Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Strength

4

Head for the Barricade

Jon, Harry, and Angie were sitting in the living room later that night chatting to pass some time. Harry sat in a comfy leather chair as Jon and Angie leaned into each other while sitting on the couch.

"I gotta tell you Hare this fucking country of yours is kinda crazy to me," Jon was saying, "I mean all of this tea and crumpets bullshit. I dunno. Although sorcerer's magic is much stronger here."

Harry was puzzled as to why that would be and just had to ask why.

"What? Why?"

"Well in Britain there is a lot more magical history and a lot more magically powerful sites. Many of the ancient castles were sites of magical battles and have lingering power. Plus you have places like Stonehenge that have tons of unknown magical energies that sorcerers can tap when they're near them."

"And that matters how?"

"Talented sorcerers can draw power from those places," Angie interrupted.

"Not quite babe. A sorcerer has to link with a site to draw from its magic," Jon replied to the interruption, "I am going to link with Hogwarts if I can. I have to ask Dumbledore of course and then the castle would have to accept me as one of it's champions."

"One of it's champions? Who does it have already?" Harry asked looking slightly like he might know Jon's response.

"Well Dumbledore of course. The only other living champion besides him is... you."

"Me? I'm not a trained sorcerer how could I be a champion of Hogwarts?" asked a perplexed Harry.

"The place chose you as one. If it hadn't then you would of never gotten to the Mirror of the Erised after the first time. The chamber of secrets never should of opened for you. The only reason it did was you are a champion."

"Wait I'm a parselmouth. That's why it opened for me."

"Not quite. You should of had to use special charms to unseal the chamber, but all you had to do was say open to it."

Angie began to yawn and Jon looked at her and smiled.

"Think we better turn in for the night bud. Now get on to bed."

Harry left the room slightly disgruntled that he was taking orders. He faintly heard Jon say "nox" to turn out the lights as he and Angie went to bed. Jon only heard one door close. Shortly after he began to hear Angie's voice moaning in pleasure. Harry quickly escaped into his room after that.

Over the next few weeks Harry got high with Jon and Angie repeatedly and the morning after he always felt stronger. Though it may have been because he and Jon were working out for two hours each day. The only part of the exercising that Angie seemed interested in was the running. Harry had to concentrate on not staring at her when they ran as Angie wore a sports bra as a top during this exercise. Harry also enjoyed regular visits from the Weasleys, Remus Lupin, Hagrid, and Hermione during those weeks, but on August 15th, when the three Hogwarts letters arrived for Jon, Angie, and Harry, Jon went nuts.

"NO WAY! NO FUCKING WAY! ANGIE!"

"What?"

"Did you see the name of our defense teacher?"

"No, why would of I. They don't put that in Hogwarts letters. Do they Harry?"

Harry confirmed that teachers were not named in the letters.

"Well it looks like the teacher threw in a note to me. Guess who he is," Jon said while smiling broadly.

"No," Angie replied, "No way it's not."

"Oh, but it is. Mr. Ferguson will be teaching us at Hogwarts this year!"

"Yes!" Angie cried happily.

"Who?" asked a puzzled Harry.

"He was our defense teacher and my sorcerery trainer at the Institute," Jon said gleefully.

Jon had also been training Harry in physical combat. Unfortunately Jon was so much bigger and stronger than Harry it never went very well. Angie offered to spar Harry, but both he and Jon refused the idea quickly and thoroughly. Eventually Jon decided to train Ron and Harry both in muggle wrestling, muggle boxing, and to teach some martial arts nerve holds he knew. Ron and Harry seemed much more evenly matched, but Ron had not been getting in shape for weeks while Harry had. So if Ron wanted to win he had to beat Harry quickly.

Then on the last day before they left for Hogwarts Ron came over to box with Harry, but Jon met him at the door.

"Kay boys, today we're gonna take a field trip. Angie and I have a gig at a rough honky tonk in Texas. We're all gonna go, and if you guys manage to not get your asses kicked you're training will be done," Jon said while grinning maliciously.

"Two things. One what's a honky konk?" asked Ron.

"That's honky tonk. It's a kind of bar back Stateside that plays mostly rowdy country music. They have a tendency to have a lo of fights. Oh and I know your next question. Texans hate the British so you'll end up in at least on fight," Jon replied obviously having fun scaring Harry and Ron witless, "Okay boys if you get into too much trouble you can head for the barricade between me and Angie and the customers and I'll bail you out. Remember head for the barricade."

Mere minutes later they were in the "Cowboy's Hat" which was in San Antonio. Ron and Harry sat at a table to watch the performance that Jon and Angie were going to put on. Jon quickly grabbed up the mic when he and Anige were situated on the fenced in stage.

"Hello y'all. I'm Jon Coop and this is Angie Bills," Jon pointed at Harry and Ron's table while he spoke, "And those boys are our British buds, Harry Potter and Ron Weasley. Now tonight we're gonna start with a classic song by the late great Johnny Cash. The Man in Black. I'm not as good as the real man in black, but bare with me here because not everyone is gifted with the voice of god like Johnny Cash was."

As he mentioned Johnny Cash and the song the bar yelled up for the recently deceased legend. Angie began to play the song on the guitar and Jon stood up from his stool and began to sing.

Harry couldn't believe how different Jon sounded here than he had at the Anime' Crash. Harry also noticed that the bar had gone quiet listening to the song. He knew he'd have to pick up a copy of it.

Ron was immersed in the song as much as anyone else here was, and Harry understood. When Jon finished both of them stood up and began to clap, but all of the rough Texans in the bar stayed in their seats and eyed them like they were itching to beat the crap out of them.

"Alright thank you. Now we're gonna have a little fun. Kick it up Angie!"

As soon as he said it Angie began to play a nice quick beat and Jon began to sing.

While Jon sand Harry and Ron stared around them at the drunk cowboys and the pissed hitchhikers and the like. One group noticed this. As Jon finished up the song they rose to their feet and began walking towards Harry and Ron. Harry noticed them and tapped Ron on the shoulder. Ron who was looking at a woman that was trying to strip, but was being stopped by the bartender. Ron turned and immediately his face turned an on shade of green.

Jon and Angie had begun a new song and most of the bar was enjoying it immensely.

"What're you lil' punks starin huh," one the drunk cowboys said, "We don' like you lil' bitchy Brits 'round here. Y'all think yer better than us doncha. We'll show you."

The cowboys began to swing at the young wizards. Harry and Ron had been trained to aim for pressure points and quickly disposed of the three drunk cowboys, but the fourth pulled a gun out of his pocket and pointed it at Ron. Jon saw this and signaled Angie to finish the song for him. He quickly got behind the cowboy, and then he took a dagger out of his own pocket and pressed it against the cowboy's neck.

"DROP IT SCUM!!"

Angie stopped singing and the cowboy dropped the gun. Jon slammed the handle of the dagger onto the bridge of his nose and the cowboy collapsed.

"Gotta go play the guitar for Angie's song."

Jon got back onto the stage took the guitar from Angie and began to play. She began to sing, and everyone got really quiet hearing her Patsy Cline like voice.

Harry and Ron sat eyes wide as Jon smiled at Angie and they left the stage.

"That was beautiful," Harry said, "You've got the voice of an angel."

"Thanks Harry, but remember it wasn't God who made honky tonk angels," Angie said as she and Jon smiled at the joke.

"It's time to go home guys."

Jon transfigured the guitar back into his staff with a tap and then planted it into the ground. Suddenly they stood outside Potter Place. Harry smiled, he knew that he was finally home after fifteen years.

Ch.5 The Return To Hogwarts!!!!