Crimson Ink

From the Pages He Will Rise

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~ It's ok Harry, I believe you. What do you know about magic?

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Harry blinked as he read Tom's odd question trying to ignore the smells from the lunch being prepared ...

~ Magic? Aunty and uncle say its not real.

~ I'm not surprised, but magic is very real little one. You are able to speak to me like this thanks to magic. Those who can control magic are wizards and witches. I am a wizard and so are you Harry.

It made sense to the young child. He often heard his aunt and uncle muttering about how they had to beat it out of him or that the freak was using it again. They were talking about magic ...

~ Why  lie and hurt me if magic is real?

~ Magic is normal and in everything, but most people can't control it. Those who can't sometimes feel angry that they can't or fear those who can control magic thinking witches and wizards will hurt them with magic.

The little boy tilted his head back and forth trying to understand what Tom was saying. Harry remembered kids at school fighting because someone got a toy and they wanted the toy. That's like what Tom mentioned, but not exactly. It still helped him understand the concepts. Harry blinked as another message appeared ...

~ Harry, can you put me under your aunt and uncle's pillows?

~ I can, but not until I'm let out. I was used magic and locked in the cupboard.

~ They lock you in a cupboard.

~ It's my room. I don't kn

*click* Harry jumped as someone started unlocking his cupboard and he dropped the pencil, which rolled out of view leaving his sentence unfinished ...

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"Dear Merlin ... where the bloody hell do we start?" Lucius groaned. He saw Narcissa point towards Draco's room and he went to say goodnight to his son.

Severus frowned as he looked at the map sprinkled with dozens of tags marking incidents of accidental magic, "Petunia will like anything completely boring and normal. Any ideas Peter?" The potions master raised an eyebrow as he received no answer from the normally chatty spy, "Peter?" Again he got only silence and looked at Peter who was glaring at the map.

Peter suddenly stood up startling his friends as Lucius came back in the room. He drew a circle with his wand in a large void that had no tags at all, "A perfect circle ... what are the chances? Very little, but this should be impossible because I overheard someone talking about a breakout of pixies in this area when I was in the Ministry."

Narcissa tapped her chin in thought, "I heard about that too ... pixies have plenty of magic so there should be a record here even if it was explained away, but there isn't, why?"

"Wards." Everyone turned to Lucius who looked down at the map. "A set of strong wards can hide accidental magic or blips of magic. Harry is in the center of this circle."

'The center is still a big area." said Severus who was eager to get started.

Lucius nodded, "Yes, and it looks like Privet Drive is the main road."

"We should check it out!" said Peter as he stood up ready to get going, but was promptly forced back down in his seat by a certain potion master.

Severus shook his head, "You can barely walk, Peter. It would be better if we went."

"Severus is right. I'll floo call Bellatrix and have her come with us so could you stay here with Draco?" asked Narcissa

"Alright ... guess I have no choice ... damn birds." Peter sulked, he hated sitting still.