C47 Preparation

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Seeing that Tom has time before the potion arrives at Rosier Manor, He decided to prepare fully for this encounter. Tom has never faced off against a grown wizard and doesn't know what to expect. The best course of action would be to gather information, and the best way to gather information is by sending a house elf. The problem with this plan is Tom doesn't know if an elf could be found out somehow. Can the Rosier elves sense the intrusion from one of their kind or would the wards pickup on an uninvited guest.

"Mimsy!" Tom calls and his most trusted elf appears with a pop.

"Master called for Mimsy?" She says with an eager expression.

"Yes, I need to know a few things about house-elves," Tom says.

"Mimsy will tell Master all he wants to know!" She says with a happy smile.

"Thank you. First, if I were to send an elf to a warded Nobles house with a portal, would the wards alert the owners of your arrival?" Tom asks and Mimsy thinks for a second.

"Hmm." Mimsy places her hand on her chin and thinks really hard. "If we was poppin' in, then yes the wards will block us and tell the master of the house. I'm not sure about masters portals though. Sorry, I'm not helpin', Master." She says and her ears lower with sadness.

"That's okay, Mimsy. Just answering truthfully will help me a lot." Tom pats her bald head. "What about the house-elves already in the home? Would they notice your arrival somehow?"

"As long as we hide, the other elves won't notice us." Mimsy says proudly as she gets back her confidence.

"Good, I need to go and look into wards. You may return to whatever you were doing before I called. I'll call for you again soon as I may have an important mission for you and the other elves." Tom says and looked eager to fulfill her master's mission.

"Mimsy will be ready at all times for Masters call!" She says as she radiates happiness and pops away.

'I have the best house elf.' Tom thought as he leaves the room and makes his way to the Ancient One's quarters. It's late in the evening but she should still be awake.

'Most likely reading her mystery novels' Tom thought as he knocks on the door.

After a moment of waiting, a slightly annoyed looking Ancient One answers their door.

'*sigh* Why do people have to bother me during my precious reading time.' The Ancient One thought as she opened the door and is met with her favorite student.

"What's the matter, Tom?" She asks as Tom knows this is the time she spends relaxing and wouldn't interrupt if he didn't have to.

"May I speak with you inside for a moment?" He says and she steps aside for him to enter.

They move into her private quarters and sit opposite one another in the living area.

"What happened?" She asks as she conjures some tea for herself and her student.

"I need some information about wizarding wards. Some of my plans are at risk and a friend is in trouble. I have some time to prepare but I need some information first." Tom says plainly.

"Hmm, and what would I receive in exchange?" She asks as she sees this as a perfect time to get some info on her most mysterious student.

The only person on this earth that the Ancient One can't see with the time stone is Tom. She wants to solve this puzzle but Tom is a very private person. Throughout his study and training at Kamar-Taj, Tom has revealed very little to her. This is the opportunity she's been waiting for and she definitely won't pass it up.

"What would you like in return?" He asks, hoping it's nothing unreasonable.

Tom trusts his teacher to not do anything that would cause him harm, so he doesn't mind trading for the information.

"I'll help you as long as you reveal a single high-level secret about yourself to me. After you've told it to me, you must swear on your magic that it is the truth." She says as she sips her tea and Tom weighs his options.

"Fine, but for that I also want your promise that you won't reveal it to anyone. You can't make a vow in your magic as we wizards do so I'll take a normal promise." Tom says as he trusts the Ancient One.

"Deal. I promise I won't reveal the secret you're about to tell me." She says with ease as she had no plans to reveal it anyway.

"Hmm, what should I tell you?" Tom thinks for a minute and decides on his secret. "I'm the heir to three very old and powerful Noble families in the wizarding world. One of them is the most noble and ancient house of Slytherin." He revealed but didn't say anything about the other two houses.

"Ah, so you're related to the little snake, huh? I've met him a few times in the past." The Ancient One says as she remembers her meeting with Toms ancestor. "What are the other two?"

"I'll save those for when I need something from you again." Tom says with a smirk and his teacher pouted at him but doesn't ask further.

Tom then makes a vow on his magic that what he revealed is the truth as he promised. The Ancient One feels happy to learn more about her student. She'll keep asking for secrets whenever he needs something like this. Sooner or later he'll run out of secrets and she'll hopefully know why she can't see him.

"Alright, what do you need to know about wizarding wards?" She asks and Tom starts throwing out questions.

First, he asked her the same question he asked Mimsy. Would the wards pick up the opening of a portal in a Noble Wizard's home? Apparently, they would. The Ancient One said that the wards will 100% pick up on a portal that's opened on the property. Especially in the home of a Noble family as they should have better wards than others.

Tom then asked if there is a way to get past the wards without being noticed. The Ancient One then snapped her fingers and a book appears in Toms lap.

"That is a book on subverting and bypassing wards. Read it and you should be fine." The Ancient One says as she picks up her mystery novel. "That is the full payment for the secret you told me. If you need anything else, feel free to come at any time. I would love to learn more about my student's secrets." She says as she shoos Tom away and opens her book to the page she left off.

Tom isn't interested in revealing any more of his secrets so he leaves the room swiftly. He goes back to his room and starts speed reading the book given to him by the Ancient One. Tom stayed up the rest of the night studying the book. His perfect recall working at the max to remember every word and blemish on the pages. With the knowledge from this book, Tom seems to have everything he needs to get past the wards. It would take some time to set everything up but he has a few days. He'll need these few days to make sure that everything is perfect.

If he messes up when sneaking past the wards, he may be attacked by the wards themselves. That would be worse than being caught by Lord and Lady Rosier. At least with them, Tom can try to woo them with the whole heir of Slytherin thing.

Now the question is how he will take care of Druellas parents. He needs to get the drop on them somehow, but before worrying about that, Tom needs to start working on getting past the wards. Then he can send an elf in to scout the area.