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Chapter 4: This is The Start of a Wonderful Journey
“Wait,” Hadrian says. “How long will this take this?”
“This should take the rest of the day.” states Maeve with confidence,
“Professor McGonagall I think it is best if you were to return to Hogwarts.” says Hadrian. “As you are well aware I am my own head of house, but while I am at Hogwarts you are my head of house as you know where I am, in the capable hands of these goblins who have declared me a Goblin Friend. Although I don’t know what that means yet but it should be positive.”
“That is perfectly fine,” responds Professor McGonagall. “I would like you back at the castle no later than noon tomorrow.”
“Yes professor,” responds Hadrian respectfully. “If you could let the Weasley twins and Neville know that I am okay It would be much appreciated.”
“Not Mr. Ronald Weasley or Miss Granger?” asks Professor McGonagall
“No thank you,” replies Hadrian. “For 2 reasons. First and foremost we got into a pretty public verbal altercation last night in the common room. And Secondly, you saw my medical test.”
Professor McGonagall nods in response.
“I hope you can keep this inheritance test and medical exam to yourself professor?” Hadrian says.
“Of course Hadrian.” states the Deputy Headmistress with a smile.
“Even from the Headmaster?” inquires Hadrian.
“Yes, even from the Headmaster.” Professor McGonagall responds. Then with a contemplative expression on her face she asks “Do you guys have anything that protects from legilimency attacks?”
“Yes, we do.” says IronClaw with a viscous grin. “We can make some jewelry with very good occlumency barriers.”
“Is there anything in my vaults that has something like that?” asks Hadrian.
“Yes.” IronClaw says simply.
“Take the jewelry and money from the Ravenclaw Vault, make sure it's made before she leaves the building. I don’t want him to know about this.” Hadrian states with steel in his voice.
As Hadrian is about to follow Maeve he looks at IronClaw. “Can you also audit all my accounts so that we can look at the financial aspect as well as contact Sirius Black and Remus Lupin?”
Hadrian gets a nod from IronClaw and then turns and follows Maeve to the healing hall. As they arrive to the healing hall he sees quite a few goblins in a circle and a cot in the middle.
“Now, for this healing ritual you have to be as magic made you.” states Maeve. “Once you are as magic made you put this ritual robe on.”
“Does that mean naked?” questions Hadrian. Maeve nods. So Hadrian gets undressed and got put on the robe and lays on the cot.
“Now for the first part we shall be removing the horcrux from you and switching it to this jewel.” She states as she points to the jewel on the other side of the ritual room in its own ritual circle. “Unfortunately, we cannot put you into a magical coma for this.”
“That’s fine.” says Hadrian in a tired voice.
Maeve solemnly looks at him. Hadrian grimaces at the look. The goblins start to move to their specific points in the ritual circle. Maeve moves to Hadrian and starts to draw some goblin runes. “I am drawing some runes on you, these are meant to help protect you.”
Hadrian nods. Maeve moves to her position in the ritual circle. She looks at each of the other goblins in the ritual circle, nods and start to chant in gobbledegook. As the chanting started Hadrian felt a tug of something inside him. As he was figuring out where inside him it was coming from he felt a harder tug. The stronger tug made it easier to realize that it was his magical core. He observes as he sees something move off his core while trying to hold onto it. He thinks that he doesn’t want that attached to the core anymore ad as he does his magic manifest something akin to boxing gloves and starts punching whatever it is, The horcrux, his brain supplies. As it gets more and more exposed his punches hitting harder and harder until finally its gone.
Then he wakes up in some sort of forest. “Hello Master.”
He turns around and sees a being who is 7ft tall and skeletal. “Death.” Hadrian says with some surprise. “Am I dead?”
“No Master you are not, but you were in extreme pain allowing me the ease to bring you to me so that we can have a chat.” responds Death.
“Okay,” says Hadrian. “You to talk to me about Dumbledore's manipulations and how I should respond?”
“Yes, Master ,” Death said. “ Along with what abilities you have as Master of Death.”
“What are the abilities that the Master of Death possesses?” asks Hadrian.
“Well for one, you cannot die.” states Death.
“I am immortal?” ask Hadrian.
“No, you cannot die of natural causes but people can kill you.” states Death.
“Does that mean that if the kill me I just come back to life?” Hadrian questions.
“Yes and no. When that happens we will discuss your options.” Death says.
“Ok, we will be coming back to that discussion. Also do I have to die to talk to you?” Hadrian says.
“No, once you get the Peverell ring you will be able to talk to me.” responds Death.
“Ok so once the goblins give me the ring I can talk to you?” Hadrian clarified.
“No. The goblins don’t have the ring. You will have to get it from the shack at Little Hangleton. Hire the goblins and a team of curse breakers, one that speaks Parseltongue and has Parselmagic, to retrieve it.” Death clarifies.
“Ok.” says Hadrian. “Who should I trust? I know I can’t trust Dumbledore because he manipulated me. But what's to say he didn’t manipulate others to help manipulate me?”
“I may have all the information but you will have to figure out most of it by yourself. I will give you this though, ” starts Death. “ The Weasley twins are Chaos’ favored.”
“How does that help me?” Hadrian asks.
“Chaos’ favored are loyal to anybody that can help them create more Chaos.” Death states.
Hadrian nods in understanding. His thoughts racing with plans as he starts to understand how he can use this information. Then a thought pops into his head.
“Is there a way to free Sirius without having to track down the rat?” asks Hadrian.
“Where there is a will there is a way.” Death responds with a knowing smirk.
“They had a will!?!” thunders Hadrian is magic shaking whatever realm they are in. “Was it ever released?”
“No.” was the simple response that came from the skeletal figure. Before he could say anything else, Hadrian interrupts with a calm that can only be described as dangerous.
“Was it Dumbledore?” Hadrian asks in a strained voice.
Death just nods. He allows his master to release some anger by throwing spells around. As he sees him slow down, Death starts. “Master.”
Hadrian turns around with a dangerous glint in his eyes. If he stared at anybody else like that they would be trembling in fear.
“Now that you have released that energy we can work on some of your natural abilities.” Death says calmly. Hadrian looks curious.
“Here?” says Hadrian. “Won’t that take along time?”
“Yes indeed young Master. But time works differently here. Also when you get back to your regular timeline you can ask the Goblins to teach you there time warping charm.” states Death.
“Lets do it!” exclaims Hadrian.
“For your most important ability is occlumency, it will stop people from properly reading your mind, you will also have better memory recall.” starts Death.
“So you are saying I will be able to remember my entire life? Including this conversion?” ask Hadrian.
“Yes,” says Death.
So that's how they spent the next 2 days. Hadrian asking questions and learning about his family magics. They didn’t stop eat or sleep as this was a magical realm. They were sustained by the amount of magic around them.