A/n: Longest chapter so far! Well by about 200 words. TO my reviewers, all 7 of you, thank you! Knowing that anyone is interested in reading this makes me want to continue it even more. NightStalkersRevenge, I really hadn't thought of Sirius, but he will be in either the next chapter, or the one after, I have his whole introduction written up I just need to smush it into the story. Everyone else, if you have an idea, or someone you want to see in here, dead or alive just let me know, I'm making it up as I go, so anything can happen!


Harry loved his freedom, he had tested two weeks ago and was almost a full grade ahead, but the school decided to keep him with kids his age as he adjusted to the area. He was nervous, he had gotten a letter from Mr. Turner a week ago, it was a standard acceptance letter to Phoenix Institute. His school shopping was done and it was now August 31st, his bag was packed up for the day. Unlike in England he would go to school here during the day then come home to his house in the afternoons. The letter stated he could bring any pet his wished as long as it could be contained inside one of the emergency cages. The letter went on to explain if an animal was loose or hurt a cage would appear around it to transport it, first day all pets were allowed to test the cages, if they did not fit they could not come back the second day. Harry looked over his schedule once more, deciding he liked it. It would allow him to either go out to lunch or come home for lunch as he chose.

10:00- History of Magic- RM 2H

11:00- Potions- RM 2P

12:00- Lunch-Lunch may be eaten in the Café, or off campus.

13:00 even- Magical Creatures- Behind the School, near the paddock

13:00 odd- Herbology- 2H Behind the School, in the greenhouses

14:00 even-Transfiguration- RM 2T

14:00 odd-Charms- RM 2C

15:00- Extra- Great Room

14:00- After School-Varied

Core classes are from 10:00 until 15:00, Many classes switch between Even and Odd numbered days, please note which you attend and when.
Near the end of you day you will attend 'Extra' Class, this changes depending on the day, you will learn anything from Muggle Studies to Politics, Divination to Arithmancy. The finial thing is After School, this can be anything from a sports team to detention.

Harry had read the letter many many times in the last week or so. He tucked the schedule into the front pocket of his book bag, deciding to take Toby for a walk before bed. He walked around the block a couple times the decided to run home, he unclipped Toby's leash and told the dog he was going to run and that he would wait at home for him. Toby snuffled his nose, which Harry had learned meant he agreed, then Harry took off at a dead run as if Voldemort himself was after him. To his surprise Toby followed alongside him as they reached the edge of their yard Harry felt the wards pass over him, then for the first time Toby decided to grow up. Harry watch as his little puppy became ten times its original size. Toby was easily the size of a horse, and still barked flames. "Cute trick boy, but can I have my puppy back before bed?" Harry asked the large creature now bounding around the house. Toby barked and shrunk back to the size of a large beagle. Harry went inside and fell asleep almost as soon as his head hit the pillow.

Harry woke up at 8:30 and let Toby out before taking a shower and getting dressed. Phoenix had a very relaxed dress code, and Harry planed on enjoying it. He pulled on a pair of baggy pants he had found by a company called Tripp, a tee shirt for a band called Sum 41 and a pair of black and blue Chuck Taylor Converse. He completed the look with spiked wrist cuffs, studded belt and his favorite thing, a chain with a shark tooth on it that had been spelled to change colors at random times. Running down the stairs he ate breakfast that the house elves had made then he leashed Toby, grabbed his back pack and started off to school. He got there about the same time as everyone else; he blended in with a bus load of kids going into the muggle high school building, then walked into the unused classroom that had a set of stirs to Phoenix. At the top he saw one of the pet cages "Toby, climb in there, anytime we are at school you have to stay smaller than that" Harry watched as Toby climbed in and grew to just smaller than the cage, then stepped out and shrunk back to what Harry decided must be his preferred size. As the warning bell rung he found his class and had a seat about half way back in the row closest the windows. There were a few kid dressed like him, a few in high-end muggle clothes and some in wizarding robes. Toby was curled up under his chair asleep when a boy dressed much like Harry, only with pink streaks in his hair came in and took the seat behind Harry. Toby sniffed his shoes and the kid reached down to pet him. "Careful, he tends to flame up at odd times" Harry warned

"Its cool, I have one at home, but he refuses to shrink, can't bring a dog the size of a horse." The boy responded scratching Toby's' ear.

The teacher walked in at this point a short round man with a balding head. He began by taking roll call, Harry almost jumped for joy when the man did nothing more than glance up at Harry then continue to the next name. After a very boring History lesson, Harry started to potions, deciding that there was just no way to make History interesting to him. Potions however he was interested in. At Hogwarts he had never had a chance to learn due to the Potions Masters' grudge against his father. The class room had about a dozen cauldrons bubbling away as he took his seat near the front. The teacher began by explaining that the 6th graders had made these bases last class, he had tested them and deemed them worthy of use. This class was to complete the potion, which he told them was used for burns. He explained the ingredients and when to add them, guiding the class as a group, explaining why exactly thirteen stirs were needed and why adding even one more would make it inert. Harry practically skipped out to lunch, he already loved his new school.

He decided to go out and get lunch, but come back to campus and eat on the lawn. Jogging with Toby down the street he got a couple slices of pizza and a coke, he jogged back and flopped on the lawn. He loosely wrapped Toby's leash around his leg. About halfway through lunch the boy from History came over to pet Toby and chat with Harry.

"So you new here this year, what's yer name?" The boy asked, while throwing a stick for Toby

"Yeah I'm new here, the name is Harry" Harry said watching the dog chew on the stick. "Hey you wanna come over my place sometime, I got a game room, wizard and muggle, maybe you could bring your dog to play with Tob" Harry waited for the boy to tell him to take a hike.

"I'd love to, you might not want me around much, people think I'm odd, they tend to avoid me"

"Odd is good, I am a pretty good judge of character, and you seem nice enough to me." Harry told the boy who was becoming more timid by the minute

"Okay, I gotta be home tonight for my sister, but how about tomorrow, my name is James, Jim for short" He added in a rush.

"Well Jim, sounds good to me How ab-" Harry was cut off as the warning bell sounded "How about tomorrow"

"Sounds good, well run to my house for Bucky then your house to play" Jim said as they started to the back of the school.

"You got Herbology too?" Jim asked when Harry didn't go inside.

"Nope, Creatures, then transfig, tomorrow is is herb then charms." Harry stated

"Cool we'll have 1st, 6th and 7th period together everyday!" The boy said getting over excited for the situation.

Harry walked down the path to the paddock grinning at his new friend, he was an odd kid that was sure, but Harry liked him. Care of Magical Creatures was almost as exciting as it was at Hogwarts, they were being shown a toddler dragon, whom at this age reminded him much of Toby. His own Hellhound was currently playing with a crup about 50 feet from the class. In Transfiguration Harry got a pleasant surprise, he was well ahead of the class, they were turning objects into needles today. Harry turned his pen into a needle first time, it did still squirt ink if you held it wrong though. Harry was eager for the Extras class and raced to the Great Room which turned out to be about the size of the typical American football field. Near the middle was what could only be called an obstacle course, Harry sat in the bleachers with the other kids when the teacher came out.

"Today we will be doing a preliminary course, this will help us rank you should you want to try out for any of the sports teams later in the year. If for some reason you know you want nothing to do with sports this year please feel free to sit out, this will however bar you from any and all physical activities. My name is Rebecca; I don't wanna hear any of that Miss stuff, its Rebecca, Becca If you wish." Harry instantly liked her and almost ran to the sideline. "I'm going to run the course twice, once so you can see what to do, and another so you can see how fast it can be done. Don't worry about order, there will be a light you may follow. Any students who have not already done so please come to the side lines." She instructed then waited for everyone to get there she then proceeded to show them how each station worked. "Any Questions?" Harry timidly raised his hand

"You with the blue streaks" Becca called him

"If we fall off something or fail do we re-try or keep going?" Harry asked

"If you fail at something you may retry, or skip it either way it is marked down for future coaches to see."

Harry paled at that answer

"If that's it, here is how it will look if done right" With that she took off, climbing a wall, sprinting along a balance beam and many other odd challenges. When she finished her time flashed up in orange, proclaiming a minute thirty-six. "As each kid runs it will show the best score in green and your score in orange. Now who wants to be first?" Becca was watching Harry. However even he was surprised to feel his hand go up and her call on him. When he heard the whistle he took off being reminded of Quidditch, this was almost natural for him. When he hit the end his time flashed up as a minute and twelve seconds. "I have never in my life seen such a great run, you can get starting line on pretty much anything. The school record is only a minute ten." Becca said enthusiastically. Harry just nodded and sat back down to watch the other runs. Jim came in closest behind him with a minute twenty. Harry congratulated him then asked him about coming over after school. Jim agreed and they started out the door. They paused by Jims house while he ran in to get his dog then they jogged to Harrys' place. Once inside the wards Bucky, Jim's dog, grew back to his preferred size, Toby quickly decided to match him. Harry decided they better play in the basement before one of them did something like knock down a tree. He lead them in a side door to the basement which he had finished as a huge grassy field with padded walls the dogs bounded off down the field.

"How big is this place?" Jim asked

"Not that big, the basement is a little bit magical. It's actually about 50ft by 50ft, magically though it's a little bigger than a football field. I can also raise the roof so to speak, for Quidditch and other elevated sports." Harry said happily

"Holy hell, I can barely wait to see upstairs after this." Jim was almost bouncing next to Harry. "Well then what are we waiting for?" Harry asked as he tore up the staircases to the third floor, which was also an attic, and game room.

When they stepped into the game room Harry was sure he heard Jim's jaw hit the floor. He smiled to himself, the room was impressive. It was spilt in half one side had all kinds of muggle arcade games, the other had wizarding arcade games. The back wall was the most impressive feature though it had been covered in neon patterns that slowly cycled colors.

"You like Trapt?" Harry asked, and then hit a button near the door frame when Jim nodded. Music suddenly came blaring out of tiny holes in the walls. "There is a controller in the far back left corner, put on what ever you like, then have fun!" Harry said while starting off towards his favorite pinball machine. They played for a few hours every so often harry would zone out watching the lights flash to match the music. After he had played with most of the muggle games he remembered something "Hey Jim!" He yelled across the room "One sec, fucking bastard is gonna kill me!" Jim shouted from one of the wizarding games. "Okay, sup?" He yelled back a minute later.

"Walk through that wall right there, just walk straight at it. I'll be right behind you" Harry pointed then waited for Jim to pass him before going through into his favorite room.

The room was about 20 ft square, even the ceiling, every surface was bouncy, no matter how you hit the wall it cradled you then shot you back into the middle of the room. Harry jumped through the wall so he began bouncing as soon as he was in, he landed gracelessly in the middle sprawled out with his glasses askew. Jim fell over in fits of laughter. The two of the bounced around like lunatics for hours before a buzzer sounded. "That's dinner, you wanna eat here?" Harry asked

"Nah, I gotta get home, or dad'll be pissy. Thanks for the great time" Jim said as they both started for the stairs. In the basement Bucky and Toby were sound asleep, Jim went over and clicked near Bucky who got up and shrank back to size. Once Jim left Harry went up and ate dinner then headed to bed.

Things went on in much this fashion for a few months, Harry would go to school, then him and Jim would come home work on any homework they had then play until dinner time. They had a few awkward conversations, Jim now knew Harry was orphaned, live alone in America and had come from England. Harry knew Jim's dad was an abusive prick, but he wouldn't leave because of his mother and sister. Both of them had some issues, but they were good friends and for that Harry was grateful.