A/N: Hello. It is nice to see you again. As usual I have review answers below.
JustAnotherFan217, thank you for another review! You do bring up a good point on the stats, but be reminded that in Chapter 1 the Stats tend to be set in stone outside of Stat Points awarded for levelling and questing. This system will evolve as the story goes on but Harry doesn't know that yet.
Milpld, I'm glad I write weird :D makes it more fun to write. I hope to see your comments in the future!
Navn Ukjent, Yes! It is weird. But also not too strange. Ancestral homes abound in the canon and no one really moves. But with families having died in the previous war and dirtbags like Malfoy does it really seem so strange that legislation to claim a lot of that extra land (potentially with grand homes full of family heirlooms) came into prevalence?
, They were lower level Death Eaters. With Voldemort not being present a lot of the inner circle and better trained are keeping their heads low or locked in Azkaban. They shall remain nameless because they were not important to the story. Thank you for the review!
This chapter is going to focus on Skills and Harry finally starting to realize what it truly means to be The Gamer. Also will feature a lot of breaks as I hate writing out grinding. I'll let your imagination fill the gaps and only describe the key events!
And away we go!
Chapter 7: Grinding, Gearing, Gaming
Swimming skill has increased! It is now 13!
Harry almost regretted failing to use his broom again, if it hadn't been by choice this time. Frustration had made him swim again as even with everything he had accomplished in the past week and a half he hadn't been seeing many returns. So when presented with the choice of floating above the water in the pipe vs swimming against the current he opted for the harder path because why not?
Squeeeeelch.
Soggy shoes would normally be a great reason but he was a wizard after all. So in a weird sense of deja vu he clambered out of the water and switched clothes in his inventory screen. And what a full screen it was. Harry had diligently spent the morning preparing for his spelunking adventure. In his inventory was everything he thought he might need. Multiple ingredients for a variety of potions, extra vials, quite a few minor curatives and healing potions along with a few useful tinctures. He had his broom, potions, emergency Portkey to Hogsmeade, and 3 unused slots on his bar. His wand and sword of Gryffindor were in his hands.
Also in his inventory were rations made from the dried venison that he had collected more of from Hagrid on his way in. He hated lying to the Half-Giant but knew the curative feature of eating food might help him between fights down in the Instance. Kijani hissed words of encouragement from his hood. He had raw materials for Transfiguration, had bumped his Charms skill up to 35 to allow the use of Incendio. He hated only having 34 points left for skills after dumping 70 into Negotiation but then remembered he had saved quite a few Galleons on his home with those points.
Diffindo, Diffindo.
Charms skill has increased! It is now 36!
Loot: 1 Darkcloak Scrap
Harry had his light over his head and was going to take it slow and steady to see what he could do in here.
Dive into the Chamber of Secrets Instance? Yes or No?
Yes.
***Break***
Drip. Drip. Drip.
The monotony of the noise echoing through the dark tunnels was grating on Harry's nerves. Slow and steady was quickly becoming sketchy and nerve wracking. He had already dispatched 2 more Dark Cloaks on his way through the entrance of the Instance. Kijani had already slipped into his hotbar on his orders after an incident where the boomslang had accidentally licked Harry's ear. His heartrate still hadn't come down and he was sure the high pitched scream was still echoing through the sprawling tunnels. The save game feature, while minimally reassuring, wasn't something the boy-who-might-have-run-out-of-extra-lives didn't want to test so soon.
His mini-map feature was again becoming one of his favorite new additions to his life though. He had already spotted hidden alcoves that he might not have seen without being right up on them, twice. Nothing was in them but it was reassuring to his nerves that he might have a bit of pre warning on ambushes.
Finally the tunnel opened up into a medium sized hub of tunnels. Sure there was a skeleton standing in the middle of the room but what was a skeleton really? Just a hunk of- OH SHIT IT MOVED.
Combat Started!
"Diffindo. Diffindo's don't work. Lovely. And look! The skeleton pulled a sword out of its non-existent asshole!" Harry narrated to himself as he backstepped the luckily slow swing.
Clang!
Harry parried the next swing with his sword. Another 2 clangs echoed through the halls as he parried 2 more.
Sword skill has increased! It is now 11!
Harry nearly grinned when the notification came up. Getting a brilliant idea he Switched his wand back into the Hotbar and gripped his sword with both hands. Soon it was a game of cat and mighty mouse as Harry parried each sword swing that the skeleton used.
Sword skill has increased! It is now 12!
Sword skill has increased! It is now 13!
Sword skill has increased! It is now 14!
Sword skill has increased! It is now 15!
Sword skill has increased! It is now 16!
Sword skill has increased! It is now 17!
Sword skill has increased! It is now 18!
Sword skill has increased! It is now 19!
Sword skill has increased! It is now 20!
Sword skill has increased! It is now 21!
Sword skill has increased! It is now 22!
Sword skill has increased! It is now 23!
Sword skill has increased! It is now 24!
Sword skill has increased! It is now 25! One Skill Boon available!
Pause!
Harry's grin had grown as he realized that he could totally use this skeleton to get his sword skill a little less crappy. And the Boons! OH the Boons! He had 3 options and he was very torn.
Bastard's Grip: 2 handed swings deal 50% more damage!
One handed Grip: 1 Handed Swings cost 25% less stamina!
Dual Wield: A Sword can be used in either/both hands with no penalty!
Deciding that Dual Wield was arguably the most useful Harry chose it, unpaused, Switched his sword to his left hand and brought his wand up to bear looking to test something.
Diffindo, Diffindo, Diffindo, Diffindo…
Charms Skill increased! It is now 37!
And then Harry got an even more brilliant idea. It was an annoying idea, but … holy shit fuck it.
Life is a game after all.
***Break***
Swimming skill has increased! It is now 13!
Squeeeeelch.
Diffindo, Diffindo.
Charms skill has increased! It is now 28!
Loot: 1 Darkcloak Scrap
Drip. Drip. Drip.
Combat Started!
Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!
Sword skill has increased! It is now 25! One Skill Boon available!
Pause!
And in what was definitely the longest Deja vu of all time Harry had done it. Loaded his game like a true gamer, stopped himself from spending points on Charms, and abused the shit out of the first grindable enemy he had come across. Dual Wield was chosen, and it was time. Time to be the Gamer.
Unpause!
Slam! Harry brought the sword straight down onto the skeleton's head. And killed it. Crap.
Load Save 1!
Swimming skill has increased! It is now 13!
Squeeeeelch.
Diffindo, Diffindo.
Charms skill has increased! It is now 28!
Loot: 1 Darkcloak Scrap
Drip. Drip. Drip.
Combat Started!
Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!
Sword skill has increased! It is now 25! One Skill Boon available!
Pause!
Dual Wield
Unpause!
Now Harry could be called smart. His intelligence score was much higher than an average kid his age. But one thing Harry had never considered himself as, was a perfectionist. But when life decided to shit on his luck, as it often did, he had never had a chance to really, truly, do it over again. But now he had his new life. As a sword wielding, spellflinging, Level 7 Apprentice Wizard. With a Load Game feature that was-
"So fucking useful! HAHA! Diffindo BITCH!"
Charms Skill increased! It is now 35!
"INCENDIO!"
Combat Complete! You Gained 65 experience!
Loot: 3 Sickles, Rusty Sword, Bonemeal x2
"WOOOO! OH FUCK!" Harry celebrated then immediately regretted making so much noise as the hallways echoed with the weird groaning of more skeletons. 6 to be precise.
Combat Started!
One was easy enough. 6? Well that'd be a challenge. Luckily they weren't the fastest. And Harry was never called slow. Except by Uncle Vernon but bugger that guy right? Harry quickly dispatched 2 more with Incendio, then switched to a more mana conserving style in case more came. Parry! SLAM! Harry blocked the attack of one skeleton before using the same motion to whirl in place and crush the skull of the skeleton behind him. The Sword of Gryffindor hummed through the air as he took out the leg of another skeleton causing it to collapse in a heap. Protego! Harry narrowly blocked the swing from a skeleton and the Shield Charm held up to the blow. Using his free hand he dispatched another skeleton with a parry, parry, swing. Blocking the next swing with his wand side before dropping his shield he blasted the skeleton with a Flippendo to free up some room to twirl in place and crush the skull of the legless enemy with a strong kick when it tried to grab Harry's leg. Another Parry! SLAM! Took care of the final skeleton.
Sword Skill increased! It is now 26!
Combat complete! You gained 390 Experience!
Loot: 1 Galleon 4 Sickles, 3 Rusty Swords, 1 Rusty Flanged Mace, 1 Brass Bracelet, Bonemeal x 10
Checking the nearby hallway entrances Harry nodded to himself when he discovered no further enemies, being sure to also check the ceiling for any Darkcloaks. He settled in the middle of the room and decided to let his Magicka and Stamina regenerate on their own, which they were doing quite nicely. Incendio definitely took a bit out of his bar but it was a strong spell against these skeletons. Checking his inventory, he Dismantled the rusty mace into an iron ingot but left the swords as they were stacking in 1 slot. The bonemeal would make for some nice fertilizer, but was also used in a few potions so he perused those options before deciding there wasn't anything he needed out of those.
What a rush! Harry thought to himself when he caught his breath. His first honest to goodness fight in the instance and surveying the carnage around him filled him with a sense of satisfaction. Sure his alternative life had been riddled with near-death experiences, which he remembered vividly, but underneath the fear and risk he couldn't deny that those moments were where he felt truly alive. Death had never truly frightened him, the words of Dumbledore describing it as merely the next great adventure while ironically true for Harry had also stuck with him.
Now though? With a Load Save buffer? He could truly enjoy the thrill of an honest to goodness fight to the death. Within reason of course Harry reminded himself. Wouldn't do him any favors if he became nihilistic merely because he had a glorified redo option. Deciding to take advantage for now though the Boy-Who-Lived stood up and dusted off his butt. Picking a random hallway he set off further into the Instance.
***Break***
Ding! Level Up! You are now level 8! 16 Skill Points awarded. 58 Skill points unspent. 4 Stat Points unused.
Harry stabbed his sword one more time into the ghoul, using it as an armrest as he caught his breath. The hallway he had chosen had been full of enemies. It had been a run and gun scenario to take care of the crowd of skeletons before dispatching the ghoul with a lot of dodging and stabbing. The basilisk venom had helped but only seemed to affect the immediate area of his stabs on the fleshy undead. Once he had finally immobilized the shoulders to stop the freakishly strong creature from trying to make out with him, he had made short work of it.
Checking his watch, he saw that he had been within the Instance for a little over 6 hours. And secured a level! That had been some sweet icing on the cake. He had taken an hour to fiddle more with his settings, his minimap was larger now and his experience bar was now visible at the bottom of the screen along with his health, stamina, and magicka. A level was progress though and that felt good.
Stat points too. Apparently they were awarded every even level, half the value of his current level. That was… amazing. So at 10 he would get another 5. But much like his skill points it would bring diminishing returns after certain levels, in this case 2 points after 20, 4 after 40, and 6 after 60. There was a footnote that stated this was so that he wouldn't just max out a certain stat to the exclusion of all else. So his plan was to get everything to 20 first, then specialize. Therefore Harry brought Dexterity up to 20, and sunk the extra point in Strength as he was using his sword fairly often.
"Maybe I should get a tutor for swordsmanship, what do you think Kijani?" Harry asked his familiar, setting off down another hallway.
***Break***
The Chamber of Secrets was so much different as an Instance than it had been when Harry descended technically… 2 weeks ago? Wow. So much had changed. The largest difference is that he was very certain that the Instance was so much larger than what he remembered of the Chamber. There was also a distinct lack of undead before, Voldemort aside. And the antechamber was not this clean before. Harry had specifically remembered being very glad to take his clothes off after the incident, given how musty and stale everything down here had been.
There also weren't creepy dudes with gaunt faces milling about. The Statue of Salazar Slytherin was the same though.
Stealth Skill increased! It is now 31!
Not for the first time in the life of Harry Potter, either version, the boy was quite pleased with how useful his Cloak was. Currently he was sneaking around the edge of the large chamber as floating in the center of the room was the only reason he wasn't just patting himself on the back and leaving.
What was he supposed to do though when the same Basilisk that he was QUITE sure that he had killed was writhing in agony as crackling black-purple energy rushed through it? Leave and let them complete whatever foul experiment this was? As sorry as he currently felt for the magical beast though he was still a little glad that they had already taken the snake's eyes.
Time remaining to stop Ritual, 30 minutes.
There was also that. When Harry had first peeked into the room he had been quite ready to cut his losses and simply let the Instance reset. Fate however had a different plan. When the Quest had popped up that had been more than enough for Harry to risk over 12 hours of progress on what might very well be a suicide mission.
Timed Quest Started! Save the Basilisk! Reward: 20 Skill Points, 6 Stat Points, 2,000 Galleons, and 4,000 Experience. Warning! Failure will result in Instance increasing exponentially in difficulty for subsequent visits. Time Remaining to Stop Ritual, 35 minutes.
Harry floated yet another vial very carefully under one of the 7 crystals, securing it with a bit of string so that it dangled beneath the floating crystal, being very careful not to alert the gaunt men throughout the room. Luck was on his side as the room was dimly lit and the crystals were spread out evenly.
Stealth Skill increased! It is now 32!
Being very happy that he had the relevant ingredients for the Exploding Potions, even if he only had enough for 5, Harry got into position to launch what he hoped was a fiery awesome attack that would immediately swing the fight into his favor. Or it could blow up in his face, literally.
No time like the present, he thought to himself.
"Expulso" Harry whispered twice in quick succession. After the explosions rang out on the other side of the room, along with the tinkling of falling shards of crystal, Harry willed his cloak into his hot bar to avoid entangling or having an enemy pick it up once he started moving and used the distraction of the 2 explosions to fire 3 more Expulso's at the other vials. His aim was spot on luckily, and Harry dashed toward the nearest of the 2 remaining crystals.
"GET HIM!" Yelled the man at the podium that stood prevalent under the statue of Salazar. His 9 companions yelled war cries and dashed after Harry. Harry ducked under the red spell that one of the enemies had fired at him and with a roar swung his sword through the crystal, smashing it like glass.
"ARGH!" one of the men clutched his leg but was overlooked in the commotion by his allies, but not by Harry who marked the man with a color change spell and summoned Kijani who had slithered out of the man's pant leg. Best 30 points in Charms he had ever spent. The boon to increase the potency of charms by 10% was also extremely useful, especially for his next stunt.
"Defodio!" Harry intoned 6 times, whilst carefully dodging the spells, heavily taxing his reserves but putting enough damage on one of the pillars totip it over. The large pillar boomed off the floor but was tall enough that Harry could crouch behind it. Putting his cloak back on, the boy ignored the spellfire that splashed against the pillar next to him as he dashed away from the spot invisible to his enemies who were luckily directing their efforts to destroying the pillar they were sure he was behind.
His auburn hair matted to his forehead from the exertion he had already given, Harry quickly hid behind another pillar and ditched the cloak once more in favor of his trusty Nimbus. The next part of the plan relied heavily on the Basilisk being one pissed off snake, just hopefully a little less so at him. Taking a small moment to catch his breath Harry positioned the broom against the pillar and carefully used it to rise up parallel behind it, away from the watchful eyes of his enemies. Once he was near the top he kicked off of the pillar and fully mounted the broom. Time for some flying.
"I'm going to free you now, pleassse do not hurt me. I will be in the air!" Harry hissed out, praying that the Basilisk both heard and was able to comprehend him. The men quickly spotted the flying boy as he rounded the edge of the room, years of dodging bludgers being brought to bear as his broom went to and fro to dodge the spellfire. Harry returned fire and was able to clip one man with a Petrificus, but one of his allies was quick to reverse it.
Deciding to focus more on speed, Harry switched his wand back into his bar and dove towards the final crystal. With another roar he raised out his left hand, switched the sword into the hand and-
Pain! The sword of Gryffindor clattered against the floor as Harry lost his grip. The arm was brought to his stomach gingerly and he was forced to retreat as his wrist was broken by a lucky shot from the man behind the podium. Bonebreakers never get easier to be hit by.
Hissing as the gravitational force of breakneck turns aggravated the injury, Harry settled behind one of the pillars opposite his enemies. The pain was bearable thanks to his Gamer privileges but the hand would not take much weight. Bringing some cloth out of his Inventory and quickly wrapping the wrist tightly before hitting the makeshift bandage with a Fixing Charm to give it some stability was the best solution he had at the moment given the circumstances.
Spellfire smashed against the pillar and ceiling as the enemies finally got beneath where Harry had just been and had a good shot.
Time to remaining to stop Ritual, 28 minutes.
Not needing the reminder but still noting it, impressive flying was needed as the enemies started to get used to Harry's speed and movement. Alternating his speed helped a bit but also further aggravated his wrist. He would need to thin the herd a bit if he was to have any hope of getting his sword. Spells had proved ineffective already as the Defodio Harry shot had merely bounced off of the magical crystal.
It was at this moment that Harry learned why Lord Voldemort considered Dark Arts the greatest magic. Sectumsempra smashed through the shield the squat man he had picked out of the crowd had raised, and with a look of surprise the man's head was separated from his neck.
Shock and disgust at his own actions had nearly cost Harry his own head as he pulled up short at his first real kill. Quickly the feelings were quashed to focus on the task at hand, and Harry shot 2 more Sectumsempra's at the crowd. One missed but the other one cleaved through an arm of a man that had switched to more lethal spells, forcing them to drop their wand. Hard to hold a wand when you don't have a forearm anymore.
With a little less spellfire heading his way Harry summoned the Sword of Gryffindor in what was probably one of the riskiest stunts he'd ever attempt on a broom. Time seemed to slow down as Harry headed for the crystal. To his right the sword whistled through the air, Harry rolled instinctively to dodge a pair of spells. The world levelled out again and our hero switched his wand into his hotbar. Seeker instincts screaming at him, his hand came up and caught the sword by the grip. Spinning horizontally at the slight cost of momentum Harry swung the sword through a spell without thinking. And the spell bounced off! The excitement of the discovery was dulled as Harry focused even harder and brought the broom right around again, barely a foot off the ground. The crystal floated ahead at a mere 4 feet above the ground. Bringing the sword up to his shoulder, Harry gripped the broom as firmly as he could with his left hand and corkscrewed violently underneath the crystal, cleanly slicing through it with the sword.
The world seemed to speed up again as multiple things happened all at once. Harry shot up to the ceiling as soon as he passed the cascade of falling remnants of the crystal. The odd crackle of the energy had ceased and in its place there was a heavy thud as the Basilisk crashed to the floor. There was a cry of surprise as 2 men were caught beneath the massive creature.
"SECURE THE BEAST! THE BOY IS MINE! BOMBARDA!" the podium man as Harry referred to him mentally scored an amazing shot onto Harry's Nimbus. The explosion seemed to crack a few ribs, and shattered the broom beneath Harry who shot into the air with his remaining momentum. Like most things, what goes up must come down and Harry was no exception. Protego protected him from 2 follow-up spells, and Harry shot off a Fumos Maxima to obscure himself from the spellfire long enough to cast Arresto Momentum which gave him a small reprieve from the terrible feeling of falling.
Pause!
This stopped Harry in midair and he sighed in relief. A blessed moment to think Harry thought as he stared upward at his own fog. His descent was swift enough that he had already escaped its range. If he had to guess, yep, he was about 35 feet from the floor.
"Think Harry, think! Okay, podium man has a spell already on its way. Green in color, probably an Avada. Basilisk, eating someone. Add that to the nightmare bucket. 35 feet is probably going to be 2-3 seconds without the Arresto. I'll need to drop the Arresto to prevent that spell from hitting me, the sword probably doesn't work on Unforgivables and testing is a terrible idea right now. So I'll have about 2 seconds to block a spell, send one back, and Arresto myself again so I don't break any more bones. Piece of cake right? Ugh. I cannot wait to get back to Hogsmeade and eat some cake. I'm going to stuff myself after this. Okay. Let's get this showdown over with. Merlin, I really hope the basilisk doesn't eat me" Using speech to center his thoughts Harry concocted a plan of action.
Unpause!
Summoning a rock into the path of the green spell Harry returned fire with "Sssectumsssempra" as the parseltongue actually came out faster than most of his options.
Dark Arts Skill increased! It is now 20!
"Arresssto Momentum!" Using the slightly more powerful parseltongue option Harry slowed himself just enough to only thud kind of hard as opposed to really hard. Rolling to his feet despite the spear of pain from his ribs Harry dodged another possible Avada just barely. The Basilisk was doing a fine job of keeping the other guys busy so Harry opted to sprint over to the still remaining section of the pillar he had brought down earlier. Podium man was flinging spells left and right, trying to hit the boy but dodging was one thing that our hero had always had a knack for. At least until fate decided that he had had enough luck for one day. Harry shot another parseltongue empowered Sectumsempra which overpowered the podium man's shield and lopped off his head and wand arm. Gruesome but nice. The bad luck however was that the final pair of bonebreakers impacted both of his biceps. Damn that hurt! And his arm's wouldn't respond to his wishes. He gripped his wand anyways, more out of desperation than any real intent to use it.
The only option Harry had was to lean heavily against the pillar as the sounds of the Basilisk and the small crowd of men continued on. Trying to control his breath as he could feel his broken rib poking against a lung if he inhaled too hard Harry prayed that the Basilisk was winning.
As in in answer to his prayers the noises stopped. There was a dulled thud that was hard to hear over his own heartbeat pounding in his ears. Using what willpower he had left Harry managed to get onto his feet and peek over the edge of the pillar.
"Are you o-" Harry ducked under a Bonebreaker aimed at his head. Of course the Basilisk would lose. That was some shit luck. He had been unable to tell if the beast was still breathing but there only seemed to be one man still standing after the fight. There was no notification of the quest failing so there was still a bit of hope. Smaller stature was always a sore point for Harry Potter, but here it helped out as Harry crouched jogged around to the edge of the pillar. He needed to get away from this guy long enough to figure out a plan. Useless arms, no broom. Not good odds.
"Come on out! This has gone on long enough!" The man yelled.
"Are you sure? I still feel pretty good. Your boss probably agrees with me, but he seems to have lost his head" Harry did the best he could to mask the pain in his voice. Yelling with broken ribs was definitely not what the doctor ordered.
"Yes. Thank you for that. Now I lead the Cult of Darkness!" The voice was closer, and kind of towards the podium.
"The Cult of Darkness? That's the best you could come up with? Plus isn't a one man cult kind of just a weird dude playing dress up?" Harry taunted the man, but made sure to turn and jog the other way down the pillar.
Which the man seemed to expect, as Harry pulled up short at the wand in his face.
"Now I've got you. Your little stunt is over now. The beast is contained. Your little snake may have taken out Charlamagne, but really you were only able to kill 2 of us. And now your arms don't even work. Hahaha! You have no hope. And now, you-" The man monologued at Harry's face but pulled up short when Harry simply said Accio.
"DIE! Avada Kedavr-" The man's killing blow ended in a gurgle as the tip of the Sword of Gryffindor protruded from the man's chest.
"You were saying?" Harry asked smugly as the Basilisk venom quickly ended the man's life. Luckily Accio didn't require much in the way of wand movements, so Harry was able to utilize the spell with the barest of twitches from his wrist. His bicep screamed in protest but he ignored it all the same.
It was over.
Timed Quest Completed! Save the Basilisk! Reward: 20 Skill Points, 6 Stat Points, 2,000 Galleons, and 4,000 Experience.
Ding! Level Up! You are now level 9! 18 Skill Points awarded. 46 Skill points unspent. 4 Stat Points unused. 1 Feat Point unused.
*Fin*
A/N: Man, what a ride. This was a tough one to write as I wanted to build a scene and explore the dungeon a bit more but as I said at the beginning writing out grinding is… well grinding. I hope that the fight at the end was to everyone's liking, I tried to make it cool without making Harry mop the floor with those guys.
The Cult of Darkness is a really lame name, but I'm unsure if I will even be using them again or not so we'll see.
Character sheet below!
Harry James Potter
Age: 13
Class and Level: Apprentice Wizard 9
Health: 240
Magicka: 565
Stamina: 235
Stats
Strength- 11
Dexterity- 20
Constitution- 10
Perception- 1 (+10 with Glasses)
Intelligence- 20
Willpower- 10 (+5)
Magic- 20 (+15)
Charisma- 20
Luck- 31 (Locked)
Perks:
Fated Luck: +10 to Luck always, -40 to Luck in certain situations.
Magical Powerhouse: +10 to Magic, +5 to Willpower, +10 to Magicka Regeneration, +5 to Learning when it involves Spells. Magicka now grows at a 1.5 rate vs the standard .8 of most Wizards.
Flyer: +20 Broom Handling, +10 Creature Handling if creature has wings.
Parselmouth: +35 to Parseltongue.
Family Heritage: +5 to Broom Handling, +5 Transfiguration, +5 Charms, +5 Potions.
Puberty = Truck: Puberty is going to kick your ass and put hair in so many places. I won't go into details. Affects 3rd year Summer.
Linguist: +2 to Learning when it involves Languages.
Represent: +5% Reputation Gains, -5% Reputation Losses.
Disadvantages:
Poor Eyesight: -8 to Perception without glasses or similar device. +10 with them on.
Chosen One: -20 to Luck in certain situations. +5 to Magic. Certain events are unavoidable. +25% Reputation Gains, +25% Reputation Losses.
Feats
The Wand Chooses the Wizard but the Wizard Chooses the Spell: +3 to Learning when it involves spells.
Magical Aura: +5 Damage Reduction to Spells. +10 to Social Skills against sensitive targets.
Motion of the Potion: Potions no longer require a 3 second Drinking Action.
Crafty: +5 Learning if it involves Crafting or Harvesting Skills.
Magic Skills
Transfiguration – 29
Boon: Size conversion ratio of Transfigured materials increased by 10%
Animagus Transformation – 1
Herbology – 25
Boon: Flora and Fauna that are Magical will glow in the Player's eyes.
Charms – 50
Boon: Charms Spells cost 10% less Magicka to Cast
Boon: Charm Spells are 10% more potent
Potions – 27
Boon: Splash Radius of thrown Potions increased by 25%
Astrology – 16
Defensive Spells – 26
Boon: Maxima Variant now able to be applied to Defensive Spells.
Care of Magical Creatures – 14
Divination – 8
Ancient Runes – 8
Arithmancy – 10
Dark Arts – 19
Alchemy – 2
Enchanting – 1
Physical Skills
Quidditch – 7 Keeper, 7 Beater, 12 Chaser, 47 Seeker
Boon Seeker: You are able to track the Snitch more readily! Snitch will give an indicator when it is about to change direction.
Running – 16
Jumping – 1
Weightlifting – 4
Swimming – 7
Acrobatics – 19
Climbing – 15
Sword – 26
Cloth Armor – 37
Boon: Regular Clothes Shmegular Clothes. Any cloth is armor! +1 to armor per slot if equipped item is Cloth. Robes provide +2 per slot.
Social Skills
Diplomacy – 25 (+5)
Boon: Heir to an Empire. As the youngest Lord in recent years people are eager for your attention. +5% Relationship Gains.
Intimidation – 25
Boon: Flux. You may now consciously flare your magic to those around you. Doubles effectiveness of Magic Aura Feat. Cost 2 Magicka per second. Stops Magicka Regeneration.
Performance – 4
Etiquette – 25
Boon: Now you're forked. Your skill in formal settings is improved! Delivers notification prompts in formal dining.
Flirting – 26
Boon: Lost in your eyes. Making direct eye contact will improve your chances of success when engaged in Flirting. -5 to DR rating of target.
Sense Intention – 10
Negotiation - 71
Boon: Wheelin' and Dealin'. You're able to negotiate down all but the scroogiest of people. Receive a 5% better deal when negotiating costs!
Boon: What's the absolute best you can do on that? More people are open to negotiations!
Chess – 13
Pranking – 20
Stealth Skills
Disguise – 3
Sleight of Hand – 5
Lying – 6
Escaping – 21
Stealth – 31
Boon. Toe-to-Heel. Your steps are now 50% quieter!
Hybrid Skills
Dueling – 25
Boon: Magical Shields are now 10% stronger
Broom Handling – 51
Boon: You have a need for speed and your broom realizes it. +10 MPH to max speed regardless of model!
Boon: While on a Broomstick, gain +10 to Dodge!
Mental Skills
Parseltongue – 100
Boon: Snakes have a predisposition of +2000 Reputation when you reveal yourself as a Speaker
Boon: Spells with a 'Sss' sound may be cast in Parseltongue for +5 Difficulty Rating to overcome
Boon: The nuances of Parseltongue make other languages seem easy. +1 to Learning if it involves Languages.
Boon Mastery: May have a magical snake as a Familiar that does not count against your familiar slot.
English – 70
French – 4
Gobbledygook – 2
German – 8
History – 15
Science – 9
Mathematics – 10
Harvesting and Crafting Skills
Clipping – 7
Skinning – 2
Tanning – 1
Cooking – 52
Boon: Live and Learn. You may recreate most meals that you have tasted or modify it as you see fit. +2 to level of meal benefits
Boon: Eye for Quality. You have a discerning eye when it comes to the freshness of ingredients. Less like to find or use expired or stale ingredients.
Unspent 46
Class Specialization Apprentice chosen: +5% Exp Gain. +2 Learning. Unlocks Specializations Sorcerer, Mage, and Archmage at further levels.