Bloody Hell!

Chapter One

It was the night of Harry's sixteenth birthday. It was a cloudless night and there was a comfortable silence above number four, Privet Drive. Everyone in the house was fast asleep... almost everyone.

A boy with unruly black hair and emerald green eyes was lying on his bed, thinking about the event in June that changed his life forever. He lost Sirius that night; he lost someone he cared about the most, someone who he loved like a father. It was hard not to blame himself. However, as every time before, his mind started talking.

If you had practiced Occlumency, Sirius wouldn't be dead now! If you hadn't...

But his further thoughts were interrupted by a quiet screech from an owl that was sitting on the chair near the bed. Harry opened his eyes and saw that there wasn't just one owl; there were at least five owls, one of them his own - Hedwig. He recognised another one, Pig, which was Ron's little owl. He felt a pang of sadness in his heart, when he remembered who gave the owl to Ron in the first place... Sirius.

He stood up, took the letters and the parcels from the owls, and put them on the bed. There was another screech and a big black raven flew in his room, let the parcel in his beak fall on the bed, and flew off in the night.

Harry stood there and stared after the raven, then he shuddered and sat back on his bed, opening the letter from Ron.

Dear Harry,

How are you, mate? We're at the Headquarters again and we finally removed Mrs Yell-Out-Loud from the wall. Happy Birthday, Harry! Sweet sixteen, as Hermione told me is a muggle expression. We'll see you really soon, don't worry. I suppose dad's going to send you an owl in a few days.

You won't believe, what we (Ginny, Hermione, Fred, George and me) overheard!!! That asshole, Fudge, is resigning from his Minister of Magic position and they have to elect a new one! The rumour is, he suffered a heart attack the day after you-know-what happened.

See you,

Ron

Harry opened the parcel next and took out his usual homemade pies from Mrs Weasley. Then he picked up a box that had a piece of parchment sticked on it.

Harry, I know you'll love the present. It wasn't so hard to find one and I know that you will find it amusing.

When he put the lid of the box down on the bed, he gasped. There, in the box, was a long, red, and gold snake. It opened its eyes and hissed,

'You know, you look just like that wolf in the cartoons I saw...'

Harry closed his mouth and said,

'I can't believe it! He got me a snake?'

The snake watched him in amusement and replied,

'Well, I see you understand me. There aren't a lot of people, who can understand snakes.'

'Who are you?' asked Harry.

'I do not have a name, yet.'

'Then, would you allow me to name you?'

The snake just nodded and waited for Harry to decide on a name.

'What about Idylla... I read somewhere that it means perfection, and I do think you're perfect,' Harry said.

The snake looked as she was about to smile and replied,

'I like it. Thank you, Harry. Now, if you wouldn't mind, I'd like to go back to sleep. I missed it for quite a few hours.'

Harry smiled and put her down on his pillow, then opened the letter, which was written in Hermione's tidy scrawl.

Dear Harry,

Happy Birthday! I have only three words I'd like to say to you, since you already know part of what is going on, by Ron. Here they are - DON'T BLAME YOURSELF! It wasn't your fault, Snuffles died, Harry. He wouldn't like you to give in your misery, as I have a feeling you are in right now, but my 'speech' will have to wait, until you are safe here and then you will hear me out, understand?

Love,

Hermione

Harry cracked a little smile as he read the letter. He opened the present next and - not surprisingly - found out it was a book. There was also a piece of parchment on it, which read,

Harry, I thought this will take your mind off certain things, and I am sure you would like to become one. Enjoy, and tell us your progress when we see each other. Neville, Luna, Ron, Ginny and me also have the same book, so I thought we have a secret weapon against Voldemort.

Harry then read the words on the book cover. A Perfect Guide: How To Become An Animagus, by Gus Aiman. He smiled. He always wanted to become an Animagus, just like his father and godfather. Suddenly, he cried in desperation,

'Why does everything have to remind me of Sirius?'

He put his head in his hands and started to sob. When he recollected himself, he opened the letter, he assumed was from Remus.

Dear Harry,

First of all, I would like to wish you a Happy Birthday and secondly, I am going to pick you up at ten o'clock today and we will go to the Headquarters. Good news, hmm?

Well, I don't know what to write so you will understand, what I mean. I think it would be best, if you wait another day or two, so I can prepare my speech.

Best Wishes,

Remus J. Lupin

From Remus, he received another book, and another one from Tonks. He opened the letters of some other owls until he came to the one, which the strange raven brought. There were five letters inside the parcel. They looked quite old and Harry was surprised to see, that one of them was written in Parseltongue. He started to read it.

My heir,

I am one of your ancestors, Salazar Slytherin. If you can read this letter, it means that you are one of my two heirs, Tom Marvolo Riddle or Harry James Potter. When you read this, you will find yourself in a sphere where I will give you my powers. They include Elemental Magic, Martial Arts, Duelling, and Weaponry. Every one of the Hogwarts founders has four extreme magical abilities with the power each one of us has. If you are Harry James Potter, then you are the only one that can read this. If Tom Marvolo Riddle read this, it would appear only as a note that he is my heir. You, however, are the heir of all of us.

See you in the sphere,

Salazar Slytherin

Harry sat there, gaping like a fish. He was a what??? An heir to all of the four founders? Suddenly he found himself in a bright silver sphere.

There was a desk with two chairs. In one of the chairs, there was a man sitting. He wore a silver-green cloak and had blonde hair and sparkling blue eyes. He smiled, when he saw Harry. He beckoned him over and said,

'I see you read my letter, Harry.'

Harry just nodded, not knowing if he could say anything. Salazar Slytherin chuckled and asked in an amused kind of was,

'Cat got your tongue?'

Harry shook his head and said,

'No, sir. It is just hard to believe that I am the heir of all of the Hogwarts founders.'

Salazar nodded and said,

'Why don't you sit down, then I can explain everything.'

He waited that Harry sat himself and continued,

'One day, Rowena, lady Ravenclaw, had a vision of a boy, born in the end of July that will be born to those, who thrice defied my other heir, Voldemort. Nevertheless, I think you know the rest of the prophecy Sybille Trelawney told to Albus Dumbledore. Rowena was the one, that sent it to the future. You see, she knew, that the boy who was born in the end of July was you, and she knew that you were our heir. As you read in the letter, I will give you four magical abilities as well as my power and knowledge. The four magical abilities are Martial Arts, as I am sure you know what I am talking about... Karate, Judo, Kung-Fu, Boxing and such. Next ability is Weaponry. You will receive the knowledge of using swords, daggers, spears, bows, blades, and such. The next one is Duelling. You will receive my knowledge of duelling curses, hexes, counter-curses, ability to dodge, etc. The last ability is the ability to control Elements. My Element is Earth. You will be able to call the Element, to make hills, mountains, islands. When you wake up from this trance, you will have all of my powers. You will now return to your bedroom in number four, Privet Drive and you will read the letters my colleagues wrote to you. You will find yourself in similar spheres and you will have similar conversations. Off you go, Harry and good luck.'

Harry woke up and looked around him. He was back in his bedroom, sitting on the bed, holding the letter Salazar Slytherin wrote. So, it wasn't a dream after all. He picked up the next letter and read,

My heir,

I am Helga Hufflepuff, one of the Hogwarts Founders. This letter is made for a delayed delivery, so you will receive it on 31^st of July, on your 16^th birthday. I am going to send you a trance in which I will explain those four abilities to you: Telepathy, Elemental Magic, Metamorphmagus Ability, and Animal Talking.

Yours Truly,

Helga Hufflepuff

Once again, Harry found himself in a silver sphere.

He found himself on the edge of the Forbidden Forest. There was a bench and a woman of about thirty years sat there, waiting for him. He walked to her and sat down on the other side of the bench. The woman near him had raven black hair and bottomless black eyes. She wore a black and yellow robe and a pointed hat with flowers. Helga Hufflepuff turned to him and smiled. She said,

'Welcome, Harry James Potter, in yet another sphere. As you can see, we are at the edge of the Forbidden Forest, as it is the nearest to the animals. But let's get to the point. We don't have all day, you know... So, the four abilities... As my colleague, Salazar already told you, he is an Elemental and has the Element Earth at his feet. I am an Elemental too, but I possess the ability to tell the Air what to do. I can change the weather, control it. I can change temperature, make wind and many other little things. I am also a telepath. It means I can read minds, send messages without telling something in the head of the receiver and so on. But I recommend you, not to abuse the ability to your pleasure. Such as reading girls minds if they like you or not. Oh, you don't have to blush, young man, I'm only joking. Okay, next ability is the Metamorphmagus ability. I think you already know what this is as you have a friend who is one. And the last one is the ability to talk to animals and creatures. You can understand what they say and you can talk to them. It will be a benefit having animals on your side in the war, which is in your time. Now, you will return to your bedroom and you will have all my powers, abilities, and knowledge when you wake up from the trance. Good luck, Harry dear.'

Once again, Harry found himself on his bed. He looked at Idylla and saw she was still sleeping. He picked up the next letter and read it.

My heir,

You probably already spoke to Salazar or Helga. So let me introduce myself. My name is Rowena Ravenclaw and I am also one of your ancestors. But I won't blab more. These are my abilities you will gain: Elemental Magic, 'Inner Eye' as Sybill Trelawney used to say, the ability to Apparate and the ability of Potion making. You will find yourself in a trance and I will explain everything to you, then you will wake up and you will have all my powers, abilities, and knowledge.

Rowena Ravenclaw

This time, Harry noticed with a hint of amusement, he found himself in the School Library. The woman who waited for him also had raven black hair, with hints of blue in them, green eyes and wore a blue and bronze robe. The woman beckoned him over and he sat on the chair and waited for her to start speaking.

'Okay, let's get to the point. It will be morning soon and your friend will come for you. These are my abilities: I have an 'Inner Eye' and I can see the future. I am not a fraud like Trelawney, though, so don't be afraid about making false predictions. The next ability is the Elemental Magic, in which I have the control over water. I can make lakes, rivers, seas. I can change their paths, their temperature; I can also call water demons to my help. The next ability is the Apparition. You will be able to apparate wherever you wish, through every anti-apparition ward and also Hogwarts as you are our descendant. The ability of Potion making will make you even better then all Potion Masters in the World. You will be able to make every single potion in existence. Now, you better get going. You still have the meeting of my colleague Godric. But beware, he's kind of out of Character. Watch yourself, Harry.'

Harry opened his eyes and smiled inwardly. Now Snape won't have anything to say for his flaws in Potions. But he froze in thought, 'What if Snape thought he cheated?' He reached for the letter, which he supposed was from Godric Gryffindor.

My dear Heir,

Glad to meet you, mate! My name is Godric Gryffindor and I am one of the Hogwarts founders. I am sure you already met that Slytherin bloke and my two fair ladies, Rowena and Helga. Look at me babbling. I'm just so happy you survived! ^_^ I learned that smiley from Rowena, who looked in the future for some signs I could put in the letter. I am getting of the course, aren't I? Well, these are my abilities: Elemental Magic, Invisibility, Healing, and Animagus Ability. See ya mate. Oh, I forgot. You will find yourself in a kind of trance and we will finally talk.

Godric Gryffindor

Harry smiled as he saw where he was. It was the Gryffindor Common Room and a man was sitting in front of fire. He was a redhead, just like the Weasleys and he had mischievous blue eyes. He wore a red and gold cloak and when he spotted Harry, he waved at him, calling him over.

'Hey, mate! Great to see you! How are you? Confused I guess, but don't you worry, everything will settle down in a few days. Okay. Where were we? Magic Abilities. Invisibility... I am sure you know, what that is, as you have James's invisibility cloak. This ability is almost the same as the use of the invisibility cloak, but you are able to make yourself and others completely invisible. Great for walking in the castle at night, or sneaking into Kitchens. It also has the ability, that others don't hear you speaking, yelling, walking... You'll find it amusing, how you can play with that blasted cat of the Caretaker... Oh, I shouldn't have said that. Forget it! You see that fire in the fireplace? I made it, since I am an Elemental and can control Fire. I can make fire and put it off. I can make fire weapons and such. I myself don't know it! You will also have the ability to change in every animal and creature in the World... hence the Animagus Ability. The last one is the most useful in my opinion, though... the Ability to Heal. You will be the best Healer on planet Earth, even better than Madam Pomfrey, the current Medi-Witch at Hogwarts, is. Okay, I must go now, but you know the drill, so I don't have to say it.'

Harry opened his eyes one more time and blinked. Now he was really powerful and he didn't know what to do with it. He spotted the last letter and murmured,

'Not another power, please!'

But he read the letter anyway.

My heir,

Yes, I know you must be tired, as it is almost five in the morning in your time. However, let me introduce myself. My name is Merlin and I am one of your ancestors. I think you already got the powers from Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin. But you will get some of my abilities too. Here they are; you will have the ability to speak to the dead, you will be able to breath under water, the ability to use wandless magic... I know they aren't real abilities, but you already have them all, so I can't give them to you again, can I? You will also find two keys enclosed in this letter. I'm sure that brat Gryffindor forgot to give them to you. These are the keys to Secret rooms all through Hogwarts. One of the rooms is Ravenclaw's Library, which has all the books that were ever published and it is charmed to add every new book that is published in your time. I'm guessing it's pretty big, then. As James made the Marauder's Map, you will find all Secret rooms with the simple spell, revelus dormus secretus. Easy spell, isn't it? I made it myself, which brings us to another ability. You will be able to create your own spells and curses. Okay, I must go now, but you will be relieved to know, I won't show myself to you.

Merlin

Harry just sat there, with the letter in his hands. He felt the power from the letter melting with his own and he knew he had the power Merlin spoke of. It was as if he woke from the trance as his body started to ache. He sprawled on the bed and tried not to scream. No use. His voice was soon hoarse with all his screaming and he heard the door to his room open and his Uncle's voice floated in the air,

'How dare you wake us up like that, you filthy little freak! I will show you, what it means, threatening my family and me. Your freaky friends will see, not to mess with me. Look at me, you scum!'

Vernon dragged him to his feet, oblivious to the pain Harry was in and started punching him in the face. Harry flew back to the floor and his Uncle kicked him in his ribs. He heard them crack and his Uncle's cruel laugh filled the room. It continued for the next three hours, until his Uncle became too exhausted to beat him further. With one last kick in his head, Uncle Vernon closed the door behind him and locked the five locks that were on the door. Harry didn't know how long he laid there on the floor until he heard two voices. He recognized one. It was Remus' and the other... What?!? No way! It couldn't be! Not him! Not Snape! However, he couldn't do anything, since he couldn't move. He was sure that all the bones he had were broken. He couldn't breath properly (I must have a punctured lung), and his head felt light. He must have had a concussion too. What a birthday! He heard knocking on the front door and his Uncle's voice. He was telling them to go away. That there wasn't a Harry Potter living in their house. With all his might, he tried to call them in his mind.

'Professor Snape, Remus!'

He almost chuckled as he heard two loud gasps in the ground floor. He tried again.

'I am on the first floor; I think I can't last much longer. Just get me the hell out of here!'

He heard a commotion and two pairs of steps that approached his room. He heard some cursing and five 'alohomoras'. Then the door opened. He tried to raise his head, but found it impossible. Remus rushed to his side and said,

'Oh my god, Harry! Are you okay?'

'He's not okay, Lupin. Are you blind or something?' Snape said in a malevolent way. He felt someone picking him up and he started coughing. He coughed and coughed and suddenly there was a metal taste of blood in his mouth. He felt it ooze out of his mouth and he tried to say something again, when he felt his eyes roll backwards.

~8~8~8~8~8~

When he woke up again, he was blinded by the whiteness of the Hogwarts Hospital Wing. He felt someone put his glasses on and he looked again. It was Remus. His all face was wrinkled in worry. His voice was hoarse and full of emotion, when he said,

'Thank God, you woke, Harry.'

Harry weakly smiled and tried to speak, but Remus put his finger on his lips and continued,

'Don't speak. Save the strength.'

'But all I wanted is to say I'm dehydrated, Remus!'

Remus flinched and looked around him, searching for the voice.

'Remus, I'm the one speaking. It's me, Harry.'

Remus looked at Harry wide-eyed and stuttered,

'You... you... you are a telepath???'

Harry chuckled, but started coughing again and found it hard to breath. Remus rushed to his side and picked up a cup, full of water. He pressed it to his mouth and Harry slowly, but greedily drank the cold water. When he drank the whole cup, Remus said,

'Now, can you tell me, what the hell happened at the Dursleys?'

'I thought it was obvious...' Harry sarcastically remarked.

'Don't you use that tone on me, young man. I was worried to death about you. You were in a coma-like state for almost three weeks!'

Harry's eyes opened and he cried,

'Three weeks!?!'

Remus once again put the finger on his mouth. Harry sent,

'Three weeks, Remus?'

Remus nodded and continued,

'And we didn't know if you will survive. Every day, you screamed the hell out of us. What happened, Harry? Are you alright?'

'Well, for one, my Uncle beat me. Then I found out I am the Heir of Salazar Slytherin, Helga Hufflepuff, Rowena Ravenclaw, Godric Gryffindor... oh, did I mention Merlin? Bloody hell, Remus, do you really think I am all right at the moment? I am physically and mentally screwed.'

Remus just sat there in shock, when Harry heard another male voice. It was silky and deep, but also cold and poisonous.

'My, my, Remus... Did someone petrify you? You sure look like it.'

It was Snape, naturally. Remus flinched and looked at Harry, who was looking weary.

'Severus, you won't believe, what Harry just told me...'

'Don't tell him, I want to tell him.'

Remus nodded at Harry, but Snape said,

'What are you nodding at? Do you see someone under the invisibility cloak here in the Hospital Wing you want to say 'hello' to?'

Harry rolled his eyes at Snape and sent,

'No, professor. He nodded to me, because I wanted to tell you what happened.'

Snape tried to keep his mask in place, but it slipped and the shock on his face was evident.

'Flies, professor, flies.'

Snape closed his mouth with a snap. Harry smirked... or tried to. His mouth seemed to burn. He closed his eyes and sent to both of the men in the room.

'I'm just going to take a little nap, Remus. I'm exhausted. I'll tell you all later, sir.'

He slept for eight more hours straight and when he opened his eyes the second time this day, he felt a warm weight on his stomach. He looked down and smiled. Remus was sleeping. He remembered everything that occurred to him on his birthday and his body tensed. He felt the surge to vomit and he whimpered. Remus woke up instantly. He looked in Harry's pained eyes and gently put his hand on Harry's forehead. Harry felt better at this and whispered,

'Thank you, Remus.'

'Anytime, Harry.' Remus answered. Harry contently smiled. Then he said,

'Remus, please don't freak out now!'

Remus just rose his eyebrow at him, not knowing what he meant by that. Harry closed his eyes and concentrated on his body. He imagined it the way it was before his Uncle beat the hell out of him. He felt warmth in his whole body and he found out, he breathed a lot easier now than he did before. When the warmth faded, he opened his eyes again and searched for Remus. He found him on the floor, unconscious. He laughed. Laughter so innocent, so full of life. He heard someone stepping in the ward and looked over. It was Snape. He was leaning on the doorframe, looking shocked. Harry jumped off the bed and kneeled down beside Remus. He heard another set of steps and immediately knew it belonged to Dumbledore. He shook Remus and he woke up. Harry helped him to stand and to sit on his bed.

'Harry, what did you do?' Remus shakily asked.

'Umm, you see, this is one of the abilities I got.'

He heard a slight cough behind him and turned around to find Dumbledore and Snape approaching him.

'Could you tell us, Harry, what you are talking about?'

Harry suddenly felt nervous. He said,

'On my birthday, a raven brought me five letters. Each one of them was from my ancestors.'

He stopped there, thinking how to say it all.

'The letters were from Salazar Slytherin, Helga Hufflepuff, Rowena Ravenclaw, Godric Gryffindor, and Merlin. In each of the letters, they told me of their abilities, powers, and knowledge. Then I went in some kind of a trance and they talked to me, explained the abilities to me. When I woke up, I felt new power in me. One of Gryffindor's abilities is Healing. I tried to heal myself and... Hey! It worked!'

Dumbledore chuckled then continued,

'Could you tell us of your other abilities?'

Harry nodded and said,

'From Slytherin, I got the ability to control the Element Earth, knowledge of Duelling, Martial Arts, and Weaponry. Helga gave me the control over Element Air, the ability to talk to animals and creatures; I am now a Metamorphmagus and a Telepath. Rowena gave me the ability to Apparate, to See, to control the Element Water and the art of Potion making, Gryffindor, though, gave me the ability to become invisible, to Heal, I am an Animagus and I control the Element Fire. And Merlin... He said, he couldn't give me much, since the Founders already gave me everything I needed, but he gave me the ability to speak with the dead, to create spells, curses, hexes and to breathe under water. That's all, professor. Oh, I forgot. As soon as all this finished I was in a lot of pain. I screamed and...'

Harry found out he couldn't continue. He stared to his feet and was startled to feel a hand on his shoulders. He looked up to Remus' warm eyes and he felt all his walls crumble. He choked a sob and threw himself in Remus' embrace.