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Back home at the Potter Manor the house elves were busy with preparing the food. Harry told them to go all out.
Everybody had arrived. Even Narcissa took a break from her modelling gig and Sirius came back from his party bachelor spree in the Caribbean Islands.
Ophelia couldn't wait to be together with her daughters again.
Its not like Harry just let him go there for free. Sirius's job was to find the perfect vacation spot for the Summer. Preferably an Island without many people so they could settle down for a few weeks and then an island where they could go and party. As soon as he heard the word Caribbean and party Sirius packed and vanished.
"This is going to be awesome" Sirius grinned as he stacked authentic Caribbean Rum on the table.
"Sirius! There will be children here!" Andromeda smacks him over the head and the man rubbed the spot where she hit.
"Yes, that's exactly why we have a fruit punch table. And you think that's going to stop Harry? The boy takes Fire-whiskey shots for Merlin's sake. His magic burns through most of the Alcohol anyway, he just likes the taste. And Harry doesn't get drunk. At most he allows it to relax him a little. getting drunk would interfere with his research"
Andromeda stopped and had a thoughtful expression on her face before she scowled "We still shouldn't be setting a bad example in front of the children"
Sirius looked at his cousin before he grinned "You just don't want Tonksie to get any ideas"
Ted just laughed "Nymphadora is a handful without any alcohol in her system. I shudder to think what she will do if she drinks"
Bella and Narcissa then entered the room. Bella smirked at her "You are just afraid she is a bad drunk like you Andie. The first time you got drunk in my room when i stole a bottle from the wine cellar."
Narcissa chuckled "Yes I remembered that. You got weird and started to talk shit about dad. Then you clung to Bella like a koala and got fussy when she pushed you away because you were being too annoying."
"Oh-hooo. What is this I hear?" Ted had a big grin on his face as he looked at his wife who was blushing slightly
"I have never heard this before. Care to elaborate?" Sirius joined in on the teasing.
"I did not get fussy!" Andy crossed her arms still blushing a little
Bella deadpanned "You set fire on my bed"
"T-that was an accident!"
" "Sure!" " Bella and Cissy looked at her, not believing a word she said
"Really? Come to think of it she avoided drinking during parties in Hogwarts" Ophelia smiled
Sirius opened his mouth but Ted stopped him by speaking up first "Okay, lets stop here before she hexes us all. I do not want the kids to be laughing at me"
"Too late for that" Melinda smiled as she pointed at the door.
Fingertips appeared in mid air as they clenched into a claw and tore away the air. Like a curtain that has been pushed to the side. Harry was smiling at them
"Harry?" "Kids?" "The FUcK?!"
A few women smacked Sirius for the last one
"Yo" Harry waved his hand, while smoking his Fluxie in the other. One of his best inventions has to be this one. Just smoking it sharpens his focus and relives fatigue. It was an alternative to wit-sharpening potions that have consequences after too much use. Naturally it won't be as potent as the potion. But it helps. Best thing is that there is no Tabaco in it.
"You have improved your illusions. Was that based on some sort of veil or curtain?" Melinda asked curiously
"Yeah. Its a multi person cloaking spell. Still a work in progress. I'll call it Bakudo#26. Kyokkō. I have been planning this one for a while. The reason I made it now is because I can improve upon it. Instead of just bending light around someone I want to make it so its possible to completely hide your presence and the soul. Or at least lower the signals they give out to be on the level of some sort of animal."
Melinda's eye twitched "You are planning to hide and just spam and annoy your opponents until they die right?"
Harry just grinned proudly "Of course."
The women were impressed 'That's smart'
The men on the other hand which were only Ted and Sirius just looked at each other 'That's so scummy. As expected of Harry'
" I brought Beer" Harry called out and snapped both men out of their thoughts
"Bottle or Draft?"
Harry smiled and raised his palms. T posing on them. Two barrels appeared on one hand and a couple of packs of bottled beer in the other. Different types as well, expensive brands.
"YES!" Dora cheered
Both men smirked at each other and went down on one knee "Praise the Lord, keeper of Beer"
"And Fun!" Dora joined them
Andromeda instantly pulled on Ted and Dora's ear while Narcissa just lightly kicked Sirius in the butt making him fall face first on the ground.
"MUM!" Astoria dashed at Ophelia who kneeled down and hugged her daughter.
"Hello darling. How are you" She said with a voice filled with emotion. She has never been this far apart from her daughters before. Even though they see each other occasionally, especially when Astoria misses her. Harry just teleports the sisters home to see their mother.
"Great. We went to London and bought tonnes of stuff. I gave Daffy a duck and its also called Daffy!" the little girl smiled brightly
Ophelia turned to Daphne who had an exhausted expression on her face. She was carrying a Daffy Duck plushie under her arm.
"Hello Mother"
Ophelia smiled "None of that Daphne. Come here" she freed her other arm and with a little bit of hesitation Daphne also hugged her mother.
"Group Hug!" Astoria just grabbed them both and squeezed tightly
POP
The head elf Titus popped in. "The feast is ready."
Everybody followed the elf to the dining room. The table was filled with all sorts of foods and drinks.
Harry sat at the head of the table but just as they were about to eat. Sirius started to bang on the table "Speech, Speech, Speech."
Dora naturally being on a similar wave link started to chant after him. Surprisingly Melinda joined with clapping and so did Hope.
Harry's eyebrow twitched 'They want to embarrass me? Well then lets see how thick their skin is'
"Fine.." Harry stood up
"I think its safe to say its been an interesting year" Harry smiled. "My little family expanded quickly. But i can't say I regret it. Yes even you Sirius"
"HEY!" the man said with wide eyes, not expecting to be called out like this.
Everybody let out a few laughs.
"I saved Sirius's sorry ass from Azkaban. Brought back the Tonks's and Narcissa back. Returned Melinda and Bellatrix their youth. The way the Greengrasses have joined us might have been abrupt and strange. But they add a bit of life here, especially you Tori"
The little girl was so red that she ducked and hid behind her mothers arm. Ophelia had tears in her eyes, this was probably the first party she has ever truly been happy. Even Daphne had a small smile on her face.
"We have power, we have wealth, we have knowledge of true magic that most wizards are incapable of even comprehending. And now we have immortality."
Harry was completely making this up as he went along. But then he glanced at Hope and an idea popped into his head.
"And now i want to say 'Screw' any motto that our houses had. There is only one thing that matters. Family. To protect and have each others backs.
"Always and Forever." he said loudly and boldly
"Because that's how long I to make this last. Forever"
Everybody spoke out the new motto. Testing to see how it sounds. The each looked at one and other and saw the smiles on their faces. They could certainly get used to that.
Harry raised his glass "To Us"
"""""""" To Us """"""""""
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Harry's clone continues to do the tasks he needs to do. While the Original decided it was finally time to start researching Wyvern Flames.
"Okay. Test #1. Gathering Wyvern Flames and trying to add a piece of refined soul from one of my test subjects to give it a core it can form around and not just be a mass of flames that I have to control 24/7. The flames need a core so that i can keep adding different kinds of Wyvern Flames to it along with mana to make it stronger."
Harry carefully placed a piece of soul in the container filled with reddish-orange flames.
BOOOOOMMMMMMMMMM!!!!
SHHHHHHHHWWWW!!!!!
He looked to the ground as his dangerous testing site was getting smaller and smaller. And he was getting higher and higher. If it wasn't for his Hex-Barrier he would have been in trouble.
Harry sighed as he started to freefall to the ground 'This is gonna take a while.'
After a few seconds Harry crash-landed. Even though he could have floated down. Why?
Because its more fun, obviously.
"Are you insane!!!" Melinda yelled out as the elves were cleaning up the remote lab that was blown to smithereens
"Yes"
"Do you even think about the consequences for even a second?!"
"No. Thats what ordinary people do. Thats why they stay ordinary" The earing on Harry's left ear shook
"Hmmm" Harry turns to the east with a frown
"What's wrong?" Melinda also got serious. Harry doesn't make expressions like that unless something had happened
"Interesting, it looks like Voldemort got a new body. And he is pissed. So much so that the parts of his soul that are currently being burned also shook in anger. I didn't know this can happen." Harry smirked
"Oh its just that" Melinda sighed, she really thought it was something important "So the mad man is back?"
"Yes, because lady luck just loves me. If things go well he will start gathering his army again and come straight at me. Free Souls and Test Subjects. Hell Yeah!" Harry fist pumped while Melinda just stared at him
"You have issues you know that right?"
Harry smiled "The only issue I see is deciding on what to make and buy when I take their magic, souls and money"
"Unbelievable" Melinda threw her arms in the air and walked away. You are not winning a conversation with Harry Potter. Even after looking after the brat for 10, almost 11 years. She still hasn't won. At best compromises were made.
Seeing Melinda walk away Harry smirked 'Works every time. Funny how people don't want to deal with an insane man. But Voldy got himself a new body. Good for him. Work hard little soldier. I'll be there to 'reap' all the benefits. Literally'
~ Voldemort
Inside a small villa that belonged to one of the Death Eaters in Northern France.
In the largest room there was a throne like chair set up. The Dark Lord was sitting on it, his magic exerting pressure in the entire room. The mood in there was suffocating. None of the Death Eaters wanted to move, they were even afraid to breathe.
They all just kneeled in silence, hoping they weren't going to be killed.
Voldemort was angry. No he was FURIOUS!
He had checked all the locations. They were all empty.
Potter Had his ring. The locket was gone from the cave was gone. A fake left in its place.
They had bribed a goblin and he told them the Lestrange Vault was empty. Bellatrix had emptied it out.
Lucius says that Lord Black is most likely the one who currently has it as well as the locket. He had figured who had left behind the note. RAB, Regulus ArcturusBlack.
And if those are gone. The one in Hogwarts is most certainly gone as well.
Voldemort created a ritual. A complex one based on Soul Magic that he managed to acquire through worse than evil means.
He called it Soul resonance. Using this he tested out to see how many of his Horcruxes are still out there. And he finds none. All of them have been destroyed.
Meaning he was mortal now.
'Damn you BLACK! All of my Horcruxes. All of my soul pieces. GONE!'
Voldemort clenched his fist, his magic was rolling thought the room, shaking the items in it.
'Black had somehow even found my hidden vaults. All of my gold, books and materials were taken'
After decades of effort all of it was gone. Even worse he was left with a damaged soul and was mortal again. This naturally frightened him. Terrified him even.
But he knows that with the state of his soul, he can't afford to do another split.
' I can't stay like this. If people learned how truly weak I was all they would have to do is to bring enough men. Doesn't matter how many of them I kill, one lucky shot will be enough to destroy me.
Forget about my enemies, if any of these so called 'loyal subjects' learned about the truth. They wouldn't hesitate to spell me in the back. Just to get rid of the leash around their necks'
The Dark Lord breathed in deeply, activating his Occlumency to clear his mind.
'I need to start moving a LOT more carefully. There are many things to be done. And I can't afford to be as blatant and rash as I was before. The biggest problem is my soul. I have already proven that i make illogical decisions without even realizing it. It was only after I absorbed the Horcrux Diary that I noticed it.
My soul needs to be repaired before I plan anything else. And only a few wizards in the world know enough about the Soul to help me or at least show me how. The Necromancer Guild. No one knows where it is, or how many members it has. The entire organization is shrouded in secrecy.
But everybody knows one thing that is true. There is a large price to be paid to join and you can never leave.' he glanced at his loyal subjects kneeling on the ground.
'I wonder if their souls will be enough to pay the price. But then it doesn't really matter. I have no other choice. I will repair my soul and after that I will get revenge on the fools that have caused this in the first place. Potter, Lord Black, Dumbledore. I will come back to Britain and I will destroy everything that you hold dear!'
~ A/N
Well people that's it for Arc 2 of HP/DxD: Raven.
This went a lot longer than I expected, but its finished. Arc 3 will have a lot more action involved. I will try to work on the fights to make them better. And since Harry will be hitting puberty next arc some interesting things are bound to happen.