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Chapter 6 - TheTour

"Oh for heavens sake!" McGonnagal had just about enough of people fainting. "I know this news is shocking, but to faint...give me the smelling salts..." McGonnagal proceeded to wave smelling salts under the three noses.

"Shit Minerva! Those hurt my nose!" Lupin got up off the floor and sat on the chair.

"Isn't there a spell for that, Professor?" Harry sat up and adjusted his clothes.

"Yes there is Potter...she just likes to torture people." Snape responded with hatred. He always hated smelling salts, but he loathed embarrassing himself in front of his peers, much less students. "You really believe that Mr. Dursley's best interest is with the famous trio? He will not make it through the first year. As for me being a guardian of any kind, much less to a muggle and the famous Potter himself? You must be out of your mind! You know as well as everyone else in this room, that it would be the most ridiculous suggestion since allowing the werewolf back in this castle!" Snape finished with a snarl on his lips and at the top of his lungs.

Dumbledore stood very still and once Snape finished, he calmly, with a hint of steel underneath, said, "You will do what is expected of you Severus. You remembered what Lily said, or was I mistaken yesterday?"

Snape blanched. "Yes sir, I remember...will they be staying in the Gryffindor tower or will they be moved to the dungeons?"

Harry was officially confused. What did his mother have anything to do with this? What had Lily Potter done all those years ago? He looked to Lupin. Lupin moved his head slightly, signaling not to voice his question out loud. Lupin then spoke up, "I think that Harry and Dudley would be more comfortable in the Gryffindor tower, however, if Dudley is sorted into a different house...well you know what could happen Dumbledore..." Lupin looked up at Dumbledore.

"Well put Remus. Well, I guess that we had better be setting up somewhere away from the tower to set up rooms for Harry and Dudley." Dumbledore looked thoughtful, "Remus, will you assist Minerva with that? Make it the third floor corridor on the left hand side Minerva." Out of the corner of his eye he saw Harry blanch. "No need to be alarmed Harry, Fluffy moved to the forbidden forest three years ago. He is back in his lair, although I do not want you to visit him, ok?" Dumbledore's eyes danced with mischief.

Harry smiled despite himself, "No need to worry about that Professor. I don't have any urge to see that animal again any time soon." Everyone laughed except Dudley, who didn't know what a Fluffy was, and he had a feeling he didn't want to know, and Snape who had a not so friendly run in with the three-headed dog one Halloween. He then noticed the other two expressions and busted up with more laughter. The others took a minute but soon realized what was so funny. They soon cracked-up despite themselfs. "Don't worry Dudley, I'll explain it to you later. So what now Professor? Where do we go from here?" Harry then remembered the circumstances behind the laughter. He quieted almost instantly.

Lupin, noticing the change in Harry, changed the subject. But not before Dumbledore caught his eye and sent him a look that said ,later. "Um so...when will the duo be getting here and where will they be staying?" Lupin said, meaning Ron and Hermione.

"They should be here by nightfall Remus, so we better get started on those rooms. Harry will you help Dudley get his bearings and show him around the castle? Oh and be sure your in the great hall by dinner at 8 o'clock?" Dumbledore said to Harry.

"Sure Professor." Harry started to walk away with Dudley in tow when Dumbledore and Lupin stopped him outside the door.

"Harry, after dinner, can we borrow you for an hour or so? I feel you would like to ask us some questions, but they have to wait until after dinner. Ok?" Dumbledore said, "In my office, password Canary Creams. See you at 10."

Harry and Dudley walked around the castle for hours. Harry began to tell him stories of his adventures with his friends and told him about the people in his year and describing his lessons.

"Transfiguration is not that hard but its difficult. You learn how to change objects into other objects. Charms is ok. It's not that hard, but Hermione is better then either me or Ron...well pretty much Hermione is better in any subject. Well all except DADA or Defense Against the Dark Arts, my favorite lesson. I even scored higher on our O.W.L.'s then her in DADA. Your lucky, you don't have to take O.W.L's, but you still have to take N.E.W.T.'s. Hagrid teaches COMC, or Care of Magical Creatures. That class is fun unless Hagrid loses his confidence, then it can be boring. Like what happened with a prat named Malfoy. See there was a Hippogriff named Buckbeak..." (Well as you can suspect, Harry started to describe Malfoy and what his cronies did, to Dudley.)

"He sounds like a right old prat al' right. Now tell me what those hoops in the air are." Harry turned around and saw Dudley pointing to the three hoops in the Quiddich stadium.

"Oh that's Quiddich." Harry began to tell him all about quiddich and his adventures with quiddich and his broomstick.

The tour went on for four hours.

A/N : Sorry it took me so long to add another chapter...have had a lot of things to do. Started a new class in college...9 wk comp course...should be interesting...it's not...all well...should have another ch soon! Review!

Oh, and what house should Dudley be in?