"Right so... what?" Alex looked at the girl. Titania had told him a little spiel about a few older students planning on causing trouble. Alex took the information and sent it straight to a teacher. If they still come after him afterward, he would just hurt them. To the best of his ability without killing them of course. "I will pay you back if it comes to pass."
"I just wanted to tell you that." Titania said. She felt a little bothered she couldn't ensnare this young boy. She skipped away to keep her disguise. 'How much magic protection does he have?! I used three different charms and two incantations that always worked before. This assignment is getting so much fun!'
'Strange child.' Alex shook his head and went back to eating. Going over the additional Spell Matrixes that formed up, proved to be just what he needed. A direct correlation to his increased hunger. A bottomless pit of a stomach, but it was better than draining him in ways. 'Stopping a bunch of them will curb the hunger. Back to more normal levels anyway. I still have the increase from working out in the mornings.'
"Alex!" Draco called out. He was running up with a few other members of house Slytherin. In his hand a book. The book was passed to Alex as he requested. "Payment, for the notes, just do not ruin it please. My mother would freak."
"No problem." Alex took the book and placed it down on the table. He waved his hands over the bindings mumbling an incantation. "What is one.. make.. two.." The books are separated into two. Separating like cells dividing. ".. keep the same and remain true.."
"What weird magic." Malfoy mumbled. The other students nodded as well. "Not using a wand either. Isn't that bad?"
"It is on the table." Goyle said lowly. "It is spinning really fast. Just watch and you will see a flicker of a light." As he said, Alex's wand spun slower. The spell was almost done.
*Boop!* A white light came out the tip like a bubble.
"..duplicate." The books shined and were completely finished. Exactly alike in every way. Down to the spells placed on them for various protection. The very pages had magic spells interwoven inside. Alex figured he wouldn't be able to copy parts down. But doing it this way helped. "The original back to you. I will keep the copy."
*Boop!* The copy was sucked into Alex's wand.
"So who are you looking for anyway?" Draco asked.
"I do not know." Alex shook his head causing confusion. "It is one of those, I will know it when I see it kind of things. I hope. Something to do with my own family."
"What is so important about it?"
"President of the Magical Congress of the United States of America." Alex said getting up. "More than a few families should have connections to there. Besides just the Potters family."
"Alphard Black... I will keep looking into him." Draco said. A few others nodded agreeing to look into members of their own family. "Without my mother's input if I can."
"Here, to help each of you." Alex removed a small pouch. He handed it over to Draco to pass to the others. Little marbles were inside. "They will help keep you healthy and help with studying. Try not to burn out or become assholes. A good way to die really quickly."
"Thanks!" Draco passed it to the others in the group. "We need a name for our club."
"Something nice. Try not to name it to devilish. A good way to cause problems." As they walked to class they discussed a few small matters. "So, found a way to make a Marauder's map?"
"Not yet." Evan II said. "We can just jack it from Potter if what you said is true."
"No, leave it Evan. We need to not cause problems remember." Raba said. "You, are terrible as your father."
"Shut up Lestrange!" Evan II sneered. Any comparison to his father was an insult and almost made him go feral. "I am nothing like him!"
"Calm yourself." Alex said commandingly. His voice was soft but stern. "I am all for bickering if we were in a good spot, like a private room. Best way to get things out in the open. But not in the halls where anyone can hear us. The Muffle Charm only works so far."
"Sorry." The two apologized immediately.
"No need for apologies. Just try to remember is all." Alex said nothing else as he listened to them talk about other things. 'Friends... gonna.. need friends. Just need to find a good group. They are.. acceptable. But time will tell.'
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-Alexander's Room-
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"So how are you doing it? I mean.. I know that you are not masturbating till you pass out. That will make yah bald again. You need the testorene to grow." Christian spread his arms out wide. Trying to get Alex to crack a smile. It was not working. "I mean we were tall before but we might not be this time."
"Sexual Suppression spell. I engraved next to my groin. Anytime I start getting randy, it is converted into magical energy. A portion of it remains to make sure to not alter things to much." Alex had a Waterpail in his hand. He poured it on a few potted plants and checked the growth of the few leaves in one. "I am very aware how bad things can get, left unchecked."
*Scribble!* A book and quill floated behind him. Writing what he found different in the plants.
"Oooh, what happened?" Christian asked amused. He jumped in the chair and balanced himself quickly before falling. "Man you are doing a lot of wizarding things. Reminds me of Mickey's lab. Wait what happened before I got distracted."
Seeing the different things happening was a bit of a trip still. The broom and feather duster at work was the most common thing he saw through the castle.
"Right." Alex finished his measurements and moved to one of the bookshelves on the side. "Well after I left the nurse the other day, I had a wet dream after I had the nightmare. The nurse image was damn near burned in my head. In time, I have been bored in class, I drift off to remember the way she felt. It is maddening how much I can remember. Almost like a curse.."
"You think it is a side effect of our adult minds inside a young body again?" Christian caught the book Alex floated to him and browsed through it. "Definitely could be a curse as well. I mean we do a lot of .. "Dreams of a wizard" Do not tell me you are losing it. This is a self help book."
"No. I am just saying read it. You need to be prepared for certain things. You play around to much with Potter and the rest." Alex admonished him. He knew Christian was enjoying himself too much but wanted to make sure he remembered to not go overboard. "Try to not grow those relationships too much too quickly."
"Yeah yeah." Christian shrugged before placing the book away. "Have found anyone special yet? Like a girl you can get sweet on for the future?"
"Nope. I have been focusing on staying better. Understanding everything that I can. I rather not get caught flat-footed." Alex rolled his head around in a slight lull. "When the potions finish, Amsterdam! Booze, sex, fun, and violence. Unwinding a little. Besides, I am having so much fun reading and writing that I do not have the time for building relationships. I mean you, Draco, and Hermoine are good enough."
Luis and the rest had been weird lately. He would not count the others just yet. Still needed to get to know them and build up trust.
"Friendship is not that bad man." Christian said. He closed the book on his thumb. "The girl Titania Crouch.."
"That is not a girl. That is something that is very sick. No child should act like that. I almost threw up on her." Alex checked over some things from that time. His scarf picked up something during that time. Pulling it over, he waved his wand over it. "Bats'ahaytek', t'e inch'n e indz arvel."
*Frizzle!* Little black fire burned away. Words lifted off the scarf. Forming up something that made Christian pale slightly.
"It is Dark magic. A charm hex. And a bit of a curse." Christian pulled a book from his sleeves out. Flipping through the pages till he found it. "That spell you used..."
"Armenian incantation." Alex said unbothered. "Reveal to which that has been done to me. A spell I can not get to in English yet. Has room for improvement. And my .. nevermind."
"Found it." Christian showed a few things that matched the words that floated. "She was trying to make you here one and only. Which.. is understandable for young girls in love." He received a smack for that. "Owww! Not funny, got it."
"Think she is up to more?" Alex at least thought she was polite enough. But to ensnare him like this.. she has some explaining to do. "I am not playing the dum dum either. I hate that and do not have the patience for it. I will wait to confront her, that is all."
"Fine. Just make some more friends." Christain sighed mentally. Not wanting to get into it again. 'At this rate, people are going to start calling him a Dark Wizard. I rather not have him as an enemy as well. A good way to get killed.'
"I want a real dueling club. The shit here is kiddy. And you can't even fly really if you want. Which is really stupid. Can not even experiment too much without raising warning bells." Alex was disgruntled. "This school of learning is a school of shackles."
"A way to survive is to appear normal. We are not in America anymore. The people here are more polite and slightly snobby in a way. You are too rude to fit in most places. But having a group of friends, can help you appear more normal." Christian said seriously. "I mean, we finished our party days already and had like 24 close friends we saw monthly. Not counting the RPG groups during the week. Work made you distant and.."
*Ding!* A bell went off before vanishing into nothing. A spell was done that Alex wanted.
"We had to focus on other things. Part of growing up more. I did too much when I was younger and was paying for it." Alex started walking in the air. Pieces of paper appeared under his feet as he did so. He moved up to the ceiling and inscribed a new protection spell. Upside down he stared at Christian. "I want to do whatever I want in the future. We have the money, just need the skills to protect myself more when things go south. And they will go south."
*Bzzzt!* A spark of electricity appeared between his hands. Reaching inside, he pulled out a few pieces of metal and reconfigured it. It was a derringer. Both he and the gun floated down to Christian.
"Here, it is not your usual gun but if you are caught with it, you can say you found it or something. The bullets are inscribed with the venom of.." Alex was cut short by Christian's face.
"Dammit man, this is a woman's gun! Get me something better. Like a basic .38 or something." He was upset about the wrong thing Alex thought.
"Haa I need more practice first. Shit is hard and even harder to buy one. But I have somebody working on that." He was referring to Rita. Christian face looked expectantly. "Never you mind about it." Alex sat down and started to think about some things. In particular what to do about people that try to get close to him.
Christian placed the little gun on his wrist. It disappeared into one of his scars with ease. Staring at Alex, he worried for his sanity. Deflecting Dark Magic already and making magical guns. The World was dangerous but, not that dangerous.
"I am gonna go. Try not to stay cooped up for long." Alex waved him off. The moment Christian left, the door locked and inscriptions went in place. 'If I didn't know any better, I would think he is scared of something.'
He was right in a way.
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Sometime later-
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"Why are you here?" Alex asked towards the window. Someone was in front of it. Hidden by magic. "The spells prevent those of danger and the uninvited, how did you slip past?"
*Shimmer!* The air fluxed as someone came into focus. A pale woman appeared.
"I am Leandra, thank you for saving me the other day." The pale face woman said. She looked a bit weird to Alex, but it was Hogwarts. It took a bit for him to comprehend. "Yes, the Unicorn. We can talk mentally if you like? I am better at it."
'Sure.'
'Do you know who that was in the forest?' Alex nodded. 'Of course, you did. As for slipping past, it was because the castle allowed me to. We are old friends. I will knock next time.'
'How nice. Know not to help the blasted thing if it allows anyone in through my wards.' Alex looked at the walls upset. 'Using rune inscription magic was too good to be true. Especially with a sentient thing like the castle. The Unicorn turned woman just laughed at him. 'It is not funny. How does one sleep if they do not trust the place where they lay?'
'Hehe, of course. But you slept in the forest just fine.' Leandra turned more serious. 'You are something that should not be. The forest calls to you. Says you are trustworthy. I want your help with something. Of course, I will make it worth your while.'
'Great..' Alex rolled his eyes. '.. the spirit of the forest is the same as Hogwarts. Telling people business.'
'Now now, do not be upset.' Leandra felt what she said was wrong the moment she did so. She felt the glare from Alex stopped her heart for a moment. A look to kill. But no killing intent itself. 'My apologies, I did not mean to treat you like a child. Just your appearance.'
'Just tell me what you want.' Alex started to drink some juice he pulled out his sleeve. It was mixed with some herbs to calm him down.
'Right. My nephew has woken up and needs a friend. I have worked things out to have him transferred to Hogwarts.' Leandra said decisively. 'He will be here Monday. The minister owes us quite a few favors.'
'If they know your secret, then you are in danger. The ministry has spies for those who want your kind.' Alex shook his head at the foolishness. 'The school is not that safe either. I mean the guy who attacked you goes here.'
'A teacher.. why not tell the Ministry or the Teachers?'
'Because, no proof but the word of a few first years.' Alex shrugged. She understood. 'Best to get far away from this place.'
'Can not. Have to stay close to the "Grove" for a few years.' Leandra's arms dropped a little. Seeing a clock on the wall, she knew her time was running short. Removing a few hairs she gave them to Alex. 'Payment. They are stronger when we are alive. Tata!'
*Boop!* She vanished into light.
"I never agreed... For boots in the cold!" Alex kicked the table. The hairs floated and wrapped around his wrist. "Great now how can I use them in spells!?"