The life of a Ravenclaw Seeker

Summary: Harry Potter, the boy who lives. What if the Dursley's had taken him to the orphanage?

A/N: Hogwarts time! (Do not own Harry Potter that belongs to J.K.)

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Chapter Seven: The Castle He wanted

Harry's POV

I wondered why that red head looked annoyed that one of the people in his boat was talking, her voice drifting to me and Draco;

"They say that there are ghosts in the castle for each house!"

The bushy haired girl, I muttered to Draco;

"Yeah and one is named nearly headless Nick."

Draco laughed and looked up at the castle; it was big like the one in the stories mum use to read to me so I could go to sleep. I wondered if sleeping beauty had walked those halls and pricked her finger in the highest tower? Nah, she was a myth and besides this was a school since forever.

"And one of them is the daughter of a founder; I'm not sure which though."

Dad had mentioned that;

"Dad said it was the grey lady."

Draco eyed me and I realized my blunder. Maybe Draco wouldn't get too mad at me?

"He let you call him that to his face?"

Didn't Draco? I mean that dad was the sort whom hadn't liked it out of the house but he'd changed since I first met him.

"Ummm."

He took that as a yes and his face fell.

"Oh, well better you than me."

I didn't like that frown;

"I'm sure he'd welcome it now...sometimes he and mum talk about you. I, well dad gets really sad on your birthday...sometimes on the holidays. He really misses you."

Draco blinked;

"Thanks Harry. I think I will."

We clambered out of the boat and followed the big man to an entrance hall. This place was giant! The ghosts came for a visit and some students screamed but they didn't look that scary! But the woman heading our way did! She wore forest green robes. She went on about the school, something about rules and what not before leading us in to what had to be the dining room, this was a little frightening since everyone was staring at us and the hat that sat before us first years.

"Damn, the sorting hat looks old as hell!"

Draco muttered next to me. Sorting hat? So that's how we were to be sorted, I knew it had to be simple!

"Abel, Windsor."

So it began, some students hesitant like a girl named Granger others like Draco confident. Then I was called;

"Hm, you have a pair of snakes for parents but they are caring... But they were not your first Harry Potter! I won't say anything if you wish it not! You've travelled a long way to find the love of a family but you're smart, cunning to the gills. Any house would do you good, you're imaginative and kind hearted but don't take any tosh from others. You may have a hard choice before you."

I wondered if it would have to place me somewhere where knowledge was on the back burner? It chuckled;

"Ah so you look for knowledge and want more of it?"

I nodded, but somewhere that wouldn't be all about book smarts.

"Ah I know where you'll fit right in! RAVENCLAW!"

I smiled and went down to the table, looking across the table I noticed Draco at the Slytherin table giving me the thumbs up. I gave it back, so he didn't care that we weren't in the same house thank god for little mercies like that!

I smiled at Luna as she talked about things I had no knowledge of, but at least everyone was very nice to me and the first week of school was great, but I missed Mum and dad way too much. They sent me a letter, which was nice. But Draco had looked sad, so I wrote back to tell them so. I laughed at the thought; Draco had been surprised that he got mail a few days later full of snacks from mum and a long letter from dad. School was the best thing that had ever happened to me! Even if some teachers were a little odd ball, though one of my teachers made me wonder. He seemed as if he knew me, or something. I knew his name was Snape but that didn't tell me anything about the man... I wrote home hoping one of my parents would know him, boy was I right. Both did, one knew him as a master of his trade and the other as a friend. I wondered if he would help me if I asked him of it. I also thought that even though he was very snarky He could just be hiding the other part of himself. After all Potions was a very dangerous class, the smallest mistake on a student's part could put everyone in danger.