Tried to Fix Samhain chapter one last time. Tell me if it's all right. On my screen the chapter is normal
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"Okay listen up. We will need to exit the Manor during the time for the rituals. Including my filmi liars and the elves. I will be doing multiple rituals to boost any defenses that are placed on the property and to better hide this place, divination will be even harder after this. The main rituals that I will be doing for myself are mind rituals as always."
"Huh?" Sirius raised an eyebrow "Why are you still focused on Mind rituals. Wouldn't it be better to increase your mana reserves or physical strength now?"
" I can get those from the Rite of Conquest. My mind on the other hand is not so easy to improve. It is my greatest weapon. My mind is what allows me to have so many fragments not my mana reserves or physical abilities.
Theoretically I can split myself into 50 or 100 fragments if I wanted to. The figments would be very weak, but more importantly I wouldn't be able to process all those incoming memories.
The increased mind abilities would also allow me to make spells faster and do more research. That is more valuable than any quick power up I might gain. "
Melinda nodded "He is right, Harry has come this far because of how his mind works and the absurd amount of knowledge he is able to process and utilize. It is his foundation, his core so to speak. Every other skill he has is built upon that base."
"Correcto Mundo. Hope and Wolf Pack will be doing a ritual I designed for them. It will grand them even more control over their wolf side.
Meaning Hope won't have to force herself to not transform during the full moon and as for the Wolf Pack, they will be calmer, due to their strength they might even regain the ability to turn back to humans."
Hope just gives him a smile.
She still experiences full moons. But due to her being strong and with potions its mane gable. She is just moody all day. Harry being the dick he is says that she has two periods per month.
"Daphne"
"Hm" Daphne was startled when Harry said her name
"You would be better suited for a nature ritual to strengthen your connection with it. You just started your education in magic. But this will probably allow you to learn druid magic in the future. Probably more than me since I don't really have an affinity for it. Fire doesn't really play nice with Nature"
"Druid magic?" Daphne whispered, in the Greengrass family records it said they were descendent from a strong druid.
"You wanted to learn magic to heal your sister right? I'll take care of that, so in the future I will teach you healing as well. So that if anybody is hurt you can heal them if I'm not there" Harry gave her a smirk.
Daphne looked towards Astoria who grinned and hugged her "I'm counting on you Daffy. Because once I'm all healed up I plan to play around much more"
Seeing her little sister's big smile Daphne just sighed and patted her head. Ophelia who was next to them smiled as tears gathered in her eyes. 'This is how it should be, them being happy and safe'
"Tori I will use a special ritual along with a few Phoenix Tears and Feathers along with Holy Water to completely remove your curse. It will hurt a bit, but you are a big girl right. A little pain won't stop you"
Tori clenched Daphne's shirt. She was scared, but she also didn't want to be sick anymore. Harry helped her, she didn't feel any pain from the curse. But she wanted to go out and play without getting tired. To have fun with her family and Luna.
" Nope~ I am not afraid"
Everybody saw that she was, but the most important thing is that she had courage.
"Good" Harry then turned to Sirius and Dora and shook his head
"For you two I would have liked to do a mind ritual so you can actually use Magecraft, but it would be a waste of time and waste of a ritual. By now I know you aren't mentally suited for Magecraft. So instead I will be doing a ritual to boost your mana reserves and change your body a bit so its easier for you to channel mana.
Meaning you can just go in and start blasting spells. "
" "HELL YEAH!" " Dora and Sirius jumped up and started to cheer.
" "No more MATH!! No more MATH!!" "
This caused Andy to facepalm out of embarrassment. ' Sirius is hopeless, but where did I go wrong with Dora...'
Ted just had a wry smile on his face as he patted Andy on the back.
"The rest of you will also be doing this one. It's a simple but useful ritual. Bella you have great talent for the Dark Arts. But using a ritual like that on a night like this... well let's just say the notes of the survivors I acquired didn't paint a pretty picture."
Andy, Ted, Bella and Narcissa nodded, basic mana boost is sometimes the best option
"What about me oh wise leader?" the pink haired woman said with a smirk
"Don't patronize me, I know you just want a ritual to help you out with your Enchanting. A ritual for better mana flow would work better for you. Making the Enchaining easier and smoother."
"As expected from my student"
"Yeah, yeah. Speaking of students get some more, in fact go to Viper's Weapons and teach those workers a few things. They are already under a Geish so they can't do anything"
"What's a Geish?" Bella frowned at the unfamiliar word
"A very old word for Geas, a magical contract. Harry is just showing off" Meinda just waved her hand. She was old, she knew a lot of things.
" Of course I am. Playing weak or stupid isn't my style unless I'm in a fight where I need to severely beat somebody up. Anyway my pets will get some rituals too. Frankly at this point I'm just morbidly curious how strong I can make them so they can go kill some people for me"
'Of course you are' was the thought shared by many in the room
"Then there is one of the most important rituals of the night, involving the. Philosophers Stone. My mastery over Alchemy is not at the level required to get rid of the tracker. In fact it would have taken me years. At first I assumed I only needed to learn a certain level of alchemy to get rid of it.
But as my knowledge grew I figured out what Flamel had done. The son of a bitch made removing the tracker just as difficult as creating the stone, since to remove the tracker you need a deep understanding of the stone and how to change all of its properties. The old man has a sick sense of humor.
I'm barely at Master level in terms of understanding for Alchemy. And that's after burning through millions of dollars worth of resources to speed it up along with using my Fragments.
I think the lowest level i need is Grandmaster. But I can trick it, I will use the ritual to stimulate the Philosopher's stone and guide it to the best of my abilities. Since the purpose of the ritual is fairly simple. Separate the tracker from the Stone. "
It has a solid chance of working. And even if it doesn't that just means it will take some more time to reach the level where he could do it by himself. Harry had a simple plan of action
Use the Death Cloak. Use a disguise, no aging potions. Old school Belmont style, stilts and suits, mask and make up.
'If this works, the old geezers might just use Time Turners to see who the thief is. So I also watch my surroundings for any time traveling bullshit'
"Do you even need to take that risk? You still have time to grow" Melinda asked in a concerned tone. She and Hope were more often than naught the voice of reason. Something Harry is severely lacking in.
"No... but I really want to. I just can't wait to get my hands on it. So much potential, trapped inside a little stone. It's like an itch that i can't scratch."
Sirius suddenly giggled causing everybody to turn to him "Sorry" he said sheepishly while still smiling "He made me remember a prank I did in Hogwarts. We made inching powder, but it moves across the body, no matter how much you scratch it doesn't help, you just have to tough it out until the magic wears off"
" " "Of course you did" " " the three Black sisters deadpanned at him then turned to each other in surprise. It had been a long time since they were in sync like this.
"That sounds hilarious and extremely horrifying at the same time." Dora looked impressed.
"Good thing that Harry hates pranks.. right Harry?" Hope turned to the boy only for him to have an excited expression on his face.
"Sirius you wouldn't happen to still remember the recipe would you? I think it will be amusing to fight my next opponent while he desperately tries to ignore the inching. I will need to modify it though"
Hope's facepalm echoed across the room. 'Of course the first thing he thinks of is weaponizing it'
Harry just chuckled 'Ahh never gets old. But it's time to get to work'
"Okay people start making your preparations. Things are going to get hectic until midnight. There can be no mistakes"
"And if there is a mistake?" Sirius asked just out of curiosity.
"Then I hope you have converted to another religion otherwise only an empty void is waiting for you"
"Duly noted"
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Harry Magical proficiency. I never really laid it all out like this. Like Stats. This is just wizarding stuff.
Transfiguration, Potions, Herbology: Grandmaster
Runes and Wards: Grandmaster
Enchanting and Charms: Master. Alchemy Western: Barely Master
Alchemy Eastern (Pill making): Beginner
Combat, Dark Spells and Defense: Grandmaster
Care of Magical Beasts: Advanced
Divination: Intermediate.
Arithmancy: Beyond Grandmaster. (SSS+) xD