a scared poltergeist and a scary maiden (Patreon)

Jon was exhausted

he had slept 2 hours the day before, but would repeat the night a thousand times, if necessary, Jon Stark, that's right, Jon Stark had been learning magic

By the end of the night Jon had learned each and every one of the spells in the book, he did not use incantations or wand movements, only will and a wild imagination

Without a doubt, charms would be a subject that he would enjoy very much, he was anxious to start his studies, but he had to focus, he gave a wand movement and thought "time”, a few seconds later the day and the hour was show to him, according to the spell, it was 7:49 so he had to start walking so as not to be late to the great dining room.

Jon dressed in the robes that Missy gave him the day before and thanked her for the second time that morning, if the little elf had not woken him up, he would have been late, when he looked in the mirror, that’s right, mirrors were common here, to Jon’s continuous surprise, looked at himself and appreciate what he saw, they were black robes, with leather boots and matching pants and a white shirt Jon noticed that the tunic had the shield of the Stark, Jon took the wand from one of the pockets of the robe and with a gentle movement on himself, the robes adjusted perfectly to his body and with another movement his hair was perfectly combed

A shriek behind gave away the presence of Missy who, seeing her new master could not help but express – the master looks very handsome, Missy is sure that very soon the Stark house will have her lady, the maidens will fight for you! – exclaimed the little elf, such a comment made Jon blush massively, he hadn't thought about that detail of the lordship, the search for a wife, without giving importance to his master's reaction, Missy continued – Missy took the liberty of giving master this gift, it's a colony, master be a Lord and master should look and smell like one! This one is made of lunar lavender with a hint of abyssal ginger, it was used by my mistress's son before he died, Missy hopes master likes it – exclaimed the elf as she handed the bottle to Jon

Moved by such an act, Jon knelt down and gave the little creature a hug and said – thank you very much Missy, I don't get many gifts and I appreciate it, I'll use it gladly – the elf's eyes flashed and he said – master must come down, the other wizards are arriving at the great hall, it's not proper of a Lord to be late,  Missy will collect the master's old belongings and take them to Wolf's Den by the time the master arrives – and without waiting for an answer the little elf, along with all of Jon's belongings disappeared

Shaking his head, Jon put on the colony, and left for the great hall, remembering the steps that led him to the room the day before

He was walking down a corridor of the central tower to go down to break his fast when suddenly, he heard an anguished meow, some loud laughter and a voice of an old man who began to curse, thinking that something had happened Jon approached and when he turned to the corridor he observed a most peculiar scene, a poor cat was drenched in a green liquid and trembling, it was freezing, the poor man on his knees was trying to calm the animal and a poltergeist dying of laughter on them

The book touched on the subject of these beings, spectral entities that had nothing better to do than annoy and cause mischief, so Jon approached, willing to help the man and spoke

-Get out of here, specter, you've done enough, leave the man and the poor animal alone- he said in a stern voice

The entity suddenly fell silent and directed its gaze to Jon, they spent a few seconds looking at each other until they began to laugh louder and mocked Jon - and if I don't want to, what will you do about it brat? - while still laughing

With an eyebrow trembling from disrespect, Jon took out his wand and remembered two things that the book mentioned, poltergeists were common in magical houses, immune to physical effects, but vulnerable to magical attacks, the book mentioned that to get rid of a Poltergeist a lightning bolt was the best option, as it made them feel pain,  however, Jon did not know how to conjugate lightning yet, so he decided to use the magic provided by his family Magic ring, he didn’t mastery it yet, but he had an idea to teach this…thing a sharp lesson.

Taking out his wand Jon made a circular movement towards the entity without saying a single word, when out of nowhere, a sphere of air began to form around Peeves moving at tremendous speed, for a person of flesh and blood, it would mean dangerous since it could tear the skin, for a poltergeist that was not the case.

The specter laughed louder and mocking Jon exclaimed – for being so young and working with elemental magic already, there talent brat, I give you that, but poltergeists have tricks of our own – while still laughing he tried to pierce the air sphere, great was his surprise when, instead of escaping he felt a sharp pain, and in the winds of the sphere were seen for a few moments particles of ice that shine with a dark blue light, Peeves tried to get out the other side, down and up, until, with cautious eyes he looked again at Jon who, with an icy look and, without saying a single word, began to rotate his wrist slowly as the wind sphere shrank and began to press on Peeves' body who,  For the first time in centuries, felt fear.

Jon brought the wind sphere closer to him, now the size of a cabbage, with the specter forming a mass inside, Peeves' grimace showing that he could indeed feel pain and that young Jon knew how to administer such a sensation to him.

Channeling magical power into his voice, Jon said, -May this event serve as a reminder of what happens if you disrespect me again worthless thing, I'm Jon Stark, Lord of the noble and ancestral Stark, and just out of respect for the headmaster I don't lock you in a bottle and throw you into the black lake to live eternity- Jon lied,  He didn't know if he would be able to fulfill such a threat right now, but he would look for a way in case this specter had other ideas.

Peeves, scared to death, nodded very quickly and his eyes with absolute terror, Jon seeing this, shrank the sphere a little more and left it levitating in the middle of the corridor, the magic he channeled into the wand would make it last a couple of hours, enough discomfort for the entity to learn a lesson in his opinion.

Jon forgot about the Poltergeist and looked at the old man and the cat, who were looking at him very cautiously, and was that admiration?

Jon spoke – I don't know you, my name is Jon Stark, I'll start studying at Hogwarts, are you okay? -he wonder

The old man nodded slowly, as if not wanting to anger Jon, the young man wondered if that was his father's feeling when dealing with people, that everyone was very suspicious and even afraid of him, taking those ideas out of his mind Jon focused on the old man who began to talk

-I'm fine, but Mrs. Norris is trembling and green, it will take me a long time to calm her down and remove the color- said the old man with resignation.

Jon made a simple movement with the wand towards the cat with the command to calm her, he noticed that he had to exert more force than normal, Jon sensed that the cat had a will of her own, so imposing his was much more complicated than doing it with simple objects, a theory that he would have to test in his free time

When the animal calmed down, Jon made another movement and the dye disappeared completely, the old man looked gratefully at the boy, but the look had something else, Jon could not decipher what it was

The old man said – thank you, not many wizards would have bothered to help a Squib-

Oh that explained it, Jon thought, the book had a section that mentioned the Squib, people who are the daughters of wizards who, for some reason, can't perform magic, but that didn't make sense to Jon, the man had to have magic, otherwise he couldn't be in the castle, so Jon thought that maybe the problem had to do with something else, another project for later.

Nodding gracefully, Jon expressed, -No problem, Mr. Filch, it was a moment and it's evident that little Mrs. Norris is important to you- Jon said as he petted the cat, who start to purr and rubs between Jon’s legs

The old man looked at the scene and asked – what brings you to Hogwarts Lord Stark? – with a lot of respect in his voice, which Jon would find out later, it was not common in the man

Jon replied – I will enter the school in September and I was reviewing some details with the headmaster, in fact, they are waiting for me for breakfast, would you like to accompany me? –

Jon didn't know it, but he had won a loyal ally at Argus Filch, for a Squib to be invited to breakfast by a Lord of such stature as Lord Stark, like a person and not vermin or a plague, was worth too much

Shaking his head he replied – I already had my breakfast my lord and I have duties to attend to at the castle, but it was a pleasure to meet you, Mrs. Norris and I hope to see you in September – said the old man

Jon nodded and said – no problem, have a good day Argus – as Jon resumed his way to the great dining room

A walk later he was at the doors of the great hall, most of the teachers, Jon entered with a firm step and went to the principal

-Good morning director, I apologized for the delay, I had a... inconvenience with a poltergeist on the way here – Jon said

Nodding slowly, Dumbledore replied, -You don't have to worry my lord, I hope Peeves didn't give you trouble? –

Shaking his head, Jon replied – for me it wasn't, but for Mr. Filch it meant a bad time and a very upset cat, but the situation is already under control, don't worry-

Dumbledore replied with a smile – then take a seat my lord, today you have a long day in Diagon Alley and visit your new home – the old man paused to drink some juice and continued – I'm sure your new house-elf will be very useful, I ask you please take good care of Mizzy,  She always wanted to find another family since the death of my old friend, I'm glad you accepted her as an elf of your house-

Jon blushed a little and said – you don't have to be worried director, she will be welcomed and treated with dignity and respect, and I apologize for how the situation happened, the bond took place in an accident-

Making a lazy gesture the director said - it's not inconvenient my lord, mother magic acts in mysterious ways and if Missy was in her plans to be your elf it is for a reason -

Jon just nodded and started eating, he was quite hungry, much more than usual, he ate at least 3 times more than the previous times and he was still hungry

Dumbledore, seeing him, commented – do you have a much bigger appetite than usual my lord, were you practicing magic in the night? – said the old man with a small laugh, as if he had caught a boy with his hands in a prank, although perhaps it was not so far from reality

Jon nodded slightly and explained – I found a pretty interesting book on home charms, the spells and knowledge I read were great, they gave me a different perspective on many things-

Dumbledore laughed as Professor Flitwick asked in a tone of anticipation, -Excellent, my lord, and what spell were you practicing?" –

Jon eating toast with butter and bacon answered automatically -all of them-

The table fell silent, Dumbledore raised his eyebrows a little, Snape raised an eyebrow and Professor Flitwick almost fell from his chair by a slip, when he regained his balance he focused on Jon and said

-All of them? In one night? It's hard to believe my lord, some of those charms are complicated, - said Flitwick

Jon shrugged and didn't answer, if they didn't believe him it wasn't his problem

Professor Flitwick replied, -I hope you don't mind making a demonstration, my lord, if you have mastered those spells, then I will have to modify the lessons I had for you, for things a little more advanced-

Jon, intrigued at the possibility of more magical knowledge, replied – without any problem professor, what spell do you want me to demonstrate? –

-Surprise me- exclaimed the diminutive professor

Jon nodded slightly, took out the wand that the professor had given him and, with an elegant gesture and without saying a word, summoned a couple of used plates and glasses that were on the table, with another movement the utensils began to clean themselves and to finish, with another movement he stacked the utensils on the table, right in front of Professor Flitwick who looked at Jon with a smile from ear to ear

The professor replied – it's an acceptable performance my lord, I see that we can focus on advanced charms, don't expect simple things young man, now that I know you're fully capable I'll expect only excellence from you, understood? – said the professor sternly

 Jon nodded excitedly, imagining the kind of charms the Professor would teach him, hurriedly finished breakfast and turned to Dumbledore

-Thank you for the support these days Director, the Stark house is indebted to you- said Jon with a slight nod, as a sign of respect, but not of submission

Laughing to himself, the headmaster said, -It was no problem, Lord Stark, and we are looking forward to you on Monday for the start of your lessons, Professor Snape, when you are ready, you can head to Diagon Alley-

Nodding, the aforementioned professor stood up and looked expectantly at Jon, who gave him a slight nod and they both headed towards the principal's office to take the flames to their destination

On the way Professor Snape remarked, -Mr. Anderson will see us in the leaky cauldron in the afternoon for lunch and for you to meet Lord Stark-

Jon nodded and just replied – understood, Professor – as they arrived at the principal's office

A trip on Flu later, Jon emerged from the chimney of the pub, with a wave of his wand he cleaned the ashes that his exit left on the floor before the curious gaze of Professor Snape, who simply said

-The first thing will be a trunk, "luggage for the fleeting wizard" is a good option, the trunks are resistant and robust, they will serve you well for Hogwarts- said the professor as they approached the aforementioned store

As Jon entered, he observed various travel items, carry-on suitcases, trunks, bags and much more, a young boy approached them and spoke

-Good morning gentlemen, welcome to "luggage for the fleeting wizard" no matter the trip, we will make sure that your belongings are safe and go unnoticed by Muggles, what do you need? – said the young man

Professor Snape replied – a trunk for Hogwarts, with plenty of space, perhaps an expansion charm and a double compartment, reinforced with meteoric steel edges preferably

Nodding, the boy replied – with those specifications I don't have a trunk with a double compartment, it would be three, five or seven compartments –

Jon replied – 3 compartments are fine; I would still be interested in a medium bag for the necessary items in class and a small one for personal things-

The salesman looked at him again and nodding said, -Understood, you will want them enchanted, I suppose-

Jon nodded and said, -Suppose correctly, and I wish they all had my house crest stamped on them-

The salesman took note and replied – Got it, and in what case this young woman is, Ravenclaw or maybe Slytherin? –

Jon replied – the dire Wolf of House Stark –

The salesman stopped writing suddenly and looked at Jon, who stared back at him without blinking

Refocusing the seller said – got it my Lord, we'll have your order ready in a couple of hours, the cost will be 1200 galleons –

Nodding Jon took out the magic paper notebook that Balka gave him and handed one to the young man with the agreed amount and the seal of his ring and said to the boy – I need the medium bag for my shopping today, can you give it to me right now and in a couple of hours the trunk and the small bag? - Jon asked

The salesman, who was happy about the size of the sale, nodded quickly and went to the back room to work on the print, leaving the professor and Jon alone waiting

-Although I consider a medium bag for your day-to-day things to be a good buy, perhaps the small bag was out of place my lord- Snape said cautiously

Jon nodded and replied – indeed, I bought it so I could study it in depth and see if it is possible to replicate the enchantments on other objects, perhaps it could be an opportunity to win some gold – finished the black-haired man

Snape was thoughtful for a moment and wondered if perhaps he was seeing a future snake in the young Lord and replied – an interesting idea, then I hope his investment will bear fruit my lord-

Jon nodded and said nothing else, they waited for about 15 more minutes until the young man came out again, with the black bag and the direwolf engraved on the side in silver lines, the quality was excellent Jon thought, worthy of a Stark, Jon turned his gaze to the young man and said – thanks for the bag, We will come in a couple of hours to pick up the trunk and the small bag –

The young man nodded and replied – it will be ready my lord, have a good day and come back soon – to proceed to walk to the back room, Jon I imagine to work on his assignment

Once outside the store Professor Snape spoke – let's go to the apothecary, we can stock you up with a decent potions kit, a cauldron, and some extra ingredients – without waiting for an answer they started walking

Jon asked the wizard – in the book you gave me it talks about cauldrons of various materials, such as gold, silver or pewter, I understand that each one is used for specific potions, but is there a cauldron that can be used for any potion, something like a master cauldron? –

Snape snorted and shook his head – I'm afraid not Lord Stark, but it's an interesting idea, a cauldron that can be used for any potion, if some wizard manages to create that, they will give him an order of Merlin and become rich, the potions masters around the world would cut off an arm in order to have such an artifact – the professor ended fantasizing about such an object

Jon without thinking about it said – then I'll invent one, I guess it will have to do with the properties of metals and their reactions to magical elements, it can be a future project –

Snape shook his head and replied – if you succeed, consider me as your first client my lord, such an artifact would make my life infinitely simpler

-We've arrived- said Snape as they approached the apothecary he had seen the day before, "Chang's apothecary" what a strange name Jon thought, as he entered with the professor, he found a rather young woman, with her black hair pulled back in a ponytail, delicate Skin and really smooth and her slanted eyes hid her brown pupils, her facial features were delicate and stylized,  for Jon the woman would not be more than 20 days old from the name, extremely beautiful and delicate. Next to him was a younger woman with the same features and the same features, a beautiful and delicate girl, Jon supposed that it was her younger sister, when he approached the counter the eldest of the sisters spoke

-Severus! I didn't expect to see you here, I thought you had replenished your ingredients on yesterday's visit- exclaimed the beautiful woman

With a polite but distant voice the professor replied -Today I come escorting a student who will enter Hogwarts Mei, so the complete kit will be necessary, years 1 to 7, we must add a pewter cauldron and a brass cauldron, and a pair of dragon skin gloves, the thinner the better, preferably Vipertooth if you have in stock - said Snape with a fluency only obtained by years of experience in your discipline

The young woman nodded and turning to look at her younger sister said – Cho, daughter, please help me put together the teacher's order, start with the ingredients, I'll go get the cauldrons – said the woman

Jon without thinking replied – daughter? – Quite surprised, how old would that beautiful woman be if she had a daughter

Mei looked at Jon and said – any problem young man? – with a curious tone

Jon quickly replied – no my lady, it's just that, I thought your daughter was your younger sister – with a blush on his cheeks

"Oh," Mei replied while her daughter let out a giggle that she tried to hide behind her hand "You flatter me young man, I'm afraid I don't know your name."

Tilting his head, Jon replied, "My name is Jon Stark, it's a pleasure to meet you."

Hearing the last name both women opened their eyes in disbelief and the woman just replied – oh – shaking her head she continued – understood my lord, it's a pleasure to have someone of such high birth in my shop, I'll make sure your service is perfect – she finished as she turned to see her daughter – Cho, help me with Lord Stark's order, make sure everything is in order my love-

The young woman, Cho, replied – understood mother – and turned to look at Jon, who when she had the young woman's attention blushed a little, she looked like a flesh and blood doll and her features made her look so beautiful that Jon couldn't look away.

The young woman was blushing looking at Jon, who was unconsciously unleashing his magic on the young woman, but he replied – I'll see to it that your order is ready my lord – bowing completely

-Thank you, Lady Chang, your support is appreciated- Jon said trying to control his thoughts, he looked at Professor Snape who was looking at him with a wicked smile, perfectly aware of the dilemma Jon was going through

The young woman, Cho straightened up and gave the young man a sweet smile, thanked him and began to assemble the package of ingredients

Jon avoided looking at Professor Snape and began to look through the store, many ingredients, cauldrons both new and used, looked quite simply, he continued like this until he reached a section of the store that had ingredients in reinforced display cases and they were under lock and key, Jon assumed that they were expensive ingredients, so he asked the professor

-Professor Snape, what are these ingredients for? – asked the boy with great curiosity

The magician approached and observed the ingredients in question – these are awakened ingredients, extremely expensive but terribly useful, on his right he can observe manticore blood, each gallon costs 3500 galleons, on the right he can observe the eyes of demiguise, a magical creature that has the ability to see the future, its eyes are used in elixirs to enhance divination,  Each eye costs 5000 galleons and they are extremely regulated by the Ministry of Magic, and finally, in the center of the display case we have a vial with Nundu's blood, an extremely powerful but highly explosive substance, if used in the wrong way it could blow up the entire castle, every 100 ml. They cost 10000 galleons- Snape explained with longing in his voice, as if he wanted to work with these ingredients but not allow it because of the cost

Jon nodded while thanking the professor, these ingredients sounded powerful and dangerous, he didn't want anything to do with them at the moment, maybe when he was better prepared he could return

-Your order is ready my lord- exclaimed a sweet voice behind him, turning around he looked at Cho who, in his hands had a wooden box of considerable size, the gloves that the professor mentioned and the cauldrons ready

Jon nodded and with a wave of his wand, he shrunk and put away in his new bag all the materials he had bought, when he looked in the bag and saw that everything was in order, he directed his gaze to the women to pay, but they looked at him in disbelief

-Is something wrong, my lady? – Jon asked with uncertainty

Shaking her head, Mei said, -It's nothing my lord, only that I'm amazed at your ability to handle magic, you don't use words or wand movements, you have a lot of talent considering your young age-

Jon, feeling a little embarrassed, just asked, -How much do I owe you, my lady?" –

Mei smiling said – it would be 1500 galleons my lord –

Jon nodding, repeated the process that in the trunk store and handed the magic paper to the woman who thanked him and wished him to return soon, when the young woman was leaving, Cho approached her and said sweetly

-I know you are very busy my lord, but if you wish I can show you Hogwarts in September - he said in a shy voice and a lot of hope in his voice

Jon was as red as a tomato and he just replied – I shall take your invitation my lady, I'll see you in September – quite pleased that he didn’t stutter to answer

The black-haired woman gave him another smile, a full bow and proceeded to enter the store again with her mother

Jon looked at Professor Snape who was looking at him with an amused look and said – no comments please –

Snape merely said -Let's go to the bookstore, my lord, before another sweet maiden steals your virtue, my lord, I have to protect you from the ferocious clutches of Miss Chang, my lord- the professor sneered with perverse satisfaction

Jon just moaned and just walked, with Snape behind him, if the day was good he would avoid more embarrassing situations.

How wrong he was