Surviving 8

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Chapter 8

(Harry's trunk the next day.)

Harry was eating breakfast with his friends and family when a scream ripped through the morning air. Harry ran out of the dining room and into the hall where he saw rick's group crowding around Daryl's room. Some of the people were backing away from the door as different colored lights were shooting out of it.

"Where is he? I need to see him!Let me go! "Daryl screamed. Rick was trying to keep Daryl from storming out of his room and as Daryl's anger rose so did his magic. Suddenly Rick was thrown out of the room and he was slammed against the wall. He slumped down to the floor unconscious. Ty ran in and grabbed him and was stunned. Daryl ran out of his room and spotted Harry. He ran up to him then suddenly stopped. It looked like he didn't know what to do, he wanted to hug him or punch him, and the confusion was driving him mad.

"What did you do to me? Why do I have a tattoo on my chest?"

"We broke the binds on your magic, and removed the curse on your bloodline. Now any kids you have will be magical. Your grandmother was right all along. Your family used to have magic, but it was taken away. I don't know why it was, but it is back now." Harry said.

"And the tattoo?"

"That happened because of me. You are my soul mate."

"WHAT! No! I'm not gay."

"It doesn't matter. Magic chose you to be my other half, as I am yours. Magic chose you because only you could match me in power. Your power may have been blocked, but that doesn't mean you weren't a wizard, that you weren't powerful. That and magic saw that we had similar pasts and could heal each other. As wizards we may not always understand magic, but we trust that she knows what she is doing."

"You make it sound like magic is a person or something." Daryl said.

"Well in a way she is alive, she has a personality, and is sentient."

"Well that may be, but I am not gay, nor have I ever been. I am happy that I have my magic back, but now I am dangerous. It needs training of some kind or I will hurt someone. Besides mates or not, I don't know you, I don't trust you yet, and I don't love you!"

Everyone in the hall let out a gasp. The look of hurt on Harry's face was enough to see how much that statement actually affected him. His expressive face closed up, and once again the mask was in place.

"Nobody here will stop you from leaving. If you want training ask anyone here to train you. I can make you a foci, but it will take a bit. When you have figured out what you want to do have someone come get me. I'll be in the training room." Harry said as he stormed off down the hallway.

The air was thick, heavy and oppressive, darkness started to surround him as he made the corner and turned right. They could hear the magic surrounding Harry start to crackle, and things begin to shatter, then a door slammed and the heaviness stopped.

"What have you done?" Neville screamed as he skidded to a halt in front of Daryl.

"I didn't do anything. I just said that I didn't know him, trust him, or love him. I didn't ask to be mated to a man. I'm not gay."

"You don't understand. Harry has had it the worst out of all of us, and that includes you. All he has ever wanted was to be loved, have a family of his own, and be normal. Now...now you have crushed his dream. It was all he had left going for him. Yes he has us, but we are not his family per se. We are his friends, each of us had a loving family, we found our mate, and each of us is normal when it comes to wizards and humans alike." Neville said.

"You have just stamped out what little life there was left in Harry." Gred said.

"Now he will do everything he can to save everyone, but himself." Forge said.

"You've killed him." Luna said without her usual dreaminess. She turned to look down the hall, just as a massive shock-wave hit them knocking everyone off their feet.

"What in God's name was that?" Rick asked.

"Harry." the wizards said collectively and started to run to the training room.

What they found was not pretty. Harry was battling several training dummies that looked like Dumbledore, and several that had been dismembered lying on the floor. There was something surrounding the bodies that looked like blood. There were cuts on Harry and blood was dripping down his left arm. A spell was flung from one of the dummies and it impacted against Harry's shield causing another shock-wave. It shattered several of the weapons in the room. Harry ran at Dumblefuck and slashed it with his sword, he cut off its left arm and then stabbed it in the stomach, another came up behind him and tried to cast the killing curse, but Harry was faster. He swung the sword at head level decapitating fake Dumbles. Three of them ganged up and began chanting, and a fake Moldyshorts appeared. It cast several spells at Harry in quick succession, one for them to be deflected back at the four fake wizards. They in turn exploded when the spells connected, and then a voice was heard, "Level 9 complete, initiating level 10, safety protocols disengaged. Lethal force acceptable, unforgivables acceptable, other hostiles acceptable, all know lethal enemies acceptable, training room sealed. Proceed in 10..9..8..7..6..5..."

"What the hell is he doing?" Sirius screamed.

"What do you think he is doing Uncle Siri? He's blowing things up, well Dumbledork and Moldyshorts specifically." Draco drawled.

"What do you mean?' rick asked.

"The two wizards that ruined his life. The ones who destroyed any chance he had at having a loving family." Luna said while looking directly at Daryl.

"Don't look at me like that! I didn't ask for this...any of this." Daryl said spreading his arms wide.

"No you didn't, but you didn't even give Harry a chance." Remus said.

"What did that voice mean by level 10?" Rick asked.

"4...3...2...1. BEGIN LEVEL 10" The voice said as 10 wizards appeared in the room with Harry. Each one dressed as a Death Easter.

Harry went into action he started to cast spells faster than anyone had seen before. He was a blur as he dodged spells and cast his own. The colors from the spells started to blend together and all you could see was rainbows coming from Harry and his enemies dropping dead in the most gruesome ways. One Death Eater exploded, another melted like a candle, another shriveled up like a dried leaf, still another was ripped apart, and the devastation continued on and on. When there were only two of them left creatures started to appear. First was a troll, then a blast-ended skrewt, then a sphinx. With each new enemy Harry became more aggressive in his casting. No words left his mouth, but enemies fell.

One of the Dumbles began to speak, "You were just a means to an end Harry. You weren't meant to survive. I was to get all the glory. I would have brought the greater good, my greater good."

"You were nothing but a manipulative old bastard who lost. Now you want to bemoan your death. Well you deserved it for everything you put me through." Harry said sending a bright orange curse at him.

Dumbles moved and cast a muddy purple curse back at him, then summoned several others to help him. Bellatrix, Lucius, Snape, Greyback, and Moldyshorts all appeared casting unforgivables at Harry.

He dodged killing curses, but took a couple of crucios. He didn't stumble, but his spell-fire stalled for just a second. He turned and swept his wand down from right to left and Lucius split in half down the middle. Blood covered the ground as both halves fell away from each other. Bella cackled as she fired spell after spell at Harry, each one deadlier than the last. She spun around and smirked at Harry.

"I know what little potty needs. He needs his loving family here to welcome him home." She said with a crazed look in her eyes. Then out of nowhere a fat whale of a man, a horse faced woman, and a baby hippo materialized.

"How dare you thin you are special YOU FREAK. We never should have taken you in. We should have drowned you the minute we found you. The world would have been better off with less of your Kind." roared the man.

"And to think I am related to such a freak of a boy. Couldn't even stay dead. What use are you. Couldn't even save the world." the horse face woman said.

"Yeah, nothing but a poof. Can't have that in the family. Should have killed you when we had the chance." baby hippo said.

"I took everything away from him, and it wasn't enough. Had to block his mate from him. Can't have him more powerful than me. What good is the master of death when he can't even save his own mate. He will die like the rest."

"Only I deserve to be all powerful. I killed all who opposed me. I took measures, oh yes. I took measures. If I can't rule the world then there will be no more world to rule." Moldyshorts said.

"I BEAT YOU ALL. NONE OF YOU WILL WIN." Harry screamed as he let loose his magic.

The pulses of magic slammed into the walls of the room causing the whole house to shake. Bella screamed as she started to burn, Moldyshorts grabbed his head as it started to inflate, then it exploded. Whale's body started to bleed as wounds opened up on his body. Horse burned to a crisp, and hippo froze and shattered. Dumbles beard burned and his clothes disintegrate, and he started to turn to ash starting at his feet. Soon half of his body was gone, and his screams never stopped. When it reached his chest, he turned into a mummy, shriveled up and dry. Harry was heaving with sobs, and his body was shaking.

Wave upon wave of magic slammed into the walls of the room as Harry huddled there crying. Soon the window started to freeze and Harry's breath could be seen,he shuddered and looked up only to see five dementors gliding towards him. With tear stain face, he looked towards the window and his eyes met every single seated hurt could be seen in his emerald eyes and something else.

"No! Open the door!" Luna screamed.

"Harry! Unseal the room. What are you doing?" Sirius and Remus screamed as they tried to unlock the door.

"What's going on? What are those things?" Rick asked.

"Dementors. They suck out all your happy feelings and then when they are done with them they suck out your soul." Draco said with his head bowed.

"Why are you freaking out? It only a training room right?" T-Dog asked.

"Yes, but Harry turned it to lethal level with safeties off. Anything in that room can kill him." Neville said as he tried to break the glass.

"WHAT?" Rick's group screamed looking scared.

"Harry is giving up. He has lost everything that had ever mattered to him. The chance at a family," Luna said looking at Daryl, "he has given up on life. What use is he if all he will ever do is watch each and everyone of us die. He will always be alone. He doesn't want that, so he is going to let them take him."

"NO!" Daryl roared and grabbed the handle on the door. He pulled and pulled, but the door wouldn't open. He pounded on the door with all his might, and with an ear splitting scream wrenched the door opened and banged against the wall. He ran into the room and grabbed harry by the shoulders. He started shaking him, calling his name.

"Damn you! don't you dare give up! I heard what they did to you. I seen how you took them all on. Don't you dare give up now, just because I'm scared. Don't give up! Harry! Harry! Damn it all, wake up!"

harry blinked once, they twice and looked at Daryl. He put his hand on Daryl's cheek and caressed it lovingly.

"So beautiful. I would have loved you for all eternity. I release you from the bond Daryl. I know I am a freak, it is all I have ever been. Find someone worthy to love you." He said and then leaned forward to give Daryl a chaste kiss on the lips.

He then stepped passed and walked towards the nearest dementor.

Everyone outside the room was openly crying. Luna still hoped that Daryl would get him to change his mind, but even she was running out of hope.

With one scream Daryl ran to Harry and pulled him away from the dementor and kissed Harry full on the mouth. he wrapped his arms around Harry's waist and wouldn't let go. At first harry was unresponsive to the kiss, still lost in his own mind, but slowly he started to respond. His arms grabbed Daryl about the shoulders, and he stood on his toes to get better purchase. He deepened the kiss, and soon both were lost in the moment.

The dementors created a circle around the two men, and tried to get closer to them but couldn't as a white circle started at the floor and worked its way up around the couple. Soon they were behind a white dome, kissing and hugging. The dementors flew at the dome and screeched loudly because they couldn't get to their prize. Over and over again they tried, but their prey eluded them. As a last ditch effort they swarmed the dome all at once, and as they touched the dome they caught fire. The sound of the dementors dying made everyone cover their ears. Soon the only ones in the room were Daryl and Harry.

Luna stepped into the room and said, "Level 10 complete. Reset room to novice and shut down."

"Acknowledged. Authorization Miss Moon."

She shut the door and then herded everyone back to the living room.

"Who were all those people and things?" Rick asked for his group.

"Every person that ever hurt Harry, either physically, or emotionally. Dumbles the one with the white beard wanted Harry to die so he could be the leader of the light forever. Moldyshorts wanted to rule the world. Bellatrix, Lucius, and Snape worked for Moldy and tortured Harry when he was younger. The Whale, Horse and Hippo were Harry's non magical family. Harry has no magical family left except distant cousins. Each person you saw tried to kill Harry at one time or another." Luna said.

"Oh my god." All the women said.

"And he still is nice and loving."

"Yes, but up until now all he did was care for his friends, and try to save the world. He doesn't have a selfish bone in his body. He would keep going just to save strangers without a care for himself." Draco said.

"But that is just wrong." Maggie said.

"yes it is, but he was raised to see little worth in himself. He feels like he is unworthy of love and family." Remus said.

"I hope Daryl can change his mind." Fred said.

"otherwise."

"Harry will."

"Self destruct." The twins said.

"True." Sirius said.

"What do you mean by that?" Ricked asked.

"that if Harry doesn't find his own love and family,or his self worth then he will be the last eternal. he will be alone forever. When each of us dies...he feels it himself. A part of Harry dies too, and when the last of us is dead Harry will be alone and the last immortal. eternity alone except for the dead to keep him company. He would destroy the earth and himself before he suffered such a fate. If the world and Harry are to survive, Daryl must completely trust, love, and be one with Harry. He needs his soul mate more than anyone. One his one and only can save him from himself." Luna said.

"Well Daryl may not be what he needs. I don't know if he can be all that for anyone." Carol said.

"Magic would have not chosen him if he could not help her champion. Master of Death is exactly what it sounds like. Being master of the dead, dying, and death itself. Not a happy place to be." Neville said as he grabbed Luna in a hug.

"We will just have to wait and see what happens. It all depends on Daryl now." Sirius said.

AN: Ok I meant to have this up before Christmas, but everyone has been sick since Thanksgiving. Then we had birthdays, xmas and a five year old on vacation. I ran this through quick spell check and read through. Hopefully I caught a lot of mistakes.