ALBUS POTTER

And The Hall of Prophecy

Based on the characters, places and ideas of J.K. Rowling

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-Chapter One-

Five Months Later

It had been five months since the destruction of the Forbidden Tower, a dark monument that had appeared and overshadowed Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

The person who had been able to destroy the tower forever was Albus Severus Potter, son of the famous Harry Potter and his wife, Ginny Weasley. Over the course of his school year, he had developed a strong mental and magical connection with the tower, and in the end it was dependent on his co-operation with it to continue existing-- thankfully, Albus used mind over matter to destroy the tower's consciousness, and the tower itself.

However, not just bad was brought with the tower. Because of its appearance, Albus's 'Inner Eye' was opened. He is referred to as 'The One Who Sees' by the centaurs of Hogwarts, including his Astronomy teacher, Firenze. Before he had any time to learn more about this, however, he fell back into normal routine as a student. Then, summer vacation began, giving Albus time to forget and get over the difficulties he'd suffered in the passed year.

Now, at the end of August, Albus and his older brother James are once again ready for another year at Hogwarts. Only this time, they, and their cousins will be accompanied by Lily, Al's younger sister and his cousin Hugo Weasley.

A.S.P.

It was the last day of summer holidays; Al was up, still in his baggy pyjamas making his bed. He could smell toast, waffles, eggs and bacon downstairs being made. His father, Harry Potter, was a celebrity around the wizarding world; he'd been taking advantage of the five months he had of relaxation after his son destroyed the Forbidden Tower at Hogwarts.

Al's godfather and Harry's godson, Teddy Lupin, was a very skilled and gifted wizard who had lived with his grandmother until the previous year shortly before he'd been captured by the tower; he now lived on an island with his girlfriend, Victoire, near her parents' home.

Teddy had been greatly weakened by the tower's effect on him; he'd been used as bait by the tower to lure Albus into it.

Teddy had planned to ask Victoire to marry him, but hadn't gotten the chance, because of his kidnapping. So, he'd waited until he'd gotten his health back to ask her. Over the holidays, Andromeda (Teddy's grandmother) had invited the whole Weasley and Potter family over for a large dinner to celebrate Harry's birthday. It was at this dinner that Teddy took the chance to make an announcement, and present Victoire with a wedding ring. She accepted, through tears, and their wedding was scheduled for October 1st, nearly two months later. Teddy was twenty-one, and Victoire was nineteen.

Today, Albus was supposed to get dressed and go downstairs to have a quick breakfast. Then it was off to Diagon Alley for back-to-school shopping. He was now thirteen, and had grown about an inch over the holidays. He had become lankier and gone from being all skin and bone to more muscular, although still slim. This was due to Quidditch practice in the backyard with his brother and cousins. He and James had inherited their father's talent with Quidditch; Al played Chaser, while his brother played Seeker.

Al's voice had also begun to crack; his mother frequently embarrassed him by saying he was 'becoming a man'. James's voice had already dropped, and he'd become taller and thinner of the holidays, too. He and Al were almost the exact same height.

Making his way downstairs, he found his clean clothes on the clothesline outside, drying. He took them down and changed out of his pyjamas, then decided to go for a walk while his family got ready. He had his wand in his pocket, and a slice of buttered toast in his hand.

Over the holidays, Al and his good friend (and cousin) Rose Weasley hadn't seen much of their other friend Scorpius Malfoy. This was probably because one holiday visit was enough; Al had gone to Scorpius's home, Malfoy Manor, over the Christmas break the year before. There was a lot of tension between Al and Rose's family and Scorpius's.

Making his way up the winding road toward a small, slightly crooked street sign that read 'GRIFFIN LANE', Albus turned and continued his walk up the long main street of Godric's Hollow. He saw the graveyard just up the hill near his house; the grave marked with a strange triangular symbol that was his ancestor's, Ignotus Peverell, who had created the Invisibility Cloak and passed it down generations until it came into Al's possession. There was the grave of Albus Dumbledore's younger sister, Ariana, and his mother Kendra. There were also the graves of Lily and James Potter.

Lily and James were Al's grandparents on his father's side who had been killed when his father was just a baby. They sacrificed their lives for their son and had a large memorial just outside the graveyard dedicated to them. Al's brother had been named after James, while his sister was named after Lily.

Albus turned around, ready to return home. As he made his way back to Griffin Lane, he couldn't help noticing a large, fat house cat with brownish fur and lazy yellow eyes. On its neck was a purple collar with a silver tag on it; the cat's name was Cecil, and it belonged to Al's family. His mother had bought the cat a few years before, and it had recently gotten their neighbour's Kneazle pregnant. They were expecting the litter of half-kittens, half-Kneazles soon.

Scooping his heavy cat up with one arm, Al scolded, "Cecil, you've got to get inside or you'll be locked out when we leave for Diagon Alley." He entered his house, and watched his family getting their coats on to leave. "Come on, Al," said Harry, his father; the tall man had passed down his jet-black, messy hair and emerald green eyes to Albus. He was a tall man, head of the Auror Department at the Ministry of Magic and famous for defying, battling and eventually destroying Tom Marvolo Riddle, or Lord Voldemort twenty-one years before.

Al's father would be making a few visits to Al's class this year; he was close friends with Albus's favourite teacher at Hogwarts, the Head of Al's House and the Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher. He would be coming in to assist Professor Retskope with teaching the students how to produce Patronus Charms, as he'd done with Victoire's class, her younger sibling's Dominique and Louis, James, their cousin Fred, and at one point Teddy.

Al put on his travel cloak and got into the large fireplace with his parents, brother and sister. His father dropped a handful of powder onto the hot embers below them and shouted clearly, "Diagon Alley!" The flames ignited and jumped up passed their heads; emerald green and tingly, Albus was enchanted by them. There was a whoosh of colour and an odd feeling crept up from Al's stomach. Then, all was still.