New And Improved Harry Potter

Chapter 168: Rules of Engagement



Harry's POV

Harry, Sirius and Albert Waters walked into the bank, it was time for the grand fight. Harry was relaxed and excited at the same time. His last couple of nights/weeks, being thrown around by the Klingon in his head had helped him get a handle on hand to hand combat. He knew that that might not let him win, but it was good to know he wouldn't break a bone if he was thrown around. Not that he was going to let the bugger get close to him if he could help it, but there it was.

Once again alarms went off the second they stepped foot in the bank, since Sirius was still glamored. And once again they were surrounded by goblins. Only this time they were all sneering at him. He wondered how much money they put on this fight. Sirius had told him they gambled quite a lot and that they were good at it. He smiled maliciously at them, they didn't know him well enough to make the correct odds.

"Hey, Sirius, are you going to place a bet?" he asked his godfather as they were being escorted through the bank. This time he went willingly.

"Yeah, I think I will," the glamored man said, "You don't mind if I bet on the other guy, right?" Sirius asked playfully, earning a smack on the head for his trouble.

"Arsehole," was the grumpy comeback.

"All kidding aside, Harry, you need to keep your wits about you in there. Goblins have a magic like yours and they've been using it longer. Just make sure you don't do anything stupid okay?" his godfather said with a great deal of concern. He couldn't get it through the boy's head that he was only fourteen years old and not some battle harden warrior. Sure, the kid had fought before, but he didn't remember it all. He had only been told he was brave and won all his fights, so now Harry thought is was invincible.

"Alright, I'll pay attention," Harry answered, rolling his eyes since this was the millionth time he had been told that. He wasn't worried if he won or lost. It wasn't as if this fight defined the rest of his life. He just wanted that blasted goblin to realize that he wasn't some kid to be pushed around. Besides, he was starting to remember all the things he had done since he started the magic school. He was pretty badass, if he did say so himself.

They got to the room that the fight was going to take place and went through the door. The whole place was set up like an arena, with a circle of tiered seats, which were filled to capacity, and an empty space in the middle. He could feel the wards that protected the audience as he made his way to the center. Once there, he ambled over to the king and Snarlfist, who were waiting for him in the middle.

Sirius sat on the sidelines with Waters. They would watch from there, and hope all went well. When it was done, they would negotiate the contract for Harry's employment. Waters was a bit excited to be there, it was new to him and he hadn't had this much fun since he went head to head that that Umbridge person over a muggleborn's right to have a wand. Merlin, he was glad that toad was dead.

"Glad to see you didn't chicken out, wizard. I'll show you to respect goblins," Snarlfist growled as the young wizard approached.

"Fuck off, moron," was Harry's answer.

"Save it for the fight," Ragnuk said, standing between the two. "This is not a fight to the death, nor is it a fight to first blood. This will last until one of you cannot fight anymore, or the time is called. You will be able to use wandless magic, fists, and conjured weapons only. Since we have a business to run, the time limit for this fight is a half an hour. Whoever is standing within that time, or whoever has the most hits, will be the winner," he stated the rules to each of them. "Once this fight is over, that is the end of your issue. There will be no retaliation, be it you, your family, or your friends. There will be no rematch, unless it is a tie. This is to decide who will garner more respect between you. A battle of alphas, if you will. When the drums starts, you will begin." With that the three parted and Harry went back to Sirius and Waters.

"That's easy enough," the teen said as he stretched a bit.

"Harry, please be careful out there. That guy hates you for some reason," the worried man pleaded. "This isn't a game…" he started.

"Actually, it sorta is," Harry interrupted. "There is no real wager on this. Only one guy's wounded pride. I am not going to take it seriously," he finished, pulling up his leg behind his back giving it a good pull.

"Fine, but I get to say, 'I told you so' when they cart you out of here," his godfather grumbled, sitting next to Waters, who was waiting patiently.

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