The Dark is Rising
A/N – This is a renewed Harry Potter series. Haven't decided on the pairing yet, but you will see Harry Potter give 'Dark Magic' a whole new meaning. Took the title from the book and movie 'The Seeker: The Dark is Rising.' No this is not a dark HP, but similar. Starts off in the First Year on the Hogwarts express. Only he didn't meet the Weasley's. Pairing undecided. However, I might most likely do a Cho Chang and Harry Potter pairing. But not certain of it yet. However, I will not do a Harry Potter and Ginny Weasley pairing. I don't like that pairing.
Chapter 1: Hogwarts
Harry Potter sat along onboard the Hogwarts express. Harry Potter wondered if he would fit in. He studied his books over the summer, so he wasn't that worried over about his classes. He was worried about how the students would react to know the 'famous' Harry Potter was at school. From what Hagrid told him, he was perhaps the most famous wizard alive today.
The compartment door slid open and several first years stood there.
"Oh, sorry. I didn't know if anyone was inside here. May we come in?" A pale boy replied. Harry immediately recognized him as the pale boy from Madam Malkin's shop.
"I remember you; you're that boy from Madam Malkin's shop. Sorry if I was a bit too straight forward last time we met. I tend to do that. Father said I shouldn't have rushed forward like that. I'm Draco Malfoy. This here is Vincent Crabbe and Gregory Goyle."
"I'm Susan Bones." A young girl replied.
"Terry Boot." Another boy replied.
"Blaise Zabini."
"Hannah Abbott."
"Theodore Nott."
"Pansy Parkinson."
They all look at him waiting for him to say his name.
"Harry Potter." Harry replied quietly.
For a moment no one said anything. Then their eyes seem to have pop out their sockets.
"You'reThy Harry Potter?" Pansy asked in shock.
"Yes."
"No way. I mean do you even know who you are?"
"I've been told. The defeater of the Dark Lord; Voldemort." Harry muttered.
Everyone jump away as if they seats where on fire.
"What?" Harry asked curious.
"You…you said the Dark Lords name."
Harry look at them curiously.
"It's just a name."
They all look at him almost as if they couldn't believe his ears.
"Well, does anyone know what house they'll be in?" Draco asked trying to change the subject.
"I know I'll be in Slytherin, my family always been in Slytherin." Theodore Nott replied.
"So have mine. So have Crabbe and Goyle." Malfoy replied nodding.
"I'm hoping to be Ravenclaw." Boot replied.
"Mostly likely the two of us are in Hufflepuff. Both of our parents were Hufflepuff's." Susan replied pointing out Hannah and herself.
"What about you Harry? Know what house you'll be in?" Blaise asked.
"Sorry, but I know these houses."
"Oh that right, you lived with your muggle realities. Ravenclaw is for people with brains. Hufflepuff are loyal and hard-working. Slytherin is cunning. Gryffindor are for the brave and strong-hearted." Susan explained.
"I'm placing my bet that you'll be place in Gryffindor. Both you're parents were Gryffindor's. No doubt you'll be place there."
Before anyone or Harry could responded the compartment door open again and a bushy hair girl appeared.
"I'm sorry to interrupt, but as anyone seen a toad. A boy name Neville has lost one."
"I don't think so; my owl would most likely go nuts if she saw a toad." Harry replied pointing to his snowy owl as Hedwig woke up at the word 'toad.'
"I never heard of owls scared of toads." Crabbe grunted.
"Idiot. Most owls eat toads." Malfoy replied.
"Who are you anyway?" Pansy snaps.
"I'm Hermione Granger." She replied proudly.
Everyone told her their names. Although Malfoy looked like he wanted her to leave. When she heard Harry's name, she immediately got all exited.
"I know who you are. You're in the Rise and Fall of the Dark Arts. Famous Wizards of the Twentieth Century. Defeater of the Dark Lord…"
Harry didn't know what to say. However, the girl was being unusually annoying.
"Could you leave? We're kind of busy." Malfoy snap.
Hermione blink and look at him.
"Alright, but I would watch yourself if I was you. As far as I'm concern, Hogwarts doesn't put up with attitude like yours." Hermione replied coolly, she shut the compartment door.
"I hate her." Malfoy replied.
"She's a know it all." Susan agreed nodding.
"Bet you all a galleon that she'll be in the library all year." Harry replied.
"I'll match you that." Blaise replied.
"Bet you all ten galleons she'll have no friends." Malfoy replied.
"Agreed, but you can't harasses her." Harry replied in a steady tone. Malfoy look like he wanted to disagree, but he paused for a moment before nodding.
Crabbe and Goyle started to play exploding snap. Since they couldn't understand what was going on.
Soon after Hermione left the compartment door open once again.
"Anything off the trolley?" A witch asked.
Harry got up and came back with his arms full with just about everything from the cart.
"How much did you spend?" Malfoy asked in amazement. Everyone was looking at him in shock.
"Around twenty galleons." Harry replied.
Everyone look at him in shock. Clearly amazed he could spend so much.
"What?" Harry asked.
"Haven't you ever heard of saving you money?" Hannah asked.
"I got more than enough. My vault is full of galleons."
"Full?" Everyone replied.
"My father said the Potters are one of Europe's richest wizard families. It's no surprise to see Potter with a lot of money. I bet you he has so much, he won't even notice a hundred galleons gone missing. That's why the Potters have a goblin financial keeper. It's the goblins job to make sure the Potters money is well manage and kept safe. Father always wanted to have a financial goblin." Malfoy replied.
"Isn't your family one of the richest in England?" Blaise asked in surprise.
"We are, but not in Europe. We mostly focus on school boards and education. Help fundings and aid St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries."
"Nice." Hannah said.
Harry handed some food to everyone who look at him liked he was nuts.
"What?"
"This is yours, you shouldn't be…" Draco started.
"I got this for all of us. Besides, I've never had anything to share with anyone before." Harry replied.
"Really? Why?" Susan asked.
Harry started to explain how he grew up and how he never had friends.
"Well, you see this is one reason why my family doesn't like muggles. They think they are better than us and will do anything to be better than us." Malfoy replied. Harry felt such strong pride when someone clearly didn't like his aunt and uncle either.
"I heard a lot of muggles were alright, but they are just horrible." Hannah replied.
None one said anything else and ate the food in silence.
"We better change, we are nearly there." Susan replied looking at the window.
"Here,Velum." Harry replied waving his wand across the ceiling. Immediately, curtains appeared splitting the compartment into two.
"Nice spell, where did you learn it?" Hannah replied in awe.
"Stand Book of Spells: Grade 1." Harry replied.
"Cool, I better check it out." Malfoy replied.
The girls went on one side to change while the boys change on the other.
"Attention all passengers, we have arrived at Hogwarts. Please leave your luggage and belongs on-board. They will be taken to the school separately."
Harry and the others look at themselves before jamming their pockets with all the remaining sweets. When they finish they left the train unsure where to go.
"Firs' years, Firs' years this way." A huge voice called out.
"Hey Hagrid." Harry called.
"Hey'a Harry. You alright."
"Yea, I'm fine."
"Alright, first years into the boat's. No more than four to a boat."
Harry, Draco, Blaise and Susan all got into the boat together. While Crabbe, Goyle, Hannah, and Parkinson went into another.
"Everyone in, alright; Forward." Hagrid shouted, and the boats moved forward. It was a few moments when they saw the castle known as Hogwarts. Everyone could only gasp open mindedly.
When they reach a cave, they walk up the stone steps straight into the castle entrance. Harry knew at once the entire hall way, was large enough to fit the Dursley's house.
"Professor McGonagall, the first years."
"Thank you Hagrid. You may take your place at the Great Hall. I shall take them from here." Professor McGonagall said leading the first years into the Entrance Hall. Hagrid somehow disappeared. How he did, left many of the first years with their eyes in shock.
"Form two lines. Once everyone is ready, we can begin."
It took them a little while, mostly because several first years started pushing each other. When they finish, Professor McGonagall lead them straight into the hall.
A short wizard appeared carrying a stool and hat. Soon the hat burst a song. When it finish, the school burst into applause.
"When I call your name, you will step forward and be seated before you are sorted by the sorting hat. Abbott, Hannah."
Hannah step forward. The hat was on her head for nearly ten seconds when it yelled "Hufflepuff."
"Bones, Susan."
"Hufflepuff." Susan took off the hat and went to sit next to Hannah.
"Boot, Terry."
"Ravenclaw."
"Brocklehurst, Mandy."
"Ravenclaw."
"Brown, Lavender."
"Gryffindor."
Bulstrode, Millicent."
"Slytherin."
"Finch-Fletchley, Justin."
"Hufflepuff."
"Granger, Hermione."
"Bet you a Galleon she'll be place in Ravenclaw." Malfoy whispered.
"Bet you five Galleons she'll be place in Gryffindor." Harry whispered back.
Hermione nearly jump up and ran up towards the hat. She jammed it on her head eagerly. It was nearly thirty seconds before the hat screamed "Gryffindor."
Malfoy groan and pass Harry five galleons.
Surprising their next bet made a push when Neville Longbottom, the boy who kept losing his toad became a Gryffindor. MacDougal, Morag was next and Malfoy decided to raise the stakes.
"Hat sure likes to take it time." Malfoy replied calmly.
"Sure does." Harry and Blaise mutters.
"Bet you two ten galleons that the hat will scream Slytherin without touching my head." Malfoy whispered as MacDougal got sorted into Slytherin.
"Deal." Harry replied. There was no way that would happen, Harry thought to himself.
"Malfoy, Draco."
Draco sat down. The hat was barely an inch away from touching Draco's head when it screamed "Slytherin."
"Dammit all." Harry roared as Malfoy grin and collected the debt.
Mafloy sat with Crabbe and Goyle.
However the line began to shorten and Harry knew he was going to be called upon.
"Potter, Harry."
Harry walks up, nervous now that the great hall suddenly broke into whispers.
"Did she say Potter? Thy Harry Potter?"
Harry was half-glad the hat covered his eyes showing him darkness.
"Hmm, difficult, very difficult. Plenty of courage, I see. Hufflepuff is an option; your loyal to your friends, however gaining your friendship is not easy. Ravenclaw is anther option. You have brains, and a desire to gain knowledge and nice thirst to prove yourself. Gryffindor too, you're brave, have courage and fearless. In addition, talent, oh my goodness, yes. Powerful, and ambitious. I see it all too clearly….So where shall I put you? Well, with someone like you, there is only one place…Slytherin!" The hat roared in a deep voice for all of great hall to hear. Harry took off the hat, went to join the farthest table, and sat beside Draco. Everyone started at him in shock. The worst had to be a hook-nosed teacher. He looked like he got hit in the face with a bludger.
There wasn't many people left. Dean Thomas got sorted into Gryffindor. A Lisa Turpin was sorted into Ravenclaw then came a red hair boy 'Ronald Weasley.' It was a split second later, the hat screamed Gryffindor. Malfoy gave a life. Blaise came up. It was nearly fifteen seconds later when it screamed Slytherin and ended the sorting.
Professor McGonagall rolled up the scroll and took the sorting hat away as Professor Dumbledore stood up. Harry recognized him at once from his chocolate frog card.
"Welcome!" He shouted in a booming and happy feeling. "Welcome to a new year at Hogwarts! Before we being our lovely feast, I would like to say a few words. And here they are: Nitwit! Blubber! Oddment! Tweak!" Dumbledore sat down and food magically appeared before everyone's eyes.
"Hey Potter, how do you like Slytherin?" A boy down the table yelled.
Harry said nothing but cut up his steak. Clearly this angry the boy and he was about to shout something else out. However, Malfoy beat him to it.
"If he didn't like Slytherin so much, why sitting amongst us? Clearly he is Slytherin and proud of it so the question was stupid in the first place." Everyone roared with laughter.
"Who was that?" Harry asked Malfoy. Blaise had a small smile on his face.
"Montague. One of our house chasers. Don't mind him; he is pretty much an idiot." A seventh year boy replied across from them.
"I'm sorry, you are?"
"Marcus Flint. Captain of the Slytherin Quidditch Team. Do any of you play?" Marcus asked.
"I do, I can play seeker." Malfoy replied proudly.
"I don't know. Never been on a broom. Heard it's the best game there."
"Damn right Potter. Well if you're anything like your father, I expect you'll be on the team."
Harry said nothing. As expected, most wizards and witches only praise him for his defeat of the dark lord.
A ghost pop out and sat beside Crabbe who look more intimidating then ever as it sat next to him.
"Awe, the bloody baron. How was your summer?" Flint asked with respect.
"Excellent. Nearly Headless Nick once again failed to join the headless hunt. While the Fat Friar prove to everyone why he is such an idiot. I had excellent pleasure with Peeves in chasing the Grey Lady around the around. She is still mad at me may I say."
"Fat Friar and the Grey Lady? Who are they?"
"The Fat Friar is the Ghost of Hufflepuff. The Grey Lady, is the Ghost for Ravenclaw. However, why she is the ghost, I will not say. That is her secret." The Bloody Baron replied.
The rest of the evening was quite eventfully. Longbottom fell off his seat causing everyone to roar with laughter at him. Harry over heard another red head and Granger speaking about classes. He laughed at their idiotic self. Clearly he wasn't so far behind like everyone else. He actually studied his books and even ordered a few other books for light reading.
When the food was gone, Dumbledore stood up once again and spoke once again.
"Just a few more words now that we are all fed and watered. I have a few start-of-terms notices to give you: First years should note that the forest on the grounds is forbidden to all pupils. And a few of our older students would do well to remember as well." Dumbledore replied as he looked at the two identical twins with red hair. "I have also been asked by Mr. Filch, our caretaker, to remind you all that no magic should be used between classes in the corridors. Quidditch trails will be held in the second week of the term. Anyone interested in playing for their house teams should contact Madam Hooch. And finally, I must tell you that this year, the third-floor corridor on the right-hand side is out of bounds to everyone who does not with to die a very painful death."
Very few people laugh. Harry look at Dumbledore like he was a bit crazy and mad.
"Now, bedtime. Off you trot!" Dumbledore replied as he dismisses the school.
"Follow me, I'm no school perfect but I can take you two to our Slytherin tower." Flint offered.
Harry, Draco, Blaise, Crabbe, Nott, Goyle and Pansy all followed Flint down towards the corridors.
However, 'tower' clearly meant a dungeon of some sort.
"Mudblood." Flint replied calmly and the dungeon open up calmly.
"Alright, girls up to the left, boys to the right. Everyone's stuff is already up their. Tomorrow, be at the great hall at eight o'clock for your schedules. Don't be late, our head of house doesn't like anyone late."
Harry led the boys up to their dorms and immediately fell asleep onto his bed. Harry had a feeling he was going to love it here at Hogwarts.
Velum – Curtains