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Chapter 1- The Return
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It was the start of the term at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, but Harry Potter was not arriving as a student. This was his first time returning since his seventh year and he was curious to see how things had changed. He flew his broomstick, a new Nimbus 2006 Silver Edition, to the school grounds then he looked up at the castle reminiscing back to his first year when it had seemed so welcoming. He remembered how he had considered it his home for the past seven years.
Now as he returned he realized how much he missed its secret passages and enchanted rooms. It was nothing like his new muggle house with only enchanted pictures to look at. Which even those, he had to hide when ever he had his muggle friends over. He had decided to spend his first summer as a real wizard in the muggle world because he wanted to see if he liked muggle life as long as he was away from the Dursleys. He decided that he had time to decide where he wanted to live and did not worry about it again then.
He gathered his thoughts and walked up the front steps into the main hall. Only then did he realize that he was too late for dinner, he knew that he could simply call the house elves later. Harry really wanted to find Professor Dumbledore so he walked into the Great Hall anyway.
"Harry? Look its Harry Potter!" yelled a voice which turned out to be Colin Creevy.
Harry recognized it at once, "Hi Colin." Then to everyone in the room, "Has anyone seen Professor Dumbledore?"
He heard a chorus of "No's" and "Not since dinner's."
Harry then thought, "Why its after dinner he should be in his office." Then Harry said "Thank you" and went directly to the statue outside of Dumbledore's office.
Luckily he found Professor McGonagall reaching the statue as he walked up.
"Er…Hello Professor," said Harry.
"Harry, Professor Dumbledore has been waiting for you." She said hurriedly, turning to the statue, "Butterbeer." Then the passage to Professor Dumbledore's office opened and revealed the staircase behind it.
Harry stepped onto the familiar staircase as it began to move upward. As he entered the office everything was the same. The same portraits on the wall, that he remembered so well, the same sword, that he had killed the Basilisk with during his second year, the same Sorting Hat, that had placed him in Gryffindor, and the same phoenix, Fawkes, that had supplied his wand's core and helped him on many other occasions.
Harry looked up and saw Professor Dumbledore. His first question was, "Has the Ministry cleared Sirius yet?"
Dumbledore said, "Yes, Pettigrew gave his real name while under the influence of Veritaserum. He is a free man now Harry."
"And I am still to stay here and work as the Quidditch Coach while Madame Hooch takes her leave?" asked Harry nearly jumping with joy.
Professor Dumbledore replied, "Yes, but only for three weeks, then you are going to stay at your godfather's. He just bought a new house."
"Does he know I made seeker for the Wimbourne Wasps?" asked Harry excitedly.
"Yes, he read all about it in the Daily Prophet." replied Professor Dumbledore.
A disappointed Harry answered, "Thank you, Professor. I will see you at breakfast." While thinking, "I wanted to be the one to tell him."
"Good night Harry, and remember you are a teacher now." said Dumbledore as Harry left.
The next morning Harry woke up elated. He no longer had to share a room since he was not a student anymore. As he dressed in his plain black robes he promised that he would show no favoritism to any students who previously had been his peers. He was really glad that he only taught first years. Harry was glad that today he only taught Ravenclaw and Hufflepuffs giving him time to prepare for the Gryffindors and Slytherins.
As he arrived at the Great Hall for breakfast he knew that his presence was already known. The students in the halls turned to him with small grins. Harry thought, "What do they know?", and "Did something happen to Sirius?"
Harry sat down at the Teachers Table for the first time since the Yule Ball in his fourth year. This time he really looked out not only glanced. He was surprised at how different the view of the Hall was. While looking at the House Tables he could see the enchanted ceiling and all of the candles needed to light the hall. He realized how beautiful it really was. The sky that day was beautiful too Harry could only think of one word to describe it blueitful. Then he thought wait that is not a word, well it is now I'll make it mean the color of the sky. Sometimes bluetiful will be a pale shade of blue other times a dark.
Dumbledore started the meal by saying, "Lets all welcome our new Quidditch Coach…Harry Potter."
Harry then realized that the grins he had received in the halls had only meant that while the students knew he was there, they had no clue why he was.
When the food appeared Harry noticed that the food was the exact same as the food he had the year before. "Good," he thought, "I need some familiarity, in this time of changes."
After breakfast Harry decided to go back to his room because his classes were not until after lunch. Unfortunately he walked all the way up to Gryffindor Tower before he remembered his room was on the fifth floor not in Gryffindor on the seventh.
Luckily everyone was at their first class of the term and no one noticed Harry while he walked back down the stairs to his room laughing to himself. Harry decided to owl his best friends Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley. He wrote Hermione:
Dear Hermione,
In case you have not heard I am seeker for the Wimbourne Wasps. I know you don't follow Quidditch, but I hope you will come to my games. Right now I am teaching at Hogwarts. I am taking Madame Hooch's place as Quidditch Coach, only temporarily though, until she returns in three weeks.
Sirius is cleared from all charges and I will be living with him. See you soon,
Harry
To Ron he wrote:
Dear Ron,
Sorry I could not tell you first, I think the Daily Prophet found out before I did actually. I can hardly believe that I am seeker for the Wimbourne Wasps. I know that I will see you at my games. Right now I am at Hogwarts. Can you believe that I am a teacher? I get to teach Quidditch for three weeks while Madame Hooch is away. Sirius got cleared by the Ministry I get to live with him. He bought a big house and everything. Talk to you soon,
Harry
Harry walked down to the Owlery and sent Hedwig with the letters. He watched as she flew out of sight. Then he looked at his watch and noticed that it was almost time for his first class.
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Chapter 1- The Return
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It was the start of the term at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, but Harry Potter was not arriving as a student. This was his first time returning since his seventh year and he was curious to see how things had changed. He flew his broomstick, a new Nimbus 2006 Silver Edition, to the school grounds then he looked up at the castle reminiscing back to his first year when it had seemed so welcoming. He remembered how he had considered it his home for the past seven years.
Now as he returned he realized how much he missed its secret passages and enchanted rooms. It was nothing like his new muggle house with only enchanted pictures to look at. Which even those, he had to hide when ever he had his muggle friends over. He had decided to spend his first summer as a real wizard in the muggle world because he wanted to see if he liked muggle life as long as he was away from the Dursleys. He decided that he had time to decide where he wanted to live and did not worry about it again then.
He gathered his thoughts and walked up the front steps into the main hall. Only then did he realize that he was too late for dinner, he knew that he could simply call the house elves later. Harry really wanted to find Professor Dumbledore so he walked into the Great Hall anyway.
"Harry? Look its Harry Potter!" yelled a voice which turned out to be Colin Creevy.
Harry recognized it at once, "Hi Colin." Then to everyone in the room, "Has anyone seen Professor Dumbledore?"
He heard a chorus of "No's" and "Not since dinner's."
Harry then thought, "Why its after dinner he should be in his office." Then Harry said "Thank you" and went directly to the statue outside of Dumbledore's office.
Luckily he found Professor McGonagall reaching the statue as he walked up.
"Er…Hello Professor," said Harry.
"Harry, Professor Dumbledore has been waiting for you." She said hurriedly, turning to the statue, "Butterbeer." Then the passage to Professor Dumbledore's office opened and revealed the staircase behind it.
Harry stepped onto the familiar staircase as it began to move upward. As he entered the office everything was the same. The same portraits on the wall, that he remembered so well, the same sword, that he had killed the Basilisk with during his second year, the same Sorting Hat, that had placed him in Gryffindor, and the same phoenix, Fawkes, that had supplied his wand's core and helped him on many other occasions.
Harry looked up and saw Professor Dumbledore. His first question was, "Has the Ministry cleared Sirius yet?"
Dumbledore said, "Yes, Pettigrew gave his real name while under the influence of Veritaserum. He is a free man now Harry."
"And I am still to stay here and work as the Quidditch Coach while Madame Hooch takes her leave?" asked Harry nearly jumping with joy.
Professor Dumbledore replied, "Yes, but only for three weeks, then you are going to stay at your godfather's. He just bought a new house."
"Does he know I made seeker for the Wimbourne Wasps?" asked Harry excitedly.
"Yes, he read all about it in the Daily Prophet." replied Professor Dumbledore.
A disappointed Harry answered, "Thank you, Professor. I will see you at breakfast." While thinking, "I wanted to be the one to tell him."
"Good night Harry, and remember you are a teacher now." said Dumbledore as Harry left.
The next morning Harry woke up elated. He no longer had to share a room since he was not a student anymore. As he dressed in his plain black robes he promised that he would show no favoritism to any students who previously had been his peers. He was really glad that he only taught first years. Harry was glad that today he only taught Ravenclaw and Hufflepuffs giving him time to prepare for the Gryffindors and Slytherins.
As he arrived at the Great Hall for breakfast he knew that his presence was already known. The students in the halls turned to him with small grins. Harry thought, "What do they know?", and "Did something happen to Sirius?"
Harry sat down at the Teachers Table for the first time since the Yule Ball in his fourth year. This time he really looked out not only glanced. He was surprised at how different the view of the Hall was. While looking at the House Tables he could see the enchanted ceiling and all of the candles needed to light the hall. He realized how beautiful it really was. The sky that day was beautiful too Harry could only think of one word to describe it blueitful. Then he thought wait that is not a word, well it is now I'll make it mean the color of the sky. Sometimes bluetiful will be a pale shade of blue other times a dark.
Dumbledore started the meal by saying, "Lets all welcome our new Quidditch Coach…Harry Potter."
Harry then realized that the grins he had received in the halls had only meant that while the students knew he was there, they had no clue why he was.
When the food appeared Harry noticed that the food was the exact same as the food he had the year before. "Good," he thought, "I need some familiarity, in this time of changes."
After breakfast Harry decided to go back to his room because his classes were not until after lunch. Unfortunately he walked all the way up to Gryffindor Tower before he remembered his room was on the fifth floor not in Gryffindor on the seventh.
Luckily everyone was at their first class of the term and no one noticed Harry while he walked back down the stairs to his room laughing to himself. Harry decided to owl his best friends Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley. He wrote Hermione:
Dear Hermione,
In case you have not heard I am seeker for the Wimbourne Wasps. I know you don't follow Quidditch, but I hope you will come to my games. Right now I am teaching at Hogwarts. I am taking Madame Hooch's place as Quidditch Coach, only temporarily though, until she returns in three weeks.
Sirius is cleared from all charges and I will be living with him. See you soon,
Harry
To Ron he wrote:
Dear Ron,
Sorry I could not tell you first, I think the Daily Prophet found out before I did actually. I can hardly believe that I am seeker for the Wimbourne Wasps. I know that I will see you at my games. Right now I am at Hogwarts. Can you believe that I am a teacher? I get to teach Quidditch for three weeks while Madame Hooch is away. Sirius got cleared by the Ministry I get to live with him. He bought a big house and everything. Talk to you soon,
Harry
Harry walked down to the Owlery and sent Hedwig with the letters. He watched as she flew out of sight. Then he looked at his watch and noticed that it was almost time for his first class.