Chapter 99: One Sad Tale Deserves Another
Notes:
TRIGGER WARNING for mentions of suicide near the middle of this chapter.
This chapter was betaed by the wonderful brissygirl to provide a smoother reading experience. All remaining mistakes are my own. See first chapter for disclaimers/additional warnings/summaries.
(See the end of the chapter formore notes.)
Chapter Text
RECAP: Harry and Co. meet the Peverell Submissive, Cora and some of her Circle. Theo has trouble adjusting to them and Harry spends time bonding with Lewis. Harry's Peverell Seal removal process is also set into motion. He also runs into Quinn and they share a moment, when Quinn starts following Kyle to a secret meeting behind one of the public hot springs. Ithycar and Ilsa sort things out between them and Ilsa and Bharin take revenge on Umbridge in the Wizarding World.
HARRY + KALZIK FAMILY : THE HUNT : DAY 3
Contained Heartcries.
That's what it was.
Harry had finally asked Quinn for an explanation and then tentatively broached the subject of his own potential cry.
Quinn had gamely puzzled through it along with him. Harry vaguely remembered a similar conversation with Bahn on the beach that day he'd met one half of the Deveraine Circle. He'd said it was a Heartcry for Theo—and then for Charlie—but he hadn't been sure.
Not completely sure, anyway.
The Soul Seal might have blocked a soul scream.Quinn mused, appropriately distracted from the scene on the platform below. Especially with the way that Theo's Caspers were so deeply intertwined with you and all that—the Soul Cast—on Theo. I wonder if I could do one for you?
Harry almost shrugged. He didn't exactly mind, though remembering what he could from what Theo had gone through, he wasn't sure he wanted to think about it—yet. He didn't have Caspers and it seemed like they had been crucial to Theo's recovery. "What would it tell you?"
Anything I asked of it, Quinn said, truthfully.Though I would only ask it what was needed to help remove your seals though. Demanding everything of a Soul Cast is illegal, a direct violation of the individual's privacy—and, in very poor taste. He sniffed.
Harry hid a smile. "I'd like to know," he said, at last. "It's just that I'm never quite sure that it's alright—you know? I want to know, to be sure." He gave a decisive nod. "Sometimes I feel almost as if there's a connection and then it vanishes. It doesn't follow all the way through and-"
You think it's because of your seals? Quinn guessed.
Harry nodded. "Part of me doesn't know what to think, but the rest of me is sure that I want them off. If it's blocking something, I just—I want to do this as me. Not because something inside of me is somehow making me react."
Quinn offered an understanding smile. I'm sorry the process is so slow. I've already requested everything needed from the necessary parties to have them removed. I asked Bharin to look into it the day after. He set things in order. Mum actually took a glance at the whole thing and made a few suggestions. Everything should be underway, at least to some degree. If you haven't heard from anyone yet, it is because preparations aren't complete. Seal removals take time and the older the seal, the trickier.
Harry felt a spark of warmth at that. He was pleased to think that Quinn had already acted on his behalf to have the stupid seals removed. Even better to think that it had been for all of them and not just one. "Thanks. Even if they're tricky—they'll still take them off?"
