Hadrian Lucis Caelum
ESKK: Well new chapter let's begin.
(Start)
The group had returned to Hogwarts as Lily had their car placed at Potter Manor for now with Sirius keeping a close eye on it while the group got the gear they needed. They all agreed to head back to Diagon Alley after the first challenge for the heritage test if for no other reason than to put Ron's worries to rest. As the days went on Harry talked to Tom through the diary on a regular basis discussing ways to access this secret training room that he called it. But something about Tom bugged Harry as he even told his friends about him and they agreed feeling it was best to approach this diary with due caution.
But after their visit with Lily she had promised once she was out of St. Mugo's she would try and make it to Hogwarts to watch the tournament even if she hated it. Sirius was all for it. Remus of course would also make the trip so he can tutor Harry on magic as well as Ron and Hermione as well so they can all get to know Harry's bride-to-be Stella better. They were surprised that Stella was against this marriage as much as Harry at first but as years went on they grew quite fond of each other to the point they don't complain about the marriage as much as before. In fact they only really complain when they are teased about it by the others.
But as it stands things were going about as their new norm for the time being as they all worked on building Harry's arsenal for the Tournament. Anyway Ventus was reading a book in the library doing as much research as he could about this tournament hoping whatever he could find could be helpful for Harry when he crossed paths with the French Champion. And by cross paths he meant they were reaching for the same book when their hands touched as Ventus and Fleur saw each other.
"Sorry about that." Ventus said as he looked to Fleur.
"No it iz fine." Fleur said as they saw they wanted the same book.
"Doing research on the tournament?" Ventus asked as he pointed to the book in question.
"Yes zis book I vas told iz useful for zis tournament." Fleur said as Ventus looked to Fleur.
"Same here my buddy Harry needed it while the others helped him with either training or research don't know what the first task is but help could be useful here." Ventus said as it seems they had reached a sort of impasse. "Heh tell you what how about we share the book, Harry isn't really interested in winning just surviving and since you want to win this way everyone wins." Ventus said as Fleur saw this and nodded to him.
"Yes zat would be very good." Fleur said as Ventus nodded and in turn the two took book in question.
(With the Group)
"I may have found something." Hermione said bringing in a book on magical creatures.
"Ok share." Harry said as Ron looked.
"So far I narrowed down the possible magical creature to 3 creatures, a Dragon, a Cerberus, and a Basilisk." Hermione said as she showed the image of the creatures.
"Wow that's one big snake." Ron said as he saw the image of said snake.
"Yes that is as Basilisk but according to this it says they are all but extinct now as many had hunted them down knowing one look from their eyes is enough to kill you with direct eye contact." Hermione said as Harry looked to it.
"If they are extinct then why are there still images and information of them here?" Harry asked as he looked to the picture of the giant snake.
"Perhaps for history sake or maybe there are some who have reason to believe they are still alive." Hermione said as Stella looked to the book.
"It would make sense, and if a Cerberus here is anything like its Daemon counterpart in Eos then we best focus on the Dragon and Basilisk for now." Stella said as Ron then saw Ventus and Fleur hanging out.
"Oh la-la looks like the big guy has a girlfriend!" Ron called out teasing Ventus as Ron was then nailed by a flying book curtesy of the librarian of the room showing this wasn't the first time the red head caused a ruckus in the library. "Ow." Ron cried as he was on the ground with a large bump on his head from the book.
"Could have warned you." Harry said as he saw Ron got what he deserved for not learning a Library is meant for silence not yelling as Ventus was laughing at Ron's misery while Fleur couldn't help but giggle herself also.
(Scene Break Ministry)
Lily was done with her recovery and thanks to Sirius was able to learn everything she needed to know about running the House of Potter as lucky Lily had invested wisely during her time as Lady Potter before her Coma. Thus she knew how to handle finances as well as other needs and requirements. As Lily was sitting in the seat for the House of Potter she listened to all the bureaucratic nonsense as she wanted this to be over so she can see her son and his friends at Hogwarts for the Tri-Wizard Tournament.
So far Lily was adjusting as well as she could as even if they were doing it out of formality and public appearance sake she was grateful for those who helped her. She had also asked Snape to help Harry and his friends as best he could and all but begged him not to let his past with James blind him to the fact Harry wasn't James. So far she hadn't got any complaints even if Sirius was against the idea but the more help they had the better outcome they got.
Lily was not one for politics but since James was dead she had to handle this aspect of Wizarding Society. Plus it was a joy to see the angry looks of the Pureblood supporters to see a mudblood witch standing with them as an equal.
Soon as they were about to continue business the door were opened as Aurors led to Lily's shock Jonathan into the room as he smiled at them as he didn't even seem scared he barged right into a Wizardgamot meeting.
"Hello there! Hello! Good day to you." Jonathan greeted as he walked in dressed in a uniform fit for both an envoy and a liaison between the British crown and the Ministry of Magic while looking torts the Minister. "And you." He continued as he looked to Sirius. "And certainly you most of all oh most lovely and fair Lady Lilian Ann Potter nee Evan's." He finished off as he called Lily by her full name and her newest title. "Well met my dear Witches and Wizards of the Ministry of Magic." Jonathan greeted as he looked to them all.
"Have you grown faulty or bold to walk in an hour late for a meeting and then have the nerve to barge in without proper announcement?" Fudge demanded as he like many purebloods here looked down on Jonathan thinking him a mud-Blood or at least a half blood.
"Well my dear Minister a Chancellor of Muggle and Magical Affairs such as myself am privy to certain benefits not available to others." Jonathan said as it sounded like he was paying Fudge no mind here.
"I've heard of you." Lily spoke as she glared at Jonathan remembering him and the fate she revealed to her that October Night so long ago. "High Chancellor of Muggle and Magical Affairs you answer directly to the Queen herself and hold more considerable Power then even Minister Fudge." Lily said as Jonathan saw Lily and smiled at being known by Lily even if he knew she was already aware of him.
"It is an honor to be recognized by the famous Lady Lily Ann Potter nee Evans the Head of the House of Potter yet permit me to stand on ceremony and introduce myself none the less to those new young faces among this esteemed councils of Wizards and Witches." Jonathan said as the way he acted Lily saw he didn't care if he was disrespecting everyone somehow with his eccentric mannerism. "Jonathan Kennedy Rowling High Chancellor of Wizarding and Muggle affairs, and Chief Advisor to the British Queen our lovely monarch Queen Elizabeth herself." Jonathan introduced before grabbing his fedora and with it performed a bow to the Minister. "At your humble service." He greeted with a bow while removing his Fedora.
"But alas I come to you in this most auspicious of days in tardiness bearing not so great news for you." Jonathan said as he looked to the Minister as he looked to them. "In fact this news is the exact reason to my tardiness for the Queen herself had vined to meet with me involving the 'Tri-Wizard Tournament,' one she was under the assumption that it would never again be brought to light due to its high death rate." Jonathan said as he looked to the Wizarding Council around him.
"Why would the Queen concern herself with our going on of our daily life?" Fudge asked as he didn't seem intimidated as one could go as far as saying he was mocking her to her most trusted chief advisor of all people.
"Perhaps I may surmise the previous Tournament resulted in all three champions dying at the third task the Queen herself had a young relative at the time it happened participating and needless to say… she was very displeased and rightfully so the fact a tournament had taken away the life of a royal was scandals enough but it served to anger her even more so when it was revealed you all had it covered up." Jonathans aid as he walked around clearly showing the Queen herself was not supporting the Tournament. "In fact the Queens relatives at the time of the tournament being canceled had all but had threatened the ministry at the time to ensure it would never again be brought in on British Soil and though Hogwarts is on Scottish soil she would not allow the deaths of bright young students to be caused because of your tournament." Jonathan said as he looked to the Minister who gulped not realizing he may have imposed her wrath.
"Surly she must be aware we had put safety rules in place to ensure no deaths were to occur." Fudge said as Jonathan looked to him.
"Yes the age of 17 was what you had stated a Wizard or Witch must be to participate in this tournament but dying before graduations does not sit with her either." Jonathan said as he looked to the Ministers. "Now mind you these are children who are being made to participate in a life or death tournament if chosen or lose their magic forever and the Queen herself has a magical grandchild who she wishes to see attend Hogwarts in the near future but how can, she when you cannot keep the children safe by bringing back such a tournament." Jonathan said as this was not looking good for Fudge as Jonathan began to walk torts Fudge.
"But the Queen though tempted to all but dissolve the Ministry of Magic and have all Wizards and Witches undergo interrogation for fitness with the Truth Serum, is a merciful and fair monarch that she will give you all a chance to earn back her favor." Jonathan said as he looked to the gathered fellows. "See like many of you Dear Queen Elizabeth simply wants what's best for her people both mundane and magical especially with the senseless Blood War 13 years prior forcing her hand to develop powerful anti-magical weapons to combat any Witch, Wizard or dark creature in the event they spread to mundane London and beyond." Jonathan said as Lily saw Fudge was starting to sweat a bit as Lily quickly took control before Umbridge could jump in.
"Is that so then Chancellor?" Lily asked as she glared at Jonathan.
"Why indeed and all the Queen asked is but few means of compliance, three in fact though as it stands only one must be met with another optional and the third only accessed with another Tri-Wizard Tragedy." Jonathan said as everyone saw this.
"Demand 1: Once the Tournament is over the Goblet is to be either destroyed completely and if not sealed away in the deepest and strongest vault warded that Gringotts can offer and she be given the sole key with access to said Vault." Jonathan said holding one Finger out showing this was one of the Queen's Demands. "The second demand is only to be in effect if a Tri-Wizard Tragedy was to occur specifically if so much as ONE of the Champions were to die, Minister Fudge is to be removed from office immediately mind you and she decides through nominations from myself, Mr. Sirius Black, Lily Potter, and Albus Dumbledore who is to take your place." Jonathan said as this caused a roar among the Council that the Queen of England herself was all but tarnishing their entire traditions and way of life.
"Please do not shoot the messenger as you have yet to hear the third demand." Jonathan said as everyone began to quiet down and waited. "Now then the Queen of England has heard of the tales of Harry Potter as well as his rumored exploits but with his return proving those stories as false, she had learned from a reliable source of his life outside Wizarding London as well as his betrothal to Stella Nox Fleuret this demand is but a trivial one which was why the Queen decided to make it optional." Jonathans aid as he then held up his two index fingers to Fudge and the Ministry officials.
"As it stands Harry James Potter or Hadrian Lucis Caelum was born upon British Soil while Stella Nox Fleuret was born upon the soil of the realm dear Hadrian was adopted into where they were engaged, she sees no reason for the engagement to be nullified with the young lad and young lass being here for the foreseeable future seeing as in a way they are both of Royal Blood and Noble pedigree in both our world and this world known simply as Eos." Jonathan said as Lily saw this involved her son specifically.
"What do you ask then?" Lily asked glaring at Jonathan as she swore he may have secretly tap danced on Dog Shit on purpose to walk it all over the Ministry building no doubt to insult them and tell them they cannot do anything to him without invoking the British Crowns wrath.
"The young, handsome and strapping Harry Potter of the Most Ancient and Noble House of Potter AKA the young Prince Hadrian Lucis Caelum Heir Presumptive to the alleged Throne of Lucis and the Fair and Beautiful Princess Stella Nox Fleuret Heir Presumptive to Heir Apparent of Tenebrae." He said making gestures to his right index finger being Harry and his left being Stella. "They are to be wed." Jonathan said putting the two fingers together to signify the apparent marriage.
Everyone looked to Jonathan with both concern, wariness, and vex as Jonathan had acted as Envoy to have Harry and Stella a half-blood, and a pureblood of her realm wed. "You all seem Vex would this not serve a purpose for us all?" He asked as he looked to them Council. "The House of Potter through Lady Fleuret will have an heir apparent and both when and if Harry Potter returns to Lucis through the veil between worlds that we cannot locate nor see he will be able to fulfill his duties there to both his wife and his Kingdom." Jonathan said as he smiled to them. "While also providing both the Ministry and the British Crown powerful allies from a world beyond our own understanding." Jonathan said as Lucius Malfoy so the way this man carried himself was much like how the Dark Lord did in recruiting as well as how any Slytherin would acquire assets with their cunning.
"Now then she expects these demands to be met by the end of the Tournament as stated before otherwise if they are not met she will have your Ministry dissolved and any and all Wizards or Witches be placed on constant surveillance for any wrong doings until such a time where the Ministry can be reinstated with a whole new charter and governing body." Jonathan said as he looked to them all. "Now then I shall leave you all to mule it over as it stands I did my part on the Wizargamot until next we meet my dear Wizards and Witches." Jonathan said as he took his leave as Lily saw Fudge was being pushed into a corner here.
Lily knew he was not to be trusted as she knew she had to tell Sirius and Albus about this soon as well as Severus and Remus but for now she needed to wait. She was no chess player but she was one hell of a gambler and new when to fold and when to make the most of a bad hand.
(Meanwhile back at Hogwarts Potions)
"Bored…" Ron was heard as he watched Harry and Hermione work with Snape who they had asked to help them with this task.
"Don't be rude, Ron." Ventus said as Stella was also helping as best she could as Stella worked.
"Yes I must agree even I find this interesting." Stella said as Hermione then cut in.
"Yes and we must thank you Professor with your expertise we can recreate the Potions used in Eos using localized Ingredients." Hermione said as they were working on this basic Vitality Potion on Eos.
"Yes though this is as much educational for me as it is for you." Severus said as he found the vitality Potions of Eos seemed to offer him new ways to create new potions.
"Ok so… these ingredients should help us get what we need right?" Harry asked as he looked to Snape and the notes that were written.
"Do you doubt me Potter?" Snape asked with a skeptical tone as Harry sighed in response to how much he acted like Cor the Immortal.
"No this is just new grounds for me to handle so I'm trying to tread with caution here." Harry said as Snape can understand that sentiment as even new discoveries should be treated with as much respect and care as can be physically possible here.
"Perhaps you should pick up a book instead of lazing about." Snape insulted as Hermione looked.
"Believe me we have all tried nothing short of fishing will get his majesty to move about." Hermione said with a chuckle as Harry looked at the two.
"Hey." Harry said in a mock offended tone as Ron laughed a bit as Stella chuckled into her hand as well.
"Well for the time being this Potion will need time to prepare so I suggest you all head out once it is done I shall retrieve you." Snape said before the group nodded.
"Got it." Harry said as they all agreed to this for the time being.
(Later Down the Hall)
"Well this is getting fun lately." Ventus said as they walked down the hall.
"I concur and with the Task but days away we need to prepare." Hermione said as Harry looked to his friends as lately he's been writing into Tom for some time as it seems Tom is very intent on getting Harry to the Chamber of Secrets whatever that thing was.
"Hey guys I think I might got something that can get us ready." Harry said as he walked with his friends.
"Then do tell Harry." Stella said as Harry then pulled out the Diary.
"Been writing into this and it writes back though I don't exactly trust it yet the thing has been showing me some kind of training room we can use to get ready for the task." Harry said as he looked to his friends.
"Peculiar." Hermione said as she looked to her friends. "Perhaps it is warrants further investigation to see if it holds truth or if it is some sort of trap." Hermione said as she got her thoughtful look on her face.
"Well what is it called?" Ron asked as he looked to his friend.
"The Chamber of Secrets." Harry said as Ventus heard this.
"Well that doesn't sound ominous at all." Ventus said as Harry agreed on that one.
"Well if it can help Harry prepare it would due us good to investigate it." Stella said as Ron looked.
"We're really going to check it out?" Ron asked as he had a very bad feeling about this little adventure.
"Appears so." Hermione said as Ron then wanted to weep in sorrow at this event.
"Ok any idea how to get to it?" Ventus asked as Harry looked to him.
"I got one lead but… it's in the Girls Bathroom." Harry said as he looked to his friends on this.
"Please tell me you're joking." Ron said as he was worried about this odd lead.
"Wish I was." Harry said as Ventus sighed.
"Anything else we should know?" Ventus asked as Stella glared at Harry for this.
"Yeah I asked around apparently it's abandoned due to some ghost problem." Harry said as Stella sighed.
"Well that's comforting." Stella said as Hermione saw this.
"Yes but it would be best if we try and take advantage of it any training could very well be useful to our cause." Hermione said as they wanted to survive the Tasks not have Harry die on them in the tasks.
"Great hopefully it's empty." Ron said as they began making their way to the bathroom in question.
"Here's hoping." Ventus said as he rather not get slapped silly anytime soon.
(Later that day Abandoned Girls Washroom)
"Ok we're here so now what?" Ron asked as they had taken extra care to stalk up on potions and such provided by Snape who Harry was finding to be a major help here.
"On second." Harry said as he then took out the Diary and began to write in it as Hermione saw it.
'Tom we're here so where is the entrance?' Harry wrote down as he looked to the diary waiting for an answer.
'It's the sink it should have a snake symbol on it once there give it the order to open and it will do so but you must say it as if you were talking to a snake.' Tom replied as Hermione saw the diary and saw how it seemed to unnerve her here.
"Ok guys I'm going to do that thing again so get ready." Harry said as he got ready and focused on his gift from birth. "Open sesame." Harry ordered using the snake tongue as the four saw how Harry once more slurred his S's much like he did with the Medusa Gorgon they had the horror of crossing paths with back on Eos years prior.
Soon something happened as the first thing to take note of was the top of the sinks beginning to rise up as if being levitated upward. Then the sinks began to split apart revealing the center part which in turn formed a path into a dark mysterious tunnel into the unknown down below. As this happened the five looked downward and saw the darkness below as Ron was the first to speak. "Well that was magical I guess." Ron said as Stella looked downward.
"So who shall go down to investigate first?" Stella asked as she looked down the hole.
"I volunteer…. Ron!" Ventus said as Ron looked.
"Wait what?" He asked just before he yelled as Ventus pushed him down the hole as his yell began to echo down the tunnel.
Once the yelling vanished they all looked down hoping to find Ron still there but when they began to panic the red head was heard. "You guys suck!" Ron yelled as Hermione nodded.
"He is well." Hermione said as they all knew it was safe.
"Well we aint getting any younger." Ventus said before he jumped down followed by Hermione, then Harry, and finally Stella. The four slid down the hole to their destination hoping to locate Ron and whatever training this odd place may offer to Harry.
(Later in the Dark Tunnel)
The five were once more gathered as they looked around and took note to the fact they were now in a cavern as they saw at their feet were bones and carcasses of who knows what. "My word this place is filthy." Stella commented as she saw the bones and gunk around her feet.
"Yeah I'm starting to have second thoughts about this." Harry commented as Ventus smirked.
"You had a first thought?" Ventus asked Hermione chuckled a bit in response.
"Though not an appropriate moment credit for taking the opportunity." Hermione commented as she found this place was nauseating so Ventus' quip helped eased her stomach with a laugh.
"Well only one way to go then." Ron said as they began to make their way down the tunnel to locate this secret training spot.
As they walked though Harry felt something dark about this place like for some reason it didn't belong or there was something here that did not belong. As they walked they soon arrived at a large cavern and looked about in time to see to their shock what looked like a corpse. "Holy cow." Ron said as he yelped in shock at what they were looking at.
"Look at the size of that thing." Ventus said as he saw the snake like corpse in question.
"Is that a corpse?" Harry asked as Stella and Hermione went to investigate.
"Hardly… its skin that was shed off by a large creature perhaps because it outgrew its old skin." Hermione said as Stella investigated.
"Yes Harry… if this place is supposed to be some sort of training room… why would the creatures inside be out here?" Stella asked as Harry saw this as well.
"I have a really bad feeling about this." Harry said as he realized he may have made a mistake and in turn led his friends and crush into it.
"Look out!" Ventus called as he pushed Harry out of the way as they were soon attacked from behind to their shock Goblins as Ron saw the.
"No why here? Why are the Daemons here!?" Ron called as these were the grunts as Stella saw this.
"I don't know but we aren't letting them get away!" Harry called summoning the Blade of the Family.
"No time to talk here they come!" Hermione called as she summoned her daggers forth.
The group began battling against the Daemons as Harry warped strike one of them before countering another. He then phased away to avoid an attack and once more performed a counter strike combo while he slashed at them. He then summoned up his crossbow Mystic arm and fired arrows at the Daemons shocked with how much damage it did to them. Harry then summoned forth the Sword of Gryffindor and slashed away another Daemon and send it back away from him.
Stella then fired off her spells from her Trident as Hermione aided with elemancy spells of her own ranging from Fire Spells to Blizzard. Hermione and Stella were the group's magic users as Hermione threw her daggers at her foes before stabbing a Goblin in the neck killing it instantly. Stella came in providing protection shields for her allies and friends as she even got physical and bashed her staff over the heads of her foes and even helped Hermione cover her rear.
"Hermione spot them now!" Harry called as Hermione nodded.
"Understood!" Hermione called before she began firing the daggers one by one at their foes to which Harry then warped strike to each of them one by one.
"Ron!" Harry called as he and his friends began to distract some of the daemons.
"Oh hello there opening." Ron said before he began firing at them as they were dealing with their foes here.
"Ventus you're up!" Harry called as Ventus roared out and swung his claymore as Harry then warped to it and with the momentum slashed through multiple Goblins with trained ease. "Stella give me a hand." Harry called as Stella nodded just as Harry warped to her and the engaged duo began fighting back to back as Stella used her trident to knock her foes away and even stab at them while Harry used the Sword of the Family to slash and strike down his own foes back into the darkness. Harry kicked Stella stabbed, Stella bashed Harry slashed as it was like these two were in perfect harmony in the field of battle. In a way this was true harmony between the young Prince and the young princess of Lucis and Tenebrae respectively. Soon the Goblins were all dealt with as Ron looked at the scene as Ventus saw it as well.
"How can there be Daemons in this world?" Hermione asked as she saw it all which was shocking.
"No clue but if Goblins are here already you can bet the stronger punks are out there also." Ventus said as Iron Giants may be the least of their worries.
"Wait so would that mean the Crystal is on this world as well?" Ron asked as he looked to his friends.
"Perhaps it is how else would the Daemons have been held back with such ease?" Stella asked as it would make sense for this to happen for them as the Crystal was what the Daemons feared most in life.
"Ok then we can think on what to do next after the tournament but for now might as well see this all the way through." Harry said as Hermione agreed on this choice of action.
"That would be wise." Hermione said as they then began continuing their way into the cave to find this 'Chamber of Secrets,' that the strange Diary told them all about.
The group began to once more make their way through the cave as they met with other minor Daemons like the Goblins but in the end they proved to be easy once you know what to expect from them here. They soon arrived at a large door with a snake design to it as they all walked up to it and inspect it. "Well?" Harry asked as he saw Stella and Hermione looked it over.
"Not good this is no combination safe it seems a certain ability is needed to get through this door." Hermione said as she gestured to the snake design of the door blocking their way.
"So I need to talk snake again got it." Harry said as Stella nodded to this. "Open sesame." Harry said in hissing sounds as soon the door began to open from his continued hissing noises while the snake at the edge began to slither around the door undoing each snake lock upon said door. Soon once the snake had come through completely Harry and his friends began to enter the room and found themselves in a large moist room with snakes being a major theme as well as torches lighting there way.
"Wow this is picture worthy like archeology picture worthy." Ron said as he looked around as Ventus saw this.
"Thought I can't help but feel this… coldness about this place." Stella confessed as she looked around.
"Something is amiss here though." Hermione said as she noticed something. "This does not match up to any training room of the sorts, in fact I dare say it appears to be more of a panic room if not a true dungeon." Hermione said as he saw how the entire room looked here.
Soon Harry heard a hissing sound and looked at the Diary and took it out before yelping in shock as he felt a major drain from him to the Diary as Harry dropped it where it landed on the floor. Soon the diary flipped open and began to glow with a dark energy as the pages flipped about like it was releasing something.
"The Hell?" Ron asked in shock as he saw how the diary was going nuts.
"It seems we walked into a sort of trap." Hermione said as she summoned her daggers while the others got ready with their own weapons.
"You think?" Ventus asked shouldering his Claymore weapon once he summoned it.
Soon Harry felt a huge drain of his magic as he looked and to his shock saw a body forming in the energy from the diary as everyone was ready for anything and soon a 16 or 17 year old boy appeared from it. He was dressed in a Hogwarts uniform with the Slytherin Crest on it as the group all saw this and noted something was very off about this guy very dark too.
"Well that was unexpected." Harry said as he glared at the Diary in question which produced this young man here.
"I agree Harry Potter was it?" The boy said as Harry looked to him.
"Tom I'm guessing?" Harry asked back as Tom then chuckled.
"Seems you do pay attention." Tom said as Harry looked to him as he saw they were all caught in his lie. "Though I must confess that strange yet powerful magic you hold with it I was able to regain my power faster than I had expected from most cases of someone finding my Diary." Tom said as Harry glared at him seeing this was truly a trap they walked into.
"Wait what?" Ron asked as he heard this as everyone was ready for a fight.
"Simply put… the Diary was meant to absorb the life force of those who wrote into it and in turn steal that life to give the life to the soul inside the diary." Hermione deduced as she saw what was going on right now.
"Quiet knowledgeable you are then." Tom said as Harry glared at him.
"Ok then why me, though answer me that one." Harry said as he glared at Tom.
"Where shall I start perhaps the beginning shall suffice here." Tom said as he looked to Harry and his gathered friends and allies.
"First start what are you a ghost or something else?" Harry asked as he glared at Tom who looked back at Harry.
"Oh no. I'm merely a memory, preserved in a diary for fifty years," Riddle said, pointing to the diary that was now motionless on the ground.
"So all that time you tried to help us… you were leaching off my power." Harry said as he glared at the parasite.
"Yes… I must confess this 'Power of the Kings,' would not answer to me so I tricked it in a sense." Tom said as Harry saw what he meant.
"Wait so he has the powers of a Crownsguard or even a Glaive?!" Ron asked as Stella glared at him.
"It appears so." Stella said as this was really bad. "You didn't want us to come here to train you wanted us to come here to die!" Stella yelled as she was not pleased that this being would dare try to kill her fiancé and childhood friend.
"Well Ms. Nox it was not my intention at first, in fact I had hoped that one of you would take the diary so I may as it were possess you to open the chambers but it seems Mr. Potter has a strong will and the power he possesses would not allow me to do so." Tom confessed as Harry glared at him. "I must confess I was quiet irked when I was stuck listening to your woes of this tournament which you should be honored to even be taking part in as a half-blood I grew intrigued with this Lucis of yours. You answered many of my questions involving it and to think in that world Magic is gifted to those chosen by your Gods and in turn given to those to protect the royalty. I grew intrigued with it and in fact had desired to go there myself once a way was found." Tom said as Harry glared at him.
"But to do this I would need your Power Harry and most of all I would need a way to be acknowledge as an heir to this throne and if not Lucis then this Nifelheim Empire who has control of it all." Tom said as it was clear what he wanted. "And with this Crystal of yours I would return to this world and not only finish the work of the Great Salazar Slytherin by purging this world of mudbloods and any unworthy of learning magic." Tom said as Harry glared at him on this.
"Salazar?" Harry asked remembering he had two founder weapons with him as his Mystic Arms.
"The one who built this chamber I suppose his statue is all over the place." Hermione said as things were falling into place for their minds.
"Yes and when I heard of what your deeds was when Ronald there wrote in my diary for a bit of a prank I just had to meet you officially the one whom I became most anxious to meet." Tom said showing he did not enjoy that in the slightest.
"RON!" Ventus scolded as Ron smiled a bit nervously.
"Sorry." Ron apologized as Tom glared at them for disregarding him like that.
"Why me?" Harry asked as Tom looked to him.
"I could not show you my memories of the Chamber no doubt that power shielding your mind from my influence but directing you to it was simple because I had to meet the famous boy-who-lived at least once to ask you an important question." Tom said as Harry glared at him ready for a battle.
"Yeah what?" Harry asked as he knew a fight was about to start.
"How did you, a baby with no extraordinary magical talent manage to defeat the greatest wizard of all time? How did you escape with a scar, while Lord Voldemort's powers were destroyed?"
"Last we checked Voldemort was after your time," Hermione said as she adjusted her glasses as she glared at Tom Riddle. "Now like he was our problem to begin with." She added as this served to anger Tom as his eyes gleamed red.
"Voldemort is my past, present, and future," Riddle said softly before to their shock he summoned a Wand of sorts no doubt from leaching off the Royal Power from Harry and in turn began to use it to write his name out in fiery words with a copy of Harry's wand. Tom Marvolo Riddle. Then he rearranged the letters. I am Lord Voldemort. "I was already using the name in Hogwarts, but only with my closest friends. I wasn't going to carry my worthless Muggle father's surname any longer than I had too. No, I fashioned a new name, a name I knew wizards and witches would one day fear, when I had become the greatest wizard in the world!" He roared as Harry glared at him as he then sighed to this.
"Jeez why do we have to end up meeting this psycho?" Harry said as he then glared at Tom. "So I guess you want to test me or something Tom?" Harry asked as he glared at Tom while summoning the Blade of the Family and pointed it at Tom who saw the weapon in question.
"Don't go pointing that at me I know all your tricks your majesty so nothing you have will beat me." Voldemort said as Harry looked.
"Yeah but I have years under my belt using them." Harry argued back as Voldemort smirked a bit.
*Insert Final Fantasy XV Omins Lacrima
Riddle's face contorted before it relaxed into his predatory smile. "So, nothing special about you. I wondered, since our stories are so similar. Half-bloods, orphans, raised by Muggles. Probably the only two parselmouths to come to Hogwarts since Slytherin himself. We even look alike. But it was simple a lucky chance that saved you. Now, let's match the powers of Lord Voldemort, heir of Salazar Slytherin against the famous Potter, or the name he goes by Hadrian Lucis Caelum and his cohorts." Voldemort said as he glared at Harry and his friend as they all had their weapons at the ready.
Riddle walked over to the statue of what must have been Slytherin, and started hissing. "That doesn't sound good." Ron said as they got ready for whatever Riddle was summoning.
"Be careful he may be using this creature to distract us while he learns from us in action before attacking himself." Hermione said as Ventus glared at this.
"Well let's make him regret that!" Ventus called out as it was go time now.
"Still this isn't going to turn out good is it?" Stella asked as Harry nodded to her while ready for battle.
"Probably not," Harry said, as he watched in horror as the stone face began to move.
"Probably the basilisk, close your eyes! Its greatest weapon is its glare!" Hermione called out as soon they heard the sound of hissing once they shielded their eyes while the Basilisk no doubt uncurled itself from Salazar's statue. They then heard some hissing, and could tell the basilisk was moving towards them.
"We need to blind it somehow!" Stella called as she looked away from the Basilisk while keeping to reflective surfaces if possible.
"On it!" Ron called taking out his gun and began firing the bullets at the giant snake in question.
"Keep its eyes on us and give Ron an opening to hit them!" Harry called out as the then warped strike against the Basilisk before warping away to a safe spot as they had to keep moving.
"In coming!" Ventus called as the Snake charged at Ventus who blocked it with his Claymore which was reflective and in turn the Snake's attack was diverted and in turn hit nothing but the Basilisk tried to avoid it all the same.
"It seems though magic of this world does not harm it, its own attack can weaken it!" Hermione called out as Ron heard this as Voldemort saw this as well.
"No that is a lie!" Voldemort called out but it would make sense redirecting an attack like that would do well to stun it for a moment at most and in turn give them an opening if possible.
"Ok then try to make it hit itself somehow! When its stun Ron shoot its eyes out!" Harry ordered as Ron agreed to that idea ready to shoot or in this case hunt.
"Got it!" Ron called out as he then yelped as he nearly got hit by another attack from the Basilisk.
The creature glared as they knew it had to be direct eye contact for this thing to kill them thus they knew to keep their eyes away and hit it as best they could. The Basilisk roared as it charged at Harry who then switched to his claymore weapon and pushed the attack away before sending Ragnarock at it and in turn nailing it hard. Harry then switched to Ravenclaw's crossbow and fired at it as the Basilisk roared in pain as Harry smirked.
"Alright we got it!" Ron cheered as Tom then made the hissing noise to which the group were shocked when the Snake got back up and continued its assault.
"Look out!" Harry called warping to Stella and their friends before using the shield to get the Basilisk to look at its reflection in said shield and in turn hit itself as it had used its attack. "Go now!" Harry called out as he and Ron went to either side and took aim while the Basilisk was stunned with Tom trying to desperately command his Basilisk to get a grip of itself. The two then used their weapons and blinded the Basilisk as it roared out in pain from the attack at its strongest means of combat.
"Ok now what?!" Ventus called out as the Basilisk was blinded but now they needed to figure out there next plan of action in battle.
"You die! Even if the Basilisk cannot see you it can still hear you." Tom said as they all heard this and avoided another attack from it.
As Harry avoided another attack he soon heard another sound… not of the Basilisk but of another. 'Claim me… Chosen King.' The voice said as it seems Tom heard this as well as Harry looked to the spot that had served as the Basilisk's lair for so long.
"Guys I have an idea I need you all to keep it busy!" Harry called out as he looked to them as they all heard this.
"Got it!" Ron called as the Basilisk roared out and attacked only for Ventus to use his Claymore weapon and push its attack away.
"Focus!" Ventus called out as Harry began running to the statue of Salazar Slytherin.
Harry soon entered the room and covered his nose from the stench as he walked in and began looking around for the source of the voice. As he walked he soon saw it as it lit up revealing what looked like a tomb as he walked over to it and noted how the markings suggested the Basilisk was protecting it this whole time.
"No way." Harry said as he walked over to the weapon on it but soon avoided an attack from a wand.
"Step away from there Potter." Tom said as Harry looked at the shade of Voldemort.
"Guessing you know what I was thinking then Tom old boy." Harry countered as he carefully moved his feet to get closer to the spear on the tomb.
"Yes and if that is an artifact of the Great Salazar Slytherin then you have no right to touch it with your disgusting half-blood hands." Tom said as Harry heard what Tom said.
"And I guess your hands are more worthy then… you know considering you're also a half-blood." Harry countered as Tom glared at the Boy-Who-Lived in Lucis.
"Silence!" He roared but knew the wand wouldn't hurt Harry if it could help it.
"OR what?" Harry countered as Tom then roared at him.
"Crucio!" He roared only for Harry to dodge and get behind the tomb and reach his hand out. Soon the Spear floated to Harry's waiting hand and in turn became one of the weapons that Harry had gathered thus far. "No!" He roared out as Harry quickly used it and launched it torts Tom who avoided it only for Harry to warp to its spot and slash Tom from behind with the Spear of Slytherin.
After all with its snake like design this was clearly a weapon Slytherin would have used if magic ever failed him any time in combat. Tom of course cried out in pain from the attack as Harry knew they had once chance to kill the Basilisk as he saw his friends were keeping it busy even if it could not see them without its eyes.
Harry then acted as he then threw the Sword of Gryffindor at the Basilisk and then proceeded to use the Blade of the Family to stab into its mouth as it roared in pain before he then sent the spear downward to the ground where he warped away as the Basilisk roared in pain as Harry then jumped up and stabbed the spear into its skull causing it to roar further.
*End OST
Harry dug deeper as he roared out as soon the Basilisk began to fall and in turn fell limp clearly dead as Harry smirked at his victory. "Now… for you Tom." Harry said as he saw Tom and saw the Diary as he had an idea on how to destroy it.
"What do you intend to do Potter?" Tom asked as Harry glared at him.
"This." Harry said as he then lifted the spear up and to Tom's shock he felt fear.
"No stop!" Tom cried out but Harry then stabbed the spear into the Diary causing black ink like substance to shoot out as Tom was crying in pain as his body began to break apart. Tom tried to stop Harry but he was shocked to see the Spear was like the Sword of Gryffindor which added to it seems the blade itself was made using Basilisk Venom as Harry smirked.
"Apparently Salazar saw something like this coming and prepared accordingly." Harry said with a smirk as Tom saw this as he tried to stop this. "Now Tom Riddle… be gone." Harry said as soon he stabbed it all the way through destroying the Diary as Tom soon vanished with it.
"Well that was a ride." Ron said as Harry took his wand back and allowed it to join the rest of his gear. "So… now what?" Ron asked as he looked around to the group as they needed to figure out how to get out of this place.
(Scene Break that Night Hermione)
They were lucky to get out that night as Hermione was currently exploring the forest on her own. She had made some friends with the Centaurs as she was hoping to find some new cooking ingredients. Though Hermione won't deny between herself and Harry the prince was the better cook but Hermione was the better meal inventor. As she walked she soon felt sick for a moment as she quickly shook it off as she then looked up and saw it was a full moon tonight. But as she saw it she began to stumble in her steps as she wasn't to far from the school but it seems something was dreadfully wrong as she began to convulse with her movements.
Hermione fell to the side of a tree as she looked to her hands as then began to spaz out with claws as she saw her veins pulsing where she was bit by those wolf like creatures as she began to go wide eyed in response. "What is happening to me?" Hermione asked as she felt pain unlike any she felt before. Hermione staggered back a few steps as her eyes turned from brown to yellow, clutching her head. "By the Gods." Hermione growled through gritted teeth that lengthened and sharpened as she spoke. Fur the same rich brown as her hair erupted from her skin. Her bones popped and flexed as they grew. She'd shed her outer robes and shoes on arrival, and the cheap t-shirt and shorts she'd been wearing under them stretched and then shredded as the dark magic of the werewolf curse actually doubled her body's mass in seconds. Her spine bulged, arcing as she dropped to all fours and then lengthening into a long, furry tail.
When the change was complete Hermione's deep, harsh breathing was the only sound in the area as she then saw the moon and in turn howled to it for all to hear.
(Meanwhile with Jonathan and Lucius)
"You have a great deal of gall barging into my home mudblood." Lucius said as he glared at Jonathan who was enjoying a tea not even bothering to check for any hidden poisons or even offended by his insult to him.
"I assure you my visit is strictly business oriented." Jonathan said as he sat there with his fedora still atop his head. "I simply ask that you deliver for me a message to your Dark Lord Voldemort who I'm sure will be returning something this schooling year." Jonathan said as Lucius heard how Jonathan said this as it was clear Jonathan was aware of Lucius Malfoy's true allegiance.
"Are you accusing me of something?" He asked as Jonathan laughed it off.
"No not at all I simply wish for you to deliver this message… tell him the cursed one wishes to speak with him about a particular prophesy and to strike a deal." Jonathan said as it was clear that was the message.
"And how can you be so sure he would come back?" Lucius asked as Jonathan smiled to Lucius Malfoy.
"Oh trust me he will after all I did give one of his means of preserving his life to the boy who lived." Jonathan said as he began to stand up. "Now then my friend I shall bid you ado please give my regards to the lovely Mrs. Malfoy when you see her." Jonathan said as Lucius was about to demand more answers but Jonathan was soon gone with a pop.
"Damn him." Lucius cursed as Jonathan got away from him again. It was clear Jonathan had eyes and ears everywhere both in the Muggle World and their world so the question remained how was, he so sure that Voldemort would revive soon and where did he acquire he information. Lucius knew he best be warry around this man as it was clear there was more to him than meets the eye even by Wizarding Standards. "We will met again soon Jonathan… after all I don't think you are as much of a mudblood as you claim to be." Lucius said as he knew that Jonathan clearly had prior experience with how he did things especially with their wizarding politics.
(With Jonathan)
As Jonathan looked over Hogwarts he was lucky to always carry a portkey with him as he smiled at the school. "Now all we must do… is wait." Jonathan said as once more Death appeared by his side as the ever loyal servant to her one true master.
(TBC)
ESKK: Finally got this done took me a while but, it's here. Now then leave a review before you leave and like always ja-ne.
