Harry Potter and Artemis Fowl: Weapons of Magic
"We have to do something soon," said Artemis. "Aeron is making creatures at an alarming rate. Something tells me he has been doing this for years, before he started anything else. I believe that he has created them in advance, to use as pawns. Mindless creatures bent on death and destruction, with no thoughts of mercy in their head, set loose upon major Muggle cities. Then he decided to move onto more refined weapons, like Harry. Ones who were fine tuned and human in appearance, but with deadly abilities, and therefore able to go after Muggles who go into hiding, or fight any wizard that decides to defy him."
"But he didn't get Harry," said Snape.
"But he is likely working on others," said Artemis.
"It would be difficult," said Harry. "He told me he tried it on others and it didn't work, or they went completely insane. The process is-beyond agonizing. He tortured me for three months straight to make sure my mind could handle it. It would be time consuming to do that to others."
"He could have lackeys do it," said Butler.
"Bellatrix would have no problem," said Ron.
"She enjoys it," said Harry. "A boy from school, Neville Longbottom, his parents were tortured to insanity by Bellatrix and some other Death Eaters. Amadae appears to have that trait too." Harry fingered a scar on his jaw, remembering the corkscrew incident.
Artemis asked them to leave him for a bit so he could think and plan.
Harry and Ginny went for a walk on the estate.
"I can't believe your arm got cut off," said Ginny, reaching for his arm. It was nighttime but there were solar powered lights around the estate, casting a blue and green glows around so they could see. Ginny looked at the scar then went around his arm. It was a perfect circle.
"Not an experience I wish to go through again," said Harry grimly. "I wasn't sure if it would grow back."
"Why?" asked Ginny. "You're bones heal and cuts heal up."
"Yeah, but I never lost a limb before," replied Harry. "My claws are fine too." He released them glinting in the light.
Ginny shivered a bit and Harry gave her his jacket.
"It's cold out here, why didn't you bring one?" asked Harry.
"I just forgot," said Ginny. "Won't you be cold?"
"Nah, I'm fine," said Harry.
When they went back in, Juliet was waiting for them, bubbling with news.
"Mrs. Fowl wants to go to London, to shop at Harrods," said Juliet.
"Yay, shopping!" said Ginny. "I need some new things."
Angeline told Artemis later, who did not seem overly thrilled.
"I'll stay here," said Artemis. "I have work to do."
"Oh, you can take a break can't you?" asked Angeline. "There's no impending doom at the hand of some wizard is there?"
Harry fought the urge to roll his eyes. Angeline thought they just went after low class criminals. Artemis had told her nothing of Aeron. In fact, he'd had Holly mind wipe the Amadae incident from their minds. He didn't want his mother remembering having her throat slit before being thrown over the stair railing, to die. His mother had already died once, and been revived by No1. Holly had mesmerized her so she wouldn't remember that, and he didn't want her to remember this last incident either. If she knew the real work they did, and the danger they put themselves in, she would worry herself to death.
"No, Mum," said Artemis, smiling slightly. "No impending doom."
"Then a day off won't hurt," said Angeline.
Hermione too was thrilled with the idea of shopping. Ron groaned and rolled his eyes.
"I hate shopping," he said, slouching in a chair, looking miserable. "You better buy some silky panties or something to wear for me later, make it worth it.
Hermione smacked his arm.
Holly didn't go, because she had to go to Haven with the Pimante, and get it locked up safely.
They took Artemis's plane to Heathrow airport and had rented cars to take them to Harrods. Once inside, Juliet, Hermione, and Angeline rushed off to the ladies section. Mr. Fowl, the twins, Ron, Artemis, and Butler went to look in the men's section, although not much would fit Butler here, except socks maybe.
Snape said he was hungry and was going to the food court to get a snack. Ginny dragged Harry to look at shoes. Harry figured he might as well get some too and bought a pair of black trainers and some socks. Ginny got a white and pink pair with silver accents, plus some flats.
Harry hung around with Ginny for a bit and then went to the men section, deciding to get himself some more shirts and pants, since his usually got cut up, or bloodied. He bought some pants and shirts and found a long black coat which would be good to wear, since it got cold. In the wizard world, people wore cloaks in the winter, but Harry couldn't exactly walk around in the Muggle world wearing one, people would stare. He stopped by the jewelry counter, thinking he would get Ginny a gift.
He decided on a silver necklace and a little silver G charm and had it wrapped up in a little box.
Harry and Ginny went to the food court later to get something to eat and found a seat in the corner to eat.
"Here," said Harry. "I got you something."
"Really?" asked Ginny. "Oh you didn't have too." She opened the box and looked at the necklace with the charm. "Oh, Harry, it's beautiful!" She put it on. "Thank you!" She gave him a kiss.
They left later, the men happy to out. The girls compared their purchases in the plane.
Beckett had gotten a kit to make disgusting looking candy. He crawled into Harry's lap with the box.
"Look! Look!" he said excitedly, showing him the back. "It tells you how to do it, and you put the stuff into the guy." The machine was shaped like a man who was bent over, his pants pulled down. His arms were clutching his stomach. His mouth was open and he had a horrible look on his face, like he was about throw his intestines up or something. Beckett pointed at him. "You put the stuff in, and depending on what you're making, it comes out his mouth or his butt, and its candy, and you can eat it. So if you put some things in, you can make him poop it out and eat his poop!"
"Poop?" asked Harry. Good gracious, the things they make for kids.
"Yeah, you can eat the poop and its tastes like raspberries," said Becket. "Or you can have it as chocolate, or whatever flavors you want."
"That is disgusting," said Harry.
"I can't believe you bought that for him," said Angeline, looking at Mr. Fowl.
Mr. Fowl grinned. "He's a boy."
Myles rolled his eyes. "Simpleton." Myles had gotten a book on the culture and history of Russia.
"Don't call me that, or I won't let you eat my poop," said Beckett. Harry made a face. "I'm going to make it watermelon flavored."
"If I reconfigure it, and if we have the right ingredients at the house, I can have that guy shooting Twizzler's from his bum," said Myles, opening his book.
They got home and Beckett and Myles went to play with their new toy in the kitchen. Within twenty minutes, they were eating watermelon flavored vomit and poop. The vomit came out slightly gooey and was best eaten with a spoon. The poop came out like chewy candy.
"Eat our poop, Harry," said Becket holding out a piece.
"Um, I'm good," said Harry going to get a glass of water.
Angeline had to tell them to stop after awhile, before all the sugar went to their brain and they went completely crazy.
Artemis took everybody but his parents and the twins to his study once they had put their stuff away, where he laid out his plan.
A chunk of Pimante would be falling in Scotland on a moor. The time was two days away at eight A.M.
Everybody except Harry and Holly flew the plane to the location. There was nobody around for miles and this was good. Artemis landed some distance away and everybody approached to the fall point on foot, hidden in cam foil, Butler loaded up as usual with weapons.
Amadae and Bellatrix came on their broomsticks with some balverines as usual.
Amadae and Bellatrix began fighting the group. Harry and Holly stayed up in the air. Harry would normally use his wings, but it would be hard to do that with cam foil, so he had gotten his broom sent to Fowl Manor and they had wrapped it up in cam foil. Harry also had a new wand, ordered in with overnight surface. Harry rode it, his body sheathed in cam foil.
Holly was shielded and suited up fully. They were not to engage in the fight unless things got to serious.
The rest of the group didn't fight their hardest, but made it look like they were. They actually wanted Amadae to get the Pimante and leave with it. Amadae did get it and got on her broom. Bellatrix followed suit and they flew away, leaving the balverines to deal with them.
The group killed the balverines while Holly and Harry followed the half sisters. They were trying to see where they going.
Artemis and the others got back to the plane. Artemis contacted Holly and she told him which way they were headed.
Amadae and Bellatrix flew on their brooms to a forest. There were some rocks in a clearing and Harry and Holly flew down, quietly.
Amadae tapped on the rocks with her wand and one moved revealing a hole. Harry and Holly were to follow, but do nothing.
"Nothing, Harry," Holly warned him in a whisper on the way over, knowing she herself had been given orders in the past to do nothing, but had ignored them, getting her in trouble. "I don't care if Aeron is there; you do nothing, unless Artemis tells us to do so."
Harry said he understood, but he knew if he seen Aeron, he might not be able to control himself. He kept that info to himself.
Harry got off his broom and Holly went first after the two. Harry followed, as quietly as possible.
The ladder led down to a tunnel that wound around a bit, finally emerging into a room with equipment and machines. Harry recognized the machine he had been put it. Aeron had built another. He must be planning to make more like Harry. It smelled bad.
Holly told Artemis what she was seeing, a mike stuck to her throat, her helmet blocking sound, so nobody else would hear. Harry had mike on his throat too and an earpiece in his ear.
Amadae and Bellatrix went to a room and set the Pimante down on a table.
"When does Aeron come back?" asked Bellatrix.
Amadae shrugged. "I don't know, could be soon, or it could be a week or two. Let's make some more creatures."
"I wonder why Potter wasn't there," said Bellatrix.
"Or that fairy girl that fights with them," said Amadae. "Guess they were busy elsewhere."
They sat at tables filled with dead animal parts and began casting spells, weaving the bits together with magic to create more hideous monsters. The stench was horrible.
Harry and Holly found a stair case leading down and found themselves in a hallway.
"All clear for the moment," said Holly. Harry could hear her through his earpiece.
"All, right, check the area out good, and start setting the bombs."
Artemis wanted to blow the place up. With Amadae and Bellatrix inside, it would eliminate Aeron's two main helpers. Hermione would set a spell over the area to mask noise and such, just in case anyone was nearby.
They began opening rooms. Harry and Holly reared back from spell. There were dead animals in the room: tigers, cats, dogs, and some things too rotted to tell what they were once. It was awful.
"Ugh, this is for making the Creatures," said Holly, panning her helmet around so Artemis could see the visual from the plane.
"Disgusting," came Artemis's voice.
Holly planted a little orb in a corner, behind a dead dog. They were special versions of the blue rinse bomb that the fairies had attempted to use on Fowl Manor when Artemis kidnapped Holly. These were small and portable and could be hidden and detonated anytime, plus contained an explosive that would blow up the room they were in. A double whammy.
There were other empty rooms, some with a bed inside, like a cell. Harry wondered if any prisoners had been kept here.
Holly was using the heat sensor indicator, to check if anyone was in a room before opening it. Halfway down, it indicated there was a small figure inside one room.
Holly told Harry to be careful. They opened the door. To anyone inside, it looked like the door opened of its own accord. They looked in.
"Hello?" said a small voice. There was a figure huddled on the bed. Harry stopped dead when he seen who it was in the dim light from the hall. There she was, skinny, dirty, and scarred.
But alive.
"Madeline!?" asked Harry.
"Who's there?" said Madeline, scrunching into the corner of her bed.
Harry pulled some of the cam foil off. "Madeline! It's me, Harry!"
Madeline squeaked when she seen part of Harry's upper half materialize.
"Harry!" She looked scared. "I knew you died! You're ghost is here! Nooo!"
She started wailing. Harry rushed forward.
"No! No! I'm alive! Just hidden with cam foil, that's why you can't see most of me."
Madeline blinked at him. "Cam foil?"
"Yeah, it makes you invisible," replied Harry, while Holly told Artemis that they had found a prisoner. "We are going to get you out of here!"
Madeline hugged him. "Thank goodness!"
"Is there anybody else here?" asked Harry.
Madeline said no.
"Where is your sister?" asked Harry, softly.
Madeline looked down. "I don't know," she said, looking about to cry. "Aeron says she's alive, but he won't tell me anything else about her. He just keeps me in here. I don't know where she is."
"Come on," said Harry.
Holly had spare cam foil and they wrapped Madeline in it.
"Keep quiet," said Harry. "What's this on your arm?"
"A tracker, in case I escaped," said Madeline.
Harry looked at it a minute.
"Careful," said Holly.
"We'll be gone out of here," said Harry, releasing a blade. He cut it off.
They quickly put the little bombs in the remaining rooms. There seemed to be no more the area than this hallway with rooms and two rooms upstairs.
They went back upstairs. Amadae and Bellatrix were still at the table, some created monsters standing by the wall. A balverine twitched its nose and stirred.
Suddenly, from the tunnel, Aeron came in.
"I'm back early," he told. Harry, Holly and Madeline tensed. At the sight of Aeron, Harry felt anger boiling up inside him. He wanted to kill that man. He wanted to-
Holly placed a hand on Harry's arm, telling him without words to remain calm and focused. She could feel Harry shaking with anger.
"Madeline's tracker sent me a signal," said Aeron, holding up a small device. "Have you checked on the brat?"
"No," said Bellatrix.
"It's been cut," said Aeron, heading toward the staircase.
Holly tugged Harry and they moved out of the way. Harry could feel Madeline trembling. She stumbled up against him, her foot snagging some cam foil on Harry. It fizzled and went out. Harry's leg was visible.
"What the fuck?" snarled Aeron pulling his wand out. Quickly, before anyone could do anything, he said a spell and the remaining foil fizzled and went out, revealing Harry and Madeline.
Aeron showed shock for a split second and sent a spell toward Harry. Harry dodged it, yanking Madeline with him.
Aeron pulled out a gun and shot Harry with something. Harry seen something gold glint quickly and it sank into his body. It hurt a bit and he could feel it in his side. But nothing happened. Holly fired her Neutrino and Aeron barely put up a shield spell in time when he seen the blast emerge from thin air. Holly was still shielded.
"After them!" snarled Aeron, seeing Harry and Madeline run to the tunnel. Holly followed.
They ran as fast as they could down the tunnel. Aeron was running in front of Bellatrix and Amadae, his spell shield still up. Holly fired a blast over her shoulder, but the shield wouldn't allow it to pass through. Harry felt a spell of some kind whizz past his head, scraping his ear. He made it to the ladder and flew up, his wings coming out through the slits cut in his shirt. Holly used her wings to fly up after him and the rock moved automatically.
"BLOW THE PLACE!" shouted Holly as they emerged into the trees.
Artemis, in the plane, pressed the button. Holly had dropped a bomb on the way up. It landed at Aeron's feet and he quickly destroyed it and then climbed up the ladder.
The bombs exploded, filling the place with the blue rinse. The creatures inside died, and so did any mice or bugs lurking around. Aeron, Bellatrix, and Amadae made it out just in time. The rock closed the entrance and the spell Hermione had cast around it made the noise mute.
Harry, Holly and Madeline flew into the sky and over the woods to the moor where the plane was hovering. Aeron shot a spell at it, but Hermione had placed a protection spell around. It wouldn't last long and as they began to fly, a few spells hit the bottom, breaking the landing mechanism.
They were safe in the air, going away soon.
Harry dropped into a seat, breathing hard from running. Holly took her helmet off.
"That was close."
"Who's the girl?" asked Ron.
"She was imprisoned with me," said Harry. "Aeron's kept her."
Harry bent close to Madeline, who sitting in a chair looking scared, and whispered to her. "I thought-I thought I killed you."
"I'm like you," said Madeline. "I heal much faster. You didn't kill me."
"I'm sorry," Harry told her. "I didn't know you were there."
"Aeron told me to stand there and watch," said Aeron. "Wanted me to watch the creation of his greatest weapon yet, since I failed. I think he wanted to watch you suffer."
"You're like me?" asked Harry.
"Kind of," said Madeline raising a hand. The backs of both her hands were scarred, but there was a neat little one before the knuckle of the index finger on the back of her hand. A small little blade came out.
"It didn't work quite as well on me," said Madeline. "I only got one blade on each hand, and I heal a lot faster. I don't have wings and I don't have your agility and speed. I was a bit of a failure, even though I didn't go insane."
"He did that to a child?" asked Butler, looking angry.
"You were perfect," said Madeline. "Except he wasn't able to control you."
"Aeron shot me something," said Harry, lifting his shirt up. There was a small mark in his side.
"With what?" asked Artemis coming to them, leaving the plane on auto pilot.
"I don't know," said Harry. "It looked kind of gold and sank into my skin."
A look came over Artemis face, like he was figuring something out.
Suddenly Harry felt a weird feeling where he had been shot, like a small pop in his side. He felt warmth surrounding him.
His hair turned gold, and so did eyes. He felt angry; angry at everyone around him on the plane. They deserved to die. He would kill them all! He would kill everybody, including Aeron! He would find him after he killed everybody on the plane.
He lunged at Artemis, golden wings out, blades ready. He grabbed Artemis by the throat and drew his other hand back, ready to stab him in the chest. Butler, seeing his charge being attacked, pulled his Sig Sauer out and shot Harry directly in the chest.
The bullet sank in, stunning Harry for a moment. Artemis fell backwards and scrambled away. The bullet didn't stop Harry though who made to grab him again, but Butler tackled him, knocking him into the side.
"I'm going to kill you!" roared Harry, struggling against Butler. His strength seemed to have increased even more.
"It's gold, I bet," said Artemis. "Butler hold him down! We need to cut it out."
Hermione tried a Petrificus Totalus spell, but for some reason, it did not work on Harry. He kept struggling. Butler had a hold of his wrist, so he couldn't slash, but Harry kicked him in the stomach. Butler wrestled Harry down on the ground. Snape got his legs. Everybody except Madeline helped and they managed to keep Harry down while Artemis got a small knife.
"Cut it out, quick," said Butler, while Harry struggled mightily on the floor.
Madeline was in her chair, knees drawn up, looking terrified.
Artemis cut into Harry's side where the small mark was. Harry roared and struggled to get lose. Artemis quickly cut into the flesh and seen a small golden dot, not much bigger than a BB pellet. It's edges were fizzling and seemed to be dissolving very slowly.
Artemis quickly removed it and dumped it in a glass. Harry's eyes, wings and hair went back to normal and he lay on the floor, not struggling.
"You just shot me Butler," he said weakly. Butler released him and Harry scrambled for his necklace, taking the bronze ring off and putting it in the cut in his side. His eyes, hair and wings turned bronze. The sparks fizzled faster to heal him. Harry dug the bullet out himself, wincing.
"Sorry," said Butler. "You were going a bit nuts there."
"I felt something like a tiny pop in my side," said Harry. "Then it transformed me."
Artemis studied the little golden ball. Exposed the air, it seemed to fizzle more rapidly and dissolved in the air.
"It seems," said Artemis, slowly, "that Aeron used some kind of spell to shoot it into you, where it would stay for a moment. Once the protective spell wore off, the gold, mixed with some kind of magic, would start to seep into your blood stream. It should be gone soon."
Harry healed up quickly and took the bronze ring out. His eyes changed back to gold.
Butler tensed, but this eyes went back to normal.
"It's not all out," said Artemis.
Harry's eyes went back to gold.
"We need to find Aeron," said Harry, fidgeting. "I need to kill him."
Artemis knelt down, looking at him. "Harry, it's okay."
Harry felt angry and wanted to hurt those around him, but managed to tell himself they were his friends. There wasn't sufficient gold in his system to keep in that state, and not so much that his own brain was completely under its power. But he did have a strong urge to go find Aeron and slit his throat.
"I need to find him and kill him," said Harry, glaring at Artemis.
"Harry, it's the gold still in your system," said Artemis. "Just relax. You'll be okay.
Harry's eyes changed back to normal. "I still want to kill him."
"Harry, the gold should wear off," said Holly.
The flight back, Harry's eyes kept changing back to gold. He realized a little of the angry feeling would remain, no matter what. Other times it would increase.
Everybody kept an eye on Harry until they go home. Luckily, Mr. and Mrs. Fowl were off at a conference in Dublin. A nanny was at the manor with twins and Artemis dismissed her when they arrived. The twins were watching TV in the living room.
Harry stood in the foyer, his eyes golden again.
"I need to find Aeron," said Harry, his hands balling into fists.
Artemis told Holly to check on Madeline to make sure she had no injuries and to get her a change of clothes and something to eat.
"Harry, go to my study," said Artemis. "I want to talk to you okay?"
Harry did so, looking pissed and Artemis told Butler to make some tea.
Artemis went up to his study and sat down at his desk. Harry sat in an arm chair, fuming. His eyes went back to normal.
"Harry, I think it might be a few hours until the gold gets out of your system, it's obviously tinged with magic, so it should evaporate on its own," said Artemis.
Butler came in with the tea, the cups already poured. Artemis thanked him and handed Harry a cup and Butler went to around to do his security check.
"Harry, do you understand me?" asked Artemis, sipping his cup.
Harry's eyes were normal again. "You don't understand, I must kill him."
Artemis narrowed his eyes. "I would guess, that the remaining gold, and your intense hatred of Aeron is causing you to have a desire to go find him right now, but you don't kill us though."
Harry drank his tea quickly, being thirsty. His eyes changed again. "I'm leaving tonight. I will find him and slit his throat."
"You're not going anywhere, Harry," said Artemis.
Harry looked at the, his glowing eyes menacing. He realized he felt tired, but he still wanted to go find Aeron. "What are you going to do? I could fly out the window right now. Are you going to sprout wings and come after me."
"By all means," said Artemis. "Go out the window. But before long, you'll find yourself tired from the sleeping serum I had Butler put in your tea. And then you'll to the ground and pass out, and sleep for several hours. And we don't want to have to find you and bring you back, half the bones in your broken, even though they'll heal."
Harry eyes went back to normal, but he looked murderous. "You-you put shit in my tea to make me sleep?!"
"It should kick in soon." Artemis felt bad, deceiving him, but he needed Harry to sleep, so he wouldn't run off to fight Aeron alone.
Harry stared at him. His eyes golden again. "You piece of fucking shit!"
He
suddenly lunged across the desk, knocking pens, papers and a stapler askew. He grabbed Artemis by the collar and yanked him the chair.
Shit, thought Artemis.
Harry slammed him against the wall. "WHAT KIND OF SHIT IS THAT?!"
Artemis noticed Harry hadn't let his blades out, so he must not be intending to kill him.
Harry punched Artemis in the face.
"Harry! CALM DOWN!" shouted Artemis and Harry slammed him into the wall again.
"I SHOULD BEAT THE SHIT OUT OF YOU!" snarled Harry, angry, partly because of the gold and partly because Artemis.
The door suddenly opened and Butler's hulking form entered. He seen Harry holding Artemis against the wall and in split second he was there, leaping over the desk. He grabbed Harry and yanked him backwards. His first thought was to snap his neck, but decided not to.
"Don't hurt him!" said Artemis.
Butler put Harry in a chokehold and held him, kneeling on the floor. Harry struggled, angrily.
"Let me go!" he managed to get out. He wanted to release his blades, but he also didn't want to hurt Butler. He knew Butler was angry at seeing him attacking Artemis, but if Butler was really pissed, his neck would have been snapped by now. Granted, it would heal, but Harry would be unconscious on the floor probably.
"It's was just because of the gold," said Artemis. "He wasn't going to kill me. The sleeping serum should fully kick in soon."
Butler loosened his hold. He had intended to choke Harry until he passed out. Harry struggled against him, but couldn't get loose. The serum was working. He could feel himself growing more tired.
"I'm sorry Harry," said Artemis. "You should be better in the morning."
Harry gave a few last struggles, growing weaker and in a few seconds, he was asleep.
Butler released him and Harry fell on the floor in a heap.
"Did he hurt you?" asked Butler angrily.
"He did punch me," said Artemis. He explained what happened.
"You told him the stuff was in his tea?" asked Butler.
Artemis touched the side of his face gingerly. "He was threatening to go fly out the window. He'd fall asleep in the air and fall down. I didn't want us to have to go out there and find him, collapsed on the ground, half his bones broken."
"They'd heal," said Butler, not feeling too kind toward Harry right now.
"Still, save us the trouble," said Artemis.
"Artemis, he could have beaten the crap out of you," said Butler. "What if he lost it completely, and stabbed you!? We can't make another clone of you and hope your soul sticks around and enters it!"
"I'm sorry, Butler," said Artemis. "But I knew he wasn't crazy enough to do that. Notice even with you, he did not allow his blades out."
Butler thought a moment. "Yes, you're right. But don't take chances like that, please."
"I'm sorry," said Artemis. "I should have just let the serum finish working."
Butler carried Harry to bed. The serum was so strong, Harry actually slept the whole night and into the morning. Most people would have slept until the next night, the stuff was so strong, but Harry didn't.
Butler came in with a cup of coffee around nine in the morning. Harry moaned slightly when he heard the door open and jumped on the bed when he opened his eyes and seen Butler. He'd been having another nightmare and thought Butler was someone else for a moment.
"Awake, already?" asked Butler, setting the iced coffee (with two shots of espresso in it) down. "Drink that, you'll feel better." He placed a glass of water next to the cup
Harry felt extremely groggy from the serum still. His mouth was parched. He drained the coffee cup and slumped back onto the bed, the serum still affecting him a little. He slid into another nightmare.
Butler sat in a chair, figuring with the caffeine, and Harry not needing much sleep to begin with, he would wake back up in a few minutes. He waited, watching Harry twitch slightly. Butler figured he was having a bad dream. Harry's claws came out, piercing the comforter. Angeline wouldn't like her expensive comforters having holes poked in them. Still, the hole wasn't very big at all. Then Harry's arm jerked, tearing a slice. Butler almost winced.
Harry went still, and his claws went back in, the sparks healing the slits in the skin back into neat little scars. Ten more minutes and then Harry jerked.
"Ungh," he moaned. He seen Butler sitting in the chair, and the events of last night came rushing back.
"Oh, gosh, I'm sorry," said Harry, sitting bolt upright. The coffee was making him feel more awake.
"Artemis told me what happened," said Butler. "You're lucky I didn't snap your neck, although it'd heal. Still wouldn't be pleasant for you."
Harry winced slightly. Butler could do it easily. He was a trained fighter.
"I'm sorry," said Harry. "I didn't mean to hurt him! Is he all right?"
"Just a bruise," said Butler. "Hermione had some special ointment for it though."
Harry ran a hand through his disheveled hair. "I'm sorry. I was just so consumed with the idea of finding Aeron, I wasn't thinking clearly. And Artemis told me about the serum, and I got so mad, I just wanted to hit him, not kill him."
"I understand," said Butler. "Sorry I tried choking you."
"I guess I deserved it," said Harry, reaching for the water. He was still thirsty.
"If this ever happens again, its better we give you some serum, so you can sleep it off, let the stuff get out your system," said Butler. "Okay?"
"Yeah, good idea," said Harry.
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