Chapter 66 - The End of a Failed Prank

"Raise eternal Shenron. Come forth and grant my wish."

Outside a thousand year old castle, two red heads were smiling as orange orbs laid at their feet. Each orb held a number of stars varying from one to seven. As each orb began to glow the two smiles grew right before the orbs fell silent.

"Ron is this supposed to happen?"

"I don't know. The book didn't mention anything passed collecting them, Ginny."

From a nearby tree, a large blue bird with emerald green eyes watched with a twinkle in his eye. He watched as a fairly transparent green dragon appeared. Unlike in the manga, this dragon didn't touch the sky or turned the sky dark. In fact this dragon didn't reach seven feet.

If it was anyone else, Harry was positive that they would have seen through this way before this. However, it seems he underestimated the Weasley greed. Well at least the two youngest Weasleys

As for how this scene began, this requires going a bit back in time.

A couple months ago since Ron had brought his sister into the hunt. It had taken off in full blast once Ginny took charge. No more random searching or staying half the night checking random classrooms. It turned into an organized search which led to a rapid collection of the last few balls.

From sneaking into the Slytherin Dorm to prying it from a riddling portrait of Merlin. However the most lackluster belongs to Dumbledore.

'How did a bag of candy bribe the man.' Harry thought as Dumbledore gave up the ball for a bag of candy. 'I know I told him to make it easy, but this was too easy.'

What was done was done and Harry didn't really care much about it. His prank didn't really turn out as planned since everything was set. The problem was more that Ron and the rest of the Welasyes weren't up to his expectations.

They didn't really follow the plan he laid out or their behavior pattern he knew. Which was fair as it had been decades since he knew them as teenagers and not adults. Something he had failed to take into account thus leading to his failed prank.

Now he found himself at the end where the two were summoning the dragon. There just wasn't the fun or laughter to come, just the thought of it to end.

'I guess I should bring my pranks on the Weasleys to an end.' Harry thought.

"Shenron, please give me the Potter, Black and Malfoy family fortune." Ron shouted loudly.

"Really Ron, you idiot. If we stick to the plan, we will get both the Potter and Black Fortune. You should have wished for us to have immortality or all the fortunes of every magical family in Britain."

"Bloody hell." Ron apologised fairly quickly. "My impatience cost us millions."

Before Ginny began to tear into her brother, her brow quickly narrowed as she looked at the dragon. From beginning to end it didn't move or speak. Now that she thought of it, it was suspicious.

"Ron, do you find something odd with this dragon?" Ginny asked.

Ron pulled out the journal and looked up at the dragon. "Now that you mention it. The book says it should shoot up into the sky weaving through the clouds as the sky darkens mimicking night. Then in a loud booming voice, saying it will grant any wish."

"Ron, this dragon is not even as tall as that nine foot tree much less reaching the sky. It is also transparent now that I focus on it."

"Were we pranked. I bet it was the Twins." Ron roared as he turned beet red.

While he was glad they decided to wait until night to do this. It was still embarrassing to waste a year on being pranked.

"My grades dropped due to the amount of time I spent on this and this is my reward. Nothing!"

"Please your grades weren't anything special."

"They are at the point that many of the professors are considering holding me back."

"That's your fault Ron. If you brought me in faster than this wouldn't have happened!" Ginny yelled back.

"Well, at least I was trying. Much better than you in your attempt to seduce Harry."

"Please we are only twelve and thirteen. If I try to be any more forward it might cause this entire plan to fail. I need to show him I want him as a 'lover' not his fame like a fangirl."

"Well you're doing so great. He barely knows you exist." Ron sarcastically said.

Whipping out her wand, Ginny pointed it towards Ron with the point shining bright. "At least I didn't drift away unknowing until it was too late. Now we can't even use loyalty potions as it would be a bit suspicious. Besides, if he should fail to notice me by next year. We will start using love potions."

Up his tree as he listened to this, Harry only shook his little bird head at this failure of a plan. The first issue is that he has an army of bonds and friends with benefits to keep an eye on him. So if he suddenly falls for someone, they will test him for potions the moment they discover oddity. The second is he would be leaving after the triwizard tournament with most of his bond mates. A few still have to finish up their education and he doubts their guardians would allow him and the other to lead their studies.

'Maybe after I finish off grandpa (Voldermort) and travel for a couple years. I will come back as a part time instructor for a while.' Harry thought as he took flight. It was pointless to listen to the two argue as it turned into a sibling fight.

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In a cell of Azkaban, a chubby middle aged man was curled up in the corner. On his arm a dark mark presented as he rocked back and forth. Suddenly he felt a slight pulse from the mark.

"The Lord is calling." He said as he transformed and waited for his chance to escape.

An hour later when the meal arrived, he ran out of the cell and soon vanished from the island. It was only a day later when it was discovered that a prisoner escaped.