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(Start Grimmauld Place)
A few days have passed since the hunt and right now Harry had been released from the Hospital and taken to headquarters. Apparently, Number 12 Grimmauld Place was under a Fidelus Charm hiding it from anyone and everyone not in the know about the secret. Harry was given a room to share with Ron and the boys while Hermione stayed with the girls. At the moment Harry was sitting on the bed as he looked to his left hand where a green glow can be seen on the back of said hand. "Ok Ddraig I've put this off long enough, what did you mean when you said that I had a part of Voldemort inside me?" Harry asked as he looked to Ddraig.
"It was as I said a fragment of Voldemort's soul was inside you ever since the day you were made an orphan." Ddraig said as he looked to Harry via their shared mind. "It was a pathetic little abomination but your reincarnation as a Devil dealt with it." Ddraig said with Harry looking to his hand with concern.
"But how did it get there and what was it doing there?" Harry asked as he then had one more question. "Was it what kept you locked up?" Harry asked before Ddraig scoffed to that.
"While he may be formidable by your standards Voldemort is nothing more than a rat challenging a storm." Ddraig explained with a calm tone in his voice. "No, the fragment was innocent of that event, quite frankly since you were but a babe there was hardly much for me to see so I suspect the seal was applied during moments where neither you nor I could bear witness." Ddraig said meaning that they had no clues as to who put the seal on Ddraig's power. "I suspect that they had their reasons but whatever those reasons maybe they will no doubt show themselves when they see that my power has been unsealed." Ddraig said which meant that if Harry can't find the one responsible then they will come find Harry instead. "I'd suggest you start training posthaste chances are they may not be of the friendly sort, partner." Ddraig said with a tone that suggested that he had seen things like this before if not similar things.
"I understand, any advice to increase my odds of survival?" Harry asked clearly wanting to survive.
"I'd recommend using every tool in your arsenal particularly that Deathly Hollow you have in your possession." Ddraig said causing Harry to grow confused.
"Deathly Hollow?" Harry asked his voice showing how he was loss.
"The Cloak of Invisibility, don't you know what it is?" Ddraig asked as now he was loss.
"I thought it was just a regular cloak." Harry said but Ddraig sighed to this.
"A regular cloak would have lost its power ages ago, and I recognize that particular cloak from a previous host." Ddraig explained which got Harry concerned. "There are only three such artifacts like it in the world, the other two are a wand that cannot be defeated in a dual and a stone capable of recalling those who had passed on." Ddraig explained speaking from experience. "I've only ever seen the cloak and the wand in action the stone on the other hand I've never had the pleasure of ever seeing it." Ddraig said before a yawn came from him.
"Sleepy old timer?" Harry teased as he looked to the Welsh Dragon in his arm.
"Bored, I'd rest for now and ask your master more on the Deathly Hollows." Ddraig said but before Harry could try to get more out of him the door began to open. Thankfully, the glow died down and before Ron could see Ddraig. Seeing that as his que Harry proceeded to go to sleep not realizing how tired he really was that night. Going to bed Harry allowed his mind to drift off to sleep knowing that come morning he will have his answers.
(Scene Break Unknown Clearing)
Deep in a forest a field was seen one that had been utterly destroyed with the same young man as before standing in the middle of it all. He was breathing hard, sweat stained his white undershirt showing that he had been training this whole time. His hands were wrapped in bandages while his feet were bare save for more bandages. But what was noticed the most was the pair of energy wings on his back. They wings came from a white pack of sorts that formed the azure blue wings. Around him amongst the destruction was several dark creatures as well as what was left of some stray devils. He was pushing his body well beyond its limits prior and now he had time to catch his breath again.
"Not... enough." He huffed as he then opened his topaz-colored eyes. "I need more need to push myself harder." He said but then much to the shock of many, if anyone other than him were there, the wings began to speak.
"You've already destroyed all of the enemies here, Gemini." The wings spoke flashing with each syllable much like Ddraig did. "Drawing in more enemies to fight will be a waste of time." The wings spoke as Gemini growled to this.
"I don't care I need to get stronger, Albion." Gemini said revealing the name of the wings.
But before they could speak further Gemini's eyes widened as he sensed it. "Company." Gemini said and thus the Longinus Sacred Gear Albion vanished from his spot upon Gemini's back.
A few moments after Albion retracted the form of Albus Dumbledore entered the scene. Gemini glared at the old man knowing him well enough and knowing where he stood. "Gemini Lestrange, I hope I did not disturb you; my boy." Dumbledore said noticing the destruction around Gemini and the fact he was sweating showing he had been training.
"Albus Dumbledore." Gemini said glaring at the man before him. "What do you want?" He asked with a growl in his voice.
"You've been a hard student to track down for the past 5 years." Dumbledore said as to which Gemini scoffed and grabbed some firewood set up nearby.
"I'm quite certain me not being on the train 5 years ago was my rejection to your school." Gemini said as he added the wood to the firepit he had set up.
"A tragedy it will be if you still refuse." Dumbledore said trying to get the boy to understand. "While I cannot agree with her path in life your mother did have your name on our records for your first year." Dumbledore said as Gemini took a stick from the fire to show he had meat cooking on it.
"You bring her up like she has any meaning to me." Gemini said before taking a bite out of his meal and sat by the fire. "I've managed to avoid your Minister and your school for 5 years already I'm confident I can make it through two more years." Gemini said making it clear he had no intention of attending Hogwarts in this lifetime.
"In most cases students who refuse to attend end up with their memories of magic erased and their magic bound." Dumbledore warned but Gemini begged to differ.
"Only if they were born of the mundane world otherwise, they tend to get homeschooled." Gemini said finishing her current stick before taking another off the fire. "And seeing as both sets of my immediate next of kin don't know where I am or if I exist can't exactly go to them about me either." Gemini added almost to spite Dumbledore. "So how about you skip the pleasantries and get to the point." Gemini said before taking a bite out of the second stick.
"I'm certain you noticed that the Dark Lord has returned." Dumbledore said causing Gemini to pause mid bite for a moment. "I suspect it won't be long before he goes to break out his followers from Azkaban." Dumbledore added before Gemini took a bite out of his food. "And when that happens, she will no doubt come looking for you." Dumbledore said to which he knew that Bellatrix in her madness will try and bring her lost lamb back to her.
"Let her try, I'll rend her from the world with my own two hands." Gemini said not at all afraid of his mother. "I'll send her head back to her master warning him to back off." Gemini said making it clear that Voldemort was their problem not his.
"I do not believe that it be that simple my boy." Dumbledore responded as he took a seat by the fire knowing how Gemini acted. Gemini simply glared at Dumbledore before returning to his meal. The boy had problems Dumbledore knew as much and while it was fortunate that he had not followed the path of his mother nor of Voldemort he was still disturbed in other ways. The training ground before was proof of that as well as the varying scars going up his muscled arms.
Gemini had been tracked down in an orphanage 5 years ago. Why he was there and not with either his aunt Narcissa or Andromeda was a mystery to Dumbledore. When he arrived there the boy was in solitary after being in several fights growing up. Still, he had taken the chance to try and sway the boy to attend and hopefully steer him away from the dark path he seemed to be on... it didn't work. He managed to give the matrons the slip one evening by starting a controlled fire and used the chaos to escape. He never showed up on the train and no one had seen him since save for locations of high violence.
Dumbledore felt it best to let the boy be in the hopes he can make him come around later. But with Voldemort back Dumbledore could not risk the boy joining his mother in the dark. Thus, here he was trying to get the wayward runaway to attend Hogwarts so he can be swayed away from his family history of darkness.
"Gemini my boy, I believe it would be more safer for you to come to Hogwarts, as when the dark lord regain his forces, he maybe try to find you to either bring you into his fold or destroy you," Dumbledore said as Gemini just laugh at that thought as he said, "Really you think I am that weak to face him or anyone he may send after me?"
"Not at all my dear boy, it's just he may never stop, he could send many after you and you may find no rest, even those of the Ministry of magic may hunt you down once they figuring out that your mother had a child, in turn may look for you as well, but if you join Hogwarts not only I can garneted your safety, I can make sure the minister won't bother you as well, if you come for at least the few years until you graduate as after that your free to do whatever you wish with no longer worrying about anyone coming after you again," Dumbledore said as Gemini thought for a moment and it does sound like a nice deal as he would get tired of weak people coming after him over and over again but spending 2 to 3 years in a school with nothing to do but learn magic, which he didn't need as he learn plenty already from his draconic friend wandless no doubt, it would be nothing more than a boring prison to him.
"Your offer sound nice an all, but no. I may like the idea of weakling to stop coming after me, but I have my own desire to become stronger, and there is no one stronger than you or Voldemort, but sense you seem to follow the path of "Peace" you won't give me the satisfaction I require, so I say bring the on the dark lord as when he does come, I will be waiting after taking out many of his followers," Gemini said as he was about to leave as he stood up and try to walk away, with Dumbledore sighed to this as he should have known this may never work and now has use his last card as he soon said, "I may not be able to give you the challenge you may wish for, but there is one student at my school that could."
Gemini stop for a moment as he turned around and said, "Oh please, a student, you better off sending them to the death eaters themselves. Are you really that desperate?"
"Maybe or maybe not, but I do know the student who is very powerful for his age and still growing stronger as he is, as you may know the story of "the boy who lives" who have survived the dark lord killing curse and vanquish him as an infant," Dumbledore said as Gemini give a laugh as he said, "Really, he real? And here I thought it was just a story the minister told to bring hope to the whole magical society, to make the dark lord so weak that a child could beat him. At least that how I took it."
"He is very much real, and he attends Hogwarts too, if you wish for a challenge then he may be the one for you," Dumbledore said as he using harry as bait just to draw a powerful person to his side hoping to use them for his "Grand Plan" as Gemini soon said, "If this is true, and this "boy who lives" is real, then I'll come then, but if not then I will you in dust."
"I understand," Dumbledore said as he is happy to have Gemini come to his school at last unaware of what he unleashed upon the world as Gemini, "Just one thing I have to know, what is his name?"
(Ministry of magic)
Amelia was looking over all the report of Minister Fudge activity that he has done in the last 5 years, and she wasn't happy, as there were many cover up, unfinished or blank reports on Fudge himself trying to hide the dealing he been doing behind closed doors with Death eater who had claim they were being controlled during the first war by Voldemort himself, according to witness reports that is but that wasn't enough to question Fudge as there are moment were secrecy is needed and fudge has done this with others who weren't Death eaters before.
Thankfully when she had Umbridge taken in for questioning and Veritaserum the toad woman to help loosen her lips and make her croak, she spilled everyone that she and the Minister have been doing, of taking bribes to make Aurors look the other way of certain things, removing certain people who are of muggle born with no real reason of why, and paying off families to not say about the action of what the Dementors has done almost 2 years ago, when Sirius Black had broken out of prison and went to Hogwarts for reason some to believe to finish what Voldemort couldn't do, only for those awful creatures to terrifies and kiss a few students that were not the attended target, one of them being Harry Potter himself twice, once on the train to the school and 2nd in the quidditch arena that made him fall from a great height and accident destroy his broom, if it wasn't for a teacher to catch Harry themselves things could have gotten ugly.
And that wasn't the worst of it as it seems the toad woman had sigh off on questionable items such as Blood quills and lists them as school supplies? The woman was planning on bringing Blood Quill into a school for student to learn magic safely and not worry about any dangers and was planning on using them as a form of punishment. If Madam Bones hasn't gone mad yet by this, she worried she could be soon, as she continued on with the report as other activity she and Fudge had done and confirm the report of her being the one that order Dementors to go after Harry Potter under Fudge's orders, and make harry use magic, and no telling what else they did.
There were many other things and that were reported and gather as evident to not only force Fudge off his seat of being the minister, but to be put away for a life time in Azkaban along with that toad woman as she was about to sign off on having Aurors to go arrest Fudge, a knock came at her door as she said, "You may enter."
Coming through the doors is one of her best Aurors, Tonks as she walked through the door and close it on her way in as she said, "Madam Bones."
"Auror Tonks, it's nice of you to come by, have you come to tell me the choice I have given you and Kingsley?" Amelia said as she waited for an answer on that, as she had given those two a choice of either be suspended for activity duty or in Tonks case keep on a short leash, or they can be double agents for her to spy on Dumbledore, as Tonks nodded and said, "We have, as Kingsley cannot give you his answer face to face but he told me to tell you, we both agree to work alongside you and be your eyes and ear in Dumbledore's secret order."
"And how did you two come to this decision?" Amelia ask to make sure Tonks is telling the truth on his and she knows when Tonks is being honest as the young auror said, "After the event of what happen to Harry Potter, my and many other trust for Dumbledore had or started to falter, I believe Harry Potter would have been safe and nothing bad will happen, but Potter was assaulted by his Uncle who was against magic from the beginning of when he took the boy in, as well many other thing that has happen I have started to doubt and question of Dumbledore's actions."
"Very good, then I hope your next assignment will prove beneficial, the only question I will ask is, do you have all you need for teaching?" Amelia asked as she had assigned Tonks herself to be the next DADA teacher at Hogwarts with the school of Governors approval to not only instruct students, but help protected further than what Fudge or Dumbledore has ever done in the last 10 years as she found out about the Cursed Vaults during the time that Tonks was still in school.
"Of course, even the list of things to teach as well, but I do wonder, are some of these lessons really necessary for these students to learn, for maybe student in their 6th and 7th years at least, but the rest of them?" Tonks ask with Amelia soon said, "I rather have a competent teacher who know what they are doing than an incompetent that don't know what they are doing or worst ones that won't teach a thing, and beside there's aren't enough Aurors to go around and Dumbledore Stun only policy only had cause more trouble than good, I rather have the student well prepared and may not need to use these spell instead of needing these spell and not have them to protect themselves."
"Understood Madam Bones, I'll do everything I can to teach them," Tonks said as she understood her mission, while she spies on Dumbledore, she'll prepare student for the real world as if the great leader of light won't do anything, then the ministry will once they have the proper replacements as Amelia soon sigh off the papers for Fudge arrest.
(Grimmauld)
Things were quite to say the least as there was no sign of trouble going on in the world… yet, and there was nothing for Harry to do at the moment as he only done a couple of contracts every week or so, as Hermione wanted Harry to slowly adjust to the whole thing while she fixes the transport seals for Harry to use them as she was still working on it still a knock came at the door as Hermione put her pencil inside her notebook and hide the notes within it as she said, "Who is it?"
"It's me Hermione," Harry called out as Hermione put her notebook down for the time being as she said, "You may Enter."
Harry did so as he open the door and walk in while closing it behind him as Hermione soon ask, "Is something the matter Harry?"
"Nothing bad to say, but I want to ask a question to you," Harry said as Hermione nodded as she let Harry proceed to ask her the question as he said, "Do you know about the three deadly hollows?"
"The Deathly Hollows?" Hermione asked as she looked to Harry with shock. "Harry everyone in the three factions knows about the Hollows." Hermione said her tone showing the surprise when Harry asked about such a thing. "Why do you want to know?" Hermione asked to which Harry sighed a bit.
"Well... Ddraig he said that my cloak was one of them." Harry responded and thus Hermione knew that this was big a major discovery for many in fact.
"Of course, he would know." Hermione said as this confused Harry which she noticed. "You honestly don't know about the story of the Deathly Hollows?" Hermione asked as the Cambion noted that Harry didn't seem to realize what he had.
"I've never heard of it before." Harry admitted and thus Hermione sighed knowing she needed to be brief about it.
"It's a story about three brothers, wizards of the ancient days, who made a pact with Death." Hermione said which surprised Harry.
"Death? How do you make a pact with death?" Harry asked as this got Harry off guard.
"They made a pact with the manifestation of death, not the act of dying." Hermione clarified knowing how Harry and most humans can be. "Every major force of this world has a manifestation, though most humans don't believe in that anymore." Hermione added but then went back to explaining it to Harry. "Anyway, they made a pact with Death and received three objects, one for each of them." She began with a summarized version of the story. "The oldest brother an unbeatable wand, the middle brother a stone that could supposedly bring back the dead, and the youngest a true cloak of invisibility." Hermione said as Harry figured the youngest brother and his cloak were involved somehow. "Stories of the wand pop up once in a while as it usually passes from owner to owner through murder, the stone has been lost to history, while it is said the cloak is still passed down from father to eldest son." Hermione listed off as to what happened to these artifacts. "The only one who lived to sire a son being the youngest brother." She added and thus Harry began to put the pieces together.
"And you think my cloak is the same cloak from the story?" Harry asked as Hermione nodded.
"I suspected it was, most cloaks tend to run out of power after a while. I sensed the power, but I thought it was just your Sacred Gear I was sensing." Hermione said as she only had suspicions of it and had never pursued any of them.
"So that means the youngest son in that story is my ancestor?" Harry said connecting the dots with the story and his cloak.
"Exactly! Legend tells that the one who is able to reunite all three hallows will become the Master of Death." Hermione said as she was aware of the rumors spread about the cloak.
"What exactly is the Master of Death?" Harry asked as Hermione shrugged a bit.
"No one really knows." Hermione said with a small shrug. "But it is believed that they will become the avatar for the aspect of Death itself but since no one has ever gathered them all there's no way to say for certain." Hermione said to which Harry figured as much. "There are also rumors that only a descendent of the brothers can collect the three items and become the Master of Death, but like I said before, no one really knows." Hermione added at the end which meant that this could either be good or bad for them.
"Incredible." Harry said never realizing just how powerful and valuable the cloak really was.
"Indeed, but this might give us an avenue." Hermione said as she began to consider things.
"Really?" Harry asked just before Ddraig spoke up.
"Really. It's one thing to become the Red Dragon Emperor but the Red Dragon Emperor and the Master of Death it will give you an edge against most enemies." Ddraig said as he had one other ability to share. "I can probably focus those Hollows, absorb their power if that is your desire." Ddraig said as Harry was shocked by this.
"You can do that?" Harry asked as Hermione nodded.
"Of course, he can, a Sacred Gear gains power from the desires and emotions of the wielder who has it." Hermione explained which had Harry thinking.
"When do we start the search?" Harry asked as Hermione figured it might have led to that.
"For now, we don't there is a ritual we can use to track them down, but I'll need time to prepare it." Hermione said as she then blushed a bit. "Plus... the ritual in question was one I was lacking in." Hermione admitted much to her shame on the matter.
"Well, I suppose everyone falls short somewhere." Harry said with a tone of understanding over Hermione's current dilemma.
"You don't have to worry about it right now harry, these things do take time and when we I do, it's a matter of using the right magical focus," Hermione said as Harry soon ask, "Magical focus, like a wand?"
"Yes, but no. Yes a wand is a magical focus, but not the kind that I am talking about," Hermione said as she reach over to a row of books and pull one out as she said, "A magical focus could be many things really if we compare a wand to a cell phone to say it's a matter of how strong it could send a signal out but on its own and with the power it holds, it's not much, but to a cell tower will not only amplifies the signal, it can reach out further than a cellphone could not reach."
"Okay so what the magical equivalent to a cell tower?" Harry ask as Hermione was turning the pages of said book she had until she found what she was looking for as she show it to Harry as he sees 'Stonehenge' as Hermione said, "This place, as many story it holds, such being a burial site, or a solar calendar, but it's a magical focus itself as its position in a way that would line up perfectly to the and could theatrically still be activate but no witch or wizard would dare use such a thing, and devils aren't into such thing unless their goal would require it."
"Wasn't, that place also used in sacrificial rituals according to old legends?" Harry said as he had done some reading in his spare time within that broom Cupboard under the stairs and read that people had done sacrifices there as Hermione said, "Some were done there, but I believe its similar of doing a contract, you must give something in exchange to be given something in return. I'm not 100% sure on the stories themselves but I going to promise you, we won't do any sort of sacrificing."
"Well does put my mind at ease," Harry said as if they ever go search for the other 2 hollows they won't a kill a person and he prefers only as needed as Hermione she said, "If we ever proceed with the search we just need the cloak to help locate the other two as well find a strong focus whether be Stonehenge or any other certain location with the same abilities, that is if you wish to do this harry."
Hermione is all for finding the other three hollows but mostly for the satisfaction of doing so, but sense Harry is or could be the descendent of youngest brother in the story, she would like to see Harry reach his full potential, but only if he wants too as Harry did think on this as he said, "Maybe one day, but not right away."
"Then I'll help you the best I can Harry and see if my cousin could help in any way of finding the information that is needed for the ritual, and when the time comes, it will be ready for you," Hermione said as Harry nodded to this as before they could say anything else a knock on the door came as Ron said, "Hermione you in here?"
"Ron, could have waited until I answer to give you permission before you open the door!" Hermione said a bit loudly and angrily as he ducked behind the door as he said, "Sorry!"
As Ron was about to close to door until he saw Harry as he said, "Oh Harry you in here too? Wait, why is he in here?"
"Because I gave him permission to come in, now what do you want Ron?" Hermione said still sounding upset at Ron rudeness as Ron soon show off a perfect badge as he said, "Look what came in for me. I'm a perfect this year!"
"Oh, that great Ron," Harry said as he was happy for his friend as only a few select student could be 'Perfect' every year as Hermione said in a less enthusing tone, "Congratulation Ron, But I find it strange you were made perfect instead of Harry."
"Hey I'm not that bad," Ron said as he felt insulted by that as Hermione said, "Don't take this the wrong way Ron, with Harry at least when he was doing the tri-wizard tournament he still found time to do his own homework as such, and speaking of which I hope with this you will be doing your homework on your own for now on."
"Oh… well, I was wonder if you could… do it for me?" Ron said as he tried to seem innocent in asking her as Harry could mentally face palm himself to Ron Bluntness as Hermione soon said, "Ron I cannot keep doing your homework for you, I can help you study and look over your work, but I absolutely refuse to do your own homework!"
"Hey where is this coming from?" Ron question Hermione as she has to spell it out to him, "I have enough on my plate as it is between schoolwork, studies, and family matters I have going on I barely have enough time as it is. If you can't do your own work, then how can you keep being perfect? Don't answer that because here the answer: You won't."
"Sheesh, you don't have to be rude about it," Ron said as Harry got in between then before an argument break out as he said, "I don't like butting into someone else's conversation but, Hermione is right Ron, you will have to do your own work on your own as Hermione won't always be here, as you barely made it pass 2nd year when Hermione was… unavailable at the time."
Harry didn't want to bring up what happen to her but sort of did, with Hermione shiver to that thought as she maybe a Cambion, but even the power of that basilisk could not be avoided, thankfully she only saw its reflection, but she hated being in that petrified state.
"You're taking her side?" Ron said sounding accusing towards Harry as Harry said, "I'm not taking anyone sides Ron. I'm just saying Hermione does have a point, and Hermione there was no need to get upset at this as Ron is our friend."
"Fine," Hermione said as she has to play nice for the moment as Harry turn to Ron as he waited for him to answer as Ron said with attitude, "Fine"
After that Ron left slamming the door a bit hard as Harry winch at that as he hoped he didn't cause anything bad as he said, "Never seen Ron get that upset before… well other than after my name out of the goblet."
"He may be affected by our Aura," Ddraig said as she came forth once again as a green glow on Harry's hand as the young wizard ask when he raise his hand, "What do you mean?"
"When I became unseal, my aura had leak onto you, giving you an Aura of an Alpha Male as well, as the female may flock to you, but the male will resent it and will cause some to act stronger or better than you, or sometime lash out without warning feeling threaten," Ddraig said as Harry said, "Great, as if there wasn't enough going on in my life."
"Sorry Harry, I didn't to mention that," Hermione said as she didn't to tell Harry about the whole devil aspect after the reincarnation, but the whole draconic aura is a whole different thing to say as Harry said to her, "Its fine Hermione… it seem I will have to expect the unexpected at this point as I may never know if something is going to happen this year or not, and given my luck it will."
Hermione nodded as she has noticed a stream of bad luck with Harry as well, as she usually sees it during Halloween, the day Harry became the boy who lives, while his parents had died on that same day years ago.
"Anyways Hermione what do you mean you didn't expect Ron to be Perfect?" Harry ask with Hermione said, "Well you already know That Perfect are supposed to be a great example of a good student to many others at school, but you already know Ron is hardly that, I am surprise you gotten it as I thought the perfect would have been you or Neville as bad as he is casting spell, his test scores and grades are pretty good to say as well as yours Harry."
Harry nodded to that as that does make sense as why does Ron have the Perfect badge in the first place when he clearly isn't suitable for it, as Hermione soon went on saying "But then again, Neville is pretty shy at time, so I could understand why he wasn't made perfect, but the question is, why not you either?"
"I… don't have a clue," Harry said as he was perfectly honest with that as he does have good grade, he does work hard, maybe even harder than any student, and being 'The Boy Who Lives' has Put Harry in the High chair of things for a long time when enter the magical world as Hermione said, "Well regardless if you were or not, with Ron isn't the best choice and if he doesn't do his own work, he may lose his position as Perfect, and if he does somehow manage to keep it, I'm afraid he going to let it go to his head, he barely tolerable as a friend as he is."
"You don't like Ron that much?" Harry said as he is surprised as Hermione sighed to this as she said, "Sorry I Harry, but the truth is Ron is insufferable to me, I try to play nice and try to be kind to him, but he made me lose my patience, I just cannot stand him."
"IF you don't like him, then why do keep hanging with us before and why are you tell me this now?" Harry said as Hermione look to Harry with a look and said, "Because Harry… you were my first friend when I first came to Hogwarts, I didn't expect people to like me and be kind to me, but when you save me from the Troll, you were the only person I rather be friend with if anything, with Ron… well you were already friend with him, and I just tolerate him for you, and because you're in my peerage now I tend to be my real self around them than I do with anyone else."
Harry now felt like a jerk, he didn't realize that Hermione stuck around because of him, she didn't like Ron at all, but she put up with him because he was Harry friend as Harry said to Hermione, "I'm Sorry Hermione… I didn't realize you felt this way. If I have known… maybe I could have talk to Ron or something."
"but you didn't, but it's okay Harry, I don't blame you… I blame myself for not telling this, but I was slightly afraid if I did… we may have not been friends anymore," Hermione said as she sounding upset at herself at that point as Harry could not stand that he made a girl sad, as he went over to Hermione and sat down next to her as he said, "Well, I guess we're both to blame."
Hermione could not help but give a small laugh to that as she gave Harry a half-hug of sort for that as she said, "Thank you Harry." After that Harry return it as he put his arm on Hermione as she leaned her head on Harry shoulder and stay that way for a while.
(Scene Break Hogwarts)
"And this will be your office." Minerva said as she gave Kuroka a tour of the school mainly with the Gryffindor Common Room and Transfiguration Classroom. Now Minerva valued her job no questions asked but even she had to admit the logic in hiring a new Transfiguration Professor. Kuroka came highly recommended and thus was given the job though a part of it also came from the fact she came recommended by the man who had invested into the school. Madam Hooch was most grateful for the new brooms as the other Professors had even been able to get a raise suggesting that this man had clearly the coins to spare.
The fact is he had basically provided the school with the latest in equipment for just about everything even Astronomy. Kuroka though... well Minerva did not like her as much as she would otherwise. The foreign woman was an outright floozy her outfit while respectable was on her like a teacher from the boy's dirty magazines that Minerva had unfortunately happened upon during her tenor as the Transfiguration Professor.
"Huh not as large as I hoped." Kuroka said as she looked around the bare room. "But I can make do." She said not at all bothered about the size.
"Yes, well as it stands you will be the new Transfiguration Professor this school year and had been highly recommended, I expect you to prove your place here." She said to which Kuroka smiled to this.
"It's not a problem." Kuroka said as she spun and looked over to the older woman. "You actually remind me of my younger sister." Kuroka said as she smiled a bit. "Always so dour and scowling a girl of few words." Kuroka said surprising Minerva that Kuroka had siblings. "Anyway, I hope we can get along Minnie." Kuroka said being friendly to the older woman.
"Um yes well as do I." Minerva said as she can at least acknowledge that she is willing to be friendly and professional here. Once she took her leave Kuroka waved her off. Though as she left Kuroka's smile turned into a bit of a sinister one as if the grin of Bellatrix and the Weasley Twins had melded together to create a being of pure chaos.
"Infiltration successful." Kuroka said as her grin had never left her face not even for a moment. Now she just had to get things all nice and ready for when her master arrives. More so she needed to get some eyes and ears on the old man in his tower and with it find some dirt on him. She may not be a sadist like a certain thunder casting devil, but Kuroka just loves to screw things up for other people.
(Scene Break Dumbledore's office)
Dumbledore sighed sadly to himself as he sat in his office. The attack on Harry had caused a great shift in their world threatening the plans that he had made despite his dislike of them. It pained him to condemn young Harry to those years of suffering, but it had to be done. If Harry Is weak so to would Voldemort and with his return, he had to prepare Harry for the confrontation. But something had changed in the recent weeks since Harry's horrific attack.
When Harry was but a babe Dumbledore had detected with his Elder Wand a great and terrible power inside the boy. It was dormant at the time yet somehow alive as well, and Dumbledore knew not its origins. The night that Lily and James had died Dumbledore had managed to seal away that power within Harry. It being the power the Dark Lord knew not was up in the air, but the sort of power Harry had would no doubt make Voldemort stronger. It's for the greater good Dumbledore had kept reminding himself of those words hoping praying for a favorable outcome.
There had been a change within Harry and Dumbledore was fearful of what it could entail. For the time being he'd have to keep a close eye on the boy but keep his distance as well. Dumbledore knew that there was a special place in Hell for him and he knew he deserved it, but this was the only path they had. He just hoped that if or when the truth came out, he would be forgiven by those he wronged but even he knew that was asking for too much.
(TBC)
ESKK: Another chapter has been finished. I hope that everyone enjoyed it and will leave a review before leaving. So, till we next mee I will say once more, ja-ne.