Cross-Time

Chapter XVII -New Year's Eve Ball-

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"English"

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–Parseltongue–

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{Talking through Horcrux}

Thinking in 3rd person POV/Dream/Memory/Flashback/Others

Letter/Journal/Book/Newspaper

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Change of POV

Chapter XVII

–New Year's Eve Ball–

Friday, 31 December 1971

CEP's POV

Harry raised an eyebrow when Head Boy Evan Rosier Jr. sat by his side.

"You were invited to the ball?"

"Lord Malfoy decided to invite all of His closest Knights and respective family." Rosier Jr. agreed, before signalling at Harry's hair. "I thought you didn't like the all pampered up look. When did you get that?"

"Aunt Genevieve used the Peverell Family ring as a module to give me Family Jewellery without me being able to argue." Harry supplied with a shrug. "Then I guess that Death Eaters must be filling up the Ballroom."

"Knights of Walpurgis." Rosier Jr. amended and Harry raised an eyebrow confused. "According to my father that is their name."

"Oh... makes more sense than Death Eaters." Harry said shyly. "Professor Riddle probably wondered who I spoke about when I wrote him that letter snapping at him."

"He most likely did." Rosier Jr. agreed. "Why do you call them that?"

"They kill people." Harry shrugged and looked again down the gardens. "Can you explain me something about Magic Words?" Rosier Jr. hummed affirmatively as they heard people inside the Malfoy Manor's ballroom, Harry almost dreaded having suggested it to Aunt Genevieve. "When you used them you made an Unbreakable Vow."

"Unbreakable Oath." Rosier Jr. agreed.

"What's the difference between what you did and me telling Uncle Abraxas that He had already agreed to buy me a broom even though Uncle Abraxas had just told me that I would not have any."

Rosier Jr. stayed quiet and Harry looked at him to see him frowning.

"You claimed Him as your Legal Guardian?"

"Apparently."

Rosier Jr. sighed and looked up at the sky where they still could see the sun.

"When you speak sometimes you feel your magic singing with you, am I right?" The older teenager asked and Harry frowned, before shaking his head. "Well... sometimes when you are certain of something your magic sings with you, it's practically palpable. The way I used it was on purpose.

"Some people use it to say something but make people do another thing. Very few people can tell when they are being forced though." Rosier Jr. explained. "You can also use it as a mode of applying an Unbreakable Oath, it will lock your own Magical Core to what you said. As much as I try I will be forced to implant the Oath or I'll literally die."

Harry stood immediately and looked at the other affronted. To his surprise the other smiled back.

"But..."