The Fantastic Quartet

The Fantastic Quartet


They stood and watched, as Harry looked down at his raised palms in horror. Harry’s hands were trembling as he lowered them and he asked “What the hell am I, I’m obviously not human, nor am I your regular or typical breed of wizard?”

Dumbledore sighed wearily before asking “Is that your only ability, or do you have others as well? And of course if you have such none human abilities, I’m presuming it is safe to also presume, the rest of you are all in the same situation.”

Harry walked over to the bed he had vacated not twenty minutes previously, and sat down heavily, before running a hand though his messy hair, quickly pulling it away and staring at it in horror, horror as he saw that the veins in his hands were a pulsating red, before they settled once more.

He swallowed thickly before he said “No professor, it is not my only power. Apparently I have more then one ability” He continued after a brief pause. “Before you and professors McGonagall and Snape arrived, I and the other three were hit with several visions. Visions showing us what has happened to us, and I’m presuming the others like I, received visions of themselves, using every power they now posse.”

Hermione spoke up “He is right. I saw my self fully transformed and looking as I do now, using my powers.” She added “I know that none of us are human any longer. The visions provided us with the information and knowledge of how to control and harness our powers, before we have a full power surge on our twenty first birthdays, which will give us our full power and strength.”

McGonagall asked astounded “You mean that you will all become even more powerful then you all are now?” Ginny spoke up this time and replied “Yes professor, I do believe what we are capable of at the current time, is merely a taster and preview of what will happen, once we experience the power surge, Hermione mentioned before.”

Ron added “From what I can gather from one vision in particular, is that Harry’s power surge will even out grow the boundaries of the girls and me. And that he will face He who must not be named, on his twenty first birthday. He won’t be ready or even have a chance of defeating he who must not be named, until that time, and no sooner.”

The three professors and Madam Pomfrey took all this in. Albus nodded and asked “Very well, and what powers can we expect to see from the four of you, so we can prepare ourselves to help you to control and harness those powers? It will not do for either one of you to end up being a danger to either yourselves or those around you.”

Harry sighed and said. “I think it best if we were to go the room of requirement, as I have a feeling it would be better for us to demonstrate rather then tell. Plus I can grantee we’re gonna need a large open space.” The other three nodded in agreement.

Albus nodded and said “Very well, as long as Madam Pomfrey does not wish to conduct anymore tests or examinations, then the seven of us shall relocate to the room of requirement immediately.” Madam Pomfrey confirmed there was currently nothing more she could do, at least without the appropriate knowledge and research, that the four were free to leave.

On the way there, Minerva asked “Albus don’t you think it best if professors black and Lupin are called to attend, as it shall be mainly the two of them, Severus, you and I, that will need to know, as it will be us that will be helping them in the long run?” Albus nodded and asked her to go and retrieve Sirius and Remus. He told her to inform both professors to cancel their lessons for the rest of the day, as their attention was need elsewhere.

As soon as Sirius and Remus arrived inside of the room of requirement, the room shifted at Albus’s insistence, to resemble an open space the size of the quidditch pitch. Once everyone was settled the quartet transformed.

Severus asked “Does your powers only work when you are transformed?” Hermione answered and shook her head “No, they’ll work either way, as they are apart of us, just as our magic is, the only difference is that the strength and impact of our powers are heightened, when we are transformed.”

Ron said “I think Harry should go first, as I believe he should be the one who takes the leaders position, as it is him that is going to have to face He who must not be named, and who’s powers are going to out grow everyone else’s in the group.”

Harry snorted and sighed as he commented “Great, just bloody great, it’s always me that is made to stand out from the others.” He sighed again and shook his head before saying “Very well, less get this over and done with.”

He step forward and flexed his hands as if testing the strength of them before he said “I can control and manipulate fire to my will” he went on. “I can also produce fire balls and shoot flames out of my bare hands or in this case my gloved hands.”

He stepped forward once more before closing his eyes briefly, when his eyes opened a mirror appeared out of thin air. The professors gasped while the other members of the quartet grinned widely in delight, knowing they also possessed that ability as well.

Sirius asked “Did you just summon that mirror, wandlessly and none verbally?” Harry nodded and replied “Yes, apparently all four of us can now do it, I’m certain none of us will need to use a wand ever again, but I think it best we keep our wands and use them for show, so people don’t start to talk.” The other three nodded confirming what he said to be true.

Ginny silently conjured a beautiful pure snow white rose that floated in mid air in front of her, and appeared to be in full bloom. Neither of them had seen a Rose that was so white or pure looking before. It appeared to glisten, as if tiny icicles rested on the petals. They watched as she plucked the rose from mid air and tucked it behind her ear, and grinned happily.

Ron conjured an aqua coloured dove that burst from his hand and flew around for a few moments, before returning to Ron and disappearing after landing on Ron’s upturned knuckles, and he stroked its plumage.

And finally Hermione conjured a crystal goblet, which had water inside of it. She smiled as she tapped a gloved finger against the crystal, turning the liquid inside to blood red. Hermione smirked, actually smirked, as she lifted the glass to her mouth and took a sip. She sighed and said “Excellent, water into wine.”

Ron and Harry burst out laughing, while Ginny placed a hand over her mouth and muffled her own mirth. Ron said between laughs “Seamus would have a fit if he saw you do what you just did. He spent like forever trying to accomplish that, and you just did it wandlessly and none verbally, and without having to use much effort.” Hermione grinned evilly and replied “Of course, naturally, that is the entire point.”

Harry sighed and shook his head, as he chuckled, and reached up and wiped away a tear from his golden coloured eyes, with a gloved hand. He took a deep breath and said “Alright lets get on with it, and leave poor Seamus alone, I’m guessing his ears are burning by now.”

Ginny snorted as Harry took aim at the mirror, hands out stretched “Yeah I just bet you do.” Harry winked at her playfully. He then allowed a fiery inferno, to spew out of the palm of his hands, at a rapid speed, twice as strong, then compared to what he had conjured, and used to turn the mirror in the hospital wing, into a pile of ashes.

They all took a step back and brought a hand up to shield their eyes, from the sheer heat and brightness. Sirius choked out, as Harry lowered his hands, as the flames ceased, and there appeared to not even be any ashes left this time “Whoa no way!”

Harry said “Now, I’ll conjure a fire ball.” He first of all conjured six large mirrors, so they were spread out surrounding him in a large circle. He then rapidly conjured fire ball after fire ball, spinning on his heels, his cape flaring dramatically around him with his every movement, as he let rip, throwing the balls of fire at the mirrors, turning them into six separate piles of ashes.

Ron and Sirius let out low whistles of admiration, at the clear and smooth display of control Harry had just demonstrated. Snape inwardly moaned, what could be possibly worse the fact, he controlled and manipulated fire, or was it the fact Harry could control and manipulate the flames with a deadly accuracy.

Before everyone could recover from that demonstration, Harry’s feet slowly left the ground, his entire body followed, and with in seconds his entire body, from head to toe, burst into a raging inferno, as he flew around the open space, in a fiery red blur. He was going so fast, it was impossible for the human eye to detect.

Hermione and Ginny gasped and placed a gloved hand over their mouths, and stared in wide eyed wonder. Sirius and Remus were floored, and shook as they lowered themselves to the floor, and sat down.

Ron was jumping up and down and pumping his fist in the air, as he crowed loudly “WHOA, WAY TO GO HARRY, THAT IS SOME REALLY COOL SHIT, MATE!”

Minerva was far too stunned to reprimand him for his foul language. Snape looked as if a mere feather could have knocked him over. He was suddenly glad he had swapped sides and was spying for the order, because as much as it pained him to admit, even silently to himself, he had to admit, he was more then a little terrified of the younger wizard, who wasn’t even human anymore.

Albus had a hand over his heart and was beaming with pride. His eyes were like bright sparkling beacons of pride and love for the young man, who was just landing, and the flames melted away to reveal a perfectly unharmed Harry. Even his clothing was unharmed.

Harry inwardly sniggered at the looks of wide eyed wondered on the girl’s faces, and the shit eating grin of one Ronald Weasley. A smirk did escape when he saw Sirius and Remus were sat on the ground and were gaping at him.

His smirk widened, as he took in the stunned expression and speechlessness, of the usually unflappable and stern, deputy headmistress of Hogwarts, Minerva McGonagall.

His smirk turned into an impossibly wide and evil looking grin, as he took in the even paler complexion and stunned horror of one Severus Snape. Harry silently swore he had died and gone to heaven, that his birthday and Christmas had come all at once, that year.

The grin left his face as his gaze locked with Albus Dumbledore. Harry was floored and deeply warmed all at the same time, as he took in the beaming pride in his mentors and headmasters eyes. He didn’t understand or notice the other emotion in his eyes, as he had no experience with it in the past, love.

Hermione snapped out of her stunned stupor and said “Harry why don’t you reveal your other powers, I know you have more then that, we all do.” Harry nodded as he turned to gaze at Hermione briefly.

Harry turned to her and said “Hermione could you please come here?” Hermione frowned but nodded. She stopped in front of him, and looked at him enquiringly, as Harry gently placed a hand on her shoulder. His own signature colour briefly mingled with her own, before disappearing. Harry then gestured for her to stand back, she did so. She and everyone then watched what Harry did next.

Harry conjured a large glass ball that hovered in mid air, before he said, as he lifted his hands in the air in front of him “I recommend you all conjure a shield around yourselves, in less you have any desire to be shredded to ribbons.”

Hermione and the others did as they were told. Hermione asked “Eh Harry, just out of minor curiosity which of my powers did you copy and absorb?” Harry smirked and replied “Let’s just say I’m in the mood for an explosion.” Hermione grinned and nodded her head, instantly knowing which power he had copied from her.

Harry returned the grin, before he lifted his hands once more. He then clenched his hands into fists, before unclenching them, instantly the glass ball violently exploded in mid air, into what appear to be dust and not shreds of glass.

Harry lowered his hands and turned to Hermione wide eyed and asked incredulously “Eh, Hermione, when I said I was in the mood for an explosion, that I assure you, sure as hell wasn’t what I had in mind. What the hell?”

Hermione shook her head, she then concentrated and lowered the shield protecting her, the others followed suit. Hermione then walked towards Harry and said. “Apparently that ability is controlled by my emotions. Shock or fright will cause me to freeze time, suspending the object and leaving it motionless.” She added “And anger will cause minor explosions, but rage, will cause a more powerful and potent explosion.”

She concluded as she stopped in front of him “Apparently, you were channelling a hell of a lot of rage, with whatever image or memory you conjured. And of course the explosion was even more powerful, because your magical levels are even more powerful then my own, which caused the power and force of the explosion to be even more potent and enhanced.”

Albus asked “Could you explain how you managed to use one of Miss Granger’s powers?” Harry replied “I can copy and absorb any magical power that I come into contract with, in any kind of physical way. I can control and maintain that power for about a month, before it will completely fade.”

Remus asked “Do you have anymore powers?” Harry nodded and replied “I have super sensitive hearing, probably even more sensitive then even you, during the full moon.” He added “As we were leaving the hospital wing, I could hear moaning Mertal, wailing on the other side of the castle, in the disused girl’s bathroom.”

Hermione added “Yeah I could too. Apparently I also have super sensitive hearing as well.” Ginny nodded “Yeah me too, Mertal was really going for it today.” Ron snorted and commented “Bloody ghost is a menace with all of that blasted wailing, even more so now that I can actually hear her, as if she was standing right next to me, instead of on the other side of the castle.”

Sirius grinned at his Godson and asked “Well Harry, anymore new abilities we should know of, before we move onto the others?” Harry nodded “Yeah one, the other thing is not what I would consider ability.”

Albus frowned as he asked “What do you mean, not what you consider an, ability?” Harry shifted uncomfortably and looked down at his shiny painted leather dress shoes and replied “My veins are made of liquid fire, which is how I’m able to withstand inhuman amounts of heat.”

Snape spluttered “Liquid fire, your veins?” Harry turned to face Snape and nodded “Yes professor, liquid fire, how else do you suppose I am able to endure such inhuman amounts of heat, without burning from within, when I control and conjure fire?”

Ron placed a hand on Harry’s back and awkwardly patted him. He commented “I know exactly how you feel Harry. Don’t get me wrong, my veins aren’t made of liquid fire, but liquid ice instead. Unlike you Harry who has complete control over fire, I have that same ability, but with water and ice instead.”

He stepped back and concluded “I gained the knowledge from one of the visions, that I can perfectly endure subzero temperatures, as I’m certain you can endure temperatures way, way beyond boiling point. I guess in away Harry, I am your opposite, your pure fire and I’m pure ice.”

Harry nodded before saying “Alright, I have one power left to reveal, and then if he wants to, Ron can go next.” Ron nodded and said “Alright, I’m up for it, you just reveal whatever you have left then, I’ll take the floor.”

Harry nodded and conjured a steel pipe. He then gripped it in his gloved hands. Snape said “Surely you’re not going to attempt to bend that out of shape are you?” Harry merely smirked at him, before bending the pipe in half, as if the steel was merely very flexible rubber, without breaking into a sweat or wincing.

Snape nearly choked as he commented “Super strength apparently.” Harry nodded and made the pipe disappear. The others were staring at Harry in more then a little awe.

Harry, who hated being gaped at clapped his hands and said “Alright, I’m done, Ron mate, your up.” Ron nodded and stepped forwards as Harry took a step back and stood with the others.