Fate's Request: A Harry Potter FanFiction

David was doing some reading in Room of Requirement, he had requested the Room to summon for him, all books regarding magical curses, along with anything on Malediction.

The current book he was reading was, Curious Cases of Incurable Diseases. Particularly the section on Malediction and what little was known of it.

Considering that this book was considerably old, David understood that it didn't have much information that he already knew, mainly from the texts Poppy had supplied him with.

Luckily, it did give him a hint in where to turn to for more information. The book mentioned one of the only families known to suffer from a blood Malediction were the Greengrass'.

All that was recorded was that a curse, no mention of the spell or ritual, for that information seemed to be incredibly hard to find, was inflicted upon a member of the Greengrass family and they had been searching for a cure ever since.

The only Greengrass David knew was Daphne Greengrass, a Slytherin in the same year as himself, but hadn't uttered a single word to her.

The only prior knowledge he had of her was that she was mentioned once when Harry and co. were taking their owls and from what he saw of her in class, he really couldn't come up with an opinion on her.

With that thought, David decided Dawlish's next mission was to provide information on the Greengrass', for House Elves were incredibly tight-lipped, whether they were treated well or not.

"Master, I have Dawlish's first report for you here," Mel said suddenly, appearing with a pop.

"Speak of the devil… Alright, thanks Mel," David said as he took the folder filled with parchment from her outstretched hands.

"You're welcome, would you like some coffee while you go over the report?" Mel asked politely.

"That would be lovely Mel, just a long black please," David requested, equally politely.

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"Have you gone through this report, Mel?" David asked as he re-read one of the parchments Dawlish had supplied while sipping his coffee.

"I had a quick look through, before paying him," Mel answered.

"In the section of gossip floating around the Ministry, Arthur Septimus Weasley, suspected of having an affair with a younger intern. Name of intern suppressed," David said with a confused smile on his face.

"Weasley, the father of the Ronald you mentioned?" Mel asked, not understanding why David would really care about something like that, but he usually had information she didn't and maybe this was important.

"Hah! Yeah, I don't think I believe it… Anyway, the trace. Dawlish believes it is not cast upon individuals, but rather the entirety of Great Britain. However, the Department of Improper Use of Magic only monitors the homes and vicinity of muggle-borns or half-blood's living in muggle areas," David explained, glancing over the report again.

"Oh? Does that mean you will be able to use magic as long as it isn't around the orphanage the ministry thinks you reside in?" Mel asked excitedly, for she knew David didn't like being restricted to Magic only at Cross Manor and Hogwarts.

"It does seem that way Mel, but it doesn't really affect me truthfully. But it's good to know if I ever need to use my wand when I'm not home, the ministry won't be bothering me," he replied, having long since lost his interest in the trace, for he wouldn't be actively using magic outside of warded areas until after he turned seventeen anyway.

After fl.i.c.k.i.n.g through the pages one last time, David turned to Mel and said, "Mel, for Dawlish's next assignment, I want him to focus on dirt regarding the Minister of Magic. Will we have any problems with that Mel?"

"Not at all, Dawlish has agreed to provide information on anyone, other than himself," Mel replied.

"Excellent, I also want him to write up a report on the Greengrass family… and maybe a few other families to keep him off our trail, you can come up with the other families Mel," David added.

"Of course, I shall let him know tomorrow night," Mel replied, nodding.

"Thanks, well, better get some practice in, Professor Flitwick's moved us onto Defensive Charms, and he's showed Hermione and I some interesting ways of using them."

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David spent his time in various ways over the next month. Not much changed in regard to studying with Hermione in the Library, though she did make an effort to study with Harry and Ronald, who she said dearly needed the extra help with school work.

Especially Ronald it seemed, who had apparently been threatened with being brought home or forced to repeat first-year following his and Harry's debacle with his father's flying car. It seemed convincing Hermione to focus on her own studying during first-year had overarching effects.

The other students he spent his time with were from Ravenclaw. The first was Luna, who was enjoying her time at Hogwarts, it seemed David's presence protected her from the brunt of the bullying.

The others were Padma Patil and Sue Li. Both were excellent students, who knew theory quite well, but struggled a bit it seemed with the spell work for battle orientated spells. This was something they covered every second Sunday in the abandoned classroom near Ravenclaw tower.

"I tried to get Parvati to come and practice with us, but she's obsessing over boys with that Lavender Brown," Padma explained in annoyance.

"Really amazing how you both are twins, Pads," Sue replied.

"I don't know… she used to be more studious, but ever since she got sorted into Gryffindor, she's been way more interested boys. I swear it's the Brown's fault, terrible influence," Padma explained in annoyance.

David was currently sitting next to Luna, who David had invited to join their fortnightly study sessions and listening to Padma and Sue chat while he helped Luna with an essay for Potions.

"Actually, if the Boil Cure is being made correctly, the pink smoke will start to rise from it before the final ingredient is added," David explained to Luna, who was finishing up an essay for Professor Snape.

"Oh, thank you, David, I didn't know that," thanked Luna as she added the final touches to her essay.

"Hey, Luna, David!" Sue shouted suddenly.

"Yeah?" David replied, looking up.

"Halloween feast! We better get a move on if we want to sit together!" she exclaimed, really looking forward to the feast.

"Oh, let's get going David, Pumpkin Pie! I can't wait," Luna said suddenly, which drew a shudder from David and choruses of agreement from Padma and Sue.

"Right… wonderful… a feast that's every dish is slathered in Pumpkin…" David said while shuddering, he hated Pumpkins and having experienced the first-year feast, knew what to expect.

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It was just as they passed by the boy's lavatory that David felt a worried cry from his connection to Fitz.

"Uhh, wait for a second girls, I need to use the lavatory quickly," David said, following the cry from Fitz.

"Sure, be quick though," Sue replied before the others could.

After casting a quick, Homenum Revelio and Muffliato, David called out for Mel.

"Mel!" he said in a subdued shout.

"Master!" Mel said after appearing immediately.

"Was it the map?" David asked and following a very rigorous nod from Mel, continued, "Who did you see enter?"

"A girl named Ginerva Weasley," Mel explained quickly, wondering if that was why David was interested in the gossip about her father.

Nodding at the information, David explained what he wanted them to do, "I want you to keep monitoring that Room Mel, but do not, under any circ.u.mstances, interfere. Stay in my room. That's an order."

Worry flashed through Mel's eyes, for David never gave orders, only requests.

Noticing this, he added, "It's alright, just let Fitz send me another notice from our bond if something or someone emerges. I won't be leaving The Great Hall, it'll be fine."

"Very well Master, I'll see you once you've returned," Mel said before popping back into David's dorm room.

David quickly ran back out to the waiting girls and headed off towards the Great Hall, for the Halloween feast.

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"You really don't like Pumpkin do you, David?" Padma said, noticing David avoided anything with a hint of said vegetable.

"What?! How can you hate Pumpkin?!" roared Anthony Goldstein, another Ravenclaw who was in David's year level.

"I don't know Anthony, I just do," David said with a roll of his eyes when suddenly he felt another cry from Fitz.

~Must be Voldemort, leaving the message in blood…~

Gulping slightly, David continued eating what little food was available that wasn't accompanied by Pumpkin and watched in distaste as people around him downed glass after glass of pumpkin juice.

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"Master! Thank Merlin you're okay," shouted a pale Mel the moment David entered his room.

"It's alright, tell me what you saw Mel," David said as he placed a reassuring arm on Mel's shoulder.

"After the girl, Ginerva entered the girl's lavatory, she soon disappeared, from what Greenie told me," Mel explained, and David immediately noticed Greenie who was also in his room, still looking intently at the map, just as pale as Mel. Fitz just seemed to be staring intently at David.

"Go on Mel, what else," David said, urging her to continue.

"About twenty minutes after that, she suddenly re-emerged on the Map… but this time… with another name behind her. It said 'Basilisk'…" Mel said, looking even paler.

Shocked that David hadn't reacted to the mention of a Basilisk, Mel asked him if he knew what it was, "David, do you understand what a Basilisk is?"

"Yes, I do Mel, now tell me the rest," David said calmly, shocking Mel even further.

"Right… the girl and Basilisk ran into that cat, Mrs Norris, following which, the Basilisk… well, we don't know what happened Master, because Greenie and I saw it moving inside the walls soon after it re-entered that lavatory," Mel explained.

"A while after that, your friend, Hermione Granger along with two others, found Mrs Norris, who was left outside the girl's lavatory, soon Professors and –"

"It's okay I know the rest, what about the girl, Ginerva?" David asked, cutting her off.

"She took an alternate route, and returned to Gryffindor tower, avoiding everyone," Mel explained.

"I see, good job, all of you. I want you to continue with the monitoring and write down whatever happens in that room. You don't need to alert me of anything that happens there unless I happen to be on a collision course with either Ginerva Weasley or that Basilisk," David explained, giving his final orders.

"Master… was that a real Basilisk?" Mel asked in fear.

"Yes, it was," David answered, "Greenie, I'm going to need you to buy some Roosters and care for them at the Manor," David requested of her.

"Of course, Master! I shall do so at once!" Greenie shouted, popping off to somehow get Roosters at this time of night.

David turned to Fitz and said, "Fitz, your tears are the only cure for a Basilisk bite, could I have three small vials full of your tears? Please?"

Fitz, with a flurry of his wings, trilled in reply and let David know through their bond, 'vial'.

Nodding, David turned to Mel and said, "Mel, can you please go and get three small vials? And something for you, Greenie and I to wear them around our necks."

"I have just the thing," Mel said with a nod, popping back to the Manor to go through their stock of potions materials.

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AN: So, there are all sorts of plot holes related to the trace, so this was the best I could come up with.

David's now on the trail of the Greengrass', but not much will happen there this year, but things will pick up once Astoria arrives at Hogwarts next year.

Arthur Weasley having an affair. I don't know… I don't plan to do anything with that info, I just don't like Molly Weasley all that much. But maybe it's a bit much? So, for now, it'll be just an unsubstantiated rumour.

As for the Basilisk, I know it was moving around via the pipes, but I don't think it was mentioned, or I don't remember, how it got into them. Was there a method in the Chamber? Or in Myrtle's bathroom?