure Ginny, whatever you want. It is so relaxing flying with you. I feel at peace whenever you are around." Kit said and strengthened the shield a bit more. He took off quick enough to cause a huge sonic boom but not at his full speed. He didn't know his full speed yet as he had not tried it yet. When he reached with a few kilometers of land, he slowed down to see where his house was. He easily found a landmark and took the route home.
He landed in his backyard and they went inside. He told Ginny to go settle down in the sitting room and poured the left over juice into two glasses. They settled down comfortably on the couch and talked about inconsequential things waiting for their guests to arrive.
As soon as Ginny had cut the floo connection, Sirius turned to Remus and asked the question silently. Being best friends for so many years, Remus understood the unasked question and nodded. Sirius suddenly got up and whooped loudly. "Finally we found him Moony. This is so cool. I cant wait to meet him."
"I think fate conspired against us. When we went searching, we couldn't find him and now he just drops into our lap right when he is needed. We need to get the food and get going." Remus told him.
"I can finally have an eating contest with him!" Sirius shouted with glee.
"Is food all you can think about at this time Padfoot?" Remus asked him disgusted.
"What is so wrong with food? We all need it all the time." He paused a bit and told Remus seriously "Come to think of it, he might be the mysterious fighter that the reports mentioned in the St. Mungos attack. I think Ginny failed to mention this purposefully."
"You know, its scary when you have a serious and intelligent moment like this." Remus mocked him.
Sirius pretended to be offended "You wound me Mr. Moony with your ungrounded accusations but alas, I do not have time to indulge in petty squabbles. I need acquire enough food for an eating contest and develop an appetite." He dashed off towards the kitchens to get the food and drinks packed.
Remus shook his head resignedly and went to his bathroom to freshen up.
They were ready to leave after half an hour. The enormous quantity of food was in a small cardboard box courtesy of a shrinking charm. Sirius assured that there was enough food and drinks to feed 20 people. Remus picked up the address and found that it was a few blocks away from where he was attacked two years ago. Since Sirius knew of that place, they both apparated to that alley. All three of them had gone back after the attack to search for any signs of Harry.
They found it to be a quiet but respectable neighborhood. People still lived in this part of London and the buildings looked as if they had not suffered from Voldemort's attack. They walked towards the address Ginny had given them. The plots in the area were big. Some had huge houses while other left a lot of area for gardens and had a small house. They finally found the house. It was unremarkable from the outside but it looked well looked after. The house was not all that big but it had a huge garden both in the front as well as back. Remus went forward and knocked on the front door.
Kit and Ginny were sitting on the couch entwined in each others arms when they heard a knock. Kit got up pulling Ginny with him and went to answer the door. When he opened the door, there was an awkward pause. He studied two men before him. Years of training ingrained in him had made it a regular practice.
The one named Remus Lupin, he recognized him right away. He looked as he did two years ago, shabby clothes, brownish grey hair and slightly unhealthy. The other man had shoulder length black hair falling down in elegant locks. He looked fit and wore expensive looking robes. He had bluish grey eyes that were studying him intently with disbelief. They were both shorter than he was and both seemed spell bound on seeing him.
Ginny broke the uneasy silence "Come on in guys." Turning to Kit, she asked "Is this the way you treat guests Ray?"
Kit calmly stepped aside but said nothing. He signaled the men to enter but still had a cool look on his face. He turned and walked to the sitting room without looking back.
Ginny was perplexed with Kit's behavior. He seemed fine a few seconds ago and when Sirius and Remus arrived, it was as if he had just shut down his emotions. She did not understand why Kit seemed to be cross with them. Sirius and Remus were looking at her in confusion. She simply shrugged and indicated them to follow her.
In the sitting room, Kit waited for them. He watched as they came in warily. The black haired man, presumably Sirius Black put a smallish cardboard box on the glass table. They sat in the two armchairs and Ginny sat beside him. He felt himself relax a bit as Ginny leaned against him.
"What is the matter with you? Why are you acting like this?" Ginny asked him.
"Them." He said simply as he pointed to Sirius and Remus.
"I haven't even introduced them and you have a grudge against them? Incredible." Ginny exclaimed.
"I know who they are. They are supposed to be friends of my parents. Where were they all this time?" Kit asked in an emotionless voice.
"Harry… we wanted to be there for you…" Sirius started before he was cut off by Kit.
"Shut up." Kit snapped. "You claim to be friends of my parents. And you Sirius Black are my supposed godfather. Godfather is a title given to a person who will take care of the child if the parents are unable to. Where were you when I faced hell with the Dursleys? Where were you when I had to survive on the streets? Where were you when I needed someone to give me guidance? Where were you when I cried to sleep because I was all alone in the world? Where were you when I got hurt and nobody looked after me? Where were you when I pushed my body to its limit to achieve some goal in some training? Where were you when I wanted to know something… hell anything about my parents? Where the fuck were you when I did so many atrocious acts that I have yet to atone for?" He turned to Remus and said "And some friend you are, lying and trying to use me when I had saved your life. You both are despicable."
Ginny had never seen Kit loose his composure. Even when he went up to battle against death eaters and cut them up, he never once wavered. She realized there were deep emotional scars in Kit that he kept buried. He had had no one before her and had believed himself to be alone and to learn that he had a godfather must have hurt him a lot.
Remus and Sirius visibly deflated as they heard his tirade. Their shoulders slumped and they bent their heads in shame. They had shouldered this guilt for years and it was slapped on their faces with full force. They could not say anything against what he had said because most of what he had said was true. They once again remembered the old pains and horrors they had pushed away.
Ginny stood up, sat in Kit's lap, and forced him to look at her. "Don't be so harsh on them Ray. You do not know the full story." She stopped him with a stern look when he tried to interrupt her. "Let me tell you what happened the night your parents were killed. This is a story known by the whole of wizarding world but Sirius filled in the details. Your parents were very active people in the war against Voldemort. They were members of the Order of the Phoenix, a group run by Albus Dumbledore against Voldemort. They were powerful people and a prophecy was made about the downfall of Voldemort that Remus told you two years ago."
"At that time, there were two candidates, yourself and a person named Neville Longbottom, son of Frank and Alice Longbottom. All of you were forced to hide because of the prophecy. The Longbottoms moved into their family manor and erected the wards that they could. Your parents on the other hand, moved to Godric's Hollow and decided to use a very old charm known as the Fidelus charm. This magic allows people to hide from everybody and can only be revealed by the Secret keeper of the charm. Everyone expected Sirius to be the secret keeper since your father and he were like brothers. Sirius thought that using Peter Pettigrew was the perfect bluff. Pettigrew, Remus and Sirius were very close friends with your father in their school years. So they made Peter Pettigrew as the secret keeper but the world still thought that Sirius was the secret keeper."
"The plan backfired on them as Pettigrew was the traitor. He was a death eater and he led Voldemort to your parents on the Halloween of 1981. Your father dueled Voldemort but fell to the killing curse. Nobody is sure what happened but your mother sacrificed herself so that you could live. Voldemort tried to use the killing curse on you too but it rebounded on him. You were left with a lightening bolt shaped scar on your forehead where the curse struck. That is why you are famous in our world. You stopped a great evil at a very young age."
"Now this is where it gets complicated. Sirius, mad with grief and rage, tracked down Pettigrew to kill him. But he was framed by him to make everybody believe that Sirius was the traitor. Since nobody had told that Sirius was not the secret keeper, he was carted off to Azkaban without a trial. Remus had lost everybody and being a werewolf, he was not granted custody of you. Albus Dumbledore proclaimed that you were best protected at the Dursleys. Only recently, he revealed that you were protected due the blood protected invoked due to your mother's sacrifice. You were safe until you lived with the person who shared your mother's blood – Petunia Dursley."
"Sirius escaped from Azkaban, the first ever to do so mind you, to prove his innocence and take care of you. Azkaban is a place like hell where nightmarish creatures called Dementors serve as guards. They suck the happiness out of people and force them to relive their most painful memories. Most prisoners lose their sanity within months. Sirius told me that he stayed sane only because he knew he was innocent and because he was an anigamus. An anigamus is a person who can change into an animal. It is a very rare ability and his form is that of a big bear like dog that resembles a Grim. He escaped and made Remus and Dumbledore believe that he was indeed innocent. Dumbledore forced them both to let you remain at the Dursleys due to the blood protection."
"They became worried when you couldn't be found when you had to enter Hogwarts. A massive search was organized to look for you. Nobody could find you and all magical means were exhausted. Scrying rituals and tracing were tried but you were not found. The general public made a huge outcry when you were declared missing. You were a figure head and you had disappeared. Many had believed that Voldemort was dead but Dumbledore and others knew he was still out there somewhere. So they tried to assure the people by providing false reports that you were given special training. Public outcry died down but Remus, Sirius and others kept searching for you."
"Voldemort took advantage of the chaos and through a possessed defense professor, he stole the Philosopher's stone in 1991 and regained a body. When Dumbledore tried to tell people that he was back, people did not believe him. The ministry of magic had become corrupt under power hungry politicians and careful handling by the death eaters. Dumbledore was slandered and ridiculed. Accusations about your disappearance were also added against him. People refused to believe that Voldemort was back. Voldemort laid low for five years before he made his presence known with an attack on the ministry. Remus told you about that and the revelation of the prophecy. There was some relief when a new prophecy was made known but personally I think it was just a hoax."
"It was then you kidnapped me and all that happened. There were some changes made and Voldemort stepped up his attacks. Then you found Remus. We three felt that it was better to keep your identity and discovery a secret. Sirius and Remus are not exactly enamored with Dumbledore so we put on a new search by ourselves. We have searched for you ever since. We only found a lead from some barman in a pub but couldn't find out anything more. You were bloody difficult to find trace of. So don't you dare blame them." Ginny finished hotly.
"I never knew. I apologize Sirius, Remus." Kit said softly. He was overwhelmed from hearing about his parents sacrifice just like when he had heard about it from Remus. He was very grateful that his parents had such faithful friends such as Sirius and Remus. He made a mental note to get more details about Pettigrew so that he could exact revenge for his parents death.
"Its alright kiddo you couldn't have known. Glad that we have cleared that up. It is great to have you with us again Harry." Sirius told him.
"Yes Harry, its such a relief to have found you. You don't know the pains we took to find you." Remus said.
Ginny interrupted before Kit could reply "Guys I think its better if we started using the name Kit Walker from now on. We got a letter from Flamels in this regard. We have to get used to calling him by his new name. I made him agree since I knew the importance of him being not discovered yet."
"Yes I think its wise if you refer to me as Kit Walker from now on. The stupid world would go bonkers relies too heavily on figure heads. I don't want to be a poster boy for wizards when I am not a wizard at all." Harry scowled as he replied.
"But you have to be magical. We guessed that you had been trained by some rogue wizards to use magic differently or that you were one of the legendry Magi. If you are not a wizard then what are you and how can you be so fast and strong?" Remus asked curiously.
Kit smirked "That is not even half of what I can do. I do not know what I am but I certainly do not have magic like you all. My energy is totally different from anybody I have sensed in this world. I discovered…" He proceeded to tell his entire life story until now. He decided that he could trust them after he had heard the true story. They seemed to sincerely care about him and Ginny too trusted them enough to get them to help search for him. He had some difficulty recounting his demeaning acts but with encouragement from Ginny helped him to tell them everything.
He felt relieved to get all that off his chest for the first time. He refused to be ashamed of what had happened in his life. There were some achievements he was proud of and he was sure not many people could claim to be as skillful as him at martial arts. He was still sorry for some of the things he had done but he was doing his best and not everybody he had killed or harmed were innocent.
Remus was very interested after knowing the details. He was like a scholar who wanted to know everything about something huge like this. He was the one who had asked the most questions regarding his abilities. However, he knew when to stop pushing. Some things should not be pressed.
Sirius was in awe at what his godson had done. He could never have imagined the son of James and Lily to have such a hard life and come out of it so magnificently. The achievements in the martial arts alone were staggering. His compassionate acts easily balanced the destructive attacks on drug traffickers. He was very glad to have such an honorable person as a godson even if he was not a wizard.
Ginny was really moved hearing Kit's life story. Having had a very stable home life and dependable family, she couldn't even imagine what he must have felt like. From what little she had heard about Sirius, she deemed that Sirius was the only one who may have some idea how it would have been. The stories and hard work behind his amazing abilities were unbelievable. She didn't know what to make of his childhood. It was sad but at the same time exciting. She decided to let it be unless he brought it up.
Kit suddenly pulled Ginny close to him and discreetly winked at her. He turned to Sirius and said "You know Sirius, you are a very lucky godfather."
"Yeah I know. You are a great kid." Sirius replied instantly.
"That is because I saved you the privilege of giving me 'the talk'." Kit quipped. "Ginny and me have already gone beyond it."
Sirius's jaw was hanging open in shock. He never thought about that. Harry was truly the son of James. The first time they meet and he pranked him. Remus laughed loudly at this. "You are truly the son of Prongs Kit. That was a good one. Padfoot looks like a proper electrocuted ape."
"There is no electricity for that to happen Moony." Sirius snapped.
"It is the thought that counts Padfoot." Remus replied.
Kit watched them bicker and asked them curiously "What are these names that you keep calling each other?"
"That's right. You don't know the Marauders. So Mr. Padfoot and Mr. Moony without further adieu please continue…" Ginny said in a sing song voice.
Laughing again, Sirius replied "Me, Remus, James and Peter were known as the Marauders when we were in school. We played pranks, broke the rules and caused mayhem at Hogwarts. And this was all possible because of Moony here. As you know he is a werewolf. We wanted to help him so we became anigami. Based on our forms, we dubbed nick names for ourselves. Being the werewolf, Remus was Moony. I am as you know, a giant Grim like dog and therefore, Padfoot. Peter" he spat "was a rat like he is and hence Wormtail. You father was a majestic stag, Prongs. We explored the village and the forest together in our animal forms on full moons when we accompanied Remus during his transformations. It was the best time of my life." He sighed happily remembering those carefree times.
"You father and mother were great friends to have Har… Kit. Lily was probably the most brilliant witch seen in many generations. She figured out that I was a werewolf in our third year but kept quiet about it. Your father and Sirius confronted me at the end of first year and gave me an earful for not telling them sooner. In our second year, James got this crazy idea of becoming anigami so that they could accompany me during full moons. They worked hard for three years and finally succeeded in fifth year. It was an immense help. My transformations became less painful and being with animals calmed down the wolf. After your mother got together with your father, she used to wait up for us to heal us if we got hurt. She covered for us when we about to get caught. She had quirky sense of humor that baffled James. She helped keep us all in line. James and Lily were wonderful people Ha… Kit. You should be proud of them." Remus told him.
Kit sighed and said "Its great to know about them you know. I had only known their names until I met Remus. The Dursleys called them names and insulted them but I never knew the real people then. Now I have half a mind to go back to the Dursleys and…"
"We can do that. By some miracle, the area in which they live in was not affect by the massive attack or subsequent attacks. We can have fun making their life hell for what they did to you. It is after all my right as godfather to take revenge." Sirius said.
"And mine as an honorary uncle." Remus added.
"Thanks guys I really appreciate it but I don't feel like dealing with them now. Ginny, you were telling something about my shield blocking some magic while others got through. What is that about?" Kit asked.
"Of all the spells in magic, three are termed as unforgivables. These three cannot be blocked and are solely powered by dark emotions. The first is Imperio, the controlling curse. It removes free will and gives complete control to the caster. It is pale blue in color and causes a sense of euphoria in the target. The main emotion required to cast the curse is the need to control others to the degree of complete subjugation. It can be fought off by a strong will. The second one is Crucio, the pain curse. It is blood red in color. This is the curse that your shield couldn't stop for Remus. It causes unbearable pain and makes you feel like your nerves are on fire. The emotion behind this curse is attaining joy in causing others pain. The last one is Avada Kedavra, the killing curse. This curse is a sickly green, several shades lighter than your eyes. This is the curse you overcame as a child when no one else could. The only emotion that powers this curse is wanting the person to die. These three curses are pretty easy to cast for death eaters because they do not have any wand movements and are successful only due to emotions." Ginny explained.
"Your shield is the strongest that I know of. It held up against all other dark curses and hexes from Jugson when I fought him. I didn't take a chance with the unforgivables. Your shield allowed me to cast through unlike other shields which completely block everything. It also held against both physical as well as magical attacks. It is the only shield I have heard off or seen that repels both physical and magical attacks. Magical shields can either defend against magic alone or physical matter. It was still half as strong when the duel ended. It was probably one of the strongest shields I have heard of. What I am saying is, your shield will hold pretty much against anything but the unforgivable curses." Ginny informed.
"I had never felt any shield." Remus inserted.
"You were probably in too much pain and the shield didn't stop that pain curse anyway." Kit replied.
"Hey that is so cool. Come on Harry, show us this shield and some other stuff you can do." Sirius said eagerly. Remus nodded beside him wanting to see for himself.
Kit grinned and seeing the look in his eyes, Sirius and Remus thought 'This is not good.' Kit shot two bolt of electricity just strong enough to give them a mild shock at them. It was so fast that they couldn't avoid it and yelped when they were hit. "You asked for it." Kit replied innocently when they glared at him.
Without any warning, he shot off an energy blast at the TV but before it hit, he put up a shield in front of it. The blast hit the shield and dissipated giving a bluish hue to the shield. Next, he flew up in the air with Ginny still in his lap and flew a lazy loop around the sitting room. Still in the air, he flew behind the couch and lifted it up with one hand while his other hand held Ginny. He put down the couch after a few seconds and made Ginny sit down on it. He put on a burst of speed and brought his sword back from his room before Sirius and Remus could do anything.
Sirius and Remus were flabbergasted at Kit's abilities. They had never seen anything like this before. They had seen Vampires and werewolves having more speed and strength but the other abilities were too much. Flying without any aid was awesome. Remus was itching to research more into his abilities.
"That is one hell of a sword and its so bloody long." Sirius exclaimed once he got out of his self induced shock.
Remus caught sight of the symbols on the sword and asked "What are those symbols Kit?"
"The ones at the ends are for holding a part of me in and strengthening the metal. It is a Samurai tradition to put a bit of a person's soul into his weapon but I think I just put a bit of energy into it. The symbols at the base of the handle are my personal symbols so that nobody else can use it." Kit explained.
Remus leaned in closer to examine the sword but didn't touch it heeding the warning. "These are very old runes, I guess they are combat runes. I don't know the meaning though. The knowledge of combat runes have been lost through the centuries. Your personal symbol is also likely to be a combat rune. This metal in unlike any I have seen. It seems like a combination of Mithril and Iron. What is it?" he asked.
"I have no idea. The people in the village told me that Samurais have always used this metal for weapons and armor. They had found it near their village centuries ago. This metal is the strongest that I have encountered. Normally, I cannot make a dent in that thing but I think I can bend it in my ascended state." Kit answered.
"Sirius, Remus I think you should practice to refer Harry as Kit. You guys slip once in a while and it will create problems if anyone overhears." Ginny interrupted.
Sirius scowled at her and said in his best child like voice "Yes Miss Ginerva." He knew Ginny didn't like being called like that. He knew he was going to have to do it but Merlin couldn't he enjoy calling his best friend's son by his proper name a few times at least!
Remus whacked him on the shoulder. "Be good Sirius. This is important and you are the one who seems to be slipping."
"Okay, Okay I will make an effort alright. Happy now?" Sirius asked peevishly.
"Yes, very." Ginny said. "Now we have to update Kit about the events of last two years. Care to take the honors Sirius? Me and Remus have had our turn."
"Yeah sure." Sirius grumbled and began somberly "Harry… I mean Kit, there was another prophecy made two years ago at the starting feast at Hogwarts. It was claimed to be from Hogwarts herself. It went like this…" He went on to tell Harry about the changes in Hogwarts. He also talked about the huge wall that surrounded Hogwarts and the streaming refugees. He also told about Voldemort's progress in the war, his attacks and control of many countries and the information about the new dark mark. He also gave little information about the pockets of resistances that had sprung up in many countries, France, Australia and America being the main ones. He told him about Voldemort's fierce strikes and conquests.
Sirius went on to tell Kit about Vampires "Like werewolves being real, Vampires are also real. They are divided into covens. Two major covens were formed due to this war, one that is on our side and the other is on Voldemort's side. They have been an immense help to us. They make up more than quarter of our offensive forces. They are the ones we rely on when the other side's vampires attack. Wizards in general have a very difficult time in fending off vampires. Any auror or a well established wizard can hold himself against a vampire or two but against a horde of them, its impossible to win… well maybe not for Dumbledore or Voldemort. The vampires on our side have set up medical facilities and safe houses for people who live outside Hogwarts. They are the ones who are making sure that lives go on normally in England. Since we have vampires helping us so much, we couldn't ward against the vampires. So enemy vampires attack inland from time to time. It has started to become troublesome but we can only rely on vampires for help." He explained more about the ward that Dumbledore erected and its merits and demerits. Kit was surprised that he hadn't sensed any energy dome he had come to associate to wards when he entered England. He figured it was because he was flying too fast and was enjoying flying too much to notice.
Ginny was still sitting in his lap and he was absently stroking her shoulder blades. He contemplated all that he had been told. The situation was worse than he had imagined. The masters in the village had not kidded when they told there were changes. He was astounded that one single man had gone further than any other conqueror in history in such a short time. His new mark should help but this progress was mind boggling. If this was went on, there was not much hope for winning. He needed more information before he got too involved though. Of course if any dared to cross his path, he was more than eager to take care of them.
After a few minutes of contemplation he asked "What about guns? It would help a great deal if you had proper guns and people. You could take out throes of enemies with them."
"We did use guns in the beginning and they were effective. You see, the shields produced by magic can shield against physical harm and magical curses but only one at a time. So guns were successful to a point but we used it so much that we have no more ammunition. Voldemort destroyed most of muggle industries and weaponry was the first he went after. Metal is very difficult to work with magic, especially the metal used for ammunition. We cannot replicate bullets by a spell nor can we conjure them. Only very powerful wizards can do that properly but they are in very short supply and they cannot be spared to produce bullets. Besides we are not sure if they work completely, they can shield against it pretty easily until the bullets run out. But still there are people who still have guns and are instructed to use it in case of danger. They really helped in the attacks while they lasted." Sirius explained.
Kit grinned but said nothing. Instead he asked "I can understand that electronics wont work but missiles and rockets have payload. Have you used those in battles? They can be quite destructive if they were dropped in the middle of the enemy."
Remus resisted the urge to smack himself and said "Now why didn't we think of that? This will give us a huge advantage if we are able to surprise the enemy. Looks like you inherited more than just your pretty eyes from you mother Kit." His grin faltered and he frowned "But what if Voldemort tries to copy us as well? He has much more bases in the countries and places that he controls."
Kit's grin got wider. Sirius noticed that grin as being similar to James when he was plotting a very good prank. "Why are you sporting that Cheshire cat grin? Uh oh… I don't think I am going to like whatever crazy thing that has popped up in your head." Sirius commented.
Kit's wide grin broke into a full blown smirk "What would you say if I told you I have enough guns and explosives to last a few thousand enemies? And…" He dragged on as he watched the slacked jaws "I could steal all of Voldemort's missiles and rockets if you give me the locations."
Kit resisted the urge to laugh, he really did but the expressions on their faces, Ginny included, was too much. Still holding Ginny in his lap, he gave into uncontrollable laughter. Sirius was completely into shock. Remus bore an incredulous expression and Ginny's was a combination of shock, disbelief and worry. He collapsed into the couch he sat on and dragged Ginny with him in his fit of laughter.
Ginny regained her senses when she was dragged down with Kit when he collapsed in laughter. She grew irritated when he continued laughing. When Kit noticed her irritated gaze, he quickly apologized "I am sorry but it was just too funny. All your expressions were priceless. I had not laughed like this in… well ever. I really needed that."
All three irritated glares softened at his admission. Remus who bore the incredulous expression asked him heatedly "How in Godric's blazes did you manage to get that much of weaponry? And are you crazy to think that you can just enter and steal all the missiles from under Voldemort's nose?"
"You really don't want to know how and when I accumulated my stash of weapons. As far as stealing goes, I have been doing it for years and I have never been caught once. This is just bigger and more exciting game. I will have to see what else I can steal of Voldie. Maybe his army's wands… or his wardrobe… nah maybe his throne… that ought to give him a fit..." He pondered, lost in his thoughts.
Kit was shaken from his thoughts by a solid punch on his arm. It didn't hurt him in the least but he found Ginny nursing her hand. She swore several choice words "Your sodding arm felt like bloody iron. Apart from that, are you nuts? Do you know what you are suggesting here? And are you making fun of Voldemort? It is no joking matter Mr. Harry bleeding Potter or Kit 'the git' Walker whatever you want to call yourself."
"You worry too much Ginny. Voldie is gonna get it from me prophecy be damned. I really don't give much shit into all that rubbish. I am gonna mock him in more ways than one before all this is over. This is just the beginning. It will all just be a day's work if you get me the locations. I can fly in and get it all done before Voldie even realizes it is useful. Besides I hardly think that he would even put a guard on that since he has disabled electricity." At their still reproving faces, he implored them "Come on guys, you know how fast I can be. If there are more places, I can even spread it out over a day or two more. You know magic doesn't stop me at all."
"We will think more about this later. We need to make a list of all the places anyways. Kit, the problem is Voldemort himself has put up wards that alert him whenever a witch or a wizard enters his lands who does not bear the dark mark. So you see we cannot send you back up if something goes wrong." Remus told him.
Kit simply shrugged "Whatever. It is your loss."
Ginny interrupted before Remus could argue "I think Kit can pull it off. He triggered no alarms when he kidnapped me from the burrow or got me back. You two make the list but do it discreetly. We don't want to tip Voldemort off." She turned back to Kit "But Ray, you have to promise to me that you will tell me before you go."
"Sure Ginny." Kit promised as he was surprised that she stood up or him. He was happy nonetheless because she was not like traditional women who would want their men to stay safe. He was very thankful that she trusted and believed in him and even supported him in this. "Well that's settled. How would three like a tour of my war room where I have kept some stuff that I have gathered over the years?"
"Hey its no fair. Since when does Ginny get to decide what we can do." Sirius whined unconvincingly. "We can see the war room later but first I want a FOOD CONTEST. I am going to prove for once and for all that I am the king of the table." He finished loftily.
They all laughed at his antics and prepared to have a humongous dinner.