NOTICE! I have stretched the timeline of FMA to fit that of Harry Potter and will only be changing minor details here and there. Instead of it being three days wait until the Promise day, it will be almost a year. The promise day will happen on the Summer Solstis or what ever.

This is the Sequel to a Sorcerer's Science. I hope you enjoy it as much as the first one. This takes place during the fourth book of Harry Potter and volumes 19 in the manga, or basically right before Promise day.

I know it is a short chapter, but this is the introduction. I hope you all enjoy and comments or concerns are recommended. I will be happy to see how this turns out!

A Sorcerer's Skill

CHAPTER 1

The Escape

"Hurry up! They're gaining on us!" Edward shouted as the car sped down the deserted streets of the Northern town.

"I am driving the best I can!" Darius shouted at him as he spun the wheel as hard as he could, zipping down a bare alleyway. The two military vehicles, horns blazed, were screaming at them as the car engines revved. Edward, who wasn't wearing a seat belt, smacked his head off of the side of the car as the gorilla man did another turn. He clutched his head in his hands protectively as he slid across the seat and hit the other side of the vehicle.

"You are a terrible driver!" the annoyed alchemist scolded the man.

"Hey! I would like to see you try!" he retorted. They spun around another block onto a straight away. There was absolutely no one in sight in the small town. The only thing that ridden the streets was the fresh few inches of snow that was always present.

"I am sixteen! I can't drive!" Edward argued. All of a sudden something appeared in the vacant street completely out of nowhere. On minute nothing, the next there was something. It faltered in the road a bit as if stunned in the high beams of their car. Of course they were in a direct collision course for it. Heinkel screamed as the figure took the shape of a human being.

"LOOK OUT!" he yelled. Darius was about to turn out of the way when Edward lunged forward out of his seat. He forced the man's foot on the break and pressed down as hard as he could.

"STOP THE CAR!" he shouted. The decelerating car swayed back and forth as the men tried to gain control of it. They could hear the sirens raging behind them. The person in the road jumped a few feet out of the way as the car lurched to a stop right where they used to be standing. Edward let go of Darius and kicked the door. He grabbed the strange dark robed man by the front shirt and dragged him into the car. He tumbled into the back seat with him and Edward slammed the door. Out the back window the military vehicles could be seen rising over the small hill.

"GO! DRIVE!" Edward shouted. Darius didn't need to be told twice and stepped on the gas pedal. They went zooming off into the streets again. They didn't have to look out the window to know that the military was right on their tail. "Turn here!" he commanded pointing out the window to an entrance of an alleyway. Darius faltered a bit.

"Are you sure?" Heinkel questioned as they speedily approached the upcoming side street.

"Turn or I will do it for you!" Edward retorted. Darius twisted the wheel and their car when spinning down the road. Edward slowly brought his hands together. "U-turn and stop!" he shouted. The gorilla followed and Edward was launched into the side of the car with the inertia. Ignoring his growing head pain he slammed his hands down on the car and alchemic electricity zapped about them. Everyone ducked down in their seats as they heard the military cars speed by them shouting something awful. When the roaring sirens depleted to a distant whine, Edward poked his eyes above the seat. He rubbed his aching head and checked to make sure that the coast was clear. Their once beautiful and luxurious car that they stole off of some rich lovers was turned into a gaudy dragon festival float on wheels complete with blaring read paint. It was a wonder how the esteemed military soldiers could bypass the display so easily. Edward turned his head to where the stranger was crumbled up in his seat and squashed under the weight of his automail.

"What are you doing here Severus!" Edward yelled at him. The gorilla and lion sat up in their chairs and looked back at them. Edward motioned for them to start the car up again. The potion's master sat up rubbing his sore head as the car was put into motion and the hum of the motor filled their minds with a bit of ease.

"And you say you aren't doing anything illegal," the man mumbled. His sleek black hair and robes stood all amiss from the kidnapping he had. It had been three months since Edward left Hogwarts for Briggs. He was forced into the position of their alchemy teacher by the Fuhrer and the Colonel. Severus over the course of the term managed to falsely accuse him of mutiny, and call him a fugitive of the state. Of course, Edward just couldn't believe that he eventually became one. Severus tried to straighten out his robes as they putted down the road. Heinkel and Darius forced Edward to change the car into something lest obnoxious. After they called his sense of fashion nonexistent, he clapped his hands and returned the vehicle into a model T.

"So who is he?" Heinkel said pointing his finger at the potion's master. Edward looked at the wizard and gave a loud exhausted sigh.

"Severus please explain why we almost hit you by the car. Why are you here?" Edward groaned.

"Edward, people have been sending owls and trying to get into contact with you for a month now. We even tried muggle mail and telephone but no answers. Here," Severus said taking out a giant pile of letters from his robes and tossing them to Edward. There were various envelopes signed by many different people; Arthur, Harry, and Dumbledore among them. "Your teaching assessment is in a few days. We need to get you back to London. I also think the Weasleys want to have a talk with you of some sort."

"I am kind of busy at the moment Severus. I can't just leave out of the blue to go gallivanting around Europe with a bunch of you people!" Edward argued.

"Teaching position?" Darius questioned.

"Owls?" Heinkel added.

"Oh, yeah, um…. Last year I was a teacher," Edward mumbled a bit. The two chimeras started to snicker at the idea. He glared at them through the rear view mirror to shut up. They didn't. Severus rolled his eyes at the mockery they were giving the kid.

"I am sure running from the military and a couple bullets is something that you can do outside the country," Severus said.

"You came at a really bad time," Edward growled at him. "There's more going on than that." The car lurched and charged over a huge bump. Everyone was thrown about in the back seat. Edward smacked his head off of the ceiling and came crashing back down. He let out a small yelp as his recent surgery came back to haunt him. They only stayed at the doctor's office for five days before the military came by to find them.

"Besides," Edward groaned as he clutched his aching side. "I am in no condition to travel anywhere."

"Then what are you doing in a car?" Severus snapped. Heinkel and Darius made some unnecessary comments that Edward decided to tune out. "Where are we going exactly?" Both of the chimeras shrugged in answer.

"Your call Elric," Darius said.

"I know exactly what to do."

…..

Edward's head was getting worst every moment. He got hit by the Chimeras in the car, Severus decided to give him a few persuading smacks, and Winry thought it was a good idea to give every male in the facility a good beating when she found them all in her room. His headaches were coming in like firestorms.

Edward was laying down on a work bench face up as Winry worked on his automail. When he said tune up she always found a way to turn it into a full scale construction plan. Not allowing his feet any leeway when it came to the length of the table, his head was hung upside down off of the side instead of his toes. Though he was forced to take off his pants, he was relieved when she told him he could at least keep his tank and boxers on. She was working diligently on his leg while he stared at the crowded work room the blood slowly rushing to his head. Darius and Heinkel were skimming through the waiting room magazines and soon, to his dismay, found their way into his overly large pile of missing mail. Severus was picking up several of his own and was waving it in Edward's face for him to read in hope that his intentions of staying home that year might change. They weren't.

"Edward, you need to come back for the next school year. When Dumbledore sent me here to get you I didn't really have an option to come back empty handed," Severus snarled at him. Edward winced as Winry tightened a bolt.

"I can't Severus! My country is in a crisis! I also need to find my brother. He could be lost or captured or something. I need to find him!" Edward complained. Winry gave him a good smack on the head as she started on his arm.

"Have faith in Alphonse, Edward! He is with Mr. Miles. He will be fine," she assured him as she tightened a bolt a little too tight. Edward yelped and she quickly loosened it. "I met your father in Reole. They are starting to rebuild there. He said something about moving North on business matters."

"Well, nice to know," Edward grumbled in deep sarcasm. She just gave him another smack upside the head. Severus crouched down to his eye level where his head was hanging off of the table and stared into his eyes crudely.

"So now that your little problem is cleaned up, you will be coming back to school," Severus commanded him. Edward blew some stray hair out of his face and sent a scowl in his direction.

"Like I said, my country is in a crisis. I just found out some important information. This country is going to explode by next summer. I need to fight for it," he told the wizard off.

"You aren't going to be doing anyone a favour by fighting with that hole in your gut," Heinkel said from across the room.

"Hey! You keep out of this!" Edward retorted just to get hit by Winry again.

"What hole in your gut? You weren't hurt were you! I shouldn't have left you alone back there! I knew something like this was going to happen! Why don't you take better care of yourself!" she scolded him as he cradled his newly born cranial injury.

"I think I should start taking care of myself better by hiding all of your wrenches!" he whined. Edward looked up to where Winry was hunched over his metal arm. She was adjusting a few holdings and her hair fell obscuring her face. He let out a sigh. "Winry, you and Granny should think about feeling the country. I don't want you to get hurt."

"Ed!" Winry said purposely misplacing a holding that sent a bolt up his arm. "I am not moving! I am staying here. Whatever is supposed to happen, won't because you are going to stop it. I also am not going to let such a beautiful piece of automail go to waste because you thought it better for me to leave!" She quickly bolted the coverings and plates back down and set down her tools in a huff.

"I for one, think that you should go back to that school," Winry said wiping her greasy hands on her apron. Edward slowly sat up, his arm and leg a little sore, and stared at where she was cleaning everything up. Severus gave him a starchy smile as if to say 'I told you so'. Edward glared at him. "I mean, I don't know. This big thing, you said wouldn't happen till the early summer. Your father wanted to help fight as well and he is up there looking for some aid. I don't think it is all a bad idea."

"Well, my father can search all he likes up there, but as for me, I need to stay down here," Edward argued.

"Edward, think about it," Severus said. "You are injured, you have plenty of time to do research and strengthen yourself, and we have means of protecting you until the time has come for you to go back. If anything goes a rye we can sent you back within the minute with port key." Edward looked between his two friends. Their determined faces were unyielding. Blue and black eyes stared back at him, not to mention his two chimera allies were making remarks about the logic as well. Edward growled to himself as he tried to fight the pressure they were all pushing on him.

"Fine!" Edward said getting up off of the work bench and slamming his fist to the table. "But any sign of danger Winry, and you leave! I mean it!" He glared at his longtime friend. He wanted to make sure she was going to do it. She had to promise. Her head slowly nodded and she threw him into a hug.

"Thankyou!" she cried. Edward's face grew bright red. He hastily pushed her off of him.

"F-For what?" he replied a bit startled.

"You never really took my advice before." With that, she sprinted off rather hastily to the kitchen leaving a rather befuddled Elric in her wake. Severus gave a sly smile.

"I think you will be wanting a few more check-ups from the way these turn out," Severus said as he handed Edward his missing pants. He took them a little angry and even redder in the face.

"What is that supposed to mean?" he muttered.

…..

"Okay, you two keep safe. Make sure that no one finds you or anything," Edward waved as he said goodbye to Darius and Heinkel. Seeing as Edward wasn't able to drag them along to Hogwarts with him, they decided to leave and help out back up North. Winry closed the door behind the chimeras as they escaped the small town of Resembool under the mask of the night. Severus sat at the dinner table slowly eating a bowl of delicious stew that Winry made for evening meal. It was the only way that Edward would eat milk and she knew it so she made sure to double the servings. His things, though few, were already packed back inside of the duffle he borrowed from Havoc last year and were sitting down at the bottom of the staircase ready to leave. He made sure to pack some extra oil this time, as advised by Severus, so that he wouldn't run out again.

"So, Elric, when do you want to leave?" the potion's master asked after a good spoonful of stew was happily swallowed. Edward got up and looked out the window for a bit. Winry followed his gaze as well to the distant hilltop.

"Edward, it is too risky with everyone looking for you, even in the dark. It will be a dead giveaway," she told him. Edward sighed and took another spoonful of soup.

"I guess you're right, can you go say bye to her for me?" Edward pleaded her. She nodded.

"How about I take some flowers as well in the morning? I will go see Mom and Dad as well," she said. Edward smiled her and turned his head back to Severus who turned out to be watching intently.

"So where are we going first?"

…..