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Harry smiled at the teacher who gave him a curt nod and handed him his certificate. He had finished Food Safe Level 1 yesterday and had now had finished Food Safe Level 2 today.
"Good job Mr. Potter." The man who had taught everything said with a blank face.
"Thank you Mr. Alcester. This will come in handy."
He nodded and turned to hand the next certificate to the next person who had passed the test. Harry slipped the certificate into his satchel and made a note to get frames for both level 1 and level 2 certificates.
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Harry flopped onto the grass biting into the apple in his hand. Randal dropped next to him and idly watched the other kids running up and down the field. Football was becoming quite fun, though it was only their second meeting.
"You know Harry." Randal started rolling over to look at him. "I'm glad you dragged me into this. Its better then getting dragged to the skate park by my neighbours."
"Of course it is." Harry said. "Cause I'm here."
Randal laughed and threw a handful a grass at him. Harry snorted and brushed the grass away to finish off his apple.
He squawked louder in indignation and cuddled up to Hedwig before grabbing the wrapped cake and letter from Harry and taking off. Hedwig hooted in amusement and Harry chuckled.
"Eager to help you, isn't he."
She bobbed her head in agreement before cheerfully nipping his fingers and taking off.
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Harry just breathed as he sat on the edge of his window in his room, feet dangling from the edge. He closed his eyes and felt for his magic. In seconds he could feel it. He breathed and just changed.
Two minutes later a raven with a green sheen to it was on the window sill where the teen had once sat. He gave a laugh like sound and spread his wings. Then he leapt. In seconds he was free from his window and his home and soaring above the streets of London, soaking in the freedom that came with his animagus ability.
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Harry laughed as he stretched out languidly on his couch and felt his back pop. He'd spent the whole evening flying around London. It had been exhilarating. He had felt freedom, true freedom in those moments. Moments where he was free to go where he wished and had no limits. He had been able to forget the nature of being human and just fly, just live.
He knew he would be flying much more often in his form now. It would be both good exercise, and the freedom had been addicting.
Harry reached out to pick up a book from the coffee table and flipped it open to idly read, still completely at ease and relaxed from his flight. He had football later, but for now he was happy to sit and read after having mastered his animagus form.
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July 20th
Wednesday
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Harry frowned at the familiar field and circle of trees that he had seen before. Harry caught a flash of movement to his right and spun, his right hand groping for his wand. A rustle to the left. He spun to find nothing. Rustle to the right again.
He spun, only this time to find himself looking at a large black…. It wasn't a wolf. But it wasn't a dog either. It had the long face of a wolf and the pointed ears of a wolf, but was more lean then either a dog or wolf. It was much larger to, coming up higher then Harry's waist. Its hair was wild, flaring and curling every which way. It hung long though. Its teeth were even more wicked then a wolf's or dog's and they all showed as the creature gave a snarl.
A growl rose in the beings throat and it crept towards him.
Harry wouldn't take his eyes off the creature. It stalked towards him with fluid grace that screamed predator. Harry found himself frozen as dread crashed down on him. He couldn't move, he couldn't breathe. All he saw was the dog like creature. For a single moment Harry found his mind at war with itself. Part of him wanted to cower before the obviously powerful predator. The other part of his mind screamed at him to fight, fight with teeth and nails and everything he had. The primitive urge to fight or flight was kicking in and two sides of him wanted to do different parts.
Suddenly the creature lunged, teeth going for his throat. Harry jerked his head away from the teeth, hands rising to block the fangs. Harry screamed as a good a hundred and fifty pounds slammed into him and teeth clamped around his arm, crushing it like a twig. Harry kicked out viciously on instincts and heard a growl as he hit it's ribs. He hit the ground with a sickening crack, the creature on him, teeth trying to reach him. His arm was still in its mouth. Harry screamed at the pain but still kept his arm jammed in the creatures mouth. It was the only thing stopping those jaws from crushing his face.
Blood splattered across his face, from his own arm, as Harry wiggled and kicked and lashed out at the being on top of him. Suddenly he couldn't move. He was gasping for air. The creature wasn't crushing him. In fact it was standing over him, growling lowly at him, his arms till in its mouth. But it wasn't attacking him anymore. Just holding his arm and growling down at him.
Harry convulsed and arched against the ground giving a pitiful whine as he felt his strength being drained. He felt like his life was being drained away. Suddenly he realized what the creature was. It struck him like mountain of stones. The creature was a Grim. A real Grim. It was killing him!
Harry snarled at the creature. He didn't want to die yet! But how could he stop the creature? He had no weapon. No wand….Magic?
Harry scrambled for his occlumency shields and he tried to just breathe. He could feel his magic in his body, flowing through his veins and around his core. He grabbed at that magic, not even bothering to wonder if this would work. His magic rose and Harry screamed as he let it loose. It sprung free like a typhoon bursting from his body. It sliced through the air ripping the creature off of him and hurtling it away. Then the magic smashed into his arm and stitched the bone back together along with the skin leaving an uninjured appendage. His magic wiped around him in a circle, like a fierce wind. Sparkles and crackles lit the air along with various colors that crackled like lightening around him.
The Grim snarled at him and scrambled to its feet. Harry noticed it had a bad limp and its fur was matted in more then one place with blood. Harry panted from exhaustion, pain, and just from the use of his magic without a wand. The grim slowly stopped snarling and just gazed at him. Harry felt his grip on his magic loosening and the tight circle around him waver, flying out in a burst freely and dieing as he couldn't keep a grip on the free magic anymore. Harry panted, slouching, as he watched the grim cautiously.
The grim finally bowed its head after analyzing him. Harry gaped as he noticed its eyes change from golden-red to a soft silver-green. It then rose its head and gave a howl unlike either a dog or wolf. The howl was too high and magical. It floated through the air tinged with acceptance and content. Then the grim appeared to grin at him as it stuck a foot forwards and bowed to him, vanishing like ash in the wind.
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Harry screamed as he fell from his meditation, automatically cradling his left arm to his body. He gasped for air at the exhausted sensation that over took him. He slowly calmed down and looked over his arm. He ripped the sleeve up to find small puncture wounds on his arm. They were mostly healed but still there. Harry stared at them in numb shock. That shock changed to a stunned disbelief at the hair covering his hands and the thick pads on each fingertip.
"I have two animagus forms." He said in disbelief.
He continued to stare at his arm before slowly, a smile formed on his face.
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