Full Summary: Since the muggle's discovered the wizarding world, everything went simply downhill from that point on. Their technology too advanced to be stopped by spells, one by one every magical being was murdered in one way or another, leaving the world bare of wizarding kind. What the muggles had failed to understand was how essential wizards were for their own world, leading to the destruction of not only their universe, but multiple others they had no knowledge of existed.
Once again the world turns to The Boy Who Lived to be saved from destruction. Born in July 31st 1982, Harry's life begins once again, not much different from his former one... until his Hogwarts letter arrives and Harry's life is turned upside down from start.
Disclaimer:
Warnings: This is going to be MalexMale (HPLV as the main pairing) so don't like don't read. As of now I don't know the extent of how violent this fanfiction is going to get, but I'll warn you each chapter for any triggers. Also updates will be very very irregular so I apologize for any pain I might cause v.v
Rated: M (just for safety!)
Beta: Not betaed and I have no bet so yeah, there are probably gonna be mistakes ^^'
A/N: I've been a good writer and have sat my ass down to bring you the third chapter YAY! Oh btw I have no clue what the pace of the story is gonna be like, if I'm gonna write all 7 years in detail or if I'm gonna skim over them and get to adult Harry. Though I'm leaning more to the former. And I also have no clue where this story will be going -.-' I'm just gonna let it take wherever.
Either way, on with the story. Enjoy!
Chapter 3: New friendships, new beginnings.
It was a miracle honestly. He had somehow managed to get the Dursleys to drop him at the train station. Yes the Dursleys were absolutely livid, they refused to let him go to Hogwarts. And yet, at the same time they were relieved to be rid of his presence for 10 months. But the moment Harry got out of the car and his belonging were dropped, they could not wait to leave his side.
"Platform 9 ¾" He read the words on the paper out loud. That's where his train would arrive to get him to Hogwarts.
"Don't talk rubbish, there is no Platform 9 ¾ " Vernon mocked the boy. Yet that's what stood on the ticket that Hagrid had given him. Obviously the Dursley's would not help and it was clear that they would soon leave. So he carried his belongings and started to look at the numbers of the platforms.
One.
Two.
Three.
…
Nine.
Ten.
No platform 9 ¾ absolutely nowhere. The time ticked for the train to arrive and yet he did not know where to go. What would he do? If he missed the train did that mean that Hogwarts was lost for him? And if so how would he return back to the Dursleys?
No. He HAD to find the Hogwarts express. He did not want to return to the Durleys. This was finally his way of escaping from them. To meet people like himself. He was no freak. He was like any other wizard. Those thoughts didn't make him feel like any other though. He still felt different.
He did not want to be different.
Yet somehow he was, though he would do his damndest to be a normal wizard. Pity Fate did not plan for him to be any other wizard.
His search continued. He asked the workers in the train station for his platform. They must have thought he was crazy with the looks they gave him. All said the same thing. There was no platform nine and three quarters. And then he saw them…
A family of redheads was quite in a hurry. As if they were late to catch the train… They all had trunks just as big as his and dare he say he saw a wand? And one after another, first the two identical twins went right through the wall. How no one seemed to notice them baffled Harry. Then another redhead went in. And another. And another.
"Excuse me Ma'am!"
He had no time to think, he needed to get to his train and they seemed wizards enough to Harry if going through a wall said anything. The woman looked at Harry, curious at what the boy wanted.
"Could you tell me how… how to ehm…"
"How to get to the Platform?" The woman finished his sentence. He simply nodded.
"Of course dear, it's Ginny's first time in Hogwarts too" She told him with a loving smile plastered on her face.
"All you've got to do is walk straight at the wall between platform 9 and 10. Best do it with a bit of a run if you're nervous."
And so Harry did. He walked right through the wall completely not hearing the words of encouragement from the girl right next to him. A weird sensation crawling over his body as he did so. But he got through and in front of him was the sign that told him "9 ¾ , Hogwarts Express".
At last. He was there.
He quickly put his things into the train and jumped right in, excited that he would finally go to Hogwarts. He might have known about the school not for so long, but his excitement could match up with any of the first years, if not maybe more.
He searched for somewhere to sit, somewhere preferably with no one in. But it seemed all the compartments were full. All but one.
A blond girl was sitting all alone, reading. She gave off an aura of distinct dottiness. Perhaps it was the fact that she had stuck her wand behind her ear for safekeeping, or that she wore a necklace of corcks or probably because she was reading her magazine upside down. But it was the only compartment that wasn't already full with students.
"Excuse me… "
"Please sit down," she replied with a sing song voice, as if already knowing what he wanted to say. Harry shrugged it off and did so without a word. He sat and watched the blonde girl.
"I'm Harry by the way." He felt the need to introduce himself.
"Luna, Luna Lovegood, pleased to meet you Harry…"
"Ah, Potter. Harry Potter"
The girl's eyes widened but soon returned to their original dreamy state.
"I've heard many thing about you Harry." She replied, her tone implying that it wasn't his heroic actions that she was talking about. And yet, what else could she be talking about in the first place. He always read too much into a situation.
"Uhm, yeah. I don't think I did anything. I'm sure there is a better explanation than a toddler defeating Voldermort."
There came no answer from the blond. Instead she found it more important to play with her necklace. He looked at the necklace, strange as it was, it seemed precious to her.
"It's a charm actually. Keeps away the Nargles."
"Nargles?"
The girl gave no reply.
"Excuse me. Mind if I stay here" A female voice came from the compartment's door. It was the redhead he had seen whose mother he asked for help. He looked at Luna who continued to read her magazine and gave the reply himself.
"Sure"
The girl sat down, setting her coat aside.
"I'm Ginny, Ginny Weasly"
"Luna Lovegood, pleased to meet you" The blond replied in her dreamy voice.
"I'm Harry Potter"
"Harry Potter? As in THE Harry Potter" He nodded, feeling rather awkward with her reaction. And did he see a blush on her face?
"Can you show me the scar?"
He did.
"Wicked!" The girls seemed excited and shy at the same time at the prospect of having met THE Harry Potter. He did not like how known his name seemed to be. Hagrid had told him that what he had done for the wizarding world and what his parents had sacrificed were the most honorable thing any wizard or witch could ever do. But he had not done anything. He had been but a toddler, he couldn't remember anything and yet it seemed the wizarding world was convinced that he had defeated The Dark Lord.
"Would you like some sweets children?" A chubby woman with a cart of sweets knocked on their door. As always, Luna was in her own world. He started to actually get used to the girls dotty self.
"No thank you, I'm all set" she showed her little lunch pack, an awkward smile on her face. He felt a pang of pity. She probably could not afford it. But he could, with the money Hagrid had given him.
"I'll buy the whole cart!" Harry said. He had not realized that it might have been a mistake to do so. The look in the girl's eyes intensified, as if she had been struck and had finally realized her true feelings. To her, Harry was the boy every girl would want. Famous, rich, powerful with a good heart. Could she not realize that Harry was meant for someone greater than her?
Luna watched her companions, seeing the spark in the redheads eyes.
"The sun and the moon have yet to meet, but there is no denial that they exist only for each other."
Both Harry and Ginny gave her a look of bewilderment. What was the girl talking about?
"I've heard many things about you Harry" a lazy smile plastered on her face.
"You said that once Luna" He replied awkwardly, Ginny throwing an equally confused look. Though the moment he paid for the sweets and the cart was theirs, he soon forgot about Lunas weird statements and enjoyed himself with the wonders of wizarding sweets.
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The train ride was long and tiring. They arrived at 10 pm at their destination. In that time, he had come to get a little bit close to the two girls that had shared the compartment with him. Even though a bit too excited to have met him, he enjoyed Ginny's humor. And strangely enough, he grew to like Luna's weirdness just as much, if not a little more as strange as it might sound. Maybe it was because she was the first magical child which he had communicated with, that he has in a way befriended. Either way, there was no denying that he grew to like Luna.
"All first years come in front! Don't be shy, come front!"
Harry of course recognized the voice. Hagrid was awaiting the students to come up front to guide them to Hogwarts. The lamp he was holding barely made any light yet it was still comforting.
"Hey Hagrid!" Harry greeted him with a joyous smile, Luna and Ginny right behind him.
"Hello Harry" Hagrid greeted him back but that was also the extent of words they exchanged. Obviously Hagrid had his job to do and could not waste time with idle chatter. Plus after such a long train ride the students were tired and only wanted to rest in their bed. And without wasting anymore time Hagrid went on with doing his duty.
Harry did not miss the amazed gasp of Ginny as she laid her eyes upon the half-giant, but chose to not comment on it. Luna on the other hand seemed to not me surprised by anything. She seemed right at home wherever she stepped foot on.
Hagrid brought them along, may he say, a shady path which led them to a fleet of small boats. Each boat could hold up to 4 students so Harry and the two girls wouldn't have to be separated just yet.
The boats were sailing themselves and yet none of the first years were paying it any attention since they had eyes only for the sight in front of them. Hogwarts. Everyone's breath was taken away. The moon illuminating the castle from behind only gave Hogwarts a much more majestic feel to it.
For Harry this was more than he could have imagined it to be. The castle was the most beautiful building he had ever laid his eyes on in the 11 years of his life and would probably forever be the most beautiful building he would have ever seen in his entire life. He did not know if this was part of his imagination or if this feeling was real but it felt as if the wind was caressing his wind. He could feel the goosebumps rise and he could not help but gape like a dumb fish at the sight before him. Was this what magic felt like? To have it surround you every single day? Fortunately he was not the only gaping fish in the crowd as many of the first years held the same expression. And were also probably feeling the same.
If someone would ask him to describe Hogwarts in one word, he would easily reply "Magical" cause there was no other word for it.
"It is" even Luna sounded amazed as she replied to his comment which he had not realized he had said out loud. It did not matter though. The point was, he was finally there. Finally in Hogwarts which would be his home for the next 10 months. He had never felt this giddy and happy in his life. Not even the day when Hagrid showed him Diagon Alley.
The boats came to a stop. They had reached the other end of the dark lake. He almost fell flat on his face as he did not watch carefully where he put his feet on. Though he couldn't be blamed as his eyes were glued on the castle.
They made their way into the huge gates that led to the inside of the magical school. The inside was just as majestic as the outside had been. Electricity seemed to be a foreign thing in the wizarding world as candles seemed much more preferred. But then again, what was electricity when you could light up an entire room with just a simple spell.
They were led up the stairs where a very strict looking woman was awaiting them. She wore a hat just like the ones described in witch stories. Her robes were dark but so were their uniforms. Wizards seemed to have a liking for dark themed fashion.
"Welcome to Hogwarts" greeted the witch.
"In a few moments you will be led through these doors and be joined with you classmates. But before you can do that we must sort you into your houses."
Ah, the Hogwarts houses. They had has a very long discussion about them in the train. Even Luna had participated in the argument fiercely with Ginny.
"There are Gryffindor"
The house of the brave and courageous. This is where Ginny wanted to be sorted to. All her brothers were in Gryffindor and she wanted to continue the tradition. For her, this was the house that most children loved. The house where friendship was one of a kind. A house where you fight side by side and are not afraid to get in trouble with your friends, for leaving them alone doing mischief would be dishonorable.
"Hufflepuff"
The house of the hardworking and loyal. Hufflepuff seemed to have an iffy reputation from what he had gathered from Lunas and Ginny's discussion. They barely mentioned it and only did so because Harry asked them about the fourth House. He did not understand why so few wanted to join the house. Hardworking and loyalty. Those were traits you would love to see in a friendship more so than bravery. And yet, no one cared. Gryffindor seemed to take the spotlight.
"Ravenclaw"
This. This would be Lunas dream house. The house wit and wisdom. Or the bookworms as Ginny had called them. Luna had been quite offended by that statement. The ravenclaws were creative, loved to discover secrets of the world and thirsted for knowledge. Somehow he knew Luna would feel right home in that house, but he did not think he would ever fit in there. Knowledge was good and all but he rather not be stuck in the library 24/7.
"And Slytherin"
And the last house. The house of the cunning and ambitious. The house of the evil! Ginny's opinion on Slytherin was absolute hatred. Or at least that's what her words had told him. Only bad people came from that house. You Know Who being only one of them. Most of the evil Death Eaters were also from that house. With those words Harry had been set to never lay one foot in Slytherin.
Why would u say that Ginny? Luna had asked. Why hate them so much? There were plenty of bad wizard that came out of the other houses as well, and great, great wizard who came out of Slytherin. You see the world in too few colors. If you would not let the past take the better of you judgment you would realize that many of the children of victims of prejudice. The past should be laid in the past. You cannot change who went bad. But you can stop the children of today from growing up like their former.
If you are surrounded by hate you will hate back. If the ones who hated you are the good guys, then you who hate them back would be the bad one. The evil one.
Harry even though not having participated in their conversation much could no say a word back. Ginny was lacking on a reply as well. At that point, he understood how mature Luna was despite her airheaded character. She seemed like she lived in a world of fantasies and yet those words proved how down to earth this girl was. He felt ashamed for having let his thoughts get clouded from Ginny's prejudice. And so he made a vow. He would let himself be sorted wherever he was seen fit to be without a complaint.
He had been afraid. He still was. Afraid to not being accepted. To be a freak again. But he was a wizard now. And if people did not like him for who he was, then he would have to search for the ones that would.
"… your house will be your family," his attention back to the woman in front of him. "Your triumphs will earn you points, any rule breaking and you will lose points."
"At the end of the year, the house with the most points is awarded the house cup." He could hear many of the children talking excited about what house they would be in and how they would earn their house the house cup. They were overconfident and yet so sure of themselves.
"The sorting ceremony will begin shortly."
And with those final words, the witch left them to their own.
The murmuring of the children became louder and louder finally erupting to a full conversation.
"I've heard Harry Potter is joining us this year"
"Finally we'll be learning how to do things with our wands."
"My brother told me that this year's Defense against the Dark Arts teacher is a hoax!"
And once again it was silent.
"We're ready for you now." The witch announced.
A/N: I wanted to actually make the sorting happen in this chapter . but in the end I decided against it. Am pretty set on what house Harry will be but the story line is pretty much wide open so that can change very easily. Leave me you thoughts in what house Harry should be in your opinion and I'll see how well it will fit with what I have in mind.
Another thing is that I must admit I need help with the roommates since Harry can't room with Ginny or Luna for several reasons xD Do you remember which Harry Potter characters were in the same year as Ginny and in what house? Would be very much appreciated I'm struggling real hard here. And can't really make him room with second years, or can I?
Hope you liked the chappie and I'll try to update as soon as possible, though can't guarantee shit :3