A/N: okay not my first story but I am still bad at grammar spelling shouldn't be too bad and I have re worked this story but yeh its probs still shocking.
Disclaimer: I do not (no matter how many time I ask Santa) own harry potter
September 1st 1995
Hogwarts
The great hall
As was usual for the start of term feast the sky in the ceiling was dark but with a clear view of the half-moon, the students were waiting for the sorting of the first years. Dumbledore and the rest of the staff minus professor McGonagall were sat at the staff table. Lord Sirius black the new defence against the dark arts professor watched as the first years led by professor McGonagall walked up to the front of the hall. It really was obvious which ones were muggle born and which were not due to the looks of wonder going around the hall. As the sorting went through Sirius noticed that his godson the one and only harry potter hadn't arrived for his sorting. He had left him to finish his shopping in Diagon ally as he had to be at the school a day early to prepare for classes. He had thought it would be easy for harry to find his way to the platform with the directions and map Sirius had given him. Once the first years had been sorted he started to get worried about where his god son had mysteriously ended up although he wasn't too worried he knew that harry could take care of himself if he ran into trouble. He watched as Dumbledore stood up and take the podium to make his speech.
"Well first of all welcome back to all students returning to us and welcome to Hogwarts first years. Now as seems to be the usual we have a new defence teacher as professor moody is assisting in the war effort even if minister fudge doesn't believe Mr Longbottom about lord Voldemort's rebirth, now I would like to introduce you all to professor Sirius black." Dumbledore said as he gestured to Sirius there was the usual respectful clapping for him.
"Now professor black is a close personal friend of the former professor lupin I am sure you all remember him." There were a few murmurs around the hall after that small announcement. Once there was silence again Dumbledore continued
"Now we should have a new student joining our fifth years but he doesn't seem to be here yet." He sent a questioning look to Sirius who in turn said.
"I haven't seen him since I left him in Diagon ally yesterday morning sorry." The whole hall herd McGonagall ask why he left him there in times like these
Sirius replied "he can look after himself and I would have done his shopping with him if we didn't have port key trouble yesterday. I will ask him now for you." He then pulled out a mirror
"Bolt?" the mirror then replied
"on way now" Sirius put the mirror away
"He's just entering the castle. The whole hall suddenly went pail
"How did he get passed the wards?" Dumbledore asked at which Sirius just tapped his nose.
The ceiling that was originally showing a clear night sky started to cloud over and turn into a slight lightning storm there was a large crack of thunder and a lightning bolt hit the floor between gryfindore and were loud screams and alot bit of smoke but where the lightning bolt had struck there was now a person with very famos scar on his for head. people started whispering once they recognised the boy-who-lived.
"Sorry I'm late got held up at the ministry." Harry said frowning at the fan girls staring at him. Sirius smirked at this.
"What were you doing there?" Sirius shouted down the hall as harry walked up.
"well paddy once you left me at Gringotts yesterday I did all my shopping only when I went to pack this morning I noticed I forgot a trunk" a few people giggled and laughed out right at this as Sirius smirked. "Silly me, so I went back this morning and when I left the shop low and behold there were these six twits in black robes and white masks shooting spells at everyone in the ally. Once they saw me well that was it I had all kinds of spells fly at me so I defended myself to the best of my ability." Harry smirked and Sirius stifled a laugh while everyone was confused "And well once the Auror's got there and found me sat on top of six of them they asked me to go with them so they could get my statement." Sirius just laughed and Dumbledore asked why it took all afternoon.
"Well once the minister found out I took out six death eaters single handed, which by the way included three now former noble lords and a former noble lady, he wanted to speak to me." Harry's smirk turned to a grimace I am going to need a bath to get his lipstick of my arse I recon."
"Language Mr Potter. You're almost as bad as your god farther." McGonagall said
"Hey I take offence at that. He's nowhere near as bad as I am." Sirius shouted in outrage while trying not to laugh. By this time half the hall was just staring open mouthed and Harry was openly laughing.
Dumbledore then asked "who were said noble people?"
"Umm lord and lady Lestrange lord Nott and lord Malfoy but due to the fact that they are all confected felons they no longer hold the title of ancient and noble houses." He said with a smirk. He noticed out the corner of his eye a blonde kid about his age looking furious at this bit of news.
A red head on Harry's right, who was sat next to a teen that harry recognised as Nevil Longbottom who was Dumbledore's apprentice, shouted out "you really think we would believe you could take on six of you-know-who's death munches single handed?" in a way that told harry that this kids head was way too far up his own arse for anyone's good
"Not without proof which is in the daily profit tomorrow." Harry said with a slight smirk. Sirius then started grumbling just loud enough for the hall to hear.
"Can't even leave him alone for a few hours and I miss all the fun."
Harry replied "you're just jealous you missed the hot chicks in bikinis in Miami and moony picked one up even if it did end up being your cousin."
"Zip it Bambi." At this half the hall started laughing at the shocked look on Harry's face which quickly turned into an all-out glare
"What happened last time you called me that padfoot?" at this a pair of red head twins shouted
"No way! Marauders!" both harry and Sirius looked at them with curious expressions then looked at each other again.
"You didn't answer my question paddy."
"Umm you might have turned an item into a port key and port keyed me into the ocean."
"Yes I turned you contraceptive potion into a port key when you managed to bring the pretty blonde girl home who you never did tell me her name." at this the whole hall laughed the twins looked on open mouthed and harry had a great big grin on his face.
Sirius glared at harry and shouted "one, two, three, four, I declare a prank war" harry raised an eyebrow at him and accepted. While McGonagall started worrying how long the school would remain standing
"Yes yes now enough of this some people are hungry harry you still need sorting." Dumbledore said trying not to laugh
"Sorry prof" harry said as he sat on the stool at the front of the hall as Dumbledore placed the hat on his head.
"Well what have we here another potter now where shall we put you?"
"Don't care"
"Ummm this is a dilemma see I could put you in any house you like as you have an equal amount of traits for each where would you like to go?"
Harry looked around the hall at each of the tables he saw the red head who had shouted at him in Gryffindor and the blonde ponce in Slytherin far too many fan girls in ravenclaw and hufflepuff but he then noticed a blonde hair girl, in the group of fourth years at the Slytherin table, looking at him almost like a fan girl but there was something about her that made him want to talk to her anyway.
"I think Slytherin will be the best for you. Your pranks are cunning and you have ambition go into Slytherin to prove that not all of them are dark wizards."
"I'm not sure I want to be in the same dorm as Malfoy and Nott I just shoved that fathers in Azkaban"
"You are a noble lord you get your own quarters in the guest wing on the fifth floor"
"Okay Slytherin it is" he thought all the while looking at the blonde out the corner of his eye trying not to be obvious about it.
"Yes yes I agree Slytherin"
The whole hall just stared at him in shock and were even more shocked to see him grin and turn round to the staff table and say "pay up" to professor black. In turn professor black glared at him and through him a pouch of coins.
Professor McGonagall started shouting about a professor encouraging gambling did not look good the whole hall saw professor Snape looking murderous as harry winked at him on the way passed,
Dumbledore pulled Harry aside and started whispering in his ear explaining the fact that as a noble lord harry had his own chambers in the guest wing of the castle Harry then walked down to the Slytherin table and sit down next to the pretty blonde girl he had spied while being sorted.
As soon as he had sat down she started blushing ever so slightly.
"Evening" he said as the food appeared on the table.
"G good evening milord." She replied stuttering blushing profusely now.
"First off the names harry you don't need to call me milord and second can you pass us the juice please."
"Oh of course" she looked slightly crest fallen when she handed over the jug but hid it quite well and harry realised she probably thought that he didn't want to talk to her anymore.
"So what's your name?" he asked while poring herself a drink.
"Greengrass, Astoria Greengrass" she smiled shyly
"Ha-ha that was very James bond of you" harry said smirking.
"What?" she asked frowning obviously confused.
"It's a muggle thing maybe I will show you some time." He said warmly
"I'd like that, what lessons are you taking then as you have only just started school are they putting you in fifth year or third?" she asked
"well as much as I wanted to take divination to listen to the batty over there predict peoples deaths all day I decided on creatures and runes" he replied. She laughed at the batty comment.
"Well that's an interesting choice of subjects any reason for that particular choice?" she asked genuinely curious
"Can you keep a secret?" she nodded enthusiastically
"Well I am studying for my Animagi form at the moment so I am using it as a cover to research my form." He said grinning like a Cheshire cat.
"That sounds kinda cool but I thought they didn't teach that until 7th year earliest?" she said intrigued
"Who said I was learning with the school?" he replied with a smirk.
"Can you teach me?" she asked excitedly. At that his smile faded slightly which she noticed and her shoulders dropped.
"I don't see why not but we need to brew the potion and I don't think Snivellus over there will let us into his lab so we would need to wait until Christmas at least before we can start with you. But I don't see why not I still need to research my form and I will help you do it over the Christmas break if you want." He said slowly unsure why he was telling her all this but for some reason he was. It worried him that he was telling her these things he'd only know her ten minutes if that.
"I'd like that" she said smiling shyly
"The question is will you parents allow you to come to mine for Christmas?"
"So long as my farther can meet you first I don't see why not" she said. She could understand where he was coming from as it was a good question
"Would you be willing to meet him on a Hogsmead weekend?" she asked
"Of course but that would mean you will need to accompany me to Hogsmead for the day" he said coyly. She looked down slightly and looked up at him through her eyelashes
"Are you asking me on a date?" she asked with a slight blush. He gave the impression of thinking and waited a moment for effect before saying
"You know what. I think I am. Milady would you do me the honour of accompanying me to Hogsmead on a date one fine day" He said in the most posh way possible with a large grin
"Why good sir it would be my pleasure" she replied trying not to laugh. Soon after it was time to go to the common rooms.
September 1st 1995
Hogwarts
the grand stair case
Professor McGonagall walked over to them and offered to show harry to his rooms on the fifth floor so he said good night to Astoria while kissing the top of her hand getting a giggle out of her.
On the way up to the fifth floor professor McGonagall said
"I was a bit surprised with you being put in Slytherin. What with both you parents and guardians in Gryffindor I thought I would see you there." He laughed a little at that
"That's what Sirius thought too but with mums brains and dads affinity for pranks I can be quite cunning and ambitious. And the sorting hat wanted me to prove that not all Slytherin are bad." She smiled a bit at that
"no there not just like Gryffindor's aren't all good, but most of Slytherin are unfortunately bad, I don't know if it's off their own back of if they are just following the crowd but it happens all the same. Here we are Mr Potter the password is 'loyalty' you can change it to what you like so long as me and the head master know it." She said kindly.
He noticed how his head of house didn't need to be informed. He guessed this was because of his relationship with his father when they were in school.
"Thank you professor I think I will keep it this way. Oh and please don't tell Sirius what it is I don't need to be pranked on the first day." She laughed at this
"How long will your prank war last?" she asked
"Until he gives in"
"How long will that take?"
"Last time I only got one prank in before I won" he said as he walked into his room
"good night professor" only one prank she thought to herself remembering how Sirius normally would be the one to win a prank war in his school years this year will be interesting.
Harry walked into the room it was a large common room with a small kitchen area off to the side. There were three doors leading off the main room, one led to a large study that would be needed if all of his and Sirius's plans went ahead, one was a small storage closet and the last led up a small corridor with three more doors including two bedrooms and a bathroom
September 1st 1995
Hogwarts
Dungons
Astoria's way to the common room involved an interesting conversation with her dear sister Daphne.
"So I noticed the young lord and you had a nice convocation." Daphne said.
"Yes we did thank you and no I won't tell you what it was about. I will tell you that he asked me on a date for the next Hogsmead weekend and I am going to get him to meet father there with me because you know what he can be like."
Daphne rose an eyebrow "you work quick don't you. Half the girls in the school will be fighting for his affections and you have beaten them to it already. Now I don't know what he's like but don't let him just use you or anything will you." Astoria had to fight not to roll her eyes at this.
"Course I won't I am not stupid you know"
A/N: okay here is the rewrite what you all think?
Dumbledore will be slightly manipulative as he has his grand plan for harry and Nevil will be self-important and all round arrogant as will Ron and herms