Disclaimer: yeah just go back one chapter I did it right once be happy for that
Hey this is FrankyJ sorry I fucked up last chapter with the AN fortunately I remembered this time if there are any random bits of swearing, foul language, or inappropriate remarks you can thank my beta Katsura444 who add them without me knowing... im serious I wouldn't know about any swearing damn it all. For those of you who do not know Peter died a very horrible pain filled death. The snake poison and all, reread the first chapter if you don't know about the familiar's poison. Oh and italics is parseltounge if you cant figure it out. I hope you do enjoy reading the story as much as I liked writing it.
A quick thanks to my beta Katsura444 (WHO NEEDS TO START WRITING HIS STORIES AGAIN) and on with the show...
Chapter 2
Harry Potter was sitting in the library of Potter Manor reading. At a glance that would be a little bizarre considering most ten year olds, even though he was almost eleven, would be zipping around like sugar high pixies, but what was even stranger was what Harry was reading. A textbook. To Harry knowledge was power, he got the saying from his uncle Remus even though his godfather tried to object saying Harry should goof around more. Harry snickered at the memory of his godfather hanging upside down from a rope with honey and feathers falling off of him... well his godfather did say to play a few pranks and he hasn't complied about his reading habits anymore. Harry went back to reading the transfigurations book. Transfiguration had always intrigued him and he was currently reading the theory behind animagus transformations. His father, godfather, and surrogate uncle were all animagus and with his interest in transfiguration he wanted to be one as well. While transfiguration was his favorite subject charms came as a very close second being his mother's favorite. He also found a place in his heart for potions, even though his father an uncle were greatly disturbed by this when they first found out. Harry frowned as his looked at the grandfather clock Sirius was late. By now he should have tried to prank him. It made him anxious when Sirius and his father didn't pull a prank before noon.
Harry relaxed when Shepsit, his familiar, hissed a soft warning. He quietly hissed back to her in parseltounge to calm her, no reason to scare his victims off. He then went back to reading his book as he waited for his trap to go off. He smiled when he heard a muffled bang and the sound of a rope constricting and obviously pulling his victim off the ground. Step one complete. Turning only his head around he saw a grinning Sirius and the rather large log that fell victim to his trap.
"Thought I would fall for that again didn't you Prongslet?"Sirius asked with sickly sweet voice. "Didn't count on me using a conjured object did you?"
"Actually no... I figured you'd throw dad or my little brother into the trap," Harry returned nonchalantly not bothering to get up.
"I would but your father is learning and Pup is tied up at the moment... actually tied down is much more accurate," Sirius said with a grin.
"Kind of like you?" Harry asked as his grin grew tapping the correct board with his foot.
"What the bloody hell!" Sirius yelled as the floor opened up around him, letting him fall through the floor and getting himself tangled in the rope Harry placed there. Harry smirked as he tapped the board once more shutting it then turning back to his book. He kept outsmarting his uncle and he had yet to get magic. When he was able to use it he would be King of Pranks at this rate. At that moment he heard the door open, turning he saw his little brother and sister walk in. They were twins a less than two years younger than him as their birthday was in May and his was on the last day of June. Alex, who normally had dark brown eyes and black hair, looked like a clown that couldn't stop shaking when it put its makeup on. His neon pink hair and bright red nose standing out the most. His twin Rose, who had very dark red hair and dark brown eyes, had been unaffected by the prank as she seemed to have inherited their mother's 'prank radar'.
"Hey Harry where is Uncle Sirius?" Alex asked looking slightly annoyed at his current predicament.
"The book drop," Harry responded highly amused at his little brother's and uncle's situations.
Rose tapped her foot on the trigger board to reveal a struggling Sirius. He only managed to tangle himself up even more eventually giving up with a sigh. "Wow Uncle Sirius," Rose said with a smirk. "Getting suckered into fall in the book drop. That is pretty sad considering that everyone seems to know about it. I guess if you spent a little more time in the library you would have known about it. Wouldn't you have?" She finished with very sweet voice that didn't match her grin. Glad to finally see the prankster get his just deserts.
"Just wait until I tell Lily about this." Sirius mumbled.
"Mom would beat you with a wooden spoon for trying to prank Harry, Uncle," Rose said cutting him off.
"Yeah besides who is dumb enough to get caught in the book drop? Even I know about that and I spend as much time in here as you," Alex said rubbing it in while he had the chance.
"If you help me out I'll undo the charms Pup." Sirius said reluctantly.
"No way like I'm going to fall for that twice," Alex said shaking his head. "Last time you left me to rot after I helped you. You even added more as a gift! No you can wait until Harry lets you out."
"You're learning Alex. Maybe I really am your twin after all." Rose said looking a little relieved to find her twin did indeed have a brain.
Alex would have made a retort back however Chris and David walked into the library. The two identical twins had the pitch black hair of their father, but their mother's shining silver eyes. Which unlike their mother they chose not to change their eyes claiming that it was cool. "Where's dad?" they asked at the same time.
Rose pointed into the book drop smirking. "Harry suckered him into a trap again."
"Merlin Harry!" One of the twins said.
"How do you..."
"Keep getting dad..."
"Into traps?"
"Well Chris its simple. Old age and treachery beat youth and enthusiasm every time." Harry said smirking.
"Harry that makes no since Uncle Sirius is like twenty years older than you," Alex said confused. "Shouldn't that mean he should beat you every time?"
"Well the way I see it Harry is treacherous while Uncle Sirius is way to enthusiastic." Rose explained to her twin.
"Sharp as a tack. Can't get anything past you now can I?" Harry said with a smile.
"No you can't. I'm just glad that there is some one else in the family with an appreciation for knowledge and a bit of cunning." She said examining her nails.
"Hey!" the identical twins said at once.
"Are you saying..."
"That we are dumb?"
"Well at least you get what I was insinuating. It went completely over my twin's head." Rose said with a huff.
Alex glared at his sister. "Come on CD, lets get out of here." Alex said to Chris and David. He left the library looking slightly downcast.
"You should be nicer to your twin, Rose." Harry said looking up from his book.
"I know but he can be such a fool sometimes." Rose said.
"This coming from a I-want-to-marry-the-Boy-Who-Lived fan girl." Harry said trying to get his point across.
"There is nothing wrong with that at all. Neville is cute, brave, and modest." Rose snapped back.
"He's about as cut and brave as street rat, and he is definitely not modest." Harry replied dryly.
"You're just jealous!" Rose said as if it explained the meaning of life.
"Yes, Rose I'm jealous of a bigoted selfish boy who just needs to cry and gets everything he wants on a silver platter. That definitely is why I am jealous." Harry said as if he was talking to a small child. Instead of reply Rose simply left the room, muttering about stupid jealous older brothers and why they were so short sighted. As Rose left Harry heard the pounding of his favorite cousin's feet as she sprinted into the library.
"Harwy Harwy," She shouted. "Can I play witt da snaky, pwitty pueez?" She added her best puppy dog eyes so that it was impossible for Harry to say no.
Despite what 'Baby' Ana thought Harry could resist the puppy dog eyes... just not for long. He chuckled as she tried to make her bottom lip push out more. Her bright silver eyes and bright blond hair made her even cutter than most five year olds could achieve. Not only that but she was naturally gifted in her veela powers and she used them to increase her 'cuteness level' as Sirius put it. Harry quickly said yes at which she put a sloppy kiss on his cheek and ran over to hug Shepsit. When Harry thought about it most of Sirius' children had the bright silver eyes or blond hair, after all veela genes win out in most of the genetics battle, at least that's what Anamarie, Sirius' wife, claimed. Gabriela who was turning ten at the start of August had the classic veela looks, Chris and David had the silver eyes. Jessica who just turned eight had dark hair and bright blue eyes. Rodger who turn seven had the bright blond hair and silver eyes, and 'Baby' Ana had the classic veela looks as well. Harry thoughts drifted to his family. Rose and Alex while twins were polar opposites in personalities. And while Sarah, the youngest being seven, was a virtual mini of his mother Lily, while her personality mirrored his father's. They all stayed at Potter Manor, at Lily and James' insisting, because there was enough room for all of them and even still there were ten or eleven open rooms. He was told that they had moved from Godric Hallow after a sever attack on their house. When Harry asked why they lived in Godric Hallow his mother told him that his father had to many memories of Harry's dead grandparents but decided to move back for their safety.
Harry chuckled as he watched the giggling Ana hold onto the large snake as Shepsit zipped across the floor. Shepsit liked Ana even though she would never admit it outright. In his long conversations with her he had grown to love her witty comments and sharp tongue. Of course it didn't help that Harry would seem to burst out laughing at the dinner table over nothing. Sirius would always mumble something about a damn snake making comments that only Harry could hear. Although eventually Shepsit would just slither onto Sirius look it his eyes scarring the crap out of him. The one time he pretended to be not scared by it Shepsit nipped his nose. Sirius still claimed that the damn snake tried to take his beautiful nose off.
Harry looked at the clock it was nearly three in the afternoon. "Come on Ana lets get something to eat before you our mothers tare the manor down looking for us."
"Piggyback, Harwy pueewz?" Ana asked using her puppy dog eyes on Harry again.
"Fine, hop on." Harry said allowing the five yeah old onto his back.
"Come on Shepsit, I'll get a house elf to give you a mouse." Harry hissed
"Oh, a mouse, you know I love those things." Shepsit replied happily.
Ana giggled at the hissing. Unlike most wizards the Potter family was used to Harry speaking in Parseltounge. While it made James and Sirius nervous the rest of the Potters and Blacks were used to it. Even Remus didn't mind Harry's hissing as much although he does say that it bothers his enhanced senses. However because of the 'dark' magic label on it Harry never spoke parseltounge around strangers.
As they walked Ana stared at Harry nervously. She looked like she was about to burst when Harry asked her want she wanted in an amused voice. "Pueewzteachmetofly?" she said quickly.
"What was that Ana? You're speaking to fast I can't understand you." Harry said with a grin.
Ana huffed and put on her best puppy dog eyes. "Pueewz teach me to fly pwitty pueewz?" she asked hopefully.
"I don't know maybe if ask your mom with proper English she will let you," he said with a grin. "She really is trying to get you to speak correctly."
"Could you please teach me to fly?" Ana said slowly making sure not to mess up.
"There you go now when you next see your mom we'll ask okay?" Harry asked. Ana nodded her head vigorously with excitement at the chance to fly.
"Oh, there you are Harry I was just about to go looking for you," Lily said as Harry walked in with Baby Ana on his back. "Lunch was served two hours ago, so I set some sandwiches off to the side for you. I made sure you father wouldn't be able to prank them."
"Thanks mom," Harry said as he grabbed the two sandwiches for Ana and him. "Do you know where Aunt Anamarie is?"
"I think she is outside," Lily said trying to remember where she last saw her. "Why? Is there anything I need to know about?"
"Harwy is taking me flying!" Little Ana said with excitement.
"Oh, and how is Harry going to do that?" Lily said giving Harry a no funny business look.
"I'll have her use the kid broom, mom." Harry said as if it were obvious.
"Fine but make sure you ask Aunt Anamarie. Okay?" She said making sure Harry promised.
"Don't worry mom I will," Harry said trying not to upset his mother. When she got mad it was better to run to the nearest shelter and wait for the explosions to end. "Besides I won't do anything silly like Dad or Uncle Sirius manage to."
Harry took Ana out to the garden to look for her mom. He noticed that Shepsit was lying lazily on a rock near the door. As he looked he saw Sarah and Jessica trying to garden while Gabriela showed them the correct way along with Aunt Anamarie. Rose was sitting in the shade reading a book while the guys played quidditch. It was James, Alex, and Roger versus Sirius, Chris, and David. Usually that was pretty even because the twins had better communication than Alex and Roger, but James was slightly better than Sirius. Currently Sirius' team was winning 210 to 190. Harry started to walk over to Aunt Anamarie, more accurately he was dragged by the arm of Baby Ana who insisted that they hurry. "Mommy can Harry please teach me how to ride a broom?" Ana asked slowly but as adult like as she could.
Aunt Anamarie looked amused at the eagerness in Baby Ana's eyes but couldn't help be a little shocked that she said a whole sentience without a lisp or any grammar problems. She turned toward Harry with a eyebrow raised questionably.
"Kiddy broom" he mouthed to her. Aunt Anamarie smiled.
"Well I suppose that you can, if you're careful"
"Harwy, Harwy, come on! She said yes now you have to! You have to cause you promised!" Baby Ana demanded fiercely as she dragged Harry to the broom shed. Harry waved as he was getting dragged off only to see Sarah and Jessica mouth 'whipped' to him. He chuckled, though, as Gabriel glared at the two and said something he couldn't quite hear but made them both blush a dark crimson and sent Aunt Anamarie into laughing fit. Harry grabbed the kiddy broom from the shed and walked out to the edge of the quidditch pitch. He set the broom down and showed Ana were to stand.
"Alright Ana hold your hand like this. Alright good now say up like you would to a dog," Harry explained trying to get the five year old to understand. After a few minutes of showing he the correct position and tips of how to hold on he told her to jump of the ground as hard as she could. Ana, to Harry's surprise was a natural flier. She took to the sky like a fish to water, although the kiddy broom was charmed to only go a maximum of four feet hight and five miles per hour. After about 15 minutes of watching her fly around she came back to Harry.
"Harwy this is kid stuff can you talk me up on your broom? Please?" She said looking hopeful.
Harry sighed he looked around the girls had all gone inside to do some girl stuff and the guys were oblivious playing quidditch. "Fine but lets go to the other side of the house." Harry said.
"I love you sooooo much Harwy!" she half shouted. Harry chuckled and walked back to the shed to grab his Nimbus 1000. It was his father's broom in his seventh year so while it was nothing to laugh at it was outclassed compared to the Nimbus 2000 that just came out. Harry scooped Ana into his arms and carried her to the other side of the house. This side had a big forest but Harry had flown above the trees before so it didn't matter. Mounting the broom he had the five year old sit in front of him as he wrapped his arms around her protectively. Harry slowly climbed above the trees letting Ana get a good view of the forest. After some lazy circles Harry tried a half hearted dive to test how the broom handled two people. Ana screamed with joy as each time Harry went a little fast and a little closer to the tree tops.
Inside the house Gabriel saw the two on the broom when she walked by a window. Stopping she watched them as the dived over and over again. "He's always has been good with little kids." her mother said from behind her.
Gabriel whipped around quickly. "Who has mother?" she tried to ask innocently.
"I'm not blind you know. No matter how much you may wish it," Anamarie said watching Harry and Baby Ana fly. "I know you have a crush on him as well," she grinned at Gabriel's blush. "See you don't exactly hide it well dear."
"Please don't tell anyone mom." Gabriel begged.
"No need to worry the only ones who don't know are riding that broom," Anamarie said still grinning. "And that's only because Ana is to young to understand in a few years she will and then you might have competition with the way she has Harry wrapped around her finger."
Gabriel paled then got a fierce look of determination on her face. "Don't laugh mother, Harry just likes her because she is young, innocent, and has irresistible puppy eyes."
"I know dear but it was funny when you thought it was true for a moment." Anamarie said giggling. "Besides I'm sure with your veela powers Harry will find you irresistible. Not only that but your father and James are conspiring to get the two of you together. It's cute watching them plot in corners whenever you two look at each other. Although it's even cuter that Harry is clueless."
"Moooom!" Gabriel whined.
o-o
Weeks had past since that day and Harry's birthday was fast approaching. He didn't seem to notice though with all of the stuff that happened in Potter Manor. Between dodging pranks, getting pulled into things by Ana, studying, and the occasional quidditch match when he got dragged into games that were 'uneven'. While he was an excellent flier his arm was not that great making him a mediocre chaser. Most of the time during the big family games, only Lily, Anamarie, Gabriela, Harry and of course Baby Ana didn't participate, he would sit and read while occasionally listening to the girls talk. But now he was sitting in the forest reading a very good book about Auror fighting tactics. After all it wouldn't be proper if the heir to the Ancient and Noble House of Potter couldn't last in a duel. Even though his mother and father frowned upon that kind of thinking Harry liked traditions that made sense and being able to defend the family honor made sense. It was all very simple in Harry's mind. As he was thinking his gaze drifted up to the quidditch game being played. He frowned when he saw Alex doing a poorly executed sloth roll to intercept the quaffle. He had a bad habit of seeing the flaws in others' flying ability. Harry shook his head trying to clear his head while he turned to his sunbathing familiar.
"How can you always demand I work so hard while you sleep for half the day?" Harry asked.
"Just because I sleep in the day does not mean that I don't work hard I have to train your wimpy and pathetic mind to control its thoughts so we can actually try mind speaking without your mind sounding like stampeding griffin." Shepsit replied.
"About that, I read up on a magic called Occlumency apparently its used to guard against Legilimency which is used to read minds. However while it will guard my mind it also revolves around clearing my head of thoughts and eventually organizing them. It could also help me focus my magic more, it is also supposed to help when trying to become and animagus." Harry explained.
"Hmm, so this would help organize your mind and if I understand it right will help with your magic in general?" Shepsit asked curious about the magic.
"Yes in a nutshell." Harry said.
"In a what?" the snake asked confused.
"Never mind it a dumb human thing" he said dismissively.
"Well your going to master this Occlumency this summer if I have to bite you every second to motivate you" Shepsit said fiercely.
Harry sighed as he looked at the snake. "Nothing is ever easy is it?" he said dismissively. He then turned back to his book frowning. While he liked the book he just found it boring and idiotic to be honest. Yes he need dueling tactics but this didn't make sense. In real fight you wouldn't send one curse back and forth. It would be smarter to chain spells making a huge barrage of attacks that would drown your opponent, and why block when you can dodge with a tenth of the effort. No wonder Auror did bad in the last war they were playing 'fair' when the Death Eaters lied, cheated, and stole to get what they wanted done. He wouldn't make that mistake if he could help it.
As Harry lost himself in thought he didn't notice the game end or the fact that the Potters and Blacks were planning a going away party to surprise him with. They just needed to get him out the house with out him noticing anything. Suddenly James looked like the cat that caught the canary and dragged Sirius into the corner who looked like Christmas had come early after a quick chat.
Back outside Harry decided that the book was rubbish and started to head inside. When he got there he noticed everyone was acting strangely quite and... normal. Something was wrong and he didn't know what. His pranking senses where screaming at him to run away as fast as he could and not look back but he couldn't do that. He slowly walked to the library watching everyone suspiciously as they acted particularly interested in something as he went by. Yes something was up and that meant he was going to booby trap his room so tight tonight that it would be unwise for anyone to get close to his room. But until then his annoying familiar wouldn't let him go any where but to get his mind in order. After all can't have his mind so messy that 'its louder than a stamped of drunken elephants' that is constantly disrupting his familiar's sleep.
The next morning Harry woke up thinking something today was special for some reason and tried to remember last night. "Oh yeah thats right," he thought. "I had actually gotten to the 'sanctuary' part of my mind." Having already practiced meditation to as Shepsit put it 'not scream every single thought into my head so I can actually sleep' had made finding his sanctuary surprisingly simple. Harry found that his mind was rather unorganized and chaotic. His memories were all over the place just drifting around making his mind a total zoo. If it wasn't for the fact that Shepsit actually bit him when he tried to go to bed he wouldn't have been able to organize a small portion of his mind. When he finally got to his room he half heartedly put up traps. Remembering the traps he looked to the door only to see James, Sirius, Chris, David, Alex, and Roger all stuck in one trap or another. They all looked at him and chuckled nervously.
"So Harry are you going to let us down?" James asked.
"Hardly," Harry said with a grin. "If you managed to get stuck in traps by trying to prank me thats your problem, not mine." He said as he got dressed and walked out of the room for breakfast.
"Prongslet, let me down! Prongslet! Harry! Harry!" Sirius tried but failed as Harry just ignored him.
"So..." Alex said. "How did Uncle Sirius convince us that pranking Harry would be a good idea?"
"Remember, he said that all of the traps Harry would set up we already knew about and it would be so easy." Roger said shaking his head.
"Don't blame me it was your Uncle James' idea." Sirius said.
"Hey whose the one who came to me saying Harry was asleep and an easy target?" James replied.
The six males all started to argue while Harry walked down the hall toward breakfast. He never thought that he would ever wake to a more hilarious sight in his life than Sirius hanging upside down in his boxers with and bright pink afro and a sign stuck to his chest that read 'This mutt lost to the hound'. Harry remembered the last time he Sirius was called a mutt by James, Sirius hadn't stopped the all the pranks until James apologized. That was the month that Harry had learned to never piss off Sirius... Oh well sometimes you had to beat the messages you wanted them to know into their heads.
"Morning mom," Harry said in a very good mood. "What's for breakfast?"
All the girls just stared at him for a minute not used to him being so happy. "Where are the other boys and does that have to do with why your so happy?" Gabriela asked.
Harry just gave her a brilliant smile that caused her to blush and look down. Harry being the red blooded male he is, failed to notice the affect of the smile but everyone else in the room who were females noticed instantly. Lily passed Harry a plate with some eggs, bacon, toast, and breakfast sausage as she went to get her morning coffee. It took forever to get instructions for homemade coffee but once she gave it to the house elves she could have her beautiful coffee every morning. The rest of the family still preferred tea to coffee as they couldn't stand the bitter taste. "Make sure that the guys get to breakfast before the food gets cold, Harry." Lily said.
"They will be here to kill me in... what time is it?" Harry asked.
"eight minutes to eight," Anamarie said as she cast the tempus spell.
"Right they well be here to kill me in 23 minutes." Harry stated rather calmly.
"So you need to be gone in that time right?" Anamarie said.
"Well yes, unless I want two adult and four annoying brats chasing me throughout the house trying to kill me." Harry said with a vicious smile. "Then again it would be a perfect opportunity to get my revenge for all those years Uncle Sirius and dad pranked me."
"How about you and Gabriela go to Diagon Alley to get me some books instead?" Anamarie said. At this Gabriela looked up smiling brightly at the idea of a 'date' with even if it was simply going to get books from Flourish and Blotts.
Lily quickly caught onto what Anamarie was planning. "Harry you will go last time you had a prank war with James and Sirius you recked half the house." she said sternly.
"Mom that wasn't me and you know it," Harry said innocently. "Its not my fault that Uncle Sirius and dad decided to curse everything they saw."
Lily huffed and sent Harry a playful glare. "Be that as it may, your still going to go to Diagon Alley until the boys calm down."
"Can I come with Harwy to mom?" Baby Ana asked.
"No dear I'm sorry but you have lessons today," Anamarie said. Each of the children had lessons on etiquette, magic, and economics until they went to Hogwarts, Lily had insisted on it. "So do you three, so don't bother asking." Anamarie added as she pointed to Rose, Sarah, and Jessica.
"Yes Aunt Ana/Mom." the three choired.
"I am glad you agree now hurry up and eat." She said.
When Harry and Gabriela finished eating Anamarie gave Harry the book list and a bag of galleons.
"Now Harry I want you to have a nice time in Diagon Alley you have been studying way too much," Lily said. "Go to Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlor and relax, okay?"
"Alright mom," Harry said. "But for the record you're starting to sound like dad."
"While study is important it is also important to have a good time every now and again." Lily said. "Now go and have a good time together." Lily instantly realized her mistake in words and silently swore numerous profanities at her slip.
Harry stopped and looked at his mother a little suspiciously while he took the portkey she was handing him. "I'm leaving Shepsit here, Mom." he said with a calculating look in his eyes.
"Alright that portkey will take you to Diagon Alley and will activate at two in the afternoon bringing you back." Lily explained.
With that Harry and Gabriela activated the portkey and Gabriela looked at Lily gratefully as she disappeared. Lily walked back to the dining room and sat down noticing next to Anamarie. The girls had already left to go get the decorations for the party.
"Harry suspected something didn't he?" Anamarie asked.
"Yeah, I slipped up and told them to enjoy their time together." Lily said.
"At least he doesn't suspect the party," Anamarie said.
Right then the six males that had fallen into Harry's trap ran into the room demanding to know where Harry is. Lily and Anamarie promptly burst out laughing at the state of the six victims. When Lily had calmed down enough to tell them they sent Harry to Diagon Alley with Gabriela to distract him, James and Sirius grinned forgetting about getting 'pranked' for now. The guys then went to start setting up for the party while the girls cooked and helped were they could. The house elves helped them eagerly when they found out who the party was for after all Harry was quite nice to them.
When Harry and Gabriela arrived at Diagon Alley they noticed that it was rather empty compared to other times they had been their. It simply meant that they had an easier time getting around without having to dodge the mobs of people. They decided to go to Flourish and Blotts first to so they could enjoy the rest of the day not having to worry about anything else. After picking up the books on the list Harry grabbed a book on Occlumency trying to be conservative with the money they had. He realized that this was a mistake though when they paid as they realized that they had more than enough to get launch, ice cream, and to do any other shopping while having plenty extra. Being in one ancient and rich house, and being practically family to another did have its benefits Harry determined.
After going around Diagon Alley to all the different shops they decided to go to the Leaky Cauldron for lunch. After ordering some food and a pair of butterbeers they sat down at a booth and started to talk.
"Are you excited to finally go to Hogwarts?" Gabriela asked.
"Well yeah but I'm going to miss everyone back home," Harry said. "Although I'll be glad to finally get a wand and be able to use magic. I'm a little worried about what house I'm going to be in. Ravenclaw would be nice because I would be able to gain so much knowledge in that house. But Gryffindor is where mom, dad, and uncle Sirius were for their years and they enjoyed it."
"Remember that my mother was in Ravenclaw though so it's not like its a bad house and you wouldn't have to deal with the Slytherins nearly as much," Gabriela explained. "Then again in Gryffindor you could have a much better time instead of being stuck with a bunch of nerds."
"You're not helping me much you know," Harry growled.
"I don't even think we get to choose though," Gabriela said laughing at Harry's predicament.
"No Hogwarts, A History says that they use the Sorting Hat, a magical artifact the founders made, to sort the first years." Harry told the half-veela.
"Fine so you don't know what house you want to be in but do you want to play quidditch you are a good enough flier you know?" Gabriela asked changing the topic.
"I don't honestly know," Harry said thinking. "I am good at flying but my arm sucks. I don't really want to be seeker. Dad was a chaser and when I actually took the time to look at the game I realized that chasers can have a bigger effect on the game than a seeker."
"Well couldn't you get better at throwing the quaffle and stuff?" Gabriela asked.
"How can you honestly expect an eleven year old kid to throw a quaffle really far?" Harry asked. "I mean in fourth or fifth year I could be a decent chaser, but now? I don't think so."
"Wasn't Uncle James a really good chaser early on?" Gabriela asked.
"Yeah in his second year he was a pretty big deal if he hadn't become an Auror he could have been an international chaser for England they did scout him numerous times." Harry said.
"Whatever I am sure you will do fine this year at Hogwarts." Gabriela said with confidence.
"Thanks Gabby, I always do appreciate your advise," Harry said honestly.
Gabriela blushed at the nickname if it was anyone else even her dad she would have killed them but Harry could do it without noticing it affect her at all. "Lets get out of here and go do something." Gabriela said.
They left the Leaky Cauldron and started to go around Diagon Alley having fun. They had ice cream eventually and continued to talk about nothing of any importance until it was finally time to go home. Telling Gabriela to hold onto the portkey they waited for it to activate. When it finally did they arrived in the back yard near the quidditch pitch and started to walk inside.
When Harry opened the door he noticed two things in particular. The first was that it was silent, this was bad because it was never quite in Potter Manor some one was always being loud or some prank was going off that was how it was. The second thing was that no lights were on. While it was still bright out side there would usually be lights of some sort on. Harry looked to Gabriela who noticed this things as well. When she saw his questioning eyes she simply shook her head. Harry brought a finger to his mouth telling her to be quite, something was up and he didn't like it. He knew they wouldn't have gone out because they knew he and Gabriela would come back at two so they had to be in the house. Suddenly that thought of the something being special today started to nag him like it did when he woke up. But he couldn't remember so he banished the thought and went back to looking around. As they went further into the house it got increasingly difficult to see without the light from outside. They made their way through the hallway when Gabriela stopped.
"Did you hear that?" Gabriela said quietly sounding worried.
"Hear what?" Harry asked just as quietly.
"I thought it came from the living room." she responded walking over to the door. "Wanna check it out?"
"Fine but stay close, alright?" Harry said as he slowly opened the door. He couldn't see any thing in the darkness as he slowly crept into the room.
"SUPRISE!" everyone except Harry yelled including Gabriela.
"Sweet Merlin! Are you all trying to give me a heart attack?" Harry said looking extremely shocked. "Oh Merlin its my birthday isn't it?" Everyone nodded at him as he sighed. "I knew something was up."
Harry was quickly grabbed by Sirius and James and pulled over to the cake. Harry quickly blew the candles out, then let his mom and Anamarie hand out cake. Harry finally got a good look around when he to see who all was here. Of course all the Potters and Blacks were present but there was also an old stern looking woman smiling at him on the couch along with Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody who was looking around cautiously and a girl with bright pink hair that was talking to Remus. There were also other people that Harry didn't know the names of but knew that they were friends of his parents. Harry grabbed a piece of cake from his mother and went to talk to Alex, Chris, and David about the whole surprise party thing. After a while the cake was gone and Harry was told to open presents. He mainly got books from everyone including some of his family. His dad and Sirius got him a Nimbus 2000 claiming that while he couldn't have one at school yet he could always use it at Potter Manor. Rose got him a cooking guide saying that if he liked potions cooking was practically the same. Alex, Chris, and David got him some dragon hide gloves and a knife with multiple enchantments on it for his potions work. Sarah and Jessica both walked up to him with smirks as they gave him a book called The Idiots Guide To All Things Female claiming that with his looks he could be getting all the older girls as long as he lightened up a little. After the girls sat down Gabriela walked up to him with her gift. As she gave it to Harry she thanked him for the wonderful trip to Diagon Alley before kissing him on the cheek. She quickly retreated to the back of the room to avoid the amused looks of the adults. Harry opened the box to reveal a rather nice dress robe that was dark blue and with a silver trim. Harry looked up to see Roger and Baby Ana, who gave him a cage full of mice for his familiar and Baby Ana gave him a big sloppy kiss on the cheek coping Gabriela. Everyone else mainly just got him books on quidditch or other things every eleven year old boy would want. Finally the old stern looking woman walked up to Harry and presented an envelope.
"Hello Mr. Potter my name is Minerva McGonagall," she said. "I am the Deputy Headmistress of Hogwarts, as well as the Transfiguration Professor and Gryffindor Head of House. This is your letter to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. I hope to see you this school year and maybe even in Gryffindor House." She said with a wink.
"Thank you Professor," Harry said as he started to read the letter.
Headmaster; Albus Dumbledore
(Order of
Merlin, First Class, Grand Sorc., Chf. Warlock, Supreme Mugwump,
International Confed. of Wizards)
Dear Mr Potter,
We are pleased to inform you that you have been excepted at
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Please find enclosed a
list of all necessary books and equipment.
Term begins on 1 September. We await your owl by no later
then the 10th of August.
Yours Sincerely
Minerva McGonagall
Deputy Headmistress
All of the children crowded around to read the letter. As Harry finished he simply passed the letter on to Rose who was next to him. "Looks like you'll make the cut off next year, Gabriela" Harry said. After the letter was passed around Harry looked over the list of supplies he would need and wrote them down. "Mom when are we going to go to get my supplies for school?" he asked.
"We can go this weekend and hopefully we will miss the normal rush for school supplies." Lily replied.
The rest of the night was rather uneventful with a few games of exploding snap the kids played and the adults talking in a different room. Eventually every one went to the Living Room for dinner which was had roast beef, mashed potatoes and gravy, a few vegetables that his familiar made him eat, and a verity of other foods. When that was done everyone started to head home for the night. The kids stayed playing different games and pranking each other and were eventually sent to bed by the adults, Lily and Anamarie because James and Sirius don't really count as adults in this case. Harry fell asleep with a smile on his face not knowing about to rude awakening he was going to have.
Harry woke when a bucket of freezing cold water fell on him. Following the instincts he had honed to avoid pranks he jumped out of his bed that shot out glue and feathers everywhere. He managed to sidestep the rope that would have pulled him off his feet only to get into the path of a dung bomb. Using reflexes he didn't know he had he ducked under the dung bomb only for it to explode right over him shower his room with shit. As the walls got splattered they shot out multiple beams of light that Harry knew were different charms dodging the more embarrassing ones and allowing the minor annoyances to hit him he quickly bolted out of the room. When he was a foot out of the door he slid beneath the dung bombs only to stop in front of a transfigured dog that pissed on him. Now he was pissed. Harry got up and walked into his room ignoring all the other pranks that were activated only to dodge the ones that would slow him down. He grabbed his sword Shepsit made him learn to use since he could walk and made his way to the Living Room. Harry determined that he must have looked ridiculous and smelled horrible but that didn't matter Sirius crossed the line on this one and he was going to pay.
Sirius looked at the clock as he and the rest of the family ate breakfast. It was 7:30 and the only reason that everyone but Harry was up was because the girls aways got up early and the guys wanted to see the pranks that were done on Harry. Sirius stood up as he felt a chill go down his spine. He tried to remember where and when he felt that chill before he decided to flee the room. He was about to go to the door when he felt something sharp touching his privates. He froze not daring to move as he recognized that sword.
"Sirius you have three seconds to remove these pranks and beg for mercy before I castrate you. One..." Harry said in a very cold voice that was barely above a whisper from behind him. Now he remembered that chill, the last time he felt that chill he had just spied on Lily and a few other girls in the shower and was in the hospital wing for a month. Things were not looking good.
"Harry be reasonable you did prank me first..." Sirius said looking to others for help but getting none.
"Two..." the sword started to push further into he privates as he tried to move away.
"Har-Harry put th-the sword d-down..."
"THREE" Harry pulled the sword back to swing the blade into Sirius' balls only for said man to turn into a big black dog and running away. "You can run but I will still have your balls mounted on a pike Sirius" Harry said in a sing song voice that seemed to come from everywhere. Sirius needed to get outside so he could apparate somewhere safe... several thousand miles way.
"Here puppy, Harry has a present for you," Harry said still using his creepy sing song voice that came from everywhere. "It will only hurt for a minute... actually it will probably hurt for the rest of your life but fair is fair." Sirius skidded across a corner still in dog form only to see Harry standing there swinging the sword playfully. "Hello puppy!"
The rest of the day the entire house heard screams or howls of pain coming from throughout the house and the occasional yell of joy from Harry. In the end Sirius undid the pranks and begged for mercy multiple times... he didn't get any. It was only after promising to never prank him again and giving him numerous favors like unlimited access to the Black library and spells that Harry let him off with numerous cuts and a couple stab wounds. That day was officially called the Grim Hunt from that day on and Sirius would have phantom pain for years to come.
Harry got up that Saturday with a huge grin on his face. It was three days ago when he chased Sirius around the house cutting him to pieces. He didn't even have to worry about pranks as while only he and Sirius knew all the details none of the guys would dare incur his wrath by a badly placed prank. Because of this the girls were happier and showed Harry their gratitude by doing little things like cooking him extra food and other things like that. Harry was happy to receive the little benefits even if he only went after Sirius in a hellbent rage for himself. Waste not, want not after all. As he entered the kitchen he greeted his mother.
"Morning Harry," Lily said. "We are going to go to Diagon Alley today to pick up your school supplies."
"Alright, is everyone coming or is it just us?" Harry asked.
"Everyone will be coming because Anamarie needs to run a few errands along with James and Sirius." Lily answered as she gave Harry a plate full of food.
Once everyone made their way to breakfast and had gotten enough to eat they all set out for Diagon Alley. James, Sirius, Anamarie, and Lily all went to different parts of the Alley telling the children to meet them at the Leaky Cauldron at noon for lunch and to not spend all of their allowance. Harry went to Flourish and Blotts first with Gabriela and Rose talking animatedly about the different traps they should use to guard against pranks when he is at Hogwarts. When they got there they each looked at the different books that interested them Harry got another book on Occlumency as he had finished the other one as well as some more on animagus and dueling. His Occlumency had improved slightly and he was still less than a tenth of the way through his memories even with his hours of practice every night. He left after paying asking Rose to distract Gabriela so he could get her a gift. Rose simply rolled her eyes at him and said that he owed her one. He hadn't been able to get a gift earlier and the last time he was at Diagon Alley it was with Gabriela so he couldn't very well abandon her. As he was looking he passed a somewhat rundown shop he decided he should take a look elsewhere before going to such a rundown shop. After hours of looking he couldn't find anything he could get for her. Every thing he wanted to get her was too expensive. He gave up for now and went to the Leaky Cauldron for lunch.
Gabriela was slightly worried. Rose had told her that Harry had to get some things quickly before joining back up with them but the next time she saw him was at lunch hours later. Not only that but he looked like he was lost in thought and slightly disappointed. She decided to try and cheer him up he only seemed to get more and more depressed something was wrong. She just couldn't figure out what. Everyone left agreeing to finish up shopping and being back at the Leaky Cauldron at three to get Harry's wand.
After launch Harry was upset no he was down right miserable his good mood from earlier was completely destroyed. Gabriela's birthday was tomorrow and he still couldn't find a decent present he looked everywhere for one but couldn't find anything that was worth it. Gabriela even tried to cheer him up and that just depressed him more when he realized she would be upset about not getting a present. He stopped and looked up miserably at the rundown shop he saw earlier. "Ah what the hell," he thought as he walked into the shop.
"Hello," he said as he walked up to the old lady at the counter. "Its my friends birthday tomorrow and I still don't have a present for her. I wanted to get something nice because I'm going to Hogwarts and she goes next year. Unfortunately I only have 15 galleons. Do you think you could help me?"
"This friend of yours are you close to her?" The old witch asked with a knowing smile.
Harry blushed. "Its nothing like that," he said quickly.
"And my names not Isla Stainwright." she said with a grin digging through a box on the other side of the counter. "Here take these mirrors they are called two-way mirrors simply press this button or tap it with your wand to activate then the other mirror will buzz and vibrate, its the same to answer them. After that you can have a conversation thousands of miles way even if your in Hogwarts and she isn't."
"Are you sure she will want them." Harry asked skeptically.
"Positive just give them both to her and let her do the rest. Trust me." Isla said.
"Thank you so much. How much are they?" Harry asked.
"They're free sweetie." she said. "My husband and I used them before he passed away. Just put them to good use and you can have them for free."
"Thank you again you've helped me so much." Harry said as he left the shop.
Harry went back to the Leaky Cauldron arriving right at three. Everyone was already there and they went off to Ollivander's to get Harry a wand. Only James and Lily went into the shop as it was a tradition and they didn't want the kids knowing early or for them to be alone. As he entered the store he couldn't help but feel a slight calling by something in the shop. Shepsit stirred across the weak mental connection they shared.
"Ah, hello young Harry how are you today?" Ollivander said appearing out of nowhere and scarring the crap out of Harry who was now as stiff as a board. "James Potter, mahogany, eleven inches, griffin claw core, and Lily Potter, willow, ten and a quarter inches, unicorn hair core. Of course young Harry, come to look for a wand have you?"
"Nope just hoping that some creepy old geezer would jump out at me?" Harry said dryly.
"Harry," Lily said in warning.
"Sorry, but can we hurry up I kind of want my wand." Harry said not sounding the least bit sorry.
Ollivander chuckled. "Which arm do you wright with?" he asked Harry.
"I'm ambidextrous, I wasn't going to not be able to use both hands for anything as important as writing."
"Which hand do you prefer?" Ollivander asked chuckling.
"My right." Harry said slightly annoyed.
After what seemed to be forever Harry was getting annoyed he had probably tried ever wand in here and he felt compelled go pick up the black box a shelf not ten feet away. "Aw screw it" he thought as he walked up to the box ignoring everyone around him. He quickly picked the box up and looked at the wand inside it looked to be between ten or eleven inches and was a very dark blue when the light reflected off of it otherwise it looked black. Harry grabbed the wand and lifted it up. The wand sent out a low hum as a bright blue light shined off of it. To everyone else it was a bright cold light that seemed to go through them looking at their soul, but to Harry he felt complete in a strange way.
"Ah, interesting Cerbera wood, ten and a half inches, thestial hair core." Ollivander said looking interest by the wand. "It isn't actually of my design my father made that in 1634 B.C. one of his first wands he made but also one of the best. It is good for focusing a strong magical core but most of the time it won't work for anyone. Interesting indeed."
"Thats cool and all but how much does it cost?" Harry asked still annoyed he wasted two hours.
"Oh, that will be 10 galleons." Ollivander said.
With that everyone left to Potter Manor. Harry was excited for the Gabriela's birthday tomorrow. He couldn't wait to give her his gift. After dinner and after he managed to remove the blasted Ministry tracking charms with a lot of work, Shepsit demanded he work on his Occlumency until she determined he was done for the night. After what seemed like hours of looking though memories and organizing them into their designated places, Harry was allowed some sleep. He woke up the next morning and quickly got dressed and headed toward breakfast. When he saw Gabriela he said good morning before grabbing a plate full of food. After breakfast everyone demanded that Harry distract Gabriela so they could set up the decorations. Eventually Harry took Gabriela on a walk through the family forest. They talked as they walked through the forest enjoying the quiet forest and their chat. Eventually the two sat against a tree while talking quietly.
"Harry, did you take me out here so the others could set up for the party?" Gabriela asked.
"Uh, no?" he said sounding unsure. Gabriela just glared at him. "Alright yes but they made me." he said trying to get the half-veela to stop glaring at him.
"Okay as long as you're being honest with me." She said.
"Wanna head back inside they are probably done by now." Harry asked.
"Just a few more minutes," she said as she leaned against Harry taking in his scent.
"Its your birthday Gabby," he said. "Oh and Gabby."
"Yeah," she said quietly.
"Happy Birthday"
"Thanks," she mumbled sleepily.
Around half an hour latter Harry woke Gabriela up and they headed inside. After taking her into the Living Room where everyone yelled surprise they sat down and started on the cake. After the cake was gone Gabriela opened presents from everyone there except for Harry's. Harry walked up to her and gave her the gift. When she saw the two mirror Harry explained what they did to her and she was ecstatic.
"Harry I want you to have one when you go to school." she said fiercely with a fire in her eyes.
"Okay Gabby," he said. He was going to say argue but the look in her eyes was enough to shut him up. The rest of the night went on like a normal party the kids played games and the adults chatted. Everyone left when it got late and the mothers made everyone go to bed.
Weeks went by and eventually it was September 1st and Harry had to go to Kings Cross Station for the Hogwarts Express. The Blacks and Potters took a portkey to the station. Loading everything up onto a cart Harry followed his father and Sirius to the portal as the others went took a portkey right to the station. Harry stopped as he stood between the stations nine and ten. Turning to his dad with a confused look James pointed to the brick pillar by station ten.
"That is the portal to station nine and three quarters," James said seriously. "Grab your cart and go through it." James and Sirius watched as he eyed the wall. "Oh and its best to go at a run the first time. Nerves and all that."
Harry turned to the brick wall with his cart and pushed it as fast as he could. Half way there he had reached a good speed when his instincts told him to not run into the brick wall. Harry pushed the feeling aside and increased his speed, it wouldn't do for his dad and Sirius to see him wimp out. Harry closed his eyes right as he was getting close to the wall and half a second later he slammed into his cart knocking the wind out of him as he fell over. Sirius and James were laughing on floor and couldn't stop.
"Let me guess its the other pillar?" Harry asked as he climbed to his feet. James and Sirius couldn't say anything while they were laughing so instead just shook their heads yes. Grumbling Harry walked though the portal with James and Sirius a few feet behind. As Harry got to the other side he quickly pulled his sword out of his trunk and pointed it right were James' balls would be. A second later James stopped laughing as he felt Harry's sword poking his family jewels.
"Harry..." James said nervously but stopped as Sirius came though the portal bumping him into the sword. James let out a girlish shriek as he was stabbed in the nuts. Harry smirked as he put his sword away, while Sirius held his balls because of phantom pain.
"In the future, dad," Harry said with a sadistic smile. "Next time you think about pranking me remember that."
Harry walked over to the rest of the family who were talking to the Weasley's. He noticed that the girls were talking to a girl their age while the guys were talking to the other Weasleys. Harry talked to a boy his age, Ron while, he waited for his dad to limp over with the help of Sirius.
"What happened to him?" both of the Weasley twins asked at the same time.
"He decided it would be funny to prank me." Harry stated like it was the most obvious thing in the world. "I don't like it when people prank me and they have yet to get the message."
Both twins winced at the man who was limping obviously by the way he walked he got hit in the balls. They felt for him. "Do us a favor..." one twin started.
"and warn us..."
"if we ever..."
"piss you off..."
"It will be less painful to end our lives ourselves..." they both finished.
Chris and David looked at each other before turning to the twins. "So you guys..."
"can twin speak too?"
"Yes," the Weasley twins said at the same time.
"What else can you do?" the black twins asked.
"Many things..." Said one Weasley twin.
"many, many things..." the other said.
"I'm Fred, he's George..."
"No, I'm Fred and you're George..."
"Are you sure?"
"No... are you?
"I haven't got a clue." they both finished
"Cool!" the black twins said. "You got to teach us!"
The two pairs of identical twins talked while the Potters and Blacks said goodbye to Harry. After a few minutes his father gave him a snowy white owl he decided to call Hedwig. When he asked why when there are school owl James simply said that they were slow and dumb at which Hedwig hooted in agreement.
Finally Harry turned to Gabriela "Hey I'll see you latter Gabby. Use the mirrors if you want to talk."
"Alright Harry, bye." she said giving him one last hug goodbye.
"Yeah, bye" Harry said as he grabbed his stuff and put it on the train.
Harry fallowed Ron to an empty compartment and talked for a while. A few minutes after the train started a girl with bushy hair walked into the compartment asking if they had room in the compartment. The boys looked at each other and shrugged. After talking for a bit they discovered that the girl's name was Hermione Granger. They started to talk about Hogwarts; A History for a while before they moved on to the different houses.
"I think that I'm going to be in Ravenclaw, since that house is about knowledge," Harry said unsure. "I don't know though Gryffindor sounds good too and both my parents went there."
"I'll probably be in Gryffindor," Ron said. "My whole family has been there, so I will probably end up there to. What about you Hermione where do you think you'll end up?"
"I think Ravenclaw as well," she answered biting her lip. "I like knowledge so that house is were I will likely end up."
The door opened as she finished to reveal a blond boy their age with two big goons behind him. "Do any of you know were Longbottom is?" he asked with boredom.
"No," Harry answered for the group sounding equally bored. "And it is rude to interrupt others while they are talking."
"Do you know who I am?" the blond boy asked.
"Lets see platinum blond hair overloaded with gel, rude bratty attitude, two goons to back you up, and expensive robes to make up for your looks you most be a Malfoy. The only Malfoy our age is Draco so that must be you." Harry said still sounding bored. He had read a few books on the current ancient families and of them he hated Malfoys the most. He didn't know if it was their attitude, the fact that Lucius Malfoy tried to kill his parents, or all the ridiculous blood laws that passed because of them but he didn't like them.
"And who the hell are you then?" Malfoy asked.
"Harry Potter," he said. "You might recognize it as the family your father attack a decade ago."
"Oh yes, Potters" Malfoy said spitting the name out. "You are a lot of weak and stupid wizards aren't you. Your dad marring that mudblood whore."
"Now, now Malfoy its rude to say such foul words in the company of a lady." Harry said like he was talking to a small child. "If you keep it up I might have to wash you mouth out."
"Thats probably another mudblood whore as well by the look of her." Malfoy said ignoring Harry's threat. Never a good idea. "And you," he continued looking at Ron. "You must be a Weasley, with that ridiculous bright orange hair, freckles and second hand robes."
Ron got up looking furious but one look from Harry and he sat down. He didn't know what it was but that look in his eyes promised pain if he didn't sit down. Harry turned back to Malfoy. "Yes, that is Ron Weasley and this is Hermione Granger. Anything else Malfoy or are you just going to foul up our compartment with your stench?"
Malfoy looked furious and fingered his wand. "Watch what you say Potter you might piss off someone more powerful than you."
"Good thing no one that powerful is in this room." Harry replied calmly.
Malfoy left with a sneer taking his two goons with him. Hermione turned on Harry and demanded to know what just happened. "Hermione, mudblood is a derogatory name for a muggle born witch or wizard. He was making fun of you Hermione."
"Oh," she said. "But why would he do that?"
"Some pure-blood families are very into blood purity." Harry explained calmly. "To them muggle borns are worse than trash. Most of those type end up in Slytherin, although not all Slytherins are bad."
"All Slytherins are evil," Ron said. "How could you say otherwise."
"It is simply the truth what you are doing is making a generalization and that shouldn't be done. You say all Slytherins are evil ,while some of the greats wizards and witches in the Britain today are Slytherins. Some of them are healers. You don't become a healer because you're evil Ron. Just because Malfoy says all muggle borns are trash doesn't make it true and neither does your statement they just don't add up."
"You saw how he acted, how can you say Slytherins aren't evil?" Ron demanded holding onto his foolish beliefs.
"Just because Malfoy is a right bastard doesn't mean say the Smethleys are." Harry said. "They are usually Slytherins and in the last war they joined with the Ministry because they don't believe in blood purity. I'm not saying that all Slytherins are perfect angels simply that they aren't all evil. The world is never black and white but infinite shades of gray."
Ron stayed quiet after that. He was frustrated that he couldn't find fault in his logic but refused to sway in his belief. Hermione who relied on facts as well believed Harry to be correct. She was also starting to think Ravenclaw was a better idea if people like Harry were going there. She didn't think she could stand a dorm full of prejudiced students. The rest of the train ride Hermione picked Harry's brain for all the information she could much to his annoyance. She was fine for a conversation but she would try to get every little detail from him before trusting his judgment. Normally Harry wouldn't mind but after a few hours it was tiring. Thankfully the train neared Hogwarts and they had just enough time to change before they arrived. As they left the train they fallowed a giant man named Hagrid to the boats while the other students went in a different direction. While on the boat Harry spotted Malfoy with his goons and a very pig like girl all in the same boat. Harry sent a small powered blasting curse at the side of the boat and happily watched as they all got soaked with the lake water. He couldn't help but grin when Hagrid yelled at them to stop horsing around while Hermione sent him a questioning look. When the castle came into view Harry couldn't help but to admire the beauty of it. Eventually they got into the castle and Hagrid showed them to Professor McGonagall who explained how the sorting would work.
When they walked in they saw the Sorting Hat siting on a stool in the front. After it sang they lined up in alphabetical order and waited. The first name was called out, Hannah Abbot, and the sorting started. Harry who didn't give a rat's ass who went where tuned out the sorting and waited until something interesting happened. Harry payed attention when Hermione's name was called out and wait for her to be sorted. In the end Hermione was sorted into Ravenclaw. When Nevile Longbottom's name was called the entire great hall was silent. The hat was barely touching his head before it screamed Gryffindor. When Malfoy was called up he walked up like the arrogant bastard he is and sat on the stool. The hat barely had time to sit on his head before it yelled Slytherin. Eventually Harry was called up. He walked up to the hat calmly and sat down.
"Oh my what do we have here a Parselmouth... interesting interesting... Slytherin would do you well young Harry. It would make you powerful past anyone's equal." the hat said in his head. "Oh but you prize knowledge must interesting you could be in Ravenclaw. You could have knowledge far beyond Lady Ravenclaw herself. Then Gryffindor could make you strong as well. With fame and fortune the entire world would know your name and love you."
"So are those my options then?" Harry asked out loud earning him confused looks from the staff and students alike.
"Yes those are your options as you put it." the hat confirmed.
"Well Slytherin is not an a good place to be for me I think." Harry said this time in his head.
"But you could have power Harry. Power without equal." the hat argued.
"No, Slytherin is not for me to many back stabbers." Harry thought. "That leaves Ravenclaw and Gryffindor I think I'll pick..."