Chapter 3: Studying, Slowly Healing

"And this plant?'' Alexander was sitting across from Harry, snacks to their right as a range of herbs were before them on the table, Alexander using his wand to point. 

''Wolfbane,'' Harry spoke, it had only been a few days but he was already looking better, more full around his bones as Alexander spent hours every night casting some sort of ritual on Harry.

''Good, good. This covers all your first-year potions, you'll still need to study to understand it better, but at least you should be able to respond to any questions you ask. See? You are not dumb, Harry.''

Harry pushed up the glasses he was wearing, they were different from his normal ones, custom ones Alexander had prepared for him. Not only did they help him memorize information, but they also made reading seem to go faster. ''What are these glasses, Alex?''

''Their correcting lenses... I've added a few additions to them such as a chemical releasing spell, and corrective ritual magic.''

Harry just stared at him, waiting as Alex put away the ingredients. He had already been taught how to handle ingredients properly.

''The chemical they release is called Glutamate, without getting too deep into it, it helps with memorization. They also release slight traces of dopamine... A happy chemical so to speak, to help keep you relaxed and your finer motor controls improve. The corrective ritual magic is slowly working on your eyes, basically healing them. You have shortsighted because some of your corneas has been fried, due to extremely bright light while you were smaller.''

''And, the scar?'' Alexander chuckled a bit, turning to look at a sealed beautiful glass vile not too far away from them, resting on the dresser as something dark and aggressive seemed to swirl within it.

''The scar will remain as you've asked, but it seems the scar was from the result of our contract deflecting a killing curse.'' Alexander knew of the dark magic inside that vial, as he was the one who extracted it. But he wouldn't tell Harry about it, not until he was more comfortable in this world.

''I thought our contract only recently started to work?'' Harry asked, already pulling out his history books.

''Technically, it was made and processed, just never enforced. When it was created, there was enough residual magic to save you... Your mother's sacrifice also helped a great deal.''

''My mother... Did you know her?''

Alexander shook his head softly. ''No, but only someone pure of heart would be able to contract a DuMonde... That is why it's taken so long for another contracted to appear.''

''You said that because of our contract suddenly... enforcing, I saved you?''

Alexander chuckled lowly, a dry chuckle as he thought back to his home situation. ''My family is... Eccentric to say the least, when an heir of the family reaches 18, they are passed with the strength of the family in a very intense ritual... You also saved me from a political marriage. A contractee, me. Is not able to participate in family affairs, in case we ever need to fight against our family.''

''Isn't that... Bad then? The possibility of you fighting your family?''

Alexander grinned, tilting his head he rested his left temple against the knuckles of his left hand. ''Harry, out of everything you could make me do, killing my family would be on top of the list of things I am completely fine with as I said, they're eccentric. The only person who I worry about would never go against me... Nor do any of those in my family have the power to stop me anymore... They never took the power back after all.''

''How powerful are you Alex?''

Alex leaned back from his hand, leaning back into his chair and relaxing into the chair. ''Well, even before I was given my family's power, I started out advanced for people my age. To note, even some adult wizards struggle to do things I do, only the elite amongst the elite are capable of casting without a wand, because it not only requires a great deal amount of control but also an even greater deal of magical strength.''

''Why do you use your wand then?'' Harry looked to the smokey wand, something he has grown fond of over the last few days, as whenever the wand is close to him, it feels like Alex himself is near, and when he was allowed to hold it he felt nothing but safety.

''Because my wand is made of my own bone, making it a part of me. I can cast without a wand, but would you swim with only one arm, if you could use both?''

Harry shook his head, not bothering by the fact the wand he held actually had Alexander's own bones apart of it, having learned that some things in the wizarding world were far worst.

''Can I ask what the ritual you do every night is?'' Harry continued his questions, it being great to be able to ask questions without needing to worry about getting hit. 

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How Alexander seemed ready to answer every question. ''The ritual I do is a large form of what your glasses do, but for your body. It's an extremely hard healing magic that I think only three people in the world can cast naturally, I do so unnaturally. Pulling the magic from the surrounding slowly and surely to do it. That is why it takes so many hours.''

''Who can cast it naturally?'' Harry leaned forward a bit in his seat, interested in this information.

''The Fae Queen Titania is rumored to be able to cast it naturally, but the guaranteed users are the Saintess in America, A hermit last spotted in the Alps, and my Grandmother before she passed.''

''Wait, Fae Queen... As in the queen of fairies?'' Harry's eyes were wide, that information is shocking.

Alexander chuckled softly. ''Yes, the Queen of Fairies, Titania and the Fairy King Oberon. Both people you will most likely end up meeting eventually.''

''W-What? Why?'' 

''Because the DeMunde is close friends to the Fae, when we turn 21 we are allowed to see out a 'Fae Partner' which can come in many forms and shapes. You will most likely meet them one day purely because I am your Guardian, you will be coming with me to find mine after all. Some might even take an interest in you and want to make a contract with you.''

''When I was three, they promised they would come to see me once I searched for my Partner.''

Harry watched Alexander, how he seemed unbothered by the fact that the QUEEN and KING of a mythical race promised to attend something in only three years for them... Was he just overreacting, or was it Alex's underreaction, a problem he seriously seemed to have?

''Any other mythical creatures I will need to worry about meeting?'' Harry chuckled, rolling his eyes softly. 

''Yes actually. The Elder Dragon Kaktosh, possibly Heracles, and if they continue their pattern, you will end up meeting The Gorgons.''

Harry just stared at him, before he put his hands on his head and groaned softly. ''Alex, do you realize how bizarre you sound right now?''

Alexander rumbled, shaking his head. ''You'll get used to it after a while, don't worry.''

''Heracles Alex! The Greek Demi-God of Strength and bravery?!"

''Correction, Grand Hero. He is not a Demi-God of anything, he was just known for his strength and bravery.''

Harry sighed again, head hitting the table.

''What's the difference between the roman and greek pantheon?''

''Belief. Pronunciation of names, such as there is no difference between Mars and Ares, they are the same person, both names work, and those who pray to them get the same effect either way.''

''I feel like you are many more times older than you say you are Alex... Are you secretly an old man?''

Alexander shook his head. ''No, I am physically and mentally 18. But I was under the constant magic you are experiencing, at many more times the potency since I was a child. To this day I am still under that magic, as I refuse to slack in it as my Mother did.''

''...Would you...?''

''Talk about my family? Not now Harry... We have plenty of time to get to know each other, for now. Nose back to the book. But I do promise I will sit with you eventually and talk all about my past and my family as a whole.

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