Royal Hunting Residents, Near Bucharest, Planet Dacica, Romanian Space
Kings of a galactic nation either small or big, Human or Alien has to take care of many details aside from making sure that every single planet comprising country runs the way they should and things are done correctly to the letter. Not to mention problems regarding the galactic borders. Family reunions were always a very pleasant thing of course when the host is the king he has to make sure thing are pleasant for all his relatives especially if some of them are some of the most powerful kings and emperors, however when some to talking about trouble coming from a specific neighbouring system that is neutral by galactic law is quit a new thing to discuss. The events appear only as something minor on the Newspapers, Holo-vision and so on. But it isn't such a small thing for some people whom tend to exaggerate. And this was the subject they were just talking
"I simply can't imagine how this could happen. I didn't hear of the colonists to bother those natives, isolated events there are but not in a way to cause actions like those attacks of vandalism." Commented Simeon the VI of Bulgaria, Dressed in a blue costume with blue long trousers as casual clothing wearing two medals on his right side of his chest. One a Red Cross with sharp pointed corners with the symbol of Saint Alexander with red ribbon and the other a golden medal with a crescent turned upwards having a navy-blue background with a shooting star hanged by a white ribbon. That been the order of the royal space Fleet of Bulgaria destined only for the admirals, captains and the commander-in-chief.
"I agree and yet I can't understand the agreement stipulates the fact that colonists are not allowed to anger or attack the natives. The high majority I heard respects this and yet why the attacks?" Said Michael the V that was wearing a black costume with black trousers wearing the Blue Cross of Michael the Brave at his neck, sitting with his royal relatives at the table covered with a snow white tablecloth.
"I agree those things weren't suppose to happen from what I heard from my sources many started to have good relations with some of the kingdoms." Said Tsar Nicholas who was staying near Michael, he was dressed in a formal white costume without medals aside from the Preobrazhensky regiment decoration.
"My dear cousins, we all know what kind of people decided to go to colonise that world with the natives." Said George the XVI of Britain in his usual calm voice standing on the opposite side of the table, dressed in a full black costume different from his gilded red uniform full of medals and decorations.
"Ve know." Said their cousin Kaiser Wilhelm the VI of Germany who was always dressed in his black uniform closed tight to the neck wearing only the blue medal of Pour le Merit military class. "And yet ztey are so adequate for that world. I can't imagine vhy the natives aren't so happy for zhem."
"Indeed." Said George taking a slip from his herbal tea, all the monarchs and prime ministers know about the wizards but they are kept secret from the wider world but right at that moment but they were the ones who ratified the agreement some who were reluctant and suspicious however didn't felt at the moment like themselves.
"And yet they stayed there for at least 8 years without incidents till now, some settled there even sooner from what I heard."
"And that is why they wanted this agreement as soon as possible." Said Vito the king of Italy with his strong accent who was sitting right next to the Tsar, he was dressed in casual green cloths.
"Problem might be the fact that they stayed under a shield of invisibility for sometime before they showed themselves. Although the contacts were friendly and innocent some started to rush on deactivating the shields." Commented Nicholas.
"It is no wonder the fact that my head of the Church expressed concerns regarding natives." Said the King of Romania.
"He is not the only one. Priests and religious leaders from all faiths tend to be overcautious when it comes to primitive natives. Everyone, from Christian Priests to Muslim imams and Jewish rabbis all have sentiments of been overcautious and who wouldn't want to prevent full scale massacres of population like what happened on some occasions while trying to colonise already populated worlds." Commented King Filipe the XII of Spain who was dressed all in white costume and was sitting near the Vito he knew what he was talking, on the past humanity found habitable worlds that were both unpopulated and populated, the unpopulated ones were easy picking while on three occasions with the populated worlds it resulted in bloodbaths.
"Even my Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Churchill expresses concerns right after the first attacks were reported the last three sermons he hold last month he spoke against native interference." Said George.
"And yet up until now some kingdoms have cordial relations with the colonists." Said with a strong accent King Paul the V of Serbia rubbing his short moustache, he was wearing a white military uniform with no medals.
"Romania doesn't have settlements there due to the fact that we are focused on populating our worlds within our space and we are not interested on expanding there, and it's not just me but other states as well. Even thou I am not that much involved there I really wish to know if there are individual relationships of friendship between the colonists and locals. There shouldn't be only violence." Said the King of Romania.
"You know that the press is sometimes inflates small things and turn it into a great tragedy to gain more rating. There are surly personal friendships as well." Commented Nicholas.
"I agree there shouldn't be only violence and anarchy. We are no more in the primitive ages." Said George.
Hogwarts near the lake
The Hogwarts Great Lake was a huge one that resembles exactly the one in Scotland even thou this one had been a man-made environment it really was bending with the surroundings together with the rivers meant to supply it with water it was a great home and a perfect breeding ground for different aquatic plants as well as other creatures. Neville been a natural herbologist was sometimes going to collect the aquatic plants that were supposed to be used in the greenhouse and in this case professor Sprout asked him to collect some of them that were growing underwater while Hannah was on the shore sorting the jars.
"Its amazing how both our and local sea plants are doing here it seems they have no problem of growing near the other in some cases." He said to himself collecting some weeds in special jars before a splash of water came and hit him in his face.
"Gah, what was that?!" He said.
"I don't know maybe a fish or something it was too small for the squid and we didn't brought back Grindylow or Selki creatures after our fourth year." Said Hannah.
"What could have been then?" Neville asked coming out from the water before another splash came.
"Now for real what is going on?"
"Sorry Nev I had to track your attention somehow." They heard and turned to the lake to see something like a big light green seahorse with emerald green eyes having a small magical stone at its neck.
"Seaweed? What are you doing here?" Neville Said.
"Just come here for a short visit." He said while turning into a Hippogriff and going ashore "Hey, Hannah."
"Hey, Seaweed. Hope things are going well in your kingdom." Said the girl.
"It is more the usual stuff nothing much to say. Compared to what happens to you. By the way I think I have something Professor Sprout would like." He said pulling out a jar containing a sea plant ravelled from his backpack and presented it to his friend.
"Hey, with these algae one could make an ointment to cure burns of every kind." Said Neville amazed taking the jar.
"I knew you would like it."
"And how is your sister Slybird?"
"Still obsessed with potions ever since she started to take books on your potions she is trying to make them as good as possible but for that she needs lots of ingredients most I grew myself." Said the Hippogriff.
"You know I always told myself that she would not like potions that much if she would have a teacher like Professor Snape." Said Neville.
"I know that."
"By the way I think I have something you and your sister would like." Said Neville pulling out two jars from his bag, some steps away the Trio with Twilight were just passing by before noticing Neville and Hannah talking to a third person.
"To whom they are talking to?" Asked Ron.
"I don't know." Replied Hermione.
"Let's go and see." Said Twilight taking the lead and started to approach him.
"Asphodel and Dittany perfect those will be of great help and a new acquisition for my garden."
"Glad you like them Seaweed." Said Hannah.
"Neville, to whom you are talking to?" Asked Harry before the two turned around and the three prefects and new student saw the Hippogriff.
"A Hippogriff? What are you doing so far away from mount Aris?" Asked Ron.
"Oh yeah, guys this is Seaweed, I met him this summer. He and his father are supplying potion and herb shops with plants. We met while visiting Diagon the second week of summer."
"Really, that is great." Said Twilight having proof that wizards and locals could become good friends.
"And you Hannah?" She asked turning to the girl.
"I met him when visiting Neville this summer; he was with his sister Sly Bird."
"And I am telling you she is everything but sly when it comes to potions." Said Seaweed.
"How come?"
"She is more a really noisy bird when it comes to this subject she is so good at remembering when reading about one and at doing it that one might think she invented them. And yet I always loved her." Said the light green Hippogriff.
"By the way Neville care to make an introduction of the Prefects?" Asked the Hippogriff noticing the badges that was written Prefect on them.
"Oh yeah, Seaweed those are our friends; Ron Weasely, Hermione Granger, Harry Potter..."
"Wait, the famous Harry Potter?" He asked in total amazement. Stunning Twilight, how could he be famous and for what?
"Neville have you told him?" He asked the boy a nervous voice.
"He found a wizard card with you actually and read the newspaper." Whispered the boy.
"Guys all of you are famous everywhere in your settlements. I can barely count how many fans there are. Not to mention the fact that things like what Neville and all of you did don't stay hidden or isolated for too long. Don't worry I am not a crazy fan oh and Ron I already have three wizard cards with you, Hermione and Neville."
"Three cards! I should look as well to find with myself." He exclaimed before Hermione punch him with her shoulder to remind him of the agreement they made before taking notice of the three robots coming.
"Ah, yeah but Seaweed you know right now it is dangerous to be in some places especially with those native incursions."
"I am not afraid of your robots, plus they know that Hippogriffs are not aggressive for you, the problem might be things like Dementors." Said Seaweed.
"You know of them?" Asked Twilight.
"I do plus on this world they can be seen by everyone and anyone plus we are always reminded to keep ourselves away from them."
"Glad to hear that." Said Harry.
"Too bad I will not be able to stay for too long I will have to return home."
"But Mount Aris is very far away from here. One should go by train." Said Twilight.
"I know but we are able to fly and with short respites plus some of us go by boat or better, swimming." Said Seaweed.
"Oh yeah thanks to the magic stones your wear on your necklace you can turn into a seahorse or seapony and back to hippogriff." Said Twilight.
"Exactly but in this case I flew here from the nearby village and stayed in the air till I saw Neville then I turned into a seapony."
"Hah, Seaweed you are such a sly bird." Commented Neville.
"Thanks but I am always glad to give a helping hand especially to one with same interests as me." He said jokingly before turning to the sky.
"I think I should go I don't want to have my father worried and force him to come here. And you to get in trouble with the teachers or robots." He said reading himself to fly.
"See you another day it was a pleasure to meet you all."
"Pleasure was on our side Seaweed." Said Hermione before the hippogriff went into the air and flew away towards Hogsmeade.
"By the way who will be coming to Hogsmeade this weekend?" Asked Ron.
"I wouldn't miss a chance." Said Harry.
"Me neither." Said Neville.
"What about you Twilight?" Asked Hermione, of course Twilight been new she didn't knew of Hogsmeade but asked professor McGonagall if she could go and told her that she need a permit and of course she wrote to her parents who were totally reluctant to let their daughter in a place that was full with wizards due to the nasty rumours about them, she had to write a reassurance letter telling them it was for her study on them for the Princess and told them about things at Hogwarts and how her new friends and colleagues were. And her mother with some reservation wrote the permit for her to give it to McGonagall.
"I sent my parents the letter and it arrived yesterday I shall go as well without problem." She said. They stayed there for some minutes before each went into their businesses Hannah and Neville to the green house while Harry to the Tower and only Hermione, Ron and Twilight remained.
"By the way why did Seaweed tell about Harry been famous?" She said and received strange stares from both; they were hiding something but what. The others including Neville and Hannah knew about the plan and swore to not tell her anything but how could they now make an excuse.
"It was due to..." Hermione began.
"The Three Wizard Tournament." Intervened Ron and everyone turned on him.
"The Three Wizard Tournament?"
"Yeah, Harry was between the ones selected for it and won the tournament but there were some jealous people that wanted to take revenge for not been selected. And one Barty Crouch Jr. with some others wanted to attack the one that made the selections." He explained trying to sound as convincing as possible.
"Yeah all three of us together with Neville and Hannah were present at that moment and foiled their plans." Said Hermione.
"But why did Neville told about Cards?"
"They are wizard card with famous witches and wizards. But ours are more the common stuff they are not very rare like others." Hermione said.
"We got them because the organiser that was attacked was a really scary cat but was one very influential, he behaved as if we saved him from been killed by a Death Eater or something." Ron said of course they knew it was a poor excuse. But for the girl in a way it was understandable, she knew that Fluttersy was one who was getting scared easily and probably if she was in the place of that official she might have done the same. However their behaviour was a very suspicious one.
"You know I also have a friend, lover of animals but scared of many things. And I think I could understand this." She said but with a bit of suspicion. "In any case when we would go to the village?"
"It will be tomorrow at 11 o clock. Hope you will be able to go." Said Ron.
"I wouldn't miss this for anything." Twilight said smiling.
Next day the whole class went to Hogsmeade and almost immediately after arriving each went to get something they planed either to Three Brooms Inn, Zonko Joke shop, the Honeydukes or Hog's Head Inn. The original village of Hogsmeade due to the expansion of the cities on the homeland of Britain that was moved on another planet that became in a sense the British nation home world had to be reconstructed on this world and it really did blend with the place. The village for Twilight was something he expected to be but it was more picturesque and full of magical stuff she observed magic usage in almost every single corner of every shop she was in. The only thing unmagical was the robot depot and the patrolling robots lead by three wizards called Aurors, from what she had learned those Aurors had the job of finding and capturing dark wizards and they were on the forefront on capturing Death Eaters, but in this case they are put in charge of commanding the robot garrisons and defend the place against the native incursions however been under the leadership of the ministry of magic in London for the British colonies they were present in high populated settlements when it came to Hogwarts some rely on Robot Officers to stall attackers while the Aurors were called to aid them.
The four of them also visited the Shrieking Shack believed to be haunted but it was actually hideout for a werewolf. The three of them just stopped at Hog's Head Inn for each to enjoy some Butterbeer non-alcoholic.
"I do have to admit that Hogsmeade is great never been in such a place." Said Twilight.
"We can see that you have been in almost every place in the village. Hope you will like the sweets I bought for you at the Honeydukes." Said Harry smiling.
"I shall try them don't worry."
"Hey how about some Butterbeer I am quit thirsty right now." Said Ron.
"I shall go to get some." Said Twilight getting to the counting where the owner was none other than Aberforth professor Dumbledore's brother.
"Good day. Hogwarts student I guess." Asked the elderly man rubbing his beard.
"Yeah, you must be professor Dumbledore's brother, Aberforth isn't it?" Asked the girl.
"Yeah that is me."
"How it is to be the brother of professor Dumbledore?"
"A pain sometimes." He said murmuring.
"What is the problem?"
"There was an accident a long time ago I don't want to talk much about it." He said with a sad voice.
"Oh, I am sorry. I didn't want to upset you sir."
"It is all right young lady." He said with a reassuring smile. "And what do you want to order?"
"Four Butterbeers I never tasted one." She said and the man took out four mugs and twilight pulled out a bag and started to pull out some coins.
"WOH. But what do you want pay for all the customers for today?" He said taking a glimpse on the gold coins in the bag.
"What do you mean sir?"
"Those coins are made of gold, and a butterbeer costs 2 silver sickles and a gold Galleon means 17 sickles." He said.
"But those are the only coins I have." Said Twilight.
"Then you need to buy something more or do you want me to give you change?" He said and Twilight looked around her to see that the inn was full of other students in her year other students started to gather at the table where her three friends were.
"I know what I want." She said.
"Here is the order." She said placing at the table a full plate with 15 butterbeer mugs.
"Twilight! Do we celebrate something or why did you bought so much?!" Exclaimed Ron at the plate full of mugs.
"Well." She began with a stressed smile. "Let's say that we celebrate a full year without a specific Dark Lord."
"A good idea to celebrate but I doubt that is a clear reason. It hasn't even passed a year it is more like celebrating our last year at Hogwarts or something." Said Harry but actually not knowing what to say.
"Well truth is, I haven't got sickles I only have gold coins." She said with an embarrassed smile.
"You know you could have told us and we might have changed some of your gold coins. But how come that you only got gold coins?" Asked Ginny.
"Well, let's say that before coming I didn't know what kind of money to take with me before coming here." She said actually she didn't even had other kind of coins; the girl only has equestrian Bites made of solid gold.
"Well in any case let's just enjoy our drinks." Twilight said taking a mug followed by her other classmates and friends.
"To a successful final year." Said Dean Thomas making a toast.
"Without any Dark Lord." Followed Lavender Brown before each took a slip from the beverage. For the pony in disguise the drink really warmed her body. After the visit in the Village she immediately sent a message to her friends regarding what she had saw and of course she sent some of the sweets she managed to buy from the Honeydukes they weren't much but she intended to get more of them soon.
The next week things went to their course till Wednesday. Defence Against the Dark Arts class like in many others, the time when the teacher wasn't present it was always an opportunity of playing either by making charmed birds out of paper or simply talking, just when one of the paper birds arrived back to the one who created it the door opened with fury and before the class came professor Snape.
"All of you turn to page 429." He said with a pressing tone however Twilight raised her arm.
"Excuse me, sir but where is Professor Flang?"
"It's not quit your concern Sparkle." He said with a cold tone barely taking a glimpse at her. "It is enough to say that he shall not be present due to been summoned at Diagon and I shall subsidise him for the remainder of the week." He said going to the desk.
"Dark objects for control." Said Ron reading the title of the chapter.
"The majority of you." The Professor started dismissing the transferred girl "know about the Horocruxes from the last year event to be one of the darkest objects in existence however alongside them there are different objects for the control of a person. I hope that all of you know about the Imperius curse. That allows the caster to control the actions of the other however there is one specific object that could be crafted out of it. Does anyone know?" He said but almost no one raised an arm except Hermione.
"Mr. Malfoy, how about you tell us." He said and the girl put her arm down while the boy after thinking for a moment he remembered.
"It is the control crystal." He said.
"I want all of you to note of what I shall say." He said and everyone took their quills.
"The Control Crystal is a dark object that could be created out by a purely transparent crystal. It can be crafted with a special ritual that involves the Imperius curse." He started to lecture till the end of the class and for Harry and the others the class was a real nightmare due to Professor Snape's ways of controlling everyone to find someone do a mistake, for Twilight the thing was the same, even thou she tried to be the best at all subjects including potions he was always trying to catch her off guard not to mention that he never stops criticising but in this case she was shocked on the lecture regarding how to make dark objects and how to recognise them.
"Till Friday evening I want on my desk an essay half parchment on how to recognise a creature under the influence of a dark crystal. Class Dismissed" He said and all started to pack ready to go to the library to make the homework that for them it will take the whole night.
"Professor Snape." Twilight said raising her hand. "How is the influence of the Control Crystal on a person?" She asked and everyone turned to her.
"Hope you don't ask to avoid homework miss Sparkle?"
"No sir." He said but looked with suspicion.
"The effect of the Crystal depends on the wielder and his knowledge on dark arts. While the Imperius Curse controls the actions of a person by getting the mind of the victim in a state of trance making him fill only an unnatural happiness having no more focus to its surroundings, but you can break from it if you have a strong character. The Control Crystal however in some cases is the same but the mind is bond to the will of the wielder it is possible to break from it however but more hard. But in case of insectoid creatures the thing is much powerful." He said.
"Insectoid Creatures?"
"You know like bugs and other insects. The ones that have a hive mentality in which the minds of more are bind as one like bees or ants. With a control Crystal one can bind them to the will of the possessor dictating not just actions but also fillings to more individuals. One such example are the Shape Shifters, the locals call them 'Changelings'. I hope you know about them." He said the last sentence with an inquisitorial look.
"Yes sir."
"It is a good thing that one changeling had enough character to rebel and depose their former ruler however they been insect like, they have a hive mentality one could be very weak against a Control Crystal because their personality not counting how it is it will be simply locked away and obey only one voice, the one that wields the crystal."
"Could there be a possibility of putting one out of the trance?"
"How about finding it out for yourself, since the hour had already passed two minutes ago." He said and everyone started to go for the exit with the girl following them.
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