The hood from the cloak was up and the grey face mask, which was designed to hide the lower half of the face, floated in place inside the empty hole of the hood. it was rather odd to see the suit standing on it's own since it was not being supported or held up by anything.
The suit was repeatedly striking the glass case, it's eyeless gaze was on Harry as it kept attacking the case.
"It has never reacted like this before." The Ancient One said to herself as she frowned, deep in thought. She glanced back to Harry before she looked at the suit, she sighed before she stood up straight and got rid of the orange circles. "Mordo, stand down." She ordered.
"Are you crazy?!" Mordo blurted out with pure disbelief just as a crack appeared in the glass.
"No more so than usual." She said in an almost Dumbledore like manner, she looked towards Harry. "I know you don't trust me yet but I would advise staying still." She said before she waved her hand and the case opened, Padfoot growled but kept still when Harry placed a hand on his head.
The suit walked out of the case and towards Harry, it stopped in front of him, it was slightly taller than him so it looked down at him. Harry would have looked it in the eye if it had eyes, for now he settled into looking at where the eyes were supposed to be. Harry stared at the suit, and the suit stared back. Several minutes passed but nobody had moved.
Eventually the suit bowed its head, in front of everyone it decreased in size and changed so it was an exact fit for Harry's body. It stood up straight and suddenly took stood like a soldier would stand when waiting for an order.
"Can I just say… the fuck?" Harry said eventually.
"It seems that you have made a new friend." The Ancient One smirked, looking really happy about this for some reason.
"Shut up and tell me what the hell this is." Harry said impatiently as he gestured to the armor.
"if you want an honest answer then I am afraid that I do not know," The Ancient One admitted. "I know it's a suit of armor and that it is magical but that is all. It's never reacted this way before, in the past anyone who attempted to wear it usually found themselves hurt."
"Bullshit, you have to know more than that."
"The oldest mention I have found about it only mentioned that it would chose its owner." The Ancient One replied. "I do find it odd that it chose you. Hundreds of people, since before I had even stepped into this building for the first time, have tried it on only to be rejected. Yet you are here and it actively tried to reach you and had judged you worthy."
"Just great," Harry rolled his eyes. "and what the hell am I supposed to do with it?"
"Anything, nothing, it's entirely up to you." She replied.
"What happens if I don't wear it?" Harry asked. "Matter of fact, what happens if I do wear it?"
"I do not know," The Ancient One said in an honest voice. "I truly do not know much about the armour but I can research it. It will take me some time though, I can contact you when I am done."
"So at first you're asking if I am an insane murderer and now you're telling me to just go take your suit?" Harry looked at her with disbelief.
"It's not my suit," She said with a small laugh. "it is yours now."
"And you are letting me take it? Why?"
"The only thing my last master had said to me about the suit was 'if somebody is ever able to take the suit then do not get in their way unless you are sure that you can kill them, but if somebody is ever chosen by the suit then let them take it and trust they know what they are doing'." The Ancient One responded. "I will simply have to trust that you know what you are doing."
"You are mad, you realize that, right?" Harry asked as he raised an eyebrow.
"I am mad? I suppose I am, would you say that you are not?" She asked.
"I would say I am not mad, wouldn't believe it though." Harry said before he looked at the suit. "Great, now I've got to hide a suit of armour." Harry said, more to himself. The armour reacted to his words and raised it's right hand, it touched Harry's chest before it disappeared. Once it was gone Harry felt a tingling sensation in his chest. "Oh you have got to be kidding me." Harry said as his eyes widened, he pulled his shirt down and say the symbol of the armor tattooed to the center of his chest. "Great, like I didn't have enough tattoos." Harry sighed before closing his eyes, he took a deep breath and mentally counted to twenty before he breathed out. "Alright, not that this hasn't been great, but I have hit my limit and I have things to do."
"I understand, I will contact you when I have finished my research into the armour." The Ancient One said, "shall I have Mordo escort you out?" She asked.
"No," Harry said after a glance at Mordo who looked like he was trying not to gape. "I can do it myself." Harry waved his wand and a small piece of paper appeared, the paper floated into the hands of the Ancient One. "that's my email and number, use one of those because I promise that I will shoot first and ask questions later if I find any evidence that any of you have tried to magically get into my apartment."
"Very well," The Ancient One nodded. "before you leave, I would like to ask if you would be interested in becoming a student here?"
"A student?"
"Yes, your magic intrigues me and i would like to learn more about it, in return I am willing to teach you my brand of magic. Does that offer interest you?" She asked.
"I will think about it." Harry said, the Ancient One seemed to realize that this was the best that she would get for the moment so she gave him a glad smile.
"Thank you, please feel free to visit in the future."
"Yeah… well goodbye now, come on Padfoot." Harry said as he walked out with Padfoot following him.
"You are just going to let him take it?" Mordo hissed to the Ancient One once Harry was gone. "We do not know what he or the armour is capable of."
"No… no we do not." The Ancient One said in a thoughtful voice as she looked in the direction where Harry had left.
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