A story I thought up while trapped in traffic today. The bridge I needed to go on was closed, so I had to go a different way. Suffice it to say that I was trapped for two hours and missed my first appointment. I thought up this entire chapter during that time.
The time is a little bit off, since I don't know if they had cell phones in the first book. It's a bit more conversation heavy than I normally write. I'm too afraid that I'll scrap the whole idea if I read through it again.
Harry and the Staff of Aeons
Chapter 1 – Enough is enough
"That's it." Harry Potter said gleefully. "I finally finished it!" He held up a golden staff reverently. The staff had seven crystals on one end, making it look like a rainbow, while the other end had a clear crystal with a point. The staff was covered in runes and had silver lines inlaid into the golden metal.
It had taken him three years, every cent of spending money, and all of his intellect, but he'd finally completed his staff. He picked it up and concentrated, causing the staff to spin three times. It shrank with each spin, until it was the size and shape of a wand after the third spin. He gripped it, and power poured from it, causing the whole room to shudder.
Harry left his room for the first time in over a week and walked down the stairs. He had the smallest room in Potter Manor, which was on the top floor. He ran down the four flights of stairs to the ground floor. He'd almost made it to the entrance when he heard a voice. A voice he hated.
"Mom! Dad! Harry's got something gold in his hand! I think he stole it!" Hayden Potter, Harry's twin, shouted.
Moments later, James and Lily Potter walked into the Entrance Hall of the Manor and glared at Harry. Harry sighed. He hadn't wanted to have this confrontation yet, but he supposed that it didn't matter. He was just glad that he kept his things in the storage space in his watch. After today, he wouldn't be returning to the Manor.
"What did you take Harry?" James demanded.
Harry let out a laugh. "I didn't take anything. I made this." He said, holding up his wand.
"Don't lie to us!" Lily shouted. "There's no such thing as a golden wand! It must be from one of your dueling trophies, James."
"It's not." Harry stated. He raised the wand. "Lumos." Instantly, the wand radiated light from the tip.
"Harry, where did you get that?" James demanded again.
"I'm surprised that you don't remember what I just said. I thought that a duelest of such renown would have a better memory." Harry said sarcastically. "I made the damn thing."
"Liar!" Hayden shouted. "It takes years to learn to make wands!"
"For idiots like you, maybe. And, since I know that you haven't noticed, I've been out of the Manor for about four months this year alone. I've been working for Mister Ollivander. He helped me learn to make wands."
Lily and James were stunned. "When did you start working there?"
"Three years ago." Was Harry's curt reply.
"Why?" Hayden demanded.
"Because I actually want to do something with my life."
"Harry, you'll get all the money you ever need from us. There was no need to start working this early." Lily said.
Harry snorted and looked at James. "You mean you didn't tell her?" He looked at Lily. "This jackass went to Gringotts on our birthday and disowned me!"
Lily looked at James. "Already? I thought we agreed to do it..." Then, she remembered where they were.
"So. You were in on it too. I should have known."
"Harry. Hayden's the Boy-Who-Lived. He'll need the resources of Lord Potter to beat You-Know-Who." James said, trying to sound apologetic.
"Bullshit. I've always thought that was bull. I mean Hayden being the BWL. Imagine my surprise when I find out that I was right all along." Because Harry was facing his parents, he didn't see the door open and Sirius Black walk in to the hall and freeze.
"I mean, I go in two days ago to open my trust vault and find that its been locked. I give them blood to prove who I am, and guess what comes up? I've been scheduled for a physical disownment! On my fucking birthday!"
"Harry! Language!"
"Shut up! Do you even know what that entails? It involves me being placed into stasis and then being drained of every drop of blood, so they can purge the Potter family magic from it! There's only a forty percent chance I'll survive the process!"
"WHAT?" Lily shouted, turning on James. Sirius was too shocked to even move. "How could you do this?"
"I'll tell you." Harry cut in. "It was the most complete possible disownment besides straight up murder. So he picked it without even looking at it, so he could get back to Hayden's precious birthday party. Even the goblin was stunned by your utter lack of care for this."
"Harry, I-"
"I'm lucky about what happened next, I guess. The goblin who was testing me had given me a Heritage Test, since he knew what happened. I bet that you couldn't guess what the result was."
"A Heritage Test." Sirius whispered in shock.
Harry whirled, his wand leveled on the figure in the doorway, before smiling. "Uncle Padfoot!" Harry shouted with a smile, running to Sirius with a hug, before turning back to glare at his parents.
"That's right. The goblin wouldn't speak for about a minute after the Test." Harry paused for effect before continuing. "I am the magical heir of three different houses and I have the heir-by-conquest of another. I was made the lord of those houses and emancipated, since I'm no longer a Potter."
Harry smirked at them. "You are looking at Lord Gryffindor-Ravenclaw-Hufflepuff-Slytherin."
Everyone looked on in stunned silence. James was the first to speak. "Bu- But I-I thought that the House of Potter and the of House of Gryffindor were the same."
Harry shook his head. "They're two separate titles, even though Godric's son was the first Potter."
"Who did you kill?" Sirius asked hoarsely. "To get the title of Slytherin?"
Harry paused. Did he really want to tell them this? He decided that he didn't have a choice, since he'd been wanting to tell Sirius as soon as possible.
"I defeated a man named Tom Marvolo Riddle. I'm sure that you can figure out who he was, if you ask Dumbledore. And yes, he was the heir of Slytherin."
"But-" Sirius began.
"It wasn't my fault, and you can ask Dumbledore if you want to know why." It was all Harry was willing to say on the matter.
Lily turned to James. "Isn't this wonderful, honey? We have the heir to all four Founders of Hogwarts and the Boy-Who-Lived as our sons!"
"Wrong." Harry said.
"What do you mean?" Lily asked.
"I'm not your son anymore."
"Harry, I'm sure that we can get the disownment cancelled…"
"Not a chance. I've looked at the contract. It's impossible. Besides, I don't want to be a member of the family that neglected me for so long. The family that's willing to risk killing me to give my brother a title."
"Listen here, mister! You will listen to your mother! We will go to Gringotts now and will fix this. You'll be the secondary heir of Potter. You will add the four vaults to the Potter Vault, son." James said imperiously.
"You just don't get it." Harry said with a shake of his head. "I'm. Not. Your. Son. Anymore."
"Harry James-"
"That's not my name anymore!" Harry shouted. "I refused to kee that name either. I am Harry Sirius Gryffindor-Ravenclaw-Hufflepuff-Slytherin." Harry froze for a moment before looking over at Sirius.
"I- I hope you don't mind… You're the only real father figure I've ever had and…" Harry fell silent as Sirius hugged him tightly.
"I'm honored Harry." Sirius said proudly. "I just can't believe that they would…"
"You can go to Gringotts and ask, if you want proof."
"Where did you get the materials for that wand if you didn't have access to your trust vault?" James demanded. "You stole the money from us, didn't you? I can take you to court, now that you're emancipated!"
"Wrong, you jealous bastard!" Harry shouted, fire streaming from his wand tip as his anger grew. "I earned the money, and borrowed what I didn't have from Mr. Ollivander! You took 112 of my hard earned galleons!"
"Right, like we're going to believe you were working for Mr. Ollivander." Lily scoffed, after that. "He never takes apprentices."
"Well, I convinced him to take me. In fact, I was the one who made the wand Hayden uses."
"I don't believe you!" Hayden shouted.
"Well, it's true. Didn't ever wonder why he didn't comment on it like he usually does? It's because a wandmaker doesn't comment on another's work unless asked to. That particular wand was willow and Chinese Fireball dragon heartstring. Fairly bendy, and decent with dueling. I suggest you use fire spells."
"Wha-"
"As I said, I'll be leaving now. I'll be getting a room at the Leaky Cauldron, since I don't have anywhere else to go. I will not expect visitors. Show up at your own-"
"Harry, would you like to come stay with me?" Sirius asked him.
Harry had a delighted expression on his face. "I'd love to. Are you sure?"
Sirius nodded and Harry followed him out, saying. "I've already got all of my stuff." He turned back to the Potters. "Don't forget to ask Uncle Albus." He snorted at the name. "About Tom Marvolo Riddle."
They were almost ten feet from the house when suddenly an angry yip could be heard from the top floor. Harry sighed. "Fine. Come on, Jet." Moments later, a tiny black dragon with purple flames for eyes fell onto Harry's head. Its tail curled loosely around his neck and its wings settled against its body.
"Damnit! Did you have to land so hard?" Harry
An hour later, Sirius and Remus were both dumbstruck after hearing Harry's story. Jet had already gone to sleep in Harry's room.
"You seriously constructed a metal staff?" Remus said dubiously. "That shouldn't be possible."
Harry pulled out his wand and threw it lightly into the air. It spun three times before landing in his hand in staff form. Both former Marauders stared at it with shock.
"How did you-"
"I've been working on it for the past three years. It can do all sorts of things that most wands can't and it cannot be separated from me." Harry bragged. Normally, he wouldn't, but Harry was very proud of his accomplishment.
"Fine, fine. Now, off to bed, mister. You go off to Hogwarts tomorrow!" Sirius said with a smile. Harry ran off, plotting on how to make his former family's lives miserable.
"I still can't believe that Lily and James would do that." Sirius sighed.
"I can. They've never been the same since Peter…"
"Yeah."
The next day, Sirius and Remus took Harry to Platform 9 ¾. Harry gave them what looked like Muggle cell phones, hugged them both, and got onto the train. Sirius and Remus left with awestruck looks on their faces, totally ignoring the Potter family and their entourage of reporters.
"Do you really think that these work?" Sirius asked Remus excitedly.
"Only one way to find out." Remus replied with a smile.
They opened them up and checked the other one. They then used the keys to enter a number. Moments later, green flames appeared on the 'screen' and they could see one another's face.
"This is going to be an amusing year." Remus said.
"You said it. If Harry could make these in his spare time, I don't even want to know what he will do to them." Sirius replied.
Harry sat down on a bench in a compartment and started playing with his wand. Jet was still on his head, like an eccentric hat. He'd been studying magic since he taught himself to read at age two. He could probably take his OWLs and pass with O's. He might even be able to score a NEWT or two. He'd have to hide his skills for now, especially since he'd revealed the truth.
He heard a commotion coming from a nearby compartment. A bushy haired girl was being accosted by a blonde haired boy and two gorillas.
"Hey, is there something I can help you with?" Harry asked.
They all looked at him. "Who're you?" The blonde boy asked
"Harry."
"What's your surname?"
"None of your business. Now, if you don't mind, I'd like to ask this pretty girl if she'd like some help with her trunk."
The girl blushed while the boy growled. He didn't like being looked down upon. "She's just a mudblood. You should stay away from them, if you know what's good for you. Assuming you aren't one yourself."
"No, I'm not. Now, back the hell off." He brandished his wand. "Or I'll make you."
The boy shuddered, then moved away. Harry moved over to the girl. "Now, do you need some help?"
The girl blushed again. "Um, uh…"
"I'll take that as a yes. Would you like to come sit with me?"
"Y-"
"Great! Come on!" Harry grabbed the girl's trunk with one hand and her hand with the other. He dragged her into his compartment, before hoisting the trunk onto the luggage section.
"So, what's your name?" Harry asked.
"H- Hermione Granger." She said shyly.
"That's a great name! I'm Harry GRHS."
Hermione giggled. "GRHS?"
"It's a mouthful. So I abbreviated it." Harry paused, his eyes closing for a moment. Unbeknownst to Hermione, the orange crystal on Harry's wand had glowed for a moment. "My full name is Harry Sirius Gryffindor-Ravenclaw-Hufflepuff-Slytherin. In that order."
Hermione was stunned. She opened her mouth then closed it several times. "A-Aren't those-"
"The names of the Founders? Yeah. It's kind of complicated, but I got disowned and found out about them. So I changed my name."
"You were disowned? I'm so sorry."
Harry shrugged. "It's fine. My parents and my brother were kind of jerks anyway. I can't wait to pay them back."
"What do you mean?"
"I mean that my parents teach at Hogwarts and that my twin is going to be attending too."
"Your twin? That's horrible! I read all about twin bonds and-"
"We never had one. Well, not as far as I can remember."
"I'm sorry."
"It's fine." Harry felt a buzzing. "Gimme a sec." He pulled out his own phone-like device. This one had a rendition of his lightning scar in the same color as his eyes on the front. He flipped it open and saw both Sirius and Remus' face in the flames.
"I see you made it onto the train safely. And who is this attractive young-"
"Back off Padfoot!" Harry said with a chuckle.
"Sorry, pup. I can see that you want her for yourself. Talk to you later."
The connection faded and Harry pocketed his device.
"Was that a cell phone?" Hermione asked in amazement. The wizarding world seemed so far behind that she was shocked to see one here.
"Actually no. It's a Floo Phone. My own invention. I use the Floo connection to make video calls. There already are communication mirrors, but those come in pairs. This thing can connect to any Floo on the network, as long as you know the number."
"Number?"
"Every Floo-connected grate has a number. People just like to use words, because they're easier to remember."
"Did you say that you invented these?"
"Yes. I was bored and came up with the idea. They were surprisingly easy to construct."
"Wow!"
"I suppose that's where the name Ravenclaw comes in…"
"What do you mean?"
Harry sighed. "Being a Magical Heir means that I have traits that associate me closest with the line, as well as compatible magic."
"Wow. Wait a sec, if you have all of the traits, then why-"
"Am I telling you this? Well, frankly, I plan to use my titles all the time, so it makes no difference."
"Stop that!" Hermione demanded, slapping Harry's arm.
"Stop what?"
"Finishing my sentences!"
"Oh… Sorry."
"Whatever. If you want me to forgive you, lemme see that phone."
"Looks like someone has a Slytherin side." Harry said with a chuckle. He tapped the face of his watch with his finger, causing it to vanish and a trunk to appear on the ground. Harry opened the first compartment and pulled out another phone. He tossed it to Hermione. "You owe me ten Galleons."
"Wha-?"
"I plan to start selling these at Hogwarts. You can give me the money later."
"I-"
"That, or you can consider it a birthday present. Of course, I don't know when that is, so you can consider it an early or a late present. This, of course, assumes we stay as friends."
"Harry. If you don't let me finish one of my questions again, I'll hex you!"
"You'll try." Harry said with a cheeky smirk. Then, Jet woke up and looked at Hermione, who let out a shriek as the dragon yawned, showing her his teeth.
Well, that's what I thought up in two hours of traffic. I have a bit of the next chapter, but not enough to even come close to publishing. Let me know if I should continue. It might just be annoyance over traffic seeking an outlet.
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