The rest of the evening went along uneventfully. The girls returned to the library to continue researching what the soul bonds could mean for all of them. They investigated what effects it could have on them emotionally, physically, and magically. Harry went into the kitchen and found Dumbledore sitting eating scones and looking over parchments.
"Is everyone doing research today," Harry asked as he sat across from the old headmaster.
"I take it that is what the young ladies are up to."
"Yeah. All four of them with their noses in massive piles of books." Harry did not want to go into the other things that had happened not even an hour before.
"Well, these are strange times and you my boy are at the center of some of the strangest events. You are doing things no one has seen. I have some contacts that would like to have you come in so they can run some tests on you."
"What kinds of tests," asked Harry, not exactly sure what these mysterious people would want from him.
"They want to get some baseline readings on your magic output. They want to see how powerful certain spells are when you produce them as well as test your endurance."
"My endurance?"
"Yes. They want to see how long you can cast spells at an almost constant pace before you tire out."
"And what will they do with this information?"
"This will help them dig into what happened that evening and give you a good understanding on what areas you will need to work on to improve yourself. I feel the endurance will be something you need to work on."
"How do you fix that?"
"Exercise. Just like muggles who train for fights, you need to train your body as well. The better condition your body is in, the longer you are able to fight and the stronger your spells will be. It is unfortunate that we do not focus on that in school anymore, but the board of governors decided that it was not required to complete magical educations."
"Well, I guess that is something I could change," Harry said with a grin.
"That is a conversation that is going to be very interesting to watch. With everything else that had happened, I almost forgot about that title of yours."
"I have been trying to figure out what that will mean for school this next year."
"Tomorrow I will return to the school and look at the charter to see what the Founder's Champion title truly means. How are you doing with everything else?"
Harry just shook his head. It was a lot and more had been dropped on him. He figured it was probably a good idea to loop Dumbledore into everything that had been found.
"Sir, the girls found something and certain things have happened that seem to confirm everything they found."
"And what have those brilliant young women discovered?"
"What do you know of soul bonds?"
Dumbledore looked at Harry and then started thinking. Harry watched as the old wizard pondered things in his mind. It was a look that Harry knew all too well as it was the same look Hermione got when she was processing information.
"That would make sense," said Dumbledore. "Do they suspect you are bonded with all of them?"
"Yeah. We confirmed it with Hermione and Katie."
"And how did we confirm this," Dumbledore asked with a slight grin, knowing one of the ways that soul bonds were verified.
"Hermione kissed me. Then a little bit later, Katie did too. Everyone who watched it said that our bodies were surrounded by the same green flames that seem to be a part of me now."
"That is very interesting. That was one of my theories as to how you heard them, but there is not a simple test that can verify it. Their method seems to be much more effective and quicker."
"Sir, I am terrified. We will have to tell their parents and their fathers probably won't be very happy about it."
"That may be true. It may not be. Understand that we are in uncharted territory at this time. I cannot guess as to how the parent's will react as I am not a parent. Trust that we will not let anything happen to you."
"Thank you sir. So, when do these friends of yours want to do their tests?"
"I will schedule something with them as soon as I can. For now, try and relax. Spend time with your ladies."
"Why did you call them my ladies?"
"Because if their theories are correct, which it looks like you proved partially correct, then they are your ladies and you're their man."
"This is overwhelming."
"Just take it one day at a time."
Harry and Dumbledore continued to talk about his family history some more. Harry learned more about his grandfather and Sirius' father and how the two of them were feared in battle. He learned about how his family had gained their wealth and how the family never flaunted it. They then talked about family magic and how it worked. Dumbledore recommended that Harry make his way into the Potter Family Library and look for the grimoire. After a couple of hours, the girls found him and told him that they were turning in for the night. Harry walked them out and to their rooms. Since no parents were looking, he was able to kiss Hermione and Katie again. The other two wanted to wait for their first kisses. Daphne wanted to use her as a demonstration to the parents. Harry was terrified at the idea of that happening and her father wanting to murder him.
After saying their good nights, Harry made his way into the master bedroom. He had only seen it briefly when he was exploring. To him, it was larger than the entire Dursley home. It had a four post king size bed with dark green drapes. It had a large armoire made of oak and three matching dressers. Two oak nightstands sat on both sides of the bed. The large windows were covered by dark green curtains. He changed into a pair of shorts to sleep in and laid down on the bed, which felt to him like he was sleeping on air. It was not long until he was fast asleep.
He woke up, or at least he thought he woke up, in a dark void. There was no light to be seen, except for a small ball of light that hung above him. He looked around and could not find his wand.
"Welcome Harry Potter," said a soft voice that sounded like it came from all around him.
"Who are you? Where am I," he yelled out.
"At this moment, we are in your mindscape. You have yet to design it, so it is a simple void. This is what it was like for me an my siblings eons ago. As for who I am, well that is a interesting tale."
"I have had a fucked up week and I'm not really in the mood for games."
"I understand, and I am sorry to have brought you into this chaotic war that is brewing."
"You brought me into this?"
"Yes." A female form stepped out of the void. She had pale skin, dark black hair, and was wearing what looked to be a simple dressing robe made of red silk. "I am Fate."
"I must be having a mental breakdown again," Harry said to himself under his breath.
"I promise that you are not," said Fate. "It was easier to approach you in your sleep instead of appearing to you where others would have watched you go rigid and look like you were talking to yourself."
"Why me?"
"Straight to the point. That is why we like you," said Fate as she approached him. She waved her hand and two chairs and a table appeared. She sat down and motioned for him to sit as well. "Why you? Well that is complicated. You come from a long line of good people. People who always were trying to do the right thing. People who put themselves before others. You have faced adversity and instead of backing down, you took the challenge. Contrary to popular belief I do not have everything planned out for every being in existence. That would be too much even for a being such as myself."
"So I take it the force that I must take on is the same one that is focused on me now," said Harry.
"Riddle? No. He is nothing compared to what we feel is coming."
"You don't know what is coming? And he is rather powerful."
"He is an over hyped, arrogant, self-hating, power hungry moron. One that you will be able to defeat easily. He has pissed off my sister and she is more than happy to help you."
"Who is your sister?"
"Death. She hated when your ancestors out smarted her, but she respected their intelligence. Well, one of them. The one whom you are a direct descendant of. Riddle has pissed off most of my family due to cheating death and my other sister is furious at how is perverting what she created."
"Who are your siblings?"
"There is me, Death, our brother Dream, and our sister Magic. We are considered the Founders of Existence and you are our chosen champion."
Harry sat perplexed. He had thought he was the Founder of Hogwarts champion. "So I am not the Hogwarts champion?"
"That is how it was twisted last time and since that is how it was interpreted, that is how they believe it to be. Magic will be happy with you taking control of the school. They are in much need of reform. How do you let children born with the gift wait until they are almost to puberty before they can learn to control it."
"I always wondered about that too."
"I think that you and Magic are going to have some fun conversations," said Fate laughing.
"I have another question," said Harry, still sounding timid.
"Ask away."
"Head of the Dragon."
"Ah. That old prophecy."
"Why am I involved in these prophecies?"
"Well, with the one involving Riddle, it was a self-fulfilling prophecy. That was not one that I had anything to do with. That was someone acting like they had a vision, but in reality, it was her trying to get a job and someone relaying that information to the moron who took it literally. Once that gets set in motion, it becomes a prophecy. Now, as for the Head of the Dragon, that was prophesized when we first felt the disturbance in reality. Whoever this being is, they have slowly caused ripples over the ages. Riddle could very well simply be an unknown agent of this chaotic being."
"What is happening with me and these green flames and what I was able to do the other night?"
"Magic will have to give you a better understanding of how that all works. My part is to get you ready and provide the help along the way. And give you some happiness with everything that is coming your way."
"Does that include the four young ladies that I am apparently bound to?"
"I may have gone a little overboard there, but the reality is that they will be of incredible assistance to you. And you all have been entwined with each other since birth. All the families have known each other since before you were all born."
"Hermione's parents are muggles."
"And your parents did have lives outside of the magical world. They liked to get out and have fun in the muggle world too. Things don't always happen for a reason. That is not the way I work. I lay the ground work, but mortals have to take the necessary steps to ensure that my plan can happen. My ultimate plan is that all of you live long happy lives, but chaotic beings that hide in the shadows have always worked against me and my siblings."
"And now I am supposed to help fight the worst of them."
"Yeah. I know it is a lot and I promise that you will not be doing this alone."
"What did the prophecy mean by unite the worlds magic?"
"There is much more to magic that what you are taught. Again, my sister will be meeting with you soon to explain better. For now, I will let you rest. Death will be meeting with you soon to discuss the Riddle issue."
"How will anyone believe me when I tell them about this meeting and any future meetings."
"Don't worry about that. I'm Fate. I have plans on top of plans with back up plans for those plans. The ones that are most important to you will know."
"Thanks for explaining all of this to me," said Harry.
"I have not even begun to scratch the surface of everything that will affect you, but too much information will probably drive you insane. Good night Harry. I told Dream to make sure your next few nights are filled with pleasant dreams and visions."
The void vanished and immediately, Harry sat up in the bed. He looked around and saw that he was back in his room. He called Frederick for a glass of water, drank the glass, and then fell back into a peaceful sleep that was filled with visions of himself in the future. He and his wives and all of their children.
