Chapter 40 - 40- a late night stroll and a chance at a hollow

Hermione pov

Hermione was crying, she couldn't believe Harry not only didn't meant the gift as an apology, he also gave such a cruel 'gift' to Neville and was unwilling to apologize, so Neville ripped the gift card in front of Harry and she told him that they aren't friends anymore and that he lost his soul. Even though she knew she was right, she couldn't help but cry, after all he was her first friend.

Marcus's pov

It was the first night at the castle and Marcus put on his invisibility cloak and went on a secret stroll, after about an hour of roaming the castle he came near a room he felt a strong need to go into.

As he walked in, he found a large, impressive mirror, he removed his cloak and looked into it. There he saw himself as the hero of the Wizarding world a second time, defeating countless dark lords. After an untold amount of time he heard a voice behind him

"So, you, like hundreds before you, have discovered the delights of the Mirror of Erised." It was Dumbledore.

"I didn't see you, sir."

"Strange how nearsighted being invisible can make you," said Dumbledore, and Marcus was relieved to see that he was smiling.

"I expect you've realized by now what it does?"

Marcus thought and said "It shows us what we want... whatever we want..."

"Yes and no," said Dumbledore quietly. "It shows us nothing more or less than the deepest, most desperate desire of our hearts. So it shows you the life of a man of justice who saves everyone.

However, this mirror will give us neither knowledge or truth. Men have wasted away before it, entranced by what they have seen, or been driven mad, not knowing if what it shows is real or even possible."

"The Mirror will be moved to a new home tomorrow, Marcus, and I ask you not to go looking for it again. If you ever do run across it, you will now be prepared. It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live, remember that. Now, why don't you put that admirable cloak back on and get off to bed?"

Marcus was on his way out of the door when he turned and asked

"What do you see when you look in the mirror?"

"I? I see myself holding a pair of thick, woolen socks."

Marcus stared

"One can never have enough socks," said Dumbledore. "Another Christmas has come and gone and I didn't get a single pair. People will insist on giving me books."

It was only when he was back in bed that it struck Marcus that Dumbledore might not have been quite truthful. But then, he thought, as he shoved Scabbers off his pillow, it had been quite a personal question.

Dumbledore's pov

'Everything went perfectly,' Dumbledore thought while putting the stone inside the mirror. 'by using a confudius charm on Marcus he found the mirror and made the mirror have a contact with his mind just enough to put an object in the mirror linked to him so next time he sees it the object would come out and he even managed to establish himself as an eccentric wise guide so when he gives Marcus explanations in their next meeting Marcus would be inclined to believe. Yes, everything is perfect.

Harry's pov

Classes returned and months went by, and it was March already.

Harry while losing Hermione and Neville as friends gain another two friends by becaming good friends with the twins while being in the ROR and continued with steady steps in his studies, well steady steps for him was gigantic steps for others . His charms study came to the second half of the sixth year and the twins and he started playing the game 'who could think of the most horrible way to die by an every day charm.' As a way to think of original ways to use regular charms. Right now the most horrifying way was ripping your enemy's heart by achio with second place an over powered laughing charm that won't stop till you choke.

In transfiguration, finished studying the transfiguration theory books in the library and he could tell you that while the exercises in class were good to see where you are now, the magical theory in transfiguration was shit. It was only about the way you move your wand and the different results with different wand movement and intent, and while intent was right, the ideas about wand movements were wrong as it would mean it is impossible to do transfiguration wandlessly and Harry can.

As for all the laws of the possible and impossibles in transfiguration and conjunction, Harry didn't believe it at all, it sounded like something the ministry uses to make sure there are no frauds in gold (as transfiguration isn't permanent) and that food can't be made in conjunction as conjunction is actually transfiguration of gases and it would go back in the end to it's base form.

his magical control became better and he was nearing the end of second year but he needs to start thinking of new exercises in control as it started to become almost easy to control the frequency of the electricity.

His occlumency became better then ever with his mental maze keeping the unsuspecting Quirrellmort in a loop of first-sixth grade in muggle school and Snape thinking he is a natural in the art as he 'become better' in each privet lesson.

His economic class was finished and he started having double classes in forging where he finished making knifes and started making swords, which were similar in shape but had much higher requirements on the balance.

A nice side affect of the forging lessons was that Harry's phisical strength and endurance started raising again after being stuck on the same level for a long time.

March 24 00:44

He couldn't believe it, the hallow he couldn't get as it was in the hands of the potters is now his! It is in his apartment in London where it would stay unless he has an important mission until he has ether a more secure, easy to access place.

How he got it? Well, it all started a few hours ago

Flashback

March 23 9:30

It was really close to bed time whenHarry came inside the Slytherin common room, he was on his way to his room when he heard Malfoy say to Crabbe and Goyle: "I found out scarface and his friends are going to sneak their dragon out side the school and I am going to make sure they are caught, as with the points they would lose they would get no chance at winning the house cap and as the person who made it happen, I would finally get my place as the leader of our Slytherin year!" Harry wanted to laugh as Malfoy apparently forgot Snape telling them the cap is meaningless but as he didn't want to get caught overhearing, he put an invisibility charm over him and went to the astronomy tower where in the books the heros forget the invisiblity cloak.

He waited for the golden group to drop the cloak and give the dragon away when he castes a quick notice me not charm on the cloak and then waited for them to leave before taking the cloak and going to the ROR lost and founds where he left the vanishing cabinet hidden, went to his apartment, left the cloak and returned to his room.

End flashback