Chapter 6: Heritage Revealed
Dinner was a raucous affair with Kit and Sirius in a food eating contest. Remus and Ginny watched amazed as Kit worked his way through food enough for more than ten people in one sitting. Sirius ate till he was feeling nauseous and he rushed to the sink to puke. Kit ate on happily. He polished off all the remaining food with ease within the time it took Ginny and Remus to finish their dinner. He told them that he had not had a proper English dinner in a long time.
After dinner, they settled in the sitting room where Remus conjured some light balls. They talked and teased Sirius for a while till he got better. As they were about to leave, Ginny who was sitting beside him poked his stomach and asked him curiously "Where does all that food go?"
"I dunno. I guess I have a really fast metabolism." Kit answered lazily. "Now shall we go have a look at my war room?"
"Yes but why do you call it your war room?" Remus asked.
"You will find out when we get there." Kit said as he led them out the front door. He walked to the garage and opened the door. There were a few cardboard boxes lying about. There was no vehicle but there was a shelf full of tools on a wall. Kit went to the tools shelf and pulled one of the side panes down revealing a digital keypad. Ginny had to explain to the other two what it was since they had not been that exposed to the muggle world.
Kit frowned as the password was not accepted nor was there any indication that the keypad was working. He smacked himself on his forehead loudly and mumbled "I am such an idiot." Sirius snickered but he was silenced by a sharp elbow in his gut by Remus. Kit shuffled the empty cardboard boxes in a corner and began to tap the floor systematically. Finally he found what he was looking for. He pulled his hand back a little and punched through the false floor. He yanked off the metallic surface from its hinges, which served as a large trapdoor to reveal a winding stair case.
He turned to the others and said jovially "Finally, the War room." He gestured to the stairs leading down and said "Come on lets go. Don't be too surprised at what you see though. I have collected quite a lot of knick knacks over the years."
All of them went down the stairs and found themselves in the dark. There was stale air in the room. Remus fumbled around for his wand and did the same charm as in the sitting room lighting up the whole room. He then muttered some more words which caused fresh air to flow. Ginny took in a sharp breath as she saw the sheer size of the room. It was easily greater than the size of the house above and was supported by many pillars. Remus conjured more balls of light to light even the ends of the room.
All three of them couldn't help but be completely dumbfounded at the sheer amount of weaponry in the room. Along each wall were show cases with many types of guns and other weaponry. In one corner of the room, there were many trunks and huge packed boxes arranged systematically. In the rest of the room, there were many rows of metal racks. They walked from the stairs to the racks of weapons in the middle.
The racks were closely packed but had enough space to walk between them. On their left side was a rack full of different types of swords and on the right there were daggers and knives of all types. They reached the end and walked along the along seeing what was in all the racks. They found rows of different types of guns and other weapons. There racks dedicated to each type of weaponry. For example, there was a rack only for Beretta pistols, one for submachine guns, one for bo staffs, one for spears etc. By their rough estimate there were about a hundred of each kind of weapon in every rack.
Kit led them towards the show cases on the walls. "The weapons in these showcases are stored in the racks. I do not know all of the guns and other weapons but whenever I found a new kind of weapon, I put one on display so that I could differentiate between the weapons."
Sirius and Remus recognized most of the guns and weapons on display because they were part of the Battle committee at Hogwarts. Even if they couldn't recognize the exact make of the gun, they could recognize what type of gun it was. There were all kinds of pistols like Beretta 9MM, Desert Eagle, Glock, Staur 30. There were revolvers of different sizes and makes. There were machine guns, sub machine guns and heavy machine guns. There were uzis and a collection of many sniper rifles. There were also different types of shotguns – single barrel, double barrel, pump action and sawed off. There were mounted machine guns which could be fixed on vehicles. There were chain guns and flame throwers. There were rocket launchers, grenade launchers. There were different grades of explosives like grenades, C4, Semtex, Dynamite, detonators, pencils, triggers and coils. There were also many kinds of armor including Kevlar, metal paddings, night vision goggles, binoculars and other electronic devices for communication that they could not use now.
As they rounded a corner, they entered the last section of show cases which held hand combat weapons. There were gauntlets with spikes, spiked gloves, knuckle braces and many kinds of thin metal wires they suspected were for strangling or choking. Kit informed them that they were called garotte. He told them the names of the weapons as he showed it to them. There were many varieties of axes like battle axes, pick axes, single sided axes, double sided axes and even mountain climbing ice axes. Then there was a selection of daggers and knives of all kinds and sizes including Sais. There were smaller weapons that one could throw like darts, knives, shruikens or throwing stars. There were also almost all kinds of swords – flamberge, bastard sword, katana, wazikazi, rapiers, long sword, dual war swords, gladius, kama swords etc. There were also hammers and maces. There were other hand combat weapons like spears, short spers, nunchaks, bo staffs, staves, glaives, batons, machete and flails. There were also polearms like scythes, poleaxes and halbreds. There was an array of archery equipment too. There were different sizes of old kind of wooden bows and arrows. There were also modern bows made of metal and strong plastic. There were feathered arrows, metal arrows, hollowed arrows for carrying poisons and gunpowder, quivers of different sizes. There were straps and holsters for all weapons from guns to swords to daggers.
On the same wall, the other end contained different rockets ranging from those for rocket launchers to tanks to airplanes. There were also shells for heavy mounted guns but no such guns were visible. There were also shells used in anti aircraft guns.
Kit then lead them to the last section in the corner where trunks and packed boxes were stored. "I think you will like what you find here." He said. Even if they were numb from seeing all that kind of weaponry, they were surprised to see the last section. There, on the showcases were huge amount of currency of many countries. The bills were stacked impeccably and the amount was staggering. They couldn't even guess its value in galleons if they tried. On the show cases were also gold bars and biscuits. There were some other statues and other antiques they he had rescued from destruction or stolen from shipments.
Kit pointed to the packed boxes stacked against one another and explained "These are boxes of ammunition for all the different guns. I think there are a few boxes with blocks of explosives too, so be careful. The trunks contain some diamonds and gold coins. Come to think of it, most of these are galleons. I had not recognized them before. I thought they were some long lost Spanish pieces."
All three of them very quiet throughout the entire tour. Remus suddenly started chuckling. When Sirius asked him what was so funny, he replied "Kit here is truly special. Did you remember the ingenuity of James in planning pranks and Lily in everything else? This is the second time I have met him and he has always shocked me every few minutes on both occasions. I am glad I am not weak hearted or I would have had a real attack."
"How the heck did you manage to get all of this stuff?" Ginny asked incredulously.
"I jacked the planes that drug traffickers used. Payments were either made in cash, diamonds or weapons. Some shipments also contained gold and other antiques. I burned the drugs and other useless stuff. I took all the weapons and treasure from the planes and drowned the planes in the ocean. I tried to fit it all in here but I couldn't. There is some more stuff in a cave along the shoreline." Kit answered.
"There is more?" Sirius sputtered.
Remus was introspective for a while and said "We can give this to other areas where active fighting is going on. This would be extremely helpful in America and France provided they have people who can handle these guns and weapons. We should keep a bit for here as well but most of the guns are of not much use against vampires. We can use the hand combat weapons more."
"You are right. We can do that. I will go deliver it to them later but wouldn't this tip off Voldie about the missiles?" Kit asked.
"Hmm… We can hold off the delivery until September. Voldemort is said to visit his lords and fiefs during these months. There are not many attacks too. They can manage until September." Remus replied thoughtfully.
Kit tuned to Ginny who was mostly quiet "Ginny, could you help me later with all this money. I think many orphanages and charities can use the money. After the changes in the last two years, I suspect many places are in dire need of cash inflow. We can take all this to that bank… Gringotts and change it to galleons. You can help me shrink and carry this stuff to the bank and then decide who all we could donate this to."
"We? Ray, this is all yours. I have no right to make any decisions regarding all this." Ginny told him.
"I am a very simple guy Ginny. All I need is a whole lot of food and a place to sleep. I do not need any of these. And this decision is as much yours as it is mine. I have wronged you in a way that I cannot undo. As I told you before all that I have is yours. You have every right to make a decision in this." Kit told her patiently.
"This is not right Ray. You cannot give me everything you have." Ginny argued.
"It is my decision to give you everything Ginny. You can either accept it or I can lose all this to somebody I don't know." Kit told her seriously.
"Just accept it Ginny. James was also like this. Once he got something in his head, it simply had to be done that way. Even Lily, who was very stubborn couldn't make him budge on it." Sirius coaxed her.
With shining eyes, Ginny latched on to Kit and hugged him close. "Thank you." She mumbled. Kit returned her embrace and replied "You are most welcome Ginny."
"Now let us go back up. We need to leave soon and you need to go to Gringotts tomorrow. You can go to Diagon Alley branch. It will be open for a few more days." Remus told them.
They went back up the stairs and Remus tried to set the metal trapdoor right. He did not make much of a difference as he was not powerful enough to work with metal and he was the only who even knew the spells. Kit told him to let it be and roughly put the trapdoor against the opening. He made it as straight as possible and put a double layer of shield over it.
When they exited the garage, Remus put up wards around the garage with Kit's permission. Sirius help him create those very basic notice me not and strengthening wards. Remus keyed the wards to Ginny, Sirius and himself as Kit didn't need to be keyed.
They wished each other good night and promised to visit again soon. Before apparating away, Remus told Kit "Be sure to tell me what you find out at Gringotts. I would love to know more." Kit and Ginny promised to do so.
Kit kissed Ginny good night in the sitting room and went back to his room. He was wishing that he could bring her to his room but he did not want to pressurize her, so he didn't ask. When he settled down on his bed, he was restless. He couldn't sleep knowing that Ginny was this near to him and not with him. All his thoughts centered around his beautiful girlfriend. 'So near yet so far' aptly described his situation.
The good night kiss set her veins on fire. Ginny wanted to go with him and make love like there was no tomorrow. She felt a little disappointed with Kit when he didn't call her to his room but then she remembered that he promised to go at her pace. She desperately wanted to go to him. No matter what she did, she couldn't sleep at all. She finally had enough.
Kit was shifting restlessly on his bed when he heard Ginny call out "Ray". She was standing at his door in just a black t-shirt, which he recognized as the one he had given her all those years ago. She looked so sexy in the little light that seeped from the sitting room. Her vivid red hair contrasted strongly with the black t-shirt. Her long legs were bare and gave him quite an eyeful. She was the most alluring sight he had ever seen.
He could not hold back now even if he wanted to. He blurred out of his bed and appeared before her kissing her hungrily. The passion between them was too great to be denied. He lifted her up and carried her to his bed still kissing her. This was a night they both would remember for a long, long time. After five years of celibacy on both their parts, they were finally extremely happy being with each other. They expressed their love and passion for each other the whole night. Both were extremely pleased to finally have no other obstructions between them.
White masked cloaked people frantically hurried about in the deepest confines of Azkaban fortress to set up the ritual. They had very little time in which their Lord Emperor would demand readiness. The ritual master directed the men to work faster. They would need more people to perform the Scrying ritual successfully piercing the shield around England. The ritual master decided on a dark Scrying ritual to be more effective. This would need sacrifices that he needed to procure. He dispatched a few to get those items. He hoped he could get everything ready within the time allocated by their master. He did not like to fail as he remembered quite clearly the price of failure. The screams and the visuals still haunted his nightmares.
16 June, 2001
Morning found Ginny lying on top of Kit snuggling into him comfortably. She was used to waking up early but she did not want to relinquish such a comfortable situation. It was wonderful to wake up within his embrace. There was nothing wrong with the world right now. For years, she had yearned for him and now they had each other. She watched his sleeping face. There was a very peaceful expression on his face that was never seen when he was awake.
Kit woke up suddenly. There was no morning sleepy stage for him. One moment he was asleep and another split second later, he was completely awake. "Helloooo beautiful." He told her lovingly.
"Good morning to you too Ray." She replied softly.
"Why do you call me Ray Ginny?" he asked curiously.
"Five years ago, you told me your name was Rayden. I shortened it to Ray remember? I referred to you in mind as Ray for the past five years. Its very difficult to simply change it now. This actually helps in not calling you Harry because I have always called you Ray. It's the same with Remus and Sirius. They have known you as Harry for so long that it is very difficult to call you Kit." Ginny explained.
"As I told you five years ago, I still like it that you gave me a nickname. Its ok if you call me Ray, no one can make that connection. Now don't we have to go somewhere? Gringotts right?" Kit asked.
Ginny nodded "Yeah its already late. Lets get you some breakfast and then we can go there. Can we fly there Ray? Please…?"
"Sure Ginny you don't have to ask. I am after all at your command." Kit answered as he got up. He kissed her again and told her "You can get your stuff here from the guest room whenever you want. There is plenty of space in the closet and I'll move the dresser here for you."
"That would be wonderful." Agreed Ginny.
They took turns in the bathroom. When Ginny went to take her bath, Kit moved the dresser from the guest room to his room beside the table. When Ginny came back, she packed up her things from the guest room using her wand and moved them into Ray's room. With a few flicks of her wand, she unpacked just as easily. As he had said, there was enough space in the closet for all her clothes. She picked a t-shirt and jeans to wear underneath her robes. She decided on one of the black formal robes she had to meet the goblins. They respected formality.
As Ray came out, she told him as he dressed "Ray, Gringotts is run by goblins. They are prideful creatures and generally dislike wizards. Everything is business to them. For my sake, promise me that you will behave. They might take offence if you do something wrong or seem defiant. Wear some formal clothes."
"Come on Ginny, I will behave but do I have to wear formal clothes? I hate such kind of clothing. Please Ginny, don't force me into that." He whined.
"Well its ok I suppose as long as you behave." Ginny conceded at his pleading expression.
"Great" Kit said as he dressed up in a new pair of jeans and t-shirt. He put on his jacket and holstered his sword. He looked at Ginny's choice of clothing and remarked "Are we going to some function or something? You are all stuffed up not that you look any less beautiful."
"At least one of us has to be formal. Let me do the talking and do not react to what they say." Ginny ordered. "I never really understood how is it that you are able to fly."
"It is kind of natural. I use some of my energy automatically when I fly. The first time I tried, I never really recognized the drain on my energy. I subconsciously utilize energy as I fly. Since then, I have noticed that I can make a punch stronger if I use energy while punching. I can also get faster and stronger if I use energy for that consciously." Kit answered.
"You are more than fast and strong enough as it is. Come on lets go." Ginny told him.
They locked up the house and were in the backyard ready to fly. "Fly slow Ray. I want to take in the sights this time." Kit complied. He shot up quickly so that people would not notice them and then slowly made his was towards the centre of London.
Ginny directed him in the right direction and he sensed the latent magical energy in the direction. Then he remembered something that Remus and Sirius had told him. "Ginny, Gringotts stores gold and valuables in vaults right? I thought Sirius told me Gringotts had shifted to Hogwarts. How can they simply shift their branches? How can they access the vaults over here then?"
Ginny laughed and remembered that there as a lot he didn't know about her world. "Ray, the vaults are neither here nor at Hogwarts. Any one other than goblins does not know the actual location of the vaults. When we sit in carts they take us to our vaults, we pass a though a portal to the corridors where the vaults are located. The branches they have are used for transactions and human interaction. There are more branches over the world only a few of them being active now. Goblins are neutral in the war. They have said that it is bad for business. They simply have treaties with us for warding. Voldemort too knows that it is suicide to attack the goblin nation as they control the economy of the world more so that everybody uses galleons as currency now."
"Oh shit Ginny. We forgot to take the cash from war room." Kit told as he made to go back.
Ginny stopped him from turning back "I remembered but didn't tell you purposefully. We just cant take that much amount at once. I wanted you to settle your family business today and have a look into that metal sphere Flamel told us about. Today, you can know more about yourself and your history. We have to make a list of who deserves the monetary help before that anyway. If it's really urgent, we can manage with the galleons you have in the trunks."
Kit agreed and flew towards Diagon alley again. He landed in a nearby alley where no one could see them. They walked out of the alley into the Leaky Cauldron pub.
Ginny greeted the balding bartender "Hey Tom, still here?"
"Aye Ginny. I am moving to Hogwarts when Diagon alley closes up. I have struck a deal with madame Rosmerta of Three Broomsticks." Tom informed her.
"Good. Tom this is my boyfriend Kit Walker and Kit this is Tom." She introduced them to each other.
"Nice to meet you Mr. Walker." Tom greeted him.
"Its just Kit Tom. I hate formalities." Kit replied.
"Yeah I couldn't even get him to wear formal clothes to meet the goblins. He is even carrying his sword too." Ginny complained.
"It is all for the best Ginny." Tom assured her "It takes a very special man to keep to his own council regarding these matters. You are very lucky. A sword is good for protection and very necessary these days. Too bad the art of swordsmanship has been lot to present day witches and wizards."
"Thanks, see you later Tom." Both of them wished as they moved away. Tom couldn't help but notice the long sword that the young man carried. He could only see part of the handle sticking out above the shoulder. It was peculiar that he had the harness on the inside of his jacket. Even though the young man Kit Walker seemed jovial and carefree, Tom couldn't help but shiver when he thought about him. There was something very dangerous about him.
Ginny led Kit to the opened archway. The entrance to Diagon alley was kept open when the war spilled over to the muggle world. Kit observed that the place was bare. Many shops were boarded up and the remaining were packing up. He tried to remember what Remus had told him about magical studies as he saw the merchandise in various shops. Finally they came upon a big white marble building which he guessed was Gringotts.
They reached the bronze doors of Gringotts and there were two creatures about 3 or 4 feet tall dressed in scarlet and gold. They had green skin and pointed beards. Their fingers were long and clawed, they held spears and wore some type of armor. Ginny elbowed him discreetly "Its impolite to stare. Come on." Kit followed her but noticed that the goblins seemed uneasy in his presence.
They came upon a silver door this time, which had the following engraving on it:
Enter, stranger, but take heed
Of what awaits the sin of greed,
For those who take, but do not earn,
Must pay most dearly in their turn.
So if you seek beneath our floors
A treasure that was never yours,
Thief, you have been warned, beware
Of finding more than treasure there.
It was a strange way to say don't steal. Kit was now very curious about the protections. He was always interested in doing the impossible. He wanted to see the measures that goblins took to protect the vaults. This was like an open invitation for a master thief like him to look around. Two more goblins guarded the Silver doors. They bowed but looked nervous when they saw him.
Though the door was a large marble hall. There were about 30 goblins scribbling on ledgers, counting coins and gems or dealing with customers. There were many doors leading off the hall and people were being led in and out of these doors.
As soon as he entered, all the goblins in the halls snapped to look directly at him. They all looked very nervous almost scared. Suddenly am alarm rung out and a squadron of heavily armed and armored goblins rushed out of many doors. They converged on him and pointed their weapons at him.
He was going to show them what he thought about all this when he got a warning look from Ginny. "I am sure it is a mistake. We can resolve this peacefully. Please do not do anything foolish Ray." She implored him. He stopped from drawing his sword but still held the cold look on him. He was in what Ginny referred to as 'assassin mode'.
He made no move but he felt magical energy wrapping around him keeping him in place. "What is the meaning of this?" He asked calmly but in a cold voice. He sensed the magical energy in the group of goblins before him. Their energy signature was different from that of witches and wizards. Even though all of them had a fair bit of magic in them, they were no where near his level. He doubted that even the considerable energy of the goblin security wards that he sensed would keep him from doing anything.
"Silence human." Barked the lead guard. "You shall be led to a cell where we shall determine your fate."
"What am I being detained for?" Kit asked again.
"It is not our place to say and you are disturbing the business. What is your name?" demanded the same guard gruffly.
The whole hall was completely quiet. The people had never seen any witch or wizard treated like this by the goblins. They were curious as to who he was and why he merited such treatment.
Ginny answered for him "Kit Walker. What seems to be the problem sir? Why is he being detained?" she asked.
"Ah… former minister Weasley's daughter. Know your place woman. This is none of your business." Snapped the goblin.
Kit had had enough. Before Ginny could retort, he told the goblins in a very chilling voice "You do not know who you are dealing with goblin. Release me and apologize to her."
All of them in the hall shivered unconsciously. A simple commanding sentence caused fear to race through their hearts. The lead goblin guard pressed on "We know exactly who you are. You are a danger to peace that's what you are. I do not have to apologize to any silly girl who does not know to keep her nose out of others business. We have you surrounded and you cannot even move. Who are you to order us?"
"Are you sure?" Kit asked as he gathered a bit of energy. He broke free of the magical energy that held him in place and stalked towards the terrified group of goblins. They could not believe that a human broke free of goblin bonds that were held together by a whole squadron of them. They involuntarily shuddered and took a step back wards.
Kit took measured steps towards the goblins menacingly. Another foolish goblin rushed at him. Without even looking away, he caught the spear in his hand and whacked the charging goblin away. He yanked the lead goblin's spear from his hands and snapped both of the spears in half together by his hands. He picked up the goblin by his neck and pressed him against the nearby wall. He slowly withdrew his sword and pressed it against the goblin's throat. He spoke in a deadly whisper "Give me one good reason why I should not end your life now."
The whole hall was stunned and scared out of their pants. Ginny recognized that things were way out of her hands and kept quiet. She was not scared for Kit as she knew a bunch of goblins were not a problem to him at all. Goblins had been the first to take offensive measures and she was content to sit back and watch them suffer. They did demean her after all. There went the plans of herself doing the talking to not offend the goblins.
A distinguished looking goblin made his way towards Kit and bowed in front of him. "Please release him Master Walker. There must have been a mistake. I hope we can resolve the issue in more comfortable settings."
The witches and wizards were stunned to hear a goblin, that too a goblin in a high position bowing to a human. A high stature goblin was rarely seen and goblins were too proud to even respect humans. A few moments ago, he was being detained and now the goblins were treating him like some royalty. This complete turnabout in the goblins' attitude was not lost on any of them.
"Tell this goblin to apologize to Ginny first." Kit ordered frostily.
The distinguished looking goblin spoke to the lead guard in gobblegook who was still held up by Kit. The lead guard stammered "I apologize mistress Weasley."
Kit dropped him unceremoniously and told the other goblin "Lead the way." He took Ginny's hand and murmured under his breath "Stay close Ginny."
As they followed the goblin, he heard hushed whispers about his name and what he had done right now. The excited crowd were whispering about him breaking two of the goblin enchanted spears and breaking free of strong goblin magic. He groaned and cursed "Aw... Shit."
"What is it now?" Ginny asked intrigued.
"I really didn't need this to happen. All the people here know my name. Just when I wanted to stay low, I got noticed again. I am sure this bit of news will spread to Hogwarts and beyond within sunset. The power of gossip is what made me the most sought after assassin after all." He said resignedly.
"We will have to deal with it I suppose. I was the one who gave them your name. Hopefully it wont be too bad." Ginny consoled him.
They were led through a maze of corridors that never seemed to end. Finally, they reached a set of gold doors that indicated "Ganishot the III". The goblin traced his fingernail along the crevice in the middle of the door making a sharp scraping sound. The door opened slowly and the goblin ushered them inside. The goblin seated himself and bade them have a seat opposite to him. This office reeked of wealth and luxury. There were ancient portraits and grand tapestries hung on the walls. There was an ornate teak wood table and chairs in the room. There were weapons and pieces of armor fitted with many precious jewels showcased proudly.
"We, at Gringotts are extremely sorry about the incident Master Walker. Our specialty is our wards and we detected an unique energy signature that we had not encountered in half a millennia. It was very unlikely that we could encounter such a signature again and thus we made brash decisions. You see Master Walker we had last met up with such a signature from the founder of Potter family 650 years ago and we were very sure that there was none other like him left in the world." Ganishot, the goblin explained.
"It is good then that I am a Potter?" Kit asked coolly still miffed that they dared to arrest him.
The goblin's eyes widened but he schooled his expression quickly. His eyes betrayed his interest "Welcome back Mr. Potter. We were waiting for you for four years."
By now, Kit had got over the little incident in the hall and resumed his cheerful, carefree self. "You have me at a loss Ganishot. I have no idea about any of this or what you said about my ancestor." He replied jovially.
"Please forgive me Mr. Potter but I cannot disclose what you seek. An oath was extracted of us from your ancestor regarding this issue. We were instructed to wait until one such as yourself achieved majority and guide you to the special family vault. You reach your majority at the age of seventeen. We knew you were not dead because the Potter vaults would then revert to our control. Pity that the foolish wizards at the ministry never listen to us. We can talk about this all day but I must ask you what is it that I can do for you Mr. Potter." Ganishot asked carefully.
"Okay then Ganishot. I would like to take control of the vaults of course. Then there is another small matter with which you can help me. For now and ever until I instruct you, I want to be referred to as Kit Walker. It would not do for the wizarding world to discover their lost savior so soon." Kit told him.
"Of course Master Walker, it shall be done. What is this little matter you needed my help in?" the goblin asked.
"Nothing much, I just want to give control of all my vaults to my girlfriend here, Ginny Weasley." He said.
Ginny protested immediately "I cannot take this Ray. I already told you…"
She was unable to continue because Kit reached out and gently prodded a pressure point in her temple making her fall asleep. Ginny sagged in the chair and Kit made her as comfortable as she could be in the chair.
He turned to the staring goblin and told him "Hey don't look at me like that. She would never have accepted it otherwise. Now can you do it while she is asleep or do we need to wake her for this?"
"I apologize Master Walker but it cannot be done as you requested." Seeing Kit narrow his eyes and begin to lose his cheerful attitude, he added hastily "It is a rule that family vaults cannot be simply turned over to another. Non-family members can at the maximum hold 49 control. This is due to the blood wards on every family vault at Gringotts."
"Oh too bad. So what can be done about this?" Kit asked.
"It is a relatively simple matter Master Walker. I will need a bit of your blood and Miss Weasley's blood. I will create a key which works only for her using both of your blood samples. Then you have to sign up some documents to make this legal." Ganishot explained.
Kit indicated Ganishot to proceed. The goblin pulled out a gold key from one of his drawers and muttered a few words in gobblegook. Then he indicated Kit to give a bit of his blood. Kit took out a dagger which he kept in his boot and nicked his finger letting the blood drip on the key. Ganishot uttered some more words and the key absorbed the blood. Kit held up Ginny's hand and nicked one of her fingers as well, letting her blood fall on the key. With a few more words, the key absorbed the blood and flashed a pale blue color.
"It is ready Master Walker." The goblin said and offered "May I heal your and your mate's hands?"
"Thanks" Kit said and put his and Ginny's bleeding fingers forward. Ganishot traced the cuts and healed them with goblin magic. Kit sensed that the magic done till now was not done with ill intentions. He was quite surprised that he offered to heal their cuts though.
Kit prodded another pressure point on Ginny's temple and woke her up. He silently braced himself for the tirade that was sure to follow but told her cheerfully "Its all done Ginny. You are now the proud owner of Potter fortune."
"I told you not to do this." Ginny all but screamed at him and slapped him across the face. "OWW. Remind me to never hit you again. Its bloody frustrating when you cant whack your boyfriend when he is particularly difficult or annoying." She rubbed her right hand with her left in a soothing manner.
"Has anyone told you that you curse a lot?" Kit asked hoping to distract her to avoid another explosion.
"Yes but what else would you do when the guy you love disappears for five years even after you offer him a place?" Ginny retorted.
"Ok. Ok. Calm down. It is already done anyway. You might as well accept it." He said and held out the key.
"Oh alright." Ginny sighed and picked it up. "Now lets go see the vaults shall we?"
Kit turned to Ganishot and said "I trust all this will be kept strictly confidential? It would be unfortunate for you to lose such fine establishments of your kind."
The not so subtle threat was not lost on Ganishot "Of course Master Walker. A Mr. Potter has not been sighted in years." Ganishot pressed a button and a goblin appeared. He spoke rapidly in gobblegook and gestured to Kit and Ginny.
The other goblin paled when he saw Kit and bowed low. He told them as formally as possible "Follow me please Master Walker."
Kit and Ginny made the long, twisting journey through the maze of corridors again. They were led to a cart which resided on a track. They seated themselves in the back and the goblin sat in the front to operate the cart. The cart started moving forward when the goblin pushed a lever. Kit tried to sense when they would go through the portal Ginny told him about. Just around the first corner, he sensed a wall of some sort of energy. He deduced that it was the portal. They went through more turns and twists. Ginny was shouting with joy and urging the goblin to go faster. Kit too enjoyed the ride. It was like a roller coaster he mused. He caught a few glimpses of goblins and people here and there. He thought he even saw a flash of fire but at the speed they were going, he couldn't be sure.
They came to a stop at a set of double doors. The goblin bowed low and told them "This is the special family vault Master Walker. You ancestor had instructed us to take one such as yourself to this vault."
Kit nodded to the goblin and helped Ginny on to the platform. They were in from of 10 foot tall metal doors with some kind of symbol on it. The symbol contained burning flame held aloft by a crescent moon. "What is that?" asked a puzzled Kit.
"That is the family Crest Master Walker. It is a symbol that represents your family." The goblin answered.
"Cool" Kit muttered and stepped towards the door with Ginny. He was pretty impatient to know what his family founder kept in this vault that was a secret from other people of his family. He pushed the door and walked inside. As soon as he walked in, torches in the vaults lit up on their own. The vault was small. It was just as big as his room and to his surprise completely clean. He didn't pay it any heed as his attention was caught by the things in the centre of the vault.
There was a big metallic sphere which was about 7 feet high. Right in front of the sphere, there was a podium of sorts which had a book and a stone basin. He moved quickly to pick up the book. This book might contain answers to all his questions. He was so close to find the truth about himself and his family at last. This book could tell him the reason why he was so different than the others. It might have answers to his powers.
The book was old but it was still fresh. It was hard bound by a leathery material and was a few inches thick. He picked it up reverently and opened it. He found a folded letter written on parchment inside it. He opened the letter begging it to reveal some answers. He read it aloud to the benefit of Ginny.
Dear descendent,
Cheerio. I am Jared and you are wondering what you are? Right? Well in short you are a Saiyan. We are also called Saiyajin. I know that nobody on earth except for two people might have heard about it so don't bother asking around.
I don't know what kind of abilities you will have due to effects of magic. I will tell you one thing though… You can kick ass.
Now about the book and the stone basin. This book contains all the details I have learned about our race and its history. The stone basin is called a pensive which has memories of stuff you need to see. It is mainly for your training. If old Nick Flamel is there, give him something for his help in writing the book and the pensive. Tell the old boy to live it up once in a while and give Perenelle my everlasting thanks for feeding me.
If I know how you are, you are itching to get cracking on the book. So I will close the letter for now. Get a girl and have fun destroying monsters.
Jared Potter
P.S. Trust the big green guy.
Kit folded the letter carefully and placed it carefully back into the book. He had more questions after reading the letter than before. He was very confused. Ginny held his hand to show her support and he was grateful for that. He saw that the stone basin, the pensive was covered by a lid and had metal latches to hold it in place. In the centre of the lid, a small round crystal ball was attached. He sensed a completely new kind of energy in the ball. It was different from his energy signature but there was enormous amount of energy in it. It somehow seemed dormant to him. There were a few dots on it too. He gently pried it open from the clasp that held it. To his surprise, he found that the ball was very hard. He doubted if he could break it at all. He pocketed it hoping there would be some explanation about the ball in the book. There were many weird symbols carved on the stone bowl. He left it as it was and touched the big metal sphere. The sphere opened with a hissing sound.
A quarter of the sphere had moved into another quarter when it was open. They saw a comfortable looking seat with all sorts of tubes and bottles of liquids surrounding it. There was a data pad with various buttons marked by a language he didn't understand. There was another letter on the seat too. Kit picked it up to read.
Dear Mr. Potter,
I have relocated this device from my home unknown to your ancestor Jared Potter. The book should tell you more about it. I suggest you get in touch with me at the earliest if I am still alive. I might be able to help you hone your power and techniques as I studied them with Jared potter.
Ever yours,
Nicolas Flamel
He was even more confused. He wanted to read the book soon to clarify everything. He did not know what to do with this big metal sphere so he decided to leave it here for the time being. He needed to have future business with the goblins so it would be relatively safe in the vault.
He took the book and the pensive and walked out of the vault with Ginny trailing behind him. Ginny had remained quiet not knowing what to do. She did not know how it felt for a person to discover his identity after years of being clueless. She supported Kit however she could and promised to herself to be there for him always.
They sat back in the cart and the goblin took them deeper into the caverns. Ginny shrunk the book and the pensive and Kit put it in his jacket pocket. He was unconsciously rubbing the crystal ball in his pocket while he was lost in his thoughts. They arrived at another set of double doors bearing the Potter crest.
Kit broke out of his introspection and asked the goblin how to work Ginny's key. The goblin replied "Mistress Weasley has to simply touch the doors with her key to open the vault."
"That's it?" Kit asked surprised.
Ginny laughed and told him "It is magic Ray." She tapped the door with her key and the doors swung open. They both gaped at the display of wealth before them. There were mountains of gold and silver everywhere. The gold in his war room seemed like a pittance compared to this. Ginny has never seen so much gold in her life and to think half of it was hers. Granted she would never misuse it or ask for it, it was still overwhelming to know that she was worth this much gold. Being from a poor family, she had always dreamed of marrying a rich prince who would shower her with wealth. She was ecstatic that both of childhood fantasies were fulfilled – having a prince and Harry Potter.
They walked hand in hand into the massive vault. Towards the end, they spotted a large bookcase and a few nick knacks collected over the years. Ginny went to examine the books and Kit went to take a closer look at the nick knacks. Kit did not recognize any of the things in the shelf as he guessed all of them were magical in nature. He heard Ginny exclaim "Merlin's beard! These books are priceless!"
He walked over to where she was standing. "What has got you so interested?" he asked curiously.
She turned around and kissed him forcefully and pointed to the books "There are many very, very rare books here. Some of these are the only existing copy. The books on Runes alone would fetch you a fortune. Hermione Granger would do just about anything to get her hands on these. My brother Bill would love to take a look at these curse breaking manuals."
"Then why don't you take them Ginny? I have no use for these as I cant do any magic. Besides they are yours too." Kit told her.
"I cant possibly take all these. Some of these are too dangerous if someone else get their hands on them." She resisted.
"Don't be so fussy Ginny. Take what you want, we will think about others later." Kit told her firmly.
Ginny thought for a moment and replied "Okay. We can give it as a combined gift to Bill when you meet him. I suppose I could take a few for myself too."
"Finally. I was really getting tired telling you repeatedly to take what is yours." He told her playfully. Ginny went to punch his arm again when he grabbed her wrist to stop her "Nah Nah… You told me stop you from hurting yourself." He grinned triumphantly as he said this.
Ginny scowled which made her look incredibly cute in his opinion. He stole a quick kiss. She took a few books from the shelf and shrunk them to take with her. They didn't find anything else interesting and left the vault. They heard the huge vault doors slam shut behind them.
"Shall we go to the trust vault now Master Walker?" the goblin asked respectfully.
"Nah. There is no need. Can you get somebody to move the stuff from the trust vault to this vault? I don't think its necessary to have more vaults." Kit told the goblin.
"It shall be done Master Walker." The goblin bowed and got into the cart. Kit and Ginny also got in and the cart moved back up. Kit also shouted with Ginny this time as he enjoyed the fast ride to the surface. Kit thanked the goblin and passed through the doors into the hall.
The hall was once again completely quiet. Undeterred, Kit waved enthusiastically and told them all loudly "Hiya people. See you all later."
The hall was still silent when they left through the silver and bronze doors. Kit and Ginny shared a good laugh at the behavior of people in the Gringotts hall. Kit wanted to get cracking on the book, so he urged Ginny back to the Leaky Cauldron. They wished Tom and took to the air from the same alley.
After a long lunch at a restaurant, Kit and Ginny arrived back at Kit's, now Ginny's home. Kit was very eager to read the book but he could not pass up on lunch.
Kit settled on an armchair in the sitting room. Ginny flopped down on his lap sitting sideways. He balanced the book with his left hand and held it such that both of them could read it simultaneously.
Hello there, so you want to know more about yourself and your history?
You are a Saiyan. Saiyan means A L I E N. You didn't believe there were aliens? Too bad you are one. There are many races that exist in the universe. There is however differences in each. But there is one universally known fact – Saiyans are the fiercest warrior race in the whole of the Universe. That's right, you are one of the most feared people in the Universe.
Shocked yet? Don't be because there is a lot more to come.
First let me tell a bit of family history. Saiyans are native to planet Vegeta. For a long time, they were the conquerors in the Universe. An evil tyrant rules over the Saiyans. A young Saiyan would be left on a planet for him to destroy. Cruel? I know but that was how it was done. Saiyans were so powerful that a few of them could raze and entire planet to rubble by themselves. One warrior rose against this cruelty – Bardock. He refused to obey the tyranny of Frieza, the evil ice jin who forced Saiyans to destroy planets. Frieza killed Bardock and vaporized the entire planet, killing millions of Saiyans. There were very few survivors – Bardock's two sons Raditz and Kakorott, prince Vegeta and his bodyguard Nappa, and me, Jared.
My father was Bardock's brother, Keldor. He sent me to a very far part of universe on the advice of Bardock. I grew up with a race of sentinent beings called Cajuns. They were not that technologically advanced but they had knowledge of martial arts which they taught me. When I was old enough to understand the bubble I traveled in, I found the truth. I left to find the other survivors.
After years of space traveling, I found them. I found heroes that they had become. Ironically, Kakorott had lost his memory on landing on Earth. Not this Earth, it was another. He was raised as Son Goku. He studied martial arts and had progressed very far with the help of many friends to overcome the trials he faced. Together the Saiyans and heroes from Earth had defeated Frieza and many other evils. They had not known any other Saiyan was alive in the universe much less Goku's own cousin. So it was quite a shock when they met me – another full blooded Saiyan.
Goku's power was awesome. He was the greatest warrior in the universe. He even died and came back to life. We will get to that later. He was born again as a child and he achieved the impossible dream of all Saiyans. He had conquered the Oozaru form – a giant ape. That was when I met him. I was 18 years old at that time. Due to the difference in the flow of time in different parts of the universe, much more time had passed there. Goku had two sons named Gohan and Goten. He also had a grand daughter named Pan. Goku taught me all the techniques he and his friends knew. Vegeta was a snob but even he could destroy planets if he wanted to. I even met the Kami of that Earth named Dende. You have to meet your world's Kami at some time. Remember the Green guy I mentioned in the letter? It is him.
I trained under Goku, Vegeta and Piccolo, another alien from a planet called Namek. I decided to leave them to find my own destiny. It was what was told to me by Dende and King Kai. I left with some improved technology and arrived here when I was 23 years old. This is when I met Nicolas Flamel and his wife to be Perenelle. He was just two years older than I was then. The year was 1351. I was very surprised at the discovery of the magical world. I did not even know that it was possible for people in general to perform magic. As far I knew, only the Kami could do magic.
Now listen carefully. To live in this world, I had most of my power locked away by Kami of this Earth. I still could do unbelievable feats but it was dangerous possess so much power. The reason is that Saiyans are born to fight. If we do not have enough action, we tend to destroy whatever is in our vicinity.
Nick and I became great friends. It took a year for me to trust Nick and Perenelle completely. I told them about the dragon balls. Ask Nick about the great story and the truth. I want it to be a surprise to you. If he is dead and you have not learnt of that story, you will find the details near the end of the book.
Then I fell in love with a witch and took the surname Potter. My wife Aleria beat the full story out of me soon after we married. Thankfully, she didn't leave me. I do not know if it was a blessing or a curse, but our children could not wield Ki like I could.
Oh Sorry, I forgot you do not know what is Ki. You must have observed that you can manipulate energy unlike anybody you have seen. This energy is called Ki. We found that magic interfered with the ability to manipulate Ki. My children were very powerful wizards but they could not do anything that I could do. Magic completely overrode Ki but no amount of magic used on me could make me lose my abilities. I wrote this book when I realized that one of my descendants might have my abilities. Nick helped me in writing this book and also with the Pensive.
If you are reading this then you must not have magic in you. There might be traces of magic in you that needs to be cleansed by the Kami. You might have some unknown powers due to the influence of magic. Nick and I theorized that if you do not have magic, you will be a 100 Saiyan not a demi Saiyan like Goku's son Gohan. We attribute this to the preservation powers of magic. So don't be freaked out if you have a tail. I will tell you about the tail and the giant ape later.
I have written some training principles if you have no martial arts training before hand. If you do, keep to it. I found that this world's marital arts knowledge is very extensive and the techniques are as advanced as the ones I learnt. I have included the many different attacks I learnt from Goku. Most importantly, this book contains the methods to attain more power. There are some tips and more history further in the book. The pensive had the memories of different attacks and techniques. They are in a proper order. Take a look at them before trying out the attacks.
Cheerio junior. Hope this helps.
They had finished reading the introduction. There were many major shocks in the introduction alone. It seemed surreal to be of the race of the most feared warriors in the universe. His power seemed insignificant when compared to Goku's or his friends' power. Kit vowed to get more powerful regardless of the fact that he could easily defeat anyone on this Earth.
"That was something." Ginny commented lamely. She too was shocked to know the real history of the Potter family. Potter family was a very well respected family of purebloods. She could only imagine the mayhem which would result if other pureblood families knew that an alien was the founder of the famous Potter line.
"Yeah it is." Kit agreed.
"No wonder the goblins called you master and me mistress." She told him.
"What do you mean? Don't the goblins call other respected clients like that?" Kit asked.
"Nope they only did that to us. They were either too afraid of something your ancestor Jared had done or they were really scared of you." She explained.
"It doesn't matter. The work was done as we wanted and they will be less inclined to take advantage of us in further deals. After all we do need to deal with them a lot due to all the stuff in the War room." He told her.
Kit and Ginny relaxed in the afternoon before Kit decided that he had to train. He had Ginny perform the weight charms on his weights and some of his clothes. His training sweats alone weighted 500 kilograms. He had his jackets charmed to weigh 500 kilos as well. His boots weighed 100 kilos. The free weights in the mini-gym now weighted from 50 kilos to a whooping 1000 kilos.
Kit was very excited to get started on his training and get more powerful. Ginny thought that he was crazy and refused to charm the weights and clothes for a long time. It took him 15 long minutes of begging to get it done. She was amazed when he managed to walk in his sweats. She was even more surprised when he started warming up.
Kit found it a little bit difficult to move wearing more than 600 kilos. He was moving slower than Ginny did. He decided to hold off weight training until he got used to the weight of his clothes. He took one big step after another, each taking enormous effort. He slowly proceeded to warm up and practice some of his martial arts katas. By the time he was done after two hours of vigorous training, he could move slightly easier.
Ginny scolded him thoroughly at first but when she saw that he was very slow, she teased him. She provoked him into chasing her. He was not able to catch her much to his charge in. She only let up when he went to take a shower and changed his clothes. He wore his jacket to get used to the new weight. When she saw this, she muttered "Saiyans are bloody crazy."
They were enjoying drinking some orange juice when Sirius and Remus apparated in. "Ho Ho Ho kids. Santa is here bearing gifts." Sirius said in his nest Santa voice. Remus transfigured Sirius's clothes to fit Santa's and even gave him a huge belly. "There that should fit the part." He said as Kit, Ginny and Remus howled in laughter.
Sirius growled which seemed extremely weird with Santa's face and moved to thump Remus. "You brought this on yourself Sirius." Ginny said.
Kit suddenly proclaimed "I smell food! Where is it?"
Remus and Ginny groaned simultaneously "Oh no, not again."
Sirius transfigured himself back and took the parcel of food to the kitchen. Kit followed him as fast as he could which was so slow that Ginny and Remus overtook him. Remus and Sirius noticed his slowness and asked about it.
Ginny scowled and replied "This idiot here thought that it was a wonderful idea to train with clothes weighing half a ton." Sirius's and Remus's eyes were as big as saucers. "Oh no that's not all. Not only does he insist on wearing that much weight during training, he wants to wear it at all times. Right now, his jacket weights 500 kilos and shirt and pant weighs 25 kilos each."
"Are you out of your freaking mind?" Sirius screeched at Kit.
"Calm down Sirius, don't go all dogfather on me now. I can handle this easily enough. Give me a week and I will be able to move freely and fly again." Kit told him. Ginny and Remus tried hard to fight down the grin at the mention of 'dogfather'.
Sirius continued to rant about his recklessness but Kit didn't pay attention. He was busy devouring the food laid out on the table. He was very hungry after a very satisfying workout. Once he noticed that Kit was eating, Sirius stopped ranting and began to eat. Ginny and Remus too settled down to have dinner.
During dinner, Kit and Ginny filled both of them in about their visit to Gringotts and the contents of the book. Both were amazed at the history of Saiyans. They discussed quite extensively about why Kit didn't have any magic in him. They just couldn't seem to arrive at any reasonable explanation for this anomaly. By all rights, he should have been a wizard. James and Lily were both very powerful and exceptionally gifted. Remus wanted to take a copy of the book with him to study it more but Ginny shot it down. She told him that she tried to make a copy of the book but it had very strong copyright magic. She guessed that the book was charmed by Nicolas Flamel himself. Sirius and Remus agreed that meeting the Flamels was very beneficial and it was safe enough since Jared himself vouched for him both in the letter and the book.
Remus and Sirius also didn't know about the crystal ball that Kit had found on the lid of the Pensive. Kit told them that he had decided to wait until he got stronger and met this Kami guy before going through the memories in the Pensive. He wanted to learn the techniques properly with all his power unlocked. He planned to read more from the book until he could meet Kami of Earth.
While they were talking about the status of other countries, Kit remembered his idea of taking Ginny on a vacation. "Hey Ginny how about we take a long vacation near the ocean?" He asked excitedly.
"That would be great. I have always wanted to go to the ocean. When do we leave?" she asked eagerly.
"What are we, rotten timber?" Sirius asked jokingly.
"Nah you two are just a couple of old farts that need to find their own place and company for vacation." Kit replied easily. Sirius and Remus understood that they wanted to have a vacation together but wanted to rile them up.
Ginny spoke loudly over the argument taking place "Where are we going and when are we leaving Ray?"
"I though about leaving in three days after giving the money in the War room to deserving institutions. We can go to Hawaii islands." Kit told them.
"Sorry cant go there. Hawaii was captured a few months ago." Remus commented regretfully.
"Oh. We can go to… Malaysia then. The water is clear and the weather is awesome. Don't tell me even that is captured." Kit said.
"No. Malaysia is too small a country for Voldemort to bother. Malaysia is mostly independent now and still has electricity as far as I know. The only change is that they use wizard currency now. You both will have a great time there." Sirius answered.
"But what about your family Ginny? Don't you want to spend time with them in the holidays? It will probably take us more than a fortnight for us to get back." Kit asked carefully not wanting to offend her.
Ginny didn't really want to mention the strained relationship he was currently having with her mother. So she lied "Don't worry about that. I will drop them a letter before we leave. Besides, it will be good to get away from the war for a few days."
"Ok that's settled. Guys come over tomorrow too and tell us if you know some really honest organizations that need money." Kit old the older men.
Remus grinned and said "You just want good food that we bring."
"True, so don't forget to bring dinner again tomorrow night." Kit replied cheerfully.
"Atta boy Kit. Like Godfather like Godson." Sirius proclaimed proudly.
They bade their goodbyes and left promising to bring dinner and some names the next evening.
Ginny and Kit settled down to read a little bit more from the book. They read some more history of Goku's trials and achievements. They surmised that Nicolas Flamel must have helped write most of the book since it was very articulate and thorough.
They flirted around a bit and finally went to sleep… which is to they hardly slept.
The three days flew by very quickly. The very next day, Kit and Ginny had exchanged all the foreign currency into wizard gold. They kept the diamonds for a later date. With the help of Remus and Sirius, they selected some orphanages and old age homes which needed cash. Kit and Ginny made appearances at those places to donate the money. Ginny forced Kit to wear some of the formal clothes he had in his wardrobe. He grudgingly agreed to it after a puppy dog plea from Ginny.
They also donated money to some shelters and charities in both the muggle part and wizard part of the population. They used most of the money in the War room for that. Even the trunks of galleons was empty. There were a lot of people in need of help after the massive attack months ago. Constant vampire attacks didn't help either. Thankfully for Kit, they did not have to attend some elaborate functions this time.
Kit continued his vigorous training with weighted clothes. He could move freely now but not fast. He moved as fast as a normal human now. This was really helping him become more powerful. He felt so fast and strong when he took off his weighted clothes. He did not train with the free weights as he could not handle it. He only did a minimal set of weight training exercises with weights of 25 or 50 kilograms only. He even coaxed Ginny to use the treadmill. She was in shape but needed to work on her stamina. He did not encourage her to use weights since they were too much for her.
Ginny gave into his wishes of excess training when she heard of his reason that he wanted to live up to his legacy. She knew family was very important. She was brought up in a family that valued love above everything else. Ginny watched Kit train daily. His training with his sword was like a beautiful intricate dance. She loved to watch him sweat it out at the mini-gym. Seeing his tight muscled body drenched in sweat drove her wild.
She practiced dueling with him. It was good for both of them but the house took a beating every time. Ginny repaired it all after the duel but she was frustrated that she could not defeat him. Having a shield that stops anything other than the unforgivables was very advantageous. Kit insisted on these duels so that they both could improve. He tried to dodge everything she sent at him. Due to weighted clothes, he could not escape all the time. So he used his shield at those times. This really irked Ginny as she could not get any spell to pass his shield. Apart form that, Kit attacked with mild bolts of lightening that would itch on hitting. Ginny got hit by quite a few of those during their duels.
When Sirius and Remus were present, Kit tested his shield against magic. He set up the thinnest shield he could manage over a section of the wall and told them to fire away. Sirius managed to bring it down in half an hour all by himself. But with all three of them having a go at it, the shield could only last five minutes. Next he put the strongest shield that he could manage. They were amazed to see that it held up for over two hours of continuous battering by the three of them. The shield showed signs of weakening after two hours. It took three and a half hours for it to completely collapse. Ginny, Sirius and Remus used some potion called Pepper-Up potion to renew energy every time they felt tired. The last shield they tested was one that would not kill a human encased in it due to pressure. The strongest shield that he managed last time was so thick that the pressure inside the shield would crush the human body within seconds. This shield held up for a considerable duration of two hours totally. He was more than happy with the results.
Ginny had taken some time to visit her father at St. Mungos. She told him about her upcoming vacation and obtained his blessing. Her father was not as blind as she thought. He told her that he had noticed the tension between Ginny and her mother. He told her that it would do both of them a world of good if they took time off from each other for a while. Ginny left a letter for her brothers with her father. She even wrote the prats Ron and Percy.
She also wrote a very long letter to Colin and Anna detailing the changes in her life in the last few days. She didn't tell them that Kit was Harry Potter. She decided that they should keep it between as few people as they could. She informed them that she would visit them with Kit on her return from vacation. She promised to get them souvenirs from Malaysia.
Sirius and Remus visited everyday bringing dinner from Hogwarts for them. The four of them grew closer as they talked and joked freely. Both Sirius and Remus finally learned to refer to him as Kit Walker instead of Harry Potter. They both regaled the more famous stories of Marauders and Lily. They recalled the good times they had with James and Lily.
Kit forced all three of them to take one pistol each for their protection. Sirius chose a Desert Eagle, Remus chose a Beretta and on his suggestion, Ginny chose a Glock. He made them practice in the backyard. Sirius and Remus put up a silencing ward to not scare away the neighbors. They tried to magically alter the guns but were unsuccessful. Kit observed that the spells only held up for a few seconds and he had little confidence in other means of magic. They tried to silence the rapport and reduce the kickback or the backfire of the gun. Remus suggested using Runes. Kit refused saying that he did not want the magic to fail under duress. The plan to enlarge the inside of the clip to hold more bullets was similarly shot down. The magic they did was not effective and they couldn't replicate the bullets or conjure them. So they had to contend with just practice. Kit had a box of blank shells that he made them practice with. He also insisted on them practicing firing both the gun and from the wand simultaneously. His reason was that the enemy could only put up one kind of shield at a time. In the meager three days, they were not at all accurate but still agreed to keep it as a backup in case they were relieved of their wand.
Kit read more of the book about Saiyans. He learnt more about Goku and his friends. He was in complete awe at their abilities and victories. Every time he read about some depressing parts of the life of Goku, he strived harder to train. He looked for clues in the book about Kami of this Earth but did not find anything other than some obscure references. He wanted to get his power unlocked as soon as possible.
The more he read, the more interesting he found the book. Even if the first few hundred pages were filled with stories of Goku, he was immersed in the book. He often read out loud because Ginny would usually sit with him.
Kit and Ginny too talked a lot about themselves. They got to know each other's likes and dislikes. They got even more closer than they were knowing some quirks and habits of each other. They stole kisses whenever they could and made love every night. They strived to express their love to each other in any way possible. Kit even brought rations from the supermarket and cooked for both of them the last three mornings and afternoons. Ginny was very surprised to find that Kit could cook better than her. Of course Kit cooked the muggle way and she the magical way. She thought it was incredibly funny that the person from the most feared race in the galaxy was an excellent cook.
They teased each other and flirted openly. They were complimented on making a fine pair by many people whom they met at Organizations to which they gave money. Kit forced Ginny to buy some clothes for herself telling her that she did not have enough muggle clothes for the trip. They spent an enjoyable evening in the muggle fashion store parading for each other. They caught quite a few stares but they ignored them. Kit took her flying every evening to enjoy the pure thrill of free flying.
Finally it was time to leave for their vacation. Sirius and Remus came to see them off. They had both packed lightly for the trip. They promised to write every few days. They left early on the morning of June 20 for a vacation that they would not forget in a hurry.
June 21, Azkaban Fortress
Voldemort was making plans to perform the ritual using the youngest Weasley as the sacrifice when he was interrupted by a timid knock. He lazily flicked his wand in the direction of the door and said coldly "Enter".
It was the ritual master whom he had directed to prepare for the ritual. The man prostrated himself before him and kissed the hem of his robes "The ritual is ready to be done my lord."
"Excellent. You ssshall be rewarded accordingly. Lead the way." He ordered.
He passed the dark forbidding corridors of Azkaban savoring the upcoming victories in his mind. His death eaters and Vampires kneeled before him as he passed them. Though he had asked the man to lead him, he was pleased to see that that the man always stayed behind him in deference. They stopped at a non descript stone door.
Voldemort entered and observed the ritual markings on the floor. He noted that the man had done his job and made preparations for a darker variant of the Scrying ritual. He was more than adept at these simple rituals but he neither had the time nor the inclination to do the tedious work. He looked at the centre of the pentagram where the required sacrifices were kept.
He removed his wand from the folds of his robe and carefully walked to the centre of the pentagram. He knew how precise the rituals need to be for the desired results and took some care to not disturb the markings. He pointed his wand skyward and started chanting in old Latin. He killed the sacrificial animal, a rabbit and smeared the blood on his forehead and on the inside corners of the pentagram. He carefully opened the piece of cloth that held powdered Unicorn horn and sprinkled the fine dust in a circle around himself. He then spilled the last ingredient, human blood in the four directions. He completed the ritual with a long stream of Latin phrases and waited for his wand to tell him where the youngest Weasley was.
His wand did not move an inch. His eyes darkened in fury of the failed ritual. It should have worked if she was in England. He had surmised that she would stay in England due to its protection and also because she had nowhere else to go. He was sure that he would have her by nightfall and complete the ritual within hours and be done with it.
He focused his attention on the slowly retreating figure of the ritual master and snapped "CRUCIO". His fury aided the torture spell and the ritual master shrieked piteously in pain. "Now tell me why the ritual failed worm."
"M…My lord… The… preparations were… perfect…" he managed to gasp out before he was subjected to crucio again.
"Do you dare to imply that I failed to perform the ritual unsuccessfully?" Voldemort hissed dangerously.
The man was shuddering and taking huge gulps of air. He was deathly scared of the lord emperor's anger. He could feel the icy glare his master was sending him. He struggled to get back on his feet even though he knew it was useless. The lord emperor seemed like a dark deity that would be the end of him when he saw the malicious red eyes for the first time in his life.
"No… No... master… my lord…" he stammered.
Voldemort smiled heinously and told him "Your failure will ssset an example for othersss." Voldemort thought for a moment to come up with a suitable punishment. He made the man have burning lashes all over his body. He made the eyes and ears hyper sensitive such that they would hurt at the simplest of things. He then broke the man's fingers one by one. Next, he made the skin peel itself slowly to maximize the pain. He made the man's heart spew out acid. The man started melting from inside his body. He tore away the ligaments from his legs and broke both the shoulder blades. He left the man to rot there and instructed the man's aides to not let anybody into the room and keep guard over it. He ordered that no one was to heal or talk with him. He left him to rot and bleed to his death.
Even though he had not found the Weasley, he was pleased with the progress of the war. The odds were stacking up in his corner and most of his plans were coming to fruitation. He was done with all the rituals except for the last one where he needed the Weasley. He momentarily forgot about the ritual and thought about his progress in other countries. He was successfully toppling governments and taking control of the rest of the world. He decided to give more attention to battles outside England.
He instructed Lucius and the master vampire of Azkaban to continue with the plans and wait for the Weasley to show up. He could afford to take a little more time to do the ritual since he was after all the master of more than half the world.
A/N: The action starts the next chapter…