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House of Caduceus
« Thread Started on Aug 7, 2007, 4:49am »

Jack Corvonius: Year One - Chapter 1

The feeble light of the night’s pale full moon laid bare the shapes of the shadowy figures moving beneath the canopy of the overgrown vines and trees that stretched over to the abandoned house in the corner of an old wizarding village.

One of the shapes darted into the said house.

A hand covered with dark bandages pushed the door open lightly, and the owner of the arm stepped into the old place. The boy – for the lack of a better word – surveyed the scene that lay before him.

More interesting than the dingy, old abandoned home of some wizarding family was the boy himself. Dressed in clothes more common in an Arabian land, he also bore testament to numerous scars on his body, many of them seeming like an infection of dark cloth fused to his skin. His eyes glowed an unnatural blue.

The boy moved cautiously, to test both the stability of the house and the sudden appearances of stake-wielding wizards or Muggles. His life had not been easy, constantly hunted and feared for his looks, his infected flesh.

Satisfied that the house was indeed unoccupied, he relaxed and his mind drifted towards the only thing that occupied it: vengeance. Someday he will catch the bastard who did this to him and make him pay thr-

“You would need to redecorate this place,” said a voice.

The boy turned with such speed that even the speaker was impressed.

“Greatly,” he finished.

“Who are you?” the boy asked, his voice steely. He raised the dagger he had unsheathed higher when the old man with flowing white hair made a gesture of approaching.

“Stay right where I can see you, old man. I will not have you call out your companions to come take me,” the boy continued while surveying the all the exits simultaneously, planning his escape.

“I have no other companions, Jack,” the old man said quietly, “Although I do confess I have come to take you away.”

Something in the tone of the voice of the stranger overcame the trail of distrust running in Jack’s mind. Unsure, he lowered his dagger slightly.

“How did you know my name?”

“Oh, I’ve known your name since you were born,” the old man continued walking around the house, searching for a comfortable place to sit. Finding none suitable, he swished two comfortable ones into existence with a swish of his wand.

“And indeed if I wanted to remove you forcibly,” he said as he sat down and motioned Jack to sit down as well. “I assure you as fast as you appear to be, I am blessed with greater speed.”

He smiled.

“My name is Albus Dumbledore and I am the headmaster of Hogwarts. Your education is incomplete, young Jack.”

Dumbledore fell silent and peered at Jack over his half-moon glasses. Seeing no other choice, Jack sat himself down and looked at the old man directly into his electric blue eyes, “That would not be necessary. I have other matters I am concerned with.”

“Grigori is dead,” said Dumbledore to the slightly astonished boy. “Much has changed since you last roamed the world. He was betrayed a year after he betrayed you. Fate seems to indulge in a poetic irony.”

Jack remained silent. How did this wizard know about him?

When Jack did not speak for a considerable amount of time, Dumbledore spoke again, “You are probably wondering how I came to know that?” Not waiting for an answer, he continued, “I will make you deal. I will tell you what I have known of your agenda and life so far, and you tell me if I have any of it wrong.”

“Why should I?” Jack asked. “Why don’t I just remove myself from this place and never return again. Disappear forever. I can escape you, Albus.”

“You won’t,” replied Dumbledore confidently. “Because you are curious as to how do I know so much about you, and the offer of a home in Hogwarts is tempting. Even to a loner such as you.”

Jack stared at him for a while before giving a grunt of approval.

“If I have translated your grunt correctly, it means you are ready to listen.”

“Your name is Jonathan Corvonius and you were called Jack by your mother fondly. I had the pleasure of knowing her when I was younger. Sarah. She was an intelligent witch. You were born at the turn of the century, in the year 1900. 70 years have passed. When you were 5 years of age, your mother passed on and you came into the care of a centaur herd. Although uncommon for such proud creatures to take in a human child, they did so willingly because of their gratitude and friendship to your mother. I know this because it was I who handed you to your caretaker, Khiron”

Dumbledore paused to look at Jack. The boy did not interrupt.

“When you were 10, a wizard took you into his pupilage. Khiron had just died. The wizard was the infamous Grigori Rasputin. He took you to Russia where he was the advisor to the Tsar. This was simple enough to deduce due to Rasputin’s notorious reputation. It was this time when your letter from Hogwarts arrived but you never received it. Incidentally, I have it here with me.”

Rummaging through his bag, Dumbledore produced an old and dusty letter bearing the stamp of Hogwarts. Jack took it and saw that the words had nearly peeled off completely.

Continuing as though he had never stopped, “Although 60 years too late, I am sure it is a valid invitation. Instead of studying at Hogwarts, you were the pupil of the wizard Rasputin. He thought you many things I am sure, but I do not think meals provided by him are as good as the ones in Hogwarts.”

Giving no sign that he acknowledged Dumbledore’s advocating for Hogwarts, Jack spoke for the first time since Dumbledore began, “Then he betrayed me.”

“He was hoping to enter a state of change through his experiments and emerge with a new gift. Some years after the Master, my evolution was to follow. But I surpassed him! And for my transgression, I earned a new kind of reward – agony.”

Dumbledore did not speak but watched closely as Jack began again, his voice betraying his bitterness, “Grigori cast me into a pit of Dementors and Lethifolds. I would have died. No! Suffered a worse fate than death had it not been for my new eyes. I could see in the dark, at the creatures. Not as the hooded beings others see them as, but their true form. I killed a few. They are vulnerable to fire. A Patronus drives them away, but fire in their bones kills them. I cut them with my knife and set fire to their blood.”

He did not speak for a while. Then he continued, “But there was no way I could survive the emanating coldness from the Dementors for long. And there were so many. So I wrapped myself in the cloak of a dead Dementor and hid from them. Unspeakable pain ... relentless agony ... time ceased to exist. All that remained was this torture ... and a deepening hatred of the hypocrisy that damned me to this hell. An eternity passed, and my torment receded, bringing me back from the precipice of madness. The descent had destroyed me ... and yet I lived. Then … I do not remember. I remember crawling out of a lake … and I found my skin infected with this filth. My eyes were burned away. I see now as they do; I sense emotions and see … sound. The horror! The horror!”

“No, Jack,” Dumbledore interjected. “You are a worthy soul. You survived such monstrosity. Overcame such adversity I have never known.”

“This is madness! I should not have returned here to this home of my mother. This pitiful form I now inhabit is a travesty and I cannot even seek vengeance. Death would be a release.”

“You have been spared total dissolution, Jack. Surely that counts for something.”

“Look at me boy,” said Dumbledore grabbing Jack by the hands when the boy made gestures of moving, and peering into his eyes. “Not many are granted a second chance. Yes, you were destroyed! Now you are reborn. The essence of your life still remains. In there you are Jack Corvonius, and soon you will be a student of Hogwarts, you new home. There I will provide you with the best care and reduce your physical pain greatly.”

Jack looked at Dumbledore hard. There is good in this man, he sensed. With a jolt of he realised he would trust this man he has known for barely an hour.

“55 years have passed by since Grigori betrayed you, young Jack,” said Dumbledore. "The body you inhabit is very much that of a 15 year old. Much as changed since your time as you will come to learn. Build a new life. Do not waste this opportunity Lady Luck has granted you. Do you promise me to do so?”

Jack stood up, “I will try.”

Dumbledore stood up as well and looked at Jack for a second before swinging his hand at the boy’s face. Jack jumped out of the way and found himself clinging on the tiers of the second floor staircase.

“You were right,” Dumbledore mused. “You could have escaped me.”

Laughing, the old wizard Disapparated with a barely a sound, leaving Jack pondering his new found future balancing on the beam of the second floor balcony.

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Re: House of Caduceus
« Reply #1 on Aug 10, 2007, 1:15am »

OOC : quite the drama huh? sounds very epic, with the time margins involved and all. i want to know how come he looks real young but is quite old as you've come up with. a new kinda power i've not heard of. interesting...go on, do go on. and dumbledore himself comes to get the fellow? nice.

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Re: House of Caduceus
« Reply #2 on Aug 12, 2007, 5:18pm »

Dumbledore appeared a few streets away from the house he had just been in. An overwhelming feeling of sadness filled him.

Such a gift and yet, such a fate.

If it was one thing that had always earned his respect, it was that of bravery and perseverance. Granted, this boy (though, he was hardly a boy, looking only such, having roamed the lands for 70 years already) had ill-thoughts. Vengeance emanated from him so obviously, he had wondered if it were wise to have someone of such background to stay at Hogwarts.

The boy needs a home...

His conscience got to him ridding all his doubts.

He will teach others a lot. But ultimately, learn that, there is a kinder purpose for his suffering

With the assurance in his reverie killing all form of second-thoughts, he took once last glance at the house from where he stood. It was a cool night and the street lights were all out. He clicked an object in his hand already that looked very much like a lighter and a ball of light raced from it to all street lamps around the area. The village was lit again and his cloak billowed in the wind as he disappeared with a pop from the top of Milton Hill.

And almost as if the boy had sensed his departure, he peeked out from the window only to see nobody standing on the hill that overlooked the warmly-lit village.

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Re: House of Caduceus
« Reply #3 on Aug 12, 2007, 6:30pm »

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OOC: Yea, im confused with the age of this jack fella and his powers. 70 years has passed and he's still called as a boy? So he's offered in Hogwarts as a student or teacher?
A teacher for Defence Against Dark Arts would be interesting...

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Re: House of Caduceus
« Reply #4 on Aug 12, 2007, 7:48pm »

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Hey people.

A lil clearing up. Jack IS 15. As he was 55 years ago in 1915.

He has LOST 55 years of his life. Think Demolition Man or cryogenics or similiar hibernation.

I wanted a character with a different mindset. This fulfills it.

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Re: House of Caduceus
« Reply #5 on Aug 12, 2007, 10:23pm »

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Hey people.

A lil clearing up. Jack IS 15. As he was 55 years ago in 1915.

He has LOST 55 years of his life. Think Demolition Man or cryogenics or similiar hibernation.

I wanted a character with a different mindset. This fulfills it.

sorry, but i still don't seem to understand.

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Re: House of Caduceus
« Reply #6 on Aug 12, 2007, 10:37pm »

OOC: Jack has not beeen wondering for 55 years. When he was 15, he was cast into a dark pit by his mentor Grigori.

Though he survived, he was lost. Suspended in existence you might say. So fast forward to the year 1970, he crawls out of a lake, barely alive.

He spent a year wondering, mostly through the Middle East.

Since this is the year 1971, when the Marauders and all go to Hogwarts, he joins them as well.

Complexity is so fun. Hope this clears the issue up. Feel free to ask if you wish.

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Re: House of Caduceus
« Reply #7 on Aug 12, 2007, 11:16pm »

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Re: House of Caduceus
« Reply #8 on Aug 13, 2007, 12:35pm »

OOC:
I'm impressed. And jealous. How the heck you came up with that idea? Pretty neat.

Pace up with your story. I wanna know which house he's joining. I assumed he would be a Ravenclaw or Hufflepuff.

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Re: House of Caduceus
« Reply #9 on Aug 13, 2007, 5:39pm »

ooc : he's got it all very well planned. patience Tien, it will unfurl slowly.

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Re: House of Caduceus
« Reply #10 on Aug 13, 2007, 11:00pm »

OOC: Subtle hints are given if you noticed.

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Re: House of Caduceus
« Reply #11 on Aug 20, 2007, 9:00pm »

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with the way he was brought up, he would make a really good slytherin actually.

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Re: House of Caduceus
« Reply #12 on Aug 21, 2007, 11:20pm »

OOC: I feel compelled to take your suggestion.

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Re: House of Caduceus
« Reply #13 on Aug 21, 2007, 11:23pm »

OCC: in a good or bad way?

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