A/N : Hey guys, before you start reading these new chapters, I have some things to say first.
-First of all, thank you to everyone who reviewed me as well as all the people who recently favored and/or followed my story this far !
-Secondly, Tonks and Luna's new forms are finally decided ! I hope you will enjoy them as well as the new forms of Hermione and Katie.
-Thirdly, if you don't like this story, then don't read !
Fourthly, again, I won't allow Dumbledore,Voldemort or any of their followers to enter Mysteria as they have a different destiny.
Now that everything was said, I wish you all a good reading everyone !
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(Previously on 'Where there's Love, there's Life' :)
It was the beginning of the afternoon and Harry was exhausted. He was not totally cured from his 'loving-session' (for lack of better terms) with Cirila and he had to go to work.
He was the mayor of the village after all so he had to make sure everything was good and that his citizens were happy. Apart of the fact some buildings were still empty, things were good and the smiles he saw on many faces proved him that everyone was happy.
Currently, our young hero was sitting on the shore with his feet in the cool water of the river. To be sure he was alone, he went up the river and after a few minutes of walking, he found the ideal place: it was a large pool of clear water surrounded by trees and plants and fed by a small waterfall.
Before leaving, he had asked Cirila to not follow him as he wanted to have some time to himself and the Chimaera reluctantly accepted before stating that she had some paperworks left anyway.
Harry closed his eyes with a content sigh, listening to the peaceful, soothing sound of nature echoing all around him : the chirping of the birds, the rushing water, the croaks of the frogs etc… Our young hero felt like he was in paradise and that nothing could disturb this peaceful and enjoyable moment.
Sadly, he once again played with Fate.
"Harry !" the sound of someone calling his name broke his reverie and he turned his head to see who it was.
His emerald green eyes landed on the familiar form of Gabrielle, the Griffon who was approaching him. He was about to greet her when he noticed the urgent look on her face.
"What's going on Gaby ?" he asked her with concern as he went back on his feet.
"The patrol had caught a group of intruder… 4 men and 4 Mamonos..." Gabrielle answered in a serious tone.
"No bandits then… Maybe they are travelers ?"
"We thought so but when we asked them, one of the men said they were looking for someone..." the Griffon answered in a stern tone mixed with worry.
He had a bad feeling about this.
"Who ?" as he asked this question, he couldn't help but feeling dread inside.
"You..." was her answer
00/(Present Time)/00
Harry stared at the Griffon for a few second, unable to say a word after what she just revealed to him. A moment ago, he was enjoying a peaceful moment with nature and then, Gabrielle entered the fray before telling him that some people were looking for him.
Apart of the villagers and some people from the city he and his wives (minus Iris) grew up in, our young hero didn't know many humans and wondered who could be looking for him… until he remembered something.
Something that was buried deep into his mind…
He remembered when he was younger, around 12, and was celebrating his birthday. Harry remembered what Lady Magic (who had surprised both him and his family by her visit) said to him : about the Wizarding World looking for their missing hero and the countless searching parties sent by both the Ministry of Magic and Dumbledore to find him.
At the memory, our hero felt nothing but fear as many thoughts passed through his mind : who were they ? Were they followers of the man responsible for the years of torture he endured at the Dursleys ? Or were the followers of the creature who killed his parents ?
"Are you sure they were looking for me ?" Harry asked his wife after a moment of thoughts, internally hoped that it wasn't the case.
"I'm sorry, dear… but they are… Unless there is another Harry James Potter running around someone~" Gabrielle answered in a sad tone before it shifted into playfulness at the end.
Our hero snorted in amusement as he shook his head slightly. Trust the Griffon to joke at such dark moments but, at least, he wasn't stressed anymore… at least, for now.
"Take me to them..." the green eyed young man demanded Gabrielle in a stern tone and a look of determination on his face.
The Griffon nodded her head in acceptance before walking away, quickly followed by her husband. As the two made their way toward where the intruders were detained, our hero was still curious of those strangers and, unable to contain his curiosity, he turned his head toward his wife.
"What can you tell me about about them ?" Harry asked the Griffon as he walked beside her.
"As I told you, there were 4 humans and 4 Mamonos… 2 of the Humans were adults while the other two looked a bit older than you…" Gabrielle answered after a second of two of thought.
"What of the Mamonos ?" Harry asked her with a curious raised eyebrow.
"Well... they were all different ages like humans... One was younger than you, another was a few years older, another was at most ten years older... and the The last one looked as old as you or me..." the Griffon answered in a calm tone but it was clear than she was troubled.
"What type of Mamonos are they ?" Harry asked her, still curious.
"You will see~" Gabrielle cooed teasingly at him while shooting him a grin.
Our hero grumbled in slight annoyance as he shot her a small glare but it didn't affect her at all as she giggled loudly at his expression. Sighing in resignation, Harry then silently followed after the Griffon as she lead him toward where the intruders were detained for the time being.
Soon enough, he started to hear voices echoing in the distance.
"Can't you just let us go already ?!" a masculine voice inquired with frustration clear in his tone.
"You are not going anywhere until Mr. Mayor and the Captain are here !" a strong and stern feminine voice answered to the man in a cold tone.
"We don't want any trouble… As we said, we are just looking for someone..." a feminine voice, younger than the precedent one, explained to whoever she was talking to.
"While I understand your reasoning, we cannot let you go yet..."
the first female voice echoed again in the same tone, albeit softer than earlier.
Harry could hear someone cursing in frustration but then two voices echoed in the air, both masculine.
"Please-"
"Let us go-"
"We promise-"
"-to not do anything-"
"Against you or anyone else !" the voices said at the same time before groans of annoyance echoed in the air.
"Did you really have to do that ?!" a feminine voice snarled strongly at the two guys who talked.
"Of course ! After all-"
"It is our job to-"
"annoy people !" the two guys said again and Harry couldn't help but snorting in amusement when groans echoed again.
These two, whoever they were, were without a doubt… interesting.
In a funny way.
At his side, Gabrielle looked equally amused but then her face went blank as she pushed some bushes out of the way, entering a large clearing where a group of people were waiting for them. As he stepped into the clearing, Harry instantly recognized three of the people present : 3 Mamonos who served as guards under the leadership of Gabrielle. One was a Lizardman named Lydia, the second was a Centaur named Cecilia and the last guard was a Mantis named Mandy.
All three of them had their weapons pointed at a group of people, forming a circle around them to prevent them from escaping. The Mamonos were growling or glaring at the intruders but still, didn't tried to attack them. As for the group, they were looking at the trio with either defiance, fear or fascination.
"Captain Gabrielle !" Mandy greeted the Griffon when she saw her approaching.
"Captain ! " Cecilia and Lydia greeted the newcomer as well but didn't moved their weapons away from the group.
"At ease ladies !" Gabrielle said calmly to her guards before looking at the intruders.
Harry, who was still hidden in the shadows, turned his eyes toward the group of intruders and couldn't help but studying them. Like his wife said earlier, there were indeed 4 humans and 4 Mamonos.
-The first human was a tall, well-built and handsome man with fair skin, medium, lustrous black hair and striking gray eyes. He looked like an aristocrat with his fine clothes and good looks. He looked to be around his late thirties.
-The second human had a pale face with premature lines, and light brown hair which was flecked with gray. It was surprising, considering that he looked no older than the man beside him. In addition, the man had scars cutting across his bearded face. The cuts appeared to have been made by a wild animal. Lastly, his clothes were as fine as the other man's but didn't look like an aristocrat.
-the other two humans were, without a single doubt, twins as both of them were tall and skinny in appearance. Also, they both had flaming red-hair and freckles on their faces. In their eyes, Harry could see mischief in them and he instantly understood that the two of them might be pranksters.
Our hero noted the little sticks they had in their hands and narrowed his eyes but didn't commented on it, knowing that wands were useless against creatures of this world. Turning his eyes away from the humans, Harry's eyes landed on the Mamonos with them and studied them as carefully as he did with the humans.
-the first Mamono looked to around the same age as him and had neck length brown hair, yellow eyes and D-cups breasts. She looked plump with the many feathers covering her and her feet were talons instead of human feet. At the top of her head, Harry could see what looked like Ear-tuft… which made him realize that he was looking at an Owl-Mage, a kind of Harpy.
From what he know about this type of Harpy, Owl-Mages were prudent, calm and pretty docile as well as really smart. Which was understandable as the Owl was the symbol of Wisdom. She was kind of cute as she looked like a puffy chick but quickly chase those thoughts away to look at the other Monster girls of the group.
-The second Mamono was a young woman (who looked at least 10 years older than him) with a pale heart-shaped face, dark twinkling eyes and spiky violet hair. Of all the Mamonos, she looked the most Human but 'appearances can be deceiving' as the saying goes.
-The third Mamono was a tall… maybe as tall as Gabrielle and pretty strong looking. Her arms and legs were humans in appearance (from torso to waist and from elbow to knee) and her face was equally human-looking.
Otherwise, her entire body was covered in blond fur and she had what looked like bear-limbs complete with large and sharp-looking claws (on both hands and feet). Her eyes were brown which was a contrast to the color of her fur.
She was Grizzly, a Bear-Type Mamono. From what he knew, those Mamonos are usually docile and gentle... but were deadly strong and very fast, and they like to prove it whenever they go looking for their future mate. Like the Owl-Mage, she was good looking and pretty cute.
Then our hero's eyes landed on the last Mamono among the intruders. The girl in question was sitting on the right shoulder of Grizzly and she was, so far, the smallest of the group (she looked to be a bit bigger than his hand)… maybe because she was a Fairy ! She had straggly, waist-length dirty-blonde hair and silvery-blue eyes filled with innocence and dreams. She was wearing nothing particular except clothes made of leaves… Which wasn't shocking, seeing what she was.
Shaking his head, our hero then focused on his wife as she was looking over at the group (like he did not long ago) before looking at her guards
"Did they tried anything in my absence ?" she asked Cecilia the Centaur in a serious tone.
"Nothing ma'am… Well, nothing drastic I mean… They did tried t convince us to let them leave but as you can..." the Centauress began to say before being interrupted by Mandy.
"They haven't moved..." the Mantis said coldly while looking at the intruders with distrust, her sharp pincers shining a bit under the sun light.
"My Lady, may I ask where is the Mayor ?" the Lizardman Lydia asked the Griffon with some curiosity.
"He is over there… You can come out now, love !" Gabrielle said to the Lizardman before shouting the last part toward the bushes where our hero was hiding from view.
Taking a deep breath to calm his nervousness (a part of him hoped that the group weren't followers of either Dumbledore or Snake-Face) , Harry then slowly made his way out of his hiding-place with a straight look on his face.
At the sight of him, Lydia, Cecilia and Mandy bowed at him in respect, greeting him softly "Mister Mayor/Sir !"
Harry nodded at them in greetings before looking at the group… whose members were staring at him in shock and stupor. The oldest ones looked at thought they had just seen a Ghost (literally) but then, one of them, the dark man, stepped forward.
The guards, seeing this, pointed their weapons at him but a gesture of his hands stopped them from attacking the man.
"Harry ? Is that really you ?" the dark man asked him with an expression filled with hope as some tears could be seen slowly forming in his eyes.
"Who are you ? And how do you know of me ?" Harry asked him in a stern tone, his green eyes showing no emotions.
"I am… Well, you might not remember me but my name is Sirius Orion Black… I was a friend of your father and I am your godfather..." the dark man explained to him in a sincere tone.
Hearing this, Harry froze as a distant memory flashed through his mind. He was laying in a crib as a baby and suddenly, he found himself facing a younger version of the man before him. He remembered how he raised his arms to be picked up but the man who happily did it with a large smile on his face.
A second or two later, a name popped out of his mind just as the memory faded away.
"Padfoot ?" he asked the man in a really soft tone, to the point it was almost a whisper.
Instantly, the man-Sirius's eyes were filled with tears before the two of them hugged one another tightly. The guards, when the man rushed forward, had almost attacked him but they quickly backed off when they saw he wasn't doing anything against their Mayor.
"You remember me…" Sirius whispered softly as he hugged his godson as tight as he could in his arms.
"I do… I always dreamed about seeing you again..." Harry whispered back softly before he pulled himself away from the man, adding.
"Which remind me of something I wanted to do for some time..."
"What is it ?" Sirius asked him curiously.
Harry smirked at him… before punching the man in the chin. Gasps echoed from the intruders while Gabrielle and her guards watched in silence with the Griffon having a little grin on her face.
"OW ! WHAT WAS THAT FOR ?!" Sirius asked him with anger and surprise as he rubbed his chin in pain.
"THIS, was for going after Pettigrew instead of taking care of your godson, you mutt !" Harry hissed sternly with a scowl.
Godson and Godfather stared at one another in the eyes for a moment before Sirius lowered his head down with a sigh of shame and sorrow
"I deserved that, alright..." he grumbled good-naturally under his beard as he went back on his feet.
"However, did you really have to punch me that hard ?"
"Yes..." was Harry's answer.
Sirius pouted like a child, which caused some people to snicker in amusement at the comical scene. Then brown and gray haired man stepped forward to clap a hand on Sirius's shoulder
"Stop acting like a child, Padfoot !" the man said to Black before looking at Harry, ignoring the glare sent his way by his friend or the 'Fuck off, Remus !'
"Harry, I am-"
"Moony..." our hero interrupted him with a tiny smile that caused the man to relax a bit as a smile graced his face.
"Where were you ?" Harry asked him coldly which caused everyone to stiffen a bit.
"Huh ?"
"Where were you after the death of my parents ? Where were you when I needed you the most ? Padfoot, I can understand as he was in prison but you ?" Harry asked him in a harsh tone.
"Harry… I would have loved to raise you but… I couldn't… The Ministry of Magic would have never allowed me to...Because of-"
"Because of his 'furry-little-problem'..." Sirius shimmed in with a playful smirk.
Harry raised an eyebrow at this, wondering what this meant. Remus shot his longtime friend a look but then looked back at Harry to answer in a pained tone "I am a Werewolf…"
Frowning, our hero's eyes shined a bit as he stared at the man from head to toe, using his powers to scan the person before him. Remus and the rest of his party blinked at the sudden inspection but didn't try to stop it.
A few seconds later, Harry's eyes returned to normal as our hero said in a formal tone "Well, if you were a werewolf before, you're not now..."
Hearing this, Remus blinked in shock and behind him, Sirius and the rest of the group (minus the guards, the Fairy and Gabrielle) looked just as stunned.
"What ?" Remus dumbly asked, as if he couldn't believe what he just heard.
"You are not a Werewolf anymore…Your lycanthropy must have been erased when you all entered Mysteria… " Harry repeated in an amused tone.
Tears appeared in Remus's face before he pulled the younger man into a hug. Sirius soon joined in and the trio hugged one another under the eyes of the others.
Remus was overjoyed : he was not a monster anymore ! No longer will he need to take Wolfsbane potions once a month ! Now he could go wherever he wanted and had any jobs !
"Thank you Lady Magic..." the former Werewolf thought to himself as he hugged the son of James and Lily.
For a moment, the trio staid in this position and soon, Harry was the one to break it with a smile on his face.
"I'm so happy to see you… but who are they ?" our hero asked his godfather and uncle (?) as his emerald green eyes landed on the fiery red haired men and the Mamonos with them.
"Well, my good man, I am the Great and Magnificent Fred Weasley and this less handsome version of me is my twin brother George !" one of the redheads said dramatically while faking to be an aristocrat.
The twin, George, snorted at his brother before retorting playfully "Don't listen to him ! Everyone know that I am the most handsome of the two !"
"You are not !"
"I am !"
"You are not !"
"I am !"
"YOU ARE NOT !"
"I AM !"
"For the love Lady Magic, stop acting like children or I will kick your skinny butts !" The pink haired woman snarled at the two with annoyance… if the tick mark on her forehead was any indication.
"Yes ma'am !" the twins cried out at the same time while performing a fake military salute.
Around them, some people looked on in amusement or with blank expressions. One of the guards, Lydia, looked toward the Grizzly before asking softly "Are they always like this ?"
"You have no idea…" the Bear-Girl answered with a deep sigh as her shoulders slumped a bit, earning a soft cry from the Fairy sitting on her right one.
"Are you going to tell us your name or do we have to lock them into cells ?" Cecilia asked sternly as she crossed her arms over her bust, her eyes narrowed slightly.
A shiver passed through the members of the group at those words. It was the Owl-Mage who opened her mouth to speak, once the fear was pushed aside.
"Well… my name's Hermione Granger… with me, there are Tonks (she pointed at the pink haired girl), Lu-"
"Wait… Your name is Tonks ?" Lydia asked the pink haired girl with a frown of confusion.
"Yes…" Tonks answered with a shrug.
"No other names ?"
"I do… but it is classified..." Tonks retorted with a small grin.
"*cough* Nymphadora *cough*" Sirius coughed in his fist while a small smirk was traced on his face.
Instantly, the pink haired young woman turned her head toward him with fire in her eyes and her hair turned red in embarrassment and anger
"DON'T CALL ME WITH THAT CURSED NAME, YOU MUTT !"
"But it is such a gorgeous name..." Sirius began to say before yelping as he dodged a little spell aimed his way.
"YOU ARE NOT THE ONE LIVING WITH IT !"
Harry and Gabrielle glanced at one another with amusement, and the guards looked just as amused by the scene. Luna was giggling repeatedly from her seat on Katie's shoulder.
However, the comical moment was broken by a certain party-popper we all know and love…
"As I was saying : we have next Luna Lovegood (she pointed at the Fairy) and Katie Bell (she pointed at the Bear-girl)..." Hermione said with annoyance at first at being interrupted before her voice turned softer.
"A pleasure to meet you…" Katie said with a smile as she looked at everyone present.
"HI EVERYONE !" Luna greeted them all with a bright smile on her face.
"She sure is cheerful..." Mandy commented with an amused raised eyebrow, which caused some snorts and chuckles to escape the mouths of some people present.
"Have you been feeding her with sugar or something ?" Gabrielle asked them with a teasing grin.
"No…" Hermione answered with a sigh while Katie added with a roll of her eyes.
"She is always like this..."
"Well… Its a pleasure to meet you all but I am curious : what are you all doing here ? I mean, I know you are looking for me but why ?" Harry asked them with a serious and somewhat curious expression.
Katie, Hermione, George, Fred, Tonks, Remus and Sirius looked at one another with hesitation. Luna, her, still had a big smile on her childish face as she looked at everyone present.
"I think it is better if we discuss this in private..." Remus said with a somber look on his face.
(To be continue…)