Chapter 26: The Chamber
The excitement in the hall evaporated in an instant, the hope for a peaceful and enjoyable night vanishing as quickly as it had arrived. The once-inviting feast, which had everyone eagerly drooling over the food, now felt suffocating.
Hagrid hurried toward the stage, his ...
2024-11-27 19:33:04 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 25: Trouble in Halloween
[Nighttime — Hallway of Ravenclaw]
“Need to hurry.” Damien dashed through the empty hallway, racing toward the event as fast as he could.
The dinner was about to begin, and with it, the Halloween festivities.
Chapter 24: A Sneaky Boy
Through the quiet hallways near the Ravenclaw common room, a solitary spirit drifted.
A ghost.
Her figure was slender and pale, more ethereal than most, a faint, distant shadow gliding through the castle. Over the years, students learned to avoid greetin...
2024-11-27 19:31:06 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 23: Ghosts of Hogwarts
Halloween always amused Damien. In the Muggle world, it was all about dressing up in costumes, a tradition Hogwarts and the wizarding world saw as a peculiar ‘Muggle thing.’
‘The magical world and its superiority complex,’ Damien thought with a chuckle, gla...
2024-11-27 19:30:07 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 22: Curse Devouring
Hours after the incident with Lockhart, murmurs about the man and his lackluster teaching began to spread like wildfire among the students. Damien’s defense against the mental charm had not only broken the spell on the students but had also cast doubt on the professor's compet...
2024-11-27 19:29:32 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 21: Lockhart’s Charms
“I have written over a dozen books, most of which became bestsellers. The rest, though not as successful, still captured the hearts of many, despite dealing with niche topics,” the professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts stated. “And what do you learn from this? From the ...
2024-11-27 19:28:52 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 20: Ron’s Little Sister
“Do we have to attend this class?”
Having finished the first few classes of the day, Damien finally had an hour’s break before his last one.
And just like the one asking the question, he too found himself wondering the ve...
2024-11-27 19:28:13 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 19: An Unexpected Interaction
"Ars Goetia."
Damien muttered, staring at the book as he lay on the bed.
‘What are you?’
He knew the book was more than just magical, but its true nature still eluded him. Even the name remained a mystery, somethin...
2024-11-27 19:27:13 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 18: The Watcher
Damien stood there, stunned and transfixed. The darkness around him wasn't frightening; it was disorienting. His gaze shifted to the figure before him, one that stirred a whirlwind of emotions inside him. The face—was it male, female, or neither? The hands—were they masculine or femin...
2024-11-27 19:26:26 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 17: Escape From —
Damien's body had gone cold, and his mind felt numb. In that fleeting moment of direct visual contact with the ungodly creature, he felt as if his soul were being torn through days of unspeakable torture and punishment. He was paralyzed, unable to move, trapped within the grasp of des...
2024-11-27 19:24:44 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 16: Escape
[Early Morning — Hogwarts]
“Hoot.”
“Hungry?”
“Hoooot!”
Chuckling at the loud, shrieking noise, Damien tossed the sardine he had bought for the owl toward its eager beak. He had forgotten to buy owl treats...
2024-11-27 19:23:59 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 15: Just The Right One
[Evening — Diagon Alley]
"That took a fair bit o' time, didn't it, lad?" Hagrid's question made Damien check the time, and he realized the half-giant wasn’t wrong.
Damien had managed to secure a total of 1,387 Galleons, 12 Sickles, and 29 Knuts by selling thirty gold co...
Chapter 14: A Comforting Breakfast
[Early Morning — Great Hall]
Sitting and chatting while enjoying a hearty meal was something most people overlooked. For many, it was just part of the daily routine, something to be taken for granted and never really appreciated. The laughter...
2024-11-27 19:22:12 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 13: Not The Most Peaceful Circle
“B-But why, Father?” Draco’s voice was shaky. “Why wasn't he expelled?”
Standing at the gates of Hogwarts, Draco’s question irritated Lucius.
“Draco, why don’t you answer that for me instead?” Lucius’s eyebrows drew in...
2024-11-27 19:18:35 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 12: Maybe Not Such A Loner After All.
Damien didn’t waste a moment getting to the headmaster's office after his brief encounter with Pansy—if what passed could even be called a conversation.
With his second class free, he left immediately, free from concerns about attendance.
<...
2024-11-27 19:17:59 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 11: An Unexpected Invitation from an Unexpected Individual.
His head throbbed as if his skull was being crushed, and each tick of the clock made him later, yet he had no time to ease his empty stomach. And with all these issues, he forced himself to make his way to class.
The class of a ...
2024-11-27 19:17:00 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 10: The 2nd Contract
"That isn't a normally sized being, is it?"
The voice alone told him that the demon of this dungeon was either a giant or possessed the size of one.
He thought about moving toward the source of the voice, and soon felt the rocks around him star...
2024-11-27 19:16:06 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 9: The Second Dungeon Trial (2/2)
“What was that spell Professor Snape once used to save Neville Longbottom from the Devil’s Snare?”
Damien was stuck with a problem.
“Septum, sectrum, spectrum… something like that.”
There was no magi...
2024-11-27 19:15:27 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 8: The Second Dungeon Trial (½)
It was early morning, a few minutes before six, and Damien sat on his bed with the magical book in his hands.
“Still no passage,” he sighed, finding no way to return to the dungeon.
At first, he thought he wouldn’t go there...
2024-11-27 19:14:44 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 7: Eye of Worth
[Halls of Hogwarts]
“Is there something you would like to tell me, Damien?”
Despite his short stature, the professor of Charms felt like a behemoth to Damien. This was a man who had the courage to stand up to authority, had b...
2024-11-27 19:13:51 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 6: A Bully Never Learns
[Spell Training Ground, Hogwarts]
Charms was a unique class, unlike any other. It was the only class that allowed students to use offensive magic against each other. Though heavily restricted, students could experience the art of du...
2024-11-27 19:13:09 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 5: I Am… Strong?
[Potion’s Class, Hogwarts]
“I expect each of you to be capable of successfully brewing a potion this simple.” Professor Severus Snape’s voice echoed around the noisy room.
He looked around, pleased to see that most cau...
2024-11-27 19:12:24 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 4: The Warlock
He couldn’t quite explain the sensation. The book felt warmer, though his senses insisted otherwise. And the glow—it was tempting him to open it.
“Answers lie in the book, boy,” Paimon suggested. “But you won’t find any unless you open it.”
Chapter 3: King Paimon
Long, flowing hair, pale skin, a slender frame, animalistic legs, and soulless eyes.
Despite all of this, he was the most beautiful man Damien had ever seen.
"After centuries, it seems we finally have a contractor," his seductive voice rasped, imm...
2024-11-27 19:10:34 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 2: Goblin Hunt
[Unknown Time — Unknown Location]
The once-warm, glowing chambers had grown cold; the brightness had dimmed to a faint glimmer.
He lay on the ground, aware of that much. The hard, cold surface pressed against his back, his visio...
2024-11-27 19:09:50 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 1: A Bullied Boy
[September 1st of the Year 1992, Gregorian Calendar — Great Hall, Hogwarts]
The evening of September 1st held significant importance in the annals of Hogwarts. Known as the time of new beginnings—new students and new advancements—September...
2024-11-27 19:08:48 +0000 UTC View PostPosting the chapters without proper editing, will edit tomorrow. Currently, I just ran the chapters through a software, so if you see anything weird, blame the software. But I will fix everything tomorrow and add the pictures too.
2024-11-27 19:07:18 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 59: Cleaning Trash
{Quest Alert!
Quest: Show that a human can be trusted!
Protect the little Yokai!}
{Reward: Reptant Tongue}
Chapter 58: Cry For Help
[Late Night — Arashiyama Park, Kyoto]
<<Upward Aerial Thrust>>
<<Forward Aerial Thrust>>
Guess what happens when I use a bit less upward thrust and more forward ...
Chapter 57: Kyoto Date (2/2)
"Hit it!"
"T-Trying!"
But she missed. Before she could even lower the rubber hammer, the mole had already retreated back inside.
"Ugh! This is so difficult!" she exclaimed, frustrated at not being able to hit even a single mo...