Hello all, I just wanted you to know I made mistake the genre of the story it isn't mystry/romance it is more of a action/crime/romance sort of story. I am sorry if you were expecting a mystry fiction.
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CHAPTER 3: Moving out and fighting manticore
"Ah, Al good to see you" dad beamed as he saw me enter his office. There was already another man in the room. He was a muscular looking man with a large beard and a bald scalp whom I immediately recognized "Hello dad, er... Mr. Fusion".
Mr. Fusion or Derek Powers was a real piece of work. He was a highly respected and old member among the auror. No one really knew where he was from but he did join after the 2nd wizard war. He also trained me.
"Albus Potter tell me how many fair maidens have you saved? How many evil doers have you punished?" He shouted as he immediately saw me enter. Did I mention he thought Aurors were meant to be knights?
"Er, yes loads of them" I tried to humor him, dad chuckled. "Well then Fusion maybe we should get to the topic" he said. "Ah, yeah why did you want to see me?" I asked. "Well, Al Fusion here thinks you are finally ready to lead a team on your own." Dad said with a encouraging smile.
"Lead?" I repeated. Fusion nodded, "You have talent, lad. The Job of leading is much more difficult and complex then following orders."
Did I really want this? Am I really the one people want to follow orders from?
"Al?" Dad's voice broke me from my trance, "Yes, dad?" I asked, "You don't need to make a decision right away, take a day off and think about it." He said with a small smile. I nodded and left the room shutting door behind me very closely as I sighed.
"Albus Potter going to lead a group of auror I would have ever believe it" a familiar voice said. "What do you Scorpius?" I said weakly. "Nothing really, your dad called me too so I thought I'd stick around." I nodded before I noticed two more familiar figures behind him.
"Doing alright, Archer? Predator?" I asked the two masked person who grunted in response. Archer and Predator were the two others who trained along with me with Derek 'Fusion' Powers. They turned auror a few weeks after me but had a track record of a massive number of hit records.
"So Al are you going to take the offer?" Scorpius asked as I watched my old companions walk inside the office. "I really care much." Scorpius laughed as we began to walk out of the ministry. "You're pathetic, you join the ministry for a girl find out she has a boyfriend and now rumors say you might even succeed your dad."
"What can I say? I always the exact opposite of what I ask" I said with a sort of smile. "Well want to hit the leaky cauldron today?" He said looking hopeful as we got in his car, "Not today" I repeated the same answer I have been giving since the last week. He said nothing more this time as he dropped me off right outside Godric's hollow.
As soon as I opened the door I bumped into a girl with slightly dark blonde hair who I immediately recognized as Alice Longbottom right next to her was my brother. "So, I am guessing mum isn't home?" Alice blushed but James looked annoyed.
"Alright, I am outta here" I answering unspoken plea. I was more than just outta here, I was moving out in the next weak. I had finally managed to save enough to be afford a pretty swear apartment. I was sharing it with Scorpius who would be paying half the rent as well.
I entered my now very empty room. I had already removed the dart board, my quidditch broom collection (yes I was a collector) I fell down on my bed and before I knew it I fell asleep. And the same dream haunted me again.
It was on Christmas eve, I was just feeling awful after being ridiculed by my brother James and Fred's prank which everyone found funny as always, I had spend the entire evening on a bottle of firewhiskey I nicked from my uncle George. I wasn't really thinking much about anything and I suddenly bumped into a girl with dark red hair, without thinking I voiced my first observation. "Your hairs looks like its on fire".
She blushed, "W-w-what?" She stammered, I took a few seconds to study her appearance. Red shiny hair, green eyes. Yep, just my type. Now how do I play this? Do I act like a jerk like my brother or do I act all knightly and kindly like Ted did with Victoria?
"You are Albus Potter, aren't you?" She asked slowly as she slowly recovered. "Yeah" I answered, somehow she looked familiar. "How do you know that?" I asked. She smiled, "Rose, told me so" Alright time to process that, how many Roses do I know? Yeah just one actually. But there is a difference when you're drunk.
"Rose as In?" I said, "Um.. your cousin". The drunken me laughed, "Lady, I got a battalion of cousins, oh wait you mean Rose" I suddenly remember and laughed again, "So why did she told you?".
"Um..no offense but are you drunk?" She asked as she took a quick retreating step, "What if I am?" It came out harsher than I wanted to, she looked frightened for a few seconds before she gulped and started walked away.
The drunken me however was far from done, "hey you never told me your name!" I shouted after her. She didn't turn around but stopped as she whispered, "Evangelina Valentine". "Well then Eva, would you grace me with your presence tonight?" I said, she finally turned a blush developing on her slightly tan skin, She tried to speak but failed and kept opening and shutting her mouth. I smirked."It wouldn't be a while, just a walk around the manor maybe?" I said still maintaining the cocky potter smirk.
"You know Miss Valentine, I would like to ask you if you single" I asked as we stood after a few seconds of silence at the front gates on the manor, She hid her face beneath a hood so I couldn't really study her reaction, "Although, I wouldn't be surprised if you weren't" I added. She remained silent for a few seconds before she spoke, "I-I am". I took a step closer to her. "Well now that's perfect." She stood her ground as I took another step closer.
The drunken me kept on making ridicules flirty jokes as I kept taking a step closer to her. I then realized how close we were. I felt her breath falling on my face, she was laughing along with my fail attempts at flirting previously but at this moment when she realized how close we were she couldn't focus anymore. She bit her lips as I delicately pulled down her hood and then slowly pressed my lips against her's.
"Al, wake the fuck up!" I jumped up, "James would you please stop trying to wake me up when I have a good dream?" He rolled his eyes dramatically, "Yeah, like I am supposed to actually know if your having a good dream or a nightmare" I sighed as I got up from bed, "Well what do you want?" I asked
"Don't you have to move out today?" He said in a mater of fact tone, well today is the day I became a independent man so yeah I guess, "Be downstairs in 15 minutes" I said he nodded and left. I fell back on the bed and analyzed the same dream I always have.
I don't even judge Eva for hating me, after what happened that drunken night, I pretended it never happened just so my family doesn't gets to know. She though it was just a drunken fling even though honestly I liked her. As a matter of fact I always acted like a douche in front of her when I was sober and a total flirt when I was drunk. I sighed again, there really were times I needed a time turner for.
After about nearly about 3 hours and mum's "I can't believe your so grown up" speeches I finally did reach my sweat new awesome apartment. I mean this place was awesome, despite being located in one of the most highly populated part of the city, it had an impressive total area. Scorpius came around late since he had auror training.
"Damn this place is awesome" Scorpius exclaimed, he was a bit too exited like a kid in a candy store, "Axel and Blaze are coming over" Scorpius suddenly said, "Really? I haven't seen them since forever." I said looking surprised.
"But more importantly Al, so what do you think about leading that auror team?". "I have though about that much" I admitted "Well you should" Scorpius said looking slightly annoyed due to my lack of motivation.
I wonder what Fusion would have said if he knew I was hesitant to actually lead a team, knowing him he would just shout things about knight, honor, fair maidens and stuff. He was an idiot. A very powerful and ruthless idiot. I knew this he trained me.
I could never forget my 1st day there, I would never forget how close to death I was, how I was almost going to die until he stood up.
I was clutching my arm, it was bleeding. I couldn't feel my arm. No emotion of pain, fear or anything just felt null. "Focus Al" Fusion had told before this operation. Easy for him to say, I was the one fighting the Chimera. Archer and Predator my team mates looked equally injured as the manticore almost managed to hit Archer with a blast of fire.
God dammit, it was my first day here in training I expected introductions, speeches and other things and then I realize the difference between Hogwarts and auror training was just insane.
The Chimera roared as Archer hit it head on with a stupefy, there were no noticeable damage of course. The Chimera's leg however were paralyzed for a second before it charged head on at Archer. Predator however took advantage of this distraction to sneak up behind the manticore and hit a stupefy from behind. However the snake tail of the manticore saw through this and tried to burst out a wave of fire.
This was impossible capturing a live manticore without any unforgivable charm? Impossible. I mentally cursed Fusion as I rushed forward somehow managing to get a grip around the beast's neck. It retaliated by shaking its head violently almost throwing me off however Archer who manged to recover rushed forward and cast stupefy at the snake tail.
Predator at once saw the opportunity he rushed forward and stunned the hind leg, Archer on the other hand managed to stun the front legs however the beast was far from done yet.
The snake hissed loudly and spit fire at me, at the creature's own body. Archer somehow barely manged to pull me out as the creature burned its own torso. "We need to capture it!" I shouted. Predator wasted no time using aguamenti to stop the fire from spreading. Both me and Archer got up wasting no time as we joined to stop the fire as well.
And then when it finally appeared that it was over, a figure burst through the flames and rammed all of 3 us hard on the opposing wall. We recoiled forward as the collision shook the beast, the Chimera staggered back a little and then prepared to try and ram us again. It came closer, closer, closer as each second passed the trampling of the manticore on the floor felt like a step closer to my death. I gave up all hope, there was no way out and then a green light flashed before the Chimera and it finally fell down dead.
It took me a fair few seconds to realize that it was indeed Fusion himself who decided to use a unforgivable curse. "Congratulations" He finally said after a few seconds of silence.
"Your the first bunch of trainee to say alive for 5 minutes" He continued as he offered us a big smile.
Thinking back, I really had the best mentor I could get . He was amazingly a good teacher who taught me more in 1 month than I ever did in my life.
My trail of thoughts were broken with the sound of the doorbell. "Probably them" Scorpius lazily said as he looked up from his quidditch broom he was polishing. "Get it would ya?" He said.
I yawned as I lazily got up and dragged my body to the front door. I opened the door and found a familiar pair of green eyes starring at me.
"E-e-Eva?" I said unbelievably, she looked equally surprised, "Al, you moved here?" I slowly gathered myself as I nodded. "Wow, that's cool. I live right next door" She said pointing to the block next to mine. "Welcome to the neighborhood" She said with a smile as she turned to face me again.