A/N: Hey, I'm back. This time I have a bunch of ideas that are just floating around in my head that I need to get out. This first one is partially inspired by Rosarch Blot's "Transfer" and is my take on Harry leaving Hogwarts and going to another school. Again, please read and review. Thanks and enjoy. Oh and the standard disclaimer applies- I don't own this.

Leaving Hogwarts

Harry Potter sat in front of the fireplace watching the fires slowly burn. After the events of his fourth year, where he was entered into a competition by a Death Eater who had impersonated none other than a famous paranoid ex-Auror, he was no longer certain about his future at Hogwarts, a place he had considered home for the past four years. When he thought about it however, there were plenty of reasons to leave. It seemed unbelievable that the so-called "safest place" could be a place where a student was killed, a basilisk was kept, a place where Voldemort himself resided and numerous threats were made on Harry's life. Then there was the quality of teaching available at the school. To be honest, it was complete and utter garbage especially considering how Voldemort seemed to constantly target him and he needed to be ready. The only teachers Harry had any respect for could be counted on one hand, McGonagall, Flitwick, Sprout and Hagrid were the only ones Harry respected who were still teaching. There was that fraud Trelawney who constantly predicted his death on a daily basis. Then there was Snape, who to be honest, wasn't a teacher but was more of a bully who terrorized three quarters of the school and displayed blatant favoritism to his own students. Then there was the whole house system, which discouraged interaction with the other houses, something Malfoy seemed to be happy with. Suddenly, Harry realized he had no choice. There had to be another school that he could attend where his life was not endangered yearly and the teaching could be a lot better.

"Harry, what are you thinking about?" Parvati asked, sitting down besides him.

Harry glanced over and saw the prettiest witch in all of Gryffindor (in his opinion) sitting next to him. For a few seconds, he could not say anything. "Oh, I'm just thinking about this school and how I need to find another school to attend."

Parvati gasped in surprise and gave Harry a stunned look. "Harry, why would you say something like that? Surely you cannot be serious about leaving Hogwarts."

With a sad smile on his face, Harry shook his head. For the next few minutes he told her what he had gone through each year while at Hogwarts. He began with the stone in his first year, the basilisk in the second year, Sirius Black and Peter Pettigrew in his third year and the Triwizard in his fourth year. He also began to critique the various teachers, most notably Snape since all of Gryffindor knew all too well the animosity the Potions Professor had for Harry. Then he briefly discussed the house system and how it was unfair for all the students especially since cooperation between the houses was not really promoted. When he was done, Parvati was openly crying and that drew the attention of the other students in the common room who beforehand had been exchanging stories about the summer. Harry nervously put an arm around his Yule Ball date and she responded by moving closer to him and resting her head on his shoulder while he gently rubbed her back. While the other Gryffindors were now openly staring at them with blank looks, Harry thought about how his friendship with Parvati had started.

Flashback- One week after the Yule Ball

"Parvati, can I speak with you for a second?" Harry asked, digging deep within himself to gather all of his Gryffindor courage to speak with the pretty witch who had currently just come down the stairs from the girls dormitories.

"Sure Harry, what is it?" she replied as Lavender scowled at him.

"Well, I um would like to apologize for the way I acted during the Yule Ball. I know that you spent a lot of time preparing for an event and you expected to have a good time and the least I could have done was spent more time with you because honestly, a pretty witch like you deserved a lot better," he said sincerely as both Parvati and Lavender gasped in shock since it was the last thing either of them expected to hear.

"Whoa, Parv, he's definitely a keeper," Lavender said with a wink before she walked away.

Parvati blushed, which Harry thought only made her more attractive and she giggled softly. "Harry, thank you for the sincere apology, that really made my day," she said with a smile.

He gave her a small grin in reply and she walked over to him and hugged him. Since this was the first time anyone had hugged him besides Mrs. Weasley, he was unsure of himself at first but responded by hugging her back slightly. When she released the hug, he spoke again. "Parvati, I would also like to apologize to your sister Padma on behalf of Ron since I have a feeling he won't do it himself. Um, and if you're willing, I would like the chance to get to know you a little better."

"Oh Harry, thank you for that apology, I will definitely pass it on to Padma," she replied, hugging him again. "Harry, I would also like to know you a little better."

Before Harry could say anything else Parvati smiled at him before leaving the common room. She was walking to the Ravenclaw dorms to meet up with her sister as they often did. A few minutes later, she reached the Ravenclaw dorms and saw Padma waiting for her. "Hey sis, you're not going to believe what just happened to me."

"What is it this time Parvati?" Padma asked with curiousity.

"Well Harry took the time to apologize to me and it was a sincere and beautiful apology. Oh sis, he's such a heartthrob with all those toned muscles from Quidditch and those gorgeous eyes and his hair which I could play with all day," Parvati said dreamily as Padma snorted.

"Good for you, somebody fancies Harry," Padma said with a giggle.

"Wait, it gets better Padma," Parvati said before Padma cut her off with a squeal.

"Did you kiss him Parv? Is he a good kisser?" Padma asked excitedly.

"No Padma, he did not kiss me yet. He actually apologized to you on Ron's behalf," Parvati said, looking at her sister who she was really close with.

"Oh my, Parv, he is such a wonderful boy," Padma said dreamily.

"I know Padma, I can't wait to be with him," Parvati said, hooking her arm through her sister's arm as they both went down to the Great Hall together.

From that point on, Harry got to know Parvati as a beautiful and talented witch in her own right. While she might not have the grades that her sister had, Parvati was still fun to be around as Harry would find out. During the next Hogsmeade weekend they even went together and spent the whole day in each other's company. Harry had told her about growing up with the Dursleys, which had enraged Parvati, who swore that she would hex them when she got the chance but Harry managed to calm her down. They maintained a close friendship for the rest of the year, which surprised Ron and Hermione, who at first treated Parvati coldly then warmed up to her when they realized Harry was still going to be friends with her. Now the next step for Harry was to act upon his feelings for Parvati, which had only grown stronger over time.

End flashback- current time Gryffindor common room

"Harry, if you leave then I'm going with you," Parvati said, which shocked everyone in the common room since they were all busy staring at the duo.

"Whoa mate, what does she mean you're leaving?" Ron asked, looking up from a discussion he was having with Hermione.

Harry stood up and walked to the fireplace where he could see everyone in the common room gazing upon him with interest. Parvati quickly walked up to him and leaned in to his chest, which made some snicker as they thought Parvati and Harry were dating one another. For the next few minutes Harry explained how he was always in danger at Hogwarts even if it was supposed to be the safest place, critiqued the house system as well as the level of teaching at the school, most notably Snape. He also gave an abbreviated version of each of his adventures in the school and riled up the Gryffindors who seemed to be in agreement with him about his reasons for leaving By the time he had finished, there was complete silence in the room as everyone thought about what he had said. Finally, several seconds later, the Weasley twins, whom almost everyone considered the leaders of Gryffindor spoke.

"Oi Harry, mate," one of the twins, whom Harry thought was Fred said.

"As our beloved partner," the other twin, whom Harry thought was George said.

"As well as our brother,"

"In all but name and looks,"

"We, the Weasley twins," both of them said simultaneously.

"Have decided that we too,"

"Will transfer out of this,"

"School, although we must admit,"

"That we will miss using the snakes,"

"As practice for our pranks," the twin whom Harry thought was Fred said, finishing the Weasley twins unique dialogue.

"But Harry, which school will you go to?" Hermione asked nervously.

"Well, I've been doing some reading during the summer after the dementor attacks and I have decided that I will go to the Rhein Institute of Magic in Germany," Harry said, as Seamus let out a loud whoop.

"Why did you choose that school though Harry?" Neville asked.

"Well, Neville, I chose that school because not only are they among the top five in the world in pretty much every core subject but they have a unique system where students can choose to focus their studies on a subject on their choosing for a year after graduation and reach a mastery in that subject. At Hogwarts, obtaining a mastery in any subject would take at least two years. Besides, they play Quidditch games twice a week," Harry said.

"Damn Harry, you really convinced me with the Quidditch," Ron said, which drew laughs from those who knew how passionate Ron was with the sport.

Harry took out a sheet of parchment then took out his wand and made enough copies for each student in Gryffindor. "Fill out a request to transfer forms then give them to McGonagall when you can. Hopefully we can be out of here in a few days." Each student took a form and filled it out and some quickly went out to send a letter to their friends in other houses encouraging them to do the same. Before the night was over, three-quarters of Ravenclaw had their transfer forms ready, as well as every Hufflepuff, after a passionate speech by Susan Bones and even some Slytherins had their forms ready. Tomorrow, those forms would be given to their head of house and the fallout would begin.

The next morning- Headmaster's Office

Professor Dumbledore immediately became concerned when Professors McGonagall, Sprout and Flitwick had come to his office with request to transfer forms. Something was up and as a result, he called for a staff meeting that evening and instructed the Head of Houses to question their students on why they were leaving immediately after breakfast. Classes were cancelled that day as Dumbledore was busy trying to keep every student in Hogwarts. If successful, then almost three-quarters of the school would be leaving. Dumbledore knew that was a bad sign as the current average of the school was just barely above an 'Exceeds Expectations' but with the majority of students leaving, that average would drop to 'Dreadful' and even then, some would question whether the average was really 'Troll' since Snape showed blatant favoritism to his house, which undoubtedly influenced the average. If successful, then Dumbledore would become a laughingstock in educational circles worldwide, which had become recently enamored with Franz Muller, headmaster of the Rhein Institute of Magic in Germany, formed a few years ago because of his unique style of schooling.

"Albus, surely all of these students cannot be transferring," Professor McGonagall said, doing her best to hide the anger that she was feeling.

"I'm afraid that we must stop them," Dumbledore replied, thinking that surely all these students could not be serious about leaving Hogwarts, which was undoubtedly the finest institution for learning in the world since they were British.

"Well, I hope you have a plan ready," McGonagall said, leaving his office.

Dumbledore walked into the Great Hall and ate breakfast but felt an unsettling feeling come over him. Finally, when he noticed that most of the students were done eating, he stood up. "It has recently come to my attention that some of you wish to leave Hogwarts. I assure you however that Hogwarts is a fine institution and leaving would be a terrible mistake. Classes have been cancelled for today as the Professors try to sort out this mess. On that note, Mr. Potter, please come to my office immediately," Dumbledore said as the students split into two groups- one group who had requested to transfer and were going to meet with their head of house and a much smaller group of those wanting to stay, led by Draco Malfoy.

Headmaster's Office- Five minutes later

"Please tell me why you wish to transfer," Dumbledore asked, staring at Harry Potter who was accompanied by Parvati Patil.

"Well Professor, each year I'm in danger and you have a bully running around and tormenting students without anyone to stop him," Harry replied.

"I see Harry, I assure you that proper measures will be taken with regards to Professor Snape," Dumbledore said tiredly.

"No Professor, I refuse to deal with Snape any longer," Harry said.

"Harry, please remember that it is Professor Snape," Dumbledore said.

"With all due respect sir, I refuse to call him that because he does not act like one."

With a sigh, Dumbledore thought about his next step. This was crucial if he wanted to keep all the students in Hogwarts. "Very well, please explain why you have selected to attend the Rhein Institute then."

"Professor, to be blunt, they are good at the subjects they teach. Furthermore, the thought of obtaining a mastery in any field one year after graduation is wonderful. Besides, the school is cheaper than the fees that Hogwarts charges each student."

"I see, I'm afraid Harry that according to the Wizarding Education Act of 1608, you cannot transfer to the Rhein Institute," Dumbledore said, knowing that this was his trump card.

"Ah, I knew you were going to say that sir. However, if one looks at section three of the act, it states that any pupil currently attending a school who feels they are receiving substandard education is allowed to transfer to a school that he or she feels will be better."

Dumbledore sighed in resignation as he realized Harry Potter could not be swayed. "Very well then, you may leave," he said, before holding his head in his hands. Tomorrow, he would become the laughingstock of all wizarding schools worldwide as Hogwarts would be the first school to ever have an overall grade average of 'Dreadful.'

Professor McGonagall's Office

"Please tell me again why all of you are transferring," McGonagall said to her entire house, which had crammed into her office. Everyone began talking immediately and she silenced everyone with sparks from her wand. "Please, one at a time."

"The Rhein Institute is simply much more advanced," Hermione said.

"More Quidditch," Ron said simply as if it were the most obvious thing in the world.

"Wherever dear ole Harriekins," one of the Weasley twins began.

"Goes, the Weasley twins follow!" both twins exclaimed with pride.

"He's our teammate and besides, he's cute," Katie Bell said, as Angelina Johnson and Alicia Spinnet both nodded before they giggled with most of the females present.

"With all due respect Professor, the Slytherins have been terrorizing the school, knowing they have the backing of a bully," Neville said.

"I agree with Neville and I look forward to not dealing with those slimy snakes," Ron said.

"I heard German chicks were easy," Seamus said, causing some of the males to laugh.

"I see. Very well then, you all are dismissed," McGonagall said.

Professor Sprout's Office

"You see Professor, we consider Harry one of us. That is why we are going to follow him and transfer out," Ernie McMillian said pompously.

"Besides, he's incredibly gorgeous," Susan Bones said dreamily, which caused everyone who heard her to laugh.

Professor Sprout lowered her head in resignation. There was no way that she could convince them to stay, since they were showing loyalty through and through. "Very well, all of you are dismissed."

Professor Flitwick's Office

"Please tell me why you wish to leave Miss Patil," Professor Flitwick asked with a kind smile on his face.

"My sister is infatuated with Harry sir and I intend to follow her," Padma replied.

Professor Flitwick nodded then dismissed her before calling on Luna Lovegood. "Please tell me why you wish to leave Miss Lovegood."

"Professor, there are tons of fantastic creatures that can only be found in Germany. Besides, how else would I be able to let Harry ravish me," Luna said with a straight face.

Professor Flitwick choked on his tea but managed to avoid any problems. He dismissed her before calling the next student in. "Please tell me why you wish to leave Mr. Boot."

Terry Boot grinned and moved closer to Professor Flitwick. "With all due respect sir, my girlfriend is going and I want to be with her."

Professor Flitwick nodded and continued but stopped after he determined that he could not convince them to stay. He then decided if he could not convince them to stay then he would go with them. He took out a sheet of parchment and a quill then wrote a letter to the Rhein Institute explaining the situation and asking if they had any need for a Professor such as himself.

Professor Snape's Office

"Why are you all following that brat Potter?" Snape asked angrily.

"Well sir, because you have ignored the ideals of Salazar himself," Daphne Greengrass replied.

"Here we are left with two options and neither of them is pleasant," Tracey Davis said.

"What options are those?" Snape asked.

"Either we stay here and join the Dark Lord or we become sex toys for Malfoy and his crew," Pansy Parkinson said.

"But how could you abandon such a noble house?" Snape asked.

With a smirk on his face, Blaise Zabini answered. "You call a breeding ground of bigots and idiots like Malfoy a noble house?" he said as others nodded their heads.

"Fine then, all of you get out and I hope I never see you again," Snape growled angrily, since it became evident that almost a third of his house was leaving.

Staff room- later that evening

"Welcome all to our meeting. I would like to know what has occurred today and if any progress has been made," Dumbledore said with a grandfatherly smile before he noticed the expressions on the faces of each Head of House. He knew then that nothing they could do would convince those students to stay and he would become a laughingstock.

"Headmaster, I fail to see what the big deal is," Snape drawled.

"Surely you have been able to convince some of your Slytherins to stay with your blatant favoritism and bias toward the house?" McGonagall asked with a glare, not bothering to hide her contempt for the man.

"What the blazes is that supposed to mean?" Snape growled in anger, noticing her tone.

"Please, calm down so we can settle this in a peaceful manner," Dumbledore said in a calm tone, trying his best to restore peace in the office. "Now then, I want updates on those students who have requested to transfer."

"Albus, I am afraid that Hufflepuff is a lost cause and all the students will be transferring out of Hogwarts tomorrow," Professor Sprout said with a resigned look.

Dumbledore put on a concerned face but in all reality, he could care less since his opinion of Hufflepuff was that they were all a bunch of weaklings and he did not think much of their defection. "I'm afraid that is a great loss to this school. Unfortunately, there are others who wish to leave and hopefully they can be convinced to stay."

Professor Flitwick then chose to stand. "With all due respect Albus, I was unable to convince my students otherwise and those who have chosen to leave will depart tomorrow. I have also submitted a resignation notice both to you and the Board of Governors."

With a look of shock upon her face, Professor McGonagall stood and embraced the shorter wizard whom she had the utmost respect for. "Albus, after speaking with my house, I too was unable to convince them to stay. Most of my students with the exceptions of Mr. Finnegan aside had perfectly valid reasons for leaving. I am also saddened to inform you that like Filius, I have submitted a resignation notice as well."

Snape then glared around the table as he felt a sudden feeling of impeding doom. "Those traitorous snakes who wished to leave will be transferring tomorrow along with the rest of the brats who will no longer torment me," he said, not bothering to hide his true feelings for the majority of the student body, namely anyone not in Slytherin.

Suddenly a soft cough was heard from the corner of the room where Dolores Umbridge had been busy observing the meeting. She had a sickly smile on her face, which only made her look even uglier and she seemed to be full of excitement. "Headmaster Dumbledore, it seems that the Ministry has chosen the perfect time to intervene," she said with a smile as she scribbled down some notes on some parchment in front of her.

"Madam Umbridge, I assure you that this is simply the fault of that Potter brat," Snape said, with barely controlled glee as he realized for once he would not need to deal with those damned Gryffindors and all the idiots in that house.

"While that may be the case, there are other areas of concern that need to be addressed, which is partially why I am here," Umbridge said, taking out another sheet of parchment and clearing her throat before she spoke. "The Ministry has been concerned over several recent developments concerning Hogwarts. Before me is a list but there is a more pressing matter," she said before taking a deep breath. "Headmaster Dumbledore, how could you allow such a huge portion of your school leave?" she asked, turning to Dumbledore.

"I'm afraid that I must have given my heads of houses too much free reign since I believed that those students would listen to them. However, it appears that my faith in them has been a terrible choice Madam Umbridge, as evidenced by the mass departures of students from Hogwarts going to Rhein Institute," Dumbledore said, shocking all the heads including Snape by critiquing them and placing the blame squarely on their shoulders. For the next few minutes total anarchy reigned as the different Professors began screaming at Dumbledore. Finally, with a wave of his wand, Dumbledore restored order with a few sparks.

"I see that you can no longer control your staff Headmaster," Umbridge said with a nasty smirk as she made another note on her parchment.

"Albus, I too have decided that I will resign after you decided to blame us for your failures," Sprout said, joining McGonagall and Flitwick as the resigned heads of houses. With a nasty glare at their former boss, all three Professors left and went to their quarters in order to pack their bags. This left Dumbledore in a bind as he knew he was in trouble.

"Ah Albus, I think I need the Minister himself to assess the situation," Umbridge said with a smirk as she realized that the Potter brat had tremendously helped her eliminate Dumbledore, even if that was not his original intention.

The next day would be the saddest in Hogwarts history. Several buses had arrived from Rhein Institute to transport the transfer students from Hogwarts. Dumbledore stood at the gates with a sad look although he was inwardly seething mad. How dare that brat Potter take all those students with him! Unfortunately there was nothing he could do and he saw Potter walk with one of the Patil twins as they were the last ones to board. Dumbledore noticed that Potter had his arm wrapped around her shoulder and they seemed happy together. But that wasn't the only bad news that Dumbledore had to deal with that day. When Minister Fudge arrived shortly after breakfast, he had decreed that Hogwarts was in a state of disaster and the only solution would be to allow the Ministry to have control. The Board of Governors was abolished and all teachers including Dumbledore were released from their positions. The Ministry then declared that they would find suitable replacements in order for the school to function properly. Unfortunately, that never happened until after the final defeat of the Dark Lord.

EPILOGUE

Upon their arrival at Rhein Institute, Harry and the Hogwarts Gang as they were affectionately called by both Professors and students took tests to see how proficient they were. It came as no surprise that most students tested below the level that they should have been at had they attended Rhein throughout their lives. Headmaster Muller then offered the Hogwarts Gang an option of staying longer or putting in extra effort to catch up with those students who were in the level that they should have been at. There was a split among those students from Hogwarts as some, most notably Ron, the Slytherins, several Hufflepuffs, Neville, Seamus and several others chose to stay longer. Harry, the Ravenclaws, Hermione, the remaining Hufflepuffs and Parvati chose to put in the extra effort. At Hogwarts, Harry would have been in his fifth year and while the structure was similar in that students went through seven years of education beginning at age 11, there were notable differences in the electives offered and teaching methods.

Meanwhile in the United Kingdom, Lord Voldemort and his followers steadily gained power. Without Harry Potter, all hope seemed lost as the International Confederation of Wizards declared the United Kingdom a threat and were ready to take any measures necessary to ensure that Lord Voldemort could not continue his reign of terror. However, Harry Potter came back in the middle of his seventh year along with several other witches and wizards in order to defeat Lord Voldemort. Even though Harry had been busy with his studies, he felt that the time had come where he would need to finally defeat Lord Voldemort. It was a cold day in December when Harry Potter finally defeated Lord Voldemort. However, he had been hurt in the final struggle and was sent to Rhein to rest until he was healthy. Harry awoke two weeks later during the beginning of his final term unless he decided to get a mastery in something. He had decided to get a mastery in both charms and defense, meaning he had another two years.

It was at this time that Harry finally proposed to a stunned Parvati who had gasped and eagerly accepted his proposal, in front of over several thousand students, Professors, reporters, dignitaries and so on. Because of his actions, Harry was to receive just about every award imaginable and although he had tried to refuse each award, he was convinced by Parvati to accept them. Parvati and Harry married the day after Halloween and it was a wedding for the ages. Eventually, Harry used his power and reputation to change the wizarding world in the United Kingdom for the better. Robes were discarded in favor of more fashionable clothing, there were no more laws against other magical beings and there was a change to democracy that occurred over the course of three years. Harry also became headmaster of Hogwarts and changed it so that it constantly competed with Rhein Institute for the rights to be called 'Best Wizarding School Worldwide.'

Parvati and Harry had three children together- James Orion Potter, a splitting image of his father except he had his mother's eyes, Lily Nicole Potter, a beautiful girl who had her mother's beauty and her father's eyes as well as Padma Marie Patil-Potter, named after Parvati's sister who had been killed in the final battle by Draco Malfoy, who in turn suffered a torturous and painful death. Both of them were also the proud godparents to numerous children from couples in the Hogwarts Gang. Their children attended both Rhein and Hogwarts and it was safe to say that they all had a happy lifestyle.

A/N: So what did you think? Please review and watch for a new story to come up soon.