"Flamel House, please wait a moment!" Remus called and the students sat back down as the rest of Hogwarts was herded to their own dorms for the night.
Once the hall was completely except for the heads of the different houses, the Headmaster, Madam Pomfrey, and Kiera Black started talking.
"Albus, what's going on?" Minerva started looking curiously at her husband.
"I...I'm not entirely sure." Albus admitted and before anyone else could speak a house elf popped in holding a picture that held all four founders.
"Perhaps we can help with the dilemma, Headmaster." Godric Gryffindor smiled chuckling at everyone's expressions.
"You see, Albus, we've known for years that one day Flamel House would become established. This past summer it was confirmed and plans were put into motion to select Heads of House and a place for Flamel House's dormitories. Flamel House will have its dormitories on the seventh floor in what was known to the house elves as the come and go room. The come and go room has now been moved to another part of the castle and the design of the dormitories has been locked in place only allowing small changes. Each house member will have his or her own room and be allowed to alter the design to fit that person's personality. As for the Heads of House and professor Sirius Black's wife, Kiera, you will now have your own hall separate from the rest of the staff that is right across the hall from the dormitories. Just like all other houses Flamel House will be able to gain and lose points, participate in Quidditch, and serve detentions, but the members will also be able to choose which houses to attend lessons with. One of the main purposes for Flamel House is to promote school unity and as such mingling is encouraged. Our portrait will be stationed above the fire place in Flamel House with each member, and the Heads of house, having their own picture frame we can travel to. Now...I believe the wards have just been breached! Albus it's Aberforth!" Rowena warned and then the house elf popped the painting out of the Great Hall.
Harry tensed and noticed that everyone around him had tensed as well. Before anyone could move the doors to the Great Hall burst open and an older wizard who resembled the Headmaster rushed forward.
"You!" Aberforth screamed pointing his wand at Professor Severus Black, causing the younger wizard to tense and clench his jaw.
"Aberforth what are you doing here?" Albus demanded only to be thrown against a wall by his brother.
"Enough, Albus; I refuse to let you keep this deatheater as a professor any longer little brother." Aberforth sneered and Albus tried to stand but was thrown against the wall again causing his arm to break as it bent and was compacted.
"Enough! Your problem is with me not him." Severus growled and Aberforth turned to glare at the young professor.
"Oh, eager for your punishment are you? I guess it's not the same without your master to torture you." Aberforth cackled and Harry saw red. Who did this guy think he was? Everyone knew that Severus had been proven innocent.
"What no words? Well let's see how you like this; Crucio." Aberforth snarled and Severus hit the floor and started twitching not being able to stop the scratches he was inflicting onto himself. Remus started forward and was thrown backward with a wave of Aberforth's hand. The rest of the staff started trying to disarm him only to be thwarted within seconds.
"ENOUGH!" Harry bellowed and he tackled Aberforth from behind effectively ending the curse.
"Why you little brat! Who do you think you are, tackling the new minister like that?" Aberforth spat venomously.
"I think that I'm Harry James Potter, heir to the Most Ancient and Noble House of Potter. What right do you have to barge into this school and attack someone under the protection of my house?" Harry challenged and the room grew octaves lower.
"He's under the protection of House Potter?" Aberforth demanded flabbergasted.
"Yes, among others, not to mention the fact that he is one of the heirs to the Most Ancient and Noble House of Black and Prince." Harry snarled and Aberforth backed up glaring at Harry intensely.
"I have every right to protect the students of Hogwarts from followers of you-know-who." Aberforth growled and Harry straightened up looking at the new "minister" with disdain.
"Actually, you do not. The minister is not allowed to interfere with the runnings of Hogwarts unless backed by over half of the Board of Governors and the Headmaster of the school not to mention the fact that there would have to be a trial before the Wizengamot. Which, where there such a trial, I would testify on the behalf of Potions Master Black and why I want to be under his supervision for my duration at Hogwarts." Harry stated calmly and then turned and knelt beside Severus.
No one spoke and in the next second the house elf from before popped back into the room with the portrait in hand.
"We, the Founders of Hogwarts School of Witch Craft and Wizardry, do hereby ban Aberforth Ignatius Dumbledore from this school and its surrounding area." The Founders spoke as one and the doors to the Great Hall opened revealing tin soldiers that grabbed the minister and escorted him out.
Once Harry was sure the minister was gone he opened his robe and pulled out a vial, "Here, sir, drink this." Harry soothed and gently lifted the younger man's head helping him to drink, and swallow, the potion. After a moment the tremors were very faint and Severus could move freely again.
"Thank-you." Severus croaked; his throat raw from screaming.
"Think nothing of it, Uncle Blackbeak." Harry assured his surrogate uncle who looked at him in complete shock.
"H...how did y..you...kn...know?" Severus whispered and Harry smiled sympathetically at his uncle, wrapping his arms around the man's shoulders.
"I've known about all of you my entire life. I grew up hearing, and later reading, stories about my three uncles who loved and missed me." Harry explained smiling softly. His Aunt and Uncle had made sure he knew that he wasn't abandoned after his parents were killed. When he had been small he had been told bedtime stories about them on occasion and had even had a picture of the three, with his parents, sitting on his nightstand.
"You remember us?" Sirius squeaked feeling his eyes moisten. He had missed Harry more than he realized and to know Harry remembered them made him worry if Harry somehow would resent them for leaving him with the Dursleys.
"Of course I do, Uncle Padfoot. I have a few memories of my own that I've seen in a pensive, and Mum and Dad gave me several vials to view as well." Harry elaborated and Sirius knelt down beside Harry and Sev before he fell down. Remus stood uncertainly, if Harry had memories of them then that meant he knew what he was.
"I remember you too, Uncle Moony." Harry stated winking at the werewolf. That was all the prompting Remus needed and he too knelt down on Harry's other side and just stared at him.
"Perhaps this isn't the best place to have this conversation." Albus suggested motioning to the fact that the Great Hall still had every student from Flamel House there.
"But..." Harry started to protest. These people were his new friends and housemates after all and it wouldn't do to start hiding things from them.
"No, the Headmaster's right Harry; you can tell all of us whatever you want to later, but right now I think you need some time to catch up without all of us gawking at you." Marcus confirmed and Harry nodded at the older boy and the rest of his house before they were lead away by the house elf that was holding the picture.