Chapter 6

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It started simple enough. Harry, Dean, and Luna were heading to the muggle world to get their tattoos. Since they had forty members, and planned to gain more in the future, it was decided that someone should learn how to do tattoos themselves. This not only reduced the risk of someone learning about them, but would save money in the long run. Dean, as the designer of the tattoos, was voted to be that person. Harry and Luna would be going to have a muggle do their tattoos, while Dean watched and learned. But Harry had a thought halfway there. The tattoos should be a strictly Ouroborus thing. It should be done by one of their own for every member, including him.

"I fully agree with you M'Lord. We don't even have to change our plans for today," Luna announced out of the blue. Harry blinked. He was pretty sure he didn't say anything out loud, and Luna couldn't read his mind since she was behind him. In the end, he figured it was just a Luna thing.

"Wait what do you mean?" Dean asked confused. Harry was glad he asked because he wanted to know too.

"M'Lord thinks the Ouroboros tattoos should be done strictly by our own. We still need to give you some learning experience so M'Lord was thinking about getting a different tattoo instead. He'd wait until you were ready for his Ouroborus one," Luna answered. Dean looked at Harry shocked. Harry merely shrugged.

"She's Luna. She apparently doesn't need eye contact to read my mind. But she's right. I was thinking about getting a different tattoo instead. I'd rather have one of my own mark me than some stranger," Harry told him. Dean still looked a little shocked but got over it quickly.
"It would be my honor, Lord Viper," Dean said playfully bowing. Harry rolled his eyes.

"Nyx you are corrupting my minions. Now you even have Stallion calling me lord," Harry teased, causing them all to laugh. Luckily it only took a moment for them to regain their composure.

"Seriously though, if you're gonna wait on the Ouroboros tattoo, then what type of tattoo are you planning to get instead?" Dean asked.

"I was thinking about the deathly hallows symbol actually. Right about here," Harry said, pointing to a spot near his hip. He didn't have any real attachment to the symbol but it seemed fitting after everything they went through. Harry had been in procession of all three hallows after all. The invisibility cloak, which was safely tucked away in his office at HQ. Then the resurrection stone, hidden amongst many other stones in the forbidden forest. Lastly the elder wand, snapped in half and the pieces thrown into a ravine. Harry thought the symbol was...well symbolic of the war. How Harry had survived death when everything seemed impossible. The Hallows symbol could be seen as him saying he survived, if you would.

"I like it," Dean said after a moment of thinking. "It's really simple and not a lot of people would recognize the true meaning of it."

"I also plan to get a different tattoo to the Ouroboros one," Luna chimed in. Harry and Dean looked at her curiously. "Well since I have been chosen as the second in command, I thought M'Lord and I should get matching tattoos that only the two of us have," Luna told them.

"Oh I get it! Since all the uniforms are the same, you're gonna use the tattoos to differentiate between your ranks!" Dean exclaimed.

"I mean...it works but the only part of our body that will be seen is the lower part of our faces," Harry mused. "What kind of tattoo are you planning to get that can only been seen on our cheeks or chin?" he asked. Luna just smiled at him.

"Who knows?" she said cryptically. Harry and Dean shared a look.

"Lady Nyx sure does like to keep us in suspense huh My Lord," Dean said shrugging. Harry sighed.

"Yeah she does. I think she enjoys causing confusion," Harry replied, causing the other two to laugh. Harry joined in after a few seconds. It was nice to see his friends this happy and carefree after the war. Though he had a feeling that everything would have been different had the prophet not labeled Harry as a dark lord. Ouroboros gave them something to work for. Gave them a purpose in life. Harry likely would have been lost without it.

They arrived at the tattoo parlour before anymore conversations could be started. It didn't take much to convince the artist to teach Dean a few things about tattoos. It all seemed pretty simple to Harry, though he was no artist.

Now Harry would be balming his impulses later but as the man worked on his hallows tattoo, Harry had an idea. He spent the entire time while the man was working observing his surroundings. Compared to the cruciatus, the tattoo gun was just a tickle so Harry was easily able to ignore it and look around. One such thing he noticed was the artist's own tattoos. Both arms were covered in various pictures but one in particular stood out to Harry. A snake, specifically a Viper, poised to strike. It's mouth was wide open, fully showing off it's fangs.

"That is a wonderful idea M'Lord," Luna announced from beside Harry, who raised an eyebrow.

"Is this going to be a reoccuring thing with you Nyx? You always seem to know what I am thinking before I think it," Harry said in amusement.

"I have no idea what you are talking about," was Luna's reply. Harry rolled his eyes while Dean snorted.

"If this is going to be a reoccuring thing, I'm gonna have to start a betting pool. It's hilarious," Dean told them. Harry nearly sighed but managed to hold himself back. He was doing great at this self control thing today.

"You're done," the tattoo guy told Harry a few minutes later. His tattoo didn't take that long to do, likely because it was a simple design and not very big. Harry told the man about the next tattoo he wanted.

"What color and where?" the man asked, popping the color out of his gun and doing...something to it that Harry couldn't see.

"Indigo and one on each cheek. Under my eyes," Harry told him, pointing to the spot and tracing the shape as an example. Getting this tattoo was just as quick as the hallows one, though Harry had to be completely still and not talk while it was being done. Just as well. Harry wasn't exactly fond of needles that close to his eye, so he was perfectly happy to stay still.

After Harry was finished it was Luna's turn. She got the same cheek tattoo Harry did, although slightly smaller. The man gave them tips about the aftercare for the next few days as he worked on Luna. Harry actually kind of liked the two little "fangs" he had. And they'd only make sense to those in ouroboros.

"Looks good," Dean told Harry and Luna once they had both finished and left the parlour. "Wonder what everyone else will think?" he mused.

"Probably that I'm either impulsive or crazy," Harry answered immediately.

"Well they aren't wrong," Luna said. Harry gasped, placing a hand over his heart.

"M'Lady! Your words wound me!" he exclaimed dramatically while Dean laughed.

The three of them ended up grabbing lunch before they headed back to the HQ...which really needed a better name than that.

Harry was grateful for their little detour, since he was attacked the minute they arrived back. He wasn't attacked by enemies or in the way you are probably thinking, though he would have preferred it. No, the people who attacked him were Lavender and Parvarti, with their weapon being fashion. Apparently Hermione told them the meeting with Talbot would be at two, which would be in three hours. Normally, Harry would have just went to the meeting as is, but now he had no choice to play doll for the two girls. Harry glared at his laughing friends as he was dragged away. And thus, Harry Potter's life ended. In return, Viper of the Ouroboros was born.

I've actually had this chapter finished for about a week now, if not longer. But I did it on paper so this is the first chance I've had to type it up. I hope you all enjoy it!

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