Luna stared at Harry for a few moments after his statement. Then she spoke.
“Your ribs are broken.” Harry nodded as he shifted around and felt the rib move around.
“Don’t worry though. I learned how to fix bones on my travels.” Luna stared at Harry as he brought his front right hoof up and placed it against his ribs. “This is going to hurt a bit.” He reached for the elder wand’s power and forced it down his leg and into his hoof. There was a loud crack as the ribs shifted into the normal position and Harry pushed the magic into the broken areas of the bones and felt them flow together like hot wax. Luna watched as Harry collapsed onto the stone floor. “Okay, that hurt a lot more than a bit. Need to remember that part.” Harry looked up at Luna who seemed to be saying something as he passed out on the floor.
Harry awoke on a bed in what looked like an infirmary. Harry looked around the room as he sat up and hopped off the bed. He reached up and poked the two ribs that had been broken and winced. He now remembered why he didn’t do that anymore. It was painful and left him feeling like something was still wrong with the bones. He shook his head as he walked over to the door. Harry really didn’t want to have to do that again.
Harry had discovered while one his travels, that though he couldn’t use spells like he used to, he could use the magic in his body. It hurt though. It felt as if though someone had set his nerves on fire. Harry looked at the door and sat down in front of it. Harry waited for a few minutes until the door opened and a nurse walked in. She stopped upon seeing him sitting there. Harry smiled brightly at her.
“Hi, could you take me to where Luna is?” The nurse slowly nodded as she turned around and motioned for him to follow her. As Harry trotted after her, he glanced out the windows in the hall and noticed it was nighttime. He shook his head at the length of time he had been out. It had been noon when he had surprised Luna. He watched as they stopped before two large doors with a line of ponies leading down the hallway. “Why are all these ponies lined up like this?” The nurse looked back at him.
“The night court is in session.” She took in Harry’s look of confusion. “It’s where the other ponies can tell Princess Luna about their problems and ask her to do something about them.” Harry nodded as she led them past the ponies and into the throne room. Luna sat on a throne listening to a pony droning on about something called tax reforms. She looked up at the door opening and smiled as she looked at Harry.
“Night court is dismissed for the night.” The pony who was talking started to complain when Luna looked at him. “NIGHT IS DISMISSED FOR THE NIGHT.” The pony nodded slowly as he backed out of the room. Luna hopped off the throne and trotted up to Harry. “It is good to see you awake Harry. Come, we must outfit you for your post as the captain of the night guard.” Harry stared after Luna and ran after her as she opened the doors and walked out.
“What do you mean Captain of the night guard?”
Harry trotted next to Luna while thinking on what she had told him. He knew he had told her that he would serve her when he had returned, but Captain of an entire guard. He wasn’t sure that he was ready for such a large responsibility. He stopped next to Luna outside of a door in the lower levels of the castle.
“This is where the equipment for both the Night and Day guards is kept.” Harry nodded at her statement and followed her inside after she opened the door. He looked around and noted the variety of weapons and armor in the room. “Come here Harry.” Harry followed Luna’s voice to the back of the room where she was standing in front of a pedestal with a tarp covering it. “A few weeks after you had left and the Night guard restored, I sent them to retrieve something from the ruins in the Everfree.” Luna grasped the tarp in her magic and pulled it off. On the pedestal sat a gleaming black sword. Harry stared at the sword and remembers how it had been used by him as Nightmare Spectre. Harry reached a hoof out to the sword and touched it.
Harry felt a jolt rush down his forelimb and felt the Elder wand’s power respond as it flared in response. Harry watched the sword and his body erupts in black flames and heard Luna cry out. Harry felt no heat from the flames, but he did feel his body changing. He felt himself growing larger and winced in pain as something ripped its way of his forehead. More importantly, he felt the Elder wands power hum in response to his transformation. He removed his hoof from the sword and watched the fire die down.
“Harry, are you alright?” Luna watched as Harry examined his now larger body.
“I feel great actually. More in tune with my magic.” Harry looked at the black sword on the pedestal that had caused this and tried to grab it with his magic. He blinked in surprise at the ease in which he could wield his magic now. The sword lifted itself off of the pedestal and Harry was again surprised at the fact that he could feel the sword. Only it wasn’t a sword, more like a chunk of raw magic shaped into physical form. Harry reached out with his magic and reshaped the sword into a mirror.
Harry examined his new horn in the mirror. It was larger than most other horns Harry had seen in this world and sharper too. It came to a point that looked razor sharp. He blinked as Luna stepped up next to him in the mirror and he realized that he was only slightly smaller than her now. He turned his head to look at her and spoke.
“Is there anything I should be made aware of as the Captain of your guard?” Harry asked her this as he reshaped the mirror into a shield and grabbed armor from the walls of the room. He looked at the armor and noticed it was a bit too small for his new size and enlarged it with his magic. He put it on and felt his sit comfortably on his form.
“Yes, My and Celestia’s niece is getting married soon.” Harry looked up at this news and remembered Bill and Fleur’s wedding. He looked at his armor and changed the color to a deep blue black.
“Who’s she getting married to?” Harry reached out with his magic and started to weave protective magic over his armored form.
“The Captain of my sister’s guard, Shining Armor.” Luna watched as Harry wove protective magic over his form. “I wasn’t aware you knew protective magic Harry.” Harry paused in his actions and took of what he was doing.
“I don’t.” Harry examined his magic and took note of the Elder wands power and his magic were connected and intertwined. He examined the Elder wand and realized something about its power. It appeared to hold the imprints of spells in it. Harry blinked as he realized that this meant that the wand remembered all the past spells cast with it. “I think that an aspect of my cutie mark is assisting me with the casting of the magic.” Harry looked at Luna. “So you have a niece.” Luna nodded.
“Yes, sometime during the 1000 years a new alicorn was born.” Harry looked at her with a raised eyebrow. “Cadence isn’t really related to use by blood, but the fact that here are so few alicorns in existence makes her family.” Harry frowned for a moment.
“Are you and Celestia related by blood?”
“Yes, I and my sister are related by blood.” Luna seemed to gaze off into space for a moment before speaking. “I must go and lower the moon now.” Luna’s horn glowed blue and both her and Harry disappeared as she teleported them to the balcony of her room. Harry looked around as Luna’s horn glowed brighter and the moon started to lower itself into the horizon. Harry looked to the east and watched as the sun rose as the moon set. Harry looked at Luna who smiled. “I believe it is time for breakfast now Harry.” Harry blinked as he felt his stomach growl in response to her statement.
“So where do we get breakfast at?” Luna smirked at him.
“We usually eat in the dining hall.” Harry nodded at her statement before pausing.
“What do you mean we?”