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Harry Potter and the Scabbard of Excalibur [AU]

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During each interview, I will forward this list so that we can coordinate our actions with previously drawn up plans.

The Rat project.
The goal: To strengthen the rats to make them reliable spies.
Methods of achievement: Alchemy, Dark Alchemy, Dark Rituals, Potions, Runes.
Synergy with other plans: The Life and Death of rats, Demon Sweatshop.

The Internet project for Hogwarts.
Purpose: To distribute the Hogwarts diaries under our brand.
Methods of achievement: Runes
Synergy with other plans: All-seeing Eye, Tax Collector, Reputation and Genius.

Healthy Eyes project.
Goal: Get healthy eyes.
Methods of achievement: Alchemy, Dark Alchemy, Dark Rituals, Wound Transfer Spell, Demon Sweatshop.

The Ancient Demons and Excavations project.
Goal:
1. Get access to ancient demons to learn information about ancient cities from them.
2. Join one of the expeditions.
Methods of achievement: Demonology, Ligilimency, Teleportation, Dark Astrology, Connections in the archialogical community.
Synergy with other plans: Reputation and Genius.

Proct Dark rituals.
Goal: To strengthen yourself with rituals.
Methods of achievement: Alchemy, Dark Alchemy, Dark Rituals, Potions, Runes.
Synergy with other plans: Rebirth, Demon Sweatshop.

The Rebirth project.
Goal: To strengthen yourself by creating a stronger connection with the star of the chosen one, in Godric's Hollow, the place where Harry was born as the chosen one.
Methods of achievement: Astrology (Arihimastrer), Dark Astrology.
Synergy with other plans: Feudal Lord.

The All-Seeing Eye project.
Purpose: To establish surveillance in Hogwarts.
Methods of achievement: Runes.
Synergy with other plans: Rats, Internet for Hogwarts.

Project Fuck You Snape.
The goal: To ruin Snape's life.
Methods of achievement: Anything, but there are plans for Astrology (Arihimastrer), Dark Astrology, Runes.

The project is a Thousand curses and a drop of blood.
Goal: Learn long-range curses.
Methods of achievement: Astrology, Dark Astrology, Dark Magic in general.

The Hufflepuff Inventor project.
Goal: To start helping the inner circle in creating images.
Methods of achievement: Runes, Astrology.
Synergy with other plans: Reputation and Genius.

The Third Eye project.
The goal: To implant a Basilisk eye in your forehead.
Methods of achievement: Alchemy (Biomancy)

The Feudal Lord's project.
Goal: To create a zone of your power with the help of dark Astrolgia. Preferably the Forbidden Forest or Godric's Hollow.
Methods of achievement: Dark Astrology.

The Project Of Tax Collectors.
The goal: To collect the tax due to us with the help of dark Astrolgia.
Methods of achievement: Dark Astrology.
Synergy with other plans: Internet for Hogwarts

The project To Kill Neville.
Goal: Neville should be able to.
Methods of achievement: Anything.

Proct Dark contacts.
The goal: To find a way to the magical underground.
Methods of achievement: Carmilla's Kiss Potion. Anything.
Synergy with other plans: Geist Rehabilitation, Demon Sweatshop.

Geist rehabilitation project.
Goal: To revive Geist's desire to live with the help of Bellatrix and her husband
Methods of achievement: Anything.
Synergy with other plans: Dark contacts.

The project Reputation and genius.
Goal:Convince the magical world of his genius.
Methods of achievement: Anything.
Synergy with other plans: Internet for Hogwarts, Ancient demons and excavations.

The Harry Potter Star project.
The goal: To create Harry a star associated exclusively with him.
Methods of achievement: Anything. Astrology (Minimum Arihimastrer), Writing star, Interstellar void.

The project Life and Death of rats.
Purpose: To prohibit Valisk from hunting rats. Instead, feed him personally selected rats that will not benefit
Methods of achievement: Legilimency.
Synergy with other plans: Rats.

The project Deciphering the runes of a non-dementor.
Purpose: Deciphering the runes of a non-dementor.
Methods of achievement: Runes, Astrology.

The Find Atlantis project.
Goal: To find Atlantis
Methods of achievement: Runes, Astrology, Divination, History, Deception of the Geist oath with the help of dark astrology.

The Basilisk project.
Goal: To create a basilisk.
Methods of achievement: One toad, one chicken egg.
Synergy with other plans: Snake Tongue.

The Snake Tongue project.
Goal: To create a Snake Tongue potion.
Methods of achievement: Potions, Basilisk Shell, Harry's bank account.
Synergy with other plans: Basilisk, Dark Contacts.

Demon Sweatshop Project
Goal: Summon demons and make them cook potions for us.
Methods of achievement: Demonology, Potions, Alchemy.
Synergy with other plans: Dark Contacts, Rats, Healthy Eyes, Dark Rituals.

The Eternal Patronus project.
Purpose: To explore the patronus.
Methods of achievement: Spells, Pomona Sprout.

The Eternal Perfection project.
Purpose: To explore the text from the secret room about a rare Astrological event together with Ornias.
Methods of achievement: Orinas, Astrology.
Synergy with other plans: Finding points of contact.

Project Search for contact points.
Purpose: To give Ornias the literature on Astronomy for production so that he can understand our terms.
Methods of achievement: Books on Astronomy, Ornias.
Synergy with other plans: Eternal is perfect.
 
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During each interview, I will forward this list so that we can coordinate our actions with previously drawn up plans.

The Rat project.
The goal: To strengthen the rats to make them reliable spies.
Methods of achievement: Alchemy, Dark Alchemy, Dark Rituals, Potions, Runes.
Synergy with other plans: The Life and Death of rats.

The Internet project for Hogwarts.
Purpose: To distribute the Hogwarts diaries under our brand.
Methods of achievement: Runes
Synergy with other plans: All-seeing Eye, Tax Collector, Reputation and Genius.

Healthy Eyes project.
Goal: Get healthy eyes.
Methods of achievement: Alchemy, Dark Alchemy, Dark Rituals, Wound Transfer Spell.

The Ancient Demons and Excavations project.
Goal:
1. Get access to ancient demons to learn information about ancient cities from them.
2. Join one of the expeditions.
Methods of achievement: Demonology, Ligilimency, Teleportation, Dark Astrology, Connections in the archialogical community.
Synergy with other plans: Reputation and Genius.

Proct Dark rituals.
Goal: To strengthen yourself with rituals.
Methods of achievement: Alchemy, Dark Alchemy, Dark Rituals, Potions, Runes.
Synergy with other plans: Rebirth.

The Rebirth project.
Goal: To strengthen yourself by creating a stronger connection with the star of the chosen one, in Godric's Hollow, the place where Harry was born as the chosen one.
Methods of achievement: Astrology (Arihimastrer), Dark Astrology.
Synergy with other plans: Feudal Lord.

The All-Seeing Eye project.
Purpose: To establish surveillance in Hogwarts.
Methods of achievement: Runes.
Synergy with other plans: Rats, Internet for Hogwarts.

Project Fuck You Snape.
The goal: To ruin Snape's life.
Methods of achievement: Anything, but there are plans for Astrology (Arihimastrer), Dark Astrology, Runes.

The project is a Thousand curses and a drop of blood.
Goal: Learn long-range curses.
Methods of achievement: Astrology, Dark Astrology, Dark Magic in general.

The Hufflepuff Inventor project.
Goal: To start helping the inner circle in creating images.
Methods of achievement: Runes, Astrology.
Synergy with other plans: Reputation and Genius.

The Third Eye project.
The goal: To implant a Basilisk eye in your forehead.
Methods of achievement: Alchemy (Biomancy)

The Feudal Lord's project.
Goal: To create a zone of your power with the help of dark Astrolgia. Preferably the Forbidden Forest or Godric's Hollow.
Methods of achievement: Dark Astrology.

The Project Of Tax Collectors.
The goal: To collect the tax due to us with the help of dark Astrolgia.
Methods of achievement: Dark Astrology.
Synergy with other plans: Internet for Hogwarts

The project To Kill Neville.
Goal: Neville should be able to.
Methods of achievement: Anything.

Proct Dark contacts.
The goal: To find a way to the magical underground.
Methods of achievement: Carmilla's Kiss Potion. Anything.
Synergy with other plans: Geist Rehabilitation.

Geist rehabilitation project.
Goal: To revive Geist's desire to live with the help of Bellatrix and her husband
Methods of achievement: Anything.
Synergy with other plans: Dark contacts.

The project Reputation and genius.
Goal:Convince the magical world of his genius.
Methods of achievement: Anything.
Synergy with other plans: Internet for Hogwarts, Ancient demons and excavations.

The Harry Potter Star project.
The goal: To create Harry a star associated exclusively with him.
Methods of achievement: Anything. Astrology (Minimum Arihimastrer), Writing star, Interstellar void.

The project Life and Death of rats.
Purpose: To prohibit Valisk from hunting rats. Instead, feed him personally selected rats that will not benefit
Methods of achievement: Legilimency.
Synergy with other plans: Rats.

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This is a collection of fun ideas, but much of it seems to be frivolous.

If anything, we should be figuring out quest goals (e.g., find and decipher the runes mentioned by the Guardian vision Harry had) and then making projects based on working towards those goals.

Making stars, implanting Basilisk eyes, etc. are cool ideas in the long-term but do they actually help succeed at the quest?
 
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This is a collection of fun ideas, but much of it seems to be frivolous.

If anything, we should be figuring out quest goals (e.g., find and decipher the runes mentioned by the Guardian vision Harry had) and then making projects based on working towards those goals.

Making stars, implanting Basilisk eyes, etc. are cool ideas in the long-term but do they actually help succeed at the quest?
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Basilisk eye implantation is not such a complicated procedure for tris alchemy, creating our own star will allow us to feel omnipotent by recording stars.
 
Adhoc vote count started by Birdsie on May 4, 2022 at 3:01 PM, finished with 161 posts and 56 votes.
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I have a theory about the Keepers.
We know the four Guardians for sure right now.
Three keepers who are associated with unforgivable curses. Guardian of Death (Avada), the Guardian of Hierarchy (imperio), the Guardian of Adversity (Crucio). And another dead Guardian of Magic by Unoculaic Achievement was Odin.
From these premises, I make the assumption that the Guardians are entities that have connected themselves with the Star becoming the embodiment of its conception in return for receiving God-like powers.
 
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    I am concerned.

    "About my growing power?" Harry chuckled to himself, wand bobbing gently, as he cracked open an eye.

    It had been a most productive week - almost unimaginably, supernaturally so - as though some ineffable force from the beyond had filled him with a genius that transcended even his usual aptitude.

    An incantation barely even muttered caused a spurt of ink to shoot from his wand. It splattered across a paper, falling in such a manner as to fill its empty tables with astronomical observations. Another spell made the paper translucent, showing the other piece of parchment lying underneath with metaphysical correlations. A cheat sheet of sorts, that Harry figured out to accelerate his divination to even higher speeds. A horoscope that used to take him an hour to complete was now doable in a handful of minutes, maybe even less than a minute if Harry wasn't particularly obsessed with the details. A simple glance at the sky could predict the general vibe of the day.

    Maybe. I was thinking more about how you don't need a telescope anymore - or the right time of day - to know what the configuration of the heavens is like. Geist paused, peering through Harry's own eyes at the paper he'd made. Hm. Pluto is concerning.

    No,     Harry disagreed. Another jet of black ink on free parchment to the side produced an image of the solar system; Harry drew a complex array of geometric lines showing that Pluto would be obscured from having completely direct access to the sun by an asteroid field close to midnight tomorrow. A follow-up trigonometric function examined the temporal utility factor of its kismetic counter-resonance, and showed that Saturn's novasphere would interfere at several points; thereby demonstrating it wouldn't significantly affect fate in the upcoming fortnight. See?

    Mhmm. I didn't understand half of that, and I'm not going to pretend otherwise.

    Whatever.

    Harry rolled up his sleeves, finished the horoscopes for every major person of interest in the school, and squinted at one of them. A concerning and unexpected pattern had developed over Headmaster Dumbledore's. Many inauspicious signs; misfortune, death, and pestilence. It seemed that some sequence of events would soon culminate in an event of extreme adversity for the Headmaster. It was almost inevitable, and it'd happen sooner rather than later; by the middle of May at its latest.

    Well, he probably knows, Geist figured, But maybe we should warn him.

    I'll roll up the horoscope and owl it to him anonymously,     Harry decided, then thought for a moment longer, eyes narrowing in contemplation. He rolled over onto his back, staring at the ceiling. Is there any way that he might be able to tell who made this horoscope?

    No. Although if he examined your wand, he'd probably be able to tell you happened to cast a bunch of Charms and spells to make ink tonight. And wouldn't that be suspicious.

    Harry nodded, in both understanding and agreement, then flipped back over to his stomach. He rolled up the Headmaster's astrology sheet, hoping that he'd never be forced to explain why he randomly filled out horoscopes for various people that he knew.

    After climbing up the steps of the West Tower under the guise of his Invisibility Cloak, grabbing a random owl that looked not-busy, and gingerly directing the agitated bird to send his unsigned 'letter,' Harry walked back down the Owlery steps while ruminating on the events of the past couple of months, particularly his encounter in the Chamber of Secrets. He didn't know enough about the random Azkaban escapee to compose anything resembling a divinatory sheet for him, nor perform anything that'd constitute an attempt at tracking, but he was stuck thinking about his failed duel and how he might've acted instead to win.

    Hey, can I ask you a question?

    Always.

    Harry avoided rolling his eyes. He didn't want Geist sulking for the rest of the evening.

    There's something I don't... really, get about dueling.

    What is there to not 'get?' It's a simple concept, Harry. Ugh, fine. Allow me to explain - when daddy wizard and mommy wizard really, really hate each other-

    No. No, not that sort of, erm, dueling,     Harry replied with a cringe. I'm referring to the, uh, practice - the discipline, rather than the social custom.

    Oh. And what's that?

    Yeah, so... If the Stunning Spell is the most efficient and straightforward method to defeat an opponent non-lethally, then conventional logic would then dictate that, in order to be the best possible duelist in the world, you'd want to do nothing else but practice your Stunners until they're perfect and a hundred percent reliable, and you can cast them wandlessly and without an incantation, and with perfect aim and maximum power. So, uh... why do people not do this? Another example of wizards being idiots?

    Actually, no.

    Harry blinked and sputtered in disbelief, misplacing a foot on a step of the stairs, almost alerting a passing Ravenclaw girl to his presence; the Cloak, magically, tethered itself to his body and kept itself from slipping off; a single length of its fabric latched onto the length of a torch to prevent him from clattering down the stairs like a barrel hurled from the top. He managed to stabilize himself and continue walking down at an accelerated rate, though still in mild shell-shock - Geist denying himself an opportunity to berate wizard stupidity was an unspoken rarity.

    Believe me, I, too, was shocked to discover this myself. The reason is actually very simple: the main defense against a Stunner, the Shield Charm, has certain limits. It needs to be modified and recalibrated, often on the fly, to better protect against different targets. As an example, a Shield that's set to protect against Stunners, cast by a competent and powerful wizard, would be able to tank a dozen of them at the same time, but might crumble and pop instantly to a single rock propelled at the speed of an arrow, also breaking the wizard's concentration and requiring him to recast; an opening which either forces him to attack faster than the enemy, dodge, or recast his shield spell and hope this time he'll predict what they'll fling his way. As such, having some diversity available to you actually bolsters your offense greatly in duels.

    Huh...

    Yeah. A common tactic involves pelting your opponent with, say, fire spells - and they'll begin casting spells to defend against fire and other stuff like that - and that's when you switch up and use a Stunning Charm, or a Drilling Jinx, or what else. That's why the Deflection Charm, which allows you to deflect away any incoming spell by intercepting it with your wand, is the absolute greatest defense for a competent duelist - it's a hundred percent reliable, and lets you rapidly switch from defense to offense as you don't have to effortfully lower your shield to attack the enemy. On the other hand, it's more difficult, since... well, you actually have to time your parry right.

    The Codex Intervallum on Harry's belt shuddered once and made a sound like a quill scratching away at a length of parchment, and then a page being flipped.

    Harry immediately reached for it and started peering through the ongoing conversations; Ron and Hermione were playing tic-tac-toe earlier, but it seemed like Neville had written a private message to Harry; he'd found and jotted down the final imperative rune needed to get their array active. All that was left was to trigger it.

    Harry smirked.

    'I am on my way.'

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    As someone who committed to House Hufflepuff, you may now cast your selection of the House Fealty Perk of the Final Stage. An incredible achievement for someone in their first year. Unlike with previous perks, however, you may select any number of options here.

    [ ] This Is The End - The arrogance of Hufflepuff is thus: Fairness, before everything else.

    *On a metaphysical level, you are now incapable of acting 'unfairly' and placing individuals before the 'whole.' You will be a completely, ruthlessly rational, and supremely diligent moral rationalist. All who share in you will know this as truth.
    *A bright yellow streak, like a bolt of lightning, appears in your hair. When casting powerful magic, your eyes flash with yellow light and intimidating energy.
    *May derail the plot slightly.

    [ ] Black Out The Sky - The fundamental truth of Hufflepuff is thus: All reality must end; our collective duty is to forestall what must happen.

    *If your Magic Power is higher than 3.0, lose .5 Magic Power; if lower than 3.0, lose .25 Magic Power, for every time this option is picked.
    *Allows you to select any other House Fealty Perk of any of the Stages that came before. (Only for your own House, naturally.)
    *May be picked up multiple times.

    [ ] All Things Must Die - The kairos of Hufflepuff is thus: Never forget the past, lest you be doomed to repeat it. Over, and over again, and over again, and over again...

    *If you suffered from nightmares or an incapability to remember your dreams, you may now remember them, including retroactive memory, and remain cognizant while in them - as though lucid dreaming.
    *---Mental Stability.
    *All they'll know is pain. Over again. And over again.

    [ ] Forfeiture - Do not pick anything here.
     
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    [X] This Is The End

    [X] Black Out The Sky

    [X] All Things Must Die

    [X] Forfeiture
     
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    [X] All Things Must Die - The kairos of Hufflepuff is thus: Never forget the past, lest you be doomed to repeat it. Over, and over again, and over again, and over again...

    Time to learn what our Dreams are.
     
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    [X] All Things Must Die - The kairos of Hufflepuff is thus: Never forget the past, lest you be doomed to repeat it. Over, and over again, and over again, and over again...
     
    This Is The End this is what we wanted this is liberation from moral shackles in favor of effectively.With this achievement, we will be able to collect the tax.
     
    That seems like very much not a good idea, as it condemns someone to repeating pain, in red even. There's a reason why we were kept from remembering our dreams, and they were full of screaming.

    [X] This Is The End

    Becoming an avatar of Ultimate Justice is good, as long as it's actually what it says on the tin.

    -edit: I am also tempted to go with Forfeiture, in case This Is The End does not live up to its description.
     
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    Learning of our dreams will seriously mess up Harry's mental health to a possibly irrecoverable degree - it's not even remotely worth it.

    I do like the idea of becoming an avatar of justice of sorts and I think that thematically this option is super appealing.

    [X] This Is The End
    [X] Forfeiture
     
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    [X] Forfeiture

    The only even slightly sensible option here is Black Out the Sky. The other two are just big time yikes. Unfortunately I don't remember all the previous house fealty perks, so skip it is.
     
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    How long are we going to hide from our dreams and the seriously important knowledge they hold? At some point you have to face them and now is as good a time as any. Who knows, maybe they hold crucial knowledge about what is about to come towards us right now.
     
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    [ ] Hardship - The pathos of Hufflepuff is thus: In adversity, you can find growth; and in growth, you can find power.

    *Any suffering you endure makes you permanently stronger in magical will, and to a lesser degree, in raw magical power. Although the latter effect is almost microscopic, it's also noticeable over time. However, the suffering has to be meaningful, and you must overcome it. A safe choice - life is filled with sorrow.
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    [X] For the Future
    -[X] Black Out The Sky
    --[X] Hardship
    -[X] All Things Must Die

    We need the information as to what's going on. How many times has this happened before? How many more times will it happen again? What did it even mean when somebody who was "us" from 6000 years ago sent us a message? Whatever is happening, it's clearly and undoubtedly bigger than us, maybe even bigger than humanity as a whole. The price is high for the knowledge, yes, but while the road is bitter, the fruit of bitterness is the strength to face it. Getting this much knowledge as to the metaplot represents a chance to actually avert the end that seems to be coming, for us and our friends and family.

    [X] All Things Must Die
    [X] Black Out The Sky
    -[X] Magicka Primeval
     
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    A difficult choice: to become a psychopathic embodiment of justice or a furious avenger. What to choose? Who will collect more taxes?
     
    [ ] A Hundred Avenging Wands
    *Any battle where you have at least indirect support from a fellow Hufflepuff is 10% more likely to result in victory. Doesn't stack, moderately inflexible, and ineffective in battles with ludicrously overwhelming odds.
    *An instinct for group combat, equivalent to a few months of practice in coordination with fellow combatants.

    [ ] Dream of the Founders
    *A moderate improvement to your innate talent at bestowing knowledge onto others; makes you a better teacher in most respects.
    *Allows you slightly better insight into the emotions of other people, gauging their mood, possible reactions, and finding ways to motivate them more easily.

    [ ] From You, Six Thousand Years Ago
    *If you had nightmares, no longer have nightmares. However, you still cannot remember your dreams, for your own safety.

    [ ] Magicka Primeval
    *All lessons and topics you learn from your Head of House are more easily retained, remembered, and internalized.
    *A minor streamlining to your casting process; all wand motions are easier, incantations can be muttered and still work at a hundred percent efficiency, etc.
    *Increases your magical power by a tenth, once.

    Anything worth picking here? How does Magicka Primeval hold up mathwise with a .25 decrease? Dream of Founders would stack well with our existing teaching ability.


    [X] Black Out The Sky
    -[X] Magicka Primeval

    [X] All Things Must Die


    [X] This Is The End
    [X] Plan Greed
     
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