Harry Potter and the 20XX Story
Disclaimer: J.K. Rowling has ownership of her popular Harry Potter franchise, as well as all of its known characters, locations, wordings, and etcetera. I also do not own anything that is common knowledge in the real world pertaining to various anime/manga references, video games, and music. All I own are any or all Original Character uses, and this uniqueness of a story.
December 2009 to Year One End
November gone along well without much incident, aside Ron now having a slight animosity against Harry, and not liking how Hermione would flaunt her smarts at times... But some of the older students whom had to deal with the OWLs or NEWTs didn't enjoy being bothered by their muggle racket and it had led to some complaints to their Head of House. Professor Snape still didn't like Harry, in his belief Harry was spoiled with riches; which in a way if you look at the expensive laptop, the PlayStation 3, the Nintendo DS both kids had (Harry's was a metallic green while Hermione's was metallic pink) he'd be right in his assumption as it cots some money for expensive game consoles even today in the real world outside fanfiction, not to mention the mysterious recliner couch that came from home...
Oh, wait, I forgot to describe that? And I forgot Hedwig? You... you'd think I forgot her?
Tap! Tap! Tap!
Well there she is now! The famous snowy owl that many cried for when she was killed in Book 7...
"Hello Hedwig," he greets his favorite companion, opening the window.
"Close the window, its cold!" Hermione shouted, as the brisk cold wind blew into the room.
Harry quickly lets the owl in and closes the window, relocking it. Like I said, November has gone well and slowly melted off into the month of December. It had snowed early this year so Hogwarts and the nearby town of Hogsmeade were welcomed by a blanket of white.
"How are you sweetie? You flew safely, right?"
Hedwig gave him a look as if to say, "What do you take me for, an idiot?" She actually wished she can speak the human language. She instead makes a small noise of confirmation, after doing the patented Gibbs Smack on her master with her wing, and then flies to the dresser where a plate of spare bacon is set on a plate once Harry took the letter she was carrying off her leg.
Hedwig was a gift by Amanda when she and her mother took the family to see Diagon Alley instead of waiting for McGonagall a week after the letter arrived. On the couch, was a familiar ball of fluff curled next to Hermione; Yes, Hedwig AND Crookshanks have been introduced. You see, Hedwig was a young owl that actually came to him from the wild. And ever since the Granger family has accepted her as part of the family. Well mannered, polite to those who give her respect, and defensive of her master.
Crookshanks however was part of the family since kittenhood, as a gift to Hermione from Amanda. And when the children were discovered to be magical, the idea of Hedwig seeking out Harry and Crookshanks bonding to Hermione almost instantly was a form of a familiar connection. Hedwig and Crookshanks are Harry and Hermione's familiars and pets...
Wait the couch... I forgot.
"I'm glad Uncle Kenny sent that Spell Capsule that contained the recliner. Otherwise the bed would be cluttered with homework papers."
There. Now you know where that double-recliner couch came from.
"Wish they use real paper instead of ancient parchment," Harry complained.
After Hedwig snacked on three bacon strips, she flew to her water bowl for a drink.
"So glad it's the weekend."
Our emerald-eyed preteen heads to his chair, sits at the desk, and resumes working on their class assignments. Yeah, nothing much else happens, unless you count for Ron playing Wizards Chess outside in the Gryffindor Common Room. Actually, I think I'll make a slight focus on him.
Ron Weasley still remembered meeting Harry Potter on the train during its course to Hogsmeade, and wanting to sit with the boy but felt very out of place because the boy and the know-it-all Granger girl practically drove him away. He didn't understand anything that sounded so muggle. But before that happened he had introduced himself, and asked if he had that famous scar. Harry had taken offense to it but flashed it off quickly before resuming conversation about girls who hunt witches or something (Harry was actually talking about the Witch Hunter Robin anime before the story begun with the cut-in about Kagamine Len and being pervy towards the male digital singer).
He was going to be the best friend of the Boy-Who-Lived, show him everything about the Wizarding World. They would go on adventures around Hogwarts, play Quiddich and Wizards Chess! Instead, he got a wizard who rather act like a muggle and do muggle things amongst being a wizard, with a know-it-all girl who he claimed was his sister. He scowled a bit at his chess pieces. It was boring playing on his own, with Dean and Seamus having detention with Snape because of the exploding cauldron yesterday in Potions.
A thought struck him.
He hated doing homework. If it wasn't for the rules he'd have tried and see if he could play Quiddich! If he made an apology and hope she accepted it, then she can do his homework for him! Yeah, that'll work! Then Professor McGonagall would get off his back about doing his assignments. Then he can show Harry about Quiddich and the Chudley Cannons, and get him to love Quiddich than his video games or whatever it is he calls them.
He runs, abandoning the chess pieces that shout at him to be placed back in their homes. Ron eventually stands in front of the first door that led to the (magically expanded) boy's hallway of the tower. Knock, knock, knock...
Ron stands there, before he barges in... Or tried to; the door is locked.
Eventually Hermione decides to open the door, after undoing the lock. She's wearing a bathrobe.
"Yes?"
"I'm sorry for calling you a know-it-all, so can you do my assignments? I'm behind on class."
Hermione stared...
SLAM!
Click.
Both Harry and Hedwig roll their eyes at that poor attempt of an apology, as they continue playing video games on the PS3. Huh, how is Hedwig capable of playing multiplayer on Call of Duty? How is an owl capable of operating the controller, and beating Harry who's on the team opposite of her?
"Harry, can you believe that?"
"Yeah, I know Hermione. Hedwig's kicking my arse on multiplayer."
Now she and Crookshanks roll their eyes.
This was a humorous scene... Can you imagine the chaos if someone ever discovers the player behind "S0l1dHedw1g" was an actual owl? The rest of December went off swimmingly. Harry and Hermione were among the students whom were heading home for Christmas, so Harry never discovered the Mirror of Erised. He also never got that Invisibility Cloak from Dumbledore until after the wizarding students returned back to Hogwarts.
January was a somewhat strange month for the two. Ron was still a bit mean but he now had his own friends Dean and Seamus. They were becoming slackers (although they still did all school work whenever). They got acquainted with Fred and George Weasley, two of Ron's brothers of what they discovered is a large family. They had already met Percy who was still like in the HP books. There was an incident where the Groundskeeper of the School, Hagrid, lost his house when a dragon he had and hatched burned it down. That's when they met Charlie Weasley through Fred and George, having to come and secure transport of the dragon with some of his co-workers. Hagrid became something of a friend to Harry and Hermione, who gave Harry a late Christmas gift in the form of a book full of pictures of his biological mother and father. Harry and Hermione have seen the Quiddich games, but they just never got into it like most of the school. You can imagine they were the only two who were not out on the stands during one game of Gryffindor vs. Slytherin.
That Oliver Wood guy could take a chill pill though. As Harry once commented to Oliver, "It's not like you're playing for life and death. It's just a game." Boy, did Oliver get mouthy after that. Fred and George had to hold the teen back while Katie just shakes her head at Harry. The rest of the school year wasn't much else. Ron Weasley got into the gear of school after a threat from his mother via owl mail. On the side adventure Ron kept pestering Harry about evil Professor Snape and him stealing "the thing behind the forbidden corridor" but Harry didn't feel like doing something that would get him in trouble.
It turned out Professor Quirrell tried to steal something from the school but Dumbledore managed to stop whatever the man tried to steal at the last second when it became apparent Harry wouldn't be like in the book and movie version of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Dean, Seamus, and Ron on the other hand fulfilled this role on the belief Professor Snape tried to steal the "hidden package". The stone in the end turned up forever gone when the mirror it was sealed into was destroyed during the spell fight in the hidden chamber.
"Oh my god."
"What?"
Harry shows the web browser on his NDS, and the page he was browsing.
"Hedwig's been mentioned on GameFAQs' forums."
On the train back to Platform Nine and Three Quarters, the snowy owl puffed with gamer pride.
Yeah, nothing much happened except for all the Draco Malfoy-ness, or lack-thereof in this story. All I will say is he was as much a git like portrayed in the movies. Hermione however in this story never took any of his baiting, or insults. And Harry's not being friends with him earned that animosity; he simply was a better person. The De-Pantsing Hex however makes up for a cheap laugh or two. Later on as all students depart with their families, Harry and Hermione are introduced to Arthur and Molly Weasley, and their youngest daughter Ginny who shies away when Harry greeted her. All in all, it was a nice magical year at Hogwarts.
Now for that summer trip to America to visit Amanda and her family!
On the next chapter, it's Year Two! So get ready~
Remember, this won't be a serious fic. I highlights only important events or things I feel deserve attention.
Now, who else believes Hedwig is awesome?