Chapter 4: Immunities
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When they got to the backyard Harry went and stood in the middle. Hermione was about to start laughing when she was temporarily blinded by a massive pillar of flames encompassing the garden. It didn't feel hot though and no ground was burned. It almost felt familiar to Hermione. When the flames dissipated she gasped in surprise at what had replaced her friend.
Where Erfolg had been mere moments ago was a fearsome looking dragon. He had jet black scales encompassing his entire body, and the emerald green eyes that had been on her friend were just as visible on the dragon. He had a set of two horns rising up from the back of his head. However, the biggest surprise for her was when the dragon didn't roar, but instead spoke in a gentle, but playful tone to her.
"So do you still think that I was lying about what I am Hermione?" Erfolg asked.
Hermione could only shake her head in shock. "Why didn't you tell me?" she asked her parents.
"We didn't want you to know about something that we thought you would never have." Dan explained gently. "We thought it would have been cruel to inform you about what you were when there was no known counter curse."
Hermione nodded in acceptance of her parent's logic. "What's to stop whatever was done to us from happening to us again?" she asked, visibly worried about what the consequences could be.
It was Erfolg that provided the answer. "When you and your parents were hit your bodies formed a natural immunity to this happening again."
"What about you, couldn't whoever did this to us do the same to you since you don't have the immunity?" Hermione asked.
"That would be an issue if it wasn't for the fact that I was given the immunity when I was one year old." Erfolg said, shifting back to his human form in another flash of flames. "When my parents found the counter curse they also found that the body would have the natural immunity to the curse that I mentioned earlier. They then put the curse on me and then performed the counter curse on the same day so that it couldn't be used against me. They then did it to each other as well."
Hermione then asked a question that had been on her mind since seeing Erfolg's shifting of forms. "Why weren't any of us affected by that heat, and why wasn't there even a burn mark left on the grass."
"You really are quite smart Hermione." Erfolg said with a grin. "In answer to the question, even though your dragon form is locked away, as is your parents, you still hold your natural resistance against fire. While this isn't an immunity it will protect you even while in human form. As to why there were no burn marks on the ground, the reason for that is simple, we dragons are able to decide how much of an effect our flames have on the environment around us."
"Are we able to breathe fire?" Hermione asked, finally starting to wrap her mind around what she was.
"Yes." Erfolg said. "However, it is starting to get a little late out, perhaps I could come here tomorrow and explain some more things to you?" Erfolg asked.
"Of course." Dan replied. "Maybe we could even have something to eat tomorrow."
"That would be nice." Erfolg said. "One last thing, if you see me in public, call me Harry. There are a lot of secrets that I hold that cannot be allowed to fall into the wrong hands." With that Erfolg left heading back to his so-called home, Privet Drive.
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