A/n: I own nothing but my soul and all the original characters and ideas in this story

"Come in" said the tired voice of the Deputy Headmistress Kathenpear, or like her friends called her, Alice. She was normally a happy ,cheerful and energetic person but she had been flooded with paperwork because of the beginning of term. Despite becoming headmistress 3 years ago it she couldn't get used to the amount of work it required to organize a few hundred students.

"Is it really that bad?"Asked a handsome man from the door.

"Why, hello Harry to what do I owe the surprise?"Answered Alice motioning for Harry to take a seat.

"Headmaster asked me to come by and give you this letter that reached his office by mistake." he said smirking a bit towards the end.

"And why were you talking to the headmaster if I may know?"She asked raising an eyebrow while opening the letter.

"I believe you should know that you are looking at the new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher." he said motioning towards himself.

"Oh that is per... oh god no this sets me back" said Alice reading the letter from the Bethrenel siblings.

"May I?"Asked Harry looking at the letter.

"Yeah sure maybe you can help me come up with a solution" she said

Harry scanned over the letter. He thought of who could possibly take them and then remembered how he was taking his own kids to Diagon Ally. Finally he came a decision.

"I will take them." He said

"Will you? Oh Harry you just saved me 3 hours of looking calling and worrying and looking and thanks it really saves time ."Said Alice gratefully

""Its no problem , really. I am taking my own kids why should I not take them.?"he asked shrugging it off as he often did with compliments.

"Well whatever reason, thank you .You have made my day when will you take them?"

"August 26 I believe. Do they have a place where I can meet them or..."

"They live in an old abandoned school just off the city of Canterbury. Its a big building surrounded by trees and bushes y'know a forest of sorts."

"What about the parents is there anything I should worry about? I mean are they ok with there kids going off with just any stranger ..."

"They are orphans. They have lived alone since they were seven. Their parents died in a terrible accident. The parents had gone out of town for a couple of days , leaving the kids with their neighbour .As they were coming back however they suffered a full body splinch. You know how rare those are but anyway no sense living in the past. After 2 weeks with child services and such annoying organizations they escaped and made their way to the school. They didn't know about this school though because their parents had lived as muggle all through their lives. It's a miracle they have lived for so long and even better that they knew just what to ask and just how to reply. I have often wanted to try to do something for those poor children. The ministry won't allow it however because they think it wi-..."

"It will make them go bigheaded just like they thought with me" interrupted Harry. He had been hearing what she was saying and couldn't believe his ears

"I thought the ministry had changed I really did..." he said shaking his head "My aurors and I would never leave children alone and we are just the defence organization"

"Yes, well child ser vices is technically outside the ministry's control, which was good when the ministry was corrupt but now it's them that are so. It's a pity but there isn't much we can do. Just like with your situation , well except Dumbledore had the underhand of that but..." she shrugged

"Yes well...we will see about that" he said quietly "Will you be composing a reply?"

"Of course, why ? Would you like to write one as well?"

"Merely sign it too, if that isn't too much to ask"

"Oh please don't be ridiculous of course you can"

"Thank you"

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"I wonder if they will reply" asked Julia the night two days after they had replied to their letters.

"They will , I am absolutely sure they will" replied Claire from her spot on her bed

They had made four beds , out of different furniture pieces . Leo and Fergus had beds made from desks turned upside down and covered with blankets. The girls had the gurneys of the infirmary. They rotated so as to make everything fair.

"And I am sure a unicorn will come here and take us to Neverland" said Leo from his bed

"Not that unlikely I assure you " replied Claire

"Yes well some of us aren't out of our minds" said Leo but whatever was going to be said in reply was cut out from a small tap coming from their window

"I told you " said Claire as she stood up and went to open the window. In came an owl dropping the letter in the centre of the room and resting on Julia's arm.

"Oh god" said Julia as the owl took off , pushing off of her rather forcefully. Claire meanwhile had grabbed the letter

"Let's open it" she said and sat in the floor in the middle motioning for the others to do so as well

Once they were all seated she opened it and grabbed the parchment inside. Carefully she began to read

Bethrenel Children

I have received your letter and arranged for our new Defence Against the Dark Arts to take you to Diagon Alley. On August 26 please await Professor Potter outside your home.

Alicia Kathenpear and Harry Potter

"AAAAAH!" yelled Claire after reading the last signature "I can not believe it HARRY POTTER is coming to take us to Diagon Alley"

"Gimmee that" said Leo to a now hysterical Claire , while snatching the letter. He scanned it and narrowed his eyes

"I still don't believe it " said Leo passing Fergus the letter. He looked it over, examined the back, sniffed it. He shrugged "I don't see why not"

"YAY! We are going to Hogwarts We are going to Hogwarts We are going to Hogwarts" Julia and Claire were dancing around smiling and singing while Fergus smiled at them and Leo sighed and rolled his eyes.

"Oh god , help us all" he muttered, receiving a punch in the arm from Fergus

"Let them be happy will you? We normally don't have much chance for happiness" he asked Leo

"Oh fine" he told him and together the watched their sisters, their only family , celebrate as happy as they had ever been.

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Bethrenel...Bethrenel...Bethre...aha" muttered Harry as he flipped through an old crumbling tome. The tome showed every magical family to ever live in Britain, and was self updating, which is why almost no one knew of it. It had been hidden inside Dumbledore's desk for years till one day , that he had requested privacy to the current headmaster, he had been instructed by the old man to take it . Now it was one of his most treasured possessions. The entry for the Bethrenels was short yet full of information

Bethrenel

One of the oldest magical families in Britain, the Bethrenel's have a fame of very rarely having magical heirs . They have been a family of both dark and light alliances, and have very rarely been neutral in wars. They were against Grindelwald in that war and were against Voldemort in the first war. During the second war , the Bethrenel's remained away from magical Britain, instead opting to make residence in a city in Kent. One of the most accomplished Bethrenel's was George Frederick Augustus Bethrenel III . He was the creator of many potions and spells as well as designer of some of the wards currently protecting Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. They are part of the currently inactive Council of Three and have two seats in the Wizengamot. The currently richest family in all of Britain and several countries in the European continent. The line is as of today active with the quadruplets : Claire Elizabeth Bethrenel, Leo Alexander Bethrenel, Fergus Peter Bethrenel ,and Julia Catherine Bethrenel.

"Well damn, the richest wizards of Britain and part of the continent , are living in an abandoned school in the middle of nowhere" said Harry shaking his head " And I thought my case was unique"