Noah

In the woods of Forest City, Lucy with a hunting rifle is stepping silently and stealthily taking the trees as cover.

Within a slightly long distance, a Wolf can be seen eating a dead animal, ripping its meat into shreds with its canine teeth. It stopped eating and looked up but at the same time, a bullet landed on its head with a loud shot. Lucy checked it and was pleasantly surprised.

"A lone wolf is a rare encounter"

Wolves live in packs, the lone wolf is a wolf that is in search of a mate and wants to start a new pack.

Suddenly, Lucy turned backward and shot towards a tree hundreds of meters away. With her senses, she heard a scream but it vanished in a second. She ran towards the spot and found nothing.

'Invisibility cloak seems to have weakness of smell but a wizard with Invisibility cloak? I never heard that voice in my life but the bullet did penetrate him. I can only think of Mad Eye Moody or someone from Dumbledore's group considering my situation but, there's also the possibility of a random wizard. After all, I've been hunting wolves like crazy'

Lucy still can't tell who is stalking her, even if her parents secretly protect her, she doesn't like it.

'Whoever it might be, If he's alive I will kill him next time'

Returning to the spot where her game is present. Lucy stored it in her magic purse.

It's already been two weeks since she has come to Pennsylvania and already hunted some wolves for their blood.

She packed everything else and went back to her home.

In the Bathroom, Lucy summoned a wooden bathtub stored in her Magical Pouch. She made it with the training in blacksmithing where she learnt some wood work, with her amazing capabilities, she is learning at lightning speeds.

She filled the bath tub with blood from the wolves.

She removed all her clothes and soaked in it completely submerging her body in it.

'Weird, how I'm not feeling repulsed by this intense smell, now that I think about it. The pungent smells never bothered me after my senses are enhnaced. Logically speaking, I should be annoyed or overwhelmed but that is considering normal common sense'

While she's pondering about her new senses, time passed quickly.

[Mission 2: Submerge the body in wolf's blood for 1 hour.(completed)]

[Reward: 10% Assimilation.

Would you like to receive it?]

Lucy accepted the reward. Her body heated up but she felt comfortable and the surrounding cold temperatures felt extremely warm. Her nails and teeth sharpened, she felt more teeth grown inside her as her body changed a bit, she's sure she has grown up a little taller than before.

'If I keep growing in height, I will stand out too much. For now, it's okay. I need something to do about it, if it goes out of control in future though'

After cleaning the place, she freshened up and wore simple T-shirt and shorts. After that, she checked her new body.

"42 teeth, claws, 50° body heat and 6'2 height. Can I even go out being like this? Teeth and height aren't a problem but the body heat is...I need to reevaluate my plans"

Her Doorbell rang and Lucy thought 'Looks like he decided to make his move'

When she opened the door, a note folded in half is present.

The person who left the note thought he's hidden but he didn't know Lucy can still pinpoint him with his scent and sound of heartbeat.

Lucy picked up the note which read

| I know the secret of your strength. If you want to know more, meet me at park. Pole 55|

'The information is so vague, there's a chance he doesn't know what he's talking about. Well, I can always crush his throat if he really knows too much'

Lucy didn't bother to wear anything heavy in the snowy whether. It's already raining snow. So, there are less people. She went to the park.

A charming man in casual clothes is waiting for her while on a bench. He looks young, almost the same age as Lucy, his face is sharp, his hair is dark black complimenting well with his blue eyes. Over all, he's a handsome guy any girl will fall in love with at the first sight of him

"I'm curious about what you know about me, Noah" Lucy said as she sat down beside him on the bench and pointed a gun at his abdomen.

"Ms. Potter, you don't have to be hostile towards me. We go to the same gym after all, we are friends who see each other"

Noah replied with a smile which is charming.

"Just get to the point already" Lucy demanded as she pressed the gun against Noah's stomach who is still cool with everything.

"Okay but before that..'Activate' "

When Noah said the last word, Lucy's gun vanished from her hands.

"Now, we can have a civilised conversation. How about a cup of tea?"

Noah said as a cup with steaming hot Tea appeared on his hand.

"If you extend this farce any longer, I will leave" Lucy warned as she shattered the cup of Tea with her hand.

"Okay, I'm getting tired of this too. I just wanted to say I know the reason for your unusual strength. You are from the famous Potter family of England right?"

"Why should I care if you knew why I have this strength? And why does it matter to you?"

Hearing Lucy's argument, Noah is surprised but he quickly hid it. What he doesn't know is, Lucy can smell the lies, specifically smell the hormones that are released when lying. There's also his heart beat and voice which has subtle changes.

She realized Noah is just making things up and bluffing everything depending on her answers. There are too many holes in his wording. He didn't even consider that Lucy should have already known the reason. So, all of this is just a waste of time. Everything from the beginning is a facade.

"The information I have will make you go crazy. I'm sure you must have also been dying to know why you can't use magic. I can give it to you if you help me with something"

'So, that's what he wants'

Lucy completely understood Noah's scheme. He wanted to use her with a bait.

"Let's say I agreed to your deal. What help does a wizard need from a 'normal' human like me?"

She asked curiously. Wizards power may not be highly destructive but it comes with infinite convenience.

"Stop pretending like your normal, Ms. Pott-"

"Just Lucy is enough. You are the same age as me right? Don't be so formal"

"Right... Lucy. You are a superhuman, while my magic is powerful, my body is not. For this task, I need your help. In exchange, I will tell you why you are so strong but can't use magic "

Lucy directly asked "What is the task?"

"I will tell you but you have to make an unbreakable vow"

"Forget it, we are strangers after all. I am not ready for a magical vow and it's not like learning about my strength changes anything"

Lucy is about to get up but Noah desperately shouted

"Wait! Okay. Let's not take a vow. I really need your help. Help me kill my enemy, after that, I will tell you the secret"

"I don't need your so called secret. I want any information you have on Vampires or any dark creatures? I want to meet them or at least know their bio-data. In return, I will help you. Deal?"

"Deal" Noah agreed to Lucy's deal.

"Now, tell me what exactly should I do to help you?"

"I need assistance in killing a monster. It is a Troll-hag hybrid"

"Why don't you use a high caliber Gun or some spell like Avada kadavra? "

"That monster has ridiculous durability and as for that spell, its an unsafe spell. It's like a Narcotic, it slowly morphs the brain. Unless, someone have high willpower, it will warp the mind slowly. I know my limits."

"So, how do you plan to kill it?"

"I want you to be a tank while I will use a purification ritual. It is still a Hag, and hags are dark creatures. I need some time to prepare, In the mean time, I will also search for Information on dark creatures you men-"

Lucy kissed him on his lips suddenly out of the blue, Noah's eyes widened. Noah's short compared to Lucy so, it looks like Lucy is dominating him.

It is a brief kiss but Noah felt hot. Due to the sudden shock, even he is confused. It's actually her body heat that he felt hot but he confused it with a pretty girl kissing him.

"Let's chat on our next date, By the way, you are the most handsome guy I ever met"

Lucy winked and left. Leaving Noah confused. He's just getting to the part of the deal but things happened suddenly. She returned to her apartment and touched her lips.

'That's my first kiss damit. At least, Noah's handsome.'

Lucy really meant when she said Noah is handsome to him. Even if it is to stop Noah from speaking anymore.

'I really need to know who the f#ck is sending stalker. My gut feeling is that manipulative dumbledore but the American wizards are also a chance, after all I have the Potter name. Even if I somehow wanted to interrogate the stalker wizard, he has many ways to escape'

She suddenly sensed a stalker while Noah is talking and to stop him, she had to kiss him to not raise suspicion.

'But, no matter who they are. Now that I'm interacting with a wizard. I'm now on their watch list, whatever their reason for observation might be, after all I'm a Potter in this world. A powerless one at that'