Fox's Den

The Bandit Killer Strikes Back!

 

AN: I know, another quick update. Hopefully this chapter will be better than the last one.

 

Chapter Seven: Heir! Releasing the Bindings on Seillun Palace!

 

Harry and Dudley had explored a good portion of the grounds, missing lunch in the process. When it began to get dark they decided to head back to their new home. Dudley was having a blast exploring with his cousin now that he didn’t have to worry about his father or mother accusing Harry of corrupting him. Harry was also enjoying spending time with his cousin who had changed a lot from the year before. Dudley was an attentive listener when it came to what knowledge Harry possessed pertaining to magical theory and their real ancestry. He made sure to stress that Dudley would never go to Hogwarts since the magic now was much different back then but if the person was willing they may be able to tap into the wild energies that their ancestors used, at least according to the theory anyway. Once they got back to their home and were settled in the kitchen they ate, Harry eating much more than Dudley and Vernon ever had once again.

 

“You eat more than I do. How’s come you haven’t put an ounce of fat on?” Dudley asked curiously.

 

“It has something to do with the metabolism. Casting magic takes energy and food is converted to energy so all the food I eat is being converted to energy instead of fat. At least that’s the theory behind using Wild Magic according to Lina.” Harry said in between bites.

 

“Oh. So does that mean I could lose weight?”

 

“Possibly. But only if you stick to the diet so that casting uses the fat stored in your boy for energy first and even then it’s not a guarantee.”

 

Dudley nodded as he watched his cousin devour the large amounts of food. Once they had all finished Dudley and Harry went to the sitting room and they sat across from each other while Petunia, Remus, and Sirius looked on in curiosity.

 

“We’ll start you with one of the easiest spells. Lighting. It’s what Lina taught me first. Now you need to calm your mind and close your eyes.” Harry told his cousin as he watched Dudley do just that.

 

“Now, open your eyes and place your hands palms up like this.” Harry demonstrated how to hold his hands with their palms facing upwards.

 

“Ok. Now, repeat after me, Light which burns beyond crimson flame”

 

“Light which burns beyond crimson flame,” Dudley repeated.

 

“Let thy power gather in my hand!”

 

“Let thy power gather in my hand!”

 

“LIGHTING!” Harry called as a ball of bright light formed in his hands and hovered over his palms.

 

“LIGHTING!” Dudley repeated after his cousin, watching in awe as a feeble ball of light formed and hovered over his palms for a few seconds before disappearing.

 

“Not bad for your first attempt. Think you can remember the words?” Harry looked at his cousin, having dispelled his own Lighting.

 

“Maybe.” Dudley took a deep breath and concentrated on that small pulse he’d felt tugging as he’d cast the spell.

 

“Light which burns beyond crimson flame, let thy power gather in my hand! LIGHTING!” he called and watched as a slightly better ball formed before dispelling after less than a minute.

 

“Good. Keep practicing. You’ll get the hang of it.” Harry said, watching as his cousin once again cast the spell.

 

He watched his cousin slowly concentrate and cast the spell three more times before calling things to a halt.

 

“That’s enough for tonight Dudley. You don’t want to over-do it. We’ll practice more tomorrow ok?”

 

“Okay.” Dudley yawned widely, he was tired!

 

“Get some sleep you two.” Remus said now that he noticed just how tired both boys really looked.

 

Nodding Harry and Dudley stood from their seated position and headed for their respective rooms while the adults talked a bit more.

 

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Meanwhile in a Castle in Scotland an old man sat staring at the fire. He couldn’t believe that the Potter brat had escaped his clutches. The worst part is that his stupid mutt of a godfather and that mangy werewolf were also missing. He didn’t know how the brat had managed to slip through his fingers and Tom’s Death Eaters. He was just glad that he’d managed to keep his potions master locked up in the castle otherwise things would really begin to fall apart. Popping a lemon drop in his mouth he gave an evil smirk as he began to form new plans in his head. He’d have to move things up if he were to succeed in killing off the brat and gaining his money. Unnoticed to him Fawkes looked up from his perch and trilled under his breath. There was no way he would allow this man to harm an heir to several powerful clans or any more children under Hogwarts roof. If he got a chance he would burn all ties with the corrupt headmaster but until he knew for sure that his mate’s bonded was okay he couldn’t do anything. He wouldn’t risk the heir of Hogwarts that way.

 

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While Harry was getting ready for bed he again had the feeling that he was being watched. The hairs on the back of his neck were standing up and he quickly spun around, searching his room for any signs of an intruder. Unable to find anything he resumed changing into pajamas before heading to the bathroom to brush his teeth. Once finished he crawled into bed and was out before his head hit the pillow.

 

%%Dream Sequence%%

 

Harry immediately went straight for where Lina stood waiting on a Hill overlooking the palace grounds.

 

“I found your grave.” He said as he came up behind her.

 

“I know.”

 

“How do you know?”

 

“L-sama. I am dead, kiddo. L-sama lets me watch the goings on of my descendants and informs me of what I miss.” She motioned for him to sit down next to her.

 

“I keep getting the feeling I’m being watched. Is that you and L-sama?”

 

“No. Someone is watching you. I used to get the same feeling whenever I was being watched. And no, you wouldn’t feel if it were me or L-sama watching you. Or really anyone that has passed on.” She told him.

 

“Oh. Okay. You gonna teach me some more spells?”

 

“Yep!” she replied before getting down to business and explaining what the first spell would be.

 

The first spell she taught him was Blam Gush.

 

“Now, this spell creates an arrow of wind which shoots at the target. The incantation is as follows:

 

Wind which blows across eternity,

gather in my hands and become my strength!

BLAM GUSH!”

 

She demonstrated the spell for him as she had done every other spell before letting him take a crack at it himself. Once he had managed to cast the spell sufficiently she moved on to the next one. Spell after spell she taught him, patient and encouraging. By the time she called it quits he had sufficiently cast five more spells; Damu Bras, Diem Wing, Digger Bolt, Digger Volt, and Dimilar Wind.

 

“That was fun!” Harry exclaimed as he flopped down on the ground followed by Lina.

 

She nodded before teaching him more about his heritage and theories on magic, either ones she had heard of or ones that she herself had created. Before they realized it Harry was beginning to awaken once again.

 

%%End Dream Sequence%%

 

Waking up he once again felt eyes on him but after looking around the room once again and not finding anything he shrugged it off and stumbled towards the bathroom to get ready for another day of exploring. It wasn’t until he reached the kitchen that he realized he wasn’t wearing his glasses but he could see perfectly fine. Another question to ask Lina the next time he spoke with her.

 

“Morning Harry. Where are your glasses?” Petunia asked as she set a glass of juice in front of him.

 

“Huh? Oh morning Aunt Petunia. Upstairs I think. I can see fine for some reason.”

 

“Okay, if you say so Harry.” She told him before placing the food on the table and taking a seat.

 

“Harry have you looked into the effects that using Wild Magick could be doing to your body?” Remus asked.

 

“Not yet. I was gonna ask Lina about it, but I keep forgetting to.” He replied somewhat sheepishly.

 

The conversation flowed on from there and once the food had been eaten and the dishes cleared away that Sirius brought up something interesting that he’d found in the palace.

 

“Did you know that there’s an entire section of our wing that’s sealed off?”

 

“No.”

 

“What say we all explore it today. If we can figure out how to open it that is.” Sirius suggested at the interested looks he received.

 

After everyone agreed they all followed Sirius towards the section of their wing that was apparently completely sealed off from the rest of the palace. Once they arrived they tried everything they could think of to unseal that section of the wing but to no avail. After hours of trying and failing they decided to grab some lunch before looking in the library for any clues they could find. While everyone else was in the library Harry decided to try on the amulets and cape. It looked a little strange with the amulets in plain view so he hid them, using the one around his neck as a kind of clasp for the cape. It didn’t look as conspicuous that way. Once satisfied he grabbed Gorun Nova and strapped it on before heading back to the library to show the rest of his family the outfit.

 

After more hours of pouring over books upon books and scrolls and everything else they were still no closer to opening the sealed section of the palace then they had been when they started. Deciding to call it quits for the day they went downstairs and separated. Harry and Dudley towards the darkened hallway where all the clothing and weapons were, Remus and Sirius to the sitting room and Petunia towards the kitchen for some tea.

 

“Hey Harry! Look at this.” Dudley, who had been rummaging in the weapons chest, called out.

 

Turning around Harry’s jaw dropped. There, in Dudley’s hands were two swords and at his feet a staff. He’d only seen the paintings of two of the weapons and had seen up close and personal the other. Lina’s short Sword, Zelgadis’ Long sword, and Xellos’ staff. He wondered what it meant that their weapons were in the chest and they hadn’t been before.

 

“Dudley, give me those. I wondered where they were.” He said walking over to Dudley from his perusal of the trunk filled with clothes.

 

He strapped the short sword and long sword next to Gorun Nova before picking up the staff and holding it. All of the weapons thrummed with power.

 

“You look a bit ridiculous Harry. Modern clothes and ancient weapons.” Dudley scoffed.

 

“Don’t worry Dud, I’ll find something that will make me seem mysterious to go with the weapons.” He smirked before rummaging in the clothes trunk again.

 

Smirking he pulled out a bundle of black cloth and unraveled it. Several pieces floated to the floor. Pants, Shirt, Jacket, Cloak. All in black. Hmm it looked like something that Zelgadis had worn only a different color. Shrugging he decided to try it on. Amazingly it fit.

 

“Cool! Now you look mysterious but not like a mad man.”

 

“Thanks Dudley. Suppose we should head towards the kitchen, dinner should be done soon.” He said before walking out and cancelling the lighting spell, never once noticing the eyes that followed his retreat.

 

Later that night Harry lay in bed staring at the clothing and weapons that he had set aside after coming upstairs to get ready for bed. Without his realizing it he fell asleep.

 

%%Dream Sequence%%

 

“Auntie Lina!” Harry exclaimed, throwing himself at the fiery tempered red-head.

 

“Hey kiddo. What’s up?”

 

“I found your sword as well as Zelgadis’ and Xellos’ staff. I also found an outfit remarkably like Zelgadis’.” He said, bouncing on the balls of his feet.

 

“That’s good. More weapons for you to learn how to use though I’ll admit I won’t be able to tell you how to use Xellos’ staff.” She smiled at his eagerness.

 

“I also put the amulets on. How do I use them?”

 

“Oh simple. Lord of the Darkness and the Four Worlds, I call upon you, grant me all the power that you possess!" she told him, smiling as he tested it out for himself.

 

“Lord of the Darkness and the Four Worlds, I call upon you. Grant me all the power that you posess!” he turned “FIREBALL!”

 

Watching as his eyes widened in shock she couldn’t help but laugh. It not only amplified normal spells it also boosted the user’s magic so they could use stronger spells than normal.

 

“That was Bloody Awesome!” he exclaimed after his shock had worn off.

 

“Thought you’d like that.”

 

“Auntie Lina?”

 

“Hmmm?”

 

“How do I get into the sealed part of the family wing?”

 

“Oh that? That’s easy! The wall next to the barrier has a small insignia on it. It’s the Seillune Royal Crest. Slice your palm and place it against the wall and state your name and that you command the wing to be re-opened as a member of the Royal Lineage. Make sure you end the command with so mote it be. Otherwise it might not work. Because you have several families you might need to do a combination of all of those lineages.”

 

“Oh. Okay. Are you gonna teach me more spells Auntie?”

 

“Sure kiddo.We’ll start with Mono Bolt.” She said before jumping right into the lesson.

 

Once Harry had learned the Mono Bolt she went on to teaching him other Shamanistic Spells that she knew. Bephis Bring, Boo Braimer, Boo Braimer Special, Dill Brand and it’s other form Explosion Array, Mega Brand and finally finishing with Dug Haut.

 

“Okay Harry our last and final spell for the evening is Dug Haut.” She told him before beginning the incantation.

 

“Earth below me,

submit to my will!

Dug Haut!”

 

Harry watched in awe as spikes made of earth, dirt and stone sprang up from the ground, one spike narrowly missing him. He was given the go-ahead from Lina to try it himself. He did so and only manage to get a few spikes that wouldn’t have even touched one of Aragog’s children. Trying again and again only to get similar results.

 

“It’s alright kiddo. We were bound to have some trouble. I think you’ve had enough for tonight. Go. I’ll see you soon.”

 

“Okay Auntie Lina.”

 

“And remember to PRACTICE!” she shouted out as the dreamscape began to fade.

 

%%End Dream Sequence%%

 

Waking briefly he looked around his room before falling back to sleep, this time a dreamless one. It would only be another hour or two and Harry would awaken again. This time though, he had the feeling that he needed to be someplace other than here. He slowly climbed out of his bed and headed for the wardrobe that held the outfit he had chosen earlier that day. He pulled it on before placing the amulets on and grabbing the three swords and staff. He quietly snuck out of his room out of habit and headed further down the hall. He passed Remus and Sirius’ room and continued on. Once he’d reached the pale barrier that blocked off the rest of the wing he quietly cast a lighting spell so that he could see the wall and find the insignia that should be there. Pausing he noticed a small insignia, no that wasn’t the one. It was different then what he thought it should look like. Moving to the other side he stumbled and caught himself on the wall. Pausing and straining his ears to see if anyone had heard him he waited. Shaking his head he continued looking.

 

‘Why am I being so quiet. It’s not like Remus, Sirius or Aunt Petunia will deduct points or get angry.’ He thought.

 

Finally though he found the insignia. Grabbing the short sword that had belonged to his Aunt he made a small slice in his hand and watched the blood slowly well up, fascinated at the sight. Shaking himself once again he placed his hand right over the insignia.

 

“I, Harry James Potter command you to re-open the sealed part of this wing. As a member of the Royal Family I command it. So Mote It be.” He watched as the insignia glowed briefly but other than that nothing happened. He could still see the barrier. Keeping his palm on the insignia he tried once again.

 

“I, Harry James Potter-Inverse-Gabriev-Greywords-Metallium, Command you to re-open this sealed wing. As a member of the Royal Line I command it so mote it be!” he said with more force.

 

This time the barrier wobbled but didn’t disappear. Thinking back to all of the names on his inheritance he decided he’d try something else. Pulling his palm away he slowly called on the talismans he wore.

 

“Lord of the Darkness and the Four Worlds,

I call upon you,

grant me all the power that you possess!”

 

He quickly made another slice in his palm since the other had stopped bleeding and placed his bloody palm directly over the insignia.

 

“I, Harry James Potter-Black-Myrrdin-Gryffindor-Slytherin-Inverse-Gabriev-Greywords-Seillune-Metallium, a member of the Royal Line, command you to open. As I command it, it shall be done, so mote it be!”

 

Watching in fascination, hope, and slight trepidation, the barrier began to flicker and finally, slowly dissipated. Pumping his fist in the air he headed down the corridor. Stopping at the first door he slowly pushed it open, hoping it wouldn’t squeak. Walking inside he stopped at the sight of several portraits turning their heads to look at him. Several of them started talking at once, asking about who he was, what the year was, how long it had been since they had been dormant until one voice finally shut the rest up. Looking at the familiar visage of Lina he smiled and sat down. He answerd all their questions and just generally talked with them for hours. Before he knew it day had begun and the rest of his family was crowding around him, worried over the fact that there was blood on the floor and he was missing. Introducing the portraits to everyone he then said he was hungry. As they all left he missed the eyes that followed him from a corner of the room.

 

“He’s strong for his age.”

 

“That he is. He’s got a heavy weight on his shoulder’s though.”

 

“How long will we watch him?”

 

“That…is a secret.”

 

“Of course it is. Damn mazoku.”

 

They both faded from view. Going back to their home to prepare. They would need to make sure their heir was ready for the trials and tribulations that would befall him.

 

TBC…

 

AN: Hope ya’ll enjoyed this chapter. I got a sudden inspiration to finish this chapter. Wonder who those mysterious people are? You’ll find out on the next chapter. Maybe. Rememebr all comments, ConCrit, and reviews are welcomed but any flames shall be fed to my dragon to use for fuel to roast the flamers that sent them. Ja!