Harry pulled the hood of his cloak up and over his head and darkening the lenses of his glasses with a wave of his hand.
He'd never expected for his life to shift so much, never expected to actually have someone who would take the time to explain things.
Hell, he hadn't even believed in aliens, much less alien wizards, but a chance encounter with a bored alien had ended up changing everything.
Sure, the self proclaimed emperor of evil could be described as evil, but considering everything else, he wasn't sure if he actually cared anymore.
Hermione was trying to protect him, and, well, Ron seemed more interested in his christmas gift than in actually having any sort of talk beyond Quidditch. Anyone else he might have considered had left for the holidays, and going to the teachers to talk when they were still hiding things from him just wouldn't cut it.
Of course, the incredulous looks he got from people asking him where he was about the truth was something that did brighten his day. Who would believe him that he'd spent the afternoon when the rest were at Hogsmead on the moon playing chess with Zedd in the back of a flying camper?
Hell, with what Zedd gave him, he was happier than he had been in months. No need to mediate the running war between Ron and Hermione over their pets and a bit of peace.
He was offered a way to test out the somewhat belated christmas gifts from Zedd, and for some reason the chance to pound a few robots of this Machine Empire sounded like it could be cathartic, after all, Zedd had already proven that magic done on the moon couldn't be detected on Earth, at least not by the ministry, so there really was nothing to stop him.
Besides, the staff Zedd had gotten him from Finster just needed to be tested, not to mention the putties he'd gotten, leftovers from before Rito, or that idiot according to his friend, had given the man a replacement for.
Not to mention that putties were apparently easier for him to control due to his own skills.
xXx
Anyway, that's the beginning of the idea with a bit of fleshing out after the discussion in the other thread.
The timeline has Zedd meeting Harry during book three, just after the Marge incident, and during Zeo for Zedd.
He'd never expected for his life to shift so much, never expected to actually have someone who would take the time to explain things.
Hell, he hadn't even believed in aliens, much less alien wizards, but a chance encounter with a bored alien had ended up changing everything.
Sure, the self proclaimed emperor of evil could be described as evil, but considering everything else, he wasn't sure if he actually cared anymore.
Hermione was trying to protect him, and, well, Ron seemed more interested in his christmas gift than in actually having any sort of talk beyond Quidditch. Anyone else he might have considered had left for the holidays, and going to the teachers to talk when they were still hiding things from him just wouldn't cut it.
Of course, the incredulous looks he got from people asking him where he was about the truth was something that did brighten his day. Who would believe him that he'd spent the afternoon when the rest were at Hogsmead on the moon playing chess with Zedd in the back of a flying camper?
Hell, with what Zedd gave him, he was happier than he had been in months. No need to mediate the running war between Ron and Hermione over their pets and a bit of peace.
He was offered a way to test out the somewhat belated christmas gifts from Zedd, and for some reason the chance to pound a few robots of this Machine Empire sounded like it could be cathartic, after all, Zedd had already proven that magic done on the moon couldn't be detected on Earth, at least not by the ministry, so there really was nothing to stop him.
Besides, the staff Zedd had gotten him from Finster just needed to be tested, not to mention the putties he'd gotten, leftovers from before Rito, or that idiot according to his friend, had given the man a replacement for.
Not to mention that putties were apparently easier for him to control due to his own skills.
xXx
Anyway, that's the beginning of the idea with a bit of fleshing out after the discussion in the other thread.
The timeline has Zedd meeting Harry during book three, just after the Marge incident, and during Zeo for Zedd.