- She could, but this would be a good way to form bridges with the Wizarding World of Harry Potter and get more information regarding its capabilities. But yes, she does have a spell that does such a thing. Her personal quest had the Dragonborn be used as a Guinea pig for magic that transforms people into things.
PrimalWhiteStar- I disagree. I think Hagrid is fine for the task. Not amazing, absolutely, but he's a friendly face and someone you absolutely want to be someone you want to do a good first impression of the Wizarding World, which, let's be honest, is very backwards in some areas.
The Soul Fragment is going to be dealt with when Harry turns ten. Right now, he's nine years old and just going to visit Diagon Alley to see what the Wizarding World is like.
Yes, he will. Maybe just the novice spells at the moment since he's so young, but even still that should be more than enough for his first year in Hogwarts.
Brelyna
Hogwarts
"Oh, I hope that this friend of Dumbledore is friendly and patient with Harry and I." Said Brelyna as she, Serena, and the Dragonborn were waiting in Hogwarts, specifically the dining hall, with Harry. They were all waiting for Dumbledore to arrive with his friend so they can head to where Harry will garner his school supplies for when he eventually goes to start his magical education in Hogwarts.
"Dumbledore assured us that he is." Assured the Dragonborn as he looked at Brelyna, wearing his Daedric Armor as, despite believing Dumbledore to be an ally, it didn't hurt to be prepared, especially when this Voldemort still has followers in the shadows, waiting for an opportunity to avenge their fallen master against the one that slew him. Despite how ludicrous it was that a mere baby could defeat a dark wizard. That was something he had to look into. "And, I trust his judgement on this."
"And don't you worry, if things go bad, we got your back, Brelyna." Said Serena with a comforting hand on her friend's shoulder. Brelyna gave a smile of appreciation to Serena at that before looking at Harry, who was fidgeting a bit in her arms, the boy held by his mother as he looked at his surroundings with both curiosity and anxiety. No doubt as a result of being in unfamiliar grounds. Tightening her hold on his shoulders to comfort him, Brelyna said nothing as they all waited in the great hall of Hogwarts. She was about to say something to Harry when the doors to the Great Hall opened and out came Dumbledore and a massive, burly, and hairy man.
Widening her eyes a bit at the massive man with burly brown hair in a raggedy coat that's seen better day, Brelyna couldn't believe this was the man that was going to be escorting her and Harry to where Harry will get his school supplies when he turns thirteen and attends Hogwarts. Concern filled her as she looked at the man, hoping he was friendly. And it seemed Harry was of the same boat, holding his mother tightly as he looked at the giant man before him. Soon, both Dumbledore and the giant man approached the group. Once they did, Dumbledore spoke up.
"Greeting everyone." Said Dumbledore with a kind smile. "I'm pleased to see that you're all well and healthy." He then looked over at Harry and his smile faltered a bit before it returned bigger than ever. "And this must be Harry. If I may, can I look upon him a bit closer." Upon hearing that question, Brelyna frowned a bit at the request before she looked at Harry, who was a bit scared at the old man and the giant he brought with him.
"Are you okay with that, Harry?" Asked Brelyna as she looked at her adopted son with concern. Harry just looked back at his mother before nodding. With that, she gave Dumbledore permission to get closer to her son. Giving her a nod of thanks, Dumbledore walked over to Harry and kneeled before him, gauzing deeply into his face. Looking at the boy's features, Dumbledore gave him a sad smile.
"You looked so much like your father, Harry." Said Dumbledore with sadness as he recalled James Potter, his father, and how much he failed him and his wife. Upon hearing that and seeing the sadness in Dumbledore's eyes, Harry responded.
"Was he a good man?" Asked Harry as he looked at the old man, feeling pity for him. Though he didn't know his father or this Dumbledore, he couldn't help but feel ashamed that he was causing Dumbledore so much sadness with how much he looked like his birth father.
"He was." Said Dumbledore, not wanting to diminish James Potter legacy for his past mistakes and actions. Not when his son was this young. In time, he'll have to tell him some of James less than savory actions during his youth, but for now, James deserved to be seen as the hero he was in the last years of his life. "He fought bravely against those that wish to do evil and I know for a fact that he died to defend you and your birth mother without hesitation. I just wish he could see you right now." Brelyna couldn't help but sad to hear that and perhaps a little bit ashamed.
Although she loved her adopted child and he was making her so proud with his bravery and kindness towards Dumbledore, she knew that she only had him because of tragedy and the machinations of a Daedric Prince. Life was cruel. Very cruel. As Brelyna pondered on all this, Dumbledore finished speaking with Harry.
'I know that you'll make him proud in Hogwarts. Along with your birth mother and the one that adopted you." Said Dumbledore as he looked at Brelyna, who just smiled back at him. "Now, with that out of the way, let us focus back on the task at hand." Dumbledore then got up and looked at the assembled people from Skyrim. "Now, if I may be so polite, allow me to introduce my friend that will take you to Diagon Alley. The place where Harry will acquire his school supplies from when he turns eleven." He then gestured towards the giant of a man that he brought. "This is Hagrid. A close friend of mine that I trust fully to give you a grand time at Diagon Alley." The giant of a man, Hagrid, then stepped forward with a big smile on his face.
"Hello, everyone." Said Hagrid as he extended out a hand to the people of Skyrim with a friendly smile on his face. "I'm pleased to met the people that took Harry in after…what happened." Seeing the hand extended out, the Dragonborn took the hand and shook it. "Oh, got a strong grip there, my friend. Though I shouldn't be surprised. Dumbledore told me all about you and how strong you are."
"Did he?" Asked the Dragonborn in slight surprise as he noted the strength this Hagrid had. It was obvious to the Dragonborn that the giant of a man was restraining his strength from crushing the Dragonborn's hand in their handshake. Though the Dragonborn was tough and can endure the pain of a broken hand, he rather not deal with that when this was supposed to be a friendly meeting with something he trusts. Even more so when Serana was around. Though she knew that the Dragonborn was more than capable of defending himself, she doesn't appreciate when someone hurts him and many people have learned the hard way that it wasn't a good idea to anger Serana. "I haven't really shown my strength to him at all yet."
"Dumbledore is quite wise." Said Hagrid as he looked at his friend with a smile. "Has been since the start of his time as a student in this very school and he's only gotten wiser as he's gotten older. Not to mention he was the only that was actually leading a resistance against You Know Who and was the one that he feared above all else. Believe me, if there's anybody that I trust with my life, its him." The Dragonborn hummed at that before letting go of Hagrid's hand.
"I believe that." Said the Dragonborn as he looked at Hagrid in the eyes. Seeing nothing but kindness and genuine respect for the Dragonborn and not malice or hidden intentions within them made the Dragonborn decide that this man was trustworthy enough to be around Harry. "Well, Hagrid, if I you will allow me to introduce my compatriots." When Hagrid nodded, the Dragonborn continued. "This is Serana, my lover, and I believe you know Harry and his adoptive mother."
"Course I do." Said Hagrid as he looked at the two women with them as well as Harry. "Dumbledore told me all about you folks. Not much, but he didn't exactly have much to give in the first place." He then took a closer look on Harry and couldn't help but smile somberly. "Dumbledore was right. Your the spitting image of your father. Just with your mother's eyes." Upon hearing that, Harry couldn't help but feel a bit embarrassed at that. Hearing people compare his likeness to his birth father was starting to get a bit embarrassing. Brelyna saw this and opted to do something about it.
"Well, as much as my son interests and relieves you both in the fact he looks so much like his birth father, I think we should focus on the task at hand. This Diagon Alley." Said Brelyna, catching everyone's attention. Hagrid, hearing her words, realized that he completely forgot about her and how she might feel about Harry's birth parents.
"Sorry about that, miss." Apologized Hagrid sincerely as he looked at the Dunmer woman, finding her to be also fascinating as well. Given what he heard from Dumbledore about her, how couldn't he? Still, he was a bit ashamed at focusing so much on Harry and how he looked so much like James without taking into account how his adoptive mother will feel about him being compared to his birth parents. "Didn't mean to cause you any discomfort nor Harry for that matter." Hearing the apology, Brelyna looked at the man softly.
"That's quite alright." Said Brelyna as she looked at Hagrid. "Let's just focus on getting to this Diagon Alley first then we can have all the time in the world to discuss Harry later. Is that fine?" When Hagrid nodded at her words, Brelyna focused on another topic she wanted to focus on though wasn't exactly keen on it. "Good, now if I recall correctly, there's some sort of disguise I have to use if I wish to visit this Diagon Alley. Can I ask what exactly it is?" When Dumbledore heard the question, he couldn't help but smile.
"This is the disguise I have in mind." Said Dumbledore before bringing out a small glass bottle from his wizard robes. "This bottle contains a powerful potion called Polyjuice. Drinking this will allow you to take the appearance of another person for a period of time. This should be more than sufficient to help you get through the day you'll have at Diagon Alley without fear of being seen as what you truly are." Brelyna opted to ignore the last part of his sentence as she walked over to Dumbledore, who held out the bottle for her. Taking the bottle, she frowned as she examined it.
"That's quite a powerful potion." Said Brelyna as she examined the bottle, slightly disappointed that she couldn't she the contents due to the bottle's opaque glass. "How long will this disguise last, Dumbledore? And will it hurt?"
"The potency of Polyjuice depends on a variety of factors. Like the quality of the ingredients as well as the skill of the person creating the potion." Explained Dumbledore. "But even a novice potion maker can create a workable Polyjuice Potion so long as they know what they are doing, albeit the duration and quality of the potion will be affected of course. The person I had make this batch of Polyjuice is one of the finest potion makers in Hogwarts. He assured me that he made this potion last the whole day if one drinks the whole bottle. Though I doubt you'll need to drink the whole potion unless you desire so." Brelyna just hummed at the answer as she examined the potion bottle. Though she had quite a few spells in her arsenal that could disguise herself as a human, the Dragonborn told her to let Dumbledore handle the disguises for her and him as a way to see the capabilities of the Wizarding World and as a way to build bridges with Dumbledore.
Eventually, Brelyna decided to drink only half of the bottle's contents and take the rest back home. No doubt the College instructors will want to examine this potion and see if they could replicate it as such a powerful potion will be of great academic value to all of them. And the empire, she supposed, though for completely different reasons.
"And all I have to do is drink it?" Asked Brelyna as she pulled out the cork keeping the liquid in place. When she did so, she instantly smelled the potion and was immediately repulsed with how foul it smelled.
"Ah yes, I recommend not smelling it." Said Dumbledore as he noticed the reaction from Brelyna. "It's quite foul to the nose and the taste buds as well unfortunately. We still haven't quite figured out how to improve those two things despite generations of attempts to do so. Quite odd." He then looked at the Dragonborn and asked if he wanted some Polyjuice as well. "In case you decided to come along, I have another bottle of Polyjuice potion for yourself. Shall I fetch it for you?"
"That would be generous of you." Said the Dragonborn with a nod. It would be a better alternative than him staying invisible the whole time they were at Diagon Alley. Less draining for him and he could actually converse with this Hagrid without worry from other wizards in this alley. That and he could focus utilizing his magic on other important matters, like protecting his friends and Hagrid from whatever idiots decide to rob or pick a fight with them. "I wouldn't want Brelyna to have to endure the poor taste of your potion alone." That caused a few smiles to crack in amusement from Dumbledore, Hagrid, and Serana, a giggle from Harry, and a look of annoyance from Brelyna.
"I would too, but I like my taste buds." Said Serana as she looked at Brelyna with her typical smirk. "So, if I don't have to do it, I'll pass." Brelyna just rolled her eyes at that before gulping down around half of the potion. Upon doing so, she immediately was hit with the most foul tasting thing that she has even drank in her entire life. Still, she preserved and drank it half of the potion before recorking the bottle and placing said bottle within her robes. As soon as she did so, she immediately began to change.
Not a painful one like when one turns into a werewolf or an ascended vampire, no, it was a strange feeling change instead. She felt herself going a bit shorter and even felt her hair changing as well. Everyone else, meanwhile was observing Brelyna changing into someone completely different before their very eyes.
Harry, concerned for his mother, was about to run over her when Serana stopped him.
"Don't worry about, Brelyna, Harry." Said Serana as she held him in her arms. "She can handle whatever that potion is doing to her. And if not, then these men got a lot of explaining to do." Harry wasn't convinced by Serana's words and merely watched in worry as his mother changed into a completely different person.
Eventually the changes stopped and in Brelyna's place was a normal human looking woman with long waist length black hair and blazing blue eyes. In addition her face was of a pale complexion with soft features that were similar to Serana's but softer. Overall, Brelyna looked like a completely different woman than before and the only sign that it was her was the robes that Brelyna came in that now looked a little too big for the woman and her voice, which they soon heard.
"By the gods, that was the most foul-tasting potion that I have ever tasted in my life." Said Brelyna as she scrunched up her features in disgust at what she had just endured. "I tasted quite a few foul-tasting potions before but that was the worst one yet! Even worse than Onmund's attempts of potion making!"
"Well, that certainly doesn't sound good." Said Serana as she heard Brelyna complain about the taste, having heard of Onmund's attempts of potion making being notoriously bad from Brelyna whenever they had time together. "Guess I dodged an arrow there." She then turned to her lover. "Unfortunate for you though since you have to do it to."
"Eh, I tasted worse probably." Said the Dragonborn, recalling all the failed potions he made when he was starting out potion making. Not to mention all the times he ate undercooked meat and maggot filled bread. Just because he was an Argonian, who can stomach inedible or foul-tasting food better than most other races in Tamriel, doesn't mean he liked doing so.
"Like I said, we attempted to fix the taste without disrupting the potency, but to no avail." Said Dumbledore with a nod, making a note to ask Severus Snape, the man behind this batch of Polyjuice Potion if he can find a way to make it better tasting.
"Maybe we'll have better luck if we try making it." Said Brelyna as finally recovered from the foul tasting potion, making a note to definitely hand the potion over to the college if only to find a way to improve the taste of that foul concoction so she didn't have to endure that taste again. "How do I look?"
"Like a completely different person." Said Serana as she let go of Harry, who rushed over to Brelyna and hugged her, relieved that she was alright. "Hope this won't cause a different kind of unwanted attention from people in this Diagon Alley. Your disguise is quite beautiful, Brelyna. Maybe a little too beautiful." Brelyna groaned when she heard that.
"Let's hope it doesn't cause much issues then." Said Brelyna as she looked at Dumbledore. "What should we expect from this Diagon Alley?"
"It's a bustling location filled with places to eat, stores of all kinds, and a wide assortment of goods for the wizarding community." Said Dumbledore as he gave an overview of Diagon Alley. "Perfect for all facets of the wizarding community, both young and old. Many come there to purchase school supplies for Hogwarts or other academic institutions all over the world. The next school year is still a bit away so you shouldn't expect much traffic from the places that Hagrid will show you, but still expect crowds. It's quite popular Diagon Alley. Especially in the summer." Brelyna nodded at that before looking at Dumbledore as he brought out another bottle and handing it to the Dragonborn. "Yours, sir. Like your significant other said, she doesn't need to drink Polyjuice Potion on account of her looking so human. The eyes can easily be explained away with a magic potion or spell to make her more appealing to others. If I recall correctly, that is something young witches do if they wish to become more beautiful."
"Not that I need magic to make myself look more beautiful than I already am." Said Serana as she lowered her hood before looking at her lover with a smirk. "Think you can handle people flirting with me, Brand?" The Dragonborn simply snorted.
"So long as you can handle people flirting with me. Deal?" Retorted the Dragonborn as he took the bottle from Dumbledore. He then motioned for Serana to follow him out of the dining hall so he can safely remove his armor without Harry seeing him take his armor off. Though he wore an undershirt and pants under his armor, Brelyna wouldn't appreciate him stripping in front of her child.
"Deal." Said Serana as she walked with the Dragonborn way from Harry. Once the two were gone, Brelyna looked over at Dumbledore and spoke.
"So, are we simply going to this Diagon Alley and is that it for today?" Asked Brelyna.
"Correct." Said Dumbledore as he explained the situation to Brelyna. "I'm still working on getting that playdate for Harry. The people I had in mind are quite busy at the moment so its taking awhile for them to respond back. I should expect a response from them either today or tomorrow however. I'll let you know when you return from Diagon Alley." He then turned to Hagrid, who was looking at Brelyna as she tended to Harry. "I'm entrusting them to you Hagrid. Please give them a wonderful time at Diagon Alley and answer whatever questions they have regarding the Wizarding World and the Potters. I'm sure they have many questions about both."
"I'll do my best, sir." Said Hagrid with a nod before looking at Harry and Brelyna. "Don't worry. I'll be the best tour guide that you have ever seen. Just you wait." Brelyna just smiled at Hagrid's enthusiasm while Harry just smiled at the nice giant of a man.
"I'll be looking forward to it." Said Brelyna before looking at Harry. "I hope you have a good time in this wizarding world, Harry. I think you'll really enjoy it." Harry just smiled at his mother before nodding.
"I'll do my best." Said Harry, causing Brelyna to smile at her son's enthusiasm. Praying this day won't end terribly, she waited for the Dragonborn to arrive back with Serana. Sure enough, after a few minutes of waiting, Serana came back to the dining hall with a young human man with brown eyes, tanned skin, and black hair. Seeing the young man, Brelyna could guess that this was the Dragonborn after taking the Polyjuice potion, the undershirt and pants gave it away. However, she also noted the frown on Serana's face.
"Serana, what's wrong?" Asked Brelyna once the vampire and the disguised Dragonborn walked back towards the group.
"Nothing." Said Serana with a hand on her hip. "Just not liking the disguise that Brand is wearing. Much prefer how he normally looks." That caused Brelyna to sigh as she looked at the disguised Brand, noting just how attractive he was in his human disguise and how many women, both human and mer, that would love to make advances on such a fine example of human attractiveness.
"She has quite odd tastes in men." Noted Dumbledore with a smile of amusement on his face when he heard Serana's comment.
"You have no idea." Said Brelyna with a sigh as Harry laughed at Serana's comment along with Hagrid.