Harry Potter and the House of Merlin
A/N: This is going to be another new story for me, and I promise that I am not abandoning either X-Men Unite, nor Harry Potter and the Truth of the Matter, this is just going to be the third one that I write at the same time. This one just popped into my mind as I was thinking about different stories, and it sounded like a good one to me, so please sit back and enjoy the ride.
Chapter One: The Prophecy and the Sorting
Sybil Trelawney was sitting in her office a couple of weeks before the new school year was to start, and she was having tea with the Headmaster. She suddenly went into a trance, and in a trance like voice uttered her newest true prophecy.
The lost house of the lost founder will arise again. It will lead the school to victory over the founders heir. The lost house of the lost founder will rise again.
With that she slumped over in her chair and the Headmasters eyes began to twinkle. He took and made all the necessary paperwork for the Department of Mysteries, before putting the Prophecy of the Lost House of the Lost Founder into a pensieve for them. He then enervated the Divination Professor and smiled at her. "Haven't been getting much sleep have you Sybil? Why don't you take a nap before dinner tonight, and I will see you then. I'm sorry that I have to cut our tea time short, but I have some urgent business to attend to that just came up as you were out." He smiled and with his billowing robes, left the dumbfounded Divination Professor to her thoughts. She didn't remember the Prophecy that she just told, but she never did.
Albus Dumbledore made his way to the floo connection in his office, and called out "Department of Mysteries, Prophecy Department, Ministry of Magic, London." Before stepping through and going to see the man in charge. "Brian, it is so good to see you again. I have a new prophecy that my Divination Professor just made, and I know that it's your departments responsibility to take care of these things." He handed him the pensieve, and made to leave.
"Thank you Albus, I will take care of this right away." He went to look at the paperwork for the name of the prophecy, and was shocked. "Is this true Albus? Is the lost house coming back?"
"I'm afraid so Brian, and I would appreciate it if you didn't let anyone else know about this for the time being. I have things to get ready for the new school year, and it's going to be a doozy if it does happen." He smiled and flooed back to his office, and started making arrangements for the new quarters for the new house. He knew that there was going to be the break up of all four of the other houses, he wasn't sure how tho, for the sorting hat was being mute about it, and anyway, the hat doesn't sort the House of Merlin." He had read once before. The last time that the Lost House was about, was 20 years before he started at Hogwarts himself, but it had disappeared just as quickly.
Sorting feast,September 1st, the golden trios 5th year.
Harry was wondering what was going on. He knew that things were getting weird around the school, and he was just sitting down at his seat when he noticed that there was a extra house table, with a banner indicating a Phoenix on it. He turned to Hermione and asked the question that was on everybody's mind. :"What does this mean, do you think?"
Hermione was as perplexed as everyone else when she saw the extra table, and was going through her mind on what it could mean. She was thinking about the different reasons for a Phoenix House, or house unity for, but couldn't think of anything. "I don't know, and it's bothering me until I find out. I guess we will find out shortly with everyone else." She told her friends and house mates as they waited for the sorting to begin.
They all watched as Hagrid led in the large group of first years, and had them stand in front of the school, with Professor McGonagall and the sorting hat. "Welcome first years, you will be sorted into your houses shortly."
With that the hat opened up his wide brimmed hat and started singing a very very different sorting song.
You might think I'm old and ugly, but you will find out different as you put me upon your heads.
I am the Sorting Hat you see, and whether your brave as the Gryffindor, or loyal as a Hufflepuff.
You might be as smart as the Raven in the Ravenclaw, or as cunning and crafty as the Slytherin Snake.
But watch out young ones, for this year the house of the Phoenix will be picking also, and if you have the qualities of all four of the other houses, you might be put into the Lost House of the Lost Founder.
With that there was a smattering of applause as the student body looked at the Headmaster for his reaction, but they found him to be twinkling as bright as ever.
Albus Dumbledore wasn't sure what to think himself, but nodded to Minerva to start the sorting as usual. She took out her scroll of names, and started reading them off.
Adams, Allison, Hufflepuff
Connely, Adam, Slytherin
Connely, Aiden, Slytherin
Connely, Arlene, Slytherin
Deschutes, Darlene, Gryffindor
Everly, Evan, Ravenclaw
Franks, Francis, Ravenclaw
Groden, Gregory, Ravenclaw
Halley, Harriet, Hufflepuff
Inchestes, Ingrid, Hufflepuff
Jordan, Julian, Gryffindor
Kissemee, Kingsley, Gryffindor
Lucan, Lucas, Gryffindor
That was when the Sorting hat shut up, without sorting anyone else. The students looked around wondering what was going on. They saw that there were another 10 first years to sort, but they were standing there also looking confused. Just then a mysterious man appeared with a beautiful Gold Phoenix, that kind of looked like the one over the Phoenix House Table. He looked around at the gathered students and smiled. Everyone pretty much recognized him, for he was one of the most famous wizards to ever live, it was Merlin himself. "Albus, long time no see, why haven't you been keeping in touch? Well let's bygones be bygones. Now I have come to sort students into the Lost House of Hogwarts, which has returned after over 100 years. You first years that haven't been sorted yet, you're the easiest one to sort first, so if you will go over and sit at the table that's empty over there please. You're the first members of the Lost House of the Phoenix, or the house of the lost founder, Merlin." He smiled at the gasps that came from the students, and the whispers of the ones wondering who was going to be leaving their house to join the new one. The muggle born students were asking about this new house, but most of the other students didn't even know much about it, only that they would be informed when they got picked, and that it was made up of students that had qualities of all four houses.
The ten other first years were seated now, and waiting patiently for the rest of their housemates to join them. They knew that they probably would have more of them, just didn't know who. They weren't to wait long, for Merlin stood and smiled at the students, and at the Headmasters nod, took out a piece of Parchment, and started reading off names. "If I call your name, you have been sorted into the new house, and your to go to the table immediately. If you're a perfect, then your to remove your badge and hand it to your former head of house before you go. I will tell you who the Perfects for your house is when your all sorted. I will start with 2nd years, then work my way up, starting in alphabetical order of the houses. So the first house to be sorted are Gryffindors."
Gryffindor students that are now part of the House of the Phoenix
2nd year:
Barker, Bob
Candaleese, Carmen
Dulcet, Darwin
Everly, Mandy
3rd year:
Carlson, Carl
Jordan, Marcus
Kartblance, Kate
Newsome, Ozzie
4th year:
Blumeberg, Billy
Zambini, Milly
Zanders, Mark
Zules, Julie
5th year:
Hanson, Hadley
Hanson, Harry
Hanson, Hasteen
Weasley, Ginerva (Former Prefect)
6th years:
Granger, Hermione (Former Prefect)
Longbottom, Neville
Potter, Harry
Finnegan, Seamus
7th years:
Johnson, Angelina (Former Prefect, Head Girl)
Jordan, Lee
Weasley, Fred
Weasley, George
Hufflepuff Students now part of House of the Phoenix
2nd year:
Ackerly, Andy
Bicker, Becky
Colleries, Colley
Deutsch, Donald
3rd year:
Evans, Edgar
Fawn, Faith
Groupy, George
Hanson, Harriet
4th year:
Indigo, Inca
Johnson, Juliet
Kington, Korey
Lawton, Lori
5th year:
Matthews, Marcus (Former Prefect)
Nedley, Nora (Former Prefect)
Orion, Orio
Parfet, Pavarti
6th year:
Bones, Susan (Former Prefect)
Quicken, Quirrel
Roseburg, Ron
Stewart, Stan
7th year:
Townsend, Thomas
Utley, Unice (Former Prefect)
Venician, Vern
Xander, Xaxer
Former Ravenclaw Students, now part of The House of the Phoenix
2nd year:
Berckley, Brandon
Duncan, Duke
Enterley, Essau
Fletchley, Frank
3rd year:
Groundber, Gunther
Goyle, Conner
Goyle, Conney
Hasselberg, Handy
4th year:
Shacklebot, Kingsley, Jr
Bones, Mandy
Bones, Mindy
Chang, Chita
5th year:
Corner, Michael (former Prefect)
Chandler, Corpace
Chandler, Christy
Lovegood, Luna (Former Prefect)
6th year:
Patil, Padma (Former Prefect)
Fletchley-Fletch, Justin (Former Prefect)
Deatrick, Dealia
Entrack, Enders
7th year:
Chang, Cho (Former Prefect)
Marderley, Marcus
Mutely, Mutt
Chandler, Chuck
Former Slytherins, now in the House of the Phoenix.
2nd year:
Mercedes, Merideth
Macutio, Mark
Mertin, Merick
Mosten, Marris
3rd year:
Nord, Noggin
Norwich, Noah
Nottingham, Theodore
Nutcham, Natalie
4th year:
Orcane, Orcas
Orcane, Orde
Orcane, Owly
Orcane, Ottash
5th year:
Poppins, Peter
Poppins, Mary
Bandit, Billy
Condersly, Conner
6th year:
Parkinson, Pansy
Zambini, Blaise
Greengrass, Daphne
Malfoy, Draco (Former Prefect)
7th year:
Lockhart, Gilley
Lockingham, Norbert
Nottingham, Gilbert
Homage, Homer
When he was finished, the aforementioned students stood, and the Prefects handed in their badges with reluctance to their former Head of Houses. They sat down at their new tables, and looked at each other with appraising looks, some with hatred, for they had always been enemies. Harry was the first one to break the tension between some of his friends, and their former enemies, formerly of the House of Slytherin. "Looks like we are going to be housemates now, maybe we should at least call a truce, and try over again." He stuck out his hand to Draco, not sure what his reaction was going to be.
Draco looked at him with a new look, and seeing that he didn't have his wand out or look threatening, stuck his own hand out. "I offered you this friendship in our first year Potter, I won't be offering it to you a third time. I will even try to get over my prejudices about the Mud... I mean Muggleborns. Draco Malfoy." He took the proffered hand in a firm handshake that surprised some of both of their friends that were there. They looked at each other with apprehension, but with new found respect, thinking that if Harry and Draco could bury the hatchet, at least try to, then they could also. They were introducing themselves to each other again, as if they hadn't known each other for the last few years.
"Now don't get this the wrong way Potter, but I think that I will do best as the Prefect over you. Also that I should be the Seeker, even tho you are more than welcome to try to beet me." He smiled with a smirk.
Harry shook his head and chuckled. "That's up to our Head of House on who is the Prefects, and if I think about it, it's probably going to be Merlin himself who will be the Head of House, so this should be interesting who it will be. Now as for what position who plays, that will be up to the Captain, and since we don't have a team at this time, it will be whoever the Head of House chooses as a Captain also." He shrugged and looked up to see Merlin looking at him appraisingly.
A/N: Next chapter we will find out who the prefects are, and see where their tower is. Please read and review, this is just a story that popped into my head suddenly.