"He had it all set up so when he spoke the food would appear, clever."
I could see a couple of older students start to shake their head in disbelief and I smirked, I must have been the first one to put that together for them, guess the house of the smart isn't as smart as it thinks.
As I was eating another voice spoke, "Are you really a Black?" It was a male voice this time and I looked to see it was a blond boy my age who had been sorted a little while after.
"Yes, I am,...
2024-06-20 23:46:08 +0000 UTC
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One thing about being in the house that values intelligence, everyone is likely to ask questions.
I made sure to sit with my back facing away from the head table as best I could, didn't want to give the old man or greasy git the chance to try some passive legitimacy on me.
Not that they would get past my shields but I didn't want to give them the opportunity and watched the rest of the sorting as best I could without letting my gaze drift up to the head table.
Everything...
2024-06-19 16:00:11 +0000 UTC
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Then his thoughts turned back to his pawn and he couldn't help but feel a little giddy, he everything was falling into place perfectly when he saw young Harry enter the hall looking around him in awe.
His plan to be the boys grandfatherly saviour from his poor childhood at the hands of his muggle relatives was coming along flawlessly.
The boy was clueless about his heritage and he couldn't help but smile seeing his second pawn was by his side.
He was delighted earlier w...
2024-06-18 21:53:06 +0000 UTC
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Magnus scowled at that revelation it was obvious to see what was happening, Dumbledore had been manipulating things to get what he wanted.
He used his sway in the Wizengamot to get branches of magic ladled dark and then used his power as headmaster of Hogwarts to remove them from the curriculum.
Doing so in such a way that no one would question why because it played to his persona as the leader of the light. But that only left one question, what was his real reason for doing s...
2024-06-17 18:29:18 +0000 UTC
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Magnus watched the headmaster and potions professor as he started towards the stool. He could see that Dumbledore at least schooled his features after a couple of seconds.
While Snape shock seemed to fade into a sneer, but Magnus knew better than to look into either of their eyes.
His occlumency training had taught him that a master of legitimacy did not need their wand nor an incantation to get into his head.
He already suspected as much from fanfiction concepts, which s...
2024-06-16 20:12:35 +0000 UTC
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Magnus nodded once as they finished the handshake just as the door behind them opened and Professor McGonagall came out.
Magnus quickly slipped back into place as they were lead from the stairs through the grand doors and into the feasting hall.
As they walked in Magnus could already feel all the eyes on them from the four tables, as they were lead down the length of the hall.
As they were Magnus could hear just a bit behind him Hermione talking about the ceiling above ...
2024-06-15 14:38:24 +0000 UTC
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The illusion of the boats moving on their own had many of the first years in awe as they looked around in shock.
You could tell the muggle-borns from the purebloods who weren't doing so as they were pulled out of the cove the dock was in and out onto the open water of the Black Lake and that was when they saw it.
Hogwarts castle was certainly a lot bigger than Magnus had imagined as it stood looming out over the lake, its torches burning bright as beacons for all to see.
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2024-06-14 13:27:11 +0000 UTC
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Tracey nods, "Yeah I doubt that Lord Malfoy would have given it up easily, and I doubt that he's going to give up on the seat even with your claim to the position as solid as it is. He'll likely try to have you stripped of your position in favour of his son."
Magnus shook his head, "He can try but he has no legs to stand on to do so. Firstly I'm a son of a son of the house of black, which trumps Draco being the son of a daughter of the house of black."
"Second I'm directly desce...
2024-06-13 13:52:13 +0000 UTC
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Malfoy looked ready to lose it at Daphne as he glared at her and was about to start yelling when Magnus stepped in front of him again, his eyes still pulsing red.
"Now I am not going to tell you again, get out now, or I will make you." Magnus stated as he channelled his magic into his next words like he had a couple of weeks ago making them boom making Malfoy practically jump backwards with fright right out of the apartment.
Now outside Malfoy gulped but pointed at Magnus before...
2024-06-12 14:43:42 +0000 UTC
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Daphne narrowed her eyes, and from what Magnus could see she wanted to give a rather crude retort, one that didn't need any words and only a single finger as a gesture to give it, but she took a breath and rolled her eyes.
"Matters of the Lord of the houses do not concern the heirs and heiresses Malfoy. If this was a matter for us to discuss or become involved in then my father would have told me about it and that I was free to discuss it with you, as I have not been told as such I wil...
2024-06-10 15:19:21 +0000 UTC
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I chuckled, "Well my grandparent's portraits both tell me I should be in Slytherin. As that has been where members of the house of Black have been predominantly over the years, aside from a couple in other houses, such as my uncle Sirius who was in Gryffindor. Though he was disowned before he left Hogwarts so I don't think he counts." I mused.
"But I'm not sure that I can fall under that banner, after all, I wasn't born and raised a Black. I wasn't raised in the wizarding world with it...
2024-06-09 15:26:01 +0000 UTC
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Hearing their names my mind went into overdrive to pull together all I knew about both these two girls, both were sorted into Slytherin house at Hogwarts.
Daphne was a pureblood heiress to the house of Greengrass, and had a younger sister who was a year or so younger, while Tracey was a half-blood born to a noble family.
If I remember correctly Daphne's younger sister is to marry Draco Malfoy, hmm neither play much part in the actual movies, the largest thing about them is Daphn...
2024-06-08 14:46:29 +0000 UTC
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But if I had to place a bet where they would set up their new base, if it wasn't at Grimmauld place it would be at Hogwarts.
Mainly to do with what I had previously read in Hogwarts a history, seeing as I read the thing twice over in the month beforehand.
I knew everything that it had about the ancient castle.
The first thing being was that Hogwarts was a sovereign land to itself, the ground on which the castle stood as well as the town of Hogsmeade rested on was all se...
2024-06-07 16:35:34 +0000 UTC
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So we have finally 20 chapter here on advance from WN. So there will only be a single chapter everyday from now on.
And I'm thinking of creating a tier for the unreleased fanfiction early access, meaning early access to the stories which isn't uploaded on WN. Of course in that tier you will have full access to the all other fanfic chapters.
And i'm gonna start uploading the other fanfiction here.
So, how is it?
2024-06-06 12:19:54 +0000 UTC
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The first trap, Fluffy, the Cerberus, is a class five dangerous beast, and he puts it behind a door that can be open by a simple first-year charm in a school full of children?
And his only preventative measure is him at the beginning of the year saying for them not to go near the corridor?
Then the second trap, Devil snare, no strike that, a Giant Devil snare, a plant that strangled people to death, dangerous for people like Ron Weasley who don't pay attention in class and know...
2024-06-06 12:13:00 +0000 UTC
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While I could turn my hair or eyes any colour I wanted and even add several inches to my height at a moment's notice.
I was comfortable with my current height and appearance my only modification being my hair, given that I was so used to is being this length when I was older it helped somewhat.
My grey eyes also played well to my appearance, as while most tend to overlook them when I am talking to them.
Working well with my ice mask but should I desire I've learned that...
2024-06-06 12:09:18 +0000 UTC
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It seemed the more I trained myself on my Metamorphmagus skills the less of a pain my clumsiness became and I was moving more naturally though I had researched ways in which I might rid myself of the clumsiness by other means.
I had found an option, a ritual of sorts that I meant to attempt, though it was somewhat dark.
I didn't intend to use if for a while yet at least, as after thinking through the things I would need I determined my second year was my best bet to get them al...
2024-06-04 11:22:45 +0000 UTC
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I had been given a quote and a timescale on how long it would take to fix all that was wrong with the house, which wasn't all that much, aside from a complete re-carpeting and re-flooring of most of the rooms, with new wallpaper or paint put on and updating the furniture and some décor it didn't take that long at all.
Well, it would have had I went about organising it all myself, but through Gringotts, Ironclaw had everything managed for me with each group that came to the manor swor...
2024-06-04 11:22:02 +0000 UTC
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"Well grandmother you will be excited to know that during my check up the other day I learned that I possess a lesser form of this skill."
"I have been told that I might not be able to change my appearance to greet extents I will have some talents in it."
"But the reason I bring this up in this instance is because of Andromeda's daughter, who is an accomplished Metamorphmagus, the first ever to come from the black family in generations."
Magnus came out with as he watche...
2024-06-03 15:30:57 +0000 UTC
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"I spoke to you yesterday evening about the matters of my magical guardianship, how I did not want Albus Dumbledore to retain such position nor anyone else, for fear that they might abuse that power over me, and by an extent use that control to control house Black, and after talking with grandfather."
"I was informed that there was no way to prevent someone from being placed as my magical guardian nor to keep Albus Dumbledore from taking that position as he does with every muggle born ...
2024-06-03 15:25:49 +0000 UTC
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Erebus looked to Magnus for a few moments as his reasons for the questions were made clear and the phoenix nodded again.
'Yes I can, I will be able to hide my form from Dumbledore as you plan on such he will not suspect or realise what I am until you want him to know, as for our bond, we can now talk over much greater distances, you will be able to call me from anywhere and I will know exactly.... where you are in order to go to you.'
Magnus nodded as he went over everything he ...
2024-06-02 12:48:21 +0000 UTC
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"But that's something I don't get," Magnus responded as he finished setting up the large standing.
"If bonding a Phoenix is such a hard thing to do, why did you call Dumbledore a pathetic excuse of a wizard, wouldn't it take a powerful wizard to do such a thing?"
Erebus was silent for a moment but bobbed his head in agreement, 'It would yes, the wizard would have to have the power to constantly bombard the Phoenix with his will, to force the bonding to happen, doing so revelry w...
2024-06-02 12:47:25 +0000 UTC
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Tonks shrugged, "I'll go fix the three of us some lunch then, then after we can make a start on cleaning yeah? Looks like there's a lot to do."
Magnus nodded, "Sure, Andromeda mind waiting till I get Erebus set up in my trunk before I join you, I'd rather explain my reasons to my grandmother, so she isn't screaming down the house."
Andromeda nodded, "Sure I don't mind. What room are you staying in?"
"Second floor, in the room that used to belong to my father," Mag...
2024-06-01 16:32:29 +0000 UTC
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Thinking to himself for a moment Magnus raised his hand with his detector ring on it thinking that perhaps it was a charm at work to make him drawn to buy the bird, but none of the gems on the ring lit up.
He frowned and stepped closer to the bird and looked at it with intrigue, and watched in amusement as it tilted its head at him, he smirked and nodded.
"You perfect," he said and lifted the cage down from its hook gently as Andromeda came around the corner.
"Made your c...
2024-06-01 16:29:35 +0000 UTC
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Tonks who had been too shocked seeing the ring she had only ever been told about to hear her hated name being spoken finally snapped out of things and leaned forward curiously, "So… cousin, we were told you had specifications for all of us, what's mine?" she asked as she crossed her arms across her chest.
Magnus looked to Tonks with a smile, "You're is simple really" he said as he shook his head and his black hair turned pink matching Tonks own shade something that he had been practi...
2024-05-31 14:04:20 +0000 UTC
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Magnus smiled, "It's really very simple mister Tonks, I am the heir apparent to a very prominent house, one ancient and most noble, currently the last of my name, but I am in need of assistance." Magnus explained.
"You see being as both my parents are dead I am without a guardian, magical or otherwise, and come September I am going to be attending Hogwarts school, and by magical law all students who attend Hogwarts school who do not have magical guardians, have that position filled by...
2024-05-31 14:00:56 +0000 UTC
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The Tonks account manager, Ragluk, was sitting behind his desk with a rather large grin on his face which put the Tonks off somewhat, a grinning goblin was a strange sight for most wizards.
"As good you've all come as requested, good, this will all run more smoothly then" the goblin spoke.
Andromeda stepped forward, "For what purpose did we all have to come goblin" she demanded wanting answers.
Ragluk put up his hands in a placating manner, "All will be explained shortly...
2024-05-30 12:04:43 +0000 UTC
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Ironclaw grinned a toothy grin at my statement, "Indeed we are Master Black, and what are matters can Gringotts bank assist the House of Black in today?" he asked as he gestured for me to sit down in the chair on the opposite side of his desk.
I nodded and took my seat, "Well as you can likely imagine after so many years of sitting ideal, Black manor has fallen into disrepair, I have recently restored the wards and bound them to myself with my Grandfathers instructions on how to do so,...
2024-05-30 11:59:41 +0000 UTC
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Arcturus nodded, "You have a good head on your shoulders then, you will be sure to find anything and everything in theses shelves, the black library is very extensive.
There is not a branch of magic in the world that we do not have a volume of somewhere in here, though I am sad to say that even with a month of free time you will be hard pressed to learn everything other heirs your age will know, even if you retrieved my time dilation pocket watch from the house vaults, you would be har...
2024-05-29 09:49:41 +0000 UTC
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I nodded, that was very good to know, I had spotted a number of books back in the vault that I had left because of the curses, I would have to add a stop to the vault to my list of things to do the next time I went to the vaults unless I found the same books in the library here, "I believe I will go and see the library now, I'm quite eager to begin my studying."
Orion seemed to smirk, "you sound too much like a Ravenclaw, knowledge is good but only when it is useful, remember that." He...
2024-05-29 09:46:51 +0000 UTC
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