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Chapter Eight: Aftermath.

Harry gave a small sigh; he was sitting calmly on his bed meditating. The Water-Book said to do this every night as it would help him reach a state of peace which was needed for controlling water. Fleur and Mindy went back to their carriage after a few minutes, the Beauxbatons students wanted to celebrate their champion. To his knowledge the Gryffindor's were celebrating without him, no one knew where he slept as he entered the room under his cloak, not even Hermione knew.

Harry knew that if Voldemort kept attacking him then he would need some followers of his own, he wasn't gone the events first year made that very clear. If his dreams were right then Pettigrew had found him and was nursing him back to health, the Dark Mark during the Quidditch Cup meant some of his followers knew it as well. So that begged the question, who would follow him?

Most of the Slytherin students believed in their parents, thus meaning a lot of them would follow through to Voldemort. Greengrass, Davis, Masaki and maybe Nott could be the only Slytherin's in his year that would even think about it. Malfoy, Crabbe, Goyle, Parkinson, Bulstrode and Zabini were lost causes; Bulstrode was too close with Parkinson and Zabini with Malfoy.

Ravenclaw had also been a House leaning to Voldemort, though not as heavily as Slytherin they did have a lot of Pure students. Boot, Corner, Entwhistle, Goldstein and Patil were more likely to side with him than the others, who were of more Pure Decent.

The majority of the students would come from Gryffindor and Hufflepuff, after this Tournament starts to die down. It's going to be the same as Second Year, when they called him the heir of Slytherin then when the Basilisk was slain they changed their tunes. Wishy washy people pissed him off.

Sirius pulled him off to the side when most of the people had left the arena, into a bathroom which Andie stood watch. That was a good talk….

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"Are you Bloody Insane!?" Sirius growled, running a hand through his hair looking right at the Potter.

Harry shrugged "Maybe a little." He confessed.

Sirius rolled his eyes "Three things before I leave, One while it was extremely risky and gave me a heart attack, you did a brilliant job with that Dragon. Two why are you so close with the Delacour" He asked with a small wiggle of his brow, beaming with pride.

Harry rubbed the back of his neck, blushing a little "At first she just started to talk to me, little things…then I was chosen Champion and my Housemates didn't like that too much….the next morning she patched me up…we've been friends since the wand weighing." He explained looking off with a small smile on his face.

Sirius rubbed his small beard gently "You like her." He said casually, like it was obvious to everyone alive.

Harry didn't answer him; still blushing he sent the older man a glare.

Sirius ruffled his hair "Ask her to the Ball." He said confidently.

Harry rose a brow "What if she says no?" He asked back, then looking away.

"She won't, trust me." Sirius said resting a hand on his 'Sons' shoulder "The Third thing is, figure out that Egg sooner than later. It came from a Dragon maybe try fire on it or something"

Harry shrugged "I wonder what it even does" He spoke with a glare at the golden egg on the floor.

"Let's find out." Sirius leaned down on the floor and twisted the top off the egg, it instantly started to screech and hiss into the air.

"Bloody Hell!" Harry shouted clapping his hands over his ears.

Sirius closed it quickly and twisted the top, he looked around then back to Harry "That probably made a lot of noise, I should bail."

Harry rubbed his ears a little and nodded softly.

Sirius took him into a small hug before changing back to Padfoot, he gave off a bark and Andie opened the door, trading spots with him.

Andie looked upset, without a word she slapped him upside the head and then pulled him into a hug "Don't scare me like that again." She mumbled.

Harry didn't speak for a moment, frozen from being pulled into the hug.

"I know you're not used to having people care about you, but Sirius, Hermione, Fleur, Mindy and Myself we all care about you." She said softly, still hugging him for another moment before breaking it off and stepping back.

Harry nodded looking away "Sorry…."

"It's alright, but never pull that stunt with the water, you can damage yourself for a long time." She said sternly looking him right in the eye.

Harry didn't break eye contact but nodded "I won't" He said calmly.

"I'll see you next week, I've got to get Padfoot out of here."

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Harry nodded, so being that the Egg was from a Dragon it would need heat. Make a fire, put the Egg inside and see what happens. The clue itself was vocal, it screeched inhumanly in contact with the air. He would worry about that after the Ball, he'd ask Fleur during one of the Hogsmeade visits.

The Potter glanced around, pulling out the Marauders Map and tapping it with his wand "I solemnly swear that I am up to no good." He muttered softly.

The parchment blew to life showing the people still awake, partying or walking around. Harry scanned the map looking for who was nearby, he saw a name that was strange 'Bartemius Crouch.' This was strange because he had seen the older Ministry official leave after the First Task.

Harry started to search for Mad-Eye, that man's eye was probably charmed to see through Invisibility cloaks like Dumbledore's glasses. At least that's what he figured, second year in Hagrid's hut the Headmaster looked right at him and Ron when he was speaking, someone as paranoid as Mad-Eye would likely have a charm to see through cloaks.

Harry glanced at the DADA class room, Moody was in his office. This made him grin, he jumped off his bed and slipped on a pair of Dragon-hide boots. "Silentium" He muttered gently pressing the tip of his wand to his boot. The spell was designed to lessen the noise created by his walking, after all the cloak only removed the visual factor.

Pulling the cloak off the bed post and his robe off the other side, he wrapped himself up and vanished from sight. With a soft muted click, he opened the door and walked down the halls, he wanted to talk to Harold.

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The last heir of Potter took no time to reach Harold Potter's portrait, he had burned the path into his head and make small markings on the Map. Slowly Harry removed the cloak which made the man within jump.

"The Bloody Hell!?" He shouted but then seeing it was Harry, he raised a brow highly.

"Sorry, wanted to talk." Harry said sitting down across from him.

Harold sighed waving him off "Where did you get that?" He asked pointing his sword at the cloak next to the heir.

"My dad had it, I think it's some family heirloom" He said holding it out and looking it over, it was a dull silver color but unlike the Invisibility cloaks he had seen before, this one had designs running through it mesh.

Harold squinted a little "Bring that closer to me." He instructed.

Harry nodded, standing up and bringing the cloak to his eyes.

Harold examined it for a few minutes "What is this?" He mumbled with a slow glare at the fabric.

"What do you mean?"

"This isn't a normal cloak….this is….something special…" Harold said softly.

"How so?" Harry asked looking at the thing, he knew it was unique the thing was ancient but looked brand new.

Harold scratched at the light stubble on his face "Can you perform the summoning charm?" Harry nodded at that "Summon it to you."

Harry shrugged and set it down, taking a few steps back "Accio Cloak" It didn't move and inch "Accio Invisibility Cloak." Still it remained still "Accio Potter Family Invisibility Cloak." The cloak refused to move.

Harold nodded "Just as I thought." He mumbled "The Cloak is enchanted differently, it's almost like it has been layered. Which is impossible; enchantments of such power to remove one from sight can't be added onto another item with an enchantment."

Harry bit his lip a little, he wondered what else the cloak could do. If it could resist summoning charms…shouldn't be able to resist other types of magic? "Sir, would it be possible to repel all sorts of spells?"

Harold frowned for a moment "While unlikely, the fact it resists the summoning charm and looks brand new means it is very detailed….So I'm not ruling it out, wonder where it came from…"

"Any thoughts?"

"Yes actually…there was talk in my time of a trinity of powerful objects, said to be created by the old magic's….A wand made from Elder, virgin blood, Thestral hair and Nordic runes; it had been said to be the single strongest wand ever crafted." He paused a moment, seemed lost in thought "The second was a stone, a simple stone forged from the heat of a volcano which blew on an eclipse, fused with enchantments, soaked in mermaid tears and carved in Elf runes…it was said to bring shades of the dead, shades not bodies much like how you are speaking to me." Harold went silent looking directly at the cloak.

"And the third?" Harry whispered.

"The Cloak of Invisibility….the stories said it was perfect, not a single flaw with it and only those selected can use its full power, the tell of its creation were vague but so were the other two, made from Acromantula silk and Unicorn hair, it was said to have Phoenix ashes spread over it and then soaked in Goblin silver." Harold explained, rubbed the back of his head.

"Do you think this cloak from the trinity?" Harry asked running it through his hands.

"Possible, doubtful, Don't know and truthfully don't care." Harold admitted "Why did you come here again?"

"Oh to talk about the Potter House"

"Well, I'm not getting younger"

Harry rolled his eyes "The Black House has the Raven for its symbol and patron animal right?"

Harold looked lost in thought for a moment "Correct."

"So would our House Patron be the Thestral?"

Harold's head almost looked snapped at the speed he looked at Harry "The Thestral talked to you?!"

Harry shook his head "No Sir, Sirius was adopting me and the Raven tried to claim me the Thestral flipped a lid."

Harold grimaced "Really?" He said looking off "Go to bed, come to me soon….I need to think."

Harry grumbled a little "Fine, I'll see you after classes tomorrow." With that he wrapped himself in the cloak and vanished.

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'Dear Fleur.

I am very glad to see you have completed the First Task without injury or death, you know I'm joking. That was quite the trick, using your magic and Veela Charms on the Dragon and audience, the song simply acted as a trace inducer. Well thought out however you have tromper's like Bagman and Igor, they would not know skill if it bit them in the cul. I have heard of your little Amour as well, his performance was dangerous but inspiring from what I hear he faced the lizard head on. So tell me about this Golden Egg does it do anything?

Sign, your loving Father: Martian Delacour.

P.S: If your Amour does not ask you to the 'bal de Noël' I will have a long chat with him.'

'Dear my Flower.

I hope you are doing well, Gabrielle has been ecstatic since your name has been chosen now she's practically jumping from the walls. I heard from 'Spectre' that you used Veela charms, while normally I would happy you could do such a thing as a Quarter but this was in public. I express the use of restraint Fleur, please for your safety. Write me soon. ~ Your Loving Mother: Sophie.'

Fleur let out a slow sigh as she read the letters from her parents, they were like most of her classmates. Proud she passed but slightly disappointed in the way she went about it. She couldn't really blame them, she was a being of Fire so her natural element would be no help. She lacked the raw power that Harry had to fight the beast head on.

Viktor and Cedric both went at it head on and both got burns and claws. Harry well….Harry was a Potter and thus far she found messing with one, equaled a bad idea. Between Harry, James and Harold, it seemed all Potters were tied with Death in one way or another.

The only thing she hoped for was that Harry did ask her to the Ball…

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The Raven haired fourth year glanced around the Potions room, he was basically late but Snape had yet to arrive. One of the few open spots were with Greengrass, Ron, Malfoy and Neville….for the moment he wasn't up to talking with Ron just yet, Boot would test his patience…he was almost in Slytherin after all.

Without a second thought Harry walked up to Greengrass, he had only spoken to her a few times and to his knowledge was for the most part a Loner. She was short, slender with shoulder length strawberry blond hair. "Morning." He greeted calmly.

Greengrass looked at him like he had grown a horn for a second or two, then replied with a snap "Potter."

Harry just gave her a smirk "Come now, don't be so cold. Just saying Morning." He said casually, rubbing the back of his head.

Greengrass just rolled her eyes "Fine, Moring Potter." She said dripping in venom.

Harry glanced at the Potions Master's office, which had yet to open. "I don't think, we've been introduced." He said slowly "I'm Harry."

Greengrass looked at him for a few moments "Daphne…pray tell why you decided to bother me today Harry and not the Red-Head with the temper." She asked with a gently raised brow.

Harry smirked "Simple, I'd rather like my potion to not explode today."

Daphne stuffed a giggle, and then snapped her head to the front when the office door opened.

"Silence." The Dungeon Master drawled, in truth Harry really didn't hate the man. He just got on his nerves; the man did try to save him his first year and then again last year.

"Today we shall be brewing the Girding Potion, you will find the ingredients on the cupboard and the steps on the board. Please try to not blow yourselves up." Snape drawled hovering over the group of Fourth Years like a Bat.

However most of them were fourteen or thirteen, this scare tactic did little to them at this point. Well except Neville but the poor kid had always been afraid of Snape.

Harry leaned over his caldron for a few seconds thinking, glancing up at the board. The Fumes were already making it hard to read from this distance. Book it was.

'Pg.103: Endurance Boosters.

Girding Potion.

The Girding Potion is normally used before a battle of physical excursion, being this Potion lasts for anywhere of a single hour to two weeks. It is important to also understand the advantages of said potion, by boosting the adrenaline glands to continuously produce during a time of high heart beat. It also strengthens the muscle fibers to limit tearing, this potion does not Increase Strength! The Potion not only makes one able to fight longer, but has been shown to enhance reflexes, reaction time and pain tolerance.

The Maximum dosage would be two standard vials, once overdosed the body will begin to shake, sweat, spasm and black outs shall also occur. Being the body is no longer producing adrenaline from the rate of the heart it is merely producing. A high overdose has been known to lead to death.

To Brew this potion you shall need: One Full Set of Spring Fairy Wings, Four Measures of Doxy Eggs, Standard Bowl of Toasted Dragonfly Thoraxes and Three Flying Seahorses. To Brew of maximum effect use Golden Caldron, to lessen the effect use Bronze.

~Steps~

. Add Fairy Wings.

.Heat until Turquoise colour appears.

.One Measure of Doxy Eggs.

.Heat until Pink colour appears.

.Add Dragonfly until Potion turns Red.

.Let Heat until Potion turns Blue.

.Add Dragonfly until Potion turns Silver.

.Let Heat until Potion turns Red.

.Add Remaining Doxy Eggs.

.Add Remaining Dragonfly.

.Let Heat until Potion turns Blue.

.Add Seahorses.

.Heat until Potion turns Green.

.Let simmer for ten minutes until heat is level.

.Bottle Potion within standard bottle.

~For further instructions seek your Potions Master or Nearest Apothecary.'

Harry looked over at Daphne, who was reading like himself. Sparing a glance around everyone else had begun to start on their potions. "What do you think of it?"

Daphne jumped a little, almost lost within her own world "Oh…Well I think it's just a way for males to murder each other." She admitted with a small shrug.

"That is exactly what it sounds like, that or some other Male issue."

"Gross Potter." Daphne wrinkled her face in disgust.

"Just throwing it out there, anyway let's start shall we?"

Daphne rolled her eyes "I'll get the ingredients for the two caldrons if you start the broth and heat level." She said with a small glare.

"Brilliant." Step One Complete.

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Sirius sighed softly from the safety of the Marauders Cabin. It was something they made for Moony when he had to transform, basically it was a sleeping shack for the animal roughhousing the night before.

He was tapping his quill against the letter, it was from Cissy she requested to meet with him and he sent her a Portkey to this location. The Password would have been something she would only know, which would be what she pushed him out of when they were five~ Cherry Tree.

Sirius didn't have to wait long, with the Tea already on. He heard the small crack of the Portkey and a single female like growl "I swear to Merlin, Sirius you were never good at Charms" The voice snarled stepping out from the front door area to the chair across from him.

Cissy had taken after her father more than her two sisters, fair skinned, blond hair and blue eyes. She wore a deep green traveling cloak with a hood covering her face.

Cissy lowered the hood as she sat down, glaring at him for a few moments.

"Lovely to see you too, Dear Cousin."

"What do you want?"

Sirius just grinned at her "Tell me Cissy, how are things?" He asked pulling a slip of paper from his robes pocket.

"You mean at Home? Well enough, I can't really complain." She said with a small shrug, brushing a bit of hair behind her ear. Sirius knew this was her tell, when she was nervous.

"Narcissa, tell me." He snapped.

The woman glared at him with near fire in her eyes "What do you want me to tell you? That I loathe him? Wish the 'Dark Lord' would come back to do away with him?" She snapped back.

"Really? Well that doesn't surprise me." He placed the paper down "You two were brought together by a Contract, at first it seemed you two did love each other."

Cissy sighed rubbing her brows "We did, we were in love or at least I thought we were….When Draco was born I was never happier, but….then the Dark Lord fell nearly a year later." She said softly, looking away from him. She brushed her hair behind her ear again.

"What changed?"

"Lucius became obsessed….going on how he wasn't dead or that he would return…and when he did that we would be rewarded, that he had been placing seeds within the Ministry…" She whispered looking over at him with fear in her eyes.

"That is what I feared…then let me guess..by the time Draco was old enough to speak, he took him from you?" Cissy nodded softly at that "He's been training a Death Eater…" Sirius bit his lip with a distant look "He won't do it, he might have the arrogance of a Malfoy but I don't see the boy as a Killer or Rapist."

"Do you think he still lives?"

"I do."

Cissy shuddered for a moment, looking down at the paper "Is that?" She asked fearfully.

"Your contract, it is."

"Are you going to…."

"No…No I'm not, I don't want to do this to you Cissy if I take you away from him. Draco will side with his Father." Sirius admitted running a hand through his hair "So I want you to help me."

"Why should I?" She asked with a brave glint in her eyes.

"Because you know as well as I do, that Voldemort doesn't care about Blood." He snapped "He never has, he wants the world to Burn! When your family has served its purpose then he'll kill you." Sirius glared back, his words laced with venom.

Cissy lowered her shoulders a little "What do you want me to do?"

Sirius grinned a little, his eyes twinkling merrily "Nothing dangerous…."

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A figure approached an island in the middle of a sea, he knew this Island because he'd been here for many years and was one of the few who managed to escape. Sirius tugged his cloak around him tighter, he needed help from the Family with Cissy already on his side and doing as he needed.

The Only remaining member of the direct family was Bellatrix, she was always a little twisted growing up, she was the child that loved death and everything black. That didn't mean she wasn't cheerful, because she was.

Bellatrix was his favorite cousin, because she was as twisted as he was. They would explore everything growing up, even when he was in Gryffindor she still talked to him but then she started to change. It was when she was first introduced to her marriage contract Rodolphus Lestrange. Then it was almost like a downward spiral, she would do anything that arrogant bastard asked of her.

For the longest time he pondered on why that was, why did she follow him so when they had just forced the contract onto her? After all from what Andromeda had told him, she was getting ready to leave, run away.

A few days ago he broke into Orion's old study, the old man always kept records on the contracts of all kinds. That was how he found Cissy's contract, it was simple and standard for the most part. But Bella's?

He pulled the worn sheet of parchment out of his pocket, glaring down at it.

It had stated within its words, that Bellatrix was tied to Rodolphus by Magic. That she was bound to his words and she had been forced to Obey. So how long did that start? Was it instant or did she slowly start to obey him? He had to find out.

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Harry wandered around the Halls, he was bored truth be told. He would hang out with Hermione or Fleur, but Hermione was elbow deep in homework and Fleur had her practical class today.

"Hey, Harry." A voice made him stop, he turned to see Ron standing behind him. He looked cross, almost between something. "I'm sorry."

"Excuse me?"

"I said I was sorry, I figured that you'd really have a death wish or something to sign up for the Tournament but after yesterday, I get it now." Ron said with a large grin on his face.

"Get what?" Harry asked, what the hell did he do yesterday? He'd avoided Ron like the plague.

Ron seemed proud of himself "You've been Imperiused." He said with that same grin.

"What?" Harry snapped, was he really this dense?

"It took the fact you sided with Greengrass over me in Potions."

Harry frowned, no he glared at his ex-friend "Fuck off." He whispered softly and started to walk off.

"Harry mate, what a second." Ron pulled out his wand "Finite Incantatem." He said waving his wand at Harry "There feel better?"

"No, Piss off." Harry growled "You honestly thing I've been Imperiused? Remember Moody's class you twit, I can repel his curse why couldn't I repel some students?" He started to walk forward nearly burning with anger.

"Well about Fleur? She's got you like some trained monkey."

"She's my friend!" With a small flick of his wrist his wand slid into his grip "Is it hard to believe that I want more friends than before? Daphne has a descent sense of humor and is fairly nice when you get to know her."

"She's a Slytherin, she's evil."

"I WAS ALMOST A SLYTHERIN!" Harry roared "I chose Gryffindor because you were my friend, maybe that was a mistake."

"Yeah but you're not evil, you chose the house of light."

"Peter Pettigrew was a Gryffindor, you stupid prick." Harry growled out, he was starting to see red.

"Okay that was one bad egg, bound to happen." Ron mumbled "But come on Harry, the Slytherins have it out for us."

"Only because we have it out for them!" Harry said rubbing his temple, wand extended "You're giving me a head ache, leave me alone."

With that Harry walked off, ignoring Ron as he tried to call out for him. He was pissed off, was it hard to believe that he was fine. That he didn't have a death wish, that he wanted to be friendly with people? That was why he was mocked as the 'Gryffindor Glory Boy' because he was only Gryffindor.

He needed to embrace the fact that he was Slytherin too.

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Hello Hello, so ends another Chapter. Tell me what did you guys think? Should Bellatrix be Good or Evil? Because I've set the stage for both, it is up to you guys. I love the reviews, I really do. I want to thank everyone for reading it thus far and for putting up with my errors. So we see Harry and Ron's confrontation of course there will be more throughout the story but I will try not to beat the already Dead Horse. I think I did a good job with Cissy and Sirius, but what do you guys think? So leave me a review of what you think~ Sign 'The Demon.'