Harry Potter: A Different Sirius

And so it was for this phoenix and it's master every time the phoenix burned he got darker feathers, and the wizard slowly but steadily went dark albeit with the best of intentions when the wizard was finally was killed on the battlefield his phoenix's eyes were opened to the great evil the wizard had wrought and he immolated one last time in shame. Legend states that that spot has never let anything grow since.

On their last day in Montana Harry visited the greater creatures one last time. When he was at the pegasi pasture the Stallion nudged Harry towards his back, Gemeni Stavros one of the teen apprentice beast handlers who had the gift of beast speak said. "He wants you to ride him Harry."

Rachel who was with Harry said, "I not sure that is a good idea."

Harry however didn't listen and with a small boost climbed on. The stallion sprang into the air as soon as Harry had tucked his legs under the massive wings and taken a good grip of the mane. He instantly fell in love with flying. He closed his eyes and just felt. After a while he felt the Stallion once more touch ground he opened his eyes they were in the high ki-lin pasture. Near the ki-lin. Harry was startled the ki-lin he had seen before were the mares about to foal in the low ki-lin pasture.

The ki-lin stallion was in this pasture and the keepers had been specific that the ki-lin were a wilder potentially more aggressive and more deadly species of unicorn. So he wondered why the pegasus stallion had brought him here the stallion gave a little buck so Harry clambered off nervously.

The ki-lin stallion approached. Harry remembered that you should bow maintaining eye contact and did so. The ki-lin stallion carefully sniffed him and gave a snort in Harry's face. Harry was glad it didn't contain any flames. He tentatively stroked the stallions neck and was surprised when the stallion half turned and whisked him in the face with his tail.

Harry stood there for a moment. The stallion flicked him again. Harry suddenly guessed what the stallion wanted. He stepped to the tail and looked for with his magic sense for the perfect tail hair. Upon finding it he plucked it. Harry then thanked the ki-lin stallion who merely nodded his head to him.

The Pegasus stallion once more came forward and with the help of a fallen log Harry once more climbed on five minutes later he was back in the pegasi pasture once there Harry thanked the stallion for the flight and was about to go back to Rachel when the stallion gave him one last gift.

A covert feather. On the ride back to the enclave Harry carefully wrapped the gift of the ki-lin stallion around the vane of the feather from the pegasus stallion and then he carefully re-hooked the barbs of the rachis. Thinking again of the joy the flight had given him.

That night the community had one last feast to say goodbye. The food was a mix of Chinese, Greek and American and it was a very fun if slightly wild party. Sirius got a little drunk drinking ouzo with Malcom's maternal grandfather because he was missing Beth and it was all Rachel and Harry could do to steer Sirius into the tent. The next morning they once again had to do the cold water spell to get him up and moving in time to leave.

Mai took pity on him though and gave him a hangover remedy before the jump. Mal complained she was a cruel woman because she wouldn't take the same pity on him. She told Mal, "You grew up around Lukas Stavros so you ought to have known better. He did not." Which made those that gathered for the farewell laugh.

Rachel Harry and Sirius made the jump to Massachusetts after saying goodbye to the five men that had served as security in Montana.

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The portkey deposited them in the entry hall of a luxurious townhouse in the magic section of Salem, Massachusetts. They rapidly did their time jump and Rachel called for the Massachusetts security crew. Harry explored the house that would be home. He was pleased that there was a bathroom attached to each of the bedrooms and there was a sun room that he planned to claim as his study he would ask Rachel to do privacy charms to prevent spying.

This segment he planned to do his Latin class. Harry almost resented the slowed pace of his classes. The only saving grace was the increased martial arts and the stepped up mind arts that Rachel and Sirius gave him . Montana hadn't been bad he supposed.

The challenge of revamping Reynolds Ingredient Supply and Reserve had made a good change of pace not to mention the books Mal had got him. He hoped the books that Inarra Serra picked were as interesting. Harry had mastered his control of his metamorph talent and had locked his mock scar on his chest into his consciousness. Now there would be no questions when he returned to school.

He had control of his magic he could bring it up and suppress it at will. Sirius now was having him do exercises so the normal magical field that wizards by their very natures tended to emit could come under conscious control. It would mean the difference between attaining total camouflage if surrounded by enemy wizards and his ability to use muggle electronics without shorting it by accident.

He wondered about his teacher for this segment. Inarra Serra sounded so exotic. He knew she was a spell crafter and a wand-maker. Idly, he wondered if Sirius would commission a wand for him or not. In Britain the were laws one wand per wizard.

Sirius said the laws were written such that you could only buy one wand, what many people didn't realize was the pureblood elite left a loophole you could only buy one wand but you could commission a wand-maker to make as many as you wanted.

Usually only the aurors and the bad guys took advantage of the loophole. But if Harry got a wand here it would fall into the commission loophole. Especially since he was supplying the materials. He wondered what traits a juniper, pegasus and ki-lin hair wand would have. Inarra Serra was to teach him magical theory. He hoped it would be interesting.

If not well, it wouldn't be the first boring lesson he'd ever had. He got himself settled into his room and pulled out his guitar picking out the notes of one of his favorite songs.

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