Magic Will Find a Way

By: Ryu Katanna

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Chapter Six

Green eyes snapped open at the sound of a sharp intake of breath and glass shattering with a sharp pop. Harry was stunned as he looked around the room. The empty plate from lunch that he had been trying to levitate was floating in front of him, but it wasn't the only thing that was doing so. The plates, books, cell phones, his bag, and his tablet were all hovering over the table. Looking around into the living area, Harry could see that most of the lighter things in the area were hovering over whichever surfaces they had been placed. Glass shards also littered the floor in several places.

The surprise he felt from the sight caused Harry to lose his concentration as his body jerked to look around the bungalow. The spell failed as his arm followed with the movement of his body. Everything that had been floating because of the spell looked like it was being thrown as it fell. Cutlery that Owen had placed in the sink after preparing lunch; dropped and slid across the floor. Their phones and Harry's tablet crashed to the floor along with books, plates, clothes, Owen's laptop, and other objects around them. Harry couldn't help but flinch at the noise as he looked at the mess he had caused.

"Well... I guess you don't have to worry so much about being able to use your magic. From the look on your face right now though I'm guessing you didn't mean to throw everything or blow up every light bulb in the place." Owen said as he stood to pick up their phones and the tablet to check for damage.

"I'm sorry! I lost focus. I was only trying to levitate my plate. It wasn't supposed to be that strong. Did I break them?" Harry asked worried that Owen would be upset with him.

He knew how much the man had spent on the tablet and phone for him. They were brand new, and now Harry may have broken them as well as Owen's phone and computer. He hadn't meant to do it, but it was still his fault. Harry didn't know Owen well enough yet to know how the man would react to everything his magic could do. Growing up with the Dursley's had made him a little wary of angering any adult. Owen was his father now for good or bad, and he would be living with him at least until he was of age. It would just take him a while to know for sure that he wouldn't react to him or his magic the same way his relatives had.

"Looks like both of our phones are alright. I made sure to buy ones that wouldn't break easily. Gonna need a new tablet for you though. The screen is shot to hell. Scratch that; they're shot too." Owen replies as he sets the unworking phones on the table and holds the tablet up for Harry to see the screen before placing it on the table.

"I'm really sorry! I didn't mean to break everything. I don't need new ones. I know how much you spent on them, and I'll find some way to pay for everything else I broke." Harry apologized again as he looked at the shattered screen regretfully before getting up to grab the broom to sweep up the broken plates and shards from the light bulbs.

"It's okay kid. It was an accident. Should probably have gotten you a laptop instead of a tablet anyway, and mine was old as it was. The insurance on the phones will pay for new ones; probably. Least now you know that you can do magic without a wand. We'll just have to be more careful from now on until you know you can stop this kind of thing from happening." Owen said calmly in an attempt to soothe the teen who appeared even shaken from what had happened while as he picked up the butter knife from the floor and putting it back in the sink.

From the look on the teen's face, Owen had an idea of what his relative's reactions would have been. It was obvious that Harry was worried about Owen's reaction, and his body was tense as if waiting to be hit. That much was clear. They didn't know each other too well yet, but that would come with time. Owen wasn't going to scold or punish his new son for an accident. Purposefully breaking the rules Owen set down for him; that he would have to provide discipline for. Taking privileges away was one thing, but he would never cause the kid harm though. That fact would take time for Harry to get used to.

Harry bit his lip as he used the dustpan and broom to gather all the shards; thinking about the way Owen just seemed to shrug off the mess his spell had made. He didn't seem too bothered as he continued picking up to put things back in order. Harry started to relax as he didn't see any real anger in Owen's body language or in the tone of voice he spoke to him with. He knew Owen had to be upset at the very least. There was no way he couldn't be after Harry had just broken all those things. Yet, Owen seemed to remain as calm as he had been since they met, and that helped Harry calm down more than anything else.

"That spell was really over-powered though. I had heard that magic and technology don't mix, but I'd never seen a reaction like this. I'm going to have to work on my control. That was a basic first-year spell too. I don't think I want to try anything more advanced until I get it figured out with the lower year spells first. I'll practice outside near the lake. Don't want to break anything else or make such a mess again." Harry told him as he started picking up his clothes near the couch and refolding them before putting them back on the shelf he was using until his room was done.

"Sounds like a good idea. I'm just not too sure about you practicing out in the open. You never know what satellite images will catch. I definitely don't want you using magic near any of the enclosures. It would be dangerous if you cause a power failure on accident." Owen said as they continued picking up.

"Right... What about if I wait until they are done building my room, and when I get to the more advanced spells I can do those at night near the lake? It'd be dark then." Harry suggested with a thoughtful look as he went over the last few years of material.

The lower-year spells would only be review and could help him to know how much focus he would need and how much to hold back. He had more advanced books in his bag as well. Once he knew he could control his magic properly then he could start on the new spells. He would have to be careful with his potions supplies though. He didn't know if there were any usable ingredients here. Potions also hadn't been his best subject to begin with, and so it made him a little leary to experiment. The last thing he wanted to do was blow something up, or to make something that he didn't know how to reverse the effects of.

"Better. I do want to be there if you try practicing anything that could get you hurt if something goes wrong." Owen told him in a firm tone that told Harry he meant what he said.

"Yes sir." Harry replied as he finished with his clothes.

Once the mess had been straightened up, Harry moved to the stove to boil water to make tea for himself as well as some coffee for Owen. He breathed a sigh of relief when he found that both the stove and the coffee machine were still working just fine. He heard Owen grunt behind him as the man replaced the light bulb in the kitchen before it flicked on. Harry's body relaxed a bit more to find that the wiring for light was working as well.

"Looks like the electric just shorted for a minute, but it was enough to overload the bulbs and cause 'em to blow. We'll have to head over to the shop to get replacements. That was the only spare. We can do that when we get the phones and computers." Owen said before he shut the light off and took a seat back at the table.

"I've had accidental magic that made the lights flicker, but not blow up even though I was angry at the time. Maybe it was the reaction of my own magic with the ambient magic here." Harry theorized as he picked up the tin of tea leaves as the coffee started to drip into the mug.

"It'll take some time for you to figure everything out. Until then we'll just keep a stock of light bulbs just in case. At least we know you can still do magic now." Owen said in a light tone as Harry smiled.

"Yeah... I was worried I'd lost that too." Harry replied and Owen's brows furrowed in concern.

"Hey." He said as he reached over to brush his fingers just above Harry's elbow to get him to look at him before continuing once he'd turned toward him and made eye contact.

"Maybe we can find something in one of those books of yours. It's magic, right? There might be a way for you to let your friends and godfather know that you're alright. You're not alone. I'm here, and while I can't say I know anything about what you're magic is capable of, I do know what I've already seen. Don't give up just yet." He said as he tried to put Harry's thoughts onto a bit more of a positive track.

"You're right. I shouldn't give up yet. Thanks, Owen." Harry smiled with gratitude before turning back to the stove and preparing their drinks.

Placing both on the table, Harry sat in his seat before gathering his books to put back in his bag. He paused when he saw that there was still one left that Owen was looking over. He immediately recognized it as the man started to unclasp the buckle that bound it shut.

"No!" He jumped to grab the book as the eyes on the cover opened and started to move.

His hand slammed down on the brown fur over the opening just in time as the book started to move in Owen's hands. The buckle was quickly redone with deft movements as Harry took the book into his hands. Owen's green eyes widened when the book seemed to come alive and struggle to be free. The teen sighed in relief as he had avoided the teeth coming down on his fingers.

"What was that? It's alive?" Owen asked as Harry started running his hand through the fur as he stroked the spine.

"This is the Monster Book of Monsters. It's the book we had to study from last year for Care of Magical Creatures. The book is a bit temperamental... It'll try to take your fingers off if you don't stroke the spine first." He replied as the book seemed to calm before Harry undid the buckle and opened the cover before handing it back to Owen.

"Hm... You said this was one of your best classes, right?" The man asked as he studied the pages.

Unlike with most of the other books that Harry had shown him, this one he could make sense of. He didn't know what half of the creatures were that were in the book, but he did recognize a few of them that were thought to be myths in this world. Unicorns, Dragons, Phoenixes, and more were written about in this book. There were instructions on how to care for them as well as information about their temperaments and how best to approach them. Others still had warnings about the dangers of interacting with some of them.

"I liked that class, though not everyone did. Hagrid, the Professor, is half-giant and loves creatures and beasts though he tends to favor the larger and more dangerous ones. My first year he hatched a dragon egg in his hut on the school grounds. My friends and I had to sneak the dragon off the grounds with the help of Ron's older brother who works at a dragon reserve in Romania because it was illegal." Harry told him with a small smile as he thought of the gentle Professor.

"A dragon? How old were you?" Owen asked as he looked up from the pages with a concerned expression.

"We were eleven. I was in my fourth year this year." Harry shifted to sip calmly at his tea.

"You smuggled a dragon out of the school at eleven years old... Exactly how many dangerous situations have you been in?" Owen asked; thinking about what he had already been told about Harry's life.

"Um..." The teen looked like he was thinking for a moment as Owen waited on an answer.

"Or should I ask how often?" He asked after he didn't get a response.

"I haven't really had a normal year since I started school." Harry finally admitted as he shifted uncomfortably under Owen's gaze.

"You don't have to tell me right now. We'll wait until you're more comfortable and have had time to settle into life here, but I do want you to be honest with me. If anything happens from now on, you need to tell me. I need to know so that I can help. Do we have a deal?" Owen asked knowing that he was repeating himself, but also knowing that he would probably have to in order for Harry to believe it.

He had already figured out that Harry had lived a difficult life since he was young. Raised by abusive relatives after his parents had been murdered; Harry no doubt was used to depending only on himself to survive. From the sound of things, the kid hadn't even been able to trust his teachers at the magic school to look out for him properly. It would take a while for him to understand that he had a parent. A dad who actually cared and wanted him to be safe. Owen knew that he would have to remind Harry many times before he would really understand what that meant, and for him to adjust to that change.

"Yes, sir. Deal." Harry agreed after a moment of silence.

Harry looked up at Owen as he spoke. He didn't understand why the man was so concerned with him. Owen had been a stranger to him until magic had bound them together as a family, and yet he had shown more concern for his safety than most any of the adults he had known before. It was something he had only seen when around the Weasleys. When Molly Weasley would fret over her children. Owen wasn't smothering like the woman had been, but he was firm.

'Is this what it means to have really someone care? To have a real parent?' Harry couldn't help but wonder as he remembered what the man had said to him that morning and then now.

"Good. Now, from what I'm seeing in this book it's a lot like what I do." Owen said as he changed the subject back to the contents of the book.

"What you do? You mean like with the raptors?" Harry asked as his curiosity was piqued and his attention turned fully onto the man sitting at the table with him.

"I study animal behavior. It could be an option for you if you wanted it. You could even learn here on the island. I'm not saying that you need to though. If you want to find something different than that's up to you. I'll be here to support you whatever you decide you would like to do. I just want you to know that it is something you may want to think about if you really did like this class. We'll go get new computers before it gets dark, and I'll show you how to work the internet. You can do some research while I'm working tomorrow. After we have an idea of what career path you want to take then we can figure out what kind of schooling you'll need." Owen explained; finally bringing the subject back to where it had started.

Harry groaned at the thought of how much catching up he would have to do with non-magical schooling. It didn't really matter what he decided he wanted to do in the future. He did not doubt that whatever he decided he would still need to go back to school. He had no problem with learning. It was just that it had been years since he went to muggle school.

Then he thought about what Owen had said. He wanted to go back to the electronics shop before night fell. That meant they would be going shopping and no doubt picking up light bulbs and whatever else the man thought they needed. It was the thought of more shopping that had Harry bang his head on the table as he slouched over in defeat.

"Ugh."

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Harry sighed as he slid his laptop off his lap to lay on the couch next to him. Fingers massaged against his brow as he tried to soothe the pounding headache that had been building for the last several hours. The morning had been quiet and peaceful until the construction had started back up to build the room for Harry. The noise the workers made had been a constant for the last week.

Owen had returned to his normal workday schedule the same morning that the workers had arrived to get started. Harry had been left home with his new laptop to start his research into career options. He had been trying to block out the noises around him with little success. He couldn't focus with these surroundings.

Huffing to himself in frustration, Harry stood and made his way into the kitchen to prepare some tea in the hope that it would help soothe his agitation. A glance at the clock told him that Owen should be back home soon for lunch. No matter how busy the man had been since returning to his normal workday he had still made it a point to come back to spend mealtimes with Harry. Taking this fact into consideration, Harry prepared the coffee pot after putting the kettle on the burner.

"Now for lunch." He muttered to himself as he opened the fridge and thought about what to prepare only to jump as the screen door opened with a squeal.

"You're back early. I was just about to start on lunch." Harry said when he was greeted by the sight of Owen striding into the room as the screen door shut behind him with a bang.

"Never mind that. We'll pick something up at the Visitor's Center. I'm taking the rest of the day off. Barry's taking care of things at the paddock." It didn't take much for Harry to hear the withheld note of frustration in Owen's voice as he spoke.

"Bad day?" Harry asked with a raised brow as he shut the fridge before turning to shut off the stove and move the kettle to another burner to cool.

"Long morning. Had a bad drill with the girls, and Hoskins showed up. He was asking questions I don't like. Didn't even try to hide his interest in you." Owen responded with a slight growl as he pulled his sweat-soaked shirt off and grabbed a clean one.

"I'll be careful. I take it he's still at the paddock?" Harry asked as he remembered Owen warning him about the man during a long discussion at dinner earlier that week.

"Yeah. Figured I'd take you into the park for the rest of the day. You haven't really gotten to see anything other than the shops and restaurants." Owen replied as he pulled on his shirt before grabbing Harry's ID from the table and tossing it to him after the teen had pulled on his shoes.

"Really?! That'd be awesome! I feel like I'm going crazy with all this noise." Harry smiled as he started moving more quickly; shutting his laptop and making sure that his bottomless bag was hidden away where no one would be able to find it.

Everything that he had brought with him was in that bag, and with everyone currently working there, it was better to make sure it wouldn't be found. Shuffling the papers with his notes, Harry straightened his things so that everything was ready for when he came back to it before jumping up to join Owen who was waiting for him at the door. He looped the lanyard through his belt loop instead of around his neck as he remembered what Barry had said about it getting caught on something.

"You might need this." Owen held out Harry's park bracelet once they got down the stairs and swung his leg over his bike and settled over the seat as he kicked up the stand.

Harry slipped the bracelet on as Owen started the bike before settling onto the seat behind him. They were on their way quickly after. Owen parked his bike, and Harry scanned his ID to get through the employee access door. The latch popped as Owen joined him, and they stepped through to see that the area was packed with people just as it had been the last time few times that Harry had been there.

"Is it this busy all year?" Harry asked as he followed Owen and tried to navigate around all of the people.

"Pretty much. Let's just grab a few empanadas. We can head over to the Gentle Giants area while we eat. What kind do you want?" Owen said; trying not to lose him in the crowd as they came up to the vendor.

"Beef and Cheese, please." Harry replied with a smile as his gaze roamed curiously around at the different shops and people.

Nothing had really changed from the last time they had been there, but they had been concentrating on getting their shopping done. This was the first time they had come for fun. Harry knew he would have time to explore the island and all the dinosaurs that lived there. It sent a thrill of excitement through him to know that this place was where he lived. He missed Sirius and his friends, but he pushed those feelings away knowing that dwelling on them would only make things harder.

"Here." Harry looked back at Owen who spoke as he held out two wrapped empanadas.

"Thanks. So, Gentle Giants?" Harry asked as they started walking away from the vendor.

"All the animals here are born in the labs. The herbivores are raised in the Petting Zoo until they are old enough to be released into the herds in the valley." Owen answered his tone even in a way that Harry had learned spoke of his dislike or disapproval, as he led the way through the busy pathway.

Harry frowned as they stepped into the Gentle Giants Petting Zoo. There was one pathway leading through the area with fenced areas on either side. Children ran around pushing up on and reaching over the fencing. There were even a few kids inside the enclosures. He had to bite his tongue at seeing the line of kids waiting to ride the baby triceratops that was already moving about with a child who looked to be about eight straddled over its back and head by the harness.

"I don't like this place." Harry grumbled over the noise as he scowled at the sight of an excited child chasing a baby parasaurolophus that was trying to get away from her.

"I don't care much for it either, but I also don't have a say how the park is run. I just thought you would like to see the babies and meet the keepers. Safer to see how the babies react to you before putting you with an animal that could really hurt you if it reacts negatively." Owen explained as he frowned as well at seeing how the keepers were allowing the kids to interact with the babies and knowing he couldn't do anything about it.

He paused, however, as Harry approached the fence in front of a baby apatosaurus. It was almost as if there was a shift in the air around the teen as the apatosaurus looked at him. A grunting cry from the apatosaurus called the attention of the other animals as the teen approached. Everything seemed to still for a second before Harry reached out his hand to gently caress the top of its head. The spell was broken when the teen smiled and several other babies in the area started moving toward him like he was a magnet when the apatosaurs crooned at the contact.

Harry smiled as he felt the wild magic vibrate around him and resonate with his core. It called to him as it soothed the agitated apatosaurus after his hand came to stroke down its neck. Harry felt the pull of the wild magics around him give a pulling sensation and soon he had jumped over the low fence as he followed its call. He could hear the call of alarm from Owen and a keeper who had stood off to one side, but they both went ignored as his focus was on the other babies that had scampered over to him. It was only a moment before he was surrounded and each one tried to get his attention.

"Hey, kid! You can't jump the fence! You have to wait in line like everyone else!" The keeper called out to him only to pause in surprise as the baby gallimimus that had been docile in his arms struggled to get away.

It was only once he had set it down that the keeper went silent in surprise as the gallimimus ran to the teen he had been reprimanding. It was then he noticed that the two other baby gallimimus, the two stegosauruses and the one other apatosaurus in the fenced area had come to settle around the dark-haired kid. He jumped at the sound of a heavy pair of work boots meeting the ground as another man jumped the fence next to him. He shifted his attention to the adult that had come to stand next to him as the teenager ignored him; his attention fully focused on the babies around him.

"Sorry about my son. When it comes to animals he doesn't listen to anyone. I'm Owen Grady, and that's Hadrian." Owen said as he introduced himself and kept an eye on Harry while he spoke to the keeper.

"Jared Daniels... Wait, Hadrian Grady? He's the kid who was found with the raptors, right? We've heard the rumors, and word has been passed along from Mr. Masrani, but we didn't really believe it." The keeper said as he turned to look back at the teen who was laughing as one of the stegosaurs had knocked him over, and he sat on the ground as he provided gentle pats and strokes to the small dinosaurs vying for his attention.

"Yeah. He fell into the enclosure. We don't know why, but the girls have taken to him. I can only be thankful they didn't kill him. Mr. Masrani wanted him to be introduced around so he could see if any of the other animals would do the same or if it was just my raptors. That's why we'd come today." Owen explained as his eyes shifted from the sight of Harry being nuzzled by an apatosaurus while a gallimimus had settled over his lap to see that several of the animals in the other enclosures were pressing along the fences in curiosity as the three other keepers looked at them and his son in almost wonder.

"I see. Well, it looks like you've got nothing to worry about in this case either. I've never seen anything like this. He's your son, you said? Seems he has the magic touch. You must be damn proud." Jared replied with a small smile of his own as he glanced at the man next to him before turning his attention back to the teen as a stegosaurus settled down to lay contentedly against his back.

"Magic touch is about right." Owen said with a secret smile as he watched Harry's focus finally leave the dinosaurs that had gathered around him to look around, and saw him shift uncomfortably at the attention from people.

"Over here, Hadrian." Owen called out only to chuckle as Harry tried to get up, but had been pinned unto the ground with the stegosaurus behind him, the gallimimus on his lap, and the other babies that had huddled around him as closely as they could.

"Um... I might need some help." Harry grunted the admission as he tried to get up again only to pause and give a sigh in defeat as he pet the baby on his lap when it released a whining grunt in protest of his movement.

"Here. I'll help." Jared said with an amused chuckle as he walked over and gently pushed the stegosaurus and apatosaurus away from in front of the teen and reached to pick up the gallimimus from Harry's lap while Owen offered him a hand to help pull him up to his feet.

The babies all gave whining grunts as Harry stood and moved a bit. He laughed as one of the apatosauruses nudged his hand and gave a pleading grunt. Ablidging the request, his hand stroked gently down the long neck to give a pat to where the neck met the body. Harry's attention was soon drawn back to the man who had taken the gallimimus from his lap.

"Good to meet you, Hadrian. My name's Jared Daniels. I'm one of the keepers here. We'd heard a few things about you, but didn't think they could be true. Welcome to the isle." Jared smiled brightly as the teen returned the smile sheepishly and ran a hand through his hair.

"Hi. Uh, sorry. I know I shouldn't have jumped the fence." Harry replied as he shook the man's hand.

"Oh, it's no problem. I should have seen your ID badge and known you weren't a guest. Mr. Masrani has sent word to all of the keepers in the park that you're to be allowed access so you're fine. How about I introduce you to the other keepers here and then we can answer any questions you might have." Jared replied and Harry looked over to Owen.

"We're here for you today. We can always come back another day to see the Mosasaur and the Rex if you want to hang around here today." Owen told him and Harry nodded before turning back to Jared.

"Thank you, that sounds great." He replied to the man's offer before following him as he led him over to meet the other keepers.

He spent the day talking with the keepers, spoiling the babies with attention, and listening to Owen's laughter as the baby dinosaurs followed him around like ducklings.

It was a good day.

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Well, that's it for chapter six. Sorry it's taken so long. I'm working on multiple stories and with summer starting I have less time. I'm a very social and active person all year round, but winter hibernation is now over. (I lock myself in the house and avoid people as much as possible.) ^_^

I'll start working on the next chapter soon, but I don't know when it will be posted. It depends on how quickly I get it as well as a few others done. I hope you enjoyed this chapter. We will start seeing the reactions of various dinosaurs to Harry as well as the development of Harry and Owen's relationship soon. The start of when the movie picks up may not be for a while yet.

Anyway, let me know what you thought!

~Ryu