"Mr. Potter?" Dumbledore interrupted the teen's planning. Harry looked at the old man after blinking for a second. "While it is fine to make plans, as Headmaster I do still need to know if this sword is in anyway dangerous to the students or staff."
"Oh, right, well it shouldn't be." Harry shook his head. "It can't cut anything physical. I guess you could still hit someone with it, but that's true of a Beater's bat too. As for my sword, it's a Spell Cleaver. It cuts through Magic, rather than things."
"A Spell Cleaver?" Dumbledore looked perplexed. "I don't think I've come across that term before."
"I might have made it up, for all I know." Harry gave a half shrug. "I made my sword unable to cut physical objects in exchange for cutting through all forms of Magic. Well, theoretically, anyway. I still have to test it to find out its limitations."
"That still could prove dangerous, Mr. Potter." Dumbledore gave him a look.
"It's not nearly so dangerous in anyone else's hands, Headmaster." Harry raised his hands in front of him. "I've already tied it to my Bloodline, no one but I can currently use the full range of my sword's abilities. Not until I have children at any rate; which I don't plan on for quite a few more years." He chuckled and Dumbledore looked mirthful as well.
"Very well, Mr. Potter." Dumbledore stood from his chair. "I would like to be present for your tests of this Artifact however; for safety's sake, as well as damage control if something should go wrong."
"I can agree to that." Harry nodded. Dumbledore smiled at him again.
"I wish you a speedy recovery, Mr. Potter. I'm sure Head Girl Clearwater will make sure that you don't fall behind on your classwork." Dumbledore mentioned with a chuckle. "A good day to you, Mr. Potter."
"To you as well, Headmaster." Harry nodded. Dumbledore left the Hospital Wing shortly afterwards and Harry was left to run ideas through his mind. Lunch came and went quietly. Like clockwork Penny came in after classes with his daily assignments and homework. Harry pretended to pout but Penny was having none of it. So Harry set to work with his girlfriend by his side. They had dinner together in the Hospital Wing that evening. Madam Pomfrey had shooed Penny out afterwards and began to check Harry over with her wand.
"Well, Mr. Potter, the good news is you seem to be mostly well again. Your Magic is still rather low though. You'll be staying another day while I check your recovery." Madam Pomfrey informed the teen.
"Yes, Ma'am." Harry replied with a sigh. Penny would insist he stay if Madam Pomfrey recommended it. There wasn't much point in arguing. He wondered if it would be tomorrow or the day after when he'd receive a written reprimand from Tonks and one from Fleur as well. Knowing Penny she had already written to the others. He should be thankful to Hogwarts, really. It was currently acting as a barrier between him and Tonks' worry and frustration with him.
'I'll make her something nice for her birthday.' Harry thought to himself as he lay down for the night. 'She'll forgive me then, probably.'
-Tuesday ~ Second Day of Recovery-
It was a fairly quiet day in the Hospital Wing. Penny came to have breakfast with him again. Harry finished his homework from yesterday. Penny came with Hermione, Padma, Mandy, and Luna after classes.
"How'd you do this to yourself, Harry?" Hermione asked gently. Harry looked fine now, but Penny had informed them of Madam Pomfrey's initial diagnosis. All of his study buddies looked curious as well.
"Artificing is a bit different from Enchanting, Hermione." Harry informed the brunette. "To create a True Artifact takes time, a lot of trial and error, testing, and quite a bit of mana. My Rune Safe was a fairly tame creation in comparison to most Artifacts. But it was only a Minor Artifact because of its construction and limit of use. This time I went for a much more powerful Artifact, so the amount of time and mana needed to create it increased proportionately."
"So what did you make?" Mandy questioned; her dark brown eyes curious.
"A sword." Harry replied with a grin.
"An Artifact Sword?" Padma blinked "Like the Sword of Gryffindor or Excalibur?"
"Not sure it can compare to Excalibur, since no one seems to know all that much about that particular sword. But it can probably stand on a similar level of the Sword of Gryffindor." Harry smiled. He happily omitted any knowledge of the Sword of Gryffindor becoming the Sword of Erdunn. He wouldn't want that bit of information to get out for a while, after all.
"Can we see it?" Luna asked with an excited grin.
"When I'm done testing it and making a sheath for it." Harry nodded to the small blonde who smiled brightly.
"I brought your classwork and homework for the day, Harry." Penny smiled at him. Harry could see the amusement Penny was getting from delivering his schoolwork to him. He'd take it though, give Penny this small 'revenge' for worrying her like he'd done.
"Thank you, Penny." Harry looked at her flatly. Penny was still all smiles as she handed him the assignments.
-Wednesday ~ After Classes-
"Intent-based Wards aren't easy." Harry grimaced as he looked through a large tome on Warding. To determine intent and then prevent certain actions, such as entering an area or picking something up, was quite the Arithmancy puzzle.
Luckily for Harry it was also a well-researched Branch of Warding, so he was able to find some examples. Taking some Basilisk bone Harry set about hollowing it out and shaping it with his blacksmithing tools. After some time he'd gotten the bone hollowed out to fit the tang of his blade. Shaping it down into a handle was then followed by etching the Ward Sequence into the bone. Harry primed the Ward on the new handle with his own mana and then attached it to his Artifact Sword. Seeing the Ward Sequence glow brightly and then dim made Harry smile. The handle had integrated properly and now the Ward on the handle was part of the sword as a whole.
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