Percy's voice trailed off for a moment and when he continued, his voice no longer sounded so stiffly formal, "Potter… James went to free the rat but the rat started swelling up, transforming into the man you see there on the floor. The man that used to be our rat then tried to attack James's familiar with Ronald's wand (which the man had picked up after my brother had dropped in his shock when the man first appeared). James attempted to stop the man by tying him up in one of his strange rope pranks before pulling him off of his feet."
"The man immediately rolled over and attacked James in retaliation; slicing his chest open in the blink of an eye with an unspoken spell that produced no spell light. The occamy then subdued the man and I sent Ronald to fetch Professor McGonagall and Madam Pomfrey. Fred and George covered the man at that point while I pulled James away from his attacker and attempted to stop the bleeding. I saw James pull an unknown potion out of thin air after fiddling with those strange floating pages he can make and drink it just as the five of you showed up," Percy finished softly, his voice having started shaking as he finished his report.
"Thank you. Do you know who this man is?"
"No. I'd never seen him before in my life. I'd had Scabbers the rat since I was about five. He used to sleep in my bed all the time. He's slept in Ronald's bed since August. What kind of man hides himself as a rat and sleeps with children?"
"A desperate man who is supposed to be dead," Snape silkily answered as he finally dropped his wand away from Harry's chest, climbed to his feet, and walked over to join the others.
"Hold still, Mr. Potter!"
"Hedwig never liked Ron's rat," Harry tiredly added as he pushed himself up off the floor despite Madam Pomfrey's protests; his eyes seeking out the red cursor that he could now see hovering above the man's head alongside the green halo that indicated the man was an NPC. "I originally thought it was just because rats are her favorite food, not because the rat was not really a rat."
"Mr. Potter, please stop moving around before you split that gash open a second time," Madam Pomfrey urged as she pushed down on Harry's shoulder in an effort to get him to lie down again while at the same time as she wrapped his entire torso in snug white bandages that poured forth from her wand.
"Filius, if you will kindly contact Madam Bones and Head Auror Scrimgeour and ask them to join us post haste? Tell them there was an attempted assassination by a suspected Death Eater that escaped notice ten years ago if they show any hesitation in complying with the request. Minerva, please see if you can get a hold of Mr. and Mrs. Weasley, I believe they are in Romania visiting young Charlie at the dragon reserve, and inform them that their presence is needed. I hate interrupting their trip but it is imperative that they are present in order to defend themselves if needed. Severus, fetch me a bottle of Veritaserum so that we can have it on hand to question Mr. Pettigrew once the others arrive. Poppy, how is Mr. Potter?"
"Stable but there is residual dark magic lingering in the wound and it will likely scar."
"Oh joy, one more scar for my growing collection; what a wonderful Christmas present," Harry drawled sarcastically into the silence that had fallen when the Mediwitch had finished speaking before he reopened his Menu so that he could change into a fresh shirt, feeling more than a little uncomfortable and cold sitting there mostly bare-chested. Above him, his HP Bar slowly began filling back up as the potion he'd taken in combination with whatever Professor Snape and Madam Pomfrey had done began healing the internal damage he'd taken from the spell that had sliced him open.
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Game Terminology:
Aincrad – An Incarnating Radius (the name of the Castle that is SAO)
HP – Hit Points: the number of Life Force/Life Points/Health Points a person has
MaM – Magic and Madness (Harry's name for the Wizarding World)
MP – Magic Points (Only in MaM)
NPC – Non-Player Character
Harry's MaM Data/Stats Page (Christmas 1st Year):
Classification: Gryffindor Student
Level: First Year
Student Rank: -
Health: Incalculable
HP: Incalculable
MP: Incalculable
Familiar: Hedwig (Occamy – Female)
Special Titles: Boy-Who-Lived, Child-Hero, Natural Flyer, Gryffindor Seeker
Wallet:
Galleons – 453
Sickles – 674
Knuts – 812
Main Equipment:
Bag of Holding – Has unlimited space and masks weight of contents
Broom – Nimbus 2000
School Uniform – Pants, shirt, vest, tie, robes, shoes, and hat (Basic Clothing with no special capabilities)
Wand – 11 inches, Holly and Phoenix Feather
Skills: (Levels – Basic, Intermediate, Advanced, Proficient, & Mastered)
Magical Knowledge:
Astronomy – Basic
Magical History – Intermediate
Magical Theory – Basic
Spell Casting:
Charms – Basic
Defense – Basic
Offense – Basic
Transfiguration – Basic
Practical Skills:
Flying – Mastered
Herbology – Basic
Potions – Basic
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