Game of Humans
Chapter 2: New Game!
Disclaimer - Harry Potter, other characters and situations are owned by J.K. Rowling and her licensees. This is a work of fan fiction, produced solely for enjoyment. No infringement of rights is intended.
Summary – Post DH. EWE. No slash. After dying at the end of Book 7, Harry Potter is invited to play a game. A game, where he is the main character. Video Game fic. Gamer!Harry.
Pairings – This story will have pairings. All suggestions are welcome. No slash request please. Personally, I am leaning towards HP/DG/FD.
Chapter 2 – New Game!
After Harry's loud exclamation, Death had explained that the game is how the six supernatural entities watched the world and controlled it from time to time.
"But it's just a game! It's not real", half exclaimed, half asked Harry.
"Yes it is a game. But that does not mean that it is not real Harry. It is as real as you and me!", grinned Death. "Well! It is time for you to get started young Harry."
"Wait! What happens if I die again?", asked Harry.
"Well, you will be automatically reborn in your room, before you accepted the quest in which you were killed. If you complete the game, then you have the option of replaying it as many times as you want. And finally, if you get bored with it, you can quit the game, and I will then reincarnate you as someone else on the earth.", with that explanation, Death gave harry a wave and disappeared.
"Wait!" exclaimed Harry again but by that time Death was gone. 'What an ass!', thought Harry. 'Let's see what we have here.' With that Harry walked to the TV and flopped himself down on the bean-bag.
First thing that Harry noticed was that the TV screen was no longer dark. It now read,
Welcome Harry Potter
To
The Game of Humans!
New Game
Continue Game
Settings
Quit Game
'Well, better get started', thought Harry. But then he realized that there was no remote to control the game. 'Maybe it's voice activated. Hmm, let's see, the New Game and Quit Game are self –explanatory, Continue Game has been greyed out, so it looks like it is not available at the moment. So let's start with Setting.' Saying Settings out-loud, the screen changed to display different options than before. Now it read
Difficulty: Easy – Normal – Hard – Insane.
Tutorial: Disabled – Enabled
HUD: Disabled – Enabled
Hints: Disabled – Enabled
Auto-Save: Disabled – Enabled
In-Game Menus: Disabled – Enabled
Permadeath: Disabled – Enabled
Back
Looking at the menu, Harry quickly enabled everything except Permadeath, which he disabled. When Harry tried to select Easy difficulty, a small pop-up announced that easy difficulty was only available after completing the game on Hard or Insane difficulty. Left with no choice, Harry selected Normal difficulty. Going Back to the Title Screen, Harry selected, New Game!
The next screen asked Harry to select a starting character. Scrolling down the list, Harry saw hundreds of names from the Wizarding world, divided according to their races i.e. Humans, Goblins, Werewolves, Vampires Veela, etc. Both male and female characters made up the list. All the names except his own were greyed out. A small information box at the bottom of the screen told Harry that new characters will become available after Harry completes the Game at least once. Selecting his own name, Harry moved on to the next page.
The next menu asked Harry to select the starting year. 'It looks like the game can be started from any year between 1970 to 1997. But it looks like all years except 1994 to 1997 are greyed out for now', thought Harry. The information box again explained that Harry would be able to start earlier when he completes the game. It also mentioned that the starting date would always be 31st July. 'Well, it's good that I can start earlier once I finish this game this time. Maybe next time I can try to save my parents as well', Harry thought happily. He was quite happy that he had a chance to save everyone.
Moving on to the next screen, Harry was asked to customize his character appearance. Things like Sex, Hair, Color, skin, facial features, etc. were available to be changed. Being comfortable with his own looks, Harry just opted to change his eyes a bit so that he didn't require glasses. When Harry tried to increase his Height and Weight, a pop-up informed him that due to malnutrition in his early life, these changes were not allowed. 'Just my luck! Hopefully, I can use some potions in-game to correct this', sighed Harry.
On the next page, Harry was greeted with a message saying that the character customization was complete. It asked if he was ready to start the Game. "Here goes nothing", Harry blew out air and started the Game. Harry felt a sensation similar to apparition. Next thing he knew; Harry was in his bed room at Privet Drive. A pop-up box hovered in-front of him. 'Welcome to the Game of Humans, Harry Potter.'
Author's Note –
Reviews are greatly appreciated. Don't mind flames as well, so long as they are about the story and not the English.