Harry Potter and the Bucket List

Pre-School 3

"Yeah," Harry said firmly, nodding his head as his eyes grew wide. "What is it?"

"An EMP. It disrupts electricity."

"What's that?"

"It's what Muggles use in place of magic."

"Why do you need that?"

"To help keep the Statute of Secrecy."

"Why?"

I turned around and pinched his nose. "Ask me when you're older."

Harry's nose crinkled in distaste, but he did not ask further. He was always such a good boy.

"Kids?" We popped our heads out of the treehouse's window as Sirius stepped outside the backdoor.

Harry grinned and waved. "Up here, Uncle Paddy!"

Sirius waved back, smiling at us. "Want some breakfast?"

Harry nodded eagerly and dropped from the tree house hole onto the thick grass below.

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Later that night

The night sky was beautiful.

London at night was a treat unlike I had seen before. I had flown over cities in my past life, but nothing so glamorous or sparkling like London. The night was a tint of dark blue, and the lights of London a sparkling warm yellow. Soaring above it felt like a cinematic experience.

I was so glad I snuck out. Even if my mission failed, the view alone was worth it.

Now, my immediate first threat was: Would the wards notice if I was leaving?

One night when Sirius was having a bad day, he drank away all the whiskey while Harry and I were supposedly asleep. Once properly intoxicated I started asking him about the wards. It was hard to discern some of his answers, but Kreacher helped translate. Apparently House Elves could speak drunk.

The strongest ward available to homes was a Fidelius, following that were blood wards. Both of which were not available to us for one reason or another. That left high powered layered wards that most noble homes had.

A home could either detect what was coming in, or what was coming out. Doing both would cause instability in the setup, and the wards would collapse on each other within a year.

So, no.

That being said, the next question is: Would the wards notice if I entered them?

Only if I was an unexpected guest. Wards did not trigger, or alert the Lord of the Home if people of the same household were coming and going. Harry and I were both registered to the wards.

This was required because the wards would detect if Harry and I were near malicious intent, or hurt. Such wards only worked on those keyed into the home wards.

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After twenty minutes of flying I arrived at the V&A Museum.

I had been studying the blueprint Kreacher made of it for the past month, and now it was time to act.

I didn't need the EMPs. All I needed was the cloak of invisibility, a broom, and the spells: Wingardium Leviosa, Silencio, and Alohomora down pat. I had spent the past three years perfecting the past three spells to the best of my ability. I could perform them without the wand, but it took great concentration, and unfortunately I still needed to speak them and move my finger like a wand.