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Chapter 42: The Boy-Who-Knows-Nothing! Part-2

{Abandoned Classroom, Hogwarts}

{2nd Sep 1991} 

{3rd Person POV}

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'Huh...' Rigel was confused about why Harry would say parents, but since the seats and table in the abandoned classroom weren't floating he guessed that Harry was at least calm enough to talk about it.

"What do you mean?" Rigel asked. His question was apparently too complex as Harry's face morphed into a stoic look, he looked like he was struggling to comprehend what holy wisdom Rigel had just spilled out. 

"You're a Parselmouth aren't you?" Harry asked, he finally gave in to the urge to get to know more about his own family as he gave away a major clue that could get him into some trouble.

"Yeah, what has tha-" Rigel paused midway through his rhetorical sentence as he sat up straight. He had considered dealing with the Malfoy and dealing with the Slytherin house but he had entirely forgotten about the two other Parselmouth. While Voldemort was still in the back of his head, he didn't even think about what this news would do to Potter. 

Rigel concentrated as he whispered, "Canss youss understandss mess?"

To anyone else this it would seem like Rigel had gone mad and he started hissing some stuff randomly, but Harry could understand him perfectly, he didn't know how to talk in Parseltongue though so he nodded.

"Huh, didn't know that our resident savior was a hidden dark lord as well," Rigel commented to lighten the mood. Harry's face on the other hand turned into a grimace as the boy complained, "Don't even say that, there were students from upper year gathered around our classroom trying to get a good look at me." Harry grumbled as he walked over and sat down on a seat.

'Hmm, so Harry must have thought we are somewhat related... but why is he here, if he lived with the Dursleys for 18 years...' Rigel shuddered at the thought and decided to explore a little bit.

"I didn't know that the Potters were related to Slytherin?" Rigel asked. "And why are you in the house of brave and idiots?" 

Harry brushed away the insult as he shrugged, "I dunno, everyone I met kind of hated Slytherin with a passion. Plus I met Draco..." his face morphed into a frown, "he had surprisingly unpleasant ideas toward muggleborns." 

"Yup, that would do it," Rigel jested in good humor getting a smile from Harry. He had multiple options in front of him right now. He could be a mentor to Harry, and make sure Dumbledore doesn't manipulate the boy too much, but that would mean getting the attention from the ancient Headmaster who glowed like the fucking sun to his senses so he would like to pass on that.

'Secret friend/ family member type beat is it then,' Rigel decided. He didn't want to be involved in the plot too early, Harry could deal with Quirell this year and he would deal with the diary next year as a gift, then he could catch scabbers before the rat does a runner, that way he could deal with the plot of the third and the fourth book and hopefully delay the revival of good old Voldy.

Rigel had a plan to grow strong before the end of 4th or 5th year so he was entirely okay with this much change in the timeline.

"So somewhere somehow we are related?" Rigel asked.

Harry nodded at him, his eyes bright as he looked excited by the possibility. Rigel had to dampen his mood a little bit though, he did not want a green-eyed follower disrupting his plans. 

"Well, it makes sense, although I need to research more into how this trait transfers because almost everyone in the wizarding world is related somehow," Rigel spoke getting a confused look in response.

"Geez you didn't even look at your family tree?" Rigel asked getting a frown from the boy.

"I tried to find a lot of books but I couldn't find it anywhere, everything about the potters just had my name and fake stories plastered on it," Harry replied. Rigel had to shake his head as he asked the green-eyed wizard, "Where exactly did you search for this family tree?"

"Flourish and Blotts?" Harry asked as he gave Rigel a sheepish smile. 

"...That's what happens when you send Hagrid to introduce wizards to the magical world," Rigel mumbled but Harry took offense to that. "Hey, he's fine alright... He's just a bit different." 

'It seems like Hagrid and Harry became fast friends again,' Rigel thought as he nodded to Harry and raised his hand in a soft apology.

"Alright, Alright..." Rigel acknowledged Harry's views and spoke, "Alright I understand, anyway, you should have gone to your accounts manager. Not only do you need to do that to get your heirship claim started but he would be able to give you the necessary details about your family tree. The Potter's were an old house you know..."

"Oh!" Harry spoke as he gave Rigel a wide-eyed look, Rigel shook his head and then told him a solution, "You can talk to Prof. McGonagall, she would be able to take you to Gringotts on a weekend and you can sort through these things then."

"Thanks," Harry nodded as he gave Rigel a relieved smile. An awkward silence consumed the two as Rigel kind of forgot what he had planned.

"Right, so the hat put you in Gryffindor, that would be a problem." Rigel muttered as Harry gave him an embarrassed look, at his raised eyebrow the Boy-Who-Lived admitted, "I kind of bullied the hat into placing me in Gryffindor."

"Did you attribute all Slytherins as Draco clones? And here I thought that Weasley didn't rub off on you through the train journey?" Rigel teased and Harry shrugged, he did do that so there was not an excuse.

"Alright, I don't suppose we could meet each other often otherwise both of us would quickly be shut out from our houses. If you need to talk just send me a letter through a school owl alright and I'll do the same." Rigel spoke as he stood up, he looked as Harry did the same and another idea popped into Rigel's head.

"Do you mind if I use your owl to run an errand?" Rigel asked.

Harry shook his head and replied, "No, Hedwig would appreciate a longer flight, she had been cooped up in the castle so she wouldn't mind..."

"Alright give me a minute," Rigel spoke as he pulled out a parchment and started writing a quick and concise letter. 

"Who are you writing a letter to?" Harry asked as he walked a bit closer. 

"A certain busy journalist who had the time of her life writing a bunch of articles yesterday and I'm sure her imaginative quill must have several dozen more, ready to be set off tomorrow!" Rigel spoke as he finished the short note. He folded the parchment and nodded to Harry.

"Alohomora~" 

"Let's go!"

...

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AN - Back in Dorms! Took a little break!

P.S- 30+ Chapters on P.atreon!


Chapter 43: Playing the Game!

{Abandoned Classroom, Hogwarts}

{2nd Sep 1991} 

{3rd Person POV}

Hogwarts is a magical castle where strange things happen almost every moment. Spells flew through the corridor as the paintings tried to warn the students to slow down. Ghosts flew around stuck in limbo. Amidst all this strangeness the sight of the currently rumored Dark Lord walking with the Saviour of Great Britain boggled a lot of minds. 

Thankfully the entrance to the Owlery was located just next to the Gryffindor classroom so they didn't have to travel for long, though the rumor mill likely would have a new story by the time they arrived for their next lecture. 

"Did you try all these spells before coming to Hogwarts?" Harry asked once they started walking up the steps of West Tower.

"I learned a lot of charms, transfiguration spells though were not listed in the books and I figured there was a reason for this so I didn't force the issue," Rigel admitted, plus his main focus after learning all the spells from 1st year was to see what would be the result if he levels up a spell to its max level.

'I'm so close as well...' Rigel thought as he opened his spells interface. A long list of spells appeared in front of him.

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[Spells]

[Color Change Charm Lv - 3]

[Wand-Lighting Charm Lv - 4]

[Wand-Extinguishing Charm Lv - 4]

[Verdimillious Charm Lv - 2]

[Levitation Charm Lv - 9]

[Softening Charm Lv - 2]

[Unlocking Charm Lv - 4]

[Locking Charm Lv - 2]

[Mending Charm Lv - 5]

[Smokescreen Spell Lv - 2]

[Knockback Jinx Lv - 8]

[Severing Charm Lv - 3]

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Looking at the long list Rigel focused on his highest leveled spell.

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[Levitation Charm: Level 9 {8452/9000}]

[The Levitation charm is one of the simplest magic that deals with gravity manipulation. The control and stability of the charm depend on the caster's focus at a lower level though at a higher level, the charm becomes more stable.]

[Wand Movements: Flick]

[Mana Cost: 1 Mana/min]

[Level 5 Bonus: Can be cast silently]

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'I could level up this spell today after classes, I want to see what bonus a level 10 spell would have.' Rigel thought. The magic system was a little overwhelming as he had to practically go through a grinding process to level up a spell. Some spells were easier to gain exp from like the Wand Lightning charm. It costs little to no mana but there really was no point in continuously learning that spell.

'There were two bonuses I got when the levitation charm leveled up to level 5. First was that I was able to use the charm without speaking it out loud, and also the Wand Movements needed to use the spells went from Swish -> Flick to just Flick. Would it eliminate the need for wand movements if I level it up to level 10?' Rigel thought.

The question has been his main motivator to focus on leveling up the Levitation charm and the Knockback Jinx. Aside from the varying amount of EXP he got from every attempt at casting a particular spell, the amount of EXP needed to level up a spell also differed.

The Wand Lightning charm needs just 100 EXP per level at the start and the requirement increases by 100 per level. The Levitation charm and the Knockback jinx on the other hand needed 1000EXP per level with it increasing at the rate of 1000 per level as well. 

At first, he had been worried that it was related to affinities but after learning spells from both Charms and the Dark Arts Jinxes he realized that affinity affected the amount of exp he got. For every charm he practiced, he would get 2 EXP per cast. But for every jinx or curse he practiced, he would get 3 EXP per cast. 

'I need to dominate Evelyn soon, she gives me an affinity with the Dark arts and if I'm right she could push my Dark Arts affinity closer to 30 which should give me a plus 3 EXP boost per cast.' Rigel thought. He had completed 2 of her objectives or rather collected 2 of her objectives last night. 

'Though I could slow down and leverage the fact that I haven't performed the Core Expansion ritual yet with anyone to get into contact with more females...' The choice was obvious but Rigel was hesitant to spread his reputation like this so soon considering his actions likely would have consequences.

The timeline he was in was already deviating enough, still, he was becoming more and more inclined to go through that route.

"Why are you even sure that the journalist would listen to you?" Harry asked. "From what I know about journalists they are notoriously hard to negotiate with..."

Rigel gave Harry a grin, the grin dripping with maliciousness as he spoke, "I nearly forgot about her you know. If she hadn't written these articles then I would have forgotten she existed." 

He looked at Harry who had taken a step back from him and shrugged, "Listen, dude, everyone in the world is out for themselves, you would find very few people who would generally care about you. You are the heir to a Most Ancient and Noble house, in addition to being the Boy Who Lived, get used to the idea of using the power that you have and also being targetted for it. No one would generally be on your side, everyone has their reasons... even me."

"Plus she came after me, it was only natural that I retaliate." Rigel shrugged, his sudden transformation shedding the dark mood instantly. Harry looked at the casual way in which Rigel flipped through stages. The grin filled with dark intentions was still in his mind as they arrived at the Owlery. Hedwig immediately flapped its wings as they landed on Harry's shoulders, her claws lightly digging into him as she hooted complaints at him.

'Why couldn't I have gotten the ability to talk to owls instead of snakes, everything would have become so much easier.' Harry thought as he allowed Hedwig to nip his finger as Rigel folded the parchment and came close.

"You up for a little trip girl?" Harry asked and after another knock on his temple, the owl hooted her approval.

"Who do you want to send it to?" Harry asked as he realized that he had never looked at the name of the journalist who wrote all those articles.

"To Rita Skeeter, I don't know the address but I'm sure Hedwig would be able to find her..." Rigel smiled as he placed the letter into Hedwig's pouch.

The Owl hooted in approval one last time as it flew away. 

"What did you even say in that thing?" Harry asked. 

"Nothing much just asking for a meeting to smooth the misunderstanding between us, I was very gentle in the phrasing," Rigel grinned before he continued, "Let's go or we'll be late for charms!"

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{Daily Prophet, Diagon Alley}

{2nd Sep 1991} 

{3rd Person POV}

Rita Skeeter was having the time of her life, her quill flew through a parchment as she leaned back lost in her fantasies. A beautiful white owl flew up to her office window and tapped lightly on it. 

'Hmm, did something else happen,' Rita thought as she walked up to the window, this wasn't an owl that she recognized but as the beautiful snowy bird extended her leg she took out the scuffed piece of parchment that was in there.

Excitement rose in her about the possibility of another juicy tip but her hands froze as her expressions contorted as she read through the single line of text written on it.

'''Dear Miss. Beetle

Don't you think it's time we meet, I can see you love chatting about me. I'll be waiting outside the Slytherin Common room at exactly 6:00 PM tonight.

Rigel Peresus Black'''

...

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AN - Next target! 

P.S- 30+ extra chapters at P.atreon!


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