Chapter 325: Reality and Illusions
30th September 1995, Hogwarts (Earth 2)
“You escaped our last duel through pure blind luck. There are no Portkeys this time and none of my annoying little followers. Let’s see if you can last longer than your father, huh?”
He jumped to the side to barely dodge the bright green jet of light that was coming at him. Holy shit, what the fuck was going on?
Harry didn’t have time to really think ab...
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Chapter 324: Potions Mishap
30th September 1995, Hogwarts (Earth 2)
Harry Potter watched as Harrold grabbed Neville’s plant for the fourth time in fifteen minutes and gave him an indulgent smile. It came as a bit of a surprise when they realized that the new student was some kind of secret potion master, which for some reason was driving Snape insane.
Well, Harry knew why it was doing so. Harrold just fixed most of Neville’s mistakes right after they hap...
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Chapter 323: Hounding Truths
12th September 1995, London (Earth 2)
“Hello, Sirius… It’s a long story, but why don’t we start by summoning Kreacher… I’ll explain after I destroyed the damn thing.” The dog Animagus numbly nodded and lowered his wand, still trying to figure out what the fuck was going on.
Harry knew that he could have been a bit gentler with the reveal, especially considering just how unstable Sirius Black’s psyche was....
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Chapter 322: The Grimness of Hounds
12th September 1995, London (Earth 2)
Sirius Black knew that he wasn’t exactly the best portrayal of sanity ever since he escaped Azkaban. Oh, he was much better than he used to be when he just escaped. Honestly, looking back, he had no idea what he was aiming to achieve on that front…
He had simply seen Wormtail in the Daily Prophet and just wanted to kill him, ignoring everything else. After all, this was the traitor...
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Chapter 321: Of Investigative Bushes
5th September 1995, Hogwarts (Earth 2)
Hermione Granger watched as Harrold Smith wrote down something in his notebook. He was completely ignoring Flitwick’s explanation of the silencing charm. The boy casually pointed his wand at the frog in front of him, without even using the proper wand movements or incantation, and yet the frog’s croaks became silent. He didn’t even look at the animal, just at his notebook.
He p...
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Chapter 320: Of Cruel Feathers
2nd September 1995, Hogwarts (Earth 2)
The smooth way Smith delivered this little speech silenced the entire classroom, and Umbridge simply stated, “You will see me after class, Mr. Smith.”
“Of course, Professor Umbridge,” he replied with a smug grin, “After all, you still haven’t answered my questions yet…”
Harry was smiling as the entire classroom left the frankly boring Defence Against...
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Chapter 319: A Toad’s Misgivings
2nd September 1995, Hogwarts (Earth 2)
Hermione Granger didn’t know what to think about the new student. Harrold Smith was an enigma, to say the least, and it was one that happened to be very frustrating to solve… She didn’t expect much from him when he said that he was homeschooled, but he managed to surprise her. The practice slowly faded away when proper magical education was put in place because it was simply far more e...
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Chapter 318: A Change in Perspective
2nd September 1995, Hogwarts (Earth 2)
Harry Potter didn’t know what he expected when McGonagall asked him to show the new guy around. He couldn’t admit that he found him interesting; his actions during the Hogwarts Express were more than enough to make him good in Harry’s books. Hermione also saying that he was a brilliant wizard probably helped a bit.
However, as they spoke to each other during their tour, Harry r...
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Chapter 317: A Lesson in Manners
1st September 1995, Hogwarts (Earth 2)
AN: Just in case you get confused, this is from the original Harry's POV (Earth 1), not Cannon Harry. Just wanted to point that out since I said before that I was sticking to 3rd person POV, but I realized that I couldn't do that in this one.
Harry sighed deeply as he finally sad down in his new dormitory. Ever since he had been displaced from his universe thanks to Lily...
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Chapter 316: Hero’s Lament
1st September 1995, London (Earth 2)
The previous summer had to have been one of the worst ones ever since he received his Hogwarts letter four years prior. The way he had been treated reminded him of how everybody in Privet Drive turned on him just because of what the Dursleys said about him…
It was hard to conceive the idea that the ministry was so antagonistic towards him. They hadn’t really done any investigation on what ...
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Chapter 315: Feline Impressions
15th August 1995, Hogsmeade
Minerva McGonagall was having a horrible summer. Other than the constant attempts at slandering her mentor and boss, she somehow had found herself with even more responsibilities than before, something that she never expected would have been possible.
One would think that with Albus losing his positions as Chief Warlock of the Wizengamot, and the Supreme Mugwump of the ICW, he would have had more ti...
2024-08-03 13:49:21 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 314: The Lost Raven
Unknown place, Unknown time
There was a blast of white, and then, nothing… Well, there was nothing for a fraction of a second until he found himself thrown into a bunch of mud and grass… This definitely wasn’t Durmstrang anymore… Now, where the fuck was he? That was Harry’s last thought before everything turned to black…
Harry woke up feeling something wet dripping on him. He tried to stop it by raising his ar...
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Chapter 313: The Scattering Flames
4 January 1995, Durmstrang
As she swung her sword, Harry channelled his family crest, asking it for anything to stop the dagger. A beam of pure darkness, pure entropy, flew towards Lily and hit her dagger right as she was swinging it. Unfortunately, it was too late, the dagger hit Gram and shattered it to pieces. And in response, the world screamed…
Time was a funny thing. Harry was probably one of the few mages ...
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Chapter 312: The Owl and the Serpent
4 January 1995, Durmstrang
Even through his blurring vision, Neville saw Hermione Granger’s face looking at the Dark Lord with a neutral expression on her face, “Hello, Tom Riddle…”
Hermione Granger knew that she was in trouble. She had traced back the portkey that Neville had taken and followed it by apparating there. It was a technique that the Unspeakables had taught her, a way to essentially backtrack...
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Chapter 311: Of Scaly Yields
4 January 1995, Durmstrang
Just like that, he felt a pull in his navel… A portkey… The last thing he felt before passing out was an intense pain in his scar as well as dread at the familiar red eyes gleaming maliciously at him…
When Neville woke up, he felt burning pain in his forehead, specifically his scar. When he finally recognized the feeling, all he could feel was dread. His scar had only burned in two scenar...
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Chapter 310: Strained Family
4 January 1995, Durmstrang
He walked towards the sword, seeing if he would be able to pull it out, only for his Arcane Hearing to warn him just in time to shield against an incoming spell. From the shadows, a familiar woman emerged with a sad look on her face. He gasped as he recognized her, “Lily…”
“I’m sorry, Harry, but I can’t let you do this…”
Harry gave her an incredulous look, “Are ...
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Chapter 309: A Hero’s Journey
4 January 1995, Durmstrang
This was his moment… At least that was what Neville Longbottom thought as the canon fired, proclaiming the start of the third task of the tournament. This was the moment where the entire magical world would start to acknowledge him, not for his fame, not for the fact that his parents sacrificed themselves for him, but for his skills as a wizard.
Oh, sure, it was, pretty much, a gamble on his part, ...
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Chapter 308: Race Against Time
4 January 1995, Durmstrang
With a wave of his wand, he created a portal to Daphne’s bedroom, only to see her glaring at him, “I got a location… Dumbledore moved the sword from the mountain. He put it in a cave underneath Durmstrang. Are you in or out?”
The walk to the fortress was a silent one. Daphne hadn’t said much other than agreeing to come with him and the expression on her face was a worried one. She w...
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Chapter 307: Tested Patience
4 January 1995, Durmstrang
The jagged peaks of the Durmstrang mountains jutted against the gray sky, their snowy tops looking like stern guards over the rough terrain. These mountains were wild and untouched, with rocky slopes diving into steep valleys covered in thick layers of snow. The dark pine forests were weighed down with fresh snow, the branches heavy with the pristine white powder. The air was cold and sharp, with a clean wint...
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Chapter 306: The Fated Sovereign
30 December 1994, Durmstrang
“Well, you stand in the presence of Nero Claudius, fifth Emperor of Rome. Now, I wish to know the name of the man who dared to summon me from my rest…”
Harry’s only response was, “What the fuck?”
The man seemed offended by what he said, “I know that it’s hard to deal with my magnificence, but there’s no need for that sort of language…”
“Wait,...
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Chapter 305: Blood and Vines
30 December 1994, Durmstrang
And just like that, they went back to the ball, as if nothing had happened. No one knew that they had essentially pulled off the heist of the century. After all, the night was still young…
Harry smiled as he remembered the events of the Yule Ball. It was, by far, one of his most eventful days… He had broken into Gringotts without anyone even realizing it, had some great time with Daphne a...
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Chapter 304: Murky and Tabby
25 December 1994, Gringotts
Hopefully, the odds would be in his favour. After taking a deep breath, Harry slowly walked into the cavern… After all, he had a vault to rob.
Harry wasn’t a professional robber… He never thought that he would ever have to do anything like this. If he needed gold, then there were hundreds of better ways to do it than breaking into one of the most secure locations in magical Britain. Unfo...
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Chapter 303: The Yule Ball
25 December 1994, Durmstrang
The atmosphere in Durmstrang was very different on that fated day. Everyone was excited for the event, strangely, even more excited than for the tasks themselves. At least with that done, there would be a lot less love proclamations and desperate people wanting a date for the ball.
It was a bit insane how much a simple ball created so much pressure. Honestly, it wasn’t this tense during the tasks.
...
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Chapter 302: Preparing a Heist
20 December 1994, Durmstrang
Life in Durmstrang was surprisingly nice for Harry. It was a nice way to decompress, after months of constant action and pressure. Despite the school’s reputation, it remained as such, a school. There were combat classes and an entire class for the study of curses, but that was it.
There were no hidden duels to the death, no lessons on the Cruciatus curse, no muggle baiting class… Nothing like w...
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Chapter 301: Spherical Thirds
29 November 1994, Durmstrang
Harry watched as the investigator, David Roche – very cool name, by the way, stepped out of the room feeling far more conflicted about his position than he ever did before. Harry didn’t have it in him to be angry at the guy, especially when he scared the crap out of him just minutes prior.
The guy was just doing his job, trying to balance not being an asshole and not losing his job, and Harry did...
2024-07-09 14:10:37 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 300: Lines in the Sand
29 November 1994, Durmstrang
This was a fucking mess…
That was exactly what David Roche thought to himself as he watched the boy in front of him who had an unconcerned look in his eyes, as if he didn’t care that David’s superiors wanted to screw the kid…
He hadn’t wanted to do it, but he couldn’t exactly refuse, not without disappearing after being reassigned somewhere at the other side of the world…
D...
2024-07-07 14:00:15 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 299: Of Change and Choices
29 November 1994, Rome, Italy
He simply shrugged, “It doesn’t matter. I’m going to speak with McGonagall, tell her about the attack and everything. She must be exhausted, keeping the dragon together like that… I’m kinda impressed, to be honest.”
Harry turned and walked away from Hermione. This was probably the most time they spoke to each other since her return, and it was very awkward to say the least....
2024-07-06 13:49:36 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 298: Auburn Conjectures
29 November 1994, Rome, Italy
Hermione Granger watched as Harry Potter ran as quickly as he could and warped the exterior of McGonagall’s metal dragon. He jumped in without even giving her a look and she had no choice but to follow him.
As the walls morphed back into place, Hermione couldn’t help herself to reassess her threat assessment of her former friend. Holy shit, this was insane. Nothing in the Department of Mystery...
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Chapter 297: Budding Roles
29 November 1994, Rome, Italy
Before Harry could process this, he heard hundreds of cracks arriving at once and hundreds of wizards atop brooms appeared… As bad as it was, that was when the roaring started. He turned around and five fucking flying dragons of all things, screeching and looking at him in challenge.
Well, fuck.
He hadn’t realized he had said this out loud, but Hermione gave him an annoyed l...
2024-07-02 14:11:02 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 296: Express Delivery
29 November 1994, Rome, Italy
Harry spread his Arcane Hearing and heard multiple songs around the dragon with malicious intent, “Our ride is getting attacked. Wake up the other students, we need to defend ourselves.”
Daphne gave him a questioning look, “Who would attack us?”
“I don’t know… We need to get the others, and fast…”
They ran out of the compartment, doing their best not to fall du...
2024-06-30 14:35:58 +0000 UTC
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