Howls Second Chance:
Warnings: This story is a crossover with Howls Moving Castle. Also this story may be slash, I haven't decided yet though.
Chapter One -
Double, History of Magic was the first class of the day for Gryffindor sixth years. Harry Potter was staring at the new teacher. Professor Binns had finally given' up and left, his replacement was Remus Lupin, much too almost everyone's joy. Harry's best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger were sitting in front of him. They had gotten together during the summer holidays and Harry was starting to feel like a third wheel in there relationship.
"Good Morning Students. Welcome to History of Magic. This term we will be covering Myths and Legends. Many of the children's stories your parents would have told you are in fact true or passed on truth. Muggles have come surprisingly close to the truth with their tales. Today we will be going over most of the common stories so we can get into the rare ones you may not have heard before. Now get out your books and we will be starting with Sleeping Beauty on Page 17. Sleeping Beauty was in fact true all true. One thousand years ago a young princess was born..."
The rest of the lesson the class covered not only Sleeping Beauty but Cinderella and Little Red Riding Hood. For homework the Professor assigned a three foot long essay on the tales they had covered today. It had been one of the best History classes they had ever had and news spread fast. Harry loved it when Remus taught; it was always fun and interesting. Harry followed his friends to charms, history had been very interesting.
He knew all about fairytales and how true they were. Over the summer Harry had been able to spend a few weeks in his ancestral home. He had lived with Remus and Tonks. His favourite thing to do had been talking to the portraits. He was surprised to find out that most of the main characters in the tales were part of his family. The Potters were one of the strangest families Harry had ever heard of. Sleeping beauty was his great grandmother going back thirteen generations; Little Red Riding Hood was his great great-grandmothers sister. He was also related to the prince in Snow White and the beast from Beauty and the beast, and the evil witch in Rapunzel. They may not be directly part of his line but they were still relations somewhere along the line. Harry couldn't wait until they got into the more rare tales because that was when it started to get challenging for him. There were so many secrets they Harry wanted to discover.
Classes were finally over for the day and all the Gryffindor's pilled into there common room to talk about what happened in History of to listen to they others talk about it.
"I can't believe its all true! It's so amazing, it's very interesting. .. Don't you think?"
"Is this all you can talk about Hermione? I've heard you go on and on about it. It's staring to get tiring." Harry sighed.
"Well... if you don't want to hear about it, then you can always leave. I don't know what your problem is today. You've been ignoring Ron and I"
"WHAT!! I've tried to talk to you but you two just keep pushing me away! I Think I will leave. I don't need any more stress right now."
"What could you possible be stressed about!!! You got to spend the summer locked up in that damn castle of yours and you didn't even think to write to us!!!"
"I dunno what you on about! You told me not to write you! It's not my fault that me parents left me a castle. I can't help it if my family s better of then yours. I never asked for it. "Harry told her before walking out of the common room. Harry headed over to Remus' rooms, at lest he was cared for there.
Opening the portrait he saw Remus talking to the painting of a young girl, that hung over the fire place. Sitting down next to Remus Harry waited until they had finished talking about whatever it was.
"O hello Harry! It's nice to see you again..." upon seeing Harry's sad posture the picture asked, "What's wrong with you? Did you have a fight with your friends?"
"Hello Sophie. Yeah I had a fight with them. I just don't understand what is up with them. On one hand they tell me go get lost and on the other they want to know why I want talk to them. I don't know what I should do."
"Hum... There's something else isn't there? What did they say this time to get you so upset?"
"I told Hermione I was sick of her talking about the damn fairytales. It's all she can talk about. Every time I tried to talk to her it's all she would go on about. She told me if I didn't want to listen that I could leave and I was going to but then she brought up how I was supposedly ignoring her. What was I meant to tell her? She went crazy when I told her I didn't need the stress of worrying about if she was going to be nice to me or not each time I see her, on top of everything else. That's when she brought up home. I can't believe she would bring up the castle! I can't help it if it was left to us after he went missing..."
Sophie Hatter sighed. "What are we going to do with you? You shouldn't worry too much about it. It won't belong before they see what's really there. I know its hard now but it will all be better when he gets back."
"Do you know when that will be? I still can't believe you did that! You were so nice to him but in the end you still ripped out his heart. It's so sad."
"O shut up Harry! You know very well why I did want I did. Don't you go on about it too! We're meant to be talking about what's going on with your friends! Not when Howl..."
Harry gasped, "You said his name!!! Are you crazy? You know what will happen if you say it!!! I don't want any more stress right now!!! You promised me!"
"I'm so sorry Harry! I didn't mean to. I just..."
"Don't worry about it Sophie. I know you didn't mean it. I think I better go worn Remus. I think he needs a change in his lesson plans. See you later" Harry looked around the room and found that Remus wasn't anywhere in sight. He decided Remus was most likely be in his office. It was way passed dinner by now.
Remus was in his office just like Harry had hoped. He was going over his lesson plans for second years.
"Hello, Harry have a seat. Did you have a nice chat with Sophie?"
"It was a disaster!!! You are going to have to change your lesson plans. Sophie slipped up. I don't know how much time we have."
"Time for what??" Hermione shrieked from the doorway. "What's going to happen Harry? What have you been hiding?"
"I'm not hiding anything! You shouldn't be listening to private conversations anyways!"
"Harry! You are being really selfish lately. I don't understand what you're going to do but I don't like it! Are you planning to betray us all to Voldemort? That has to be it! What else would you be doing!!!?"
"Whoa! Calm down Miss Granger. You are very far from the truth. You will find out in tomorrow lesson. This is something I need to talk to Harry with right now. Its best if you leave now." Remus said as he shooed the girl out of the room.
"So where were we? Can you start from the beginning? Wait lets go to my rooms and Sophie can tell me."
Remus and Harry walked back to Remus' rooms. The halls were quiet and all portraits sleeping. Remus went to get some tea while Harry walked over to the couch in front of Sophie's frame.
"Back again Harry? Did you bring Remus with you?"
"I'm here Sophie! So wants this I hear about you saying Howls name." Seeing the look Harry was giving him he said, "What! It's not going to matter if we say it now! There's nothing we can do about it. We just have to make the best of it. It least it will be much easier to teach now."
"I still don't like it!"
"We know that Harry, but your going to have to get used to it. Howl will be here soon and we can't stop him. You're just going to have to help us. Now... I have to talk to Remus. I think you should be going to get some dinner before curfew." Sophie stated. This was her sigh that he should leave.
Harry sighed and left after giving Remus a little hug. As Harry passed the headmaster's office he noticed that the gargoyle was open. Harry walked up the stairs and nocked on the door.
"Come in Harry! I was hoping you would come by tonight. I have something I think you might like to hear."
The Headmaster's office was full of teachers, well all of them but Remus. Harry sat in the chair offered to him.
"As I was about to say, I just receive a letter from someone I thought I would never hear from. Hogwarts will be having a very special guest coming. I'm not to sure when he will arrive but it is a great tragedy that he will be coming here. We have very little time to prepare."
"And whom can is coming that we need to be so careful about?" sneered Snape.
At this Dumbledore smiled. "Howl Jenkins, of corse."
"Howl and his moving castle? I remember him. You better hide all the pretty girls and boys. Don't want to get there hearts stolen do we now. "Asked one of the portraits on the wall.
"What are you talking about? There is no such thing! You must be mistaken; it has to be a trick from the dark lord. " Cried Professor McGonagall.
"I'm afraid its not. We have to be very careful when he comes. I will be warning the student's tomorrow morning."
"I don't see why Potter has to be here." Complained Snape.
"Mr Potter is here because I'm sure dear Sophie would like to here this. Could you also pass this on to Remus?"
"Sure I'll tell Remus but I'm not going to tell Sophie. She can come and talk to you herself."
"If you insisted, you're welcome to go now" Dumbledore said while winking at him.
Harry rolled his eyes as he left the office and continued down into the kitchen.
The next morning, when the food was cleared from the breakfast table Dumbledore stood before the school, "Good morning students. I have some concerning news to share with you all. I'm afraid that Hogwarts is under threat. Over the next few moths curfew will be changed so that everyone must be in their dorms between sunset and sunrise. This means no one out after dark. No one will be able to go outside unless in a group of three. All Hogsmeade visits are cancelled. These rules all start today. Now off to class all of you."
Hermione grabbed Ron and Harry and dragged them into a spare classroom.
"What the hell is going on??? What's with all the new rules! How will i ever get to spent time in the library now?"
"If you're finished, can I go to class now?" asked Harry, clearly not interested in anything she had to say.
"No you cannot! I know you know what is going on! Why didn't Dumbledore tell us? Is it You-Know-Who? Of cause it is. What else would be it?"
"Ummm Hermione if we don't leave now we will be late for class! I really don't want to have a detention." Harry reminded her.
"FINE!!! You go. Don't support me, in this. Don't think for one minute that I will help you out next time you ask." The girl snapped up at him.
Harry sighed as he run out of the room down to the potion's class room. He was lucky this time. The class was still standing outside the class room waiting for Snape to let them in.
An/ How did I go? I haven't tried a crossover before. Suggestions are welcome. If there is any mistakes please let me know, I do not have beta. Please review. Free hugs to all who leave a review.