A-Friendship-Cherished (II) [Chapter 299]

“Jacky, before you visit your parents, there was something I wanted to give you” Harry said, earning his friend’s attention. The said friend raised her brows at him, looking excited, which wasn’t surprising since he rarely gave gifts. “Come, walk with me” Harry said as he gestured her to follow him.

“Are we going somewhere?” Jacklyn asked, quickly catching up to him.

“Not really. I just wanted to get away from the others” Harry answered with a shrug. “So, are you excited to meet your parents?” Harry asked.

Jacklyn groaned instead of answering him right away. “You shouldn’t be asking that” Jacklyn huffed. “Dad isn’t happy with me, as expected” Jacklyn revealed drily.

“Well, he loves you” Harry pointed out helpfully, earning a dirty look from Jacklyn. “That is why I am staying clear from him” Harry mused aloud.

“Easy for you to say… I wonder if you are going to act like this if I brought them here” Jacklyn wondered with a thoughtful look on her face.

Harry stopped and turned around to give her a look. “You wouldn’t dare” Harry warned, but Jacklyn simply smiled at him sweetly. “Right?” Harry ended up asking in an unsure tone.

After letting Harry stew for the next few moments, Jacklyn slowly shook her head. “They are going to be a lot more trouble than they are worth for. However, I might end up bringing my mother” Jacklyn answered with a thoughtful look on her face. Unlike her father, her mother was quite proud of her.

“As long as she doesn’t bring any of her friends” Harry mumbled in a low tone as he resumed walking. He still remembered her cougar like friends and like a smart man, he wanted to keep his distance from them. Tonks and his Mom were enough for him for the time being.

“Is little Harry uncomfortable around older women?” Jacklyn asked playfully as she ruffled his hair. “Don’t worry, I am going to keep you safe from the cougars” Jacklyn cooed, earning a dirty look from Harry as he swatted away her hand. With a wave of his hand, he fixed his hair and threw her another glare.

“I can protect myself, thank you very much” Harry huffed in annoyance. “And don’t mess with the hair” Harry warned her, but Jacklyn simply snorted.

“Mess with your hair? Your hair is already a fucking mess!” Jacklyn started to laugh, ignoring the fact that Harry’s eyebrows were starting to twitch.

|She got you there, son| Lily quipped, sounding amused.

|Not you too, Mom| Harry groaned internally before deciding to ignore both his Mom and Jacklyn make fun of his hair.

Yes, it would have been better to have tameable hair, but he liked his hair as it was. It was wild and untameable… He liked it that way and since he could morph himself like Tonks, he could easily change it if he ever felt like it. Maybe, he should ask Tonks for an opinion.

“Are you done?” Harry asked Jacklyn with a bland look on his face. Now, the two of them were quite far from the populated part of Manor, so he simply decided to get this over with, so he could start working on something else.

“Yeah, I am done” Jacklyn nodded her head. “For now” She added in an amused tone after a small pause, earning an eye roll from Harry. However, instead of saying anything to her, he simply pulled out the Elder Wand and held it out. Jacklyn stared at the Wand for a moment before giving Harry a questioning look.

“Disarm arm” Harry ordered, instead of elaborating. Jacklyn would have her answers as soon as the Wand was in her possession. At first, he wanted to hand over the Elder Wand to Gellert, but soon he ended up changing his mind. He wanted Jacklyn to gain a fearsome reputation for herself and for that, she needed an edge.

The Elder Wand or the Deathstick was going to be that edge… The Elder Wand wasn’t infallible as it was proven throughout the ages, but if there was an unbeatable Wand then the Deathstick was the closest thing to it, especially now that Hela had removed the Curses from it.

Jacklyn would be able to use the Wand to its full potential without losing herself in a power trip.

“Is that the Elder Wand?” Jacklyn asked in complete awe. While she had never seen the Elder Wand, she knew the story and she knew that the story was real. After all, Harry was already in possession of the Resurrection Stone. “You want me to disarm you?” Jacklyn asked with a gulp.

“Yes” Harry confirmed with a nod of his head.

“Why?” Jacklyn asked, giving him a confused look. She would have expected him to keep the Wand with the intention of becoming the Master of Death.

“I don’t need it” Harry answered simply. He didn’t want to tell her about Hela or anything. The Deathstick was a powerful tool and becoming the Master of Death wasn’t appealing to him since he knew that it was nothing but a hoax created by Hela to create conflict.

“Alright… If you are sure” Jacklyn mumbled with an unsure look on her face as she slowly pulled out her Wand and cast the Disarming Charm at Harry. He didn’t even try to defend himself and as soon as the Spell connected, the Elder Wand slipped out of his hand and sailed toward Jacklyn, who was waiting to catch it.

Harry felt the connection slip, but he didn’t mind… The Wand was going to be a lot more useful in the hands of someone like Jacklyn. The said girl caught the Wand and moments later, her eyes grew wide when memories started to flash inside her mind. Jacklyn blinked due to the sudden rush of memories and lost her footing when she stumbled back.

Harry quickly rushed to catch her and helped her to keep standing… It took a few seconds, but her Magic finally started to calm down. “Wow…” Jacklyn breathed out, looking gobsmacked. Jacklyn could feel the rush of Magic… Her Magic was raging like a storm, but at the same time it was calm.

Now that the Elder Wand was in her possession, she could understand why the Elder Wand was considered unbeatable… “You are feeling the rush, right? Like you can take over the world?” Harry asked as he let her go.

Jacklyn gave him a look before returning her gaze to the legendary Wand in her hand. “Yes” Jacklyn breathed out. “Is that how everyone felt when they received the Wand?” Jacklyn asked curiously. She had heard people say that a Wand cannot make a Wixen stronger or weaker, and while she agreed, it wasn’t true, at least not completely.

The Elder Wand was different… There was so much power just waiting to be released…

“More or less” Harry admitted with a smile. “However, that Wand is not infallible. That Wand is powerful… It is probably the strongest Magical focus in existence-” Harry paused as it was a lie. There were stronger Magical Foci out there, but Jacklyn didn’t need to know that. The Elder Wand was the strongest Magical Focus on Earth, so it wasn’t a complete lie, Harry guessed.

“-But it is not unbeatable” Jacklyn finished for Harry, earning a smile from him. “I know. I know. The rush is still there, but it is starting to calm down” Jacklyn added after a moment.

“Good” Harry nodded. “Jacky, I want you to get used to the Wand. Get used to its power. Knowing your limits is never a bad thing” Harry suggested, making Jacklyn nod her head with a determined look on her face.

“Thank you for this Harry. I promise that I won’t disappoint you” Jacklyn said in a determined tone. After that, she pulled Harry into a hug and she finally let him go when he started to complain. She gave him a grin and ruffled his hair much to his displeasure before she opened a Portal and stepped through…