Disclaimer: Harry Potter and all related things are property of J.K. Rowling.
A new year had started at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, the new 1st years were seen getting into the boats, their faces awestruck as the castle came into clear view. All the older students got into the carriages which were pulled by the Threstrals, only the students that had seen death could look upon the terrifying creatures so mainly people believed they were pulled by magic.
The older students all sat themselves down at their house tables as they watched the new 1st years get filed into the four houses, but their was a different reason for commotion at the Gryffindor table, somehow their was a new seventh year student, but he wasn't at Hogwarts previously so it must be a mistake.
"What's your name?" asked a confused Neville Longbottom, "my name is Garrett, look all I was told was to come and sit here with you guys, so I'm pretty sure there is no mistake." none of the teachers would offer any explanation as to why he was there but just bid the students off to bed after the welcoming ceremonies.
Garrett walked up the spiral staircase to the boy's dormitory, he didn't feel like talking to anybody and was sure they felt the same about him. He picked the only bed that didn't have a name plate on the foot of (which was the one closest to a broken window, which he was sure got very cold at night) and placed his trunk on the ground in front of it.
He opened up his trunk and pulled out his wand, it was made of rosewood and was 11 ½ inches long, good for curses. Garrett sat the wand down on his bedside table and withdrew an urn from his trunk, he opened up the urn and poured the ashes out in the lid, he snatched his wand and pointed the tip into the ashes "Incendio" he said, and the ashes caught on fire, after several seconds a baby phoenix appeared from the smoldering remains, Garrett pulled a large golden cage from inside his trunk and placed it on the table. The phoenix clumsily clambered into the cage, jumped up (after many failed attempts) onto a small perch and fell asleep, Garrett closed his trunk, slid it under his bed and crawled into his blankets where after some time he fell asleep.
Garrett woke up the next morning by a pillow to the face, he looked up and saw a tall, scrawny boy that had black messy hair, glasses and a lightning bolt shaped scar "Hey, were gonna be late, oh and by the way, my name's Harry Potter." Garrett reached out and shook his hand "hello Harry, my names Garrett, what are we going to be late for?" he questioned with a look of concern on his face "I mean its still dark outside" he added politely. "Garrett, you need to come with me, Hogwarts isn't safe anymore, I'm not even supposed to be here, we'll explain it when we get where we need to be." And with that Harry ran down the stairs with Garrett in close pursuit.
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