I had to many good ideas for my story House of Dark Creatures so I decided to split it up. This is the remaining ideas and so I have the story pretty well figured out. It is basically a what if Harry learned about obscure and interesting forms of magic from an early age. None of that transfiguring a match into a needle. Harry is going to be using all manner of potion, ritual, and things of myth to kick some serious ass. All I need is to figure out what house he goes into because it will somewhat influence who he makes friends with. Anything but Slytherin. I don't really want to do Ravenclaw because I don't want Harry to look like a RAVENCLAW. I want him to look more powerful than smart, he just happens to find a lot of knowledge that he can use to be powerful. I also don't know the pairing yet. I have a few ideas, Cho or Susan maybe. Daphne I could work with. Pretty much anyone but Hermione and Ginny is a possibility that I am looking at. If anyone has any thoughts on the subject of house or pairing feel free to put them in your review I will take them into consideration.

The 8th Staff of Harry Potter

Eight Year old Harry Potter was walking through the Streets of Surrey. With summer break starting he needed to find a new place to spend his days since Dudley had found his hideout at the park near the house during the school year. He would only go back at night when Aunt Petunia would let him have a little bit of whatever she cooked before sending him to bed in his cupboard.

Harry was distracted by a sign in the window of a three story building.

MR. EMRY'S BOOKSTORE

Harry liked books. Ever since he had started school he had always loved the library. He liked to stay after school to read as much as he could. He even snuck books home and read them in the light of his flashlight in the night.

The young boy opened the door and walked in to find a tall old man with gray hair and a big shaggy gray beard.

"Hello." The bespectacled man greeted.

"Hello." Harry answered quietly.

"Would you like some help?" The man questioned getting up from the desk he sat behind.

"No sir. I can find my way around." Harry replied having already learned how book cataloging worked after all his time in the school library. Harry looked at the inside of the store to find the two story store full to the brim with books. He had found his new hangout.

After several hours Harry had found his way to the back of the store. He found a book in the very back that was covered in dust. The whole store was very well kept and tidy, he had not come across any dust at all, but this book was absolutely disgusting. He pulled it out, curiosity building in the face of an oddity. It was almost to big for Harry to carry to the table. He had to wrap both arms around it. The cover didn't have an authors name or a title, just some weird symbol. Harry took it up to the front.

"Excuse me Sir, what is this book?" Harry asked politely. Mr. Emry's just smiled brightly.

"This is a ritual book. It holds all sorts of rare ceremonies and observances from around the world." The man answered.

"Rituals?" Harry asked confused.

"Yes. The oldest of magics. Many a powerful mage has used this book." The older man said.

"Magic?" The boy gasped in awe.

"Yes magic." The man chuckled at the reaction.

"How much is it?" Harry asked excitedly.

"About 50 Pounds." The man answered. He watched the boy's face fall at the price.

"I don't have that much." The boy said lowering his head.

"How much do you have?" The man queried. Harry blushed and pulled a handful of coins from his pocket. He had collected them from the couch cushions. He pushed them onto the counter and the older man counted out less than 7 pounds.

"How about I give you a job?" The boys eyes widened at the offer and he nodded his head. The man laughed at the reaction. "Come in tomorrow at 7 and we will see about getting you enough for this book."

The boy rushed out of the store to get home and get some rest before his first day. The owner of the store shook his head at the excited child. The man had been surprised when the young man had found the magical section. It was invisible to muggles. He had been even more surprised when the boy had found his old book tucked away at the very back. The man was not so dim as to not recognize the scar when the boy had asked him for help. It seemed the boy was not done shocking the world. He would have an important part to play in the dark days to come.

"Well Archimedes it seems our lives have become interesting again." The man said to an owl that settled on a perch over his head.

An Eleven year old Harry Potter walked into the Mr. Emrys bookstore. Since working at the mans store Harry had earned enough money to feed himself as well as to buy himself some clothes of his own. Today he wore a navy blue button up open to show off his white U2 shirt. A pair of blue jeans and trainers finished off the look.

"Why hello there Harry." The older man smiled at Harry's entrance.

"Hey Mr. Emrys." Harry answered putting his book bag down behind the desk. "So I got my Hogwarts Letter today. Convinced my relatives that letting me go to a school where they wouldn't have to see me 9 months of the year was better than having me around all the time AND any magic that I might accidentally cast."

Mr. Emrys laughed. Ever since Harry had found out about magic after asking the man about the section that no on seemed to be able to see he had been waiting for this day. He had read every book in the magical section, Mr. Emrys was sure.

"Well then I guess I will have no one to help me until next summer." Mr. Emry's sighed. Harry just gave the man an incredulous look.

"What do you mean help you out. You don't do anything right now all you have to do is take up the few jobs I do around here instead of just sitting behind that desk." Harry said making the older man laugh.

"You do such a fine job of it I wouldn't want to disrupt you. Besides what about all those times I found you in the loft in the big plushy chair taking a break." The man said giving him the evil eye.

"Hey I don't have that many jobs around here, and someone needs to read these books. They are all lonely. Look at this one. " Harry picked a book up on the Roman Military and started talking out the side of his mouth. "READ ME... REEEEEEAAAAAD ME... READ ME."

The two burst into laughter. Finally after a few minutes they were able to compose themselves.

"How about I take you to Diagon Alley today instead of work?" Harry's boss asked. Harry was surprised by the offer.

"What about the shop?"

"I'm sure we could have Arthur look after it." The man said. The two of them turned their head to look at the fat fuzzy orange Persian cat sitting on the desk licking itself. "Or we could just close it for the day, it is not like we get much business anyway."

Harry and Mr. Emrys set off to buy the necessary supplies for his first magical school year. Finally after a long... LONG time looking at potions supplies the two ended their day in front of Ollivaders.

"Alright I need a wand and I think I should like an owl so I may send you mail." The young boy said looking down at his school list.

"Well then all we need is a wand. I was planning on letting you have Archimedes." The man said.

"Are you sure Mr. Emrys. I mean what will you do without him around to talk to. Arthur won't listen after all." Harry said trying to not insult his bosses gift.

"Well I figured he would still come by with letters from you. He needs to get out there and see the world too you know. Unlike Arthur and I he is not the type to be happy cooped up." The man said patting Harry on the shoulder. Then his eyes turned serious. "Besides with him gone I won't have to stop the fights between him and that hot tempered cat."

Harry laughed and walked into the wand shop. He was busy observing the dusty shelves when a voice scared him.

"Ah Mr. Potter. I was wondering when I should be seeing you." Harry turned to find an old man behind the counter.

"I am here to buy a wand sir." Harry said. The man reminded him of his boss standing outside.

"Yes I should think so. Will you be a Unicorn hair, or a dragon heartstring. Are you destined to become a transfiguration prodigy or a charms master. The possibilities are endless and they all... start... here. It is all very exciting." The man said making Harry's eyebrow twitch. What was it with old men in his life and the speeches about potential and the great adventure of life.

Harry's excitement was soon dulled as he had gone through all of the wands in the shop.

"Very curious Mr. Potter. You have burned through all of my selection without a single match. This is a phenomenon that has not happened in an age. I have only heard about this in stories told to me as a young lad on my great grand fathers knee." The man said his bushy eyebrows rising to reveal that he did in fact have eyes.

"What does that mean? How will I do magic without a wand?" Harry asked upset by the revelation.

"It means that there is a wand core out there for you, but you will have to find it yourself. The wand chooses the wizard Mr. Potter, and yours shall find you soon enough. When it does if you bring it to me I will create a wand the likes of which this world has not ever seen." The man said walking back into the back.

As the wizard walked out of the wand shop he didn't notice the smile on Mr. Emrys face. They walked for a good bit before Harry brought up the problem.

"I couldn't find a wand."

"Well it has been known to happen. The stories say that you will find a wand core and will be able to craft one of the most powerful magical foci in history. I will give you the book on the 7 staffs of the Magi when we return to the store, you may sleep in my guest bedroom until you go to school." The man said putting his hand on the shoulder of his employee.

Harry seemed mollified by this and as soon as they reached the bookstore he took his stuff to the guest room on the third floor where the owner's living area was set up. He dropped down on the bed and opened the book he had been given. It listed the 7 mages and their journey to create their staffs. The first one he recognized.

Merlin: Merlin of the Celtic druids is attributed with having helped King Arthur build his kingdom of Camelot in the land of Avalon. When the world was threatened by the power that Camelot had found Merlin sealed it off in its own dimension. Merlin was given a bristles from Calydonian the giant boar and used giant's bone to create a staff.

Buddha: The Enlightened mage stopped a being from another dimension called the Great Undoing from sucking the energy from the world, casting it back to its world. He spend the rest of his life in meditation in order to find a way to stop the being from returning. He and his followers use a type of soul magic to allow themselves to add their souls to the energy of the world and protect it from a return of the Great Undoing. The Buddha's staff was a scale from the Rainbow fish held within the wood from the Bodhi tree

Kyros: The Maelstrom mage was the leader of a great war against a race called the Balrog from the center of the earth. When the Balrog invaded Atlantis in search of the Poseidon's Trident, to rid the earth of water, Kyros sank the island into the ocean to hide the Trident and extinguish the entire Balrog race. Kyros's staff was of the water from the Charybdis sheathed in Stone from the base of Olympus.

Pachauti: The Absent Mage is known for her not having done anything. After her staff was created he went to the city of Machu Picchu. Not long after the entire populace disappeared, Pachauti included. The staff was found embedded in the center of the cities temple with only a message to not move the staff. The message has been followed and no one knows what purpose it holds but for the Pachauti to require a staff it is obviously quite important. Her staff was made from a feather of the Quetzalcoatl in Obsidian

Harald Hardrada: The Hard Ruler was a Norwegian mage. When the Frost Giants awoke from their hibernation Harald found a way to put them back to sleep in order to prevent the Second Ice Age. The Hard Rules staff had a core made of the Last Great Dragons blood held within Mithril.

Narmer: The Scorpian King. When the Chaos God Seth tore his brother Osiris into 15 pieces and allowed his followers to plunder the land Narmer recovered 14 pieces of the god for his wife Isis to put back together. After the god was returned Narmer led his forces to battle the followers of Seth, eventually gaining enough ground to allow Osiris's son Horus to wound Seth and once again return order to the land. Narmer's staff was of the stinger of Sekert contained within the First Reed to grow on the banks of the Nile.

Jun Haung: The Heavenly Dragon. Jun Haung was a daughter of the Zhou Dynesty. She rode Tianlong to fight the Dark Lord Zhang Liang and prevent him from passing through the gates of the Heavenly Palaces to cast out the Ancestors. The Heavenly Dragon's staff was a combination of clouds from the threshold of the Gates and jade.

Harry sat back reading deeper into the stories of the 7 greatest mages of all times. He couldn't believe he had anything in common with them. He wondered what his staff would be made of and how he would find it. He hoped if he was included in this book that his feats would be half as amazing as these witches and wizards.

Harry walked out of his room to find Mr. Emrys pulling a pan of Chicken Parmesan out of the oven.

"Hey Harry. Sorry I know you love to cook when you stay here but you were wrapped up in that book." The man said setting the pan on the stove next to the spaghetti to fix two plates.

Harry just nodded in acceptance and sat down to wait for his boss to bring him his plate. After dinner the two of them ate a cannoli. Mr. Emrys asked Harry what he thought about the book.

"Well it is hard to imagine that those people did all those things. I don't know if I need a staff. What could I possibly find to make a powerful staff. What would I need it for." Harry answered.

"You never know. Your already the most special person of your generation. Maybe you aren't done shocking the world." Mr. Emrys shrugged. Harry had discovered his own fame not long after learning about magic.

"How am I supposed to do magic without a magical foci." Harry wondered aloud.

"Why don't you consult that huge ritual book of yours." Mr. Emrys answered taking the dishes to the sink to wash up.

Harry smiled and walked back into his room to the bookshelf that Mr. Emrys let him leave his books in. In the center was nestled his first book. The book of rituals. The book covered everything Harry could imagine. Everything from body enhancement to transmutation. It wasn't just an English book, or an European one. It had Native American rain dances and Mongolian Horse bonding and everything in between. Harry had been unable to try any of the rituals as he hadn't learned the potions and rune skills required to preform them or didn't have the ingredients. Harry knew if he could find a way to to magic the book would be the way.

After several hours Harry found a ritual to allow a person to do magic using only their body as a foci. The ritual appeared to be of East Asian origins. Harry decided he would have to do the ritual at Hogwarts due to the requirement of something called the One Moon pill that Harry would have to create. Harry put the book away and fell into bed, barely noticing the clock reading 1 AM before slipping away into unconsciousness.

Harry spent the last few days of his summer looking over his books for the upcoming school year. He was upset to find that ancient runes was not given until 3rd year and decided to do some self study as soon as he could get some books on the subject.

The days passed quickly though and soon Harry was standing in front of the Hogwarts Express. He was excited for the year to come.

Like I said this is going to be very different from the magics you normally read about. As such I am going to have to do a lot of research so it won't be the fastest thing I write. Anyway review tell me what you think, any cool ideas for magic and stuff that I can look up and try to work in. Any pairing and house suggestions as well.