[before continuing, you should know that the bloodline will be nerfed (weakened) xd , the general power of the HP world is good, but not too crazy, or at least not in the movies, so although the bloodline will eventually Op and MC will be stronger than their peers physically and magically but it won't be done right away]
Extimum was sitting on the bed in the hotel room, he had taken a comfortable position to meditate.
-- Pov Extimum --.
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I took a slow breath and tried to clear my mind.
Under normal circumstances, it would have been quite difficult, but after practicing Occlumency, the process had become relatively easy.
I focused inward, trying to feel my body, and more importantly, my blood and lineage. I wanted to understand this part of myself that I had neglected.
Time passed, second by second... and at some point, my mind drifted, arriving in a dark space.
Darkness stretched across the entire horizon. Still, beneath that black canvas, thousands of points of light, like stars, scattered across the veil.
It felt like being in space, a starry sky on a clear night.
This was my mindscape. No matter how it appeared, the familiar, comforting feeling—like being home—was always present.
I felt weightless, as if I were floating in the ocean, only nothing was holding me up.
I let my gaze wander through the darkness and distant stars until something caught my attention and made me stop to look.
Far off in the distance was the shape of a small fox, white with purple markings. The more I looked at it, the clearer and larger it became.
At some point, the small fox ended up standing directly in front of me, which made me realize it wasn't small at all — it was a great fox. With a quick estimation, it had to be at least five meters tall, though it was hard to tell with nothing to compare it to in this mostly empty space.
The fox was large and imposing, calmly seated, watching me just as I was watching it. Its fur was bright and radiant. Its nine tails moved in a hypnotic dance, and from its paws and the tips of its tails, violet fire and mist seemed to flow.
Somewhere between that mutual observation, our eyes finally met. Its eyes, identical to mine, looked at me calmly... and with something else.
I had no idea how long we shared that gaze. It could have been an instant or an eternity — though in this place, such things didn't really matter. All I knew was that when I finally broke away from its stare, the fox was gone.
But... something felt off. How could I describe it? Had my perspective shifted without me realizing it?
It was a strange feeling, and I couldn't pinpoint why I felt that way. Despite the absolute nothingness around me, and my weightless state, something had changed.
When I looked down at my hands, at my body, I finally understood.
The fox hadn't disappeared.
I had become the fox.
And... it felt incredible. Despite how sudden and unfamiliar it all was, everything felt right. Comfortable. There was no confusion about my body. In fact, maybe that was the strangest part of all.
Instead of the disorientation that should have come with taking on a new form, I felt as though I had finally reclaimed the one I was always meant to have, as if I had broken free from chains that had been holding me back.
The tails behind me moved naturally, as if they were just another set of limbs. In truth, they felt more like hands or feet than what I imagined having a tail—or many tails—should feel like.
I stretched my body, jumped, ran, crouched; moving from one side to the other in this space whose beginning and end were unknown to me.
When I finally stopped, having burned through all my curiosity and excitement, I realized that I had actually been moving through space. It wasn't like before, when I could only float in place. I could see that I had left some stars behind, while others had shifted or changed position.
Focusing my gaze, I looked at the cloud-like energy that surrounded my feet—or were they paws now? It still felt strange, even if it all came naturally. That energy must have been what allowed me to move as if I were walking on solid ground.
Now much calmer, I sat back on my hind legs and closed my eyes to focus. The transformation had been an unexpected bonus, but I still had to find what I came here for.
...
After an undefined amount of time, I returned to myself. Whether it was because the transformation had made things easier, or simply because this was the first time I had voluntarily and deliberately tried to feel and connect with the nature of my lineage, the results were actually quite good.
Still, regardless of that, they remained vague. There were no words, no legacy, no will or anything of the sort. And yet, the answers seemed to come to me naturally, like rain falling in the midst of a drought.
The first thing that became clear answered my most recent doubt. My lineage, along with the cloud-like energy that emanated from my feet, actually allowed me to walk through the air.
Then there were my fangs—a question that had often crossed my mind. Why did I have them? What were they for? The answer wasn't particularly serious; in fact, it was quite simple.
At first glance, it wasn't complicated. Why not? A fox was still a predator. It was natural to have large, sharp fangs to tear flesh or whatever stood in the way. Though that wasn't necessarily their most useful feature.
Like a vampire's, my fangs could absorb energy—vitality. It was a more limited ability, but it had its uses. They also had a calming or numbing effect, depending on how you looked at it. Useful for subduing, soothing... or arousing.
My claws held no mystery. A natural means of attack. Though, as a wizard, they would probably be my last resort unless I had no other choice.
My physical capabilities were meant to become incredibly strong, as were my senses. Measuring their full potential would be difficult. Could I perhaps destroy a mountain? Only time would tell.
Among other traits: the ability to use aura to influence emotions, powerful mental energy, mastery over illusions, and an extrasensory perception that revealed a different view of the world.
These abilities might not seem overly powerful on the surface, but at their peak, each had astonishing effects.
Especially illusions, which appeared to be my specialty. When something false approached perfection, the line separating real from unreal would blur until it vanished, allowing me to alter reality itself.
Assuming, of course, I could push the skill that far.
The same went for my extrasensory perception. Simple gut feelings could evolve into the ability to sense, see, or glimpse things beyond mortal reach.
On top of that, the lineage granted many passive enhancements.
And to complete the picture, my transformation into the celestial fox form seemed to have been unlocked. More precisely, as I had suspected, it was no longer being subconsciously suppressed.
Even now, in this mental space, I could feel that beyond my metamorphmagus ability, I could shift into the fox form effortlessly.
And not only that... there were other peculiarities tied to unlocking this new form.
As I mentioned, this lineage was called the Celestial Fox Lineage. The word celestial in the title left me with some questions, since I couldn't find much concrete information about it.
Only vague things—longevity, superiority, something otherworldly. It wasn't much, but it wasn't hard to grasp either. In short, a special and superior kind of creature.
Perhaps that's why I was able to touch the ghost? That wasn't something common, even in the magical world.
The most mysterious thing, however, was a faint and distant feeling tied to a place. It was like a calling, but too vague, too far away. So far, in fact, that I might have overlooked it entirely if I hadn't been so focused on searching—only catching it by chance.
All of these revelations didn't change much, but they filled me with a deep sense of excitement. There was great potential here, waiting to be developed. And above all else, a sense of peace at finally understanding myself a little better.
** Roarrr **
A loud and sudden roar pulled me out of my contemplation. The powerful sound shook the entire space and even caused the surrounding stars to dim slightly.
I immediately turned my gaze toward the source and saw a massive, shadowy creature heading straight toward me. But before I could make out its form, it struck me, and I was forcefully expelled from my mental space.
--End Pov--.
Extimum found himself on the bed again sitting sweating a bit, however, he did not know what had happened, at one point he was calmly contemplating his lineage and obtaining an enlightenment about him and the other a kind of indiscernible beast appeared and took him out to the strength of your own mental space.
He tried to re-enter his mental space but he could not, however, he could still feel his connection with his lineage now stronger than before, in fact, now that he realized he noticed that his lower back had grown or appeared, 9 fox tails that wagged slightly.
Extimum extended his hand to touch one of his tails, it was soft and smooth to the touch, the sensation to the touch that it generated in the hand was so pleasant that it was almost unnatural, in addition, he could clearly feel that they were very real, he could control and feel them like any part of your body. The tails were totally white with a platinum glow, but at the tip there was a purple coloration, however, unlike their tail in mental space, they did not emanate that kind of fire or energy from it, perhaps it was still very weak?
Returning to the subject of the creature that appeared in his mental space, Extimum felt a bit disturbed by it and tried to ponder it with his lineage.
Once again, the answer was vague, but there was a strong animosity—almost hatred and disgust—when it came to that presence.
The most alarming and revealing part was the feeling that this existence had been there first, even before the Celestial Fox lineage had fused with his body.
However, what it was or what its appearance might mean remained unknown.
Extimum got those thoughts out of his head, just as he currently didn't seem to be able to do much, it would be best to just keep getting stronger until he could know something else.
Looking back at his tails, Extimum glued them to his body and hid them with his illusion magic, he did not want to withdraw them inside him now that he had them and they would not get in the way by keeping them tight to his body, on the other hand, he also had ears on his head, but they seemed very funny and those if he decided to withdraw them internally.
After finishing all the introspection, Extimum took a shower and changed his clothes, then embarked on his journey through this new country.
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Extimum had a great tour of paris: first he visit the muggle side, went to see monuments or normal tourist places like 'the triumphal arch', ' Montmartre neighborhood ', ' The Louvre ' and others until the afternoon, however, had to make some stops to get something to eat, which became a big problem, he couldn't find what to eat and more now that he had assimilated even more with his lineage, everything is repulsive for the most part, luckily, he found Some stores that sold food that didn't taste or smell that bad, it was like eating stale food. This confirmed his idea that there was something wrong with muggle food, even if it did not include everyone.
By the time the night came, Extimum became invisible and climbed to the top of the 'Eiffel Tower ' and from there I enjoy the view and wait for the clock to strike 12:00 am / pm
There was only 1 minute left, so in the meantime, he watched all the people gathering near the tower. There were families and couples in the area under the tower who were also waiting for the time change.
Extimum watched with an impassive face all this, perhaps only his eyes slightly betrayed the complicated feeling in him.
When the clock finally struck 12, a series of fireworks ignited and lit up the sky.
Extimum : "Merry Christmas to me." Extimum commented and moved his hand a little, then the fireworks that were still in the sky seemed gathered by mysterious forces and formed different realistic figures, animating the sky even more and causing shouts of excitement from the people who watched the show from below. .
...
After appreciating the show, he quickly fled, not wanting to risk that there would be a magician in the audience and clearly notice the abnormality of the act and follow him.
The magic was not technically seen though, but it was a bold display of magic obvious on the faces of Muggles who believed it was part of the show.
[on this occasion, I made the mc trip to France short so as not to delay things too much, but in the next trips I will make a good development]
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The rest of his Extimum vacation is spent visiting the magical city and other attractions.
When there was only one day left until the week was over, he took out the coin again and sending his intention, he was again magically dragged and arrived at another place.
These portkeys specific functioned in such a way that they would return to the magi to the previous place where you first activated the portkey .
Arriving again at a familiar place, Extimum looked at the library that had not undergone changes while he was away, then looked at the coin in his hand that turned to dust and disappeared.
Muggle items did not always resist magic well, so they were used to carry consumable enchantments such as Portkeys .
Extimum did not buy many souvenirs from his trip, he had almost no money left, so he save it for possible emergencies, I needed to find a source of money soon.
Extimum : 'Well, everything seems to be in order.'
Extimum : "Bob".
After Extimum called, Bob appeared after a few seconds.
Bob: "Master Extimum has returned, Bob apologizes for not having come to meet him, Bob was with teacher Ava, Bob hopes that Master Extimum had a good trip."
Extimum : "Okay, I just called you to find out if anything had happened."
Bob: "The teacher can be calm, nothing has happened that requires greater concern."
Extimum just nodded, then he entered the hidden library, he had already enjoyed his vacation so now he would study to become stronger.
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It was early in the morning at Kings Cross Station, some families had already arrived and were accompanying their children before they boarded the train.
Suddenly, at an empty spot in the station there was a jumble and Bob and Extimum appeared .
Extimum : "Thanks Bob, you can leave now."
Bob nodded and shortly after disappeared.
Extimum looked at the people around him, seeing that there were not many acquaintances or anyone who caught his interest, he went straight to board the train.
He walked into the first empty cubicle and pulled out the physics book Hermione gave him , he didn't have much on hand to read right now.
...
At some point in his reading, the compartment door opened. Looking up from his book, he saw Hermione there.
Hermione approached with an excited face and gave Extimum a light hug and quickly pulled away.
The hug was just a casual greeting so neither Extimum nor Hermione thought much about it.
Hermione : "ah, Extimum, it's good to see you, how was Christmas?"
Extimum : "It was good, I went to Paris for Christmas and visited many interesting places, as well as seeing the magical community there."
Hermione : "Wow, I have read some things about magical paris, I hope to go there later with my parents."
Hermione : " I see you are reading the gift I gave you, at first I didn't know what to give you, so since you like to read and you probably don't have books that don't deal with magic, I decided to give you a book of physical since you're experimenting with spells. Maybe It can serve you".
Extimum : "In fact, there are some theories that can be applied in certain aspects to magic, speaking of which, have you read the book I gave you?"
Hermione : "It's fantastic, although it was a bit complicated, but just from the description there were many useful spells, although some were a bit dangerous."
Extimum : "in the world of magic it's good to know a trick or two to defend yourself, that's why I gave you the book."
Hermione : "Thank you, I'll finish reading it in the next few months."
Hermione and Extimum shared a bit of their Christmas experiences and so quickly passed the time, until the train left and headed to Hogwarts.
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Seeing Hogwarts covered in snow was a great sight to appreciate from a distance, adding to its charm.
They arrived at Hogwarts near the end of the afternoon.
Extimum along with the other students returning from their vacation week were now entering the castle.
After entering, Extimum said goodbye to Hermione and headed to the common room with some other Ravenclaws; on the way he ran into Mitchell and Trudor so they had a little talk unraveling what they did on vacation as they headed to the common room.
When they got to their common room, they saw Steve sitting on the secluded couch where they always sat, he was probably waiting for them .
Mitchell : "Damn, Steve, why do you seem to get more fat?"
Steve: "why you ..., Hmp , I will forgive you this time because you just came back".
Although they talked like that, they were clearly happy to see each other again.
Trudor: "However, Steve, Mitchell seems to be right, you look fatter, how much could you eat in a week to get so fat?"
Steve: " Hmp , these 2 extra kilos only add to my charm." Steve said as he puffed his chest forward and posed with his hand on his hip, ending up just by bouncing his belly a bit.
**chuckle**
Trudor and Mitchell : " hahahaha ".
Even Extimum's lip couldn't help but tremble upon seeing this funny scene.
Extimum : 'Steve is always good at brightening my mood.'
Steve: "well, stop making fun of me and better tell me what you did on your vacation."
Mitchell : "Well, especially you , Extimum , you always spend it in silence, since you also went home for Christmas, you must tell us what you got."
After listening to Steve, everyone sat on the couch and started telling where they went and showing off the gifts they received.
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After a while, everyone went down to the great dining room for dinner, since Extimum had already chatted with his Ravenclaw friends, when he sat down he went to the Gryffindor table and sat next to Hermione .
Extimum : "Hello".
Harry: "Hi Extimum , thank you for the gift you gave me." Harry showed his arm that now wore a clamp to hold his wand.
Ron: "yes, thank you Extimum , I didn't know they were sold to students, I thought they were only sold to adults."
Hermione : "What is that?"
Ron: "They are wand cases, you can store your wand there and summon it to your hand quickly when you need it, it is very useful, especially in duels, in addition, it prevents you from losing or damaging it by always carrying it in your pocket."
Hermione : "Sounds useful, but why don't they sell them to the students?"
Ron: "I don't know." Ron just shrugged
Hermione : "how did you get them?"
Extimum : "I only asked for them and they gave them to me."
Although Hermione gave him a questioning look by not believing his words, the truth is that Extimum only did that, however, he never said that his appearance at that time was that of an adult.
Harry: "Hey, I have something to tell you, it's something I saw while investigating in the forbidden section, but I can't tell you here, when dinner is over let's meet in the common room, Extimum should be able to enter." Harry was referring to the Gryffindor common room, as he did not know any more places, he chose there and since he had already seen Extimum enter, he thought it would not be a problem for him to do it again.
After that they continued to have dinner and chat about what they did, especially Hermione and Extimum who were out of Hogwarts, Harry also had things to say, but I save them for later.
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After dinner was over, Hermione , Ron, and Harry headed to the common room and sat on the floor in a corner where they wouldn't be heard.
Ron: "when will Extimum arrive ?"
Extimum : "Now". Extimum whispered in Ron's ear scaring him.
Ron: " Woah , damn, don't show up like that Extimum , I could end up suffering from my heart at this rate."
Ron : " Hmp , don't let him catch you later, Harry has an invisibility cloak and if he lends it to me I can get revenge."
Hermione : "Is it true Harry?"
Harry: "Yes, they gave it to me as a Christmas present, then I'll show it to you."
Harry: "Now what I wanted to tell you about is a conversation Quirrell and Snape had."
Harry: "It was like that ...".
Flashback.
Harry had been searching the forbidden section of the library for any information about Nicolas Flamel , he was only able to look at a few books before he heard Filch approaching and hid in his invisibility cloak, however, because he was in a hurry, he dropped his oil lamp to the ground that made a noise as it broke, drawing Filch's attention in his direction.
He had to sneak around with his Filch and Mrs. Norris (the cat) invisibility cloak carefully so as not to be discovered and when he left the library he ran into Snape and Quirrell.
-- Pov Harry--.
I had just escaped from Mrs. Norris, that cat almost seemed to be able to feel me even when I was invisible.
As I was walking away from the place, I heard a noise and suddenly, the door in front of me opened.
From there came Professor Quirrell and Snape.
Quirrell: " Se-se- severus ."
Snape had cornered Quirrell against the wall
Snape: " You don't want me as your enemy, Quirrell."
Quirrell: "I-I don't know what you're talking about"
Snape: "you know perfectly well."
At that moment, Snape stopped and looked in my direction, he seemed to be able to perceive me and he tentatively moved his hand grabbing the air in my direction, luckily I was a little away otherwise he could have caught me.
Snape: "We will chat again soon, when you have time to decide where your allegiance lies."
As they continued talking, I slowly walked further and further away from them until they were distracted by Filch's arrival and entered a room close to my position.
End Pov .
Harry: "and that's what happened."
Extimum : "See, Snape could be claiming Quirrell for his attack on you."
Harry: "But what if it was actually Snape who was threatening Quirrell to do it and now Quirrell doesn't want to do it?"
Ron: "But Harry, that doesn't take away from the fact that Quirrell still spelled your broom."
Hermione : "It's true, even if Quirrell was threatened, but he was still attentive to you, besides, the conversation was very ambiguous and if we follow our first theory, it is more likely to be as Extimum said ."
Harry: "I think we should keep an eye on them and if we notice something strange we might know what is really going on."
Extimum : "Well, why don't you and Ron follow Quirrell then? As for Snape, I'll keep an eye on him."
Harry: "Good."
Extimum : "but remember, you must judge what you see as impartially as you can, otherwise it would be easy for you to misinterpret things."
Harry: "I'll try."
Ron: "Oh that's right Harry, you didn't tell them about the mirror you showed me."
Hermione : "What mirror?"
Ron: "It was a fantastic mirror, albeit a bit creepy, it showed me as captain of the Quidditch team and winning the house cup, however, it showed Harry… huh , his family."
Harry: "okay Ron, the mirror could show you the desires of your heart."
Hermione : "That's great, where did you find it? Can we go?"
Harry: "I'm sorry, but it's not there anymore, Dumbledore removed it."
Extimum : 'just as I thought'.
After that, they talked for a while and then Extimum said goodbye by returning to their common room.
Extimum : 'I wonder if I can see the mirror later, I really want to know what the mirror sees, is it power? Love? Family? Fame?
Such thoughts haunted his mind as he prepared to rest.
The darkest secret your heart desires, can you contain it once it comes to light?