Harry lifted his head, his eyes glossy with unfallen tears. His ring holds a pair of Labradorites on either side.
He looked at the last three boxes. Peverell, Gryffindor and Slytherin.
Harry picked up the peverell box. The family coat of arms has a very familiar triangle symbol surrounded by a shield. The colours were black with white as highlights, it is different to the Black family colours of dark greys and blacks.
He opened the box. The ring innocently sleeps as he could feel the magic surrounding it. Harry picks up the tungsten ring and spots the resurrection stone. He quickly slipped it onto his finger and his eyes grew heavy.
"Master! How wonderful it is to see you again"
Harry's eyes snapped open as he looked at him, them, it?
Death.
"Yes hello."
"There is a lot I need to tell you about your role as my master" the hooded figure said, he looked invisible yet visible, almost as if Harry can see him in an in-between kind of way.
Death pressed a skeletal finger onto Harry's chest, "You need to call me to earth for us to become balanced, you are nearly the master of death. You need to just accept it." He then gestured towards himself, "You will have similar powers to me once you do, you will start to become aware of many changes towards your person."
"I don't even get a choice??" Harry felt like he was thrown into the deep end, he was shocked.
"Does Fate ever give anyone a choice Master?"
"Please don't call me that just call me Harry"
Death hummed. He again pressed a palm onto Harry's chest above his heart.
"Your core is greatly damaged.. Harry" The god grimaced at the strangeness of the name, his palm lit a creamy white colour against Harry's chest "When you go back, the damage will be gone and so will all the blocks that old fool added to you. Fate did not want this, but Time won't let us intervene so me and Fate gave you a gift instead. I will explain everything when you decide to summon me."
Death covered Harry's eyes with his.. 'hand'?
Harry then opened his eyes to Griphook, staring at him with shock. Harry then looked towards the paper from the start of this meeting.
The bottom of the results have changed and new text was written in a lazy sprawl.
' Other magical properties:
Parseltongue : Active, Passive (Father)
Parselmagic : Active, Passive (Father)
Shadow Walking (MoD) : Active, Passive (Unknown)
Realm Walking (MoD) : Active, Passive (Unknown)
Phoenix Healing : will show at 50%, Passive, heals body and can heal others with tears. (Unknown)
Wandless magic : Active, 100% Blocked by APWBD
Wordless magic : Active, 100% Blocked by APWBD
Omnes scientes lingua : Active, 100% (Mother, Unblocked)
Metamorphmagus : Active, 100% (Mother and Father, Unblocked)
Loyalty spells/potions, Hatred spells/potions, Emotion spells/potions, Personality Changing spells/potions, Appearance changing spells/potions have all been removed and destroyed by an unknown source.
Core damage created by Tom Riddle's Horcrux absorbing magic has been healed by an unknown source
Any lasting core damage created by malnourishment or any other physical mean has been healed by an unknown source'
"Griphook what happened while I was gone."
"Erm, well." Griphook stammered. Harry raised his eyebrow towards him
"Your Maj- Lord Potter," he cleared his throat, "it seems like a few deities have taken a liking to you."
Harry nodded his head, he knew exactly what had happened.
He looked at the merged ring, the only difference is that the hallow's sign is etched into the two merged stones.
Harry then grabbed the Gryffindor box, he's worried about the founder's rings. He does not know who will show up.
Harry opened the box, inside the ring was simply just a golden band with "Milwyr dewraf Hogwarts' ' scratched into the band.
He put on the ring as watched his world dissolve away.
"Hello? Who are you?" A women had said
Harry opened his eyes, he was met with a woman who had fair long hair that reached to the bottom of her back, she was a natural blond. She wasn't tall and skinny with harsh features like his aunt. She was more of an average height with soft features.
"Hello, erm. I'm Harry. Harry Potter."
"How on earth have a Potter become a Gryffindor Lord?" Said the woman.
"Uhm, I'm not sure somehow we are descendants of Gryffindor."
"Hmm.. makes sense since everyone in the family is a Gryffindor.. Anyways my name is Audelia Gryffindor, I was the last true heir and Lady."
"It is nice to meet you Mrs Audeli-"
"Oh don't be like that, you will make me feel old. But I think I know why we are together and honestly I just want you to do our name proud young man, I want to expect good things from you Mr Potter, I was friends with Fleamont and he was a hoot to be around" Audelia chucked.
Harry's lips pulled into a small smile no one ever talks about his grandparents, "Thank you Audelia, I hope to do you proud"
Harry woke back up and he felt serene, his ring held a bright golden lion etched on the one side of the band; it was settled between the main gem and the smaller Labradorite.
He turned towards the last ring left, Slytherin.
Harry paused, wondering if he would show up one last time.
He finally picked up the daunting box, it felt heavy in his hands.
He lifted the lid to find a gorgeous Demantoid nestled between a silver band. The sentence "House of Snakes" was etched into the front of the band, although Harry did not know where he learnt the language on the ring.
He pulled it out of the box and slipped it on his ring finger, his world, for the last time, slipped from his fingers.
"Mr Potter, oh how I have been waiting for Fate to bring you to me." A male had said to him,
Harry became tense, He slowly looked up with a hard gaze expecting him.
Instead he was met with one of Hogwarts founding fathers. Salazar Slytherin.
"Hello, erm- Lord Slytherin" Harry stuttered and he was completely thrown off seeing the tall man.
Salazar lifted his hand palm facing towards Harry in a peaceful manner.
"It's okay, I'm only here to tell you secrets that may help you throughout your last year of hogwarts."
Salazar took a deep breath preparing himself for the long awaited conversation.
"First of all, I would like to personally thank you for making Ofnir have a peaceful death, I sadly left him in the chamber when I passed and he lived longer than he had supposed to due to his magic exposure and I do permit you to use his carcass for many things like potions or to sell"
'Ofnir? The basilisk had an actual name..' Harry thought.
"Second, in the chamber there is a secret library hidden behind my statue. I want you to go in there and use it, you will find information about the origins of your family and many others. It will also help you with your lordships. All I ask is for you to keep it clean, tidy and to respect the books you use."
Harry nodded his head with determination.
Salazar then smirked, "You could've done well, gosh, better even if you were sorted into my house, it was finally nice to meet my predecessor."
The word then started to swarm without his or Salazar permission.
"I believe our time is up Lord Slytherin, I hope to see you again soon. We would have much to discuss." Salazar said as he dissolved away from Harry's sight.
Harry was fascinated by how the two worlds merged together, it wasn't really merging more like blending.
He watched the faded silhouette of the founder blend into the shape of Griphook, his world starting to regain colour as his eyes blinked, re-adjusting.
The ring was finally completed with a beautiful snake on the other side of the main gem.
Griphook cleared his throat.
"Congratulations on your lordships and inheritance Lord Potter. We will have to find a different day to go over your Vaults and bank statements seeing as it is now late. You may take the blood test with you as it may change in the future and it will be helpful for you to have the information there."
Harry nodded his head "thank you Mr Griphook, I hope our next meeting is sooner rather than later." Harry then shook his hand and picked up the piece of paper that was put in a protective letter when he was talking to Salazar.
"The letter you got at lunch is still an active port key, you can hold it and say Hogwarts and it will take you back to the entrance of the castle"
Harry pulled out the letter from his pocket and held it, "May all your enemies quiver in fear from the mention of your name Mr Griphook, Hogwarts"
Harry was violently pulled at his navel again and had a feeling of floating.
After a minute or two he finally landed in front of Hogwarts doors, although this time his feet graciously landed on the floor.
Harry knew it was way past curfew and he did not have his cloak.
'Shadow Walking (MoD) : Active, Passive (Unknown)'
"Lets try out these new powers then" Harry smirked.
He walked towards a large shadow, it had started to look like some sort of fluid as he stepped into it. He thought about one of the shadows that show up in the nights in the living room of his dorm.
He took another step and suddenly he was inside the shadow. There were many different exits, but the one he wanted had a soft glow around it as he saw a familiar sofa.
He then walked towards the exit and he was finally in his dorm.
He nearly started laughing from joy, he didn't expect it to be so simple.
He took a calming breath and walked towards his room, as he opened the door he saw Draco asleep on his bed.
His hair was skewed on the pillow he was resting on with his hands nestled underneath it, he was sleeping on his stomach looking peaceful.
Harry softly walked towards his wardrobe and took his pyjamas out of it, he tiptoed back out towards the bathroom and got changed in there.
He put his pyjama pants on and took off his shirt, he paused with his pyjama top in his hand.
The feathers on his shoulder had spread a little towards his elbow, but not close enough to reach. He looked different.
His eyes have black specks in them, his skin looked more tan and his hair had a slight ginger tone to it, his nose looked completely different, the shape more elegant and his cheekbones looked pure yet his face still had a soft harmony.
'Appearance changing spells/potions have all been removed and destroyed by an unknown source.'
The boy he had seen in the mirror all his life was not truly him. It wasn't him at all.
He thought back to the past seven years. The more he recalled his memories the more differences he saw in his eleven year old self and his ten year old self.
When he was ten he would always be seen in a library, he would revise and collect information so he could have a good job to escape his relatives.
As soon as he stepped into Hogwarts he would avoid the library like the plague.
His A grade that he would average in many lessons in primary school completely disappeared with his low scores in Hogwarts.
'Blocked by APWBD'
Harry's world was flipped.
"Death, get your arse here now!" Harry nearly screamed, his magic was breaking the binds he put on them during fifth year. It wanted to escape and blow the whole castle up. His magic was dangerous, volatile and unmerciful. The mirror certainly knew that as many shards of glass flew in the air and landed on the bathroom floor.
His fists shook with grief as a familiar skeleton stood behind him.
His neck swerved towards death almost like a bird. Almost.
"What the fuck did he do to me." Harry said, his voice laced with anger as he tried to rein in his magic.
Death stared at him, he crossed his arms and put his hands underneath his armpits, mimicking the fact that they are cold.
Harry stared, his eyes glowed slightly towards death. He took a deep breath, multiple actually, as he tried to calm himself down.
His fists were still shaking when he was finished, at least his magic wasn't running wild like a child though.
"Albus, hm.. he added a lot to your person. But mainly the ones that showed up on the paper, he did add loyalty potions and spells and other things to make sure you were his perfect weapon. Like what Snape had said all those years ago, you were a pig for slaughter."
Harry looked towards death's feet. "The Weasleys, Hermione. Everyone involved knew didn't they?"
The skeleton hummed. "Fate does not want me to say so much, but I will not keep you in the dark. The younger two weasleys and the muggleborn knew about a few of his plans on keeping you in the light, they didn't want you to stray too far.." Death choked on his words as he was forced to stay quiet.
Harry covered his face with his hands.
Death walked towards Harry and put a hand on Harry's shoulder, what he wasn't expecting was Harry to crash into him as his shoulders shook with tears.
"Potter is that you?" Someone knocked on the door.
Not someone, Draco Malfoy.
"Er- yeah it is" Harry said tears still flowing down his face as his throat tightened he quickly put his pyjama shirt on.
"Uh- can you open the door?"
Harry stumbled as death suddenly disappeared.
"Yeah, yes I can" his vision swam as he unlocked the door, his chest constricting as his breath became more shallow.
"Pot- What the fuck?" Draco said he took in the scene of a hyperventilating Harry Potter surrounded by glass and magic heavy in the air. Draco softly grabbed his arm and led Harry out of the bathroom and onto the living room sofa.
Harry sat on the sofa and Draco crouched in front of him directly looking into the swarm of green eyes that glowed in power.
"Oh- uhm- okay. Right. Harry I need you to carefully listen to me okay" Draco said with panic, Harry nodded his head.
"Okay right, I need you to breathe in when I'm counting to seven, to hold when I count to four and to breathe out when I could seven again is that okay?" Harry nodded his head in agreement
Draco started counting to seven and Harry inhaled, he choked on his breath every now and again but he continued.
"Hold your breath now. One, two, three and four" Harry held his breath, he could feel his heart slow down.
"And exhale"
This carried on for a few minutes until Harry could breath without help.
He then smiled, "I'm Harry now am I?"
Draco flushed a little and swatted his arm "I was worried you freak! And don't you ever pull that shit on your own again."
"You can call me Harry, only if you want to tho." He said as he looked into Draco's eyes.
A pretty pink blush travelled from Draco's cheek bones and painted his sharp nose, "uhm, well okay. Only here tho." He paused "I guess you can call me Draco aswell" his grey eyes broke contact with Harry's jade ones to look to the side.
Harry hummed, his eyes were heavy with sleep. "Let's go to bed, I'm shattered" he muttered.
They both got up and separated to their beds and peacefully fell asleep.