The Clash

James woke up in a soft bed with a slight headache. He eased himself out of his bed. He looked around the room and realised the place as one of the rooms in the tower. He sat quietly in bed for a few moments until Mara came in to check on him.

She froze at the sight of his quiet smile. "Good morning. It looks like you've had a long journey." Mara said.

James snorted in laughter and he nodded his head. "Yes. I have had that. I feel several decades older from long night of sleep. How long have I been down?" He said before rubbing the side of his temple in frustration.

Mara sighed and came into the room and sat beside him on the bed with a wave of her hand a pink potion bottle appeared in her hand and she offered it to him. "You been asleep for twelve hours and half a day."

"That's a nice trick." He commented on her show of magic.

"Glad you like it. I came up with the spell to used here and your mother helped with it." Mara said.

James took the bottle and he nodded to her in thanks and took a long drink from it before wiping his mouth with the back of his hand. "I saw three memories. Three moments when the wand was used and something changed in his life."

"Wait. Do you need me to get you a notebook and pen?" Mara asked.

James held up a hand. "Not yet. I'm trying to work it out."

Mara nodded. "Professor Longbottom came back to tell us about your encounter with the vampire pretender?" She said.

James shook his head. "Don't say that about my grandpa Harry."

"He's not Harry Potter. He's not your Grandpa Harry." Mara said.

James shook his head. "He's not my grandpa Harry but he is Harry Potter." He said.

Mara shook her head. "That's impossible. There was only one Harry Potter. He has to be using some type of spy for you enemies or vampire using your great great grandfather's face. You mustn't let yourself be fooled by his appearance."

James smiled. "These are interesting time we are in. I did find out one thing though."

"What's that?" Mara asked him staring at his smile.

"My father learned how to apparition when he was fourteen. How about that?" He said and took a drink and glanced at Mara to see her stare back at him.

"What?"

"I want to get married." Mara said.

James nodded. "Yeah. That's pretty much the idea behind why I gave you my family's cloak."

"I want to get married now." Mara said.

James stared at her then looked up as the tower shook from suddenly.

A second later there was the sound of several thunderbolt strikes in the air. "Well I guess it's been a bit of time. The fight continues."

"Will it always be this way?" Mara said.

James nodded. "Yes. It's been this way for my father and it's been this way all my life but one day it'll be different but but now. It doesn't have to be this way for you though." He told her.

"You keep pushing me away. Why?" Mara asked.

James shook his head. "No. I'm not pushing you away. I'm trying to protect you. Someone has been raging a war against my father and me for over thirty years. My father's been fighting before he turned my age. He had to grow up fast. He had surfer a lot of loss to value what he has and what he has become. My mother to be with him. She choose to be apart of his life."

"I want to married today. I don't want to wait another few months. I want to live with you and help you build your dream for you and the magi. I want marry you. Do you want to marry me?"

"Of course. Your beautiful, reliable and your my best friend." James said. "I just don't want to see you hurt because you chose to walk with me. Alright. After I go kick some ass we can get married later today." He said and stood to his feet. He felt up his pocket for his wand but couldn't find it. "Do you have my wand?" He asked her.

Mara frowned. "No. You don't have it with you? I remember it being with you. Well that's not a problem. Use your hand in the same motion I did. It should work to return your wand to you." She asked.

James snorted. He attempted to wave his hand and nothing happened. He frowned. He tried to do it again.

James stared at his empty hand. "Damn. Well damn. This is strange. I've lost my wand." He said quiet tone.

"What? No. Wait." Mara said and waved her hand and a wand appeared in his hand. She handed it to him. "Take this one!"

James took the wand but instantly knew. "This isn't my wand. This is my grandpa Harry's wand." He said and tried to use it with a wave of his hand. He tried again again but he couldn't use it.

The tower again shook and he and then it started to thunder even louder. James handed the wand back to Mara. She stared at him in alarm.

"James. What are you going to do? You need a wand." Mara said.

James smiled. "I'll either find my wand later or I'll have one made for me. But for I'm going to fight with everything I've learned and I'm going to win. It's time to kick some ass." He said and went into an apparition.

He appeared in the skies standing on grey cloud. Storms raged around and Angus and Ava were battling on dark wizards while trying to evade lightning storms and were purposely aimed at striking them.

James leaped off the platform changing into raven and flew up toward the storms raining down lightning and then apparition the rest of the way to sky to stand before two wizards in dark robes.

They turned their attention toward him raising their wands. Mara appeared behind them raising her wand. "Electrofy Blastamus!" I stream of pink lightning travelled out of the end of his wand blasting into the bodies of wizards sending them flying over the edge falling to the skies.

James watched them fall until they righted themselves and flew away using a strange spell of smoke. He frowned at them. Angus and Ava appeared next to him. Ava hugged him and looked him over and frowned.

"Where's your wand?" Ava asked.

James shook his head. "It's gone." He said and turned to Angus. "Dad I need-"

"Wait. Wait. James wait. We need to get you a wand. Immediately." Ava said.

James stared at her. "I know that. I'll get to that when I can. Dad has got to have some weapon or wand I can use for now. Until I manage to get my hand on something."

"You are not going to take a peacemaker." Ava said.

James stared at her and folded his arms across his chest. "Why do you insist on treating me as a child?"

"You are my child. I have to protect you. You can't take the peace maker. It will ruin your chances of becoming the next president of the congress of wizards and limit your reach in the wider magical world. Do understand me? You must listen to me." Ava said with pleading in her voice holding his shoulders.

James stared at her quietly. "So your main issue is you think I want to ask dad for a peacemaker. You think this is a bad a idea and you are desperate to make me go with you to the wand shop because you need me to obey you in this and every regard. Have I understood you correctly?" His voice was coldly logical and devoid of emotion.

Ava flinched back at his tone and manner he was addressing her. "James." She said and looked at Angus.

Angus sighed and rolled his shoulders in frustration. He looked at James though.

"James. Don't talk to your mother take way." Angus said.

James looked at him. "Of course I should be respectful to her because she is my mother. Am I man?"

Angus nodded. "Yes. In every way possible. You run your own life and make your own decisions."

"Do I deserve to be respected?"

Angus shook his head. "No. Only Kings and Queens get that. You have to earn yours. Like I did."

"Have, I earned your respect as a man." James asked.

Angus nodded. "Yes. You earned it protecting the Walker family and surviving the battle. You earned my respect as a man."

"What do you think I should do?"

Angus shook his head. "Your a man now you'll go your own way and lay out your life how you like. I'm with you to the end bro. For whatever it counts your mother is right. You'll be pretty much in outcast in the western wizard world without a wand. It's taboo thing in our world. Not so much in the magi or wusixa world."

James nodded. He turned to look at Ava and Mara. "Respectfully. I understand you wish to protect me. You wish me to protect myself and not rush into danger and avoid getting myself killed stupidly."

They both flinched back at his cold words. Ava held up her hand. "Wait. I-"

"I'm not done talking mother." James said quickly. "I'll go to the wand shop and get a wand but I have other concerns to take of presently. Mara and I wish to marry today. It will be a small ceremony today and we'll have the bigger one for her family and our friends later. Please make the arrangements." He said and turned to Angus. "Dad. I need to discuss somethings with you privately in your shop. He said before turning disappeared.