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Legend

Word: message/signs

Word: Thoughts

"Word": Speech

[Word]: Skill/Spell name

"Word": Speaking in Different language

Chapter 3 Sariel and the First Few Days

Previously on D&D Gamer of the Multiverse:

Sariel disappeared in a blink of an eye and reappeared at the school gates. Moments later Hagrid opened the gates.

"You must be the person Dumbledore mentioned would be visiting and helping out this year. Come in."

-FlashBack-

How am I going to get myself to Hogwarts? I could be a teacher but then I would be too busy with marking and teaching. Maybe I could paint myself as a foreigner hoping to broaden their horizons?

After some more thought a plan created itself with added input from Kurama who had come out of inventory after a nice nap. Sariel sent a letter to Dumbledore asking if she could lodge at Hogwarts for a year as part of a learning experience. She also added that she would help out the teachers without needing pay. Sariel cited examples such as holding study sessions, acting as an aide and other general duties to alleviate the teacher's workload.

Her tawny owl flew off letter in talons and the elf waited eagerly for a response. She was sure that the request would be granted since Dumbledore had an image of an eccentric but very kind old man.

Dear Ms. Sariel,

I would be delighted to allow your stay at Hogwarts this school year. I am thankful for the help that you have offered, as are the other teachers. Please arrive at the gates where the gatekeeper shall meet you and escort you to the school.

Headmaster Albus Dumbledore

-FlashBack End-

The castle was as grand as it had been described. Professor McGonagall greeted the guest and guided her to her quarters.

"Here is your room. Don't forget to set a password. We shall be having a teacher's meeting prior to the student's arrival to introduce you to the staff."

Sariel set up her password in elvish as an extra precaution before following the deputy to wherever the staff had their meetings.

The conference room was already full with some chatter occurring. When Sariel and Minerva sat down Dumbledore cleared his throat and began to speak.

"Well then I would like to introduce Ms. Sariel to you all. She will be staying at Hogwarts for the year to experience what the school has to offer. In addition she is offering any aid she can give to the teachers."

Sariel waved, smiled and introduced Kurama. She then elaborated when faced with quizzical gazes. "Nothing too complicated. I could set up a supervised study area or maybe help out in the classes as an aide of sorts. I could help with marking provided I have an answer key. If you're very busy I could maybe take over the younger years if I am capable."

The teachers seemed okay with the idea. Sariel would sit on classes each day, occasionally helping the teacher if the need arose. Dumbledore mentioned that the new defense professor would probably ask her to sub some of his classes with ready-made lesson plans a few days per month.

Soon after the meeting was adjourned the teachers moved to the Great Hall to welcome the students. The doors opened and returning students moved to their respective tables while new ones were lined up for sorting.

Sariel noticed Harry and his friends, all of whom looked very pale. Must have been the dementors, hopefully those things will be called back very soon. The group did not notice her at the head table and she looked forward to their surprised faces.

McGonagall brought out the hat and her list; the former began to sing.

(Insert rhyming sorting song)

The sorting went through without delay, the newcomers distributed equally across the houses. Dumbledore stood to give the start of year announcements.

"Good evenings to all of you! To new students; welcome! To our old students; welcome back! Hogwarts begins yet another year of magical education. Before the feast begins, I have announcements to make. As usual, a list of prohibited items is posted in Mr. Filch's office. The ministry has also posted dementors as guards around the school due to a dangerous prison escapee. In other news, we have a new Defense against the Dark Arts teacher, everyone please welcome Mr. Remus Lupin."

The man stood smiled to the crowd.

"We also have a visitor who shall be helping around the school for the year, Ms. Sariel Amastasia."

Harry's jaw dropped as he looked at the lady currently standing up. Sariel on the other hand smiled impishly and waved while Kurama was perched on her shoulder for the moment. She glanced over at the headmaster before addressing the students.

"Hello, I guess I can be considered an aide of sorts. I will supervise a study area during the year in an empty classroom near the library. If anyone needs any help I can lend an ear and/or pass the message to the required channels."

Dumbledore finished the speech with, "Now, let the feast begin!"

The tables became laden with food and drink causing the famished students to begin eating. Sariel and Kurama tried a little bit of everything since most of the food was exotic to her.

The teachers had light conversation while eating and Sariel took the chance to try and specify what kind of duties she would end up getting. The end result was that she would supervise the study area for a few hours after dinner, act as an extra pair of eyes/hands in Herbology, Care of Magical Creatures and Potions, be an observer in the other classes and possibly help with marking depending on the assignment.

Thankfully she still had ample time to peruse the extensive library and explore the castle undetected with an invisibility spell. Once the students were full, the food disappeared and the prefects escorted their new charges to the dormitories. Harry and company met up with Sariel to the side outside the Hall.

"I wanted it to be a surprise."

Hermione giggled and replied, "Well it most definitely was a shock."

"Are you three okay, you looked very pale at the opening feast."

"There were dementors on the train but the new professor chased 'em off. Harry had a bloody nasty reaction to the things. Also gave us some chocolate."

Sariel nodded in sympathy, "I heard those things suck at any positive emotions and try to eat your soul."

She then clapped her fist to her palm. "Oh I forgot to mention this earlier but I wanted to give my owl to your family." She looked at Ron.

"I only really needed it for those initial letters and I will not be staying for too long anyway. I think your family could use a new post owl since your rat… Could you tell the rest of your siblings and probably send a letter to your parents about this?"

She trailed off and Ron turned red while nodding.

"Well then, you three should be off. Classes begin soon and one should not pass up on sleep."

Sariel separated from the trio and returned to her room. She did a cursory sweep and ensured that there were no portraits inside as well as other things. She then sighed then flopped onto her bed.

"Do you think this is alright Kurama?"

The small fox raised her head from her paws, "Don't worry too much. No large changes have taken effect yet. Besides, you aren't really injecting yourself into the story."

The elf felt relief due to her familiar's words. She hoped that the house divisions would lessen during her stay and that she could subtly improve the story. Her mental to-do list was not complete and she looked forward to furthering her research into the world's magic system.

Sariel fell asleep with a smile on her lips and Kurama curled around her.

Meanwhile, the Gryffindors chatted amongst themselves before bed in the common room.

"What do you think of this year's defense professor?"

"Did you see that new aide?"

"Are you going to check out the supervised study area?"

Harry sat with his friends and his puppy Snuffles in some comfy armchairs.

"It should appear on the front page tomorrow right?" Rom whispered to his friend and Harry nodded.

"Thankfully, he got a private meeting with the head of MLE (magical law enforcement) to plead his case."

"I wonder if Ms. Sariel would be okay teaching History of Magic…" The two boys turned, looking quizzically at their bushy haired friend.

"What? She would almost certainly do a better job then Professor Binns. Everyone always falls asleep within minutes. I also think the study area is a good idea, Madame Pince enforces complete silence and the common areas are usually too loud. Students from different houses also get the chance to socialize to a degree."

"Well she did predict that the divisions in the magical world would eventually tear it apart. Best place to start change is with the new generation." Harry noted.

"Hopefully we have a calm year."

Third year also marked the start of electives. Unlike in canon, Sariel managed to influence their elective choices. Hermione still picked them all and received a time turner though the others did not know that. Harry picked CoMC and Runes since he became interested in languages over the summer. Ron had also picked CoMC but also picked Arthimancy as Sariel had introduced him to some math problems over the break.

Snuffles, also known as Sirius Black was glad that he would be declared innocent and possibly reconnect to his old friend.

The group went to bed looking forward to the bombshell that was about to be dropped on the public.

The next morning a storm of owls bearing the Daily Prophet flew into Hogwarts. Numerous gasps of shock were heard as students and teachers read the front headline.

"Sirius Black Innocent! Confession of Peter Pettigrew!"

The article revealed that Arthur Weasley had brought in a rat to the DMLE who turned out to be an animagus, the supposedly dead Pettigrew. A quick interrogation revealed that he had been the secret keeper and had framed Black for the crime. Amelia Bones had dug and found a lack of court records adding to the scandal. She also revealed that Black had met with privately to ascertain his innocence. Sirius Black was declared innocent and received reparations for illegal detainment.

Dumbledore managed to calm the students despite being worried himself since this meant that Harry would not need to stay with his muggle family. His plans had been derailed though still salvageable, at least to him.

The students worriedly talked amongst themselves while Sariel asked a question.

"Does this mean that the dementors are not staying at Hogwarts?"

Dumbledore stroked his beard, "I am not sure, technically they should but I do not know when the ministry will come deal with it."

Sariel grimaced, if need be she would use a spell to control their actions. The students would be safer from the dangerous creatures. Breakfast continued on and the students left for their classes. Sariel moved to the library since she had the day free.

The library was as amazing as she had imagined, a sea of bookshelves filled the large room, beckoning her forward. The librarian outlined basic rules and then returned to her desk. The elf spent a while simply exploring the library, seeing what kind of topics were available for study.

Sariel found a table in a corner and stacked a number of books down. The rest of the day was spent reading, taking notes and stealthily making copies of the most interesting/useful ones using her [Magic Spell] skill to emulate a replication charm. Those books were automatically placed in her inventory. She even managed to get into the Restricted Section for some books as well.

Sariel was very happy; she had a thorough potion recipes collection, notes of runes and copies of books on rituals and other more esoteric uses of magic. She had to a bit careful about those since people on both sides reacted strongly against what they perceived as wrong.

She was happy to help out the 'Light' but was also very glad that she was going to visit another world by the end of year.

Sariel also visited the kitchens (once she found its location) to offer some recipe books for the house elves. The beings were ecstatic since their menu was quite limited and more than one student had complained.

At dinner, Sariel with prior permission addressed the students, "As you had heard yesterday, I shall be supervising a study area near the library, all houses are welcome to join. Students interested please stay behind so that I may escort you there."

The group ended up being quite large most likely due to curiosity containing mostly students of the houses other than Slytherin.

Well this is a start, Sariel thought as she ushered the students to the room she had prepared.

As the door opened, the students shuffled in.

"Here it is. There are copies of all the schoolbooks sorted by year over by that bookshelf. We also have a table with some light snacks incase anyone gets hungry. Now a few rules: no fighting of any sort inside here or I shall ask a professor to dock points. If it gets bad enough you may get a detention. This is a place to interact with students across houses as well as a place to get help if needed. I hope you take advantage of this room over the year."

Sariel finished speaking and then moved over to her desk. Some students left but others sat down, brought out their books and began to work, occasionally discussing with their neighbors.

Harry, Hermione and Ron approached Sariel's desk.

"Hello you three, how's going? What do you think?"

"This is great, I can work in relative peace and this will be great for future group assignments." Hermione gushed enthusiastically while the two boys grinned at their friend's words.

"That is good. I hope that the students get to know each other better, house unity and such. I just hope that I will be able to help students with questions they may have."

The free study session was a success with no interruptions and the students seemed interested in spreading the word and returning. Part of the reason may have been Kurama, since Sariel had seen a few girls petting the fox.

At nine, the students were forced out and returned to their dorms while Sariel and her familiar returned to their rooms.

"Sariel, can I go have fun now?"

Sariel grimaced at the power of her fox-cub eyes and agreed, though she now was worried about the chaos that may have been unleashed upon the school. The Weasley twins already caused enough trouble.

"Why don't you team up with Harry, his godfather did start his teachings over the summer."

Kurama grinned and raced towards the Gryffindor dorms to find her new partner in crime. Sariel wondered if the two pairs would end up teaming up to form the next generation of Marauders or if there would be a prank war first. Shrugging, she prepared for bed. Sariel looked forward to the next few months; full of learning and planning.