Hybrid Destiny

Chapter 8

Lucius managed to catch Harry before he hit the floor and picked him up to carry him to the infirmary. Poppy, upon seeing and unconscious Harry in Lucius Malfoy’s arms, immediately rushed towards them. Lucius laid Harry on his normal bed and Poppy started her tests.

“What’s wrong with him, Madam Pomfrey? I didn’t see get hit with anything,” asked Draco.

Poppy ignored the questions while she worked. After several minutes, she finally turned to the group. “Well, his magical levels are seriously depleted. What was he doing right before he fainted?”

“We were in Diagon Alley getting out school supplies and Aunt Bella showed up. She was taunting us, and Harry said ‘Bella you have a place reserved in hell and I intend to send you there’ and this green portal opened up right behind her. Then these arms reached out of the portal and dragged her in. After that, the portal disappeared. More Death Eaters showed up, another green portal appeared, and Harry grabbed my and my father’s arm and dragged us into the portal. The next thing we know, we are standing in the entrance hall of Hogwarts. Then Harry passed out shortly after we got here,” said Draco in a rush.

Lucius was staring at Harry remembering what Draco had told him the other night. At the present moment, Harry didn’t look at all like an elf and those powers he displayed didn’t belong to any race of elf he had ever seen. “I thought you said he was an elf, Draco,” said Lucius turning to his son.

“He is. Right now he’s wearing a glamour and using concealing charms. He said he didn’t want to give people even more reason to gawk at him. We researched elves, though, and the ability to create portals never came up,” said Draco.

“Well the ability to create portals comes from his fae inheritance, not his elfin inheritance,” explained Albus.

“His fae inheritance? He never said a word about a fae inheritance,” said Draco a trifle indignantly.

“I’m actually rather surprised he said anything about any of his inheritance. He was hoping to hide it to give him an advantage over Voldemort,” said Albus.

“Well I kind of ran into him the morning after we arrived and saw him in elf mode. We ended up spending most of the day in the library researching about elves and not once did he mention fae in any conversation,” said Draco.

“Well I believe that Harry conjured the portals because of the sheer magnitude of his emotions. In Bellatrix Lestrange’s case, she is the only person Harry hates as much, if not more, than Voldemorte. Now the fae have the ability to create portals to other dimensions as well as different locations on the same dimensional plane. Hell is just another dimension and Harry’s fervent desire to send Bellatrix to that location caused the creation of that particular portal. You said a pair of arms pulled Bellatrix into the portal?” asked Dumbledore.

“Yes, the portal opened directly behind her and the arms just pulled her in before she could even struggle,” said Lucius. “Do you believe they were some kind of demons?”

“Yes, actually I do believe that, though I don’t know why a demonic creature would bother to help a wizard in any way,” he replied.

“Do you think it might have something to do with Harry’s affinity for predatory beasts?” asked Draco.

“What do you mean?” asked Albus.

“When we were researching about royal elves, we discovered that those cool streaks through his hair are actually elfin power markers. The colour indicates the branch of power and the amount of said colour indicate power level. In other words, the more strands of coloured hair, the stronger the corresponding power. And as you can see, he has an abundance of both colours coursing through his hair. Harry has red and silver streaks. The red streaks show a power over predatory beasts and the silver streaks show a power of healing. I just thought that maybe demons fell under the predatory beast category,” said Draco.

“I don’t know the answer to that,” said Albus. “Well right now there’s nothing to do but wait for him to awaken. Let me know if anything changes, Poppy.” Poppy just nodded and Albus swept from the room.

Lucius and Draco were about to leave the infirmary as well when they heard from behind them, “I think a kitten has more strength than I do at the moment.” They turned around and saw Harry staring at the ceiling. “That figures. I’m in my second most used bed at Hogwarts.” Draco couldn’t but snicker at the reference of Harry’s frequency to the infirmary. This, of course, turned Harry’s attention to the Malfoys.

“Care to tell me what happened? My recollection is a bit hazy,” asked Harry.

“You managed to get us to Hogwarts and then promptly passed out. Madam Pomfrey said you used too much magic. And while we’re on the subject of magic, is there anything you forgot to mention while we were researching? Say something like a fae inheritance?” asked Draco sarcastically.

“Have you told me all of your secrets?” he asked. When Draco lifted his nose in the air, Harry just snorted, “I thought not. I wasn’t ready for you to know. If I hadn’t given the secret away at Diagon Alley, you still wouldn’t know. I am still learning about you. You can’t just expect me to tell you everything, especially given our past relationship.” With that said he looked around to see who was left in the room but only saw Lucius. “Who brought me here?”

“Father did,” said Draco still a bit miffed.

“Thank you, Mr. Malfoy.”

“Lucius, just call me Lucius. I would say we’re even. You got Draco and me away from the Death Eaters, I saved you from cracking your skull on the floor,” he said.

Harry just smiled slightly at that. He was saved from having to say anymore when he saw Madam Pomfrey coming towards them. “Long time no see, Poppy,” he teased.

“Yeah, a whole day away from the infirmary. That has to be a new record, right?” she returned.

“What can I say? This is my second favourite bed. We should just put my name on it,” he said.

The Malfoys decided now would be a good time to leave. Draco said, “Harry, I’ll see you tomorrow. Father and I are going to go put our things away (I can’t believe we managed to keep a hold of them during the crisis) and eat dinner.” Harry nodded and they left.

“Decided to try your fae powers?” asked Poppy.

“Well, it wasn’t a conscious decision on my part. I was just so angry with Bellatrix. She laughed about Sirius being dead. All I could think about was that she deserved to go someplace where she would be eternally tormented. That is my idea of a perfect hell for her. I was just as surprised as she was when that portal opened but I can’t say that I’m sorry. The other portal was created because I was so desperate to get us back here. We had gotten separated from Professor McGonagall and we had five Death Eaters about to attack. I wasn’t even sure the portal would take us to Hogwarts but I wasn’t about to stay where I was. I just grabbed the Malfoys and pulled them with me. It’s a good thing that we did end up here, right?” he explained.

“It is a good thing. If you had ended up anywhere else, you wouldn’t have had to worry about Death Eaters but you would have to worry about angry Malfoys,” she said lightly.

“I think I would rather take on the Death Eaters if that’s the alternative,” he joked.

Poppy smiled and said, “You have to spend the night here. If your power levels are up in the morning, you can leave then. I’ll have a house elf bring you dinner and make sure you eat plenty. You’re still too skinny. Just call if you need anything.”

“Thanks, Poppy,” he said.

“You’re welcome. Now behave,” she said as she walked back to her office.

Harry managed to eat most of the food the house elf had brought him. He saw the pajamas lying at the foot of the bed and decided now was as good a time as any to change into his nightclothes. It was still rather early, but he was really tired. Once changed, he got back in the bed and was asleep within minutes.