"Status", a childlike voice called.
Name: Harry James Potter
Parents: James Potter and Lily Potter (Previously Evens)
Gender: male
Age: 6
Class: -
Sub class: -
Stats:
Focus- 23
Will Power- 25
Strength- 23
Stamina- 26
Endurance- 94
Skills:
Intermediate gardening skill level 6.4%
Intermediate cooking skill level 4.9%
Beginner painting skill level 7.3%
Beginner reading skill level 3.5%
Beginner writing skill level 2.1%
Intermediate house-care skill level 8.8%
beginner astronomy skill level 0.3%
beginner athletic skill level 2.1%
beginner literature skill level 0.7%
beginner magic skill level 0.2%
Yep. He wasn't imagining it, apparently.
The boy blinked.
Written in the end of his skill's list, was magic. Harry rubbed his eyes, counted to ten and slowly opened them once more.
This is… unbelievable, but the Status window never lied to him before. It couldn't lie. It can never ever lie, not when it told him what his parents' names.
Harry took a moment to regain his baring. He shook his head, trying to force the world to make sense again. He looked back at the Status window. 'Magic', there it was, still there… that could only mean one thing.
The small boy forced himself to think. This couldn't be REAL magic, because magic, real magic at least, doesn't exist.
If it wasn't real magic, can it be false magic? Like tricks and illusions-of-the-eye?
Logically speaking, yes, that was probably it… after all, everybody knows of the fake magicians, who like playing tricks on normal people and making them believe that something like magic was real. Aunt Petunia as much when Dudley asked once and she would never lie to Dudley, would she?
Anyhow, this is the only conclusion that was remotely possible, Harry wasn't magic, right? He couldn't be! If he had been magic all this time, he would have used his magic on the Dursleys ages ago!
On the other hand, now that he really thought about it… his skill in magic was only 0.2%, that's a really small amount. It is possible that his magic (in the remote possibility that it's real) can't be used like that just yet.
That's it! Harry knew what he had to do to test this skill! And what a great idea this can be! Harry started grinning, smile stretching all over his young face. Harry just had to check if he could do anything that could be read as magic. A successful attempt will raise the skill's level, and he will be able to tell then, what kind of magic this skill is talking about.
The issue is… what kind of magic should he do?
First he thought about trying some false magic, then see if the magic skill will rise, but he didn't have any money or any means to get himself anything a false magician would use. So real magic it is!
He couldn't do something too hard, his magic skill was only beginner level 0.2%, so low, it was nearly inexistent – doing something too hard won't help him because he wouldn't be able to do it even if this was real magic and not fake magic. He needed something small, something easy, like, like…
Making the wind pick up some leaves and move them a little to the side. That shouldn't be so difficult, right?
This is the smallest, easiest thing Harry could think of.
The last bell rang that second and school ended. Harry cursed, his aunt would be furious if he would make her wait, maybe even drive off without him.
Harry froze. His legs refusing to take him from where he stood. Drive off… without him? Leaving him alone, without Dudley to pick on him, his aunt to yell at him, is uncle to beat him up? Why was that a bad thing again?
As if on cue, Harry's stomach started complaining loudly at the lack of food – ho right, that's why. Harry cringed before he sighed and started running to the front of the school.
Today is going to be a nightmare, he just knew it.
The next day, Harry woke up at six once more, cooked breakfast, watered the garden and fixed the house as clean as he could with the limited time he had.
His aunt took him and Dudley to school, before driving off. Harry sat at each and every class and listened attentively, even if he knew what the teachers were talking about. It felt nice to see how impressed they looked whenever he got a question right – and so fast too! Harry didn't notice the way Dudley was looking at him (envious) his fists clenching by his sides (in anger).
The second day consisted of math (which Harry liked), history, art and sports. It seems like sports raises his athletic skill faster, then what he earned yesterday when he had been reading that book. His skill rose a whole two levels!
At break, he went to the library to raise his writing and reading skills. The books there were really helpful, explaining what each word meant… though, being dictionaries that was only to be expected – and he got two level up in both skills!
Another book he found was a gardening book that was very advanced – harry didn't have a problem with it, as his skill was already Intermediate level 6, but after reading it and gaining a whole of 3 and a half levels (Intermediate level 10) harry had a surprise.
[Intermediate gardening skill level 10.0% is now ready to evolve!]
[Due to your race Intermediate gardening skill evolves to beginner herbology skill automatically]
[you have gained a new skill! Beginner herbology skill level 0.0%]
[Due to your magical nature herbology skill level 0.0% advance to herbology skill level 3.0%]
[for more information on herbology say 'Options' followed by 'Skill Information']
Harry was shocked. This never happened before. His theory that his magic skill is not really about real magic is now null and void. The boy had no choice but to acknowledge the fact that this must be the real deal.
Looking around, Harry made sure that everyone isn't looking at him before whispering, "options, skill information"
There wasn't anything normal about the screen floating midair, though it almost looked like an old hologram out of some 90's science fiction movie. Harry looked at the floating screen. It was white, a little bit see-though. There was a list of all his skills there. Harry smiled to himself and touched the Herbology skill.
The image at the screen changed. Now instead of the skill list, on the screen you could see a few lines and a picture. The words were colored black and the picture was of some strange looking plants. It was located the upper right corner of the screen, looking like a small square.
Harry started reading.
'Herbology,
Unlike normal plants' care, magical plants' care is very dangerous, sometimes going up to fatal if not done right. There are all kinds of magical plants, each needs a different kind of care to flourish, but when done right, the end result can be used in potions to gain a better quality!'
That sounds… both amazing and dangerous. Harry wondered if he ever encountered a magical plant. Thinking about it, Harry wasn't even sure what counted as a magical plant. Harry knew there was a low chance he ever saw anything magical in the Dursleys' house. Those guys are as common as it gets.
They young boy shook his head at his wishful thinking. Magical plants. They won't be growing here, in all places. If they had been sighted anywhere, they would have been documented ages ago, and widely known, since they are supposed to be magical and ho so dangerous….
Harry didn't hear about a plant that could be dangerous to any humans, well, there are some, but nothing magical about them… then again, Harry was young and still learning all kinds of things – even if his skills in gardening is superb!
Deciding he wanted to see what would happen if he just said 'Options', since it obviously done something, harry tried. He was whispering, of course, because he didn't want anyone to hear him practically talking to himself. He waited, heart beating fast. Nothing happened. Odd… harry blinked. He tried to understand why nothing would happen when he said the same word as before.
When he said it before, it reacted. Now it didn't. The only difference between now and then, is the fact that harry didn't say skill information. Harry tried again.
"Options, Skill Information"
It appeared again, an old hologram out of some 90's science fiction movie. There was a list of all his skills there, just like before.
gardening
cooking
painting
reading
writing
house-care
astronomy
athletic
literature
magic
feeling giddy, Harry pressed the magic skill on his list.
'Magic,
The ultimate art! You have been born a magic user! Magic can do anything! Anywhere! Anytime!
Magic includes the following sub-skills: Light magic, Black magic, Blood magic, Soul magic, wandless magic and wordless magic.
To activate most magic skills, three things are needed! A spell's specific word, intent and visualization. Merge all three and the chance for your spell to work increases by 50%!'