Harry stepped through the veil and into a swirling vortex of color. Although he found the trip just as nauseating as the other forms of magical travel, this version was at least much less rough and bumpy. In what seemed like a very short time, Harry was stepping out of the vortex and onto a stone platform. The room he entered was warmly lit and left him feeling relaxed despite the fact that he was entering the unknown. It was then he noticed the kindly looking middle aged man rising from a comfortable chair and smiling at him.
"I have waited a long time to make your acquaintance Harry James Potter."
"You seem to have me at a disadvantage as I don't know who you are." Harry thought of ejecting the elder wand but it refused to slide into his hand.
The man smiled "You won't need your wand Harry. I mean you no harm and I am known by many names but the one I call my own is Azrael."
"Well Azrael, can you answer how I came to be here?"
He chuckled "Yes I can, I made it happen. I thought it best to get you away from your world for a while so that you could heal and maybe even learn a few things from several of my old friends. If that were not enough reason, then the task you have ahead of you and the challenges you face would be enough to warrant my intervention."
Harry warily asked "Maybe you could tell me more about yourself and where I am."
"Ah, it is so nice to see your mother shining through." He waved his hand and another chair appeared. As Harry started towards the chair, Azrael noticed the withering curse moving up his neck and the sleeping elf in Harry's arms. "Hmm…that won't do."
Azrael grabbed Harry's hand and a soft glow began to appear around them both. Within a few minutes, the blackened skin was changing back into healthy looking flesh and all trace of the curse was receding. "Well that was a nasty curse, I take it was a parting gift by Tom?"
Harry nodded and then Azrael focused on Dobby. "What have we here?"
Harry held Dobby tightly. "This is Dobby. He's one of my truest friends and I wouldn't be alive today if it wasn't for him."
"How so?"
"He has protected me, kept me sane, held me when I cried, and healed me. I owe him everything."
"It's rare to hear a wizard say that about a house elf. I also sense there is more to the story."
"Yes Sir there is, there was a piece of Tom's soul in me and he removed it at the cost of his own magical core. We are forever bound to each other as he cannot live without me and I wouldn't want to live without my friend."
"May I hold him and see if I can help?"
Harry backed away in protection of Dobby. "I'm sorry sir but I don't trust anybody with his safety."
"I won't hurt him. He is family after all."
Harry looked confused "What do you mean?"
Azrael chuckled "He has bound himself to you so is part of your family. I am family to you as well and would never hurt a member of my family. I can tell you still don't trust me yet so (He waved his hand and a cot appeared beside the chair he conjured.) place him on that bed and I will see to healing him."
Harry did so but watched closely. Azrael knelt beside Dobby and placed his hands on Dobby's chest. As he closed his eyes, a soft glow surrounded Dobby that grew brighter the longer he did this. After fifteen minutes, Azrael shakily stood and made his way to his chair. Once he sat, he gestured to Harry to do the same. Harry nodded and then complied but never took his eyes off Dobby.
Azrael took a deep breath and then said "I haven't done that in a long time. It takes a lot out of you."
"Just what did you do?"
"I returned him that which he gave up for one of his family. His act of pure love and devotion to you earned a reward that I was more than happy to grant. I just haven't used those powers in a long time."
"Just who are you?"
Azrael chuckled "That may take a bit longer to explain."
Harry scoffed "It seems as if we have the time."
"Yes, I think we do. Where would you like me to start?"
"The beginning would be nice."
Azrael chuckled again. "My you do want the long version. Okay, let me ask, how well do you know the Bible?"
"I am familiar with it and know some of the stories."
"Are you aware of the story of the Fallen Angels?"
"Somewhat. A group of angels descended from Heaven and began to take wives. It was said that the offspring from these unions produced, for lack of a better word, titans."
"A fair summary. The truth is the children were giants and all manner of not so pleasant creatures. Many of whom the Creator did not manage to completely wipe out as these Fallen Angels returned and spirited their children away before the Great Flood destroyed almost every living creature on Earth. Once the population began to reestablish itself, the Fallen Angels returned with some of their children and began once again to expand their own population."
"The Creator recognized that to attempt to wipe out the population again would be futile so he called upon some of his most faithful to create families of our own only this time, the children would be human and would possess a new genetic trait passed on to them by their sires. These children would go on to become the ancestors of the great magical families. Their mission in life would be to stand against evil and darkness."
"If that is true, where did the dark magical families come from?"
"Ah good question, over time even the lightest of magicals became corrupted by darkness and exposure to the darker children of the Fallen Angels. The truth is that dark magic has always been easier with faster results and they allowed their human greed to control them."
"Am I to assume that I am from your line?"
Azrael smiled "Yes you are."
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