Awakening of An Empire

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Title: Awakening of an Empire

Author: SilverDagger

Chapters:  5 of  ?

Rating: Rating has been raised from PG-13 to R for violence, cursing, and mild sexuality. May be raised later in the story

Chapter Summary: Alex begins his training classes with Hermione, Ron, and Ginny.Plans are made to go to to collect the Book. fly between Alex and Ron.

Story Summary: HP LOTR crossover - A ring is stolen… A man is thought to be dead… A war begins… An ancient Empire reawakens… All Hell breaks loose… Darkness is on the horizon, yet hope remains… Action, Adventure, Romance, and so much more… H/Hr pairing

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Awakening of an Empire

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SilverDagger

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Chapter 4

Life At Number 12

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The dream he had that night would put him on a path that would change his life forever…

*{Begin Dream Sequence}*

He was walking through a long corridor. It was made of solid stone, torches standing in brackets every few feet. The floors, walls, and ceilings were made of stone, and the only furnishings were the many portraits and tapestries that lined the walls. Doors were every few yards.

He walked and walked for what seemed like hours. Finally, he heard voices near him. He walked to the end and came upon a door. He bent down and listened at the key hole. Sure enough, the voices came from the other side. He opened the door slowly and walked inside.

It was a room. A huge room. It was like a opera hall. The walls were very high. The ceiling was covered in chandeliers. A balcony stretched around the rim of the ceiling. He happened to be standing on the balcony. He walked to the edge and looked down. What he saw made him gasp in amazement.

Stretched below him were hundreds upon hundreds of wizards. All of them wore black combat robes, different colored ^ marks on their right shoulders. Some had more that one as well. He supposed this was for ranking. In the rear center of the room stood…himself…no…it couldn’t be. He was standing here. So…it must be…him. The original Sauron. His ancestor.

He wore armor, just as nine men behind him did as well. Before him stood a large group of people. They were not dressed as the hundreds around them, and he assumed they must be here to be initiated. As he was thinking about the magnificent place he was in, a voice spoke quietly beside him, making him jump and spin around.

“It’s outstanding sight, isn’t it?”

Standing next to him was the same man standing down in the room below. The original Sauron.

“In my time, this was the greatest army in the world. Fifteen thousand fully trained wizards from around the world, and another two hundred thousand Orcs and Uruk-Hai from my . We had infiltrated every Wizarding organization in the world. We were in the middle of a war with Klor-Tzar, though, so it’s understandable. We won, but the world was left in ruins. 4 thousand years later, you, as my heir, are about to take up all of what I left behind to embark on your war with Voldemort. I knew what was to happen, of course. Seers predicted what would happen. It was foretold that it would encompass the earth in darkness for 2 years, and that the Ring Master would come victorious, but at a terrible price. I do not know what that will be.

“I have come into your dreams to tell you something that will aid you on your journey to victory. You will find in the Egyptian Ministry of Magic Wizarding Library of a text entitled Master of the Ring by Lycander Potter. Read it. It is charmed so that it can only be read by the true heir. It will tell you what you need to know in order to raise your mighty Empire and all of its assets.

“Afterward, collect you followers and raise your Empire. Go now, and do not fail, my son.”

His vision  faded slowly to black, before he snapped awake.

*{End Dream Sequence}*

He woke with a start and blinked furiously to clear his vision. He sat up slowly and looked around him. He sat thinking for a few moments before getting up out of bed and moving of to the chest of drawers. He pulled out a clean pair of jeans, a white A-shirt, a plaid button-up T-shirt, and a pair of boxers. He then showered, shaved, dressed, and went down stairs. (A/N: This is just the morning ritual, you know? As for the A-shirt, they’re just the white T’s without sleeves. That’s just what I’ve seen them labeled. Just in case you were wondering…)

As he entered the kitchen, he saw Remus sitting at the table with the newspaper and a cup of coffee. He went to pour one for himself while murmuring, “Morning, Remus.”

“Good morning.” He said, looking up. “Albus left a note for you when he came in earlier this morning. It’s on the corner of the counter, there.” He pointed.

He picked it up and slit the back of it while taking a sip of his coffee. He opened it, pulled out the slip of parchment inside, and scanned it quickly.

Alex~

After I spoke to you yesterday evening, I began to research a spell that I had heard of before. I feel it may help us in your situation. It is used to conceal a secret by making it so that the person who was the object of the spell cannot say what they mean to say. They are forced instead to say another person, place, or object, etc. rather than the person, place, or object.

If you were to use this charm on a person who you reveal your secret to, you could fashion it to conceal your true name. Then, if they were trying to say ‘Harry Potter’ or ‘Harry’, they would, instead, say ‘Alex Sergetov’ or ‘Alex’.

The charm is called the Contra Revelare Charm. The incantation is contratorus revelento, and all that is required for the spell is a desire to conceal a certain secret with another. Use it as you may wish.

On another note, I would like you to begin the training of Ron, Ginny and Hermione as soon as possible. Teach them what you feel is needed. I know you did well with the DA last year, so I trust you know what to do.

Also, on the second floor, fourth door on the left is a Room of Requirement. You should find it useful. It is password protected, however. A small black box is on the wall near it. Push the red button and say the password along with the number of people entering and you use for the room. A green light will flash when it is ready for you to enter. The password is ‘’.

If you need to speak with me any time son, send an owl my way and I will come to Number 12 as soon as is conveniently possible.

See you soon,

~Albus

He set down the letter after he had read through it a few times. He pocketed it, and moved over to the stove. He took down a plate and filled it with the various things piled in the many pans that littered the area. He sat down and picked up the main section of The Daily Prophet. He read a few of the articles before putting it down and finishing his meal. He drank another cup of coffee before talking with Remus for a few minutes.

Just as he was going to leave the room, Hermione, Ron and Ginny walked in talking animatedly. When they saw him, they stopped. “I was wondering when you three would be down. Albus wants me to give you some extra training effective immediately. Meet me upstairs in the Drawing room at . Don’t be late. I will be talking with the three of you before deciding on what to teach you. See you later.”

He walked out of the room and upstairs to pull a few bits of information out of the upstairs library to use in his contacting the Egyptian Ministry about the book kept in the Alexandrian Wizarding Library.

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At , he left the library, dropped the papers of in his room and went downstairs into the Drawing room. He walked in and saw Ron, Hermione, and Ginny sitting in the corner by the fire. He went and sat down across from them. They cut short their discussion and looked at him expectantly.

“I want to know what you believe you need help in on the subject of you DADA skill and Dueling prowess. If you feel you have nothing that needs perfection, I will make a few suggestions that you may consider. If you feel you are alright in these as well, I will be happy to give you instruction in any other branch of magic, so long as it won’t be used to harm a rival at school. I will work with you individually if need be. After that, you will be learning some more advanced DADA material than is usual with me at Hogwarts this upcoming year.”

Ron looked up. “You’re giving us extra tutoring at Hogwarts besides usual classes, Sir?”

“No, Ron, I won’t. I will be teaching. And call me Alex, will you?”

They nodded. “Well, what do you think that needs honing in your magical or dueling skill?”

They sat for a moment in silence, thinking. Hermione’s brow was furrowed in thought. “Well…we need three main things: our knowledge and execution of spells, our dueling skills, and our physical fitness.”

Ron bristled. “Are you saying I’m fat?”

Ginny giggled. “No, Ron, she’s saying you eat too much, and therefore you’re plump, which means you have no muscle or reflexes, which means you would not be very useful in a duel.”

He smirked. “Well put, you two. Ron, from what I can see, she’s right.”

He scowled. “Who asked you? It’s none of your business.”

“I’m the one teaching you, so yes it is my business. So. Spells, dueling and fitness, right?” they nodded. “Right. I’ll be working with you for six weeks before school starts, and after that, I’ll be doing the same with the rest of the school. Two weeks here for each. We can use the Room of Requirement upstairs for everything instructional and the library for any research I might have you do. We’ll start tomorrow morning. We’ll have two weeks first for magical study, then another two for dueling, and finally two for physical work.

Tomorrow, I want to see all of you in the kitchen when I come down tomorrow at sharp. You can have breakfast and then I’ll take you up to the Room of Requirement at . Today, you can all research some spells for tomorrow’s study and practice. I don’t have anything else, though you, Ron, should cut down on the food today.”

They nodded, Ron more grudgingly than the others.

“Anything else? Questions?”

They shook their heads.

“Good. Dismissed.”

*~*

The next morning, he rose from slumber that was, this time, free of odd dreams, went through his morning ritual, and went down stairs for breakfast. As he walked through the door into the kitchen, he was surprised to see Hermione sitting at the table reading Witch Weekly. He looked at his watch. .

He sat down across from her and clicked his fingers. A mug of coffee and a plate of food appeared before him. “You’re up early.” He said.

She looked up. “Actually, I was waiting for you. I wanted to talk to you about something.”

He stopped eating and looked at her for a moment. “Shoot.”

“I know you’re on equal footing with Professor Dumbledore, so I thought he might listen to you if you talked to him for me. I tried earlier this summer, but he…well…he blew me off.”

He set down his fork. “What is it?”

“Harry.” She said simply.

He groaned inwardly. He had hoped he wouldn’t have to come to this subject for a while. “What about the boy?”

“I want to know why he won’t be able to come to this summer. If he doesn’t, we won’t be able to see him until Hogwarts starts, and-”

He thought he might as well get this over with, so he interrupted her. “He won’t be studying at Hogwarts any longer, Hermione.”

She looked at him, incredulous. “Why not?”

“I’ll tell you on one condition. You must not, under any condition, tell anyone. Even now only Albus and I know about this. Do you agree?”

She nodded fearfully. He watched her carefully. A blue aura flashed suddenly around her before disappearing. She wasn’t lying. He sighed. “He won’t be coming here because he already is, and he won’t be studying at Hogwarts because he will be teaching.”

She looked at him, and a look of recognition flashed across her face. She frowned. “Harry?”

He nodded and reverted his facial features back to their original look. “It’s a good thing you asked me so soon. I didn’t know how I would tell you if you were kept in the dark for all of his school year. So now our minds are at rest, right?”

She nodded. “I’m glad you told me, Harry. Are you going to tell the others?”

He changed back into Alex before answering. He shook his head. “No. Ginny s nice and all, but she’s easy to control. She doesn’t really seem the one to keep a secret, either. Neither can Ron. He would get too jealous, too. Not a good two people to tell a valuable secret to. As for the Order members, I’ve decided that it just isn’t very wise to tell them. They won’t listen to me if they know I’m Harry, but the will if they think of me as Lord Sauron. While you’re here, why are you reading Witch Weekly?”

She blushed, and stuttered for a moment, a very un-Hermione like thing to do. “No reason, really…jut reading some of the articles. None of your business, Harry.”

He smiled for a moment before becoming serious again. “I can’t have you saying my real name while there are other people around, but Albus gave me a way to solve that. Are you familiar with the Contra Revelare Charm?”

She nodded, smiling. “Go ahead, then.”

He pulled his wand out of his pocket and pointed it at her. He concentrated before muttering, “Contratorus revelento.” A blue jet of sparks erupted from the tip of his wand and hit Hermione in the chest. A flash of light went off before the room darkened and time seemed to stand still for a moment. Before him were two words. Names, in fact.

Harry

Alex

He moved his hand over to the name ‘Alex’ and plucked it out of the air. It came off into his hand as a sort of wooden sign. He moved it quickly and placed it over the name ‘Harry’. They glowed in a soft golden light for a split second before the spell ended, and everything went back to normal.

She looked at him as if thinking very heard. “Let’s test it.”

He nodded. “Who was your best friend besides Ron ever since Halloween of you first year?”

“Alex.”

“What was his full name?”

“Alex Sergetov.” She smiled. “Good. It’s working.”

“Wonderful, bring Ron and Ginny up to the Drawing room at . I have someone I need to send an owl post to. See you later.”

He went swiftly from the room and headed up to his own. Once he had settled himself down at his desk, he pulled out a piece of parchment, ink and quill, and began to write hastily.

Albus~

Hermione has found out about the secret. I told her myself. No one else is on my list of who to let on. See you soon.

~Alex

He tied this quickly onto Hedwig’s leg and let her out of the window. This done, he went over to his trunk and pulled out his books on the properties of magic. He studied them for a moment before putting them away and heading down stairs to the Drawing room. Ron, Ginny and Hermione had not yet arrived, so he sat down on the corner of one of the two heavy oak tables that stood at one end of the room.

He had only a few minutes to wait before they walked in through the door, evidently in the middle of a conversation. He quieted them with a look before speaking.

“If you would follow me, we have some work to do.”

They nodded expectantly and he led them up the stairs and along the hallway. He stopped at the door Dumbledore had told him about and pressed the button on the box near the door.

“. Four. Magical study.”

He released the button and waited for a moment before the light flashed. He grasped the door knob and pushed. He walked in and the others followed. Inside was a large paneled room. The walls were covered in books, except for one at the back where a magnificent chalk board stood proudly. There were three desks and a teachers table, parchment, ink and quill waiting on each.

They sat down and looked expectantly up at him as he sat down at his desk.

“For the two weeks we’ll be devoting to Magical study, I have decided to teach you about how magic itself works. I will be re-teaching this to you as well as expanding on it when you get to school, but it ties in with what you will be learning after these two weeks are over. Can either of you tell me how magic works?”

Hermione raised her hand and he nodded to her. “Magic is the use of a special type of power that we can use to control the world in front of our eyes.” She smiled, happy at getting the question answered before anyone else.

He shook his head. “Sorry, but that is not correct. Anyone else?”

Her smile faltered and she frowned. “Yes it is. I read about it in A Certification of Magic by Keto Heroshi.”

“Well, Mr. Heroshi is wrong then. Magic is not a power possessed merely by witches and wizards. Muggles have made artificial magic which does not often fail to complete its task. Tell me, are you familiar with muggle physics?”

She nodded.

“Then you will know of M Theory?”

Again, she nodded.

“Do either of you?” He asked the other two.

They shook their heads, so he resolved to explain. “The M Theory is a complex physics theory that states that strings, small, vibrating, segments of energy make the universe the way it is. The pattern of their vibration gives the element they make up its respective properties. They also have small gravitational particles called gravitons that help dictate how they move. They can’t be seen, of course, because they are 15 units smaller than a quark, one of the parts of a proton or neutron which is another 15 units smaller than a human.

“Magic corresponds with this. Magic is merely an electrical charge that changes the vibrations of certain strings in or on its target. Therefore, when the magic changes the string vibrations, it will change the atom structure of the element resulting in a complete change in the element. Basically, magic is just the forced transformation of the energy around us that makes the world what it is.”

After he had gone through this a few more times and answered questions, he let out the class. Over the next two weeks they were studying magical theory, he took two days to explain how the branches of magic worked using the theory he had outlined on the first day of study. On the last day, he held a test to see f they had learned it properly. He found that both Hermione and Ginny had captured the idea well, though Ron was a bit sketchy.

During the two weeks afterward, he began to teach them the theory of how to break down a spell into its various components and then disband the spell completely. Again, by the end of the two weeks, Hermione and Ginny had absorbed the theory while Ron was beginning to flounder with all of the information.

To be honest, he was beginning to think that Ron should not be given these lessons if he would not be able to understand and use what he was taught. He kept his worries quiet until an Order meeting late one night in the second week of August. Dumbledore had gone through all of the important information before the subject of the training of the three younger residents of Number 12 came up…

“Alex, can you tell me what the status is on your three trainees here at head quarters and any trouble you may be having on locating that book you spoke with us about at the last meeting?”

“Yes, Albus, I can. I’ve gone through the basics on what makes up magic itself and carried that on into teaching them the theory on what you need to do to break down a spell and then disband its effects so that it does nothing. The two girls have grasped the two ideas very well and I think they understand it thoroughly. My only problem has been with the boy. He is either not trying, or he is merely too weak-minded to grasp these concepts. I have been trying to get him to put more effort into it, but he is, unfortunately, a slacker by name and by nature.” He heard Snape chuckle at this. “Severus, has he shown this sort of behavior in his classes with you at Hogwarts?”

“Yes, Alex, I am afraid he has. He has never shown that much effort or prowess in potion making during the five years that I have already taught him. He has not really shown that it is worth my time to teach him anything at all. To tell the truth, I am looking forward to next week when his OWL results reach me. Maybe I won’t have to put up with him or some others this upcoming school year.”

He nodded. “Albus, would it be too much to ask that he be removed from my classes if he shows any more behavior of this nature? He should be notified of this, of course, but it needs to be done.”

Dumbledore sighed and nodded. “I had hoped he would show some effort. He would have made a valuable asset in this war. Do what you see fit, Alex.”

He nodded and sat. The meeting had ended soon after that, but he had stayed afterward to talk to Dumbledore in private about the book. They had scheduled a visit to the next week with some Order members and possibly either Ginny or Hermione to come too.

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Today, he saw as he woke on the following Monday, was the 18^th. He would be beginning their fitness training today, and he had set his alarm to wake him early. He got up, showered, shaved, and dressed in a pair of blue jeans and a button up plaid shirt.

He walked downstairs and saw Ron, Ginny and Hermione sitting at the table with Remus eating breakfast.

“Morning, everyone.” He said, stifling a yawn.

“Morning.” Remus.

“Hi.” Ginny.

“Hey, Alex.” Hermione greeted him with a smile. Ron scowled but grunted in greeting.

He sat down at Hermione’s end of the table and sipped his coffee for a moment before speaking. “We would have started your fitness work today, but I have a trip I have to be making to . Remus and Hermione are going to be coming as well as Kingsley, Tonks, and Rupert. You two will stay behind. We’re only taking Hermione because we though the prospect of a day at the biggest library in the world might be a good birthday gift for her, seeing as how it is next month. You too get the day off.”

They grinned and Ron cheered. “No more complicated work!”

He frowned. “It really isn’t that heard to understand, Ron.”

“Yes it is! I don’t really get any of it at all. Hermione and Ginny ‘ve tried to help me, but I don’t get it.”

His face hardened “Meaning you didn’t pay attention, doodled on you paper about Quidditch plays, or are you just too damn stupid to take it in, boy?”

Hermione scowled. “That was a bit hard, Alex.”

“I don’t give a damn. At Hogwarts, I will be your friend or whatever outside of class, but inside of the classroom, I will be one damn hard ass, understand. What I teach you could save you life, and-” He turned back to Ron. “-you had better get what I tell you through you thick head. If you don’t pick up, boy, you won’t be taught by me much longer. Understood?”

They nodded, and he walked out of the room, calling behind him, “ for , you two. Don’t be late.”

After that, he swept up to his room to get ready, still fuming slightly over Ron’s ignorance.

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Authors Note: I hope you like it. I am getting into the habit of posting late, aren’t I? Thank god I had Thanksgiving to do a bit of writing. After that, I was sick f almost a week, so I used my sick time to work on this. I hope I got all of the physics M Theory correct. Point an error out if I’ve made one. Thanks.

The next chapter I will make an effort to get up quicker than these last two. Any Questions? Review. Comments? Review. Criticisms? Review. Applications for Governorship of ? Review. Any Reviews? Review. Wait…Hold on…That can’t be right…Isn’t it implied? Um………

Review Responses Check to see if there is one for you if you reviewed me on the last chapter. If you did and there isn’t one for you, sorry but I probably didn’t catch you when I was writing this chapter.

FROM Portkey

James – Thanks. I liked the legilimency scene as well. To be frank, it was even more enjoyable to be writing it than it probably was reading it. Alex and Hermione will get together at some time or another. It’s no secret. You’ll see what happens between Ron and Alex, and I hope you like it. It’ll be in the next chapter.I’ll definitely keep writing.

perenelle – Thanks. To be honest, I’m surprised that someone appreciates my getting hacked of at practically everyone who reviews me.

shawnpickett – Your quite right about that, to be honest. As the story goes on, there will be more and more LoTR elements introduced into the fic. As for the explanation of Harry’s absence, that will be near the beginning of the next chapter. They’ll have to figure it out for themselves.

WingedWarrior – Thanks. Will do.

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KypDurron – Thanks for reviewing all of the four chapters. I’ll respond by chapter.

                                Chapter 1 review – I should hope you’ve found out who he was.

                                Chapter 2 review – Yes, that was him.

                                Chapter 3 review – You’ll see. No ATMs, though.

                                Chapter 4 review – Thanks. An assertive is always good.

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BipolarGirl – Thanks. I’ve been getting that a lot lately. Thanks for that little editing issue. I don’t mean to be rude, but are you a perfectionist?

Cherry Wolfe – Thanks. Will do.

Fangboy – Ok. I will explain this one more time. You’d all better get it this time, or I might have to strangle each and every one of you. The ring is only evil in LoTR because it was made and is wielded by a master who is the Darkest of them all. In this fic, its master, Harry, is not evil, and it was made by a man who was later named Lord of the Light. Harry is the heir to the original Sauron, so he is now master of the Ring.

Darth Kottaram – Thanks. Glad you like it. Will do.

Therefore, the ring is not evil. Of course the ring is bound only to Sauron. Harry is Sauron. Next time, get you facts strait before you annoy me. Lastly, if you read more carefully, you wouldn’t be confused. Jeez…

NEXT CHAPTER: The group arrives in and collects the book. Alex takes a look at it. Ron tries to do a little thing he shouldn’t with Hermione. There are repercussions. The confrontation between Ron and Alex occurs, and Ron finds out a secret or two.

Next chapter will be up soon. Until then, read another fic…review them…read another…review them…you get the idea…blah, blah, blah…etc…

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