A/N: yeah I know I havent updated in months... Im SORRY!!!!!! I started AP classes and they are so evil!!! I finaly had time to write this over the last couple of days. I dedicate this to the 9 people who reviewed, the 4 people with my story on their favs list (oh my god Im sorry but I love you people the most), the two people that have me on author alerts list (not including my slash phobic friend) and the resounding 14 people with my story on their alert list. And finaly to the two reviews fifespice and Altair4 who guessed who Harry's roommate is. now on with the show. (I disclaimed in the first chapter so you should realize i dont own this and if you dont ummm...you need to read the name of the website you on closer)
Last time on a story inspired under the influence of vault:
"Harry this is you're new roommate Ron Weasly ", an extremely tall gangly boy with massive amounts of freckles standing next to Andy held his hand out. Harry shook it, he hoped this guy was near the tower or whatever it was Selene had mentioned earlier. Another part of him wished he was rooming with Draco, then an image of Lucius flashed through his mind. No defiantly better to room with Ron. It would be wonderful to room with Draco but if he wanted near him ever again he had to play it straight, no pun intended. Andy seemed rather bouncy, probably why she didn't notice the redheaded twins mimicking her. "Well now you all know each other you better head off to Gryffindor tower. Harry sweetheart all you're things have been taken to you're room already. I want you to remember if you need anything just ask me." With that she bounced away.
A bushy haired girl rolled her eyes and made an annoyed noise, "How that ditz ever became student counsel president I will never understand." a girl Harry recognized as the violin player for the flamenco number, what was her name again Lucy, no Luna, spoke in a dreamy voice. "Simple 'Mione, it was a choice between her and Malfoy and no one wanted Malfoy."
The twins gave everyone astonished looks, then one evil grin later they clasped their arms around Harry. "you poor thing, not one second they've known you…" the other twin took over, "and already Hermione is ranting about student government instead of being nice and…" the first one interrupted, "introducing herself and begging you're vote. Bad form aint it Gred."
The one named Gred took over, Harry had a moment to wonder at what demented person named the boy Gred before the volley of words continued. "To right Feorge, she will never become the next president at this rate." At this point another girl he didn't know with flaming red hair obviously related to the twins piped up. "Bloody Hell shut up. We know you and we're getting head aches." This girl reminded him of Selene only no control of her temper. She stepped forward fluttering her eyes in what Harry figured she thought to be flirty manner, Harry found it creepy. "I'm Ginny Weasly." She held out her hand the way the girl did in old movies for the hero to kiss, Harry took it and shook it. Her face fell and Luna laughed behind her, "Gin nice going, make the poor guy uncomfortable with in ten seconds. Harry learn to ignore her she has this tendency to hit on anything that's male, good looking and interested in other good looking males. I don't think we were properly introduced earlier, I'm Luna Lovegood." She stuck out her hand and Harry shook it laughing.
The bushy haired girl stepped forward next and took his hand shaking it rather firmly, "Hermione Granger, it's a pleasure to meet you Harry." He had to resist the urge to grin at her formal attitude. The twins rolled their eyes in perfect unison it was frankly unnerving. "How do you do my good boy, I am mister Fredrick Weasly, and I am running for mayor would you kindly vote for me?" one twin said with a tip of his imaginary bowler hat, "I am mister George Weasly and I am running against this despicable man." They stuck out hands and shook both of Harry's at once, making Harry laugh as he crossed his arms. Hermione bristled clearly disapproving at the twin's antics, "Ronald if you and Harry are going to be settled by the time the party starts you better start for your room."
"Yeah I think I'll go help you help him settle in then maybe fix Harry's hair a bit." Luna jumped in; she leaned and whispered in Harry's ear, "Besides I might murder Ginny if I have to be trapped in a room with her picking out her clothes." She walked away then bouncing and twirling as she left the Great Hall. Ron shrugged and they set off after her.
"Is everyone in this school insane?" Harry asked Ron, it was half joke half serious. Alan had seemed pretty normal, but anyone that went out with Selene and had Luna for a sister had to have some sort of mental illness. Ron nodded then said very seriously, "Slytherins are criminally insane, and us Gryffindors are the fun crazy. The rest seem normal. I think, personally though, the Ravenclaws are insane since they practically live in the library. No sane person does that, but don't let Hermione know I said that she's practically a Ravenclaw." By now they caught up to Luna who promptly leaned down and turned herself so she walked on her hands. Ron turned away from her when her pleated skirt flipped down over her waist, Harry didn't bother to point out that she had a pair of jeans on underneath. "He is right about the Slytherins, though some Gryffindors are more normal by the average citizen's opinion than lets say, the Marauders. Though he forgot the Hufflepuffs their insane by the degree of their goody two shoe-ness."
They reached a set of stairs, and much to Harry's amazement Luna walked up them on her hands with out missing a step. Luckily for him he understood what Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and Slytherin meant. There were four houses at Hogwarts, before you attended it was required that you take a personality test to decide which house of kids you would fit in with the best. Gryffindors tended to be dare devils and rule breakers, but according to his Dad were all fiercely loyal to their friends. His Dad had been a Gryffindor, so when he and James got in he had bought them each a brand new laptop for school. The Ravenclaws tended to be extremely smart, considering the majority of students on academic scholarships ended up there; his Mom had gone to Hogwarts on academic scholarship and been in Ravenclaw. According to both his parents and all their old school friends, The Slytherins were mostly bigoted stuck up rich kids that all thought they ruled the planet, with the occasional rich bimbo that was too stupid to be bigoted. If they were anywhere near Lucius Malfoy then his parents had been dead honest. He hadn't met any Hufflepuffs yet so the assessment off everyone else was put there couldn't be validated yet.
They walked up a few more floors in silence, Luna having flipped back onto her feet some where along the fourth floor. Now she was walking back wards and periodically jumping the air with a spin, while singing some song in French to herself. When they got to the seventh floor Harry could hear at least a hundred teenagers screaming at each other. The rounded a corner and nearly plowed into two kids about thirteen in fencing gear locked in a battle to the death. Luna stuck her leg out behind on of them knocking him onto his back, "Watch it Dennis. You two are lucky it was me and Ron that ran into you two not McGonagall." The boy that still stood pulled off his helmet and tucked it under his arm. "You aren't a prefect Lovegood so mind your own business. Besides we have permission to practice here."
"Creevey get yourself and who ever this is to the Room of Requirement, before I take this to McGonagall. I know you won't listen to a prefect anyway, but I sure as hell know you would listen to her." The boy blanched then pulled his friend up and ran for dear life away from Ron.
"Ron, whose McGonagall?" Harry hated being the new kid; at least talking with Selene she had made sure to explain things to him.
"She's the Deputy Headmistress, and math teacher. Since there are only about five hundred students here we only have one teacher per subject. Science is Slughorn; if you have any big shot connections you're guaranteed an A. English is Sprout; she loves to have class outside even in the winter. Foreign Language is Flitwick; no one knows how many languages he actually speaks but the betting averages out around twelve. Trelawney teaches art, thinks she can see the future that one. Hagrid and Hooch run the sports department, Hooch girls Hagrid the boys. Sinistra teaches astronomy on top of north tower. The Drama teacher is this complete nutcase that has pictures of himself covering the entire class." Ron caught his breath and let Luna continue.
"Lockhart is a piece of work no doubt, but Umbridge is by far the worst. Only been here since the beginning of term and is already the most hated teacher. She has these plates with alien cats in pastel colors most likely pictures of her pets from her home world. Besides those dollies that are everywhere give me the creeps, you see she is some sort of mutated toad monster. Her Mum was a gorgon and her Dad is a swamp monster." Harry laughed until he realized Luna was serious. Ron nodded fervently with a just agree with her look.
"Sounds like my math teacher from Hemmingway, when she announced she was leaving at the end of last year, we all jumped around cheering. Short fat thing, with a black bow on her head. She gave everyone the creeps too, had the most sickly sweet voice. The worst part though…."
"Was her little 'what I have to say is more important that what you have to say, but I cant look rude' hrmm cough." Luna finished his sentence, thoroughly freaking Harry out.
"How did you know that?" Ron and Luna looked at each other and she shrugged.
"Well ya see mate, it's the same Umbridge. She got the job as music teacher here and quit Hemmingway. Spent the first lesson talking about how horrid the children where at Hemmingway. Mentioned one by name several times, it was James Potter I believe." Harry laughed remembering the numerous times James and his friends had set off stink bombs in Umbridge's office area. There had been an incident when Harry was in sixth grade during which an explosion had gone off in her office. Some students, that had never been caught, had slipped several hundred black cat fire crackers under the door. One had gone off close to a few bottles of whiskey, and a can of lighter fluid, why she those things in there was never explained. Harry told Ron and Luna just as they reached a hall with at least thirty doors. Ron laughed so hard he didn't notice Luna pick his pocket, she held up the room key and made a shush motion. He started reaching in his pockets and spinning around looking for something. Harry and Luna tried to cover up their laughter as Ron repeated the searching motion before crossing the hall and banging his fist on the door. A boy with sandy blond hair poked his head out.
"What do ya want Weasly? Ya interrupted a perfectly good snog." He opened the door a little wider to reveal a half naked black boy leaning against a dresser trying to catch his breath. Ron blushed to his ears, "Seamus I need the spare room key I lost mine again."
Seamus sighed and went into his room coming out a moment later with a key. He tossed it to Harry, "make sure ya don't lose it, Ron never can find his. It would help though if some blonde girls who shall not be mentioned, but both their names mean moon, would stop picking his pockets as a joke." He slammed the door and by the sounds now coming from his room was snogging the hell out of the other boy. "Seamus, you have a big mouth!" Luna screamed across the hall.
"Well ya need ta stopping pick pockets, ya loony." Came Seamus' retort from behind the door. Harry shook his head and followed Ron into dorm, leaving Luna to argue with Seamus through the door.
Ron flopped down on his bed with a large sigh while Harry started unpacking his things. Once he had finished and put sheets on the twin bed on the other side of the room from Ron's bed, Harry pulled out his journal. He hadn't even written the date down when Luna burst into the room.
"Luna, go away. I don't want to fall asleep at the party." Ron grumbled while he rolled on to his side hugging his pillow.
"Trust me Ronald I don't want that to happen again. I had nightmares for a month about you turning into a canary. Leny sent me, she would have come, but Alan decided to force her to get herself ready. So she yelled at me to come here and fix Harry up for Dray." Luna dumped a bag she had out at Harry's feet; he had never seen so many styling products outside of a salon. "What did you mean 'fix me up for Dray'? Last time I checked he seemed into me just fine."
Luna huffed and walked into their shared bathroom, she came back out with Harry's contact case. "Put these in then come into the bathroom so I can teach you to tame the mop you call hair." She walked back into the bathroom with the styling products, "Really Harry, James can pull off the 'I just got off a football field' look because he's straight and a total athlete. You on the other hand are a hot gay guy; you need to bring Draco to his knees. You need the 'I just had the best shag of my life' look." Harry rolled his eyes at the odd girl and did as he was told. Blinking a few times at the foreign feeling of having contacts in he enter the bathroom where he was shoved into a chair as Luna attacked his hair.
After ten minutes of the sound of whatever it was Luna was doing to him (Harry had no idea since his back was to the door.) Harry spoke up. "Why were you having nightmares about Ron turning into a canary?"
"Party last year when he fell asleep." Luna chuckled softly, "Sirius got drunk off his arse. Leny made some drink called Fire Whiskey, burn your tongue off it will. Well Sirius drank about half the punch bowl of Fire Whiskey, and got into a pillow fight with a suit of armor. Then Fred and George had the bright idea to cover Ron in the feathers. I have no clue who got the spray glue though. When Ron woke up he looked like a giant canary." By this point Harry was nearly out of the chair he was laughing so hard. "Sit up straight your mussing you hair." The girl batted at him playfully.
"Thought it was supposed to look mussed?" Luna ran her hands through his hair, much to Harry's shock there was something gooey on them. Harry yelped loudly and nearly crashed into the open shower in his shock. One moment later a bleary eyed Ron ran in brandishing his cricket bat. "Whatsa matter Harry?"
Harry shakily pointed at Luna, "she put something slimy in my hair." Ron turned to the blonde who held up a bottle of hair gel. "Better not get any scissors out Luna he might just die on us." Ron walked back into the bedroom and started to get ready for the party. Once Harry sat back down he let Luna finish what she called the perfect Draco catching look.
On the other side of the Gryffindor tower, in Sirius and James' dorm room three boys sat plotting.
"Sirius you know Lily will never go for a prankster!" Remus Lupin was nearing the point of ripping his hair out at his boyfriend's antics. Sirius was bouncing around his dorm room like a hyper active three year old. He had hoped that James would act serious as he had earlier, but that seemed to only happen when he thought someone might hurt his little brother. Both seemed much more interested in pranks they could play to try and impress Lily than listening to him.
"Of course the person that is the best to prank in school is snivelus." Sirius was interrupted by a knock on the door. Remus got up from his little nest in Sirius' bed. He opened the door to find a very upset Lily Evans standing out side.
"Lily what's the matter?"
"Is Leny here?" Remus shook his head and Lily swore. Hearing her Sirius came forward. "Lils what's got you so upset?"
"Draco's in the hospital wing unconscious, Remi he looks horrible."
Both boys grabbed jackets, motioning James to follow them, and ran from the room as fast as they could. Sirius skidded to a halt in front of a dorm room and waved James to keep going. They final reached a dorm where they all stopped. Lily pounded on the door until a half dressed Selene opened the door.
"what tha hell are ya doin' here Lily." Selene growled while finishing buttoning up her top. "Leny we don't have time for this stupid fight, I'm sorry ok. I have absolutely no interest in your boyfriend any more. Now you need to get your arse to the hospital wing now." Sirius ran up with Harry, Hermione, Luna and Ron in tow.
"I'm not goin' any where until ya explain what tha bloody 'ell is goin' on."
"Draco's in the hospital wing." With that Selene dashed out of the room leaving the rest of the group to follow.
Harry had no idea anything could be as big as Hogwarts castle. It took their group nearly ten minutes running flat out to reach the hospital wing. Stopping outside to catch their breath as the nurse would shove them in beds because of being out of breath. Lily and Sirius were leaning against the door when it opened. Sirius landed on his arse in the open doorway while James quickly caught Lily before she fell. Alan stood there with Lucius Malfoy who had tear tracks down his face and puffy eyes.
"What tha 'ell did ya do ta 'im Malfoy?" Selene flew at the aristocratic blond ready to hurt him as badly as he had Draco. Remus and Ron grabbed the irate girl and dragged her away from Malfoy. "For your information Selene I had nothing to do with my little brother's current condition." Selene spat at Lucius' feet, "like 'ell ya didn't. Just like when ya said ya didn't 'ave anything ta do wit Seamus getting' tha tar beat outa 'im."
"Are you ever going to believe me when I tell you Tom Riddle did that not me?" Selene began laughing hysterically at him. "Why should I believe ya, wit tha way ya treat Draco it wouldn't surprise me one bit."
"I may not like the fact that Draco is homosexual, but I have come to terms with it since Seamus got hurt." Lucius hugged himself and choked back tears. From the looks on the others faces Harry realized they had never seen him show emotions, Selene went limp in her captors arms. "I may be a cold hearted bastard but I do love my brother." He promptly broke down sinking to the floor sobbing. Remus and Ron let go of Selene who fell down next to Lucius and held him. Lily stepped forward and knelt down to help Selene comfort the broken boy. The blonde girl looked up and placed her hand on Lily's shoulder giving her a small smile.
Still sitting on the floor Sirius voiced his opinion of the matter, "well if Lucy here didn't beat dray up then who did? I mean it's not like Riddles back or anything."
Alan looked like his world had come crashing down; he shot a quick glance and Selene and stated clearly enough for everyone to hear the fear in his voice. "Riddle is back Sirius."
A/N: yeah i know its shorter than the last one but I have this thing about cliff hangers. Id like to adress something a reviewer brought up that I think is a good point. About Selene's accent, she is from Ireland and still lives there during the holidays. Alan has an accent also because his and Luna's parents moved to London when Alan was about nine. Luna has an accent also but covers it up except when she angry, sort of like how luna talks in the books until Hermione insults the Quibbler in OotP. Id like to thank Adela Nightmoon for bring this to my attention if anyone has any constructive criticism or wants to beta since my beta bailed on me recently, please email me (email in profile).
